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(Written in 2015……………) Romans 18:1: (Abraham) Under utterly hopeless circumstances he hopefully believed, so that he might become the forefather of many nations….. Yes, I would say, Abraham was under the circumstances. God told him he & Sarah, his wife, were going to have a baby. One would be excited over that news but they were very old…
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I read the following today by Roberta Rogers – as I read I thought of a friend who lost her son tragically & will be buried today: “But in the losses & worries, we began to find treasures…..the greatest of them were people, both known & unknown to us, who would pray us all the…
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Unclogging The Shofar…. “The most uniquely Biblical musical instrument was the shofar, the Hebrew trumpet from a ram’s horn. The word shofar comes from a word that means clear. To make a sound you have to be clear. You can’t blow through something that’s all clogged up. You’re called to be the Lord’s shofar-a vessel of God, an instrument…
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“Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. And, behold, the angel of the…
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II Kings 6:17: And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. ” To the servant there was need of a more manifest vision, and for this Elisha prays,…
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When we come home to God it is not a leap into darkness. It is a magnificent leap into light – the light of God is for us! Jesus said “I am the light of the world: he that follow me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life” – John 8:12 God…
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My husband and I were listening to Pastor Tony Evans who is the pastor at Oak Hills Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Tx this morning. He was teaching on 2 Kings : 5 about Naaman the commander of the army of the king of Aram and how He was a great man in the sight of his master and…
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C.S. Lewis said, “All joy emphasizes our pilgrim status; always reminds, beckons, awakens desire. Our best havings are wantings.” As pilgrims on the journey to boundless communion with our heavenly Father, we are called to be marked by a sustaining and transcendent joy. Our God is a God of joy. He is the creator of…
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Our God who is love (1 John 4:8) calls us to love each other, to grieve with each other, and to stand with each…
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“it’s easier to relax today when we remember the greatness of the one who is working when we are not”………..”God loves us because He loves us. As a result, we can be people of grace, not grades. We can work because our father loves us – not so he will.” Dr. Jim Denison “I plan to stare long…
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