Category: Devotional
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The Surrender of Cultivating Good Soil
“Place my yoke over your shoulders, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble. Then you will find rest for yourselves because my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” –JesusMatthew 11:29-30 GW As we wrapped up our podcast series on spiritual growth, exploring our hearts as a field based on the…
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Repentance: It’s a Battle!
Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet.Ephesians 6:13 The Message It was on the calendar.Podcast at 9 am Thursday.The plan to…
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Repentance: Get Comfortable With Your Sinful Self
I said it in the podcast. “…get comfortable with these places of recurrent sins…” I wondered: “Is that true?”
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Faith Knows How to Love
The proof that we love God comes when we keep his commandments and they are not at all troublesome.1John 5:3 The Message Faith knows how to love.True love is loving God first and best. When we follow this first and greatest commandment — Love the Lord your God with all your soul and might and…
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Prayer in Sacred Space
We’ve come to the end of A Summer of Sacred Space, working our way through 28 of the 70 devotions in the book titled Sacred Space: A Little Book of Encouragement. The three chapters we looked at this week created an apt wrap-up for our time together. Chapter 11: Can I Trust God to Hear…
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Faith Knows a Life of JOY!
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!Philippians 4:4 NET A life of joy may feel unattainable. To rejoice ALWAYS seems like an unreasonable command in a life ruled by darkness. fear. the shame of sin. death. But Paul gives us a command straight from the Spirit of God: Rejoice in the Lord always.…
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Seeing Contrast in Sacred Space
We’re nearing the end of A Summer of Sacred Space just one more week to go. You are invited to join us for the last gathering. We’ve been considering three random chapters a week from the book Sacred Space: A Little Book of Encouragement. There are two opportunities to gather with us. Tuesday 9 amandWednesday…
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Finding Hope in Sacred Space
Well into A Summer of Sacred Space we continue to gather and save an open seat for you. Our working through three random chapters a week in the devotional book Sacred Space: A Little Book of Encouragement has been a welcome time of refreshing. Our summer study is perfect for anyone with an irregular schedule.…
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Finding Familiarity in Sacred Space
We find ourselves halfway through A Summer of Sacred Space, but it’s not too late to join us on our journey. Each week we explore three free-standing devotionals chosen at random from the book Sacred Space: A Little Book of Encouragement. With two opportunities to gather with us, you might find one to fit your…
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Finding Peace in Sacred Space
A Summer of Sacred Space continues through the devotional book Sacred Space: A Little Book of Encouragement. We invite you to join us. Each week is a self-contained study of three devotionals, all picked at random. It’s never too late to jump in! This week took us through chapters 53, 20, and 10. Chapter 53:…
Unraveled Love 