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Willing Worker Wednesday – Leave It Alone! It’s Not Yours!
“Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?” He told them, “Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.”” (Luke 3:12–13, HCSB) Don’t collect any more than what you have … Continue reading
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Train Them Thursday – Parenting Our Children
“Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when He became twelve, they went up there according to the custom of the Feast.” (Luke 2:41–42, NASB95) Now His parents went to Jerusalem every … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged Christ, conversation, cross, dedication, disciple, discipleship, faith, Generation, generations, grace, heart, Jerusalem, life, lifestyle, lives, Lord, maturity, mind, Nazareth, newborn, parening, Passion, passionate, ridicule, sacrifice, songs of ascents, soul, spiritual, spiritually, supernatural, The Twelve
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Sharing Shows Caring
““What then should we do?” the crowds were asking him. He replied to them, “The one who has two shirts must share with someone who has none, and the one who has food must do the same.”” (Luke 3:10–11, HCSB) Share … Continue reading
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Leveraging Our Platform!
“Then he said, “Since I have ventured to speak to my lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it on account of twenty.” Then he said, “Let my lord not be angry, and I will … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged cash, chaos, character, community, couple, fail, failure, faith, friend, friendship, generosity, God, goodness, grace, happinss, heart, holiness, holy, husband, influence, Jesus, joy, King, life, live, Lord, lot, man, marriage, mercy, mind, mission, mission statement, opportunity, partnership, peace, servant, serve, Sodom, surrender, tranquility, wife
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Faith Filled Friday – Recognizing God’s Hand In The Matter
“Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing has come from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good. Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master’s … Continue reading
Train Them Thursday – Is There Life?
“The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.” (Luke 2:40, NASB95) The Child continued to grow and become strong. Where faith lives, growth happens! The opposite is also true. In … Continue reading
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Train Them Thursday – Let God Guide!
“So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then … Continue reading
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Impaired Faith-Vision
“And he said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.” But he said, “O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, attack, breathe, difficulties, doubt, encourage, enormity, fail, faith, flesh, God, heart, humanity, impaired, life, mind, natural, plan, power, problems, progeny, promise, routine, spirit, struggle, think, trials, trouble, truth, Vision, walk, will
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Train Them Thursday – Following God’s Timing!
“But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said, “Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the … Continue reading
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