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Turn-Around Tuesday – Tragedies Are Often Stepping-Stones!
“Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife, and they went forth together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan, but when … Continue reading
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Train Them Thursday – God Has Spoken!
“And when eight days had passed, so as to circumcise Him, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.” (Luke 2:21, NASB95) And when eight days had passed, … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
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Faith Filled Friday – Excuses Reveal A Sick Faith!
“As morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city.” But he lingered. So the men seized him and … Continue reading
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Self-Inflicted Troubles!
“Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another, “Come, let us make … Continue reading
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Faith Filled Friday – When Our Faith Influences No One!
“Then the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone you have in the city, bring them out of the place. For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Insider Information!
“There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
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Faith Filled Friday – When Faith Is Weak!
“But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to … Continue reading
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Favor Falls On the Obedient!
“Understand that I am bringing a flood—floodwaters on the earth to destroy every creature under heaven with the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged Bible, command, covenant, disobedience, family, favor, flood, God, godly, grace, heart, home, integrity, inward, jeer, Leadership, Lord, marriage, mercy, mocking, Noah, obedience, obedient, obey, ostracism, question, ridiculous, task, whim, will
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Faith Filled Friday – Negotiating With God!
“Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.” And the Lord went his … Continue reading
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