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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Holding the Line Through Intimacy With God!
“When mankind began to multiply on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves. And the Lord said, … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
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Faith Filled Friday – Faith Obeys Immediately!
“Then Abraham took Ishmael his son and all those born in his house or bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very day, as God had … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Exploding in Praise!
“And Mary said: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, because He has looked with favor on the humble condition of His slave. Surely, from now on all generations … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged act, attitude, bleak, bless, blessed, call, calling, character, choice, choose, control, eternity, faithful, favor, fear, Generation, give, God, Great, greatness, holy, humble, intuitive, intuitively, leader, life, Lord, love, Mary, mater, merciful, mercy, mighty, Mighty One, mission, plan, praise, reality, rejoice, rescue, resource, reveal, right, Savior, serve, significance, slave, special, submission, succeed, surrender, time, timing, unique, willing, wise, worker, worth
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Enjoying the Incredible Benefits of Obedience!
“And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him … Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died. He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged Ark, character, confess, direction, easy, fail, fear, forgiveness, God, hard, history, hope, Jesus, joy, joyful, life, Lord, love, Noah, obedience, obey, rebellion, repent, ridicule, shortcut, situation, suffering, warning, working conditions
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Faith Filled Friday – When God Shows Up!
“Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.” (Genesis 17:4, ESV) Behold, my covenant is with you. You’ve been faithful. You’ve endured years of trouble and difficulty. You’ve kept your eyes … Continue reading
Willing Worker Wednesday – Anticipating God’s Blessing!
“She who has believed is blessed because what was spoken to her by the Lord will be fulfilled!”(Luke 1:45, HCSB) She who has believed is blessed. So often we forget that our knowing isn’t enough as a leader … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
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Train Them Thursday – God Silences Doubt!
“Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.” The angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged ability, angel, believe, Bible, blameless, change, character, circumstances, create, dead, declare, disciple, discipleship, Distance, doubt, effective, epitome, example, faith, faithfully, frutiful, God, integrity, Jesus, lie, life, married, poison, proclaim, promise, react, rewardd, right living, serve, serving, situation, time, Trust, truth, truthfulness, virus, will, word, Word of God
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Revealing Incredible Trust!
““I am the Lord’s slave,” said Mary. “May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.” (Luke 1:38, HCSB) I am the Lord’s slave. Attitude is the key to our spiritual altitude. We see … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged altitude, angel, angry, attitude, avoid, believe, blame, character, compassion, courageous, demeanor, dismal, elegant, emulate, energy, enslave, faith, friends, furt, God, goodness, heart, help, immorality, life, lives, ludicrous, mocked, model, power, powerful, pregnancy, problmes, reject, relief, ridicule, sacrifice, scorned, selfie, shame, skepticism, slave, spiritual, submission, surrender, Trust, upset, virgin birth, word
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Trusting For the Smile of God!
“Then the angel told her: Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” (Luke 1:30, HCSB) You have found favor with God. Perhaps you’ve noticed. Life is harder for some people than it is for … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
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