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Faith Filled Friday – Believing God Will Work!
“The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send … Continue reading
Willing Worker Wednesday – Am I Growing?
“The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on Him.” (Luke 2:40, HCSB) The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on Him. Growth. It is the natural … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
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Faith Filled Friday – Accepting the “Ask” of God!
“And the angel of the Lordcalled to Abraham a second time from heaven and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you, … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged Abraham, act, benefit, bless, blessing, change, choice, compassionate, death, faith, faithlessness, fear, God, multiplication, obedience, obedient, pain, philanthropy, refusal, refuse, release, sacrifice, selfish, selfless, sight, Trust, victory, wise
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Using Wisdom In An Evil World!
“So he got up, took the child and His mother, and entered the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged application, Archelaus, Bible, command, comply, conversation, culture, dead, disobey, evil, faith, God, guide, Herod, Holy Spirit, intent, Israel, Jesus, Joseph, lead, leader, navigate, potential, relationship, safe, senses, servant, spirit, wisdom, worker, world
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – When Leadership Fails!
“Abram’s wife Sarai had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar. Sarai said to Abram, “Since the Lord has prevented me from bearing children, go to my slave; perhaps through her I can build … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged Abraham, Abram, baby, child, children, design, discuss, faith, frustrate, frustrated, frustration, girl, God, heart, husband, idea, infertility, life together, Lord, man and wife, marriage, obstacle, option, problem, Sarai, sight, slave, Son, supernatural, wife, will, will of God
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Faith Filled Friday – Trusting God to Do the Right Thing!
“Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. But the angel of the Lordcalled to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Do not lay your hand … Continue reading
Train Them Thursday – Tuned In To God’s Heart!
“When they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth.” (Luke 2:39, NASB95) When they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord. Disciples are focused on pleasing … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged ability, attention, attentive, child, command, disciple, discipleship, enjoy, faith, Gift, God, honor, husband, Joseph, Law, Lord, love, man, Mary, obedience, offering, please, pleasing, ransom, rejoice, Rome, sacrifice, sacrificial, secret, selfless, sign, slave, slavery, temple, wavelength, woman, Word of God
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Turn-Around Tuesday – When Prosperity Brings Tension!
“And Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents, so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together, and there was … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged animosity, blessing, character, choice, difficulties, difficulty, dignity, faith, family, generosity, generous, give, God, husband, jealousy, Jesus, lot, prosperity, question, resource, self, selfishness, spirit, strife, suffering, Trust, wealth, wife
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Faith Filled Friday – When God Tests Us to Our Limit!
“After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there … Continue reading