being the church
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Love’s Journey to the Cross: 2nd Sunday of Lent
Love’s Journey to the Cross – Lent Reflections Our mouths, James 3:9-10 We continue to countdown the days of Lent towards Easter, as we focus on dying to our selves, and living free in Christ, as we focus on love’s journey to the cross, and on how God loves us and calls us to love…
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Love’s Journey to the Cross: First day in Lent
Love’s Journey to the Cross – Lent Reflections (Art by Moriah Misner) Easter is the most important event in our world history, and yet it can sneak up on us. We often spend so much time focusing on Christmas, that we forget Part 2, …the dying to self-part and receiving new life in Christ. Christmas…
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By this…, everyone will know!
Awesome excerpt from Tammy Strait… We were made for community. We were made to live our actual lives in community with other people. People who’ve gone before us, stand beside us, and come up behind us. If we’re going to run this race keeping our eyes on Jesus, it’s not going to happen by accident…
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What is Lent? (Journey to the Cross)
How will you journey this Lenten season? First the background… The 6 weeks before Easter is called the “Lenten Season”. It’s a time to focus on Christ’s sacrifice of death for our life. Because Jesus rose from the dead, we too can rise and enjoy heaven forever when we put our trust in Him. LENT…
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Comparison Steals our Joy
I was asked to prepare a talk on comparison for teens and twenties. Here’s what I learned. (Sources at the bottom.) Comparison washes away God’s plan for us and sidetracks us with someone else’s journey. Questions to ponder: When you play games, are you a good loser? How do you handle winning? Have…
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Friendship
I’m pondering God’s words on friendship… (I made these notes several years ago. I can’t recall the source and did a search. Please post a link if you can find the original source besides the Word of God…) True and Lasting Friendship Can Occur Suddenly 1 Samuel 18:1–3 After David had finished talking with Saul,…
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Wind of the Spirit
Your wind is blowing across this lonely land. We are Your messengers, Your touch is in our hands. Use us, Lord Jesus, to care for our friends. Help us to love them, it’s Your great command. Oh, wind of the Spirit, fill the sails of my soul – send us on, Lord, let your wind…
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We All Need Counseling
We all need a helper, a teacher, a mentor, a counselor. I’m grateful that EVERY ONE of us has been invited to such a person. …My prayer: “Dear Jesus, thank you that because of you, everyone of us can have a right relationship with our Creator. Thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit…
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Sabbatical Learnings: Lesson Two Was My Response to God, To Others
The second half of my sabbatical I asked God the question, “How can I possibly love you in return, Lord?” My thoughts went to the love languages and I asked God what His love language was, and how best I could love Him in return. I was reminded of how He says that to love…
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Sabbatical Learnings: Solitude and Community
Over sabbatical, I pondered the fact that if we spent our lives in absolute solitude listening to Jesus, we could never take in all the richness of His wisdom and presence. Just as it has been penned that all that which Jesus did on earth has not all been written down, we could not comprehend…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 