Knowing God
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Child Healed from Juvenile Arthritis… plus 50 Teens HEALED Through Prayer!
Mara De Los Reyes of Hope for a Healed Child interviewed me recently and this is how much fun we had. Gotta love the screenshot that YouTube came up with! Child healed from juvenile arthritis…plus 50 teens HEALED through prayer! Learn more about the upcoming event for Women: Encounter Jesus in the Noise Event: https://www.merriellen.com/5days Read…
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Kelly Shares What Happened…
It was a delight to interview Kelly Young from Teen Challenge on what happened for her recently in learning to encounter Jesus in a whole new way. We discussed compassion fatigue and church and pastoral ministry and what has shifted. May you be encouraged too… Learn more about the 5 week FOUNDATIONAL course here: https://www.merriellen.com/intro-course…
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What does God do when we repent?
Notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them! I loved that Jesus began to teach several stories including this one to show the religious leaders their arrogance… Parable of the Lost Son (Part…
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Pastoring in a Pandemic
I shared this video back in April 2020 on how pastors are being forced to pivot and throw all their methods out the window. This video continues to be VERY relevant. If you are a pastor, here is the current shift happening I see as I coach pastors, missionaries, and congregants. Pastors, you can do…
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Are you suffering on the inside?
There are 4 traditional approaches to discipleship that actually lead to bondage: Osmosis: Get people to attend church and serve faithfully. Academics: Teach information about the faith. Behaviour: Establish performance expectations for church members. Church: Train people to invite others, serve, and join a small group. These 4 things above may have good elements but without…
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How can you tell if the enemy (has even subtly) gotten a foothold in your life?
(I was asked this question yesterday by my students just before leading an interactive group coaching class online…) I first pointed them to Ephesians 4. Take a moment today to read it. I’ve seen the enemy get a foothold in people’s lives WAY too may times – as this passage explains. Secondly, read 1 Corinthians 13.…
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Am I Being Deceived?
This past year, I had the joy of walking with a woman coming out of the New Age movement. In fact, she had once been a New Age teacher. We started with Scriptures in our sessions and took our time before we began asking Jesus questions. Her heart now was so beautifully hungry and thirsty…
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God, our Almighty Nurturer and Protector (Mother’s Day)
Today, going over this message I once gave on Mother’s Day in 2015 blew me away… I needed to read this once again… to see the way God has THE BEST MOTHER HEART (He created mothers after all!!) Maybe you need this today too…? (I changed some of the language to reflect that it’s no…
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A Pastor’s Confession
This is my confession. I’m sorry… To all the people who I once pastored in an institutional church… I am sorry that I didn’t know then what I know now. My church and Bible school experience did not adequately prepare me to walk you to complete freedom in Jesus’ name. Nor did I disciple you how…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 