You Have Found Favor with God (Luke 1:26-38)
There is nowhere we can go, no place on earth, no situation whatsoever that is beyond God’s ability, reach, and power to effect the divine will.
The Annunciation, by Liviu Dumitrescu
Six months after Elizabeth had become pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a city in Galilee. The angel went to a virgin promised in marriage to a descendant of David named Joseph. The virgin’s name was Mary.
When the angel entered her home, he greeted her and said, “You are favored by the Lord! The Lord is with you.”
She was startled by what…
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THE GIFT THAT LIVES IN YOU
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Andrew Murray On Preaching
Andrew Murray shares some insights that all pastors and preachers would do well to carefully consider.
“When the Lord chose His twelve disciples, it was ‘that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach’ (Mark 3:14). A life in fellowship with Him prepared them for the work of preaching. …
“The law of their first calling remained unchanged: their unbroken fellowship with Him was the secret of their power to preach and to testify of Him. …
“The same principle stands for all…
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The Egyptian Hallel
Psalm 114.
When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
Ye mountains, that ye skipped like…
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God Seen in the Arrival of John
The time for John’s birth arrived. It is recorded in Luke 1:57-66. It as elements of family stresses, nosy neighbors and miraculous happenings all combined to announce John to the world.
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. 59 On the eighth day they came…
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Soul Funk
Say NO! No to soul funk and YES to shaking off a "whatever attitude"and yielding to God's way. Best choice ever for a healthy soul!
Transitions Can Usher In Soul Funk
Do you ever feel that restlessness in your soul that actually makes you feel grouchy with that “whatever” kind of attitude. The culture we live in has clashing tides. The incoming tide bounces against the outgoing tide and the current in the middle of this transition can be so very disturbing. We can get in an incredible “soul funk” when the old tide is going…
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Finding the pony
It’s been said that one of the things that sets humans apart from the rest of the animal kingdom is our ability to create. G.K. Chesterton explains that birds create nests, but it’s always the same nest, the kind of nest they are programmed to make. A bird can’t just decide to create the Taj Mahal.
It’s also been said that people with OCD tend to be highly analytical as well as…
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August 3, 2023 Verse Of The Day
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Eleven Days
Photo by: Anna
By now, most of us have probably heard one minister or another tells us that the distance from the Red Sea to the Promise Land was an eleven-day walk. So the Israelites could have gone from captivity and slavery to a land flowing with milk and honey after a few days of walking. What happened? You might be asking. “Fear.” The majority of them listened to the ten spies who reported…
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A Prayer for Strength
A Prayer for Strength
Last week I shared some scriptures about the Lord is my strength. This week I’d like to share a prayer for strength. When we need strength or need strength renewed, we need to look to the Lord. Prayer is extremely powerful and produces results (James 5:16)! This prayer based on scriptures (listed below) will help us to rely on the Lord’s support and remind us that God will…
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A God Worth Exploring (Psalm 89:5-37)
Like clueless ants on the sidewalk of life, we fail to look up and observe the big picture of the universe – as if the busywork we do is all there is to living.
God! Let the cosmos praise your wonderful ways, the choir of holy angels sing anthems to your faithful ways!Search high and low, scan skies and land, you’ll find nothing and no one quite like God.The holy angels are in awe before him; he looms immense and august over everyone around him.God-of-the-Angel-Armies, who is like you, powerful and faithful from every angle?You put the…
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DEATH IS NOT THE END
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Unusually Usual
If you want to experience something usually powerful in your life, you may need to add something usual to your life.
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If you want to experience something usually powerful in your life, you may need to add something usual to your life.
Check out this episode of The Podcast.
Some resources from this episode:
The…
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For Lasting Change – We Need God’s Power
I was reading in the Book of Romans yesterday and was surprised by the words written by the Apostle Paul. I stopped in my tracks when I read about his problem with sin. WHAT? How could that be coming from one who wrote about our abilities to conquer whatever is conquering over us. Honestly, I have probably read the words – but my brain must not have been engaged!
Romans 7:21-25 – “Although I…
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Peter's AR-15 vs. God's Legions: (Is God's power beyond our imagination?)
God Running is a place for anyone who wants to (or even anyone who wants to want to) love Jesus more deeply, follow Jesus more closely, and love people the way Jesus wants us to.
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God's Sovereignty and Unexpected Actions in the Bible: Exploring "Suddenly"
The Bible is filled with accounts of God’s interactions with humanity, and many of these encounters involve the word “suddenly” or one of its synonyms. In this study, we will explore the meaning and significance of this word and its related terms in the Bible and what they teach us about the nature of God.
The word “suddenly” appears throughout the Old and New Testaments, often indicating a…
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