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SUMites, You Are Brave Enough…..
Read more: SUMites, You Are Brave Enough…..All of the undertones that we uncovered in Esther are powerful and new gifts to our faith. Today, I want to talk about the unequally yoked aspect of this story. I also want to point out Esther’s divine calling and how it’s fulfilled. In reality, all of us that are unequally yoked, could take a…
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Esther: Special Intelligence
Read more: Esther: Special IntelligenceHi friends, Ann here. We're now in chapters 4 and 5 of Esther. As I begin this post, I have this in my head: Know your enemy. I don’t talk about the enemy much. I deliberately don’t give him airtime. But I do take careful notice of his activities so that I can move appropriately…
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Esther – Destroy Christian Faith – On Repeat
Read more: Esther – Destroy Christian Faith – On RepeatOpen your Bible to chapter three of Esther. Before we get started on Haman, I want to revisit the word, EDICT. This is a governmental word and a word of great power when spoken by royalty over a Kingdom. It’s power and significance landed squarely upon my spirit one night when driving down a California…
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Esther Summer Study: A Seed of Strength
Read more: Esther Summer Study: A Seed of StrengthAnn here! Oh, I enjoyed the story of the crazy King and Vashti on Monday. Now, let’s hurtle towards chapter 2, where we meet Esther, this “lovely and beautiful” daughter of God. She carries an intense cocktail of pain and growing strength. What is it we ourselves carry? Something similar I’d say, even though different.…
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Welcome to our Summer Study on Esther
Read more: Welcome to our Summer Study on EstherI’m writing today with a change in gears. It’s time for our summer study on the Book of Esther, and I have the pleasure of kicking it off. Lynn will post next, and we’ll take turns. Many will remember we studied this book two years ago (April 2017) but we seem to hear ‘Esther’ again.…
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Praise & Worship
Read more: Praise & WorshipSUMite Nation, Today was amazing. I woke to a cool and overcast sky. It’s quite rare for southern California in August. I started on my walk at 7:45 am. My praise hour 8-9 am PST. The Lord was so excited to meet me that He prepared the perfect weather for our walk. As I finished…
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24/7 Praise and Worship- The House of SUM
Read more: 24/7 Praise and Worship- The House of SUM—Schedule is at the bottom of the post.— When we praise, we are expressing our admiration for God; we are lifting Him up in exaltation. Praise is the act of celebrating or boasting about the Lord. Praise can be done through song, poems, or confessing the goodness of God to others. We should be giving…
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24/7 Praise & Worship! SIGN UP NOW!
Read more: 24/7 Praise & Worship! SIGN UP NOW!(View open slots at the bottom of the post) GOD IS NOT DEAD. Nor does He sleep. His people MUST ARISE and take back ground the enemy has stolen. It’s time that the children of God decide to go ALL IN! A sold-out, Jesus Freak, life is our only hope. WE are the representatives of…
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SUMite Church Without Walls – 24/7 Worldwide Worship
Read more: SUMite Church Without Walls – 24/7 Worldwide WorshipFirst Time Ever! Our SUM Nation will offer to our Lord a 24 hour praise and worship vigil. Let’s join and select an hour that we praise the Lord creating a 24 hour chain from our house of SUM.Tuesday, August 6th, midnight through Wednesday, August 7th, midnight.Take a look at the slots. Sign up in…
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Rainbow Prayers
Read more: Rainbow PrayersHi everyone, Ann here! We’ve recently been discussing the power of words here and on the Facebook group, and these conversations have brought back something that happened to me three years ago. I thought I would share the story. It was a time when God showed me two alternative scenarios in terms of how I…
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A Shiny New Legacy
Read more: A Shiny New LegacyHi friends, Ann here! It’s my turn to write this week and I thought I’d take the opportunity to tell you a crazy story. I hope it makes you smile. Back in April, after our ‘Hear the Roar’ conference, I landed home with a spinning head. So much had happened, and I had a…
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This IS A REALLY BIG DAY!
Read more: This IS A REALLY BIG DAY!SUMite Nation: Will you join me today and celebrate several birthdays? Today, Dineen and I are celebrating the launch of our first signed author to our publishing company, Three Keys Publishing. CONGRATULATIONS SHAYLA ORTIZ on her first book, Praying Through Singleness.
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Travel the Road From Healing to Influencer
Read more: Travel the Road From Healing to InfluencerBy Martha Bush “You, lady, as she pointed her finger at me, the Lord said, ‘Sometimes we are looking for a closer relationship for our loved one, when at the moment He is looking for a closer relationship with us.’” I squirmed in my seat, and whispered to myself, “This prophetess has missed it. She…
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The Influencer Trophy Reward
Read more: The Influencer Trophy RewardBy Martha Bush Come with me to the 15th chapter of Jeremiah, and read along as this well-known prophet is having a conversation with the Lord. I warn you in advance, he is not in a good mood. 15 Jeremiah: “Lord, you know it is for your sake that I am suffering. They are persecuting me…
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It’s Worth The Waiting! Chronicles of the Donovan Clan
Read more: It’s Worth The Waiting! Chronicles of the Donovan ClanTwenty-seven years. I won’t look back at the years with longing for what might have been. I look back at the decades and see Jesus in every turn along the journey. I view the Father’s hand of favor and love and I feel the peace of the Holy Spirit as the Trinity lived within.
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The Power of Prayer
Read more: The Power of PrayerImage courtesy of thepathtraveler at FreeDigitalPhotos.net We’re a praying SUMite army, aren’t we, dear friends? Ian from freezing cold Sydney here. I trust those of you in the northern hemisphere are enjoying the warmer temperatures and having fun on summer vacations. Prayer. It’s one of those little words that we’re all familiar with, it’s a…
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The Christian “ITCH”
Read more: The Christian “ITCH”SUMites. I have to say…some of the praises and posts on our Facebook group on giving thanks has been breaking down walls. Can any of you feel it? I know I do! “God is on the move, on the move, halleluuuu-jah! God is on the move, on the move todaaayyy (insert me singing Newsboys here.…
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Jehovah Perazim – The Lord Who Breaks Through
Read more: Jehovah Perazim – The Lord Who Breaks ThroughHey SUM Family, Tiffany here! I don't know about you but I have really been yearning for breakthrough! It gets me fired up thinking about the breakthrough needed in my life as well as others. I am really struggling to completely detach from my old self. I am not saying that I am not growing,…
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Our Story is His Story: History in the Making
Read more: Our Story is His Story: History in the MakingWhat does the SUM ministry and the blue-bottle jellyfish have in common? What a strange question, but it’s one that God gave me back in 2016 while our community was fasting. For those who are new here, we fast each year together and it’s not unheard of to hear a word or two for us…
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Marriage Prayers of Influence
Read more: Marriage Prayers of InfluenceIt’s daily, that I grow ever more concerned and aware of the great power our word wield in the spiritual realm. As sons and daughters of God, our voice, is our greatest weapon of offense. But our words also can release havoc into our lives. Most of the time we are unaware that we are…
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What is Your Life’s Impact?
Read more: What is Your Life’s Impact?By Ann Hutchison “Come to my prayer group!” a lady sidled up to me one day at church, eyeing me closely. It was early in my faith and I had questions. I’d been attending for weeks but still couldn’t help wondering if Christians were nuts to believe. Hers was an invite I decided to accept:…
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The Influence of a Christian Wife – This is good!
Read more: The Influence of a Christian Wife – This is good!This morning in my Daily Bible reading I came across the following passage and God began to talk. Want to know what He said? It’s really good. A MUST read for every SUM wife!
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“Don’t Let the Fowls Eat Your Inheritance!”
Read more: “Don’t Let the Fowls Eat Your Inheritance!”By Martha Bush What a title for a post; “Don’t let the Fowls Eat Your Inheritance!” Please stay with me while I make my case, and perhaps you will be energized to take heed to those words in your own life. Let me begin by sharing a quote I recently heard a woman say in…
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Chronicles of the Donovan Clan. Clan Update
Read more: Chronicles of the Donovan Clan. Clan UpdateWow, I missed all of you so much while I was away frantically writing. But guess what? I’ve finished the basic manuscript, Marching Around Jericho, Praying Your Unsaved Spouse Into the Kingdom. Hallelujah. This is a radical book. It will stretch you and challenge every demon of complacency, doubt and religiosity. This book will place…