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Winning Him Without Words
Read more: Winning Him Without WordsPrayerLord, thank You that I am never alone. You promisedYou would never leave me nor forsake me, and I will rest inthis truth. Today I am committed to restoring happiness andhope to my marriage. Teach me to take my eyes offmy circumstances and focus completely on You. I seat Youfirmly on the throne of my…
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The Book of Esther: Enemies Destroyed and a New Holiday
Read more: The Book of Esther: Enemies Destroyed and a New HolidayEsther, mosaic, Jerusalem-The Church of Hagia Maria Zion-The Dormition Church For such a time as this… SUMites, when we last left Esther and Mordecai, the king had given them Mordecai his signet ring (authority). Esther seems to hold such great favor with the king that just her explanation of her relationship to Mordecai results in…
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A Revelation of Love For My Husband
Read more: A Revelation of Love For My HusbandThey say…. Love is blind. But, marriage is a real eye-opener! My friends, a few weeks ago, my husband, whom I refer to as my pre-believer, celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. As I remember through the seasons of our union, I recall the challenges, the laughter, the fun and the really hard times as well.…
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The Book of Esther: The Queen Risks Everything
Read more: The Book of Esther: The Queen Risks EverythingEsther, mosaic, Jerusalem-The Church of Hagia Maria Zion-The Dormition Church For such a time as this… My friends, we’re moving deeper into the story of Esther where things are moving much faster and starting to heat up in a big way. We left the story with Queen Esther’s life hanging in the balance. As chapter…
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500th Anniversary Of The Last Great Reformation
Read more: 500th Anniversary Of The Last Great Reformation500th Anniversary of The Great Reformation Did you know that this year, 2017, is the 500th anniversary of the Great Reformation? On October 31, 1517 Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the church in Germany…. Now get this, Luther and many other church fathers of the time were looking at the corruption…
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The Book of Esther: Haman’s Plot and Mordecai’s Plea
Read more: The Book of Esther: Haman’s Plot and Mordecai’s PleaEsther, mosaic, Jerusalem-The Church of Hagia Maria Zion-The Dormition Church For such a time as this… SUMites, are you as riveted by this story as I am? The intrigue thickens as we walk into chapter three. Mordecai continues to refuse to bow to Haman or explain why to the other gate officials when asked. These…
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He Has Risen…. Just As He Said
Read more: He Has Risen…. Just As He SaidThen Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.…
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The LIGHT
Read more: The LIGHTCan you imagine the pain in the disciple’s hearts? I can’t help but place myself in Peter’s shoes. Two days ago, I pledged to Christ that I would die for Him. And yesterday I betrayed, lied, and abandoned the author of my Life. I feel a pit in my stomach. Not only because of Peter…
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Friday Darkness
Read more: Friday DarknessIt's dark and all seems lost. BUT…. Today's Events: First trial, before Annas [nightime hours]; Annas is looking for an accusation, biding time till Sanhedrin is gathered at High Priestly villa Second [and primary] trial before Sanhedrin, Jesus is condemned, misused Third trial, immediately at dawn [meanwhile, Peter denies Jesus a third time;…
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Thursday Betrayal
Read more: Thursday BetrayalThursday Events: Peter and John sent to make preparation for Passover mealAfter sunset, eats meal with the twelve; washes disciples; Judas departsLord's Supper institutedTo Garden of Gethsemane; Jesus' agonyBetrayal by Judas; arrest by SanhedrinTo house of High Priest as Sanhedrin is convened; Peter betrays Jesus BETRAYAL Betrayal…. Thursday is a bitter darkness. I don’t know…
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Lenten Reflections: Holy Week – Hope in His Divinity and Humanness
Read more: Lenten Reflections: Holy Week – Hope in His Divinity and HumannessImage courtesy of ikpro and FreeDigitalPhotos.net Aren’t you loving Lynn’s Holy Week reflections? I feel a little like an interloper with my post this week but as I sought the Lord on what to post I kept coming back to: HOPE. “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he…
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Busy Monday In The Temple
Read more: Busy Monday In The TempleIt’s Monday in the Old City. Jerusalem is all a buzz that Jesus, the healer, is at the Temple. Reading through the events of Passion Week Monday, this verse, jumped out at me: Following Jesus’ rebuke to the religious leaders where He said, “It is written, ‘My House shall be called a house of prayer,’…
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The Triumphant Entry
Read more: The Triumphant EntrySUM Nation, Dineen and I have decided to push the series we are writing into next week because the LORD is prompting us to lead our SUM church through a week of reflection on Easter. The Holy Spirit impressed upon me to take this week to reflect on each day the events of the Passion Week…
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What, This Day, Shall You Choose?
Read more: What, This Day, Shall You Choose?I never would have imagined how God has responded to my weeks of crying out for a revelation of love. What is amazing is that God responds. He really does. The implications of this alone, at times really boggles my mind. The God of the Universe responds to lil’ ole’ me. ….. and to you…
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Lenten Reflections: Week 6 – The Great Miracle of Easter
Read more: Lenten Reflections: Week 6 – The Great Miracle of EasterI got inspiration for this week’s post from an article in the latest edition of Christianity Today where the writer makes the reference to the “most astonishing Easter miracle”1 in a discussion centred on identity politics. And it got me thinking. The resurrection is spectacular and Jesus defeated death and our sinfulness to restore our…
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An Astonishing Move of God and a Song
Read more: An Astonishing Move of God and a SongThis picture hangs above my prayer wall. My friends, I need to just step out of our Esther series for a moment, because the Holy Spirit impressed upon me to share an astonishing story with you. I’ve spoken many times about my work in the Healing Rooms of Manatee, which is turning out to be…
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The Pouring Out Of His Spirit = Breakthroughs
Read more: The Pouring Out Of His Spirit = BreakthroughsI’ve hinted for months and told everyone and anyone who will listen that this year, 2017 is a year of breakthrough and healing (emotional and physical) for the Church. I’m convinced God is healing His people to prepare them for the Great Revival and the salvation of a billion souls. This statement isn’t new to…
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The Book of Esther: A New Queen and a Conspiracy
Read more: The Book of Esther: A New Queen and a ConspiracyEsther, mosaic, Jerusalem-The Church of Hagia Maria Zion-The Dormition Church For such a time as this… I remember nearly twenty years ago studying the book of Esther and finding myself enamored with this woman of humble means and her willingness to sacrifice her life to save her people. I wondered if I could do such…
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Lenten Reflections: Week 5 – Slow down
Read more: Lenten Reflections: Week 5 – Slow downPhoto courtesy of Sira Anamwong at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Lynn and Dineen are supplying such wonderful teaching and inspiration that I sensed the Lord simply wanted to encourage us today. We can get caught up striving during Lent. Have you felt that pull? To be working harder at getting something more out of this season as we…
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God Replies To The Cry Of My Heart
Read more: God Replies To The Cry Of My HeartSitting in church last Sunday, I read Acts 2 and felt the Holy Spirit cover me with revelation. God spoke to my spirit and said, “Lynn, I’m pouring out my spirit on all flesh. I’m giving people, visions, dreams and I’m empowering my servants, both men and women, with my Spirit that they would prophesy.”…
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Chapter One of Esther: The King Divorces Queen Vashti
Read more: Chapter One of Esther: The King Divorces Queen VashtiEsther, mosaic, Jerusalem-The Church of Hagia Maria Zion-The Dormition Church For such a time as this… Hello, my friends! Welcome to part one of our study of Esther! Like many of you who commented on Monday, I love the book of Esther. The more I read and study it, the more I appreciate the complexity…
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The ACTS 2 Church
Read more: The ACTS 2 ChurchSUMite Nation, did read Acts 2???? My friends, I'm compelled to share with you that my soul is sensing an urgency. We, the church, are in a divine and holy season. An unprecedented season of acceleration. I’m seeing this in my faith walk and in the faith walk of Dineen and others. Many of you,…
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Lenten Reflections: Week 4 – Everyday Grace
Read more: Lenten Reflections: Week 4 – Everyday GracePhoto courtesy of gubgib/FreeDigitalPhotos.net As I’ve grown older I’ve come far more accepting of my mess. Not the physical one (I’m actually quite a tidy person) but the one in my heart and mind. We’ve all got some of it. One of the joys of Lent is intentionally spending time doing a spring-clean, self-examination in…
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The Mystery and Wonder of Esther
Read more: The Mystery and Wonder of EstherEsther, mosaic, Jerusalem-The Church of Hagia Maria Zion-The Dormition Church For such a time as this… Hello SUMites! I mentioned last week that I was feeling led to do an series on Esther. Since then I can’t seem to stay away from this book and have poured hours of research into digging into the deeper…