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The Greatest Romance of All Time
Read more: The Greatest Romance of All TimeOn Sunday I sat in church and watched a short video clip done by an energetic young man. I can’t remember much of what he said because partway through he said something that planted a thought in my mind that bloomed into something I’m finding quite amazing. Then today (yesterday as you read this), the…
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This Time, I Prayed Differently For My Husband -Chronicles Of The Donovan Clan
Read more: This Time, I Prayed Differently For My Husband -Chronicles Of The Donovan ClanI started to pray differently. My friends, in the past two weeks I’ve experienced a shaking. A shaking in my prayer life, my husband has been shaken, our marriage too. God is shaking things that have been entwined in our marriage for nearly two decades. Two weeks ago I prayed for my husband and since…
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Guest Post by Trish Fuhlendorf: Happy vs. Holy
Read more: Guest Post by Trish Fuhlendorf: Happy vs. HolyAfter I became a Christian, it seemed like my marriage got a little worse every day. Stu couldn’t stand the fact that I was a Christian. He hated seeing me read the Bible and if he saw me reading a paperback, he would always ask what I was reading; knowing that it would be another…
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Empowered Living: Romans 8:31-39
Read more: Empowered Living: Romans 8:31-39My friends, we’re at the end or our Romans study. I’m amazed at how much the Holy Spirit has been showing and teaching us. I never imagined this series would wind up being nine parts. I absolutely love studying and teaching God’s Word. Thank you so much for taking this journey with me. I’ve loved…
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An Open Letter To My Daughter – The Shades of Mr. Grey
Read more: An Open Letter To My Daughter – The Shades of Mr. GreyMy Precious Daughter, Caitie. You are becoming an amazing young woman right before my eyes. As you work through your second year of college, I see your heart grow for people and God. You’ve had your first boyfriend, discovered living on your own, set your own schedule and have achieved exceptional grades from your Professors.…
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Empowered Living: Romans 8:26-30
Read more: Empowered Living: Romans 8:26-30My friends, we are at one of my all time favorite promises of the Bible. God laid the groundwork for this truth in me before I could even read as a child. I grew up knowing it, and I remember being surprised when I read it in the Bible the first time. But I’m getting…
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Quick Update
Read more: Quick UpdateHi SUMite Family, I will tell you that Monday morning when I woke up, I was uncertain and uneasy about what I would read in the comments. I hesitantly open up my email and cautiously took a peek and then burst into tears when the love of your words washed over me. Thank you. Please…
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Empowered Living: Romans 8:18-25
Read more: Empowered Living: Romans 8:18-25Hello, my dear friends. I’m fascinated with the way God is working through this study of Romans 8 to reveal more truths to us and how to live empowered by the Holy Spirit! I even will dare to say that some answers will come for things we have been asking for breakthroughs for a long…
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Secret Sin – A Barrier To Breakthrough
Read more: Secret Sin – A Barrier To BreakthroughOkay, so weird. In the past two weeks I’ve heard more messages about prayer than I could have dreamed. Even today at church, the message was: Why Pray? My friends, let’s talk about this unique thing, we the religious, call prayer. In fact, right off the bat, I want to debunk all the “religiousness” off…
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Empowered Living: Romans 8:12-17
Read more: Empowered Living: Romans 8:12-17Happy Saturday, my friends! How are you doing? Feeling more empowered yet? Still soaking in the truths from Romans 8:9-11? I loved your comments on Wednesday, and I love that we’re on this journey together. Please keep sharing your thoughts in the comments. We inspired and encourage one another when we do that. Today we’ll…
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Where’s My Breakthrough?
Read more: Where’s My Breakthrough?My friends, Well, I’m here. After a bout with the stomach flu. Sheesh, it’s a mystery. I experience miraculous healing in my wrist yet I continue to fight on this challenging front of colds and flues. Can I just toss this statement out there. The Kingdom of God is often times mysterious. I want to…
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Empowered Living: Romans 8:9-11
Read more: Empowered Living: Romans 8:9-11Hello, dear friends! Today we will delve a little further into Romans 8. I may need to include less translations so that I can cover more ground and the posts don’t get too long, but for this section of Romans I did want to include more. There’s so much to be gleaned here in verses…
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Empowered Living: Romans 8:5-8
Read more: Empowered Living: Romans 8:5-8Welcome back to our study of Romans 8, my dear friends. I am just loving digging into God's Word and reading your comments! That is such a testimony to my heart and spirit of how the Holy Spirit unifies us and reveals the truth of God's Word to each of us as a community. Amazing!…
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The MOST Astonishing SUMite Testimony. Your Mouth will Drop Open!
Read more: The MOST Astonishing SUMite Testimony. Your Mouth will Drop Open!This five minutes will leave you speachless and fill you with amazing faith. It is absolutely worth your time to watch. Dineen and I nearly bawled our eyes out in great joy and hope. Thank you Penny for sharing your testimony. I pray that all of the SUMites experience our Providential God in miraculous ways…
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Another Healing Testimony
Read more: Another Healing Testimony“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. Yes,…
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Empowered Living: Romans 8:1-4 (part two)
Read more: Empowered Living: Romans 8:1-4 (part two)Welcome back to our study of Romans, dear friends. During the night the Holy Spirit pointed out to me that we are not just spiritual beings but supernatural beings. I love that verse that says we are seated in the heavenly realms with Jesus (Eph 2:4-7). The deeper I go in my relationship with Abba…
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Empowered Living: Romans 8:1-4 (part one)
Read more: Empowered Living: Romans 8:1-4 (part one)My friends, we're embarking on our study of Romans 8 today, but first, please take a moment and pray over Lynn and her family. Her granddaughter Elise spiked a fever yesterday of a 103 and there are other challenges she is dealing with in her family. Let’s pray a mighty force and hedge of protection…
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An Introduction to Empowered Living
Read more: An Introduction to Empowered LivingMy friends, we're already two weeks into 2015. Can you believe it? Our fasting and praying brought us into this new year (our year of freedom, remember?) in a powerful way, and I believe we will continue to see breakthroughs as we are being brought to new levels of faith and living in Christ even…
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40 Daniel Fast – For Some
Read more: 40 Daniel Fast – For SomeHello Everyone. I’m still lingering in awe of our Lord and all that happened in our fast. I believe we are going to see the results of our fast unfold in our lives and the lives of many others in the months ahead. I can’t wait. Please, please share your breakthrough with me and Dineen…
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Day of Praise and Thanksgiving: The Glory Within
Read more: Day of Praise and Thanksgiving: The Glory WithinDear friends, this has truly been an amazing week of fasting and praying. This community is so beautiful. I just can’t say it enough. We are even more united than ever. And I KNOW that sends the enemy running in fear. I have to tell you I was bragging about you all Tuesday evening. I…
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Breakthrough – Disappointment- Thanksgiving and More On Our Final Day Of Fasting
Read more: Breakthrough – Disappointment- Thanksgiving and More On Our Final Day Of FastingHello Sumite Family – Church Without Walls. Can you believe it’s already the last day of our fast? Reading through the comments has been amazing. I have prayed for all of you. This has been an amazingly sweet time with our Lord. And as I spoke to Dineen yesterday about this fast, we marveled at…
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Day 4: Asking Day
Read more: Day 4: Asking DayIn a SOZO healing session, when we give something over to God, we are directed to ask Jesus what He has in return to us. I confess, the first time I encountered this, my reaction was to wonder if this was offensive to my Lord and Savior. Did I have that right to ask? When…
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Day Three – The Promises Fulfilled
Read more: Day Three – The Promises FulfilledYesterday we approached the Alter. We surrendered our shame, guilt, our failures, our inadequacies, pain, disappointment, devastation ….. Our brokenness. Listening to our Father today, I hear Him say to me, “Lynn, you have stood upon my promises and have remained faithful. I cannot deny my own Word.” There have been many years in…
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Day 2: Altar Offerings
Read more: Day 2: Altar OfferingsMy friends, my heart is so full of love and awe-of you! Reading your comments the last two days…I’m so touched and blown away by your prayers for Lynn and I and for each other! Wow! I can just see Abba nodding His head with pride and pointing out this online community to the heavenly…