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Random – Rosh Hashanah
Read more: Random – Rosh HashanahIt’s Wednesday and time for another post. Yikes. I haven’t had time to respond to all of the dreams that were posted in the comments on the September 23rd post. Please be patient with me as I want to post a reply comment to every one of them. So today, I am only leaving you…
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What Does This High Holy Day Mean To Believers Today?
Read more: What Does This High Holy Day Mean To Believers Today?Gang, The Dream Lists are arriving and I know more are on the way. In my head I saw these lists as I prayed over them and placed them before the Lord. They became shimmering with gold dust as they were anointed with power and the purposes of God. I am taking these lists with…
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This is Your Divine Destiny. Don’t Give It To The devil!
Read more: This is Your Divine Destiny. Don’t Give It To The devil!The Ugly Word for 2014 Part IThe Key to Powerful Prayer Part IIDream Big! Part III Lynn here! I have some crazy but good stuff to share. Here we go! I believed a lie about my creativity. On my dream list for this fall I have penned a sacred dream that is…
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Dream BIG! Don’t Miss This Chance To Dream With God
Read more: Dream BIG! Don’t Miss This Chance To Dream With GodRosh Hashanah 2014 begins in the evening of Wednesday, September 24 and ends in the evening of Friday, September 26. Do You Dream? I know we all dream when we sleep. However, it is rare that I remember my dreams. I know that God speaks, even today, through our dream life. And many of you have an…
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Spiritual Warfare Through Worship
Read more: Spiritual Warfare Through WorshipThis series started with Worship is More Than a Song, then moved into talking about Intimacy Through Worship, Living a Lifestyle of Worship and Unity Through Worship. Today, we will touch on an area I have lived very personally and hear God calling us to worship to defeat the enemy. And as I have had…
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The Key To Powerful Prayer
Read more: The Key To Powerful PrayerLeaving 5,774 behind. Rosh Hashanah 2014. Part Deux Part I I’ve learned a lot about the power of prayer this past year. My friends, this little word prayer becomes mundane in its over use in our culture. Prayer: entreaty, appeal, plea, request, desire, hope, wish, supplication, imploration, petition, invocation, meditation, contemplation, chant, petition… It’s all…
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Unity Through Worship
Read more: Unity Through WorshipMy friends, I have so loved reading your comments on this worship series. You have shared your hearts and prayers. I have found myself inspired many times by what you share, have even prayed your words! And I know other have too. We started this series with discussing Worship is More Than a Song, then…
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The Ugly Word for 2014
Read more: The Ugly Word for 2014Hi SUMers! So, ahem, yep….. Authentic post and a challenge for the New Year. Yes, you read that right…The New Year. I PRAY you are set on a new path in the next few weeks…. Join me on Mondays and Fridays until Yom Kippur for we are on the edge of our seat, waiting for…
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Powerful Teaching from Kris Vallotton
Read more: Powerful Teaching from Kris VallottonMy friends, I want to share two very powerful teaching sermons by Kris Vallotton with you (I will continue the worship series on Wednesday). These are so powerful and anointed, I'm sure. And I don't you to miss the chance to listen to them (not sure how long the links will be available). Kris Valotton’s…
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Living a Lifestyle of Worship
Read more: Living a Lifestyle of WorshipD ear friends, our worship series continues! Past week we talked about Worship is More Than a Song (several of you picked up right away to my reference to the song!) and Intimacy Through Worship. Today we’ll discuss a lifestyle of worship. And as excited as I am to share this with you, I am…
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Intimacy Through Worship
Read more: Intimacy Through WorshipMy friends, your comments on Wednesday's post, Worship is More Than a Song, were amazing! You all had such great things to share about what worship means to you. Some of you even shared links to articles you had written on this very subject. I absolutely love seeing things like this, because it shows our…
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An Escape Clause?
Read more: An Escape Clause?Hello SUMites, My friends, I missed you while I was roaming the Rocky Mountains and all over the state of Colorado. What a crazy trip. I haven’t laughed so hard in a long, long time. I hope to share some of the many photos on my Facebook page soon. But I’m back in my…
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Worship is More Than a Song
Read more: Worship is More Than a SongMy friends, few weeks ago I asked Abba for a better understanding of what worship means to Him. If we look at worship from a worldly perspective, we can easily attribute human needs and behaviors, like ego and self centeredness to God, which is completely opposite of His selfless and merciful character. So I asked…
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Lord, Do It Again!
Read more: Lord, Do It Again!Last week I shared a Word of Encouragement that God impressed upon me about how He’s about to turn things around. Today I want to add a little more to that message-something else God showed me this last week, but first I want to share a powerful tool. This last week I’ve noticed Psalm 91…
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The Bush and the Tree
Read more: The Bush and the TreeOnce upon a time there lived a bush and a tree, side by side in a large garden. The bush sat squat and low, near the base of the tree. She often gazed up at the tree admiring her great height and wishing she could be so tall and so regal in the garden. Yet…
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I’m A Living Success Story by Pam Osborne
Read more: I’m A Living Success Story by Pam OsborneI’m A Living Success Story! – A Guest post by SUMite, Pam Osborne It’s that time of year when all Mothers experience one of two emotions, either extreme joy that Summer with all of its “I’m bored” exclamations will soon end, or the polar opposite, which is the onset of empty nest syndrome. I…
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Line by Line: What About The Kids
Read more: Line by Line: What About The KidsI want to follow up on 1 Corinthians 7:14 as I see it applying to our children. I can’t think of anything better to share than my thoughts from our book, Not Alone. Not Alone There is one verse in particular which gives me the greatest comfort as a mother. What is utterly fantastic about…
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Line by Line: Sanctification of the Unbelieving Spouse
Read more: Line by Line: Sanctification of the Unbelieving SpouseSUMites, we have arrived. This is a tad long but you MUST read the story at the end. We have arrived in our line by line study of one of the MOST powerful verses in the Bible. It’s profound and specific. Specific as it is filled with God’s power, promise and is written intentionally for…
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Not the Answers I Expected
Read more: Not the Answers I ExpectedLeslie with our critters. Mittens on the back of the couch and our dogs Shasta, Riley and River. My friends, I want to give you an update on some things that have happened in my family, specifically my daughter as many of you have prayed with me for her over the years. For our newer…
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Line by Line: God’s Thoughts on Guilt and Shame
Read more: Line by Line: God’s Thoughts on Guilt and ShameGood Friday Morning My Friends, I want to add to our summer study something that is not specific to our line by line study but something I feel as though the Lord is desperate to tell His children. I was talking with Dineen on Tuesday and sharing with her a discussion I had with a…
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God’s Preparation: The Cross
Read more: God’s Preparation: The CrossDear friends, I believe this is the last post in this series about God’s preparation. We started with part one, about Trials and Challenges, moved to part two, Time + Honor = Fruit, and then last week delved into Recognizing God’s Preparation. Thank you for being so willing to share your hearts and stories. They…
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Line by Line: An Open Letter To The Fearful Young Wife
Read more: Line by Line: An Open Letter To The Fearful Young WifeMy friends, the comments on Friday’s post were amazing. All of them. Filled with honesty and truth and HOPE. I’m choosing to share this particular comment with the community because it’s a restoration story of epic proportions. Thank you Merlene for your courage and heart to share your life with us. Now here is Merlene’s…
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Line by Line: Do I Divorce An Atheist?
Read more: Line by Line: Do I Divorce An Atheist?So Gang. Before we leave the verses from Monday’s study. I want to expand upon them. The questions I’m asking you to ponder address a very REAL scenario in SUMite homes today. I think we need some honest conversation about the topic. Let’s get started. On Monday we read: To the rest I say this…
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God’s Preparation: Recognizing God’s Preparation
Read more: God’s Preparation: Recognizing God’s PreparationWelcome back to the God’s Preparation series, my friends. I hope you are finding this encouraging and enlightening. God’s ways are so beautifully intricate and simple at the same time. I know that probably doesn’t make sense, but that’s how I’ve begun to see Him. Lynn and I speak often of this and how we,…