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Book of Ephesians — Chapter Two
Read more: Book of Ephesians — Chapter TwoMy friends, we are now up to chapter two. I love the fact that it is a favorite book of both Lynn and Ian. Doesn’t the book just … glitter … so far? It glitters in its promise. But you know what? The overriding thing about this chapter, for me, was that it gave me…
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Summer Bible Study – Book of Ephesians- Chapter One
Read more: Summer Bible Study – Book of Ephesians- Chapter OneBook of Ephesians Lynn Donovan here. SUM Nation the book of Ephesians is one of my all-time favorite books of the Bible. That’s because this is a letter to the church that has overcome. This group of believers lived in the middle of a morally bankrupt society that is filled with idol worship and every…
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Pray Instead of Complaining. A Guest Post by Lisa MacFarland
Read more: Pray Instead of Complaining. A Guest Post by Lisa MacFarlandPray Instead of Complaining The people started complaining to Moses, “Give us some water!”Moses replied, “Why are you complaining to me and trying to put the Lord to the test?” Exodus 17:2 (CEV) After reading Ann’s post recently about the “deliciousness of a wife”, I posted a comment about how easy it is to give…
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“Do you enjoy spending time with Jesus?”
Read more: “Do you enjoy spending time with Jesus?”Photo provided courtesy of Lisa Folios at Pexels.com Hi Ian from Down Under here. It’s getting colder here in Sydney. But our winters are typically pretty mild and often quite dry as well which makes them very pleasant so long as there’s a heater not too far away if the temperature suddenly drops. I read…
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God’s Provision: A Story
Read more: God’s Provision: A StorySUMites, Those of you who've been with us a while will remember we had our last conference in April 2019, the Hear the Roar Summit in California. Well, that was impossible for me to get to. Honestly impossible. Yet I got there. I decided to dig out the story that I wrote on the blog…
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Get Over It!
Read more: Get Over It!SUM family, today we have a guest post from one of our long-time SUMites, Jan Bittner. I'm so happy to hear her voice on here as she has walked a great story. So now, over to Jan: By Jan Bittner “Get over it,” I felt God say to me just a month after my husband…
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My Trip To Israel, by Barb Twigg
Read more: My Trip To Israel, by Barb TwiggRecently we shared Barb Twigg's testimony about her looking forward to the trip of a lifetime — to Israel. Now that she has been on that trip, here's the second part of her story. Over to Barb — I saw my dream in person! Except it wasn’t the empty tomb opening. It was the place…
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Headed to Israel! A Guest Post by Barb Twigg
Read more: Headed to Israel! A Guest Post by Barb TwiggHeaded to Israel! I’m headed to Israel with 46 others from our church, one of which is my sister. But the fact this is happening is quite the God-orchestrated trip. Back in 2020 I had a dream that I was in the Oval Office with President Trump and all the secret service surrounding us. One…
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And So We Reach Friday: Thank You for the Blood
Read more: And So We Reach Friday: Thank You for the BloodFriday, the day of all days! Matthew 26:47-27:66, Mark 14:43-15:46, Luke 22:47-23:56, John 18:2-19:37 There’s a song I heard this week for the first time called ‘Thank you Jesus for the Blood’. Well, as we come together on this little place in the web, that’s what I want to say to Jesus today Thank you…
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Thursday, the Last Supper …
Read more: Thursday, the Last Supper …Jesus spends Thursday with his disciples. Matthew 26:17–29, Mark 14:12-25, Luke 22:7-20, John 13:1-17:26 No more crowds; it's just him and them. Round an intimate table he washes their feet and tenderly gives them bread and wine. He says this is something he has longed to do: He just adores them so much, and this…
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Wednesday, Two Days Before the Crucifixion
Read more: Wednesday, Two Days Before the CrucifixionAnn, thank you for guiding us through Holy Week. It’s such a good practice as others have mentioned in the comments to deliberately walk through each day alongside Jesus. Now it’s Wednesday. A quiet day. Well, it is in the Scriptures but there was still a lot of activity, some in public and some of…
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Tuesday, Three Days Before The Crucifixion …
Read more: Tuesday, Three Days Before The Crucifixion …My friends, we've reached Tuesday of Holy Week. Matthew 21:20-26:16, Mark 11:19-14:11, Luke 20:1-22:6, John 12:20-50. Honestly, so much happened on this day that it makes my head spin. It's not just the amount of things that happened; it was also the things that Jesus spoke that were particularly intense. You'll see what I mean…
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Sunday, Five Days Before the Crucifixion …
Read more: Sunday, Five Days Before the Crucifixion …Hi friends, It's Ann here and I'm looking forward to diving into our journey through Holy Week. Let's start here: Following in Jesus’ footsteps, we find ourselves in Jerusalem five days before the crucifixion. It's Sunday. This day is described in Matthew 21:1-9, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, and John 12:12-19. And based on those four…
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‘Water off The Otter’, by Barb Twigg
Read more: ‘Water off The Otter’, by Barb TwiggFriends, today we have a treat: Barb Twigg, one of our long-standing community members is sharing a word with us. So without further ado, I will hand over to her: *** I’m in school….with the Holy Spirit! I’ve not graduated, He keeps teaching me. I’m almost embarrassed to say why has it taken me so…
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This Principle of Faith is a MUST for the Unequally Yoked
Read more: This Principle of Faith is a MUST for the Unequally YokedHi Sum Nation. Lynn Donovan here. I’ve been pondering the spiritual principals of the Kingdom of God. There are spiritual laws that are unbreakable and cannot be subverted. Just as there are laws in the natural (physical) realm there are principals set down by God, that when followed, result in a powerful life. For example,…
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The Faith It Took, by Lisa MacFarland
Read more: The Faith It Took, by Lisa MacFarlandWhen you think about the disciples, I wonder how hard their decision to follow the Messiah really was; the Faith it took to drop everything and go. Most of them came from nothing, or even had shady backgrounds – they were living in situations where they needed a diversion or change. They left everyone they…
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The Goodness of Lent!
Read more: The Goodness of Lent!Photo courtesy of MinAn at Pexels.com Hello, Ian from sunny Sydney. Lent started last Wednesday 22 February with Ash Wednesday. It’s a season that marks the 40 days leading up to Easter, mirroring the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness. Accordingly, it’s a season when we have an opportunity to consider that we too…
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The Power of a Praying Mom (and Dad!)
Read more: The Power of a Praying Mom (and Dad!)Photo courtesy of Karolina Grabowska at Pexels.com Hello, everyone. Ian, from hot and humid Sydney here. One of our challenges as SUMites is the spiritual welfare of our children. I know for many of us it causes us a great deal of angst for a host of reasons but one that often raises itself in…
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Creative Giving
Read more: Creative GivingToday we have a guest post from Lisa McFarland — Our friend and a long-standing member of our community. Many thanks to Lisa for writing for us, and now I will hand over to her: ** A few weeks ago, my pastor (who is also my boss) spoke on Irrational Generosity. He shared, as a …
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Where’s our Focus when we Fast?
Read more: Where’s our Focus when we Fast?Happy New Year, dear SUMites. I do hope you all had a blessed time with loved ones over the Christmas/New Year period. And now we Fast. It’s become the traditional way we SUMites start our years. It’s a great way as individuals to draw closer to God and doing it together can deepen that experience…
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Oh, to be God’s friend
Read more: Oh, to be God’s friendWelcome to day one of our annual corporate fast! As I write, I am sitting here in a shed/cabin in my back garden. I asked Bryce if I could commandeer the 'cabin' this week, as he normally uses it for work. He said yes, smirking a little at my weirdness LOL. So this is my…
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I Declare the Surgeon Won’t Find the Cancer!
Read more: I Declare the Surgeon Won’t Find the Cancer!By Ann Hutchison A few years ago, I was witness to a miracle that will stay with me forever. I tell quite a few people about this miracle as it's truly remarkable. I have a good friend called Jess. She lives close to me in Auckland, we met at the church I used to attend,…
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Advent – A Season of Longing!
Read more: Advent – A Season of Longing!Photo courtesy of lil artsy from Pexels.com Hello, Ian here from sunny Sydney. It’s summertime here and we’ve had a lovely few weeks of great sunny weather. It’s incredible how quickly the year has passed as we’re now only 2.5 weeks away from Christmas. For many of us 2022 has been a tough year, perhaps…
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Get Back to Basics — Guest Post by Lisa MacFarland
Read more: Get Back to Basics — Guest Post by Lisa MacFarlandToday we have the blessing of a guest writer. Many of you will recognize Lisa MacFarland from the comments over the years, she has been such a solid encouragement to many, and we're so happy to have her hop on and write for us today. Over to Lisa — ** Hello, my name is Lisa…