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Nabal, Abigail, and David -SUMITES in the Bible- Summer Bible Study
Read more: Nabal, Abigail, and David -SUMITES in the Bible- Summer Bible StudyWe left our story in 1 Samuel 25 with Abigail meeting David with provisions and a great big “SORRY.” Whew, that sorry and the honor she bestowed upon David saved probably more than 100 people from bloodshed. (verse 33 & 34) She went home and arrived to ANOTHER drunken banquet. – Ugh! Abigale was likely…
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Who Is Abigail? SUMites of the Bible Summer Study
Read more: Who Is Abigail? SUMites of the Bible Summer StudyTodays passage, 1 Samuel 25. Abigail was married to a wicked, unbeliever, Nabal (Hebrew name means mean, base, vile, unbeliever) who denied support to the future King of Israel. And if you read through 1 Samuel 25 again today, you will notice how much this woman was a woman of deep faith. And just as…
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Here’s One For the History Books – Literally- SUMites in the Bible
Read more: Here’s One For the History Books – Literally- SUMites in the BibleSUMers, I could write for days about 1 Samuel, chapter 25. Whoa. There is so much in here. So, get a cup, sit down, strap in, and hold on as we jump in and learn from God’s Word. Hallelujah! PLEASE go read the chapter, click here for the NIV version. I’m going to be teaching…
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Welcome Listeners of Chris Brooks on Moody Radio
Read more: Welcome Listeners of Chris Brooks on Moody RadioIt’s an honor and privilege to share with the listeners on the Equipped show with Chris Books, Moody Radio, the amazing journey I took marching around Jericho and my unsaved spouse's faith journey. Chris is an amazing host and our conversation covered many aspects of living and praying for our unsaved spouses. VISIT THE BROADCAST…
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Summer Study: Let’s Look at Elizabeth and Zacharias
Read more: Summer Study: Let’s Look at Elizabeth and ZachariasHello SUM family, welcome to our summer study! It’s Ann here, and this whole month we’re going to be looking at different couples in the Bible who had a faith difference. Today, I have the pleasure of kicking it off, and so let’s turn to Luke 1 to meet our first couple: Mr and Mrs…
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Announcing our Summer Study!
Read more: Announcing our Summer Study!Hi friends, Ann here! The sun is shining as I write from down here in New Zealand, and it’s even more summery up in the Northern Hemisphere. So, with the sun beaming I’m happy to announce we are about to launch into our annual summer Bible study. This year we’re going to do something a…
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Want Your Spouse to Be Different? Pray Different! Pay this!
Read more: Want Your Spouse to Be Different? Pray Different! Pay this!SUMites, Lynn again. Some of you know that I offer Healing Prayer and Spiritual Mentoring. I was so blessed to spend some time praying with a SUMite, Vidya Rodney. I was talking with her about the power of blessings, which I write about in Marching Around Jericho. She put together a prayer of blessings to…
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Ann’s Story
Read more: Ann’s StoryI’m just a teeny bit crazy for God, and walk through life asking Him questions at every turn. It is a captivating thing to draw close to Jesus, and I’ve pursued that while living in a home where there’s only one of us believing — So far. I’ve been writing for the Spiritually Unequal Marriage…
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Forgiveness IS Powerful by Pam Osborn
Read more: Forgiveness IS Powerful by Pam OsbornSUMites, Lynn here. I've asked one of our long time community members to share with all of you about a forgiveness model she uses that is powerful and effective. I urge you to also try this. Having a physical anchor to ta spiritual concept is keenly helpful and significant to step into spiritual reality. This…
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From A Black Friend to My White Friends
Read more: From A Black Friend to My White FriendsSUMites, We need to chat. I realize that we don’t often take on social issues here at SUM as we are trying to focus on our marriages. However, I know that so much of my marriage discord would rise to the surface because of the social climate, politics, and religion. So, today, I am compelled…
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Faith, Hope and Love
Read more: Faith, Hope and LoveImage courtesy of arztsamui at FreeDigitalPhotos.net What a year 2020 has been so far! Ian from wintry Sydney here. Be assured that those of us who don’t live in America are weeping for the people of that great nation and we continue to cry out to God believing for a wave of peace to sweep…
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How God Stretches Us!
Read more: How God Stretches Us!Hi friends, Ann here. We’ve just had Pentecost, a day when the Holy Spirit came with power upon the early church. What a moment! I can only imagine what those disciples felt when they saw fire on each other’s heads. They must have surely been scared but excited. One time I had an experience in…
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Lynn’s Testimony
Read more: Lynn’s TestimonyLynn here. Last week I was honored to be interviewed on the the Debbie Chavez show. The show is now available on a podcast. It’s the testimony and recap of the seven years I marched around my Jericho.
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Get Moving! March Into Your God-Given Authority!
Read more: Get Moving! March Into Your God-Given Authority!By Martha Bush Today, I would like for us to talk about an excerpt from Lynn’s book, Marching Around Jericho. I will be referring to Chapter 9—My Authority in Christ, page 91. To refresh your memory of that chapter, Lynn expands on three common held beliefs and deceptions we fall into about the demonic realm…
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Am I Hearing God or Is It My Imagination?
Read more: Am I Hearing God or Is It My Imagination?Ann here! Today I thought I would chat a little about hearing God’s voice as a whisper. Often the way God speaks is through the softest of moments, much like the everyday companionship of a good friend. Even the prophet Elijah heard God in the still small voice rather than a dramatic fanfare (1 Kings…
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Persistence in Prayer
Read more: Persistence in PrayerPhoto courtesy of Suriya Kankliang and FreeDigitalPhotos.net Hello, dear friends. Ian from Down Under, here. Another month passes, another month where the majority of us are still in some form of lockdown due to COVID-19. It’s fascinating that we are all in this experience together and that God created us for this season. This is…
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Locked-Down Life: It’s Renovation Time
Read more: Locked-Down Life: It’s Renovation TimeDear friends, Ann here! Today, as we enter our umpteenth week of staying home I thought I would share a personal story. I think I got an inkling last year about this whole Coronavirus thing, but didn’t understand it. I know a couple of others who had the same thing happen. See what you think…
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Mother’s Day – You Make the Day Great. Here’s How.
Read more: Mother’s Day – You Make the Day Great. Here’s How.In past years prior to the Covid-19 social distancing, us moms would ready our kids in the morning, head off to church to then, sit alone. I’ll be honest, it’s pain to watch other women be honored by their spouse and family at church. I’ll also share that the pain of disappointment will wane through…
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To The Spiritually Mismatched
Read more: To The Spiritually MismatchedSomeone needs this WORD today. While in my prayer time I asked the Lord, “What do I need to write today for all of us (The SUMites)?” At first, I didn’t hear anything but as I rose to leave the Lord began to speak over me…. And He said this is for all of us.…
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About Our Homes…The Heavenly Perspective
Read more: About Our Homes…The Heavenly PerspectiveHi friends, Ann here. Today I want to share something that God showed me about the homes within this community: the Spiritually Unequal Marriage community. These homes are deeply special to Him, and although they are unconventional in Christian terms, what He showed me is that they ‘sit under an open heaven’. That’s a great…
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Free Resources To Grow Your Faith
Read more: Free Resources To Grow Your FaithLynn Donovan here. I wanted to share with you some free resources that are available for your personal study time. I’ve created a number of video teaching and PDF handouts to accompany each. THE FIRST FIVE ARE FREE and you can find them at MarchingAroundJericho.com. Click on: Equipping Warriors. There you will find the first…
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Resurrection Sunday: What One Person Can Do For Jesus
Read more: Resurrection Sunday: What One Person Can Do For JesusBy Martha Bush Coming up this weekend is Easter Sunday — the day we celebrate The Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In the week prior to Easter each year, by way of the scriptures, I visit the sites of “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” I enter The Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus…
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Let the Fragrance of Worship Fill My House
Read more: Let the Fragrance of Worship Fill My HouseHi friends, Ann here! During this time of incubation in my home, I’ve been reflecting on what I’m to focus my energy on. I sense it’s this simple thing: Lock my eyes onto Jesus. As far as I can, I need to fix my eyes firmly on Him, and steadily hold that gaze. This week,…