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The Smallest Seeds
Read more: The Smallest SeedsJoy Davies, New Jersey Bio: I am a 46-year-old wife, mother, and writer raising a blended family with my husband of three years. Together, we parent my thirteen-year-old daughter and his three children, ages eleven, fourteen, and sixteen. I recently completed writing my first manuscript, a raw and reflective memoir that documents my journey through…
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Balancing our Spouse and our Faith
Read more: Balancing our Spouse and our FaithHello everyone How are you all, I wonder? It has been a while! I hope the fast went well for you. Well, today I’m actually a little raw. We have ‘raw’ days sometimes. This week my lovely hubby expressed that I’m charging off without him into stuff that I am interested in, leaving him alone.…
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Powerful Warfare Prayers
Read more: Powerful Warfare PrayersToday, I was praying with someone and we talked about praying for marriages. I thought I would share the link I sent her. Did you know there is entire library of prayers to pray for your home, your kids, your spouse. The prayer are my own and I know they have power behind them. Below…
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It’s Not Too Late
Read more: It’s Not Too LateSeminar One: Praying for Healing for Self or Others TODAY!!! LIVE at 11 am Pacific. Check your time zone. Can’t attend live. No Worries. You will receive a link to the broadcast after the event. So many Christians DO NOT know how to pray effectively. Many believers have never received training for effective wording/language to…
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Annual Fast Concludes
Read more: Annual Fast ConcludesWhat Did You Learn? What Did God Reveal to You? Thank you to our amazing prayer team for stepping up and writing words of encouragement for us through the week of fasting. They are each amazing women of faith. I love them deeply. For me, this fast launched something new… I am now on a…
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The Power of Communion (This practice can heal you.)
Read more: The Power of Communion (This practice can heal you.)The Power of Communion (This practice can heal you.) Today, I want to encourage all of you who have been fasting. And encourage all the rest who weren’t able to fast. Finishing our fast and taking what we gained into our everyday lives is powerful. I want to share how I join in unity with…
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Effective Prayer for Healing
Read more: Effective Prayer for HealingSeminar One: Praying for Healing for Self or Others January 14, 2026 LIVE at 11 am Pacific. Check your time zone. Can’t attend live. No Worries. You will receive a link to the broadcast after the event. So many Christians DO NOT know how to pray effectively. Many believers have never received training for effective…
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Cultivating Gratitude
Read more: Cultivating GratitudeHello SUM Nation! Author: Nickole Melerotto, North Carolina One of the things this team of ladies and I have discussed toward the end of 2025 in our weekly prayer meetings is a desire to track prayer requests and answers to prayer. We want to celebrate and relive the moments of answered prayer with all of…
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Comparison
Read more: ComparisonAuthor: Jacquiline Lasnik, Colorado, USA We are anointed…chosen….and called to greater than ourselves and to die to ourselves in the process. I prayed over this post before writing to you. I wondered can someone soft spoken and scatter brained encourage you? We’re all in different seasons, battles, or life stages. How can I write words…
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THE HIGHER ROCK
Read more: THE HIGHER ROCKAuthor: Cathleen Rafalko (Cat) NJ Believers love the promises of God! There are thousands of them in the Bible. A Bible promise is a divine guarantee, rooted in God’s unchanging and faithful character. God’s promises are a binding declaration for a future hope. They are powerful and reliable. In thinking and meditating on praise and…
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GRATITUDE OPENS THE GATE
Read more: GRATITUDE OPENS THE GATEAuthor: Ena du Plessis, South Africa “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,” says the well-known Psalm 100:4, “and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.” The gates and the courts mentioned here, most likely refer to the temple building. Seeing that there is no longer a physical temple structure, but we as…
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Preparing for the Fast
Read more: Preparing for the FastHello SUM Nation! Author: Nickole Melerotto, North Carolina As we embark on the 2026 Annual Corporate Fasting and Prayer Week, I want to take a moment to thank all of you who are joining us this year. When I first began fasting, I felt the discipline was a bit elusive. I didn’t totally understand what,…
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It’s Time For the Annual Sumite Fast
Read more: It’s Time For the Annual Sumite Fast2026 is here! Once a year our community completes a five day fast. This fast sets the tone for the coming new year. Fasting is a discipline and not an easy thing to do. But it is a necessary part of a Christian’s life. The Word is full of advice on how to live as…
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Community Fast 2026
Read more: Community Fast 2026January 5-9, 2026 Every January we fast together for breakthrough for our faith, our family and the year ahead. Plan to participate in this scriptural practice and discover how fasting impacts our lives. Did you know that even a 24 hour fast can reset your physical body? A fast is a humbling be for God…
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There Once Was A Man Who Didn’t Believe
Read more: There Once Was A Man Who Didn’t BelieveThere was once a man who didn’t believe in God, and he didn’t hesitate to let others know how he felt about religion and religious holidays, like Christmas. His wife, however, did believe, and she raised their children to also have faith in God and Jesus, despite his disparaging comments. One snowy Christmas Eve, his…
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A King is Born
Read more: A King is BornThe Writing Team will take a break now, through the end of the year. We will pick up again after our prayer team leads our January fast. Have a blessed Christmas. Lynn, Ann, Ian and Barb. Christ Born of Mary Luke 2:1 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus…
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If I don’t have my marriage …
Read more: If I don’t have my marriage …Hello friends, Ann here. I was sitting in the sunshine with some Christian friends the other day, and I said this: “My marriage, as a Christian, is everything. If I pursue all kinds of other things in my faith life, but end up without my marriage, I will have lost a big treasure. Marriage is…
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SUM Update
Read more: SUM UpdateHi SUM Nation. Lynn Donovan with you this Friday. I would like to update you about a few things happening in our “Church Without Walls” so you are aware and can participate. Our annual community fast will be January 5-9, 2026. I can’t believe I’m typing 2026. Say what? Our Prayer Team at SUM will…
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What I Know For Sure
Read more: What I Know For SureHe’s Going To Do It Again! Barb Twigg here with another What I Know For Sure
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Advent – A Season of Waiting!
Read more: Advent – A Season of Waiting!“Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life.” – Simone Weil French philosopher and mystic We SUMites can attest to the notion of waiting patiently. Can’t we? As we wait in hope for our partners to say yes to Jesus as their Lord and lover of their souls. Hi, Ian from summery…
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Thank You
Read more: Thank YouGiving Tuesday Thank you for your generosity. The SUM Church is absolutely amazing. It’s Not Too Late You can still give to the ministry and enroll in the seminars Giving Tuesday, Click Here Here are the seminars again. YOU GIVE AND I GIVE BACK. Make a donation and participate in live teaching on topics to…
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Giving Tuesday
Read more: Giving TuesdayGiving Tuesday at SUM If you have been encouraged or found practical help to live out your faith here at SUM, please give a gift to keep the lights on at our “Church without Walls.” Once a year I ask for support to cover all the costs of our online and ministry efforts. This past…
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Giving Tuesday is Tomorrow
Read more: Giving Tuesday is TomorrowGiving Tuesday is Tomorrow Tomorrow is the BIG day. I will join you. There are ministries I give to faithfully every year. Ministries that have encouraged me, taught me, revealed more of my Kingdom identity I make an effort to give something today. Remember, I GIVE BACK. Think about the teaching I will offer. If…