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I See Two of You
Read more: I See Two of YouAnn here! Last month I wrote about how God had been having some fun with me using figs. If you missed that post you can read it here. Well, today I wanted to share part two of that story. It includes a further promise for us SUMites. I hope you enjoy it: One day last…
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Confession: Do you Honestly Trust God?
Read more: Confession: Do you Honestly Trust God?TRUST Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. -Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust is at the core of our relationship with God. And from my years of perspective, it is a long journey to fully…
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Springtime With My Lord
Read more: Springtime With My LordBy Martha Bush For a peek into one of the most, shall we say, romantic books of the Bible, follow along with me today to Song of Solomon, and let’s go on a love adventure with our Lord. I particularly like Chapter 2 because it resonated with me during a particular time in my life…
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Confessions Of A Wife
Read more: Confessions Of A WifeGang, I was considering starting into a Bible study at this time but I think I want to save that study for our annual Summer Bible Study. Today, and perhaps for the next few weeks, I’m feeling led to walk through some confession. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other…
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Men Stuff … Part 2
Read more: Men Stuff … Part 2mage courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Ian here again. Firstly, thank you for your engagement in the first of this occasional series of posts. I loved seeing the discussion and responding to the comments that were made. I hadn’t planned on writing another such post so soon but the universe conspired (ie the…
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The Glorious Company
Read more: The Glorious CompanyOn this Monday morning following Easter, I feel as though I want to share a passage that is continually running in my soul right now. It’s the passage that Easter is leading me to comprehend. It is the message from the Holy Spirit to the church in this season. THIS is our inheritance and expectation…
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Will You Marry Me?
Read more: Will You Marry Me?SUNDAY: GLORY!!!! Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to…
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FOR THIS He Died
Read more: FOR THIS He DiedSaturday: Dead. In the Grave. THIS is what He died for: You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. – John 15:16 He died to…
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THREE WORDS … And Everything Changes
Read more: THREE WORDS … And Everything ChangesFRIDAY of the Passion Week: On this day Jesus finds himself swept away to the courts of humankind. A mockery. Completely abandoned by every friend. Betrayed by a demoniac fueled man who regretted his terrible disloyalty of an innocent man. And sentenced: GUILTY by a false court of accusation. Spat upon. Ridiculed. Tortured. Every lash…
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The Marriage Supper of The Lamb
Read more: The Marriage Supper of The LambSumite Family, It’s the strangest thing. This week leading to Easter, the Lord is showing me how the entirety of the Word of God is pointing to THIS marriage. So, for the next few days, may I share with you how I perceive our place as participants, walking in the middle of this proposal? Each…
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Marriage Redemption In Real Life This Easter
Read more: Marriage Redemption In Real Life This EasterI received this from Sumite, Becky Walker. It is testimony for all of us. Blessing this week. Love, Lynn —– For anyone who does not know me or what God has been doing, I want to remind everyone of God's promise to me. I wrote the following in a post around Thanksgiving: Years ago, before…
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Centrality Of Easter
Read more: Centrality Of EasterEaster, the death and resurrection of Christ, is an event that altered the fabric of humanity. Easter is the centrality of love. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. -John 13:35 As I consider the love in the heart of Christ that He willingly offered Himself to…
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Very Good Figs
Read more: Very Good FigsHi everyone, Ann here. My husband would freely admit that the chances of him turning ‘exuberant Christian’ of his own doing are a great big zero. I’m laughing. It’s a funny thought to him and to me. It’s impossible. And yet I believe with all my heart it'll happen. I’m not the sort who goes…
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Via Dolorosa, Walk With Jesus
Read more: Via Dolorosa, Walk With JesusVia Dolorosa, The Way of Suffering: “I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the…
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Our Father’s Love For The Lost
Read more: Our Father’s Love For The LostThere are many of My children who have languished in this end-time season, locked in the enemy’s prisoner of war camp. The barbed wire of disillusionment and abandonment, gouge and leave bleeding scars. Through this extended, grueling season of illness, persecution has devastated their very soul. They are prisoners of war, left abandoned on the…
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The GREAT Power of Our Warfare
Read more: The GREAT Power of Our WarfareOkay, the last weapon we will cover is the name of Jesus. His name can launch a war, seal the fate of nations, change the destiny of a thousand generations. His name can cast out legions of devils and free captives from the darkest depression. His name heals the blind and destroys cancer. His name…
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Remembering Billy Graham
Read more: Remembering Billy GrahamPhoto credit: Herald Sun By Ian Acheson The passing of Billy Graham two weeks ago brought back a flood of memories for many people. No doubt you’ve seen the many tributes for Mr Graham over these past couple of weeks. And I wanted to take a moment to express my own small tribute to him.…
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Weapons of Our Warfare
Read more: Weapons of Our WarfarePart I Part II Part III Part IV Scripture, Worship are powerful when held in our hands and used to defeat the enemy. Today let’s look at two more weapons that bring victory over all the devices of the enemy. THE BLOOD OF JESUS. I must confide, in the last several months, I feel as…
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What Defeats Fear?
Read more: What Defeats Fear?Children And Night Terrors (Series Part III) Part I Part II Part III WORHIP. Our next tool in the tool belt to defeat the demonic. It appears obvious that worship music that praises God would be something the devil hates. And this is true but let me share something that you might not know. There…
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If God Is REALLY Good Then Why…
Read more: If God Is REALLY Good Then Why…Hello again SUM family, it’s Tiffany here! Today I want us to continue on this freedom journey. Let’s pick up where I left off last time. My mom had met Joseph and he was the “knight in shining armor.” We all got along and things seemed to be looking up. At one point we found…
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I MUST Apologize
Read more: I MUST ApologizeSUMite Nation, I’m on the verge of a holy explosion. Okay, ya, that didn’t come off quite right. But the excitement is growing in my spirit. In fact, I’ve spoke to most of the TEAM of writers at SUM and we are all sensing that something BIG is rising. AND I believe that it’s something…
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What Defeats FEAR?
Read more: What Defeats FEAR?Children And Night Terrors (Series Part III) Part I Part II My friends, in the prior posts of this series, I was directing our considerations to our children and how to assist them in dealing with their fright at night. However, this post is not only for the kids but also for us, grownups. Because…
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God Changed My Lens
Read more: God Changed My LensBy Ann Hutchison “It’s excruciating”, I murmured to myself, munching on my toast and staring out the window. As usual, I was mulling over the fact that my husband and I had found ourselves in this … 'horrible' … spiritually mismatched situation. It happened to us late in life. There we were hitting forty,…
