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Glory and a New Command
Read more: Glory and a New CommandGlory and a New Command (Read to the end. The prayer at the bottom is good) John, chapter 13, concludes with two messages. The first, Jesus is glorified. But what does that mean? I jumped into some research and the one-word-summary that fits is: honor. Father, is bestowing honor upon Jesus. And the honorable actions…
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Betrayal, Jesus and the Unequally Yoked
Read more: Betrayal, Jesus and the Unequally YokedBetrayal…. How do we deal with this, the cruelest, of culprits? John 13:18 “I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.” The next section of our Bible study dives…
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This Study Must be Important to God. Here’s why.
Read more: This Study Must be Important to God. Here’s why.As I was preparing this teaching last week about washing feet, I received the following text from a SUMite. She had no idea I’d just started this study and this week we were reviewing John, chapter 13, Jesus washed the disciple’s feet. This is what she wrote to me: I haven’t shared this with anyone,…
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Jesus Asks a Question. The Answer is Everything (read to the end. It’s good)
Read more: Jesus Asks a Question. The Answer is Everything (read to the end. It’s good)Did you read the summaries in the comments of the previous post? Link here. They are SO GOOD! Question: Why is this particular study important to an Unequally Yoked marriage? Answer: Jesus said in John 13:34-35: 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you…
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Prayer Prompt for the Unsaved by SUMite, Beth
Read more: Prayer Prompt for the Unsaved by SUMite, BethLast week on of our SUMites, Beth shared the following in the comments. It's really good. So, please copy and pray. Hugs, Lynn Beth: Because praying for the lost is dear to me, my prayer partner and I formed this prayer sheet for our congregation to use during the last two Lenten seasons…it can really…
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Keep Praying!
Read more: Keep Praying!Photo courtesy of Arina Krasnikova and Pexels.com Following on from Lynn’s post, I too felt led to write a similar post after reading something earlier in the week. As a result of both Lynn and I being led to write similar posts, I’m sensing there’s some of us are feeling discouraged. We’re believing these posts…
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Our Faith Impacts Our Spouse
Read more: Our Faith Impacts Our SpouseBecause of the Lord‘s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 SUM Nation, Lynn Donovan here. I have a quick story to share and some experiential wisdom to encourage all who are traveling the road of the Unequally Yoked behind me. Mike and I…
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Our Life Storyline
Read more: Our Life StorylineMy friends, Ann here. Ok, so I've got this funny quirk. I do believe it's a quirk God gave me, but sometimes I think God gives us some crazy quirks. Do you have one, I wonder? Anyway… Mine's this: I take especially careful note of the things that happen in my days, and I record…
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Meet Evie. A Life Redeemed and Restored
Read more: Meet Evie. A Life Redeemed and RestoredHello my Sumite Sisters, My name is Evie, and I have been following this ministry since 2015. I became a Christian after I married. My faith was not received well by my husband, my family or his family, and 26 years later, it still isn’t. There has been a lot of ups and downs,…
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Being Pursued!
Read more: Being Pursued!Photo courtesy of Pexels and Magda Ehlers Hello, Ian from sunny Sydney here with a short post today. I listened to these words the other day and they were a great reminder of God’s immense love for every one of us: Listen! My beloved! Look! Here he comes,leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.My beloved is…
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Hakma, Tabun, Da’at — The Builder’s Materials
Read more: Hakma, Tabun, Da’at — The Builder’s MaterialsMy friends, I am still lingering over Proverbs 24, which encourages us to build our houses with wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. Sometimes God plants you in a scripture, and you don’t move on from it for a while! Well, that’s the case here. By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;…
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A Mom’s Faith
Read more: A Mom’s FaithHello all! Today's post was delayed due to the global IT outage – Oh dear! But thankfully the blog is up and running again, phew. I have been, once again for a few days, staying at my parents’ house in Oxfordshire, England. Sitting at their dining table yesterday afternoon, I looked up to see my…
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How do I Overcome Feelings of Regret?
Read more: How do I Overcome Feelings of Regret?Dear SUMites, Ann here. Quite often I’ll receive an email from a reader saying "Help! I am overcome by feelings of regret about having married out of disobedience to God." For these dear ones, it is a truly difficult battle, where they are wrangling deeply with the life they've constructed; and, of course, they cannot…
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Summertime Stillness!
Read more: Summertime Stillness!Photo courtesy of asadphoto and Pexels.com I’m writing this post on a chilly winter’s afternoon here in Sydney. However, I know for most of us, it’s summer in the northern hemisphere and many of you will be enjoying long days and hopefully some down time. Those of us in the southern hemisphere, I trust are…
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Prayer To Stand in the Gap
Read more: Prayer To Stand in the GapSimilar prayers are in this book. Hi, Lynn Donovan here, I want to share a short but powerful prayer when we are standing in the gap for someone in the spirit. Lord, let me stand in the gap for_________________. So that his eyes will be opened, and he will be freed from demonic bondage, so he…
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Marriage Adventures in France
Read more: Marriage Adventures in FranceHi SUMites! I said I'd share a little of the marriage adventures we've been having while in France. It's been a funny little time. Being here for a month in this rented house, with few responsibilities and no friends in the neighborhood, has meant we have spent 100% of our time together. We have done…
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Donovan Clan Update
Read more: Donovan Clan UpdateThank you for your love and support of this ministry as we share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. On April 27, 2024, my husband, Mike, was admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with acute Leukemia. He was sent to the ICU twice two weeks ago and literally was saved on Saturday and Monday nights by…
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Boundaries in Marriage, Part Five: Respect
Read more: Boundaries in Marriage, Part Five: RespectHello dear SUMites It's Ann here and I'm writing from France, where Bryce and I arrived yesterday. We're staying for a month in a town called Foix in the very south of France. It has always been a dream of mine to live in France, and so perhaps this is the closest I can get. …
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The Power of Remembering!
Read more: The Power of Remembering!Photo courtesy of Tara Winstead and Pexels Hello, Ian from Sydney here. As many of you might recall, I’ve been reading the Psalms most days for the last few years. I’ve now forgotten how long it’s been as I never tire of their goodness, wisdom, and passion. As you’d expect, across 150 psalms, most of…
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So What Happens Now?
Read more: So What Happens Now?Photo courtesy of Adrian Cogua at Pexels.com Hi everyone, Ian from Sydney here. How was your Easter? We hope it was full of goodness and happiness, especially with the wonderful message of the Resurrection. Jesus is Risen! Easter has passed for another year. What happens now? Did the message of the Resurrection change anything in…
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Who Is This Man?
Read more: Who Is This Man?Who is this man? (Luke 8:25) Yeshua, the son of the living God. (Matthew 16:16) My brothers and sisters, while in prayer, I have sat on hundreds of beaches with the Lord, and with a hurting or a hungry person who seeks and receives His love, wisdom, and healing. I’ve watched as our Savior holds…
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Love is All Around!
Read more: Love is All Around!Holy Week. It’s one of my favourite weeks of the year, but also one filled with sadness. It reminds me of Lectio 365’s Lenten Evening Meditation which they title, “Bright Sadness”. I find the week is a microcosm of life with Jesus. We journey with Him, suffer death, wait for something to happen, and then…
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Take Care of My Children
Read more: Take Care of My ChildrenHello readers! This final post in the series addresses what we can do to take care of our kids from a distance. We have talked about how to pray both alone and with others, but this final strategy consists of tangible, visible action. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans…
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Promises
Read more: PromisesMany years ago, I attended an event where a pastor from South Africa was speaking. I could not tell you what he was talking about, but I clearly remember where I was sitting in the front row when the Lord spoke to my heart: Your children will rise and call you blessed. I immediately imagined…