Demonic Realm
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Gatekeepers
By Amanda Pace I had prayed about what to write and settled on this story before I watched Lynn’s amazing video on spiritual warfare in the SUMite facebook group. Isn’t God’s timing amazing! This post will also be about warfare, but it is more of a personal testimony as well as declarations I feel God…
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Why Can’t I Keep My Freedom In Christ? By Lynn Donovan
Hi SUMite Family, I want to share some gained wisdom with you today. As many of you are aware, I have a prayer ministry where I pray with people to help them gain freedom from the enemy strongholds in their lives. I pray with others to help them uncover the specific areas where the enemy…
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Eyeballing the Giant!
Dear friends, We’re continuing our series on fighting battles. I'm calling these 'spiritual battles', as most of the battles we face in life, as Christians, could be said to be spiritual even if they seem physical. For me, the challenge of my husband’s unbelief used to be a massive spiritual battle. It was a battle…
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What to Do When Facing a Scary Giant
Hello friends, It’s Ann here and, with a smile on my face, I’m introducing a new series which we'll start next Friday: FIGHTING THAT GIANT! In other words, spiritual warfare. We can always do with a fresh look on how to walk victoriously. And I know that many of us are in situations right now…
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Belief vs Unbelief: The Enemy’s Influence
Dear friends, Ann here. We’re in a series about what goes into belief vs. unbelief. Part one was about free will, and I loved reading your comments. Today I want to talk about another factor: The influence of the demonic. One of the earliest questions I had for God was, “Is Satan really real?” It…
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When Love Makes You Unpopular
Hi friends, Ann here! As we sit in 1 Corinthians 13, it occurs to me how many facets this little word ‘LOVE’ has. It’s easy to think of love as being kind and patient; it’s easy to think of it as being something like a hug. It is truly that. But there’s another side, and…
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Community Fast & Ear Ringing Webinar
Okay, It’s almost time! Our annual SUM Community fast will be the first full week of January. We will fast sunrise, Monday, January 6th through sunset January 10th. If at all possible, please plan to fast from all solid food for five days.
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MUST READ For SUMites Still Waiting
My heart has been with the many who are reading here and are STILL waiting for your miracle. It may have been wrenching to read about spouses coming to faith while you languish in the loneliness and deep conflicts of a mismatched marriage. I know for me, reading about happy couples was sometimes a dagger…
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The Difference Between Zechariah and Mary
We are nearing the time and the town of Bethlehem. Last week in the comments Cindy, brought forward an interesting observation. And today as I’m reading the story of Christmas from the first chapter of Luke, my eyes are drawn again and again to the angel Gabriel and his proclamation of the birth of the…
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The Destroyer Has Arrived. Do You Know Its Name?
Love vs. Fear Choose wisely. SUMites, I’ve been in a new classroom with Jesus. Wow has it been interesting. ….. and timely. And since the beginning of this blog in 2006 the Lord instructed me to share what I’m learning. So, in the next few weeks we are going to look as several aspects of…
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Children And Night Terrors (Series Part II)
Children and Night Terrors, Part I SUMites, Lynn here. Let’s pick up from our last post: Honor your child and take a posture to monitor what their exposure to frightful images and sounds. Children under the age of seven are unable to distinguish what is real and what’s not. What does it mean to honor…
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Children And Night Terrors (Series Part I)
February 9, 2017 SUMites, Lynn here. I’m deeply moved with compassion for every child who is experiencing night terrors. The LORD has been talking to me about this situation and He is greatly troubled that so many small children are terrorized in the nighttime hours. It is God’s intention to bring awareness to this issue…
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Devil, We Are Not Unaware Of Your Schemes
SUMites, I am truly bereft in my soul. Last week my friend, Lysa TerKeurst of Proverbs 31 Ministries, posted on her blog that her nearly 25-year marriage is ending in divorce. Eight months ago, my dear friend, Courtney Joseph, of Women Living Well, also found her family torn apart by divorce. The woman who runs…
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Demons Tap That
SUMites, go get a cup of coffee, strap in and hold on! We are going to get real! At the beginning of this study, I asked a few questions. Q: Do you wonder why you still struggle so much in your faith? Are there moments when you are filled with doubt? And yet you have…
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Praying Our Power Passage – A MUST Read
If you don’t read any other post on prayer in this series, PLEASE READ THIS ONE. My friends, there are many more aspects of prayer that we could cover. We won’t get to them all in this series but I have covered what I sense the Holy Spirit is wanting to impart to the church…
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Good Grief, Their’s More… The Spirit of Anger (2 part-er, must read for anyone dealing with anger)
-Chronicles of the Donovan Clan Okay, ya… There’s more. I’m not sure what classroom I’m currently enrolled within the Kingdom. But I think the sub-title is humility, mixed with a large study of personal revelation, confession and healing. This is a good and can also be extraordinarily challenging learning season for a believer. However, when…
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Breakthrough after years of…….
Part III today… Part I (click here) Part II (click here) —– Granddaughter reunion in January But, my friends, wait as I grab tissue to dab at the tears, there is STILL MORE. Yesterday, when my mother called to check up on my health progress, at the end of our phone call, I said, “Mom, thank…
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They Are ALWAYS Listening. Our Authority
This is one of the most important post to read. Please take the time to make it to the bottom. Hugs, Lynn SUMites, after writing the post, Legal Permissions, that I was originally intended to post today, the Holy Spirit strongly impressed upon me that we need to first consider our authority in Jesus. That…
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The Belt of Truth
Okay, I feel better. Let's get going….. Do you have a Buddha statue in your front yard? How about a stone idol that you worship in your front room? Ahem, NO! My friends, the enemy isn’t that obvious. Do you know how he goes about with his deceptions? He asks a question. Now the serpent…
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Are You Stepping Out From Under The Umbrella of God’s Protection?
The response to our series is overwhelmingly enthusiastic. It’s becoming crystal clear that God’s people are yearning to know the truth about whom we battle and how to win. I’m so encouraged by your eagerness and your commitment to the process. We need to start with understanding the Theater of War of the Kingdom of…
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Under The Umbrella – The Battle For My Life!
Standing Under The Umbrella- The Battle For Our Life! Ephesians 6 Series Earlier this week I posted a question to our Facebook Reader page the following: There is a need to write and study through the SUM blog about many practical needs for the spiritually mismatched such as tithing, friendships, sex, attending church alone, prayer…