Ephesians Chapter 6
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Praying for ALL the Lord’s People!
It’s Election Day in America. I’m drafting this post with the last polls on the West Coast soon to close. By the time many of us read this post, a winner may have been declared. Or not. I wanted to keep this post brief. I was reading Ephesians 6 the other day for a prayer…
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Ephesians Chapter 6 Part ONE
Hello SUM Nation. Lynn Donovan here. Wow, July is coming to an end, and we have reached the last chapter of Ephesians. Let’s jump in. Get out your paper Bible and read these verses. Numerous researchers have proof that retention is much greater when reading from a paper book verses a screen. True that!!!! I…
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We Stand for Jesus
A week ago I shared in my post the things I am standing for. I sensed then Holy Spirit might be leading me to share a story that began in 2013 that had to do with the word and command in the Bible, to “stand.” Jesus presented it to me as a question, but its…
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The Sword Of The Spirit
Gang, Can you believe it? Today, is my last post in my Spiritual Warfare series. I truly hope that you were empowered and found yourself with more armor, more protection and greater understanding of the real battle that is at hand every day and every moment of our life. We have talked about the Word…
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The MIGHTY Shield Of Faith
Pick up the Shield of Faith Raise the shield when our marriage is hanging by a thread. Raise the shield when the bottom of our finances drop out. Raise the shield when that prodigal child goes from bad to worse. Raise the shield when you’ve said to yourself, I can’t take one more thing.…
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The Shoes of the Gospel of Peace
Hello SUMites, My friends, fall is in the air and in some places it’s already winter! Wacky weather! But I LOVE this time of year and I am especially fond of my pumpkin flavored coffee. Yum and eee! Weather is a perfect metaphor of our lives. Our circumstances will and often change drastically, unexpectedly and…
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Authority – The Believer’s Responsibility
Last Monday we took a look at authority. The central message of this post is to clearly establish through scripture that Jesus passed His authority to His disciples, including modern day disciples. That would be us. We are commanded to follow in His teachings and to fulfil the purposes of the Kingdom of God. The…
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Let’s Talk Trash!
The Shield of Righteousness Hello Nation of Amazing Believers! You are conquerors. Overcomers, sealed by the blood of Jesus. You are destined for GREATNESS. You are filled with the love our Sovereign God and blessed with the power of the Holy Spirit. You are people who live in a standard of truth and righteousness. You…
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Wearing Our Armor-God’s Word
My friends, I want to share with you today how I “pray on” my armor. And I do this out loud whenever possible. I know that can be awkward at times in our spiritually mismatched places, but I find bathrooms, closets and cars to be good places when needed! Lord, today I am putting on…
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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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Lies, Fear and Armor. Oh my!
Over my next couple posts (possibly more) I want to talk to you about our identity and our armor. I’ve felt the need the last few weeks to pray on my armor every day and as I’ve done so the Holy Spirit has shown me a stunning truth. Our identity in Christ and the Armor…
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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…