Intimacy
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Foundational Pillar – Jesus – Join the Conversation
SUM Nation, Lynn here on this glorious Wednesday. Did you process that LARGE question of God’s goodness? Whew. Took me a long while to walk through that one. Now let’s consider what intimacy with Jesus is all about. Download PDF Field Guide ? Intimacy with Jesus Leave your thoughts in the comments and join the…
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The Way We Fight Giants
My friends, Ann here. I have a problem. Here I am writing a series on how to fight giants using the example of some fear I've been battling … But this week the fear has gone completely! So, that's inconvenient because I'm trying to write about it. Maybe the giant wasn't enjoying the fight and…
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Free Resources To Grow Your Faith
Lynn Donovan here. I wanted to share with you some free resources that are available for your personal study time. I’ve created a number of video teaching and PDF handouts to accompany each. THE FIRST FIVE ARE FREE and you can find them at MarchingAroundJericho.com. Click on: Equipping Warriors. There you will find the first…
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Keep Playing The Christian Music
Hi friends, Ann here! If there’s one passage in the Bible that brings a SUM moment to life, it’s the one where David dances to the Lord, his wife Michal sees him through a window, and she ‘despises him in her heart’. Gulp — Let’s take a look:
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I Asked God Some Questions …
Hi friends, Ann here! We’re spending time talking over on Facebook about intimacy with God, so I thought I would follow suit in today’s post. Many years ago, I observed another Christian’s intimacy with God, and it was so eye-catching that it kick-started my own relationship with Him. Here’s what happened:
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The Wonder of Lingering
Image courtesy of Chaiwat at FreeDigitalPhotos.net I arrived at a Prayer Meeting that I was leading and one of the members was already present. This was unusual for him as he typically arrived after the first 30 minutes. But I could sense something in his spirit was bursting. It didn’t take long for my friend…
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The Enemy Cannot Handle This!
Sunday, September 29th is the beginning of Rosh Hashanah. We’ve talked about this Jewish holiday over the years. In fact, the first time I’d ever been made aware of it’s significance was because of a blog post from either Lynn or Dineen. For those who are not familiar or are new to this holiday, a…
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The Power of Prayer
Image courtesy of thepathtraveler at FreeDigitalPhotos.net We’re a praying SUMite army, aren’t we, dear friends? Ian from freezing cold Sydney here. I trust those of you in the northern hemisphere are enjoying the warmer temperatures and having fun on summer vacations. Prayer. It’s one of those little words that we’re all familiar with, it’s a…
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MORE From The Summit…
Hey SUM family, Tiffany Here! During the leader's meeting on the Friday morning before the conference I said I would share a spoken word piece during the offering time. I didn't have anything prepared at the time of volunteering. In fact I just heard the words come out of my mouth. You know those moments…
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“And My Hands Dripped with Myrrh”
If you were to open Google earth right now, you’d see a picture of earth from on high. Zoom in, and you’d see New Zealand, Auckland, then a suburb. Zoom in. You’d see a house. Oh, and there inside that house, there’s a girl, me, where God placed her. Zoom out. Zoom in again. India.…
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The Heart of the Matter
Image courtesy of graur codrin at FreeDigitalPhotos.net From the beginnings of my faith journey as a teenager Romans 12:1-2 has been a favorite. It was the one I first memorized and regularly prayed seeking the Lord to help me not to conform to the world by transforming me through the renewal of my mind. Even…
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Going Deeper …
Photo courtesy of Pexels.com Hello, dear friends. Ian from sunny Sydney here. It seems ages since I’ve written. I trust the New Year has started well for you and you’re excited for what 2019 holds for you and your family. Recently, I was reading something written by Will Graham, the grandson of the late…
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Day Two Prayer & Fasting Prompt
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 SUMites, did you wake with a hunger in your tummy? Let that hunger remind you to hunger and thirst after His righteousness. FOR THEY SHALL BE FILLED! Today’s prayer prompt: My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands. Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on…
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Fasting Expectations
SUM Nation 2019 is marching forward. And we, the Body of Christ, have tremendous assignments and moves of God in which we will participate. In December I received a great deal of revelation from the Lord about 2019 and 2020. I will likely share what Jesus told me after our fast. But today, I want…
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Advent – A Season of Waiting …
Photo courtesy of 9comeback/FreeDigitalPhotos.nety/FreeDigitalPhotos.net I received a call that I wasn’t expecting. From my sister. It was Saturday night, two weeks ago. She was relaying some information she’d received about our brother, John. He had been admitted into hospital that afternoon, had an MRI that found he had a ‘mass’ in his head. Oh…
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Abiding and Abounding
Image courtesy of renjith krishnan at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Hello SUMite friends, Ian from Down Under here. I keep bumping into a recurring theme of how to do this Christian life well. I’ve probably made reference to it in previous posts. It has two elements to it, and different people use different terms to describe these elements.…
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Abiding leads to Transformation
Hello, Ian here once again. As you probably have noticed in many of my posts in the last few years I’ve sought to desire more of God, to experience that oneness with the Father that Jesus prays for us about in John 17. Hey, and isn’t it fabulous that Jesus, Himself, actively helps us in…
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Deeper Intimacy With the Trinity
Hello SUMite Nation, Today, I’m offering to pray with you regarding intimacy with the Triune, Godhead. You can find me through our ZOOM Virtual classroom. The information is below to access the room. I will start promptly: Time: Aug 6, 2018 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Please plan to login early so you…
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I Am because He Is
My friends, (Invitation at bottom) Your words about Jesus on Monday’s post were amazing. I also realized that for many believers we have a disconnect to one or more of the Godhead. I know that for years I struggled to relate to Father, God, and was absolutely puzzled as to why I felt distant from…
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He Can Handle Your Dissapointment
SUMites, each of us have walked the lonely road of disappointment. It is a commonality when you are unequally yoked. Our dreams about a family, a spouse who attends church together and leads the family devotions are only but shadows of a hope lost in reality. What do we do with disappointment? How do we…
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Your Yes, A Powerful Tool In The Kingdom
So SUM Nation, What do you think about developing quiet trust in God. Do you perceive how it’s an ongoing, interactive, and beautiful process of surrender and belief? I believe God. God believes me. I wonder if there are some of us who struggle with fully trusting God. I wonder if we might think that…