Jesus
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Lord of the Harvest
He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” My friends, I don’t know if you remember me sharing in June of 2013 a dream God gave me, which…
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Righting Wrongs or do we?
Photo courtesy of Sira Anamwong/FreeDigitalPhotos.net I rushed out of the company’s lobby and hopped into a vacant taxi, a bevy of emotions bursting within me: shock, anger, hurt, disappointment and confusion. But surprisingly, genuine peace. I called Fiona and shared the news. Her response was also mixed. Could see the positives but the immediate financial…
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Foundations Series: INHERITANCE & IDENTITY, part 2
Hello, SUMites! Yesterday my hubby and I walked through our house to see the changes in just the last week or so. The drywall is up and the rooms are more defined now. As we passed through an unfinished doorway, my husband pointed a written Scripture still exposed there. He asked me, “Is this one…
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Foundations Series: INHERITANCE & IDENTITY
Dear friends, in this foundations series we’ve talked about the foundational truths of salvation, love, hope, faith and specifically God’s love. That one seems to be the one I keep coming face to face with. I’ve grappled with the full truth of God’s complete love for us and now God is connecting me to others…
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Dealing with Disappointment
Photo courtesy of taoty/FreeDigitalPhotos.net You know when you’re in church listening to the sermon and you feel the pastor is speaking specifically to you and only to you? Well I had that experience a week ago. The message was all about disappointment. But I also sensed the Lord wanted me to share some of it…
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God is Watching Over This House!
My daughter Leslie is visiting and helped us write Scriptures! Hello SUMites! Today I wanted to share with you how amazing it was Saturday to write those beautiful Scriptures on the beams, doorposts and stairs. There are now over 30 Scriptures written all over this home. As we wrote, we prayed, blessed the house and even…
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Foundations Series: SALVATION
Hello my dear friends. I just love the Scriptures you’re sending in response to my post on Tuesday. Thank you for sharing your treasures with me. I’m so blown away by your stories of how God is moving! I will be writing these precious Scriptures on the beams of our house and holding them close…
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Friday Prayer: The Armor of God
Hey there, SUMites! Here's one of those surprises! On Fridays I will post a prayer through the month of July. God's impressed upon me to share these prayers to help encourage and bless you. So here goes…are you ready? (Turn up your volume if needed. I forgot how allergy season here in Florida makes me…
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Guest Post: Ripe for Harvest
Dear friends, today's post is written by our very own Dee Rusnak. Thank you, Dee, for sharing your heart with us. Have an amazing week, SUMites! ~Dineen Ripe for Harvest Copyright: dedivan1923 / 123RF Stock Photo Years ago, the Lord beckoned me to join a group of dancers at my church. Seriously? I’m 54 with no…
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Fear Vs. God!!! WE WIN… RIGHT NOW!
This past few weeks have been fantastically interesting. Brexit – American politics – mass shootings – Stock Market crash – Zika Virus – Alligators at Disney World – Canada in turmoil – Israel – finances – kidnapping – …..and these are just the headlines from the past couple of weeks! Can I just say…….. Sheesh!…
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Part Two: Upgrades
SUMites, I promised to share more of what God is showing me for our community right now. I believe this next part will be so encouraging to you and will strengthen your spirit greatly. Let’s go back to Isaiah 60. There are several parts to this chapter that God has in the works for us…
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Jesus is fighting for us
Photo courtesy of pakorn/FreeDigitalPhotos.net It happened again on Saturday. What you may ask? My three strikes policy. Huh? Three strikes policy? Whenever I’m struck three times by a common theme or thread within a short period of time I ask the Lord for some interpretation. On Saturday as I scanned my Facebook feed our Lynn…
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The His-story of SUM
My SUM family, I have felt a nudge from the Holy Spirit to share how God has worked in very subtle ways to progress this ministry and the SUM family. This part of this story is probably one of my favorite parts because one, it shows how clearly God is in the smallest details and…
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The Second Time We Met in Person
Welcome back, SUMites, to our 10 Year Celebration and a walk down memory lane. In my last post I mentioned that it would be nearly three years before Lynn and I would meet in person, and the circumstances leading up to that started with you. But let me go back a little farther in time…
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The Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living
On Tuesday I wrote about God’s promises and asked you to choose one promise you are standing for right now, write it on an idea card and as a prophetic act, stand on it and speak this promise over yourself, your family, or whatever the situation this promise is for. I want to back up…
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God Keeps His Promises
My friends, I want to take our theme of standing for Jesus and move to standing on His promises. What does that mean? How do we identify a promise in the Bible? How do we pray and stand upon them, especially when what we see happening in our lives or those we love or in…
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Offended??? Really?? Oh, Come On Already!
I’m so mad the pastor said that to me! I can’t believe they didn’t invite my daughter to the party. I’m so hurt that they didn’t ask me to be part of the team. It’s unconscionable how they have taken advantage of me. I’m furious that she is always noticed, she is always selected, everything…
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The Call to Rest
My friends, my search for deeper understanding of God's call to rest has brought me to some interesting places. I'm excited to share what I have discovered with you. As I pondered and prayed over this, Holy Spirit brought to mind first "trust" and "strength." Specifically these pieces of Scripture. Trust in the Lord with…
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Seeking a Deeper “Rest” (and an update)
In my post last week I touched on Mathew 16:24 about taking up our cross and standing for Jesus. My friends, I feel like Holy Spirit is sitting me on the subject of rest as a continuation of standing for Jesus. In fact, Abba whispered to my heart just recently. “Rest in Me, daughter.” Now…
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Powerful Prayer To Defeat Anger
This photo CRACKS ME UP! Continued from Friday's post…. BUT…. This is what I learned from that experience. I believe I was wrestling with a spirit of anger. I believe it was demonic in nature and it erupted in very rare moments as to keep me from recognizing it. And just like a volcano, when eruptions…
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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…