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A Change in Perspective, Part One
My friends, Abba Father has Lynn and I both working on books, separate books, but we are very much involved in helping each other. I can’t tell you how much I love that, to be able to support and help her and for her to support and help me. God impressed this book on me…
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The Joy Set Before Him
Dear friends, last week I felt the Holy Spirit leading me to do a three day fast for my husband. Now fasting is not easy for me but something about this felt important…pivotal…timely. I've shared in the past how God led me to read the story of Jericho and told me four things: my husband…
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It’s Demonic In Nature
In the past two weeks I keep hearing it. It whispers in the car, while in the shower, especially when I’m driving. It’s a voice that’s anything but tender, loving and kind. It’s the voice of darkness and lies. What is going on here? It’s been years since this menacing voice of condemnation has pestered…
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The Throne of Grace
My friends, I’m wrestling to understand another revelation that I feel God is slowly unwrapping for me. Again, like the one about the cross being Jesus’ marriage proposal to us, this new one budded as I sat in church on Sunday. I jotted it on the note sheet with a question mark by it. Heart…
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The Greatest Romance of All Time
On Sunday I sat in church and watched a short video clip done by an energetic young man. I can’t remember much of what he said because partway through he said something that planted a thought in my mind that bloomed into something I’m finding quite amazing. Then today (yesterday as you read this), the…
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Empowered Living: Romans 8:31-39
My friends, we’re at the end or our Romans study. I’m amazed at how much the Holy Spirit has been showing and teaching us. I never imagined this series would wind up being nine parts. I absolutely love studying and teaching God’s Word. Thank you so much for taking this journey with me. I’ve loved…
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Empowered Living: Romans 8:26-30
My friends, we are at one of my all time favorite promises of the Bible. God laid the groundwork for this truth in me before I could even read as a child. I grew up knowing it, and I remember being surprised when I read it in the Bible the first time. But I’m getting…
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Empowered Living: Romans 8:12-17
Happy Saturday, my friends! How are you doing? Feeling more empowered yet? Still soaking in the truths from Romans 8:9-11? I loved your comments on Wednesday, and I love that we’re on this journey together. Please keep sharing your thoughts in the comments. We inspired and encourage one another when we do that. Today we’ll…
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Where’s My Breakthrough?
My friends, Well, I’m here. After a bout with the stomach flu. Sheesh, it’s a mystery. I experience miraculous healing in my wrist yet I continue to fight on this challenging front of colds and flues. Can I just toss this statement out there. The Kingdom of God is often times mysterious. I want to…
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The MOST Astonishing SUMite Testimony. Your Mouth will Drop Open!
This five minutes will leave you speachless and fill you with amazing faith. It is absolutely worth your time to watch. Dineen and I nearly bawled our eyes out in great joy and hope. Thank you Penny for sharing your testimony. I pray that all of the SUMites experience our Providential God in miraculous ways…
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Empowered Living: Romans 8:1-4 (part two)
Welcome back to our study of Romans, dear friends. During the night the Holy Spirit pointed out to me that we are not just spiritual beings but supernatural beings. I love that verse that says we are seated in the heavenly realms with Jesus (Eph 2:4-7). The deeper I go in my relationship with Abba…
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Day of Praise and Thanksgiving: The Glory Within
Dear friends, this has truly been an amazing week of fasting and praying. This community is so beautiful. I just can’t say it enough. We are even more united than ever. And I KNOW that sends the enemy running in fear. I have to tell you I was bragging about you all Tuesday evening. I…
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Day 4: Asking Day
In a SOZO healing session, when we give something over to God, we are directed to ask Jesus what He has in return to us. I confess, the first time I encountered this, my reaction was to wonder if this was offensive to my Lord and Savior. Did I have that right to ask? When…
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Day 2: Altar Offerings
My friends, my heart is so full of love and awe-of you! Reading your comments the last two days…I’m so touched and blown away by your prayers for Lynn and I and for each other! Wow! I can just see Abba nodding His head with pride and pointing out this online community to the heavenly…
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Day One- A Samaritan
On our first day of fasting I am compelled to pray for our pre-believing spouses. And to that end I want to share how Jesus reached unbelievers. It a model for all of us on how to attract people to the Kingdom, especially our spouse. Turn with me to John 4. This is the story…
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Let’s Get Ready!
My friends, your comments this week have been so powerful and encouraging! I'm in awe of how God is moving in this community to bring such unity. We ARE the church of Christ, right here and online, of all things. Who would have thought that possible? ALL things are possible with God, AMEN! I want…
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Reflecting Back on 2014 and Moving Forward into 2015
He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. – 1 Thessalonians 5:24 ESV The devotional for December 29th in The Listening Heart brought me back to this verse that I'd highlighted earlier in the year. And a sweet moment of revelation entered in with it. I thought back over this year that…
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The Hope Of The World
Let’s finish this amazing letter to the church of Philadelphia/Sumites. 11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. 12 The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write…
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Disparaging Disappointment
My friends, we’re at the last Deadly D in this series, Disparaging Disappointment. God is so faithful-He answered your prayers for Words with reminders and a special email from one of you (Thanks, Jim!). I truly thought I'd lack words for the last two parts of this series, but quite the opposite has proved true!…
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Precious Message from a SUMite
Dear friends, our SUM sister, Darby, sent this beautiful and encouraging message this past week. I just love Darby's heart for God and the joy she is finding in her faith walk as she trusts God with her furture and especially for her husband's salvation. She is walking in a place of thriving and freedom! …
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Jesus Has Opened A Door For Us, The Unequally Yoked!
Hi SUM Nation: Almost every time I speak and often here on the web, I talk about my Daily Bible. I know I have recommended it to so many of you as a place to start a daily quiet time with the Lord. Well, if your Daily Bible is in sync with mine, you are…