Prayer
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The Sacrifice of Prayer
Every time I read about Christ praying in the Garden of Gethsmane, I stop at the part where he’s praying so earnestly, “his sweat was like drops of blood falling down to the ground” (Luke 22:44). In researching this further, I found out there is actually a condition called hematidrosis (sounds like something from House,
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Our Greatest Weapon-Prayer
At church Sunday, a friend of mine stood up with her husband and shared their testimony of how God saved their marriage ten years ago. I’ve only been at this church for about nine years so I had no idea this was the case. This couple has been an inspiration to me, especially my friend.
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Weekend Devo – Pray with Devotion!
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward
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One Little Step and Then……
I listen as she wept softly. I spoke to this young wife on the phone recently. She found herself in a place she never imagined could happen to her. Like so many of us, her husband lost his business because of the economy and they are in a financial meltdown. They moved to a new
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Weekend Devo – Faith of a Mother
Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession.” Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her
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Weekend Devo – BIG FAITH!
When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they replied. Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”; and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly,
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A Change of Heart
You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. – 2 Cor. 3:3 Many of us participated in the Fasting & Praying week here at S.U.M., but
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Thursday Fasting: A Love Letter
Thankful Thursday is one post down: SCROLL DOWN Rosheeda Lee: Today’s Activity: Write a love letter to God. Today’s Focus: Let your heart speak. Spend your time in personal reflection and prayer. Are you a friend of God? Is He a friend of yours? I know this is supposed to be about a love letter.
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Wednesday Fasting: Worship
Rosheeda Lee: Worship. One on one time with God to hear and to seek Him simply for who He is. Focus is ministry. What is it? How does God see it. How does He want it to look in our lives? This day is between you and God. Worship Him. Don’t ask for stuff. Ask
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Tuesday Fasting: Hall of Faith
I have been amazed and blessed to see how many of you are fasting and how you have loved and supported and prayed for one another in the comments. This is an amazing online community of Christians who are living out their faith in 2011. Love you, Lynn Rosheeda Lee: Today's Activity: Hall of Faith. Three earmarks for
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Monday Fasting: Ask for a Word
Remember the end of day two will be the most difficult as your hunger rises. As the pangs in your stomach roar, that is your call to pray for perseverance and to lean fully into the power of God. Prayer Guide Rosheeda Lee: Today’s Activity: Ask for a word for the year for yourself and
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Sunday: Let the Fast Begin – Seek God for a Verse
Remember it's in the evening that your hunger will begin to really ramp up. Lean into God and pray when those hunger pangs start. With each growl that is a calling to whisper words of prayer, to sit with your Bible to ask for strength. Drink plenty of water, at least 1 gallon of purified water
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Saturday: A Calling To Fast
Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Fasting. I was chatting with a friend of mine about fasting. She said she had fasted several times. She fasts for three or four days at a time. I asked her, "Why do you think fasting prayer affects our
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Preparing for a Fast
Some of our preparations for our week of fasting January 2-8 have already begun. We have talked about the kinds of fasts and I pray you have sensed what God is asking of you. We have written out our goals and praises to pray with next week. But, what more is there to do
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What is Your Top Ten for 2011
Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Fasting prepares you for a fresh anointing. ~ Jentezen Franklin Let's do some serious things for God in 2011? Let's crash through our walls of Jericho and bring the surrender of those strongholds. Let us also bring before the Lord
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A Snickers Bar….. or God
Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Are you willing to forgo a Snicker's bar in the afternoon to over come a recurring sin in your life? —– So what is fasting? It's the humbling of ourselves to draw closer to God. Fasting must be coupled with prayer
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Are You Going to Dream Big in 2011?
Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Do you really believe God? Do you read this passage and think this promise is for somebody else?That God really doesn’t care about what you desire deep in your heart? I’m here to tell you that we can believe
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Prayer in an Unequally Yoked Home
With Thanksgiving in mind, let's talk about giving thanks at the dinner table. John 6:11 Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and passed them out to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate until they were full. Christ models praying before a meal in this
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In-Laws and Prayers
It’s a busy season around the Donovan house so I’m a bit behind in posting this morning. This past weekend I went to visit my son who lives in Las Vegas. On Saturday night, I met my son’s girlfriend’s parents. They are very nice people and I adore his girlfriend. They have been dating for
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Marriage Monday… Public School?
And God blessed them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth." (Gen 1:28 ESV) It’s Marriage Monday and the topic
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I’m Going to Break Your Heart!
I’m Going to Break Your Heart! I have a really scary challenge for you. You should carefully consider what I’m about to ask of you. Don’t enter into this venture unless you are truly ready for your heart to change. Before I ask you to join me in this challenge I want to share a