🙏🏽 Dear Heavenly Father – We return again today to learn how the early church began. Let us remember that we are part of Your Church and let us be thankful for the men and women who blazed the path courageously so that we could hear the glorious salvation message of the Gospel today. We thank You for all that You do in our lives and we are thankful for those who went before us. Amen.
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🙏🏽 Dear Heavenly Father – We return again to Your Word. You, who spoke galaxies into creation, can speak new life into us. Prepare our hearts, unblock our heads, and lead us into Your wisdom today. We pray this in the name of Your Son, Jesus. Amen.
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🙏🏽 Dear Heavenly Father – Speak to us; Your servants are listening. Our Lord, Jesus, said He would build His Church. Today we continue to study the history of how this started. Let us hear from You today – open our hearts and open our minds to hear what You have to say to us. Amen.
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🙏🏽 Dear Heavenly Father – we humble ourselves as we listen to Your Word. Let us see Your truth about Your early church. Teach us what it means to a part of Your body, The Church, so that we may always honor You, bring You glory, and allow You to work through us to bring others along to Your Kingdom. We ask this is the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
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🙏🏽 Dear Heavenly Father – This little lost sheep can never thank You enough for the overwhelming and faithful love that You are. You’ve demonstrated this by Your provision of a faithful Shepherd who saves His lost sheep… even me!!! (The largest alabaster jar of the most expensive treasure I own, would not be enough to contain my love and my gratitude to You, for the life You’ve restored.) I draw near again in humble submission to hear what You are ready to speak to my heart today. Strengthen and encourage me; share with me more of Your wisdom, so that I may go where You lead me and honor Your name always. I pray this in the name of my most beautiful Savior, Jesus. Amen.
Continue reading “🔥 Acts Chapters 13-14 💒”⛪Let’s GAHOE – Calling All Christians!
It is Pentecost Sunday, seven weeks after Easter Sunday, in 2023. Pentecost – when the apostles received the Holy Spirit and The Church of Christ was born.
There’s a rallying cry for every group that organizes itself by some attribute they hold in common. Sometimes it’s for political purposes, sometimes it’s a sports team or an entertainment franchise. Sometimes it is around a Person that promises to be life changing.
Christians are no different – we rally under a single banner – Christ crucified. [1 Corinthians 1:23-24] We rally under a single cry – ‘Let’s Go’.
Only spell it differently… LET’S GAHOE! This reminds us that we are God’s Army Here on Earth. We stand together, we live differently, and we fight uniquely.
Continue reading “⛪Let’s GAHOE – Calling All Christians!”💕How Are You Shaped?
We have all heard that we are fearfully and wonderfully made… we have all heard that God does not make junk… and we’ve all heard that we’re perfect, just the way we are. BUT… we look around and we feel doubt. We sense that something is amiss.
Listen to your senses… something is amiss… The problem is not in what we’ve heard, but in how we interpret the truth.
The truth is:
Continue reading “💕How Are You Shaped?”👣Walking in the FLESH or Walking in the SPIRIT?
Dr. David Jeremiah, in a study on Romans 8:5-8, has a lesson on how our MINDSET affects our spiritual life. Our ‘mindset’ – this is nothing new – we call this concept our perspective, our worldview, or the lens in which we choose to filter all that we take in.
Romans 8:5-8 5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.
Continue reading “👣Walking in the FLESH or Walking in the SPIRIT?”🔥 Acts Chapters 11-12 💒
🙏🏽 Dear Heavenly Father – reveal to us the truth in Your Word. In a world that speaks in an abundant flow of worthless words, we are inundated with lies. We are told to ‘Look here,’ ‘Look there,’ ‘This is the way.’ All these messages promise to fulfill our emptiness, yet they fail to deliver. As we read these chapters, help us understand the truth of who You are and the promises You have for us. Let us recognize the emptiness of the distracting voices around us. Strengthen and mold us to hear Your Truth so that we cheerfully follow You and You alone. We pray this in the name of our Savior, Jesus. Amen.
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🙏🏽 Dear Heavenly Father – We come before You and sit at Your feet. For You are willing to show us how Your Church grew to spread the message of salvation to all, even when surrounded by Your enemies. Strengthen and encourage us; teach us how to walk this life as we watch the early Church following Jesus and honoring You. Amen.
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