January New Beginnings
January New Beginnings
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Scripture
May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
Psalm 20:4
If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come, the old is gone , the new is here.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Behold I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth,; shall ye not know it?
Isaiah 43:19
Give yourself a New Year present.
I love this TV series from 2007.
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In 2023 Be Blessed...
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The trouble that we see in the world today is not new but the return of the same demonic forces that were at work in ancient times. Jonathan Cahn knows what he is talking about. Author of The Harbringer his books are well worth reading. Here is a short video that introduces The Return of the Gods.
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This is the week that everyone focuses on the word LOVE. The Bible says a lot about it. God's Love for us is forever, unchanging no matter how we mess up. The Bible says his love for us is Unfailing. He will always love You. Me. Everyone.
Your unfailing love,
O Lord is as vast as the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
Psalm 36:5
Knowing that God is real and that he loves you changes EVERYTHING.
For we know how dearly God loves us
Because he has given us the Hoy Spirit
To fill our hearts with his love.
Romans 5:5
I enjoy watching Christian TV and this morning I couldn't stop taking notes. Creflo Dollar is always a favorite of mine. His show was followed by Hagee Ministeries and the note taking continued. Both of these ministeries have pod casts. So dont let a busy schedule keep you from being blessed with their insights.
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Crazy Love - Francis Chan
I was talking with someone who came from a religious/secular background similar to mine and we agreed that the hardest Christian concept for us to grasp is that God loves us. It has taken me a long time to now say with confidence that 'God is love.' (1John 4:16) and that this is a love we not only witness in our circumstances but at times we can feel it. I heard another Christian describe God's presence as "liquid love being poured down."
Although I agree with those who say not to rely on emotional experiences... Why deny them?.
Beth Jones - Teaching -God's Love
March Plant & Flourish
Scripture
Scripture
The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
They will grown like a cedar in Lebanon,
Planted in the house of the Lord they will flourish in the Courts of our God.
Psalm 92:13&14
Who doesn’t want to flourish? Here is the Beth Jones website for hours of free online audio lessons. I plan to listen to them all.
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Joyce Meyer
"God created us in a way that He is the only one who can satisfy us. When we go to something other than God to make us feel good...we're really just replacing something real with a cheap substitute. Whatever your emotional needs are today, know that only God can meet them. He is the only lasting source of life. Go to him today - He's the only one who can satisfy."
Planted In The House
There was a time when I thought “Why should I gather with others?” I paid a heavy price for my ‘Just God & Me’ attitude, and now I am ‘all in.’ Beth Jones has a teaching module that explains why we need to seek God within a body of Believers. The Importance of Being Planted in a Good Church - part of the Basic 7 series.
Miss Pat... why are your music selections from twenty years ago?
I love music and when you are over seventy you don't care if a song is twenty years old.
April New Birth
Scripture
God..has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
1Peter 1:3
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Easter - Resurrection Sunday
Visit the Andrew Wommack website for teachings that explain everything.
I am following the Eternal Life series from Andrew Wommack and learning a lot.
This is life eternal that they may know
Thee and Jesus whom you have sent. John 17:1-3
May Honor & Love
Scripture
Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting,
But a woman who feasrs the Lord is to be praised.
Give her the reward she has earned,
And let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
Proverbs 31: 29-31
Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church ..
Ephesians 5:25
Honor your father and your mother,
As the Lord your God comanded you,
That your days may be long,
And that it may go well with you
In the land that the Lord yor God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 5:16
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The Mitford Series
Are you ready to sit back and relax? It is impossible not to enjoy this New York Times best selling series by Jan Karon.
June Power
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For as many as received him to them he gave power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.
John 1:12
But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things and we by him.
1 Corinthians 8:6
Our biological fathers are great but if they behave in ways that declare their fallen humanity - no worries there is a Heavenly Father who is above it all. The Old Testament has references to God as "Abba" which is 'father' in Hebrew. Our God is Father and We are His children.
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Twenty years ago, I was a member of a church that offered a path to leadership that included reading The Spiritual Man by Watchman Nee. Because of my background, I had never heard of Watchman Nee and I am discovering that a lot of today’s nondenominational Christians have not heard of him either. His books are wonderful. Thorough. Complete. Uncompromising and Enlightening. With an introduction like that…here is a link to a website that lists the books he has written and gives a brief biography of this remarkable man.
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July Holy Spirit
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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;
And youwill be my witnesses in Jerusalem,
And in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Acts 1:8
On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
When Paul placed his hands on the,
The Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
Acts 19:5-6
And I will put my spirt in you and move you
To follow my decrees and be careful to follow my laws.
Ezekiel 36:27
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Francesca Battistelli - Holy Spirit
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Becoming a Pentacostal Style (my own term) Christian in my late twenties, I was new to the word Revival. For years I have heard people respectfully refer to Azusa Street. Browsing on my library's website, I found Frank Bartleman's account of Azusa Street.
Azusa Street, Frank Bartleman,
Whitaker House 1982
August King Jesus
August King Jesus
Scripture
For dominion belongs to the Lord and He rules over the nations.
Psalm 22:28
I am the Lord, and there is no other, apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me, so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting people may know there is none besides me. I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster, I , the Lord do all these things.
Isaiah 45: 5-7
We all want the right political system, but the bottom line is we need to look to God for answers. I am not advocating for political complacency, but a reminder that God is in control even when the world seems to be spinning out of control. Who is the ultimate King of Kings?
September Israel
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I will bless those who bless you, (Israel)
And him who dishonors you I will curse,
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
Genesis 12:2-3
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Michael L. Brown is an American radio host, author, apologist, and proponent of Messianic Judaism, Christian Zionism, and the Charismatic Movement. The Silencing of the Lambs is his latest book but first check his website for an amazing encounter with a unique and brillant man.
October The Light
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"This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you.
God is light and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin."
1 John 1:5-7
I am the Lord the God of all the peoples of the world.
Is anything too hard for me?
Jeremiah 32:26
Does God Really Need My help?
We are all familiar with the 'Let Go and Let God' saying but somehow it never resinated with me. I was recently in a situation where it became very clear that I couldn't change it.Why did I even think that I could do a better job than God? He can change it and do so with all the power of Heaven on Earth. What a relief to stop trying and know that "God's got this."
Be still and know that I am God.
Psalm 46:10
November Thankful
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Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord,
for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 106:1
It is he who made us and we are his,
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise,
give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good
and his love endures forever, his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 100
For everything God created is good,
And nothing is to be rejected
If it is received with thanksgiving.
1 Timothy 4:4
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Promises for your Everyday Life
Joyce Meyer
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Andrew Wommack is a gifted and low key teacher of God's Word. He built Charis Bible College in Colorado and has a world wide teaching ministry. No hype. No fanfare just Andrew teaching from the Word. Listening to the archived videos has helped me alot and I recommend it to anyone who wants a closer walk with The Creator of the Universe. Is there somebody who doesnt want that?
December Immanuel
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Scriptures
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
\But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah.
Yet a ruler of Israel whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf.
Micah 5:2
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Refresh Bible Study Magazine
A Lighthouse Bible Studies publication
Christmas Edition
I am enjoying Lighthouse Bible Studies. I met the editor Katy Kauffman in 2017 at the Blue Ridge Mt Christian Writer's Conference. Here is an exerpt from their website:
"Knowing God, loving Him and being loved by Him is the greatest adventure of life. It's the greatest treasure that can be possessed and the Bible is the treasure map God has given us to find it and live it."
Beebe Kauffman - Lighthouse Bible Studies