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Habits of Jesus Day 2: Dawn Patrol
God doesn’t call us to be a light for others without giving us the wherewithal, motivation and soundness of self as a foundation for our own lives. Remembering and noticing and engaging with Him and the works He has prepared for you is always easier when you turn to the newly created dawn and His…
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Habits of Jesus Day 1: The Lord’s Prayer
The disciples noticed that Jesus prayed when He was alone. They asked Him how they could make His habit their own. The Lord’s Prayer. Jesus said, pray this way: “Our Father, who is in heaven, holy be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us…
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Planting Seeds Day 18: Seeds of Influence
The Great Commission: The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some of them doubted. Then Jesus came to them, and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples…
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Planting Seeds Day 17: Insider or Outsider?
Planting seeds and traditional farming most often takes place outside the confines of a frantic city life. It is an outside and an outsider, lonely occupation. It might be a simpler home life, as it often only depends upon a family and a few hires to make it work. But the results are tangible and…
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Planting Seeds Day 16: Shelter Them
People who need shelter often have many other issues to solve. Jesus proposes a radical response to a neighbor who needs help: The man asked, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho who was stripped, beaten and left half dead by robbers. A priest and a Levite man…
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Planting Seeds Day 15: Loving the Homeless
Homelessness is not new, but we often try to fix it with modern, systemic solutions. Maybe there is another solution. Planting seeds of help for the homeless could start with seeing them with God’s eyes of love. In the days of affliction and homelessness, Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers which have now…
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Planting Seeds Day 14: Feeding the Hungry
Planting seeds of God’s care in people’s hearts may grow from the soil of fullness in their belly. And especially when they feel a connection to the person who plants and fills them with God’s happy Word. Jesus withdrew to a secluded place, and when the people heard, they followed Him on foot from the…
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Planting Seeds Day 13: Covering Shame
God calls us to plant seeds of love that include His words that free us all from shame and might include actual clothing. The LORD God said to Adam, “You shall not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for you will certainly die.” … Then the LORD God said, “It…
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Planting Seeds Day 12: Covering the Naked
Planting seeds of God’s love can start from meeting people’s basic needs and clothing is a big need! The Prodigal Son: The younger of two sons asked for his share of his father’s estate and the father’s wealth was divided. The younger son went away and squandered it with wild living. The only job he…
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Planting Seeds Day 11: Repent!
You can plant seeds one by one with your own green or not-so-green thumb, or use a big noisy and smelly machine to do all the work for you. Not that God has anything against machinery for farmers! But when we move forward to plant seeds for His kingdom, God wants a personal touch. He…
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30 DAY FAST, SEPTEMBER 1 – SEPTEMBER 30 (Join any time, see how to prepare below.)
Early morning posts every day: 30 days of fasting does not mean you do not eat for 30 days! A fast can be many things. Normally it is a plan to deny yourself some kind of food or something that is habitual. You want the lack of it to be noticed regularly by your body and your mind. And you want to experience a sort of hunger for it. It can be a good thing or a bad thing. A fast, by design, will turn your thoughts toward God when the moment comes that you say No. These posts will help you prepare and focus on how He will spiritually provide what you need, in the moment and beyond.
Evening posts every day: Personal posts from me that share my own daily experience of fasting, encourage tasting the sweetness of our Lord before sleep, and prepare us for an ever deeper renewal in the morning.
INFORMATION ABOUT PREPARING FOR YOUR FAST
Check out this preparation post to help you identify which meals or what things God may be asking you to abstain from for your fast: Fast Prep Day 2: What Could My Fast Look Like?
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