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Fasting in the Bible Day 7: Isaiah Part 1
God says to Isaiah, “Announce this out loud and do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet, and declare to My people their wrongdoing. Uncover the sins of these people of Jacob. They pretend to seek Me every day and desire to know My ways. Just like a nation that is righteous and does not forsake the…
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Habits of Jesus Day 11: Humility and Love
Be humble, like Christ. Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. Do nothing from selfishness or empty…
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Fast Day 5: Don’t Fast Like This
Isaiah 58 outlines the kind of fast or response that God wants from us. He doesn’t want what the Israelites had been giving Him: a stolid, pious, self-righteous, cold, calculating, look-at-me, tit-for-tat, complaining, religious attitude. You say, “Why have we fasted and You have not been impressed? Why have we been hard on ourselves and…
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A Season of Harvest Day 14: Humbly Born
Clothe yourselves with humility as you relate to one another, for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God and at the right time He will lift you up. 1 Peter 5: 5-6 John the Baptist is a beautiful example of someone clothed with…
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Marks of a Disciple 15: Journey
A progressive list of qualities in 2 Peter 1:6-7, includes many marks of a disciple Paul sees are useful and fruitful. He lists diligence (focus), moral excellence (integrity), knowledge (spirituality), self-control (focus), perseverance (focus), godliness (spirituality), brotherly kindness (humility), and love (compassion). They correspond well with the five marks discussed in the previous posts. Who…
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Marks of a Disciple 14: Focus Questions
This questionnaire is designed for you to self-assess behaviors that show at what level you are taking actions, making choices, and attaining knowledge that characterizes a disciple of Christ. Ask yourself these questions and gain clarity regarding your path of growth in focus. This is not a test! There is no grade! There is no…
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Marks of a Disciple 13: Integrity Questions
This questionnaire is designed for you to self-assess behaviors that show at what level you are taking actions, making choices, and attaining knowledge that characterizes a disciple of Christ. Ask yourself these questions and gain clarity regarding your path of growth in integrity. This is not a test! There is no grade! There is no…
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Marks of a Disciple 12: Compassion Questions
This questionnaire is designed for you to self-assess behaviors that show at what level you are taking actions, making choices, and attaining knowledge that characterizes a disciple of Christ. Ask yourself these questions and gain clarity regarding your path of growth in compassion. This is not a test! There is no grade! There is no…
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Marks of a Disciple 11: Humility Questions
This questionnaire is designed for you to self-assess behaviors that show at what level you are taking actions, making choices, and attaining knowledge that characterizes a disciple of Christ. Ask yourself these questions and gain clarity regarding your path of growth in humility. This is not a test! There is no grade! There is no…
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Marks of a Disciple 7: Compassion
If a disciple exhibits the first two marks of a disciple: spirituality and humility; he will be compelled to do something with that. A disciple is not only called to go but to go out. There are many opportunities for us to go, and the key mark of a successful mission or ministry is our…
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FASTING IN THE BIBLE, APRIL 8 – MAY 29
Posts every Wednesday and Friday to learn about fasting in the Bible. We will review the whole Bible, exploring what happened when fasting was a special focus for the people of Israel, in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Keeping in mind the way that Jesus taught us to fast, we will find new ways for us to enact a spiritual habit of fasting in our modern lives.
COMING NEXT: HUNGER FOR THE HARVEST, JUNE 2 – AUGUST 21
Posts every Wednesday and Friday to learn about the connection between fasting and His harvest. We will explore together how fasting increases your hunger for God, creating a position of humility that thirsts for holy intimacy and holy maturity. Helping others and planting seeds will become a natural and a supernatural response. Jesus is the Lord of the Harvest, He will use you in the lives of others to further His kingdom.
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