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Fast Day 3: True Thirst
When we fast, we want to pay less attention to what we are giving up and more attention to God. We want our hunger and thirst for something physical to be replaced with a renewed hunger and thirst for something spiritual. A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me…
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Hunger for the Harvest Day 24: Bear Fruit
We plant seeds that grow and eventually bear fruit for His abundant harvest. Let’s keep connected to Jesus and bear fruit that brings true joy for us and those He places in our path! I am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch that doesn’t bear fruit, and…
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Hunger for the Harvest Day 13: Holy Living, Holy Guide
There are so many types of guides we may run into in our life. We mostly are not shy about respecting the expertise of others and we welcome help when we can find it or afford it. We may engage a marriage counselor, a business mentor, a life coach, an accountant, a lawyer, a tax-preparer,…
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Hunger for the Harvest Day 8: True Thirst
When we fast, we want to pay less attention to what we are giving up and more attention to God. We want our hunger and thirst for something physical to be replaced with a renewed hunger and thirst for something spiritual. A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me…
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Habits of Jesus Day 17: Overcoming
Recorded in the book of John, at the Last Supper, Jesus takes a lot of time to speak with His disciples about upcoming things (John 13-17). One of the themes is that no matter what kind of troubles will be coming, He has already overcome them: His body will be resurrected to heaven, He will…
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Habits of Jesus Day 15: Loving the Sick
Jesus healed the dead body of Lazarus and he came out of the grave alive. That was a miracle! But even more touching was how Jesus loved Lazarus as a brother and wept for him and for his sisters Mary and Martha. Martha and Mary sent word to Jesus, saying, “Lord, he whom you love…
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Habits of Jesus Day 10: Protect Them
This was not the first time that Jesus prayed for His mission and the mission He was to leave behind for the disciples to spearhead. It was not the first time He prayed for the twelve disciples and for the people who were following Him. But, since it was some of the last words recorded…
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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 9: Bear Fruit
We plant seeds that grow and eventually bear fruit. Let’s keep connected to Jesus and bear fruit that brings true joy! I am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch that doesn’t bear fruit, and He prunes what does bear fruit so that it will be even more…
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Planting Seeds Day 8: Holy Spirit Guide
There are so many types of guides we may run into in our life. We mostly are not shy about respecting the expertise of others and we welcome help when we can find it or afford it. We may engage a marriage counselor, a business mentor, a life coach, an accountant, a lawyer, a tax-preparer,…
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HABITS OF JESUS, MARCH 12 – APRIL 4
Daily posts to learn more about how Jesus modeled His life for us. For 21 days leading up to Easter, explore the habits of Jesus that kept Him hungering for His Father and continuing His mission. Even though He was separated from Him on earth and about to be separated in a different way by His death on the cross, He was faithful and believed in His resurrection.
Coming Next: 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.
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