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Fast Day 12: New Clothing
We all want to put on clothes that are well-fitting, attractive, serviceable and appropriate! And we would never knowingly let our children leave the house with dirty or torn clothes that are too small. Unless they are making mud pies or building a treehouse! But what about how we clothe ourselves spiritually? That old life…
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A Season of Seeds Day 4: Love the Hungry
Which commandment is the most important of all? Jesus answered … You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. Mark 12: 28-31 Loving God with everything…
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Planting Seeds for the Stranger Day 6: Relationships
Children, “honor your father and mother” as the first commandment says. This also has a promise attached to it, “live well and have a long life.” Fathers, don’t frustrate your children with your authority. Take them by the hand and lead them by example in the way of the Master. Workers, respectfully obey your earthly…
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Planting Seeds for the Stranger Day 3: Love and Success
Reinforce godliness with brotherly affection, then increase brotherly affection with love for everyone. The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1: 5 – 8 In church in Tribuswinkel, Austria, this Sunday, the pastor spoke about Christian success. He…
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Planting Seeds for the Stranger Day 2: Faith to Love
5 In view of all this, be diligent to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your FAITH with a generous provision of moral excellence, and complement moral excellence with knowledge, 6 build up knowledge with self-control, and improve self-control with patient endurance, strengthen patient endurance with godliness, 7 and reinforce godliness with brotherly affection, then increase brotherly affection…
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Habits of Jesus Day 3: Put On Love
Jesus presents love as an enduring habit that we must all wear: love God, love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22: 37-39), and love your enemies (Matthew 5:44). This was a habit He wore the whole time He was on earth, so must we. But how? We all want to put on clothes that are…
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FIVE MARKS OF A DISCIPLE: OCTOBER 5 – NOVEMBER 2
Posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Fasting builds intimacy with God, and encourages you to grow inwardly, upwardly, and outwardly. Explore five marks of a transformed disciple of Jesus and determine five actions that will allow God to change you. An action that applies to each mark is focus. Fasting and prayer is God’s way for us to find the kind of focus that builds intimacy within and actions without. Be with Him. Be like Him. Do what He wants.
COMING NEXT! MAKING SPACE: NOVEMBER 4 – NOVEMBER 27
Reflect on how to use fasting to make more space for God in your life. Make space in the moment and better reflect God to others. Make space in the morning and enjoy intimacy with Him. Make space in your conversations with others and learn how to listen like He does. Make space in your schedule to breathe and be refreshed by Him. Make space in your commitments so that you can say Yes! to the things He wants you to do. God made a space in His world for us. Let’s return the favor!
