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Have you ever noticed some of your greatest trials come after you’ve won your greatest battles? After Israel defeated and captured Jericho their self-confidence got them into a lot of trouble and defeat at Ai (Joshua 7). Elijah fled in fear after a major win at Mt. Carmel (1 Kings 19). You cannot let your…
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Daily Devotional – Day 18 “Praying the Scriptures” Read: Any Scripture you want – just pray it! I remember the first time I tried to pray for a solid hour. I was about 19 and in my college dorm room. Before that day, I was praying anywhere from 5-10 minutes at one setting. Outside of…
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Daily Devotional – Day 17 “Prayer Walking” Read: Psalm 1:1-3 You’ve heard of praying and you’ve heard of walking but have you ever heard of prayer walking? It’s a great way to pray for targeted areas like neighborhoods, school, government buildings, and any other place you can walk around. I’ve found walking and running to…
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Hey Family Church! I didn’t do a devotional today for the 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. I want you to pray specifically about some of the things in this email instead. First, let me start by saying how deeply honored and humbled I am to be your pastor. I’m overjoyed and thankful to the…
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Daily Devotional Day 15 “When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayers” Read Romans 8:28-39 We’ve all been there. Some prayers are answered and some are not. I’ve prayed for people to be healed and they were and others and there were not. I’ve prayed for marriages to be healed. Some were, some were not. Why do…
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Daily Devotional – Day 14 “Thirsting for the Lord” Read: Psalm 63 Most of us have never been thirsty unto death. Realistically, that only takes a couple of days. I remember working hard during the summer heat and experiencing fatigue and dizziness associated with dehydration. I was so overheated from working outside that I jumped…
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Daily Devotional – Day 13 “Fasting For a Problem” Read: Ezra 8:21-23 Fasting and prayer in Scripture occurred for several reasons. Jesus fasted for preparation in His ministry. Ezra fasted because he was facing a problem and needed God’s help. In 538 B.C., the Persians overthrew the Babylonians and the Persian King Cyrus gave the…
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Daily Devotional – Day 12 “Jesus Prays For You” Read: John 17:9-10 “I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them (John 17:9-10).”…
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In this new year perhaps one of your resolutions is to get your finances in order. If you are upside down in your finances here’s the hard truth: no one is going to bail you out of your economic troubles. It’s always harder to get out of debt that it was to get into it. But…
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Daily Devotional – Day 11 “Esther’s Fast” Read: Esther 4:12-16 King Ahasuerus of Persia had been convinced by Haman, his second-in-command, to kill all the Jews because the Jew Mordecai would not bow down to him. Esther, a Jew, had been chosen as a queen of this kingdom and was in a crucial place to…
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