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Ever feel stressed out? Stress can cause huge physical and emotional damage to your life. Weight loss, lack of sleep, anxiety, hurt relationships and numerous other issues can arise from a stress-filled life. My prayer for you is, “The Lord gives strength to his people. The Lord blesses his people with peace” (Psalm 29:11). So…
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Life reaches points when hurt, pain, and chaos spiral beyond our control. At these times the temptation is to believe the deception hope, relief, and peace are things of the past. God is present, even in trouble. His presence brings security, peace, and comfort. He provides rest, strength, and hope. While we all need people…
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Help Is On The Way As much as preachers speak they should listen just as much. After all, we all should be, “quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger” (James 1:19). I do a lot of listening. Usually the way a “counseling session” works is I listen for the first half, advise…
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Two Days left! Keep going! 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting Day 20 An Effective Prayer Life How effective are your prayers? Are there certain things that can harm the prayers you pray? All of us want prayers to be answered. Why else would we pray them? Truth is God always answers. We just get…
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3 More days…hang in there and finish strong! Daily Devotional – Day 19 “Keeping it in Perspective” Read: Philippians 2:1-4; 4:4 The Apostle Paul wrote the book of Philippians from jail and still he had a great view of joy of life. He could have complained in his writings about his circumstances. Can you imagine…
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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…
stephen R Harrison 