Prayer for Today

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So many issues, decisions and things to overcome on a daily basis, Lord. It’s part of the struggle of life. Believing didn’t make that go away, but it gives me the grace to approach the day’s tasks. Thank you for making me an overcomer. Thank you for each day’s portion in your precious name and … Read more

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20220615

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Today is a beautiful day, because “Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice. Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.” (Isaiah 32: … Read more

Announcing the Celebrity Pastor’s Return

A View from the Pews

So, the church split; and, as the elders requested, we all ‘moved on,’ except for the survivors. There was no ‘moving on’ for them. What was the church doing for them? From the book: “The six months went by in a split-attention sort of way as Everyday Fellowship continued to grow closer as a church … Read more

Prayer for Today

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Father God, thank you for my family. Thank you for my brothers and sisters in Christ, for we are one in the Spirit. I bring my praise to your mercy seat in the name and authority of Jesus, according to your good and perfect will. Amen.   “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ … Read more

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20220614

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Today is a beautiful day, because God warns before he judges, “Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, ‘Because you despise this word and trust in oppression and perverseness and rely on them, therefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach in a high wall, bulging out and about to collapse, whose … Read more

This Present Darkness

A View from the Pews

The hard realization that reform would not be part of the future of FCCF saddened me. I watched the downward spiral of the church I loved and served for over a decade. There was no going back. From the book: “The Truth and Reform FCCF members began gathering in the sanctuary of a nearby church … Read more

Prayer for Today

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Holy Spirit, I open my heart. Fill it with the love for others that I cannot muster. Help me pray for those who come against me. Help me to discern in the name and authority of Jesus, according to your good and perfect will. Amen.   “We love because he first loved us. If anyone … Read more

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20220613

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Today is a beautiful day, because Isaiah foretells the redemption of Israel, “In that day, ‘A pleasant vineyard, sing of it! I, the Lord, am its keeper; every moment I water it. Lest anyone punish it, I keep it night and day; I have no wrath.’” (Isaiah 27: 2-4a ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Prayer for Today

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Father God, grant me the ability to love others in your capacity and not my own. Forgive me when I fail you. Lift me in your grace and set my feet on the solid ground of your love. Be glorified in the outcome of my day. I come in reverent respect for who you are. … Read more

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20220612

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Today is a beautiful day, because Isaiah praises, “With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day: ‘Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.’” (Isaiah 11: 3-4 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday