Prayer for Today

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Father, God, to think that you loved me before I knew you, to think that you loved me even in my darkest moments, to think that your goodness overcomes leads me to the well of your mercy and forgiveness. The renewal of your living water is like no other. The uplift of your redeeming love … Read more

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20230319

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Today is a beautiful day, because “Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago.” (Isaiah 51:9 ESV)   Strength   #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Prayer Today

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I’m waiting, Lord, humbly and quietly waiting. This is the time you meet me. This is the time you reveal yourself to me. This is the time I sense your nearness through the shivers of perfect love. This is the time I hear you speak through your Word. This is the time I learn of … Read more

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20230318

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Today is a beautiful day, because Isaiah wrote of the Messiah as God’s servant hundreds of years before His birth, “And now the Lord says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him; and that Israel might be gathered to him—for I am honored in the … Read more

A View from the Pews: Reprise #6 — Changes in Bylaws

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A mediation meeting in the personal injury case against Steve Wingfield and FCCF/Christ First is set for April, 2023. I’ll be going through my previous posts to bring you up to speed on the story line. You can keep up with court dates with this link: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/searchDockets.do?inputVO.caseNumber=21SL-CC04432&inputVO.courtId=CT21   Changes in the bylaws of my former … Read more

Prayer for Today

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Yahweh Sabaoth, You are the Lord of Hosts. There is no other, only You. I lift my head to Your holy hill. I lift my hands to the heavens in praise. I lift my heart to know You better in the name and authority of Jesus, according to Your good and perfect will. Amen.   … Read more

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20230317

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Today is a beautiful day, because “Surely in the LORD I have righteousness and strength. To Him men shall come, and all shall be ashamed who are incensed against Him.” (Isaiah 43:24 NKJV)   Strength   #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20230316

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Today is a beautiful day, because God calls for silence as the nations enter His courtroom, “Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment.” (Isaiah 41:1 ESV) Strength #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Prayer for Today

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Father God, I trust You. You delivered me from the ashes of my past. I rise on the wings of Your eternal promise to praise You in the name and authority of Jesus, according to Your good and perfect will. Amen.   “In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them. To you … Read more

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20230315

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Today is a beautiful day, because “Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:30-31 ESV)   … Read more