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Leading Forward: Spiritual Christmas Gift List
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Living in purpose and strengths. Spiritual Christmas Gift List. Monday, December 22, 2014. Gift giving is a Christmas tradition ever since the Wise Men went bearing gifts to the baby Jesus. You all may have gift giving traditions in your family. We do. The whole family – all 20 of us – go to my parents house on Christmas morning as we have for my whole life. We eat breakfast -. There is usually a lot of love wrapped up with gift giving! Elizabeth’s gift was joy. Elizabeth was joyful in her own ...Elizabe...
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A Stream of Grace: Waiting
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A Stream of Grace. Thursday, December 17, 2009. Advent. A time for waiting. I realized a moment ago that I have not been waiting for Christ this Christmas. He is coming. Without His sweet presence none of the warmth of this season would be possible; it would not even be needed. We sing this song in my church during this time. Come, thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free;. From our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in thee. Will you all wait with me? Thy Mercy, My God. And wee...
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Leading Forward: August 2014
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Living in purpose and strengths. Tuesday, August 26, 2014. God used order and purpose in creation. To be "righteous" means to be in correct alignment with God, other creatures, and the earth. What can we learn from God’s order? How important is it for us to live an orderly life? The Bible tells us there is a time for everything and purpose for everything under heaven. This is a reminder to us to live an intentional life. God used creative and wildly imaginative powers. God was pleased with his creation.
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Leading Forward: Thank-Filled Life = Joy-filled Life
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Living in purpose and strengths. Thank-Filled Life = Joy-filled Life. Tuesday, June 9, 2015. I Thessalonians 5:16-18, “Be joyful always; pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” How can we be “joyful always? Psalm 100 in the psalm of thanksgiving and tells us how to live a joy-filled life. Shout with joy to the. Come before him, singing with joy. He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Shout with joy to the Lord.
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Leading Forward: Controlling Your Emotional Life
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Living in purpose and strengths. Controlling Your Emotional Life. Sunday, July 12, 2015. Tommy Newberry, author of The 4:8 Principle. And 40 Days to a Joy-filled Life,. Says to master our emotional life, we must understand 3 simple maxims that explain the mental dynamics of emotional health. Law of Attention –. Whatever you dwell upon becomes increasingly prominent in our own mind. Or do you over share your personal crisis? Do you dwell and broadcast your blessings or curses? Law of Exchange -. This is y...
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Leading Forward: Real Worship
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Living in purpose and strengths. Sunday, February 22, 2015. What gives us pleasure? I find pleasure in looking into my grandchildren’s sweet faces and seeing those big blue happy eyes. I recently experience pleasure listening to an orchestra concert and heard plenty of old tunes from the big band era. God created us for his pleasure. Our first purpose in life it to bring enjoyment to God. Bringing pleasure to God is called “worship.”. Anything we do that brings pleasure to God is an act of worship. We pl...
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Leading Forward: November 2014
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Living in purpose and strengths. Thursday, November 13, 2014. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. This passage calls on us to put away three childish behaviors: talking like a child, thinking like a child, and reasoning like a child. In our relationships do we fall back into childish habits of speaking, thinking, and reasoning? How does a child speak? A child whines, pouts, and shouts.
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Leading Forward: June 2014
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Living in purpose and strengths. Thursday, June 12, 2014. Have you ever had to take a detour? I wander what might have happened to Paul and Silas if they hadn’t listened to God’s Spirit? What might have happened to them and to the Gospel message if they had not taken the bypass? When we listen to God’s leading and take his bypasses, we get to see the blessings he has in store for us! So instead, they went on through Mysia to the seaport of Troas. Posted by Dr. Cathy R. Turner. Dr Cathy Robbs Baker. Burst...
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Leading Forward: December 2014
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Living in purpose and strengths. Spiritual Christmas Gift List. Monday, December 22, 2014. Gift giving is a Christmas tradition ever since the Wise Men went bearing gifts to the baby Jesus. You all may have gift giving traditions in your family. We do. The whole family – all 20 of us – go to my parents house on Christmas morning as we have for my whole life. We eat breakfast -. There is usually a lot of love wrapped up with gift giving! Elizabeth’s gift was joy. Elizabeth was joyful in her own ...Elizabe...
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