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Ephesians 2:11-22 (NRSV)



So then, remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, called "the uncircumcision" by those who are called "the circumcision" -- a physical circumcision made in the flesh by human hands -- remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood… Continue

Psalm 31:1, 19-24 (NRSV)



In you, O LORD, I seek refuge;

do not let me ever be put to shame;

in your righteousness deliver me.



O how abundant is your goodness

that you have laid up for those who fear you,

and accomplish for those who take refuge in you,

in the sight of everyone!

In the shelter of your presence

you hide them from human plots;

you hold them safe under your shelter

from contentious tounges.



Blessed be the… Continue

2 Timothy 1:3-14 (NRSV)



I am grateful to God--whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did--when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you. For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my… Continue

Ephesians 4:17-24 (NRSV)



Now this I affirm and insist on in the Lord: you must no longer live as the Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart. They have lost all sensitivity and have abandoned themselves to licentiousness, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. That is not the way you learned Christ! For surely you have heard about him and were taught in… Continue

1 Peter 5:6-11 (NRSV)



Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. Discipline yourselves, keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in your faith, for you know that your brothers and sisters in all the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering. And after you have suffered for a little while,… Continue

Luke 18:9-14 (NRSV)



He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.' But the tax collector, standing far off,… Continue

My testimony I can only do with Gods grace, Christ’s love for me, and the Holy Spirit moving me.

There is a Native American story about a white man that found an abandoned eagle egg and placed it under a hen in a chicken coop. It eventually hatched, and believed it was a chicken like all the others. The only problem was that the other chickens knew he was different and would pick and peck on him all the time. Well, one day she looked up and asked one of the chickens what that was…

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COFFEE BREAK BY LORRAINE

"Your Own"

"I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see." Revelation 3:18

In our study last night at church on the seven churches in the Book of Revelation we discovered that at Laodicea they made eye salve. One of the commands to the church of the…

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Prayer and the Prayer Warriors/Intercessors



(Psalm 34:3)

O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.



What is prayer?

1) A conversation with God; a connection with our heavenly Father.

2) It’s a privilege and responsibility.

3) A request that can move the hand of God in a situation where there is no other hope.

4) Crying out to God from deep inside, pouring out your soul before God.

5) Prayer blesses you not only when it’s… Continue

I Appeal to You

... through Bertha Dudde - 25.8.1962









Doubting divine revelations....







Time and again people will doubt My divine revelations because they do not have enough living faith, otherwise they could easily understand My actions during the final time before the end. Living faith demands a life of love, which most people disregard because they only want to love themselves, and in this misguided love they cannot find Me, they cannot… Continue

DEAR GOD:





I want to thank You for what you have already done. I am not going to wait until I see results or receive rewards; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they stop talking about me; I am thanking you right now.. I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears ; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to…

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