Luke 17-18 (NLT link) Discover His heart: He responds to our heartfelt praise and thanksgiving My husband and I didn’t stay in youth ministry for 40 years because of the spontaneous and habitual outbursts of gratitude from teenagers. No, it was because we just couldn’t help ourselves – we loved those kids. But when those words of thanks came on…
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June 8 @ Proverbs 2-3
Proverbs 2-3 (NLT) Discover His heart: He desires to give wisdom to all those who follow after Him Everyone wants to be wise. No one has ever said to me, “I can’t wait to be foolish today!” Most of us have a natural curiosity about how things are made, where they come from and how they affect us. When I…
June 3 @ Luke 7-8
Luke 7-8 (NLT) Discover His heart: He is blessed by our acts of faith Military personnel understand authority. I saw this fact played out time and time again while living in Colorado Springs, surrounded by Army and Air Force personnel who attended our church. They understood the chain of command and accepted it with unwavering loyalty, every pastor’s dream. The…
April 1 @ Mark 5-6
Mark 5-6 (NLT) Discover His heart: He responds to our faith with help for our needs Do or die, now or never, win or lose, all or nothing! This is the language and motivation of those who plan to succeed at any cost, those who put their heads down and charge, and we all know individuals who live at this…
Phyllis Benigas 