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Day 2
Tuesday, January 26 – Day 2 SURRENDER & SELF-EMPTYING: Josh 6:1,2 – (SESSION 3) Right at the start, Joshua 6:1-2 confounds both Joshua and us with contradictory logic. “Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. And the LORD said unto Joshua SEE, I have given Jericho into […]
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Day 1
Theme: Seeking God for Direction (Based on Joshua and the Battle of Jericho) Monday, January 25 – Day 1 HEART TO RECEIVE: Josh 5:13-15 – (Session 1) The “attack” on Jericho was designed by God. One day shortly after the first Passover in 40 years, Joshua was out on the western perimeter of the […]
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Shameless Persistence
January 23-24 Shameless Persistence But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence. Luke 11:8 Recently I looked at this parable in Luke of a middle man who was asked for […]
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Labels
Friday, January 22 Labels Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Psalm 100:3 If you desire to know the location where your clothes were manufactured, one simply looks at the tag. God made us. He […]
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From the Inside Out
Thursday, January 21 From the Inside Out You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Matthew 7:16 Fruit comes from a tree or plant which has roots, stems, and branches receiving all the proper nutrition from a good soil. Good fruit comes when there’s a proper […]
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Whose Load Are You Carrying?
Wednesday, January 20 Whose Load Are You Carrying? Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 Recently I was leaving the supermarket and noticed an elderly woman loading packages into her car and I wanted to help. In this moment I thought, ‘Whose load are […]
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Make a Difference
Tuesday, January 19 Make a Difference Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me. John 15:4 Recently I received a text that read ‘You make […]
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Dreaming With a Purpose
Monday, January 18 Dreaming With a Purpose Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. Genesis […]