contributed by Shelley, a Celebrate the Journey leader
It is scary to admit you are not fine. I haven’t been fine. My friends at Celebrate the Journey could see that in me. I even had a coffee and still looked tired. “What is going on with you?” they ask me, “I can tell you are not [...]
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excerpted from a teaching by Brian Zehr on June 10, 2008
If God is for you, who can be against you? Romans 8
Did you know that there are some words and thoughts that we have that Jesus totally IGNORES? Yep, God will totally ignore certain things about us… things that are opposed to who He [...]
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“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on [...]
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The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
–Psalm 34:17-19 NLT
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excerpted from a teaching by Diane on May 20, 2008
Hebrews 4:12-13
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is [...]
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No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
1 Corinthians 10:13
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from Diane’s Teaching on Tuesday April 8th, 2008.
What would we need the Holy Spirit for?
I recently read this cute story about a Grandpa and his grandson- and it goes like this:
“ Whatcha doing Grandpa?” the little boy asked.
“ Cleaning this old lamp”, Grandpa replied as he looked at the lamp closely and then reached for [...]
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from Sharie’s teaching March 25, 2008
Did you know that the average American has almost $20,000 in debt not including their mortgage? With the current mortgage crisis, our house isn’t as valuable as it use to be. For some of us when we get into the bondage of debt it alters our behavior. The things [...]
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Psalm 142 (The Message)
A David Prayer—When He Was in the Cave
I cry out loudly to God, loudly I plead with God for mercy.
I spill out all my complaints before him,
and spell out my troubles in detail:
“As I sink in despair, my spirit ebbing away,
you know how I’m feeling,
Know the danger I’m in,
the traps hidden in my [...]
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Isaiah 53
1 Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and [...]
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