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Peter: Why Do You Doubt?

2/18/2020

We are currently, on Tuesday mornings, looking at seven different characters from God's Word.

We've looked at Abraham: God’s Powerful Promise to a Patriarch, Joseph: He Obeyed Quickly & Completely, Moses: Lifting the Hands of God’s Man, Moses & Aaron: The Leaders Punished, and David: An Acceptable Offering.

Today, we're looking at Peter: Why Do You Doubt? Peter is a fascinating character. I see so much of myself in Peter.

These characters are also featured in (Part Three: Days 21-27 Men of God Character Study) our Come and Gather: Family Time With God 27-day devotional. Or, what we lovingly refer to as Gather.

Today's theme is the protection and provision of the Savior, and our text is Matthew 14:22-33.

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David: An Acceptable Offering

2/11/2020

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We are currently, on Tuesday mornings, looking at seven different characters from God's Word.

We took a break last Tuesday and looked at 9 Blessings of Brokenness, but today we're back on track.

We've looked at Abraham: God’s Powerful Promise to a Patriarch, Joseph: He Obeyed Quickly & Completely, Moses: Lifting the Hands of God’s Man and Moses & Aaron: The Leaders Punished. Today, we're looking at David: An Acceptable Offering.

These characters are also featured in (Part Three: Days 21-27 Men of God Character Study) our Come and Gather: Family Time With God 27-day devotional. Or, what we lovingly refer to as Gather. Today's theme is consecration and our text is from Psalm 19.

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Moses & Aaron: The Leaders Punished

1/28/2020

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We are currently, on Tuesday mornings, looking at seven different characters from God's Word. We've looked at Abraham: God’s Powerful Promise to a Patriarch, Joseph: He Obeyed Quickly & Completely and Moses: Lifting the Hands of God’s Man. Today, we're looking at Moses again but also Aaron.

These characters are also featured in (Part Three: Days 21-27 Men of God Character Study) our Come and Gather: Family Time With God 27-day devotional. Or, what we lovingly refer to as Gather.

Today's theme is responsibility and our text is from Numbers 20:1-13 and 1 Timothy 2:1-2.

"And the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. And Miriam died there and was buried there.

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Moses: Lifting the Hands of God’s Man

1/21/2020

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We are currently, on Tuesday mornings, looking at seven different characters from God's Word. We've looked at Abraham: God’s Powerful Promise to a Patriarch and Joseph: He Obeyed Quickly & Completely. Today, we're looking at Moses: Lifting the Hands of God’s Man.

These characters are also featured in (Part Three: Days 21-27 Men of God Character Study) our Come and Gather: Family Time With God 27-day devotional. Or, what we lovingly refer to as Gather. Today's theme is encouragement and our text is from Exodus 17:1-16.

“Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses' hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side.

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Joseph: He Obeyed Quickly and Completely

1/14/2020

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We are currently, on Tuesday mornings, looking at seven different characters from God's Word. Last week we looked at Abraham: God’s Powerful Promise to a Patriarch. Today, we're looking at Joseph: He Obeyed Quickly & Completely.

These characters are also featured in (Part Three: Days 21-27 Men of God Character Study) our Come and Gather: Family Time With God 27-day devotional. Or, what we lovingly refer to as Gather. Our text today is found in Genesis 37:

“And Israel said to Joseph, ‘Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.’ And he said to him, ‘Here I am.’ So, he said to him, ‘Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word.’ So, he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

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Abraham: God’s Powerful Promise to a Patriarch

1/7/2020

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Abraham: God’s Powerful Promise to a Patriarch

Recently, I took the Word of the Year quiz over at DaySpring. My word for this year is Gather! I found that quite interesting since we already had this Gather series in the works. It was like a little confirmation from God to move forward with it. I love those little confirmations!

So, for the next seven weeks (the next seven Tuesdays) we are going to be looking at seven different characters from God's Word.

These characters are also featured in (Part Three: Days 21-27 Men of God Character Study) our Come and Gather: Family Time With God 27-day devotional. Or, what we lovingly refer to as Gather.

It's never too late to find your word of the year. Hop on over to DaySpring and take the Word of the Year quiz. It's simple! You're only 7 questions away from finding your Word of the Year!

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5 Signs of a Functional Family: Children who Obey and Honor

10/8/2019

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5 Signs of a Functional Family: Children who Obey and Honor

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother’ this is the first commandment with a promise” (Ephesians 6:1-2).

This is the final post in our 5 Signs of a Functional Family series. We've looked at An Attitude of Service, Intimacy Between the Husband and Wife, Husbands Who are Loving Leaders and Parents Who Both Teach and Train Their Children. All of these are signs of functional families. While the first four signs are primarily directed to parents and must be parent lead, the fifth and final sign is one which children bear the responsibility.

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