| May 3, 2010 | | Tanning, Hair Color, Tone Thighs...OH MY!!! |
Spring is the air. We know this because we’ve seen the bright green tulips peeking up their pointy heads to varying degrees from beneath the cold, faded wood chips.
We also know this because we’ve experienced a few lovely warm, sunny days after what seems like a forever cloudy winter pelting tortured hot-weather
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| Jan 5, 2009 | | Y'varekh'kha ADONAI v'yishmerekha! |
Y'varekh'kha ADONAI v'yishmerekha. [May ADONAI bless you and keep you.] Ya'er ADONAI panav eleikha vichunekka. [May ADONAI make his face shine on you and show you his favor.] Yissa ADONAI panav eleikha v'yasem l'kha shalom. [May ADONAI lift up
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| Dec 22, 2008 | | L.A.W. Fulfilled in the Christmas Presence |
“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.”
- Matthew 5:17-18
Wouldn't
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| Sep 28, 2008 | | The Sadducee and the Outcast |
We don't dare class or compare ourselves with some of the people who advertise themselves. In measuring themselves against each other and comparing themselves with each other, they are simply stupid...because it is not the one who recommends himself who is worthy of approval, but the one whom the LORD recommends.
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| Aug 3, 2008 | | דרש Drash - Diligently Seeking Truth |
דרש Drash - Diligently Seeking Truth. The Hebraic thought within this beautiful word will have a tremendous impact on your own personal study of Holy Writ, as it has mine. Within Jewish studies of the Scriptures, the term Beit Midrash is used. It translates 'House of Study/Learning'. You
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| Jul 27, 2008 | | Hinei Mah Tov! |
Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard,on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life
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| Jul 6, 2008 | | Which SEVEN Do I Choose? |
These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him. A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren. -
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| Jun 29, 2008 | | His Granting Grace |
Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the LORD...- Acts 3:19
This may very well be the most important message I have ever relayed. In recent weeks I have been contemplating and studying the literal meaning of
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| Jun 22, 2008 | | The Mirror |
For we know that the Torah is of the Spirit; but as for me, I am bound to the old nature, sold to sin as a slave. I don't understand my own behavior - I don't do what I want to do; instead, I do the very thing I hate!
- Romans 7:14,15
“Mom, Bethany was desperate, so she
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| May 18, 2008 | | Looking Beyond What You See (Both in Times of Pain and Times of Prosperity) Isaiah 11:1-3 |
December of 2007 was a life-changing event for the Schroeder family. In fact, many things have changed in our lives over the past year due to our settling into a new community and all that goes along with that. We have been truly blessed and enriched in countless ways. I know that 2007 brought many blessings
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| Apr 27, 2008 | | L’chayim! |
What good will it do someone if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or, what can a person give in exchange for his life?
- Matthew 16:26
He enjoys nothing—who lacks communion with Christ. He lacks nothing—who enjoys communion with Christ. - Thomas Brooks “Heaven on Earth”
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| Mar 30, 2008 | | Acharit-Hayamim and 'New Age' Cult |
The Spirit expressly states that in the acharit-hayamim some people will apostatize from the faith by paying attention to deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come from the hypocrisy of liars whose own consciences have been burned, as if with a red-hot branding iron. - 1 Timothy
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| Mar 14, 2008 | | Live by the Providence of His Presence - Hesed II |
O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. Because Your loving-kindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. Thus I will
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| Dec 7, 2007 | | The Hasidic Christ Follower |
Then Miryam said, "My soul magnifies ADONAI; and my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior, who has taken notice of his servant-girl in her humble position. For -- imagine it! -- from now on, all generations will call me blessed! "The Mighty One has done great things for me! Indeed, his name is holy; and in every
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| Nov 2, 2007 | | Genera8ions - Women's Ministry Concept |
‘Genera8ions’
Multi-Generational Prayer & Mentoring Group
Mispachah
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| Oct 19, 2007 | | Praying the Father's Will - Part II |
Could the lack of prayer alone (both corporately and privately) be the culprit for our not realizing our hopes and dreams here on earth? Afterall, James did say ‘You do not have because you do not ask’ (James 4:2). Of course, that is only part of the equation, isn’t it? Motive
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| Oct 5, 2007 | | Prayer: Kingdom POWER Manifested Through Kingdom People - Part I |
Revolutionary Thought: With both the Messiah and His Spirit pleading on our behalf in accordance with God's will, then God's children need not struggle as they do with the idea of prayer....except to beat our bodies into the discipline of making our praises and requests known continually.
Romans 8:26-27,
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| Sep 28, 2007 | | His Granting Grace |
Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the LORD...- Acts 3:19
This may very well be the most important message I have ever relayed. In recent weeks I have been contemplating and studying the literal meaning of Biblical repentance.
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| Sep 21, 2007 | | A Portrait of Grace |
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving
preference to one another. - Romans 12:10
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the commun-
ion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. - 2 Corinthians 13:14
Did you know you are an artist? It is true! You may
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| Sep 14, 2007 | | The Face of Unsure |
His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. And this gave Him great pleasure. - Ephesians 1:5
There is a certain look about an individual that reveals what lies at the core. On one hand, there is a brilliant radiance that brightens the countenance
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| Sep 7, 2007 | | IMMERSED in The Word! |
All Scripture is God-breathed and is valuable for teaching the truth, convicting of sin, correcting faults and training in right living; thus anyone who belongs to God may be fully equipped for every good work. - 2 Timothy 3:16-17
There is a blessing that Jewish people say before their study of Torah. It goes like
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| Aug 17, 2007 | | A Bug's Life |
Four things on the earth are small; nevertheless, they are very wise -
the ants, a species not strong, yet they store up their food in the summer;
the coneys, a species with little power, yet they make their home in the rocks;
the locusts, who have no king, yet they all march out in ranks;
and the spiders, which
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| Jul 27, 2007 | | T.I.T.U.S. |
Bid the older women similarly to be reverent and devout in their deportment as becomes those engaged in sacred service, not slanderers or slaves to drink. They are to give good counsel and be teachers of what is right and noble, So that they will wisely train the young women to be sane and sober of mind (temperate,
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| Jul 6, 2007 | | GIFTS, FRUIT, and SHALOM! |
Pursue love! However, keep on eagerly seeking the things of the Spirit; and especially seek to be able to prophesy. - 1 Corinthians 14:1 (CJB)
Therefore I, the prisoner united with the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called. Always be humble, gentle
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| Jun 29, 2007 | | Let Her Works Praise Her! |
Give her the reward of her labor,
and let her works praise her at the city gates. - Proverbs 31:31
Last time, we walked our way through a most important Kingdom principle brought down from Heaven. We learned that there are only two ‘ways’ on earth - two paths from which we choose. One might be quick to recall
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| Jun 22, 2007 | | A Green Hope |
Oh! May the God of green hope fill you up with joy, fill you up with peace,
so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy
Spirit, will brim over with hope! - Romans 15:13 (MSG)
She seemed hopeless. Her path looked totally obscure from her viewpoint.
I prayed for my friend’s hope
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| Jun 15, 2007 | | Easily Provoked? |
He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit. - Proverbs 17:27
Remember those wounds you would get on the playground as a child? You know, those wounds you would stubbornly and painfully pick the scabs from and wonder why it hurt so much and would not heal? What great advice
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| Jun 8, 2007 | | The Most High LOVE |
4 Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily. 5 It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God's love in us) does not
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| Jun 1, 2007 | | The Sin of Unforgiveness |
A calm and undisturbed mind are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones. - Proverbs 14:30 AMP
Then the master summoned his servant and said, `You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt just because you begged me to do it. Shouldn't you have had pity on
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| May 20, 2007 | | Wish Upon a Star |
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims the work of His hands. Day after day they pour out speech; night after night they communicate knowledge. There is no speech; there are no words; their voice is not heard. Their message has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the inhabited
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| May 18, 2007 | | Fresh Bread Anyone? |
טו וַיִּרְאוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל-אָחִיו מָן הוּא--כִּי לֹא יָדְעוּ, מַה-הוּא; וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה, אֲלֵהֶם, הוּא הַלֶּחֶם, אֲשֶׁר נָתַן יְהוָה לָכֶם לְאָכְלָה.
When
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