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January 4, 2023 · In: Uncategorized

Deeper Roots – Ephesians 1:1-2

This month, we are exploring the entire book of Ephesians in our Walk as Children of Light – Online Bible Study. It is not too late to join us! #OBS #biblestudy #ephesians

Here’s an excerpt from Day 2…

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December 28, 2022 · In: Uncategorized

Deeper Roots – James 4:13-16

It’s boastful to make our own plans without guidance from our Heavenly Father. It’s like saying we trust you, but not enough to submit our plans to you. As we get ready to embark on a new year, let’s try something different. Instead of getting frustrated with plans that God didn’t tell us to do, we are going to seek Him first. We are committing to looking at God’s bigger picture instead of our own limited plans.

two bare trees

December 21, 2022 · In: Uncategorized

Deeper Roots – Luke 2:1-7

God’s promises will come to pass. And yet, there are times when He withholds the full story. God knows how much information we can handle. If he told us all of the challenges we’d have to weather to get to the promise, many of us would turn around. That’s why God releases instructions piece by piece. It’s our responsibility to steward each piece wisely. We must make the best of each situation we encounter by looking to God for strength and wisdom. When the current circumstances don’t look like the promise, keep going, keep trusting, keep believing.

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December 14, 2022 · In: Uncategorized

Deeper Roots – Luke 1:39-56

When Mary finds out that she is destined to give birth by miraculous means, she puts herself in an environment of preparation. Mary knew from the angel that Elizabeth was further along in her pregnancy and sought her out. Both of them were first-time mothers, with divine revelations on who their children would be. Mary positioned herself in a place with someone further along than she was. And once she arrived, they both recognized the gift of what they were carrying. Those three months were full of preparation for not only John the Baptist’s arrival but Jesus Christ’s arrival. Because at that time, Mary had no idea that she would be delivering in a different town, in a cave, and placing her newborn in a manger, but walking alongside Elizabeth prepared her for the season ahead.

two bare trees

December 7, 2022 · In: Uncategorized

Deeper Roots – Isaiah 40:3-5

The voice of the prophet is designed to raise awareness of what is happening or what is to come. In this instance, clearing the way is in preparation. In the same way that you can’t walk through the forest without clearing a path, God cannot enter into a nation or believer’s heart without preparation. When highways are built, there’s a leveling of the earth that takes place, otherwise, our cars are in for a bumpy ride. We, too, must make adjustments to our lives in order for the Lord to enter. As children of God, we are called to soften our hearts, lower our pride, and align our actions with God’s will. We are called to actively participate in the process, not spectate.

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December 5, 2022 · In: Declarations

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6 Surely you desire integrity in the inner self, a 6 Surely you desire integrity in the inner self,
and you teach me wisdom deep within.
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
9 Turn your face away from my sins
and blot out all my guilt.

10 God, create a clean heart for me
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore the joy of your salvation to me,
and sustain me by giving me a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach the rebellious your ways,
and sinners will return to you.
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