Nehemiah | Day 2 | The Waiting in the Work

15 May 2013

Text: Nehemiah 1:11b-2:8, Matthew 7:9-11, Ephesians 3:20-21 “All our fret and worry is caused by calculating without God.” – Oswald Chambers Just one chapter in, we can already see that Nehemiah is a man of prayer and compassion, a man whose heart follows after God. Today we will see Nehemiah’s courage and, most importantly, his [...]


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Nehemiah | Day 1 | Trouble and Shame

14 May 2013

[You can find the new Nehemiah plan on YouVersion by clicking here!] Intro I know. Another Old Testament prophet. But, if you felt like the text in Hosea was challenging, you’ll be pleased to know that things move a little more smoothly in Nehemiah. Still, thirteen chapters about rebuilding a wall might feel potentially tedious [...]


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Community Testimonies: Erin Smith | Becoming His

13 May 2013

I was frustrated. Frustrated at my lack of discipline with going to bed on time. Frustrated with not getting in quality time with God each day; it either wasn’t happening or I was giving Him time at the end of the day in complete exhaustion. Frustrated with not getting up on time…and therefore not getting [...]


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Community Testimonies: Cynthia Young | Blessing My Disbelief

12 May 2013

  “My friends, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take care that you yourselves are not tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.  For if those who are nothing [...]


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Behind us, Before us, All around us.

10 May 2013

Oh friends. That was a good one. Boy did God have a lot to teach us in the book of Hosea. And man, was He faithful to walk our community through good and hard and unchanging truths. Thanks be to God! (one of our own: @Brookeechambers sitting in Hosea 14 yesterday) Tomorrow and Sunday we’ll [...]


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Hosea | Day 16 | He heals us and He loves us

9 May 2013

Hosea 14 + 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 It hasn’t been any easy journey through the book of Hosea, has it?  There have been hard words to hear, hard sins to face, hard discipline to bear. As strange as it sounds, it reminds me of our church choir. On a recent Sunday, our choir sang an arrangement [...]


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Hosea | Day 15 | He knows us in the wilderness

8 May 2013

Hosea 13 Are you tired yet? Are you sick of the people of Israel being such knuckleheads? Because seriously, by chapter thirteen, it’s not funny anymore. And the Lord is angry. Justly, righteously, holy angry. They are His people. The Chosen Ones. Brought out of slavery in Egypt – the ones He provided for in [...]


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Hosea | Day 14 | Weekly Truth

7 May 2013

Today, as a body of women, let’s meditate on and memorize God’s word. Not for our own glory or honor, but for the joy of our Father and the growth of His Truth in our hearts. So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God. Hosea [...]


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Hosea | Day 13 | By His help we return

6 May 2013

Hosea 12 Love and justice. Love and justice. In our humanity, it’s so hard to wrap our minds and hearts around how our Father can be so just and so loving. He cannot be near our sin, but He longs to be restored to us. In mercy, He sent Jesus to make a way for [...]


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Hosea | Day 12 | His mercy brings us home

5 May 2013

Hosea 11 | Psalm 107:1-9 The change in tone that comes with Hosea 11 makes me breathe in deep. Does it do the same for you? It is here, after ten chapters, that we find the verdict we’ve been looking for: Love and Mercy win. There is striking emotion in the Lord’s voice in this [...]


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