Tag: prayer
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Pastor on Retreat – Keeping the Sabbath
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. ~Exodus 20:8-9 You would think as a pastor I would be really good at keeping the Sabbath, I mean, the main goal in keeping the…
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An Opportunity to Share – A Sermon on Luke 21:5-19
Last week Dave Foslien and I attended the first of six retreats for congregations looking towards renewal, these conferences are hosted by our synod, and are aimed at helping congregations work towards growth, diversity, and engaging in God’s work in our communities. Our synod is just beginning this process with 13 congregations, and they are…
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A Prayer of Reformation
With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. ~ 2 Thessalonians 1:11 Paul writes to the church in Thessalonica, giving thanks for…
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Remembering to Praise
Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. ~Luke 17:15 How often are we healed by God? How often are we blessed by God in our lives? How often do we miss the mark when it comes to giving thanks?