Monthly Archives: March 2017

THE TOUCH

Matthew – Fulfilled God is amazing. This is an understatement. He listens to every one of our intentional and unintentional thoughts in prayer! It happened to me more than once or twice that I know and recognized this week! There … Continue reading

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MAY YOUR KINGDOM COME…

Matthew – Fulfilled When something you have waited and longed for finally happens do you nonchalantly keep doing life as it is and not celebrate? Do you stay quiet about it? Not on your life! We celebrate, we feast with … Continue reading

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FOLLOW

Matthew – Fulfilled I heard an interesting perspective about who we are as the people of God yesterday on Christian radio as I drove to work. “If we read God’s Word closely we see that Jesus did not call us … Continue reading

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CHURCH LEADERS MISS THE POINT

Matthew – Fulfilled Sometimes church leaders can miserable miss the point while in the midst of MEnistry. MEnistry versus ministry is when we have a strong need to control, make all the rules, do or say anything to retain power. … Continue reading

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MISSING THE POINT

Matthew – Fulfilled People flocked to a grand event of great worship of God, with musicians giving their best back to God. It was a time of testimonies and praise of our Lord for what He had done, is doing … Continue reading

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WHO IS THIS?

Matthew – Fulfilled The Oklahoma winds were beating against the house one night. The wind was howling and blowing so hard that it woke up a little girl living there. She stumbled through the dark to her parent’s bedroom. She … Continue reading

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THE PURSUIT OF LIFE

Matthew – Fulfilled As I write this, a family member is fighting an illness that might take his life. His wife is sitting with him, watching over him. The doctors are doing everything they can. These people are precious to … Continue reading

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HE CARRIES OUR DISEASES

Matthew – Fulfilled My daughter’s family is playing “whack a mole” with the flu bug. One gets it and then passes it on to another family member. One child gets well while another comes up with the virus by evening … Continue reading

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TEACHABLE MOMENTS

  Matthew – Fulfilled Good teachers grab moments in time, when students are primed to listen to applicable truth, connecting the situation at hand to their life. Great teachers have lesson plans, but if something happens that will help “the … Continue reading

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HE CAME DOWN

Matthew – Fulfilled Mountaintop experiences are wonderfully exhilarating.  I remember a time when I was given an opportunity to speak to officials of a church denomination.  It was my first time to do this kind of teaching.  I fell to … Continue reading

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