Category Archives: hospitality

GET UP, CLEAN UP, WE’RE GOING TO CHURCH!

Genesis – First, God   I’m going to take us back in time to the 1950’s and give you a glimpse of life in Oklahoma City with my family. I was a little girl with long dark hair who loved … Continue reading

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FEAR HURTS

Genesis – First, God   God leads and we follow…until it gets hard. We obey by taking steps toward His will…until we remember our past sins and wonder if others remember to and hold those sins against us. We take … Continue reading

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THE BACHELOR

Genesis – First, God   The Bachelor TV show is a worldview look at what is deemed love in the eyes of the beholding world. It portrays love that is very conditional, love that comes and goes…easily. It depicts the … Continue reading

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“I’LL STICK WITH YOU” — GOD

Genesis – First, God   The Lord promised to be present with Jacob in whatever circumstances lay before him. In those days, people had the idea that when you left home, you left your god behind you. (That happens today, … Continue reading

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WHEN RELATIONSHIPS GET “HAIRY”

Genesis – First, God   In any group situation, family, church or work, when you scheme to get your own way, for your own benefit it will probably blow up in your face. God’s will and purpose will still be … Continue reading

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GOD BLESSES OBEDIENCE

Genesis – First, God.   We are not perfect, only perfectly forgiven by a gracious God who provides where He guides and blesses those who believe Him and obey His teachings. Our faith is not based on a feeling but … Continue reading

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THEN I’LL KNOW…

Genesis – First, God.   We do not test God, but we can ask God for clarity in the details of His will in our lives. There have been times in my life when I took a huge leap of … Continue reading

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THE TEST

Genesis – First, God   What is God asking you to lay down so that your trust and faith in Him is complete?   PAUSE TO PRAY…then read the story of Abraham and Isaac.   Genesis 22, The Message After … Continue reading

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NOT A “LOT” OF FAITH

Genesis – First, God.   A fellow was stuck on his rooftop in a flood. He was praying to God for help. Soon a man in a rowboat came by and the fellow shouted to the man on the roof, … Continue reading

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HONESTY WITH REVERENCE

Genesis – First, God.   God will listen to an honest, sincere heart! Then why don’t we speak with the God of Creation, who knows all, with complete honesty, relieving our hearts of the burdens we carry? Sometimes in our … Continue reading

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