Monday, August 31,2020 Week 3: Day 11 Peace Within Focus of the week: Giving yourself grace brings God’s peace Please read Isaiah 53:1-6 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 This week we are entering into new territory in our peace journey. Where the last ten days we have focused on peace with God (our One-on-one relationship with the Lo

Thursday, August 27 40 Days of Peace Week 2 - Peace with God Focus of the Week: Repenting from our sins brings God’s peace Please read: 1 John 3:1-10 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. 1 John 3:9 When I was five years-old, I did what most children eventually do…I wandered off. My mom and I were on a shopping trip at Sears and Roebuck. Oh, how I loved to go to Sears beca

Week 2-Peace with God Please read 2 Kings 17:29-41, 18:1-7 For (Hezekiah) held fast to the Lord, He did not depart from following him but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses. And the Lord was with him; wherever he went out, he prospered. 2 Kings 18:6-7 As the week progresses, are you getting a good idea of what repentance looks like? I am! I keep saying to myself, "Lord, I want to leave the 'pigsty of me'. Please show me how to do it! I want your embrace alone

Tuesday, August 25 40 Days of Peace Week 2 - Peace with God Focus of the Week: Repenting from our sins brings God’s peace Please read: James 4:1-10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. James 4:10 I’ve never been in the military, but when someone shouts, “ABOUT FACE”, I know what that means…..a turn of 180° from the position of attention. There’s a call for a sudden change in direction. I think we may need to consider some “ABOUT FACE” time in our lives.

Week 2 : Monday, August 24, 2020 Peace With God Focus of the week: Repenting from our sins brings God’s peace Luke 15:11-32 But when he came to his senses, he said, ”How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight…”. Luke 15: 17-18 This story of the prodigal son always reminds me of the line we all have probably heard

Thursday, August 20 Week 1 Peace with God Focus of the Week: Confessing our sins brings God’s peace Please read Daniel 9:3-19 I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying, “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules.” Daniel 9:4-5 There’s a cliché in the pageant world that we h

Focus of the Week: Confessing our sins brings God’s peace Please read 1 John 1:5-10 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 Here we are Soul Sisters, it's our third day of Forty Days of Peace. Our focus of the week (and all the weeks to come), answer the question, "What brings God's peace?" So this week's answer is: "confessing our sin brings God's peace." Before we go on, let's define "conf

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Week 1 Peace with God Focus of the Week: Confessing our sins brings God’s peace Please read Psalm 32:1-5 I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah Psalm 32:5 Let’s talk about COVER UP…not what you put over a swimsuit and not the makeup to conceal dark spots or blemishes on your face; I mean what we try to do to our sins and wrong-

Welcome to our new study of “40 Days of Peace”. Please check out the videos posted the previous two Saturdays for an overview of where we are heading these next 40 days. Our sincere hope is for the Lord to use our words to speak directly to you. Monday, August 17, 2020 Week 1 Peace With God Focus of the week: Confessing our sins brings God’s peace And I said, ”Woe is me! I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes

We declare God's wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 1 Corinthians 2:7 Please read pages 263 through 265 in Made For This, and I dare you not to tear up a little bit. OH, girls! I have loved studying this material with you so much! Even from a distance, I've felt the weight of importance that this material holds. There's simply nothing mundane about these lives that we live. I'll never believe it. As believers, we walk