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January 15, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director 5 Comments

Devotion – “I Can’t Do It” Can Be Okay When We Know God Can

Devotion – “I Can’t Do It” Can Be Okay When We Know God Can

"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! … [Read more...]

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January 14, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director 3 Comments

Devotion – Remember to Ask God To Provide Us His Strength

Devotion – Remember to Ask God To Provide Us His Strength

"I was pushed back and about to fall, but the Lord helped me." (Psalm 118:13) Have you been pushed so hard and fallen so hard that you wondered if you could ever get back up? That has been my case lately. I feel like … [Read more...]

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January 11, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

Devotion – God Doesn’t Need You to Set New Year’s Resolutions

Devotion – God Doesn’t Need You to Set New Year’s Resolutions

"Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me?" (Job 6:13) Years ago I gave myself permission to not set resolutions. And if I do have goals for the new year, I start thinking about them in … [Read more...]

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November 7, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director Leave a Comment

Devotion: Submitting Our Life, Illness, Everything to God’s Will

Devotion: Submitting Our Life, Illness, Everything to God’s Will

“Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, ‘My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.’” (Matthew 26.42) “Thy will be done.” How many times do we really mean that prayer, or even pray … [Read more...]

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October 31, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director Leave a Comment

Devotion: To God Be the Glory — Even When We are in Pain?

Devotion: To God Be the Glory — Even When We are in Pain?

“To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. … [Read more...]

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