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  • Running on Empty

    Suzie Eller | December 13, 2013

    "You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!" Psalm 68:35 (NIV)

    • Marriage
    • Perseverance
    • Time with God
    • Balancing Life
  • The Place Where Disappointment Grows

    Lysa TerKeurst | December 12, 2013

    "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want." Psalm 23:1 (ESV)

    • Disappointment
    • Identity in Christ
    • Contentment
    • Rejection
  • Unwrapping His Christmas Presence

    Renee Swope | December 11, 2013

    "The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means 'God is with us')." Isaiah 7:14b (NLT)

    • God's Perspective
    • Contentment
    • Peace
    • Christmas
  • Bringing Hope

    Nicki Koziarz | December 10, 2013

    "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!" Isaiah 52:7 (NLT)

    • Serving Others
    • God's Love
    • Encouraging Others
    • Christmas
  • I Don't Want to Miss This Moment

    Glynnis Whitwer | December 9, 2013

    "Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness." Proverbs 14:22 (NIV)

    • God's Perspective
    • Christmas
    • Love Your Home
  • The Power of Assumptions

    Wendy Pope | December 6, 2013

    "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)

    • Friendship
    • Faith
    • Encouraging Others
  • Embrace the Magnificent

    Lysa TerKeurst | December 5, 2013

    "Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all." 1 Chronicles 29:11 (NIV)

    • Time with God
    • Identity in Christ
    • Balancing Life
    • Thankfulness
  • The Most Important Christmas Choice

    Tracie Miles | December 4, 2013

    "Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.'" Luke 2:13-14 (NLT)

    • Stress
    • Worship
    • God's Love
    • Christmas
  • Sharing Our Lives

    Amy Carroll | December 3, 2013

    "We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us." 1 Thessalonians 2:8 (NIV 1984)

    • Faith
    • God's Perspective
    • Serving Others
  • Search Carefully

    Karen Ehman | December 2, 2013

    "Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, 'Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.'" Matthew 2:1-2 (NLT)

    • Stress
    • Worship
    • Balancing Life
    • Christmas
  • Boldness

    Lynn Cowell | November 29, 2013

    "For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?" Esther 4:14 (NIV)

    • Faith
    • God's Plan
    • Encouraging Others
    • Courage
  • A Morning Prayer

    Lysa TerKeurst | November 28, 2013

    "Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name." Psalm 86:11 (NIV 1984)

    • Prayer
  • Whom Can You Invite?

    Karen Ehman | November 27, 2013

    "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families ..." Psalm 68:5-6a (NIV 1984)

    • Perseverance
    • Peace
    • Encouraging Others
    • Christmas
  • The Lord Will Provide

    Wendy Blight | November 26, 2013

    "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided." Genesis 22:14b (NLT)

    • Stress
    • Peace
    • Worry
  • Time Capsule

    Suzie Eller | November 25, 2013

    "Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes." James 4:14 (NIV)

    • Friendship
    • Thankfulness
    • Parenting
    • Marriage
    • God's Love
    • Encouraging Others
  • Am I a Mean Girl?

    Dannah Gresh | November 22, 2013

    "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves." Philippians 2:3 (ESV)

    • Friendship
    • God's Perspective
  • The Treasure of Thrown-Away Food

    Lysa TerKeurst | November 21, 2013

    "But thanks be to God! He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:57 (NIV)

    • Peace
    • Thankfulness
  • Adjusting Our Holiday Focus

    Tracie Miles | November 20, 2013

    "But the Lord said to her, 'My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.'" Luke 10:41-42 (NLT)

    • God's Perspective
    • Time with God
    • Worship
    • Waiting on God
    • Thankfulness
    • Christmas
  • The Sacrifice of Thanks-sharing

    Glynnis Whitwer | November 18, 2013

    "Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name. And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased." Hebrews 13:15-16 (NASB)

    • Thankfulness
    • Worry
    • Thanksgiving
  • Giving Away Pieces of Ourselves

    Lisa Wingate | November 15, 2013

    "My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret." Psalm 139:15a (ESV)

    • Identity in Christ

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Establishing the Work of Your Hands

Karen Ehman

“And let the beauty and delightfulness and favor of the Lord our God be upon us; confirm and establish the work of our hands—yes, the work of our hands, confirm and establish it.” Psalm 90:17 (AMPC)

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