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  • Following from Afar

    Karen Ehman | March 19, 2013

    "Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the high priest's courtyard. He was sitting with the temple police, warming himself by the fire. The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they could find none." Mark 14:54-55 (HCSB)

    • Perseverance
    • Time with God
    • Prayer
  • Stressed-Less Living

    Stephanie Clayton | March 15, 2013

    "Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave." Psalm 107:19-20 (NIV)

    • Stress
  • The Cussing Thoughts

    Lysa TerKeurst | March 14, 2013

    "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful." Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)

    • Identity in Christ
    • Prayer
    • Wisdom
    • Truth
  • Pursued

    Renee Swope | March 13, 2013

    "Now he had to go through Samaria ... and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, 'Will you give me a drink?'" John 4:4, 6-7 (NIV)

  • Cranky Pants

    Suzie Eller | March 11, 2013

    "Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all." 2 Thessalonians 3:16 (ESV)

    • Perseverance
    • God's Perspective
  • Building Up Your Marriage

    Tracie Miles | March 8, 2013

    "However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband." Ephesians 5:33 (NIV)

    • Marriage
  • Secrets of Success Found in Small Places

    Lysa TerKeurst | March 7, 2013

    "Then Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the LORD had given ability and who was willing to come and do the work." Exodus 36:2 (NIV)

    • Fear
    • Faith
  • How To Change A Life

    Suzie Eller | March 6, 2013

    "Love is patient. Love is kind." 1 Corinthians 13:4a (NIV)

    • Mentoring
  • Either He Planned It or He Permitted It

    Van Walton | March 5, 2013

    "He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross, ... refining them like gold and silver..." Malachi 3:3 (NLT)

    • Fear
    • Perseverance
    • God's Plan
    • Suffering
  • There Is Purpose in The Wait

    Wendy Pope | March 4, 2013

    "Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD." Psalm 27:14 (NLT)

    • Perseverance
    • Waiting on God
    • Patience
  • What Could Mean the World to Someone

    Amy Carroll | March 1, 2013

    "Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." Psalm 90:12 (NIV)

    • Serving Others
    • Patience
    • Encouraging Others
  • Tearing Down the Impossible

    Lysa TerKeurst | February 28, 2013

    "'You don't have enough faith,' Jesus told them. 'I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.'" Matthew 17:20 (NLV)

    • Perseverance
    • Disappointment
    • Identity in Christ
    • Rejection
  • Created for Connection

    Renee Swope | February 27, 2013

    "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching." Hebrews 10:25 (NIV 1984)

    • Time with God
  • Are You Hearing?

    Lynn Cowell | February 26, 2013

    "Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ." Romans 10:17 (NIV)

    • Faith
    • Worship
    • Prayer
  • Fueled or Filled?

    Glynnis Whitwer | February 25, 2013

    "I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:9-10 (NIV)

    • Time with God
    • Contentment
    • Balancing Life
  • Wait Training 101

    Karen Ehman | February 22, 2013

    "... but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31 (ESV)

    • Serving Others
    • Contentment
    • Waiting on God
    • Patience
  • Sitting At Home, Alone

    Lysa TerKeurst | February 21, 2013

    "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority." Colossians 2:9-10 (NIV 1984)

    • Identity in Christ
  • What's Your Message?

    Lynn Cowell | February 20, 2013

    "Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them." Deuteronomy 4:9 (NIV)

    • God's Perspective
    • Parenting
  • When an Apology Never Comes

    Stephanie Clayton | February 19, 2013

    "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1 (ESV)

    • Forgiveness
  • I Feel Forgotten

    Tracie Miles | February 18, 2013

    "Has the Lord rejected me forever? Will he never again be kind to me? Is his unfailing love gone forever? Have his promises permanently failed? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he slammed the door on his compassion?" Psalm 77:7-9 (NLT)

    • Faith
    • Disappointment
    • Waiting on God
    • Rejection

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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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