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Tuesday, Ordinary 20/Proper 15-- Aug 19
Meditation Tuesday, Ordinary 20, Proper 15, recalled two clichés: “worst fears coming true” and “you can’t slide in on your parent’s coattails.” The Psalmist established that when things went wrong, a believer could pray to God and the Lord was faithful in answering and saving. The Old Testament lesson in Genesis relayed…
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Monday, Ordinary 20/Proper 15-- Aug 18
Meditation Monday, Ordinary 20, Proper 15, like a movie that showed the ending and then went back in time to explain the events leading up, the Old Testament lesson reverted to Joseph’s brothers convincing their father that the governor of Egypt had insisted on bringing the youngest brother (and favorite), Benjamin. Joseph…
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Sunday, Ordinary 20/Proper 15-- Aug 17
Trying to get ahead of the days...so two posts in one day. :) Meditation Saturday, Ordinary 20, Proper 15, revealed the many ways that God expanded beyond the chosen people. The Jews were the primary people to whom God revealed the truth, but there were many instances from early on to the present where God expanded the…
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AnneMarieCaroline Ready2Lose1987 and RubyWife31
Please lift the following members in prayer. If your name is on the list, or you have something to share which needs prayer, please update us in the thread below. AnneMarieCaroline http://www.myfitnesspal.com/AnneMarieCaroline Ready2Lose1987 http://www.myfitnesspal.com/Ready2Lose1987 RubyWife31…
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Saturday, Ordinary 20/Proper 15-- Aug 16
Meditation Saturday, Ordinary 20, Proper 15, brought the healing ways of God to the foreground. The saga of Joseph continued as the Old Testament lesson recounted the story of the years of famine and how it affected the family he hadn’t seen since he had been sold into slavery. The work of God sought to heal the brokenness…
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Friday, Ordinary 20/Proper 15-- Aug 15
Meditation Friday, Ordinary 20, Proper 15, continued the saga of Joseph’s rise to power. The recommendation of Joseph to Pharaoh that he choose a governor to oversee the crop production over the next 14 years—the first seven for saving to supplement the next seven lean years resulted in Pharaoh appointing Joseph to that…
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Thursday, Ordinary 20/Proper 15-- Aug 14
Meditation Thursday, Ordinary 20, Proper 15, brought Joseph out of prison and before the Pharaoh, since the wine steward recalled that Joseph had explained his dream accurately, and the Pharaoh’s magicians and scholars could not give him a satisfactory explanation. Joseph indicated the double dreams of Pharaoh actually…
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Wednesday, Ordinary 19/Proper 14-- Aug 13
Meditation Wednesday, Ordinary 19, Proper 14, the Old Testament lesson continued with Joseph’s rise to power. He had languished in the prison, but he remained faithful. Two servants of Pharaoh—a baker and wine steward—shared they each had a dream. Joseph explained the wine steward’s dream of three vines producing grapes…
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Tuesday, Ordinary 19/Proper 14-- Aug 12
Meditation Tuesday, Ordinary 19, Proper 14, continued the Old Testament lesson in Genesis—the story of Joseph—an archetype of Jesus. Things did not go well for him, but he was faithful and through a series of unfair circumstances—threatened by his brothers, sold into slavery, bought by Potiphar where he rose to the second…
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Monday, Ordinary 19/Proper 14-- Aug 11
Meditation Monday, Ordinary 19, Proper 14, recollected the age old evil versus good. The Psalmist, David, called to God for help against the evil ones. “Don’t treat me like the evil people,” David cried. The Old Testament lesson continued the story of Joseph with his brothers selling him to the Ishmaelite traders who in…
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Sunday, Ordinary 19/Proper 14 -- Aug 10
Meditation Sunday, Ordinary 19, Proper 14, celebrated the many ways that faith made a difference. The Old Testament lesson continued the story of Joseph. Jacob favored Joseph because he was the son of his love, Rachel, and he was older when Joseph was born. Because of that favoritism, Jacob had a special coat of multiple…
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Praise and Testimonies of God's Work
We were chatting about the need for a thread that gives people a chance to share our incredible stories. We are encouraged by the successes of others. Many of the 'stories' in the Scriptures are testimonies of God at work in the lives of real people. So here is your chance. Share a story...or many stories...of how the Lord…
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Saturday, Ordinary 19/Proper 14 -- Aug 9
Meditation Saturday, Ordinary 19, Proper 14, revealed the Old Testament lesson of Joseph’s first dream of his future, where the sheaves of his brothers bow down to his sheaf. His brothers weren’t pleased with the implication. Then Joseph dreamed that the sun, moon and eleven stars bowed to him. His brothers and father were…
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Friday, Ordinary 19/Proper 14 -- Aug 8
Meditation Friday, Ordinary 19, Proper 14, delved into the activities of the ‘second string’ so to speak. The Old Testament lesson told of Esau and his family. After Jacob and he had reconciled, they continued to farm near each other. But their wealth and success in flock management resulted in there being too much to…
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Thursday, Ordinary 19/Proper 14 -- Aug 7
Meditation Thursday, Ordinary 19, Proper 14 addressed issues of power and control. The Psalmist wrote a short history of Israel—from Abraham to Joseph “sent ahead as a servant” (read kidnapped by brothers and sold into slavery), He skipped the part where Joseph suffered false accusations, was imprisoned, promised and…
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Wednesday, Ordinary 18/Proper 13 -- Aug 6
Meditation Wednesday, Ordinary 18, Proper 13 reinforced the lesson that God takes care of believers. The Old Testament lesson from the prophet Isaiah, spoke to the time when God would bring the children of Israel together again from around the world, where they had dispersed. While the current state of Israel may be seen…
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Tuesday, Ordinary 18/Proper 13 -- Aug 5
Meditation Tuesday, Ordinary 18, Proper 13 addressed how to reconcile. For the Old Testament lesson in Genesis, Jacob sought to reconcile with his brother, Esau. Jacob had cheated his brother out of his inheritance as the elder twin and had fled to the old country where his Uncle Laban had cheated Jacob, over and…
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Monday, Ordinary 18/Proper 13 -- Aug 4
Meditation Monday, Ordinary 18, Proper 13 challenged believers with their expectations and judgments. The Old Testament lesson in Genesis set Laban in pursuit of Jacob and the families with accusations of theft and inappropriately departing secretly instead of allowing Laban to kiss his daughters and grandchildren goodbye.…
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Sunday, Ordinary 18/Proper 13 -- Aug 3
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Saturday, Ordinary 18/Proper 13 -- Aug 2
Meditation Saturday, Ordinary 18, Proper 13 reminded believers of the approachability of God. The creator of the universe was accessible through prayer. Some people suggested that the God of the Old Testament was hidden and unapproachable, but the Old Testament lesson in Genesis told a different story. God interacted with…
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DivineMissM46 Tamarawalkingingrace and ashleylynn39
Please pray for these three members today, If you are one of the members listed, please feel free to share about any concerns you have in this thread, or PM a moderator. AnneMarieCaroline http://www.myfitnesspal.com/AnneMarieCaroline Ready2Lose1987 http://www.myfitnesspal.com/Ready2Lose1987 ashleylynn39…
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Friday, Ordinary 18/Proper 13 -- Aug 1
Meditation Friday, Ordinary 18, Proper 13 dealt with choice. God’s choice and ours. God called Abraham with a promise of a great nation. He would father a chosen people to follow the Ten Commandments. The promise made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob started first with the chosen people but expanded to include those ‘adopted’…
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Thursday, Ordinary 18/Proper 13 -- July 31
Better late than never? :) Sorry but yesterday was too much pain and pills to be able to focus. Meditation Thursday, Ordinary 18, Proper 13 cut to the point—God was at work bringing unity among believers. The Psalmist cried out to God for justice. Life was unfair, is unfair. Other Psalms recorded that “the rain falls on…
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Wedesday, Ordinary 17/Proper 12-- July 30
Meditation Wednesday, Ordinary 17, Proper 12 restated what the Kingdom of God was like. The impact of the small mustard seed growing into one of the largest trees/bushes in a garden must have been an immediate visual impression on the local group. They would have recognized how small the mustard see was. When I was small,…
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Tuesday, Ordinary 17/Proper 12-- July 29
Meditation Tuesday, Ordinary 17, Proper 12 reminded us that ‘Life happens.’ For the Psalmist, life was the recognition of who God was and how much of creation made people amazed at the handiwork. The Old Testament lesson in Genesis shifted to the sneakiness of Jacob outwitting his father-in-law who had tried to cheat him…
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Monday, Ordinary 17/Proper 12-- July 28
Meditation Monday, Ordinary 17, Proper 12 gave a glimpse of wisdom in the Old Testament lesson in Genesis and the New Testament lesson in James encouraged all who have been given the gift of wisdom to use it wisely for the benefit of the Kingdom. Jacob used wisdom in dealing with his father-in-law, Laban. After Joseph was…
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Sunday, Ordinary 17/Proper 12-- July 27
Meditation Sunday,, Ordinary 17, Proper 12 shifted to the positives of faith in God. The Psalmist continued with the celebration of the blessings of the covenant that God made with Abraham and Isaac to be able to live in the land of promise. The Old Testament lesson in Genesis told the story how Jacob was tricked into…
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Prayer Request for me
Hi My friends I injured my back, or rather exacerbated an older injury,. I tried for several hours to post a report but the pain is excruciating and I can't sit, stand or lie down with any reduction of the pain. I apologize for the lack of a post. My writing was so disjointed and the brain mush. Please, anyone feel free to…
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Saturday, Ordinary 17/Proper 12-- July 26
Meditation Saturday, Ordinary 17, Proper 12 continued the Jacob saga with the birth of his first son, Reuben, from Leah, the older sister of Rachel, whom he loved. Rachel remained childless for a while, and Leah produced more, along with her handmaiden. Now the promise of being a great nation was finally becoming closer to…
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Friday, Ordinary 17/Proper 12-- July 25
Meditation Friday, Ordinary 17, Proper 12 drew us into the story of Jacob and Rachel’s first meeting when they fell for each other. He had learned in yesterday’s lesson that his Uncle Laban had flocks of sheep near there and he saw Rachel from afar off. He greeted her with excitement because he had traveled so far to…
