Adversary
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Adversary

Be sober-minded; be watchful.  Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. I Peter 5:8 (ESV) An adversary is defined as one who contends with, opposes or resists.  You and I are contending with a great adversary.  Whether we acknowledge him or not.  He is alive and very active. …

Joy in Suffering

Week 36, Wednesday Heather Platt Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. James 1:2-3 (esv) Have you ever gone through a trial and wondered how in the world you were ever going to make it through to the other…

A God We Can Trust

Week 36, Tuesday Heather Platt Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34 (esv) Have you ever been lying awake in bed at night thinking about all the things that could happen in the days or weeks ahead? You toss…

Power of Prayer

Week 35, Weekend Crystal Schwartz Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. James 5:16 (nlt) I have a group of women that I have become best friends with over the last five…

A Promise of Pain

Week 35, Wednesday Crystal Schwartz I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world. John 16:33 (nlt) My first real job was working for a Christian organization. I grew up in church…

Not an Option

Week 35, Tuesday Crystal Schwartz And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Hebrews 10:25 (nlt) The writer of Hebrews is encouraging God’s people to persevere in the midst of great hardship. They were meeting opposition from…

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