I came across this story twice in the last two days from different sources. It reminds us of the power of praying together. I think God is more willing to answer than we are willing to pray.
The last few days I’ve come up against several situations where people allowed something to keep them from their best. I wrestled with why and came up with three robbers that steal our motivation and undercut our ability to live out at the highest level. The next time you feel stuck see if one of these three things is a problem. Fear We are often told in scripture, “Do not be afraid.” We are told that because there IS something to be afraid of but we are not to let fear k…
This week I had a memory that surprised me. I remembered that we did another Miracles series at Indian Creek years ago. It was the only other one in 27 years.
I guess since we are in the “Miracles” series God decided I had to live one before speaking about them. This last week has been a real trial physically and emotionally. I went to Orlando, FL, one of my favorite places for a learning growing experience and got more than I bargained for.
Here is an excerpt from tomorrow’s message at Indian Creek Olathe Campus. It is week 2 of the Miracles series. I took out the illustrations–you’ll have to get those in person.
We will be open on Sunday! Tell your Facebook friends, Indian Creek will be open on Sunday! Seriously, would you write a FB note that you are planning to go. We are hardy people and we live for a higher calling.
I’m not fasting to get any credit so please don’t pass it my way–okay? I’m fasting because I believe God asked me to combine a Daniel fast with the 40 days of “one prayer.” Actually Belinda and I have several prayers we are praying which are all BIG to us. Here are a couple of observations so far.
If you’d like to watch the video from last Sunday’s message, Touched by Jesus, here it is:
Many of you have asked about the reading I used in Sunday’s message so I’m sharing the text here. You can find a fuller version in Max Lucado’s book, Just Like Jesus. How it might have been One year during harvest my grip on the scythe seemed weak.
Sunday was the first week of our Miracles teaching series. Over the next several weeks we’re going to be taking a look at some of the miracles of Jesus. Here’s what we’re going to understand in a clearer way than ever before: Divine activity is not a thing of the past, but a reality of our present.