Sarah update below (Pray for her as she prepares to bring God's Word tomorrow and pray for many to attend our brunch and experience God's love and care and be drawn to Him.)
Good Morning Renewed and Restored, Standing on the Word, Students of Jesus and His Way! Amen! Thinking about God's Word today, the thought about life verses came to mind. What verses have you memorized and are ones that lead your steps of faith? What verses have you wielded against Satan? What verses do you pray back to God as reminders of His promises? As we abide in His Word we are reminded of His promises, encouraged, covered, informed, and more able to overcome the attacks on our faith. We come to know, understand and embrace truth. We are able o compare teachings we hear against His truths and discern if a teacher is worth listening to. His Word cuts to the bone and marrow and purifies us as we allow it to cut away the unneeded things and even sin that so easily entangles. Jesus is the Living Word and all of the Bible points to Him and His good ways and so we are able to better be a follower of THE Way and understand more clearly our mission. Open, embrace, meditate on, receive and stand firm in and on His Living Word today!
Some of my life verses are included in our devotional readings for today: Proverbs 3:5-6, Ephesians 2:10, and Deuteronomy 31:6 are a few. fear not! be strong and courageous. Don't lean on your own understanding but acknowledge God in all your ways and allow Him to direct your steps. I am God's masterpiece, made new and gifted to do what I am created to do for such a time as this. AMEN! Right? Sink your roots deep into God and His Word today as you engage with our devos for today and then pray into the Connections blogs. What's God saying to you? What will you do about it, doer of His Word? Who are your partners? Yes be strong and courageous for such a time as this and stand firm on God's Word as you shed your thinking, agenda and misconceptions for His Truth and Way. he created you for such a time as this in love to go love? How has He revealed to approach that today? I'm praying for clarity, want to and partners for you to go live and love more like Jesus with. Shalom!
Sarah Young
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The US Department of Transportation reported that in 2021, US airlines mishandled two million bags. Thankfully, many pieces were delayed or lost for only a short period. Thousands of bags were lost for good, however. No wonder there’s a surging market for GPS devices that attach to gear, allowing you to track bags when airlines have given up. We’re all afraid that those in charge can’t be trusted to keep track of what’s important.
Israel had a similar fear about God, only they feared that He was going to lose them. As the people prepared to enter their new homeland, Moses shared the unsettling news that he wouldn’t be guiding them. He explained that he was old and “no longer able to lead [them]” (Deuteronomy 31:2). The people were likely stunned. Moses represented God’s presence and offered His words. Would God forget about them now? Would He lose them in this wilderness?
“Do not be afraid or terrified,” Moses said, “for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you” (v. 6). He promised that God would always be with them and assured them that He’d never ever lose them. And in the person of Jesus, God makes us this same steady, unbreakable promise. Christ will be with us “to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). God will never lose us. Never.
By Winn Collier
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UR: Praying With
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. - Philippians 4:6 (NRSVUE)
As a hospital administrator, I often pray with patients to offer them comfort and peace. Recently, I encountered an elderly man who is a very familiar face in our community. He was a successful businessman. Before I left his room, I asked if I could pray for him. He smiled, so I proceeded to pray. At the conclusion of my prayer, he looked at me with tears in his eyes and said, “No one has ever prayed for me before.” How can this be? I thought to myself. Surely someone along his life’s journey had prayed for him from a distance. When we pray to God we often name specific people, but how often do we go to those persons and pray with them? How much more powerful it would have been if someone had stopped for a moment and prayed with this man!
As Christians, we are to be the hands and feet as well as the eyes and ears of Christ. Each of us in our daily prayers can continue to pray for people — and pray with them as well.
Today's Prayer
Loving God, be with us today as we encourage one another by praying together for your will to be done in our lives. Amen.
TWFYT
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March 29 - From the Inside Out
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Father, Jesus said that I am to love You with all of my heart, with all of my mind, with all of my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself—that this is more important than anything else that I do.
Forgive me, Lord, for I know that I have kept parts of my heart hidden and distant from You. I have been slothful in my thinking, lazy, and undisciplined and have not loved You with all of my mind. I’m so very aware of my weakness and confess that I am not sure that I know what loving You with all of my strength even looks like. Father, You know that I rarely love others as much as I love myself. Forgive me, Lord.
Have mercy on me and change me O God! May my life be marked by deep heart-belief and mouth confession that Jesus is Lord. Keep me, I pray, from self-imposed, outward moral reformation that leads to joyless, disempowered living. Instead, may I be continually spiritually transformed, conformed to the character of Jesus, that the reflection of His glory may be seen in me and others will be drawn to Him. Change me from the inside out, I pray.
May I truly believe in my heart what I confess with my mouth, so that my faith will not shrivel within me when faced with the difficulties of life, or be hypocritical and harsh as I live in front of those who have yet to call on Your name.
O how I long for my heart and mind to align under Your Lordship. I am weary Lord of unbelief and double-mindedness! Save me from myself, I pray. I confess with my mouth, Lord Jesus, that You alone are Lord to the glory of God the Father. Now may it be true in my heart as well and lived out this day through my life. In the mighty name of Him who alone can accomplish these things. Amen.
Mark 12:33; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Peter 3:15; Deuteronomy 30:14; Matthew 5:16; Mark 9:24; Romans 10:9-10; Philippians 2:11
--Adapted from Pray the Word: 31 Prayers that Touch the Heart of God by Tiece L. King. This book is available at prayershop.org. Use the code CONPSP3 at checkout to receive an additional 10% discount.
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- Praise God as the Creator who makes all things new (Rev. 21:5).
- Give thanks for his power to bring even the most deadened souls to life in Jesus— including your own (Eph. 2:1-5).
- Confess those times when you have lost faith in God’s power to renew and restore.
- Commit yourself to renewing your mind every day in prayer and in reading God’s Word.
- Ask God to teach you what it means that you are now God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works (2:10).
- Pray that those prayer warriors who intercede daily for politicians and governments around the world will never lose faith in God’s power to renew and restore.
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Prayer Points taken from Patterns for Prayer by Alvin VanderGriend. This book is available at prayershop.org. Use the code CONPSP3 at checkout to receive an additional 10% discount.
Connection (Devotions for Everyday Life) © 2025 is a free devotional published daily by OneCry Prayer. Find more resources at www.onecry.com |
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Sarah Update
Good evening, warriors,
Two urgent prayer needs:
Darlene Skinner is currently in the ER sue to retaining fluids, approximately 12 pounds. Praying for the medical team to be able to drain the fluid and help her to feel better.
Dean Marks is asking for prayer for a customer of his, Susan - she has two blockages however, they will not operate due to blood clots moving around.
Please keep these and our other prayer needs in your prayers. (NOTE: Jay Stoudt has been sent home from the hospital. Thanks for praying!)
Remember, Sunday is our Sunday brunch and it’s sure looking like a great meal! Who are tpu inviting to come?
Have a great Saturday!!
Blessings and peace,
Sarah
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