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  • Seeing God in the Middle of Your Messed-Up Plans

    Brenda Bradford Ottinger | July 16, 2021

    “You can make many plans, but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.” Proverbs 19:21 (NLT)

    • Serving Others
    • Encouraging Others
    • Friendship
    • Change
  • Finding Freedom From the Fear of Death

    Lysa TerKeurst | July 15, 2021

    “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 1 Corinthians 15:55 (ESV)

    • God's Plan
    • God's Character
    • Worry
    • Mercy
    • Fear
    • Grief
  • On the Fringe

    Corrie Gerbatz | July 14, 2021

    “She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: ‘You are the God who sees me,’ for she said, ‘I have now seen the One who sees me.’” Genesis 16:13 (NIV)

    • Confidence
    • Comfort
    • Friendship
    • Disappointment
  • Grieving With Great Assurance

    Jasmine Williams | July 13, 2021

    “… Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, death, is your victory? Where, death, is your sting?” 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 (CSB)

    • Suffering
    • Hope
    • Grief
  • What if You Need to Suit up Instead of Toughen Up?

    Kimberly Henderson | July 12, 2021

    “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.” Ephesians 6:11 (NIV)

    • Trust
    • Truth
    • God's Word
    • Salvation
    • Faith
    • Spiritual Warfare
  • Getting Through One of “Those Days” When You’re Feeling Stretched Thin

    Tracie Miles | July 9, 2021

    “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27 (NLT)

    • God's Love
    • Trust
    • Anxiety
    • Stress
    • Peace
  • When Joy Feels so Very Unrealistic

    Lysa TerKeurst | July 8, 2021

    “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” James 1:2-3 (NIV)

    • Endurance
    • God's Plan
    • Perseverance
    • Joy
  • Obedience Will Open Doors You Never Thought Possible

    Nichole Kirk | July 7, 2021

    “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” James 1:22 (ESV)

    • Listening
    • Faithfulness
    • God's Plan
    • Obedience
  • You Have Been Prepared

    Shala W. Graham | July 6, 2021

    “But Moses protested to God, ‘Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?’” Exodus 3:11 (NLT)

    • Family
    • Perseverance
    • Keep Showing Up
    • Waiting on God
    • Cultivate
  • Pleasing God, Not Them

    Karen Ehman | July 5, 2021

    “Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10 (NIV)

    • Courage
    • Relationships
    • Serving Others
    • God's Plan
  • The Words I Want To Speak

    Nicki Koziarz | July 2, 2021

    “Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?” James 3:11 (NIV)

    • Kindness
    • Parenting
    • Loving Others
    • Cultivate
  • Hope When You’re Hanging by a Thread

    Alicia Bruxvoort | July 1, 2021

    “For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective].” Hebrews 4:12a (AMP)

    • Hope
    • Truth
    • Strength
    • Parenting
    • God's Word
  • I Am a Beneficiary

    Kassandra Haughton, COMPEL Training Member | June 30, 2021

    “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)

    • Grace
    • God's Love
    • Forgiveness
  • Finding the Answers You Need

    Chrystal Evans Hurst | June 29, 2021

    “Stop striving and know that I am God ...” Psalm 46:10 (NASB)

    • Prayer
    • Strength
  • Broken but Not Beyond Repair

    Tracie Braylock | June 28, 2021

    “And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” 1 Peter‬ 5:10‬ (ESV)‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

    • Surrender
    • Strength
    • Hope
    • God's Character
  • What if I Don’t Feel Like Laying Down My Rights?

    Meredith Houston Carr | June 25, 2021

    “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 (ESV)

    • Family
    • Surrender
    • Faith
    • Encouraging Others
  • Life-Saving Truth

    Lysa TerKeurst | June 24, 2021

    “If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.” Psalm 119:92-93 (NIV)

    • Worry
    • Hope
    • God's Word
    • Truth
    • Surrender
    • Fear
  • Timeless Truths of Parenting

    Binu Samuel | June 23, 2021

    “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (NIV)

    • Time with God
    • Prayer
    • Family
    • Parenting
  • Worn Out From Seeking Approval

    Phylicia Masonheimer | June 22, 2021

    “Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” Hebrews 12:3 (NIV)

    • Obedience
    • Strength
    • Perseverance
    • Relationships
    • Endurance
    • Balancing Life
  • Stability for the Weak and Weary

    Beth Knight, COMPEL Training Member | June 21, 2021

    “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 (ESV)

    • Perseverance
    • Temptation
    • Faithfulness
    • Endurance
    • Faith

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