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Showing True Biblical Love for Our Husbands

When our hearts are being ruled by the Spirit we will only desire the very best for someone. Jesus is our perfect example of how love acts (Eph. 5:2).
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Blessed are the Pure in Heart (Sermon on the Mount Series - Matthew 5:8)

The gift of physical sight is wonderful. Yet we are talking today about a seeing that surpasses that of even someone being blind and seeing for the first time. We are going to see God.
Today we are on the sixth beatitude in Matthew 5:8: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
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BITESIZE: 4 Truths to Pray for One Another

I love reading Paul's prison prayers (Ephesians 1:15-23, 3:14-21; Philippians 1:9-11, Colossians 1:9-12) because we see the heart of what the apostle desired for us. Amid this trial, Paul didn't pray the believers in Ephesus or Philippi would live their best life now. He didn't pray for material blessings, but his focus was on the spiritual and the unlimited and glorious blessings we have from being in Christ.
Wisdom in God's ways is something we should all desire to seek as believers and to pray for others that are in Christ. We should desire to understand what it looks like to live as those who have been changed by the Gospel.
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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary by Marci Ferrell
Praying with Paul by D.A. Carson
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How a Timer Saves Me Time & Keeps Me Focused

Do you ever find yourself flitting from task to task and at the end of the day realizing you didn't finish any of them? Do you have trouble staying focused and on task?
A tool that has helped me immensely over the years to stay on tasks, whether it's household chores, reading, social media, blog work, paying bills, and a host of other items, is just a simple household timer
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My Top 5 Productivity Tips for Busy Homemakers

I'm sharing some of the simple tools that have helped me manage my time over my 34 years of being a wife, mother, and homemaker. 
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Developing a Daily Bible Reading Habit

We're getting ready to turn the calendar and on most of our lists or resolutions is to start a daily Bible reading habit. This is a good thing. What better discipline to develop as a believer than to desire to sit at the feet of Jesus daily and hear from Him through His Word and for us to speak to Him through prayer
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BITESIZE: The Greatest Gift

As I've been reading in Isaiah, it has struck me how often God is not the first place I turn to when I need help. I may look to myself, my husband, or a friend, and although those aren't necessarily bad things it isn't where I should be turning to first.
Isaiah 9:6: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
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BITESIZE: Sitting with Jesus in a Season of Busyness

One of the aspects of the life of Christ that stands out to me is that Jesus never seemed to be in a hurry. Even when crowds of people surrounded him he always made time for what was most important—time with His Father.
Luke 5:15-16: 15 But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities. 16 But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.
Sitting with Jesus in a Season of Busyness
Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book About a (Really) Big Problem by Kevin DeYoung
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Blessed are the Merciful (Matthew 5:7 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

Those who know they have received mercy, show mercy. And the merciful are greatly blessed, because they will receive mercy from God himself.
And as the verse, Matthew 5:7 states: Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
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BITESIZE (INTRO): Keeping the Focus On Christ This Christmas

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EP 9 Christ-Focused Christmas Celebration Ideas
Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary by Marci Ferrell
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Blessed are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness (Matthew 5:6 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

We all know what it feels like at times to be hungry or thirsty, but there are a hunger and thirst that should be far more concerning to us that we are going to dig into together today, and it’s not talking about physical hunger but spiritual hunger. It’s a hunger that will not be satisfied by food or water but only by God.
Augustine said: "Thou has made us for thyself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee."
The good news is Jesus tells us in Matthew 5:6 that our hunger and thirst can be satisfied: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
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Blessed are the Meek (Matthew 5:5 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

Meekness is often defined as power under control, and in the case of the Spirit-filled believer, he or she is under the control of God's Spirit. Meekness towards God is a disposition of spirit that accepts His dealings as good and doesn't dispute or resist them.
Listen in as we continue on in our series through the Sermon on the Mount - working through Matthew 5:5:
Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.
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