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#Don’t Believe Me, Just Watch – I Am Risen!!!!!!!

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The gospel narratives Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John record the story of Jesus’ life:  birth, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection.  Each gospel tells of Jesus’ life differently and for different audiences.  The gospel accounts have many stories of Jesus in common, and some that are different in their presentations.  But, there is one story in each …

#Submission – Shades of Biblical Gray

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Unless you were born on another planet, you are most probably acquainted with the book series and now the blockbluster movie, “50 Shades of Grey.”  Because of this cultural phenomenon, the media is currently obsessed with the idea of feminine submission; an idea that has become a topic of every talk and news show across the United States.  But, as …

What does LOVE have to do with it? The Boaz Model

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  What does LOVE have to do with it? Isn’t this THE question of GREAT consideration and proportion for all of us {women} who find ourselves wondering where and when our Prince Charming, Soul Mate, Mr. Right, and/or Romeo will come? Well, for many of us, love seems a continuous maze of “What should I do,” and “Who …

New Beginnings – Get YOUR Life!

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CHANGE! For many of us, it is truly a “dirty” word. We are reluctant to change, so we kick, scream, and resist change, with every fiber of our being. To change is a difficult process; but no to change is fatal! If we are breathing, and are six feet above the ground, clearly, God has …

Finding God in our Wilderness Experience

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  FINDING GOD IN THE WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE                              THE STORY OF HAGAR Genesis 16: 1-16 Hagar and Ishmael HERMENEUTIC – An interpretation, a viewpoint, a method of translating texts, especially when it comes to the narratives of the Scripture. A hermeneutic is involves a “lens” of experience which one brings to the biblical text in …

Hannah – From Victim to Victory

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Women’s Empowerment Bible Study Series HANNAH – FROM VICTIM TO VICTORY THE WORD from OUR SPONSOR   1 Samuel, Chapter 1: vs. 1-19 1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite[a] from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the …