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Experience the power of the risen Christ

By Dave Henning / July 29, 2017

“But, if amidst our desperate cries to God for the pain in our soul, we press on to experience the power of the risen Christ and fellowship with Him right in the midst of our not-yet season, we find a fullness in Him that no answer to prayer or breakthrough can bring us.”- Susie Larson […]

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How we steward our perspective

By Dave Henning / July 28, 2017

“It matters deeply how we steward our perspective, especially when God isn’t giving us what our heart so longs for.”- Susie Larson Susie Larson opens Chapter 3 (“Dare to Pray with Endurance”) of Your Powerful Prayers with a quote on perspective by A. W. Tozer.  In The Knowledge of the Holy, Mr. Tozer wrote: “With […]

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Destructive disappointment or divine appointments

By Dave Henning / July 27, 2017

“Whenever there’s an opportunity for destructive disappointment, there’s also an opportunity for divine appointments.”- Susie Larson Susie Larson concludes Chapter 2 of Your Powerful Prayers as she discusses destructive disappointment.  Ms. Larson defines destructive disappointment as ruminating on your losses/unfulfilled expectations in a way that: damages you causes you harm negatively impacts your relationships Most […]

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God wraps His glory in hard circumstances

By Dave Henning / July 26, 2017

“Sometimes God wraps His glory in hard circumstances or ugly obstacles or painful difficulties, and it just never occurs to us that within those life-shaking events is a fresh revelation from Him.”- Anne Graham Lotz, Expecting to See Jesus In Chapter 2 (“Dare to Pray for Perspective”) of Your Powerful Prayers, Susie Larson reminds us […]

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Defy the gravity of sin and circumstance

By Dave Henning / July 25, 2017

“But as we lay hold of God’s promises and walk in His power, His Spirit in us allows us to defy the gravity of sin and circumstance, and to pray as one who has been and will continue to be redeemed from this life on earth.”- Susie Larson As Susie Larson concludes Chapter 1 of […]

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God is still pursuing you – to love you

By Dave Henning / July 23, 2017

“God is still pursuing you after you’ve placed your faith in Him — not to burden you with more tasks on the to-do list or to whip you into shape, but to love you.  He pursues you with an intensity that can breathe life into you.”- Jud Wilhite In Chapter 1 (“Dare to Pray Like […]

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That place where joy and faith collide

By Dave Henning / July 22, 2017

“The place of power, the sweet spot in our faith walk, is that place where joy and faith collide.”- Susie Larson Susie Larson concludes her Introduction to Your Powerful Prayers as she reminds us that our lifelines consist of the Word of God and our prayer life.  Thus, praying without reading the Word compares to […]

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To neglect communion with God

By Dave Henning / July 21, 2017

“Some things may be neglected with but little loss to the spiritual life, but to neglect communion with God is to hurt ourselves where we cannot afford it.”- A. W. Tozer “May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully.  Then you will be made complete with all the […]

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Dangerously noncompliant in a broken world

By Dave Henning / July 19, 2017

“The Spirit wants to make you dangerously noncompliant in a broken world.  Ask God for a mountain.”- John Ortberg John Ortberg concludes The Me I Want to Be with Chapter 22 (“Ask God for a Mountain”).  He first observes that yearning for a problem-free life results in death by boredom.  Thus, as you work to […]

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Love — the resetting of broken bones

By Dave Henning / July 18, 2017

“As long as we are on earth, the love that unites us will bring us suffering by our very contact with one another, because this love is the resetting of a Body of broken bones.”- Thomas Merton John Ortberg concludes Chapter 21 of The Me I Want to Be as he talks about the final […]

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The best version of you – a hoper

By Dave Henning / July 17, 2017

“The best version of you is a hoper, because the Spirit of life is a Spirit of hope.  The Spirit never leads us to despair, and there is always hope — which is not based on circumstances, but rather is an inner disposition.”- John Ortberg In Chapter 21 (“You Have to go Through Exile Before […]

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If Jesus were your direct supervisor

By Dave Henning / July 16, 2017

“If Jesus were your direct supervisor, would you have done your work any differently than you did?  How would you have done repairs, answered phones, typed documents, or taught classes if Jesus were checking your work?”- John Ortberg As John Ortberg concludes Chapter 20 of The Me I Want to Be, he emphasizes your work […]

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