November 28, 2014
by Susan Henson
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The Connect Devotional
God is always extending his loving hand in our direction, no matter what our circumstances look like. ...
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November 27, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Even folks who struggle to pray throughout the rest of the day can pause to give thanks before eating....
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November 26, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Thanksgiving grounds our praise of God in the real world where he’s really working for us and for our salvation....
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November 25, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Our hope for thanksgiving this season is not for a perfect Norman Rockwell scene where everything is pain-free. Our hope - now as always - is grounded in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ....
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November 24, 2014
by Lana Liu
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The Connect Devotional
Among the myriad of things we have to be thankful for, God's steadfast love tops my list...
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November 21, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Throughout the history of the Christian movement, people have leaned on others to help them pray prayers of confession....
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November 20, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
What happens if we don't confess our sins?...
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November 19, 2014
by Lana Liu
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The Connect Devotional
His mercies are new whenever we confess and we awaken to the darkness-displacing, new-beginning, fresh-starting morning....
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November 18, 2014
by Susan Henson
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The Connect Devotional
Confession is good for the soul AND good for relationships … with God and with our fellow humans....
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November 17, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Praying prayers of confession helps us communicate authentically with God....
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November 14, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Throughout the history of the Christian movement, men and women have written songs of praise to God. And these songs have been passed down from generation to generation - a tidal wave of praise to God....
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November 14, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Try praying this psalm as a prayer of praise today. The verses in bold are full of truth about God that fuels the praise in the rest of the psalm....
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November 13, 2014
by Lana Liu
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Category:
The Connect Devotional
I can sincerely whisper "I trust You, Father. I know You are faithful" even when I am struggling. ...
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November 12, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Is God some insecure middle-schooler who needs us to prop him up?...
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November 11, 2014
by Susan Henson
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The Connect Devotional
Throughout the gospels, Jesus portrays Himself as the Bridegroom and we are His Bride … what a romantic picture. But what is romance without love? And love is a two-way street. Jesus tells us He loves us with every bird that sings, every rainbow that glistens, and every drop of glorious sunray....
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November 10, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Praying "hallowed be your name" is the only sane response to this reality. And when we praise him, something special happens in us and in our community....
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November 7, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
When we think about what we want you to experience in prayer over the course of the next several weeks, we want prayer to connect with both your heart and your hands, to be experienced individually and in community, to be a space where you can creatively engage with our creative God....
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November 6, 2014
by Lana Liu
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The Connect Devotional
God is the Ultimate Good Daddy and all He requires of me is to show up as His little child....
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November 5, 2014
by Susan Henson
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The Connect Devotional
We do not have to wait for our prayers to be powerful and effective. Because of Jesus, we ARE righteous, and so our prayers ARE powerful and effective … NOW!...
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November 4, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
A vision for a prayer-filled life roots us. Every day we have an opportunity to walk in ways that harm us and stand in places that hurt us and sit in company that corrupts us. But every day we also have an opportunity ... dozens and dozens of opportunities, actually ... to anchor ourselves more tightly to the Lord....
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November 3, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
We think continual prayer looks like this: a constant awareness of God's presence, a continuing back and forth ... often interrupted but never ended ... between us and God....
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