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Prayer Meeting Devotion (March 22, 2017)

“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” James 4:8a It is interesting to watch people gathered around a campfire. They will sit close to the fire until they warm up, then they scoot away when they get too hot. But as the fire dies down, they get cold and slide closerContinue reading “Prayer Meeting Devotion (March 22, 2017)”

Prayer Meeting Devotion (March 15, 2017)

“Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.” -Song of Solomon 2:15 For most of us, it will not be the big sins that do us in. Most of us will not commit moral failure. We will not find ourselves in prison for tax fraud. For most ofContinue reading “Prayer Meeting Devotion (March 15, 2017)”

Prayer Meeting Devotion (March 8, 2017)

“THIN PLACES” 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, 26 and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were unfastened. 27 When the jailer woke and sawContinue reading “Prayer Meeting Devotion (March 8, 2017)”

Prayer Meeting Devotion (March 1, 2017)

13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one whoContinue reading “Prayer Meeting Devotion (March 1, 2017)”

Prayer Meeting Devotion (2/22/17)

Raspberries are fascinating. A common method of growing raspberries is to plant the canes and allow them to grow for a year in cooler climates. After the year is over, they are completely uprooted and replanted in warmer climates. Once replanted, they quickly flower and produce a crop. Their roots also spread quickly underground andContinue reading “Prayer Meeting Devotion (2/22/17)”

Prayer Meeting Devotion Overview (2/15/17)

Acts 1:8 – “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Jesus is about to unleash His disciples to take the message of the Gospel to the ends of the earth. This is an importantContinue reading “Prayer Meeting Devotion Overview (2/15/17)”

Prayer Meeting Devotional Overview (2/8/17)

Psalm 16:11 – “You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” (Emphasis added) When this passage uses the word “presence,” it is the Hebrew word paniym which refers to one’s face, or presence. Even in our culture, we understand theContinue reading “Prayer Meeting Devotional Overview (2/8/17)”