Friday, June 29, 2012

Faith Weekend WOD - 6/29/2012 to 7/1/2012

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Commit this passage to memory"I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed. 38 I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. 39 You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me. 40 You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes." (Psalm 18:37-40)

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Faith WOD - 6/27/2012

Locate at least one Bible verse that addresses the spirit of fear.  How does it encourage you?

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"Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:8-9)

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Faith WOD - 6/26/2012

Does a warrior fear anything?  If so - list the top 5 fears that may confront a warrior as he enters the field of battle.

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"I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears." (Psalm 34:4)

Monday, June 25, 2012

Faith WOD - 6/25/2012

List the top 3 characteristics of a warrior.

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"He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 35 You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great." (Psalm 18:34-35)

 

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Faith Weekend WOD - 6/21/2012 to 6/23/2012

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Commit this passage to memory "He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 35 You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me;  you stoop down to make me great.  36 You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn." (Psalm 18:34-36)

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Faith WOD - 6/20/2012

Retrace your steps in the last 48 hours.  Take note of every event that was placed in your life for a higher purpose.

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"Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.  17 How precious to me are your thoughts, God!  How vast is the sum of them!  18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand — when I awake, I am still with you." (Psalm 139:16-18)

 

Monday, June 18, 2012

Faith WOD - 6/18/2012

Have you ever considered who God made when He made YOU?

List 3 characteristics God has placed within your heart that make you unique for His service.

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"You formed the way I think and feel.  You put me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because you made me in such a wonderful way. I know how amazing that was!" (Psalm 139:13-14 - ERV)

 

Friday, June 15, 2012

Faith Weekend WOD - 6/15/2012 to 6/17/2012

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Commit this passage to memory"Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.Remember, O Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O Lord." (Psalm 25:5-7)

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Here is a song that has inspired us this week, as we welcomed our new addition "Reagan Mercy" to the family.  With our other daughter, God has truly given us "Love & Mercy."





Thursday, June 14, 2012

Faith WOD - 6/14/2012

Reflect on a specific time when God reminded you He is still there...

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"The thought of my pain, my homelessness, is bitter poison. I think of it constantly, and my spirit is depressed. Yet hope returns when I remember this one thing:

The Lord's unfailing love and mercy still continue, Fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise. 

The Lord is all I have, and so in him I put my hope. The Lord is good to everyone who trusts in him, So it is best for us to wait in patience — to wait for him to save us — And it is best to learn this patience in our youth." (Lamentations 3:19-27)

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Faith WOD - 6/13/2012

Share one or more items from yesterday's list with someone else.

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"Jesus said, “Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” (Mark 5:19)

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Faith WOD - 6/12/2012

Set a timer for five minutes. List as many blessings possible that God has provided in your life.

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"And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."
(Exodus 33:19)

Monday, June 11, 2012

Faith WOD - 6/11/2012

Identify 3 characteristics that demonstrate God's design within you.

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"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.  14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." (Psalm 139:13-14)

 

Friday, June 8, 2012

Faith Weekend WOD - 6/8/2012 to 6/10/2012

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Commit this passage to memory"As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless.  He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. 31 For who is God besides the Lord?  And who is the Rock except our God?  32 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.  33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;  he enables me to stand on the heights." (Psalm 18:30-33)

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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Faith WOD - 6/7/2012

Spend time in prayer asking God to show you something new today.  Carry a notebook with you today, and write down every new idea that comes to mind as you work.

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“Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more. 25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.” (Mark 4:24-25)

 

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Faith WOD - 6/6/2012

Picture your work as an adventure today.  How can you "spice things up?"

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"There are two pains in life:  The pain of discipline & the pain of regret.  The pain of discipline goes away when you taste success.  The pain of regret haunts you for the rest of your life."

 

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Faith WOD - 6/5/2012

Are you open to change?  Identify one way you have been resistant to change within in your job - for the better.

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"No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse. 22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.” (Mark 2:21-22)

 

 

Monday, June 4, 2012

Faith WOD - 6/4/2012

List 3 reasons why you have the best job in the world!

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"Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free." (Ephesians 6:7-8)

Friday, June 1, 2012

Faith Weekend WOD - 6/1/2012 to 6/3/2012

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Commit this passage to memory"To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, 26 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd. 27 You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty. 28 You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.  29 With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall." (Psalm 18:25-29)

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Bill Stewart - Former Head Football Coach, West Virginia University.  Bill was a good friend of our's who passed away last week.  Enjoy his passion on the greatest day of his career!