What a great 2009 Missions Conference we had this week!
First, we had a Kenyan Pastor preach in the Sunday morning worship service and it was powerful! This man is a true Kenyan and will return to his country in the next few years. In the meantime, he and his wife and children are “missionaries” to [...]
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I am so pleased to announce to the world that my husband, Pastor Mark Shaw, has a new book available through Focus Publishing now. It is called Strength In Numbers because it outlines the details and rationale for all personal ministry in the local church — whether formal or informal — to be done in [...]
Tags: AWANA, biblical counseling, Focus Publishing, Pastor Mark Shaw, Strength in Numbers, Team counseling
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The joy of being a part of this ministry of Speaking His Truth In Love, the biblical counseling outreach arm of our church, is that we get the privilege of watching God reconcile LOST people to Himself. They become “found” as He leads them to Christ as their Savior and Lord.
Recently, we’ve had 3 people [...]
Tags: fruit, ministry update, rescued, saved, Truth In Love Ministries
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The world often teaches people that they need more self-control but that’s not what the Bible teaches.
The Bible teaches that SELF is NOT the source of control. Self is NEVER the source of power for control.
Instead, self is the OBJECT to be controlled by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the SOURCE of control that [...]
Tags: biblical counseling, biblical counselors, Holy Spirit, self, self-control
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While I’m on this “David Crowder Band” kick, in the song, “Everything Glorious,” one of the lyrics says:
“You make everything glorious, and I am Yours – what does that make me?”
The answer: glorious! God clothes us in His righteousness just as He clothed Adam and Eve in Genesis 3 with the skin of a slain animal.
If God [...]
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A song by The David Crowder Band called “Never Let Go” has a lyric that says, “You never let go, never let go, never let go” which is addressed to God (”You”).
That verb “let” has meaning in the past, present, and present perfect verb tenses. In other words, the Lord has never let go of [...]
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I am officially “on call” for my sister, who will deliver a baby soon. My job is to travel to pick up my nephew, age 3, as soon as I receive the phone call announcing that his baby brother or sister is on the way. How exciting! Even though this will be my 18th – yes I [...]
Tags: arrival, birth plan, Get ready, new birth, Second coming
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Genesis 1:3
“Then God said, Let there be light…”
Genesis 1:22
“God blessed them saying….”
Then God spoke a curse to the man, the earth, the woman, and the serpent for their disobedience (Genesis 3:14-19)
Then Jesus “cried out with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus come forth!’” (John 11:43)
When God speaks, power is shown!
God spoke a blessing on the people he [...]
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I wanna personally invite my Truth & Training students to join me on this blog and post their comments. Would LOVE to hear from you girls!!
Really enjoyed sharing the gospel with each of you last night!
Romans 5:8
“God demonstrates His own love for us in this, that while we were still sinners, Christ died for [...]
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The following is a recent post from Pastor Mark’s other blog at www.histruthinlove.org
We were listening to a good Brandon Heath song which has a lyric that says to God, “gimme Your eyes so I can see.”
After I explained Who Brandon Heath was singing/speaking to in this song, my five year old said, “Then, he needs to [...]
Tags: awe, Brandon Heath, child, reverence, wisdom
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