Devotional

Count It All Joy?

Posted on July 21, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church, Devotional, Ministry, Prayer, Spirituality, www.layministry.com |

The book of James in the New Testament is one of the mostdown-to-earth books in the Bible. If James was alive today, he would have probably said, “Keep it real!” His letter is very practical and pulls no punches on how we should be about SOZO.  
      
James was a brother to Jesus (Really half brother, God [...]

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The Gift of A Do Over

Posted on July 7, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church, Church leadership, Devotional, Healing, Ministry, meditation, www.layministry.com |

Do-Over
How many times have you wanted to do something over?
“If I could just take back what I said”.
“If I could take the test again.”
HERE’S MY FAVORITE – “If I had ONE MORE CHANCE!”
In Golf it is the MULIGAN!
In monopoly it is the “GET OUT JAIL FREE” card.
On Wheel of fortune it is the “FREE SPIN”
I [...]

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Healed Healer

Posted on May 9, 2007. Filed under: Devotional, Healing, Ministry, Spiritual gifts, Spiritual gifts test, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

“God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.”
II Corinthians 1:3-4
I love the term “wounded healer.” It was coined by Henri Nouwen, [...]

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What Do You Do When Discouragement Makes You Sick?

Posted on May 3, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Devotional, Spirituality, www.layministry.com |

 The Bible says that “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” It’s true, if unchecked discouragement can literally make you physically and emotionally ill. There are many things that we get discouraged about. There is our appearance, finances, status, job, achievements, pain, sickness, disabilities, family situations, suffering, grief, just to name a few. What can you [...]

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Contentment In Your Life

Posted on April 14, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church leadership, Devotional, Healing, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

Contentment is one of the core values in a healthy life. It is a settled place deep in the soul that brings peace, joy and health. Yet for many of us contentment is evasive contantly beyond our reach. What can we do to have contentment in our life?
Susan was a devout Christian. She had two [...]

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PRAYING THE WORD! Overcoming Bitterness and Forgiveness

Posted on April 7, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church leadership, Devotional, Ministry, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

PRAYING THE WORD! – For Emotional and Spiritual Wholeness
This is part one in a series of scripture prayers on various emotional issues. If we are to change, if we are going to make any forward movement against toxic emotions then we must spend time refocusing ourselves. Retraining our thinking and re-establishing truth about ourselves and God. Todays session in [...]

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It’s What Is Inside That Will Kill You

Posted on March 31, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church, Devotional, Healing, Ministry, www.layministry.com |

Did you know that negative emotions can adversely affect your health? Depression, anger, guilt, condemnation, low self-esteem-these are only a few of the lethal toxins that threaten body and spirit.
In his classic book, Deadly Emotions,  Dr. Don Colbert shares about all the diseases that are caused by our emotions. Offering a clear definition of deadly [...]

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The Father’s Love

Posted on February 10, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church, Devotional, Healing, www.layministry.com |

The more I am in the people helping profession, the more I am coming to understand that a lot of what hurts us, what causes turmoil in our bodies, is actually a heart issue.
I am not talking about the pump that pushes the blood through our veins, I am talking about that emotional, soulish part [...]

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Welcome To Sozo

Posted on December 31, 2006. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Blogroll, Church, Church leadership, Devotional, Healing, Ministry, Spiritual gifts, Spiritual gifts test, www.layministry.com |

Sozo is a beautiful word.
It is the Greek word that Matthew used when he wrote, “And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name Jesus: for He shall Sozo (save) His people from their sins. Matthew also writes, “For the Son of man is come to Sozo (save) that which was [...]

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