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4Jun

By Steve WarrenNo Comments

Personal Life

Come on, and the rest!

You prepare a TABLE before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; MY CUP RUNS OVER. Psalm 23:5 In the Valley An incredible verse right in the middle of the valley of the shadow of death. At the worst moment of the year, at a crisis point of the week, when the huge contract has been lost to a competitor, when a family member has been terminally diagnosed ... God makes a huge promise. He provides a banquet and an overflowing cup. "Right there I am with you" How is He with us? Around the Table Fellowship around the table, eating with good friends is one of the greatest defenses against the enemy. It reminds us of the goodness of God in times of crisis. It brings light into the soul. God builds His Church full of people we can do life with. He gives us pe

Praise unlocking the Extraordinary

They continued steadfastly in praising God … Acts 2:42 & 47 One of the features described of the early explosive Church that saw, daily, people added to them was their decision to remain steadfast in praise. There is no doubt that praise unlocks the extraordinary in the ordinary routines of life. Enter His gates with thanksgiving & His courts with PRAISE Psalm 100:4 Let us come before His presence with THANKSGIVING Psalm 95:2 Giving thanks ALWAYS for ALL things Ephesians 5:20 His praise shall CONTINUALLY be in my mouth Psalm 34:1 in EVERYTHING give thanks; for this is the WILL OF GOD in Christ Jesus for you 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Develop a habit of thanks. The heart goes cold when you lose the spirit of thanks. With praise, with thanks, with an appreciation o

Recovering the Extraordinary to the Ordinary

In Luke 4 we are told "Jesus went AS USUAL to the synagogue". When He was there He stood & read from Isaiah 61. He begins reading these words “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed me to … preach, heal, free, proclaim …” As He read so His future began to unfold. He proclaims: “TODAY THIS SCRIPTURE IS FULFILLED IN YOUR HEARING”. This moment launched the Son of God into ministry and the fulfillment of all scripture. Just prior to this we have an account of Jesus defeating the devil in the wilderness after 40 days of fasting. He came out of that experience in the power of the Spirit. Yet Jesus went 'as usual' or 'as was His custom' to Church. An ordinary day sandwiched between 2 extraordinary events. You will find that the extraordinary does not come b