Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Mrs Nancy Dufresne-A Sound Discipline Mind-
LOOK PAST THE TEST
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for
the joy that was set before him endured the cross …” (Hebrews
12:2). We are to look to Jesus as our example when faced with opposition.
When Jesus was faced with the cross, He endured by focusing
on “the joy that was set before him” – He focused on what was on
the other side of the cross. When faced with the cross, He looked past
it, clear through to the other side. He looked past the cross to the joy
of His resurrection, His ascension to the throne, and His eternal reign
at the right hand of the Father.
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Trusting God in Troubled Times-Mrs Carol Hopson
TRUST GOD FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE!
His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God…
-Isaiah 9:6
Who is the King of glory? The LORD strong and
mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
-Psalm 24:8
I love to know that I have Almighty God caring for me,
protecting me, and handling all the impossible situations in
my life! The problem is that I don't always remember this
or keep Him in His proper place in the battles of life. This
name for God was given to show that He was mighty and
strong in battle. When you have God as your all-powerful
leader, do you wait until the last minute and all else has
failed to call on Him? Of course not! You put Him at the
front of the battle lines to defeat the enemy. El Gibbor is the
One who wants to be our protection in the daily battles. He
wants to go before us and defeat the enemy, but we often
forget and only call on Him when we are at the end of our
rope.
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Mrs Carol Hopson-Trusting God in Troubled Times
If you're still feeling afraid or unloved, it's because you
don't really know your heavenly Father. As you spend time
with Him through prayer, reading His Word, and worshipping
with other believers, you will begin to see how much
He loves you, and you will stop living by Satan's lies and
will begin living in truth. That is when you will learn the
great joy of trusting Him with all you are and have.
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And the Holy Spirit is faithful.
Deborah was a wise counselor and listener. In Chapter 4 of
Judges, we see the sons of Israel come to Deborah, who was a
judge and a mother to all of Israel. They would come to her with
their problems. She would listen to what they said, take her
time reaching a decision, then give wise counsel and direction.
We need to be that kind of loving mother and judge for our
children.
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3) Pay attention
Your children need you to pay attention. I asked my children,
“What is the main responsibility I have to you?” They told me,
“You need to listen to us!” That answer surprised me.
Sometimes I do not always understand what they are saying
because I am so busy. But not listening? One of my children told
me, “Mom you never listen to me.”
Granted, I do not always hear exactly the words my children
say to me, but I was surprised they all agreed I needed to be a
better listener. So, I asked the Holy Spirit to be my hearing aid,
helping me hear what the child is really saying and needing.
Each day I pray, “Lord please interpret for me what my child is
saying and what he needs for me to hear.”
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Your children need you to pay attention. I asked my children,
“What is the main responsibility I have to you?” They told me,
“You need to listen to us!” That answer surprised me.
Sometimes I do not always understand what they are saying
because I am so busy. But not listening? One of my children told
me, “Mom you never listen to me.”
Granted, I do not always hear exactly the words my children
say to me, but I was surprised they all agreed I needed to be a
better listener. So, I asked the Holy Spirit to be my hearing aid,
helping me hear what the child is really saying and needing.
Each day I pray, “Lord please interpret for me what my child is
saying and what he needs for me to hear.”
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
A Sound Disciplined Mind-Mrs Nancy Dufresne
UNFAILING FAITH
Before Jesus was arrested, He told Peter, “… Satan hath desired
to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee,
THAT THY FAITH FAIL NOT …” (Luke 22:31 & 32). Jesus prayed
that Peter’s faith wouldn’t fail. Jesus was letting Peter know that by
holding to his faith in God’s Word he would overcome the enemy’s
strategies against him.
The enemy would like to steal your faith, for it’s with your faith
that you conduct business with heaven and receive all that God has
provided. It is by faith in God that you move past all opposition and
lay hold of all God has made yours. No matter what the opposition,
hold fast to your faith in God’s Word. Feed your faith on God’s
Word, think and speak faith words, act on God’s Word, and rest and
recline yourself on God’s Word, for victory is yours.
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Mrs Nancy Dufresne- A Sound Disciplined Mind
STIR UP THE GIFT
Paul told Timothy, “Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that
thou STIR UP THE GIFT OF GOD, which is in thee by the putting
on of my hands. FOR GOD HATH NOT GIVEN US THE SPIRIT OF
FEAR; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (II Timothy
1:6 & 7). Paul was telling Timothy not to let fear keep him from
moving with the gift of God that was in him, but to stir up the gift.
When coming into new phases or rooms of ministry, or when
coming into a greater flow of the gift of God within, fear may try to
oppose you. But God has not given us the spirit of fear; we have
authority over it and we are to resist it. We are to stir up the gift of
God within, and boldly continue to move forward with God.
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14. He holds my hand in fearful times.
When he falls, he shall not be hurled headlong;
because the LORD is the One who holds his hand.
-Psalm 37:24
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look
about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you,
surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with
My righteous right hand.
-Isaiah 41:10
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Mrs Carol Hopson-Trusting God in Troubled Times
12. He will be a perfect example.
Have this attitude in yourselves which was in
Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form
of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to
be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of
a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of
men. And being found in appearance as a man, He
humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point
of death, even death on a cross.
-Philippians 2:5-8
13. He would make plans for my future.
He who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, and
everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never
die.…Let not your heart be troubled…I go and
prepare a place for you…
-John 11:25-26; 14:1, 3
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Have this attitude in yourselves which was in
Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form
of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to
be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of
a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of
men. And being found in appearance as a man, He
humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point
of death, even death on a cross.
-Philippians 2:5-8
13. He would make plans for my future.
He who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, and
everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never
die.…Let not your heart be troubled…I go and
prepare a place for you…
-John 11:25-26; 14:1, 3
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Mrs Carol Hopson-Trusting God in Troubled Times
12. He will be a perfect example.
Have this attitude in yourselves which was in
Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form
of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to
be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of
a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of
men. And being found in appearance as a man, He
humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point
of death, even death on a cross.
-Philippians 2:5-8
13. He would make plans for my future.
He who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, and
everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never
die.…Let not your heart be troubled…I go and
prepare a place for you…
-John 11:25-26; 14:1, 3
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The child continued to grow and become strong. He increased
in wisdom and the grace of God was upon him.
Jesus was a well-adjusted individual who showed balanced
growth in the four major stages of development that every child
needs to go through: physical [He grew in stature], mental [He
grew in wisdom and knowledge], social [He grew in favor with
man], and spiritual [He grew in favor with God].
That is our desire for our children...to live balanced, healthy
lives.
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The child continued to grow and become strong. He increased
in wisdom and the grace of God was upon him.
Jesus was a well-adjusted individual who showed balanced
growth in the four major stages of development that every child
needs to go through: physical [He grew in stature], mental [He
grew in wisdom and knowledge], social [He grew in favor with
man], and spiritual [He grew in favor with God].
That is our desire for our children...to live balanced, healthy
lives.
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She didn’t say, “Hey, wait a second, you mean to tell me I am
going to have a child? Well, if that’s the case, there are things I
want this child to accomplish.”
Instead, Mary submitted her will for this child’s life to God’s
will, committing her whole life to God’s plan. In Chapter two
Mary brings Jesus to the temple to present Him to the Lord.
Jesus was schooled in scripture, and at age twelve He was able
to converse with great wisdom with the elders on scripture.
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Monday, August 27, 2012
A Sound Disciplined Mind-Mrs Nancy Dufresne
STAND YOUR GROUND
All spiritual progress is going to be opposed. Every new phase or
room of ministry is going to be opposed. That opposition includes
attacks on the mind. The enemy will try to hold you out of the arena
of faith, the spirit arena, and in the mental arena by launching fiery
darts against the mind, but you are to quench every one of those fiery
darts through faith in God’s Word. Refuse to turn those wrong
thoughts over in your mind and answer them by speaking God’s
Word from your spirit. When you successfully resist the devil in one
arena, he may move to another arena, but stand your ground firmly
on God’s Word, for God’s Word will never fail you as you hold fast
to it.
Jesus faced a season of testing and temptation that lasted forty
days and nights, but as He answered every temptation by speaking
the Word of God, He emerged victorious and full of the Spirit (Luke
4). When faced with tests, we are to rejoice, for we know that as we
stand our ground by speaking the Word of God, regardless of what
we see, feel or hear, we will reach the other side of the test, for the
victory is ours!
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Mrs Nancy Dufresne-A Sound Disciplined Mind
STIR UP THE GIFT
Paul told Timothy, “Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that
thou STIR UP THE GIFT OF GOD, which is in thee by the putting
on of my hands. FOR GOD HATH NOT GIVEN US THE SPIRIT OF
FEAR; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (II Timothy
1:6 & 7). Paul was telling Timothy not to let fear keep him from
moving with the gift of God that was in him, but to stir up the gift.
When coming into new phases or rooms of ministry, or when
coming into a greater flow of the gift of God within, fear may try to
oppose you. But God has not given us the spirit of fear; we have
authority over it and we are to resist it. We are to stir up the gift of
God within, and boldly continue to move forward with God.
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10. He will give me guidance in life's decisions.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which
you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon
you.
-Psalm 32:8
The steps of a man are established by the LORD;
and He delights in his way. When he falls, he shall
not be hurled headlong; because the LORD is the
One who holds his hand.
-Psalm 37:23-24
11. He will train me for everything I need in life.
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for
teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in
righteousness; that the man of God may be
adequate, equipped for every good work.
-2 Timothy 3:16-17
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But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father
will send in My name, He will teach you all things,
and bring to your remembrance all that I said to
you.
-John 14:26
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Mrs Carol Hopson-Trusting God in Troubled Times
8. He will always be there for me.
Let your character be free from the love of money,
being content with what you have; for He Himself
has said, "I will never desert you, nor will I ever
forsake you."
-Hebrews 13:5
9. He corrects me out of love.
Whom the Lord loves He reproves, even as a father,
the son in whom he delights.
-Proverbs 3:12
For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines.
-Hebrews 12:6
He [God] disciplines us for our good, that we may
share His holiness.
-Hebrews 12:10
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Fear of the Lord-Pastor Dave Hoffman
Every time we bring a child to church, or pray with a child,
we are bringing Christ to the child or the child to Christ. That is
our solemn duty.
In Luke 1, we read about Mary, the mother of Jesus. Chapters
one and two provide an example of a woman who receives a Word
from God that she is going to have a child. She received a definite
plan for this child’s life. She pondered the message in her heart,
then replied,
Behold the bond slave of the Lord. Be it done to me
according to your will. [Luke 1:38]
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In essence, Samuel was saying, “I never felt the need to
experiment with sin.” He had a great testimony! Isn’t that what
you want for your children? I want my kids to be able to say,
“From my childhood I have loved God and had a mother who
prayed for me.”
Luke 18 tells us about moms who brought their children to
Jesus. Crowds were all around Him, and many put demands on
Him, but these moms pushed through the crowds because they
were determined: nothing was going to stop them.
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
A Sound Disciplined Mind-Mrs Nancy Dufresne
When opposition arises to try to hinder or block your progress,
you are authorized to step over it and keep on going. Don’t allow that
opposition to stop your progress – keep moving ahead. Keep moving
forward with God into the next place He’s leading you. As you
step over all opposition, “…nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
You have Jesus’ Word on it!
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Mrs Nancy Dufresne-A Sound Disciplined Mind
STEP OVER IT!
Paul stated, “For a great door and effectual is opened unto me,
and there are many adversaries” (I Corinthians 16:9). Where are the
adversaries? They are at the door trying to hinder or block your
entrance into the new places God is leading you. But as you keep
moving forward and refuse to draw back, you will move past all
opposition. As Peter said, don’t think this opposition is a strange
thing – it is a strategy of the enemy to try to hinder or block your
progress. Just keep moving ahead!
Jesus told us, “Behold, I give unto you power (authority) to step
over serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy:
and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19). One definition
for the word “tread” is to step over. So we could read this verse
as follows and still be correct, “Behold, I give you authority to step
over serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy:
and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
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6. He forgives me every time I fail or hurt Him.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
-1 John 1:9, NKJV
7. He responds to my weakness with love.
"My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected
in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather
boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ
may dwell in me.
-2 Corinthians 12:9
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Mrs Carol Hopson-Trusting God in Troubled Times
5. He cares about all my concerns.
If I say, "My foot slips," Your mercy, O LORD, will
hold me up. In the multitude of my anxieties within
me, Your comforts delight my soul.
-Psalm 94:18-19, NKJV
He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out
of the miry clay; and He set my feet upon a rock
making my footsteps firm.
-Psalm 40:2
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Hannah prayed, dedicating and bringing her child to God.
She submitted to God’s plan for Samuel, not Hannah’s plan,
because she had been barren for a long time. When God finally
gave her a child, I am sure the temptation was to keep him close
to her, to not let him out of her sight. But Hannah knew God had
a bigger plan for her son, and she submitted to that plan.
The result? At the end of Samuel’s life, he addressed the
leaders of Israel and declared:
Since my childhood on I have served God and I haven’t
defrauded any one of you. [1 Sam. 12:3]
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2) Pray, Present and Plan
This topic is like three P’s in one…sort of a trinity of P’s.
Hannah is a great biblical example in this area. When Samuel
was born, Hannah prayed a wonderful prayer for him in Chapter
one of 1 Samuel:
For this boy I prayed and the Lord has given me my
petition which I asked of him so I have also dedicated him
to the Lord as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the Lord.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
A Sound Disciplined Mind-Mrs Nancy Dufresne
Always remember in the face of all opposition that the enemy is
a defeated foe. Always remember that Jesus spoiled principalities
and powers (Colossians 2:15); He disarmed them, He exposed them
as shattered, empty and defeated, and He reduced them to nothing.
Jesus’ defeat of the enemy is total and complete. You don’t have to
do anything else to defeat the devil – he is defeated! You don’t have
to fight him – he is a defeated foe already! Jesus did that for you! The
only fight we’re told to engage in is the good fight of faith (I Timothy
6:12). You fight the good fight of faith by taking your stand on the
Word of God and refusing to be swayed from it. This is done by
speaking and holding to God’s Word in the face of all opposition.
Stand your ground rejoicing, for victory is yours, no matter what
opposes you.
“…Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (I John 4:4).
The greater One is in you. The Spirit of God on the inside of you is the
greater One and the devil is the lesser one! The devil is no match for
the greater One that’s in you. You don’t have to hold out against the
devil – he has to hold out against you!
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Mrs Nancy Dufresne-A Sound Disciplined Mind
Any time you move forward in God, come into a new phase or
room of ministry, come into greater revelation of the Word, or into a
deeper place of the Spirit, the enemy is going to oppose you to try to
hinder or block your progress. Don’t think it’s strange that the fiery
trial comes. Don’t slip into the mental arena or become fearful, wondering
why the enemy seeks to oppose you. He will contest you
every inch of the way, but as you stand your ground on the Word of
God, you will get safely to the other side of the test.
Peter tells us what to do in verse 13 to overcome this opposition –
rejoice! Rejoice your way through it, for the One in you is greater than
that which opposes you.
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Trusting God in Troubled Times-Mrs Carol Hopson
4. He would sacrifice His life for me.
The Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I
lay down My life for the sheep.
-John 10:15
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should
not perish, but have eternal life.
-John 3:16
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Trusting God in Troubled Times-Mrs Carol Hopson
4. He would sacrifice His life for me.
The Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I
lay down My life for the sheep.
-John 10:15
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should
not perish, but have eternal life.
-John 3:16
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Mrs Carol Hopson-Trusting God in Troubled Times
3. He wants to protect Me.
You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me
from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of
deliverance.
-Psalm 32:7, NKJV
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, and
delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORD is
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near to those who have a broken heart, and saves
such as have a contrite spirit.
-Psalm 34:17-18, NKJV
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Fear of the Lord-Pastor Dave Hoffman
That woman sets an example of how we should be...mothers
loving sacrificially. As we grow in our fear of the Lord, we may
be called upon by God to give up something dear to us so our
child will thrive and survive, for example, a hobby, recreation,
social event, etc.
Sacrificial love can challenge you to a difficult, sometimes
unpopular choice to remove your child from a destructive
situation, be it a school your child is attending, or friendships
destructive to your child. A mother who loves and fears God, and
loves her child, will do the tough thing and remove that child
from the destructive situation. We must make sure our kids are
safe.
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Pastor Dave Hoffman-Fear of the Lord
In 1 Kings 3:16-27 we see Solomon faced with a serious
situation. Two women both claim that a particular child is
theirs. Solomon listens to their dispute, then essentially says,
“Bring me a sword. I will cut this child in half and give half of
the child to each of you.” One of the women shouts out, “No, don’t
do that! I give up the child. Let her raise him so he can live.”
Immediately Solomon knew who the real mother was: the one
willing to give up her right to raise the child. The real mother
gave up her desires, hopes and dreams for the sake of the child.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
A Sound Disciplined Mind-Mrs Nancy Dufresne
The Other Side of the Test
I Peter 4:12 & 13
12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which
is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
13 But REJOICE…
Amplified
12 Beloved, do not be amazed and bewildered at the fiery ordeal
which is taking place to test your quality, as though something
strange (unusual and alien to you and your position) were
befalling you.
13 But insofar as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings, REJOICE …
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Mrs Nancy Dufresne-A Sound Disciplined Mind
Great faith doesn’t hold to the past, to failures, or to sin, but it
holds to the Word. Because sin is blotted out and forgotten, great
faith won’t look behind to the past that is dead and gone, but it reaches
forth to that which is before it, pressing past all hindrances and
opposition. The past is dead and gone, and is to be forgotten, for
what’s ahead is so much greater than that which is behind.
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Trusting God in Troubled Times-Mrs Carol Hopson
1.He loves me unconditionally.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor
angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things
present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth,
nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us
from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
-Romans 8:38-39, KJV, emphasis added
2.He thinks I'm special and beautiful.
For we are His workmanship [beautiful poem],
created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
-Ephesians 2:10
I will give thanks to Thee, for I am fearfully and
wonderfully made; wonderful are Thy works, and
my soul knows it very well. My frame was not
hidden from Thee, when I was made in secret, and
skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth.
-Psalm 139:14-15
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Mrs Carol Hopson-Trusting God in Troubled Times
Do you have a great, loving relationship with your
earthly father? Many that I talk with do not, and it is very
difficult for them to love and accept God as their Father,
especially if they have an abusive or unloving father. I often
tell these dear people to make a list of all the things that
would describe the "perfect father," and then we see how
God matches up with their list. Here is a new way to look
at the character of God and how He desires to relate to you.
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Fear of the Lord-Pastor Dave Hoffman
1) Provide and Protect
If anyone does not provide for his own, especially for
those of his own household, he has denied the faith and is
worse than an unbeliever. [1 Timothy 5:8]
One basic, obvious duty a mother has is to provide food,
clothing, shelter and hygiene for their children. At a deeper level
of providing and protecting them is the idea of sacrificial love
[agape love] for our children. That love is not based on how we
feel about our kids, or how lovable they are, but it is based on the
principle that through Christ we can do all things who
strengthens us. Through Christ, we can even love the sometimes
unlovable child whom we are called to love sacrificially.
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Pastor Dave Hoffman-Fear of the Lord
Can a woman forget her nursing child? Can she feel no
love for a child she has born? [Isaiah 49:15]
In over 20 years of being a mother, I admit that there have
been plenty of times when I felt a deep, abiding, joyous love for
my three children. But, there have been occasional times over
the past 20 years when I have felt moments of extreme
frustration and anger. So, I prayed, “Lord, since I’ve experienced
such extremes, how can I encourage women to love their children
for Jesus’ sake?” Through my prayer and petition, God reminded
me of four practical P’s a mother needs to fulfill her duty to love
her children.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
A Sound Disciplined Mind-Mrs Nancy Dufresne
When faced with a need, we are to come to God expecting to
receive! We are to come to God with His Word in our mouths. We
are to come to God with faith in our mouths. We are to come to God
knowing that His best belongs to us, and that Jesus’ blood has
washed away our past and has made us righteous – we are in right
standing with God. All Christ has provided belongs to us! So we are
to take it!
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Mrs Nancy Dufresne-A Sound Disciplined Mind
This Canaanite woman had no covenant with God; God’s Word
was not the standard by which she lived and conducted her life. But
when she heard of Jesus, she was quick to believe that He could
deliver her demon possessed daughter. When she came to Jesus with
her need, she didn’t come to Him speaking of her godless lifestyle.
She didn’t come to Him thinking about and speaking of her sins, her
past, or her failures. She didn’t come to Him with reasons in her
mouth of why she shouldn’t or couldn’t receive. When she came to
Him, she had one thing in mind – receiving – receiving deliverance
for her daughter. And Jesus called her a woman of great faith.
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Trusting God in Troubled Times-Mrs Carol Hopson
Preparing the
meal…
MEETING THE PERFECT FATHER
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much more will your Father
who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask
Him!
-Matthew 7:11
His name will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Eternal [Everlasting] Father…
-Isaiah 9:6
Here is another name that reveals who God is and how
He desires to relate to us as our Everlasting Father. This is
the relational aspect of His character. It means that He is
forever doing what is good for us out of His great love for us
as His children.
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Mrs Carol Hopson-Trusting God in Troubled Times
"CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART, O GOD…"
A CLEAN HEART
Create in me a clean heart, God,
And keep me steadfast too.
I want to be your servant, Lord,
Please show me what to do.
"My precious child, it's in My Book
So keep that in your mind.
If you will read it, then obey
My will you'll surely find.
"A willing heart is what I ask,
And faith to trust My plan.
For this will keep your heart from sin
When you don't understand."
-Carol Hopson
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Fear of the Lord-Pastor Dave Hoffman
I love the song we sing in church called “Surrender.” It is a
great example of how to respect your children’s father by giving
up your rights, your dreams, and your pride so that God is free
to create a miracle that is better than you had ever hoped for.
Loving the Children
By Kitty Belsey
Don’t all mothers already love their children? They are so
darling; you just want to kiss them.
Well, we do not always love our children. Some mothers need
to be taught how to love their kids.
Titus 2:4 says,
Encourage the younger women to love their husbands and
to love their children.
When I first read that, I said, “Lord I receive that message. I
want to learn how.” Then God replied, “Kitty, you are one of the
older women and you need to be teaching the younger women
how to love their children. The kind of love I am asking mothers
to manifest to their children is not necessarily natural.”
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Pastor Dave Hoffman-Fear of the Lord
Dave and I do not often agree on anything...at first. I have
learned that it is far better to listen to his ideas instead of
attacking them just because his ideas are different than mine. 1
John 4:8 says,
There is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear
because fear involves punishment and the one who fears
is not perfected in love.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
A Sound Disciplined Mind-Mrs Nancy Dufresne
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same
coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord,
thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and
besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost
sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s
bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs
which fall from their masters’ table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is
thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was
made whole from that very hour.
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Mrs Nancy Dufresne-A Sound Disciplined Mind
GOD WILL NOT REMEMBER
Isaiah 43:25 & 26
25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine
own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
26 Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou,
that thou mayest be justified.
God tells us that He blots out our transgressions for His own
sake. He blots them out, not only for our sake, but for His sake. What
does God mean by that? God wants to bless us, but sin keeps blessings
away from us. God blots out our transgressions and forgets our
sins so that we can receive God’s blessings – all that He has provided
for us.
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Trusting God in Troubled Times-Mrs Carol Hopson
And, oh, how we need it. We have soiled what he gave
us the first time. We have used our eyes to see impurity, our
hands to give pain, our feet to walk the wrong path, our
minds to think evil thoughts. All of us need to be made new
again.
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Mrs Carol Hopson-Trusting God in Troubled Times
In his book A Gentle Thunder, Max Lucado writes:
Here is (dare I say it?) the greatest miracle of God. It
is astounding when God heals the body. It is extraordinary
when God hears the prayer. It is incredible
when God provides the new job, the new car, the new
child. But none of these compares to when God creates
new life.
At our new birth God remakes our souls and gives us
what we need, again. New eyes so we can see by faith.
A new mind so we can have the mind of Christ. New
strength so we won't grow tired. A new vision so we
won't lose heart. A new voice for praise and new
hands for service. And most of all, a new heart. A
heart that has been cleansed by Christ.
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Fear of the Lord-Pastor Dave Hoffman
God does not give us the luxury of complaining about our
marriages. I needed to learn to identify and confess anger, bad
attitudes and unrealistic expectations because I wanted to obey
God’s command to love and respect my husband. To help me
learn those qualities, the Lord led me to a wise older woman who
had a great marriage and was committed to the success of my
marriage. At the beginning of our relationship I would go to her
home weekly and share my anger and frustrations with her. She
would always point me back to my responsibilities to minister to
and love Dave, regardless of how I was feeling.
Occasionally I still get angry, but now I have learned how to
obey God’s command to not let the sun go down on my anger. A
woman who respects and honors her husband gives her children
the blessing of parents who are working together to achieve a
common goal rather than competing to see who will win an
argument.
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Pastor Dave Hoffman-Fear of the Lord
Put aside anger, wrath, jealousy, slander, and abusive speech
from your mouth.
Then we are told in verse 12,
…so those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved,
put on the heart of compassion, kindness, humility,
gentleness and patience bearing with one another and
forgiving each other. Whoever has a complaint against
anyone, just as the Lord forgave you so also should you.
Beyond all these things put on love which is the perfect
bond of unity.
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
A Sound Disciplined Mind-Mrs Nancy Dufresne
When we come to God in prayer to lay our needs before Him, we
are not to come with words of condemnation, guilt, and failures of
the past in our mouths; rather, we are to come before Him knowing
that He has blotted out and forgotten all confessed sins. We are to
come to Him with faith in our mouths. We are to come to Him with
His Word in our mouths, for that’s when we’ll receive. Our faith
won’t work with failures and sins of the past in our mouths. Guilt and
condemnation are poor receivers; they will keep us from being bold
to lay hold of and receive needed answers from God.
The enemy is the accuser of the brethren, and when you pray he
may try to remind you of your past in an attempt to keep you from
receiving from God. But answer him with the Word, stating that you
know your sins are blotted out and forgiven; then rise up in faith and
lay hold of that which God has provided for you.
Live free and walk free from the past, failures, sin, guilt and condemnation
so that you can freely receive all God has made yours.
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Mrs Nancy Dufresne-A Sound Disciplined Mind
BOLDNESS BEFORE GOD
In the next verse, Isaiah 43:26, God tells us to, “Put me (God) in
remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest
be justified.” The Amplified Bible reads, “Put Me in remembrance
[remind Me of your merits]; let us plead and argue together. Set forth
your case, that you may be justified (proved right).”
Isaiah 43:25 lets us know that when we confess our sins to God,
our sins and transgressions are blotted out and forgotten. So when we
come to verse 26, which deals with coming to God in prayer, sin isn’t
present any more. Now we can come boldly before God with our
requests, for we are clean.
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Trusting God in Troubled Times-Mrs Carol Hopson
1. I just can't forgive this person!
2. I want to nurse this injustice a little longer and get
even.
3. My life is so unfair, and I'm so angry about my circumstances.
4. I just can't tolerate people who have a different, "sinful"
point of view.
5. I'm so angry. I don't know why this has happened; I
deserve better.
6. I don't like my marriage and I want out, no matter
what God says.
7. I think my plan is better than God's plan, so I'm
going to try mine.
All of these say that God has made a mistake or He isn't
powerful enough to help me forgive or honor Him in my circumstances.
These are sinful choices and must be confessed
before we can have a clean heart that is ready for God to
use. "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate
the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise
the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [man]"
(Matthew 6:24). In order to trust God in troubled times, we
must be willing to empty the rotten contents of our self-centered
life and accept the "new life" God offers us.
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Mrs Carol Hopson-Trusting God in Troubled Times
Well, what should we do? We closed the door quickly,
got out Clorox and Pine-Sol and all our cleaning supplies,
and scrubbed the outside of that freezer until it was spotless…
wow, it looked like new! But the smell was still there
and getting more pungent. Why was that? Because we hadn't
emptied the cause of the stench, the rotten contents!
There have been times in my life when I've tried to
scrub the outside of me to make me look good to others, but
the sin was still inside-and it wasn't pretty. There is
absolutely no victory without emptying the rotten contents
of sin. What might some of those rotten contents look like?
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Fear of the Lord-Pastor Dave Hoffman
Romans 4:17b says,
Our God gives life to the dead and calls things that are
not as though they were.
Then Proverb 14:1 declares,
The wise woman builds her house but the foolish tears it
down with her own hands.
It is easy to see your husband’s faults, but it is a woman who
is ruled by fear who feels compelled to always point them out. A
wise woman seeks to build up her husband with prayer and
encouragement.
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Pastor Dave Hoffman-Fear of the Lord
One of the best books I have read on understanding my
husband is The Five Languages of Love. After I read that book,
I began to understand my husband better, and was more
equipped to be his helpmate. Man’s greatest need beside the
relationship with his Heavenly Father is to have a family to care
for. Being a helpmate means you make it easy for your husband
to love and care for you. Tell him often you need and appreciate
his help. Praise him for working hard, and for his help with the
children. Encourage him through his failures.
There are many stories of God’s encouragement in the Bible.
My favorite is the story of Gideon in Judges, chapter 6. Imagine,
Gideon was hiding from his enemies when God called him a
valiant warrior!
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Trusting God in Troubled Times-Mrs Carol Hopson
Let me illustrate this with a story. My husband and I
had gone away for a ten-day camping and fishing trip to
Mammoth Lakes. We had looked forward to it so much and
had a great time relaxing, fishing, enjoying the family, and
exploring the great outdoors. However, after ten days, it
was a good feeling to pull into our driveway and get back to
our own beds, but we had loved the time together. As we
opened the garage door, we noticed a strong odor…what
could it be? We walked toward our extra refrigerator-freezer
that we kept in the garage and could hardly stand the
smell. My husband bravely opened the door, and we about
passed out! You see, the electricity had gone out while we
were gone, and the temperature soared. So we had a freezer
full of rotten salmon that my husband had caught on a
previous fishing trip. You can't even imagine the stench.
I'm pinching my nose as I write this just thinking about it.
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Mrs Carol Hopson-Trusting God in Troubled Times
Secondly, he realized that he had no power to cleanse
his own heart, so He asked God to create a clean heart in
him. The word create here denotes "to make from nothing,"
so David realized that there was nothing good in himself; it
was all rotten, and only God could give him a clean heart.
And thirdly, he knew that he would only be sustained or
kept free from sin by having a "willing heart" to do God's
will (v. 12).
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