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See the partnership? Jesus would not let him be passive.
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October 3, 2024
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This week … stretch for the miracle, pray for more impact, water baptisms in San Quentin.
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KINGDOM DYNAMIC
Stretch for the miracle!
Often, when we want to experience something extraordinary, we are called to take an action step in faith.
A man with a withered hand was in a Jewish synagogue. See Mark 3:1-6. When Jesus entered, he noticed the man and said, “Come here.”
Then Jesus said something extraordinary: “Stretch out your hand.”
You would think his hand would first need to be restored … and then he could stretch it out. Right?
But Jesus challenged the man to stretch out his withered hand in faith. As he did, the restoration manifested.
See the partnership? Jesus would not let him be passive.
He asked the man to engage the restoration process with faith-generated action … to do something he’d never done. Something he didn’t think he could do.
There are some instances where Jesus performed an extraordinary miracle without asking for an action step of obedience. Like the healing of the deaf and mute man in Mark 8.
But in many cases, Jesus expected corresponding activity of faith. I’m suggesting that our default approach should be to listen to what Jesus may say as we desire the extraordinary.
Then take that action step of obedience and engage partnership with Christ.
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Faith and mystery. John Eldredge says we’ve become so used to having instant answers at our fingertips that we've lost the art of embracing the unknown. As disciples of the digital age, we’ve made knowledge our refuge. We constantly seek certainty. But God calls us to a life of faith and mystery, inviting us to stand at the edge of the unknown with confidence, trusting in Him even when the answers aren’t clear in the present.
Unknown possibilities. The possibilities of the unknown are always greater—much greater—then the possibilities of the known. The known limits us. Do we have faith and courage to walk with Jesus into the unknown?
Spirit savvy. Savvy defined: having or showing perception, comprehension, or shrewdness especially in practical matters. If we live our lives in step with the Holy Spirit, we can live with a Holy Spirit Savvy that is above and beyond.
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Pray for more impact
Most of us think our lives are too full already. But when, in faith, you start to pray for more ministry, amazing things occur. As your opportunities expand, your ability and resources supernaturally increase, too.
✝️ 80 San Quentin inmates get baptized after hundreds find freedom in Christ: 'Jesus gets the glory.' Jesus — “I was in prison and you came to visit me” (Matthew 25.36 NIV). See Instagram images below.
Combine 3 micro skills. The Dilbert Effect—combine 3 microskills can make you extraordinary. You don’t need to be a world-class expert in 1 thing. It’ easier to blend 3 microskills at maybe an 80% expertise level.
New alliances in Middle East? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the elimination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and the destruction of Hezbollah's headquarters in southern Beirut could pave the way for new alliances in the Middle East. "He was the core of the axis, the driving force behind Iran's 'axis of evil.' Nasrallah and his followers were the masterminds behind the plan to annihilate Israel."
The feet of Jesus coming to the Mount of Olives. “Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle. On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the east ..." (Zechariah 14.3-4 ESV).
Bless your skin. Nature’s skin-saving super ingredient is found in everyday foods. Skin health and anti-aging. (Epoch Times Health)
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The Word of the Week is … phlegmatic (of a person). Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition. Latin, mid-14th century. Source: WordDaily
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Brian Del Turco
P.S. Slightly uncomfortable read: Why you might want to change your bedclothes more often
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