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Building a Christian Posse

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Last week, I took a little detour. I had planned to finish a three-part series on intimacy, but my body had other ideas, so I rested instead. Fatigue from chemotherapy affects your mind and creativity, as well as your muscles. This week, I'm " back on track ." Week 1: (January 21, 2013), I blogged about the intimacy of prayer . Week 2: (January 28, 2013), Intimacy with Christ is what I talked about.   Hebrews 10:25 (KJV) Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is ; but exhorting one another : and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Today, I want to discuss how to build intimacy with other believers. The above scripture talks about getting together with other Christians, in order to exhort, or encourage, one another. That's one of the biggest objectives of a church: To encourage each other and to worship and glorify God. We are accountable, individually and as a group. Please note, that doesn't mean that ...

Prayer is Powerful

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  Luke 18:1b (KJV)                                                       " ...that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; " Last year, a Christian friend started a Facebook group, called "Prayer Warriors." The only requirement is you pray at least once for the requests that are made on the page. Yesterday, a young woman we had prayed for several months passed away. I have to admit, it hit me hard. I never met her, but Ahna impacted my life. Prayer is powerful. When I wrote about getting "back on track" in my blog post last week, part of my intention was to get back to twice-daily devotion and prayer, and once-daily prayer with my husband. I'm not saying I had stopped praying. Sloppiness was my problem: A shor...