By CGI New York | April 14, 2018 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
The New Church Lady Blog Life cycles through good times and bad for each of us individually. Right now, so many, many people I know are suffering trials and troubles. Our prayer list at church is long. I am on a couple of email lists for prayer requests and via a variety of personal and […]
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By CGI New York | April 14, 2018 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
All my life, I was told that it was illegal to pick bluebonnets in Texas because it is the state flower. I believed this for years, and I mean years. In fact, it wasn’t until a year ago that I finally decided to research it, and low and behold, it isn’t illegal. It hasn’t been […]
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By CGI New York | April 14, 2018 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
The New Church Lady Blog We are always getting advice on being balanced. Fitness experts encourage us to get the right amount of exercise with a mix of weights and cardio and stretching. Nutrition experts tell us that a good diet includes a balanced amount of protein and carbohydrates, healthy fats, etc. There are a […]
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By CGI New York | April 14, 2018 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
My daughter just got her learner’s permit. I am still wrapping my brain around the fact that I now have a fifteen year old. I wish there was a pause button on life sometimes, but alas, there isn’t. In any case, my daughter now can drive with an adult on the passenger side. She is […]
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By CGI New York | April 1, 2018 | Category Holy Days, KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
The New Church Lady Blog IN this world, but not OF it. That is one of the messages and focuses of the prayer of Christ Jesus before His crucifixion. John17:6, 9, 11, 13-15 [NIV] 6 I have revealed You to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them […]
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By CGI New York | March 21, 2018 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
This week leading up to Passover and Unleavened Bread, a thought has been going through my head. Do I love Jesus as much as He loves me? Do I want Him in my life as much as He wants me in His? Am I willing to sacrifice everything for Him, like He did for me? […]
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By CGI New York | March 18, 2018 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
The New Church Lady Blog Have you ever made sausage? Or watched it being made? Me neither, but I understand the implication in saying something is “like making sausage.” The end result is good, but the process is messy – even violent. If you think of the fact that the animal is first killed, then […]
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By CGI New York | March 12, 2018 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
We have a Bible full of profound stories of faith, sin, renewal, miracles, forgiveness, and punishment, and many more lessons that apply to us today. The Bible gives us hope when we doubt, strength when we are afraid, faith to keep moving forward, love when we feel unloved, and more positive affirmations. What is totally […]
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By CGI New York | February 23, 2018 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
The New Church Lady Blog I’m facilitating a new women’s Bible group. We are doing the Tony Evans study titled Kingdom Woman. In the opening video of this series, Evans goes into great detail about the value of each woman to God, no matter what they have been through in life, using the analogy of […]
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By CGI New York | February 23, 2018 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
Do you have a tendency to pray more for yourself than for others? I know I do, and sometimes I wonder if I have my prayer priorities out of order. Now, I don’t think it is wrong to pray for ourselves as long as it doesn’t cause us to focus more on ourselves rather than […]
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