Tools of the Spirit

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Tools of the Spirit

April 29th and 30th

Jim and Pat Banks of House of Healing Ministries, Asheville, NC will be our guests as they teach us about ministry tools designed to stand alone or with others.  They have found it helpful to have many different tools in their belts to pull from, so they are giving us a few more to put in ours! Topics for the training include:  Blessing the Spirit, Generational Deliverance, Redemptive Gifts, Trauma, The Body as a Prophetic Telegraph, and Dissociative Issues.

email for more info:  sandy@emmausretreat.net

Inner Healing Round Table, Abilene, TX

Please join us in attending!

Goal: Walk in LOVE

A Call to Love and Obedience- Deuteronomy 10:12

What does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul.  -NKJ

What do you think God expects from you? Just this: Live in his presence in holy reverence, follow the road he sets out for you, love him, serve God, your God, with everything you have in you, obey the commandments and regulations of God that I’m commanding you today—live a good life.  -The Message

September Revival Services

Please mark you calendar for this special event featuring guest speaker Bishop Travis Taylor formerly of Yazoo City.  Bishop Taylor will hold services here nightly from Wednesday through Sunday.   All are welcome.

*Note that weeknight time differs from weekend time.

Listen and Remember

Have you ever had the SAME words repeated over and over to you from different sources?  When that happens do you feel like maybe the Lord is trying to make a point!?   I know that this has happened to me a number of times in life and each time makes me realize the importance of listening.  I remember times when this certain scripture kept turning up over and over in all I read, in conversations with others, and even on items in a store where I shopped.  Until recent years I didn’t even realize the meaning of this verse in my own life. I am thankful that God having such patience with me, would repeat these important words for years so that I would not forget!  Start listening today… and remember.

Inner Healing Roundtable in NC

What an awesome weekend we had while attending Inner Healing and Deliverance Roundtable at King of Glory Church in Swannanoa, NC sponsored by  House of Healing Ministries. Guest speakers included Andy Reese author of FREEDOM TOOLS,  Ed Khouri,  Dr. Scott Flanagan, Vikki Waters, Fonda Donaldson, Candyce Roberts, and Jim Banks.

What a wonderful way to start your day!

I have been using my Bible and a book almost daily to guide me in starting my day.  The book is Scripture Confessions Collection by Keith & Megan Provance

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What are faith confessions? They are scriptures you repeat to build your faith.  Get your copy today!

Don’t forget August 5th 6:30 p.m. -Ladies Fellowship Group

One of the best things a woman can do for her family and her self is to be a happy and healthy individual. A Ladies Night Out fellowship adds socialization and stimulation to the lives of busy modern women. These weekly meetings build up a support group for the women of our community and stimulate conversations about life, God and family.  Join us at Emmaus starting this Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 6:30 pm.  For more information, info@emmausretreat.net

In the stillness

I had forgotten how peaceful it is to wake early (4:30 am!) and enjoy the stillness and quiet of the day dawning.  I have longed to have this time with the Lord… yet never make it a priority enough to sit here and really hear from the Lord in the newness of a day.  I am usually up running, children scurrying, breakfast making, schedule arranging etc.  You know?… the same day to day routine of probably most households.

Today’s  JESUS CALLING by Sarah Young reads:

THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH YOU, My child.  Your mind leaps from problem to problem to problem, tangling your thoughts in anxious knots.  When you think like that, you leave Me out of your world-view and your mind becomes darkened.  Though I yearn to help, I will not violate your freedom.   I stand silently in the  background of your mind, waiting for you to remember that I am with you.

When you turn from your problems to My Presence, your load is immediately lighter.  Circumstances may not have changed, but we carry your burdens together.  Your compulsion to “fix” everything gives way to deep, satisfying connection with Me. Together we can handle whatever this day brings.

Zeph 3:17   The Message

Your God is present among you,
a strong Warrior there to save you.
Happy to have you back, he’ll calm you with his love
and delight you with his songs.

I pray often, and as a busy working mom, I find many times that my prayers are scattered throughout the day.  This I have come to learn is wonderful, because it keeps me connected the the Lord throughout my whole day!  However, I want more, and if getting up in the stillness of each new day before everyone else is the answer, then I will be getting less sleep!