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October Script-Time: Shed the leaves 🍁🍂🍁

Autumn is upon us and the leaves of the trees are turning various shades of brown and yellow, as they begin to fall on the wet ground. I’m here looking out the window wondering if it’s time for us, to start shedding some leaves of our own! What leaves are you going to allow to… Continue reading October Script-Time: Shed the leaves 🍁🍂🍁

-September Monthly SCRIPT-TIME

HELLO September Hey LE Family, we are in the final leg of 2021. It’s been a really busy but quiet time at life essence with a lot of behind the scenes work, that we can hopefully share with you soon. I feel someone needs to hear this today; Sometimes it is important to recognise that… Continue reading -September Monthly SCRIPT-TIME

Prayer and Fasting

There is a story in Matthew 17, where a man brought his son to Jesus’s disciples for healing. Jesus had travelled with Peter, James and John to a mountain for his transfiguration. Upon his return, the man met him at the foot of the mountain. “Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers… Continue reading Prayer and Fasting

Story Time

I used to wonder why I remembered most events in my life. And it seemed as if in great detail. Or why would I remember other’s events or stories? Or how I could recall a profound statement years later. In the past, I would say, “Oh well.” But as I started writing, I realized I… Continue reading Story Time

Strength in Weakness — Broken & Hopeful

I had a dream this week that has stayed with me as a comfort and encouragement. In the dream, I was a little girl standing in a giant cave with lots of people milling around. To get out of the cave, I had to climb a steep dirt slope, and I was exhausted. I flopped… Continue reading Strength in Weakness — Broken & Hopeful

How to use Themes in Your Prayers (Ruth 2.19, 20) ‣ Praying Through the Bible

Blessed be the man who took notice of you Blessed be he by the LORD, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead. Background Up to this point in the book of Ruth, we have encountered a prayer of intercession, a prayer-vow, and a prayer of blessing. In the last reading (2:19–20), Boaz… Continue reading How to use Themes in Your Prayers (Ruth 2.19, 20) ‣ Praying Through the Bible

A Study of Colossians 1:5b-9

A Study of Colossians 1:5b-9. Today’s study includes returning to the fundamentals, hearing and responding to the Gospel message, the importance of prayer, God’s will, and spiritual wisdom and understanding. A Study of Colossians 1:5b-9 Returning to the Fundamentals V.5b You have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel… Every sport involves teaching the fundamentals. They… Continue reading A Study of Colossians 1:5b-9

Help! There’s the Snake! – Charlaine Martin

Protecting and Cleaning Your Spiritual House Main Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5 Secondary Passage: Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work. 2 Timothy 2:21 NIV Recently, I discovered a snake, an unwelcome visitor, in my… Continue reading Help! There’s the Snake! – Charlaine Martin

But those who seek the LORD lack no good thing

The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. (Psalm 34:10 NIV) Republished with permission from Blogs.crossmap.com, featuring inspiring Bible verses about But those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

The Story of the Adulterous Woman: Compassion and redemption in modern society

In the bustling streets of Jerusalem, a group of Pharisees and scribes brings a woman caught in the act of adultery before Jesus. They were testing his wisdom and adherence to Mosaic law. They ask whether she should be stoned, as the law prescribes. Jesus responds with the famous words, “Let him who is without… Continue reading The Story of the Adulterous Woman: Compassion and redemption in modern society