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The Daily Memo | November 25, 2020 | When God Speaks
Lily, a Bible translator, was flying home to her country when she was detained at the airport. Her mobile phone was searched, and when the officials found an audio copy of the New Testament on it, they confiscated the phone and questioned her for two hours. At one point they asked her to play the Scripture app, which happened to be set at Matthew 7:1–2: “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Practicing His Presence, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 11/25/2020
The Daily Memo | November 24, 2020 | Prayer For Spiritual Strength
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Hope of Healing, The Reality of Our Present World | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 11/24/2020
The Daily Memo | November 23, 2020 | Recognizing Christ's Voice
You may not want to think of yourself as a sheep, but that is a term Jesus used to describe His children. His sheep are all those who have trusted Him as Savior—and they are the ones for whom He laid down His life. Scripture says these sheep are identified by three characteristics: They know their Shepherd, hear His voice, and follow Him. Our Shepherd knew us before the foundation of the world. He sought us when we were lost, calling us each by name into His flock. We…
Categories: Walking With God, The Daily Memo, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 11/23/2020
The Daily Memo | November 20, 2020 | Who I Am In Christ
“Understanding your identity in Christ is absolutely essential to your success at living the victorious Christian life…The more you reaffirm who you are in Christ, the more your behavior will begin to reflect your true identity.” From Victory Over the Darkness, by Dr. Neil Anderson Here’s what God’s Word has to say about it. John 1:12 I am God’s child John 15:15 I am a friend of God Matthew 5:13 I am the salt of the earth Matthew 5:14 I…
Categories: What We Were Created For, The Daily Memo, Identity Security, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 11/20/2020
The Chaos Of It All
“Our globe is being shaken harder and harder by the forces of chaos. As it’s shaken, so are we. The more chaotic it is, the more shook-up everyone in it tends to become. It’s like trying to do everyday life in a continuous earthquake. Or in a swirling snowstorm. It’s hard to gain our bearings. To think straight. To see what’s really going on.” Allen Arnold – Chaos Can’t I remember, very clearly, a time in my life when the only…
Categories: Walking With God, Identity Security, The Reality of Our Present World | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 11/19/2020
The Daily Memo | November 19, 2020 | The Shield of Faith
Almost every little boy loves playing “Cowboys and Indians.” However, kids pretending to fight in the Wild West is quite different from real warfare with real weapons. Take, for example, the frontier practice of staging surprise assaults using flaming arrows. This tactical strategy caught the other side off guard. Flaming arrows would start a fire on a canvas covered wagon, disrupting military lines and causing the occupants to focus on the blaze rather than the…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Reality of Our Present World, Spiritual Warfare | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 11/19/2020
The Daily Memo | November 18, 2020 | Numbed
The way to render a man happy, is to engage him with an object that will make him forget his private troubles. — Pascal Don't be fooled by the apparent innocence of the object you've chosen as an idol; what is the function of it? Most of our idols also have a perfectly legitimate place in our lives. That's their cover, that's how we get away with our infidelity. The prophet Isaiah gives an example of this when he marvels at a man who cuts down a…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Identity Security, The Hope of Healing | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 11/18/2020
The Daily Memo | November 17, 2020 | Girded in Truth
A Roman soldier “girded his loins” with something more akin to a girdle than a belt. (A manly one, I’m sure.) Most scholars agree that more than any other piece of the soldier’s clothing or equipment, this girdle—with its intricate decor and elaborate buckles—distinguished a soldier from a civilian. It wasn’t some optional, secondary accessory, like the kind you or I might add to an outfit. It was a strategic, primary focal point of…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Spiritual Warfare, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 11/17/2020
25. The Age of Acceleration - Embracing Brokenness Podcast
The Bugatti Chiron accelerates to 62 mph in 2.4 seconds. The pace of life in the 21st Century seems just as quick. How do we steward our attention and our affections in an appropriate manner as a believer in Christ? Let's explore this idea a little further with some practical suggestions to disconnect from this world and reconnect with God's heart. Follow this link to Anchor Podcasts and select your favorite platform or just press play. Or listen on our YouTube…
Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 11/16/2020
The Daily Memo | November 16, 2020 | Listening Beyond the Stars
Imagine life without mobile phones, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth devices, or microwave ovens. That’s the way it is in the little town of Green Bank, West Virginia, known as “the quietest town in America.” It’s also the location of the Green Bank Observatory, the world’s largest steerable radio telescope. The telescope needs “quiet” to “listen” to naturally occurring radio waves emitted by the movement of pulsars and galaxies in…
Categories: Walking With God, The Daily Memo, Practicing His Presence | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 11/16/2020