Tag Archives: prayer

Unconditionally Loved

Posted on September 15, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 40:9-10 “To do your will is my delight; my God, your law is in my heart!” I announced your deed to a great assembly; I did not restrain my lips. When you start following God’s gentle nudges in your … Continue reading →

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Silent Prayer

Posted on September 9, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 6:12 In those days he departed to the mountain to pray and he spent the night in prayer to God. Right before Jesus selected the twelve apostles from his many disciples…He went off by himself to the mountain and … Continue reading →

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Be Thanksgiving

Posted on September 2, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 145:10 All your works give you thanks, O Lord, and your faithful bless you. The Greek word for “Eucharist” means thanksgiving. Jesus showed us how to live our lives as “thanksgiving” to others. He gave of Himself in the … Continue reading →

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Take the Road Less Traveled

Posted on September 1, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 4:24 “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place.” Jesus had just told the leaders in the synagogue that He was the one the prophet Isaiah had foretold…who would “proclaim liberty to captives … Continue reading →

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Death Leads to Life

Posted on August 29, 2014 by billtonnis

1 Corinthians 1:17-18 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning. The message of … Continue reading →

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The Kingdom of God Is at Hand

Posted on August 26, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 145:13 Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion endures through all generations. The kingdom of God or the reign of God is eternally present when we are totally present to God…our Source. God rejects no … Continue reading →

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God Is Love

Posted on August 22, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 107:5-6 Hungry and thirsty, their life was wasting away within them. They cried to the Lord in their distress; from their straits he rescued them. Jesus said that He is the vine and we are the branches. When we … Continue reading →

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Turn Off the Noise

Posted on August 15, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 1:45 “Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” Mary, the mother of Jesus, was the perfect model of saying “yes” to God’s plans and letting go of her own plans. She put her trust in God…no matter how crazy … Continue reading →

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Listen to Your Heart

Posted on July 30, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” The kingdom of heaven…or … Continue reading →

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Be Still and Know I Am God

Posted on July 1, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 8:24-26 Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep. They came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” He said to them, … Continue reading →

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