Tag Archives: wholeness

Unconditional Love

Posted on July 10, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 51:3 Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your abundant compassion blot out my offense. We are all wounded. We have all done things we are not proud of. We are not perfect. We were made that … Continue reading →

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God Bearer

Posted on July 9, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 10:7 “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” Jesus gave this instruction to His apostles as He sent them out. This was the message He told them to deliver as they cured people … Continue reading →

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Building the Kingdom of God

Posted on July 8, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 9:37 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” Each one of us is called to spread the … Continue reading →

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Agent of God

Posted on June 24, 2014 by billtonnis

Isaiah 49:6 I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth. We are all literally loved into existence. God breathes life into us and names us in our mother’s … Continue reading →

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Modern Disciple

Posted on June 4, 2014 by billtonnis

John 17:18 As you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world. Jesus did not ask for anyone to worship Him…only to follow Him. Not that there is anything wrong with worshiping Him…but it seems many … Continue reading →

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Greatest Commandment

Posted on May 14, 2014 by billtonnis

John 15:12-13 This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. Jesus commands us to love each other. It seems that we make … Continue reading →

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Blessed Brokenness

Posted on April 23, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 24:30-31 And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from … Continue reading →

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Good Friday

Posted on April 18, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 31:6 Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, Lord, faithful God. Jesus showed us the face of God throughout His ministry…all the way to the end. He responded even to His persecutors and killers with … Continue reading →

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Holy Longing

Posted on March 24, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 42:2-3 As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God. My being thirsts for God, the living God. Each of us has a deep yearning inside…a yearning that longs to be satisfied. … Continue reading →

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Love Wins

Posted on March 19, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 31:5-6 Free me from the net they have set for me, for you are my refuge. Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, Lord, faithful God. Sometimes it feels like everyone and everything is conspiring … Continue reading →

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