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Hope For Brighter Days

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Mark Shields

This picture was taken while going up Mt. Haleakala located on the Hawaiian Island of Maui. It’s now a dormant volcano but was responsible for forming most of Maui.  Deep inside the earth, there is all this built up negative … Continue reading →

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Direction and Protection

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Mark Shields

A take away from Psalm 68:1-18 is that God’s divine design provides direction and protection as we walk in faith. As surely as smoke can be blown away by wind or wax melt near fire, we can be assured of … Continue reading →

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Call To Praise

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Mark Shields

The stimulus for the call to praise in Psalm 66-67, is looking back at the past and what good things God has done so this gives enthusiasm going forward. Let us all be encouraged today as a child of God … Continue reading →

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Grow The Fruit Of The Spirit

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Mark Shields

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. – Galatians 5:22-23 The thought from “Spiritual Summits” is to reflect on the past, hope for … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Summits

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Mark Shields

This day with God, I’m reminded of the following thought from a sermon: Climbing higher in scaling the spiritual summits requires prayer. By praying in the name of Jesus, we can pray with confidence as a child of God because … Continue reading →

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