Category Archives: leadership

skipping feet and tinkling bells

Isaiah 3:13-17 13 Yahveh takes his stand to conduct a legal case and takes his stand to judge peoples. 14 Yahveh enters into judgment with the elders of his people and its princes. “And you! You have devoured the vineyard; … Continue reading

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The look on their faces

Isaiah 3:8-12 8 Because Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen because of what they say and what they do against Yahveh, defying the eyes of his glory. 9 The look on their faces testifies against them and they reveal … Continue reading

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when the stuff goes

Isaiah 3:1-7 1 Because, see the Lord Yahveh of armies, removing supplies and more supplies from Jerusalem and from Judah: all supplies of bread and all supplies of water, 2 warrior and man of war, judge and prophet, and diviner … Continue reading

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the mechanics of body ministry

Romans 12:6-21 6 And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that grace is seen in proportion to what he prophesies in faith. 7 if serving people’s needs, in how he … Continue reading

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discovering what God wants

Romans 12:1-5 1 Consequently, I counsel you, brothers, since God has shown his mercy to you in many ways, to present your bodies as a sacrifice–alive, holy, and pleasing to God–which is the logical way for you to worship him. … Continue reading

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a uniform for ministering

Exodus 39:22-31 22 He also made the robe of the ephod all of blue, woven together, 23 and the collar of the robe in it was like the collar in a garment, with a reinforcement around the opening, so that … Continue reading

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revisiting the sacred pouch

Exodus 39:8-21 8 He made the sacred pouch, the work of a skilled worker, in the style of the ephod, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. 9 It was square. They made the sacred … Continue reading

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remembering who you serve

Exodus 39:1-7 1 From the blue and purple and scarlet yarns they made intricately woven garments, for ministering in the Holy Place. They made the holy garments for Aaron, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 2 He made the ephod … Continue reading

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spotlighting his face

Exodus 37:17-24 17 And he made the lampstand out of pure gold. He made the lampstand by shaping it with a hammer. Its base, its stem, its cups, its bowls, and its flowers were fashioned from one piece. 18 And … Continue reading

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a prayer to be different

Exodus 33:12-17 12 Moses told the LORD, “See, you told me, ‘Bring up this people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have … Continue reading

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