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• Victorious Over The Enemy

  by Brad and Joanie Perry June 10, 2020
  Victorious Over The Enemy   You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. (Psalm 91:13 NKJV) ...

• Making God Our Dwelling Place

  by Brad and Joanie Perry June 8, 2020
  Making God Our Dwelling Place   Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; (Psalm 91:9-10 NKJV) ...
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• God Protects His Own

  by Brad and Joanie Perry June 8, 2020
  God Protects His Own   A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked. (Psalm 91:7-8 NKJV) ...

• No Fear

  by Brad and Joanie Perry June 6, 2020
  No Fear   You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste ...

• Under His Wings

  by Brad and Joanie Perry June 6, 2020
  Under His Wings   Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield an...

• The Secret Place

  by Brad and Joanie Perry June 4, 2020
  The Secret Place   He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Psalm 9...

• The Blessing Part - 5

  by Brad and Joanie Perry June 2, 2020
  The Blessing – Part 5   What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me -practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:9 ESV)   ...

• The Blessing Part - 4

  by Brad and Joanie Perry June 1, 2020
  The Blessing – Part 4   LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. (Psalm 4:6 NKJV)    Today we continue sharing lyr...

• The Blessing – Part 2

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 30, 2020
  The Blessing – Part 2   Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies’ sake. (Psalm 31:16 NKJV)   ...

• The Blessing – Part 1

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 29, 2020
  The Blessing – Part 1   God can bless you with everything you need, and you will always have more than enough to do all kinds of good things for others. (2 Corinthians 9:8 CEV)   ...

• The Meaning of Grace

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 28, 2020
  The Meaning of Grace   For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not from your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one can boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV)  ...

• What You Do Matters

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 27, 2020
  What You Do Matters   There is no difference between the one who plants and the one who waters; God will reward each one according to the work each has done. (1 Corinthians 3:8 GNT) ...

• Seeing God In Our Circumstances

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 26, 2020
  Seeing God in Our Circumstances   ...I shall come to you. (Romans 15:24 NKJV)   Everyday we face unseen forces that are intent on distract...

• Safe in God's Will

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 25, 2020
  Safe in God’s Will   For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God you may receive the promise. (Hebrews 10:36 NKJV) ...

• Overcoming Adversity

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 24, 2020
  Overcoming Adversity   "These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." (John 16:33 NKJV)  ...
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• We Can Trust God

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 23, 2020
  We Can Trust God   Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. (Psalm 56:3 NKJV)      In Old Testament times, the Israelite...

• Our Help Comes From The LORD

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 22, 2020
  Our Help Comes From The LORD   I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.  (Psalm 121:1-2 ESV)  ...

• Greatly to Be Praised

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 21, 2020
  Greatly To Be Praised   Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. (Psalm 145:3 ESV)    Every d...

• None Like Our God

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 20, 2020
  None Like Our God   “Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? (Exodus 15:11 ESV)  ...

• The Kingdom of God

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 19, 2020
  The Kingdom of God   The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all. (Psalm 103:19 ESV)   ...
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• When We Are Tempted

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 18, 2020
  When We Are Tempted   "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, tha...

• Daily Bread

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 16, 2020
  Daily Bread   "Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD," (Deuteronomy 8:3b NIV)    I...

• Hallowed Be Your Name

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 14, 2020
  Hallowed Be Your Name   For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. (Luke 1:49)    Yesterday we stated ...

• Father in Heaven

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 13, 2020
  Father in Heaven   "Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren’t you worth much more than birds?" (Matthew 6:26 GNT) ...
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• Earnest and Focused Prayer

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 12, 2020
  Earnest and Focused Prayer   “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need befor...

• Be Strong

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 12, 2020
  Be Strong   Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. (Deuteronomy 31:6 NKJV) ...

• A Mother's Love

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 10, 2020
  A Mother’s Love   “Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complet...

• Peace With A Purpose

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 9, 2020
  Peace With a Purpose   For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. (Isaiah 55:12 ESV) ...

• You Are What You Think

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 8, 2020
  You Are What You Think   For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. (Proverbs 23:7 NKJV)   When things are difficult, we tend to go to ...
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• Strength Through Weakness

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 6, 2020
  Strength Through Weakness   For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. -2  Corinthians 12:10  ESV ...

• Our God Is Greater - Part 3

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 5, 2020
  Our God Is Greater Part 3   For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; My soul knows it very well. (...
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• Our God Is Greater - Part 2

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 4, 2020
  Our God Is Greater Part 2   The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. (Psalm 19:1 ESV)   During ...
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• God Is In Control

  by Brad and Joanie Perry May 1, 2020
  God Is In Control   “I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; therefore I despise myself,            and repent in dust and ashes.&rd...

• No One Like God

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 30, 2020
  No One Like God   “Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? (Exodus 15:11 ESV)   Click on the image to view the YouTube of our song, Who Is Like You.   God ...
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• Surrender to God

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 29, 2020
  Surrender to God   Surrender your heart to God,     turn to him in prayer, and give up your sins—     even those you do in secret. Then you won’t be ashamed; you will be ...

• Peaceful Waters

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 28, 2020
  Peaceful Waters   The LORD is my shepherd; I have everything I need. He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water. (Psalm 23:1-2 GNT) ...

• Focusing on God

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 27, 2020
  Focusing on God   After this I looked, and behold a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches crying out with a loud voice,...
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• Wisdom Comes From God

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 26, 2020
  Wisdom Comes From God   In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Colossians 2:3 NLT)      God bless you.&n...
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• Perfect Timing

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 25, 2020
  Perfect Timing   The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. (Lamentations 3:25-26 ESV)   ...

• Virtual Fellowship

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 24, 2020
  Virtual Fellowship   “For where two or three come together in my name, I am there with them.” (Matthew 18:20 GNT)     We...

• Taste and See

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 23, 2020
  Taste and See   Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! (Psalm 34:8 ESV)     Have you e...

• A Line in the Sand

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 22, 2020
  A Line in the Sand   For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. (2 Corinthians 1:20 ESV)   ...

• Be Spiritually Prepared

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 21, 2020
  Be Spiritually Prepared   My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.  (James 1:2-4 NKJV) &nbs...

• A Living Hope

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 20, 2020
  A Living Hope   Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (1 Peter 1:3 ESV)...

• Getting Into Heaven

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 19, 2020
  Getting Into Heaven   as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks God. All have turned aside; together they have  become worthless; no one does good, not even one.&rdquo...

• The Mystery of the Hummingbird

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 18, 2020
  The Mystery of the Hummingbird   Ever since God created the world, his invisible qualities, both his eternal power and his divine nature, have been clearly seen; they are perceived in the things that God has made. So those peop...

• The Bridge to God

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 17, 2020
  The Bridge to God   For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 ESV)   &nb...

• Learning From The Bee

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 16, 2020
  Learning From The Bee   My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? (Psalm 42:2 NLT)     ...
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• Do You Believe in Miracles?

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 15, 2020
  Do You Believe in Miracles?   Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples...
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• Encourage One Another

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 14, 2020
  Encourage One Another   Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. (1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV)     ...
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• Firstfruits

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 13, 2020
  Firstfruits   But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also i...

• Christ is Risen!

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 12, 2020
  Christ Is Risen!   "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen!  Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of...
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• After the Crucifixion

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 11, 2020
  After the Crucifixion   The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in ob...

• Why Good Friday Is Good

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 10, 2020
  Why Good Friday Is Good   For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16 NIV) ...
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• The Meaning of Passover

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 9, 2020
  April 9, 2020   The Meaning of Passover   you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt...
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• Praise Him in the Storm

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 8, 2020
  Praise Him in the Storm   Praise the Lord from the earth,     you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and clouds,     stormy winds th...

• Victory Through Christ

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 7, 2020
  Victory Through Christ   But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:57 ESV)     ...
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• Obeying God

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 6, 2020
  Obeying God   But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’ (Jeremiah 7:23 ESV) ...

• The Triumphal Entry

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 5, 2020
  The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. And the crowds went before him an...

• The Spirit's Presence

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 4, 2020
    Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?  (1 Corinthians 6:19 NIV) As believers, we have the Holy Spirit living within us to help us in everything that we do. The Holy Spirit helps us to interpret and apply the Scr...

• Acts of Kindness

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 3, 2020
    Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, (Colossians 3:12 ESV) We live in a very rural area where everyone knows each other. So far in this pandemic, we have been spared the brunt of what is happening in our sta...

• Joy In These Times

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 2, 2020
   Let your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your troubles, and pray at all times. (Romans 12:12 GNT) If you look at the news today, it is almost too much to bear. We have been told to expect things to get worse before they get better. We have had to completely change our way of doing every...
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• What's In A Name?

  by Brad and Joanie Perry April 1, 2020
  What’s in a Name?    “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”(Revelation 1:8 NIV) Most of us have multiple names including nicknames that we, or sometimes others, choose for us. Often, the...

• The Importance of Learning

  by Brad and Joanie Perry March 31, 2020
  Pay attention to what you are taught, and you will be successful; trust in the LORD and you will be happy. Proverbs 16:20 GNT  Success is defined as “the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like.” Many people view success when someone is rich or famous. Success in...

• Cry Out To The Lord

  by Brad and Joanie Perry March 30, 2020
  Cry Out to the Lord The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;he delivers them from all their troubles.The Lord is close to the brokenheartedand saves those who are crushed in spirit.(Psalm 34:17-18 NIV) God is as close to us as a whisper. When we are feeling overwhelmed, we can c...
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• Alabaster Grace Notes

  by Brad and Joanie Perry March 29, 2020
  God Is Our Healer O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.Psalm 30:2 (ESV) These days are unprecedented. We can look back in recent times where we have had daily routines of just coasting along, not really thinking about our mortality. The recent turn of events have change...
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