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This is the audio from the October 5, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.
You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
In prayer,
Tom
Every day you and I give people an impression of who Jesus is by the words we use. Are they hearing, or reading, words from you which would draw them to Christ or push them away? Are you using words which draw you into greater relationship with God or words which create distance? Over the next 8 days I will be sharing from the devotional journal, “Watch Your Mouth”, with the prayer that it helps you discover some of what God has to say about choosing words which honor Him.
Here is day twenty-four with an important reminder that watching your mouth should lead you to words which teach others about the goodness of God.
“O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old — what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.”
Psalm 78:1-4 (NIV)
Who do you take instruction from? How do you decide if something is good instruction? Who is the teacher that has made the longest-lasting impression in your life? Why? What are some things that you have taught, or could teach, others? How does it make you feel to know that there are currently people learning something from you simply by observing the way you live? Does knowing that make you want to be more deliberate in choosing teaching words?
People often say that life is a test. While I understand what they mean, I think life is really more like a series of instructional times with the primary test being the final exam at the end of life. The responsibility of every Christian is to not only learn the lessons in life needed to be prepared for the final exam, but to teach in every way possible how others can be ready for an eternity with God. As you pray, ask God to help you choose teaching words that will instruct others in the way they ought to walk. Pray that you would make the most of every opportunity to help someone grow in their relationship with Christ through your teaching.
In prayer,
Tom
This is the audio from the October 4, 2020 sermon, “The ACT of Faith”, shared by Tom Lemler at the North Wayne Mennonite Church.
Text: Matthew 25:34-40, James 2:14-26
When it comes to faith, there are only two real options: Faith In Action or Faith Inaction. A living faith requires that we do something with it. After growing a living faith, it is to to act.
God says that faith requires action. If we’re truly going to live out our faith, we must practice the . . .
So, what do you have and what are you doing with it? What will your ACT of faith lead you to do today?
In prayer,
Tom
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This is the audio from the October 4, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.
You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
In prayer,
Tom
Every day you and I give people an impression of who Jesus is by the words we use. Are they hearing, or reading, words from you which would draw them to Christ or push them away? Are you using words which draw you into greater relationship with God or words which create distance? Over the next 9 days I will be sharing from the devotional journal, “Watch Your Mouth”, with the prayer that it helps you discover some of what God has to say about choosing words which honor Him.
Here is day twenty-three with an important reminder that watching your mouth should lead you to words which have been strengthened by God.
“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.”
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 (NIV)
How have the words of others helped you to overcome, or persevere, in times when you were weak? What about their words gave you strength? Do you think the people around you would say they are strengthened or weakened by your words? Or some of both? How does God’s grace in your life add strength to your words? Do you find grace-filled words to be more strengthening than legalistic words? Which do you find yourself using more than the other?
There are days when I seem to hit bottom and a weakness in my mind seems to trigger a switch, turning on an anxiety-fueled panic attack. In the midst of these attacks, I turn to God’s Word and songs about God’s character to strengthen me in my weakness. Each time, these words are about God’s grace, love, mercy, compassion, patience, understanding, and a variety of other things that communicate He understands and I’m still His. As you pray, ask God to strengthen you by His Word. Pray that the words you speak to others would strengthen them when they are weak.
In prayer,
Tom
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This is the audio from the October 3, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.
You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
In prayer,
Tom
Every day you and I give people an impression of who Jesus is by the words we use. Are they hearing, or reading, words from you which would draw them to Christ or push them away? Are you using words which draw you into greater relationship with God or words which create distance? Over the next 10 days I will be sharing from the devotional journal, “Watch Your Mouth”, with the prayer that it helps you discover some of what God has to say about choosing words which honor Him.
Here is day twenty-two with an important reminder that watching your mouth should lead you to words filled with the power of God’s Spirit.
“The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.”
2 Samuel 23:2 (NIV)
Are there people that you listen to who seem to have words that are filled with wisdom beyond their training? How often do you think about the presence of God’s Spirit living in you? In your religious practice, how open are people to consider the working of God’s Spirit in an individual’s life? What would Spirit-filled words sound like? How would you recognize them? Where did what we have as the written Word of God come from? What might that say about a starting point for choosing Spirit-filled words?
One of my mentors use to say in teaching about listening to God, “If God did all of the work to put His Spirit within you, don’t you think His Spirit might have a few things to say to you?”. God says that all scripture is God-breathed and written by men, not of their own will but carried along by the Spirit. As you pray, ask God to help you use His Word as a starting point for Spirit-filled words in your life. Pray that you would grow in your recognition of, and listening to, His Spirit God has put within you. Pray that the words you choose would always be Spirit-filled words.
In prayer,
Tom
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This is the audio from the October 2, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.
You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
In prayer,
Tom
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