purposeful & authentic living
Mary Healy in her Hebrews commentary wrote about a paralyzed person healed from surgery still needs to use their muscles to walk. Today, my aim is to encourage you to walk! You've been fully restored thanks to God's provision through Jesus. Let us actively walk out our faith through this new and living way. Today's…
Continue reading ➞ A New and Living Way sermon from Hebrews 10:11-25
Fruit. Results. We want it but how do we get it? Sometimes we do all the right things and we are excited! Then, an unexpected setback occurs and we lose a little bit of our zeal. It's just not the same. Things get a bit real. We realize this is actually a lot of work…
Happy Easter! Jesus has risen, just as he said he would. He is not dead, but alive! This is why we celebrate Easter. This is why it matters so much what Jesus has done. His death as the sacrificial perfect Lamb (and Suffering Servant) paid the price for now and forevermore our failings with a…
I have so many things going on in mind right now and I wanted to put some of these thoughts down because I know this is important. I don't usually type out/publish things that aren't kinda resolved yet but I'm documenting this anyway because maybe someone else can relate or can pray for me as…
Continue reading ➞ A Holy Discontent and Plea (with movie suggestions)
I know it's the weekend but check out this livestream!!! This weekend only you can access (a limited version) for free thanks to those who invested in this nonprofit organization or purchased tickets for http://www.ifgathering.com. You can find me on FB or IG @SejanaShines. I'd love to hear which speaker or which point stood out…
God purposely did not immediately lead the people straight to the promised land, which by the way, wasn't empty!! (See Deuteronomy 1:19 and beyond for a recap of what happened thus far in their 'going into the land that God promised them' journey.) They had to go and TAKE IT from the people who were…
Continue reading ➞ God knows you and is preparing you (Exodus 13:17-18)
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