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Saturday, November 10, 2018…….. 5th Anniversary of 1on1 Church!

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intensity:

“…God’s Word is not chained.”
(2 Timothy 2:9)

They threw Paul in prison, Jesus –

chained him like a criminal.

Why? For preaching the good news about You –

that You were crucified for the sins of all who believe
that You rose from the dead three days later
that You’re coming back for Your own.

They wanted to shut him up.

But all they could do was chain the man.

They couldn’t chain truth then

and can’t do it now.

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Psalms 107:10-14; Psalms 116:16; Isaiah 52:2; Isaiah 58:6; Acts 12:1-18; Acts 16:16-40; Ephesians 6:18-20

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Monday, February 5, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong.”
(Galatians 2:11)

Peter wasn’t infallible, Jesus.

Nor was Paul, who opposed him.
Nor is any leader, no matter how wise, respected or famous.

Nor am I.

Sooner or later, we all need to be corrected.

But when it’s my turn to be corrected
may it be by somebody like Paul

who opposed Peter to his face
rather than behind his back.

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Leviticus 26:23-24; Proverbs 5:12; Proverbs 6:23; Proverbs 10:17; Proverbs 12:1; Proverbs 13:18; Acts 2:38

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Friday, December 1, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face…”
(Galatians 2:11)

Am I seeing this right, Jesus?

The Apostle Paul in a face-to-face confrontation with the Apostle Peter?

That’s not supposed to happen, is it? – for several reasons:

Along with James and John, Peter was one of Jesus’ inner circle.
He was a follower of Jesus long before Paul.
Christians are supposed to be loving and get along!

But this was love, wasn’t it?

Love of the truth.

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1 Kings 17:24; Job 42:7; Psalms 15:1-2; Proverbs 12:17; Proverbs 23:23; Isaiah 45:19; John 3:21

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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in chastened repentance:

“…your people…clasp hands with pagans.”
(Isaiah 2:6)

I guess there are worse things to say about us, Jesus

but not much.

You’ve set us apart

to be examples to those who so desperately need You.

How can they be drawn to You

when they observe our lives
and see no difference?

We aren’t better than they

but You desire to so shine through us
that they see the beautiful things You do

and like us
choose to follow You.

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Matthew 5:16; Romans 2:24; Romans 16:19; 1 Corinthians 11:1; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 3:9; 1 Peter 2:12

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Sunday, August 6, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo all the way to the marrow of your bones:

“I will pay it back…”
(Philemon 1:19)

That was a generous offer, Jesus

seeing as how it was a debt Paul didn’t owe.

It takes love to pay off someone else’s debt –

especially when the cost is great.

You should know

since that’s what You did on the cross for me.

Help me remember that incredible gift

next time I’m tempted to demand payment in full
from somebody who owes me.

Freely I’ve received

freely You expect me to give.

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Matthew 10:8; Matthew 18:21-35; John 3:16-17; Ephesians 2:8-9; Colossians 2:13-15; Titus 3:4-7; 1 Peter 2:24

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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with earnest desire:

“All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor…”
(Galatians 2:10)

There are a lot of things that could have been asked of Paul, Jesus.

But only one thing?
This?

Before I assign more importance to it than I should

who are “they?”

Let’s see:

James…Peter…John – the pillars and leaders of Your Church in Jerusalem.

Oh.

If it was that big of a deal to them

it must be that big of a deal to You.

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Exodus 23:11; Leviticus 19:10; Leviticus 19:15; 1 Samuel 2:8; Psalms 14:6; Matthew 19:21; Luke 4:18

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Saturday, July 15, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unrestrained allegiance:

“My message and my preaching were not with wise…words…”
(1 Corinthians 2:4)

Well, that was totally unexpected, Jesus.

I would have thought as educated as he was
the Apostle Paul would have dropped pearls of wisdom on them

in every other sentence.

But he was no longer interested in impressing them

getting them to focus on himself.

He wasn’t trying to create followers of Paul.

He was all about one thing and one thing only:

pointing them to You.

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Ezra 6:14; Matthew 12:41; Mark 1:4; Romans 10:14; Romans 12:10; 1 Corinthians 3:5-9; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17

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Sunday, May 14, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with thanksgiving:

“They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the Jews.”
(Galatians 2:9)

How many times have I looked at the assignment You’ve given someone, Jesus

and thought, “I wish You had sent me there!”?

But how often have I looked at where You’ve sent someone else

and thought, “I’m so very glad that’s not me!”?

May I never second-guess Your calling, LORD!

You alone

know what You’ve put me on this earth to do.

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1 Chronicles 23:11; Matthew 3:3; Acts 9:15; Acts 15:3; Acts 15:12; Romans 9:3; Galatians 6:9; Ephesians 4:1

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Friday, May 12, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“If anyone has caused grief…”
(2 Corinthians 2:5)

People don’t usually say something like this, Jesus

unless grief has been caused.

There’s seldom any “if” to it.

But for some, the word, “since” can be a little too strong.

Hence, the word, “if.”

Paul is trying to bring healing in the place of hurt

so with Your help, He’s choosing those words.

O God!

Give me Your words of healing
to share with those around me
who are hurting.

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Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 13:17; Proverbs 16:24; Malachi 4:2; 2 Corinthians 6:5-6; Galatians 5:22; Colossians 3:12

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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with opened eyes:

“I came to you…with much trembling.”
(1 Corinthians 2:3)

This is the Apostle Paul talking, Jesus!

The man through whom You’ve given us
much of the New Testament.

The man through whom You healed sick people
and raised the dead.

The man who was stoned and left for dead
but got up.

The man who was bitten by a poisonous snake
and shook it off with no ill effects.

If there were times when he trembled

so can I.

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Acts 14:19; Acts 19:11-12; Acts 20:7-12; Acts 28:3-6; 1 Corinthians 1:1; Ephesians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1