Rev. Lyn Bell's Blog (30)

Genesis 16:2 “…so she said to Abram, “The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.”



Good morning it’s another crisp early fall morning! No bike ride today because I have a Zumba class this evening. Try Zumba to get some fun exercise in! Get prepared for the Ladies Ministry Fall Bazaar at Calvary Gospel Church, Save the Date October 22, 2011. There will at least 60 vendors with a variety of goods for sell. Homemade bake… Continue

‎2 Timothy 2:15  “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

Good morning it’s Tuesday, the second day of the week.  I am off to get a quick ride in before work this morning.  With fall and subsequently winter approaching I need to get as much riding in as I can.  This is the last night to catch Heaven’s Gates/Hell’s Flames at Calvary…

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Proverbs 18:8  The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.”



Good morning it’s Monday and it’s not blue but 62 with a high of 82 today!  Nice weather.  Just to let you know I made it out on Friday morning and half way through the ride, I got soaking wet, but it felt good!  Savannah got washed from the water and now doesn’t have mud caked on the back part of the frame.  It was a weekend of memories as we as a nation…

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Luke 18:11-12  “The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.  I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.” 

Good morning it’s Thursday and over the midweek blues.  Fortunate for…

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Luke 18:39 “Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”  Good morning it’s Wednesday and we are half way through the week, just as it started.  That’s the great thing about 3 day weekends.  Yesterday was quite cool and today’s high is expected at 81 with rain.  Its September and a time to help your lawn and gardens recover from the hard heat of August.   Get prepared as starting Sunday night at…

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Luke 19:5  …“Zacchaeus, come down immediately.  I must stay at your house today.”

Good morning it’s Tuesday after a three day weekend, the last of the summer party it down times.  Hope you were able to do something special with your friends and family.  The beach crowds are gone and kids are all back in school.  We race forward to the winter holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I know you thinking what already.  Yes, I saw some of this in the stores.   What a world…

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Genesis 8:11 “When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth.” As I read the text I thought about how I went to bed Saturday night when the wind was howling, streets swaying before God. When I awoke on Sunday the sun was out and the only evidence of Irene in my court was leaves all over the lawn. We headed out for church it was then we saw the chaos. Down…

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Matthew 8:26 “He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.” Good morning it’s Happy Feet Friday! We have had heck of a week! I can’t invite you to much for the weekend, except encourage you to stay faithful and content knowing that God is in control of all things. That he controls the elements. It should hit the Maryland area where the Governor has proclaimed a state…

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Manna Moment - Freedom in the Midst of the Quake -- Acts 16:26 “Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose.”  Here Paul and Silas help a girl who is being prostituted by evil owners. When Paul and Silas command the demonic spirit from her they were upset that their cash cow as no longer bringing in the dough. They called the authorities (the po…

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Jeremiah 6:29  “The bellows blow fiercely to burn away the lead with fire, but the refining goes on in vain; the wicked are not purged out.”

 

Good morning an overcast Monday morning…

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