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The Importance of Discipleship

by Kaitlyn Schiess | Jul 12, 2020 | Empowered - Acts, Love God Greatly Posts | 0 comments

My parents love telling the story of my first evangelistic endeavor: teaching kids on my school bus to sing “Jesus Loves Me.” Apparently I found out one of my friends didn’t know about Jesus and I taught her to sing the song, instructed her to teach it to her parents,...

Light to the Nations

by Julie McIlhatton | Jul 9, 2020 | Empowered - Acts, Love God Greatly Posts | 0 comments

When I was growing up one of my favorite programs to watch was the A-Team (I’m showing my age!). It involved a group of misunderstood guys helping people who had nowhere else to turn. They always achieved what they set out to do and even managed to get away without...

Overnight

by Andrea Howey | Jul 7, 2020 | Empowered - Acts, Love God Greatly Posts | 2 comments

My dad said something to me years ago that has been a great reminder in my life. He said, “Things can change overnight. Don’t lose heart, lots of life to come.” I knew he didn’t offer it as an empty platitude or cliché statement, simple as it is. I knew because of...

Empowered Today – JoAnn’s Story

by Melissa Fuller | Jul 6, 2020 | Empowered - Acts, Empowered Today, Love God Greatly Posts | 2 comments

I joyfully embrace my Italian heritage! Scrumptious food, fun, super-relational people, beautiful art, culture, and typically a deep love for God. Though I didn’t come to know Christ as Savior until I was a teenager, I always loved Jesus. One of my distant ancestors...

No Favoritism in the Gospel

by Sara Stevens | Jul 5, 2020 | Empowered - Acts, Love God Greatly Posts | 4 comments

From each of our windows and corners of the world, we’re all watching the coronavirus pandemic unfold. It has infected millions, but it has affected us all. This novel virus knows no bounds. There’s another global disease that respects no bounds and affects us all:...

Surrendering All to the Savior

by Lyli Dunbar | Jul 2, 2020 | Empowered - Acts, Love God Greatly Posts | 0 comments

I love a good God story. Don’t you? Acts 9 gives us a glimpse of one of the most powerful redemption stories in history: A hard-hearted man bent on destroying Christianity meets Jesus, and his life is forever transformed. Paul turned from his pride and fully...