Written by Dr. Larry E. McCall, Legacy Coalition Pastor’s Division As pastors, we have been given by Christ to the church not only to do ministry, but to equip believers for their ministries (Ephesians 4:11-12). But, what ministries? Let’s not limit our scope to church programs. Why not think about equipping the members of our […]
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Written by Gloria Robles, Contributing Writer for Intercessors for America Lord, You are the God of all generations. You are calling grandparents to stand up for such a time as this. Let it be so. In the Bible, God is often addressed as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. These men represent three generations,
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Written by Sylvia Schroeder, blogger of When the House is Quiet “Remain here and watch,” Jesus told his disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane. (Mark 14:34, ESV). But while Jesus wrestled in prayer and anguished in His spirit, the disciples couldn’t keep their eyes open. Again, Jesus implored, “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”
Written by Legacy Coalition Staff As we continue to think of ways to be purposeful in our grandparenting, prayer is one of the most important things we want to do with intentionality and consistency. We want to pray for every grandchild individually as well as collectively. In his book Long-Distance Grandparenting, Wayne Rice says, “The
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Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” – James 5:16b This verse above is such a timeless promise from God on prayer. Before we dive in, remember that the first half of this verse is about confessing your faults/sins within
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Written by John Coulombe, Director of Spiritual Development, Legacy Coalition “When Jesus left his disciples with the responsibility of building His church, all He left behind was a prayer meeting…The world has yet to see what God can do in and with and through a church wholly devoted to Him in prayer.” – Armin Gesswein
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Written by Roger Massey, Friend of Legacy Coalition Wouldn’t it be great if parenting and grandparenting came with an instruction manual? (Not that we would actually read the instructions.) A few people have written instruction manuals like this, but many parents and grandparents have found them lacking. No two kids are the same or deal
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Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications Two favorite quotes about grandchildren are: There is no question that WE love our grandchildren deeply and completely for all of time. But are THEY sure of it? You may be surprised at how many children question their parents’ and grandparents’ love. Nearly 40% of U.S. children
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Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications “Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.” – 1 Peter 4:8 God calls us to show deep love to each other. Last month, we encouraged you to look inward. An additional way to watch ourselves
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Written by John Coulombe, Director of Spiritual Development, Legacy Coalition Comedian George Burns, at age 95, had the simplest secret to living on and on and on: “Don’t die.” He did though, as has everyone else who was ever born. It’s an amazing statistic, as George Bernard Shaw commented: “One out of everyone dies.” And so it is
