Here are the verses and principles Pastor Dale referenced in last weekend’s message, “The Gift of Peace” for your continued reflection: We need to recognize that only we can be responsible for peace in our own lives. It doesn’t depend on others or our circumstances. “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on
By Lee Ranney Steph Tebbe was involved in Wooddale Student Ministries during her school years. Taking part in different mission trips and training laid the foundation for her interest in reaching others with the hope of Jesus. “My senior year of high school I performed on the mime team in Guatemala,” Steph said. “That performance allowed us to step over culture and
David Boro, a Wooddale partner, came to faith in Jesus Christ as a result of his wife being healed from a brain tumor in 1982. The doctor told him to take his wife home to die in peace. At that time he was encouraged to pray to the “one true God.” So he got rid of all the gods and goddesses of
By Barb Zeller Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Matthew 9:37-38 Growing up on a farm, a successful harvest paid the bills and provided for the upcoming year. There was an urgency around ripe crops, weather reports and
The Lord’s Prayer: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation,[a] but deliver us from the evil one.[b] Matthew 6:9-13 Pastor Dale’s Personal Prayer Model: Praise God first.
By Yolanda Hunter If you don’t know much about the process of getting stronger physically or building muscle, the first thing you should know is that it causes pain. Yes! Pain. Lifting weights to build strength and size requires you to break down the muscle fibers and cause injury. Yes! Injury. Then the muscle goes through a process of repairing itself. And
By Barb Zeller There it was in black and white: my fitness assessment. Looking my personal trainer in the eye, her good questions prompted soul-searching answers. For the next six months, my trainer used my words to keep me motivated, accountable and encouraged. She offered tips on nutrition, working and resting muscle groups—and most importantly—the reality that changing from fat to muscle
Here is the wisdom from Pastor Dale about faith from last weekend’s message: – Faith is strengthened when placed in God alone. – Faith is strengthened when there is no wavering between divided loyalties. – Faith is strengthened when we focus on finishing well instead of chasing our desires. – Faith is strengthened when we believe God has our best in mind. – Faith is strengthened when
