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Daily Challenge-Run With Purpose July 27th, 2021 john JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to run the race of faith with purpose. Have you ever heard of an Olympic athlete who shows up at the games without training for their event?  In reality, each athlete has invested an enormous amount of time, energy, and training to fulfill their dream of representing their country, and to win a gold medal. The Apostle Paul looked to the dedicated athlete and said to the church in so many words, “we can learn from their example as we apply it to the Chr...

Daily Challenge-Seek the Unity of The Church July 22nd, 2021 john JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to seek the unity of Christ’s body, the church. That is what Jesus prayed for in John 17:20. “I pray for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.” If we want to be instruments of unity in the church, we need to have God’s love motivating our actions. We need to be praying for each other, building up each other in the faith, forgiving each other as Ch...

Daily Challenge-Stay Flexible To God’s Plans July 21st, 2021 john JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to stay flexible to God’s plans. Sometimes, God will redirect us to a different place than we imagined going. In the early church, Paul and his companions were trying to get to a place in Asia, but the Lord redirected them through a vision to go to Macedonia. This was how the Gospel was introduced through missionary activity in Europe. When we give our lives to the Lord, we are giving Him the right to overrule our plans with His higher pur...

An eagle is a large bird known for keen sight and soaring flight. This bird has a huge wingspan that can soar at altitudes as high as 10,000 feet or more. The Bald Eagle is the national symbol of American culture to capture the spirit of freedom. The Bible refers to an eagle’s flight to represent the hope that is found in the Lord. Isaiah 40:31 says, “Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Hope is energizing, and moves us forward in our faith when we look to Jesus as o...

Word of Encouragement-Hope JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is Hope. Thomas Fuller was quoted as saying “If it were not for hope, the heart would break.” Hope gives us the courage to press on in the faith through difficult trials, like broken relationships or broken dreams. Jesus is the source of hope we need to live with real optimism and expectation of better things to come. In Jeremiah 29:11, the LORD says, “I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Romans 5:2 through 5 reveals the journey to hope....