WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE THISTLEBEND BLOOM BLOG
Bloom! is a personal look into a few women’s lives as they participate in Thistlebend studies and follow the Lord as He tills their hearts. May you be encouraged as you experience the tilling, the Lord is doing in your own heart!
What Is the Gospel?
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 9:6 ESV 6 And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. ______________________________ People may think they are preaching the gospel when they invite someone to church, or when they pray with them,or do a kind thing for them. All […]
Enter In
by Laurie Aker We are not merely to worship the Lord for His power and glory as if we look on these things from a distance and admire their beauty in a detached way, as we might admire a fine painting. No. We are to enter into worship with all of our being. But we […]
You Were Once Dead
by Susan Sampson “Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ”(Eph. […]
Take Nothing for your Journey
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 9:1-5 ESV 1 And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. 3 And he said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, […]
Defining the Relationship
by Angie Thomas Jesus lovingly revealed to me today during a recent Who Am I in Christ lecture that I need to have a DTR with him.1 Yep, we need to have a “Defining the Relationship” talk. It is sort of ironic because if you were to ask me, I would say that I have […]
Do You Believe?
by Susan Sampson Does your Facebook page say you are single? I don’t have a Facebook page and I am married, but if I examine my life and my actions, I would have to say it sometimes looks like I am single, independent from God, and autonomous. I had to look that word up again […]
Faith Over Feelings
by Angie Thomas In a recent Who Am I in Christ lecture, Laurie asked us how we direct our minds, thoughts, and hearts heavenward. How do we think of our present circumstances, in light of eternity? One of my favorite verses is 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, “Therefore we do not lose heart.Though outwardly we are wasting […]
That You May Know
by Susan Sampson There are seasons in our lives when the waves are calm. But many times, the waves are rough and their will always be a “great windstorm” which causes the waves to “break into the boat” (Mark 4:37). Praise God for there is purpose in the storms. The Lord always uses the storms […]
Evangelizing the Nations at Home
by Andy Johnson Would you be surprised if told you that Americas are increasingly inhospitable to international visitors, and that Christians can thank God for that? One university reports that 80 percent of their international students never see the inside of a local U. S. home. Longer-term immigrants seem to fare little better. So why […]