Spiritual Growth

October 27, 2021
worthy of worship
Published by Emily Tomko at October 27, 2021
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All the attention because He’s worth it

I'd like to share a personal story of how the testimonies out of the Shantung Revival convicted me that I'm too easily distracted and spiritually lazy. I am the heiress to a fortune described at the beginning, preoccupied with a mindless toy. Under conviction of this I decided to get away and seek the Lord. Leaving the responsibilities of work, chores, and family, I booked a room out of town (the Lord sent help so that all three of these obligations were well cared for). Departing in the morning, I spent time in the woods and by water, reading my Bible and just quiet.
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October 14, 2021
scoffers, mockers, scorner
Published by Emily Tomko at October 14, 2021
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Living with expectation in a land of scoffers

What happens when you to choose persistent faith and devotion to God despite a culture of scoffers? Three individuals from scripture should inspire us to continue to expect God's greatest rewards!
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October 2, 2021
in the last days scoffers will come
Published by Emily Tomko at October 2, 2021
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How to avoid becoming a scoffer in these last days

The dangerous thing about scoffers and mockers is that they hang out in the church and call themselves pastors and teachers and prophets; some are bloggers and professors and Christian […]
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September 22, 2021
scoffer, scoffer, mocker, skepticmocker, skeptic
Published by Emily Tomko at September 22, 2021
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“In the last days scoffers will come, following their own desires”

Have you ever had a conversation with someone about the times we are in, and the imminent return of Christ, only to hear them say something to the effect of, […]
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July 1, 2021
freedom comes from Christ
Published by Emily Tomko at July 1, 2021
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“Proclaim liberty throughout all the land”: freedom as the nature and theme of God’s word

Don't let them neuter you. Many generations of men gave everything they had so you could walk about in civic freedom. Christ gave the splendor of Heaven and then laid down his life to a cruel death so you could partake of spiritual freedom and the liberty out of which came the civic. No more complacency. It's our time to give it all we have.
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June 17, 2021
science and scripture
Published by Emily Tomko at June 17, 2021
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“Life and death lie in the power of the tongue,” as science is now discovering

Did you ever hear a message so compelling that you had to listen to it a second time? That was my experience as I heard a doctor share her story […]
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February 27, 2021
believe
Published by Emily Tomko at February 27, 2021
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“Don’t Stop Believing”

Can God speak through a 1980s pop song? A few years ago I was praying for my neighbor, who suffered debilitating migraines that commenced during her deployment to Saudi Arabia. […]
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January 9, 2021
Published by Emily Tomko at January 9, 2021
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What I saw Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol

Four coach buses left my hometown Wednesday morning in the darkness of a frosty January morning.  Those of us on board had set aside work and daily demands to make […]
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