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December 12, 2022

Published by Emily Tomko at December 12, 2022

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Spiritual Growth

A curious quickening and the freedom in dying

The Lord is infinitely good beyond the scope of our comprehension, even when the whole world is falling apart. The grief and loss, if given to Him, He will not only share in with us, but He can redeem it to instigate in us a fire to see His word accomplish its purposes in tangible and expedient ways.

August 7, 2022

Up your game, intense warfare, pray in the Spirit

Published by Emily Tomko at August 7, 2022

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Spiritual Growth

“Time to up your game”

It is time for us the church to pray more persistently and return to the disciplines of fasting and daily Bible reading, as we are not prepared for what lies ahead.

October 14, 2021

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!

September 2, 2021

Published by Emily Tomko at September 2, 2021

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Five Amorite kings and five American governors

The Lord has been turning my attention to words that He spoke to me in the recent past. At the time, some of these words I kept to myself; I […]

February 27, 2021

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. […]

January 10, 2020

Published by Emily Tomko at January 10, 2020

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When Heaven Stands On Tiptoe

Did you ever consider that your willingness to say “yes” to whatever The Lord is asking of you right now might change the very course of history? A woman asked […]

November 30, 2019

Published by Emily Tomko at November 30, 2019

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Frighteningly dangerous: the church without the Fear of the Lord

The following is from a message given recently at church. It is part one of two. I wonder how many of you feel as though you’ve spent as much […]

November 21, 2018

Perseverance, persistence, prayer, contend, promised land, Matthew 15, Mark 7

Published by Emily Tomko at November 21, 2018

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“But He Did Not Answer Her a Word”: Lessons from the Syrophoenician Woman

Had the Gentile woman with the demonized daughter (described in Matthew 15 and Mark 7) been raised in the American church, I picture her encounter with Jesus going much differently. […]

November 1, 2017

climate change, righteousness, kingdom of heaven, justice roll down like water

Published by Emily Tomko at November 1, 2017

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Contending for Climate Change: “Let justice roll down like waters”

I live in a region nicknamed the Garden Spot, and while one sees plenty of corn, wheat, and other crops flourishing in abundance, one rarely sees orange trees. Why? To […]

March 5, 2016

the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God, Romans 14:17, Isaiah 32:17, the Father's heart

Published by Emily Tomko at March 5, 2016

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Christ’s Government: Establishing His Kingdom on Earth

God’s supreme objective is the establishment of His kingdom on earth. Jesus told His disciples to pray this way: “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth as it […]

February 3, 2016

Published by Emily Tomko at February 3, 2016

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Christ’s Government: Mount Sinai contrasted with Mount Zion

I remember the expression on my 99 year-old grandfather’s face the first time he watched me pull a compass, a video, and then a photo album up on my iphone. […]

November 29, 2015

Published by Emily Tomko at November 29, 2015

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Christ’s Government on Earth – Reigning As Kings and Priests

In C.S. Lewis’s The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the Narnian mouse Reepicheep says of Lucy, “She’s not a little girl! She is a queen!” The statement serves as a […]