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Isaiah 62 | The Wolfe Notes

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Welcome, Family! We're spending 2024 with the prophet Isaiah. While we claim no expertise, we're excited to sit with you as we both learn at the feet of Jesus. Each month, we offer a calendar that outlines daily exercises (adapted from Jenn Wilkin's  Women of the Word  Bible study process) to progress through Isaiah. Download  November's calendar  to begin with us and witness what we uncovered in our weekly " Wolfe Notes " postings. Contents: Different Versions  Noting and clarifying differences between  KJV  &  NIV . Annotation  My thoughts, connections, clarifications, and questions. Research  On watchmen. Summary  An approximately twenty-word overview of the chapter. Memorize  Why I chose to memorize Isaiah 62:6-7. Cross References  Of Isaiah 62:6-7. Respond  to God's desire for relationship. Different Versions I read Chapter 62 in the King James Version ( KJV ) and the New International Version ( NIV...

National Day of Prayer | JOY for Today

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As a nation built on a foundation of faith, certain practices remain that keep us united in faith. National Day of Prayer is one of them. Let us pray today for our nation. And as our minds focus on things of heaven, may our spirits know JOY once again. National Day of Prayer: May's First Thursday JOY for Today Offerings: Did You Know...  Four we didn't. Wolfe Stew Connects  To struggles in prayer. Bible Verses and Quotes  About prayer. Activity Suggestions  Compare and contrast, timelines, writing prayers, prayer models, "Would you rather...", and family challenge.  Upcoming Holidays:   Mother's Day  (May's Second Sunday) and National Chocolate Chip Day (May 15th Annually) Did You Know: There is no "right" physical posture for prayer?  We often associate prayer with a person kneeling with head bowed, hands folded, and eyes closed. Yet, scripture depicts people praying while walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, lying prostrate, and with hands hel...

Fervent

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(Updated 3/29/2024) Our Wolfe Stew Book Review today is on Fervent by Priscilla Shirer. As it’s our first nonfiction book, we'll add in thoughts on purpose, organization, unique features, writing style, and personal takeaways, while still providing a target audience recommendation, summary, quotes, and about the author segment.  Any Christ-following woman, but especially those longing to strengthen their prayer life. To engage in fierce battle with prayer as your weapon, enlist with Shirer. She'll have you assembling a complete arsenal of fully operational, strategically targeted prayers in no time! As denoted on the cover, the purpose of the book is to create, “A woman’s battle plan for serious, specific, and strategic prayer.” Shirer polled women and determined areas Satan frequently attacks.   Then, penned a guide through each of these attacks, chapter by chapter, providing examples of how he attacks along with verses to use in defense. ...