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by Pam Kumpe

Moms have a way of using our middle names when we re in trouble.

As a kid, whenever I heard a certain pitch in my mother s voice and the words
"Pamela Anne," I knew Mom was not happy with me. Actually I heard my twin s
name more often than mine, "Melody Lynne," Mom would call.

See, Melody pretty much tested Mom s patience, which sometimes resulted in
punishment and this gave me insight as to how far I wanted to push things. I
often referred to myself as the good twin, although that s not entirely the
truth. Just ask my sister.

I d say moms have favorite sayings or pet phrases for their children and even
... ]]> 158294 Mon, 05 May 2008 19:48:28 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/17382/156815.html?rss=1 Rhoda See Peter, Leaves Him standing at the Door!
by Pam Kumpe

Has anyone ever called you crazy? Or off your rocker?
Rhoda worked for New Testament Christians; we meet her in the book of Acts,
chapter 12, and the praying Christians accuse her of being off her rocker. Here
they are praying for Peter's release from prison, asking God for a miracle and
Peter is standing at their front door, literally.

He knocks on the door. He kicks the dirt from his sandals, and anxiously waits
to tell everyone about the latest miracle.

Herod has imprisoned Peter to up his approval ratings when he saw how they
reacted when he killed James. So in other words Herod was driven to lock up
Peter by political motives. He seized Peter and delivered him to four squads of
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by Pam Kumpe

Have you made plans for Easter? Already have the menu planned? Ready to color
those eggs for an Easter Egg Hunt?

What would you do if God changed your plan? Are you flexible, ready to travel
to wherever God sends you?

In Acts 16:9 we learn about how Paul had a vision of a man from Macedonia who
was standing and begging him,  Come over to Macedonia and help us.

After Paul had the vision, his missionary team got ready and left at once for
Macedonia. They concluded God had called them to preach the gospel there.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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by Pam Kumpe

Jesus sat at the temple treasury as people dropped their offering into the
receptacles. One by one. A group. Two men. Some women. And then, he saw her.
Most did not. Would you have picked her out in the crowd? Would you have
noticed?

This widow holding two small coins worth less than a penny walked up to the
temple. She carried her life savings in her hand. It was all she had. No
husband. No other means to make money, and yet she came with the others, the
rich, the middle class and other poor people. She brought her offering.
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by Pam Kumpe

Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany, the very house where
Lazarus lived. You know the guy Jesus had raised from the dead. At this house a
dinner is being held in honor of Jesus. Martha served, while Lazarus reclined
at the table with Jesus. I suppose this is where the first recliner was
invented   at the house of Lazarus.

While the guys are reclining, Mary (remember, she is Martha s sister)   she
took an expensive perfume and poured it on Jesus  feet and wiped his feet with
her hair. Oh, the sweet smell of the perfume filled the house. But not everyone
thought this was a good thing. One of the disciples, Judas, the one who was
going to betray Jesus objected. "Why wasn t this perfume sold and the money
given to the poor instead? It was worth a year s wages,  Judas complained.
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Tabitha Lives for God

by Pam Kumpe
Did you ever watched the television show, Bewitched in the 60 s, early 70 s?

Well, even it you never watched it, plenty of people did. It was the longest
running supernatural show on TV.
Samantha, a nose-twitching witch, and her mortal husband, Darrin were on this
romantic comedy. This show endures some pretty vexing life situations.
And we have a mother-in-law Endora and she doesn't like Darrin. She casts
spells on him, and calls him Durwood, and Darwin, among other things.

In most episodes, Darrin becomes the victim of a spell, and eventually the
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Tent Ministry - Let's Go Camping
by
Pam Kumpe

Have you ever gone camping? Do you know how to put a tent? Have you ever known
a tent maker? Well, I do, I know a tent maker, but she lived a very long time
ago.

By profession, Priscilla and her husband Aquila were tent makers, and Paul the
apostle met them at Corinth.

In between his preaching stints, Paul worked with them making tents in the
synagogue. Maybe, that s where the phrase 'tent" ministry comes from, since
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By Pam Kumpe

Our story for today, found in Matthew 25 introduces us to ten virgins, five who
are wise, and five who are foolish.

The foolish women took their lamps, but no oil, while the wise took their oil
and their lamps. The bridegroom was delayed, so they all slept. Around midnight
a cry was heard, which said, "The bridegroom is coming, go out to meet him. The
women arose, and the foolish women said to the wise, "Give us some of your oil,
our lamps are going out.

They answered, "No, we won t have enough for ourselves, so you better go buy
some."

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Mary and Martha - Someone Get Mad
by Pam Kumpe

If Jesus comes for a visit how would you respond?

Jesus entered a village and Martha welcomed him into her home. Martha s sister,
Mary sat down at the Lord s feet listening to what he was saying, but Martha
was distracted by her many tasks

Now Martha came to Jesus and asked,  Lord, don t you care that my sister has
left me with all the work, by myself? Tell her to help me.

I love it, the Lord sees and recognizes what it most important and he tells
... ]]> 134848 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 17:57:40 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/17382/132762.html?rss=1 Anna, A Faithful Woman Who Saw Jesus

Did you know Anna means grace? She is one of my favorite women in the Bible, a
faithful woman; one I can learn a few things from, especially in her
faithfulness. As a prophetess, she held a rare role in history, as a woman who
is actually identified by name, she served God and she saw actually saw the
baby Jesus.

She spent her days praying at the Temple, and she was doing what she did
everyday, on the very day when Joseph and Mary presented their baby boy Jesus
to the Lord.

In Jerusalem Simeon, who was a righteous was about to see Jesus too. The Holy
Spirit was upon him, and he would not die before he saw Christ. Simeon
identified Jesus as the promised Messiah, the Savior for humanity.
... ]]> 132762 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:30:33 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/17382/129831.html?rss=1 The Woman Left Behind!
by Pam Kumpe

The Bible says no person knows when the Son of Man will return. Even the Son
and the angels in heaven don't know when that day or time will be. Only the
Father knows.

Remember Noah, when the flood came, well when the Son of Man comes, it will be
the same as the thing that happened during his time. Prior to the flood, people
were eating and drinking, going about their business.

They were marrying and giving their children to be married and they were doing
day to day things right up to the day Noah entered the boat. The people were
not prepared and all those people were destroyed.

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Who would have the nerve to ask Jesus such a thing?

Salome asked Jesus to give her sons James and John the best seats in the house,
literally. She wanted one son to sit at his left and one to sit at his right as
she thought Jesus Kingdom would be on earth, not in heaven.

She asked for a favor for her sons, and she received a bad reputation for her
act, but don t toss her aside, she did follow Jesus and was one of the women
who was with Mary Magdalene at the resurrection. She loved Jesus, she just
asked him for a favor.

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April 26, 2007

Mary Magdalene Hears a Voice
by Pam Kumpe

Are you a follower of Jesus? Or are you a leader of a group? Well, Mary
Magdalene led a group of women and they were prominent followers of Jesus. She
was one of the main witnesses of all the events surrounding Jesus; his
crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection.

Isn t it amazing how a woman was a primary witness, and she saw her Savior die
on the cross, and she saw him later; when he was walked from that tomb.

In Luke 8: 1-3 scripture says,  Soon afterwards Jesus traveled about from one
... ]]> 128744 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:50:23 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/17382/128097.html?rss=1 April 19, 2007

Have your words ever been taken out of context? What about the Bible, ever
known someone to grab a scripture and twist it to fit his or her needs? Have
you done it yourself?

We should always read the before scriptures and after in our efforts to
understand the true meaning of the Word.

Like Matthew 15: 21-28; with a quick read, those scriptures seem like Jesus
considered other people, those other than of the Jewish descent to be "dogs".

So taken out of context, Jesus looked like he didn t care for the feelings of
this Gentile, or Canaanite woman. But let s look at them together

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Sin makes me foolish. It damages my brain, blurs my thinking. It's a wonder my
brain works at all. I have messed up so many times and yet, God loves me.

There was a time when I wanted to silence my pastor (not my current one), if
only I could get even with him, for embarrassing me in his class.

Herodias wanted to silence John the Baptist, especially since he had condemned
her marriage to Herod Antipas, her uncle. She had it in for John the Baptist,
and she was wicked and sought revenge   how dare he attack her morality. Herod
had John put in jail, and still he was a threat to them   to their lifestyle,
as they lived opposite to holy living.

I love to get the last word, to have my say, to make you understand my point of
... ]]> 127496 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:59:15 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/17382/126744.html?rss=1 by Pam Kumpe
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Do interruptions bother you? Is your day planned, set in stone? Do you carry a
day planner with you, so every hour and minute falls into place?
In Luke 8: 41 - 56, we read about a ruler who knelt before Jesus, pleading and
he said,  My only daughter has died. She s only twelve.
He begged,  Come and put your hand on her, and she will live.
Jesus did not hesitate, he got up and went with Jarius. The crowds were so
thick, they almost crushed Jesus. He even felt the touch of the woman who had
been bleeding for twelve years, and she received a healing while Jesus was on
his way. He didn t mind the interruption.
Does your phone ring at the wrong time, interrupting your schedule?  Do you
frown when interruptions ruin your plans?
I wonder, if I give off the impression that I am too busy to be bothered by
people. I should follow Jesus, follow his lead. He wasn t too busy for people,
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A large crowd followed him. They pressed around Jesus. There was a woman who
was there, and she has been subject to bleeding for twelve years. Not one year.
Not two. Not even three. But twelve years.

It s not like she hadn t been to all of the doctors. They had cared for her and
yet she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the
crowd and touched his cloak. She said, "If I just touch his clothes, I will be
healed." Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was
freed from her suffering.

At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in
the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?" "You see the people crowding
against you," his disciples answered, "and yet you can ask, 'Who touched me?'"
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Welcome to "Peter's Mother-In-Law" -- A touch from Jesus.

by Pam Kumpe

Jesus came to serve. If you asked Peter s mother-in-law, she would tell you how
one touch changed her life. In the Gospel of Mark, those 16 chapters reveal how
Jesus touched lives with his.

Those sketches in the four Gospels give details about Jesus, his birth, his
work and his character. Let s spend sometime in Mark, the heart of the book can
be summed up in chapter 10: 45, where it says, "For the Son of man also came
not to be served but to serve."

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Have you ever felt overshadowed by some of your relatives? Elizabeth might have
been such a woman, not that she would have thought so, but her son was John the
Baptist after all. Her cousin Mary was the mother of Jesus.

These two received quite a bit of attention in the Bible, and rightfully so,
but I want to look at Elizabeth who lived her life in quiet obedience to God.
He blessed her with a son, even though she was past the age of childbearing.
She received her own miracle, her own blessing, her own purpose in God s plan.

Now Zechariah, her husband was in the Temple burning incense and praying. An
angel appeared to him, it was Gabriel. He announced that Elizabeth would give
birth to a son and he found it hard to believe, and asked questions. The angel
told him that because he did not believe the words, he would become mute until
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What is your mother s name? How would you like her to be remembered?
When I look at the four Gospels, I catch a glimpse into the life of Mary, the
mother of Jesus.

In Luke we read,  In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a
town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a
descendant of David. The virgin s name was Mary.

The angel went to her and said,  Greetings, you who are highly favored! The
Lord is with you.

Take note, she is a virgin. God sends a messenger, an angel.We see that Mary
was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might
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