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Twenty-One • Day Twenty-One

Gratitude Saturday is a day to savor God's goodness. Reflect on what He has done with a thankful heart. Recount the many ways He is for you! Final Thoughts Today is the final day of the fast and my heart... Continue reading

Posted Jan 29, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Twenty

Feast/Fast It hit me last night while laying in bed. There is only one letter that differentiates Feast from Fast. I know, I have the deepest, most profound thoughts while drifting off to sleep! It only takes one letter to... Continue reading

Posted Jan 28, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Nineteen

Discipline Few people embrace the word discipline. It implies structure, rigidity, inflexibility and even legalism. Discipline in the minds of most is the opposite of freedom. We think that freedom means we can do whatever we want, and discipline is... Continue reading

Posted Jan 27, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Eighteen

Different For some this is the second time you have joined us on this twenty-one day venture. For others, this is the first time. You do not have to have been with us last year to relate to today's post.... Continue reading

Posted Jan 26, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Seventeen

Speak In the fall Misty Host started a different kind of Journey Group. We never meet face to face, though we check in every Monday. Looking into our devices, we quote two memory verses into the Marco Polo app. I... Continue reading

Posted Jan 25, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Sixteen

Strong Day sixteen. We've been praying and fasting for sixteen days. The goal is twenty-one, not sixteen, but twenty-one. It is possible as this new week begins that our strength is fading. We are starting to have internal conversations about... Continue reading

Posted Jan 24, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Fourteen

GRATITUDE Saturday is a day to savor God's goodness. Reflect on what He has done with a thankful heart. Recount the many ways He is for you! A Song Ready for choir rehearsal? Take in the song. Get familiar with... Continue reading

Posted Jan 23, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Thirteen

Enemies Jesus tells us to pray for our enemies. I wonder how many of us pray about our enemies, but do we really pray for them? When I refer to our enemies, you may think, "Speak for yourself man, I... Continue reading

Posted Jan 21, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Twelve

Surrender Do you want to pray a truly audacious prayer? Pray the words Jesus taught us to pray: Your Kingdom Come, Your will be done. Pray these words without reservation, hesitation or qualification. Why does this qualify as an audacious... Continue reading

Posted Jan 21, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Eleven

A Long Wait This season of prayer is guided by three words: Bold, Humble, Audacious Prayers. This week we will think about the last word, audacious. Do you pray audacious prayers? Some will say, "Yes." Others, "No." Still others might... Continue reading

Posted Jan 19, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Ten

Choose Joy Jesus offered instruction on fasting in Matthew 6 And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they... Continue reading

Posted Jan 18, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Nine

Adjustments We're heading into the second week of the fast. Yesterday when Brian and I talked about our week-one experiences, we noted two insights. First, we encounter things in a multi-day fast that we would not face in just one... Continue reading

Posted Jan 17, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Eight

Our post on the Sundays of the fast is the message from Sunday morning. If you missed it, you can watch it here or on our channel. Continue reading

Posted Jan 17, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Seven

GRATITUDE Saturday is a day to savor God's goodness. Reflect on what He has done with a thankful heart. Recount the many ways He is for you! A Song You have time today. Quiet yourself. Click the link. Give thanks.... Continue reading

Posted Jan 16, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Six

GPS "Where am I with God?" By now you may have a bit more clarity with our question. The answer may even have surprised you. It surprised me. I got out this morning for a walk. My walking habit has... Continue reading

Posted Jan 14, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Five

Inventory Revisited We spent yesterday surveying our souls, asking the probing question, "Where am I with God?" We wanted to locate ourselves in relation to Him. Our assignment was to condense our answer to a word or a very short... Continue reading

Posted Jan 13, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Four

Inventory An important element of a spiritual season like this one is to stop long enough to assess. In some ways we have hit a pause button on mindlessness. We are gaining an awareness of God in all things. Our... Continue reading

Posted Jan 12, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Three

Noticing As I walked through my rather ordinary Monday, do you know what I noticed? That I noticed more. Perhaps that was the case for you as well. You experienced a heightened sense of noticing. For example, you may have... Continue reading

Posted Jan 11, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day Two

Denial and Delight I still have the taste of Sunday lingering in my soul. It was a good day, everything about it. I stood at the outside door before and after church for the first time since March. The lack... Continue reading

Posted Jan 10, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • Day One

Our post on the Sundays of the fast is the message from Sunday morning. If you missed it, you can watch it here or on our channel. Continue reading

Posted Jan 10, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Twenty-One • A Time to Prepare

Starting Sunday, January 10, SouthField will engage in Twenty-One Days of Fasting and Prayer. Like a great meal, a great season of fasting and prayer requires forethought and preparation. We are playing off the acronym introduced by leadership expert Jim... Continue reading

Posted Jan 6, 2021 at dennis martin papp

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Church at Home // Week 10 :: The Long Haul 1

We move this week to the third stage of spiritual growth--the Long Haul. Brian interviews graduating senior Jared Bieker in our Marked Up/Marked By segment. Next Sunday join us for a live online interaction at 10am. Continue reading

Posted May 24, 2020 at dennis martin papp

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Church at Home // Week 9 :: Growth in the Messy Middle (pt 2)

Church at Home is ready for you! We continue to explore the second phase of growth, the Messy Middle. Brian also interviews Minooka Senior Bryson Laken. Oh, and check out Brian's COVID hair! Continue reading

Posted May 16, 2020 at dennis martin papp

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Church at Home // Week 7 :: Growth (pt 1)

This weekend we moved to Minooka to shoot at Shellie's. Brian and Reilly's house is about the pet. Shellie's is all about projects. You'll get to see her latest project, and how it relates to our teaching. We will also... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2020 at dennis martin papp

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What's Your Plan? (4 of 5)

April 30. Next up, May 1. How's your plan looking? How will you use this month-long quarantine to take steps toward spiritual growth? May is a great month for growth. Remember, April showers bring _________ __________. We plant gardens, watch... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2020 at dennis martin papp

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