Tag: prayer
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Making Room – In the Midst of Everything – Following Jesus From the Edges –
Devotional: In the Midst of EverythingPastor Calvin CookAugust 29,2026Scripture: “Be still, and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10 Life rarely slows down. Our schedules fill, our responsibilities weigh heavy, and distractions press in from every side. In the midst of everything—whether it’s joy, sorrow, busyness, or weariness—there is a gentle invitation from God:…
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Carrying Loads that seem to heavy – Thoughts from the Edges –
Carrying LoadsPastor Calvin CookAugust 27, 2025Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. Thinking today about carrying loads, burdens, heaviness, and everything whether it be dealing with anxiety, disfunction, personalities, division, confrontations and everything else that we deal with on a…
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And Jesus Said “YOU DO THIS”. Thoughts from Edges while following JESUS.
You DO ThisCollective thoughts from Pastor Calvin CookAugust 22, 2025 Sometimes it is hard for me to get my thoughts, visions, dreams, ideas into one central theme. I’m sorry for those close to me that I exhaust. I just feel that the mission of God is so very, very important for our time and that…
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A PRAYER FOR UNCERTAINITY
A PRAYER OF DEVOTION Pastor Calvin Cook August 12, 2025 The 20th Chapter of 2 Chronicles has spoke to me and I present this to draw us into a time of prayer for everything in our life that we are going through, for our families, our churches, and our community. Devotional Prayer: “We Do Not…
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OUTSOURCING YOUR INTIMACY ! Thoughts on Relationship with God From the Edges.
Devotional: Outsourcing Your Intimacy with GodFrom the heart of Pastor Calvin CookAugust 1, 2025Scripture Focus: Jeremiah 29:13 (ESV) “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” Prelude – (written after the devotional was written) Todays devotional is from a series of moments with God in seeking and discernment…
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Returning – Thoughts From the Edges while following Jesus.
Returning July 22, 2025 Pastor Calvin Cook – Gail and I returned from our short vacation last evening. Immediately I thought of things that needed attention that had remained incomplete before we left. There was and always is plenty of mail to look at. Doesn’t seem so overwhelming when done every day but now there…
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The PRAYED and ANSWERED DANGEROUS PRAYER – I want you to intervene in everything.
PRAYED and ANSWERED DANGEROUS PRAYER July 15, 2025 Scripture – John 14:26 26 But the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember…
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They Had Been with Jesus – what does this look like?
They Had Been with Jesus Acts 4:13 – Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. Last night was a night that I will not soon forget. Some people close to me, showed…
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The Story Isn’t Over – but it will take some realization – A Morning Devotional From the Edges.
The Story Isn’t Over – Pastor Calvin Cook – June 13, 2025 Scripture focus: John 21:25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. u(ESV) I keep coming back to…
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RETURNING to MONDAY – regardless if we want to or not! Time to think about Jesus.
RETURNING TO MONDAY – Pastor Calvin Cook – June 2, 2025 Scripture focus: Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, Sabbath day’s journey away. And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying. Peter and John and James and Andrew, Phillip…
Thoughts from the Edges 