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Jena Rainone Smith
Feb 12, 20224 min read
Take Up THE WHOLE ARMOR (Part 1)
Your strength is not your own, it's God's strength in you. And your armor, well, Paul didn't say to put on your armor, he said to put on...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Jan 29, 20224 min read
STAND FIRM
Hi Friends. I hope you enjoyed the detour we took for Thanksgiving and Christmas. However, it's time for us to jump back into our study...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Dec 14, 20217 min read
SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF—CHRISTMAS (Part 2)
I recently was the guest speaker at a woman's Christmas event. Part 1 and 2 of SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF—CHRISTMAS are both based on...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Dec 11, 20215 min read
SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF—CHRISTMAS (Part 1)
I recently was the guest speaker at a Woman's Christmas Event. Part 1 (here) and Part 2 (to follow) of SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Nov 23, 20213 min read
DRIVEN BY THE HOPE OF GOD— A SPECIAL THANKSGIVING MESSAGE
I'd like to take a short hiatus from our series in Ephesians in honor of Thanksgiving. My Pastor gave a Thanksgiving message and I'd like...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Nov 13, 20215 min read
THE POWER OF 'HUPOTASSO'
Jesus doesn't just show us light, or reveal it, He makes us light. So if we, His church, collectively are light, then why in the world is...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Oct 30, 20215 min read
WAKE UP, SLEEPER
Imitate God. Walk in love. Jesus said if you love me, you will love others. It's a posture of the heart. Get to know Jesus intimately and...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Oct 16, 20215 min read
THE POWER TO WALK IN LOVE
The world, and even more importantly the church, needs truth-tellers, not pacifiers. The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few....
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Jena Rainone Smith
Oct 2, 20215 min read
THE POWER OF A NEW HEART
God's perfection requires perfection; but perfection is not attainable to man on his own. Jesus bridged the chasm that sin caused between...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Sep 18, 20214 min read
THE POWER OF A GIFT
Paul spent three chapters unpacking all of what God has done for us. Now, in chapter four, he pivots from who we are in Christ to how to...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Sep 4, 20214 min read
THE POWER TO WALK WORTHY
What we've unpacked in Ephesians 1-3 is far beyond what any human being can accomplish. Only God is able to do such things, much more...
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Jena Rainone Smith
Aug 21, 20215 min read
THE POWER OF INTERCESSION
I love Paul's humility in Ephesians 3:8 when he says. "Although I am less than all the Lord's people." Do you feel that way—less than all...
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