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Lay Down the Law (and Leave It There) — a small-group session

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Carl Simmons

This  session is based upon the following past devotionals—scroll down as needed: Lay Down Your Agenda Lay Down in Silence Lay Down in Safety Lay Down in Peace Lay Down Like a Lion For this session, you’ll need…. • the … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Like a Lion

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Carl Simmons

“He crouched, he lay down like a lion and like a lioness; who will rouse him up? Blessed are those who bless you, and cursed are those who curse you” (Numbers 24:9). As I first pulled together my ideas for … Continue reading →

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Lay Down in Peace — the full version

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Carl Simmons

We can get so worked up whenever someone criticizes God or Christians. We want to run to God’s defense—or honestly, much of the time, our own—and say just the right thing that will shut that other person up (in love, … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Blessings

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Carl Simmons

Our new lives in Christ are just beginning. We are changed; but we are not finished. “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has … Continue reading →

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Lay Down in Safety

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Carl Simmons

As we walk according to the Spirit, we do not know where He will lead us. But we do know that the Spirit is in front of us, leading us, and ready to guide and protect us as we travel … Continue reading →

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Lay Down in Silence

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Carl Simmons

As we examined last week, we’re often slaves to our own agenda without even realizing it. We can become so paralyzed by self-analysis and self-inflicted hurry that we forget how to simply be obedient in the things God’s already called … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Agenda — the full version

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Carl Simmons

If you’ve been following this series, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that we’ve had to lay down a lot so far. Some of that laying-down might have been difficult, maybe even unnecessarily negative to some. But we have a much longer journey … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Future: a small-group session

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Carl Simmons

This  session is based upon the following past devotionals—refer back, or forge ahead at yr discretion (the one place you’ll need to re-read is hyperlinked): Lay Down Your Anxiety Lay Down Your Doubt Lay Down Your Goals Lay Down Your … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Fears

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Carl Simmons

A great deal of the sin in our lives is little more than a lame attempt to “protect” ourselves from the possibility of being sinned against. Whether it’s a pre-emptive strike or a full-scale retreat, we’ll do just about anything … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Expectations

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Carl Simmons

Rather than attacking this idea from the front—and our previous rumination on goals and plans hit on many of the ideas inherent in this idea already—I’d like to approach today’s meditation from a different angle. Over the last several years, … Continue reading →

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