Lamar Oliver

Christ-centered leader | Pastor in the Global Methodist Church | Helping leaders grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

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…our sinful nature and our desperate need for the transforming power of God’s grace, peace, mercy, and love offered through Christ… #LENT #LENTBW https://t.co/vyt8T7n7gP

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…given that Lent is a season wherein we are invited to take a long, hard look at what is going on in our lives with respect to our faithfulness to be a disciple of Christ, the question begs surrounding are we providing enough space to get the full picture of…

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…[W]hat transformations might be possible in our lives if we approached everything we eat with ... https://t.co/6SAEcFMbph

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…[W]hen looking at a week of daily IV treatments - all the same dose - it can be just remarkable ... https://t.co/dkaLLITsS2

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...is part of our lives and gives us the chance to rid ourselves of those things that have built up which form us in ways that lead us away from Christ… #LENT #LENTBW #LENTBW2024 https://t.co/vyt8T7n7gP

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21FEB2024 | DAY 07 | What we encounter regularly is, for the most part, a result of conscious decisions we have made over the many days, months, years, and decades of our lives - and shape us maybe far more than we may think…

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...the reality is these truths are in their face…while it is a joy to think of these concepts that are roots of the faith of which they are learning and by which they are being formed, Lent is a season wherein we are invited to take a good look at everything that...

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all we need to discover the power to get through life… #LENT #LENTBW #LENTBW2024 https://t.co/vyt8T7n7gP

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…finding renewal in the grace of God incarnate in Christ…let us never lose sight that regardless of how depleted we may be, setting aside a season where we can turn back towards the One without whom we have no chance of finding rest and renewal provides us…

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20FEB2024 | DAY 06 | Without the ability to be recharged, AirPods will soon be useless…it’s obvious they need to be put where they belong in order to be charged…Lent is a season where we are invited back to where we belong…

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@bethfelkerjones “I was so much older then but I’m younger than that now…” Bob Dylan | My Back Pages

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A Vent Hood Conflicts with Lent?

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…a switch, but through observing a holy Lent through prayer, fasting, and introspection… #LENT #LENTBW #LENTBW2024 #bose https://t.co/vyt8T7n7gP

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16FEB2024 | DAY 03 | “Active Noise Canceling” is one of the primary selling points of a pretty good pair of headphones in today’s world…yet, upon further reflection, long before the concept of having to use technology to cancel outside noise, the Holy Spirit gave to…

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…the church the season of Lent…through the season of Lent we are invited to actively engage in canceling the noise that bombards our every day so that we may hear that much more God’s presence in our lives…unlike the headphones, we cannot simply cancel the noise with…

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hearing her soft, sweet little girl voice sing those words while pointing them out to herself and her daddy gave me yet another example of encountering God through observing the Lenten discipline of gathering for worship… #LENT #LENTBW #LENTBW2024 https://t.co/XVNfogLSFd

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14FEB2024 | DAY 01 | Lent is a season of discovery…Lent is a season of making space to intentionally see God in the everyday…Prior to our Ash Wednesday service this evening, I had taken another picture I was going to use for this first post…then as I was…

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sharing a hymnal with my 8-year-old daughter, I saw her finger following along as we sang our opening hymn…and was immediately captivated as I saw her point out the simple essence of what the season of Lent is all about…