SUM family, Ann here and it's my first post for December.

Woohoo!

December, for me, has a beautiful routine attached to it:

Throughout the year I keep a detailed journal of my days with God. I journal carefully about the things that happen in my life, any scriptures that I notice from the Bible that day, and anything that I sense God saying.

Well, on 1 December I always begin to re-read my journal for the past year. I sit in the early morning in my living room, before my family wake up; the lights on the tree are sparkling, and I feel at peace. As I open the journal and begin at 1st January of that year -- I embark on a big month of reflection. 

What on earth happened this year, Lord, and what did you do in my life?

What do you want me to remember?

This morning I noticed a beautiful word that I'd written in my journal. It was a word of hope that I wrote on the first day of our community fast last year, in January. I'd been chatting to God about the SUM ministry, and this is what I sensed from him: 

In places where the faithless mill around, we are going to see songs breaking out.

A song will break out.

It's going to come to our houses.

It's a song that will break out amongst the unfaithful, the really really unfaithful.

The song is this:

'Thine be the glory, risen conquering son. Endless is the victory, thou over death has won."

I notice this morning that when the shepherds saw an angel who told them about Jesus's birth, all of a sudden a song broke out there and then in the field -- Right there, in their place of daily ordinariness.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men! (Luke 2:13-14, NKJV)

I can picture that raucous breaking out -- Of song!

Hang in there SUMites, I believe that everything we stoke -- all our prayers, all our love for our family -- will result in a song of faith breaking out.

In the meantime, it is now a month to celebrate and focus on the birth of our Savior -- The risen, conquering Son.

Love you all, SUMites!

Ann

As some of you may recall I’ve been observing the season of Advent now for many years. Hi, it’s Ian from warming up Sydney.

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Advent means “arrival”. Interestingly, the arrival, Jesus as a babe, occurs on the last morning of Advent, ie, Christmas morning. And then of course, the season encourages us also to reflect on the Second Coming of Christ.

How do we Wait?

We know waiting, don’t we SUMites? Besides the everyday matters on which we wait, we also wait for our partners to discover Jesus. To experience their own ‘advent’ of sorts. And we wait. For some of us, it’s been a long time.

“Every good arrival is preceded by a waiting, a suspension, a liminal moment.”¹

We place our hope in that good arrival. It’s fascinating that the Gospel of Luke starts with the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth. I especially love this story in Luke 1: 5-25. I’d encourage you to read it, if you haven’t recently.

Elizabeth is barren. I suspect as Zechariah was a priest, they were an esteemed couple in society. Being unable to have children would have been noticed and I imagine brought much shame upon them.

But Gabriel appears to Zechariah telling him Elizabeth will conceive and give birth to a son, whom they will name John. Gabriel’s instructions are so specific, aren’t they? The Advent story starts in darkness, in the barrenness, but God entered and healed their pain and shame.²

Darkness often gets a bad rap but remember miracles happen in the dark all the time. All of us were conceived in the dark.

Holy Anticipation

Advent reflects the hope of having a relationship with an outrageous God who comes in person, as a babe, dies after a short life, is resurrected, and walked amongst us for 40 days, before ascending to heaven. But, in leaving us, Jesus gave us the Holy Spirit and in so doing, gave us the power to co-create our futures here on earth with Him. But there’s more: we have a greater future when Jesus reigns forever more.

It's an exciting story, isn’t it? And one that fills me with great anticipation for the present, these four weeks of Advent and beyond.

What are you hoping for?

Advent coincides with the end of a year and often the beginning of a new year comes with hope for something new. We may be in our own season of darkness or a season of transition, waiting for the light to be revealed and a step into a fresh new something.

May we encourage you to reflect on this over the next days. Is there something you particularly long for God to do in your life? If yes, may we encourage you to bring that to Him. May we invite you to sit picturing Jesus with you. See the light and love brightly emanating from within Him in your direction. And simply open your heart to the lover of your soul. Sit some more and let Jesus hug you and bathe you in His inexhaustible love.

Happy Advent, dear SUMites. Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful Christmas and New Year. See you in 2024.

Notes: 1. Advent Meditations – Practicing the Way. practicingtheway.org 2. Ibid.

Lynn Donovan here.

Ann and I are overwhelmed by your support and giving. This ministry could not exist without YOU. Your giving allows us to maintain our web presence and help others on this crazy road behind us.

The book I offered with this year's giving campaign is going to change your life. I'm not kidding. This is a real book about the demons we fight and how to defeat them. 

We are going to have a blast with the video training and live demonstrations of the content.

IT'S NOT TO LATE TO GIVE and receive a book. 

Go here and read how: Giving Tuesday.

I love you. I love Jesus. May His name be glorified in our lives and this ministry! Hallelujah! 

Love and hugs, Lynn

Hi SUM Nation,

Some of you have been around here long enough to remember when Dineen Miller and I were writing together. A number of years ago Dineen began to focus on other areas of ministry in her local community. AND since leaving the non-fiction world, she has become a Rom Com fiction writer. The girl is a machine. I wanted to share with you a few of her titles. See below.

Dineen says hello to everyone here and Merry Christmas. Love you all Lynn!

The Messy Love on Mango Lane closed door romantic comedy series is full of all the swoons and feels but no explicit content or language. Just the characters you love to see fall in love with the happily-ever-after hijinks to match and can be read in any order. 

Link to series page: https://mybook.to/MessyLoveonMangoLane

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Please bless the SUM Ministry today as part of Giving Tuesday. 

Here are the options: ( The give button is below. )

To keep SUM ministries running, it takes about $6,000 annually. And we had some large donners drop off last year. So, please, PLEASE, pray and give with a generous heart if you have found any help or encouragement through our ministry. Ann & Lynn

Four levels of giving:

One: Any one-time donation of $30

• Advanced copy of Spiritual Enforcer: Spiritual Warfare for the Unequally Yoked. Ephesians Six. This is prior to the release to the general public.

Two: Any one-time donation of $50 or more you receive:

• Advanced copy of Spiritual Enforcer.
• Also, I'll mail a beautiful bracelet, Three Dots and a dash. It plays prominently in the book. You will want one. It's adjustable and light weight. Custom made for us!

Three: Any one-time donation of $100 you receive:

• Advance copy of Spiritual Enforcer
• Three Dots and dash bracelet
• Video Training in early 2024 with me, Lynn Donovan. Enforcer Academy Training. This teaching is based upon the concepts in the book and will instruct how to protect your mind, your body, your house and family from evil attacks. How to cast of evil from your jurisdiction. How to release the Kingdom of God into any situation. 
• Training on how we walk into the abundant life regardless of our spouse, our circumstances or background.
• Training includes the most common areas that keep Christians bound up and how to get free and experience VICTORY!
• Training includes specifics and Q & A. 
• THIS MAY BE ONE TO FOUR VIDEO SERIES. I haven't sorted that out yet.

FOUR: Any ***RECURRING*** (BEST OFFER) donation of $25 or more. This is a monthly commitment of $25 monthly for 12 months.

• Advance copy of Spiritual Enforcer. You will receive the book before anyone else.
• Three Dots and dash bracelet
• Video Training in early 2024 from me.
• Personal one-on-one prayer session or training with Lynn in 2024. This can be used to ask questions to further understanding and practice the concepts from Spiritual Enforcer. Also, for healing or deliverance, to pray in the Courts of Heaven for our spouse's freedom, etc.

Donate button will take you to our donation portal. Please choose either a one-time or recurring, when you make your donation.

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Please be generous and give to our SUM Community. The ministry falls under the umbrella of Three Keys Ministries a 501 (c)3 non-profit Corporation. Donations are tax deductible.

Thank you from the deepest part of my heart. Without you, this ministry would not exist. Blessings and hugs, Lynn Donovan & Ann Hutchison

Giving Tuesday is tomorrow. And our once-a-year giving campaign is at hand. So, if you give, we will give back to you.

To keep SUM ministries running, it takes about $6,000 annually. And we had some large donners drop off last year. So, please, PLEASE, pray and give with a generous heart if you have found any help or encouragement through our ministry. Ann & Lynn

Four levels of giving:

One: Any one-time donation of $30

• Advanced copy of Spiritual Enforcer: Spiritual Warfare for the Unequally Yoked. Ephesians Six. This is prior to the release to the general public.

Two: Any one-time donation of $50 or more you receive:

• Advanced copy of Spiritual Enforcer
• Also, I'll mail a beautiful bracelet, Three Dots and a dash. It plays prominently in the book. You will want one. It's adjustable and light weight. Custom made for us!

Three: Any one-time donation of $100 you receive:

• Advance copy of Spiritual Enforcer
• Three Dots and dash bracelet
• Video Training in early 2024 with me, Lynn Donovan. Enforcer Academy Training. This teaching is based upon the concepts in the book and will instruct how to protect your mind, your body, your house and family from evil attacks. How to cast of evil from your jurisdiction. How to release the Kingdom of God into any situation. 
• Training on how we walk into the abundant life regardless of our spouse, our circumstances or background.
• Training includes the most common areas that keep Christians bound up and how to get free and experience VICTORY!
• Training includes specifics and Q & A. 
• THIS MAY BE ONE TO FOUR VIDEO SERIES. I haven't sorted that out yet.

FOUR: Any ***RECURRING*** (BEST OFFER) donation of $20 or more. This is a monthly commitment of $20 or more monthly for 12 months.

• Advance copy of Spiritual Enforcer. You will receive the book before anyone else.
• Three Dots and dash bracelet
• Video Training in early 2024 from me.
• Personal one-on-one prayer session or training with Lynn in 2024. This can be used to ask questions to further understanding and practice the concepts from Enforcer. Also, for healing or deliverance, to pray in the Courts of Heaven for our spouse's freedom, etc.

I was so tired of the devil pushing me around. What I share in the book is what it took to bring about the salvation of my husband. I had to fight, and I did. 

SO CAN YOU!!!!

The value here is the training and the personalize coaching/prayer session. I'll share in greater details through the live video train more than I'm able in the book. YOU WILL BE DIFFERENT. Better! Because God is just that good. He trained me and now it's your turn.

Please be generous and give to our SUM Community. The ministry falls under the umbrella of Three Keys Ministries a 501 (c)3 non-profit Corporation. Donations are tax deductible.

Donation go LIVE tomorrow. See you then. Love and blessings, Lynn Donovan & Ann Hutchison

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Lynn Donovan here. Hope Thanksgiving was wonderful. Caitie and her fiancé are here for the long weekend. Yep, the girl you grew up reading about is engaged and we love her guy. God is good.

But, I'm so psyched to introduce some cool stuff in front of our once a year giving campaign happening on November 28th, Giving Tuesday.

I'm almost finished with a powerful Spiritual warfare book for all of us. There isn't another book like it on the market. And it's filled with what I've learned to have victory in life, marriage and stand in power and authority over the enemy. An excerpt follows.  And I'm going to offer this book along with some other cool stuff as part of our Giving Tuesday campaign.

Excerpt; Simple prayer to cast anger out of your home:

Is anger a constant in your home? Try taking authority over it every day, out loud, with gusto, during your prayer time and cast it out. Then always follow your command with a blessing. Bless your home with peace, unity, love, gentleness and self-control.

Pray: In the name of Jesus, I stand in the authority, Christ. I bind (Matthew 16:19) every lying spirit, and all spirits of deception and the spirit of Anger and Rage. RIGHT NOW. I command you to leave my home, myself, my spouse (by name) and children (each by name). I repent on behalf of myself, my husband and children for any way we have partnered with anger. Now, I break all legal rights with the demonic realm. I command you to get out now and never return. And as you go, take sarcasm, pride and ignorance with you. There can be no retaliation or replacement spirits. In Jesus name. AMEN

If you want an entire book filled with real prayers that empower you over evil, you can get an advanced copy along with some others cool stuff. Stop by tomorrow and learn more.

Blessings and hugs, Lynn Donovan

If you have received hope or encouragement here at SUM, please consider a gift on Giving Tuesday, November 28th, our one-time a year giving campaign.

Four ways to give and receive an advanced copy of Spiritual Enforcer. More to come tomorrow.

Lynn Donovan

Book release early 2024: Back cover

Spiritual Enforcer: Spiritual Warfare for the Unequally Yoked

Are you weary from the daily spiritual battles in your home? Are you a Christian spouse fighting alone against evil forces that are hell-bent on destroying your marriage and family? Are you desperate to discover spiritual tools and strategies to help you fight back and finally experience some victories? Do you desire peace, some happiness and hope as you contend for the salvation of your family?

This book is for the serious believer who is ready to engage in a higher level of spiritual warfare. This book is NOT for anyone who is less than desperate to pray with real power and authority in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians, Chapter 6 is our training guide for the unequally yoked in marriage. This study delivers the truth about demonic oppression, the tactics used by the powers of darkness and legal rights of evil.

Discover proven and tested warfare tools, such as the name of Jesus, commanding prayers, prayers of engagement, aligning with the Word, partnering with the Holy Spirit and releasing the angelic. Understand how to stand in unwavering faith and belief to protect your house. Pick up your effective weaponry with power and authority in Christ, then overcome evil with love and blessing.

Time is short. Join the Academy of the Kingdom of God. Become a Spiritual Enforcer.

Fight back and WIN!
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
1 JOHN 5:4

Just for fun. See you tomorrow. Lynn & Ann

If you can't see the video, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-ILQOUj5ak

We are so thankful for all of you. Take two minutes and listen to our message.

If you can't see the video, here is a link: https://youtu.be/h-ILQOUj5ak

Ann and Lynn are off through Thanksgiving. See you back after the holiday. Blessings and hugs.