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Soul H2O Radio Anniversary!

1 Year WOW!!!!

Join Us For 3 Anniversary Events!

Soul H20 Radio/Podcast with Sherry Stahl, your weekly on-air Ladies Bible Study Event on JOY Radio is celebrating the show’s one-year Anniversary! We’d love for you to be there and invite your girlfriends to join in on the fun and inspiration! Don’t miss the Soul H2O Anniversary party on JOY!  DETAILS ON THE SOUL H2O ANNIVERSARY PAGE: http://www.soulh2o.com/anniversary

Contest Giveaway Details

SHOW SPONSOR:  http://www.glowbox.ca
CONTEST OPENS: Saturday, September 19^th during Episode #38
CONTEST CLOSES on Saturday, 26^th at midnight

CONTEST PRIZES:
1 – Summer Glow Box
3 – Signed Copies of Sherry’s Soul H2O Women’s Devotional
 WINNERS ANNOUNCED on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 12pm (Noon) EST on the Joy Radio FB Page. Winner will be contacted via text after announced.
TO ENTER THE CONTEST
Text the word “glow” to 905-338-1250 and you’ll automatically qualify to win a Summer Glow Box with the Anniversary Guest Tracey Mitchell’s book, Becoming Brave inside! Valued at over $100, this prize will bless your socks off!
The Glow Box Giveaway is courtesy of our Anniversary Show Sponsor, Glow Box.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED ON A FACEBOOK LIVE ON THE JOYRADIO PAGE-Wednesday, September 30, 2020
DETAILS ON THE SOUL H2O ANNIVERSARY PAGE: http://www.soulh2o.com/anniversary

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Celebrating Passover & Communion

Today’s Devotion is talking about the power of celebrating Passover & Communion Together.

“This day is to be a memorial for you,
and you must celebrate it
as a festival to the LORD.
You are to celebrate it
throughout your generations
as a permanent statute.
~Exodus 12:14 NIV

TODAY IS THE BEGINNING OF PASSOVER

When you sit down to have lunch today at 12noon Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, April 8, 2020; people in Israel will start their Passover celebrations and continue until Thursday, April 16^th. Hebrew people living outside of Jerusalem will start their celebrations the next day. Every year the Jewish people set aside 12 days to remember how God delivered their nation out of Egyptian bondage and how the angel of death passed-over their homes after the 10 plagues when they applied the blood to the doorframes of their homes.

This Year Is Monumental

This year’s Passover celebrations have much more in common with the first Passover experience than most as Jewish people and others join in to pray and ask God to stop the spread of this corona virus and let it pass-over our homes.

When I was growing up in church there wasn’t a whole lot of talk about Jewish traditions. It wasn’t until I was a late teen that I heard the term Seder meal when our pastor brought in a special speaker in to show and explain this Jewish Passover meal; revealing Christ as the sacrifice of Passover.

I remember being awed at the parallels of Jesus’ life and the Passover traditions. Jewish people were instructed to take a 1-year old sheep or goat (sorry to my vegan/vegetarian friends) without any blemish. They had to shelter it for 5 days and then they would roast it in bitter herbs, serving it with bread that has no yeast.

How Passover Is Celebrated Today

Today, the Seder meal is most often lamb served with bitter herbs and vegetables dipped in salt-water to remind them of the bitter sufferings they experienced in Egypt or that life brings.

They eat matzah bread, breaking the middle piece in half to remind them of how God parted the Red Sea for them to crossover. Half of the broken matzah bread is wrapped in a cloth and hidden for children to find later.

At one point in the meal, the children ask four questions that lead into a retelling of Israel’s history, the difficulties they’ve faced and how God miraculously set them free! They tell the stories in a way that connects them to their ancestors experience. The Jewish website Chabad.org gives direction that…

“At the Seder, every person should feel as if he or she were going out of Egypt… We are with them as G‑d sends the ten plagues to punish Pharaoh and his nation, and follow along as they leave Egypt and cross the Sea of Reeds. We witness the miraculous hand of G‑d as the waters part, allowing the Israelites to pass, then return to inundate the Egyptian legions… As we eat bitter foods of affliction and poverty, the Exodus becomes a reality—as real as the festive meal and celebratory toasts that follow.”¹

With thankfulness they drink four glasses of wine to pronounce blessings with (something we might call a toast), that end in pronouncing their faith in a coming Messiah. They end the Seder with songs of worship.

Passover & Communion Connected

It’s with the broken bread and glasses of wine where the connection with Jesus work on the cross powerfully connects the celebration of Passover and the observance of Communion. Jesus makes this clear during the last supper with His disciples in Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-26 & Luke 22:14-23.Jesus explains how He is the promised Messiah and how Christians are to take communion to remember the freedom He brought us through His shed blood on the cross.

It’s only in the past few years where I’m coming to understand the importance of commemorating Passover and Communion combined. I feel strongly that this year is more important than ever for us to take part in Passover celebrations and take communion, asking God to have Covid-19 pass-over our homes, our countries, our globe.

Prayer

Father… I thank You for your heart that hears your children in their distress. You hear our cries for health and healing in the midst of Covid-19. I join my voice together with believers around the globe in thankfulness for Your saving grace. Jesus I’m so thankful for your willingness to come down to earth and die on a cross for my sin. I plead the blood of Jesus over my life… my household and the nations… may You cause Covid-19 to pass-over our homes, our countries, our globe. In Jesus Name…Amen

Joe Amaral on 100 Huntley Street with Ron & Ann Mainse explaining the Seder Meal

Joe is sharing a special Good Friday message on Facebook Live that you’re all invited to watch. Click HERE

1. Exodus 12:14
2. Exodus 12:17
3. Matthew 26:26-30/Mk 14:22-26/Lk 22:14-23
4. 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

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Why Radio Is Your Best Friend

Soul H2O Radio Episode 4 Radio Is Your Best Friend that releases tomorrow http://www.soulh2o.com/4 is all about the power of musical worship. Rachelle Fletcher is our Interview Guest this week and I can’t wait for you to get to know her. You’re gonna love Rachelle! She’ll tell you all about the Song you’ve been hearing every week on Soul H2O Radio, being played subtly in the background, heard at the intro and the extro, fading in and out of the show at random times. Maybe you’ve even sung it at a Retreat I’ve spoken at? You’ll get to hear Rachelle’s professional recording of Water In My Desert produced by Josh Alltop (Dove Award Winning producer) and how God inspired the song from the intersection of my desert and hers.

SUBSCRIBE BELOW TO RECEIVE A FREE DOWNLOAD & BE ENTERED TO WIN A SIGNED COPY OF ‘THE INVITATION’ WOMEN’S DEVOTIONAL FROM RACHELLE!

For Deeper Refreshing

Download your Soul H2O Journal Page to get more out of the Devo.

“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to … provide a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.”
Isaiah 61:1,3

Radio Is Your Best Friend

The music and lyrics to Water In My Desert have refreshed my soul and I believe it has the potential to do the same for you. This song has pulled me out of a funk and inspired me to have greater faith more than a few times. Music has a way of doing this. You can be down in the dumps when you hear a song and it literally makes your heart sing. Music is powerful! That’s why Radio Is Your Best Friend when you’re going through a difficult time or just feeling a little blue… and when you’re feeling good an energetic song with powerful lyrics can empower your day!

JOEL HOUSTON KNOWS

Joel Houston from Hillsong United in Australia wrote an article for the Pureflix blog called, How Music Affects Our Brains (And Our Hearts!). Through this magazine article and my other research (cause I’m geeky like that!), I’ve learned a lot about the power of music and when you add a spiritual aspect to the natural effects of music the results are supernatural. In the show I have time to go more in-depth with How The Power of Music Can Affect Your Life & Change You From The Inside Out. Some of the information is crazy amazing, but let’s just say, it’s no wonder why musical worship has such an amazing impact on hearts and minds.

SCIENCE KNOWS

Science is finally backing up what the Bible has been saying for centuries. Isaiah 61 is a portion of Scripture that Jesus partially quoted in Luke 4. It’s talking about the Messiah, Jesus when it says, “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to … provide a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.” Musical Worship can be that garment of praise that will trade your spirit of despair and provide your heart with hope. Music has the power to change the atmosphere in your heart, home, workplace and even the mood in your car with hangry kids. Whatever your need for refreshing, God can bring water into your desert with a song!

So, turn the music up and let radio be your best friend!

Prayer

Father… I’m thankful for the power of a power song about you to destroy despair and defeat my doubt. I will put on the garment of praise and raise my voice today as you take care of my burdens. This is how I choose to fight my battles! In Jesus Name…Amen

MUSIC SUGGESTIONS

Might I suggest joyradio.ca J This is the station that is hosting my radio show and producing the podcast version. My producer Mike is amazing. Everyone at that station is so great to work with.

For those of you who might be new to the #soulh2o blog, you might not know about #musicpic’s. I started suggesting songs to go along with my devotions years ago. If you need a dose of musical refreshing, you can always find the #musicpics on the blog by using the search function found on the blog main page right hand side by selecting the #musicpic category. My favourite is the Giant Killer Songs list but there are lots of great suggestions. You can also find #musicpics at in the Show Notes for every Soul H2O Episode. Here’s a few links to help your search:

Some of My #MUSICPIC Posts

First Ever #musicpic post: Forgiveness Song https://sherrystahl.com/forgiveness-song/
Giant Killer Songs https://sherrystahl.com/giant-killer-songs/
Speaking Life in Song https://sherrystahl.com/speak-life-song/
Words-Song https://sherrystahl.com/words-song/

Episode Show Notes

Each episode’s show notes are just the website name with /# of episode
Eg. http://www.soulh2o.com/3 For last week’s Learning To Dream Episode or this week’s http://www.soulh2o.com/4 releasing on Saturday
1. Isaiah 61:1-3
2. Psalm 96:1
3. Zephaniah 3:17
4. Psalm 40:3
ENDNOTES
- https://insider.pureflix.com/movies/how-music-affects-our-brains-and-hearts Pureflix Website Accessed: 2019-09-14
WHERE YOU CAN OFTEN FIND ME LINKING UP MY BLOG WITH OR PLACES WHERE MY WRITING HAS BEEN FEATURED

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I’d Love For You To Partner With Me!

I’m so excited to be writing this email! It’s been a long time in the making. Since the release of Water In The Desert in January 2013, the start of a speaking ministry and the writing of weekly Soul H2O Devotions that have refreshed thousands, I have diligently been working to speak or write wherever God opens the door. Lately, God has been opening crazy amazing doors!

SOUL H2O RADIO

On September 7, 2019 Soul H₂O Radio and the Soul H₂O Podcast version released on the airwaves throughout the world! This is an unbelievable opportunity given by Joy Radio as they believe God directed them to partner with me in producing a woman’s radio show with Biblical teaching.

If you haven’t heard it yet, I think this weekend’s episode Learning How To Dream Again with my life-coaching friend Wendy Pauls, is a great one to start with. Here’s a link for the iTunes App on iPhones but you can literally get the podcast version anywhere you listen to podcasts. Just search “Soul H2O Podcast”.

This Saturday I interview Rachelle Fletcher on the show. She’s an author and Christian recording artist from Texas. She also happens to be married to my cousin Bill and is one of my BFF’s.

A few years ago, Rachelle wrote a song that will fully debut on the show. I’m sending out a gift to you—a song download of Water In My Desert produced by Kari Jobe’s producer Josh Alltop to you through this list later today or on Friday.

I’m just trying to get the technology working :).

MAGELLAN

The day after my first recording of Soul H2O Radio I woke up with the word Magellan in my mind. I couldn’t stop thinking about the word no matter what I tried but I didn’t know what the meaning was.

When I googled for a definition, I found out that what I thought was a word, was really a person. Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the globe.

As I read this, I immediately felt God was saying the radio show would circumnavigate the globe. Again, I sensed God confirming to me that His call on my life was global; something I’ve felt and has been confirmed through others since I was a teen.

FOR THE NATIONS

This call is beyond me…
It’s not about me…
It’s all about Him reaching the nations.

God keeps opening up the door for me to speak internationally or do missions work in some way. Last year, I was asked to speak at a women’s conference in Uganda by a verified organization but had to turn it down since I didn’t have the funds. Now I’ve been asked to consider going back to Guatemala & to Kenya!

I want to help more people in more places but if I am going to accomplish this dream and follow the call of God on my life to reach the nations, I need partners to prayerfully and financially come alongside me in ministry.

This is where you come in.

Over the past few years, people have talked to me about donating towards ministry, recognizing I receive little or no monetary compensation for things like writing and sending out the weekly Soul H2O Devotions, the expense of websites, email platforms, etc., missions trips, and some of the speaking engagements I take on that can’t pay enough. Sadly, I had no way to provide charitable donation receipts.

This has all changed as I, under the name Legacy Works—Eternal Impact (Our ministry & company name), have now been approved for charitable status as a Department of Artists in Christian Testimony (A.C.T. Intl and A.C.T. Canada)!

We can now receive donations for ministry, and you will be receipted through A.C.T. Intl!
Available for people in Canada, USA, Kenya and many other nations around the world.

WHY I NEED PARTNERS IN MINISTRY

God has provided a large portion of the production expense already for the radio show but there is still a portion that needs to be raised for production through advertising on the show.

If you or anyone you know has a business that could benefit from advertising in the GTA through Joy Radio on AM 1250 or worldwide through online streaming and in the podcast format, please reply to this email and let me know.

There is also a need for my time investment to be compensated for the Soul H2O radio show, devotions, and some speaking engagements.

I’ve been diligently and gladly working on the radio show, travelling 3 ½ hours away to the station, setting up the interviews, recording shows, promotional clips, and the Soul H2O Teaching Segments. I’m loving it and hearing great feedback!

There is also a need to help cover the operational expenses of these ministry ventures. I’m so grateful for the opportunity the Lord has afforded me and trust He is going to provide.

NO PRESSURE TO GIVE

You must each decide in your heart how much to give.
And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure.

“For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”
2 Corinthians 9:7

There is NO pressure to give from me. None whatsoever. I love you regardless of whether you feel to give or not and trust God will put it on the hearts of the right people at the right time to partner with me as I seek to follow His direction. I do hope you’ll continue receiving the Soul H2O Devotions and stay refreshed!

If you do sense Holy Spirit nudging you to consider partnering with me in these ministry adventures and operational expenses, I would be honoured and commit to using the funds responsibly with the covering of A.C.T. Intl’s guidance and reporting regimen.

If you have any questions about becoming a monthly partner, one-time-giving or what the donations would be used for; please feel free to email me and ask for the answers you might need to discern if the ministry of me, Sherry Stahl, is the good seed God wants you to sow your offerings into.

May God Bless Your Day!

I’d Love For You To Partner With Me!

DONATE ON MY SITE https://sherrystahl.com/donate/

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Email: devotions@sherrystahl.com

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Why Mothers Are Always So Tired

This post is to help any non-moms understand why mothers are always so tired!

“…in humility value others above yourselves, let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.”
PHILIPPIANS 2:3-4 NIV

When I became a mother, I never knew how much work was involved! You see, I had babysat a million or so times and thought I’d be a pro… but, good moms, are much more than babysitters.

Really good mothers are selfless and, they take Scripture to heart.

The Job Checklist

Loving moms live out these verses on a day-to-day basis, putting the needs of their children before their own. Moms are willing to stay up late or get up early; to wash clothes, cook a meal, prepare lunches, sit with a sick child, clean the house, work from home, ‘help’ do homework, listen to a broken heart, wipe away tears, and other questionable substances.

For many moms of littles, tweens, or teens right now, you know that being what your kids need takes a lot of effort and Covid-19 has added the role of teacher to the litany of job requirements.

And that’s why mothers are always so tired!

In Philippians 2:3-4 Paul was encouraging believers to treat each other well. He reminded us all to have the same attitude of Christ in the way we interact with one other. He instructed with these words:

“don’t be selfish and…
think of others as better than yourselves…
take care of the interests of others…
You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.”

Leading By Example

As a great leader, Jesus never asks us to do anything He hasn’t already shown us by example. The selfless characteristic of a mother comes from being made in the image of God. At no other time do we reveal the attitude of Christ better than when we place the needs of others, before our own.

But sometimes it’s hard to know when to stop helping and take a rest. It seems Jesus was very discerning with his need to balance work and rest, but I don’t think many moms have mastered this divine dance.

Moms would be wise to heed the advice in Galatians 6:9 and discern, where to draw the line, taking to heart these words that say,

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time… we will reap a harvest… if we do not give up.

Wise moms rely on God’s strength to help them be the best mother they can be, not wearing themselves as thin as the carpet on their floors. Oh! How I wish I’d been a wiser mom when my kids were little.

Mothers, it’s my prayer that you understand how valuable your labour is. You are truly the hands of God extended to your child. Believers everywhere, follow in the attitude of Christ to be His hands and feet to those around you.

Prayer

Father…I thank You for showing me how to love self-lessly by sending Your one and only son to earth. Let me not become weary in well-doing as I follow Your lead. I ask You to help me love in the attitude of Christ, placing proper value on those around me and providing for their needs. In Jesus Name…Amen

Related Soul H2O Radio/Podcast Episode

Ep#39 The Weary Mom Syndrome

I hope this conversation with Heather Rodin and Becki Baxter help provide some practical tips to break the crazy cycle of The Weary Mom Syndrome in your life and leave you refreshed!
http://www.soulh2o.com/39

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