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Out of the Silence

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 44:52


Matthew culminates his birth narrative of the coming Messiah with Mary and Joseph settling in Nazareth, thereby fulfilling the words of the prophets. Upon closer examination, this prophetic concept creates...

Mysterious Magi

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 50:19


So, who exactly visited baby Jesus that wonderful “Christmas morning” so long ago? Did it include that strange group of Magi that most Nativity scenes adorably portray gathered in the...

The Compassion and Justice of God

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 56:54


Jonah and Nahum prophesied about 150 years apart to the same city – Nineveh. Under Jonah's preaching, the metropolis of 120,000 encountered a clear sign from God and enthusiastically repented,...

God's Care Plan

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 59:06


Micah prophesies the destruction of both Samaria and Jerusalem for their continual turning away from the Lord. Concerning the latter city, however, he boldly declares that it will rise again...

Stop Picking the Flowers!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 45:12


As young little leaguers take the field, it is inevitable that one of them gets distracted and begins to pick the flowers, even when the baseball is hit in their...

Spirit Outpouring

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 55:33


Our struggles are regular opportunities to depend upon God for breakthrough. Joel predicts a plague of locusts that would crush Israel, bringing her to her knees in dependence upon God...

Conquered By Christ

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 52:27


There is warfare going on all around us in the world that is all too evident and costing innumerable lives. What is not so evident is the warfare waged on...

Toxic Compassion

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 48:22


George Orwell coined the term “newspeak” in his book 1984. It is used today to refer to confusing political terms, either euphemisms or redefinitions for governmental evils, like “reproductive health...

Restoring the Ancient Ruins

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 59:11


Sin broke us. Not just a little bit. Crushed. Ruined. Completely. “All the king's horses and all the king's men,” personal therapists, and the best self-help books on the market...

Restoring Broken Connections

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 38:11


Sin is not something that simply complicates our relationship with God; it severs it! It produces in us a deadness and constant dissatisfaction in our soul that is unavoidable. Self-help...

True Success (a study in Romans 8, Pt. 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 56:42


Failure can feel final, like we've reached the end of the road and must resign to its horrific consequences. But we do so from a limited and often naïve perspective....

What a ‘Bad' Day!” (a study in Romans 8, Pt. 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 59:16


When it comes to evaluating our day, “good” or “bad,” we're experts. Without realizing it, we can tend to adopt our culture's mindset and assess much of our life from...

Causes of Catastrophe

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 58:08


The world of Noah's day was completely destroyed. An entire population, more than likely in the millions, wiped out while only eight righteous people could be found. How does this...

No Remedy?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 44:00


The kingdom of Judah played politics after King Josiah died, siding with one oppressive nation or the other, hoping to gain some reprieve. They soon discovered, however, that politicking completely...

Soul Satisfaction

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 54:38


Though cravings can sometimes be very strange, one thing is for sure, we all have them. Unfortunately, our longings can be for the wrong things. The prophet Jeremiah prophesied during...

Ignited!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 51:08


Josiah was known for being that king who repented and turned to the Lord with greater resolve than any other king. What led him to this shift in life-purpose? What...

Real Repentance

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 58:55


Manasseh was the most wicked king of God's people, including all the kings of Israel. He was heavily involved in astrology, the occult, and Satanic, pagan rituals. But a tragedy...

Delighting in Discipline

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 64:51


I hated discipline growing up, and I hated it as a dad… but it was absolutely necessary! Even Hezekiah, though the godliest king of Judah next to David, had to...

Fight Back!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 56:57


It comes as no surprise that Satan wants our demise. And he will do anything to accomplish that goal. So, how do we fight back? Hezekiah found himself in an...

Radical Break

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 57:12


King Hezekiah grew up in a completely dysfunctional home, heavily involved in occultic practices. Some of his younger brothers died in ritual sacrifice at the hand of his father. These...

Radical Break

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 56:27


King Hezekiah grew up in a completely dysfunctional home, heavily involved in occultic practices. Some of his younger brothers died in ritual sacrifice at the hand of his father. These...

The Failure of Success

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 48:51


Success is a wonderful thing to experience, especially when much planning, hard work, and sacrifice has gone into it. But it can also be a recipe for future failure. King...

A Hand-Me-Down Faith

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 47:23


Many in our generation have grown up in Christian homes. Like me, a large percentage came into the kingdom, so they thought, on the coattails of their parents' faith. A...

Who Is Influencing You?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 52:39


Relationships always influence – for the good or the bad. These influences have the power to alter the trajectory of our lives. An assessment of those in our inner circle...

Missionary Mindset

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 48:05


All we do in life should boil down to two goals – goals that God has set for us. So, everything we do should reach for these goals. They aren't...

Digging Ditches

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 51:51


When called to destroy Moab, Jehoshaphat, King Joram, and the king of Edom found themselves in a life-threatening situation. They were without the water that they desperately needed to go...

When We Can't!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 49:31


We all have come to that place when facing a problem that “we just can't.” It's too big! It feels impossible and hopeless. Jehoshaphat felt that way when facing an...

A Father's Failure

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 43:24


King Jehoshaphat was one of the godliest kings that reigned in Judah – at least in his early years. Scripture indicates that his early success enticed him to failure later...

Kingdoms in Conflict – Pt. 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 49:15


When King Jehoshaphat ascended the throne, he quickly positioned the kingdom of Judah on high ground. Soon, the fear of the Lord began to fall upon the surrounding nations, and...

Kingdoms in Conflict – Pt. 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 49:20


There is a key principle when sharing the gospel that we often set aside. However, we see it in the Old Testament (like with Elijah and Jonah) and throughout the...

Gods of This Age

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 47:18


Perhaps the greatest destructive problem in Israel was King Ahab's intense proliferation of Baal worship. We must grasp the gravity of this problem to understand the issues facing the subsequent...

Living Life at 212

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 60:54


Most Christians tend to move forward with Christ hesitatingly. We toe-dip. Our uncertainty cautions us: “Nothing too radical.” We want to pre-empt the Christian life of risk – at least...

Discarding a Diseased Family Tree

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 49:12


Recognizing and dealing well with the sinful, diseased roots of our family tree is crucial to bearing much fruit. And we all have some! King Asa did so and opened...

Seeking God Wholeheartedly

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 53:14


King Asa of Judah faced a problem bigger than any he ever had before – perhaps bigger than any king of Judah ever had –but not too big for his...

Not Too Radical!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 54:34


The world loves watered-down “Christianity.” What it hates is when Christians choose to live Christ's claims radically. Jeroboam offered his newly claimed kingdom a pagan cult draped in a veneer...

Rehoboam's Vending Machine

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 57:17


It didn't take long for Rehoboam and all of Judah with him to veer off course. Even after some eye-opening discipline, his heart remained distant from the Lord. It all...

The Expense of Expedience

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 67:51


No other king was permitted to experience the manifested presence of God as Solomon did. Yet for the sake of expedience, he made political deals that cost him dearly later...

A Heart After God

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 48:09


As we begin a challenging study in the lives of the kings of Judah, David immediately stands out as the measuring stick for all subsequent kings. He chose to live...

Real Change

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 43:12


Perhaps you've heard the adage: “Change your attitude, and you'll change your altitude.” It's a catchy saying for our self-improvement generation. Unfortunately, it tends to focus heavily upon personal effort...

The Truth

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 50:15


In Pilate's trial of Jesus, he communicates that he is disinterested in “the truth” and even tosses out a rather philosophical and rhetorical question, “What is truth?” He simply does...

When Darkness Reigns

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 58:32


Even as Jesus and His disciples faced immeasurable darkness the night of His betrayal, so we too can face personal times of darkness that seem overwhelming. What truths does John...

Runners to Your Mark

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2024 47:42


Preparation is vital to the success of any undertaking, especially life's adventurous but difficult journey. As we wrap up this deep dive into events leading up to the end of...

Heaven: The Why of Worship

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 55:05


It is only when we realize the purpose of Revelation from start to finish (and it's not the End Times) that we can grasp the essence of and motivation behind...

Heaven: Forever Friends

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 49:43


There is tremendous continuity between life here now and life in heaven on the new earth. The core of the kingdom of God is relationships both now and then, with...

Heaven: Rich Rewards

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 56:17


Jesus shared two parables that spoke very clearly of our future in the new heavens and new earth. He purposefully connected our rewards then with the original mandate to rule...

Heaven: The Glory of the Nations

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 56:35


The picture of heaven's citizens laying around on clouds with pretty much nothing to do has long maligned Christianity and turned a needy and curious world away. No image could...

Fully Restored to Life

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 49:09


Rev. 13 says that one of Satan's goals is to slander “the place where God dwells,” heaven. One way he does this is to portray our eternal home as boring...

Heaven: A Complete Restoration

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 53:19


In part, Satan's goal is to make heaven appear so boring, so unattractive to this world that no one would want it. But Scripture paints a vastly different picture for...

Fired Up About Hell

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 50:14


Perhaps the most not-talked-about topic in the Bible is hell. It can feel uncomfortable if not avoided altogether. Many simply dispose of it outright, excusing it as a misunderstood doctrine....

Like a Thief in the Night

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2024 46:08


So, what exactly is it that this “thief” comes to do? Steal? And how might we prepare ourselves for His coming, or as our text says, “be dressed” and “watchful”?...

The Final Battle: Armageddon

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 55:11


As we look a little closer at the Scriptures, it does not appear that the final battle at the end of the age, Armageddon, is quite like Hollywood or other...

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