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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 46:16

Series: Who is like our God?Scripture: Micah 7:18-20We hope you enjoyed listening to this message! If you'd like to stay updated on what God is doing at Citylight Council Bluffs, be sure to follow us:Citylight Council BluffsFacebookInstagramCitylight Council BluffsSunday Gatherings at 9:00 & 11:00 AM at 2109 Railroad Hwy, Council Bluffs, IA 51503Livestream at 9:00 AMIf you feel led to mail in a tithe, you can do so at: PO Box 1055 Council Bluffs, IA 51502Support the show

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How Do I Humble Myself?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2026

Introduction: That Can Happen to Me: Reality Check About God's People and Disqualification. (1 Corinthians 10:1-13) Taking God's BLESSINGS for Granted: That Can Happen to Me. (1 Cor 10:1-6) Falling into SIN: That Can Happen to Me. (1 Cor 10:7-10) IDOLATRY. (1 Cor 10:7) IMMORALITY. (1 Cor 10:8) TESTING God. (1 Cor 10:9) COMPLAINING. (1 Cor 10:10) Claiming God's PROMISES When Tempted: That Must Happen By Me. (1 Cor 10:11-13) God's Promises When You're Tempted (1 Cor 10:13) COMMON. (1 Cor 10:13a) BEARABLE. (1 Cor 10:13b) AVOIDABLE. (1 Cor 10:13c) Sermon Notes (PDF): BLANKHint: Highlight blanks above for answers! Audio Transcript 00:36-00:41Open up your Bibles with me, please, to the book of 1 Corinthians 10.00:43-00:46While you're turning there, let's just pause.00:46-00:53Please pray for me to be faithful to communicate God's Word clearly and accurately.00:54-01:00I will pray for you to have a heart open to receive what the Lord is teaching.01:03-01:06Because as usual, There's something here for each of us.01:07-01:08Let's pray.01:10-01:21When all of God's people said, "Amen, we'll try next week." "That won't happen to me." Did you ever say that?01:23-01:23Did you ever say that?01:23-01:27"That won't happen to me." Do you know who says that?01:29-01:33Well, I think everybody, but do you know who most often says that?01:34-01:38in their teenage years and in their 20s.01:39-01:40That won't happen to me.01:42-01:43Right?01:44-02:01You're out somewhere and you see some little kid disrespecting their parents, and you're like, "When I have kids, that won't happen to me." And then you have kids.02:04-02:14Or, you see kids all glued to their screens, their iPads and their iPhones and all that, and you're like, "Look at that.02:16-02:17Those parents have their kid addicted to screens.02:17-02:36That won't happen to me." And then you have kids, and you're like, "Can't you just go play the iPad for a few hours?" "That won't happen to me." I think we've all said that in considering maybe some of the things that our parents have said.02:37-02:50I think back to when I was a teenager, hearing some of the things my dad would say, I'm like, "That won't happen to me." And now I find myself, even just the other day, "Who left the lights on?02:50-02:56"I don't work for Wes Penn." That won't happen to me.02:57-02:58You know what the biggest one though was for me?02:58-03:09I know this might sound dumb, but, As a much younger man, I see these people get married and have kids and then they get the minivan.03:10-03:12And I'm like, "That won't happen to me.03:15-03:16We've had too many vans.03:18-03:20That won't happen to me." You ever said that?03:22-03:22Have you ever said that?03:22-03:29"That won't happen to me." Well, before we look at this passage, just back up a verse.03:31-03:49Chapter 9, verse 27, Paul's given this sports athlete analogy, and he says, "But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified." What's he talking about?03:49-03:59This whole section that we've been in these past few weeks, this Q&A section, the issue is should a Christian eat meat sacrificed to an idol?03:59-04:03And that turned into a whole discussion about your witness.04:03-04:04Like I don't want to offend.04:05-04:13And then he started talking about disciplining yourself so that you don't get disqualified.04:14-04:15He's talking about his witness.04:16-04:25Like I want to reach lost people, and if I'm disqualified, if there is sin in my life, I've shot my testimony.04:26-04:28He's not talking about losing your salvation.04:29-04:34He's talking about losing the opportunity to be used by God.04:34-04:35That's what he's talking about.04:35-04:38He's talking about your witness, your testimony.04:39-05:02And he says, "Last, after preaching to others, I myself should be disqualified." And of course, people can read that in the Corinthians day and in our day and say things like, "Well, maybe you have something to worry about." But that won't happen to me.05:04-05:05That won't happen to me.05:08-05:10A lot of Christians have said that.05:12-05:21They see the sin of others and think, "That won't happen to me." And it did, right?05:22-05:45How many Christians have we seen who have ruined their testimony, maybe because it's been found out that they are guilty of some kind of abuse toward a spouse, toward a child, or it comes out that there's some kind of addiction that they've been keeping hidden for years.05:47-05:48That won't happen to me.05:51-05:52How about pastors?05:52-05:54How many pastors have we seen disqualified?05:55-05:56No longer usable.05:58-05:59They've ruined their testimony.05:59-06:04How many times have we seen that with affairs, with embezzlement?06:06-06:07That won't happen to me.06:09-06:13Well this section that we're looking at today is a warning to God's people.06:14-06:15And here's the warning.06:15-06:20Being blessed by God can make you think that you're above failing.06:23-06:54When you know God, when you're walking with God, when you're experiencing the blessing knowing God, the danger is you can get to the point where you say, "That won't happen to me." And the key to all of this is verse 12. Jump down there for a second. Chapter 10 verse 12, he says, "Therefore, let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed, lest he fall.06:58-07:10So are you telling me that you think that people who have been so blessed by God, who have been so used by God in such powerful ways, you think they couldn't possibly fail?07:12-07:22You think God's people, even God's people, you think there's no way that they could be disqualified from being usable to God.07:27-07:29Well, let me tell you about Israel.07:32-07:33That's where Paul goes.07:33-07:43If you're jotting things down in your outline, the heading, "That can't happen to me." So this is a reality check, church.07:43-07:48This is a reality check about God's people and disqualification.07:50-07:51That can't happen to me.07:51-07:57Number one, right, just taking God's blessings for granted, that can happen to me.08:00-08:07Now Paul here is going into this illustration from Israel from Old Testament times.08:08-08:13And he's talking about Israel when they were going from Egypt to Canaan.08:16-08:26And if you're familiar with that story at all, you know that they were blessed incredibly.08:28-08:37They saw God's hand at work in their lives, in their nation, every step of the way.08:39-08:39Right?08:40-08:41They were so blessed.08:42-08:43Like, how?08:43-08:45Well, look at chapter 10, verse 1.08:46-08:54Paul says, "For I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud." Stop there.08:54-08:58That's the first blessing that they experienced.08:58-08:59They were led by God.09:00-09:03This cloud - we're not going to look up all these passages.09:03-09:05We'll be here until Thanksgiving.09:07-09:11But Paul here is giving sort of a paraphrase of the history.09:12-09:13But you can jot them down.09:13-09:14You can look them up later.09:15-09:16What's the cloud? Exodus 13.09:17-09:20The Bible says this is how they were led.09:20-09:23By day, it was a pillar of cloud.09:24-09:26By night, it was a pillar of fire.09:26-09:27That's how Israel was led.09:28-09:32You realize, not one of the Israelites could have ever said they never saw God.09:33-09:37He was right in front of them every single step of the way, right?09:37-09:38So they were led by God.09:38-09:41Secondly, Paul says they were delivered by God.09:42-09:43Look at the rest of verse 1.09:44-09:52He says, "And all passed through the sea." You probably could guess what that is, right?09:52-10:00Exodus 14, God basically led Israel to a dead end.10:00-10:02He led them to a dead end.10:03-10:05And now there's the sea.10:05-10:07Here comes the Egyptians after them.10:07-10:09They're like, "We are doomed." Do you remember what happened?10:10-10:12God parted the waters, so they walked through.10:12-10:14The Egyptians followed them.10:14-10:16God closed the waters, drowned the entire army.10:19-10:20That's what He's talking about here.10:21-10:25So not only could none of them say, "Well, I never saw God." They did.10:26-10:30Not one of them could say they never experienced God's power to save.10:32-10:33They were all delivered by God.10:35-10:39Thirdly, they were given a great leader by God.10:40-10:40Look at verse 2.10:44-10:56He says, "And all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea." Baptized into Moses - that's just talking about their identification with Moses as a leader.10:57-11:00I mean, you think you have a great leader.11:02-11:11Well, they had, who is in my opinion, the greatest human in the Old Testament, Moses.11:11-11:13I don't think there's anybody greater than Moses.11:13-11:14He was their pastor.11:16-11:16Awesome.11:18-11:19Given to them by God.11:20-11:22All right, they were also provided for by God.11:22-11:24Look at verses 3 and 4.11:26-11:42It says, "And all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ." They were provided for by God.11:42-11:43How did they eat?11:44-11:44Manna.11:45-11:47It was food that God just put on the ground.11:47-11:55They gathered it up every day, except the Sabbath, but God just put this perfect food for them on the ground.11:57-11:59And He gave them water from a rock.12:00-12:03God handed them everything they needed.12:03-12:17By the way, when it says, "The rock was Christ that followed them around," Paul is telling is that somehow, these provisions that Israel received literally came through Jesus.12:17-12:22Paul is saying Jesus Christ was literally with them every step of the way.12:25-12:30But you notice in these first four verses the word "all." He says it five times.12:30-12:30All.12:30-12:31All.12:31-12:31All.12:31-12:32Five times.12:34-12:40Every single Israelite experienced God's presence and His provision.12:41-12:41Alright?12:42-12:58He says in verse 5, "Nevertheless, with most of them, God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness." With most of them, God was not pleased.13:00-13:05Most scholars estimate there was about two million Israelites in the Exodus.13:06-13:08Most of them God was not pleased.13:08-13:11There were, do you know how many there were that God was pleased with?13:12-13:15Two, Joshua and Caleb.13:16-13:18I did the math on that.13:19-13:21Two people out of two million, do you know what that is?13:22-13:30That's 0.00001% of the people God was pleased with.13:31-13:32All the rest.13:35-13:36The rest, Paul would say most of them.13:38-13:41They were disqualified.13:43-13:51God's like, "You're not usable to Me because you refuse to be faithful." They were disqualified to death.13:53-14:00So Paul's point here in these first five verses is just simply this, Old Testament Israel, They saw all they saw.14:00-14:06They experienced all they experienced, and they got disqualified.14:09-14:09So what's the point?14:10-14:11That was like thousands of years ago.14:13-14:14Why are you telling us this?14:16-14:34Verse 6, he says, "Now these things took place as examples for us that we might not desire evil as they did." So this is an example for who?14:36-14:37It's an example for who?14:38-14:49It's an example for us, because those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it, right?14:53-15:12made everything they saw. Everything they saw. Like, what was the problem? It tells us right here what the problem is. They desired evil. That's the problem. They desired evil.15:12-15:23See, the problem was God was with them, but their hearts weren't with God. And Paul says Hey, He's talking to us, church.15:25-15:27Their story is our story.15:27-15:29You know those provisions we just listed?15:30-15:31Can we say the same?15:32-15:40I would argue we can say God's provision for us has been greater than God's provision for Old Testament Israel.15:41-15:42Here's what I mean.15:43-15:47We just said they were led by God, right?15:47-15:48Are we led by God?15:50-15:54Much greater than a cloud and fire, as awesome as that was.15:54-15:56You realize how God leads us?15:56-16:05He put His Spirit in us, and He put His wisdom down in this book so that we can have guidance directly from God Himself.16:07-16:07Wow.16:11-16:13Have we been delivered by God?16:15-16:16If you know Jesus Christ, you have.16:17-16:24And again, as awesome as the Red Sea had to have been, do you realize your deliverance was so much greater?16:25-16:39That because of your sin, you were heading to hell, and God sent His Son to die in your place to bear the wrath of God on Himself while He suffered on the cross, and then to raise from the dead so that we can have eternal life.16:40-16:41We have been delivered.16:46-16:47We've been given great leaders.16:49-16:53I couldn't possibly overstate the greatness of the elders that lead this church.16:57-17:00We have been blessed with great leaders in this church.17:03-17:04All of our needs have been met.17:07-17:09So much more than manna and water from a rock.17:09-17:12You have so much more than any of these Israelites ever had.17:14-17:14Right?17:18-17:20We have the same problem, don't we?17:21-17:22We have the same problem.17:22-17:24We - what do you say?17:25-17:25desire evil.17:30-17:39Even as redeemed people, those of you who know Christ, even the redeemed, we live in in this fallen flesh.17:41-17:44And this fallen flesh still hungers for sin.17:46-17:49That's why we've been talking about self-control.17:50-17:59And I remember as a young Christian, I prayed so often that God would remove any desire from me for sin.17:59-18:01I prayed that so many times as a young Christian.18:02-18:06And then as I grew in my faith, I realized that's just not how it works.18:07-18:11Because as long as you live in the flesh, you're gonna have a desire for sin.18:12-18:17Instead, what I needed to pray for and what I continue to pray for until today is self-control.18:18-18:19That is a fruit of the Spirit.18:19-18:20That's how God works.18:20-18:21That's what he's commanded us to.18:25-18:30So Israel failed to get their hearts devoted to God.18:32-18:33That's the moral of that story.18:34-18:45"How are you doing? How are we doing, church?" You're like, "Well, how did Israel fail?" Well, let's get specific, shall we?18:46-18:49That takes us to number two, "I'm falling into sin.18:51-18:56That can happen to me." First, they took God's blessings for granted, as we do.18:57-19:01Secondly, falling into sin, that can happen to me.19:02-19:05Sin hasn't changed, you know that.19:06-19:15And these blessed people under Moses fell into the same sins that we can fall into.19:16-19:16It's the same.19:18-19:20Specifically, jot these down.19:20-19:21We're gonna go through these quickly.19:22-19:27Pastor Taylor's gonna be unpacking some of these on the series in July.19:29-19:31Letter A, idolatry.19:35-19:37The sins they fell into that we can fall into.19:37-19:38Idolatry, look at verse seven.19:39-19:42He says, "Do not be idolaters as some of them were.19:43-19:53"As it is written, "if people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play." Idolatry.19:53-19:54We've talked about this.19:54-19:56It was a big issue in Corinth, wasn't it?19:57-19:59And it was a big issue in Israel.20:02-20:05Now here he's speaking specifically of the golden calf incident.20:05-20:06Are you familiar with that?20:07-20:09If not, just jot down Exodus 32.20:09-20:11You can go back and read this later.20:11-20:15But what was happening was Moses was up talking to God.20:17-20:20Moses was in like the ultimate business meeting with God.20:20-20:22God was giving Moses the 10 commandments.20:23-20:26And what were the people doing while Moses was talking to God?20:26-20:34praying for Moses, fasting, excitedly seeking the Lord, you know, wondering what is God going to do for Moses?20:35-20:41You read your Bibles, what you see is instead, Israel just got tired of waiting.20:44-20:45We don't know what happened to Moses.20:45-20:54So they go to his brother Aaron, and they're like, "Can you make us like a God that'll go before us?" Golden calf.20:56-21:00And the point is this, idolatry, you're going to worship something.21:02-21:16And if it's not the living God, if you're not worshipping the living God, if Jesus Christ is not everything to you, something else is going to get your attention and your affection.21:18-21:20Idolatry, look, that can happen to me.21:22-21:23That can happen to me.21:23-21:28I can take my eyes off of Christ, and all of a sudden, something much lesser is so much more important.21:29-21:30That can happen to me.21:32-21:37By the way, it says they sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.21:41-21:45To play, that doesn't mean shoots and ladders, okay?21:46-21:47That leads us actually to letter B.21:47-21:48Write this down, immorality.21:50-21:50Immorality.21:53-21:55Sexual immorality bleeds right into this.21:56-22:08He says, "We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and 23,000 fell in a single day." That's Numbers 25.22:09-22:10You can read that.22:11-22:18Israel saw the daughters of Moab and went hubba hubba.22:21-22:24God sent a plague that killed 23,000 people.22:26-22:29Israel disqualifies from usefulness, disqualified to death.22:30-22:36And we've talked so much these past few weeks about sexual immorality, but here it is again, it comes up again.22:36-22:38Look, it's gonna disqualify you.22:39-22:50If you choose to engage in sexual immorality, unrepentant, you're gonna be disqualified.22:52-22:53That can happen to me.22:55-22:56That can happen to me.22:58-22:59Idolatry can happen to me.22:59-23:01Immorality, that can happen to me.23:02-23:03Letter C, testing God.23:04-23:06Testing God, look at verse nine.23:07-23:17He says, "We must not put Christ to the test as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents." Testing God, right down on Numbers 21.23:19-23:29Numbers 21, Israel spoke against God and Moses, the Bible says, "You brought us here to die." Right, was that your plan, Moses?23:29-23:31You brought us out of Egypt to die.23:31-23:33Moses is like, "Yeah, that was my plan.23:34-23:36You caught me." Sarcasm.23:38-23:41They said, "You brought us out here to die, Moses.23:42-23:44You brought us out here." They said, "There's no food.23:45-23:45There's no drink.23:46-23:50All we have is this worthless manna." They said that.23:53-23:58Can we just pause for a second and acknowledge how horrific that statement is?23:59-24:00Worthless manna?24:01-24:02Worthless manna?24:02-24:06Do you mean the supernatural food that God provided for you every day?24:07-24:08That worthless manna?24:08-24:16Do you mean the stuff that all you have to do is bend over and pick it up and stick it in your mouth?24:16-24:18You mean that worthless manna?24:18-24:23Oh, and by the way, manna was the perfect food.24:23-24:25It was absolutely perfect.24:27-24:27How do you know?24:28-24:28Did you have any?24:28-24:29No, I didn't have any.24:29-24:30Not today.24:33-24:40But you know, in the Old Testament it talks about how their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.24:40-24:41You ever see that in there?24:41-24:51Like, "Well, their feet didn't swell, what's that mean?" There's a disease called beriberi that's a result of malnutrition, and it makes your feet swell.24:52-24:57And what the Bible's telling us is this food was perfectly nutritious, so they were not malnourished.24:59-25:01Banana was perfect food.25:02-25:28And Israel gets in God's face and says, "All we got is this worthless stuff that you gave us." Well, God sent serpents, serpents that bit many of the people died, and that's when God told Moses to make the bronze serpent on the pole look to this, "You will live." Jesus said that was a picture of Himself lifted up when you look to Him.25:29-25:30You'll be saved.25:33-25:34Testing God though, testing God.25:35-25:36What's it mean to test God?25:37-25:43It's when you have this hard attitude towards God where you say, "God, why did you do this?25:44-25:45Why did you do this, God?25:46-25:51God, you don't love me because God, if you loved me, this wouldn't be happening to me.25:52-25:54God, what have you done for me lately?25:55-26:24Or God, you need to prove yourself to me." testing God. That can happen to me. That can happen to me. How much irreverence do you think God tolerates? How much? I would say, let's not find out. But I imagine it's not Not too much.26:24-26:31When your attitude is constantly accusing God, testing God, he says don't do that.26:34-26:36Letter D - complaining.26:37-26:38Complaining.26:38-26:45Verse 10, he says, "Nor grumble as some of them did and were destroyed by the destroyer." Complaining.26:45-26:50Literally, it's expressing unwarranted dissatisfaction.26:51-26:54expressing unwarranted dissatisfaction.26:54-26:55That's what complaining is.26:56-27:00That's what this literally is talking about in this passage.27:00-27:03You're like, when did the Israelites complain?27:03-27:04When did they ever complain?27:10-27:14If you're looking for some examples, numbers 11, numbers 14, numbers 16.27:16-27:19Complaining though, you're like, complaining really?27:19-27:21How did that make the list?27:22-27:26I mean, everyone does it.27:27-27:27Right?27:28-27:30I mean, everybody complains now and then.27:30-27:34I mean, is complaining really that big of a deal?27:36-27:40Well, apparently to God, it is.27:43-27:48Because the Bible says were destroyed by the destroyer.27:48-27:50Look up those passages.27:50-27:51Read the book of Numbers.27:51-27:55You'll see so often when there was complaining, do you know how God responded?27:57-28:00Fire, swallowing people by the earth, sending plagues.28:01-28:05God is not a fan of complaining at all.28:06-28:10He takes complaining very seriously.28:13-28:21You're like, "What's the big deal?" Well, just imagine you take your kid to Disney World.28:22-28:27If you don't have a kid, just imagine you've got a niece or a nephew, or you take a kid to Disney World.28:29-28:30And you're like, "You know what?28:32-28:33You can have whatever you want.28:34-28:40You get them the Fast Pass, they ride all the rides, they get the mouse ears, right?28:40-28:43and everything they want.28:46-29:04And then partway through the day, as you've provided everything, you just kind of lean down and you say, "So how do you like Disney World?" And they say, "Disney World stinks!" Like, what's the matter?29:04-29:08They're like, "I wanted curly fries, They were straight fries.29:11-29:12How would you react to that?29:14-29:15Not good.29:17-29:18Are you kidding me?29:19-29:20And see, that was Israel's story.29:21-29:49God was handing them everything, and they're like, "We don't like man anymore." We can point the finger, but that is so me, and that is so you, that God showers millions of blessings on us every day, and we have the audacity to complain about the two or three things in our lives that we don't prefer.29:51-29:52That can happen to me.29:54-29:59So idolatry, sexual immorality, testing God, complaining.29:59-30:00Well, sin hasn't changed.30:03-30:05People haven't either, right?30:06-30:06Can happen to me.30:08-30:08Can happen to me.30:11-30:14It's a reality check about God's people and disqualification.30:16-30:20Taking God's blessings for granted, that can happen to me.30:20-30:22Falling into sin, that can happen to me.30:24-30:25Let's change gears, all right?30:26-30:32Number three, claiming God's promises when tempted, that must happen by me.30:33-30:35That must happen by me.30:35-30:37Claiming God's promises when tempted.30:38-30:39Look at verse 11.30:39-30:53He says, "Now these things happened to them as an example, "but they were written down for our instruction "on whom the end of the ages has come." End of the ages, he just means we live in the last days.30:53-30:54That's all that means.30:54-31:03"Ever since Christ ascended, until He returns, we're living in the last days." That's an example for the Corinthian church, and we're in the same days as them.31:04-31:06But notice again, this is an example.31:06-31:07He said it in verse 6.31:07-31:09This is an example to instruct us.31:10-31:13Okay, verse 12, the key verse in all of this.31:14-31:23He says, "Therefore, let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed, lest he fall." It's a warning.31:24-31:26This whole passage is a warning against pride.31:29-31:30You think you stand.31:30-31:31You think you stand.31:32-31:37You think sin is something that affects other people.31:37-31:43You think getting disqualified from ministry and being usable by God, that only happens to others.31:44-31:46That won't happen to me.31:48-31:50And Paul says, "You better humble yourself here.31:52-33:03think you stand, you think you're on a different level, you better humble yourself because it absolutely can happen to you. It can. It is a scary thing, church, but do you realize you are, each of you, each of you are one bad decision away from ruining your life. Do you know that? You are one bad decision from wrecking your family. You are one bad day away from destroying your testimony. Do you realize that? You're like, "Well, I don't want to be disqualified." Great, because here's the encouragement. This is where Paul lands. It doesn't have to happen to you. It doesn't have to. Because look at verse 13. He says, "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability.33:03-33:11But with the temptation, He will also provide the way of escape that you may be able to to endure it.33:14-33:28We pray as our Lord taught us, rightly we pray, lead us not into temptation, but there will be times temptation shows up at your door.33:32-33:34So here's God's promises when you're tempted.33:35-33:35Alright?33:37-33:48I was going to give you like the ABCs of it, after studying through this, it's CBA. It's CBA. That's just how it is, right?33:49-33:56CBA. Remember God's promises when you're tempted. The first one, "C" is for common.33:57-34:37Common. Did you see that? Look at verse 13 again. He says, "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man." That's the first promise from God. Look, When you're struggling in a sin, any kind of sin, whatever it is, whether it is sexual, whether it's with your mouth, whether it's coarse joking or gossip or fits of rage or whatever sin you struggle with, Satan loves to come along and lie to you and convince you you're the only one. You know this problem you have? You know in the history of mankind you're the only person ever had that problem.34:40-34:42And you're like, "I am a sin freak.34:43-34:48I'm doing something that nobody in the history of mankind has ever done." That is a lie.34:49-34:54The thing that you're dealing with has been dealt with by countless other people.34:56-34:58You are not the only one.34:59-35:00You're not the only one.35:00-35:04And you're like, "Well, why is this happening to me?" Do you know why it's happening to you?35:04-35:05It's just your turn.35:09-35:10It's common.35:12-35:18You have never, you will never face anything that hasn't been faced by countless others before you.35:18-35:19And that's encouraging.35:20-35:21That's encouraging.35:23-35:27That when you're faced with temptation, you can say, "Oh, this temptation, it's nothing new.35:27-35:31"Others have resisted, I can too." Right?35:31-35:32So it's common.35:32-35:34I'll let it be as forbearable.35:36-35:37Be as forbearable.35:40-35:57Look at the middle part of verse 13, he says, "God is faithful and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability." By the way, this is the most misquoted verse in the Bible, I think.35:59-36:17How many times you're going through struggling of some kind, you're suffering, you're going through some kind of trial, the storms, you're going through the storms of life and somebody comes along and says, "Well, you know, the Bible says God won't give you any more than you can handle." And that's just not at all what this says.36:19-36:20It's just not.36:21-36:28Actually, I think God will give you way more than you can handle so that you learn to depend on His strength and not your own.36:29-36:34But this verse, three times in this one verse, He says temptation.36:34-36:36He's talking about temptation.36:36-36:39He's not talking about suffering and trials and storms and all that.36:40-36:41He's talking about temptation.36:43-36:54And the reality is, church, God does not tempt, James 1.13, God does not tempt, but nothing happens to you without God's permission.36:56-36:57There is nothing that's coming into your life.36:58-37:02No temptation is coming to you that God doesn't okay first.37:04-37:09And God has promised that He's not going to allow you to face more than you can handle.37:10-37:12And this is individualized, by the way.37:13-37:14He knows.37:15-37:15God knows.37:17-37:20No one can say, "You know what?37:20-37:21I sinned.37:21-37:21Yes, okay.37:21-37:22I sinned.37:22-37:23I'm guilty of sin.37:23-37:24But you don't understand.37:25-37:26I sinned because I couldn't help it.37:27-37:28It was just too much for me.37:29-37:32God makes sure that it's never too much for you.37:32-37:33That's the promise.37:34-37:35He makes sure.37:37-37:46And this might be a tough pill to swallow, but according to this verse, maybe it's why you don't have more money.37:49-37:51For some of you, you're like, "You know, I've tried and I've tried.37:52-37:53Financially, I just can't seem to get ahead.37:54-37:59Why do I not have more money?" Because God knows that more money would be too much temptation for you.37:59-38:02I was like, "I don't want him to go there.38:02-38:07I'm going to make sure that he doesn't." For some of you, you're like, "I don't understand.38:07-38:08I applied for this job.38:08-38:09I was a perfect candidate.38:10-38:11It would have been the perfect job.38:12-38:14Why didn't I get the job?" I'll tell you why you didn't get the job.38:14-38:20God knew something was going to happen at that job that was going to be too much temptation for you.38:20-38:30Whatever that is, God's like, "No, they're not going to be able to handle that, so I'm I'm not going to let them have that job." Maybe for some it's a relationship.38:30-38:37You're like, "Man, I was so into this person and we just kind of started dating and I really thought it was going to be a long-term thing that worked out.38:38-38:46Why did it not work out with this person?" Because God knew that there was going to be too much temptation for you there.38:47-38:50He says, "I'm just...I'm not going to allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear.38:50-38:57I'm not going to do it." And you know, that's encouraging, church, because God knows me better than I do.38:59-39:01And He's not going to put me in a hopeless situation.39:03-39:04All right?39:04-39:07So the CBA is here of temptation, God's promises.39:08-39:09It's common, it's bearable.39:10-39:13And letter A, it's avoidable.39:14-39:15It's avoidable.39:15-40:23Look at the end of verse 13. He says, "But with the temptation He will also provide the way of escape that you may be able to endure it." God promises that when temptation comes, He's always going to provide a way out. You know, for the person that says, "I had no choice but to sin." I had no choice but to sin. That's that's not actually how we say it. You know how we say it? It's an addiction. And look, I'm not denying that addiction is a real thing. I know addiction absolutely is a real thing, but I think a lot of Christians have just slapped the addiction label on any sin propensity, and all of a sudden now it's not my fault. I can't help it, I have an addiction." Well, maybe the problem isn't you have an addiction, maybe the problem is you chose not to look for the way out that God provided.40:26-40:35Because if you're like, "Well, I was forced to sin, there was no option, I was just forced to sin," well then you're basically calling God a liar because He's promised that there's there's always going to be a way out.40:35-40:40He's going to make sure that you're not cornered into some "I must sin" situation.40:42-40:44There's no excuses.40:44-40:46There's no one to blame but myself when I sin.40:48-40:51And I will remind you that temptation isn't sin.40:51-40:52Jesus was tempted.40:53-42:07But it is on you to find the way of escape that God has provided so that you can avoid in to the temptation. And that's encouraging. That means I'm never forced to sin. God always provides the way out. "Oh, that won't happen to me. That won't happen to me." Remember blessed, tempted to sin, not exempt from disqualification. And we are just like Israel, but today we have an opportunity to make different choices than many of them did. I just have to ask you, is your reputation worth it? Is your testimony worth it? Is Jesus Christ worth it? Will you bow your heads with me, please?42:10-42:13Father, we just want to pause and we want to thank you.42:16-42:26Sometimes we idealize Old Testament Israel, but your word here reminds us that we're just like them.42:29-42:51Father, I pray for my brothers and sisters here, that we would make better choices, is that we would not lean into the craving for evil that we have, but instead, Father, I pray that we would claim and live the promises that You have given us regarding temptation.42:52-43:02Father, we thank You that we know there's nothing that we're going to face today that hasn't been faced by countless people before us.43:02-43:04That's encouraging to us, Father.43:04-43:04Thank you.43:06-43:16Father, we thank you that you're making sure that we're not suffocated by temptation, that we're in some kind of a hopeless situation.43:16-43:23Your word is clear, God, that you have promised that you are not going to allow us to be tempted beyond our ability.43:24-43:28Thank you, Father, for that individual care that you give for every one of your people.43:31-43:33God, I thank you that you provide the way of escape.43:34-43:36I just ask, Father, you give us eyes to see it.43:38-43:48Yes, we need to avoid situations where we might be tempted, but when we get in those situations, Father, show us very clearly the way out.43:50-44:03Father, above all, give us humility today, because I'm sure there's gonna be people walking out the door still thinking that it can't possibly happen to them when your word so clearly says otherwise.44:04-44:05Humble us, Father.44:06-44:08Give us the faith to humble ourselves.44:08-44:10We pray in Jesus' name, amen.44:39-44:40 Small Group DiscussionRead 1 Corinthians 10:1-13What was your big take-away from this passage / message?In what ways has the church been blessed as Old Testament Israel was? How can these blessings make us feel exempt from being disqualified (i.e. no longer useable by God)?What does it mean to “test the Lord”? How can people do that today (1 Cor 10:9)?Why is complaining (1 Cor 10:10) such a serious sin in the ears of God?Many people, talking about trials, wrongly quote 1 Cor 10:13 by saying, “God doesn't give you any more than you can handle.” Explain why this statement is wrong when it comes to suffering. What is 1 Cor 10:13 actually saying?BreakoutPray for one another.

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The Relentless Diaries

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 174:56

Welcome to episode 210 of The Relentless Diaries!Topics and discussions:Does the Relentless crew stand for anything? - 0:01 Zoie's New York trip/ Mucho MC'ed a wedding - 15:20Summer house drama Ciara VS Amanda - 45:00Druski's conservative woman skit - 1:08:05Toronto accent on Jimmy Fallon- 1:22:20Do biracial people feel the need to uphold their bloodlines - 1:29:20We've been training Waymo cars this whole time? - 2:01:00Money nonnegotiable - 2:05:05Diddy comeback - 2:20:10Would you go to the Kanye or Jaÿ-Z concert this summer? - 2:30:20Benching 220 VS 10 pull ups - 2:45:05 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Parable of the Sower (Part 11)

Oak Pointe Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 34:28

The Summons: Grappling with God's Kingdom and KingThe Parable of the SowerMark 4:1-20We've all heard that gentle but pointed question, “Are you listening to me?” Not because we're hard of hearing, but because our attention has drifted. Parents asking a child to repeat back their words aren't just checking for repetition, they're checking for presence, engagement, and for a heart that's tuned in. This is a familiar concept because we know the difference between hearing sounds and actually taking them in. Jesus understood that difference to an even greater degree. People heard him but often did not receive him. His words were misunderstood, misconstrued and reinterpreted by some of his audience. Conversely, his parables stood as an invitation for those who were ready to listen, not simply hear. Join us this Sunday as we dive into this parable with open hearts, ready to listen for the summons of the King.

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The Parable of the Sower (Part 11)

Oak Pointe Church | Novi

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 34:28

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Why Should I Deny Myself?

Harvest Bible Chapel Pittsburgh North Sermons - Harvest Bible Chapel Pittsburgh North

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2026

Introduction: Are You Committed to Winning People with the Gospel? (1 Corinthians 9:15-23) SACRIFICE: Do You Give Up Your Rights in Order to WIN People? STEWARD: Do You See Yourself as ENTRUSTED with the Gospel? 2 Corinthians 5:19 - that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. SHARER: Do You Know the Joy of Sharing the Blessings of the Gospel? Sermon Notes (PDF): BLANKHint: Highlight blanks above for answers! Audio Transcript 00:00-00:04Open up those Bibles to 1 Corinthians 9.00:07-00:10While you're turning there, let's just take a moment.00:10-00:18I'm going to ask that you would please pray for me to proclaim the Word of God as I should.00:19-00:26And I will pray for you to have a heart open to receive what it is the Lord wants to teach us today.00:27-00:28Let's pray.00:31-00:38Father, we understand that what is about to happen is supernatural.00:42-00:46This isn't giving some TED Talk.00:48-00:55This is the proclamation of your eternal word that somehow your Holy Spirit works with your word.00:59-01:01to conform us into the image of your Son.01:03-01:08Father, I pray that you would do a mighty work in all of us this morning.01:11-01:16Thank you, Father, in advance for the work that you're going to do.01:17-01:20We pray in Jesus' name, Amen.01:22-01:241 Corinthians 9, are you there?01:24-01:29Before we start this, Doug, did Taylor get paid this week?01:31-01:31He did not.01:32-01:34We don't usually do this publicly, but would you pay Taylor?01:40-01:41(congregation laughing)01:45-01:49You gotta keep the pastor humble, thank you, Doug.01:50-01:51You gotta keep the pastor humble.01:54-01:56Don't expect anything else for like a month.01:58-01:59You're gonna have to stretch it.02:01-02:03You got him the king-size Kit Kat, right?02:03-02:06Okay, then I don't wanna hear nothing about no second service.02:07-02:09You got plenty.02:10-02:10Don't be a hog.02:14-02:33When Erin and I were first married, we lived in town and we had a neighbor up the street that would often walk his dog right by our house and he would often stop in our front yard and let his dog do what dogs do on walks.02:35-02:37And there was no cleanup, by the way.02:39-03:09But this went on for some time and one day he was walking the dog up the street on the sidewalk in front of our house and Erin was outside and she said, "Hey, I'm buying you a shovel for Christmas." He got a little smile on his face and he goes, "So, you think I'd look pretty good with a shovel?" I think he thought that Erin was flirting with him.03:10-03:15And if so, that is a really weird pickup line to use.03:17-03:19Hey baby, you look good with a shovel.03:22-03:23It's pretty easy to miss the point, isn't it?03:24-03:25At least it was for him.03:25-03:28It was easy to miss the point.03:29-03:40And as we get to this next section in 1 Corinthians, I think that's what's going on here is I think Paul wanted to make sure that none of the Corinthians missed his point.03:42-03:42All right?03:42-03:44This is the Q&A section.03:44-04:03In this section in particular, they had asked him about eating meat that was used in pagan worship and they're like, "Well, it's just meat, but it bothers some of the weaker Christians that are, you know, just kind of fresh coming out of paganism." So what do we do about that, Paul?04:04-04:21Paul says, "You are free." But love says, "I will lay down my rights so that I don't offend a weaker brother." And then Paul, led by example, that's what we saw last week.04:21-04:24Paul goes, "Look, I'm showing you an example from my own life.04:25-04:36I have every right to be paid to preach." And he went through all the reasons it is legitimate for the pastor to get paid.04:36-04:38He gave us five very compelling reasons.04:39-04:43"Yes, the pastor should be paid." He said, "That's a right that I have.04:44-05:48That's a freedom that I have, but I'm laying it down for the sake of the gospel." And I think when you get to this point in chapter 9, Paul knew that some of the Corinthians were going to miss the point, and Paul's talking about paying the pastor, paying the pastor, while you pay the past year's while and they're like, "Ah, um. Yeah, Paul, we asked about meat. That was what we asked about. It's a bigger issue. It's not about the meat." "Oh, not about the meat. Oh, oh, this is about getting paid to preach. No, no, no, it's not about the money. That's like saying the fall of man. That's like saying Adam's sin in the Garden of Eden is a story about fruit trees. You missed the point.05:50-05:59The bigger issue is this, examining how does what I do affect somebody else?05:59-06:00That is the issue.06:03-06:12It's about not letting anything be an obstacle to not only loving a weaker brother, but winning people to Christ.06:19-07:26people to Christ. How high of a priority is that for you? I mean, can we just take an honest assessment today? How often do you think about winning somebody to Christ. How committed are you to personal evangelism? I thought so much about this this past week. And I want you to hear what I'm saying here because this isn't pack your bags we're going on a guilt trip. This is deeply convicting to me. And I'm right here with you, church. Please hear me, corporately and individually, corporately and individually, church, we are distracted and we are insulated.07:29-07:36We are, first of all, distracted. We're distracted. We are so distracted. Winning people to Christ, What are you talking about?07:37-07:38Oh yeah, I guess that is a thing.07:38-07:43I've been so distracted, distracted with good things.07:44-07:48Work and sports and home projects.07:48-07:53There is so much that demands our attention.07:56-08:00I think especially in a church like ours, we're insulated.08:02-08:10How much of our lives revolve around going to church, going to small group, going to event at the church.08:11-08:20And then when we're not at Harvest Bible Chapel, we are sending our kids to Christian school, or we volunteer at a Christian school.08:20-08:25And all of that is great stuff, obviously.08:26-08:31But I have to ask, how often are we even interacting with lost people?08:33-08:35I think we're insulated.08:38-08:40Look, there's so much.08:42-08:48There's so much that this church does so well when it comes to discipleship.08:49-08:51We have an excellent small group ministry.08:55-09:02We just had two excellent conferences, one for the men last month, one for the women yesterday.09:03-09:04Excellent.09:08-09:12Our giving to missions, I've never seen a church like this one.09:13-09:22Whether it's the Vision Appalachia or Thailand or somebody taking a short-term trip, our Forgiving to missions is excellent.09:28-09:34But when we get to this passage, we have to ask ourselves, "When was the last time that you led somebody to Christ?09:37-09:39When was the last time that happened?09:41-09:45When was the last time that you even shared the gospel with someone?09:45-09:51When was the last time that you even invited somebody to come to church to hear the gospel here?09:56-09:58Are you committed to personal evangelism?10:02-10:06Not just talking about the church at large, obviously that is a concern for me.10:06-10:07I'm talking about you as an individual.10:08-10:09Are you committed to that?10:12-10:14Look down at verse 23 here in chapter 9.10:16-10:27Paul says, "I do it all for the sake of the gospel." Paul says, "Everything in my life revolves around the gospel.10:27-10:41Everything in my life revolves around winning people to Christ." And this verse has a very special place in my heart because our missionary in Thailand, This is His verse.10:42-10:46This is the verse that fuels everything that He does.10:46-10:55Several years ago, He was at our house and He was talking to Erin and I about how this verse fuels everything in His ministry.10:55-10:58"I do all things for the sake of the gospel." He kept going back to that.10:58-11:04"I do all things for the sake of the gospel." Twenty-three churches, four children's homes, a Bible institute.11:06-11:12I do all things for the sake of the gospel." That's how that mission started, by the way.11:12-11:13Do you know how that started?11:14-11:20It was Barnabas, this Burmese man going through the northern mountain jungles of Thailand looking for villages.11:22-11:30Looking, looking for lost people in the middle of the jungle and finding a village and walking in and just sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with them.11:31-11:32That's how that started.11:36-11:38All things for the sake of the gospel.11:39-11:43He is like spiritually hilarious to talk to.11:43-11:50He was telling me recently about a telemarketer that was calling to try to sell him on some kind of goofy energy pills or something.11:50-11:52And do you know what he told her?11:54-11:54The gospel!11:55-11:56He told her the gospel.11:56-11:58He also told me, this was just a couple weeks ago.11:59-12:04He had a couple guys show up to pump their septic tank.12:04-12:05And do you know what he told them?12:06-12:08The gospel, yeah.12:10-12:13One of my favorite stories, he had to get some sound equipment.12:13-12:18They do this big outdoor Christmas program as an outreach.12:20-12:25It's kind of like open air preaching and the Lisu tribe, they're dancers and there's this whole thing, right?12:26-12:27But he had to get like this PA system.12:28-12:35So he goes into the store, the electronics store, where they sell these things, and he wants to buy one.12:35-12:37He goes, "I wanna try it out." Remember this, Justin?12:37-12:49He goes, "I wanna try this out." And they're like, "Okay, you can try it out." He's like, "I wanna make sure it works." So they fire up this PA system, and he gets on the microphone, and do you know what he says?12:51-13:06"He proclaimed the gospel to the whole store!" I'm gonna give you the short version of the story, I don't have time to get into all of it, but he told me about a village across the border that was guarded by four armies that needed fish.13:08-13:12And he took them fish, and I said, "How did you keep the fish from spoiling?" He's like, "What are you talking about?13:13-13:29"What do you mean spoil?" I'm like, "Well, he said it took him 10 days "to walk through the jungle with these fish." I'm like, "Fish is gonna get bad after a while." He goes, "No, no, no, no, no, no, live fish." I'm like, "How did you take live fish?" And then it hit me.13:30-13:31I said, "Hang on, hang on.13:33-13:53"Did you carry bags of water full of fish "through the jungle for 10 days "to take fish to a village?" And as a matter of fact, he just says, "Yeah, they needed fish." You carried an aquarium through the jungle for 10 days.13:54-14:00He's like, "They needed fish." Why would somebody do something like that?14:01-14:04What would possess a man to do something like that?14:04-14:06I'll tell you what possesses a man.14:07-14:09He does all things for the sake of the gospel.14:09-14:19He says, "The reason I'm taking these fish to them is it's going to open the door for me to share the gospel with them." Who does something like that?14:20-14:23A person who wants to win people to Christ, that's who.14:28-14:28So what about you?14:30-14:31Do you love lost people?14:38-14:53You're like, "Man, I guess I don't love lost people like that." Now, this section here in 1 Corinthians shows us what the heart of an evangelist looks like.14:55-14:56I think there's something here for all of us.14:56-15:09I just want to go through the text, and then I want to go back and pick up some of the key principles that motivated Paul here, but let's pick up in verse 15.15:13-15:21Paul says, "But I have made no use of any of these rights." He didn't use his right to get paid to preach.15:21-15:22That's what he's talking about.15:22-15:24Like, why didn't you do that?15:25-15:26Well we talked about that.15:27-15:32Paul didn't want anybody to think that he was using some new religion to try to get rich.15:36-15:38He didn't want people to assume that he had bad motives.15:39-15:40Time out here for a second.15:40-15:52They're like, "Well, if Paul had this conviction, why didn't the other apostles have this conviction?" I mean, it makes sense, but why didn't the others have this conviction?15:52-15:53And the answer is very simple.15:53-15:56Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles.15:58-15:59He was reaching pagan people.16:00-16:06That Peter and the rest that were going to the Jews, the Jews already had this system in place about paying the spiritual leaders.16:07-16:08That wasn't a weird concept to them.16:09-16:11Paul going to the Gentiles, it was a different ball game.16:14-16:15All right, look, keep going to verse 15.16:16-16:27He says, "Nor am I writing these things "to secure any such provision." Paul's like, "I'm not writing this to you "to secure provision." Like, what's he mean by that?16:27-16:34Paul's saying, "To be clear, "I'm not trying to use reverse psychology here "to make you pay me." All right?16:34-16:44Paul's like, "I'm not trying to be like, "Well, you know, I'm just out here preaching for free." And then you're like, "Oh, poor Paul, preaching for free.16:45-16:46"We should pay him.16:46-16:47"He shouldn't have to do that.16:47-16:51"We should pay him." Paul's like, "I'm not trying to reverse psychology you, okay?16:52-17:00"This isn't, I'm not throwing this out there "so that you're convicted to pay me." He goes, "That's not it at all." All right, go on.17:01-17:09He says, "For I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of my ground for boasting." Wow.17:10-17:24Paul says, "I would rather die than somebody accuse me of using the gospel to rip people off." But what's this boasting thing?17:25-17:26You see that?17:26-17:35He says, "Deprive me of my ground for boasting." So that word for boasting literally is rejoicing.17:35-17:38Usually when we hear boasting we have a bad connotation with that.17:38-17:40The word literally is rejoicing.17:41-17:41Okay?17:42-17:45And boasting is really not a bad thing, it just depends on what you're boasting in.17:46-17:48Because we're called to boast in the Lord, right?17:50-17:52But the question is, what is Paul's ground for boasting?17:52-17:53What is it?17:54-17:55What's he boasting about?17:55-17:58What about this is occasion for boasting?17:58-18:01Well, first he tells us what it's not.18:01-18:08Look at verse 16, he says, "For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting.18:09-18:11For necessity is laid upon me.18:11-18:14Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel.18:16-18:28If I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship." He says, first of all, the boasting is not about preaching the gospel.18:28-18:29Let's get that off the table.18:29-18:34That's not...because that's not in the actual preaching the gospel itself.18:34-18:47I'm not like boasting in the opportunity to preach, because you realize, church, the gospel leaves no room for boasting, right?18:49-19:00You can't earn your salvation not by what you do, not by who you are, not by who you You know, you cannot do a thing to earn your salvation.19:00-19:08You can't do a thing to make God happy with you because you are a guilty, rebellious sinner before the eyes of your holy creator.19:08-19:09That's reality.19:10-19:12There is not a thing that we can do.19:12-19:14We are guilty of sin.19:15-19:18But God, because of His great love, He's given us grace.19:18-19:30God says, "Because I love you, I am providing salvation, not through what you do, but through what my son did on your behalf." It is a gift, and when you receive a gift, there is no room for boasting.19:34-19:36So okay, so what is the reward?19:36-19:37What is it?19:38-19:40Well, he tells us, look at verse 18.19:41-19:43He says, "What then is my reward?19:44-19:59That in my preaching I may present the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel." See, Paul says, "You know what thrills me?19:59-20:02Do you know what I'm really like fired up about?20:03-20:04It's this.20:05-20:19There's this one thing, this one thing that I can choose to do, and that is to preach the gospel for free." In other words, Paul is saying, "God's not making me do this.20:22-20:27God's not making me lay down my right to be paid." Paul goes, "I chose that.20:27-20:29That is my contribution.20:29-20:31That is Paul's contribution to the kingdom.20:32-20:38I choose to do it for free." He's so excited in this passage.20:39-20:45He's so excited to forfeit his rights so he can preach.20:45-20:52Paul's like, it is such a joy for me that I have the ability to love people in a unique way.20:52-20:56That I can give to them and not get a thing in return from them.20:56-20:58That is such a joy for me!21:01-21:05Right now, somebody's like, look good with a shovel.21:05-21:08I don't get it. I don't get it.21:10-21:19Who gets joy from denying themselves something that they are rightfully entitled to?21:23-21:24Who does that?21:26-21:29The person who wants to win people to Christ, that's who.21:33-21:48Verse 19, he goes on, "For though I am free from all, "I have made myself a servant to all "that I might win more of them." He's like, I'm free, I'm a child of God.21:49-21:55My salvation is not based on my performance, but I made myself a servant for the sake of winning people.21:57-22:00Paul is always about winning people.22:01-22:05And Paul would do anything to win someone to Christ.22:05-22:10He found so much joy that he could give up his rights to win people to Christ.22:12-22:21So what does that look like, to lay down your rights in order to share the gospel?22:21-22:25What does that look like, to lay down your rights for the sake of evangelism?22:26-22:27Well, he tells us what it looks like.22:27-22:28Look at verse 20.22:30-22:36He says, "To the Jews, I became as a Jew in order to win Jews.22:37-22:53To those under the law, I became as one under the law, though not being myself under the law, that I might win those under the law." So Paul says, let me tell you what that's like.22:53-22:57When I'm with the Jews, I'm not going to violate the law in front of them.22:59-23:04Paul saying, "I'm not going to walk into the synagogue eating a ham sandwich in front of them.23:04-23:06That would really offend them.23:06-23:08Like, "Look, I'm free in Christ.23:08-23:17I can eat a ham sandwich." Like, he goes, "I would never do something like that." I mean this is all through the book of Acts.23:20-23:24All throughout, you see in Acts chapter 15 with the Jerusalem council, that's what that whole thing was about.23:25-23:27You see it in Acts chapter 16, that was an interesting story.23:28-23:30Paul had Timothy circumcised.23:31-23:31Like why?23:31-23:32So Timothy can get saved?23:32-23:34No, no, no, that has nothing to do with that.23:36-23:42Paul had Timothy circumcised so that they didn't offend the Jews that they were trying to win.23:47-23:49Boy, that had to have been an awkward exchange, don't you think?23:53-23:53Did you imagine?23:53-24:28Paul's like, "I will do whatever it takes to win people!" And Timothy's like, "Yeah!" And Paul's like, "Make any sacrifice for the gospel!" And Timothy's like, "Yeah!" And Paul's like, "Circumcise Timothy!" And Timothy's like, "What?" Paul's like, "Are you committed or not?" That's the point, though.24:30-24:31Anything.24:31-24:32What's it going to take?24:32-24:33What's it going to take?24:36-25:05He goes on, verse 21, he says, "To those outside the law, I became as one outside the law," being outside the law of God, but under the law of Christ, clarifying. We'll talk about that more in a minute. He says that I might win those outside the law. You see, you also see that in Acts, right? When Paul was with the Gentiles, he acted like the Gentiles.25:05-25:11Not in a sinful way, but he assimilated with them. You see it in, what is it, Acts 17.25:12-25:14Paul quoted one of their poets.25:14-25:15It was a bridge.25:15-25:17He goes, "You know what one of your poets says?25:17-25:24Ah, he was on to something." And he uses that as a bridge, but he assimilated with them.25:24-25:25That's what he's talking about.25:25-25:33Verse 22, he says, "To the weak I became weak that I might win the weak.25:33-25:39I have become all things to all people that by all means I might save some." The weak.25:40-25:41We've been talking about the weak.25:41-25:42These are the baby Christians.25:43-25:45These are the people that are coming out of paganism.25:45-25:50It's just so hard to let go of things that we were so used to.25:50-25:54And that's what really the whole meat issue was about, right?25:54-26:06And Paul goes, "Oh, if eating meat is a problem for them, I will be a vegan." And then we land on verse 23.26:06-26:06Here it is.26:08-26:20I do it all for the sake of the gospel that I may share with them in its blessings." That's the thesis.26:21-26:24That's the thesis of the passage.26:25-26:30That's the thesis of Paul's whole life.26:31-26:33Everything I do is for the gospel.26:35-26:36Is that the thesis of your life?26:41-26:45You see the passion for winning lost people in the past?26:45-26:45Did you see it?26:49-26:50Don't miss it.26:51-26:53You think I'd look good with a shovel, don't miss it.26:58-26:59It's passion for the lost.27:01-27:03So on your outline, I just want you to draw some things down here.27:06-27:17You see, three big ingredients, three things that motivated Paul that I have to ask myself and you have to ask yourself.27:20-27:22Are you committed to winning people with the gospel?27:22-27:22Are you?27:23-27:24Are you?27:25-27:30Are you committed to winning people with the gospel?27:39-27:42The first ingredient, it's the most obvious one, right?27:42-27:43It's sacrifice.27:44-27:47Sacrifice, do you give up your rights in order to win people?27:49-27:51Do you give up your rights in order to win people?27:53-27:58Again, Paul found laying down a freedom for the sake of the gospel to be an absolute joy.27:58-28:00He goes, "I will go along with whoever I'm with.28:02-28:19Gray areas, I'll give up anything that might cause an offense." You're like, "Wait, wait, so you're saying that you win people by accommodating them?" No, that's not what we're saying at all.28:20-28:23You accommodate yourself so that you have the right to speak to people.28:24-28:25That's what he's saying.28:26-28:34If you offend somebody because you insist on your freedom, you lost the audience.28:35-28:36They're not going to hear you.28:37-28:41That's what he's talking about, removing anything that would offend.28:44-28:45What does that look like today?28:48-28:50Here's a few examples today of what that could look like.28:50-29:04Let's say you have some Catholic friends that you've been witnessing to, and you know that they're faithful Catholics, but you're not sure if they truly know Christ.29:04-29:10And it's Lent season, and you invite them over to your house for dinner on a Friday.29:12-29:13You're not serving hamburgers.29:16-29:16You see?29:18-29:20You're gonna offend them right out the gate, and they're not gonna hear you.29:24-29:30Let's say you have some Muslim neighbors, and it's summertime, and you're like, "I wanna reach them with the gospel.29:30-29:34"I wanna have an opportunity to share Jesus with them." You invite them over to your house for a barbecue.29:34-29:36You're not having pork at your barbecue.29:38-29:41You offend them, you've lost your audience.29:46-29:48Let's talk about the big one.29:49-29:56Is there any issue in our day that really quickly brings offense?29:57-29:58Can you think of anything?29:59-30:00Say anything at all.30:00-30:03Anything at all that you could mention that people would immediately get offended.30:05-30:07Politics, right?30:10-30:18Let's say that you have a neighbor that is a true blue Democrat and you are of the MAGA persuasion.30:18-30:20This isn't a political statement, okay?30:21-30:22This is an illustration.30:23-30:29But if you're inviting your hardcore Democrat friend to your house, you're putting away the MAGA stuff, okay?30:30-30:32You're not wearing your little red ball cap to the dinner table.30:40-30:44Why would you want to offend them over something you don't need to offend them over?30:44-30:45It works the other way too, by the way.30:47-30:54If you're a Democrat and you have a Republican friend over, take down your Bernie Sanders banner.30:57-30:59By the way, it's 2026.31:01-31:02You've needed to take that down anyways.31:07-31:13And I think one of the biggest places where we're so quick to offend people is in social media.31:15-31:20Look, if you're one of these social media people, yes, post your Bible verses, sure.31:20-31:23Post your excerpts from the devotional.31:24-31:26But can I tell you this just lovingly?31:27-31:31Stop posting all the political garbage, because you know what you're doing?31:32-31:34You're losing half your audience.31:35-31:38And someday you're going to want to tell them about the gospel.31:38-31:47Someday you're going to have an opportunity, and they're not going to want to hear it because they know that you're on the other side of the political aisle, and we know that automatically makes you a demon.31:50-31:56Either way, all things to all people.31:58-32:00Not compromising the gospel.32:00-32:01We have to be clear about that.32:01-32:03Not compromising the gospel.32:03-32:05Church, this is a call for discernment.32:05-32:08You have to discern what is optional and what is not.32:09-32:12Some things are not optional, right?32:12-32:26Some things are not optional, like the truth, like Jesus, like the gospel, like God's command to repent, God's command to believe, not optional.32:28-32:29Truth is not optional.32:29-32:30You know what else is not optional?32:35-32:48walk." Meaning, in no way is Paul saying, he made this very clear, that you should sin to fit in. Right? You think, "Oh, I'm gonna win them. I'm gonna be just like them.32:49-33:03We're gonna get into the crude anatomy jokes so he'll know I'm one of the boys." No. No. Gossip. Well, they're all gossiping. I jump in the gossip with them. No.33:07-33:33Getting drunk. No. We're not compromising our walk. That's not optional. But there are some things that are optional. Like we've said, food, music played. Maybe you know they have a big issue with tattoos, and you go to tattoo, you wear long sleeves and cover it up, so you don't offend them.33:38-35:08Nothing at the expense of the gospel, nothing at the expense of being an ambassador of Christ, but if it's a gray area that might offend, I'll always seek to take the high road, because committed to winning people means committed to giving up your rights. So that's the first S and these are all alliterated. I get paid more when that happens. The second S is steward. What are the ingredients? What are the ingredients of somebody that's committed to people with the gospel? The second one is steward. Do you see yourself as entrusted with the gospel? Do you see yourself as entrusted with the gospel. Look at verse 17 again. The very last phrase, he says, "I am still entrusted with a stewardship." God is trusting you to give this out. He's trusting you. You got a Bible on your lap? He's trusting you with that, to give it out. You're entrusted. Like, "Well, yeah, that's good for Paul. I mean, he obviously was. What about the rest of us? He ropes us all in." Look at 2 Corinthians 5.19. Look, that is, "In Christ, God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, thanks to Jesus.35:09-35:21Look at this last phrase, "and entrusting to us, us, the message of reconciliation." Do you realize how awesome that is?35:22-35:32That the God of the universe, your Creator and your Savior said, "Here, here, here is the message that's going to forgive sin.35:32-35:35Here is the message that's going to transform people.35:36-35:39Here is the message that's going to save people from hell.35:40-35:40Here it is.35:40-35:41Here it is.35:41-35:42And I'm giving it to you.35:47-35:48Do you know the gospel?35:50-35:51You know it?35:53-35:56If you do, that means that God's entrusting you to make sure that people hear it.35:57-35:58He's trusting you with it.36:02-36:13You know, last week, Bob Brown and Jesse Boggs went down to deliver some boxes that were packed.36:13-36:22Our small groups donated boxes for the needy that were given out through the ministry Vision Appalachia.36:24-36:28And to nobody's surprise, they packed way more boxes than our target goal, right?36:29-36:31How many boxes were sent, Bob?36:32-36:33250.36:34-36:38How many were asked, like, we were shooting for like 25 or something from this church, right?36:39-36:41And didn't we get like, we got 30.36:41-36:42All right.36:43-36:44Nobody's shocked, Bob.36:44-36:45Nobody's shocked.36:46-36:48Again, you guys are so generous.36:50-36:53But Bob and Jesse took the boxes down.36:54-36:58Let me ask you, they had the U-Haul trailer right out here.36:59-37:08Bob, want you another van we had out here?" With all these boxes with the donations for Vision Appalachia, let me ask you this.37:09-37:11Did Bob and Jesse have a choice in what happened with those boxes?37:13-37:14Did they have a choice what would happen with them?37:16-37:16No.37:17-37:17No.37:20-37:21Not convinced of that?37:21-37:21Okay.37:22-37:27What if Bob would have drove that U-Haul back to his house and him and Jesse threw the mother of all block parties with those supplies.37:31-37:32Would you have been like, "Good for you, Bob.37:33-37:36Live it up." Is that what you would have said?37:38-37:39You would have been like, "What are you doing?37:40-37:43That was given to you to give to them.37:44-37:51What are you doing?" We trusted that stuff to them, and they are faithful stewards.37:51-37:53They got it where it needed to go.37:53-37:54principle here, church.37:55-37:57God is trusting you with His message.37:58-37:59You don't have a choice.38:01-38:03Like, I don't really feel like a steward.38:03-38:04You are a steward.38:09-38:12God did not give you the option to keep it to yourself.38:13-38:14He didn't give you that option.38:17-38:25And somehow we get saved and down the road we forget and we get all self-focused and all we care about is our walk with Christ.38:31-38:39I'm going to tell you, it's so convicting to me, you know, you plant a church because you want to win lost people for Christ.38:39-38:43You want to win lost people, and then you get down the road, you know what we end up doing?38:43-38:47We end up swapping complaining sheep with other churches.38:47-38:48That's what we end up doing.38:50-38:59The guy complaining about his last church is now here, and the person leaving this church complaining about this one is going there, and we call that doing gospel ministry.39:04-39:11You know, we're talking about putting up this new building, an opportunity to win more people to Christ, but are we winning people to Christ here and now?39:14-39:26If we're not passionate for the gospel and reaching lost people here and now, what makes us think that we're going to get this new building and all of a sudden we're going to be magically converted into evangelists.39:32-39:35Committed to winning people means you've got to see yourself as entrusted with the gospel.39:37-39:38You're a steward.39:41-39:45The third S, number three, is shareer.39:46-40:00a word. You know how I know it's a word? Is my computer didn't give me a red squiggly line underneath it when I typed it. And in my world, that's a word. Share.40:02-40:27Do you know the joy of sharing the blessings of the gospel? Look, there is there is nothing more exciting than leading someone to Christ. Have you ever done that? If you have, you know, right? If you have, you know. There is nothing more exciting than that, seeing them baptized and knowing that God used you to reach somebody for eternity. There is nothing in the world greater than that.40:30-40:45Look at verse 23 again. This is the verse, "I do it all for the sake of the gospel," look, "that I may share with them in its pleasures," in its blessings, excuse me, "share with them and its blessings.40:51-40:53Think of everything you've experienced as a follower of Jesus.40:55-40:57Everything you experienced, think of it.40:58-40:59If you're a Christian, you get it.41:00-41:01You know the forgiveness of sin.41:01-41:03God will never hold your sins against you.41:04-41:17You know the joy that comes, the peace that you have no matter how horrible things get, The comfort God gives you in the tragedies of life, the fellowship of the church, oh and the hope of heaven that our best days are ahead of us.41:18-41:25Everything you experience as a Christian, to go to somebody that doesn't have that and say you can have all of that too.41:31-41:36Sharing the blessings, that should be a natural inclination, you know?41:37-41:37You know?41:38-41:40It's like, imagine this scenario.41:40-41:47Imagine Erin and I are at a restaurant and we order different dishes, something neither of us have ever had before, but we got different things.41:47-41:52And I take a bite and I'm like, this is the best thing I've ever tasted.41:54-41:55I gotta be sure.41:55-41:56And I take another bite.41:57-41:58I'm like, yeah, verified.41:58-42:02This is the best thing I've ever tasted in my life.42:06-42:08What's the next part of that story?42:09-42:18Oh, oh, Erin goes, "Can I try it?" I'm like, "No, eat your own." That's not how the story goes, is it?42:18-42:19That's not how it goes.42:19-42:21The story goes like this.42:22-42:23This is the best thing I ever had in my life.42:24-42:25Erin, you have got to try this.42:26-42:27You have got to try this.42:27-42:29And she's like, "I don't want to try it." You're trying it.42:31-42:33That's actually happened, hasn't it?42:34-42:34Both ways.42:35-42:37I'm like, she's like, this is so, I don't wanna try that.42:37-42:41Erin's like, you know, next thing you know, she's like, the fork can go in your mouth or in your forehead, pick one.42:52-42:53You gotta try this.42:54-43:02See, when you have something, when you experience something so glorious, so beautiful, there's something in you that wants to share that.43:04-43:05God put that in us.43:06-43:08That's how it is with the gospel, by the way, to that lost person.43:09-43:11Like, bro, you have got to get in on this.43:12-43:33You have got to get in on all of the blessings that comes in the gospel, knowing Jesus, the fellowship of the church, serving Him locally and in international missions, worshiping Him together, oh, and heaven, we'll get to share that one for all of eternity.43:36-43:42One of your greatest joys in life should be winning people to Jesus and sharing in the blessings of knowing Him.43:44-43:49Because committed to winning people means sharing in the blessings of the gospel.43:50-43:55Our worship team would make their way back up front.43:58-44:02Next week, our Easter series begins.44:04-44:05I don't really like the word Easter.44:06-44:07It doesn't mean anything to me.44:07-44:11I call it Resurrection Day, but you know what I mean.44:15-44:47Our Easter series begins next week, and it's a season where talking about Jesus and inviting someone to church is going to be much more natural. God is entrusting you to share the blessings of the gospel. Will you do whatever it takes to win someone? Let's pray.44:50-45:58Father in heaven, I confess before you in front of my brothers and sisters here that this passage tears me up because we look at the life of Paul and we look at the life of like Barnabas today, we look at people like that and we see Father Such passion to win lost people and we look inwardly and don't see that in ourselves sometimes, a lot of times. Father we come to you because you're the God who changes us, you're the God who transforms us, and I pray Father, I just pray simply this, that you would stir in the hearts of all of your people here to have the same mindset of Paul, an attitude of sacrifice, an attitude of being a steward, and the joy that comes in sharing the blessings of Christ.45:58-46:15Stir that spirit in us, Father, so that evangelism isn't some mechanical, obligatory thing that we think we have to do, but it's just so natural for us to to share the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ.46:16-46:18It's in his name that we pray, amen. Small Group DiscussionRead 1 Corinthians 9:15-23What was your big take-away from this passage / message?How would you respond to someone who says, “I don't really share the Gospel with anyone. I don't know what to say.”?Reread 1 Cor 9:17. What does Paul mean that he was “entrusted with a stewardship.”? Is that true of all Christians? See 2 Corinthians 5:19.What are the “blessings to be shared” when you win someone to Christ (1 Cor 9:23)?BreakoutWhen was the last time you shared the Gospel with someone or invited them to church? What happened? Who has God put on your heart to win with the Gospel? What are you doing about it?Pray for one another.

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Hebrews - Trusting God's Promise

International Church of Prague

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 40:02

Hebrews 5:11 - 6:20We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.— Hebrews 6:19a

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Deafening Silence - 2.18.26 The Rev. Vincent Pizzuto, Ph.D.

St. Columba's Episcopal Church Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 20:33

Ash Wednesday Old Testament: Joel 2:1-2,12-17 1Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near— 2a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness spread upon the mountains a great and powerful army comes; their like has never been from of old, nor will be again after them in ages to come. 12Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; 13rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing. 14Who knows whether he will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering for the Lord, your God? 15Blow the trumpet in Zion; sanctify a fast; call a solemn assembly; 16gather the people. Sanctify the congregation; assemble the aged; gather the children, even infants at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her canopy. 17Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep. Let them say, "Spare your people, O Lord, and do not make your heritage a mockery, a byword among the nations. Why should it be said among the peoples, 'Where is their God?'" Psalm: Psalm 103 or 103:8-14 [1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, * and all that is within me, bless his holy Name. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, * and forget not all his benefits. 3 He forgives all your sins * and heals all your infirmities; 4 He redeems your life from the grave * and crowns you with mercy and loving-kindness; 5 He satisfies you with good things, * and your youth is renewed like an eagle's. 6 The Lord executes righteousness * and judgment for all who are oppressed. 7 He made his ways known to Moses * and his works to the children of Israel.] 8 The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, * slow to anger and of great kindness. 9 He will not always accuse us, * nor will he keep his anger for ever. 10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, * nor rewarded us according to our wickedness. 11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, * so is his mercy great upon those who fear him. 12 As far as the east is from the west, * so far has he removed our sins from us. 13 As a father cares for his children, * so does the Lord care for those who fear him. 14 For he himself knows whereof we are made; * he remembers that we are but dust. [15 Our days are like the grass; * we flourish like a flower of the field; 16 When the wind goes over it, it is gone, * and its place shall know it no more. 17 But the merciful goodness of the Lord endures for ever on those who fear him, * and his righteousness on children's children; 18 On those who keep his covenant * and remember his commandments and do them. 19 The Lord has set his throne in heaven, * and his kingship has dominion over all. 20 Bless the Lord, you angels of his, you mighty ones who do his bidding, * and hearken to the voice of his word. 21 Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, * you ministers of his who do his will. 22 Bless the Lord, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion; * bless the Lord, O my soul.] Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 20We entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.21For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 1As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. 2For he says, "At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you." See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation! 3We are putting no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,4but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, 5beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; 6by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, 7truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; 8in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; 9as unknown, and yet are well known; as dying, and see—we are alive; as punished, and yet not killed; 10as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything. Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 1"Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2"So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 3But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4so that your alms may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 5"And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.6But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 16"And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 19"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; 20but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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You Are Light

Emmaus Road Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2026 36:32

Sermon Scripture: Matthew 5:13-20We live in an over saturated age that somehow provides little actual clarity; screens, notifications, feeds, tags, breaking news. We are surrounded by many artificial lights and yet so many of us feel like we are stumbling in the dark. And we just might be tempted to think that the darkness feels deeper than any flicker we might be able to muster, but Jesus believes otherwise. This week, Jesus looks at ordinary people and tells them they carry the light the world actually needs.

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Possible freeze conditions this weekend, Cypress teacher digs up diamond, What are your dating red flags?

Dana & Jay In The Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 9:27 Transcription Available

Dana In The Morning Highlights 1/20We're watching for the potential of a strong arctic blast this coming weekendA Cypress teacher found a diamond on vacation last month with his family30% of daters say having no job is a red flag

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Episode 738: Woe to Those Who Call Evil Good and Good Evil

Rev Leon's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2026 7:34

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” — Isaiah 5:20We are carrying the weight of sorrow, confusion, and moral disorientation. The death of Renee Nicole Good has shaken many of us to our core. The images and accounts surrounding her last moments are painful to witness. They stir something deep within us, not political reaction, but human compassion. Something within us whispers that this is not how we should live this lifeLet us hold this precious life in prayer.God bless,Rev Leon

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#191 – Game of the Year 2025 – Day 2

Smashing Game Time

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 135:17

Tis the season! It's game of the year time, and that means it's time to debate the best, the worst, and the weird that made 2025! Across multiple episodes, the bros discuss some of their favorite games this year among numerous categories, with it all leading up to the top 10 games of the year.Our Intro/Outro this year is Train Covered in White by Lukrembo. Follow him here: https://soundcloud.com/lukremboDay 2 - 0:00Best Box Art – 2:30All the pretty boxes.Best (and Worst) Blue Prints – 1:02:00This freaking mansion, man.Biggest Disappointment – 1:27:20We're mad and disappointed.Stick with us. Day 3 is out tomorrow!In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND!

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Eternal Treasure [Morning Devo]

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 27:16 Transcription Available

Jesus warned us not to spend our life collecting treasures that can be stolen, rusted, or destroyed.Matthew 6:19–20We are (LIVE) on our website's [Morning Devo] podcast now!:::: sELAH rADIO Network https://soulwinnerz.org ::::::::: https://live.soulwinnerz.org and we want to see who you are by simply clicking here https://chat.restream.io/fb :::::Join the Adult Bible Study: https://soulwinnerz.org/adultBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blaze-bible-study--525630/support.

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Wanderers Come Back! | James 5:19-20

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 42:11

Series: James | Radically WholeScripture: James 5:19-20We hope you enjoyed listening to this message! If you'd like to stay updated on what God is doing at Citylight Council Bluffs, be sure to follow us:Citylight Council BluffsFacebookInstagramCitylight Council BluffsSunday Gatherings at 9:00 & 11:00 AM at 2109 Railroad Hwy, Council Bluffs, IA 51503Livestream at 9:00 AMIf you want to mail in a tithe, you can do so at: PO Box 1055 Council Bluffs, IA 51502Support the show

(2064) 1 John 5:20-21

Soul Medicine

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 3:12

Who Is Jesus Christ To You? 1 John 5:20-21 20We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. 21Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.

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Authentic Imitationology - 134 [Morning Devo]

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 24:07 Transcription Available

Being branded by Christ means you carry His mission to represent His Kingdom wherever you go. You are not just saved, you're sent.2 Corinthians 5:20We are (LIVE) on our website's [Morning Devo] podcast now!:::: sELAH rADIO Network https://soulwinnerz.org ::::::::: https://live.soulwinnerz.org and we want to see who you are by simply clicking here https://chat.restream.io/fb :::::Join the Adult Bible Study: https://soulwinnerz.org/adultBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blaze-bible-study--525630/support.

Season Seven, October 2025, October 15: Who is the King of Glory? - Our Consolation.

Free Range Preacher on Prayer

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 9:50

Our conundrum? We, as humanity, believe ourselves to be the center of all things, and yet we know how awful we are in our thoughts. We also face what seem like meaningless events in our lives and erratic circumstances we don't understand. Solomon summed it up for us: "All things are wearisome; Man is not able to tell it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor is the ear filled with hearing." Ecclesiastes 1:8The Bible calls Christians His treasured ones, and such we are, knowing, "This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil, 20 where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." Hebrews 6:19-20We learn as we sojourn through this life, "If the LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence. 18 If I should say, "My foot has slipped," Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up. 19 When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Thy consolations delight my soul." Psalm 94:17-19We have our personal intimate consolation, even in the person of Jesus the Messiah.We know thus far in October, our King of Glory is our hope, comfort, the King of all creation. He holds our hands, trains us, and keeps us safe. All those vagaries to us are actually in His control, and He is our personal, intimate consolation.Our So What?How might an upcoming conversation with our Creator, Savior, and sustainer go if we meditate on all His consolations? What a glorious conversation that is!Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen1 Timothy 1:17Brethren, let's pray for one another. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'CheyneeM'Cheynee Donation link:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64Alternatively, visit www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab.Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard.www.freerangepreacheronprayer.comfreerangeprayer@gmail.comFacebook - Free Range Preacher MinistriesInstagram: freerangeministriesAll our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition.For access to the voice-over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.comOur podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 on InstagramSeason 007Episode 152

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Elephant in the Room - 10.26.25 The Rev. Vincent Pizzuto, Ph.D.

St. Columba's Episcopal Church Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2025 22:15

NOTE TO LISTENER: This liturgy begins a series of sermons on the spirituality, meaning, and theology of the liturgy. To illustrate the importance of ceremony Fr. Vincent processed in wearing a white, black, and blue plaid shirt. No reason was given for this to the congregation until the sermon. Twenthieh Sunday after Pentecost Old Testament: Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22 7Although our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord, for your name's sake; our apostasies indeed are many, and we have sinned against you.8O hope of Israel, its savior in time of trouble, why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler turning aside for the night? 9Why should you be like someone confused, like a mighty warrior who cannot give help? Yet you, O Lord, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; do not forsake us! 10Thus says the Lord concerning this people: Truly they have loved to wander, they have not restrained their feet; therefore the Lord does not accept them, now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.19Have you completely rejected Judah? Does your heart loathe Zion? Why have you struck us down so that there is no healing for us? We look for peace, but find no good; for a time of healing, but there is terror instead.20We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord, the iniquity of our ancestors, for we have sinned against you. 21Do not spurn us, for your name's sake; do not dishonor your glorious throne; remember and do not break your covenant with us. 22Can any idols of the nations bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Is it not you, O Lord our God? We set our hope on you, for it is you who do all this. Psalm: Psalm 84:1-6 1 How dear to me is your dwelling, O Lord of hosts! * My soul has a desire and longing for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. 2 The sparrow has found her a house and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young; * by the side of your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. 3 Happy are they who dwell in your house! * they will always be praising you. 4 Happy are the people whose strength is in you! * whose hearts are set on the pilgrims' way. 5 Those who go through the desolate valley will find it a place of springs, * for the early rains have covered it with pools of water. 6 They will climb from height to height, * and the God of gods will reveal himself in Zion. Epistle: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 6As for me, I am already being poured out as a libation, and the time of my departure has come. 7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing. 16At my first defense no one came to my support, but all deserted me. May it not be counted against them! 17But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth.18The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Gospel: Luke 18:9-14 9He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 10"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.' 13But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' 14I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted."

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Authentic Imitationology - 131 [Morning Devo]

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 28:23 Transcription Available

Although every believer is called to share the gospel, many struggle with fears, doubts, or excuses that prevent them from speaking up. The good news is that God provides the strength, wisdom, and courage to push past these barriers.Matthew 10:19-20We are (LIVE) on our website's [Morning Devo] podcast now!:::: sELAH rADIO Network https://soulwinnerz.org ::::::::: https://live.soulwinnerz.org and we want to see who you are by simply clicking here https://chat.restream.io/fb :::::Join the Adult Bible Study: https://soulwinnerz.org/adultBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blaze-bible-study--525630/support.

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Exceeding Righteousness

United Baptist Church

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 42:51

Matthew. 5:17-20We would love to see you during our Sunday morning service. Click here for the time and location.https://ubcellsworth.org/#schedDo you have a prayer request? https://ubcellsworth.org/#prayerIf you are seeking biblical counseling....click here https://ubcellsworth.org/

Bigger than our Pain [Morning Devo]

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 26:23 Transcription Available

Biblical examples of problems that turned into blessings. God can bring good from difficult situations.Genesis 50:20We are (LIVE) on our website's [Morning Devo] podcast now!:::: sELAH rADIO Network https://soulwinnerz.org ::::::::: https://live.soulwinnerz.org and we want to see who you are by simply clicking here https://chat.restream.io/fb :::::Join the Adult Bible Study: https://soulwinnerz.org/adultSponsored by: Bethlehem Kung Fu Center https://bethlehemkungfu.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blaze-bible-study--525630/support.

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1e uur: Werken wapenembargo's?, De column van Nelleke Noordervliet, Terug naar de hunebedden, Stalins revival, Recensies van Sanne Frequin, 29-06-2025

OVT

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 52:47

(01:54) Het congres van GroenLinks-PvdA had een fusie-feestje moeten worden, maar werd overschaduwd door discussie over een volledig wapenembargo op Israël. Wat is de effectiviteit van een wapenembargo en hoe zijn ze in het verleden ingezet? Historicus en politiek analist Ivo van de Wijdeven vertelt. (14:11) De column van Nelleke Noordervliet (18:14) Nadat hij zijn ouders heeft begraven in een steen-loos graf, keert journalist Frank Westerman terug naar Drenthe. Daar bekijkt hij de hunebedden van zijn geboortegrond in een nieuw licht. Hij dook in de verschillende vertellingen van de geschiedenis van de oudste monumenten van Nederland. Westerman schreef er het boek Terug naar de Nul over en is te gast. (31:26) Ineens staat Stalins standbeeld er weer, in hartje Moskou, alsof er sinds 1956 geen zogenoemde destalinisatie is geweest Stalin moest uit de geschiedenisboeken en uit het straatbeeld verdwijnen. Maar nu staat zijn beeltenis dus weer in een Moskou's metrostation. Maar waarom keert hij juist nu terug? We vragen het Ruslandkenner Sjeng Scheijen. (42:32) Recensies van Sanne Frequin - In memoriam Henk van Os en zijn boek Gebed in schoonheid - Het verhaal van de schaal - Een podcast van Simon Heijmans over een raadsel rond een schaal van Chinees porselein. - Gezonken Erfgoed, een Nederlandse geschiedenis aan de hand van 15 iconische scheepswrakken - Jolanda Bos, Martijn Manders, Bjørn Smit en Wouter Waldus Meer info: https://www.vpro.nl/programmas/ovt/luister/afleveringen/2025/29-06-2025.html# (xx:xx)%20Het%20congres%20van GroenLinks-PvdA had%20een%20fusie-feestje%20moeten%20worden,%20maar%20werd%20overschaduwd%20door%20discussie%20over%20een%20volledig wapenembargo op%20Israël.%20Wat%20is%20de%20effectiviteit%20van%20een%20wapenembargo%20en%20hoe%20zijn%20ze%20in%20het%20verleden%20ingezet?%20%20%20Historicus%20en%20politiek%20analist Ivo%20van%20de%20Wijdeven vertelt.%20%20%20(xx:xx)%20De%20column%20van%20Nelleke%20Noordervliet%20%20%20%20%20%20(xx:xx)%20Nadat%20hij%20zijn%20ouders%20heeft%20begraven%20in%20een%20steen-loos%20graf,%20keert%20journalist Frank%20Westerman terug%20naar%20Drenthe.%20Daar%20bekijkt%20hij%20de hunebedden van%20zijn%20geboortegrond%20in%20een%20nieuw%20licht.%20Hij%20dook%20in%20de%20verschillende%20vertellingen%20van%20de%20geschiedenis%20van%20de%20oudste%20monumenten%20van%20Nederland.%20Westerman%20schreef%20er%20het%20boek Terug%20naar%20de%20Nul over%20en%20is%20te%20gast.%20%20%20%20%20%20(xx:xx)%20Ineens%20staat Stalins standbeeld%20er%20weer,%20in%20hartje%20Moskou,%20alsof%20er%20sinds%201956%20geen%20zogenoemde destalinisatie is%20geweest%20Stalin%20moest%20uit%20de%20geschiedenisboeken%20en%20uit%20het%20straatbeeld%20verdwijnen.%20Maar%20nu%20staat%20zijn%20beeltenis%20dus%20weer%20in%20een%20Moskou's%20metrostation. Maar%20waarom%20keert%20hij%20juist%20nu%20terug?%20We%20vragen%20het%20Ruslandkenner%20Sjeng%20Scheijen.%20%20%20%20%20%20Recensies%20van%20Sanne%20Frequin%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Meer%20info:%20https://www.vpro.nl/programmas/ovt/luister/afleveringen/2025/29-06-2025.html#)

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Principle 62 – Witnessing through Praise

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 2:00

Principle 62 – Witnessing through PraisePsalm 66:1-20We are to be ready to share with others what God has done for us through our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.NEW! - Let us know what you think of the program! Support the show

Masterminds: How Live Events Can Transform Your Business in 2025 with Cary Jack

The Happy Hustle Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 19:40

What if I told you that one mastermind could change your life… your business… even your health and relationships?Sounds bold, right? But I'm speaking from experience here.Masterminds have straight up been the best thing I've ever done for my business—hands down. And with all this AI and tech dominating our day-to-day lives in 2025, in-person events have become even more valuable.In the latest episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I'm diving deep into the power of masterminds, sharing the full scoop on our 2025 event lineup, and giving you the insider tips you need if you're thinking of hosting your own.If you're an entrepreneur or aspiring one looking to grow your biz, build deep relationships, and enjoy the journey, this one's for you. In this episode, I break down our full 2025 Happy Hustle Mastermind lineup, including some epic events in Montana, Alaska, Colombia, Idaho, and even Guatemala.Each mastermind is designed to harmonize ambition and well-being—the Happy Hustle way.Here's a sneak peek at what we've got cookin':

How to Equip the Saints - part 2 [Morning Devo]

Valley Bible Baptist Church - Espanola, NM

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 26:45

We apply Biblical truth, practical steps, and spiritual strength to equip the Saints.Matthew 28:19-20We are (LIVE) on our website's [Morning Devo] podcast now!:::: sELAH rADIO Network https://soulwinnerz.org ::::::::: https://live.soulwinnerz.org and we want to see who you are by simply clicking here https://chat.restream.io/fb :::::Join the Adult Bible Study: https://soulwinnerz.org/adultBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blaze-bible-study--525630/support.

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"What God wants from us"-Luke 24:46-48-Brother Dominic

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 19:56

Preached March 30th, 2025 at Valley Bible Baptist Church"Ye Are Witnesses of These Things"1. God Gives Us a Task: Share Jesus with OthersGod wants us to be a witness—but before that, we must know Christ.We cannot share Christ if we do not know Him personally.“Repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” – Luke 24:47Also see: Matthew 28:18–19; Mark 6:1–32. God Gives Us a JobWe each have a different place of service.Serve HimServe Others – Philippians 2Jesus came to this world fully knowing He would serve others.“We ought to care more for souls than for our comfort.”Fear doesn't come from God—fear comes from ourselves.“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear…” – 2 Timothy 1:7The best way to serve others is by sharing Jesus.Matthew 28:19–20We need to be discipling new converts.Pick someone younger to invest in here at our church.Let's be a witness for Christ.

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The Wise & Godly [Morning Devo]

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 27:41

Be intentional. Surround yourself with the right people and influences.Proverbs 13:20We are (LIVE) on our website's [Morning Devo] podcast now!:::: sELAH rADIO Network https://soulwinnerz.org ::::::::: https://live.soulwinnerz.org and we want to see who you are by simply clicking here https://chat.restream.io/fb :::::Join the Adult Bible Study: https://soulwinnerz.org/adultBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blaze-bible-study--525630/support.

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Authentic Imitationology - 113 [Morning Devo]

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 27:59

Jesus warns His disciples about the presence of false prophets and teachers. Matthew 7:15-20We are (LIVE) on our website's [Morning Devo] podcast now!:::: sELAH rADIO Network https://soulwinnerz.org ::::::::: https://live.soulwinnerz.org and we want to see who you are by simply clicking here https://chat.restream.io/fb :::::Join the Adult Bible Study: https://soulwinnerz.org/adultBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blaze-bible-study--525630/support.

The True Messiah

Cities Church Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025

John 2:13-25,13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16 And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade.” 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”18 So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people 25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man. The setting of a story is one of its most important parts. If you want to fully understand the significance of an action, then you need to know the when and where that the action takes place, and so that's where I want to direct our attention right away.The SettingJesus is in Jerusalem at the temple during Passover week (and this is a very different setting than that wedding at Cana we just saw last week). Jerusalem during Passover week was the busiest time of the year because worshipers from all over would have flooded the city to visit the temple and make sacrifices — and John tells us that Jesus is right in the middle of this. He's at the temple. Verse 14:“In the temple he [Jesus] found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there.”Put your imaginations to work for a minute and try picture this:First of all, the temple was a massive building. It was a total of about 36 acres, which is like 27 football fields combined. And again because it was Passover, the normal population of Jerusalem would have swelled to be around 2.5 million people. So think: big number of people in one city and a lot of them are coming to this big building — that would have been the first thing you noticed if you were there — but then John tells us that Jesus found people at the temple who were selling stuff. There were some selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and there were others who set up basically first-century ATMs. This was a full-out marketplace set up at the temple, and for a decent reason.If all these worshipers had traveled to Jerusalem to sacrifice, they needed animals for that, and so these animal salesmen had set up shop in the area closest to where the buyers needed the animals. And because these buyers came from all over, the money-changers were there to make sure people had the right currency to buy the animals. What's happening here is pretty basic human reality: Events influence supply and demand, and that supply and demand shapes markets. We see this sort of thing all the time today. This is why parking prices downtown go up when the Wild play at home. We have all kinds of examples of this. There's nothing unusual about it, and nobody at the temple thought anything of it — but Jesus found the people who were doing this and he started making a whip of cords.I don't know the last time you made a whip, but this doesn't seem like the kind of thing you just do in a minute. Jesus has a plan here. Whatever is about to happen, this is a pre-meditated situation. Verse 15 tells us that, with this whip, Jesus drives out all these animal salesmen and their animals away from the temple. So whatever your imagination volume-level has been, crank it up!Try to picture this: Jesus is cracking a whip and oxen and sheep are running everywhere in a crowd of people. Then Jesus dumps out all the coins of these money-changers; he flips their tables, and he tells the pigeon people to get their birds outta here. This is absolute chaos. Honestly, it reminds me of one of those Allstate commercials (you know what I'm talking about?) I'm waiting for Jesus to say: “Get Allstate, and be protected from Mayhem like me.” Jesus is mayhem in this story! He's making a mess. And that's the setting here. We don't get to the meaning of this until verse 16, but already we can tell this is very different from that wedding we were at last week.Two Truths to SeeLast week, at that wedding, Jesus was the hero. This week Jesus is the headache.Last week Jesus provided the wine. This week Jesus cracks the whip. And here's the thing: we need all of it. All of Chapter 2 is meant to show us who Jesus is, and there are at least two things we learn about him in our passage today. And I want you to know that something here could be the most relevant truth about Jesus you've ever heard. I'm not kidding. Because these are not merely truths about who Jesus was, these are truths about who Jesus is … like right now. And when he confronts us, like he does here, it has an effect. And my prayer has been that you open your heart for Jesus to do what he wants. So let's pray that:Lord Jesus, as we study your ways this morning in the Gospel of John, we ask that you would have your way in our hearts and lives, in your name, amen. Here's the first truth we learn about Jesus:1. Jesus is the cleaner of what's his. Again we don't even start to get an idea of what's going on in this crazy scene until the end of verse 16. Everybody, if you can, find verse 16, and look at the end of the verse, the part in quote marks. Jesus says,“Do not make my Father's house a house of trade.” That's a big statement. Jesus is criticizing these animal salesmen and money-changers (and he criticizing everybody else who's okay with what they're doing) — but the problem is not so much their commerce, but it's where the commerce takes place. They were doing all this at the temple. This would have all been happening in the Court of the Gentiles, which was an area set aside for Gentile God-seekers — but instead of that area being open for prayer for all nations it was crowded with money-making. The house of God, the place set aside for the worship of God, had been made into a house of trade. Matthew, Mark, and Luke stress this point. The problem here is misuse, which reveals unfaithfulness, which requires judgment. That's real here. But at the same time, if we're tracking with the Gospel of John, the most important thing that Jesus says in verse 16 is not about the business deals going on, but it's that he calls the temple “my Father's house.” Don't let all the animals distract us from this!Focus on AuthorityThis is the first time in the Gospel of John where Jesus calls God his Father — we already know this about Jesus from Chapter 1 — Jesus is the only begotten Son of the Father, and he has made the Father known — but this is the first time where Jesus himself says that. The temple, he says, is my Father's house. And that's why Jesus did what he did. The focus here, John wants us to know, is on the authority of Jesus.And we can tell that's the issue because that's exactly what the Jewish leaders targeted. Right away, after this scene, they wanted to know what grounds Jesus had for doing what he did. They don't argue with him about the “house of trade” comment. They say, basically: Who do you think you are?And it makes sense that they would think this way. We have to understand that these Jewish leaders considered themselves to be the authority of the temple. To them, they were the ones in charge of that place. So it would kind of be like if you got home this afternoon and you went into your house and you found a stranger in your kitchen rearranging what's in your cabinets. The first thing you're gonna say is not, “Why'd you put the coffee mugs there?” You're gonna wanna know Who are you? Who do you think you are?That's the conflict that's setting up the dialogue, but first, by the end of verse 16, as the readers of this story, we know more about what's going on here than the people in the story Jesus is talking to. That's often the case in the Gospel of John. John as the narrator helps us out along the way by telling us little things here and there to give us a fuller picture of what's going on. So as readers, we know the grounds Jesus has to do all this. We know what he means when he says the temple is my Father's house. More than authority, Jesus has ownership! The temple is his.And in simple terms: Jesus has the right to clean what's his. Until It's “My Stuff”And look: nobody would have a problem with any of this until Jesus claims to be in charge of something they thought they were in charge of.We're all fine with Jesus going and cleaning stuff up and rearranging dishes … until it's my stuff, my dishes. This is where we need to zoom out for just a minute and remember New Testament theology. The apostle Paul tells us that as Christians we ourselves become the temple of God because the Holy Spirit is in us. The dwelling place of God is in us by the Spirit! And the implications are clear. Paul says: “You are not your own” (1 Cor. 6:19). Not if you're a Christian. If you're a Christian it means Jesus is in charge. And sometimes that means he's gonna have to overturn a table. He might have to make a little bit of a mess. He's up to something good, but it might be uncomfortable.It might not make sense. It might be a little mayhem. But remember Jesus is the cleaner of what's his, and to be his is a good thing.We learn that right away.2. Jesus is the shame-bearer we need.In order for this to make sense we need to see how this passage is structured. Notice that verses 18–20 is the actual dialogue between Jesus and the Jewish leaders. They ask him a question; he answers; they respond. It's straightforward. But then on both sides of this dialogue, in verse 17 and verses 21–22, John chimes in as the narrator to give us a fuller picture of what's going on. Because of the way the paragraphing is laid out in our English translations, it might look like verse 17 goes with verse 16, but it's better to understand verse 17 as setting up what comes after it. Verse 17 and verses 21–22 go together. They're both places where John is speaking.So the dialogue with Jesus is here (verses 19–20), but John introduces here (verse 17) and John concludes it here (verses 21–22).Verses 18–20We're gonna look at both parts. First, the dialogue with Jesus.In verse 18, the Jewish leaders demand an explanation for why Jesus did the whole thing with the whip and tables at “their temple.” They want to know, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?”They rightly interpreted Jesus's actions to be a claim of authority. They got that message. But now they want him to prove that authority. And Jesus says, All right.Verse 19: Jesus answered them,“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”Verse 20: The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” And the dialogue is over. That's it. It's a short exchange. What's really important here for John is that we understand this dialogue through a certain lens.Verses 21–22 and 17That's why John tells us right away in verse 21 that Jesus of course wasn't talking about destroying the physical temple, but he was talking about his own body. Jesus himself is the new temple. He is the dwelling place of God embodied as a man. And the proof that he has the authority to run the physical temple is that he's going to be destroyed (by the very people he's talking to) and he's going to rise from the dead. Whoever has authority over death is the one in charge.Now John admits that the disciples didn't understand all of this when Jesus said these words, but later on, after the resurrection, that's when everything clicked for them.Now why is it so important that John tell us this in verse 22? Why does John have to come in here in verse 21 and clarify that Jesus wasn't actually talking about the literal temple?Verses 21–22 all have to do with how John introduces this in verse 17.Everybody look at verse 17 for minute. It's a short verse, and I want you to see it.Verse 17:“His disciples remembered that it was written, ‘Zeal for your house will consume me.'”This is from Psalm 69, verse 9. Remembering that psalm is what makes sense of the dialogue in verses 18–20. When John says in verse 22 the disciples “believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken” he's talking about Psalm 69. They believed that Scripture and connected it to what Jesus was doing.So then what is Psalm 69 about?What Is Psalm 69?Let me go back and read more of Psalm 69. This is a psalm of David. Listen to this, Psalm 69, verse 7:7 For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach,that dishonor has covered my face.8 I have become a stranger to my brothers,an alien to my mother's sons.9 For zeal for your house has consumed me,and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.10 When I wept and humbled my soul with fasting,it became my reproach.11 When I made sackcloth my clothing,I became a byword to them.12 I am the talk of those who sit in the gate,and the drunkards make songs about me.Psalm 69 is a psalm of shame. David, the psalmist, is bearing shame and dishonor, and he's speaking as the Messiah. That's how the New Testament authors understood this psalm.A clear example is Psalm 69 verse 21, which says,“They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink.”Where else do we see that? All four Gospel writers tell us that Jesus, when he was on the cross, was offered sour wine. Psalm 69 is about the Messiah's shame. The Messiah had been speaking up for God's sake. He was zealous for God's house. But in his faithfulness to God, his own people turned on him. “His own people did not receive him” (John 1:11), but instead he became the lightning rod of their insults. The reproach and dishonor the people had directed at God was directed at him. That's what he means: “the reproaches of those who reproached you have fallen on me.” God-haters became Messiah-haters. The Shamed MessiahThe Messiah was shamed. He was dishonored. That's the message of Psalm 69 and John wants us to keep that in mind because we see it start to happen in this dialogue. When Jesus says “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up” we know what he's talking about — John makes sure we know — but the people Jesus is talking to don't know and they shut Jesus down here. When they reply “It took us 46 years to build this temple” that's a “gotcha” statement. It's a mic-drop. If you were there on the ground, seeing all this happen, you would have thought that Jesus just got roasted. They shame him.And see, John is trying to help us understand Hey, it's okay — a shamed Messiah is the true Messiah. Just in case we think this whole thing is going to be a party … all wedding feasts and high-fives … Jesus just kicking butt and taking names … taking charge … he's the new temple … he's come to show us God … he's manifesting his glory — this thing is going to be easy.No it's not. Not if you want the true Messiah. The true Messiah is a shame-bearer. People didn't hoist him up on their shoulders and trot him around in victory. They esteemed him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted (Isaiah 53:4). And that didn't just happen out of nowhere on the cross, but that was part of his entire ministry. And the Old Testament would tell us this is to be expected — the Messiah is a shame-bearer — but I want you to know that a Messiah who bears shame is the Messiah we need. How Does He Help Us?Shame is one of the most powerful forces in our world. Right next to death, it is every human's greatest fear. And when I'm talking about shame, to clarify, I'm not talking about a feeling. I don't mean shame as a subjective, personal sense, but I'm talking about shame as a social verdict. Shame is to be exposed as unworthy and rejected. Shame is when your worst nightmare for yourself, true or not, is put on display for everyone to see, and they see it and agree that you deserve rejection.That's what the old medieval village stocks were about. You know that wooden thing you put your head and arms through and people throw rotten tomatoes at you. The whole thing is about public humiliation. So was the dunce cap teachers put on kids 50 years ago. Today it happens all kinds of ways online. Public scorn. To be shamed. It's all downstream from crucifixion. That's what I'm talking about.So how does Jesus bearing shame help us?He shows us there is a reality more powerful than the shame we fear, and that reality is the verdict of God. The eyes of God are the only eyes that really matter — and Jesus knew that whether he was getting pats on the back at a wedding feast or insults in the aftermath of mayhem. Jesus was not defined by man's opinion — he knew what was in man (verse 25) — and he knew that what man would say about him will not be the same as what God says. There's a disconnect, and the same goes for us!“If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household?” (Matthew 10:24)Just like with Jesus, there is a disconnect between what the world says about us (and sometimes what we even say about ourselves) — there's a disconnect between that and what God says. So what does God say? What is God's verdict of us? To all who receive [Jesus], who believe in his name, Jesus gives them the right to become children of God (John 1:12). That's what God says. He calls you “my son” or “my daughter” and that's the reality that will overcome and outlast any shame.And that's what we remember at this Table. The TableAs Christians, we come to this Table each week to remember this ultimate reality of who we are. We remember what Jesus did for us to make us his own. Even if there's a little mayhem going on, we're his and he's good. And so Christian, son or daughter of God, you who trust in Jesus, come to this table, eat and drink, and let us give him thanks.

Encouraging Our Leaders

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 2:00

1 Timothy Principle 3 - Encouraging Our LeadersFrom 1 Timothy 1:18-20We are to support and encourage our spiritual leaders as they confront those who are persuading people to violate God's will.NEW! - Let us know what you think of the program! Support the show

God's Grace is Greater [Morning Devo]

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 24:59

God's grace is limitless and never runs out. Romans 5:20We are (LIVE) on our website's [Morning Devo] podcast now!:::: sELAH rADIO Network https://soulwinnerz.org ::::::::: https://live.soulwinnerz.org and we want to see who you are by simply clicking here https://chat.restream.io/fb :::::Visit our Sponsors: https://soulwinnerz.orgBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blaze-bible-study--525630/support.

What Had Happen Was Some Mid | Manly Deeds Podcast Ep. 124

Manly Deeds Podcast with Mel, Drew, Lace & Troy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 62:01

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Values and Beliefs [Morning Devo]

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 28:41

How should Christians vote?Philippians 3:20We are (LIVE) on our website's [Morning Devo] podcast now!:::: sELAH rADIO Network https://soulwinnerz.org ::::::::: https://live.soulwinnerz.org and we want to see who you are by simply clicking here https://chat.restream.io/fb :::::Visit our Sponsors: https://soulwinnerz.org➡️ Support sOUL wINNERZ, Inc. (Tax-Deductible)Donate: https://soulwinnerz.org/DonateCash App: https://soulwinnerz.org/CashAppBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blaze-bible-study--525630/support.

Isaiah Who?

Go & Do â€” A youth Come, Follow Me podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 31:06

Do you ever feel overwhelmed trying to understand the Book of Isaiah? Join Candis this week as she breaks it down and shows you why Isaiah is worth the effort! She'll explain why the words of Isaiah are so crucial for us today, the significance of gathering as a Church to strengthen each other, and how staying on the covenant path brings lasting peace! Go & Do ChallengeBe part of the gatheringBe cleanStay on the covenant pathEpisode LinksCome, Follow Me— October 14-20We love to hear from you! Send Candis a fan mail.If you like what you hear don't forget to follow and leave us a review!We want to hear from you!Share your thoughts, experiences, etc with us at @goanddopodcast on IG or send us an email at thegoanddopodcast@gmail.com

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Day After Day.......

Theshortdesk Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 118:59

Text Theshortdesk PodcastEp. 181!!!We start off the show talking about our week- 1:02One has to go Louisiana Producer edition- 9:20We dive into Fan mail and its a lot with another impromptu Top 5 and more- 15:15*New Segment Alert* Dr./Prof. Antwann joins us for his weekly Presidential news update- 37:39A conversation regarding married people breaking up after being together so long which involves Tia Mowery and some news- 54:30Big Tyme's Financial Corner- 1:18:34Our Second part review of Mr.McMahon on Netflix- 1:28:25Sports with Dwayne- 1:45:22SONG OF THE WEEKRONNIE KEITH: Juicy J ft Cordae- Suicide DoorsDwayne: Bob Marley- Keep on MovingBig Tyme: Offset ft Travis Scott- Say my GraceUse my special link https://zen.ai/uQkFLEY_TedWNfNOZoR4bPR4j1xUVxkRPi0SuDovOcA to save 20% off your first month of any Zencastr paid planCreate your podcast today! #madeonzencastr https://zencastr.com/?via=ronaldEMAIL: Theshortdeskpodcast@gmail.comFB/IG: Theshortdesk PodcastTwitter: Theshortdesk

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Mock Rookie Extensions 2024-25

Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 95:38

Dan Feldman and Danny Leroux are the teams and Nate Duncan the player agent to negotiate deals for the rookie scale players eligible for extensions.Jalen Green 4:29Jalen Suggs 16:04Josh Giddey 24:20Jonathan Kuminga 32:00Davion Mitchell 40:20Ziaire Williams 42:32Moses Moody 45:22Corey Kispert 50:00Alperen Sengun 53:49Trey Murphy III 1:01:46Jalen Johnson 1:06:31Isaiah Jackson 1:09:04Quentin Grimes 1:11:40Cam Thomas 1:13:18Day'Ron Sharpe 1:15:09Santi Aldama 1:17:34Caleb Houstan 1:20:00Jaylin Williams 1:21:36Jaden Hardy 1:24:20We finally give our overall impressions of the market for extensions and which negotiations were the most complex. 1:27:00. Subscribe to Dunc'd On Prime, the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMSubscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see the key moments from the pod each week.

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Multiply: Multiply Churches

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 30:14

Series: MultiplyScripture: Matthew 16: 13-20We hope you enjoyed listening to this message! If you'd like to stay updated on what God is doing at Citylight Council Bluffs, be sure to follow us:Citylight Council BluffsFacebookInstagramCitylight Council BluffsSunday Gatherings at 9:00 & 11:00 AMLivestream at 9:00 AM2109 Railroad Hwy, Council Bluffs, IA 51503Support the Show.Support the Show.

The Mission

United Baptist Church

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 27:35

Matthew 28:1-20We would love to see you during our Sunday morning service. Click here for the time and location.https://ubcellsworth.org/#schedDo you have a prayer request? https://ubcellsworth.org/#prayerIf you are seeking biblical counseling....click here https://ubcellsworth.org/

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Multiply: Multiply Disciples

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 33:43

Series: MultiplyScripture: Matthew 28:18-20We hope you enjoyed listening to this message! If you'd like to stay updated on what God is doing at Citylight Council Bluffs, be sure to follow us:Citylight Council BluffsFacebookInstagramCitylight Council BluffsSunday Gatherings at 9:00 & 11:00 AMLivestream at 9:00 AM2109 Railroad Hwy, Council Bluffs, IA 51503Support the Show.

Authentic Imitationology #85 [Morning Devo]

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 27:57

How did Jesus speak to people and what we can learn from His example. James 1:19-20We are (LIVE) on our website's [Morning Devo] podcast now!:::: sELAH rADIO Network https://soulwinnerz.org ::::::::: https://live.soulwinnerz.org and we want to see who you are by simply clicking here https://chat.restream.io/fb :::::Visit our Sponsors: https://soulwinnerz.orgDonate: https://soulwinnerz.org/DonateBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-blaze-bible-study--525630/support.

Teachings | The Resurrection | Mark 15:40-16:20

Philly Young Adults Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 59:32

Mark 15:40-16:20We're wrapping up our study through the book of Mark this week! We also would like to invite anyone who lives in the Philadelphia area to worship and study God's word with us at our in-person meeting that takes place every-other Monday night at 7:30pm. Visit phillyyoungadults.com for additional information about our ministry.Feel free to message us on instagram (@phillyyoungadultscc) with any feedback, questions, or topics you want to hear about on the podcast or you can shoot an email to ya@ccphilly.orgVisit our website here.

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The Passing of the Baton

Cup o' Joe

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 26:18

Readings for the Feast of the Ascension of Jesus: Acts 1:1-11; Mark 16:15-20We hear two different accounts of the ascension of Jesus in today's readings - one from Luke, one from Mark. And while there may be differences between them, both point to the same idea: Jesus trusts you and I. We have been prepared. The mission and ministry is now in our hands. Are we ready for such responsibility? If our anxiety raises even at the thought, know that you are in good company. I'm sure the disciples felt the same. Will there be mistakes along the way? Most certainly. But that's the best way to learn, isn't it?Special thanks to Bridget Zenk for her composition and performing of our intake and outtake music. And thank you to you - for listening to this podcast and continuing to share it with others. I am humbled and grateful. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them my way at pdjoezenk@gmail.com

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Angela Chao, Reddit, William Shatner & More - 3/22/2024

The Weekly Wrap-Up with J Cleveland Payne

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 26:24

A Morning News Update That Takes Into Account The News Stories You Deem 'Highly Conversational' Today's Sponsor: Masting Your Money by J Cleveland Payne https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Your-Money-Concise-Financial/dp/B0CJLR26XH Today's Rundown:Trump Campaign Asks 1M 'Patriots' for Their Money to Rescue Trump Tower Trump Campaign Asks 1M 'Patriots' for Their Money to Rescue Trump Towerhttps://www.newsweek.com/trump-campaign-asks-1m-patriots-their-money-rescue-trump-tower-1881641 Angela Chao's blood alcohol content nearly 3x legal limit before her fatal drive into pondhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/20/angela-chao-death-investigation-alcohol/73046375007/ Apollo Global Offers $11 Billion to Buy Paramount Film and TV Studioshttps://variety.com/2024/biz/news/apollo-global-11-billion-paramount-pictures-acquisition-1235947523/ Arkansas airport executive shot during attempted search warranthttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/21/bryan-malinowski-clinton-airport-executive-shot-search-warrant/73050468007/?tbref=hp Apple will be sued by the Biden administration in a landmark antitrust lawsuithttps://www.cnn.com/2024/03/21/tech/apple-sued-antitrust-doj/index.html Reddit set for hotly anticipated debut after pricing IPO at top of rangehttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/reddit-set-hotly-anticipated-debut-103424123.html Dozens sue saying Ozempic, other weight loss and diabetes drugs cause harmful side effectshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/03/21/lawsuits-ozempic-wegovy-weight-loss-drugs-diabetes-harmful/72947158007/ Star Wars celebrates 'Phantom Menace' 25th anniversary with marathon of 9 films in theatershttps://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/03/21/stars-wars-marathon/73058706007/ Website: http://thisistheconversationproject.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/thisistheconversationproject Twitter: http://twitter.com/th_conversation TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@theconversationproject YouTube: http://thisistheconversationproject.com/youtube Podcast: http://thisistheconversationproject.com/podcasts #yournewssidepiece #coffeechat #morningnews ONE DAY OLDER ON MARCH 22:William Shatner (93)Keegan-Michael Key (53)Reese Witherspoon (48)) WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:1980: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was founded.1990: President George H.W. Bush shocked the world when he announced, “I do not like broccoli and I haven't liked it since I was a kid and my mother made me eat it, and I'm the President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.”1997: Tara Lipinski became the youngest women's world figure skating champion at age 14 years 10 months. PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Broccoli Dayhttps://www.internationaldays.co/event-kids/we-love-broccoli-day/r/recRlo7tyLg5zPH1x#:~:text=March%2022nd%20is%20We,is%20highlighted%20during%20that%20time!

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Witnessing through Praise

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 2:00

Principle 62 – Witnessing through PraisePsalm 66:1-20We are to be ready to share with others what God has done for us through our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.Support the show

Witnessing through Praise

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 2:00

Principle 62 – Witnessing through PraisePsalm 66:1-20We are to be ready to share with others what God has done for us through our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.Support the show

ThThurs: 1 John Pt. 10

Bob Enyart Live

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024

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