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The messages that were sent to the 7 different communities of believers detailed in Ch. 2 & 3 of Revelation are remarkable. We conclude that these are representative of the various types of communities of believers that have existed ever since that era. One particular message caught our attention today, the words that were written to Sardis (Ch.3 v.1). You “have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead” – what a message! But, the message also includes, “you still have a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments (of righteousness), and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.” [v.5]. Of such, Jesus says, “I will confess his name before my father” [v.5]. What will Jesus “confess”? What is a “name”? We recall the promise God made to King David, “I will make for you a great name, like the names of the great ones of the earth” [2Sam.7 v.9]. This is “name” in the sense of reputation or fame, as many modern versions translate it. Quite a number of Scriptures tell us how God made a name for himself, we will soon read an example of this in Isaiah – Ch. 63 v12,14.In the light of these examples we conclude that when Jesus says of those few in Sardis that he will “confess” their “name before my father” – he means he will confess the reputation that such have made for themselves. We meditate and imagine it will be names or reputations such as “patient endurance” [Rev. 2 v.2] “not grown weary” [v.3] “hold fast” [v.25] and many other particular qualities of a Christ-like character. Such, says Jesus, I will make a pillar in the temple of my God” [3 v.12,21] adding, “… and I will write on him the name of my God … and my own new name…. I will grant him to sit with me on my throne.” May we all, in true humility, so live that we make a worthy reputation for ourselves in the sight of our Saviour that he will lovingly confess before his Father when he returns to this earth. At that time with what overwhelming emotion will we join in the proclamation we read of this morning, “'Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!'” [Ch.4 v.8]
Pastor Peter Sweetman shares the message from our "Faith that Persists". Are you a great faith person? Do you have big prayers? How did the lady approach Jesus? What do you do with your problems? Do you continue to cry out in faith? How are we to pray?Today's passages: Matt 15: 21-28, 12-14, Mark 7: 24, 3: 8, 2Chron 16: 12, 2Sam 15: 22, Mark 1: 40-41, Gen 12: 3, Is 49: 6, Rom 1: 16, John 12: 49 Date: 17.05.2026 Please send prayer requests to prayer@bridgeman.org.au or on our website: www.bridgeman.org.au/prayer/ To contact Bridgeman Baptist Community Church please email hello@bridgeman.org.au If you would like to give at Bridgeman Baptist Community Church please go to www.bridgeman.org.au/giving/ Please view our Sermon List if you would like to order from our back catalogue, please email bridgemedia@bridgeman.org.au
2 Samuel 24:1-25
2 Samuel 23:8-39
2 Samuel 9:1-13 (NASB) 1 Then David said, "Is there yet anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?" 2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" And he said, "I am your servant." 3 The king said, "Is there not yet anyone of the house of Saul to whom I may show the kindness of God?" And Ziba said to the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan who is crippled in both feet." 4 So the king said to him, "Where is he?" And Ziba said to the king, "Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lo-debar." 5 Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. 6 Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and prostrated himself. And David said, "Mephibosheth." And he said, "Here is your servant!" 7 David said to him, "Do not fear, for I will surely show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul; and you shall eat at my table regularly." 8 Again he prostrated himself and said, "What is your servant, that you should regard a dead dog like me?" 9 Then the king called Saul's servant Ziba and said to him, "All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master's grandson. 10 "You and your sons and your servants shall cultivate the land for him, and you shall bring in the produce so that your master's grandson may have food; nevertheless Mephibosheth your master's grandson shall eat at my table regularly." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
2 Samuel 23:1-7
2 Samuel 22:1-51
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 14. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.As promised, here is more information on the podcast. If you'd like to connect with me or the Bible Bedtime community:Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, You can join us on Facebook! You can message me there as well. To support this ad-free podcast, you can:Rate and review Bible Bedtime on your favorite podcast player. It costs you nothing and you can help others find (or avoid?) Bible Bedtime in their search for a bedtime podcast.Join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 14. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.As promised, here is more information on the podcast. If you'd like to connect with me or the Bible Bedtime community:Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, You can join us on Facebook! You can message me there as well. To support this ad-free podcast, you can:Rate and review Bible Bedtime on your favorite podcast player. It costs you nothing and you can help others find (or avoid?) Bible Bedtime in their search for a bedtime podcast.Join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Samuel 21:1-14
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 14. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.As promised, here is the information on the podcast. If you'd like to connect with me or the Bible Bedtime community:Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, You can join us on Facebook! You can message me there as well. To support this ad-free podcast, you can:Rate and review Bible Bedtime on your favorite podcast player. It costs you nothing and you can help others find (or avoid?) Bible Bedtime in their search for a bedtime podcast.Join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and is ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Samuel 20:1-26
2 Samuel 19:8b-48
2 Samuel 18:19-19:8
2 Samuel 18:1-18
2 Samuel 16:15-17:14
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 14. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! If you would like to join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can also send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Samuel 16:1-14
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 14. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! If you would like to join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can also send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Samuel 15:13-27
Jesus deals with His disciples with respect to children, and church discipline in Matthew 18 verses 10-20.Dr. Mitchell discusses the biblical basis for babies going to heaven. He cites 2Sam.12:22-23 concerning King David's baby that died. This truth is relevant to many in our day who have also lost a baby. Do you know someone who would be encouraged by this truth?Next, Dr. Mitchell examines verse 15-20 concerning governmental authority for the preservation of the testimony of the church to the glory of God. This is the second time our Lord speaks of the church in the book of Matthew. It concerns steps for confronting a sinning believer. Dr. Mitchell speaks about love at the expense of truth. Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness but rejoices with the truth.Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Matthew 18:10.
2 Samuel 14:21-33
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 24. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! If you would like to join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can also send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Samuel 14:1-20
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 23. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! If you would like to join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can also send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 23. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! If you would like to join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can also send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Habakkuk (embrace)According to the Smith's Bible Dictionary, Habakkuk means (embrace). This book would be the eighth, in order, of the Minor Prophets. Of the facts of the prophet's life, we have no certain information.One important aspect of the ancient Old Testament order of the Hebrew Bible is that the 12 prophetic works of Hosea through Malachi, sometimes referred to as the Minor Prophets, were designed as a single book called The Twelve. Habakkuk is the eighth book of The Twelve.Habakkuk lived in the final decades of Judah, Israel's southern kingdom. It was a time of injustice and idolatry, and he saw the rising threat of the Babylonian empire on the horizon. Unlike the other Hebrew prophets, Habakkuk doesn't accuse Israel or even speak to the people on Yahweh's behalf. Instead, all of his words are addressed to Yahweh. The book of Habakkuk tells us about Habakkuk's personal struggle to believe that Yahweh is good when there is so much tragedy and evil in the world.Habakkuk sees the darkness of the world as an invitation to have faith in Yahweh's promise to one day set things right. Living with such faith means trusting that Yahweh loves this world and works to one day eliminate all evil forever.So far in this Book of Habakkuk, we have seen beginning with verses 1 thru 4 Habakkuk cry to Yahweh, Other words Habakkuk's Complaint.Then beginning with verses 5 thru 11 we read about Yahweh's answer.Now we come to the second problem: “Why do it this way, O YAHWEH?” Beginning with verses 12-17 Habakkuk wonders why Yahweh would use a nation more wicked than Judah to bring judgment on Judah.12 Art Thou not . . . ? = Note the change of subject, the prophets cry. God = Elohim. The Creator my Elohim, mine Holy One = Habakkuk speaks in the name of his people. Yahweh was “the Holy One of Israel,” against whom the Chaldean was setting up himself. we shall not die = Thou, as being our Elohim/Creator, wilt not permit the Chaldeans utterly to destroy us. This reading is one of the eighteen called by the Hebrews “the appointment of the scribes”; the Rabbis think that Ezra and his colleagues corrected the old reading, “Thou shalt not die.”thou hast ordained them for judgment = that is, to execute Thy judgments.O mighty Elohim = O Rock. Compare Deut. 32:4, 15, 18, 30; 1Sam. 2:2. 2Sam. 23:3. Psa. 18:2, 31, 46; 19:14, &c.for correction = to chastise transgressors.13 Thou art, &c. = Note the Figure of Speech, Synchoresis; or, ConcessionMaking a Concession of one Point to gain anotherpurer ... than to behold evil = without being displeased at it. This is even more problematic to Habakkuk because he knew the character of Yahweh.canst not look on iniquity = unjust injuries done to Thy people.15 they take up all of them = all kinds of fishes, that is, men, as captives, and all other prey that comes in their way.angle = hook. drag = a fish-net. Occurs only here (verses: 15-16) and in Isa. 19:8.therefore = because of their successes.they rejoice = They glory in their crimes because attended with success16 sacrifice unto their net = that is, their arms, power, and military skill, wherewith they gained their victories; instead of to Yahweh. They idolize themselves for their own cleverness and might.17 Shall they ... empty their net? = Shall they be allowed without interruption to enjoy the fruits of their violence?Join me as we go Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, Unraveling the Words of Yahweh!Have any questions? Feel free to email me; keitner2024@outlook.com
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 21. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! If you would like to join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can also send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 20. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! If you would like to join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can also send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 118. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! If you would like to join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can also send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 19. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! If you would like to join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can also send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 17. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! If you would like to join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can also send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 16. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! If you would like to join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can also send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 15. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! If you would like to join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible. patreon.com/biblebedtimeYou can also send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Samuel 12:1-14
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2Sam 14. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! If you would like to join our Patreon group for $1-$5 a month, you can listen to all episodes - including extended episodes of full books of the Bible.You can also send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. All your support goes to offset the costs of doing the podcast and are ALWAYS appreciated but NEVER expected. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONTENT WARNING - THIS EPISODE INCLUDES SEXUAL ASSAULT, INCEST, AND VIOLENCE. PLEASE TAKE CARE WITH TENDER HEARTS AND INNOCENT EARS. If you have experienced the pain of sexual assault and need help, please call RAINN 800-656-4673 and talk to someone right now or you can talk to someone through their website, which is rainn.org. No one deserves to be violated. God's healing often comes through others who can help._______________________________Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 2 Sam 13. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Here are several ways you can enjoy even more Bible Bedtime! Our email is biblebedtimepodcast@gmail.com and we are also on here Facebook I'd love to hear from you! If you would like to listen to longer episodes and don't mind a few ads, jump on over to The Bible at Bedtime on your favorite podcast player.PATREON - If you can donate $1 to $5 each month, you can join our Patreon Page linked here, where you can get ad-free versions of Bible Bedtime as well as the extended versions from THE Bible AT Bedtime without ads. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Bible Bedtime. Tonight I will read 1 Cor. After that, I will read from the Psalms and finish with the Lord's Prayer and my own prayer of dedication.Our email is BibleBedtimePodcast@gmail.com, or you can join us on Facebook! You can send a small donation to us on Venmo @Biblebedtime. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/biblebedtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Samuel 11:1-5
2 Samuel 9:1-13
2 Samuel 8:15-18
2 Samuel 8:1-14
2 Samuel 7:18-29
2 Samuel 7:1-17
2 Samuel 6:1-23
Praying can be difficult at any time, especially when we're praying out loud with others. But God has given us his Spirit to help us. The Holy Spirit convinces us of who we are in Christ, corrects our prayers before they reach the Father, and initiates the conversation through his inspired Word. The Spirit is the reason Johnny (and Jenni) can pray. Be sure to stick around till the end of the episode as Mike and Matthew close it out with some practical helps for young brothers who want to start praying publicly in the local church. Scriptures Referenced:Rom 8:15-17, 26-27; Eph 6:17-18; 2Sam 7:27 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.Follow the Practicology Podcast on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MandMsPodcast