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Welcome to Day 1701 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomA Good Laugh – Daily WisdomWelcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps. Wisdom is the final frontier in gaining true knowledge. We are on a daily trek to create a legacy of wisdom, seek out discernment and insights, and boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend; this is Gramps. Thanks for coming along on today's trek as we increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2016%3A16&version=NLT (Proverbs 16:16) How much better to get wisdom than gold, and sound judgment than silver! We are on Day 1701 of our Trek, and it's time to explore another nugget of wisdom, which includes an inspirational quote along with some wise words from Gramps for today's trek. If you apply the words you hear today, over time, it will help you become more healthy, wealthy, and wise as you continue your daily trek of life. So let's jump right in with today's nugget: Today's quote is from Willaim Makepeace Thackeray, and it is: A good laugh is sunshine in the house. A Good Laugh Laughter is good for what ails you. There are few human emotions that are as powerful as laughing. When you hear another person laugh, it immediately lifts your spirit and brings sunshine into your life. We desperately need to engage in activities that will bring laughter to our souls. Of course, a good sense of humor can't cure all ailments, but data is mounting about the positive things laughter can do. A good laugh has significant short-term effects. When you start to laugh, it doesn't just lighten your load mentally; it induces physical changes in your body. Laughter can: Stimulate many organs. Laughter enhances your intake of oxygen-rich air, stimulates your heart, lungs, and muscles, and increases the endorphins that are released by your brain. Activate and relieve your stress response. For example, a rollicking laugh fires up and then cools down your stress response, and it can increase and then decrease your heart rate and blood pressure. The result? A good, relaxed feeling. Soothe tension. Laughter can also stimulate circulation and aid muscle relaxation, both of which can help reduce some of the physical symptoms of stress. Laughter isn't just a quick pick-me-up, though. It's also good for you over the long term. Laughter may: Improve your immune system. Negative thoughts manifest into chemical reactions that can affect your body by bringing more stress into your system and decreasing your immunity. By contrast, positive thoughts can release neuropeptides that help fight stress and potentially more severe illnesses. Relieve pain. Laughter may ease pain by causing the body to produce its natural painkillers. Increase personal satisfaction. Laughter can also make it easier to cope with difficult situations. It also helps you connect with other people. Improve your mood. Many people experience depression, sometimes due to chronic illnesses. Laughter can help lessen your depression and anxiety and may make you feel happier. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2017%3A22&version=NLT (Proverbs 17:22) A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength. As you ponder this nugget of wisdom for yourself, please encourage your friends and family to join us and then come along tomorrow for another day of ‘Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.' If you would like to listen to any of our past 1700 treks or read the Wisdom Journal, they are available at Wisdom-Trek.com. I encourage you to subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on your favorite podcast player so that each day's trek will be downloaded automatically. If you have not done so, please consider giving us a five-star rating so that others will also join us in...
Essence of the podcast: our actions should not be dependent on others reactions. Jacob Wrestled With God: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2032%3A22-32&version=NIV The new life sermon spoke about how when Jacob finally stopped fronting and admitted his name, that's when God gave him his new identity in him—someone who would be father of many nations.
Welcome to Day 1688 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomA Right Fool – Daily WisdomWelcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps. Wisdom is the final frontier in gaining true knowledge. We are on a daily trek to create a legacy of wisdom, seek out discernment and insights, and boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend; this is Gramps. Thanks for coming along on today's trek as we increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2016%3A16&version=NLT (Proverbs 16:16) How much better to get wisdom than gold, and sound judgment than silver! We are on Day 1688 of our Trek, and it's time to explore another nugget of wisdom, which includes an inspirational quote along with some wise words from Gramps for today's trek. If you apply the words you hear today, over time, it will help you become more healthy, wealthy, and wise as you continue your daily trek of life. So let's jump right in with today's nugget: Today's quote is from William Cowper, and it is: A fool must now and then be right, by chance. A Right Fool This quote reminds me of a similar one: even a broken clock is right twice a day. So it is with those who are fools, so steeped in their foolishness, that they have no clue or understanding of how foolish they are. That said, even someone who continually makes unwise choices, which is the definition of a fool, is bound to be right by chance occasionally. I realize that we all make unwise or foolish decisions from time to time, but the Bible warns us not to remain unwise but to learn and grow in wisdom. The problem with most who are foolish is that they don't even realize they are. A fool deludes themselves into thinking that their foolish decisions are wise. Let us know and understand ourselves well enough to realize when we need to obtain more wisdom, not be too proud to ask others for help and pursue whatever learning is required to be wise. An excellent place to start our journey to wisdom is to continually read and study the book of Proverbs in the Bible. It is an easy habit to establish, but few people do so. There are 31 chapters in Proverbs, one for each day of the month. I would encourage you to start reading the chapter that corresponds to the day of the month each day. Repeat this habit each month, and you will be amazed at the wisdom you will obtain. I have been practicing this habit for forty years, and it has been radically life-changing for me. Here are three verses of many in the book of Proverbs that will help you to understand. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2013%3A16&version=NLT (Proverbs 13:16) Wise people think before they act; fools don't—and even brag about their foolishness. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2017%3A28&version=NLT (Proverbs 17:28) Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2027%3A22&version=NLT (Proverbs 27:22) You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle. As you ponder this nugget of wisdom for yourself, please encourage your friends and family to join us and then come along tomorrow for another day of ‘Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.' If you would like to listen to any of our past 1686 treks or read the Wisdom Journal, they are available at Wisdom-Trek.com. I encourage you to subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on your favorite podcast player so that each day's trek will be downloaded automatically. If you have not done so, please consider giving us a five-star rating so that others will also join us in mining our nuggets of wisdom.
06/13/2021Tim ChampColossians: Let the... Peace of Christ!Colossians 3:15-17Isaiah 9:6, John 14:26-27, Galatians 5:22-13Romans 12:17-18, Romans 14:19John 16:33, Philippians 4:4-7Romans 5:1, Psalm 29:11
Welcome to Day 1666 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomA Crushing Hurt – Daily WisdomWelcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps. Wisdom is the final frontier in gaining true knowledge. We are on a daily trek to create a legacy of wisdom, seek out discernment and insights, and boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend; this is Gramps. Thanks for coming along on today's trek as we increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2016%3A16&version=NLT (Proverbs 16:16) How much better to get wisdom than gold, and sound judgment than silver! We are on Day 1666 of our Trek, and it's time to explore another nugget of wisdom, which includes an inspirational quote along with some wise words from Gramps for today's trek. If you apply the words you hear today, over time, it will help you become more healthy, wealthy, and wise as you continue your daily trek of life. So let's jump right in with today's nugget: Today's quote is from Beth Moore, and it is: A crushing hurt comes to our heart, and the sympathizing, scarred hand of Christ presses the wound; and just for a moment, the pain seems to intensify...but finally the bleeding stops. A Crushing Hurt There are times in our lives where we are overcome by physical, emotional, and even spiritual hurts and disappointments. It may be an illness or disease in ourselves or a close loved one. It may be the loss due to the death of our spouse, family member, or close friend. It may be an emotional struggle where those we love most abandon us or treat us harshly. It may be where we have fallen away from God's precepts and living a life that is contrary to His Word. When we are in the pit of despair or the dungeon of gloom, we need to turn by faith to the only one who can provide true peace and comfort. At first, as we begin to climb out of the valley, it may seem like the scarred hand of Christ is hindering us as He walks us through the deepest darkest valleys and up the rocky paths that take us upwards. As we continue, we will realize that the sun begins to shine again by God's grace and that we are being made whole. I recognize that our complete deliverance will only come when we dwell in eternity with Christ, but the pain will subside, and the bleeding of our hearts will stop. We can then look back and realize that Jesus never abandoned us but comforted us when we needed it most. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A22-25&version=NLT (1 Peter 2:22-25) He never sinned, nor ever deceived anyone. He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly. He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed. Once you were like sheep who wandered away. But now you have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian of your souls. As you ponder this nugget of wisdom for yourself, please encourage your friends and family to join us and then come along tomorrow for another day of ‘Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.' If you would like to listen to any of our past 1665 treks or read the Wisdom Journal, they are available at Wisdom-Trek.com. I encourage you to subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on your favorite podcast player so that each day's trek will be downloaded automatically. If you have not done so, please consider giving us a five-star rating so that others will also join us in mining our nuggets of wisdom. Thank you so much for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and, most of all, your friend as I serve you through this Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal. As we take this Trek together, let us always: Live Abundantly (Fully)...
Even Christians sometimes struggle with "our purpose in life." If that's a familiar feeling, this is for you. Paul was talking to nonbelievers in Acts 17, but even believers can get a little "fuzzy" on these things sometimes. Yesterday Jim began to bring out 4 points from Paul's sermon at the Areopagus. The first reason for your existence is that God wanted you to exist. There's no stronger reason than that! Now we'll rewind a bit, to hear the rest of the list. You've joined us very early in our series I Wonder. Here's the second half of Pastor Jim's sermon, Why Do I Exist? Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS06082021_0.mp3Scripture References: Acts 17:22-32
Purpose: Don't leave home without it. If we're all living pointless lives in a random universe - as many try to tell us - why are humans so desperate to find our purpose? We seem to be wired in such a way that we need meaning. We're so hungry for it that we'll sometimes latch onto a false reason for existence. Today, Jim opens a new series on the fundamental questions of life, with Part 1 of a sermon called, Why do I Exist? He'll find four answers to that question, and we'll hear three of them now. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS06072021_0.mp3Scripture References: Acts 17:22-32
What happens in Corinth, stays in Corinth. We may associate that ancient Greek city with Corinthian columns or "Corinthian leather." But historically, the name has been connected to licentiousness and vice. Our ongoing study of the book of Acts takes us to chapter 18, and we'll walk with Paul from Athens about 50 miles West, to the "sin city" of the day. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS05142021_0.mp3Scripture References: Acts 17:22-18:17
Welcome to Day 1645 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomA Cheerful Mind – Daily WisdomWelcome to Wisdom-Trek. Wisdom is the final frontier in gaining true knowledge. We are on a daily trek to create a legacy of wisdom, seek out discernment and insights, and boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend; this is Gramps. Thanks for coming along on today's trek as we increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2016%3A16&version=NLT (Proverbs 16:16) How much better to get wisdom than gold, and sound judgment than silver! We are on Day 1645 of our Trek, and it's time to explore another nugget of wisdom, which includes an inspirational quote along with some wise words from Gramps for today's trek. If you apply the words you hear today, over time, it will help you become more healthy, wealthy, and wise as you continue your daily trek of life. So let's jump right in with today's nugget: Today's quote is from George Matthew Adams, and it is: A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation...is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run. A Cheerful Mind Why do we find today so many people who are anxious and fearful? Ultimately all unfounded fear or anxiety is due to a lack of faith that God has everything under His control. As a Christ-follower, we should be filled with joy and, in most situations, be able to have a cheerful mindset. When we can rest in God's protection and provision, it reinforces our faith that God is in control. It is essential to reinforce our mindset with God's precepts found in His Word to relax in the truths that we have no reason to be anxious or fearful. A joyful spirit produces a cheerful mind. It will act like medicine to help you relax about the issues that are causing anxiety and fear. When you can relax and be joyful, even during those times that may cause you to fear, you will soon understand that the fear fades away, and you are no longer anxious. Anxiety and fear will become a ghost and quickly fade away from your mind. I understand that each of us has weaknesses where we allow fear and anxiety to seize hold of us, and our faith may falter. God understands this also. While I have not counted them personally, I have read many times that there are 365 verses in God's Word to overcome and conquer fear. That is one for each day of the year. So, do not fear or be anxious. Instead, cultivate a joyful and cheerful mind, and reinforce it daily so that you can relax in God's provision and strength. Draw on that strength. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+1%3A8-9&version=NLT (Joshua 1:8-9) Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord, your God is with you wherever you go.” https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+17%3A22&version=NLT (Proverbs 17:22) A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength. As you ponder this nugget of wisdom for yourself, please encourage your friends and family to join us and then come along tomorrow for another day of ‘Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.' If you would like to listen to any of our past 1644 treks or read the Wisdom Journal, they are available at Wisdom-Trek.com. I encourage you to subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on your favorite podcast player so that each day's trek will be downloaded automatically. If you have not done so, please consider giving us a five-star rating so that others will also join us in mining our nuggets of wisdom. Thank you so much for allowing me to be
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Welcome to Day 1621 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomYour Lasting Heritage – Daily WisdomWelcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps! Wisdom is the final frontier in gaining true knowledge. Our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, seek out discernment and insights, and boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend; this is Gramps. Thanks for coming along on our trek to increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2016%3A16&version=NLT (Proverbs 16:16) How much better to get wisdom than gold, and sound judgment than silver! Today is Day 1621 of our Trek, and it's time for another nugget of wisdom, which includes an inspirational quote along with some wise words from Gramps for today's trek. If you apply the words you hear today, over time, it will help you become more healthy, wealthy, and wise as you continue your daily trek of life. So let's jump right in with today's nugget: Today's quote is from Branch Rickey, and it is: What matters most is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind. Your Lasting Heritage I talk a lot on Wisdom-Trek about legacy because a living and lasting legacy are essential. Today's quote uses a little bit of different language, but it is the same focus. Creating a living legacy, or in this case, a heritage, is not about bringing glory or honor to yourself, but having a positive impact on others' lives both while you are living and into eternity. The heritage that you leave behind is created and fostered every day of your life. It is the daily activities of helping and encouraging others. It is the kindness you show to others. It is showing love to others, even when it is hard and those you are loving don't deserve it. Legacy is a similar concept to inheritance and heritage. It is something we inherit from past generations and pass to our future generations. Usually, heritage refers to material and economic inheritance, while legacy refers to immaterial and cultural inheritance. In other words, family legacy means the accomplishments, beliefs, actions, and guidance you demonstrate in your lives – that carry forward to future generations in a fashion that allows those family members to adopt and adapt them to make their lives meaningful and fruitful. It is not about ourselves with legacy or heritage, but how our lives impact others, especially close family and friends. Every day is a chance to live your legacy and create your heritage. For Granny and me, one of our daily prayers is that we will have a good and godly impact on our children and grandchildren. Our prayer is that we might encourage them to live lives that are good and godly. This is so much more important than leaving houses, land, material possession, and money. As you consider your life and the heritage that you have now and into eternity, what legacy are you creating? God has left us an abundant heritage, and we should do the same for those God allows us to impact. It is part of building God's kingdom on earth. It prepares the world for the new Eden where heaven and earth combine and rule and reign with Jesus Christ. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2013%3A22&version=NLT (Proverbs 13:22) Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth passes to the godly. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2016%3A19&version=NLT (Jeremiah 16:19)-21 Lord, you are my strength and fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations from around the world will come to you and say, “Our ancestors left us a foolish heritage, for they worshiped...
03/21/2021Charlie WatkinsGod is Calling Us To Be Doers Of The WordJames 1:221 John 1:5-10Romans 12:1-21 Charles and Jodi have have been called to and are currently serving at Camp Gallilee, El Dorado Springs, MO
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March 10, 2021. In tonight's testimonial, Jon Heerboth reflects on telling the truth. He relates the story of a young student who confessed the truth of his actions after 60 years of carrying the guilt around with him, and contrasts it with the story of Jesus cleansing the temple, telling the truth as he saw it and facing the consequences immediately. Readings: Mark 11:15-19, 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 *** Transcript *** Aren't we lucky to hear this same, wonderful story about Jesus cleansing the temple twice in one week? We had the lesson from John on Sunday, and my favorite version of this story from Mark tonight. So crisp, and Mark always leaves you wanting a little more. But tonight I want to talk to you about Frieda Peck. Frieda Peck was a legend in the school district I served for the last ten years prior to my retirement. She was a high school teacher for many years, and then became the high school principal in our small town, when the high school was the center of community life. Ms. Peck, according to her former students — all of whom were in their 70s and 80s — was an intimidating woman. They knew when she spoke, she meant business. In 1956 Ms. Peck disciplined a boy, who came back that night and threw a brick through the principal’s window. (It was one of those that was reinforced with metal wire. We used to see that back then.) He was angry about some discipline action and took it out on the school. He was too scared of the consequences to ever bring himself to fess up. In 2015 I received a letter from him in my office, and a $50 check. The young man — who was now an old man — was dying, and he wanted to confess and make good on the damage he did almost sixty years before. He carried that guilt around with him all his life. This sort of thing happened to me several times in my career as a school administrator. As people neared the end, they wanted to make something that had been wrong in the past into something that was right for them. So at the point of death, the man felt compelled to tell the truth and somehow to make this right. I guess he felt better about himself, but that truth didn’t matter anymore. I asked around. No one had seen him in the decades after high school. In 1956 he was angry, and then he was afraid when he realized what he had done. He couldn’t face up to the truth, and it affected his life to the point of his death. But according to his obituary he was a good and faithful family man, who regularly volunteered to visit and minister his faith to people who were in prison. The lapse in behavior from his school days did not keep him from having a good life. Jesus, on the other hand, faced the truth immediately when he walked through the temple grounds in the gospel for today. At that time people believed that goods and wealth were finite, so that one person’s gain was another person’s loss. Calling the temple square a "den of robbers," where thieves stored their stolen goods that others might have had, was a harsh condemnation. Jesus called it like he saw it. I can imagine the disciples with him at the time. “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! Wait a minute,” they might say. “Lighten up, man. You’re going to get us all killed.” But Jesus was willing to face the immediate consequences of telling the truth as he saw it. The business of the temple was to enrich the traders, the priests, the Romans — at the expense of the poorer people. “Don’t you know,” Jesus said, “This is supposed to be a house of prayer for all the nations?” A place of prayer for all nations. That’s the truth he was willing to risk death to pronounce. Jesus calls our church to confront the truth of our own mission, to proclaim the suffering, the death, and the resurrection of Christ. You’ll recall, I'm sure, the lesson from last Sunday from 1 Corinthians: For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. Who was scared of Jesus’ truth? It was the people he spoke against — the temple bigwigs. Jesus had his listeners spellbound, the text said. He paid the price for it later when they crucified him. But his teaching and truth-telling left the people spellbound, and the leaders were terrified of that. One of Ms. Peck’s former students told me that he spent four years terrified of the woman. And then, on their senior class trip to Chicago, she took them all dancing and they had the time of their lives. Sometimes the truth is tough to discern when we don’t have the wisdom to separate our fears from truth. Let’s grasp our truth: that Jesus suffered, died, and rose so that together we are free to confess our sins, embrace our forgiveness, and be people of prayer and service to all the nations. Thanks be to God. *** Keywords *** 2021, Christ Lutheran Church, Webster Groves, testimonial, podcast, transcript, YouTube, video, Jonathan (Jon) Heerboth, Mark 11:15-19, 1 Corinthians 1:22-25
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Welcome to Day 1593 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomWhat Other People Think Of Me – Daily WisdomWelcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps! Wisdom is the final frontier in gaining true knowledge. Our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, seek out discernment and insights, and boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend; this is Gramps; thanks for coming along on our journey to increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. Today is Day 1593 of our Trek, and it's time for your daily snippet of wisdom, which includes an inspirational quote along with some wise words from Gramps for today's trek. If you apply the words you hear today, over time, it will help you become healthy, wealthy, and wise as you continue your daily trek of life. So let's jump right in with today's nugget: Today's quote is from Cliff Richard, and it is: What other people think of me is becoming less and less important; what they think of Jesus because of me is critical. What Other People Think Of Me Everyone cares, at least to some extent, what other people think about them. Some people seek that approval more, but we all crave acceptance, approval, and the love of others. Why is that? It is because we seek our creator's love at its core, but since we fall short of being worthy, we seek it from our fellow humans, or for some, even from their pets. We may fail to realize that God loves us unconditionally because He accepts and loves us through His son Jesus Christ's redemption. Because of that love God has for me, I do not crave others' approval as I grow older. God completely accepts me because I accept what Christ did for me when He was willing to sacrifice himself entirely through His death, burial, and resurrection. My focus has shifted, and I don't care as much about what others think of me. I do care what others think about Jesus Christ because of what they see in me. How I live my life as an image-bearer of God should reflect God's perfect image-bearer. That is when God became human and lived among us. May my life be lived in such a manner as never to bring shame or disgrace on Jesus Christ. Instead, may I be a beacon of faith, hope, and love to all who I come in contact with. I have God's Spirit dwelling in me, so my life should manifest the fruit that comes through His Spirit. I do care what others think about me from that perspective. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+13%3A34-35&version=NLT (John 13:34-35) So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+5%3A22-23&version=NLT (Galatians 5:22-23) But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! As you ponder this nugget of daily wisdom yourself, I would ask you to please encourage your friends and family to join us and then come along tomorrow for another day of ‘Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.' If you would like to listen to any of our past 1592 treks or read the Wisdom Journal, they are all available at Wisdom-Trek.com. I encourage you to subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on your favorite podcast player so that each day will be downloaded to you automatically. Thank you for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and most importantly, I am your friend as I serve you through this Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal each day. As we take this Trek of life together, let us always: Live Abundantly (Fully) Love Unconditionally Listen Intentionally Learn Continuously Lend to others Generously Lead with Integrity Leave a Living Legacy Each Day I am...
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02/14/2020Tim ChampTwo Keys To A Godly Marriage (Part 1)Ephesians 5:22-28Ephesians 5:21, James 4:7, Titus 3:1, 1 Peter 2:13,18Ephesians 5:33
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Welcome to Day 1572 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomPure and Simple Love – Daily WisdomWelcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps! Wisdom is the final frontier in gaining true knowledge. Our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, seek out discernment and insights, and boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend; this is Gramps; thanks for coming along on our journey to increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. Today is Day 1572 of our Trek, and it's time for your daily snippet of wisdom, which includes an inspirational quote along with some wise words from Gramps for today's trek. If you apply the words you hear today, over time, it will help you become healthy, wealthy, and wise as you continue your daily trek of life. So let's jump right in with today's nugget: Today's quote is from Gayle Roper, and it is: The proof of who we are in Christ isn't how many folks have come to the Lord through us. It isn't how much we've contributed to the Lord's work. It isn't how sweetly we've sung his praises. It is, pure and simple, how we have loved each other. Pure and Simple Love All of us, in some form or fashion, love to keep score. We think it is the measure of success. As Christ-followers, we count the number of attendees in church. We like to keep track of how many people we have witnessed to, and especially those who have accepted the salvation that comes through Christ. We want to know how much money is given in the offering. We praise those who have beautiful voices when they sing. In the end, none of those statistics are of any value or proof of our walk with God. The only factor that truly matters is the love we have for each other, both those who share a common faith, and those opposed to us, and may even treat us unkind. The resulting fruit of a life cultivated with God's Spirit are clearly listed in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+5%3A22-23&version=NLT (Galatians 5:22-23), But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! So the next time you find yourself getting puffed up by your righteous acts, or you see someone else who is falling prey to the statistics game, Stop. Remember that Jesus Christ instructed us to follow His example, which is abundantly simple. Christ tells us that the entire law and teaching of the prophets are summed up in two acts, Love God, Love others. As the old saying goes, ‘The proof of the pudding is in the eating.' Jesus tells us in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+13%3A35&version=NLT (John 13:35) Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples. I have to ask myself continually, how can something so simple, be so difficult to practice each day? What about you? What is your proof of who you are in Christ? As you ponder this nugget of daily wisdom yourself, I would ask you to please encourage your friends and family to join us and then come along tomorrow for another day of ‘Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.' If you would like to listen to any of our past 1571 treks or read the Wisdom Journal, they are all available at Wisdom-Trek.com. I encourage you to subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on your favorite podcast player so that each day will be downloaded to you automatically. Thank you for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and most importantly, I am your friend as I serve you through this Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal each day. As we take this Trek of life together, let us always: Live Abundantly (Fully) Love Unconditionally Listen Intentionally Learn Continuously Lend to others Generously Lead with Integrity Leave a Living Legacy Each Day I am Guthrie Chamberlain….reminding you to...
What can be learned? Jesus, the Son of God, is trustworthy. Jesus has power over what we do not. If we keep our eyes on Jesus, we can follow Him in ways and places that otherwise we cannot. This was further supporting evidence that forgiveness, salvation, new spiritual life is available thru Jesus. “Keep your […]
December 27, 2020. From the small snippet we have about the adolescent Jesus, we are assured that in Jesus, we have a God who knows exactly what it means to be human. Pastor Meagan's sermon today is on the good news of Christmas for us as Christians, that in Jesus we are never alone on our human journey, because God is there, in the tiniest details of our daily life. Readings: Luke 2:22-40 *** Transcript *** Christmas Day 2020 is over. We have gathered for Christmas Eve Worship, in the ways we could this season. We gathered in our households, Zoomed in our extended family to share Christmas greetings, opened presents, ate special meals with those closest to us. We probably haven’t taken down the decorations yet, but we might be starting to think about it — even if there are still almost two weeks left until Epiphany arrives and Christmas is officially over. And in this pandemic time, we may be feeling extra lonely, missing those we couldn’t be with this year. We may be feeling tired, from working hard to find new ways to celebrate Christmas. We may be feeling discouraged, wanting this pandemic to be over and feeling like Christmas just wasn’t what we hoped for, and wondering when we will finally be able to celebrate together. We may be joyful, having been surprised by the new and creative things that happened this year. Or peaceful, knowing that God is present in this messy world after all. And however we are feeling, Jesus was born. God is among us. And the Spirit is at work in this world of ours, just like she has been since creation. So, now what? What happens next? Because the birth of Christ, we know, was just the beginning of the story. We don’t know much about Jesus’ childhood, really. Luke provides us with a detailed story of Jesus’ birth — where he was born, who was there, the shepherds visiting after the angel came to them. We are told in Matthew of the visit of the wise people, and the Holy Family leaving soon after for Egypt, when Jesus was probably no more than a couple of years old. Then, there are just two stories of Jesus’ childhood, before the story continues with Jesus as an adult. In today’s Gospel, Mary and Joseph, faithful Jewish parents, bring their son Jesus to the temple to fulfill the rites of dedication, and once again the prophets speak. Anna had been in the temple much of her adult life, waiting for the arrival of the one she knew God would send. She tells everyone there that Jesus, this little babe-in-arms, is the one for whom they had all been waiting for so long. Simeon sings one of the most beloved prayers of our scriptures, proclaiming that in Christ all that God has promised has been fulfilled. Then, in the verses following today’s gospel, we have a story of Jesus around the age of 12, leaving his parents and going to the temple, where they finally find him. And then, nothing, until Jesus is somewhere around 30 years old, and he begins his public ministry. One can imagine Jesus’ baby book, the first several pages full of pictures from his early days, a note stuck in the back about how Mary and Joseph found him in the temple when he was 12, and then, blank pages until he was a grown man and the world around him started to really take notice of what he was saying and doing. So parents, if you ever feel guilty about not having a complete baby book for each of your children, don’t worry, you aren’t the only one. But let’s go back for a moment to that scene at the temple, and Jesus wandering away from his parents. Luke tells us that Mary and Joseph searched for Jesus for three days. It reminds me of when I was young, and my grandmother was visiting us and babysitting while my parents were out of town. All of a sudden, my younger brother Phil was nowhere to be found. Panic ensued, as my grandmother started looking for him anywhere she could think, enlisted the neighbors to help, and we all went around yelling his name. They were just on the verge of calling the police when someone finally thought to look in the boat, which sat in the driveway with a cover on it to keep rain from getting in. Sure enough, my younger brother, who loved (and still loves) boats, had managed to undo enough snaps on the cover to slip inside, and he had climbed in and taken a nap. Found at last. It probably felt like forever to my poor grandmother, who was dreading the thought of having to call my parents to let them know she had lost their child. But really, it was likely only about 20 minutes or so. Mary and Joseph searched for Jesus for three days! Three days of walking, asking everyone they encountered if they had seen Jesus, trying to come up with more ideas of where to look, imagining the worst. If my grandmother dreaded calling my parents, Mary must have been horrified at the thought of having to account to God for losing track of His son! And then, after all of that, there he was: confidently and clearly explaining the scriptures to the temple teachers, while they asked him questions and were astounded at his wisdom, and the young Jesus seemingly unconcerned about how desperately his parents must have been searching for him. It is no wonder then that Mary is at once flooded with relief, shocked at finding him in the temple, where she and Joseph hadn’t thought to look until then, and angry at seeing him so calm when they had been so worried about him. This is not a peaceful, serene Mary, but one as frantic as my grandmother was at losing my brother, as panicked as any of us would be if we could not find a child in our care. And so, Mary calls Jesus, the 12 year old Son of the living God, to account. “How could you do this to us? Wander away for so long? Did you not ever once think about how terrified we would be, searching for you all this time?” Jesus’ answer doesn’t really satisfy his parents, as they don’t understand it. But as we listen today to Jesus’ words we notice that at the age of 12 Jesus already related to God as his father, and knew he belonged in his father’s house — an unusual thought at the time. It’s as if Simeon and Anna’s inspired words had seeped into his heart and spirit, and he knew God in a surprising way. Luke also tells us that, having wandered away from his parents so disrespectfully, Jesus went home with them and obeyed them, and grew up and learned and gained wisdom, as we hopefully all do. And the next we hear of Jesus, he is an adult and preparing to enter public life, after so many quiet years of living the seemingly ordinary life of a young Jewish boy/man in first century Palestine. And so, we know that Jesus did not just go straight from innocent baby to preacher who was known to everyone around, including the Roman leaders, with nothing in between. And Mary and Joseph raised Jesus just as all Jewish children around them were being raised: loving him, teaching him, bringing him to the synagogue, and yes, freaking out when they thought he was in danger. Jesus lived, as we do, with parents, family, friends, work, synagogue life, school, and everything else that went along with being human, just like we do. He upset his parents, as all children do. He grew up, as we all do. From the small snippet we have about the adolescent Jesus, we are assured again that in Jesus, we have a God who knows exactly what it means to be human. In the midst of this ordinary life we lead, knowing Jesus means that God is right here with us — not just in the big things, but in all of the ordinary, everyday things that go along with being human. Jesus, Immanuel, God with us, shows us that there is no place and no thing where God is not. And this is the good news of Christmas for us as Christians — in Jesus, we are never alone in our human journey, because God is there, in the tiniest details of our daily life. With Anna and Simeon we can rest, knowing that in Christ, God has broken into this world of ours. We can rejoice, knowing that God’s promises have been, and are being fulfilled. With Mary and Joseph, we can ponder all of these things in our hearts, and grow in our awareness of God in our midst. Christmas Day is just the beginning of the story. The Spirit of God that created all that is, and came to earth in human form in Christ, comes to heal, transform, redeem, and create today. On this first Sunday of Christmas, 2020, I leave you with these words from Howard Thurman: “When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone,when the kings and princes are home,when the shepherds are back with their flocks, the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost,to heal the broken,to feed the hungry,to release the prisoner,to rebuild the nations,to bring peace among the people, to make music in the heart.” And now let us sing, as Simeon did, of the trust and the hope that we have in Christ. *** Keywords *** 2020, Christ Lutheran Church, Webster Groves, sermon, podcast, transcript, YouTube, video, Pastor Meagan McLaughlin, Luke 2:22-40, Howard Thurman, COVID-19, coronavirus
Wednesday Bible study from Dr. Keith Shorter on 01/13/21.Galatians 5:22-23 Visit Us Online
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In this episode of the Digital Field Service The Revd Ollie North leads us in a short act of Christian Worship which explores the account of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Our Thought for the Day is provided The Revd Richard Smith, Senior Chaplain to 16 Air Assualt Brigade. Our Bible reading is Luke 2:22-40 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A22-40&version=CEV) To find out more about the Digital Field Service, visit us at: www.facebook.com/DigiFieldService/, twitter.com/DigiFieldChurch or at www.youtube.com.
12/27/2020Tim ChampKeep On...!Hebrews 13:1-3,16John 13:34-35, I John 4:7, I Peter 1:22
Welcome to Day 1535 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomThe Attributes of Love - Wisdom UnpluggedWisdom - the final frontier to true knowledge. Welcome to Wisdom-Trek! Where our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend; I am Guthrie Chamberlain, your captain on our journey to increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. Thank you for joining us today as we explore wisdom on our 2nd millennium of podcasts. This is Day 1535 of our Trek, and it is time for our 3-minute mini trek called Wisdom Unplugged. This short nugget of wisdom includes an inspirational quote with a little bit of additional content for today's trek. Consider this your vitamin supplement of wisdom for today. So let's jump right in with today's nugget: Today's quote is from Dwight L. Moody, and it is: Joy is love exalted; peace is love in repose; patience is love enduring; gentleness is love in society; goodness is love in action; faith is love on the battlefield; humility is love in school; restraint is love in training. The Attributes of Love We hear so much about love, but few understand the actual attributes which create true love. Love is not a feeling, although it may cause us to have certain feelings. Love is not something that we fall into, nor out of. Love is a choice, and a choice that must be made every day. How can you know if you are exuding love? Check your life to see if it contains the attributes that makeup love. The quote from today list those attributes. Joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith, humility, and restraint. These are closely aligned with the fruit of God's Spirit dwelling within us. If you have God's Spirit, then you should also understand how to love. Here is a test to know just how passionately you love another person. These are Jesus's words found in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2015%3A13&version=NLT (John 15:13) There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. Are you willing to give up your way for someone else? How about your life? Let us work at refining the attributes of love in our lives. As we allow God's Spirit to control every aspect of our lives, we can see the fruit of His Spirit manifested in our lives. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+5%3A22-23&version=NLT (Galatians 5:22-23) But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! That's a wrap for today's Wisdom Unplugged quote. If you would like free access to my database of over 11,000 inspirational quotes, the link is available on the main page of Wisdom-Trek.com. Just as you enjoy these nuggets of wisdom, encourage your friends and family to join us and then come along tomorrow for another day of ‘Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.' If you would like to listen to any of our past 1534 treks or read the Wisdom Journal, they are available at Wisdom-Trek.com. I encourage you to subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on your favorite podcast player so that each day's trek will be downloaded automatically. Thank you for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and most importantly, I am your friend as I serve you through this Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal each day. As we take this Trek of life together, let us always: Live Abundantly (Fully) Love Unconditionally Listen Intentionally Learn Continuously Lend to others Generously Lead with Integrity Leave a Living Legacy Each Day I am Guthrie Chamberlain….reminding you to 'Keep Moving Forward,' ‘Enjoy your Journey,' and ‘Create a Great Day…Everyday'! See you tomorrow for...
Welcome to Day 1531 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.I am Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomDivine Rebellions – Worldview WednesdayWisdom - the final frontier to true knowledge. Welcome to Wisdom-Trek! Where our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend; I am Guthrie Chamberlain, your captain on our journey to increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. Thank you for joining us today as we explore wisdom on our 2nd millennium of podcasts. Today is Day 1531 of our Trek, and it is Worldview Wednesday. Creating a Biblical Worldview is essential to have a proper perspective on today's current events. To establish a Biblical Worldview, you must have a proper understanding of God and His Word. This week, we will expand on the past course work as we continue reviewing the book from Dr. Michael S Heiser titled “Supernatural.” The book is an abbreviated version of his more comprehensive book, “The Unseen Realm.” I highly recommend both of these books. Creating a Biblical Worldview based on how the Old and New Testaments connect with God's overall plan for humanity is essential. This book review will help us understand what the Bible teaches about the unseen world, and why it matters. Divine Rebellions I ended week's Worldview Wednesday episode with the thought that free will in the hands of imperfect beings, whether divine or human, can have disastrous results. That's an understatement. Some catastrophes in the early chapters of the Bible, all of them involving both humans and supernatural beings, illustrate the point. Recall that God decided to share his authority with both divine beings in the supernatural realm and human beings on earth. That was the backdrop to God's statement in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A26&version=NLT (Genesis 1:26), “Let us make humankind in our image,” and the fact that God then created humans in His image. Spiritual beings and humans are imagers of God. We share his authority and represent him as co-rulers. On the one hand, that was an excellent decision. Free will is part of being like God. We couldn't be like him if we didn't have it. Without free will, concepts like love and self-sacrifice die. If you are merely programmed to “love,” there is no decision in it. It isn't real. Scripted words and acts aren't genuine. Thinking about this takes me back to the last of the original Star Wars movies, The Return of the Jedi. The spirit of Obi-Wan Kenobi tells Luke his father, Darth Vader, “is more machine now than man.” Yet, in the end, we find that isn't true. Vader saves Luke from the emperor at the cost of his own life. Vadar wasn't just a programmed machine; his decision came from the heart, his humanity—his own free will. But there's a dark side to God's decision. Granting intelligent beings freedom means they can and will make wrong choices or intentionally rebel. That's guaranteed to happen, since the only truly perfect being is God. He's the only one he can trust. Free will is why things could, and did, go wrong in Eden. Trouble in Paradise Think about the setting in Eden. Adam and Eve aren't alone. God is there with his council. Eden is the divine/human headquarters for “subduing” the rest of the earth, as instructed in Genesis 1:26–28. Humans were to spread the life of Eden to the rest of the planet. We learn that at least one member of the council isn't happy with God's plans. Just as we saw in Genesis 1, there are hints in Genesis 3 that Eden is home to other divine beings. In https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A22&version=NLT (Genesis 3:22), after Adam and Eve have sinned, God says: “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil.” That phrase is the same sort of signpost we saw in Genesis 1:26 (“our image”). We know the main...
November 18, 2020 | Pastor Nathan Elms The New Testament admonishes that Christians are priests unto the Lord, and as priests we should bless others, especially our families and loved ones. God bless you and keep you, May God smile on you and gift you, God look you full in the face and make you prosper. Numbers 6: 24-26 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+6%3A22-27&version=MSG
Episode 10! We will start a new tradition of posting a Scripture story or walkthrough every 10th episode. This first one is the story of Jesus, and Peter, walking on water. See the beautiful invitation in this gospel for us to meet Jesus in the place of our fear, and allow Him to redefine who we think He is. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+14%3A22-33&version=ESV (Matthew 14:22-33) Support this podcast
Christians can become so intent on discerning God's will about an important decision that we're filled with anxiety - which is not God's will! If you've picked up anything from our recent discussions on learning God's will, I hope it's to rely on that greatest of all umpires, Peace. We should always keep in mind that God wants us to know His will. He has given us abilities, and a rational mind, and His Word, to help us know what He desires of us. Caution is warranted, but so is confidence. Sharpening Our Focus on the Will of God is the sermon we started yesterday. Here's Jim with the conclusion. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am and WRZN 720AM (Gainesville & Ocala, FL) at 7:30am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for just $7 on a single CD or $2 as an MP3 download. RS10152020_1.mp3Scripture References: Romans 8:22-32; 12:1-2
When seeking God's will for my life, it may help to realize that my piece of the puzzle has to fit into the big picture. Jesus taught us that our Father keeps an inventory of our hair follicles - He knows every detail! But God also sees what all those details add up to. It's a big vision, with broad principles that we can apply. Here's Jim to open his sermon, Sharpening our Focus on the Will of God. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am and WRZN 720AM (Gainesville & Ocala, FL) at 7:30am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for just $7 on a single CD or $2 as an MP3 download. RS10142020_1.mp3Scripture References: Romans 8:22-32; 12:1-2
Welcome to Day 1482 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomI Do – Humor UnpluggedWisdom - the final frontier to true knowledge. Welcome to Wisdom-Trek! Where our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend, I am Guthrie Chamberlain, your Captain on our journey to increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. Thank you for joining us today as we explore wisdom on our 2nd millennium of podcasts. This is Day 1482 of our Trek, and time for a 3-minute mini-trek called Humor Unplugged. Our Thursday podcast will provide a short and clean funny story to help you lighten up and live a rich and satisfying life. Something to cheer you and give a bit a levity in your life. We are told in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+15:30&version=NLT (Proverbs 15:30) A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health. We are also encouraged in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+17:22&version=NLT (Proverbs 17:22) A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength. Consider this your vitamin supplement of cheer for today. So let's jump right in with today's funny which is titled: I Do Suzy and John got all dressed up for Ann's Wedding, and they were so excited to take their four-year-old Emily with them to attend her first wedding. Ann was Suzy's best friend and college roommate, and they adored Jim, her soon to be husband. They arrived in plenty of time and Emily was very well behaved. The wedding went off without a hitch. The bride was radiant, and the groom looked impeccable. The church was decorated elegantly, and little Emily was in awe of the entire ceremony. Afterward, they attended the reception, which was a grand event. Little Emily didn't eat much at the reception and seemed quieter than her usual self. John and Suzy thought she just must be tied from all of the excitement. On their drive home, little Emily remained sort of solemn as she stared out the window. Suzy turned to her and said, is something wrong Emily? Emily thought for a bit and finally spoke. “Why did the lady who was supposed to get married changed her mind?.” Suzy asked, “What do you mean, Emily.” Looking sad, Emily replied, “Well, she went down the aisle with one man and came back with another one.” I hope that brought a smile to your face today. If it did pass your smile onto some else, we all could use a kind smile each day. Our Thursday thought is, “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, with the same person.” Here is our verse for today: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2018%3A22&version=NLT (Proverbs 18:22) The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord. Just as you enjoy these nuggets of humor, please encourage your friends and family to join us and then come along tomorrow for another day of ‘Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.' If you would like to listen to any of our past 1481 treks or read the Wisdom Journal, they are all available at Wisdom-Trek.com. I encourage you to subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on your favorite podcast player so that each day will be downloaded to you automatically. Thank you for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and most importantly, I am your friend as I serve you in through this Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal each day. As we take this Trek of life together, let us always: Live Abundantly (Fully) Love Unconditionally Listen Intentionally Learn Continuously Lend to others Generously Lead with Integrity Leave a Living Legacy Each Day I am Guthrie Chamberlain….reminding you to 'Keep Moving...
Morning Message by Dr. Keith Shorter on 08/16/20. 1 Kings 18: 22-39 Visit Us Online
Welcome to Day 1452 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomLooking Good! – Humor UnpluggedWisdom - the final frontier to true knowledge. Welcome to Wisdom-Trek! Where our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend, I am Guthrie Chamberlain, your Captain on our journey to increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. Thank you for joining us today as we explore wisdom on our 2nd millennium of podcasts. This is Day 1452 of our Trek, and time for a 3-minute mini-trek called Humor Unplugged. Our Thursday podcast will provide a short and clean funny story to help you lighten up and live a rich and satisfying life. Something to cheer you and give a bit a levity in your life. We are told in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+15:30&version=NLT (Proverbs 15:30) A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health. We are also encouraged in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+17:22&version=NLT (Proverbs 17:22) A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength. Consider this your vitamin supplement of cheer for today. So let's jump right in with today's funny which is titled: Looking Good!John and Susan decided to go out for a fancy dinner for their 60th wedding anniversary. Eating out was a special time for them, but a bit unusual, because both of them were quite frugal and preferred to eat at home. As with most couples in their 80s, John and Susan's eyes and hearing were both starting to fail a bit. After a lovely dinner, they decided to head home and watch a movie on TV. John made some popcorn, and poured them each a large glass of prune juice while Susan selected a romantic movie for them to watch. As they start watching the movie, John scoots near Susan and starts cuddling with her. John removed his glasses and snuggles even closer. Susan turned to John, flush, and with a big smile on her face. Susan whispered into John's ear and said, "Sweetie, without your glasses, you still look like that handsome young man I married 60 years ago." John smiles and replies, "Well, Honey, without my glasses, you still look pretty good too!"I hope that brought a smile to your face today. If it did pass your smile onto some else, we all could use a kind smile each day. Our Thursday thought is, “A Good Marriage is not something you find, it's something you make, and you have to keep on making it each day.” Here is our verse for today: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2018%3A22&version=NLT (Proverbs 18:22) The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord. Just as you enjoy these nuggets of humor, please encourage your friends and family to join us and then come along tomorrow for another day of ‘Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.' If you would like to listen to any of our past 1451 treks or read the Wisdom Journal, they are all available at Wisdom-Trek.com. I encourage you to subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on your favorite podcast player so that each day will be downloaded to you automatically. Thank you for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and most importantly, I am your friend as I serve you in through this Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal each day. As we take this Trek of life together, let us always: Live Abundantly (Fully) Love Unconditionally Listen Intentionally Learn Continuously Lend to others Generously Lead with Integrity Leave a Living Legacy Each Day I am Guthrie Chamberlain….reminding you to 'Keep Moving Forward,' ‘Enjoy your Journey,' and ‘Create a Great Day…Everyday'! See you tomorrow for Futuristic Friday!
In this episode of the Digital Field Service The Revd Ollie North leads us in a short act of Christian Worship which explores the account of Jesus walking on water. Our Thought for the Day is provided by Army Scripture Reader Steve Curley. Our Bible reading is Matthew 14:22-33 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matt+14%3A22-33&version=CEV) Our opening prayer, prayer of absolution and blessing come from www.churchofengland.org/ and the remainder of our service comes from www.rootsontheweb.com/ For further information on the work of the Soldier's and Airmen's Scripture Readers Association, please visit: www.sasra.org.uk To find out more about the Digital Field Service, visit us at: www.facebook.com/DigiFieldService/ or twitter.com/DigiFieldChurch
August 9, 2020. Elijah, and Jesus' disciples, were all beset by “storms” at different times in today’s readings. And surrounded by all the chaos in the world today, we may feel that we've been blown off course and are lost. But Pastor Meagan preaches today on the comfort that comes from knowing that the storms of life are nothing new to God.Readings: 1 Kings 19:9-18, Matthew 14:22-33*** Transcript *** 2020 is bringing us some pretty mighty storms so far, isn’t it? The initial onset of the pandemic, uprisings around racism, economic uncertainty, political upheaval, the resurgence of the virus that we're seeing right now. Christ Lutheran family, we started out this year, and our ministry together way back in the end of February, thinking that we were headed in one direction. It seems the next thing we knew, we were blown so far off course that we aren’t even sure where we are anymore sometimes! So it's quite comforting, isn’t it, to know that the storms of life are nothing new to God. The disciples, and Elijah, were all beset by “storms” at different times in today’s readings. Elijah has been chased, run out of town by Jezebel’s threats to his life. Many, although not all, of his fellow prophets had lost their lives, and Elijah is exhausted, afraid, despairing. He finds a cave to hide in, and he has no idea what to do next. And even if he did, he doesn't have the energy to do it. And the disciples, having been sent out in a boat to cross the lake ahead of Jesus, encounter a storm. And they are trapped on the lake in the boat, wondering if they will survive. And into this chaos, God appears. A few weeks ago at Pentecost, with the Holy Spirit appearing in wind and fire, enabling the disciples to speak in languages they had never learned, empowering them to boldly and publicly speak truth when they had been hiding from the authorities for days, I reflected that sometimes God comes to wake us up! To shake us from our complacency, to bring us out of our comfortable places, leading us to share God’s justice and mercy and love with the world. And sometimes, like today, God comes to heal, to feed, to calm, and then equip us to go out again. As he fled from Jezebel an angel came to Elijah, offered him food and water and rest, and then left. And the angel returned, to offer more food and water and rest, and left again. And then the angel returned to bring Elijah to the cave, where our reading today starts. And God appears. I picture the disciples, buffeted and tossed by the wind and the rain in an open boat, holding onto each other and the sides of the boat trying their best to not fall out, and to keep the boat balanced, perhaps struggling to figure out what direction they should be heading, if they can manage to direct the boat at all. And then, they see what they think at first is a ghost — until Jesus tells them it’s him. Most of the disciples stay in the boat, still holding on, perhaps gaping in disbelief at the figure that's coming towards them on the water. Peter, in classic Peter fashion, jumps out of the boat into the water and begins to walk toward Jesus, wanting to see for himself if it’s really him. And Jesus has to remind him, once again, that Jesus is God and Peter is not — Peter will not stay afloat without Jesus. So, where are you today? Are you with Elijah, laying in the cave, resting, feeling completely alone in the chaos and grief and the danger, trying to recover and make sense of what has happened and decide what to do next? Are you with the disciples in the boat, struggling to hold on while the storm continues to rage all around you? Are you Peter, leaping out of the boat into the chaotic waters, making your way toward Jesus? Wherever you are right now, it is comforting to know that the storms of life are nothing new to God. Elijah feels so alone, as we often may in these situations, and yet we can see from the outside that he is not alone. The angel offers such practical guidance for Elijah, and for us. Eat. Drink. Rest. Repeat. I remember a time some years ago when I was at a really low point in my life, wracked by fear and anxiety, struggling at times to do even basic things, and a friend gave me this exact advice. Eat. Drink. Rest. Repeat. This is sacred direction, family of faith, if you are exhausted. Jesus himself sought time to rest and reconnect with God often in the gospels. And he does again at the beginning of today’s gospel. The disciples in the boat probably felt abandoned by God too, with Jesus off who knows where while they fought for their lives in the storm. And yet, they were not as alone as they thought. Jesus is with them, in the storm, ghostly as he may look. In the middle of the storm, God is with us. In that low point of my life, through the voice of my friends and the presence of the Spirit in silence, God was with me, bringing healing and new life and peace. When we are exhausted, and feel afraid, alone, and even abandoned, God is there. Where are you seeing God, in the midst of the storms you are living in, right now? Is God in the sheer silence, as you rest and seek God? Is God off the port bow, almost glowing as they make their ghostly way through the chaos toward you? Is God in the boat, holding you safely as you ride out the storm together? Are you struggling through the storm, trying to stay afloat on the water, wondering if God is actually there? It is comforting to know that the storms of life are not new to God. And when we have had food, water, and rest, God reminds us that we're not alone. God made the earth, the sea, the sky, light and dark and everything in between, all the animals, the birds, plants, trees, and each one of us, bringing creation of out unformed chaos. And even in the midst of the sometimes chaotic life around us, God is present, continuing to bring life and make a way through the storm. Elijah felt alone, but God sent Elisha, and the 7,000, so they could walk together in faith, claiming the goodness of God. And the disciples had one another, and they had Jesus, as they made their way through the storm. In the middle of the chaos, God is with us, preparing us to go back out again, sharing the good news that God can handle the pandemic, and racial injustice, and political upheaval, and economic uncertainty, and loneliness, and fear, and anxiety. As we continue our ministry together, Christ Lutheran family, we may not know yet what the coming months will bring, but we can trust in the promise that God is with us. Your Council is reflecting on where we are and where God is calling us, and we invite you to do so too. Like Elijah, we hear God in the sheer silence. Like the disciples, we see Jesus navigating the stormy water in front of us, and claim the good news that God has not abandoned us. We eat, drink, rest, and continue the journey, until everyone knows. The storms of life are not new to God. And with God, we have nothing to fear. Thanks be to God! *** Keywords *** 2020, Christ Lutheran Church, Webster Groves, sermon, podcast, transcript, YouTube, video, Pastor Meagan McLaughlin, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Matthew 14:22-33, coronavirus, COVID-19
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* RSR Answers Ham's, "Is God in Control?" Bob Enyart and Fred Williams open the Real Science Radio mailbag and reply to 1) a personally addressed question from a listener, Andrew, about the giants in the Bible and any possible evidence for them today; and 2) a newsletter from Answers in Genesis presenting Ken Ham asking, "Is God in Control?" The guys answer, "No", not in the way that Ken implies. AiG and other large creation groups occasionally weigh into territory that by policy they typically avoid when now and then they obliquely promote a particular denominational or otherwise specific theological perspective. So Bob and Fred ask listeners for patience and grace as the guys directly respond to the theological implications brought up, whether intentionally or not, by the beloved founder of AiG. Stuff's easy to fake* RSR on Ancient Giants: As with the claim that a Photoshopped image actually depicts a civil-war era pterosaur photograph, Photoshoppers, intentionally or not, have deceived many who hope to find archaeological evidence of ancient giants, also known as the nephilim, etc. Ironically, well-intentioned Christians who offer erroneous evidence for the Bible end up hurting the cause of the Gospel. The giants described in the Bible are real, and therefore they are physiologically possible. Those who promote as real the Photoshopped images of oversized giants can learn a lesson from the paleontologists. First, they realized they had overcounted the number of dinosaur species by double (so 500 dino species went poof) and then the paleontologists realized that the ones that remained lost weight, big time! For example, instead of Brachiosaurus weighing 80 tons, it is now carefully calculated to have weighed about 23 tons. (Not only did this make allomotrists happier, but reducing the numbers and weight of dinosaur kinds also reduces the demand on Noah's family and ark, even though of course they brought juvenile creatures onto the ark!) As to overweight dinosaurs and oversized giants, God's design of actual creatures is not only brilliant but omnicompetent. It's not, however, science fiction. It's not cartoonish. There's also strong evidence for quantum biology, that God designed organisms to utilize the currently incomprehensible features of quantum mechanics. What God's designs do not do however, is violate the laws of physics. He designed reptiles, which grew no where near the size the larger dinosaurs, with their legs extending outward from their bodies, before they descend downward to the ground. That design, perfect for reptiles, would greatly limit the size and mass of dinosaurs, since horizontally-inclined legs would quickly fail as the animal's weight exceeded the carrying load. So God designed dinosaur legs to extend directly downward from beneath their bodies. This enables the larger kinds, such as the biblical behemoth, discovered only in 2014 and named dreadnoughtus, to gain weight till it's 65 tons, much heavier than a Boeing 737 airliner. The giants in man's ancient past described in the Bible were living, breathing, biological organisms. Therefore, they did not defy the laws of physics. Because they stood on two feet they could not be arbitrarily large. For example, cedar trees will grow to 200 feet tall (five telephone poles) and even to 230 feet! So that's quite the wild range for the imagination to run with to propose super-tall giants who could even lift average pyramid stones weighing 5,000 pounds. Hearing a Bible verse like Amos 2:9 read about "the Amorite... whose height was like the height of the cedars", one notices an abrupt cut off before reaching the end of the verse which makes clear that this is an analogy and not a literal comparison. For God says of the Amorites, "I destroyed... his roots beneath." Tolkein derived his word Ents, for the tall and strong Middle-earth tree beings, from the Anglo-Saxon word for giant. But for all that could be said about mankind's actual ancient giants, Ents notwithstanding, they did not have roots. So we can see that passages such as Amos 2:9 are not giving a literal but a metaphorical description. Other Bible passages that some of those obsessed with giants insist are literal are those that describe the Israelites as "grasshoppers" before the giants of Canaan. "There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight" (Ex. 13:33). However God uses the same metaphor in Isaiah 40:22 saying of the earth that "its inhabitants are like grasshoppers." A simile is a comparison using like or as and these verses, as overtly obvious except to those with an extreme bias, are figures of speech. Regardless though, modern "giants" who have amazed and sometimes entertained the masses top out at nearly nine feet tall and compared to these tallest modern humans, people have often described the comparison in terms not unlike the biblical figures of speech. Moses in Scripture provides an actual length measurement which can be used to estimate the height of one especially notable giant. "For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the giants. Indeed his bedstead was an iron bedstead. (Is it not [still] in Rabbah of the people of Ammon?) Nine cubits is its length and four cubits its width, according to the standard cubit" (Deut. 3:11). So this 13.5-foot bed would make Og, leaving six inches headroom and perhaps two feet at the foot of the bed, a stunning 11 feet tall! Og would make Robert Wadlow of Alton, Illinois, the tallest measured human being, at 8.11 inches, look incredibly short in comparison! The square-cube law, first described by Galileo, compares an increase in the size of an object with its much faster increase in volume (and typically, in weight and mass). Wadlow, for example, had to walk with a cane and leg braces (which sadly caused the infection that killed him at age 22) because as his height increased, there was far too much weight for his size-proportional growing bones to support. This law gives an exact relationship of size and volume for something as straightforward as a cube. But even for things as complex as biological organisms or machines that increase in size, the law still gives a good first approximation of certain expected physical attributes and a heads up for design requirements for engineers scaling up inventions, and for God when He went from designing mice to elephants, deer to giraffes, and giraffes to Brachiosaurs. Scaling upward in size introduces unavoidable physical consequences, including as you actually or theoretically increase the proposed size of a human, or any object, including any biological organism, and that would include the physical bodies of the giants know as the nephilim. If you doubled Wadlow's height from nine feet (times 2) to 18 feet, to get his new weight you would multiply his 440 pounds by 8 (2 cubed). At 3,500 pounds his bones would be crushed with every step. So even taking into account that organisms from 6,000 to 3,000 years ago were stronger and fitter than today, and taking into account also the supernatural aspects of the origin of the nephilm, still, they possessed physical bodies. Ancient giants, unlike giraffes and Diplodocus, still walked, as people do, on two feet and two legs. To be much taller than the Bashan's Og, they couldn't have been simply much larger human-looking beings. Physically, to be as enormous as some irresponsibly claim, these giants would have had to be different kinds of beings, not people-looking kinds, for people-looking 20-foot tall giants would be physically impossible, and besides, such creatures are biblically uncalled for. So what about those believers who have invested hundreds of hours or even years studying and believing the Photoshopped giant skeletons are actually real? We urge them to ask God for the courage to study real science, and real evidence for the Scriptures. This shift in their focus could bring them enormous satisfaction and help them to have a greater influence on others, especially on those who so desperately need to hear about our creator and savior Jesus Christ.
* RSR Answers Ham's, "Is God in Control?" Bob Enyart and Fred Williams open the Real Science Radio mailbag and reply to 1) a personally addressed question from a listener, Andrew, about the giants in the Bible and any possible evidence for them today; and 2) a newsletter from Answers in Genesis presenting Ken Ham asking, "Is God in Control?" The guys answer, "No", not in the way that Ken implies. AiG and other large creation groups occasionally weigh into territory that by policy they typically avoid when now and then they obliquely promote a particular denominational or otherwise specific theological perspective. So Bob and Fred ask listeners for patience and grace as the guys directly respond to the theological implications brought up, whether intentionally or not, by the beloved founder of AiG. Stuff's easy to fake* RSR on Ancient Giants: As with the claim that a Photoshopped image actually depicts a civil-war era pterosaur photograph, Photoshoppers, intentionally or not, have deceived many who hope to find archaeological evidence of ancient giants, also known as the nephilim, etc. Ironically, well-intentioned Christians who offer erroneous evidence for the Bible end up hurting the cause of the Gospel. The giants described in the Bible are real, and therefore they are physiologically possible. Those who promote as real the Photoshopped images of oversized giants can learn a lesson from the paleontologists. First, they realized they had overcounted the number of dinosaur species by double (so 500 dino species went poof) and then the paleontologists realized that the ones that remained lost weight, big time! For example, instead of Brachiosaurus weighing 80 tons, it is now carefully calculated to have weighed about 23 tons. (Not only did this make allomotrists happier, but reducing the numbers and weight of dinosaur kinds also reduces the demand on Noah's family and ark, even though of course they brought juvenile creatures onto the ark!) As to overweight dinosaurs and oversized giants, God's design of actual creatures is not only brilliant but omnicompetent. It's not, however, science fiction. It's not cartoonish. There's also strong evidence for quantum biology, that God designed organisms to utilize the currently incomprehensible features of quantum mechanics. What God's designs do not do however, is violate the laws of physics. He designed reptiles, which grew no where near the size the larger dinosaurs, with their legs extending outward from their bodies, before they descend downward to the ground. That design, perfect for reptiles, would greatly limit the size and mass of dinosaurs, since horizontally-inclined legs would quickly fail as the animal's weight exceeded the carrying load. So God designed dinosaur legs to extend directly downward from beneath their bodies. This enables the larger kinds, such as the biblical behemoth, discovered only in 2014 and named dreadnoughtus, to gain weight till it's 65 tons, much heavier than a Boeing 737 airliner. The giants in man's ancient past described in the Bible were living, breathing, biological organisms. Therefore, they did not defy the laws of physics. Because they stood on two feet they could not be arbitrarily large. For example, cedar trees will grow to 200 feet tall (five telephone poles) and even to 230 feet! So that's quite the wild range for the imagination to run with to propose super-tall giants who could even lift average pyramid stones weighing 5,000 pounds. Hearing a Bible verse like Amos 2:9 read about "the Amorite... whose height was like the height of the cedars", one notices an abrupt cut off before reaching the end of the verse which makes clear that this is an analogy and not a literal comparison. For God says of the Amorites, "I destroyed... his roots beneath." Tolkein derived his word Ents, for the tall and strong Middle-earth tree beings, from the Anglo-Saxon word for giant. But for all that could be said about mankind's actual ancient giants, Ents notwithstanding, they did not have roots. So we can see that passages such as Amos 2:9 are not giving a literal but a metaphorical description. Other Bible passages that some of those obsessed with giants insist are literal are those that describe the Israelites as "grasshoppers" before the giants of Canaan. "There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight" (Ex. 13:33). However God uses the same metaphor in Isaiah 40:22 saying of the earth that "its inhabitants are like grasshoppers." A simile is a comparison using like or as and these verses, as overtly obvious except to those with an extreme bias, are figures of speech. Regardless though, modern "giants" who have amazed and sometimes entertained the masses top out at nearly nine feet tall and compared to these tallest modern humans, people have often described the comparison in terms not unlike the biblical figures of speech. Moses in Scripture provides an actual length measurement which can be used to estimate the height of one especially notable giant. "For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the giants. Indeed his bedstead was an iron bedstead. (Is it not [still] in Rabbah of the people of Ammon?) Nine cubits is its length and four cubits its width, according to the standard cubit" (Deut. 3:11). So this 13.5-foot bed would make Og, leaving six inches headroom and perhaps two feet at the foot of the bed, a stunning 11 feet tall! Og would make Robert Wadlow of Alton, Illinois, the tallest measured human being, at 8.11 inches, look incredibly short in comparison! The square-cube law, first described by Galileo, compares an increase in the size of an object with its much faster increase in volume (and typically, in weight and mass). Wadlow, for example, had to walk with a cane and leg braces (which sadly caused the infection that killed him at age 22) because as his height increased, there was far too much weight for his size-proportional growing bones to support. This law gives an exact relationship of size and volume for something as straightforward as a cube. But even for things as complex as biological organisms or machines that increase in size, the law still gives a good first approximation of certain expected physical attributes and a heads up for design requirements for engineers scaling up inventions, and for God when He went from designing mice to elephants, deer to giraffes, and giraffes to Brachiosaurs. Scaling upward in size introduces unavoidable physical consequences, including as you actually or theoretically increase the proposed size of a human, or any object, including any biological organism, and that would include the physical bodies of the giants know as the nephilim. If you doubled Wadlow's height from nine feet (times 2) to 18 feet, to get his new weight you would multiply his 440 pounds by 8 (2 cubed). At 3,500 pounds his bones would be crushed with every step. So even taking into account that organisms from 6,000 to 3,000 years ago were stronger and fitter than today, and taking into account also the supernatural aspects of the origin of the nephilm, still, they possessed physical bodies. Ancient giants, unlike giraffes and Diplodocus, still walked, as people do, on two feet and two legs. To be much taller than the Bashan's Og, they couldn't have been simply much larger human-looking beings. Physically, to be as enormous as some irresponsibly claim, these giants would have had to be different kinds of beings, not people-looking kinds, for people-looking 20-foot tall giants would be physically impossible, and besides, such creatures are biblically uncalled for. So what about those believers who have invested hundreds of hours or even years studying and believing the Photoshopped giant skeletons are actually real? We urge them to ask God for the courage to study real science, and real evidence for the Scriptures. This shift in their focus could bring them enormous satisfaction and help them to have a greater influence on others, especially on those who so desperately need to hear about our creator and savior Jesus Christ.
How generous are you? It's not just about how much you give, but why and who you give to. Learn what makes us generous from Learning to Follow Jesus (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/) . Interested in more content like this? Listen to our interview with Matthew Bates: I Pledge Allegiance to King Jesus (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-it-means-to-pledge-allegiance-to-king-jesus-a-guest-interview-with-matthew-bates/) . Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our Twitter (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) @TheCrossingCOMO. Outline 0:20 - What kind of person do you want to help? 1:15 - Luke 16.19-21 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+16%3A19-21&version=NIV) : Lazarus 2:45 - Luke 16.22-25 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+16%3A22-25&version=NIV) : Rich man's death 4:00 - Luke 16.27-31 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+16%3A27-31&version=NIV) : Rich man's request 5:00 - Repentance and allegiance (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-it-means-to-pledge-allegiance-to-king-jesus-a-guest-interview-with-matthew-bates/) 6:15 - Who is worthy? 9:00 - What Makes Faith Revolutionary (What%20Makes%20Faith%20Revolutionary) 9:40 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) Passages Luke 16.19-31: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+16%3A19-31&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+16%3A19-31&version=NIV) Resources Is He Worthy?: Andrew Peterson - Is He Worthy? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIahc83Kvp4) E Sacra Pagina: The Gospel of Luke Commentary by Luke Timothy Johnson: https://www.amazon.com/Sacra-Pagina-Gospel-Timothy-Johnson/dp/0814659667/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sacra+pagina+luke&qid=1577984288&s=books&sr=1-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Sacra-Pagina-Gospel-Timothy-Johnson/dp/0814659667/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sacra+pagina+luke&qid=1577984288&s=books&sr=1-1) The Gospel According to Luke by James Edwards: https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-according-Pillar-Testament-Commentary-ebook/dp/B00WIVFQ1C (https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-according-Pillar-Testament-Commentary-ebook/dp/B00WIVFQ1C) Related I Pledge Allegiance to King Jesus: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-it-means-to-pledge-allegiance-to-king-jesus-a-guest-interview-with-matthew-bates/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-it-means-to-pledge-allegiance-to-king-jesus-a-guest-interview-with-matthew-bates/) What Makes Faith Revolutionary: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-is-faith/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-is-faith/) Learning to Follow Jesus: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/) Support this podcast
Are you plagued with anxiety? A lot of people are. Listen to how Jesus responds to anxiety in Learning to Follow Jesus (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/) . Interested in more content like this? Listen to How to Give Anxiety to God (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/pride-before-the-fall-1-peter-57/) . Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our Twitter (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) @TheCrossingCOMO. Outline 0:20 - Imagine Jesus visiting 1:00 - Your house vs. Jesus's house 3:00 - Our anxious generation 4:00 - Luke 12.22-30 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+12%3A22-30&version=NIV) 5:45 - Consequences of anxiety 7:10 - Luke 12.31-34 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+12%3A31-34&version=NIV) 8:00 - 3 fundamental beliefs 10:00 - Key to heart at rest 11:20 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) Passages Luke 12.22-34: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+12%3A22-34&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+12%3A22-34&version=NIV) References Consequences of anxiety ("Even Mild Anxiety May Shorten a Person's Life" by Brenda Goodman from WebMD): https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20120731/mild-anxiety-may-shorten-persons-life#1 (https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20120731/mild-anxiety-may-shorten-persons-life#1) Resources Sacra Pagina: The Gospel of Luke Commentary by Luke Timothy Johnson: https://www.amazon.com/Sacra-Pagina-Gospel-Timothy-Johnson/dp/0814659667/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sacra+pagina+luke&qid=1577984288&s=books&sr=1-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Sacra-Pagina-Gospel-Timothy-Johnson/dp/0814659667/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sacra+pagina+luke&qid=1577984288&s=books&sr=1-1) The Gospel According to Luke by James Edwards: https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-according-Pillar-Testament-Commentary-ebook/dp/B00WIVFQ1C (https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-according-Pillar-Testament-Commentary-ebook/dp/B00WIVFQ1C) Related How to Give Anxiety to God: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/pride-before-the-fall-1-peter-57/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/pride-before-the-fall-1-peter-57/) 3 Ways to Fight Anxiety: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/3-ways-to-fight-anxiety-keith-and-patrick/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/3-ways-to-fight-anxiety-keith-and-patrick/) Learning to Follow Jesus: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/) Support this podcast
A Bigger Life Prayer and Bible Devotionals with Pastor Dave Cover
Why pray? It's a time for renewal, a time to connect with the Holy Spirit. Learn what the benefits of prayer are fromhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/dave-cover/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/dave-cover/ (Pastor Dave Cover) from as he discusses and prays throughhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=galatians+5%3A22-23&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=galatians+5%3A22-23&version=NIV (Galatians 5.22-23): 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Interested in more content like this? Listen tohttps://abiggerlifepodcast.captivate.fm/episode/recognizing-the-voice-of-the-lord-prayer-on-psalm-29 ( )https://abiggerlifepodcast.captivate.fm/episode/recognizing-the-voice-of-the-lord-prayer-on-psalm-29 (Recognizing the Voice of the Lord), a prayer overhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+29&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+29&version=NIV (Psalm 29). Like this content? Make sure to share it with others and leave us a rating, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( )https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( )https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo ( )https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Social Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO ( )https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( )https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo ( )https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) Scripture Romans 12.2:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+12%3A2&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+12%3A2&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+12%3A2&version=NIV) Philippians 4.8:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians+4%3A8&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians+4%3A8&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians+4%3A8&version=NIV) Galatians 5.22-23:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=galatians+5%3A22-23&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=galatians+5%3A22-23&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=galatians+5%3A22-23&version=NIV) Colossians 3.12:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=colossians+3%3A12&version=NIV ( )https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=colossians+3%3A12&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=colossians+3%3A12&version=NIV) References Neuroplasticity ("How to 'game your brain': the benefits of neuroplasticity" by Joao Medeiros from Wired):https://www.wired.co.uk/article/game-your-brain ( )https://www.wired.co.uk/article/game-your-brain (https://www.wired.co.uk/article/game-your-brain) Related Recognizing the Voice of the Lord:https://abiggerlifepodcast.captivate.fm/episode/recognizing-the-voice-of-the-lord-prayer-on-psalm-29 ( )https://abiggerlifepodcast.captivate.fm/episode/recognizing-the-voice-of-the-lord-prayer-on-psalm-29 (https://abiggerlifepodcast.captivate.fm/episode/recognizing-the-voice-of-the-lord-prayer-on-psalm-29) What It Means to Think Vertically and Not Just Horizontally:https://abiggerlifepodcast.captivate.fm/episode/a-prayer-on-psalm-16-8-11 ( )https://abiggerlifepodcast.captivate.fm/episode/a-prayer-on-psalm-16-8-11...
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+28&version=KJV https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+5%3A24-36&version=KJV https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+5%3A24-36&version=KJV https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=RomANS+13&version=KJV https://www.mayflowercompact.org/ https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+33%3A22&version=KJV Coach Dave LIVE Always find Coach at – https://coachdavelive.com Dave Daubenmire, a veteran 35 year high school football coach, was spurred to action when attacked and eventually sued by the ACLU in the late 1990’s for mixing prayer with his coaching. As a result of the experience, Coach […]
The Bible says that God’s mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:23-24). David’s prayer in Psalm 51 gives us a great example of how we are to acknowledge God’s mercy and seek to live out of that great gift. Pastor and author Jonathan Parnell shares from his book, “Mercy for Today.”
Want to join our 4-week Zoom Bible Study, "Are we living in the end times?" (https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/zoom-online-bible-studies) . We start Friday April 3 from 12:00-12:30 with a 15-minute Q&A afterward. Also Patrick and his wife Emily (who happens to be an interior designer) put together blog here (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/stories/how-to-work-from-home-effectively/) . ---- "God cares a lot about our work. And how we do our work is really important to him. So when we're talking about working from home, we're not talking about something that is peripheral to our Christian faith." As many are finding out, working from home is still work! It has its own set of challenges. In fact, maybe you can't wait to get out of the house and back into the office. When you're working from home, it can be more difficult to find the motivation. Or maybe you have the opposite problem and don't know when to take a break. And then there are so many other demands and distractions vying for your attention. Keith (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/) . Interested in more content like this? Check out our episode on How to Beat Digital Distraction (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-beat-digital-distraction/) . Like this content? Make sure to share it with others and leave us a rating, so others can find it too. To learn more, visit our Twitter (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) @TheCrossingCOMO. Outline 0:15 - Lunch Bible Study: Are These the End Times? (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/event/friday-lunch-bible-study/2020-04-17/) 1:30 - Addressing your attitude 2:15 - God cares about our work 2:55 - Challenge of young kids 4:30 - Challenge of distractions and temptations 5:35 - Astronaut Scott Kelley (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/opinion/scott-kelly-coronavirus-isolation.html) on the consequences to working by yourself in isolation 7:55 - Colossians 3.22 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+3%3A22&version=NIV) : Who am I working for and what am I working for? 11:15 - 20 Tips for Working From Home (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/stories/how-to-work-from-home-effectively/) 11:30 - Setting a schedule and boundaries 14:00 - Exercise 16:20 - How to Beat Digital Distraction (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-beat-digital-distraction/) and organize your workspace 17:50 - Time limits (https://www.calnewport.com/books/deep-work/) 18:45 - How to end your day 20:15 - Advice against distraction 21:00 - Identifying objectives: Why did people hire me to do this job? 22:20 - Dressing up 24:30 - Video vs. texts and emails 27:15 - Review 28:00 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) Scripture Colossians 3.22: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+3%3A22&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+3%3A22&version=NIV) References (I Spent a Year in Space, and I Have Tips on Isolation to Share by Scott Kelly from The New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/opinion/scott-kelly-coronavirus-isolation.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/opinion/scott-kelly-coronavirus-isolation.html) Time Limits (Deep Work by Cal Newport): https://www.calnewport.com/books/deep-work/ (https://www.calnewport.com/books/deep-work/) Resources Are These the End Times?: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/event/friday-lunch-bible-study/2020-04-17/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/event/friday-lunch-bible-study/2020-04-17/) 20... Support this podcast
The Bible says that God's mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:23-24). David's prayer in Psalm 51 gives us a great example of how we are to acknowledge God's mercy and seek to live out of that great gift. Pastor and author Jonathan Parnell shares from his book, "Mercy for Today."
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02/09/2020Tim ChampIt's All About Love, Love Is Kind!1 Corinthians 13:4 Matthew 11:301 John 3:161 John 4:7-11Ephesians 6:4Ephesians 5:25Ephesians 4:29, 32Colossians 3:12-14Galatians 6:10Colossians 4:5Matthew 5:16
This week Fr. Joe and Fr. Rix talk about whether it's more important to follow the letter of the law, versus following the wisdom of compassion through the Scripture. With the Passage of the day being The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Scripture link below), we wrestle over what is the point of law if it doesn't make the world a better place.We also want to give a big thanks to Sam Proctor (@dedluv_ripvd), a graphic designer and illustrator based in Providence, Rhode Island who gave us our incredible image we’re using on the From Police to Priest podcast. He loves to work with local organizations, businesses and bands to help them find their look so if we’re happy to recommend him as a great source for that. Link to Sam’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dedluv_ripvd/?hl=enScripture of the day: Luke 2:22-40 | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A22-40&version=NRSV Links to our podcast platforms (please remember every review helps get the word out!):Podbean (our host site): https://police2priest.podbean.com/ |Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3a7bHecWAsFAv17PCJVTwI | Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/frompolice-to-priest-fp2p/id1488164625 | Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Idyy2pwdjjn3r5eqmkxb4tm7fgy?t=From_Police_to_Priest_FP2P | ListenNotes: https://listennotes.com/podcasts/from-police-to-priest-fp2p-police2priest-f0n6oqLzwxu/ |Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/From-Police-to-Priest-(FP2P)-id2465059?country=us |---Contact us at: stjosephmissionsocialmedia@gmail.com |Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saintjosephmissionchurch |Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch and Stitcher links coming soon!Creation and Distribution by: VNR Media, LLC |Made possible by: Saint Joseph Mission Church, Cliffside Park, NJ |Executive Editor, Co-Host: Rix Thorsell |Co-Host: Dr. Joseph Ciccone |Copyright 2020 (C) Rix Thorsell - all rights reserved
Date:Sunday, December 29, 2019Location:Eastgate Christian ChurchIndependence, MOScripture:Luke 2:22-24Sermon:To God's Holy TempleCommunion MeditationBenediction
Jesus Walks on Water 22 As soon as the people were fed, Jesus told his disciples to get into their boat and to go to the other side of the lake while he stayed behind to dismiss the people. 23 After the crowds dispersed, Jesus went up into the hills to pray. And as night fell he was there praying alone with God. 24 But the disciples, who were now in the middle of the lake, ran into trouble, for their boat was tossed about by the high winds and heavy seas. 25 At about four o’clock in the morning,[a] Jesus came to them, walking on the waves! 26 When the disciples saw him walking on top of the water, they were terrified and screamed, “A ghost!” 27 Then Jesus said, “Be brave and don’t be afraid. I am here!”[b] 28 Peter shouted out, “Lord, if it’s really you, then have me join you on the water!” 29 “Come and join me,”[c] Jesus replied. So Peter stepped out onto the water and began to walk toward Jesus. 30 But when he realized how high the waves were, he became frightened and started to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he cried out. 31 Jesus immediately stretched out his hand and lifted him up and said, “What little faith you have! Why would you let doubt win?” 32 And the very moment they both stepped into the boat, the raging wind ceased.
Four different words in the original languages are sometimes translated as hell in many English bibles. This often causes confusion because not all of these words refer to the same place. The purpose of this episode is to help eliminate some of that confusion. The words under consideration are Sheol from the Hebrew old testament as well as Hades, Gehenna, and Tartarus from the Greek new testament. The verses under consideration in this video are 2 Peter 2:4, Psalm 16:10, Acts 2:27, Genesis 37:35, Psalm 9:17, Luke 16:22-24, Matthew 18:9, and Revelation 20:13-14 You can see all these verses at the following link https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Peter+2%3A4%2C+Psalm+16%3A10%2C+Acts+2%3A27%2C+Genesis+37%3A35%2C+Psalm+9%3A17%2C+Luke+16%3A22-24%2C+Matthew+18%3A9%2C+Revelation+20%3A13-14%2C+&version=ESV
10/20/2019Tim ChampWhat's Reflecting? (Pt2)James 1:22-25
09/29/2019Tim ChampWhat's Reflecting?James 1:22-25Matthew 25:25-36Hebrews 4:12-13
This message is part of the series titled “IT Factor”. In this message, Dr. Smilie answers the question, “What goes into being an effective, Courageous Leader?“Scripture References: Exodus 17:8-13; 18:5-27Have you ever heard someone speak of another who just has “it”? If so, they were speaking of the “IT Factor”. The IT Factor is that undefinable “something” that makes for star quality in successful people. If there was ever a person who had “it”, it was Moses, the friend of God. In this series, Pastor Smilie will help us understand all that goes into becoming people who, like Moses, have the “IT Factor” for successful Christian living.Click here to listen
This message is a follow up message to our VBS 2019 Outreach.. In this message, Dr. Smilie answers the question, “Who is Jesus?“ and "What Must I Do with Jesus?"Scripture References: John 1:1-10Have you ever heard someone speak of another who just has “it”? If so, they were speaking of the “IT Factor”. The IT Factor is that undefinable “something” that makes for star quality in successful people. If there was ever a person who had “it”, it was Moses, the friend of God. In this series, Pastor Smilie will help us understand all that goes into becoming people who, like Moses, have the “IT Factor” for successful Christian living.Click here to listen
This message is part of the series titled “IT Factor”. In this message, Dr. Smilie answers the question, “What would God say to me at His Father’s Day celebration?“Scripture References: Exodus 15:22-27 - 17:1-7Have you ever heard someone speak of another who just has “it”? If so, they were speaking of the “IT Factor”. The IT Factor is that undefinable “something” that makes for star quality in successful people. If there was ever a person who had “it”, it was Moses, the friend of God. In this series, Pastor Smilie will help us understand all that goes into becoming people who, like Moses, have the “IT Factor” for successful Christian living.Click here to listen
This message is part of the series titled “IT Factor”. In this message, Dr. Smilie answers the question, “When can I expect God's pop quizzes?”Scripture References: Exodus 15:22-27 - 17:1-7Have you ever heard someone speak of another who just has “it”? If so, they were speaking of the “IT Factor”. The IT Factor is that undefinable “something” that makes for star quality in successful people. If there was ever a person who had “it”, it was Moses, the friend of God. In this series, Pastor Smilie will help us understand all that goes into becoming people who, like Moses, have the “IT Factor” for successful Christian living.Click here to listen
Satan has hidden the truth about what forgiveness really is. It's not about the other person and it's not even about the transgression. It's about healing from the hurt a transgression has caused by taking the debt and transferring it to another account, THE CROSS.MP3 Download SESSION NOTES The Biblical Definition Of Forgiveness & The Secret Ingredient.A. Matthew 18:21-22B. Matthew 6:5-13C. Hebrews 9:22
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Nagging Thoughts critique on "Telling Our Husbands 'I Told You So'" uploaded here: https://youtu.be/GF3rUhqxJ1oRelevant Scripture References:Summation:Romans 12:19 https://biblehub.com/romans/12-19.htm1 Timothy 2:12 https://biblehub.com/1_timothy/2-12.htmGenesis 3:12 https://biblehub.com/genesis/3-12.htmThe TruthJohn 10:4 https://biblehub.com/john/10-4.htmJohn 14:6 https://biblehub.com/john/14-6.htmI Told You SoMatthew 7:12 https://biblehub.com/matthew/7-12.htmProverbs 12:1 https://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-1.htmProverbs 15:12 https://biblehub.com/proverbs/15-12.htmProverbs 9:8 https://biblehub.com/proverbs/9-8.htmProverbs 27:17 https://biblehub.com/proverbs/27-17.htmProverbs 27:6 https://biblehub.com/proverbs/27-6.htmProverbs 28:23 https://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-23.htmProverbs 27:5 https://biblehub.com/proverbs/27-5.htmJesus & The Samaritan: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+4%3A1-30&version=NET***John 4:19 INCORRECTLY STATED AS JOHN 14:9***John 4:19 https://biblehub.com/john/4-19.htmJohn 4:28 https://biblehub.com/john/4-28.htmDavid & Nathan: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+12%3A1-25&version=NETSubmission Genesis 3:17 https://biblehub.com/genesis/3-17.htmDavid & Michal: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+19%3A11-12&version=NETAdam & Eve: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A9-19&version=NETResponsibility Stumbling Block Luke 17:1-4 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+17%3A1-4&version=NETDrop ItProverbs 25:15 https://biblehub.com/proverbs/25-15.htmEphesians 5:11 https://biblehub.com/ephesians/5-11.htmJames 1:15 https://biblehub.com/james/1-15.htmPersistent Widow: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+18%3A1-8&version=NETNot God (Help/Head)Genesis 2:18 https://biblehub.com/genesis/2-18.htmJohn 14:26 https://biblehub.com/john/14-26.htmEphesians 5:23 https://biblehub.com/ephesians/5-23.htmRomans 3:10 https://biblehub.com/romans/3-10.htmUndermine/Usurp/Train Authority1 Samuel 19:11-12 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+19%3A11-12&version=NET1 Samuel 26:22-23 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+26%3A22-23&version=NET2 Samuel 6:21-22 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+6%3A21-22&version=NETAccountabilityGalatians 6:7 https://biblehub.com/galatians/6-7.htmWrongProverbs 20:6 https://biblehub.com/proverbs/20-6.htmProverbs 22:3 https://biblehub.com/proverbs/22-3.htmDeuteronomy 25:14 https://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/25-14.htmBail OutUnforgiving Servant: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+18%3A23-35&version=NETBlessing For Submission To GodExodus 1:17-21 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+1%3A17-21&version=NETThe HeartJeremiah 17:9 https://biblehub.com/jeremiah/17-9.htmProverbs 7:21-25 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+7%3A21-25&version=NETFamily Authority & ResponsibilityDeuteronomy 24:16 https://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/24-16.htmJeremiah 31:29-30 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+31%3A29-30&version=NETEzekiel 18:20 https://biblehub.com/ezekiel/18-20.htmProverbs 14:1 https://biblehub.com/proverbs/14-1.htm#AntiFeninism #Christy0Misty #MakeWomanhoodGreatAgainPlease help me cover the hard costs of self-promotion by:Watching for free on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07FFDTHHJ/ref=atv_un_1mi_c_OcGi58_brws_2_1 or by sending a gift to: https://www.paypal.me/GiseleNoel
Passage from Mark 8:22-26 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+8%3A22-26&version=CSB
This session will be catch-up much like what you would expect on the first day of school after Summer vacation. I want to review what's been building not only to refresh our memories, but to take in the majesty of the overall design of what's actually unfolding before us.MP3 Download SESSION NOTES I. When Jesus Attended The Feast Of Tabernacles.John 7:11-53 II. The Woman Caught In Adultery.John 8:1-12 III. Jesus Claims To Be The Voice Of The Burning Bush.John 8:13-59 IV. The Man Who Was Born Blind.John 9:1-41 V. The Parable Of The Good Shepherd.John 10:1-21 VI. Treading Upon Serpents & Scorpions.Luke 10:1-20 VII. The Parable Of The Good Samaritan.Luke 10:21-37 VIII. The Priority Of Prayer.Luke 10:38 - 11:13 IX. Self-Righteous Legalism.Luke 11:37-54 X. Parable Of The Expectant & Faithful Steward.Luke 12:1-59 XI. Parable Of The Fig Tree.Luke 13:1-21 XII. When Jesus Attended The Feast Of Dedication.John 10:22-42 XIII. Jesus Laments Over Jerusalem.A. Luke 13:22-35B. Hosea 5:15C. Zechariah 12:10
Today, some believe that Jesus never proclaimed equality with God. The religious leaders who had Jesus crucified would say otherwise. In this session, Jesus goes to Jerusalem to attend the Feast of Dedication where he is accused of such a blasphemy.MP3 Download SESSION NOTES I. Jesus Attends The Feast Of Dedication In Jerusalem.A. John 10:22-23 II. Opposition From The Religious Leaders.A. John 10:24-27B. John 6:37-40 III. The Sheep Are In The Shepherd's Hand.A. John 10:28 IV. The Sheep Are In The Father's Hand.A. John 10:29B. Psalm 37:24 V. Jesus Asserts His Deity.A. John 10:30-33 VI. A Lawyer's Defense.A. John 10:34-36B. Psalm 82 VII. Jesus Asserts His Deity Again.A. John 10:37-39 VIII. Jesus Withdraws From Jerusalem.A. John 10:40-42 IX. Will Only A Few Be Saved?A. Luke 13:22-24B. John 10:9C. John 14:6 X. Position In The Millennium.A. Luke 13:25-30B. Matthew 8:5-13 XI. Jesus Sends A Message To King Herod.A. Luke 13:31-33 XII. Jesus Laments Over Jerusalem.A. Luke 13:34-35B. Hosea 5:15C. Zechariah 12:10
Jesus warns his 70 new disciples against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, he builds up their courage against death threats of religious persecution and then he gives several parables which admonish readiness and watchfulness for his imminent return.MP3 Download SESSION NOTES I. Jesus Proclaims That All Religious Hypocrisy Will Be Exposed.A. Luke 12:1-3 II. Jesus Comforts & Encourages The 70 Against Fears Of Religious Persecution & Unmet Needs.A. Luke 12:4-12B. Matthew 10:26-33C. Matthew 12:22-32 III. The Parable Of The Rich Fool.A. Luke 12:13-21 IV. Seek The Kingdom Of God.A. Luke 12:22-34B. Matthew 16:19-34 V. The Parable Of The Expectant Steward.A. Luke 12:35-40 VI. The Parable Of The Faithful Steward.A. Luke 12:41-48 VII. Jesus Gives Warnings Of The Cost Of Discipleship.A. Luke 12:49-53B. Matthew 10:34-36 VIII. Jesus Rebukes Those Who Do Not Discern The Signs Of The Times.A. Luke 12:54-59B. Matthew 16:1-3
Satan has hidden the truth about what forgiveness really is. It's not about the other person, it's not even about the transgression. It's about healing from the hurt a transgression has caused by transferring the debt to another account, THE CROSS.MP3 Download SESSION NOTES I. Reconciliation Has Conditions: In Review.A. Matthew 18:15-17B. 1st Corinthians 2:15C. 1st Corinthians 15:33D. 1st John 1:6-7 II. Reconciliation Has Conditions: Jesus Re-Confirms...A. The Granted Authority To Bind And Loose.B. The Granted Authority To Ask And Receive Anything In His Name.C. His Participation In Any Assembly Gathered In His Name.D. How Many Christians It Takes To Make Up An Assembly.E. Matthew 18:18-20F. Matthew 16:19 III. The Biblical Definition Of Forgiveness & The Secret Ingredient.A. Matthew 18:21-22B. Matthew 6:5-13C. Hebrews 9:22
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HIS 508C Final Project Resources http://www.thehotline.org/ https://ncadv.org/resources (Please see the NCADV website for multiple specific resources) Bibliography Austin, S. Bryn, Andrea L. Roberts, Margaret Rosario, Heather L. Corliss, and Karestan C. Koenen. “Childhood Gender Nonconformity.” American Academy of Pediatrics. Last modified February 2012. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2012/02/15/peds.2011-1804?sso=1&ssoredirectcount=1&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token. “Domestic Violence.” The United States Department of Justice. Accessed February 13, 2018. https://www.justice.gov/ovw/domestic-violence. “Ephesians 5:22-33.” BibleGateway. Accessed February 7, 2018. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%205%3A22-33. Herman, Judith Lewis. Trauma and Recovery. New York, N.Y.: BasicBooks, 1992. “The Link between Abusive Relationships and PTSD.” South African College of Applied Psychology. Last modified June 27, 2016. Accessed February 17, 2018. http://www.sacap.edu.za/blog/counselling/ptsd-awareness-day-abusive-relationships/. “Matthew 5:7.” BibleGateway. Accessed February 6, 2018. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5-7&version=ESV. Myers, Jack. “Young Men Are Facing a Masculinity Crisis.” Time. Accessed February 12, 2018. http://time.com/4339209/masculinity-crisis/. “Religious Landscape Study.” Pew Research Center. Accessed February 15, 2018. http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/. Rothenberg, Paula. Race, Class, and Gender in the United States: An Integrated Study. 6th ed. New York, NY: Worth Publishers, 2004. Stepler, Renee, Kim Parker, and Juliana Menasce. “On Gender Differences.” Pew Research Center. Last modified December 5, 2017. Accessed February 10, 2018. http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/12/05/americans-see-society-placing-more-of-a-premium-on-masculinity-than-on-femininity/. Wallace, Sophia. “Girls Will Be Bois.” Accessed February 27, 2018. http://www.sophiawallace.com/girls-will-be-bois. “What Are Gender Roles and Stereotypes?” Planned Parenthood. Accessed February 10, 2018. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/sexual-orientation-gender/gender-gender-identity/what-are-gender-roles-and-stereotypes.
When something is unsettled in our heart, we do whatever we can to mask it. Work harder, drink more, yell louder, buy something new. Anything to cover up the noise of our soul. We are convinced that if we can make enough noise, the tugging of the Holy Spirit will go away. At the root of our noise-making-efforts is shame. We believe that when things get quiet, we will hear the sound of a sinful heart. And the truth is, you’re right. Your heart is sinful and wicked, deserving of punishment and shame. But there is good news; The Gospel & the fact that God has a reputation of engaging broken and messy people with grace. In this episode, join host Jerrad Lopes as he talks about entering into 2018 with a new mercy and what that practically looks like for us as husbands and dads. Host: Jerrad Lopes Mentioned during the episode Stop Behaving: a gospel-centered devotional for men Verses Mentioned: Romans 2:4 Lamentations 3:22-23 Romans 5:8 Connect with Dad Tired:· To subscribe on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe.· Leave an iTunes review, this lets us and others know what you think and increases the chance that other dads will find us.· Like and Follow Dad Tired on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for updates.· Join our Dad Tired closed Facebook group for men who are trying to figure out how to be better disciples, husbands, fathers, and men.
A discussion with Andrew James and his co-host Nate from the radio program, Uncommon Christianity: Discussing alien abductions, the technology of cloning and hybridization, and how all of it ties together with end-time prophecy and the coming of the Antichrist.MP3 Download SESSION NOTES I. The 1st Massive Invasion Of Fallen Angels Against The Women Of Earth.A. Genesis 6:1-13B. 2nd Peter 2:4-5C. Jude 1:6 II. The Seed Of The Woman VS The Seed Of The Serpent.A. Genesis 3:15 III. When God Creates A Life.A. Psalm 139:12-16B. Colossians 1:16-17 IV. Incredible Signs & Wonders That Will Deceive Even The Elect.A. Matthew 24:24B. Mark 13:22 V. The Great Christian Evacuation For Which "Aliens" Are Already Crafting A Cover-Story.A. Matthew 24:37-42B. 1st Thessalonians 4:16 - 5:11C. Luke 21:25-26 VI. Nimrod & The Tower Of Babel.A. Genesis 10:8-12B. Genesis 11:1-9 VII. The Abomination Of Desolation & The Image & Mark Of The Beast. ( 666 = DNA Signature? )A. Daniel 9:27B. Matthew 24:15-22C. Revelation 13:14-18 VIII. The Two Witnesses Of Revelation 11. ( Moses & Elijah? )A. Matthew 17:1-8B. Revelation 11:3-13 IX. The Antichrist Will Oppose & Exalt Himself Above All That Is Called God.A. 2nd Thessalonians 2:3-9 X. Jesus' Prophecy Of The Antichrist Coming In His Own Name.A. John 5:43 XI. The Holy Spirit's Prophecy Of Future Christians Turning To Doctrines Of Demons.A. 1st Timothy 4:1 XII. Satan & His Ministers Masquerade As Angels Of Light & Righteousness.A. 2nd Corinthians 11:14-15 XIII. Those With The Mark Of The Beast Will Seek Death & Will Not Find It.A. Revelation 9:6B. Revelation 16:2
Click "Play" to hear a Message Minute.Download the Podcast here: Google Music, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, mp3Good morning, this is Topher from Washington Church of Christ, bringing you a positive Message Minute. I have a wonderful three year old son. Here's a brief introduction to Micah's little voice.**Micah sings a portion of "Jesus Loves Me"**When Micah isn't singing faith filled and fun songs, he likes to ask questions. Questions such as, "Why is the excavator there?" "Why are we going to the store?" "Why do we need a jacket?" "Why does the dog use the bathroom?" The questions never end and I try to answer, not because Micah needs my knowledge, but because he needs to know I care. Jesus too asks a lot of difficult questions in the gospels, and I think we need to try to answer, not because he needs our knowledge, but because we need to show that we care. Questions such as, "Where is your faith?" (Luke 8:22-25), "What do you seek?" (John 1:35-42), and "Do you know what I have done for you?" (John 13:5-15) But maybe the toughest that I need to wrestle with is the one that requires the shortest answer. Jesus asks, "Do you love me?" (John 21:15-17). I encourage you today, to take some time out of your busy and hurried schedule to wrestle with some of the tough questions that come in life. You'll be glad you did. Click the logo below and subscribe to automatically receive these Podcasts every weekday morning on Google Play Music or iTunes. Message Minutes are sponsored by Washington Church of Christ and recorded for the public 107.9 The Memories WAMW morning radio program. They air at approximately 7:35am on Weekday Mornings.To find more of the Message Minutes that have been uploaded to this blog CLICK HERE. To subscribe to a Message Minute podcast feed on iTunes or other podcast player, copy the following URL into your subscription list.http://feeds.feedburner.com/topherwiles/MessageMinute
Wisdom-Trek / Creating a LegacyWelcome to Day 559 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomPatience – The Tools in Gramps' Backpack Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. This is https://wisdom-trek.com/day-559/ (Day 559) of our trek, and we are hiking a series of trails called The Tools in Gramps' Backpack. Each Monday for a total of 20 weeks we are exploring a different tool that is needed to motivate and equip parents and grandparents to train their children and grandchildren to be successful on their trek of life. If you don't have children or grandchildren of your own, use these tools to train others that you do influence. Today the 10th tool from Gramps' Backpack is Patience. We are broadcasting from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. Life is hectic, and situations can really try our patience. In our instant everything world that we now live in, we lose patience so easily. If our fast food meal takes us five minutes to receive, if a website takes more than a few seconds to load, if we get behind someone driving that happens to be driving just the speed limit, we go crazy. This is why it is so important that we include the tool of patience in our backpack as one of our character traits. We first need to learn it ourselves, which is very difficult, and then through patience, we need to teach it to others. So the tool that we will explore today is… PatiencePatience is a tool that every thoughtful parent and grandparent needs themselves and to then skillfully teach it to others. The lack of patience is really a sign of foolishness and selfishness. The reason we become impatient is that we feel that our time and priorities are more important than others. Patience is the embodiment of love. Love is an exercise in patience. One of the attributes of love is being patient. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+13%3A4&version=NLT (1 Corinthians 13:4) reads, “Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud.” From time to time, even our most considerate friends and family members may do things that worry us, confuse us, or anger us. Why is this? Because they are human and not perfect, just like we are. It is exactly because they are human that we must be patient with their shortcomings, just as they need to be with ours. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+4%3A2&version=NLT (Ephesians 4:2) tells us, “Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love.” St. Augustine said that Patience is the companion of wisdom. It is also listed as part of the fruit of the spirit contained in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+5%3A22-23&version=NLT (Galatians 5:22-23), “But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!” The next time that you find yourself getting irritated and drumming your fingers while waiting for a loved one to do the right thing on a timely basis, take a deep breath and relax. Ask God for a little more patience. After all, we have very little control over most circumstances and events in our lives anyway. Impatience just makes the journey much more miserable. The world unfolds according to God's timetable, not ours. For that matter, our acquaintances, friends, and loved ones live and grow according to their time table too. Sometimes we must wait patiently, and that is a good thing because it helps us to grow our patience. After all, think about how patient God is with us, and our shortcomings. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+3%3A12-14&version=NLT...
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Wisdom-Trek / Creating a LegacyWelcome to Day 554 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomFaith – The Tools in Gramps' Backpack Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. This is https://wisdom-trek.com/day-554/ (Day 554) of our trek, and we are hiking a series of trails called The Tools in Gramps' Backpack. Each Monday for a total of 20 weeks we are exploring a different tool that is needed to equip parents and grandparents to train their children and grandchildren to be successful on their trek of life. If you don't have children or grandchildren of your own, you can use these tools to train others that you do influence. Today the ninth tool from Gramps' Backpack is Faith. We are broadcasting from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. Life, at times, can be very uncertain. The economy rises and falls, the world's political environment is always changing, marriages and families struggle, and most media outlets spew negative propaganda on the right and the left in their 24/7 news cycles. That is why it is so important for us to have a strong foundation and belief system that we can teach to our children, grandchildren, and everyone that we impact. One of the most valuable tools in our backpack is the tool of… FaithFaith is an indispensable tool that should be found in your backpack…But what is faith, and how is it used in our lives? The Bible describes faith in this way in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A1&version=NLT (Hebrews 11:1), “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.” This helps us to grasp the concept of faith, but how do we apply it in our lives? Every life, including yours, is a series of successes and failures, celebrations and disappointments, joys and sorrows. With a strong belief system and foundation for life, you can come to realize that every step of the way, through every triumph and tragedy, God will stand by your side and strengthen you…that is if your faith is in Him. Jesus taught His disciples that if they had faith, they could move mountains. You can too…even if it is one stone at a time. An example of faith is found in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt+9%3A22&version=NLT (Matthew 9:22) where a suffering woman believed that she would be healed by merely touching the hem of Jesus' cloak. The verse says, “Jesus turned around, and when he saw her he said, ‘Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well.' And the woman was healed at that moment.” The message to Christ followers of every generation is clear. We must live by faith today and every day. When you place your faith, your trust, and indeed your very life in the hands of Jesus Christ, you will be amazed at the marvelous work that he can do with you and through you. Faith is like a muscle. It can be strengthened through use. Some of our faith exercises can be praise, worship, Bible study, and prayer. We must have the faith to trust that God desires what is best for us so that we can best reflect His image. This does not mean that we will be without pain, sorrow, and disappointments. Even James, the half-brother of Jesus understood this when he wrote in his letter in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A2-4&version=NLT (James 1:2-4), “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.” As you grow in faith, you will come to realize that with God, all things are possible and that He stands ready to open a world of possibilities to you....
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Scripture: Genesis 32:22-30Story: Jacob wrestles with God.Theme: This sermon was not recorded due to technical difficulties. In the story of God wrestling with Jacob we discover that, when we feel we are wrestling with God, it is God's way of building a relationship with us and transforming us into the image of Christ.Sermon Not AvailableRead the passage at Bible Gateway
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https://ia601401.us.archive.org/35/items/SWT922/SWT%209%3A22.mp3 Well, the Dawgs are 4-0, but it may be the least impressive 4-0 in the country. Kyle and Alex are back to break down the Huskies’ sloppy 45-14 victory over Georgia State. The guys will also break down the … Continue reading →
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