Podcasts about drawing near

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith. Pasquale Mingarelli is a photographer who also serves as an author and speaker. His offering is a free daily devotion combining a nature photograph, a Bible passage, and a couple of paragraphs of devotional text. He also assembled a similar, longer form devotional book called Drawing Near to God. In this podcast, Mingarelli talks about the connection between God and nature, our creative connection to God, and tips for living a seven-day practical faith (and also tips for better photography!). Highlights of the podcast:  2:48 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Mingarelli 4:37 What led Mingarelli to go deeper into nature to connect with God 11:16 How are we all called to create? 13:55 How he started developing visual devotions 16:17 Mingarelli's favorite places and subjects to photograph 21:49 His tips for taking photos 24:36 How to connect to Mingarelli's work   Photographer, author, and speaker Pasquale Mingarelli's home page is TheCreationSpeaks.com also https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/, which is where you can find his daily devotion. Learn more about the devotional guide he describes on the podcast at https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/about-drawing-near/. Check out his speaking and other offerings on the same site.   I'm Cecil Taylor – award-winning author, speaker, blogger, and of course, podcaster. I'm focused on teaching Christians to live their faith and represent Jesus every day of the week. Everything I offer for your faith journey can be found at the same starting point: https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Please visit and find ways to enrich your daily walk. For regular, free assistance for your faith journey or your parenting journey, please sign up for my free newsletters, either on the main ministry site (https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com) or my parenting site (https://www.UnisonParenting.com). Simply scroll down while visiting either home page to find the registration form. On CecilTaylorMinistries.com, I offer Ministry Connection (practical faith tips plus updates on my ministry) and Backstage Pass (an insider look at the behind-the-scenes of my life and my ministry). On UnisonParenting.com, I offer the Unison Parenting newsletter. I'm joined by parenting experts to provide useful tips and thoughts for parenting children of all ages. I also offer Instant Content curriculum to small groups and adult Sunday School classes. My latest is “The Misfits of Christmas” Advent video study. Here are Misfits of Christmas links I mentioned in the podcast: Misfits on the Cecil Taylor online store: https://store.ceciltaylorministries.com/collections/the-misfits-of-christmas Misfits first lesson on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtH7tOLRpPc&t=444s Misfits trailer video: https://www.ceciltaylorministries.com/the-misfits-of-christmas For proven parenting advice that shows how you can raise high self-esteem children to mature, independent adulthood while staying aligned as parents in a harmonious family atmosphere, please visit https://www.UnisonParenting.com. That's my parenting site, also accessible from the main site. On the parenting site, please see a special $10 offer for my book, “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice.” I'm cutting out the middleman to undersell the big booksellers. I'll ship it to you for free within the U.S., plus present you with six free bonus gifts! Either visit my parenting site or go directly to the sale at https://www.CecilTaylorAcademy.com/book. Thanks for listening to the podcast! Please subscribe to be notified about future podcasts. You can also find dozens of prior podcasts with great guests and topics by searching for Practical Faith Academy.

Draw Near to God: Understanding Your Divine PurposeIn this episode of Teens Draw Near to God, host Shirah Chante, a relationship coach, talks about the importance of teenagers drawing closer to God. She shares insights from a personal experience at a Messianic Jewish synagogue and explains how teens should not be afraid to grow close to God. Shirah Chante recites an original poem titled Before and discusses Psalm 139:13 and Jeremiah 1:5, emphasizing how God forms and ordains each person with a divine purpose even before birth. She encourages listeners to seek God's guidance to discover and fulfill their God-given destiny and offers a resource called the Relationship Rescue Plan to help in this spiritual journey.00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:23 The Inspiration Behind the Podcast02:00 Drawing Near to God with Poetry02:47 Exploring the Poem 'Before'06:57 The Significance of Being Formed by God10:16 God's Ordination and Our Destiny17:56 Concluding Thoughts and Resources

Pastor Sam Gibson from Church of the City NYC leads us through understanding the complexity and beauty of our God within pain.

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith. Pasquale Mingarelli is a photographer who also serves as an author and speaker. His offering is a free daily devotion combining a nature photograph, a Bible passage, and a couple of paragraphs of devotional text. He also assembled a similar, longer form devotional book called Drawing Near to God. In this podcast, Mingarelli talks about the connection between God and nature, our creative connection to God, and tips for living a seven-day practical faith (and also tips for better photography!). Highlights of the podcast:  2:48 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Mingarelli 4:37 What led Mingarelli to go deeper into nature to connect with God 8:46 What nature indicates about God 11:16 How are we all called to create? 13:55 How he started developing visual devotions 16:17 Mingarelli's favorite places and subjects to photograph 21:49 His tips for taking photos 24:36 How to connect to Mingarelli's work Photographer, author, and speaker Pasquale Mingarelli's home page is TheCreationSpeaks.com also https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/, which is where you can find his daily devotion. Learn more about the devotional guide he describes on the podcast at https://visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/about-drawing-near/. Check out his speaking and other offerings on the same site.   I'm Cecil Taylor – award-winning author, speaker, blogger, and of course, podcaster. I'm focused on teaching Christians to live their faith and represent Jesus every day of the week. Everything I offer for your faith journey can be found at the same starting point: https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com. Please visit and find ways to enrich your daily walk. For regular, free assistance for your faith journey or your parenting journey, please sign up for my free newsletters, either on the main ministry site (https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com) or my parenting site (https://www.UnisonParenting.com). Simply scroll down while visiting either home page to find the registration form. On CecilTaylorMinistries.com, I offer Ministry Connection (practical faith tips plus updates on my ministry) and Backstage Pass (an insider look at the behind-the-scenes of my life and my ministry). On UnisonParenting.com, I offer the Unison Parenting newsletter. I'm joined by parenting experts to provide useful tips and thoughts for parenting children of all ages. I also offer Instant Content curriculum to small groups and adult Sunday School classes. My latest is “The Misfits of Christmas” Advent video study. Here are Misfits of Christmas links I mentioned in the podcast: Misfits on the Cecil Taylor online store: https://store.ceciltaylorministries.com/collections/the-misfits-of-christmas Misfits first lesson on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtH7tOLRpPc&t=444s Misfits trailer video: https://www.ceciltaylorministries.com/the-misfits-of-christmas For proven parenting advice that shows how you can raise high self-esteem children to mature, independent adulthood while staying aligned as parents in a harmonious family atmosphere, please visit https://www.UnisonParenting.com. That's my parenting site, also accessible from the main site. On the parenting site, please see a special $10 offer for my book, “Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice.” I'm cutting out the middleman to undersell the big booksellers. I'll ship it to you for free within the U.S., plus present you with six free bonus gifts! Either visit my parenting site or go directly to the sale at https://www.CecilTaylorAcademy.com/book. Thanks for listening to the podcast! Please subscribe to be notified about future podcasts. You can also find dozens of prior podcasts with great guests and topics by searching for Practical Faith Academy.  

Expository style teaching on James CH 4:8a and 1st John CH 1:5-10 dealing with drawing near to God in the wake of living in continuous sin. This teaching will examine how we as Christians deal with our sins day-to-day vs if we fall into seasons of carnality. We will explore several mitigating factors that we can use to aid in preventing backsliding, as well as overly stress the importance of understanding the word of God to shape our thinking to establish an intimate relationship with Christ. Taught by Assistant Pastor Mac at Calvary Kaneohe Hawaii.

Expository style teaching by Pastor Mac on James 4:8a and 1st John 1:5-10 dealing with drawing near to God in the wake of living in continuous sin.Social MediaMobile & TV Apps: https://subsplash.com/calvarychapelkaneohe/appProphecy Website: http://jdfarag.orgChurch Website: http://www.calvarychapelkaneohe.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/JDFaragFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JDFaragInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/JDFarag

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Original Date = 10/12/2025Rev. James Grant

A sermon from Geoff Zeigler on Leviticus 9:23-10:20

Does salvation come by God's grace through faith alone in Jesus Christ? Find out with hosts Tim Moore and Nathan Jones on the television program Christ in Prophecy!

Forgiveness of Sin - Rule number 10 The soul of which we speak is afflicted and tossed, and not comforted. There is in the intimation of grace and pardon intended a remote discovery made of some relief. This may be Christ; it may be forgiveness. This it is convinced of; it cannot deny but at such or such a time, under such ordinances, or in such duties, it was persuaded that yet there might be mercy and pardon for it. This is enough to carry it to steer its course constantly that way,—to press forward unto that harbour which will give it rest.

A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Take Advantage of God's Drawing Near in Pardon Subtitle: John Owen - Forgiveness of Sin Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Audiobook Date: 10/7/2025 Length: 4 min.

James 4 exposes worldliness as a heart issue rooted in pride and selfish desire, declaring that friendship with the world is hostility toward God. True victory comes not through self-effort but through humble submission and daily dependence on God's grace. As believers draw near to Him in repentance and sincerity, they find cleansing, peace, and lasting joy in Christ alone.

Drawing Near to God: Love and Self-Discovery Through Scripture and PoetryIn this episode of Teens Draw Near to God, host Shirah Chante, Relationship Artist, guides teens and their supporters on a journey to draw closer to God. She explores the biblical basis for love, reading from First Corinthians, Chapter 13, and stresses the importance of having a personal Bible. Shirah Chante recounts her own transformative experience with the Bible during difficult times. She reads her original poem, And Dream to illustrate how love manifests in relationships and how it aligns with the teachings of Christ. The episode concludes with a prayer for teenagers and their families, encouraging them to grow in love and understanding through their relationship with God.00:00 Introduction to Teens Draw Near to God00:40 Purpose of the Podcast01:29 Biblical Teachings on Love02:07 Personal Testimony and Bible Reading03:27 Introduction to the Poem And Dream03:53 Analyzing the Poem And Dream05:50 Characteristics of Love08:39 Applying Love in Relationships13:48 Growing Closer to God15:31 Closing Prayer and Final Thoughts

Fight to Win with God's StrengthIn this episode of Teens Draw Near to God,' host and relationship coach Shirah Chante inspires teenagers, their parents, and youth workers to strengthen their faith and seek their God-given destinies. Shirah Chante introduces her original poem, Fight, encouraging listeners to rely on God's truth and strength in the spiritual battle for their souls. She emphasizes the importance of being steadfast in faith, using scripture as a daily affirmation, and the guaranteed victory in Jesus Christ. Listeners are invited to pray for salvation and are given practical next steps to grow in their faith journey by downloading The Relationship Rescue Plan.00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:22 Drawing Near to God01:41 The Power of Faith and Fighting the Good Fight04:49 The Poem: Fight05:38 Understanding the Poem13:01 Encouragement and Final Thoughts

Ebb and Flow: Finding God and Inner Peace Through Poetry and the OceanIn this episode, Shirah Chante, a relationship coach and artist, welcomes teenagers, parents, and those who work with teens to draw near to God and help youth reach their destiny. She discusses the inception of the podcast, inspired by her son's pre-teen years, and emphasizes the importance of guiding teens through their formative years. The episode features a reading and in-depth discussion of the poem 'Ebb and Flow,' which explores the connection between life's rhythms and the ocean's tides, and underscores the spiritual journey of finding peace and letting go of control. The host encourages listeners to embrace self-control, flow with life's movements, and find meditative solace by the sea. She concludes by inviting listeners to reflect on their experiences and set personal goals through her platform, hearmygod.com.00:00 Introduction and Welcome01:19 Purpose and Inspiration Behind the Podcast01:41 Understanding Teen Years and Guidance02:16 Drawing Near to God03:15 Poem: Ebb and Flow05:10 Reflection on Ebb and Flow05:53 Life's Ebb and Flow06:20 Connection to Nature and Spirituality09:32 Final Thoughts and Reflections14:20 Conclusion and Call to Action

Feeling spiritually depleted? Pastor Mike Fabarez discusses how God's word becomes our lifeline during difficult seasons, demonstrating why biblical instruction provides the encouragement we need and how focusing on God's ultimate victory transforms our perspective.

Where do you go when you need to meet with God? Pastor Mike Fabarez reveals how Jesus revolutionized worship, moving us from specific locations to spiritual connection, showing how God's truth becomes our compass for intimate fellowship.

Ever feel frustrated with Christians who always seem upbeat, claiming everything's "blessed" all the time? Pastor Mike Fabarez brings refreshing honesty to spiritual struggles through Psalm 43, addressing what to do when prayers feel unanswered and God seems distant.

 In this 'EPISODE 430 UNPRECEDENTED TROUBLE--BIRTH PAINS--HUMAN HISTORY--WHERE ARE WE TODAY? WILL A RAPTURE KEEP IS FROM OUR TROUBLES? WILL YOU LOSE FAITH OR ENDURE TO THE END?' author and host Elbert Hardy of itellwhy.com, shows from the scriptures how the Rapture comes unexpectedly in Christ's timing, not ours. Jesus predicted Birth Pains on planet Earth that we Christians must endure to the end. Will you stay to be one of them?Go to itellwhy.com to read Elbert's books free of charge, no Ads and no requests for money or Email addresses. You can watch faith building YouTube Links to Videos and the listen to Elbert's Life of Christ Audio Book in 30 minute Episodes arranged and read by the author straight from the Bible, but rearranged in logical harmony of the Gospels, Revelation and other scriptures. All FREE of charge in the public interest.

We live in a world that is undeniably broken and dark, and this past week has been a heavy reminder of that reality. Many of us are carrying burdens—personal struggles, grief, confusion, and even anger at the violence and evil we see around us. Yet, in the midst of all this, we must remember that Jesus Christ has already won the victory. The answer to what ails our culture, our nation, and our own hearts is not found in politics, revenge, or human effort, but in the gospel of Jesus Christ. He alone brings the grace, forgiveness, and love that can transform lives and heal what is broken.It's easy, especially when we are hurt or outraged, to focus our anger on people. But Scripture teaches us that our real enemy is not flesh and blood, but the spiritual forces of evil that operate behind the scenes. The devil, our flesh, and the world system are the true adversaries, and we must not be ignorant of their schemes. When we fixate on people, we allow the real enemy to go undetected and unchecked, wreaking havoc in our lives and communities.Paul's words in Ephesians 6 remind us to stand firm, not in our own strength, but in the Lord's mighty power. We are called to put on the full armor of God, to recognize the unseen battle, and to resist the urge to fight with the weapons of this world. Jesus calls us to a radically different way: to overcome evil with good, to love and pray for our enemies, and to let the Holy Spirit produce in us what we cannot manufacture ourselves—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and self-control.This is not easy. In fact, it's impossible in our own strength. But as we die to ourselves and allow the Spirit to fill us, we become people who can bring light into darkness. We are called to be on offense, not defense—to take the gospel boldly into the world, to pray, to praise, and to trust that God is sovereign and just. Even in the darkest times, God can redeem and use what the enemy meant for harm. Our calling is to bring heaven to earth, to be light in the darkness, and to trust that Jesus is building His church, and nothing can prevail against it.Youtube Chapters[00:00] - Welcome[01:10] - A Heavy Week: Grief and Brokenness[03:00] - Violence and the Reality of Evil[05:38] - The Only Answer: The Gospel[08:37] - Our Real Enemy: Not Flesh and Blood[10:15] - The Three Enemies: Devil, Flesh, World[13:10] - Paul's Transformation and Mission[15:27] - Ephesians 6: Standing Firm[16:42] - The Unseen Battle[18:53] - The Way of Jesus vs. The Way of the Flesh[20:14] - Loving and Praying for Enemies[21:41] - The Fruit of the Spirit in Dark Times[22:55] - Romans 12: Living Honorably and Peaceably[39:05] - How We Fight: Prayer and Praise[40:59] - Humility and Drawing Near to God[42:26] - Praying for Our Nation and Leaders[43:26] - The Power of Jesus' Name[46:13] - Bringing Heaven to Earth[52:15] - Closing Blessing and Invitation to Prayer

Finding Comfort in God's Love: A Tribute to Charlie KirkShirah Chante, a Relationship Coach and artist, welcomes teenagers, parents, youth directors, and anyone invested in teens' God-given destinies to her poetry podcast. She discusses how drawing near to God can help solve life's issues. This episode pays tribute to the late Charlie Kirk, with discussions on his controversial views on affirmative action and race, while emphasizing his commitment to family values and opposition to abortion. The importance of focusing on shared beliefs and loving others, regardless of differences, is highlighted. Shirah Chante also shares her personal experience with Jesus Christ and encourages listeners to formulate their own belief systems based on the word of God. Download the Relationship Rescue Plan to help formulate your belief system.00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:26 Host Introduction and Purpose01:10 Drawing Near to God03:15 Tribute to Charlie Kirk06:03 Addressing Controversies11:40 Jesus' Lineage and Appearance14:33 Closing Remarks and Resources

Pastor Kenny finished our series preaching from Leviticus 26 about the surpassing worth of following YHWH.

Today begins a journey into understanding the real enemies that followers of Jesus face and how to stand firm in the victory Christ has already won. Many of us are quick to identify enemies in our lives—people, circumstances, or even cultural forces—but Scripture reveals that our true adversaries are often unseen and spiritual in nature. Drawing from Paul's letter to the Ephesians, we see that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces of evil. Paul identifies three primary enemies: the world, the devil, and our own sinful nature. Each of these will be explored in depth in the coming weeks, but today the focus is on the devil—our spiritual adversary.The devil is not a myth or a mere symbol of evil; he is a real, created being, a rebellious angel who opposes God and seeks to destroy the good work of God in our lives. He is not God's equal, nor is the outcome of this cosmic battle in question—Jesus has already won the victory through the cross. Yet, the devil is active, prowling like a roaring lion, seeking to devour, to sow chaos where there is order, division where there is unity, and despair where there is joy. His primary strategy is deception—he is the father of lies, and his greatest weapon is to get us to believe things that are not true about God, ourselves, and our circumstances.The devil's mission is to destroy, to steal, and to kill. He cannot dethrone God, so he targets God's children, seeking to undermine our faith, our relationships, and our sense of purpose. His accusations and slander are meant to paralyze us with fear, shame, and doubt. Yet, we are not defenseless. Scripture calls us to be alert, to resist the devil, and to stand firm in the truth. Jesus himself modeled this resistance in the wilderness, countering every temptation with the Word of God. The truth is our weapon, and abiding in God's Word is the path to freedom.We are called to live from a place of victory, not defeat. The enemy has been disarmed and shamed by Christ's triumph on the cross. Communion is a reminder that we sit at the table with Jesus, even in the presence of our enemies, declaring that the enemy is defeated and that we belong to the victorious King. Let us stop giving ground to the enemy, reject his lies, and draw near to God, who promises to draw near to us.Youtube Chapters[00:00] - Welcome[01:10] - Knowing Your Enemy: Fun Examples[03:19] - The Reality of Spiritual Attack[05:45] - Paul's Letter to the Ephesians: Context[08:09] - Our Struggle Is Not Against Flesh and Blood[11:12] - The Three Enemies: World, Devil, Flesh[14:05] - What Does It Mean to Stand Firm?[16:24] - The Reality of Spiritual War[19:12] - The Devil: A Real Adversary[22:18] - The Origin and Nature of Satan[24:08] - Pride and the Fall of Lucifer[27:44] - Living in Enemy Territory[30:07] - The Devil's Mission and Goals[31:56] - Jesus Exposes the Devil's Character[33:08] - The Devil as Liar and Murderer[34:32] - The Enemy's Strategy: Devour and Divide[36:21] - How the Enemy Attacks: Lies and Accusations[39:33] - Slander and False Accusations[41:26] - The Subtlety of the Enemy's Lies[43:22] - Lies We Believe and Their Consequences[50:24] - How to Resist the Devil[51:32] - Drawing Near to God[54:00] - Jesus in the Wilderness: Our Example[58:30] - The Enemy's Defeat at the Cross[60:10] - Communion: Declaring Christ's Victory[62:00] - Stop Inviting the Enemy to Your Table[63:00] - Closing Prayer and Benediction

In this episode, Chris talks about the amazing truth that Christ is able to feel "with" us in our trials and sufferings.    https://citycentral.org/knowingfreedom

Pastor Kenny Keating teaches from Leviticus 24 reminding us that we need God's presence and God's people to flourish.

Pastor Kenny Keating teaches us that God has always been about reaching people who would spend time in His presence and be shaped by it to reflect His goodness as they live amongst their neighbors.

08-24-2025 - Drawing Near by Pastor Adam Bennett

Drawing Near to God: Exploring Diamonds and Living RighteouslyIn this episode of the Teens Draw Near to God Poetry podcast, Shirah Chante welcomes teenagers, parents, youth coaches, and anyone interested in nurturing teens' faith. This episode features an original poem titled Diamonds, written on August 20, 2025. The poem is read in full and then analyzed line by line to explore how it can help believers grow closer to God. The host emphasizes the importance of living a holy, righteous life in contrast to secular influences and discusses how following God and obeying His commandments leads to true freedom and peace. The episode ends with a prayer for listeners and an invitation to download a rescue plan from hearmygod.com to further support their spiritual journey.00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:25 Purpose of the Podcast01:58 Origins of the Podcast03:21 Introducing the Poem Diamonds03:47 Reading the Poem Diamonds05:03 Analyzing the Poem13:46 Encouragement and Reflection14:45 Closing and Call to Action

In this study, we explore Jesus' confrontation with the Pharisees. He called them hypocrites, but why? They promoted following the traditions, which is exactly what they did. So where's the hypocrisy? Learning the true meaning of hypocrisy is crucial for learning how to be truly clean before God. If you enjoy the episode, please consider subscribing to the podcast and leaving a 5-stars rating. This helps others find the podcast. My sermons are the fruit of nearly 30 years of pastoral ministry, biblical counseling, formal seminary training, and a lifelong passion for God's Word. Since childhood, I've been drawn to the beauty and power of expository preaching—opening Scripture verse by verse and applying it to real life. After graduating from Moody Bible Institute, I spent the next 27 years serving as a youth pastor, senior pastor, church planter, and host of the Food For Your Soul radio broadcast. Along the way, I also earned a Master of Sacred Literature and a Doctor of Religious Studies. For more content from D. Richard Ferguson, visit TreasuringGod.com. Follow on social: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darrell.r.ferguson/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.DRichardFerguson

Pastor Paul Schliep teaches from Leviticus 16 about the Day of Atonement, showing how God's provision for forgiveness in Israel points us to the ultimate work of Jesus on the cross.

Sunday, August 17, 2025 10:00AM

Hebrews 10:19-25

Luke 21:5-38

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EP07: ဘုရားနှလုံးသားရှာသောသူ | Drawing Near | Ps David Kim_________________________သမ္မာကျမ်းစာထဲမှာ ဘုရားနှလုံးသားရှာသောသူဆိုပြီး ဒါဝိဒ်ကို မှတ်တမ်းတင်ထားပါတယ်။ ဘုရားစိတ်တော်နှင့်တွေ့သောသူဖြစ်ဖို့ သူဘာတွေလုပ်ခဲ့သလဲ? ဒီသင်ခန်းစာမှာ ဆရာ David Kim နှင့်အတူ လေ့လာသွားကြရအောင်။ ⛪ To support our Ministries:PAYPAL - https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=Q7AK6KQERABXA

The following sermon was chosen as a 'staff-pick' on SermonAudio: Title: Ultimate Good Through Drawing Near to Our Good God Subtitle: 2025 - BJU Bible Conference Speaker: Dr. Mark Minnick Broadcaster: Bob Jones University Event: Special Meeting Date: 2/20/2025 Bible: Psalm 73:28 Length: 40 min.

In this time of worship and reflection, we were reminded that God looks at the heart, not outward appearances. We considered how our perspective on prophecy and eternal judgment impacts the way we live right now. We reflected on the assurance of our identity in Christ, even when we feel unworthy, and we found encouragement to draw near to God in the face of rejection and pain. Through it all, we were led to fix our eyes on God's love, seek intimacy with Him, and live from a place of surrender and confidence in His view of us.

Join us as we welcome guest speaker Taye Esho.

EP06: ဘုရားနှင့်သွားလာသူ | Drawing Near | Ps Mercy Kim_________________________ကောင်းကင်ကို အရှင်လတ်လတ်တက်သွားတဲ့ သူ နှစ်ယောက်ထဲက တစ်ယောက်ဖြစ်တဲ့ ဧနောက်ကို ဘုရားနှင့်အတူသွားလာတဲ့သူလို့ ကျမ်းစာက မှတ်တမ်းတင်ပါတယ်။ ဘုရားနှင့်ဘယ်လို သွားလာခဲ့တာလဲ? ဆရာမမာစီနှင့်အတူလေ့လာသွားကြရအောင်။⛪ To support our Ministries:PAYPAL - https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=Q7AK6KQERABXA

Doubt is often treated like a dirty word in Christian circles, but Scripture is filled with faithful expressions of it. In Psalm 73, Asaph wrestles with the tension between what he believes about God's goodness and what he sees happening in the world around him. His struggle is honest and raw—but it ultimately leads him not away from God, but toward Him. Small Group Questions1. When have you felt like your “feet had almost slipped” spiritually, as Asaph describes in verse 2? What was the time like?2. Asaph's doubt was fueled by envy of the prosperity of the wicked, what about the prosperity of the wicked tempts you to question God's justice and goodness today?3. Have you walked with anyone through an intense season of doubt? What did you learn about how to do that well and what to avoid?4. What has been a helpful cure for your doubts? Why would going to the sanctuary be a helpful cure? 5. How has God held you fast when your grip has felt weak? Sermon Outline:I. The Rebellion of the Wicked is Futile.II. The Victory of God's Anointed is Certain.III. The Record of God's Faithfulness is Perfect. Sermon Discussion Questions:1. What forms of rebellion against God's rule are most subtle in our culture—and even in our own hearts? 2. Is God's sovereignty the basis for bold, faith-filled action in your life, or a truth you affirm but rarely apply? How might your life look different if you applied this truth to your life each day? How might you feel different?3. What good things are you tempted to trust in instead of trusting in the name of the Lord? Can or should anything be done about that?4. How do Romans 1 and Hebrews 3:12-13 help us understand the progression and danger of unrepentant sin? What role does the church community play in helping one another resist the hardening of the heart?5. How are you intentionally remembering and rehearsing the faithfulness of God in your life? Or, how could you start doing so?

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Today, Crossway is proud to present an interview originally recorded with pastor John MacArthur, where he reflects on the challenges and joys of pastoral life, offering biblical wisdom on what it takes to persevere for the long haul in ministry. John MacArthur (1939-2025) was the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, where he has served since 1969. He also authored numerous books, including "The Power of Integrity", "Drawing Near", "Sanctification", and "The Glory of Heaven." ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read the full transcript of this episode.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

EP05: ကျွန် မဟုတ်...အဆွေ| Drawing Near | Ps Mercy Kim_________________________ဘုရားသခင်ရဲ့အဆွေဖြစ်ခြင်းဆိုတဲ့အရာဟာ တော်ရုံလူတွေမရကြပါဘူး။ အာဗြဟံနှင့်မောရှေကို အဆွေလို့ ဘုရားသခင်က သတ်မှတ်ခဲ့တယ်။ ဒါ့အပြင် သူ့ရဲ့နောက်လိုက် တပည့်တော်တွေကိုလည်း အဆွေအဖြစ်သတ်မှတ်ခဲ့ကြောင်း သခင်ယေရှုက ဖွင့်ပြောခဲ့ပါတယ်။ ဘုရားသခင်ရဲ့ အဆွေအဖြစ်သတ်မှတ်ခံရတဲ့ တပည့်တော်တွေရဲ့ လျှို့ဝှက်ချက်ကဘာလဲ? ဆရာမ Mercy Kim နှင့်အတူ လေ့လာသွားကြရအောင်။ ⛪ To support our Ministries:PAYPAL - https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=Q7AK6KQERABXA