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De Bijbel refereert naar ons als aarden, of broze, menselijke vaten (zie 2 Korintiërs 4:7). Net als aardewerk gevormd op de pottenbakkersschijf, zijn we van leem gemaakt (zie Jesaja 64:8, HSV). Volgens Genesis 2:7 heeft God Adam uit het stof van de aardbodem gevormd en Psalmen 103:14 zegt, want Hij weet waarvan wij gemaakt zijn, Hij vergeet niet dat wij uit stof zijn gevormd. Ook al zijn we zwak en onvolmaakt, als we onze vaten (onszelf) vullen met Gods Woord, dan worden we vaten van Zijn zegen, klaar om voor Zijn gebruik te worden uitgeschonken. We zijn allen waardevol voor de Heer, God kan zelfs gebarsten potten gebruiken! Maar eerst moeten we volledig toegewijd zijn aan God. 2 Timoteüs 2:21 herinnert ons hieraan: Als iemand zich van alle kwaad [alles wat onwaardig en onrein is, zich afscheidt van alles wat hem kan besmetten van bedorven invloeden] gereinigd heeft, wordt hij een bijzonder en geheiligd voorwerp, die zijn eigenaar vele diensten kan bewijzen en geschikt is voor elk goed doel. Wanneer je vandaag een apart gezet vat wordt, zal God ongelofelijke dingen door jouw leven heen doen.

We celebrate the "self-made" man, but we rarely talk about the cost. If you make yourself, you have to sustain yourself. And that is a heavy burden to carry.In this message from the "Foundations" series, Pastor Adam Burton explores Genesis 2:1-25 to uncover the root cause of our exhaustion. We discover that we are tired because we are trying to play the role of God in our own lives. Learn how the Sabbath, God's boundaries, and true community offer the rest you have been searching for.

Did God have a language? Did Adam and Eve speak Hebrew—or something else entirely? In this episode of Ask Dr. E, Dr. Michael Easley explores what the Bible reveals about language at creation, the Tower of Babel, and how God communicated with humanity from the very beginning.Walking through Genesis, Hebrew, and the broader family of Semitic languages, Dr. Easley explains why Scripture doesn't give a definitive answer—but does give meaningful insight. From Adam naming the animals to the confusion of languages at Babel and the unity of tongues in Acts 2, this episode connects theology, history, and biblical literacy in a thoughtful and accessible way.Whether you're curious about Hebrew, biblical inspiration, or how oral tradition shaped Scripture before it was written, this conversation invites you to ask better questions—and trust the authority of God's Word.Key Topics Discussed• Did God, Adam, and Eve share a language?• Hebrew and the family of Semitic languages• Language and communication before the Fall• Adam naming the animals in Genesis• The Tower of Babel and the origin of languages• Ethnicities and people groups in Scripture• Acts 2 as the reversal of Babel• Oral tradition before the written Pentateuch• Moses, authorship, and biblical inspiration• Why Scripture leaves room for mysteryChapters00:00 – Introduction00:19 – Did God and Adam share a language?01:25 – What Scripture tells us—and what it doesn't01:52 – Hebrew and Semitic language roots02:40 – Was there a pre-Fall or “holy” language?03:10 – Adam naming the animals04:05 – The Tower of Babel explained04:40 – Acts 2 and the unity of language05:23 – Oral tradition and writing the Pentateuch06:15 – Inspiration and authority of Scripture06:57 – Final thoughts If you've got a question for Dr. Easley, call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.

The Faithfulness of God | Adam Rice | 12.28.25 by Capshaw Baptist

Plugged In's Adam Holz responds to a recent NYT article where a writer is struck by the amount of Bible "inspired" and other spiritual content being put out.  Does that mean Hollywood is getting more Christian??   Robert Dayton, author of "100XLife: A Daily Practice," shares his story of brokeness and addiction. But when he focused on the words of Jesus and God's Word, he talked about how it helped him changed the way think, aka "repentance," and how he lived.  He invites you into this journey.  The Reconnect with Carmen and all Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here    

Are you carrying a battle that was never yours to fight?In this sermon, Pastor Adam Burton shows how Jesus brings light into our darkest moments as our Wonderful Counselor and Mighty God. Jesus gives us the wisdom we don't have and the power we can't produce on our own. When we feel overwhelmed, He reminds us that the battle is not on our shoulders but on His. Central Baptist Church is located in the heart of Maysville, Kentucky. We invite you to join our community and explore our services and programs. For more information, visit our website at ⁠cbcmaysville.com⁠. If you're new or want to get connected, please fill out our digital connection card at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠cbcmaysville.com/connect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.-------------------------Key Passage: Isaiah 9:1-7Series: Behold the Holy One: The Names & Titles of God in IsaiahSpeaker: Pastor Adam BurtonLocation: Central Baptist Church, Maysville, Kentucky-------------------------Connect with Us:WebsiteFacebookInstagramXYouTube-------------------------Subscribe for more biblical teaching and encouragement: SpotifyApple Podcasts-------------------------Timestamps:0:00 - Opening0:40 - Introduction6:13 - We're Lost in Darkness13:23 - God Gives Us His King21:56 - His Kingdom Never Ends30:17 - Conclusion33:35 - Closing

The Scriptures teach us a counterintuitive idea—that the best way to gain is to give away and the best way to find true fulfillment is to sacrifice. The problem is we don't live like that's true because we struggle to believe it. Come be challenged to bless others and receive the blessing of God. 

Ruling in the Fear of God, Adam Kohlstrom by CSBC

Throughout Scripture, God reveals Himself as a covenant-making and covenant-keeping God. Throughout the Scripture narrative, each covenant tells of His unchanging faithfulness and His plan to redeem His people. Join us as we trace the thread of God's promises through the Bible and see how every covenant finds its fulfillment in Jesus!

Welcome to another episode of The Cutting Room Floor, where we further unpack Sunday's message, discuss practical applications, and hear some of what didn't make the final cut.

Along with looking at the legal and political issues around obsession with Jeffrey Epstein, political scientist Adam Carrington looks at the Christian faith of American founder Alexander Hamilton who died this month in 1804.  Actor Max McLean of the Fellowship for Performing Arts talks about bringing C.S. Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters" to the stage.   Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here

Jesus' Identity The king is here! But who did people say Jesus is? Let us look at what some eyewitnesses said about this Jesus in his first public event! Luke 3v15-18 Everyone was expecting the Messiah to come soon, and they were eager to know whether John might be the Messiah. John answered their questions by saying, "I baptize you with[water; but someone is coming soon who is greater than I am-so much greater that I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire." John used many such warnings as he announced the Good News to the people. Matthew 3v13-16 Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. But John tried to talk him out of it. "I am the one who needs to be baptized by you," he said, "so why are you coming to me?" But Jesus said, "It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires." So John agreed to baptize him. After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy." Witness 1 - John the Baptist We start with Jesus' baptism, as it is the commencement of Jesus' public ministry. Jesus is now about 30 years old. Our first witness is John the Baptist himself! When John came (Luke3v1-2) When John the Baptist appeared on the scene, no prophetic voice had been heard within Israel for almost 400 years. His coming was part of God's perfect timing, for everything that relates to God's Son is always on time (Gal.4v4; Jn.2v4, 13v1) How John came (Luke3v3) Dressed and acting like the Old Testament prophet Elijah, John came to the area near the River Jordan, preaching and baptizing. He announced the arrival of the kingdom of heaven (Mt.3v3) and urged the people to repent from sin and their old lives. John's baptism looked forward to the coming of the Messiah! Little did he know what was soon going to happen! Why John came - (Luke 3v4-20) - John the Baptist was a voice crying in the wilderness. The nation of Israel was living in a state of unbelief and twisted spiritual reality. For 400 years God had been silent! Where was the voice of God, people would have been asking. The people of Israel desperately needed to hear a voice from God, and John was that faithful voice in God's own timing! It was John's work to prepare the nation for the Messiah and then present the Messiah to them. The messiah, saviour or king, as we glimpsed in the covenants. John was unambiguous in his belief about Jesus. He clearly states that Jesus was "the Lord" (Luke 3v4) and the Son of God (Jn.1v34). Certainly untenable for a Jewish male to equate anybody with the living God of Israel. Witness 2 & 3 - The Father and the Spirit Then surprise, surprise! Not least to John the Baptist! Jesus comes to him and presents himself for baptism! John at first refuses to do it (Mt.3v13-15). John knew that Jesus of Nazareth was the perfect Son of God who had no need to repent of sin. Through his baptism, Jesus identified with all sinners that he came to save even though he was without sin or wrongdoing. This is the start of Jesus' public ministry. But why did Jesus get baptized? In replying to John's initial refusal to baptize him, Jesus said "...it is proper for us to do this to fulfil all righteousness" (Mt.3v15). This looks ahead, as we shall see, to his suffering on the cross, because it is only through the baptism of suffering that Jesus endured on the cross, that God is able to fulfil all righteousness. The "us" referred to means Father, Son and Spirit. When Jesus came up from the water, the Father spoke from heaven and identified Him as the beloved Son of God, and the Spirit visibly came upon Jesus in the form of a dove. They testified as to who Jesus was and is! Witness 4 & 5. The Genealogies! In the genealogies of Jesus we see another extraordinary thing about this Jesus! You can read them at Matthew 1v1-17 and Luke 3v23-3 Jesus as the Son of Man - The genealogies reminds us that the Son of God was also the Son of Man, born into the world, identifying with the needs and problems of mankind. Through the genealogy, we see down through the generations Jesus' link to Adam and ultimately God. The phrase "the son of" generally means any remotely connected descendant or ancestor. It is a reminder that Jesus, being Joseph's legal son was part of a human family, tribe, race and nation. Jesus' line goes back through the Old Testament from Joseph to King David to Judah, Jacob, Isaac and Abraham, to Methuselah to Noah and Adam. The genealogy, with its link to David, shows Jesus' right to ascend to David's throne (Luke 1v32-33). The genealogy shows Jesus' total human-ness, and because he is linked to Adam, identifies with all humanity and not just Israel. But there is one difference between Jesus and all other humans. In that Luke doesn't stop the genealogy at Adam, as he would have for all other humans, Luke ultimately leads and links Jesus to being God's Son. Jesus as the Son of God - Adam had come into the world bearing the true image of a son of God, but, when Adam disobeyed God, that image was marred and scarred due to sin entering the world. All that is, except Jesus. The voice from God the Father ratified Jesus as the Son of God. Not a son of God as some may claim, but the one and only Son of God. This genealogy points to the unbroken relationship between Jesus and God. Jesus is as Adam was before Adam's disobedience. This is Jesus, both fully human and fully God. We will find out why later on in the series! Jesus, the one all of the Old Testament covenants pointed ahead to coming! John the Baptist identified who Jesus was. God the Father and God the Holy Spirit testified about who Jesus was. His genealogies and ancestry testify as to who he was. Who do you say Jesus was and is? Tomorrow we look at his purpose and mission! Thank you! Right mouse click or tap here to download as a MP3 audio file

We're busy. We're burdened. We're over-packed—with stuff, schedules, and stress. But what if Jesus is calling us to something simpler, riskier, and more beautiful? In this sermon from Luke 10, we explore what it means to be sent on a barefoot, baggage-free mission—a mission of radical peace and urgent love. No shoes. No purse. Just trust, presence, and the power of God's Kingdom breaking into the world.

In 1 Kings 19, Elijah hits rock bottom. But even there, God meets him with healing, community, and a renewed calling. In this sermon, we explore how Elijah's story reminds us that we were made for more than just survival—we were made for God's mission. Through suffering, healing, relationships, and renewed calling, God draws us back to his purpose. Just like Elijah, we're reminded that our lives matter, not just for today, but for the next generation.

Join us this Pentecost Sunday as our guest Speaker Adam Knapp teaches on the importance of receiving and living in the Peace of God. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Son of God, Adam Kohlstrom by CSBC

Adam kicks off our new series, Then Sings My Soul, diving into the Doxology and discussing why we praise God.#iamembraceEmbrace is one church, made up of multiple campuses and network churches. We exist to relentlessly reach the next person for Jesus.Give Herehttps://www.iamembrace.com/giveStay ConnectedWebsite: iamembrace.comEmbrace Church Facebook: facebook.com/iamembraceEmbrace Church Instagram: instagram.com/iamembraceAdam Weber YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@adamaweber Adam Weber Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adamaweberAdam Weber Instagram: instagram.com/adamaweber

Expositional style teaching of Romans CH 5:12-14 addressing within the sovereign rule of God, how sin was and is dealt with. We will explore some of the details as it pertains to sin from Adam to Moses, look into how the Lord has always communicated His ways to man without the law, show how the Christian faith is exclusive in dealing with sin, and explain the process of God's transference of sin to His Son for the redemption of mankind. Taught by Assistant Pastor Mac at Calvary Kaneohe Hawaii.

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UPCI Global Missions Director preaching on Sunday morning. April 13th, 2025. Find us online at:Website: www.capitalcommunity.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/capitalcommunitychurchInstagram: www.instagram.com/ccc_fredericton YouTube: www.capitalcommunity.tvThe Conversation Podcast: www.anchor.fm/ccc-theconversationSermon Archive Podcast: www.anchor.fm/capitalcommunitychurch

Adam creates a hypnosis session to help a client use their naturally defiant nature to make their life better rather than worse. Adam uses various metaphors and suggestions so that they harness the feeling of defiance and proving people wrong to take their life into a positive direction. This also uses a metaphor first shared by David Goggins on the Joe Rogan podcast about seeing the person they could have been when they first get to heaver. Since the client believed in God Adam uses this in the session.  Coming Soon - The Hypnotists's Secret Circle: Adam will soon be launching a new low-cost membership to access his entire hypnosis archive without the intro, outro, and explanation and an exclusive community only for members. In the meantime you can secure a free sleep download here: https://tr.ee/MCuZqKPnEg  Adam Cox is one of the world's most innovative hypnotists and is known for being the hypnotherapist of choice for Celebrities, CEO's and even Royalty. To book a free 30-minute consultation call to consider working with Adam go to: https://go.oncehub.com/AdamCox Adam's rates for hypnotherapy in pounds and US dollars are here: https://www.adamcox.co.uk/hypnotherapist.html  You can contact Adam at adam@adamcox.co.uk Further information on Adam is here: https://linktr.ee/AdamCoxOfficial  Tags: Adam Cox, the hypnotist, NLP, asmr, hypnosis, hypnotherapy, hypnotist, stress, sleep, worry, meditation, guided meditation, hypnotism, anxiety, metaphor, stress hypnosis, metaphor for anxiety, releasing pressure of anxiety, hypnotherapy for anxiety, hypnosis for anxiety, 

Along with messages of faith and family in the entertainment world, Plugged In's Adam Holz looks at screen fasting, not just not looking at your phone, but replacing that time with positive things.  Kim Dolan Leto, author of "Fit God's Way," outlines some Bible verses that help her anchor herself in God which transformed her understanding and direction in the area of fitness, and really in all of life.  Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here

How do we find true greatness in the kingdom of God? John 13 reveals God's countercultural expectations for how we enter the kingdom and how we find true greatness in the kingdom.

Good stories often introduce the most important characters at the beginning of the narrative. The opening chapters of Genesis set the stage for the entire biblical narrative, casting who God is and how humans came to be. Listen in as Pastor Scott walks through the layers of Genesis 1 - 3.

All human beings bear the image of God. Drawing from Genesis 1:26-27, we are challenged to consider the inherent value of every individual and how this understanding should shape our actions, beliefs, and society as a whole.

All human beings bear the image of God. Drawing from Genesis 1:26-27, we are challenged to consider the inherent value of every individual and how this understanding should shape our actions, beliefs, and society as a whole.

Has the world's influence shaped your thoughts and actions more than you'd like? It's time to experience true renewal in Christ. ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: In "Renewed Mind: Transforming Our Thoughts," Pastor Adam Burton dives deep into Romans 12:1-2, challenging us to present ourselves as living sacrifices and resist the world's pressures. This message emphasizes daily surrender to God and the renewal of our minds through His Word. Pastor Adam explores how transformation begins with our thoughts and leads to living out God's perfect will. Whether you're battling the world's influence or seeking clarity on God's purpose for your life, this sermon offers practical steps to spiritual renewal. SERMON TRANSCRIPT: https://l.cbcmaysville.church/z ABOUT CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH: Central Baptist Church is located in the heart of Maysville, Kentucky. We invite you to join our community and explore our services and programs. For more information, visit our website at https://cbcmaysville.com. If you're new or want to get connected, please fill out our digital connection card at https://cbcmaysville.com/connect/. We look forward to welcoming you! FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: https://facebook.com/cbcmaysville/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/centralbaptistmaysville/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@cbcmaysville/ TIMESTAMPS: Introduction [0:00] Present Yourself to God [4:11] Resist the World's Influence [9:04] Renew Your Mind [15:41] Live Out God's Will [21:07] Conclusion [27:51] #SpiritualRenewal #RenewYourMind #LivingForChrist

Interlude: Why was Abraham so Important to Paul? Genesis 15 & Psalm 2 by William Klock As I was preparing to preach on the central part of Paul's letter to the Galatians, beginning with Chapter 3, it occurred to me that it would be an understatement to say that Paul spends a lot of time talking about Abraham.  A lot.  Not just about Abraham himself, but about a whole host of themes that go back to Abraham's story.  Themes like faith and faithfulness, seed and inheritance, and of course righteousness.  And as I was thinking about that and especially about the reason why Paul spends so much time talking about Abraham, it occurred to me that today would be a good time for an interlude before we launch into Paul's grand argument.  That's what I'd like to do this morning. So why does Paul talk so much about Abraham?  The way some commentators talk, you might think that Paul was doing nothing more than proof-texting.  He needed an example of faith over works from the Hebrew scriptures and, voila, there was Genesis 15.  Or, it's possible that the agitators in Galatia were appealing to Genesis 17, the passage where the Lord gave the covenantal sign of circumcision to Abraham.  So, naturally, Paul goes two chapters back to show that well before circumcision was a thing, there was faith.  But Paul had a greater reason than any of that.  Paul never engages in shallow proof-texting.  And Paul never talked about theology or doctrine in the abstract the way people often do today.  Paul told a story and Abraham was important to Paul, because Paul saw the gospel as the culmination of the great story of the God of Israel and his people and of his promises and of his faithfulness and how it all comes to fulfilment in Jesus the Messiah.  Everything for Paul rides on that great story and it begins with Abraham, because God's calling of Abraham was the answer—or, at any rate, the beginning of the answer—to the mess into which the human race and the whole word have fallen.  Right from the get go, Adam went wrong.  Because of his rebellion against God Adam was cast out of the garden temple he'd been created to steward, and he was cut off from the life of God.  And from there his descendants went from bad to worse.  Even wiping out the whole human race in a flood, while saving the one righteous man left, even that didn't fix the problem.  From righteous Noah it's only a turn of the page to the Tower of Babel.  All of humanity had lost the knowledge of God.  The world was lost in darkness.  And then out of the darkness the Lord called Abram: “Go forth from your land and your birthplace and your father's house to the land I will show you.  And I will make you a great nation and I will bless you and make your name great, and you shall be a blessing…all the clans of the earth through you shall be blessed.”  And, the storyteller records, “Abram went forth as the Lord had spoken.” For years Abram believed and trusted this strange God who had called him to Canaan and made him an outrageous promise.  And the Lord blessed Abram with sheep and cattle and camels, he blessed him with a great reputation, he defeated king for him, but the central part of that promise—the land and especially the family never came to pass.  And so, in Genesis 15, the Lord speaks to Abram again:   After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield.  Your reward shall be very great.”  And Abram said, “O my Lord, God, what can you give me when I am going to my end childless, and the steward of my household is Eliezer of Damascus?”  And Abram said, “Look, to me you have given no seed, and here a member of my household is to be my heir.”    Seed.  A family.  Children.  At least one single son to be his heir.  The promise required at least that in order to be fulfilled.  But Abram was an old man.  His wife was long past her child-bearing years.  It looked like everything would soon pass to Abram's servant, Eliezer, and the promise would be dead.  As I read Abram's protest here, I can't help but think of the father of the possessed boy in Mark's gospel.  He cried out to Jesus, “I believe, but help my unbelief.”  Abram knew this strange God was real.  Of all the gods, this was the only who had ever spoken.  And Abram had followed him to Canaan, and there this God provided And now, years later, Lord was no longer a stranger.  The Lord was real, but would he prove to be truly faithful to his promise?  The story goes on:   And now the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but he who issues from your loins will be your heir.”  And he took him outside and he said, “Look up to the heavens and count the stars, if you can count them.”  And he said, “So shall be your seed.”  And he [Abram] trusted in the Lord, and he [the Lord] reckoned it to him as righteousness.   The Lord reiterated his promise to Abram: a promise of seed and a promise of an inheritance.  And Abram, looking back on the Lord's faithfulness so far…this God who had started out a stranger to him, but was now a faithful friend…Abram had faith.  Some translations say he “trusted” and others he “believed”.  The Hebrew word has a pretty clear sense of trusting in someone or something who has proved himself trustworthy, reliable, faithful.  Despite that, I've noticed that we often struggle to get this part of the story right.  A lot of us hear those words, “Abram believed…”  or “Abram had faith…” and we think of this as something Abram did with only his brain.  Knowing what he did of the Lord, he gave his intellectual assent to this promise.  For a lot of us “belief” or “faith” is mainly a thinking word and in large part that's because in our Protestant tradition we've tended to drive a wedge, to set up a wall between faith and works.  The Reformers were right when they said that salvation is by faith alone, but that doesn't mean that faith is just something we do in our heads.  Faith is organically intertwined with trust and trust is organically intertwined with obedience.  Faith in a God whom we know to be faithful naturally works itself out in how we live.  Abram followed where the Lord led him, because that's the nature of faith. It's worth taking note of how the later Jews translated this into Greek.  Greek has a word group for belief that puts the emphasis on our brains and on thinking.  Dokeo.  It's the dox in orthodox, which means to believe or to think the right thing.  But instead, the translators of the Old Testament chose the word pisteuo.  Sometimes this pistis word group can get into the brainy, the thinking aspects of belief, but most of the time it's more like that Hebrew word.  It's not just intellectual assent, it's not just thinking the right things, it means to trust, to give yourself over to someone or something proved to be faithful.  In the Greco-Roman world, pistis was the sort of loyalty, allegiance, and trust around which communities were built. This language of trust was how the Jews thought and it's how the early Christians thought.  It's a sad part of our history that over the centuries we've tended more and more towards the idea of faith as primarily a thinking thing.  Consider how we think of the creeds.  We usually think of them as a set of theological propositions.  I believe in God the Father.  I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son our lord.  I believe in the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.  We think of these as bits of abstract doctrine that define right belief—again, that's what “orthodoxy” means.  We learn the creeds and we give them our intellectual assent.  It's something we do with our brains.  And that's good so far as it goes, but consider that the creed started out in the early church as a baptismal affirmation.  People—pagans—encountered the good news about Jesus and the faithfulness of the God of Israel, they heard the story that went back all the way to Abraham—of this God who gave promises and then kept them, of a God unlike anything they knew in the pagan pantheon, of a God who reveals himself in Jesus, his incarnate son, of a God who gives his life for the sake of his people—and they believed.  They put their trust in this God who made heaven and earth; in this God who revealed himself in his son, born of Mary, crucified under Pontius Pilate, and who rose three days later; in this God who now gives his own Spirit to quicken, to enliven his people.  Like Abraham, they were leaving behind their countries and their families, and stepping out in trusting faith into a new world and into a new life in which they were risking persecution and even martyrdom.  Their faith wasn't just an intellectual exercise; they were entrusting their whole selves to this God whose story they confessed in the creed, a story that was now their story. I've been reading Teresa Morgan's newish book on the language of faith in early Christianity and she very helpfully puts it this way, “The translators [of the Greek Old Testament] regularly chose pistis language at moments of change and decision-making, when the relationship between God and his people is portrayed as entering a new phase, or a covenant is made which will create or shape Israel in the future.”[1]  It's language of trust, and of loyalty, and of obedience—not just something that happens in the brain.  God is doing something new, maybe even strange or bewildering, and this is the language of his people committing themselves to him in this new thing, because they know him to be faithful. And I think that now moves us from the “Abram trusted” part of Genesis 15:6 right to the “and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness” part.  What does that mean?  Well, how we read this—probably for most of us, whether we realise it or not—has been shaped by Martin Luther and the Reformers.  Luther confronted the medieval church, which was falsely teaching a theology of merit, a gospel in which our works and the works of the saints earn us a place in God's presence—one we could even buy with money.  Luther believed—actually this is a good example of that idea of trust, because this wasn't just a thinking exercise for Luther, he put his life on the line for the gospel—but Luther believed that salvation is by grace alone through faith.  He was right.  And this was one of the key passages he drew on.  The problem was that Luther was reading Sixteenth Century problems back into Paul's First Century letter to the Galatians and back into Abraham's story in Genesis.  And that meant that Luther was sort of looking for the right answer in the wrong place—or maybe, better, asking the wrong question of the right text.  And so, in light of the works-righteousness he was arguing against, Luther took “righteousness” to mean a moral quality—one that we sinners lack and one that Jesus has.  So for Luther, when Paul cites the story of Abram and how Abram believed and it was reckoned to him as righteousness, that meant that when we put our faith in Jesus, a sort of legal transaction takes place in the heaven courtroom, and Jesus' righteousness becomes our righteousness and we become acceptable to God.  And I think if Paul were alive to hear that, he'd give us a bit of a funny look and say, “Well, if righteous did mean some kind of moral status, then I guess you'd be right, but that's not what righteous means.  Righteousness is about our God's covenants.”  Because for Paul, to be reckoned as “righteous” was first and foremost about being part of God's covenant people—about living in his promises—because that's what Genesis 15 is about.  Let's look back at the rest of Genesis 15, beginning at verse 7.  We've been told that Abram trust in the Lord's promise and that the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness.  The rest of the chapter tells us what that means.   And he said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees to give you this land to inherit.”  And he said, “O my Lord, God, how shall I know that I shall inherit it?”  And he said to him, “Take me a three-year-old heifer and a three-year-old she-goat and a three-year-old ram and a turtledove and a young pigeon.”  And he took all of these and clove them through the middle, and each set his part opposite the other, but the birds he did not cleave.  And carrion birds came down on the carcasses and Abram drove them off.  And as the sun was about to set, a deep slumber fell upon Abram and now a great dark dread came falling upon him.  And he said to Abram, “Know well that your seed shall be strangers in a land not theirs and they shall be enslaved and afflicted four hundred years.  But upon the nation for whom they slave I will bring judgement, and afterward they shall come forth with great substance.  As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace, you shall be buried in ripe old age.  And in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.”  And just as the sun set, there was a thick gloom and, look, a smoking brazier with a flaming torch that passed between those parts.  On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your seed I have given this land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates.   So in response to Abrams' faith, the Lord establishes a covenant with him.  In Abram's culture this is how binding agreements were made.  Two parties would work out the details of the agreement.  Maybe it was two kings pledging military support to each other.  It might be two rich men established a boundary between their lands.  It might be a king and his vassal, the vassal pledging a tribute and the king pledging to defend his vassal with his army.  They would clearly state the conditions of the covenant and then they would make a sacrifice.  They might slit the throat of a bull, saying in other words, may this be done to me if I am not faithful to what I have promised.  And this is what happens here in Genesis 15.  In response to Abram's faith, the Lord comes to Abram in this sombre ceremony to ratify his covenant promises.  He passes through this pathway between the halved carcasses of the animals Abram has slaughtered, as if to say, “May this happen to me if I am faithless.”  This is, I think, one of the most profound passages in the Bible with regard to the Lord's faithfulness.  And this is what Paul is retrieving in his argument with the Galatians.  It's why he talks about things like “seed” and “inheritance” and it's why he talks about faith and faithfulness and righteousness.  He's saying that in the gospel, in the good news about Jesus, the crucified and risen Messiah, we see the ultimate example of the faithfulness of God to his promises and that through faith in Jesus we become part of this covenant community in which God has pledged himself to us. So this is why Abraham was so important for Paul.  This is why he talks about Abraham's seed and Abraham's inheritance to the Galatians.  But it might not be so obvious how he connects it to Jesus.  So…there's more to the story of God and Israel than Abraham.  As the story goes on other actors walk on stage and eventually one of those will be Israel's king.  And so Paul also recalls Psalm 2, which is one of the “royal psalms”.  It begins with the nations raging.  The kings of the earth plot together against the God of Israel, but the Psalmist sings: He who sits in the heavens laughs;          the Lord holds them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath,          and terrify them in his fury, saying, “As for me, I have set my King          on Zion, my holy hill.” I will tell of the decree:          The Lord said to me, “You are my Son;          today I have begotten you. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,          and the ends of the earth your possession.   In Genesis the Lord promised the land as an inheritance to Abraham, and in Psalm 2 that promised inheritance is given to the coming Davidic king, but it's expanded—from the land of Canaan to the ends of the earth.  And Paul brings these two promises, these two covenants together in Galatians.  It's not just the Lord's promise to Abraham that is fulfilled in Jesus, but his promises to the king, too.  And that's important.  Remember what I said last week about the king and his people.  The king represents his people.  What's true of him is true of them.  And that means that the inheritance promised to Abraham now belongs to King Jesus and his people. This was vitally important to Paul, because for Paul the most important thing about the gospel is that in it God reveals, he proves his faithfulness and, in response, we give him glory.  I think we often miss this.  For Paul the gospel was centred on God, but we often centre the gospel on us.  Brothers and Sisters, the gospel is for us, but it's not about us.  I can't really say it any better than Tom Wright does.  He makes the point that “Paul understood…[his]…mission not simply as a way of ‘getting people converted…”  because that would be a human-centred gospel…“but as the symbolic as well as actual means of extending and displaying the reign of Israel's God, and of his ‘Son,' to the ends of the earth.”[2]  In other words, the gospel—and the proclamation and spread of the gospel out into the pagan world—was the fulfilment of God's promises, proving his faithfulness, and ultimately to bring the nations before him in glory and praise. Now, if we have any lingering doubts about this covenantal meaning of “reckoning it to him as righteousness”, I think there's one more passage that clears it up.  Psalm 106:30-31 praises Aaron's grandson Phinehas.  You might remember that I mentioned him a few weeks ago.  The Psalm says: Then Phinehas stood up and intervened,          and the plague was stayed. And that was counted to him as righteousness          from generation to generation forever.   Phinehas intervened.  Specifically, he speared one of the Israelites along with his Moabite mistress as they were, so to speak, in the act.  And for that act of faithfulness, the Lord appointed Phinehas and his descendants to a special role in Israel's priesthood.  Or as the Psalmist says, his act was counted to him as righteousness from generation to generation forever.  In response to Phinehas' faith, the Lord established a covenant with him—he made a promise to him.  In this case, it's clear that “reckon as righteousness” doesn't mean that the Lord credited Phinehas with a moral surplus and it doesn't mean that for Abraham either.  It's about God's covenant, which he established with Abraham and his “seed”.  And this is what Paul's picking up on in Galatians when he makes his argument that the gentiles are just as much a part of God's family in Jesus as the Jews are—that these formerly unclean pagans are as much and as really Abraham's descendants as he, a “Hebrew of Hebrews” is.  “If you belong to the Messiah,” Paul writes in 3:29, “you are Abraham's family (his seed) and you stand to inherit the promise.” But family and land weren't the only things the Lord promised in his covenant to Abram.  The Lord also promised that Abraham's family would become slaves in Egypt, but that he would ultimately rescue them.  This is as much a part of what Abraham's family will be as all the other things the Lord promises.  From the beginning, the Lord establishes this family as a rescued-from-slavery people.  It's in their covenantal DNA.  It literally comes to pass just as the Lord said, but since this is in their DNA, it's the lens through which the Jews would forever see themselves.  That's why in Paul's day saw this as their ongoing story.  It was a story of blessing followed by the curse of exile, but one day—because it's who God had made them as a people—one day their God would come and rescue them again and live in their midst. So Paul shows how the gospel embodies and fulfils this promise of seed and inheritance to Abraham, he shows how it embodies and fulfils the promise of slavery and rescue, and that means that, third and finally, the gospel also embodies and fulfils the exodus promise of God to dwell in the midst of his people.  The prophets sometimes explained God's presence in the temple in terms of his Spirit and this, I think, explains how Ezekiel and Joel could promise that God would renew his people by means of his Spirit.  This was the future that Israel's story looked towards: an end of exile and God's presence through his renewing Spirit.  And this is why Paul, as part of his argument in Galatians, points to the present indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the people of God, as the earnest or the down payment, of the foretaste or firstfruits of the ultimate fulfilment of the Lord's promised inheritance to Abraham. And that brings us back to the creed.  My point has been that Paul, rather than talking about abstract theological propositions, tells a story—the story of God and his people, of his promises and their fulfilment—and our place in that story.  The people from James and the agitators in Galatia, they knew that story, but they were leaving important parts out, so Paul goes back to the beginning and tells it all again, to show them the bits they missed—or maybe the bits they remembered, but hadn't yet learned to see in light of Jesus' death and resurrection.  It is kind of remarkable how, as Paul tells us the story of the one, true God, the God of Israel, what emerges is a story of the God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—there all along, but finally and fully known through this new covenant, this new promise ratified by the blood of Jesus.  I know my first point this morning has been to help you understand why Abraham was so important to Paul, so that as we get into his main argument we'll understand why he says the things he does, but I also want to encourage you to think—or maybe I should say to trust—in the story.  The next time you recite the creed, don't just think of it as a set of theological propositions that need to be affirmed to be orthodox.  Think of it as the great story of God and his people, the great story of his promises and his faithfulness, the great story that reveals the redeeming grace of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the great story that ultimately ends with the world finally set to rights and proclaiming his glory—the great story into which we have been baptised—the great story in which we live. Let's pray: Almighty God, our gracious Father, who called Abraham out of the darkness and promised to make his family a light to the nations, we pray that as we recall the great story of your faithfulness, and especially how you have fulfilled your promises in Jesus and the Spirit, teach us to trust in and to find our assurance in you, not just in our heads and with our brains, but as we commit our whole selves to you and become, ourselves, part of the great story of your faithfulness.  Amen. [1] Roman Faith and Christian Faith (Oxford, 2015), 188. [2] Galatians (Eerdmans, 2021), epub edition.

## Introduction - Technical Delays: The speaker begins with an apology for the delay in the podcast, citing technical upgrades to internet and phone systems. - Scripture Reading: The session starts with a reading from Galatians and Colossians, emphasizing deliverance from darkness and translation into the Kingdom of God's dear Son. ## Understanding the Kingdom of God - Deliverance from Darkness: The speaker highlights the importance of being delivered from the power of darkness and entering the Kingdom of God's dear Son. - Promises of God: The Bible promises ranging from 3000 to 8800 are mentioned as accessible to believers for partaking in God's divine nature. ## Relationship with God - Adam's Dominion: Historical context from Genesis chapter three is discussed, detailing Adam's dominion and how it was lost due to disobedience and deceit by Lucifer. - Redemption and Restoration: Jesus' role in reclaiming the lost dominion and power by dying for humanity's sins is emphasized. ## Insights from Additional Texts - Apocryphal Texts: The speaker mentions extra-biblical books like Jubilees, Jasher, and Enoch to provide additional context and details about historical events and spiritual teachings. - Spiritual Control and Fear: The Kingdom of darkness is controlled by fear, lies, and deceit. The importance of understanding the nature of the adversary, Lucifer, and his tactics is underlined. ## Faith and Promises - Faith as a Requirement: Accessing God's promises requires faith. Biblical instances of individuals like Jairus and the woman with the issue of blood are cited as examples. - Personal Development: The importance of personal development through faith, perseverance, and brotherly love is discussed. ## Kingdom Benefits - Spiritual Authority: The power and authority reclaimed by Jesus and transferred to believers are discussed. Believers can exercise authority over sickness, financial needs, and other areas of life. - Prosperity Preachers: A critique of prosperity preachers who exploit followers is provided, contrasting their approach with genuine faith-based living. ## Practical Spiritual Living - Community and Study: Encouraging viewers to form Bible study groups, engage with friends and family to explore the benefits of God's kingdom more deeply. - Viewer Engagement: Inviting viewers to suggest topics and questions for future discussions to foster collective spiritual growth. ## Conclusion - Commitment to Future Teachings: The speaker reiterates the importance of studying the benefits of the Kingdom of God and promises future teachings on related topics. - Final Appeals: Encouragement to live by faith and be conscious of spiritual responsibilities and blessings.

 The problems of life can lead us to lament. David lets his lament lead him to the throne, where he is reminded that salvation belongs to our God.

A Biblical vision of honor for the body of Christ is vital for a healthy Christian life. Pastor Adam Ramsey joins the program to discuss his upcoming book "Honor" as he shares how a mindset to serve rather than be served is not only honoring to God, but to those around us as well. Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here

A Biblical vision of honor for the body of Christ is vital for a healthy Christian life. Pastor Adam Ramsey joins the program to discuss his upcoming book "Honor" as he shares how a mindset to serve rather than be served is not only honoring to God, but to those around us as well. Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here

Paul expects that our freedom in Christ leads to loving God and loving others. But loving others is a risk and requires us to jump into the mess of life. Risky love restores sinners, bears burdens, and shares sacrificially. Are you willing to risk loving others for the glory of God?

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How do we measure holiness? Many people think that morality is the measure of holiness. That's certainly part of it, but Paul describes a holy life as one that pleases God. He also describes where we get the power to live that kind of life.

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Exploring Mystical Union and Spiritual Embodiment in Jewish Mysticism with Professor Adam Afterman. Adam Afterman is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at the Shalom Hartman Institute and the chair of the Department of Jewish Philosophy and Talmud at Tel Aviv University. Professor Afterman's main fields of research are medieval Jewish philosophy, kabbalah, and Jewish mysticism. His most recent book, And They Shall Be One Flesh: On the Language of Mystical Union in Judaism (Brill, 2016), offers an extensive study of mystical union and spiritual embodiment in Judaism. Professor Afterman studies Jewish thought in its broader Muslim and Christian contexts and explores how medieval Judaism was transformed in detailed response to philosophy and Muslim and Christian high culture. Professor Afterman is active in the field of academic interreligious research and study in Israel and abroad. 00:00 Excerpt 02:02 Dvekut 39:13 Mystical Union 1:22:21 Holy Spirit 1:35:56 What does this mean for us today? Join us: https://discord.gg/EQtjK2FWsm https://facebook.com/seekersofunity https://instagram.com/seekersofunity https://www.twitter.com/seekersofu https://www.seekersofunity.com Thank you to our beloved Patrons: Esther, Moshe, Isaac, Jorge, AARon, Rick, Eden, Leo, Francis, CyberArt, Laurie, Alana, Gary, Frederique, Laurie, Joshua, Spacecowboy, Cliffton, Steve, Billy, Jackie, Andrew, Josh, Glenn, Zv, George, Ivana, Keenan, Gab, John, Victoria, Casey, Joseph, Brad, Benjamin, Arin, jXaviErre, Margo, Gale, Eny, Kim, Michael, Kirk, Ron, Seth, Daniel, Raphael, Daniel, Jason, Sergio, Leila, Wael, Simona, Francis, Etty, Stephen, Arash, William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, Füsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, Aédàn, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre. Join them in supporting us: patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekers paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

The Bible is filled with accounts of God intervening in people's lives, confronting them in a way that changed their lives forever.

The Bible is filled with accounts of God intervening in people's lives, confronting them in a way that changed their lives forever.

This week we take a look at what it means to have intimacy with God. Join us as we continue to look ahead to where God is leading RSCC!

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7-9-23 | As Christ's followers, the Apostle Paul tells us to ‘walk in the Spirit.'  This is a charge to live our Christian faith in our everyday life.  But how do we do that? Walking in the Spirit is the direction we should go!