Podcasts about his heavenly father

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 14th of May, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.We start in the Book of Genesis 1:19:”So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.” Then we go to Psalm 74:16: ”The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun.” The Lord has made night and day for you and me. I want to say something to you this morning, I am a morning person, my day starts at 4 o'clock in the morning. It always has as far back as I can remember, especially when I was farming full time and my children were still young. I found that in the morning was always the best time for me. It still is by the way. That is when I do this very thought for the day for you. I have breakfast at 9 o'clock with my dear wife, Jill, on the farm because that's what I used to do when I was farming. I would start work early and come in for breakfast at 9 o'clock and I want to be honest with you, the bulk of my work would be done on the farm by that time. They were the most critical times of the day for me.I believe Jesus Himself was an early morning person because often the disciples would say, ”Lord, where have You been? The people are in the valley, they have been waiting for you.” But He had been getting instructions from His Heavenly Father on the mountain, early in the morning. I am talking about a quiet time aren't I? - Giving the Lord the first fruits of the day - Isaiah 40:31:”But those who wait on the Lord…” Those who spend time with the Lord, ”But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” If you put the Lord first in your life and I'm talking about in every area, that will give you the strength to see the day through. The great reformer, Martin Luther was asked, ”When you get very busy, what do you do in the morning?” Expecting him probably to say, ”Well, I have to cut back on my quiet time.” He says, ”No, I get up even earlier.” I want to say to you today. Start getting up earlier and spending time in the presence of the Lord when no one else can disturb you, and you'll be surprised at how well your day will go. Jesus bless you and goodbye.

When Jesus was a boy, his attitude of submission to his earthly parents reflected obedience to His Heavenly Father, even when it led to the cross.

When Jesus was a boy, He obeyed His parents when they asked Him to leave an interesting discussion at the temple. That attitude of submission to his earthly parents reflected obedience to His Heavenly Father, even when it led to the cross. Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth takes a closer look at the obedience of our surrendered Savior Revive Our Hearts. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/453/29

When Jesus was a boy, He obeyed His parents when they asked Him to leave an interesting discussion at the temple. That attitude of submission to his earthly parents reflected obedience to His Heavenly Father, even when it led to the cross. Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth takes a closer look at the obedience of our surrendered Savior Revive Our Hearts. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/453/29

Jesus' plea to His Heavenly Father from the cross at Calvary for forgiveness for His enemies can inspire contrition in us! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Father-forgive-them.html Public Domain Art Tag for the Thumbnail for this Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Mo discusses the relationship between Jesus and His disciples. On this Palm Sunday, Dr. Mo reads from Matthew 26:36-46, 56 and discusses this aspect of the relationship between Jesus and His disciples. Jesus invited three of His disciples - Peter, James, and John - into a most intimate and most difficult moment in His earthly life. He invited them into the Garden of Gethsemane to stay with Him as He prayed. Jesus confided to HIs disciples that He was deeply grieved. He prayed to His Heavenly Father while the disciples slept. And previously, all of the disciples insisted they would never leave Jesus. However, when times got tough, the disciples deserted him. Tune in to this episode as we think about how during this Holy Week we can attune to not only our closest relationships but also relating to humankind in general during these chaotic times. Can we come alongside people and assure them we will stay to help them during job losses, loss of benefits, fragmentation of family systems, and so many other fears and anxieties people are experiencing during these times. Or will we scatter?Information for Dr. Mohttps://www.drmoniquesmithgadson.com/Link to order “Finding Hope in A Dark Place”:https://lexhampress.com/search?query=Finding%20Hope%20in%20a%20Dark%20Place%3A%20Facing%20Loneliness%2C%20Depression%2C%20and%20Anxiety%20with%20the%20Power%20of%20Grace&sortBy=Relevance&limit=30&page=1&ownership=all&geographicAvailability=allhttps://www.amazon.com/Finding-Hope-Dark-Place-Loneliness/dp/1683596358/ref=rvi_sccl_7/138-1785751-1148333?pd_rd_w=decCb&content-id=amzn1.sym.f5690a4d-f2bb-45d9-9d1b-736fee412437&pf_rd_p=f5690a4d-f2bb-45d9-9d1b-736fee412437&pf_rd_r=GMEBCA5ZB54MM98HHN5F&pd_rd_wg=pwctW&pd_rd_r=0cf054c6-aedd-427d-ac2a-563757407228&pd_rd_i=1683596358&psc=1Follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/And-The-Church-Said-Podcast-106848090932637https://instagram.com/drmoniquesmithgadson?igshid=1bmt2hei1j6i8Support And The Church Said:Cash App:  https://cash.app/$andthechurchsaidPayPal:  https://paypal.me/andthechurchsaid?locale.x=en_US. 

In this special Podcast, I take a look at Passover. Are we instructed to keep Yahweh's Holy Days, such as Passover or do we follow the church tradition of Easter? Listen to this explosive study on what Yahweh has to say about this.What day was the Passover on?  What was the significance of Passover? What does the number of the days have to do with Yahweh? Did Yahweh have a plan for all of this?Now I realize that the conditions set forth by Yahweh differs from what He set forth in the beginning. What caught my interest into these 7 Holy Feasts was the Prophetic Message contained within them.We find that within these 7, 4 are in the season of the spring, while the remaining 3 are in the fall or “harvest. In studying the Prophecy aspect of Yahweh's Words, we realize and conclude that these 7 Holy Feasts play an important role in the Prophecy of Yahshua Messiah concerning the past and the present. Today we will focus on Passover.The Feast of Passover pointed to Yahshua's death on Calvary as “the Lamb of Yahweh, who taketh away the sin of the world”, John 1:29The Feast of Unleavened Bread attested to the fact that Yahshua's body, unlike all others would not decay in the grave. The Son of Yahweh, in speaking with His Heavenly Father said, “for Thou wilt not leave My soul in hell, neither wilt Thou permit Thine Holy One to see corruption” Psalms 16:10The Feast of Firstfruits proclaimed the certainty of His bodily resurrection. The acceptance by Yahweh of the Firstfruits [sheaf] of the spring barley harvest guaranteed a full harvest to follow. By virtue of the resurrection of Yahshua Messiah, He is the Firstfruits and guarantees that all the Saints within Him will one day rise from the grave.The Feast of Pentecost, which occurs exactly 50 days after Firstfruits [the resurrection of the Messiah] anticipated the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the origin of the “Ek-kelsia”. We read in the Jewish Talmud, in the tractate of Sotah, foli #48 it reads in part “when Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi died, the Holy Spirit departed from Israel; nevertheless they made use of the Bath Kol.” [a divine voice from Heaven]These 4 events in the life of Yahshua Messiah, which the 4 spring feasts depicted, are history. We can look back at these events and they can be examined as historical facts. We can say that the first 4 set the foundation for the remaining 3. [As I think on this foundation, I think of the Tabernacle, which is to come, and when this Tabernacle comes, then all of His Elect come to dwell in the eternal]In this study I will take a look at the 5 major differences between Passover and Easter.This year Passover started at sundown on Saturday April 12 and will end on Sunday April 20, whereas Easter is on April 20, 2025.Most consider Passover a Jewish holiday and Easter a Christian one. But when we compare the biblical Passover with Easter, we find big differences.If you asked most people what they would associate the words Passover and Easter with, you would probably get something like “Passover is Jewish and Easter is Christian.” But would this basic answer be correct?There is a big difference between Passover and Easter, but you may be surprised to learn that it isn't that one is Jewish and one is Christian.So, what is the difference between Easter and Passover? What do we discover when we compare them to each other: Easter vs. Passover?Here are five major differences between the biblical Passover and Easter.This is a MUST LISTEN show!!Join with me as we “Unravel the Words of Yahweh” on keeping Passover or Easter!Have any questions? Feel free to email me keitner2024@outlook.com 

Get Text Updates from Pastor Jack:  https://text.whisp.io/jack-hibbs-podcast When Jesus walked this earth, there was nothing He did, said, or thought that was not in tandem with His Heavenly Father. As a result, His mission was accomplished and His ministry impacted the entire world. Likewise, as we seek to live the Christian life, we must do so with complete dependence on the Lord. Let’s go with God! (00:00) The Sovereignty of God and Compassion(16:08) Hardening of the Heart CONNECT WITH PASTOR JACKWebsite: https://jackhibbs.com/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2FCyXpO Facebook: https://bit.ly/2WZBWV0 YouTube:  https://bit.ly/437xMHn DAZE OF DECEPTION BOOK:https://jackhibbs.com/daze-of-deception/ Did you know we have a Real Life Network? Sign up for free for more exclusive content:https://bit.ly/3CIP3M99

Pastor Jahanna Palmer shares a personal memory of spending childhood moments at church because it was where her father was, connecting that longing to the story of Jesus staying in the temple, deeply immersed in the presence of His Heavenly Father. Her message encourages us to recognize the beauty of being in the presence of God, just as Jesus did while in His Father's house.

As we continue with our series from the book of 1 John on “How to spot a real Christian,” we see one of the greatest secrets to knowing the blessing of God. It's also one of the clearest signs that someone is a son or daughter of God. Very simply, it is obedience.   Obedience brings blessings. Disobedience brings pain, separation from God, and curses, just as Adam and Eve experienced. Living a life of disobedience to God is very clear evidence that you are not a Christian. Living a life of obedience to God is one of the surest proofs that you are a Christian (1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 5:3).   John learnt all about the importance of obedience from his first-hand experience of Jesus. Jesus taught that obedience was necessary to be a disciple (John 14:15). Jesus modelled a life of obedience to His Heavenly Father. Even though it is not always easy, obedience brings blessings to our lives. In the book of 1 John, this disciple of Jesus explains what obedience means in practice.  1. Obedience means doing what Jesus says (1 John 5:3; John 14:23; John 15:14; Matthew 22:37-40; Matthew 6:9-15; Matthew 25:35-36,40) 2. Obedience means living like Jesus lived (1 John 2:6; Romans 12:2; Mark 16:15; Matthew 9:36; Mark 10:45; John 13:14) 3. Obedience means conquering like Jesus conquered (1 John 5:3-4) Apply  1. Obedience means doing what Jesus says (1 John 5:3; John 14:23; John 15:14). So, what are these teachings of Jesus that we are to be obey? Briefly, let's look at a few:  - Love God and love people (Matthew 22:37-40)  - Forgive others (Matthew 6:9-15) - Care for the needy (Matthew 25:35-36,40)  How much are we obeying these particular commands?    2. Obedience means living like Jesus lived (1 John 2:6). Jesus showed real obedience to doing the will of God. You can spot a real Christian when you see them living in obedience to God, which is totally contrary to the culture of today. We live in a culture of disobedience but we as Christians must not conform to today's culture, rather to what the Word of God teaches (Romans 12:2). Jesus lived His life focussed on spreading the good news of the kingdom of heaven, not focussed on the things of this world. And He tells us to do the same (Mark 16:15). Jesus lived a life of compassion (Matthew 9:36) and a life of service (Mark 10:45; John 13:14). Is this the way we are living? If we are obedient to Jesus, we too will be focussed on the mission of winning people to Christ, showing compassion to the multitudes and having humble, serving heart.   3. Obedience means conquering like Jesus conquered. It's not all hard work being obedient. In fact, it's the way to succeed in life and ministry (1 John 5:3-4). One of the true signs that someone is a Christian is that they will turn from disobedience to obedience, from living their own way to living God's way. Are you a rebel at heart? Or have you decided not to be self-willed any longer and submitted your will and all your life to truly becoming a follower of Jesus. This is the moment you can do so. 

As we continue with our series from the book of 1 John on “How to spot a real Christian,” we see one of the greatest secrets to knowing the blessing of God. It's also one of the clearest signs that someone is a son or daughter of God. Very simply, it is obedience.   Obedience brings blessings. Disobedience brings pain, separation from God, and curses, just as Adam and Eve experienced. Living a life of disobedience to God is very clear evidence that you are not a Christian. Living a life of obedience to God is one of the surest proofs that you are a Christian (1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 5:3).   John learnt all about the importance of obedience from his first-hand experience of Jesus. Jesus taught that obedience was necessary to be a disciple (John 14:15). Jesus modelled a life of obedience to His Heavenly Father. Even though it is not always easy, obedience brings blessings to our lives. In the book of 1 John, this disciple of Jesus explains what obedience means in practice.  1. Obedience means doing what Jesus says (1 John 5:3; John 14:23; John 15:14; Matthew 22:37-40; Matthew 6:9-15; Matthew 25:35-36,40) 2. Obedience means living like Jesus lived (1 John 2:6; Romans 12:2; Mark 16:15; Matthew 9:36; Mark 10:45; John 13:14) 3. Obedience means conquering like Jesus conquered (1 John 5:3-4) Apply  1. Obedience means doing what Jesus says (1 John 5:3; John 14:23; John 15:14). So, what are these teachings of Jesus that we are to be obey? Briefly, let's look at a few:  - Love God and love people (Matthew 22:37-40)  - Forgive others (Matthew 6:9-15) - Care for the needy (Matthew 25:35-36,40)  How much are we obeying these particular commands?    2. Obedience means living like Jesus lived (1 John 2:6). Jesus showed real obedience to doing the will of God. You can spot a real Christian when you see them living in obedience to God, which is totally contrary to the culture of today. We live in a culture of disobedience but we as Christians must not conform to today's culture, rather to what the Word of God teaches (Romans 12:2). Jesus lived His life focussed on spreading the good news of the kingdom of heaven, not focussed on the things of this world. And He tells us to do the same (Mark 16:15). Jesus lived a life of compassion (Matthew 9:36) and a life of service (Mark 10:45; John 13:14). Is this the way we are living? If we are obedient to Jesus, we too will be focussed on the mission of winning people to Christ, showing compassion to the multitudes and having humble, serving heart.   3. Obedience means conquering like Jesus conquered. It's not all hard work being obedient. In fact, it's the way to succeed in life and ministry (1 John 5:3-4). One of the true signs that someone is a Christian is that they will turn from disobedience to obedience, from living their own way to living God's way. Are you a rebel at heart? Or have you decided not to be self-willed any longer and submitted your will and all your life to truly becoming a follower of Jesus. This is the moment you can do so. 

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Monday morning, the 27th of January, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.We go to the Gospel of Mark 9:5:”Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah” That was the Mount of Transfiguration when the Lord spoke to His Heavenly Father and also to Moses and Elijah. Peter, James and John must have stood there with their mouths wide open, not believing what they were seeing. It was so amazing that they did not want to go back down into the valley, where all the trouble is, and the pain and all the suffering and the misunderstanding. Have you ever had a mountain-top experience? Oh yes, I have as well, and you just don't want to come back down, do you? You just want to stay up there. You know, I am a mountain man, I love the mountains. My dear wife, Jill, loves the sea, and often we have a little giggle together. I say, “Jill, I love the mountains”, and she says, “Oh, but I love the sea.” And then I say, “Jill, Jesus never went down to the sea to pray!” But we cannot live on top of the mountain. We have got to go back down to the valley. We have got to roll up our sleeves. We have got to deal with things in our home, in our workplace. We have got to get involved. Moses went up the mountain, that's right, he went to Mount Sinai and he got orders from the Lord. He got the Ten Commandments and then he came back down again into the valley to deliver Jesus' message to the people. That mountain doesn't literally have to be a physical mountain. It's your closet, it is your quiet time place, it is where you spend time with Jesus every day. There is a thing called “extempore preaching”. I looked up the Oxford Dictionary. The word “extempore” means done without preparation, and to extemporise means to make something up as you go along. Now I am not arguing with the Oxford Dictionary but the great preachers would preach extempore preaching. In other words, they would take one verse out of the Bible, like Romans 1:17: “The just shall live by faith” - and they would preach on that for up to an hour and even longer. The young people would admire them and think they could do the same but what they didn't realise was that these great preachers had spent hours in their quiet time room getting the message into their spirit man and then simply go out into the open and deliver it to the people.Today, spend time up the mountain and then you will not make so many mistakes when you have to buy that new motorcar, or you have to sell that house, or you have to go to university, or go to trade school, or get married. Spend time on the mountain first. Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day,Goodbye.

Jesus enters into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil for 40 days. While anyone else would have failed, Jesus never gave in to the lies and schemes of Satan. Being well prepared and in full trust of the Word of God and His Heavenly Father, Jesus succeeds. He is truly able to sympathize with our weaknesses as one tempted in every way as we are, yet without sin.

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Friday morning, the 10th of January, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in Psalm 90:17: “And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us,And establish the work of our hands for us;Yes, establish the work of our hands.”Make us successful in everything we do, please Lord Jesus, establishing the work of our hands. You know, some say Moses was the greatest leader who has ever lived, apart from Jesus obviously. He took a whole nation for forty years through the desert. Folks, we are talking about temperatures of over 45 degrees, 50 degrees sometimes during the day, and freezing at night. He fed those people, a whole nation, not for one year but for forty years. Moses was a great man of God, but you see his prayer was, “Make us successful, Lord, for Your glory.”I want to ask you a question. Are you praying every morning before you start work with your staff? Are you praying and committing the day's work into the Lord's hands before you start? Whether you be a farmer, school teacher, businessman, or construction man, are you standing with your staff and praying every morning and reading a scripture verse before you start work? Do you know that the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, every single morning, early in the morning, spent time getting instruction from His Heavenly Father as to what He had to do? If you read Mark 6:46, He departed to the mountain to pray, to be alone with the Lord. I want to encourage you to pray in the mornings before you start. That is what makes you a successful man or woman, by committing everything into God's hands before you do anything else. I want to pray for you at the start of this year that you will do it, that you will discipline yourself and do it every single day. It just makes the day go so much smoother and there is such a bonding with your people when you start the day in prayer. Father God,I pray for my friends today, before they start work every morning, that like the man of God, Moses, they will pray, “Lord establish the work of our hands please”, in Jesus' precious name, Amen.God bless you and goodbye.

Jesus grew in favor with God and man. As any human grows, so did the Son of God. He perfectly honored His earthly mother and father, while also perfectly honoring His Heavenly Father. Jesus at the age of 12 stays behind at the Temple to keep growing in wisdom and stature in the Lord, having an understanding of His role in the plan of redemption and bringing in the New Covenant. He sought first the kingdom of God in our place.

In this sermon we return to celebrating the hope of Christmas from The Gospel of Luke. We'll focus on Luke 1:39-56 and Mary's song of praise. This song celebrates the upcoming birth of her Son, Jesus Christ, and rejoices in how He reflects the loving care of His Heavenly Father. Why is Jesus worth celebrating? How do I celebrate Jesus?

Thanksgiving isn't just a holiday—it's an attitude we can choose to fill our hearts with every day.The Bible shares many examples of gratitude in the midst of challenging circumstances.Imagine Mary, a young Galilean girl, given the news that she was to be the mother of the Messiah. She didn't panic or protest. Instead, she embraced the news and nurtured the One who would bring healing to the whole world.The story in Luke 17 tells us that of the 10 lepers who were healed, only one returned to thank Jesus.Luke 17:15–16 says, “One of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned with a loud voice glorifying God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks.”Whether He was blessing food given to thousands by a miracle, or giving thanks at the Last Supper, Jesus modeled an attitude of gratitude for us; knowing His death was imminent, Jesus still thanked His Heavenly Father.What can you find in your own life to be thankful for this week?Let's pray.Lord, thank You for the marvelous gifts You give us on a daily basis. Help us to always be mindful of this. In Jesus' name, amen.Change your shirt, and you can change the world! Save 15% Off your entire purchase of faith-based apparel + gifts at Kerusso.com with code KDD15.

Today's Promise: John 14:27 Jesus walked in perfect peace. He was at peace with Himself, His Heavenly Father, and the world around Him. What would it be like to live in that kind of supernatural peace? Imagine going through your day in perfect peace, no matter what was going on around you. The peace Christ offers is a peace that begins in the heart and moves into every area of your life. You receive peace the same way you receive salvation - through faith. It is a gift from Jesus.

The driver pulled up and dumped it in my driveway, but I was very happy to see it. It was my cord of wood - a winter of warm fires in our fireplace! See, we had ordered it during a special sale, which others apparently took advantage of big time. The driver told me some people had ordered five cords of wood. When I asked why, he said, "It's for their wood stoves. They're depending on it to keep their house warm this winter!" No wonder they ordered a lot of wood for the winter. And when they run out of fuel, they run out of fire. When they run out of fire, it gets very cold. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "How to Keep Your Fire Burning." For somebody listening right now, it's winter spiritually - maybe for you. What used to be a warm and passionate relationship with Jesus has turned cold and practiced. Your fire for the Lord and for His work is burning pretty low, or maybe there are just the embers of a fire that once blazed high. The problem isn't the fire; the problem is a shortage of fuel. See, spiritual fire is like those fires in people's stoves or fireplaces: you have to keep throwing another log on the fire. You can't just get it burning high and then expect it to stay that way indefinitely. Jesus obviously knew what to do to keep the fire going. He knew where the fuel was. He demonstrates that in our word for today from the Word of God, beginning in Luke 4:40. "When the sun was setting, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them...He rebuked demons and would not allow them to speak. At daybreak Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for Him and when they came to where He was, they tried to keep Him from leaving them. But He said, 'I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.' And He kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea." Now after a very full day and a very late night, Jesus gets up early to go to the spiritual woodpile - time with His Heavenly Father. He went for that spiritual fuel regularly. In Luke 6:12, we are told that "Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God." At another point, Luke tells us "Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed." Notice in Luke 6 that Jesus comes back from His Father-time refueled for His work and refocused on what His work is supposed to be. Now if the fire is burning low in your heart right now, it could very well be that you aren't spending the heart-to-heart time with God that you once did. That's where you find the logs to rekindle your fire because the flame of serving Christ has to be a deep love relationship with Him. See, it isn't all about Bible study, it isn't all about church or theology or ministry or living the Christian life. It's all about Jesus! And the pressure and stress of each crazy day make it so easy to forget that this is all about Jesus, it's all from Jesus, it's all for Jesus. It could be that your time with Him has been more and more abbreviated, postponed or even canceled. You need to get back to what fueled your fire in the first place - belonging to Jesus, being with Jesus, loving Jesus. Without that regular time, that sweet relationship is replaced with a stressful rat race. When Jesus had Father time, He came away knowing He couldn't just stay with the people who had already experienced Him. He had to move on to the unreached. So do you and I. Making your Father time the anchor of your daily schedule will not only fuel your fire for the Lord, but also for the lost people He died to rescue. And you'll feel again the excitement of joining Jesus in His eternal rescue mission. Those who depend on a fire make sure they have plenty of fuel - and that they add logs to their fire regularly. For us to live as we were created to live, we need a blazing spiritual fire in our heart. So make sure your fuel supply is strong and consistent. Christian living and Christian service are all about Jesus! Staying in heart-to-heart contact with Him will give you all the logs you need for a fire that never goes out!

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 12th of November, 2024, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Judges 7:7: ”Then the Lord said to Gideon, “By the three hundred men who lapped I will save you,…” Then we go straight to the Gospel of Matthew 26:56:”Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.”Have you ever felt deserted? Oh well, go to Jesus, He understands. Have you ever felt that everybody's left you. Go to Jesus, He understands. I don't think there's anything more ugly than self-preservation. It can be such a terrible thing, and that's what happened. All the disciples fled and left the Master on His own when He needed them the most. Peter followed Him at a distance. You can read that in verse 58. What about Gideon? He started with 32,000 fighting men. He ended up with 300 men. I believe the Lord is saying to you and me this morning that it's not about man's approval. It's about the vision which God has given to you and I to perform. You see, Jesus was sent by His Heavenly Father on a mission, to save the world from it's sin, and nothing was going to stand in His way. Irrespective if no one was going with Him, He was still going. If we are depending on man's support, if we are depending on man's approval, we will be sorely disappointed. James Hudson Taylor took the Gospel to China. He went alone. He had no support. There was no big organisation paying his way. I want to tell you the biggest revival in the world today is happening in the underground church, that's right. China is not supporting Christianity. Something like 60 million believing Christians and counting. One man - he had no support but God gave him a vision.What about William Carey? William Carey went to the board, he said, ”I believe we need to go and take the Gospel to India.” Some of the long grey beards stood up and said, ”Listen, if India needs to be saved, God will do it. He doesn't need you.” Can you believe it? That didn't stop William Carey. He went to India. He translated the Bible from English into all the major Indian languages - a man that was on a mission. Make sure today that you have a clear word from God for whatever mission you want to accomplish and then go for it.Jesus bless you and goodbye.

Isn't it mind-boggling that we are Jesus' inheritance? Out of everything He could've asked His Heavenly Father for, Jesus asked to have the Church? He loves us so much that He was willing to come to Earth, give up His heavenly glory, and die a shameful death on the cross so that He could be with us forever! Today, in light of this truth, Pastor Mark asks you how you will respond to Jesus' love for you. Are you seeking Him because you want something from Him? Or are you seeking Him because you want to be with Him? I pray that you grow in your relationship with Jesus and experience His goodness more and more! 

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 20th of October, 2024, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Book of Proverbs 6:10:“A little sleep, a little slumber,A little folding of the hands to sleep—So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler,…” (like a thief)Then we go to Luke 4:16: “So He (Jesus) came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.” We want to speak today about habits. There are good habits and there are bad habits. Discipline is absolutely vital for a Christian to succeed. You see, a good farmer will check his crop of corn or maize or wheat every day. A poor farmer will check his crop maybe once a week, and it could be his downfall. I remember like yesterday, we had a neighbour who came and farmed very close to us. He was a wonderful man but he came from a different district. He was a sugar cane farmer, a very successful one and a very good one, but he started to grow seed maize, a very technical, tricky crop to grow. One day, I was driving down near his farm and I stopped and looked over the fence and I saw that there was an infestation of cut worm. Now cut worm had just arrived overnight and they were decimating his crop. I phoned him. I said, “Did you check your maize yesterday?” He said, “No, I have been away for a few days. I said, “Please get there quickly.” And he got there and he saw that this infestation of cut worm was literally decimating his crop. We got the spray out and we were able to save his crop. You need to check your crop every single day if you want to succeed as a good farmer. Now, the Lord Jesus was extremely disciplined. Many times His disciples tried to find Him. “Lord, where have You been? The crowds are waiting for you.” Where had He been? That's right, up the mountain, spending time getting instructions from His Heavenly Father, as Jesus continually did, a good habit. I want to say to you today if you are taking a lot of strain in your life, have a good look at what your habits are like. You need to maybe spend more time praying and less time speaking. You need to maybe get up earlier in the morning, and go to bed earlier at night. You maybe need to read your Bible more intentionally. Just show me a man's Bible and I will show you how much time he spends with God, reading the Old Testament and the New Testament systematically, every single morning, and then you need to meditate. Sit quietly with that cup of coffee, that cup of tea, and just let your soul meditate. You will find that your life will become totally different.Jesus bless you and goodbye.

In this special broadcast I go into the Feast of Tabernacles.Now I realize that the conditions set forth by Yahweh differs from what He set forth in the beginning. What caught my interest into these 7 Holy Feasts was the Prophetic Message contained within them.We find that within these 7, 4 are in the season of the spring, while the remaining 3 are in the fall or “harvest. In studying the Prophecy aspect of Yahweh's Words, we realize and conclude that these 7 Holy Feasts play an important role in the Prophecy of Yahshua Messiah concerning the past and the present. Let's take a brief view of the first 4 Feasts:The Feast of Passover pointed to Yahshua's death on Calvary as “the Lamb of Yahweh, who taketh away the sin of the world”, John 1:29The Feast of Unleavened Bread attested to the fact that Yahshua's body, unlike all others would not decay in the grave. The Son of Yahweh, in speaking with His Heavenly Father said, “for Thou wilt not leave My soul in hell, neither wilt Thou permit Thine Holy One to see corruption” Psalms 16:10The Feast of Firstfruits proclaimed the certainty of His bodily resurrection. The acceptance by Yahweh of the Firstfruits [sheaf] of the spring barley harvest guaranteed a full harvest to follow. By virtue of the resurrection of Yahshua Messiah, He is the Firstfruits and guarantees that all the Saints within Him will one day rise from the grave.The Feast of Pentecost, which occurs exactly 50 days after Firstfruits [the resurrection of the Messiah] anticipated the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the origin of the “Ek-kelsia”. We read in the Jewish Talmud, in the tractate of Sotah, foli #48 it reads in part “when Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi died, the Holy Spirit departed from Israel; nevertheless they made use of the Bath Kol.” [a divine voice from Heaven]These 4 events in the life of Yahshua Messiah, which the 4 spring feasts depicted, are history. We can look back at these events and they can be examined as historical facts. We can say that the first 4 set the foundation for the remaining 3. [As I think on this foundation, I think of the Tabernacle, which is to come, and when this Tabernacle comes, then all of His Elect come to dwell in the eternal]The fall Feasts have not yet occurred! They are yet future and predict with absolute certainty, events that will most assuredly unfold. As the 4 spring Feasts were fulfilled literally and right on schedule in connection with the Messiah's first coming, the 3 Fall Feasts will likewise be fulfilled literally and right on schedule in connection with His second coming.Beginning at Sunset on Wednesday October 16, 2024 starts the Feast of Tabernacles which ends at nightfall on Wednesday October 23, 2024. Then on the evening of October 23, 2024, begins the 8th Day, which is called Shemini Atzeret. (Numbers 29:35), simply as ‘the 8th day of assembly'. [the sages interpreted this to mean Yahweh asks all who made pilgrimage for Sukkoth to tarry (atzeret, which come from the Hebrew root word meaning ‘to hold back' with Him one additional day.The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) points to the final phase of Yahweh's plan of redemption for mankind—the Second Coming of Yahshua Messiah and the Millennium.Something very special happened on this Feast of Tabernacle. Some miracle from Yahweh was about to change the views of the future world!Is it possible that Yahshua Messiah was BORN on the Feast of Tabernacles?Join with me as we “Unravel the Words of Yahweh” on keeping The Feast of Tabernacles!Have any questions? Feel free to email me keitner2024@outlook.com 

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 12th of September, 2024, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Matthew 14:25, from the amplified version of the Bible: “And in the fourth watch of the night (3:00-6:00 a.m.) Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.” Our dear Lord Jesus had been with His Father, on the mountain, before he performed one of the greatest miracles that this world had ever known. Yes, He walked on the water. Yes, He saved His disciples from drowning. Where did the strength come from? It came from time spent on the mountain with His Heavenly Father. That is what God is expecting of you and from me. Don't even attempt to serve the Lord if you are not going to hear from God and if you are not going to spend quality time with Him.Jesus says, time and time again through the Gospels, that He could do nothing without His Father. We find every time the Master did a great work, He had spent time in the presence of His Father. We need to do the same. We need to get our directives from the Lord and not from people and definitely not from peoples' opinions. The times that you and I are living in, my dear friend, are too dangerous and too critical, for us to simply try and “wing it”, as they say. If in doubt, don't do it! Hear first from God and then commit and do it with all of your heart. It was between 3 and 6 o'clock in the morning, when Jesus came walking on the water. That lake was not calm, it was extremely stormy. That lake is very, very deep. I have sailed on that lake a number of times and even today, it is known to be very turbulent and stormy at times. The disciples were sinking in the boat when the Lord came walking over those waves on top of the water, but without hesitation, when He got to the boat and He stepped into the boat, the waves and the storms ceased immediately.Today, before we want to attempt something, whatever it might be, whatever decision it might be, please spend time with God and hear from Him.Jesus bless you and goodbye.

Living for Jesus will not be easy. There's no place in the Bible that ensures an easy walk as a Christian. Pastor Ricky wants us to be reminded of this in today's message but he also wants us to not be afraid. Though the people in Jesus' time opposed Him and even eventually killed Him, Jesus stood firm in His message of love, hope, and forgiveness. He had the truth on His side and His Heavenly Father strengthening Him daily. We too have the truth on our side, in Jesus Himself to give us strength and courage.

Sunday, August 4th 2024UnityEph 4:4-7There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.What a beautiful passage! This is the reason that everyone who believes in Jesus and has accepted Him as their Lord and Savior can stand united. This is the most important thing. But when you think of the word unity, does the church even come to mind?Jesus prayed to His Father for all of His followers to be unified in the same way that He and His Heavenly Father are unified. Complete unity. How are we doing with that? It has to break His heart to see how far we have strayed from His desire. How can we become the Church that God desires? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/escape-urself-podcast/support

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Friday morning, the 5th of July, 2024, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Book of Acts 1:3“…being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.” Jesus was seen for forty days before He finally departed and went home to Heaven to be with His Heavenly Father. He was not in a rush to leave, He wanted to make sure everything was in order before He went home. He reassured His disciples, He strengthened them. He lingered with them for forty days before He finally went home to be with His Father. What amazing love! That's how much Jesus loves you today, my dear friend, and He loves me. He really didn't want to go, but his work on earth had been completed, and He had to go back home to Heaven to be with His Father, and He wants to make sure that nothing is left undone and that we are not left as orphans. He sent His Holy Spirit to come and to be our Helper. The other day, I was asked to take a funeral service, and there was an opportunity for the family to come up and pay tribute to their dad and grandfather and just thank the Lord for what he meant to them. I was so deeply touched when his son came up and paid tribute to his dad. He said that his dad had made sure that his mother was settled comfortably in a nice home, and when everything had been completed then he closed his eyes. He went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ peacefully, but he had made sure that everything was in order for his dear wife before he left. Jesus has gone home but He has put everything in order for you and I. He has first of all promised us that He is coming back again, to take us to be with Him in paradise, but in the meantime, He has given us His Holy Spirit to be a Friend and a Helper to each one of us. What amazing love! Today, go out and love somebody who has got no father, no mother and reassure them that there is a God in Heaven who loves us so very much. Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day,Goodbye.

Are you committed to Christ but searching for guidance? In this new reflection, Jonathan Youssef explores the gripping Biblical story of Jacob—a tale of struggle, transformation, and divine engagement. Jonathan connects his own experiences with Jacob's journey, offering insights into the challenges of perseverance, the power of repentance, and the profound ways God works in our lives. Listen and deepen your understanding of spiritual growth and how our trials can lead to profound blessings. This is a must-listen for anyone seeking inspiration and guidance from God. To ask Jonathan a question or connect with the Candid community, visit https://LTW.org/CandidFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/candidpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/candidpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thecandidpodTRANSCRIPT:This transcript recounts Candid Conversations with Jonathan Youssef Episode 255:  Wrestling with God: Jonathan YoussefIn seventh grade, I joined my middle school wrestling program. For two weeks, we ran and did all kinds of exercises, and then we would wrestle each other for the rest of the time we were there. And I did not like it. I lost to a guy who was younger than me. I lost every day. I was terrible. And I was tired of losing, and I lacked perseverance. There is little more humiliating than being wedged under the fat arm of a sweaty teenage boy, and I thought, This is as low as it gets.Well, our reflection today is about wrestling and persevering. I've always been intrigued by the biblical story because it has so many layers. It's multifaceted and multidimensional. And it's a little bit dangerous, meaning that there is potential to miss the main point of what the text is saying and to misunderstand or misrepresent it. Over the years, I've reread it, read commentaries, listened to talks, and consumed all I can to try to understand it better. I want to know what is taking place at this really important moment in salvific history. We have this man, Jacob. He has been at odds with his brother since birth. Even in the womb, he and Esau are wrestling with each other. He is at odds with his father over who is the favored son. He is at odds with who should be blessed. He's at odds over who had the birthright in the family. He's used trickery and deception to achieve his purposes. He's at odds with his Uncle Laban, a master trickster himself. But in Genesis, we begin to see the undoing of this character, Jacob. He's being undone, and he's being changed and transformed through these middle chapters of this book. He's served his crooked uncle/father-in-law for twenty-some-odd years, and in many ways, he's echoing the prodigal son here. Having come to himself, he's leaving Laban here, and he's coming home, you might say, to the homeland of his father, to his older brother, and although God has begun to work in him, although he is a new man, as it were, spiritually, it becomes clear that God is not finished with Jacob yet.And so this chapter unfolds with three dramatic pictures. First, in verses 1 through 21, we have the picture of Jacob returning. God has been working in his life, as we just noted. God has also been working in the lives of Jacob's two wives, Leah and Rachel, and now Jacob has sent word to his brother, Esau, the brother who swore that he would one day kill his little brother in a very Cain and Abel-type fashion. So Jacob sends the word, “Hey! I'm coming home.” He's really only able to do this because the Lord has told him, “The day will come that I'm going to bring you back to this land. And I am promising that I will do you good, that I will prosper you, and that I will be with you.”If you remember the account of Jacob's ladder, where Jacob falls asleep, and he envisions this ladder coming down from heaven, and the angels ascend and descend upon the ladder, the Lord tells him, “I will be with you. I will bring you back to this land. I will give it to you and your offspring. And the whole earth will be blessed through you and your seed.” And, of course, it reminds us of the very same promise given to Abraham. He promises to keep and return him to that land, and now that day has come. In verses 1 and 2, we read that the angels come and meet Jacob. It's confirmation that the Lord is with him. He names the area Mahanaim, meaning “two camps.” Now, perhaps he's referring to the fact that it's his camp and the Lord's camp; the Lord's camp will be his shield and protection. Because he's going to need it. And the report comes back, “Hey, Esau's coming to see you. He's got four hundred guys with him. It's going to be great, right?”Okay, either Esau is rolling out the red carpet for his little brother, or Esau has come for his vengeance, and he has not forgotten 20 years of anger and hostility. Verse 7 says, “Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed.”Now, when it comes to our fears and the Lord, do we find that the way that the Lord enables us through our fears is by removing the fear, removing the obstacles? Or do we find that He gives us greater reasons not to fear than to fear? Here is Jacob, and he's stuck in a difficult situation. He cannot return to his Uncle Laban; he's terrified to go forward to his brother, Esau, and the unknown. What's he going to do?Well, he's a different man now. He probably would have used skill and trickery to weasel out of this in his past life. He would have found a crafty way to save himself, even at the cost of his own family. But he's a different man now, and Jacob perseveres despite his hesitancy, fear, and distress—unlike my illustrious wrestling career. And then we see Jacob do something we've never seen him do in Scripture. He gets on his knees, and he pleads with God. He's praying for God's help in his dreadfully fearful situation. And Jacob prays the longest prayer in the book of Genesis. And the prayer shows us that he now belongs to the Lord. It's evidence that the Lord is working in your heart, is it not, when you begin to call on His name, and it's not just, “Lord, I'm in a mess. Help me out of this,” but rather, it's “God, you promised to be with me. You promised to protect me. And so I'm coming to you, claiming on those promises.”And that's what Jacob does, “Lord, you said that you would do good to me. Fulfill your promise to me.” You notice it's not a panicked prayer, “God, get me out of this bind, and I'll build a hundred churches for you.”No. Instead, you have a man at the end of his resources, holding onto God's promises to bless him, and then he patiently sits, trusting that the Lord will act. Then, we see another change in Jacob: a repentant heart. It's an attitude of repentance. That's what's happening with this whole procession going out to Esau. He sends the people and the animals and tells them to give a message to Esau: These gifts are from your servant, Jacob. Now, he's scared, yes, but he's coming behind us. He's indebted himself to you. Do you want a sign of a changed life? Do you want a sign of a repentant heart? You are prepared to go to the person you have offended, and you say to them, “Because of what the Lord has done in me through the power of the Lord Jesus Christ, I can come before you and serve you.”Think of Zaccheus, “A wee little man was he. He climbed up in the sycamore tree for the Lord he wanted to see. In the British version, it says, “And Jesus said, ‘I'm coming to your house for tea,'” because they all drank tea back then. But what does Zaccheus do? Does he just say, “Lord, I'm sorry. I was bad. I did wrong. Forgive me, Lord,” and then just move on?No! He gives four times back. He repays his debts. It's evidence of a changed man. And that's the other thing that Jacob is doing, right? He's gifting these 550 animals. He's saying, “Brother, I stole your blessing. I used deception and trickery for my own advantage, and now I'm giving it back to you” because I understand I need to be made right with you.”It's more than just feeling sorry in a moment. In Scripture, repentance is God's work of grace in my heart. I am sorry for my sin and find His forgiveness, but I'm also working towards restoration, repairing whatever damage I have caused.The story is told of a machinist or factory worker in the Ford Motor Company in Detroit who had, over several years, borrowed tools and equipment, but never returned them. The machinist was thoroughly converted and was baptized. He wanted to put his faith into practice, so he came back to work to his boss, to the foreman, and he brought all the tools he had stolen and all the equipment he had taken, and the foreman didn't know what to do. And he's repenting, and he's confessing what he's done, and so the foreman, impressed by this, cables Henry Ford and says, “You're not going to believe this. This guy's come back, and he's brought everything with him,” to which Ford cabled back, “Dam up the Detroit River and baptize the whole city.” That's what's happening here with Jacob. He's bringing the blessing back. The blessing that the Lord has poured out on him, he's giving it back. Jacob returning. Then we have a second scene, which I'm sure we're all a little more familiar with, and this is the scene of Jacob wrestling. He's not only sent his possessions on, he's sent his whole family ahead. Verse 22 states, “He took his wives and servants and his eleven children, and they crossed over the Jabbok at night.”And then, in verse 24, he's all alone, and a man grabs him in the darkness and begins to wrestle with him. My seventh-grade self's nightmare because I didn't like wrestling. That was the allusion to that if you're following along.Who do you think Jacob thinks he's wrestling? It's most likely that he thinks he's wrestling with the man who swore to kill him, the man that all of this procession and all this fuss is about. At this moment, Esau is who Jacob thinks his most significant conflict is with. The one I have to wrestle with is my brother, it's Esau. But that is not who he wrestles with in the night, as we find out later in this passage and as we read in Hosea chapter 12, which is a little brief commentary. We find out that Jacob is, in fact, wrestling with some manifestation of God in the flesh, a pre-incarnate Christ. And so then we're left to ask the question, What will God gain from this, from wrestling with Jacob? He's already sent all his possessions on ahead. Surely, God is finished with Jacob. He's repentant, he's confessed, he's done it all. There is no box left to check. But you see, Jacob has given all he has back, but the most important thing is that he has yet to give back. Do you know what it is? It's Jacob. It's Jacob himself. And Jacob may think that Esau is trying to get what is his, which is to take Jacob's life, but the reality is that God is wrestling with Jacob to take what is His—which is Jacob! And this wrestling, it's like a father with a child. You know there's a way I'm not a good wrestler, as we've illustrated, and you're trying to catch up with me on this. But there's a way for me to wrestle with my children while they're young, though my son is getting to the age where I can't keep up with him. But there's a way for me to wrestle with them, which keeps them engaged for a long time in which I never lose, and they never lose. That's sort of what God is doing with Jacob here.But then He does this thing where He touches Jacob's hip, and now Jacob has this dislocated hip, and you need your hip as a pivot to wrestle, so now he's got nothing, he's zero. And he's clinging to God, and God is saying to him, “Let me go. Let me go,” and Jacob says, “I'm not going to let you go unless you bless me.”Here's the context of these situations: The lesser is always blessed by the greater, so Jacob acknowledges that he is holding onto the greater being. I imagine he's still not sure who he's wrestling with, but he's holding on, and he sees by the power that's rendered his hip inoperable that he's holding on to a greater being. And he's saying, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”If you go back and look at Jacob's life, you know what you'll see? Jacob is immensely blessed. Everything he does is blessed, right? That's what God promised to do, and that's what he's receiving. Everywhere he went, every person he interacted with was blessed, just as God has blessed us immensely. If only we had eyes to see, we could have blessing upon blessing in our lives and still miss the main point. The main point is not the blessings, plural, but God's blessing. And what is God's blessing? It is that He has every part of us. And how Jacob enters into this blessing is obvious: God says to him, “What is your name?” And the response is one word: Jacob. Jakob. What's in the name? Twister is the etymology of the name Jacob. Twister, deceiver, heel-clutcher. And now God has gotten to the bottom of the issue: it's a confession. I am unrighteous, I am a sinner. My identity was in who and how I could trick them.God is going right for his heart, saying, “Give me your heart, Jacob. That's what I want.” You see that God is prepared to dislocate Jacob's hip to have Jacob's heart. That may be what God is saying to you, that the way to your heart is by the divine dislocation of something you take pride in, which is a source of great strength for you. Maybe you notice He's touched the very thing in which you have depended on for your life, and He's taken it away from you. That's what's happening to Jacob. The Lord draws him in to say, “Jacob, it's not all the things in your life that I want you to give me; it's yourself that I want.”But you see, there's a third scene, a beautiful scene. Jacob returned, Jacob wrestled, and now Jacob was limping. In the next chapter, chapter 33 of Genesis, we see Jacob return to his brother Esau, but he's not at the back of the caravan as he was before with his plan. He's at the front now and prepared to take it all. But we're told that he's doing two things. One, he's bowing down seven times, and the other is using the language of “I am the servant, and you, Esau, are the lord.” But I think if you were there that day to watch this encounter, those would not be the two things you would have paid attention to. I think the thing that would have captured your attention would have been this: his limp. Why is this significant? Because, beloved, this is a picture of the Christian life. Men and women who have been dislocated to different degrees because of the work of God in their lives and caused to limp, humbled under His sovereign, mighty hand; caused to limp, caused to be conscious of this for the rest of their lives of their weakness and their dependence on the Lord. Dependent on His forgiveness, dependent on His power—moment by moment, day by day. But the sun has risen upon them. I wonder if you've come across one of these people. And it doesn't always have to be a physical variation of this; sometimes it's unseen, the wound, the dislocation. But when we were in Australia, there was a young man. He was in our Bible study, and he looked like he had been in a fire. He had an autoimmune disorder, and he received a bone marrow transplant from his sister, but the transplant caused his body to fight against itself. And so his body was covered in sores and blisters everywhere, and ulcers filled his mouth. Walking was difficult; eating was difficult. As I said, he was in our Bible study, and so when I asked him his story, he said to me that he was a great swimmer. When he was in high school, he was actually training for the Olympics for the Australian national team. Then he started feeling strange, and his swim time started getting slower and slower, and that's when all the medical issues began in his life.And he told me, he said, “You know, before, I was a good kid, but I was very full of myself. I was arrogant. But God reached in and dislocated a part of me, taking away things I loved doing.” And even through his anger, frustration, agony, and pain, he never left the Lord, and the Lord certainly never left him. He would testify to the goodness of God, despite what everybody saw physically with their eyes when they encountered them. His faith and his dependence on the Lord remained until the Lord called him home a few years ago. This is how the Lord said to him, “I want every part of you. I want your heart.” You see, this is not just a principle of spiritual usefulness for Jacob and for us; this takes us to the heart of the gospel. For you see, there would be another night, centuries later, where two wrestlers were engaged, but this time a Son with His Heavenly Father, as He said, “Let this cup pass from me.” And there is an equality in the wrestling. “Let this cup pass from me, and yet, I will not let you go despite what is coming, the agony and the shame that will be borne on the cross. I will not let you go, Father, until you bless them,” which is why He says, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And so He, as Paul says, upon that cross became a curse so that the blessing may come to us. Where are you today? Perhaps you're on your way, like Jacob, and you're walking through repentance and forgiveness. Are you willing to give up a little but not the whole? Perhaps you're wrestling with God over these things at this moment, and you give a little, but then you fight for others, and it's a give-and-take relationship, and it's very back and forth. Perhaps you want to let go, or perhaps you have let go in the past, and the Lord keeps re-engaging with you in this wrestling match, and He's waiting for you to say, “Don't let me go. I will not let you go, even if it means me having a limp for the rest of my life.”Do you have a limp? Do you have a dislocation? May the Lord be gracious to us as He pursues our hearts. 

In this episode, we dive into the profound relationship between Jesus and His Heavenly Father, examining how this dynamic shapes our own identities and actions as disciples. Reflecting on Father's Day, we explore the critical role fathers play in our lives and the societal impact of their absence. We challenge the notion that our worth is tied to our actions, emphasizing instead the importance of being grounded in our identity in Christ. **Key Scriptures:** - Luke 3:21-38 - John 3:21 - John 17:7 - Isaiah 26:12 - John 10:37-38 - John 14:18-20 - Philippians 1:6 - Philippians 2:13 - John 5:17-30 - John 8:28 - John 10:32 - John 12:49-50 - John 15:15 - Romans 6:6-11 - Luke 4:4 Join us as we reflect on Jesus' example and challenge each listener to live from a place of divine purpose and love, embracing their God-given identity and role with intentionality and conviction. To God be the glory!

Matthew 3:17 Jesus Christ is fully loved by His Heavenly Father.Lets explore what it feels like to be fully and completely loved.

Description: What do you do when your will does not align with what God's will?  Did you know Jesus had that very experience? In this episode of “Follow” learn from Jesus what He did when He did not want what His Heavenly Father wanted.

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 25th of May, 2024, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Gospel of John 15:7: “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” Wow! That is a beautiful promise from the Lord, but the key there is abiding in Him. Philippians 4:13 - we know that scripture so well: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Its Christ Jesus, folks, it is not our own efforts. Jesus spent thirty years with His Father, His Heavenly Father, in the carpenter shop for a mere three years of ministry, thirty years of preparation for three years of ministry. The devil wants you and I to rush, rush, rush. He keeps us off balance all the time, running, running, running, so that we cannot spend time with the Lord. But Jesus is the opposite. He is never in a rush and He is never late. Remember, He came to the tomb of Lazarus, His friend, 4 days after He had been summoned by Mary and Martha, Jesus' friends. But what happened? A miracle took place. Lazarus was raised from the dead. The main objective of the believer is to spend time with Christ and to allow His strength to flow through us. Then, there shall be nothing too hard for us. Nothing is too hard for us when the Lord Jesus Christ is flowing through us, absolutely nothing. Remember the story I told you before about one of the greatest presidents of the United States of America? Abraham Lincoln was asked, “If you were given six hours to cut down that large tree, what would you do?” “Well,” he said, “I would spend four hours sharpening the axe.” Now, I cut trees and I split wood, I want to tell you, that is profound. There is nothing more sad for me to see than a man trying to cut a tree down with a blunt axe. It doesn't work.John Wesley went across to Europe to meet with a very special man of God, Count von Zinzendorf, the founder of the Moravian church. Do you know what happened? This man, John Wesley, had an MA in theology, and von Zinzendorf made him work in the garden for months. He was so offended. What was he doing? He was trying to get Jesus into the man of God, and out of that, started one of the greatest revivals that the world has ever known. Today, spend time in His presence. Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day,Goodbye.

Wouldn't it be incredible to actually hear Jesus pray? You can and today we'll do just that. The Lord is just a short time from the cross in John chapter 17, and he has just finished addressing his disciples. Now it's time for a conversation with His Heavenly Father. Oh, what a joy it is to eavesdrop on this most glorious conversation! And part of His prayer was for us and all future believers! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1368/29

In a culture that devalued women, Jesus not only valued them as equally created in the image of God in the same way as men, but the value He placed upon them is seen through the New Testament writers as followers of Jesus. For example, the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) were all written by men who were sure to point out that it was a man by the name of Judas who betrayed Jesus and it was the male disciples in Jesus life who left Him and fled when He was arrested. However, it was the women in Jesus life, along with John, who were present while Jesus hung on a cross to die. If you were making up a story about a Savior in a male dominated society that viewed women as, in the words of Socrates, Incapable of reason and making rational choices, you would by no means portray them as being brave enough not to flee and hide like the rest of the disciples did. It is also worth noting that if Jesus resurrection was a made-up story told by a group of men, you definitely would not make women the first eyewitnesses to His resurrection! The inclusion of women in Jesus life serves as further proof that not only is the Bible for both men and women, but additional evidence that Jesus did rise from the grave. However, before Jesus rose from the grave, He was crucified and did indeed die! He was handed over by the religious leaders of His day to be sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate for treason, and although He was innocent of such crimes he was sentenced to death by crucifixion. Before He was forced to carry His cross, He was beaten, flogged, mocked, and beaten again. Jesus stood mangled and hemorrhaging before a jeering crowd who demanded with shouts: Crucify, crucify him! (see Luke 23:18-25). When Pilate told Jesus that he had the power to release him, Jesus replied: You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above (John 19:11). Pilate washed his hands in a bowl of water symbolizing his innocence and ordered that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry His cross to the place of his execution known as Golgotha. Once He reached Golgotha, Jesus was stretched out by force upon the cross where His hands and feet were nailed to the wooden beams that made up His cross, where He would hang until His death. For six hours he hung on that cross and while on the cross, three of the seven statements that came out from His mouth that will serve as my main points this resurrection Sunday morning, were as follows: While the crowd mocked him and the soldiers gambled over his clothes, as Jesus hung on the cross stripped of His cloths and humiliated before the masses, He said: Father, forgiven them, for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34). While dying on the Cross under the wrath of God for sins we are guilty of, under the unrestrained justice we all deserved for our sins, Jesus cried: My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? (Matt. 27:27)? Just before He breathed out what air was left in His lungs, in case there was any confusion as to who was in charge, Jesus declared: It is finished (John 19:30). Jesus died. To prove that he was dead, one of the soldiers thrust his spear into the side and heart of Jesus, a man by the name of Joseph asked Pilate for the body of Jesus, and then His body was prepared for burial, placed in the tomb, and a stone was rolled in front of the entrance of the tomb to seal the grave shut. While in the tomb, Jesus was not unconscious and he didnt have a twin brother who pretended to rise from the grave; Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John wanted to be impeccably clear that Jesus physically died on the cross and that His death was very important and very significant. Three days later, Jesus rose from the grave! The women in Jesus life were the first to see and witness His resurrected body, while the men in His life refused to believe it until Jesus appeared to them as well. They, and every other person who encountered the risen Christ, would never be the same! If Jesus remained in the tomb after His death, then all we would have to look to was a dead martyr. Jesus did not stay dead though, and His resurrection is proof that all that He said and did was legitimate and true. Jesus went to the cross to die a death each and every human deserved to die. To the Corinthian Church, Paul wrote to a group of people who had seen how a resurrected Jesus transformed lives: Now I make known to you, brothers and sisters, the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, in which you also stand, by which you also are saved, if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. For I handed down to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Cor. 15:14) Jesus lived the life none of us could and died the death that every single one of us deserved, and His resurrection from the tomb validates His death for our sins and triumphant victory over sin and death as true. This is the gospel of Jesus Christ, and it is, the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes (Rom. 1:16). Jesus Resurrection Proves that We Can be Forgiven by God (Eph. 2:11) It is the power of the gospel that the Christians in Ephesus experienced! Ephesus was the home of one of the seven wonders of the world: The Temple of Diana (Artemis). Horrible things happened in that temple and people from all over the world came to Ephesus to experience what the goddess Diana offered, and Ephesus economy benefited under the oppressive demonic power of Artemis, until the gospel came to that city. Those who became Christians were identified by those in the city as belonging to the Way after something Jesus said about Himself: I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me (John 14:6). We are given a small glimpse of the kind of effect the gospel had upon Ephesus and the worship of Diana in Acts 19. Demetrius, a silversmith who made a living off forming silver shrines of Artemis, was particularly angry over the way the gospel impacted his business; listen to his complaint about the apostle Paul: You see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all. Not only is there danger that this trade of ours will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as worthless, and that she whom all of Asia and the world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence. (Acts 19:2627) To those who heard about Jesus, repented of their sins and idolatry, and surrendered their lives to Him, Paul wrote: In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our wrongdoings, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us (Eph. 1:7-8a). Because of Jesus, these Ephesian Christians had a new identity that was now rooted in Christ instead of Artemis! Against the backdrop of a demonic temple, Paul wrote these words: These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and made Him head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. (Eph. 1:2023) To those rescued out of the paganism of Artemis through the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ, Paul wrote in Ephesians 2:11-12a, Therefore remember that previously you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by the so-called circumcision which is performed in the flesh by human hands were at that time separate from Christ. They were at one time dead in their sins; under the guise of Artemis, they once, walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience (Eph. 2:1-3). But through the cross of Christ, they have been made alive with Christ because of the rich mercy, great love, and sufficient grace of almighty God! If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, if you have placed your faith and trust in Him as the only means for the forgiveness of your sins, then you who, were at one time separate from Christ (2:11), have been forgiven by God through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. Jesus Resurrection Proves that We Can be Reconciled to God (Eph. 2:12) On the eve of His execution, Jesus was abandoned and left alone with no one. If that were not enough, there was One more person who abandoned Him to leave him completely and desperately alone. We learn who that person was with Jesus words from the cross: My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? (Mark 15:34). Why would Jesus say such a thing from the cross? Because it was on the cross that Jesus was cursed in our place, which was the plan all along. It is the reason why John the Baptist cried out upon seeing Jesus in the early days of our Saviors earthly ministry: Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29)! While Jesus endured the humiliation of the cross, He experienced exactly what the prophet Isaiah described in Isaiah 53:5, But He was pierced for our offenses, He was crushed for our wrongdoings; the punishment for our well-being was laid upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed (Isaiah 53:5). When Jesus cried out, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? He, in that moment, experienced the cursing of His Heavenly Father for sins we are guilty of. From the moment of conception, ours is a nature that gravitates towards opposition against our Creator. Oh, we are fine with a god of our own making, but the God who spoke the galaxies into existence, whose power fashioned more than 300 billion suns with a command, before whom the pure Seraphim shield their faces with one set of wings and cover their feet with another set of wings, while calling out to one another concerning God almighty: Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of armies. The whole earth is full of His glory (Isa. 6:1-3), we run from that God! Why? Because, as the Bible declares: There is no righteous person, not even one; there is no one who understand, there is no one who seeks out God. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:10-11, 23). That is the problem with humanity and that is why Jesus said, For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10). For our sin, Jesus was cursed so that you and I would not have to be, this is why the Bible states, Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us for it is written: Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree (Gal. 3:13). Aarons blessing is now for you Christian: The Lord bless you, and keep you; The Lord cause His face to shine on you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His face to you, And give you peace (Num. 6:2426). Aarons blessing is for you Christian, because Jesus drank every last drop of Gods wrath on your account by becoming a curse in your place. Jesus experienced the antithesis of Aarons blessing, which if the voice of God could be heard on that day Jesus hung from the cross: The Lord curse you, and abandon you; The Lord turn His face from you, and condemn you; may the Lord stand against you, and withhold His peace from you.[1] Jesus because a curse in our place because we were, strangers to the covenant of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world. Because of the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, you have been reconciled to God! Jesus Resurrection Proves that We Can Become the Children of God (Eph. 2:13) The final statement from the cross came in the form of a final declaration: It is finished! All that was required for our redemption was accomplished on the cross! We who were hostile towards God, stood as an enemy of God, who walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience (Eph. 2:2-3), we who were once children of Gods wrath have now been reconciled to God and experience only His pleasure. If you are a Christian, then Ephesians 2:13 is for you: But now in Christ Jesus you who previously were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. The cross of Christ was enough to save lost sinners and the resurrection of Jesus is proof that all who are far and away from God can be forgiven by God, reconciled to God, and made a child of God through the Christ of the cross who lived the life we could not live, died a death we all deserved, and conquered sin and death on the third day by rising from the grave! Concerning Jesus: There is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among mankind by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). This is the gospel, and it is, the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes (Rom. 1:16)! [1] I heard this for the first time at the 2008 T4G Conference delivered by R.C. Sproul. For more see: https://www.ligonier.org/posts/god-cursed-him.

In a culture that devalued women, Jesus not only valued them as equally created in the image of God in the same way as men, but the value He placed upon them is seen through the New Testament writers as followers of Jesus. For example, the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) were all written by men who were sure to point out that it was a man by the name of Judas who betrayed Jesus and it was the male disciples in Jesus life who left Him and fled when He was arrested. However, it was the women in Jesus life, along with John, who were present while Jesus hung on a cross to die. If you were making up a story about a Savior in a male dominated society that viewed women as, in the words of Socrates, Incapable of reason and making rational choices, you would by no means portray them as being brave enough not to flee and hide like the rest of the disciples did. It is also worth noting that if Jesus resurrection was a made-up story told by a group of men, you definitely would not make women the first eyewitnesses to His resurrection! The inclusion of women in Jesus life serves as further proof that not only is the Bible for both men and women, but additional evidence that Jesus did rise from the grave. However, before Jesus rose from the grave, He was crucified and did indeed die! He was handed over by the religious leaders of His day to be sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate for treason, and although He was innocent of such crimes he was sentenced to death by crucifixion. Before He was forced to carry His cross, He was beaten, flogged, mocked, and beaten again. Jesus stood mangled and hemorrhaging before a jeering crowd who demanded with shouts: Crucify, crucify him! (see Luke 23:18-25). When Pilate told Jesus that he had the power to release him, Jesus replied: You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above (John 19:11). Pilate washed his hands in a bowl of water symbolizing his innocence and ordered that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry His cross to the place of his execution known as Golgotha. Once He reached Golgotha, Jesus was stretched out by force upon the cross where His hands and feet were nailed to the wooden beams that made up His cross, where He would hang until His death. For six hours he hung on that cross and while on the cross, three of the seven statements that came out from His mouth that will serve as my main points this resurrection Sunday morning, were as follows: While the crowd mocked him and the soldiers gambled over his clothes, as Jesus hung on the cross stripped of His cloths and humiliated before the masses, He said: Father, forgiven them, for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34). While dying on the Cross under the wrath of God for sins we are guilty of, under the unrestrained justice we all deserved for our sins, Jesus cried: My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? (Matt. 27:27)? Just before He breathed out what air was left in His lungs, in case there was any confusion as to who was in charge, Jesus declared: It is finished (John 19:30). Jesus died. To prove that he was dead, one of the soldiers thrust his spear into the side and heart of Jesus, a man by the name of Joseph asked Pilate for the body of Jesus, and then His body was prepared for burial, placed in the tomb, and a stone was rolled in front of the entrance of the tomb to seal the grave shut. While in the tomb, Jesus was not unconscious and he didnt have a twin brother who pretended to rise from the grave; Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John wanted to be impeccably clear that Jesus physically died on the cross and that His death was very important and very significant. Three days later, Jesus rose from the grave! The women in Jesus life were the first to see and witness His resurrected body, while the men in His life refused to believe it until Jesus appeared to them as well. They, and every other person who encountered the risen Christ, would never be the same! If Jesus remained in the tomb after His death, then all we would have to look to was a dead martyr. Jesus did not stay dead though, and His resurrection is proof that all that He said and did was legitimate and true. Jesus went to the cross to die a death each and every human deserved to die. To the Corinthian Church, Paul wrote to a group of people who had seen how a resurrected Jesus transformed lives: Now I make known to you, brothers and sisters, the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, in which you also stand, by which you also are saved, if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. For I handed down to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Cor. 15:14) Jesus lived the life none of us could and died the death that every single one of us deserved, and His resurrection from the tomb validates His death for our sins and triumphant victory over sin and death as true. This is the gospel of Jesus Christ, and it is, the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes (Rom. 1:16). Jesus Resurrection Proves that We Can be Forgiven by God (Eph. 2:11) It is the power of the gospel that the Christians in Ephesus experienced! Ephesus was the home of one of the seven wonders of the world: The Temple of Diana (Artemis). Horrible things happened in that temple and people from all over the world came to Ephesus to experience what the goddess Diana offered, and Ephesus economy benefited under the oppressive demonic power of Artemis, until the gospel came to that city. Those who became Christians were identified by those in the city as belonging to the Way after something Jesus said about Himself: I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me (John 14:6). We are given a small glimpse of the kind of effect the gospel had upon Ephesus and the worship of Diana in Acts 19. Demetrius, a silversmith who made a living off forming silver shrines of Artemis, was particularly angry over the way the gospel impacted his business; listen to his complaint about the apostle Paul: You see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all. Not only is there danger that this trade of ours will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as worthless, and that she whom all of Asia and the world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence. (Acts 19:2627) To those who heard about Jesus, repented of their sins and idolatry, and surrendered their lives to Him, Paul wrote: In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our wrongdoings, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us (Eph. 1:7-8a). Because of Jesus, these Ephesian Christians had a new identity that was now rooted in Christ instead of Artemis! Against the backdrop of a demonic temple, Paul wrote these words: These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and made Him head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. (Eph. 1:2023) To those rescued out of the paganism of Artemis through the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ, Paul wrote in Ephesians 2:11-12a, Therefore remember that previously you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by the so-called circumcision which is performed in the flesh by human hands were at that time separate from Christ. They were at one time dead in their sins; under the guise of Artemis, they once, walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience (Eph. 2:1-3). But through the cross of Christ, they have been made alive with Christ because of the rich mercy, great love, and sufficient grace of almighty God! If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, if you have placed your faith and trust in Him as the only means for the forgiveness of your sins, then you who, were at one time separate from Christ (2:11), have been forgiven by God through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. Jesus Resurrection Proves that We Can be Reconciled to God (Eph. 2:12) On the eve of His execution, Jesus was abandoned and left alone with no one. If that were not enough, there was One more person who abandoned Him to leave him completely and desperately alone. We learn who that person was with Jesus words from the cross: My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? (Mark 15:34). Why would Jesus say such a thing from the cross? Because it was on the cross that Jesus was cursed in our place, which was the plan all along. It is the reason why John the Baptist cried out upon seeing Jesus in the early days of our Saviors earthly ministry: Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29)! While Jesus endured the humiliation of the cross, He experienced exactly what the prophet Isaiah described in Isaiah 53:5, But He was pierced for our offenses, He was crushed for our wrongdoings; the punishment for our well-being was laid upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed (Isaiah 53:5). When Jesus cried out, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? He, in that moment, experienced the cursing of His Heavenly Father for sins we are guilty of. From the moment of conception, ours is a nature that gravitates towards opposition against our Creator. Oh, we are fine with a god of our own making, but the God who spoke the galaxies into existence, whose power fashioned more than 300 billion suns with a command, before whom the pure Seraphim shield their faces with one set of wings and cover their feet with another set of wings, while calling out to one another concerning God almighty: Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of armies. The whole earth is full of His glory (Isa. 6:1-3), we run from that God! Why? Because, as the Bible declares: There is no righteous person, not even one; there is no one who understand, there is no one who seeks out God. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:10-11, 23). That is the problem with humanity and that is why Jesus said, For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10). For our sin, Jesus was cursed so that you and I would not have to be, this is why the Bible states, Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us for it is written: Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree (Gal. 3:13). Aarons blessing is now for you Christian: The Lord bless you, and keep you; The Lord cause His face to shine on you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His face to you, And give you peace (Num. 6:2426). Aarons blessing is for you Christian, because Jesus drank every last drop of Gods wrath on your account by becoming a curse in your place. Jesus experienced the antithesis of Aarons blessing, which if the voice of God could be heard on that day Jesus hung from the cross: The Lord curse you, and abandon you; The Lord turn His face from you, and condemn you; may the Lord stand against you, and withhold His peace from you.[1] Jesus because a curse in our place because we were, strangers to the covenant of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world. Because of the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, you have been reconciled to God! Jesus Resurrection Proves that We Can Become the Children of God (Eph. 2:13) The final statement from the cross came in the form of a final declaration: It is finished! All that was required for our redemption was accomplished on the cross! We who were hostile towards God, stood as an enemy of God, who walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience (Eph. 2:2-3), we who were once children of Gods wrath have now been reconciled to God and experience only His pleasure. If you are a Christian, then Ephesians 2:13 is for you: But now in Christ Jesus you who previously were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. The cross of Christ was enough to save lost sinners and the resurrection of Jesus is proof that all who are far and away from God can be forgiven by God, reconciled to God, and made a child of God through the Christ of the cross who lived the life we could not live, died a death we all deserved, and conquered sin and death on the third day by rising from the grave! Concerning Jesus: There is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among mankind by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). This is the gospel, and it is, the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes (Rom. 1:16)! [1] I heard this for the first time at the 2008 T4G Conference delivered by R.C. Sproul. For more see: https://www.ligonier.org/posts/god-cursed-him.

Personal Revival, Nation Awakening & Generational Reformation Jesus' humble arrival into the City of Jerusalem for Passover would mark his time of destiny and ultimate sacrifice. He would be turned over into the hands of evil men to be inspected—and though they would mount every false accusation against him, His Heavenly Father would declare His Lamb spotless, undefiled, incorruptible and perfect in every way. God's Lamb was ready for sacrifice to deliver humanity from the dominion of sin. Join Brian in this timely Passion Week message, as he exalts Jesus and the power of His blood that brings redemption to all who will believe. For all the latest on all things Victory, be sure to check out our website at https://victoryfla.com and follow us on social media. Download our app at: https://victoryfla.com/app Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victorychurchfla/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victorychurchfla/ X: https://twitter.com/victorychurchfl/

Friends of the Rosary: Man's pride exceeds all bounds. We all too frequently boast of our spiritual and material accomplishments as if no one had ever equaled us, even seeking to place himself on a level with, and at times even above, Our Lord. Yet Christ, Who was true God, "emptied Himself, taking the nature of a slave and being made like unto men, and appearing in the form of man, He humbled Himself, becoming obedient to death, even to the death of the Cross." (Phil. 2:7). Every Crucifix tells us this: "Learn of Me, for I am meek and humble of heart. I have been obedient unto death. I am full of love and patience." The Son of God approached us in His deepest humiliation, summoning us to contemplate Him as the Man of Sorrows, asking we grow in humility and patience by studying His own resignation to the Will of His Heavenly Father.Ave Maria!Jesus, I Trust In You! To Jesus through Mary!Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will! • ⁠March 7, 2024, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET   

SCRIPTURE: 1 Peter 3:1-7SHOW NOTES: We invite you to visit and subscribe to our new ministry website – Discover God's Truth. In our current study, Peter writes to encourage believers to show honor and respect to those in authority over us. This includes submitting to the emperor, government officials, and even servants to their masters. Jesus lived this example and submitted to the will of His Heavenly Father. “Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands …” (1 Peter 3:1). This order was established by our Holy Creator, and there is no sense of inferiority. The practice of submission includes: 1) committing oneself to the Lord; 2) displaying gracious behavior toward others; 3) developing godly character; 4) conducting oneself in a right manner. “Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way … so that your prayers may not be hindered” (1 Peter 3:7). Peter continues to call believers, in every role or position of life, to surrender to the will of God regarding how we treat one another. SONG: "I Surrender All" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3u51j4W1vk

The Wise Winneth Souls! What Gifts will you have to share with Jesus our Savior WHO suffered so much that each of us could become children of His Heavenly Father and live forever in heaven? Our Greatest Gift to share with Jesus is our fruit! ! Souls of others!My 8 Books: Amazon.com/Richard-A-Hardin/e/B09J2YHCVB will help you learn to witness!Proverbs 11:30 states, "The fruit of righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." God states in Daniel 12:3, " And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever."All Christians, Children of God, should be bearing fruit trees of life, by sharing their testimony of salvation verbally with everyone we can. We must be speaking our salvation to others as Revelations 12:11 states, "And they (Christians) overcame him (devil) by the blood of the Lamb (Jesus), and by the Word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death (physical death)."Have you ever led anyone to salvation in Jesus since you have become a Christian. Have you ever personally prayed with someone as they received Christ into their heart? If not this should be the day you start! Listen in and learn how. Don't wind up standing empty handed before Jesus at the Final Judgment, start now! on KLRNRadio.com 7AM on #GPWF #Christian or anytime at rahardin.com (radio)

From this example of prayer, Jesus first glorifies God the Father and asks to be glorified again in Heaven as in afore time. He then proceeds to commit His Disciples to the Father because God has given them to Himself to disciple and teach, followed by Prayers for all Believers to live in unity as He is one with His Heavenly Father

The Wise Winneth Souls! What Gifts will you have to share with Jesus our Savior WHO suffered so much that each of us could become children of His Heavenly Father and live forever in heaven? Our Greatest Gift to share with Jesus is our fruit! !Souls!My Books: Amazon.com/Richard-A-Hardin/e/B09J2YHCVBProverbs 11:30 states, "The fruit of righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." God states in Daniel 12:3, " And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever."All Christians, Children of God, should be bearing fruit trees of life, by sharing their testimony of salvation verbally with everyone we can. We must be speaking our salvation to others as Revelations 12:11 states, "And they (Christians) overcame him (devil) by the blood of the Lamb (Jesus), and by the Word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death (physical death)."Have you ever led anyone to salvation in Jesus since you have become a Christian. Have you ever personally prayed with someone as they received Christ into their heart? If not this should be the day you start! Listen in and learn how. Don't wind up standing empty handed before Jesus at the Final Judgment, start now! on KLRNRadio.com 7AM on #GPWF #Christian or anytime at rahardin.com (radio

Artic blast! 30 year snow storm! And no lights…What do a young toddler learning to ice skate, a complicated move back to college and a record winter event have in common? To answer this question, our host talks about what he saw and experienced in three separate instances when pain, distress, and anxiety collided. He shares a constant of what those involved in these three situations did.  Our host had no lights and had to venture out into the snow and ice. While his fall was metaphorical, he reached out to His Heavenly Father. A loving Father who cares and provides beyond what we think we need.Listen as our host shares stories of recent events that had him reaching out to our Father in Heaven. Learn how to reach out to the Lord when you fall, and rest safe and secure in our Father's arms.Podcast Host: Todd UebeleDescription by: Yilda Rivera Coffee With Jesus Website: https://coffeewithjesus.info/Coffee With Jesus Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cwj2011/Coffee With Jesus YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsQBybBdPxlSxvmWYfcMzQCoffee With Jesus Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CoffeeWithJesus

The Wise Winneth Souls! What Gifts will you have to share with Jesus our Savior WHO suffered so much that each of us could become children of His Heavenly Father and live forever in heaven? Our Greatest Gift to share with Jesus is our fruit! !Souls!My Books: Amazon.com/Richard-A-Hardin/e/B09J2YHCVBProverbs 11:30 states, "The fruit of righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." God states in Daniel 12:3, " And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever."All Christians, Children of God, should be bearing fruit trees of life, by sharing their testimony of salvation verbally with everyone we can. We must be speaking our salvation to others as Revelations 12:11 states, "And they (Christians) overcame him (devil) by the blood of the Lamb (Jesus), and by the Word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death (physical death)."Have you ever led anyone to salvation in Jesus since you have become a Christian. Have you ever personally prayed with someone as they received Christ into their heart? If not this should be the day you start! Listen in and learn how. Don't wind up standing empty handed before Jesus at the Final Judgment, start now! on KLRNRadio.com 7AM on #GPWF #Christian or anytime at rahardin.com (radio

Today's Promise: John 14:27 Jesus walked in perfect peace. He was at peace with Himself, His Heavenly Father, and the world around Him. What would it be like to live in that kind of supernatural peace? Imagine going through your day in perfect peace, no matter what was going on around you. The peace Christ offers is a peace that begins in the heart and moves into every area of your life. You receive peace the same way you receive salvation - through faith. It is a gift from Jesus.

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Wednesday morning, the 1st of November, 2023, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Gospel of Mark 9:5: “Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” You can't live on top of the mountain. You see, when Peter, James and John experienced the Lord Jesus Christ speaking to His Heavenly Father and the visitation of Elijah and Moses, they were so overwhelmed. They didn't want to go back down into the valley where all the day-to-day issues and problems faced them. They wanted to stay on the mountain, and you and I need to be very careful about that as well. We need to meet the people where they are at. You know the old saying, “Don't become so heavenly-minded that you and I are no earthly use.” We need to touch base with the man in the street. Do you know, they asked Martin Luther, the great reformer, “What would you do if you knew that the Lord was coming back tomorrow?” He said, “I would plant an apple tree today.” You see, in Germany, there are lots of apple orchards. They asked John Wesley, “If you knew that the Lord Jesus Christ was coming back tomorrow, what would you do today?” He said, “Well, it is 9 a.m., I have got a Bible study meeting in this village, and then I am going to get on my horse, Dobbin, and I am going to ride to the next village, and I am having lunch with a group of people there, then I will preach the Gospel in the evening…” In other words, what these two giants of the faith were saying was that we carry on living day to day. God uses ordinary people. Look at the track record in the Bible. God used fishermen, shepherds, tent-makers, and He even used tax-collectors. Don't lose touch with the man in the street. You know, I have just returned from a wonderful weekend as a speaker at a Mighty Men Conference in the central part of our beloved nation, South Africa. What wonderful people! Farmers and miners, just ordinary working folk like me. These people love Jesus in a simple yet profound way. It was so refreshing for me not to try to solve all the problems of the whole world, which we can't do anyway, can we? Not so caught up with doctorates, theology - I mean, I can't even spell the word - which have no bearing on living from day to day, putting bread on the table, finding employment, or working through marriage issues. You know that after we had finished preaching on Saturday night, a group of us got together and watched the World Cup Rugby Final on television. What an experience! We were laughing, we were trying to tell the referee what to do, we were crying with joy and pain! Don't lose touch with reality, even though we are passing through this world, even though we don't belong here. That was the secret of the Master's touch. That was Jesus' touch, meeting with all people!Have a wonderful day,Jesus bless you and goodbye.

Today on A Daily Walk, Pastor John Randall has us consider the birth of Jesus Christ. His birth brought joy not only to His Heavenly Father, but also joy to the world. But we're told there was no room for Him in the Inn! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1368/29

The Wise Winneth Souls! What Gifts will you have to share with Jesus our Savior WHO suffered so much that each of us could become children of His Heavenly Father and live forever in heaven? Our Greatest Gift to share with Jesus is our fruit! !Souls!My Books: Amazon.com/Richard-A-Hardin/e/B09J2YHCVBProverbs 11:30 states, "The fruit of righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." God states in Daniel 12:3, " And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever."All Christians, Children of God, should be bearing fruit trees of life, by sharing their testimony of salvation verbally with everyone we can. We must be speaking our salvation to others as Revelations 12:11 states, "And they (Christians) overcame him (devil) by the blood of the Lamb (Jesus), and by the Word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death (physical death)."Have you ever led anyone to salvation in Jesus since you have become a Christian. Have you ever personally prayed with someone as they received Christ into their heart? If not this should be the day you start! Listen in and learn how. Don't wind up standing empty handed before Jesus at the Final Judgment, start now! on KLRNRadio.com 7AM on #GPWF #Christian or anytime at rahardin.com (radio

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 14:22-33 / Mark 6:45-52 / John 6:16-21SHOW NOTES: The crowds of people have followed Jesus and His disciples around the Sea of Galilee, and it has been a long day of ministry. Caring for the disciples, Jesus puts them in a boat, He dismisses the people, and He goes off to spend time alone with His Heavenly Father in prayer. Once again, the disciples experience the strong wind and powerful waves as they struggle to row to the other side of the Sea. Sometime after 3:00am, Jesus comes walking toward them on the water and they are terrified! Jesus offers these words of assurance, “Do not be afraid.” Peter asks if he may come to the Lord and Jesus invites him, “Come.” However, in his fear and doubt, Peter cries out, “Lord, save me.” Jesus invites each of us to walk with Him but so often our weak faith causes us to be overcome with doubt and fear. SONG: "Part The Waters" – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP5KE5H3d-U

The Wise Winneth Souls! What Gifts will you have to share with Jesus our Savior WHO suffered so much that each of us could become children of His Heavenly Father and live forever in heaven?Our Greatest Gift to share with Jesus is our fruit!! Souls of those we shared His Love with!My Books: Amazon.com/Richard-A-Hardin/e/B09J2YHCVBProverbs 11:30 states, "The fruit of righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." God states in Daniel 12:3, " And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever."All Christians, Children of God, should be bearing fruit trees of life, by sharing their testimony of salvation verbally with everyone we can. We must be speaking our salvation to others as Revelations 12:11 states, "And they (Christians) overcame him (devil) by the blood of the Lamb (Jesus), and by the Word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death (physical death)."Have you ever led anyone to salvation in Jesus since you have become a Christian. Have you ever personally prayed with someone as they received Christ into their heart? If not this should be the day you start! Listen in and learn how. Don't wind up standing empty handed before Jesus at the Final Judgment, start now! on KLRNRadio.com 7AM Fri on #GPWF #Christian or anytime at rahardin.com (radio)

“Criticism isn't something to avoid. It is something you should expect when you are making it big.”Sometimes our experiences can bring us more insight than years of study and practice.  In this episode Smith Alley at age 18 shares perspectives and insights that rival therapists.  Smith had a “normal” life growing up. He had a mom and a dad who showed him love and he thought he was going to conquer the world. However, at age 6 his confidence came crashing down on him. You see, he had a stutter that when he was nervous would derail the train from his head to his mouth. After he stumbled through introducing himself to his first grade class, he sat down, and immediately, he felt his identity attacked when a girl innocently asked, “Why don't you talk right?” The adversary coaxed Smith into latching onto that identity and wearing it around his neck.This made Smith feel like a fraud so he isolated himself but on the outside always grinning and bearing the sadness.  At age 9 Smith innocently stumbled onto pornography. He did not think much of it until almost 10 months later. He was feeling so sad that his mind went back to when he saw his first pornographic image. So he consumed more and more. Five years later, at the peak of his addiction,  Smith describes himself as not feeling anything. He wasn't sad, he wasn't happy, he was just numb. He really liked this girl and she liked him. They both were consuming porn and decided to try some of the things they had seen. After the first encounter, Smith finally started to feel something. He remembers walking away from that experience and crying. He felt something! He decided that he wanted to get his life back and broke things off with this girl. She was hurt and decided to lie and told her parents that Smith had forced her to have sex with him. That is when the facade came crashing down and his parents knew the truth. The best thing that could have ever happened was his mom coming to him and saying, “Smith, I am going to fight for you but you must fight for yourself too!”  Smith said he was willing to and attended the appointment she had scheduled with his church leader to talk to him about his addiction and the charges against him. Smith was extremely afraid of his church leader, however, his fears were calmed by a hug and the comfort he felt from Jesus Christ.Since this experience, Smith has organized a non-profit organization which fights against pornography. He is a big advocate of not holding kids back. At 18 years old, he is making a difference in the world, living his best life. The song he shares at the end of this episode speaks to how emotionally connected he is to His Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.If you want to be able to think differently about generation Z, you need to listen to this episode. Smith Alley shares so many great inspirational ideas and thoughts that it will change your perspective about Generation Z! If you think someone can benefit from this episode, we suggest you share it with them. We here, like Smith Alley are unashamed about our struggles with addiction, and unafraid of the healing power of Jesus Christ. If you want to know more you can find us on social media, Facebook and Instagram @UnashamedUnafraid.