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From 1 Peter 2:21 - this incorporates the scripture, the book "In His Steps," and a reference to Payne Stewart for wearing the WWJD bracelet as a wittness for Christ.
Today, I am excited to welcome my good friend Walt Williams to the show! Walt is the artistic director at Master Arts Theatre and is also directing the upcoming spring production of "In His Steps," a stage play adapted from Charles M. Sheldon’s novel of the same name. Join us as we discuss what it means to Walt to bring this classic story to life. Then be sure to get your tickets for this life-changing show! Get your tickets here: https://masterarts.ludus.com/index.php?sections=events
Join Fr. Anthony Messeh for Part 5 of In His Steps.https://www.youtube.com/stsachurchhttps://www.stsa.church/the-well
Join Fr. Anthony Messeh for Part 4 of In His Steps, a six week lent series. https://www.youtube.com/stsachurchhttps://www.stsa.church/the-well
Join Fr. Anthony Messeh as he discusses confession in part 3 of "In His Steps". https://www.youtube.com/stsachurchhttps://www.stsa.church/the-well
Join Fr. Anthony Messeh for Part 2 of In His Steps, a six week lent series. https://www.youtube.com/stsachurchhttps://www.stsa.church/the-well
Join Fr. Anthony Messeh for Part 1 of In His Steps, a six week lent series. https://www.youtube.com/stsachurchhttps://www.stsa.church/the-well
Discipleship Class - January 18, 2025 with Elder Lee Carrell studying book “In His Steps”, Chapter 13 “The Remnant Church - Saturday, January 18, 2025
Discipleship Class - January 18, 2025 with Elder Lee Carrell studying book “In His Steps”, Chapter 13 “The Remnant Church - Saturday, January 18, 2025
Discipleship Class - November 16th, 2024 with Elder Lee Carrell studying book “In His Steps”, Chapter 12 “The Church - Saturday, November 16, 2024
Discipleship Class - November 16th, 2024 with Elder Lee Carrell studying book “In His Steps”, Chapter 12 “The Church - Saturday, November 16, 2024
What would Jesus do? It's a classic question dating back to Charles Sheldon's 1896 novel, "In His Steps." But it is also what Paul wants us to understand that the Spirit is working in us.
Well, as the years go by, we get more and more perspective on the presidency of Ronald Reagan. For example, people who were in his administration began writing books like crazy, telling everything they knew. And people, you know, have started to feel free to tell us what they saw, what they heard, especially behind the scenes. It's kind of interesting to learn about the late President's style of leadership. One of his close associates told us about some of the major decisions that President Reagan had to make and how he approached them. He said, "When the decision was particularly tough, President Reagan would ask a key question." Now, don't laugh; this is serious. "What would John Wayne do?" That's right. Oh, now, we can laugh and say, "Oh, come on! What would John Wayne do?" Well, whether or not you agree with all of President Reagan's decisions, I think we have to agree he made some good ones along the way that helped part of our economy, and helped resolve some very difficult international conflicts, and changed the world. Now, I don't know how much the John Wayne question contributed to the process, but President Reagan was on the track of the right kind of question anyway. Not just for his decisions, but for the ones that you're facing right now. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "The Question That Settles the Questions." Our word for today from the Word of God comes from 1 Peter 2:21, "To this you were called..." Wow! Okay, I guess here's your destiny. This is an important verse. "To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in His steps." Actually that word example in the original Greek in the New Testament? It's the word for the copy head that was on the top of a child's slate when he was learning to do the alphabet. So, like you make an A like the A you see at the top on the copy head. You make your B like the B at the top, and it will come out just right. Well, this passage was written to some slaves with harsh masters. Now how should they respond? This is an unfair, painful situation they were in. Basically, Peter says, "Do what Jesus would do; copy Him. He gave you an example, now follow in His steps," which suggests the question that settles so many of life's questions. Not what would John Wayne do, with all respects to Ronald Reagan, but "What would Jesus do?" Charles Sheldon wrote one of the great classics of Christian fiction years ago called In His Steps and it was based on this verse. It was about a community that was transformed because the people in one church made their bottom line that question, "What would Jesus do?" And the publisher of the newspaper said, "OK, what would Jesus do in a newspaper?" And a wealthy lady said, "Well, what would Jesus do about the poor in this town?" And the pastor said, "What would Jesus preach about?" And an ambitious musician said, "What would Jesus do?" And it changed everything. It literally is your destiny to live by that simple question, "What would Jesus do?" Put Jesus into the choices you're facing now. What would Jesus do in that business transaction you're in the middle of? How would He respond to that difficult person? How would He respond to that stressful situation? What would Jesus do if He knew about the wrong thing that's going on; the one that you know about? What would He do about that need that you could do something about? What would He do about the poor people in your community? What would He do about the lost people you know? What would Jesus do? Start to pray that way. I think a lot of the fog in your decisions will start to clear. It will greatly simplify what could otherwise be a confusing decision. And then risk it! Have the courage to do what Jesus would do. What would John Wayne do? Well, that's a little shaky basis for a decision. But what would Jesus do? If that's your bottom line all day every day, you won't go wrong.
Discipleship Class - March 2nd, 2024 with Elder Lee Carrell studying book “In His Steps”, Lesson 3 “The Father - Saturday, March 2, 2024
Discipleship Class - March 2nd, 2024 with Elder Lee Carrell studying book “In His Steps”, Lesson 3 “The Father - Saturday, March 2, 2024
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1084, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Don'T Be Afraid Of The Dark 1: Umbra is the Latin word for this dark area that can follow you around. shadow. 2: Crepuscule is another word for this 8-letter moment just before darkness falls. twilight. 3: In the first line of Poe's "The Raven", this dark adjective describes midnight. dreary. 4: Shakespeare's Portia says, "How far that little" this "throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world". candle. 5: Preserved in Jerusalem, "The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness" is one of the 7 original these. Dead Sea Scrolls. Round 2. Category: Lights! Camera! Action Movie! 1: This actor was "Missing in Action" and feeling "Silent Rage" before he became TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger". Chuck Norris. 2: As Annie, the reluctant bus driver, Sandra Bullock ground through the gears in this 1994 action hit. Speed. 3: Like Scotland in 1995, the American colonies are defended by Mel Gibson in this jingoistic 2000 epic. The Patriot. 4: Randy Quaid and Will Smith help save the Earth in this 1996 action thriller. Independence Day. 5: Arnold Schwarzenegger has come back several times as one of these deadly title movie robots. The Terminator. Round 3. Category: Frequently Asked Questions 1: This question that traditionally follows "Halt!" might also be asked about an unlikely destination. Who goes there?. 2: Abbreviated WWJD, this question was popularized by the book "In His Steps". What would Jesus do?. 3: "Medical" catchphrase used when a performer takes ill on stage. Is there a doctor in the house?. 4: In 2001 Jared Martin of TV's "Dallas" was featured under this heading in People magazine. Where are they now?. 5: You can put a male friend's courage in doubt with this rodent-related query. Are you a man or a mouse?. Round 4. Category: Don'T Songs. With Don'T in quotes 1: Bobby Brown's first solo hit, it's also the title of an Elvis hit. "Don't Be Cruel". 2: Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand recorded this song individually before performing it as a duet. "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". 3: In the Broadway musical, Evita asks for the support of her country in this song. "Don't Cry For Me Argentina". 4: This Andrews Sisters request precedes "with anyone else but me". "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree". 5: This Cole Porter song in the style of a cowboy ballad was based on a poem. "Don't Fence Me In". Round 5. Category: Sub Category. With Sub in quotation marks 1: A smaller residential community, like Scarsdale, New York or Greenwich, Connecticut. Suburb. 2: The one associated with "Oliver Twist" is "The Parish Boy's Progress". Subtitle. 3: The voices of John, Paul, George and Ringo were dubbed by actors for most of this film. Yellow Submarine. 4: Examples of these are protons and neutrons. Subatomic particles. 5: Bob Dylan was no longer "underground" with this song, his first Top 40 hit. "Subterranean Homesick Blues". Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used
Discipleship Class - January 20th, 2024 with Elder Lee Carrell studying book “In His Steps”, Holy Scriptures - Saturday, January 27, 2024
Discipleship Class - January 20th, 2024 with Elder Lee Carrell studying book “In His Steps”, Holy Scriptures - Saturday, January 27, 2024
Discipleship Class - January 20th, 2024 with Elder Lee Carrell studying book “In His Steps”, Holy Scriptures - Saturday, January 20, 2024
Discipleship Class - January 20th, 2024 with Elder Lee Carrell studying book “In His Steps”, Holy Scriptures - Saturday, January 20, 2024
“No young man can live in such an atmosphere of unpunished dishonesty and lawlessness without wrecking his character.” This quote connects hauntingly well with our society today just as it did back in 1897. What guides your decision making? Where is your focus? Join Kate and Sheila as they discuss an 1890s instant classic, In His Steps. Charles Sheldon's best seller tells the story of Henry Maxwell's challenge to his congregation, prompted by a tramp who wandered into his church, spoke boldly to the congregation, then suddenly collapsed. What did the Henry's pledge consist of? He presented them with one simple question to guide all their decision making… What would Jesus do? Ironically, one hundred years later a youth leader shortened Henry Maxwell's question to the acronym, WWJD. It was put on everything from coffee mugs to T-shirts. What a powerful question! Sheldon takes readers on the amazing journey illustrating how that one question impacted those brave enough to accept and live out the pledge in their lives. “To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His steps.” 1 John 2:6 During this time period the United States was suffering an economic downturn, known as the Panic of 1893. We discovered how living out that question enriched and challenged the lives of a newspaper editor, a singer, an heiress, a store owner, a college president, railroad superintendent and others. The resoluteness of these folks was inspiring! Why is this book important? The store owner said, “The first change I made was in my thoughts about my employees…What would Jesus do?” Thoughts are powerful and they are where change begins. Thoughts feed our actions. Remember the old truism, “Two natures beat within my breast, one is cursed, one is blest, one I love, one I hate, the one I feed will dominate”? In our busyness it is easy to forget our true focus. We make decisions on the fly as we go willy-nilly through life with Jesus on the back burner but we must slow down and remember… “We can't imitate Jesus if we don't know Him.” Be sure to let us know if you have read this novel or if you have books you would like to recommend. You can join our Facebook Group, Recap Book Chat or leave us a voice memo. My favorite way to read is curled up with a soft blanket and a hot cozy drink in my hand. Currently my go to beverage is decaf coffee with Earth Echo's Cacao Bliss blended in. Ten powerful, organic superfoods that help with relaxation, joint pain, weight goals, and mental focus. Use my coupon code KATEM10 to get 10% off your order when you try their products. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Connect with Kate and Sheila online at www.recapbookchat.com Note that some of the links above are affiliate links to books and brands we love and ones we think you will too! Keep those pages turning and those book lights burning! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/recapbookchat/message
I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Friday, the 8th of September, 2023, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of James 2:1-4: “My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,” have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?”There are no favourites in the Kingdom of God. I don't know if you remember that book, “In His Steps”? It was written in 1896. It has sold more than fifty million copies. It's a fictitious story, written by Charles Sheldon. The story goes like this - there was a very up-tempo church with plush carpets, beautiful pews, and a lovely pulpit. It was a very posh church. All the congregation are seated on Sunday morning, and in staggers a poor man in rags. He walks right down the middle of the aisle, right to the front of the church, and he stands there in front of the pulpit and says he is out of work, he needs help, and then he collapses, and a few days later, he dies. The congregation was shocked and the pastor, Henry Maxwell, didn't know what to do either. They all just stood there in amazement, looking at this poor man, lying on the carpet in rags. After that event, that pastor had many sleepless nights, and he came back to his congregation and said to them, “We are going to ask ourselves a question, “What would Jesus do?” And from that, there was a complete change in that congregation and that church. People started to roll up their sleeves and get into the reality of life. God has no favourites. God loves you, Sir. He loves you, Madam, little boy, little girl, just as you are. He doesn't love one more than the other. He died for all men. He said, “Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”Romans 10:13. Have a wonderful day today as you go out and love your fellowman as yourself because God loves him as much as He loves you.Jesus bless you and goodbye.
Devotion on Christian Living, Comfort and Hope, Proverbs 16:9. 1 page. The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps (Proverbs 16:9). Many times we become stressed, frustrated, and unhappy that what we thought was going to happen or what we were going to get done is foiled. We complain, groan, and get grumpy! But as we look at Scripture, we find that we can rely on the Lord, knowing that He has a plan and a purpose for us. In His Steps by Betty Reichert, Vinita, OK Published by the Lutheran Women's Missionary League 2013 Download the printable PDF of this devotion In His Steps
INTRODUCTIONOur normal pattern during the season of Advent is to bring a series of messages that are geared to the season, thus taking a break from whatever book we were working through at the time. But as it happens, some of the themes in 2 Cor. 8 line up with some of the things I wanted to emphasize in this Advent season anyway. So for a week or two, at least, we are continuing our series. The theme concerned is giving and generosity, quite a fitting topic for Advent.THE TEXT“Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves; Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God. Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also. Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.” (2 Corinthians 8:1–7).SUMMARY OF THE TEXTPaul wanted to make sure that the Corinthians knew about the particular nature of the grace that God poured out on the churches in Macedonia (v. 1). In the context of great affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty combined to produce a most generous gift (v. 2). Paul testified that they willingly gave up to their ability to give, and even beyond it (v. 3). As Chrysostom pointed out, in this situation, the Macedonians did the begging, not Paul (v. 4). Not only did they give as Paul's band had hoped, but they did this in the right order. They donated themselves to God first, and then to Paul's specific project, and all in the will of God (v. 5). Apparently, Titus was delivering this letter also, and as he had reminded them of their pledge on his previous visit, Paul is now looking for him to complete the giving campaign (v. 6). Paul then makes his pitch. As the Corinthians abounded in numerous graces—faith, speech, knowledge, diligence, and love—so should they abound in this grace of giving monetarily as well (v. 7). The grace bestowed on the Macedonian churches was a grace of giving (v. 1), and Paul is seeking to find the same kind of generosity rising up in the Corinthians (v. 7).DIFFERENT KINDS OF GIVINGNow by “gifts,” I include pretty much anything going out—time, money, wrapped up presents, hospitality, and so on. Every church should want to develop a culture of generosity, and this is the kind of culture that has many manifestations. This means hospitality. It means unloading moving vans. It means rallying to meet someone's financial crisis. It means barn-raising events. It means the discipline of loving birthday and Christmas opportunities. It means open-handedness.Now we are coming into a season of shopping for gifts, and so we should take special care to make sure we understand what we are doing. A gift—as given externally, as seen from the outside—can be one of three things. First, it can be a bribe. Second, it can be an extortion payment. And third, it can be a true gift. Two of them are most unfortunate, and the third is the genuine article. How can we tell the difference?The bribe is given by a manipulator, or someone who wants somehow to game the system. He gives in order to get. You give presents in order to get presents. You give compliments in order to receive compliments. You donate to the church so that others will see you in that role. This was the sin of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1ff). Jesus warns against it sternly (Matt. 6:1).An extortion payment is given by someone who is under duress. He gives in order to be left alone. This is the sin that Paul is trying to teach us to avoid in the next chapter (2 Cor. 9:7).The true gift is what the Macedonians offered here. They gave themselves first to God (v. 5), and then turned to the second stage of the gift. Christmas morning should be the second unwrapping of the gift. You give yourself to God first, and He unwraps you, and then you give your gift to the other person. This person gives to get, in order to be able to give some more. Our aspiration should be for this to become our way of life.AN AQUIFER OF GENEROSITYWhat is happening when this wonderful thing occurs? In this chain of events, God gives first. The word charis (grace, favor, benefit or gift) is used eight times in chapters 8-9. God bestowed His grace on the Macedonians (v. 1), which is where their giving spirit first originated. Paul wants to see the same thing happening in Corinth (v. 7).Remember that this was a one-time special need offering. We are not talking about the tithe here, or regular giving. This was a relief offering for the saints in Jerusalem. It was off-budget.As they gave to others in this way, it created a bond of koinonia-fellowship (v. 4). Sharing of goods is fellowship, just as the sharing of food is fellowship. We partake of one another when we give. We are intertwined when we give. When we give, we are being knit together.For the Macedonians, this geyser of generosity came about in a unique set of circumstances. First, the grace of God came down upon them (v. 1), and then the providence of God surrounded them with a great trial of affliction (v. 2). In thatsetting, their deep poverty combined with their abundance of joy to erupt in an effusion of giving. The word for deep is bathos, which we get the word bathysphere. Their poverty was down in the Mariana Trench which, when combined with heavenly joy, exploded into a remarkable gift.IN HIS STEPSWe are going to develop this much more when we get there, but we need to look ahead at the next two verses. When we give to others properly, we are doing so in the footsteps of the Lord Jesus. This is part of what it means to follow Him. Christ was rich, and He became poor as a gift, so that those who were poor might be made rich through Him (2 Cor. 8:9).There is no generosity without Christ. The engine that drives the economy of generosity is not merchants, or manufacturers, or commercial interests, or anything like that. It is not possible for us to remember the gift of Christ, and not to have a multitude of gifts following.
Now that we've read In His Steps together and discussed it, let's talk about another work of fiction. Looking Backward was written by Edward Bellamy. That name may sound familiar! We talked about his cousin Frances Bellamy in the episode about the Pledge of Allegiance. Frances was a Christian socialist. Edward wrote his famous book looking forward to the year 2000. He predicted that the United States would be a socialist paradise. People would work hard, retire early, and equality would reign. None of that came true. We're talking about it today in order to understand the zeitgeist in the late 1800s. This book sold over half a million copies in its first few years of publication. It is now over a million copies. That doesn't happen without stirring something in society. As we'll see, socialism was tied to the Social Gospel. The opposition to the Social Gospel is what would go on to create the Christian fundamentalist movement. Helpful Links: What's the Difference Between Communism and Socialism? - Episode of Truce from season 3 A helpful New York Times article about Looking Backward Discussion Questions: How have fictional books you've read impacted your worldview? What do you think about Bellamy's predictions? How does the fear of socialism and communism impact evangelicalism? What real threats were facing evangelicalism in the 1800s? How about now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Support the Truce Podcast via Patreon or through the website you can do Paypal, check, or Venmo! We've been reading the book "In His Steps" together for the last few weeks. It was written by Charles Sheldon, a man whose book is often associated with the social gospel movement. While some historians struggle over the significance of this work, it's pretty plain how it fits this movement. I invited patrons of the show to listen early and then discuss their thoughts on this controversial book. What did you think about the audiobook? Should I record other books this same way? Discussion Questions: Did you enjoy "In His Steps"? Why or why not? How do you think women were portrayed in "In His Steps"? What do you think about the Home Economics movement? How did you see the social gospel in the book? Is the book evangelistic? At which points? If not, why not? Does Christian media need to be "heavy handed"? Recommended Resources: In His Steps by Charles Sheldon The Secret History of Home Economics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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