Podcasts about in the wilderness

A new MP3 sermon from New Liberty Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: In The Wilderness Speaker: Michael Wilps Broadcaster: New Liberty Baptist Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 7/14/2024 Bible: Luke 4:1-14; Hebrews 4:15 Length: 47 min.

"There, In The Wilderness" Part 2 | Pastor Jonathan M. Anderson, Sr. by Pastor Jonathan M. Anderson, Sr.

"There, In The Wilderness" | Pastor Jonathan M. Anderson, Sr. by Pastor Jonathan M. Anderson, Sr.

In our series, "In The Wilderness," we're walking with the Israelites from Mt Sinai to the Promised Land and looking at what we can learn about trusting God more, even when the journey looks different than we anticipated or expected.  In this sixth and final sermon, we talk about what it looks like to trust God in the midst of the shakiness and instability that comes with seasons of transition.

In our series, "In The Wilderness," we're walking with the Israelites from Mt Sinai to the Promised Land and looking at what we can learn about trusting God more, even when the journey looks different than we anticipated or expected.  In this fifth sermon, which got switched up just this week, we talk about what we do when we don't know what to do.

In our series, "In The Wilderness," we're walking with the Israelites from Mt Sinai to the Promised Land and looking at what we can learn about trusting God more, even when the journey looks different than we anticipated or expected.  In this fourth sermon, we talk about what it looks like to trust God in the midst of the pains of life.

In our series, "In The Wilderness," we're walking with the Israelites from Mt Sinai to the Promised Land and looking at what we can learn about trusting God more, even when the journey looks different than we anticipated or expected.  In this third sermon, we talk about what it looks like to trust God, even in the face of the frustrations that come from people, circumstances, and things beyond our control.

In our series, "In The Wilderness," we're walking with the Israelites from Mt Sinai to the Promised Land and looking at what we can learn about trusting God more, even when the journey looks different than we anticipated or expected.  In this second sermon, we talk about what we do when our disobedience causes us to miss our window to obey God.

In our series, "In The Wilderness," we're walking with the Israelites from Mt Sinai to the Promised Land and looking at what we can learn about trusting God more, even when the journey looks different than we anticipated or expected. In this first sermon, we talk about God's provision of manna and quail and what it means to trust God in our needs.

In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, IAN STONE about his comedy career. Stone is a writer, podcaster, broadcaster and one of the best stand-up comedians and comperes in Britain. On stage, he appears easy-going yet anxious, delivering hysterical topical humour with a downgrading and mocking tone.  On the comedy circuit for years and receiving a nomination for best show in 2012 at the Leicester Comedy Festival awards, his 2022 Edinburgh show, Righter of Wrongs, was a sellout, and he is returning to the Fringe with a brand-new show in August 2023. I have seen Stone many times over the years, and he has made me laugh out loud consistently. I first saw him at the BBC Stand Up Show in Edinburgh in 2007, then, amongst others, Banana Cabaret in Balham in 2013, the Ealing Comedy Festival in 2016 and his solo 2023 show at the Leicester Comedy Festival, In The Wilderness. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Ian Stone's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2019/06/23/ian-stone/ Ian Stone Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ianstonecomedian/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/iandstone Instagram: www.instagram.com/iandstone Website: www.ianstonecomedian.co.uk  

Lead Pastor, Joseph Rahm, speaks through Numbers 21:4-9 as we continue In The Wilderness.

The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,  2“Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by clans, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head.  3From twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go to war, you and Aaron shall list them, company by company.  4And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers.17 Moses and Aaron took these men who had been named,  18and on the first day of the second month, they assembled the whole congregation together, who registered themselves by clans, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head, 19as the LORD commanded Moses. So he listed them in the wilderness of Sinai.20 The people of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: those listed of the tribe of Reuben were 46, 500.23those listed of the tribe of Simeon were 59,300.25those listed of the tribe of Gad were 45,650.27those listed of the tribe of Judah were 74,600.29those listed of the tribe of Issachar were 54,400.31those listed of the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400.33those listed of the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.35those listed of the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.37those listed of the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.39those listed of the tribe of Dan were 62,700.41those listed of the tribe of Asher were 41,500.43those listed of the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400. 44These are those who were listed, whom Moses and Aaron listed with the help of the chiefs of Israel, twelve men, each representing his fathers' house.  So all those listed of the people of Israel, by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war in Israel—  all those listed were 603,550.47 But the Levites were not listed along with them by their ancestral tribe. 48 For the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 49 “Only the tribe of Levi you shall not list, and you shall not take a census of them among the people of Israel. 50 But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it and shall camp around the tabernacle. 51 When the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up… 54 Thus did the people of Israel; they did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.Sermon Reflection Questions:1.     What is your wilderness right now?2.     Do you believe God is bringing you home?  Or are your hopes in God more tied to this life?3.     What is the fight you need to step into by faith right now?4.     Is it comforting to you that Jesus goes with you through the wilderness?  How does he bring you reminders of home?5.     How might God be using your wilderness to draw you toward him in love and trust? BONUS: Some of you wanted to know the end of the story of the crashing in the middle of the night.  Turns out it was a bunch of dishes piled up in and on the side of our sink.  Lots of crashing, no shattering thankfully! 

In this podcast, Pastor Justin exposes how the enemy tries to get us to sabotage God's plan for our lives while we wait for the promise to come to pass. Don't be discouraged, but be prepared to resist the enemy and make him flee, keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, and trust Him to get you through to the other side!Support the show

As Israel was preparing to cross into the promised land, two of its tribes made a strange request to Moses; they wanted to settle down outside the promised land. Moses is greatly concerned with the discouraging effect this would have on the other tribes. In what ways might our apathy and dedication to comfort provide a spirit of discouragement to our church family? Part 13 of our series, "In The Wilderness." Number 32. Preached by Jared Kress on July 31st, 2022. 

There was yet one more great sin of Israel before they entered the Promised Land with the new generation. The men of Israel engaged in sexual sin and Baal worship with the neighboring foreign women. Only by the zeal of Phinehas was the wrath of God satisfied. Part 12 of our series, "In The Wilderness." Number 25. Preached by Jared Kress on July 24th, 2022. 

The pagan prophet for hire, Balaam, attempts to fulfill his responsibility to both Balak and God. However, Balak's plan utterly backfires as Balaam not only blesses Israel, but also curses Moab. Part 11 of our series, "In The Wilderness." Number 23 & 24. Preached by Jared Kress on July 17th, 2022. 

Because everyone is dying of the venom of sin, they should look to Jesus so they can live eternally. Part 10 of our series, "In The Wilderness." Number 21:5-9. Preached by Darin Kress on July 10th, 2022. 

Balak wanted to curse Israel, so he brought in a ringer, a prophet for hire. Balaam quickly found out that Israel was not like the other nations because its God cannot be manipulated by human divination. May we understand that God is often working for our good in the background, off scene, in ways that we will never know.Part 9 of our series, "In The Wilderness." Number 22:1-21. Preached by Jared Kress on July 3rd, 2022. 

In a rare moment of public failure for Moses, his actions dishonored God and ultimately prevented his entrance into the promised land.  May we remember that no matter how important we are or how much status and power we accrue in this life, no one is above God.  Pride can befall even the most humble and allow a foothold for the flesh.Part 8 of our series, "In The Wilderness." Number 20:1-13. Preached by Jared Kress on June 26th, 2022. 

God provides one more visual aid for the people of Israel to understand that the line of Aaron is His choice for the priesthood. In doing so, God provides a picture of our salvation in the budding of Aaron's staff. Part 7 of our series, "In The Wilderness." Number 17. Preached by Jared Kress on June 12th, 2022. 

The people of Israel were doomed and the plague was spreading rapidly among them until Aaron ran into their midst with their salvation in his hands. This is the calling we must accept to all the world, to go with the Gospel and rescue those who are perishing. Part 6 of our series, "In The Wilderness." Number 16:41-50. Preached by Jared Kress on June 5th, 2022. 

Torah Portion "במדבר/Bemidbar” which means “In The Wilderness” delivered on June 4, 2022.This week's portion covers Numbers 1:1-4:20 and begins, "And יהוה spoke to Mosheh in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Appointment, on the first day to the second new moon, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Mitsrayim, saying,"What does the Torah mean to you and how does it bring us closer to Hashem? Do we just sit and wait for something to change? Expecting Hashem to come to us while we stand idle in comfort? We think not! How many times have we been told by men to expect life to go smooth and effortless once we submit to God's Word? Is that really what Hashem expects from us? No.Incline your heart to action because as of now we are being called out into our own wilderness, to usher in the Messiah and His kingdom. And, as you move forward, ask yourself, "Is the purpose of understanding Torah about what it means to me, or about what it means to Him?"This week Brother Mark delivers our Haftorah from Hosea 1:10-2:20 and Ro'eh Richard delivers the New Covenant E-drash out of 1 Corinthians 12:27-31.We hope and pray that you find blessing in our teachings. We ask that you please join us each week as we dig deep into scripture to learn more about the God of Israel, and reveal the Messiah throughout the Old Testament.Pastor Richard CortesThe Foundation of The Word Outreach Ministrieswww.thefoundationoftheword.orgAaronic Priestly Blessing performed by Rico Cortes of Wisdom In Torah Ministries https://wisdomintorah.com and used by permission.

Rebellion against God is utter foolishness. Korah and his rebels will always be remembered as losers, and so will we, unless we submit to The Lord. Part 5 of our series, "In The Wilderness." Number 16:1-40. Preached by Jared Kress on May 29th, 2022. 

The people of Israel rallied to go and fight the enemy, but it was too little too late. They only believed in victory after they had been punished by God. God wants us to trust him by faith, not by sight. Part 4 of our series, "In The Wilderness." Number 14:11-45. Preached by Jared Kress on May 22nd, 2022. 

Just as faith and boldness go hand in hand, so do fear and cowardice. God's people are to be obedient, to fear Him above man, and to move forward resolutely to spread His glory over the face of the earth. Part 3 of our series, "In The Wilderness." Number 13 & 14. Preached by Jared Kress on May 15th, 2022. 

When The Lord has spoken and has established a plan for us, we ought to joyfully accept that plan. We should not feel comfortable trying to do things differently than what God expects from us. Part 2 of our series, "In The Wilderness." Numbers 12 Preached by Jared Kress on May 1st, 2022. 

God's people were immediately derailed in their journey into the wilderness, not by an enemy on the horizon, but by their own critical spirits.Part 1 of "In The Wilderness."Numbers 10:33-11:6. Preached by Jared Kress on April 24th, 2022. 

Rabbi Rabbi Yehuda Shmidman - Finding Ahavas Yisrael...In The Wilderness! Part 2 03/20/2022 by Rabbi Yehuda Shmidman

The House of Tzadok biblical priesthood referred to Qumran as Damesek or Damascus. Meanwhile, Paul traveled to Damascus for Jerusalem's illegitimate authorities. He came to arrest many in Yeshua known as “The Way,” charging them for rebellion against Jerusalem's authority. En route, he had an audio-visual experience to change his life and theology forever. Of course, it begs the question: what does “Damascus” have to do with the desert wilderness of Qumran on the northwest shores of the Dead Sea? Consider that perhaps Damascus is a Hebrew language contraction of two terms: 1) doleh = he who draws out, 2) mashkeh = a water source to quench one's spiritual thirst. When put together, the two words relate well to many texts about drawing out water to quench spiritual thirst in a dry and thirsty land. For example: Isaiah 55:1-2. Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters...and let your soul delight itself in abundance. Psalm 63:1. O God, you are my God. Early will I seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. Isaiah 12:3. Therefore, with joy you will draw water from the wells of The Salvation. John 7:37-38. If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. Now, from the scroll writers of the Damascus Document, we learn this: (Damascus Document B – 4Q267, Fragment 2, Lines 7-15). God remembered the covenant with the fore[fath]ers, and raised [from Aa]ron men of knowledge and from Israel, wise men, and made them [li]sten. And they dug the well, a well about which Moses said: Numbers 21:18 «A well which the princes d[u]g, which the nobles [of the people] inquired with the staff». The well is the Law. [And those who dug it] are the repentant of I[srae]l, who lef[t] the land of J[uda]h and [lived in the dwell]ing/s/ of [Damascus;al]l of whom God [called] princes. For [they] all [sought him, and their renown has not been repudiated in anyone's mouth. [And the spade is the interpreter] of the La[w …]. That said, on this program about the Dead Sea Scrolls - Episode 102 Part 6, we will walk the Way to Damascus of Qumran. We will challenge available evidence to understand the following better: Acts 22:7-10 (Paul to Jerusalem's religious authorities): ...Arise and go into Damascus and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do. Isaiah 40:3. (Isaiah speaking for YHVH): The voice of one crying (pause), IN THE WILDERNESS (desert), prepare the way of Yehovah; make Straight in the desert a highway for our God. Acts 9:10-12 (YHVH speaking to Hananiah),  Arise and go to the street called Straight.

The House of Tzadok biblical priesthood referred to Qumran as Damesek or Damascus. Meanwhile, Paul traveled to Damascus to do some work for Jerusalem's illegitimate authorities. He came to arrest many in Yeshua known as “The Way,” charging them for rebellion against Jerusalem's authority. Before arriving, he had an audio-visual experience changing his life and his theology forever. Of course, it begs the question: what does “Damascus” have to do with the desert wilderness of Qumran on the northwest shores of the Dead Sea? Consider that perhaps Damascus is a Hebrew language contraction of two terms: 1) doleh = he who draws out, 2) mashkeh = a watering source to quench one's spiritual thirst. When put together, the two words relate well to many texts about drawing out water to quench spiritual thirst in a dry and thirsty land. For example:Isaiah 55:1-2. Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters...and let your soul delight itself in abundance.Psalm 63:1. O God, you are my God. Early will I seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. Isaiah 12:3. Therefore, with joy you will draw water from the wells of The Salvation. John 7:37-38. If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.Now, from the scroll writers of the Damascus Document we learn this:(Damascus Document B – 4Q267, Fragment 2, Lines 7-15). God remembered the covenant with the fore[fath]ers, and raised [from Aa]ron men of knowledge and from Israel, wise men, and made them [li]sten. And they dug the well, a well about which Moses said: Numbers 21:18 «A well which the princes d[u]g, which the nobles [of the people] inquired with the staff». The well is the Law. [And those who dug it] are the repentant of I[srae]l, who lef[t] the land of J[uda]h and [lived in the dwell]ing/s/ of [Damascus;al]l of whom God [called] princes. For [they] all [sought him, and their renown has not been repudiated in anyone's mouth. [And the spade is the interpreter] of the La[w …].That said, on this program about the Dead Sea Scrolls - Episode 102 Part 6, we will walk the Way to Damascus of Qumran. We will challenge available evidence to understand the following better:Acts 22:7-10 (Paul to Jerusalem's religious authorities): ...Arise and go into Damascus and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.Isaiah 40:3. (Isaiah speaking for YHVH): The voice of one crying (pause), IN THE WILDERNESS (desert), prepare the way of Yehovah; make Straight in the desert a highway for our God.Acts 9:10-12 (YHVH speaking to Hananiah),  Arise and go to the street called Straight.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=23WBKCMBHKDT8/Ancient Roads: Real Israel Talk Radio)

As the book of Numbers concludes, once again the character of God is on full display, namely in his gracious care for his people.  He shows his care for the insignificant, for those carrying a special calling or burden and for those in dire circumstances.  This care points directly to Jesus, the ultimate manifestation of the care of God for his people by laying down his life.

After all the people of God have been through in the wilderness, God makes it clear that He will be faithful to finish what He started...to fulfill the promises He made to His people to provide for them and be with them.

The Israelites were called to engage the Canaanite enemy and lay claim to the entire land of promise on the basis of God's faithfulness.  Though they fell short, Jesus came and announced the defeat of the actual enemy - sin and death.  And on the basis of our union with him, he calls us to engage in the battle against sin.  This fight is largely fought, as the apostle Paul reminds us, through the renewal of our minds.

In The Wilderness

Just as the nation is ready to lay hold to the land God has promised, two tribes express their desire to settle east of the Jordan River.  Moses' response shows us their folly.  In settling down, they are actually settling for less than God has offered.  Just like them, we tend to get bogged down by our stuff, weary from the journey and comfortable where we are and thus settle for less of God and less faith in God's promises. 

In Numbers 32, some folks decided to settle for "good enough".  But doing so is never God's enough.  Moses knows this and challenges these folks that settling for good enough is a lack of faith that ignores direct commands of God and jeopardizes the faith of the community.

In Numbers 31 God brings judgement on the Midianites for their opposition to His kingdom advancement.  In His providence He has mercy on Israel but condemns Midian.   When we really analyze God's judgement, we find that we can either die to self because of His love or die in our sin because of our guilt.

In Numbers 31 God brings judgement on the Midianites for their opposition to His kingdom advancement.  In His providence He has mercy on Israel but condemns Midian.   When we really analyze God's judgement, we find that we can either die to self because of His love or die in our sin because of our guilt.

A life centered on God's rescue helps us remember who we are in light of who God is and what he has done.  This is why we must be intentional in creating a rhythm of life as a response to God's grace and to engage in our communion with him.

After multiple failures, we see in Numbers that God's covenant love still remains.  And that covenant love is actually what motivates our commitment and obedience to Him. 

With a new census, we once again see the faithfulness and the goodness of God.  And both of these are even more apparent when God resounds to the daughters of Zelophehad.  Though their father's sin had led to their deprivation, God welcomed them into an inheritance that legally wasn't theirs to share.  In the same way, God has welcomed us into the inheritance of enteral life through Jesus.

With a new census, we once again see the faithfulness and the goodness of God.  And both of these are even more apparent when God resounds to the daughters of Zelophehad.  Though their father's sin had led to their deprivation, God welcomed them into an inheritance that legally wasn't theirs to share.  In the same way, God has welcomed us into the inheritance of enteral life through Jesus.

Failing to realize God's promises, the Israelites on the precious of entering the land fall into temptation.  Sexual immorality for sure, but at its core cheating on God with other gods.  Into this mess steps a man named Phinehas with zeal for God who stops the downward spiral.   On an ever greater scale, Jesus stepped into the downward spiral of this world and through his zeal for God took judgment on himself so that all things could be set new.

Idolatry is zeal for anything other than God's honor.  Fleshly zeal and religious zeal both end in pain and separation from God.  But what we see in Numbers 25 is that zeal for God's honor starts with atonement and ends in a covenant of peace...foremost and finally with Jesus!

God's promises spoken cannot be broken.  What He has blessed cannot be cursed.  He the power and the heart to fulfill all of His promises for His people...in and through Jesus.

The narrative of Balak gives the reader of Numbers an important question to ponder: what kind of king do I want to serve?  One who provokes, tempts and is destined to defeat.  Or one who blesses by by walking among his people and fighting for them til ultimate victory.  The king we need is divine, not human.  Our king is God, who himself became the human king we needed in Jesus.

Torah Portion "במדבר/Bemidbar” which means “In The Wilderness” delivered on May 15, 2021.This week's portion covers Numbers 1:1-4:20 and begins, "And יהוה spoke to Mosheh in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Appointment, on the first day to the second new moon, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Mitsrayim, saying,"This week's Torah portion is Bamidbar, which means trials and testing. The wilderness can be a desolate place, a grassy flat land, or wilderness. In the wilderness is where HaShem spoke with Moshe. HaShem also gave the blueprints there.Pastor Richard also teaches about what the census was and why HaShem told Moshe to take one. He also teaches on why man was removed from the Garden of Eden and how man will return to the Garden. We are to toil in the land and Pastor Richard explains what this means. This is a great teaching, may it bring you Shalom!This week Brother Mark delivers our Haftorah from Hosea 1:10-2:20 and Sister Alpha delivers the New Covenant E-drash out of Revelation 7:1-3.We hope and pray that you find blessing in our teachings. We ask that you please join us each week as we dig deep into scripture to learn more about the God of Israel, and reveal the Messiah throughout the Old Testament.Pastor Richard CortesThe Foundation of The Word Outreach Ministrieswww.thefoundationoftheword.org

When you plan isn't working, perhaps God is.  That's not meant to be motivational drivel.  It's meant to encourage us that when God stops us and gets our attention, perhaps He is calling us to repent and believe something new in the Gospel!

In that day, Balaam was clearly the go to guy if you found yourself in a tough spot.  But this famous story of Balaam and his donkey shows us that his broken humanity makes him an incapable rescuer. It is God who shows perfect power, vision and loyalty.  And it is ultimately Jesus, our servant rescuer, who demonstrates this rescuing power for the world.