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Youth Pastor David Earles preaches a sermon entitled "The Gift of Gratitude" out of Luke 17:11-19 and the 10 Lepers being healed by Jesus. This was a stand alone sermon preached on May 25th, 2025.
Youth Pastor David Earles preaches a sermon entitled "The Gift of Gratitude" out of Luke 17:11-19 and the 10 Lepers being healed by Jesus. This was a stand alone sermon preached on May 25th, 2025.
Nouveauté : j'organise un stage, avec Natalia Pieczuro, de Fighting Monkey à Paris les 31 mai et 1er juin 2025.Pour démarrer la semaine, je vous partage un échange enregistré avec Laura Lepers en 2022, sur son podcast Aventure Humaine.Voici quelques extraits de la description, sous la plume de Laura : "Si toutes ces activités semblent aujourd'hui liées entre elles, ça n'a pourtant pas toujours été le cas.Avant de découvrir le yoga, de se reconnecter à son corps, et de lui apporter de la douceur, Adrien l'a plutôt malmené en pratiquant des sports de combat comme le MMA à très haute dose.Cependant, enfant, le sport était sa hantise, car Adrien était obèse. Une enfance passée très loin du corps.Il a aussi connu une grande période d'addiction et s'est beaucoup abîmé, pour ne pas dire « cassé », du nez aux orteils, en passant par toutes les articulations.C'est à chaque fois en se reconnectant à son corps, en se remettant en mouvement, qu'il est reparti sur de nouvelles bases. Plus saines. Plus équilibrées. Tout est vraiment une question de cheminement.Adrien a délivré des cours de yoga à des publics d'origine et de statut très différents, parfois même opposés. Mais, il remarque que la reconnexion au corps montre bel et bien que les gens ont bien plus de choses en commun que ce qu'il n'y paraît. Que cette reconnexion à son corps engendrerait plus d'inclusion que de divisions. En d'autres termes, le rapport à son corps serait un véritable enjeu sociétal.On revient aussi sur son livre « le Yoga pour Hommes » : pourquoi s'adresser aux hommes ? Je le questionne aussi sur le rôle de l'homme dans notre société. Forcément, ça me fait penser à mon rôle de maman, car un jour, mon fils sera un homme.J'ai presque mis Adrien dehors puisqu'il ne voulait pas partir (et pourtant il avait un cours peu de temps après !)."Belle écoute et à jeudi pour un épisode inédit !Merci pour votre fidélité !Pour aller plus loin, vous pouvez :Me suivre au quotidien sur Instagram ;Regarder ce podcast en vidéo sur Youtube ;Et me rejoindre dans mes prochains stages ici ou là !Retrouver toutes les actualités de Somatic Mind ;Soutenir ma création de contenu sur Patreon.Prenez soin de vous et à la semaine prochaine !Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
If we want to grow deeper in our love relationship with God, we will serve our friend Jesus by serving those around us.Reflect more on the topic of this podcast with GNM's WordByte called: "When Love Hurts -- Healing the Lepers of Today" @ https://wordbytes.org/suffering/lepers-of-today/ The text of this podcast can be found on our website at https://gnm.org/daily-reflections/2025-05-23/ Subscribe to receive the Good News Reflections delivered to your email inbox or texted to your phone @ https://gogoodnews.net
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Parshat Metzorah: Yeshua And The Lepers - English only. Several chapters in the Torah address the plague of leprosy. Do these chapters have any relevance for followers of Yeshua? Yes indeed! May 3, 2025.
Pastor Ben Garrett preaches on the book of Luke, Lepers, Now Cleansed.
Pastor Luke Rangel shares a personal testimony about feeling stuck until he discovered that stepping out in obedience, even when waiting for a miracle, can lead to breakthrough and healing. He uses the example of the ten lepers to illustrate how movement in faith changes our circumstances.
Check out our new book "She Prays Like a Girl" at PrayingChristianWomen.com/likeagirl today! Join us for short, daily Lenten meditations to help you draw closer to God in prayer and scripture reading as we prepare our hearts leading up to Resurrection Sunday! Today's 8-minute devotion focuses on Matthew 8:1-4 when Jesus heals a man with leprosy. We meditate on the tremendous mercy Jesus showed by touching the man while he was still unclean, just as he gave his life for each of us while we ourselves were still unclean sinners so we might be restored to fellowship with God the Father. Discover More: Explore additional episodes of Praying Christian Women and other Christian podcasts at Lifeaudio.com. If you haven't committed your life to Jesus but have a desire to do so, a great resource is the Navigators' "Bridge to Life" illustration. Connect with Us: Stay updated and engage with our community: On Facebook @PrayingChristianWomen On Instagram @PrayingChristianWomen At Christian Books Today: Praying Christian Women Blog Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Last week we talked about how hated Tax collectors were as a group. This week we'll continue to look at the conversion of Matthew and how it impacted those around him. https://longhollow.com/theforgottenjesuspodcastshownotes
2025-03-23 Like Lepers [Part 2] (Scott Warner) by Scott Warner
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2025-03-16 Like Lepers (Scott Warner) by Scott Warner
Have you had chicken pox? If so, you probably had to stay home from school for a long while. If you had gone to school some other children might have caught the disease from you. That's because chicken pox is contagious—people can easily catch it. In toda
Have you had chicken pox? If so, you probably had to stay home from school for a long while. If you had gone to school some other children might have caught the disease from you. That's because chicken pox is contagious—people can easily catch it. In toda
Marc-Antoine Le Bret se glisse dans la peau de Julien Lepers, Gilbert Montagné, Denis Brogniart et du duo de commentateurs sportifs Nelson Monfort-Philippe Candeloro. Le Bret King News avec Marc-Antoine Le Bret Ecoutez Le Bret King News du 06 mars 2025.
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Luke 4:21-30Then he began to say to them, "Today, this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, "Is not this Joseph's son?" He said to them, "Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, 'Doctor, cure yourself!" And you will say, "Do here also in your hometown the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum."And he said, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet's hometown. But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a severe famine over all the land; yet, Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow in Zarephath of Sidon. There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, drove him out of town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. But he passed through the midst of them and went on his way. If you heard last Sunday's sermon, it was full of good news, but I warned you that things were going to change. Back in Nazareth, Jesus' hometown – his friends, family, and neighbors had heard what he'd been up to – preaching and teaching his way around Galilee, and when he showed up in the synagogue, where we find him, still, today – he had that good news for them, which he has been anointed by God to share: “good news for the poor, release for the captives, recovery of sight for the blind, freedom for the oppressed, and the year of the Lord's favor.”And they were all over it. Their home-town boy made good. A local hero. An anointed prophet, filled with spirit and good news and so many gracious words falling from his lips.And Jesus knows they'd like more than just to hear about these things. They'd like to see some of his best work, too, which is why he kind of teases them with that old proverb, “Doctor, cure yourself.” “Show us a trick.” “Give us a show.” “Let's see just how ‘anointed' you really are.”He knows what else they're thinking, too: “Jesus, do something for us – your family, friends, and neighbors – like we've heard you've been doing out there in the world. Release some captives, here. Heal some of us who are sick. Give some of the Lord's favor to those of us who know you best, now that you're home. If you're doing it for them, surely you can do it for us, too.”But Jesus reminds them – not so subtly – that this “Lord's favor” the prophets spoke of wasn't about playing favorites, or taking sides, or “us and them.”He reminds them about how – during a famine once, way back in the day – when all of Israel – the nation of God's chosen ones – could have used a little release and recovery and a dose of the Lord's favor, the prophet Elijah was sent outside the fold, to help some widow at Zarephath in Sidon. And he reminds them about how, during the good ol' days of the prophet Elisha, there were plenty of Hebrew lepers who could have used a cleansing, but that God sent the prophet to an outsider – some foreigner named Naaman, from Syria.And when they hear it, Jesus' newly minted fans lose their minds. They turn on a dime. They turn on Jesus. And they run him out of the synagogue, and straight out of town.“You mean this grace and favor and this recovery and release stuff isn't just for us?!” “You mean we aren't supposed to look out for number one?!?!” “You mean we don't take care of our own, first, and then pick and choose who we think might be worthy?!?!?” “You mean this ‘recovery' and ‘release' and ‘freedom' and ‘favor' is for them, just as much as it is for us?”And, to begin to grasp what was so upsetting and unsettling to Jesus' hometown crowd, we need to be reminded about the insignificance of these widows and these lepers and these foreigners about whom he was telling them. They were at the bottom of the barrel as far as social standing was concerned. They were outcasts. They were outsiders. They were unclean, unworthy, unloveable, and unwanted by the rest of the world. (They were probably undocumented, too, if you know what I mean.)Because, not only was Jesus talking about the outcast, the sinner, the shamed, and the shameful, he was talking about people outside of the Jewish circle. Jesus was saying that, just like the prophets Elijah and Elisha had shown … foreigners to Israel were welcome to the grace of God, too. Not only was God's grace for losers – like lepers and widows – but it was even for Gentile widows and Gentile lepers, too. Which seems to imply that there wasn't anyone beyond the reach of God's love, or beyond the reach of Jesus' own ministry, as a result.Could this be a more hard, holy, timely lesson for us, these days? If Jesus walked into the midst of his people this morning – Christian churches on Sunday morning, filled with those of us who call ourselves, friends and family and brothers and sisters and siblings in Christ – what would HE find, and what would WE do, if he reminded us about the likes of Naaman, the Syrian, or about that widow from Zarephath in Sidon – outsiders and outcasts and foreigners, too?It reminds me of how Bishop Mariann Budde, from the National Cathedral simply, humbly, faithfully, graciously, kindly asked our President to show mercy to immigrants who are afraid of what border policies and deportation practices could mean for them and their families – and about how at least one US Congressman proposed she be deported for it; the 21st Century, American version of being hurled off a cliff, you might say.It makes me think of the rabbit hole of reels and Tik Toks I found myself in, just this week, where Christian-flavored people spend a lot of time explaining why women can't be and shouldn't be allowed to be priests and pastors in the Church. These were men and women, young and old, red and yellow, black and white followers of Jesus – in the year of our Lord, 2025 – who are blind to the fact that, other than Jesus, the very first person EVER to proclaim the Good News of the Gospel, was Mary Magdalene on that first Easter morning.It makes me think, too, of a conversation at the Wellness Center, right around the corner – and quite recently – where someone made note of how, as more people of color find their way there that “the quality of the clientele seems to be going downhill.” I couldn't help but wonder where she might be worshiping Jesus this morning.And did you know that just this past Monday, the Idaho House of Representatives passed a memorial suggesting the US Supreme Court reconsider – and undo – the legalization and protection of same-sex marriage in our country? Heather Scott, the Idaho state representative behind it all, blamed it on Jesus, suggesting that Christians across the nation are being targeted by having to welcome the idea of marriage equality.The sad truth is, too many Christians are still too busy looking for cliffs whenever the message of God's grace and love and mercy and favor gets too wide and too mighty and too scary and too uncomfortable and asks too much of us. And Naaman, the Syrian, and that widow at Zarephath, in Sidon – and those knuckleheads in Nazareth – are all just First Century examples of our 21st Century reality.So today, “this Scripture that is fulfilled in our hearing,” convicts us to ask, who are the 21st Century “widows” and “lepers” among us – because none of this is about widow and lepers anymore. Who are the unloved, the unloveable, the unworthy, or the unwanted as we sit here this morning? Even more, who do we pretend is outside the circle of God's grace as far as Christians in the Church and our community are concerned?We can try to limit God's grace or draw lines in the sand and keep it for ourselves. We can even vote for politicians and policies that do our bidding one way or another. And we can pretend that Jesus' preaching and teaching has nothing to do with those politicians or those policies.We could even try to silence the truth by running the messenger out of town or by hurling him off a cliff or by nailing him to a cross – but we have been there and we've done that and we know how that story ends.Or, rather, we know how that story begins, thanks be to God.Because it is the resurrection that reminds us that God's grace will be shared – no matter what. It will bring good news to the poor. It will release the captive. It will restore sight to the blind. It will let the oppressed go free. The Lord's favor will be proclaimed – whether you and I – Jesus' friends, family, and neighbors are on board or not.And what always gets me when I hear about Jesus' near-death experience that day in Nazareth, is the invitation to get with the program. What I hear is a call to the Church – our congregation at Cross of Grace and the larger Church as God's people in the world – to not be left standing on the cliff like the people of Nazareth, only to find that Jesus has passed through the midst of us – untouched.What I don't want any of us to find is that he's continued on his way sharing grace, doing justice, and offering God's blessings to a world so desperate for it, but that we were too busy or too angry, too self-absorbed or too blind, too partisan or too proud, too selfish or too scared, to join him in that work.Amen
In our series The case for healing, We are representing God as an accused client. He stands accused of making people sick, causing sickness, diseases, pains to teach, test, punish people. As popular as these issues are, would these accusations stand up in a court of law? Could we find eye-witness accounts, quotes, stories to back up these accusations or would they point to the truth that God is a healer? Lets look back at the cleansing of the leper's ritual in the old covenant. What type of picture does this paint of my client, even 1000s of years ago? lets look.
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Did you know that today, India has 4.5 Million Lepers? For many, the cost of serving the lepers is met with fear. Fear of catching leprosy or being isolated from society. This episode tells of one pastor's calling to forsake other opportunities to serve among the lepers. For more information on the leper ministry, visit hopegivers.org
Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:Genesis 18-19;Psal 3;Luke 7 Click HERE to give! Get Free App Here! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on 'The Daily Radio Bible' for a daily 20-minute spiritual journey. Engage with scripture readings, heartfelt devotionals, and collective prayers that draw you into the heart of God's love. Embark on this year-long voyage through the Bible, and let each day's passage uplift and inspire you. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible! I'm your host, Hunter, and today we continue our journey to read through the entire Bible in a year, diving deep into the transforming love of Jesus. In this episode, we'll explore Genesis 18 and 19, Psalm 3, and Luke 7. We'll witness the Lord's visit to Abraham and the divine promise of a son to Sarah, Abraham's bold intercession for Sodom, and the ensuing dramatic rescue of Lot from the city's impending destruction. In Luke 7, we'll see Jesus' interactions in Capernaum, highlighting the powerful faith of a Roman officer and the miraculous raising of a widow's son. We'll reflect on the poignant devotion shown by a woman to Jesus, contrasted with a Pharisee's lack of hospitality, and delve into John the Baptist's moments of doubt while imprisoned. Join me as we meditate on the hope and truth of God's unwavering love, explore prayers for peace and understanding, and celebrate the incredible impact of Jesus' forgiveness and compassion. Plus, I'll share heartfelt thanks for your support and ways to stay connected with our community. Let's step into today's readings with hearts open to transformation! TODAY'S DEVOTION: John is sitting in prison waiting to die. Maybe he's feeling forgotten and overlooked. He's been ob He's done everything God's asked him to do. He's held up his end of the bargain, and now he wants to know what the plan is. Maybe he's hearing stories of Jesus healing a gentile soldier raising people from the dead. And if that's true, maybe he wants to know why he's sitting there in a dungeon. Why isn't God doing something? Why isn't he bailing him out? Why isn't God showing up? What's the plan? Are you the plan, Jesus? That's what he wants to know. So he sends some friends to ask the question, and Jesus' answer comes back with a resounding yes. John's friends report back to him, The blind see. Lepers are healed. The deaf hear. The dead are raised to life. The good news is being preached to the poor. In other words, Jesus is saying, yes. I've got a plan. I am the plan. This is what the plan looks like. God blesses those who don't turn away from me, turning their back in disbelief, those who turn away from from the truth and insist on believing the lie about god, That he is not for us. That he is somehow vindictive or petty towards us. That he is unconcerned about us. That he's holding back from us. See, that's the lie. We're called to hold on to the truth once we've seen it. And the truth about God is seen completely in the face of Jesus. He has revealed to us what God is like. God is not vindictive. He's not against us or unconcerned. He's not withholding from us. No. He is with us. He is abiding and forgiving and giving and loving us deeply. He's liberating us. He's he's opening eyes of the blind. He's cleansing the leper. He's opening the ears of the deaf. He is raising people to new life. That's the truth. When God reveals himself to us, we must see the truth of who he is and who we are because of him and not turn away from him. He is the plan for mending this broken world. He is the plan for mending your broken world, your broken heart. Don't let your circumstance dissuade you from believing in him. This woman barges into the tax collector's house isn't letting her circumstances divert her from the plan of god. That plan is Jesus. She's not letting her ego or her pride stand in the way of seeing him because of what he has done for her. Her eyes have been fixed on him because her eyes were opened to who she really is. She sees that she is forgiven, that she is known, that she is loved, that she is embraced. And so she won't let anything stand in the way of holding to this truth, living in the joy of this truth, being set free by this one who is true. And the prayer of my own heart today is that I will have eyes like hers, That I'll fix my eyes on God's plan. His name is Jesus. That I will see in him all that there is to see of God and all that there is to know about who I really am, that I'll be set free, and that I'll know his joy. That's the prayer that I have for my soul. That's the prayer that I have for my family, for my wife and my daughters and my son. And that's the prayer that I have for you. May it be so. And now let us pray. That's the prayer that I have for my soul. That's the prayer that I have for my family, for my wife and my daughters and my son. And that's the prayer that I have for you. May it be so. And now let us pray. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen. Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. And now Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. And where there is sadness, Joy. Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life. Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ. Amen. 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Match the energy of that one leper and shout a loud and hearty thank you to the God up above! -------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement today at www.joniandfriends.org Find more encouragement on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube.
Most people fail to do anything about their situation because they get stuck in their 'stuckness'. There were 4 lepers in the Bible who decided it was time to do something about their 'stuckness'. There's 2 valuable lessons from these lepers that we desperately need to put into practice.
He was born in Rome, and as a young man was chosen by the Emperor Constantine to assist in the foundation of his new capital at Byzantium. An outbreak of leprosy in the new City became so severe that the Emperor ordered that all lepers, whatever their rank, be driven from the city or drowned in the sea. Zoticus, moved by compassion for these people, went to the Emperor and asked him for a large amount of gold to buy gems and pearls to enhance the glory of the city, 'For, as Your Majesty knows, I am well-qualified in this field.' The Saint then used the gold to ransom all those being led into exile or to drowning, and to establish for them a camp on the hill of Olivet on the opposite shore of the Bosphorus. There he brought the sick and provided for their care. In 337 Constantius, an Arian heretic, took the throne upon the death of his father. Some of Zoticus' enemies at court, seeing an opportunity, denounced Zoticus to the new Emperor, saying that he not only held subversive views, but had misappropriated public money. When he learned of these charges, Zoticus presented himself to the Emperor, finely dressed, and offered to take Constantius to see the gems and pearls that he had bought on his behalf. When they reached the hill of Olivet, Constantius was astonished to see a company of lepers coming to greet him with lighted candles, honoring and praising him and their patron Zoticus. Then the holy Zoticus said to the Emperor, 'These are the precious stones and brilliant pearls that give luster to the crown of the heavenly Kingdom that you will inherit by their prayers. I bought them for the salvation of your soul.' Instead of being grateful, the heartless Emperor ordered that Zoticus be tied behind wild mules and dragged until dead. The mules ran down the hill, breaking the Saint's body upon the rocks and brush. Then, of their own accord, they returned to the top of the hill, still dragging the body, and, like Balaam's ass (Numbers ch. 22), spoke and proclaimed that the Martyr must be buried on that hill. The astonished and repentant Emperor ordered the Martyr buried with honor, and commanded that a hospital for lepers be built there, staffed by the best physicians and caretakers. Saint Zoticus is also called Orphanotrophos, 'Cherisher of Orphans,' because in later years a large orphanage was added to the leprosarium. The orphanage included a general hospital and a home for the aged. The Saint was honored throughout Byzantine history as the patron of the orphanage.
In obeying God, he may surprise you with giving you something you never would have dared ask him in the first place. Just do it.-------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement today at www.joniandfriends.org Find more encouragement on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube.
We’re going to step into the Gospel of Luke and look at the story of 10 Lepers that Jesus miraculously heals. The Bible...
A Sermon for the Third Sunday in Advent 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 & St. Matthew 11:2-10 by William Klock Imagine a little church. Most of the people in it are converts from paganism. They used to worship false gods: sex, money, war, power, government. They all had their favourite sins: lying, cheating, anger, pornography, drunkenness, drugs, adultery. You name it, they'd done it—often as part of their worship. But then this funny Jewish man showed up preaching a bizarre message about the God of Israel and his son, the Messiah—the anointed king—who had been crucified and then raised from death. And this man, Paul, he'd been abused, beaten, stoned, left for dead so many times for the sake of this message, this “good news” he was so earnest about. He was a little frightening to look at, because he literally bore the marks of this gospel, the marks of Jesus on his own body. But this good news was unlike any news they'd ever heard before. This God, this Jesus, was unlike any god they'd ever worshiped. He brought love, mercy, grace, and hope into a world of darkness, greed, selfishness, and brutality. They were won over. They were baptised into this God who is Father, Son, and Spirit and the new creation begun by Jesus was born in them. Paul stayed and he taught them and they grew in Jesus and the Spirit. And then Paul moved on. And they started to struggle. The temptations of their old pagan ways came back—as so often happens. The new life of Jesus and the Spirit—so thrilling at first—became hum-drum and they started seeking after new experiences and new excitements. That resulted in factions in the church: this group became a fan of that preacher and that group became fans of this preacher. In the name of Christian liberty they became tolerant of sin—even some that were unspeakable to the pagans. And that led to further divisions. And when Paul heard what was happening and wrote to them. Think of Advent. He wrote to them: “Hey, you're living like you're still part of the old evil age, subject to the old false gods that Jesus defeated at the cross. You're supposed to be living as heralds of God's new creation!” And they wrote back a nasty letter telling him they were done with him—they didn't want to hear his “correction” anymore. They had grown beyond his teaching and they were doing well on their own, thank you very much! This was the church in Corinth. And this is what's behind our Epistle today, 1 Corinthians 4:1-5. Let's read: This is how we should be thought of, as servants of the Messiah and stewards of the mysteries of God. And this is what follows: it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. Having said that, I regard it a matter of small concern to think that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I don't even judge myself. I don't actually know of anything that stands against me, but that isn't what vindicates me. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore, do not pass judgment before the time when the Lord comes. He will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will lay bare the intentions of the heart. Then everyone will receive his commendation from God. I've always wondered how hard it was for Paul to write this, especially the bit about “This is how we should be thought of: I'm a servant of the Messiah and a steward of God's mysteries.” Good clergymen tend to err on the side of humility, even to a fault. The only guys I've ever known to say things like this have been egotists who never should have been in ministry in the first place. But Paul had one advantage that only the apostles had and that was that they had known Jesus in the flesh and had been commissioned by him personally. I can't say that and neither can anyone else alive today. That said, there is a place for God's stewards to assert their calling in the face of unjust judgement. Most pastors, when faced with unjust criticism just nod humbly, say nothing, and take it to God, but Paul reminds us that there is a time to speak up against these kinds of judgements. And not just “pastors”. This goes for every Christian. We're all ministers of the gospel. And we live in an age that is becoming increasingly hostile to the gospel and to gospel people. Sometimes the criticisms we receive can be justified. Sometimes Christians and sometimes churches have failed and done awful things. But those are the outliers. Most of the criticism we face comes from people who hate Jesus and the message of the cross, who don't want to hear about sin and don't want to repent, who have their own ideas of what the world should be like and only want new creation on their terms, not God's. Jesus warned us this would happen, but most of us still aren't prepared for the attacks. And so even though we're ministers of the gospel and stewards of the mysteries of God, all too often we let the false judgements and accusations of pagans back us out of the room. We go silently and sit facing the corner like scolded children—and I think a lot of the time we actually feel guilty when we hear these accusations, even though we know better. Brothers and Sisters, Paul stresses that ministers are to be found faithful. That goes for apostles and for pastors and for all of us. Yes, we need to weigh criticism. We need to ask if there's anything to it. Sometimes there may be. Maybe we're not being faithful to Jesus' instructions and we need to hear it. But Jesus' instructions aren't hard to understand or discern. As a minister, I'm called to preach the word, especially the gospel about Jesus, and to administer the sacraments. It's not quite that simple, but that is the core. And for all of us, we're called to proclaim the gospel about Jesus to the world around us and to live in a way that accords with being the people of God. We proclaim Jesus and we live the life—the fruit—of the Spirit. We need to reflect on our lives in light of that and ask if we're being faithful. This is one of the reasons we need to steep ourselves in God's word. If we don't know what God expects, how will we be faithful? It's a bit like a bread recipe. Bread is one of the simplest things in the world to make. But as simple as it is, you still have to read the recipe and follow it. Start changing things up and you spoil the bread. But that's what we all too often do. It's not that we're not well-intentioned. We want to see things happen, but sometime we get impatient. We take shortcuts, because we don't want to wait. Sometimes we get bored with plain old bread. We remember the time we had cinnamon-swirl bread—or chocolate cake!—so we try to change up the recipe or add exciting things to it. People out there don't like to hear about sin, so we'll tone that part of our preaching down. People out there don't like commitment, so we'll make the gospel commitment-free. People out there don't like liturgy and sermons, so we'll have a rock concert and cut the sermon to a few minutes of feel-good self-help. People don't feel like getting up on Sunday mornings and driving to church, so we'll broadcast it to their TVs and computers instead. Maybe we're just not confident that people will want to eat our bread. We're not confident in the power of the gospel and the Spirit to change hearts and to bring them to Jesus, so we instead build churches around programmes and activities that people do want or we use manipulative techniques to get them to believe. We make the gospel about them and not so much about Jesus and the glory of God. These things can and often do bring short-term gains, but in the long-term they've been a disaster. We wonder why people won't commit, why they're still worldly, why we're losing our children, and why we're seen as increasingly irrelevant. It's like we've tried to bake bread by replacing the flour with glitter. The end product might look exciting, but in the end it's not only unable to nourish, it's slowly poisoning us. In contrast, the real work of the gospel is rarely flashy. Sometimes it brings persecution and even martyrdom. It means relying on God, not ourselves. And it means being in it for the long-haul. Consider Israel. God called Abraham and it was two thousand years before Israel's story culminated with Jesus. And the in-between was as full of hardship, slavery, judgement, and exile as it was prosperity and growth. And that was God working with a single, small people. Brothers and Sisters, our mission is the world. We need to follow the simple recipe: Be faithful to the gospel, build churches around word and sacrament, pray and fellowship together, raise covenant children who know Jesus. And live as the people of God's new creation in the midst of the old so that the people around us will see what Jesus has done in his death and resurrection. Make them constructively curious about what makes us different, then explain it to them—proclaim Jesus and the gospel. Let your neighbours see you live it—when it's a joy to follow Jesus and when you struggle to bear that cross. And as we do that, remember that the judgement that matters is not the judgement of other people or the world, but of God. That doesn't mean we shouldn't have an ear to the ground. That doesn't mean we shouldn't listen to the world's judgements. Sometimes we need to know how the world sees us—even if it's false—so that we can better know what we're up against. So that we can better respond with the gospel. And, sometimes, the world's rebukes may have some truth to them. Jesus promised that his people would be persecuted for his sake, but we need to make sure that we're actually being persecuted for his sake and for our faithfulness to his word. I know some Christians who claim they're being persecuted, but when you get down to it, it's just that people don't like them because they're jerks, not because they're preaching Jesus. People will still hate us for preaching Jesus, but Friends, we do need to be sure that as we preach Jesus and as we stand firmly on the Scriptures that the world rejects, we remain committed to being a godly people in every respect. We need to live the gospel as much as we preach the gospel. We're to announce God's judgement on sin, yes, but we're also to announce God's mercy to repentant sinners. It's simple—it may be difficult, but it's nothing if not simple: stick to the bread recipe: A church of word and sacrament, a church of koinonia—of gospel life lived together. Just be faithful in that. This is the bread that feeds us and the bread that will give life to the world. And, who knows, every once in a while the Spirit has been known to sprinkle in some raisins or some cinnamon or to drizzle some honey into the recipe—but that's his prerogative, not ours. So that's the Epistle. Let's turn over to today's Gospel in Matthew 11 as we continue with this theme. Again, what does it look like to be gospel ministers who are prepared. Well, John the Baptist. In the Gospel, John has gone from announcing the coming kingdom and baptising people in the Jordan to being locked up in prison. He got there by way of criticizing Herod. It wasn't just some off-the-wall criticism. Tied up with his announcement of the kingdom was John's denouncement of Herod for marrying his former sister-in-law. Herod couldn't help but draw a connection between John's fiery preaching and himself. If John was saying that the King was soon to come, it meant John was saying that Herod wasn't really the king. So poor John is now in Herod's dungeon and he's frustrated and confused. He'd been faithful in his divine calling to herald the coming Messiah—his cousin, Jesus—and he's landed in prison. No big surprise there. He wasn't the first prophet to offend a king and end up in prison. But Jesus—the Messiah—was on the outside, preaching, teaching, healing, forgiving, having dinner with tax collectors and sinners…and leaving John to rot. Something was wrong or so John was beginning to think. These things happen to faithful ministry and it's easy to get frustrated. We're preaching the gospel! Why are we being opposed? We're faithfully being what the church is supposed to be. Why aren't we growing and why is that other group preaching a false gospel and making glitter bread doing so well? We'll pick up from there: Meanwhile, John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah. He sent word through his disciples and asked him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we be looking for someone else?” (St. Matthew 11:2-10) I don't think John was really doubting whether Jesus was the Messiah. I think this was his way of saying, “Um…Jesus. Shouldn't the Messiah be getting his faithful herald out prison?” Of course, that also meant all the other things to go along with it. A simple jailbreak wouldn't do. The jailbreak would have to be part of a wholesale overthrow of Herod and the Romans—which, of course, is what most people expected the Messiah to do. Here's what Jesus says to John's men in return: “Go and tell John what you hear and see: Blind people are seeing! Lame people are walking! Lepers are being cleansed! The dead are being raised to life! And the poor are hearing the good news! And God bless you if you're not offended by what I'm doing.” (Matthew 11:5-6) You see, John expected the Messiah to be like Elijah, confronting the prophets of Baal and calling down fire from heaven. John wanted to see fire and brimstone. There is a place for that. In a sense John wasn't wrong. Jesus is the Judge and, you can be sure, he will judge the world and everyone in it. There will be a time for fire and brimstone and judgement. I suspect that being a fire-and-brimstone sort of prophet—and that is what John was called to be so there's nothing wrong with that—I suspect that being that kind of guy means that you get a little fixated on judgement. And Jesus responds by saying something like, “You expected Elijah…and you've got Elijah…but before I come in judgement, there are a lot of people…people like the widow of Zeraphath…people who need to know God's mercy.” As Jesus says in John's Gospel: “I came not to condemn, but to redeem.” Brothers and Sisters, remember: Sinners already stand condemned. Judgement is coming. Announcing that judgement and calling people to repentance was John's mission. But before the judgement comes, what Israel needed most was to know God's mercy, to know his salvation. This is why Jesus' road to the throne had to be by way of the cross. So Jesus corrects John. He sets him straight about the Messiah. But he then turns to the crowd and praises John: As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What were you expecting to see when you went out to the wilderness? A reed shaken by the wind? No? Well, then, what were you expecting to see? A man dressed in silks and satins? If you wanted to see a man like that you'd have gone to the king's palace. All right, so what were you expecting to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, “‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.' (Matthew 11:7-10) Even though Jesus' mission was one of humility and of mercy, Jesus praises the faithfulness of John to his ministry as the fiery herald of judgement. Again, John was expecting the Messiah to come like Elijah, bringing confrontation and fire from heaven, but what Jesus says—albeit a little obliquely for reasons that get beyond our lesson today—what Jesus says here is that John is the prophet like Elijah. John is the fire-and-brimstone preacher. John is the herald announcing judgement and calling the people to repentance. Jesus quotes from Malachi 3 and confirms two things: John is truly the one sent to herald the Messiah and, two, that means that Jesus truly is the Messiah—the one whom Malachi said would come both to refine Israel and to make her offerings pleasing to the Lord and to judge the unrepentant. Now, in the short-term this was bad news for John. It was bad news for Jesus, too. Both the Messiah and his herald would be put to death. But death was not the end. As it turns out, we know, it was by the death of Jesus that deliverance was bought and in his resurrection he was vindicated and the unjust verdict on him overturned. In his resurrection and his ascension, Jesus was confirmed as the Messiah, as Lord. In that we see the faithfulness of God to his promises and knowing God's faithfulness, we have hope. As St. Paul wrote to the Romans: “If we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall surely be united with him in a resurrection like his” (Romans 6:5). This is one of those parts of the gospel that we often prefer to ignore or to leave out of our preaching, because it offends. We've sort of got the opposite problem John had. John was fixated on judgement and on fire from heaven. Like so many Jews, he wanted to see God vanquish Israel's enemies and he nearly forgot about God's mercy. Our problem is the opposite. We've become so afraid of preaching about sin and about judgement, that we can't even preach mercy and grace anymore—because mercy isn't mercy and grace isn't grace if we're not guilty of anything and if there is no judgement headed this way. And if we gut our preaching of mercy and grace, we can talk all day about the love of God, but there will be no depth to it. We will make the cross of Jesus pointless. Why? Because we can only begin to plumb the great depths of God's love when we see that he gave his Son to die for our sake—for the sake of sinners who would otherwise stand condemned to destruction. And that brings us back to the recipe for bread. Brothers and Sisters, bread is simple and often kind of boring. But if you make it right, it nourishes. It keeps us alive. There's a reason why Jesus used it as a metaphor for himself when he said, “I am the bread of life.” There's a reason why it's a symbol over and over in the story of God's people for his faithful care and sustenance. And it points to the way God works and the way his gospel and his word work in the world. It's hardly ever flashy. And you have to be patient, because it takes time to rise and it takes time to bake. But like the Messiah, who humbled himself to take on lowly human flesh, who humbled himself to be born of a lowly virgin, and who humbly went to death on a cross, the simple bread of the gospel, the good news that Jesus died, that he rose, and that he is Lord, brings life to the world. To preach it faithfully means to preach it whole and to preach it pure. Friends, be faithful stewards. Stick to the recipe. Preach the Lord Jesus, crucified and risen to give forgiveness and life to sinners. Pursue holiness. Build churches centred on the faithful preaching of God's word and the administration of the sacraments, where, knowing God's faithfulness, God's people sing and pray together, where they raise covenant, gospel children, where we live as people who know the hope of God's life in the age to come. Let's pray: O Lord Jesus Christ, who at your first coming sent your messenger to prepare your way before you: grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready your way by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that at your second coming to judge the world we may be found an acceptable people in your sight; who lives and reigns with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Part 2. Yoel Hanavi prophesized during one of the worst (famine and locust) disasters in Jewish History. He lived through the disaster himself and is also the author of the book of Yoel (in the Trei Asar, also known as the Minor Prophets). His book also contains some of the most fascinating prophecies about what the world will be like right before Moshiach comes. 00:00 - Intro and Recap 02:00 - Elisha Hanavi and the Assassin 05:04 - Elisha's Prophecy of the Famine's End 07:55 - The End of the Aram War 12:28 - 4 Lepers and an Empty Camp 24:34 - The End of Yoel's Famine 34:43 - Nochum, the Student of Yoel 35:45 - Yoel's Prophecies About Moshiach 40:03 - The Children of Yoel 41:11 - Yaakov Avinu and Yoel --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/torah-heroes/support
Most of us have never had contact with a leper but back in the days of Jesus – these were the outcasts. They were hopeless and helpless. They weren't allowed into society yet Jesus didn't run from them but instead ran to them. What do we do with those who are outcasts?
Most of us have never had contact with a leper but back in the days of Jesus – these were the outcasts. They were hopeless and helpless. They weren't allowed into society yet Jesus didn't run from them but instead ran to them. What do we do with those who are outcasts?
Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Pastor Latoya reveals a critical lesson she learned when she nearly drowned in a pool. You must surrender in order to be saved. Episode Title: Give God Glory Hosts: Dawn Williams and JWald Guest: Pastor Kevin Acosta Date: November 27, 2024 Tags: #psdapodcast #podcast #DeeperDive #AdventistPodcast #ChristianPodcast #AdventistPodcasts #psdatv #lepers #leprosy #sin #power #cleanse #praise #gratitude #thankfulness #healing #deliverance #power #HolySpirt #glory #Jesus #Christ #PraiseHIm For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This sermon is drawn from Luke 17:11-19. A blessed Thanksgiving to you!
Jesus wants us to worship Him together; praising Him thankfully and obeying Him completely.
Series: N/AService: Lord's Supper EulogyType: EulogySpeaker: Joshua Jones
Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme: We should be thankful for God's power to deliver us from sin. Speaker: Pastor Latoya Forbes Title: Give God Glory Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/59/LUK.17.11-19.esv Bulletin/Notes: http://bible.com/events/49351688 Date: November 22, 2024 Tags: #psdatv #lepers #leprosy #sin #power #cleanse #praise #gratitude #thankfulness #healing #deliverance #power #HolySpirt #glory #Jesus #Christ For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Segment 1: • Shift Focus: Are we too consumed by politics, forgetting what truly matters in light of eternity? • Christ's Example: Jesus submitted to laws He didn't need to, to avoid stumbling others—eternity was His mission. • Takeaway: God's interest is eternal and glorious—what are you preoccupied with? Segment 2: • Be the Touch: Jesus touched outcasts; we can do the same for isolated, hurting people today. • Modern "Lepers": Social media highlights millions feeling unseen—your compassion can transform lives. • Urgency: People are “dying” for connection. Your touch, interest, and kindness matter more than ever. Segment 3: • Spectacles of Worship: Are sports games replacing true worship? 90,000 people glorifying Georgia feels religious. • Reflection: Glory belongs to God, not football—are we more excited about church or a game? • Call to Action: Examine what truly holds your heart's devotion. Segment 4: • Eternal Joy: Non-sinful fun should deepen our delight in God—live now as citizens of the New Earth. • Sports Betting Reality: A $35B industry disguised as fun but rooted in short-term risk and misconceptions. • Perspective Shift: What does your entertainment say about your priorities? Is it harmless or soul-costly? ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn't be more thankful for you if we tried!
Sunday morning sermons from Vertical Church St. Paul.
1 - Intro 2 - Glae Bastards - Dead Voices on Air 3 - Five Minutes to Midnight - State of the Union 4 - Wreath of Barbs (Instinct Primal Remix) - Wumpscut 5 - Zombies (Frenzy Scanner Graveyard remix) - Herve 6 - Stab - Aesthetische 7 - Dead Inside (DYM) - The Ludovico Technique 8 - Die Motherfucker Die (Die Twice Remix by Noisuf-X) - Suicide Commando 9 - Zombiefied 2013 Miss Construction 10 - Death By Stereo - Agonoize 11 - A Goo Night to Die - God Module 13 - Interlude 13 - Black Death - Acylum 14 - Psycho Killer - W.A.S.T.E. 15 - Love Can be Murder (Terrorfakt Remix) - Manufactura 16 - I Am the Death Machine - Terrorkode 17 - I am Watching You - Noisuf-X 18 - Satanic Drums - Terrorkode 19 - Satan's Propaganda - Combichrist 20 - Order of the Shadow [Version: The Vile Augury] - Psyclon Nine 21 - Worn Teeth (Fallen World mix by Little Sap Dungeon) - Contaminated Intelligence 22 - Interlude 23 - Isolation - Enter and Fall 24 - The Ride - Deine Lakaien 25 - A Dark Embrace - Diary of Dreams 26 - Silent Killing - No Sleep by the Machine 27 - Death March - The Spiritual Bat 28 - Lepers of the Sun - Tyin Tiffany 29 - Aeternus Amor - Luceed 30 - The Ghost of Shokan Lake - Peter Murphy
In this Bible Story, we learn about Jesus' stories of thankfulness and humility. Jesus healing lepers, ministering to his disciples, and rebuking the Pharisees. In all these interactions, Jesus shows that he is driven by compassion. This story is inspired by Luke 17:11-19; 18:1-14. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.Today's Bible verse is Luke 18:13 from the King James Version.Episode 203: As Jesus was nearing Galilee again, a group of lepers cried out to him for mercy. Filled with compassion Jesus healed all ten of them. But only one returned to thank him. Later that evening Jesus' disciples began to ask Him about prayer. In response, He told them of a Judge who feared neither God nor people and a widow who would not give up. Eventually, the Judge gave up and granted the widow's request. Then He reminded both us and the disciples to be persistent in prayer because God is much more compassionate than this judge. The next day He taught the crowds a lesson on what it means to be humble in the sight of God.Hear the Bible come to life as Pastor Jack Graham leads you through the official BibleinaYear.com podcast. This Biblical Audio Experience will help you master wisdom from the world's greatest book. In each episode, you will learn to apply Biblical principles to everyday life. Now understanding the Bible is easier than ever before; enjoy a cinematic audio experience full of inspirational storytelling, orchestral music, and profound commentary from world-renowned Pastor Jack Graham.Also, you can download the Pray.com app for more Christian content, including, Daily Prayers, Inspirational Testimonies, and Bedtime Bible Stories.Visit JackGraham.org for more resources on how to tap into God's power for successful Christian living.Pray.com is the digital destination of faith. With over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible, the Pray.com app has everything you need to keep your focus on the Lord. Make Prayer a priority and download the #1 App for Prayer and Sleep today in the Apple app store or Google Play store.Executive Producers: Steve Gatena & Max BardProducer: Ben GammonHosted by: Pastor Jack GrahamMusic by: Andrew Morgan SmithBible Story narration by: Todd HaberkornSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This well known gospel story in Luke 17:11-19 brings many 'Lessons From Lepers' on how we can know God's healing in our lives. Join us as David outlines ten lessons from these ten lepers, and how Jesus interacts with them. Will you be one of the grateful 10% who receive the greatest blessings from God? This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...
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