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July 17 | Deuteronomy 33:18-29; Luke 13:1-9; Psalm 78:70-72; Proverbs 19:15-16 //  If you enjoy this podcast and would like more Bible based resources to help you reach your full potential in your life in Jesus, go to lifereachresources.com.   

1 Kings 10:1-14, 22-24 & Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 We're pressing pause on our Mark series for our summer series of listener favorites! This episode comes from a much-loved series from our listeners called the Solomon series. If you'd like to start at the beginning, simply go to episode 277. Today we begin to comprehend just how wealthy Solomon was. With his wealth and his wisdom, Solomon tells us anything he saw and wanted, he got. This might sound incredible, but Solomon learned a very valuable lesson: everything is meaningless without God. Things or fame—none of that will satisfy us fully, because what we are really searching for is God. The Creator of our souls is the One who satisfies us. The kids will hear examples of this so they can begin to understand how this applies to their own lives. To connect with me or search podcast episodes by topic, scripture, and more, click here: https://www.kbspodcast.com/ Want to listen to ad-free episodes, get coloring pages, listen to the Bedtime Stories podcast, and more? Check out the Family Library to enjoy all of it!

Matthew 7:13-14 - Jesus begins His conclusion to the sermon on the mount with a stark and provocative picture. There are two gates leading to two paths leading to two ends: death on the one hand and life on the other. Like God offering the choice to Adam and Eve in the garden or Moses offering the choice to the children of Israel in the wilderness, Jesus offers again the choice--this time oriented around His saving grace and Lordship. In light of all that Jesus has said in His sermon, choose today whom you will follow. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 22 of our series “Jesus's Sermon on the Mount: The Good Life in the Kingdom of Grace”]

What does it really mean to love like God loves?In this fun-filled episode of Adventures: Bible Truths in Action, kids discover that real love is much more than a feeling—it's choosing to be patient, kind, forgiving, and faithful, even when it's difficult.Through entertaining stories filled with humor, memorable characters, and practical life lessons, kids learn how God's love transforms the way we treat our parents, our friends, and even people who aren't always kind to us. From doing chores with a joyful heart, to showing kindness in difficult situations, to a faithful dog's unconditional love for his owner, every story points kids back to the amazing love God has for us.Based on 1 Corinthians 13, this episode teaches how we can live out God's love every day at home, at school, at church, and with their friends.Perfect for family devotions, Sunday school, kid's church, homeschool Bible lessons, Christian classrooms, and families who want to raise kids with Christlike character.Kids will learn:What God's love looks like in everyday life.Why love is patient and kind.How to obey parents with the right attitude.Why forgiveness is stronger than revenge.How kindness reflects the character of Jesus.Why God's love never gives up on people.How children can love others the way Jesus loves them.Memory Verse:"Love is patient and kind." — 1 Corinthians 13:4 (NLT)Featured Bible Passage:1 Corinthians 13:4–7 — God's amazing definition of love.If your family enjoys Bible stories, Christian adventures, memory verses, and practical lessons that help kids follow Jesus every day, be sure to Like, Subscribe, and Share!Adventures: Bible Truths in Action helps older kids discover how to apply God's Word to real-life situations through exciting stories, memorable characters, and biblical truth.#LoveLikeGodLoves #BibleTruthsInAction #ChristianKids #BibleLessonsForKids #KidsBibleStories #1Corinthians13 #LoveIsPatient #LoveIsKind #CharacterBuilding #FamilyDevotions #SundaySchool #ChildrensMinistry #Homeschool #ChristianParenting #Faith #JesusLovesYou #FishBytesForKids #ChristianVideosForKids #BibleMemoryVerse #KidsPodcast

Bharat Khawas has represented the Nepali men's national team in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, including the game against Jordan in 2011. While Nepal suffered a heavy 9–0 defeat away in Jordan, the team held one of Asia's football powerhouses to a 1–1 draw in the return leg at home, with Khawas scoring Nepal's goal. The 34-year-old forward has been with Tribhuvan Army Club since 2012, among other clubs. As the FIFA World Cup 2026™ takes centre stage, our Nepal correspondent Pratichya Dulal spoke with Khawas about football's biggest tournament. - नेपाली फुटबलमा परिचित नामहरू मध्येको एक हो, भरत खवास। सन् २००६-०७ मा सङ्कटा बोइज स्पोर्ट्स क्लबबाट फुटबल करिअर सुरु गरेका खवास त्रिभूवन आर्मी क्लबसँग आवद्ध छन्। नेपाली राष्ट्रिय टोलीबाट खवासले खेल्न थालेको डेढ दशकभन्दा बढी भइसकेको छ र यस क्रममा उनले नेपालका लागि विश्वकप छनोटका खेलहरु पनि खेलेका छन्। त्यस्तै मध्येको एक थियो सन् २०११ मा जोर्डन विरुद्ध भएको खेल। जोर्डनमा भएको खेलमा ९-० को विशाल अन्तरले पारित भएको नेपालले घरेलु मैदानमा भने एसियाको फुटबल पावरहाउस मध्ये एक मानिएको यो टोलीलाई १-१ को बराबारीमा रोकेको थियो जसमा गोल नेपालको लागि खवासले गरेका थिए। विश्वकपमा केन्द्रित भएर खवाससँग नेपाल संवाददाता प्रतिक्षा दुलालले गरेको कुराकानी सुन्नुहोस्।Disclaimer: We would like to inform you that the views expressed in this conversation are solely those of the speaker, and SBS neither endorses nor opposes these views.Stream all 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ live and free on SBS On Demand, with full replays, mini matches and highlights available throughout the tournament.  Visit: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/fifa-world-cup-2026 Subscribe to the SBS Nepali podcast here.You can listen to SBS Nepali's live broadcast every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 pm AEST via SBS South Asian on digital radio, on television channel 305, through the SBS Audio app, on SBS On Demand, or via our website.You can also follow SBS Nepali on social media: Facebook, Instagram and X (@SBS Nepali) - भरत खवास सन् २००७ देखि २०११ सम्म फ्रेन्ड्स, ११ देखि १२ पोलिस क्लब र सन् २०१२ यता भने यी ३४ वर्षीय खेलाडी त्रिभूवन आर्मी क्लबसँग आवद्ध छन्। यो बिचमा उनले २०२३-२४ सिजनमा चाहिँ स्पोर्टिङ इलाम डे मेची एफसीबाट खेलेका थिए।उनी सन् २०१८ मा भुटान विरूद्ध बंगबन्धु राष्ट्रिय रंगशाला, ढाकामा सम्पन्न २०१८ साफ च्याम्पियनसिपमा र त्यो भन्दा अगाडी सन् २०१३-१४ मा एएफसी च्यालेन्ज कप छनोट चरण अन्तर्गत घरेलु मैदान दशरथ रंगशालामा मारियाना आइल्यान्ड्स विरूद्ध ह्या्ट्रिक गर्न सफल स्ट्राइकर पनि हुन्।नोट: हामी तपाईँलाई जानकारी गराउन चाहन्छौँ कि यस कुराकानीमा व्यक्त गरिएका विचारहरू वक्ता स्वयम्‌का हुन् र यी विचारहरू प्रति एसबीएसको समर्थन वा विरोध छैन।फिफा विश्वकप २०२६ को हरेक पलका मजा उठाउनु होस् निःशुल्क, SBS र SBS On Demand मा। नेपाली भाषामा थप प्रस्तुतिहरूका लागि sbs.com.au/nepali जानुहोस्। एसबीएस नेपालीका फुटबल सम्बन्धी सम्पूर्ण सामाग्री अस्ट्रेलियामा नेपाली भकुन्डो पोडकास्ट शृङ्खलामा सुन्न सक्नु हुन्छ।हाम्रा थप अडियो प्रस्तुतिहरू पोडकास्टका रूपमा उपलब्ध छन्। यो नि:शुल्क सेवा प्रयोग गर्न तपाईंले आफ्नो नाम दर्ता गर्नु पर्दैन। पोडकास्टमा सामाग्री उपलब्ध हुनासाथ सुन्न यहाँ थिच्नुहोस्।एसबीएस नेपालीको प्रत्यक्ष प्रसारण हरेक मङ्गलवार र बिहीवार दिउँसो २ बजे SBS South Asian मा डिजिटल रेडियोमार्फत, आफ्नो टेलिभिजनको च्यानल ३०५ मा, SBS Audio एपमार्फत, SBS On Demand मा वा हाम्रो वेबसाइटबाट सुन्न सक्नुहुन्छ।साथै हामी सोसल मिडिया टफर्महरू फेसबुक, इन्स्टाग्राम र एक्स मा पनि रहेका छौँ, SBS Nepali का नाममा।

Who is like God, and what is God like? These two seemingly unanswerable questions pose a dilemma for the believer, because God is unlike anything we can imagine. Join us next time on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice as he leads us in a study of Psalm 113 and seeks to reveal the nature of our God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Audio Transcript Elders here and I get the privilege of preaching for you guys this morning. So quick announcement before we get too far. It is a holiday weekend, so we don't have our full kids ministry as usual. So we have, we'll get all the kids in here today. So we got snacks and activities over there kind of where you walk in and then if, if, you know, I got four boys, we only got two here today. So I get it. If they get a little antsy and we need some more room to run, you can go through this back door here, you know, kind of turn back around this way. But we have a meeting room down there where I think the service is projected and just, just some space for the kids to move and you can still follow along with the service. So, yeah, like I said, my name is Rob Fisher, one of the elders here, privileged to. Privilege to preach for you guys today. And so every summer we try to give Aaron, our main teaching pastor, the at least eight weeks off or so out of the pulpit. We think it's important for a couple reasons we want, you know, the Bible says that elders should be, should be able to teach. So we try to get all the elders in here and we also elevate. We elevate preaching, not the preacher. You know, we think it's important not to. We love Aaron. We love the faithful week. He does faithful work. He does week in, week out. But we think it's important to, to be developing other voices and not just be only receiving the word from, from one guy. Now I will say Aaron is preaching his campground this weekend. So they've done a lot of faithful ministry there and we're excited they can do that. So just an overview today we're continuing our series through the book of Exodus. So we're in Exodus chapter 6 today. So we'll start out by reading the text. We'll pray together. Then we're going to work through the text together really line by line. And Lord willing, after we're done working through it, we'll put some main points to it and some themes and we'll see how God is going to use the life and the story of Moses to inform us how we should live in the here and now. Right? So again, we're in Exodus chapter 6 today. We can go ahead and turn there. Continue, continue to the book of Exodus. We're doing this summer. We're going to follow the life of Moses. God has been calling him to be a, to be a part of delivering the Israelites out of Egypt. And we're going to we're going to pick up here in chapter six. So this is the word of the Lord. But the Lord said to Moses, now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh. For with a strong hand, he will send them out. With a strong hand, he will drive them out of his land. God spoke to Moses and said to him, I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty. But by my name, the Lord, I did not make myself known to them. I also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners. Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians sold as slaves. And I have remembered my covenant. Say therefore to the people of Israel, I am the Lord. And I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. And I will deliver you from slavery to them. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm. With great acts of judgment, I will take you to be my people. And I will be your God. And you shall know that I am the Lord, your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you for possession. I am the Lord. Moses. Thus. Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel. They did not listen to Moses because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery. So the Lord said to Moses, go in. Tell Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to let the people of Israel go out of his land. Moses said to the Lord, behold, the people of Israel have not listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me? For I am of uncircumcised lips. The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about the people of Israel and about Pharaoh, king of Egypt. To bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt. Now these are the heads of their fathers houses. The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel. Hanak, Palu, Hezron and Carmi. These are the clans of Reuben. The sons of Simeon, Jamil, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohor and Sha'. Ul. The sons of the Canaanite woman. These are the clans of Simeon. These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generation. Gershon, Kohath and Merari. The years of the life of Levi being 137 years. The sons of Gershon, Libni and Shimei. By their clans, the sons of Kohath, Amram, Ishar, Hebron and Uziel. The years of the life of Kohath being 133 years. The sons of Merari, Mahil and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their generations. Amram took as his wife Jochebed, his father's sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. The years of the life of Amram being 137 years. The sons of Izar, Korah, Nepheg and Zikri. Don't know about that one. Sons of Uzziel, Mishael, Elsaphan and Sitri. Aaron took as his wife El Shaba, the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon. And she bore him Nadab, Abuhu, Eleazar and Ithamar. The sons of Korah, Asir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the clans of the Korahites. Eleazar, Aaron's son, took as his wife one of the daughters of Phutiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers, houses of the Levites by their cleans. And these are the Aaron and Moses, to whom the Lord said, bring out the people of Israel from the land of Egypt by their host. It was they who spoke to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, about bringing out the people of Israel from Egypt. This Moses and this Aaron. And on this day, when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, the Lord said to Moses, I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I say to you. But Moses said to the Lord, behold, I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me? Let's pray. Lord, you're grateful for your word. Grateful that we get to learn from it and study it. We're grateful that your word, it studies and examines us as we study and examine it. Grateful for the life of Moses and the story of Moses. We pray that we would be faithful learners of it. We're grateful that you've sustained this church. And we ask that you would. I ask that you would help me speak your truth. Clearly. We don't come here just out of. Simply out of practice. We want it to be beneficial for the building up of your church, beneficial for the equipping of your saints. And. Yeah, we just pray that it's for your glory and for the. For the good of. For the good of those who know you. And it would be a means of evangelism for those who don't. So it's in Jesus name we pray. Amen. So Exodus 6 is just a. It's just one chapter in the larger Moses narrative, right? So before we can focus on the, on the details of this passage, we have to remember where it sits within the larger story. So if we come to chapter six, without considering the setting of Moses life and his calling and the recent events, we're going to miss a lot of the weight of what God says here. So the Bible, right, is first and foremost a book about God and God's work to bring redemption, restoration to a fallen and rebellious and sinful people. And in this section of Exodus, though, God is in the process of bringing his people out of slavery in Egypt, and he's using Moses as his church chosen instrument. And because of that, we get this kind of like mini biography of Moses. So chapter six should be read as a chapter within a larger story. It is an isolated scene, but we can't. We can't really understand that isolated scene without the broader context, right? So before we work through chapter six, we need to. Just briefly, I want to look back briefly at Moses life and just see what's brought him to this moment. So, so Moses was an Israelite boy. He was born into an Israelite family while the Israelite nation is enslaved in Egypt, right? And when he was born, there's an Egyptian decree that says, you know, all the Israelite boys need to be killed. The Israelite nation is becoming too strong. Moses, however, was miraculously saved by his mother. He's eventually adopted by the Egyptian royal family, and he grows up in the Egyptian royal household. He's 40 years old. He's an adult. And Moses, he's somehow knowing that he's actually an Israelite, and he's seeing the slavery and the oppression of the Israelites, his true people. He stops an Egyptian who was beating an Israelite by murdering the Egyptian, right? And the day after his murder, Moses realizes he's like, I am in trouble. So he flees, he settles in a foreign land. He lives out. And he lives out 40 years, the next 40 years, right, as a shepherd in Midian. So he has a Midian wife, he has a Midian family, he has an occupation, and he's made a life for himself in this. This foreign land. Now, while Moses is being a shepherd, he has an encounter with God. God charges him to be the means by which God takes the nation of Israel out of Egypt. And in that encounter, Moses raises a lot of objections about his own shortcomings for the tasks. We're going to get into more. We're going to get into more of those shortcomings as we continue. But just know that Moses had a lot of questions and concerns about the task that God is giving him. And in response to Moses concerns and questions, God gives Moses powerful signs and miracles to demonstrate his power. And God also gives Moses the help of his brother Aaron to act as Moses spokesman, since Moses is always expressing his concern over his inability to speak well. Right? So that initial exchange between God and Moses is like all of chapter three and half of chapter four. Then at the end of chapter four and through most of chapter five, Moses then is acting on God's command to go back to the people of Israel who are enslaved in Egypt, and then to Pharaoh and to tell them that, you know, God is going to bring them out of Egypt, right? So Moses and Aaron, initially, they go to the elders of Israel. They tell them, God is going to deliver you from Egypt. And obviously this is well received, as we can imagine. And the Bible says the people believed and bowed their heads and they worshiped. But next, in chapter five, the end of chapter five, Moses and Aaron take their message to Pharaoh. And it goes about as well as we can imagine. So we covered last week. It was. It was far from well received by Pharaoh. Pharaoh does not let the Israelites go. And instead of letting them go, he increases their workload. So the Israelite work leaders take their complaints to Pharaoh. Pharaoh receives them without a shred of sympathy. And the Israelite slaves, then they turn their frustration towards Moses and Aaron. And that's seen at the last, at the end of chapter five. Here. This is the last scene that we have before we go into where we're starting today, into chapter six. So I'm going to read you these verses that lead up to where we're going to start from today, so we can get a grasp on the setting here. So Exodus 5, 20, 23 says they met Moses and Aaron. This is the. They say the Israelite foreman who are waiting for them as they came out from Pharaoh. I just can imagine the scene. Moses and Aaron are outside the meeting room. They're just like, oh my gosh, this is not going good, right? And they say to them, the Lord look on you and judge you because you have made a stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants. You've put a sword in their hand to kill us. Moses turned to the Lord and said, lord, why have you done this evil to this people? Why did you ever send me? Since I came to Pharaoh to speak your name, he's done evil to this people, and you have not delivered your people at all. So again, the background matters here, because chapter six Begins with Moses discouraged. The people are downcast and Pharaoh is unmoved. So when God replies to Moses, he's replying to, you know, he's replying to his chosen instrument. Moses is still chosen, but the chosen instrument is once again, he's questioning God's plan. He's questioning God's timing, he's questioning his own calling. So we enter chapter six. Keep this God's. Chapter six is God responding to this mood in Moses. And he's answering Moses's frustrations and fears. So in response to Moses complaints, God is gonna, he's gonna reply to Moses questions, not directly, but rather he's gonna call. He's gonna call back to his previously stated purposes. So God is, there's, there's kind of a short answer in verse one, and then there's the long answer in verses two through eight. So verse one says, the Lord said to Moses, now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh. With a strong hand, he will send them out. With a strong hand, he will drive them out of his land. So the short answer is that God is going to use his strong hand. And this verse, right, the verse is a good reminder to be a good and thorough student of the Bible, right? If we read this over too quickly in this translation of the Bible, it's like it's not clear who the strong hand belongs to, if it's God or Pharaoh. But if you look in the commentaries or the translation, it says the first and second strong hand, it's God. This is all God's work. And this is similar language to the initial conversation between God and Moses at the burning bush about this, how this interaction would go. So like Moses first encounter with God at the burning bush, it lays out how the deliverance process is going to go. And we don't see all the details of the narrative laid out in the in the burning bush conversation, but we see, we can see most of the narrative cover. So Exodus 3, verses 19 and 20. We also, God is using the similar language to convey, to lay out the extraction process of how it's going to go. He says, I know the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand. So I will stretch out my hand, my hand again, and strike Egypt with all the wonders that I will do in it. And after that, he will let you go. So this, this repeated language matters, right? The strong hand, the mighty hand, the outstretched arm, it all points us to the same truth. Israel's deliverance is only going to come by God's power, right? Israel's deliverance is only going to come by God's power. So when we think about verse one, it's just important to see that God is clearly stating that the deliverance of his people will be by his power, his mighty, strong and active outstretched hand. It's important to note that it's not from the willpower of Moses over Pharaoh, and it's not from the generosity of Pharaoh either. Right? The Israelite people can only be on. They're only going to be delivered by the workings of a strong and all powerful God. And the people will be led by Moses, he says, but only because Moses is the man that God chose to be the messenger. So the people would be freed by Pharaoh, but only because of the more powerful and strong mighty hand of God that he showed over the stubbornness of Pharaoh. Right? So God's short answer to Moses is that my promise is not wavered. Moses says, why me? Why is this so hard? Why can't we make any progress, right? God essentially says this. He says, keep watching what I will do. So the current difficulty Moses finds himself in, it's not evidence that God's plan has failed. It's actually evidence that things are going to according to plan. Like Pharaoh will not be easily moved. This was laid out at the burning bush, right? So in God's short answer to Moses in verse one, that's, that's the short answer in verse one. But now let's look at the longer answer, verses two through eight. So as I was reading and I was meditating on this task, being prepared for this, I was just struck again at how God's lengthier reply to Moses groaning again. It's a repetition of something that's already been laid out in the Moses narrative, right? It's been laid out in God's conversation with Moses at the burning bush. So looking at verses four and five, it says, I established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan. And I heard people's groanings as slaves. And I remembered my covenant. I remembered my covenant. The same language that Moses uses. So Moses wrote all this when he writes the end of chapter two. At the end of chapter two, just this huge turning point in the narrative, you know, Moses has established himself in the land of Midian. Meanwhile, business as usual, we can say, continues in Egypt. And the rest of the nation of Israel is still under the oppression of Egyptian slavery, right? Chapter 2, verse 23 and 24 says, the people of Israel are crying to God for help to be freed from slavery. And God hears their Cries the key words here. God remembers his covenant with his people. God remembers his covenant with his people. After that, the narrative turns and God calls Moses at the burning bush. Right then, in the burning bush encounter between God and Moses, God twice recalls his covenant to give the land of Canaan to the offspring of Abraham. And that covenant is going to pull us way back to Genesis 12, the Abrahamic covenant in which God promises. Abraham says, your offspring will inhabit the land of canaan. So Genesis 12 is really the basis of the Exodus narrative because it's setting, it's establishing the promise that God's people will have a home where they can live and prosper and worship the true God. Now, keep working forward through verses 6, 7, and 8, God is gonna. He's gonna drive the details of this promised home even further. It's his promise to his people to remember the covenant, right? So verse six says, I, God, I'm going to free you from Egyptian slavery. And we see the imagery of God again here says, I'm reaching out and pulling his people out of slavery with an outstretched arm. In chapter four, God says, I'm going to use a mighty hand. In the beginning of chapter six, he says, I'm going to use a strong hand. And now here in chapter six, verse six, God says, it's worth an outstretched arm with great acts of judgment, right? In verse seven, it says, you will be my people, I will be your God, and you will know that I brought Israel out of slavery. And finally, verse 8 reminds us of the covenant that God made with Abraham. Says God, the promise that God would give the land of Canaan to the Israelites. Okay, so that's our first eight verses of this chapter. And this narrative is going to continue in verse nine. And Moses is going to start taking action on these commands next. But before we get into that, let me just look it back on these eight verses. I want to summarize as best I can here. So verses one through eight, they're. They're God's reply to Moses's grumblings, really, at the end of chapter five. And so if this were like. So I was thinking about this. This is a TV show. It's divided into episodes, right? Chapter 5 ends with. With Moses in the depths. He's standing outside of the meeting place if the Israelite foreman had just brought their failed appeal to Pharaoh. And so, like, right before the credits roll, Moses is just discouraged. He's frustrating. He's wondering why his obedience to God's commands have only made things worse. And I was thinking about this, the Bible doesn't tell us. We don't get any physical demonstrations from Moses in this moment. So I can only imagine it from my own experience. But I'll just say this, if you don't know me, I've worked in construction management for the last. Trying to remember now, 6, 7, 8 years now 9 out of 10 days wear work boots, jeans, a butt down shirt and a hat. When I need to look more presentable, I just don't wear the hat. Okay? Right. But when something goes wrong on a job site, which believe it or not, sometimes happens, right, the person responsible, usually me, you have to figure out what happened, we have to figure out how to fix it. You have to figure out how long it's going to take and then you have to explain it to everybody involved. Right. And then sometimes when multiple things go wrong at once, like my hat comes off, it's a good thing to throw when you're frustrated, right. And your hands go through, your hands go through my hair like this, right. And you're just going, I don't know anything, I don't know anything about anything. Right. But this is like, this is the kind of human frustration that I, that we see Moses in here. Like, we obviously don't know what he was wearing. We don't know if he wears a hat, if he throws it, we don't know if he turned around and kicked the sand or punched the wall. But, but because, but the, his words here, they're a man overwhelmed by a mission that seems to be collapsing in front of him. And we see this frustration mounting in Moses right here. So that, so Moses again, just keep this in mind before this whole conversation happens. Moses is rejected by Pharaoh, he's blamed by the Israelite foreman. And then he's just kind of like, he's like, this is all going backwards. Like nothing is going right here. So his questions at the end of chapter five, they're not like calm theological observations. They're the words of a desperate man. And he's like, he's like, I'm trying to be obedient, but all I'm doing is leading to more suffering here. So that's the first thing to remember in these first eight verses, right. God's answer is replying to a moment of great frustration. Okay, the second thing to remember here is that God never told Moses it was going to be easy. He was like, like at no point was he like, you're just going to waltz in there and it's going to, you know, it's one conversation. It's over, right? It's not how it's laid out. From the burning bush onward God. He's already told Moses that Pharaoh would resist, that the deliverance would require God's mighty hand. So God's reply isn't a change of plan. It's more of a reminder of the plan that he's already revealed. And it's a reminder that Moses, he's like, you should have expected some hardship here, right? And the third thing to remember about these first eight verses, it's God presenting himself as the covenant maker and the covenant keeper. And God is delivering Israel from slavery by delivering Israel from slavery and bringing them one step closer to the land of Canaan. It's more than Moses assignment. It's actually. It's God fulfilling the promise he made to Abraham. So Moses has to trust in this difficult obedience. He says, I have to trust that this is a part of God's larger plan. Okay, okay, we'll keep working through it here. Let's look at verses 9 through 13. I'll read these for us. Just to refresh it here. Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses because their broken spirit and harsh slavery. So the Lord said to Moses, go in, tell Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to let the people of Israel go out of his land. But Moses said to the Lord, behold, the people of Israel have not listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me? For I am of uncircumcised lips. The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about a people of Israel, about the people of Israel, and about Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt, Egypt. So. So first of all, here, I think we got to give Moses a little bit of credit here. He has some. We have obedience without grumbling in this case, right? He does what God commands. He's delivering the covenant reminder message to the people. But he hits another setback here. The message falls on deaf ears, right? Verse nine says that they don't. They wouldn't listen because their broken spirit and the harsh slavery. So, like going back to chapter five, Pharaoh's strategy has worked, at least for the moment. And the burden on the Israelites has become so heavy that, like, the mental occupation of survival has crowded out any glimmer of hope. And it's just one of the painful realities of this passage is like, when people are. When you're just crushed by the weight of the present moment, it's hard to see any promise of the future. So the Israelites, I don't think they're rejecting God's promise because it's untrue. I think they're just too burdened to receive it right now. So then moving forward in verses 10 through 13, the focus is going to shift from, from the people's inability to hear God's promise to Moses ongoing struggle to trust God's calling. So, so God tells Moses, he says, go back to Pharaoh and command to let Israel go. But immediately, Moses immediately goes back to his familiar objections. And Moses argues that, he says, if the people of Israel won't listen to me, Pharaoh certainly won't, right? He's like, these are the people. I'm these people who are going to benefit from this, right? Why is Pharaoh gets nothing out of this? Why would he listen? He says, he says, I have uncircumcised lips. And other translations say I have faltering lips, I have poor, poor speech. So in other words, Moses is saying the people who should most want to hear this message are not listening one, and then two. So why should Pharaoh? And lastly, third, I'm still not a good communicator. So God answers, he answers both objections. He gives a charge to Moses and Aaron. And Aaron's present presence is an answer to Moses concerned about speaking, right? Like we go back to chapter to the burning bush encounter. God says, I'll give you Aaron to help you speak, right? So just having Aaron there is an answer to one of the objections. Then the charge itself to Moses and Aaron, it just keeps it mission focused, right? He says, you gotta speak to both Israel and Pharaoh because God me, I am still intending to bring the nation of Israel out of Egypt. So, so neither Pharaoh's resistance, nor Israel's discouragement, nor Moses insecurity can overturn God's command. Okay, so that's, so we're through verse 13 now. Now at this point the narrative is going to pause for a genealogy and like, rather than skipping over it, we need to, we need to, we need to look through this and see how this serves the, the flow of chapter six and how it fits within larger narrative of the Old Testament. This is by no means the, the longest or the most, the most thorough genealogy of the Old Testament. But this one, the purpose of this genealogy, it's going to anchor Moses and Aaron and the family line of Israel. And it reminds us that this rescue mission that we're on here is, is tied to God's long standing covenant promise. So we see the genealogy start with Reuben and Israel, and Israel is another Name for Jacob. And Jacob, right, is the grandson of Abraham, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob. And so we see again that Moses, he's just God's tool to fulfill the covenant between God and Abraham. Okay. And secondly the text self identifies its purpose in verse 26 to 27 says these are the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said bring out the people of Israel from the land of Egypt by their host. It was they who spoke to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, about bringing the people of Israel from Egypt. This Moses and this Aaron. So by including this family history, Moses connects the deliverance of Egypt back to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He's not just, he's not stepping into this random moment in history. He's being placed place within the covenant story of God that God has been working on for generations. So this genealogy reminds us that God's promise has a history and his faithfulness is not interrupted by Moses weakness or by Pharaoh's resistance. Okay, final section of text here, verse 28:30. It's going to return us back to the main narrative, right? God is again going to direct Moses to speak to Pharaoh. And that's going to set us up for the events in chapter seven, right? There's a slight, there's a slight difference here. It says, tell Pharaoh, King of Egypt, all that I say to you. So we're kind of setting up for what's going to be happening next here. But this genealogy has reminded us that God's covenant purposes are still moving forward. And now the narrative is going to remind us that Moses has to continue forward as God's messenger. Right? But Moses again is going to repeat his old objection. He says, I'm not a strong speaker. How will Pharaoh listen? And the chapter is going to end with this kind of unresolved, unresolved tension in Moses mind. But not, not an unresolved, but nothing unresolved in God's plan. Right? The tension is with Moses. So that's our, that's our, that's our text, that's our passage. So Lord willing, let me just try to wrap this up for us here. It's not, it's not hard to see the repeated patterns here, right? As I, when I start writing a sermon, I have the Bible and I have a blank piece of a yellow legal pad. And I just, I make notes verse by verse, verse by verse. And as I'm doing this, I'm like, Moses complains about inability. God reminds him of God reminds Moses of God's greater purpose. Moses complains again. God reminds Moses again. Moses complains. I mean I Mean, it's like, it's not, it's not a. We don't have to be scholars here to see this repeated pattern, right? But that's like the power of the narrative, though. Like God is giving Moses this clear command. It's grounded in his power, it's grounded in covenant faithfulness. But Moses just keeps going back to his own weakness. Then God keeps pointing Moses, think beyond yourself. He's like, he's pointing Moses away, away from himself. He's pointing Moses back towards God who can accomplish the deliverance, right? And as we think about applying this passage, we have to be careful that we don't turn this into like the hero's journey of Moses and needing to believe in himself, right? The main point is not that Moses finally finds enough courage within himself. And that's the risk. These well known Old Testament narratives like Joseph, Moses, David, Daniel, Jonah, to name a few, that's the risk of these passages. The main point of these is that God is faithful, God is powerful, and God is using weak messengers to carry out his saving work. And that the danger in reading these like famous biblical narratives as if their deepest lesson was merely like, follow the healer's good traits and avoid his bad traits. Like, there's just a we can learn from Moses. But the shortfalling of that is that these characters and Moses, he's not the central figure of the passage, right? The strong arm of God, the mighty hand of God the mighty. The strong hand of God is the force that keeps the story moving forward. So when Moses is just repeatedly questioning his ability to do the work that God has called him to do, in one sense he's right. He's not wrong in his assessment of his own abilities, like Moses did not. He doesn't have the power to change Pharaoh's heart. He doesn't have the power to break the Egyptian oppression. He doesn't have the power to fulfill God's covenant promise. But Moses, still, he just keeps missing the point. It's like God is never asking him to be the deliverer. He's. God is asking him to be the messenger of the deliverer, right? Exodus chapter 3, verses 19 and 20 establish this. They say, I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand. So I will stretch out my hand, this is God speaking, and strike Egypt with all the wonders that I will do in it. And after that he will let you go. So again, God is never asking Moses to be the mighty hand. He's just asking Moses to be the messenger. God is never commanding Moses to fulfill the covenant by his own strength. He's just commanding Moses to be an obedient participant in, in God's plan of keeping the covenant. So guys, if we can, this is like, if we can get this through our brains, we can save ourselves so much worry and hanry and consternation. Like, we are not the Saviors, we are not the Saviors. Moses cannot deliver Israel, deliver Israel by his own strength. And we can't deliver ourselves from the consequences of our own sin. Right? We can't save ourselves. Moses couldn't do it. We can't do it. Salvation belongs to the Lord and our calling is just faithful obedience in that. Now back to thinking about, thinking about this narrative as a whole. Like when we read narratives and especially these biographical narratives, it's easy to be the critic. So I say this next part with some hesitation because I don't, I'm confident I would not have done much better than Moses if I were in this situation. So with that trepidation, I, I, if we can glean one like kind of follow Moses lesson out of this or maybe don't follow Moses lesson. The, the lesson we need to learn is we need to be better at speaking the truth to ourselves, right? Moses has some moments of faithful obedience, but, but he's, more often than not he's, he's just plagued by his own self doubts. So when we think about this in the real world, I think about the phrase, I don't know where I heard it first. It's like you don't rise to the occasion, you drop to the level of your training, right? So I've just gotten done this summer. It's the seventh summer I've coached Demetrius, our oldest in baseball. And the past two summers I've been the first base coach. So I get a little bit of like mid at bat coaching time. And it takes me about half the season to remember that like you're not significantly moving the needle in like player development and talent in the middle of the game, in the middle of the at bat, right? Like you got a player with a bad swing at the beginning of that bat. Nothing you can say is really going to make a significant adjustment in the middle of the at bat. So like in the middle of the, in the middle of the game, in the middle of the moment. Most people, we don't rise to the occasion, we just stoop to the level of the training. Like the game moves so fast, the next moment comes so fast and the next moment is so overwhelming that like you stoop to the level of your training, right? So what we can learn from Moses Bad example here is that we have to be faithful and consistent and diligent in consuming what is right and true and what is from God. And we have to be faithful and consistent and diligent in reminding ourselves that like God is the strong and mighty hand and we are not. Right. And again, in full honesty, I don't think I would stack up much better than Moses. Again, it's easy to be the critic. Our life isn't canonized, Right. The main application is not be better than Moses. The main application is this. Like, we have to be mindful of how highly we view our own abilities and we have to be mindful of how low or not we view God's abilities. Right? We have to be mindful of how highly we view our own abilities. And we have to be mindful of how low or how high we view God's abilities. Right? One of my dear friends and mentors in construction and just life is a man named Travis. He's been doing construction management for over 30 years. He's a wonderful man of God, father of three faithful kids, grandfather, he's in construction terms. He's forgotten more work than I've ever managed and he's forgotten more lessons than I've ever learned yet. Right. If you've been to Lucille Downtown, he managed the renovation. It turned the bank vault into this wonderful event space. He's managed like a 500,000 square foot manufacturing plant. He has the experience and the credentials to be respected. And when I first met Travis, I'd been managing projects for like two years. I was like the most stressed out I had ever been. I had more responsibility than I ever had. Like deadlines in 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks. Coming up, Rachel's eight months pregnant with Chris. I'm like overwhelmed. And I meet Travis. I can remember it's like the Panera in Fitchburg. I'm like, Travis, how do you manage this? And he didn't. I can still remember this conversation. He says he didn't give me any. Do this every day. This is my project management checklist. He goes, you know, Rob, you do everything you can. Sometimes you just have to pray those projects over the finish line. Like that was it. It's like, it's, it's hopefully simple, but. But painfully simple, right? It's like you do all we can, but we have to. We have to. We have to show up, but we have to. We have to show up and do the work that God has called us to. Do diligently. But we have to realize that there are responsibilities and goals that seem impossible for man to shoulder. So we have to have to appeal to the all powerful God for help. So when we think about Moses and our narrative today, like Moses repeated objections, they just reveal we're seeing a man who felt the weight of his own weakness, but he struggled to rest in the strength of God. So church just wrapping this up. As we continue to think about Moses and we continue to think about God using Moses to carry out his work, my prayer is that we would learn to be faithful and obedient voices for God in the world. And not because we're strong enough to accomplish his purposes, but because we serve a God who is. So that's all we got for today. Let me pray for us today and then we'll do Lord supper after that. Lord, what a, What a joy and a burden it is. To be able to. Just take time to go into Moses's life in detail and take time to see, to see his shortcomings and to see, to see your strength and your promises and to see how you're using a flawed and sinful man to fulfill your promises, to fulfill your plan to redeem the world. Like. Pray for us, pray for our church that we would, we would diligently serve, we would diligently show up, we'd be faithful, obedient servants. But we would ultimately remember that it is not, it's not on our own strength. We serve an all powerful God who has a strong hand and a mighty arm. Even thinking of this sermon today, you're using a flawed and sinful man to bring, to deliver a divine and holy word here. So pray these words will not return empty and that they would be faithful for the good of your church, the evangelism of the world, and for the building up of the saints. It's in Christ's name we pray. Amen. The post God Promises Deliverance – Exodus 6: 1-30 appeared first on Red Village Church.

Sermon by Rick Punzo from Romans 8:38-39

Ian continues with God is love...

Psalm 77:11 (NLT) – “But then I recall all you have done; I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.”   In this episode of Daily Devotions, Pastor David Sumrall reflects on how to navigate seasons of life when God feels distant or silent. Even when prayers seem unanswered and the soul is distressed, the psalmist provides a blueprint for finding hope in the midst of despair. Instead of dwelling on discouragement, we are called to shift our focus back to the character and history of our Father. Pastor Sumrall explains that the key to facing these difficult days is to intentionally recall and meditate on all that God has done in the past.   By counting past blessings, miracles, and answered prayers one by one, we fill our minds with proof of His faithfulness. Remembering that He has never failed or forsaken us before gives us the confidence that He will deliver us now. ---- Don't forget to like, subscribe to Cathedral of Praise TV https://www.youtube.com/c/cathedralofpraiseTV/?sub_confirmation=1,and hit the bell icon

Message from Renier Keyser on June 29, 2026

Trevor explores God's heart through scripture.

Are you living like God chose you before time began? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church opens Ephesians 1:4-5, Ephesians 2:6, Ephesians 3:19, and Matthew 5:14-16 (KJV) to unpack the breathtaking dimensions of God's love and what it means to live in the light of that love.You might be asking: If God chose me before the foundation of the world, why does it still feel like I'm missing something? Does God's love really reach me where I am, even at my lowest? And if I'm already blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ, why do I keep praying like I have nothing?Pastor Webster walks through these questions with warmth and clarity. Here are a few key points from today's devotion:- God chose us before the foundation of the world not because of anything we did, but according to the good pleasure of His will- He chose us so that we would be holy and without blame before Him in love- We are already seated with Christ in heavenly places and blessed with all spiritual blessings- God's love reaches to the deepest level of human brokenness to redeem those dead in trespasses and sins- As believers, we are called to let our light shine so others see our good works and glorify GodIf this devotion encouraged you, please like, leave a comment, and share it with someone who needs a reminder of how deeply they are loved. Subscribe so you never miss a new episode.#WordsFromTheWord #KJV #BibleDevotion #ChristianLiving #GoodNewsBaptistChurchStay connected with GNBC:

Many of us spend years believing we are not enough. We focus on our mistakes, replay our failures, and hold ourselves to standards we would never impose on those we love or even on strangers. Yet God does not define us by our worst moments, our shortcomings, or the labels we have accepted along the way. His love is patient, compassionate, forgiving, and unconditional. When we begin to see ourselves through God’s eyes, we can release self-judgment and embrace the truth of who we were created to be. I will share how learning to love ourselves like God loves us can transform our relationship with ourselves, deepen our faith, and bring greater peace, purpose, and joy into our lives. Now you can listen commercial free at your leisure…Click here and let's grow together: Lillian McDermott, Loving Yourself Like God Loves You If you love this podcast episode, share it with a friend. The Lillian McDermott Radio Show/Classroom ~ When You Need a Friend… PREMIERE:  Telegram, Facebook, YouTube, WhenYouNeedaFriend.com SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, & FOLLOW:    Facebook, Instagram, X, Website, Odysee, BitChute, YouTube! LISTEN:  Amazon Podcast, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn, iHeartRadio! CALL or TEXT: 407-373-5959 “You can take a pill, or You can take Responsibility!” ®

“To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One. — Isaiah 40:25 The Lord God is unique. There is no one like him. He is the Lord, “and there is no other.”God is incomparably great. He is above and beyond all creation. He did not have to create the universe to be God; he was already God before the foundation of the earth. The Lord is not like idols made by human imagining; he is the one who gives life to all.God is not vulnerable or fleeting like the rulers of this world. His throne is unshakable. His kingdom is eternal. He cannot be challenged or defeated by any enemy or coalition. God is the undefeated victor in all battles. He does not share his glory with anyone. He does not decentralize his power. On the contrary, in God's hands are all power and authority.The Lord is incomparably holy, separate from everything and everyone. In him there is no fault. He is pure in who he is and perfect in all he does.Moses declared, “Who among the gods is like you, LORD? Who is like you—majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?” (Exodus 15:11).We can trust in God because his power is unlimited. His love is eternal, and no one can separate us from that love. His wisdom is perfect, and therefore none of his plans can be thwarted. Lord, you are incomparable in holiness and power. You are the eternal, unrivaled God. We worship you. Help us to trust that you have perfect wisdom, unchanging love, and sovereign authority. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Do you feel like God is disappointed in you? Your mistakes, your struggles, the things you can't shake—do those change how God feels? Kyle Winkler and friends Andrew Farley, Susie Larson and Rick Manis say no, and they'll show you why and what to do when that feeling hits.

Pastor Weston Clark continues our 1-2-3 series, this week we look at 1 John 4. Again, starting off with our foundational concept for this series, that walking with Jesus means letting Him lead. Submitting to His guidance always helps us in loving each other well and growing into what He has called us to be. And we'll see today in 1 John 4, that love in grace and truth, is love that leads to change. We need the pairing of grace and truth to love each other well and to lead other in knowing God better and trusting Him more. Through John's letter we see that Jesus chose to love for us, John then tells us that love is a choice, not an emotion. That love is to be demonstrated just as Christ demonstrated it for us. Ultimately, 1 John 4 teaches us that love is not passive. It requires action. Because when you love like Jesus loved, the world notices and changes. - Key Verses // 3 John 1:4, 1 John 4 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

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SCRIPTURE- 1 Samuel 16:7"But the LORD said to Samuel: Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature, because I have rejected him. God does not see as a mortal, who sees the appearance. The LORD looks into the heart."REFLECTION- CherylMUSIC- "All Creatures of Our God and King" by Randy Melick- "Psalm 100 - We Are His People" by Songs in His Presence- "All That We Have" InstrumentalNOTES-PRAYER OF LETTING GOTo You do I belong, O God, into Your hands I surrender my life. Pour out Your Spirit upon me that I may love You perfectly, and serve You faithfully until my soul rests in You.

In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul holds up a mirror to a church that thought it had arrived. They were sophisticated, theologically informed, spiritually experienced. They gathered around impressive teachers and prided themselves on their wisdom. They were, by all appearances, doing quite well.But Paul's assessment? "You are still worldly—mere infants in Christ."__________Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devotional, and the teaching slides. EthosOH.com/churchonline

Isaiah 46 Mark Whitcomb June 14, 2026

Recent episodes have put an emphasis on growing in our knowledge of Christ in relation to how Christians should think about certain abortion legislation being proposed, but shouldn't that apply to the way Christians think and talk about law and public policy advocacy generally? What might that look like? Two passages of Scripture and a comment by John Owen provide an answer to which David adds to applications.

Thann Bennett of The Equipped Newsletter and radio show shares about his Uncle Tom and his amazing ability to hide, and how many times the most important things in our lives are in plain sight.  He also talks about his dreams as a kid to be Chicago Cub and then their broadcast announcer.  What are the fantasies we often chase in stead of working on what God has before you?  Chris Martin reflects on his reading of "The Uncontrollability of the World" by Hartmut Rosa.  Chris reflects on our futile desire for control, and how we want to be our own god, instead of resting that God is God and we are made in His image.  The Reconnect with Carmen and all Faith Radio are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here

Recent episodes have put an emphasis on growing in our knowledge of Christ in relation to how Christians should think about certain abortion legislation being proposed, but shouldn't that apply to the way Christians think and talk about law and public policy advocacy generally? What might that look like? Two passages of Scripture and a comment by John Owen provide an answer to which David adds to applications.

Ephesians 4:31-32 Have The Heart Like God's Heart by Upcountry Calvary

Host Jeff Shepard traces a single ancient lie — "You will become like God" — from Genesis through modern Christian teaching that elevates humanity to divinity. Using recorded statements from well-known ministers such as Kenneth Copeland, Paul Crouch, Bill Johnson, and Benny Hinn, this episode shows how phrases like "I am a little God" and "made man into little gods" echo the serpent's promise in the garden and reappear on pulpits, stages, and television screens today. The episode examines the theological danger of denying Christ's eternal deity, explaining why Jesus must be fully God from the beginning for his sacrifice to save. Key Scripture references are discussed — John 1:1,14; Isaiah 43:10; Isaiah 42:8 — and listeners are reminded that we are redeemed, adopted, and made new in Christ but not converted into divine beings. The program connects modern Sons-of-God teachings to earlier occult and New Age streams, including Theosophy (Helena Blavatsky), Alice Bailey, and the latter rain movement, revealing a continuous influence behind the idea of human divinization. Practical application is emphasized: test all teaching against Scripture, heed the Apostle Paul's warning in 1 Timothy 4:1 about deceitful spirits, and emulate the Bereans by examining the Word carefully. While exposing error, the host affirms that God still meets sincere seekers of the true Jesus — the eternal Son of God who became flesh, died, rose again, and will return as King. Listeners are encouraged to stand firm in orthodox Christian truth, reject teachers who strip Christ of his deity, and live out their faith by loving God, family, and neighbors while making a difference in their communities. Thank you for Listening!. Prayerfully consider investing support to continue spreading the word. ZPlease like, subscribe and share. Click Here for all links, Right on Community ROC, Podcast web links, Freebies, Products (healing mushrooms, EMP Protection) Social media, courses and more...https://linktr.ee/RightonRadio Live Right in the Real World! We talk God and Politics, Faith Based Broadcast News, views, Opinions and Attitudes Keep the Faith

Experience this week's Torah Class with Pastor Scott Sigman as he teaches on "Becoming People That Love Like God." The Torah Class is now available on stream. Stay connected with us at: www.newbeginnings.org www.larryhuchministries.com larryhuchministries.com/resources/#podcast

QUESTIONS FOR THE ROAD What are the specific "fleshly desires" that war against your soul, and how do they manifest in your life?When unbelievers observe my daily life, speech, and work ethic, do they see "honorable conduct" that points to God?Do I crave God's Word? If not, what is currently crowding out my appetite for spiritual nourishment?

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Senior Pastor Christopher Chia delivered a sermon from Job 42.

Part of the Behold Our God sermon series. This sermon was preached by David Shaw and is 49 minutes long.

Send us Fan MailGod's questions in Job 40 are not gentle, and that is exactly why they matter. When life feels unfair, it is easy to drift from “I don't understand” into “God must be wrong.” We slow down in Job chapter 40 and watch God confront that drift, not to destroy Job, but to restore him to humility, clarity, and trust under God's sovereignty. We read Job's stunning reply, “Behold, I am vile… I will lay my hand upon my mouth,” and talk about what real repentance looks like when you realize you have spoken beyond your place. Then we dig into God's challenge: can Job disannul God's judgment, thunder with God's voice, humble the proud, and crush the wicked with perfect justice? The point is not that Job is worthless, but that only God is fit to govern the world with flawless wisdom and power, especially when suffering makes everything feel chaotic. A major thread is a common Christian mistake: assuming that if God commands something, we must already have the ability to do it. Job 40 pushes the opposite conclusion, that God's demands often expose our inability and drive us to dependence on grace. With insights from the panel, we also explore spiritual growth, discernment, and assurance, how a sincere believer can be wrong and still be God's, and why honesty with God must never turn into condemning His rule. If this conversation helps you, subscribe, share it with a friend who is hurting, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

Send us Fan MailGod doesn't answer Job with a pep talk. He answers with weight. Job 40 puts a mirror in front of our pride and asks a terrifyingly simple question: can you do what only God can do, like bring down the proud, judge the wicked perfectly, and rule the world with a clean hand? We sit in that tension and talk about what God is really doing when he confronts Job, not to crush him, but to pull him back into truth about who God is and who we are.That leads straight into one of the most argued topics in Christian theology: can a believer lose salvation? We walk through Adam's original fallibility, why “Jesus gave you the same chance Adam had” sounds plausible, and why it quietly shifts the burden back onto you. Along the way we dig into substitutionary atonement, imputed righteousness, and the claim that Christ bears all sin past, present, and future. If that's true, what sin is left to condemn someone who is truly in Christ, and what does it say about the cross if salvation can be undone?We also call out the soft slogans that reshape God into a safe, human-sized figure: “let go and let God,” “God is a gentleman,” and the habit of treating doctrine like trivia. Job's story warns us about filling God's silence with assumptions, and it invites a more reverent, serious faith rooted in God's sovereignty rather than our self-confidence. If this conversation sharpens you, share it with a friend, subscribe for more, and leave a review with the biggest question it raised for you.Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

Send us Fan MailGod doesn't answer Job with a neat explanation. He answers with reality. When the Lord points to Behemoth, we hear a thunderous reminder that there are parts of creation we cannot tame, cannot bargain with, and cannot control and that fact is meant to do something to our pride. If a human being can't raise a sword to one creature God made, what business do we have putting God on trial for how he governs the world? We walk through Job 40–41 with a focus on God's sovereignty, providence, and purpose, and we talk honestly about the hardest animal to master: ourselves. The conversation keeps coming back to words, because Job's turning point is not a stronger argument but a quieter mouth. We connect Behemoth and Leviathan to the biblical theme that “out of the mouth the heart speaks,” and why being careful, precise, and humble with our speech is part of Christian discipleship. We also reflect on God's patience throughout Job, including how the early challenge from Satan ends with God restoring Job and proving that Job's future was never out of the Lord's hands. Land and sea, strength and suffering, fear and provision all point to one conclusion: God rules over what he makes, and humility is the only sane response. If this helped you rethink the Book of Job, subscribe for more, share this with a friend who needs steadiness right now, and leave a review with the line that challenged you most.Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

Send us Fan MailIf you've ever caught yourself talking about God like He's waiting on your permission, you're not alone, and you're not the first. We open with a hard question: why can't we “domesticate” creation, yet we keep trying to domesticate the Creator? From there, we walk straight into Job's confrontation with God and let the text do what it does best, expose human pride and shrink our inflated sense of control.Job 41 becomes the center of gravity as we look at Leviathan and Behemoth, not as trivia, but as God's argument. If no one can subdue these creatures, who can stand before the One who made them? That Creator over creature logic presses on modern assumptions about free will, salvation, and the subtle idea that God “can't move” unless we allow Him. We also connect the theme to Babel's “make a name” impulse and preview how Romans will keep pushing the same fault line between worshiping the created and worshiping the Creator.The conversation turns personal as we talk about the fear of the Lord, the danger of careless speech, and how God's sternness can be a Father's tough love meant for sanctification, not destruction. If a man like Job can err, what does that say about how seriously we should handle doctrine and the words we put in God's mouth? Subscribe for more Bible-driven conversations, share this with someone who wrestles with control, and leave a review telling us what challenged you most.Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

Send us Fan MailJob wanted answers. He wanted a hearing. And when God finally speaks out of the whirlwind, Job's big move is not a speech, it is silence: “I will lay my hand upon my mouth.” That single turn becomes our springboard for a brutally practical conversation about humility, restraint, and what happens when we talk too much while we're under pressure.We dig into Job 40 to see why God's correction is loving even when it feels intense, then we sit with Job 41 and Leviathan as a picture of strength that puts our fears and egos in their place. Along the way, we connect the dots to Romans 7:24 and the honest cry, “Who will deliver me?” because the deeper issue is not just suffering, it is the heart behind our responses. We also reflect on a Spurgeon line that nails the need beneath the noise: a great need for Christ and a great Christ for our need.Then we bring it into today's world: reactive speech, online bickering, getting baited, and the temptation to defend ourselves until we lose composure. We talk about guarding your heart, choosing measured words, and learning the hard balance between necessary correction and sinful escalation. If you've ever left a conversation thinking, I should have stayed quiet, Job's lesson is for you.Subscribe for the upcoming studies, share this with a friend who's tired of comment wars, and leave a review telling us: when is staying silent the most faithful choice?Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

Proverbs 1:8-9   We all have mothers, and there are a number of traits that some of the best mothers have which also reflect the traits of God. Like God the best mothers are masters of: Encouragement Truth Discipline Grace   Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. Connect with us Crossroads Linktree: https://linktr.ee/CrossroadsFairOaks?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=29f93fab-45f2-4463-9a37-f4ad802326f8

Have you ever wondered what it really means to be radically generous — the way God is to you?

Welcome to "God ANSWERED Before They Finished PRAYING — Acts 12." Today, Pastor Sean invites you to receive a word that will transform the way you pray — and the way you wait on God to answer. Have you ever prayed and prayed and felt like heaven was silent? Like your prayers were going unanswered? Like God had forgotten your situation? I want you to stop right now and receive this truth — because what happened in Acts chapter 12 will change everything about how you see your unanswered prayers today. The church in Acts 12 was under the most intense attack they had ever faced. Herod had killed James. He had arrested Peter. Four squads of soldiers guarded him. Two chains bound him. Every natural door was shut. And yet — the church gathered and did the one thing they knew to do."Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him."— Acts 12:5 (KJV)Let these words resonate within your heart today. They did not give up. They did not grow silent. They prayed without ceasing — and God heard every word.Then the night before Peter's execution, while the church was still on their knees, something extraordinary happened in that prison cell."And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands."— Acts 12:7 (KJV)Take comfort in this today — the same God who sent an angel into that prison while the church was still praying is the God who is answering YOUR prayer right now, even before you see it. His response to your prayer is already in motion. The chains are already falling. The doors are already opening. You may not see it yet — but God is already moving."And they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord."— Acts 12:10 (KJV)Understand this — no door that God opens requires your force. No gate that He commands to open requires your effort. What man calls an iron gate, God calls a minor inconvenience. With His guidance, you can move forward with confidence knowing that no prison, no chain, no locked door, and no enemy plan can hold you when God has decided to bring you out.And here is the moment that will stop you in your tracks. When Peter walked free and knocked on the door of the house where the church was gathered — they were still praying. Rhoda heard Peter's voice and ran back in so overjoyed she forgot to open the door. And the church said to her — "Thou art mad." They were still praying for what God had already done.That is the God we serve. He answers before you finish asking. He moves before you see the movement. He has already sent the answer to the prayer you are still praying right now.May this teaching from Acts 12:1-19 fill your heart with fresh faith and unshakeable confidence in the God who answers prayer. Remember — it is only when we bring our impossible situations before the Lord in persistent, relentless prayer that we discover He was already working on our behalf long before we saw the answer. Thank you for joining me today. If this word has blessed you, we invite you to subscribe to our channel for daily teachings, morning prayer broadcasts, and live services. May your day be filled with the peace of knowing — God has already answered.

When God feels silent, and prayers seem unanswered, faith can become fragile and uncertain. Ray, E.Z., Mark, and Oscar explore how believers can endure seasons when the Lord seems distant and circumstances feel overwhelming. The guys explain that waiting on the Lord is not passive resignation but active trust—continuing to seek Him even when clarity has not yet arrived. Scripture consistently shows that God is not absent during delays. The ultimate reassurance for believers is found in the cross, where Christ experienced abandonment so that His people never truly would. Because of that truth, even when God feels distant, His presence and faithfulness remain sure.The guys point to several biblical examples that reveal God's purpose in divine delays. In John 11, Jesus intentionally stayed where He was before going to Lazarus, showing that what seems like neglect may actually be preparation for a greater display of God's glory. Joseph's story reflects the same pattern. Betrayed by his brothers, sold into slavery, and imprisoned, Joseph endured years of hardship before rising to authority in Egypt. Joseph couldn't see how the story would unfold, yet he trusted the Author of the story. The guys emphasize that faith rests not in knowing the outcome but in knowing the One who sovereignly writes it.Mark mentions David, who waited many years between being anointed king and actually sitting on the throne. During that time, he faced exile, danger, and deep uncertainty. Many of the Psalms were written during these painful seasons, which is why they continue to comfort believers today. The guys explain that people often judge God's faithfulness based on how quickly He answers, but Scripture calls believers to trust His wisdom instead of demanding instant results. Human understanding is limited, and God's plans often go far beyond what people can see in the moment.Finally, the guys discuss how some seasons end with outcomes that believers did not expect. Moses faithfully led Israel for decades, yet never entered the promised land, reminding listeners that obedience does not guarantee the outcome people hope for. God's primary work is to shape the soul rather than to fulfill every desire. Even painful circumstances can deepen dependence on Him and reveal whether faith rests in comfort or in God's character. The guys encourage believers to remember Job's example and to trust that God is always present, always working, and always worthy of confidence, even when the path ahead is unclear.Send us Fan MailThanks for listening! If you've been helped by this podcast, we'd be grateful if you'd consider subscribing, sharing, and leaving us a comment and 5-star rating! Visit the Living Waters website to learn more and to access helpful resources!You can find helpful counseling resources at biblicalcounseling.com.Check out The Evidence Study Bible and the Basic Training Course.You can connect with us at podcast@livingwaters.com. We're thankful for your input!Learn more about the hosts of this podcast.Ray ComfortEmeal (“E.Z.”) ZwayneMark SpenceOscar Navarro

Have you ever felt like God has forgotten you? Maybe you have prayed the same prayer for years and you feel overlooked like "God, why are you not answering this prayer?" I am so excited to have Karen Glasgow on the podcast this week. She is going to share her infertility journey, but more importantly, she is going to share her amazing adoption story of her two sons. I think you are going to love this episode because it offers so much hope. And she is going to talk about a time she felt forgotten by the Lord, but then how the Lord showed up in the most beautiful way. I cannot wait for you to hear her wisdom. She also shares a heartfelt message to birth moms in the podcast that I know will encourage someone who has to make the hard choice to give up their baby for adoption. Her words are filled with gratitude and love reminding the birth mom just how important and special she is. Important Links: 8 Important Truths God Taught Me During My Infertility Journey: Karen shares some truths she needed to learn during the journey to add children to her family. They are beautifully written, and I know will offer hope to anyone walking through infertility. I encourage you to share them other others walking this hard road. SPECIAL MOM STORIES: I love to highlight Special Mom Stories around Mother's Day. For some of us, our mothering journey has had challenges- either getting pregnant, keeping the pregnancy, or struggles after, so I love to give voice to these difficult times. These episodes are filled with honesty and vulnerability as well as practical advice and tips of how we can come alongside and help another mom walking down the same hard road. Check out the following episodes on the Depth Podcasts: Episode 31 (Infertility) Episode 32 (Adoption) Episode 33 (Foster to Adopt) Episode 34 (Step-mom & Special Aunt Role) Episode 81 (Infertility- special episode with Holley Gerth) Episode 82 (loss of a child, foster to adopt) Episode 83 (Mothering a Child with Down-Syndrome) Episode 84 (Motherhood Miracle) Episode 130 (Infertility & Miscarriage) Episode 131 (Infant Loss & Step-mom) Episode 132 (Mothering a Child with Autism and Foster to Adopt) Episode 133 (International Adoption) Episode 134 (Mothering a Child with a Disability). Episode 175 (Infertility & Miscarriage) Episode 176 (Mothering a Child with a rare genetic disorder) Episode 233 (Mother & Son reunite after she gave him up for adoption) Hope these episodes will encourage you that you are not alone on your mothering journey! Bio: Karen Glasgow is a mentor mom at a local church where she encourages young moms along their parenting journey. She knows all babies are a gift from the Lord and is thankful for God's hand in the adoption of her two sons. She has been married to Ernie for 42 years and cannot wait to one day be a grandma.    

Days With Jesus Day 42 Loving Like God! John 13:31-38

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself this question? When you fall short, when you blow it, when you do the very thing you swore you would never do again, how do you actually think God views you in that moment? That one question, maybe more than any other, will shape how you walk with God for the rest of your life.In this week's sermon, Pastor Brandon opens up Luke 15 and uncovers something that almost sounds too good to be true. Jesus tells three back to back parables, the parable of the lost sheep, the parable of the lost coin, and the parable of the prodigal son. Each one is aimed straight at the lie so many of us believe in our bones, the lie that we need to clean ourselves up first before we can come back to God.We continue our series on fighting temptation by zooming in on what happens after the fall. Because if we are honest with ourselves, most of us intellectually believe in a grace based gospel but emotionally live by a works based gospel. We pull back from prayer. We close the Bible. We avoid the people of God. We tell ourselves we will turn back to him once we feel a little less ashamed. But the God of Luke 15 will not stand for that.The shepherd does not begrudgingly throw the sheep on his shoulders. He joyfully carries it home. The woman does not roll her eyes at the missing coin. She turns her whole house upside down and throws a party when she finds it. And the father does not wait for the prodigal son to crawl back. He runs. In a moment that is often missed, he also walks out to his angry older brother and reminds him that everything he has is his too.This sermon is a reminder that there really is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents. God's joy over sinners is not reluctant or measured out. It is full. It is warm. It is the face of a Father turning toward you the very moment you turn toward him. Returning to God after sin is not a long climb back into his good graces. It is a single step in his direction.If you have ever wondered how God sees you in your worst moments, this message is for you. Our prayer is that it stirs your heart toward repentance, toward growing in Christ, and toward the kind of deep joy that only comes from being found by him.

You feel a stirring you can't name — and the harder you chase it, the more exhausted you become. Misty Hughes unpacks the difference between purpose and calling, and why you were called before you were busy. Have you ever been asked what you feel called to — and frozen? Because...you have no idea how to answer that question, and the very question itself feels weighty, and the last thing you need is more weight to carry. In this episode of Mom2Mom Mentoring, Misty Hughes gets honest about a season when she had four kids, a baby on her hip, and a persistent yearning she couldn't put language to. She was homeschooling, working, serving — and still felt like the real calling was somewhere out there, just beyond her reach. Like God was holding this carrot in front of me, asking me to chase after something that I was too tired to run after (but was desperate to please God so I kept chasing)   What she discovered changed the way she understood everything — purpose, calling, and what it actually means to be a woman who feels stirred for more.   In this episode you'll hear: Why purpose-chasing is one of the top drivers of burnout in high-achieving Christian women The powerful distinction between purpose (your identity in Christ) and calling (your seasonal assignment) What Ephesians 2:10, Jeremiah 29:11, and Jeremiah 1:5 reveal about the works already prepared for you Why the mom in the trenches with toddlers is not on the sidelines — and why the woman with a stirring doesn't need to chase it down How to stop striving and start walking with the One who holds your calling   This is episode 98 — just two away from 100. And something is coming for that milestone you won't want to miss.   Grab the free Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide at mistyhughes.com — which includes a Discovery Bible Study through Matthew 11:28–30 for the tired, searching, capable woman who is ready for a different way of living.    

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What to do when you feel like God has forgotten you | Isaiah 41 | Bruce Garner by CrossPoint Church

Ever wonder if God's still in your corner when your dreams seem stalled?In this transparent episode, Stephanie Alessi Muiña and her husband Christopher Muiña dig into what it really means to trust God during slow seasons of growth—whether you're wrestling with closed doors, struggling with burnout, or navigating tricky family relationships. You'll hear firsthand experiences from marriage, parenting, business, and ministry, revealing how the timing of God isn't always what you expect, but His process shapes your perspective and aligns your heart.Through these stories of perseverance and decisions between pushing doors open versus simply waiting, you'll find encouragement to embrace your season of “development.”You'll get clarity and understanding on how adjusting your viewpoint can turn frustration into gratitude, and how joy often grows through the discomfort.Get ready for honest conversation and real talk on letting God guide your growth—at His pace, not yours.Support the showJOIN THE FAMILY BUSINESS WITH OUR NEWSLETTERSign Up for Our Family Business Newsletter and get more inside news from the Alessis + tips and strategies for a happier family! Get free access to the newsletterTEXT THE FAMILY BUSINESS DIRECTLYYou can connect with us via text to ask family questions and get updates on The Family Business! Text FAMILY to 302-524-0800CONNECT WITH THE FAMILY BUSINESSFollow Us on Instagram and FacebookSubscribe on YouTubeLeave a reviewMORE PODCASTS YOU'LL ENJOYListen to the Alessi sisters' daily devotional podcast My Morning DevotionalFollow Our New Podcast with Mary Alessi and her twin sister Martha MunizziWatch The Mary and Martha Show