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Week # 26 June 17 2026 Dr. Rich Schnieders Friendship Grace Brethren Church We meet together to Learn and Live God’s Word!

Truth Love and Leadership in the Church 3rd John Dr. Rich Schnieders Friendship Grace Brethren Church June 21, 2026 We meet together to Learn and Live God’s Word!

Truth Project Lesson 8-2 June 21 2026 Dr. Rich Schnieders Friendship Grace Brethren Church We meet together to Learn and Live God’s Word!

Be Strong in the Lord Ephesians 6:10-24 by William Klock We've made it all the way to the end of St. Paul's letter to the Ephesians.  For just over five chapters, Paul's been explaining how the church is God's means of taking what Jesus has done in his death and resurrection and turning it into God's new creation.  He's shown us how, in Jesus and the Spirit, he's given us back the vocation that Adam rejected.  We've been restored to our position as stewards of God's presence and God's wisdom and God's glory for the sake of the world.  Even more than that, as Adam was placed in God's garden-temple, through the gift of God's indwelling Spirit, you and I—the church—have now become God's temple.  And as Jesus has been raised from death to go be the new Adam, so in him and in the power of the Spirit, you and I are now called to put off the old, corrupt, lie-based way of being human and to put on the new humanity exemplified by Jesus.  And if we will be faithful to be fruitful and to multiply—whether by having our own children and raising them in the wisdom of the Lord or through our proclamation and living out of the gospel that brings others to the Messiah—Brother and Sisters, the temple will grow and grow and grow, carrying God's presence to the ends of the earth, spreading his wisdom—the way of new creation and the way of truly being human—to the ends of the earth, until God's glory covers the earth as the waters cover the sea. And having established that this is what the church is and that this is what our mission is, he shifted in Chapters 3-5 to the how of living out this new creation, to the how of putting off the old and putting on the new.  Don't listen to the lies of the world, the flesh, and the devil.  Speak the truth and live the truth of God's new creation.  Put aside anger and wrath, and start living out love and grace and patience and mercy with all humility—just like Jesus.  And don't believe the world's lies about sex and money and power.  Be holy as God is holy and trust in his goodness and faithfulness.  In other words, as I said last week, stop trying to write your own story.  You're bad at it.  We all are.  God did not design us with the capacity to write our stories for ourselves (or to be gods, as Genesis put it).  Instead, trust in the God who gave his own son as a sacrifice for our sins, to set us to rights at such a great cost, and live the story he has written for us.  And the world will take note.  Live God's story, and you will challenge the lies of the world.  Live the story in which Jesus is Lord, proclaim that story and seeing that glimpse of new creation, of redemption and renewal, of mercy and grace people around us will believe.  But, too, live the story in which Jesus is Lord and you will challenge the Caesars of this world.  Live the story in which God is good and faithful and generous, and you will challenge the greedy, grasping lies of the world.  And the world, the flesh, and the devil will push back.  Or as Paul puts in Chapter 6, the principalities and powers.  They've lost, but they don't want to admit it.  They don't like to be challenged.  And this is where Paul picks up in Ephesians 6:10 with his final bit of wisdom for the Ephesians and for us.  [This is page 1163 in the pew Bibles.] “What else is there to say?  Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power.  Put on the whole armour of God, then you will be able to stand firm against the devil's schemes.  The warfare we're engaged in, you see, is not against flesh and blood. It's against principalities, against the powers that rule the world in this dark age, against the wicked spiritual elements in the heavenly places.” Brothers and Sisters, know who your enemy is.  When things, when people, when systems push back against the gospel.  When we try to bring new creation to the world, when we try to live out the new way of being human we have in Jesus and the Spirit, we will experience opposition.  And it's critical we stand firm and fight back  But Paul stresses here: Know your enemy.  Because fighting the wrong enemy isn't going to win us anything. Paul knew this well.  Consider that he'd been a Pharisee.  The Pharisees were the party that traced its roots back to the Maccabean revolt two hundred years earlier, when the Jews rose up and threw off their pagan Greek overlords.  Paul—like most of his fellow Jews—grew up knowing that the enemies of God's people were the pagans: the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greek, the Romans. In a couple of decades it would happen again in the Judean volt of a.d. 70 and then again in the bar Kochba revolt in a.d. 132.  Neither of those revolts ended well for the Jews. And when the Jews revolted, they went into battle with passages like Isaiah 11 in mind: The shoot from the stump of Jesse would come, full of wisdom and justice.  “He shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins” (Isaiah 11:4-5)  But they added their spin to the scriptures.  The community at Qumran—the people responsible for the Dead Sea Scrolls—the saw it this way: “With your sceptre may you lay waste the earth. With the breath of your lips may you kill the wicked…May justice be the belt of your loins, and loyalty the belt of your hips.  May he make your horns of iron and your hoofs of bronze.  May you gore like a bull…and may you trample the nations like mud…For God has raised you to a sceptre for the rulers before you…all nations shall serve you, and he will make you strong by his holy name, so that you will be like a lion.”[1] You can hear Isaiah in that, but then here the warrior girds himself up for battle, to trample the nations like mud.  He gores the nations like an ox and ravages them like a lion.  The picture begins with Isaiah, but it gets lost along the way.  In Isaiah 11 the Messiah's warfare ends not with a goring ox or a lion tearing flesh, but with the wolf and the lamb, the leopard and the goat, the calf and the lion laying down together at peace and one like a little child leading them into a renewed creation where the lion eats straw like an ox. I fear we fall into the same trap.  Jesus said to his disciples: “Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do. I will show you who to fear: fear the one who starts by killing and then has the right to throw people into Gehenna. Yes, let me tell you, that's the one to fear! (Luke 12:4-5) Brothers and Sisters, God had always urged his people to stand firm and to put up a fight, but our enemy, as Paul says here isn't flesh and blood.  It's not the people, however wicked they may be.  It's the lies the devil whispers—or sometimes shouts—into our world.  It's been that way from the beginning when Adam and Eve believed the first of his lies.  It's the lie that we can write our own stories better than God can.  It's the lie that security or power is to be found in money or in politics or in sex or in education or in all the other things to which we look that are not God—all the things that use and abuse and manipulate and exploit others for our benefit.  It's the lie that we can fight the gospel battle with bullets or with politics or with violence.  Paul's people talked about principalities and powers—sort of angelic beings whom God had created and appointed to oversee the nations, but who had fallen under the power of the devil's lies.  That's how they thought. I don't know if that's how it really is, but there are powers—political, economic, sexual, intellectual—that perpetuate the devil's lies and keep us in the dark, keep us stomping on each other, keep us at each other's throats, keep us seeing everyone else as the enemy so that we never stop to think that the real problem is the devil and his lies. So Paul reminds us.  The enemy is not flesh and blood.  Yes, other people enforce those systems.  Caesar believed the lie that he was the world's lord.  And his soldiers believed that lie too, when they arrested Christians and threw them to the lions.  But they were not the enemy; the lie was.  It still is.  They needed deliverance from it just like we do.  The enemy isn't Mark Carney or Donald Trump.  The enemy isn't greedy bankers or crooked businessmen or the people who run giant pornography websites.  It's not the abortionist or the therapist pushing gender ideology.  They're flesh and blood.  They bought the lie.  They need a gospel resuce just like we do.  And so Paul warns us, yes, there's a battle, put on the armour of God, and stand firm, but know your enemy.  Take your battle to the devil and the principalities and powers that perpetuate the lies.  Don't shoot their prisoners when what their prisoners need is to know the truth, the wisdom of God.  Brothers and Sisters, to fight them, to take the battle to flesh and blood, is just to fall prey to another lie of the real enemy.  Paul says that weird thing in verse 12, that these wicked spiritual elements are in the heavenly places, but I think his point there is that—as he said back in Chapter 2, we are seated in the heavenly places with the Messiah.  In his death and resurrection, Jesus won the decisive victory and now he's enlisted us, not to just sit in the church and be holy until he returns, but to be the new humanity who takes his new creation to the ends of the earth and, along the way, confronts the lies and the systems and powers that perpetuate them and declares that they have been defeated.  As Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “he must go on reigning until he has put all his enemies under his feet.”  Brother and Sisters, the church is his means to bring that day.  (See, this has turned out to be an Ascension sermon after all!) So, Paul goes on in verse 13, “For this reason, you must take up God's complete armour.  Then, when wickedness grabs its moment, you'll be able to withstand, to do what needs to be done, and still be on your feet when it's over.  So stand firm!”  Now, what is the armour of God?  Notice the echoes of Isaiah 11 here.  “Put the belt of truth around your waist; put on justice as your breastplate; for shoes on your feet, ready for battle, take the good news of peace.  With it all, take the shield of faith; if you've got that you'll be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one.  Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit.” Notice that everything about this picture is defensive except the sword.  Again, the Messiah has already won the decisive victory.  He's won the ground.  Creation once again belongs to him.  Our job is to hold it against the enemy.  And, notice, as Paul has said before and as he says here in verse 10: We stand in God's power and might, not in our own.  We know what this power can do, because it's the same power that raised Jesus from the dead and now, as Paul has said over and over, we are “in the risen Messiah” and that makes us strong in the strength of his might.  There's an interesting parallel to this in Romans 4.  There Paul writes that Abraham was “strong in faith”, believing God's promise even though everything around him said not to trust this strange God.  He was strong because he trusted the God who had the power to accomplish what he had promised. Brothers and Sisters, we stand in that same faith, but unlike Abraham we have every reason to believe.  No one knew this God in Abraham's day.  You and I live with the witness of all the generations who have known and experienced this God ever since.  You and I live with the witness of the resurrection of Jesus, the greatest show of God's might in history and the event by which he has inaugurated his new creation.  If Abraham had reason to be strong in faith, we have reason to be even stronger.  So stand firm in the Messiah's battle and put on his armour to guard against the enemy who wants nothing more than to take back the ground he's lost to Jesus. As the Messiah puts on his armour for the battle in Isaiah, so should we.  It shouldn't be surprising that the first thing Paul says to put on is the truth.  All along he's been warning us not to believe the lies that have brought sin and death to the world.  All along he's warned us to be committed to the truth and not to be deceived by the lies around us.  In Isaiah 11:5 the Messiah puts on the belt of justice and faithfulness.  In the Greek “faithfulness” is translated as “truth”. The truth of God's creation and his new creation are the foundation of the gospel.  Isaiah saw the Messiah setting creation to rights, and to do that demands the truth to put an end to the lies.  The gospel proclaims Jesus' victory and the new creation that has come with him out of the tomb, the truth of the goodness of God's original creation and the truth of the goodness that he's now restoring it to.  Our calling now is to stand firm on that foundation and to wrap that truth around us like a belt.  The gospel is not about our feelings or our imaginations or what we think people will like or not like.  The gospel is about truth: God's good creation and Jesus' setting it to rights. But our main piece of defensive equipment is the breastplate—the breastplate of justice—or righteousness in some translations.  The Greek word means both.  Paul takes this image from Isaiah 59:17.  It's not just righteousness as we often think of it as moral goodness.  It's truly justice.  It's God's desire to see this broken world full of pain and tears truly set to rights.  In Isaiah 59 it's the divine warrior who goes out to bring God's justice to the world, but Paul understood that the divine warrior is Jesus the Messiah.  And he didn't go out to bash heads in order to bring justice.  He went in humility to the cross.  He gave his life to free us from sin and to wash away the stain of death, so that he could fill us with his Spirit and make us his temple.  And, in that, Paul's saying we're now called to follow in Jesus' steps to bring God's justice, his righteousness to the world as we live out Jesus' new—renewed—way of being human.  This is why Jesus talked in the Sermon on the Mount, about his people hungering and thirsting for justice.  It's our breastplate.  It's the thing staves off our own temptations to idolatry and greed that would otherwise cause us to bring more pain and tears into the world. And then the shoes of peace.  Another echo of Isaiah that Paul and the Jews knew so well: “How beautiful are the feet of the messenger who announces peace…who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”  Except whereas for people like the old Paul, this had become a hope of violent military victory over the pagans, in Jesus peace has come through his resurrection.  The enemy did his violent worst, and Jesus has trounced him with life.  And now he commissions us to be his ambassadors, running to the world to announce that in the risen Messiah, the king has returned to establish the peace that Israel had so long hoped for and the peace that even us gentiles hope for, knowing that the world is not as it should be.  Put on your gospel shoes! And then the shield of faith.  Paul seems to have come up with this all on his own.  He pictured flaming arrows that would set an ordinary shield on fire, but there were things you could do to prevent that—like stretching water-soaked leather over your shield.  Faith is like that, says Paul.  The Messiah's faith and then our faith that answers in return.  Faith will protect you from the enemy.  Don't let go of it. And then, back to Isaiah 59:17, the helmet of salvation—the helmet of “rescue”.  The divine warrior has won the battle and rescued the captives.  Brothers and Sisters, we've been rescued by Jesus, put that helmet on not only to stand your ground, but as with all these things, when we take up the Messiah's armour, we take up the Messiah's task.  He's rescued creation from the devil and now we're part of the battalion called to keep the devil from taking creation back.  That helmet of salvation reminds us—maybe that's why Paul puts it on our heads—that the Messianic mission is ultimately a rescue mission—to rescue creation and to rescue humanity from the enemies lies. And then there's the one defensive bit of God's armour: the sword of the Spirit, which Paul says is God's word.  The word is the gospel, the good news of Jesus, crucified and risen.  The word that fulfils Isaiah 11:4 where the Messiah smites the earth with the rod of his mouth and slays the wicked with the breath of his lips.  His breath.  In both Hebrew and Greek the word for breath is also the word for spirit.  Brothers and Sisters, Paul knew that when he proclaimed the gospel, God's Spirit went to work: confronting idolatry with the true and living God and sinners with a message of hope.  The battle isn't won with violence.  It's won with the good news of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.  But Paul knew, too, that if we're going to stand firm in the Messiah, and if we're going to put on his armour, we'd better be praying, too.  He continues at verse 18: “Pray on every occasion in the Spirit, with every type of prayer and intercession.  You'll need to keep awake and alert for this, with all perseverance and intercession for all God's holy ones—and also for me.  Please pray that God will give me his words to speak when I open my mouth, so that I can make known, loud and clear, the mystery of the gospel.  That, after all, is why I'm a chained-up ambassador.  Pray that I may announce it boldly; that's what I'm duty-bound to do.” The military imagery is still here.  Like a sentry on guard: stay awake and alert.  Pray and persevere.  Don't give up.  The lies will swirl around you like a hurricane, but stand firmly in the truth of God's new creation and pray.  Connect with him in that mysterious and inexplicable gift he's given us to speak with and to be in communion with him.  It's one of the main reasons he's given us his own Spirit.  And here, I think Paul is again thinking of Isaiah 59 and the divine warrior, driven by the Spirit.  “As for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord: my Spirit that is upon you and my words that I have put in your mouth shall not depart out of your mouth…from now on and forever” (Isaiah 59:21).  So pray.  Pray, pray, pray and pray that the Spirit will give you—will give us all—the boldness to speak God's word: his truth, his wisdom, his gospel into a world so desperately in need of them.  It doesn't matter if you're chained up for the gospel like Paul.  That's the gospel paradox.  God reveals his strength when we are at our weakest—just as he did at the cross. And then the last few verses of the letter.  Paul wraps things up saying, “It's important that you should know how things are with me, and what I'm up to; so our dear brother Tychicus will tell you about it.  He is a loyal servant in the Lord.  I've sent him to you with this in mind, so that you may know how things are with us, and so that he may encourage your hearts.  Peace be to the whole family, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah.  Grace be with all who love our Lord, Messiah Jesus, with a love that never dies.” Tychicus is making the rounds to let them know what's up with Paul.  Again, Paul's said it several times: he's in prison.  We don't know what else beyond that Tychicus would have told them about Paul, but it's telling that whatever the news is, Paul expects them to be encouraged.  And it doesn't seem that it's news of a soon release.  I expect Paul would have mentioned something like that.  Instead, Paul seems to expect them to be encouraged by his chains.  Again, the opposition he's facing is a sign that the gospel and the Spirit are doing what they're supposed to do, that the gospel is marching on, that (so to speak) Aslan is on the move, and the principalities and powers feel threatened.  And that's good news.  So, knowing his brothers and sisters are standing firm and fighting the gospel fight, he wishes them peace and love with faith and grace—the heart of the gospel, the foundations on which God's new creation is being built. And then that last word.  I'll close with that.  To everyone who loves the Messiah: grace.  Grace with a love that never dies.  The Greek word literally means “immortality”.  Brothers and Sisters, this gracious love will never pass away.  When the battle is finally over, when we have fought the good fight, when we have stood firm and kept the faith, when the church has finally done what she was created to do and expanded God's temple until his presence, his wisdom, his glory have filled the whole earth and Jesus has made a final end of death itself, when we have done what our Lord has called us to do and find—maybe to our own surprise—that we're still standing on our own feet in those shoes of peace, when there are no more lies and Jesus is Lord, then our love for him—which may feel so imperfect and inadequate today—but our love for him that kept us strong through the storm and the battle, will turn out to have been only the beginning of the great gift of love that we will enjoy for ever in God's presence and in his creation set to rights, in that new heaven and earth in which there are no more pain or sorrows or tears or death, only grace and love. Paul began his letter by directing our gaze back before the foundation of the world and now he points forward to day when not only are all God's promises fulfilled, but when he himself sums up all things in heaven and earth himself, the fullness of all in all.  And here in the in-between, in the middle of the story we stand: rescued by love, given a new gospel life in love, equipped with God's word and God's Spirit in love, and filled with God's wisdom that, following Jesus, we will be the new humanity—the firstfruits of his new creation.  Not only for our sake, but for the sake of the whole word over which Jesus the Messiah is already ruling as Lord. Let's pray: O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting.  Amen. [1] The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition, ed. F.G. Martinez and E.J.C Tigchelaar (Leiden: Brill, 1997), 109.

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Send a textGrace that holds. Judgment that's real. Hope that doesn't blink. We walk straight into the tension many avoid: if God calls, does He fail? If salvation is a gift, why do some harden their hearts? We explore effectual calling with clear-eyed honesty, showing why the assurance of Christ finishing the work fuels humility, not pride, and urgency, not apathy. The gospel is not a soft option; it's the only lifeline that makes sense of a holy God, a broken world, and a Savior who actually saves.From there we tackle a topic culture loves to mock: hell. Not sensationalism, not scare tactics—clarity. We talk about separation from God's common grace, why eternal judgment has no early release, and how the law exposes our need down to the level of thought. You either stand clothed in Christ's righteousness or stand alone. That distinction is not abstract theology; it's the difference between peace and terror when life ends. Along the way we address modern claims that “hell is conquered” in a way that empties judgment. Scripture speaks otherwise, and we show why truth and love are never rivals when souls are at stake.Anchored by vivid passages in Job 20, we trace the imagery of inevitable justice: evade one weapon and another finds its mark; wounds go deep; terror closes in. We're candid about the pull of feelings over texts, then bring the conversation back to a simple, urgent call: seek Christ now. Not tomorrow. Not when it's convenient. The Mediator stands ready, the cross is enough, and mercy is offered to the contrite.If you value thoughtful, Scripture-shaped conversations about salvation, wrath, grace, and real hope, this one's for you. Listen, share with a friend who needs clarity, and leave a review to help others find the show. Then tell us: what truth challenged you most today?RISE RADIOEach week we discuss some of the most important issues we face in our society today.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

Send a textWhat if your first thought in a friend's crisis is the wrong one? We dig into Job's relentless cycles and discover why repetition is a mercy, not a mistake: it trains our instincts to slow down, listen well, and speak with care. The friends sound biblical, yet they miss Job by a mile—because truth without context becomes a weapon. We trace how assumptions grow when evidence is thin, why tidy formulas like “suffering equals guilt” fail the righteous, and how to ask better questions before we offer answers.Walking verse by verse through Job 20–21, we explore a bracing theme: the wicked feast until the bill arrives. Appetite swells, satisfaction vanishes, and judgment interrupts the party. That warning doesn't invite smugness; it invites sobriety and hope. We talk about readiness not as spotless performance, but as a life bent toward holiness—hating sin, loving Jesus, and adjusting our speech to heal, not harm. Trials, we argue, are the furnace of sanctification, not the proof of scandal, and the way we stand with the suffering reveals what we truly believe about God.Along the way, the group shares last-word takeaways, celebrates answered prayer, and renews a commitment to biblical precision. We discuss why context beats proof-texts, how stewardship of words matters when conversations travel far beyond the room, and we close by praying for a divided nation to be made steady, humble, and united under truth. If you've ever wondered how to be a better friend in the fog of pain—or how to let scripture correct your instincts before your instincts correct someone else—this conversation will sharpen your heart and your tongue.Enjoy the study, share it with your group, and if it helps you think and love more clearly, subscribe, leave a review, and tell us the one insight you're taking into your next hard conversation.RISE RADIOEach week we discuss some of the most important issues we face in our society today.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

Send a textJudgment rarely sends a save-the-date. We open with God's faithfulness and move straight into the hard edge of Job 20, where the wicked settle in to savor their winnings and find the sky breaking over their heads. That picture isn't theater; it's a mercy. It shakes us out of spiritual entertainment—prophecy charts, calendar raptures, and vibes that pass for theology—and brings us back to a steady gospel that can bear real life.We draw a firm line: salvation has always come by grace through faith, from the first pages of Scripture to the last. Baptism and communion aren't entry fees; they are gifts to the rescued—public joy in the water and regular grace at the table. At the same time, we warn against shrinking these gifts into options that never land in practice. Real faith loves the ordinances because real faith loves the Lord who gave them. Along the way, we talk about how God shows no partiality—souls are weighed by the same standard, and identity labels won't excuse unbelief when we stand before Christ.The conversation turns personal and urgent. One of us grieves for friends and strangers headed toward ruin, and that sorrow becomes a charge: be a loving nuisance. Ask again, invite again, warn again. Today is the word God uses for repentance, which means grace is near today. We also push for deeper study—context over soundbites, whole-Bible sense over cherry-picked definitions. Words like world carry layers; meaning comes from the passage, not our preferences. If you've worn a thin, playful version of Christianity, it's time to shed it and step into something weighty, glad, and true.Listen for a bracing tour through Job 20, a clear case against sensational doctrines that distract from discipleship, and a hopeful call to practice a serious, joyful faith. If this sparks you to pray, to study, to reach out to someone by name, tell us. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs courage, and leave a review with one step you'll take today.RISE RADIOEach week we discuss some of the most important issues we face in our society today.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

Send a textCalamity loves the summit. We open the text to a hard truth: when life feels most secure, the fall often begins—not because money or achievement are evil, but because sufficiency tempts the heart to drift. That image of a straitjacket at the peak becomes our guide as we examine how comfort breeds complacency, how trust in wealth grows fragile wings, and why collapse can arrive precisely when applause is loudest.Together we probe a deeper question: what story does our success tell about our souls? We visit Joseph of Arimathea as a rare portrait of faithful stewardship—quiet, costly, Christ-centered—and contrast it with modern scandals where pride, pressure, and power devour the people they promise to protect. The aim isn't outrage for its own sake; it's clarity. If you build on idols, idols collect their due. If you build on mercy, mercy multiplies.Our conversation widens to identity and hope. The people of God are not defined by passports or parties but by grace. The holy nation Peter describes gathers every tribe that trusts Jesus, and no empire can claim or cancel it. From there we set expectations straight: political figures and cultural titans are not saviors. The gates of hell do not prevail against the church, and worldly alliances will eventually betray those who lean on them. So we test our loyalties, trade panic for prayer, and ask better questions about what we finance, who we serve, and how our daily choices preach the gospel.We end where real change begins: repentance and fruit. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are not sentimental extras; they are the public proof that our treasure is in heaven. Want to rethink what you trust, how you steward what you have, and where your true citizenship lies? Press play, share with a friend who needs courage, and leave a review with the one insight you're taking into the week.RISE RADIOEach week we discuss some of the most important issues we face in our society today.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

Send a textThe room goes quiet when Zophar's words land: no quietness in the belly, no lasting gain, calamity right when barns are full. We walk through Job 20 with clear eyes and open Bibles, tracing how a true doctrine about the wicked became a misfire against a righteous man. That tension—truth without wisdom—pushes us to ask harder questions about suffering, ambition, and what actually brings rest to a hungry heart.We unpack the anatomy of appetite: why the belly, as Scripture pictures it, never stops wanting; why more money, more security, and more applause rarely translate into peace; and how “arrival” is a mirage that drains delight even as it grows our to-do lists. The line “he shall not feel quietness in his belly” becomes a mirror for modern life, revealing why our calendars swell while our souls shrink. From there, we tackle the deeper spiritual law embedded in these verses: sin carries its own undoing. Greed consumes its gains. Pride isolates the victor. Exploitation hollows out legacies until “none of his meat be left.”We also refuse the lazy math that equates prosperity with God's favor and pain with hidden guilt. Job's integrity matters here—“The Lord gives and the Lord takes away”—because it reminds us that faith can bless God without gifts. We contrast the rich fool's bigger barns with being rich toward God, showing how abundance becomes a trap when eternity is ignored. And then comes the line that still stings: “In the fullness of his sufficiency, he shall be in straits.” Distress always finds a door into stockpiled life. The answer is not more locks but a new love: Christ reorders desire, anchors joy beyond loss, and grants the quietness no fortune can buy.If this conversation challenged your view of success, share it with a friend, subscribe for more thoughtful, Scripture-centered episodes, and leave a review telling us where you've seen “more” fail to satisfy. Your story might be the bridge someone else needs today.RISE RADIOEach week we discuss some of the most important issues we face in our society today.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

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Tell Your Story...Live God's Story Natural Outreach Speaker: Pastor Don Porter

Transformative Truth: God's Word tells us we can KNOW God's will so that we can LIVE God's will The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.  -Deuteronomy 29:29 We believe the counsel of God given to us by the Spirit of God in the Word of God is the means by which the people of God KNOW the will of God For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding... -Proverbs 2:6 He said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. -John 8:23 Live in God's will by BEARING fruit in every good work Live in God's will by INCREASING in the Knowledge of God See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ -Colossians 2:8   … continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard… -Colossians 1:23 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. -Colossians 3:12 Giving thanks joyfully to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, -Colossians 1:21-22  

Zenuwachtig zijn. Het er even niet bij kunnen hebben. Net geïrriteerd zijn om iets kleins. Het blijkt zelfs de grootsten der aarden te overkomen, als we Erling Haaland mogen geloven. En dus is het ook Bart Vriends, Maarten de Fockert en Thomas Verhaar niet vreemd. Dat gekke gevoel in je buik. Wedstrijdspanning. Hoe ga je er mee om en vooral, hoe kom je er vanaf? Vriends heeft met zijn jarenlange ervaring inmiddels genoeg geleerd, maar toch zijn de zenuwen er nog. Die kunnen ook goed zijn namelijk. Maarten kan natuurlijk helemaal alles vertellen over spanning. De man is een boegbeeld op dit gebied. Verhaar lijkt het soms allemaal niet zo veel te boeien, maar er schuilt veel meer achter dat nonchalante uiterlijke vertoon. Mooi om te horen. Veel luisterplezier! Afsluitende nummerDjo - End of Beginning ESPN CompleetWat een herinneringen hebben we aan alle potjes in de VriendenLoterij Eredivisie. Maar, mocht je nu niks willen missen van al het moois wat er elk weekend gebeurt, sluit dan snel een ESPN Compleet abonnement af. Mis niks van het voetbalweekend met een abonnement op ESPN Compleet: https://campagne.espn.nl/abonneren?utm_campaign=cor VriendenLoterijIn samenwerking met de VriendenLoterij schenken wij zo nu en dan aandacht aan de verbroederende, of gewoonweg menselijke kant van onze sport. Dat gebeurt vaak via projecten van de foundations van BVO’s - die door steun van de VriendenLoterij net wat groter worden. Een van de projecten die in het oog sprong was van FC Twente en hun Voetbalschatkist. Daarin verzamelen zij objecten en halen daarmee herinneringen op met dementerende ouderen. AanradersVerhaar: Het album Live God van Nick CaveVriends: Het Instagram-account @bakkiebonjeFockert: Speelparadijs Bungelland in Rotterdam Volg ons op Instagram: @corpotcastVolg onze Spotify-lijst: Cor Potcast Elftal van de MaandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Details about Edge Church: Our services are on Sundays at 08h00, 09h45 and 11h30, both in person and online! You can find out more information on our website https://edgechurch.co.zaWebsite: https://edgechurch.co.zaPhone: +27 21 559 0325Email: connect@edgechurch.co.za

December 07, 2025 - Kyle Rye - Live God's Way by Buford Church of Christ

Why did God send Jesus, his one and only Son to live as a man? Have you ever asked yourself this question? When we truly begin to grasp the significance of our sin against God, it is natural to wonder what could possibly motivate God to send his Son Jesus. Yet, God loves the world he created, and he loves us, so he didn't leave us to suffer the consequences of our rebellion. He sent his own Son into the world to save us: the man Jesus Christ. God sent Jesus not to deny the fact of sin or help us forget about our sin. Death is the punishment for rebellion, and Jesus died our death. Jesus took on himself the judgement and punishment that we deserved, by dying on the cross in our place. In Christ, God forgave sin and released us from its penalty. Through faith in the Son, we have full deliverance from guilt, and we have peace with God. And all of this is completely undeserved by us. We rejected God, but because of his great love, God sent his Son to die for us, and we praise him for it. Preacher: Jim de Witte Passage: Romans 5:1-11 Support the show

Every championship team follows a playbook—a set of strategies, disciplines, and values that guide them toward victory. In this series, we'll explore God's playbook for the family, discovering timeless principles that help us grow stronger, love deeper, and live with purpose together. Whether you're married or single, raising toddlers or teenagers, leading a blended family or just getting started—this series is for you. Each week, we'll dive into the game plan God gives us for relationships, parenting, and legacy, and we'll be reminded that you don't need a perfect family to live out a powerful purpose. Great families aren't born—they're built, one play at a time.

Guest Speaker, Pastor Christian Robichaud, preaching at Cork Church, Sunday September 21st 2025.If you were blessed by this message; and would like to donate to our ministry please visit:https://www.corkchurch.com/givingFor more information visit www.corkchurch.comStay connected:Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/corkchurch/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corkchurch/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/corkchurch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Renew Your Mind to Live God's Divine Design Pastor Lawson Perdue teaches how to live God's plan by understanding spirit, soul, and body. When you accept Jesus, your spirit becomes […] The post Renew Your Mind for God's Plan! | Living By Devine Design Part 3 – Pastor Lawson Perdue appeared first on Charis Christian Center.

In this heartfelt and challenging lesson from Women Inseparable, Jaclyn Palmer unpacks the transformative truth of being the light of the world (Matthew 5:14). Through Ephesians 5:7-9, she urges women to embrace their divine title in the present moment, no matter their struggles or circumstances. Learn how to see God's light in you, evaluate your actions with grace, and confidently share Jesus with a world in need. Perfect for women seeking to grow in faith and purpose.Access to free PDF study guide https://womeninseparable.mykajabi.com/in-the-lighthttp://womeninseparable.com/social-media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most of us want to do God's will… but what happens when we're not sure what it is? In this message, Elena Ciobo unpacks one of Jesus' most famous prayers—“Your kingdom come, Your will be done.” Elena shows us that God's will isn't about figuring out every detail, it's about trusting the One who already has. You'll discover that God's plan isn't just for missionaries or pastors, it's for everyday people, right where they are. If you need prayer, we're here for you. Reach out at ⁠www.gatewaybaptist.com.au/prayerSubscribe for more content to help you grow as a fully devoted follower of Jesus: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/GatewayBaptistChurchAus?sub_confirmation=1Key Scriptures: Matthew 6:9–10John 6:38–40Mark 1:15Ephesians 1:9Matthew 28:18–20Revelation 7:9–10Psalm 2:8________________________Gateway Baptist Church meets across six locations in South-East Queensland and online.For over 90 years, we've been committed to guiding people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus.Learn more about us at ⁠https://gatewaybaptist.com.au⁠ or join us on Sundays at ⁠gtwy.au/live#Mission #Penetcost #Gospel #Salvation #Jesus #Faith #Christian #Church #Churchonline #GatewayOnline #JasonElsmore #ElenaCiobo

In this teaching, I am just working out my thoughts about questions that have been rolling around in mind for quite a while about God, Consciousness, The Self, basically what is all this? If you appreciate my work please consider a donation at "paypal.me/newdayglobal". Thank you!

In this teaching, I am just working out my thoughts about questions that have been rolling around in mind for quite a while about God, Consciousness, The Self, basically what is all this? If you appreciate my work please consider a donation at "paypal.me/newdayglobal". Thank you!

5.18.25 CMBC LIVE: God Can Do More With Less - Part #2 - Pastor Anthony MooreSupport the show

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Many people ask, “How can I get clean?”—but the deeper question is: How do I stay clean?In this final episode of the 3-part series from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster unpacks Psalm 119:9–16, providing a step-by-step answer to the question that every young believer must face:“How can a young man cleanse his way?”Pastor Webster dives deep into Scripture to show how cleansing and lasting purity come not just from knowing the Word—but living it.

New Sermon Series: Book of Esther  Sermon Text: Esther 2 The Word Church, Mesa Arizona, Pastor Sherman J. Fort, Senior Pastor Our Motto: To Learn God's Word, Love God's Word and Live God's Word. - Psalm 119:105

New Sermon Series by Pastor Fort Back To Life: God's Redemption, Jesus' Resurrection & Our Revival  Sermon Title: Do You Believe? Sermon Text: John 11:1-27 The Word Church, Mesa Arizona, Pastor Sherman J. Fort, Senior Pastor Our Motto: To Learn God's Word, Love God's Word and Live God's Word. - Psalm 119:105

New Sermon Series by Pastor Fort Back To Life: God's Redemption, Jesus' Resurrection & Our Revival  Sermon Title: Another Chance Sermon Text: Psalm 51:1-13 The Word Church, Mesa Arizona, Pastor Sherman J. Fort, Senior Pastor Our Motto: To Learn God's Word, Love God's Word and Live God's Word. - Psalm 119:105

Send us a textFocus scripture: John 14:1-6How to stand on business:Walk God's WayJesus is the model for my:AttitudeAgendaAppetite     2. Trust God's TruthGod's truth comes to:Confront what I acceptChallenge what I hearCorrect what I do     3. Live God's LifeGod is the...Author of lifeSustainer of lifeFinisher of lifeThe Big So WhatTo have all God has promised & prepared for me, I must accept all that Jesus presented & proclaimed about HimselfThis Week's Challenge:Read Chapters John 14-17Memorize John 14:6Journal what being a follower of God means to youAction identify two biblical truths you will start applying

In this teaching I follow up from last Sunday's teaching and explore ways to reimagine these topics without the religious baggage and without doing away with them all together. If you appreciate my work please consider making a donation at "paypal.me/newdayglobal" Thank You!

In this teaching I follow up from last Sunday's teaching and explore ways to reimagine these topics without the religious baggage and without doing away with them all together. If you appreciate my work please consider making a donation at "paypal.me/newdayglobal" Thank You!

In this episode I tackle the big questions and suggest some answers while exploring the possibility of revisioning these topics. If you appreciate my work please consider making a donation at "paypal.me/newdayglobal". Thank you!

In this episode I tackle the big questions and suggest some answers while exploring the possibility of revisioning these topics. If you appreciate my work please consider making a donation at "paypal.me/newdayglobal". Thank you!

What would a belief in "God" look like without the dominant religious worldview? Does deconstruction or honoring the self or even the left hand path have to end with a paradigm that excludes Divinity? If not, what would a "relationship: with this "God" look like? Today Aaron delves into those qustions as we imagine together a new vision or perhaps just a revision of the Divine. If you appreciate this work please consider a donation through PayPal at "paypal.me/newdayglobal"

What would a belief in "God" look like without the dominant religious worldview? Does deconstruction or honoring the self or even the left hand path have to end with a paradigm that excludes Divinity? If not, what would a "relationship: with this "God" look like? Today Aaron delves into those qustions as we imagine together a new vision or perhaps just a revision of the Divine. If you appreciate this work please consider a donation through PayPal at "paypal.me/newdayglobal"

In this episode of Real Talk Christian Podcast, Marc Hyde and Chris Fuller sit down with Emily Berning, the Founder of Let Them Live, an organization dedicated to helping mothers who have thought or are currently thinking about abortion, and how they can help them. This is an episode you definitely don't want to miss. So tune in.   //Resources Used In This Episode// https://www.youtube.com/@LetThemLive https://letthemlive.org   //Other Episode You Might Enjoy// https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/037-fertility-education-medical-management-with-sara-nass/ https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/073-being-pro-life-after-birth-ft-andrew-wood-of-knoxville-hope-resource-center-knoxvillehope/ https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/107-an-interview-with-little-neighbors-of-paraguay/ https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/186-the-struggle-of-spiritual-leadership-in-the-home/ https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/040-peruvian-missionary-kid-now-a-futbol-missionary-with-joseph-kimberly-frerichs/   // Helpful Links // https://www.youtube.com/@realtalkchristianpodcast The Christian Standard Bible: https://bit.ly/3rulKqi Lifeway Christian Resources: https://bit.ly/3qka4Wv Got Questions?: https://bit.ly/3vSMJfq Dwell Bible App: https://bit.ly/3zUYq8E Cross Formed Kids from Ryan Coatney: https://bit.ly/3h19isZ RTC Quick Links: https://linktr.ee/realtalkchristianpodcast RTC Online: www.realtalkchristianpodcast.com Twin Valley Coffee:  https://www.coffeehelpingmissions.com Revive festival : Music Festival | En Gedi Music Fest | Leonidas, MI (myrevivefest.com) Toccoa Coffee:https://toccoacoffee.com RTC Merch-https://rtcpodcast.redbubble.com

Every night, join Father Joseph Matlak as he ends the day with prayer and reflection. In a few short minutes, Father Matlak guides you in prayer and shares a brief reflection and a thorough examination of conscience providing you with the encouragement necessary to go forward with peace and strength. ________________

Start 2025 with a focus on biblical parenting! In this episode of the Keeping It Young podcast, Dave and Bethlie share six practical ways to teach children the Word of God. Using Deuteronomy 6, they discuss why it's crucial for parents to instill a love for the Bible in their kids and provide timeless principles to make God's Word a living part of family life. What You'll Learn: Why teaching the Bible is essential for your child's spiritual growth. How to tell Bible stories in a way that captivates their hearts. Steps to help your kids develop a biblical worldview. How to integrate God's Word into everyday life. Actionable Tips from the Episode: Tell Bible Stories: Start with creation, Noah's ark, or David and Goliath to make the Bible relatable and exciting. Read the Bible Together: Establish a daily habit of reading scripture as a family. Live God's Word: Be an example by living out biblical principles in your own life. Answer Big Questions: Help your kids develop a biblical framework for understanding right, wrong, and truth. Connect with Us: Instagram: @keepingityoungpodcast Facebook: Keeping It Young Call to Action:

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The Revd Dr Hannah Steele is Director of St Mellitus College, London. As well as Living His Story, she is author of New World, New Church? (SCM Press, 2017). Alongside her academic work, Hannah has spent time engaged in mission and evangelism among students in central London as a staff worker with UCCF. The Archbishop of Canterbury's 2021 Lent Book, her first devotional study, was a Sunday Times bestseller. Links: Living His Story Living His Story Together Hannah Steele's X Account  Key Points: 00:00 Introduction and Setting the Context02:14 Challenges of Sharing Faith in the Workplace09:13 Imagination and Fresh Ways of Talking About Faith13:02 The Church's Role in Mission and Prioritizing the Lost20:13 The Importance of Being Part of a Church22:07 Finding the Right Church and Avoiding Consumerism25:15 The Power of Prayer in Mission29:27 Conclusion and Connecting with Hannah Steele --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-monday-christian/support