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••• The Importance of Soul Winning, Segment-A . ••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 9:35-38, Ezekiel 18:4, 1 Timothy 2.4, 1 John 5:19, Romans 1:21, Luke 11:21-22, Psalms 127:1, John 6:44, John 16:8, Ephesians 6:12 . PART-1 VERSESLuke 22.35, Matthew 19.29, Exodus 23.25, Segment A Verses: Matthew 6.25-34, Romans 8, John 4.1-42 . ••• “I have but one passion - it is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ”, Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, Born 1700, Dresden, Saxony [Germany]—died May 9, 1760, Herrnhut) was a German religious leader and reformer known for his role in the Moravian Church and his pioneering work in Christian missions. He emphasized community in Christianity and was instrumental in sending missionaries around the world, including to the Americas and the West Indies. In about 1727, he was part of the spiritual renewal that was birth out of a small village and began the international world mission movement. The royalty of Europe all knew him and either loved him or hated him. He believed that every race, class and gender was important to His Lord and Savior. He started a non-stop prayer movement that lasted almost 100-years.† ••• “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise” Proverbs 11:30 , KJV . ••• Why is soul winning so important to Our Creator, The Lord Christ Jesus? ••• What are 3-reasons why do we have to pray that God will send laborers into the vineyard? ••• What are 5-reasons must we engage spiritually before engaging in soul winning activities? ••• Are you going to ask your small group to pray that you will be more intentional about seeking kingdom advancement in your life through the power of Holy Spirit? ••• Pastor Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast originally aired on May 25, 2025 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible. ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Broadcaster's Website - https://www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Tima Miroshnichenko Photography, Warsaw, Poland, Tele:+48-572-319-055, mproductionart@gmail.com, https://www.instagram.com/tima_miroshnichenko/, vimeo.com/user89443702, Art Direction by gil on his mac with free mac layout software . ••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• SHARING LINK: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/250503-kingdom-advancement-principles-pt2-seg-ep379a . ••• † http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/Assorted-Authors-Quotes/ . ••• RESOURCE - https://www.soundcloud.com/thewaytogod/ . ••• RESOURCE - https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• FERP250503 Episode#379a GOT250503 Ep379a . ••• Principles of Kingdom Advancement, Part-2, Segment-A . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 2nd May 2025 Readings NRSV: Psalm 5, 6; Exodus 17.8-18.9; Luke 24. 28-35. Led by Felicity Scott, an Anglican prayer minister in Queensland, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15      Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.       2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.      4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm   5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   1st Reading   Thanks be to GOD for the Old Testament.   2nd Reading   Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God for his saving grace.   7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus Christ, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity.   9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    The Prayers of the Week following the second Sunday of easter Almighty God, Whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life of all who put their trust in him: Raise us, we pray, from the death of sin to the life of righteousness. That we may ever seek the things which are above, Where he reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One GOD, now and forever. Amen   10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray:   Loving God, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. Humbly we pray; LORD Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we thank you God for the freedom given through our everyday pleasures, those that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your gift of this world is, we thank you. Humbly we pray; LORD Hear our prayer   Heavenly God, we thank you for your support in children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. Humbly we pray; LORD Hear our prayer   God of justice, we pray for the peace effort in the middle east and pray that the cease fire continues to ensure the safety of the people in Israel, Beirut and Lebanon. May peace reign forever across all countries and nations. Humbly we pray; LORD Hear our prayer   Caring God, we pray for China to increase diplomacy between international relations. That the leaders of China open their minds to the great worth of human life and give priority to the responsibilities that accompany human freedom. Humbly we pray; LORD Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: Friday 2nd May The Diocese of Michigan – The Episcopal Church The Diocese of Adelaide: The Parish of Kawana Waters: Gold Coast hospital chaplaincy team Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. Humbly we pray; LORD Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.  

The passagehopehopefor. Then, which depicts them God'sChrist'sSpirit'ssin'sJesus'Jesus'believers.'In this video, I passionately discuss the themes surrounding Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation, starting with a prayer for guidance. I emphasize Jesus as both the Lamb who was slain and the conquering King, reflecting on significant passages, particularly the scroll in God's hand that only Jesus can open, symbolizing his unique authority.I describe the worship in heaven, where Jesus is honored for his sacrificial death and redemption of humanity, and transition to Revelation 19, depicting Jesus as the triumphant warrior. The passage reminds believers of their hopes for Christ's return and the ultimate victory over evil while warning them about the eternal consequences of rejecting Him.### Highlights-

Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 7th March 2025 Readings: Psalm 19 Genesis 37. 25- 38.11; Luke 10. 38-11.4. Led by Felicity Scott, an Anglican lay minister in Queensland, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15      Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.       2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.      4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm   5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   1st Reading   Hear the word of the LORD Thanks be to GOD   2nd Reading   Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God.   7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity.   9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    The Prayers of the Week Last Sunday after epiphany - Transfiguration Almighty God You have given your only son To be for us both a sacrifice for sin, And also an example of godly life:   Give us grace that we may always thankfully receive the benefits of his sacrifice, And also daily endeavour to follow The blessed steps of his most holy life; Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord Who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit one God now and forever Amen     The Prayer of the Week following the Eighth Sunday after Εpiphany Grant o Lord That the course of this world May be so peaceably ordered by your governance, That your Church may joyfully serve you,  in all godly quietness; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen   Cyclone alfred Lord, we ask for your attention to be brought to dissipate Cyclone Alfred, while we confess our attention to your presence in our lives has been lacking, we ask for your grace to flow to us now in your full magnitude. Please show your mercy and give us rest and relief from this potential disaster reaching the shores of Australia and wrecking our lives. Humbly in faith we pray. Lord hear our prayer     10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray:   Loving God, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we thank you God for the freedom given through our everyday pleasures, those that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your gift of this world is, we thank you. In God we ask; Hear our prayer.   Heavenly God, we thank you for your support in children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Generous God, we pray thanks to you for all our ancestors. For their contribution in this world, and for how their presence has led the way to today's common ground that ease our footsteps through life. We are eternally grateful for all their many blessings and pray they have risen to meet your glory everlasting. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   God of justice, we pray for the peace effort in the middle east and pray that the cease fire continues to ensure the safety of the people in Israel, Beirut and Lebanon. May peace reign forever across all countries and nations. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Caring God, we pray for China to increase diplomacy between international relations. That the leaders of China open their minds to the great worth of human life and give priority to the responsibilities that accompany human freedom. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: Friday 7 March The Diocese of Malabar – The Church of South India (United) The Diocese of Brisbane: The Parish of Beenleigh: Southern Queensland Correctional Centre: Hillbrook Anglican School, Enoggera:  All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.    

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The saints in the Mississauga assembly share their testimonies as we gather in God's house to share some of the grief of our beloved Brother John, who just experienced the loss of his brother. Death faces all of us, but thanks to the gospel, we face it with faith and comfort in the scriptures. We have a hope — the return of our Lord Christ Jesus —and the resurrection from the dead.

Peace comes from relying on Christ Jesus. That means we have to make a decision to turn from the evil things of the world because the evil things of the world bring tribulation on us. We have to live in the world and enjoy the good things of the world because God gave us the creation for us to enjoy and to live in. But this is not a perfect world and there is evil. And we are not to go after the evil things of the world but enjoy the good things of the world, but pursue only God, the Lord Christ Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. And when we do that we discover that peace flows from God to us.Listen for more...This program references scripture: John 16:33, 14:27Isaiah 32:17, 54:13Phillipians 4:6-7Matthew 7:7-8Acts 17:28For more Free books, Sunday teachings and bible studies, please visit us at: https://www.walkinginpower.orgDr. Bern Zumpano is a Pastor and Teacher of the Word of God who has authored several books on Spirit-filled living through relationship with Jesus Christ and walking in the Power of the Holy Spirit. Bern has not only been a born-again believer for nearly the past 40 years, but also dedicated 31 years of his life to the study and clinical practice of medicine and surgery in the fields of psychiatry and brain surgery. He has held medical school professorships in psychiatry and neurosurgery and worked in private practice in both areas. Bern has an immense background in understanding the physical body, as well as the soul - the mind, will, and emotions - not only from a medical standpoint but also from a spiritual standpoint. With his background and training, he has been led by the Holy Spirit to teach "the Deep Things of God" (1 Cor. 2:10) with an emphasis on Spiritual Warfare (Jer. 51:20), Breaking Generations' Curses (Ex. 20:5; Lev. 26:40-44), walking in the Power of the Holy Spirit (John 14:12; 1 Cor. 4:20; Luke 17:21) and "the Restoration of All Things" (Acts 3:21). We at Word of Faith Ministries International-Miami hope and pray that these teachings of the Holy Spirit through Bern will edify and regenerate your spirit to gain a deeper understanding of God's Word and His truths so you can have a deeper and more intimate relationship with Him. May God bless you all!!

Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 17th January 2025 Readings: Psalm 40; Genesis 3. 20- 4. 16; John 7. 14-24. Led by Felicity Scott, an Anglican lay minister in Queensland, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15      Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.       2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.      4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm   5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   1st Reading   Hear the word of the LORD Thanks be to GOD   2nd Reading   Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God.   7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity.   9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    The Prayer of the Week following the Sunday of First Sunday after the Epiphany of the baptism of our LORD Almighty God who anointed Jesus at his baptism with the Holy Spirit and revealed him as your beloved son: inspire us, your children, who are born again of water and the spirit, to surrender our lives to your service, that we may rejoice to be called your children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen   10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray:   Loving God, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we thank you God for the freedom given through our everyday pleasures, those that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your gift of this world is, we thank you. In God we ask; Hear our prayer.   Heavenly God, we thank you for your support in children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Generous God, we pray thanks to you for all our ancestors. For their contribution in this world, and for how their presence has led the way to today's common ground that ease our footsteps through life. We are eternally grateful for all their many blessings and pray they have risen to meet your glory everlasting. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   God of justice, we pray for the peace effort in the middle east and pray that the cease fire continues to ensure the safety of the people in Israel, Beirut and Lebanon. May peace reign forever across all countries and nations. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Caring God, we pray for China to increase diplomacy between international relations. That the leaders of China open their minds to the great worth of human life and give priority to the responsibilities that accompany human freedom. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: 17/1/2025 The Diocese of Leeds – The Church of England The Diocese of the Northern Territory: The Parish of Pittsworth: Congregations in communion with the Anglican Church The Southport School, Southport: All Parishes seeking clergy. All Anglican schools seeking chaplains. All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.  

Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 10th January 2025 Readings: Psalm 25; Song of Solomon 5. 2-9; John 5. 30-47. Led by Felicity Scott, an Anglican lay minister in Queensland, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15      Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.       2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.      4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm   5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   1st Reading   Hear the word of the LORD Thanks be to GOD   2nd Reading   Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God.   7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity.   9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    The Prayer of the Week following the Sunday of Second Sunday after Christmas Almighty God, By whom the world has been filled With the light of your incarnate Word Grant, we pray, that as he kindles the flame,  of faith and love in our hearts,  so his light may shine forth in our lives; Who now lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit One God, for ever and ever. Amen   10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray for the world and for the church:   Loving God, For planet Earth, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we thank you God for the freedom given through our everyday pleasures, those that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your gift of this world is, we thank you. In God we ask; Hear our prayer.   Heavenly God, we thank you for your support in children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Generous God, we pray thanks to you for all our ancestors. For their contribution in this world, and for how their presence has led the way to today's common ground that ease our footsteps through life. We are eternally grateful for all their many blessings and pray they have risen to meet your glory everlasting. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   God of justice, we pray for the peace effort in the middle east and pray that the cease fire continues to ensure the safety of the people in Israel, Beirut and Lebanon. May peace reign forever across all countries and nations. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Caring God, we pray for China to increase diplomacy between international relations. That the leaders of China open their minds to the great worth of human life and give priority to the responsibilities that accompany human freedom. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: 10/1/2025 The Diocese of Lainya – Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan Ministry to the Defence Force: Chaplains & Members of the Defence Force The Parish of Nerang: St John's Community Care Services, Burleigh Heads St Andrew's Anglican College, Peregian Springs All Parishes seeking clergy. All Anglican schools seeking chaplains. All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.

Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 29th November 2024 Readings: Psalm 69. 1-16; Malachi 2. 17-3.12; Revelation 13. 1-10. Led by Felicity Scott, a Liturgical Assistant with the Anglican Church QLD, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15      Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.       2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.      4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm   5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   1st Reading   Hear the word of the LORD Thanks be to GOD   2nd Reading   Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God.   7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity.   9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    The Prayer of the Week following the Sunday of Christ the king / the Reign of Christ Stir up we pray you, o lord, The wills of your faithful people That they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works May by you be plenteously rewarded. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen   10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray for the world and for the church:   For planet Earth, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. In God we pray; Hear our prayer   For freedom, we thank you God for the freedom given through our everyday pleasures, those that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your gift of this world is, we thank you. In God we pray; Hear our prayer.   For educators, we pray thanks to God for supporting our children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. In God we pray; Hear our prayer   For our ancestors, we pray thanks to God for all our ancestors. For their contribution in this world, and for how their presence has led the way to today's common ground that ease our footsteps through life. We are eternally grateful for all their many blessings and pray they have risen to meet your glory everlasting. In God we pray; Hear our prayer   For the middle east, we pray for the peace effort and pray that the cease fire continues to hold, and the safety of the people in Israel, Beirut and Lebanon is upheld. May peace reign forever across all countries. In God we pray; Hear our prayer   For China, we pray for diplomacy between international relations. That the leaders of China open their minds to the great worth of human life and give priority to the responsibilities that accompany human freedom. In God we pray; Hear our prayer     Blessed God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: 29112024 The Diocese of Kisangani – Province de L'Eglise Anglicane Du Congo The Parish of Gold Coast North: Stephan Prabu, Gary Smith, Don Campbell, Lynette Dunn, †Len Eacott, Roseanne Stower, Sidney Rogers, Bill Doak, Martin Hunnybun Anglicare SQ Out of Home Care, South West Region – Ipswich Residential All Parishes seeking clergy. All Anglican schools seeking chaplains. All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.  

Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 1st November 2024 Readings: Psalm 148; Wisdom 3. 1-9; Hebrews 12.18-24. Led by Felicity Scott, a Liturgical Assistant with the Anglican Church QLD, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15    Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.     2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.   4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm 5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen. 6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed. 1st Reading Hear the word of the LORD Thanks be to GOD   2nd Reading Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God.  7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity.   9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    Prayer of the Week Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost Almighty and everlasting GOD, Give us the increase of faith, hope and love; And, that we may obtain what you promise, Make us to love what you command, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen       10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray   Loving God, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we thank you for the everyday pleasures that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your world is, we thank you. In God we ask; Hear our prayer.   Heavenly God, we thank you for your support in children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: The Diocese of Karnataka South – The Church of South India (United) The ongoing work of peace-making in Sudan & South Sudan The Anglican Church of Australia: The Primate; The General Secretary; The General Synod and the Standing Committee The Parish of Bulimba: Anglican Schools Office, Church House: State Chaplaincy Board All Parishes seeking clergy. All Anglican schools seeking chaplains. All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.    

Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 27th September 2024 Readings: Psalm 68. 1-20 Joel 1. 15-2.11. Ephesians 6.1 - 9. Led by Felicity Scott, a Liturgical Assistant with the Anglican Church QLD, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15      Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.       2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.      4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm   5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   1st Reading   Hear the word of the LORD Thanks be to GOD   2nd Reading   Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God.   7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity.   9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    Prayer of the Week Prayer of the Week Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Loving Father, Whose son Jesus Christ has taught us That what we do for the least of our brothers and sisters we do also for him: Give us the will to be the servant of others As he was the servant of all Who gave up his life and died for us And yet lives and reigns with you and the Holy spirit One God now and forever. Amen     10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray   Loving God, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we thank you for the everyday pleasures that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your world is, we thank you. In God we ask; Hear our prayer.   Heavenly God, we thank you for your support in children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Loving God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: The Diocese of Jalingo – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) The Diocese of Willochra: The Parish of Tara: Anglicare SQ Counselling Services All Parishes seeking clergy. All Anglican schools seeking chaplains. All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.  

Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 20th September 2024 Readings: Psalm 48; Habakkuk 3. 8-19; Ephesians 3.14-21. Led by Felicity Scott, a Liturgical Assistant with the Anglican Church QLD, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15      Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.       2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.      4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm   5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   1st Reading   Hear the word of the LORD Thanks be to GOD   2nd Reading   Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God.   7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity.   9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    Prayer of the Week Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Oh God Without you we are not able to please you; Mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit May in all things direct and rule our hearts; Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen   10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray   Loving God, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we thank you for the everyday pleasures that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your world is, we thank you. In God we ask; Hear our prayer.   Heavenly God, we thank you for your support in children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   Loving God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: The Diocese of Isiala Ngwa – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) The Diocese of Perth: The Parish of St Lucia: The Church Missionary Society (CMS) West Moreton Anglican College, Karrabin All Parishes seeking clergy. All Anglican schools seeking chaplains. All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. In God we ask; Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.

Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 13th September 2024 Readings: Psalm 35 1-17; 2 Chronicles 36. 15 - 23; 2 John. Led by Felicity Scott, a Liturgical Assistant with the Anglican Church QLD, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15      Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.       2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.      4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm   5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   1st Reading Hear the word of the LORD Thanks be to GOD 2nd Reading The readings may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God.   7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity.   9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    Prayer of the Week Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost O God, you know us to be set in the midst of so many and so great dangers that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright: grant to us such strength and protection as may support us in all dangers and carry us through all temptations through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen   10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray   Loving God, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. God of Grace; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we thank you for the everyday pleasures that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your world is, we thank you. God of grace; Hear our prayer.   Heavenly God, we thank you for your support in children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. God of grace; Hear our prayer   Loving God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: The Diocese of Indianapolis – The Episcopal Church Ministry with the Aboriginal People of Australia: The Parish of Sandgate Northpoint Angligreen St John's Anglican College, Forest Lake: All Parishes seeking clergy. All Anglican schools seeking chaplains. All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. God of Grace; Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.  

Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 2nd August 2024 Readings: Psalm 77; Hosea 4. 10 - 5.4; Romans 6. 1 - 11. Led by Felicity Scott, a Liturgical Assistant with the Anglican Church QLD, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15      Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.       2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.      4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm   5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   1st Reading 2nd Reading The readings may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God.   7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity. Amen.    9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    Prayer of the Week Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Oh God, The protector of all that trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy, increase and multiply upon us your mercy, that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternally. Grant this, O heavenly father, For the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen   10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray   Loving God, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. God of Grace; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we thank you for the everyday pleasures that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your world is, we thank you. God of grace; Hear our prayer.   Heavenly God, we thank you for your support in children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. God of grace; Hear our prayer   Loving God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: The Diocese of Horn of Africa – The Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria The Diocese of Adelaide: The Parish of Ipswich: Bush Church Aid Qld & Nth NSW: Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane:  All Parishes seeking clergy. All Anglican schools seeking chaplains. All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. God of Grace; Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.  

Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 26th July 2024 Readings: Psalm 65, 70; Amos 9. 1-6; Romans 3. 9-20. Led by Felicity Scott, a Liturgical Assistant with the Anglican Church Bulimba, QLD, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15      Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.       2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.      4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm   5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   1st Reading 2nd Reading The readings may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God.   7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity. Amen.    9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    Prayer of the Week Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Oh God, You alone can order our unruly wills and the affections: teach us to love what you command and to desire what you promise that, among the changes and chances of this world our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen   Collect of a Saint Faithful God, You have surrounded us with a great cloud of witnesses: We remember today Anne, the mother of the Blessed  Virgin Mary and all the other saintly mothers in the world. Grant that we, Encouraged by the example of your servants, May persevere in running the race that is set before us, Until at last, with them we may attain to your eternal joy; Through Jesus Christ, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, Who lives and reigns with you and the holy spirit, One god, for ever and ever.  Amen   10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray   Loving God, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. God of Grace; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we thank you for the everyday pleasures that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your world is, we thank you. God of grace; Hear our prayer.   Heavenly God, we thank you for your support in children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. God of grace; Hear our prayer   Loving God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: The Diocese of Gippsland – The Anglican Church of Australia The Diocese of Wangaratta: The Parish of Hamilton: Anglicare SQ Out of Home Care, Central Region – Gympie Foster & Kinship Care State School Teachers All Parishes seeking clergy. All Anglican schools seeking chaplains. All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. God of Grace; Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.

Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 19th July 2024 Readings: Psalm 45; Amos 4; Romans 1. 1-15. Led by Felicity Scott, a Liturgical Assistant at St John the Baptist Anglican Church Bulimba, QLD, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15      Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.       2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.      4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm   5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   1st Reading 2nd Reading The readings may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God.   7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity. Amen.    9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    Prayer of the Week Sunday Oh Lord, we beseech you mercifully to receive the prayers of your people who call upon you and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen   10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray   Loving God, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. God of Grace; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we thank you for the everyday pleasures that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your world is, we thank you. God of grace; Hear our prayer.   Heavenly God, we thank you for your support in children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. God of grace; Hear our prayer   Loving God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: All Parishes seeking clergy. All Anglican schools seeking chaplains. All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. God of Grace; Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.

Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 12th July 2024 Readings: Psalm 31; 2 Chronicles 24. 15- 25.4; Galatians 4. 8-20. Led by Felicity Scott, a Liturgical Assistant at St John the Baptist Anglican Church Bulimba, QLD, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15      Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.       2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.      4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm   5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   1st Reading 2nd Reading The readings may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or Hear the message of Christ. Thanks be to God.   7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The belief and principle is said I believe in God, creator of heaven and earth, whose love and merciful forgiveness endures everlasting. I believe in Christ the saviour, whose example of love and compassion, taught us a restored way to live, in collaborative unity with all people. I believe in the Holy Spirit, whose divine guidance brings us together to be one with the Holy Trinity. Amen.    9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  God have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    Prayer of the Week Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Oh God, You have prepared for those who love you such good things as to pass our understanding. Pour into our hearts such love toward you, that loving you above all things we may obtain your promises which exceed all that we can desire; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen   10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray   Loving God, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. God of Grace; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we thank you for the everyday pleasures that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your world is, we thank you. God of grace; Hear our prayer.   Heavenly God, we thank you for your support in children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. God of grace; Hear our prayer   Loving God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: The Diocese of Fond du Lac – The Episcopal Church The Diocese of Grafton: The Parish of Ekibin: Refugee & migrant settlement St Luke's Anglican School, Bundaberg All Parishes seeking clergy. All Anglican schools seeking chaplains. All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. God of Grace; Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.  

Friday Morning Daily Anglican Prayer – Friday Morning – 5th July 2024 Readings: Psalm 15; 16; 2 Chronicles 20. 1-19; Galatians 1. 11-24. Led by Felicity Scott, a Liturgical Assistant at St John the Baptist Anglican Church Bulimba, QLD, Australia. The full prayer transcript is available by going to this episode on the Podcast website. https://dailyprayeranglicanprayerbookforaustralia.podbean.com Welcome to Friday Morning prayer from the Anglican ‘A prayer book for Australia'. We proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ: GOD in his infinite mercy, forgives all sins, and through our baptism in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are given a rebirth into new life, free from the burden of all sin. ALLELUIA With faithfulness we respond to the good news: We acknowledge Christ as our saviour and accept with gratitude, that we are forgiven for all wrong doings, past and present. To honour the gift of forgiveness, we release our burden of guilt and rise up to live in the glory of God forever more. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed be God forever. Let us Pray. 1 Through Christ let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.  Hebrews 13.15      Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:  as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.       2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Grace We have complete freedom:  to go into the most holy place by means of the death of Jesus.  He opened for us a new way, a living way:  through the curtain, through his own body.  Since we have a great high priest  set over the household of God:  let us draw near with a sincere heart and a sure faith,  With hearts that have been made clean  from a guilty conscience:  and bodies washed with pure water.  Hebrews 10.19–22      3 The Opening Prayer The night has passed and the day lies open before us;  let us pray with one heart and mind.    Silence may be kept. As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,  so may the light of your presence, O God,  set our hearts on fire with love for you;  now and for ever.  Amen.      4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each. Psalm   5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow Holy God, through your beloved Son you reconciled all things to yourself, making peace by the blood of his cross: fill us and those for whom we pray with your peace and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.      6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed.   1st Reading 2nd Reading The readings may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or May your word live in us  and bear much fruit to your glory.   7 The Canticle, Saviour of the World Jesus, Saviour of the world,  come to us in your mercy:  we look to you to save and help us.  By your cross and your life laid down,  you set your people free:  we look to you to save and help us.  When they were ready to perish,  you saved your disciples:  we look to you to come to our help.  In the greatness of your mercy,  loose us from our chains:  forgive the sins of all your people.  Make yourself known as our saviour  and mighty deliverer:  save and help us that we may praise you.  Come now and dwell with us, Lord Christ Jesus:  hear our prayer and be with us always.  And when you come in your glory:  make us to be one with you  and to share the life of your kingdom.       8 The Apostles' Creed may be said. I believe in God, the Father almighty,  creator of heaven and earth.  I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,  who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,  born of the virgin Mary,  suffered under Pontius Pilate,  was crucified, died, and was buried;  he descended to the dead.  On the third day he rose from the dead;  he ascended into heaven,  and is seated at the right hand of the Father;  from there he will come to judge  the living and the dead.  I believe in the Holy Spirit,  the holy catholic Church,  the communion of saints,  the forgiveness of sins,  the resurrection of the body,  and the life everlasting. Amen.    9 The Prayers Lord have mercy.  Christ have mercy.  Lord have mercy.     10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come,  your will be done,  on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our sins  as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial  and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours  now and for ever. Amen.    Prayer of the Week The prayer of the week for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Oh God Who for our redemption Gave your only begotten son To suffer death upon a cross, And by his glorious resurrection, Delivered us from the power of the enemy: Grant us so to die daily to sin, That we may evermore live with Him in the joy Of His resurrection; Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen   10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need. Let us pray   Loving God, we thank you God of all loveliness, For the beauty of earth and sky and sea; For the richness of mountains, deserts and rivers; For the songs of birds and the beauty of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we guard our heritage to honour and glory your name. God of Grace; Hear our prayer   Blessed God, we thank you for the everyday pleasures that warm our hearts and bring song to our voices. The smile of a friend, a warm comfy bed, sunlight on trees and walks in the park. How great your world is, we thank you. God of grace; Hear our prayer.   Heavenly God, we thank you for your support in children's lives. We thank you for their education providers and for blessing teachers and students with intellect and reason. We are grateful for all your many blessings. God of grace; Hear our prayer   Loving God, we ask your blessing for those listed on the Anglican cycle of prayer: The Diocese of False Bay – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa The Diocese of Ballarat: The Parish of Coorparoo: NQ Townsville Women's: Coomera Anglican College, All Parishes seeking clergy. All Anglican schools seeking chaplains. All Prison Chaplaincy Ministry Teams All people joining in this prayer offering. God of Grace; Hear our prayer   12 The Morning Collect Eternal God and Father,  by whose power we are created  and by whose love we are redeemed;  guide and strengthen us by your Spirit,  that we may give ourselves to your service,  and live this day in love  to one another and to you;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   13 The Lord be with you. And also with you.  Let us praise the Lord.  Thanks be to God.    Peace be to us all, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. Ephesians 6.23 Music by John Keys – Anglican Chant Canticle organ accompaniments. A reminder disclaimer to the listener. The readings in the podcast may include ancient and old-fashioned sayings and instructions that we do not in any way condone as in use or to be used in today's modern world. The readings have not been modernised to reflect todays thinking, instead the readings remain from the old version of the NRSV bible. The podcast owners explicitly declare that each listener is responsible for their own actions in response to the bible readings and the podcast owners bare no responsibility in this sense.  

••• The Height of Irrationality, Ep 334 .••• Bible Study Verses: II Peter 1:1-10, I Samuel 17:32-37, Jeremiah 10:10, Nahum 1:7, Jeremiah 32:17, Psalm 19:1, John 3:16, Daniel 11:32, John 15:5-15, Ephesians 1:15-20, Daniel 11:32, Isaiah 33:6, John 8:32, II Timothy 1:12, Isaiah 5:13-14, Luke 2:40-52, Peter 3:18, Colossians 3:16, Hebrews 13:12-13, Hebrews 1:3, II Corinthians 1:20, II Timothy 2:15, Joshua 1:8, James 1:5, John 14:26, Isaiah 11:1-2 .••• “The most vital question to ask about all who claim to be Christian is this: Have they a soul thirst for God? Do they long for this? Is there something about them that tells you that they are always waiting for His next manifestation of Himself? Is their life centred on Him? Can they say with Paul that they forget everything in the past? Do they press forward more and more that they might know Him and that the knowledge might increase, until eventually beyond death and the grave they may bask eternally in 'the sunshine of His face?' That I might know him!”, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, 1899-1981, A Welsh preacher who was influential in the Reformed wing of the British evangelicalism. As minister of Westminster Chapel in London he was strongly opposed to the liberal theology of many denominations, regarding it as aberrant. He disagreed with the broad church approach and encouraged evangelicals (particularly Anglicans) to leave their existing denominations, because true fellowship was only possible amongst those who shared convictions regarding the nature of the faith. †••• “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction”, Proverbs 1.7, KJV . ••• Why is Knowledge a requirement for making sense of our Faith?••• Why does Paul want the church to know these things?••• Why Knowledge?••• Why is Faith more productive when it is backed up by Knowledge of God?••• What kind of knowledge helps us make sense of our faith in God?••• How do we acquire Faith-enhancing knowledge of God?••• Are we willing to acquire the knowledge that will enhance our walk with the Lord?••• Are you going to ask your small group to pray that you will be willing to acquire the knowledge that will enhance your walk with the Lord Christ Jesus through the power of Holy Spirit? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on June 22, 2024 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcasted to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible .••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you .••• Broadcaster's Website - https://www.lifelonganointing.com/ .•••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND painting by Frédéric Schopin (1804–1880), artuk.org, Art Direction by gil on his mac with free mac layout software .••• † http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/Martyn-Lloyd-Jones-Quotes/ .••• SHARING LINK: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/240622-height-of-irrationality-ep-334 .••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes .••• RESOURCE - https://www.soundcloud.com/thewaytogod/ .••• RESOURCE - https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 .••• FERP240622 Episode#334 GOT240622Ep334 .••• Irrational - The Height of Irrationality, Part-2 .Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

••• Spiritual Eyes & Understanding, Ep 322 ••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 24:1-45, Philippians 3:10, Ephesians 1:15-23, II Kings 6:17, Matthew 28:18-19, Matthew 27:50-53, John 20:1, I Corinthians 15:13-42, II Corinthians 8:9, Psalm 119:144, Isaiah 5:13, John 11:25-26, Matthew 16:17, II Peter 3:3-4, Hebrews 11:6, Philippians 2:9-10, Philippians 2:9-10, Deuteronomy 29:29, Psalm 24:3-5 . ••• “Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for - because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything”, Peter Marshall, Reverend Dr. Peter Marshall was a Scottish-American preacher, and twice served as Chaplain of the USA Senate. 1902-1949 † •••“I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him. Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed”, Daniel 7.13-14, NKJV .••• What is required for one to understand what Christ accomplished on the cross of calvary? ••• What 4-things did the Apostle Paul pray for the church at Ephesus and beyond? ••• Which old testament prophet prayed for spiritual vision for his follower? ••• What 4-things does the resurrection of the Lord Christ Jesus offer us? ••• What are the 7-blessings of the resurrection for those who believe? ••• What are 2-reasons why the 7-blessings of the resurrection are so elusive to many? ••• What are 3-life actions for accessing the blessings of the resurrection? ••• What are the 3-attributes of one who can access the blessings of the resurrection? ••• Are you going to ask your small group to pray that you will be the kind of person who will more intentionally access the blessings of the resurrection through the power of Holy Spirit?••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on March 30, 2024 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcasted to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible .••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Pisit Heng Photography, Cambodia, https://twitter.com/pisitnseiha/status/1346070906309894146, https://unsplash.com/@pisitheng. Art Direction by gil on his mac with free mac layout software .••• SHARING LINK: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/240330-pt3-spiritual-eyes-ep322 . ••• † http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/Peter-Marshall-Quotes/ .••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Broadcaster's Website - https://www.lifelonganointing.com/ .••• RESOURCE - https://www.soundcloud.com/thewaytogod/ . ••• RESOURCE - https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 .••• FERP240330 Episode#322 GOT240330Ep322 .••• The Empty Tomb, Pt.3 ~ Spiritual Eyes & Understanding . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 250 – Archeology and the Bible – Part 6 – Names We Know 2 Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script: … [in] the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city wall was broken through. … the officials of the king of Babylon came and took seats in the Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim a chief officer …and all the other officials … of Babylon. . Jeremiah, Chapter 39, verses 1 through 3, New International Version ******** VK: Hello and welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. I’m Victoria K. This is the 6th episode in our series on archeology and the Bible. At Anchored by Truth we think most people understand that archeology is generally relevant to the study of the Bible - but they have a limited understanding of what the relationship is. But if we take the Bible seriously – which we definitely do at Anchored by Truth - we all need to know a little bit about archeology. That’s because archeological explorations and finds have supplied an abundance of evidence that confirms that the history contained in the Bible is real history. That’s why we decided to do this series. Despite the fact that popular culture has tried to dismiss the long-standing relationship between the Bible and archeology the truth is that archeology as a whole has done much to provide evidence of the Bible’s trustworthiness. To help us continue to explore this topic, in the studio today we have RD Fierro. RD is an author and the founder of Crystal Sea Books RD, throughout this series you have pointed out that despite the skepticism we often hear many scholars, including ones who aren’t Christian, have used the Bible as a source document when planning or conducting archeological explorations. In fact, the Bible’s history has regularly been shown to be accurate even when doubted, right? RD: Right. And during our most recent episodes of Anchored by Truth we have been covering specific examples of times secular history doubted what the Bible reported but archeology proved that the Bible’s report was right. Today we are going to continue in that same vein and provide another example of an archeological find that shows that the Bible not only gets the “big things” right but is also accurate in details that most people wouldn’t even consider are significant. VK: Well, perhaps we should start by briefly discussing one of the specific criticisms that is frequently hurled at the Bible – the idea that many of the books of the Bible weren’t actually written by the person whose name is associated with that particular book. This would include books like Daniel and Jeremiah but it extends to the first five books of the Bible which are historically attributed to Moses. RD: One of lines of evidence that the Bible is the inspired word of God is that the Bible contains a large body of fulfilled prophecy. We have provided a lot of examples of successful prophecies in many of our different series on Anchored by Truth. We have talked about the fact that the prophet Isaiah provided the name of the Persian king who would conquer the Babylonian Empire about 200 years before that happened in history. VK: For anyone who wants to verify that prophecy for themselves they can go chapters 44 and 45 of the book of Isaiah. For example, Isaiah, chapter 45, verses 1 through 3 say, “This is what the LORD says to Cyrus, his anointed one, whose right hand he will empower. Before him, mighty kings will be paralyzed with fear. Their fortress gates will be opened, never to shut again. This is what the LORD says: “I will go before you, Cyrus, and level the mountains. I will smash down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness—secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name.” RD: Yes. A simple internet search of the question “who conquered Babylon” will bring up the name “Cyrus” or, as he is often called, “Cyrus the Great.” Isaiah is the first of the so-called “Major Prophets” and prophesied from approximately the years 740 BC to about 700 BC. So, the latest his prophesy about a coming conquering king named Cyrus can be dated is 700 BC. But Babylon didn’t fall to Cyrus until 539 BC. So, Isaiah’s prophecy predates the fulfillment by 170 to 200 years. VK: And since that we can’t successfully predict who will win the next election, Super Bowl, or World Series, a successful prophesy given 200 years before the event is pretty compelling evidence of supernatural inspiration and insight. RD: Right. Another example of a successful prophesy given hundreds of years ahead of time is found in the book of Daniel, who is the last of the Major Prophets. In chapters 2, 7, and 8 of his book Daniel prophesied about a series of empires that would control what was, for the ancient Hebrews, the known world – essentially to us eastern Europe, north Africa, the Mideast, and western Asia. Daniel prophesied that a series of 4 empires would dominate that territory. We now know from history that those empires were the Babylonian, the Medo-Persian, the Greeks, and the Romans. Rome conquered Palestine and Jerusalem around 63 BC but Daniel had given his prophecy around 540 BC – almost 500 years earlier. VK: Again, none of us know what the price of gas will be next month much less next year. We don’t know what level the stock market will be at in a year and we can’t even be sure what the weather will be like two days from now. So, for a human, unaided by God, to successfully predict a major military and political event 500 years in the future is simply impossible. But what is impossible for people is possible for God. But it is possible only for God. That’s one of the big reasons we can be sure the Bible was inspired by God. God inspired His writers to record things hundreds of years before they would happen. And that then becomes strong evidence that while a human hand pushed a pen or stylus the information was coming straight from a divine Being. RD: Yes. These are just two examples of the hundreds that could be cited to illustrate that the Bible writers were given supernatural inspiration by God Almighty. And this evidence is so compelling that the critics of the Bible must find a way to discount the evidence. The most common way they do that is to assert that the books weren’t written when they were. To discredit the prophecy the critics must turn the prophecy into history. So, the critics will claim that the book of Daniel was not written in the 6th century BC but rather the 1st or 2nd century BC. And they claim that while portions of the book of Isaiah were written in the 8th century BC they claim that other parts were written much later such as the 5th or even 4th century BC. By doing so, they claim that rather than the books containing successfully fulfilled prophesies all the books were doing was presenting historical events as prophecy. VK: That calls to mind the medieval notion that it was possible to turn iron into gold. It was called alchemy. But, in this case, the critics want to turn the golden evidence of fulfilled prophecy into the common element of recent history – a sort of reverse alchemy. The critics can plainly see the implications of a book that contains prophecies given hundreds of years before the events prophesied. Human beings can’t do that. Only God could. So, to get rid of the evidence they turn the evidence into something else. Re-date the book and “poof” – prophesy becomes history. RD: Yes. So, that’s one of the most common forms of criticism that’s hurled against the Bible. The books of the Bible weren’t written when claimed. It’s a pernicious form of criticism because the critic doesn’t deny the content of the book – just claims the book doesn’t mean what we thing because it’s been “misdated.” VK: But one of the ways the Bible defends itself against such criticism is that it frequently contains language or details that wouldn’t have been used or known to a later writer. And that detail or language has now been confirmed by archeology. For instance, with respect to the false assertion that the book of Daniel was written in the 1st or 2nd century BC Biblical Scholar Dr. Gleason Archer in his Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties has written this: “… it seems that a second century date for the Hebrew chapters of Daniel is no longer tenable on linguistic grounds. In view of the markedly later development in the areas of syntax, word-order, morphology, vocabulary, spelling, and word-usage, there is absolutely no possibility of regarding Daniel as contemporary [with the sectarian documents][of the second century BC…] The complete absence of Greek loan-words apart from musical instruments … point unmistakably to a time of composition prior to the Alexandrian conquest.” RD: What Dr. Archer is saying is that, just as today, language changes through time. We know longer use phrases like “Daddy-O” or “23 skidoo” … VK: “23 skidoo” … really? RD: Really. “23 skidoo” was an American slang phrase that appeared early in the 20th century. It was often used to mean “I’m leaving quickly.” According to the Wikipedia entry “23 skidoo” was actually the conjoining of two earlier expressions, “‘twenty-three’ (1899) and ‘skidoo’ (1901), both of which, independently and separately, referred to leaving, being kicked out, or the end of something.” The point is that language changes through time. “23 skidoo” is slang from over 100 years ago. If someone sees it in a document we can have high confidence about roughly when that document might have been prepared. The same thing is true about ancient languages. They changed through time. In the case of the language used in the book of Daniel it does not resemble the language used by the Jews in the 1st or 2nd century BC. And we can have high confidence about that in large measure because of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. VK: The point is that the language of the book of Daniel defeats the critics’ attempts to date it at a time when its prophecy would have become history. And today we are going to cite an example where a name in the text of the book of Jeremiah defeats the critics’ attempt to turn its successful prophecies into history. Remember, our opening scripture came from the book of Jeremiah. RD: Exactly. So, let’s set the stage so we know what is going on – both in scripture and in history. VK: Jeremiah is the 2nd of the Major Prophets. Jeremiah wrote during a period starting in 626 BC and lasting until about 586 BC. He is sometimes called the “weeping prophet” because he had the sad task of warning the people in Judah and Jerusalem that they were going to be destroyed by the Babylonians because of their idolatry. Jeremiah did not want to see them destroyed but he faithfully reported that because the people would not give up their idolatry they were going to suffer. He made a number of famous prophecies. He not only prophesied that Jerusalem was going to be destroyed but he also prophesied that the captivity of the exiled Jews was going to last 70 years. RD: And he was proven accurate on both counts. Nebuchadnezzar, the most famous of the Babylonians kings, destroyed Jerusalem in 587 BC and sent most of the people into exile around Babylon. Only the poorest were permitted to remain in their homeland. Jeremiah was also right about how long the Jews would remain in exile. The first time Nebuchadnezzar attacked Jerusalem was 597 BC but before that Jerusalem had become a vassal state of Babylon. Many scholars date the start of the 70 years to 605 BC when Judah first swore allegiance to Babylon. Cyrus defeated Babylon in 539 BC but it took a little while before the exiled Jews were able to begin their return to their homeland. So, all told, the exile of the Jews in Babylon lasted about 70 years. VK: But a skeptic might say that these two prophecies were not really prophetic. Nebuchadnezzar began his control of Judah during Jeremiah’s lifetime and so the prophecy that Nebuchadnezzar would one day destroy Jerusalem might have just been an educated guess. Or a skeptic might assert that the writer of Jeremiah just wrote about the destruction of Jerusalem after it happened. While the book of Jeremiah does contain information about when various prophecies were given it’s not impossible that the writer might have deliberately misdated the material to appear prophetic even if it were not. RD: But, that would still leave a successful prophecy about the length of the period of exile. Chronologically, the book of Jeremiah ends right after the final destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BC. But Cyrus would not defeat Babylon for almost another 50 years. So, even if the critic asserts that the writer of Jeremiah was writing history when it came to the fall of Jerusalem the writer would have no way of knowing if or when that period of Babylonian captivity would end. VK: So, to get around that possibility the critic would say that a later editor of the book of Jeremiah just added that detail after the period of the exile ended. That, in fact, is a very common line of criticism with respect to many of the books in the Old Testament. Many critics assert that many books of the Old Testament, including the first 5 books, were not written until after the period of the Babylonian captivity and the Jews had returned to their homeland – sometime in the late 6th century BC or early to mid 5th century. The assertion is that the returned Jews were trying to create a sort of noble history for themselves because the whole nation was in such desperate condition. The critics assert that the returned Jews either just outright fabricated books such as Genesis at that time - or they took earlier works and just added a bunch of details to give them the appearance of supernatural inspiration. And one way they supposedly did that was to put prophecies in the books that were really historical events that had affected the Israelites. The idea is that by doing so the national or religious authorities could fool their population into believing their holy books contained prophecies that had been fulfilled. The general idea is that these pious fictions would have inspired the Jews, who were then in a pretty sad state at that time. RD: And that’s where today’s opening scripture becomes relevant. Our opening scripture includes the names of two Babylonian officials who were present at the time the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem. “Nergal-Sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim.” Nebo-Sarsekim is described as being “a chief officer.” VK: Ok. Let’s focus on what’s going on within the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah has been warning the people – probably for decades at this time – that if they don’t give up their idolatry they are going to be punished by being defeated militarily. And Jeremiah even tells them that their defeat will come at the hands of the Babylonians. But the people don’t listen and the defeat comes about. So, Jeremiah is now describing what was happening at the time that the Babylonians broke through the walls of Jerusalem. RD: Right. Now what is interesting, amazing even, about this passage from Jeremiah is that he has gone to the trouble of recording the names of Babylonian officials who weren’t the king or part of the royal family. Now it would not be unusual for a careful and honest historian to record the names of important people who present at a significant event – like the breaching of the walls of your capital city. But why would someone who was making up or editing a book to somehow give it the air of supernatural inspiration do that? VK: I suppose someone would say that adding the names of officials would increase the level of credibility to the account they were concocting. Good fiction writers always want to make their fiction believable. RD: Someone – a critic – trying to cast doubt on the book might say that. But let’s explore that idea for a second. Let’s suppose that a religious authority in Israel is trying to somehow add weight to a book that they are creating. So, to add that weight they start throwing in a bunch of details about a dramatic event. It makes little sense that one of the details they would throw in would be the names of a couple of people from the invading army who sat down in a city gate just after the invaders had breached the wall. But even if they did decide to throw in a couple of names how would a writer writing decades after the actual event know which names to toss in? Remember the idea we’re examining is whether it is reasonable to suppose that the book of Jeremiah was written decades after the events that it records – because that’s what it would take for a later writer to have made it seem like Jeremiah knew the length of the Babylonian captivity. VK: Or is just more reasonable to conclude that the book of Jeremiah was written by an eyewitness of the events recorded in the book. An eyewitness could easily know the names of high ranking officials who took part in the capture of the capital city. But details get lost in as time passes by. So, the likelihood that a later religious figure would know which lesser officials happened to be present when Jerusalem fell starts to strain credulity. Which possibility is more likely really comes down to whether the names recorded in Jeremiah are accurate. RD: And thanks to archeology we now have solid evidence that the writer of Jeremiah got the names right. A clay tablet that is in the British Museum contains a receipt issued by a high official of Nebuchadnezzar, who was the King of Babylon that conquered Jerusalem. This tablet is a receipt is for gold donated to a temple in Babylon. The full translation reads: “‘(Regarding) 1.5 minas (0.75 kg) of gold, the property of Nabu-sharrussu-ukin, the chief eunuch, which he sent via Arad-Banitu the eunuch to [the temple] Esangila: Arad-Banitu has delivered [it] to Esangila. In the presence of Bel-usat, son of Alpaya, the royal bodyguard, [and of] Nadin, son of Marduk-zer-ibni. Month XI, day 18, year 10 [of] Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.” The tablet is dated to the 10th year of Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon (595 BC) or 8 years before the siege of Jerusalem. Many Biblical scholars have now realized that the name mentioned in the tablet is the same name as contained in Jeremiah, chapter 39. VK: And that’s pretty remarkable. As we’ve said frequently during this series one test for whether a historical record is accurate is whether the record gets the names and titles right. And it is one thing for a writer to get the big names right. But it is even better when the writer gets the names of lesser officials right. Everyone remembers Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great. But how many people would know who was on their staff. How many would remember the people who were, in essence, just supporting actors. RD: Yet, over and over again, we find that from the Bible that the Bible writers get even the small details right. In this case the Bible describes Nebo-Sarsekim as being a “chief officer” of the king of Babylon. The tablet from the British museum tells us that Nebo-Sarsekim was the “chief eunuch.” That title doesn’t mean anything in our society but in that day the chief eunuch would have been a very important Babylonian official. It would take too much time today to describe why that was true but we can get some idea of his importance and wealth by noting that the tablet indicates he gave gold to the temple that was worth over $50,000 today. VK: And how many people today can afford to give away $50,000? It’s little wonder that someone kept a receipt of the donation. And by the grace of God we now have that receipt as additional evidence that the book of Jeremiah wasn’t written hundreds of years or even decades after the events it records. An eyewitness of the events could record details accurately. A writer at a far distant time wouldn’t have reason to include the names of lesser officials. By that time the relevance and value of such people would have faded into the distant past. RD: Right. The book of Jeremiah contains lessons that would have been important for the people of his day – and for us today. Jeremiah warned his people about the dangers of idolatry. An idol is anything we value more than God and lots of us have things that we value more than our relationship with God. Jeremiah was a genuine prophet of God and we can be sure of that because prophecies he passed along to his people came true. And today we’ve only mentioned a couple of those. There are a great many more that time precludes us from discussing in these brief episodes. At Anchored by Truth our purpose is to help people understand that the Bible is the inspired word of God. Archeological finds like the tablet we’ve talked about point to that fact. The history in the Bible is reliable and the Bible contains a large body of fulfilled prophecies. Human beings can write accurate history but only a supernatural God can provide knowledge to His people of events that won’t occur for decades or centuries. VK: And that is what we are illustrating in this episode and in this series. Archeological discoveries have repeatedly supported the history contained in the Bible. And that accurate history tells us that the Biblical authors were eyewitnesses to most of the history they record. So, the times indicated by their place in history tells us their prophecies were given far before their fulfillment. This sounds like a great time to pray. Today let’s listen to a prayer that our children who are in school and many of them facing tests. Most of us have put such tests far behind us but it always appropriate for us to help the next generation as they walk the path behind us. It is also appropriate for us to ensure that just as we care about their formal education we also take care to pass along our faith in our Lord Christ Jesus. ---- PRAYER FOR TAKING A TEST (RANNI) VK: We’d like to remind our audience that a lot of our radio episodes are linked together in series of topics so if they missed any episodes or if they just want to hear one again, all of these episodes are available on your favorite podcast app. To find them just search on “Anchored by Truth by Crystal Sea Books.” If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not perfect but our Boss is!” (Bible Quote from the New International Version) Jeremiah, Chapter 39, verses 1 through 3, New International Version New archaeological find affirms Old Testament historicity (creation.com)

••• Accessing Your Divine Inheritance by Forging a Relationship with Christ - Ep314 . ••• Bible Study Verses: Ephesians 1:3-12, Romans 8:16-17, I Peter 1:3-5, II Corinthians 5:17-21, I Peter 2:24, Colossians 1:13-14, II Corinthians 8:9, Luke 15:11-12, II Corinthians 4:3-4, Matthew 28:18-19, Acts 2:38, Romans 10:10, I Corinthians 2:9 . ••• “If you were to go about telling people that you had an inheritance worth a million worlds, and yet were out of temper for a trifle--they would not believe you”, William Tiptaft, 1803-1864, Independent Baptist preacher who seceded from the Church of England, He was eminently known as the poor man's friend . ••• “...according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire”, 1 Peter 1.3-7, NKJV .••• What are 3-aspects of divine inheritance? ••• What is inheritance? ••• What is the biblical definition of prosperity? ••• What are 4-key components our inheritance in Christ? ••• What are the 3-natures of inheritance? ••• How do we access our inheritance in Christ? ••• What are the negative consequences of refusing a relationship with Our Creator, the Lord Christ Jesus? ••• What are 2-reasons why some refuse a relationship with Christ? ••• What are 5-live actions in forging a relationship with Christ? ••• Are you going to ask your small group to pray that all your neighbors, friends and family will truly forge a relationship with Christ through the power of Holy Spirit? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on February 3, 2024 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcasted to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible .••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• SHARING LINK: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/240203-accessing-your-divine-inheritance-by-forging-part-5 .••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photos by Andrew Ruiz Photography, Mesa, Arizona, https://www.andrew-ruiz.com/ , https://www.instagram.com/andrew.r.ruiz/ , https://www.behance.net/andrewruiz AND www.hotpot.ai. Art Direction by gil on his mac with free mac layout software . ••• † http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/William-Tiptaft-Quotes/ .••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Broadcaster's Website - https://www.lifelonganointing.com/ .••• RESOURCE - https://www.soundcloud.com/thewaytogod/ .••• RESOURCE - https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 .••• FERP240203 Episode#314 GOT240203Ep314 .••• Living The Overcomer's Life Part-5 ~, Accessing Your Divine Inheritance by Forging a Relationship with Christ .Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

••• Being More Than Conquerors ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 1:26-29, I Corinthians 9:27, Proverbs 13:4, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 121:1-2, Luke 16:13, I John 5:4-5, Romans 8:35-39, Ephesians 2:6, Psalm 82:5-7, Jeremiah 6:16, Revelation 2:7, Matthew 11:28 .••• “Many are called, few are chosen, but fewer still are faithful. These are the overcomers spoken of ten times in the book of Revelation. They are disciples of Jesus who have not only been accepted by God but who have been tested by Him through many circumstances and who have been approved by Him”, Zac Poonen, Author and Pastor, Christian Fellowship Church in Bangalore, Karnataka †••• Jesus Said, “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death”, Revelation 2.11, NKJV .••• What is The Cry of the Heart for almost all humans? ••• What are the characteristics of the overcomers' life? ••• What are the demands of the overcomers' life? ••• What are the 3-steps in the path to the overcomer's life? ••• What are 3-challenges of the overcomers' life? ••• What are 3-life actions in the life of an overcomer? ••• What are 5-blessings in the life of an overcomer? ••• Are You willing to start a Relationship with our Creator, the Lord Christ Jesus? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on January 6, 2024 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcasted to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible .••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• SHARING LINK: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes/living-the-overcomers-life-part-1-of-4 .••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photos by Andrew Ruiz Photography, Mesa, Arizona, https://www.andrew-ruiz.com/ , https://www.instagram.com/andrew.r.ruiz/ , https://www.behance.net/andrewruiz AND www.hotpot.ai. Art Direction by gil on his mac with free mac layout software .••• † http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/Zac-Poonen-Quotes/ .••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Broadcaster's Website - https://www.lifelonganointing.com/ .••• RESOURCE - https://www.soundcloud.com/thewaytogod/ .••• RESOURCE - https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 .••• FERP240106 Episode#310 GOT230110Ep310 . ••• Living The Overcomer's Life ~ Being More Than Conquerors . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 245 – Archeology and the Bible – Part 1 - Affirmation Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script: Goliath … wore a bronze helmet, and [a] bronze coat of mail ... He also wore bronze leg armor, and he carried a bronze javelin on his shoulder. … The shaft of his spear was … heavy and thick … His armor bearer walked ahead of him carrying a shield.” 1 Samuel, Chapter 17, verses 5 through 7, New Living Translation ******** VK: Hello and Happy New Year! I’m Victoria K. Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. We’re excited to be with you at the start of this New Year and we pray that this year will be a year of joy and blessings to all our listeners. We pray especially that this year will see us all grow in our knowledge and adoration of our Lord Christ Jesus. Today on Anchored by Truth we’re going to start the new year with a new series. As just about everyone knows, the Christian faith in America has been subjected to more challenges in the last decade than probably in the first two centuries of the country’s existence. So, as we open up this New Year we want to revisit a subject that has particular relevance in our day and time –being able to demonstrate that the Christian faith has a firm basis in reason and evidence. RD has entitled this series “Archeology and the Bible.” So, we have RD who is an author and the founder of Crystal Sea Books, in the studio today. RD, why did you decide we need to take a special look at the topic of archeology? RD: Well, I’d also like to say Happy New Year to everyone who is joining us here today. As we begin a new year I wanted to take several episodes of Anchored by Truth focusing on archeology because it seems like in the last few years the number of times I’ve heard the Bible criticized as a book of “myth and fairy tales” has increased dramatically. This is sad but it’s also silly because it is a criticism that is so easily disproved. The Bible is a book that is set in place and time. While the Bible contains a large variety of literary genres, a large part of the Bible is the history of those places and times. As such we can validate the accuracy of the Bible’s reporting through other ancient documents that also contain reports about the same places and times. And we can also affirm much of the Bible’s reporting through the findings of archeology. VK: As Anchored by Truth listeners know at Crystal Sea Books we believe that there are two criteria that would have to be true for any book that claims to be the word of God. First, the book would have to be consistent with what we know about human and natural history. How could you trust a book that claims to be the product of a divine and infinite mind if it contains easily demonstrable errors? Second the book would have to contain evidence of supernatural inspiration. After all, humans write books all the time. And even human beings can produce books that accurately report history and contain meaningful insights about life and society. RD: Yes. There are other criteria that some people might think are appropriate when considering whether a particular book is the word of an almighty, everlasting God but we would submit that those two criteria would have to be true at a minimum. And we would urge that anyone who is trying to decide whether one book or another is God’s word should apply their minds as well as their hearts to the decision. Many people think that faith is believing in something in spite of reason and evidence, but it’s not. Becoming a Christian and embracing faith in Christ Jesus doesn’t require us to suspend the use of our minds. To the contrary, knowing and loving Jesus means we should increase our efforts to grow in knowledge as well as trust. Real faith is far more likely to arrive by placing trust in something or Someone after careful consideration of the truth claims at issue. This includes being able to explain why some truth claims are true but others false. Reason and evidence are an essential part of doing that. VK: So, just to ensure that’s clear, at Anchored by Truth we believe that any book claims to be the word of God must be consistent with what we know about human and natural history and must contain marks of supernatural inspiration. Well, we also believe that are four lines of evidence that demonstrate that the Bible meets those two criteria and is, therefore, the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. First, the Bible is historically reliable. Second, the Bible displays a remarkable unity for a book that was composed by over 3 dozen human authors who wrote over a span of 1,500 years. Third, the Bible gives evidence of supernatural origin, especially through a large body of fulfilled prophecy. And the 4th line of evidence is that the Bible has resulted in an untold number of lives that have been positively changed by its transcendent message. So, what you are saying – and what we are going to be talking about during this series - is that archeology can be a useful to aid to helping affirm the historicity of the Bible. RD: Yes. For those of us who are concerned about helping people understand that the Bible is the inspired word of God archeology can have two roles. First, as we mentioned we started this discussion archeology can help demonstrate that the Bible is not, in fact, filled with myth and fairy tales. Archeology can help us demonstrate that Bible accounts of certain exploits that may seem legendary are historically accurate. VK: Why don’t you give us a quick example of what you’re thinking about? RD: Many people might think that the encounter between David and Goliath is some kind of myth and legend. VK: Because the idea of a short, teenage boy defeating a heavily armed and armored warrior with only a sling and stone does seem improbable doesn’t it? RD: It might but it’s not. And one of the reasons that we can have confidence about what the Bible says about the encounter is the large number of details that the Bible gives us about the fight. For instance, the Bible describes in great detail – as you put it – Goliath’s arms and armor. VK: And among many archeological finds that have confirmed the accuracy of the Bible’s description of Goliath’s equipment is a depiction of Philistine warriors in a temple in Egypt, right? RD: Right. Let’s start by reminding everyone that while the Bible is mostly concerned about the activity of the Philistines in their interactions with ancient Israel, the Philistines came into contact with all of the civilizations of the ancient Mideast including Egypt. The Egyptians fought the Philistines on many occasions. The Egyptians called the Philistines the “Sea Peoples” because the Philistines had come to Palestine from Mycenae which was located in modern day Greece. This means they would have arrived on the coast of Palestine by way of ships crossing the sea. VK: So, the Egyptians were very familiar with Philistine warriors like Goliath. RD: Yes. According to an article in Biblical Archeology Society website one of the most vivid depictions of the Philistine warriors is in a “mortuary temple at Medinet Habu in Thebes. The battle scenes depicted on the walls of this temple are our most precious and most graphic representation of the Sea Peoples’ dress, weaponry, chariotry, naval equipment, and battle tactics. The Philistine infantry is shown fighting in small phalanges of four men each; three men are each armed with a long, straight sword and a pair of spears, the fourth with only a sword.” Notice that the Egyptian drawings show the Philistine infantry armed with a pair of spears exactly like Goliath – although the Bible is more precise and notes that the second spear is a javelin which was used for throwing. The spear that Goliath carried in his hands was actually more like a long club. It was used for smashing and bashing … VK: Smashing and bashing … really? RD: Really. Every infantryman knows that one of the keys to victory is break through the enemy lines. And the David encounter notwithstanding, that’s what Goliath’s job was – to create holes in the enemy’s front lines that the soldiers behind him could exploit. Homer referred to such soldiers as “first men.” VK: That explains why the Bible tells us that Goliath’s spearhead weighed 15 pounds. A 15 pound piece of iron on the end of a heavy and thick spear – the Bible says it was as thick as a weaver’s beam – is to going to be good for, as you said, “smashing and bashing.” And it’s also important to note that in the Biblical description of Goliath’s armor his helmet and coat of mail are said to be made of bronze, as was his javelin. The battle between David and Goliath took place just as the Iron Age was beginning. At that time there would still have been a lot of bronze weapons and armor in use. Bronze had been in common use since about 2500 BC. Iron would later become far more common and the Philistines were very proficient at shaping and forming iron but this battle occurred before that transition was complete. And even at that time bronze was easier to form into weapons. Bronze has a much lower melting point than iron – about 1000 degrees Celsius. Iron’s melting point is closer to 1600 degrees Celsius. So, on first blush, the Bible’s description of the fight between David and Goliath might seem to be legendary but the details that the Bible provides and archeological discoveries show us that it is not. So, what is the second role that archeology plays for those who are interested in the Bible? RD: Archeology can help shed new light on the history the Bible contains and it can also help us understand the Bible text as well. We’ll get more into this as we move through the series, but one quick example of how archeological finds can improve our understanding of the Bible’s texts are clay tablets referred to as the Ugaritic texts. These came from an archeological excavation in Syria. The tablets dated over a thousand years before Jesus and contained cuneiform writing in a variety of languages. Cuneiform writing was a writing form common in ancient Mideast languages and used wedge shaped characters typically impressed into soft clay. The Ugaritic texts were helpful to Bible scholars because some of the tablets were written in an alphabetic script that recorded a northwest Semitic language that overlapped with Biblical Hebrew. The Ugaritic language shared a number of words with Biblical Hebrew so this has helped scholars better understand some words contained in the text of the Bible, especially words that occur only once in the Bible. VK: So, one important role that archeology plays is to help affirm the reliability of the Bible’s historical reports. And a second important role that archeology plays is actually to amplify our understanding of the Bible’s texts as well as increase our understanding of the times, cultures, and places recorded in the Bible This second role is true for those of us who accept the Bible as the inspired word of God as it is as for those who don’t regard the Bible as being inspired. The first role of archeology can be especially important in the Christian work of apologetics which is a defense of the Christian faith. But in this first role you say that it is important for Christians to not say things like, “archeology proves the truth of the Bible.” Why is that? RD: Yes. It is not proper to say that archeology proves the Bible is true because doing so carries the risk of both over claiming and under claiming at the same time. VK: Ok. Over claiming and under claiming at the same time would seem to be a bit of a mystery. Why is saying that “archeology proves the Bible is true” an “over claim?” RD: Archeology, like any human endeavor, has limits in the amount of certainty it can provide. Archeologists are always looking at artifacts from the past and they do their best to derive information from those artifacts. But, the archeologists were not present at the time the artifacts were created. So, their interpretation is exactly that. It’s an interpretation not a history based on first hand observation. And archeologists will differ in their interpretations and it is not at all uncommon for subsequent discoveries to necessitate revising previous opinions. None of this is to suggest that archeology is valuable and can’t be conducted with rigor. It certainly can. But archeology, while it can and does provide important support for the Bible, cannot “prove” the Bible is true. VK: That makes sense. The Miriam Webster online dictionary defines archeology as “the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities.” It’s important to note in that definition that archeology is concerned with “past human life and activities.” So, while we can do much to try and determine what actually happened in the past we will always fall short of absolute certainty. Why is saying that “archeology proves the Bible is true” an “under claim?” RD: Well, simply put the Bible is true because it is God’s word. It would be true regardless of whether any human being were to accept as being true or not. Now, I’m well aware that a critic would accuse me of circular reasoning in saying this. The Bible is God’s word and it is true because God is all-knowing and all-powerful. But it is the Bible that tells us that God is all-knowing and all-powerful. But that is not what I am saying. Anything that is true – that is that it corresponds to reality – is true regardless of agreement or acceptance of the truth. The man who decides he doesn’t like having cancer and rejects the doctor’s report will still have cancer regardless of whether he accepts the report. The Bible is or is not the inspired, revealed word of God regardless of whether we accept it as such. So, when we say that archeology “proves” the Bible we are, in effect, turning the truth of the Bible over to archeological judgment. Again, I’m not saying that archeology cannot be a valid and important venue for obtaining evidence that helps us understand the Bible but we don’t need archeology to establish the Bible’s truth. VK: I think I see the point you’re making. Some theologians will refer to the Bible as being self-authenticating. The Bible’s truth will pierce through all the fog and distractions of the world and the inward witness of the Holy Spirit will confirm its truth to us. Sometimes people will say, “most of the time we judge books, but the Bible is a book that judges us.” You’re not disagreeing with this position are you? RD: I’m not disagreeing with this position but I am trying to look at the question from all angles. One of the reasons I believe God will be able to hold all people accountable because He has given sufficient witness of Himself through His creation and His superintendence of history. The Bible tells us this explicitly in Psalm 19, verses 1 through 4 and in Romans, chapter 1, verse 20. God has given all humanity ample witness of His existence and attributes. Well, I believe something similar is true about the Bible. We can use reason and evidence to evaluate whether the Bible can be legitimately considered the word of God. We laid out our criteria and lines of evidence for doing so at the start of today’s episode. In considering those lines of evidence, especially whether the Bible contains reliable history, archeology can be an important source of information and support. But this role of archeology is ministerial not magisterial. If we made our opinion about whether the Bible is true based on the findings of archeology, that would make archeology magisterial not ministerial. VK: What you’re saying is that the Bible is true and was true before archeology ever entered the scientific dialogue. Like all science, when properly used and properly understood, archeology sheds important light on questions of truth. And there are literally thousands, or maybe tens of thousands of archeological findings, that confirm the accuracy of the Bible text and the history recorded in the Bible. So, saying archeology “proves the Bible is true” is an under claim because it suggests the Bible’s truth was uncertain until archeology came along. RD: Right. As we’ve said archeology can play two very important roles in our study of the Bible and that’s why we’re doing this series. Archeology can help skeptics see that the Bible is not, in fact, a book of “myth and fairy tale.” It is a book firmly set in place and time and its reports of those places and times are trustworthy. Archeology can also help us expand our understanding of the places and times of the Bible and of the people, societies, and cultures that the Bible describes. This helps us understand the Bible’s messages more clearly. VK: Regardless of how old anyone living is, the reality is that the Bible’s text was completed two thousand years before they were born. And the Bible was written in and to cultures and countries that are much different from those with which we are familiar. Archeological findings help us understand the people that the Bible was written to and about so we can get closer to standing in their shoes, seeing the sights they saw, and thereby know exactly what the Bible writers meant to communicate. RD: Yes. So, before we close, let’s go back to our David and Goliath example for just a second to amplify how archeology increases our confidence that this incident is accurate historically. One simple fact that has been confirmed by archeology is that Goliath’s home city of Gath was a real city. Gath was one of the 5 major cities of the Philistines. Its existence has been confirmed by Egyptian inscriptions. It is thought to be located at Tel Zafit (in Hebrew) which is located inside Tel Zafit National Park in modern day Israel. So, this is a finding of archeology that is consistent with the Bible. Another detail of the story that has been confirmed is the Bible’s description of Goliath’s armor. The Bible tells us that Goliath wore a coat of scale armor. The fact that Philistine warriors wore such armor coats has been confirmed by an archeological find. In 2006, bronze scale armor was discovered in a Mycenaean palace on the island of Salamis. Remember that the Philistines were thought to have originated in Mycenae. VK: This finding was especially relevant because some scholars who were critical of the Bible’s account of the fight between David and Goliath alleged that the story was just a fictional account probably made around the 6th or 7th century BC. Their assertion was that the story was concocted to make the Hebrews have a greater sense of national pride. The Hebrew pride supposedly needed a boost at that time because the Hebrews were either still captives in Babylon or had only recently returned to Israel. Part of the reason critics made that assertion was because the shirt of scale armor the Bible reports that Goliath wore was not thought to be typical of Mycenaean soldiers. Mycenaean soldiers were often armored by wide bronze bands connected by hinges. It was thought that scale armor had gone out of use before the Mycenaean heyday, around 1400 B.C.E. So, the critics alleged, that the Bible’s description of Goliath’s armor was inaccurate. But archeologists finding a coat of scale armor in a Mycenaean palace shows that their soldiers did use scale armor at least part of the time. RD: Yep. The Bible reported that Goliath wore a type of armored coat that had not been commonly associated with the Philistines. This was a detail that the Bible writer knew that would have been unknown to a writer who wrote three or four hundred years later. Writers in the 7th or 6th century would have had little to no idea how Philistine warriors had been armored in the earlier Bronze Age. So, this is another discovery from archeology that supports the Bible’s account of David and Goliath. And let’s mention just a couple of more items to complete our discussion. We now have prolific evidence that the kind of “contest between champions” was common in combat between Bronze Age armies. Single combat to determine the outcome of battles spared bloody casualties. The armies of the Bronze Age were willing to do this because wars were thought to actually be contests between the gods of the respective armies. The armies believed that each side’s god would fight on their behalf to determine the outcome that would have resulted anyway. Archeologists have unearthed texts from this time that provide numerous examples of this belief. Examples include the Egyptian account of Sinuhe, the Babylonian Epic Enuma Elish, and the famous duel between Paris and Menelaus in Homer´s Iliad. VK: And the Bible even records this detail in its account. In 1 Samuel, chapter 17, verse 43 the Bible says, “And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.” Then in verses 45 and 46 The Bible tells us that David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down.” RD: Yep. So, the big idea that we wanted to introduce today is that archeological finds can be a valuable source of support for the accuracy of the history that the Bible reports. Actually, for decades the relationship between the Bible and archeology has been mutually supportive. Many scholars, including ones who weren’t Christian, used the Bible as a source document when planning or conducting their excavations. The Bible was and is widely regarded as an important source of information about ancient peoples and cultures. This symbiotic relationship was well known. The trend to dismiss the Bible’s accuracy in matters of dates and places in the Mideast has become popular among skeptics but it is completely out of sync with how the Bible was viewed among professionals. The Bible’s history has been shown to be accurate even when doubted and we’ll get more into that in later episodes in this series. VK: Well, sounds like we’re in for quite a thought-provoking journey. Hopefully, listeners will let others know about this series. It really can be a valuable resource to the skeptic and the believer alike. This sounds like a great time to pray. Today let’s listen to a prayer of praise of Adoration for the Creator God who set the cosmos into motion and established a home on the earth for His people as He prepares them for an eternity with Him in heaven. ---- PRAYER OF ADORATION FOR THE CREATOR VK: We’d like to remind our audience that a lot of our radio episodes are linked together in series of topics so if they missed any episodes or if they just want to hear one again, all of these episodes are available on your favorite podcast app. To find them just search on “Anchored by Truth by Crystal Sea Books.” If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not perfect but our Boss is!” (Bible Quotes from the New Living Translation) 1 Samuel, Chapter 17, verses 5 through 7, New Living Translation https://www.baslibrary.org/biblical-archaeology-review/8/4/1 https://patternsofevidence.com/2018/10/26/david-battles-goliath/)

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Episode 222 – Seriousness of Sin – Part 1 – The Stakes of Sin Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script: The wages of sin is death … Romans, Chapter 6, verse 23, New King James Version ******** VK: Hello! I’m Victoria K. Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. We’re very happy to be with you again. And we pray that you are having a year filled with joy and blessings, especially the joy of having a closer fellowship with our Lord Christ Jesus. Today on Anchored by Truth we’re going to start another new series. We are calling this series “The Seriousness of Sin.” And this is going to be one of the most important series that we have ever done because, frankly, the one of the biggest challenges being brought against the Christian faith today is the attempt to eradicate sin. In recent decades unbelievers and even some purported believers have begun trying to pretend that there is no such thing as sin. Now, of course, anyone who spends just a moment will quickly realize how silly it is to pretend that sin doesn’t exist but that has not stopped people from trying. So, we are going to spend several episodes of Anchored by Truth reaffirming that not only does the Bible firmly teach about the reality of sin, but also that our ordinary life experiences ratify that sin is a continuing plague and problem. Today in the studio as we begin this series we have RD Fierro who is an author and the founder of Crystal Sea Books. RD, why do you think we need to spend so much time talking about sin? RD: Well, as you just mentioned there are many people today who vehemently disagree that sin even exists. And I think that is true for several reasons. First, our broader culture wants to do away with the idea of sin because the concept of sin always entails, and affirms, the existence of God. Without God sin is a meaningless concept. Sin is rebellion against God. If God didn’t exist then there would be no One to rebel against. Do away with God and you do away with the idea of sin. VK: And people have been trying to do away with the knowledge that God exists ever since Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden. Three thousand years ago King David wrote in Psalm 14, verse 1 that, “The [spiritually ignorant] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” That’s from the Amplified Bible. For thousands of years people have been trying to do away with God. It just doesn’t work. And it will never work because the Christian faith is true. The Christian faith is the only way to frame a consistently coherent world view. As Jesus promised in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 16, verse 18, the Christian faith will survive all the challenges brought against it. And it will survive those of today. Why? Because not only is the Christian faith true but also because God will always help His people as they carry that truth in an unbelieving world. RD: Right. So, people today, as they have been doing for thousands of years would like to do away with the idea of sin because the existence of sin points directly to the existence of God. But ever further, the idea of sin points to the existence of standards by which we will all be measured and commands which we are all expected to obey. And it goes without saying that modern man, especially in the west, finds the idea of obligatory standards and commands one of the most objectionable ideas possible. VK: And in that sense we have never really moved past what happened in the Garden of Eden that resulted in Adam and Eve’s expulsion. In the garden Satan tempted Eve to think that if she ignored God’s command not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil that she would become like God. Genesis, chapter 3, verses 4 through 6 report that Satan told Eve, “You won’t die! … God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God …” and “the woman was convinced.” Being like God meant that Eve would no longer be subject to God’s demands. She found the idea appealing enough that she ate from the forbidden tree and people have been following suit ever since. RD: Sadly, yes. People object to the idea of sin because sin points not only to the existence of God but also to the existence of God’s commands and standards. And a third concept that is inextricable woven into the concept of sin is that of failure – and not just failure but willful failure, willful disobedience. And people today in our participation-trophy, no-assigned-grades culture hate the idea that there might be Somebody somewhere who has decided that they have failed. So, those three elements, at a minimum, all make the notion of sin a very unpopular notion. A large portion of the 21st century population does not want to acknowledge that God exists, that God has standards and commands that He has imposed on the creature He created, and that He might one day determined that they have failed to comply with those standards and commands. When you think about it, it’s pretty easy to see why sin has declined in popularity. VK: People today, even many Christians, like to view God as a sort of kindly grandfather. As you put in your book on prayer, Purposeful Prayers, “It is popular today to view God as sort of a kindly grandfather watching the activities of His children, applauding them when they do good, shaking His head ruefully when they mess up, always ready with a chocolate chip cookie and a hug to let them know He loves them. As appealing as this image is, it is not a faithful depiction of the God of the Bible.” RD: The God of the Bible is a perfectly sovereign, holy, and just God. And He has set standards and given commands to the creature He created in His image. And that’s what this series is going to be all about. We are going to speak frankly about what happens when we fail to obey those commands or meet those standards. In other words we are going to talk about the seriousness of sin. And sin is serious. The commission of the first sin by man resulted in man losing Paradise. That first sin of man was followed by a succession of sins – lying, evasion, and cowardice - and that was followed by the first recorded death in the Bible. An animal had to be killed to provide a durable covering for Adam and Eve. And then, not long afterward, another succession of sins resulted in the first recorded murder in the Bible when Cain killed his brother Abel without any provocation. The first sin led to a tragic sequence of events that escalated in the dreadfulness of the consequences. Eventually, sin would proliferate so much it would result in the destruction of all life on the earth except for the people and animals God preserved in the ark of Noah. VK: And that’s what we want to focus on today – what you are calling the “stakes of sin.” Now, when you say “stake” that’s S-T-A-K-E not S-T-E-A-K. We’re talking about the kind of stake that is at risk in a business or investment decision or the kind of decisions doctors have to make when confronted with severe diseases or injuries. We’re not concerned with a dinner option. We’re concerned with what the hazard that arises for lives and futures when people engage in sinful behavior – not with what happens to their waistline. Right? RD: Right. As I was just mentioning there was a lot at stake – in fact an immeasurable amount – when Eve started staring longingly at the fruit on the tree. Before Eve’s hand reached for the fruit she and Adam lived in paradise. Not only was their every need met but all of their wants were satisfied. They had unblemished health, all the food they wanted, meaningful work, and unbroken communion with God. After Eve put the fruit in her mouth and gave some to Adam, who also ate, all of that was gone. The stakes that were at risk in that seemingly simple transaction were enormous. Not only did they lose paradise they condemned themselves to experience physical death. It didn’t happen right away, of course, but it became a certainty. And they brought that reality to their descendants since the father and mother of all who would be born according to the flesh. VK: And the Bible tells that Adam and Eve’s decision to sin didn’t just affect people. Their sin didn’t just affect them and their descendants – it affected the entirety of the created order. When God pronounced a curse on them because of their rebellion, part of the curse was that nature itself would turn against them. In Genesis, chapter 3, verse 17 God said to Adam, “Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.” And in the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Roman church Paul noted that “Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope, the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay. For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.” That’s Romans, chapter 8, verses 20 through 22. Both of those quotes are from the New Living Translation. RD: And that’s one of the big things that we want to get into during this series on the seriousness of sin. Sin doesn’t just affect the individual sinner who commits a specific act, a specific sin. The effects of sin ripple outward like ripples in a pond when a rock falls in it. We often say to ourselves about some sin or another “who’s it going to hurt?” What we are saying is that we want to believe that our sin will only affect us. But that is rarely, if ever, true. Sin doesn’t just hurt the sinner. It hurts people far beyond the sinner. Often it hurts people the sinner never even knew. And, sadly, all too often the effects of the sin are irreversible on this side of glory. VK: Someone who drives drunk doesn’t just put their own life at risk. They risk the lives of everyone on the road in their vicinity. The person who takes illegal narcotics doesn’t just affect their health. When they destroy their health they affect everyone who loves them – often costing others enormous amounts of time, money, and even their loved one’s health. An unfaithful spouse doesn’t just affect their wife or husband. Infidelity affects children and even parents and grandparents. The effects of a single sin can change the course of not just one person’s life but that of dozens or even hundreds of others. Sin is indeed serious business. RD: Exactly. And we rarely think about that. We are so surrounded by sin that we rarely stop to consider the larger implications of sin. And the stakes of sin are enormous because they can affect not only lives in this world but eternal destinies. As in the garden when people begin to sin they are turning away from God. They are separating themselves from God and from the life, love, and freedom that only God can provide. And too often the choices that they make will affect many other people. When a parent turns away from Jesus and His Father they make a decision that will certainly have an impact on their children – and that impact will be felt regardless of whether the child is still living at home or not. How horrible will it be for someone in hell to learn that their refusal to accept Christ also resulted in others rejecting Jesus. And that is the point that I really want to make today. Sin is serious in the effects that in can have in this world. But sin’s consequences aren’t limited to this world or the life we live here. Sin ultimately is what will affect everyone’s eternal destiny. We need to recognize that. There is a God and the Bible makes it clear that we all know that there is a God. As hard as we may try to hide from that knowledge it never leaves us. VK: That’s Romans, chapter 1, verses 18 through 20. “But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.” That’s also from the New Living Translation. RD: Yes. We all know that there is a God. But, as that verse from Romans says, our sin and wickedness induce us to try to suppress that knowledge. The Greek word that is often translated as suppress is the same word that would be used to try and compress a strong spring. Suppressing the knowledge of God takes effort. Doing that – suppressing the knowledge of God – is sinful itself. So, one thing we must all reckon with is that there is a God but along with that recognition comes the awareness is that we have all failed that God in some way. VK: Romans, chapter 3, verse 10 puts it this way: “As it is written: ‘There is no one righteous, not even one.’” That verse from Romans may be quoting Psalm 14, verse 1 which expresses a very similar sentiment. RD: Right. So, we call our failures to meet God’s standards or comply with the obligations that God had established “sin.” In RC Sproul’s famous words, “Sin is cosmic rebellion.” Well, like all rebellion sin causes separation. In this case sin separates us from God. And there are consequences to that separation. Sin is a sort of cosmic bet between the sinner and the lawgiver. But sin is always a losing bet. The sinner always loses because in this case the Lawgiver is omnipotent and omniscient. The Lawgiver is infinite. So whether they thought about it or not there were some very high stakes in play when Adam and Eve listened to Satan and decided they wanted to be like God. So, one of the stakes that was in play was life itself. The first sin the garden produced a physical separation of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. And, ultimately, that first sin resulted in the separation of Adam and Even’s spirits and souls from their physical bodies. VK: Philosophers sometimes note that there is a difference between distinguishing between two things and separating those things. Man possesses both material and immaterial attributes. We refer to the material aspect of people as our bodies and we refer to our immaterial aspect as a soul or spirit. Some Christians believe there is a difference between the soul and spirit whereas other Christians see those terms as being synonymous. We can distinguish between man’s immaterial and material aspects and we don’t affect the person. We can distinguish between a person’s soul and spirit and their body and we haven’t done that person any harm. But if we were to separate that person’s soul and spirit from their body we would call that “death.” RD: Right. So, in a way known only to God that first sin made it certain that there would come a time when the immaterial part of Adam and Eve’s bodies would be separated from the material portion of their bodies. Adam and Eve weren’t the first people to experience physical death. That was likely Abel. But eventually they did as all of their descendants have experienced physical death. VK: Well, except for Elijah and Enoch. The Bible tells us that God took Elijah to heaven in a chariot of fire and the Bible tells us that “When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” RD: Duly noted – but there are some commentators who believe that 2 witnesses mentioned in chapter 11 of the book of Revelation will be Elijah and Enoch and that they will experience physical death then. But aside from Elijah and Enoch all other people have experienced a physical death including Jesus. But the larger stake, the higher stake is whether or not our physical death will be followed by what is sometimes referred to as the “2nd death.” The Second Death is not death in the sense of a departure from one phase of life to another. It is rather being consigned to hell for all eternity – eternally separated from God’s goodness and benevolence. VK: So, for people the stakes – the stakes of sin - really don’t get any higher than that. Strictly speaking nothing can separate us from God’s presence. God is omnipresent. He is present at all times and all places including hell. But hell is where God’s wrath is eternally present not His goodness, His kindness. Sin separates us from God’s favor and blessing and that is the danger that we must all consider. That’s the bad news. The good news – and it is really good news – that’s what the word “gospel” means: the good news – the good news is that our sin does not have to result in our eternal separation from God’s goodness and mercy. Jesus has paid the debt for our sin. So, when we place our trust in Him we change our eternal destination from hell to heaven. RD: Praise the Lord. The New Testament writers note this blessed opportunity continually. They all recognize that sin has separated us from God’s love and good but in their next breath they praise God that Jesus died an atoning death on the cross to make our redemption and salvation possible. VK: The Apostle Paul put it this way in Romans, chapter 5, verse 20, “God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.” That’s from the New Living Translation. Paul well understood the stakes of sin – that sin left unresolved would result in the worst outcome possible. But Paul never ended his message with the recognition of sin. Paul saw that grace made sin serve a useful purpose. Sin separated from God’s goodness but grace – the unmerited favor of God – made restoration available. RD: So, all of this points out why we need to soberly and honestly discuss the seriousness of sin. Sin is an unpopular idea in our day and age. Sin forces us to recognize that there is a God who has established standards and obligations for us and that we have failed in our obligations and violated God’s standards. And the consequence of that failure even in this world may very well not be limited to our own lives – to the life of the sinner. Sin’s effects ripple and sometimes those ripples will echo down through the years and down through a great many lives. VK: The answer to the question “who is this going to hurt” may be dozens, hundreds, or thousands. RD: It’s the exception rather than the rule that the only person hurt by sin is the sinner. And all too often the ones who suffer are the ones the sinner professes to love most. Sin’s effects ripple and as we have been discussing those ripples are necessarily confined to this life or this world. The highest stakes at risk as a result of sin are the eternal stakes. And that is why, despite the fact that talking about sin isn’t very popular these days, we must talk about it. VK: But like the Apostle Paul and the other New Testament writers we should always connect our discussions of sin with the availability of grace. Adam and Eve started a sad and tragic sequence in the Garden of Eden but as soon as they sinned God began His plan of redemption. I love how you put it in our epic poem The Genesis Saga. Yet with love God still thought of man. God determined to thwart evil’s scheme. God’s grace now rose to fore, God’s mercy now entered the scene. In due time God’s only son Would crush Satan’s schemes and dreams. God’s son would die for the lost, A beloved people to cleanse and redeem. In Eden Satan tempted man But in the wilderness he met defeat. A Savior sent from heaven above Brought salvation full and complete RD: That’s the big reason we do projects like The Genesis Saga which we hope to release shortly. Sin is serious. Sin’s consequences are catastrophic. They are terrible in this world and they can be eternal. But they don’t have to be. God has made salvation available to anyone who will simply acknowledge their sin. VK: You’re alluding to 1 (First) John, chapter 1, verses 8 & 9 where the Apostle John wrote: “If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.” That’s so counterintuitive to the way the world thinks and wants to work. The world and the people of the world want to hide their sin and to pretend that it doesn’t exist. But God tells us that when we confess our sins to Him He will forgive us. We rightfully hate the fact that we sin but it is a further sin to resist the provision that God has made to save us from ourselves. RD: Yes. People today will mock the idea that sin exists at all. Unwittingly, when they do that, they only reinforce the certainty of their eternal destruction – just as Adam and Eve’s first sin made it certain that they would experience physical death. But if we will simply abandon our belief in our own goodness and acknowledge that we are sinners and do sin then God will – God has – made provision to save us from our sins. The stakes of sin are high, enormous, and potentially eternal. But our omnipotent God is bigger than our sin. As the old hymn says, “grace that is greater than all our sin.” VK: So, the big idea that we wanted to introduce today is that sin is seriousness. But the best way to deal with its seriousness is by looking to the provisions that God has made to change the consequence of our sin from eternal damnation to eternal blessing. The stakes of sin have been addressed by Jesus. The question for us is whether we will accept the provisions that He made for us or stubbornly continue to insist that sin is just an outdated concept with no relevance to our modern world. This sounds like a great time to pray. Since we have just been talking about the fact that God will forgive us when we confess our sins, today let’s listen to a prayer of corporate confession. John has assured us that when we confess our sins God is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins. That fact alone should make us ready and willing to acknowledge our sins to our Holy God. ---- PRAYER OF CORPORATE CONFESSION (MARCUS) VK: We’d like to remind our audience that a lot of our radio episodes are linked together in series of topics so if they missed any episodes or if they just want to hear one again, all of these episodes are available on your favorite podcast app. To find them just search on “Anchored by Truth by Crystal Sea Books.” If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not perfect but our Boss is!” (Opening Bible Quote from the New King James Version) Romans, Chapter 6, verse 23, New King James Version

••• The Wisdom of Daily Testimonies .••• Bible Study Verses: Revelation 12:7-11, Revelation 19:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:11-24, Hebrews 10:23-13:8, Psalms 63:6-7, 19:8, 22:22, 89:1, 119:114, Acts 18:25, 1 Corinthians 1:27, 2 Timothy 1:8, Galatians 6:9, Mark 10:52, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Revelations 20:10, Matthew 21:22, Proverbs 3:5, Malachi 3:6 .••• “Holy Mr. Whitefield, when someone observed, ‘I should like to hear your dying testimony," said,‘No, I shall in all probability bear no dying testimony', ‘Why not?' said the other. ‘Because I am bearing testimony every day while I live, and there will be the less need of it when I die”, Charles ‘the "Prince of Preachers' Spurgeon, 1834-1892, Giant of the faith, (whose ministry grew to often preaching to over 10,000 people at Surrey Music Hall) Pastor, and renown leader of alleviating the suffering of neglected, homeless and starving children in his city, the Metropolitan Tabernacle, England †••• “Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy” Psalm 107.2, KJV .••• What does the Revelation of our Creator, The Lord, Christ Jesus, say how Christians will defeat satan and his billions of of evil fallen angels and demons?••• What was the ultimate result of the rebellion against our Creator, The Lord Christ Jesus?••• What is the Wisdom of Daily Testimony?••• What is the Path to Victory for us saints here on earth against the forces of evil?••• What are 3-reasons why the daily declaration of the goodness of God in our lives is so important?••• What are 5-reasons why our testimony can often provoke God's response?••• What are 4-life actions that helps to facilitate the Wisdom of Daily Testimonies?••• What are 7-reasons why so many People aren't Sharing Testimonies Daily?••• What are 5-very possible positive benefits of sharing our personal testimonies?••• What are 5-characteristics of Christians who are engaging the power of sharing personal testimonies?••• Are you going to trust The Living, Invisible, Almighty Creator God and have your small group pray that you will be more intentional about sharing your personal testimonies through the power of Holy Spirit so that you can have an even more fruitful and exciting life here on earth and in the here-after?••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on July 15, 2023 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcasted to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible .••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you .••• SHARING LINK: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/230715testimoniesWisdom .••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Oladimeji Ajegbile Photography, Ibadan, Nigeria/Edinburgh, Scotland, https://www.instagram.com/diimejii/, https://www.youtube.com/diimejii, https://uk.linkedin.com/in/oladimejiajegbile/ .••• † https://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/ .••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes .••• Broadcaster's Website - https://www.lifelonganointing.com/ .••• RESOURCE - https://www.soundcloud.com/thewaytogod/ .••• RESOURCE - https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 .••• FERP230715 Episode #285 GOT230715Ep285 .••• Wisdom for Daily Exploits: The Wisdom of Daily Testimonies .Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

••• Kingdom Advancement Service . ••• Bible Study Verses: Ephesians 1:19-20, I Corinthians 15:17-56, Ephesians 2:6-8, John 1:12, Romans 6:17, Romans 12:11, Matthew 28:1-26, Luke 10:1-17, Acts 1:8, Matthew 6:4-21, I Timothy 5:18, I Corinthians 9:16, Acts 26:19, John 21:15, Malachi 3:17, Luke 1:8-13, Proverbs 27:18, Psalm 89:20, Exodus 23:25, I Samuel 2:31, I Timothy 5:18, Proverbs 27:18, Hebrews 12:28-29, Ephesians 6:4-6, Luke 2:49, John 9:4, John 4:34 . ••• "Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces. Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions", Matthew-Henry † ••• “...But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” 2 Corinthians 3:18, “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ‘The just shall live by faith'”, (Romans 1:17, NKJV . ••• How can we Access this Resurrection Power? ••• What are the 2-key verses in Access the Resurrection Power of The Lord, Christ Jesus? ••• What is Kingdom Advancement Service? ••• What are 5-reasons for participating in Kingdom Advancement Service? ••• What are 5-reasons why Kingdom Advancement Service has the power to Access the Resurrection Power of our Lord Christ Jesus? ••• What are the 7-blessings of participating in Kingdom Advancement Service? ••• What are the 3-possible negative consequences of not participating in Kingdom Advancement Service? ••• What is the Secret of Effective Kingdom Service? ••• How do you use Kingdom Advancement service to access the Resurrection Power of Our Lord Jesus Christ? ••• Are you going to trust The Living Invisible Almighty Creator God and pray with your small group, that you will be the kind of person who will participate in Kingdom Advancement Service by the resurrection power of The Lord, Christ Jesus, more intentionally through the power of Holy Spirit? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on April 29, 2023 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcasted to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . >>>SHARING LINK: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/230429KingdomAdvancement . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Pixabay Photography, 63-65 Boulevard Massena, Paris, France, Canva Pty Ltd, https://www.instagram.com/pixabay, https://twitter.com/pixabay, art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/Matthew-Henry-Quotes/. ••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Broadcaster's Website - https://www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE - https://www.soundcloud.com/thewaytogod/ . ••• RESOURCE - https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• FERP230429 Episode #274 GOT230429Ep274 . ••• Accessing the Power of His Resurrection: Kingdom Advancement Service . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

••• The Power of Faith . ••• Bible Study Verses: John 11:20-27, Hebrews 11:1-29, Malachi 3:10, Romans 4:17-21, Numbers 23:19, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Romans 10:17, James 2:17, James 2:17, II Corinthians 4:13, Hebrews 6:12, II Corinthians 13:5 . ••• "Faith bears Fruit. It cannot help it, because it links the soul with Christ, so that the energy of His life pours into it through the artery of faith, and, as it comes in, so it must make a way for itself out”, F.B. Meyer, 1847-1929, Frederick Brotherton Meyer, a contemporary & friend of DL Moody was a Baptist pastor & evangelist in England. † ••• “...that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God”, Ephesians 3:16-18, NKJV . ••• What is the biblical definition of faith? ••• What are 3-characteristics of faith? ••• What are the 10-natures of faith? ••• How is faith able to Access the Resurrection Power? ••• What are 5-life actions in developing the faith that can access Resurrection Power? ••• What 4-types of faith have no power? ••• What are the 5-characteristics of those who can Develop the Faith that accesses the Resurrection Power of our Lord Christ Jesus? ••• Are you going to trust The Lord, Christ Jesus and pray with your small group, that you will be the kind of person who can develop faith that can access the resurrection power of The Lord, Christ Jesus, more intentionally through the power of Holy Spirit? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on April 22, 2023 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcasted to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• SHARING LINK: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/230422FaithPower. ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Pixabay Photography, 63-65 Boulevard Massena, Paris, France, Canva Pty Ltd, https://www.instagram.com/pixabay, https://twitter.com/pixabay, art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/F.B.-Meyer-Quotes/ . ••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Broadcaster's Website - https://www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE - https://www.soundcloud.com/thewaytogod/ . ••• RESOURCE - https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• FERP230422 Episode #273 GOT230422 Ep273 . ••• Accessing the Power of His Resurrection: Thru Faith. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 206 – Ten Commandments – Part 2 – Ultimate Authority Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script: I AM LORD JEHOVAH your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt mine … Exodus, Chapter 20, verse 2, Aramaic Bible in Plain English ******** VK: Hello! I’m Victoria K. Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. We’re so happy that you are able to join us today. And we pray that you be blessed as you pursue a closer fellowship with our Lord Christ Jesus. Today on Anchored by Truth we’re going to continue the new series we began last on our last episode. Today in the studio we have RD Fierro who is an author and the founder of Crystal Sea Books. RD, this new series that you launched is on the Ten Commandments which, surely, is one of the most familiar parts of the Bible. Even people who are not Christians have some degree of familiarity with the Ten Commandments. Why did you want to do a series on the best-known parts of the Bible? It seems like that would be a section for which not-much-explanation would be necessary. RD: I decided we needed to do a series on the Ten Commandments precisely because it is so familiar. The Ten Commandments are so familiar to Christians, and even to our broader culture, that I think most people think that they understand them. I’d almost go so far as to say many people take them for granted even if they agree with them or trust in them. But today there are a lot of people who will dismiss the 10 commandments out of hand because, in their minds, they will say that nothing that was written 3,500 years ago can be relevant to our lives today. VK: That, of course, is a silly or dangerous attitude because the 10 commandments contain prescriptions that are obviously very important to our daily lives like “you shall not steal” or “you shall not commit murder.” I don’t think very many people want to live in a society where those two commandments don’t apply. RD: No, they don’t. But they would tell you that we don’t need the Ten Commandments to tell us not to murder or steal because we have civil laws that prohibit them. And it’s true that we do have civil laws that prohibit murder and theft. But what few people ever think about is the basis for our civil law or the basis for any law at all. And from just the standpoint of human existence that’s a question that is very important. And while we don’t think much about what provides the basis for the establishment of human law the people who founded America certainly had no doubts about the foundation for all human government. VK: You’re thinking about that most-famous of the documents that founded the United States, the Declaration of Independence. And of course probably no part of the declaration is better known than, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men …” RD: Yes. The Founding Fathers began all of their reasoning about government by going back to the beginning. VK: And not to the beginning of the settlements in America but to the beginning of everything. That’s why that phrase “endowed by their Creator is so relevant and instructive. They could have just said “endowed by God” but they didn’t. They specifically used the word “Creator.” RD: Yes. The overwhelming majority of the Founders were devout Christians who understood that God was sovereign. And they understood that God’s sovereignty derived from the fact that He had made everything. God didn’t just create people, though that fact is certainly important when it comes to talking about government. God created everything. The opening verse of the Bible tells us that. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” If we don’t understand that simple fact it is impossible to build a coherent worldview. VK: The term “heavens and earth” is what is called a merism. A merism [MARE-ISM] is a figure of speech that combines two opposites as a way of making an all-inclusive reference - such as saying “I searched high and low” for a lost object. When the Bible uses the term “heavens and earth” it is a way of saying God created everything that exists. It was essentially the Hebrew equivalent of what we call the “universe.” RD: And we see the echo of the first verse of the Bible in the introduction that God makes to the Ten Commandments that we heard about in our opening scripture. VK: I noticed that you selected the version of Exodus, chapter 20, verse 2 from a version of the Bible we’ve never used before on Anchored by Truth. This version came from the Aramaic Bible in Plain English. You obviously chose that for a reason. RD: Indeed. Most versions or translations of the Bible like the New International Version or the English Standard Bible translate that verse as “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt.” But we do Anchored by Truth as either a radio show or a podcast episode so we don’t have a visual. In the NIV or the ESB the word “Lord” in those versions is in all capital letters which is the way those versions indicate that the Hebrew word they are usually translating is “Yahweh” which is the personal name for God. VK: We learn that “Yahweh” is God’s name from Exodus, chapter 3, verse 14 during the famous encounter of Moses with God at the burning bush. Moses asked God what name he should give when the Hebrews in Egypt asked who had sent him. God said to say “I am who I am.” Tell them “I am” has sent you. The word for “I am” is “Yahweh.” By saying that His name was “I am” God was telling Moses, and us, that God is self-existent. He possesses the power of existence unto and by Himself. God is the only Being that is self-existent. Human, animals, and even angels all derive their existence from Him. No one and nothing but God is self-existent. So, while many of us miss the big point of the name God gave to Moses the Hebrews of Moses’ day would not. “Yahweh” was such a sacred name among the ancient Jews that they wouldn’t speak it. The often just said “the Name.” The Greek version of “Yahweh” is “Jehovah.” RD: Exactly. So, that’s why I used the Aramaic Bible in Plain English. That translation makes it plain that before God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses he was using the name for Himself that made it very plain why He possessed the authority to issue commandments. God may command human beings, and all creation for that matter, because God made human beings and all creation. Again, we’re back to a basic fact. God gets to tell people and the universe to behave because He made everything. VK: And, frankly, even Christians tend to gloss over that introductory statement when we read that part of the Bible. But we shouldn’t. In that simple introduction to the commandments God is revealing a great many things – the first of which is “I have every right to issue the commands I’m giving you because I made you. Your very lives and existences are entirely dependent on me.” That’s not something we like to think about in our day and age is it? RD: No. We are so surrounded by evolutionary and uniformitarianism ideas that even Christians drift away from an inescapable, bedrock fact that God, Yahweh-Jehovah, has complete authority over us and all creation because He made it and us. We understand in earthly affairs that the ability of a “lord” to exercise control over others is limited to only the sphere in which that lord possesses authority. VK: I need to listen to and obey the orders of my boss but I don’t have to obey the boss of the business next door. State governors govern in their state but the moment they leave their state nobody in the neighboring state is subject to their authority. Even the grandest king or emperor who ever ruled in human history had a limited sphere of authority. No human being, ever, had authority over the whole earth. But God does have authority over the whole earth and every human being that has ever lived because God made the whole earth and every human being that has ever lived. God has control over creation in the same way a painter has control over their painting or a sculptor may create the sculpture as they see fit. I see why you wanted to address this subject before we moved on the substance of the first commandment “you shall have no other gods before me.” RD: The first commandment is not just reasonable but righteous because of this introduction. God prohibited the worship of other gods because frankly there are no other “gods” that are remotely similar to Yahweh, to the great “I am.” The God of the Bible is unique and distinct. He alone is infinite, omniscient, omnipotent, etc. Human language cannot describe the perfections of the One True God. So, it is reasonable and righteous that we should never accord worship to any lesser person or being. Idolatry is wrong because it takes the respect which rightfully belongs only to the God of the Bible and gives it to something else. VK: And even in our own experience we know that ascribing credit or glory due to one person to another is wrong. If a team wins their league championship and displays the trophy, that’s right and fitting. But if another team came and stole the trophy and claimed that they should be celebrated because they had the trophy none of us would say that is okay. There is even a prohibition in our laws to stop people from claiming credit for military service or decorations if they didn’t earn them legitimately. We call that “stolen valor.” When a human being worships someone or something other than the God of the Bible it is the ultimate case of “stolen valor.” No one and nothing rightfully deserves the praise and worship that God deserves because no one and nothing has created anything ex nihilo [EX KNEE-HILL-O]. RD: We say that God created ex nihilo which means God created the universe out of nothing. He did not use any pre-existing matter or energy which He just shaped into the creation we see about us. Creation ex nihilo means God created everything that exists by the ineffable power that only He possesses. So, when ascribe worship to any lesser thing we are denying, or attempting to deny, a simple truth. Nothing would exist, or could exist, apart from God. So, if we are going to give praise and thanks we should always give that praise and thanks to the One responsible for our ability to do that. This is such an important point but when we read the commandments or even think about them it’s something we tend to skip or gloss over. VK: Usually when we think about the Ten Commandments we think about them in terms of being rules or regulations that govern our behavior. We know that we are not to worship other gods and I suspect that most Christians think that this a commandment that they are obeying if they just go to a “Christian church.” But as we have been discussing the force and effect of the first commandment goes beyond just saying that we participate in our worship service in the right kind of building. RD: Yes. All true and acceptable worship must begin with a correct apprehension of God. We must start out with a solid understanding of God as He reveals Himself in the Bible because it is so easy as limited creatures to drift into worshipping a god of our own choosing or making. Especially in our day and time we have a tendency to diminish God’s holiness and righteousness in our conception of Him. We are uncomfortable by the way that God has expressed that holiness and righteousness in His commandments and we are uncomfortable in the uncompromising nature of His sovereignty. Especially in the modern west where we prize civil democracy and free choice we have begun to think that God somehow has an obligation to accommodate our ideas and concepts of how He should structure the world. Nothing could be more foolish or dangerous. VK: You have often said that “God is not a scared teenager.” By that you mean that God is not sitting around on a sort of wispy cloud wishing desperately that we human beings will accept Him, think well of Him, and worship Him. To the contrary, every single encounter any human being had with even the barest glimpse of God in the Bible shows that the human was struck with awe and amazement with even the teeny bit of God they could apprehend. The encounter described in Isaiah, chapter 6 is a perfect example. Verses 1 through 5 say, “In the year that Uzziah [UH-ZAI-UH] the King died I saw LORD JEHOVAH sitting on a throne, high and exalted, whose robe filled his temple. And Seraphim … were calling, … “Holy, holy, holy, LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts, for all of the Earth is filled with his praises!” And the doorposts of the door moved … and the house was filled with smoke … And I said “Woe to me, for I am overcome with astonishment, because I am a man of defiled lips and I dwell among a people whose lips are defiled, and my eyes have seen The King, LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts!” This quote is also from the Aramaic Bible in Plain English. RD: Isaiah was a priest from a very important family. He was an honorable man from the highest ranks of Hebrew society. Yet, he was so overcome with the recognition of his own sinfulness when confronted with the immediate presence of God’s majesty that he pronounced “woe” on himself. Isaiah probably guarded his worship carefully and he was probably as faithful to upholding the first commandment as any human being who ever lived, apart from Jesus, but he was devastated when he came into contact with the Lord. Can you imagine how he would have felt if he had ever worshipped any of the false gods that were commonly worshipped in the nations that surrounded Judah? Isaiah’s experience brings the necessity of the first commandment as a commandment and to be the first commandment into sharp focus. VK: As people and as Christians we routinely ask God for things we need – healing, jobs, help for kids or grandkids, meeting financial needs, etc. And we should do that because 1 Peter, chapter 5, verse 7 tells us to, “cast all your cares on God, for he takes care of you.” And you spent some time in your book Purposeful Prayers thinking about how important it is for us to understand the relationship between God’s nature and our needs. This quote is from Purposeful Prayers. “Many people spend too little time considering the nature of the object of their prayers. This is unfortunate because even the most beautiful prayer prayed by the sincerest person to an unworthy object would be a futile prayer. An inanimate or non-existent object cannot hear a prayer, much less respond to it. The Bible, particularly the Old Testament, is filled with admonitions about the futility of praying to inanimate objects that have neither eyes to see, ears to hear, nor the power to move. But beyond the futility of praying to an unworthy object is a more serious problem. Because prayer is communion with God, and therefore part of worship, it would be an act of idolatry to direct prayer to an unworthy object. The first of the Ten Commandments … is number one for a reason.” RD: Yes. God put the command not to worship anything or anyone other than him first because to do so would not only be offensive to Him but also because it is detrimental to us. God alone is sovereign and our observations of the universe tell us this. The alternative to God having created the universe is that everything and everybody came from nobody and nothing. The alternative to God creating mankind is that some random atoms collided one day to produce molecules and began a process that generated a being with 30 trillion cells each of which contains an information storage system more sophisticated than any information system ever created by that 30-trillion cell being. VK: In other words, the system that created the being reflects more intelligence than the being it created possesses. But the system doing the creation is itself unintelligent. Hmmmm … seems like there’s a problem there. RD: Indeed. And the first commandment encapsulates all of those thoughts even though it does not go to the point of elaborating on them. The first commandment is a model of brevity. From an informational standpoint the first commandment is an information scientist’s dream. It conveys hundreds of instructions that benefit its intended recipient in just 8 or 9 English words. In doing so, it gives evidence that it was framed by an omniscient mind. Anyone who is familiar with the civil laws that are common today in most “developed countries” knows that we will spend hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of words conveying even simple concepts. States have hundreds of pages that essentially cover nothing more than ideas like “you shall not steal.” Today, we have to define the terms “theft” and “steal.” Then we have to list all of the kinds of activities that might be considered theft. And we have to differentiate between loaning and borrowing and theft which gets into the idea of whether the thief intended to deprive someone of their property permanently. VK: You’re giving me a headache but we take the point. But, of course, there were other legal codes in Moses’ day that didn’t exhibit the bureaucratic complexity of the legal codes of our day. For instance, the Mosaic law has often been compared to the law collection of Hammurabi, an Ammonite/Babylonian king who ruled between Abraham and Moses. RD: Yes, they have been. And that helps confirm the historicity of the Ten Commandments. But there are significant differences between the Mosaic law and those of Hammurabi: The laws of Hammurabi address at least nine gods. Moses worships only one. The exalted reputation and wisdom of Hammurabi is in focus, whereas Moses received no credit for the laws of God. Hammurabi is the author of his laws. Moses received his as a revelation from God. The laws of Hammurabi have no reference to the moral qualities of the gods. The Mosaic laws are a reflection of the holiness of God. There are clear rules for the punishment of crimes in the laws of Hammurabi, but there is no provision of forgiveness, since the gods have little interest in morality. In the Mosaic laws, sin is primarily an affront to the character of God, but repentance and sacrifices for forgiveness and reconciliation are inseparable from the law. VK: And the laws revealed through Moses clearly have an Egyptian background, especially with the first commandment. The Egyptians worshipped over 2,000 gods. So, it makes sense that God told Moses that the Israelites were to have “no other gods before me.” But the fact that there are some similarities with other legal codes of that time but that the Ten Commandments were clearly distinct from the surrounding cultures means that the most reasonable conclusion is that the laws and religion of Israel were uniquely revealed to Moses by God and reflect his plan for salvation that began in the garden immediately after the fall of Adam and Eve. RD: The nature and structure of the Ten Commandments is consistent with the state of human history and governments at the time Moses received them from God – not quite 1,500 years before Jesus was born. But the distinctiveness of the commandments also reveals that they were given to a people that was in the process of transition. When the Hebrews went into Egypt to escape the famine there was only about 80 or so of them. When they left Egypt they had grown into a true national people of approximately 2 million. It was time for them to receive a formal legal code to govern their society with its new attributes. VK: God had clearly given the substance of much of the commandments even to the first family. Cain and Abel knew they had to worship God and bring sacrifices to Him to atone for their sins. That’s what led to the first murder. But in the many centuries between Cain and Abel and Moses oral transmission of God’s requirements for them was sufficient. But had been sufficient for a small group of related tribesmen was not sufficient for the nation that God intended to build in the Promised Land. So, the delivery of the Ten Commandments makes sense in light of the people, the culture, the prevailing state of the nations at that time, and with God’s characteristic concern that His people know how to live productive and joyful lives. RD: Absolutely. Next week we will move on to the 2nd commandment and we’ll see that it makes as much sense for that commandment to be number 2 as it makes for number one is to be number 1. And we will also see that the 2nd commandment makes sense culturally, morally, and historically. And as we said last week and want to continue to emphasize the reason God gave the commandments to His people was to improve their lives not just because He was sitting on a cloud one day and decided it was time to issue regulations to His people. VK: Sitting on a cloud, really? RD: Really. VK: At any rate, the big idea that we wanted to introduce today is that God gave us the 1st commandment to remind us of some very important truths. God is the Creator. He made everything that we see and He upholds it through His own power. Because He made everyone and everything He is the righteous sovereign and we must guard against giving praise or glory to any imitators or lesser things. By doing that we will not only please Him but we will make our own lives better because when we turn to Him we turn to the One who can actually help in times of need. This sounds like a great time for a prayer so today let’s listen to a prayer for the celebration of Easter – the day our Lord rose from the grave proving the Father’s complete satisfaction with the sacrifice that makes our salvation possible. ---- PRAYER FOR EASTER VK: We’d like to remind our audience that a lot of our radio episodes are linked together in series of topics so if they missed any episodes or if they just want to hear one again, all of these episodes are available on your favorite podcast app. To find them just search on “Anchored by Truth by Crystal Sea Books.” If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not perfect but our Boss is!” (Opening Bible Quote from the Aramaic Bible in Plain English) Exodus, Chapter 20, verse 2, Aramaic Bible in Plain English Evidence for the Bible (creation.com)

Episode 205 – Ten Commandments – Part 1 – Transcendent Moral Principles Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script: You saw what I did in Egypt, and you know how I brought you here to me … Now if you will faithfully obey me, you will be my very own people. The whole world is mine … Exodus, Chapter 19, verses 4 and 5, Contemporary English Version ******** VK: Hello! I’m Victoria K. Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. We’re excited to be with you. And we pray that you are having a year filled with joy and blessings, especially the joy of having a closer fellowship with our Lord Christ Jesus. Today on Anchored by Truth we’re going to start a new series. As just about everyone knows, the Christian faith in America has been subjected to more challenges in the last decade than probably in the first two centuries of the country’s existence. But, frankly, the challenges being brought against the Christian faith are nothing new. They started the moment the first believers began testifying about the risen Christ almost 2,000 years ago. But, as Jesus promised, the Christian faith has survived all the challenges brought against it. And it will survive those of today. Why? Because the Christian faith is true. So, to continue our exploration of the reason and evidence that demonstrate that Christianity is true, today in the studio we have RD Fierro who is an author and the founder of Crystal Sea Books. RD, what is this new series that you have decided to launch? RD: Well, today I want to begin a discussion of a part of the Bible that is familiar to most people: the Ten Commandments. But I want to look at the commandments from a slightly different perspective. I think most people view the Ten Commandments as exactly that – commands given to us by God. But I wonder how many of stop and contemplate that God didn’t give us the commandments for His benefit. He gave them to us for our benefit. God gave us the Ten Commandments not just because He wanted to put restrictions or limits on His people but because He wanted His people to know how to live godly, productive, and joyful lives. And if we follow and obey the commandments they will enable us to do exactly that. VK: I think that is a very different perspective from the one that most people bring to the commandments. Eight of the Ten Commandments are generally phrased as negatives – “do not” or as in the King James Bible “thou shalt not.” In other words eight of the ten are prohibitions. They tell us what we’re not allowed to do. Only the 4th and 5th commandments are usually phrased as positive commands. In the King James Version the 4th commandment tells us to “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy,” and the 5th commandment says to “Honor thy father and thy mother.” But all of the others are some form of “thou shalt not” such as the 6th commandment which is “Thou shalt not kill.” So, all those “thou shalt nots” sure sounds like God is just putting limits on people. RD: But there are two important things that we should note right away. First, scholars and commentators have long noted that all of the commandments are both prescriptive and proscriptive regardless of how they are phrased in a particular Bible translation. Said slightly differently, all of the commandments tell us to do certain things even if the commandment is normally phrased as a “do not.” VK: I think we’re going to need an example of what you’re thinking about. RD: Well, let’s take a look at the 6th commandment which you quoted from the King James Version. In the KJV it says “thou shalt not kill.” In most of the modern translations like the New International Version or the English Standard Version that commandment is more accurately stated, “You shall not murder.” The prohibition is not that we are never to take a life but rather we are never to take an innocent human life. We are never to take a life where there is no just cause for doing so. Christian commentators and theologians have long noted that God even commanded capital punishment for certain crimes in the Old Testament so the KJV use of the word “kill” instead of “murder” is somewhat misleading in our day and age. VK: And Christian commentators and theologians have also often talked about a “just war” theory – that sometimes it is necessary for a nation to take up arms and use deadly force to defend itself or an innocent neighboring nation. But the point of the 6th commandment is that no one, governments included, are permitted to take the lives of human beings who have done nothing wrong – and that includes babies in the womb. Not even a government has the legitimate power to take away the life of a person who has not committed an act that merits the loss of their individual life. And certainly there is no way an unborn baby could ever do anything to warrant having its life sacrificed. RD: At any rate, the 6th commandment is usually phrased “you shall not or must not murder.” But this prohibition carries with it a clear prescription that we must do whatever is in our power to protect human life. So, the person who fails to throw a life preserver to someone who is drowning, when they have the capacity to do so, is violating the 6th commandment even though they may not have pushed the person into the water. The 6th commandment, like all the commandments, must be viewed as having both negative and affirmative aspects. VK: In effect, the 6th commandment is what underscores most, if not all, so-called “social justice.” We must endeavor to feed the hungry and provide care for those unable to care for themselves because to not do so would imperil their lives. RD: Exactly. Protecting innocent human life is a natural and necessary extension of the 6th commandment. Yet, how often do we hear the social justice warriors acknowledge that? VK: But even this simple example starts to show the real depth, breadth, and width of what the Ten Commandments are really all about. And when we start to approach the Ten Commandments from that perspective I begin to see what you are talking about. We often view the Ten Commandments as if God just wanted to put a limit on our ability to somehow be free or happy. But what God was really doing in the Ten Commandments was setting up the basis for people to have peaceful, productive, and purposeful lives and to be able to build supportive families and communities. RD: And that’s one of the big things that we want to get into during this series. God gave us the Ten Commandments for our benefit, not for His. God is infinite. He is without limits except those of His own righteous and holy character. Because God is perfectly righteous He cannot do anything evil or violate His own laws. His laws reflect His character. He is all-knowing, all-powerful, and perfect in all His attributes. God is quite literally beyond need. God doesn’t need anything. God doesn’t lack anything. No one can give God anything He doesn’t already have. VK: After all, if you can speak the entire universe into existence with just a word what is it that anyone or anything could give you? RD: Exactly. So, God did not need to issue the commandments to somehow make His existence better. He gave the Ten Commandments to us to make our world and our lives better. And that is the reason that, while other parts of the ancient Hebrew laws are no longer necessary or applicable to our lives today, the Ten Commandments still are. VK: I think that this is an area where there is a lot of confusion among Christians. Many people may not know that the laws that God gave to Moses on the mountain go beyond the Ten Commandments. They may not know that Levitical code addressed a wide variety of subjects that applied to the lives of the ancient Hebrews with a great deal of specificity. I think many people may be generally aware that the Old Testament contains prescriptions and proscriptions beyond those in the commandments but I don’t think many people know much about them. And, frankly, even when we read about them in our Bibles they just seem so odd or strange to modern readers we just have a tendency to gloss over them. What is the modern reader to make of the extensive instructions for building the tabernacle in the latter chapters of the book of Exodus or the instructions to priests about checking mold in houses in Leviticus? RD: Agreed. There are many parts of the Old Testament that are strange to us when we read them the first time. But all of them are important for our understanding of the Bible and many of them provide solid evidence that the books of the Bible are accurate historically and consistent with what we know about human history. Broadly speaking the first five books of the Bible, the Pentateuch, are often called the “Law” when referring to the composition of the Old Testament. The Jews divided what we call the Old Testament into 3 sections: the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings. The first five books were the “Law” but obviously they contain subjects beyond rules and regulations such as history and even poetry. VK: And, apart from the first five books of the Old Testament, there is a different order between the books of the Hebrew Bible and that of most current Bibles. The subdivision called the “Prophets” consisted of eight books in the following order: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Isaiah, and the Twelve which we call the Minor Prophets. The “Writings” consisted of eleven books in this order: Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Lamentations, Daniel, Esther, Ezra-Nehemiah, and Chronicles. The Book of Ruth moved around. It was originally placed before the Psalms, but in the Middle Ages it was relocated next to the other smaller books, such as Song of Solomon and Esther. RD: So, the term “Law” sometimes is used to refer to the first five books of our Bible. In that sense “law” was essentially a literary organizational term. But the term “law” also applied to the fairly large body of specific rules and regulations that governed the daily lives and their religious practices of the ancient Hebrews. In that sense it was a legal term though of course their law governed religious practices in addition to prescribing civil codes of conduct (which is how we typically think of the word “law” today). And it is from that use that much of the confusion arises about what rules and regulations were applicable only to the ancient Hebrews versus what rules continue to apply today. Broadly speaking, the Old Testament “law” consisted of 3 different bodies of regulations: ceremonial laws that governed religious practices, civil laws that governed their society in a manner similar to how our civil law applies today, and enduring or transcendent moral and ethical principles. VK: And the Ten Commandments are enduring transcendent moral principles. In other words when God pronounced them God intended for them to apply to all people at all times. But this differentiated them from the ceremonial laws that governed the ancient Hebrew religious practices especially their system of sacrifices and festivals. The sacrificial system that was codified after the Israelites left Egypt had one specific purpose. It pointed forward to the ultimate sacrifice that God Himself would make when He sent His only begotten Son to die on a cross to save His people from their sins. During the Old Testament period the sacrificial system was necessary to point to an ultimate atoning sacrifice that was still forthcoming. But, as the writer of the book of Hebrews takes such pains to point out, Christ Jesus fulfilled perfectly the need for that atoning sacrifice. So, the old sacrificial system is no longer necessary. It has fulfilled it purpose. The writer of Hebrews put it this way: “The Law teaches that offerings and sacrifices must be made because of sin. But why did Christ mention these things and say that God did not want them? Well, it was to do away with offerings and sacrifices and to replace them. This is what he meant by saying to God, ‘I have come to do what you want.’ So we are made holy because Christ obeyed God and offered himself once for all.” RD: Right. Christ’s life and death fulfilled the requirements of the Old Testament sacrificial system so the ceremonial portions of the law are no longer necessary. Similarly, the civil portions of the Old Testament law were largely intended to provide a basis for the civil government of the Israelites after they left and Egypt and settled into the Promised Land in Palestine. Speaking precisely the civil portions of the law was intended for a theocratic amphictyony and then a theocratic monarchy. VK: A what? RD: A theocratic amphictyony – broadly speaking an amphictyony is an association of neighboring states or tribes that act cooperatively for their common interest. Specifically, AMPHICTYONY most often referred to the association of neighboring states in ancient Greece to defend a common religious center. Remember, that for the first four-hundred years after the Israelites left Egypt there was no king in Israel. The individual tribes based on the patriarchal sons of Jacob/Israel largely governed themselves and they only came together when threatened by common enemies. VK: In fact, Judges, chapter 21, verse 25 tells us “In those days [after the exodus] Israel wasn't ruled by a king, and everyone did what they thought was right.” RD: Well, we don’t live in either a theocratic amphictyony or a monarchy. We live in a constitutional republic. As such our civil laws are enacted and enforced by elected representatives and executives not by appointed priests or hereditary descendants of a particular family. As such many of the laws that applied directly to the lives of the ancient Israelites no longer apply to us today. VK: And we should note that many of the those laws were specifically intended for an agrarian culture where the overwhelming bulk of economic activity centered on farming and animal husbandry. Our economy still has an important agricultural component and we have some civil laws that govern it. But we need laws that govern modern forms of transportation, information acquisition and delivery, health care, etc. Our civil laws certainly mimic or echo some of what applied in ancient Israel but the specifics have obviously changed to accommodate changes in technology. RD: Yes. And we should note that one of the reasons that we are going to such pains to explain the different components of the Old Testament law is because many critics of Christianity will try to take parts of the Bible out of context to denigrate and denounce Christianity. I’ve heard or seen mockers say something like, “well, I’d like to be a Christian but I’m not sure I can be because I often wear clothes made of polyester and cotton and I like to plant peppers and tomatoes in the same bed.” VK: You’re alluding to Leviticus, chapter 19, verse 19 which says, “Breed your livestock animals only with animals of the same kind, and don't plant two kinds of seed in the same field or wear clothes made of different kinds of material.” That’s from the Contemporary English Version. The mocker wants to demean all of Christianity by taking admonitions that were given to a very specific group for a very specific purpose and then trying to turn those narrowly intended instructions into broader moral principles RD: Yes. The mocking and the criticism can be easily refuted when you understand the composition of the Mosaic law and the Levitical code but I’m afraid not many Christians in our day and age can draw the necessary distinctions. But the big point that we need to focus on for today is that the Ten Commandments were never designed to be set aside. There will never come a time when they have outlived their purpose because their purpose was to establish the basis by which people should relate to God and to each other. In fact, I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that the Ten Commandments – or at least the truths set forth in them - form the value structure for all stable civil society. VK: That’s a big statement and, especially today, there would be a lot of people who disagree with it. I mean the first commandment is “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” That’s from the English Standard Version. But, there are obviously billions of people around the world who don’t worship the God of the Bible yet who live in communities that many classify as being stable. RD: That’s true that they would say their communities are stable even though they don’t worship the God of the Bible. And while we don’t have time today to get into all the nuances of the first commandment let’s at least take a moment to consider some. In the first commandment God was certainly proclaiming that He was the one True God but that was not all He was doing. He was also establishing a basis for His authority and, in turn, for all earthly authority structures. Note that God gave the Hebrews an immediate reason that should obey the commandments and in giving that He alluded to the ultimate reason for all authority. VK: The immediate reason He gave them for obeying Him was because He had just delivered them from being slaves to cruel masters. What you’re saying is that before God ever gave the Ten Commandments He said, in effect, to them “Look I’ve just delivered you from slavery in Egypt. That proves my love and concern for you. Now I’m going to give you some commands that will make your lives better and you can be sure of my desire for you live good lives because I’ve just shown you that’s what I want to do.” In other words, God proved His love for them before He presented His commands to them. The commands God gave were, and are, no less a manifestation of God’s love than His delivery of them from slavery. RD: Yes. God delivered the Israelites from bondage in Egypt because He loved them. He gave them the Ten Commandments because He loved them. And one display of His love was His concern that they understand that life is best lived in acknowledging Him as the source of all order and blessing. The first commandment points out that the God who delivered them was also the God that created them, their world, and the universe. The first commandment should draw our attention to the fact that all things in creation originate with God and frankly will ultimately have to give an account to Him. The first commandment was a succinct way of saying “don’t content yourself with worshipping any lesser beings or things. Confine your worship to the One who can actually help you and to the one that orders all things on the earth as well as in heaven.” VK: The Apostle Paul made it abundantly clear that all authority on earth originates with God. In Romans, chapter 13, verse 1, Paul said “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.” That’s from the New International Version. RD: Yes. So, even people who live in communities or countries that do not worship the God of the Bible still have governmental authority structures. They have to if they want to remain stable. Countries without functioning governments always descend into anarchy which is never good for ordinary people. Some governments are tyrannical and others are benign. But some kind of authority structure is necessary for human beings to live in reasonable peace, safety, and harmony. So, when God gave the commandments He established that principle right up front by saying that He was the ultimate authority for all human affairs whether religious, family, social, civil, or economic. VK: I see why you want to do this series on the Ten Commandments. We tend to think of them as just being a list of a couple of “do’s” and mostly “do not’s.” But the implications of the commandments literally affect every area of our lives. RD: Absolutely. And the fact that the commandments transcend time, cultures, and nations is powerful evidence that they were given by an omniscient God who knew what was best for the creatures He created. And that’s an idea we’re going to stress over and over in this series. VK: So, the big idea that we wanted to introduce today is that God did not proclaim the Ten Commandments to make our lives more difficult or His existence better. He gave us the Ten Commandments so that we will know how to live better, more joyful, and more meaningful lives. And, frankly, if we’re so foolish as to disregard the commandments the only ones that we will be hurting will be ourselves. Well, sounds like we’re in for another thought-provoking expedition. Hopefully, not too many headaches. This sounds like a great time to pray. Since we have just been talking about the fact that all earthly authorities are established by God, today let’s listen to a prayer for our government officials especially that they would be good stewards of the authority that God has placed in their hands. They, like all of us, will ultimately have to give an account to God for how they used that authority. ---- PRAYER FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS VK: We’d like to remind our audience that a lot of our radio episodes are linked together in series of topics so if they missed any episodes or if they just want to hear one again, all of these episodes are available on your favorite podcast app. To find them just search on “Anchored by Truth by Crystal Sea Books.” If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not perfect but our Boss is!” (Opening Bible Quote from the Contemporary English Version) Exodus, Chapter 19, verses 4 and 5, Contemporary English Version Why Is There a Threefold Division of the Hebrew Canon? 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Greetings everyone and welcome to this last extra podcast this year. Merry Christmas and may you have a very blessed new year. If you are one who started around January 1 listening to the DBRP and are about to finish the plan on December 31, congratulations to you! I hope you celebrate that achievement! As always, I invite you to come back some year in the future and listen again, but suggest that after a full year with me, it is time to find another Bible reader to listen to in the new year. Don't forget your own voice. Reading Scripture out loud is tremendously helpful, even if the audience is just you alone. If you have listened to the NLT this year, for some future year remember that I have also recorded the GNT. One of my projects during 2022 was to critically listen to the NLT series and fix poor recording quality and mistakes. I re-recorded a few episodes entirely, and made smaller improvements to others. I am continuing to do the same thing now in the GNT series. For those not on our email list, Gale and I recently shared pictures from my recent trip to Indonesia. If you would like to see that letter and a few extra pictures, please click the link here in the episode notes. Before January 1st, I will revise the dailybiblereading.info website and the Read This First pages, which contain all my advice about Bible reading and listening to the DBRP. (The link to the Read This First pages is found in the banner of dailybiblerading.info.) If you have any question you would like me to answer in those pages, please use the Contact button at dailybiblereading.info. I would like to update the information I shared about podcast players. If you have a favorite podcast app that works well for managing your podcast listening, please tell me about it. I will need the app's name, what platform it runs on, and why you recommend it. In my October extra podcast, I gave the second lesson in the series I call Buckling the Belt of Truth. That lesson gives my advice about how to understand spiritual realities found in the Bible, which are spiritual things about you that cannot be seen with human eyes. In particular, I dealt with the biblical teaching that you have been united with Christ in his death (being crucified with Him), you died and were buried, and now have been raised with Him to new life. Since you and I never actually experienced death, the Holy Spirit has been so kind as to give us multiple metaphors to help us grasp the reality of our spiritual resurrection. I think a key to grasping this concept is understanding our being one with Christ. At first I thought of giving you an allegorical treasure map, to walk you through the different ways Scripture repeats the same powerful idea. But in the end I had to recognize that I don't have the literary gifts of John Bunyan. (But don't miss reading his book, Pilgrim's Progress.) I started that Buckling the Belt series by saying how I struggled to find the promises that Peter mentioned in 2nd Peter 1, the promises needed for ‘living a godly life', the ones “that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world's corruption caused by human desires.” I am thinking now that not all God's promises need to be expressed in the future with statements like, “He who started a good work in you WILL …” (I'm referring there to a beautiful promise found in Phl. 1:6.) Promises can also be stated in the present, such as when Jesus utters 7-8 ‘I am' statements in John, and when He proclaims ‘you are'. One of those ‘I am' statements is found in John 15, where Jesus said, “I am the true grapevine, and my father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” The statement, “I am the vine; you are the branches,” is actually a promise. It is a right-now promise. It is true of you now. But like many promises, there are conditions to fulfill. Some of the conditions are stated with the word ‘will', like we expect for promises: Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. As a Bible translator, I don't like the way our being united to Christ is expressed with the word ‘in', as in “Remain in me, and I will remain in you.” Greek talked like that. But we English speakers don't normally talk of branches ‘remaining in' a tree. Instead, branches are simply part of the tree. I would translate “Remain in me,” as “Stay joined as one with me.” We are organically one with our Vine, Jesus. There is a constellation of ‘treasures' found in staying joined to Jesus which He explains in John 15: 9 “I have loved you as the Father has loved me.” Then later he commands us to love one another. 13-15 This is the passage where Jesus calls us his ‘friends'. 16 Then Jesus tells us, “I chose you.” Those three are on my list of the things that most Christians find hard to believe. 11 “I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my Joy.” What a wonderful promise! 7-8 Let me give you my paraphrase: Jesus is saying,  “If you continue clinging to Me in oneness, and if you internalize my teachings, then I invite you to pray asking for anything you want, and it will be given to you. 8 When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.” This is another amazing promise: Answered prayers! Wow, how come we aren't spending more time in prayer!   Let's keep on clinging to Christ. Meditate on being Jesus' branch. Ask God to help you internalize this new identity. Because then you will be able to reach out and touch God's other promises, like the harder one I mentioned: Being crucified with Christ and raised with Him. There is one more crowning jem of oneness with Christ in Ephesians that I didn't mention in the last episode. Since we are joined as one with Christ Jesus, we ‘are seated with Him in the heavenly realms' (Eph. 2:6). That verse doesn't say that we ‘have a future position with Christ', although promises to that effect are found elsewhere in the Bible. Instead Eph. 2:6 says we ‘are seated' with Him right now. Where is Christ seated? At God's right hand. (If you were standing directly in front of God, Jesus would be to your left.) The verse is a bit unclear as to how we could be seated with Christ. We might be seated circling God's throne. I like to say, “There are no folding chairs in heaven.” None of heaven's chairs are made of plastic. Your name is engraved at your place. There is a place reserved for you alone, and it is certain and permanent. But capitalizing on the picture of vine-and-branch oneness with Christ, let's imagine sitting on Jesus' lap, while He is sitting on his throne next to God. You are right there with the King of the Universe. Lean back and whisper in his ear! “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.” Mat. 7:7 John 15:7 “If you remain joined to me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted.” Think of it: Jesus actually is inviting you to take advantage of your close position! From this place of acceptance and privilege, you are invited to tell the King what You need Him to do for you. But when you sit there, filled with reverence and awe, you will suddenly realize that some things you thought about asking Him are not really what is needed or important. However when the Holy Spirit helps you find your voice to ask, the things you wind up asking will be ‘for His glory' (that is to say, ‘in his name'). Such prayers are powerful! Then our passage promised ‘you will be filled with joy.' Why will we receive such joy? Because we will ask big things of God, and He will grant our requests, and God will be glorified. First of all, He will be glorified because we will sing his praises more thankfully. This is where I am right now. I am working to understand and internalize all that I just shared, because I am asking God to do some amazingly big things.   Messages from my Think Cabinet:Our church remodeled the worship center a few years ago. A heavy black metal audio cabinet, six feet tall containing a big rack of amplifiers was left abandoned. Eventually I asked if I might take all the outdated stuff from that cabinet and use it for something in my office. I didn't have a clear idea of what I would do with it. I have enjoyed it mainly as my Idea Incubation Box. It has light of seven colors seeping out of the cracks from the string of LED lights I installed. For a little more than a year I have been posting Bible verses inside the box that grabbed my attention. I'm going to share those verses with you now. (The verse references are given in the episode notes.)   Quote from Dr. Bob Utley, Introduction to Habakkuk: “It is acceptable to question God. However, often it is God's presence, not rational answers, that satisfy (as in Job's case).”     (This note is posted folded and very low. You have to kneel to open it and read it.) “Whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father in secret.”  Matt. 6:6   The LORD is near to all who cry out to Him to all who cry out to Him sincerely.  Ps. 145:18     Keep on praying with the help of the Holy Spirit. Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. (Two translations of Jude 20)   Entrust your efforts to the LORD, and your plans will succeed. Prov. 16:3   A heart that turns from God becomes bored with its own ways. But a good person is satisfied with God's ways. Prov. 14:14     This is how our translation of Eccl. 12:11 sounds when translated into English: The teaching of a wise advisor is like a shepherd's stick that is used to guide and direct his sheep. May every saying given by this advisor and shepherd be nailed into the mind of every learner and guide them in living rightly. Eccl. 12:11 PET     Without [fully believing//faith] it is impossible to please God, for the one who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him. Heb. 11:6     Through suffering our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the LIFE of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies. 2Cor. 4:10   You love Him even though you've never seen Him. And even though you don't see Him, you believe in Him, and celebrate with glorified joy that goes beyond anything words can say, since you are receiving the proper goal of your faith, namely, the rescue of your souls.  1Pet. 1:8-9     The people of an evil and unfaithful era look for a miraculous sign. Mat. 12:39   Which of you wanting to build a tower doesn't sit down first and compute the cost?  Luke 14:28     Remember Uzziah: When he became powerful his pride destroyed him.  2Chr. 26:16     Do not envy sinners in your heart. Instead continue to fear the Lord. There is indeed a future for you, and your hope will not be crushed.  Prov. 23:17-18   One dead fly can make a whole bottle of perfume stink. Even so, a little foolishness can outweigh great wisdom and honor.  Ecc. 10:1     Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Christ Jesus. And don't think about ways to indulge your evil desires.  Romans 13:14     If you, though you are sinful, know how to give good gifts to your children, just think how much more your Father in heaven will give good gifts to those who ask Him.  Mat. 7:11     The LORD of armies has planned it. Who can stop it? He is ready to use his power. Who can turn it back?  Is. 14:27     It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us.  2Cor. 1:21-22   This note is my comment based on Weymouth's translation of 2Cor. 5:14. “His death was my death.”     Therefore, we who have fled to Him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary. Heb. 6:18b-19   There is a 8 year old boy who visits my office weekly and asks if I have put up a new note. I had to put up a special note inside the box telling how to get out of the box if you shut yourself in.   My sister or brother, have a wonderful time celebrating our Savior's birth. Gale and I send you our love and together say May the Lord bless you ‘real good'. Phil & Gale

Greetings everyone and welcome to this last extra podcast this year. Merry Christmas and may you have a very blessed new year. If you are one who started around January 1 listening to the DBRP and are about to finish the plan on December 31, congratulations to you! I hope you celebrate that achievement! As always, I invite you to come back some year in the future and listen again, but suggest that after a full year with me, it is time to find another Bible reader to listen to in the new year. Don't forget your own voice. Reading Scripture out loud is tremendously helpful, even if the audience is just you alone. If you have listened to the NLT this year, for some future year remember that I have also recorded the GNT. One of my projects during 2022 was to critically listen to the NLT series and fix poor recording quality and mistakes. I re-recorded a few episodes entirely, and made smaller improvements to others. I am continuing to do the same thing now in the GNT series. For those not on our email list, Gale and I recently shared pictures from my recent trip to Indonesia. If you would like to see that letter and a few extra pictures, please click the link here in the episode notes. Before January 1st, I will revise the dailybiblereading.info website and the Read This First pages, which contain all my advice about Bible reading and listening to the DBRP. (The link to the Read This First pages is found in the banner of dailybiblerading.info.) If you have any question you would like me to answer in those pages, please use the Contact button at dailybiblereading.info. I would like to update the information I shared about podcast players. If you have a favorite podcast app that works well for managing your podcast listening, please tell me about it. I will need the app's name, what platform it runs on, and why you recommend it. In my October extra podcast, I gave the second lesson in the series I call Buckling the Belt of Truth. That lesson gives my advice about how to understand spiritual realities found in the Bible, which are spiritual things about you that cannot be seen with human eyes. In particular, I dealt with the biblical teaching that you have been united with Christ in his death (being crucified with Him), you died and were buried, and now have been raised with Him to new life. Since you and I never actually experienced death, the Holy Spirit has been so kind as to give us multiple metaphors to help us grasp the reality of our spiritual resurrection. I think a key to grasping this concept is understanding our being one with Christ. At first I thought of giving you an allegorical treasure map, to walk you through the different ways Scripture repeats the same powerful idea. But in the end I had to recognize that I don't have the literary gifts of John Bunyan. (But don't miss reading his book, Pilgrim's Progress.) I started that Buckling the Belt series by saying how I struggled to find the promises that Peter mentioned in 2nd Peter 1, the promises needed for ‘living a godly life', the ones “that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world's corruption caused by human desires.” I am thinking now that not all God's promises need to be expressed in the future with statements like, “He who started a good work in you WILL …” (I'm referring there to a beautiful promise found in Phl. 1:6.) Promises can also be stated in the present, such as when Jesus utters 7-8 ‘I am' statements in John, and when He proclaims ‘you are'. One of those ‘I am' statements is found in John 15, where Jesus said, “I am the true grapevine, and my father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” The statement, “I am the vine; you are the branches,” is actually a promise. It is a right-now promise. It is true of you now. But like many promises, there are conditions to fulfill. Some of the conditions are stated with the word ‘will', like we expect for promises: Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. As a Bible translator, I don't like the way our being united to Christ is expressed with the word ‘in', as in “Remain in me, and I will remain in you.” Greek talked like that. But we English speakers don't normally talk of branches ‘remaining in' a tree. Instead, branches are simply part of the tree. I would translate “Remain in me,” as “Stay joined as one with me.” We are organically one with our Vine, Jesus. There is a constellation of ‘treasures' found in staying joined to Jesus which He explains in John 15: 9 “I have loved you as the Father has loved me.” Then later he commands us to love one another. 13-15 This is the passage where Jesus calls us his ‘friends'. 16 Then Jesus tells us, “I chose you.” Those three are on my list of the things that most Christians find hard to believe. 11 “I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my Joy.” What a wonderful promise! 7-8 Let me give you my paraphrase: Jesus is saying,  “If you continue clinging to Me in oneness, and if you internalize my teachings, then I invite you to pray asking for anything you want, and it will be given to you. 8 When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.” This is another amazing promise: Answered prayers! Wow, how come we aren't spending more time in prayer!   Let's keep on clinging to Christ. Meditate on being Jesus' branch. Ask God to help you internalize this new identity. Because then you will be able to reach out and touch God's other promises, like the harder one I mentioned: Being crucified with Christ and raised with Him. There is one more crowning jem of oneness with Christ in Ephesians that I didn't mention in the last episode. Since we are joined as one with Christ Jesus, we ‘are seated with Him in the heavenly realms' (Eph. 2:6). That verse doesn't say that we ‘have a future position with Christ', although promises to that effect are found elsewhere in the Bible. Instead Eph. 2:6 says we ‘are seated' with Him right now. Where is Christ seated? At God's right hand. (If you were standing directly in front of God, Jesus would be to your left.) The verse is a bit unclear as to how we could be seated with Christ. We might be seated circling God's throne. I like to say, “There are no folding chairs in heaven.” None of heaven's chairs are made of plastic. Your name is engraved at your place. There is a place reserved for you alone, and it is certain and permanent. But capitalizing on the picture of vine-and-branch oneness with Christ, let's imagine sitting on Jesus' lap, while He is sitting on his throne next to God. You are right there with the King of the Universe. Lean back and whisper in his ear! “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.” Mat. 7:7 John 15:7 “If you remain joined to me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted.” Think of it: Jesus actually is inviting you to take advantage of your close position! From this place of acceptance and privilege, you are invited to tell the King what You need Him to do for you. But when you sit there, filled with reverence and awe, you will suddenly realize that some things you thought about asking Him are not really what is needed or important. However when the Holy Spirit helps you find your voice to ask, the things you wind up asking will be ‘for His glory' (that is to say, ‘in his name'). Such prayers are powerful! Then our passage promised ‘you will be filled with joy.' Why will we receive such joy? Because we will ask big things of God, and He will grant our requests, and God will be glorified. First of all, He will be glorified because we will sing his praises more thankfully. This is where I am right now. I am working to understand and internalize all that I just shared, because I am asking God to do some amazingly big things.   Messages from my Think Cabinet:Our church remodeled the worship center a few years ago. A heavy black metal audio cabinet, six feet tall containing a big rack of amplifiers was left abandoned. Eventually I asked if I might take all the outdated stuff from that cabinet and use it for something in my office. I didn't have a clear idea of what I would do with it. I have enjoyed it mainly as my Idea Incubation Box. It has light of seven colors seeping out of the cracks from the string of LED lights I installed. For a little more than a year I have been posting Bible verses inside the box that grabbed my attention. I'm going to share those verses with you now. (The verse references are given in the episode notes.)   Quote from Dr. Bob Utley, Introduction to Habakkuk: “It is acceptable to question God. However, often it is God's presence, not rational answers, that satisfy (as in Job's case).”     (This note is posted folded and very low. You have to kneel to open it and read it.) “Whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father in secret.”  Matt. 6:6   The LORD is near to all who cry out to Him to all who cry out to Him sincerely.  Ps. 145:18     Keep on praying with the help of the Holy Spirit. Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. (Two translations of Jude 20)   Entrust your efforts to the LORD, and your plans will succeed. Prov. 16:3   A heart that turns from God becomes bored with its own ways. But a good person is satisfied with God's ways. Prov. 14:14     This is how our translation of Eccl. 12:11 sounds when translated into English: The teaching of a wise advisor is like a shepherd's stick that is used to guide and direct his sheep. May every saying given by this advisor and shepherd be nailed into the mind of every learner and guide them in living rightly. Eccl. 12:11 PET     Without [fully believing//faith] it is impossible to please God, for the one who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him. Heb. 11:6     Through suffering our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the LIFE of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies. 2Cor. 4:10   You love Him even though you've never seen Him. And even though you don't see Him, you believe in Him, and celebrate with glorified joy that goes beyond anything words can say, since you are receiving the proper goal of your faith, namely, the rescue of your souls.  1Pet. 1:8-9     The people of an evil and unfaithful era look for a miraculous sign. Mat. 12:39   Which of you wanting to build a tower doesn't sit down first and compute the cost?  Luke 14:28     Remember Uzziah: When he became powerful his pride destroyed him.  2Chr. 26:16     Do not envy sinners in your heart. Instead continue to fear the Lord. There is indeed a future for you, and your hope will not be crushed.  Prov. 23:17-18   One dead fly can make a whole bottle of perfume stink. Even so, a little foolishness can outweigh great wisdom and honor.  Ecc. 10:1     Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Christ Jesus. And don't think about ways to indulge your evil desires.  Romans 13:14     If you, though you are sinful, know how to give good gifts to your children, just think how much more your Father in heaven will give good gifts to those who ask Him.  Mat. 7:11     The LORD of armies has planned it. Who can stop it? He is ready to use his power. Who can turn it back?  Is. 14:27     It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us.  2Cor. 1:21-22   This note is my comment based on Weymouth's translation of 2Cor. 5:14. “His death was my death.”     Therefore, we who have fled to Him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary. Heb. 6:18b-19   There is a 8 year old boy who visits my office weekly and asks if I have put up a new note. I had to put up a special note inside the box telling how to get out of the box if you shut yourself in.   My sister or brother, have a wonderful time celebrating our Savior's birth. Gale and I send you our love and together say May the Lord bless you ‘real good'. Phil & Gale

••• Accessing The Blessings Of The New Covenant .••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 2.1-14, Hebrews 10.4, Galatians 3.14, Genesis 1.6, John 10.10, 2 Corinthians 5.17, Matthew 11.28-30, Luke 9.26, Galatians 5:22-23, Luke 9:62, Genesis 2:17, 1 Corinthians 2:14, John 4:24 . ••• “Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible”, A.B. Simpson, Founder, Christian and Missionary Alliance. † ••• “...Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever” 1 John 2.14-17, NKJV . ••• What are 7-reasons why it was such a big deal that the Lord, Christ Jesus came in the flesh? ••• What were the 4-original blessings of the kingdom that were restored through the coming of the Lord? ••• What are 4-reasons why are so many Christians aren't experiencing the blessings of those called by the Name of the Lord, Christ Jesus? ••• What are the conditions for the person who can access the blessings of Jesus' coming? •••Are you going to pray that you will be the kind of person who will access The Blessings Of The New Covenant this upcoming year? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on December 17, 2022 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Burkay Canatar Photography, İstanbul, Turkey, https://burkaycanatar.com.tr/, https://twitter.com/burkaycanatar, art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/A.B.-Simpson-Quotes/ . ••• Broadcaster's Website - www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE - https://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/ . ••• RESOURCE - https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• FERP221217 Episode #255 GOT221217 Ep255 . ••• Coming of The Lord Christ Jesus: Accessing The Blessings Of The New Covenant . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

••• Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord? ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 18.1-15, Luke 1.12-38, John 1.1-14, Number 23.19, 1 Thessalonians 5.24, Matthew 24.35, Matthew 13.53-58 . ••• “Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible”, Corrie Ten Boom, 1892–1983, Christian Holocaust Survivor † ••• “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. “For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills Shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands” Isaiah 55.11-12, NKJV . ••• Why do some people in the bible laugh at the word of God? ••• Why did Zacharias question the angel? ••• What will God send you before He is about to make a big change in your life? ••• What happens when God speaks something into your life? ••• Why did Jesus not do many miracles in some places? ••• What are 3-reasons why the word will not become flesh in someone's life? ••• What are 4-components for God's word to become flesh in your life? •••Are you going to ask your small group to pray that you will position yourself for receiving God's promises this upcoming year? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on December 10, 2022 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Burkay Canatar Photography, İstanbul, Turkey, https://burkaycanatar.com.tr/, https://twitter.com/burkaycanatar, art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/Corrie-Ten-Boom-Quotes/ . ••• Broadcaster's Website - www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE - https://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/ . ••• RESOURCE - https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• FERP221210 Episode #254 GOT221210 Ep254 . ••• Coming of The Lord Christ Jesus: Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord? . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

••• Why Christmas Is So Different . ••• Bible Study Verses: Isaiah 9, Romans 1.18-32, John 1.1-14, Philippians 2.9-11, Psalm 139:14, Jeremiah 1:5, Hebrews 10.4, 1 Samuel 8.1-22 . ••• “As long as a person remains unwilling, no words – no matter how logical or eloquent – will be convincing.On the other hand, if a person – for whatever reason – becomes willing to follow the truth wherever it leads him, he cannot help but eventually find Christ”, Mike Gantt, December 15, 2011 † ••• “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men” Philippians 2:5, NKJV . ••• Why Is The Christmas Season So Different Then Other Holidays? ••• What Are 3-reasons Why Many People Who Say There Is No Creator God Get So Mad When Other's Celebrate Christmas? ••• What Did Many People Not Want To Retain In Their Hearts? ••• Who's Name Is An Offense Even In Some Churches Today? ••• Who Does The Bible Says Is The Creator Of All Things Visible And Invisible In The Universe?••• Who Must Become Part Of Your Life In Order For Life Not To Seem Meaningless? ••• What Are 4-reasons Why It Was So Important For Christ Jesus, To Be Born? ••• How Do You Know If You Are Separated From The Love Of God? ••• What Are 3-reasons Why Are People So Opposed To The Idea Of Our Living Christ And The Gospel Of Grace? ••• How Much Evidence Did Friedrich Nietzsche, Who Wrote That God Is Dead, Need For Believe In Our God? ••• How Does One Start The Process Of Coming Close To God So The Don't Go Insane Like Nietzsche Did At A Young Age? ••• Are You Going To Pray That Those Around You Will Come To The Knowledge And Understanding Of Our Creator, The Lord Christ Jesus During The Christmas Season? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on December 3, 2022 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Jason DeBloois Photography, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, https://jasondebloois.photo/, art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † https://redeeminggod.com/what-christmas-means-to-c-s-lewis/ . ••• Broadcaster's Website - www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE - www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• RESOURCE - www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/ . ••• FERP221203 Episode #253 GOT221203 Ep253 . ••• Coming of The Lord Christ Jesus: Why Christmas Is So Different . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

••• Bible Study Verses: Ruth 1:12-18, Ruth 4:13, Romans 8:28-37, Jeremiah 17:7-8, Psalm 73:25, Proverbs 3:5-6, Hebrews 11:6, Galatians 6:9, II Corinthians 11:26-27, II Samuel 24:24, Psalm 118:27, Luke 9:28-62, Joshua 24:15, Hebrews 10:25, Joshua 1:8, John 4:34, Psalm 37:5, Hebrew 12: 1-2 . ••• “Faith is trust or commitment to what you think is true" William Lane Craig, Fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture and at International Society for Complexity, Information and Design (ISCID), USA, 2022. † ••• “Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth”, Psalm 31:5, NKJV . ••• What type of commitment is required for a supernatural turnaround? ••• What are the 3-Steps to Commitment? ••• Why was Ruth's Commitment to Naomi so unusual? ••• What are 5-reasons Why Commitment is so Powerful? ••• What are 2-Elements required for a commitment? ••• What are 8-reasons why commitment is so difficult? ••• What are 3-Challenges of commitment? ••• What are 5-life actions for sustaining commitment? ••• Who, besides our Creator, the Lord Christ Jesus, is it important to make a commitment to? ••• Are You Going To Ask Your Small Ground To Pray For You To Experience A Supernatural Turnaround Through Kingdom commitment to God? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on November 12, 2022 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Jason DeBloois Photography, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, https://jasondebloois.photo/, art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/William-Lane-Craig-Quotes/ . ••• Broadcaster's Website - www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE - www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• RESOURCE - www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/ . ••• FERP221112 Episode #250 GOT221112 9 Ep250 . ••• Keys to a Supernatural Turnaround: Kingdom Commitment Study Guide . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

••• Bible Study Verses: Revelation 3:14-22, Hosea 4:6, Genesis 13:14-17, II Kings 2 :9-12, Habakkuk 2:2, Revelations 1:9-11, Isaiah 6:1, Isaiah 2:1, Exodus 7:1, Luke 10:19, Jeremiah 1:11-12, Proverbs, 29.18, Isaiah 60:1,22, Hebrews 11:33, Ephesians 2:6 . ••• “For He claims all, because He is love and must bless. He cannot bless us unless He has us. When we try to keep within us an area that is our own, we try to keep an area of death. Therefore, in love, He claims all. There's no bargaining with Him."1 There are remnants of the old self within each of us that we cling to and do not want to part with—areas of sin and selfishness. Some we recognize, others we don't. Because God loves us, he brings them to our attention, one by one over time. Whenever he does, we have a decision to make: resistance or surrender. If we resist, we consign ourselves to spiritual stagnation and decline. If we surrender, he prunes it away, allowing the fruit of his Spirit to blossom more fully and bringing greater Christlikeness and intimacy with Him”, C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory. (New York: Touchstone., 1996), pp. 140–41 † ••• “For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come” Habakkuk 2:3, ESV . ••• What were 2-reasons why the Laodicean Church was Stagnant? ••• What are 4-life actions in Breaking the Cycle of Stagnancy? ••• What are a least 4-reasons we should lake advice from the Lord Christ Jesus? ••• Why was it important for Abraham to see the land? ••• What type of gold does Christ Jesus recommend buying? ••• Why does the Lord give us advice in the book of revelation? ••• Why was it important for Abraham to see the land? ••• What is the purpose of divine revelation? ••• What are 10-reasons Why Seeing Changes Level? ••• What is a primary consequence of not having a vision? ••• Are you going to ask your small group to pray that you will have a Level Changing vision? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on July 23, 2022 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photos by anonymous photographer, Sachin C Nair Photography, Trivandrum, Kerala, India and Mathew Schwartz Photography, Weston 675 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ, umcadop@gmail.com, Ph: 973-596-6095, art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/resources/reflections-february-2011/ . ••• Broadcaster's Website - www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE - www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• RESOURCE - www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/ . ••• FERP220723 Episode #234 GOT220723 Ep234••• Changing Your Level of Command Part-3 - Through Clear Vision . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

••• Bible Study Verses: James 2:17-18, Romans 4:21, II Corinthians 4:13, Numbers 13:17-33, James 1:5-8, Mark 11:23, Hebrews 11:6, Numbers 23:19, Psalm 119:89, Romans 10:10, Hosea 6:3, Romans 12:1-2, John 1:14, Psalm 119:11, Proverbs 4:23 . ••• “[Christianity] endeavors equally to establish these two things: That God has set up in the Church visible signs to make Himself known to those who should seek Him sincerely, and that He has nevertheless so disguised them that He will only be perceived by those who seek Him with all their heart”, Blaise Pascal, (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) † ••• “Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ” 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12, NKJV . ••• What are 3-reasons why it is so important to understand the practice of our faith? ••• What is the “Grass Hopper Mentality“? ••• What is the difference between a pure view and a corrupt view? ••• Why do so many christians not take a step of faith? ••• What are the 3-Principles of Faith Practice? ••• What is the most important life action alignment for a living faith? ••• What does one's feelings about their mother have in common with the Creator, The Lord Christ Jesus of the holy bible? ••• What are the 4-steps in Engaging The Process of Alignment? ••• How must christians keep their heart for a powerful living faith experience? ••• What must faith filled christians confess with their mouths? ••• Are you going to ask your small group to pray that Holy Spirit will help you align your Thoughts, Words and Actions so that your faith is one of love with power to Glorify our Creator The Lord Christ Jesus? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on June 25, 2022 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Study Guides at - https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by anonymous photographer and Chong Wei, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, https://mobile.twitter.com/cwei4fun, art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † https://www.inspiringquotes.us/author/5507-blaise-pascal . ••• Broadcaster's Website - www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE - www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• RESOURCE - www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/ . ••• FERP220625 Episode #230 GOT220625 Ep230 . ••• The Mystery of Our Living Faith Part-3- The Practice of Our Living Faith . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 16.13-23, I Corinthians 15.12-19, . I Corinthians 14.55-57, John 12. 24, I Corinthians 1.18-19, I Peter 2.8, II Corinthians 11.3, Ezekiel 18.4, Romans 6.23, Habakkuk 1.13, Hebrews 9.22, Isaiah 53. 10, Acts 16.31, Matthew 11.28 . ••• “Victory over the Powers: Christ's triumph over the powers occurs at the cross, where they are “disarmed” and “made a public example”. His death is described as a “rescue” that brings about “redemption” from the powers of darkness. Furthermore, believers are to identify with Christ in His death to the “elemental spirits” (στοιχεῖα, stoicheia) of the universe and no longer be enslaved to them. The inference drawn from Christ disarming the powers is that believers need not be subject to certain regulations that are fleeting and syncretistic” The Lexham Bible Dictionary, Logos Bible Software v9.0 Free . ••• “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.” Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?” 1 Corinthians 1.18-20, NKJV . ••• When did our Creator, The Lord Christ Jesus first mention His church? ••• When did Christ Jesus first mention the keys to heaven? ••• Why did Christ Jesus call Peter satan? ••• What Were 3-reasons Why Our Lord Rebuked satan when He was speaking to Peter? ••• What is the center of the Biblical Christian Faith? ••• What are 7-reasons Why Worldly People are less excited about the Easter season? ••• What are 3-aspects of the Mystery of the Cross? ••• What is the Power of the Cross? ••• What are 5-reasons Why We Need the Cross? ••• What are at least 4-reasons why the cross is so important to you? ••• Are you going to pray about laying your burdens at the foot of the cross during this easter season? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on April 9, 2022 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Study Guides at: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Neal E. Johnson Photography, Fort Worth, TX, (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/hotneals) http://www.facebook.com/NEJphotography/,art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † http://www.logos.com/free-book-of-the-month . ••• Broadcaster's Website: http://www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE: https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• RESOURCE: https://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/ . ••• FERP220409 Episode #219 GOT220409ep219 . ••• Revisiting The Mystery And the Power of the Cross . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Most Christians are very aware of Satan's influence in our world today. We know he is opposed to God and His will at all turns, and as the "god of this world" (2 Corinthians 4:4), he will ferociously fight to keep all he has laid claim to. What we don't often think about is how we as individual Christians fit into the intensity of Satan's raging against God. The Scriptures tell us that his objective was and continues to be usurping for himself the authority that ultimately belongs to the Most High God. Anyone and anything that in any way shape or form stands in the way of Satan's fight over his perceived authority is fair game for his unrighteous anger. As Christians, we love God supremely and seek to daily walk in the footsteps of our Lord Christ Jesus. This blessing means we are also Satan's prime targets. What now? Satan as a roaring lion The Apostle Peter's illustration of Satan going about as a roaring lion seeking someone to devour in 1 Peter 5:8 is a powerful one. Peter had firsthand experience regarding the power of Satan's attacks when he denied the Lord three times before Jesus' crucifixion. Jesus warned Peter that Satan was after him (Luke 22:31-32) and that he had prayed for him. Jesus knew Satan would exploit Peter's moments of weakness and attempt to reframe them as a life of failure. Satan lost that battle and as a result, Peter warned us to be watchful. Do you hear the roar? Lions roar for a variety of reasons. They roar to warn their pride of danger, to scare off an intruder, another lion or a predator. A lion's roar can be devastatingly loud, and it can invoke acute fear and panic. Satan as a roaring lion is unmistakably hunting down the followers of Jesus. His objective is to stifle the work of Christ that is being accomplished through us. He will stop at nothing to intimidate, discourage, or cause us to panic in fear. He knows that his time and his dominion are both limited. What happens when you corner a predatory animal? They attack with a destroyer's ferocity. Satan's attacks on the disciples of Christ can take place in a variety of ways. His typical approach seems to be to lie in wait for the everyday trials that come to us as we strive to be like Jesus. His objective is to turn those trials into traumas and to get us to focus on things other than following Christ. Check out our March 28, 2022 podcast, “How Is Satan Trying to Devour Me?” for more. We examine four specific ways Satan as a roaring lion seeks to get into our hearts and heads. We look at several real-life examples of what it means to stand up against the lion's roar. The Bible tells us to wear the Armor of God, but fighting Satan requires us to be armed inwardly as well outwardly. Join us as we focus on standing our ground in the battle for our Christian lives!

••• Bible Study Verses: James 2:17-26, John 9:1-11, Mark 11:23, II Corinthians 5:7, Hebrews 11:1-33, I Corinthians 3:9, Hebrews 11:1, John 20:31, Romans 4:19-21, Jeremiah 32:27, Luke 8:43-44, Romans 10:17, Psalm 119:130, Jeremiah 15:16, Luke 11:28, John 15:7, Timothy 4:15, John 2:5, Luke 16:13-15. ••• ““Let your life reflect the faith you have in God. Fear nothing and pray about everything. Be strong, trust God's word, and trust the process” Germany Kent † . ••• Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!” Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose” Mark 9.23-26, KJV . ••• What were 5-level changing components at the pool of Silom? ••• Why are so many christians' Life Levels Not Changing? ••• Whats the difference between the faith in prosperity gospel churches and biblical faith? ••• What are 5-things that faith is not? ••• What are the 5-elements of faith? ••• Why must you have a practice of faith to experience a change of level? ••• What are 5-life actions that faith requires? ••• What are 5-ways the Practice of Faith Changes Your Level? ••• Why is faith so important for the rapture? ••• Are you going to ask our Creator, The Lord Christ Jesus, to help you develop a stronger faith life for the upcoming year? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on March 19, 2022 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Study Guides at: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Jacoby Clarke, Batesville, AR, https://twitter.com/jacobyclarke, www.instagram.com/dreamwood.studio/, jacoby.work15@gmail.com, art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25107900-the-hope-handbook••• Broadcaster's Website: http://www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE: https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• RESOURCE: https://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/ . ••• FERP220319 Episode #216 GOT220319ep216 . ••• Power to Change Your Level: Through the Practice of Faith Part-3 . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 12:1-2, Philippians 2:5-11, Proverbs 4:23, Luke 6:45, Proverbs 23:7, Mark 7:14-23, Matthew 13:58, Philippians 4: 4-8, II Corinthians 10:3-6 . ••• “No true believer is completely satisfied with his spiritual progress. Under the illuminating, sanctifying influence of the Holy Spirit, all of us are aware of the areas in our lives that still need to be refined and disciplined for the sake of godliness. In fact, the more we mature, the more capable we are of spotting the sin that still remains in our hearts”, John MacArthur † . ••• “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me” Psalm 51.10, KJV . ••• Must a person always conform to the pattern of this world? ••• What determines you level of personal spiritual transformation? ••• What makes positive change elusive? ••• What are 5-reasons why many people of God aren't guarding their hearts? ••• Where is life controlled from? ••• What are 5-dangers of an unguarded heart? ••• Why did so many not see the miracles of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus? ••• What are 3-ways for Christians to Change their Level through the Power of their Thoughts? ••• What are 9-types of thoughts we should be thinking about to change levels? ••• Are you going to ask our Creator, The Lord Christ Jesus, to help you develop a heart of transformation for the upcoming year? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on March 12, 2022 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Study Guides at: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Jacoby Clarke, Batesville, AR, https://twitter.com/jacobyclarke, www.instagram.com/dreamwood.studio/, jacoby.work15@gmail.com, art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † http://biblereasons.com/spiritual-growth/ . ••• Broadcaster's Website: http://www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE: https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• RESOURCE: https://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/ . ••• FERP220312 Episode #215 GOT220312ep215 . ••• Power to Change Your Level: Through the Power of Thoughts . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

••• Bible Study Verses: Ephesians 4:1-15, Proverbs 4:18, Jeremiah 48:11, Galatians 4:1-3, Psalm 119:105, Psalm 119:9, Jeremiah 23:29, II Timothy 3:16-17, Psalm 119:130, Joshua 1:8, John 14:23, James 1:25, Jeremiah 48:11 . ••• “Each stage of the believer's walk possesses its particular hazard. The new life within us wages a constant war against all which opposes its growth. During the physical stage, it is a war against sins; in the soulish phase, it is a battle against the natural life; and lastly, on the spiritual level, it is an onslaught against the supernatural enemy”, Watchman Nee, Journeying Towards the Spiritual: A Digest of the Spiritual Man in 42 Lessons , Page 94. † . ••• “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” 2 Corinthians 5:17, NKJV . ••• What are 4-reasons why you should change your level? ••• Does reading the same version of the bible help to reach the next level? ••• Why is a life of ease a hindrance to personal and spiritual growth? ••• Why can't a lazy person be a Christian? ••• Why Are Some Believers Not Growing ?••• Why is it Dangerous to Remain at the Same Level? ••• How does a Christian change levels? ••• What are 7-ways The Word changes your level? ••• What type of bondage is a result of stagnation? ••• What type of meditation should a growing Christian do? ••• Are you going to ask our Creator, The Lord Christ Jesus, to help you become hungry for a change in levels for the upcoming year? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on March 5, 2022 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Study Guides at: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Jacoby Clarke, Batesville, AR, http://twitter.com/jacobyclarke, jacoby.work15@gmail.com, art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † https://books.google.com/books?id=eRUWFbC0ByIC&printsec=frontcover . ••• Broadcaster's Website: http://www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE: https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• RESOURCE: https://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/ . ••• FERP220305 Episode #214 GOT220305ep214 . ••• Power to Change Your Level . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 16:11, Isaiah 48:17, Genesis 12:2-3, Psalm 67:2-7, Luke 22:7-13, Ecclesiastes 3:1-5, Ecclesiastes 4:9, I Samuel 16:18, Acts 9:27, 2 Chronicles 26:15 . ••• “God has divine connections lined up for your life. There is power in connection. Connections lead to life. When a husband and a wife come together, babies are born. When the spirit of a person and the Spirit of God come together, new birth takes place. When brothers and sisters come together in unity, God commands his blessing (Psalm 133). When the disciples came together on the day of Pentecost, there was an outpouring of the Holy Spirit”, Bible in One Year, Day 323 † . ••• “Make no friendship with an angry man, And with a furious man do not go, Lest you learn his ways, And set a snare for your soul. Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge...” Proverbs 22.24-26, NKJV . ••• What are the 3-Natures of Kingdom Blessing? ••• What are 5-reasons Why God Entrusts His Treasures to Our Care? ••• What is a divine connection? ••• What are the benefits of finding a Godly divine connection? ••• Is everybody able to help you••• When does God give you a specific divine connection? ••• What is an intermittent season? ••• Why is it important to know when it is time to let go of a specific connection? ••• Is a person with a degree in gender studies qualified to speak about Godly things? ••• How does one Recognize Divine Connections? ••• What is a connection of the spirit? ••• What are the 2-negative consequences of not recognizing divine connections? ••• Are you going to ask our Creator, The Lord Christ Jesus, to help you cultivate divine connections in the upcoming year? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on February 26, 2022 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Study Guides at: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by Mikhail Nilov Photography, Los Angeles, California, www.instagram.com/dreamwood.studio/, swadbacity@gmail.com, art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/ . ••• Broadcaster's Website: http://www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE: https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• RESOURCE: https://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/ . ••• FERP220226 Episode #213 GOT220226ep213 . ••• Path to the Next Level: The Power of Divine Connections . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

••• Bible Study Verses: Esther 2:1-17, Psalm 91.7, Malachi 3:16-18, Psalm 44:3, Genesis 6:8, Ephesians 2:8, Psalm 89:34, Psalm 5:12, Psalm 102:12-14, I Chronicles 4:10, Psalm 126:6, Proverbs 19:17, Psalm 67:5-7, Hosea 12:13, Nehemiah 2:5-8, Genesis 39:21, II Samuel 9:1-7, Psalm 44:3, Luke 1:28, Proverbs 13:15 . ••• “He shows much more of Himself to some people than to others—not because He has favourites, but because it is impossible for Him to show Himself to a man whose whole mind and character are in the wrong condition. Just as sunlight, though it has no favourites, cannot be reflected in a dusty mirror as clearly as in a clean one. You” C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity † . ••• "Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!" Psalm 90:17 . ••• What are 3-natures of a Godly blessing? ••• What are at least 5-reasons why God blesses? ••• What are at least 4-ways how God blesses? ••• What are the 4-natures of a king's favor? ••• What is Favor? ••• What are 7-words that describe what favor is? ••• What gift did saint Joseph possess? ••• What are at least 3-reasons why Favor one of the best gifts we can get from God? ••• Why is gratitude one of the most important personal attributes in attracting God's Favor? ••• Are you going to ask our Creator, The Lord Christ Jesus to help you become more grateful in the upcoming year? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on February 19, 2022 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible . ••• This Discipleship Teaching Podcast is brought to you by Christian Leadership International and all the beloved of God who believe in it's mission through prayer and support. Thank you . ••• Study Guides at: https://shows.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast/episodes . ••• Exceeding Thanks to Universe Creator Christ Jesus AND photo by MacDoctor Computers Photographs, Nashville, TN, https://www.MusicCityMax.com, art direction by gil on his mac . ••• † https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8616225-he-shows-much-more-of-himself-to-some-people-than . ••• Broadcaster's Website: http://www.lifelonganointing.com/ . ••• RESOURCE: https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/kjv/john.1%20 . ••• RESOURCE: https://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/ . ••• FERP220219 Episode #212 GOT220219ep212 . ••• Path to the Next Level: The Power of Divine Favor . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fresh-encounter-radio-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.