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What if writing by hand is more than just nostalgia—it's a way of connecting to something ancient, sacred, and deeply human? In this episode, I sit down with Jake Weidmann, one of only nine Master Penmen in the world, to explore the forgotten art of penmanship and its surprising power in our digital age. We talk about Jake's remarkable journey from psychology student to world-renowned artist, how handwriting shapes the brain, and the spiritual symbolism behind his work—from flourishing calligraphy to carving family crests. Jake shares stories from his life, including his new book “Old Soul, New Creation,” which blends memoir, theology, and visual art into a contemplative experience. This episode is a powerful reflection on tradition, creativity, and the enduring importance of beauty. If this conversation moved you, leave a comment, subscribe, and share it with someone who still believes in the power of the pen. Find more from Jake: Website: https://www.jakeweidmann.com/ The Art of Whittling: https://amzn.to/4iTDncM Jake Weidmann YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jakeweidmannartist Instagram: https://instagram.com/jakeweidmann Everyday Heirloom Co: https://everydayheirloomco.com/ Made to Last Podcast: https://made-to-last.simplecast.com/episodes Connect with me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tammy.m.peterson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TammyPetersonPodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tammypetersonpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tammy1Peterson Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TammyPetersonPodcast
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2 Corinthians 5:11-21Rev Matt Rice
Nous pensons que le monde se portait plutôt bien. Puis Dieu envoyait Jésus, et parce que Dieu envoyait Jésus, désormais le monde doit faire un choix. Ce n'était pas le cas. Le monde dévalait la pente, et Satan s'en moquait. D'accord ? Les puissances des ténèbres vous haïssent d'une haine...
One has been thinking all week about those precious little girls from Camp Mystic. There's also a pastoral situation or two in which sharp suffering seems to have been "imposed" on people I love. Why and How and ... What? I had a kind of visitation late one night this week. It came initially from ... Van Morrison. His song "Into the Mystic", from 1970, started to play inside my mind. Then a phrase came down: And Yet! I was looking at all the tragedy, regression and loss -- really seeing it and feeling it... And Yet. Then something else happened: A 'Republic Picture' from 1949 came across my screen. It was a Western I had never seen before but it stars Marie Windsor, so it had to be... at least... watchable. But then something began to come clear: the movie came to me from, well, Heaven Above (Peter Sellers, even). Seriously, the ending of Republic Pictures' Hellfire (1949) was intended to help us. It was made (back then) to help us (now). It embodied And Yet. The Christian response to darkest tragedy is probably not explanation or interpretation, but rather superimposition. It's impossible to explain away a certain reality, let's say. And yet what happened is not the whole reality. There is another reality. You might almost say, there are two realities. But isn't this true of our life histories, even of our personalities? The Old Creation is alive and potent. The New Creation is eternal and more potent. See what you think. Hope you'll maybe try it on.
In today's Spiritual Foundation Episode, I talk about Galatians 6: 1-16. I share how we are called to community, not to be self-centered but rather to be strengthened to be other-centered. I also share how we all come into each other's lives for a reason, as they come into ours. Show Notes and Resources.
THIS EPISODE In this episode, Rob and Vinnie examine Colossians 1:15-20. They examine how this beautiful poem is constructed to help us understand its meaning. What is the New Creation, and how is Christ the Firstborn over it? And you gotta see what Vinnie is wearing. Okay, we know you can "see" but you'll still find out! FOLLOW THE PODCAST Subscribe to be notified of our new episodes (each Monday). Want to help us expand the Gospel of the Kingdom? Leave a review, “like” the podcast, or share it with others. CONNECT WITH DETERMINETRUTH MINISTRIES The Determinetruth Podcast is a ministry of Determinetruth Ministries. We offer free resources to equip pastors, leaders, and the body of Christ in the US and worldwide for service in the kingdom of God. You can visit us online at www.determinetruth.com Check out our YouTube Library, where we have even more content! SUPPORT DETERMINETRUTH MINISTRIES Determinetruth is a non-profit 501(c)(3), and relies completely on the financial support of our partners around the world. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation and help partner with us, please VISIT US HERE
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This is a podcast from our Sunday morning service at Abundant Life Family Church in Dodge City, Kansas. Join us to listen to Dr. Jim Ames, Pastor and founder of Abundant Life Family Church.
THE SALVATION OF THE BODY AND SOUL AND SPIRIT In these teachings I am attempting to lay down the Scriptural foundation and the way of putting into practice the course that is now available and which I have called ‘The Salvation of the Soul – and the Lifegiving Spirit'. As you will see on the Youtube and read in the course booklet, the course is based on the Scripture in 1 Peter 1:9 Reaching the goal of our faith the salvation/healing (soterion) of the soul, and another foundational Scripture is 1Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, ‘The first man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam (Jesus) became a life-giving spirit'. The healing and salvation of the soul involves the interaction of our spirit and soul and body that are designed by God to work in harmony with one another and in alignment with God's will and purpose for our lives (1Thessalonians 5:23). Ephesians 1:4-5 makes it clear that God's pathway of our soul being saved takes us on to his predestination purpose for us, which is for our whole being to become the expression of his life-giving Spirit into our world around us. We have observed the difference between salvation in the Old Testament and the New Testament. In the Old Testament the choice was for Israel to obey the Law and Commandments and be protected from their enemies and materially blessed. In the New Testament the goal of our faith was salvation for the soul and the blessings were spiritual rather than material blessings (Ephesians 1:4). Today I will be discussing the fact that each of these three parts of us, our spirit and our soul and our body goes through a different stage and mode of salvation. My headline summary would go like this; ‘Our spirit has been saved, our soul is being saved, and our body will be saved at the return of the Lord'. The Bible calls our physical body a mortal body (Romans 8:11). That means it is limited by earthly constraints and has been appointed to die (Hebrews 9:27). The Bible calls our body the temple of the Holy Spirit (1Corinthians 6) and as God's vessels of his life we embody the inner workings of truth and faith into our world in the will of God (Romans 12:1). This is why Paul encourages us to keep our body in check - he says ‘I discipline my body and bring it into subjection' (1Corinthians 9:27) The reason that the body is so temporary in this earthly life is because unlike our innermost being of soul and spirit it is subjected to all of the forces of this world. Our outer bodies receive information from the outer world through the five bodily senses of sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. This sense information gets expressed in our soul The soul will respond positively or react negatively to our bodily experiences. David in the psalms commented on this interactive process of our body and soul and he gave glory to God that his body was so fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139.14). Our physical bodies will be changed in an instant (saved) into a resurrected supernatural body ‘in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal (body) must put on immortality ‘(1Corinthians 15:52). Our earthly body exists for one age – a lifetime, whereas our sprit and our soul have an eternal quality that can progress from age to age and from glory to glory. (The word eternity in the Greek is ai??nios– age to age. In fact the word eternity was only first used in the English Bible by Tyndale in 1526 who translated aenios – age to age into eternity . And he also translated the Old Testament Hebrew word olam as eternity instead of ‘horizon to horizon' (Ecclesiastes 3:11) So our body will be a new body one day. it would be interesting to know what we might look like. ‘Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. (1John 3:2)(1Corinthians 6:13-14). The supernatural resurrected body of Jesus when he walked the earth for forty days after his resurrection was recognizable. It will be similar with us, but we cannot be specific (it has not yet been revealed what we shall be). Will we look like we are about thirty years old? I have no revelation about this, just speculation. Jesus entered his ministry at around thirty years of age (Luke 3:23), The qualifying for Old Testament priestly ministry was thirty (Numbers 8:24). That was the age of maturity in the Bible. How old did Adam and Eve appear to be when first created? (it has not yet been revealed what we shall be). So the body will be saved but the Bible says that the soul is being saved (IE a work in progress). “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.” (1Corinthians 1:18, 2 Corinthians 2:15). This describes the work of the salvation of the soul as an ongoing process of faith. It also shows that perishing (appollymi – wasting, being ruined, destroyed.) is also an ongoing process of wasting our time and our ongoing life instead of choosing to work with the Holy Spirit for the saving of our soul. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life ai??nios – age to age life). Receiving eternal life does not mean just going to Heaven. It means receiving and believing in the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus living within us and through us and bringing about the salvation of our soul. By doing this we do not ‘perish' (appolymi) which means to waste our life in not fulfilling God's purpose and meaning for our ongoing age to age life. Then beyond being saved is becoming a life-giving Spirit – and that ‘becoming' includes our lives being a witness on the earth of the nature and reality of a living God in Heaven. Nowhere does the Bible say that the goal of salvation is ‘going to Heaven'. The goal of salvation in both the Old and New Testament has never been stated as going to Heaven. The goal of our lives is actively being a witness on the earth of the nature of a living God in Heaven. Israel tried to do that by obeying the Law and they failed. When they chose to obey, they received outward blessings and victories over the enemy and were saved. When they disobeyed, they lost the battles and the land, and they ceased being saved. Our soul starts being saved by receiving faith in the Spirit of life of Christ Jesus and by working out that salvation on an ongoing daily basis (Philippians 2.12). Going to Heaven is going to heaven – there is an afterlife where every soul will be held accountable by a just and loving God – and onlyGod knows how that plays out. Let him surprise us. So far, we've seen that our body will be saved in the future, and our soul is in the process of being saved. But as I said at the beginning our spirit was saved two thousand years ago - for everybody. It happened through Christ's work on the cross at Calvary – 1Timothy 4:10 because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. The Bible calls this work of Jesus reconciliation (Greek – katalasso). But the Bible also uses the word reconciliation to mean something different in Matthew Ch 18 for the healing of offenses and disagreements between one another and that Greek word dialasso. The word katalasso describes the supernatural work of the being of God entering into humanity and the being of humanity entering into Divinity. And Peter also writes about us ‘becoming partakers of the divine nature' (2Peter 1:4) The Bible says that this work of reconciliation was sealed for humanity by receiving the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Ephesians 1:5). So the work of the cross brings more than just forgiveness – it gives to every human being the opportunity to experience living as a New Creation in this life by faith through the grace of God in the power of the Spirit. God's very being has now also become both human and Divine forever - through Jesus Christ. Why did God reconcile us to Himself? Because His deepest desire was to unite us with Himself —to live His life within and through us, so we could live our lives within and for Him. It becomes the completion of his circle of love—the very reason He created us in the first place. God didn't ask our permission. He went behind our backs and did it and he didn't warn the devil either. He just went ahead and reconciled us to Himself, uniting His divine nature with our human nature through Christ's death. This was God's initiative—pure love in action. Let's look at a powerful passage from Paul, who understood reconciliation perhaps better than anyone. In 2 Corinthians 5:14, Paul writes: “The love of Christ compels us, because we believe this: One died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for him who died and was raised for them.” Christ died for us so we could live for Him by becoming a life-giving Spirit. Paul continues: “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their sins against them, and entrusting us with this message.”(2 Corinthians 5:18) This is the Good News: Jesus did not come to condemn the world—He's forgiving it. Our role is to tell people they're already forgiven and invite them into the process of ongoing salvation of the soul and then onto becoming becoming a life-giving Spirit. But this truth remains unknown until it's revealed to our mind and received in our heart by faith. Until then, our minds resist Him, and our hearts remain in unbelief. We must know—and believe—that our spirit is already saved so that we can receive the salvation and sanctification of our soul. As Paul says “If while we were enemies we were reconciled to God (spirit saved), by the death of his Son how much more, now that we're reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. (salvation of the soul)” (Romans 5:10) So, we're not just forgiven—we're called to become something new: life-giving spirits who bring that life into the world around us. In fact our true becoming in this life is as colabourers with God (1Corinthians 3:9). This outworks itself as the most simple of tasks of kindness and mercy and love and goodness – bringing the fragrance and presence of Christ into wherever we are. Amen – to be continued Paul OSullivan - pauloss@icloud.com
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Join Derek Walker, Pastor of Oxford Bible Church, as he explores the concept of being 'in Christ' and its foundational importance in the Christian faith. Discover the blessings and promises that come with this spiritual position, as well as how to build a strong Christian life based on the unchanging truth of God's Word. Learn about the transformation from being in Adam to being in Christ and how to live out this reality through grace.
Join Derek Walker, Pastor of Oxford Bible Church, as he explores the concept of being 'in Christ' and its foundational importance in the Christian faith. Discover the blessings and promises that come with this spiritual position, as well as how to build a strong Christian life based on the unchanging truth of God's Word. Learn about the transformation from being in Adam to being in Christ and how to live out this reality through grace.
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This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2009 on Ephesians 2. Bill seeks to demonstrate the beauty and grandeur of Paul's vision of Christ's salvation and of the new humanity made possible in Jesus.Explore the Full Archive of Bill's Sermonsinthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
Bearing the image of God looks like something. If you've accepted Jesus as Lord, you haven't just been mended, you've been made new—recreated to reveal God's nature to the world. But how do we know we're truly fulfilling our call to represent Him? In this thought-provoking message, Bill Johnson invites us to examine our lives through the lens of our responsibility as image-bearers. Being made in His image is so much more than an identity statement. It's a call to reflect His righteousness and goodness in how we live, love, relate, and lead. What happens when our choices fall outside His lordship? What becomes possible when we fully surrender our opinions, preferences, and actions to Him? This message will stir you to release what holds you back and embrace what's needed to represent the Father's heart well. Watch and be encouraged to live as a true image-bearer, revealing His nature to the world around you.
Where do we find our identity? As we consider this, we realize it is a multi-faceted question. We have the family contexts that we grew up in, we have the cultures that have shaped us, and the places where we have lived. We have the schools we have attended, the friendships and hobbies we've enjoyed, and so much more. But as we consider the Christian faith in this question. we come to realize that we all find our identity somewhere along a four-part story arc: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and New Creation. And the more that we live into the identity of those who have been created anew in Christ. the more we understand our true purposes in life. Pastor Cheryl shares from 1 Thessalonians. Note: BibleProject is the author and owner of a video used during this sermon. To find more BibleProject resources, visit bibleproject.com.
Haleh Shoa, founder of Picturli, on intentional digital preservation of memories, both for the individual but also in Business. The former advertising executive who has led global brands such as Apple, Infinity, Nissan and Ritz Carlton through the analogue to digital transition, including spearheading transformation at Ogilvy LA, argues that digital asset management can curate a corporate legacy. Blending storytelling strategy and digital hygiene, she says, can help to preserve what matters most. #Business #Photography #Content
Vous pouvez vivre la puissance de la vie de résurrection du Seigneur dès aujourd'hui ! Dans ce message révélateur, le pasteur Prince dévoile, à partir des Écritures, comment la puissance divine de Dieu est déjà à l'œuvre en nous. Apprenez à vivre victorieusement en attendant le retour de notre Seigneur...
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Neither Jew Nor Gentile - A New Creation AltogetherIn the kingdom of God an individual becomes reborn into his son or daughter, no matter what they used to be.
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Preaching on 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Fr. Blackburn discusses Saint Paul's a three-part truth that results in the Christian Believer's conversion.
Louez le Seigneur, êtes-vous prêts pour la parole de Dieu ? Oui, la semaine dernière, nous avons parlé de Zacharie, vous vous souvenez, et de la ville de Jéricho, la ville qui est maudite. Je veux poursuivre cet enseignement, mais je veux juste vous montrer comment ces récits s'enchaînent l'un...
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Crystal Rivers | Open Book | Jun 17, 2025 Your spiritual journey begins the moment you enter into covenant with God through Jesus Christ. This covenant isn't merely a transaction—it's the starting point of a transformative process designed to take you from spiritual infancy to full sonship. Understanding how sonship, priesthood, covenant, God's word, and the Holy Spirit work together is crucial for your spiritual development. ## The Foundation: You Are Spirit, Not Flesh You must first understand a fundamental truth: when you became a believer, you became a spiritual being. The Old Testament law was spiritual, but it was given to people who were spiritually dead—carnal beings who couldn't fulfill spiritual requirements. This is why the law failed to produce the righteousness God desired. However, through Christ, you've been given the Holy Spirit, enabling you to fulfill what the law demanded but couldn't accomplish in carnal humanity. The moment you received Christ, you entered a river of spiritual development. This river has one direction—toward the Father. Jesus declared He is the way, the truth, and the life, and no one comes to the Father except through Him. Your entire Christian journey is this movement toward the Father, guided by His word and His Spirit. ## Stages of Spiritual Growth Your spiritual development follows a pattern similar to natural growth. You begin as a spiritual baby, feeding on the milk of God's word—learning basic doctrines, understanding right from wrong, and developing spiritual discernment. During this stage, you may still exhibit carnal behaviors: envy, strife, quarreling, and divisions. These are evidence of spiritual immaturity, not spiritual death. As you continue in God's word and yield to the Holy Spirit, you progress through spiritual adolescence into young adulthood. Each stage requires you to put away childish things—malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and evil speaking. This isn't automatic; it requires conscious effort and daily practice. Eventually, you reach spiritual maturity where you become what Scripture calls a "son." In ancient Israel, though someone might be born into the priesthood, they couldn't function as a priest until they reached a certain age and maturity. Similarly, though you're born again into God's family, true sonship comes when you've gained the knowledge, wisdom, and spiritual authority of your Father. ## The New Creation Reality The most transformative truth you must embrace is found in 2 Corinthians 5:17: "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." This isn't merely positional truth—it's your actual spiritual reality. When Christ died, you died with Him. When He was raised from the dead, you were raised with Him as a completely new creation. The old person who could be sick, defeated, fearful, and sinful is dead. You now possess the same resurrection life that flows through Christ. However, experiencing this reality requires more than intellectual understanding—it demands daily practice and declaration. You must exercise yourself in this truth until it becomes your conscious and subconscious reality. ## Moving Beyond Carnal Thinking One of the greatest obstacles to spiritual maturity is continuing to regard yourself and others "according to the flesh." This means viewing circumstances, challenges, and people through natural, worldly perspectives rather than spiritual truth. You must identify areas in your life where you still think and act like a natural person. Do you fear financial loss? Do you respond to sickness as if you're merely human? Do you harbor unforgiveness or operate in pride? These are areas where your flesh is still loud and your old nature appears alive. The prescription is clear: daily meditation on and declaration of your new creation identity. Just as someone might declare healing over sickness for years until it becomes reality, you must declare the truth of who you are in Christ until your mind, body, and circumstances align with spiritual truth. ## Practical Application Begin each day declaring: "I am in Christ. I am a new creation. Old things have passed away, and all things have become new." Don't wait for feelings to confirm this truth—feelings follow faith, not the other way around. Identify specific areas where you've been living according to flesh rather than spirit. Create a conscious plan to "eat up" these carnal strongholds, just as Joshua declared the giants in the Promised Land would be devoured rather than feared. Remember, the just shall live by faith. Your new creation identity isn't activated by emotions or circumstances—it's activated by your agreement with God's word through consistent, faith-filled declaration and action. The goal isn't merely to know these truths intellectually but to become them practically. As you exercise yourself in this reality, you'll move from glory to glory, eventually operating in the full authority and nature of your spiritual inheritance as a son of God. Your journey toward sonship isn't optional—it's your destiny. The word of God and the Holy Spirit are your guides, the covenant is your foundation, and your new creation identity is your present reality waiting to be fully experienced through faithful practice. Facebook Cave Adullam : / caveadullam.org Ministers Rest : / ministersrest Preparing His bride : / phbfellowship #STNG : / securingthenextgeneration Instagram Cave Adullam: / caveadullam #STNG : / securingthenextgeneration
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This week, we share our second-ever Soundings Seminar from back in 2014. Bill Haley (Coracle's Executive Director) and Soren Johnson (a Catholic ministry leader) discuss the full biblical gospel. Too often, we have been taught that “The Gospel” refers exclusively to Jesus' forgiving our sins and enabling us to go to heaven when we die. And while both of those are true and deeply important, Bill and Soren open up the even more beautiful and expansive reality of the coming Kingdom of God.View Our Full Archive of Soundings Seminarsinthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
In this lesson, we consider the 2 Men being addressed in Hebrews 2. The issue of this section of Chapter 2 is which man has dominion in this New Dispensation, or New Creation. For more lessons on Hebrews, please attend our live bible studies on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbg9zNWNhDUYcWK0ANHtQpA References: Hebrews 2:11-18 Exodus 28:35-38 Romans 8:15 Galatians 4:4-7 John 1:12 Mark 8:38 Romans 8:29-34 Romans 8:19-21 Romans 7 and 8 www.thesatisfiedgod.com Subscribe to our YouTube page - The Satisfied God Podcast YouTube Please like and follow our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/thesatisfiedgodpodcast Thanks for all your support in every way. Please share this podcast with your friends. We are available on every major podcast provider including Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and Spotify. Also please subscribe to be made aware of every new episode. Thanks for listening and feel free to contact me at rabonbyrd@gmail.com You may help financially in the following ways: Give via PayPal by clicking this link: www.paypal.me/thesatisfiedgod Give via Cash App - $RabonByrdTSG Give via Zelle - rabonbyrd@gmail.com You may send financial support or other communications via U.S. mail to: PO Box 186 Marshall, AR 72650. Checks payable to Rabon Byrd. Memo: Satisfied God Podcast
Welcome to episode 204 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we continue our three-week series on our identity in Christ. Today, we explore the realities of our being a new creation, based on 2 Corinthians 5:17. Key takeaways: When you come to faith in Christ, you don't just become a slightly improved version of your old self—you become a fundamentally different kind of being. We died with Christ, were buried with Christ, and were raised with Christ. This isn't something we're striving to accomplish; it's something that has already happened spiritually when we placed our faith in Jesus. Our progress in holiness is motivated by both who we already are and who we will ultimately become. Quotable: Becoming a new creation is not rehabilitation; it's resurrection. Application: Your old self is dead. That's a fact. Now live accordingly. This is where many Christians get stuck. We look at our ongoing struggles and conclude, "Well, I must not really be a new creation yet. Maybe when I finally overcome this sin, then I'll be transformed." But this gets the order exactly backward. We don't behave our way into a new identity; we believe our way into new behavior. So, how do we begin to live in light of our new creation reality? Let me suggest three practical steps: First, know the truth. Spend time studying what Scripture says about your new identity in Christ. Second, replace lies with truth. Identify the false narratives you've believed about yourself. Third, practice new creation habits. Consciously give God access to your time, your thoughts, your relationships, and your resources. Connect with us: Web site: https://springbaptist.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SBCKleinCampus (Klein Campus) https://www.facebook.com/SpringBaptist (Spring Campus) Need us to pray for you? Submit your prayer request to https://springbaptist.org/prayer/ If you haven't already done so, please leave us a rating and review in your podcast provider.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” 5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” 22 And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, 25 and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.22 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.1. Does the thought of eternity give you any anxiety? If so, in what way?2. Does the physical nature of eternity (e.g. you having a resurrected body) make it seem more relatable?3. Is it a comfort that all we do in faith goes with us into eternity? Can you imagine recognition without envy or competition?4. Is seeing God's face, and him delighting in you, a compelling motivation for eternity? Why or why not?5. What do you think reigning, resting and recreating might look like in the new heavens and earth?6. What do you think needs to happen in eternity for every day to be better than the last?
Get ready for what's ahead as we learn more about spiritual warfare, using as a resource Derek Prince's book "Spiritual Warfare for the End Times. Join Annette Jahnke as she shares her message, "A New Creation - Authority Reinstated." Stay connected with us at Stay connected with us at: www.newbeginnings.org www.larryhuchministries.com larryhuchministries.com/resources/#podcast
ENCORE RECORDINGIn this episode you'll hear about God's New Creation and the importance of having deep roots.Readingshttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060825-Day.cfm
Bible Reading: Romans 8:28-29; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21Trey was excited because today Grandma was finally going to teach him how to make her famous molasses bread. As Dad dropped him off and waved goodbye, Trey could already taste the rich, fluffy bread and the salty crunch of toasted oats on top.Grandma welcomed Trey with a hug and led him into the kitchen. They used sign language to communicate because Trey was deaf. Grandma signed "flour," "molasses," "yeast," and "spoon." Trey scurried around the kitchen to find the ingredients while Grandma started mixing. As they added more and more ingredients, a dark and gooey dough formed. Grandma placed a towel over the dough bowl before gently setting it in a sunny part of the kitchen."Why doesn't the dough look like bread yet?" Trey signed.Grandma smiled. "The dough must rise before it goes in the oven."That made sense to Trey. After an hour and a half, they checked the dough. It was double the size and very poofy. Grandma punched down the dough before laying it on the pan and putting it in the oven.Trey frowned. The dough still didn't look like bread. It didn't look tasty at all. Did Grandma forget something?He asked her this, and she replied, "Just you wait and see."When Grandma took the tray out of the oven, Trey was nervous. But the bread looked perfect, smelled perfect, and tasted even better than perfect.As they ate, Grandma said, "You know, making bread reminds me of what it's like to become God's new creation."Trey shrugged, confused. Grandma continued. "Before we put our trust in Jesus, we are like raw, scattered ingredients--we don't have a purpose. We are controlled by our wrong desires and deserve death because of our sin. But Jesus lived a perfect life, died on the cross, and rose from the dead so we could have new life and live with Him forever. Jesus gives us a purpose--to love Him and others and become more like Him. Just like the dough needs the oven to become bread, we need Jesus to be saved from sin and be made new."Trey nodded eagerly and took Grandma's hand to pray. Somehow this seemed even better than Grandma's famous molasses bread.–Hannah ChungHow About You?Have you ever baked something and wondered, "How do these random ingredients make something so delicious?" Without the oven, the dough would be raw and inedible. Similarly, we can only have true life by trusting in Jesus. When you trust Him to save you, God immediately makes you new! Trust in Jesus today and experience a new life of purpose. (To learn more, click the "Good News!" button in the right column of this page or go to www.keysforkids.org/goodnews.)Today's Key Verse:Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (NKJV) (2 Corinthians 5:17)Today's Key Thought:Christ alone makes us new