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Daily Rosary
February 14, 2024, Ash Wednesday, the Beginning of Lent, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries)

Daily Rosary

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 28:27


Friends of the Rosary: Today is the feast day of St. Valentine and most importantly, Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the penitential season of Lent — forty days of prayer, abstinence, and fasting in imitation of Our Lord in the desert. During today's Mass, the ashes are blessed and then priests or deacons impart this sacramental on the faithful as a sign of conversion, penance, fragility, and mortality. The ash on our forehead means that we are witness to our faith. It also reminds us that our time on earth is short. The ashes are made from the palms used at the previous Passion Sunday ceremonies. During Lent, we observe the central act of history, the redemption of the human race by Our Savior Jesus Christ. All the baptized are called to do some penance: • Abstinence from eating meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent. • Fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. It means that a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. Ave Maria!Jesus, I Trust In You! To Jesus through Mary!Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will! + Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York • ⁠February 14, 2024, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Son Rise Morning Show
Son Rise Morning Show 2023.11.30

Son Rise Morning Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 180:01


Happy feast of St. Andrew the Apostle! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell talk more about his life, witness, and patronage. Guests include Kevin Prendergast on ways to remember our beloved dead, Dr. John Bergsma on what Jesus had to say about marriage and divorce, and Rita Heikenfeld with tips for handmade kitchen gifts this Advent season. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more… ***** St. Andrew Christmas Novena Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother. ***** Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Talking Catholic
Talking Saints - Andrew the Apostle

Talking Catholic

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 17:55


On this last day of November, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Andrew- apostle, fisherman, and brother of Simon Peter. Hear Laurie Power and Pete Sanches discuss the life of this follower of Jesus, and learn how to pray the Saint Andrew Christmas Novena. It is thought that whoever recites the following prayer 15 times a day, from Nov. 30 - Dec. 25, will obtain their favor requested: 
 Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother. Amen. Saint Andrew, pray for us!   Listen to Talking Saints with Laurie Power and Pete Sanchez on the Talking Catholic channel at Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Alexa or at https://talking.catholicstarherald.org/show/talking-saints/.  Follow us on… Facebook: www.facebook.com/TalkingCatholic Instagram: www.instagram.com/talkingcatholic Twitter: twitter.com/talkingcatholic

The Latin Prayer Podcast
Top 10 Reasons to Pray the St. Andrew Novena + FREE Gift

The Latin Prayer Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 14:55


The most cherished of all Advent devotions is The Saint Andrew Christmas Novena. Often called the "Christmas Novena" or the "Christmas Anticipation Prayer," it is prayed 15 times every day from the Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle (November 30) until Christmas. This is no small undertaking however I hope this recording makes helps keep you on track till Christmas! I am searching to find a Latin translation and might just translate it myself It is piously believed that whoever recites the St. Andrew Christmas novena prayer fifteen times each day from the feast of St. Andrew (November 30th) until Christmas Eve will obtain their requested favour. Have a blessed first Sunday of Advent! Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother. Amen --- The Latin Prayer Podcast is on Patreon -  for those of you who are able to financially support the podcast please Click Here (https://www.patreon.com/thelatinprayerpodcast). A huge thank you to my patrons! Useful Advent Links: Christmas O Antiphons Link:https://www.fisheaters.com/customsadvent10.html Christmas Novena Link:https://www.fisheaters.com/novenas.html#christmas2 Spotify Music, Advent Calendar, Wreath Blessing & More! Advent at Ephesus Matt Maher - The Advent of Christmas Waiting Songs Liturgical Calendar - From Liturgy of the Home Advent Wreath Blessing - From joy Filled Family St. Andrew Novena Catena Aurea Links: Catena Aurea: Matthew  Catena Aurea: Mark Catena Aurea: Luke Catena Aurea: John To Support FishEaters.com Click Here (https://www.patreon.com/fisheaters) Please check out our Resources, Gift Ideas & Affiliate Links page: https://dylandrego.podbean.com/p/resources-gift-ideas-affiliate-links Join me and others in praying the Holy Rosary every day; here are the Spotify quick links to the Rosary: Joyful Mysteries https://open.spotify.com/episode/1yhnGJNSl67psg94j3si3s?si=7IjqIg2wQQaZTJTiDm-Dhw Sorrowful Mysteries https://open.spotify.com/episode/3P0nIdaLuEjesHRMklwfoj?si=6qF7JBYpRiG0ylwuOohFwA Glorious Mysteries https://open.spotify.com/episode/3t7lCF7nFQDR3py1jjTAE1?si=hBb_5Ne5Rwu-993nUUqHqg Luminous Mysteries https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vlAjEGgWPCI79K7Eylh31?si=Hue9USzkTf-L3wrXrK79MQ 15 Decade Rosary https://open.spotify.com/episode/2q33PXMrinZi6fkaV6X7vn?si=Jy_d2xLlTVihD5qa4fSH9g To follow me on other platforms Click on my LinkTree below. linktr.ee/dylandrego If you have any prayers you'd like to request, or comments and/or suggestions - please email me at latinprayerpodcast@gmail.com. Know that if you are listening to this, I am praying for you. Please continue to pray with me and for me and my family. May everything you do be Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam. God Love You! Valete (Goodbye) This podcast may contain copyrighted material the use of which may not always have been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advanced the teachings of the Holy Catholic Church for the promulgation of religious education. We believe this constitutes a "fair use” of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US copyright law, and section 29, 29.1 & 29.2 of the Canadian copyright act.    

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path
August 22: Psalm 16:2; Psalm 16:5–6; Psalm 34:2; Psalm 73:25–26; Psalm 119:57; Isaiah 61:10; 1 Corinthians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 3:23; Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 5:25; Ephesians 5:27; Titus 2:13–14; Deuteronomy 13:1–4; Psalm 17:4; Psalm 32:8; Psalm 1

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 2:57


Morning: Psalm 16:2; Psalm 16:5–6; Psalm 34:2; Psalm 73:25–26; Psalm 119:57; Isaiah 61:10; 1 Corinthians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 3:23; Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 5:25; Ephesians 5:27; Titus 2:13–14 The Lord is my portion. All things are yours,… and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.—Our… Savior Jesus Christ… gave himself for us.—[God] put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church.—Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,… so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. My soul makes its boast in the Lord.—I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.—I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”… The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. Psalm 16:2 (Listen) 2   I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;    I have no good apart from you.” (ESV) Psalm 16:5–6 (Listen) 5   The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup;    you hold my lot.6   The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;    indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. (ESV) Psalm 34:2 (Listen) 2   My soul makes its boast in the LORD;    let the humble hear and be glad. (ESV) Psalm 73:25–26 (Listen) 25   Whom have I in heaven but you?    And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.26   My flesh and my heart may fail,    but God is the strength1 of my heart and my portion forever. Footnotes [1] 73:26 Hebrew rock (ESV) Psalm 119:57 (Listen) Heth 57   The LORD is my portion;    I promise to keep your words. (ESV) Isaiah 61:10 (Listen) 10   I will greatly rejoice in the LORD;    my soul shall exult in my God,  for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;    he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,  as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress,    and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 3:21 (Listen) 21 So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, (ESV) 1 Corinthians 3:23 (Listen) 23 and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's. (ESV) Ephesians 1:22 (Listen) 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, (ESV) Ephesians 5:25 (Listen) 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, (ESV) Ephesians 5:27 (Listen) 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.1 Footnotes [1] 5:27 Or holy and blameless (ESV) Titus 2:13–14 (Listen) 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (ESV) Evening: Deuteronomy 13:1–4; Psalm 17:4; Psalm 32:8; Psalm 119:105; Proverbs 14:12; Proverbs 28:26 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.—With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent. “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you,… and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,' which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,' you shall not listen to the words of that prophet…. For the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him.”—I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Deuteronomy 13:1–4 (Listen) 13 “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,' which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,' 3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the LORD your God is testing you, to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him. (ESV) Psalm 17:4 (Listen) 4   With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips    I have avoided the ways of the violent. (ESV) Psalm 32:8 (Listen) 8   I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;    I will counsel you with my eye upon you. (ESV) Psalm 119:105 (Listen) Nun 105   Your word is a lamp to my feet    and a light to my path. (ESV) Proverbs 14:12 (Listen) 12   There is a way that seems right to a man,    but its end is the way to death.1 Footnotes [1] 14:12 Hebrew ways of death (ESV) Proverbs 28:26 (Listen) 26   Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool,    but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered. (ESV)

Sacred Meditations
Ascension Day (2023)

Sacred Meditations

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 0:57


Our Savior Jesus Christ ascended far above all heavens that He may fill all things. We pray that we may trust His promise that He still abides with His Church on earth. Ascension Day (first option), from The Book of Common Prayer.

Walk Boldly With Jesus
It's Not Too Late

Walk Boldly With Jesus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 14:13


It's Not Too LateJoel 2:12-14 “But there's also this, it's not too late—God's personal Message!—“Come back to me and really mean it! Come fasting and weeping, sorry for your sins!” Change your life, not just your clothes. Come back to God, your God. And here's why: God is kind and merciful. He takes a deep breath, puts up with a lot, This most patient God, extravagant in love, always ready to cancel catastrophe. Who knows? Maybe he'll do it now,  maybe he'll turn around and show pity. Maybe, when all's said and done, there'll be blessings full and robust for your God!”Today I decided to use the message translations.  Sometimes I just feel it is helpful to hear what God is saying in language that is easier to understand.  Sometimes when I don't understand a verse I will read it in the message translation and afterwards I have a much better idea of what it is saying.  If you are like me, you have no idea what is going on in Joel 2, so this verse may not mean as much to you.  Let me briefly explain what is going on before this verse.  Verses 1-11 are talking about how God's judgement is on its way.  It is describing a black out day, a doomsday, no silver lining, etc.  Those first 11 verse are nothing but doom and gloom and then you come to these verses.  But wait, it's not too late.  I bet they were so relieved to hear those words.  Can't you just picture it?  Someone is telling you there is something terrible on the very near horizon.  Something awful you don't want to face.  Then they say there may be a way out.  How excited would you be?  I know some of you are praying for that right now.  I know some of you have gotten awful news, or are awaiting news that could be awful and you are praying for a “but wait, it's not too late.”  I hope those words come for you.  I hope you hear them just as God's people did in this passage.  God told them, even now, even though I have already dispatched my armies, even though I have already decided what I want to do, even now, it is not too late.  God is so kind and merciful.  I love this version because it puts the message in plain english that we can all understand.  I love that it says God, “Takes a deep breath, and puts up with a lot.”  Truer words have never been spoken. Can you imagine how much God puts up with from us? There is a line in a song I love.  The song is called “Love me Like I Am” by King and Country.  The lines I love are: “It's amazing that You can. Love me like I am. And even when I can't You still love me as I am. Oh, I don't know how You do it And I know I put You through it.” This line always makes me smile because I think of all the ways I put God through it.I think about all the times I say I will do something and I don't.  I think of all times I am unkind or say things I know He wouldn't like.  I think about all the times I know I shouldn't do something and yet I do it anyway.  I think of all the times I felt He asked me to do something and I said no, or I ignored the request, as if I didn't hear Him.  How about you?  Can you think of some times you “put God through it?” Can you think of times when He probably had to teak a deep breath and lets be honest, probably rolled His eyes.  And yet, He keeps forgiving us, He keeps offering us a second, a third, a one hundredth chance.  God is so amazing.  I am honestly in awe and have no idea how He does it.  In this verse after it says that it is not too late, it gives us instructions.  “Come back to me and really mean it! Come fasting and weeping, sorry for your sins!” Change your life, not just your clothes. Come back to God, your God.”  Wow, that is powerful.  I like how he is willing to take us back and yet He is not letting us walk all over Him.  He is not taking us back from a point of weakness.  Begging us to come as if He needs us to come back to Him.  He tells us we can come back and yet He tells us to really mean it this time.  Don't just fake it.  Don't just come back to me intending to do the same thing you always do.  Really mean it this time.  Really plan on changing this time.  He is also asking us to do something.  He is asking us to come back fasting and weeping with actual sorrow for our sins.  There is a line in the act of contrition that is my favorite and also it makes me sad to even think about.  The Act of Contrition is the prayer Catholics say at the end of Confession.  There are many versions, here is one of them:My God,I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.In choosing to do wrongand failing to do good,I have sinned against youwhom I should love above all things.I firmly intend, with your help,to do penance,to sin no more,and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us.In his name, my God, have mercy.The line that I love and that makes me sad to think about is the one that says, “In choosing do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you, whom I should love above all things.” I love it because every time I say it I am reminded that it was my choice to sin.  It makes me sad because it reminds me that I hurt God when I sin and I should love God above all things.  When I say that line, every time I say that line, I am reminded how much my sin hurts God and I am truly sorry for my sins.  What about you?  Even if you are not Catholic, and don't feel you need to go to a priest to confess, do you still bring your sins to God?  When you do, are you truly sorry?  God is calling us back to Him.  This isn't something that is hard to do, it is a choice we get to make.  Will we turn back to Him?  Will we repent of our sins and turn back to His loving care?  Although it is not hard to turn back to God, sometimes it may feel hard because we may not believe that God can forgive us.  We may feel whatever we have done is too great for God to forgive.  I assure you it is not.  If you feel this way, read the whole Chapter of Joel 2.  In most versions of this verse it starts with, “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart,  with fasting and weeping and mourning.”  Even now, remind yourself of that when you are doubting God's forgiveness.  No matter what it is that has happened to you, that you may have done, even now, God wants you to come back home to Him.  I want to touch on the fasting piece of this message.  Fasting is a way to strengthen your intimacy with God and it is also a way to humble yourself before Him.  Fasting can be carried out in many different ways. You could fast from a meal, for instance fast from breakfast, or you could eat breakfast and fast from lunch and then eat dinner.  You could also fast for the entire day or for several hours in the day.  For instance 9-3 you could fast.  You could also fast from things that have nothing to do with food.  You can fast from gossiping, or watching TV, or social media.  I know several ladies that take a break and fast from Facebook during lent.  Fasting can be whatever you want it to be.  The point is to give something up for a time period that is important to you.  It is cheating if you fast from mushrooms and olives, if you don't like them in the first place.  It doesn't have to be extremely difficult, but it should be something that you like and yet you are choosing to not do it in a desire to grow closer to the Lord.  The second half of today's verse shows us why we should come back to the Lord.  It says, “And here's why: God is kind and merciful. He takes a deep breath, puts up with a lot, This most patient God, extravagant in love, always ready to cancel catastrophe. Who knows? Maybe he'll do it now,  maybe he'll turn around and show pity. Maybe, when all's said and done, there'll be blessings full and robust for your God!” God is the most patient God, extravagant in love always ready to cancel catastrophe.  When people talk about the Old Testament, they tend to talk about a God who got angry and killed people.  I have thought the same thing.  I mean there are several examples, like Sodom and Gomorrah, Noah's arc, after they Israelites scouted out the promised land and doubted their ability to take it.  However, when you read through the whole Old Testament, you will see that although there are examples where God gave judgement on HIs people, there were far more times when he was lenient.  There are more times when He allowed someone to intercede and to ask Him not to do the thing He wanted to do, the judgement that was deserved.  God loves us, He desires each and every one of us to be in His kingdom with Him.  He desires and even longs to spend eternity with each and every one of us.  He wants us to turn back to Him.  If you are struggling with something right now, bring it to God, He will help you with it.  If you think either something has been done to you that God can't forgive, or you have done something so awful that God can't forgive, I beg to you hear me now, “There is NOTHING God won't forgive.” Just repent, tell God you are sorry if it was something you did.  If it wasn't something you did, you have nothing to be sorry about and God knows that you.  You just have to believe it for yourself now.  I will end with the words of this verse, “God is kind and merciful.  He is the most patient God, extravagant in love and always ready to cancel catastrophe.”Dear Heavenly Father, I ask you to bless each and every person listening to this episode today.  Lord, we thank you for always wanting to forgive us, always wanting to give us another chance to come back to you.  We are grateful you give us unlimited chances.  We are grateful that as long as we are still on Earth, it is not too late!  We are grateful there is nothing we can do that you won't forgive.  Lord we are sorry for our sins.  We are sorry that when we choose to do what is wrong or when we fail to do what is right, we hurt you.  We are sorry because we never want to hurt you.  We love you Lord, you are amazing!  You are too good to us and we know we don't deserve it and yet you do it anyway.  You are so patient with us and you keep being patient and we are so grateful.  We ask all of this in accordance with your will and in Jesus' holy name, Amen!Thank you so much for joining me on this journey to walk boldly with Jesus.  I wanted to let you know about this new audio training I created.  It is about how to invite Jesus into your everyday.  Often times we want to pray, we want to spend time with Jesus, and yet we just aren't finding the time to do so.  In this audio training I will teach you to invite Jesus into 3 of the most common tasks we do each day.  If you want to hear this audio training all you need to do is go to my website walkboldlywithjesus.com or you can Click Here.  It will take you to a page where you can put in your name and email and the audio training will be delivered right to your inbox.  I hope you enjoy it.  Feel free to reach out to me and let me know what you think of it.  I look forward to meeting you hear again tomorrow.  Remember, Jesus loves you, and so do I! Have a blessed day!

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path
March 20: John 1:16; Acts 3:26; Romans 5:10; Romans 8:32; Ephesians 1:3; Colossians 2:9–10; Titus 2:13–14; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:15–16; Joshua 23:14; Psalm 119:28; Psalm 119:49; Isaiah 38:14; Daniel 10:19; Haggai 2:4; Zechariah 4:6; Luke 21:33; Eph

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 3:02


Morning: John 1:16; Acts 3:26; Romans 5:10; Romans 8:32; Ephesians 1:3; Colossians 2:9–10; Titus 2:13–14; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:15–16 “God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.” Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.—Saved by his life. Our… Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.—But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ… has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.—For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him.—And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? John 1:16 (Listen) 16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.1 Footnotes [1] 1:16 Or grace in place of grace (ESV) Acts 3:26 (Listen) 26 God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.” (ESV) Romans 5:10 (Listen) 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. (ESV) Romans 8:32 (Listen) 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? (ESV) Ephesians 1:3 (Listen) Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, (ESV) Colossians 2:9–10 (Listen) 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. (ESV) Titus 2:13–14 (Listen) 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (ESV) 1 Peter 1:3 (Listen) Born Again to a Living Hope 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (ESV) 1 Peter 1:15–16 (Listen) 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” (ESV) Evening: Joshua 23:14; Psalm 119:28; Psalm 119:49; Isaiah 38:14; Daniel 10:19; Haggai 2:4; Zechariah 4:6; Luke 21:33; Ephesians 6:10 Strengthen me according to your word! Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope.—O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety! “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.”—“You know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed.” “Fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage.” And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”—“Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the Lord. Work, for I am with you, declares the Lord of hosts.”—“Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.” Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Joshua 23:14 (Listen) 14 “And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things1 that the LORD your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed. Footnotes [1] 23:14 Or words; also twice in verse 15 (ESV) Psalm 119:28 (Listen) 28   My soul melts away for sorrow;    strengthen me according to your word! (ESV) Psalm 119:49 (Listen) Zayin 49   Remember your word to your servant,    in which you have made me hope. (ESV) Isaiah 38:14 (Listen) 14   Like a swallow or a crane I chirp;    I moan like a dove.  My eyes are weary with looking upward.    O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety! (ESV) Daniel 10:19 (Listen) 19 And he said, “O man greatly loved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage.” And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.” (ESV) Haggai 2:4 (Listen) 4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work, for I am with you, declares the LORD of hosts, (ESV) Zechariah 4:6 (Listen) 6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts. (ESV) Luke 21:33 (Listen) 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. (ESV) Ephesians 6:10 (Listen) The Whole Armor of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. (ESV)

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path
February 21: Leviticus 20:8; Leviticus 20:24; Leviticus 20:26; John 17:17; John 17:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Titus 2:13–14; Hebrews 2:11; Hebrews 13:12; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 1; Psalm 97:11; Psalm 126:5–6; 1 Corinthians 15:37; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:6–7

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 2:44


Morning: Leviticus 20:8; Leviticus 20:24; Leviticus 20:26; John 17:17; John 17:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Titus 2:13–14; Hebrews 2:11; Hebrews 13:12; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 1 “I am the Lord who sanctifies you.” “I am the Lord your God, who have separated you from the peoples…. You shall be holy to me, for I the Lord am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.” Beloved in God the Father.—“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.”— Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood.—Our… Savior Jesus Christ… gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.—For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers.—“And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.”—In the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood. Leviticus 20:8 (Listen) 8 Keep my statutes and do them; I am the LORD who sanctifies you. (ESV) Leviticus 20:24 (Listen) 24 But I have said to you, ‘You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.' I am the LORD your God, who has separated you from the peoples. (ESV) Leviticus 20:26 (Listen) 26 You shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine. (ESV) John 17:17 (Listen) 17 Sanctify them1 in the truth; your word is truth. Footnotes [1] 17:17 Greek Set them apart (for holy service to God) (ESV) John 17:19 (Listen) 19 And for their sake I consecrate myself,1 that they also may be sanctified2 in truth. Footnotes [1] 17:19 Or I sanctify myself; or I set myself apart (for holy service to God) [2] 17:19 Greek may be set apart (for holy service to God) (ESV) 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (Listen) 23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (ESV) Titus 2:13–14 (Listen) 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (ESV) Hebrews 2:11 (Listen) 11 For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source.1 That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,2 Footnotes [1] 2:11 Greek all are of one [2] 2:11 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters (ESV) Hebrews 13:12 (Listen) 12 So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. (ESV) 1 Peter 1:2 (Listen) 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you. (ESV) Jude 1 (Listen) Greeting 1 Jude, a servant1 of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for2 Jesus Christ: Footnotes [1] 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface [2] 1:1 Or by (ESV) Evening: Psalm 97:11; Psalm 126:5–6; 1 Corinthians 15:37; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:6–7 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him. And what you sow is not the body that is to be. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Psalm 97:11 (Listen) 11   Light is sown1 for the righteous,    and joy for the upright in heart. Footnotes [1] 97:11 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome Light dawns (ESV) Psalm 126:5–6 (Listen) 5   Those who sow in tears    shall reap with shouts of joy!6   He who goes out weeping,    bearing the seed for sowing,  shall come home with shouts of joy,    bringing his sheaves with him. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 15:37 (Listen) 37 And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. (ESV) 1 Peter 1:3 (Listen) Born Again to a Living Hope 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (ESV) 1 Peter 1:6–7 (Listen) 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (ESV)

The Catholic Word Podcast
Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time

The Catholic Word Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 33:34


JOYFUL MYSTERIES today.  Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel. (See 2 Tim 1:10)

The Catholic Word Podcast
Day of Prayer for the Protection of Unborn Children

The Catholic Word Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 21:39


JOYFUL MYSTERIES today.  Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel. (2 Tim 1:10)

Sacred Meditations
Third Sunday after the Epiphany (2023)

Sacred Meditations

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 0:57


Our Savior Jesus Christ calls us to proclaim the Good News of His salvation to all people. We pray for God's grace to answer this call, so that we and the whole world may hear and receive His marvelous works. Third Sunday after the Epiphany, from The Book of Common …

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The Catholic Word Podcast
Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time

The Catholic Word Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 22:47


LUMINOUS MYSTERIES today.  Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel. (2 Tim 1:10)

The Catholic Word Podcast
Saturday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time

The Catholic Word Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2022 22:32


JOYFUL MYSTERIES today.  Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel. (See 2 Tm 1:10)

TPK Stories
Devotion: Bloody Business

TPK Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 4:04


Let us remember the blood sacrifice from Our Savior Jesus Christ

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ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path
August 22: Psalm 16:2; Psalm 16:5–6; Psalm 34:2; Psalm 73:25–26; Psalm 119:57; Isaiah 61:10; 1 Corinthians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 3:23; Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 5:25; Ephesians 5:27; Titus 2:13–14; Deuteronomy 13:1–4; Psalm 17:4; Psalm 32:8; Psalm 1

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 2:57


Morning: Psalm 16:2; Psalm 16:5–6; Psalm 34:2; Psalm 73:25–26; Psalm 119:57; Isaiah 61:10; 1 Corinthians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 3:23; Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 5:25; Ephesians 5:27; Titus 2:13–14 The Lord is my portion. All things are yours,… and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.—Our… Savior Jesus Christ… gave himself for us.—[God] put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church.—Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,… so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. My soul makes its boast in the Lord.—I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.—I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”… The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. Psalm 16:2 (Listen) 2   I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;    I have no good apart from you.” (ESV) Psalm 16:5–6 (Listen) 5   The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup;    you hold my lot.6   The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;    indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. (ESV) Psalm 34:2 (Listen) 2   My soul makes its boast in the LORD;    let the humble hear and be glad. (ESV) Psalm 73:25–26 (Listen) 25   Whom have I in heaven but you?    And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.26   My flesh and my heart may fail,    but God is the strength1 of my heart and my portion forever. Footnotes [1] 73:26 Hebrew rock (ESV) Psalm 119:57 (Listen) Heth 57   The LORD is my portion;    I promise to keep your words. (ESV) Isaiah 61:10 (Listen) 10   I will greatly rejoice in the LORD;    my soul shall exult in my God,  for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;    he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,  as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress,    and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 3:21 (Listen) 21 So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, (ESV) 1 Corinthians 3:23 (Listen) 23 and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's. (ESV) Ephesians 1:22 (Listen) 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, (ESV) Ephesians 5:25 (Listen) 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, (ESV) Ephesians 5:27 (Listen) 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.1 Footnotes [1] 5:27 Or holy and blameless (ESV) Titus 2:13–14 (Listen) 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (ESV) Evening: Deuteronomy 13:1–4; Psalm 17:4; Psalm 32:8; Psalm 119:105; Proverbs 14:12; Proverbs 28:26 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.—With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent. “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you,… and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,' which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,' you shall not listen to the words of that prophet…. For the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him.”—I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Deuteronomy 13:1–4 (Listen) 13 “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,' which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,' 3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the LORD your God is testing you, to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him. (ESV) Psalm 17:4 (Listen) 4   With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips    I have avoided the ways of the violent. (ESV) Psalm 32:8 (Listen) 8   I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;    I will counsel you with my eye upon you. (ESV) Psalm 119:105 (Listen) Nun 105   Your word is a lamp to my feet    and a light to my path. (ESV) Proverbs 14:12 (Listen) 12   There is a way that seems right to a man,    but its end is the way to death.1 Footnotes [1] 14:12 Hebrew ways of death (ESV) Proverbs 28:26 (Listen) 26   Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool,    but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered. (ESV)

Sacred Meditations
Ascension Day (2022)

Sacred Meditations

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 0:57


Our Savior Jesus Christ ascended far above all heavens that He may fill all things. We pray that we may trust His promise that He still abides with His Church on earth. Ascension Day (first option), from The Book of Common Prayer.

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path
March 20: John 1:16; Acts 3:26; Romans 5:10; Romans 8:32; Ephesians 1:3; Colossians 2:9–10; Titus 2:13–14; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:15–16; Joshua 23:14; Psalm 119:28; Psalm 119:49; Isaiah 38:14; Daniel 10:19; Haggai 2:4; Zechariah 4:6; Luke 21:33; Eph

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 3:02


Morning: John 1:16; Acts 3:26; Romans 5:10; Romans 8:32; Ephesians 1:3; Colossians 2:9–10; Titus 2:13–14; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:15–16 “God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.” Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.—Saved by his life. Our… Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.—But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ… has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.—For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him.—And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? John 1:16 (Listen) 16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.1 Footnotes [1] 1:16 Or grace in place of grace (ESV) Acts 3:26 (Listen) 26 God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.” (ESV) Romans 5:10 (Listen) 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. (ESV) Romans 8:32 (Listen) 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? (ESV) Ephesians 1:3 (Listen) Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, (ESV) Colossians 2:9–10 (Listen) 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. (ESV) Titus 2:13–14 (Listen) 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (ESV) 1 Peter 1:3 (Listen) Born Again to a Living Hope 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (ESV) 1 Peter 1:15–16 (Listen) 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” (ESV) Evening: Joshua 23:14; Psalm 119:28; Psalm 119:49; Isaiah 38:14; Daniel 10:19; Haggai 2:4; Zechariah 4:6; Luke 21:33; Ephesians 6:10 Strengthen me according to your word! Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope.—O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety! “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.”—“You know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed.” “Fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage.” And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”—“Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the Lord. Work, for I am with you, declares the Lord of hosts.”—“Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.” Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Joshua 23:14 (Listen) 14 “And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things1 that the LORD your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed. Footnotes [1] 23:14 Or words; also twice in verse 15 (ESV) Psalm 119:28 (Listen) 28   My soul melts away for sorrow;    strengthen me according to your word! (ESV) Psalm 119:49 (Listen) Zayin 49   Remember your word to your servant,    in which you have made me hope. (ESV) Isaiah 38:14 (Listen) 14   Like a swallow or a crane I chirp;    I moan like a dove.  My eyes are weary with looking upward.    O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety! (ESV) Daniel 10:19 (Listen) 19 And he said, “O man greatly loved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage.” And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.” (ESV) Haggai 2:4 (Listen) 4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work, for I am with you, declares the LORD of hosts, (ESV) Zechariah 4:6 (Listen) 6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts. (ESV) Luke 21:33 (Listen) 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. (ESV) Ephesians 6:10 (Listen) The Whole Armor of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. (ESV)

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path
February 21: Leviticus 20:8; Leviticus 20:24; Leviticus 20:26; John 17:17; John 17:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Titus 2:13–14; Hebrews 2:11; Hebrews 13:12; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 1; Psalm 97:11; Psalm 126:5–6; 1 Corinthians 15:37; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:6–7

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 2:44


Morning: Leviticus 20:8; Leviticus 20:24; Leviticus 20:26; John 17:17; John 17:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Titus 2:13–14; Hebrews 2:11; Hebrews 13:12; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 1 “I am the Lord who sanctifies you.” “I am the Lord your God, who have separated you from the peoples…. You shall be holy to me, for I the Lord am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.” Beloved in God the Father.—“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.”— Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood.—Our… Savior Jesus Christ… gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.—For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers.—“And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.”—In the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood. Leviticus 20:8 (Listen) 8 Keep my statutes and do them; I am the LORD who sanctifies you. (ESV) Leviticus 20:24 (Listen) 24 But I have said to you, ‘You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.' I am the LORD your God, who has separated you from the peoples. (ESV) Leviticus 20:26 (Listen) 26 You shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine. (ESV) John 17:17 (Listen) 17 Sanctify them1 in the truth; your word is truth. Footnotes [1] 17:17 Greek Set them apart (for holy service to God) (ESV) John 17:19 (Listen) 19 And for their sake I consecrate myself,1 that they also may be sanctified2 in truth. Footnotes [1] 17:19 Or I sanctify myself; or I set myself apart (for holy service to God) [2] 17:19 Greek may be set apart (for holy service to God) (ESV) 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (Listen) 23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (ESV) Titus 2:13–14 (Listen) 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (ESV) Hebrews 2:11 (Listen) 11 For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source.1 That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,2 Footnotes [1] 2:11 Greek all are of one [2] 2:11 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters (ESV) Hebrews 13:12 (Listen) 12 So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. (ESV) 1 Peter 1:2 (Listen) 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you. (ESV) Jude 1 (Listen) Greeting 1 Jude, a servant1 of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for2 Jesus Christ: Footnotes [1] 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface [2] 1:1 Or by (ESV) Evening: Psalm 97:11; Psalm 126:5–6; 1 Corinthians 15:37; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:6–7 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him. And what you sow is not the body that is to be. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Psalm 97:11 (Listen) 11   Light is sown1 for the righteous,    and joy for the upright in heart. Footnotes [1] 97:11 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome Light dawns (ESV) Psalm 126:5–6 (Listen) 5   Those who sow in tears    shall reap with shouts of joy!6   He who goes out weeping,    bearing the seed for sowing,  shall come home with shouts of joy,    bringing his sheaves with him. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 15:37 (Listen) 37 And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. (ESV) 1 Peter 1:3 (Listen) Born Again to a Living Hope 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (ESV) 1 Peter 1:6–7 (Listen) 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (ESV)

Sacred Meditations
Third Sunday after the Epiphany (2022)

Sacred Meditations

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 0:57


Our Savior Jesus Christ calls us to proclaim the Good News of His salvation to all people. We pray for God's grace to answer this call, so that we and the whole world may hear and receive His marvelous works. Third Sunday after the Epiphany, from The Book of Common …

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Faith Moments with Dina Marie
4th Sunday of Advent

Faith Moments with Dina Marie

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 30:04


O Lord, make us turn to you! Join Dina Marie Hale on this weekly broadcast as she reflects upon the readings for the Sunday Mass. On this fourth Sunday of Advent, we hear good news from the prophet Micah and from the responsorial Psalm. Psalm 80 promises that when we turn to the Lord, we shall be saved. Our fourth week of Advent offers us the example of Mary traveling in haste to see Elizabeth, both women are perfect examples of total trust in God's Divine Plan and responding with a joyful Yes to fulfill his will in their lives. Join us for this reflection with Dina Marie. Resources used in this recording are: The Word Among Us: Daily Meditations for Catholics http://www.wau.org/ (www.wau.org) Advent 2021 Edition. The readings for 4th Sunday of Advent: Micah: 5:1-4a; Psalm 80; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45. For the daily liturgical readings visit: http://www.usccb.org/ (www.usccb.org) or http://www.wau.org/ (www.wau.org) The podcast of this program is at http://www.materdeiradio.com/ (www.materdeiradio.com). Prayer offered at the opening of this episode: Fourth Week of Advent: The angel Gabriel said to Mary, "Do not fear, Mary, you shall conceive and bear a son and give him the name Jesus. Great will be his dignity and he will be called Son of the Most High..." Lk 1: Fourth Sunday of Advent O Jesus, I believe you were born of Mary and are God's Son.  Your mysterious coming is beyond understanding. Yet like your holy mother, Mary, I wish that you come to me, for you promised you will. Let me serve you in any way I can and know that you are with me day by day as my life goes by. Like Mary, your mother, though I know you only by faith, may my whole being proclaim your greatness and my spirit rejoice in your favor to me. O Wisdom, holy Word of God, Jesus Christ, holding all things in your strong yet tender hands, come and show us the way to salvation.   From Christmas Prayers and Customs: Christmas Classics, Edited by Rev. Victor Hoagland, C.P., The Regina Press New York. Passionist Missionaries 1997 The "O Antiphons" of Advent December 17 - O Wisdom of our God Most High, guiding creation with power and love: come to teach us the path of knowledge! December 18 - O Leader of the House of Israel, giver of the Law to Moses on Sinai: come to rescue us with your mighty power! December 19 - O Root of Jesse's stem, sign of God's love for all his people: come to save us without delay! December 20 - O Key of David, opening the gates of God's eternal Kingdom: come and free the prisoners of darkness! December 21 - O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice: come and shine on those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death. December 22 - O King of all nations and keystone of the Church: come and save man, whom you formed from the dust! December 23 - O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of Law: come to save us, Lord our God! Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother. Learn more at http://www.dinamarie.org/ (www.DinaMarie.org). A special thanks to the following people and parishes: Father Paul Jeyamani, All Saints Catholic Church in Portland, Oregon - https://allsaintsportland.org/ (https://allsaintsportland.org/) Father Bryan Ochs and Deacon Fred Johnson, Rose de Viterbo in Longview, Washington; Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Kelso, Washington; St. Catherine Mission, Cathlamet, WA and St. Mary Catholic Church in Castle Rock, WA - https://www.stroselongview.com/ (https://www.stroselongview.com/) Father Emmanuel Ochigbo, Sunday Homily Series http://www.frochigbo.blogspot.com/ (www.frochigbo.blogspot.com)

Mission Women
How Great Is Our God: Self Existent

Mission Women

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 26:56


Wow what an amazing series. We hope that this has really been an encouraging series for all our listeners and you all have walked away with a better understanding of who God is and how amazing and "mind blowing" He really is! We are taking a brief break to pause and reflect on the greatest gift this season. Our Savior Jesus Christ. Be sure to check out the podcast in February for a brand new series! Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year. Our final guest is the one and only Beth Kauffmann who is here to discuss how God is self existent. How he created us to be creative and how we should use our gifts and talents to further His kingdom! As Beth mentions if you are ready to commit your life to Jesus and are local be sure to get connect at Mission Bible church. Our staff would love to talk to you! If you are not local we encourage you to find a local church and get connected! https://www.missionbible.church/

Changing
Three Important Things You Can Do To Make Big Changes In Your Life | Donald Kelly - 035

Changing

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021 13:18


We've heard from amazing guests and heard great strategies and tips to become better followers of Christ. But no matter how many stories we hear, getting out of our comfort zone to make those positive changes can be difficult and overwhelming. So in today's episode, Donald shares his three tips to make big changes in your life.    1. Pray for help and guidance.   There are countless examples in the Book of Mormon that show God will answer our prayers. Our Savior Jesus Christ prayed for the nourishment and guidance he needed in the Garden of Gethsemane for help from God, so why aren't you doing the same? Christ has experienced all the pain, challenges, and difficulties of our sin. If he can bear all that, I'm sure he can help you with your challenges.   2. Study your scriptures.   Study the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Paul was persecuting Christians, but he changed and overcame his sin for the better. You can make positive changes and empower yourself by hearing the struggles and triumphs of others in the Bible.  Set a goal just to read a few verses or a passage that is meaningful to you. 3. Start small.     Luke 16:10 - “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.” What are the small changes you can make to lead to a significant impact? Pray for the daily opportunities and rich experiences God provides for you every day. If you stay consistent and do these small changes every day, things come from small things. If you're listening to this podcast in December, don't wait for January to make small changes. Start now. There's no time like today to make a positive impact on your life.

The Catholic Word Podcast
Saturday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time

The Catholic Word Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 21:45


JOYFUL MYSTERIES today.  Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel. (2 TIM 1:10)

The Inner Room- Emotions in the Bible
Episode 460 - I am coming to dwell among you

The Inner Room- Emotions in the Bible

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2021 9:49


Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a I, Zechariah, raised my eyes and looked: there was a man with a measuring line in his hand. I asked, “Where are you going?” He answered, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how great is its width and how great its length.” Then the angel who spoke with me advanced, and another angel came out to meet him and said to him, “Run, tell this to that young man: People will live in Jerusalem as though in open country, because of the multitude of men and beasts in her midst. But I will be for her an encircling wall of fire, says the LORD, and I will be the glory in her midst.” Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the LORD. Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they shall be his people and he will dwell among you. Responsorial Psalm Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12ab, 13 R. (see 10d) The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock. Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, proclaim it on distant isles, and say: He who scattered Israel, now gathers them together, he guards them as a shepherd guards his flock. R. The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock. The LORD shall ransom Jacob, he shall redeem him from the hand of his conqueror. Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion, they shall come streaming to the LORD's blessings. R. The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock. Then the virgins shall make merry and dance, and young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, I will console and gladden them after their sorrows. R. The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock. Alleluia See 2 Tm 1:10 R. Alleluia, alleluia. Our Savior Jesus Christ destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel Lk 9:43b-45 While they were all amazed at his every deed, Jesus said to his disciples, “Pay attention to what I am telling you. The Son of Man is to be handed over to men.” But they did not understand this saying; its meaning was hidden from them so that they should not understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sofia-fonseca7/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sofia-fonseca7/support

Sacred Meditations
Ascension Day (2021)

Sacred Meditations

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 0:57


Our Savior Jesus Christ ascended far above all heavens that He may fill all things. We pray that we may trust His promise that He still abides with His Church on earth. Ascension Day (first option), from The Book of Common Prayer.

Raised with Jesus
MLC Good Friday (Olson)

Raised with Jesus

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 5:11


Good Friday – Oh, Darkest Woe 4.2.21 | Rev. Dr. Lawrence Olson At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there. (John 19:41-42) Their hearts were heavy as they buried Jesus on that dark Friday. They might have thought many things about that day, but as they laid him in the tomb, they almost certainly would not have called it “good.” Johann Rist (1607-1667), a German Lutheran pastor, was a prolific writer. Two hundred of the approximately 680 hymns that he penned were in common use during his time. “Oh, Darkest Woe” is among those that continue to be used to this day. Rist wrote “Oh, Darkest Woe” in 1641. When he published it, he included this heading: “A Mournful Graveside Song on the Sorrowful Burial of Our Savior Jesus Christ, to Be Sung on Good Friday.” He noted, “The first verse of this funeral hymn, along with its devotional melody, came accidentally into my hands. As I was greatly pleased with it, I added the other seven verses as they stand here, since I could not be a party to the other verses.” Rist objected to false teachings in those verses, so he took the first verse of what Friedrich Spee wrote in 1628 and added verses faithful to Scripture. Christian Worship includes five of the original verses in Rist’s “mournful graveside song.” The first two lines of the second verse may reflect one of the thoughts swirling through the minds of those who laid Jesus in his tomb: “Oh, sorrow dread! God’s Son is dead!” The original German is forceful, even startling. “O grosse Not! Gott selbst liegt Tot”: “Oh, great distress! God himself lies dead.” “God’s Son,” Jesus the Christ, was and is God and man in one person. He was and is “God himself.” Our jaws drop. “God himself lies dead”? How can this be? Why? Why? The answer is the reason that we call this Friday “good”: on this day Jesus died for the sins of the world. As Rist put it in his hymn, “by his expiation of our guilt upon the cross,” Jesus “gained for us salvation.” “Expiation” refers to taking away guilt through the payment of a penalty. The Bible is clear: “The wages of sin is death.” Jesus paid those wages for the world. “God himself” took our place and shed his innocent blood on the cross. That changes everything. The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:23). Satan and his demons celebrated when Jesus was laid in the tomb. Hell’s celebration continued Friday night, throughout Saturday, and into Sunday, but it ended early that morning. Jesus, who had been dead, rose to life and left that tomb empty. Jesus is alive, and death is defeated. Remember that while we wait for Sunday. O Jesus blest, my Help and Rest, With tears I now entreat you: Make me love you to the last Till in heaven I greet you. Amen. Rev. Dr. Lawrence Olson serves Martin Luther College as a professor of theology and as director of the Staff Ministry Program and Congregational Assistant Program.

We Seal This Prayer By Faith | Pray For Your Marriage - 1 Tesaluoniyan 5:17
Ester's Mantle: Pray For Your Legacy - Esther 4:14

We Seal This Prayer By Faith | Pray For Your Marriage - 1 Tesaluoniyan 5:17

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 2:38


El Roi, we seal this prayer by faith in Your Word found in Esther 4:14, which teaches us that if we don't pray using The Holy Scriptures over our marriage, our legacy will die. We thank you for your rhetorical inquiry referenced in Ruoman 8:34 – “Who then will condemn us?” No one could dare because You are Our Savior Jesus Christ. You Sacrificed Your Life on Calvary, You Redeemed us with Your Merciful Blood, and through Your Resurrection we seal our prayers by faith, for You are seated in the Heavenly Place of Honor at God's right hand, interceding for us right now. For the confirmation in Revilieshan 1:8 that You Are Sovereign, we thank You Adonai – “I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.” For the promise that You will edify our discernment in Iibruu 4:12, we praise You Yahweh Shalom – “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” For the decree that The Holy Spirit will always intercede on our behalf in Jan 14:16, we honor You El Elyon – “And I will pray to the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever.” For the proclamation that You will deliver us from all manner of calamity in Iibruu 7:25, we magnify You Elohim – “Wherefore He is able also to save them to the utmost that come unto God by Him, seeing that He lives forever to make intercession for them.” Now unto Him who has sent our God-fearing husbands to chose us as their Kingdom-covenant wives, purposed to intercede in prayer for generational deliverance at such a time as this, In The Name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path
March 20: John 1:16; Acts 3:26; Romans 5:10; Romans 8:32; Ephesians 1:3; Colossians 2:9–10; Titus 2:13–14; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:15–16; Joshua 23:14; Psalm 119:28; Psalm 119:49; Isaiah 38:14; Daniel 10:19; Haggai 2:4; Zechariah 4:6; Luke 21:33; Eph

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 3:05


Morning: John 1:16; Acts 3:26; Romans 5:10; Romans 8:32; Ephesians 1:3; Colossians 2:9–10; Titus 2:13–14; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:15–16 “God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.” Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.—Saved by his life. Our… Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.—But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ… has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.—For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him.—And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? John 1:16 (Listen) 16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.1 Footnotes [1] 1:16 Or grace in place of grace (ESV) Acts 3:26 (Listen) 26 God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.” (ESV) Romans 5:10 (Listen) 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. (ESV) Romans 8:32 (Listen) 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? (ESV) Ephesians 1:3 (Listen) Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, (ESV) Colossians 2:9–10 (Listen) 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. (ESV) Titus 2:13–14 (Listen) 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (ESV) 1 Peter 1:3 (Listen) Born Again to a Living Hope 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (ESV) 1 Peter 1:15–16 (Listen) 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” (ESV) Evening: Joshua 23:14; Psalm 119:28; Psalm 119:49; Isaiah 38:14; Daniel 10:19; Haggai 2:4; Zechariah 4:6; Luke 21:33; Ephesians 6:10 Strengthen me according to your word! Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope.—O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety! “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.”—“You know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed.” “Fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage.” And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”—“Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the Lord. Work, for I am with you, declares the Lord of hosts.”—“Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.” Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Joshua 23:14 (Listen) 14 “And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things1 that the LORD your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed. Footnotes [1] 23:14 Or words; also twice in verse 15 (ESV) Psalm 119:28 (Listen) 28   My soul melts away for sorrow;    strengthen me according to your word! (ESV) Psalm 119:49 (Listen) Zayin 49   Remember your word to your servant,    in which you have made me hope. (ESV) Isaiah 38:14 (Listen) 14   Like a swallow or a crane I chirp;    I moan like a dove.  My eyes are weary with looking upward.    O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety! (ESV) Daniel 10:19 (Listen) 19 And he said, “O man greatly loved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage.” And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.” (ESV) Haggai 2:4 (Listen) 4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work, for I am with you, declares the LORD of hosts, (ESV) Zechariah 4:6 (Listen) 6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts. (ESV) Luke 21:33 (Listen) 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. (ESV) Ephesians 6:10 (Listen) The Whole Armor of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. (ESV)

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path
February 21: Leviticus 20:8; Leviticus 20:24; Leviticus 20:26; John 17:17; John 17:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Titus 2:13–14; Hebrews 2:11; Hebrews 13:12; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 1; Psalm 97:11; Psalm 126:5–6; 1 Corinthians 15:37; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:6–7

ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 2:47


Morning: Leviticus 20:8; Leviticus 20:24; Leviticus 20:26; John 17:17; John 17:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Titus 2:13–14; Hebrews 2:11; Hebrews 13:12; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 1 “I am the Lord who sanctifies you.” “I am the Lord your God, who have separated you from the peoples…. You shall be holy to me, for I the Lord am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.” Beloved in God the Father.—“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.”— Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood.—Our… Savior Jesus Christ… gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.—For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers.—“And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.”—In the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood. Leviticus 20:8 (Listen) 8 Keep my statutes and do them; I am the LORD who sanctifies you. (ESV) Leviticus 20:24 (Listen) 24 But I have said to you, ‘You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.’ I am the LORD your God, who has separated you from the peoples. (ESV) Leviticus 20:26 (Listen) 26 You shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine. (ESV) John 17:17 (Listen) 17 Sanctify them1 in the truth; your word is truth. Footnotes [1] 17:17 Greek Set them apart (for holy service to God) (ESV) John 17:19 (Listen) 19 And for their sake I consecrate myself,1 that they also may be sanctified2 in truth. Footnotes [1] 17:19 Or I sanctify myself; or I set myself apart (for holy service to God) [2] 17:19 Greek may be set apart (for holy service to God) (ESV) 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (Listen) 23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (ESV) Titus 2:13–14 (Listen) 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (ESV) Hebrews 2:11 (Listen) 11 For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source.1 That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,2 Footnotes [1] 2:11 Greek all are of one [2] 2:11 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters (ESV) Hebrews 13:12 (Listen) 12 So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. (ESV) 1 Peter 1:2 (Listen) 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you. (ESV) Jude 1 (Listen) Greeting 1 Jude, a servant1 of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for2 Jesus Christ: Footnotes [1] 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface [2] 1:1 Or by (ESV) Evening: Psalm 97:11; Psalm 126:5–6; 1 Corinthians 15:37; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:6–7 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him. And what you sow is not the body that is to be. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Psalm 97:11 (Listen) 11   Light is sown1 for the righteous,    and joy for the upright in heart. Footnotes [1] 97:11 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome Light dawns (ESV) Psalm 126:5–6 (Listen) 5   Those who sow in tears    shall reap with shouts of joy!6   He who goes out weeping,    bearing the seed for sowing,  shall come home with shouts of joy,    bringing his sheaves with him. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 15:37 (Listen) 37 And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. (ESV) 1 Peter 1:3 (Listen) Born Again to a Living Hope 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (ESV) 1 Peter 1:6–7 (Listen) 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (ESV)

Sacred Meditations
Third Sunday after the Epiphany (2021)

Sacred Meditations

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 0:57


Our Savior Jesus Christ calls us to proclaim the Good News of His salvation to all people. We pray for God’s grace to answer this call, so that we and the whole world may hear and receive His marvelous works. Third Sunday after the Epiphany, from The Book of Common …

god good news epiphany third sunday our savior jesus christ
It Starts With a Conversation - Family Disciple Me
Ep.41 - Things into which Angels Long to Look (aka Truth #3 of "The Gospel Gift")

It Starts With a Conversation - Family Disciple Me

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 13:20


Scripture says the angels long to look into what God is doing through His gift of Jesus and salvation (1 Peter 1:8-12). More than just sing and rejoice that first Christmas, throughout the ages, they have curiously stooped down to watch and see, deeply desiring to understand God's gospel plan. If they are so mesmerized by His gift, the question is: are we?In this podcast episode, Tosha Williams talks about the third truth in the Family Disciple Me "The Gospel Gift" Advent series - - - "God's Gift to Us is Our Savior Jesus Christ." The accompanying discipleship conversation can help you talk with those entrusted to you about God's extraordinary gift. This Christmas, amidst all the celebration, memory making and fun, be encouraged to have meaningful conversations with your family about the most mesmerizing Christmas gift of all._____Family Disciple Me is a 501(c)(3) ministry dedicated to "Make Christ Known and His Word Home." Subscribe for free to receive the weekly discipleship conversation and verse image straight to text, putting discipleship content right at your fingertips!

Profits of Prayer
Advent Rosary - Joyful Mysteries

Profits of Prayer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 22:07


The Advent Rosary includes the Christmas Anticipation Prayer that some Catholics pray 15 times a day from the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle until Christmas Day. The Christmas Anticipation Prayer Hail and blessed be the hour and moment In which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother.Amen. https://www.profitsofprayer.comhttp://BrandonChristison.comhttp://BrandonChristison.Bandcamp.comhttps://twitter.com/greatbrandonihttps://Facebook.com/ChristisonMusichttps://www.twitch.tv/gr8brandoni

Profits of Prayer
Advent Rosary - Glorious Mysteries

Profits of Prayer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 25:33


The Advent Rosary includes the Christmas Anticipation Prayer that some Catholics pray 15 times a day from the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle until Christmas Day. The Christmas Anticipation Prayer Hail and blessed be the hour and moment In which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother.Amen.

EvangeliNation
St. Andrew Christmas Novena + Being born Again with Jesus in the Manger

EvangeliNation

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 36:42


Tune in today to learn about how to COMPLETE the St. Andrew Christmas novena. You might be leaving something out! Today's podcast also includes a reflection on being born again together with Jesus Christ in the manger at Christmas time. What hope we have in the infant King who saves us! It is a fantastic time to be waking up with His Majesty in the manger. Here's the text of the novena prayer to be prayed 15 times per day during Advent and twice that on Christmas Day: Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary at midnight in Bethlehem in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires, [here mention your request] through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ and of His blessed Mother. Amen. Also, can you spare a little change? Don't forget to click on "SUPPORT" above to support EvangeliNation ministries in 2021, or visit paulinecommunityofstjoseph.org to join us in the effort to evangelize the nation for the best and brightest future of our country, our world, and our eternal souls. (What could be more important than that?!) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lisa9722/support

Profits of Prayer
Advent Rosary - Luminous Mysteries

Profits of Prayer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 22:06


The Advent Rosary includes the Christmas Anticipation Prayer that some Catholics pray 15 times a day from the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle until Christmas Day. The Christmas Anticipation Prayer Hail and blessed be the hour and moment In which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother.Amen.

The Latin Prayer Podcast
Episode 47 - St. Andrew Novena (English)

The Latin Prayer Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 7:00


The most cherished of all Advent devotions is The Saint Andrew Christmas Novena. Often called the "Christmas Novena" or the "Christmas Anticipation Prayer," it is prayed 15 times every day from the Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle (November 30) until Christmas. This is no small undertaking however I hope this recording makes helps keep you on track till Christmas! I am searching to find a Latin translation and might just translate it myself It is piously believed that whoever recites the St. Andrew Christmas novena prayer fifteen times each day from the feast of St. Andrew (November 30th) until Christmas Eve will obtain their requested favour. Happy First Week of Advent! Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother. Amen --- It would mean a lot to me if you could leave a review on iTunes; The podcast has been downloaded over 50,000 times and we now have listeners in over 100 Countries. Ratings helps others find this podcast and I would love you to not only help share it by rating it but also by recommending it to your families and friends and also by sharing it on social media. Follow me on twitter @dylandrego or on instagram @dylan.drego and do not hesitate to drop me a line. We are living in dark times (in and outside of the Church) which now more than ever requires you and me, ordinary men and women to fight with all our might for the salvation of souls and our own sanctity. Prayer is the foundation that grounds us as well as the wings that draw us close to God. It is the beginning. Pope St. Pius X's reach was limited by the technology of his day, but what about us? What if we could gather, inspire and call upon a 1,000,000 families to pray the rosary everyday? If you have any prayers you'd like to request, or comments and/or suggestions - please email me at dylandrego@me.com. Know that if you are listening to this, I am praying for you. Please continue to pray with me and for me and my family. May everything you do be Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam. God Love You! Valete (Goodbye) https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-latin-prayer-podcast/id1202522527?mt=2 http://dylandrego.podbean.com  

The Prayer Podcast Library
Saint Andrew Christmas Novena

The Prayer Podcast Library

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 5:30


Beginning on St. Andrew the Apostle's feast day, November 30, this prayer is traditionally recited fifteen times a day until Christmas. Its purpose is to refocus us on the true reason to celebrate Christmas and to prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of our Savior. It is believed that whoever does recite this fifteen times a day from November 30 to Christmas will obtain whatever you request, within God's Will. Hail and blessed be the hour and moment In which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires, [here mention your request] through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother. Amen. Thank you so much again for praying along with us and all of The Prayer Podcast listeners. Our hope is that we are able to provide you with another tool to bring you closer to God. If you have any specific prayer intentions, questions, or feedback for The Prayer Podcast, please check out: theprayerpodcast.fm/welcome to connect with us or sign up to be a part of our prayer chain email list. We are also available on all social media platforms. If you are interested in supporting this ministry, please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/theprayerpodcast. Thank you and may God bless you!

Profits of Prayer
Advent Rosary - Sorrowful Mysteries

Profits of Prayer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 25:00


The Advent Rosary includes the Christmas Anticipation Prayer that some Catholics pray 15 times a day from the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle until Christmas Day. The Christmas Anticipation Prayer Hail and blessed be the hour and moment In which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother. Amen.

Daily Rosary
October 21, 2020, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries)

Daily Rosary

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 28:39


[Comment: Vigilant, Rosary in Hand] Friends of the Rosary, In the Gospel today (Luke 12:39-48), Our Savior Jesus Christ warns to be ready “for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour”. As we say in the Nicene Creed, “Jesus Christ will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and His Kingdom will have no end.” Friends, we must be vigilant for the Second Coming. When the divine arrival will happen? We know it because Jesus revealed it to us: “At an hour we do not expect.” Therefore, we need to be permanently prepared, on alert, not leaving God's things for tomorrow. What if we live every day as if it was our last day on earth? For sure, we'd confess our sins, repent, take the Holy Eucharist, and pray intensively. And certainly, we'd pray the Holy Rosary, as our Our Lady told us. [Written by Mikel A | The Rosary Network, New York] ––– For a vigilant life serving Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary every day. For being able to discern the lies, traps, and false ideas that anti-Christians are spreading by presenting themselves as charitable and humanitarian people. These dark forces are –knowing and unknowingly– followers of the Prince of Lies. For a prayerful life, Rosary in hand. For cultivating the virtues of faith, hope, love of God, and devotion to Mary. ––– [Today's Video Podcast]

Daily Rosary
August 17, 2020, Holy Rosary Live (Joyful Mysteries)

Daily Rosary

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 25:38


[Comment: 150 Days] Friends of the Rosary, Today is our 150th Rosary, prayed every day without fail. Back in March, we started live streaming from the New York area a daily Rosary as a response to the pandemic. We asked for the protection of Our Lady of Fatima. Since then, the flow of grace has been abundant, beyond imagination. As the fifteenth century's Pope Julius III said, the Rosary, inspired by God, opens more easily Heaven through the favors of Our Lady. In these five months together, we learned about the virtues of Jesus and Mary. This meditation has led us closer to Our Savior Jesus Christ through the Virgin Mary. We rejoice today by praying and meditating on the Joyful Mysteries. [Written by Mikel A | TheRosaryNetwork.org]

The Inner Room- Emotions in the Bible
Overwhelm can be a gift. When irritated, Jesus remains connected, loving and on mission

The Inner Room- Emotions in the Bible

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 15:40


Overwhelm can be a gift. It can help us reach the place where we ask God to take over. Reading 1 HAB 1:12—2:4 Are you not from eternity, O LORD, my holy God, immortal? O LORD, you have marked him for judgment, O Rock, you have readied him punishment! Too pure are your eyes to look upon evil, and the sight of misery you cannot endure. Why, then, do you gaze on the faithless in silence while the wicked man devours one more just than himself? You have made man like the fish of the sea, like creeping things without a ruler. He brings them all up with his hook, he hauls them away with his net, He gathers them in his seine; and so he rejoices and exults. Therefore he sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his seine; for thanks to them his portion is generous, and his repast sumptuous. Shall he, then, keep on brandishing his sword to slay peoples without mercy?I will stand at my guard post, and station myself upon the rampart, And keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what answer he will give to my complaint. Then the LORD answered me and said: Write down the vision Clearly upon the tablets, so that one can read it readily. For the vision still has its time, presses on to fulfillment, and will not disappoint; If it delays, wait for it, it will surely come, it will not be late. The rash man has no integrity; but the just man, because of his faith, shall live. Responsorial Psalm PS 9:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 R. (11b) You forsake not those who seek you, O Lord. The LORD sits enthroned forever; he has set up his throne for judgment. He judges the world with justice; he governs the peoples with equity. R. You forsake not those who seek you, O Lord. The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of distress. They trust in you who cherish your name, for you forsake not those who seek you, O LORD. R. You forsake not those who seek you, O Lord. Sing praise to the LORD enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations his deeds; For the avenger of blood has remembered; he has not forgotten the cry of the poor. R. You forsake not those who seek you, O Lord. Alleluia 2 TM 1:10 R. Alleluia, alleluia. Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel MT 17:14-20 A man came up to Jesus, knelt down before him, and said, “Lord, have pity on my son, who is a lunatic and suffers severely; often he falls into fire, and often into water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him.” Jesus said in reply, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring the boy here to me.” Jesus rebuked him and the demon came out of him, and from that hour the boy was cured. Then the disciples approached Jesus in private and said, “Why could we not drive it out?” He said to them, “Because of your little faith. Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sofia-fonseca7/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sofia-fonseca7/support

Sacred Meditations
A Prayer with John 15:12-27

Sacred Meditations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 0:58


Our Savior Jesus Christ commanded us to love one another as He loved us. We pray Him to lead us to serve and show mercy to all people, that we may bear witness to Him. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury …

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Daily Word, Light, and Hope
Ep. 558: Thursday, June 4, 2020 (2 Timothy 1:10)

Daily Word, Light, and Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 0:54


Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel.(2 Timothy 1:10)(New American Bible, Revised Edition)

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Contemporary 10:45 – Immanuel Lutheran Palatine Media
May 23-24 / Special – Shaped and Formed – Lutheran Worship audio

Contemporary 10:45 – Immanuel Lutheran Palatine Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020


Our Savior Jesus Christ told us He was going to His Father. The first disciples saw Him do this, actually leaving them and us behind, ascending through the clouds. But they and we are to know His “going” is not … Continue reading →

Saturday 5:00 pm – Immanuel Lutheran Palatine Media
May 23-24 / Special – Shaped and Formed – Lutheran Worship video

Saturday 5:00 pm – Immanuel Lutheran Palatine Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020


Our Savior Jesus Christ told us He was going to His Father. The first disciples saw Him do this, actually leaving them and us behind, ascending through the clouds. But they and we are to know His “going” is not … Continue reading →

Blended 9:15 am – Immanuel Lutheran Palatine Media
May 23-24 / Special – Shaped and Formed – Lutheran Worship video

Blended 9:15 am – Immanuel Lutheran Palatine Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020


Our Savior Jesus Christ told us He was going to His Father. The first disciples saw Him do this, actually leaving them and us behind, ascending through the clouds. But they and we are to know His “going” is not … Continue reading →

Saturday Blended 5:00 – Immanuel Lutheran Palatine Media
May 23-24 / Special – Shaped and Formed – Lutheran Worship audio

Saturday Blended 5:00 – Immanuel Lutheran Palatine Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020


Our Savior Jesus Christ told us He was going to His Father. The first disciples saw Him do this, actually leaving them and us behind, ascending through the clouds. But they and we are to know His “going” is not … Continue reading →

Traditional 8:00 – Immanuel Lutheran Palatine Media
May 23-24 / Special – Shaped and Formed – Lutheran Worship audio

Traditional 8:00 – Immanuel Lutheran Palatine Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020


Our Savior Jesus Christ told us He was going to His Father. The first disciples saw Him do this, actually leaving them and us behind, ascending through the clouds. But they and we are to know His “going” is not … Continue reading →

Sacred Meditations
Ascension Day (2020)

Sacred Meditations

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 0:57


Our Savior Jesus Christ ascended far above all heavens that He may fill all things. We pray that we may trust His promise that He still abides with His Church on earth. Ascension Day (first option), from The Book of Common Prayer.

American Conservative University
Why We Need a Savior. ACU Sunday Series.

American Conservative University

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 21:29


Why We Need a Savior. ACU Sunday Series.American Conservative UniversityWhy We Need a Savior. ACU Sunday Series. Why We Need a Savior Why Are Families Important? How Can I Follow Jesus Christ? Who Is Jesus Christ? What Is a Church Community? Follow Him Who Am I? Your Spirit and Your Body What Is the Holy Bible? Journey Through Grief Is There Life After Death The Lesson of the Kite Building a better relationship with Jesus Christ Why We Need a Savior—A Christmas Message about Our Savior Jesus Christ. #ASaviorIsBorn. Watch this video at- https://youtu.be/Ly7c9scxB9I Mormon.org "Why We Need a Savior—A Christmas Message about Our Savior Jesus Christ. #ASaviorIsBorn. What if we could never take back words, decisions, and mistakes? What if we were in a world where every heartache lasted forever. This is what the world would be without a Savior. Long ago, one night in a tiny town, a child was born. Born to change all hearts and fix all mistakes. He understands all of us. He can heal us. He is there to bring us home if we let Him and follow Him. This is why we celebrate, sing, and give praise this Christmas season. This is why Jesus Christ was born. To learn more about why we need a Savior, please visit: https://www.mormon.org/christmas Subscribe to mormon.org: https://www.youtube.com/user/mormon?s... Learn more about mormon.org: https://www.mormon.org/" Why Are Families Important? Watch this video at- https://youtu.be/ZpoA6vGbigA Mormon.org The family is the divine building block of society. Family: it makes a nice picture. But if we look outside the frame, there is a bigger picture. When we are born we are pretty helpless. And as we grow older we continue to take care of each other. The more families take care of each other, the more they can build stronger communities. And the stronger communities become, the better the world becomes. Families are much more than the here and now. We wouldn’t be who we are without our ancestors. This is why we have a responsibility to find them and learn their stories. We can also create family relationships so strong that they last beyond this life. In temples, couples can be married not just till death but for eternity. So families can be together forever. God is our Father and we are His children. That is the big picture. Subscribe to Mormon.org: https://www.youtube.com/user/mormon?s... Learn more about Mormon.org: https://www.mormon.org/ How Can I Follow Jesus Christ? Watch this video at- https://youtu.be/r6CA2AtYkFM Mormon.org "Following God is how we find lasting happiness in this life and salvation in the next. God sees us as who we can be. Every day we are faced with choices, and to help us make good decisions, God gave us commandments. Instead of looking at them as a list of rules, see them as lights. Together they show us the best path. Sometimes we lose sight of God’s path and we find ourselves in darkness. This is why we have repentance. It is not about feeling guilty; it is about asking God for help. Because His son Jesus Christ died for all our sins, we get to feel the joyful feeling of forgiveness. It is a light so bright it makes the shadows of our mistakes disappear. And as far as God is concerned, it is like it never happened at all. Subscribe to mormon.org: https://www.youtube.com/user/mormon?s... Learn more about mormon.org: https://www.mormon.org/ " Who Is Jesus Christ? Watch this video at- https://youtu.be/fkE73ltbUO4 Mormon.org "Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer and the Only Begotten Son of God the Father. There is one name that almost everyone has heard but many don't know. Jesus Christ, the King of Kings, Alpha and Omega, Lord of Lords, and the reason we have Christmas. We know His teachings that include love your enemies and love one another. Christ is not just a man or a teacher, He is the Messiah to save all His people (including us) from sin and death. He is also the Son of God. This gave Him the power to come to Earth, share God’s teaching, and perform miracles. His greatest miracle is giving mortals life and happiness after death. All we have to do is follow and have faith in Him. Sometimes we fail, but that is why Jesus is still relevant today, to help us be better. Subscribe to mormon.org: https://www.youtube.com/user/mormon?s... Learn more about mormon.org: https://www.mormon.org/" What Is a Church Community? https://youtu.be/dQvZqYQVc2I Mormon.org Mormons strive to be actively involved in their church community, believing that stronger church communities lead to a stronger society. God doesn’t love us for just an hour or two once a week. So if church exists so that we can become closer to God, it needs to be bigger than a Sunday service. A group of members aren’t just a congregation; they are an extended family of faith. No matter where Mormons live, members belong to a local congregation called a ward. In each ward there...

Respect Life Radio
Fr. Donald Calloway: Now is the time for consecration to St. Joseph

Respect Life Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 26:57


In these crazy times, "We could really use a model of a man, and a head of a family, and a protector of the good, the true and the beautiful. So I thought 'St. Joseph is perfect,'" said Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, author of "Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father." "So that's the intention behind it, to bring some clarity to the confusion of our times." The book, available in print or e-book download, guides readers — either as individuals or in a group — through a 33-day consecration to St. Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary and earthly father to Our Savior Jesus Christ. The phrase, "Now is the time for consecration to St. Joseph!" is from an endorsement of the book from Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers. Calloway's conversion story, "No Turning Back," (available as a book, CD or DVD) describes his journey from "drugs, crime, and the Japanese Mafia, to the mercy of God" and his ordination as a Catholic priest in 2003.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church
How To Go To Confession

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 44:27


Father Eckert and Michael Becker recorded a how to guide to go to confession. This recording was specifically done for the candidates in RCIA. However, it is helpful to everyone and anyone who needs a little help or guidance going to confession. Act of Contrition My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In his name, my God, have mercy.

Daily Word, Light, and Hope
Ep. 456: Monday, February 24, 2020 (See 2 Timothy 1:10)

Daily Word, Light, and Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 0:49


Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel.

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Daily Word, Light, and Hope
Ep. 445: Thursday, February 13, 2020 (See Timothy 1:10)

Daily Word, Light, and Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 0:50


Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel.(See Timothy 1:10)(New American Bible, Revised Edition)

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The Daily Podcast
The Love of Jesus Christ

The Daily Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2019


Our Savior Jesus Christ loves each of us. As we come unto him, we can feel his love for us and for all those around us.

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Daily Word, Light, and Hope
Ep. 134 Saturday, April 6, 2019 (See Timothy 1:10)

Daily Word, Light, and Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 0:50


Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel.(See Timothy 1:10)(New American Bible, Revised Edition)

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Holy Hot Mess Mom Podcast
Episode 26: Confession! Wait! Don't skip this one!

Holy Hot Mess Mom Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 32:29


Decluttering is my favorite non-Jesus-y thing to talk about, the Eucharist is my #1 favorite of all time but man, confession is a very, very close second! We're going to talk about all the things some people don't ask. The ideas we don't want to face and then the practical ways to open your beautiful gift God has given us! Here we go! Why do you confess sins to a priest? Why not go right to God? Let's talk about the fall of sin. Genesis says God tells Adam and eve if they eat of the fruit they would surely die. But, they didn't die. They ran and hid. So, was he talking about physical death? The first breath of life breathed into man made him a SOUL exulted above all animals. We weren't just given natural life - we were given a natural and a spiritual divine life. So just as cancer can take of our natural life our mortal sin KILLS our supernatural life. The day they ate of it they committed mortal sin and they died in their divine life. When was the next time that Humans had the great rush of God's spirit given to all?? Pentecost... baptism! Please, first thing - go right to God. Holy Spirit gives us direct access to God - repent of them immediately. But were also called to go to the priest. The role of the priest all the way from the old testament to the new was as an intercessor between man and God. Jesus is ULTIMATELY the one who make it possible for us to have access to God, therefore He is the ultimate and only mediator between humans and God BUT... we intercession on each others behalf constantly. God uses people as the MEDIATOR between him and them when they need it. Sin is a time of need. In the old testament priests were given the roll as symbolic mediator between God and Man They would offer up sacrifices for the behalf of sins but it wasn't enough, an animals death wasn't enough for reparation of SINS... until Jesus' sacrifice that our sins were forgiven because the sacrifice was ACTUALLY worthy of the awful that is/was our sins. Then... in the new testament priests serve a more similar role but with even more power. John Ch 20 - Breathes on them, power of the holy spirit and gives them the POWER to forgive sins. It's powerful because not only is Jesus giving a whole new dimension to the priesthood that has been since the OT but he give the apostles the ABILITY to forgive sins. This reveals that Jesus' desire that priesthood to extend his true and complete full forgiveness to those who come in repentance. James Ch 5 - Prayer of forgiveness is a role given to the priest. "Confess your sins to each other" as in any other humans. James Ch 5, the priests were able to give a prayer and the forgiveness was given. Priests don't have the POWER to forgive sins, jesus has given them the authority. Jesus uses THEM to shower is forgiveness. Jeuss is using the priest as his service. Just like God will give you any gifts, you minister those by God's grace through you. In sending his Son with our flesh, he shows he wants to encounter us through a direct contact that passes through the signs and language of our human condition. So, ARE you actually going to God? Jesus gives us a gift of reconciliation. So, if you go straight to God... your sins are for given but have you been received back into the community? Maybe no, it's just between you and God? You've still created worldly damage as well as spiritual. In baptism, I don't have to do anything and my sins are forgiven. It's beautiful! But, let's be honest, it's harder to go to confession because we don't like having to admit our faults out loud. The more we need confession the less we want to do it. Confession is not a place for shame, defeat, ... it is a place of VICTORY! -------------------- Now let's walk through how you actually get yourself into the confessional!  First tip, sit face to face with the priest. It may be hard to do first time but give it a few tries and you'll feel a human contact aspect that the screen doesn't allow us. Forgive me father for I have sinned- Have him walk through the confession with you Act of contritionMy God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In his name, my God, have mercy. PenanceThe priest normally assigns us a penance (for example, prayer, fasting or other types of self-denial, sacrifices, almsgiving, spiritual or corporal works of mercy, or service of neighbor) as medicine to begin to repair the damage caused by sin, but this penance is light in comparison to the infinite harm our sins have done in bringing about Christ’s death. So we should voluntarily do penance to seek, with God’s help, to expiate our sins and repair that damage (CCC 1460) Sins are forgiven but our souls still need to be healed. What Is Required for it to be a *good* confession?Three things are required of a penitent in order to receive the sacrament worthily: 1) A person must be really, actually sorry for their sins.2) One must confess those sins fully, in kind and in number.3) One must be willing to do penance and make amends for his sins Now, why does the church want to butt into your business with all this confessing stuff anyways? I mean, its 100% confidential. You COULD say it to God but we need that physical help to break down that spiritual and physical barrier. We need this because the Church doesn't want us screwing ourselves over, spiritually. I spoke about it in episode 14 on the Eucharist but if you try to make communion with God when you're not in the right state of accepting his Graces then you could be bringing judgement upon yourself. And the way the church makes sure you're in a state of grace is by confession. Now, no one would ever know if you're in a state of Grace with God but GOD knows. And he's the only one who matters in this whole matter, right? So, the church makes some tiny, measly (in the scheme of life) requirements for being a *practicing* member of the Church. 1. Go to mass on all holy day's and Sundays. This is only like 56 days a year. 52 Sundays + Christmas, Easter, Assumption, All Saints Day. UNLESS you are dispensed from having to go because of illness, caring for someone else who is ill, etc. Basically the sin is when you could have gone but choose not to. Or forgot to because you're a hot mess.2. Receive communion once a year, preferably during Lent. (again, listen to episode 014 for why you want/need the Eucharist so... much... more frequently than just once a year!)3. Go to confession once a year, preferably during Lent. Now, 2 and 3 go hand in hand. You'll probably need to go to confession before you receive communion the 1x a year because we're ALL bound to sin within 365, am I right? No matter how hard you try, it's gonna happen. That's it... but it's the going above and beyond. The making of the effort in your relationship with God that really will deepen the relationship... So, there are special gifts God gives everyone but some surefire way to open yourself up to the reception of the gifts is by partaking in communion and confession regularly. They're great for your soul, all the earthly ways that therapy and friendly and physical communion are BUT they give you the special graces by God to help you combat those sinful things you confessed.   Go sign up for this free, beautiful booklet I created to help you in your confession journey! www.holyhotmessmom.com/iconfess   Don't forget to hook up with me and some other mamas! My Instagram and Facebook pages @HolyHotMessMom our exclusive mama Facebook group - HolyHotMessMamas   Holy Hot Mess Mamas Closed group · 5 members   Join Group   This is a place for encouragement, advice, sharing stories and continuing convos all things Holy Hot Mess Mom & the Holy Hot Mess Mom Podcast. Got a ...   If you're looking forward to more episodes then hit that subscribe button so you get notified every time we release a new episode! As always, if you've got ideas of topics you'd like to hear on the podcast please email me at podcast@holyhotmessmom.com

Daily Word, Light, and Hope
Ep. 66: Monday, January 28, 2019 (See Timothy 1:10)

Daily Word, Light, and Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 0:50


Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel.(See Timothy 1:10)(New American Bible, Revised Edition)

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Daily Word, Light, and Hope
Ep. 62: Thursday, January 24, 2019 (See Timothy 1:10)

Daily Word, Light, and Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 0:50


Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel.(See Timothy 1:10)(NABRE, New American Bible Revised Edition)

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Mystery of Parenthood
035 The Immaculate Conception and Our Families

Mystery of Parenthood

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2017 52:05


The Mystery of Parenthood is a show on RED-C Catholic Radio, headquartered in College Station, Texas. On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 and in the middle of the season of Advent, Trey and Stephanie Cashion saw fit to pay tribute to Mary the Mother of Our Savior Jesus Christ by having an in depth conversation on her Immaculate Conception. As Catholics, we firmly believe in Mary being preserved from original sin and in the absolute necessity of that event. We, therefore, must keep Our Lady as a crucial role model in our families. Our memory verse this week is Luke 1:46-55, "And Mary said, 'My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts, he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree; he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away. He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.'" Remember to pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you!

Homeland Park Baptist Church
The Hope of Christmas - Audio

Homeland Park Baptist Church

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 28:39


The Hope of Christmas Is Found In The Advent of Our Savior Jesus Christ.

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Bibles for America Podcast
A Life-Changing Discovery: My Spirit

Bibles for America Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2017 11:26


It’s interesting how we can read the Bible, even repeatedly, and miss something important. For example, we probably remember that the Bible mentions the Holy Spirit many times, but what about the human spirit? It may surprise you to know that the human spirit is mentioned scores of times in both the Old and New Testaments. To see the place our human spirit occupies in God’s purpose and in our Christian life can be a life-changing discovery, enlightening our understanding and leading us into a real and living relationship with the Lord. In previous podcasts, we’ve talked about how God created us as a three-part being with a spirit, soul, and body, and what the difference between the soul and the spirit is. In this podcast, we’ll focus specifically on our spirit, the deepest part of our being and the key to all spiritual experience. First, let’s consider the significance of the spirit in God’s eyes. Zechariah 12:1 says, “Thus declares Jehovah, who stretches forth the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him.” We can easily appreciate the awe-inspiring, God-created heavens and earth. But this verse shows us that the human spirit is equally awe-inspiring, ranking it on the same level as the heavens and the earth. Furthermore, Zechariah 12:1 doesn’t just say in a general way that God “formed man,” but in a particular way that God “formed the spirit of man within him.” This indicates that the spirit of man is the most essential part of man, the most crucial part of our being. Just this one verse shows us how important our human spirit is. So why is our spirit so crucial to God? Let’s look at how and why God formed our spirit within us. Of the creation of man, Genesis 2:7 says, “Jehovah God formed man with the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul.” In Hebrew, the original language of this verse, the word for breath is neshama. This same word neshama is used again in Proverbs 20:27, but there it’s translated as spirit: “The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah.” From Genesis 2:7 and Proverbs 20:27, we can see that God’s breath, which He breathed into man, formed the spirit of man. In His creation of the universe, God stretched forth the heavens and laid the foundation of the earth, both great acts. But concerning His creation of man, God formed the spirit of man within him, breathing into him His own breath. This shows us the precious worth of our spirit and the kind of relationship God desired to have with the human beings He created. Of all God’s creatures, only man has a spirit. Why is this? We have to remember that God created man because He had a purpose He wanted to fulfill. What God desired wasn’t to have beings that would worship Him objectively, in an outward way; He already had myriads of angels for that. Rather, God wanted human beings, made in His image, that He could impart Himself into, share His divine life with, and become everything to. By possessing the life of God, mankind could then express Him. To impart Himself into us, God had to create us with more than a body and a soul; He had to create within us a special part with three particular abilities—our spirit. Because our spirit is God-created and God-designed with these three particular abilities—to contact, receive, and contain Him—God can be our life in a subjective way. We can experience Him, live Him, and even express Him in our daily life. Let’s take a closer look at these three abilities. First, our human spirit can contact God, who is Spirit. John 4:24 tells us, “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit.” The capital “S” Spirit, the divine Spirit, is worshipped in the lowercase “s” spirit, the human spirit. The true worship God wants from us doesn’t involve performing particular rituals or keeping certain traditions. True worship is to contact God the Spirit in our spirit in a living way. We can use a radio to illustrate our spirit’s ability to contact God. Although we can’t see radio waves, they’re all around us, and many radio waves convey music. But to perceive or apprehend that music, we must use a device that’s capable of contacting those radio waves. A toaster doesn’t have this capability, but a radio does, for inside its case is a specially designed receiver for contacting radio waves. When we turn on a radio, we apprehend the radio waves as beautiful music. God the Spirit is real. We can’t see Him with our eyes, but our human spirit can contact and apprehend Him. We can contact Him any time throughout our day. Especially when we call upon the name of the Lord Jesus, we “tune” the radio of our spirit to contact Him and even enjoy Him as a refreshing drink. Second, our human spirit can receive God. God wants to impart Himself as the divine life into us, and because we have a spirit, we can receive Him. When we receive this eternal life of God, we’re born again. John 3:6 tells us, “That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” Again we see the Spirit of God and our human spirit. When we believe in and receive Jesus Christ as our Savior, we’re redeemed by the death of Christ on the cross for us, and we’re reborn by receiving the Spirit with the life of God in our spirit. Our being born again is once-for-all. But our receiving of God continues even after we’re reborn. To illustrate our need to receive more life after we’re born again, we can use the example of a baby. A baby is born once physically, but afterward it needs to continually receive life-sustaining supply, such as air, food, and water, in order to grow and develop. Similarly, although being born of the Spirit in our spirit is a one-time occurrence, we must continue to receive more of Christ as life every day so we can grow in His life. To receive more of Him, daily with our spirit we can breathe Him in by prayer, eat of Him in the Word, and drink of Him by calling upon His name. Third, our human spirit can contain God. A cup is a vessel designed to contain liquid; we are vessels designed to contain God Himself. First Corinthians 15:45 says, “The last Adam [that is, Christ] became a life-giving Spirit.” Our Savior Jesus Christ lived a perfect human life, died on the cross, and resurrected from the dead. In resurrection Christ is now the life-giving Spirit. The moment we received Jesus Christ as our Savior, He as the life-giving Spirit came into our spirit to live in us forever. Our spirit now contains the Spirit! But we contain Christ in our spirit in a much more wonderful way than a cup contains liquid. Whereas a cup and the liquid it contains remain two separate things, we contain Christ in the way of being one with Him. First Corinthians 6:17 tells us, “He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.” The two, the Spirit and our spirit, are no longer separate and apart. They are mingled together as one spirit. As vessels containing Christ, we are one spirit with the Lord Himself. And now we can enjoy our oneness with Christ and live by Him in our daily life. Our God-formed and God-designed human spirit is truly wonderful. Without it, God couldn’t impart Himself into us as the divine life, and we couldn’t experience Him inwardly as our life. He could only be an objective God outside of us. But with our spirit, we can contact, receive, and contain God, not just initially at our salvation, but every day for our whole life. We don’t have to stumble through life, trying somehow to find the Lord each day. If we know our spirit, we know exactly where He is! We can locate the Lord Jesus any time of any day at His permanent address—our spirit. Second Timothy 4:22 tells us, “The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.” No one can be nearer or more available to us than the Lord Jesus is. This means at any time, in any place, under any circumstance, we can contact Him and fellowship with Him in our spirit. No matter how low or dry we may feel at times, we can receive more of Him as life, again and again, enlivening and refreshing us. We can turn away from everything else and turn within to our spirit where Christ is to enjoy Him. Praise God for our spirit!

Messiah Lutheran Church Podcasts

"Come Find Peace"I don’t think you saw many smiles on the faces of the disciples during Holy Week. They knew that the Jewish leaders had it in for Jesus. Who knew what they had up their sleeves? Jesus cleansed the temple one last time, overturning the tables of businessmen and disrupting one of their most profitable days just before the Passover. Jesus’ teaching of forgiveness and love had clashed time and time again with the demands of the Pharisees. On top of it all, Jesus told them that he would be leaving soon. What would they do? What did the Son of God have in mind for their future? How would they cope?Ever find yourself in the same boat? Not sure of what the future holds and worried about the present? Maybe these thoughts are racing around in your brain. "How am I going to make it financially this month? How can I afford to fix the dryer? What is my daughter doing dating that guy? How’s that going to work out? Is my job secure? Will my health improve?"Don’t you wish you had a stop button for these upsetting thoughts, this lack of peace? Ah, but you do! Our Savior Jesus Christ comes to us today in His Word and invites us to "COME, FIND PEACE." Come, and find the peace prepared by Christ for you. Come, and find the peace the Holy Spirit gives to you through God’s Word.

St. Paul Lutheran Church
God's Story: Our Story - Audio

St. Paul Lutheran Church

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2013 21:26


We have learned a lot concerning how God's Story comes to and through us at St. Paul the past couple of weeks. The fullness of God and His Story comes to us in Our Savior Jesus Christ. Join usas we walk through part 3 of our series, God's Story

Two Journeys Sermons
The Courage and Consequences of an Uncompromising Life (Daniel Sermon 2 of 17) (Audio)

Two Journeys Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2000


I. Compromise is the Language of the Devil I'd like to ask now that you take your Bibles and open to Daniel 1. Today, we're going to begin our look at Daniel. Last week we had an overview, a time to look across the whole 16 or 12 chapters of Daniel and see what God is saying in a large sense there, but today we're going to begin in earnest and with a little more care to look at Daniel 1. Our first President, George Washington, said this, said, "Very few men have the character to withstand the highest bidder." Very few men have the character to withstand the highest bidder. What that means is that all of us have character flaws and weaknesses that if the temptations were strong enough, we would cave in and even more when there's positions of power, prestige, money at stake. It's very hard to stand firm and to be an uncompromising man or woman in that situation. Number of years ago, right after I graduated from college, I went across the country with a friend of mine, and we went out to out west and we were in Wyoming, the Grand Tetons, and we decided to go whitewater rafting in the Snake River. I don't know why I did this. This is the foolishness of youth. I'll never do it again, but I did it that one time. And this was a powerful river, the Snake River, and I was a total novice and had no business being in an inflatable raft bouncing from rock to rock down that river, but that's where I was, I fell out twice, thankfully I was pulled back in both times. But as I was in the river, and it was cold I felt the pull of the current, incredible pull. And there is in whitewater river, just an amazing force that sucks you where you don't want to go. And that's the way I see the world today, in reference to the Christian church. There is a powerful influence on us pulling us where we do not want to go. Do you feel it? Do you feel it getting stronger? And it's here. And Daniel 1 gives us an insight into how we must stand firm against that whitewater pull toward the rocks of destruction or fruitlessness in our Christian life. The focus is on Daniel and on his character, but I don't want to miss the point because the real focus is on the God of Daniel. And He who gave Daniel the courage and the conviction to stand firm. Number of years ago there was a movie entitled Chariots of Fire, many of you saw it. It was about a Scottish missionary who took time away from his mission work to prepare and train himself for the Olympic Games, and he ended up winning a gold medal in the 400 meters, a great movie and a great story, but as he was trying to decide whether he wanted to go in for this training and take time away from the work of God to do this he was exhorted by one of his mentors to do it. And he was exhorted to give himself fully to it, whatever he did, he should put his hand to the plow and work at it with all his might and with all his strength and that's what he did. And in giving him this exhortation he said, "Compromise is the language of the devil." Compromise is the language of the devil. And I fear that we've become fluent in the church today, we cave in too easily. As with George Washington, we sell out to the highest bidder and we need to return to our roots, we need to return to the Scriptures and to the kind of strength of character it would take to say no to this whitewater pull and that is in Daniel 1. Look along with me as I read the words of this chapter. "In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia, and put in the treasure house of his god. Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of the court officials to bring in some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility, young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well-informed, quick to understand and qualified to serve in the king's palace. He was to teach them the language and the literature of the Babylonians. The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king's table. They were to be trained for three years and after that they were to enter the king's service. Among these were some from Judah. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel the name Belteshazzar, to Hananiah Shadrach, to Mishael Meshach and to Azariah Abednego. But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine. And he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. Now, God had caused the official to show favor and sympathy to Daniel, but the official told Daniel, 'I am afraid of my lord the king who has assigned your food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.' Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 'please test your servants for 10 days, give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.' So he agreed to this and tested them for 10 days. At the end of the 10 days, they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead. To these four young men, God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds. At the end of the time set by the king to bring them in the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar, the king talked with them and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. So they entered the king's service, in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them 10 times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom and Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus." Now, Daniel is a historical book. And last week, we talked about the division of the book of Daniel into two section. Chapters 1-6 is the historical section with visions and other information in there but it's a recounting of Daniel's history in Babylon. And chapter 7-12 is the apocalyptic visions of the future which God granted to Daniel in order that we may know the things to come. II. Context of Daniel 1 Now, in this first section, we have to understand therefore the context of Daniel 1. Now, I covered this last time, but it's good for a review. God had caused the people to come into the promised land, the Jewish people. He gave them the land on condition that they obey the Covenant, on condition that they obey the laws of Moses which he had granted them, that they should not worship the gods of stone and wood, the idols which were in the land of Canaan before them. But the people consistently rebelled and disobeyed, they consistently bowed down to idols and worshipped them. And so after the kingdom had been divided into two parts: North and South, Israel and Judah, He deported the northern kingdom Israel, at the power of the Assyrian nation simply because of their sinfulness. He gave the Southern Kingdom Judah and Benjamin some time to repent. They had some good kings and some bad kings but for the most part, they had fallen also into idolatry. There was a cycle of rebellion, a cycle of warning and of rejection of those warnings and the final straw may have come when king Manasseh one of the descendants of David took some of his own sons who were also descendants of David and sacrificed them to Molech, detestable god of the Sidonians. God never forgot and never forgave the people for this. And so through the mouth of Jeremiah the prophet he said that because of the sins of Manasseh and because of all of the accumulated sin he was going to deport them and exile them to Babylon. And so it came about that Nebuchadnezzar came to that region. First before conquering Israel however he had to deal with Egypt. Egypt overshadowed that area. Egypt was the military power of that region, Israel was a minor kingdom, a minor area, not a major power to be dealt with. Egypt was the major power. And so Nebuchadnezzar in command of his army came down and defeated Pharaoh Neco at Carchemish and then turned back up and headed up toward Jerusalem. Now, Jerusalem as a city is very difficult to conquer. There are deep valleys and ravines all around, and they were strongly protected walls. And so it was going to be no small thing for Nebuchadnezzar to conquer and to defeat Jerusalem. The problem was though behind those walls, was nothing but rottenness. There was no power, no strength, no conviction or courage to stand on those walls. And so in the end without even a battle at this point, they opened their gates and allowed Nebuchadnezzar to come in and he deposed the king, he put up a puppet king in his place and at this point he took some of the vessels of the temple and some of the young men of noble blood and deported them to Babylon and Daniel was included in this. Now Daniel and his friends were deported and this was a bleak situation in the history of Israel. But it was even more difficult for God Himself. Understand that God had married His name to these people, these people were His people, He even used marriage imagery. There was a bonding between God's people and His holy name. And so for Him to deport His people, exile them out of the promised land was a catastrophe for His reputation in the world, and He knew it. But He had to do it because it's the very thing He said He would do. God is concerned about His name, He's concerned about His glorious majestic name and His reputation, it matters to Him what people think about Him, and not because He's vain or conceited but because our salvation depends on our estimation of His name, does it not? Everyone who calls on the what? The name of the Lord will be saved. And there is a reputation, a history of God throughout history of what He has done throughout history, and that's what we're calling on Him for. He is the God we're calling and so if His name is sullied or trod in the mud in any way, it affects salvation. Joel 2:32, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." This is what God says about His holy name. Malachi 1:11-14, "My name will be great among the nations from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets in every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to My name because My name will be great among the nations, says the Lord Almighty, for I am a great King, says the Lord Almighty, and My name is to be feared among the nations." This is the greatness of the name of God. But in the exile, God was in effect risking the damage to His name. And He deals with this in Ezekiel. Ezekiel lived at the same time as Daniel. And when dealing with the fact that some day God would regather a remnant and bring them back into the promised land after 70 years, He dealt with His motivation and He said, "My motivation is not your holiness, not even your benefit, but my holy name because my name has been defiled by you among the nations." Simply by the fact that you're there in Babylon. Simply by the fact that you had to be evicted from the promised land. Ezekiel 36:19-23. You really should read this on your own. Ezekiel 36 He says, "I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them, then the nations will know that I am the Lord declares the sovereign Lord, when I show Myself holy through you before their eyes." So in effect, the deportation of the Jews created a crisis for the name of God, do you understand that? The fact that they were even there, created a problem for God's reputation and so God had to do something for His reputation. After 70 years, He would bring back a remnant and re-establish them, that would help, but within the context of Babylon, He had to raise up a remnant of godly people who would stand firm for His name, even in the godless pagan situation and that was Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. It also explains the incredible miracles that God did in that pagan situation with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace, with the incredible visions and dreams that Daniel was able to interpret. God was upholding His holy name and He does it through uncompromising servants. III. Four Uncompromising Jewish Youths Introduced (vs. 3-7) In verses 3-7, we see the uncompromising Jewish youths, and they're introduced to us. Now Nebuchadnezzar's goal was to raise up some skilled subservient counselors. Some people who could give him wisdom and input as he governed a large empire, as he's conquering each of these lands, there are cultures that he's taking over. And the Assyrians had already perfected the art of deportation, they would take people up, uproot them from their home area, and bring them to another place, they had therefore no strength for rebellion, they were in a foreign land. Furthermore, he would take some of those, the Assyrians did this all the time, some of them and bring them out, give them all the best of the land, the best of the training and use them as counselors over their own people. So that's exactly what Nebuchadnezzar wanted to do with these youths of noble blood. He was going to take them, he was going to train them, he was going to assimilate them. They would be Babylonian more than Jewish. And he would use their training for the glory of his own kingdom. Now, key to this was the determination to get them young. You've got to get them young, you see if they're older, they're already set in their ways. And so these were youths, teenagers, young men and he intended to brainwash them, I guess, it'd be the best way to put it, to attract them in the Babylonian ways and then to use their abilities. He chose not only the young but only the best, royal blood, choice young men who were intelligent, quick witted, who were physically able and strong and he was going to use them and he was going to teach them Babylonian language and wisdom. The Babylonian language necessary for service in the court, of course, but also the language begins to affect your thinking. There is, in every language, a way of thinking, a worldview. And so it's going to be affected. Also Babylonian literature, their history, the things that they have done up to that point. They're going to be inculturated and they're going to be given the best of Babylonian knowledge. Science, military and agricultural knowledge, an incredible society. And in all these ways, these youth were going to be taken in and say, "Oh what a place is Babylon, that old land is nothing. Israel's nothing compared to this." They'll just be drawn in, buy into it. Hook, line and sinker. That was his plan and he was going to get them used to the good life, some luxuries, some comforts, food and wine from the king's table, and the promise of the most powerful intoxicant of all: Power and influence. We're going to give you a position in the court where you can influence things, and as a symbol of all of this, he would change their names. The Meanings of the Names Now, at the heart of the name change is not just a sense that old things have gone, everything has become new, there's part of that, but it also has a religious overtone. Each of the Jewish names had religious significance. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah all meant things in the Hebrew language. Daniel meant God is judge or God is my judge. Hananiah meant Jehovah is gracious. Mishael meant who is what God is and Azariah means Jehovah has helped me. Jehovah has helped. But now we've got some new names Babylonian names, filthy names really if you understand them. Belteshazzar means may Bel or Baal protect his life. You know Baal the Canaanite god, may this Canaanite god protect Daniel, and Shadrach means under the command of Aku. Aku is the moon god of the Babylonians. He's under orders from Aku. Meshach is a direct contest. You see Mishael who is what God is, Meshach is who is what Aku is. There's going to be a competition. We'll see. We've already beaten you on the battlefield, now we're going to beat you in every way imaginable. And then Abednego means servant of Nebo and Nebo, the son of the Babylonian god Baal. And so, there's a religious conversion attempted here as well, and along with this is the food that they're going to eat. This is not just any food, this is food which had been sacrificed to these very gods and wine which have been offered to these very gods. There is a religious force being pulled, pulling on these folks like whitewater, powerful forces for change and compromise. These are young men, they're far from their home, they're torn from their family, they're treated kindly by their conquerors, that's the hardest part of all. They're given advantages, and benefits. They're given a bright future if they'll just tow the line, they're given the best of Babylonian education, their names are changed and their religion, hopefully changed as well. Who can stand against this kind of whitewater pull? But only he who God raises up, only he who God gives strength to and these four, God did that very thing. These are God's heroes. God's grace raises them up for such a time as that, that they might stand firm and might exalt His holy name. IV. Daniel’s Uncompromising Example: Values Tested and Triumphant (vs. 8-17) Now, in verses 8-17, we see Daniel's uncompromising example. Daniel lays out his values. They're tested and ultimately they triumph. Look at verse 8. In verse 8. That's the key verse. I have it printed on the front cover of your bulletin. Look what it says. "But Daniel resolved not to defile himself." Do you see that? Daniel resolved not to defile himself. That's my whole sermon's message right here. Don't defile yourself. Resolve and be determined that you may not defile yourself. That's what Daniel did. He resolved that he would not defile himself with the royal food and wine and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself in this way. This is a strong determination. The Hebrew word resolve means that he laid it on his heart. It's a firm determination he makes from his heart and the word defile is strong as well. It means to be polluted, to be defiled, to be polluted even spiritually polluted. Now, can I say to you, it is impossible to resist a whitewater current, with wishy-washy determination. You've got to stand strong. You've got to say. "No, may it never be." If you say, "Well, not today. Not today." "Well then tomorrow." says the devil and he'll get you eventually, but if you say, "Absolutely not, I will not give in to sin. I will not wave the the white flag. I will not lose this war." That's a whole other thing. And Daniel had that kind of determination, he resolved in his heart that he would not defile himself. This was a measure of Daniel's love for God. Our Savior Jesus Christ said, "If you love Me, you will obey what I command." There is no separation between Jesus as Savior and Jesus as Lord, it's impossible. If you love Jesus you'll obey Him, and Daniel loved his God and he obeyed Him. Now, what were Daniel's reasons for not eating this food and drinking this wine? Well, first of all, there was the Levitical law, he was still under the law of the old covenant and there were rules about certain meats that you could not eat. And Daniel didn't know the origins of these meats, they just came as meat. Sometimes perhaps he could tell what it was and it was clearly against the Levitical rules and regulations. How easy would it have been for him to say that's passed now, we're out of the promised land does the law still count for us? What could it hurt to eat a little bit? What could it hurt to just take some of it? Besides I'm very hungry and it looks good. There's a pull there, temptation. But more than that this food, as I mentioned, had been offered to these detestable gods. Perhaps if they're going to be training these youth, they're even there when the offering is going on. So that they can observe and start to take part in the Babylonian system of religion. Now, idols are nothing, they are nothings, they don't exist. They're stone carvings and wood carvings but behind every idolatrous worship service, there is a demonic presence that is real, so said the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 10:20, "The sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God and I do not want you to be participants with demons." There's a spiritual force in that idolatrous worship and Daniel said I don't want to be part of it, this is evil, and he knew it, and he stood firm against it. But what's so beautiful in verse 8 and what starts to come out is not just Daniel's iron-clad resolution, but it's also his winsome manner. He is a very pleasant person, he's not offensive or obnoxious, he's actually very easy to get along with, as long as you don't force him to choose between you and his God. If you force that choice he's made that choice. I'll be your friend as long as you don't force me to choose between my God and you because if you force that choice I will choose God even to death. And so he goes in verse 8, and he asks permission, that he might not defile himself, isn't that interesting? "May I please not defile myself?" He's trying to work within the system. Do you think he's ever going to defile himself? No. But he's trying to keep the relationship intact, gentle and firm manner. He has a burning zeal for God that cannot be dimmed but it also says in Romans 12:18, "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you live at peace with all men." And Daniel went well beyond that. I think he actually loved King Nebuchadnezzar. I think we're going to see that as this book unfolds. He actually had his heart wrapped up in these pagans, he wanted them to know God. He was a missionary and so he loved them and he yearned that they came to know God and so he was the picture of speaking the truth in love. But as much as he loved the Babylonians he loved God more. Now, God orchestrates the whole situation in verse 9 it says, "Now God had caused the official to show favor and sympathy to Daniel." Now the fact that there was a Daniel at all, I believe is grace from God, God raised him up. But then God helps him out with His sovereign grace. And never think for a moment that God is not permitted to get into people's brains and influence the way they think, He does it time and time again in Scripture. What does it mean that God caused Daniel to find favor in their eyes except that they saw him a certain way and this was the lubrication that enabled him to do the things that he wanted to do. He had friendships with these officials but there was an obstacle in verse 10, the official said, "I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you." You see life is cheap there. And Nebuchadnezzar was an autocrat, he was a tyrant, a dictator, he could at any time give the command, we'll see it in chapter two and the heads will roll. And so he was afraid and he said we have a problem here. What about my obligation to the king? And so then Daniel proposes a test. The test is accepted and the test is passed in verses 11-16, "Daniel said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah, please test your servants for 10 days, give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat of the royal food and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." Now, where in the world did he get this idea? John Calvin a commentator on this text says he got it from God. And that it would have been presumptuous for him to propose such a test if God had not led him. You don't throw yourself off the pinnacle of the temple unless God tells you to do so that He will command His angels concerning you and they'll lift you up in their hands but if God has not given that command you don't throw yourself off the temple. And so, I believe, it doesn't say so in the text, but knowing what I know about Daniel, he was a man of prayer, and I think he under the influence and the leadership of the Spirit, he proposed this test and the test was accepted. And notice he doesn't propose it to Ashpenaz but to the guy under Ashpenaz said, "Let's not get Ashpenaz in trouble." There's no reason to be concerned here. If we end up looking better at the end of the 10 days, then Ashpenaz will actually look good. So let's just work it out between the two of us. You give us vegetables and water and then see how we looked, let's try it out. Vegetables and water only. Now, by the way, that's not a bad resolution, New Year's is coming up and maybe for more than just 10 days it might be of some benefit to you to eat nothing but vegetables and water. But I think there's something deeper going on here. Isn't the way you eat a kind of a symbol of your life, the way you live your life. If you don't withhold from yourself anything that you like, aren't you really just living for luxury? Isn't this the function of fasting in the Christian life so that we may discipline our appetites. People who live for nothing but their appetite, it says in Philippians 3, "Their God is their stomach." And so it ends up being a symbol of the way you live your life. Daniel was not living his life for luxury and comfort, didn't matter to him, he was living his life for God, and that was enough for him, that was enough for him and so said, "I'm going to say good-bye to all that luxurious, delicious food. I'm going to say good-bye to a lifestyle of comfort and ease, and I'm going to venture out in faith and I'm going to eat vegetables and I'm going to drink water." Well, at the end of the 10 days. God blessed lavishly. They looked incredibly well. Perhaps, the others were a little sickly. God can orchestrate these things as they just line them up and say "Boy, it's clear, it's obvious the difference. Obvious." And so the first reward from God is just the success of the test. But then God lavishes on them besides verse 17, it says, "To these four young men, God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning and Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds." Now, all four of them were blessed with insights and wisdom and understanding. Now, I know for you college students, this is an important thing. Alright, especially this week. You've got tests coming up. Have any of you said to your professors, "Now test your servants for 10 days and see if we pass the test." They didn't ask your permission. They're testing your wisdom, your insights, your knowledge. But the Scripture says these things come from God, these things come from God. They're gifts from God, every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights who doesn't change like shifting shadows. He is capable of opening your minds and giving you clear thinking. For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things, including wisdom and understanding. So God gave it to them, and then He gave to Daniel a special gift. And this gift sets up the rest of the book, doesn't it? Daniel has an ability to interpret prophetically visions and dreams, mysteries, and through that gift God opens up to all of us the history of the world. Incredible. And so, Daniel 1 sets the stage for the rest of the book. V. Uncompromising Servants: Strategically Positioned for God (vs. 18-21) Now, in verses 18-21, we see uncompromising servants strategically positioned for God. Graduation day comes, the three years is over and they have to stand before the king. And he asked them questions, he tests them like an oral exam and as he does this, he finds that there's no one in all his kingdom with the kind of insight and understanding and ability that these four Jewish youths, these teenagers, had. Now, King Nebuchadnezzar was a young man at this point. Very gifted himself, very intelligent and very open-minded in this regard. He could tell who was better and who wasn't. He wasn't blindly partisan or loyal to his own people. He could tell that these Jewish youths had it all over his own people. He said that they were... The Hebrew says 10 hands better, that means 10 times better than any that he could find among his counselors. But you see, God's strategy in all this, strategic planning. He's raising them up and he's going to position them in the kingdom to influence matters for his own people and for history and that they might serve as a mouthpiece for God in a strategic way, but we also see, God's patient timing as well, because it's not time for that yet, not yet, just that a seed is planted in Nebuchadnezzar's mind, "Boy, they're better than anybody I've seen." At the end of chapter two, they get their positions of power and authority and influence, after all of that, with a dream, which we'll begin to cover next week. Daniel’s Endurance by God’s Sustaining Grace (vs. 21) And then finally, in verse 21, we see the endurance by God's sustaining grace. Verse 21, it says, "Daniel remained there until the first year of king Cyrus." Now, without a knowledge of history, you have no idea just how long this is. But he began his training, probably in the year 602 BC, and King Cyrus raised to power 536 BC, that's 65 years of service in the Babylonian and then the Medo-Persian empires. Sixty-five years. And it's not easy to stand firm with politics swirling all around you, you might lose your life at any time. Intrigue, maybe cloak and daggers things, assassinations, plots. And these things did happen to Daniel as we'll see in chapter 6, and God enabled him to stand firm, even through the change of an entire regime. That never happens. If you are a high official in the old regime and then the new one comes in, you're gone. But through God's grace, he stood there and remained firm. VI. Applications Now, what applications can we take from this chapter? The first is to exalt and glorify God for His sovereign grace. It's easy for us to put Daniel up on the pedestal here but let's not do that, let's put God where He belongs. God does all things for the glory of His own name. It was God's sovereign power that raised Daniel up and made him a hero. It was God who gave Daniel his courage and uncompromising convictions. It was God who gave Daniel his wisdom and his intelligence. It was God who gave Daniel his winsome personality. It was God who gave Daniel friendships with key Babylonian officials. It was God who gave Daniel three godly friends to help him in his ministry. It was God who gave Daniel the idea of the 10-day test and then saw to it that the test was successful. It was God who gave his friends and he special insight, wisdom and intelligence 10 times better than anyone else, and it was God who gave to Daniel the special ability to interpret dreams and visions that no one else could do. And so, what does this mean? All of these things come from God. Are they attractive to you? Then be a spiritual beggar. Go to God and ask Him for them. Ask Him for each one of these things, including the character to stand firm against whitewater. I want to say a word right now to teenagers, to maybe some teenagers in our midst today. Daniel was just a teenager maybe 13, 14, 15 years old. His whitewater peer pressure, cultural pressure, was no less than yours. And he stood firm and did not cave in. He did not cave in to what everyone wanted him to do. Yet he was winsome, he had friends, but he didn't need to be like them. What mattered to him was pleasing God above all things. Also, realize that Daniel was still a teenager when he interpreted the dream of the king in chapter two, don't just sit back and wait for life to come to you. These are some of your best years of service to God. When you're free from responsibilities, you could be a warrior for Christ, both young men and young women. You could be free to serve Him with all your time, to witness for Christ. You can understand theology at some of the deepest levels. I'm speaking to youth. This morning, we studied about Mary, the virgin mother of Jesus. How old was she when this news came to her? Just a teenage girl. Don't underestimate what God can do through you, if you make yourself available to Him. Also, I think for all of us, we need to note Daniel's uncompromising leadership. We need leaders like this, don't we? Don't we need leaders like this? Americans, don't we need leaders like this? Daniel was an uncompromising leader. He had visions and principles that were unwavering and he would not cave in no matter what, on these things. And he was an influencer of others, wasn't he? I think he influenced Shadrach or Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. He influenced them, perhaps converted them to his ways. And so, he had allies. Who are you older people influencing for Christ? Are you mentoring anybody? Have you taken somebody under your wing and you're training them and bestowing on these younger folks, the wisdom and knowledge you've gained over the years? Very thing that's commanded. 2 Timothy 2 and other places. We need you to do it. He was an influencer and a leader. And also, note the well-balanced aspect of his life. He was in the world, but not of it. He had all the wisdom, college students, of the Babylonians, all of it, but he was able to discern between good and evil. He was able to see what was right among the wisdom of the Babylonians and what was not. He was sifting through and when he got done, the wisdom didn't defile him any more than the food would've. There are twin dangers in the Christian life in terms of the world. Retreat from it or total immersion in it. We can't do either one. We've got to be the salts and light. If the salt loses its saltiness, it's worthless. But if it's in the world, it can do the salt that God intended it to be. We have a crying need for this in our own day. We need leaders who will stand up, who will take the wisdom of the Babylonians, sift it through and use what God gives us, our position for His glory. How do you get there? Well, where are you now? Be faithful in little, and you'll be faithful in much. Whatever small amount God has given you now, be faithful there now, today, through prayer, through fasting, through the knowledge of the word and God will raise you up to the next level, step by step, just like with Daniel. I want to close with a word to those of you who have not committed your life to Christ. God is a pure God. He's holy and righteous. He expects us to stand firm against the whitewater. And the whitewater and the pull are those things that lead to destruction. It says very plainly, because of these things God's wrath is coming. We must stand firm, but there is no other name under heaven, given to men, by which we may be saved from sin. Jesus came into the world to save from sin. That is the message of Christmas and not just the penalty of sin, but all of the influence of sin in our lives. Through Christ and through Christ alone, you can have eternal life and the power to say no to temptation. Won't you close with me in prayer?