Podcasts about two directions

Many of us think of faith as trust and belief in God. But what if faith actually had two aspects to that? What if God's ability and then God's willingness were separate conversations? Perhaps some of our doubts stem from the fact that we're stuck on why God wasn't willing to do something we know He's capable of! This episode will unpack the two sides of faith and why they matter, hopefully giving you a greater perspective when it comes to the divine will of God concerning your life. Visit and subscribe to my blog at: www.graceopens.blogspot.com Twitter: @opentograce2015 Instagram: @opentogracealaska Parler: @Opentogracealaska MeWe: Katherine Singer Grow: @graceopensyou

Treylon Burks newest injury update will send his Titans & NFL career in one of two directions  For More A to Z Morning Show coverage follow us here: www.atozsports.com/nashville Podcasts: atozsports.com/podcasts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atozsportsnashville  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atozsports/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtoZSports  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@atozsportsnashville #AtoZSports #TennesseeTitans #NFLFootball #Titans #NFLUpdates #NFLFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“An intelligent person has respect for the body which brings them attachment to Shri Rama. That is why Hanuman gave up his form of Rudra in order to be a Vanara.” (Dohavali, 142)

There is power in positivity and changing your brain to think in the right direction. It is impossible for your brain to think both negative and positive at the same time. Therefore, let's harness this to train our brain for the power of positivity.   Purchase Mind Battles book at Amazon or kathydegrawministries.org Purchase anointing oil and books at  https://kathydegrawministries.org/shop-all/ Receive a free pdf on Warfare Declarations https://kathydegrawministries.org/declarations-download Kathy's Deliverance and Kingdom Development intense mentoring and ecourses on Spiritual Warfare, Deliverance and the Prophetic: https://training.kathydegrawministries.org/ Subscribe to Kathy's spiritual warfare podcast on Apple or Spotify  Podcast title – Prophetic Spiritual Warfare | Kathy DeGraw Instagram kathydegraw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathydegraw/  

Ever felt your past creep up behind you and nudge you on the shoulder? Our past can remind us of embarrassing moments, moments we'd rather forget, regrets of things we wish didn't happen. We've all done things we wish we wouldn't have. Ever wondered what Jesus teaches about a past we can't change? THIS EPISODE When we begin a relationship with Jesus we're set free from the chains of our past, but we don't always forget our past do we? Our new life of hope and victory in Jesus can get clouded and twisted because we can't let the past go. But we can't walk in two directions! Let's listen in as Pastor Zach and Pastor Dakota discuss some very insightful topics all about embracing a new beginning and letting the past stay in the past. Our signature walk out song segment: Toxicity by System of a Down. Check it out and consider it for your next walk out! NEXT STEPS Have you made a decision to follow Jesus? You may be wondering what's next on your journey. We're in your corner and want to help! Let us help guide you to your next steps in your walk with Christ: tflministries.com/fightchurch ABOUT THE FIGHT LIFE Wherever life finds you, fighting an opponent in the cage or fighting life itself, you're not alone. The Fight Life is in your corner, here to support you in all of life's fights and battles, and help you live in grace-filled victory. Our hope is that you will join us online at tflministries.com JOIN US Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/HfxgyukZ1F…?mibextid=QwDbR1 Instagram: www.instagram.com/tflministries?ig…b2toNm1tdXk4eA== Twitter: x.com/tfl_ministries?s=21 Youtube Channel: / @tflministries

What if the key to freedom lies in accepting the very things you resist the most? In today's episode, we're facing the edges of discomfort that comes with acceptance. Acceptance of: - ourselves and physical bodies, - our behaviors we just don't like, - or the frustration of things that are out of our control. Together, we're going to go on an eye-opening journey of radical acceptance and self-discovery. We dive deep into the intricacies of why acceptance is so challenging and the freedom that comes with surrendering the need to control. If you've ever struggled with surrendering control and crave to find freedom in acceptance, this episode is for you. Key Moments: ⏱️ 00:00:29 - The Challenge of Acceptance: Discover why accepting ourselves and others can be so difficult. ⏱️ 00:03:06 - The Two Directions of Motivation: Learn how our motivations shape our acceptance journey. ⏱️ 00:07:27 - The Trap of Non-Acceptance: Uncover the pitfalls of resisting acceptance and how it holds us back. ⏱️ 00:10:56 - Surrender and Acceptance: Find out how surrendering control leads to greater peace and fulfillment. ⏱️ 00:16:25 - The Power of Acceptance: Witness the transformative impact of true acceptance. ⏱️ 00:21:09 - Embracing Aging and Body Acceptance: Celebrate the beauty of aging and accepting our bodies as they are. ⏱️ 00:25:17 - Imperfection and Self-Acceptance: Learn to love your imperfections and find true self-acceptance. ⏱️ 00:29:24 - Making the conscious choice to embrace yourself fully. ⏱️ 00:33:02 - Viewing the Body as a Tool for Experience ⏱️ 00:34:24 - Self-Acceptance and Beauty: Discover the connection between self-acceptance and perceiving your own beauty. ⏱️ 00:36:16 - Accepting Unwanted Behaviors: Understand how to accept and transform behaviors you wish to change. ⏱️ 00:39:33 - Accepting Our Humanness: Embrace the entirety of your human experience, flaws and all. ⏱️ 00:43:57 - The Playful Path to Acceptance: Find Humor in the journey ⏱️ 00:48:51 - Opening and Acceptance: Open your heart to the possibilities that acceptance brings. ⏱️ 00:49:17 - Fully embrace the concept and practice of acceptance in your life. ⏱️ 00:50:04 - Walk the path of acceptance with confidence and grace. ⏱️ 00:50:47 - The Medicine of Acceptance: Discover how acceptance can heal and transform your life. ⏱️ 00:51:45 - Finding Freedom through Acceptance: Ultimately, find the freedom that comes with radical acceptance. Resources: The most valuable information condensed into one FREE weekly newsletter: https://www.masteringmindfulness.institute/newsletter Coaching with the Mastering Mindfulness Institute: https://www.masteringmindfulness.institute/group Book - Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach: https://www.tarabrach.com/books/radical-acceptance/ Connect with Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gina.worful/ Did you enjoy this episode? I'd so appreciate a rating review of the podcast! ~ gina --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/masteringmindfulness/message

Today we're drawing fascinating parallels between plant biology and personal development. Have you ever marveled at the resilience and beauty of trees? They stand tall, branches reaching towards the heavens, roots anchored firmly in the earth. But have you ever considered the incredible journey trees undergo to reach such majestic heights? Let's explore how geotropism and phototropism offer insights into challenges and growth. It's truly amazing how many lessons we can learn by observing nature and how the world works.Welcome to The Vibrant Life Podcast, your weekly dose of inspiration & practical tips to help us on the journey to our best lives! New episodes drop every Friday & most clock in at a mere 15-20 minutes. Just enough time to kickstart your weekend the right way. Please share the love and click the subscribe button if this podcast has been helpful. Your support means the world and helps me spread positive messages even further. Check out my site, EmilyRomrell.com, for even more fantastic content. Oh, and let's talk about some game-changers - my books 'The Vibrant Life Goal Planner' and 'Po~Em's' are your secret sauce for goal-smashing and soul-soothing. Thanks for being a part of this journey. Let's keep creating The Vibrant Life together!Support the showJoin Emily Romrell on The Vibrant Life Podcast as she continues to explore inspiring stories and insightful conversations that empower you to live a life full of purpose and joy. Tune in for weekly doses of positivity and practical wisdom to help you create your own vibrant and fulfilling journey. Check out emilyromrell.com for more!

God's great offer to mankind.The great message of the cross is forgiveness. And, through forgiveness, peace. In this strife-torn, bitter, hatred-filled world of ours today, the cross makes peace in both directions: from man to God and from man to his fellow man.Support the show

This is second to last week in Amos as we look at one of the crescendos of the book. In this section there is a "showdown" between Amos, the prophet of God, and Amaziah, the priest of Bethel. Amaziah rejects Amos' message and, without realizing it, in rejecting this message is also rejecting God! Although we'd like to think of ourselves as Amos in this story, we too can take everything that we've studied in this series and completely reject it, either actively or passively. How do we allow the Words of God to truly change us, and what might God be calling us to do, as we conclude the series, to respond to His Words to us?

"Help, Thanks, Wow! Part 4: Thanksgiving in Two Directions" (11-26-2023) - Rev. Mike Graves

Notre Dame takes on USC this weekend in a must-win game for the Irish. How this game goes could have a major impact on the direction of the Irish program under head coach Marcus Freeman. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/  Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com  Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...​ Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Introduction Acts 9:31 We grow deeper Acts 9:31 Acts 9:1-4, 25 – They went everywhere preaching the word! Ephesians 1:15-21 Ephesians 3:1…

Our next prayer lesson is the danger of an arrogant spirit before God.

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Christians are going in two directions at once – wasting away outwardly, but gaining every day inwardly. Take heart! Christ is renewing you every day by his grace.

What happens when partners are at a different stage? Life partners, business partners - when two people are facing circumstances that require they move at different paces, it puts stress on their living or working relationship.  JoyGenea opens up about personal changes that require partners accommodate - and the challenges that come with accommodation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6z86AcJTWY

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Two directions for research on forecasting and decision making, published by Paal Fredrik Skjørten Kvarberg on March 11, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. An assessment of methods to improve individual and institutional decision-making and some ideas for further research Forecasting tournaments have shown that a set of methods for good judgement can be used by organisations to reliably improve the accuracy of individual and group forecasts on a range of questions in several domains. However, such methods are not widely used by individuals, teams or institutions in practical decision making. In what follows, I review findings from forecasting tournaments and some other relevant studies. In light of this research, I identify a set of methods that can be used to improve the accuracy of individuals, teams, or organisations. I then note some limitations of our knowledge of methods for good judgement and identify two obstacles to the wide adoption of these methods to practical decision-making. The two obstacles are Costs. Methods for good judgement can be time-consuming and complicated to use in practical decision-making, and it is unclear how much so. Decision-makers don't know if the gains in accuracy of adopting particular methods outweigh the costs because they don't know the costs. Relevance. Rigorous forecasting questions are not always relevant to the decisions at hand, and it is not always clear to decision-makers if and when they can connect rigorous forecasting questions to important decisions. I look at projects and initiatives to overcome the obstacles, and note two directions for research on forecasting and decision-making that seem particularly promising to me. They are Expected value assessments. Research into the costs of applying specific epistemic methods in decision-making, and assessments of the expected value of applying those practices in various decision-making contexts on various domains (including other values than accuracy). Also development of practices and tools to reduce costs. Quantitative models of relevance and reasoning. Research into ways of modelling the relevance of rigorous forecasting questions to the truth of decision-relevant propositions quantitatively through formal Bayesian networks. After I have introduced these areas of research, I describe how I think that new knowledge on these topics can lead to improvements in the decision-making of individuals and groups. This line of reasoning is inherent in a lot of research that is going on right now, but I still think that research on these topics is neglected. I hope that this text can help to clarify some important research questions and to make it easier for others to orient themselves on forecasting and decision-making. I have added detailed footnotes with references to further literature on most ideas I touch on below. In the future I intend to use the framework developed here to make a series of precise claims about the costs and effects of specific epistemic methods. Most of the claims below are not rigorous enough to be true or false, although some of them might be. Please let me know if any of these claims are incorrect or misleading, or if there is some research that I have missed. Forecasting tournaments In a range of domains, such as law, finance, philanthropy, and geopolitical forecasting, the judgments of experts vary a lot, i.e. they are noisy, even in similar and identical cases.In a study on geopolitical forecasting by the renowned decision psychologist Philip Tetlock, seasoned political experts had trouble outperforming “dart-tossing chimpanzees”—random guesses—when it came to predicting global events. Non-experts, eg. “attentive readers of the New York Times” who were curious and open-minded, outperformed the experts, who tended to be overconfident. In a series of...

Join us at Movilla Presbyterian, for our midweek podcast.In this episode our Minister, Robert looks at Galatians 4 v.8-20Our Church family is based in Newtownards, Co.Down, Northern Ireland.For more information visit www.movillapresbyterian.org.uk

'There are only two directions,' writes Quinn Bailey, 'towards and away'. Towards our lives or away from them. Towards life itself, or away from it. But is it always a choice? And when it is a choice, how do we go about even noticing which we are choosing? And what is it to act in harmony with life's longing for us, what with all the complex shaping forces within us and around us that can sometimes be so hard to comprehend, let alone work with? This week's Turning Towards Life is hosted, as always, by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace. Turning Towards Life, a week-by-week conversation inviting us deeply into our lives, is a live 30 minute conversation hosted by Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn of Thirdspace.  Find us on FaceBook to watch live and join in the lively conversation on this episode. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website, and you can also watch and listen on Instagram, YouTube, and as a podcast on Apple, Google, Amazon Music and Spotify. Here's our source for this week: The Only Two Directions This world has only two true directions: Towards and away. The big fear, in the end, is to awake and find that You chose away. That the hand Which held you down Was none other Than your own. Remember The pursuit Of that which is not truly us Renders even the most Powerful vision useless Recognize When the boulder in front of the cave begins to shift When that first illuminating shaft Pierces the dark Do not hesitate long Do not waste time Anticipating the griefs Yet to come They cannot be helped and perhaps are necessary On that long And awkward walk Towards yourself by Quinn Bailey Photo by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash

In this sermon, Pastor Mike Moses discusses the way through the two eternal paths. John 3:16-21

Message from Hyde Robinson on December 18, 2022

Hello again and thanks for joining us on Astronomy Daily. Coming up on this edition, we're going to be looking at a few landmark pieces of science, particularly about a breakthrough in the provision of power going forward.We're talking about fusion, which is quite an extraordinary discovery if it holds true. And we're also going to look at another breakthrough in science, that of making light travel intwo directions in time. There's an experiment that's been done on that. And we're going to take another look at impact craters on the Moon because they've come up with a new theory about how some of them were formed.That's all coming up on this edition of Astronomy Daily. With your host, Andrew Dunkley.Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube and wherever you get podcasts from.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast/id1642258990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kPF1ABBW2rCrjDlU2CWLW Or stream from our websites at www.spacenuts.io or our HQ at www.bitesz.com Astronomy Daily The Podcast now has its own YouTube channel – please subscribe (we're a little lonely there) – thank you: www.youtube.com/@astronomydailythepodcastCommercial Free Premium version available with a Space Nuts subscription via Supercast only. Details: https://spacenuts.supercast.com/ If you'd like to find out more about the stories featured in today's show, you can read today's edition of the Astronomy Daily Newsletter at any of our websites – www.spacenuts.io , www.bitesz.com or go directly to www.astronomydaily.io – subscribe and get the new edition delivered to your mailbox or RSS reader every day….it's free from us to you.Please subscribe to the podcast and if you have a moment, a quick review would be most helpful. Thank you…Please show our sponsor some love. Looking to buy a domain name and establish yourself online for not very much money? Then use the folks we trust all our domains too… NameCheap…and help support the show. To find out more visit www.spacenutspodcast.com/namecheap - thank you.#space #astronomy #science #podcast #astronomydaily #spacenuts #spacetime

Mac and Bone look at who deserves the blame for the Panthers' loss to the Ravens, talk to Jim Szoke about what he saw from the booth in Baltimore and discuss the different directions that South Carolina and North Carolina are heading after Saturday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HOUR 1: Kim Jones talks about the upcoming Tampa Bay/Yankees series; talking about the Mets win over L.A. Dodgers, Penn State and the NFL

Scripture: 1 Kings 21 We are all on a path and, like any path, it goes in two directions. The people of Israel had been walking away from God collecting the nasty consequences of their choices. King Ahab’s example will show us what that path looks like and in contrast the eternal rewards of walking towards God.

Is there a painful relationship in your life that seems impossible to reconcile? Whether you're the offender or the offended, God can heal any relationship.

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Da'Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) discuss the University of Houston women's basketball team's six-game losing streak, including its offensive struggle against South Florida on Jan. 30; then the two talk about the men's basketball team's 10-game winning streak, including the latest against Central Florida as well as the importance of the team's senior leadership.  Pawd Slama Jama intro made by @Dannygleal. #GoCoogs #ForTheCity #EverythingMatters Be sure to check out ApolloHOU.com for homegrown Houston sports coverage as well as Astros and Rockets apparel you can't find anywhere else. Use promo code "YANEZ" for 10% off at checkout.

Savaughn, Matthias and Isaiah talk about Episode 2 of CUE!, The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest, Police in a Pod and Rust–Eater Bisco. Will they pass or fail?   Check out our friends over at Closing Credits https://www.closingcredits.com/   CUE! - 01:05 The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest - 11:06 Police in a Pod - 25:28 Rust–Eater Bisco - 35:56   Stay in touch https://www.patreon.com/AfterTheMatch https://www.instagram.com/afterthematch/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimePassOrFail/ https://twitter.com/AfterTheMatchPC   Intro/Outro Song: Awake Now Artist: Qumu

Legendary conservative thinker Dinesh D'Souza explains the two different directions Americans are choosing for their country right now. On one hand leftist Socialism and on the other hand he returned to Judeo Christian values, Freedom, and capitalism. https://americanfreedomtour.com/

Two of Carolina's teams are going in Very different directions...

Continuing our introduction to the philosophy of Hasidism with a discussion of her directionality on the divine and human realms. Introducing Ratzu and Shuv, Dira B'tachtonim, Tzimtzum lav K'pshuto, and Ayin and Yesh. Join us: https://facebook.com/seekersofunity https://instagram.com/seekersofunity https://www.twitter.com/seekersofU https://www.seekersofunity.com Thank you to our beloved Patrons: Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe and Adam. Join them in supporting us: patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekers paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_...

Reconciliation with God also brings reconciliation with our fellow man. In Colossians Paul assures us that now there is neither slave nor free, circumcised or uncircumcised, or barbarian, but Christ is all, and is in all. All barriers have been done away with in the new creation in Jesus.

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One Statement. Two Directions. Find out how bold these three words are. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/two2podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/two2podcast/support

What direction are your daily habits aiming you to become some day? https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-choices-of-a-rotten-old-person --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/raw-spoon/support

Did you know that your memory works in two directions?

Brother Swaggart and the panel discuss the Spirit world.

Count Zinzendorf, a Moravian leader who knew and assisted John Wesley, said this about Jesus, “I have one passion, it is he and he alone.” A good friend of mine, who is one the greatest disciple-makers that I know, said this, “I have one hobby in life, it's people.” Those two statements, even though…

Hello all and welcome to stoned & sober discussions on the Stoned & Sober podcast. This week, we got mega-stoned. We dissect Megan & Harry's big interview with Oprah in the aftermath of the media storm, our shenanigans with California weed and we try and answer whether we need to re-write our ideas of the Big Bang; instead of a beginning, was it just a mid-pint where Time flowed into two possible futures? Light a joint, open a diet soda. This is Stoned & Sober --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stonedandsober/message

A Christian is a kingdom person who adjusts their decisions to God's decisions even if they don't immediately relate to or prefer them. You can also read this post here.Ready to support the mission of Fierce Church? Simply text  Fierce Give to 77977 to give now, or go to fierce.church/give. Thank you for your generosity! 

A life of breakthrough is not always looking forward, but it’s also about letting go of our past.

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, Victoria Chick, a contemporary figurative artist and early 19th / 20th century print collector, discusses the sculpture work of George Segal and Duane Hanson. Read her article: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/george-segal-and-duane-hanson-realism-in-two-directions/

Listeners, Line Earth believers, and Friends Against All Sorts of Things, we welcome you to this final, transitional, first, and one of many kinds of episodes. As we make our way to the New StudioTM, we take some phone calls from some friends, we remember not to forget anything, and we kill the proverbial toad in the room. If you like what you hear, make sure to send us a retweet on Twitter and spread the good word of the FAGcast! ---  Follow us on Twitter! @CarCampIt @birdarchist @gfyFEMAr1 --- Support our friends! Merchandise **Buy a liberty mug!** **Buy our shirt and sticker!**

Episode 2 takes you on a walking tour of Albany's historic Downtown. Stroll along Broadway from holiday innovations at "The Temple of Fancy" to the City's oldest building and park. Narrator Maeve McEneny of Discover Albany regales you with tales of Albany's rich history and incredible architecture. Rachel Baxter and Sylvie Kantorovitz tell the stories behind their Capital Walls murals.

How we respond to sin determines the course of our life. In sin, our life is marked by negative effects on others or we turn from sin, in worship, and lead others to God.

How we respond to sin determines the course of our life. In sin, our life is marked by negative effects on others or we turn from sin, in worship, and lead others to God.

Hebrews 12:12-17

Listen to Pastor Rafy Panlilio as he continues our A Whole New World series, "Two Directions."

The 2020 annual meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), known as the “Two Sessions” or “Lianghui,” were originally scheduled to begin in Beijing on March 5. The meetings were postponed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, and new dates were announced in late April: the CPPCC meeting began instead on May 21 and the NPC on May 22.  At past Two Sessions, the leadership unveiled its target for GDP growth for the year, presented a road map for the year ahead, and closed with a news conference during which the premier took vetted questions from Chinese and foreign journalists. Given the impact of COVID-19, objectives, formats, and announcements were very different this year.  On May 29, 2020, the National Committee held a virtual program with Mr. Jude Blanchette, Freeman Chair of China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Ms. Sun Yun, senior fellow and co-director of the East Asia Program and director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, both members of the Committee’s Public Intellectuals Program, to reflect on key takeaways from the 2020 Two Sessions.

The great message of the cross is forgiveness. And through forgiveness, peace. But it’s very important to see, especially in this strife-torn, bitter, hatred-filled world of ours today, that the cross makes peace in both directions—from man to God and from man to his fellow man. Support the show (https://www.dpmuk.org/give/ways-to-give)

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Create Your Own Online Notes Here Community is too precious a commodity to leave to chance. It’s a gift that must be intentionally cultivated.  Turn to Acts 2:42  Last summer we looked at this passage in our journey through the book of Acts Jesus ascended into heaven, the Spirit descended on His followers, and Peter preached a powerful Gospel sermon to thousands who had gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Pentecost 3000 people repented and believed the gospel Peter preached, then were baptized and added to the church This passage describes the first church in Jerusalem that sprung up overnight after that event We're not going to examine this passage in depth as we did last summer... Three Weeks, Three Questions Why Should We Cultivate Community? How Should We Cultivate Community? What Happens When We Cultivate Community? Today, How should we cultivate community? Read Acts 2:42   Community is cultivated through intentional devotion.    Devotion in Two Directions: 1) Intentional Devotion to the Gospel 2) Intentional Devotion to One Another  1) Devote Ourselves to the Gospel   It's not uncommon to find superficial community in our world Crime families, mafia, gangs, etc. LGBTQ+ community Small towns (Poquoson!) Minorities in a majority culture (some of you have experienced this while deployed in the military) Biological families Supernatural community (the type of community only God can build) requires a devotion to the Good News Acts 2:42a—"And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching..." Devoted to the Apostle’s teaching = Gospel Gospel = Creation > Curse > Christ > Call Community is cultivated through intentional devotion to the Gospel. Here's What this Means Practically... If we're going to devote ourselves to the Gospel then cultivating supernatural community is a distinctly Christian activity Unbelievers can observe it and be impacted by it, but they can’t truly experience it Membership at PBC and Communion are reserved for Christians! In a few moments we're going to talk more about Fellowship Groups. An unbeliever can attend, but really they're designed for Christians. Does that feel unloving to you? Imagine the Lincoln Park Conservatory in wintry Chicago. You might feel like it’s unloving for a greenhouse to restrict its warmth to the plants inside, but if you broke the glass to allow plants outside to work their way in, you would destroy the greenhouse entirely. If we're going to devote ourselves to the Gospel then cultivating supernatural community is more than just “hanging out” with Christians. The greenhouse wasn't primarily designed to shelter pedestrians from the wintry cold. It was designed to facilitate an environment where plants can grow so their beauty could be displayed. Community in the church should be more than just hanging out with your Christian buddies. It's meant to facilitate an environment where you can grow so the beauty of Christ can be displayed to the world! If we're going to devote ourselves to the Gospel then we can't be content with superficial community in the church.  Not wrong to have friends in church who share your age, marital status, economic status, hobbies, etc. But if that's all your relationships (or even the majority of your relationships) what you're devoted to be may you more than the Gospel A few years ago I took Jonah to Buckeyes game at the Horseshoe in Colombus. We encountered incredibly unity, centered on a shared devotion to the Buckeyes winning. But as soon as the game was over that unity was gone. We competed to get out of the parking lots, to get onto the highway, to get out of Columbus. We didn’t know each other and we didn’t care.  That’s what community looks like when it's a commitment to shared ideas without a commitment to specific people. That’s what many Christians experience. All Christians everywhere are devoted to the same Gospel. Because of that we like many of the same Facebook posts, listen to the same songs, grieve the same heartaches, read the same Scriptures, maybe even attend the same events but as soon as those shared moments are over there’s nothing that binds us together.  That's why we also need to . . . 2) Devote Ourselves to One Another   Acts 2:42b—"And they devoted themselves to . . . the fellowship . . . Community is cultivated through intentional devotion to one another. Here's What this Means Practically... If we're going to devote ourselves to One Another then church membership matters. v. 41 -- These individuals were added to the church! Christian: pursue membership! If you've been attending here for awhile, and for one reason or another you don't feel like you can join, find a place where you can! If you're a Christian, but have no desire to pursue membership at PBC, we're going to discourage you from joining one of our Fellowship Groups We don't want to ask you to commit to something Scripture doesn't require before you've made the committed to what Scripture does require Jamie Dunlop tells this story in his book Compelling Community: "A few years ago, a college freshman named Kaitlin visited my church. She liked our teaching but was put off by our focus on membership--because it felt wrongly exclusive and demanding. 'Why do I need to sign a piece of paper to love people in my church?' What she wanted were authentic relationships, not a bunch of formalities. A few years passed while she visited various churches, until she finally settled back at my church--and joined! Why the change of heart? It turned out that the thing she found offensive--membership--was essential to the thing she craved: authentic relationships. As she visited church after church that downplayed the commitment they required, she found church after church where relationships proved shallow. But as she interacted with her college friends who had committed to churches that made a big deal of membership, she heard about the community she also wanted. Kaitlin discovered that commitment is foundational to community." (53, emphasis added) If we're going to devote ourselves to One Another then church membership must be meaningful. These individuals weren't just added to the church, they were devoted to the fellowship! Membership is much more than a name on a list, it's a devotion to a people! This is where some small group models go wrong. Many have wrongly believed that their small group is their community rather than the whole church. Think about all the one another commands we discussed last week . . .  Serve one another, encourage one another, bear one another's burdens, greet one another, love one another, etc. Church member: these are commands for how you must relate to everyone you're in membership with Or think about some of the promises in our church covenant . . . We . . . pledge to help one another as we follow Jesus together We pledge to walk together in Christian love and unity Church member: these are commands for how you must relate to everyone you're in membership with If we're going to devote ourselves to One Another then we need a place to start. How am I supposed to devote myself to the entire church?!? It would be like me telling you to climb the wall behind you! So hard and seemingly impossible that most of you wouldn't even try. But what if we filled that wall with wall climbing holds . . . it might still be hard, but what seemed impossible would now seem like something that most of you could at least attempt We envision our Fellowship Groups functioning something like the climbing holds on a climbing wall  The goal is not to get into a group and stay in there forever, but to build relationships in a group so that you can grow in your ability to cultivate community throughout the entire congregation. A Fellowship Group is not the destination, but a tool to help you reach the destination. Frequently Asked Questions 1. How much time is this going to take? Groups are going to meet weekly (likely on Wednesday nights) in homes for about 90 minutes a week. 2. How long is the group going to last? Fellowship Groups will be offered in three month trimesters 1st Trimester: January 15 -March 25 2nd Trimester: May 6 - July 29 3rd Trimester: September 9 - November 18 One reason for this is to deliberately mix up the groups so you're cultivating community with the entire church You're only committing for about 12 weeks! If you don't like your group, don't worry it'll be over soon! 3. What are we going to do with young children during group meetings? Families can make their own arrangements for childcare The group can hire a babysitter and families split the cost Adults in the group can rotate caring for the kids in the host home Older kids can be a part of the group discussion 4. Will there be homework or required reading? No! Just listen to the morning sermon from the week before 5. What will we do when we meet? Pray together Sermon discussion Fellowship (snacks, desserts, coffee, meal) Every trimester groups will do one service project together and have one party6. Why the name? "Community Group" implies that your community is your group (rather than the whole church) "Small Group" is too vague (we have other small groups like Sunday School, etc.) "Fellowship Group" articulates what the groups are primarily about: helping us grow in fellowship 7. What about Discipleship Groups? Two lessons I’ve learned over the past year:  #1–Having a D-group doesn’t necessarily mean you’re discipling The goal of Discipleship Groups is spiritual growth. If you’re meeting regularly, but the group isn’t growing it’s not disciple-making. “...teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you...” #2–Not having a D-group doesn’t mean you’re not discipling If the goal is spiritual growth, everything we do that fosters spiritual growth is a part of our discipleship program If our Sunday School teaches you how to honor Jesus with your money, that’s discipleship. If our music teaches you truth that equips you to suffer well, that’s discipleship. If our prayers of confession teach you how to confess your sin, that’s discipleship. If our preaching teaches you how to apply the Gospel, that’s discipleship. If our Sunday night Prayer meetings teach you what sorts of things to pray for, that’s discipleship. If our Sunday night feedback meetings teach some of our men how to better teach/preach God’s Word, that’s discipleship. If our staff meetings teach our staff how to reach cultural Christians with the Gospel, that’s discipleship. If our members’ meetings teach you how to think about church membership, that’s discipleship. NOT saying D-groups aren’t important!!! I am saying that they’re one way to make disciples, not the only way to make disciples. ELEMENTS AND FORMS Element—singing songs of praise to Jesus Form—hymnal/screen, traditional/contemporary, praise team/piano 8. Will I have to pray or read out loud in the group? Leaders will work hard to not call on people who aren't ready for something like this (but you may need to let us know in advance) We do want you to grow to the point where this isn't uncomfortable for you 9. Who will be in my Fellowship Group and where will we meet? Every group will have roughly 15 adults including a leader, and a host couple Fellowship Groups will meet in various host homes throughout the area Groups will be assigned next week after sign-ups end, so stay tuned We will work hard to assign groups with diversity in mind 10. Why should I join a Fellowship Group? Can't point to chapter and verse saying you have to join a group like this, but let me give you some reasons why I think it would help you . . . It's easy to hide in a larger gathering It's too easy to be passive during a sermon There is little to no accountability during corporate worship  It's too easy to quickly move on from the sermon without small group engagement  Jamie Dunlop: "The Sunday morning sermon isn't the finish line for Word ministry, it's the starting line." (Compelling Community, 90-91) We're prone to think we matter too little in corporate worship (my ideas/struggles/etc. aren't important) We're prone to think we matter too much in corporate worship (forgetting your responsibility to love and serve the whole body) We're prone to think "they need to hear this" in corporate worship We're prone to think "this is only for me" in corporate worship In a large gathering, when we cry there's nobody to ask us, "what's going on"? There's little opportunity to ask questions and interact during corporate worship There's little opportunity to pray for specific, personal needs in corporate worship 11. What's the next step? Visit the Connect Desk after the service Confirm that you're signed up Or sign up (DEADLINE IS NEXT SUNDAY)Back to text . . . Community is cultivated through intentional devotion to the Gospel and to one another. Read Acts 2:42c—"And they devoted themselves to . . . the breaking of bread and the prayers.” Devotion to the breaking of bread . . . Could be devotion to hospitality, sharing meals together Presence of the definite article (the breaking of the bread) suggests this is referring to the Lord’s Supper The Lord’s Supper reminds us of our devotion to the GOSPEL... Mark 14:22-23—And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is My body.” And He took a cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And He said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. Bread symbolizes Jesus’ body and reminds us of His sinless life Cup symbolizes Jesus’ blood and reminds us of His substitutionary death in your place Not a Christian? Don’t receive the symbol, receive the reality. Come to one of the tables and talk to one of our pastors. Let them know of your desire to give your life to Jesus and we’ll happily drop everything to talk and pray with you. Christian? As you take bread and cup, focus on your vertical relationship with God. Are there sins you need to confess? Godly habits you need to embrace? Gifts you need to thank Him for? “Jesus and you” moment as you prepare your heart for communion in your seat and eat the bread at the table The Lord’s Supper reminds us of our devotion to ONE ANOTHER... 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 —“The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.” Communion should remind you of community “Jesus and us” moment as we pray in smaller groups around the tables and take the cup together as a church family

http://www.bedisciples.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Individuation-and-Connection.mp3 God is always calling us in two directions: away from others to become the distinct person we’re created to be, and toward others to serve them in love. We’re always being separated from and sent to. Individuated, and connected. This is a communion mystery of being broken and given…The goal of this breaking is […]

God is always calling us in two directions, away from others to become the distinct person we’re created to be, and toward others to serve them in love. We’re always being separated from and sent to. Individuated, and connected. This is a communion mystery of being broken and given…The goal of this breaking is wholeness, … Continue reading "Called In Two Directions (Individuation and Connection)"

Dichotomus Militancy--Don’t Retreat, Charge in Two Directions at Once

Yudcast for 04/11/19

Two Directions (vv. 1-2)Two Descriptions (vv. 3-4) Two Destinies (vv. 5-6)

Two Directions (vv. 1-2)Two Descriptions (vv. 3-4) Two Destinies (vv. 5-6)

Pastor Brian Werner, "What should we do when we feel tension between our faith and our feelings of doubt?"

A Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked Two Directions (vv.1-2) Two Descriptions (vv. 3-4) Two Destinies (vv. 5-6)

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This summer, Dr. Larry R. Hayward preaches a sermon series on the Genesis selections of the Lectionary. The series begins with Genesis 1:26–31. In this first Creation story we encounter both a vertical relationship, between God and humanity, and a horizontal relationship--a communal relationship--within God's own person and with each other.

Hot off the heels of episode 300 and sandwiched right between vacations, DSmooth and Doodirock are back with another awesome episode. The boys cover the new releases and some great (and embarrassing) listener feedback, and are joined by ElektraFi for the top gaming news stories of the week. Great episode guys! You can always call the boys at (773) 527-2961 and weigh in yourself, or tune in live Monday nights at 9:00 EDT at http://twitch.tv/2old2play ...

Jackie Wong discusses her recent series, Generation Rent: Two Cities, Two Directions, recently published by The Tyee. We talk about the differences and similarities between Vancouver and San Francisco ? and we specifically explore how political attitudes towards renting and renters can shape cities in profound ways. What are the differences between these two west coast cities? And what might we learn from our southern neighbour?

This is a poem that gives a picture of a person sinning and Christ dying at the same time.