Archive for March 2019
To dine with our enemies
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-nn96z-ac8f94 In Psalm 23, David praises God for his many blessings. When we are before our enemies, it is a time for God to shine through the favor he bestows upon us. This week, we explore the grace that God pours out when we are in the company of the wolves. – C.C.
Read MoreS13P4 – God’s goodness: the wellspring of his provision
Psalm 136:23-26Who [faithfully] remembered us in our lowly condition, for His lovingkindness endures forever; and has rescued us from our enemies, for His lovingkindness endures forever; who gives food to all flesh, for His lovingkindness endures forever; give thanks to the God of heaven, for His lovingkindness (graciousness, mercy, compassion) endures forever. The Psalmist concludes…
Read MoreS13P3 – God’s goodness: a constant reminder of love
Psalm 136:10-22To Him who struck the firstborn of Egypt, for His lovingkindness endures forever; and brought Israel out from among them, for His lovingkindness endures forever; with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm, for His lovingkindness endures forever; to Him who divided the Red Sea into parts, for His lovingkindness endures forever; and…
Read MoreS13P2 – God’s goodness: displayed by creation
Psalm 136:4-9To Him who alone does great wonders, for His lovingkindness endures forever; to Him who made the heavens with skill, for His lovingkindness endures forever; to Him who stretched out the earth upon the waters, for His lovingkindness endures forever; to Him who made the great lights, for His lovingkindness endures forever; the sun…
Read MoreS13P1 – God’s goodness: his unique position
In this series, we review Psalm 136. This chapter examines God’s goodness from multiple perspectives and presents the evidence of his unique possession of this quality. From his inherent nature to his powers of creation to his intervention of behalf of those He loves, his goodness abounds. Let us study this portrait of God with…
Read MoreS12P13 – The testing of faith: pure religion
James 1:27Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world. In some Christian circles, the words religion and religious carry a…
Read MoreS12P12 – The testing of faith: controlled words
James 1:26If anyone thinks himself to be religious [scrupulously observant of the rituals of his faith], and does not control his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless (futile, barren). One theme of this series is delusion. Actually, it is a theme that occurs throughout the larger body of scripture. There…
Read MoreS12P11 – The testing of faith: abiding by the perfect law
James 1:25But he who looks carefully into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and faithfully abides by it, not having become a [careless] listener who forgets but an active doer [who obeys], he will be blessed and favored by God in what he does [in his life of obedience]. Jesus is the fulfillment of…
Read MoreSpiritual daily value
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-f5mmz-abd88e Yesterday may have been great, and tomorrow may be better, but what about today? In the Lord’s prayer, Jesus gives us insight into the value of every day we live. Let us recognize the value of each day while we have the opportunity to do so. – C.C.
Read MoreS12P10 – The testing of faith: the proof of knowing the word of God
James 1:22-24But prove yourselves doers of the word [actively and continually obeying God’s precepts], and not merely listeners [who hear the word but fail to internalize its meaning], deluding yourselves [by unsound reasoning contrary to the truth]. For if anyone only listens to the word without obeying it, he is like a man who looks…
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