Archive for August 2020
S69P2 – Truth at work: demanding action
1 John 3:16-18 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children,…
Read MoreFree to be joyful
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-qfij4-e97b58 There is a child-like joy many of us seem to lose once we have grown to know the world as it is. We might find it hard to notice the happiness and excitement available each day in the freedom Christ grants us. Let us pursue the joy of our youth today, that we would…
Read MoreS69P1 – Truth at work: liberating
John 8:31-32 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” For as long as he could remember he felt trapped. It was not because he grew up in an…
Read MoreS68P7 – Through the belly of the fish: God’s compassion realized
Jon. 4:10-11 Then the Lord said, “You feel sorry about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and died quickly. But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?” They knew that…
Read MoreS68P6 – Through the belly of the fish: the grace of unexpected repentance
Jon. 3:7-9 Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city: “No one, not even the animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all. People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways…
Read MoreS68P5 – Through the belly of the fish: God’s will at work
Jon. 3:3-5 This time Jonah obeyed the Lord ’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all. On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and…
Read MoreS68P4 – Through the belly of the fish: God’s patient grace
Jon. 2:6-7 I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O Lord my God, snatched me from the jaws of death! As my life was slipping away, I remembered the Lord. And my earnest prayer went out to you in…
Read MoreS68P3 – Through the belly of the fish: the strange place
Jon. 1:15-17 Then the sailors picked Jonah up and threw him into the raging sea, and the storm stopped at once! The sailors were awestruck by the Lord’s great power, and they offered him a sacrifice and vowed to serve him. Now the Lord had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah…
Read MoreS68P2 – Through the belly of the fish: a job for one
Jon. 1:4 But the Lord hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart. He was one of the faithful who wanted to contribute to the Church, but his idea of contribution was limited. He desired to serve in only certain ways; other types of service…
Read MoreThe simple, diffcult things
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-tqj2u-e86d1a We can accomplish everything God desires of us if we do two simple things. The problem is that those simple things require all that we have. Therein lies the difficulty. Let us seek God’s power and revelation to do as He commands, that He would help us simplify the difficult things.
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