S184P2 – Great introductions: Jonah’s Lord

Jon. 1:10-16 [T]he men were exceedingly afraid, and said to [Jonah], “Why have you done this?”  For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.  Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us?”—for the sea…

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The loved, the disciplined

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5kb76-1413dd4 Although God’s forgiveness is full and final, it does not mean that the consequences of our sins are taken away.  God’s hand of correction redirects but allows or even brings the consequences necessary for our improvement.  When his correction is difficult or painful, let us remember that it is rooted in God’s love for…

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S184P1 – Great introductions: the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego

Dan. 3:28-29 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God!  Therefore, I make a decree…

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S183P7 – A life of light: to reach the unreachable

1 Tim. 6:12-16 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.  I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession…

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S183P6 – A life of light: life among the strange

2 Cor. 6:14-16a Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers.  For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness?  And what communion has light with darkness?  And what accord has Christ with Belial?  Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?  And what agreement has the temple of God with idols?  For you are the…

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S183P5 – A life of light: shielded by the light

Rom. 13:11-14 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.  The night is far spent, the day is at hand.  Therefore, let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the…

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S183P4 – A life of light: a son of God

Jn. 1:6-13 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.  This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.  He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.  That was the true Light which gives light to every…

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S183P3 – A life of light: the well-lit path

Psa. 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. The plan was to reach the end of the pinnacle trail before sunset so that we would have enough daylight to set up camp, eat and enjoy the view.  Once we were settled in, the sun began to set. …

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S183P2 – A life of light: meant to shine

Mt. 5:13-16 You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?  It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.  You are the light of the world.  A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. …

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The Old Testament still working today

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-u2tmn-140a58d Just because it is “old”, it does not mean that it is over.  Many prophecies in the Old Testament have yet to come to pass, and we live in the shadow of those promises.  Perhaps we should use these prophecies as opportunities to pray for God’s promises to be fulfilled for his people, that…

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