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Is Your Life Marked By the Presence of God?
Unfolding Words - August 30, 2021 07:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsGod has already promised He would dwell among His people. His presence is the best promise and it reassures us. If we grieve the Holy Spirit and shut the door on the promise of His presence, then we miss out on His presence and the blessing He brings. How often we seek God’s hand for blessing...
When Good is Bad and Bad is Good
Unfolding Words - August 23, 2021 07:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThere are so many voices telling us how to live. What’s right. What’s wrong. And much of it opposed what the Bible mandates as right or wrong. They are trying to take gender off of birth certificates. Isaiah 5:20-21 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light ...
Understanding Jesus as the Word of God
Unfolding Words - August 16, 2021 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsJohn opens his book proclaiming and persuading people about the truth of who Jesus is. The opening verses clearly state that Jesus is God and highlight his unique relationship with God the Father. Reach Out and Chat Join the conversation on social media by chatting about the show with the hasht...
You Were Made For Rest
Unfolding Words - July 26, 2021 07:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsGod has built rest into our biological makeup. We have to sleep. We have to stop and rest our bodies and minds. God modeled rest for us during creation. God rested after He created the world implying that His creative work is complete and He now rules over it. He didn’t design us to strive all...
Are You Offering Strange Fire to God?
Unfolding Words - July 19, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsOn the first day of the job, newly-installed priest Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, failed to obey the proper practice God had commanded. What they did is referred to as “strange fire” on the altar. What does this mean for us today? Reach Out and Chat Join the conversation on social media by ch...
When the Tables Turned: What We Can Learn From Jesus' Cleansing of the Temple
Unfolding Words - July 05, 2021 07:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsMany times when people reference Jesus cleansing the temple in John 2, they reference Jesus’ anger. But there is so much more going on—mainly the reason behind Jesus’ anger. And the story is not just a historical account, but a call for you to want everyone to have access to Jesus. Reach Out...
Facing Your Golden Calf..and Why the Old Testament Story Still Matters
Unfolding Words - June 28, 2021 07:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsIt's so easy to read the story of the golden calf in the Old Testament and think the Israelites were so ridiculous for worshipping a statue. Given the culture of that time, it made perfect sense to them. Looking at the story in context and in the culture of the Ancient Near East, you'll see how ...
Episode 110: Facing Your Golden Calf..and Why the Old Testament Story Still Matters
Unfolding Words - June 28, 2021 07:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsIt's so easy to read the story of the golden calf in the Old Testament and think the Israelites were so ridiculous for worshipping a statue. Given the culture of that time, it made perfect sense to them. Looking at the story in context and in the culture of the Ancient Near East, you'll see how ...
Debunking the "I Love Jesus, But I Don't Do Church" Theology
Unfolding Words - June 21, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThere's a dangerous theology creeping up in Christianity where people proclaim that they love Jesus without the church. You can’t love Jesus and hate the church. According to Scripture, the church is the bride of Christ . When we talk down about the church, we are referring to Jesus’s bride. ...
The Importance of "One Another"
Unfolding Words - June 14, 2021 07:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsIt can be easy to think that your walk with God is personal. But as a Christian every thing we do affects other people. In this episode, I share five commands related to the phrase "one another" and how we can incorporate this important topic into our lives as Christian. Reach Out and Chat Joi...
107: A Thirst Trap of a Different Kind
Unfolding Words - November 02, 2020 08:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsLiving water in jars of clay—that’s essentially what wells are when mentioned in the Bible. Jesus is the living water that flows out of believers who are walking wells in this earth. The stone that Jacob rolled off of the mouth of the well foreshadows the rolling away of the great stone from Jes...
106: Is Your God Too Safe? REPLAY
Unfolding Words - October 26, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsGod promised the children of Israel a land flowing with milk and honey as they wandered in the wilderness for decades. And just as they were on the cusp of crossing over into it, a group rose up and asked to stay in nearby cities east of the Jordan because the land was beneficial for their flock...
Episode 106: Is Your God Too Safe? REPLAY
Unfolding Words - October 26, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsGod promised the children of Israel a land flowing with milk and honey as they wandered in the wilderness for decades. And just as they were on the cusp of crossing over into it, a group rose up and asked to stay in nearby cities east of the Jordan because the land was beneficial for their flock...
105: God Has Not Forgotten You in Your Waiting
Unfolding Words - October 19, 2020 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsMost of us are waiting for something from God. And most of us think waiting sucks. But it’s in the wait that we learn from God and about God. This microwave society makes waiting seem unnecessary . But waiting provides lessons that we can’t get any other way, strengthens us, makes us realize Go...
104: When Your Walls of Jericho Come Tumbling Down
Unfolding Words - October 12, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsAs the people of Jericho were shut in, it describes not only a physical defense, but it also represents a resistance to the plans of God. Comfort can create a place that you don’t want to leave. A place that closes you off to the new that God wants to do. In America we live in a land of plenty,...
103: Psalms of Ascent - Unity in a Selfie Culture
Unfolding Words - October 05, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThe word "unity" conjures up images of a utopian world. In a perfect world, unity would reign among nations, people groups, marriages, and in relationships. Sadly, the world we live in is a broken world full of broken relationships. Since the fall, every human has lived in broken relationships w...
102: Psalms of Ascent - When the Lord Changes Circumstances for the Better
Unfolding Words - September 28, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsWhat an exciting moment in Israel's history the return to Jerusalem after exile must have been. The Israelite nation endured seventy long years in captivity, and then in the blink of an eye, God turned things around. They could hardly believe it. It was too good to be true—except it was. God is ...
102: Psalms of Ascent - When the Lord Changes Circumstances for the Better
Unfolding Words - September 28, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsWhat an exciting moment in Israel's history the return to Jerusalem after exile must have been. The Israelite nation endured seventy long years in captivity, and then in the blink of an eye, God turned things around. They could hardly believe it. It was too good to be true—except it was. God is ...
101: Psalms of Ascent - How Are You To Go?
Unfolding Words - September 21, 2020 07:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsAs servants of Jesus, we are all on a pilgrimage. The idea of pilgrimage paints the picture of traveling upon a path that is marked out and set before us to make an upward journey. This is not about blazing our own trails to God, but about walking in the well-worn path of faith of Jesus Christ a...
100: How God Opens the Eyes of Your Heart
Unfolding Words - September 14, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsWe must learn to open God’s book—the Bible. God has spoken so our aim is to try to understand what God has said. The more we study the Word, the more freely the light comes. “The unfolding of your words gives light” means that God’s Word gives light, but also that this light grows increasingly w...
099: When God Says Go, Don't Say No
Unfolding Words - September 07, 2020 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsGod uses humble and simple saints for the purpose of advancing His kingdom through His appointed plans. Reach Out and Chat Join the conversation on social media by chatting about the show with the hashtag: #unfoldingwords Also, leave a comment on http://www.unfoldingwords.com/blog/episode99 or...
098: You Are God's Treasured Possession + Hiatus Announcement
Unfolding Words - May 25, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsGod didn't just save you from sin. He saved you for Himself. Reach Out and Chat Join the conversation on social media by chatting about the show with the hashtag: #unfoldingwords Also, leave a comment on http://www.unfoldingwords.com/blog/episode98 or email [email protected] Sign up...
097: Right In Your Own Eyes
Unfolding Words - May 18, 2020 07:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThe book of Judges tells us everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Right is the same word for judge—to make straight. Every single person determined what “right” was. This led to anarchy. This is a dangerous, lawless time marked by moral in decline. At the beginning of the period there is...
096: Where Is God's Justice When Bad Things Happen?
Unfolding Words - May 11, 2020 07:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsAhmaud Arbery was murdered by two men who followed him in a pick-up truck. They were not arrested for two months. The first thing we do when witness a gross injustice like this is look to God and ask: why aren’t you doing anything God? A lot of these times God gets the blame for what humans do a...
095: Freedom in Christ - Can We Do Whatever We Want?
Unfolding Words - May 04, 2020 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsFreedom in Christ can be a tricky thing if looked at a through the wrong lens. Jesus Christ died to offer us freedom from sin. But how much freedom do we have? Are there boundaries to our liberty? Or can we just do whatever makes us happy? Reach Out and Chat Join the conversation on social medi...
094: Divine Deception?: How Women in the Bible Use Trickery To Trip Up the Enemy
Unfolding Words - April 27, 2020 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsNotice that deception is always used against a person who is acting as an enemy of God—seemingly getting in the way of God’s plan. Most of the women who used deception in the Bible either worked to protect the lineage of God’s chosen people—specifically the coming Messiah or they were part of ...
093: Finding Peace When Fear Reigns
Unfolding Words - April 20, 2020 07:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThe times we are living in now with COVID-19, being quarantined and so many deaths and unknowns, fear is a constant. It’s similar to what the disciples faced after Jesus' death. With Jesus gone, they faced unknowns and fear—locked behind doors. But Jesus came to them with a promise of peace. Re...
092: REPLAY - How Jesus Transformed the Empty Tomb Into The Most Holy Place--And How He Does the Same For You
Unfolding Words - April 13, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThe Day of Atonement was the only time during the year when the high priest would enter the Holy of Holies in the innermost chamber of the Temple (or Tabernacle) to make atonement for the sins of all Israel. On this day, the high priest would remove his official priestly garments, which were ver...
091: The Power of Knowing Who You Are
Unfolding Words - April 06, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsOur identity in Jesus is no longer tied to genealogy records that can be tampered with or lost. We have our names in the Lamb's book of life—our identity is firm. And our identity is tied to our purpose—knowing why God made us and then walking that out. Reach Out and Chat Join the conversatio...
090: God Wants To Use You Girl
Unfolding Words - March 30, 2020 07:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsPharaoh ordered two midwives to kill Israelite baby boys. But they defied government order. What these women did was unseen and unknown at the time. But God blessed them beyond measure and used them in a big way. Many times we think it’s the spotlight, the stage, the well-known name that has th...
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