Faithful Friday

Zech 4:10

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Proverbs 6:6-8

Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

A special podcast episode ... Tim Price, Steve Gross, Jamie Hudgins - Wilmore, KY.

The five-minute devotion is from:

Matthew 18:20

"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them." 

Proverbs 27:17

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

At the end of the devotion, we also share a bit of how we met and connected back in the 1990s during our time at Asbury Seminary.

Thanks for joining me, guys, for this impromptu podcast episode - recorded on an iPhone at the motel in Wilmore.

It's a joy to be a part of this group and humbled by the number of people who asked us about how we got together and how cool it is that we still are after all these years.

Another quick shout-out to Asbury Seminary for the awesome renewal retreat event! What awesome hospitality!

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A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people.

2 Timothy 2:24 NLT

Here are three great ways to overcome fatigue when in ministry.

Acts 20:24

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Wisdom from the book of Philippians.

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1 Thes. 1:12, 2:17, 3:16

2 Thes. 2:!5

15 With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter.

2 Thes. 1:11-12

11 So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. 12 Then the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored because of the way you live, and you will be honored along with him. This is all made possible because of the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 4:4-6

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

I had a thought that the church may need to hear this story again. What if we need to realize Jesus can make us soar again - alive in faith, ready to go, ready to experience his miracles. Many in our church - including possibly even us - may feel like we’ve been here a long time, we can’t change, we haven’t sensed the fresh wind of God’s powerful spirit in us.

- We might even make excuses. 

- We might be negative, we can’t possibly be changed at this point - we’re resigned our lives to knowing christ, but not experiencing the power of his resurrection and work in our lives! 

- It will take faith to know that circumstances change.

- It’s hard for me to imagine life to be different. 

But Jesus is asking us - do you want to be well? 

Do you want to be whole?

Do you want  to be alive in me?

When your answer is passionate, desperate, helpless, Jesus brings new hope and healing to your soul! Don’t try to do things on your own strength. Don’t count on your success, standing or situation in life to assume things are good. You need the miracle of Jesus to bring about a soul on fire, a whole life.

Just believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or at least believe because of the work you have seen me do. “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. John 14:11-12 

I don't know about you, but my faith feels pretty small when I read this verse. You and I are going to do even Greater Works than what Jesus has done. I can't hardly imagine it but today I'm going to take God's word at face value, like always, and I'm going to trust that Jesus is telling us the truth; that if we believe in Him we will do the same works Jesus has done and even greater works. Still in my weak faith, I sometimes start looking at the first part and assume that I can do same work that he did but Greater Works than Jesus? It truly blows my mind, but I believe it because God's word says it and I believe that things can happen that we can't imagine because we are Jesus hands and feet. My professors used to say it's like incarnational ministry. We are Jesus with skin on to the world around us and that world is getting much darker and needs the bright light of Christ.

My encouragement today comes from John 14:11-12. Just believe that Jesus is in the Father and the f=Father is in Jesus. If you can't muster up that big belief then just believe because of the works you have seen Jesus do in your life or other people's lives. Here's the truth, anyone who believes in Jesus will do the same works he has done and even greater works because he is going to be with the father.

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Romans 15:13 (NIV)

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Philippians 4:6–7 (NIV)

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 12

Philippians 2

Phil 1:10

Hebrews 11:1

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John 21:15

Mark 16:7

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Psalm 95 is often used for corporate settings as a call to sing, praise and worship God.

But in reading it this morning, it dawned on me that it can also be an encouragement for families and leaders to call the next generation to "follow me as I follow Christ." You're living for Jesus, together.

It's often been said that "faith is often more caught than taught." The language in this Psalm supports this.

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Today's Faithful Friday podcast devotion is from the book of Galatians and is led by Lynnsie Talley from the 2023 Harvest summer team.

Faithful Friday

Galatians 1

Book of Esther and 1 Sam 17

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John 7:38

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Matthew 25:14

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John 11:16

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Romans 12:9-12

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Acts Chapter 6

Matthew 2:9-12

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