PODCAST · religion
Refuge Podcast
by John Lanier
Surveying the Word of God and growing in the Lord Jesus.
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E.209 (Spiritual Gifts 1 Cor. 12:1-3)
#jesuschrist #holyspirit #spiritualgifts #1corinthians12 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2025), 1 Co 12:1–3.
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E. 208 (Spirit Baptism - John Stott part 2)
#jesuschrist #holyspiritbaptism #holyspirit #johnstott https://www.amazon.com/Baptism-Fullness-Spirit-Today-Classics/dp/0830834028/ref=sr_1_2?crid=WHQ6PRLGMC4R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Xj0AGBkR4vTyLDuSjFcDHJ7bO9dIH9plIYqVQ4DY5XkbS9UsNqEcRBgBanJpP_PkDn9gdMObrlQ9SH5qld-AONBRQZ9QooLpu2ehYyneD6nXzMdKHobvnT3nDZaIzah44W9jeoWEoeM65LrH3pNPftRUzTO29lMBkA_7KJzoSShuu818MOq4cM0dAvcAXVPCMP6vhWoh7bn13ycWJBYh8Q.3F8tIa6KzIO5EW2z58WAi5Kk7ZjK9e0ry4_3UtJtNb0&dib_tag=se&keywords=baptism+and+fullness+john+stott&qid=1774836912&sprefix=baptism+and+full%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-2
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E. 207 (Spiritual Gifts - Introduction)
Spiritual Gift Series - Introduction #jesuschrist #apostlepaul #holyspirit #spiritualgifts 1 Corinthians 12 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2025), 1 Co 12:1–3.1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanksgiving4 I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— 6 even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2025), 1 Co 1:1–9.Acts 18 1 After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, 3 and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks. 5 When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. 6 And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” 7 And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. 8 Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. 9 And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.” 11 And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2025), Ac 18:1–11.
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E.206 Spirit Baptism (John Stott part 1)
Examining his views from his book Baptism and Fullness
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Refuge Podcast - Spirit Baptism E.12 (Dr. MLJ part 4)
#jesuschrist #holyspirit #martynlloydjones #podcast #baptismoftheholyspirit
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Refuge Podcast - Spirit Baptism E.11 (Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones part 3)
#holyspiritbaptism #holyspirit #jesuschrist #bible #martynlloydjones
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Refuge Podcast - Spirit Baptism E.10 (Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones part 2)
#holyspiritbaptism #holyspirit #jesuschrist #podcast #baptismoftheholyspirit #martynlloydjones
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Refuge Podcast - Spirit Baptism E.9 (Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones part 1)
#holyspirit #podcast #baptismoftheholyspirit #jesuschrist #reformedtheology Excerpts taken from the book -- https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Baptism_and_Gifts_of_the_Spirit.html?id=hpIPAAAACAAJ
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Refuge Podcast - Spirit Baptism E.8 (RA Torrey part 3)
#holyspirit#jesuschrist#baptismoftheholyspirit #ratorrey #podcast #bible #deityofchrist
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Spirit Baptism E.7 (RA Torrey part 2)
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Spirit Baptism part 6 (RA Torrey E.1)
#jesuschrist #baptismoftheholyspirit #holyspirit #scriptureengagement #podcast #ratorrey 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills. (1 Corinthians 12:4–11, ESV, https://ref.ly/1Co12.4...)
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Spirit Baptism part 5 (Calvary Chapel Perspective part 3)
#jesuschrist #scriptureengagement #baptismoftheholyspirit #holyspirit 37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ ” 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Jn 7:37–39.https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/smith_chuck/HolySpirit/hs_07.cfmhttps://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/john-7/Gayle Erwin book Spirit Style
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Spirit Baptism part 4 (Calvary chapel part 2)
#jesuschrist #baptismoftheholyspirit #acts #calvarychapel https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/smith_chuck/HolySpirit/hs_06.cfm
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Acts Series E.10 (Love is in the Details)
#jesuschrist #bible #holyspirit #peterandjohn #acts #love 3 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. 3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. 4 And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” 5 And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” 7 And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. 8 And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ac 3:1–10.
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Spirit Baptism part 3 (Calvary Chapel Perspective part 1)
#bible #holyspiritbaptism #calvarychapel #chucksmith #clarkvanwick*Material taken from Chuck Smith teaching on Baptism of the Holy Spirit from Blue Letter Bible*The Work of the Holy Spirit - book of Acts by Clark Van Wick
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Spirit Baptism part 2 (Defined from OT and NT)
#jesuschrist #holyspiritbaptism #bible #chucksmith #oldtestament #newtestament
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Acts Series E.9 (The Capital "C" Church)
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ac 2:42–47.
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Spirit Baptism part 1 (Intro, Why it Matters)
#podcast #jesuschrist #holyspirit #baptismoftheholyspirit #love 12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:12–13, ESV, https://ref.ly/1Co12.12-13;esv)
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Acts Series E.8 “Jesus, The Whole Volume Speaks of Him”
#jesuschrist #jesus #holyspirit #holybible #acts #gospel #repent #baptism RP-AS-E8-Jesus-The Whole Volume Speaks of Him
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Acts Series - E.7 “Peter, Filled and Empowered”
#jesuschrist #holyspiritbaptism #holyspirit#jesuschrist #holyspiritbaptism #holyspirit #biblestudy #peter RP-AS-E7-Peter-Filled and EmpoweredActs 2:14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: 17 “ ‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; 18 even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy. 19 And I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke; 20 the sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day. 21 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’ 22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. 25 For David says concerning him, “ ‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; 26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. 27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption. 28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’ 29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, 35 until I make your enemies your footstool.” ’ 36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” 37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” 40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” 41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ac 2:14–41.
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House Church E.5 - Update and Book Review (The House Church Book by Wolfgang Simson)
#jesuschrist #church #housechurch #bible #fivefoldministry https://missourihousechurch.wordpress.com/Book review by Greg Gilberthttps://www.9marks.org/review/houses-change-world-wolfgang-simson/Article by Don Stewart on Are Apostles for Today?https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/stewart_don/faq/the-various-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit/08-are-there-still-apostles-today.cfm
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Acts Series E.6 "Spirit Baptism"
Acts 2:2-13 ESV2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested[fn] on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. 7 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” 12 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.” #jesuschrist #holyspirit #acts #biblestudy
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Series Review "House of David"
#jesuschrist #bible #oldtestament #houseofdavid #amazon #greglaurie #bibletheology Series webpagehttps://www.amazon.com/House-of-David-Season-1/dp/B0DT4RL4T5Greg Laurie Bloghttps://harvest.org/resources/gregs-blog/post/is-house-of-david-biblically-accurate-heres-my-answer/
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Acts Series E.5 "Pentecost"
Act 2:1 - When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. #jesuschrist #acts #holyspirit #biblepassage #podcast
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Book Review (He Gets Us)
@hegetus #JesusChrist
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House Church E.4 part 2 - Love is patient
Thank you for listening!
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House Church E.4 part 1 - Love is patient
Thank you for listening!
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The Heart of Man E.2 - What happened to the heart?
The heart is how God measures a person’s life. The heart is what leads to outward actions. Man starts with what is seen but the Lord weighs the motivations of the heart.
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The Heart of Man E.1 - What is the heart of man?
The heart is how God measures a person’s life. The heart is what leads to outward actions. Man starts with what is seen but the Lord weighs the motivations of the heart.
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Refuge Podcast - Marriage Series 2025 - E.1 (New Years Edition)
#marriedlife #marriage #christiancouples #newyearresolution #words #datenight #bucketlist #depression
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Acts - E.4 "You know the hearts of all men"
23 And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias. 24 And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” 26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ac 1:23–26.
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House Church E.3 "Be Flexible"
23 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings. 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. 25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. 26 So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. 27 But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), 1 Co 9:23–27.
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Acts - E.3 Devoted to Prayer
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Acts - E.1 Promise of the Father
Acts series being studied at house church. Each episode will take a snippet out of those studies. I pray that each episode encourages you on your journey with Jesus.
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House Church E.2 "Well Pleasing To Him"
Continuing to share our journey of house church model of ministry
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House church - E.1 "Small Steps of Faith"
Sharing from the heart about our journey pursuing a new model of ministry
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Prayer and Fasting E.8 - Understanding The Discipline of Fasting by Paul Washer
#paulwasher #fasting #prayer #jesus ““And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” Matthew 6:16-18 ESV
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God of All Comfort: Suffering Well (2 Cor.) - E.5 - Eternal Home
Thanks for listening! 2 Cor. 5:1-10 ESV 1 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%205&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28864a] we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. 6 So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
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Prayer and Fasting E.7 - Speaking God’s Language by Joni Eareckson Tada
https://joniandfriends.org
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God of All Comfort: Suffering Well (2 Cor.) - E.4 - Eternal Life
“Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you. Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/2co.4.1-18.ESV
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Prayer and Fasting E.6 - The Salvationist at Prayer by Fred Brown
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/history-of-the-salvation-army/
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Gentleness and Respect (Q&A) - 1. What does “Touch not Gods anointed one’s” mean?
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God of All Comfort: Suffering Well (2 Cor.) - E.3 - The Sufficiency of Christ
“Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you? You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all. And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory? For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory. Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it. For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory. Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:1-18 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/2co.3.1-18.ESV
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God of All Comfort: Suffering Well (2 Cor.) - E.2 Forgiveness and Suffering
“For I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you. For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all. For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you. Now if anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure—not to put it too severely—to all of you. For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough, so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything. Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs. When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord, my spirit was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia. But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.” 2 Corinthians 2:1-17 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/2co.2.1-17.ESV
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2 Peter 3:1-18 - The Patience of God
“This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.” For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God, and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.” 2 Peter 3:1-18 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/2pe.3.2-18.ESV
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