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When I am weak
Episode 916 • Angus Buchan
2 Corinthians 12:7-20 "And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
Wasteful living
Episode 915 • Angus Buchan
Today we are encouraged to live wisely! Living a godly life will point people towards Jesus and we personally will have fewer hurts and regrets. Ephesians 5:15-21 "See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God."
The supplier of our needs
Episode 914 • Angus Buchan
Psalm 104:10-15 "He sends the springs into the valleys; They flow among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst. By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches. He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works. He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the service of man, That he may bring forth food from the earth, And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face shine, And bread which strengthens man’s heart."
Walk the talk
Episode 912 • Angus Buchan
As Christians, we are called to be salt to the earth and a light in the darkness. Ephesians 4:1-5 "I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."
The New Harvest
Episode 911 • Angus Buchan
As followers of The Way and people in love with the Lord, we must be expectant of good things for us from the Father above. Leviticus 26:9-10 ‘For I will look on you favorably and make you fruitful, multiply you and confirm My covenant with you. You shall eat the old harvest, and clear out the old because of the new."
Who has bewitched you?
Episode 910 • Angus Buchan
Angus encourages us to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus - the Author and Perfector of our faith. Galatians 3:1-5 "O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? Have you suffered so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?"
God's Currency
Episode 908 • Angus Buchan
Faith is what Father God needs from us. Faith in Him comes from spending time with Him and in His Word. Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." Romans 10:17 "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
When I Rest
Episode 907 • Angus Buchan
Father God himself set an example of how we need to rest. Take time every week to find rest in God and restore your mind. Genesis 2 "Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. 2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made." Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Emotions
Episode 906 • Angus Buchan
So many men and women are emotionally up one day and then down the next. Faith requires that we hold onto the truth (the facts). We need to be careful that our emotions and circumstances do not undermine our faith. 1 Corinthians 9:27 "But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified."
Servants and Masters
Episode 905 • Angus Buchan
Ephesians 6:5-9 "Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free."
Team Work
Episode 904 • Angus Buchan
Families that pray together - stay together! Families are under attack by the enemy - we need to look after our family unit! Ephesians 5:22-25 "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her"
Living Stones
Episode 902 • Angus Buchan
Joshua 4:21-23 "Then he spoke to the children of Israel, saying: “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What are these stones?’ then you shall let your children know, saying, ‘Israel crossed over this Jordan on dry land’" 1 Peter 2:5 "you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ."
Examine Yourselves
Episode 898 • Angus Buchan
2 Corinthians 13:5 "Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified." We are called to be Christlike people, not to imitate the world but to be different so that people can see God in us. 1 Corinthians 11:1 "Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ."