Posts from 2023 (Page 2)

Episode invitation:  Ask God to remind you of promises He has kept.  Write them down, meditate on them, allow them to build your faith and give you hope and allow you to trust that the Lord reigns, despite your circumstances.

Episode invitation: What part(s) of your life do you need the rule and reign of God?  Come to Him and ask. John 10:10  My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. John 16:33  “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take…

Episode Invitation: Where do you need freedom? Cry out to Jesus and welcome His rule and reign over your life. 1 Peter 2:9-10 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his…

Episode Invitation: Pay attention as you pray– Jesus, help me seek and treasure your Kingdom and your righteousness first. I want to live in and under God’s rule and reign in every way. I want to see your Kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Episode Invitation:  A prayer based on two verses in Matthew 6.  21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.  33 Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness: “Jesus help me seek and treasure your Kingdom and your  righteousness first.  I want to live in and under the rule and reign of your Kingdom.  Open my eyes to see  and my heart to…

Episode Invitation: Listen to the full teaching by Jay Pathak

Episode Invitation: Pray the words “Come, Holy Spirit” and notice God’s lavish generosity, His eagerness and ability to help, and His deep desire to be with us.

Episode Invitation: Earnestly desire Spiritual Gifts and ask for them. Love others and put yourself into circumstances that require the Holy Spirit to do what you can’t.

Episode Invitation: Be as brave as Bartimaeus was and sit in God’s presence and tell Him what you want Him to do for you. Isaiah 53: 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Episode Invitation: Listen to the Holy Spirit and respond to whatever He is revealing to you right now.

Week one of Empowered: Why We Need the Spirit to Empower Us

Episode Invitation: Reflect on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and note the joy you feel in knowing He is Risen! Express that joy to Jesus.

Episode Invitation: Humble yourself, listen, and respond to whatever God is communicating to you about your relationship with one another.

Episode Invitation: Ask Holy Spirit to show you a  person with a need in our church or a part of the ministries that our church supports. Then ask how you (or you and others) can come along side them and help. Bible Study Tip: Memorize so you can Meditate!

Episode Invitation: Establish your foundation in God – what do you know about God?  From scripture, your own experiences, experiences of others? Choose to worship God for who He is, despite your circumstances.

Episode Invitation: Ask the Holy Spirit to show you what it means that we are eternally united to God and one another. Bible Study Tip:  listen to John Mark Comer teaching   “Can We Trust the Bible” —  https://bridgetown.church/teachings/scripture/can-we-trust-the-bible

Episode Invitation: Complete steps 4 and 5 of Lectio Divina with the passage in Philippians 3:10-17 Reminder of steps: Ready Read Reflect Respond Rest

Episode Invitation: Find a place where you can sit alone with God. Ask God to show you how he’s working in your life and what losses will ensue. Or remember a time in the past when you lost a part of your false self. Ponder those losses. Pay attention to them. Feel them. See how important they are—and then choose to lose your plans, your dreams, your security, your…

Episode Invitation: Ask Jesus to show you if there are members of the body that you value higher and/or lower than others.  Talk with Jesus about this and invite a trusted person into that conversation.

Episode Invitation: Share with someone what God has done in your life, what He is doing now, and what you desire for Him to do you in you. Bible Study Tip: As you read the Bible notice those good things that stand out that you desire to have in your life, and pray for God’s transformation.

Episode Invitation: Ask the Holy Spirit to help you see pride and selfish ambition in contrast to humility and how they affect your relationships. Then, ask God to show you a specific way(s) that you can do what Philippians 2:3-4 say: “…in In humility count others more significant than…

Episode Invitation: Allow God and others into your pain and let them share in your suffering. Ask God to point out others who are suffering and how you can share in their suffering.

Episode Invitation:  Ask God to help you see your past, present and future circumstances in the light of God’s Sovereignty.  Pray for and come along side those who are in the middle of hard circumstances.