Ideas have implications. Statements in the Bible have implications as well.
In this episode, Hebrews 1:3 is examined alongside Luke 2:8-9 (as well as references to Ezekiel 10). Christ is said to be the radiance of the glory of God. On the night of His birth, shepherds encountered the glory of the Lord. Was Christ specially present to the shepherds as the glory of the Lord while, as a fully human baby, He laid in a manger in nearby Bethlehem?
This episode examines John 17:23. It is taken from Christ’s High Priestly prayer on the night before His death. In this verse, we discover something staggering.
The Lord is praying for those who would come to believe in Him. If we are believers, that’s us, now.
He prays that the outside world would perceive that the love which God the Father has for His Son is the same love He has for us.
This episode examines how we seek spiritual comfort in the midst of sleepless nights. It is even reflected in our online searches. Spiritual counsel is given for looking to re-align our worried thoughts with a godly perspective. Psalms 121 and 139 can be of particular comfort. The episode closes with a prayer for those seeking the peace of Christ in dark nights.
This episode contains the reading of a prayer from the eighth century. It is a treasure of our Christian past and gives us insight into the prayer life of our ancestors in the faith.
This episode looks at getting back to basics as a believer in Christ.
An example of the need for this is explored in two ways.
The first is looking at the example of the 20th century golfer Jack Nicklaus, perhaps the best golfer of his era. He would annually visit his first golf instructor to ask him to “Teach me how to play golf.”
The second is found in the Lord Jesus’ letter to the church in Ephesus (Revelation 2:1-7). He commended for them for their handling of the truth but rebuked them for leaving their first love. The rebuke was so severe that their very existence as a church was threatened if they did not repent and “do the first deeds.”
