Category Archives: Spiritual Formation

Podcast, Spiritual Formation

How I Learned To Pray Like The Apostle Paul

This episode examines the priorities in prayer of the Apostle Paul as found in his New Testament letters. While praying for earthly needs, we should also pray with eternal perspectives in mind. We use a brief review of Ephesians 1:16-17 as a sample lesson in praying with Paul’s priorities.

My observations were derived from a book by Dr. D.A. Carson
“A Call To Spiritual Reformation; Priorities From Paul And His Prayers”

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Podcast, Spiritual Formation

The Unfolding Of Your Words Gives Light

Two verses from Psalm 119 point to a supernatural, spiritual light from the Bible. Verse 130 is examined in detail using a technique from the 17th century British minister Thomas Manton.

We will learn to take in Scripture (by reading or listening), meditate/reflect on it and offer these up in prayer for others and ourselves.

Painting of Thomas Manton By Gustavus Ellinthorpe Sintzenich – Art UK, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28585150

Data visualization created by Chris Harrison that displays the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible – Photograph: Christoph Römhild and Chris Harrison.

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Podcast, Spiritual Formation

Reading The Book – Missing The Author

This episode looks at the prophecy of a Moses-like prophet (The Prophet) who would emerge in Israel’s history and how the Lord Jesus Christ fulfills being THE King, THE Priest and THE Prophet.

There is also an examination of two main factors for why Christ was not recognized in His time and also not recognized in ours today…spiritual blindness and misinformed expectations.

Scripture texts used are Deuteronomy 18:14-15, John 1:19-21, John 5:39-40, Acts 3:22-23, 2 Corinthians 3:14-16, Romans 8:28.

Also used was a portion of the Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 8 Section 1.

Photo Credits: pexels.com George Milton https://thestarman.pcministry.com/bible/qa/Psalm119sn.html

Podcast, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized

Where Do We See The Light of Christ’s Glory?

Where can we see the light of Christ’s glory?

The Apostle Paul compares the first light spoken by God (“Let there be light”) with the light spoken into believers in Christ. Believers are a microcosm of the universe. It started in darkness; So did we; For a believer in Christ, Christ’s light of glory is spoken into us. The episode explores the themes of Christ, light and glory.

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Podcast, Spiritual Formation

Welcome To The Reboot

This is the first episode of the rebooted podcast. What once was Finding Hidden Treasure is now Illuminated Lamb. Taking its name from the symbolic description of the Lamb (Christ) who illumines the New Heaven and the New Earth as found in Revelation 21:23, this podcast will explore the themes of Christ and light as found throughout the Bible.

In addition, the mission of the original podcast will continue. We will examine and discover past treasures of the Christian faith and seek how to recover them for use in our time.

The rebooted podcast is now in both audio and video format. It is on the YouTube channel “Illuminated Lamb”.

Posting the audio podcasts continues. Search for “Illuminated Lamb” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio and Amazon.