It's easy to life a pure holy life, isn't it? If you are like Barbara, you will find the truth. Listen to her share further on "Revival" in this edition of "Grace Notes".
Heaven...we’ve all heard about it and have probably drawn a picture of it in our
minds. In the middle of a crisis, we’ve even dreamed we’re there to get us through. But is it a state of mind or a real place? Will we all go there when we die? If not, then how do we get there? Today on Grace Notes, Barbara Sandbek will relate a Biblical story of a man who was granted issuance into Heaven and share how anyone can join him there.
Taking a stand for Jesus Christ has always resulted in persecution – and it’s getting worse. It's been reported that more Believers were killed in the 20th century than in all 19 centuries after the birth of Christ combined. Today on Grace Notes, Barbara Sandbek will begin the Biblical story of what four teenaged boys endured because of their stand for the Lord. We pray that this true story of faith and obedience will encourage you to do the same.
On our last program we discussed the importance of placing our hope in the right the right Person. Today, Barbara Sandbek will address the issue of how our hope, or faith, is formed by our opinion about what we hope in. Is it? If so, how?
It’s been said that man can live 40 days without food, 10 days without water, 4 minutes without air – but only a few seconds without HOPE.
But before we place our HOPE IN something, we need to know - Can it be trusted? In this edition of "Grace Notes", Barb Sandbek shares where to place your hope.
Even the mountains and hills burst into song and the trees clap their hands before the Lord. Why? Barbara Sandbek shares why in this episode of "Grace Notes".
Children expect to receive things. We, adults, on the other hand, hold our
cup up to the Lord saying “fill it” and it’s already full of our ‘things’ and our
plans. A ‘give me’ attitude isn’t all bad. God wants . . .
Faithfulness…what does it mean? Webster defines it as loyal. And ‘loyal’ is defined as faithful to a trust or confidence – true to duty or love. Is that the definition you had in mind? On this Grace Notes program, Barbara begins a new series which will take us on a journey with the prophet Elijah. We’ll see how God worked THROUGH Elijah to demonstrate His faithfulness to His people, Israel, despite their unfaithfulness.
We’ll also see how God worked IN Elijah to groom him to truly be a man for the times. So, buckle your seat belts, and get ready to roll with the prophet of old.
In describing Jonah’s personality, one commentator wrote…
He was a proud, self-centered egotist: willful, pouting, jealous, and
blood thirsty; a good patriot and lover of Israel, but without proper
respect for God or love for his enemies.
What a poor assessment of a man who is supposed to be God’s spokesman. Do you think God will use Jonah with an attitude like that? We’d say ‘no’, but that’s where God’s mercy comes in. God extended mercy to Jonah by saving his life, and in His mercy, gave him another chance to obey. The poet Robert Frost said, "After Jonah, you could never trust God NOT to be merciful again." …So true.
God is a God of second chances and we’ll see that demonstrated on our program today.
So far in our study of Jonah, we’ve learned that God wanted to REACH out to the pagan Gentiles of Ninevah with His mercy, so He REVEALED a message to His prophet, Jonah, and told him to go there and preach it, but Jonah REACTED by RUNNING away. On this program, we’re going to reenact what happened as a result of Jonah’s disobedience. The setting is Joppa, a seaport about 35 miles northwest of Jerusalem - known today as Jaffa. A ship is docked there and about ready to leave. It’s destination - Tarshish, a mining colony in Spain.
Looks like a nice day for a cruise. Hey…there’s Jonah boarding the boat now.
The definition for the word ‘repent’ is ‘to feel remorse, contrition or self-reproach for what one has done or failed to do’. Oswald Chambers writes…
Repentance always brings a person to the point of saying “I have sinned.”
The surest sign that God is at work in his life is when he says that and means
it. Anything less is simply sorrow for having made foolish mistakes.
On this program Barbara Sandbek, will look at Jonah’s prayer from inside the fish and see if he is truly repentant.
In our study of the book of Jonah we’ve seen God SPEAK a command to Jonah, Jonah SIN by running away, God SEEK out Jonah, Jonah SURRENDER to the call, God SPARE Jonah’s life, and finally God SPEAK His command to Jonah a SECOND time.
God was merciful to Jonah in saving his life and in giving him another chance. It’s now time for Jonah to extend God’s mercy to the Ninevites. Jonah still doesn’t agree with what God is going to do, as we’ll see later, but he does yield his will to do what God commands. On our program today we’ll follow Jonah to Nineveh and see why God was so insistent on having this mission completed.
