Love the Right Kind of Way
God had emotions, too. He experiences delight. He rejoices. He can be pleased or not pleased and He gets angry. In addition, God is zealous for His Name, compassionate toward us, jealous for our love, and hates sin. But, over and above all these emotions is His incredible love, which is Who He is. Today we will once again look at the emotion of love.
How to Handle Emotions Correctly
God intended our emotions for good. In fact, He wants us to love Him passionately - with all our heart, mind, soul and strength. God has emotions, especially where His children are concerned. God IS love. He lavishes that love on us in how He cares for us, and by what He did through Christ, to save our souls for eternity. As you listen today, ask God to show you how He wants you to demonstration these emotions He has built into you, as we study the passions of King David.
Emotions - Can You Trust Them - Part 1
The popular saying goes - ‘If it feels good - do it.’ sounds freeing, BUT, feelings usually reveal themselves to be unreliable and even a bit foolish at times. We can’t live our lives solely based on emotions! On this program, our host, Barbara Sandbek, begins a new series, entitled, ‘Making the best of our emotions’. It’s an exciting topic so don’t miss a single broadcast.
Strongholds
When you think of the word ‘stronghold’ what comes to mind - a mighty fortress, a safe, secure place - or possibly a habit or mind-set that inhibits a person from being what God made them to be, or doing what God has for them to do?
Waiting - the Results of Not Waiting
Waiting is never an easy thing to do, but it is part of life, and useful for our spiritual growth. Susannah Spurgeon, the wife of Charles Spurgeon, counseled her own heart while waiting with these words: “The Lord has strewn the pages of God’s Word with promises of blessedness to those who wait for Him. And remember, His slightest Word stands fast and sure; it can never fail you. So, my soul, see that you have a PROMISE underneath thee, for then your waiting will be RESTING and a FIRM FOOTHOLD, for your hope will give you CONFIDENCE in Him who has said, ‘They shall not be ashamed that wait for Me.’” Psalm 37:7a says… Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him. Let’s continue now as our host Barbara Sandbek introduces our topic again with a fitting song.
The Benefits of Waiting on/for the Lord
The ability to wait patiently for something has always been an admirable trait. Joseph had to wait while suffering in enslavement for 13 years before he was made Pharaoh’s top official. David had to wait for 15 years before he was made King – all the time hiding from King Saul’s murderous exploits against him. The disciples waited in the upper room for 10 days for the Holy Spirit to descend upon them. Each of their patient waiting yielding a great blessing. Are YOU willing to wait for a blessing? Stay tuned as our host, Barbara Sandbek, shares some of the benefits of waiting on the Lord.
How to Succeed - FORGIVE!
On our Grace Notes program today, Barbara Sandbek will tell us the story of a successful Biblical character, Joseph, who vividly demonstrated how important forgiveness is in achieving success. But before she does, let’s join with her in worship and adoration of the Lord our God.
Thine Is the GLORY Forever
The phrase ‘the Glory of God’ represents many things – the essential quality of God’s character, His righteousness, and His presence. In fact, someone once described it as ‘all his attributes summed up into one and then raised to the nth power’. His Glory is also His worthiness. Everything about Him testifies that He is worthy to receive praise, honor, and respect. When we ascribe Glory to God it is a form of affirmation, praise, and thanksgiving.
Deliver Us from Evil
A temptation from God is ‘a trial or proving of man’s integrity or virtue, which aims at an ultimate spiritual good’. A temptation from satan is ‘an enticement to sin or do evil’. In THIS phrase, it is important to note that the line, ‘deliver us from evil’ is translated in the NIV this way…deliver us from The Evil One. With this in mind, let’s join our host, Barbara Sandbek as we study this request further.
Forgive Us Our Debtors as We Forgive Our Debtors
The Jews in Jesus’ day were a people very subject to revenge and were hardly brought to forgive any injuries done to them. Perhaps this is why Jesus made it a point to command that they forgive others AND tell them what the consequences would be if they didn’t. In discussing this, we need to be careful not to conclude that our forgiving of others causes God to forgive us, or to compare our forgiving to God’s. With this in mind, let’s begin our study.