Episodes

Category - Exhortation. Suppose I have been listening to the Lord; His will is evident now. In that case, 2023 will be a year of not only jubilee and forgiveness but also consolidation and prayerfully more precise communication on prayer and our community with Almighty God. Concerning that, today's episode will cover some thoughtful basics on our prayer lives and their purpose. The center of today's episode is the quality of our Christian lives, humility, and community in our relationship wit...

I cannot get enough of J.C. Ryle’s dedication and wisdom. Catching us back up, Bishop Ryle has been illustrating “eminent” Christians, and as he finishes up with these examples he encourages us with: “Depend on it, prayer is power.” We then turn to today’s exhortation: “Prayer obtains fresh and continued outpourings of the Spirit. He alone begins the work of grace in a man’s heart. He alone can carry it forward and make it prosper. But the good Spirit loves to be entreated. And those...

When we feel alone, trying to push away the dark, our sadness over our evil deeds, the shortness of our lives, and the justice we demand from others while we excuse ourselves, we understand reform is not enough. The bad news. We are born slaves of sin. And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, 28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly awai...

Today we are privileged to introduce Marvin and Chapman's newest release, "Mornin' Lord." Written and sung by Joanna Chapman and produced by Chad Marvin. Followed by our January interview with Marvin (Chad) and Chapman (Joanna). Joanna shares the profound result of starting our day by being thankful and enamored of our God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who is our portion and the strength of our hearts. Enjoy Marvin and Chapman's lovely, uplifting, and God-glorifying message. "What a man is ...

A prayer for a year of Jubilee, forgiveness, restoration, and return. The year of Jubilee, a year of rest given by God's grace was also a year of trust. Imagine a year of no work, just a celebration! Leviticus 25:10-11 10 'You shall thus consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim a release through the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, and each of you shall return to his own property, and each of you shall return to his family. 11 'You shall have the fiftieth year as a...

This episode is a repeat of our episode on forgiveness. This episode was well received, and as you will hear, praying that 2023 will be a year of Jubilee and Forgiveness and revisiting just how serious God is about His children forgiving as we have been forgiven seems like a good idea. Thank You, Jesus! The host is weak, faltering, and wholly inadequate for the task, but the word of God is none of those. The call for the children of God to forgive is serious, and the Bible uses: Serious Comm...

Thank You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for being disposed to lend to Thy slave for a time: Monte Kuka Jim Barrett Gayle Martinez Mike Beaudin Bob Bishop Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith. Hebrews 13:7 “3. They are not lost to you that are laid up in Christ’s treasury in heaven.” 4. At the resurrection you shall meet with them; thither they are sent before but not sent away. 5. Your Lord loveth...

In the next two weeks, several key episodes will close 2022 and open 2023. This episode is my personal prayer request for the emotional episodes coming up. As God wills, in order, we will consider the following: Samuel Rutherford and his comfort of all God's children as we suffer the loss of our loved one going home before us. We replay our episode on forgiveness. Once again, we all feel the need for forgiveness. Our Savior calls us to His style of forgiveness. We are back to Bible study an...

Our last episode before Christmas 2022 (in my culture), we bracket this episode once again with the music of Marvin and Chapman's “That’s What Love Is” and their moving rendition of “Mary Did You Know.” Merry Christmas! Our Bible reading, studying, and listening, we must come to the word of God as we live the Christian life by faith. For the word of God to have its rightful place, we must read what God has revealed to us through the Law, Prophets, Gospels, and New Testament letters believing wh...

Today’s episode is bracketed by Marvin and Chapman’s “That’s What Love Is” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Yeah! J.C. Ryle holds up for us banners of faith. Men who might be called standard bearers held up to show us the way and inspire confidence. Yahweh-Nissi means God our banner, and as in ancient battle, Moses, David, Daniel, and Paul are lifted up as examples to follow. Added to our Biblical list Luther, Bradford, the Reformers en mass, Whitefield, Cecil, Venn, Bickersteth,...

Two, I mean three Christmas treats for you: Treat number 1. You will hear a fantastic song written and sung by the duo Marvin and Chapman! Christmas treat number two, you are not subjected to my voice alone! Treat C. After the interview, we will be treated to Marvin and Chapman and their rendition of "Up on the Housetop." It will set your toes to tappin'. Marvin and Chapman once again pay us a visit. Chad and Joanna, my friends, talk about their song, "That's What Love Is." As well as their ...

A Layman’s Look at the Whole Bible. - Necessary Attitudes for Reading God’s Word. (Introduction) Before we Get to Genesis 1:1, we must begin with faith and humility. The word of God is incredible in food for our spiritual growth and the comfort of our souls. Unless we approach the word in faith and humility and miss God’s instruction, we will also stunt our spiritual maturity in malnutrition. Humility and faith that the word of God is written to the Church and us individually make God’s Word ...

Review #2 of our commentary series, as we prepare for two essential keys for meaningful Biblical nutrition. In our first episode of "A Layman's Look at the Whole Bible," we say the Bible is the boss of us, and we are not the boss of it. Today we will discover the Bible is a genuine love letter from our Creator to all mankind. The case is made by: The Bible's witness. The Devil's witness. Jesus' Witness. In the Sermon on the mount. In His responses to His critics. In His attestation of t...

A Layman’s Commentary on the Whole Bible…Review from 05.03.2022 In this A Layman’s Commentary on the Whole Bible initial episode, you will hear: Our first blush direction of the effort. Our intent down the road, as the Lord leads. What a layman is, as I use the term. All Christians are theologians. There are; Tight theologians Sloppy theologians (not as bad as it sounds :)) The dangers of being a sloppy theologian. How Dick Butkus illustrates a sloppy theologian, even! How David illus...

Bishop Ryle's key sentence for our meditation in this episode is: "Of course I do not say we have a right to expect a miraculous grant of intellectual gifts; but this I do say, that when a man is once converted to God, his progress in holiness will be much in accordance with his own diligence in the use of God's appointed means." He invites further consideration is: And I assert confidently that the principal means by which most believers have become great in the church of Christ is the habit...

Thank you for listening. In categorizing episodes for the new website, we should revisit some past episodes with the editing I now use. Today's episode is the beginning of those presentations. Today we reprise our very first devotional episode. Early devotionals were not numbered in the beginning. Therefore this episode is not Devotional 001, but 093. How do you like them apples? (lol out loud.) Two special features: 1. We edited the episode with our new processes, which left out comments now...

(Our introduction after the first episode, sorry about that, chief.) Biblically and experientially, the abundant life Jesus paid for and promises cannot be fully known without prayer. J.C. Ryle continues to school us: "There are some of the Lord's people who seem never able to get on from the time of their conversion. They are born again, but they remain babes all their lives. You hear from them the same old experience." "There are others of the Lord's people who seem to be always advancing....

As we work on our website, we forge ahead with our coverage of John Charles Ryle’s tract, “A Call to Prayer.” His genius of organization and expression was remarkable in his day and is even more so in ours. He makes the point that is ever been evident when he says: “I ask whether you pray, because diligence in prayer is the secret of eminent holiness: Without controversy there is a vast difference among true Christians. There is an immense interval between the foremost and the hindermost in ...

October Surprise 2022: "A Call to Prayer." Day 31 October 31, 2022 - Inspired by J.C. Ryle's Ryle's treatise on prayer. Well, we made it! Day 31 of our October Surprise (no need to look at the calendar!) J.C. Ryle once again encourages us to pray. "What more can a man want to lead him to take any step in religion than the things I have just told him about prayer? What more could be done to make the path to the mercy seat easy and to remove all occasions of stumbling from the sinner's way? S...

Our mentor for October has been encouraging us through the roles of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He moved to the promises and the power of prayer. Today, he asks, what more can be said in the way of encouragement? ""What more can a man want to lead him to take any step in religion, than the things I have just told him about prayer? What more could be done to make the path to the mercy seat easy, and to remove all occasions of stumbling from the sinner's way? Surely if the devils in hell ...

October 29, 2022 - Inspired by J.C. Ryle's treatise on prayer. J.C. Ryle encourages us to seek the God of the impossible and gives us a litany of achievements of prayer. For clarity of focus: “There are wonderful examples in Scripture of the power of prayer. Nothing seems to be too great, too hard, or too difficult for prayer to do. It has obtained things that “seemed impossible and out of reach.” “Well might Mary Queen of Scots say, “I fear John Knox’s prayers more than an army of ten thous...

October 28, 2022 - Inspired by J.C. Ryle's treatise on Prayer. J.C. Ryle covers the exceedingly great promises from the word of God to encourage our prayers J.C. Ryle “There are exceeding great and precious promises to those who pray. What did the Lord Jesus mean when he spoke such words as these: “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it sha...

October 27, 2022 - Inspired by J.C. Ryle's treatise on Prayer. We have the sweet savor from our Redeemer, and added to that is our comforter assessing our groaning too deep for words and praying for us while He comes along side us, helping form our words lifted to the Father. Romans 8:26-27 And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; 27 and He who searches the h...

October 25, 2022 - Inspired by J.C. Ryle's treatise on Prayer. Our prayers are mingled with our Advocate's and made a “sweet savor.” Romans 8:33-34 33 Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; 34 who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. “There is an Advocate and Intercessor always waiting to present the prayers of those who come to God through him. That a...