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Relax
by Dion ToddHumble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6 ESVLaying in bed and unable to sleep, another night passed by. So concerned about the next day, that I could not seem to en...comments -
Bible Study: Acts, Chapter Twenty-One
by Dion ToddRHM Bible Study, Acts 21 from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Transcript: Today we are going to study Acts chapter 21 in depth. You can follow along in your own Bible if you like. I will be reading from the World English Bible because it is the only modern English translation that is copyrig...comments -
Way Down
by Dion ToddBut I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh. Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land. Yahweh's word came to Jonah the second time, saying, 'Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preac...comments -
An Inverted Kingdom
by Dion ToddBut he who is greatest among you will be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Matthew 23:11 WEBGod is never impressed with the things that we have accomplished for it is by His grace and mercy that we are breathing at all. God is not impr...comments -
Paid In Full
by Dion ToddHe who doesn't love doesn't know God, for God is love. By this God's love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 ...comments -
Half Dead Desires
by Dion ToddHe said, 'Take the arrows;' and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, 'Strike the ground;' and he struck three times, and stopped. The man of God was angry with him, and said, 'You should have struck five or six times. Then you would have struck Syria until you had consumed it; whereas now yo...comments -
When The Brook Dries Up
by Dion ToddSo he went and did according to Yahweh's word; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook. After a while, the brook dried up, because there was no rain in t...comments -
This Ends Now
by Dion ToddThen David said to the Philistine, 'You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin; but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. Today, Yahweh will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you, and take your head from off you...comments -
Turn Around
by Dion ToddImmediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized. He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus. Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God. Acts 9:1...comments -
Bible Study: Acts, Chapter Twenty
by Dion ToddRHM Bible Study, Acts Chapter 20 from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Transcript: Today we are going to study Acts chapter 20 in depth. You can follow along in your own Bible if you like. I will be reading from the World English Bible because it is the only modern English translation that is...comments -
Word of God Speak
by Dion ToddFor as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn't return there, but waters the earth, and makes it grow and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so is my word that goes out of my mouth: it will not return to me void, but it will accomplish that which I please, and...comments -
The End Of The Line
by Dion ToddWhy is the LORD bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become a prey. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt? And they said to one another, 'Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt.' Numbers 14:2 ESVThe Israelites were standing on the bord...comments -
Persistent Prayer
by Dion ToddHe also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up, saying, 'There was a judge in a certain city who didn't fear God, and didn't respect man. A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, 'Defend me from my adversary!' He wouldn't for a while, but afterward h...comments -
Swimming Upstream
by Dion ToddYou were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience. We also all once lived among them in the lusts of our flesh, d...comments -
The Remote Control
by Dion ToddThe high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him, 'God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?' Acts 23:2 WEBPaul did not appreciate being slapped ...comments -
How To Swallow A Camel
by Dion ToddYou blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel! Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness. You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, t...comments -
Repeaters
by Dion ToddThe brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things we...comments -
Bible Study: Acts, Chapter Nineteen
by Dion ToddRHM Bible Study, Acts 19 from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Transcript: Today we are going to study Acts chapter 19 in depth. You can follow along in your own Bible if you like. I will be reading from the World English Bible because it is the only modern English translation that is copyrig...comments -
Seventy Two Hours
by Dion ToddAnd when David and his men came to the city, they found it burned with fire, and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep. 1 Samuel 30:2 ESVDavid stood amidst the burned ashes of...comments -
The Rock of Ages
by Dion ToddYou will keep whoever's mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you. Trust in Yahweh forever; for in Yah, Yahweh, is an everlasting Rock. Isaiah 26:3 WEBHow did I get caught up in this mess? Many times have I asked myself that question. Looking back, it always began with a thought, ...comments