Royal Blood
by Dion Todd October 24th, 2017
Having then a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let's hold tightly to our confession. For we don't have a high priest who can't be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:14 WEBWhen kings of old passed through their towns, it was often with much pomp (splendid display and...
A Long Way From Home
by Dion Todd October 23rd, 2017
He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes...
Bible Study: Luke, Chapter Seven
by Dion Todd October 22nd, 2017
RHM Bible Study, Luke Chapter Seven from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
Transcript: Today we are going to continue our interactive Bible study and we are going to cover Luke Chapter 7. After the meeting today, or sometime this week, please take the matching Quiz on Luke Chapter 7 that I have prepared on the website. It is on the right hand side and it matches this teaching. Thanks to all that...
The Pottery Maker
by Dion Todd October 20th, 2017
Then I went down to the potter's house, and behold, he was making something on the wheels. When the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. Then Yahweh's word came to me, saying, 'House of Israel, can't I do with you as this potter?' Jeremiah 18:3 WEBA friend of mine owned a potter's wheel, and she...
Bible Study: Luke, Chapter Six
by Dion Todd October 15th, 2017
RHM Bible Study, Luke Chapter Six from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
Transcript: Today we are going to continue our interactive Bible study and we are going to cover Luke Chapter 6. After the meeting today, or sometime this week, please take the matching Quiz on Luke Chapter 6 that I have prepared on the website. It is on the right hand side and it matches this teaching. Thanks to all that...
That Peaceful Easy Feeling
by Dion Todd October 13th, 2017
Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, 'My Father, if this cup can't pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.' He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. He left them again, went away, and prayed a third time, saying the same words. Matthew 26:42 WEBOn the night that Jesus was betrayed, He was troubled in His spirit and He went to the garden of...
RHM Newsletter 30
by Dion Todd October 12th, 2017
I want to take a few moments and thank you all for being a part of Refreshing Hope Ministries, and to let you know what all has been going on here over the last couple of months. Sylvia and I are doing well and working many things which I will share with you in this news update. While praying about what to write, heard “ninety-nine.” Then this scripture came to mind:
Matthew 18:12–14...
Cut it Loose
by Dion Todd October 12th, 2017
Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight. As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow, Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, 'Unless these stay in the ship, you can't be saved.' Then the soldiers cut away the ropes...
Refirement
by Dion Todd October 8th, 2017
Moses said to Yahweh, 'O Lord,* I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.' Yahweh said to him, 'Who made man's mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn't it I, Yahweh? Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.' Moses said, 'Oh, Lord, please send someone...
Bible Study: Luke, Chapter Five
by Dion Todd October 7th, 2017
RHM Bible Study, Luke Chapter Five from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
Transcript: Today we are going to continue our interactive Bible study and we are going to cover Luke Chapter 5. I would encourage you to follow along in your own Bible, highlight and make notes in the margins. Don’t be afraid to underline things in your Bible. It is a study book, not a sacred artifact. So make it...
Snow Flakes
by Dion Todd October 5th, 2017
For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well. My frame wasn't hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when...
Talk is Cheap
by Dion Todd October 2nd, 2017
Jesus said to them, 'If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham. But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham didn't do this.You do the works of your father.' They said to him, 'We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, God.' Therefore Jesus said to them, 'If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came...
Bible Study: Luke, Chapter Four
by Dion Todd September 30th, 2017
RHM Bible Study, Luke Chapter Four from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
Transcript: Today we are going to continue our interactive Bible study and we are going to cover Luke Chapter 4. I would encourage you to follow along in your own Bible, highlight and make notes in the margins. Don’t be afraid to underline things in your Bible. It is a study book, not a sacred artifact. So make it...
The Rock And A Hard Place
by Dion Todd September 27th, 2017
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, 'Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.' Daniel 3:16 WEBStanding...
Justice
by Dion Todd September 25th, 2017
Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful. Don't judge, and you won't be judged. Don't condemn, and you won't be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free. Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. Luke 6:36 WEBOnce I heard an elder at our church, who was about about 75 years old say: 'Everything that...
Bible Study: Luke, Chapter Three
by Dion Todd September 23rd, 2017
RHM Bible Study, Luke Chapter Three from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
Transcript: Today we are going to continue our interactive Bible study and are going to cover Luke Chapter 3. After the meeting today, or sometime this week, please take the matching Quiz on Luke Chapter 3 that I have put together on the website. It is on the right hand side and has been updated to match this teaching.
Thanks...
The Unnamed Servant
by Dion Todd September 20th, 2017
Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, 'Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,' then she says, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink,''let her be the one you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master. Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah came out. Genesis 24:14 WEBThis man was a servant of Abraham,...
Bible Study: Luke, Chapter Two
by Dion Todd September 16th, 2017
RHM Bible Study, Luke Chapter Two from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
Transcript: Today we are going to continue our interactive Bible study and are going to cover Luke Chapter 2. After the meeting today, or sometime this week, please take the matching Quiz on Luke Chapter 2 that I have put together on the website. It is on the right hand side and has been updated to match this teaching.
Thanks...
The Lone Ranger
by Dion Todd September 16th, 2017
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings. 1 Peter 5:8 WEBWhen a pack of lions hunt water buffalo, they follow the herd and watch it a while. They will try and pick off a straggler that is off...
His Yoke is Light!
by Linda Darlene Gibson September 14th, 2017
“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy...
Bible Study: Luke, Chapter One
by Dion Todd September 10th, 2017
Bible Study: Luke, Chapter One from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
Transcript: Today we are being our new Bible study together. We are going to cover Luke Chapter 1. Today, or sometime this week, please take the quiz on Luke Chapter 1 that I have put together on the website. It is on the right hand side and has been updated to match this teaching. With eighty verses, Luke chapter one is the...
Caught in a Trap
by Dion Todd September 4th, 2017
Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, From the traps of the workers of iniquity. Let the wicked fall together into their own nets, While I pass by. Psalms 141:9 WEBA trap is a device that is designed to not look like a trap. In fishing we call it a Lure. There is a deadly hook hidden within something that looks tasty. In a pit trap, they dig a hole in the ground, place sharp sticks in...
Introduction to Bible Study
by Dion Todd September 3rd, 2017
Introduction to Bible Study from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
Transcript: This week, I want to introduce something new that we are going to experiment with. Learning the Bible chapter by chapter together. I didn’t want to spring this on you suddenly so I wanted to do an introduction first, and talk about how it will work so you can be prepared. It is good for us to have a basic...
Backs To The Wall
by Dion Todd August 28th, 2017
Moses said to the people, 'Don't be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you today: for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you shall never see them again. Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.' Exodus 14:13 WEBStanding on the shore of the Red Sea with their back to the water, a group of unarmed former slaves stared out at the most powerful army...
Customer Service
by Dion Todd August 22nd, 2017
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 WEBIt was time to get a better internet package for the ministry, so we went to the service provider's office, signed in and sat down, but no one called us. I looked at the clock as they called the next person, and even though we had signed in before them, they were now...
Spiralling
by Dion Todd August 20th, 2017
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Transcript: Today I am going to be talking about: “Spiraling” For those that may not know what I mean, Imagine that you are standing on top of a spiral staircase, and when you slip, you fall down, down, and down. We all get up in the morning, might have a cup of coffee or breakfast, and we start our day. We have plans...
Fire in the Rain
by Dion Todd August 16th, 2017
Let us acknowledge Yahweh. Let us press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, Like the spring rain that waters the earth. Hosea 6:3 WEBDuring the long hot summer of the south, the fields can sometimes get so dry that the crops appear dead. The one thing that they need to restore life and make everything right, is a good rain shower. Once...
Wonder and Amazement
by Dion Todd August 13th, 2017
Wonder & Amazement from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
Transcript:
Today I am going to be talking about: “Wonder and Amazement”. I hope that we have all had times in our lives where God did something great, and we just stood in awe of Him. If not then you haven’t seen nothing yet, for that is when life gets exciting.After the breakthrough, then time passes and...
History or a Mystery
by Dion Todd August 12th, 2017
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. Don't throw me from your presence, and don't take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit. Psalms 51:10 WEBDavid had an affair with Bathsheba while her husband Uriah was away in the army. She became pregnant, and in order to cover it up, David had Uriah killed, and then later...
Robes and Rings or Pigs in Pens
by Dion Todd August 11th, 2017
I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.' He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. Luke 15:18 WEBThe younger son in the story...