Who are we listening to?
by Jeffrey Smith November 11th, 2015
2nd Timothy 1:7-For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
Go boldly into anything you face. Experience often dictates our fears and our aversions to things that are valuable. You would think the greatest goals and achievements are guarded by an army of giants meant to keep you away from the finish line. On a recent training ride on my bicycle,...
Send away the slave
by Jeffrey Smith November 10th, 2015
Galatians 4:28-31- Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. At that time the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now. But what does the Scripture say? Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman's son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman's son. Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the...
Rend your heart
by Jeffrey Smith November 9th, 2015
Joel 2:13- Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.
God our Father is interested in our hearts, and not our appearance. Tearing your clothes when something happened that was catastrophic or considered a blaspheme was commonplace among the Pharisees. What scripture...
Make it Real
by Dion Todd November 7th, 2015
When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most assuredly, I tell you, they have received their reward. Matthew 6:5 WEBIt was a long, hot day in the South and I was working on a house for an elderly lady when she invited me in to have lunch with her. As we sat down at the table,...
RHM November 2015 Newsletter
by Dion Todd November 5th, 2015
Don’t be afraid, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you: when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle on you. Isaiah 43:1–2 WEB
November Newsletter - 2015
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by Jeffrey Smith November 5th, 2015
Judges 7:2- The Lord said to Gideon, You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands. In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her
Judges 7:13-Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. I had a dream, he was saying. A round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with such force that the tent...
God is Sovereign
by Jeffrey Smith November 4th, 2015
Romans 9:30-32- What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone. Galatians 1: 6-7-I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one...
Highway to Hel-ven
by Dion Todd November 4th, 2015
Judah said to his brothers, 'What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? Come, and let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not let our hand be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh.' His brothers listened to him. Midianites who were merchants passed by, and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. They brought...
Custom Housing
by Dion Todd November 2nd, 2015
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end. You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11 WEBI used to work with my Dad who was a lifelong carpenter, building custom houses. When...
A Lighthouse
by Dion Todd October 31st, 2015
Yahweh said, 'I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground; man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.' But Noah found favor in Yahweh's eyes. This is the history of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God. Noah became the father of three sons:...
Lord, Do You Not Care
by Dion Todd October 29th, 2015
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says Yahweh. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8 WEBThere were many times in my life that I worked something out in my mind, planned the way that it should go, and then watched it as it went the other way. As a business owner, at times...
Run your race
by Jeffrey Smith October 28th, 2015
1 Corinthians 9:24: Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.Hebrews 12:1: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Philippians 4:6-7: Be anxious for nothing,...
Radiance
by Jeffrey Smith October 27th, 2015
Deuteronomy 34:7: Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone.Exodus 34:34-35: But to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelite's what he had been commanded, they saw that his face was radiant. Moses would then put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the Lord....
Remission
by Jeffrey Smith October 22nd, 2015
Matthew 26:27-28: Then He took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.John 6:53: Jesus said to them, I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
Jesus is our life. He is our sustainer and maintainer. We...
Less is more
by Jeffrey Smith October 20th, 2015
John 3:30: He must become greater; I must become lessJohn 3:30: He must become greater; I must become less
This is not a typo. I intentionally wrote that scripture out twice. This is what our Lord spoke to me the other day at the farmers market with my son Jackson. We spent the day together and we went through the long lines of different area farm's displays until we found one that had everything...
Ten Times Better
by Dion Todd October 18th, 2015
And the king spoke with them, and among all of them none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they stood before the king. And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his kingdom. Daniel 1:19 ESVI was amazed that I had been able to fix it, but I...
ReFirement Not Retirement
by Dion Todd October 17th, 2015
Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, 'All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.' Matthew 28:18 WEBWe just waited for Jesus to come and get us....
Eyes to see
by Jeffrey Smith October 16th, 2015
Isaiah 6:7: With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for."
Isaiah 6:9-10: He said, "Go and tell this people: Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving." Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with...
RHM October 2015 Newsletter
by Dion Todd October 15th, 2015
Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.” With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves...
Rain On Me
by Dion Todd October 15th, 2015
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won't he much more clothe you, you of little faith? Therefore don't be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first God's...
Body Renewed
by Jeffrey Smith October 14th, 2015
1 Corinthians 15:42-44: So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
Matthew 28:10: Do not be afraid of those who kill the...
Let it Go
by Dion Todd October 14th, 2015
Joseph said to his brothers, 'I am Joseph! Does my father still live?' His brothers couldn't answer him; for they were terrified at his presence. Joseph said to his brothers, 'Come near to me, please.' They came near. 'He said, I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. Now don't be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.' Genesis...
Luke Chapter 24
by Dion Todd October 12th, 2015
Luke Chapter 24
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Luke 24 Outline:24:01-10 The women visit the tomb early Sunday morning.24:11-12 Peter and John visit the tomb.24:13-35 Jesus appears to two disciples on the road.24:36-43 Jesus appears to His disciples.24:44-49 The fulfillment of scripture.24:50-53 Jesus ascends to heaven.
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Pick up the gift
by Jeffrey Smith October 12th, 2015
James 1:16-17: Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers, Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. Ever since I was a kid, I would have money fall right in front of me. Literal coins and bills on the ground, floor, wherever I went.When I was 15 years old until I was 20, I spent the summers in a resort as...
Hello, Old Friend
by Dion Todd October 12th, 2015
Simon Peter said to them, 'I'm going fishing.' They told him, 'We are also coming with you.' They immediately went out, and entered into the boat. That night, they caught nothing. John 21:3 WEBPeter told Jesus 'If I must die with you, I will not deny you' (Mark 14:31). Later that night, Peter cursed, swore and denied even knowing Jesus three times (Mark 14:71). He had failed the Lord Jesus, and had...
Seventy-Two Hours
by Dion Todd October 10th, 2015
And 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 his city with tears running down his face. Though he was anointed as king years ago, he had been running...
Luke Chapter 23
by Dion Todd October 5th, 2015
Luke Chapter 23
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Luke 23 Outline:
23:01-05 Jesus appears before Pilate.23:06-12 Jesus appears before Herod.23:13-25 Jesus is sentenced.23:25-26 Simon carries the cross.23:27-31 The daughters of Jerusalem.23:32-38 The crucifixion.23:39-43 The penitent thief.23:44-49 The death of Jesus.23:50-56 The burial of Jesus.
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Nailed It
by Dion Todd October 5th, 2015
He said to Jesus, 'Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom.' Jesus said to him, 'Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.' Luke 23:42 WEBThree men were stripped naked, beaten, nailed to a cross and lifted up for all to see and mock. Two of the men were condemned thieves; the other was Jesus. While they struggled to breath, one of the thieves railed against Jesus and seemed...
Cheating Heart
by Dion Todd October 3rd, 2015
Yahweh said to me, 'Go again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins.' So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a half of barley. I said to her, 'You shall stay with me many days. You shall not play the prostitute, and you shall not be with any other man....
The Lost One
by Dion Todd October 2nd, 2015
He told them this parable. 'Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it? When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.' Luke 15:3 WEBJesus told this parable about a man that had one-hundred sheep, but one of them got lost. It was a part of His flock at...