Only three weeks until Lifespring’s one year anniversary! Send in your comments about Lifespring! to steve.lifespring@gmail.com.
On this podcast we revisit some of Jesus’ teachings.
Scriptures:
Matthew 5:1-16 (NIV)
1Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them, saying:
3 ?Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11?Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13?You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
14?You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
John 3:16-21 (NIV)
16?For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God?s one and only Son. 19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.?
I’m glad you’re here! I had a great time talking with our funny friend, and I hope you’ll enjoy the interview I did with him. I would also like to invite you to come back here often and even subscribe to the podcast.
The concept of “Christian Blues” might sound like an oxymoron, but whether you think it applies or not, you are going to love the music of Jimmie Bratcher. He’s got a brand new CD out, and I had the opportunity to talk to Jimmie on the phone about the CD plus a few other things as well, and you get to listen in!
One more thing: we’re only 4 weeks away from our One Year Anniversary! Listen to see how you can participate in the celebration.
Here’s the final 2005 Harvest Crusade podcast, hosted by GodCast.org founder Craig Patchett…
On July 15-17 over 100,000 people gathered together at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA for the 2005 Southern California Harvest Crusade. This special edition of A Time for Harvest, produced by a partnership between Harvest Ministries, The GodCast Network, and the Lifespring! podcast, presents an overview of what motivated those people to give up their time on a beautiful summer evening to attend this event.
If you’ve never attended a Harvest Crusade, if you have a (boring) stereotype of what a Crusade is like, or if you’d like to relive a Crusade experience, we invite you to check out this podcast.
To find out more about Harvest Crusades, and to find out if there’s an upcoming Crusade near you, visit harvest.org/crusades.
Did you ever stop to think how crazy it is that we just *have* to have “stuff” and then later we turn right around and can’t wait to get rid of it? Listen to this podcast to hear my experiences from this past weekend’s yard sale at my house.
Music by Smallfish. I played “Thank You” and “Cartoons”.
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 (NIV)
1I thought in my heart, ?Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.? But that also proved to be meaningless. 2?Laughter,? I said, ?is foolish. And what does pleasure accomplish?? 3I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly?my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
4I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards. 5I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. 6I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees. 7I bought male and female slaves and had other slaves who were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me. 8I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired men and women singers, and a harem? as well?the delights of the heart of man. 9I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me.
10 I denied myself nothing my eyes desired;
I refused my heart no pleasure.
My heart took delight in all my work,
and this was the reward for all my labor.
11 Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done
and what I had toiled to achieve,
everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind;
nothing was gained under the sun.
Matthew 6:19-34 (NIV)
19?Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22?The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
24?No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.
25?Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
28?And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, ?What shall we eat?? or ?What shall we drink?? or ?What shall we wear?? 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
