Adventurous Living - The Meadow Springs Community Church Podcast

The book of Ruth is a beautiful example of how God works behind the scenes and how His will is so connected to our daily lives. But why? Might He have had a grander purpose for Ruth? How about now? Is God working in the "day to day" of our own lives?

The book of Judges is the tragic story of Israel's moral corruption and bad leadership - basically, they were a total failure. They had become no different than the Canaanites that had just been destroyed. Here's an interesting question: What kind of impression would the book of Judges make on someone who was reading it for the first time? Yikes…

The book of Joshua is the story of Yahweh fulfilling His promise to give Isreal the land. We know their journey to get there was, well, an extended one because of their disobedience. But God… He is always faithful to keep His promises.

"Oh, what joy for those whose rebellion is forgiven and whose sin is put out of sight. Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of sin, and whose lives are lived in complete honesty!" Psalm 32:1-2

In the books of Numbers and Deuteronomy, the Israelites continue to rebel and only their children will enter the promised land… when will they learn? Will Moses' final message to his people take root?

Moses is given some pretty specific instructions at the outset of the book of Leviticus. What are they for? Let's dive in and get some insight to the book, it's important theme of holiness and how God's people respond to some uncomfortable truths.

The book of Exodus opens on a depressing note. Jacob and his sons have died. However, the writer tells us there were many decendants. So many, in fact, that they quickly filled the land and caught the eye of the new king… and not in a good way. So begins the long and terrible Egyptian enslavement of the Israelites. But also on display were God's great signs and wonders and His unmistakable provision and presence among them.

On January 8th, we begin a year-long deep dive into the narrative of the Bible and discover how as a whole, it tells the story of God's commitment to bring good out of evil. Our big goal for 2023 is to fall more in love with Jesus as we journey through each book of the Bible, discovering how they all contribute to one story of God's commitment to bless humanity and redeem a fallen world.

Imagine this scene for a moment... standing in your office during a regular, run-of-the-mill work day. Then, in a sudden flourish, the CEO of your company rushes in and says, '"you've gotta see what's going on outside. You don't want to miss this..." I imagine that's a bit like what happened to those shepherds that night long ago. They were being invited to witness something amazing, some good news of great joy, and for sure, they were not gonna want to miss it.

Waiting is hard... especially when we're used to insta-everything. Imagine waiting for generations, centuries even, for the fulfillment of a promise - the perfect gift - that would be unto all people for all time. Now that would be something worth waiting for.