In His Grip

How do you find purpose when you are excruciating pain 24/7, survived 7 surgeries and most likely face more? Add to that your status as a double amputee. In this interview, you will meet Warrior Woman Gracie Rosenberger, who was 17 when she was in an almost fatal car accident. In our conversation Gracie freely shares what life and marriage is like with such challenges. Gracie’s story reveals a woman of strength and determination in the face of impossible obstacles. She has become an accomplished snow-skier, has performed as a vocalist before presidents and shared stages with some of America’s biggest stars, singing for hundreds of thousands. Gracie and her husband, Peter, have two sons and co-founded Standing With Hope, a non-profit organization that provides prosthetic limbs to people in Kenya.

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Moses is a man in a learning process, learning to yield to the power of God. Each of us who loves Jesus is on the same journey. Dying to self becomes a daily discipline as God calls us to hard places. Imagine Moses as he warned Pharaoh, the man who appeared to have all the power, that dire plagues were coming if Pharaoh refused to let go of God’s people. Surely, Moses had to die to self, fully surrendered to whatever happened to him by God’s hand. Opposite Moses is Pharaoh, whose heart hardened against Moses and the God of Moses. Once more, we see a parallel to our own spiritual journey.

Moses is a man in a learning process, learning to yield to the power of God. Each of us who loves Jesus is on the same journey. Dying to self becomes a daily discipline as God calls us to hard places. Imagine Moses as he warned Pharaoh, the man who appeared to have all the power, that dire plagues were coming if Pharaoh refused to let go of God’s people. Surely, Moses had to die to self, fully surrendered to whatever happened to him by God’s hand. Opposite Moses is Pharaoh, whose heart hardened against Moses and the God of Moses. Once more, we see a parallel to our own spiritual journey.

Moses confronts Pharaoh and learns that his only power is the power of God. Throughout this familiar Bible story are treasures of practical application to us in our own spiritual walk. In every picture we see of the old man Moses, we also see a strong rod. What is the symbolism of that rod in our own personal lives today? How does Moses’ interactions with Pharaoh reflect the interactions of the Holy Spirit in our daily walk of faith? How does this story teach us to recognize the evidence of the Holy Spirit in our own lives?

Moses confronts Pharaoh and learns that his only power is the power of God. Throughout this familiar Bible story are treasures of practical application to us in our own spiritual walk. In every picture we see of the old man Moses, we also see a strong rod. What is the symbolism of that rod in our own personal lives today? How does Moses’ interactions with Pharaoh reflect the interactions of the Holy Spirit in our daily walk of faith? How does this story teach us to recognize the evidence of the Holy Spirit in our own lives?

Watch for parallels between your relationship to Jesus and the battle between Pharaoh and Moses over God’s people. As God calls Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses responds with two questions: Who am I? Who are you (God)? Two essential questions each of us needs to ask if we are ever going to realize the dramatic power of the Holy Spirit in us.

Watch for parallels between your relationship to Jesus and the battle between Pharaoh and Moses over God’s people. As God calls Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses responds with two questions: Who am I? Who are you (God)? Two essential questions each of us needs to ask if we are ever going to realize the dramatic power of the Holy Spirit in us.

For three and a half centuries since their entrance into Egypt, Israel enjoyed a peaceful, prosperous and settled life in the land of Goshen. But this prosperity came at a price they did not realize. Without knowing it, they were being tied to the Egyptian pagan religious system at the cost of their own faith. Like frogs in a kettle, through intermarriage with Egyptians and moral compromise, they were slowly choked by the oppression of a heathen system. But what does this have to do with us today? In this message Dr. Betters asks and answers the question, “How do God’s people live in a heathen society which appears to tolerate their religious convictions without being dramatically influenced, compromised, and then eventually conquered?” The message of Exodus is totally relevant for our culture today.

For three and a half centuries since their entrance into Egypt, Israel enjoyed a peaceful, prosperous and settled life in the land of Goshen. But this prosperity came at a price they did not realize. Without knowing it, they were being tied to the Egyptian pagan religious system at the cost of their own faith. Like frogs in a kettle, through intermarriage with Egyptians and moral compromise, they were slowly choked by the oppression of a heathen system. But what does this have to do with us today? In this message Dr. Betters asks and answers the question, “How do God’s people live in a heathen society which appears to tolerate their religious convictions without being dramatically influenced, compromised, and then eventually conquered?” The message of Exodus is totally relevant for our culture today.

Travel with the Israelites as they struggle to understand how to live free from slavery in a relationship with their Sovereign God. If we are honest we will see ourselves in their journey. This series of messages will give us a fuller appreciation for Covenant theology, a practical appreciation for the sovereignty of God, and help us catch a glimpse of the invisible war and the power of God over the forces of evil. Through the journey of the Israelites we will fall deeper in love with Jesus and have a better understanding of the plan of redemption, from election to glorification.