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This episode explores the central theological claim that humanity's ultimate purpose is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever, as summarized in the Westminster Shorter Catechism. It argues that human beings do not create their own meaning but receive it from the Creator, establishing that all aspects of life, from ordinary activities to profound suffering, are ordered toward God's glory. The teaching distinguishes between intrinsic glory, which God possesses in Himself, and ascribed glory, which creatures acknowledge, while correcting common errors such as the belief that God needs human affirmation or that Christian joy is merely emotional happiness. By examining Psalm 73 and the life of Christ as the faithful Second Adam, the episode demonstrates that true enjoyment of God remains constant even when earthly blessings are withdrawn. Ultimately, the episode calls believers to redirect their worship, vocation, and desires away from rival idols and toward the supreme good of God Himself.

🌿 THE SEVEN JEWISH FEASTS: GOD'S APPOINTED TIMES AND THE STORY OF REDEMPTION What do the seven Jewish feasts have to do with Jesus Christ and the Christian life? In Leviticus 23, God established seven appointed feasts for Israel. These were not simply Jewish holidays—they were "the feasts of the LORD." When studied alongside the rest of Scripture, these appointed times provide a remarkable biblical picture of redemption, holiness, resurrection, the Gospel harvest, Christ's return, atonement, and God's eternal dwelling with His people. We begin with Genesis 1:14, where God established the heavenly lights "for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years." The Hebrew concept of appointed times provides an important foundation for understanding the biblical calendar and the feasts described in Leviticus 23. In this Bible study, we examine each feast in two ways: 🔹 Passover — Israel's physical deliverance through the blood of the lamb, pointing to Christ our Passover and His sacrifice for our sins. 🔹 Unleavened Bread — Israel's separation from Egypt and removal of leaven, reminding Christians of our call to holiness and separation from sin. 🔹 Firstfruits — the first portion of Israel's harvest, pointing to Christ's resurrection as the firstfruits of them that slept. 🔹 Pentecost — the harvest celebration, providing a powerful connection to Acts 2, the coming of the Holy Spirit, and the Gospel harvest. 🔹 Trumpets — the appointed memorial of blowing trumpets, providing rich biblical imagery concerning proclamation, preparation, resurrection, and the return of Christ. 🔹 Day of Atonement — Israel's sol

A brief bit of encouragement for the journey from God's Word. Today's Scripture reading: Hosea 3-4 To support this devotional ministry: https://faithbaptiststerling.com/give/ Music: "Awaken the Dawn" by Stanton Lanier https://www.stantonlanier.com CCLI #20109360

This sermon explores the theological concept of the effectual call of God, emphasizing that salvation is a purposeful act of divine grace rather than human effort. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 1:26, the message highlights that God often chooses the weak and unwise to demonstrate that power and wisdom belong to Him alone. It contrasts the spiritual blindness of the natural man, who resists the truth, with the enlightenment of the believer, whose eyes are opened by the Holy Spirit to see Christ as the sole source of righteousness. The tone is celebratory and instructional, urging listeners to recognize their total dependence on God's initiative and to rejoice in the truth that they have been called out of darkness into marvelous light.

Going through the Book of Daniel line by line

A brief bit of encouragement for the journey from God's Word. Today's Scripture reading: Hosea 2 To support this devotional ministry: https://faithbaptiststerling.com/give/ Music: "Awaken the Dawn" by Stanton Lanier https://www.stantonlanier.com CCLI #20109360

A brief bit of encouragement for the journey from God's Word. Today's Scripture reading: Hosea 1 To support this devotional ministry: https://faithbaptiststerling.com/give/ Music: "Awaken the Dawn" by Stanton Lanier https://www.stantonlanier.com CCLI #20109360

A verse-by-verse study through the book of James. Pastor Brian continues expounding on the differences between Godly wisdom and worldly wisdom. In this sermon he focuses on partiality and hypocrisy as well as righteousness and peace.

(1) Israel Watch 9/23/26: The Iran Conflict remains on hold as Iran cries, "Not Fair!" to the U.N. and U.N. Sec. Gen. Antonio Guterres LIES to the world and we give him a Pinnochio NOSE. We demonstrate his lies regarding the Gaza War with a chart. We also provide a chart showing the reality of deaths in Gaza which refute the claims of "genocide" and demonstrate disproportionate deaths of military age MALES. And we include a video of "Queers for Palestine" IGNORANCE and New York Times shareholders suing the New York Times. (2) The Sick Mind of the Leftist Death Cult: Converse Ad is ended because the psychotic devils on the Left see lynchings and KKK hoods on a Korean girl. (3) The Associated Press is Propaganda: A black man hangs his black girlfriend and several black men commit suicide by hanging... and the A.P. only wants to talk about KKK lynchings. When NONE of these deaths is in any way connected to lynchings. Includes Ohio Rep. Shontel Brown's lyin' eyes... (4) A word from Judge Judy: Love it or LEAVE it! (5) Some Funny Things: The Canadian government now murders more of it's own citizens than all gun deaths combined in the United States. BONUS: Humorous cameo by Donald Trump: "Silence Those Cell Phones" https://bbfohio.com