Malcolm Cox

"Psalms of Ascent Series", Quiet Time Coaching: Episode 134, Psalm 121v3 

You have found a daily podcast based on the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134). 

They are designed to help our hearts and minds being a healthy place while the Covid 19 virus does its worst. 

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1–4 NIV11) 

Each day we will meditate on a verse or two from these wonderful Psalms as we make our pilgrimage from confusion to hope, pain to peace, anxiety to joy. 

An image rather like a mother watching over a vulnerable child - staying awake to protect him or her.  

Main dangers to the traveller summarised as: i. step on loose stone and sprain ankle, ii. faint with sunstroke, iii. emotional illness due to moonstroke (lunacy).  

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

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“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

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I received an email this week from a women's ministry director in Los Angeles. She asked me if I had any materials that might help people struggling with loneliness. I do not. 

How do we practice physical distancing during this virus crisis without succumbing to a another disease - loneliness?

“God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing;” (Psalm 68:6 NIV11)I will produce a blog and recording on this topic next week, but here are some preliminary thoughts. Just a few bulIet points. I offer them with a request. The request is that you give me your feedback.

I hope my posts this week will help you to enjoy God's companionship, and offer loneliness-busting support to others.

 God bless, and stay safe, Malcolm

Thank you for reading this far, and encouraging me in my endeavours to support our times of quiet with God, our corporate worship experiences, and the effectiveness of our preaching and teaching. I hope my uploads will help you to live a life of peace as you rest in the trust you have in our heavenly Father, no matter what the circumstances.

If you know anyone who might enjoy these materials, please send them a link to my website and encourage them to sign up for this newsletter.

God bless, Malcolm

"Psalms of Ascent Series", Quiet Time Coaching: Episode 133, Psalm 121v2 

You have found a daily podcast based on the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134). 

They are designed to help our hearts and minds being a healthy place while the Covid 19 virus does its worst. 

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1–4 NIV11) 

Each day we will meditate on a verse or two from these wonderful Psalms as we make our pilgrimage from confusion to hope, pain to peace, anxiety to joy. 

Every journey is made on an earth where God is supreme.

God is available to help, 1 Cor 10:13, and we are to ask for the help we need, Matt 6:13.  

God is YHWH five times in this little Psalm.  He is a personal God.  

He is our ‘helper’ or ‘guardian’, ‘the one who guards’ 8 times in this Psalm. 

 

The Psalmist’s thinking quickly jumps from the hills to what lies beyond them - the Maker of the universe. Setting our hearts & minds will help us keep the right perspective during the day, Col 3:1-3. 

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

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We are living through turbulent times. In place of tonight's usual Friday meeting, Tim, Shevvy and Malcolm share some thoughts on how to approach the situation we are experiencing.

After watching the lesson why not take some time to discuss with some friends its relevance to you?

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

"Psalms of Ascent Series", Quiet Time Coaching: Episode 132, Psalm 121v1 

You have found a daily podcast based on the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134). 

They are designed to help our hearts and minds being a healthy place while the Covid 19 virus does its worst. 

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1–4 NIV11) 

Each day we will meditate on a verse or two from these wonderful Psalms as we make our pilgrimage from confusion to hope, pain to peace, anxiety to joy. 

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1 NIV11)

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

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"Psalms of Ascent Series", Quiet Time Coaching: Episode 131, Psalm 121 overview

You have found a daily podcast based on the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134). 

They are designed to help our hearts and minds being a healthy place while the Covid 19 virus does its worst. 

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1–4 NIV11) 

Each day we will meditate on a verse or two from these wonderful Psalms as we make our pilgrimage from confusion to hope, pain to peace, anxiety to joy. 

“A PILGRIM SONG I look up to the mountains;

does my strength come from mountains? No, my strength comes from GOD,

who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.

  He won’t let you stumble,

your Guardian God won’t fall asleep. Not on your life! Israel’s

Guardian will never doze or sleep.

  GOD’S your Guardian,

right at your side to protect you— Shielding you from sunstroke,

sheltering you from moonstroke.

  GOD guards you from every evil,

he guards your very life. He guards you when you leave and when you return,

he guards you now, he guards you always.

 ” (Psalm 121:0–8 MESSAGE)

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

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"Psalms of Ascent Series", Quiet Time Coaching: Episode 130, Psalm 120v7 

You have found a daily podcast based on the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134). 

They are designed to help our hearts and minds being a healthy place while the Covid 19 virus does its worst. 

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1–4 NIV11) 

Each day we will meditate on a verse or two from these wonderful Psalms as we make our pilgrimage from confusion to hope, pain to peace, anxiety to joy. 

Peace = shalom. Prosperity, well, health, completeness, safety, completeness, wholeness, harmony, fulfilment

“For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,” (Ephesians 2:14 NIV11)

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

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After last night's location leaders call I had a few more thoughts about audio for those of us who will be speaking or leading singing for online live church services.

One other thing - have a think about whether it’s better to sit or stand when you speak. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. 

In general, I find that standing is better when talking to a bigger group.

As you can imagine, there is a vast range of equipment and variety of setups.  If you have found something that works particularly well, please let me know.

It really is worth improving the sound quality. You might not notice it your end, but your listeners certainly will.  And the point, as we all know, is not just to speak well, but to be heard well. Otherwise there’s not much point!

God bless, Malcolm

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"Psalms of Ascent Series", Quiet Time Coaching: Episode 129, Psalm 120v6 

You have found a daily podcast based on the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134). 

They are designed to help our hearts and minds being a healthy place while the Covid 19 virus does its worst. 

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1–4 NIV11) 

Each day we will meditate on a verse or two from these wonderful Psalms as we make our pilgrimage from confusion to hope, pain to peace, anxiety to joy. 

When we are lost we should not look at the lightening that flashes, but at the road it illuminates.  Tragedy and difficulty may illuminate our true spiritual state, but we must not dwell on those issues, but instead on the way forward that the light has revealed.  

There comes a time to reject the present situation, like Abram leaving Mesopotamia and Moses leaving Egypt.  This is more than a moving on, it is a rejection of what currently is, what surrounds us, what is normal.  This itself causes pain, but it is worth it.  We never fully arrive on this earth, but we are going somewhere better (like the pilgrims on the road to Jerusalem).

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

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My guess is that this week has seemed just as surreal to you as to me. Not only have I never experienced anything quite like this in my life, I never expected to.

We had our first online gathering for the men of the Watford church on Wednesday. Today we followed that up with our first online Sunday service with about 16 or 17 households participating.  Plenty of teething problems to sort out regarding technology and practicalities, but it was so very good to hear from one another and see each other's faces. The sermon can be found by clicking here.

The kids were especially cute and did some beautiful drawings!

I'm very glad that we are working through the Psalms of Ascent - journeying together through rough territory with our ultimate destiny being the "holy city".

I will not write more today. There is so much already online about these issues. What I would like to emphasise is the significance of not believing Satan's lies that God is absent, distant or uncaring. He is right in the midst of this mess. He is with us, listening to us, offering us strength, compassion and wisdom. Never doubt his loving comforting presence is available to you.

I hope my posts this week will help you to not only wash your hands, but wash your hearts and minds with our heavenly Father's Word.

God bless, and stay safe, Malcolm

Thank you for reading this far, and encouraging me in my endeavours to support our times of quiet with God, our corporate worship experiences, and the effectiveness of our preaching and teaching. I hope my uploads will help you to live a life of peace as you rest in the trust you have in our heavenly Father, no matter what the circumstances.

If you know anyone who might enjoy these materials, please send them a link to my website and encourage them to sign up for this newsletter.

God bless, Malcolm