Scriptures Used During This Podcast: Romans 12:1, Romans 2:4, Joel 2:28-29, Matthew 19:30

On today's podcast, Brother Ed shares his thoughts on his precious grandmother and her impact on his walk with Jesus! This old song (see below) from the McKameys reminded me of my grandmother and I encourage you to listen it to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NvOdUs4-uk&list=PLsQiit4-9gF83rMuRDZ91EZIgI0GjtvjQ&index=61

I'm reading a chapter from the book "Pure Gold" and this chapter is the one the book is named after, talking about the three types of gold and purification process that God calls all Christians to engage in. It's a wonderful message, be blessed as you listen.

If you're a Christian, you cannot and will not be able to escape God's refining process in your life. We can choose to look at this in one of two ways, as our dear Brother Watson looked at it, which was on the hopeful side. If we go this way, how can our heart not grow hopeful and trusting, even in the midst of a great fire because we know he simply wants to liberate the gold. I've chosen this path because it's greatly encouraged me to trust Jesus, even in the midst of some difficult storms.

On the other hand, we can grown hard and bitter if we think that Jesus wants to take something of value from us. Jesus only wants to remove any and everything that blocks the gold from its liberation. Jesus is determined to set you free! Put your trust in Jesus, He wants to liberate you, so that you can serve the Lord with gladness come what may in your life. Amen!

Here's a message in song from Keith Green that goes along with this message from Brother Watson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNww8F6G9U8&list=RDPNww8F6G9U8&start_radio=1.

Scriptures Referenced in this message: Matthew 6:10 (Key Scripture), Psalm 143:10, and Psalm 25:4-5 (Recommended John 14:26, Proverbs 3:5-6, Matthew Chapter 5-7 (the Beatitudes) and Psalm 143

This was my first use of OBS in some years, so it was a little bit rough but the message is very straightforward and simple. Does God's will carry weight in our life, that we choose it above everything else?

Here's a recommended song to go along with the message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xVT3dzlrTs

In this short audio from 1990, the Pastor who preached the revival where my grandmother and her husband were restored from backsliding speaks on her radio broadcast. My grandmother didn't have a phone until 1980 and the Lord brought with the phone, a wonderful prayer ministry that blessed many through the years. Be blessed as you listen along...

I'm happy to share my grandmother's testimony from an old cassette recording my mom gave me during a recent visit to Kentucky. The recording is an excerpt from a radio broadcast on WFLE (Flemingsburg's old AM station, which is no longer on the air). My dad recorded it and he missed the first couple of minutes but my grandmother is speaking about how the Lord had drawn her heart (and her husband back to the Lord) in 1956. It's a story I heard many times and I'll be making a video to share my thoughts about my precious grandmother soon. With "vintage" recordings, it's difficult to take out all the noise without deleting a lot of the voice in a 40+ year recording, so I've done this many times.

It's not perfect but you can hear it and I went through the captions very closely, so they'll be helpful for you. (I'll be adding this on the website in the next day or two.) Here's the song she referenced in her testimony (I believe it's it): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfWPvyQWAJU&list=PLsQiit4-9gF83rMuRDZ91EZIgI0GjtvjQ&index=62

In this short podcast, I lay out what made Donald Lumpkins such a precious brother to me. I used 2 Corinthinas 2:14-16 to explain the fragrance that clearly evident in his life, even as a young man.

Finally, I would encourage you to listen to this Keith Green song as part of the message.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h20qt6jstzc

(I do routinely use AI to create graphics and machine learning to edit audio (remove silent pauses) but not to create content.)

This is my personal testimony of what the Lord has been doing in my heart over the last number of months. This is how the Lord is reshaping me, as I'm simply the clay and as we trust Him and give ourselves to Him, He reshapes us. It's not self-help, it's the power of Jesus. Since we know from the scriptures that Jesus is not a respector of persons, he will do a very similar work in your heart if you ask Him and seek Him with all of your heart. He has come to heal the broken-hearted and to bring deep healing in our hearts.

Here's a wonderful song that lays out a similar message, I've tried to convey today from a fellow Welsh brother, Huw Priday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNF-dX-8kw4&list=RDTNF-dX-8kw4&start_radio=1

Join me for a reading of Psalm 77 from the English Standard Version. It's one of the lamenting Psalms and is sweet indeed, as we draw our hearts closer to the King!

Scriptures Used During Today's Broadcast: Isaiah 64:8, Jeremiah 18:1-10, Romans 9:19-20, Isaiah 45:9, Psalm 103:14, Psalm 139:13-15

Sometimes we need a reminder that we're simply the clay and we desperately need the Potter. May the Holy Spirit remind you of your great need as you listen. (The cover art was a feeble attempt to show a piece of clay that wanted to be the potter. It's not going to happen...)

In this podcast, I'm reading Hannah Smith testimony she drafted in 1887, that was part of a book published in 1888 entitled "Forty Witnesses" by S. Olin Garrison. I've attached the entire book, now in the public domain on our website (revivalnow.church).