Beside Still Waters

Experiencing Loss, and God’s Presence (Matthew 14:1-31)

Bereavement, loss are not unique experiences. It is humanity's common lot. Even Jesus in incarnate fulness was not immune from this experience. His response to loss demonstrates where and how the Christian's solace is provided, especially during times of bereavement: it is in the Presence of God. 

The Word and Excellent Hearts (Matthew 13:8, 23)

When you have a heart within which the Holy Spirit may cultivate robust spiritual growth, the results will astound you! Favorable conditions promote 'readiness' or receptivity to the Word of God, Christ-like transformation, and fruitful evidences of the Holy Spirit's regenerative power in a Christian's life. 

The Word and Hearts Encumbered by Thorns (Matthew 13:7, 22)

The spiritual life is ill affected by competing "loves" of increasing riches, pursuing novel pleasures, or overwhelming our lives with worry about circumstances we cannot alter. This podcast examines the dynamics of competing loves and the way they rob the spiritual life of its vitality

The Word and Hearts Filled with Stones.(Matthew 13:5, 6, 20, 21)

This podcast views spiritual development in the human heart from the starting point of 'intent to believe' to the end point where external forces influence believing and behavior - a brief examination of germination, growth, and decline in the spiritual life. 

The Word and Wayside Hearts (Matthew 13:4, 19)

This podcast examines the 'Wayside' human heart from the Divine, "top down view" - this heart's condition demonstrates a distaste for eternal themes or topics with no evident relish for spiritual matters. We will take a brief look at the reasoning process.

The Sower and The Heart (Matthew 13:1-23)

What if God gave a private view into the conditions affecting and influencing our hearts and our life decisions? What would you do with this privileged view so as to change the trajectory of your life? This podcast explains one of the the puzzling decisions that Jesus made during the peak of his successful ministry and how that decision impacts our success or failure in the spiritual life. 

Christ In Me: Salt from Heaven (Matthew 10:16-25)

Christ's followers aspire to foster cultural change while utilizing generic and modern methodologies. The Most High has but one method: a regenerated human being indwelt by, filled with, empowered by the Holy Spirit of the Son of God. 

Counter Culture Agents of Change (Matthew 5:13-16)

What is cultural change in society? How is it effected? Is change fostered through traditional methods congressional communication storming of phones, emails, and offices? Is public picketing, and civil disobedience the most effective method? The early Christians impacted and fostered change without attempting to challenge and override the ruling authorities but rather by introducing one element into the cultural framework: salt. Lives infused with the Presence of Christ in life, heart, thought, and devotion. They lived Christ and drove change throughout the Roman Empire. This podcast presents opportunity for all to become Counter Culture Agents of Change.

Peering Into Darkness (Matthew 9:27-34)

This podcasts addresses the need for having our hearts healed so as to see through spiritual darkness, and apprehend the glory of God and His presence in our lives

Faith Walks from Within (Mark 1:40-45; Luke 7:1-9)

What is faith based on? Faith is a catalyst which, when mixed with the promises of scripture and embraced from one's heart, invigorates the human spirit, soul, mind, and body with the power of the Holy Spirit of God Himself. The (disciple) is moved to accomplish God's will by the grace and working of the Holy Spirit in the inner man. This symbiotic relationship is a mystery because the doer becomes blurred in the union of God working His will in and through the human entity.