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An intriguing dialogue about the history of Israel when the prophet Hosea came on the scene
Thursday, May 24, 2012, Part 2
“When the Lord began to speak to Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, ‘Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry, for the land has committed great harlotry by departing from the Lord.’ So he went and took Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son” (Hosea 1:2-3).
IDEA: God commands the prophet to marry a promiscuous woman. People in our culture are not upset by her sexual looseness, but that God commanded it.
PURPOSE: To help listeners grapple with the fact that God seems to commend what we think He should condemn.
An engaging conversation about the women in Christ’s family tree
Friday, March 23, 2012
Let’s take a deeper look at the women found in the genealogies of Christ
Thursday, March 22, 2012
There’s a lot more to the story of Zacchaeus than meets the eye!
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Continuing the in-depth look at the life of Moses
Monday, March 12, 2012, Part 4
“By faith they passed through the Red Sea, as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned” (Hebrews 11:29).
Idea: The crossing of the Red Sea was an act of faith on the part of the Hebrew people.
Purpose: To help listeners appreciate why crossing the Red Sea was a great test of faith for the Hebrew people.
A life-changing mistake Moses made, and the loving way God worked with him
Monday, March 5, 2012, Part 2
“By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command.
“By faith, Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
“By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them” (Hebrews 11:23-28).
Idea: Moses was denied entrance to God’s Promised Land, or was he?
Purpose: To help listeners see that God’s rewards may take time.
Understanding why God’s faithful servant, Moses, wasn’t permitted to enter the promised land
Friday, March 2, 2012, Part 1
“By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command.
“By faith, Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
“By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them” (Hebrews 11:23-28).
Idea: Moses was denied entrance to God’s Promised Land, or was he?
Purpose: To help listeners see that God’s rewards may take time.
Discover why it’s crucial to believe what we cannot see
Thursday, February 23, 2012, Part 2
Idea: What we do not see may be more significant than what we do see.
Purpose: To help listeners realize that what was true of Moses in his leadership can be true for us today.
In our previous conversation, we discussed a problem we face in Hebrews 11:27: “By faith [Moses] left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.”
The fears Moses faced, and overcame!
I’m sure you’ve been there. You’re about to make a decision, you’re ready for that change in your life, and something stops you. Often, we’re afraid of the repercussions.
Details about Moses’ life that could have some big implications
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Idea: Those who are close to us have a greater capacity to make us fear than those who are opposed to us.
Purpose: To help listeners realize that no leader can go it alone.
Making a difference for God
Often the major changes in our lives are precipitated by outside influences. And those influences don’t always guide us down the right path! Join the conversation as the team invites us to consider the changes that take us in the right direction.
The most important thing to consider when making decisions
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, Part 1
Idea: Faith doesn’t make us comfortable; in fact, it can cause us great pain.
Purpose: To help listeners understand that it’s better to suffer for something than to live for nothing.
An authentic discussion on the life of a believer in Christ
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, Part 2
“Let not those who wait for You, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed because of me; let not those who seek You be confounded because of me, O God of Israel. Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; shame has covered my face. I have become a stranger to my brothers, and an alien to my mother’s children; because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, and the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me” (Psalm 69:6-9).
Idea: Christ identifies with us if we are insulted for His sake.
Purpose: To help listeners realize how closely we’re identified with Christ when we are put to shame for His sake.
The importance of understanding the history and context of Scripture
Wednesday, January 11, 2012, Part 3
“By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command. By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward” (Hebrews 11:23-26).
IDEA: Faith enables us to see people in new ways.
PURPOSE: To help listeners realize that faith in a sovereign God changes our perspective about people.
Join us for this special glimpse into the Christmas story!
Luke 1 and 2
Interview with Elizabeth
HADDON: Elizabeth, thank you for joining us here at Discover the Word.
ELIZABETH: I am honored to be here with you.
HADDON: You have an amazing story—in fact, the story of a miracle. Tell us how it started.
ELIZABETH: Well, as a young girl in my early teens I married an older man, Zacharias, who served as a priest in our temple here in Jerusalem. Of course I expected to have children with him—that was the hope and expectation of every young woman in Israel in my day. But it didn’t happen. Year after year after year Zacharias and I kept trying to have a baby—and year after year after year we were disappointed. If you haven’t gone through that yourself, I’m not sure you can know how crushing this was for us.
