ThingsHopedForThingsHopedForThe randomly recorded thoughts of Jason Hardin. Articles
Where A Man Belongs
2009-06-23 21:18:00 Do not let the rhetoric of unbiblical feminism cow you into thinking that Christlike leadership from husbands is bad. It is what our homes need more than anything. For all your meekness and all your servanthood and all your submission to your wife’s deep desires and needs, you are still the head, the leader. What ... More About: Marriage , Bible , Home , Fatherhood
Several New Sermon Files Uploaded
2009-06-23 16:54:00 Clicking the banner above will take you to a list of interactive outlines and mp3 audio files of sermons I’ve delivered. The list is almost completely up-to-date, with a few holes to be filled shortly. Look for the logo for the most recent material. Thanks for your interest! More About: Sermons , Sermon , Files , Uploaded
34 Psalms In 34 Days: Psalm 46
2009-06-03 18:46:00 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of ... More About: God , Days , Psalm , Psalms
Sitting Where Angels Stand
2009-06-03 01:57:00 Good thoughts from David Mathis… What?s more impressive than standing in God ?s presence? Sitting?and doing so at the right hand. An angel said to John the Baptist?s father: “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God” (Luke 1:19). That?s noteworthy. But more so is what Hebrews says about Jesus: “After making purification for sins, he sat ... More About: Bible , Angels , Christ , Stand
34 Psalms In 34 Days: Psalm 47
2009-06-02 19:18:00 Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet. He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves. God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the ... More About: Days , Psalm , Psalms
34 Psalms In 34 Days: Psalm 1
2009-06-02 00:29:00 At Laurel Canyon, we’re dedicating the next 34 days (starting today) to reading and meditating upon 34 different psalms. My goal here is to provide some tidbit food-for-thought on each coinciding day. Why not join us on the journey? You can download our reading calendar here. Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of ... More About: God , Meditations , Days , Psalm , Psalms
Father?s Day Boot Camp Sale
2009-05-20 06:54:00 Not sure what to get your husband or father for Father ’s Day? What about a copy of the new Boot Camp : Equipping Men with Integrity for Spiritual Warfare book? Exclusively at www.InGodsImage.com, we’re running a special Father’s Day sale on the hardcover edition. The publisher’s retail price is $24.99, but for orders placed before June ... More About: Books , Sale , Boot Camp
Kill the Spider!
2009-05-08 22:53:00 In a certain church, there was a man who always ended his prayers with, “And, Lord, clean the cobwebs out of my life! Clean the cobwebs out of my life!” One of the members of the church became weary of hearing this same insincere request week after week, because he saw no change in the petitioner’s ... More About: Christianity , Life , Spider , Kill
Arming Ourselves In Prayer (3)
2009-05-08 12:47:00 The Spirit’s instructions concerning the armor of God conclude with the expectation that disciples of Christ would be “praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication” (Eph 6.18). What better way to reinforce heaven’s intentions in our minds and dedicate ourselves to the goal of serving as faithful soldiers than ... More About: Prayer
Arming Ourselves In Prayer (2)
2009-05-07 18:03:00 The Spirit’s instructions concerning the armor of God conclude with the expectation that disciples of Christ would be “praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication” (Eph 6.18). What better way to reinforce heaven’s intentions in our minds and dedicate ourselves to the goal of serving as faithful soldiers than ... More About: Prayer
We Are Far Too Easily Pleased
2009-05-01 16:54:00 If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and earnestly to hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I submit that this notion has crept in from Kant and the Stoics and is no part of the Christian faith. Indeed, if we consider the unblushing ...
Arming Ourselves in Prayer
2009-05-01 11:26:00 The Spirit’s instructions concerning the armor of God conclude with the expectation that disciples of Christ would be “praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication” (Eph 6.18). What better way to reinforce heaven’s intentions in our minds and dedicate ourselves to the goal of serving as faithful soldiers than to ... More About: Prayer
Strength For Today
2009-04-30 21:59:00 Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the ... More About: Today , Boot Camp
Strength For Today
2009-04-29 11:00:00 Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. (Psalm 127:1-2) SPACE SPACE www.InGodsImage.com So ... More About: Today
?Well, At Least I Had A Good Time??
2009-04-25 20:19:00 Good thoughts on some similarities between Judgment and pop culture from Trevin Wax: Whenever Simon Cowell gives a brutally honest assessment of an American Idol performance, all of America watches the response of the contestant. What will they say? Will they take the criticism in stride? Will they incorporate the truth and become better? Or will they lash out against ... More About: Bible , Time , Wisdom , Good
The Big Picture of the Bible
2009-04-15 19:30:00 On March 1, 2009, I preached three lessons at Laurel Canyon based on Ken Craig’s excellent booklet, The Big Picture of the Bible . This 45-page booklet has full-color graphics throughout to complement Ken’s thought-provoking material and is perfect for evangelistic outreaches. At Laurel Canyon, we make copies freely available to all of our visitors. I highly ... More About: Jesus , God , Gospel
There Is No Spiritual Switzerland
2009-04-15 15:27:00 The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. [Psalm 34:15-16] None of us is neutral. Just as Jesus said: “Whoever is not with me is against me” (Matthew 12:30). And this psalm presents ... More About: Christianity , Life , Switzerland , Spiritual
Hong Kong Christens an Ark of Biblical Proportions
2009-04-15 15:04:00 This city’s three billionaire Kwok brothers have just the answer for the rising waters threatening the global economy: the world’s first life-size replica of Noah ’s ark, built to biblical specifications off the coast of this recession-struck Chinese financial center. Read the full article. More About: Hong Kong , Bible , Biblical , Christens
Passover Sacrifice In Jerusalem
2009-04-09 18:07:00 You’ve read the Bible passages before: Isaiah 53.7 — He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. John 1.29 — “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes ... More About: Jesus , Jerusalem , Source , Flix
Wise Restraint in the Digital Age
2009-04-07 21:28:00 Josh Harris has adapted several verses of Scripture to press the important point of thinking before we speak, even via e-mail or Twitter. Here’s an excerpt: This reminded me of James 1:19 that encourages us to be “slow to speak” in our conversations. It got me thinking how certain passages of Scripture (with a few added ... More About: Technology , Wisdom , Digital , Wise , Digital Age
Lessons Learned on the Road to Emmaus
2009-03-25 15:58:00 A lesson I preached in the A.M. assembly of February 22, 2009 at Laurel Canyon. One of the precious accounts of Jesus ’ actions following His resurrection is His taking the time to walk with two disciples on the road to Emmaus in Luke 24:13-35. This sermon presents some practical lessons we can learn as we ... More About: Life , Road , On The Road , Lessons
Don?t Throw Your Life Away
2009-03-22 04:14:00 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person’s enemies will be those of his ... More About: Jesus , Life , Throw
Cementing Relationships in Conflict
2009-03-20 18:06:00 A sermon I preached in the P.M. assembly of February 15, 2009 at Laurel Canyon. This is Part 5 of a series of lessons entitled Under Construction, with practical points of application taken from the book of Nehemiah. This sermon is based on Nehemiah 5. SERMON OUTLINE : Interactive PDF SERMON AUDIO : Download the mp3 file Click the PLAY ... More About: Relationships , Conflict
The LORD Is My Banner
2009-03-17 16:36:00 A lesson I preached in the A.M. assembly of February 15, 2009 at Laurel Canyon. This lesson takes practical points of application from the account of Israel ’s battle with the Amalekites. When Moses’ hands held the staff of God high, the people of God prevailed. We also, in our own time, have been called to ... More About: Sermons , Lord , Jehovah , Banner
Are You Better Off In The Boat Or Out?
2009-03-14 23:55:00 A lesson I preached in the A.M. assembly of February 8, 2009 at Laurel Canyon. Jonah and Jesus . Two accounts of two storms bad enough to worry experienced sailors, but two storms that were ultimately calmed (Jonah 1:15; Mark 6:51-52). The difference is in HOW the storms were calmed. And that leads us to a ... More About: God , Boat , The Boat
Toddler Eschatology
2009-03-13 15:43:00 Having trouble getting out of your personal evangelism shell? Not sure how to break the theological ice with someone you don’t really know? Just take Jadyn (2) to Wal-Mart. Yesterday, we got some interesting looks as she repeatedly (and boisterously) sang throughout the superstore, There’s a great day coming, A great day coming, There’s a great day coming by and by; When ... More About: Toddler , Eschatology
Why Memorize Scripture?
2009-03-10 17:40:00 “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, not sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:1-2). Memorizing Scripture makes meditation possible at times ... More About: Bible
Demolishing Discouragement
2009-03-10 16:25:00 A sermon I preached in the P.M. assembly of February 8, 2009 at Laurel Canyon. This is Part 4 of a series of lessons entitled Under Construction, with practical points of application taken from the book of Nehemiah. This sermon is based on Nehemiah 4. SERMON OUTLINE : Interactive PDF SERMON AUDIO : Download the mp3 file Click the PLAY ... More About: Sermons
?Once You Were Not A People, But Now??
2009-03-07 17:23:00 A lesson I preached in the A.M. assembly of February 1, 2009 at Laurel Canyon. How are you doing at answering the BIG questions of life? Who are you? How did you get that identity? What are you here for? In 1 Peter 2, the Spirit of God provides five ways of ... More About: People
Building a Work Crew
More articles from this author:2009-03-06 00:06:00 A sermon I preached in the P.M. assembly of January 18, 2008 at Laurel Canyon. This is Part 3 of a series of lessons entitled Under Construction, with practical points of application taken from the book of Nehemiah. This sermon is based on Nehemiah 3. SERMON OUTLINE : Interactive PDF SERMON AUDIO : Download the mp3 file Click the PLAY ... More About: Building , Bible , Work , Sermons , Crew 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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