ThingsHopedForThingsHopedForThe randomly recorded thoughts of Jason Hardin. 
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ESV Study Bible News
2008-09-12 17:22:00 Samples and tidbits of the upcoming ESV Study Bible continue to be made available online. Introductions, sample chapters and full color maps can be seen for the following books: Jonah Psalms Revelation Ezekiel Isaiah Ephesians Colossians Also, a number of the 50 articles that will be in the ESVSB have been uploaded to the web: Overview of the Bible: A Survey of the History of ... More About: News , John Piper , Wilson
Roman Soldier Pics
2008-09-11 20:32:00 David Padfield has posted some very high quality photos of a Roman Army reenactment available for free download. At 1024×768 pixels, they are perfect for use as PowerPoint sermon backgrounds or in Bible class lessons. Ferrell Jenkins has also written about the Roman Army Chariot Experience (RACE) here and here. I’ve been privileged to visit Jordan on a ... More About: Soldier
A Quick Way To Make Your Religion Worthless
2008-09-10 20:40:00 Carefully read James 1:26. Looking for a way to make your religion worthless? Here’s one option. Don’t control your tongue today. Say whatever you want to say, to whomever you want to say it, in whatever way you’d like. Don’t think before you talk. Don’t hold back. Let it fly! Just make ... More About: Religion , Bible , Meditations , Quick , Make
Don?t Deceive Yourself
2008-09-08 20:35:00 Today’s thought is taken from James 1:22. That’s not hard to understand, is it? Yesterday’s encouragement was to deliberately discipline ourselves to “receive with meekness the implanted word” which is able to save our souls. The warning that follows is natural and logical: once you receive the word, make sure you’re a ... More About: Scripture , Meditations , Deceive
A Filth-Free Week Of Receiving The Word
2008-09-08 02:13:00 James 1:21 forms an excellent theme verse for the new week, don’t you think? It can be broken down into two parts. Part 1 Whatever you say, whatever you do, wherever you go, put away all of the filth. Don’t wade into it today. Don’t invite it into your life this week. Do whatever ... More About: Bible , Word , Free , Scripture , Meditations
Enough Said
2008-09-06 15:06:00 Why not challenge yourself with modeling James 1:19-20 as a living commentary this weekend? You don’t need me to elaborate on those inspired words, do you? What the Spirit of God meant, the Spirit of God said, and we can understand exactly what he means. Let’s step up to the challenge. More About: Bible , Meditations
The LORD Answers Job (8)
2008-09-06 05:57:00 “Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in their thicket? Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, and wander about for lack of food?” (Job 38:39-41) More About: Bible , Scripture , Answers , Creator
The LORD Answers Job (7)
2008-09-04 20:47:00 ?Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that a flood of waters may cover you? Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go and say to you, ?Here we are?? Who has put wisdom in the inward parts or given understanding to the mind? Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens, when the ... More About: Answers , Meditations , Lord , The Lord
The LORD Answers Job (6)
2008-09-04 05:38:00 ?Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loose the cords of Orion ? Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season, or can you guide the Bear with its children? Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you establish their rule on the earth?” (Job 38:31-33) More About: Answers , Meditations , Lord , The Lord
The LORD Answers Job (5)
2008-09-03 05:00:00 “Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain and a way for the thunderbolt, to bring rain on a land where no man is, on the desert in which there is no man, to satisfy the waste and desolate land, and to make the ground sprout with grass? Has the rain a father, or who has begotten the drops of dew? From whose womb did the ice ... More About: Bible , Scripture , Answers , Meditations , Lord
Getting His Dirt On Our Hands
2008-09-02 04:48:00 This lesson, based on the account of Jesus washing the feet of His disciples (John 13:1-17), encourages us to get our own hands dirty in His service. How can we hope to stand before Him justified with clean hands when His were dirty during His time on the earth in service to others? Interactive outline Sermon audio As ... More About: Sermons , Hands , Dirt
The LORD Answers Job (4)
2008-08-29 16:00:00 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and where is the place of darkness, that you may take it to its territory and that you may discern the paths to its home? You know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great! Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, which ... More About: God , Bible , Scripture , Answers , Creator
The LORD Answers Job (3)
2008-08-28 23:14:00 “Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it? It is changed like clay under the seal, and its features stand out like a garment. From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm ... More About: God , Bible , Scripture , Answers , Creator
The LORD Answers Job (2)
2008-08-27 19:31:00 “Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb, when I made clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling band, and prescribed limits for it and set bars and doors, and said, ‘Thus you shall come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stayed’?” (Job 38:8-11) More About: God , Bible , Scripture , Answers , Creator
Sermons On Worship
2008-08-26 22:35:00 We completed a three-part series on worship this past Sunday at Laurel Canyon. In the age of so-called “worship wars,” the answer continues to be “back to the Bible .” That was our goal throughout this series. Part 1: “Come Into His Presence”: Preparing For Worship We all know what it means to prepare. Preparation played a vital ... More About: Jesus , Sermons , Christchurch
The LORD Answers Job (1)
2008-08-26 20:43:00 “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements— surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid ... More About: God , Bible , Scripture , Answers , Meditations
Why Would God Have Bothered?
2008-08-23 23:13:00 The really wonderful moments of joy in this world are not the moments of self-satisfaction, but self-forgetfulness. Standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon and contemplating your own greatness is pathological. At such moments we are made for a magnificent joy that comes from outside ourselves. And each of these rare and precious moments ... More About: God , Hubble , Bible , John Piper
Being Good Gifts
2008-08-22 17:22:00 Take a moment to read James 1:16-18. Remind yourself throughout the day of James’ revelation: every good and perfect gift comes from above. Make sure your thanksgiving abounds for what has been provided by the Father of lights. One practical way of expressing your appreciation? Be a “good gift” right back to your Father. ... More About: Christianity , Christian , Gifts , Bible , Scripture
Worship In The Age Of Entertainment
2008-08-21 20:08:00 We live in a day and age where emotional stimulation is almost inseparably tied to entertainment. As a result, there are plenty of churches willing to survey their communities and offer whatever will bring in and keep the masses. But where does God’s revelation come in? Should we even be concerned with maintaining Scripture-based worship ... More About: Entertainment , Worship
The Evolution Of Spiritual Death
2008-08-21 16:27:00 James 1:15 is something you need to read today. Study carefully Satan ’s battle plan to land your soul in hell. His devilish tactics are really quite straightforward: Can he grab your attention through enticement? If so, can he get you to chase the cleverly disguised bait? If so, can he get you to compromise, giving into your fleshly desires? If ... More About: Evolution , Bible , Spiritual , Death
Watch Out For The Bait
2008-08-20 20:33:00 Having meditated on James 1:13 yesterday, we turn our attention to James 1:14 today. The figure used by James is pretty easy to understand, isn’t it? Think of the fish that first notices the juicy worm dangling in the distance. He allows himself to drift closer and closer, relishing the opportunity to swallow the worm ... More About: Watch , Bible , Meditations
When Temptation Hits
2008-08-19 20:21:00 Today’s thought is from James 1:13. Take a deep breath, put your mouse after the passage reference, and soak in the message. Done? Now notice carefully the language. Not if you are tempted, but when. It’s coming. If you haven’t already been tempted today, it won’t be long. When the temptation strikes, remember, “this isn’t ... More About: Jesus , God , Meditations , Hits
Practical Encouragement For The New Week
2008-08-18 03:42:00 We become beautiful people when we give whatever we can give: a smile, a handshake, a kiss, an embrace, a word of love, a present, a part of our life…all of our life. It is sad that, in our highly competitive and greedy world, we have lost touch with the joy of giving. We ... More About: Bible , Week
Remember Your Crown
2008-08-15 14:49:00 Today’s thought is taken from James 1:12. Make a promise to yourself right now. Ready? Here it is. Throughout the day, come what may, I will remember my crown. I may go through a difficult time today. The trials may seem as if they are piling up all around me. But ... More About: Bible , Meditations , Christ
Two Kinds Of People
2008-08-15 05:45:00 There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, “Thy will be done,” and those to whom God says, in the end, “Thy will be done.” - C. S. Lewis , The Great Divorce More About: People , Christ
?Come Into His Presence?: Preparing For Worship
2008-08-13 16:10:00 We all know what it means to prepare. Preparation played a vital role in the worship of God’s people in the Old Testament. But what about us? The New Testament contains some spectacular promises (1 Peter 2:9-10) and assurances (1 Peter 2:4-5) of our identity in Christ . What, then, is required of us as redeemed ... More About: Jesus , Sermons , Worship , Presence
ESV Study Bible Video
2008-08-11 20:24:00 For more info on the upcoming ESV Study Bible , go here or here. More About: Video
Wounded For Me
2008-08-10 20:33:00 Wounded for me, wounded for me, There on the cross He was wounded for me; Gone my transgressions, and now I am free, All because Jesus was wounded for me. Dying for me, dying for me, There on the cross He was dying for me; Now in His death my redemption I see, All because Jesus was dying for me. Risen for me, ...
If Sinners Entice You
2008-08-08 21:24:00 Friday. Finally. The beginning of what we hope will be an enjoyable weekend. Out of school or work. Some money in our pockets and time on our hands. What will you do this weekend? Whatever you do, whomever you’re with, wherever you go, remember the wise warning of Solomon: “if sinners entice you, do ... More About: God , Bible , Meditations , Christ , Proverbs
I?m A Christian. I?ve SINNED?
More articles from this author:2008-08-06 00:34:00 …WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? I get asked few questions more in personal Bible studies than that. Thanks be to God for his clear answers and his amazing plan to redeem. He is willing to be gracious even to those of us who previously have been washed in the blood of the Lamb, but have foolishly ... More About: Christian , Christ , Things 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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