最高の Grace Mills River ポッドキャスト (2025)

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He Will Hold Me Fast

3d ago

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We long to be understood–deeply and without condemnation despite our weakness and all we regret. We gravitate toward those who exhibit that kind of interested and kindly posture; we nearly end up revering them, almost like they were a kind of priest...Patrick Lafferty による

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The Still Point

10d ago

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It is sought not only in those privileged times of vacation. We seek it in our work. We seek it in the ordinariness of life. I’m talking about rest. More than mere disengagement, rest is something inward. One way we think of the worthiness of Jesus...Patrick Lafferty による

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He is Worthy of the Struggle

17d ago

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From the moment you’re born, life is a struggle. Not all lives have the same struggle, but all lives struggle. So all lives press upon us the need to persevere, and something must give us a reason to persevere. The author of Hebrews writes to those...Patrick Lafferty による

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A Worthy Death?

24d ago

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In Christ we see a worthy life and in turn find a life worthy of His and of life itself. What about a worthy death? Is there such a thing? What is one? Is that one more expectation we might fail and only compound our regret and guilt? Can one even...Patrick Lafferty による

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Lest We Drift

1M ago

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To drift is to be carried away slowly but surely by a current of air or water. Drift can happen in any relationship—a steady pull away from another person—and for all manner of reasons. This divergence can happen with a friend, our families, and with...Andrew Kerhoulas による

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Listen Up.

1M ago

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Though a tide may be turning, faith, of any stripe, in a modern world can feel fragile–that is, prone to second-guessing–given the number of well-worn religious and philosophical traditions which live in close proximity to one another. At the same...Patrick Lafferty による

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Benediction at the Beginning, Part II

2M ago

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Can one verse capture what it means to embody the worth of the life of Jesus? We think so and we turn to Hebrews 13:21 to find that simple, profound way of responding, not transactionally, but adoringly to the worth of His Life.Patrick Lafferty による

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Benediction at the Beginning

2M ago

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It’s a unique word that possesses the power in some cases to inspire and in others to haunt. One word that shares that dual potency is “worthy.” Men, women, and children have been roused to feats of courage, stoked by the call to live worthily of the...Patrick Lafferty による

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Free Christmas

2M ago

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Commercially, Christmas is known for debt not freedom. But we have it backwards. Paul tells us that God sent his Son to grant us freedom from a certain kind of debt. And God sent his Spirit into our hearts with a freedom for rights and privileges...Andrew Kerhoulas による

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This Peace is Different

2M ago

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If we are to understand–and know!--this peace promised at His birth, we would best hear it from His own mouth. Why is His peace–the one He leaves us like an invaluable inheritance and gives us freely–not just unlike the kind of peace we might find...Patrick Lafferty による

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You Don’t Make Your Peace With God

3M ago

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The peace from God–introduced at Christmas, manifested in Jesus, accomplished at Calvary, and sustained by the indwelling Spirit – what does something so high-sounding look like in the most ordinary moments? What makes for this peace, both in its...Patrick Lafferty による

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Peace For You Too

3M ago

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The angels were sent to pronounce the best news the world has ever heard. And who was the first stop on the tour? Shepherds, which was code back then for an everyday, normal person. This is heaven's gospel for a certain kind of person, someone we...Andrew Kerhoulas による

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Keep the Peace of the Heart Before Everything

3M ago

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The first promise in the arrival of Christ is “peace on earth.” Peace plays a big part in Luke’s explanation of Jesus’s ministry, operating on several fronts. One of those: the human heart. As elusive as it is to experience an abiding peace, so the...Patrick Lafferty による

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In All Things

3M ago

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With due respect to our first Presidents who established days of thanksgiving–and then Lincoln who made it a regular annual national observance–there is a sadly ironic analogy to be drawn. If one day in three-hundred-sixty-five is set aside to reflect...Patrick Lafferty による

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We Live or Die By Encouragement

4M ago

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By it we grow, persevere, and recover. Those who offer it are like skilled surgeons, excising what’s necrotic and fostering healing. We underestimate its power and its necessity. We’re talking about encouragement. Among the many words of wisdom in...Patrick Lafferty による

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First Executive Order

4M ago

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Last week we considered from a letter to exiles what is the mandate for us all, irrespective of how this week’s election turned out. This week we consider, let’s call it, our “first executive order.” Some are elated–others angered. Still others, just...Patrick Lafferty による

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Come What May (Nov 2024)

4M ago

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Historians will decide whether this election season has consumed a nation unlike previous national referenda. Come what may, what is our mandate, and the promise upon which it rests?Patrick Lafferty による

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Reformation Sunday

4M ago

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We are familiar with the so-called “humblebrag”--the subtle attempt to prop oneself up by appealing to one’s ostensible lowliness. We are too well attuned to that move and find it galling. What Paul will say in this passage is his most self-effacing...Patrick Lafferty による

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Our First Love

5M ago

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As we close our series through I John, we are reminded that God is the source of love and only as we see His great love for us in the finished work of Jesus can we then move in gratitude to love others and flee from idols that can never love us like Him.Craig Lotz による

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Finding Purpose in Suffering 34:36

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As we look for hope and strength after the storm, Paul reminds us that as we are comforted through Christ in the midst of suffering, we can then be compelled to reach out to others with the same gracious comfort we’ve been given.Chip Jones による

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Sermon 10.06.24

5M ago

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Patrick Lafferty による

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God Our Rest

5M ago

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CENTRAL TEXT: Psalm 621 For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.3 How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning...Andrew Shank による

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Sermon 09.15.24

6M ago

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CENTRAL TEXT: 1 John 4:1-6Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus...Gregg Stashenko による

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Love: A Foil & The Hero

6M ago

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In the second half of chapter 3, John returns to a familiar theme of loving one another but this time we hear a new counter melody featuring Cain from the tragic story in Genesis 4. Cain had a love problem. And it turns out we are more like Cain...Andrew Kerhoulas による

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What in the World?

6M ago

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CENTRAL TEXT: 1 John 2:28-3:10And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. 29 If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices...Brad Owen による

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Reclaiming Desire and Resisting Deception

6M ago

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As we make our way deeper into 1 John, we hear an exhortation and a warning. The exhortation is to not love the world or the things of the world--that which goes against our Messiah's way. Then we hear a warning to not be deceived by...Andrew Kerhoulas による

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Knowing We Know God

7M ago

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After sounding the initial notes of fellowship with God and others as the song for practicing the way of Jesus, a new theme emerges in the second chapter of 1 John: How we know we know God. The call to obedience, the call to love all others as Christ...Andrew Kerhoulas による

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Fellowship Restored

7M ago

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On the heels of considering the person and work of the Holy Spirit for many months, we spent the better part of a year on the power and privilege of prayer. God is moving us to practice his presence in more places and spaces in our lives as a church...Andrew Kerhoulas による

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The Waters We Drink

7M ago

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Our nagging, broken and barren hearts wake us up each morning and send us all on a perpetual quest for satisfaction, joy, fulfillment and completion. As we bounce around from thing to thing and person to person in an attempt to achieve this wholeness...Brian Land による

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His…Forever

7M ago

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As we consider the final words of the Lord’s prayer, we will also take a quick look back at our entire series on prayer. His kingdom, power, and glory. Forever.Craig Lotz による

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Temptation & Evil

8M ago

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After the call to the marathon that is forgiveness, we move to the final petition in the Lord's Prayer. You don't need a pastor to tell you that temptation and evil are ubiquitous today. But we do need clarity as to what God does for those...Andrew Kerhoulas による

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On Forgiveness

8M ago

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This week, guest speaker Chas Morris (Pastor at Grace Blue Ridge in Hendersonville) will continue in our study of the Lord's Prayer: forgiveness of our debts and forgiving others.Chas Morris による

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Daily Bread

8M ago

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Only after we've looked up at our holy and heavenly Father does Jesus invite us to look around at what we need from him. Our daily bread is the most tangible of the petitions, which, of course, reminds us that our Father sustains us, body and...Andrew Kerhoulas による

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Your Will Be Done

8M ago

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The final God-ward petition, “your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” may be the most difficult petition for modern people to pray. When “you do you” is our basic modus operandi, doing our Father’s will may feel like forcing the proverbial...Andrew Kerhoulas による

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Your Kingdom Come

8M ago

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In light of our gospel privilege to commune with our Father in prayer, we turn our attention back to Jesus' prayer to the second God-ward petition, “Your kingdom come”. To a curious Pontius Pilate Jesus reveals that he is the King of a kingdom...Andrew Kerhoulas による

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The Privilege of Prayer

9M ago

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Prayer is so much better than a duty. It is an amazing privilege to be able to come at any time into the presence of God to worship Him and to share our hopes, dreams, hurts and needs. We would give anything to have this privilege were it not already...Ken Downer による

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Hallowed Be Your Name

9M ago

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As we continue to look at The Lord’s Prayer, Jesus leads us to meditate on God’s holy, beautiful, and superlative character & name; which permeates all of creation and is ultimately displayed in the finished work of Jesus. Given a new name and...Craig Lotz による

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Start with the End 37:10

9M ago37:10

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From how not to pray—masquerading as someone else before God and others—Jesus shifts gears: “Pray then like this,” he says, “Our Father in heaven…” These potent first four words will be supplemented with his teaching later in his sermon about a...Andrew Kerhoulas による

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Performance vs. Hiddenness

9M ago

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Our final focus in our sermon series on prayer shifts to the Lord's Prayer. Right out of the gate, Jesus shows us how not to pray. Jesus reveals how a certain sin can lurk subterranean in our prayers, one that is so mainstream in our culture...Andrew Kerhoulas による

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The Prayer of Lament is a Calling

10M ago

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We’ve tried to explain a sadly too prominent kind of necessary prayer: the prayer of lament. It is our desperate act of appealing to a good God amid what often feels anything but good. We’ve said it is at bottom a longing, and also a journey. But we...Patrick Lafferty による

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Between Here and Hope

10M ago

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Those who place their trust in the Lord are not immune to hardship, nor to the loss of hope we might associate in our day with depression. The experience of hopelessness is reportedly on the rise in many places and among several demographics, and with...Patrick Lafferty による

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Prayer in Despair

10M ago

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Psalm 88 is the bleakest of all the psalms. It shares the same sorrow as other psalms of lament, but it lacks any of the resolution or hope. What does such a darkened word of prayer have for us? From it we learn what we will all have the occasion for...Patrick Lafferty による

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What Jesus Wants for Us, Part 2

11M ago

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st week we asked what Jesus wants for us. In that we find His prayers for us. And in what He prays for us we find not only what to pray for ourselves also, but perhaps a new motivation, born of him endearing himself to us in what he wants and prays...Patrick Lafferty による

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What Jesus Wants for Us, part 1

11M ago

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You can learn something about a person by what they want from you. Even more by what they want for you. For the next three weeks we will look at what is known as Jesus’s High Priestly Prayer, in which we will hear what he most wants for His own by...Patrick Lafferty による

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Prayer After Easter

11M ago

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Easter changed everything. How did Easter impact the prayers of God’s people? By exploring the first recorded corporate prayer after the resurrection, we are (re)oriented to the kind of prayer the risen Jesus intends for his people.Andrew Kerhoulas による

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Resurrection Sunday, Easter 2024

11M ago

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The idea of resurrection is, contrary to conventional thinking, not confined to religious tradition. It has found its way into human intuition among even the most formidable minds with commitments to rationality just as strong. We’ll hear from one and...Patrick Lafferty による

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The Prayer of the Sobered

12M ago

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We’ve said there is no true repentance without praying. To that we add a corresponding truth that how you pray, the heart you cultivate in your praying, will have bearing on the life you then manifest. How you pray and the heart that is formed in the...Patrick Lafferty による

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A Sinner’s Prayer

12M ago

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Isn’t it curious that one thing we might most fear is precisely the way into new freedom? I’m talking about the confession of sin. Psalm 32 is a sinner’s prayer, highlighting the path from the place of sorrow and inner strife to the place of gladness...Patrick Lafferty による

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Prayer is a Learned Conversation

12M ago

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Prayer is a learned conversation. What is our goal in prayer, God's goal in prayer?Jim Pearce による

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True Repentance Depends on Prayer: A Sufferer’s Prayer

1y ago

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Lent is that season in the church calendar meant to underscore what has no season, what is necessary in every season–namely, repentance. It is a life. During these next weeks of Lent until Easter we’re going to look at several prayers that are...Patrick Lafferty による

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