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The RESOUNDworship Songwriting Podcast is designed to equip, train and inspire grass-roots worship songwriters in local churches. Joel Payne and Sam Hargreaves discuss songwriting technique, analyse classic worship songs, interview established writers and present a featured song. All to help you become a better worship songwriter! Also available on iTunes and via the usual podcast apps - search for "The Resound Worship Songwriting Podcast".
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Welcome to Active Generosity, Stewardship's brand new podcast. Join us for an exploration into the world of faithful and generous Christian stewardship. I’m your host, Ruth Jackson. Each month I’ll be chatting to a Stewardship donor, partner or colleague about their journey of generosity, exploring why and how they give, the joys and challenges they’ve experienced along the way and what a difference generosity makes to their lives. As you hear from both donors and leaders of charitable cause ...
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The Support Raising Podcast, a Via podcast, seeks to flood the world with spiritually healthy, vision-driven, fully funded Great Commission workers. Whether you are just starting out, or a seasoned veteran, the Support Raising Podcast is devoted to bringing you thoughtful content through practical tips and real life stories to help you on your support raising journey. Guests of the Support Raising Podcast are active in raising and living on full support, and are invited to share their wisdom ...
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Shownotes In this episode of Active Generosity, we are joined by Rev. Wendy Pawsey, Elim Minister, Head of Giving for the Evangelical Alliance and author of ‘Generous with a Capital G’. Wendy reflects on her faith journey and how that intersects with her experience of generosity as something that “flows from the heart” to create massive impact. She…
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God gives us the strength to move forward, beyond our affliction.What are we supposed to do after our suffering? 1. Stand on the enduring foundation of The Word. (v.89-91)2. Be refreshed by the preserving power of The Word. (v.92-95)3. Rejoice in the freeing nature of God's commands. (v.96)How do we move forward from here?What is the one thing of w…
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Our Lord Jesus Christ gave Himself for us, so we will give ourselves to Him.1. Exemplary generosity. (v.1-7)2. Excelling in generosity. (v.8-12)3. Equalizing by generosity. (v.13-15)Where do we best see generosity displayed?What is the cure for being self-seeking? 1 Cor. 13:4.Who is the most generous giver? Phl.2:6-7.How do we respond if one has to…
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Our God gives us caring hearts, and then He comforts our caring hearts. 1. God gives us true repentance of heart. (v.8-10)2. God teaches us the clues and blessings of repentance. (v.11-13a)3. God comforts us, causing us to rejoice still more. (v.13b-16)Why do some people care so much?Who had bitter sorrow, but not true repentance? Hebrews 12:16-17W…
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God helps us to hang onto His promises, while we wait for Him to fulfill them.What should we do while waiting for God?1. Stay focused on God's promises. (v.81-82)2. Talk to God and state our case. (v.83-85) 3. Remember God's love for us, and act accordingly. (v.86-88)How can we keep on hoping while we are waiting?When are we tempted to think God is…
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Since our Creator and Redeemer's love for us is deeper than our suffering, we are comforted.How does God comfort us?1. Our Creator comforts others by giving us hope in our suffering. (v.73-74)2. Our Redeemer shows us the source of comfort: His love. (v.75-77)3. Our covenant LORD comforts us when we: a) meditate on the Word, b) fellowship with belie…
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Since our God comforts the downcast, we can move from turmoil to comfort and joy.1. Afflictions outside and inside. (v.5)2. God comforts His people. (v.6)3. Rejoicing still more. (v.7)What does being downcast look like?Where do we turn when the cares of our hearts are many? Ps. 94:19.Who has promised to comfort us? Isaiah 49:13How do we move from b…
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The resurrection of our King Jesus changed our outlook from dark sadness to bright joy.1. The miracles. (v.1-4)2. The message. (v.5-7)3. The meeting. (v.8-10)From dark sadness to bright joy:Jesus looked like lightning. Who is He? Daniel 7:9-10.In what ways did Christ help us? Hebrews 2:10-17.Why would Jesus want the brothers to be told? Romans 8:29…
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Our affliction is good for us, for our God teaches us by faith to see that He is good and that He does good for us, even in our affliction.1. In the Lord's good hands, our affliction is corrective. (v. 65-68)2. Through God's goodness, our affliction is instructive. (v.69-71)3. When God is good to us, we place more value on His Word. (v.72)Why does …
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All that we need or want is The LORD God Himself.1. We seek His face with all our heart, and we have Him. (v. 57-58)2. We center our lives on God's Word. (v.59-62)3. We identify with others who seek God in the Word. (v.63-64)What do we need?Have we found God? Have we sought Him? Psalm 27:7-9What is the place of the Bible in our daily lives? John 8:…
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We praise our King Jesus Christ for coming to rescue us.1. We praise Christ by obeying Him. (v.1-6)2. We praise Christ by admiring Him. (v.7-9)3. We praise Christ by trusting Him to do what He said. (v.10-11). Why should we praise Christ?What information do we have about Christ? Zech. 14:1-11How will His Second Coming differ from His First? Rev. 7:…
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Shownotes In this episode of Active Generosity, we hear from Tim Farron, MP and host of A Mucky Business, a podcast that explores the world of politics through a Christian lens. Tim shares his passion for encouraging a better understanding of the role of faith in the public square and the challenges of navigating his faith in the ‘mucky business’ o…
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Through remembering His promises, our God comforts us in our suffering.1. Hope during our suffering. (v.49)2. Comfort during our suffering. (v.50-52)3. Enough cheerfulness to sing a song of praise during the nighttime of our suffering. (v.53-56)How can we endure times of suffering?What is the source of hope during suffering? Rom. 5:3-5Where is our …
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Since Jesus loved us and reconciled us to God, we believers have a committed love for each other. 1. love seeks truth, resulting in closer fellowship. (v.2)2. love does not condemn others, but goes through life together. (v.3)3. love bubbles up into joy, even during times of affliction. (v.4)When there is genuine love, what are the natural results?…
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God loves us so much that we actually need to pray for more ability to absorb His love, which is best displayed at the cross.What changes in us, when we better absorb God's love?1. We become willing to take action based on the promises of God, because we believe Him and hope in Him. (v.41-44.)2. We become convinced of the truth that freedom is only…
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Because Christ brought us from darkness to light, we cannot be both a) the temple of the living God and b) idolaters. 1. What harmony exists between darkness and light? (v.14-16a)2. We have the living God inside of us, and He remains consistent with His own covenant blessings and commands! (v.16b-17)3. We keep bringing holiness to completion by cle…
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The secret to daily strength is daily training in the words of life from Jesus our Savior.What is the secret?1. We train our hearts to delight in holiness as the pathway for the rest of our lives. (v.33-36) 2. We train our eyes to turn only to God's promises for fulfillment. (v.37-39) 3. We long for Jesus, who is the Word of life. (v.40)How do we u…
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Since God's heart is open to us, He provides us with the ability to open our hearts to each other.1. Opening our words, opening our hearts. (v11)2. A limit is caused by our own withholding of affection. (v.12)3. An apt reply to an expanding heart, is to expand our hearts too. (v.13)How do we achieve uninhibited, frank conversations?When the mouth e…
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Shownotes In our third episode of Active Generosity, Sam Malins, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the NHS and Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, reveals fascinating insights into the science that shows generosity really can make us happier. In particular, he discusses findings from a series of research studies that t…
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Christ calls each servant of God to keep on enduring multiple troubles.1. The credentialing of the servant of God for enduring. (v.3-4a)2. The arena of the servant of God for enduring. (v.4b-5)3. The equipping of the servant of God for enduring. (v.6-10)a. his character. (v.6)b. his resources. (v.7)c. his two-fold reaction from others. (v.8-9a)d. h…
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