035 Sacred Rhythms: Defying the Taskmasters

God modeled taking a day of rest way back in the beginning. But He knew that wouldn’t be motivation enough. So He mandated a day of rest in the ultimate list of laws, the Ten Commandments.

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034 Sacred Rhythms: A Law That Liberates

From the beginning of time, God established a rhythm of rest and work that He knew would result in life, health, and fruitfulness for all of creation…especially mankind.

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033 Sacred Rhythms: In the Beginning

From the beginning of time, God set a rhythm into motion. A rhythm of rest and work that He knew would bring greater joy and fruitfulness for His creation.

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032 Joseph: Goodbye to Goodbyes

After 20 years of separation, years of believing his son was dead, Jacob is finally reunited with his beloved son, Joseph. And what a reunion it was!

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031 Joseph: When the Prince is Your Brother

When you have the right kind of big brother, it can change anything.

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030 Joseph: Becoming a Bozo

I grew up playing with a blow-up Bozo the Clown punching bag. I loved that I could punch it, bop it, and kick it…and it would always bounce back up. No matter what I threw at it, you couldn’t keep Bozo down.

029 Joseph: Grappling with Guilt

Up to this point in this series, we’ve been looking at the story from Joseph’s point of view. In this episode, we turn the tables and look at the story from the viewpoint of Joseph’s brothers.

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028 Joseph: Releasing Your Resentment

One of the most amazing parts of Joseph’s story is his ability to forgive those who hurt him so deeply.

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027 Joseph: When Your Family Fails You

One of the sad realities of life is that we all get wounded. You can’t live in this world without getting hurt.

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026 Joseph: Is God Always Good?

When life is going our way, it’s easy to say, “God is good!” But what about when life is hard? When pain and struggle, sorrow and loss fill our days? Is God still good?

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025 Joseph: Dead or Alive?

Up to this point, it’s felt like the story of Joseph has been nothing but bad news. One painful experience after another. But all those events have been leading up to this moment.

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024 Joseph: Life in the Waiting Room

Wait. In our hurry-up culture, it’s almost a dirty word. Yet waiting is not the exception in life, it’s the rule.

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023 Joseph: Training Time

God had big plans for Joseph, but Joseph wasn’t ready for them yet. He had to go through a time of training first.

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022 Joseph: God With Us

Loss is part of life. Sometimes the loss is natural and even predictable. But there are other losses that are totally unexpected and utterly devastating.

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021 Joseph: You'll Get Through This

He was just 17 years old when his jealous brothers sold him into slavery and for the next 13 years, Joseph went from one pit to another.

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020 Afterlife: What Will Heaven Be Like?

The Bible tells us that what awaits the believer in Jesus is so amazing, it’s beyond comprehension. But it also gives us glimpses of what heaven will be like.

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019 Afterlife: Is Hell for Real?

We begin at the end. You’re dead. Now what? There are several popular beliefs about what happens when you die, but what does the Bible say?

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018 Afterlife: You're Dead. Now What?

We begin at the end. You’re dead. Now what? There are several popular beliefs about what happens when you die, but what does the Bible say?

Dave DeSelmApril 11, 2021hope, heaven, hell, afterlife, eternal life, eternal death, paradise, Hades, Sheol, lake of fire, death, life and death, reincarnation, universalism, annihilationism, purgatory, soul slep, soul sleep, Luke 16:19-26

017 Easter: The King Has One More Move

This is a story of resurrection. But not the story you were expecting. It’s actually a prelude to that story. It’s the story of Jesus and His good friend, Lazarus.