The Thorns that Bind Us   Central Thought: God uses shared troubles and experiences to sanctify His people and form strong bonds with Him and with others in Christ.   For further study: https://www.biblestudytools.com/dicti...   What are your thoughts on this video?  Message me on my telegram channel: http://t.me/equippedfortheday   ? My Bible study notes are distributed on my YouTube Channel and podcast "Doing Good Work", a smorgasbord of topics on Christian living, encouragement, motivation, leadership, health, Christian discipleship, bible study.   ? ///Listen ..read more

Notes on the Book of Judges 1-2  Theme of Drift, Disobedience and Disaster   Habitual disobedience can lead us to drift away from our mission as disciples who make disciples. Here, I offer a few guardrails to protect ourselves from drifting away from our personal mission as disciples of Christ.  What are some temptations in your life that cause you to drift away from God’s mission? Send me your comments. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic of mission drift. message Message me on my telegram channel  http://t.me/equippedfortheday ..read more

A reflection Nehemiah 8. May you be encouraged to take gems of rest during the day and have a habit of fellowship with God so that your joy in Him will be renewed. ? This is the book I referenced: Beside Still Waters: Words of Comfort for the Soul Hardcover  by Charles H. Spurgeon (Author), Roy H. Clarke (Compiler)   https://amzn.to/3m87Fx3 ..read more

?Bible Study Notes on Joshua 23-24 Holding Fast to the Gospel of Jesus Christ 1. Hold on to the right gospel. Have a right understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. Trust that God’s word does not fail. His promises are sure. 3. Don’t give into the temptation to look for another saviour. Know that the Lord is enough. I want to stress how having a right understanding of the Gospel of Christ is the most important thing in life. It doesn’t matter who you are or where your from…how much education you have. The one common problem we all have as human beings is sin The gospel of Christ is th ..read more

?Bible Study Notes on Joshua 6 Joshua 6 records how God brought down the impressive and well-fortified city of Jericho down after the Israelites led by Joshua faithfully marched around the city as God had commanded. In addition to this story displaying God's power in this miracle, it taught me three major lessons of being mindful of God even in the "mundane marching" before seeing a break-through. Timestamps: 00:01:20 - Let's read Joshua 6 00:08:16 - God doesn’t need us to do anything to bring the walls down, but He wants to use us. 00:12:14 - Our faithfulness in the mundane isn’t wasted. 00:1 ..read more

?Bible Study Notes on Joshua 5 Central thought: Consecrating our hearts daily prepares us to be usable by God to victoriously extend His Spiritual territory. Preparation of Our Hearts to Extend God’s Kingdom: Obedience and Consecration to the Lord v. 1-8 Joshua circumcised the Israelites at Gilbeath Haaraloth - This act of obedience is sandwiched between the miraculous crossing of the Jordan River and the Fall of Jericho. - A renewal of the covenant God made with Abraham. Those who were not yet circumcised were still technically outside the covenant. The important point here is that if you are ..read more

?Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 11:1, 24-26 and James 4:7 Hard times can harden our hearts. ?Everyone is suffering in business one way or another because of the COVID pandemic and the government's lacking response to help businesses. These conditions can make business owners not only cut costs but also cut corners to survive. For any business owners reading this, have you been tempted to do this? Let me warn you that if you fall into the trap of cutting corners to stay alive, it will not be worth it in the end because you could end up losing trust and credibility with your clients and suppliers ..read more

?Bible Study Notes on Joshua 3, Joshua 4 and Psalm 50 Crossing the Jordan at flood stage isn't just hard, but it's impossible. Impossible indeed for man but not for God. In Joshua 3, we see the miracle of God stopping the flood waters, so that the Israelites led by Joshua would be able to cross on dry land. In Joshua 4, we learn why God told the 12 representatives of the tribes to carry out large stones to make an altar for Him. I share two major lessons I've gleaned from these two chapters and close with encouragement from Psalm 50. I've been blessed to still share my Bible study notes pretty ..read more

?Bible Study Notes on Leviticus 11 and Mark 7:1-23 In Leviticus 11, God gives the Israelites a list of clean and unclean animals to preserve and protect the. In Mark 7:1-23, Jesus declares that all foods are clean. Is God contradicting Himself? From my Bible study notes, I share how I learned that Jesus cares more about what comes out of a man than what goes in. It is the things that we consume through our eyes and minds that defiles our hearts, and consequently, from that unclean heart, we exude the aroma of the world more than the aroma of Christ. I share five ways to maintain a clean hear ..read more

Bible Study Notes on Mark 15:40-47 Originally published on https://youtu.be/RZclICxVP5A —————— Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doinggoodwork Also available on the "Doing Good Work" podcast: anchor.fm/doinggoodwork https://open.spotify.com/show/515PPIze8UWHHokXL94BQm —————— ✨I love having conversations about spiritual stuff. ? Would love to hear from you if you have questions about who Jesus Christ is or if you have private prayer requests. DM me privately on Instagram @sireeorsara. ?Follow me on Clubhouse @sireesara ✨ More info about me and my work at https://linktr.ee/co ..read more