04/07/2019 DAB Transcript

Deuteronomy 31:1-32:27, Luke 12:8-34, Psalms 78:32-55, Proverbs 12:21-23

Today is the 7th day of April. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is a pleasure to be here with you as we collectively reach out and turn the knob and push open the door and step into a brand-new week together. And…oh…the changing of the seasons is a nice thing. It can be erratic, right? But so, can the changing of the seasons in our lives. And, so, it’s nice to see change happening around us, a new life being formed here in the northern hemisphere. I realize that those of you in the southern hemisphere are moving your way into autumn, but that’s also a beautiful change of seasons. And, so, anyway, it’s a pleasure to be here with you now in all of it. So, as we move into this new week we’ll read from a new translation. This week, The New International Version. And we’re still working our way through the book of Deuteronomy, which is the final things that Moses has to say to the children of Israel before he disappears into history, he leaves, goes up Mount Moab, sees the holy land, the promised land, and then he dies, and Joshua will lead to people forward. But here we are listening to Moses say the final things he needs to say, and we will conclude that, we will conclude the book of Deuteronomy this week. But now, Deuteronomy chapter 31 verse 1 through 32 verse 27.

Prayer:

Thank You, Father for Your word and as we step into this new week we take it all to heart. We are reminded that yesterday as we closed the week down You counseled us to choose life, that the path had been set before us - blessing and life or death and cursing. And we get to choose. And, so, we invited Your Holy Spirit to help us with that choice. And today as we begin this week we are counseled by Jesus our Savior that there is nothing to worry about. All we have to do is seek the kingdom first and everything else will be taken care of. And again, we invite Your Holy Spirit into that. Show us all of the distractions as we continue through this season of Lent as we are surrendering everything in our lives, giving all to You and asking You to rearrange the priorities of our lives taking out whatever doesn’t need to be there inserting whatever does and ordering it properly. Help us to understand that what You told us Jesus is true, all of the worry, all of the anxiety isn’t adding a single day to our life, it isn’t doing anything, but if we would humble ourselves, seek Your kingdom first, and not worry we could actually be choosing life. So, help us do this in this coming week we ask. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

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Community Prayer and Praise:

Hi, this is Sherry Running Desperately to God. Brian, on March 28th of 2019, he made a profound statement that just blew me away. He said the way we can stay on the narrow path that leads to life is to fall in love with God. The rules and the regulations of our faith shows the outer boundaries. We can go outside those boundaries, but it will lead to destruction but the deeper we fall in love with God and deeper the intimacy grows the rules are less we think about because we don’t want to be inward outside his presence. God owes us nothing and every day that I get up and exhale praise needs to be on my lips. Thanks everyone. Love you.

Good morning from Houston, my name is Victoria Grace, I’m a first-time caller, this is actually my first year listening too, it’s already been life-changing. So, thank you Brian and Jill for the work that you’re doing for us. I know it’s a huge undertaking and definitely requires a lot of sacrifices. So, thank you. I wanted to call to ask for a little bit of prayer for myself. March 31st, I found out that my biological father passed away and I’d never met him in all my 23 years but it was something that I wanted to do. On Friday I was actually talking to my brother and I said, you know, I want you to come with me to meet him this summer and that was the plan that we were making together but two days later he passed away. So, I guess it wasn’t in God’s plan but that’s hard because it was in mine…so. I haven’t really told anybody. So, I just felt that this would be the best way to reach out and get some support. So, maybe if you could just lift me up to God and ask him for emotional healing and peace and strength to get through this because it’s bringing up a lot of hurt and pain and regret and shame. So, if you could just say a quick prayer for me that would be great. Again, thank you so much. My name is Victoria Grace out of Houston. I love you all. Have a lovely day. Bye-bye.

Good morning family, it’s Mary Lynn in New Brunswick and I’m calling specifically this morning for a sister in the Pacific northwest…I was so blessed…I’m not sure her name was __. My dear sister, you’re struggling with your marriage and temptations that are completely and totally from the pit of hell and I’m calling you because I’ve been there. I’ve felt those feelings and I know how strong those temptations can be but unless you are resolved in your commitment to your marriage and not only to your marriage but for me it’s never been so much about being committed to my husband, a person, but it’s being committed to Jesus Christ since the sacrifice that He had made for us. I would never cheat on my husband even when I’m tempted, even when I’m unhappy, even when somebody else comes wearing those sheep’s clothing and presents themselves as…as…you know…my dream and it’s happened. I would never cross that line because I’m not cheating on my husband, I’m cheating on Christ. And so, my heart breaks for you and I’m not condemning you. I want you to hear this in love. The Lord says in first Peter 21, “wives in the same way submit yourselves to your own husband so that if any of them do not believe the word they may be won over not by word by the behavior of their wives. My sweet sister, you have a very difficult but eternally consequential decision in front of you and I am pleading with you to make the right one and this is my suggestion to you all contact all conversation all thought…

Hello everyone, my name is Patrina and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to call in today. I have been listening to the Daily Audio Bible for a few years now, I think since 2015 but today is the first time that I’m calling in. I’m so glad I have the opportunity to do this. The main reason I want to call is I would like to take a moment to just lift up all those that are feeling sick in spirit, all those that are sick in body. I just want to take a moment to lift up all those that have called about cancers or have called about different types of illnesses and those that haven’t called in. So, let’s pray. Father God I just want to take a moment to thank You for who You are. I just praise Your name that we have the opportunity to come into Your presence. I just want to praise You and worship You. And Father God I thank You that You’re a God that answers our prayers, that You’re a God that listens to each and every one of us wherever we are in the world. Father God I just want to pray that You lift up Your healing touch onto those that are sick, those that are sick in body, those that are dealing with illnesses, those that are sick in spirit. Father God. I just want to pray that You give Your healing touch to each and every one of them, that Father God You just beat them at their point of need, that Father God You meet them and that You heal them in the mighty name of Jesus we pray. Amen.