I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living. Psalms 27:13 WEBDavid was now a wanted man and on the run for his life. He was once a hero in the eyes of the people, but the ones that he had trusted now sought to kill him. David was on the run when he wrote Psalm 27, either from Saul when Doeg the Edomite reported him, or from his own son Absalom, who attempted...

RHM Bible Study, Acts, Chapter Twelve from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Transcript: Today we are going to study Acts chapter 12 in depth. You can follow along in your own Bible if you like. I will be reading from the World English Bible because it is the only modern English translation that is copyright free, and I can read the entire Bible on video without any legal drama or breaking anyone’s...

it happened, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Yahweh; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Yahweh, saying, For he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever; that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of Yahweh, so that the priests could not stand...

For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned. Hebrews 6:7 ESVEach spring when we got ready to plant the garden, Dad would break out the old 1940s John Deere tractor we owned. We called...

It happened in these days, that he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God. When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles Luke 6:12 WEBAfter a busy morning of phone calls, texts, and a lot of emails, the inside of my head felt like I was standing in the middle of a busy intersection, and it was noisy in there....

David said to Saul, Your servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after him, and struck him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and struck him, and killed him. 1 Samuel 17:34 WEBAs a shepherd caring for the sheep, David knew each one of them. He was there when...

RHM Bible Study, Acts, Chapter Eleven from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Transcript: Today we are going to study Acts chapter 11 in depth. You can follow along in your own Bible if you like. I will be reading from the World English Bible because it is a modern English translation that is copyright free. After the meeting today, or sometime this week, please take the matching quiz that I have...

RHM Bible Study, Acts, Chapter Ten from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Transcript: Today we are going to study Acts chapter 10 in depth. You can follow along in your own Bible if you like. I will be reading from the World English Bible because it is the only modern English translation that is copyright free, and I can read the entire Bible on video without any legal drama or breaking anyone’s...

Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, saying, 'Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!' Jesus rebuked him, saying, 'Be quiet, and come out of him!' The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. They were all amazed, so that...

If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it. Will I eat the meat of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High. Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.' Psalms 50:12 WEBGod owns the entire universe, above and below, seen and unseen. Some people think that...

RHM Bible Study, Acts, Chapter Nine from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Transcript: Today we are going to study Acts chapter 9 in depth. You can follow along in your own Bible if you like. I will be reading from the World English Bible because it is the only modern English translation that is copyright free, and I can read the entire Bible on video without any legal drama or breaking anyone’s...

You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says Yahweh, and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you, says Yahweh; and I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive. Jeremiah 29:13 WEBIsrael was on a slow downward...

Jesus answered them, 'Most assuredly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin. A bondservant doesn't live in the house forever. A son remains forever. If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.' John 8:34 WEBAs I dropped the luggage in the hotel lobby, it echoed through the room. After lugging it all nearly a mile in the August heat, I was exhausted. As it turned...

Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, 'If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink! He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.' But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. John 7:37 WEBIn the hot Southern summer here, the air conditioners struggle to keep our data...

He said to the woman, 'Yes, has God said, You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?' The woman said to the serpent, 'Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat, but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.' The serpent said to the woman, 'You won't surely die, for God knows that in the day...

RHM Bible Study, Acts, Chapter Eight from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Transcript: Today we are going to study Acts chapter 8 in depth. You can follow along in your own Bible if you like. I will be reading from the World English Bible because it is the only modern English translation that is copyright free, and I can read the entire Bible on video without any legal drama or breaking anyone’s...

Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened...

RHM Bible Study, Acts, Chapter Seven from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Transcript: Today we are going to study Acts chapter 7 in depth. You can follow along in your own Bible if you like. I will be reading from the World English Bible because it is the only modern English translation that is copyright free, and I can read the entire Bible on video without any legal drama or breaking anyones...

He ordered the furnace heated seven times more than it was usually heated. And he ordered some of the mighty men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. Daniel 3:19 ESVAs they were pushed to the edge of the roaring furnace, the heat coming up from the inferno killed the soldiers around them. Then they themselves were falling through the...

RHM Bible Study, Acts, Chapter Six from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Transcript: Today we are going to study Acts chapter 6 in depth. You can follow along in your own Bible if you like. I will be reading from the World English Bible because it is the only modern English translation that is copyright free, and I can read the entire Bible on video without legal drama or breaking anyone’s...

He told them this parable. 'Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?' Luke 15:3 WEBOne night I had a very vivid dream where a person who had attended our church was hurt and had huge sores on their body, but I had a jar of salve that would heal them. When I convinced...

God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, filled the bottle with water, and gave the boy drink. Genesis 21:19 WEBHours went by while I struggled with a bug in a computer program that I had written, until I finally gave up and walked out to get away from it for a bit. Why did this have to be so annoyingly difficult today, I thought. This should have been a ten minute job, but I have...

RHM Bible Study, Acts, Chapter Five from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Transcript: Today we are going to study Acts chapter 5 in depth. You can follow along in your own Bible if you like. I will be reading from the World English Bible because it is the only modern English translation that is copyright free, and I can read the entire Bible on video without legal drama or breaking anyone’s...

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things...

Therefore Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed Jesus's feet and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. John 12:2 WEBWhile Jesus reclined at the table, Mary anointed His feet with twelve ounces of expensive perfume made of pure Spikenard oil. The plants that this oil are extracted from grow in Nepal, China, and India,...

I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 WEBJesus was arrested in the garden of Gethsemane at night and then rushed through about six stages of a makeshift trial. He appeared before Annas, Caiaphas, the Sanhedrin, then Pilate, Herod, and finally Pilate a second time. The religious leaders pushed for Jesus to be crucified, though He was completely innocent....

Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you. Luke 6:38 ESVThe visiting speaker who had ridden in on a bus was in need of money and had delivered a great message. He was humble and I felt like his heart was in the right place. I had already paid my tithes for the...

RHM Bible Study, Acts, Chapter Four from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Transcript: Today we are going to study Acts chapter 4 in depth. You can follow along in your own Bible if you like. I will be reading from the World English Bible because it is the only modern English translation that is copyright free, and I can read the entire Bible on video without legal drama or breaking anyones rules....

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:27 WEBJesus said that His sheep would hear His voice and that they would follow Him 'and a stranger, they would not follow" (John 10:5). God speaks to His people individually and collectively. Some are so concerned on being deceived that...

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness Luke 4:1 WEBIn music, one of the most beautiful sounds is harmony. There is nothing like it when a band has worked hard on perfecting the backing vocals and maybe even a few instruments, all blending together into one great and full voice. Working together, all the background parts make the one up...