Thriving Through Resilient Faith in Daily Life
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"For whatever was written in former days was written for our instructions, so that by steadfastness, steadfastness, and by encouragement of the scriptures, we might have hope. May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus, so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." [00:00:46] (33 seconds)
"Again, so this is Jesus begins and says, Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there. Well, the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. He began to teach them many things in parables. And in his teaching, he said to them, Listen, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up." [00:02:12] (38 seconds)
"Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding 30 and 60 and hundredfold. And he said, let anyone with ears to hear listen. Listen. May God bless our reading of Scripture today." [00:03:09] (32 seconds)
"So we've kind of led up to this point where there's there's one last element that is in that that I want to raise with you. So, if you remember, when we started this preaching series, I introduced a model on the elements of a resilient faith. What does a resilient faith look like? And how do you know if you're faith is strong and resilient, or if it's weakening and in trouble." [00:03:56] (27 seconds)
"And then we started to talk about how that resilient faith can be shaped and formed, both in crisis in your life, or globally like what we're in right now, or in times of grief. We talked about how a resilient faith can be supportive and nurturing and empowering, as opposed to a faith that can be toxic and weakening and divisive." [00:04:41] (30 seconds)
"And that seed, that notion implies health. So from a resilient faith, it's a healthy faith. It's a resilient faith. It's a resilient faith. Faith point of view, it's that, what does the soil look like in your life right now? Where are you planting yourself and your faith, is it amongst the thorns or is it on fertile ground? What do we know about fertile ground? It takes work." [00:08:14] (28 seconds)
"And the thing about farming is it is the life, right? Yes, farming has become much more business oriented, but it's still, as a farmer, you're still responsive to the seasons. You're responsive to the daily tempo, the daily requirements of which particular farming you're doing. You have to be always thinking about nurturing both the health of your crops and your livestock." [00:09:41] (32 seconds)
"And so I made a point of really talking to him about the three core elements that I think are essential in a resilient faith. We've talked about heart, your emotions. We've talked about what you're thinking and your beliefs. But we also need to talk about your hands. And the metaphor of the hands, of course, is not the physical idea." [00:13:05] (26 seconds)
"But your faith needs to be rooted in your heart, in everyday life. Not just in the moments of crisis. Because if you only turn to your faith in moments of crisis, friends, it won't be there. Because you haven't nurtured it. You haven't tilled the soil of your faith. If you wait until life turns a negative turn on you, it's too late." [00:13:40] (30 seconds)
"Today's trouble is enough for today. Today's trouble is enough for today. It's enough for today. In Judaism, tahenu, it's good enough. That God's grace is good enough for everyday life. How we interact with each other, what we say to ourselves, what we say to others. That there's enough to occupy each and every day." [00:14:54] (35 seconds)
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"Again, so this is Jesus begins and says, Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there. Well, the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. He began to teach them many things in parables. And in his teaching, he said to them, Listen, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up." [00:02:12] (38 seconds)
"Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding 30 and 60 and hundredfold. And he said, let anyone with ears to hear listen. Listen. May God bless our reading of Scripture today." [00:03:09] (32 seconds)
"So we've kind of led up to this point where there's there's one last element that is in that that I want to raise with you. So, if you remember, when we started this preaching series, I introduced a model on the elements of a resilient faith. What does a resilient faith look like? And how do you know if you're faith is strong and resilient, or if it's weakening and in trouble." [00:03:56] (27 seconds)
"And then we started to talk about how that resilient faith can be shaped and formed, both in crisis in your life, or globally like what we're in right now, or in times of grief. We talked about how a resilient faith can be supportive and nurturing and empowering, as opposed to a faith that can be toxic and weakening and divisive." [00:04:41] (30 seconds)
"And that seed, that notion implies health. So from a resilient faith, it's a healthy faith. It's a resilient faith. It's a resilient faith. Faith point of view, it's that, what does the soil look like in your life right now? Where are you planting yourself and your faith, is it amongst the thorns or is it on fertile ground? What do we know about fertile ground? It takes work." [00:08:14] (28 seconds)
"And the thing about farming is it is the life, right? Yes, farming has become much more business oriented, but it's still, as a farmer, you're still responsive to the seasons. You're responsive to the daily tempo, the daily requirements of which particular farming you're doing. You have to be always thinking about nurturing both the health of your crops and your livestock." [00:09:41] (32 seconds)
"And so I made a point of really talking to him about the three core elements that I think are essential in a resilient faith. We've talked about heart, your emotions. We've talked about what you're thinking and your beliefs. But we also need to talk about your hands. And the metaphor of the hands, of course, is not the physical idea." [00:13:05] (26 seconds)
"But your faith needs to be rooted in your heart, in everyday life. Not just in the moments of crisis. Because if you only turn to your faith in moments of crisis, friends, it won't be there. Because you haven't nurtured it. You haven't tilled the soil of your faith. If you wait until life turns a negative turn on you, it's too late." [00:13:40] (30 seconds)
"Today's trouble is enough for today. Today's trouble is enough for today. It's enough for today. In Judaism, tahenu, it's good enough. That God's grace is good enough for everyday life. How we interact with each other, what we say to ourselves, what we say to others. That there's enough to occupy each and every day." [00:14:54] (35 seconds)
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