“when they had heard what great things he did“. From the very outset the ministry of Jesus was supported by healings and miracles. It seemed that the whole city of Capernaum gathered at the door of the house where Jesus was staying for what was\, in effect\, a great healing clinic. \nTimes have changed but not the Lord Jesus. He still does great things and people are hearing about them. \nThe existence of a vibrant and radiant Christian church made up of disciples bears testimony to this. Each one of them is conveying the good news of the great things the Lord does today. \nIf it should be that this is not very evident in your circle\, your street or among your friends\, maybe it is because you are not telling out what He has done for you.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/when-they-had-heard-what-great-things-he-did-mark-38/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250113 DTSTAMP:20260427T094423 CREATED:20241230T093754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T093754Z UID:5745-1736640000-1736726399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:"Therefore we do not lose heart" [II Corinthians 4:16(NIV)] DESCRIPTION:“Therefore we do not lose heart”. You lose heart when all hope has gone. It saps you of energy and motivation. It stifles any spirit within and leaves you vulnerable and weak. But whatever our present circumstances might be\, Paul gives believers reasons for not losing heart. He contrasts the physical suffering and decay with the renewing that is happening deep within us that one day will burst forth in eternal glory. He encourages us to keep our eyes fixed on what is now unseen\, but will be revealed when Jesus comes again. \nOne day our salvation will be complete and we will be transformed into the likeness of Christ himself. Troubles now\, will produce rich reward then\, which will never fade or decay. Don’t lose heart. Do keep going! [AP]
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/therefore-we-do-not-lose-heart-ii-corinthians-416niv/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250112 DTSTAMP:20260427T094423 CREATED:20241230T093617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T093617Z UID:5743-1736553600-1736639999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:"he will guide you into all truth" [John 16:13] DESCRIPTION:“he will guide you into all truth”. The Holy Spirit is the Divine agent in imparting salvation to all who believe – the ‘dispenser of Calvary’ as someone put it. \nThe Holy Spirit makes the things of God real to the heart of man. It is He Who convinces and convicts of sin. Any growth in grace may be attributed to the work of the Holy Spirit. Without His instruction and counsel there will be no progress. \nThe gifts of the Spirit produce the fruit of the Spirit. \nFruit bearing in the Christian’s life is directly proportional to the work of the Holy Spirt in the life of the person concerned. \nComfort for the distressed\, power for the weak and healing for the sick are all a ministry of the Holy Spirit. \nThere’s no real movement without the Holy Spirit.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/he-will-guide-you-into-all-truth-john-1613/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250111 DTSTAMP:20260427T094423 CREATED:20241230T093528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250113T085451Z UID:5741-1736467200-1736553599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:"But Zion said\, 'The Lord has forsaken me\, and my Lord has forgotten me.' " [Isaiah 49:14(RAV)] DESCRIPTION:“But Zion said\, ‘The Lord has forsaken me\, and my Lord has forgotten me.’ “. So we squeal before we are hurt and fear what never afflicts us! \nThe prophet reminds us that the Lord has written the names of His children upon the palms of His hands. What right have we to conclude He has forgotten and forsaken us when things don’t fall out as we would like or expect? \nThere is great comfort in God’s Word if we will read it. Our light persecution turns to face Him\, if we will let it. Unanswered prayers are often the only thing that makes us continue talking to the Lord in prayer\, so keeping us waiting deepens our communion with our heavenly Father. \nBut on no account do any of those indicate He has left us.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/but-zion-said-the-lord-has-forsaken-me-and-my-lord-has-forgotten-me-isaiah-4914rav/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250110 DTSTAMP:20260427T094423 CREATED:20241230T093434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T093434Z UID:5739-1736380800-1736467199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:"the whole city came out to meet Jesus" [Matthew 8:34] DESCRIPTION:“the whole city came out to meet Jesus”. At first it appeared a full-scale revival whereas it turned out to be a wholesale rejection. The incident teaches us not to count heads but hearts. \nThe embassage that came to Jesus was to ask Him to leave\, not to welcome His miraculous life changing ministry. \nThe way of life of these men was threatened. Their pigs were of more value than the poor madman who lived in the tombs. No wonder the healed demoniac offered to leave their mercenary company and join Jesus and His disciples. But Jesus sent him home. So the Demoniac of Gadara began a ministry in his home town and among those who had\, to a man\, rejected Jesus. \nJesus still sends His disciples to homes where He is rejected. Count it an honour if you’re one so called.
\n URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-whole-city-came-out-to-meet-jesus-matthew-834/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250109 DTSTAMP:20260427T094423 CREATED:20241230T093342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T093342Z UID:5737-1736294400-1736380799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:"supposing that gain is godliness" [I Timothy 6:5] DESCRIPTION:“supposing that gain is godliness”. There always were those who saw godliness as a means of gain. They will argue that godliness\, if it is good\, must bring gain. The fallacy lies in the interpretation they place on godliness. True godliness is gain but it is also patterned on the teaching and example of the Lord Jesus. If we would see God we must behold Jesus: if we are to acquire godliness it will be at His hand. \nTrue gain is not to be found in the vaults of a bank nor claimed because a name appears on title deeds. \nTrue gain is known by the man whose soul is safe. He came into life with nothing but somewhere along the way someone told him and God revealed to him the great gift of eternal life in Christ. Taking that brought godliness with contentment – the greatest possible gain.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/supposing-that-gain-is-godliness-i-timothy-65/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250108 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241230T093244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T093244Z UID:5735-1736208000-1736294399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:"I was not disobedient" [Acts 26:19] DESCRIPTION:“I was not disobedient”. Paul’s testimony to obedience was great\, for disobedience was the sin that first dogged the history of the human race. It is disobedience to the Lord and His Word that causes misery and failure among those who would be Christ’s followers. \nIt is true that the path may look steep and the demands appear excessive for the follower of Jesus\, but if God asks us to follow Him\, He will give us the strength to do so. \nPaul made his statement amid many who made ship-wreck of the faith and it is a clarion call for us all to heed. \nIf we are to please Him who has called us to be Christian soldiers\, we need to be obedient.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/i-was-not-disobedient-acts-2619/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250107 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241230T093148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T090031Z UID:5733-1736121600-1736207999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:"You alone are God" [Psalm 86:10(RAV)] DESCRIPTION:“You alone are God”. The Psalmist had removed all other images from the throne of his heart. We need to remove all else and give the Lord Jehovah unchallenged worship. Acknowledging God is not enough: we need to remove the clutter that detracts our attention from Him. The modern day ‘gods’ of sport\, pleasure\, business\, leisure can take that important place that the Lord should occupy. \nIf He is God alone in reality in our heart\, He will fill our thoughts\, aims and aspirations. It is to Him we shall turn\, and it is His Name we shall worship. \nJesus must be Lord of all if He is to be Lord at all. The God shaped vacuum can only be properly filled by the One who says He is the Way\, the Truth and the Life.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/you-alone-are-god-psalm-8610rav/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250106 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241230T093053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T093053Z UID:5731-1736035200-1736121599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:"strength to go in and take over the land" [Deuteronomy 11:8(NIV)] DESCRIPTION:“strength to go in and take over the land”. Since the Lord created everyone with a job to do there must be every prospect of their being able to do it. If this is not so\, the conception of a loving Creator will not stand. It is in doing the job God has for us that most of us fall down: we live without consulting the ‘Maker’s Manual’. \nThe things we feed our minds upon give us false cravings for what is not good and so often distract us from our true aim which must be to glorify God. \nIn this Old Testament verse\, Moses conveys to the people that it is by finding and obeying God’s commands they will receive strength to take their rightful possession. \nThere is still much land to be occupied – but it is only by heeding God’s Word that you will possess it.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/strength-to-go-in-and-take-over-the-land-deuteronomy-118niv/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250105 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241230T092944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T092944Z UID:5729-1735948800-1736035199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:"his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation" [Luke 1:50] DESCRIPTION:“his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation”. The Infinite God has an exhaustless supply of mercy and grace to those who honour Him\, giving Him His rightful place in their lives. \nThese words of Mary remind us that no matter by how many generations we are removed from the birth\, death and resurrection of Jesus\, the benefits and blessings we read of in the gospel can be ours today. \nJesus is not merely the head of the church and exalted to the Father’s right hand. He is with His disciples always as He promised even to the end of the age. \nThe number of generations covered by His promise does not matter. His mercy extends to you today\, whatever your circumstance\, however deep your need.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/his-mercy-is-on-them-that-fear-him-from-generation-to-generation-luke-150/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250104 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241230T092844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T092844Z UID:5727-1735862400-1735948799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:"Let my prayer come before you" [Psalm 88:2(RAV)] DESCRIPTION:“Let my prayer come before you”. The Psalmist seems to express the fear of so many\, namely that his prayers are intercepted and never reach the Lord Himself. As though there is a selection committee deciding which petitions are worthy of attention. \nCan God\, who describes the nations as a drop in a bucket and who attends to the affairs of the universe\, be concerned with the things that we bring before Him? \nNot just for his prayer to be heard but for sympathetic hearing was the Psalmist’s request. \nIs that not just what we are promised in our Saviour Jesus who was touched with the feelings we have\, who knows what life is like and who promises to keep us as well as save us? If our prayer is sincere\, we may be certain it is heard by the One who is committed to help.
\n URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/let-my-prayer-come-before-you-psalm-882rav/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250103 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241230T092755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T092445Z UID:5725-1735776000-1735862399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:"I will give peace in the land" [Leviticus 26:6] DESCRIPTION:“I will give peace in the land”. Peace in the land when the people make the Lord their God. Yet where peace is found it is soon broken by one or another. \nThe blessed truth today is that in a world of war and strife\, Jesus brings peace to the heart. In the heart of man peace is found when forgiveness is sought and healing experienced and Jesus reigns as Lord. \nThe enemy is cast out and the Prince of Peace reigns through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. \nHow is it that those whom you might expect to be in greatest turmoil have the deepest peace? How is it that lives that have been veritable battlefields for many years suddenly experience lasting peace? Only because the Lord gives ‘peace that passes all understanding’. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/i-will-give-peace-in-the-land-leviticus-266/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250102 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241230T092707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T092313Z UID:5723-1735689600-1735775999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:"as I was with Moses\, so I will be with you" [Joshua 1:5(RAV)] DESCRIPTION:“as I was with Moses\, so I will be with you”. What God has done for others\, He can do for you! You will never be someone else or do exactly what they did\, but as the Lord was with His servants in time past\, upholding and providing for them\, so He will be with you. After all\, it is His presence\, rather than your strength or ability that matters. Without Him you can do nothing of eternal value. With Him you can do all things. \nThe task may be too great for you\, but ceases to be impossible when His power and presence are with you. His work carries on and his servants serve Him. The promise that He will be with you ensures that what you do will fit into an overall plan that He has for the body of Christ. Claim the promise: treasure the blessing.\n URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/as-i-was-with-moses-so-i-will-be-with-you-joshua-15rav/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250101 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T100350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T100350Z UID:5687-1735603200-1735689599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord" [Jeremiah 17:7(RSV)] DESCRIPTION:”blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord”. It is worth referring to Jeremiah to see God’s assurances to those who put their trust in Him.\n 1. Like a tree planted by water – never suffering from drought.\n 2. Sending out roots by the stream – the more it spreads the more nourishment it finds.\n 3. Not afraid of oppressive heat because its leaves are always green.\n 4. No worries in the year of drought because it draws its strength from a heavenly supply.\n 5. Ever bearing fruit.\nAnd note that it is trust in the Lord evidenced by a confidence in Him that secures these. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/blessed-is-the-man-who-trusts-in-the-lord-jeremiah-177rsv/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241230 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241231 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T100307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T100307Z UID:5685-1735516800-1735603199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”his hand is stretched out still" [Isaiah 9:17] DESCRIPTION:”his hand is stretched out still”. It is stretched out even though God’s people have not sought the Wonderful Counsellor\, Mighty God and Prince of Peace provided. Men and women in all generations\, realising their waywardness towards God\, have asked\, ‘Does God still care?’\nThe Lord is plentiful in mercy\, full of compassion and ever loving towards His children. He does chastise\, but not for ever. He does allow sorrow and distress but promises ‘your weeping shall be turned to joy’. If it should be that you cannot understand His dealings with you\, accept His invitation to trust Him and find how many pieces of life’s puzzle will fall into place. No one knows when God’s loving invitation to come to Him will close. This makes today the only sure time to accept. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/his-hand-is-stretched-out-still-isaiah-917/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241229 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241230 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T100218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T100218Z UID:5683-1735430400-1735516799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”I will make all my mountains a way" [Isaiah 49:11] DESCRIPTION:”I will make all my mountains a way”. This is what Jehovah said to His People Israel and it is a promise He has never rescinded.\nMountains have not been removed either\, and the path over them often appears to be impassable. But those who commit their lives to the Lord will never be confounded. Either the Lord will reveal a way around the obstacle or give strength to surmount it.\nThe Lord promises that all things work together for good to those that love Him and that includes the mountains which we so often think are hindering our progress.\nOne thing the mountains in our way should never fail to do is to make us cry to the Lord for help and to trust Him to answer that prayer. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/i-will-make-all-my-mountains-a-way-isaiah-4911-2/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241229 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T100124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T100124Z UID:5681-1735344000-1735430399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:for me" [Galatians 2:20] DESCRIPTION:”for me”. Have you never opened a parcel\, stared in amazement at its content and then exclaimed “For me?” The gospel is a blessing because its message is so personal. It is something of great value to all who receive it.\nAll that we read happened when Jesus came to earth and lived and loved and died for us\, rose again and ascended into heaven appears in the way God intended when I realise it was for me. God’s love does something for me – it applies the remission for my sin when I claim the blood that Jesus shed.\nLoving and giving is something perfected in God. I must believe and receive and then express my love and gratitude to Him and to others. Incredibly His love is “for me”. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/for-me-galatians-220/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241228 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T100038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T100038Z UID:5679-1735257600-1735343999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”Exalt ye the Lord our God\, and worship at his footstool" [Psalm 99:5] DESCRIPTION:”Exalt ye the Lord our God\, and worship at his footstool”. The Lord has done great things for His people and expects them to say so.\nIt is when we bow low before Him that we exalt Him high.\nFalse humility draws attention to itself: true humility ensures that the Lord fills the horizon. It is lifting high the Lord Jesus while retaining a low profile oneself that provides deep satisfaction to the glory of His Name. Philip told Nathanael his brother how wonderful Jesus was and brought him to see and hear the One Whom he found.\nJesus is exalted when your nothingness draws alongside His greatness; when you let Him do something with what you thought impossible; when you tell someone else what He has done for you and when you are seen to be worshipping Him. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/exalt-ye-the-lord-our-god-and-worship-at-his-footstool-psalm-995/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241227 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T095940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T095940Z UID:5677-1735171200-1735257599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ" [II Corinthians 8:9(RAV)] DESCRIPTION:”you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ”. The Son of God left the glory of heaven to enter our world through the womb of a woman. He lived and mingled unrecognised with the world of His day to give Himself as a sacrifice for the sin of the world. Freely and willingly and lovingly Christ died for us.\nBy grace we are saved – God’s love\, God’s grace. Free unmerited favour bestowed upon all who will believe. To those who receive Him He gives authority to be called the “sons of God.”\nKnowing this grace demands that the love of God be shed abroad in your heart filling your life with worship to Jesus and love to your fellowmen. Spread the message of His grace that others may come to know too. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/you-know-the-grace-of-our-lord-jesus-christ-ii-corinthians-89rav/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241226 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T095846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T095846Z UID:5675-1735084800-1735171199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”My soul magnifies the Lord" [Luke 1:46(RAV)] DESCRIPTION:”My soul magnifies the Lord”. Mary’s heart welled up in praise at the events that had overtaken her. God’s goodness and graciousness to her was overwhelming. As her cousin joined her\, the two women were able to rejoice together in what God was doing. This should be the lasting sentiment of all our lives once we have yielded them to the Lord. If we could see and know what God was doing with those lives dedicated to Him there is little doubt that we would magnify His Name.\nThe Lord is worthy to be praised because of Who He is: He deserves all the praise and adoration of our heart for redeeming us from sin at such great cost. For all He is doing through the blessed Holy Spirit Whom the Father has sent we should praise and honour His Matchless Name.\nLet Mary’s song of praise be ours today. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/my-soul-magnifies-the-lord-luke-146rav/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241225 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T095756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T095756Z UID:5673-1734998400-1735084799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”there will be a fulfilment of those things" [Luke 1:45(RAV)] DESCRIPTION:”there will be a fulfilment of those things”. Both Elizabeth and her cousin Mary had amazing experiences regarding their bearing children and the prophecies concerning them. As with so many instances where God works the events are quite startling.\nElizabeth had confirmation of her feelings when the babe leapt in her womb when Mary visited her. This made her give voice to the promise that God would fulfil his prophecies and promises.\nIt is the same today. Not only is God able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think\, as we place our trust in Him\, He promises He will. He will save us and keep us and give us such desires of our heart as shall glorify His Name. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/there-will-be-a-fulfilment-of-those-things-luke-145rav/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241224 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T095702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T095702Z UID:5671-1734912000-1734998399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”Having therefore obtained help of God" [Acts 26:22] DESCRIPTION:”Having therefore obtained help of God”. Paul had gone a long way since his Saul of Tarsus days!\nHe had obeyed the vision God gave him on the Damascus Road\, as he told King Agrippa. He had found what all who follow the Lord find – once you begin to obey the Lord He gives you all you need.\nIt is not whether you consider the path ahead too steep or the task too difficult but whether you will obey and begin that counts. God gives you all the strength you need for the first step and when you have taken that He will give grace and strength for the second and so on. Paul’s testimony as he began the last of his many journeys was that it was only by God’s help he had reached that point. It is the same for all of us. Be among those who draw on this strength day by day. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/having-therefore-obtained-help-of-god-acts-2622/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241223 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T095603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T095603Z UID:5669-1734825600-1734911999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”For the Lord is great\, and greatly to be praised" [Psalm 96:4] DESCRIPTION:”For the Lord is great\, and greatly to be praised”. Do you match God’s greatness to you by the greatness of your praise for Him?\n You praise Him in those times of worship when you close the door and meditate and magnify His Name in prayer.\n You praise Him when you testify to others of God’s great mercy and goodness in your life.\n You praise Him when you obey His Word; when you trust implicitly in what He says to you.\n You praise Him when you trust Him\, though you cannot understand what He is doing.\nAnd if you’ve not yet experienced the greatness of God in your life\, you’re missing out on the greatest experiences.\nAsk the Lord to make Himself known to you – He promised that those who seek Him would find Him. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/for-the-lord-is-great-and-greatly-to-be-praised-psalm-964/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241222 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T095509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T095509Z UID:5667-1734739200-1734825599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”they … supposed that they had seen a spirit" [Luke 24:37] DESCRIPTION:”they … supposed that they had seen a spirit”. A silly question often asked when I was at primary school was\, ‘Do you believe in ghosts?’ The Bible makes no attempt to hide the reality and influence of a spirit world. Any attempt at contact or communication with it is strictly forbidden. Seeing a ghost or spirit is not something the majority of us relish. Mistaken identity on this point made the disciples cry out for fear.\nWrong identity or not\, when it is Jesus who reveals Himself to us\, that revelation brings peace and joy. There is a world of difference between a spirit and the spiritual. To be spiritually minded is life and peace. To have seen the Lord\, no matter how startling at first\, is a never-to-be-forgotten up-lifting experience\, and one that can happen when least expected. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/they-supposed-that-they-had-seen-a-spirit-luke-2437/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241221 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T095418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T095418Z UID:5665-1734652800-1734739199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat" [Isaiah 25:4(NIV)] DESCRIPTION:”a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat”. Storm and heat – two of the elements that can make life intolerable for us. Storms that come upon us unexpectedly and dash our hopes to pieces. Heat that beats down upon us when shelter we enjoyed has been taken from us. It is in circumstances like these that the Lord provides shelter and shade.\nFor the poor and needy in distress\, when events overtake us like a storm driving against a wall and opposition is like the burning heat of the desert\, the Lord gives protection.\nNot only does the Lord make a way in the desert\, but He provides provision for the journey. Heat that beats down upon us He promises to reduce by the shadow of a cloud. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/a-shelter-from-the-storm-and-a-shade-from-the-heat-isaiah-254niv/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241220 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T095319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T095319Z UID:5663-1734566400-1734652799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”Sell your possessions and give to the poor" [Luke 12:33(NIV)] DESCRIPTION:”Sell your possessions and give to the poor”. Never has this been more timely than today! More people have more than ever before\, while there are more people in poverty than ever. The poverty trap will not open until the rich turn the key in the door. Looking after your surplus can be a worry: giving it to those in need could make the difference between living and dying.\nHow long are we going to tell those born in poverty that their forebears should not have misused aid given them? That many poor will waste any money given to them\, should not stop us giving a helping hand\, a new chance\, and to educate in the proper use of wealth and resources. The greatest offering is when to the poor the gospel is preached: that can see the transfer of eternal riches. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/sell-your-possessions-and-give-to-the-poor-luke-1233niv/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241219 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T095229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T095229Z UID:5661-1734480000-1734566399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”declare the praises of him" [I Peter 2:9(NIV)] DESCRIPTION:”declare the praises of him”. Declaring something is to make it known. It is a deliberate act. It is public and to the benefit of others. In a society that debases the name of Christ\, ours is the joy to declare His praise.\nPraise to God is in response to who He is and what He has done for us. Peter reminds us; ‘You are a chosen people\, a royal priesthood\, a holy nation\, a people belonging to God.’ Is that not enough to deserve our praise? ‘Called out of darkness into His wonderful light … now you are the people of God … you have received mercy.’ As our hearts fill with thanks may our voices declare His praise. Jesus told one man who had been delivered from demons\, ‘Go … tell how much God has done for you.’ He did and we can also. That’s true praise. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/declare-the-praises-of-him-i-peter-29niv/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241218 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T095144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T095144Z UID:5659-1734393600-1734479999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”when he had sent them away\, he departed into a mountain to pray" [Mark 6:46] DESCRIPTION:”when he had sent them away\, he departed into a mountain to pray”. The crowd was the field in which Jesus laboured. But it prevented Him having audience in prayer with his Father\, so He needed to send it away.\nSome of the things we need to shut out\, if we would be still in prayer before the Lord are – anxieties about little things that have been taking so much of our time; the important job we are about to tackle; care about everybody else; the demands that everybody is making upon us; self-pity for our present condition. All these are part of our ‘multitude’ or field of service. When we take them to prayer\, our mind dwells on them instead of on the Lord.\nIf you would walk with your heavenly Father\, you’ll need to ‘send them away’. They’ll return soon enough\, anyway. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/when-he-had-sent-them-away-he-departed-into-a-mountain-to-pray-mark-646/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241217 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T095052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T095052Z UID:5657-1734307200-1734393599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”you must inquire\, probe and investigate it thoroughly" [Deuteronomy 13:14(NIV)] DESCRIPTION:p>”you must inquire\, probe and investigate it thoroughly”. Departure from the way of the Lord even by a minority\, was something not to be countenanced under the Law given at Sinai. Such towns were to be completely destroyed.\nNow while we cannot condone such punishment in this day of grace\, there is always the danger that some will lead us away from the truth. They will suggest that this or that is alright though contrary to the Word of God\, and they will insist that new ideas must be good ideas. It is not always the case.\nGod’s Word conveyed through Moses has not lost its import.\nInquire\, probe and investigate is good counsel today.\nQuality control is an application for Christian living that we may have neglected for too long. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/you-must-inquire-probe-and-investigate-it-thoroughly-deuteronomy-1314niv/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241216 DTSTAMP:20260427T094424 CREATED:20241128T094953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T094953Z UID:5655-1734220800-1734307199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter" [Mark 7:26] DESCRIPTION:”she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter”. When this woman heard about Jesus\, faith and hope rose in her heart and she acted upon them. She went to where Jesus was\, fell at His feet and besought Him for her demon-possessed daughter.\nSituations of distress and unhappiness that affect our lives from time to time need to be brought to Jesus.\nThe special thing about this woman is that she was not put off by an apparent rebuff from Jesus. Rather His words served to increase her faith and determination. She said that it was only a small thing she was asking.\nYours is only a small thing too\, when compared with what God can do. So let her tenacity be your pattern and ask and keep asking the Lord to grant your prayer. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/she-besought-him-that-he-would-cast-forth-the-devil-out-of-her-daughter-mark-726/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR