BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//BAM - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:BAM X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for BAM REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250104 DTSTAMP:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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:20260425T120512 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241215 DTSTAMP:20260425T120512 CREATED:20241128T094859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T094859Z UID:5653-1734134400-1734220799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”I am the Lord" [Leviticus 26:1\,2\,13 & 45] DESCRIPTION:”I am the Lord”. The Lord repeatedly reminded the Israelites that He was Lord as He gave instructions for their behaviour.\nLook at the prohibitions:\n No idols – wood\, stone or any man-made icon;\n No Sabbath desecration – it is the day to rest.\nLook at the long list of blessings:\n Good crops and harvest; all you need to eat;\n peace in the land; no threat from invasion;\n victory in battle and the presence of God among His People.\n No slavery to the Devil but service to the Lord.\nIn all this the bottom line now\, as then\, must be making Him Lord. Ours is the privilege to exalt Jesus to the highest place upon the throne of our heart. Where a life has this foundation today it makes all the difference. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/i-am-the-lord-leviticus-261213-45/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241214 DTSTAMP:20260425T120512 CREATED:20241128T094754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T094754Z UID:5651-1734048000-1734134399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”when they got into the boat\, the wind ceased" [Matthew 14:32(RAV)] DESCRIPTION:”when they got into the boat\, the wind ceased”. The disciples’ experience is a picture of those who enter into the ark of salvation upon the seas of life.\nMany make shipwreck of the life God has given them. It was not Peter’s return to the boat\, but Jesus’ coming aboard that brought the calm. After all\, it is our fear of what will happen to us that makes us afraid.\nWhen Jesus comes into our life we have peace with God\, peace with ourselves and a purpose in the life He gives us. His presence makes all the difference. The hope of heaven and the joy of salvation transcend all the petty anxieties if we take Christ on board.\nWhen you know He is aboard with you\, storms that loomed large before are largely forgotten. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/when-they-got-into-the-boat-the-wind-ceased-matthew-1432rav/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241213 DTSTAMP:20260425T120512 CREATED:20241128T094640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T094640Z UID:5649-1733961600-1734047999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”the glory which shall be revealed in us" [Romans 8:18] DESCRIPTION:”the glory which shall be revealed in us”. Who are these that are to have glory revealed in them? They are nothing special to look at – it’s probably only when under pressure or duress you’d pick them out.\nTheir educational attainment may not be outstanding though some are keen to take every opportunity to learn more.\nFor them there is no bypassing suffering or avoiding difficulty – in some ways they have much persecution and adversity.\nStorms still rage about them like anybody else\, but if you look carefully\, you’ll see there is a peace in it all.\nGet near them\, though\, and they’re sure to tell you they love the Lord. They are Christians\, and the day is coming when the whole creation will be astounded at the glory of God seen in them. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-glory-which-shall-be-revealed-in-us-romans-818/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241212 DTSTAMP:20260425T120512 CREATED:20241128T094543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T094543Z UID:5647-1733875200-1733961599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”he who lays up treasure for himself\, and is not rich toward God" [Luke 12:21(RSV)] DESCRIPTION:”he who lays up treasure for himself\, and is not rich toward God”. It is a natural desire to want to succeed. We are given pounds to trade with and talents to use. But it is making a profit without thought of God or seeking His will in it all that condemns us. And the world is full of people who are doing this.\nThe bank of heaven pays a good dividend – gilt edged in so much as it will never depreciate. Investment is easy and can be done by the poorest in this world’s rating.\nIndeed\, if you give to those in need until you have little left you can continue depositing good in the vaults of heaven.\nRich toward God may not be noticed by others\, but riches of that nature will never fade or fail. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/he-who-lays-up-treasure-for-himself-and-is-not-rich-toward-god-luke-1221rsv/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241211 DTSTAMP:20260425T120512 CREATED:20241128T094444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T094444Z UID:5645-1733788800-1733875199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once" [Deuteronomy 7:22(NIV)] DESCRIPTION:”You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once”. Many parallels may be drawn between the restrictions laid by Jehovah upon the Children of Israel and God’s plan for His disciples today. Here is one of them. Success was not to be achieved immediately in the overthrow of the nations ranged against God’s People. It was not to be a short sharp battle followed by years of ease and laziness.\nAnd so\, the Lord Who gives you an average ‘three score and ten’ will fill each one of those years with just the degree of success needed to make the whole of your life accomplish that for which He has called you to be His servant.\nIt is today added to all the other days that will give the overall picture of success that the Lord has promised to give you. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/you-will-not-be-allowed-to-eliminate-them-all-at-once-deuteronomy-722niv/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241210 DTSTAMP:20260425T120512 CREATED:20241128T094345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T094345Z UID:5643-1733702400-1733788799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”they … wished for the day" [Acts 27:29] DESCRIPTION:”they … wished for the day” . Storm or distress or grief can make the night seem endless. When tossed to and fro by the waves as Paul and his companions were\, or so disturbed that bed in the safety of home does not grant sleep\, you long for day.\nSuffering can seem like a never-ending night\, and many are called to suffer for their faith. Others just suffer seemingly without reason and irrespective of their faith. For them the night can seem endless.\nYet you know it is not! Your wish only extends to bring daybreak nearer. Your wish is a prayer.\nGod knows your longing\, He hears your cry. Often the Lord seems to extend our nights of suffering – but only to make the break of day more appreciated and blessed. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/they-wished-for-the-day-acts-2729/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241209 DTSTAMP:20260425T120512 CREATED:20241128T094250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T094250Z UID:5641-1733616000-1733702399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”faithful over a few things" [Matthew 25:23] DESCRIPTION:”faithful over a few things”. As children we play at what we one day expect to be real. Adulthood is not long reached before we realise few if any of our childhood dreams will come true. But it is not what you have missed but what you have been given that is important.\nAdult life and its responsibilities bring home the truth that for most of us mismanagement of what we have is our biggest problem.\nDon’t spend too much time chasing bubbles or reaching for the stars. Spend it developing what you have to the glory of God and to the benefit of your brother and sister in need.\nIt is not how much you have\, but how faithful you are with what you have\, that will matter when your final assessment is made. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/faithful-over-a-few-things-matthew-2523/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241208 DTSTAMP:20260425T120512 CREATED:20241128T094207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T094207Z UID:5639-1733529600-1733615999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”I will listen to what God the Lord says" [Psalm 85:8(NIV)] DESCRIPTION:”I will listen to what God the Lord says”. There are a number of steps you’ll need to take if you are going to join the Psalmist:\n stop all else you’re doing;\n switch off television and radio;\n discard the tinsel that obscures reality;\n remove the wax from your ears;\n pay more attention to what God is saying to you.\nYou will have to:\n be prepared to do what God says;\n put His commands first on your list of priorities;\n avoid excuses and procrastination.\nBut if you can do all this\, the result will be well worth any sacrifice. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/i-will-listen-to-what-god-the-lord-says-psalm-858niv/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241207 DTSTAMP:20260425T120512 CREATED:20241128T094117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T094117Z UID:5637-1733443200-1733529599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”if you consider me a partner" [Philemon v17(NIV)] DESCRIPTION:”if you consider me a partner”. Partners can sometimes be easier to make than to keep\, especially if we are not prepared to maintain the relationship.\nPhilemon no doubt thought it an honour to have the Apostle Paul as a personal friend. The test came when on the strength of that friendship he was asked to do something. Irrespective of what he felt within\, was he prepared to forgive and receive back a runaway slave for Paul’s sake? Onesimus may have robbed him. The believer’s relationship with the Body of Christ is one of partnership. In the light of that\, he or she is asked to do many things just as difficult as Paul asked Philemon. But when you are in love with your Lord you’ll do anything. After all\, whatever you do can never equal that already done for you. URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/if-you-consider-me-a-partner-philemon-v17niv/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241206 DTSTAMP:20260425T120512 CREATED:20241128T094039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241128T094039Z UID:5635-1733356800-1733443199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org SUMMARY:”many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples" [Matthew 9:10(RAV)] DESCRIPTION:”many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples” . Matthew did not keep his conversion secret: rather\, he made it the opportunity for his acquaintances to hear Jesus for themselves. So we read that tax collectors and sinners sat at his table. Any not accepted in the synagogue found they were able to meet Jesus around the table in Matthew’s home. Not that Jesus shared with these men in their sinful life but He did make it quite obvious that He loved them (while hating their sin) and wanted to help them.\nIt’s a pity we don’t have more feasts like this one. Matthew’s workmates accepted the invitation extended to them. Sitting around a table is a good place to talk. When did you last sit and chat the gospel with those you invited to a meal? URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/many-tax-collectors-and-sinners-came-and-sat-down-with-him-and-his-disciples-matthew-910rav/ CATEGORIES:BandM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR