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SUMMARY:"the Lord blessed Obed-edom\, and all his household"  [II Samuel 6:11(RSV)]
DESCRIPTION:“the Lord blessed Obed-edom\, and all his household”.  The Lord’s children should know the blessing of the Lord in their homes. God’s blessing is something to be shared and felt by all living under the same roof.\nObed-edom’s case illustrates the way in which God’s blessing should be a sign to all who see it or are affected by it. Uzzah had incurred God’s wrath by steadying the ark on the new cart that had been made. As a result the Israelites\, David included\, wondered what judgment to expect next.  The way God blessed the house of Obed-edom where the ark of the covenant had been hurriedly taken indicated that the Lord wanted to bless rather than punish His people.\nThe home that today enjoys the blessing of the Lord says the same thing.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-lord-blessed-obed-edom-and-all-his-household-ii-samuel-611rsv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240804
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240805
DTSTAMP:20240725T113511Z
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UID:5378-1722729600-1722815999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"you have cast all my sins behind your back"   [Isaiah 38:17(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“you have cast all my sins behind your back”.  From these words it seems that Hezekiah recognised it was his sins that had made his house disorderly and caused God to issue an ultimatum to him. He further recognised that when he repented of his sin God had cast these transgressions away and given him a new start.\nThe same truth holds today. Once you have God’s forgiveness for what you’ve done\, those deeds will never be brought up again. It is this that makes the forgiveness the Lord gives so wonderful. He gives a new lease of life totally free from the hang-ups of yesterday\, plus divine strength to go and sin no more. This blessed truth is yours if you will take it.\n‘Behind your back’ means out of sight whichever way you turn!
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/you-have-cast-all-my-sins-behind-your-back-isaiah-3817rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240804
DTSTAMP:20240725T113428Z
CREATED:20240725T113428Z
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UID:5376-1722643200-1722729599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"and I don't know"    [John 20:13(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“and I don’t know”.  Never hesitate to use these words. Mary uttered them on one of the greatest occasions in history and certainly the most amazing days in her life. They relate to Mary’s search for Jesus on finding the tomb empty.\nWhen you don’t know\, say so! Pretending to know gets nowhere. It is spiritual blindness when you think it is unnecessary to seek the Lord.\nJesus said that those that seek find. Mary’s request to the two angels in the otherwise empty tomb bears out this truth.\nWhenever it is in life’s way that you are lost\, the sensible thing is to ask the way. More so in your spiritual journey. You can ask others but ever remember that Jesus is alive\, pray to Him when you don’t know.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/and-i-dont-know-john-2013niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240802
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240803
DTSTAMP:20240725T113348Z
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UID:5374-1722556800-1722643199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"God has revealed them to us through his Spirit"  [I Corinthians 2:10(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“God has revealed them to us through his Spirit”.  The Apostle Paul writes about the hidden wisdom of God – something that the rulers and nobility of this world knew nothing of\, or they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. In another passage he tells us that not many wise or mighty are called but that God has chosen the weak things of this world – ‘the nobodies’ as we might say – to display His love and salvation.\nAll this is the unseen ministry of the Holy Spirit. He it is who leads us into all truth. And because the Spirit presents Jesus throughout the world\, His ministry is reaching and felt by believers everywhere.\nJesus said He would pray the Father to send the Holy Spirit. We must pray for the Spirit’s revelation in all things.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/god-has-revealed-them-to-us-through-his-spirit-i-corinthians-210rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240802
DTSTAMP:20240725T113302Z
CREATED:20240725T113302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T113302Z
UID:5372-1722470400-1722556799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"windows in heaven"   [II Kings 7:2]
DESCRIPTION:“windows in heaven”  \n   Letting the sunshine of God’s love into our darkened hearts and lives.\n   Showering upon us untold blessings and gifts from our loving heavenly Father.\n   Opened to grant us a glimpse of the things God has prepared for those that love Him.\n   A welcome break in the leaden skies that seem to cover us some days.\n   Opening on the hinges of faith and through which we can see our Lord watching over each of His children.\n   Gateways from severe famine to incredible plenty.\n   Described mockingly by the lord upon whose arm the king of Israel leaned\, yet God’s gracious promise.\n   Channels of blessings for you when you stand expectantly beneath them.\nWindows in heaven.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/windows-in-heaven-ii-kings-72/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240801
DTSTAMP:20240627T093141Z
CREATED:20240627T093141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T093141Z
UID:5368-1722384000-1722470399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"You were shown these things so that you might know that the Lord is God"  [Deuteronomy 4:35(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“You were shown these things so that you might know that the Lord is God”.  What has God been doing with you all these years? Fed and clothed you while others wasted away? Given you health while others suffered? Protected you while others were exposed to all kinds of adversity? Moses reminded the Children of Israel of all that the Lord had done for them and reminded them of the responsibility this brought.\nGod works in our lives today\, as in His People long ago\, to show us that He is the Lord and it is Him we should serve.\nEvery lesson in the Christian’s pathway is to draw him or her nearer to the Lord\, to behold the beauty of Jesus and to live out His love and grace to those around.\nThere’s plenty of need to do that where you are\, so know and let it be known that the Lord is God.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/you-were-shown-these-things-so-that-you-might-know-that-the-lord-is-god-deuteronomy-435niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240731
DTSTAMP:20240627T093050Z
CREATED:20240627T093050Z
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UID:5366-1722297600-1722383999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"at home in the body"   [II Corinthians 5:6]
DESCRIPTION:“at home in the body”.  The body is a comfortable home for some\, for others it is racked with pain or disabled with infirmity. For all who love the Lord and look for His appearing there should be the knowledge that this home is temporary. Don’t get too comfortable or the Lord may put a thorn in the nest!\nIf you realise this present body is preventing you from being present with the Lord you will do all you can to fill your time down here profitably so that you have something to show when He comes or calls.\nIf the Lord asked\, “What have you been doing while I was absent?” what would you say?\nThe answer to that probably determines how excited and overjoyed you will be to see Him!
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/at-home-in-the-body-ii-corinthians-56/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240729
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240730
DTSTAMP:20240627T093011Z
CREATED:20240627T093011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T093011Z
UID:5364-1722211200-1722297599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"out of his heart will flow rivers of living water"   [John 7:38 (RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“out of his heart will flow rivers of living water”.  The spiritual heart is the innermost being of a person. Faith in Christ – accepting Jesus and believing He is all He promises to be to you – makes a change within.\nBecoming a Christian is not applying a truth to the surface and allowing it to sink in. It is a radical heart change: it is the heart that is evil and the heart that the gospel puts right.\nJesus invites those who are thirsty – soul thirsty – to come to Him and drink. The first drink opens up a satisfying and eternal river of water from within and it is a stream replenished by the Holy Spirit.\nFollowers of Jesus can make the mistake of looking from without for that which the Lord would supply from within.\nStreams of living water from the heart must in time reach the furthermost extremity of the life.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/out-of-his-heart-will-flow-rivers-of-living-water-john-738-rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240728
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240729
DTSTAMP:20240627T092927Z
CREATED:20240627T092927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T092927Z
UID:5362-1722124800-1722211199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"he was wounded for our transgressions"   [Isaiah 53:5]
DESCRIPTION:“he was wounded for our transgressions”.  The scourging and beating\, the torturous march carrying the Cross\, the crucifixion and painful death are known to us all. Yet not all by any means recognise or accept that Jesus was wounded for their transgressions.\nIt was my sin that impaled the Son of God to the Cross. It was that I might be made whole spiritually that His body was broken.\nFor Christ’s work to mean anything to me I must recognise that I have transgressed God’s law. The evidence I see for this is in the sentence of death all around me. But His death\, the just for the unjust\, enables all who will trust Him to be brought back to God.\nWithout Christ’s suffering and death\, all the world would need to perish. But now He who believes shall not perish but have everlasting life.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/he-was-wounded-for-our-transgressions-isaiah-535/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240727
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240728
DTSTAMP:20240627T092847Z
CREATED:20240627T092847Z
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UID:5360-1722038400-1722124799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Be not afraid or dismayed by reason of this great multitude"  [II Chronicles 20:15]
DESCRIPTION:“Be not afraid or dismayed by reason of this great multitude”.  The follower of the Lord must not be daunted by the size of the opposition. This is the lesson Jehoshaphat sought to teach Judah as they went out to meet the opposing forces.\nMore important than the number of the enemy is that you should know God’s promise. This is more than wishful thinking. Faith and trust in the promises of God are engendered by a daily walk with Him and one that is not interrupted by waywardness and compromise.\nIf the relationship is in order\, faith and trust follow naturally\, they are no longer out of reach. True love casts out fear – in that environment there is no problem. It is the assurance of His Word to us and His Presence with us we need. With these\, the size of the multitude no longer matters.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/be-not-afraid-or-dismayed-by-reason-of-this-great-multitude-ii-chronicles-2015/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240727
DTSTAMP:20240627T092808Z
CREATED:20240627T092808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T092808Z
UID:5358-1721952000-1722038399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"he called her to him"   [Luke 13:12]
DESCRIPTION:“he called her to him”.  She may never have dared to approach Jesus herself: the nature of her infirmity caused her to be judged unwholesome. However\, she was found in the synagogue and probably had desires for godliness at least equal to other worshippers.\nHer condition – a curved spine – attracted the attention of Jesus and made Him want to do something for her.\nJesus knew her thoughts and did not need to ask what she wanted\, but just told her she was to be healed\, laid His hands upon her and she was made straight.\nJesus knows about us and His invitation to us all is to come to Him. Like this woman in the synagogue\, when we come\, we express our need and accept His healing.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/he-called-her-to-him-luke-1312/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240725
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240726
DTSTAMP:20240627T092732Z
CREATED:20240627T092732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T092732Z
UID:5356-1721865600-1721951999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"he brings them out of their distresses"  [Psalm 107:28(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“he brings them out of their distresses”.  Nowhere does the Word of God try to minimise the distress that men bring upon themselves. Usually as a result of unbelief or distrust\, the heart finds itself carried to a place where no way out can be found.\nThe Lord has a gracious way of taking His children by the hand and leading them out of the deepest valley.\nThose who cry to the Lord in their trouble may expect deliverance. But having cried they need to look for it. He leads: they must follow.\nIt is not a case of taking deep breaths and trying to calm down: not even telling yourself not to worry (often an impossibility when distress is genuine). It is crying to the Lord and looking for the answer. Tears of self-pity can blind you to the way He is leading you.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/he-brings-them-out-of-their-distresses-psalm-10728rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240725
DTSTAMP:20240627T092654Z
CREATED:20240627T092654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T092654Z
UID:5354-1721779200-1721865599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"faith comes by hearing" [Romans 10:17(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“faith comes by hearing”.  This shows the need to proclaim or make known the gospel if folk are to believe.\nThe heart is touched when the gospel is preached. There is a reaction – either to accept or reject. Acceptance means that the hearer believes and places their faith in it. They are able to say\, “I believe it.”\nThe mind may make the first decision but it must be conveyed to the heart. The Bible is quite clear on this point. Saving faith is more than mental assent. With the heart man believes unto righteousness. Emotion is involved: love\, gratitude\, amazement are feelings that may be involved.  Pray that those who hear the gospel may believe: without this faith there is no salvation.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/faith-comes-by-hearing-romans-1017rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240723
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240724
DTSTAMP:20240627T092617Z
CREATED:20240627T092617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T092617Z
UID:5352-1721692800-1721779199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"What good will it be …? "   [Matthew 16:26(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“What good will it be …? “.  Jesus speaks to us all. What good will all that you are doing today be when the final tally is taken?\nThere is so much of eternal value we can do in following truth and justice\, relieving the oppressed and helping our brother in need. Sadly\, much time is spent either in aimless pleasure or straining to obtain this world’s wealth or honour.\nHow will this day advance the progress of your soul – that real “you” that continues when this world’s life ends? “Profit the whole world and lose your own soul” is the way Jesus put it. The most ordinary task can become God’s service when we listen and obey His voice. And if you are living a life where you can in no way serve and honour the Lord\, it is no good. Get out of it!
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/what-good-will-it-be-matthew-1626niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240722
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240723
DTSTAMP:20240627T092535Z
CREATED:20240627T092535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T092535Z
UID:5350-1721606400-1721692799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"but her husband Manoah was not with her"    [Judges 13:9 (NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“but her husband Manoah was not with her”.  Manoah’s wife could be trusted. This was the second time that the angel of the Lord had appeared to her without her husband present but she was entrusted with the news of what was to come. Given that she was unable to have children\, the news of her imminent pregnancy could have sounded far-fetched to Manoah. But his confidence in his wife is seen by his willing response and as a result they both shared in the special responsibility God gave them.\nThe Lord hasn’t changed and is still revealing himself to those ‘out in the field’. Irrespective of our position\, gender or age\, the Lord is looking for those who can be trusted and those who will be obedient to what they are asked to do.   [AP]
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/but-her-husband-manoah-was-not-with-her-judges-139-niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240721
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240722
DTSTAMP:20240627T092433Z
CREATED:20240627T092433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T092433Z
UID:5348-1721520000-1721606399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Is there not a warfare to man upon the earth? "    [Job 7:1(margin)]
DESCRIPTION:“Is there not a warfare to man upon the earth? “.  Life is not easy\, or it might be better to say that those who have things easy do not get very far in this life.\nOne translation of this verse says that life is like forced army service. We are certainly conscripted into it and thrown into situations we would not choose. But a higher power than ours is at work. Those\, like Job\, whose trust is in the Lord know He is aware of their state and only allows things to happen for their good. We cannot escape problems and remain in life. We must face what is before us. Neither should we minimise our problems or sweep trouble under the carpet. Rather we should sympathize one with another.\nWe can all triumph in Christ\, whatever our situation and allowing the Lord into every area of our life is the key to comfort and peace in all our trials.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/is-there-not-a-warfare-to-man-upon-the-earth-job-71margin/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240720
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240721
DTSTAMP:20240627T092344Z
CREATED:20240627T092344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T092344Z
UID:5346-1721433600-1721519999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"men ought always to pray\, and not to faint"   [Luke 18:1]
DESCRIPTION:“men ought always to pray\, and not to faint”.  Prayer\, an antidote to fainting\, brings relief as follows:\nFirst\, by the knowledge that there is an Advocate who will attend to one’s need. Secondly\, that any who are overwhelmed are invited\, indeed\, welcomed\, to take advantage of this offer. Thirdly\, as a result of prayer\, either additional inner strength is imparted or the load lightened or the problem removed altogether.\nActually\, ‘fainting’ includes inadvertently opting out of one’s responsibility\, or inability to face life\, yet it is only transient and on ‘coming round’ life has to be faced again. Much better to solve the problem than ‘chicken out’ only to be dragged back later. Once you have grasped the reality of the invitation\, you keep coming to the Lord in prayer until an answer is received – just as the widow did to the unjust judge in Jesus’ parable.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/men-ought-always-to-pray-and-not-to-faint-luke-181/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240720
DTSTAMP:20240627T092304Z
CREATED:20240627T092304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T092304Z
UID:5344-1721347200-1721433599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"But now bring me a harpist"   [II Kings 3:15(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“But now bring me a harpist”.  Several times in the Bible we find an instrumentalist playing to soothe or inspire the troubled mind. In this case Elisha was disturbed to face the evil king of Israel who had come for advice along with the king of Judah.\nIn the early days of his employment in the court of the king\, the young David played the harp to soothe the evil spirit that came upon Saul – though not always with success\, for on one occasion when he was playing\, Saul threw his spear and tried to pin him to the wall.\nThe important thing is that God uses music to bring blessing and uplift to the hearer. And it was a sad day when the harpists among the captives in Babylon hung their harps on the willow branches and ceased to play.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/but-now-bring-me-a-harpist-ii-kings-315niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240718
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240719
DTSTAMP:20240627T092228Z
CREATED:20240627T092228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T092228Z
UID:5342-1721260800-1721347199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Behold\, I am here\, Lord"  [Acts 9:10]
DESCRIPTION:“Behold\, I am here\, Lord”.  It was as though Ananias was just waiting for the Lord to give him instructions. It would come as no surprise that the Lord spoke to him by a vision. We wonder whether he would have been so ready to be told if he had known he was to be sent to the arch enemy of the Christians – Saul of Tarsus.  In the event\, he was very glad that he did go and become the first to contact one who became the Apostle Paul. There is always joy in doing what God tells us.\nHis instructions often seem impossible\, sometimes dangerous and at times opposite to what we would expect.\nBut once we are certain it is the Lord\, while obedience may call for courage\, it brings us a sense of achievement and blessing and help to others.  ‘Here I am Lord’\, should be the disciple’s ‘stock in trade’.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/behold-i-am-here-lord-acts-910/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240717
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240718
DTSTAMP:20240627T092146Z
CREATED:20240627T092146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T092146Z
UID:5340-1721174400-1721260799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Why do we need any more testimony? "    [Luke 22:71(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Why do we need any more testimony? “.  If power is in the hands of those whose minds are made up\, no further evidence is needed. The elders of the people\, the chief priests and the scribes\, decided that Jesus of Nazareth was safe enough in their custody for some sort of case to be fabricated against Him.\nNow they sought to incite the crowd to give them a mandate to seal their heinous crime in taking the case to Pilate the governor and demanding the death sentence.  How could human injustice sink so low? Has man no love for his brother? These questions should be being asked today. But\, out of the shame of the crucifixion of the Son of God has arisen a great tidal wave of testimony and evidence from those who have believed. Their testimony is that truly this is the Son of God.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/why-do-we-need-any-more-testimony-luke-2271niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240716
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240717
DTSTAMP:20240627T092102Z
CREATED:20240627T092102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T092102Z
UID:5338-1721088000-1721174399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"to be rich in good deeds"   [I Timothy 6:18(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“to be rich in good deeds”.  Paul has been playing on the word ‘rich’\, speaking of the uncertainty of worldly riches compared with the eternal reward that comes from a rich and generous spirit. Good deeds will be the evidence of a generous heart.\nThis is not a one-off action done out of guilt or on a whim\, but it is a life that is given over to showing goodness to others just as Christ has shown His goodness to us. We may not have much money in the bank\, but we can all be rich in good deeds.\nSpending time in serving others is as good an investment as we will ever make. It’s not an option for the follower of Christ\, but a command. Let us be obedient today as opportunities come our way. [AP]
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/to-be-rich-in-good-deeds-i-timothy-618niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240716
DTSTAMP:20240627T092010Z
CREATED:20240627T092010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T092010Z
UID:5336-1721001600-1721087999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"they do not ask the Lord for guidance. This is why they have failed"  [Jeremiah 10:21(GNB)]
DESCRIPTION:“they do not ask the Lord for guidance. This is why they have failed”.  The Lord is ready to answer all who will call upon Him and give guidance at every crossroads in life. Those who love and serve Him could have no greater Saviour\, Lord and Friend. It is sad when those who could know His blessing and who know the way to the throne of grace do not take what God has for them.  The failure that Jeremiah described was the scattering of God’s People Israel. The failure we see today is in defeated Christians who in their folly have gone astray.\nYet He is a God who mends broken pieces\, turns failure into success and makes the plaintive cry into a song of joy. The first step may be the one back to the Lord and then to resolve by His grace to accept His Lordship and guidance.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/they-do-not-ask-the-lord-for-guidance-this-is-why-they-have-failed-jeremiah-1021gnb/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:5334-1720915200-1721001599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"he blessed them"   [Luke 9:16]
DESCRIPTION:“he blessed them”.  If the Son of God gave thanks\, should not we? Many of us might have thought it unnecessary to give thanks for so small a meal. The food was distributed only after the Lord had blessed it. It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich and multiplies what we do. People need to receive what God has blessed. God’s blessing ensures no harm will befall or calamity overtake that will do them no good.   The blessing of God is like an anointing of God that protects us in danger and gives us peace. It is like a table of good things laid and ready to partake when in the midst of our enemies.\nMay the “he blessed them” become “he blessed me” in your experience today.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/he-blessed-them-luke-916/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:5332-1720828800-1720915199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom"    [Psalm 111:10]
DESCRIPTION:“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom”.  Many years ago I heard a man pray\, ‘I thank you God you are my pal’. I’ve often wondered where that man is now! If the Almighty is your ‘pal’ you will need someone greater to see you through the rigours of life.\nIf the Lord is merely a Name that thrills you as you sing worship songs\, you’ll find your need of more when the music stops.\nIf the Lord is just a benign heavenly father who gives what you pray for\, much as you get a bar of chocolate from a vending machine\, you haven’t begun to understand the path of discipleship. We sometimes do mistake the Lord for one of us. His Name is the theme of the songs that lift our spirits in worship and adoration. The Lord does answer prayer\, even while we’re asking. But He is the Lord God Almighty. Angels and archangels bow in His presence. How much more should we!
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-fear-of-the-lord-is-the-beginning-of-wisdom-psalm-11110/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTAMP:20240627T091756Z
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UID:5330-1720742400-1720828799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Take up your son"  [II Kings 4:36(RSV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Take up your son”.  This was the son whom God had given this woman in answer to Elisha’s prayer and yet who had died as she nursed him when he was carried home sick from the fields.\nThat devastating experience made her angry that the prophet had deceived her – giving her a son to take him away again. She thought she had lost him.\nYet by his return from the dead she had a double miracle – born when past child-bearing age and back from the dead.\nThis latest experience caused her to call upon the prophet – her way of calling upon the Lord.\nIt doesn’t often happen exactly this way\, but the experience is the same. God appears to deny us what He promised that He might draw us to Himself\, and we receive more than we ever thought possible.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/take-up-your-son-ii-kings-436rsv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:5328-1720656000-1720742399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"making melody in your heart"   [Ephesians 5:19]
DESCRIPTION:“making melody in your heart”.  The song of the Lord is not to be compared with the jingle of an empty spirit. The well that Jesus promised would spring into ever-lasting life bubbles forth with joy and gladness. Even in its minor tones the song of the Lord has a blessedness all of its own.\nThe Spirit witnesses with our spirit that we are born of God and this must express itself in the heavenly melody.\nThere are many verses to the heavenly hymn\, but all exalt the Lord Jesus. The refrain is one that angels cannot repeat for they have never fallen and been restored by His mercy and grace.\n‘Making melody’ suggests there may be times when you don’t really feel like it\, but you do. Well worth trying for praise is infectious when the song of the Lord begins.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/making-melody-in-your-heart-ephesians-519/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:5326-1720569600-1720655999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Pilate marvelled"    [Mark 15:5]
DESCRIPTION:“Pilate marvelled”.  So did the crowd that witnessed His miracles but later supported the cry ‘away with him\, we demand the release of Barabbas’. I think Herod marvelled too when he heard how the wise men had been led by a star\, but he engineered to destroy the baby born to be King.  The inhabitants of Gadara marvelled at the way Jesus healed the demoniac and their pigs were drowned\, yet they asked Him to leave their part of the country.\nFascination\, captivation\, interest are not enough\, though they can become steps toward the important act of commitment and trust. Pilate marvelled and then gave orders for Jesus to be crucified. Thank God not all are like that. Peter marvelled at a miraculous catch of fishes and then left all and followed Jesus. We need to do more than marvel.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/pilate-marvelled-mark-155/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240709
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UID:5324-1720483200-1720569599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Who can understand the human heart? "    [Jeremiah 17:9(GNB)]
DESCRIPTION:“Who can understand the human heart? “.  The prophet says that there is nothing else so deceitful as the human heart: it is too sick to be healed. We can find instances on every hand to support this. Because deceitful\, it is unpredictable and is involved in all kinds of intrigue.\nYet while the human heart cannot be healed (the prophet is referring to the spiritual heart\, of course) it can be replaced. This has happened in the lives of all who have received Christ. God’s offer of eternal life includes a new\, clean\, God-like heart.\nThe positive answer to Jeremiah’s question is that God can understand the human heart. And any who have heart trouble – spiritual problems – should go to the Lord. Describe to Him the condition as accurately as you can\, then ask Him to deal with it.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/who-can-understand-the-human-heart-jeremiah-179gnb/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240708
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UID:5322-1720396800-1720483199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"when I was brought low\, he saved me"   [Psalm 116:6(RSV)]
DESCRIPTION:“when I was brought low\, he saved me”.  All have the experience of being brought low sometime in life. If not outwardly\, yet within we feel very rotten and low because of our failure or the failure of the world around us. But being brought low gives us the opportunity for the Lord to lift us up. This is so both physically\, mentally and spiritually.\nSometimes if we would humble ourselves it would save the need for us to be brought low. But whatever the reason we are brought low\, the Lord uplifts the lowly.  The Psalmist testified that the Lord saved him. Those who hit rock bottom can feel they will never rise again. But He saves them from their fears as well as from the persecution of others.\nNo fear in being brought low when I know the Lord will save me and place my feet upon a firm rock.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/when-i-was-brought-low-he-saved-me-psalm-1166rsv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:5320-1720310400-1720396799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"faith in his name"   [Acts 3:16]
DESCRIPTION:“faith in his name”.  God the Father has highly exalted His Son Jesus and given Him a Name that is above every other. At that Name all creation will one day bow: in that Name now the followers of the Lord have great promises.\nFaith in His Name is essentially believing that what God says He will do\, what He promises He will fulfil.\nFaith in His Name meets man’s deepest need even when there is no knowing exactly what the need is. Faith laughs at impossibilities because God’s ways are not man’s ways. He knows a way around\, over or through an obstacle when we can see none. Faith in the Name of Jesus healed the life-long cripple whom Peter and John stumbled across in the Temple Gate. Faith in His Name will bring deliverance to you today if you commit your way unto the Lord.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/faith-in-his-name-acts-316/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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