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SUMMARY:"For the Lamb … will be their shepherd"  [Revelation 7:17(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“For the Lamb … will be their shepherd”.  Here is a wonderful turn of phrase. Lambs usually need to be cared for by the shepherd\, but in the Kingdom of God it is the Lamb who becomes the shepherd. John the Baptist spoke of Christ as the ‘Lamb of God’ who would be offered as the sacrifice for sins. Jesus spoke of himself as the good shepherd who would give his life for the sheep. Both are brought together in this glimpse into the heavenly realms as Christ takes his rightful place at the centre of the throne.\nThe One who was led out to be crucified now leads the saints in safety. The One who cried ‘I thirst’ now provides springs of living water. The One who came in humility will come again in glory and triumph. Worthy is the Lamb!  [AP]
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/for-the-lamb-will-be-their-shepherd-revelation-717niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240606
DTSTAMP:20240530T081008Z
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UID:5254-1717545600-1717631999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"My times are in your hand"  [Psalm 31:15(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“My times are in your hand”.  Because we do not know what a day may bring forth\, it is reassuring to read today’s verse. Doing God’s will now is more important than trying to anticipate what tomorrow may bring. If it is a time of waiting or of preparation remember it is still of purpose in God’s plan for you.\nThere is a time for everything and the Lord wants to bring His joy into all you do. If Christ cannot be there you should not be there!\nGod’s hand is a mighty hand\, full of blessing for His People. It can guide you through life’s most difficult maze and support you when called to carry the heaviest load.\nThere is no better place to be than in the centre of His hand for it is the centre of His care and love. Put your trust in Him at all times.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/my-times-are-in-your-hand-psalm-3115rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240605
DTSTAMP:20240530T080923Z
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UID:5252-1717459200-1717545599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"everyone to whom much is given\, from him much will be required"  [Luke 12:48(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“everyone to whom much is given\, from him much will be required”.  Better a little well used than a lot wasted. You are more likely to get five out of five than ten out of ten so why covet the lifestyle of those who have more than you?\nGod gives His gifts knowing what is best for us\, both as regards what we can do and what needs doing. So rather than thinking what you could do with what you wish you had\, look to what the Lord has given you\, seize the opportunities that come your way and put to use all you have.   Note there are no exemptions for age\, infirmity\, accident or emergency. It is “everyone”: we are all called and honoured to serve the Lord.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/everyone-to-whom-much-is-given-from-him-much-will-be-required-luke-1248rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240604
DTSTAMP:20240530T080843Z
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UID:5250-1717372800-1717459199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"let not your hands be weak"  [II Chronicles 15:7]
DESCRIPTION:“let not your hands be weak”.  These words are part of the prophesy of Azariah spoken to King Asa. They were days when ‘there was no peace to him that went out\, nor to him that came in’.  In a world of war\, disease and sorrow we are tempted to say\, ‘There is nothing I can do’. But any such feelings must not be acceded to. Weak hands can make you the weak link in a chain.\nThe Lord Who gives strength to the weak expects you to lift up those weak hands in faith knowing that His strength is made in perfect in weakness.\nIn the Lord you shall do exploits. There is an anointing whereby He places His hands upon yours. The One Who creates men out of dust can empower them by His Spirit so that no hands need ever hang limply to the side.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/let-not-your-hands-be-weak-ii-chronicles-157/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240602
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240603
DTSTAMP:20240530T080758Z
CREATED:20240530T080758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240530T080758Z
UID:5248-1717286400-1717372799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Who has believed our report? "    [Isaiah 53:1(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Who has believed our report? “.  What Isaiah foretold in prophecy was witnessed by dwellers in Palestine 200 years later. For nearly two thousand years the followers of Jesus have born testimony to the truth of the gospel in their lives as the news has spread all around the world.\nThe Jews could not accept that their Messiah was to suffer: they looked for a king who would release them from bondage. They did not believe the report. When Jesus was to be taken and tried by the religious leaders and rulers of His day\, all forsook Him and fled.\nAt first when the report of His resurrection broke\, His own disciples were slow to believe\, one of them insisting he would only do so if he touched His body. But the truth did dawn: the glory was revealed. Isaiah’s Suffering Servant was seen to be the Saviour Jesus.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/who-has-believed-our-report-isaiah-531rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240602
DTSTAMP:20240530T080709Z
CREATED:20240530T080709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240530T080709Z
UID:5246-1717200000-1717286399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"he who believes in me has everlasting life"   [John 6:47(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“he who believes in me has everlasting life”.  Underwritten by His own atoning death and effectively sealed by His glorious resurrection\, Jesus has no difficulty in fulfilling His promise. The deepest sinner need have no difficulty in accepting it\, for beginning with the malefactor who hung next to Him at Calvary\, men ever since have had the assurance of sin forgiven\, peace with God and eternal life through trusting Him.\nBut since the Fall in Eden\, man’s desire has never been fulfilled – until Christ appeared to put away sin\, that is. It is a basic desire of man that he shall keep alive. The faith of those who had looked forward to His Coming could now be rewarded. And all who hear and receive the message of new life in Christ can enjoy the blessed experience of the new birth which is but the beginning of this everlasting life.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/he-who-believes-in-me-has-everlasting-life-john-647rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240601
DTSTAMP:20240425T143030Z
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UID:5241-1717113600-1717199999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"and I will bless you"  [Genesis 12:2(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“and I will bless you”.  The Lord promised Abram that if he would leave his country\, his people and his father’s household and go to the land of which the Lord would show him\, the Lord would bless Him.\nAbram obeyed and became the father of all who exercise this faith and obedience. The Israelites became God’s chosen people and in spite of their wanderings and waywardness became the forebears of that greater nation\, the redeemed out of all tongues and people\, who would form the church or body of Christ.\nAll who would have that blessing of the Lord that makes rich and about which there is no sorrow must seek God’s face\, listen to His voice and obey. Then He will bless you.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/and-i-will-bless-you-genesis-122niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240531
DTSTAMP:20240425T142946Z
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UID:5239-1717027200-1717113599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient"  [John 6:7]
DESCRIPTION:“Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient”.  No! Neither is two hundred thousand pennyworth\, nor all the bread from all the bakeries in the land enough\, if mankind is to be truly fed! For\, man shall not live by bread alone. But give these people Jesus and all their needs will soon be met. A miracle to satisfy today’s hunger is wonderful\, but Jesus satisfies the depths of the soul\, and that is greater still.\nSome of the relief operations to needy parts are miracles in themselves as food and provisions are collected\, then conveyed by ‘giant birds’ to the stricken areas. But humanitarian aid is not sufficient. The souls of men must be fed. Fed\, but add to this the bread of the Gospel.\nAre you telling others of the place where burdens are lifted and sin is washed away?
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/two-hundred-pennyworth-of-bread-is-not-sufficient-john-67/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240530
DTSTAMP:20240425T142901Z
CREATED:20240425T142901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T142901Z
UID:5237-1716940800-1717027199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Ill-gotten treasures are of no value"  [Proverbs 10:2(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Ill-gotten treasures are of no value”.  It is not what value your treasure is on the open market\, but how you acquired it. This may be something that only you and God know. Because of the importance attached to how we acquire what we have\, the proverb goes on to say that righteousness delivers from death. And since we have to leave all our treasure behind when we die\, the attainment of right or righteousness in the sight of God becomes of paramount importance.\nIt is not just a matter of collecting\, but of collecting what is of real value and as Jesus taught us of laying up or transferring treasure to heaven.\nJesus went about doing good as He proclaimed the gospel. We need to do the same. Deal in eternal things today!
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/ill-gotten-treasures-are-of-no-value-proverbs-102niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240528
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240529
DTSTAMP:20240425T142729Z
CREATED:20240425T142729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T142729Z
UID:5235-1716854400-1716940799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"How many loaves do you have? "  [Mark 8:5(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“How many loaves do you have? “.  With this question\, Jesus turns the whole perspective on the situation around. Instead of looking at what they hadn’t got\, as the disciples were doing\, Jesus looks at what they have got. Jesus hadn’t actually asked the disciples to provide the bread. He’d simply shared his concern for the people. But instead of asking how they could help\, the disciples\, like many of us\, could only see the difficulties. Jesus saw the opportunity.\nJesus longs to use what you and I do have to encourage our faith\, to bring blessing to others and to be a part of what He wants to do. Rather than looking at the problems and difficulties\, see the opportunities and offer what you have and are in service to the Lord today.    [AP]
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/how-many-loaves-do-you-have-mark-85niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240528
DTSTAMP:20240425T142559Z
CREATED:20240425T142559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T142559Z
UID:5232-1716768000-1716854399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"the wells of Salvation"  [Isaiah 12:3]
DESCRIPTION:“the wells of Salvation”.  Isaiah pictured it\, the Gospel writers describe it and the Book of Acts gives us instances of sinners drawing from them. Many have been doing so ever since.\nThe prophet described those drawing water from these wells as doing so with joy. And what joy can equal that experienced when the sin that has separated us from God’s blessing of salvation is washed away!\nThat joy has sent the music of the gospel echoing around the earth. It is joy to the world and thirsty souls have come from every quarter.\nToday an untold number will be coming for the first time: others will be quenching their soul thirst from the water of life. Not so deep you cannot draw from it: not so far that you cannot reach it and you are invited to come.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-wells-of-salvation-isaiah-123/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240527
DTSTAMP:20240425T142513Z
CREATED:20240425T142513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T142513Z
UID:5230-1716681600-1716767999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever"   [Psalm 23:6]
DESCRIPTION:“and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever”.  The Shepherd Psalm describes a relationship that will never end. In no way will the Lord help and protect you for a time\, and then leave you to get on without Him.\nTo reach the house of the Lord is to attain the highest point of worship. To be there must mean separation for ever from the evil and snares of this life and also an engagement in glory that will never tire.\nService in the house of the Lord never becomes monotonous. There will be no stagnation there.\nMost things in this life are eventually exhausted and you need a further supply – not so the exhaustless stores of our Lord.\nThe Lord’s sheep need be in no doubt where they are going.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/and-i-will-dwell-in-the-house-of-the-lord-for-ever-psalm-236/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240526
DTSTAMP:20240425T142421Z
CREATED:20240425T142421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T142421Z
UID:5228-1716595200-1716681599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"and great grace was upon them all"   [Acts 4:33]
DESCRIPTION:“and great grace was upon them all”.  Grace is favour freely given. The Lord Jesus has never failed to meet the believer’s every need for grace and help.\nThis verse in the Book of the Acts describes the goodness of the Lord in covering the believers with grace as the Church was launched forward on the crest of the wave of the outpoured Holy Spirit.\nEvery soul that has felt the same Spirit knows the feeling of grace – grace that brings salvation\, grace as an ocean in which the child of God can swim and a Divine medium in which the soul can grow.\nGreat grace upon them all is not confined to members of the early Church. It can be the experience of the individual believer\, of you in your circle\, today.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/and-great-grace-was-upon-them-all-acts-433/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240525
DTSTAMP:20240425T141913Z
CREATED:20240425T141913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T141913Z
UID:5226-1716508800-1716595199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"How can these things be? "  [John 3:9]
DESCRIPTION:“How can these things be? “.  We all have things we cannot understand. The surprising thing about Nicodemus was that as a spiritual leader among the people he did not understand the need for a new birth about which Jesus was telling him.\nWe commend him for his honest and enquiring questions and have little doubt that he accepted the truth presented to him by Jesus. It was the first time that Nicodemus had been faced with this question of the new birth.\nWe must be ever grateful for John three verse sixteen spoken to Nicodemus and we do well to come to the Lord with our questions. There will be times when we do not find a reason given but what He says will always satisfy us until we reach heaven\, when all will be made plain to us.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/how-can-these-things-be-john-39/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240524
DTSTAMP:20240425T141830Z
CREATED:20240425T141830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T141830Z
UID:5224-1716422400-1716508799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"the prize for which God has called me"   [Philippians 3:14(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“the prize for which God has called me”.  The prize before the eyes of the disciple of Jesus is the high calling of God in Christ. God sent His Son to be the Saviour of the World. He died for our sins. He will justify the ungodly who repent and when justified by faith there is no longer any condemnation in the sight of God.  He calls the repentant sinner to be seated in heavenly places in Christ. Human language cannot express nor mortal heart conceive the glory that awaits those who love Jesus.\nNow with such a prize awaiting all who run the Christian race\, a clear sight of it must stimulate us to press hard towards it: run with patience as we wait for it and then begin to rejoice in the glory that awaits.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-prize-for-which-god-has-called-me-philippians-314niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240523
DTSTAMP:20240425T141747Z
CREATED:20240425T141747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T141747Z
UID:5222-1716336000-1716422399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"his sleep went from him"  [Daniel 6:18]
DESCRIPTION:“his sleep went from him”.  Darius had been tricked into issuing an edict that Daniel could not observe. It marked the end of Daniel’s presidency. Darius was made to place his seal on the mouth of the lion’s den into which Daniel had been thrown. Not surprising his sleep went from him!\nYet God was using this incident to tell Darius and through him the whole world that the God of Daniel is the living God.\nSometimes we make mistakes we cannot rectify. Our soul is so disturbed that we cannot sleep. In all such cases the Lord can turn gross misconduct into great triumph for His name if we call upon Him\, trust in Him and look for His deliverance\, as Darius found out when he returned in the morning.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/his-sleep-went-from-him-daniel-618/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240522
DTSTAMP:20240425T141703Z
CREATED:20240425T141703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T141703Z
UID:5220-1716249600-1716335999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Go your way"   [Mark 10:52(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Go your way”.  We are not told where Bartimaeus went after Jesus had healed him. Whatever he did\, it was his own thing – Jesus called it\, ‘your way’.  The Lord did not want Bartimaeus to live the life of someone else. He would mix with people who would marvel at his experience\, but he was to be himself. It may have been back to the old way he knew before he became blind\, but this became a new way now he had met Jesus. That made the difference.\nHas your way become God’s way? It won’t until you take the Lord into it. Your way extends to every department in life and it is in every department you need to admit the Lord.\nYou would expect Bartimaeus to ever be telling about so dramatic an experience. But is your salvation any less?
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/go-your-way-mark-1052rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240520
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240521
DTSTAMP:20240425T141625Z
CREATED:20240425T141625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T141625Z
UID:5218-1716163200-1716249599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit"  [Acts 13:52(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit”.  The Holy Spirit brings joy – it is a fruit of the Spirit. The disciples were filled with the joy of the Spirit because they had obeyed God’s voice and faithfully proclaimed His Word. It was not the joy of ease and acceptance for they had been persecuted and expelled from the region. Their joy was not one of lightness and hilarity. It was from deep down within their being whence Jesus said would flow rivers of living water. It was the joy that is known by all the labourers in the gospel – the soul-winner’s joy for the Lord had sent them forth to reap souls for the kingdom. The disciples had seen many honour the Word and believe the gospel. Other joy depends upon outward circumstances. Be filled with the Holy Spirit and know joy from within.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/and-the-disciples-were-filled-with-joy-and-with-the-holy-spirit-acts-1352niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240520
DTSTAMP:20240425T141538Z
CREATED:20240425T141538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T141538Z
UID:5216-1716076800-1716163199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"So is everyone who is born of the Spirit"   [John 3:8(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“So is everyone who is born of the Spirit”.  Jesus used the wind to illustrate to Nicodemus the ministry the Holy Spirit would have in his life when he was born again.\nThe wind blows where it will – you cannot predict the course it will take.\nYou can hear the wind\, but cannot see it – what you see is the effect it is having on people and things.\nThe origin and destination of the wind are not known – you don’t know why it comes as it does or what course it will take before it subsides.  How does this illustration relate to your experience? Don’t build a wall to block the Holy Spirit working in your life. There is no knowing what the Lord will do other than whatever the Spirit does will glorify Jesus.\nGod grant us some evidence that the wind is blowing!
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/so-is-everyone-who-is-born-of-the-spirit-john-38rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240519
DTSTAMP:20240425T141455Z
CREATED:20240425T141455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T141455Z
UID:5214-1715990400-1716076799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"the God of our fathers\, has glorified his servant Jesus"   [Acts 3:13(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“the God of our fathers\, has glorified his servant Jesus”.  God the Father has highly exalted His Son\, Jesus.\nIt must have been glorious when in that conference of the God-head before the world began\, He agreed to go on that great undertaking of salvation.\nIt was glorious at His actual Incarnation when the heavenly choir sang in chorus. His Father bore testimony to His Son several times during His ministry.\nIt was glory when the tomb was empty and He rose from the dead and again when He ascended into heaven and assured His disciples of the ministry of the Spirit.\nYet it becomes most glorious to you when you magnify and exalt Him in your heart as you repent and become converted. Glorified in heaven and in all the hearts of His followers.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-god-of-our-fathers-has-glorified-his-servant-jesus-acts-313niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240518
DTSTAMP:20240425T141412Z
CREATED:20240425T141412Z
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UID:5212-1715904000-1715990399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume"  [Mark 14:3(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume”.  How do we express our love for the Lord? This woman had a reputation that caused embarrassment to others but not to Jesus. What the disciples considered a waste was valued by Jesus because he knew the depth of love that was behind the action. Jesus uses the situation to teach about love and forgiveness and makes a clear link between the two. Saying the right words or acting to impress others is not what Jesus is looking for. Because this lady knew how much she had been forgiven\, she brought the very best she had as an expression of her love for Christ. Remembering how much we have been forgiven will help us express our love for the One who has forgiven us. [AP]
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/a-woman-came-with-an-alabaster-jar-of-very-expensive-perfume-mark-143niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240517
DTSTAMP:20240425T141320Z
CREATED:20240425T141320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T141320Z
UID:5210-1715817600-1715903999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"they rose up in the twilight"  [II Kings 7:5]
DESCRIPTION:“they rose up in the twilight”.  They were four lepers living in no-man’s land between the Syrian army and the besieged inhabitants of Samaria.\nFor them daylight was fading in more ways than one. Yet they realised they faced a choice – stay where they were and starve or go to the Syrian camp and possibly be allowed to live and be fed.\nThe way they rose up was divinely inspired\, for they became the saviours of the city of Samaria. They were not the last to get up and go at the direction of the Spirit when others would have them written off.   Everyone can do something and should be looking for opportunity and listening for that inner voice of the Spirit to be obeying the Lord – even in the twilight!
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/they-rose-up-in-the-twilight-ii-kings-75/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240516
DTSTAMP:20240425T141238Z
CREATED:20240425T141238Z
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UID:5208-1715731200-1715817599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"hope to the end"    [I Peter 1:13]
DESCRIPTION:“hope to the end”.  In his letter to believers scattered throughout Asia\, Peter is exhorting them not to lose heart. In effect\, he is telling them to fix their eyes on the end of the race.\nGlory awaits the child of God at the end of the way. And should it be that in the providence of God the journey is long and arduous\, the glory at the end will be greater.   Your hope must not just be in success\, achievement and advancement in the day\, though the Lord may give you these. Your hope must be in God’s keeping power – able to keep you to the end.\nYou may feel you are inadequate and realise that in your strength you will not reach your goal. If so\, let that feeling throw you upon the Lord and His promise. “Hoping to the end” should not be dulled by hurdles along the way.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/hope-to-the-end-i-peter-113/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:5206-1715644800-1715731199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"great multitudes came unto him"  [Matthew 15:30]
DESCRIPTION:“great multitudes came unto him”.  That attractive power of Jesus has never been lost. Two thousand years after He spoke these words\, Jesus is attracting multitudes today.  In many different ways and places yet all with the same magnetic drawing power of the Lord in our midst. Risen from the dead yet ever living\, His Spirit is attracting all who recognise He is the One to meet their deepest need.\nIt is not what your need is\, but recognising that Jesus stands ready to meet it\, that is paramount.\nWe should note that the crowds came to Him. The invitation has gone out for the sinner to come. This is an invitation that needs your response. If you make the move and come\, you will find Jesus meets every need – often in ways you least expect.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/great-multitudes-came-unto-him-matthew-1530/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:5204-1715558400-1715644799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"for great is the glory of the Lord"   [Psalm 138:5]
DESCRIPTION:“for great is the glory of the Lord”.  The glory of the Lord is seen in the splendour that surrounds His throne – a glory only seen by mortal eye in vision or dream. Something of that glory shone through the Lord Jesus on the Mt. of Transfiguration. The Apostle John in his Gospel says\, ‘We beheld his glory’.  All of us can experience His glory in His lovingkindness and truth that come to us through His Word. Our hearts respond in praise to His glory when He answers our prayer and strengthens our soul.\nThe Psalmist speaks of the day when kings of the earth shall praise the Lord. The Book of Revelation speaks of those casting their crowns before His glory\, but it is when you experience the living Jesus in your heart that you begin to realise the greatness of His glory.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/for-great-is-the-glory-of-the-lord-psalm-1385/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:5202-1715472000-1715558399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Ruth was determined to go"    [Ruth 1:18(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Ruth was determined to go”.  Some change must have taken place in Ruth’s heart when\, or soon after\, she married one of Naomi’s sons. It may have been the different way of life\, for he was a refugee from Judah and she a Moabitess or it may have been the sincerity and devotion of her mother-in-law that won her over. Whatever it was\, once she set her heart upon Jehovah\, she determined to return with Naomi and no persuading would deter her.\nTenacity of purpose is needed. When that change called the new birth takes place\, we can expect a God-given determination to be evident. Decide to follow Jesus\, seek His aid\, give yourself wholly to Him\, obey His voice and find a strength and determination to press towards the prize that the high calling of God in Christ extends to you.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/ruth-was-determined-to-go-ruth-118niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:5200-1715385600-1715471999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"What are you doing here\, Elijah? "   [I Kings 19:9 & 13 (RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“What are you doing here\, Elijah? “.  It is clear from this question that the Lord is interested and concerned about us when we have lost confidence and interest in ourselves. It also shows that He is not prepared to allow disaffection among His servants to go unattended.\nFurthermore\, it is a question that opens the way for help to be given and reinstatement to begin. The point we should note is not so much where you are as the fact that God is aware of you and wanting to establish contact.\nElijah possibly thought he could run away from his obligation as a prophet and that that in turn would sever his communication with the Lord. It was not so. And neither is it so for you and me.  We can all learn from Elijah’s experience.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/what-are-you-doing-here-elijah-i-kings-199-13-rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:5198-1715299200-1715385599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"the fiery darts of the wicked one"   [Ephesians 6:16(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“the fiery darts of the wicked one”.  The Devil has a quiver full of these dreadful things and he knows the most effective one to use on any given occasion. Here are but a few:\n        malicious lies\,                                                                                        distorted truth\,\n        resurrecting the past\,                                                                             querying the truth of God’s Words\,\n         denying the power of the blood of Christ to cleanse from all sins\,                   appearing plausible\,\n        spreading discontent\,                                                                            exploiting natural weakness\,\n        making frightening noises and issuing wild threatenings\,                     inciting fear.\nRemember the Devil is a crack shot\, or shall we say\, has a good aim.\nDon’t be surprised when his arrows hit the mark. Protection is afforded by using the shield of faith at all times.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-fiery-darts-of-the-wicked-one-ephesians-616rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:5196-1715212800-1715299199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth"  [Matthew 28:18]
DESCRIPTION:“All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth”.  We need to ever remember that Jesus is Lord and Sovereign. Though He controls and influences everything\, in this day of grace He builds His kingdom by invitation. It is a gospel invitation given to whoever will come.\nThe all-powerful Lord of glory gives us free-will to choose to accept or reject. No-one will enter heaven who does not want to be there\, and no-one will be there in heaven who has not met Jesus in this life.\nFurthermore\, He works by love and we love Him because He loved us. So all who are in heaven will love Jesus. There will be none who meet Him at heaven’s door for the first time.  All powerful to keep; all loving and gentle to care!
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/all-power-is-given-unto-me-in-heaven-and-in-earth-matthew-2818/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:5194-1715126400-1715212799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"You have defied the word of the Lord"    [I Kings 13:21(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“You have defied the word of the Lord”.  Life is littered with people who have taken the wrong turning. This happens in all sorts of ways and in many different departments of life.  The Lord told a prophet from Judah that he should not eat or drink in any home in the northern kingdom. He disobeyed. Circumstances surrounding this prophet are worth noting:\n    1. He had been used of the Lord to carry God’s message to Israel: he was a valiant prophet.\n    2. He had resisted other invitations – he did obey so far.\n    3. He was deceived by a lying prophet.\n    4. A punishment for disobedience was carried out.\nThese can speak without enlargement. None of us can afford to be careless about our behaviour.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/you-have-defied-the-word-of-the-lord-i-kings-1321niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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