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SUMMARY:"as we have opportunity"     [Galatians 6:10(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“as we have opportunity”.  Opportunities come and go. Some are taken\, others are lost\, but here Paul speaks of an ongoing opportunity. There is no doubt in his mind that we will have this opportunity. It’s not ‘if’ but ‘as’. This opportunity can be long or short\, it can be passing or regular. It’s not dependent on another’s actions or outside events. This is an opportunity available to all and is for each one of us to accept. Each and every dealing we have with others\, at work or at home becomes a potential opportunity to ‘do good’. Irrespective of what they might do or how they might react\, we are able to ‘do good’ to them.  Don’t miss the opportunities you have today to show God’s goodness to others.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/as-we-have-opportunity-galatians-610niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240206
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UID:4993-1707177600-1707263999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"now therefore"   [Joshua 1:2]
DESCRIPTION:“now therefore”.  Recognition of God’s blessing in the past enables a man or woman to face the future with confidence and to step forward in His Name.\nOur ‘now’ must be governed by a ‘therefore’ that takes account of what God has done in the past.  Joshua taking over what Moses was doing can better be described as God continuing in Joshua what He began in Moses and expanding it.\nGod will use your life past to enrich your experience of Him now. He has not suddenly stumbled across you. His attention and care dates from your mother’s womb. It will make all the difference in your arising and going over into your Promised Land if you are aware of what God has done for you in past days.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/now-therefore-joshua-12/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240206
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UID:4991-1707091200-1707177599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? "   [Luke 10:40 (RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Lord\, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? “.  Jesus might have been pre-occupied with more important matters\, but it’s very unlikely this was the reason. Certainly He may have been wondering what the next step was for Him to take in His ministry. He could have been contemplating the shadow of the Cross which was daily looming greater.\nIt could be that He was just resting with His eyes closed and had not noticed Mary there\, but nothing like this was the case. He was delighted that Mary had joined those who sat at His feet drinking in every word and He wished Martha was there too.\nSome things might have to be left occasionally if you are to sit at Jesus’ feet.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/lord-do-you-not-care-that-my-sister-has-left-me-to-serve-alone-luke-1040-rav/
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DTSTAMP:20240125T154451Z
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UID:4989-1707004800-1707091199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"praying always for you"   [Colossians 1:3]
DESCRIPTION:“praying always for you”.  You would expect to hear that the church at Colosse were praying for Paul. But in his letter we see that from his prison in Rome\, Paul was praying for them.\nPrayer is more than a money-in-the-slot exercise\, as though you ask the Lord to do something and then take the answer. The body of believers in Christ that make up the true church needs to be praying continually one for another.\nAs your spirit intercedes before God you present those persons and their needs as you know them.\nYou depend on other’s prayer and they depend on yours. The Lord wants us to be constantly in touch with Him and with others as we are led to pray for them.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/praying-always-for-you-colossians-13/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240204
DTSTAMP:20240125T154357Z
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UID:4987-1706918400-1707004799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you"    [Deuteronomy 28:2(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you”.  So many things in life seem to be coming our way yet turn off at the last minute or disappear altogether. Not so with the blessing of the Lord upon those who love Him. Take time to read the blessings promised in this chapter.\nOur hope must be in the Lord. As the eye of the servant looks to his master\, so we must look to the Lord. No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.\nAs we try to see ahead\, clouds that are gathering can make us despondent. But as we look to the Lord we see One who keeps His Word\, whose desire is towards His children and who promises that blessing will catch up with them and overtake them. Watch out for God’s promises catching up with you and overtaking you today\, and praise His Mighty Name.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/and-all-these-blessings-shall-come-upon-you-and-overtake-you-deuteronomy-282rav/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240203
DTSTAMP:20240125T154314Z
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SUMMARY:"Stop bringing meaningless offerings"   [Isaiah 1:13 (NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Stop bringing meaningless offerings”.  It is not what you have in your hand but what is in your heart that counts when you come before the Lord: not what you have done\, but what you are!   We can do nothing to earn or merit our salvation. Why then do we bring worthless trinkets to the Lord when it is a humble and contrite heart that is required?\nThe only boasting we can have is in our Great High Priest who offered Himself to God. And He is the one who clothes us with the garments of salvation.\nIt is the empty outstretched hand that receives the gift of eternal life. Offer yourself a living sacrifice to God and let Him take and use you as He will – in this day and in His way to accomplish His plan to His glory. All we have is given by Him\, so the meaningful thing we can do is to offer ourselves.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/stop-bringing-meaningless-offerings-isaiah-113-niv/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240202
DTSTAMP:20240125T154231Z
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UID:4983-1706745600-1706831999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"guard what has been entrusted to your care"   [I Timothy 6:20(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“guard what has been entrusted to your care”.  Put up a guard before there is a break-in. A realisation of how valuable our calling in Christ is and how much our adversary the devil would steal it from us\, should be the stimulus we need to put us on our guard.\nAny number of what seem to be innocent pursuits may become hindrances to the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Christian.\nPaul seemed to be most concerned that Timothy should take care. The more the Lord has entrusted to you the more diligent you need to be in preserving it.\nThe only effective guard is walking close to the Lord in the everyday things of life. Then you will find peace and know all is well and that a guard against loss is in place.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/guard-what-has-been-entrusted-to-your-care-i-timothy-620niv/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240201
DTSTAMP:20231222T152214Z
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UID:4908-1706659200-1706745599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"your life is hid with Christ in God"     [Colossians 3:3]
DESCRIPTION:“your life is hid with Christ in God”.  God’s gift of eternal life has been brought to man by Jesus. All who believe in Jesus may receive this new life by faith.\nBut it is hidden. That is why doubts can arise or our faith can sometimes falter. Yet when you consider the way the Evil One wrenched God’s first gift of life from man\, and that same Devil is very active today\, you should be glad your new life is safely out of his reach.\nWhere better to be hid than ‘with Christ in God’! There could be no safer place. You may experience all kinds of problems and difficulties in your life on earth\, but you can rest contented if your real life is in Christ.\nThis is far more than religion as a label or a way of life on earth.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/your-life-is-hid-with-christ-in-god-colossians-33/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240131
DTSTAMP:20231222T152119Z
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UID:4906-1706572800-1706659199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Wisdom is better than strength"      [Ecclesiastes 9:16]
DESCRIPTION:“Wisdom is better than strength”.  Force may get things done but they may be the wrong things. Strength is blind without wisdom. If made to choose between the two\, the Bible puts wisdom first.\nThe second part of this verse reminds us of a common injustice we need to fight against\, namely\, the poor man’s wisdom that is despised and his words not heard.\nWe must take care not to despise the wisdom of the poor. Because a man is shabbily dressed or considered poor does not mean his words should be discounted.\nWisdom does not demand that its owner has a healthy bank balance\, though we mistakenly might think so. Neither must a person be dressed in regal robes for his or her counsel to be as good as that of a monarch.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/wisdom-is-better-than-strength-ecclesiastes-916/
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DTSTAMP:20231222T152031Z
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UID:4904-1706486400-1706572799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"holiness\, without which no man shall see the Lord"    [Hebrews 12:14]
DESCRIPTION:“holiness\, without which no man shall see the Lord”.  We have two things here – holiness and seeing the Lord.\nHoliness is a state of purity\, being set apart for God’s glory. For man as he tries to draw near to God it is a progressive state. To be like Jesus is the path along which we advance.\nRefusing to acknowledge sin\, or to say sin does not exist\, does not make me holy. Only absolution and forgiveness can do that and then it must be through the blood of Jesus.\nSeeing the Lord can just mean recognising He is the Lord God Almighty. As the life of holiness proceeds the follower sees more and more of Jesus.\nThe important thing is that you cannot see the Lord until you are made holy and you can only begin to be holy when sin is recognised\, renounced and forgiven.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/holiness-without-which-no-man-shall-see-the-lord-hebrews-1214/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240129
DTSTAMP:20231222T151948Z
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UID:4902-1706400000-1706486399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"it grieves me very much for your sakes"  [Ruth 1:13(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“it grieves me very much for your sakes”.  Naomi’s experience is something that many have known. She felt that it was her behaviour that had brought sorrow into the lives of her daughters-in-law.\nIt was a sorrow that she could do little about. Fleeing to Moab with her husband who then died\, followed by her sons’ deaths after they had married Orpah and Ruth\, brought grief.\nBut there was comfort then as there is comfort today for any like her because God does not desert those in such need.\nNaomi’s grief was real\, but so was her joy. She wanted to change her name to Mara\, meaning “bitter”\, but God had great blessing for her. It is the same for all who will recognise their life is in His hand.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/it-grieves-me-very-much-for-your-sakes-ruth-113rav/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240128
DTSTAMP:20231222T151903Z
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UID:4900-1706313600-1706399999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Abishai said\, 'I will go down with you' "    [I Samuel 26:6(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Abishai said\, ‘I will go down with you’ “.  Abishai stands out in this incident as a ready and willing volunteer to accompany David on a hazardous mission. Saul and his men\, who were hunting David\, lay sleeping in their camp in the wilderness. David asked who would go with him into this camp and Abishai immediately said he would go. He did not say that he knew another good man who could do the job; he said that he would go.\nWhen they reached Saul\, Abishai wanted David to take revenge and kill him. He had to learn that David would not destroy the Lord’s anointed as he slept. Like Abishai we need to be ready to respond positively to the Lord’s invitation as we go into this day and then to learn what is His will for us to do in every situation we find ourselves.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/abishai-said-i-will-go-down-with-you-i-samuel-266rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240127
DTSTAMP:20231222T151821Z
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UID:4898-1706227200-1706313599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"ambassadors for Christ"     [II Corinthians 5:20]
DESCRIPTION:“ambassadors for Christ”.  Diplomatic relations between God and man were not broken off when Jesus ascended to His Father!\nAll who acknowledged Jesus as Lord were to become ambassadors: those who let the gospel light shine through them are ambassadors.\nJesus’ ministry on earth is still the most talked about three years in this world’s history. This talking is largely done by His disciples who are His ambassadors.  The church of Jesus Christ has grown apace as its emancipating message has been conveyed by these ambassadors all over the world.  No one need say ‘What can I do?’ Tell the one next to you about Jesus and in an instant you’ll know what it is to be an ambassador of the Sovereign Lord.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/ambassadors-for-christ-ii-corinthians-520/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240126
DTSTAMP:20231222T151739Z
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UID:4896-1706140800-1706227199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Why do you not understand what I say? "     [John 8:43(GNB)]
DESCRIPTION:“Why do you not understand what I say? “.  The Lord might well put this question to many today.\nJesus ministered for three years using words that the simplest soul could understand. His message was backed by miracles and a life of loving and helping His fellowmen.  The words He spoke have never been allowed to be lost in all the rubbish that has been published over the centuries. After one atoning death for the sin of the world\, He was declared to be the Son of God with power by His resurrection from the dead. By the Holy Spirit He speaks as a living Saviour to all who will listen.\nWhy do so many not understand? Most likely because they don’t want to. Put simply\, they will not come to Him and receive Life. Don’t be like them!
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/why-do-you-not-understand-what-i-say-john-843gnb/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240125
DTSTAMP:20231222T151655Z
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UID:4894-1706054400-1706140799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Have you entered the treasury of snow\, or have you seen the treasury of hail …? "  [Job 38:22(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Have you entered the treasury of snow\, or have you seen the treasury of hail …?  The snowflake tells the glory of the Creator. The wonder in the design of every snowflake and in every hailstone points to the wonder of creation. Today’s question is\, ‘Have you considered this?’ Or are you just wandering through life with no eye for the beauty around you?\nJust as God’s Word takes on a new look when you know the Author\, so should God’s world when you know the Creator.\nThe odd snowflake is lost: a fall of them can paralyse a city. Every flake bares the stamp of its Creator. Mother earth clad in her winter coat reminds us of the whiteness of the heart when cleansed from sin. Don’t bury your head in the newspaper of this world’s worries: look out of life’s carriage window as you journey through the day.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/have-you-entered-the-treasury-of-snow-or-have-you-seen-the-treasury-of-hail-job-3822rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240124
DTSTAMP:20231222T151612Z
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UID:4892-1705968000-1706054399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word"   [Psalm 119:67]
DESCRIPTION:“Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word”.  The Psalmist thanked God for the affliction he had experienced. When everything is going right\, one often finds that if there is faith at all it is filed away in a drawer only to be brought out if needed.\nBut then affliction comes\, the bottom drops out of your world\, you cannot do as you want any more. And while you cry ‘Why has God done this to me’\, you know the affliction has drawn you to the Lord. And it takes a lot of affliction to knock the spiritual pride out of some of us.  When you find that the way of the transgressor is hard\, you take steps to keep to the straight and narrow way.\nYou can thank God for the affliction when it brings you in line with God’s Word in your life.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/before-i-was-afflicted-i-went-astray-but-now-have-i-kept-thy-word-psalm-11967/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240123
DTSTAMP:20231222T151525Z
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UID:4890-1705881600-1705967999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"What do you want me to do for you? "      [Mark 10:51(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“What do you want me to do for you? “.  This is the question Jesus asked a blind beggar. It is a valid question for you and me today. What do we want the Lord to do for us?\nThe Christian is called to be the “salt of the earth” and much prayer he makes will be of a general nature – for the sick and lonely\, for safety in travel\, for peace and stability in the nation\, and so on. But this man was asked a personal question.\nWhat Jesus wants to do for you will not only give you peace and joy\, it will enable you to fill the place God has for you. There will be no mistaking what the Lord does.  Jesus healed the blind beggar but the story didn’t stop there. Bartimaeus followed Jesus – that was fulfilling the purpose of his healing. He will do the same for you.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/what-do-you-want-me-to-do-for-you-mark-1051rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240122
DTSTAMP:20231222T151441Z
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UID:4888-1705795200-1705881599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Keep yourself pure"     [I Timothy 5:22(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Keep yourself pure”.  Because the soul cleansed by the blood of Jesus can become soiled or contaminated through the environment\, Paul reminded Timothy of his responsibility to keep himself pure.\nThe Christian cannot do as he likes. Because a thing is pleasurable and desirable does not make it permissible. Pure godly religion is to keep oneself unspotted from the world.   To be constantly sinning and asking forgiveness is not acceptable. It is incompatible with growth. Sadly\, the world and the church often accept a lower standard.\nSin has not lost its stain and abhorrence in God’s sight because we have changed its name or ignored it altogether.\nIt’s up to us. If we would advance in the Christian pathway without falling back the rule must be “Keep yourself pure!”
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/keep-yourself-pure-i-timothy-522niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240121
DTSTAMP:20231222T151244Z
CREATED:20231222T151244Z
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UID:4886-1705708800-1705795199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"not turning aside to the right or to the left"    [II Chronicles 34:2(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“not turning aside to the right or to the left”.  Josiah did what was right in God’s eyes – he did not deviate to the right or left. In striving not to veer off to the left we can deviate to the right and trying not to veer right we can stray to the left. But you could examine Josiah’s left and right boundary and find them intact.  As long as we keep close to the Lord we shall not get “out on a limb”. But we need to realise we can go too far ahead as well as lag behind.\nIf temptation comes from a certain direction it may equally well come from the opposite direction. Strong on one point can result in weakness in another. You can be too wide (liberal) or too narrow (exclusive). Knowing the right and doing it\, means turning away neither to the right nor left.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/not-turning-aside-to-the-right-or-to-the-left-ii-chronicles-342niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240120
DTSTAMP:20231222T151157Z
CREATED:20231222T151157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231222T151157Z
UID:4884-1705622400-1705708799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Put this money to work"    [Luke 19:13(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Put this money to work”.  This was the instruction given to the servants by the nobleman who gave each of them a pound or mina. Jesus likened the situation in this parable to the kingdom of heaven. The mina speaks of something given to trade with.\nAll in the kingdom have been given something. So the question is\, “Are you putting to work what the Lord has given you?” Is this an accurate description of what you are doing today? Each servant had a responsibility while the nobleman was away. And each member of the true church has a responsibility.\nJesus will return again and then there will be a day of reckoning. There will be those who do not put to work what they have been given. Head\, hands\, feet and heart can all be employed in the responsibility of discipleship.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/put-this-money-to-work-luke-1913niv/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240119
DTSTAMP:20231222T151116Z
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UID:4882-1705536000-1705622399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you"    [Psalm 55:22(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you”.  Jesus spoke of each day having enough trouble of its own. ‘Cares’ speak of everyday life. Each day has its own cares and concerns\, there’s no avoiding that. It’s what we do with them that matters. Carrying them\, being weighed down by them\, allowing them to choke the very life out of you is one option. The other is to hand them over. The Hebrew word for ‘cast’ emphasises the transfer from one place to another.\nDavid is encouraging us to hand our lives\, and the daily issues in them\, over to the Lord. When we do\, then we experience His sustaining power\, enabling us to come through each day in a way that honours Him and strengthens our relationship with Him.\n    [AP]
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/cast-your-cares-on-the-lord-and-he-will-sustain-you-psalm-5522niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240118
DTSTAMP:20231222T151029Z
CREATED:20231222T151029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231222T151029Z
UID:4880-1705449600-1705535999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God\, and from his power"   [Revelation 15:8]
DESCRIPTION:“the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God\, and from his power”.  This is vastly different from the Temple area on earth when Jesus visited it and found it a den of thieves and echoing with the rattle of money rather than prayer.\nIt is a picture of what every sanctuary should be. No use consecrating a building if the glory of the Lord will not be there.\nWhen Solomon’s temple was dedicated\, the glory of God so filled it that administration was brought to a standstill.\nIt is not how large the building is that is important\, but whether the glory of the Lord fills it.\nWe know that the body of the believer is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Every believer needs to ensure that His praise fills the Temple and that worship conducted in it is Spirit led.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-temple-was-filled-with-smoke-from-the-glory-of-god-and-from-his-power-revelation-158/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:4878-1705363200-1705449599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth\, he began to cry out"   [Mark 10:47]
DESCRIPTION:“when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth\, he began to cry out”.  Three factors contributed to his startling behaviour. First\, he believed that Jesus could do something for him: second he was advised that Jesus was passing by and thirdly he knew that Jesus did not turn away anyone in need. This made him cry out and to continue shouting until Jesus heard and responded.\nWe might say that the man was aware of his need also\, but really that is too obvious. Sadly man in general is not aware of his need today. You would think that sin and judgment no longer existed.\nAs a result\, not many cry out for mercy. This blind man was the only one in the crowd that cried to Jesus. And he was the only one who received mercy. It is the same today.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/when-he-heard-that-it-was-jesus-of-nazareth-he-began-to-cry-out-mark-1047/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:4876-1705276800-1705363199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"she said\, The glory is departed from Israel"   [I Samuel 4:22]
DESCRIPTION:“she said\,The glory is departed from Israel”.  These last words of Phinehas’ wife as she died in childbirth were prophetic. God through her pronounced judgment upon Israel and Ichabod\, the name of her son\, bore witness to this.\nGods’ glory shines in the hearts of those who obey and fear Him. It leaves when sin and rebellion take over the lives of His followers.\nThe many promises God made to Israel were no longer valid when the Children of Israel disobeyed Him\, turned away and disowned Him: We may easily take for granted a glory that we have known of Him not realising that this is dependent upon His Presence with us. And that Presence is holiness without which no man can know the Lord.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/she-said-the-glory-is-departed-from-israel-i-samuel-422/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:4874-1705190400-1705276799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Seek the Lord while he may be found\, Call upon him while he is near"    [Isaiah 55:6(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Seek the Lord while he may be found\, Call upon him while he is near”.  Now is the accepted time. A day may come when God cannot be found. Remember Esau who for a morsel sold his birthright and afterward when he would have inherited the blessing was rejected\, though he sought it with tears.\nThe verse also tells us we must seek and call. We seek by attending to our ways\, by our manner of life and by repenting of sin in our hearts: it means leaving no area undisturbed as we use every means to find Him.\nWe call when we believe He is there though we cannot see Him. We call to attract His attention and draw on His mercy.\nPaul told his hearers in Athens that God is not far from any one of us. In the affairs of this day God is near\, waiting for us to seek and call.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/seek-the-lord-while-he-may-be-found-call-upon-him-while-he-is-near-isaiah-556rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTAMP:20231222T150651Z
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UID:4872-1705104000-1705190399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Except a man be born again\, he cannot see the kingdom of God"   [John 3:3]
DESCRIPTION:“Except a man be born again\, he cannot see the kingdom of God”.  Natural birth only carries a lease for duration of life on earth. No one born into this world has any entitlement to life beyond the grave. Only God has immortality. Man forfeited any hope of qualifying or earning any extension of life when Adam fell in the Garden of Eden.\nGod’s heavenly kingdom is real and many count themselves citizens of it. That citizenship is as a result of a new birth. It is so important that Jesus interrupted Nicodemus at the very outset of their conversation to enlighten him about it.\nThat new birth is not something man can generate of himself. It is a re-creation of the Holy Spirit. He cannot earn it but he can and must ask the Lord for a new birth\, a vision of His Kingdom and the gift of eternal life.[/sayit
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/except-a-man-be-born-again-he-cannot-see-the-kingdom-of-god-john-33/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240112
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DTSTAMP:20231222T150611Z
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UID:4870-1705017600-1705103999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Accept the one whose faith is weak"     [Romans 14:1(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Accept the one whose faith is weak”.  The weak brother needs supporting. It may be for this very reason that he crosses your path. Weak faith is infinitely greater than no faith and strengthening the weak may be just your ministry.\nAccept those weak in faith but don’t get embroiled in other’s doubting and disputings. Keep your eyes on the Lord. Let His blessing and the fruit of your faith in time past encourage you to believe – even for the strengthening of your brother’s weak faith.\nCircumstances\, tradition and upbringing play a great part in the development of faith and different temperaments react differently\, too. But strong faith develops in those who feed upon the meat of the Word of God.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/accept-the-one-whose-faith-is-weak-romans-141niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:4868-1704931200-1705017599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha"     [II Kings 4:1(RSV)]
DESCRIPTION:“the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha”.  I have always been attracted to this widow’s behaviour. She was not too proud to ask for help when she needed it. Her situation was desperate and she quite rightly called for assistance from the circle of godly men in which her late husband moved. The Lord tells us that we should call upon Him in the day of trouble. It is true that the Lord knows all about us and is aware of our condition: also that He promises never to leave us\, though at times we may feel we have left Him. Yet we are told to call. What this widow would have missed if she had not called! She would never have seen her empty jars miraculously filled with such provision as enabled her to clear the debt and live. And I wonder what you are missing because you do not call unto the Lord!
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-wife-of-one-of-the-sons-of-the-prophets-cried-to-elisha-ii-kings-41rsv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTAMP:20231222T150449Z
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UID:4866-1704844800-1704931199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"there was a division among the people because of him"       [John 7:43]
DESCRIPTION:“there was a division among the people because of him”.  Some accept while others reject: Jesus said He would divide those of a household. He came and lived and died and rose again that those who believe might not perish but have eternal life. But there are those who will not believe. Jesus said to His hearers\, “You will not come to me that you might have life” and it is the same today.\nBut who would refrain from sending a rescue vessel into a besieged port because some might refuse to leave their doomed city? So it is that the gospel of God’s love and grace must be preached. It is because we were all perishing that Christ came to save us: now the gospel is preached and those who believe are saved from perishing.\nOn which side of the division shall we be found?
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/there-was-a-division-among-the-people-because-of-him-john-743/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTAMP:20231222T150407Z
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UID:4864-1704758400-1704844799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth"  [Esther 4:2]
DESCRIPTION:“none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth”.  Was this edict designed to keep grief and mourning away from the palace area? If so\, it failed.\nRather than banning sorrow\, we need to carefully tend it. Remember the gracious way that Elijah dealt with the woman whose grief was beyond words at the loss of her only son.\nWhile Ahasuerus may have used the king’s gate to lock out his distraught and sorrowing subjects\, the higher court of heaven knows no such exclusion. It could be said that the sackcloth of sorrow for sin must be worn before the blood-washed garments of righteousness can be donned.\nBecause you bear inexpressible sorrow you will never be excluded from the feet of Jesus. He will listen to you\, lift your burden and lighten your load. He mends the broken-hearted.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/none-might-enter-into-the-kings-gate-clothed-with-sackcloth-esther-42/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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