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SUMMARY:"keep your gifts for yourself"    [Daniel 5:17 (NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“keep your gifts for yourself”.  Belshazzar wanted to influence what Daniel said. But Daniel was not open to a bribe. He knew that the gifts of man are nothing compared with being right before God. His obedience to God was not to be compromised by gifts.\nFor all who want to obey the Lord\, there will be times when the offers of the world must be rejected. The way of the world is compromise\, dialogue\, negotiation – anything to get around the truth. Belshazzar had set himself up against God. He had no regard for what was holy and now faced God’s judgment.\nDaniel’s response is in sharp contrast. He honoured God above the trappings of the world. The way of the Lord is at odds with the way of the world. Between the two there is no compromise. Daniel’s example is there for us to follow.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/keep-your-gifts-for-yourself-daniel-517-niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230929
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230930
DTSTAMP:20230906T084108Z
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UID:4649-1695945600-1696031999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"We'll go with you"      [John 21:3(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“We’ll go with you”.  When an opportunity to go arises it is not enough to ask where they are going and why\, but whether you should go.\nWas Peter needing a break from the excitement and trauma of recent days when he decided to go fishing? Was it right that he should return to the work from which God had called him?\nWhatever the answers\, Peter took others with him. They all fished in vain and Jesus appeared to them. Dejected and very dissatisfied\, Jesus transformed things and sent them forward with a renewed vision.\nTo go with others is not enough. Our comings and goings should be ordered by the Lord. And if and when we do have an experience of failure\, it is then the Lord is likely to come to our aid.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/well-go-with-you-john-213niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230929
DTSTAMP:20230906T084019Z
CREATED:20230906T084019Z
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UID:4647-1695859200-1695945599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors"  [Nehemiah 3:5(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors”.  Was it that they did not get on with their supervisors or did they baulk at putting their shoulders to anything\, these nobles of Tekoa? They were rebuilding a section of wall near the Fish Gate in the days of Nehemiah. They may have been of noble rank but they were ignoble in activity and earned themselves this rebuke in the list of labourers. They no doubt caused bad feeling and made extra work fall upon the ordinary workers.\nGod’s work needs men who will forget any self-appointed position of rank and authority and put their hand to the plough. These men soiled their good name in an effort to keep their tunics clean!\nLet us be among those who\, when the Lord gives us something to do\, do it with all our might.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/their-nobles-would-not-put-their-shoulders-to-the-work-under-their-supervisors-nehemiah-35niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230928
DTSTAMP:20230906T083923Z
CREATED:20230906T083923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T083923Z
UID:4645-1695772800-1695859199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"As it turned out"    [Ruth 2:3(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“As it turned out”.  What seemed like a chance event was arranged by God Himself. Ruth’s servant heart was what God needed to fulfil His divine plan. As well as sharing the sadness of widow-hood\, she was willing to share in the burden that came with it.\nYet little did she know what God had in store. As she picked up the left-overs of barley\, she picked up a place in the family line into which Christ would come.\nHowever hard life may treat you\, the Lord can still use you. As with Ruth and with Mary\, the Lord looks for those with a servant heart. Nothing depends on chance when we walk with the Lord. Like Ruth\, it may only be in eternity that we become aware of just how God has been able to use us for His glory\, but the joy will be unsurpassed and last forever.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/as-it-turned-out-ruth-23niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230927
DTSTAMP:20230906T083827Z
CREATED:20230906T083827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T083827Z
UID:4643-1695686400-1695772799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"a foolish man\, which built his house upon the sand"   [Matthew 7:26]
DESCRIPTION:“a foolish man\, which built his house upon the sand”.  He rated appearance more important than durability. His house made a great impression while it was standing; but a fool of him when it collapsed. Your life may look good\, but how about the foundation? Skimp on the foundation to spend on the superstructure and lose it all when the flood comes.\nThere is no choice of foundation if you are to endure to the end and on into eternity. No other foundation can be laid than that which is laid. Jesus is the foundation\, the chief cornerstone in the church of the living God.\nWe need to stand upon Him – His word and His promises. We need to know His presence and peace. Then when the storms of life rage our testing will stand and we shall safely negotiate the sea of life and reach heaven’s shore.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/a-foolish-man-which-built-his-house-upon-the-sand-matthew-726/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230926
DTSTAMP:20230906T083721Z
CREATED:20230906T083721Z
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UID:4641-1695600000-1695686399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Serve the Lord with gladness"     [Psalm 100:2]
DESCRIPTION:“Serve the Lord with gladness”.  What a problem ‘miserable Christians’ are: there must be some doubt whether they really are Christians if they are miserable. Some people like this have gained Christians a reputation for being miserable.\nBut the true servants of the Lord are glad to be serving Him. Grateful for the privilege\, happy in their employment\, praising the Lord for all His goodness.\nPersecution may be unpleasant\, but it makes them sing – as did Paul and Silas in the Philippian jail. The burdens they are asked to carry may be great\, but the deep peace they have in Jesus makes them anything but miserable.\nSo begone unbelief\, fear\, depression\, and all melancholy.\nOurs shall be a service of gladness for the Lord Who has done so much for us.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/serve-the-lord-with-gladness-psalm-1002-2/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230925
DTSTAMP:20230906T083631Z
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UID:4639-1695513600-1695599999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"What God promised our ancestors he has fulfilled for us"    [Acts 13:32\,33(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“What God promised our ancestors he has fulfilled for us”.  Jesus said\, ‘One man sows and another reaps’.\nToday we may be reaping the ‘sowing’ of our forefathers.\nThis applies to prayer on our behalf as well as to projects started in faith by those who went before us.\nMany reading these lines will know that their faith now is an answer to the prayer of someone in days gone by.\nSo\, we all have opportunity to fill out God’s promises. Our small part may add to the completeness of the whole.\nAnd if it is that we are benefitting from others’ earlier toil\, let us see to it that besides reaping we are sowing seed which someone else may be raised up to reap.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/what-god-promised-our-ancestors-he-has-fulfilled-for-us-acts-133233niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230924
DTSTAMP:20230906T083529Z
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UID:4637-1695427200-1695513599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"the Lord\, the God of Israel\, who has sent you today to meet me"  [I Samuel 25:32(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“the Lord\, the God of Israel\, who has sent you today to meet me”.  David found the blessing it is to meet someone like Abigail. Incensed at Nabal’s refusal to offer hospitality after his men had protected his sheep shearers\, he was about to come against him in battle when he was met by Abigail. Her placating words as she brought David and his men bread and wine\, dressed lamb\, corn\, raisins and cakes of figs\, make welcome reading in the dust of battle found in these Old Testament chapters.\nDavid recognised that it was the Lord who had sent her across his path and he thanked the Lord for this blessing.\nLife still has many ugly scenes and awkward people\, but God has His charming personalities who recognise their calling to be peacemakers and prevent further bloodshed. Be glad when you meet such today.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-lord-the-god-of-israel-who-has-sent-you-today-to-meet-me-i-samuel-2532niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230923
DTSTAMP:20230906T083434Z
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UID:4635-1695340800-1695427199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"sitting … dressed and in his right mind"   [Luke 8:35 (NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“sitting … dressed and in his right mind”.  The touch of Jesus affects the whole of life. The demons had stripped this man of all respect\, driven him mad and left him running wild. Any control or restraint was broken and he was alone in the world. The god of this world is still doing this today\, leaving men and women\, young and old with no sense of respect for self or others and frantically breaking any last moral restraint. The only hope for mankind is in Christ.\nHe restores dignity and self worth. He calms the troubled soul and brings peace with God. He heals broken hearts and sets free those who are bound. If you have not known the touch of Jesus in your life\, call out to Him today. If you have\, then lead someone else to meet Him and let them know His healing power.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/sitting-dressed-and-in-his-right-mind-luke-835-niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230922
DTSTAMP:20230906T083337Z
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UID:4633-1695254400-1695340799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"there shall be no more curse"    [Revelation 22:3]
DESCRIPTION:“there shall be no more curse”.  A great curse fell upon the human race when the serpent caused Adam to sin. Now the best of us are hindered from doing all that we want to do\, while the worst are bound by sin and rebellion and live in a squalor of ungodliness. There is toil and strife: we labour and are spent out. Justice can be hard to find; hatred and greed seem to go unchecked in so many places. Disease attacks the strongest of us and plans made may disappear overnight. We go forward but with a bias to do evil.\nThank God it is not for ever. The nations of them that are saved shall walk in the New Jerusalem\, the Bride of Christ – no more sorrow\, night or pain and no more curse.\nWe shall expand through the wideness of God’s mercy into a glorious eternity of joy with our Saviour.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/there-shall-be-no-more-curse-revelation-223/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230921
DTSTAMP:20230906T083247Z
CREATED:20230906T083247Z
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UID:4631-1695168000-1695254399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"called in question for today's uproar"    [Acts 19:40(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“called in question for today’s uproar”.  The town clerk of Ephesus was most anxious that this assembly that got out of hand should disperse without further violence. The mob chanted vociferously\, ‘Great is Diana of the Ephesians’ without really knowing why.\nWe can see here a picture of a greater uproar which has more far-reaching consequences. It is the insurrection of sinful man against the pleadings of the Lord to turn from his sinful ways. Many have been persuaded to do this just as Paul had some success among the Ephesians. But still the majority live their lives on a ‘crash-course’. We do well to remember that we will all be called in question for our behaviour today\, whatever day it is. It is in our hands to see that it is not uproar but acquiescence to God’s revealed will that we will follow.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/called-in-question-for-todays-uproar-acts-1940rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230920
DTSTAMP:20230906T083157Z
CREATED:20230906T083157Z
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UID:4629-1695081600-1695167999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"So they all praised the Lord"   [I Chronicles 29:20(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“So they all praised the Lord”.  Did you hear the story about the man who shouted ‘Praise the Lord’ in a church where everyone always sat quietly? A steward tapped his arm and whispered\, ‘We don’t do that here\, Sir’!\nBut they did it in David’s day – every one of them. Of course\, they had 150 published psalms\, and others beside and their spiritual leader was known to dance before the Lord with all his might. He also advocated clapping hands and using all kinds of musical instruments in worship.\nAnd when he said to the assembly\, ‘Praise the Lord your God’ that’s what they all did. It must have been an uplifting experience to have been among their number. But ‘praise the Lord’ folk like this are still around. So praise the Lord and be counted as one of them.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/so-they-all-praised-the-lord-i-chronicles-2920niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230919
DTSTAMP:20230906T083059Z
CREATED:20230906T083059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T083059Z
UID:4627-1694995200-1695081599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:If a man love me\, he will keep my words"   [John 14:23]
DESCRIPTION:“If a man love me\, he will keep my words”.  His words to us are not intermittent\, not just now and then. The disciple must be in continual contact with the Lord. He should be aware of the distractions that can break this line of communication.\nPersonal and unforgiven sin can also distort the messages. In fact\, the disciple needs to take time every day to find what God would say to him or her. The reading of His Word\, prayer and waiting upon Him are key factors in receiving His word.\nSeeking to do His will\, a conscience that is clear of offence\, delight at whatever the Lord is telling us to do are natural characteristics of all who love the Lord.\nTrue love\, divine love\, the love of a forgiven sinner for his Saviour are bonds of obedience not to be broken.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/if-a-man-love-me-he-will-keep-my-words-john-1423/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230918
DTSTAMP:20230906T083006Z
CREATED:20230906T083006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T083006Z
UID:4625-1694908800-1694995199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Greet Priscilla"       [II Timothy 4:19(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Greet Priscilla”.  This is the lady who married Aquila and teamed up with him in the work of the Gospel. It is unusual for the wife to be mentioned first\, which suggests she may have been the more energetic and dominant of the two.\nBut the husband and wife partnership was a blessing to Paul as it was to Apollos and countless others. Both she and her husband were students of the Word and ministered in the Spirit to those younger in faith.\nThey knew what it was to uproot from their home and to be refugees but wherever they went it was the ministry to those in need that took first place. She was the sort of lady that was a blessing to be with. God give us more people like Priscilla to whom you feel you want to say\, ‘Thank you’.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/greet-priscilla-ii-timothy-419niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230917
DTSTAMP:20230906T082858Z
CREATED:20230906T082858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T082858Z
UID:4623-1694822400-1694908799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Put on the whole armour of God"   [Ephesians 6:11]
DESCRIPTION:“Put on the whole armour of God”.  It stands to reason that a wily enemy is ever on the lookout for cracks in his adversary’s armour. And when he finds one or more pieces of protective armour missing completely\, he has an open entry through which to attack.\nAs with all protection\, the armour of God is of no use unless worn. And it is designed to be always in place.\nFamiliarity with the promises of the Word of God\, knowledge in the value of prayer\, an appreciation of the power of the Holy Spirit are merely academic facts unless applied to your own case.\nDon’t leave the armour of God hanging on the wall in church. It might look impressive there but it will only be effective if worn by you today.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/put-on-the-whole-armour-of-god-ephesians-611/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230916
DTSTAMP:20230906T082803Z
CREATED:20230906T082803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T082803Z
UID:4621-1694736000-1694822399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"break up your unploughed ground"     [Hosea 10:12(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“break up your unploughed ground”.  We all have areas of our lives that need to be broken up – areas of stubborn resistance to the work of the Holy Spirit; habits and attitudes that we are content to leave under the influence of the old nature. Listen to what God says:\nUnploughed ground becomes waste. It no longer produces fruit but gives room for weeds and thistles to grow. The danger is that weeds can spread into other areas and begin to pollute the good ground. Areas of our lives that are not given over to the Holy Spirit can affect the whole being and prevent us from enjoying the fullness of life in the Spirit.\nJust as the Lord longed to give the Israelites the very best\, so He wants the best for His people today. Give the Spirit access to those unploughed areas of your life that righteousness might grow.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/break-up-your-unploughed-ground-hosea-1012niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230915
DTSTAMP:20230906T082710Z
CREATED:20230906T082710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T082710Z
UID:4619-1694649600-1694735999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"he took the blind man by the hand\, and led him out of the town"   [Mark 8:23]
DESCRIPTION:“he took the blind man by the hand\, and led him out of the town”.  Jesus sometimes leads the blind to one side before He can minister to them. All true followers of Jesus need to know His leading and to move into a place where\, away from life’s distractions\, He can speak His healing words to their soul.\nWhen Jesus told His disciples to come apart and rest awhile it was for a holiday: it was drawing fellowship and strength from His presence away from the milling crowd.\nDon’t expect God to do running repairs when it is the miracle of a renewal you need! Popularity and current trends of opinion can stop God from having His way. When Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town\, He anointed his eyes and began the healing that gave Him full sight. He would do the same in a spiritual sense for all of us.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/he-took-the-blind-man-by-the-hand-and-led-him-out-of-the-town-mark-823/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230914
DTSTAMP:20230906T082608Z
CREATED:20230906T082608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T082608Z
UID:4617-1694563200-1694649599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"a way in the wilderness\, and rivers in the desert"   [Isaiah 43:19]
DESCRIPTION:“a way in the wilderness\, and rivers in the desert”.  Such is the civil engineering project God will undertake for His people. It is a blessing promised to any experiencing the dryness of a wilderness and desert experience just now.\nWe are not told whether it will be a way out of the wilderness or a path across it: both are true. The river that He creates will certainly run to the ocean.\nIn fact\, the way He makes through the wilderness makes the journey to be pleasant and enjoyable just as the river in the desert transforms the sandy waste into verdant pasture.\nGod’s promise makes no wilderness impossible and no desert impassable.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/a-way-in-the-wilderness-and-rivers-in-the-desert-isaiah-4319/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230913
DTSTAMP:20230906T082508Z
CREATED:20230906T082508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T082508Z
UID:4615-1694476800-1694563199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"a new and living way"     [Hebrews 10:20]
DESCRIPTION:“a new and living way”.  New religions will for ever be springing up\, yet sooner or later they will all suffer from stagnation and become monuments.\nIt is nearly two thousand years now since the birth of the Early Christian Church. Today it is the strongest it has ever been and for one very good reason. Jesus is risen from the dead and leading His followers in a living way to eternal life.\nThe old gospel comes with new appeal because it is alive.\nFollow the One Who said\, ‘I am the Way’ and you will have life.\nNot a forlorn hope for something better\, but a new birth into a new life is what Jesus offers.\nIt is not a new idea or even a good idea you need. It’s new life in the living Lord Jesus. That’s the way forward.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/a-new-and-living-way-hebrews-1020/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230912
DTSTAMP:20230906T082413Z
CREATED:20230906T082413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T082413Z
UID:4613-1694390400-1694476799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Woman\, you have great faith"    [Matthew 15:28(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Woman\, you have great faith”.  Faith that receives such commendation from the lips of Jesus deserves our examination.\n 1. She believed that the Lord would help her. This was the starting point. More than feeling sure He would\, we\n         might say ‘she knew He would’.\n 2. She acted upon her faith\, going to Jesus and crying out for mercy. If she had not acted we should never have\n         known\, indeed\, it would not have been faith at all.\n 3. The apparent silent rebuff from Jesus did not put her off\, and His verbal rebuke only made her press her case more. \nAll great faith must have these characteristics – belief – action – and determination to succeed.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/woman-you-have-great-faith-matthew-1528niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230911
DTSTAMP:20230906T082321Z
CREATED:20230906T082321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T082321Z
UID:4611-1694304000-1694390399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"the scarlet cord in the window"     [Joshua 2:21(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“the scarlet cord in the window”.  No special merit in the cord\, though it was red in colour\, strong in texture and used to lower the two spies from her window on the walls of Jericho.\nIt marked Rahab’s covenant with the spies and her house did not perish when Jericho was taken.\nIt is part of a red line that runs through the Bible from Eden\, when an animal was slain to provide coverings of skin for Adam and Eve\, via Abel who brought an acceptable animal sacrifice to God\, Abraham who was ready to sacrifice his son\, the Israelites who painted blood on the doorposts and lintels of their houses\, numerous prescribed sacrifices in the Mosaic law\, to Jesus whose blood was shed in His atoning sacrifice – and to all who today claim forgiveness through the blood of Christ.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-scarlet-cord-in-the-window-joshua-221rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230910
DTSTAMP:20230906T082222Z
CREATED:20230906T082222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T082222Z
UID:4609-1694217600-1694303999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine"    [Titus 2:1(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine”.  There must be more to the Christian experience than being happy – more than being lost in wonder\, love and praise and no longer in touch with the reality of life.\nJoy accompanies salvation and salvation is received by faith often without knowing very much about the foundations of that faith. And so teaching is needed and learning essential.\nThe child playing with his model railway engine must learn that it needs lines to run on and to be placed on those lines. They need to meet up\, too\, or it will be off the end of them.\nThe Bible must be our text book and the Holy Spirit our teacher. We need to understand what we read and to be sure it is the mind of God and not the whim of man that directs our thinking.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/teach-what-is-appropriate-to-sound-doctrine-titus-21niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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SUMMARY:"I answered you in the secret place of thunder"    [Psalm 81:7 (RSV)]
DESCRIPTION:“I answered you in the secret place of thunder”.  Thunder is at the same time both majestic and mysterious. It is frightening yet demands our attention. To the soul that is sensitive to the voice of God in the world of nature it speaks of His invisible might and power.\nWe cannot pin-point its location and to this extent it is a secret place\, though we are left in no doubt when thunder is there. On a number of occasions when God spoke there were those who only said ‘it thundered’\, while those in tune heard God’s voice speaking.  The whole revelation of God remains unintelligible to most – like the writing on Belshazzar’s wall. But those who dwell in the secret place of the Most High hear their Master’s voice while others pass it off as thunder.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/i-answered-you-in-the-secret-place-of-thunder-psalm-817-rsv/
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SUMMARY:"So you also must be ready"   [Matthew 24:44(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“So you also must be ready”.  A day is coming when Jesus will return. Repeatedly we read of this in the New Testament. Jesus said He was coming back and the disciples preached this truth. After two thousand years it is a promise nearer fulfilment than ever. No one knows when it will be and therefore all who love the Lord need to be ready. Readiness is seen in a number of ways.\n    Not pre-occupied with unnecessary hindrances.\n    Not engaging in shameful practices.\n    Not sleeping spiritually.\n    Shining brightly in the darkness around you.\n    Resisting the attractions and temptations of the Evil One.\n    Bearing a good and attractive testimony.\nJoin the waiting and watching ones – be also ready.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/so-you-also-must-be-ready-matthew-2444niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:4602-1693958400-1694044799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"as the clay is in the potter's hand"   [Jeremiah 18:6]
DESCRIPTION:“as the clay is in the potter’s hand”.  The lump of clay does not resist the potter’s work upon it. If it could resist the vessel might never be made.\nThe potter has complete control. Even when an attempt is thwarted for one reason and another\, the potter will start again.\nSo the Lord will succeed with all who submit to Him. Those who resist and struggle not only lose the contest\, they fail to achieve the perfection that God would give as a master craftsman.\nComplete trust enables the Lord to work unhindered and to adopt plans and follow paths that we cannot understand.\nCommit your life to the Lord and be sure that He who does all things well will make you to be to His eternal glory in His kingdom.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/as-the-clay-is-in-the-potters-hand-jeremiah-186/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:4600-1693872000-1693958399@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"the disciples came together to break bread"   [Acts 20:7(RAV)]
DESCRIPTION:“the disciples came together to break bread”.  It was a time of spiritual refreshment and worship as well as fellowship with one another. Persecution and opposition ensured they looked forward to this occasion.\nThe disciples would draw great strength from this act of obedience and communication: they would also eagerly anticipate the return of the Lord Jesus whose presence was so real to them. They made it a time of ministry\, too – when the Lord could speak to them through His Word. This was in addition to the gifts of the Spirit through which the Body of Christ was edified.\nThe true church\, a real yet invisible body of believers\, has never lost the blessings of this meeting around the Lord’s Table. I trust you’re one who enjoys it still.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-disciples-came-together-to-break-bread-acts-207rav/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:4598-1693785600-1693871999@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"and their minds (are) closed so they cannot understand"    [Isaiah 44:18(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“and their minds (are) closed so they cannot understand”.  Whoever will form a balanced opinion must see what God’s Word says and must take God into the equation.\nThe prophet was writing about people who were religious but whose religion was nonsensical. They cut down wood – with one piece light a fire and bake bread on it and with another they make an image that they worship as God.\nWe would not do that. Instead man ignores the heavens that declare God’s glory\, he silences his conscience which ought to be an accurate inner indicator and the modern generation throws overboard all and anything that they think restricts. But there are those who open mind and heart to the sunshine of God’s love\, who move into the light of His Word and who bear the fruit of the Spirit. This is the class to be among today.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/and-their-minds-are-closed-so-they-cannot-understand-isaiah-4418niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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UID:4596-1693699200-1693785599@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"Lord\, you know all things; you know that I love you"    [John 21:17(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“Lord\, you know all things; you know that I love you”.  Peter’s third answer was to the effect that Jesus already knew the answer: he did love Jesus.\nIt was not that Jesus should know but that Peter should know\, that the question was asked three times. What the Lord had done and was yet to do for Peter was to establish a bond of love that would never be broken. If Peter did not love the Lord who loved him\, his calling would not be fulfilled. His faith must be bolstered or under girded by love.\nIt is the same with us. It is not that we agree with or believe in this or that: not that we leave this or take on the other\, but that we love Jesus\, that is of utmost importance. We love Him because He first loved us\, must be of paramount importance.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/lord-you-know-all-things-you-know-that-i-love-you-john-2117niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230902
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DTSTAMP:20230830T105207Z
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UID:4594-1693612800-1693699199@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"the clay was marred in his hands"     [Jeremiah 18:4(NIV)]
DESCRIPTION:“the clay was marred in his hands”.  Marred or imperfect clay did not matter when it was still in the hands of the potter. The prophet described the Master Potter remaking the vessel\, not doing a repair.\nGod does not patch up those who put themselves in His hand\, He makes them anew. Anyone in Christ is a new creation\, old things are gone and all things are made new.  The reasons why lives get marred are varied. What matters is being in the Lord’s hand.\nWe are all spotted. None is perfect. The Word of God tells us we were born in sin: sin is inherited from the Fall. The Lord is not hampered by the extent of the damage: His hands re-form human clay into new spiritual lives.\nCall on the Divine Potter to work on your life today.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/the-clay-was-marred-in-his-hands-jeremiah-184niv/
CATEGORIES:BandM
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DTSTAMP:20230830T104452Z
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UID:4589-1693526400-1693612799@www.bam-gospeltrust.org
SUMMARY:"king Ahaz … saw an altar that was at Damascus"     [II Kings 16:10]
DESCRIPTION:“king Ahaz … saw an altar that was at Damascus”.  He journeyed to Damascus to visit the king of Assyria whose help he had sought in resisting armed incursions from the king of Israel and from the Syrians. While in Damascus he saw an altar which he liked so much that he sent the pattern of it back to Urijah the priest in Jerusalem and told him to get on and make a copy. This he did and it was waiting for Ahaz on his return. Ahaz then brought the brazen altar from the Temple and put it alongside his new altar (called the great altar) and used both for sacrifices to Jehovah.\nAny wonder the Bible says\, ‘He did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord’? The same is true today of any who attempt to mix the worship of the Lord with other religions – even the religion of materialism.
URL:http://www.bam-gospeltrust.org/event/king-ahaz-saw-an-altar-that-was-at-damascus-ii-kings-1610/
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