This is a great sermon and has taught me a fair bit about friendships. The below is an abbreviated transcript, because it has been worded so nicely I really couldn't say it any better than he has. You can't rush relational intimacy. It doesn't happen in a day. Sometimes in the eagerness, because we are so starved for actual people in our life, when anybody shows us any attention, we just come on so strong and lay it on so thick coz we're trying to Amazon Prime the relationship. But when it's just this tiny little thing, you just add tiny little twigs to it and a little bit of kindling to it. You can't get to the big logs right away. That little flame is not enough to take on that big log. So you need friendship kindling and that takes time. There are things in society today that have made it harder for us to develop friendships. There is an increased ease of movement. Where in the past, you would have lived and died in a similar location, these days, you can tak...
Perhaps because I have not understood, and have cried out to God in frustration - explain Yourself! What do you mean by this verse? What do you want from me? He has taken to repeating himself endlessly. I am the One True God. I am The Beginning and The End. You shall have no idols before me. Everything has pointed to this one thing, and slowly slowly I am beginning to understand. Please keep speaking Oh Lord, for I am forgetful and may lose this message as easily as it has come. Please keep going for a little longer so it that might sink into my soul.
v 13 - All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace. v 14 In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. v 17 no weapon forged against you will prevail and you will refute every tongue that accuses you This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me." declares the Lord. It feels as though I am living in this promise now, though I don't think I specifically came across this promise back in 2019-2020 when I was living under tyranny and fear. Thank you Jesus for your promises.
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