Listen to Pastor Nick read the Firestarter and the Gospel.

 Having passed beyond his impulsive nature to an expression of profound and total love for Jesus, Peter reverts for a moment to yet another reactive question about the beloved disciple: “What about this man?” Jesus’s final words to Peter and to us in the Gospel of John have the jolting reminder that it is none of Peter’s business.

This is the week of prayerful waiting for the coming of the Holy Spirit, the nine days between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost. Spend time with the Lord about the unique call that the Lord has placed upon you to be renewed at Pentecost. Do not be distracted by the call given to others; be inspired by them. Keep your eyes upon Jesus, following him in your special call. Remember: what you are called to do is no one else’s business but yours and God’s.

John 21:20–24

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Example: Minding my call from You, Lord v. 23

Fridays are dedicated to the Gospels.
In the Easter Season this year we read the final third of John’s Gospel.

For all the Firestarters I recommend the ebook.  You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information.

Listen to Pastor Nick read the Firestarter and Acts 28:23-31.

The designs of those who seek to kill Paul are not only thwarted, but the very arrest of Paul brings him to Rome. STOP means GO! The Book of Acts closes with the final rejection of the Gospel by the Jewish community as a whole in Rome, opening up the Gentiles for Paul who begin to receive the salvation of the Lord.

The end of the Book of Acts fulfils the promise of Jesus made in 1:8, that through the power of the Holy Spirit, the disciples would witness to Jesus in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and the end of the earth. For the ancient world, Rome and its empire stretching to Spain in the west was understood as the end of the earth.

Place yourself amid the new crowd of Gentiles, sensing the energy of the Kingdom that flows from Paul’s little rented house. Where will you take the Good News of the Kingdom?

Acts 27—28

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Example: Not afraid in storms of life 27:24

Thursdays are dedicated to the letters of Paul, other letters,
the Book of Acts, and the Book of Revelation.
In the Easter Season this year we read Acts 18:23—28:31.

For all the Firestarters in the original version, I recommend the ebook.  You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these Firestarters with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information.

Listen to Pastor Nick read the Firestarter and Psalm 119:169-176.

Meditation on Psalm 119: 145-176 Tap Here.

Mishpat is the Hebrew word for “judgments” or “ordinances.” While it carries the forensic meaning of “verdict,” the word has a richer and wider sense. It includes all the just claims of God upon us—God’s righteousness. As Jesus teaches in “The Sermon on the Mount,” if one hungers and thirsts for it, blessedness and satisfaction come. (Matt. 6:6).

The phrase “seven times” occurs 35 times in the Bible, 33 of them in the Old Testament. It is the number of completion and fullness. The psalmist praises God seven times. According to the ancient division of the day into quarters, we would pray at the points of transition in the day: 1: Pre-dawn praise | 2: 6–9am | 3: 9am–12pm | 4:12–3pm | 5: 3–6pm | 6: 6–9pm | 7: 9pm, retire and night prayer.

A final note: this is the seventh and final week of Easter.

Psalm 119:145–176

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Example: Seven Times a day I praise. v. 164

During the Easter Season this year we read Psalm 119 which has 176 verses.

For all the Firestarters I recommend the ebook.  You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information