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Christopher Dryden

Exploring how we take in the wisdom of the Word of God to work it out in the different aspects of life.

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This episode continues the series of studies exploring Paul's encouragement in Philippians 4:8 to think about eight crucial elements that support the effort to be shaped like Jesus Christ. This looks at Whatever is Noble

Sections covered include:

  • What Does Noble Mean?
  • The Problem with Noble
  • Pursuing the Noble in Romans 12
  • Pursuing the Noble in 1 Peter 2
  • Pursuing the Noble in David and Saul
  • Pursuing the Noble in Philippians 2
  • Honour Looks Like
  • Key Takeaways
  • Next Time on Word In, Word Out

Thank you for joining me on this episode of Word In, Word Out. I hope you've found it useful to you in your journey to knowing God. Please leave a review and a positive mark wherever you've heard this episode and also remember to subscribe to this podcast so that you can continue the journey with us.

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The next episode looks at Whatever Is Right.

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This episode continues the series of studies exploring Paul's encouragement in Philippians 4:8 to think about eight crucial elements that support the effort to be shaped like Jesus Christ. This looks at Whatever is True

Sections covered include:

  • The Problem with Truth
  • The Beauty of Truth
  • Scripture Reading - John 8:31-59
  • Jesus and the Heart of What is True
  • In Pursuit of the True
  • Key Takeaways
  • Next Time on Word In, Word Out

Thank you for joining me on this episode of Word In, Word Out. I hope you've found it useful to you in your journey to knowing God. Please leave a review and a positive mark wherever you've heard this episode and also remember to subscribe to this podcast so that you can continue the journey with us.

This podcast is a production of Zion Awake Ministries - you can find out more about us by emailing damancd@gmail.com. Use those details to send any questions about the episode as well as use those details to offer financial support to the ministry as every contribution is appreciated. That can be made here - https://paypal.me/cdforzam?country.x=.

The next episode looks at Whatever Is Noble.

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This episode introduces the series of studies exploring Paul's encouragement in Philippians 4:8 to think about eight crucial elements that support the effort to be shaped like Jesus Christ.

Sections covered in this brief overview include:

Scripture Reading - Philippians 4:4-23

Paul and Philippi - Importance of Context

The Thinking Behind the Thinking

Think On These Things by Joe Patterson

Key Takeaways

Next Time on Word In, Word Out

Look out for future episodes exploring the eight elements we're encouraged to meditate on, that begin in earnest with the next episode looking at Whatever Is True.

In the meantime, thank you for joining me on this episode of Word In, Word Out. I hope you've found it of help to you in your journey in knowing God. Please leave a review and a positive mark wherever you've heard this episode and also remember to subscribe to this podcast so that you can continue the journey with us.

This podcast is a production of Zion Awake Ministries - you can find out more about us by emailing damancd@gmail.com. Use those details to send any questions about the episode as well as use those details to offer financial support to the ministry as every contribution is appreciated. That can be made here - https://paypal.me/cdforzam?country.x=.

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Opening Remarks:

  • This episode is the second of a two-parter called Who Sets the Agenda exploring the Bethesda Pool Sign found in John 5
  • We're considering how Jesus exposes the agenda of the system, challenges that system and replaces it with something better, true rest in God

Scripture Reading - John 5:1-18

Prayer of thanksgiving and request for wisdom and guidance

Who Sets the Agenda?

Jesus vs the System

Jesus and the Rest

Four Key Takeaways

In the next episode of Word In Word Out we start a series of studies called Think On These Things. I hope you'll join us for that.

In the meantime, thank you for joining me on this episode of Word In, Word Out. I hope you've found it of help to you in your journey in knowing God. Please do us the favour of leaving a review and a positive mark wherever you've heard this episode and also remember to subscribe to this podcast so that you can continue the journey with us.

This podcast is a production of Zion Awake Ministries - you can find out more about us by emailing damancd@gmail.com. Use those details to send any questions about the episode as well as use those details to offer support to the ministry as every contribution is appreciated.

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Opening Remarks:

  • This episode is the first of a two-parter called Who Sets the Agenda exploring the Bethesda Pool Sign found in John 5
  • We're considering how Jesus exposes our agenda, how He disrupts it and what He does to replace it with something better

Scripture Reading - John 5:1-18

Prayer of thanksgiving and request for wisdom and guidance

What's covered in part one and a word about Agenda

Jesus and the Man - Healing

Jesus and the Man - Revealing

Four Key Takeaways

In the next episode of Word In Word Out we conclude this exploration of Who Sets the Agenda through the Bethesda Pool incident by considering Jesus and the System. I hope you'll join us for that.

In the meantime, thank you for joining me on this episode of Word In, Word Out. I hope you've found it of help to you in your journey in knowing God. Please do us the favour of leaving a review and a positive mark wherever you've heard this episode and also remember to subscribe to this podcast so that you can continue the journey with us.

This podcast is a production of Zion Awake Ministries - you can find out more about us by emailing damancd@gmail.com. Use those details to send any questions about the episode as well as use those details to offer support to the ministry as every contribution is appreciated.

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Opening Remarks:

  • Welcome to Word In, Word Out, my name is Christopher Dryden
  • Essentially this is here to see how we take in the Word of God and work it out for His glory
  • In this episode, we will look into one of the motivational chapters of scripture that inspired this podcast - Psalm 1
  • We'll do that by reading the scripture and then exploring it carefully before gaining some key takeaways to work out
  • So first of all let's have our key scripture for the episode that's Psalm 1

Scripture Reading - Psalm 1

Initial Remarks:

  • A Psalm of contrasts - between the godly and the ungodly
  • Source of the blessing.
  • The outcome of the godly and the ungodly
  • Let's explore the psalm a bit more carefully

vs 1-2 - Where the blessed man isn't vs where the blessed man is

vs 3-4 - The pursuit of the godly vs the value of the ungodly

vs 5-6 - Contrasting Outcomes and Value

Key Takeaways

  • To be blessed is found in the pursuit of being godly
  • The pursuit of being godly is based on what we meditate on
  • This is about God's perspective and ultimate outcomes
  • Followers of Jesus appreciate the connection between pursuits and the outcomes

Thank you for joining me on this episode of Word In, Word Out I hope you've found it of help to you in your journey in knowing God. Please do us the favour of leaving a review and a positive mark wherever you've heard this episode and also remember to subscribe to this podcast so that you can continue the journey with us.

This podcast is a production of Zion Awake Ministries - you can find out more about us by emailing damancd@gmail.com. Use those details to send any questions about the episode as well as use those details to offer support to the ministry as every contribution is appreciated.

Until next time on Word In Word Out, remember that the blessed one delights in the word of God and meditates on it day and night so they're like a planted tree that produces. I hope you go on to be productive

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For His Name's Sake.
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden

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Opening Remarks:

  • This is episode one - find out more about the show in the introduction episode
  • This is here to see how we appreciate the word of God on the take and see it in the outworking
  • This episode explores a fascinating psalm and what it has to share with us about the nature of prayer
  • How we'll do that is first have that scripture read, explore it carefully and then note some key takeaways that we can work out

Scripture Reading - Psalm 86

Initial Remarks:

  • This is a prayer from David - that in itself is fascinating.
  • That's also to say that it's fine using prayers as a basis to learn about prayer.
  • What I note in this prayer that has requests and praise is that it's based on the God of the Track Record
  • Let's explore the psalm a bit more carefully

Vs 1-7

  • Essentially this section is David looking to God for help in different ways
  • The demands to God come thick and fast - but they're pleas rather than urgings of a superior
  • Worth exploring the various ways in which we seek God's attention
  • Within the request is a clear understanding of knowing who he's talking to

vs 8-10

  • Making much of God
  • Interesting insight into the global magnificence of God
  • That exclusive statement is a masterful simple statement about Him

vs 11-13

  • In the light of who He is, we submit to His ways
  • Request for closer harmony and union
  • In the light of who He is, thanks are due
  • Know what God has done to the nth degree

vs 14-17

  • The crux of the matter - under the cosh from opponents
  • The request is still in the light of God's character
  • Heart of the request - specific and clear
  • Fascinating request at the end - not just something for him, something for the enemy to know
  • Refrain of the God with the track record

Key Takeaways - What We Can Make of That

  • Prayer can be intense
  • Relationship matters in prayer - who are we and to whom are we communicating?
  • Prayer is about acknowledging the character of God to whom we make the request
  • Prayer is about the request we make to God

Reflections for future prayers:

  • In the light of Jesus we can express ourselves in the knowledge of who we are in Him;
  • Use the opportunity in prayer to make much of God;
  • Be clear and specific in your request to God - similar model and structure that Jesus gives in His guide to prayer
  • Be mindful to remind yourself that you're engaging with the God of the Track Record

This podcast is a production of Zion Awake Ministries - you can find out more about us by emailing damancd@gmail.com. Use those details to send any questions about the episode as well as use those details to offer support to the ministry as every contribution is appreciated.

Until next time on Word In Word Out, remember that the blessed one delights in the word of God and meditates on it day and night so they're like a planted tree that produces. I hope you go on to be productive

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For His Name's Sake.
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden

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Welcome to Word In Word Out

If you're wondering, what is Word In Word Out? this is the place for you because I hope to briefly set up what it is.

My name is Christopher Dryden and among other things, I love Jesus Christ and engaging with the Word He's inspired. This podcast is part of that love. I get the privilege of sharing this passion with others in the word online through blogging, articles and videos, and in the word through Christian fellowship and in the word in the context of my family.

Here on Word In, Word Out, the aim is to support a love for God's Word to get it into our thinking and then see how it's worked out in our words and actions that help shape relationships for the glory of God. Hence you get the word in so you can work the word out.

How that works on this podcast is that we establish a topic that's important to Jesus, consider how it's important to us in the light of His Word, explore that word and see how we can take it in and work it out in the context of life in a world that is not keen on people truly being faithful to God and His Word.

If you're interested in Jesus, if you're intrigued to see how His Word can make a real difference in life and if you're up for a journey of discovering the riches of Christ, this podcast could be for you.

This podcast is a production of Zion Awake Ministries - you can find out more about us by getting in touch via email - damancd@gmail.com. Feel free to get in touch we'd love to hear from you if you have any questions or comments to give and if you're interested in supporting the ministry.

In the meantime, I hope you can join us for episodes of Word In Word Out.

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For His Name's Sake.
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden