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Disclaimer: The views expressed do not reflect the policy of baobulb.org Reverend Kelvin Harris delivered this sermon for podcast. It is based on the following scripture reading: Nehemiah 2: 17-20 Acts: 2: 42-47 Mark 9: 39-42 The podcast is produced as a service to the church community and friends. So visit our Spudcaster page for more podcasts.  Support us!

Disclaimer: The views expressed do not reflect the policy of baobulb.org Reverend Heidi Petersen delivered this morning’s sermon, entitled “Lord - Let Me See”. The opening hymn, Amazing Grace, is performed by BYU Noteworthy (Chris Tomlin A Cappella Cover). And Lenny LeBlanc brings the closing hymn, There Is None Like You. The scriptural text is taken from  John 9 verse 25 "Though I am blind now I see". The podcast is produced as a service to the church community and friends. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts. Support us!

Reverend Heidi Petersen delivered this morning’s sermon, about finding “Living Water”. The podcast is produced as a service to the church community and friends. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts. Support us!

Charmaine Rayment is a voluntary missionary at Jews for Jesus. She has a real passion for worship ministry. Rayment has agreed to become a contributor to a podcast series called “A Life of Worship”. This is part four of a series devoted to the Tabernacle of the Lord. Below, you will find some notes from the episode as well as the podcast itself. Enjoy listening. Notes from this episode Music by Avihu Medina Shalom listeners! Today we will explore the courtyard of praise and how to enter into an attitude of praise Psalm 100:4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving (tôwdâh), and His courts with praise (tehillâh)! Praise (yâdâh) Him; bless (bârâk) His name! SEVEN KEY HEBREW WORDS FOR PRAISE The word praise appears many times in the bible however we lose the exact meaning in the English language. Hebrew has seven words to describe praise. I would like to encourage you to take a concordance and everywhere you see the word “praise” in your bible, write down the Hebrew word next to it and you will get a better understanding of what is being said. I am just going to give a brief description of the seven Hebrew words for praise. The references have been added so that you may look them up for their full meaning. Hâlal (Strong’s Concordance 1984) To praise God explosively and enthusiastically. (Primary root of the word hallelujah Psalm 22:23 “I will declare Your Name to my brothers. I will praise (Hâlal) You amid the Congregation. Psalm 63:6 …so my mouth praises (Hâlal) You with joyful lips. Psalm 69:31 I will praise (Hâlal) God’s Name with a song, and magnify Him with praise. Psalm 150 Tehillâh (Strong’s Concordance 8416) To sing praises extravagantly. Psalm 40:4 “He put a new song in my mouth – a hymn of praise (Tehillâh) to our God. Many will see and fear and trust in ADONAI.” Psalm 22:4 “Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises (Tehillâh) of Israel. Psalm 34:2 “I will bless (Barak) ADONAI at all times. His praise (Tehillâh) is continually in my mouth.” Psalm 66:2 “Sing the glory of His Name – make His praise (Tehilâah) glorious.” Shâbach (Strong’s Concordance 7623) To shout; to exclaim praise, to proclaim with a loud voice. Psalm 63:4 “Since Your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise (Shâbach) you.” Psalm 117:1 “Praise (Shâbach) ADONAI, all you nations! Glorify Him, all you people. Psalm 145:4 “One generation will praise (Shâbach) Your works to another and declare Your mighty acts. Psalm 147:12 “Exalt ADONAI, (Shâbach) O Jerusalem! Praise (Hâlal) your God, O Zion. Yâdâh (Strong’s Concordance 3034) To worship or revere with raised or extended hands. Psalm 134:2 “Lift up your hands (Yâdâh) in the sanctuary and bless ADONAI.” Psalm 9:2 “I will praise (Yâdâh) ADONAI with my whole heart. I will tell about all your wonders.” Psalm 7:18 “I will praise (Yâdâh) ADONAI for His justice. I sing praise to the Name of ADONAI Elyon!” Psalm 54:8 “I will sacrifice a freewill offering to You. I will praise (Yâdâh) Your Name.” Psalm 142:8 “Bring my soul out of prison, so I may praise (Yâdâh) Your Name.” Tôwdâh (Strong’s Concordance 8426) To give thanks; to extend the hands in thanksgiving. Psalm 100:4 “Enter His gates with thanksgiving (Tôwdâh) and His courts with praise (Tehillâh)! Praise (Yâdâh) Him, bless (Barak) His Name.” Psalm 50:23 “A sacrifice of praise (Tôwdah) honors Me, and to the one who orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.” Psalm 116:17 “To You I will offer a sacrifice of praise (Tôwdâh), and I will call on the Name of ADONAI.” Bârak (Strong’s Concordance 1288) To bless God as an act of adoration; to kneel expectantly and quietly before him. Psalm 145:21 “My mouth declares the praise of ADONAI. Let all flesh bless (Bârak) His holy Name forever and ever!” Psalm 34:2 “I will bless (Bârak) ADONAI at all times. His praise (Tehillâh) is continually in my mouth.” Psalm 63:5 “So I will bless (Bârak) You as long as I live. In Your name I lift up my hands. Psalm 72:15 “…May he pray for him continually and bless (Bârak) him all day. Zâmar (Strong’s Concordance 2167) To use musical instruments. Sometimes accompanied by the voice. Psalm 33:2 “Praise ADONAI with the harp. Sing (Zâmar) praises to Him with a ten-string lyre.” Psalm 98:5 “Sing (Zâmar) praises to ADONAI with the harp, with the harp and a voice of melody.” Psalm 144:9 “God I sing a new song to You, on a ten-string harp (Zâmar) I sing praises (Tehillâh) to You.” The Hebrew word most used in the Old Testament for worship is shâchâh (Strong’s Concordance 7812) meaning prostrate; bow down. The Greek word most used in the New Testament for worship is prŏskunĕō (Strong’s Concordance 4352) meaning to prostrate oneself in homage. As we enter the courtyard of praise, let’s examine the kind of worship that David instituted and which can be seen in the book of Psalms. NINE WORSHIP POSTURES FOUND IN THE BOOK OF PSALMS VOICE Speak! Psalm 34:1 I will bless ADONAI at all time. His praise is continually in my mouth. Sing! Psalm 47:7 Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! Shout! Psalm 32:11 Be glad in ADONAI and rejoice, you righteous, and shout for joy, all who are upright in heart! HANDS Lift! Psalm 63:4 So I will bless You as long as I live. In Your name I will lift up my hands. Play Instruments! Psalm 33:2 Praise ADONAI with the harp. Sing praises to Him with a ten-string lyre. 3 Sing to Him a new song! Play skillfully amid shouts of joy. Clap! Psalm 47:2 Clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of joy! POSTURE Stand! Psalm 134:1 Behold, ADONAI, all you servants of ADONAI, who stand by night in the house of ADONAI. Bow! Psalm 95:6 Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before ADONAI our Maker! Dance! Psalm 149:3 Let them praise his name with dancing. Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp. Support us!

Charmaine Rayment is a voluntary missionary at Jews for Jesus. She has a real passion for worship ministry. Rayment has agreed to become a contributor to a podcast series called “A Life of Worship”. This is part one in a series documenting The Tabernacle: The Golden Altar of Incense. Below, you will find some notes from the episode as well as the podcast itself. Enjoy listening. Notes from this episode music from Hillsong THE GOLDEN ALTAR OF INCENSE PART 1 (YESHUA THE HIGH PRIEST – PRAYER AND INTERCESSION) Part of our worship is prayer and intercession. God has called each believer to be a holy and royal priesthood. I Peter 2:5 you also as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house, be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Messiah Yeshua. I Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Under the Old Covenant, the Altar of Incense was in the Holy Place and only the High Priest could minister before the Lord. In Hebrews 9:2-4 we read that the Altar of Incense is in the Most Holy Place. The curtain has been torn and we can all come directly into the presence of God to minister as a holy and royal priesthood. THE FOUR HORNS OF THE ALTAR OF INCENSE Altar – Worship Incense – Prayer The horn is a symbol of power, strength and defense and all of the above can be found in the horns of: Praise, Worship, Prayer & Intercession. Revelation 5:8…the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. Revelation 8:3 And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, 4 and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. THE HORNS OF THANKSGIVING, PRAISE & WORSHIP DIRECT ACCESS TO GOD THROUGH THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE When entering the Tabernacle, we are exhorted to “Enter his gates with thanksgiving (tôwdâh), and his courts with praise (tehillâh)! Give thanks (yâdâh) to him; bless (bârâk) his name!” Psalm 100:4 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE Thank God for all His goodness and for all He has done for us. Praise God for His greatness. Even the Lords’ prayer begins with honouring the Name of God. Matthew 6:9 Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Luke 11:1 Father, hallowed be your name. THE HORN OF PRAISE Praise moves our focus onto the One whom we are praising. Praise brings encouragement – Names and character of God. Praise builds our faith – Praise lifts our eyes from our circumstances to our almighty Father who is the Ruler over all. Praise brings deliverance – 2 Chron. 20:1-30 King Jehoshaphat. Praise lifts our eyes from the battle to the victory. THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE LEAD TO WORSHIP Psalm 95:1 Oh come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. 3 For the LORD is the great God, and the great King above all gods. 4 In His hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the hills are His also. 5 The sea is His, for He made it; And His hands formed the dry land. 6 Oh come let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our maker. 7 For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, The sheep of His hand. THE HORN OF WORSHIP Worship is primarily an attitude. During worship we become totally focused on God and thus the lines of communication are open for God to speak to us through His Spirit. It is important to hear what God is saying so that we can pray and intercede according to the will of God. 1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him. Support us!

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Reverend Heidi Petersen relied on Luke chapter 15 verses 11-32. The Saint Barnabas United Church brings you this sermon on God’s economy. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts. Support us!

Reverend Heidi Petersen delivered this morning’s sermon, under the theme “Is there no balm of Gilead?”. The sermon is premised on the book of Luke chapter 13 verses 10-17. The podcast is produced as a service to the church community and friends. So drop us an email if you would like to subscribe and visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts. Support us!

Sermon: A time of Reflection is here. Reverend Kelvin Harris delivered this sermon for podcast. It is based on the following scripture reading: Joshua 24:1-3(a) and 14-25 Matthew 25:1-13 The podcast is produced as a service to the church community and friends. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.  Support us!

Wesley Pepper chats to Helen Sayers. She is one of the leading authorities on ubuntu, and talks about how artists can use it to enrich people’s lives through their artwork. In conclusion, and although there is a strong drive toward commercialisation in the South African Art World, Sayers argues that money is not everything. Wesley Pepper has exciting things lined up for the end of the year. So do stay tuned! Apologies for the echo on Wesley’s end of the line in this episode. But you can follow the show notes, below. Social Media Links:Facebook Importantly, Wesley set up this podcast as a platform. To talk art, processes and the politics of art and activism. Special thanks to Chris Morrow 4 for the theme music. The podcast is now also available on iHeartRadio. Or you can visit the website feed.  Support us!

Reverend Kelvin Harris delivered this sermon for podcast. It is based on the following scripture reading: Judges 4:1-7 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30 The podcast is produced as a service to the church community and friends. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts. And you can check out this podcast on Podlink! You can also follow our devotional podcast, A Life of Worship. Please do rate/review/subscribe! Support us!

Worship Insights Through the Bible: Episode 12 is A Life of Worship Podcast. Charmaine Rayment is a Christian missionary in South Africa. With a passion for worship. In Episode 13 she looks at the sin offering which is described in Leviticus 4:1-35 and 5: 1-13. The series is entitled “Worship Insights Through the Bible”. Further, please listen to last week’s Episode 12. Special thanks to Solarkidd for the theme music. In conclusion, visit the series page.  Support us!

Wesley Pepper chats fellow artist, Dikgwele Paul Molete. He is an acclaimed artist, with quite a controversial art history. Gay penguins (limited conceptions of homosexuality), 2005 Marley tile print. Edition: 5Wesley Pepper has exciting things lined up for the end of the year. So do stay tuned! And you can follow the show notes, below. Social Media Links:Facebook Importantly, Wesley set up this podcast as a platform. To talk art, processes and the politics of art and activism. Special thanks to Chris Morrow 4 for the theme music. The podcast is now also available on iHeartRadio. Or you can visit the website feed.  Support us!

Sermon: A Call to Worship. Reverend Kelvin Harris delivered this sermon for podcast. It is based on the following scripture readings: Psalm 100:1-5 Ezekiel 34:11-14; 20-24 Matthew 25:31-46 The podcast is produced as a service to the church community and friends. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts. And you can check out this podcast on Podlink! You can also follow our devotional podcast, A Life of Worship. Please do rate/review/subscribe! Support us!

Sermon: Faith. Neale Quilliam lead this morning’s service at the Saint Barnabas United Church. Our scripture readings are taken from the books of Matthew, John and Revelations.  Visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts. Support us!

Warning: This episode discusses adult themes. Disclaimer: The views expressed do not reflect the policy of Baobulb.org. Not suitable for children under the age of 18. YouTube In this episode, I talk to my Uncle, Douglas Hare, about his mentoring role in my life and about his own influences. We reminisce, have a bit of a waffle and talk about philosophy. And how it has shaped who we are. The Other Side of the Sun is a podcast by Solarkidd. He currently lives in London in the United Kingdom. His is a journey of self discovery. With eclectic tastes. Ranging from Ancient History to Music. And likewise, astronomy and language. Similarly, ancient alien theories. For more podcasts, visit Spudcaster.  Social Media LinksTwitter CreditsIntro music produced by solarkidd (the A Team) @abstractsunpro. Outro music produced by @st4x_music (the A Team) @abstractsunpro. Video Edited by @optimizevisuals. Support us!

Sermon: A Call to Repent. Reverend Kelvin Harris delivered this sermon for podcast. It is based on the following scripture reading: Isaiah 40:1-11 Mark 1:1-8 The podcast is produced as a service to the church community and friends. So drop us an email, if you would like to subscribe. And visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.  Support us!

Worship Insights Through the Bible: Episode 17 is A Life of Worship Podcast. Charmaine Rayment is a Christian missionary in South Africa. With a passion for worship. Episode 17 is the final in a segment discussing the Royal Priesthood, as found in Leviticus. The series is entitled “Worship Insights Through the Bible”. Further, please listen to last week’s Episode 16. Special thanks to Solarkidd for the theme music. In conclusion, visit the series page. Support us!

Warning: This episode discusses adult themes. Disclaimer: The views expressed do not reflect the policy of Baobulb.org. Not suitable for children under the age of 18. Wesley Pepper chats to an old friend, Ezra Selborn. They discuss ways to negotiate the festive season during a global pandemic. And Ezra shares her own experiences raising children during COVID-19. Wesley Pepper has exciting things lined up for the end of the year. So do stay tuned! And you can follow the show notes below. Links:Facebook Instagram Importantly, Wesley set up this podcast as a platform. To talk art, processes and the politics of art and activism. Special thanks to Chris Morrow 4 for the theme music. The podcast is now also available on iHeartRadio. Or you can visit the website feed.  Support us!

Reverend Kelvin Harris delivered this sermon for podcast. It is based on the following scripture readings: 2 Samuel 7:1-11; 16 Luke 1:26-38 The podcast is produced as a service to the church community and friends. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.  Support us!