Psalm 102 (ESV) Andrew and Edwin notice the personal lament full of affliction in Psalm 102 while also noticing it is mashed up with a communal praise for coming deliverance. They take great comfort that God has provided a psalm for the times we are afflicted. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by cl...
Aug 07, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 241
Psalm 101 (ALV) Our hosts find Jesus in Psalm 101. If we are going to be personally transformed, we need to walk with Jesus. Because, like David, as great as our philosophy of life and career may be, we have failed to live up to it. We need Jesus. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. ...
Aug 04, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 240
Psalm 101 (Alter) Our hosts continue to look at the kind of relationships we need to have if we will be transformed to worship and serve the Lord. We need to walk with those who faithfully serve the Lord and who will direct us in His footsteps. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'...
Aug 03, 2023•15 min•Season 4Ep. 239
Psalm 101 (NKJV) Our hosts discover if we want to be personally transformed some relationships have to go by the wayside. Yes, we need to be in contact with lost, but we must take care not to allow the world and those who fall away to influence us away from God. We must not walk with the wicked. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook commu...
Aug 02, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 238
Psalm 101 (NKJV) Our hosts take a look at where David's transformation began: Walking with integrity at home. We may not be kings or government officials, but no matter our job, career, or public roles, our transformation must also begin at home. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. W...
Aug 01, 2023•15 min•Season 4Ep. 237
Psalm 101 (ESV) Our hosts recognize the flow of Book IV of the psalms, showing how the previous looks at expansive world-wide submission, worship, and praise now gets honed down to personal application. David provides his kingship philosophy, an example of an individual being transformed by the work of God as King. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Joi...
Jul 31, 2023•15 min•Season 4Ep. 236
Psalm 100 (ALV) Our hosts look for Jesus in Psalm 100 and end up in a discussion about the Trinity. Fasten your seatbelts. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here to find out more . Michael E...
Jul 28, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 235
Psalm 100 (Bay Psalm Book) Our hosts discuss the name of the Lord as seen in Exodus 34:6-7. They especially dig into the issue about the Lord's love extending to the thousandth generation and His punishment to the third or fourth. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet...
Jul 27, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 234
Psalm 100 (NIV) Our hosts discuss the implications of being created by God, of being His people, of being the sheep of His pasture. He is in charge. We need to abandon the Cain-like arrogance in which we think we get to do what we want to do our way instead of surrendering our allegiance and submission to God. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the...
Jul 26, 2023•14 min•Season 4Ep. 233
Psalm 100 (NKJV) Our hosts get distracted from their topic of joy and gladness almost immediately. Today, they talk to us about the difference between worshiping to perform rather than worshiping to be transformed. But, at the end, they do get to the topics of joy and gladness. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the ...
Jul 25, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 232
Psalm 100 (ESV) Our hosts talk about the great blessing of giving thanks, not just being thankful and having an attitude of gratitude, but actually developing a habit of giving thanks. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet...
Jul 24, 2023•15 min•Season 4Ep. 231
Psalm 99 (Alter) Andrew and Edwin look for Jesus in Psalm 99. If we want to be saved, we need to call on the name of the Lord. We do that under the New Covenant by repenting and being baptized in the name of the Lord. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a gu...
Jul 21, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 230
Psalm 99 (NIV) Andrew and Edwin consider why the psalmist brings Moses, Aaron, and Samuel into this poem. They become object lessons for Israel coming out of the captivity in Babylon. They become object lessons for us as well. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you...
Jul 20, 2023•14 min•Season 4Ep. 229
Psalm 99 (ALV) Andrew and Edwin notice the parallels between Psalm 99:5 and 99:9--specifically noting the parallel of God's footstool and God's holy hill. They discuss the meaning in the Old Covenant, and how it transfers and translates for us in the New Covenant. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation b...
Jul 19, 2023•18 min•Season 4Ep. 228
Psalm 99 (NKJV) Andrew and Edwin dig deeper into the change and transformation we undergo as we worship the holy God. He is holy, therefore, we must pursue holiness. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Aven...
Jul 18, 2023•17 min•Season 4Ep. 227
Psalm 99 (ESV) Andrew and Edwin discover a connection between Psalm 99 and Isaiah 6. In both places, we find the holiness of God declared in triplicate. Our hosts discuss the fundamental character of God: His holiness. This means more than just ethical morality. It is about the very essence of His being and existence. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. ...
Jul 17, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 226
Psalm 98 (NASB95) Our hosts connect the righteousness of God in Psalm 98 to the nature of the gospel seen in Romans 1:16-17. God revealed His righteousness ultimately through the gospel of Jesus's death, burial, resurrection, and coronation. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd l...
Jul 14, 2023•17 min•Season 4Ep. 225
Psalm 98 (NIV) Our hosts discuss the big pink elephant in the room. The Psalms repeatedly speak of playing instruments to worship God alongside singing. But the congregation which hosts this podcast refuses to do so. Our hosts explain why. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd lov...
Jul 13, 2023•18 min•Season 4Ep. 224
Psalm 98 (Message) Our hosts discuss what it means for the Lord to remember His people, His covenant, His promises. Hint: it doesn't mean He forgot them. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click he...
Jul 12, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 223
Psalm 98 (NKJV) Our hosts find a connection between Psalm 98 and Isaiah 52 when the ends of the earth see the salvation of God for His people when He has Cyrus defeat Babylon and allow a remnant of Israel to return to their homeland. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to m...
Jul 11, 2023•15 min•Season 4Ep. 222
Psalm 98 (ESV) Our hosts see the connection between Psalm 98 and Psalm 44, noticing how the ends of the earth witnessed God's salvation of His people at the Red Sea. Even 40 years later, the folks in Canaan remembered and feared. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet ...
Jul 10, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 221
Psalm 97 (NASB95) Our hosts consider why the author of Hebrews quotes Psalm 97 while talking about the firstborn. Admittedly, it may be a little complex to modern readers, but it is precisely how ancient readers, especially among the Hebrews, read their Scriptures. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation ...
Jul 07, 2023•18 min•Season 4Ep. 220
Psalm 97 (NCV) Our hosts take joy and comfort in God's work on behalf of His saints. He preserves us through hardships and delivers us when the time is right. Praise the Lord! Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livin...
Jul 06, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 219
Psalm 97 (NLT) Our hosts wade into a discussion about hate in the psalms and in our own lives. They deal with the shocking instruction that we actually are supposed to hate some things, perhaps even some people. What is that about? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to mee...
Jul 05, 2023•17 min•Season 4Ep. 218
Psalm 97 (NKJV) Our hosts consider not only how the skies proclaim the glory of God, as we've seen in previous psalms, but also how it proclaims God's righteousness. That is, how it proclaims His ability to set things right. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. ...
Jul 04, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 217
Psalm 97 (ESV) Our hosts notice two characteristics of God and His work, going all the way back to Israel meeting Him on Mt. Sinai. We see these characteristics in the fire and the darkness. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians wh...
Jul 03, 2023•17 min•Season 4Ep. 216
Psalm 96 (JPS) Our hosts find Jesus in Psalm 96 by connecting all the way to the end of Revelation. If God is coming, let us ask Him to come. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here to find o...
Jun 30, 2023•17 min•Season 4Ep. 215
Psalm 96 (NIV) Our hosts examine whether the the rejoicing heavens and earth is purely poetic or if the heavens and earth might really have something to rejoice and be glad about. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on L...
Jun 29, 2023•15 min•Season 4Ep. 214
Psalm 96 (Peterson) Our hosts examine the notion of henotheism, polytheism, and monotheism. Only YHWH is God. Everything else is a worthless idol. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here to f...
Jun 28, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 213
Psalm 96 (NKJV) Our hosts break the psalm down into two sections. One glorifies God as Creator, the other as Judge. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here to find out more . Michael Eldridge...
Jun 27, 2023•14 min•Season 4Ep. 212
