Posts from August 2016

Posts from August 2016

Daily Devotions – God’s hospitality to the humble

  Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart: Luke 14:15-24 (ESV) 15 When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” 16 But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. 17 And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to…

Daily Devotions – God blesses the humble

    Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart: Isaiah 57:14-21 (ESV) Comfort for the Contrite 14 And it shall be said,“Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people’s way.” 15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite…

Daily Devotions – God condemns the proud

    Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart: Isaiah 2:5-17 (ESV) 5 O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord. The Day of the Lord 6 For you have rejected your people, the house of Jacob, because they are full of things from the east and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners. 7 Their land is filled…

Daily Devotions – If the Son sets you free

    Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart: John 8:31-36 (ESV) The Truth Will Set You Free 31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is…

Daily Devotions – More bricks!

    Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart: Exodus 5:10-6:1 (ESV) 10 So the taskmasters and the foremen of the people went out and said to the people, “Thus says Pharaoh, ‘I will not give you straw. 11 Go and get your straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced in the least.’” 12 So the people were scattered throughout all the land of Egypt…

Daily Devotions – Bricks without straw!

    Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart: Exodus 5:1-9 (ESV) Making Bricks Without Straw 5 Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’” 2 But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know…

Daily Devotions – The Israelites burden

    Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart: Exodus 1:1-14 and 2:23-24 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. 5 All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. 6 Then Joseph died, and…

Daily Devotions – My burden is easy

    Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart: Matthew 11:28-30 (ESV) 28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” In contrast to the religious leaders,…

Daily Devotions – Loading people with burdens

    Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart: Luke 11:45-46 (ESV) 45 One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also.” 46 And he said, “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. It is difficult to overstate how critical Jesus was of the religious…

Daily Devotions – Strive for Peace

      Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart: Hebrews 12:7-14 (ESV) 7 It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8 If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. 9 Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and…