The Newness of Spirit Podcast

2 The Son As The Lamb: Worthy to Receive

If the Lamb has been raised up and seated upon the throne by His Father, if He has been given all fullness to dwell in Him, why the prayer in Revelation that He receive from us? 
In this episode, we seek to understand the beautiful relationship between the God who has everything, and what He needs from us.  

1 The Son As The Lamb: An Eternal Spirit

Who is the Lamb of God?  This title given the Son describes much more than what He does.  It is the very essence of Who He Is.  In this series, we will delve into what the Scriptures have to say about the Lamb of God.  As we see Him there, we will understand how He desires to live in us in our ordinary circumstances!

Brief Readings: Two Poems and an Excerpt

In this episode, I will be reading three items that the Spirit of God has used to minister to me.  I pray they will bless you too!  
They are: 
Desire of God (A Poem) by Frederick William Faber 
An Excerpt from The Son of Man by Guiseppe Petrelli 
Resignation (A Poem) by Jeanne Marie de la Motte-Guyon

External Blessings, or God's Face?

What if many things that believers are seeking after are not working to bring us into the image of Christ?  What if God is attracted to a certain condition in our souls, one that we would not naturally look for?  God loves a broken spirit and a broken and contrite heart.  He blesses the poor in spirit!  In this episode we will see a contrast between Gideon, who receives grace, and Uzziah, whom God resists.  

"Like Christ" by Andrew Murray, Chapters 1, 5, 7

Andrew Murray, a much-beloved author, offers beautiful meditations upon the practical implications of conformity to the image of Christ.  In this episode, we explore three of those meditations: Abiding/walking, suffering wrongdoing, and denying self.  

Root Out Of Dry Ground

When Jesus hung on the Cross, He trusted His Father even unto death.  How beautiful!  Now He lives the very same way in the hearts of His people.  We can trust His life to burst forth in our souls, even as a Root out of dry ground.  All it takes is a little faith and heart-focus!

Excerpts from A Living Epistles by C. S. Blackwell

These letters, written by a simple saint of another era, display a deeply devoted heart that looks at Jesus only.  May her words stir in you the same love for our Lord!

Judging by Life

We have been crucified with Christ, nevertheless we live!  Yet is is not we but Christ who now lives in us.  When the Spirit works the Cross into the heart and soul, we are free to live by the Resurrection and the Life who comes forth!  Our standards and values change completely, following the work of the Cross within. 

Love Slaves by Samuel Logan Brengle -- Chapters 1 and 2

Samuel Logan Brengle served in the Salvation Army over 100 years ago, as well as being a deep Lover of Jesus.  I hope you enjoy this excerpt from his book Love Slaves.  His theology may not be exactly the same as yours, but his heart is true, and therefore, I think, has something to say to us that is deeply edifying. 

Living In Christ - Making The Change Part II

In this episode we continue our search in Habakkuk and discover how this man seeing the Lord changed everything for him.  He went from being completely bound up with what was good and bad in his circumstances to seeing how all of it was judged in Christ before it even happened.  There was first a loss, and then a gain.