http://www.dts.edu/podcasts/ en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssThis work is copyright 2004 by Dallas Theological Seminary and the individual speakers.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTwebmaster@dts.edu (Dallas Theological Seminary)Religionhttp://www.dts.eduhttp://www.dts.edu Dallas Theological Seminary noDallas Theological Seminarywebmaster@dts.edu (Dallas Theological Seminary)This work is copyright 2004 by Dallas Theological Seminary and the individual speakers.Religion & Spirituality/Christianityhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/6BXqSX8zmvs/One of my early goals as an actor was to be original in my characterizations. But I was wrong to want something that only belongs to God. The Lord Jesus provides the example for us. In John 5:19, Jesus answered the Jewish authorities who were charging Him with blasphemy, challenging his claim to equality with God. He said, “I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise.” Even Jesus could do nothing apart from the Father. Ask Him today to help you follow his example.Reg GrantSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligion497d903b-6e2f-4eba-ad8a-4bb2e1d18f27Reg GrantOne of my early goals as an actor was to be original in my characterizations. But I was wrong to want something that only belongs to God. The Lord Jesus provides the example for us. In John 5:19, Jesus answered the Jewish authorities who were charging Him with blasphemy, challenging his claim to equality with God. He said, “I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise.” Even Jesus could do nothing apart from the Father. Ask Him today to help you follow his example.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=497d903b-6e2f-4eba-ad8a-4bb2e1d18f27&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-21_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/p35lPDm74BE/The great Russian director, Stanislavski, insisted that his acting students immerse themselves in their characters so that, when presented to the public, their performance would be true to the character in every respect. The Lord Jesus was so perfectly immersed in the character of God the Father that, when Philip asked Jesus to reveal the father to them in John 14:9, Jesus replied, “Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father!” If you want to show Jesus to the world, immerse yourself in his character.Reg GrantFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligionfd28ca43-b469-49a7-ae0a-d93ccc58fb57Reg GrantThe great Russian director, Stanislavski, insisted that his acting students immerse themselves in their characters so that, when presented to the public, their performance would be true to the character in every respect. The Lord Jesus was so perfectly immersed in the character of God the Father that, when Philip asked Jesus to reveal the father to them in John 14:9, Jesus replied, “Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father!” If you want to show Jesus to the world, immerse yourself in his character.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=fd28ca43-b469-49a7-ae0a-d93ccc58fb57&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-20_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/iSDTeUT7d4Y/I had been going the posted thirty when I saw the fifty-five speed limit sign only fifty yards ahead. I sped up and immediately saw flashing red lights in my mirror. My conscience crucified me. H. L. Menken, the great writer, said, “Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.” Rom. 13:4 – “for [the governing authority] is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be in fear, for it does not bear the sword in vain. I t is God’s servant to administer retribution on the wrongdoer.” Listen to your conscience. It’s better than any fuzz buster out there. Reg GrantThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligion388c2f82-c02f-4b6e-8146-b0a33b0513f1Reg GrantI had been going the posted thirty when I saw the fifty-five speed limit sign only fifty yards ahead. I sped up and immediately saw flashing red lights in my mirror. My conscience crucified me. H. L. Menken, the great writer, said, “Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.” Rom. 13:4 – “for [the governing authority] is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be in fear, for it does not bear the sword in vain. I t is God’s servant to administer retribution on the wrongdoer.” Listen to your conscience. It’s better than any fuzz buster out there.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=388c2f82-c02f-4b6e-8146-b0a33b0513f1&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-19_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/RdddZuP750I/In 1569, Anabaptist Dirck Willems was running for his life across a frozen lake. When his pursuer broke through the ice, Willems went back to save him. He was captured, and burned at the stake. “For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. (For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.) But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Rom. 5:6-8). The hand you extend to help an enemy may get bitten. But that’s the cost of love.Reg GrantWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligion9b7fd4e4-b207-4eee-8dc3-322d2a307a90Reg GrantIn 1569, Anabaptist Dirck Willems was running for his life across a frozen lake. When his pursuer broke through the ice, Willems went back to save him. He was captured, and burned at the stake. “For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. (For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.) But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Rom. 5:6-8). The hand you extend to help an enemy may get bitten. But that’s the cost of love.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=9b7fd4e4-b207-4eee-8dc3-322d2a307a90&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-18_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/eDOBWfRpsrs/Despite his reputation as a fiery preacher, Jonathan Edwards actually spoke in a quiet and dignified voice. Rather than shouting and gesturing wildly, he relied on striking imagery and the logic of his arguments to make his points. “My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.” (1Cor. 2:4, 5) Shouting never proved a point. A quiet witness in the power of God’s Spirit is the only amplifier He needs. Reg GrantTue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligion12dff519-aa57-4abb-95e6-95237540bf85Reg GrantDespite his reputation as a fiery preacher, Jonathan Edwards actually spoke in a quiet and dignified voice. Rather than shouting and gesturing wildly, he relied on striking imagery and the logic of his arguments to make his points. “My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.” (1Cor. 2:4, 5) Shouting never proved a point. A quiet witness in the power of God’s Spirit is the only amplifier He needs.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=12dff519-aa57-4abb-95e6-95237540bf85&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-17_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/w4XOJBLVcbU/The eleven children of Jonathan and Sarah Edwards have blessed our nation: By 1900, a reporter tracked down fourteen hundred of their descendants, among whom were 13 college presidents, sixty-five professors, two graduate school deans, one hundred lawyers, sixty-six physicians, eighty holders of public office, including three senators and three governors of states. “Sons born during one’s youth are like arrows in a warrior’s hand. How happy is the man who fills his quiver with them!” (Psa. 127:4, 5a) There is a ripple effect to righteous training in the home.Reg GrantMon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligiond35714f6-7c92-485c-87ee-3d6fb8c7e7f3Reg GrantThe eleven children of Jonathan and Sarah Edwards have blessed our nation: By 1900, a reporter tracked down fourteen hundred of their descendants, among whom were 13 college presidents, sixty-five professors, two graduate school deans, one hundred lawyers, sixty-six physicians, eighty holders of public office, including three senators and three governors of states. “Sons born during one’s youth are like arrows in a warrior’s hand. How happy is the man who fills his quiver with them!” (Psa. 127:4, 5a) There is a ripple effect to righteous training in the home.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=d35714f6-7c92-485c-87ee-3d6fb8c7e7f3&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-16_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/-fi6a0Ylsqw/We humans are a selfish bunch, hands stuffed in pockets, looking out for me most of the time. At nineteen, Jonathan Edwards decided to battle that inner monster, the ego: “Resolved,” he wrote, “never hence-forward, till I die, to act as if I were any way my own, but entirely and altogether God’s.” 1Cor. 6:19 – “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?” Today, ask the Lord to give you the strength and the opportunity to do something just for him. Then start looking for a chance to lend a helping hand. Reg GrantSun, 15 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligion5c7bf8c7-e539-4e08-af93-0e50adfa08c4Reg GrantWe humans are a selfish bunch, hands stuffed in pockets, looking out for me most of the time. At nineteen, Jonathan Edwards decided to battle that inner monster, the ego: “Resolved,” he wrote, “never hence-forward, till I die, to act as if I were any way my own, but entirely and altogether God’s.” 1Cor. 6:19 – “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?” Today, ask the Lord to give you the strength and the opportunity to do something just for him. Then start looking for a chance to lend a helping hand.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=5c7bf8c7-e539-4e08-af93-0e50adfa08c4&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-15_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/l-7S4TYSkiI/Nineteen year old Jonathan Edwards was determined to do his best for the Lord. “Resolved,” he wrote, “to ask myself at the end of every day, week, month and year, wherein I could possibly in any respect have done better.” That’s great, as long as doing our best doesn’t distract us from being with Him. Martha was busy doing her best for the Lord when He stopped her in Luke 10:41, 42 – “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things, but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the best part; it will not be taken away from her.” Take some time to be with the Lord today.Reg GrantSat, 14 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligion364286fa-e8ed-4326-b92c-980d4a567f5eReg GrantNineteen year old Jonathan Edwards was determined to do his best for the Lord. “Resolved,” he wrote, “to ask myself at the end of every day, week, month and year, wherein I could possibly in any respect have done better.” That’s great, as long as doing our best doesn’t distract us from being with Him. Martha was busy doing her best for the Lord when He stopped her in Luke 10:41, 42 – “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things, but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the best part; it will not be taken away from her.” Take some time to be with the Lord today.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=364286fa-e8ed-4326-b92c-980d4a567f5e&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-14_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/nl80nLychZw/Sometimes you just want to get even. You want to see the drunk drivers and the child molesters get what’s coming to them…to take the law into your own hands. The problem is God never endorses vigilante justice. Even nineteen year old Jonathan Edwards understood that: “Resolved: never to do any thing out of revenge.” Psa. 37:28 – “For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.” Justice will prevail - if not in the courts on earth, then in the courts of heaven. Reg GrantFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligion189fcbad-b47f-4959-bbe0-b0797568a9e4Reg GrantSometimes you just want to get even. You want to see the drunk drivers and the child molesters get what’s coming to them…to take the law into your own hands. The problem is God never endorses vigilante justice. Even nineteen year old Jonathan Edwards understood that: “Resolved: never to do any thing out of revenge.” Psa. 37:28 – “For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.” Justice will prevail - if not in the courts on earth, then in the courts of heaven.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=189fcbad-b47f-4959-bbe0-b0797568a9e4&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-13_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/FHOycTazaJs/The great eighteenth century preacher Jonathan Edwards had a giving heart. Generosity marked him in his early years. When he was only nineteen he decided to make charity a rule of life. “Resolved,” he wrote, “to be endeavoring to find out fit objects of charity and liberality.” Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.” Find an excuse to be generous to someone today. And keep it between you and the Lord.Reg GrantThu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligionbd20ee65-565f-4ca0-94ea-4bead2ef33caReg GrantThe great eighteenth century preacher Jonathan Edwards had a giving heart. Generosity marked him in his early years. When he was only nineteen he decided to make charity a rule of life. “Resolved,” he wrote, “to be endeavoring to find out fit objects of charity and liberality.” Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.” Find an excuse to be generous to someone today. And keep it between you and the Lord.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=bd20ee65-565f-4ca0-94ea-4bead2ef33ca&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-12_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/9W9p8bSTawo/Ever wish you could have a day off from being good? Or just an hour or two? Trouble is, what if that was the last hour of your life? Jonathan Edwards decided it wasn’t worth the gamble. “Resolved: “Never to do any thing, which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.” Ps. 119:80 – “May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed.” Time for a spot check. Do your plans for the day include anything you’d be ashamed of if Jesus showed up? Places you might go? Movies you might watch. Games you might play? Better reconsider. Because He is there. Reg GrantWed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligione35a76e3-cdaa-4f35-b5d1-bee2c3a215f8Reg GrantEver wish you could have a day off from being good? Or just an hour or two? Trouble is, what if that was the last hour of your life? Jonathan Edwards decided it wasn’t worth the gamble. “Resolved: “Never to do any thing, which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.” Ps. 119:80 – “May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed.” Time for a spot check. Do your plans for the day include anything you’d be ashamed of if Jesus showed up? Places you might go? Movies you might watch. Games you might play? Better reconsider. Because He is there.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=e35a76e3-cdaa-4f35-b5d1-bee2c3a215f8&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-11_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/WLdg4xU5TCI/I have a feeling the great eighteenth-century preacher Jonathan Edwards didn’t nap much. He was only nineteen when he made a list of seventy resolutions to honor God with his life. In one of his most famous resolutions, he determined never to be lazy. “Resolved. Never to lose one moment of time, but improve it the most profitable way I possibly can.” Prov. 13:4 – The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing; but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied. Choose one thing that you have been putting off and ask the Lord to help you get it done today.Reg GrantTue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligion5bb7762a-0856-4b0a-bb9f-431939c1c2d0Reg GrantI have a feeling the great eighteenth-century preacher Jonathan Edwards didn’t nap much. He was only nineteen when he made a list of seventy resolutions to honor God with his life. In one of his most famous resolutions, he determined never to be lazy. “Resolved. Never to lose one moment of time, but improve it the most profitable way I possibly can.” Prov. 13:4 – The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing; but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied. Choose one thing that you have been putting off and ask the Lord to help you get it done today.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=5bb7762a-0856-4b0a-bb9f-431939c1c2d0&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-10_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/pPYwy5N2swg/Jonathan Edwards dared to attempt great things for God. But he knew he would meet opposition, and that he would have to stand firm in the Lord. He resolved “to do whatever I think to be my duty, and most for the good and advantage of mankind in general.. . . to do this, whatever difficulties I meet with, how many and how great soever.” Jer. 32:17 – “Oh, Lord GOD, you did indeed make heaven and earth by your mighty power and great strength. Nothing is too hard for you!” Which battle are you trying to fight in your own strength? Ask the Lord to help you win for His glory.Reg GrantMon, 9 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligion8bc1f9c3-4c20-4d91-910b-48384deee911Reg GrantJonathan Edwards dared to attempt great things for God. But he knew he would meet opposition, and that he would have to stand firm in the Lord. He resolved “to do whatever I think to be my duty, and most for the good and advantage of mankind in general.. . . to do this, whatever difficulties I meet with, how many and how great soever.” Jer. 32:17 – “Oh, Lord GOD, you did indeed make heaven and earth by your mighty power and great strength. Nothing is too hard for you!” Which battle are you trying to fight in your own strength? Ask the Lord to help you win for His glory.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=8bc1f9c3-4c20-4d91-910b-48384deee911&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-09_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/sTTq2oVncOs/Jonathan Edwards resolved to obey God’s greatest commandments early on: “Resolved: That I will do whatsoever I think to be most to God’s glory, and my own good, profit and pleasure, in the whole of my duration. Resolved, to do whatever I think to be my duty, and most for the good and advantage of mankind in general.” Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matt. 22:37 – 39) Show God’s love to your neighbor today.Reg GrantSun, 8 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligionb077f857-397a-4b09-a353-410573a573bcReg GrantJonathan Edwards resolved to obey God’s greatest commandments early on: “Resolved: That I will do whatsoever I think to be most to God’s glory, and my own good, profit and pleasure, in the whole of my duration. Resolved, to do whatever I think to be my duty, and most for the good and advantage of mankind in general.” Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matt. 22:37 – 39) Show God’s love to your neighbor today.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=b077f857-397a-4b09-a353-410573a573bc&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-08_rss.mp3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DtsDevotional/~3/k9MseoKcJ2Y/The great 18th century preacher, Jonathan Edwards was only 19 when he drafted seventy resolutions, committing himself to a God-honoring life. He wrote, “Being sensible that I am unable to do anything without God’s help, I do humbly entreat Him by His grace to enable me to keep these resolutions, so far as they are agreeable to His will, for Christ’s sake.” 1Cor. 7:37 – “But the man who is firm in his commitment, and is under no necessity but has control over his will, and has decided in his own mind to keep his own virgin, does well.” Resolve to follow Christ today.Reg GrantSat, 7 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSTReligion6ff6317b-a045-4972-8eaa-19671e23e345Reg GrantThe great 18th century preacher, Jonathan Edwards was only 19 when he drafted seventy resolutions, committing himself to a God-honoring life. He wrote, “Being sensible that I am unable to do anything without God’s help, I do humbly entreat Him by His grace to enable me to keep these resolutions, so far as they are agreeable to His will, for Christ’s sake.” 1Cor. 7:37 – “But the man who is firm in his commitment, and is under no necessity but has control over his will, and has decided in his own mind to keep his own virgin, does well.” Resolve to follow Christ today.00:01:00noReligionhttp://www.dts.edu/media/play/?MediaItemID=6ff6317b-a045-4972-8eaa-19671e23e345&audio=truehttp://www.dts.edu/download/media/11-07_rss.mp3Dallas Theological Seminarynonadult