GOD WILL NOT BE TRIFLED WITH (APRIL 22) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/god-not-trifled-with-april-22/ "Then Moses said to Aaron, 'This is what the Lord has said: "Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified."' And Aaron held his peace" (Leviticus 10:3). WHEN NADAB AND ABIHU DISRESPECTED…

A TRAGIC DISREGARD FOR GOD’S REQUIREMENTS (APRIL 21) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/tragic-disregard-gods-requirements-april-21/ "Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them" (Leviticus 10:1). BEGINNIN…

THE RETURN OF ELIJAH (APRIL 20) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/return-elijah-april-20/ "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes" (Malachi 4:5). MALACHI IS THE LAST BOOK IN THE OLD TESTAMENT. After this oracle was delivered, God did not speak prophetically to His people again until Joh…

BAPTISM IS IMMERSION (APRIL 19) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/baptism-immersion-april-19/ "We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life" (Romans 6:4). WHEN A PERSON IS BAPTIZED, WHAT IS THE PHYSICAL ACTION …

FAITH AND TRUST (APRIL 18) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/faith-trust-april-18/ "And the Lord said to Moses, 'How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them?'" (Numbers 14:11). ONE MEASURE OF THE MATURITY OF OUR FAITH IS HOW MUCH WE TRUST GOD. If we be…

FAITH AND REASON (APRIL 17) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/faith-reason-april-17/ "But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand" (Acts 4:4). BETWEEN “HEARING” THE GOSPEL AND “BELIEVING” IT, A PROCESS OF REASONING HAS TO TAKE PLACE. Contrary to the popular notion that faith and r…

THE LORDSHIP OF DAVID’S LORD (APRIL 16) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/lordship-davids-lord-april-16/ "The Lord says to my Lord: 'Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool'" (Psalm 110:1). IN PSALM 110, DAVID SPOKE OF THE RULE OF A PERSON HE REFERRED TO AS “MY LORD.” Who was this person? Whoever it was, Yahweh is pic…

THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM (APRIL 15) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/keys-kingdom-april-15/ "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven" (Matthew 16:19). WHAT ARE WE TO MAKE OF CHRIST’S “KEYS OF THE KINGDOM” STATEMENT? …

THE KING’S UNPROMISING BIRTH (APRIL 14) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/kings-unpromising-birth-april-14/ "But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days" (Micah 5:2). THIS TEXT IS ONE…

A CHILD IS BORN, A SON IS GIVEN (APRIL 13) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/child-born-son-given-april-13/ "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). IN THIS MEMORABLE TEXT, …

KINGDOM OF PRIESTS, HOLY NATION (APRIL 12) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/kingdom-priests-holy-nation-april-12/ "Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" (Exodus 19…

GOD’S PROMISE TO ABRAHAM (APRIL 11) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/gods-promise-abraham-april-11/ "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who ble…

A NEW PROPHET LIKE MOSES (APRIL 10) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/new-prophet-like-moses-april-10/ "The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers — it is to him you shall listen" (Deuteronomy 18:15). TOWARD THE END OF MOSES’ LIFE, HE TOLD ISRAEL THAT IN THE FUTURE GOD WOULD RAISE UP ANOTHER…

THE BLESSINGS OF THE BROKEN HEART (APRIL 9) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/blessings-broken-heart-april-9/ "But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word" (Isaiah 66:2). WHO IS THE PERSON WHO RECEIVES GOD’S SPECIAL CARE? To those who worship self-confidence, the answer is surpris…

JESUS, THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH (APRIL 8) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/jesus-author-finisher-faith-april-8/ ". . . looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:2 N…

I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE (APRIL 7) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/resurrection-and-life-april-7/ "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?' She said to him, 'Yes, Lord; I belie…

THE MESSIAH’S HUMILIATION (APRIL 6) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/messiahs-humiliation-april-6/ "I can count all my bones — they stare and gloat over me; they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots" (Psalm 22:17,18). ALL FOUR OF THE GOSPELS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT ALLUDE TO THIS PART OF PSALM 22. In Matthew 27:35…

IT WAS FORETOLD THAT THE MESSIAH WOULD SUFFER (APRIL 5) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/foretold-messiah-would-suffer-april-5/ "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?" (Psalm 22:1). PSALM 22 IS A PROPHECY OF THE MESSIAH’S SUFFERING. The familiar words of v.1 were spoken …

THE UNSEEN GOD IS NOT UNREAL (APRIL 4) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/unseen-god-not-unreal-april-4/ "At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, 'The Lord will not do good, nor will he do ill'" (Zephaniah 1:12). THROUGH ZEPHANIAH, AS THROUGH THE OTHER HEBR…

KINGDOM AND CHURCH (APRIL 3) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/kingdom-church-april-3/ "But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women" (Acts 8:12). STUDIED TOGETHER, THE WORDS “KINGDOM” AND “CHURCH” HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO TEACH US. The first…

A DIFFERENT KIND OF KINGDOM (APRIL 2) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/different-kind-kingdom-april-2/ "Jesus answered, 'My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world'" (John 18:36). IT TOOK A LONG…

AN EVERLASTING DOMINION (APRIL 1) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/everlasting-dominion-april-1/ "I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, natio…

COME, ONE AND ALL (MARCH 31) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/come-one-and-all-march-31/ "The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come'. And let the one who hears say, 'Come'. And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price" (Revelation 22:17). HAVING SEPARATED OURSELVES FROM GOD, WE NEED TO COME BA…

IS JESUS THE ONLY WAY? (MARCH 30) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/is-jesus-only-way-march-30/ "She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). WHEN JESUS WAS BORN, THE CHILD WAS NOT MERELY ANOTHER HUMAN BEING. He was God in the flesh, come into the world to “save his peo…

NO TURNING BACK, NO TURNING BACK (MARCH 29) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/no-turning-back-march-29/ "But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls" (Hebrews 10:39). IF WE DECIDE TO FOLLOW CHRIST, WE WILL MOVE IN A FORWARD DIRECTION AS LONG AS WE FOLLOW HIM. But having dec…

WHAT KIND OF HEART IS THE LORD LOOKING FOR? (MARCH 28) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/what-kind-heart-lord-looking-for-march-28/ "[Samuel] looked on Eliab and thought, 'Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.' But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For t…

WHICH SYNAGOGUE? MESSIAH? CHURCH? (MARCH 27) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/which-synagogue-messiah-church-march-27/ "So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, 'Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?'" (John 4:28,29). LIFE IS FULL OF DECISIONS, AND OUR RELIGIOUS LIVE…

STUDYING “THE CHURCH” IN THE SCRIPTURES (MARCH 26) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/studying-church-in-scriptures-march-26/ "And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all" (Ephesians 1:22,23). PAUL WROTE THAT GOD HAS MADE CHRIST “HEAD OVE…

OUR FAITH MUST BE CONFESSED (MARCH 25) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/faith-must-be-confessed-march-25/ ". . . if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved" (…

THE PATH TO DEATH DOES NOT LEAD TO LIFE (MARCH 24) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/path-to-death-does-not-lead-to-life-march-24/ "But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the f…

WITHOUT OUR SAVIOR, OUR SINS WILL KILL US (MARCH 23) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/without-savior-our-sins-will-kill-us-march-23/ "I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins" (John 8:24). TO MODERN PEOPLE, PREOCCUPIED WITH WHAT WE NAIVELY CALL “REAL” LIFE, WORDS LIKE “SIN” A…

Kathrina reads “The Fisherman” from “Timeless Simplicity by John Lane. Tracey and Kathrina talk about the 1st ever Global Makerfest put on by Arbortech! Do-Gooder:@goodnews_movement @drdrewpinskyOther shoutouts: Mike Klingspor @klingsporwoodworkingshopSend us a note and let us know what you think of the show!@obeythegrainpodcastTracey Cheuvront @ba…

We discuss the farmer who hired the young man because he could “Sleep Good when it Rains”....You’ll have to listen to find out what that means!!!Do-Gooder:Lincoln Community High School and all other HS taking care of their low-income students Rep. Katie Porter @repkatieporterOther shoutouts: Nick Bodnar @techedfiremanSend us a note and let us know …

We discuss multi-tasking and working into a flow state. And how we live by the Ron Swanson quote “don’t do 2 things half-assed, do 1 thing, whole assed! We read a page from the book, “The Craftsman’s Legacy” by Eric GorgesDo-Gooder:Sean Dietrich (@seanofthesouth)Jeff Alberts (3dmj_godfather)Other shoutouts: Eric Gorges (@ericgorges)Craftsman’s Lega…

We discuss work efficiency in all facets of financial, physical, and availability of tools and space. Tracey reads a quote from Abraham Lincoln, “If I had 6 hours to cut a tree down, I would spend the first 4, sharpening the axe”. Do-Gooder:Bill Puccio (@pastreasures)Kathleen DiResta (@kdirestacollective)Tamara Robertson (@therealtamararobertson)Je…

We discuss balancing conventional wisdom vs. trying new strategies and looking to improve. We dive into the famous quote, “the most damaging phrase in the language is, ‘we’ve always done it this way”. We finish discussing Black Friday, consumerism and why we hate it, haha.Quote: “The most damaging phrase in the language is, “we’ve always done it th…

We discuss overcoming obstacles, and working with your medium as a balance, instead of imposing your will on it. We also discuss our trip to the Catskill Makers Camp at Blackthorn Resort in East Durham, NY. Book: “Strength Training by the Experts” Edited by Daniel P. RileyDo-Gooder: Reveren Peyton’s Big Damn Band and Austin Handel @themakerscampOth…

Welcome to our first episode, In this episode, Tracey, Kathrina and Justin introduce ourselves, and talk about upcoming topics, and where we would like to see the podcast go! We will be discussing woodworking and making in various segments, discuss our journey in pursuing the craft, passing along and sharing information, and what motivates us.…