Inspiring weekly messages to lead you into a stronger faith, a greater hope and a more fervent love. feed://theranch.org/nbo_podcast/theranchpodcast.xml en-us 2007 - 2008 devotional, sermon, christian, message, bible, teaching, preaching, encouragement, inspiration Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:53:33 -0500 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:59:59 -0500 Typo3 Podcast Extension (nbo_podcast) Version 2.0.2 Messages to Encourage and Inspire Inspiring weekly messages to lead you into a stronger faith, a greater hope and a more fervent love. Eric Elder Eric Elder eric@101sites.com no 60 Is work a blessing from God or a curse from God? Sometimes if takes faith just to get up and go to work, whether that work is secular or religious. But the truth is, work is something that God has planned for us from the very first person He put on the earth. When we realize work is a blessing from Him, we'll find out that "faith works." Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://theranch.org/554.html http://theranch.org/http://streams.theranch.org/lanaelder/whatgodsays/whatgodsaysaboutministry.mp3 Eric Elder no faith, work Abraham Lincoln said, “I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.” Faith prays, and this story from Acts shows how God can answer at times beyond what we can even imagine. Sun, 25 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://theranch.org/546.html http://theranch.org/http://streams.theranch.org/guygrimstead/meditation/thecall.mp3 Eric Elder no faith, prayer Christ opened the door for all people to come back to God, regardless of their age, race, nationality, economic status, or any other factor. For those who are willing to put their faith in Him, God offers eternal life, as Cornelius and his entire household found out. Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://theranch.org/544.html http://theranch.org/fileadmin/theranchpodcast/There_s_Always_Hope.mp3 Eric Elder no faith, acts, cornelius, saved, jesus, way, truth, life I've noticed that as my faith increases, so does my desire and willingness to give. A man in the Bible named Cornelius found this to be true, too. He also found that God takes notice of our gifts, and loves to bless us back when we give generously to others. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://theranch.org/543.html http://theranch.org/fileadmin/theranchpodcast/There_s_Always_Hope.mp3 Eric Elder no faith, gives, giving, cornelius, acts, baptism, baptized, acts, 10 Although the Apostle Paul thought he was doing God a favor, he was actually fighting against Him. When Christ stopped Paul on the road to Damascus, Paul had to make a choice: to continue his own way, or to surrender to God's. Thankfully he surrendered his will to God's and touched millions of lives as a result. God wants to work in and through you, too, if you'll surrender to Him. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://theranch.org/539.html http://theranch.org/fileadmin/theranchpodcast/There_s_Always_Hope.mp3 Eric Elder no faith, surrender, acts, 9, paul, saul, damascus, road, conversion Do you find it easy to read and understand the Bible? If so, God may want you to help others to understand it, too. Like the man from Ethiopia in Acts chapter 8 who was interested in spiritual truths but needed Philip to help explain it to him, God can use you to explain spiritual truths to others. Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://theranch.org/537.html http://theranch.org/fileadmin/theranchpodcast/There_s_Always_Hope.mp3 Eric Elder no faith, explains, bible, teaching, gifts, philip, ethiopian, spirit, acts