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Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture Meditations
Hello! I'm Allen Greeley and I love thinking and meditating on Scripture. Another word for it, which we don't use very often, is pondering. When the mother of Jesus heard the shepherds retell the vision of the angels celebratory singing; the Scripture says, "Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart" (Luke 2:19). That alone is my goal with this podcast. I want us to treasure in our hearts what we hear from God and ponder it. It would be an honor to have you listen in and…
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Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsGod's Name is Not God - What is it Then? A Pondering From Josiah Greeley
Send Allen a text - This pondering comes from my nephew, Josiah Greeley. I have a short introduction about him and his lesson at the very beginning of this…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsCelebrate Your Covenant with God! In the Lord's Supper
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder another aspect of the Lord's Supper. We don't often think about the covenant aspect of it. However, it is not a mistake that…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsTreating Everyone Equally, A Sign of Thriving Churches
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder impartiality together and just how important it has been in God's mind for so long. The Lord has been stressing the importance…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsPassover Reimagined in the Lord’s Supper - Christ in the O.T. Series #12
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder the Lord's Supper again, but let's do it through the lens of the Passover. I am convinced that the Holy Spirit wants us to do…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsHappy Memorial Day! The Best Memorial on the Best Memorial Day
Send Allen a text - Happy Memorial day! No, not tomorrow, the U.S. holiday...Sunday! The Lord's Day is the greatest of memorial days, on which the greatest…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThe Humble King of the Universe - The Conundrum of Servant Leadership
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about servant leadership. The teachings of Jesus about leadership and greatness are quite clear, but if we look to the O.T…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsJesus Had God's Spirit, But How Do We Know That? - Christ in the O.T. Series #11
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about what it means for the Messiah to have God's Spirit put on Him. It is a point of prophecy and certainly the Spirit…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThe Comfort of An All-Seeing God
Send Allen a text - Ponder the all-seeing God with me! It's Mother's Day, and it is only scriptural to honor and praise our Mother's (Proverbs 31:28-29)…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsPriesthood Face-off, Melchizedek vs. Levitical - Christ in the O.T. #10
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder the priest-king theme, in seeing Jesus in the O.T. In the last lesson within this series we traced the history of the ephod…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsReligiously Elite Kill Churches - Beauty of Confessing Weakness
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder the command from James to confess our sins to one another. Is this practiced in the church? I'm sure it is practiced more than…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsOf Ephods and Kings - Should These Go Together? Christ in the O.T. Series #9
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me a strange statement that we are given in passing - that David wore a linen ephod. It's just one curious sentence that is…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsWhat Does God Do With a Farm That Doesn’t Produce?
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder God farming us as disciples and even as a local congregation. It is springtime and so much of life is reminding me of planting…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsA Weird Easter Sermon: Resurrection - Historical or Metaphorical?
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder the resurrection of Jesus together. Churchgoers everywhere are celebrating Easter and thinking about the resurrection. Stats…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsWhere Should I Go To Church? Religious Consumerism vs. Discipleship
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder the question I'm sure many of you already have - where should I go to church? With the ease of travel today, the options are…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsAnxiously Waiting in Doubt of God's Promises - Did God Change His Mind?
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder what it means to wait on God. Every era of God's people had to wait on God for something. We are no different, waiting for the…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsA House Containing God, History Changing Promises - Christ in the O.T. Series #8
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder some of the most history-altering promises ever made by God. Sometimes the Lord breaks so forcefully into human history with…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThe Troubling Violence of the Conquest, and Scripture as a Whole
Send Allen a text - Ponder the troubling violence of the conquest of Canaan with me. It is probably no secret that the violence of Scripture has troubled many…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsGreatest Moabite Love Story Ever Told - Christ in the O.T. Series #7
Send Allen a text - Ponder the gospel with me, as told in Ruth. A Gentile is redeemed by a Christ-like figure named Boaz. I'll paraphrase this beautiful love…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsHeart Widening Surgery - Helping and Being Helped
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about widening our heart to one another! Paul once told the Corinthians that their own affections were holding them back (II…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsI Put You Under Oath - Read This Letter (Thessalonians)
Send Allen a text - Ponder the book of I Thessalonians with me. Today's episode is a little different, but very similar to the one we put out November 1st…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsPassing Through Carcasses, No Fingers Crossed - God's Faithfulness
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about how much we depend on God's faithfulness. Almost everything we believe fully relies on the trustworthiness of God. We…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsLegit Faith and a Legit Fall
Send Allen a text - Ponder the idea of eternal security with me. Sometimes called "once saved, always saved" -- is this true? Let's walk through this by…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsStars and Scepters, Christ in the O.T. Series #6
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me the same that the magi (wise men) did in Matthew 2. They saw a star rising in the land of Israel and they believed that…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture Meditations"Someone Just Tell Me What God Wants Already!"
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about what God wants from us. Actually, let's think about what comes before this. Have we appreciated that God has…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsChrist's Resurrection, the Firstfruits of More - Christ in the O.T. Series #5
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about how and why Christ's resurrection is called the "firstfruits" in I Corinthians 15. This allusion to the Old Testament…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsSmall Beginnings, Big Discouragement
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about how all great projects begin small. All great projects have to begin somewhere. Many endeavors worth doing, and…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsIs Jesus Really In Control Of This World?
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about who is in control of this crazy world! Is it Jesus? The Scripture indicates He is. Repeated texts are given about all…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThe King from Judah and the Grape Harvest - Christ in the O.T. Series #4
Send Allen a text - Ponder another passage in Genesis about the Christ. The offspring of Abraham gets a little narrower, down to the line of Judah and it's the…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThe Hope of Living Forever, and Encouraging Others With It
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder eternity, and our hope of eternal life. We can't fall into the trap of thinking that religion is nothing more than being nice…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsA Footstool of Enemies - Christ in the O.T. Series #3
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder some more themes about the Christ from the Old Testament. This lesson is a bit of a culmination of the first 2 lessons we did…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsSin Spiraling and a Call to Bless - Christ in the O.T. Series #2
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder another hint of Christ in the O.T. - the promise to Abraham that an offspring of his would bless the whole world. I'll try my…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsGod in a Troubled Marriage
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about the vital nature of communication in marriage! I don't know of any marital problems that don't at least include a…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThe Human Satan Crusher - Christ in the O.T. Series #1
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about how serious God considers defeating Satan. It might surprise us to note that before God mentions forgiveness or a…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsYour Life's Wind Effect - Born Again Part 3
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me about how we can truly know we are converted. This is part 3 of a short series on being born again. Jesus told Nicodemus you…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsA Great Grace and a Severe Blow
Send Allen a text - Ponder the kindness and severity of God. Paul says to do this very thing in Romans 11:22, "note then the kindness and severity of God"…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsSalty Communication, and the Delicate Walk of Geese
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder the way we say things. This truly matters. The way we come across is just as powerful as the content of the message. When food…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsHow Low Can I Go? The Lowliness of Jesus
Send Allen a text - Ponder about how to help each other thrive with our manner of life. We normally think of moral issues when thinking about our manner of…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsA Spirit Birth, Born Again Part 2
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me again about the new birth. Last episode we begin thinking about what it means to be born again. The first episode was about…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThe Gift of Speech, and My Nephew Jack
Send Allen a text - Ponder the blessing of being able to speak. It is something I have taken for granted all of my life. Slowly though, I am becoming more…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsA Water Birth, Born Again Part 1
Send Allen a text - Ponder the new birth with me! One of the most popular and debated statements from Jesus is about being born again. He defines that as being…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsPrayer, Faith's Relentless Pursuit
Send Allen a text - Ponder what it means to lose faith. When I think of losing faith it's normally associated with full on atheism, idolatry, etc. Jesus…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThe Riddle of God's Character, Jonah part 5
Send Allen a text - Ponder God's character with me! Is there anything more foundational to our faith than knowing the God we serve? Jonah's view of God is…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsWhere Do I Start With This Person? The Art of the Parable
Send Allen a text - Ponder the art of the parable with me. Why did Jesus teach in parables? He was asked that question in Matthew 13. His response is…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsProbation or Forgiveness? The Philemon Perspective of Reconciling
Send Allen a text - Ponder reconciling brothers again with me. The last lesson we did (released on January 5th) was mainly from the perspective of…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsNineveh and the Faith of Abraham - Jonah part 4
Send Allen a text - Ponder the faith of Abraham, seen in the Ninevites. Jonah 3 is the story of Nineveh's repentance. There is a unique phrase in Jonah 3 about…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsSifting Through the Dragnet
Send Allen a text - Ponder the dragnet parable with me. Matt. 13:47-50. It's not a feel-good parable. It's a parable of realism. The kingdom of heaven, on…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsReconciling Brothers, More Important Than Worship
Send Allen a text - Ponder the reconciliation of humans with me. It is one of the intentions of the gospel that I haven't thought enough about. God wants peace…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsBeginning the New Year Like an Israelite
Send Allen a text - Ponder the new year with me! Happy new year to everyone. While there is not a new year's celebration in the New Testament, what did the new…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsA Prayer From Sheol - Jonah part 3
Send Allen a text - Ponder the belly of the fish with me. God prepared a trial, and a pretty harsh one at that, for Jonah. A near death experience (or worse?)…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsApathy, Hypocrisy's Best Friend - Jonah part 2
Send Allen a text - Ponder the hideous effects that hypocrisy and apathy have on others. Sin always works its way into the lives of others. Always. It's why…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsTarshish Bound Pharisee - Jonah part 1
Send Allen a text - Let's ponder Jonah together! This will be the beginning of a new series on Jonah. I hope it's as challenging for you as it is for me. In…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsDark Days and the Bright Morning Star
Send Allen a text - Ponder the solstice with me. The winter solstice is just around the corner. It's December 21st, the shortest day of the year. This has made…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThe Stench of Faith
Send Allen a text - Ponder the anointing of perfume from Mary of Bethany with me. Jesus said wherever the gospel is proclaimed in all the world, it would be…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsYou Stink So Good
Send Allen a text - Ponder the stench of Christ with me. We'll play off of the story from the last episode about Mary from Bethany's anointing of perfume. The…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsDay of Judgment, Come Quickly
Send Allen a text - Ponder the day of judgment with me! Several passages say we ought to be eagerly awaiting the day of judgment. Peter even says to hasten it…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThe Tragedy of Edom and the Beauty of Brotherly Unity
Send Allen a text - Ponder the book of Obadiah with me! It was written about the Edomites, whose backstory begins with Esau. The Israelites and Edomites were…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThanksgiving Week Psalms - 136, 145
Send Allen a text - Ponder with me two more Psalms of Thanksgiving! These 2 will be our last for the week. Psalm 136 is the one of the most repetitious Psalms…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThanksgiving Week Psalms - 107, 118
Send Allen a text - Ponder a couple more Psalms of thanksgiving with me! Today's reading is from Psalm 107 and 118. Psalm 107 is about the return from…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThanksgiving Week Psalms - 100, 103
Send Allen a text - Ponder a couple more Psalms of Thanksgiving with me. As many are gearing up for the holiday of Thanksgiving, we want to center our minds on…
Plainfield Ponderings - Scripture MeditationsThanksgiving Week Psalms - 34, 92, 95
Send Allen a text - Ponder some Psalms of Thanksgiving with me! It's Thanksgiving week, and as we think about all the fantastic things we are blessed with, we…