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Silent Time
Welcome to Silent Time, the opportunity to think on what is really important in life.
Episodes
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ST00203 - Can anything separate us from his love?
Can anything separate us from the love of God?
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ST00202 - If you were the judge
Supposed you were in the position of a powerful judge, whom would you pardon? Person A is arrogant, makes fun of you and does not show any sign of regret…
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ST00201 - The basis
If we waited until we have sufficient knowledge, or if we hesitated until we are worthy, then we would never come to prayer, because we are all far from being…
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ST00199 - What would you proclaim
What would you proclaim? Supposed you had the chance to talk a few minutes in the news and many people would hear it. Or put regularly a short article in the…
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ST00198 - Remember the foundation
It is good to have friends, who can help us. But people may change their mind, they may one day have other interests. God’s love and his offer to help always…
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ST00197 - Not alive by bread alone
A person does not live by food alone. Of course we need certain obvious things to live. The body needs food, clothing etc. The mind needs God’s word.
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ST00196 - Things work for good for - for whom?
A lot of evil things are going on in the world. Have you experienced that God can turn even bad things into good? The offer is available. Things work out for…
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ST00195 - Faith through challenging times
Would you continue to trust in God even in difficult times, for example when the faith seems to contradict our intellect, our understanding? Abraham continued…
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ST00194 - Music of joy - Music of sorrow
Most people neither want to listen to the music of joy nor to the music of repentance which are both provided by the good news. If we repent what we have done…
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ST00193 - Lord - remember me
The mainstream in the world does not want to follow the Lord. A small group swims against the flow.
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ST00192 - Noble thieves
Stealing can happen in many forms and is not only taking away possessions from others.
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ST00190 - Growing in relationship with the Lord
Have you experienced the Lord? He is not a remote God. He knocks on our door and offers to grow in relationship. Do you open each day?
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ST00189 - Boasting vs trusting
In the world there is a lot of boasting. Thanks to God, what finally counts does not depend on our accomplishments but on the victory that Christ has already…
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ST00188 - Let’s not waste the grace
Do you at times feel like having done too much wrong and there is no more hope? Or the opposite: you feel like behaving so well that there is no need for…
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ST00187 - Matters of real relevance
What would you answer when being asked for your faith? Would you give your denomination as an answer? More important than any details about denominations is to…
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ST00186 - Priorities in life
What are the priorities in your life? Once you will be looking back onto your life, will you be happy with the things you do now?
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ST00185 - The wonderful counsellor
Do you know for sure that the almighty God is your contact point in prayer? And do you have peace in your heart? The Lord is the most wonderful counsellor.
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ST00184 - His goodness and mercy
Whether we are aware of it or not: Continuously both things are going on in parallel: Each second, Satan tries to tempt, accuse and destroy us and others. But…
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ST00183 - Donate ungrudgingly
“I do not want to have anything to do with it!” “I have my own problems”! With these reasons most people reject to give donations. Yet, even speakers and other…
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ST00182 - He is the light
God is light and in him there is no darkness – the picture of light and darkness is quite clear. Even people who do not want to believe, they understand that…
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ST00181 - The house of the Lord
Where do you pray to God? Do you go to a specific place of worship such as a church or a prayer room? Anywhere, any place, any time we can pray to God! While a…
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ST00180 - Glory by all nations
The Lord of all nations is worthy of all praise. Let’s not get distracted, as happens so easily.
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ST00179 - Considering the needs of others as well
In the light of the holy God, none of us is worthy to enter his kingdom. We all fall short of his commandments. And yet he is full of mercy. Considering that…
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ST00178 - The powerless vs the mighty
Most of us like such kinds of movies and stories, wherein the weak hero wins against the mighty. Or wherein the poor wins over the rich. The principle was…
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ST00177 - Guidance
Who is your guide in the labyrinth of life? How do you plan your life, the next year, the coming day?
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ST00176 - A lamp is not supposed to be hidden
A lamp is not supposed to be hidden under a bowl. And a lighthouse close to the shore is supposed to shine as far as possible, so that it can be of help to…
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ST00174 - The Creator
Many people complain that things are not fair, implying that God is not just. But of course, God is just, even holy. He is the eternal, almighty God, the…
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ST00173 - Saved by grace through faith
By God’s grace we are saved through faith. Are you interested? Or do you reject this good news?
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ST00172 - Towards the big brother or away from him?
What comes to your mind, when you hear the following words: “Lord, you have searched me and know me, you know when I sit down and when I rise up”. A lot of…
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ST00171 - A better benefit
Usually everybody tries to maximise one’s own benefit. Already children try to get the biggest piece of the cake. We are so used to that concept and it can be…
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ST00170 - His mercy remains same
Do you know someone who has a changing mood? A person who is sometimes in a good mood, sometimes in a bad mood? People change over time, but not so with the…
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ST00169 - Worry
If you think about the future – what is your biggest worry? Your health? Your job? Your family situation? We all know worries. How we handle those worries…
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ST00168 - Prayer and Blessing
If we accept God as our saviour, then we can bring all our needs to him in prayer. God may not immediately fulfil all our wishes, but he always listens and…
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ST00167 - Waiting for the morning
What do you wait for? There are many things we might be looking forward to. Blessed is the person, who primarily looks forward to God, the almighty, eternal…
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ST00166 - He provides
What is your major target for today? Is it to be successful? To achieve something in work? Or just somehow to come through the day? If we put God first in our…
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ST00165 - Not by bread alone
In our life as humans being, we can usually see only one way: for example someone might worry “if I loose this job, then there is no hope to find a new one”…
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ST00164 - Various weaknesses - one strength
Do you sometimes feel weak in life? As humans we have many kinds of weaknesses. But there is one decisive strength. We can be strong in the Lord. God is…
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ST00163 - As though he saw the invisible
How comes that by the time of Moses such amazing miracles happened? For example: The whole people of Israel left Egypt and walked through the water. When the…
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ST00162 - Under the authority of superiors
The Roman officer had understood, that in the military hierarchy it is important to obey to whatever the superior said. And that is how he had moved up the…
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ST00161 - Discovered
People have different abilities and talents. Some of them are found out only over the years. The power of God is already available. Everybody can have access…
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ST00160 - Mighty or weak?
Do you at times also doubt the almighty power of God? Especially when we do not notice anything about his might. When it even looks opposite, as if God is…
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ST00159 - He walked away grieving
We may walk away disappointed, for example when we had expected too much from another person or from things. In Jesus we find real fulfilment. And yet it is…
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ST00158 - He was lowered in a basket
Did you ever have to flee? Sometimes God guides his people in ways that seem to be strange at first. Saul had persecuted the people of God, he tried to…
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ST00157 - Hands
For what do you use your hands? To bless others and to help them in their individual needs? Or to act in selfishness and greed, destroying others or taking…
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ST00156 - False testimony
False testimony: When a wrong statement is given, then the law foresees punishment, for example if by purpose wrong numbers are shown in the balance sheet in…
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ST00155 - Tackling life together
Do you at times complain that you are lonely? Or the other way round, do you feel too busy and crowded? It is precious if we have family and friends. When one…
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ST00154 - Like a mother comforting her child
Even when the child is strongly crying, it may find wonderful comfort by the parents. In some situations of life, other people can not comfort us. God is the…
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ST00153 - The focus of attention
In which stage of your walk with the Lord are you currently in? It might be that in the beginning there was a lot of excitement about the good news in the…
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ST00152 - Let noone rob you of your price
Let no one rob you of your price. How about your personality? Do you strongly pursue your targets? Or do you easily get influenced and distracted by others?
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ST00151 - The foundation of dominion
How many kingdoms where there throughout the history of humanity? Some lasted quite long. But all were based on human leaders. The kingdom of God is an…
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ST00150 - They enjoy their work
Where are the people usually happy? One might say “on vacation”. Yet a lot of our time we need to spend working. What, if we could enjoy the work?
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ST00149 - As long as it is day
In a very old movie, which shows an “end-of-the-world-scenario”, people get asked “what would you do, if you had only 3 hours left?”. It is quite shocking how…
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ST00148 - Seeking
What do you seek in life? What do you ultimately look for? Many people look for success, for recognition, for influence and so on. For the moment it might make…
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ST00147 - Knowing or going?
A lot of people know about the good news, having heard about it. But they do not go, they do not apply the good news to their life. The shepherds, they went…
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ST00146 - Safe to be brave
What is your refuge amidst the troubles of life? Do you look for refuge from your home? Your family? Your friends? God is our ultimate refuge. He protects us…