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 ponder with me. To God be the glory!
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88 episodes
Passing Through Carcasses, No Fingers Crossed - God's Faithfulness
Ponder with me about how much we depend on God's faithfulness. Almost everything we believe fully relies on the trustworthiness of God. We are on firm ground though. God stooped down and partook of a human oath ritual in Genesis 15 to show Abra...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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29:26
Legit Faith and a Legit Fall
Ponder the idea of eternal security with me. Sometimes called "once saved, always saved" -- is this true? Let's walk through this by looking at the legitimate faith of the Israelites who crossed the Red Sea. This is a faith he...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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27:54
Stars and Scepters, Christ in the O.T. Series #6
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 meant a king was coming, worthy of worship. Herod's first thought was about the Christ, and he wa...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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32:16
"Someone Just Tell Me What God Wants Already!"
Ponder with me about what God wants from us. Actually, let's think about what comes before this. Have we appreciated that God has communicated this very thing to us? Concerning that communication from God - have we mixed God's...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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13:22
Christ's Resurrection, the Firstfruits of More - Christ in the O.T. Series #5
Ponder with me about how and why Christ's resurrection is called the "firstfruits" in I Corinthians 15. This allusion to the Old Testament is quite fascinating. There was a firstfruit holiday in the O.T. that was always celebrated o...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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27:33
Small Beginnings, Big Discouragement
Ponder with me about how all great projects begin small. All great projects have to begin somewhere. Many endeavors worth doing, and certainly worth completing, come to a screeching halt right after they begin...because we're discou...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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11:02
Is Jesus Really In Control Of This World?
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 things put under the feet of Jesus and even Jesus admitted He had all authority in heav...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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13:28
The King from Judah and the Grape Harvest - Christ in the O.T. Series #4
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 first time the reign of a king is mentioned (in connection with the Christ). The scope of Hi...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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26:46
The Hope of Living Forever, and Encouraging Others
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 and living a decently moral life. God has so much more planned in eternity and when we take o...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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24:57
A Footstool of Enemies - Christ in the O.T. Series #3
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 in this series. The domination of enemies was promised to Abraham's offspring as well. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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26:43
Sin Spiraling and a Call to Bless - Christ in the O.T. Series #2
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 best to emphasize the magnitude of this promise. Someone who blesses every single human being...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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31:30
God in a Troubled Marriage
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 communication breakdown. God was in a troubled marriage too, with Northern Israel. What did...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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14:09
The Human Satan Crusher - Christ in the O.T. Series #1
Ponder with me about how serious God considers defeating Satan. It might surprise us to note that before God mentions forgiveness or a sacrifice for sins, He FIRST brings up the defeat of Satan. Mankind not only has a problem with s...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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30:25
Your Life's Wind Effect - Born Again Part 3
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 can only see the effects of wind, but the wind itself is not something tangible. So, w...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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23:53
A Great Grace and a Severe Blow
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". Let's do that through the book of Amos. God was so good to Israel! He reminds them o...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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28:19
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Salty Communication, and the Delicate Walk of Geese
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 is seasoned with salt, the food content doesn't change. It's just more palatable...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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13:14
How Low Can I Go? The Lowliness of Jesus
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 life, but when Paul mentions it in Philippians, he has our relationship to the church on his mind.&nbs...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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26:33
A Spirit Birth, Born Again Part 2
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 being born of water and this episode we think about the second half of that, which is born of...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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26:12
The Gift of Speech, and My Nephew Jack
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 appreciative of it because of my nephew Jack. He is mute but is incredibly intelligent!&nbs...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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12:31
A Water Birth, Born Again Part 1
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 born of water and the Spirit. This episode will focus on being born of water. Je...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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27:03
Prayer, Faith's Relentless Pursuit
Ponder what it means to lose faith. When I think of losing faith it's normally associated with full on atheism, idolatry, etc. Jesus challenges us to think about a loss of faith as quitting on prayer. Right after telling a par...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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14:45
The Riddle of God's Character, Jonah part 5
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 quite heart-warming, and yet he cannot stand how God has acted with Nineveh. What's the dea...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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29:52
Where Do I Start With This Person? The Art of the Parable
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 fascinating, and it says something to us about how to deal with people who are dull of hearing (...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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13:35
Probation or Forgiveness? The Philemon Perspective of Reconciling
Ponder reconciling brothers again with me. The last lesson we did (released on January 5th) was mainly from the perspective of Onesimus...that if we have wronged others, we must go out of our way to address that. In this lesson we l...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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26:36
Nineveh and the Faith of Abraham - Jonah part 4
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 their faith that only appears positively in a couple other instances, Abraham's faith being ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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