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!
Episodes
103 episodes
The Humble King of the Universe - The Conundrum of Servant Leadership
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. prophecies - we see this conundrum is much older. How can the Leader of the universe be considered humble...
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Episode 43
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27:23
God's Spirit on Christ, Evidenced How? - Christ in the O.T. Series #11
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 descending on Him after His baptism is when it happened...but what effect would this have on Christ's life? H...
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Season 2
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Episode 42
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28:44
Unseen Mothers and an All-Seeing God
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). However, most Mom's don't feel seen or appreciated. I'll share some studies along those lines...but praise God...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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28:58
Priesthood Face-off, Melchizedek vs. Levitical - Christ in the O.T. #10
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, concluding that we need a priest-king. Although we might be tempted to think that is a revolutionary thoug...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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28:18
Religiously Elite Are Not Helping Churches - Beauty of Confessing Weakness
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 we realize, but could it be practiced more? What happens when this doesn't happen? Without even realizin...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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27:14
Of Ephods and Kings - Should These Go Together? Christ in the O.T. Series #9
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 stated in both accounts of him bringing the ark to Jerusalem. Let's back up though, and see the history of e...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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29:13
Barren Again?! When God's Farm Doesn't Produce
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 and growing. It has me pondering God as a farmer. What's He like as a farmer and what's His reaction whe...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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29:36
A Weird Easter Sermon: Resurrection - Historical or Metaphorical?
Let's ponder the resurrection of Jesus together. Churchgoers everywhere are celebrating Easter and thinking about the resurrection. Stats show, however, fewer and fewer people are believing it. How are they getting around it? Can we accept the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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26:53
Where Should I Go To Church? Religious Consumerism vs. Discipleship
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 almost unlimited. Unfortunately, this has created a panic in many churches. It's created a business-like m...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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13:06
Anxiously Waiting in Doubt of God's Promises - Did God Change His Mind?
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 Lord to return. But what happens when doubt creeps in? What happens when what we see physically doesn't ...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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26:25
A House Containing God, History Changing Promises - Christ in the O.T. Series #8
Let's ponder some of the most history-altering promises ever made by God. Sometimes the Lord breaks so forcefully into human history with such profound promises that history is never the same. Such is the case in II Samuel 7 and the parallel pa...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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31:04
The Troubling Violence of the Conquest, and Scripture as a Whole
Ponder the troubling violence of the conquest of Canaan with me. It is probably no secret that the violence of Scripture has troubled many people. It is a common argument against believing in the God of the Bible. Is this fair though? What does...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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12:08
Greatest Moabite Love Story Ever Told - Christ in the O.T. Series #7
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 story. After that, let's think through the connections together and where this story is leading us and why...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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31:46
Heart Widening Surgery - Helping and Being Helped
Ponder with me about widening our heart to one another! Paul once told the Corinthians that their own affections were holding them back (II Corinthians 6). Sometimes we get so focused on being willing to help people (we will focus on that in th...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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28:44
I Put You Under Oath - Read This Letter (Thessalonians)
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. We're going to read an entire epistle together, as a letter, start to finish, in one sitting. This is how th...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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15:31
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 With It
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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