With Jesus in the Storm

The-Storm-on-the-Sea-of-Galilee-Rembrandt's-paintingA Soul Shepherding Audio Message

By Bill & Kristi Gaultiere © 2013

We all experience storms in life. We all want Jesus to calm our storm, but often he waits. The fisherman-disciples panicked when Jesus didn’t calm their storm at sea. Rembrandt masterfully paints the various reactions on the boat in the storm. Let’s look in the Gospel story and Rembrandt’s meditation and painting on it to understand better our personal storms and how we react to them. Let’s listen to Jesus speak, “Peace! Be still.”

This seminar features Bill leading the group in a Visio Divina meditation on Mark 4:35-41 (ESV). Here’s the Visio Divina Guide: “With Jesus in [...]

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May 1st, 2013 | Tags: , | Category: Audio Messages

The Cross and the Kingdom

cross-in-sunlightA Soul Shepherding Audio Message

By Bill Gaultiere © 2013

Jesus Christ’s death on the cross provides not only our forgiveness of sins but also our eternal living in the Kingdom of the Heavens. The Bible text for this sermon is Luke’s account of Jesus’ death on the cross (Luke 23:26-49).

If it wasn’t for the way Jesus died on the cross for our sins then it would’ve been pointless. Look at the way Jesus died, loving his enemies even while he was suffering so terribly. How did he do this?

Jesus “for the joy that was set before him endured the cross” (Hebrews 12:2). [...]

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March 22nd, 2013 | Tags: , , | Category: Audio Messages

Step Into Jesus’ Easy Yoke

Jesus calls disciplesA Soul Shepherding Audio Message

By Bill & Kristi Gaultiere © 2013

We strain and stress. We hurry and worry. We think it’s normal. We say, “It’s hard to be a Christian!” But Jesus says, “Come to me… My yoke is easy.” Easy? Yes, easy!

Jesus’s easy yoke is, of course, a yoke. It means submitting to him and following his lead. It means helping him to pull his load, to do the work of his kingdom. Getting into the yoke is not easy. Learning to stay in the yoke is not easy — it requires training. By training with Jesus we [...]

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February 28th, 2013 | Tags: , | Category: Audio Messages

Disciplines for Life in Christ

jesus_calls_disciplesSoul Shepherding Audio Messages (4 Classes)

By Bill Gaultiere © 2013

(To listen now or download the MP3′s use the links for each message title below.)

Together, by interacting with God’s grace, we can be with Jesus and become like him. Disciplines for the spiritual life help us “abide” in Jesus and bear fruit, to connect deeply with him and to become more loving like he is (John 15:1-17). There is a great variety of disciplines for life in Christ that help us to grow in the love, joy and peace of God. All of them can be categorized as either disciplines of abstinence or [...]

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January 23rd, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Audio Messages

Jesus Heals Anxious Hearts

A Soul Shepherding Audio Message

By Bill Gaultiere © 2012

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble” (Psalm 46:1). We began this five hour seminar (three parts) with a “Watch and Pray” exercise, using Psalm 46 and quiet, reflective prayer. Everyone kept the “anxiety issue” they identified in mind during the seminar, staying open to hear whatever Jesus might say.

Anxiety sucks the life out of you! We explored this “dis-ease” — it’s symptoms and causes (like hurrying, repression, trying to make things turn out like you want). We looked into Scripture and our lives.

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December 1st, 2012 | Tags: , | Category: Audio Messages

Thank God for God!

A Soul Shepherding Audio Message

By Bill & Kristi Gaultiere © 2012

“Give thanks to the Lord for he is good. His love endures forever” (Psalm 136:1).

You and the people you care for can learn to give thanks to God — even in painful times. In this message we bring together the Bible and scientific research to teach on the blessing and power of gratitude. We use Psalm 136 to lead an experience of giving thanks and praise to God in community and we facilitate a time of Thanksgiving meditation with “Count Your Blessings” (based on the hymn) and “Worship the Lord Jesus [...]

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November 21st, 2012 | Tags: | Category: Audio Messages

Joy in Jesus!

A Soul Shepherding Audio Message

By Bill Gaultiere © 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listen now (media player below) or download the MP3 (right click):

“Joy in Jesus!”

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Jesus wants us to have his joy and for our joy to be overflowing! (John 15:11)

We talked about genuine joy, what it is and what it isn’t, with the Apostle Paul being our prime example rejoicing in the Lord. He did this even when he was flogged and jailed in Philippi and then later from a prison when he wrote Philippians, the happiest book [...]

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October 19th, 2012 | Tags: | Category: Audio Messages
 
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