Joy in the Midst of the Storm Podcast

Have you ever thought about quitting? This thought comes to our mind when circumstances become tough! Today we’re having 30-degree rains and it makes one not want to go out and do any of the things they need to accomplish. When things are not pleasant and comfortable we’re tempted with quitting! But if we would hold on and persevere, we would receive the blessing waiting for us on the other side!!...

How are things going for you? No matter how well we say things are going, we all find ourselves needing comfort. We need something that will sustain us and keep us moving forward. This is exactly what we get in Christ! It’s worth coming to him. Tonight we talk about the comfort only God can give!  ** Sorry for the technical difficulties ** We WILL be better next week with God's grace! The devil CA...

Jesus is at your door. He's knocking, trying to get our attention. Will you answer? Will you take heed to His call? Will you do whatever is necessary to respond to our Lord?  Focus: Revelation 3:20  All Verses Covered: Revelation 3:15-18,20, Zechariah 13:8-9, Acts 2:37-38,40  Original Air Date: January 20, 2022  Watch the Facebook Live Video here: https://www.facebook.com/JMSBible/videos/522544035...

Hello, podcast listeners! Like last week, this week is a recording from our most recent Zoom bible study. This should be the last week for this! By God's grace, we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming next Thursday evening! God bless, and we hope you get something out of tonight's lesson!  Focus: 2 Timothy 2:20  All Verses Covered: 2 Timothy 2:16-21, Matthew 13:54-57  Original Air D...

Due to sicknesses and the rise of the latest COVID-19 variant Omicron, we were not able to come together and do our usual Facebook live stream. Instead, here is our most recent Zoom Bible study. We pray you guys get something out of it! Love y'all! Focus: 1 John 3:20 All Verses Covered: 1 John 1:9, 3:19-22, Romans 8:8-9,26, Philippians 4:6 Original Air Date: January 06, 2022 We have bible studies...

With all thy getting, get an understanding. There are things that are important to us, and some things aren’t so much. What things are important to God? Are we certain? Join us as we look at what happens to Gideon. God has a distinct way he wants things to be done, so be sure what is important to Him and what isn’t!  Focus: Judges 7:4  All Verses Covered: Judges 7:4-7, 1 Peter 3:20-21, Acts 19:1-7...

We have wasted a lot of time in our lives. We've made mistake after mistake, and each mistake costs us time spent trying to correct it. We've done this in Christ. Sure we've made mistakes, but now God is calling us to not continue making the same mistakes. He wants us to make up for lost time by living holy! We've seen so many disasters in the world recently, from COVID to tornadoes and so much mo...

We all need counseling. Many situations transpire in life leaving us not knowing which direction to turn. Tonight we’re talking about godly counsel! Have you been seeking his word? How do we even do it!? We have to seek his word from the mouth of his preachers!  Focus: Proverbs 12:15  All Verses Covered: Proverbs 12:15, Malachi 2:7, Acts 9:1-6,8-12,17, 10:1-5, James 5:13-15, 1 Samuel 15:24, Romans...

The Lord is calling each of us to think differently. We're used to going through life and ONLY looking at things based on how the circumstances look, but it is a new day! God wants us to know that things aren't always the way they seem. He's more than able to make the impossible possible! we must walk by faith to please Him!  Focus: 2 Corinthians 5:7  All Verses Covered: 2 Corinthians 5:7, 2 Kings...

The truth is gone forth into the world, and many have not yet heard. But the hour is approaching where all will hear and have to decide what they’re going to do. Have you heard of Christ? Have you heard his teachings? He has just what you need to be free from this wicked world!!  Focus: Isaiah 40:21  All Verses Covered: Isaiah 40:21, 53:7-10, Acts 8:29-38, 17:22-31, 2 Peter 3:1-5, 1 Peter 3:20-21 ...

We all know the holiday of Thanksgiving is about giving thanks. But every day should be Thanksgiving. We should take the time out to be grateful for every single thing God has done for us. Many of these things we take for granted. Let's appreciate what He's done for us! We hope you guys have a happy Thanksgiving!  This is our Zoom bible study from this past Monday. We hope you guys get something f...

There are many traditions in each culture. Traditions are fine as long as they don’t transgress God’s laws. The moment we begin to put our practices above the Lord’s, we become disobedient and follow the path of the world and not Christ!   Focus: Mark 7:9  All Verses Covered: Mark 7:1-7,9-13,18-23, Leviticus 19:28-29, Romans 14:1-8  Original Air Date: November 18, 2021  Watch the Facebook Live Vid...

In life we, by nature, want to skip to the end result without going through things necessary to get us to the destination. There are some fundamental things that we have to do in order to be successful in Christ!  Focus: 1 Corinthians 3:2  All Verses Covered: 1 Corinthians 3:2, Matthew 8:8-10, 2 Kings 5:9-14  Original Air Date: November 11, 2021  Watch the Facebook Live Video here: https://www.fac...

Satan is out to trick us. He's always working on discouraging us from following Christ! It's time to examine ourselves. Is there anything we believe concerning God that is false? Are you sure? Are you willing to find out the truth?  Focus: Ephesians 5:6  All Verses Covered: Ephesians 5:6, Matthew 15:14, 16:6-7,11-12, Acts 17:10-11, John 5:39  Original Air Date: November 04, 2021  Watch the Faceboo...

Unfortunately, there is not a lot of knowledge of the one true God! You may ask why. Thankfully, the scripture answers this question for us: we have rejected the Lord’s word! Even though this is the case, there’s still a group out there who will hear his word! Thank God for those!!  Focus: Hosea 4:1  All Verses Covered: Hosea 4:1,6, Isaiah 30:1,8-10, Acts 8:26-32,35, John 10:17-18, 18:3-6, Philipp...

Paul tells Timothy to study! Studying is something we don’t particularly enjoy, depending on what the topic is. Especially when it comes to bible STUDY, most aren’t intrigued or glued in the way we are with our favorite tv show or pastime. However, not knowing a topic we will have a test on only leads to failure and feeling ashamed! So Paul pleads with us to study!!  Focus: 2 Timothy 2:15  All Ver...

Philip preached Jesus in Samaria to many people. After hearing the message, many were baptized. One in particular, an Ethiopian man, asked the question(paraphrasing), “What’s hindering me from being baptized?” Today I ask, “What’s hindering you?” Be blessed!  Focus: Acts 8:36  All Verses Covered: Acts 8:32-38, Luke 22:44-52,63-65, 23:1-4,8-11,14-16,18-21,26-28  Original Air Date: October 14, 2021 ...

Ten leapers were cleansed of their infirmity, but only one thanked the Lord! Sometimes in life, we forget things, but this is one thing we have to be careful to not forget! Don’t forget to give Him the glory!  Focus: Luke 17:17  All Verses Covered: Luke 17:3-5,12-18, Romans 4:20, Matthew 25:21  Original Air Date: October 07, 2021  Watch the Facebook Live Video here: https://www.facebook.com/346601...

God uses the foolish things of the world to confound the wise. Noah preached that there would be rain and the earth would be flooded. People never heard of or seen rain back then, so they thought his preaching was foolish. Sometimes when people hear preachers, they think, "I'm not listening to that foolishness". But we have to be careful because that 'foolish' message might just very well be the t...

Beliefs shape the world we live in. Each person has beliefs that have been molded by what they've been taught as well as personal experiences. What do you believe in? How do others believe? Do we always believe the same thing? What happens when we have different beliefs? In this week's lesson, we examine some teachings of Jesus and see whether or not he knew what He was talking about!  Focus: Matt...

There’s a song called, “He’s Sweet I Know.” Just as we do in the song, we frequently talk about how sweet and good God is, and rightfully so! We love to hear His word! But at a certain point in time, things become bitter to us! Let’s dive in and see what the word says pertaining to this subject!  Focus: Revelation 10:9  All Verses Covered: Revelation 10:9-11, Mark 10:17-22, Matthew 5:14-16, 13:20-...

We’re in for the battle of our lives, literally! God is trying to work on our minds while the devil is also! Which mind will we choose to follow? What God is offering is worth every investment we make. The rewards far outweigh anything we will lose, but Satan has blinded the minds of many so that we cannot see the situation that way, calling for a renewing of our minds so we can truly see the ligh...

Have you heard of the rapture? The word "rapture" isn’t something referred to specifically in scripture. However, we give that name to the gathering of God's people to be with him. This is a one-time event! You want to be there!!! Unfortunately, some will miss it. Don’t let it be you!  Focus: Song of Solomon 5:6  All Verses Covered: Song of Solomon 5:2-6, 1 Corinthians 15:12-14,34-35,51-52, 1 Thes...

Whatever we do should be accepted by God. How do you know that the things you do are accepted? Tonight we look at instances in scripture where things were not accepted, even though the people thought they were! We pray you get something out of the message!  Focus: Hebrews 12:1  All Verses Covered: Romans 12:1, Matthew 7:21-23, 1 Chronicles 13:1-13, 15:1-4,12-13,15-16,27  Original Air Date: August...

Is baptism necessary? I know you've heard this and that about the topic, but have you searched diligently to find out what baptism is all about? We've covered this topic before and we're doing it again! Let's find out the truth on this matter!  Focus: John 1:32-33  All Verses Covered: John 1:31-33, Exodus 2:10, 1 Peter 3:20-21, Acts 2:37-38  Original Air Date: August 19, 2021  Watch the Facebook L...