Reflexion, A Spiritual Community
Christian based teaching from Chuck Smith, Jr
Episodes
366 episodes
Sermon OTM Matthew 5:3
Recently, I came across an interesting ad:The caption said, “Free AI Sermon Generator”“Free AI sermon outlines help you preach a confident, creative message. AI sermon starter ideas make your sermon fresh and relevant.”- I realiz...
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Season 2024
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Episode 42
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48:48
Sermon On the Mount - Introduction pt. 2
Last week I gave my introduction to the Sermon On the MountThis week we’re going to look at Matthew’s introduction- but first, I have a question – and it’s for me as much as anyone:Are we ready for this?- the Lor...
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Season 2024
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Episode 41
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44:50
Sermon On the Mount: Introduction
A couple weeks ago someone told me,“Your next series of talks should be about The Sermon On the Mount”- that title has a pleasant ring to it, doesn’t it?• isn’t that where Jesus talks about birds and lilies? Love your enemies? Do...
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Season 2024
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Episode 40
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51:41
The Story of Elijah, chapter 11
The prophetic ministry of Elijah provides one of the most entertaining stories in all the Bible. When it comes to phenomenal miracles, Elijah’s only rival would be Moses. His spiritual stature as a man of God is equal to the greatest heroes in ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 39
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43:55
Psalm 123
Psalm 3 is the most loved, most quoted, and best known of all PsalmsThere are lots of reasons for this.It’s short – just six verses. But though it’s so short it’s incredibly deep.It’s simple – easy to understand. The Lord, ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 104
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41:22
The Story of Elijah, chapter 10
This first sentence of 2 Kings is an odd way to begin a new chapter. The transition from the previous book to this one could have been much smoother. For instance, the last lines of 1 Kings provide all the explanation we need for this new...
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Season 2024
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Episode 36
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42:50
The Story of Elijah, chapter 9
King Ahab left the battlefield, victorious over the Syrians, but he arrived home moody and sullen. In theory, there’s no reason for kings to be “moody and sullen.” If they are troubled, they have counselors. If they feel sad, the...
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Season 2024
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Episode 35
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33:05
The Story of Elijah chapter 8
Today’s episode requires an explanation, because my plan was to skip this chapter. For the past seven weeks we’ve been immersed in the story of Elijah, but for some reason he does not appear here; not even his name is mentioned. But that ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 34
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36:15
The Story of Elijah chapter 7
The Elijah with whom we spent time in the previous chapter is hardly recognizable in this episode. He is no longer the prophet who lost heart and had been wallowing in defeat, sulking in a cave. He was transformed. Once again he is on the...
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Season 2024
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Episode 33
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27:34
The Story of Elijah, chapter 6
Elijah was excited–an energetic excited–an excited he had not allowed himself to indulge until now. The tide was turning. The entire crowd witnessed God’s answer from heaven. They had been won over. They had chanted, “Yehovah, he is God! ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 32
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30:14
The Story of Elijah chapter 5 - 08/18/2024
Elijah found King Ahab sitting off by himself still as a statue, staring into nothing, and his face coated in confusion. Ahab wondered, “What just happened? How could it have happened?” His feud with Elijah had ended suddenly in a phenome...
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Season 2024
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Episode 31
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36:25
The Story of Elijah chapter 4
There must have been court officials who wished they could restrain King Ahab’s poor decisions and thoughtless actions. But those with enough skill in diplomacy to hold a position in the royal court also had enough sense to value their li...
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Season 2024
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Episode 30
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31:53
The Story of Elijah, chapter 3
The village where Elijah had been living was on the Mediterranean coast, so I find it easy to imagine him walking the shoreline, allowing the onshore breeze to be refreshed. He listens to the rhythm of the waves and the squawking seagulls...
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Season 2024
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Episode 29
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30:03
The Story of Elijah chapter 2
Picking up from last week, directed by the word of Yehovah, Elijah came to the home of a widow in Sidon, north of Israel’s border. She had helped Elijah when he was hungry and homeless. She let him stay in her home, in the small room upst...
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Season 2024
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Episode 28
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49:11
The Story of Elijah: chapter 1
A crooked king, a wicked queen, and a foreign god. You know this is going to be a great story. That’s because in literature (and storytelling), evil is more entertaining than good. We can predict a good person’s actions–they will be honest, kin...
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Season 2024
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Episode 27
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37:30
Psalm 140:1-8
This week a nearby church hosted a Vacation Bible SchoolMy fourteen-year-old granddaughter, Adrianna, volunteered to help out- on Friday, a friend sent me a video that she filmed the day before• when I watched it, there was Adria...
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Season 2024
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Episode 26
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30:59
Revelation 22:6-21
In this final chapter we come to the end of the visionTo me, it feels like waking up from a dream- just before I woke up yesterday morning, I was enjoying a pleasant dream• I heard someone call me, and I was immediately awake...
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48:00
Revelation chapters 21-22:5 - 06/30/2024
Once again, John begins to describe an event with “I saw”We are reminded that this entire book is a mystical vision and uses the strange language of images and symbols- however, we could be tempted to read last two chapters ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 24
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51:44
Revelation chapter 20
When Jesus told the parable of the Prodigal Son,He did not expect anyone to come to him afterward and say,- “Lord, I’d like to visit that family. Where do where they live?”• it was just a story – a made-up story meant to make a p...
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Season 2024
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Episode 23
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59:32
Revelation chapter 19
This is a fascinating chapterIt is complex, and it is put together well- the chapter divides into two parts:• in the first half, heaven reverberates with praise• in the second half, Jesus leads heaven’s army in a final battle...
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Season 2024
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Episode 22
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59:32
Revelation chapters 17-18
I’m going to begin with a quote by St. AugustineIn The City of God he traces two cities through world historyAugustine, “Accordingly, two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly [city] by the love of s...
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Season 2024
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Episode 21
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57:50
Revelation 15-16
A few years ago, Barry Liesch, a professor at Biola-Talbot University,- wrote an article on worship in the book of Revelation• he suggested that by using its examples of form, content, and splendor,◦ we might enjoy a more mean...
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Season 2024
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Episode 20
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55:32