His Plans
by Linda Darlene Gibson October 25th, 2016
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
This year has been such an emotional year for me, late last year I began to experience some severe pain in my lower back and abdominal area. After going through many...
Faith, Hope, & Love: Part 3
by Dion Todd October 24th, 2016
Faith Hope and Love: Love
Faith, Hope, & Love: Part 3 from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
This week we will be covering part three of our series on Faith, Hope, and Love.
Love ləv/ noun 1. an intense feeling of deep affection.
Synonyms: deep affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, intimacy, attachment, endearment; devotion, adoration, compassion, caring, charity,...
Total Eclipse
by Dion Todd October 24th, 2016
When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set ambushers against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck. For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. When they had finished the inhabitants of Seir, everyone helped to destroy each other. 2 Chronicles 20:22 WEB'God sure seems...
My Sheep Hear My Voice
by Dion Todd October 21st, 2016
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:27 WEBJesus said that His sheep would hear His voice and that they would follow Him 'and a stranger, they would not follow" (John 10:5). God speaks to His people individually and collectively. Some are so concerned on being deceived that...
Faith, Hope, and Love Part 2: Hope
by Dion Todd October 18th, 2016
Faith Hope and Love: Hope
This week we continue our series on Faith, Hope, and Love. I want to make it very clear what hope actually is and remove the vagueness that we tend to toss around these words. First a definition: Hope /hōp/ noun1. a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.And the opposite:Hopeless - noun:a : having no expectation of good or success...
Special Update: The Day the Lights Went Out in Conway
by Dion Todd October 11th, 2016
Special Update: The Day the Lights Went Out in Conway
Hello everyone,
Thank you for being a part of Refreshing Hope Ministries. As you may have noticed, over the last few days the devotional stopped coming, and the website was down. This was because Hurricane Matthew passed directly over our town. The storm caused massive flooding, downed power lines, broken utility poles and...
The Christian Bookstore
by Dion Todd October 4th, 2016
Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and saw that they were sad. He asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, saying, 'Why do you look so sad today?' They said to him, 'We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it.' Joseph said to them, 'Don't interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me.' The chief cupbearer told his dream...
RHM September 2016 Newsletter
by Dion Todd October 3rd, 2016
September Newsletter - 2016
Hello there,
Thank you for reading our devotional and being a part of Refreshing Hope Ministries. This is our monthly update on what has been happening here during the last month and I thank you for taking time to read it.
September went by pretty quickly for us and I happened to notice that it is now over and this newsletter is now late. We fasted the month of August...
Faith, Hope, and Love Part 1: Faith
by Dion Todd October 3rd, 2016
Faith Hope and Love Part 1: Faith
Faith, Hope and Love, Part 1: Faith from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
This week we will be starting a new series on Faith, Hope, and Love. I hope to make this as simple as possible. To do that, I am going to cover what a life of faith, a life of hope, and a life of love looks like.
The definition of Faith: Complete trust or confidence in someone or...
Beautiful
by Jeffrey Smith September 29th, 2016
Acts 3:2-5: Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something...
The Birthday of the Church
by Dion Todd September 26th, 2016
The Birthday of The Church
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We just finished our series on the Holy Spirit. This week I want to talk about the first birthday of the Church. Jesus ascended to heaven and the Holy Spirit descended on His followers in Acts chapter 2 on the day of Pentecost. This was when “The Church” was born and about 3,000...
Grimy Sponges
by Dion Todd September 26th, 2016
For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. James 3:16 WEBJust as a sponge filled with liquid is our heart within us. It absorbs all the hurts and pains in our life. Usually when we come to the Lord, it...
Tormentors
by Dion Todd September 25th, 2016
Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me. Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?' His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him. So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your...
Troubled Waters
by Dion Todd September 24th, 2016
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, 'It's a ghost!' and they cried out for fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'Cheer up! It is I! Don't be afraid.' Peter answered him and said, 'Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.' He said, 'Come!' Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus. Matthew 14:26...
First forgiven
by Jeffrey Smith September 22nd, 2016
Matthew 18:33-34:Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’ Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt.
Ephesians 4:31-32:Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tender-hearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ...
Potter
by Jeffrey Smith September 20th, 2016
Isaiah 45:9- "Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, 'What are you making?' Does your work say, 'The potter has no hands'?
Some days it would seem the world is against us. For those of us who pray every day and look to the Lord for all things, these days can feel long, tough, and...
The Holy Spirit 4: The Gifts of The Spirit
by Dion Todd September 19th, 2016
The Holy Spirit 4: The Gifts of the Spirit
The Holy Spirit 4: The Gifts of the Spirit from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
This is part four of our series on the Holy Spirit. In our previous messages, we covered “Who is the Holy Spirit, Ignorance about the Holy Spirit, and The Baptism of the Holy Spirit.” This message covers “The Gifts of the Spirit.”
Now the...
Crowing Roosters
by Dion Todd September 19th, 2016
After a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, 'You truly are one of them, for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it.' But he began to curse, and to swear, 'I don't know this man of whom you speak!' The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the word, how that Jesus said to him, 'Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.' When he thought about that,...
Sabotage
by Dion Todd September 17th, 2016
They will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you, says Yahweh, to rescue you. Jeremiah 1:19 WEBThings were finally going well in our computer business. We had one particularly large client with multiple locations that took up all the time that we could give them. For the first time in forever, we could work all that we wanted and they loved us. We even had our own...
The Holy Spirit 3: The Baptism of The Holy Spirit
by Dion Todd September 12th, 2016
The Holy Spirit 3: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit 3: The Baptism of The Holy Spirit from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
Note: There is an echo that starts about half way through the video. Sorry about that! Can't fix it.
Today I will share what I understand to be the truth about the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and how you can receive it. In the first two parts...
The Holy Spirit 2: Ignorance in The Church
by Dion Todd September 5th, 2016
The Holy Spirit 2: Ignorance in the Church
The Holy Spirit 2: Ignorance in The Church from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
This is part 2 of our series on the Holy Spirit
The Lord told Jeremiah in Jeremiah 1:7–10:
“the LORD said to me: “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall...
You are more
by Jeffrey Smith September 2nd, 2016
Numbers 13:33- We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.
Moses sends out 13 members of a group of leaders from the tribes of Israel as an exploration committee. They were charged with identifying whether the land was good, the people who lived there...
RHM August 2016 Newsletter
by Dion Todd August 31st, 2016
August Newsletter - 2016
Hello there,
Thank you for reading our devotional and being a part of Refreshing Hope Ministries. This is our monthly update on what has been happening here during the last month and I thank you for taking time to read it.
Sylvia and I spent the month of August fasting and praying for fresh direction in RHM. We prefer to fast in the hotter months because it is yucky to...
All is Lost
by Dion Todd August 29th, 2016
David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God. 1 Samuel 30:6 WEBDavid was distressed. He and his men had wept until they no longer had the strength to weep. When they returned to their town, they had found it burned to the ground and all...
The Holy Spirit 1: Who Is The Holy Spirit?
by Dion Todd August 28th, 2016
Who is the Holy Spirit?
Who Is the Holy Spirit? from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
This is message one in a four part series on the Holy Spirit
So exactly who is the Holy Spirit?
He Was There In the Beginning: (Genesis 1:1–2 NKJV) “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And...
In His Time...
by David and Dianna Wyles August 24th, 2016
In His time
Isaiah 40:31 “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
I love to go birding! Have you ever watched an Eagle soar? It seems to be such a graceful effortless flight as they glide higher & higher in the heavens with little or no effort...
Your Purpose And Mine
by Dion Todd August 24th, 2016
They were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples, 'Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of Man will be delivered up into the hands of men.' But they didn't understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it Luke 9:43 WEBJesus told His disciples, 'Let these words sink...
Giving: The Key to the Cell Door
by Dion Todd August 22nd, 2016
Giving - The Key to The Cell Door
Giving: The Key to the Cell Door from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
In Matthew 6:02 Jesus told us “When you give” and then He told us how, and how not to do it. “But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward...
If And Then
by Dion Todd August 22nd, 2016
Now Yahweh said to Abram, 'Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father's house, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing. Genesis 12:1 WEBAbram came to a crossroad in his life and had to make a choice: Obey God, or continue on with his life as it had been going. He was going to have to move...
Fasting - A Lost Art of The Church
by Dion Todd August 15th, 2016
Fasting - A Lost Art of The Church
Fasting - A Lost Art of The Church from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo.
This is the recording from Refreshing Hope - Live, 08.15.2016. Here are the notes:
Do you want see God move in your life? Have you ever felt like things have become stagnant and that the fire has gone out? Do you want to carry the power of the Holy Spirit everywhere you go? Then...