#89: "The River" by Jordan Feliz

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Are you setting yourself up to experience God regularly with other believers? I got this from exploring a brief story in Acts 16 this week, inspired by the song "The River" by Jordan Feliz.

Like Lydia, down by the river in Acts 16, I pray that you will have an open heart to the life-changing truth of God's Word.

In this episode, I discuss:

• Some of the places in Scripture we could explore as it relates to "river"
  • John 7 mentions rivers of living water flowing from within believers (this was the inspiration for Jordan Feliz, by the way)
  • Psalm 46 speaks of a river whose streams make glad the city of God
  • Revelation 22 talks about a river of water of life flowing from the throne of God
• Why I was drawn to Acts 16
• Background of Acts 16 and the city of Philippi
• The story of Lydia and what we can learn from her
  • She made it her practice to gather with other believers
  • She had an open heart to the truth of God's Word and the gospel message
  • She invited other believers to "do life" with her

Additional Resources

• Lyrics
• Behind the Song - New Release Today Article

This Week's Challenge

Read all of Acts 16 and then go read Paul's letter to the Philippians. Everyone you meet in Acts 16 is a "founding member" of the church at Philippi, whom Paul is writing to in Philippians. Reading it once you have studied the characters in Acts 16 will change your perspective.

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