Rachel H. Williams

Rachel H. Williams Welcome to all who are looking for encouragement and practical application of the Bible ☺️.

10/17/2024

Miss and Rachel cover hot topics! They discuss the dangers of turning non-Christians away when we approach hot issues in a black-and-white way. They share their own experience with wounding people and no longer being able to be good news due to publicly taking stances on social media. Before posting on social media, they encourage listeners to ask, “Am I going to draw others closer to Jesus, or further, in how I am portraying myself?” They also suggest considering taking hot-topic conversations off of social media altogether and approaching them in a one-on-one manner. In this season of political hostility, we highly encourage you to tune in.

Show Notes:
Am I drawing people toward Jesus or away in my response?
We should be loving others as image-bearers even when we disagree.
We should aim to listen with an open mindset to learn, not to change the other person’s mind.If we cannot do that, we shouldn’t be entering the conversation

Ask ourselves, who is our audience? If it’s non-Christians: 1 Cor 5:12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside.
Matthew 22: 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question:36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Carey Nieuwhof
Before you judge a non-Christian for behaving like a non-Christian, think about this: 1. They act more consistently with their value system than you do. It’s difficult for a non-Christian to be a hypocrite because they tend to live out what they believe. Chances are they’re better at living out their values than you or I. Jesus never blamed pagans for acting like pagans. But he did call out religious people for acting like self-righteous hypocrites.
Some of the most judgmental Christians have zero non-Christian friends. Is that a surprise, really?

Judgment is a terrible evangelism strategy

People don’t line up to be judged. Think about you respond to people you don’t know judging what you believe and how you live. I’d be willing to bet you’re not receptive to that kind of critical feedback. And why would you be? If you want to keep being ineffective at reaching unchurched people, keep judging them.

Challenge: Do you want to be good news to be people? Is the way you interact with others about hot topics showing the good news to people?

Cali with my youngest kiddos and my amazing husband.
10/12/2024

Cali with my youngest kiddos and my amazing husband.

Celebrating my 2nd year on Facebook sharing the Bible. I may post less frequently than I used to, but I am trusting God ...
10/12/2024

Celebrating my 2nd year on Facebook sharing the Bible. I may post less frequently than I used to, but I am trusting God to lead me as I continue this online ministry.

10/03/2024

Miss, Rach and their mom, Barb, discuss how the Bible displayed Jesus’ great value and love for women. Not all women feel valued in this world, in their lives, or at their jobs. The three women spend the episode overviewing the many instances where Jesus was counter-cultural in how He viewed women. We think whether you struggle with feeling valued or not, this episode will be an encouragement to all!
Show Notes:
Woman at the well (revealed he was the messiah (first time) and didn’t avoid her when the disciples questioned him)
Woman caught in adulteryHe was the only one who could have cast the first stone (let he without sin cast the first stone)
John 8 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 11 “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

The women were the first to give the news to preach the news of resurrection Matthew 28:6​​He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee.There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” 8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

Mary and Martha “a woman’s place wasn’t in the kitchen38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.[a] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

The woman who kissed his feet with tears Luke 7 36 When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37 A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. 38 As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”40 Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, teacher,” he said. 41 “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,[a] and the other fifty. 42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.” “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

Challenge: Read a gospel and ask God to show you where you identify with the Pharisees.

09/20/2024

Welcome back to Season 3 of A Mess, Nonetheless. Miss and Rach talk about their summer. They talk about the hard things they've been walking through, the good things God is doing in their lives, their faith goals, and what's new for this year's podcast!

Challenge: Consider where you're at; ask yourself and God what your faith goals are for this next year.

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