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A Treasury of Good ThingsIt Is Well With My SoulWhat if we haven’t done great things for God like we thought we would have by now? What if our world is falling apart? What if we are so disappointed with our circumstances or grieving the loss of people, a position, or an idea of how we thought it was “suppose” to be. May today’s readings give your heart a small rest in the wrestle.2021-08-1025 minA Treasury of Good ThingsObsessed with Our Failures Rather than Our SalvationIf you need a sturdy practical word, today’s readings bring a strong dose of good common sense and truth on truth on truth! The podcast is a little longer today, but I was blessed immeasurably with the readings and I hope you are too! The liturgy focuses on approaching the consumption of media, the history features a Christian who didn’t get it “right” the first time, the hymn reminds us of God’s power and might in this broken world and the Psalm is so practical you should grab your Bible and a highlighter and commit this one to memory.2021-08-0743 minA Treasury of Good ThingsTo God Be the GloryOur readings today call us to die to ourselves so that much can be made of Christ. So often we want to relegate the Lord to a corner of our lives so that we can still be the star of our own show. In our liturgy, history, hymn, and psalm, we focus on setting our eyes on our Father so that we might be able to complete the work of the day, we discuss the saints who had no sense of self preservation in this life because their eyes were set not on this world but the next, we drink...2021-08-0428 minA Treasury of Good ThingsFear of Obedience and Redefining SuccessWhy is it so hard to remain in consistent obedience? Because we don’t believe in God’s genuine love for us. If you’re struggling to choose the Lord be encouraged by today’s readings where the focus is on success by God’s standards, obedience in the face of temptation and trials, and the Lord’s overwhelming love for us even as we stumble and falter.2021-08-0340 minA Treasury of Good ThingsDesiring the Approval of ManIn today’s episode we discuss the trap of needing people to approve of us and becoming dejected when others don’t see our efforts. The perspective given in today’s liturgy could be life changing if we let it work its way into our hearts. The history today is stunning—listen carefully for how one Christian named Lawrence made the emperor lose his mind with rage over his fearless response to the ruler’s demands. Be challenged by today’s hymn, “Take my Life and Let It Be Consecrated” and join me in praying for a single minded desire for Christ as th...2021-07-2632 minA Treasury of Good ThingsGladly Forever Adore HimJoin me as we sit in adoration of the Lord. Our liturgy orients our hearts toward our loving Father who is always faithful to us despite our faithlessness to Him; our history points us to his ever present help in times of trouble and we talk about Christ’s suffering vs. the suffering of the martyred; our hymn is “Praise to the Lord the Almighty” and our psalm is 121 where we discuss how to use the first two verses as a mini call and response as we look to remind ourselves of where our true help comes. Have a wonderful Friday...2021-07-2325 minA Treasury of Good ThingsReturn to Me the Joy of Your SalvationIn today’s episode, we talk about temptation and the constant war we are waging against our grossest desires. Our liturgy is a prayer for those moments when temptation is strongest, our hymn, “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”, reminds us that the lord is an ever present help in times of spiritual danger, and our Psalm 51 is a meditation on how we should rightly view the sins, big and little, that we commit. Our history, which is not in theme but rather a continuation of our history as a church, focuses on the 5th and 6th wave of persec...2021-07-2125 minA Treasury of Good ThingsThis Is My Father’s World“And though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet”…this line from the famous hymn “This is My Father’s World” is the theme of today’s podcast. In a world cracked and twisted by sin, our Father is still in control and as we stumble along in our humanity, the Lord is ever present as we seek to understand the world around us. In today’s liturgy, we pray for God’s help as we navigate all the information that is available to us. We look at the persecution under Marcus Aurelius and are in awe of the grace g...2021-07-1929 minA Treasury of Good ThingsRunning the Race Set Before UsToday our liturgy is all about having the right frame of mind in an age inundated with so much negative information and how we can rightly think about that. Our history from Foxe’s Book of Martyrs focuses on the third persecution and the murder of the Church Father, Ignatius. We discuss how he could face death so eagerly and how his mindset was different from our modern one. We move on to the hymn, Beneath The Cross of Jesus, where we are reminded of the incredible paradox of our worth despite our unworthiness. Finally, we read over Psalm 3 and ta...2021-07-1627 minA Treasury of Good ThingsSearching for His FaceWe begin reading about the Church’s persecution under Nero and that inspired the rest of our readings around the feelings of despair when we cannot feel the Lord near, when He asks us to endure bitter heartbreak, when we doubt His love and even His existence. If you are in a season of darkness, may today’s liturgy, hymn, and psalm give a voice to your crushed spirit and assurance that the Lord is near to the broken hearted.2021-07-1420 minA Treasury of Good ThingsEvery Good and Perfect ThingIn today’s episode we begin by reading a liturgy for the employed, we hear about the rest of the apostles plus Luke and Paul, we talk about the hymn “For the Beauty of the Earth”, and we finish with Psalm 92.2021-07-1230 minA Treasury of Good ThingsEven Small Acts of Obedience Are Seen by Our FatherIn today’s episode I read from the liturgical book Every Hour Holy, the history book Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, the hymnal Hosanna Loud Hosanna “O Sacred Head Now Wounded” , and the Bible. We discuss obedience, servant hood, and the holiness of small deeds done for others.2021-07-0826 min
A Treasury of Good ThingsIntroduction to A Treasury of Good ThingsWelcome to A Treasury of Good Things! My name is Cheere Helton and this podcast is a collection of prayers, psalms, liturgies, hymns and stories of those faithful Christians who have gone before us. I hope that this simple podcast will be a daily encouragement to you. In a world in which we are inundated with so much negativity disguised as necessary information, may your soul be nourished by this treasury of good things.2021-07-0708 min