Steve Webb: We need to be aware of those around us. and we need
to watch to see what their fruit is.
This is the Lifespring!, One Year Bible coming to you from
Riverside, California. and podcasting since 2004. I'm your
OG Godcaster. Steve Webb, it's epistle Sunday, and we'll read
third, John will also have a time of prayer. and I have an
update on my shoulder pain. The website is Lifespringmedia.com.
and I'll have contact information at the end of the
show. Before we read, let's pray. Our gracious heavenly
Father, we thank You for Your Word. We thank you for our time
together. and we pray, Lord, that You would bless this time
teach us today as we read, I pray in Jesus name. Amen. All
right, are you ready? Let's begin.
Third John. From the church leader, my dear friend gas, whom
I love, because we share the truth, my dear friend, I know
that you're spiritually Well, I pray that you're doing well in
every other way, and that you're healthy. I was very happy when
some believers came and told us that you were living according
to the truth. Nothing makes me happier than to hear that my
children are living according to the truth. Dear friend, you're
showing your faith in whatever you do for other believers,
especially when they're your guests. These believers have
told the congregation about your love, you will do well to
support them on their trip in a way that proves you belong to
God. After all, they went on their trip to serve the one
named Christ, and they didn't accept any help from the people
to whom they went. We must support believers who go on
trips like this, so that we can work together with them in
spreading the truth. I wrote a letter to the congregation. But
Diotrephes, who loves to be in charge won't accept us. For this
reason, when I come, I will bring up what he's doing. He's
not satisfied with saying malicious things about us. He
also refuses to accept the believers we send his guests,
even tries to stop others who want to accept them, and
attempts to throw those people out of the congregation. and,
dear friend, never imitate evil, but imitate good. The person who
does good as from God, the person who does evil has never
seen God. and everyone, including the truth itself says
good things about Demetrius, we also say good things about him.
and you know that what we say is true. and I have a lot to write
to you. However, I'd rather not write, I hope to visit you very
soon, then we can talk things over personally, please be with
you. Your friends here send you their greetings, greet each of
our friends by name. The book of Third John is addressed to a man
named Gaius. and there seems to be several men with his name in
the Bible, one of whom was baptized by Paul, we don't
really know anything more specific about this case, except
that John considered him to be a very close friend. John commends
gays for the good reports he hears about him. and for the
fact that he supports those who travel around preaching the
gospel, it's a good thing to support missionaries, and others
who are on the front lines sharing the gospel, because even
though we may not personally go out to preach the good news, our
support for them makes us an important, vital and integral
part of the team. and then John has a warning against a man
named Diotrephes. and he has good words to say about a person
named Demetrius John says, never imitate evil, but imitate good.
The person who does good is from God, the person who does evil
has never seen God. So Beloved, we need to be aware of those
around us, and we need to watch to see what their fruit is. So
according to Third John ministry by proxy is a thing to support
those who share the gospel is commended. You have thoughts or
questions, let me hear from you. Send to Boostagram or call the
Lifespring family hotline or go to the comments page or write an
email. Tomorrow will be the law Monday and our reading will be
Deuteronomy 29 through 31
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Steve Webb: James Garner sent a note. He said, "I was listening
to your description of shoulder pain and thought it sounded a
lot like when a diver stays underwater too long, and they
get the bends over decompression sickness. Bends often causes air
bubbles to settle in major joints like knees or elbows
causing individuals to bend over in excruciating pain. That
sounds familiar. I wonder if a decompression chamber would have
eased you out of it. Anyway, I'm going to tuck this away in my
head in case I have to experience a similar surgery.
Hope you get that gas out sooner than later." Well, thank you,
James. and you know, I never thought about this being similar
to the bends. But now that you mentioned it, it does sound
similar. and then I got to thinking that I should do more
of a search for post laparoscopic shoulder pain. I
found a lot of articles when I did that and boil it all down.
As many as 80% of patients experience mild to severe
shoulder pain after laparoscopic abdominal surgery. It seems that
the trapped co2 Gas migrates up to the diaphragm which can cause
irritation of a specific nerve in the diaphragm. and then that
irritation is experienced as referred pain in the shoulder
because the two locations are somehow connected to the same
nerve. So there really isn't any gas in the shoulder. But the
shoulder is experiencing the pain of the irritated diaphragm.
I read that the pain usually resolves within three to five
days. and it can be helped by taking warm baths or drinking
warm liquids, which warms the diaphragm and helps the co2 to
dissipate quicker. So this makes a lot of sense to me. When I
took my walks, the shoulder pain got worse probably because being
upright made the co2 float up to the diaphragm. and the exercise
from The Walking made the diaphragm work harder. So the
irritation increased which made the shoulder hurt more kind of
like a 1-2-3 thing. I only wish I had known that this was a
common side effect of the surgery, it would have helped me
have a lot less anxiety about it and would have saved me an
expensive trip to the ER. So I wrote a note to my surgeon to
suggest that she tell her patients that there's a good
chance that they'll experience this. She's a young doctor, I
joke that she looks like she's about 12 years old. But at my
age most doctors look very young anyway, my regular GP I call it
Doogie Howser, so I'm anxious to see how she responds anyway. So
Beloved, if you ever need this kind of surgery now, you know,
if they say the more you know, thank you so much for the note
James.
prayer requests and praises. This prayer request came in to
me a few days ago from Sister Brittaney. She said, "Sean and I
applied for a rental in Arizona. We've been blessed that we could
live with my parents for the past few months upon moving from
California, but we're excited to move closer to my job, which is
also our church. Please pray that the rental goes through and
that we can put down roots in the community." and then the
very next day this came in from Brother Sean. He said, "Hi
Steve, I think Brittaney sent a prayer request in about us
finding a home to rent that prayer has been answered. We
just got approved for a two story home in a nice area with a
grass lawn in the backyard great for dog and toddler. and this is
rather rare in the Phoenix area. We also have beautifully
maintained walking paths and playgrounds nearby. I think
we're going to love it and give God the credit for navigating us
to this exact home." Well praise the Lord brother Sean and sister
Brittaney. That is awesome. It'll be nice to be in your own
home again, I'm sure God is indeed good. and then Kathi got
some bad news at her last trip to the City of Hope her cancer
markers were up 281 points. That sounds bad. But what we need to
remember is that her doctor has said that he's more concerned
with PET scans, CT scans and MRI scans, because markers can
fluctuate. Now the good news is that her platelets were up so
she was able to have an epidural to help with her pain. We're
waiting to hear from her doctor in about a month as to where we
go from her with the cancer. and then I have a praise report. The
pain in my shoulder is much better. It's not gone. I took a
walk earlier today before I read that research. and it did hurt
but it is better as I sit here and move my arm you know to move
the mouse and things like that I feel no pain. So that's good and
I am healing well from the surgery itself. So again, thank
you for your prayers. Now. Let's pray. Our loving Heavenly Father
we thank you for the little book of Third John and the reminder
to support those who are doing the work of sharing the good
news, missionaries and others who preach the gospel need a
team behind them, praying for them and supplying them with
what is needed to do the work. Thank you, Lord, for the ones
you've sent this season to help me do the work you called me to
do. You've given them generous hearts, and I pray that You
would bless them many, many times over for what they've done
for their prayers and their donations and their notes of
encouragement. We thank you and we praise you, Lord, for sending
Sean and Brittaney to their new home. We pray that you will fill
their house with your love and your peace, and may your
presence be felt there from day one. Bless this family as they
seek to serve you. We pray now for Kathi Lord, we pray, Lord,
that these new numbers for her cancer markers are just a
momentary jump, and that the cancer would continue to be on
the decline. We pray that the various scans will continue to
show a retreat of the disease. Help Kathi with the pain she's
feeling Lord, touch her body, we pray that you would heal her
completely. and thank you, Father that my surgery went
well. I pray that the healing will continue and will be
complete. and thank you for showing me the literature about
the shoulder pain, it makes it easier to wait for it to
dissipate. Thank you that it is already much better Lord. and
now Father, I thank you for the Lifespring family. Bless each
one today and everyone who's been with me on this journey
through Your Word, whether they've been here since day one,
or joined some time during the year. Bless them for their
commitment to read or listen along with us. I pray that this
year has just been the beginning of a lifetime of reading your
word every day. We pray these things in Jesus name, amen. Our
next time of prayer together will be Wednesday said in your
prayers or prayer requests so that we can pray with you and
for you.
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thanks to the team Sister Denise Michael Haner Scott Snider,
Jason Paschall and sister Brittaney for their generous
donations of time and talent. Scott Snider did today's show.
Thank you, beloved, for inviting me to be a part of your day.
Until tomorrow may God bless you richly. My name is Steve Webb.
Bye.
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