A Different Perspective with Berni Dymet

Most of us probably have a cupboard full of useless Christmas presents we’ve been given over the years. So, why do we do it? Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at Christmas presents from a Different Perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you look back at the story of that first Christmas what becomes pretty obvious is that if you or I were God we wouldn’t have done it that way. So why did He? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at Christmas, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you or I were God would we have let Jesus be born in a time and a place where His life was at threat? Would we have let Him become a refugee? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at Christmas, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As you’ve looked at the story of Christmas over the years have you ever wondered about those wise men from the east, the magi. What were they doing there? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at Christmas, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine how Mary felt when she had to explain her pregnancy to Joseph. What a scandal! Yet it’s this scandal in the eyes of men that was all part of God’s plan. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at Christmas, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we think about it, if Jesus is who He says He is then He was able to choose the time and the place of His birth. So what does that tells us about God? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at Christmas, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all want Peace ? but it can be just the most elusive thing?especially at Christmas. But peace is what Christmas is all about. Join Berni, as he takes a look at Christmas ? from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christmas is almost upon us ? and the whole idea from God’s perspective is that Christmas is a declaration of peace. But peace from what? Join Berni, as he takes a look at Christmas ? from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The only way we really get to know someone is to live with them. Problem is that today, that can just mean shacking up. But God has a plan to make His home in us ? and it’s so much more than what the world has to offer. Join Berni, as he takes a look Christmas ? from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’d all kind of want to think of God as a loving, gentle God?and of course He is. But God is also a God of anger and ultimately of judgement. Join Berni, as he takes a look the God who came up with Christmas ? from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s amazing how on the one hand, we head into Christmas wanting it to be full of peace and rest ? yet so often there’s turmoil?what’s going on? Join Berni, as he takes a look at Christmas ? from a different perspective Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Out of every one hundred people you know out there, one will read a Bible and 99 will read ? your life. And in fact, your life, may be the only Bible they ever read. Now there’s a scary thought. Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at your life - from a Different Perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes, when it comes to receiving God’s blessing in our lives, we imagine that we have to drag it out of Him. Convince Him to bless you. But what if ? I mean, what if He’s already decided to bless you? What if the blessing, is actually already a done deal? Join Berni, as he takes a look at the amazing blessings God has in store for you ? from A Different Perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we’re confronted by a great big mountain ? something that’s blocking our path that we just can’t move ? we kind of expect God to use someone else to move it. Someone bigger. Someone stronger. But what if He wants to use the likes of you and me? Scary thought. Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at faith - from a Different Perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Bad Things Happen to Good PeopleSupport the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They say that wisdom is as sweet as honey. Problem is - honey is simple, wisdom is complicated. We’d all love to be wise but?you know Join Berni Dymet ?and bee keeper Max Harding as they look at wisdom ? from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The good Lord gave us five sense ? sight, smell, touch, hearing and taste ? five of them to drink in the beauty that he’s created. But sometimes, we forget ? ears are for hearing and eyes are for seeing! Join Berni Dymet ? as he looks balance in our lives ? from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don’t we love being around a cheerful person? The grumpy pessimist on the other hand ? saps the life out of us. Join Berni Dymet ? as he looks at the importance a cheerful heart ? from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anger and rage are on the rise. Road Rage. Supermarket rage. It seems that as the pressure grows, our tolerance and our ability to cope diminish. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a anger management ? from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all have a plan ? for today, tomorrow and our lives. But things don’t always go according to plan. And it’s times like that that the rubber of faith really hits the road. Join Berni Dymet ? as he looks at our plans and our steps ? from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let’s face it ? we all love to get our own way. But if we never take advice from other people, not only do we miss out on their creativity, but we’ll probably miss some of the pitfalls just up ahead. Join Berni Dymet ? as he looks at taking advice, from A Different Perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Other people’s weaknesses can really grate on us, can’t they? And when they do, we just love to tell everyone else about them! But that can get ugly. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look keeping the peace, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s easy to judge other people’s weaknesses, through the lens of our own abilities. Pretty quickly, we can come to the conclusion that none of them really measure up. Join Berni Dymet ? as he looks the people around us, from a different perspective . Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes, bad things happen in life. So often, they hit us without warning. Question is, what if anything can we do to be prepared beforehand? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look panic attacks, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every parent’s worst nightmare is to see their kids keeping bad company. Chances are that the bad company will have bad consequences. So ? what company do we keep? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at how those people can affect our lives - from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If I told you that God wants to give you His very best, to bless you, what do you imagine that that would be. What does God’s very best for you, actually look like, feel like, taste like? The sad truth is that for many of God’s people, they simply don’t know because they’ve never actually experienced God’s very best for them. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at God’s very best for you, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You know the saying: 'no man is an island'. None of us can go it alone. We all need help, wise counsel, a bit of muscle from time to time. The question is, who or what do you turn to, to get that help when you need it? When it comes to getting help, sometimes, we do the craziest things. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at God’s very best for you, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the most intoxicating commodities on this planet, is glory. Recognition. Fame. People smiling at you, patting you on the back, telling you how wonderful you are. Yep, recognition is a terribly intoxicating commodity. Problem is, if we live our lives for recognition, we end up on a treadmill that we can’t seem to get off. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at God’s very best for you, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For some reason, gold has been considered to be one of the most precious metals on the planet for centuries, millennia. There’s something ?. Something intoxicating about gold. It’s so shiny, it’s ? gold, right?! And whilst these days very few of us ever handle gold, except perhaps in small pieces of jewellery, gold and what it represents, remains a very intoxicating thing. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at God’s very best for you, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The mistake that so many of God’s people make, is that they think that their relationships with other people can fill the deep void within, a void that’s been designed so that it can only be filled by God Himself. And so they spend their lives getting second best, when all along, God’s very best is staring them right in the face, Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at God’s very best for you, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Idolatry, displacing God as your Lord and King, and worshipping someone or something else, is just about as easy as falling off a bike. It takes absolutely no effort at all. The question is, how do you avoid it? How do you finally lay down your idols and put God back in the number one spot in your life that He deserves? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at God’s very best for you, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The single easiest thing that you and I can ever do, is to turn something good into something bad. God gives us something good, some blessing, and we respond by taking that blessing and doing something with it, that in effect, is our slap in the face to God. Scary, but true. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at God’s very best for you, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re introduced to two Bible characters, that show us how easily you can fall into idolatry. How easily we can turn our backs on God, and then tell ourselves that what we’re doing is just fine. These two people are like mirrors of who we are, and how stupidly we sometimes behave. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at God’s very best for you, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Idolatry is alive and well among God’s people today. Don’t believe me? Have a good look around the church. Have a good look at how God’s people, put the things of this world above the Word of God, above the love of God, above God Himself ? when all the time, God is aching to give them, to give us, His best. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at God’s very best for you, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So many things in this world seem to turn out to be imposters. They promise so much, they look so good, but when you finally sacrifice everything to get that one thing, whatever it happens to be, it almost always disappoints. Have you ever wondered why that is? Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at God’s very best for you, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I don’t know how long I have left on this earth, and chances are, neither do you. But I know this, I want to live my life out to the full. But that’s something you can’t do, when you’re tired all the time. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’re anything like me, then you probably really enjoy eating. I mean, there are so many different foods these days to choose from. Problem is, not all of them are good for us, some of them make us tired and sluggish, and some of them, are killing us.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can I tell you, I love sleeping. It’s not that I’m lazy, but by the end of a long, hard day that usually starts very early in the morning for me, getting into bed and closing my eyes is just the most wonderful thing. But sometimes sleep doesn’t come all that easily. I’m sure you’ve noticed. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Change, they say, is the only constant in life. Things sometimes change for the better. And things sometimes change for the worse. And whichever it is, we all struggle with change ? and it’s struggle that can leave you completely exhausted. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It doesn’t matter how much you worry about something, worrying isn’t going to make any difference to your situation, except of course, by tiring you out. Isn’t it amazing how much energy we pour into something that has no possibility of making a positive difference? Worry. Hmm.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I want you to think back to the last time you told a lie; the last time you were dishonest. There’s every chance you remember it, because once you’ve been dishonest, you have to keep protecting that lie, lest you be caught out. And that, as things turn out, is hard work!Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the character flaws that I’ve had to overcome in my life, is anger. Seems that I was born something of a perfectionist, and my favourite saying used to ne ?it’s so hard to soar like an eagle when you’re surrounded by turkeys. But the thing about being constantly angry, is that actually, it drains the life out of you. It is seriously exhausting!Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether we like it or not, people out there are going to hurt us. It’s just, unfortunately, one of those completely unavoidable realities of life. And as a result, so many, many people carry unforgiveness around in their hearts. I don’t know if you’ve ever thought of it this way, but unforgiveness is downright exhausting.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the things that you and I tend to do, is that we appoint ourselves as judge, jury and executioner when it comes to other people’s behaviour. Hmm. The problem with that is that it’s hard work. It’s exhausting. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every now and then, you and I have a rush of blood to the head, and we decide to go it alone. Yeah! But it generally doesn’t take us all that long to realise that going alone, is exhausting. Maybe that’s one of the reasons that so many people are so tired. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All too often, the things going on in our lives, how we’re feeling, our circumstances, our finances, other people ? the empirical evidence, shouts at us, declaring that God can’t be real. That God can’t possibly care about you. That God can’t ? well, just can’t. If that’s you, then today, let me introduce you to a Good God, who has good plans, for you!Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the reason that so many people are so exhausted with life, is that they’re carrying the heavy burden of worry, around on their shoulders. I wonder ? if you know anyone like that. You can’t enjoy life, you can’t find the rest you so desperately need, when you’re carrying around the worries of the world. You just can’t.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the reasons that so many people are so tired, is that they’re not treating their bodies the way they need to be treated. Think about it. Your body is a finely tuned, incredible piece of God’s handiwork. And it needs some looking after.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the past week or so, we’ve been chatting on the program about the importance of rest. But rest isn’t just a physical thing. We need emotional rest too. And that’s what we’re going to focus on today. Emotional rest. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So many people are struggling to get enough rest in their lives. One of the reasons for that, is that we think we can burn the candle at both ends, we think we can do it our way. But ? God made us. He knows us. Maybe we need to try, His way.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.