Disappointment reveals the true nature of man’s heart. It tells the story of his value system, how he sees himself, and apprises the worth and his valuation of others. Disappointment determines a man’s ways, motives and purposes of heart and soul. Reasoning and insight are heightened pointing to pathways that lead to destinations that are certain and irrevocable. There is a one distinct revelation that disappointment illuminates as supreme above all others—it is the harshest of all—or the sweetest. Of all your disappointments, what is the greatest of them all? Why? Keep on. Barry/fs

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Here's our discussion frameset for the evening: "The origin of purpose is the intentional design of God preceding our existence, expressed through our created capacities, distorted by sin, recovered through redemption, and progressively embodied through transformation into faithful stewardship and generational legacy." - Intention → Design → Distortion → Redemption → Transformation → Stewardship → Legacy. I'll do a 10-minute monologue(instruction), and then we'll have a dialogue. Below are 7 questions to help you prepare for our discussion. Hard start: 7:30 PM. 1. What have I allowed to define my purpose—God’s design, or my performance, pain, success, failure, approval, or circumstances? 2. What natural strengths, capacities, personality traits, and life experiences seem to reveal clues about how I was designed to contribute? 3. Where has sin, fatherlessness, rejection, fear, ambition, or self-protection distorted the way I understand or pursue my purpose? 4. What parts of my identity have become attached to an assignment, title, career, relationship, or role rather than to who I am before the Father? 5. What has redemption in Christ restored in me that I once believed was lost, wasted, disqualified, or beyond recovery? 6. Where is the Holy Spirit currently calling me beyond awareness into actual transformation—changing how I think, live, lead, love, or steward what has been entrusted to me? 7. If I lived fully aligned with the Father’s intention for my life, what would I need to begin, stop, surrender, develop, or intentionally pass on to the next generation? Hope this helps! barry/fs

Scott V. and I attend Alliance Church-Appleton. Our Church just completed a series on Biblical Hermeneutics. It is about how to study Scripture, including a sermonic exercise, well-executed hermeneutics, exegesis, and correct Biblical interpretation—dismantling poor exegesis that freely misquotes and misinterprets a passage due to ignorance, ill intent, or misuse of Scripture. My goal is to expose you to other voices who are wise, experienced, and well-equipped to teach properly, exhibiting strong hermeneutic and exegetical practices. I've included the YouTube Sermon and a PDF for broadening your skill set. Let me know how this worked for you. Would you like to see more of this from FS? Hope this is helpful. barry/fs

For more weekly content from Tuesday Night Theology, check out Scott's weekly devo on Substack. 🔻 COUNTERFEIT WISDOM “Forgive and Forget” Forgiveness is at the very center of the gospel. We are forgiven people, and because we have been forgiven, Scripture repeatedly commands us to forgive others. But there is a problem with the phrase “forgive and forget.” The first half is biblical. The second half is not. FORGIVENESS IS A COMMAND Rightly Read.