andy thomas

Each month the Missouri Arts Council features four artists on its website from a variety of arts genres, and on this week's show Diana Moxon checks in with the October four: Carthage-based painter, Andy Thomas, who paints works that tell stories from Civil War battles to saloon brawls and political history - including a particular painting that hit the news cycle in 2018 and, for a short while, became the most talked about painting in the country; magic realism painter, Brie Duey from Bucklin, whose works reimagine a symbiotic relationship between people and the natural environment; Kansas City's Poet t l Sanders who is an educator, a motivator, a body builder, a bass player, a film maker and a language artist; and Priscilla Block from St Louis, former Executive Director of St Louis Artworks and now, once again, with an art room of her own. You can see the works of this week's artists on their websites: https://andythomas.com/, https://www.brieduey.net/, https://www.poettlsanders.com/, https://www.beaumontstudios.space/. Thanks, as always, to guitarist Yasmin Williams (http://www.yasminwilliamsmusic.com/) for the show's opening and closing music, 'Restless Heart'.

Using the books of Kings, Job, Romans and Revelation, we remind ourselves what worship is. Do we mostly focus on the Cross or on the Throne as we worship?

The Day of the Lord - we wait for this by living godly lives. We can grow in Christ and encourage others to follow Jesus too. We know that God will do as He promised. The End Times needn't be a scary thought. The PowerPoint slides for this Talk are on our website. It might be helpful to look at them whilst you are listening.

This Chapter reminds us to stand against heresy - an inward persecution that the early Church was facing. Does what we are listening to and accepting make God bigger in our lives - does it glorify God? Immerse yourself in the genuine, so that the counterfeit is obvious. Is my own life holy and pleasing to God?All of the Powerpoint slides are on our website. They are useful to look at as you listen to this excellent Talk.

Jesus is the Messiah. What kind of Messiah was expected during the Gospel Times? We look at how the differences between the Jews and Samaritans emerged towards Messiahship. God was doing something bigger than the differences that existed though. We have one King and one Messiah, so we are one Family. Jesus can unite the Jews and Samaritans. Jesus can unite us all. We are called to bring unity where we go. We should show that we are one Family. Our task is to continue His work. Jesus urges us to look at Himself – He is the solution to any problems of division we might face. All the PowerPoint slides are available on our website. You might find it useful to look at them whilst listening to this Talk.

What did Jesus mean when He said this? In this message we get to hear the context of the imagery from the history of Israel. We are encouraged to bear fruit, abide in Jesus and to love one another. Are we relying more on our talents and experience than we used to? Do we pray less than we used to as we work out our calling? All of Andy's PowerPoint slides are on our website. It will be useful to look at them as you listen to this message.

Our Series is brought to a close by looking at the final King of each Kingdom: King Zedekiah (Judah) and King Hoshea (Israel). Though they reigned around 140 years apart there are many similarities between their characters and the times in which they lived. Their lives are mirrored. We look at some of the history of the period, including inter-state relations. We are reminded how important the Prophets are at this time. There is hope when we submit to God even when judgement is forecast. We need to repent and turn to Him. Both Zedekiah and Hoshea looked for help in other places to what God indicated. The picture of King Jehu bowing to Shalmaneser III on the Black Obelisk sums up what is often happening in these two books. Yahweh was meant to be the true King of Israel and Judah. However, most kings trusted in foreign powers rather than God. Failure, tragedy and despair mark most of the reigns in the books of Kings and Chronicles.Christ is our Lord and King. Jesus is King of all the nations.Looking at the slides on our website will really help you to get more out of this Talk.

We look at the background to why Jeroboam became King, which primarily involves King Solomon. Jeroboam could have been a very good King indeed but turned out badly. He is the “What If?” King. He can be compared to King David in many ways. The way they worshipped and encouraged others to worship is what separates them.Do we involve God in the major decisions of our lives? Do we worship God the way He desires to be worshipped within our personalities? Do we allow the circumstances of our lives to dictate the way we relate to Jesus or do we allow Jesus to direct and shape our circumstances? It’s more important to think about how we end our life rather than how we began it. Let’s decide to be like David and not follow Jeroboam’s example.Using the Notes on our website in conjunction with this Audio will help you as you will be able to see all the slides that were used.

It's brilliant that we have freedom in Christ. This is not a freedom where we can do anything we want though. It's the freedom to lay aside our freedoms. It's the right to lay aside our rights. This Talk also gives us some background to Paul and his relationship with the church he planted in Corinth.

In this Talk we remember the life of Paul and how he passed his baton onto Timothy in a good way. All Revivals only happen for a relatively short time, as the big experience tends to die down as normal life takes hold of us.We are encouraged to live revived lives rather than to want to experience big events. We should make prayer, holiness, repentance, the power of unity etc part of our normal lives.A very small section of this Talk near the beginning wasn’t included in the recording. You might find it useful to look at the Printed Materials for the whole of the Talk in any case.

"The Acts of the Apostles" is really about the birth of the Church - it's a history book. However, there are many Revival characteristics and principles contained in it, with many of the Apostles and Christians turning the world upside down.We hear how the importance of prayer, unity, living a practical Gospel and practising the presence of God is vital as the Church (us) is really the Tabernacle with legs.The Talk ends with useful applications to our own lives.

How do we respond in times of trouble, when God feels far from us? In this Talk we go through Psalm 22 with its famous beginning of “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?", and see how even though David began with such a great cry of anguish, yet he ends the same Psalm by leading his people in praise to God. We will also ask why Jesus used this Psalm on the Cross, and how we can use it too.