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Messages: These powerful short messages encourage, inspire, and convict “People of the Way” to enter into the presence of the Living God and to mirror the image of the precious Lord Jesus, bringing his life to this hurt and broken world. The messages were written by Richard E. Bieber (REB) 1927-2021. A pastor whose prolific writings spanned six decades.
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YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
Matthew 5
All around us the clouds are thickening.
Things are getting darker and more uncertain.
History itself is “out of control.”
But God put us in the midst of all this sadness to be his light.
It’s not what church you belong to.
It’s not how well you know the Bible.
It’s not your theology.
It’s not how many visions you have had.
It’s not how many souls you think you have saved.
It’s…. Are you the light of the world?
If you are a follower of Jesus, you are the light of the world.
You are far from perfect, but you are the light of the world.
You live in such a way that people are drawn to God.
They see how you live….and they know there is a God.
They see how you live….and their minds are lifted away from you to God.
They don’t praise you; they praise God.
Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Two questions each of us needs to ask every day of our lives:
Does the Lord Jesus count me as one of his disciples?
Have I taken off the bushel and let the light shine?
Does Jesus count me as a disciple?
At some point in each of our lives we heard his voice calling us to follow.
It could have happened when we were still in our teens.
Or maybe we became aware of our call as we were walking through a valley of trouble.
Somewhere, somehow there was a moment when we knew that the invisible Lord had put his hand on us and said, “You are mine.”
There may be someone reading these words to whom this has not yet happened. Perhaps, before darkness falls today, your heart will begin to hear that still small voice saying, “Wake up! Follow me.”
Sooner or later that Voice finds its way to every one of us, calling us to follow.
A disciple is not just a “church member,” not just a nominal Christian.
A disciple is a person…. who is living their life under the call of the crucified and risen Lord.
Sustained by his Word.
Obedient to his light.
If I’m a disciple of Jesus, I no longer belong to myself, I belong to him.
My life is no longer at my disposal, it belongs to him.
I keep learning from my Lord, sustained by his Word.
His Sermon on the Mount has become a clear, strong, living guide for my daily life. The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5, 6, & 7) ….
…. is now the light that guides my path.
When I read those words of Jesus, when I repeat them to myself,
I get strength to walk in his steps…
Even if the whole world is going in the opposite direction.
Even as the church is compromising his teachings.
Even though it costs me.
Even though my best friend misunderstands.
I can walk in his steps.
Have I taken off the bushel and let the light shine?
If I am the light of the world, I don’t have to make a production out of it.
All I have to do is live my daily life under the eye of my Master.
I walk in his light.
My body and soul, and especially my tongue, belong to him.
All around us the clouds are thickening.
Things are getting darker and more uncertain.
History itself is “out of control.” ….
….. But God put us in the midst of this sadness…. to be his light.
Simple faith, simple obedience to him, is all the Master requires.
If we walk with him in simple obedience, those wounded souls out there who are looking for God will find their way to him.
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth; but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1
We are the light of the world ….because we walk in the light with the Master.
Our light shines…. because we walk in the light with the Master.
People see this light, and find their way to God.
And all glory, ALL glory, goes to him.
Prayer: Holy Lord, even though we are imperfect and unworthy in so many ways, even though we quiver in fear and dismay as the clouds are thickening and things are getting darker and more uncertain, may we be your light in the midst of the darkness, the sadness, and the absurdity around us. How good it is that despite our flaws, you speak to our hearts and call us your own. Help us to honor you, to arise to your call, to be your disciples, to take off the bushels and to shine. Give us the strength to walk in your steps, in your teaching from the Sermon on the Mount… your way, your holy, beautiful way….so that your light does shine on us, in us, and around us. So, in this deepening darkness, sadness, and despair… people see your light, see your hope, see your beauty, see your truth and lift their souls in awe and seek fellowship with you. Amen.
Message: Richard E. Bieber 2016 Printable/Shareable Copy
Featured Artist: Melani Pyke
Website: melpyke.com
JUST A SPECK IN THE UNIVERSE
The earth is a tiny speck in the universe.
And I am but a tiny speck on the earth.
And God knows me by name?
And cares about what I’m going through?
Jesus teaches us to call him Father.
—-to know God as the one true Father in all creation.
“Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.”
“Call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father in heaven.”
There is only one way to get to know your true Father:
Open your heart and listen for his voice.
Speak to him.
Walk in the Light he gives you.
The door to the Father’s presence is closer to you now than your breath.
Jesus of Nazareth.
“I am the Door.”
“I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
No one comes to the Father but by me.”
John 10:7 & John 14:6
Prayer: Lord, when the truth of our finite existence, our limited days and approaching end becomes real to us…how good is to know that we are more than a speck in the universe, that we are more than a blip in time, that we are not forgotten…that we don’t need to despair, because you know us, you care about us, and you truly love us. Dear Father, merciful, good, beloved Father, help us to find our way to you, to live in the reality of your presence now, to hear you now, to open our hearts to you now…through Jesus…the door, the way to the truth and life we need and the way to the eternal bliss of being alive forever in your beloved presence. Amen.
Message: Richard E. Bieber 2016 Audio Version Printable/Shareable Copy
Featured Artist: Chris Powers
Website: Fullofeyes.com
DON’T JUST SAY YOUR PRAYERS: LIVE THEM!
We all know the Lord’s Prayer. Most of us pray it often.
But this prayer becomes effective only when we begin to conform our living to its words.
Do I hallow the Father’s Name?
Do I seek his kingdom above all things?
Does the Father’s redemptive will rule my heart?
Do I trust him for my daily needs?
Forgiveness: is it flowing out as well as in?
Do I heed the Spirit’s warnings?
Do I hate evil as much as I love God?
And when I intercede for needy friends…
How can I ask God to meet their financial need, without sharing with them from my abundance?
Effective prayer is prayer that comes from a heart that lives what it prays.
“The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man (woman) avails much.” (James 5:16b)
Jesus commands us to “pray and not lose heart.”
The Spirit calls us to “pray without ceasing.
It’s the one thing we can all do, any time, anywhere.
It’s the foundation of the life of faith.
It’s the doorway to life in the Spirit.
Pray. Keep praying.
Never let the enemy undermine this discipline.
But make sure that your daily walk moves in the same direction as your daily prayers.
“If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.”(John 15:7)
Prayer: Lord, may our lives become a prayer to you…not only lifted hearts and folded hands …but hands and feet willing to live out our prayers; Hallowing your holiness, seeking your kingdom, allowing your redemptive power to rule our lives, trusting you for our needs, forgiving easily and graciously, being obedient to your Spirit, and rejecting evil in any form whether around us or within us. And may our prayers and intercessions be effective, fervent, and flow from righteous hearts. And yes, help us to pray and keep praying this way at all times and allow your words to abide deeply within us…so we may abide in you and so our prayers release your power, your will, and your healing into this world. Amen.
Message: Richard E. Bieber 2014 Printable/Shareable Copy
Featured Artist: Kim Young Gil (1940-2008)
Website: kimyounggil.com
SEARCHING THE WORLD FOR WHAT LIES AT OUR FEET
Why chase down a thousand roads to nowhere?
When one step, and you’re there!
All the fun, fame, and fortune in the world will never satisfy that emptiness within.
Not even the “perfect romance” will do it.
One thing alone will transform that inner “black hole”:
The Spirit of God…
…for whom you were created,
…to whom you belong.
One step, and you’re there.
Step down from your pedestal.
Humble yourself, and ask.
“For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
If you the, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Once you’ve tasted this gift, your feet are planted on a new path.
Follow it, and the blessings will never end.
Prayer: Lord, help us to fill this emptiness within us. Stop our wandering. Entertainment, pleasure, things, money, and knowledge just leave us empty. Fill this need in us with you. Help us to find the home we need, the belonging we need. Help us to experience your holy presence which is ever before us. Hear us, open the door to us and fill us with your Spirit so we can live our lives knowing we have everything we need right before us as we look to you. Amen.
Message: Richard E. Bieber 2010 Printable/Shareable Copy
Featured Artist: Michael Cook
Website: Hallowedart.co.uk
WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
When the prodigal son ran out of money, he scratched his head and said,
“What am I doing here?”
When he ended up feeding pigs, it became a cry of panic.
“What am I doing here?!”
Sometimes it’s a prayer.
Sometimes it’s a cry of despair.
For most of us it’s a wake-up moment.
“But when he came to himself he said, `How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants.”‘
For those of us who once walked in the light but are now stumbling in the shadows, it’s the most profound question we can ask.
What am I doing here?
What am I waiting for?
“And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, `Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his servants, `Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry; for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to make merry.”
Luke 15
So why are we wasting time?
We know what to do.
The mercy of God;
The cleansing blood of the Lamb;
The restoring power of the Spirit;
It’s all closer than our breath.
All we have to do is turn around, and head for the Father’s House.
“Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.”
Luke 15
Prayer: Lord we keep choosing loneliness, hunger, despair when instead we could be embraced in your loving arms. What are we doing here? What are we waiting for? Why are we wasting precious time? Help us to wake up, turn around, and head towards your house, to your loving arms where we will find the joy of complete welcome. Amen.
Message: Richard E. Bieber February 2021 Printable/Shareable Copy
Featured Artist: Eugene Burnand (1850-1921)
Website: eugene-burnand.com
Introducing the newest booklet, probably written by Pastor Bieber in 2017 or 2018. It features art from several artists.
Recently formatted Short Postings by month
February 2026
DON’T JUST SAY YOUR PRAYERS…LIVE THEM
January 2026
Several posts in January were excerpts from the newly released booklet : I Am The True Vine
DIVINE COURAGE A Message for the New Year
FLEETING GLIMPSE OR SUSTAINING VISION?
I AM THE TRUE VINE ( Book Excerpt 2)
JUST A SPECK IN THE UNIVERSE Audio Version
YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD (2016 Version)
December 2025
Rather than posting mostly shorts this December, we focused on sharing Christmas sermons from over the years, preparing for an Advent booklet called His Birth in Us.
A GOOD WORD (CHRISTMAS 1980) Audio Version
HE SHALL STAND AND FEED HIS FLOCK (December 2009)
HIS BIRTH IN US (Christmas Eve 1983) Audio Version
FINDING OUR IDENITY BY LOSING IT (Advent 1980) Audio Version
THE HOPES AND FEARS OF ALL THE YEARS (Christmas 2009)
THE WAY IN (Christmas 1973) Audio Version
WHEN VISION COMES aka JACOB’S STAIRWAY (Christmas 1983) Audio Version
WHAT AM I DOING HERE? (2021 Version)
November 2025
HOLY IMPATIENCE AND THE CYNICAL HEART
SEARCHING THE WORLD FOR WHAT LIES AT YOUR FEET
October 2025
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE….CONDITIONAL FRIENDSHIP
September 2025
AWAKE, O SLEEPER AND RISE FROM THE DEAD
SATAN’S DELIGHT….A WANDERING MIND
SOUR ATTITUDE IN A SWEET VINEYARD
WILL YOUR HOUSE STILL BE STANDING?
August 2025
July 2025
SWAGGERING TO THE THRONE OF FIRE
THE SELF DECEPTION OF A LAZY MIND
WHY WAS GOD SO HARD ON ANANAIS AND SAPHIRA?
June 2025
May 2025
IN THE DEPTHS OF OUR HEARTS aka GOD DOESN’T NEED OUR HELP
MAYBE IT’S TIME aka CAN GOD GET ALONG WITHOUT MY HELP
April 2025
March 2025
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE SYMPATHY aka TIME TO GET OVER YOURSELF
IF YOU WANT ME TO FLY GIVE ME WINGS
WHOEVER IS OF THE TRUTH HEARS MY VOICE (2020)
February 2025
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