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Rev. David Bast

Rev. Dave Bast retired as the President and Broadcast Minister of Words of Hope in January 2017, after 23 years with the ministry. Prior to his ministry and work at Words of Hope, Dave served as a pastor for 18 years in congregations in the Reformed Church in America. He is the author of several devotional books. A graduate of Hope College and Western Theological Seminary, he has also studied at both the Fuller and Calvin seminaries. Dave and his wife, Betty Jo, have four children and four grandchildren. Dave enjoys reading, growing tomatoes, and avidly follows the Detroit Tigers.
Sermons

We Are Stewards of God’s Mysteries

Read: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God” (1 Corinthians 4:1, ESV). Here is the way you

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We Are God’s Co-workers

Read: 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 Every Christian is called to service in Christ’s name David Bast has selected ten vivid metaphors from First and Second Corinthians that describe ministers of Christ,

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The Measure of God’s Love

Read: John 3:16, 18 How do you measure love? Love is not measured by how much you say or how strongly you feel but by how much you give. This is

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Elisha and the Siege of Samaria

Read: 2 Kings 7:1-9 Someone has famously described evangelism—the sharing of the gospel message of salvation with non-Christians—as “one beggar telling another where to find bread.” In a famous incident

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Elijah and the Chariots of Fire

Read: 2 Kings 2:1-18 Elijah was a tremendous hero of faith. But like all men, his time eventually came to an end. But despite the spectacular way in which he

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Elijah and the Still, Small Voice

Read: 1 Kings 19:1-18 It is no contradiction that people who have great faith can also have great personal and spiritual struggles. Elijah shows us that, and a way out of

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Elijah and the Power of Prayer

Read: 1 Kings 17, 18:41-46 One of the most surprising things we learn from scripture about Elijah is that, for all his heroic deeds, he was a person just like

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Devotionals

A Word of Exhortation

READ : Hebrews 13:20-25 Bear with my word of exhortation. (v. 22) The book of Hebrews was written to encourage wavering Christians. Its recipients were people who professed the Christian faith,

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The Promise of Salvation

Read: Luke 23:32-43 Here we can see salvation reduced to its simplest terms. Stripped down to essentials, this is what it’s all about. It’s about a request and a promise. The

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