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Lessons From The Tent

Lessons From The Tent

Auteur(s): Mike Bradley
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As the title says, this is a podcast about just one thing. Each lesson is roughly six and a half minutes long with the focus on what is the purpose of life. Please don’t confuse this with a religious podcast because it certainly is not. This is a podcast about life from God’s perspective – what He created it to be. Unfortunately, whenever God is mentioned, people instantly think we are talking about religion. That’s a shame because God hates to be confused with man made religion. God is the author and giver of life. Mankind created religion I suppose to help soothe their frustration/discomfort with their personal struggles. And because religion doesn’t solve those issues, we keep creating more religious expressions under the guise that this one is better than that one. I will not be picking on any religious group during these podcasts. I only hope to introduce you to the whole purpose of life on earth according to the Creator of all things and how He designed us to live. I hope you will give these Lessons From The Tent a try and get to understand the purpose for your life.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me at mike@lessonsfromthetent.com

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  • What Makes God Happy | Section 01 Episode 09

    What Makes God Happy | Section 01 Episode 09
    Oct 20 2025
    SECTION 1 During these first nine lessons I would like to talk about why we are here on this planet called Earth. I do not believe we are here by chance or by some cosmic accident. It is obvious there is a purpose for our existence and that is what Lessons 1-9 are about. LESSON 9 ─ What makes God happy? Bible References: Luke 12:32 (1) Acts 4:27, 28 (2) Hebrews 1:9 (3) Hebrews 12:2 (4) Good morning and welcome to another Lesson From The Tent. Let me start today’s lesson by asking you a simple question – What gives you great pleasure? I ask this because whatever makes you happy reveals much about your heart. Let me give you an example of something that gives me great pleasure. I am referring to my cat. She was born in this tent when Joan and I were living in it. She was one of six kittens, and we planned on giving them all away. But as it turned out, one kitten attached herself to my heart within a few weeks of being born and there was no way I was going to give this little one away. Since then, she has only become more attached to me. One of the things she does that makes me smile is she will run up the 10-foot wooden post that stands in the center of my tent. I covered this post with carpet to make it easy for her to run up it. There is a tall bookshelf standing right next to the pole. And as soon as she gets to the top of the bookshelf she flops over and hangs her head off the side. She then lets out a soft meow which is her way of asking me to come over and scratch her head. As soon as I get near her, she begins to purr loudly and doesn’t stop the whole time I am scratching her head. I usually do this for a few minutes and then sit down. Within a few seconds, she will give me that soft meow again and of course I will respond. I must confess, the way she responds gives me great joy. Remember this sentence because it will be quite significant as we move on. I tell you this because today we will be looking at something that gives God great pleasure and as we do, we will learn something about His heart and soul. Listen to what Jesus told His followers about His Father. “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom.”(1) What an incredible revelation this is about God. Let’s begin with the word gladly for everything Jesus said here springs from this word. The word gladly means great pleasure, or to be favorably inclined to do something. And the something that gives God great pleasure is to give us the kingdom. Did you catch that? God receives great pleasure from giving us the kingdom. And if you remember last week’s lesson, we learned that eternal life is a deep, intimate partnership with God and His Son Jesus. Obviously then, it means a whole lot to God to have this relational partnership with His human creation. So why would giving us broken people the kingdom cause God’s feelings to be so aroused? That is something we need to understand. It gives Him great pleasure because this eternal life partnership with His favored ones is the purpose He’s always had for His human creation from the beginning of time. The only way we can really appreciate what this means to God is we must know what it cost Him to give us the gift of His kingdom. Jesus is the one who revealed this, and He knows full well that it will cost Him His life so His Father can give us the kingdom. Before we go on, I hope you understand that the Romans and Jews did not kill Jesus – His Father did. The Bible very clearly says that God Himself orchestrated everything that put Jesus on the cross and also everything that took place while He was being crucified.(2) God willing gave His only begotten Son to become the sacrificial punishment that allows Him to give us the kingdom. How much joy God receives from giving us the gift of His kingdom can only be measured by what it cost Him to give us this gift. And we know that God, had His Son brutally sacrificed and become all the sin ever committed by us humans in order for Him to be able to do this. And sin is something God and Jesus both extremely hate.(3) God considered this worth it because of the great joy He would receive from giving us His kingdom. Remember back to what I said about why I enjoy my cat wanting me to scratch her head, it was because of how much she enjoys me doing it. Do you think God’s great pleasure has anything to do with how we would respond back to Him for giving us such a special gift? That is something to ponder. The Bible says that Jesus endured all He went through looking ahead to the great joy He also would receive being King over this fantastic kingdom.(4) ...
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    7 min
  • What is the will of God | Section 01 Episode 08

    What is the will of God | Section 01 Episode 08
    Oct 13 2025
    SECTION 1 During these first nine lessons I would like to talk about why we are here on this planet called Earth. I do not believe we are here by chance or by some cosmic accident. It is obvious there is a purpose for our existence and that is what Lessons 1-9 are about. LESSON 8 ─ What is the will of God? Bible References: John 17:3 (1) Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (2) Good morning and welcome to another Lesson From The Tent. Well let’s get right into our lesson for today. One thing I have learned from my personal journey to the kingdom of God is how similar it is to the path we travel on to become married. Let me explain what I mean. The first thing that occurs on the journey to marriage is a person must find something attractive about another person that will cause them to begin pursuing that certain individual. And the more we learn and like about that person, the more intense our pursuit becomes, until one day the journey ends, when you find yourself standing next to your new spouse and are pronounced husband and wife. Today I would like to introduce you to something about God that I hope you will find attractive enough to cause you to strongly pursue becoming favored by Him and remove any thoughts you may have that what is important to God is religion. In last week’s lesson if you remember we talked about when the kingdom comes, God’s will is done. I think it’s time we look at the will of God and try to understand a little more of what takes place when the kingdom comes. The day before Jesus was crucified for all the sins of His human creation, He paused the busyness of His life and spent some intense personal time talking with His Father. It is in this prayer we see Jesus reveal what the divine will of God is. At the beginning of His prayer, Jesus said to His Father that it pleases Him to give His followers eternal life. And He says this in such a way that you know that no one has ever experienced this before. Then, He continues by explaining what eternal life is, and when He does, we get to understand why no one had ever thought of or experienced this before. Listen to what Jesus said in His prayer: “This is eternal life, that my followers may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”(1) Now make sure you catch this; Jesus just defined eternal life as an eternal relationship. He doesn’t mention anything about our physical life lasting forever. What Jesus calls eternal life is a relationship between God, Himself and His favored ones that never ends. But what really makes this even more interesting is His use of this word know, and that’s k.n.o.w, to define this relationship. The original word know means knowledge and understanding in the deepest, most comprehensive ways. That is amazing when you realize how difficult it is for us mortals to know God and Jesus Christ, because they are beyond the capability of our limited human minds to fully comprehend, yet Jesus connects eternal life to understanding the unknowable depths of God. But this word know adds far more meaning to eternal life than increasing our understanding of God. This word know was also an axiom for the intimacy of the marriage relationship. This means Jesus just defined eternal life as an intimate partnership between His Father, Himself and His favored ones. Let me say this one more time – according to Jesus’ eternal life is an intimate partnership between God, Himself and His favored ones that never ends. Normally people think of eternal life as some heavenly thing going on in the clouds, but Jesus brings this eternal life relationship with His Father and Himself into our life now, while we live on earth. And through His use of this word know, He brings the relational partnership aspect of marriage into our daily life with God here on earth and in the future after we leave here. From what Jesus said, we can actually look at marriage and learn some things about how this eternal life partnership works. For example, I can distinctly remember how much my life changed after I said, “I do” want this woman to be my wife. From that moment on, no longer was I a single guy doing whatever I wanted to do. I was now in an everyday partnership with my new bride and this relationship affected everything I did. I no longer had the freedom to just do my own thing, because whatever I chose to do had repercussions on my wife and our relationship. The same applied to whatever she chose to do. This is how a marriage partnership is supposed to work, and it is also how our relationship with God is designed to work. When Joan and I both said, “we do,” we gave up our singleness and exchanged it for something far greater in terms of who we could become and what we could experience. Listen to what the Bible says about this. “Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out ...
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    7 min
  • When The Kingdom Comes | Section 01 Episode 07

    When The Kingdom Comes | Section 01 Episode 07
    Oct 6 2025
    SECTION 1 During these first nine lessons I would like to talk about why we are here on this planet called Earth. I do not believe we are here by chance or by some cosmic accident. It is obvious there is a purpose for our existence and that is what Lessons 1-9 are about. LESSON 7 – When the kingdom comes Bible References: Matthew 6:10 (1) 2 Peter 3:9 (2) Acts 3:19 (3) Matthew 13:44-46 (4) Good morning, and welcome to another Lesson From The Tent. I wish you could see the male peacocks strutting around the tent right now. They are in full bloom, and their tails are about five feet long and look spectacular. I sure enjoy God’s creation. For this lesson I will be continuing with the idea of God ruling from inside His favored ones, and I would like to begin with a question ─ why would God even want to live and rule from inside such poor in spirit, sinful people? Well, the answer to this question explains the reason God created us, and it also reveals His heart, His soul, and His character. With all that said the answer to this question is actually a pretty simple one in terms of words. But it is far more complex than all the knowledge known to mankind. The simple answer is, He created us humans to have an intimate, relational partnership with Him. He has no desire to rule over those in His kingdom from a distance like other kings and rulers do. He wants a hands-on working partnership with us. Yes, He is God and the creator of everything. Yes, He rules over us. And yes, we are to surrender to His reign. But God is unique in this way. He has a singular desire when it comes to His human creation and His kingdom – He wants more than anything to have an intimate, personal relationship with us even though we are so inferior and terribly disobedient to Him. God did something entirely different when He created us. He gave us humans a soul filled with emotions and individual desires with the freedom to express them within a partnership with Him, even though He knew beforehand that we would eventually fall into sin. But it is our willingness to participate in this intimate relationship with Him that He desires. He will never force anyone to be in His kingdom who does not want to participate in this partnership with Him. To help understand this kingdom relationship we need to look at what Jesus said takes place when the kingdom comes. One day while teaching His disciples about prayer, Jesus told them to pray for the kingdom to come soon, so God’s will can be done on earth, just as it is in heaven.” (1) Now that is an interesting truth about God and His kingdom. Jesus said, when the kingdom comes, God’s will is done on earth, just as it is in heaven. If when the kingdom comes, God’s will is done, then that would mean His will, His desire, and His perfect plan is to reign from inside His favored ones with His invisible Spirit, which is exactly what happens when His kingdom does come. I know a lot of people think God loves to judge them and that He gets a kick out of sending people to hell. But that is absolutely not the God of the Bible. That is not His will at all. In fact, Jesus said hell was created for the devil and his angels. It was not created for us humans. But there are only two places that we can go after we die and leave earth – one is hell, and the other is the eternal kingdom of God. If you understand what the kingdom is, why would anyone choose to go to hell? You may be thinking, “Wait a minute, no one chooses to go to hell.” But I’ve got to tell you, we choose our own path when we reject His kingdom so in actuality, we send ourselves to hell when we reject His desire to live and reign from inside of us. Let me give you one of the great truths about God’s will that is taught in the Bible, that says. “God is not willing for anyone to be sent to hell. He wants everyone to change the way they think about the purpose of their life and return to Him.” (2) Now that is the will of God. And it takes place when the kingdom comes. Or, to say it another way, when you change how you think about God and His purpose for you and become poor in spirit, you receive His kingdom, and that is what God wants for each of us. In another place in the Bible God says it like this. “Change the way you think about God and Jesus and return, so that your sins can be completely wiped away, so times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; and He can send you the gift of His Holy Spirit.” (3) Once again, this is the will of God, and it is fulfilled in all those who become favored. God’s will is to live and reign from inside His favored ones and this all takes place when the invisible kingdom comes to earth. This is not only the will of God but it is also the purpose of your life. Even though we are fallen sinful people we were originally created in the image of God and that is why we are such relational people. But, because of our ...
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