Fastened Like Nails

About Fastened Like Nails

The mission of Lamplighter Ministries is “to make ready a people prepared for the Lord, by building Christ-like character one story at a time.” The mission of this ministry is deeply rooted in the truths found in Malachi 4:6 and Luke 1:17. The gospel writer Luke quotes from Malachi 4:6 in his first chapter. His handling of the text is peculiar because he leaves out part of the quote and adds a sentence that changes the entire meaning of Malachi’s text. In Malachi we read: “To turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.” In Luke we read: “To turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” The first part of this verse is identical in both passages. The second part, “turning the hearts of the children to their fathers” is similar to “turning the disobedient to the wisdom of the just.” It appears that Luke is emphasizing that children’s hearts (the disobedient) will turn to their fathers, if their fathers’ hearts become righteous and worthy. The last part of the verse in Malachi, “lest I come and smite the earth with a curse,” has been deleted and new text has been added, thus changing the meaning. Generally, the New Testament writers will change an Old Testament text to help clarify the intended meaning, but here Luke changes the meaning of the text entirely. Whereas the Old Testament closes out with the word “curse” and a strict warning, the New Testament closes out with hope and an emphasis on grace—“the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, Amen.” By Divine design the Old Testament closes in “curse” and the New Testament closes with “grace.” When Luke the physician quotes Malachi 4:6 and removes the curse, I believe he was adding that which is at the heart of Christian discipleship—“making ready a people prepared for the Lord.” As I studied Luke’s addition, I realized that the words “make ready” and “prepared” are the very essence of our mission. The word “ready,” in Greek, hetoimaz het-oy-mad’-zo, means to prepare, provide, construct, create, or make ready through internal fitness. The word “prepared,” in Greek, kataskeuaz, kat-ask-yoo-ad’-zo, means to build, make, ordain, or prepare thoroughly and properly by external equipment. Lamplighter Ministries has a two-fold focus: preparing people to serve the Lord through internal character development and external career preparation. The words “ready” and “prepared” form the foundation for our mission at Lamplighter. We are building Christ-like character internally through inspiring and godly role models, and motivating individuals to live a life of excellence through external opportunities that cultivate their God-given abilities into the highest level of skill and excellence.

Publisher

Lamplighter Ministries

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Nov 2018

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

111 of 261 episodes have a transcript.

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   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The God of Story ~ Part 2

   Novelist and biblical scholar Dr. Daniel Schwabauer explores the Bible as one grand narrative, revealing God's relationship with humanity through five essential story elements.

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   28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The God of Story Part 1

   Novelist and biblical scholar Dr. Daniel Schwabauer explores the Bible as one grand narrative, revealing God as the Master Storyteller through five essential story elements.

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   21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Idle Idols

   Dr. Mark Hamby and Molly Mayo discuss how small spiritual idols disrupt our relationship with God, offering insights from 1 John on overcoming temptation.

Inside a recent episode

The God of Story ~ Part 2

Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And that they're the reason that nobody can open it, nobody's worthy, is because nobody meets the test of the Holy Spirit's affirmation that they are worth or worthy to be the one who holds that dominion. Everybody, even the angels who haven't compromised, angels have compromised in the past. And there's a sense of no matter what the power is, who's got the right in the angelic realm to understand what it's like to be, you know, tempted, tormented, hungry, thirsty, rejected? Which of them has that? And then on the earth, which human is actually not compromised and followed the satanic rebellion? […]

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