Orlando, FL 2002: Almost nobody has to be told to drink. Animals in the wild and kids on a hot day know the benefit of liquids. However, spiritually, apparently all adults must be told to drink for they will not do so on their own. Very strange…

Trent Ling’s preached message, “Please Drink” comes to the website’s public podcast library today.

Drinking is a big deal in the Scriptures.  Those who either cannot or do not become completely unruly and eventually dry up and blow away. Those who can and do become bountiful flora to the glory of the Lord. Though this should be a no-brainer, almost all disciples of Jesus find themselves dehydrated and withering in the faith at several very critical points in their lives.

“Actually, I recall bottle feeding my son in his first few months of life,” Trent relates ten years after preaching this message. “He would just fall asleep and stop drinking.  I would tickle his little foot to get him going again.  After about 10 cycles of this sleep-tickle-drink, sleep-tickle-drink, he would finish his bottle.  So now this message comes to the adults who also fall asleep when they should be drinking.  They can consider this their tickle to get them going again.  In all seriousness, this message cannot be skipped.”

This message features the reading and preaching of the following Scriptures:

Hebrews 6:7-8

Acts 3:16-19

Proverbs 9:8-9

Ezekiel 37:1-10

Instructions:  To download on a Mac, control-click the message link below and select a download option.  To download on a PC, right-click the link below and select a download option.  To hear the message outright, simply click the link below and you will be redirected to a listening page.

Podcast:  Please Drink (November 9, 2002; 56:45)

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