Arena 22

When Paul used the word “adoption” it was not related to how we use the term today. The implications of the word are remarkable. In Paul’s day people were adopted as adults and as children, and when they were adopted four incredible promises became theirs. Spiritually the same promises become ours. Learn what it means to be adopted (in Christ we ALL are), and hear tremendous examples of living out this Great Exchange, our old life for Jesus’ new life.

Jesus calls us to use our gifts to help change the world, learn from John Wesley, John Newton, Charles Spurgeon, and Felicitas just how you can. Plus, Kurt Warner on "first things first", Spurgeon on the Great Christ, the gift of "100 Things"; a four hundred year old path of spirituality anyone can follow; and a doctor who left his profession to become a minister after witnessing record breaking overdoses. 

Powerful stories elicit powerful strategies; learn about some miracles and how the principles found in these stories can be applied to life, whether you have a physical or spiritual or relationship need or anything else; (includes Claire Haser, spontaneous remission of pancreatic cancer; 'Daniel', one of the most medically documented cases of miraculous recover); why Napoleon Hill was correct when he said "Whatever the mind can conceiveand believe, it can achieve", Bob Beamon's "Leap of the Century" (he jumped almost 30 feet!); cleaning up the physical and spiritual terrain of our lives; what Paul says to do to get in spiritual shape; and the power of truly seeing Niagara Falls. 

Life and miracle lessons from Zig Ziglar; your role as a husband or wife; why revivals are dangerous; one of the most intelligent things a demon ever said; how Heather Prichard went from paralyzed to walking in a matter of weeks; Bob Dylan on selling his soul to the devil; Charlie Mills and Tony Robbins on the importance of an empowering state (and how to get one); what the impact of seven days can do to your life; and moving to a place of saying, “How can I not believe?”

What percent of thoughts are negative for the average person? How many times does a person hear "no" by the time they are 18 years old? What is the fire Jesus promised to bring? Learn why wisdom is the path to happiness; why choosing the "one thing" is so important; what book Tom Brady said changed his life; what a poet that died just before Jesus was born in Bethlehem can teach us about living with passion; and why sometimes pain is the most powerful tool for change.

Pharaoh had one question that sealed his fate, Moses had another, and which one we ask will determine our destiny; plus the incredible miracle of Lynne Twist and how God showed her a well in the middle of a desert; John O'Leary on how Jack Buck saved his life and gave him a lasting legacy; the 3 hardest words for an individual to say; Paul Harvey and "If I Were the Devil"; Marc Victor Hansen on changing your thinking from victim to victor; and a church in a communist country and how they responded when found at gunpoint. 

The rest of the story of this giant of the faith who was martyred for facing down on of history's most evil Goliaths; plus, the incredible miracle account of Amy Carmichael; the courageous life and faith of George Chen who was imprisoned for decades in China for being a Christian; the fall of Hitler and the final words and courage of Bonhoeffer before he was executed for standing up to the dictator; and knowing the truth that It is not who you are that holds you back, it is who you think you’re not.

Learn how one brave pastor became the man who would stand up to Hitler against all odds, and how his life can inspire yours to a new standard; plus, a study of 100 people and where they end up after 40 years in the workforce; what one movie changed Bonhoeffer's view on war; how Bonhoeffer saw and stood up to Hitler before making the ultimate sacrifice; Hal Elrod on learning to draw a line in the sand against mediocrity; plus the remarkable resignation of Seth Mahinga; and the one hymn Bonhoeffer brought back to Germany after falling in love with it in America.

As  Choco De-Jesus shared, "Stop waiting to walk into victory and begin to  start walking with the victory you already have. Don’t wait for victory;  walk with victory, talk with victory, speak with victory, think with  victory, because victory happened when Jesus was raised from the dead."  Learn from Paul (facing incredible danger) how you can unleash your own  victorious living, far above fear and doubt, regardless of  circumstances. Plus, an atheist for 52 years shares about the miracle  that shook his disbelief; what horses teach us about authority vs.  power; the church that literally was moved by a miracle; how your open  hand receives what your mouth declares (for good or bad); and  understanding that "Some are made examples in this world, to prove that  there is a God" (Matthew Henry).

It has been said that when God is going to do something wonderful, He starts with a problem. And when God is going to do something amazing, He starts with an impossibility. With many obstacles in life, His presence gives us the power to overcome all things, as found in the lives and witness of people like CT Studd, Jim Elliot, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, whose examples compel us to make our "shoulds" into "musts", and daily proclaim and know victory in Jesus. Along with their stories learn why red is the color of Pentecost, why pain is a gift, and the shocking end to the man who started the John 3:16 sign craze at sports events.