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Christian Meditation for A Bigger Life with Pastor Dave Cover episodes

October 12, 2023 A Short Meditation to Focus On Your Belief More Than Your Unbelief from Mark 9:24
In Christian meditation, we are re-aligning ourselves vertically. We're remapping our horizontal realities with a vertical view/perspective. Enabling us to embody that vertical perspective replaces anxiety and tension with a calm confidence.

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Mark 9:24 NIV
Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”

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Follow Dave Cover on Twitter @davecover
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Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located.

10 min
October 10, 2023A Meditation to Center Your Focus On God As Reality from Isaiah 43:6
In Christian meditation, we are re-aligning ourselves vertically. We're remapping our horizontal realities with a vertical view/perspective. Enabling us to embody that vertical perspective replaces anxiety and tension with a calm confidence.

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Isaiah 44:6 NIV
“This is what the LORD says—
Israel’s King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty:
I am the first and I am the last;
apart from me there is no God.”

Revelation 1:17-18 NIV
“Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.”

“The LORD” in our English Bibles is indicating that in Hebrew God’s name, Yahweh, is used. Yahweh is the ancient Hebrew verb form for “HE IS.” God’s name in the Hebrew scriptures is used more than any other term for God. More than “God” is used.

When we survey the various truths associated with God’s name, HE IS, in the Hebrew scriptures (what we call the Old Testament), four important aspects of God are emphasized.
HE IS the Creator and Sustainer of ALL that exists, including this entire universe.
HE IS the Giver and Sustainer of ALL life everywhere always.
HE IS Eternally God.
HE IS ALWAYS 100% present with you and focused on you in every present moment (without being any less present or focused anywhere else in the universe, because HE IS infinite).

These four realities of what God’s name means are easy to memorize, and so to remember them when you “Praise the LORD” will help you replace anxieties and self-protective guarding with a calm confidence and peace.

Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.

Follow Dave Cover on Twitter @davecover
Follow A Bigger Life on Twitter @ABiggerLifePod

Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located.
15 min
October 05, 2023A Short Meditation to Reconnect With a Vertical View of Reality from Isaiah 43:15
In Christian meditation, we are re-aligning ourselves vertically. We're remapping our horizontal realities with a vertical view/perspective. Enabling us to embody that vertical perspective replaces anxiety and tension with a calm confidence.

If your podcast app is set to skip the silent sections, disable that in your podcast app for this podcast.

Isaiah 43:15 ESV
“I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.”

“The LORD” in our English Bibles is indicating that in Hebrew God’s name, Yahweh, is used. Yahweh is the ancient Hebrew verb form for “HE IS.” God’s name in the Hebrew scriptures is used more than any other term for God. More than “God” is used.

When we survey the various truths associated with God’s name, HE IS, in the Hebrew scriptures (what we call the Old Testament), four important aspects of God are emphasized.
HE IS the Creator and Sustainer of ALL that exists, including this entire universe.
HE IS the Giver and Sustainer of ALL life everywhere always.
HE IS Eternally God.
HE IS ALWAYS 100% present with you and focused on you in every present moment (without being any less present or focused anywhere else in the universe, because HE IS infinite).

These four realities of what God’s name means are easy to memorize, and so to remember them when you “Praise the LORD” will help you replace anxieties and self-protective guarding with a calm confidence and peace.

Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.

Follow Dave Cover on Twitter @davecover
Follow A Bigger Life on Twitter @ABiggerLifePod

Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located.
12 min
October 03, 2023A Meditation on God as Your Very Life in Isaiah 43:13,15
In Christian meditation, we are re-aligning ourselves vertically. We're remapping our horizontal realities with a vertical view/perspective. Enabling us to embody that vertical perspective replaces anxiety and tension with a calm confidence.

If your podcast app is set to skip the silent sections, disable that in your podcast app for this podcast.

Isaiah 43:13 NIV
“Yes, and from ancient days I am he.”

Isaiah 43:15 NIV
“I am the LORD, your Holy One, Israel’s Creator, your King.”

1 Corinthians 6:19 NIV
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?”

“The LORD” in our English Bibles is indicating that in Hebrew God’s name, Yahweh, is used. Yahweh is the ancient Hebrew verb form for “HE IS.” God’s name in the Hebrew scriptures is used more than any other term for God. More than “God” is used.

When we survey the various truths associated with God’s name, HE IS, in the Hebrew scriptures (what we call the Old Testament), four important aspects of God are emphasized.
HE IS the Creator and Sustainer of ALL that exists, including this entire universe.
HE IS the Giver and Sustainer of ALL life everywhere always.
HE IS Eternally God.
HE IS ALWAYS 100% present with you and focused on you in every present moment (without being any less present or focused anywhere else in the universe, because HE IS infinite).

These four realities of what God’s name means are easy to memorize, and so to remember them when you “Praise the LORD” will help you replace anxieties and self-protective guarding with a calm confidence and peace.

Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.

Follow Dave Cover on Twitter @davecover
Follow A Bigger Life on Twitter @ABiggerLifePod

Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.
19 min
September 28, 2023A Short Meditation on God’s Name in Isaiah 43:10-11
In Christian meditation, we are re-aligning ourselves vertically. We're remapping our horizontal realities with a vertical view/perspective. Enabling us to embody that vertical perspective replaces anxiety and tension with a calm confidence.

If your podcast app is set to skip the silent sections, disable that in your podcast app for this podcast.

Isaiah 43:10-11 ESV
“You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. I, I am the LORD, and besides me there is no savior.”

“The LORD” in our English Bibles is indicating that in Hebrew God’s name, Yahweh, is used. Yahweh is the ancient Hebrew verb form for “HE IS.” God’s name in the Hebrew scriptures is used more than any other term for God. More than “God” is used.

When we survey the various truths associated with God’s name, HE IS, in the Hebrew scriptures (what we call the Old Testament), four important aspects of God are emphasized.
HE IS the Creator and Sustainer of ALL that exists, including this entire universe.
HE IS the Giver and Sustainer of ALL life everywhere always.
HE IS Eternally God.
HE IS ALWAYS 100% present with you and focused on you in every present moment (without being any less present or focused anywhere else in the universe, because HE IS infinite).

These four realities of what God’s name means are easy to memorize, and so to remember them when you “Praise the LORD” will help you replace anxieties and self-protective guarding with a calm confidence and peace.

Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.

Follow Dave Cover on Twitter @davecover
Follow A Bigger Life on Twitter @ABiggerLifePod

Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located.
14 min
September 26, 2023 A Meditation on the Power of Living As If God Is True in Isaiah 43:10-11
In Christian meditation, we are re-aligning ourselves vertically. We're remapping our horizontal realities with a vertical view/perspective. Enabling us to embody that vertical perspective replaces anxiety and tension with a calm confidence.

If your podcast app is set to skip the silent sections, disable that in your podcast app for this podcast.

Isaiah 43:10-11 NIV
“You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior.”

1 Corinthians 6:19 NIV
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?”

Isaiah 40:29 NIV
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”

Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.

Follow Dave Cover on Twitter @davecover
Follow A Bigger Life on Twitter @ABiggerLifePod

Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located.

17 min
September 21, 2023 A Short Meditation to Embrace Your Transcendent Identity in Isaiah 43 (part 2)
In Christian meditation, we are re-aligning ourselves vertically. We're remapping our horizontal realities with a vertical view/perspective. Enabling us to embody that vertical perspective replaces anxiety and tension with a calm confidence.

If your podcast app is set to skip the silent sections, disable that in your podcast app for this podcast.

Isaiah 43:1 NIV
“But now, this is what the LORD says — he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”

Isaiah 43:7 NIV
“Everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”

Isaiah 43:4, 5 NIV
“...You are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, …Do not be afraid, for I am with you.”

Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.

Follow Dave Cover on Twitter @davecover
Follow A Bigger Life on Twitter @ABiggerLifePod

Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located.
12 min
September 19, 2023 A Short Meditation to Embrace Your Transcendent Identity in Isaiah 43 (part 1)
In Christian meditation, we are re-aligning ourselves vertically. We're remapping our horizontal realities with a vertical view/perspective. Enabling us to embody that vertical perspective replaces anxiety and tension with a calm confidence.

If your podcast app is set to skip the silent sections, disable that in your podcast app for this podcast.

Isaiah 43:1 NIV
“But now, this is what the LORD says — he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”

Isaiah 43:7 NIV
“Everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”

Isaiah 43:4, 5 NIV
“...You are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, …Do not be afraid, for I am with you.”

Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.

Follow Dave Cover on Twitter @davecover
Follow A Bigger Life on Twitter @ABiggerLifePod

Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located.
19 min
September 14, 2023 A Quick Meditation to Reboot Your Perspective from Isaiah 40:25-31
In Christian meditation, we are re-aligning ourselves vertically. We're remapping our horizontal realities with a vertical view/perspective. Enabling us to embody that vertical perspective replaces anxiety and tension with a calm confidence.

If your podcast app is set to skip the silent sections, disable that in your podcast app for this podcast.

Isaiah 40:25-31 NIV
25 “To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
27 Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God”?
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.

Follow Dave Cover on Twitter @davecover
Follow A Bigger Life on Twitter @ABiggerLifePod

Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located.

9 min
September 12, 2023 A Meditation on Having Power vs Force from Isaiah 40:29-31
In Christian meditation, we are re-aligning ourselves vertically. We're remapping our horizontal realities with a vertical view/perspective. Enabling us to embody that vertical perspective replaces anxiety and tension with a calm confidence.

If your podcast app is set to skip the silent sections, disable that in your podcast app for this podcast.

Isaiah 40:26-31 NIV
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
27 Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God”?
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.

Follow Dave Cover on Twitter @davecover
Follow A Bigger Life on Twitter @ABiggerLifePod

Our audio engineer is Matthew Matlack.

This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located.

20 min

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