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In this heartfelt episode of L2L - Journey To Thriving, we delve into Karen's transformative journey from enduring trauma to embracing a life of empowerment and healing. Karen candidly shares her experiences, shedding light on the challenges she faced and the resilience she cultivated along the way.

Listeners will gain insights into:

• The pivotal moments that sparked Karen's path to recovery.

• The strategies and support systems that facilitated her healing.

• How she transformed her pain into a purpose-driven life, inspiring others in the process.

Karen's narrative is a testament to the human spirit's capacity to overcome adversity and find strength in vulnerability. Her story serves as a beacon of hope for anyone navigating their own healing journey.

Today on BOLD STEPS with Pastor Mark Jobe … we’re discovering the meaning behind the ninth Commandment. As we move forward in our series on Rock Solid Living, we’re going to be looking at the ninth Commandment and the reasons why God includes it, and why Jesus affirms it in passages of the New Covenant. The title of this sermon is Thou Shall Not Lie … but it goes even deeper than that—it’s about bearing false witness against your neighbor.

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When someone has wronged you, it's easy to become angry and let it fester in your soul. If they don't repent, release them to God. He will deal with them.

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Our teacher, John Mathews, addresses concerns about the return of Christ. Paul clarifies that before Jesus returns, there will be a rebellion, and the “man of lawlessness” will appear. Paul urges believers to stand firm in their faith and warns against being deceived by false signs. He reminds them that the law was made for the unrighteous, not the righteous, and that Christ’s return will bring justice.

In this heartfelt episode of L2L - Journey To Thriving, we delve into Karen's transformative journey from enduring trauma to embracing a life of empowerment and healing. Karen candidly shares her experiences, shedding light on the challenges she faced and the resilience she cultivated along the way.

Listeners will gain insights into:

The pivotal moments that sparked Karen's path to recovery.

The strategies and support systems that facilitated her healing.

How she transformed her pain into a purpose-driven life, inspiring others in the process.

Karen's narrative is a testament to the human spirit's capacity to overcome adversity and find strength in vulnerability. Her story serves as a beacon of hope for anyone navigating their own healing journey.

When Dianne Dokko Kim and her husband discovered their son was diagnosed with autism, she struggled with the very real possibility that her cognitively disabled son might outlive her. She cried out to God: What will he do without me to care for him? God surrounded her with a support system of other adults raising children with disabilities. He empowered Dianne to trust Him with her often-unexplainable guilt, feelings of inadequacy, and fear. Eventually, in her book Unbroken Faith, Dianne offered hope for “spiritual recovery” to other adults raising children with disabilities. As her son enters adulthood, Dianne’s faith remains intact. She trusts God will always care for her and her son.

Uncertainties in life can harden our hearts toward God. We may be tempted to place our faith in other things or people, including ourselves. We can, however, depend on “the Rock of our salvation” (Psalm 95:1)—a phrase that points to the certainty of God’s character. “In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land” (vv. 4-5).

We can live with unbroken faith, worshiping our “Lord our Maker” (v. 6). We can trust Him to be with us and those we love because we are “the flock under his care” (v. 7).

Sermon Overview

Scripture Passage: 2 Peter 1:1-11

We all obtain salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ. Some grow in grace and knowledge; they become strong, vibrant, and victorious in their faith. Others stumble and stagger, slip and fall.

These are dangerous days in which our enemy has inspired confusion to divide God’s people and cause them to question their faith. But God wants us to be strong, stable, and steadfast.

2 Peter 1:1-11 shows us how to build stability into our lives.

First, we must have a faith that knows.

“Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord…” (2 Peter 1:2).

Assurance is not a feeling; it does not come from intellectual knowledge about God. Assurance is the experiential knowledge that comes from being with God.

Adrian Rogers says, “In the Christian life, there is nothing to earn but there is a lot to learn.”

Through the knowledge of Jesus, we receive pardon for our sins. After our pardon comes peace with God, and after peace comes power.

But we must remember, God has already given these things to us; we are not limited by facts, only our own minds. If we know God’s promises, we can hold onto them in times of deliverance.

Second, we must have a faith that grows.

“...giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge…” (2 Peter 1:5).

If we have this precious faith, we will be diligent about our growth (see 2 Peter 3:18). If we are not growing, we will fall.

The characteristics listed in 2 Peter 1:5-7 expand on one another. The first described is virtue, or moral excellence. This leads to practical knowledge, which leads to temperance (or self-control). Self-control will become patience, first in daily trials, then in persecution. And that will lead to God-likeness, which enables us to love one another.

Finally, we must have a faith that shows.

“For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful…” (2 Peter 1:8).

As we begin to grow, we will no longer be barren, blind, or bewildered; instead, we’ll bear the fruit and have deep assurance that we are saved. This assurance is the key to stability in our faith

Apply it to your life

Do you have a knowledge of God and a growing faith? Do you bear the fruit of the Spirit for the world to see?

Bishop Robert Barron is the bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester (Minnesota) and the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. He is the host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking, award-winning documentary about the Catholic faith, which has been broadcast on numerous public broadcasting stations. Bishop Barron’s more recent film series, CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players, was nominated for an Emmy award and has been syndicated for national television. 

Bishop Barron is a #1 Amazon bestselling author and has published numerous books, essays, and articles on theology and the spiritual life. His recent book “This Is My Body” sold over one million copies. He was a religion correspondent for NBC and has also appeared on FOX News, CNN, and EWTN. 

Bishop Barron’s website, WordOnFire.org, reaches millions of people each year, and he is one of the world’s most followed Catholics on social media. His YouTube videos have been viewed over 200 million times, and he has over 3 million followers on Facebook. 

He has engaged in dialogue with Dr. Jordan Peterson, Lex Fridman, Dave Rubin, Ben Shapiro, and William Lane Craig, among other influencers and thought leaders, and he has been invited to speak about religion at the headquarters of Facebook, Google, and Amazon. He has keynoted many conferences and events all over the world, including the 2023 World Youth Day in Lisbon, 2016 World Youth Day in Kraków, and the 2015 World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, which marked Pope Francis’ historic visit to the United States. 

When leaders let go of image management and embrace authenticity, transformation follows. In this powerful conversation, Peter Greer, President and CEO of HOPE International, shares honest insights on identity, humility, and what it means to lead with faith and integrity.

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