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We are so used to having answers at our fingertips. My algorithm serves up what I want, and I don't have to sift through anything or discern it. Slowly, we lose the spiritual muscle it takes to actually wait on the Lord. This week in our series on discerning God's voice, we're talking about the patience that listening requires. If we aren't prepared to wait on the Lord, we risk taking matters into our own hands, or passively missing out on something rich God has for us. So we'll look at what active waiting is, why it's so hard, and what the disciples in Acts 1 teach us about living fully while we wait.

What We Cover

Almost all of us are waiting on something. We're waiting for a relationship to begin, for the next step in our career, for a diagnosis to clear, for grief to pass. But we don't have to wait passively. We can wait actively.

Here's how I define it: active waiting is living in the present moment to the fullest, so we can actively look for signs of what's to come. It doesn't mean we stop existing or stop serving. That's the opposite of active waiting.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why waiting feels so vulnerable. It makes us face how little control we actually have, and it puts us in a position of surrender.
• Jesus's last words before His ascension. His command was to wait, along with clear marching orders to be His witnesses.
• How the disciples stayed active in the waiting. They prayed, gathered, made decisions together, and rejoiced until the Holy Spirit came.
• Why none of us are in a waiting room. Whether you're in a season of active service or a season where you have to trust and rely on your relationship with God, you have a role to play in the kingdom.
• The question I hear so often: Should I keep asking God for the answer? If asking brings you into deeper alignment with Him, keep asking. But if it makes you more impatient and self-absorbed, stop asking and start serving. God has not forgotten you or your request.

This is the day the Lord has made. Even without the answer, you can rejoice and be glad in it, and trust that He has heard your prayer.

Scriptures Referenced: Psalm 5:3, Psalm 27:14, Psalm 38:15, Psalm 130:5, Psalm 118:24, Psalm 37:4, Acts 1:3–11, Ecclesiastes 3:1

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Have you ever encountered something so real, so life-changing, so undeniable, that you simply could not stop talking about it?

That's not enthusiasm. That's what happens when you've been with Jesus.

In the final episode eight of A Life Unleashed, Christine Caine takes us to Acts 4 where Peter and John have just watched a man who couldn't walk stand up and leap, where 5,000 people have turned to Jesus in a single day, and where the most powerful religious leaders in Jerusalem have gathered to shut the whole thing down. Their verdict: these men are uneducated, untrained, and dangerous. Their observation: they have been with Jesus.

In this episode, Christine Caine shows that the boldness that stunned the Sanhedrin was not the product of rhetoric, theological training, or strategic communication. It was the natural overflow of two men who had been with Jesus and could not contain what they had seen and heard. Christine Caine makes the case that this same compulsion is available to every believer, that cancel culture is not a new invention, that the church has always grown fastest under pressure, and that the most powerful testimony in the world is not an argument but a life — a healed man, standing in the room, impossible to refute. The compelling takeaway: you do not need a seminary degree or a platform to share Jesus. You simply need to be with Him. When you are, it pours out of you — and no one can stop it.

✨ If you've ever asked questions like…

✅ How do I share my faith without feeling like I'm forcing my beliefs on someone?

✅ What do I do when culture or my workplace or my family pressures me to stay silent about Jesus?

✅ How do I get the boldness to speak about my faith when I'm afraid of what people will think?

✅ Does the Holy Spirit really give me the power to do things I can't do in my own strength?

✅ Is my story — my experience with Jesus — actually enough to share, even without formal training?

✅ Why does it feel like there's more resistance to Christianity now than there used to be?

✅ How do I keep believing in miracles when everything around me is trying to explain them away?

…then this is your episode.

What you'll learn:

→ Why the boldness of Peter and John in Acts 4 was not personality or training but the direct result of being with Jesus, and what it practically means for you to prioritize that same intimacy as the foundation of your calling.

→ Why cancel culture, opposition, and pressure to silence Christian witness are not new threats — they are as old as the church itself, and why history shows that persecution has never eradicated the church but has always accelerated it.

→ Why a person with an experience is never at the mercy of a person with an argument — and how your own story of what Jesus has done in your life is the most irrefutable, un-cancellable testimony available to you.

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Plenty of us sabotage our own relationships without even realizing it.  Today on BOLD STEPS, Mark Jobe walks through Ephesians chapter 4 with the first habits of a healthy relationship, using the powerful analogy of a flight rerouted by a bomb threat to describe how our habits can hijack the destination we wanted.  It’s a fascinating, and impactful lesson … Listen to Bold Steps with Pastor Mark Jobe.

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The Joy Bringer Podcast - 1 Samuel Ch 21 (Is It Ok To Be Afraid?)

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This episode explores how even in moments of fear and vulnerability, God's faithfulness remains. We examine David's journey from confidence to fear, and how God's provision and presence sustain us through life's challenges.

faith, fear, God's provision, David, biblical lessons, trust in God, spiritual growth, biblical stories, encouragement, resilience, Season Bowers, Joy Bringer

David's transition from confidence to fear

Fear is not a sin, but how we respond to it matters.

00:00 Introduction: Exploring David’s Journey from Confidence to Fear