Embrace Podcast

We all struggle to make sense of life sometimes. It feels as if chaos is emerging and there is little that we can do to put things in order. So we fight. It is in these moments of darkness that we are reminded that the purpose of wrestling God is to be changed, to find life and find it abundantly.

The story of Jacob and Esau is one of hurt transforming to healing. But how do we begin to heal when someone in our own life has hurt us like Jacob hurt Esau? It all starts with forgiveness, realizing that payback will never pay us back and working to cancel debt because God first canceled ours. Who do you need to forgive today?

We've all hurt someone, probably more than we'd like to admit. All too often our lives are like the story of Jacob and Esau, brother against brother, betraying and hurting those we love most. What do we do when we hurt someone? How do we move forward and right that wrong? Like Jacob, we must admit our mistake and humble ourselves, only then can hurt turn to healing.

Are your priorities adding or subtracting value to your life?

Words are tricky things. They can help or they can harm, lift up or tear down, spread lies or encourage truth. Proverbs tells us that our words are powerful—they have the power to bring death or to bring life. How are you using your words? 

Whether we're 20 or 60 years old, so many of us have our sex life out of order. But luckily, God explains His heart on sex in the book of Proverbs. God sets boundaries for sex, something the world doesn't always do. Ultimately God wants the best for our sex lives, and through His word He'll help us get that area in order.

Money is something we all have to deal with. Whether we have a lot or not enough, money is always going to be part of our lives. But how do we use our money the way God intended it? The first step: acknowledging that debt equals a loss of freedom and generosity equals refreshment. Join us as we work together to get our finances in order.

Each and every Christmas we're given the greatest gift of all: a baby, the savior of the world. But this baby doesn't just change Christmas, instead He changes everything—our focus, our identity, and our heart. Are you ready to have baby Jesus change you from the inside out this Christmas?

Christmas brings a lot of things, and stress can definitely be one of them. How do we have peace in the midst of this crazy season? Jesus. It seems so simple, and yet the peace Jesus offers us surpasses all understanding. And when we receive His peace we can't help but want to give it to others. Christmas may bring all kinds of stress, but there is peace to be found in Jesus.

Most of us know that Christmas brings The Lord, Jesus, into the world as our Savior. But even though we know Jesus is Lord, is that really how we live in our everyday lives? So often we are the Lord of our own lives—we're in control and we know what's best. How do we make Jesus the true Lord of our lives this Christmas? By giving up that control and getting on our knees.