Welcome to another episode of the Heaven and Hale podcast. I’m doing something a little different today. It’s December, the holiday season is upon us, and for many people the Christmas season is completely overwhelming. When I think about what I need, and what I want to provide for you, my listeners, it’s this: a quiet, still moment, to center myself, and readjust my focus, to put my eyes back on Jesus every day. It feels so cliche to say “He’s the reason for the season,” but He is! And I want this podcast to serve as a reminder of that.

During the month of December, I like to read the book of Luke. Honestly, mainly because it’s 24 chapters and I can read the whole book if I read one chapter a day.  Today we're reading Luke 4. Consider this as you listen: Jesus was tempted, what does that tell us about when we are tempted? How did Jesus combat temptation? Also, Jesus' temptation is often referred to as his "preparation for ministry." What does that tell us about our temptations?

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Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of the Heaven and Hale podcast, this is the Sunday recap. We’re just home from the first Sunday of December, and so many things came together in this morning’s service. I don’t know if this has ever happened to you, but literally what I read in my personal Bible reading this morning went along with the worship set, went along with the message, and then Joseph and my sister, Christina, both testified to how things the Lord has been dealing with them on tied in to the service, and just the whole service was a testament to me that God is real, the way He works is more than a coincidence, and most of all, He has a plan. A plan for me personally, and a plan for His church! I am just so encouraged!

Scriptures referenced in this episode:
Colossians 3:23-25
Philippians 3:13-15
2 Kings 13:14-19
Proverbs 4:25-27
Ecclesiastes 9:10-11

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Welcome to another episode of the Heaven and Hale podcast. I’m doing something a little different today. It’s December, the holiday season is upon us, and for many people the Christmas season is completely overwhelming. When I think about what I need, and what I want to provide for you, my listeners, it’s this: a quiet, still moment, to center myself, and readjust my focus, to put my eyes back on Jesus every day. It feels so cliche to say “He’s the reason for the season,” but He is! And I want this podcast to serve as a reminder of that.

During the month of December, I like to read the book of Luke. Honestly, mainly because it’s 24 chapters and I can read the whole book if I read one chapter a day.  Today we're reading Luke 3, and considering how Jesus came for ALL people, and how He wants an intimate relationship with us all!

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Welcome to another episode of the Heaven and Hale podcast. I’m doing something a little different today. It’s December, the holiday season is upon us, and for many people the Christmas season is completely overwhelming. When I think about what I need, and what I want to provide for you, my listeners, it’s this: a quiet, still moment, to center myself, and readjust my focus, to put my eyes back on Jesus every day. It feels so cliche to say “He’s the reason for the season,” but He is! And I want this podcast to serve as a reminder of that.

During the month of December, I like to read the book of Luke. Honestly, mainly because it’s 24 chapters and I can read the whole book if I read one chapter a day.  Today we're reading Luke 2, and thinking on the titles given to Jesus in Luke 2:11-- 

Savior
Christ
Lord

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Welcome to another episode of the Heaven and Hale podcast. I’m doing something a little different today. It’s December 1st, the holiday season is upon us, and for many people the Christmas season is completely overwhelming. When I think about what I need, and what I want to provide for you, my listeners, it’s this: a quiet, still moment, to center myself, and readjust my focus, to put my eyes back on Jesus every day. It feels so cliche to say “He’s the reason for the season,” but He is! And I want this podcast to serve as a reminder of that.

Okay, so what are we going to do? I would love for you to read the book of Luke with me this Christmas season, and each day there will be an episode where I will read a scripture from that day’s chapter and try to remind us all to keep our eyes on Jesus. This will be different from the study we did on the book of Romans. When we studied Romans, my goal was to show you how to use all the tools and tips for Bible study, this is more like an Advent of podcast episodes, maybe five minutes each day… which means I’m out of time for this one, so let’s read some scripture. 

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Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of the Sunday Recap! This Sunday, Pastor Joseph preached on Psalm 122. It says, "I was glad when they said unto me, "Let us go into the house of the Lord!" Which begs the question.... "Why?" Why was David glad? We're breaking down four reasons why David might have been glad to go to the house of the Lord. 

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This is such a special episode, my sister Rebekah is on the podcast with me today, as well as my two nephews, Micah and Isaiah. We’re talking about what it looks like to teach the next generation about Jesus. 

Sometimes it’s intimidating to think that we hold the responsibility of teaching our children about Jesus because we don’t feel confident in our own knowledge of the Bible. Rebekah reminds us that children don’t know what we don’t know… so start with what you know, and learn along with them, even if that means reading a childrens’ Bible with them. 

The most important thing to remember when we’re reading the Bible is that it is a book about Jesus, and every story we read (even if it’s in the lift-the-flap Bible) teaches us something about Him! 

“We are the gatekeepers of our homes.”

At the end of the episode, my nephews join me to talk about their favorite Bible stories from Genesis to Revelation, and they lay down some truths they've learned about God that us adults should probably take notes on!

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I'm back with the Sunday recap, and today we're digging into Pastor Joseph's message on "A Good Soldier." 2 Timothy 2:3 says, "Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Soldiers don't get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them."

A good soldier is faithful, a fighter, knows his enemy, knows his weapons, and looks out for his brother!

"This ain't Halloween, it's not time to play dress up. It's time to be the church."

Scriptures referenced in this episode:
2 Timothy 2:1-7
Joshua 24
Judges 2:10
Ephesians 6:13
Hebrews 10:24

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You WILL be changed by what you learn.

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When we think about people in the Bible who were men and women of prayer, Job might not be the first one that comes to mind, but he was a man of prayer, and more than that, God trusted him.

How do we know? God sent those three "friends" of his to Job to have him pray for them. The question now is "Can God trust us?" In Sunday's message, we talk about the power of a regular prayer life and staying firm through suffering. 

"I'd rather have someone pray for me who has a daily habit of prayer than someone who prays for six hours on Sunday."

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"It's the highlight of my week, the highlight of my life to lead someone to Jesus." 

Sis. Ashley Perry leads 8 Bible studies a week, and that's on top of her roles as wife, mother of four children, pastor's wife, and student (just to name a few). In this episode, Ashley and I talk about her passion for leading Bible studies, where it came from, and how she is passing it on to her children. We talk about how to make personal Bible study and giving Bible studies a priority. The bottom line-- there are no excuses.

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