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Redemption E3 — So far in this series, we’ve explored the theme of redemption in the Eden story and in several stories in Exodus. In this episode, Jon and Tim look at how redemption language shows up in Torah laws about cities of refuge and unsolved murders, highlighting God’s provision for justice, the role of the blood redeemer, and communal responsibility in ancient Israel.

CHAPTERS

1. Recap of Where We’ve Been (0:00-10:50)
2. Cities of Refuge and the “Blood Redeemer” (10:50-21:10)
3. Preventing Bloodshed in the Land (21:10-29:29)
4. A Sacrifice to Redeem a Guilty Community (29:29-47:20) 

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“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” – Ecclesiastes 3:1

God has designed life to unfold in seasons, and with each one comes new challenges, opportunities, and sometimes, new finish lines. Today, Cody Hobelmann joins us to talk about why it’s not only okay to adjust your financial finish line—it’s often the wise and faithful thing to do.

Cody Hobelmann is a Certified Financial Professional (CFP®), a Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA®), and a Wealth Advisor at Wealth Squared. He and his brother, Kealan, founded the Finish Line Pledge and also co-host the Finish Line Podcast, where they discuss the intersection of faith, generosity, and personal finance.

A financial finish line is simply an answer to the question, How much is enough? It helps us define what we need for our lifestyle so that everything beyond that can be redirected toward building God’s Kingdom.

There are two kinds of finish lines:

• Lifestyle (or Spending) Finish Line – The amount needed to fund your personal lifestyle.
• Accumulation (or Net Worth) Finish Line – The total assets needed to sustain that lifestyle for the rest of your life.

These lines aren’t rigid—they’re tools to help us hold God’s money with open hands, growing in both contentment and generosity.

However, there’s often a lot of pressure to get it exactly right, but what matters more is having a starting point. You’ll grow and refine it as your life and faith journey progress.

We recommend revisiting your finish line at least annually—or sooner if significant life changes occur, such as a new dependent, a move to a more expensive area, or a shift in health.

To help clients visualize their financial decisions, Cody teaches a simple framework that divides money into four “buckets”:

1. Personal Spending – Covering day-to-day lifestyle costs.
2. Future Planning – Savings and investments for future needs.
3. Taxes – Obligations to the government.
4. Kingdom Giving – Resources designated for generosity.

A lifestyle finish line determines what belongs in the first two buckets, freeing the rest for eternal purposes.

A net worth finish line is the amount we believe is appropriate to accumulate over a lifetime. The parable deeply informs us of the rich fool in Luke 12—the man who tore down barns to build bigger ones but failed to consider the brevity of life and the weight of eternal priorities.

To set a net worth finish line, Cody walks clients through three core considerations:

• Lifestyle Needs – How much do you need each year?
• Wealth Transfer Goals – What will you leave to heirs or ministries?
• Conservative Margin – A buffer for life’s unknowns—but not a replacement for trust in God.

If you find yourself exceeding your finish line—accumulating more than necessary—we encourage asking yourself one essential question:

“Why am I holding on to these resources in the first place?”

God may have given you more not for personal security, but to fund the “good works He prepared in advance for you” (Ephesians 2:10). In that light, generosity becomes more than a response—it becomes a calling.

Rather than letting a higher income raise our standard of living, it becomes an opportunity to increase our standard of giving.

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In the hussle and grind of everyday life - are you experiencing hope that helps you face the day to day with confidence? How do you get that kind of hope? Join Chip as he opens God's Word to reveal, through the life of the Apostle Paul, how to have hope and confidence that never waver.

Review: Hope: The mental and emotional attitude that life is good, the future is promising, and progress is certain… even in the midst of difficult circumstances and challenging relationships.

Question: How do we experience this true HOPE in everyday life?

Answer: Philippians 3:10-11

Paul’s hope and consuming passion:

“I want to KNOW Christ (yada - Hebrew)

and the POWER of His resurrection, (dunamis - Greek)

and the FELLOWSHIP of His suffering, (koinonia - Greek)

BECOMING like Him in His death. (morphe - Greek)

and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.”

How do we experience this intimate relationship with Jesus?

1. His POWER in our weakness. - Romans 8:11 & 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
2. His PRESENCE in our pain. - 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 & Romans 5:1-5
3. His LIFE in our death. - Romans 6:4-7 & Galatians 2:20

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Today on Bold Steps with Pastor Mark Jobe … we’re learning how to be alive in the spirit. Ephesians 2 talks a lot about being spiritually alive, but it’s not something that we can do on our own. It might come as a shock, but there are a lot of dead men walking. Yes, they are alive … but they’re not spiritually alive. Today’s challenging message comes from the book of Ephesians chapter 2.

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The First Amendment does not protect an obscene drag performance in full view of a children’s playground. Constitutional expert, lawyer, author, pastor, and founder of Liberty Counsel Mat Staver discusses the important topics of the day with co-hosts and guests that impact life, liberty, and family. To stay informed and get involved, visit LC.org.

John 3:3

Jesus replied [to Nicodemus], “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”

Nicodemus was an unlikely visitor to Jesus. He was a Pharisee, and Jesus was locked in a constant struggle with this group of Jewish leaders throughout his ministry. Perhaps that’s why he came to Jesus at night. He wanted to ask his questions without being spotted by his fellow Pharisees. Jesus had no formal accreditation as a Jewish teacher, so it was generous of Nicodemus to address him as “Rabbi”. Clearly, he was impressed by Jesus’ teaching and miraculous signs and acknowledged that there was clear evidence that he had been sent by God. Jesus didn’t engage with this but responded to Nicodemus with words which would have rocked his world. He needed to be born again.

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