The Innerfire Podcast

Kelvin Cochran Talks About Standing on Your Faith


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Kelvin Cochran is an author, speaker, former fire chief, and former US Fire Administrator. He made headlines in 2014 when he was fired as Atlanta's fire chief because of a Bible study he wrote in which he upheld principles of Biblical marriage and sexuality. He wrote a book about his experience called Facing the Fire. Today, he works for Alliance Defending Freedom, fighting for religious liberty in America.

0:00 - Introduction
1:16 - Kelvin Cochran’s story
4:35 - What Kelvin is doing today
6:06 - About the Generational Wins Prayer Initiative
7:26 - Why people should get involved with Alliance Defending Freedom
9:05 - How spiritual disciplines change your life
11:25 - Spiritual cultivation, seed time, and harvest time
14:14 - Standing on your faith in the public and private sectors
17:20 - Biblical principles in the workplace
19:13 - How to choose your battles
23:37 - Kelvin’s 5 lessons for Christians facing conflicts with their faith
 1. God has equipped you for the situation
 2. There are worldly consequences for your actions
 3. There are Kingdom consequences for your actions
 4. When we stand, the world sees God in a new way and we see God in a new way
 5. God will bless you beyond your imagination

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Generational Wins Prayer Initiative: https://adflegal.org/prayer

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