Episode 22: Marked By Forgiveness

Today we're talking about something that's challenging but necessary in the life of a believer and that is forgiveness. If you're struggling to extend forgiveness to someone, I've got a few pointers that just may help you to shift your perspective!

0:00 - Introduction

1:55 - Believers' lives are already marked by forgiveness

7:48 - 3 Tips to help us extend forgiveness

14:00 - Memory Verse (Psalm 130:3-4)

14:41 - Practical Application

16:55 - Wrap-Up

--> Come back next week for the encouraging word I've got in store for you! God keeps His word!

Episode 21: The Truth About Eternity

In this week's episode, we're delving into some serious waters! We're looking at Heaven and Hell, and the most important piece of information we can have regarding this mind-blowing concept of eternity.

0:00 - Introduction

2:49 - Two eternal destinations

6:35 - The most common misconception about Hell

12:11 - The most common misconception about Heaven

20:47 - The ONLY way to Heaven

23:08 - We need to be prepared for our eternity

24:27 - Our eternal destination is OUR choice

25:39 - Memory Verse (1 John 5:11-12)

26:06 - Practical Application

27:37 - Wrap-Up

--> Join me next week as we talk about a hard but necessary truth: the lives of Christians are to be marked by forgiveness

Episode 20: Marked By Endurance

The Christian life calls for endurance. Join me as I use the lessons I've learned on hiking adventures as an analogy for how we can find endurance in our walk with Jesus!

0:00 - Introduction

1:15 - The Christian life requires endurance

5:27 - A hiking analogy

7:49 - 5 Essential Endurance Tips

23:33 - Memory Verse (James 1:12)

23:54 - Practical Application

25:23 - Wrap-Up

--> Come on back next week for a BIG episode all about eternity!

Episode 19: The Truth About the Bible

In this episode, we dig into the truths that we need to know about the Bible and why it's so important in the life of every believer!

0:00 - Introduction

1:41 - Statistics about Americans and the Bible

--> LifeWay 2016 Study

--> LifeWay 2019 Study

--> LifeWay 2016 Poll

4:47 - Fun facts about the Bible

--> The Theology Handbook

8:00 - The main objection people have to the Bible

10:41 - The qualities of Scripture that make it trustworthy

17:45 - We have a personal choice to make about the Bible

19:23 - Memory Verse (Isaiah 40:8)

19:59 - Practical Application

--> Bible-in-a-Year reading plan (free printable from my website)

--> You-Version Bible Reading Plans

--> Seasons In the Word (Bible reading plans resource from DailyGraceCo)

25:53 - Wrap-Up

--> Join me next week for a hiking adventure that teaches us about endurance!

Episode 18: Replace the Enemy's Voice with God's Voice

On this week's episode, we're taking a little time to learn to distinguish between the voice of our Enemy and the voice of God. Let's start taking our thoughts captive and drowning out the destructive voice of our Enemy with the life-giving voice of our God!

0:00 - Introduction

1:51 - Who our Enemy is

4:16 - Our Enemy's goal is our destruction

6:10 - We can choose whose voice we listen to!

9:44 - Distinctions between Satan's voice and God's voice

21:36 - Memory Verse (2 Corinthians 10:5)

22:12 - Practical application

23:49 - Wrap-Up

--> Join me next week for the truth about the Bible!

Episode 17: Jesus Is Not Only Able, He's Willing

This week, we're exploring the concept of belief, in particular when it comes to our prayer lives. When we observe the heart of Jesus, as seen in Scripture, we can see that not only was He able to work in mighty ways, but He was also willing! Come be encouraged today by the heart of our Savior!

0:00 - Introduction

2:49 - We sometimes struggle to believe for the things we pray about. But the Christian life is founded on faith and belief!

5:22 - The heart of Jesus

15:12 - Faith is the foundation on which Jesus can work in our lives

24:13 - Jesus is still God and He still decides how He will answer our prayers

26:00 - Sensing the Holy Spirit's promptings in our prayers

28:37 - Memory Verse (you choose between Job 42:2 and Luke 1:37)

29:42 - Practical application

31:00 - Wrap-Up

--> Come back next week as we learn how to replace the voice of the enemy with the voice of God in our lives!

Episode 16: God is Faithful, Even When I'm Not

On this week's episode we're talking about another great attribute of God: His faithfulness. We're digging into the Word to discover the truth about God's faithfulness. And the good news? It's not dependent on us!

0:00 - Introduction

1:49 - Faithfulness is who God is

5:10 - God's faithfulness doesn't have limits or expiration dates

6:28 - God's faithfulness is how we learn to trust Him

7:45 - Personal reflection time & Memory Verse

--> Select from this list (or choose your own):

* 2 Timothy 2:13

* Lamentations 3:22-23

* Hebrews 13:8

* Proverbs 3:5-6

* Psalm 27:13-14

* 1 Corinthians 10:13

* Hebrews 10:23

* 2 Thessalonians 3:3

* Deuteronomy 7:9

* Psalm 89:33-34

* 1 Peter 4:19

* Hebrews 11:1

* Psalm 36:5

* Hebrews 11:6

* Matthew 6:31-33

* Jeremiah 29:11

* Romans 8:28

* 2 Corinthians 5:7

* Malachi 3:6a

* Psalm 37:4-6

* Isaiah 26:3-4

* Psalm 9:10

* Philippians 4:6-7

* Jeremiah 17:7-8

* Joshua 1:9

* Isaiah 40:31

* Psalm 46:10

* Proverbs 30:5

* Psalm 23

* Romans 8:25

* Philippians 4:12-13

* Galatians 6:9

* 1 Peter 5:6-7

* Luke 1:37

20:00 - Practical application

21:24 - Wrap-Up

--> Join me next week as we grapple with the issue of belief in an episode I'm titling "Jesus Is Not Only Able, He's Willing"

Episode 15: God Called Me. God Chose Me. I Am His.

On the podcast this week we're unlocking some wonder! We're taking some time to reflect on the intentionality behind our existence and how that can affect how we live our lives from here on out!

0:00 - Introduction

1:16 - Reading of Psalm 139:1-18 (NIV)

2:57 - Our God is personal and intimate

4:18 - The details of our existence point to something greater

6:21 - What the details surrounding you and your existence mean

12:39 - Memory Verse (Ephesians 1:4)

13:01 - Practical application

--> free printable

16:25 - Wrap-Up

--> Come back next week as we dig into the wonderful truth that God is always faithful, even when we are not.

Episode 14: Replacing "I Am Enough" with "Jesus Is Enough"

In this week's episode, we're holding the ever-popular phrase "I am enough" up to the light of Scripture to examine it. We're going to discover, together, that there's a much better mantra for us to adopt: "Jesus is enough"!

0:00 - Introduction

1:43 - One of our culture's favorite phrases

3:40 - What does Scripture say?

--> Ephesians 6:12 (ESV)

--> Romans 3:23 (ESV) & Romans 6:23 (ESV)

--> John 14:6 (ESV)

--> Jeremiah 17:9 (ESV)

--> Matthew 26:41b (ESV)

--> 1 Peter 5:8 (ESV)

--> Proverbs 28:26a (ESV)

--> Philippians 2:13 (CSB)

--> Luke 14:11 (ESV)

9:41 - Jesus is sufficient. How do we know this?

13:16 - The differences between "I am enough" and "Jesus is enough"

14:47 - Important things to remember about "enoughness"

17:10 - Memory Verse (Jeremiah 17:5)

18:03 - Practical application

--> free printable ("I am not enough, but Jesus is!")

--> free phone wallpaper ("I am not enough, but Jesus is!")

19:34 - Wrap-Up

--> Come on back next week for a beautiful reminder: God Called You. God Chose You. You Are His.

Episode 13: Great Faith Must Be Grown

On today's episode, we're checking out some of the spiritual giants who came before us and how they were able to have such great faith in God. May their stories encourage and challenge us in our own seasons of stretching and testing!

0:00 - Introduction

1:30 - The desire for great faith

2:44 - How great faith is grown

5:16 - Several biblical examples of God growing faith in His people

21:13 - If we want great faith, we have to allow God to do His thing

22:40 - Tips for keeping & increasing your faith in a season of testing

26:31 - Memory Verse (2 Corinthians 5:7)

27:18 - Practical application

--> set up a system for memorializing God's faithfulness (One Thing I Ask 5-Year Prayer Journal)

30:37 - Wrap-Up

--> Come back next week as we hold up the popular phrase, 'I am enough', to the light of Scripture to examine it! It's a must-hear!