Practical Christianity Podcast

What better way to reset and prepare for the day and week than by spending time with God. Join me in prayer as we spend precious time with the One who loves us. By offering God our adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and praying for others, we have the blessed opportunity to draw close to God. And don't forget to listen for God's voice in the midst of your time with him. Don't do all the talking. We need to be still and listen and "just be" in his presence. You can find the outline for this time of prayer at my website, daletedder.com.

The mind of Christ is a mind that has an eternal perspective. It's a mind that seeks to put others first by serving their needs. It's a mind that finds ways to express the love and grace of God to others and seeks to extend God's Kingdom. It's the mind of those who deny themselves, pick up their crosses daily, and follow Christ. It's the mind we are called to cultivate so we may serve others. Thanks for stopping by. I pray our conversation will bless you.

Today begins a new Tuesday theme called, "In Pursuit of Godly Manhood." Every Tuesday I'll be focusing on helping and encouraging men become all God created, redeemed, and called them to be. This is Christian flourishing. Today I lay out how I got to the place in my ministry as a pastor in which I was convinced that ministering to men was much needed... for the men themselves, as well as their families, the church, the community, and so on. Here's the link to the chapter in my book this episode was based on....

In Pursuit of Godly Manhood: An Introduction - DaleTedder.com

What a privilege and blessing to spend personal, intimate time with the God of the whole universe. We are able to do just that because of God's love poured out upon us through the work of our Lord Jesus Christ. His mediating work on the Cross has made a way for us to be able to draw close to God in prayer. May the Lord bless you as you reflect on how he loves you, all he has done, is doing, and has promised to do... as well as your concerns and the needs of others.

The word "disciple" literally means "learner." As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are called to be learners of Jesus - his way, his word, his will, and his world. He has been given authority over heaven and earth... and everything that exists was created by him, for him, and through him. In fact, everything is continually sustained by him. That means everything we learn can be used for his glory if we are intentional. We can take things we're interested in... or things we always wanted to study but never made time for... and prayerfully consider how we might learn more about them and use them to glorify God and bless others. We need to keep on learning... learning Jesus.

Make sure to click "Like" and subscribe. Today's walk in the word looks at Ephesians 1:15-23, in which the Apostle Paul prays a glorious and encouraging prayer for the church at Ephesus... and for us. He gives us hope to know God desires us to know him and given us all the resources of heaven to make that a reality in our lives. There's nothing better than that!!!

This bonus episode is a sermon I preached yesterday at Southside Methodist Church (www.smcjax.org). Our church is beginning a sermon series on what it means to be Methodists. I was blessed to kick things off in the series and share a little about how much the early church and John Wesley had in common regarding the world in which they lived and ministered, and how they went about declaring the Gospel and advancing the Kingdom. It's the same call we have today. Enjoy this bonus episode and have a great day!

Do you ever find yourself struggling to trust Jesus? To trust God in the midst of difficult times or tough decisions? Today's episode is about how we can "take Jesus at his word" and trust him through the good times and the bad. Join me and let's reflect on these things together.