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Jodi Jackson Tucker, Lisa C. Qualls, and Betsy Kylstra share their stories as an adoptive mother, adopted child, and birth parent to equip those affected by adoption to experience healing from the wounds caused by broken families. Hear about God’s redemptive and transformative work through adoption.

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David Letterman was one of the kings of late-night television for years. His offbeat sense of humor gave him a prime spot in America’s entertainment constellation for a long time. But one day, suddenly everybody stopped laughing. David Letterman, whose family had a bad history when it came to heart problems apparently, went in for some seemingly routine cardiac tests. Suddenly, this comic king was rushed into surgery by his doctor and given a multiple bypass operation on his heart. The doctor saw major blockage in David Letterman’s heart and he took radical action to save him.

I'm Ron Hutchcraft, and I want to have A Word With You today about “The Only Hope For a Dying Heart.”

We all have heart trouble—potentially terminal heart trouble—according to God. Even if you have perfect EKGs and cardiac test results, you may very well have the kind of spiritual heart trouble that can only be removed by the greatest Heart Specialist in the universe. Like David Letterman, if you don’t allow the Surgeon to take radical action, your condition will be fatal—forever.

God’s Book, the Bible, says that our heart “is deceitful above all things and beyond cure” (Jeremiah 17:9). Then God says, “I the Lord search the heart” (Jeremiah 17:10). Man, God knows all the darkness we’ve concealed from everyone else. His heart tests expose every lie you’ve ever told, every adulterous thought or relationship, all the anger, all the selfishness, all the prejudice, bitterness, everything you’re ashamed of, and everything you wish you hadn’t done.

It isn’t that you don’t want to change—that you haven’t tried to change—but there’s this darkness inside of each of us that it seems nothing on earth can change; nothing on earth that is. In fact, a parent of yours, a grandparent of yours, may have had the same kind of heart trouble—the same sins. Those sins probably hurt you didn't they, and now maybe you’re hurting people you love repeating those same sins.

Without radical action, we die spiritually from our heart trouble. That’s die as in being separated from God and His love forever in a place Jesus called hell. That’s the penalty for our sin, but your hope is in this wonderful word for today from the Word of God in Ezekiel 36:26. God says, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit in you.”

God actually says He wants to give you a heart transplant; a whole new perspective on life, a whole new power to change, a whole new eternity. He wants to forgive all the sin and remove all the sin that has clogged your heart for so long.

It took His Son, Jesus, dying for your sin to make this miracle possible. And then Jesus walked out of His grave under His own power on Easter Sunday to prove He can give us eternal life. If you’ll give yourself to Jesus Christ and trust Him to be your Savior from your sin, the healing heart miracle can begin in your heart that very moment.

If you want to begin this life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ - and oh how I hope you do - you need to tell Him that right now. Tell Him, “Jesus, I know that I have sinned against You by running my own life. I know the penalty for that is spiritual death. Thank you for taking that penalty for me. Thank You for rising from the dead and for giving me this chance to begin a relationship with You. I want to, Jesus. Beginning right now, I’m Yours.”

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See, religion can’t do this. It can only make you look better on the outside. Jesus will change you from the inside. There’s no need to hurt like this anymore. There's no need to go on flirting w

Bestselling researcher and cultural analyst George Barna will join us to take us on a transformational journey to build a truly biblical worldview; one grounded not in culture, emotions, or popular opinion, but in the unchanging truth of God. Through biblical insight, cultural analysis, and practical application, Dr. Barna will challenge us to move beyond cultural Christianity and develop the mindset of a true disciple.

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The prophet Elijah lived in an age of deception, opposition, and compromise―and his story speaks directly to believers facing today’s cultural conflicts. Amir Tsarfati, best-selling author and Founder and President of Behold Israel, will join us to help us recognize the pressure to redefine truth, strengthen spiritual resilience, and engage society with conviction that is both firm and loving. Join us as we explore the powerful parallels between Elijah’s ancient battles and the pressures facing Christians today.

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What is prayer at its most basic level? Is it a wish list that we send up to the genie in the sky, a way to unleash the power of positive thinking, or a ritual we have to go through to gain God’s favor? Or is it just a waste of time, telling God things he already knows? Fortunately, prayer isn’t any of those things! Pastor J.D. takes a fresh look at the basics of our faith as he continues our series called, START.

God’s patience should never be mistaken for indifference toward sin.

In this sobering message, Dr. Michael Youssef examines the seven bowls of wrath in Revelation—the full outpouring of God’s holy judgment on a world that has rejected His mercy and refused to repent.

Yet the message for believers is not fear. Jesus Christ, the righteous King, has already secured their deliverance. His people can stand firm because God remains sovereign, His Word is true, and His final victory is certain.

This episode calls believers to:

• Trust the inerrant Word of God,
• Reject fear and spiritual complacency,
• Repent and remain spiritually awake,
• Intercede urgently for those who are lost,
• Stand clothed in Christ’s righteousness,
• Live ready for the return of Jesus.

Judgment is coming, but Christ has conquered. His people are called to remain faithful, watchful, and ready until the King returns.

Scripture Focus: Revelation 15; Revelation 16

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