Reaching For Real Life with Sean Azzaro

After Sean shares the unique story of a joyful Valentine's Day weekend out of town, the headlines remain on every newscast FEAR! (Corona Virus, Gun Violence, Plagues of Locusts)! Sean gives some wisdom on how we're to see these threats with a Kingdom and Eternal perspective...trust God and fear not. www.reachingforreallife.org

Sean Azzaro talks with John Meador (Lead Pastor of Cross City Church in Euless, TX) , who created “Can We Talk?” a conversational Gospel sharing method that he'll talk about as a featured speaker at The Real Life Conference (www.reallife.org/conference). Plus Sean will give you insight on how not to see the seeker or lost as "them"... - it's all "us".

After some Super Bowl review and commentary, Sean introduces a new feature on Leadership with good advice on creating new leaders by you letting go. And then a sneak preview of the wisdom that awaits at The Real Life Conference with Sean's special conversation with Dr. Larry Osborne, author of Sticky Church and Lead Like A Shepherd.

This podcast starts with the reminder that tomorrow is not guaranteed with the passing of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, friends and the pilot. Love and Forgive - Just Do It. Then jumping to other headlines Christianity Today is back with "The Hidden Cost Of Tax-Exemption" and Pastor Sean has something to say about the tone of the piece and the shift in content at CT. As a fan of the church ("A Homer"), Sean talks about the call of the church and the positive stuff it does. Go Homer!

00:00 - Kobe
04:00 - Christianity Today - Trump / March For Life
13:30 - Take on Tax-Exempt Status of The Church
22:40 - "Fundamentalist" has evolved to "Evangelical" as the new "bad guy" in the media
29:00 - Here's what the church has done
32:25 - George Washington said...
34:00 - The Call of The Church

In honor of Monday's MLK Day and Sanctity of Life Sunday, Sean Azzaro gives the state of the union on both, and action steps for the believer and the church...#inclusion #grace. Enjoy!
00:00 - Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Day - "I Have A Dream"
16:51 - Real Life Conference Update - Feb 28/29 - www.reallife.org/conference
20:20 - Sanctity of Life / Abortion / Death Penalty

Sean Azzaro is happy to announce the release of his first book "A Pilgrim's Guide To The Spirit Filled Life" with a release date of 2/28/20 at the Reaching For Real Life Conference.
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Pastor Sean Azzaro keeps it real with practical ideas on staying disciplined in your prayer life and staying in the Word. One idea is to connect in community specifically at The Real Life Conference (www.reallife.org/conference). And with another tragedy in a Texas Church, Sean reminds us to not only pray for church, but also the shooter's family. Make your new resolution to subscribe to this podcast and say nice things about it on The Twitter.

0:00 - Opening - Happy New Year!
2:50 - Sean's top books on the shelf
6:15 - Reset! God, what do You want to do this year?
9:08 - How do you pray without ceasing?
13:10 - New beginnings - God doing a new thing!
18:35 - New Monday Thing at RCCC
20:00 - Discipline of staying in The Word -
29:00 - Making Disciples / Real Life Conference
36:27 - Texas Church Shooting

Christmas comes at us faster as we get older. Pastor Sean Azzaro encourages you to slow down with great advice on how not to miss it. Plus what's the best way to reflect your faith with your family over the holidays, especially with that one who's not a fan of even being a part of the prayer. Lots of good ideas and laughs inside. Merry Christmas!

0:00 - INTRO - Slow it down / Christmas Eve Carols and Candlelight at RCCC
3:45 - Sometimes the Christmas Season is funky - and the power of community
10:07 - Beating loneliness and depression at Christmas
16:00 - Ideas on How to Serve / Teach your kids
21:15 - Sharing the faith with family by being the faith
25:50 - Honoring your mother and father
30:00 - Invitation and the meaning of Christmas

With the holiday season comes family time, football on the TV...and thanks to the media Colin Kaepernick was back in the news & the issue of racism raises it's head again. Sean breaks out the #realtalk on why it's a sin-issue, and brings it all back to a spirit of gratitude.
00:00 - Intro Theme
02:50 - Thanksgiving / Bears /
05:13 - Colin Kaepernick try-out and protesting cops and the flag
08:40 - When you get pulled over...
10:50 - "If I could talk to Colin Kaepernick"
12:40 - Pittsburgh Steelers's Alejandro Villanueva's take
17:45 - The Christian Response
22:00 - Gratitude is a game changer

With a Gold VIP Pass on the grounds of his own church, Sean Azzaro sets up shop backstage in the Real Life Amphitheater on this historic day - the first concert featuring The Newsboys United. Concert Promoter Legend Greg Carnes visits a bit with his behind the scenes look, and then Kevin Max (Poet, Artist, DC Talk) gives his candid take on the state of the music industry and church.