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As we enter the Christmas season, which can be so sweet, it can also be a hard time for many of us. It can bring hard reminders, heart ache, sweet but tough memories. Today we are going to talk about comfort and joy for those of us who Christmas might be hard for this year.

I just want to encourage you with a ton of Bible verses about Jesus, our Savior who is also our Comforter, who weeps with us, who IS with us, Immanuel, who understands us. We’ll talk about comfort and joy but even more notably the God who gives us that comfort and joy.

Our God who came down to earth, who’s birth we celebrate, is not far and He knows our hearts, our sorrow, our needs so intimately. And today I want to encourage you with that. Because truly, there are no perfect words. I don’t know what you’re carrying. But I do know the One who does know and the One who is, as we’ll read, the God of all comfort. And so in this episode, I just want to bring you to Him, to give you space to fall at His feet, and to gently encourage you to stay there

*There is no special announcement today, as mentioned on last Thursday's podcast 

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Today we are wrapping up our reading study into 2 & 3 John. In these chapters, we see the example of individuals in the church. What does it mean to be a person of God in the body of Christ? How can we promote truth and love as believers? 

We see in these chapters that truth is KEY and love involves truth. This doesn't mean we should use love as an excuse to tolerate false, deceptive teachings. We aren't told to hate either, but we should not excuse or get involved with false teachers. How can we distinguish ourselves as believers? Let's dive in.

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Can we actually trust the Bible? WHY can we trust the Bible? Today Megan Edmonds is sitting down with former teacher, mother, and author Shanda Fulbright to chat all things apologetics. Shanda is passionate about equipping mothers and children with the tools and resources to understand the big “why” questions in Christianity. There is evidence behind Christianity, and it is important that we understand why we believe what we believe. You will leave this episode with security in your faith, and answers for big questions you might have around Christianity.

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Today, we are learning that we are called to LOVE but not always called to ACCEPT. How can learn to balance this as Christians living in this world?

We learn that we are never told to just accept all things, all ideologies, all things – especially those that go against God or are of the world. Because we are from God as believers, we are HIS and He is OURS. This means that our spirit is now from God because His spirit lives within us.  Let’s continue our study into 1 John and focusing on chapters 4 and 5 to dive into how we can love those around us, but not accept the things that aren’t of Jesus.

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Today is She Lives Purposefully's 100th EPISODE. SO INCREDIBLE. We take a look back over some highlights from the past 100 episodes, where the podcast is now (a TOP Religion and Spirituality Podcast on Spotify), and we dive into how as believers we can live out our purpose. What does it look like to have a purpose? What does living purposefully look like practically? We explore these questions and more by diving into Ephesians 2:10, and learn who He called us to be, and what He thinks of us. We are His work of art. We were created in Christ Jesus FOR good works. This means you weren’t created not just to merely exist, but for a reason and for a purpose for HIM. We are called to live those good works out. But what exactly are those good works and how can we live them out?

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How can I embrace the truth that God is next level love?

We are diving into 1 John 3:1-14 today, and it is our first time on the podcast going through an entire chapter at once! In this chapter, we learn that God the Father bestowed SUCH LOVE on us that He adopted us – you and me. He is not ashamed of us. He knows us inside and out, past, present and future, and He chose to call us children. How beautiful is that truth?!

Hoping in Jesus is a purifying process. Let’s live in the hope of purification. Think about it, we have this hope, this higher call, and if we live expectantly for that, we’ll choose to live differently now than we would if the future seemed hopeless and without any purpose or benefit. So often we connect believing and righteousness or believing and good deeds or believing and morals, which are important. But Jesus fulfilled the law, and what goes hand in hand with believing here is actually LOVE. God abides in you and you in Him as you keep His commands – one of which is love.

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In today's episode, we are diving into verses 18-29 of 1 John 2. In these verses, there is a heavy message: to be on guard. But what exactly does that mean?

To be on guard, we have to know the days we live in and the truth of what is coming and what is already in our midst. There is an anti-Christ in the last days. Friends, if back when this was written was the last hour, how much more time is there now? How much more should we be living like it? Because He can indeed return at any time.

You will leave this episode asking yourself a vital question as a believer: How can we be on guard in this time?

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Is thankfulness even important? As Thanksgiving approaches, I thought it would be SO timely to discuss the power of thankfulness, and how to walk in a place of thankfulness. We learn that all throughout Scripture, our thankfulness is rooted in MORE than just thankfulness itself. A heart full of thankfulness is very often tied to the One who GIVES us something to be thankful for. We are thankful for what we have and what's been done not by chance but by He who grants those things.

Even with knowing the power of a thankful heart, how do we walk in that, and how do we live that out?

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In today's episode, we are going to be discussing two major questions: What do I love? Why do I love? In our continuation in our study of 1 John 1, we learn that John is writing to people, children, young men and fathers, in the faith to not love the world but to love people... but why?

These verses are convicting because they state that as believers, we cannot love the Father and love the things of the world which are not from God. The things of this world are the opposite of Him and what He wants for us. They are passing away, along with the whole world. But GOD, His will and whoever does it, will abide forever. Let's dive into these verses together to learn how to love others and God, but not the fleeting things of this world.

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