As a new year begins we all start to think and discuss all the possibilities this year will hold. For many of us we normally start the year out with resolutions, hopes of making a change in our lives. Sadly it seems with each passing day the commitment and the desire for change slowly fades. Our resolutions usually revolve around worldly changes, but this year, this year we are claiming it to be the year of spiritual changes. This is the year of the 5s’s… no not those kinds of S words. This is the year we are looking to God and letting Him move. Salvation Surrender Submission Sanctification And Service. We are praying for more souls to find Christ and salvation. We are praying that this year bring surrender and the repentance that’s needed in that process. We are desiring more submission to His plans for our lives, for His will to be done. Following all of these S’s we are open and inviting sanctification, a growing and developing of ourselves to be more and more like Jesus. And hopefully as all these others unfold and increase we are claiming to see more service. Serving Christ by serving others. Using our God given gifts and talents to display love and share Christ with those around us. Scripture: John 3:16, Luke 19:10, Matthew 4:17, Acts 2:38, Proverbs 1:9, Deuteronomy 30:10, 1 Peter 2:15, John 17:15-18, Roman’s 8:29, Proverbs 3:27, Matthew 20:26-28, Galatians 5:13-14. We ask that you please join us in prayer as well as naming and claiming 2023 to be the year of S words.

Well it’s here… it’s Christmas, the time we celebrate, not Santa or gifts or trees but Christ and His birth. On today’s episode Mallory and Holly will read and discuss the Christmas story. Let’s face it, if you really look at the story it’s full of drama! The Bible is not boring. From the prophet Isaiah prophesying the coming of the King in the form of a baby, to the angel meeting with both Mary and Joseph to explain what was going to happen. The Christmas story is full of wander and majesty to say the least. We pray that as you listen you will receive joy for the greatest gift ever given. We leave you this year with the best story we could ever have the honor of discussing. We hope and pray that this year as we are fortunate that Christmas has fallen on Sunday, we will let Jesus be the reason churches are FULL and not let Santa be the reason they are empty. Joy to the world! Scripture from todays episode: Isaiah 9:1-7, Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-20 As we end our episode we want to leave you with one of our favorite Christmas songs, one that puts words and melody to the joy that Jesus brings. Joy to the World by Phil Wickham apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/joy-to-the-world-joyful-joyful/1480403807?i=1480403809 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5wDPco8kl6sRponff5L9Th?si=Z0F7HukdQ4Cax2C1VS16-Q

The stresses of a worldly Christmas can be exhausting. All the to do lists accompanied with life’s problems can leave us feeling overwhelmed and at times tearfully frustrated. Thankfully our God sent His son Jesus to Earth to conquer it and bring us both joy for tears and hope for our future. We hope your holiday season no matter how overwhelming or imperfect it may be, brings your attention to Christ and the glory of His coming. If your going through moments of tears, have faith that they are sewing seeds of joy…. Scripture references: John 16:33, 1 Peter 5:8 and Psalms 126:5. Merry Christmas as we move one week closer to the birthday celebration of our King.

We all desire the “perfect” Christmas, those magic filled, hallmark worthy holidays that culture tries to convince us the season is all about. Christ was the perfect gift, the light in the darkness this world needed. The perfect Christmas is focused on Him, the perfect Christmas is being thankful for Him, his birth and His willingness to come to Earth. We got just the right message as we were dealing with days of messy not perfect Christmas woes. A link to the devotional book we mentioned: Jesus Calling for Christmas, Padded Hardcover, with Full Scriptures https://a.co/d/0EPCL56 A few key scriptures that help us to look to His word for wisdom: Philippians 4:19, Psalms 116:17, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Share your messy Christmas days with us, let’s break the cultural pressures to work toward the “perfect Christmas” tag us on instagram @smalltown.bigkingdom #smalltownbigkingdommess

Come and join Holly and Mallory this wonderful Thanksgiving week as they talk about trying to look at things with a different attitude and outlook. Dig deep with us on a few verses and things we are thankful for and also some struggles we are walking through. Bible references: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Psalms 95:2 Psalms 118:24

Sound disclaimer: we are still working to fine tune our sound and recordings so please bear with us. Many faith hall of famers had to step out of their comfort zones… David to stand up to a giant, Moses to take on Pharaoh, Ester to stand up to the king, the disciples to leave vocations and family to follow Jesus. God has amazing plans for us, we have to be willing to say yes when those opportunities come our way… when is the last time He asked for your yes? Psalm 40:8, Jeremiah 29:11. We leave you with a challenge for the next few weeks, look for opportunities to say yes to God.

Today we are back to wrap up our discussion on submission. We are blessed with a special guest today, to answer questions and give us Biblical evidence of what submitting is and is not. Help us welcome our favorite Bible Study buddy, Pastor Billy Stephens of Ocilla Baptist Church. The three of us will discuss questions sent in from listeners and work our way through roles as husband and wives in both marriage and as the bride of Christ. Some scriptures mentioned into todays episode: John 13, John1:1,14, Galatians 3:28, Acts 5:27-29, 1 Peter 3:1, 1 John 4:18, Ephesians 5:22-25, 2 Corinthians 6:14, Be the woman and wife God called you to be! Remember, A godly wife is able to have influence over her husband. And remember most of all our love, devotion and submission should be to Christ above anyone else.

Join us to discuss the topic of submission. Mallory and Holly talk about submission and what it means to them and why sometimes it is so hard. Related verses: Ephesians 5:22-24, Romans 8:7 Thank you for joining us today. We hope you were blessed and enjoyed what you heard, if so please feel free to share it with others and leave a rating, it helps people find us. We pray that today you reject the feeling of being small but claim your role in His big kingdom.

Join us to discuss the topic of submission. Do you struggle or willfully submit? Lets talk marriage, Mallory and Holly describe their marriages as it relates to their journey with Christ and being a godly women and wife. Related verses: Ephesians 5:22-24, Colossians 3:18-19. Thank you for joining us today. We hope you were blessed and enjoyed what you heard, if so please feel free to share it with others and leave a rating, it helps people find us. We pray that today you reject the feeling of being small but claim your role in His big kingdom.

On today’s episode we will discuss the judgement and labels that we as Christians in todays society face. We will chat about several different things that we personally struggle with in this department such as being labeled a hypocrite or maybe characterized as thinking we are better than others. We all know that is not the case. So tune in with us as we discuss and open up about this topic and some tips that may help you. Scripture for todays discussion. John 1:16-17. Luke 22:24-30. 1 Corinthians 4:5. Romans 2:14-24. Thank you for joining us today. We hope you were blessed and enjoyed what you heard. Please feel free to share the episode with others. We pray that today you reject the feeling of being small and claim your role in His Big kingdom.