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Jesus says there is a time when you will be scattered to your own home...who knew Jesus would predict our situation. Ok, Jesus isn't talking about pandemics, but it is a good passage of scripture for us to hear because Jesus is telling us to take heart because we are going to face difficult things and we can do hard things. When we do hard things, God promises to be with us. 

The music on the podcast is by John Nugent. He is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 121. We can easily lose sight of the big picture when we are stuck in the everyday chaos. Whether it with this virus or even with everyday life, we get stuck because we have a limited view of things. Where does your help come from? My help comes from the Lord. 

The music on the podcast comes from John Nugent. He is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today we are focusing on cynicism. Cynicism has always been apart of our culture but especially in these moments of chaos the cynicism roles very easily. Cynicism leads us to react in a self-righteous manner, as we are always looking for the bad in others and not the good. There must be a better way. 

The music on the podcast is by John Nugent. He is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today we will talk about a story of Jesus when he is on a boat with his disciples. A storm comes and the disciples think they are going to die and Jesus is asleep. Where is Jesus in our fear? We just want the suffering and chaos to disappear and be gone. Jesus is teaching another lesson that is important for us to keep in mind in the midst of chaos. 

The music on the podcast is by John Nugent. He is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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It is easy to say we should have no fear, it is another thing to live it out. What if the fear is there to teach us something? What if our fear is showing us that we need to pause and seek the right direction in our lives? My friends, fear is here whether we like it or not. But let us not overreact out of fear but allow it to teach us and to walk faithfully forward with God. 

The music on the podcast is from John Nugent. He is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today we are going to conclude our discussion on spiritual disciplines as we talk about Rest. It is more important than ever to practice this discipline. We are highly connected and always plugged in and almost always never resting. There is always going to be more work and more busyness, so we need to find the moments to simply rest. How do you practice the discipline of rest? Share, so that others may start to practice this much needed discipline. 

The music on the episode is from John Nugent. He is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today's discipline we are going to talk about is Celebration. I know that it sounds like an oxymoron, because discipline is serious business. Christianity has been missing out showing people that following Jesus isn't just serious work but also living a life of celebration. Jesus showed celebration and also lived celebration. "Christians ought to be celebrating constantly. We ought to be preoccupied with parties, banquets, feasts, and merriment...We ought to attract people to the church quite literally by the fun there is in being a Christian." -Robert Hotchkins

The music on the podcast is by John Nugent. He is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today in our discussion of spiritual disciplines we are going to talk about Worship. Worship isn't just the time we spend in church for an hour to hour and half, those are expressions of worship but not the complete picture. We all worship something, it depends on what it is. We turn to money, sex, power, political leaders, etc. As followers of Jesus, we have a call to live a life of worship. How can we start to practice worship as a spiritual discipline? 

The music on the episode in by John Nugent. He is a Chicagoland area musician that has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today we are continuing our discussion on spiritual disciplines. Today we are focusing on confession. Out of the reformation, Protestants pushed back against anything "Roman Catholic." People liked that they only had to confess to God. In this spiritual discipline we can learn different ways of practicing and finding freedom.

The music on the episode is from John Nugent. He is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church. 

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Today we are going to talk about journaling. Journaling is a discipline that can blend multiple disciplines in one. You can meditate and journal or prayer and journaling. Journaling can be used as a great tool to record what God is doing in your life. You can then see for yourself, over time, that God is faithful. If you have never journaled before, I will give you an easy way to get started today. 

The music on the podcast is by John Nugent. He is a Chicagoland area musician who has been a real blessing to Tabor Church.   

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