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This episode answers the question about why we should go to church and whether or not we can worship from anywhere. 

Your 44 today takes a peak into several parts of scripture to answer this question...

1. Acts 2, Acts 16
2. Ecclesiastes 4
3. Hebrews 10
4. Revelation 7

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When we go through the stuff in life, how do I find help? When it is not me but someone else going through things, how do I help? How do I overcome the fear of disappointment when I know I am losing in this thing called life?

The short answer...Build a team or be a part of a team. Belong to a tribe of people that will stand at the ready to help you fight whatever you are facing.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 - "Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help…a person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.”

Your 44 today is to BUILD AND BELONG TO A TEAM. 

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In this episode I interview Jared Gainey who is the Youth Group minister at Central. In this interview we talk through the focus scripture for our teens this school year which is Philippians 1:9-11 and the encouragement it gives us to "focus on what really matters." In this episode we will also talk on issues our teens are facing like...

• Immediate nature of temptation
• The power of the phone
• The inability to talk
• How to unplug
• Facing the awkward

Your 44 in this episode comes from Ecclesiastes 12:1 which reads, "Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years approach when you will say, 'I have no pleasure in them."

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Psalm 51 - "My sin is always before me." You ever been here? You ever been in a place where your sin stays stuck to you and you just cannot shake those things that are behind?

We read in places like 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." If that is the case then why do I feel like David and feel like my sin is still with me? Why does it feel like it is still in front of me instead of behind me? 

Your 44 in this episode is to...

1. Leave it! - Phillipians 3:13 "I press on, forgetting what lies behind and looking instead towards what lies ahead." 
2. Understand that HE IS ABLE
3. Be Colossians 3 People - "Be gentle and READY to forgive." 

**John 16:33 - "In the world you will have tribulation, but take courage, I have overcome the world."**

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It's OFFICIALLY football season! Much like the moments before a football game starts and the team runs out of the tunnel and under the lights for the game, we should be people that LACE EM' UP daily as we run out of the tunnel. 

Your 44 today looks into two LACE EM' UP stories in the Bible. 

1. Acts 12 - Peter
   1. Peter is awaiting his coming death and is sleeping between two soldiers until an angel comes to him and tells him to LACE EM' UP. 
2. Genesis 5 - Enoch
   1. Enoch is known as a man who walked faithfully with God. We can assume that he was a man that LACED EM' UP on the daily and lived faithful to God. 

Jesus doesn't specifically say to lace them up but when you read between the lines of of what he says in Luke 9:23 it reads "If you want to be my follower, (As you walk out of the tunnel and into the bright lights) you must turn from it being about you, turn from your selfish ways, (be about the name on the front and not the back) take up your cross DAILY  (Lace em' up DAILY) and FOLLOW ME." 

Let's go!

Let's roll!

How do you LACE EM' UP each day? 

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When you are lifted out of the "pit of despair and given a new song" what do you do with that new song? When God delivers...when He intervenes...when he gives you a firm place to stand do you sing that new song? Or do you run off with it and keep it to you?

If we want to be Galatians 6 people and are going to "Share each others burdens", then sometimes that requires us to tap into the power of sharing what I've been through and sharing my story. I've got to allow myself to embrace my been there and use it as a be there for others.  

Your 44 today takes a peak into two stories in scripture where someones been there turns into a be there for others. 

1. Luke 8 - Demon Possessed Man
   1. This demon possessed man's been there to be there happens through his healing and being told by Jesus to "Return to your house and tell of what great things God has done for you. So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him." 
2. Acts 16 - Roman Jailer
   1. This Jailer's been there to be there story happens through Paul stopping him from killing himself and we read that he and all of his household were baptized. 

There is great power in relating to each other through been there's and allowing them to turn into be theres. Embrace the opportunities to give and receive been there's and allow them to turn into a be there for you or for others. 

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In this episode I interview my beautiful wife Megan and we talk through our story which includes some really tough topics like...

• Infertility
• Loneliness
• Marriage
• Parenting
• Raising kids in a blended family

Your 44 in this episode comes from Isaiah 41:10 which reads, "Fear not, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

Whatever you may be going through, remember that no matter what God promises to always be with you. Hang on to that promise. Stand firm in it. His plan is perfect and His timing is perfect. Ecclesiastes 3: 11 reads "He has made everything beautiful in its time."

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Do you remember the days of entertaining TV on the Discovery Channel or National Geographic being all about the Lion? Lions are animals that sneak around and prowl around just waiting for the right time to attack its next meal. Although most of us have never done battle with an actual lion or been attacked by one, scripturally we do battle with a lion every day as Peter in 1 Peter 5:8 compares Satan to a lion.

"Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour."

Every day. Every hour. Every second...We do battle with a lion who is looking to devour ME. 

How do I fight away the temptation? How do I win the battle over satan? 

In Judges 14, a man named Samson is SUDDENLY ATTACKED by a lion. Your 44 in this episode is to KILL THE LION by...

1. Just doing it! - Judges 14:6
2. Enjoy the sweetness that comes from victory over the lion. - Judges 14:9

Make the commitment this week to face the lion head on. Pray for the power of the Lord to help you in overcoming temptation. And when you do...reach in and taste how sweet it is to have fought and won!

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Guess what??? School is back in session! Which means that those of you with kids have just entered back into the season of life we love...ABSOLUTE CHAOS! It is not just parents though as there are many times in everyones life where we know chaotic seasons of life are coming and right around the corner.

So what should we eat from God's word to put us at ease about these looming hectic seasons of our lives. We know they are coming. We usually know when they are and about what time of the year our scheduled is PACKED. So selfishly, where do I fit into the equation when we fall into seasons of life where it is all about them? 

Your 44 in this episode is to EDIT YOUR LIFE by...

1. Calling a timeout - Luke 4:42 & Luke 5:16
2. Taking care of your future self - Genesis 6 & 7

Make plans NOW, take care of your future self NOW, call a timeout NOW and start working towards building your ark NOW so you don't drown in the flood of life later. 

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In this episode we will feast on something from the land of obscure. Right in the middle of a long list of ancestry in Genesis 36 we meet a man named Anah who discovered a hot spring while out grazing his donkeys in the desert. It seems out of place and obscure but provides for us a powerful lesson in the form of the unexpected blessings that God sends our way when we least expect it and are out "grazing donkeys". Your 44 in this episode is to...

1. Climb to the highest point and jump in swan dive style into those blessings that God gives us. Swim around a while. Don't forget to enjoy them!
2. Share with others all the good things God has done in your life. 
3. PRAISE HIM!!!
   • Acts 3 - Lame man
   • Luke 13 - Crippled woman

Remember that God reigns and God is ALIVE and thanks be to him for the blessings we receive. But don't just thank him for these blessings. Praise him!