The Bible Speaks to You: Think, Pray, Love like Jesus

351 – What do you ask for in your prayers?

A new job, a good relationship, to be healed of an emotional problem or physical disease? 

What about asking God for guidance in what to do with your life and how to fulfill your purpose?

Sometimes we ask God for small things and sometimes our prayers have a broader scope. 

But all too often we don’t go as broad and as deep as we could in what we ask for in prayer.  

Considering everything that’s going on in the world right now, it’s time to be bold in what we ask for, like Elisha when he asked for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit.

In this episode, we’re going to talk about what that means and how you and I can do it today.

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SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript and all Bible quotes thebiblespeakstoyou.com/351

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350 – Do you know your spiritual identity?

It's FREEDOM FRIDAY

How often do you really stop and ponder that you are a child of God? All too often we identify ourselves based on what we have done or not done, the accomplishments or the failures we’ve had.

And it’s very easy to fall into identifying yourself with the sins and mistakes you’ve made over the years. 

But the way you see yourself, the way you identify yourself, determines to a large degree how you will act and interact with others.

God has created you in His image likeness. That is your true spiritual identity. The more clearly you see yourself in this light, the more freedom you’ll find from past mistakes and labels of limitation.

And that’s what this episode of Freedom Friday is all about.

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PLAYLIST about spiritual identity: The Journey of Self Discovery

SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes–thebiblespeakstoyou.com/350

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349 – Are you praying for your government?

If you take an unbiased look at the government of countries all over the world, you’ll often find some degree of corruption. 

Sometimes it doesn’t run very deep but other times senior leaders and the heads of government themselves are the source of corruption.

This has been going on since governments began. Is there a solution? Even when politicians claim they try to get rid of all corruption, it’s a difficult thing to accomplish. Many governments don’t try at all and are causing the problem.

As Christians, what can you and I do about this problem? 

Should we get involved in politics, public demonstrations, or social activism, letter writing campaigns, calling government officials? What you decide to do is totally up to you, and not every Christian is going to feel compelled to fight corruption these ways. 

What we all can do is pray. 

But should we pray for a government when it’s corrupt? Does prayer even make a difference with such a huge problem? There are lots of different ways to pray about this. 

How can we pray more effectively to get rid of corruption in government? 

Previous episodes mentioned

Episode 240: How Would Jesus Heal Political Division?                                      Episode 190: Quit trying to change something when you pray.

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SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes–thebiblespeakstoyou.com/349

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348 – What defines your spiritual identity?

Do you ever struggle to find freedom from guilt over things that happened in the past? 

You’re trying to follow Christ and live your life in obedience to all Jesus says, but sometimes it’s hard to let go of the guilt from things you did years ago, or maybe even just yesterday.

You know that God has forgiven you, but once in a while, those past sins and mistakes weigh heavy on your heart.

Is it possible to find freedom from all that guilt from things you did wrong in the past? Of course it is.

When you see that those sins and mistakes from your past have never been part of your true spiritual identity, and focus on who you are as a child of God, you’ll find freedom from the guilt and step into who God made you to be.

And that’s what we’re talking about on this episode of Freedom Friday.

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SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes--thebiblespeakstoyou.com/348

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347 – What do you do when no one understands you?

Have you ever been with a group of close friends and you share some pretty deep ideas you’ve been thinking about, but then everyone looks at you like you’re crazy. 

They have no idea what you’re talking about. 

You try to explain, but they’re still clueless, their eyes glaze over, and they go back to discussing with great enthusiasm, something that seems trivial and inconsequential.

The same thing happens with your family. 

You share ideas from way down inside of your heart about life or what you think your purpose is and you get those blank stares. Or they say you need to be more practical.

It can be really frustrating when it seems like no one understands you. 

Who do you talk to? What do you do? Is there any way not to feel so lonely? 

In this episode, you’ll learn 

• Why some people will never understand you 
• What needs to happen before you find the folks who will understand you
• What you can do to find the people who will understand and be supportive of you.

SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript and all the Bible quotes: thebiblespeakstoyou.com/347

Article mentioned: Being Grateful when People Reject Your Purpose

Previous episode mentioned: Episode 256: The Biblical Cure for Loneliness

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346 – Freedom Friday!

Have you ever found it hard to accept God’s forgiveness? 

The mistakes you’ve made and the sins you’ve committed just seem too much for God to wink at, much less forgive?

When you carry around the guilt, along with the feeling you don’t deserve God’s love and forgiveness, it can be a terrible burden that keeps you from living the life of joy and freedom God has in store for you.

When someone gives you a gift, what do you do? You accept it, open it, and use it, wear it, eat it, or whatever it’s designed to do.

When God gives the gift of His love, grace, and forgiveness, you can do exactly the same thing: accept it and use it. 

And that’s what we’re talking about on this episode of Freedom Friday.

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345 – Is Christian unity possible?

Ever been disillusioned by people from different Christian denominations arguing about who is right theologically, and in the process sending everyone who disagrees with them to hell?

So many churches today think they are the only true followers of Christ and dogmatically insist you must agree with their theology to be a Christian. 

This attitude doesn’t bring fellow believers together but is incredibly divisive.

In this divisive atmosphere among so many churches, is it possible we will ever have unity in the Christian church as a whole?

If so, what will it take to have unity in the body of Christ? 

The good news is, there is something you can do to, starting today, to dissolve the divisiveness among Christians and bring unity.

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SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes–thebiblespeakstoyou.com/345

Previous episode mentioned: Episode 224: Why Should I Believe in the Nicene Creed?

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344 – Freedom Friday

What's your first thought when you hear the word, repentance? 

It doesn’t always have a positive connotation does it?

Can’t you just hear an angry preacher shouting from the pulpit that you need to repent of your sins?

Sometimes it seems like they are trying to rub your nose in all the sins you’ve committed and make you feel really bad about yourself.

But when Jesus said we need to repent, that’s not what he meant at all. 

True repentance is a actually a wonderful spiritual process that helps you see yourself in a positive, spiritual light.

And that’s what we’re talking about on this episode of Freedom Friday.

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SHOW NOTES: for full transcript go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/344

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343 – Understanding the Lord's Prayer

How often do you say the Lord’s Prayer. Now, what I really want to know is how often you pray the Lord’s Prayer. They’re not always the same thing.

Have you ever been at church and it seems like when you get to the Lord’s Prayer it’s a race to see how fast you can say it? 

Jesus didn’t want us just to repeat words. He wanted this prayer to be a guide to understanding God and our relationship with Him.

And that’s what we’re talking about today, understanding the Lord's Prayer along with a better awareness of the historical, religious, and geographical context of this prayer. 

My two guests are Brad Gray and Brad Nelson.

SHOW NOTES: for a full transcript, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/343

https://thelordsprayer.com/

https://bringingheavenhere.com/

https://walkingthetext.com/

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342 – Bad motives versus good motives

Have you ever kept making the same mistakes and committing the same sin, even though you’ve tried to stop? 

You’ve tried to do what’s right but you keep slipping back into old patterns of thinking and acting.

Sometimes, trying to change one behavior by a different behavior doesn’t really get at the root of the problem. 

We need to go a little deeper and deal with the mental and spiritual motives, with our thinking, to consistently do what’s right.

The world says you don’t have what you need and you have break God’s commandments to get it. 

But Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is at hand, where you already have everything you need.

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SHOW NOTES: Full transcript at thebiblespeakstoyou.com/342

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