A couple of weeks ago, we watched Peter pull out his physical sword and cut off a man's ear. Jesus promptly told him to put it away. Today, we will watch Jesus give Peter a new sword! Danny and Kurt will talk about this new sword and how powerful it really is.

Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Inspired by the Holy Spirit, Peter presents us with a significant math problem to apply in our lives. Fear not, it involves merely addition! The challenge lies in solving the problem in such a manner that we "show our work," just as our teachers would instruct.

How will you use your eyes today? It is our deepest hope that you will share the light of your eyes to those around you and cause them to rejoice with you because they know you have something special in God and in His love!

We are so happy to have Mark Broyles with us in this episode. Mark has been a faithful gospel preacher for many years and is well known for his sermon series on marriage. We'll spend some time with him and get his special insights to the sacred union that is sanctified by God.

We pray that you are encouraged by this beautiful passage. Those who serve the Lord are His written epistle. They are sharing God's love and truth with the world around them.

In Galatians 5, Paul warns the saints in Galatia that if they attempt to be justified by the law; they have fallen from grace. Danny and Kurt discuss the meaning and purpose of this warning and how this passage flies in the face of Calvinism.

God patiently waits for all of his wandering children to come to their senses and return to Him. It is always wrong to walk away from God and His eternal love, but if we ever do, He will receive us again to Himself. If we'll only repent and return.

In this episode, Danny and Kurt talk about a backslider that is familiar to everyone. We all know him, and we all have watched him backslide at some point in our lives. Who is it? You'll have to find out for yourself. Thank you for listening and for your interest in spiritual things.

I have prayed that each one of you will be encouraged by this episode of Encouraging Words. We have a relationship with each other that is accomplished and protected by God. May you see all of God's children as your dearest of friends and may you strive to strengthen them today.