The learning-to-thrive Podcast

The learning-to-thrive Podcast

By David HigginbothamReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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The learning-to-thrive Podcast episodes

  • Episode 12- The More You Get To Know God You Will Be Surprised At Who He Turns Out To Be

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    God is not who we think He is; He is who He is and not

    who I imagine Him to be.

     

    There is some objective truth about God, but it is not my imagination or my sensibilities that define or govern Him.

    He exists independently of all of our beliefs about Him.


    With that in mind, there are four questions that we are all wanting to find answers to:


    Who is God? What is He like? What is He up to?
    How can I get to know Him better? 

    27 min
  • Episode 10- There Will Never Be A Moment When We Are Not Completely Dependent on God...

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    "There has never been a time when I am not completely dependent on God's grace, mercy, and love.”


    I am not always aware of this need, but it always defines the broader context of my life. I ALWAYS NEED HIM!

    Understanding this truth will help me to embrace the humility needed to receive grace from Abba and enable me to stand in His strength and express His life.


    A growing awareness of one's need for God is not a sign of weakness or failure,                it's a sign of growing maturity.

     

     

     

    17 min
  • Episode 9- True Peace Begins With The Discovery That God Is Not Angry With You...

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    "True peace begins with the discovery that God isn't angry

    with you...and never has been!"


    In fact, He loves you completely and fully...and always has.

     

    The Good News is that God has done everything necessary to enable you to have peace with Him and to enjoy a meaningful relationship with your creator.

    (At the birth of Jesus, the angles proclaimed the Good News to all mankind: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace and goodwill toward mankind)

    We must change our minds about who we believe He is (repent), and receive His love and the right relationship He freely offers us as a gift!


    As we believe/embrace this Good News and receive this free gift, our lives are changed!

    The proclamation of the arrival of Jesus started with "Peace on earth and goodwill toward men."

    2 Corinthians 5:19 God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself. Reconciliation is about restoring peace and friendly relations between two parties.



    33 min
  • Episode 7- Does God's Opinion About You Ever Change?

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    "To believe that the circumstances of my life reflect how God feels about me

    is to live disconnected from the truth of the Gospel."


    One of the most common mistakes we Believers make is to think

    that our current circumstances accurately reflect God's feelings toward us.

     

    We often live as if happy circumstances means a happy God,

    and that un-happy circumstances means an un-happy God.

    Thinking this way will guarantee your Emotional and Spiritual life

    will look and feel like a roller coaster.

     

    Do you think that when Paul the Apostle was being stoned

    and left in the street for dead that God was unhappy with him?

    ( Hmmmm...I don't think so!)



     

     

    26 min
  • Remember: You're The Branch...Not The Vine! (Part 2)

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    Jesus used the metaphor of the Vine when speaking to His disciples about this in John 15 and described himself as the Vine, and his followers as the branches. In the same way that a branch cannot bear fruit apart from the vine, we too cannot bear fruit on our own, or apart from Him.


    The Vine is the source of Life and the branch is the receiver of Life since it has no Life on its own.

     

    As long as the branch remains/abides/lives connected to the Vine it will be able to receive the Life the Vine provides. This will produce the Fruit the Vine desires through the branch.

     

    This is the only way the branch can produce fruit. The branch cannot produce fruit apart from the Life of the Vine flowing through it, no matter how hard it tries.

    It is not the branch's effort that produces the fruit, it is only the Life of the Vine that produces the fruit.

     

    What is the fruit that the Vine produces through/in the branch? The Vine produces the Fruit of its Life or the Fruit of the Spirit. (Galatians 5)

    19 min
  • Episode 6- Remember: You're The Branch...Not The Vine! (Part 1)

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    Jesus used the metaphor of the Vine when speaking to His disciples in John 15. He described himself as the Vine, and his followers as the branches. In the same way that a branch cannot bear fruit apart from the vine, we too cannot bear fruit on our own, or apart from Him.


    The Vine is the source of Life and, the branch is the receiver of Life since it has no Life on its own.

     

    As long as the branch remains/abides/lives connected to the Vine it will be in a position to receive the Life the Vine provides. This will produce the Fruit the Vine desires through the branch.

     

    This is the only way the branch can produce fruit. The branch cannot produce fruit apart from the Life of the Vine flowing through it, no matter how hard it tries.

     

    It's not the branch that produces the fruit, it is only the Life of the Vine. 

     

    What is the fruit that the Vine produces through/in the branch? The Vine produces the Fruit of its Life, otherwise known as the Fruit of the Spirit. (Galatians 5)

     

     

    14 min

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