The Winning Response

In this episode, Jen and Crystal explore Jesus as the ultimate example of God’s love and goodness. Through various biblical accounts, they highlight how Jesus responded to different situations with compassion, grace, and unwavering faith. They also discuss the importance of trusting God, showing love in all circumstances, and being a reflection of His goodness in our daily lives.

Hebrews 12:1-4 (TLB)

Since we have such a huge crowd of men of faith watching us from the grandstands, let us strip off anything that slows us down or holds us back, and especially those sins that wrap themselves so tightly around our feet and trip us up; and let us run with patience the particular race that God has set before us.

Keep your eyes on Jesus, our leader and instructor. He was willing to die a shameful death on the cross because of the joy he knew would be his afterwards; and now he sits in the place of honor by the throne of God.

If you want to keep from becoming fainthearted and weary, think about his patience as sinful men did such terrible things to him. After all, you have never yet struggled against sin and temptation until you sweat great drops of blood.

John 5:19-20 (NIV)

“Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these so that you will be amazed.”

John 14:9-11 (NIV)

Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.

John 8:1-11 (NLT)

Matthew 12:10-13 (NLT)

Matthew 26:36-46 (NLT)

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (ERV)

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud. Love is not rude, it is not selfish, and it cannot be made angry easily. Love does not remember wrongs done against it. Love is never happy when others do wrong, but it is always happy with the truth. Love never gives up on people. It never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits.

Love will never end.

In this episode, our guest Kathy Ford opens up about her transformative journey through a challenging, fiery furnace experience. Her story highlights how God is present with us, even in the toughest times, and how we can emerge stronger on the other side. As a licensed therapist and entrepreneur, Kathy discusses the role of faith in navigating life's struggles, and shares practical steps for healing and personal growth. She underscores the power of scripture, the importance of community, and the need to take actionable steps toward change. Kathy's story serves as an inspiring reminder for listeners to face their challenges with faith and live life to the fullest.

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In this episode of The Winning Response, we dive into the powerful story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and their unwavering faith in the face of extreme pressure. Even when threatened with death, they refused to compromise, choosing to honor God above all else. As a result, He was with them in the fire and brought them through without even the smell of smoke. Their obedience not only led to their deliverance but also brought glory to God and sparked change in an entire nation. Tune in as we explore the power of standing firm in faith, even in life’s toughest trials!

Hebrews 11: 32-33 (NIV)

And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.

Daniel 1:5-7 (ERV)

Daniel 1:11-20 (ERV)

Daniel 2:17-18 (ERV)

Daniel 2:48-49 (ERV)

Daniel 3:12-25 (NIV)

12 But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—who pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”

13 Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, 14 and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? 15 Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”

16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us[c] from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”

19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual 20 and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. 21 So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. 22 The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, 23 and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace.

24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?”

They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.”

25 He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”

Isaiah 43:2 (NIV)

John 16:33 (NKJV)

Daniel 3:26-30 (ERV)

Carolyn Hill is our special guest on the podcast this week. Carolyn shares how her faith in God and her decision to honor Him kept her grounded as she lived her dream of being a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader.

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Daniel is the Everyday Winner this week on The Winning Response Podcast. At a young age Daniel was placed in an environment that did not honor God but Daniel chose to honor God anyway. We see that this allowed God to promote him, protect him and give him favor with those over him. Daniel was able to win in every situation he faced as he honored God.

Hebrews 11:32-33 (NIV)

And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,

Daniel 1:8-20 (NIV)

But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. 9 Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel,

Daniel 1:10-20 (NIV)

Daniel 2:25-28 (NIV)

25 Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can tell the king what his dream means.”

26 The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar), “Are you able to tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it?”

27 Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, 28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these:

Daniel 2: 45-49 (NIV)

“The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.”

46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him. 47 The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.”

48 Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men. Moreover, at Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego administrators over the province of Babylon, while Daniel himself remained at the royal court.

Daniel 6:3-5 (ERV)

3 Daniel proved himself to be a better supervisor than any of the others. He did this by his good character and great ability. The king was so impressed with Daniel that he planned to make him ruler over the whole kingdom. 4 But when the other supervisors and the satraps heard about this, they were very jealous. They tried to find reasons to accuse Daniel. So they watched what Daniel did as he went about doing the business of the government. But they could not find anything wrong with him, so they could not accuse him of doing anything wrong. Daniel was a man people could trust. He did not cheat the king, and he worked very hard.

5 Finally, they said, “We will never find any reason to accuse Daniel of doing something wrong. So we must find something to complain about that is connected to the law of his God.”

Daniel 6:6-28 (ERV)

Daniel 2:49 (ERV)

49 Daniel asked the king to make Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego important officials over the province of Babylon. The king did as Daniel asked.

Psalm 91 (NIV)

This week on The Winning Response we discuss the life of David, a man after God’s own heart. We see that even in the midst of his mistakes and failures God was focused on his heart. When David repented his past could not keep him from hearing from God and following His plan of a life of victory for David.

Book Reference-

Winning the Heart of God

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Hebrews 11: 32-34 (ERV)

Do I need to give you more examples? I don’t have enough time to tell you about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets. All of them had great faith. And with that faith they defeated kingdoms. They did what was right, and God helped them in the ways he promised. With their faith some people closed the mouths of lions. And some were able to stop blazing fires. Others escaped from being killed with swords. Some who were weak were made strong. They became powerful in battle and defeated other armies.

1 Samuel 13:14 (AMPC)

But now your kingdom shall not continue; the Lord has sought out [David] a man after His own [b]heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince and ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.

Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

1 Samuel 16:6-12 (ERV)

When Jesse and his sons arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the man who the Lord has chosen.”

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Eliab is tall and handsome, but don’t judge by things like that. God doesn’t look at what people see. People judge by what is on the outside, but the Lord looks at the heart. Eliab is not the right man.”

Then Jesse called his second son, Abinadab. Abinadab walked by Samuel. But Samuel said, “No, this is not the man who the Lord chose.”

Then Jesse told Shammah to walk by Samuel. But Samuel said, “No, the Lord did not choose this man, either.”

Jesse showed seven of his sons to Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these men.”

Then he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?”

Jesse answered, “No, I have another son—my youngest, but he is out taking care of the sheep.”

Samuel said, “Send for him. Bring him here. We won’t sit down to eat until he arrives.”

Jesse sent someone to get his youngest son. This son was a good-looking, healthy[b] young man. He was very handsome.

The Lord said to Samuel, “Get up and anoint him. He is the one.”

Samuel took the horn with the oil in it, and poured the special oil on Jesse’s youngest son in front of his brothers. The Spirit of the Lord came on David with great power from that day on. Then Samuel went back home to Ramah.

Psalm 27:10 (AMPC)

Although my father and my mother have forsaken me, yet the Lord will take me up [adopt me as His child].

James 4:8 (NKJV)

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

2 Samuel 11:1-14 (ERV)

Psalm 51:1-17 (GNT)

1 Samuel 17:32-37 (GNT)

1 Samuel 17:41-51 (GNT)

2 Samuel 5:6-10 (ERV)

2 Samuel 8:6 (ERV)

The Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.

This week Jen and Crystal are excited to share their interview with Mike and Shara Canaday. The Lord healed and restored Mike from a life threatening motorcycle accident. In the face of an evil report and time of great pressure, Shara responded in faith and refused to receive anything but complete healing for her husband. Learn how to apply these same responses in your situations and walk in victory.

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In this episode Jen and Crystal discuss the response that was required for the Israelites to see the walls of Jericho fall. As they obeyed His direction they received the promise of God. Just like them, God expects us to respond with the sound of faith even before we see the details of our situation change. This is a winning response!

Hebrews 11:30 (TLB)

It was faith that brought the walls of Jericho tumbling down after the people of Israel had walked around them seven days as God had commanded them.

Numbers 27: 16-23 (NIV)

Moses said to the Lord, “May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things, appoint someone over this community to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the Lord’s people will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”

So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of leadership,[a] and lay your hand on him. Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly and commission him in their presence. Give him some of your authority so the whole Israelite community will obey him. He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will obtain decisions for him by inquiring of the Urim before the Lord. At his command he and the entire community of the Israelites will go out, and at his command they will come in.”

Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole assembly. Then he laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the Lord instructed through Moses.

Joshua 1: 1-9 (NIV)

After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.

“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Joshua 3:7 (NIV)

And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses.

Proverbs 27:17 (CJB)

Just as iron sharpens iron, a person sharpens the character of his friend.

Proverbs 13:20 (TLB)

Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.

Joshua 2:24 (NIV)

They said to Joshua, “The Lord has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the people are melting in fear because of us.”

Joshua 6:1-25 (NIV)

Joshua 6:20-25 (CEV)

Rene Garcia is our special guest this week on The Winning Response. Rene shares his testimony from incarceration to now leading prisoners to Jesus with boldness and confidence. His response to the gospel changed not only his life but is transforming the lives of many to the Glory of God.

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In this episode of The Winning Response we look at the life of Moses. God chose Moses even though he had made mistakes and didn’t see himself as qualified to lead. We learn that like Moses our past does not define us or our ability to fulfill God’s plan for our life. God will create a win in our lives when we choose to follow Him.

Exodus 3:12 (ERV)

God said, “You can do it because I will be with you. This will be the proof that I am sending you: After you lead the people out of Egypt, you will come and worship me on this mountain.”

Exodus 4:10 (ERV)

Then Moses said to the LORD, “But, Lord, I am telling you, I am not a good speaker. I have never been able to speak well. And that hasn’t changed since you started talking to me. I am still not a good speaker. You know that I speak slowly and don’t use the best words.

Exodus 4:12-14 (ERV)

So go. I will be with you when you speak. I will give you the words to say.” But Moses said, “My Lord, I beg you to send someone else, not me.” Then the LORD became angry with Moses and said, “All right! I’ll give you someone to help you. Aaron the Levite is your brother, isn’t he? He is a good speaker. In fact, Aaron is already coming to meet you, and he will be happy to see you.

1 Cor. 1:26-30 (The Message Bible)

Take a good look, friends, at who you were when you got called into this life. I don’t see many of “the brightest and the best” among you, not many influential, not many from high-society families. Isn’t it obvious that God deliberately chose men and women that the culture overlooks and exploits and abuses, chose these “nobodies” to expose the hollow pretensions of the “somebodies”? That makes it quite clear that none of you can get by with blowing your own horn before God. Everything that we have—right thinking and right living, a clean slate and a fresh start—comes from God by way of Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 10:22-23 (ERV)

Sprinkled with the blood of Christ, our hearts have been made free from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. So come near to God with a sincere heart, full of confidence because of our faith in Christ. 23 We must hold on to the hope we have, never hesitating to tell people about it. We can trust God to do what he promised.We must know who we are in Christ.

1 Corinthians 6:11 (TLB)

In the past some of you were like that. But you were washed clean, you were made holy, and you were made right with God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Psalm 103: 7-13 (NL T)

He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. The LORD is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.