Psalm 91 Your dwelling place

This episode is about Psalm 91, which today is relevant to so much of what we see going on in the world.  This psalm challenges us to dwell in his presence, and to believe in the faithfulness of our God to protect us.  This is an amazing psalm. 

Scriptures to have on hand while listening:

Psalm 91, Isaiah 26: 3, John 15.

 

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Our Heavenly Citizenship
We are a kingdom of God people, we live in kingdom ways, not worldly says.

Here are some verses to have while listening:

Philippians 3:20-21
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ ...

Colossians 1: 13 (NASB)
For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Romans 5:17 (KJV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.


Hebrews 12: 18-24 (NLT)
A heavenly Jerusalem -  A Contrast of Sinai and Zion
18 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind, ...
22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the general ...


Kingdom praying
Mathew 6: 9-10
“Pray, then, in this way:
‘Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

John the baptist talks about the kingdom
Mathew 3: 1-3
Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Jesus talks about the kingdom to Nicodemus
John 3: 5-12
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit...
Nicodemus said to Him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony. If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

Matthew 4:23
Ministry in Galilee
Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.

Jesus ministry
Luke 4: 43-44
But He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.”  So He kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

Jesus to His disciples
Luke 10: 8-9
Whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you; and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

Mathew 13: 18-19 NASB
“Hear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart.

Colossians 3: 1-5
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ,

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Pray for America

This episode is is so important right now.  We need to pray for our nation, and we can't wait any longer.  I want to encourage you to pray for any nation you live in, and especially America as we come near to our elections.  These are the most important elections we have possibly ever had. 

Also please visit: https://www.firewallusa.com
Someone recommended it and I thought this was a great site to help Christians pray together with commitment.  Sign up and choose times that you can pray!  People will be praying 24/7 all over the nation.  They also have a PDF download of prayer directives, showing what we can pray for - it looks really great.  Let's stand up and pray as never before for freedom, and our nation to remain the light in the gospel freely!  And that other nations will become lights to the world.

Here is another prayer group that is calling for daily prayer that looks good- check it out and see if you like it - let's pray!  https://www.dailyelectionprayer.com

Here are some verses to have on hand while listening. 

Hosea 4:6 (NASB)
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.


Isaiah 5:13-14 (NASB)
13 Therefore My people go into exile for their lack of knowledge;
And their honorable men are famished,
And their multitude is parched with thirst.

Psalms 33:12 (NASB)
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.

Romans 13:3 (NLT)
3 For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you.

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Faith, Hope, Love, These Three - Part Two

This is the second episode of this new series taken from Paul's writing on love, and especially how faith, hope, and love work together. Understanding this is life changing when you begin to see what treasures God has given us in these three powerful forces in our lives; faith, hope and love.

In today's episode we'll concentrate on the following:
1. Faith, hope and love always produce LIFE.
2. Fear, lies, doubt and hate always produce death and corruption. 
3. We live by the word of God. His Truth gives us life - always. 

Good verses to have on hand while listening:

1 Cor. 13: 13
13. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Deuteronomy 8:3 (NKJV)
So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.

Mathew 4:4 (NKJV)
Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
But He answered and said, “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.”

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Faith, Hope, Love, These Three

This new series is taken from Paul's writing on love, and especially how faith, hope, and love work together. Understanding this is life changing when you begin to see what treasures God has given us in these three powerful forces in our lives; Faith, Hope and Love. 

Good verses to have on hand while listening:

1 Corinthians 13: 8-13 (NKJV)
8. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.
9. For we know in part and we prophesy in part.
10. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.
11. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. (Metaphor)
12. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
13. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

13. Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.  (NLT)


Romans 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.


Ephesians 3: 14-19 (KJV) Paul speaking about God’s plans for the gentiles.
14. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
15. Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 
16. That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 
17. That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 
18. May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 
19. And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

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Nothing shall be impossible for you - Part Two

In this second episode we continue with Nothing shall be impossible for you, which is something Jesus said to several people who he came in contact with. It was to let us know that God is with us, and he has an abundant life to give us - a life in which we can believe that with God, nothing is impossible if we believe. 

Good verses to have on hand while listening.  

Proverbs 3:5 (NASB)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
John 6: 28-29
Matthew 17:20 
Hebrews 11:1-3 

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Nothing Shall be Impossible for you

In this episode we talk about something that Jesus said, “Nothing shall be impossible for you.”  Jesus said this to his disciples, and he meant it.  I love that Jesus challenged his disciples to believe bigger than what they could have ever imagined. And that is what this episode aims to do; encourage you to believe in a greater way than ever before.  Please listen with us today to grow your faith and be blessed! 

Good verses to have on hand while listening.  

Luke 1:37 (NASB)
37 For nothing will be impossible with God."

Mark 9:23 (NASB )
23 And Jesus said to him, " ‘If You can?’ All things are possible to him who believes."

Matthew 17:20 (NKJV)
20 So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

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Too Much Grace? Part 2

This is part two of our series called, “ … too much Grace?”
My wife Lisa and I continue the conversation about Grace, and what it means in our lives. 
In the first episode Lisa and I covered a lot of ground on the topic of Grace.  In this second episode we answer some important questions that many believers ask about Grace, and we answer them from a biblical point of view.  If you haven't heard the first episode I encourage you to do so, then come back to this episode.  Enjoy! 

Here are some good verses to have on hand while listening:

John 1: 14-17 (KJV)
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.  John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Romans 4:2 (NASB)
Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

2 Corinthians 12: 8-9 (NKJV)
Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”

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... too much Grace?

Please join Lisa Strazza and myself on the week's episode about grace.  Grace is a hot topic in the church! This episode aims to bring some clarity and understanding about the grace of our heavenly Father that was given to us through His son Jesus. 

Good verses to have on hand while listening. 

Romans 6: 1-2, 15 (NASB)
1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? May it never be! 2 How shall we who died to sin still live in it?

15. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be!

Colossians 3: 1-10 (NLT)

Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.

Enjoy this episode and be blessed!
John Strazza

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Let's talk about Love - Part 2

This is a continuation of last week's episode on Love.  In this episode we go into 1 John 4:7-21, where the Apostle John talks about love; God's love for us, and our love towards God and to others.

Good verses to have on hand while listening:
1 John 4: 7-21, 1 Corinthians 13

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