"And the Lord listened and heard..."

Amazing things happen when the people who fear the Lord talk with each other.

Highlights:

Malachi 3

0:28 - a special request for all our listeners

2:20 - God's movements in a post-Christian culture

3:50 - "it's hard to be a Christian!"

5:27 - a conversation overheard by the Lord

6:10 - what do you do when you're caught between the culture and the complainers?

8:39 - the difference maker

11:00 - "write their names down!"

13:00 - love-birthed awe

One of the most taboo subjects in the Christian church yet one of the most critical to contentment. We're talking today about 5 biblical principles concerning the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the possessions that he has entrusted to us.

Highlights:

Luke 16:10-13

0:57 – “Lord of all or not Lord at all”
1:37 – recapping last week
3:19 – Learn a Dutch word and understand generosity
5:03 – Step 4: “Exercise your freedom through giving.”
6:45 – You are free, so you can give
7:27 – the battleground of your heart and the Lordship of Christ
8:18 – a lesson from a successful business owner
11:39 – Step 5: “Get ready.”
12:08 – Redefining “wealth” and being rich toward God
13:01 – God is looking for free, faithful people

One of the most taboo subjects in the Christian church yet one of the most critical to contentment. We're talking today about 5 biblical principles concerning the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the possessions that he has entrusted to us.

The second part of my conversation with a Jehova's Witness friend and the crux of the whole issue: is Jesus God?

I had the chance to sit down with a Jehova's Witness and talk about Jesus. He says Jesus was a special kind of man. I say he is God himself. This is what happened.

Highlights:

John 14:1-6

01:05 – Meeting the Jehova’s Witness
02:45 – our first conversation
04:00 – the key disagreement between Christians and Jehova’s Witnesses
05:37 – the one critical question
07:40 – his response to me
08:28 – my response to him (and a word on their New World Translation)
09:17 – Jesus, Thomas and the destination
10:05 – true gospel vs. false gospels
11:00 – the heart of the gospel
12:53 – in a nutshell

A contagious faith begins with a critical, initial contact.

A truly contagious faith is spread in a truly peculiar way. How could such a treasure spread in such a strange, unthinkable way?

The question at the heart of every evangelistic effort, "how can we see a great move of God here?"

A contagious faith, and therefore the beginning faith epidemic, begins with one, single, simple conviction.

Stepping into a new season together, what happens when you combine an all-powerful God, a Holy Spirit that sets people free and a group of people who live out of an abundance of love and faith in God?

We call that a faith epidemic - a contagious faith.

Luke 15
Why was Jesus hanging out with the very lowest of society? Because of the promise of the Father's joy. And we have been invited into that very joy.