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Obese Pastor condemns alcohol

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In the opening segment, Dave and I discuss the most recent mass shooting tragedy that occurred here in Virginia Beach. We thank you for the outpouring of support and would encourage you to join us in donating to a relief fund for the surviving family members of the deceased.

Next, Pastor R. B. joins us for an enlightening conversation on a new drug rehab ministry he pioneered in his church starting in January 2019. We heard incredible testimonies of how God is using this ministry and we can whole-heartedly recommend for you to try one for yourself! Pastor B. provided some amazing content for you to kickstart your Drug Rehab ministry. We hope that you will reach into the needy souls of your community through a similar program.

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In this episode, we are continuing our interview with Pastor Karl Vaters. Please make sure that you have already listened to the first half of the conversation.

Pastor Karl Vaters is the author of The Grasshopper Myth and Small Church Essentials, as well as a regular blogger at ChristianityToday.com. He has 28 years of pastoral experience as a small church pastor in Southern California and has a fantastic ministry of encouraging small church pastors to make the small church great again!

We mentioned Karl's helpful article: It’s Time for Small Churches to Become Great Churches

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In this fourth and final part of Episode 42, we consider the paths to freedom from Smartphone Addiction.

Make sure to go back and listen to episodes 42.1, 42.2 and 42.3 if you haven't already to understand why this freedom is necessary. A more thorough explanation fo the path to freedom can be found in Catherine Price's helpful title, How to Break Up With Your Phone

We offer some helpful hints for breaking free.

• Don't bring it into your bedroom

Some other awesome resources to learn more and dive deeper:

• What's on your mind? by Simon Sinek

We take some time to remind you why fellowship is such an important part of the Christian FELLOWSHIP ministries.

Musical Interlude: Fight for Freedom by Royal Tailor

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Welcome back to the third part of this episode where we launch off by taking a look at some of the real-world negative effects of smartphone addiction, which include:

• Waste of our precious time and attention

Join us next week for the final portion of the conversation about taking dominion over your smartphone. The topic next week: strategies for winning the battle of smartphone addiction.

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In this episode, we continue to tackle the ever-growing problem of smartphone addiction. Pastor Adam begins this episode by quoting again from Catherine Price’s amazing book: How to Break Up With Your Phone

Important Links for further study:

• Silicon valley parents sending their kids to tech-free schools

“The Bridge” from Casting Crown’s AMAZING new album, Only Jesus

On the tail end of this episode, we discuss why your attention is so valuable, and why it is so wasteful to give so much of it to the Junk Food of the internet: Social Media.

Join us next time for Part 3 of the conversation about taking dominion over your smartphone.

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In this episode, Dave and I are tackling the ever-growing problem of smartphone addiction. We hope you'll honestly assess your smartphone usage and determine whether it is something that helps or hinders your life for God.

Take the Smartphone Compulsion Test for yourself

Some Helpful Links:

• How to use native Screen Time App on iPhone

Join us next time for Part 2 of the conversation about taking dominion over your smartphone.

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