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In this episode, Gordon speaks about the hope and promise of Jesus calming our anxious hearts from John 13:13 – 14:7.

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John 13: 36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.” 37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” 38 Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.

14:1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”

Truth: We can be calm because Jesus knows our hearts, provides us a place of rest, and rescues us. 

Application: Calming our hearts begins with reminding ourselves who we are and what we have in Jesus Christ. 

Action: Obediently, examine what we are allowing to stress us out. 

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In this episode, Gordon follows up on the previous Free Friday episode where he talked about telling people, “ICNU”. This is when you encourage people by telling them, “I see in you _______.” It’s an opportunity to affirm and encourage people about what you see in their lives or what you see God doing in their lives.

This initiative comes from author Dave Ferguson and his book “Hero Maker”. Learn more about both at http://www.heromakerbook.org/. 

Gordon shares a personal story about when someone told him, “I see in you…” and pride snuck in wishing they said something different. Gordon shares one of his weaknesses so it might be an encouragement to you. 

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Check out the latest episode of the “This is Gonna Hurt” podcast.

In this Free Friday episode, Gordon talks about telling people, “ICNU”. This is when you encourage people by telling them, “I see in you _______.” It’s an opportunity to affirm and encourage people about what you see in their lives or what you see God doing in their lives.

This initiative comes from author Dave Ferguson and his book “Hero Maker”. Learn more about both at http://www.heromakerbook.org/. 

Thanks so much for listening.

If you would like to become a podcast patron, you can do so by clicking anchor.fm/thisisgonnahurt and clicking the “support this podcast” button. 

If you want to know more about what Gordon is up to, check out www.jgordonduncan.com 

Check out the latest episode of the “This is Gonna Hurt” podcast.

This is a “Wednesday Wisdom” episode of “This is Gonna Hurt”. In our Wednesday Wisdom episodes, we post sermons from Gordon’s preaching at Evident Grace Fellowship (www.evidentgrace.com) in Fredericksburg, VA.

This breakout session from the book of Romans was created on a Sunday where Evident Grace couldn’t meet because of snow. It is a 25-minute message discussing the wrath of God. Paul in Romans 1 goes from loving the Gospel and saying he’s not ashamed of it to saying, “And the wrath of God is poured out…”

For us to apply those verses well, I put together a message to help us understand the various views that people have about the wrath of God as well as looking at verses that will inform us about what God says. Of course, it will all end with helping us understand how Jesus meets the wrath of God on our behalf. It will answer questions like:

What are the various views of the wrath of God?

What is the Biblical view?

What does Jesus say about the wrath of God?

What does the NT say about denying the wrath of God?

If you want to know more about Evident Grace Fellowship, you can find them at www.evidentgrace.com. 

If you want to find out more about what Gordon is up to, check out his website at www.jgordonduncan.com.   

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In this episode of the “This is Gonna Hurt” podcast, Gordon speaks about 10 behaviors that hinder leadership and organizational growth from Brene Brown’s Book “Dare to Lead”. They are:

1. Avoiding tough conversations, including giving honest, productive feedback.

2. Spending an unreasonable amount of time managing problematic behaviors.

3. Diminishing trust caused by lack of connection and empathy.

4. Not taking smart risks or creating and sharing bold ideas to meet changing demands and the need for innovation.

5. Getting stuck and defined by setbacks, disappointments, and failures.

6. Too much shame and blame, not enough accountability and learning.

7. Opting out of vital conversations about diversity and inclusivity because of the fear of looking wrong, saying something wrong, or being wrong.

8. Rushing into ineffective and unsustainable solutions rather than staying with problem identification and solving.

9. Organizational values are gauzy and assessed in terms of aspirations rather than actual behaviors that can be taught, measured, and evaluated. 

10. Perfectionism and fear are keeping people from learning and growing. 

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You can find Brene Brown’s book “Dare to Lead” here. 

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In this Free Friday episode, Gordon talks about America’s central argument: to build a border wall or not. Specifically, Gordon calls us to conversations marked by civility. He mentions:

An argument he witnessed at the gym

Paul in Acts 17

The Fruitlessness of Arguing

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Check out the latest episode of the “This is Gonna Hurt” podcast.

This is a “Wednesday Wisdom” episode of “This is Gonna Hurt”. In our Wednesday Wisdom episodes, we post sermons from Gordon’s preaching at Evident Grace Fellowship (www.evidentgrace.com) in Fredericksburg, VA.

In this episode, Gordon begins a series on the book of Romans.

If you want to know more about Evident Grace Fellowship, you can find them at www.evidentgrace.com.

If you want to find out more about what Gordon is up to, check out his website at www.jgordonduncan.com. 

Thanks for listening.

Sunday, January 6, 2019, Evident Grace Fellowship looked at Romans 1.1-17:

Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, 6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, 7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you 10 always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— 12 that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” 

From those verses, we looked at this Big Picture Question:

Big Picture Question: What is the link between faith and the end of shame?

And we found these three points from that question:

Grace and Someone to Proclaim It

Mutual Encouragement

The Power of the Gospel 

Truth: The power of the gospel of grace conquers sin and shame as the church mutually encourages each other.  

Application:  Live knowing that you are equipped with everything that is needed to conquer your shame. 

Action:  Impart a spiritual gift of encouragement to someone new this week. 

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In this episode of the “This is Gonna Hurt” podcast, Gordon shares his interview with the German podcast “Frage Podcast”. In it, he answers these five questions:

1) Is marathon your passion?

2.) Why did you decide to become a marathon runner?

3.) What would you recommend to come to where you are now but in half the time?

4.) What are your other goals?

5.) What do you recommend to someone who wants to start with it?

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In this Free Friday episode, Gordon talks about our country’s two phenomena: the Netflix original “Bird Box” and our present government shutdown. In the discussion, Gordon talks about their fascination is really about the same thing: the fear of the unknown.

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Gordon

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Check out the latest episode of the “This is Gonna Hurt” podcast.

This is a “Wednesday Wisdom” episode of “This is Gonna Hurt”. In our Wednesday Wisdom episodes, we post sermons from Gordon’s preaching at Evident Grace Fellowship (www.evidentgrace.com) in Fredericksburg, VA.

In this episode, Gordon highlights a few background pieces of information that are going to help you understand the book of Romans. Gordon is about to begin a series on Romans called “The End of Shame”. Those sermons will appear here. This 18 minute sermon will give you a few tools to help you as we go forward.

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If you would like to become a podcast patron, you can do so by clickingwww.anchor.fm/thisisgonnahurt and clicking the “support this podcast” button. If you want to find out more about what Gordon is up to, go to www.jgordonduncan.com