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SERIES - Worshiping In Mr. Rogers Neighborhood: What Do You Do With The Mad That You Feel?

In 1968, the Vietnam War was being fought; Bobby Kennedy had been shot. Mr. Rogers realized that children were aware of these events, but they had no place where it was safe to talk about these issues. We avoid those things we don’t understand and what we fear. On the program, King Friday builds a wall to keep out what he didn’t like or understand. How does fear build walls? How important is it for the church to be a place where we discuss those things we fear and about which we may be angry?

One of our #WholeLifeTakeAways this week asked: In the pursuit of neighborliness, this week who will you seek to understand better so you can be a better neighbor to them?

So, who can you reach out to this week? It may need to be a phone call, a video chat, or maybe a socially distanced, masked faced, cup of coffee, or walk in the park.…the pandemic has changed things for sure, but not so much that we shouldn’t be seeking ways for God to use us. Has someone reached out to you as a neighbor during the pandemic? We would love to hear your story!  Send us your thoughts by using one of the following:

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‘Mister Rogers’ Links:

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Movie): https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Day-Neighborhood-Tom-Hanks/dp/B081TLJDFP - also available on Hulu among others. Check your favorite streaming service!

Finding Fred (Podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-fred/id1477279443 - this show is widely available across podcast platforms.

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (Documentary): https://www.focusfeatures.com/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/

Let’s Talk About Racism - Panel Discussion This Saturday, August 1, at 4pm. Register for free to attend online here: www.wholelife.church/letstalk

SUBSCRIBE NOW! Speaking of Grace is our weekly message at the WholeLife Church, in a convenient podcast format. With last weekend’s sermon released every Tuesday, our pastors and guest speakers invite you into a lifelong friendship with God. Subscribe and share, by going to our website: https://wholelife.church/podcast and clicking on the ’Speaking Of Grace’ logo on the top of the page.

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Thank you for listening!  If you’ve enjoyed this episode please share it on social media.  Our show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and everywhere you listen to podcasts!  Be sure to join us next week for Episode 218!

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SERIES - #ThisIsWholeLife: Living In The Now - Part IV

This pandemic has pulled the curtain on the myth of independent living. We are beings created for community. How can we allow space to grieve what we have lost but still refocus and move forward? How is God calling us to fix our eyes on him and to partner with him in sharing hope and grace?

One of our #WholeLifeTakeAways this week asked: How are you currently creating more opportunities for safely connecting?

How about you? How have you been able to stay connected to your circles during the pandemic? Please share not only what you’ve done, but the impact it’s had on you. Its easy to here someone say they’ve done A or B, but it’s the story and the impact for the better that can help people see the reward in making the effort.  Send us your thoughts by using one of the following:

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SUBSCRIBE NOW! Speaking of Grace is our weekly message at the WholeLife Church, in a convenient podcast format. With last weekend’s sermon released every Tuesday, our pastors and guest speakers invite you into a lifelong friendship with God. Subscribe and share, by going to our website: https://wholelife.church/podcast and clicking on the ’Speaking Of Grace’ logo on the top of the page.

Find all of the #WholeLifeTakeAways in the WLC Mobile App under “This Week” on the WLC Tab and they will be included with their corresponding message!

Watch the message that this episode is based on in the WLC Mobile App by clicking on Media/Archives/#ThisIsWholeLIfe or go to our website:  https://wholelife.church/ and click ‘View Sermons’.

Thank you for listening!  If you’ve enjoyed this episode please share it on social media.  Our show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and everywhere you listen to podcasts!  Be sure to join us next week for Episode 217!

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SERIES - #ThisIsWholeLife: Living In The Now - Part III

COVID is a crisis that touches us all. So is racial injustice. As we work toward a cure for the virus, how might honest conversations begin to heal and wipe out racial injustice? Maybe the first thing we all need to agree on is the necessity of surrendering to God. This week Andy sits down with WholeLife member Linda Ryan for a Q & A you don’t want to miss.

One of our #WholeLifeTakeAways this week asked: How would your reaction to the COVID crisis be affected by the realization of God’s constant presence?

So how about you? Have you been able to ‘surrender’ to God and let Him take over? We would love to hear how you have been able to surrender yourself, and extend that confidence in God to your family, your co-workers, neighbors, or anyone who has needed to find respite during these stressful times.  Send us your thoughts by using one of the following:

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SUBSCRIBE NOW! Speaking of Grace is our weekly message at the WholeLife Church, in a convenient podcast format. With last weekend’s sermon released every Tuesday, our pastors and guest speakers invite you into a lifelong friendship with God. Subscribe and share, by going to our website: https://wholelife.church/podcast and clicking on the ’Speaking Of Grace’ logo on the top of the page.

Find all of the #WholeLifeTakeAways in the WLC Mobile App under “This Week” on the WLC Tab and they will be included with their corresponding message!

Watch the message that this episode is based on in the WLC Mobile App by clicking on Media/Archives/Pauls Letter to the Orlandonians or go to our website:  https://wholelife.church/ and click ‘View Sermons’.

Thank you for listening!  If you’ve enjoyed this episode please share it on social media.  Our show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and everywhere you listen to podcasts!  Be sure to join us next week for Episode 216!

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SERIES - #ThisIsWholeLife:  Living In The Now - Part II

The current crisis has forced our lives into a “new normal.” Though some have found good things in the forced pause, change isn’t always welcome and can sometimes cause resentment. How does looking outside of ourselves and to the work and sacrifice of others change this perspective? How might we be conveyors of encouragement? 

Sit down with pastor Andy and WholeLIfe members Dr. Vincent and Grace Hsu who are both front line workers in the fight against #COVID19.

This week's #WholeLifeTakeAways:

• What new thing have you learned about yourself during this crisis?
• What positive changes have resulted in your life because of COVID?
• What ways might you be able to share hope with others during this time?
• In what areas have you needed others to help you during this time? How easy has it been for you to accept that help?

Which takeaway(s) resonated most with you? Send us your questions and comments by using one of the following:

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SUBSCRIBE NOW! Our new podcast, Speaking of Grace, launched on Tuesday, May 19th! Speaking of Grace is a direct audio recording of our weekly message at the WholeLife Church, in a convenient podcast format. With last weekend’s sermon released every Tuesday, our pastors and guest speakers invite you into a lifelong friendship with God. Subscribe and share, by going to our website: https://wholelife.church/podcast and clicking on the ’Speaking Of Grace’ logo on the top of the page.

Thank you for listening! If you’ve enjoyed this episode please share it on social media. Our show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and nearly everywhere you can listen to podcasts! Be sure to join us next Wednesday for Episode 215!

Find all of the #WholeLifeTakeAways here in the WLC Mobile App under “This Week” on the WLC Tab and they will be included with their corresponding message!

Watch the message that was discussed in this episode in the WLC Mobile App by clicking on Media/Archives/What Really Matters.

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SERIES: #ThisIsWholeLife - Living In The Now - Part I

What have we learned during this unique time in history? How is our response to this current situation with COVID affected by our relationship with God?

Send us your questions, comments, and any answers or insights you may have on ways we can lean into God with confidence and ‘not let fear be a part of our experience’, by using one of the following:

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■ Social Media:  #WholeLifePodcast/ #WholeLifeTakeAways

SUBSCRIBE NOW! Speaking of Grace is a direct audio recording of our weekly message at the WholeLife Church, in a convenient podcast format. With last weekend’s sermon released every Tuesday, our pastors and guest speakers invite you into a lifelong friendship with God. Subscribe and share, by going to our website: https://wholelife.church/podcast and clicking on the ’Speaking Of Grace’ logo on the top of the page.

Update from Pastor Andy on in-person worship date: https://wholelife.church/coronavirus

Watch the message that this episode is based on in the WLC Mobile App by clicking on Media/Archives/#ThisIsWholeLife or go to our website:  https://wholelife.church/ and click ‘View Sermons’.

Thank you for listening!  If you’ve enjoyed this episode please share it on social media.  Our show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and everywhere you listen to podcasts!  Be sure to join us next week for Episode 214!

Download the WholeLife Church Mobile App! It is available for both Apple and Android.

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SERIES: What Really Matters - Pause To Love

When God created us, we were never meant to be constant workers, or doers, or even creators. After six days of full-on production, God stops and, by ceasing from all that is done, quite ironically creates the perfect antidote for humanity's obsession to labor, to gratify, to obtain, and to literally wear down our own bodies. And God calls it holy.

Send us your questions, comments, or any answers or insights you may have on this weeks takeaways as discussed in this episode by using one of the following:

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SUBSCRIBE NOW! Our new podcast, Speaking of Grace, launched on Tuesday, May 19th! Speaking of Grace is a direct audio recording of our weekly message at the WholeLife Church, in a convenient podcast format. With last weekend’s sermon released every Tuesday, our pastors and guest speakers invite you into a lifelong friendship with God. Subscribe and share, by going to our website: https://wholelife.church/podcast and clicking on the ’Speaking Of Grace’ logo on the top of the page.

Find all of the #WholeLifeTakeAways in the WLC Mobile App under “This Week” on the WLC Tab and they will be included with their corresponding message!

Watch the message that this episode is based on in the WLC Mobile App by clicking on Media/Archives/What Really Matters or go to our website:  https://wholelife.church/ and click ‘View Sermons’.

Thank you for listening!  If you’ve enjoyed this episode please share it on social media.  Our show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and everywhere you listen to podcasts!  Be sure to join us next week for Episode 213!

Download the WholeLife Church Mobile App! It is available for both Apple and Android.

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SERIES: What Matters Most - Hope In The Now

Everything we’ve read and heard from the time we were small is now challenged by what we’ve been dubbing “The New Normal.”  How do we pick up the pieces and make sense of our lives when the pieces don’t seem to fit any longer?

One of our #WholeLifeTakeAways this week asked: What will you do to increase hope in someone this week? 

So, who came to mind when you read that takeaway and what can you do for them to increase their hope? Send us your questions, comments, or share a way that you’ve been able to increase someone’s hope by using one of the following:

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SUGGESTED BOOKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE:

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society, by Eugene Peterson: https://www.amazon.com/Long-Obedience-Same-Direction-Discipleship/dp/0830846611/ref=sr_1_1crid=20FRNUP6IN57P&dchild=1&keywords=along+obedience+in+the+same+direction+by+eugene+peterson&qid=1592365510&sprefix=Along+obedience%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-1


Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis: https://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SB3FQMD6AHHQ&dchild=1&keywords=mirror+christianity+cs+lewis&qid=1592365586&sprefix=Mirror+Christianity%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1


Surrender to Love: Discovering the Heart of Christian Spirituality (The Spiritual Journey), by David Banner: https://www.amazon.com/Surrender-Love-Discovering-Christian-Spirituality/dp/0830846115/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=david+benner+surrender+to+love&qid=1592365903&sr=8-1

Searching For a God to Love, by Chris Blake: https://www.amazon.com/Searching-God-Love-Chris-Blake/dp/0816317194/ref=sr_1_1?crid=W9LZCQJ091TY&dchild=1&keywords=searching+for+a+god+to+love+chris+blake&qid=1592365992&sprefix=searching+for+a+G%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-1

SUBSCRIBE NOW! Our new podcast, Speaking of Grace, launched on Tuesday, May 19th! Speaking of Grace is a direct audio recording of our weekly message at the WholeLife Church, in a convenient podcast format. With last weekend’s sermon released every Tuesday, our pastors and guest speakers invite you into a lifelong friendship with God. Subscribe and share, by going to our website: https://wholelife.church/podcast and clicking on the ’Speaking Of Grace’ logo on the top of the page.

Find all of the #WholeLifeTakeAways in the WLC Mobile App under “This Week” on the WLC Tab and they will be included with their corresponding message!

Watch the message that this episode is based on in the WLC Mobile App by clicking on Media/Archives/What Really Matters or go to our website:  https://wholelife.church/ and click ‘View Sermons’.

Thank you for listening!  If you’ve enjoyed this episode please share it on social media.  Our show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and everywhere you listen to podcasts!  Be sure to join us next week for Episode 212!

Download the WholeLife Church Mobile App! It is available for both Apple and Android.

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The new Lifelong album "Everyday Heroes" is now available. This honest work tells a musical story of the unique time we find ourselves living in. This EP is a soul-refreshing reminder that we're better together when we bring peace, love, joy, and hope to those around us.

Join Randy and special guest Richard Hickam as they dig a little deeper into the creative process and the people and places behind the music!

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SERIES: What Matters Most - Finding Trust In Your Faith Community.  Acts 6:1-7

During a time of crisis and pain, faith communities should be those places of refuge where we find our greatest strength and stability. These types of communities can provide warmth, acceptance, and belonging. However, at other times they can be the very thing that causes us to feel alone, lost, and sometimes even threatened or endangered. How does this happen in what has been referred to as “The Body of Christ”? How do we restore what God intended?

One of our #WholeLifeTakeAways this week asked: Why do you think the majority culture segments racial injustice as “their” problem?

So, what do you think about ‘their’ problem and how do you think we can separate ourselves from that idea? Send us your questions, comments, or share a way that you’ve been able to see things as ‘we’ by using one of the following:

■ Text/Voicemail:  407-965-1607

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SUBSCRIBE NOW! Our new podcast, Speaking of Grace, launched on Tuesday, May 19th. Speaking of Grace is a direct audio recording of our weekly message at the WholeLife Church, in a convenient podcast format. With last weekend’s sermon released every Tuesday, our pastors and guest speakers invite you into a lifelong friendship with God. Subscribe and share, by going to our website: https://wholelife.church/podcast and clicking on the ’Speaking Of Grace’ logo on the top of the page.

Find all of the #WholeLifeTakeAways in the WLC Mobile App under “This Week” on the WLC Tab and they will be included with their corresponding message!

Watch the message that this episode is based on in the WLC Mobile App by clicking on Media/Archives/What Matters or go to our website:  https://wholelife.church/ and click ‘View Sermons’.

Thank you for listening!  If you’ve enjoyed this episode please share it on social media.  Our show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and everywhere you listen to podcasts!  Be sure to join us next week for Episode 211!

Download the WholeLife Church Mobile App! It is available for both Apple and Android.

Say hello on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wholelifeorl, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wholelifeorlando, and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wholelifeorlando!  Use the #hashtags:  #WholeLifePodcast #WholeLifeTakeaways #ThisIsWholeLife

Our world is in chaos following the death of yet another man of color at the hands of police. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African-American man, was killed in the Powderhorn community of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

While Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down on a city street during an arrest, Derek Chauvin, a white American Minneapolis police officer, kept his knee on the right side of Floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. According to the criminal complaint against Chauvin, 2 minutes and 53 seconds of that time occurred after Floyd became unresponsive. 

There is so much pain and injustice that it seems like there is no place to turn.  We don't have all the answers but in this episode we will introduce you to Craig Moore.  A successful healthcare executive and member at WholeLife Church.  Craig will share insights and details of his journey that are all too familiar to African American men across our country.

Conversations involving race are difficult but necessary if we have hope for progress.  A special thank you to Craig for his willingness to share, educate, and guide this critical conversation.

If you are willing to join this conversation with your story or ways that we can move forward together please reach out using one of the following:

■ Text/Voicemail: 407-965-1607

■ Email: [email protected]

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Thank you for listening!  If you’ve enjoyed this episode please share it on social media.  Our show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and nearly everywhere you can listen to podcasts! Be sure to join us next Wednesday for Episode 209!

Say hello on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wholelifeorl, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wholelifeorlando, and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wholelifeorlando! Use the #hashtags: #WholeLifePodcast #WholeLifeTakeaways #ThisIsWholeLife #SocialDistancing #BlackOutTuesday