This One Thing Podcast

This week on "This One Thing" Kerri Kenyon Dern and Melina Puente launch a four-week series in the book of Philippians. Throughout this letter, Paul pours out his appreciation and love to the close-knit community of believers who stood firm in their commitment to Christ and their support of Paul. In Philippians 1:6 Paul writes these encouraging words to his dear friends, "And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns." 

Do you struggle to feel "certain" that God is doing a divine work in your life and circumstances? Don't give up! He will give you everything you need from start to finish! This promise reminds us to remain humble, encouraged, and dependent on Jesus each step of the way. We can be confident that God sees our internal struggles and the challenging circumstances we face in life. He is at work in all of it. Sharing from their own experiences, Kerri and Melina remind us that God is using everything in our lives to bring glory to Himself and to draw others into seeing His power and goodness. Because of His promise to faithfully accomplish His will within us, we have the certainty we need to keep our eyes on Him and run the unique race He has called us to!

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Welcome back to a new episode of "This One Thing." This week Kerri Kenyon Dern and Crystal Wright discuss an important question Paul posed to the early followers of Jesus. In Galatians 5:7 he asks, "You were running the race so well. Who has held you back from following the truth?"

Paul's straightforward question is a startling reminder that although we have experienced the grace of Jesus, we are not exempt from getting sidetracked from the truth. Do you find yourself feeling restrained or held back from living fully in the promised grace and freedom of Jesus? Do you struggle with being influenced by the voice of others more than the Word of God? If this describes you, please know that God's grace is ready to meet you right where you are; helping you to refocus your eyes on Jesus and your ears on the truth of His Word. Our prayer is that through the power of the Holy Spirit, your 2022 will be a race well run!

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Welcome back to another week of “This One Thing". In today’s episode, Kerri Kenyon Dern and Crystal Wright continue for a second week in the book of Galatians, diving deeper into Paul’s teaching on choosing Jesus over the Old Testament law. In Galatians 2:21 he writes, “I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

As believers, we are called to be uncompromising in the message that Christ’s death and resurrection alone have the power to bring us salvation. As Paul passionately reminds us, to add or subtract anything from this grace we’ve received is to set aside and betray the sacrifice of Jesus. Kerri and Crystal invite you to join them in letting go of the things in our lives that we use as replacements for the forgiveness and acceptance that can only be found in Jesus. We pray that in the coming year we will hold fast to the grace we have been given, living in the freedom and forgiveness found only through the cross of Christ!

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Happy New Year and thank you for joining us for this year’s first episode of “This One Thing.” Kerri Kenyon Dern and her guest Crystal Wright kick-off 2022 by meditating on the apostle Paul’s passionate commitment to choose God’s revealed truth over the approval of any human being. In Galatians 1:10 he writes, “Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.”

Do you struggle with people-pleasing and compromising the truth? Do you find yourself feeling pressured to conform to the wishes, opinions, or expectations of others even when they are contradictory to the grace and freedom offered in Christ Jesus? Kerri and Crystal invite you to join them in an honest discussion about the real temptation believers face to seek the approval of man over devotion to Christ and His word. Learning from Paul’s own story of redemption, we are challenged to start this New Year by examining ourselves, allowing the Holy Spirit to purge us of pleasing people, and recommitting to the clear message of grace and truth found only through Jesus Christ!

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Welcome back to another episode of "This One Thing" with Kerri Kenyon Dern and her guest Melina Puente. This week’s verse found in Isaiah 54:4 states, "Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don't be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood."   

Shame has the ability to cripple and imprison the human heart, leaving many searching unsuccessfully for ways to free themselves. Are you desperate to be set free from the prison of shame? Do you find yourself struggling to accept God’s promise of full redemption and the assurance that you are His beloved child? Spoken with beautiful vulnerability, Kerri and Melina fearlessly share what it looks like to overcome shame through the power of God’s word and a personal encounter with Jesus.

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Welcome back to another week of "This One Thing" where you are invited to consider one verse, one truth and one choice from God's word. This week Kerri and her guest Melina share what God has taught them throughout their years of following Jesus Christ. Together they look at the promise found in Haggai 2:23 which states, “But when this happens, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, I will honor you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant. I will make you like a signet ring on my finger, says the Lord, for I have chosen you. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”

God has spoken! And the message He desperately wants all His children to know is that they are chosen, precious, and being prepared for His purposes. Like a beautiful signet ring, God is reminding you how much he loves you, your royal value as His child and that you have been picked uniquely by Him to display His light and love in this broken world. Join Kerri and Melina as they meditate on this promise that has the power to radically transform your life as you choose to receive your identity as God's beloved; fearlessly trusting His timing as He works out His purposes in your life.

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Are you feeling exhausted, weary or worn out? Do you long to experience the new strength you've been promised in God's Word? Join us as we claim and embrace this transformative verse by choosing to trust in, wait on and hope for the supernatural strength and full inheritance that is ours through Jesus Christ!

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This week's episode of "This One Thing" focuses on the proclamation of Isaiah 40:8 which states, "The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever." Kerri Kenyon Dern and her guest Crystal Wright wrestle through the implications of the simple but powerful truth that everything in this life is temporary, except the eternal Word of God.  

Life has a way of reminding us that nothing on this earth lasts. We experience loss, change, death, and disappointments daily. We feel the frailty of our own abilities and understanding. Where do we turn for comfort and answers in the face of life's instability and uncertainty? Kerri invites you to join with her in going directly to the source of God's revelation to us, His word. It is there we find safety in His steadfast love and the direction we need to live as His children in an ever-changing, often chaotic world! 

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This week on "This One Thing" Kerri Kenyon Dern and her guest, Melina Puente, meditate on a prayer from the heart of Paul to all believers. In Romans 15:13 he writes, "I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit."

As God's people, we have experienced the miraculous new life that comes from trusting in His power to bring us out of darkness and into a relationship with Himself. But despite the power and transformation of our Salvation, we often battle disillusionment and distractions that prevent us from living in the joy, peace, and hope that are our inheritance as His sons and daughters. So, how do we reclaim this promise Paul  prayed on our behalf? Join us as we discuss how the presence and the power of the Holy Spirit allow us to hand over our burdens to Jesus in exchange for His overflowing hope!

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Tune in for this week's episode of "This One Thing" as Kerri Kenyon Dern and guest Melina Puente discuss the role that Scripture plays in being our source of spiritual strength, hope, encouragement and unity with one another.  Meditate with us on Romans 15:4 which states, "Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us.  And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God's promises to be fulfilled." 

Are you discouraged and worn out from the divisions and arguments that present themselves at every turn?  Are you looking for a foundation that cannot be shaken by the newest disaster, event, or opinion?  God has given the very answers we need to these questions. Join us as we seek to remember the encouraging promises and teachings of Scripture so that we are anchored to an unshakable hope and powerful bond of unity with one another. 

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