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It's hard to think. Something catastrophic is coming your way. Or maybe you can't escape your failures, and that little voice in your head tells you you're a loser. Is this par for the course for you, or could it be something else? Could it be Spiritual Warfare? Today, we'll gain some excellent tools for fighting the most difficult battle of all - a Spiritual Battle.   Jim Wunder                                 3:49 - 8:25 Vonette Bright                            11:39 - 13:58 Heather Stevenson (Prayer)     17:38 - 22:43                                  (Fasting)     23:19 - 26:08   Please visit our website for all our resources.

What does racism look like? Japanese Americans herded into internment camps? Racial slurs and verbal mistreatment? Or is it something more personal? How should you act when you encounter it? Today, we'll listen to people who have been on both sides of prejudice and discover ways to deal with injustice. George Aki    5:32 - 20:46 (performed by Al Aki) Dirke and Lorna Johnson    24:25 - 32:01 Gwen Smith    38:03 - 40:31   

The Beatles may have sung "All you need is love," but that's a lot easier to sing than live. How do you love someone who is hard to love? Today, we'll hear about how God empowered parents to love prodigal children, friends to love people rejected by society, and enemies in war to come peacefully together.  Judy Douglass    06:01 - 13:43 Josh McDowell   15:15 - 19:09 Bill Sundstrom    25:37 - 30:15   To get the resources we have for you, please go to our webpage.

Jesus didn't call us to make new Christians; he called us to make disciples. But how? In today's episode, we'll hear from three people who know the highs, the lows, and the tremendous blessings that come from helping people become more like Jesus. Tyrone Tompkins  2:51 - 10:24 Don Mansfield  13:15 - 18:23 Tariku Fufa  21:08 - 25:14  Please go to our webpage for outstanding and free resources to get you started.

A good leader can accomplish great things. A bad leader will destroy everything he or she tries to build. So what does it take to be a godly leader? In this episode, we'll hear from three leaders about what they've learned from their times of leadership. John Nyquist  04:47 - 07:35 Maggie Bruehl 12:12 - 15:50 Jim Wunder 18:11 - 23:34 Please go to our website to see the resources we have for you.

Enduring grunt work for a season. The willingness to be invisible while others take the spotlight. A mistake by leaders that led to invaluable experience for future ministry. Listen to three people who have learned that one of the secrets to success is learning to be a servant.   Josh McDowell 05:20 - 12:00 Ella Crockett 14:29 - 16:19 Bill Sundstrom 20:26 - 24:34   Please go to our website for helpful resources and to see the Dave Horsey video.

Is she (or he) the one for me? Which school should I go to? What career should I follow?   For a pagan king, God wrote on a wall; couldn't He just text me? How can we know what God's will is for each of us? In today's episode, we'll hear from three people who learned the keys to determining God's will.    Darrell Heide 2:53 - 6:23 Carolyn Freshour 9:29 - 12:53 Alan Nagel 15:38 - 22:56   Please go to our website to check out helpful resources.

What do you do when life throws you a curveball? You've planned everything so well, but the results are much more challenging than expected. Or a sudden illness changes your life forever? Today, three people share with us the lessons they learned after they went through significant life transitions.   Lorna Johnson 5:22 - 9:54 Carolyn Culbertson 11:53 - 15:57 Chuck Price 18:02 - 21:56   For resources, please go to our website.

What does someone in deep grief need most? What is the one thing we should always do for the heartbroken? How important is a community when strength and resolve are running low? Learn from our guests what not to do, and what to absolutely do when others are hurting.   For show notes and resources, please go to our webpage      

What possible good can ever result from losing a child, an overnight visit by murderous thugs, or the prospect of a permanent disability? Here are three stories of how everyday people who suffered came to see great good co-exist with their severe trial and loss.     Mari Erasmus 6:30 - 10:16 Erick and Elizabeth Schenkel 13:06 - 21: 46 Roger Randall 26:48 - 31:10  

We've been gone for a while, but now we're back. This season, we'll listen to men and women who can teach us a thing or two about descerning God's will, how to lead well, how to deal with racism, and a few other topics. So please join us starting August 21st.

Renowned Christian apologist, evangelist, author, or co-author of some 115 books, Josh McDowell, shares his incredible testimony of a family life filled with hate, rage, addiction, and shame and how God turned that into a story of love, redemption, forgiveness, and truth.

Bailey Marks tells of a ministry opportunity that opened in Cambodia and how the people who answered that opportunity became targets of the Khmer Rouge. 

After Ellis Goldstein's daughter Heather passed away, he realized that his main job on this earth is to prepare people for heaven.

Jane Cook describes the intense spiritual battle she encountered one night deep in the Congo.

Sure, God cares about wars, pestilence, and all the big things that go on every day, but what about the small stuff - the stuff that seems only important to you? Ventriloquist David Pendleton shares about God pouring out His blessing just because He could.   https://youtu.be/7MjXBzKVEQg

Tyrone Tompkins shares the power of changing the lives of teenagers who then can change the World. Big Mike was just one of those kids. Here is his story.   https://youtu.be/NKLrkjAzv-0

Have you ever had a child who only seems to push you away and makes it hard to love them back? Judy Douglass shares how God gave her abundant and unconditional love for her son during the tough times.   https://youtu.be/P5l3JpwPyG0

Dirke and Lorna Johnson share how they dealt with racism as an interracial couple right after it was legalized in the United States.     https://youtu.be/fZ6Zyk9uWc8

Our world is plagued with hatred and violence. Bill Sundstrom found the only answer to that plague in the unlikeliest of places - wartorn El Salvador. 

Dana Russo thought her singing talent was all she could offer God; without it, she was nothing to God. But what happened when even that was taken from her?

Looking for the perfect relationship, Lorna Johnson was searching for fulfillment in everything from athletics to men and was never satisfied... Until she finally met the perfect man, the one person who could satisfy all her needs and desires. This is her story.

Sometimes it's easier to extend grace to everyone except those in your own family. Darryl Smith shares the lesson he learned about how to treat those who make mistakes.

Don Mansfield shares his best recommendation for raising kids: Let them join you in the trenches of ministry. This is the incredible story of what happened when he put his money where his mouth is.   https://youtu.be/GpUgTESfFKc

Armed with only facts and the Holy Spirit, Josh McDowell took on Marxist and Maoist students throughout Latin America in the 1970s.    https://youtu.be/o4TQuBpITkA

Shirley Hinkson talks about the unwavering importance of truth.   https://youtu.be/w15x6RMNkh8

Andre Kole, a world-class illusionist, studied the miracles of Jesus from a magician's perspective to see if he was the Messiah as he claimed or if he was merely a great magician. This is what he discovered.   https://youtu.be/cE_E3l_jfSk

Survivors and friends talk about the Big Thompson River Flood and what they learned about God through it.    https://youtu.be/qaR5tLTur0c

If the abundance of this life is only an appetizer, I long for the full meal. And if my comprehension of God now is just a glance through a hazy mirror, I long for a complete and unimpaired view. Praise God, what a wonderful day that will be!

The moment you take one sorrowful, halting step of repentance in His direction, God's joy overflows. He bestows the deepest blessings and all the good things He has been storing away for you. His joy cannot be contained.

The Christian life is not only what we do for Him; more importantly, what He does in and through us as we surrender ourselves to Him and respond to his love.

Repentance is a lot more than simply feeling guilty; it means moving beyond guilt to transformation.

If you're experiencing a deep desire in your heart to turn from our spiritual failures and to experience God's wonderful love and forgiveness, be assured that He is waiting for you.

God is love. The greatest devotion we could ever muster will never come close to the devotion Jesus has demonstrated for us. John declares in 1 John 4:19 that we love Him because Christ first loved us. God loved mankind from the very beginning, even before creation.

No matter what your circumstances are, what you may have done, or how long you've rebelled against God, His incredible unconditional love remains open to you. You can go home again, home to the arms of our loving Heavenly Father.

Is God calling you to make a difference in this world? Have you ever tried to serve Him, but when you did, it all fell apart? Well, don't give up. You'll be amazed at how "in control" God is in every situation. Don Mansfield 3:14 – 10:03 Bob Tiede 12:14– 16:38 David & Lynda Pendleton 18:29 - 24:03   Please go to our website for Show Notes and Resources https://legacy.cru.org/en/podcasts/season-2.html

A grudge is a terrible burden to bear, but forgiveness is liberating and life-giving. But what if the wounds are too great? What if the pain goes too deep? Is forgiveness even possible? Today, we'll hear from three people who found life and freedom in forgiving someone who had caused them life-shattering pain. Josh McDowell "The Secret" 2:29 – 8:25 Gladys Hillman "Forgive My Father" 11:50 – 19:01 Lin Smith "Can I Forgive The Murderer?" 20:25 - 29:02 Please visit our website for resources https://legacy.cru.org/en/podcasts/season-2.html

Have you ever been betrayed by your friends? Have you ever been mistreated by your boss? Did you want to fight back? Or run? That would be a natural response, but that's not what God wants. Today, we'll see how Josh McDowell and Bill Bright discovered the key to dealing with painful relationships.   Bill Bright, Josh McDowell, Bailey Marks, Sr., Judy Douglass, and Ted Martin.   Resource Loving By Faith (part of The Transferable Concepts)  "Love is the greatest thing in the world — the greatest privilege and power known to man. "  https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/transferable-concepts.html  

S02E04 It's All About Perspective Perspective - the way you look at life - will make all the difference in how you live. As the great boxer, Muhammad Ali said, "Often, it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out; it's the little pebble in your shoe." Today we'll hear from three people who have seen the difference a proper perspective makes in their lives. Jim Green "Biting Monkeys, Drunken Soldiers, and the Will of God" 3:25 – 9:42 Bob Tiede "It All Burns in the End" 14:24 – 17:23 Judi Utley "Aliens in Thailand" 19:17 - 21:14   Please go to our website for show notes https://legacy.cru.org/en/podcasts/season-2.html

Feel like you don't have a prayer? You're in luck. You're at your strongest when prayer is all you have. And your prayers today can influence generations to come. Dana Russo "Do Prayers Expire?" 2:38 – 7:36 Carol Nordman "The 100 Year Prayer" 9:28 – 12:59 John Beckett "Spiritual Warfare" 15:20 - 19:21   Please see our website for some valuable resources https://legacy.cru.org/en/podcasts/season-2.html

Life is cruel and the world is intolerably cruel. There comes a point where many of us would like to quit - our jobs, our responsibilities, our marriages. But for the Christian, there are significant benefits to staying in the race. Gordon Klenck 3:07 - 8:31 Sherry Slaughter 10:19 - 14:26 John & Wendy Beckett 17:19 -23:21   Please go to our website for resources https://legacy.cru.org/

Your back is up against the wall. Everything is against you. And you don't have a prayer - at least that's the way it seems. In today's episode, we'll hear from three people who have learned firsthand that nothing can stop God from doing what He wants to do.   Show Notes When God Says No "When God says "no" to us He never stops loving. His "no" is never cruel or petty or haphazard. His good purposes cannot be thwarted."  https://www.cru.org/us/en/communities/campus/blog/2014/when-god-says-no.html   Knowing God Better "I have always believed in God, but I had no idea I could know God like this. Thank you!!" https://www.everyperson.com/knowingGod.html   Hidden Forces in Fasting "Be on guard! What challenges are you facing currently? What do you want to see God do about them? What is distracting you from dealing with them? It may be that you are going through a hard time or want to be ready when you do. Either way, regular prayer and fasting are two things you can do to help." https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/17603-hidden-forces-in-fasting   Making Your Life Count https://www.makingyourlifecountradio.org/   Sun Above The Clouds (the video Matt mentioned) https://legacy.cru.org/en/playlists/god-is-in-control/insoo-jeoung-sun-above-the-clouds.html    

78:4 will be back for our second season starting January 11, 2021. We'll still be sharing stories of some of the amazing things God has done in people's lives, which are the same things He can do in your life, but this time around, we may do things a bit differently. So please join us.

This planet needs help. We all know it, but what can one person do? In today's episode, we'll listen to three people who did what they could to change the world around them. And as a result, the whole world is a better place.    Jim Wunder "We Angelic Monsters"   3:30 – 9:34 Cathy Douglass "Love Thy Neighbor"  11:32 – 16:38 Mike Christian "Put a Body to Christ"  19:54 – 23:51   Resources to help you grow     Making Your Life Count This site offers you simple, practical, and powerful ways to help you make your life count. https://makingyourlifecount.org/#/   Unto Relieve suffering. Restore dignity. Reveal hope.  https://unto.com/   Help Others Grow "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."  Matthew 28:19-20 https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/help-others-grow.html   Legacy: Community Outreach Watch stories of how different people have worked to reach their community.  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVMh_EQu514EMVSzsm797UvzaFit7UZ54   Thailand Tsunami: Put A Body To Jesus Mike Christian's story that Matt edited. https://youtu.be/Jo19ijbf1ww  

Sharing your faith - evangelism - can be intimidating. But it also brings incredible joy. God has called us to do it, but how do we? In today's episode, we hear from three people who learned the secret of telling others about God's love and forgiveness.   Thomas Abraham "A huge Man in a Green Bikini" 5:01 – 9:58 Gladys Hillman "Way of Life Evangelism" 11:26 – 19:08 Paul Eshleman "Get Off the Fence" 20:58 – 28:49     Resources to help you grow     Share the Gospel This page is loaded with all kinds of resources, including "Evangelism Tools," links to apps, and articles on everything from strategies to "Preparing Your Personal Testimony" to how to handle difficult questions.  https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/share-the-gospel.html    JESUS Film Project: Tools and Strategies Strategies, apps, and tools, including the JESUS Film in more than one thousand languages, and a variety of short films to equip you to reach people. https://www.jesusfilm.org/strategies-and-tools.html   Legacy on YouTube: Sharing Your Faith These are videos we've produced to show you how other people handle sharing their faith. These were all edited by Matt.  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVMh_EQu514EAD2AvnXjviOrD7t_8HUbp 

How is it some people seem to have incredible lives of joy and purpose, and God is using them in powerful ways, while other Christians seem to be slouching toward eternal mediocrity? The answer is found in the Holy Spirit. Today, we'll take a look at walking in the Spirit, the key to the dynamic Christian life. Mark Gauthier “The Sweet Spot of Surrender”  1:52 – 5:43 Marf Meister “Paralyzed and Pregnant”  9:01 – 10:50 Dick Purnell “Speaking with the Lord”  12:16 – 20:56   Resources to help you grow The Wonderful News of the Spirit-filled Life "Our lives were totally changed when we learned how to be filled with the Holy Spirit as a result of your ministry. " https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/transferable-concepts/be-filled-with-the-holy-spirit.html *This is the booklet Dick Purnell read.   The Spirit Filled Life Resource Kit Matt and I can't recommend this highly enough. It has loads of materials to help you dig deeper into who the Holy Spirit is and how He works in your life.  https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/holy-spirit-resource-kit.html   Satisfied? "Jesus promised that God’s Holy Spirit would satisfy the thirst, or deepest longings, of all who believe in Jesus Christ. However, many Christians do not understand the Holy Spirit or how to experience Him in their daily lives." https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/satisfied.html  

Jesus said he came to give us abundant life, a life to its fullest, better than anything we could ever dream. But is that true of your life? Let's face it; living the Christian life isn't hard. It's impossible. And that's no fun. Our mistake comes when we try to do it on our own. God never intended us to live our lives alone. That's why He gave us His Holy Spirit to guide us, comfort us, correct us, and empower us. In today's episode, we'll take a look at Spiritual-breathing, the first essential step in living an abundant life. Vonette Bright "The Spirit-filled Life" 4:19 – 9:18 Rick Schell "The Secret of Sin" 11:53 – 20:56 Bailey Marks "What a Difference the Spirit Makes" 23:30 – 25:40

Season 01 Episode 06 Are you afraid? If we're honest, we're all afraid of something. For some, it's monsters under the bed and things that go bump in the night. Most of us, though, are fearful of things like failure, of not being able to pay your bills or the death of someone you love. The Bible tells us over and over again not to be afraid, but how do we do that? Today, we'll hear from a crime victim, a battle-tested soldier, and a missionary who all had to learn the secret of courage.   Joanne Austin “I’m Tired of Being Afraid” 02:30 - 9:26 Jeff Struecker “Fear and Courage” 11:29 - 15:55 Jane Cook “Breaking Fear Barriers” 16:51 - 21:11   Resources to help you grow No More Fears "No fear is too small for Christ to handle, and certainly, none is too large." https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/devotionals/todays-promise/01/25.html   When the World Feels Unsafe "But God meets us in our fears and promises to usher believers on to a tear-free eternity." https://www.cru.org/us/en/blog/life-and-relationships/hardships/when-the-world-feels-unsafe.html   4 Practical Things to do Instead of Worrying "Worrying less starts with knowing who God is." https://www.cru.org/us/en/blog/life-and-relationships/emotions/why-worry.html

Season 01 Episode 05 That’s impossible! Miracles don't happen anymore. Or do they? Today we'll hear from three people who have seen God move in ways that are nothing short of miraculous. Andre Kole “A Holy Hush”    3:13 – 8:15 George Ninan “A Circle of Light”   13:15 – 15:21 Elizabeth Schenkel “Back from the Dead”   16:29 – 21:52 Here's the Legacy video Matt mentioned: Is Jesus Messiah or Magician?  https://youtu.be/cE_E3l_jfSk   Resources to help you grow The Magicians 5 Miracles “Every one of these wonders was absolutely impossible in the eyes of man and yet I am convinced more than ever that God wants us to be obedient and completely dependent on Him and He will demonstrate his power in signs and wonders that bring us and others closer to Him." https://www.cru.org/us/en/communities/ministries/josh-mcdowell-ministry/magicians-5-miracles.html   The Miracles of Jesus “The miracles of the Bible go beyond anything that any magician or illusionist could ever perform, but greater than any physical miracle was the ability of a man named Jesus to bring purpose and meaning to the lives of millions of people throughout the centuries.” https://www.everystudent.com/wires/miraclesofjesus.html Miracles Along the Road “Waving machetes, they screamed, ‘We are going to kill you and every infidel with you!’ Miracles Along the Road “Waving machetes, they screamed, ‘We are going to kill you and every infidel with you!’ https://www.jesusfilm.org/blog-and-stories/miracles-along-road.html   Andre Kole https://www.andrekole.org/   JESUS Film https://www.jesusfilm.org/   The Video Matt Requested https://youtu.be/cE_E3l_jfSk

Season 01 Episode 04 Can God work through you? We’ve all heard the calls to give God your best, but what if you don’t have a best? What if the best you have to give to God is your brokenness? Is there still a place for me in His kingdom? In today's episode, we'll hear from three people who found out that God delights in working through us no matter what condition we're in. Josh McDowell “Can God Really Use Me?”  1:45 – 6:35 Jane Cook “Redeeming what was Lost”  8:15 – 12:31 Roger Randall “But I’m Just a Kid”  13:59 – 20:14   Resources to help you grow Tiffany Found Pure Joy “I am not perfect. I never will be, and that’s okay because God IS.” https://www.cru.org/us/en/communities/campus/tiffany-found-pure-joy.html Jesus Gives Power For Living  “Therefore, it is no longer what we do through our own self-effort, but what He does supernaturally, because He is the one who provides the power, and we are merely the instruments through which He releases that power.” https://www.cru.org/us/en/how-to-know-god/jesus-and-the-intellectual.6.html Be A Mirror “And as we are transformed, we will light up the world around us.” https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/discohttps://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/devotionals/todays-promise/07/11.html Josh’s Bio https://www.josh.org/about-us/joshs-bio/   Ways to Serve Cru Loads of mission trips, internships, and career opportunities https://www.cru.org/us/en/opportunities.html

Season 01 Episode 03 The God Who Cares Does God care? He has an entire universe to take care of, wars and famines to deal with; does He even have time to care that you have a flat tire and are going to be late for a job interview? Or that you don't know what to do about a big decision and you need advice? Or that someone you love has cancer? The world laughs at you for thinking He does care, but God has something else to say about that. Today, we'll hear from three people who have experienced God's love and care on deeply personal levels. Josh McDowell “Father, Is My Mom In Heaven?”    1:46 – 5:12 Leonard Mahoe “Dora’s Disney Prayer”    7:10 – 10:14 Roxanne Hershey “Does God Even Care?”   13:08 – 17:09   Resources to help you grow When God Seems Silent “As Christians, we are not always going to hear God's voice, but from Job we can learn a few practical things to do when God seems silent.” https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/prayer/learn-from-gods-silence.html   Does God Care Who Wins?  “But God most certainly does care who wins—just not at all in the same way we do and certainly not in the way implied by most post-game interviews.” https://www.cru.org/us/en/communities/athletes/does-god-care-who-wins.html    Gay, Lesbian, God’s Love  “But God is able to love you perfectly. He loves us because it is his nature to love, and it never changes, never stops.” https://www.everyperson.com/wires/gay-lesbian.html   If you'd like more information about Josh McDowell https://www.josh.org/