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"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes." - Psalm 37:7

“For what does it benefit someone to gain the whole world and yet lose his life?” - Mark 8:36

“So, we are always of good courage…for we walk by faith and not by sight.” - 2 Corinthians 5:6,7 Walking by faith can feel like we're in the middle of a highwire; nevertheless, it is in these moments of tension that we have an opportunity to trust God. Think about it.

Standing up for God is very important in today's time. Matthew 10:32 says, "Stand up for me against world opinion and I'll stand up for you before my Father in heaven." While this sounds amazing, what's honestly required to defend our faith?!

"As my Father hath sent me...so send I you." - John 20:21

"For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ." - 2 Corinthians 5:21

Join me again for another installment of the "Let's Talk About It" series as I welcome up-and-coming country music artist Sydney Lett to the show as she discusses her life, career, and endless love for the Lord.

Join me in another installment of the, "Let's Talk About It," series as my mother and I discuss the importance of staying connected with God.

“Fear the Lord and serve Him with all faithfulness…But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you're living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” - Joshua 24:14-15 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money." - Matthew 6:24 Inspired by Jonathan Munson

“Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen” - 1 Timothy 1:17 Inspired by: Jonathan Munson

“The Lord is the one who will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.” – Deuteronomy 31:8 Think of a time you planned something that didn't go that way. How did you feel at that time? Anxious? Angry? Upset? Where did you turn for shelter and escape from your feelings? When we run to God, how does this help us? Inspired by Arbor Diggs

“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works?” – James 2:14 Inspired by Arbor Diggs

“He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there.” So the disciples went out, entered the city, and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.” – Mark 14:15-16 Inspired by: Chrystal Cowan

“Do what you have learned and received and heard from me, and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.” - Philippians 4:9 Philippians 4:4 — We should rejoice in the Lord. Philippians 4:5 — Our gentleness should be evident. Philippians 4:6 — We should pray about everything. Philippians 4:8 — We should think about the good stuff.

“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God's heavenly call in Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 3:13-14 Inspired by: Jon Gordon, Dan Britton, and Jimmy Page

“Now this is what the Lord says — the one who created you, Jacob, and the one who formed you, Israel — ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, and the flame will not burn you.” – Isaiah 43:1-2 Inspired by: Chrystal Cowan

Join Wesley Freeman and I as we talk about things involving the church, life, and purpose on the Bible 360 podcast!

Join me for another episode of "Let's Talk About It" as I welcome Bro. Courtney Edmonds to the show to discuss his testimonies and the lessons he has learned along the way!

“There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people by which we must be saved.” - Acts 4:12 Written by: Rex Stump

“Now as we have many parts in one body, and all the parts do not have the same function.” - Romans 12:4 When you think of your team, is your role more important than someone else's? Why should we show appreciation for others' gifts? How can you use your gift to be a blessing in the body of Christ?

“Now my soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save me from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour.” - John 12:27 Written by: Mark Jones

“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” Jesus answered. “This came about so that God's works might be displayed in him.” - John 9:3 What's your attitude when you have a bad day in sports or life? When have you seen God turn something bad into something good? How can Jesus use your bad moments for His glory?

“For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His.” – 2 Chronicles 16:9 RFTH Ministries

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” - 2 Corinthians 3:17-18

“He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.” - Proverbs 14:29

“Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible… I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.” - 1 Corinthians 9: 19 & 22b Written by: Bryant Wright

“They said to me, ‘Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.' When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.” - Nehemiah 1:3–4 NIV Written by: Jordan Loftis

“David said to Saul, ‘Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.' Saul replied, ‘You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth." - 1 Samuel 17:32-33 Written by Bryant Wright

"Encourage one another . . . live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you." 2 Corinthians 13:11 Written by: Sergei Sosedkin

“He (Jesus) was handed over to die because of our sins, and He was raised to life to make us right with God.” Romans 4:25 Written by: Bryant Wright

“For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb.” 1 Peter 1:18-19 Written by: Jake Hannon

“They do everything to be seen by others: They enlarge their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. The greatest among you will be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” - Matthew 23:5, 11-12 In what areas of your life are you striving to be better? Are you making progress? Are you making others around you better? How so? As a competitor, what ways can you intentionally serve, build up and encourage?

“For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” - Hebrews 4:12 Share a time when you read your Bible and saw the scripture play out in life? What was that experience like? How has seeing God's Word alive in your life shaped your perspective of the Bible? Written by: Shanta Crichlow

“I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” – Ephesians 3: 16-19 Written by Bryant Wright, Founder, RFTH

“But in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, ready at any time to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.” -- 1 Peter 3:15 Are you eager or apprehensive to share your faith with others? Do you see your life in sports as a platform that others are watching? Why is it important to speak what you believe? Written by: Sarah Freymuth

‘And Jesus said to them, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations… 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: 19a & 20

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me." - Psalms 23:4

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me." - Psalms 23:4

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me." - Psalms 23:4

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." - Romans 3:23 "For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made. Your works are wondrous, and I know this very well." - Psalm 139:13-14 Written by Michael Kelley

"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever." - 1 John 2:15–17 ESV Desires of the flesh: sinful cravings characterized by lust. Desires of the eyes: sinful cravings characterized by greed, envy, and coveting. The pride of life: sinful cravings for the approval of man, fame above all else, and one's own glory. Written by: Jordan Loftis

"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 6:23

“Jesus wept.” - John 11:35 "Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus. So when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was." - John 11:5-6 Written by Michael Kelley, RFTH

They unwittingly serve God's purposes (Judg. 9:23). They were terrified of Christ and the gospel (Matt. 8:29; Mark 1:24; James 2:19). They obeyed Christ (Matt. 8:32). They obeyed the Twelve (Matt. 10:1–8) and the Seventy-Two (Luke 10:17–20). They cannot separate believers in Christ from the love of God (Rom. 8:38). They can be restrained by the Holy Spirit (2 Thess. 2:6; 1 John 4:4). They have been judged already by God (2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6) and will be again in the future (Rev. 20:10). Written by Jordan Loftis

“But now you must rid yourselves of…filthy language from your lips.” Colossians 3:8 Written by Jonathan Munson, Executive Director, RFTH

"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." - Romans 8:28

"Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God." - Romans 7:4 ESV Written by Jordan Loftis

"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." - Ephesians 2:10 ESV Written by Jordan Loftis

"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control. Against such things, there is no law." - Galatians 5:22-23 Written by: John Ausmus

You rejoice in this, though now for a short time you have had to be distressed by various trials so that the genuineness of your faith-more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire-may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. -1 Peter 1:6 Written by: Roger Lipe

"Wait for the Lord; be strong and courageous. Wait for the Lord." - Psalm 27:14 "We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose." - Romans 8:28 Written by: Carissa Dahik