Sermons, notes and talks about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Bible from the perspective of someone who doesn't have formal theological education. This podcast is to show that anyone can preach and share the gospel no matter the qualifications, as God has called us all to do.
We are commanded to be apart of a church. Don't neglect that command.
Do you really care what people do with their money? What if it just honors God differently than how you would choose?
I am so glad we dont have to do all the OT sacrifices anymore.
Don't skip over certain stories and don't censor them out of fear of discomfort.
Life is full of change, but have hope, God is firm and does not change.
God can use any event or example to reveal answers to you.
Sometimes we need to make sacrifices just to offer up praise to God.
Jesus saw the Old Testament as true and if we see Him as true than we should see it as true too.
I just read The Great Divorce by CS Lewis and here's me spilling some thoughts.
Looking at James again today and this is kinda but not really a part 3 to the last 2 weeks.
This is basically part 2 to last weeks episode so check it first if you have not yet.
We need people to know who God is before we can expect them to follow His law and rules.
Spiritual discipline is tough, I promise, I get it.
Wisdom would tell us that there never was a time of the "good ole days"
Anger and murder are the same in the eyes of the Lord. Here's a personal testimony.
Who is your favorite author? God is the author of all life and his Word is the greatest book we can read.
Do we actually want to change people's hearts or do we just want to force our rules?
When presented with a question, take the time to fact check and make sure the question is right to begin with before responding. We don't have to give immediate responses and sometimes, immediate responses can get us in trouble.
I think we put too much emphasis on the quantity of words in our prayers and not enough on the quality and that leads us to not praying much at all.
To warn people is love. To honor God is love. Let your definition of love be based off God's truth and not the world's confusion.
In seasons of doubt, your testimony can be a good tool to remind you of the goodness of God.
We have a reward in Jesus. There will be suffering, and we will have to persevere but it will all be worth it. Sorry for the audio quality on this one.
The Bible teaches that even angels can deceive. Be on guard and don't be deceived.
Jesus is a comforter and we are to be imitators of Christ so we too should be comforters.
We may lose friends throughout life and especially once you start to follow Jesus. But choose Jesus, as he is the best friend who will always be with you.
Jesus saves but theres a lot of focus on the sending. Lets focus on the hope of saving.Â
We need to start with sharing and leave the convicting to the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit can use you for anything, no matter your education level. Have God's vision in your sight and all will be equipped.
Marriage is a holy union that cannot be broken and must be taken seriously in all fullness.
God made a marvelous creation and for our own health we should enjoy it more.
Martha was distracted by serving and that's what happens to a lot of us, myself included.
Everyone knows what kind of tree it is when they can see the fruit. It gets harder to identify when its just leaves.
Where are you at in your giving? We should always give, but not just give, but give abundantly.
What if you get to Heaven and someone you loved isn't there? Will you be sad? Or how will you handle this?
How should Christians treat the idea of magic? How do we defend against it?
Why are there so many English translations of the Bible? Why do we fight about this subject?
Jesus was 100% God and 100% man. With that, He experienced all the pains we suffer through as humans, giving Him a full understanding of what we go through.
What are some small details that go overlooked that you have noticed? Here, I share two things that are little and never talked about that I find interesting.
We as Christians should stand on truth and love but the news tends to be opinions and hate. Maybe we should steer clear of that.
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone for supporting this podcast and being faithful listeners. Very thankful for all God has done. New years bring new times to do better, lets get our reading right.
Yup, I cry in this one.
Let us rejoice that pastors are bringing people to Jesus and unless there is obvious error, leave the criticizing alone.
We need to be more thankful and understand our thankfulness to God. Dont seek after so many things when God has already provided in abundance.
How well do you know the members of your church?
My opinion on the definition of fasting and how we should look at it. I get scientific with this one!
Too often we seek sermons and books for our answers when we have the answers already given to us in the Bible. Seek it first.
Do you ever take a day to just do nothing? Its hard for me to and I bet I'm not alone. But God gave us a day of rest. Give this a listen for my take.
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