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Can a Christian truly have confidence in their salvation? If we continue to struggle with sin, how can we know where we stand before God?In this sermon from Romans 8:1-11, we explore one of the most encouraging passages in Scripture: “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Paul moves from the frustration of Romans 7 to the assurance of Romans 8, showing how God has accomplished what we never could on our own.In this lesson, you'll discover: Why Romans 8 begins with hope instead of condemnation  How Christ frees us from the law of sin and death  The difference between living according to the flesh and living according to the Spirit  What it means to be "in Christ"  How Christians can have genuine confidence in their eternal future No matter how deeply you've struggled with sin, God's grace provides freedom, peace, and assurance for those who walk with Him.

We Are the Body of Christ | 1 Corinthians 12:27What does it mean to be the Body of Christ?In this special standalone message, we explore Paul's powerful words in 1 Corinthians 12:27 and discover God's design for His Church. Every believer has a unique role, purpose, and gift, and when we work together, the Church functions as Christ intended.Whether you've been following Jesus for years or are just beginning your faith journey, this message will challenge and encourage you to embrace your place in the body, serve others, and live out your calling within God's family.

Introduction: That Can Happen to Me: Reality Check About God's People and Disqualification. (1 Corinthians 10:1-13) Taking God's BLESSINGS for Granted: That Can Happen to Me. (1 Cor 10:1-6) Falling into SIN: That Can Happen to Me. (1 Cor 10:7-10) IDOLATRY. (1 Cor 10:7) IMMORALITY. (1 Cor 10:8) TESTING God. (1 Cor 10:9) COMPLAINING. (1 Cor 10:10) Claiming God's PROMISES When Tempted: That Must Happen By Me. (1 Cor 10:11-13) God's Promises When You're Tempted (1 Cor 10:13) COMMON. (1 Cor 10:13a) BEARABLE. (1 Cor 10:13b) AVOIDABLE. (1 Cor 10:13c) Sermon Notes (PDF): BLANKHint: Highlight blanks above for answers! Audio Transcript 00:36-00:41Open up your Bibles with me, please, to the book of 1 Corinthians 10.00:43-00:46While you're turning there, let's just pause.00:46-00:53Please pray for me to be faithful to communicate God's Word clearly and accurately.00:54-01:00I will pray for you to have a heart open to receive what the Lord is teaching.01:03-01:06Because as usual, There's something here for each of us.01:07-01:08Let's pray.01:10-01:21When all of God's people said, "Amen, we'll try next week." "That won't happen to me." Did you ever say that?01:23-01:23Did you ever say that?01:23-01:27"That won't happen to me." Do you know who says that?01:29-01:33Well, I think everybody, but do you know who most often says that?01:34-01:38in their teenage years and in their 20s.01:39-01:40That won't happen to me.01:42-01:43Right?01:44-02:01You're out somewhere and you see some little kid disrespecting their parents, and you're like, "When I have kids, that won't happen to me." And then you have kids.02:04-02:14Or, you see kids all glued to their screens, their iPads and their iPhones and all that, and you're like, "Look at that.02:16-02:17Those parents have their kid addicted to screens.02:17-02:36That won't happen to me." And then you have kids, and you're like, "Can't you just go play the iPad for a few hours?" "That won't happen to me." I think we've all said that in considering maybe some of the things that our parents have said.02:37-02:50I think back to when I was a teenager, hearing some of the things my dad would say, I'm like, "That won't happen to me." And now I find myself, even just the other day, "Who left the lights on?02:50-02:56"I don't work for Wes Penn." That won't happen to me.02:57-02:58You know what the biggest one though was for me?02:58-03:09I know this might sound dumb, but, As a much younger man, I see these people get married and have kids and then they get the minivan.03:10-03:12And I'm like, "That won't happen to me.03:15-03:16We've had too many vans.03:18-03:20That won't happen to me." You ever said that?03:22-03:22Have you ever said that?03:22-03:29"That won't happen to me." Well, before we look at this passage, just back up a verse.03:31-03:49Chapter 9, verse 27, Paul's given this sports athlete analogy, and he says, "But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified." What's he talking about?03:49-03:59This whole section that we've been in these past few weeks, this Q&A section, the issue is should a Christian eat meat sacrificed to an idol?03:59-04:03And that turned into a whole discussion about your witness.04:03-04:04Like I don't want to offend.04:05-04:13And then he started talking about disciplining yourself so that you don't get disqualified.04:14-04:15He's talking about his witness.04:16-04:25Like I want to reach lost people, and if I'm disqualified, if there is sin in my life, I've shot my testimony.04:26-04:28He's not talking about losing your salvation.04:29-04:34He's talking about losing the opportunity to be used by God.04:34-04:35That's what he's talking about.04:35-04:38He's talking about your witness, your testimony.04:39-05:02And he says, "Last, after preaching to others, I myself should be disqualified." And of course, people can read that in the Corinthians day and in our day and say things like, "Well, maybe you have something to worry about." But that won't happen to me.05:04-05:05That won't happen to me.05:08-05:10A lot of Christians have said that.05:12-05:21They see the sin of others and think, "That won't happen to me." And it did, right?05:22-05:45How many Christians have we seen who have ruined their testimony, maybe because it's been found out that they are guilty of some kind of abuse toward a spouse, toward a child, or it comes out that there's some kind of addiction that they've been keeping hidden for years.05:47-05:48That won't happen to me.05:51-05:52How about pastors?05:52-05:54How many pastors have we seen disqualified?05:55-05:56No longer usable.05:58-05:59They've ruined their testimony.05:59-06:04How many times have we seen that with affairs, with embezzlement?06:06-06:07That won't happen to me.06:09-06:13Well this section that we're looking at today is a warning to God's people.06:14-06:15And here's the warning.06:15-06:20Being blessed by God can make you think that you're above failing.06:23-06:54When you know God, when you're walking with God, when you're experiencing the blessing knowing God, the danger is you can get to the point where you say, "That won't happen to me." And the key to all of this is verse 12. Jump down there for a second. Chapter 10 verse 12, he says, "Therefore, let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed, lest he fall.06:58-07:10So are you telling me that you think that people who have been so blessed by God, who have been so used by God in such powerful ways, you think they couldn't possibly fail?07:12-07:22You think God's people, even God's people, you think there's no way that they could be disqualified from being usable to God.07:27-07:29Well, let me tell you about Israel.07:32-07:33That's where Paul goes.07:33-07:43If you're jotting things down in your outline, the heading, "That can't happen to me." So this is a reality check, church.07:43-07:48This is a reality check about God's people and disqualification.07:50-07:51That can't happen to me.07:51-07:57Number one, right, just taking God's blessings for granted, that can happen to me.08:00-08:07Now Paul here is going into this illustration from Israel from Old Testament times.08:08-08:13And he's talking about Israel when they were going from Egypt to Canaan.08:16-08:26And if you're familiar with that story at all, you know that they were blessed incredibly.08:28-08:37They saw God's hand at work in their lives, in their nation, every step of the way.08:39-08:39Right?08:40-08:41They were so blessed.08:42-08:43Like, how?08:43-08:45Well, look at chapter 10, verse 1.08:46-08:54Paul says, "For I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud." Stop there.08:54-08:58That's the first blessing that they experienced.08:58-08:59They were led by God.09:00-09:03This cloud - we're not going to look up all these passages.09:03-09:05We'll be here until Thanksgiving.09:07-09:11But Paul here is giving sort of a paraphrase of the history.09:12-09:13But you can jot them down.09:13-09:14You can look them up later.09:15-09:16What's the cloud? Exodus 13.09:17-09:20The Bible says this is how they were led.09:20-09:23By day, it was a pillar of cloud.09:24-09:26By night, it was a pillar of fire.09:26-09:27That's how Israel was led.09:28-09:32You realize, not one of the Israelites could have ever said they never saw God.09:33-09:37He was right in front of them every single step of the way, right?09:37-09:38So they were led by God.09:38-09:41Secondly, Paul says they were delivered by God.09:42-09:43Look at the rest of verse 1.09:44-09:52He says, "And all passed through the sea." You probably could guess what that is, right?09:52-10:00Exodus 14, God basically led Israel to a dead end.10:00-10:02He led them to a dead end.10:03-10:05And now there's the sea.10:05-10:07Here comes the Egyptians after them.10:07-10:09They're like, "We are doomed." Do you remember what happened?10:10-10:12God parted the waters, so they walked through.10:12-10:14The Egyptians followed them.10:14-10:16God closed the waters, drowned the entire army.10:19-10:20That's what He's talking about here.10:21-10:25So not only could none of them say, "Well, I never saw God." They did.10:26-10:30Not one of them could say they never experienced God's power to save.10:32-10:33They were all delivered by God.10:35-10:39Thirdly, they were given a great leader by God.10:40-10:40Look at verse 2.10:44-10:56He says, "And all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea." Baptized into Moses - that's just talking about their identification with Moses as a leader.10:57-11:00I mean, you think you have a great leader.11:02-11:11Well, they had, who is in my opinion, the greatest human in the Old Testament, Moses.11:11-11:13I don't think there's anybody greater than Moses.11:13-11:14He was their pastor.11:16-11:16Awesome.11:18-11:19Given to them by God.11:20-11:22All right, they were also provided for by God.11:22-11:24Look at verses 3 and 4.11:26-11:42It says, "And all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ." They were provided for by God.11:42-11:43How did they eat?11:44-11:44Manna.11:45-11:47It was food that God just put on the ground.11:47-11:55They gathered it up every day, except the Sabbath, but God just put this perfect food for them on the ground.11:57-11:59And He gave them water from a rock.12:00-12:03God handed them everything they needed.12:03-12:17By the way, when it says, "The rock was Christ that followed them around," Paul is telling is that somehow, these provisions that Israel received literally came through Jesus.12:17-12:22Paul is saying Jesus Christ was literally with them every step of the way.12:25-12:30But you notice in these first four verses the word "all." He says it five times.12:30-12:30All.12:30-12:31All.12:31-12:31All.12:31-12:32Five times.12:34-12:40Every single Israelite experienced God's presence and His provision.12:41-12:41Alright?12:42-12:58He says in verse 5, "Nevertheless, with most of them, God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness." With most of them, God was not pleased.13:00-13:05Most scholars estimate there was about two million Israelites in the Exodus.13:06-13:08Most of them God was not pleased.13:08-13:11There were, do you know how many there were that God was pleased with?13:12-13:15Two, Joshua and Caleb.13:16-13:18I did the math on that.13:19-13:21Two people out of two million, do you know what that is?13:22-13:30That's 0.00001% of the people God was pleased with.13:31-13:32All the rest.13:35-13:36The rest, Paul would say most of them.13:38-13:41They were disqualified.13:43-13:51God's like, "You're not usable to Me because you refuse to be faithful." They were disqualified to death.13:53-14:00So Paul's point here in these first five verses is just simply this, Old Testament Israel, They saw all they saw.14:00-14:06They experienced all they experienced, and they got disqualified.14:09-14:09So what's the point?14:10-14:11That was like thousands of years ago.14:13-14:14Why are you telling us this?14:16-14:34Verse 6, he says, "Now these things took place as examples for us that we might not desire evil as they did." So this is an example for who?14:36-14:37It's an example for who?14:38-14:49It's an example for us, because those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it, right?14:53-15:12made everything they saw. Everything they saw. Like, what was the problem? It tells us right here what the problem is. They desired evil. That's the problem. They desired evil.15:12-15:23See, the problem was God was with them, but their hearts weren't with God. And Paul says Hey, He's talking to us, church.15:25-15:27Their story is our story.15:27-15:29You know those provisions we just listed?15:30-15:31Can we say the same?15:32-15:40I would argue we can say God's provision for us has been greater than God's provision for Old Testament Israel.15:41-15:42Here's what I mean.15:43-15:47We just said they were led by God, right?15:47-15:48Are we led by God?15:50-15:54Much greater than a cloud and fire, as awesome as that was.15:54-15:56You realize how God leads us?15:56-16:05He put His Spirit in us, and He put His wisdom down in this book so that we can have guidance directly from God Himself.16:07-16:07Wow.16:11-16:13Have we been delivered by God?16:15-16:16If you know Jesus Christ, you have.16:17-16:24And again, as awesome as the Red Sea had to have been, do you realize your deliverance was so much greater?16:25-16:39That because of your sin, you were heading to hell, and God sent His Son to die in your place to bear the wrath of God on Himself while He suffered on the cross, and then to raise from the dead so that we can have eternal life.16:40-16:41We have been delivered.16:46-16:47We've been given great leaders.16:49-16:53I couldn't possibly overstate the greatness of the elders that lead this church.16:57-17:00We have been blessed with great leaders in this church.17:03-17:04All of our needs have been met.17:07-17:09So much more than manna and water from a rock.17:09-17:12You have so much more than any of these Israelites ever had.17:14-17:14Right?17:18-17:20We have the same problem, don't we?17:21-17:22We have the same problem.17:22-17:24We - what do you say?17:25-17:25desire evil.17:30-17:39Even as redeemed people, those of you who know Christ, even the redeemed, we live in in this fallen flesh.17:41-17:44And this fallen flesh still hungers for sin.17:46-17:49That's why we've been talking about self-control.17:50-17:59And I remember as a young Christian, I prayed so often that God would remove any desire from me for sin.17:59-18:01I prayed that so many times as a young Christian.18:02-18:06And then as I grew in my faith, I realized that's just not how it works.18:07-18:11Because as long as you live in the flesh, you're gonna have a desire for sin.18:12-18:17Instead, what I needed to pray for and what I continue to pray for until today is self-control.18:18-18:19That is a fruit of the Spirit.18:19-18:20That's how God works.18:20-18:21That's what he's commanded us to.18:25-18:30So Israel failed to get their hearts devoted to God.18:32-18:33That's the moral of that story.18:34-18:45"How are you doing? How are we doing, church?" You're like, "Well, how did Israel fail?" Well, let's get specific, shall we?18:46-18:49That takes us to number two, "I'm falling into sin.18:51-18:56That can happen to me." First, they took God's blessings for granted, as we do.18:57-19:01Secondly, falling into sin, that can happen to me.19:02-19:05Sin hasn't changed, you know that.19:06-19:15And these blessed people under Moses fell into the same sins that we can fall into.19:16-19:16It's the same.19:18-19:20Specifically, jot these down.19:20-19:21We're gonna go through these quickly.19:22-19:27Pastor Taylor's gonna be unpacking some of these on the series in July.19:29-19:31Letter A, idolatry.19:35-19:37The sins they fell into that we can fall into.19:37-19:38Idolatry, look at verse seven.19:39-19:42He says, "Do not be idolaters as some of them were.19:43-19:53"As it is written, "if people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play." Idolatry.19:53-19:54We've talked about this.19:54-19:56It was a big issue in Corinth, wasn't it?19:57-19:59And it was a big issue in Israel.20:02-20:05Now here he's speaking specifically of the golden calf incident.20:05-20:06Are you familiar with that?20:07-20:09If not, just jot down Exodus 32.20:09-20:11You can go back and read this later.20:11-20:15But what was happening was Moses was up talking to God.20:17-20:20Moses was in like the ultimate business meeting with God.20:20-20:22God was giving Moses the 10 commandments.20:23-20:26And what were the people doing while Moses was talking to God?20:26-20:34praying for Moses, fasting, excitedly seeking the Lord, you know, wondering what is God going to do for Moses?20:35-20:41You read your Bibles, what you see is instead, Israel just got tired of waiting.20:44-20:45We don't know what happened to Moses.20:45-20:54So they go to his brother Aaron, and they're like, "Can you make us like a God that'll go before us?" Golden calf.20:56-21:00And the point is this, idolatry, you're going to worship something.21:02-21:16And if it's not the living God, if you're not worshipping the living God, if Jesus Christ is not everything to you, something else is going to get your attention and your affection.21:18-21:20Idolatry, look, that can happen to me.21:22-21:23That can happen to me.21:23-21:28I can take my eyes off of Christ, and all of a sudden, something much lesser is so much more important.21:29-21:30That can happen to me.21:32-21:37By the way, it says they sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.21:41-21:45To play, that doesn't mean shoots and ladders, okay?21:46-21:47That leads us actually to letter B.21:47-21:48Write this down, immorality.21:50-21:50Immorality.21:53-21:55Sexual immorality bleeds right into this.21:56-22:08He says, "We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and 23,000 fell in a single day." That's Numbers 25.22:09-22:10You can read that.22:11-22:18Israel saw the daughters of Moab and went hubba hubba.22:21-22:24God sent a plague that killed 23,000 people.22:26-22:29Israel disqualifies from usefulness, disqualified to death.22:30-22:36And we've talked so much these past few weeks about sexual immorality, but here it is again, it comes up again.22:36-22:38Look, it's gonna disqualify you.22:39-22:50If you choose to engage in sexual immorality, unrepentant, you're gonna be disqualified.22:52-22:53That can happen to me.22:55-22:56That can happen to me.22:58-22:59Idolatry can happen to me.22:59-23:01Immorality, that can happen to me.23:02-23:03Letter C, testing God.23:04-23:06Testing God, look at verse nine.23:07-23:17He says, "We must not put Christ to the test as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents." Testing God, right down on Numbers 21.23:19-23:29Numbers 21, Israel spoke against God and Moses, the Bible says, "You brought us here to die." Right, was that your plan, Moses?23:29-23:31You brought us out of Egypt to die.23:31-23:33Moses is like, "Yeah, that was my plan.23:34-23:36You caught me." Sarcasm.23:38-23:41They said, "You brought us out here to die, Moses.23:42-23:44You brought us out here." They said, "There's no food.23:45-23:45There's no drink.23:46-23:50All we have is this worthless manna." They said that.23:53-23:58Can we just pause for a second and acknowledge how horrific that statement is?23:59-24:00Worthless manna?24:01-24:02Worthless manna?24:02-24:06Do you mean the supernatural food that God provided for you every day?24:07-24:08That worthless manna?24:08-24:16Do you mean the stuff that all you have to do is bend over and pick it up and stick it in your mouth?24:16-24:18You mean that worthless manna?24:18-24:23Oh, and by the way, manna was the perfect food.24:23-24:25It was absolutely perfect.24:27-24:27How do you know?24:28-24:28Did you have any?24:28-24:29No, I didn't have any.24:29-24:30Not today.24:33-24:40But you know, in the Old Testament it talks about how their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.24:40-24:41You ever see that in there?24:41-24:51Like, "Well, their feet didn't swell, what's that mean?" There's a disease called beriberi that's a result of malnutrition, and it makes your feet swell.24:52-24:57And what the Bible's telling us is this food was perfectly nutritious, so they were not malnourished.24:59-25:01Banana was perfect food.25:02-25:28And Israel gets in God's face and says, "All we got is this worthless stuff that you gave us." Well, God sent serpents, serpents that bit many of the people died, and that's when God told Moses to make the bronze serpent on the pole look to this, "You will live." Jesus said that was a picture of Himself lifted up when you look to Him.25:29-25:30You'll be saved.25:33-25:34Testing God though, testing God.25:35-25:36What's it mean to test God?25:37-25:43It's when you have this hard attitude towards God where you say, "God, why did you do this?25:44-25:45Why did you do this, God?25:46-25:51God, you don't love me because God, if you loved me, this wouldn't be happening to me.25:52-25:54God, what have you done for me lately?25:55-26:24Or God, you need to prove yourself to me." testing God. That can happen to me. That can happen to me. How much irreverence do you think God tolerates? How much? I would say, let's not find out. But I imagine it's not Not too much.26:24-26:31When your attitude is constantly accusing God, testing God, he says don't do that.26:34-26:36Letter D - complaining.26:37-26:38Complaining.26:38-26:45Verse 10, he says, "Nor grumble as some of them did and were destroyed by the destroyer." Complaining.26:45-26:50Literally, it's expressing unwarranted dissatisfaction.26:51-26:54expressing unwarranted dissatisfaction.26:54-26:55That's what complaining is.26:56-27:00That's what this literally is talking about in this passage.27:00-27:03You're like, when did the Israelites complain?27:03-27:04When did they ever complain?27:10-27:14If you're looking for some examples, numbers 11, numbers 14, numbers 16.27:16-27:19Complaining though, you're like, complaining really?27:19-27:21How did that make the list?27:22-27:26I mean, everyone does it.27:27-27:27Right?27:28-27:30I mean, everybody complains now and then.27:30-27:34I mean, is complaining really that big of a deal?27:36-27:40Well, apparently to God, it is.27:43-27:48Because the Bible says were destroyed by the destroyer.27:48-27:50Look up those passages.27:50-27:51Read the book of Numbers.27:51-27:55You'll see so often when there was complaining, do you know how God responded?27:57-28:00Fire, swallowing people by the earth, sending plagues.28:01-28:05God is not a fan of complaining at all.28:06-28:10He takes complaining very seriously.28:13-28:21You're like, "What's the big deal?" Well, just imagine you take your kid to Disney World.28:22-28:27If you don't have a kid, just imagine you've got a niece or a nephew, or you take a kid to Disney World.28:29-28:30And you're like, "You know what?28:32-28:33You can have whatever you want.28:34-28:40You get them the Fast Pass, they ride all the rides, they get the mouse ears, right?28:40-28:43and everything they want.28:46-29:04And then partway through the day, as you've provided everything, you just kind of lean down and you say, "So how do you like Disney World?" And they say, "Disney World stinks!" Like, what's the matter?29:04-29:08They're like, "I wanted curly fries, They were straight fries.29:11-29:12How would you react to that?29:14-29:15Not good.29:17-29:18Are you kidding me?29:19-29:20And see, that was Israel's story.29:21-29:49God was handing them everything, and they're like, "We don't like man anymore." We can point the finger, but that is so me, and that is so you, that God showers millions of blessings on us every day, and we have the audacity to complain about the two or three things in our lives that we don't prefer.29:51-29:52That can happen to me.29:54-29:59So idolatry, sexual immorality, testing God, complaining.29:59-30:00Well, sin hasn't changed.30:03-30:05People haven't either, right?30:06-30:06Can happen to me.30:08-30:08Can happen to me.30:11-30:14It's a reality check about God's people and disqualification.30:16-30:20Taking God's blessings for granted, that can happen to me.30:20-30:22Falling into sin, that can happen to me.30:24-30:25Let's change gears, all right?30:26-30:32Number three, claiming God's promises when tempted, that must happen by me.30:33-30:35That must happen by me.30:35-30:37Claiming God's promises when tempted.30:38-30:39Look at verse 11.30:39-30:53He says, "Now these things happened to them as an example, "but they were written down for our instruction "on whom the end of the ages has come." End of the ages, he just means we live in the last days.30:53-30:54That's all that means.30:54-31:03"Ever since Christ ascended, until He returns, we're living in the last days." That's an example for the Corinthian church, and we're in the same days as them.31:04-31:06But notice again, this is an example.31:06-31:07He said it in verse 6.31:07-31:09This is an example to instruct us.31:10-31:13Okay, verse 12, the key verse in all of this.31:14-31:23He says, "Therefore, let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed, lest he fall." It's a warning.31:24-31:26This whole passage is a warning against pride.31:29-31:30You think you stand.31:30-31:31You think you stand.31:32-31:37You think sin is something that affects other people.31:37-31:43You think getting disqualified from ministry and being usable by God, that only happens to others.31:44-31:46That won't happen to me.31:48-31:50And Paul says, "You better humble yourself here.31:52-33:03think you stand, you think you're on a different level, you better humble yourself because it absolutely can happen to you. It can. It is a scary thing, church, but do you realize you are, each of you, each of you are one bad decision away from ruining your life. Do you know that? You are one bad decision from wrecking your family. You are one bad day away from destroying your testimony. Do you realize that? You're like, "Well, I don't want to be disqualified." Great, because here's the encouragement. This is where Paul lands. It doesn't have to happen to you. It doesn't have to. Because look at verse 13. He says, "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability.33:03-33:11But with the temptation, He will also provide the way of escape that you may be able to to endure it.33:14-33:28We pray as our Lord taught us, rightly we pray, lead us not into temptation, but there will be times temptation shows up at your door.33:32-33:34So here's God's promises when you're tempted.33:35-33:35Alright?33:37-33:48I was going to give you like the ABCs of it, after studying through this, it's CBA. It's CBA. That's just how it is, right?33:49-33:56CBA. Remember God's promises when you're tempted. The first one, "C" is for common.33:57-34:37Common. Did you see that? Look at verse 13 again. He says, "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man." That's the first promise from God. Look, When you're struggling in a sin, any kind of sin, whatever it is, whether it is sexual, whether it's with your mouth, whether it's coarse joking or gossip or fits of rage or whatever sin you struggle with, Satan loves to come along and lie to you and convince you you're the only one. You know this problem you have? You know in the history of mankind you're the only person ever had that problem.34:40-34:42And you're like, "I am a sin freak.34:43-34:48I'm doing something that nobody in the history of mankind has ever done." That is a lie.34:49-34:54The thing that you're dealing with has been dealt with by countless other people.34:56-34:58You are not the only one.34:59-35:00You're not the only one.35:00-35:04And you're like, "Well, why is this happening to me?" Do you know why it's happening to you?35:04-35:05It's just your turn.35:09-35:10It's common.35:12-35:18You have never, you will never face anything that hasn't been faced by countless others before you.35:18-35:19And that's encouraging.35:20-35:21That's encouraging.35:23-35:27That when you're faced with temptation, you can say, "Oh, this temptation, it's nothing new.35:27-35:31"Others have resisted, I can too." Right?35:31-35:32So it's common.35:32-35:34I'll let it be as forbearable.35:36-35:37Be as forbearable.35:40-35:57Look at the middle part of verse 13, he says, "God is faithful and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability." By the way, this is the most misquoted verse in the Bible, I think.35:59-36:17How many times you're going through struggling of some kind, you're suffering, you're going through some kind of trial, the storms, you're going through the storms of life and somebody comes along and says, "Well, you know, the Bible says God won't give you any more than you can handle." And that's just not at all what this says.36:19-36:20It's just not.36:21-36:28Actually, I think God will give you way more than you can handle so that you learn to depend on His strength and not your own.36:29-36:34But this verse, three times in this one verse, He says temptation.36:34-36:36He's talking about temptation.36:36-36:39He's not talking about suffering and trials and storms and all that.36:40-36:41He's talking about temptation.36:43-36:54And the reality is, church, God does not tempt, James 1.13, God does not tempt, but nothing happens to you without God's permission.36:56-36:57There is nothing that's coming into your life.36:58-37:02No temptation is coming to you that God doesn't okay first.37:04-37:09And God has promised that He's not going to allow you to face more than you can handle.37:10-37:12And this is individualized, by the way.37:13-37:14He knows.37:15-37:15God knows.37:17-37:20No one can say, "You know what?37:20-37:21I sinned.37:21-37:21Yes, okay.37:21-37:22I sinned.37:22-37:23I'm guilty of sin.37:23-37:24But you don't understand.37:25-37:26I sinned because I couldn't help it.37:27-37:28It was just too much for me.37:29-37:32God makes sure that it's never too much for you.37:32-37:33That's the promise.37:34-37:35He makes sure.37:37-37:46And this might be a tough pill to swallow, but according to this verse, maybe it's why you don't have more money.37:49-37:51For some of you, you're like, "You know, I've tried and I've tried.37:52-37:53Financially, I just can't seem to get ahead.37:54-37:59Why do I not have more money?" Because God knows that more money would be too much temptation for you.37:59-38:02I was like, "I don't want him to go there.38:02-38:07I'm going to make sure that he doesn't." For some of you, you're like, "I don't understand.38:07-38:08I applied for this job.38:08-38:09I was a perfect candidate.38:10-38:11It would have been the perfect job.38:12-38:14Why didn't I get the job?" I'll tell you why you didn't get the job.38:14-38:20God knew something was going to happen at that job that was going to be too much temptation for you.38:20-38:30Whatever that is, God's like, "No, they're not going to be able to handle that, so I'm I'm not going to let them have that job." Maybe for some it's a relationship.38:30-38:37You're like, "Man, I was so into this person and we just kind of started dating and I really thought it was going to be a long-term thing that worked out.38:38-38:46Why did it not work out with this person?" Because God knew that there was going to be too much temptation for you there.38:47-38:50He says, "I'm just...I'm not going to allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear.38:50-38:57I'm not going to do it." And you know, that's encouraging, church, because God knows me better than I do.38:59-39:01And He's not going to put me in a hopeless situation.39:03-39:04All right?39:04-39:07So the CBA is here of temptation, God's promises.39:08-39:09It's common, it's bearable.39:10-39:13And letter A, it's avoidable.39:14-39:15It's avoidable.39:15-40:23Look at the end of verse 13. He says, "But with the temptation He will also provide the way of escape that you may be able to endure it." God promises that when temptation comes, He's always going to provide a way out. You know, for the person that says, "I had no choice but to sin." I had no choice but to sin. That's that's not actually how we say it. You know how we say it? It's an addiction. And look, I'm not denying that addiction is a real thing. I know addiction absolutely is a real thing, but I think a lot of Christians have just slapped the addiction label on any sin propensity, and all of a sudden now it's not my fault. I can't help it, I have an addiction." Well, maybe the problem isn't you have an addiction, maybe the problem is you chose not to look for the way out that God provided.40:26-40:35Because if you're like, "Well, I was forced to sin, there was no option, I was just forced to sin," well then you're basically calling God a liar because He's promised that there's there's always going to be a way out.40:35-40:40He's going to make sure that you're not cornered into some "I must sin" situation.40:42-40:44There's no excuses.40:44-40:46There's no one to blame but myself when I sin.40:48-40:51And I will remind you that temptation isn't sin.40:51-40:52Jesus was tempted.40:53-42:07But it is on you to find the way of escape that God has provided so that you can avoid in to the temptation. And that's encouraging. That means I'm never forced to sin. God always provides the way out. "Oh, that won't happen to me. That won't happen to me." Remember blessed, tempted to sin, not exempt from disqualification. And we are just like Israel, but today we have an opportunity to make different choices than many of them did. I just have to ask you, is your reputation worth it? Is your testimony worth it? Is Jesus Christ worth it? Will you bow your heads with me, please?42:10-42:13Father, we just want to pause and we want to thank you.42:16-42:26Sometimes we idealize Old Testament Israel, but your word here reminds us that we're just like them.42:29-42:51Father, I pray for my brothers and sisters here, that we would make better choices, is that we would not lean into the craving for evil that we have, but instead, Father, I pray that we would claim and live the promises that You have given us regarding temptation.42:52-43:02Father, we thank You that we know there's nothing that we're going to face today that hasn't been faced by countless people before us.43:02-43:04That's encouraging to us, Father.43:04-43:04Thank you.43:06-43:16Father, we thank you that you're making sure that we're not suffocated by temptation, that we're in some kind of a hopeless situation.43:16-43:23Your word is clear, God, that you have promised that you are not going to allow us to be tempted beyond our ability.43:24-43:28Thank you, Father, for that individual care that you give for every one of your people.43:31-43:33God, I thank you that you provide the way of escape.43:34-43:36I just ask, Father, you give us eyes to see it.43:38-43:48Yes, we need to avoid situations where we might be tempted, but when we get in those situations, Father, show us very clearly the way out.43:50-44:03Father, above all, give us humility today, because I'm sure there's gonna be people walking out the door still thinking that it can't possibly happen to them when your word so clearly says otherwise.44:04-44:05Humble us, Father.44:06-44:08Give us the faith to humble ourselves.44:08-44:10We pray in Jesus' name, amen.44:39-44:40 Small Group DiscussionRead 1 Corinthians 10:1-13What was your big take-away from this passage / message?In what ways has the church been blessed as Old Testament Israel was? How can these blessings make us feel exempt from being disqualified (i.e. no longer useable by God)?What does it mean to “test the Lord”? How can people do that today (1 Cor 10:9)?Why is complaining (1 Cor 10:10) such a serious sin in the ears of God?Many people, talking about trials, wrongly quote 1 Cor 10:13 by saying, “God doesn't give you any more than you can handle.” Explain why this statement is wrong when it comes to suffering. What is 1 Cor 10:13 actually saying?BreakoutPray for one another.

Recorded live at Beatitudes Church in Phoenix, AZ on 2.1.26Preaching: Reverend Sandi AnthonyScriptures: Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:20, 27If you like what you hear, consider donating at:  https://beatitudeschurch.org/donate/To watch the full service, click here: Service of Worship | February 1, 2026

In this final lecture of the "Wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita" series, Acharya das explores the concept of "the yoga of love" or bhakti yoga. He explains that bhakti yoga represents both a spiritual practice and the ultimate goal of all yoga practices. In considering this subject it is important to distinguish between material conceptions of love, which are often self-centered, and true spiritual love, which is characterized by selflessness and devotion to the Supreme Soul. Acharya das emphasizes that bhakti is not merely a supplementary practice but the culmination of all spiritual paths, representing the natural function of the spirit soul in its pure state. The talk highlights the intimate, reciprocal relationship between the individual soul and the Supreme Soul, describing it as a bond of "eternal kinship."Links to two other talks mentioned in this talk:Is it Love or Lust - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4XVCggkxHZtkbQCJjlYN36?si=LRmjvduRQsqaV0iiDsQVugYoga of the Bhagavad-gita - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Q2YFvbXyh1eHyDqio6P9o?si=ckdKNW38RSCPrEaZ8Qe5CAVerses quoted in this talk:The same jīva is eternal and is for eternity and without a beginning joined to the Supreme Lord by the tie of an eternal kinship. - Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā 5.21And of all yogīs, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service[bhakti-yoga], is most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all. - Bhagavad-gītā 6.47My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing before you, and can thus be seen directly. Only in this way can you enter into the mysteries of My understanding. - Bhagavad-gītā 11.54The pure devotee is always within the core of My heart, and I am always in the heart of the pure devotee. My devotees do not know anything else but Me, and I do not know anyone else but them. - Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.4.68I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him. - Bhagavad-gītā 9.29O son of Kuntī, all that you do, all that you eat, all that you offer and give away, as well as all austerities that you may perform, should be done as an offering unto Me. - Bhagavad-gītā 9.27If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it. - Bhagavad-gītā 9.26Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion. - Bhagavad-gītā 9.14But those who worship Me with devotion, meditating on My transcendental form-to them I carry what they lack and preserve what they have. - Bhagavad-gītā 9.22To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me. - Bhagavad-gītā 10.10Out of compassion for them, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance. - Bhagavad-gītā 10.11Always think of Me and become My devotee. Worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend. - Bhagavad-gītā 18.65He who follows this imperishable path of devotional service and who completely engages himself with faith, making Me the supreme goal, is very, very dear to Me. - Bhagavad-gītā 12.20

Recorded live at Beatitudes Church in Phoenix, AZ on 11.9.25Preaching: Reverend Sandi AnthonyScriptures: Colossians 1:27If you like what you hear, consider donating at:  https://beatitudeschurch.org/donate/To watch the full service, click here: Service of Worship | November 9, 2025

Proverbs 29:27 reveals the sharp divide between the righteous and the wicked — a truth that remains evident in every generation.Pastor Nazario Sinon explains why those who walk with God will always clash with a world that rejects Him. Just as oil and water cannot mix, righteousness and wickedness cannot coexist in harmony.Jesus warned His followers that the world would hate them because it first hated Him. Yet believers are called to stand firm in faith and reflect the light of Christ despite opposition.

The CrucifixionJohn 19:16-27If there was one person that knew that Jesus was the Son of God, it was Mary, his mother. He was born of a virgin. What a wonderful blessing to birth the Son of God, but now she must see him, die, the nails in his hands, the mocking, the spitting in his face, the crown of thorns upon his head, the blood that ran down through his body. This pierced her soul just as the Bible said.

The enemy is always looking for a foothold, but God's Word tells us not to give him one! (Ephesians 4:27).In this message, Pastor Troy Smothermon teaches us how to guard three key areas of our lives:Our Thoughts: What we think shapes our actions. (Romans 12:2, James 1:14-16)Our Words: Our mouth carries the power of life and death. (Proverbs 18:21, Ephesians 4:29)Our Desires: What we set our hearts on determines who we become. (Psalms 37:4-5, Matthew 6:21)You cannot feed your flesh and expect your spirit to be strong. Instead, fill your life with God's Word, prayer, and worship, and leave no room for the enemy. Jesus owns this house!

Read OnlineStanding by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. John 19:25–27If you spent time this Lent pondering the beautiful image of Jesus' mother standing by the foot of the Cross, then you have some insight into her motherly love and experience on Good Friday. She was faithful to the end. She would have been no other place than at the foot of the Cross, gazing upon the sacrificial death of her own divine Son for the salvation of the world.From all the perspectives that we can use to gaze upon the Cross, the perspective of Jesus' own mother is the best. The soldiers stood there mocking our Lord, perhaps some confused and perhaps some even feeling pity for Jesus. The scribes and Pharisees looked on with contempt and self righteousness, doubling down on their hatred and jealousy. Most of the Apostles had fled, one of them betraying Jesus and another denying that he even knew our Lord. But Jesus' own mother, accompanied by some other holy women and the beloved disciple, John, stood there with love, offering consolation to the Heart of Jesus.The love shared between mother and Son at the foot of the Cross was twofold in the heart of Mary. Her love for her Son expressed her unwavering fidelity to Him. It dispelled all fear. It was singularly focused. It was all-consuming. As she shared this love for her Son, she truly consoled Him. This is a significant fact to ponder. Since Jesus was the Son of God, He didn't need the human consolation of His mother's love at that moment. But by becoming human, Jesus chose to accept her love. In that act of acceptance, He allowed her human love to console His human heart. This consoling and steadfast love expressed the perfection of human love.The second form of love shared between mother and Son at the foot of the Cross was the love given by Jesus to His mother. At its core, this love was the gift of salvation. For her, the grace of His Cross transcended time to the moment of her conception, freeing her from Original Sin. Jesus' love on the Cross transformed her, retroactively, into the Immaculate Conception and enabled her to know Jesus not only as her Son but also as her Savior. Jesus' love in that moment on the Cross is also expressed in His unwavering commitment to care for her in her human state. He gave her to John to care for her as his own mother and, in so doing, He gave her to all of us who stand at the foot of the Cross with her as our own spiritual mother.If you want to understand the love of God, look no further than this immaculate and perfect love shared between mother and Son at the foot of the Cross. Today, especially, you are invited to stand with the Apostle John and gaze upon this shared love of mother and Son. John is there as an invitation to you to stand with them and to share in this holy exchange of love.As you witness this love, think about your own life and what it would take for you to participate in such love. Consider the courage and strength you need. The ability to forgive all who harmed you. Freedom from all bitterness. Unwavering commitment. Perfect affection. These, and many other qualities that were present in the hearts of mother and Son at the Cross are all qualities that God wants to bestow upon you. He wants you to bring them into every relationship in your life. He wants the perfection of this love to come upon you and for you to  express this love always.Reflect, today, on this Good Friday, upon this most holy scene of the love of this mother and this Son. As you do, try to examine your own life. As you look at this mother and Son's many virtues, allow that gaze to reveal to you the ways you need to grow in virtue. The Mother of God is now your mother, and the Son of God is now your Savior. Speak to them, listen to them, love them and allow the love that flows from their hearts to penetrate your own so that you can receive their love and share it with others. My dying Lord, You freely embraced human death for the salvation of the World. It was the greatest act of love ever known. As You hung upon the Cross in agony, Your own dear mother, the Immaculate Conception, stood by You, receiving Your love in its fullness and offering her love to console Your suffering soul. Please draw me into that love and help me to not only receive it but also to offer it to all in need. Jesus, I trust in You.  Image via Adobe StockSource of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2025 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Passage(s): Genesis 25-27If we would live godly lives, we will seek godly things in godly ways,because we trust in the goodness of God.

Fear is something we all face, whether it's about our finances, health, family, or simply the unknown. In this message, we dive into the nature of fear and explore God's most frequent command in the Bible: “Do not be afraid.”Through passages like Isaiah 41:10 and John 14:27, we discover that the reason we don't need to fear isn't that life isn't hard or scary, but because God is with us. He offers His strength, His presence, and His peace to overcome our anxieties.Join us as we reflect on the truth that fear is not just a struggle—it can also reveal a lack of trust in God's presence and power. But the good news is that God has given us His Son, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit to conquer fear and live confidently in His love.Key Scriptures:Isaiah 41:8-10John 14:26-27If this message encouraged you, please share it with someone who might need it. Don't let fear hold you back—reach out to someone in our church family or a trusted friend if you need prayer or support.

We're back! As you may have noticed, we took the summer off of podcasting as our families navigated some big changes and milestones this summer. We didn't mean to disappear, but we *may* have forgotten to tell you that we were taking a break. Sorry about that.So today, we're catching you up on all the changes in our lives during the last few months. Gwen is giving updates on all three of her kids –yes, you read that right: three. She's covering Rylan's employment adventures, Reagan adjusting to a new sibling, and of course, introducing their new family addition! Meanwhile, Kristen shares how Graham is continuing to gain confidence, Jameson is loving school, and how Hayden has finally found a place in the world that feels well-matched to both his strengths and interests.If your family has also been in a state of change this year, this episode will feel very relatable. Let's dive in!In this episode, you'll learn…[00:00] Intro[01:03] Kristen and Gwen acknowledge their unexpected absence (sorry, friends!)[03:15] Gwen describes the way her family has expanded[10:09] Kristen explains the big changes that her family experienced this year[16:21] Gwen and Kristen discuss the sticky topic of neurodivergent kids transitioning into adulthood[22:57] Gwen and Kristen each share hopeful stories of their children finding success navigating the adult (and soon-to-be adult) world[29:05] The lesson Gwen and Kristen keep learning over and over again[37:33] The Last Word with Rylan and MGet full show notes and the episode transcript: https://www.youdontwantahug.com/post/ep-27If you can't get enough of us, and want stay up to date with our other projects and ways you can connect, join our newsletter: https://www.youdontwantahug.com/

1 CORINTHIANS 10:23-11:123 “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. 24 Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. 25 Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. 26 For “the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof.” 27If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience. 28 But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience— 29 I do not mean your conscience, but his. For why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience? 30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 32 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, 33 just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.CHAPTER 111 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

Only two things I hate: blind prejudice, and the Scottish. Catch up with the episode here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Sy7TnRQQA&list=PLUA9kG1DciUwY2VSvIGk3WZI_TqJMynxG&index=27If you dig our dive into "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time:https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusWe also get into both "good" and "bad" films at Films & Filth:https://filmsandfilth.transistor.fm/The Twilight Zone:https://timeenoughpodcast.transistor.fm/And Disney:https://occultdisney.transistor.fm/And Matt makes music:https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming Soon:May 15:The Taybor May 22: The Rules of Luton May 29: The Mark of Archanon

The People Demand a King1 Samuel 7:15-8:3 Parents: You are called to be Godly people and examples for your children.People: You are called to be Godly people and examples for everyone.1 Samuel 8:4-9:27If we believe Jesus is Lord, He should have the final word and be our ultimate authority.

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Private equity dealmakers in the DACH region have been facing a plethora of challenges in 2022 and 2023 in particular. Funds editor Harriet Matthews discusses the 2024 outlook with HIG Capital's Holger Kleingarn, and is also joined by Mergermarket's DACH bureau chief Patrick Costello, who shares his insights on market sentiment and how dealflow is shaping up for 2024.DACH private equity activity in the year to date has comprised EUR 18bn of disclosed deal volume across 156 deals, versus EUR 27bn of deal volume and 164 deals in 2022, according to Mergermarket data. Exits have also fallen, with EUR 7bn in disclosed volume across 44 deals in 2023 YTD versus EUR 11bn across 51 deals in 2022.Meanwhile, fundraising for DACH-focused buyout funds has reached an eight-year low in 2023, with EUR 2.7bn raised across five vehicles – but with EUR 159bn of the approximately EUR 165bn total buyout fundraising in Europe potentially able to make DACH deals, the region will not be short of capital to get deals done when the market picks up.In a guest interview, HIG Capital managing director Holger Kleingarn gives an overviews of the challenges and opportunities for private equity in the DACH region, including the macro picture and the art of the PE exit.Kleingarn also highlights sectors and themes that are of interest to HIG, including infrastructure services, healthcare services, labour location and reallocation, sports and esports, business process automation, AI, and energy efficiency.Lastly, the team discusses some of the key points from the interview with Kleingarn, and looks ahead to some of the topics that the market will be keeping an eye on as we move into 2024, including buyer and seller valuation expectations.DACH data overview – 1:26Fundraising focus – 2:58Market sentiment – 5:17What's in the year-end and 2024 deal pipeline? – 6:27Interview with Holger Kleingarn – 8:37The macro picture – 9:04Opportunities for private equity – 12:192024 outlook and HIG's key sectors – 17:29The art and science of exits – 23:51Cause for optimism – 29:30Key takeaways and analysis – 35:05Adjusting valuations – 37:27If you would like to hear more podcasts produced by ION Analytics, you can access the ION Analytics channel on Apple Podcasts.Theme music: ©2012 Kick Up The Fire

26What then, brothers? When you come together, each one hasa hymn,a lesson,a revelation,a tongue, oran interpretation.Let all things be done for building up.27If any speak ina tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret.28But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God.29Let two or three prophets speak, and let the othersweigh what is said.30If a revelation is made to another sitting there,let the first be silent.31For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged,32and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.33For God is not a God ofconfusion but of peace. As inall the churches of the saints,34the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, butshould be in submission, asthe Law also says.35If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church. 36Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached?37If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord.38If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.39So, my brothers,earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.40But all things should be done decently andin order.

14Therefore, my beloved,flee from idolatry.15I speakas to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.16The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ?The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?17Because there is one bread, we who are many areone body, for we all partake of the one bread.18Considerthe people of Israel:[a]are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar?19What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or thatan idol is anything?20No, I imply that what pagans sacrificethey offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons.21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord andthe cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord andthe table of demons.22Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy?Are we stronger than he? Do All to the Glory of God 23All things are lawful, but not all things are helpful. All things are lawful, but not all things build up.24Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.25Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience.26Forthe earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof.27If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go,eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience.28But if someone says to you, This has been offered in sacrifice, then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience29I do not meanyour conscience, but his. Forwhy should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience?30If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of thatfor which I give thanks? 31So, whether you eat or drink, orwhatever you do, do all to the glory of God.32Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or tothe church of God,33just asI try to please everyone in everything I do,not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.

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 Raul and I talk about healing from the past, giving yourself distance from the trauma of your life to curate and create your life and vibe. Summary/Time Stamps: Welcome to this week's episode. 0:08Mental health and depression. 9:49What did you lean into to heal yourself after losing the baby? 17:37“I feel like I needed to know what pain felt like physical and emotional pain felt like.”. 23:39How do I take care of myself? 29:27If you're putting out good things, you'll get put back. 36:12What can you do on someone's body in 15 minutes? 41:03“It's your party if you're not having fun no one does”. 46:29Some of the happiest people in the world don't know how they got out of bed. 52:28It's all a choice if you want it to be shittier. 56:39If something isn't working in your life, change it. 1:01:16The trade-off between intimacy and compromise. 1:06:44People and relationships fascinate me. 1:12:33Having a partner that does not take constructive information. 1:16:56How the emotional experience manifests as physical pain. 1:22:05“With gratitude I love and pay attention to and thank every inch millimeter of cell cell wall.”. 1:27:22

This worship service includes Special Music at the end ("Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee") of the podcast.The Worship Service opens with the lighting of the Third Candle of the Advent Wreath, "JOY." The message, "THE MESSIAH",  for the THIRD SUNDAY  IN ADVENT centers around the scriptures recorded in Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm 146: James 5:7-11; and the Gospel according to St. Matthew, Chapter 11 verses;2-15.INDEX TO THE PODCAST (e.g. 00:02:10=00 hour: 02 minutes: 10 seconds):             Introduction................................................................................,.......00:00:00            Lighting the 3rd Candle on Advent Wreath, "JOY"...,..........00:00:24            Opening Hymn................................................................................Not Available            Scriptures..............................................................................................00:02:23            Sermon...................................................................................................00:08:50            Prayers....................................................................................................00:35:42            Benediction & Closing Hymn.........................................................00:39:27If you would like to watch the complete Worship Service, click on the link below:https://youtu.be/FpBcERueOyM

James 1:26-27If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.English Standard Version (ESV)The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

OUTLINE of today's show with TIMECODESDoes the GOP want to be the party of life and liberty? Or simply the party of money?3:23We were outspent? If only we'd had money to persuade people like the First Century Christians! Oh, wait6:45Don't fall for this Lindsey Graham trap.8:21What pro-lifers can do to keep the anti-abortion momentum following the midterms.14:25Where is the pro-life movement compared to the beginning of the year?17:55My SubStack piece "Love of Money - the Root of All ABORTIONS"24:02"My Body, My Choice"? Montana just ended that obvious hypocrisy28:48Conservatives are rightfully upset by the move to change "pregnant woman" to "pregnant person". But we LOST THE FIGHT when we changed "mother" to "pregnant woman".31:25What life is like as a slave in the globalist world.32:51You're not only violating these things, but you are encouraging other people to violate it.37:40Power goes out again.44:10The World Health Organization's framework for governance — modifying the Human Genome. 48:30Leaders meeting in Egypt for COP27 blasting A/C in hot weather, the SAME leaders telling people in Europe there will be no heat this winter.56:26Al Gore and Google push "ClimateTRACE" to use satellites to track "individual emitters of CO2". Who/what are they targeting?1:05:10Creative Society's global agenda SciFi utopia video to sell dystopia. They hope to impose the New World Order within the NEXT 5 YEARS.1:13:08Man modifies his Tesla like Doc's Back-to-the-Future DeLorean to get 1,800 mile range — using a generator!1:18:23Greenpeace finally admits that recycling plastic doesn't work.1:22:05Riots begin in Europe over inflation1:27:39Energy bills in Europe are 90% higher than last year. But it's not the governments' fault?1:35:15Is fascism nationalism? No. Marx and progressives know more about the nature of corporations than conservatives who are reluctant to restrict "private" corporations1:43:41TD & Matt, father & son from TheTexasBoys.com on how censorship has come to their channel with YouTube examining years of videos to find an excuse to purge them. The family with 8 children had a 6 yr old YouTube channel "documenting our daily life, trying to homestead and grow our own food and raise the next generation of leaders." Then they began covering current events.1:53:48Babylon Bee — Trump attacks Ron DeSelfish. He hogged all that red wave for himself2:24:56Trump "truths" out on Truth Social that "DeSanctimonius" is "desperate" and "politically dead". Is Trump projecting?2:27:49Maricopa county shows it's not who votes that counts, but the machine that counts the votes — in this case the POLITICAL machine2:29:35Texas schools send DNA kits for parents to collect their children's DNA — in case something happens to them.2:42:27If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughZelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at:  $davidknightshowBTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver

OUTLINE of today's show with TIMECODESDoes the GOP want to be the party of life and liberty? Or simply the party of money?3:23We were outspent? If only we'd had money to persuade people like the First Century Christians! Oh, wait6:45Don't fall for this Lindsey Graham trap.8:21What pro-lifers can do to keep the anti-abortion momentum following the midterms.14:25Where is the pro-life movement compared to the beginning of the year?17:55My SubStack piece "Love of Money - the Root of All ABORTIONS"24:02"My Body, My Choice"? Montana just ended that obvious hypocrisy28:48Conservatives are rightfully upset by the move to change "pregnant woman" to "pregnant person". But we LOST THE FIGHT when we changed "mother" to "pregnant woman".31:25What life is like as a slave in the globalist world.32:51You're not only violating these things, but you are encouraging other people to violate it.37:40Power goes out again.44:10The World Health Organization's framework for governance — modifying the Human Genome. 48:30Leaders meeting in Egypt for COP27 blasting A/C in hot weather, the SAME leaders telling people in Europe there will be no heat this winter.56:26Al Gore and Google push "ClimateTRACE" to use satellites to track "individual emitters of CO2". Who/what are they targeting?1:05:10Creative Society's global agenda SciFi utopia video to sell dystopia. They hope to impose the New World Order within the NEXT 5 YEARS.1:13:08Man modifies his Tesla like Doc's Back-to-the-Future DeLorean to get 1,800 mile range — using a generator!1:18:23Greenpeace finally admits that recycling plastic doesn't work.1:22:05Riots begin in Europe over inflation1:27:39Energy bills in Europe are 90% higher than last year. But it's not the governments' fault?1:35:15Is fascism nationalism? No. Marx and progressives know more about the nature of corporations than conservatives who are reluctant to restrict "private" corporations1:43:41TD & Matt, father & son from TheTexasBoys.com on how censorship has come to their channel with YouTube examining years of videos to find an excuse to purge them. The family with 8 children had a 6 yr old YouTube channel "documenting our daily life, trying to homestead and grow our own food and raise the next generation of leaders." Then they began covering current events.1:53:48Babylon Bee — Trump attacks Ron DeSelfish. He hogged all that red wave for himself2:24:56Trump "truths" out on Truth Social that "DeSanctimonius" is "desperate" and "politically dead". Is Trump projecting?2:27:49Maricopa county shows it's not who votes that counts, but the machine that counts the votes — in this case the POLITICAL machine2:29:35Texas schools send DNA kits for parents to collect their children's DNA — in case something happens to them.2:42:27If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughZelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at:  $davidknightshowBTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver

Guests: Dr. Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois, Dr. Dave Fischer, University of Illinois, Dr. John Goeser, Rock River Lab and co-host, Dr. Jeff Elliott, BalchemThis week's episode is a favorite for many as part of our Legacy Series. We are toasting Dr. Mike Hutjens with the University of Illinois. Mike is a pioneer in the field and has combined his love for education and passion for the dairy industry throughout his career. He continues to keep learning to this day. Plus, he was the one who famously coined the term “pubcast” for the Real Science Exchange. The Real Science Exchange is the discussion that happens in the bar after scientific meetings, making the term “pubcast” even more relevant!Joining us to toast Dr. Hutjens is Dr. Dave Fischer, University of Illinois; Dr. John Goeser, Rock River Lab and co-host Dr. Jeff Elliott, Balchem.Dr. Hutjens reflects on his career, and one industry controversy that dates him was the discussion by producers between high moisture and shell corn. His point is, that there will always be new topics to discuss and research to share with producers. 11:45Through Dr. Hutjens and Dr. Fischer's tenure with Extension, priorities and approaches have evolved from regional experts who were an inch deep and a mile wide to very specific focus areas over time. 15:44Dr. Goeser added his perspective as someone established as a researcher but still evolving in his career and how the specialization in the industry can also create silos of thinking with very narrow areas of focus. 20:42Dr. Hutjens and Dr. Fischer highlighted one of their biggest accomplishments in evolving producer education is they have successfully moved all of their training online even though the doubters said it wouldn't work for producers. 29:43Dr. Goeser shared that we all know the industry is evolving, and research, producers and education must do the same. One obvious example is how much milk each cow produces today compared to 20 or 40 years ago. 42:27If you want one of our new Real Science Exchange t-shirts, screenshot your rating, review, or subscription, and email a picture to anh.marketing@balchem.com. Include your size and mailing address, and we'll get a shirt in the mail to you. Please subscribe and share with your industry friends to bring more people to join us around the Real Science Exchange virtual pub table.  This podcast is sponsored by Balchem Animal Nutrition and Health. This podcast is sponsored by Balchem. All views expressed by the guests are the opinions of those individuals and are not the views of the Balchem, its affiliates or employees.

May 22nd, 20221 Corinthians 12:12-27If you'd like to get in touch with us, email us at: kerkefree@gmail.comDon't miss an episode by subscribing or following.

The problem has always been death. From the moment Adam and Eve did not trust God and took for themselves something they were not meant to life has been cut short. From that moment on we have all had to struggle with the reality of death and God has always pointed to the solution to death: Christ. Echoes of life surround Jesus and points us all to a time when we too rise up, along with all of creation. Job 14:14-17 & 19:23-27If a man dies, shall he live again?    All the days of my service I would wait,    till my renewal should come.You would call, and I would answer you;    you would long for the work of your hands.For then you would number my steps;    you would not keep watch over my sin;my transgression would be sealed up in a bag,    and you would cover over my iniquity.“Oh that my words were written!    Oh that they were inscribed in a book!Oh that with an iron pen and lead    they were engraved in the rock forever!For I know that my Redeemer lives,    and at the last he will stand upon the earth.And after my skin has been thus destroyed,    yet in my flesh I shall see God,whom I shall see for myself,    and my eyes shall behold, and not another.    My heart faints within me!John 11:25-26Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

Shaun Brandt is a designer and brand builder who is an expert at perfecting the customer journey and reducing friction points. His extensive agency experience (Shaun co-founded a product design agency that grew to 80 employees) helping brands grow enabled him to create Oddit. This first-of-its-kind CRO platform helps DTC brands boost conversion & strengthen loyalty. Shaun's chats with Blaine Bolus and Ramon Berrios to discuss what makes Oddits unique and common CVR mistakes brands make. Building Trust 22:01 - 22:27If you don't have a ton of reviews, just pulling in one review, right up front and center, instead of even telling customers what it is what your product is just let a customer or a reviewer do it. So things like that, or, you know, instead of listing number of reviews, maybe list how many products you've sold. So maybe you haven't gotten a ton of reviews, because that hasn't been part of your roadmap yet, but you've sold 10,000 units. That's, that's social proof, you know, 10,000 people have trusted youClear Communication33:34 34:27There's so few users that read every piece of your site, look at a heat map, right? Like it's, it, there's there's a reason there's very specific points that are hot and cold. And it's just doesn't happen, very few users are going to read that entire flow. So I think communicating within actions as specifically as possible is really critical. Same thing with on your PDP, when you have a checkout button, or an Add to Cart button. You know, people are like, they always shy away from putting the price on the Add to Cart button. And I mean, maybe if you're if you're really worried about people being price sensitive, I mean, they're gonna ditch it in their cart if they don't know the price anyway. But I think the simple fact of showing that price and the add to cart, it all it does is it make sure the user doesn't have to look back and forth to the top of the screen. And that little millisecond, it has the smallest effect on conversion and the smallest effect on their drop off, because it's just one less thing that they're doing. Landing Page38:59 - 39:34What's unique about a landing page and where where I think brands could do a lot of learning is that by driving traffic to a landing page that's a little more flexible, a single page with storytelling, checkout. Kind of the full flow on a single page is you learn what works and what doesn't really quickly and you can split test a lot easier. And take those learnings back to your actual domain or your primary site and start to implement them on that end. I don't  think you need to test them on both. A lot of the traffic is the same and a lot of the places that people get hung up is going to be the same.Humanizing Products24:59 - 25:56For me UGC is meant to look like UGC, it doesn't always have to be this high produced  expensive video, it can really be an iPhone video of someone using it. Because when it's positioned the right way in that story the fidelity really isn't as important anymore. And the same goes with your ad strategy. So I think that's one of the main things is visuals. Like, there's something to be said about the brands that have this beautiful Apple feeling of  everything is so perfect and rendered  exactly with the right shadows and lighting and sizing. And that's great. It definitely makes the product look high end and does build a certain amount of trust. But I think you really can't have that exclusively. I think you have to find a balance of not UGC, necessarily, but just that more organic like hey here's the product actually in use. I think that's something that a lot of brands are missing on at least on the website.Alternative CVRs27:20 - 28:29What about the conversion rate of brand ambassadors, right? Like, you're gonna get a ton of people to your site that may not purchase, but if you make an impression on them there, they still might talk about it. like Graza olive oil is a perfect example. I can't even buy it. I can't order it in Canada, right? I can't order it. I can't try it. But I know 10 chefs/ home cooks like I have preached that brand so many damn times. And I've never tried it. I don't know what the olive oil tastes like. I don't know how good the packaging is. I'm strictly basing it off of their storytelling on their site. And traditional CRO doesn't account for that. Right? That brand converted me into a brand ambassador without ever actually purchasing and I probably converted sales for them without them knowing or anyone knowing. But that's CRO in the Oddit lens, right? Where you're telling a really unique story, you're showing a product really interesting. And you're doing it really organically in a way that converts people into brand ambassadors and brand believers without even ever trying the product. And I think that's a huge miss for a lot of brands where they're just like data, data data. This episode is brought to you by OpenStore:Visit https://open.store to get a free, no-obligation offer for your e-commerce business from OpenStore in 24 hours. Have any questions about the show or topics you'd like us to explore further? Shoot us a DM; we'd love to hear from you.Follow us for content, clips, giveaways, & updates!DTCPod InstagramDTCPod TwitterDTCPod TikTok  Shaun Brandt - Co-founder of OdditRamon Berrios - CEO of Trend.ioBlaine Bolus - COO of OmniPanel

Time StampsDo Not Align with Spirit of War 0:00What can we personally do? 03:27If you do no hate bloodshed bloodshed will pursue you. 04:00US Social Media pundits merely taking the opposite side of Liberal Agenda 06:40Refugee Crisis 08:46Is Trump Pro Putin? No. 10:44Why do some people find themselves sympathetic to Putin? 11:56Who will stand up to Putin? Really? 13:00WIll mere sanctions work? 13:42Careful how you align in the spirit realm. 14:51Should we be anti Russia pro Zelinsky in the spirit of war? 16:59Mass destruction in Ukraine of neighborhoods 19:22Teenage Russia Soldiers throught they were on training. 20:53VP Kamala Harris explains Ukraine. 21:45Don't talk down to your audience. 24:27Why (according to Russia) is Russia invading Ukraine? 25:55Putin sees an opportunity to reshape map--no one willing to stop him. 29:02SWIFT blocked, will it lead to new world currency? 30:36What is Russia's Ultimate Goal? 33:57Yeah That Makes Sense 39:13NWO/OWG and Russell Brand 39:31New One World Religion coming 44:38Value for Value 47:58Weaver and Loom 49:21Share and ask questions at +1-202-922-0220 on whatapp. 51:17For Detailed shownotes visit Https://272.lucasskrobot.comVALUE FOR VALUE- If you get value out of this show— support the show in the value that you've received.You can do that by visiting the website and giving Fiat currency thereORYou can stream bitcoin by listening Podcasting 2.0 Certified apps: Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx – PodstationTo find one visit http://newpodcastapps.com and find a player with the “VALUE” tag. I personally listen on Breez.If you want to get MORE value out of the show, talk about it with a colleague or co worker, or friend. You will begin to build (hopefully) stronger relationship and culture through texting this to a friend and then talking about the concepts discussed here. Remember, as leaders our first job is to define reality and define culture and that is done brick by brick.Until next time… uncover your purpose, discern the Truth, and own the future.To take more steps to live a focus life to achieve your dreams and fulfill your destiny–get my book Anchored the Discipline to Stop Drifting.  https://amzn.to/2Vwb22nThank you for listening, and as always you can find me at:WhatsApp: +1-202-922-0220http://www.LucasSkrobot.comTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lucasskrobotLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasskrobotInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucasskrobot★ Support this podcast ★

Relive Classic PokeQuiz trivia moments! This episode includes the PokeQuiz Segments from Episodes 371 to 375 and includes Thatch (as host), Mr. Maximus, Basket, Zcron, Seth Vilo, Bocefus, Whimsicott, Sublime, and Lynian!Disclaimer: these episodes were recorded in 2019, so some of the answers may be inaccurate if you don't imagine "as of Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee" as being part of the question.Episode 371: 00:48Episode 372: 14:56Episode 373: 26:58Episode 374: 39:25Episode 375: 51:27If you have your own trivia you'd like to submit to our current episodes, visit the trivia submissions channel of our discord: https://pucldiscord.comQuestion Pool: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G8O_MHb7jQ2QL4Jo6RZdhEwhD-kpMNLwVdJGosiyQaE/edit?usp=sharingSupport PUCL by donating to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/puclpodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Music is pouring out of every store as we move into the Christmas season. If you believe, we'd love to know if you think there's a war on Christmas! We have open lines and are ready to talk about what you believe and why : 585-526-8774 or tiny.cc/callSG. __________________TIME STAMPS & CALL NOTES 00:00 - Intro - Holiday Plans12:37 - Conner (he/him) - CO - Conspiracy Theorists vs Theists 26:27 - Johnathan (they/them) - AL - How To Care for Aging Christian Relatives? 34:53 - Emily (she/her) - TX - The Dangers of Alternative Medicine + What Is Jilly Juice?? 41:32 - Steven (he/they) - NY - My Coworker Thinks the Goddess Freya Is Contacting Him!56:00 - Ken (he/him) - BD - Does The Bible Command Slavery? 1:06:00 - Scott (he/him) - SC - Theist Says God Causes Evil But Is Also Good! 12:37 Connor has called back after our last conversation about a flat earth to ask: “Why do conspiracy theorists get more hate than religious people?” The hosts end up getting into a fun (for them) argument about the correlation between religion and conspiracy, who causes more harm, and whether you should react to either group with contempt. 26:27If your aging grandparent is being poisoned by Fox News, what should you do? How do you care for a relative who is in cognitive and physical decline, who may be taken advantage of by organizations or individuals pushing agendas? Johnathan is facing this themself, and is looking for advice! 34:53This caller was personally poisoned by alternative medicine, and has a story to tell. She and Eric bond over the dangerous and anti-scientific claims that have caused them pain, and dive more deeply into why such thinking should be discouraged. 41:32Steven is a secular pagan who may have accidentally converted a coworker! Now his colleague thinks the goddess Freya is communicating with him… how should Steve solve this? Or does he need to? Vi and Eric discuss how to ethically discuss your beliefs with someone, and the limits of your responsibility. 56:00 Ken doesn't “speak Bible” so he called the hosts, because they do! This caller asks why there's so much debate around whether the Bible commands slavery or not. Eric takes point to break down why different Christian groups interpret the text differently. 1:06:00 Can God be at once fully in control and also not responsible for evil? Can humans have free will if God also has a master plan for everything? This caller says yes! Vi and Eric are confused. One of the most enjoyable theist calls in a while, we really hope Scott calls back… because we have more questions than answers at this point! __________________Skeptic Generation is LIVE every Sunday at 11:30am-1:00pm CTCall on your phone: 585-LA-MURPH (585-526-8774) Call online: https://tiny.cc/callSG Love the show? Become a patron: https://tiny.cc/donatetoSG Buy merch: https://tiny.cc/SGmerch Help with our studio: https://tiny.cc/SGwishlist Join us after the show on Discord: tiny.cc/SGdiscordTo find out more, visit https://www.skepticgeneration.com Copyright © 2021 Skeptic Generation. All rights reserved.

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 Pre-order Michele's book! https://deployempathy.com/order Follow Nicole on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NicoleBaldinu Michele Hansen  00:00Welcome back to Software Social. This episode is sponsored by Recut. If you make videos or screencasts, Recut could help you cut your editing time by half or more. Recut removes the awkward pauses, the gaps and the silent parts so you can stop spending hours slicing and dicing with the razor tool. Recut makes a cut list that you can import into your favorite Mac-based editor, like Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut, or ScreenFlow. You can get 10% off with the code SoftwareSocial, or download the free trial at GetRecut.com.  Michele Hansen  Hey, welcome back to Software Social. I am so excited about what we have going on today. We have Nicole Baldinu, Co-Founder and COO of WebinarNinja joining us. Welcome, Nicole.  Nicole Baldinu  00:51Hey, Michele. Thank you. I'm excited to be here.  Michele Hansen  00:54I'm so excited to have you on. First of all, I mean, you guys have built such an incredible company. Just to give a little bit of background. So, WebinarNinja was founded in 2014. You also produce the $100 MBA Show, which won Best of iTunes in 2014. 23 full-time team members, 100% customer-funded, an amazing business. I am so excited that you're joining us today. Nicole Baldinu  01:24Aw, thank you. That's, that's really nice. It's almost like sometimes you forget, you know, where you've been. You just keep going and charging forward. It's like, yeah, we've been around since 2014. Must be doing something right. Some days, it doesn't feel like you're doing anything right, you know. Michele Hansen  01:43When in 2014 did you guys launch? Because we were also 2014. Nicole Baldinu  01:47Oh, WebinarNinja, like, around April.  Michele Hansen  01:51Okay. Nicole Baldinu  01:52It was around April, yeah.  Michele Hansen  01:53Wow.  Nicole Baldinu  01:54I know. It's crazy. Michele Hansen  01:56It's kinda, so, we launched in January of 2014, and we are still just the two of us. And you guys have like, 23 people, and I mean, it's so interesting how many, like, different paths you can take. Nicole Baldinu  02:14Yeah, and the number of iterations, I think, like, yeah, I don't even remember version one, you know. It feels so long ago. But that's true. Like, I don't think we in, like, even intentionally set out to just grow, grow, grow. You just kind of take one, one step forward, and you just keep moving. It's like, yeah, we need help, like, you know. You're answering all your customer support queries in the beginning, and then it's like, no, you need some help. And then you hire your first teammate, and then it just, just keeps growing. Michele Hansen  02:47So, let's fast forward a little bit to, I guess, would be five years into it for both of us. We met at MicroCon in 2019 and were basically instant friends. Um, and I remember what, I think, I think you might have come up to me, and you were really interested in learning how to do customer interviews, which is, like, my jam. Nicole Baldinu  03:17Yeah, I loved that conference so much. It was, it was such a, I think for me, that was the first time, it was kind of the first SaaS-focused conference. I think a lot of the conferences I'd been to before were very, I don't know about you, if you've attended like, other conferences outside the SaaS space, but a lot of podcasting conferences, you know, I remember the first, do you remember NMX? New Media Expo? Michele Hansen  03:45The name sounds familiar, but I didn't, I've never been a huge conference attender, so I haven't been to a lot. Nicole Baldinu  03:52That was my first conference, and that was January of 2013. And that was literally when I, you know, that was my first kind of foray into entrepreneurship, and so meeting bloggers and podcasters, and it was all just such a new unknown, like world. But I remember like, MicroCon being just really special because I just felt like, that it was, it was kind of like, I felt people were really honest and vulnerable and authentic when it came to talking about, you know, the pitfalls and the challenges of SaaS. businesses. And yeah, and I remember I loved your talk because I just felt like, you did, what was it like a chat, like it was a 10 minute tactic or something, or?  Michele Hansen  04:41Yeah, it was an attendee talk.  Nicole Baldinu  04:43Yeah. Michele Hansen  04:44Yeah.  Nicole Baldinu  04:45And, and I still have your notes. I shared this with you last time we spoke. I still have your notes because I just thought it was so helpful, so practical, and the, the crazy thing is though, when was that? So that was MicroCon 2019, right?  Michele Hansen  04:59Yeah. Nicole Baldinu  05:00That's the first time I heard, I think that's the kind of the first time I really thought, oh, you can do, like, you can talk to your customers. You can do, like, this kind of user research. And I've only done my very first customer user research this year, three years on, but I still have your notes. And it was, yeah, it was just super inspiring. I just thought it just seems like such a cool thing to do. And, yeah, so I finally, finally took the plunge. Michele Hansen  05:28So, let's dive into that plunge a little bit because I think it's, I think it's totally normal that it would take you some time from from like having that moment of being oh wait, I can talk to customers, to then sort of, not just like, sort of working up the courage for it, but also the time and, like, fitting it into your schedule and thinking it really, really through and so, like, could you kind of take us back to earlier, I guess, earlier this year, when you really started to hit the ground on it? Nicole Baldinu  06:03Yeah, and I mean, I should, I should also say that we had done user research and customer interviews, but it wasn't me that had done it. So Omar, who's my Co-Founder, the CEO, also my husband, business and partner in life and business, he had done the first user interviews, and kind of, because he's more customer has been always more customer-facing. He had done user interviews, but it was something that I never felt that I could do. Like, I'd kind of be behind the scenes and reading Intercom, like support, you know, conversations and seeing what, you know, customers were saying and replying. But it was all very much chat and email never like, let's get on a call and let's talk about it. So recently, we've kind of wanted to, the whole reason behind starting to do this is because we wanted to kind of refine part of our offering and also look at a potential MVP out of this, this offering. And so I just thought, I don't know, and all of a sudden, I just felt like I want to do it. I don't even know what, like, why I just woke up one morning and said I'm going to do these, which is, like, really unlike me. But um, but I just decided to, yeah, I think I made that decision, like, I'll do the interviews. And then as soon as I took that decision, I literally went for my notebook from the, to look for the notes that I took from MicroCon. I then went and looked at all your blog posts and everything that you had on, you know, on the topic, as much as I could like, digest in like, I had a week, I think, before I was like, I scheduled the first one. And, and then yeah, and then I was just like, okay, I have got my questions now, thanks to like, you know, I looked up some of the sources that you had, you know, referenced. So I went in, you know, okay, I've got my questions. Now I know what I want to do, I want to know what I want to ask. And then it was literally the mechanics of okay, get a Calendly up, send out the blast, like, the blast out on Intercom to actually invite people to, you know, to be interviewed. So then all those little pieces, too, that I think, like, I was kind of procrastinating on, they just all fell together really quickly. It's like, okay, you just got to invite people, people reply. You just got to have a, you know, a sequence to, you know, send them your Calendly then it all gets done, then you've got your questions. And then it just, then they just started. And then as soon as I did my first one, I was really upfront with the first. She was she was lovely, my first interviewee. And that was great, because I was very nervous and I just basically said, you're the first person I'm interviewing. And so that kind of just made me feel a bit more at ease. And, and she was just lovely, and just easy to talk to and just answered all my questions. And then I just realized, after that call I was like, this is so much fun. I love this. I think when we talked last time, I was like, totally geeking out on just how much fun it is and what a positive experience it actually ends up being talking to your customers. Michele Hansen  09:08I think last time we talked, which was about a month ago, I remember you said that it had basically become your favorite part of your job. Nicole Baldinu  09:19Did I say that? Yeah, it's true. It's weird. It's totally taken me by surprise. I was thinking a little bit more about that, though. Why? I feel like it's a very positive experience. Because initially, I thought oh, you know, there's the potential that you know, the conversation could just turn into like, this is one of the things I thought it would turn into. I thought it would turn into a let's, let's ask about, you know, support for WebinarNinja, like, show me how to do this or complain about something that's not working as expected. I thought it would go down that path, but it didn't. It just ended up being very much focused on the questions I was asking and, which was really focused on what they do, like how they deliver their content, and, and about their business, and about why, I mean, the, my favorite question, and this, I think comes from your blog post, and I think this is what kind of, I see them light up and kind of lights me up is when I asked them, what's the big picture? What are they trying to do? And that question is just, it's, it's just my favorite question on the interviews, because it just brings out, yeah, it just gives them an opportunity to really share, oh, this is why I'm doing what I'm doing. And they get to just, I don't know if I'm like rambling a little bit, but I don't know, would, have, you've asked that question before, right? Michele Hansen  10:55Yeah, I'm curious, can you ask me that question as if you were interviewing me? Nicole Baldinu  11:02Okay. So, Michele, what's the big picture of what you're trying to do? Michele Hansen  11:13And that's it.  Nicole Baldinu  11:14That's it.  Michele Hansen  11:15Like, that's only a couple of words. They're not very big words. Like, it's a such a simple question, yet you have found that that just lights people up. Nicole Baldinu  11:28There's only one person that kind of asked for clarification, and then when I had to reframe it, I just said, why are you doing what you're doing? Oh, my why? Oh, okay. But everyone, everyone else kind of, it was interesting, like, everyone else got it. And it all comes around to you know, they want to help, they want to share, they want to empower. It's just, it just brings out, yeah, it brings out their why, but without asking it in that way. Because I think if you say what's your why, I think if it's all, I don't know why that feels a bit more daunting than what's the big picture? Because the big picture, because sometimes I would actually expect from that answer that they would talk about what they're trying to achieve in their business. I actually didn't know originally where that question would go. That's kind of probably what surprised me. I thought it would be more focused on the business. Like they would tell me what they're trying to achieve maybe financially, or, you know, what their goals are. But it did kind of step back, for some reason it did actually generate the response of this is why I'm doing what I'm doing. That makes sense?  Michele Hansen  12:38No, it does. I've actually been, I was thinking about this a lot the past couple of days, because one of my, my subject matter editors for my book was, they made a note in the, in their edits, that I had a couple of why questions, and they reminded me that those need to be what questions, and I've been thinking about what's and why's all weekend, actually, so I'm so glad you brought this up. Because when we ask someone a why question, we're asking, in some ways we're asking for causality. We're asking why they do something, like, and asking them to sort of think through the reasons why they do something. But if you ask someone the same question, but you rephrase it as a what, it's a much easier question. Like, why are you here versus, what led you here? They're basically the same question, but if I asked you what led you here, you walk me through the different steps that you went through, and the causality can sort of come through the details of that. Versus if I said, why are you here, then you have to sit and be like, why, why am I here? And like, like, you get lost a little bit in the question. And so asking a what question instead is usually cognitively much easier to answer. And, you know, maybe, as you said, some people may, you know, they may appreciate being asked a why question after the initial what question. But for most people asking, you know, I mean, I do this with my daughter, too, right? Like, you know, instead, instead of saying, like, you know, you know, what, like, why aren't you down here for dinner yet? Like, being like, be like, so what's your plan? Like, dinner is on the table, what's your plan? And then that opens up to, oh, well, I'm actually getting this ready. Or like, you know, this weekend, she's like, oh, I'm making a card for daddy for Father's Day. Okay. Alright, cool. Like, you're not, this isn't an intentional thing. But so, rephrasing as a what I think gives it also, as you said, it gives people options to where to take that question. And I think, I think kind of as sort of both of us just had a moment of earlier on when we were talking of like, wow, I guess we have been doing this for a long time, and it's pretty awesome, and how cool is that? Like, we don't really step back and think about that very often, and I wonder if when you asked that question it like, it sounds like you are prompting that same kind of reflection in people, which, in turn, makes them really excited to talk to you because you're making them feel good about themselves and what they do. Nicole Baldinu  15:25Yeah, I'm just blown away by that, just that little explanation about the difference between the what and the why, like, it just takes the whole process, the whole, asking those questions to another very sophisticated level, and just realize sometimes, like, I don't want to, I don't, sometimes I feel like I don't want to think too much about it, but I think it can be so sophisticated and so refined, the actual process of asking these questions and learning more about people. I guess this is my first run at it, and, yeah, like, even if it's, if it's not at that level, whatever I'm getting out of it, I feel is worthwhile. And I know that I can take it to another level because I love what you just explained, and I think it makes so much sense. But yeah, there's, there's so many layers to it. There's so many layers to it. And it's true, I do feel that it does, I do feel that sense of like, it's fun, like they don't mind, like the crazy thing is it's like, I don't know how long the tick, a typical interview should be, I should ask you that, but, you know, I said, you know, I don't want to take up too much of people's time. So I just said, okay, I'll just keep it to 20 minutes. They've all gone overtime. And there's not a sense of like, I need to get off this call. I have to initiate that let's get off this call, because they're very happy to continue talking because we're both actually having, I feel like it's an enjoyable experience on both sides, which is really cool.  Michele Hansen  16:56Yeah. Nicole Baldinu  16:57That really surprised me but, Michele Hansen  16:59So that that makes a lot of sense to me, because you are, like, you're hearing about how your product helps them and, which, you know, you mentioned you, you know, pop in on intercom support tickets and whatnot. Like, I think for, you know, us founders who do, like, talk to our customers a lot just by default, because you know, there's customer support their sales, like there's, there's all those other things. But interviewing someone is so, so different, because they tend to, like,, it's much more appreciative environment than, than like, hey, there's this bug or whatever. But then also for that person, like they get to talk about what they do, and they're actually, like, MRI studies they've done of people when they are, when they are talking about themselves or their experiences to another person, like, the parts of the brain related to motivation and enjoyment light up way more than they do, than if you were, than you were listening to someone else talk or you're talking about something that isn't directly related to your own experience. So it's, like, it is enjoyable for people to, to be asked these questions. I think as you kind of, as we were sort of talking about a little bit with the what's and the why questions like, there's, there's a lot of, like, levels here, but you don't necessarily need to know all of those levels in order to get started. You just need to be, I think, kind of like you did, to just sort of being willing to take the jump, which, you know, I think the first time feels a little bit like a polar bear dip and jumping in a freezing cold ocean, and you're like, okay, here we go. And then the next time you're just like, sprinting towards the ocean and excited for it. Nicole Baldinu  18:48Have you ever been, this is just going sideways now, have you ever been stood up on one of these interviews? Michele Hansen  18:53Yeah.  Nicole Baldinu  18:54Okay. Lots, or just? Michele Hansen  18:56So I noticed that that, like, it used to happen a lot when I was a product manager working in a company. Um, and I think that so, but when I'm from recruiting as the founder, like, people tend to show up. Like, it seems like it's more important to them. Like, when I was working in a company, we had someone who was coordinating all of the interviews, and so we had never spoken to them before we got on the phone with them, even over email. And I think it's easier to blow off, like, an anonymous person, rather than the person they're going to talk to, nevermind somebody who has a title, whether that's Co-Founder, or like, I mean, sometimes we actually invented titles just for the purpose of interviews, like,  Nicole Baldinu  19:42That makes sense, though.  Michele Hansen  19:43Like, I think we had some, like, Head of Customer Experience, which wasn't even a title at the company. And actually, Cindy Alvarez in Lean Customer Development talks about doing this, too, that like, it's much easier to know show when, when you don't feel, like, an attachment to that person. Um, so I think these days, if someone doesn't show up, it's usually because like, something, like, something legitimately like came up. Nicole Baldinu  20:12Yeah, no, I totally feel that because it's literally been just one person. And I do feel like there would be something that, you know, because I do recognize that sometimes I feel like there's an element of not intimidation, but like, oh, wow, I'm actually getting to talk to the Co-Founder, so it is a bit more special for them. And I do feel the first part of the interview might be a little bit stiff, but, yeah, maybe a little bit stiff until we kind of, you know, until I think a big picture question really breaks down the, let's forget that, you know, we're just literally two people talking. And then I think they do forget the interview setting. But yeah, I'd say like, you know, just one out of how many I've done, and it's not that many. I've done 13, so one out of 13. That's not bad. You can do the math. I haven't got a calculator, what ratio percentage that is. But, uh, yeah. Yeah, I definitely think, and the flip side of that, too, is the, the recognition at the end, which I get to feel really kind of special or feel so, it's so rewarding for me when they'll turn around at the end and say, you know, this is so good that you're doing this. Like, they really appreciate that a company would actually listen, take the time to talk to their customers. And they, you know, I've had people wish me the greatest success, and you're gonna do a great job, and this is gonna be amazing. And it's just, and you can, and I feel, I like, I genuinely feel like they're being authentic, because they felt like I've listened to them. I've, you know, taken the time to, you know, give them an opportunity to share what they need, what their pain points are, you know, learn a little bit more about themselves. And then I do feel there's that reciprocation of, like, I wish you well, and no, I wish you well. It's kind of cheesy, but it's kind of sweet at the same time. Michele Hansen  22:17You know, I find that people who I do interviews with, even though it's really not intentional, like, they will offer to do a testimonial for us. They will offer to be a reference like, like, or I'll notice on Twitter, like six months later, like, they're the one who's like popping in on threads when, when people need what we do. Like, it really creates this, like, incredibly valuable connection. Nicole Baldinu  22:42Yeah. Do you have any, like, do you do any follow up? Like, what's the next step? Because literally, I'm at like, stage one right now, where it's like, doing the interviews. And I've just hardly just, you know, started the analysis, and I haven't gotten very far. And then I'm thinking, well, what's the next step after that? Is there some other sort of, invite them to a focus group with, you know, and like, what's, what have you done? Michele Hansen  23:08So I actually, I want, I'm going to come back to asking you about the analysis because I'm super interested to hear about that. Um, it depends really on what it is. So for example, if they like talked about something that, let's say that we ended up deciding in the future might be a new product, for example. Like, I might come back to them and be like, hey, you know, this thing we talked about, and it might have been, like, three years ago, like, we're exploring this now, like, can I talk to you specifically about this particular element again? Or maybe we have a prototype of something, asking them to run through it with us or, you know, if there was sort of something that was unclear, or we needed to follow up with them about. Um, but sometimes there is no follow up. Very often, actually, they will follow up with me and be like, hey, like, you know, like, you guys seem really open to feedback, and so we're, you know, we're working with this other piece of data, like, is there any chance you guys could support that or whatever? Like, they will come back to us very often. But there doesn't, you know, beyond a thank you note, really, there, there doesn't have to be, there can be as much follow up as you need, right? Like if you're doing something early, like it might make sense to, you know, to ask them hey, like, can I come back to you for further questions if our prototype or maybe to help us prioritize different things, like, to go back and do card sorting with them? It really kind of, like, it sounds like you're talking to people who have been customers for a long time. Do we actually talk about that targeting you did to decide who to talk to? Nicole Baldinu  24:40I didn't, I just ran, no, they might not be customers for a long time. But they definitely are users and have an, I would say that the ones who've replied are all you know, they've had, they've used the product for some time, but it could be as little as like a month. It doesn't, Michele Hansen  24:59Yeah.  Nicole Baldinu  25:00Not longer than that. And then yeah. Yeah, we've had, I've had some more longtime users, but generally it's, yeah, just people that, because the question was quite targeted and asked a very specific question when I did the call out, like, do you do this and this? I'd love to talk to you. Michele Hansen  25:19Oh, yeah. What was, what was the exact question? Nicole Baldinu  25:22The exact question was do you run live courses or live training?  Michele Hansen  25:27Oh.  Nicole Baldinu  25:28I want to talk to you. And then so, that was the, yeah, that's how I got them in. So I think that specific question helped as well. I want to know if it helped. Michele Hansen  25:45You picked that question because you said you're exploring an MVP of something, and also sort of potentially repositioning or sort of tweaking your positioning towards that specific market? Nicole Baldinu  26:00Yes, because its current usage, it's a current way that the customers are using, you know, WebinarNinja to deliver live training and live courses. So I wanted, I want to learn more about how they're using it, and where their pain points are, and, yeah, and what we could do better in that, in that kind of space. Michele Hansen  26:23It sounds like it was a question most people would answer yes to. Nicole Baldinu  26:27If they do it, yeah.  Michele Hansen  26:28Right. Yeah.  Nicole Baldinu  26:29But not all our users. So because I suppose you know, there's a lot of WebinarNinja users who are, you know, using webinar ninja for marketing. Michele Hansen  26:39Right.  Nicole Baldinu  26:40And they're not necessarily delivering training.  Michele Hansen  26:43Right. Yeah. So the analysis, before we talk about what you do after the analysis. Nicole Baldinu  26:51Oh, my God.  Michele Hansen  26:53Like, what are you doing? Like, like, what does this process look like for you right now, and it may not be sort of conceptualized as a process. Nicole Baldinu  27:04Okay. So so far, it involves printing out the transcript. Step one. Step two is reading it with a highlighter. And, and so I guess where I'm struggling, or where I kind of want to refine the analysis is, what am I looking, because I'm looking for a few things, I suppose. I'm looking for, you know, words that they say or things that they actually do, actions they perform, things that are concrete. Then there's also the oh, I wish something that they don't do, but it's kind of aspirational. So. you know, how much weight can you put on, on, on on those kinds of, you know, it's like, oh, we should do this. But it's like, what, have you ever done that? You know, would, how likely are you, they don't know. They wouldn't know, right? If it's something just like, you know. And then it's also, yeah, looking at it through the filter of like a marketing message. How would I then communicate to resonate with people who are doing the same thing so that I could, you know, attract the same type of people as customers? So there's kind of like, three buckets, I suppose. And so yeah, and then so there's the highlighting. And then it's, because of there's these, kind of, three kind of areas, and I'm just kind of have columns, and I'm just writing out, you know, things that fit under those columns. Michele Hansen  28:45Do you feel like you're getting out of that what you were hoping for? Nicole Baldinu  28:52Um, well, I have to say so far from just the interviews themselves, I feel like I've gotten a lot out of it. But I want to see, I, I'm not sure. Yeah, I don't know. This is a little bit like, I don't know, early stages. Michele Hansen  29:08Have you, have you tried diagramming the process for them, like, trying to sort of identify what, you know, what their big picture is, and then just all of the different pieces of that? Even if they're not, you know, sometimes we think of a process as like a bunch of linear steps, but sometimes it's also sort of an ecosystem of steps that kind of sometimes all sort of happen in a jumbly sort of order at the same time. And I'm curious if you've been able to sort of figure out what that looks like, for even, for each person. Nicole Baldinu  29:43No, but you're obviously saying that I would do that diagrammatic kind of visual for each one, right? And then later, look at all the similarities.  Michele Hansen  29:55Yeah. So some, I mean, if you're looking at people who are going through the same Sort of overall goal, then it would make sense to, to split out all of the different steps per person. And then to break them out by, did we talk about the different dimensions of problems? Like, the functional, social, emotional dimensions? Nicole Baldinu  30:16You, yes. But I was very, like, new to everything you were saying, so I was like, one process to everything. Michele Hansen  30:24That's okay. So, um, so I find this helpful, especially for, like, pulling out relevant parts that can be used for marketing or like, you know, sort of, wouldn't, like, quote them exactly, but like, the can inform like copy and whatnot. So there's a functional dimension to a problem, which is, you know, they, they want to run a sales training because they need their salespeople to sell more, or something. Like, so they need a tool that allows them to connect with their sales people remotely, for example. There's a social element, which is they are running this training, and there may be 10 people that they are training, and those 10 people have different levels of technology experience, and some of them have been with the company for a very long time, some of them are very new. Like, what are the different social factors going on, and how might they express that? Like, I want my team to feel like they're on the same page, like, for example, might come through and a quote, and then you say, so you hear that word team? And you're like, okay, well, what do they mean by team? Who exactly is on that team? Like, what, what is the story of all of how all these people came to be working together? And there might be an emotional perspective, as well, of like, how, how do they feel about the tool they used before? Was it frustrating for them? Did they feel like they were, you know, banging their head against the keyboard trying to get it to work, or to get their team members to install it? Or did they feel great when they get off of these trainings? Like, does this, do they find the tool, you know, easy to use? Like, and like, those are like, those also can come out in the quotes, too. And so what I find helpful is to kind of diagram the different steps, and they may be they may be linear steps, they may be, you know, concurrent, like, and then, and then, but for each one of those pieces of it, breaking out the functional, social, emotional components of it.  Nicole Baldinu  32:23Okay. Okay, yeah. Wow. This is so cool because there's just, there's so much to unpack in, you know, in one person's experience. And then I suppose, as you see the commonalities, I guess, that's when you, you know, across more people saying, if they're saying the same thing, I guess that's when you get validation, that's when you get, yeah, the understanding that this is affecting, this could be affecting more people. So I suppose I've gone, you know, the experience of actually talking to one person becomes very, like, it's just you and that person, and it becomes very much restricted to that world. And then you've got to step back and go, okay, I've got all these people now, they've said all these things. Now I've got to make sense of it. So it's just, I feel like I'm still, I'm enjoying the first stage so much. Like, and I feel like I've gotten a lot out of that first stage. But now it's like, okay, now this data is so valuable. What do I do with it? And I want to make sure that, yeah, it's unpacked. And then obviously, I know this information, I'm going to be unpacking it, but then I've got to communicate it to the rest of the team, as well, so putting it in a way that's like, you know, I can share it with Omar and the product team and now CTO. So there's just so many levels to it, but it's you know, it's all doable. It's exciting. Michele Hansen  33:59I think the more people you talk to, too, you're gonna start seeing those commonalities in in processes. So like, last episode, I was talking a little bit about activity-based design, which is basically the idea of going a step beyond human-centered design and thinking about the different processes that people are going through, and then you can start seeing the, the commonalities there. So for example, when I'm talking to someone, and it turns out that they're using us because they're doing, you know, US government Home Mortgage Lending compliance, like, their experiences of that are going to be very different than somebody who is you know, working with getting the timezone back from tractors that are in fields. And, but if I talk to somebody who's doing the compliance, like, generally like, like, as I when I hear that I'm like, okay, now I have a better idea of what this process is, from an overall perspective. How can I learn more about this person's, like, their company's specific functional elements, their specific social elements, like, their specific emotional pieces? Like, what do they think of the other options that they've tried compared to the other people I've heard and getting more and more depth each time. But there can be a huge breadth and, especially as I think you guys also are a horizontal SaaS, right? So you're, you're selling across many different industries, and, and I think this is where customer interviews are so fun, because I get to learn about so many industries and like, I'm like, I didn't even know that was a thing.  Nicole Baldinu  35:45I know, so varied.  Michele Hansen  35:48Versus, you know, someone who's selling horizontally, sorry, vertically within one industry, like they might not have that sent, you know, it might vary based on, you know, company size, or stage or whatnot. Um, I'm really curious, you mentioned bringing your team into it, which, you know, as a two-person team, we don't really do as much, but so like, how have you been able to bring other team members into this, or like, involve them in what you're learning?  Nicole Baldinu  36:16Well, so far, like, the first step I thought would be just okay, I'll put it, I'll make sure that I share the recording, the transcript, the details of the person I've used, you know, in like little folders on Basecamp. I've just basically organize it into little folders. And then as soon as I, you know, put up a new, a new interview, then I make sure that I share it with, so far right now, it's just me, oh my and our product, UX-UI designer, Maria, so I just share it, I say, hey, guys, there's a new interview. And I know they've been watching some of them. You know, I've highlighted a few that I thought, oh, this is super interesting. This person is definitely someone we'd go back to. So that's been just the extent of it so far. I feel like if I'm going to then, you know, share it, say, with our CTO, when it comes to more development time or, you know, when it starts to be a thing that's going to be fleshed out, or you know, if there's any development work, then I feel like there would have to be more, kind of, maybe a bit more of a traditional kind of a report where it's like, you know, X percent of people said this, or the majority are saying this, this is what, you know what I mean, it would have to kind of be backed up a little bit more by statistics. Michele Hansen  37:29I think they're, you know, I like to use qualitative and quantitative data together. And, you know, I, thinking back to when I was working in a bigger company, you know, we would say, like, for example, we see, you know, you know, 35% of users drop off on this page, and, you know, and then having a sort of data that like, this is important to the business for, you know, x millions of dollars reason, right? Like, if fewer people did that, then hello, money. And, but then we have like, quotes from people like, oh, well, it turns out that, like, they find this really difficult because that x, or they're looking for this other piece of information that isn't there, so they click the back button. And then here's a quote from someone that says, I really didn't know where to go, like, and then, and it's like, okay, so like, here's the picture, like, and now here, okay, great. Like, here's a project, like, here's something that a team can work on of, like, you know, the bounce rate from here is 35%. Like, let's get it lower because we have the, you know, we understand why people are doing that. We also understand why it's important to the business. Like, statistics, I find will not really come out of interviews, but interviews, explain why the statistics are what they are. Like, a spreadsheet of data will tell us what is happening, but it will never tell you why. Only people can tell you why, but you need both. Like it's, it's, I think there's sometimes people sort of think about, like, that you only use, you know, quantitative data, or, you know, I talk about interviewing and I think you only do interviewing, and it's like, no, like, porque no los does, like do it all together. Nicole Baldinu  39:10Porque no. Definitely los dos. Definitely. Well, yeah. It makes sense. And I think that's just, I think, why the process of actually, you know, literally doing a very manual printing out, highlighting actually gives you the opportunity to, to read because, you know, you're going to get one kind of experience when you're listening the first time and, you know, you're asking the follow up questions. But there's so much probably that's missed, even in on that call, until you actually go and read and, and highlight and just, yeah, analyze word for word, everything that was said. And there's a whole other layer there to unpack. Michele Hansen  39:15Yeah, I wouldn't, have you asked Maria, your UI-UX designer, to also read through them and do her own highlights?  Nicole Baldinu  39:42No, not yet. But that, is that something you, Michele Hansen  40:00That might be interesting. And, and there is research that says that when, like, multiple people are analyzing an interview, they pull out more of the problems. So the, the sort of like the paper on customer research was in the, is in the context of usability testing was called The Voice of the Customer. It's from 1993, or 1994, and they did all these different tests on how to pull out customer problems and analyze them. And they found that multiple people analyzing an interview tends to bring out many more of the user needs than just one person doing it.  That makes so much sense. Yeah. Because then, like, the way I'm thinking, obviously, I'm trying to do this as fast as possible, too, right? Let's get to like, analysis and presentation of like, here it is. This is what we need to do. I am trying to, like, speed that process up. But yeah, the risk there is that it's really then just my interpretation.  Nicole Baldinu  41:02Right. Michele Hansen  41:03Right. And some, they might just watch a video and, yeah, I remember that. But that deep level of analysis is, yeah, is going to be missed if we don't give that opportunity. So, yeah, that's a really good point. I mean, we did that, I believe, like, with the first user interviews. We gave those to our marketing teammate. So, that's how those were used, I feel. But I definitely think if it's, you know, we're starting, you know, if it's an MVP, then yeah, you're right, like someone else needs to go, I think this is actually the problem, or yeah, I agree, or no, I disagree. That's not the problem. And I think, you know, organizationally, giving somebody else the chance to discover something, too, like, they're not just being told what the learning is, but they have it, like, chance to discover it for themselves and maybe see something that somebody else missed. And one thing I love in Erica Hall's Just Enough Research is she talks about how powerful it is to bring other team members into the process because they're, you know, when we do interviews, and then bring them to other people and we're so excited about what we've learned, sometimes people can feel threatened or intimidated by that. Because all of a sudden, there's this new information coming in, and now it's on them to learn it rather than they didn't get to experience the joy of discovery themselves. And, Nicole Baldinu  42:29Oh, my God, you're blowing my mind. Sorry.  Michele Hansen  42:30And so it's more, like, if you can allow them to be in on the discovery process, whether that's as, you know, a silent listener on the call, or as part of analyzing the transcripts, or even, you know, collating transcripts, which is when you find, you know, let's say you find five common quotes, and then you're putting them all together have different commonalities. like they're part of the process, they're part of what's being learned, and they feel more invested and aligned with like, like, I just remember when, what like, when we, when I worked in a bigger company and we started bringing in the developers into just sitting in on usability testing, and not even asking questions or anything, just just listening, like, the level of team motivation and alignment, like skyrocketed because all of a sudden, everybody was learning. Nicole Baldinu  43:23So was, I just, yeah, I hear you. Like that, it makes so much sense, but I suppose it's one of those things that we just feel like, oh, we don't have time, you know, we got to move on. We got to keep, it's one of those things that does take time. But you're right, like, that excitement that I think is, like, this is so awesome. I'm having so much fun. This is so important. I'm learning so much. Just by sharing it, it literally is just my experience at that, at that point, unless somebody else gets to discover it for themselves now. Oh, man. How long, this whole process is gonna take three times as long. No, no, but it's good. It's good. It's so it's so valuable. But yeah. Michele Hansen  44:06And also the, in, the process doesn't have to ever stop. You know, it sounds like you're sort of in an intense phase right now, where you've been, I mean, when did you start doing the interviews?  Nicole Baldinu  44:20Oh, my gosh. Would have been like, not that long. Probably just like, three, four weeks ago.  Michele Hansen  44:29Okay. And you've done 13 in the past month, basically.  Nicole Baldinu  44:33Yeah, less.  Michele Hansen  44:34Yeah.  Nicole Baldinu  44:34Is that a lot? Michele Hansen  44:35That's, that's a lot. Like, that's a really good number, like, um, you know, I guess you are doing a specific like, project. So I mean, usually the, what I, like, the general guidance is to do five and then sort of stop and pause and analyze and see if you need to change your targeting. So, it sounds like you're consistently hearing different things from different people, so that warrants talking to more people. But also making research not just something that happens when you have a specific question, but just as a general sort of, I think, I tend to call it, like, maintenance research, like just sort of, on a general basis. But like, that's, that's really good, 13 in that amount of time. And so it makes sense that it would feel a little bit like, okay, now I have to analyze all of this, and this is going to be a lot of time and like, where am I going to find the time for this, in addition to everything else, but I think, I hope that eventually, you can find a place where you're just kind of doing like one or two a week, and maybe you're doing one and your UX person or a marketing person or somebody, a developer even, like, they're doing another interviews, and then you've got just like two a week, and then it's like, okay, like, what did we learn? Like, you know, does this does this match what we've heard in the past? How does it differ? Like, what new have we learned? Like, is there anything else we should kind of, you know, consider digging, digging on in the future? Nicole Baldinu  45:59Hmm. I love that. I wish, I mean, frankly, like, the five would have been helpful if you'd told me that last time. Five? No, I'm just kidding. Michele Hansen  46:12I mean, you also don't, you don't have to limit yourself to five, right? Like, it's just sort of, that's like, the kind of goal. And again, that's, that is also based on research, too, that you can surface in the context of usability studies, but like, surface 80% of customer needs with five interviews, but that assumes a pretty defined scope. And where you started with a broad scope, it makes sense that you would need more until you feel like you're starting to hear patterns. Nicole Baldinu  46:41Yeah. And I love what you said, like, that it definitely, and I'm so passionate, I think the more I do this, and the more, like, I talk about this, and geek out on this, and just love this whole process, the more I realize how much it should be a part of just regular in processes within a company, like,  Michele Hansen  46:57Amen. Nicole Baldinu  46:58Like you said. Yeah, I know, right? Like, I'm gonna spearhead the user research of the company. Well because it is, I mean, I don't know, like, like you said, we said at the beginning, it's like, it's one of those things, I think, as a company grows, you end up doing a lot more management, and, and that's great, because if you're working with great people, it's okay to you know, to do all those management duties. But this just becomes, you know, and then, you know, there's obviously always the putting out little fires here and there, whatever. But this, this has just been such a positive experience that I think, just really enjoyed it for that reason. So having this as an ongoing thing, I think is, would be great. Michele Hansen  47:44It sounds like you are I, I can just, I feel like I can see how inspired you are by doing, like, by how motivating it is. I am, I'm so excited to continue hearing about how all this goes. Um, and I feel like, I feel like I could talk to you about this all day because, like, talking to people about talking to people is my favorite topic. Like, like for my book, I interviewed 30 people because I just, it's just so much fun. But if other people want to stay in touch with you, what, what is the best way for them to do that? Nicole Baldinu  48:26Oh, like, to reach out? Just reach out, Nicole@WebinarNinja.com. There you go. You got my email. Michele Hansen  48:34And you're on Twitter, too, right?  Nicole Baldinu  48:36On Twitter. I'm on Instagram as well. You know, they can contact our support team and ask them to call me. Yeah, I'm in there. I'm in there every day. Michele Hansen  48:49Awesome. Nicole Baldinu  48:51Yeah.Thank you so much. This has been so much fun. Like, like, like you said, I could talk about this for days, days on end. Michele Hansen  48:59Alright, well, that's gonna wrap us up for this week. If you liked this week's episode, please leave us a review or tweet at Nicole and I. We would absolutely love to hear what has made you think about. 

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In this episode, we explore how the pandemic has affected local schools and communities.UCL does an enormous amount of work locally to make its research accessible and to reduce inequalities in the education system. Join our host Vivienne Parry as she speaks to experts from the Faculty of Engineering Science and the Institute of Education, about why now, more than ever, supporting schools and communities is vital.Our guests this week:- Prof Louise Archer, Karl Mannheim Chair of Sociology of Education- Dr Elpida Makrygianni, Engineering Education Developer and Coordinator- Tiwa Jayeola, recent graduate of MSc in Civil Geomatic and Environmental Engineering and tutor in UCL's engineering tutoring programmesMore info: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/coronavirusTranscript: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/podcasts/coronavirus/transcript-episode-27If you've got a question about the pandemic you'd like UCL researchers to answer, please get in touch by emailing UCL's Communications and Marketing team on minds@ucl.ac.uk – we'd love to hear from you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

James 1:26-27If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the worldEnglish Standard Version (ESV)The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.Permalink

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I CAN ONLY CHANGE ME; AND WHEN I CHANGE ME, I CHANGE US!Genesis 1:26-27 NLTThen God Said, ‘Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us.  They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals that scurry along the ground. “So, God created Human beings in his own image.  In the image of God, he created them; male and female he created them.When God created, he spoke – We are created to be like him – Our words create.  They are containers for power.2 Cor 10:5 AMP – We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the true knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ…. Eyes and ears are like a portal to your brain, right?  Yes!  What we hear and see helps develop thoughts that we either disregard or keep and meditate on.  But not all that enters our thoughts are from the natural.  We can get thoughts from Satan too.  That is why the Bible tells us to put on the helmet of Salvation so we can protect ourselves and our mind.  It is also why we are told to take every thought captive.  Asking- does this thought line up with the Word of God?  Is this Truth?Proverbs 23:26 Amp – My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways.  I believe that what we see directly affects our minds and thus our hearts – Same with our ears.Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast ( that is committed and focused on you – in both inclination and character, because he trusts and takes refuge in you with hope and confident expectation.2 Tim 1:7For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of sound judgement and personal discipline- abilities that result in a calm, well balanced mind and self-control.Romans 12:2NLT – Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.  Then you will learn to know Gods will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.MSG – Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking.  Instead, fix your attention on God.  You will be changed from the inside out.  Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it.  Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well informed maturity in you.Philippians 4:8 NLTAnd now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing.  Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable.  Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.Proverbs 4:23NLT – Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.MSG- Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that is where life starts.Matt 12:33 A tree is identified by its fruit.  If a tree is good, its fruit will be good.  If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad.This scripture is talking about a heart and mouth connection.  A heart and mouth connection.If you are thinking about something/ meditating on something it will come out and if you speak it, you can take it on. Your creating….James 3:1-12 Don’t be in any rush to become a teacher, my friends.  Teaching is highly responsible work.  Teachers are held to the strictest standards.  And none of us is perfectly qualified.  We get it wrong nearly every time we open our moths. If you could find someone whose speech was perfectly true, you’d have a perfect person, in perfect control of like.A bit in the mouth of a horse controls the whole horse.  A small rudder on a huge ship in the hands of a skilled captain sets a course in the face of the strongest winds.  A word out of your mouth may seem of no account, but it can accomplish nearly anything- or destroy it!It only takes a spark, remember, to set off a forest fire.  A careless or wrongly placed word out of your mouth can do that.  By our speech we can ruin the world, turn harmony to chaos, throw mud on a reputation, send the whole world up in smoke and go up in smoke with it, smoke right from the pit of hell.This is scary: you can tame a tiger, but you can’t tame a tongue- its never been done.  The tongue runs wild, a wanton killer.  With our tongues we bless God our Father; with the same tongues we curse the very men and woman he made in his image.  Curses and blessings out of the same mouth!My friends, this can’t go on.  A spring doesn’t gush fresh water one day and brackish the next, does it?  Apple trees don’t bear strawberries, do they? Raspberry bushes don’t bear apples, do they?  You’re not going to dip into a polluted mud hole and get a cup of clear, cool water, are you?1 Peter 3:10 NLT – If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies. Ephesians 4:29(-32) NLT – Don’t use foul or abusive language.  Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. Prov 15:28 NLT – The heart of the Godly thinks carefully before speaking; the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words. Prov 21:23 NLT – Watch your tongue and keep your moth shut, and you will stay out of trouble. Psalms 34:13 NLT – Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies!  Turn away from evil and do good.  Search for peace, and work to maintain it!NIV – Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.  Turn from evil and do good.  Seek peace and pursue it!  Isaiah 58:9 – means that if we can control our tongue, we can get a quicker answer to our prayers James 1:26-27If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.  Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. These last two scriptures from the OLD Testament and NEW are saying that if we are really pleasing God, really living our faith out then two things will come from us:1 – We watch our words2 – We are meeting felt needs Love is seen and felt!  

Most of us strive to live a life of honesty and integrity. Our scripture verses this week from Proverbs reflects this very idea and tells of a father speaking wisdom over his children to live a life of integrity. But in a modern framework, what exactly does a life of integrity look like? In a society where living a life of integrity seems to run counter to culture's ethos of every person for themselves, to edify and challenge the norm takes courage and intentionality. Join Pastor Tony Minear, Ph.D. this week for a look at how to live a life of integrity as endorsed by Jesus and the legacy of the church. Discover three steps you can take to harmonize your ethical principles and values with that of the rest of society and the world. See how this journey into wholeness can benefit and empower not only yourself, but all of humanity. Recorded live at Beatitudes Church in Phoenix, AZ on 6/19/20Preaching: Rev. Tony Minear, Ph.D.Scripture Reader: Janelle TapphornScripture References: Proverbs 4:20-27If you like what you hear, consider donating at:https://www.beatitudeschurch.org/online-giving

1 Chronicles 12:32Hebrews 9:261 Corinthians 10:112 Thessalonians 2:1-111 John 2:18-222 John 1:7Isaiah 10:27If you enjoyed the sermon please contact us at bluespringsbaptisttemple@gmail.com or call (816) 229-7777 Let us know.

Who are the mothers of the world? This Mother's Day is most certainly one like no other we've ever experienced. With the COVID-19 pandemic confining most of us to our homes, many of us have had to redefine what it looks like to celebrate our mother figures. Despite the restrictions of hunkering down and exercising caution, the pandemic may have actually provided us with the perfect opportunity to reflect on and to broaden our definition of mothering. Listen as our guest speaker, ellie hutchison, examines what it means to mother within this unique moment in history. Discover a new narrative for mothering to take with us as we reemerge on the other side of the pandemic. A narrative that emboldens mothers and other-mothers with a fierce spirit that takes risks and loves on humanity unapologetically. Recorded live at Beatitudes Church, Phoenix, AZ on 05/08/20Preaching: ellie hutchisonScripture Reader: Janelle TapphornScripture Reference: Matthew 25:14-27If you like what you hear, consider donating at:https://www.beatitudeschurch.org/online-giving

Luke 18:8Matthew 24:14Luke 3:22Luke 4:1-21Luke 18:8Hebrews 12:27If you enjoyed the sermon please contact us at bluespringsbaptisttemple@gmail.com or call (816) 229-7777 Let us know.

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John 5:1-7Genesis 32:26-28Col. 3:10-11Duet. 30:18-19Proverbs 18:21James 1:26-27If you enjoyed the sermon please contact us at bluespringsbaptisttemple@gmail.com or call (816) 229-7777 Let us know.

James 1:26-27If someone asked you to summarize the essence of "pure religion" -- what would you answer?  I suspect a group of Christians would answer quite different from one another.  James' answer, the inspired writer, is especially surprising: "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world."

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What's up fight fans! We're super pumped to kick off this pod. Our viral fight clip this week entitled "Asian Kid Knocks Out Frat Boy!!!!" does NOT disapoint. Among too many other things to mention, we discuss: standard street fight strategies like rushing in with your hands down, the jogger who killed a cougar with his bare hands, the tragedy of Cain Velazquez and Ngannou, what it must be like to finally debut in the UFC as Rickson Gracie's son, how Derrick Lewis is morally superior to Fuckjerry, fighting with a collapsed lung, cringey shit talk, and a deep dive into the original fight sport, the OG great great great great etc. granddaddy of MMA: pankration! An ancient Greek form of wrestle boxing that was mostly performed nude! Which Jarrett goes into a long sidebar about.If you feel like skipping to a specific section:Viral Fight Stuff - always right at the topSport Fight Stuff - 16:52Educational Fight Stuff - 41:27If you have a suggestion for viral clip of the week, or a topic related to anything fight stuff you think we should explore, email us at fightstuffpodcast@gmail.com , follow us on instagram http://www.instagram.com/fightstuffpodcast , and if you dig the who leave us a nice review!You can also find us individually http://www.instagram.com/zekethomasisrad and http://www.instagram.com/jarrett_sleeper See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we look back at 2018 and look forward to 2019. Sravan talks the box office stats for 2018 and Tarun outlines his best and worst of 2018. They talk about their most anticipated for 2019 and give their box office predictions for 2019.Timestamps: Box Office Statistics for 2018 1:15 Best of 2018 14:40Worst of 2018 24:10Most Anticipated of 2019 29:402019 Box Office Predictions 40:27If you enjoy our content, don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. If you wish to contact us to ask a question or give us some feedback, please do via the channels below: Facebook Page: Cognitive Recalibration Instagram: cognitiverecalibration Twitter: @CRecalibration See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Marriages that Influence Future Generations - March 26, 2017 - Steve MillerStory: "Why the Old Man Planted Trees" by Dan MurdochOf all the things that we appreciate from those who have gone before us, and that we hope to give to those who come after us, what is the most important? Jesus expressed what really concerned Him:Luke 18:8 - However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth? What is God's purpose for marriage? There are multiple good purposes for godly marriage, but perhaps the most important one in God's eyes is that through godly marriage we pass on the faith to future generations.In Genesis 1-2, God created man and woman to be one flesh. This union is imperative to God's purpose to fill the earth with godly offspring and rule it in righteousness, not only for biological reasons, but for spiritual ones as well.After Adam and Eve fell into sin, Genesis 4 and 5 show two genealogies: one for Cain's line and one for Seth's line. Between the two lists, it states that "At that time people began to call on the name of the Lord."According to Genesis 6, after the offspring who kept the knowledge of the Lord intermarried with the unbelievers, the whole human race became unbelieving, violent, and wicked to the point where God regretted making mankind and determined to destroy all but Noah's family.Genesis 6:1-8After the Great Flood, God chose Abraham's family to be His vehicle to preserve and spread the knowledge of Him and His ways to the future generations of the world.Genesis 18:18-19 - 18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. 19For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.” God has always been concerned about passing on faith and knowledge of Him to the next generation. This was His main concern with Israel, and much of the responsibility of this he put on families.Deuteronomy 6:4-9When the Lord brought His people into the Promised Land, He commanded and warned them to constantly teach their children His laws and His ways, to rid the land of idols, and to not intermarry with unbelievers.Deuteronomy 7:1-6What are you, whether single or married, doing to pass on the faith to future generations?After Israel had occupied much of the Promised Land, Joshua again challenged the people and reminded them to serve God and keep His covenant.Joshua 24:14-15 - "But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” In our western culture, we Christians sometimes underestimate the command for parents to disciple our own children. They are meant to have a spiritual advantage, a head start.Mark 10:14-15If we do not teach our children to know and love the Lord from a young age, the world will surely step in and lead them the other way.Judges 2:6-13Chip Ingram, in Effective Parenting in a Defective World: Children will learn most by seeing what we do and how we live. Our marriages will teach and influence our children's faith even more than our words.Malachi 2:10-16 - 15Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.We live in a society full of temptation and examples of selfishness. We are not immune to temptation. But as Christians, with the grace of the Lord Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit living in us, the thought that our response to temptation will influence the lives and eternal destiny of our children and grandchildren is a very sobering stop sign.Not only that, but our marriages present a picture of the relationship between Christ and His Church to our children. Husbands demonstrate who Christ is, and wives demonstrate how we respond to Him.Ephesians 5:21-27If we consider this message honestly, we will all find some point or another where we have failed. But there is good news. Godly marriage and parenting is another part of our lives that we must bring to the cross in repentance to seek forgiveness and grace from Jesus. It's not too late. If we humble ourselves before the Lord, and our spouses, and also before our children, He will lift us up and pour His grace upon us. Do not be afraid to repent to your family members; it's one of the most necessary and powerful things we can do.Finally, if you are a parent who is divorced or married to an unbelieving spouse, don't feel discouraged or condemned about your situation. For Paul writes that a believing parent brings a sanctifying influence over his/her children.1 Corinthians 7:12-14Just how great of an influence does God want to exert on future generations through your life, your marriage?

In this episode we're going to look at the importance of keywords in all stages of your online course development, we look at how pre-launch pages can play a valuable role in market research and we look at some of Mike Koenigs 2016 marketing predictions as they pertain to online course creators.The Importance of KeywordsThis is something that is often overlooked by many course creators. They are so keen to get their course created and published they don't take a lot of time to consider the role keywords play in the visibility of their courses.Intelligent use of keywords can almost result in your courses marketing themselves. If you want to tap into the vast amount of organic traffic then you have to put your courses in front of your students via the search engines.You need to put yourself in your prospective students shoes and use words and phrases that they use when searching for a solution to their problem.I include keyword research right at the beginning of a project, sometimes even before I've settled on a topic to teach. In fact, I often use keyword tools to help me come up with ideas for topics to teach.Including keywords in your course title, subtitle and description will give the search engines an idea of what your course is about and how it should be indexed.The Power of the Pre-Launch PagePutting up a page with information about a course you have in development (even if you haven't started on it yet) is a great way to tap into some market research.You can get a gauge of the popularity for a specific topic based on the number of people opting in to receive updates.Taking this concept a step further, you can offer a greatly discounted 'pre-launch' price and have the student purchase the course based solely on the concept.This is a great way to fund the development of the course while testing the market. You can say that if less than a certain number of people sign up the course won't go ahead and everyone will get a discount.Once you have a few interested parties signed up you can them survey them. Find out what their biggest challenges are and address that in the course content.Whether you wish to charge a pre-launch fee or survey your list, the point is this is still a great market intelligence tool.Mike Koenigs 2016 Marketing Predictions - A Short ReviewI watched this webcast yesterday and it really blew me away. It went for about two and a half hours but there were some real gems in their pertaining to online course development.To summarise, mobile usage is continuing to climb with 80% of time being spent communicating, being on social and personalisation. Community is king. Every online course creator should also establish a community for their students to join, interact and socialise.One of the most interesting statistics that Mike shared was a survey on what employees believed were the most valuable benefits they could receive from an employer. At the top of the list was 'Training and Development'.We live in a time where people see the need for continued improvement. How can you as an online course developer tap into that?I discuss a lot of what Mike shared but you'll have to listen to the podcast episode…Need help getting started with the creation of your online course?Here are some books by Mike Koenigs that I highly recommend - (these are Amazon affiliate links…) Pick up “Creating Successful Online Courses: Expert Interview Series” for just $27If you have a question about any aspect of online course delivery, from concept to market, please feel free to send me an email at AskTim@EcourseDomination.com. I'd love to hear from you and your question could very well feature in a future podcast.I want to deliver relevant material so keep those emails rolling in.Want More Help?Are you looking at creating an online course but don't know where to start?Have you started but got stuck along the way?I'm here to help.Contact me today to book your free 20 minute one-on-one Skype coaching session. The session will be laser focused, aimed at solving your problem and we won't try to sell you anything. Sounds good? Email me today at coaching@ecoursedomination.comIf you enjoyed this episode please like, share and comment below. Help get the news in the streets. If you could take a moment to pop over to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review I would truly appreciate it.

In this episode we're going to look at the importance of keywords in all stages of your online course development, we look at how pre-launch pages can play a valuable role in market research and we look at some of Mike Koenigs 2016 marketing predictions as they pertain to online course creators.The Importance of KeywordsThis is something that is often overlooked by many course creators. They are so keen to get their course created and published they don't take a lot of time to consider the role keywords play in the visibility of their courses.Intelligent use of keywords can almost result in your courses marketing themselves. If you want to tap into the vast amount of organic traffic then you have to put your courses in front of your students via the search engines.You need to put yourself in your prospective students shoes and use words and phrases that they use when searching for a solution to their problem.I include keyword research right at the beginning of a project, sometimes even before I've settled on a topic to teach. In fact, I often use keyword tools to help me come up with ideas for topics to teach.Including keywords in your course title, subtitle and description will give the search engines an idea of what your course is about and how it should be indexed.The Power of the Pre-Launch PagePutting up a page with information about a course you have in development (even if you haven't started on it yet) is a great way to tap into some market research.You can get a gauge of the popularity for a specific topic based on the number of people opting in to receive updates.Taking this concept a step further, you can offer a greatly discounted 'pre-launch' price and have the student purchase the course based solely on the concept.This is a great way to fund the development of the course while testing the market. You can say that if less than a certain number of people sign up the course won't go ahead and everyone will get a discount.Once you have a few interested parties signed up you can them survey them. Find out what their biggest challenges are and address that in the course content.Whether you wish to charge a pre-launch fee or survey your list, the point is this is still a great market intelligence tool.Mike Koenigs 2016 Marketing Predictions - A Short ReviewI watched this webcast yesterday and it really blew me away. It went for about two and a half hours but there were some real gems in their pertaining to online course development.To summarise, mobile usage is continuing to climb with 80% of time being spent communicating, being on social and personalisation. Community is king. Every online course creator should also establish a community for their students to join, interact and socialise.One of the most interesting statistics that Mike shared was a survey on what employees believed were the most valuable benefits they could receive from an employer. At the top of the list was 'Training and Development'.We live in a time where people see the need for continued improvement. How can you as an online course developer tap into that?I discuss a lot of what Mike shared but you'll have to listen to the podcast episode…Need help getting started with the creation of your online course?Here are some books by Mike Koenigs that I highly recommend - (these are Amazon affiliate links…) Pick up “Creating Successful Online Courses: Expert Interview Series” for just $27If you have a question about any aspect of online course delivery, from concept to market, please feel free to send me an email at AskTim@EcourseDomination.com. I'd love to hear from you and your question could very well feature in a future podcast.I want to deliver relevant material so keep those emails rolling in.Want More Help?Are you looking at creating an online course but don't know where to start?Have you started but got stuck along the way?I'm here to help.Contact me today to book your free 20 minute one-on-one Skype coaching session. The session will be laser focused, aimed at solving your problem and we won't try to sell you anything. Sounds good? Email me today at coaching@ecoursedomination.comIf you enjoyed this episode please like, share and comment below. Help get the news in the streets. If you could take a moment to pop over to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review I would truly appreciate it.

In the first episode for 2016 I'm going to cover some questions that I have received over the last couple of weeks relating to topic selection, online course navigation and course structure and organisation.Topic SelectionOver the final few days of 2015, something really weird happened. The downloads for Episode 3 - Getting Started: Topic Selection went through the roof, taking the episode to 2nd spot for the year.This sent a very clear message that this was indeed a topic of interest, and I can assure you, you got my attention.There is more to topic selection than science. It isn't black and white. You have to consider a number of factors, use your intuition and gauge intangible factors.In this episode, I'm going to share the audio from a video I posted on YouTube a little while back. It looks at topic selection from the student's emotional standpoint. How urgently they need to find a solution to the problem.Course NavigationKeeping navigation simple and straight forward is very important when it comes to setting out your lesson page structure. I use an OptimizePress Course template as a starting point and customise from there.The layout is very clean and navigation is clearly identified. Users have the option of moving back and forth through the lessons in order or they can jump to any part of the course using the buttons and navigation panels provided.Organising ContentThis is a massive topic and probably one better suited to a course all by itself. I use mind mapping software (MindMeister) to simply enter all the information I wish to share in the course. I start out just typing the points out as they come to me. I then look at the logical steps and move the points under the relevant steps. The steps become the course sections and the points become the lessons.Need help getting started with the creation of your online course?Pick up “Creating Successful Online Courses: Expert Interview Series” for just $27If you have a question about any aspect of online course delivery, from concept to market, please feel free to send me an email at AskTim@EcourseDomination.com. I'd love to hear from you and your question could very well feature in a future podcast.I want to deliver relevant material so keep those emails rolling in.Want More Help?Are you looking at creating an online course but don't know where to start?Have you started but got stuck along the way?I'm here to help.Contact me today to book your free 20 minute one-on-one Skype coaching session. The session will be laser focused, aimed at solving your problem and we won't try to sell you anything. Sounds good? Email me today at coaching@ecoursedomination.comIf you enjoyed this episode please like, share and comment below. Help get the news in the streets. If you could take a moment to pop over to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review I would truly appreciate it.

In the first episode for 2016 I'm going to cover some questions that I have received over the last couple of weeks relating to topic selection, online course navigation and course structure and organisation.Topic SelectionOver the final few days of 2015, something really weird happened. The downloads for Episode 3 - Getting Started: Topic Selection went through the roof, taking the episode to 2nd spot for the year.This sent a very clear message that this was indeed a topic of interest, and I can assure you, you got my attention.There is more to topic selection than science. It isn't black and white. You have to consider a number of factors, use your intuition and gauge intangible factors.In this episode, I'm going to share the audio from a video I posted on YouTube a little while back. It looks at topic selection from the student's emotional standpoint. How urgently they need to find a solution to the problem.Course NavigationKeeping navigation simple and straight forward is very important when it comes to setting out your lesson page structure. I use an OptimizePress Course template as a starting point and customise from there.The layout is very clean and navigation is clearly identified. Users have the option of moving back and forth through the lessons in order or they can jump to any part of the course using the buttons and navigation panels provided.Organising ContentThis is a massive topic and probably one better suited to a course all by itself. I use mind mapping software (MindMeister) to simply enter all the information I wish to share in the course. I start out just typing the points out as they come to me. I then look at the logical steps and move the points under the relevant steps. The steps become the course sections and the points become the lessons.Need help getting started with the creation of your online course?Pick up “Creating Successful Online Courses: Expert Interview Series” for just $27If you have a question about any aspect of online course delivery, from concept to market, please feel free to send me an email at AskTim@EcourseDomination.com. I'd love to hear from you and your question could very well feature in a future podcast.I want to deliver relevant material so keep those emails rolling in.Want More Help?Are you looking at creating an online course but don't know where to start?Have you started but got stuck along the way?I'm here to help.Contact me today to book your free 20 minute one-on-one Skype coaching session. The session will be laser focused, aimed at solving your problem and we won't try to sell you anything. Sounds good? Email me today at coaching@ecoursedomination.comIf you enjoyed this episode please like, share and comment below. Help get the news in the streets. If you could take a moment to pop over to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review I would truly appreciate it.

In this the final episode for the year we look at the five most popular episodes for 2015, where my massage marketing course is at and what's coming in early 2016.I would firstly like to thank all my guests who gave so freely of their time and expertise. I'm sure the information and experiences they shared have proved helpful on your journey as an online course creator.I would also like to thank you for being part of this journey with me.Looking back over the year I though it would be interesting to look at the top five most popular episodes of 2015 -Getting Started on a Budget | Huw Collingbourne - Episode 8How to Build an Online Information Empire | Rob Cubbon - Episode 27Creating Successful Online Courses | Bob Marx - Episode 25The Art of Effective Communication | Alexa Fischer - Episode 7Creating an Online Course Creation Business | Scott Paton - Episode 22You see, hosting a Podcast can also be a great market research tool as you can quickly identify the information people are listening to the most.Where is my Massage Marketing course at?I'm continuing to build my list via traffic generated primarily through my Make Money With Massage podcast.I hosted a Webinar which was mildly successful. I used Facebook Ads to drive prospects to my Webinar registration page but feel I should have spent more time focusing my Facebook audience. This is something I'm still learning and have trouble getting my head around. I used a trial copy of GotoWebinar and didn't have a great experience. I was booted off repeatedly and the recording went missing. I did get some opt-ins for my Super VIP list so that was a positive.Big News for 2016Now I have some very exciting news! Once I have successfully launched my massage marketing course I will be starting work on the Online Course Mastery Blueprint. This will be an extensive course.I will be pulling information from all the podcast interviews plus sharing the gems I have learnt from taking high end training courses by experts including Eben Pagan, Ray Edwards, Alex Jeffreys and Ryan Levesque.This will be a blended course with a limited intake and enrolment period. The course will run for a set number of weeks and will include pre-recorded core units and weekly live training sessions via webinars.All materials will be available for download, this includes video, audio, workbooks, checklists, slides… everything.If you would like to be part of the initial intake simply sign up as a VIP (you can find the VIP entry boxes at the end of every post and also in the sidebar) VIP's will be extended a special invitation at a greatly reduced price once the course is ready to roll. VIP's are under no obligation to take up any offer we may present.Seats will be limited due to the live coaching and accountability the course offers. Students get a lot of my time and attention.If you want to make a suggestion about what you believe should be in the course simply shoot me an email at AskTim@EcourseDomination.com or take a couple of minutes to complete this short survey.I wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year. The Online Course Coaching Podcast will resume in the second week of January 2016You can learn more about Wishlist Member hereNeed help getting started with the creation of your online course?Pick up “Creating Successful Online Courses: Expert Interview Series” for just $27If you have a question about any aspect of online course delivery, from concept to market, please feel free to send me an email at AskTim@EcourseDomination.com. I'd love to hear from you and your question could very well feature in a future podcast.I want to deliver relevant material so keep those emails rolling in.Want More Help?Are you looking at creating an online course but don't know where to start?Have you started but got stuck along the way?I'm here to help.Contact me today to book your free 20 minute one-on-one Skype coaching session. The session will be laser focused, aimed at solving your problem and we won't try to sell you anything. Sounds good? Email me today at coaching@ecoursedomination.comIf you enjoyed this episode please like, share and comment below. Help get the news in the streets. If you could take a moment to pop over to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review I would truly appreciate it.

In this the final episode for the year we look at the five most popular episodes for 2015, where my massage marketing course is at and what's coming in early 2016.I would firstly like to thank all my guests who gave so freely of their time and expertise. I'm sure the information and experiences they shared have proved helpful on your journey as an online course creator.I would also like to thank you for being part of this journey with me.Looking back over the year I though it would be interesting to look at the top five most popular episodes of 2015 -Getting Started on a Budget | Huw Collingbourne - Episode 8How to Build an Online Information Empire | Rob Cubbon - Episode 27Creating Successful Online Courses | Bob Marx - Episode 25The Art of Effective Communication | Alexa Fischer - Episode 7Creating an Online Course Creation Business | Scott Paton - Episode 22You see, hosting a Podcast can also be a great market research tool as you can quickly identify the information people are listening to the most.Where is my Massage Marketing course at?I'm continuing to build my list via traffic generated primarily through my Make Money With Massage podcast.I hosted a Webinar which was mildly successful. I used Facebook Ads to drive prospects to my Webinar registration page but feel I should have spent more time focusing my Facebook audience. This is something I'm still learning and have trouble getting my head around. I used a trial copy of GotoWebinar and didn't have a great experience. I was booted off repeatedly and the recording went missing. I did get some opt-ins for my Super VIP list so that was a positive.Big News for 2016Now I have some very exciting news! Once I have successfully launched my massage marketing course I will be starting work on the Online Course Mastery Blueprint. This will be an extensive course.I will be pulling information from all the podcast interviews plus sharing the gems I have learnt from taking high end training courses by experts including Eben Pagan, Ray Edwards, Alex Jeffreys and Ryan Levesque.This will be a blended course with a limited intake and enrolment period. The course will run for a set number of weeks and will include pre-recorded core units and weekly live training sessions via webinars.All materials will be available for download, this includes video, audio, workbooks, checklists, slides… everything.If you would like to be part of the initial intake simply sign up as a VIP (you can find the VIP entry boxes at the end of every post and also in the sidebar) VIP's will be extended a special invitation at a greatly reduced price once the course is ready to roll. VIP's are under no obligation to take up any offer we may present.Seats will be limited due to the live coaching and accountability the course offers. Students get a lot of my time and attention.If you want to make a suggestion about what you believe should be in the course simply shoot me an email at AskTim@EcourseDomination.com or take a couple of minutes to complete this short survey.I wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year. The Online Course Coaching Podcast will resume in the second week of January 2016You can learn more about Wishlist Member hereNeed help getting started with the creation of your online course?Pick up “Creating Successful Online Courses: Expert Interview Series” for just $27If you have a question about any aspect of online course delivery, from concept to market, please feel free to send me an email at AskTim@EcourseDomination.com. I'd love to hear from you and your question could very well feature in a future podcast.I want to deliver relevant material so keep those emails rolling in.Want More Help?Are you looking at creating an online course but don't know where to start?Have you started but got stuck along the way?I'm here to help.Contact me today to book your free 20 minute one-on-one Skype coaching session. The session will be laser focused, aimed at solving your problem and we won't try to sell you anything. Sounds good? Email me today at coaching@ecoursedomination.comIf you enjoyed this episode please like, share and comment below. Help get the news in the streets. If you could take a moment to pop over to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review I would truly appreciate it.

In this episode, I talk about a major problem that all online course creators face, piracy. Unfortunately, there is little you can do to protect your hard work against this threat but there are a couple of things you can do to either deter theft or reduce loss.In recent times Udemy came under fire as it came to light that they are hosting a number of pirated courses.Usually pirated material is made available for free, and while this practice is still illegal, no-one profits from it.What is happening on Udemy changes the face of piracy and takes it to a whole new level. Not only is the person who stole the course profiting from sales, but Udemy, as the hosting platform is also making money from the stolen material.You can read the blog post here (warning - contains bad language)https://medium.com/@robconery/how-udemy-is-profiting-from-piracy-5638b929ffca#.ylsnxtvfmIt will be interesting to see what Udemy does. Will it refund the course fee to the student who no longer has 'lifetime access' to the course, or will it pass all ill-gotten gains back to the rightful owner of the material?There are a couple of things you can do to reduce and deter piracy of your course. You can either drip feed or provide some units via live Webinar over the course of a few weeks. As the entire course won't be available for download it may just be enough to put off a would-be pirate.The other way you can offset the cost of pirated courses is to strategically place links to high quality, relevant affiliate products or associated materials throughout your course. You'd be surprised how many people will steal a digital product only to opt-in to an email list or purchase a juicy affiliate offer.Need help getting started with the creation of your online course?Pick up “Creating Successful Online Courses: Expert Interview Series” for just $27If you have a question about any aspect of online course delivery, from concept to market, please feel free to send me an email at AskTim@EcourseDomination.com. I'd love to hear from you and your question could very well feature in a future podcast.I want to deliver relevant material so keep those emails rolling in.Want More Help?Are you looking at creating an online course but don't know where to start?Have you started but got stuck along the way?I'm here to help.Contact me today to book your free 20 minute one-on-one Skype coaching session. The session will be laser focused, aimed at solving your problem and we won't try to sell you anything. Sounds good? Email me today at coaching@ecoursedomination.comIf you enjoyed this episode please like, share and comment below. Help get the news in the streets. If you could take a moment to pop over to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review I would truly appreciate it.

In this episode, I talk about a major problem that all online course creators face, piracy. Unfortunately, there is little you can do to protect your hard work against this threat but there are a couple of things you can do to either deter theft or reduce loss.In recent times Udemy came under fire as it came to light that they are hosting a number of pirated courses.Usually pirated material is made available for free, and while this practice is still illegal, no-one profits from it.What is happening on Udemy changes the face of piracy and takes it to a whole new level. Not only is the person who stole the course profiting from sales, but Udemy, as the hosting platform is also making money from the stolen material.You can read the blog post here (warning - contains bad language)https://medium.com/@robconery/how-udemy-is-profiting-from-piracy-5638b929ffca#.ylsnxtvfmIt will be interesting to see what Udemy does. Will it refund the course fee to the student who no longer has 'lifetime access' to the course, or will it pass all ill-gotten gains back to the rightful owner of the material?There are a couple of things you can do to reduce and deter piracy of your course. You can either drip feed or provide some units via live Webinar over the course of a few weeks. As the entire course won't be available for download it may just be enough to put off a would-be pirate.The other way you can offset the cost of pirated courses is to strategically place links to high quality, relevant affiliate products or associated materials throughout your course. You'd be surprised how many people will steal a digital product only to opt-in to an email list or purchase a juicy affiliate offer.Need help getting started with the creation of your online course?Pick up “Creating Successful Online Courses: Expert Interview Series” for just $27If you have a question about any aspect of online course delivery, from concept to market, please feel free to send me an email at AskTim@EcourseDomination.com. I'd love to hear from you and your question could very well feature in a future podcast.I want to deliver relevant material so keep those emails rolling in.Want More Help?Are you looking at creating an online course but don't know where to start?Have you started but got stuck along the way?I'm here to help.Contact me today to book your free 20 minute one-on-one Skype coaching session. The session will be laser focused, aimed at solving your problem and we won't try to sell you anything. Sounds good? Email me today at coaching@ecoursedomination.comIf you enjoyed this episode please like, share and comment below. Help get the news in the streets. If you could take a moment to pop over to iTunes and leave an honest rating and review I would truly appreciate it.