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Juniornyheterna om att man hittat det starkaste beviset på att det finns liv i rymden. Vi ska snacka med assistanshunden Azlan som hjälper sin ägare Ally varje dag och med vinnarna i SM i fågelholk. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play.
Ally Lundberg har kroniska sjukdomar som gör att hon ofta svimmar och har ont i sina leder. Tur då att hon har Azlan vid sin sida! Lyssna på Juniornyheterna SPECIAL om assistanshundar. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Programledare och producent: Frida OlssonMed ljud från: SVT, YoutubeMedverkande: Ally Lundberg, Lena Lagerqvist, assistanshundsinstruktör.Juniornyheternas specialpodd gör varje vecka en djupdykning i ett ämne som är extra intressant och spännande.
Приключения Барабана и Баса, их трансформация и эволюция продолжаются в этой зимней селекции. Танцевальные бенгеры, красивые песни , качающие роллеры, рейверские кричалки и бадманские читки, тренды и традиции в обрамлении ряда сабжанров drumandbass, занявшие свое место в моей коллекции, надеюсь отправят и вас в захватывающее музыкальное путешествие..Почувствуйте вайб февраля 2025.. GVOZD vibez: 1.Hoax x Hugh Hardie x SOLAH - Wake Up 2.FORIN - In Control 3.Dot Porta - Kaelego 4.Azlan, NODSY - Andhakar 5.PARA - Firepower 6.MIDAS - Let This One Ride 7.Milo (UK) - Instinct 8.Objectiv - Real McCoy 9.Maysev - Left 10.it is Jev - Revival 11.Apokain - Shiva 12.Terrence & Phillip - Crank Dat 13.Jenks (UK) - Outrage 14.Basslenitsa - Basslenitsa 15.Medicine - Heartbeat 16.GGrossy - Bass Line 17.Bootch - Let You Go 18.Sigma, Jamakabi, Scrufizzer - CHARGIE (NVADRZ & ALIAS Edit) 19.Sigma - Chargie (Ft. Scruffizer x Jamakabi) [Club Mix] 20.CLIQUES, Genesis Elijah & Grim Sickers ft Raf Mc,Chris Girl Problem & Rubberman-BANDANA 21.Akoma - Strength 22.DEAD WAX - Take Me Higher 23.El Pablo feat. Kaye - Party 24.Drawn Moon ft. Qube - Control 25.Dub Elements - Ballin' 26.Circadian & Nu-La - ReBirth 27.T & Sugah - Louder 28.Fade Duster - Jamaica 29.ICONS - Paradise 30.Tanukichi & LÄUFF - Throw It Down 31.YASUKI - Strong Enough 32.Paranoiac Del - Winter Flowers 33.MIDNIGHT CVLT, Screamarts - Collision 34.Absu_NTQL - Broken (Yimura Remix) 35.Mob Tactics - The Feeling 36.Paranoiac Del - Artificial Intelligence 37.MIDNIGHT CVLT, Litence - Numba One 38.HighThere - Trippin' 39.Skrimor & Kryptomedic - Animals 40.Mt. Eden - Reptile 41.Blinded Theory - Pursuit 42.Mokus & Bodrak - Winter 43.MARGE - Your Time (Wintour Remix) 44.Cafe Disko - Dreamscape 45.Planet Phatt - The Funk 46.Micky Finn & Vital Elements - State Of Life 47.CLIPZ & Reek0 - WERK [Extended Mix]
VEIN guestmix: 01. Yana Key - Remember Me [Vein Bootleg] 02. Vein - Candyman 03. Vein - Leave Me Alone 04. Concord Dawn - Morning Light [Vein & The Satan Bootleg] 05. Vein - Time To Find Out 06. Vein - Transcendence 07. Vein Ft. Depra - Game Of Life 08. Vein - Destroyer 09. Vein Ft. Luger - The Mercy & Violence 10. Vein - Never Stop 11. Vein - Salvation GVOZD vibez: 1.Klushe - Flow The Light 2.Acid Gambit - Royalston 3.Vibrant - Hold Me 4.Klushe - So Blue 5.Said The Sky & Dia Frampton - Love Let Me Go 6.Fox Stevenson - That Choice 7.Diode - Lowkey 8.Mandidextrous - Down like Me 9.Tantrum Desire - Override 10.MV, Bad Syntax - Shot of Energy 11.Killer Hertz - Rock That Body 12.Control Alt Delete - Blackout (Extended Mix) 13.LEVELA - READY SET BEGIN (FT JFB) 14.MIDNIGHT CVLT - Up! 15.it is Jev - Revival 16.Fade Duster - Durdome 17.Paperclip & Acaled - StarKek 18.CPTL PNSHMNT, Aiokai - Ubuntu (Aiokai Remix) 19.Rido - Liberation 20.Amoralyx - Рок-звезда 21.Sigma, Jamakabi, Scrufizzer - CHARGIE (NVADRZ & ALIAS Edit) 22.T-Man, dotdash - Rowel feat. T-Man 23.Annix, Enei - Immortal 24.Irontype feat. D-Formator - Roar 25.Acid Purrr - Glacial Signal 26.Azlan, NODSY - Andhakar 27.Senchai - Nebula 28.Kumarion - RAGE 29.Acid Purrr - Red Ice 30.PARA, Mourne - Lucia 31.David Synth - Machine Learning 32.Vybryda - What We Do In The Shadows 33.Haedus - Conscience 34.ROY KNOX, SadBois, afterxheaven, Noah Cunane - Say What You Mean 35.RSFB - New Era 36.Capture the Bass - Жихарево 37.Insurgent - Let's Move 38.Bootch - Let You Go 39.Foe - Ice Cream Man 40.Undecentum - Ethyl 41.Harley D - Don't Go 42.the Sampler - Underworld 43.A Little Sound, S.P.Y & CMD/CTRL - Area Code 44.Campbell & Vibe Chemistry - I'm a Roller 45.Aroma Nice - Trublz 46.Lynx - Zulu 47.Iamdoomed - Anti Social 48.Kusha - Come Back To Me (SyRan Remix) 49.Astral Haze & Freebird - Wooden Prophecies 50.Decaz - Seasons Change 51.Adam F - Circles Revisited (Extended Version) 52.Mark Halflite - Champagne Glimmer 53.Sub:liminal & Tempza - Amber Sunlight 54.Dr. Apollo, Pesa One - De Oro 55.Fluid Form - Candy Flavored Kisses 56.Reburf - Moment Of Silence 57.Paige Cavell & goddard. - Owe It All To You 58.Champagne Drip & Lost City - Shades of Gray
Vein Guestmix: 01. Yana Key - Remember Me [Vein Bootleg] 02. Vein - Candyman 03. Vein - Leave Me Alone 04. Concord Dawn - Morning Light [Vein & The Satan Bootleg] 05. Vein - Time To Find Out 06. Vein - Transcendence 07. Vein feat. Depra - Game Of Life 08. Vein - Destroyer 09. Vein feat. Luger - The Mercy & Violence 10. Vein - Never Stop 11. Vein - Salvation GVOZD vibez: 01. Klushe - Flow The Light 02. Acid Gambit - Royalston 03. Vibrant - Hold Me 04. Klushe - So Blue 05. Said The Sky & Dia Frampton - Love Let Me Go 06. Fox Stevenson - That Choice 07. Diode - Lowkey 08. Mandidextrous - Down Like Me 09. Tantrum Desire - Override 10. Mv, Bad Syntax - Shot Of Energy 11. Killer Hertz - Rock That Body 12. Control Alt Delete - Blackout (Extended Mix) 13. Levela - Ready Set Begin (feat. Jfb) 14. Midnight Cvlt - Up! 15. It Is Jev - Revival 16. Fade Duster - Durdome 17. Paperclip & Acaled - Starkek 18. Cptl Pnshmnt, Aiokai - Ubuntu (Aiokai Remix) 19. Rido - Liberation 20. Amoralyx - Рок-Звезда 21. Sigma, Jamakabi, Scrufizzer - Chargie (Nvadrz & Alias Edit) 22. T-Man, Dotdash - Rowel feat. T-Man 23. Annix, Enei - Immortal 24. Irontype feat. D-Formator - Roar 25. Acid Purrr - Glacial Signal 26. Azlan, Nodsy - Andhakar 27. Senchai - Nebula 28. Kumarion - Rage 29. Acid Purrr - Red Ice 30. Para, Mourne - Lucia 31. David Synth - Machine Learning 32. Vybryda - What We Do In The Shadows 33. Haedus - Conscience 34. Roy Knox, Sadbois, Afterxheaven, Noah Cunane - Say What You Mean 35. Rsfb - New Era 36. Capture The Bass - Жихарево 37. Insurgent - Let's Move 38. Bootch - Let You Go 39. Foe - Ice Cream Man 40. Undecentum - Ethyl 41. Harley D - Don't Go 42. The Sampler - Underworld 43. A Little Sound, S.P.Y & Cmd/Ctrl - Area Code 44. Campbell & Vibe Chemistry - I'M A Roller 45. Aroma Nice - Trublz 46. Lynx - Zulu 47. Iamdoomed - Anti Social 48. Kusha - Come Back To Me (Syran Remix) 49. Astral Haze & Freebird - Wooden Prophecies 50. Decaz - Seasons Change 51. Adam F - Circles Revisited (Extended Version) 52. Mark Halflite - Champagne Glimmer 53. Sub:Liminal & Tempza - Amber Sunlight 54. Dr. Apollo, Pesa One - De Oro 55. Fluid Form - Candy Flavored Kisses 56. Reburf - Moment Of Silence 57. Paige Cavell & Goddard. - Owe It All To You 58. Champagne Drip & Lost City - Shades Of Gray
Vein Guestmix: 01. Yana Key - Remember Me [Vein Bootleg] 02. Vein - Candyman 03. Vein - Leave Me Alone 04. Concord Dawn - Morning Light [Vein & The Satan Bootleg] 05. Vein - Time To Find Out 06. Vein - Transcendence 07. Vein feat. Depra - Game Of Life 08. Vein - Destroyer 09. Vein feat. Luger - The Mercy & Violence 10. Vein - Never Stop 11. Vein - Salvation GVOZD vibez: 01. Klushe - Flow The Light 02. Acid Gambit - Royalston 03. Vibrant - Hold Me 04. Klushe - So Blue 05. Said The Sky & Dia Frampton - Love Let Me Go 06. Fox Stevenson - That Choice 07. Diode - Lowkey 08. Mandidextrous - Down Like Me 09. Tantrum Desire - Override 10. Mv, Bad Syntax - Shot Of Energy 11. Killer Hertz - Rock That Body 12. Control Alt Delete - Blackout (Extended Mix) 13. Levela - Ready Set Begin (feat. Jfb) 14. Midnight Cvlt - Up! 15. It Is Jev - Revival 16. Fade Duster - Durdome 17. Paperclip & Acaled - Starkek 18. Cptl Pnshmnt, Aiokai - Ubuntu (Aiokai Remix) 19. Rido - Liberation 20. Amoralyx - Рок-Звезда 21. Sigma, Jamakabi, Scrufizzer - Chargie (Nvadrz & Alias Edit) 22. T-Man, Dotdash - Rowel feat. T-Man 23. Annix, Enei - Immortal 24. Irontype feat. D-Formator - Roar 25. Acid Purrr - Glacial Signal 26. Azlan, Nodsy - Andhakar 27. Senchai - Nebula 28. Kumarion - Rage 29. Acid Purrr - Red Ice 30. Para, Mourne - Lucia 31. David Synth - Machine Learning 32. Vybryda - What We Do In The Shadows 33. Haedus - Conscience 34. Roy Knox, Sadbois, Afterxheaven, Noah Cunane - Say What You Mean 35. Rsfb - New Era 36. Capture The Bass - Жихарево 37. Insurgent - Let's Move 38. Bootch - Let You Go 39. Foe - Ice Cream Man 40. Undecentum - Ethyl 41. Harley D - Don't Go 42. The Sampler - Underworld 43. A Little Sound, S.P.Y & Cmd/Ctrl - Area Code 44. Campbell & Vibe Chemistry - I'M A Roller 45. Aroma Nice - Trublz 46. Lynx - Zulu 47. Iamdoomed - Anti Social 48. Kusha - Come Back To Me (Syran Remix) 49. Astral Haze & Freebird - Wooden Prophecies 50. Decaz - Seasons Change 51. Adam F - Circles Revisited (Extended Version) 52. Mark Halflite - Champagne Glimmer 53. Sub:Liminal & Tempza - Amber Sunlight 54. Dr. Apollo, Pesa One - De Oro 55. Fluid Form - Candy Flavored Kisses 56. Reburf - Moment Of Silence 57. Paige Cavell & Goddard. - Owe It All To You 58. Champagne Drip & Lost City - Shades Of Gray
Guest Mix Azlanhttps://www.azlanaudio.com/IG: @azlanaudiotwitter: @AzlanAudioSC: https://soundcloud.com/dj-azlanhttps://www.azlanaudio.com/Underland Radio Resident DJ MixPhixIG: @mixphixFB: https://www.facebook.com/mixphix001https://www.underlandradio.net/residentdjsWhere the underground meets wonderland. Hosted by DJ Madd Hadder Mixshow show casing DJ from around the Globe.follow onIG: @underlandradioFB:https://www.facebook.com/underlandradioshowIG: @hadders_MaddFB: https://www.facebook.com/djmaddhadderedm
Our Lead Minister, Dan Smith, interviews 4 of our Young Adults who attend Momentum and 3 are also a part of a Small Group meeting at Akron University. Thanks to Chris, Zion, Bri and Azlan for sharing their stories of transitioning into Young Adults, working, attending college and how they are finding ways to grow in their faith and support each other in their walk with the Lord.
A DJ from another planet that rotates around the brightest star in the galaxy, Azlan, sits down to chat with the Sapo crew!
Wie bel je als je Mbappé bent, en een pijnlijke gebroken neus heb? Trudy natuurlijk! Verder is onze Erik in Leipzig voor een diepgaande voorbeschouwing op de wedstrijd tegen Frankrijk. Tot slot is Azlan er natuurlijk ook!
The Daily Shower Thoughts podcast is produced by Klassic Studios. [Promo] Check out the Daily Dad Jokes podcast here: https://dailydadjokespodcast.com/ [Promo] The Daily Facts Podcast. Get smarter in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Facts website. [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. [Promo] Check out the Get Happy Headlines podcast by my friends, Stella and Mickey. It's a podcast dedicated to bringing you family friendly uplifting stories from around the world. Give it a listen, I know you will like it. Pod links here Get Happy Headlines website. Shower thoughts are sourced from reddit.com/r/showerthoughts Shower Thought credits: Cheifwhat, LajunaSerwod, mnbull4you, GlumButterscotch7081, Gold-Bat7322, Azlan_013, catz_kant_danse, wetug, Az1doaz1deAz1de, skrtskrttiedd, daj0412, BroadlyScandalo, vaneyessewkal, Demitroy, videogameguitar, xenotrot, Robin_Hood07, Wonderful_Common_520, Sweet_hivewing7788, , Isntitabouttime69, PooYaKasha, WavyOrientation, cdawg1102, Last-Dentist-2, ChocolateHoneycomb Podcast links: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZNciemLzVXc60uwnTRx2e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-shower-thoughts/id1634359309 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/daily-dad-jokes/daily-shower-thoughts iHeart: https://iheart.com/podcast/99340139/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a5a434e9-da18-46a7-a434-0437ec49e1d2/daily-shower-thoughts Website: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/dailyshowerthoughts Social media links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DailyShowerThoughtsPodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DailyShowerPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DailyShowerThoughtsPodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailyshowerthoughtspod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dit EK hoor je elke vrijdag "Bureau Sport oranje" helemaal zoals je het van Frank en Erik gewend bent! Dus inclusief ode, verhoorwagen, en misschien nog wel een hééél klein beetje tijd voor een mystery guest!
ZAYAN Pagi hari ini, di pagi jumaat kita bersama dengan Ustaz Dr. Azlan yang berkingsi tentang cara mengaplikasikan Al-Quran dalam kehidupan seharian.
Today, I enjoyed a conversation with Az Raj, EMEA CMO of Merkle, and the UK & Ireland CMO of Dentsu. With over two decades of experience in the digital industry, Az is a recognized thought leader and a member of prestigious boards and committees, including the Forbes Communications Council and the Data & Marketing Association (DMA) customer engagement committee. This episode offers a deep dive into the evolving landscape of marketing, focusing on consumer-centric experiences, agility, and the role of technology in shaping customer interactions. The conversation starts with Azlan introducing himself and his unique approach to marketing, which emphasizes solving problems over traditional campaigns. He discusses the shift from product-centric to consumer-focused experiences, citing examples of businesses that have successfully deviated from conventional strategies. Az underscores the importance of agility in today's fast-paced digital age, challenging the old adage of "Ready, Aim, Fire" by suggesting that sometimes it's more effective to "Fire, Ready, and then Aim," especially when capitalizing on emerging trends. We also delve into the key technologies and methods employed at Merkle and Dentsu to understand and address customer pain points in real-time. We also discuss tools like brand leadership mapping, consumer panels for understanding motivations, and Mercury technology for authentic customer understanding. The conversation also touches on the ethical considerations in data collection and customer experience, emphasizing the importance of transparency, trust, and prioritizing consumer value. As the discussion progresses, the focus shifts to the importance of outcomes over functionality in marketing, particularly in the tech space. Az introduces a new AI tool called Artemis that predicts the performance of creative assets, highlighting the emerging role of AI in marketing. He also challenges the traditional notion of strategy, arguing that in a rapidly evolving business landscape, CMOs must be agile and flexible.
Laporan berita padat dan ringkas #AWANI745 bersama Hakim Rahman Tumpuan #AWANI745 malam ini: - Bekas MB Perlis, Azlan Man didakwa lagi esok - Kerani wanita bebas tuduhan sebabkan kematian lapan remaja basikal lajak - 'Mood' raya makin terasa, sekolah mula cuti 19 April ini - Kerajaan nafi berlaku kenaikan mendadak harga barang asas #AWANInews
RAMADAN - QUEER IFTAR Queer Iftar is an event that brings together members of the LGBTQ+ community focusing asylum seekers, migrants and refugees during the holy month of Ramadan. It's a celebration of the intersectionality of being Muslim and queer. The event aims to create a safe and inclusive space for LGBTQ+ Muslims who often feel excluded during religious events due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. The traditional Iftar meal is shared, and discussions on various topics relevant to the community takes place. It is also an opportunity to celebrate diversity, promote acceptance, and create a sense of community among LGBTQ+ Muslims.Azlan, Sasja, Ayesha, Basem & Wael who met at Sydney World Pride Human Rights Conference a few weeks ago, are the organisers for this year's Queer Iftar by BridgeMeals. They explained what Queer Iftar is all about, what attendess can expect from it, and why it's so important to create this space for their community. They want everyone to come together as they build connections, bridge cultures, create memories & laughter and experience communal healing.---------------------BridgeMeals is a safe space for LGBTQIA+ refugees, asylum seekers and migrants from marginalised communities living in Naarm/Melbourne to meet and connect without judgement over food, community and culture.This Ramadan, BridgeMeals is organising weekly iftars for LGBTQIA+ Muslims and those from Muslim backgrounds.Dates: Saturdays, March 25th, April 1st & 8th and Sunday, April 16th, 2023BridgeMeals will also be holding an All Women's Iftar in collaboration with Trans Sisters United on April 2nd. All cisgender and transgender women and people who identify as women are welcome to attend this iftar.Where: Locations will be shared with confirmed attendees. To register your attendance, contact us at bridgemealsmelbourne@gmail.com.All Women's Iftar location will be shared with confirmed attendees. To register your attendance, contact us at transsistersunited@gmail.comRegister your attendance by emailing us, and keep an eye on our socials!Please email BridgeMeals to know more about the BridgeMeals Weekly Queer Iftar or to RSVP at bridgemealsmelbourne@gmail.com or SMS at 0432 293 496 | 0435 675 958We hope to see you there and have a blessed Ramadan!This project is supported by welcomingaus and vicgovdffhMusic:Ramadan by Najwa FaroukRamadan Tiba by OpickTakbir Lebaran by Kelana Purba
This week on Just A Filmy Game Show, Antariksh is joined by our pro Video Editors and IVM members, Prem and Azlan! the duo is trying to name the movies Karishma Kapoor has acted in, sing songs featuring Kajol and tons more! tune in! Follow Prem on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iampremnikam/ Follow Azlan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/___crypt___/ Follow our host Antariksh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antariksht/ Subscribe to IVM POP on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IVMPopSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this final episode of MBA, I'll be talking to a good friend of mine, Usamah Azlan. He's currently the creative lead at Fi Life and former creative director at MC Saatchi and Grab. In a way, Usamah has worked in two different worlds while consistently pushing the envelope of creativity. He also runs his own podcast called 'The Malaysian Man Cave Show'. Do check it out if you want to stack up your knowledge on gadgets, gizmos and tech after you have finished listening to this insightful episode. Lastly, have a great 2023 to everyone and to all the listeners, thank you for your continuous support. For questions and comments, do email to minangbercakapamerican@gmail.com
Formed in early 2022, Azlan Ramli Quartet (ARQ) brand of indie-pop and indie-rock is a heady cocktail of the diverse musical influences of its members, an infusion of 90's and 80's rock, blues and reggae with a dash of pop-punk and jazz for good measure. The band is most at home on stage, where the energy is always on high. ARQ features former Spunky Funggy bassist Azlan Ramli on bass and lead vocals, Syakir on guitar and vocals, Keith Kamalaraj on guitar and vocals, and Ajeng Diatrion drums . In this episode we spoke to Azlan with regards to his band , music and more. Visit sltwithnav.com/azlanramliquartet This podcast episode is supported by Malaysia's Cultural Economy Development Agency ( CENDANA )
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Underland Radio Guestmix Azlan - 01 Mar 2022 by Sub FM
Hello, hello! In this episode of IVM Likes, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM staffers Azlan and Sparsh as they dive deep into the world of DC Animated Universe! They track their journeys from how they got into them and what made them go gaga about it. So tune in, to listen to their stories and for some awesome recommendations!Reccos - Antariksh recommends the anime series Detroit Metal City, Sparsh recommends season 3 of the show The Boys and the Imagine Dragons song - Bones, Azlan recommends the TV series Oat Studios.Follow Antariksh on Instagram: https://instagram.com/antarikshtFollow Sparsh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sparsh.shikhar.sinhaFollow Azlan on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/__crypt__/Have topics or things that you'd like for us to cover on the show? Reach out to us at talktous@indusvox.comYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.
Guest Mix Azlanhttps://www.azlanaudio.com/IG: @azlanaudiotwitter: @AzlanAudioSC: https://soundcloud.com/dj-azlanhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/056qtl5rg53aB8GUbkD8Fa?si=NGg6V2FYSuKFNtwW1UdkDgUnderland Resident DJ Chief MapacheIG: @chiefmapacheFB: https://www.facebook.com/richie.raccoon.94Where the underground meets wonderland. Hosted by DJ Madd Hadder Mixshow show casing DJ from around the Globe.follow onIG: @underlandradioFB:https://www.facebook.com/underlandradioshowIG: @hadders_MaddFB: https://www.facebook.com/djmaddhadderedm
On this episode the boys had a chat with Azlan of Main Street Brewing. We had the opportunity to talk about their multi brewery colab beer Helping Hands that raised money for the flood disaster in Abbotsford. We also talked about their 5 Year old blended Garage Series beer, Word To The Weisse and the Double or Nothing Double IPA. Podcaster Involved:Jordan of Pitt Craft Beer Dad Warren of Fraser Mills fermentation Mike of Pacific Beer ChatCam of Pacific Beer ChatIntro By Conundrum – Website, Facebook, Instagram
Dengarkan Gegar Pagi bersama Shah dan juga Issey setiap Ahad hingga Khamis bermula jam 6.00 hingga 10.00 pagi.
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Special thanks to Azlan for taking the time to talk with me about Cardistry, Jazz, and the creative process. As always go check out Azlan's stuff and if you like what you see consider following the podcast. Much love!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cardistrytalk/support
Pagi yang penuh dengan gelak ketawa. Menawan hati pendengar dengan topik yang santai, viral dan juga sensasi! Tidak ketinggalan menampilkan artis undangan serta selebriti yang hot setiap hari!
Do you ever hear the word funnel and wonder what it means? Well, if you're confused about funnels, be sure to listen to this episode! My guest, Shamira Azlan, is a tech and funnel strategist and she shares a TON of value!! We talk about the customer journey and how to build relationships, which really is a HUGE part of marketing! It's a super fun conversation, but also filled with a ton of tips! Grab a glass and let's chat!
Azlan Tariq D.O. Dr. Azlan Tariq is the CCO of the largest physiatry group in the country, IRC, and also has his own practice in Naperville, IL. Physiatry is a lesser known, but very important field, focusing on helping patients get back to doing the things they love through rehabilitation. Dr. Tariq is known as an excellent clinician and huge advocate for preventive medicine. With nearly every patient Dr. Tariq not only provides excellent care but makes sure to discuss the various lifestyle factors that may impact the patient's ability to rehabilitate and function. This hour long podcast is an engaging conversation talking about the field of Physiatry, his approach to patient care, and the role of entrepreneurship to promote a preventive take to medicine. Check the show notes below for a summary of the episode! Show Notes (1:00 - 12:30) - Introductions Question 1: Tell us a little bit about yourself and why you do what you do (12:30 - 15:50) - Practical Advice for Practicing Preventive Medicine Question 2: What tips do you have for people who are trying to become healthier but maybe have some sort of physical ailment or medical issue that bars them from doing so? (15:50 - 25:40) - Navigating the Education and Expectations of Patients Question 3: What is Physiatry? Question 4: How do you walk a patient who may be in pain from point A to point B when all they know is that they are in pain with no other understanding of the situation? Question 5: How do you get a patient to buy-in to the process of education and working towards achieving their goals rather than waiting for a quick fix? (25:40 - 36:00) - Physiatry and Preventive Medicine Question 6: What does Preventive Medicine mean to you? Question 7: Physiatry is mostly a post-acute field taking care of stroke, brain injury, or other acute patients after the fact. What is the role of physiatry in preventive medicine? (36:00 - 39:00) - A Personalized Approach to Patient Health Question 8: We have talked about your post-acute care among the older population but you also own another practice which seems to have a different population. Why did you start that practice and what is the goal behind it? (39:00 - 48:00) - Does Entrepreneurship Have a Place in Medicine? Question 9: There is growing discontent within the current system of medicine in this country with a national discussion for a public system among other suggestions. The ideal entrepreneur is one who aims to solve problems and you are the CCO of one practice and have started your own as well. Do you think there is a role for entrepreneurship in fixing medicine? Question 10: How do you balance being on the cutting edge of medicine, entrepreneurship, and evidence-based medicine seeing as many novel treatments and ideas are not heavily supported by literature if at all? (48:00 - 56:36 ) - Does Placebo Work? What is Regenerative Medicine? Question 11: With regenerative medicine you still work on the big rocks first such as exercise, nutrition, etc. How do you balance the placebo effect of regenerative therapies which seems to be more prevalent in physical medicine? Do you use positive placebo effects? Question 12: How does regenerative medicine fit into preventive medicine? (56:36 - 1:00:00) - Wrapping it Up Question 12: You are in a coffee shop and someone asks you how to be healthier, what do you say to them in two minutes? Dr. Tariq's Social Media: Twitter
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Speaker 1: (00:00) Hey guys, have you ever allowed perceived weaknesses in your life to keep you from fulfilling your dreams? Well, if that fits you, then today's podcast is made for you. Speaker 2: (00:12) How do I bring my faith to work? How do I tap into the power of God in my work life? Paul, why am I going through this? Adversity is God mad at me? I'm also a woman and I've been helping leaders like you enter these questions and more for over 30 years. That's what this podcast is all about. Let's learn and grow together. Welcome to teach GIF today. God is Herb's. Hey guys, good Speaker 1: (00:36) be with you today. You know, well, this past weekend was the super bowl and you know, I was thinking about that game with, between the chiefs and the 40 Niners and you know, with six minutes to play in the game, uh, the chiefs were down by I think two touchdowns and I began to think, you know, they got a tough road, uh, to overcome that. Well, they, they, not only did they ever calm, they overcome quite well and they ended up winning the game. But I saw such an analogy of how life can be, you know, we can be down, but it doesn't mean we have to be out. And, uh, so today I want to spend my time talking to you about perceived weaknesses that keep us from fulfilling our dreams. Most of you may know my story and, uh, but I want to go deeper in that story today. Speaker 1: (01:23) I want to talk to you about some of those perceived weaknesses that I had in my own life growing up and how God allowed me to overcome those. And, uh, so I want you to be able to overcome any kind of, you know, weaknesses that you perceive are in your life right now. So let's begin by just let me share with you my history. You know, I was born in the South and my dad was a toy store owner and it was great growing up having a dad who owned a toy store. I had four sisters and uh, we went to church every week. But I would say that, uh, our Christianity wasn't really relationship based and uh, it was more of a tradition if you will. But my folks were good. My dad was a solid a man. He was a good provider for our home. Speaker 1: (02:14) And so I, I really grew up in a very positive environment and I love sports. You know, I played sports from, you know, early in my life. My dad started me playing golf when I was 11 years old. And, uh, I quickly picked up the game quite well. In fact, by the time I was 14, I had won several golf tournaments and, uh, won the junior tournament. My club and I had, has three hole in ones and I'd broken cemetery many, many times. And so, you know, most in the community were predicting big things for this young golfer. And, uh, I would continue on in that and ultimately would end up going to school on a golf scholarship. But we did have a major interruption along the way. And that was, I was 14 years old and I was sitting there watching I dream of Jeannie every young adolescent love watching that program. Speaker 1: (03:06) And uh, so I was watching it. Then a newscast comes on and says, three prominent businessmen in the community had just been killed in an airplane crash. And my dad was the pilot of that plane. And so this really changed our lives dramatically. In fact, his insurance was all tied up in the company and it did not pay off. And so here at my mom with five kids is never been, you know, in the workforce all those years and is now forced with having to consider going back to work. And she did. But through that experience, my mom really came to know Christ in a very deep and personal way. That was a very vibrant relationship with God. And she began sharing that with her kids. But I was at a stage where I didn't really want to hear about it. I had one goal in mind. Speaker 1: (03:54) I wanted to play professional golf. And so I went to school in a golf scholarship at the university there in my city and a finish without a degree because I was so passionate about the golf and, uh, nothing else really mattered to me. And that was one of my big mistakes in life that I regret. So, but, uh, my mom continued to preach at me and I didn't really want to hear it. So I moved away to North Myrtle beach, South Carolina. And when I was there, there was a pastor who used to be friends, was friends with our family growing up. He was at the church where I grew up in and now he was in North Myrtle beach and he was actually at a church across the street from the golf course. I was working. And so, you know, I was really striving to be able to get on the tour. Speaker 1: (04:38) It was 1975 and there was a major recession in the country and I couldn't raise money to get on the tour. And so I was kind of nominal, you know, I was kinda on borderline. I had the ability, but I didn't have the understanding and the, uh, the mind to be a competitive golfer. And I'll explain why that was a little later. And so that was one of the perceived obstacles. I had to be able to fulfill my dream. I didn't have money. And so how would I get that? And so over the next several years, um, I would, uh, seek to try to raise money and, and gamble on the golf course and so forth. But along the way, Christ came into my life as a result of kind of coming to the end of myself. And, uh, that is what led me to Christ. And that pastor played a key role. Speaker 1: (05:29) His name was Jim mesic and I'll never forget his involvement. He's still involved in my life today at 84 years old and we are very close, close friends. He is like a father to me and he's known me since I was 13 years old. And so that was a new chapter in my life. And so, uh, I went to Vail, Colorado and uh, turns out I was a golf pro and they'll Colorado. But along the way I realized that that probably was not going to be something I was able to achieve. And so here I had a change in vocation, a direction and you know, a lot of our dreams, we can't fulfill them, you know, and there's a part two to our dream and that we need to adjust our dream based on our ability. You know, I may have had the ability, but I didn't know how to get to another level with that ability in order to achieve my dream. Speaker 1: (06:27) And so, you know, sometimes we can make the adjustments, we can invest in education, we can invest in our lives in order to be a person that can fulfill the dream that we want to have. But sometimes God changes that dream and sometimes he changes the direction in our life. And we see that in the Bible all the time where someone is going one direction and God changes the direction of their life. Consider Josephy he had a big vision. He had a dream of what God was going to do with them and something got interrupted. The devil tried to kill him through his brothers, but the dream would actually be fulfilled. But there was a detour. And so often life has a detour. The question is, what are you going to do with that detour? Are you going to learn from the detour? Are you going to allow God to use that detour to make you better? Speaker 1: (07:23) And so, um, life went on for several years. I would, in getting married, I would go to Bible school thinking I was called to be a pastor. I was so passionate about Christ at that time. Um, and uh, I ended up working at a church for a few months only to realize that wasn't where I was called. And, uh, but I did get married and we had some major challenges in our marriage, but we stuck it out for, uh, 14 years. But then one day in 1994, my wife came in one day and said, uh, I don't, uh, I don't want to go back to counseling. And we'd been in counseling for several years. And, uh, so this was another crisis moment and she did separate and a few other things just happened to take place over the next three months. I had been a very successful businessman in advertising. Speaker 1: (08:15) I had my own ad agency in Atlanta and God was blessing that it was called the Azlan group. And we worked with clients like American express and Steinway pianos and Thomas Nelson publishers and you know, God was using us and I was leading Bible studies and I was teaching and I was ministering to others and giving money to Christian causes. And so, you know, life was pretty good except for my marriage. But then one day I got a phone call from my financial advisor and he says, the half million dollars you have is gone. I had been the victim of a Bernie Madoff type of scam, uh, that I was getting reports every month of our investments. Uh, but those reports evidently had been fake reports. And so there was no way I could know that, uh, what was going on because I had somebody in between us that was checking those things. Speaker 1: (09:07) And so it was a devastating situation. And then in the next few days, um, I would hear that, um, my second largest account, actually my largest account, uh, was a company that we serve for almost five years and built them from 20 million to $30 million. So we were very good at what we did. But, uh, we had a conflict over a particular project and it was $140,000 project. And so my client says, we are not going to pay for that project and we're also releasing you as our ad agency. Well, that was $140,000 project of which I had $40,000 of inventory of, uh, a vendor costs related to that project. And, uh, that was devastating. And so then my vice president left me and he took my second largest account. So life went from one place to hold another place. Now it's at that point, either you gotta wonder, okay, where are you? Speaker 1: (10:04) God, I've been faithful to you to stick it out in these tough places, but where are you? And so, uh, over the next two years, I would operate the best I could kinda navigating this difficult season of life. And um, so two years into that I met Gunnar Olson, the founder of the international Christian chamber of commerce. And, um, it was a strange how I met him. I had been sent on audio tape by him that said God was raising up Joseph's all over the world today. And it's often signified by them going through extraordinary adversity in their business and personal life. Well, that was all I heard on that tape. And so I, uh, said I need to meet this man. Turns out he was from Sweden, but he was going to be in the United States in a few weeks in Washington D C he listened to, I went up there and the hoping to meet him and he was gracious enough to allow me to meet him. Speaker 1: (11:01) And so when I shared my story with him, he says, OSS, you have a Joseph calling on your life and is signified by a people who go through extraordinary adversity to be a physical and provider. For others. It's a marketplace call. And so he says, he pulls out a napkin and draws, you know, this one thing is this, here's where you are now and here's the next phase of the journey and here's the next phase. And so it was an incredible, uh, Kairos moment for me because I'd walked into that room that day feeling like a complete failure. And I walked out with an understanding that there was an actual call. You see, Joseph didn't go through his adversity because of failure of something. He went through adversity because of a consequence of the call. And that's what I want you to understand today, that there's four reasons we'll go could through adversity. Speaker 1: (11:54) And one of those is a consequence of the call. And so I would start a whole new journey. And during those next seven years, God would begin to deposit things. I would seek him with all my heart as gunnery encouraged me to do. And so, uh, this went on for several years, but I was trying to make ends meet. Now. One of the challenges during that time was how do I pay my bills? You know, things were really rough and I was having to pay debts. And, uh, so my ad agency really couldn't support what I was doing. But you know, uh, God often provides manner in strange ways. And one of the things that happened as I was beginning to teach and, and share what I was learning, uh, this was the beginning of the birth of our ministry. And, uh, I would begin to write emails and send them out to friends that would become TGIM. Speaker 1: (12:50) I would also start teaching workshops, uh, about the Joseph calling and that our work is a ministry. And so I was realizing that many of us in the marketplace check our faith at the door on Monday. We act like Monday morning atheist rather than kingdom business leaders. And so I began to really invest in the scriptures and understand how I had gotten to where I was and how do I get out of it? How do I navigate myself out of this? And so it wasn't easy to do. Well, my manner was that I got a consulting job that allowed me to pay my bills and, uh, allowed me to sustain myself. And then I had another ministry that hired me to allow me to serve them during this birthing process. And that's one of the things that we all need to understand is what is the way God might want to provide for us when we get into a tough place and we find a, an old Testament principle of what's in your hand with Elijah and the widow who went around and sold, uh, lamps to be able to, uh, provide for herself. Speaker 1: (13:58) And that is a great case study on what happens when we don't have money. And you know, uh, money can be a perceived obstacle. It, and I say proceed because it doesn't have to be and may be you're in a lane time maybe or not. But, uh, that can be one of those, um, beliefs that we adopt that keeps us from fulfilling our purpose and destiny. Sometimes you have to invest in things where you least can afford it in order to get your breakthrough. I'm in the middle of that right now where I'm investing in something that I really can't afford it that well, but I know it's key to a breakthrough. And so if you, uh, keep yourself from investing in something that's going to help you, that can be a hindrance to your breakthrough. So, you know, that's where we have to apply faith to believing that God is behind the decision that we want to make. Speaker 1: (15:00) And so that's just one example. And so I continued on in this process and I began teaching and I began writing. And you know, here's another situation I perceived myself to be a very poor student. I just didn't have a good grasp of grammar. And so when I started writing, I had this perceived idea that I couldn't be a good writer because I had a poor training. And so, but I had a passion to share. And so I decided to go ahead and write and this interesting story, I started writing the TGI F devotionals and I would get people writing me back saying, I love your devotionals, but have you ever thought about having someone look at your work grammatically? I said, well, I don't have anybody right now that can do that, but thank you for bringing that to Matt. My attention. I know there's a weakness there. Speaker 1: (15:58) Well, this happened about three or four times again. And then finally the last person who asked me that, I said, uh, how about you? Could you help me? Well, he turned out to be an English teacher living in Hong Kong and he agreed to be my long distance editors. So I would write the devotional, send it to him, and then, uh, he was sent it back and I would publish it. Uh, well as time went on, I would learn myself how to be a better writer and to apply it. And so the key point you want to remember there is don't let the obstacle keep you from taking the next step in your journey. You know, I could have said, Oh, well, I'm just not good at that. And so I'm not going to do it. Well today. TGF is red in 104 countries and I've written two versions of it and then I've actually written a three total three 65 devotionals. Speaker 1: (16:53) And so, you know, God turned my weakness into a strength, but I had to go through a process, uh, of, you know, having a little shame in my life from others. Uh, the other thing that, uh, was surfacing in my life is that people were inviting me to speak. Now, I used to terrify me to stand up in a front, a group of people. I get so nervous that I began shaking and I just didn't like it. And, and so, uh, this was another areas that God had to change if I was going to enter into, uh, my dream of being successful. And so people invited me to, to come and share with them and teach. Well, I realized one time that the key thing was, is it more important to share the passion of what I have inside or is it more important for me to be comfortable? Speaker 1: (17:46) And so I had to overcome that obstacle. And so what I did is I become very forceful in my teaching. I would raise my voice to overcome the nervousness and just be intentional about my messaging. And over time I've become a good speaker. I'm a, I'm not a high energy kind of guy, but I'm a good communicator on stage. And so now that's become one of my real strengths. I often get compliments on, you know, my talks. And so here again was a perceived weakness. So, you know, I want to challenge you if you think you have some perceived weaknesses that you just hadn't been able to get past, press in a step into it. Learn from those proceeds weaknesses so they don't have to determine your future. And you know, God is now allowed me to write 19 books and he has allowed me to, uh, minister to men and women in 26 countries. Speaker 1: (18:48) And, uh, so God turned my Valley of ACOR into a door of hope now for the last few months. Uh, I've been sharing about a new program that we've been working on. And uh, you know, we did a questionnaire on our website and ask you a question and the question was, um, what is the biggest obstacle that prevents you from being a Christian leader in the workplace? Many of you gave us some great answers and we took those answers and we've been compiling those answers and learning from what you said to form a new program that we're about to launch on February the 13th, and it's an exciting program and it takes all the 30 years of my business and ministry experience and put it into a program designed to mentor and train you. And it's going to be exciting. Tom, I'm telling you, you know, we've had something called the change agent network that's designed to equip leaders, but this is putting a, you know, a booster on it. Speaker 1: (19:55) It's adding some dimensions to it that's going to be awesome. I hope these thoughts were helpful to you. Uh, you know, there are always obstacles in our path to fulfill our destiny. But those obstacles don't have to keep us from fulfilling that destiny. They can actually be stepping stones for you and not to fulfill that destiny. And you know, I wouldn't have learned some very important things had I not gone through those obstacles. And so think about what those obstacles are and think about how you can walk through them and use them as steps in your journey. Now, at the end of those seven years, an interesting thing happened to me. Uh, I had a piece of property that God had allowed me to hold onto and uh, I was able to sell that property and become free. I was able to pay off all my debts and, uh, it was seven years to the month just light. Speaker 1: (20:52) Joseph had his seven years while I had those seven years. And at the end of them, God restored me in the financial area and I was completely debt free, paid off all my debts. Uh, years later I would remarry and, uh, with Mary Pamela and that we have a very, a wonderful marriage today and she has a prison ministry herself. That's a powerful story in the, she has a testimony that's incredible. You can find her on life changers, legacy.org if you want to hear an inspiring story. And so God is restored and continue to use me in the lives of men and women. And I hope that's an encouragement to you to realize that no matter where you are in your journey, God can use whatever you've gone through, whatever you're into today to really fulfill your destiny. So I hope that you'll be on the lookout for our new initiative though. Hope you'll join us and love to hear from you. God bless. 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Speaker 1: (00:00) Hey guys, have you ever allowed perceived weaknesses in your life to keep you from fulfilling your dreams? Well, if that fits you, then today's podcast is made for you. Speaker 2: (00:12) How do I bring my faith to work? How do I tap into the power of God in my work life? Paul, why am I going through this? Adversity is God mad at me? I'm also a woman and I've been helping leaders like you enter these questions and more for over 30 years. That's what this podcast is all about. Let's learn and grow together. Welcome to teach GIF today. God is Herb's. Hey guys, good Speaker 1: (00:36) be with you today. You know, well, this past weekend was the super bowl and you know, I was thinking about that game with, between the chiefs and the 40 Niners and you know, with six minutes to play in the game, uh, the chiefs were down by I think two touchdowns and I began to think, you know, they got a tough road, uh, to overcome that. Well, they, they, not only did they ever calm, they overcome quite well and they ended up winning the game. But I saw such an analogy of how life can be, you know, we can be down, but it doesn't mean we have to be out. And, uh, so today I want to spend my time talking to you about perceived weaknesses that keep us from fulfilling our dreams. Most of you may know my story and, uh, but I want to go deeper in that story today. Speaker 1: (01:23) I want to talk to you about some of those perceived weaknesses that I had in my own life growing up and how God allowed me to overcome those. And, uh, so I want you to be able to overcome any kind of, you know, weaknesses that you perceive are in your life right now. So let's begin by just let me share with you my history. You know, I was born in the South and my dad was a toy store owner and it was great growing up having a dad who owned a toy store. I had four sisters and uh, we went to church every week. But I would say that, uh, our Christianity wasn't really relationship based and uh, it was more of a tradition if you will. But my folks were good. My dad was a solid a man. He was a good provider for our home. Speaker 1: (02:14) And so I, I really grew up in a very positive environment and I love sports. You know, I played sports from, you know, early in my life. My dad started me playing golf when I was 11 years old. And, uh, I quickly picked up the game quite well. In fact, by the time I was 14, I had won several golf tournaments and, uh, won the junior tournament. My club and I had, has three hole in ones and I'd broken cemetery many, many times. And so, you know, most in the community were predicting big things for this young golfer. And, uh, I would continue on in that and ultimately would end up going to school on a golf scholarship. But we did have a major interruption along the way. And that was, I was 14 years old and I was sitting there watching I dream of Jeannie every young adolescent love watching that program. Speaker 1: (03:06) And uh, so I was watching it. Then a newscast comes on and says, three prominent businessmen in the community had just been killed in an airplane crash. And my dad was the pilot of that plane. And so this really changed our lives dramatically. In fact, his insurance was all tied up in the company and it did not pay off. And so here at my mom with five kids is never been, you know, in the workforce all those years and is now forced with having to consider going back to work. And she did. But through that experience, my mom really came to know Christ in a very deep and personal way. That was a very vibrant relationship with God. And she began sharing that with her kids. But I was at a stage where I didn't really want to hear about it. I had one goal in mind. Speaker 1: (03:54) I wanted to play professional golf. And so I went to school in a golf scholarship at the university there in my city and a finish without a degree because I was so passionate about the golf and, uh, nothing else really mattered to me. And that was one of my big mistakes in life that I regret. So, but, uh, my mom continued to preach at me and I didn't really want to hear it. So I moved away to North Myrtle beach, South Carolina. And when I was there, there was a pastor who used to be friends, was friends with our family growing up. He was at the church where I grew up in and now he was in North Myrtle beach and he was actually at a church across the street from the golf course. I was working. And so, you know, I was really striving to be able to get on the tour. Speaker 1: (04:38) It was 1975 and there was a major recession in the country and I couldn't raise money to get on the tour. And so I was kind of nominal, you know, I was kinda on borderline. I had the ability, but I didn't have the understanding and the, uh, the mind to be a competitive golfer. And I'll explain why that was a little later. And so that was one of the perceived obstacles. I had to be able to fulfill my dream. I didn't have money. And so how would I get that? And so over the next several years, um, I would, uh, seek to try to raise money and, and gamble on the golf course and so forth. But along the way, Christ came into my life as a result of kind of coming to the end of myself. And, uh, that is what led me to Christ. And that pastor played a key role. Speaker 1: (05:29) His name was Jim mesic and I'll never forget his involvement. He's still involved in my life today at 84 years old and we are very close, close friends. He is like a father to me and he's known me since I was 13 years old. And so that was a new chapter in my life. And so, uh, I went to Vail, Colorado and uh, turns out I was a golf pro and they'll Colorado. But along the way I realized that that probably was not going to be something I was able to achieve. And so here I had a change in vocation, a direction and you know, a lot of our dreams, we can't fulfill them, you know, and there's a part two to our dream and that we need to adjust our dream based on our ability. You know, I may have had the ability, but I didn't know how to get to another level with that ability in order to achieve my dream. Speaker 1: (06:27) And so, you know, sometimes we can make the adjustments, we can invest in education, we can invest in our lives in order to be a person that can fulfill the dream that we want to have. But sometimes God changes that dream and sometimes he changes the direction in our life. And we see that in the Bible all the time where someone is going one direction and God changes the direction of their life. Consider Josephy he had a big vision. He had a dream of what God was going to do with them and something got interrupted. The devil tried to kill him through his brothers, but the dream would actually be fulfilled. But there was a detour. And so often life has a detour. The question is, what are you going to do with that detour? Are you going to learn from the detour? Are you going to allow God to use that detour to make you better? Speaker 1: (07:23) And so, um, life went on for several years. I would, in getting married, I would go to Bible school thinking I was called to be a pastor. I was so passionate about Christ at that time. Um, and uh, I ended up working at a church for a few months only to realize that wasn't where I was called. And, uh, but I did get married and we had some major challenges in our marriage, but we stuck it out for, uh, 14 years. But then one day in 1994, my wife came in one day and said, uh, I don't, uh, I don't want to go back to counseling. And we'd been in counseling for several years. And, uh, so this was another crisis moment and she did separate and a few other things just happened to take place over the next three months. I had been a very successful businessman in advertising. Speaker 1: (08:15) I had my own ad agency in Atlanta and God was blessing that it was called the Azlan group. And we worked with clients like American express and Steinway pianos and Thomas Nelson publishers and you know, God was using us and I was leading Bible studies and I was teaching and I was ministering to others and giving money to Christian causes. And so, you know, life was pretty good except for my marriage. But then one day I got a phone call from my financial advisor and he says, the half million dollars you have is gone. I had been the victim of a Bernie Madoff type of scam, uh, that I was getting reports every month of our investments. Uh, but those reports evidently had been fake reports. And so there was no way I could know that, uh, what was going on because I had somebody in between us that was checking those things. Speaker 1: (09:07) And so it was a devastating situation. And then in the next few days, um, I would hear that, um, my second largest account, actually my largest account, uh, was a company that we serve for almost five years and built them from 20 million to $30 million. So we were very good at what we did. But, uh, we had a conflict over a particular project and it was $140,000 project. And so my client says, we are not going to pay for that project and we're also releasing you as our ad agency. Well, that was $140,000 project of which I had $40,000 of inventory of, uh, a vendor costs related to that project. And, uh, that was devastating. And so then my vice president left me and he took my second largest account. So life went from one place to hold another place. Now it's at that point, either you gotta wonder, okay, where are you? Speaker 1: (10:04) God, I've been faithful to you to stick it out in these tough places, but where are you? And so, uh, over the next two years, I would operate the best I could kinda navigating this difficult season of life. And um, so two years into that I met Gunnar Olson, the founder of the international Christian chamber of commerce. And, um, it was a strange how I met him. I had been sent on audio tape by him that said God was raising up Joseph's all over the world today. And it's often signified by them going through extraordinary adversity in their business and personal life. Well, that was all I heard on that tape. And so I, uh, said I need to meet this man. Turns out he was from Sweden, but he was going to be in the United States in a few weeks in Washington D C he listened to, I went up there and the hoping to meet him and he was gracious enough to allow me to meet him. Speaker 1: (11:01) And so when I shared my story with him, he says, OSS, you have a Joseph calling on your life and is signified by a people who go through extraordinary adversity to be a physical and provider. For others. It's a marketplace call. And so he says, he pulls out a napkin and draws, you know, this one thing is this, here's where you are now and here's the next phase of the journey and here's the next phase. And so it was an incredible, uh, Kairos moment for me because I'd walked into that room that day feeling like a complete failure. And I walked out with an understanding that there was an actual call. You see, Joseph didn't go through his adversity because of failure of something. He went through adversity because of a consequence of the call. And that's what I want you to understand today, that there's four reasons we'll go could through adversity. Speaker 1: (11:54) And one of those is a consequence of the call. And so I would start a whole new journey. And during those next seven years, God would begin to deposit things. I would seek him with all my heart as gunnery encouraged me to do. And so, uh, this went on for several years, but I was trying to make ends meet. Now. One of the challenges during that time was how do I pay my bills? You know, things were really rough and I was having to pay debts. And, uh, so my ad agency really couldn't support what I was doing. But you know, uh, God often provides manner in strange ways. And one of the things that happened as I was beginning to teach and, and share what I was learning, uh, this was the beginning of the birth of our ministry. And, uh, I would begin to write emails and send them out to friends that would become TGIM. Speaker 1: (12:50) I would also start teaching workshops, uh, about the Joseph calling and that our work is a ministry. And so I was realizing that many of us in the marketplace check our faith at the door on Monday. We act like Monday morning atheist rather than kingdom business leaders. And so I began to really invest in the scriptures and understand how I had gotten to where I was and how do I get out of it? How do I navigate myself out of this? And so it wasn't easy to do. Well, my manner was that I got a consulting job that allowed me to pay my bills and, uh, allowed me to sustain myself. And then I had another ministry that hired me to allow me to serve them during this birthing process. And that's one of the things that we all need to understand is what is the way God might want to provide for us when we get into a tough place and we find a, an old Testament principle of what's in your hand with Elijah and the widow who went around and sold, uh, lamps to be able to, uh, provide for herself. Speaker 1: (13:58) And that is a great case study on what happens when we don't have money. And you know, uh, money can be a perceived obstacle. It, and I say proceed because it doesn't have to be and may be you're in a lane time maybe or not. But, uh, that can be one of those, um, beliefs that we adopt that keeps us from fulfilling our purpose and destiny. Sometimes you have to invest in things where you least can afford it in order to get your breakthrough. I'm in the middle of that right now where I'm investing in something that I really can't afford it that well, but I know it's key to a breakthrough. And so if you, uh, keep yourself from investing in something that's going to help you, that can be a hindrance to your breakthrough. So, you know, that's where we have to apply faith to believing that God is behind the decision that we want to make. Speaker 1: (15:00) And so that's just one example. And so I continued on in this process and I began teaching and I began writing. And you know, here's another situation I perceived myself to be a very poor student. I just didn't have a good grasp of grammar. And so when I started writing, I had this perceived idea that I couldn't be a good writer because I had a poor training. And so, but I had a passion to share. And so I decided to go ahead and write and this interesting story, I started writing the TGI F devotionals and I would get people writing me back saying, I love your devotionals, but have you ever thought about having someone look at your work grammatically? I said, well, I don't have anybody right now that can do that, but thank you for bringing that to Matt. My attention. I know there's a weakness there. Speaker 1: (15:58) Well, this happened about three or four times again. And then finally the last person who asked me that, I said, uh, how about you? Could you help me? Well, he turned out to be an English teacher living in Hong Kong and he agreed to be my long distance editors. So I would write the devotional, send it to him, and then, uh, he was sent it back and I would publish it. Uh, well as time went on, I would learn myself how to be a better writer and to apply it. And so the key point you want to remember there is don't let the obstacle keep you from taking the next step in your journey. You know, I could have said, Oh, well, I'm just not good at that. And so I'm not going to do it. Well today. TGF is red in 104 countries and I've written two versions of it and then I've actually written a three total three 65 devotionals. Speaker 1: (16:53) And so, you know, God turned my weakness into a strength, but I had to go through a process, uh, of, you know, having a little shame in my life from others. Uh, the other thing that, uh, was surfacing in my life is that people were inviting me to speak. Now, I used to terrify me to stand up in a front, a group of people. I get so nervous that I began shaking and I just didn't like it. And, and so, uh, this was another areas that God had to change if I was going to enter into, uh, my dream of being successful. And so people invited me to, to come and share with them and teach. Well, I realized one time that the key thing was, is it more important to share the passion of what I have inside or is it more important for me to be comfortable? Speaker 1: (17:46) And so I had to overcome that obstacle. And so what I did is I become very forceful in my teaching. I would raise my voice to overcome the nervousness and just be intentional about my messaging. And over time I've become a good speaker. I'm a, I'm not a high energy kind of guy, but I'm a good communicator on stage. And so now that's become one of my real strengths. I often get compliments on, you know, my talks. And so here again was a perceived weakness. So, you know, I want to challenge you if you think you have some perceived weaknesses that you just hadn't been able to get past, press in a step into it. Learn from those proceeds weaknesses so they don't have to determine your future. And you know, God is now allowed me to write 19 books and he has allowed me to, uh, minister to men and women in 26 countries. Speaker 1: (18:48) And, uh, so God turned my Valley of ACOR into a door of hope now for the last few months. Uh, I've been sharing about a new program that we've been working on. And uh, you know, we did a questionnaire on our website and ask you a question and the question was, um, what is the biggest obstacle that prevents you from being a Christian leader in the workplace? Many of you gave us some great answers and we took those answers and we've been compiling those answers and learning from what you said to form a new program that we're about to launch on February the 13th, and it's an exciting program and it takes all the 30 years of my business and ministry experience and put it into a program designed to mentor and train you. And it's going to be exciting. Tom, I'm telling you, you know, we've had something called the change agent network that's designed to equip leaders, but this is putting a, you know, a booster on it. Speaker 1: (19:55) It's adding some dimensions to it that's going to be awesome. I hope these thoughts were helpful to you. Uh, you know, there are always obstacles in our path to fulfill our destiny. But those obstacles don't have to keep us from fulfilling that destiny. They can actually be stepping stones for you and not to fulfill that destiny. And you know, I wouldn't have learned some very important things had I not gone through those obstacles. And so think about what those obstacles are and think about how you can walk through them and use them as steps in your journey. Now, at the end of those seven years, an interesting thing happened to me. Uh, I had a piece of property that God had allowed me to hold onto and uh, I was able to sell that property and become free. I was able to pay off all my debts and, uh, it was seven years to the month just light. Speaker 1: (20:52) Joseph had his seven years while I had those seven years. And at the end of them, God restored me in the financial area and I was completely debt free, paid off all my debts. Uh, years later I would remarry and, uh, with Mary Pamela and that we have a very, a wonderful marriage today and she has a prison ministry herself. That's a powerful story in the, she has a testimony that's incredible. You can find her on life changers, legacy.org if you want to hear an inspiring story. And so God is restored and continue to use me in the lives of men and women. And I hope that's an encouragement to you to realize that no matter where you are in your journey, God can use whatever you've gone through, whatever you're into today to really fulfill your destiny. So I hope that you'll be on the lookout for our new initiative though. Hope you'll join us and love to hear from you. God bless. 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Speaker 1: (00:00) Hey guys, have you ever allowed perceived weaknesses in your life to keep you from fulfilling your dreams? Well, if that fits you, then today's podcast is made for you. Speaker 2: (00:12) How do I bring my faith to work? How do I tap into the power of God in my work life? Paul, why am I going through this? Adversity is God mad at me? I'm also a woman and I've been helping leaders like you enter these questions and more for over 30 years. That's what this podcast is all about. Let's learn and grow together. Welcome to teach GIF today. God is Herb's. Hey guys, good Speaker 1: (00:36) be with you today. You know, well, this past weekend was the super bowl and you know, I was thinking about that game with, between the chiefs and the 40 Niners and you know, with six minutes to play in the game, uh, the chiefs were down by I think two touchdowns and I began to think, you know, they got a tough road, uh, to overcome that. Well, they, they, not only did they ever calm, they overcome quite well and they ended up winning the game. But I saw such an analogy of how life can be, you know, we can be down, but it doesn't mean we have to be out. And, uh, so today I want to spend my time talking to you about perceived weaknesses that keep us from fulfilling our dreams. Most of you may know my story and, uh, but I want to go deeper in that story today. Speaker 1: (01:23) I want to talk to you about some of those perceived weaknesses that I had in my own life growing up and how God allowed me to overcome those. And, uh, so I want you to be able to overcome any kind of, you know, weaknesses that you perceive are in your life right now. So let's begin by just let me share with you my history. You know, I was born in the South and my dad was a toy store owner and it was great growing up having a dad who owned a toy store. I had four sisters and uh, we went to church every week. But I would say that, uh, our Christianity wasn't really relationship based and uh, it was more of a tradition if you will. But my folks were good. My dad was a solid a man. He was a good provider for our home. Speaker 1: (02:14) And so I, I really grew up in a very positive environment and I love sports. You know, I played sports from, you know, early in my life. My dad started me playing golf when I was 11 years old. And, uh, I quickly picked up the game quite well. In fact, by the time I was 14, I had won several golf tournaments and, uh, won the junior tournament. My club and I had, has three hole in ones and I'd broken cemetery many, many times. And so, you know, most in the community were predicting big things for this young golfer. And, uh, I would continue on in that and ultimately would end up going to school on a golf scholarship. But we did have a major interruption along the way. And that was, I was 14 years old and I was sitting there watching I dream of Jeannie every young adolescent love watching that program. Speaker 1: (03:06) And uh, so I was watching it. Then a newscast comes on and says, three prominent businessmen in the community had just been killed in an airplane crash. And my dad was the pilot of that plane. And so this really changed our lives dramatically. In fact, his insurance was all tied up in the company and it did not pay off. And so here at my mom with five kids is never been, you know, in the workforce all those years and is now forced with having to consider going back to work. And she did. But through that experience, my mom really came to know Christ in a very deep and personal way. That was a very vibrant relationship with God. And she began sharing that with her kids. But I was at a stage where I didn't really want to hear about it. I had one goal in mind. Speaker 1: (03:54) I wanted to play professional golf. And so I went to school in a golf scholarship at the university there in my city and a finish without a degree because I was so passionate about the golf and, uh, nothing else really mattered to me. And that was one of my big mistakes in life that I regret. So, but, uh, my mom continued to preach at me and I didn't really want to hear it. So I moved away to North Myrtle beach, South Carolina. And when I was there, there was a pastor who used to be friends, was friends with our family growing up. He was at the church where I grew up in and now he was in North Myrtle beach and he was actually at a church across the street from the golf course. I was working. And so, you know, I was really striving to be able to get on the tour. Speaker 1: (04:38) It was 1975 and there was a major recession in the country and I couldn't raise money to get on the tour. And so I was kind of nominal, you know, I was kinda on borderline. I had the ability, but I didn't have the understanding and the, uh, the mind to be a competitive golfer. And I'll explain why that was a little later. And so that was one of the perceived obstacles. I had to be able to fulfill my dream. I didn't have money. And so how would I get that? And so over the next several years, um, I would, uh, seek to try to raise money and, and gamble on the golf course and so forth. But along the way, Christ came into my life as a result of kind of coming to the end of myself. And, uh, that is what led me to Christ. And that pastor played a key role. Speaker 1: (05:29) His name was Jim mesic and I'll never forget his involvement. He's still involved in my life today at 84 years old and we are very close, close friends. He is like a father to me and he's known me since I was 13 years old. And so that was a new chapter in my life. And so, uh, I went to Vail, Colorado and uh, turns out I was a golf pro and they'll Colorado. But along the way I realized that that probably was not going to be something I was able to achieve. And so here I had a change in vocation, a direction and you know, a lot of our dreams, we can't fulfill them, you know, and there's a part two to our dream and that we need to adjust our dream based on our ability. You know, I may have had the ability, but I didn't know how to get to another level with that ability in order to achieve my dream. Speaker 1: (06:27) And so, you know, sometimes we can make the adjustments, we can invest in education, we can invest in our lives in order to be a person that can fulfill the dream that we want to have. But sometimes God changes that dream and sometimes he changes the direction in our life. And we see that in the Bible all the time where someone is going one direction and God changes the direction of their life. Consider Josephy he had a big vision. He had a dream of what God was going to do with them and something got interrupted. The devil tried to kill him through his brothers, but the dream would actually be fulfilled. But there was a detour. And so often life has a detour. The question is, what are you going to do with that detour? Are you going to learn from the detour? Are you going to allow God to use that detour to make you better? Speaker 1: (07:23) And so, um, life went on for several years. I would, in getting married, I would go to Bible school thinking I was called to be a pastor. I was so passionate about Christ at that time. Um, and uh, I ended up working at a church for a few months only to realize that wasn't where I was called. And, uh, but I did get married and we had some major challenges in our marriage, but we stuck it out for, uh, 14 years. But then one day in 1994, my wife came in one day and said, uh, I don't, uh, I don't want to go back to counseling. And we'd been in counseling for several years. And, uh, so this was another crisis moment and she did separate and a few other things just happened to take place over the next three months. I had been a very successful businessman in advertising. Speaker 1: (08:15) I had my own ad agency in Atlanta and God was blessing that it was called the Azlan group. And we worked with clients like American express and Steinway pianos and Thomas Nelson publishers and you know, God was using us and I was leading Bible studies and I was teaching and I was ministering to others and giving money to Christian causes. And so, you know, life was pretty good except for my marriage. But then one day I got a phone call from my financial advisor and he says, the half million dollars you have is gone. I had been the victim of a Bernie Madoff type of scam, uh, that I was getting reports every month of our investments. Uh, but those reports evidently had been fake reports. And so there was no way I could know that, uh, what was going on because I had somebody in between us that was checking those things. Speaker 1: (09:07) And so it was a devastating situation. And then in the next few days, um, I would hear that, um, my second largest account, actually my largest account, uh, was a company that we serve for almost five years and built them from 20 million to $30 million. So we were very good at what we did. But, uh, we had a conflict over a particular project and it was $140,000 project. And so my client says, we are not going to pay for that project and we're also releasing you as our ad agency. Well, that was $140,000 project of which I had $40,000 of inventory of, uh, a vendor costs related to that project. And, uh, that was devastating. And so then my vice president left me and he took my second largest account. So life went from one place to hold another place. Now it's at that point, either you gotta wonder, okay, where are you? Speaker 1: (10:04) God, I've been faithful to you to stick it out in these tough places, but where are you? And so, uh, over the next two years, I would operate the best I could kinda navigating this difficult season of life. And um, so two years into that I met Gunnar Olson, the founder of the international Christian chamber of commerce. And, um, it was a strange how I met him. I had been sent on audio tape by him that said God was raising up Joseph's all over the world today. And it's often signified by them going through extraordinary adversity in their business and personal life. Well, that was all I heard on that tape. And so I, uh, said I need to meet this man. Turns out he was from Sweden, but he was going to be in the United States in a few weeks in Washington D C he listened to, I went up there and the hoping to meet him and he was gracious enough to allow me to meet him. Speaker 1: (11:01) And so when I shared my story with him, he says, OSS, you have a Joseph calling on your life and is signified by a people who go through extraordinary adversity to be a physical and provider. For others. It's a marketplace call. And so he says, he pulls out a napkin and draws, you know, this one thing is this, here's where you are now and here's the next phase of the journey and here's the next phase. And so it was an incredible, uh, Kairos moment for me because I'd walked into that room that day feeling like a complete failure. And I walked out with an understanding that there was an actual call. You see, Joseph didn't go through his adversity because of failure of something. He went through adversity because of a consequence of the call. And that's what I want you to understand today, that there's four reasons we'll go could through adversity. Speaker 1: (11:54) And one of those is a consequence of the call. And so I would start a whole new journey. And during those next seven years, God would begin to deposit things. I would seek him with all my heart as gunnery encouraged me to do. And so, uh, this went on for several years, but I was trying to make ends meet. Now. One of the challenges during that time was how do I pay my bills? You know, things were really rough and I was having to pay debts. And, uh, so my ad agency really couldn't support what I was doing. But you know, uh, God often provides manner in strange ways. And one of the things that happened as I was beginning to teach and, and share what I was learning, uh, this was the beginning of the birth of our ministry. And, uh, I would begin to write emails and send them out to friends that would become TGIM. Speaker 1: (12:50) I would also start teaching workshops, uh, about the Joseph calling and that our work is a ministry. And so I was realizing that many of us in the marketplace check our faith at the door on Monday. We act like Monday morning atheist rather than kingdom business leaders. And so I began to really invest in the scriptures and understand how I had gotten to where I was and how do I get out of it? How do I navigate myself out of this? And so it wasn't easy to do. Well, my manner was that I got a consulting job that allowed me to pay my bills and, uh, allowed me to sustain myself. And then I had another ministry that hired me to allow me to serve them during this birthing process. And that's one of the things that we all need to understand is what is the way God might want to provide for us when we get into a tough place and we find a, an old Testament principle of what's in your hand with Elijah and the widow who went around and sold, uh, lamps to be able to, uh, provide for herself. Speaker 1: (13:58) And that is a great case study on what happens when we don't have money. And you know, uh, money can be a perceived obstacle. It, and I say proceed because it doesn't have to be and may be you're in a lane time maybe or not. But, uh, that can be one of those, um, beliefs that we adopt that keeps us from fulfilling our purpose and destiny. Sometimes you have to invest in things where you least can afford it in order to get your breakthrough. I'm in the middle of that right now where I'm investing in something that I really can't afford it that well, but I know it's key to a breakthrough. And so if you, uh, keep yourself from investing in something that's going to help you, that can be a hindrance to your breakthrough. So, you know, that's where we have to apply faith to believing that God is behind the decision that we want to make. Speaker 1: (15:00) And so that's just one example. And so I continued on in this process and I began teaching and I began writing. And you know, here's another situation I perceived myself to be a very poor student. I just didn't have a good grasp of grammar. And so when I started writing, I had this perceived idea that I couldn't be a good writer because I had a poor training. And so, but I had a passion to share. And so I decided to go ahead and write and this interesting story, I started writing the TGI F devotionals and I would get people writing me back saying, I love your devotionals, but have you ever thought about having someone look at your work grammatically? I said, well, I don't have anybody right now that can do that, but thank you for bringing that to Matt. My attention. I know there's a weakness there. Speaker 1: (15:58) Well, this happened about three or four times again. And then finally the last person who asked me that, I said, uh, how about you? Could you help me? Well, he turned out to be an English teacher living in Hong Kong and he agreed to be my long distance editors. So I would write the devotional, send it to him, and then, uh, he was sent it back and I would publish it. Uh, well as time went on, I would learn myself how to be a better writer and to apply it. And so the key point you want to remember there is don't let the obstacle keep you from taking the next step in your journey. You know, I could have said, Oh, well, I'm just not good at that. And so I'm not going to do it. Well today. TGF is red in 104 countries and I've written two versions of it and then I've actually written a three total three 65 devotionals. Speaker 1: (16:53) And so, you know, God turned my weakness into a strength, but I had to go through a process, uh, of, you know, having a little shame in my life from others. Uh, the other thing that, uh, was surfacing in my life is that people were inviting me to speak. Now, I used to terrify me to stand up in a front, a group of people. I get so nervous that I began shaking and I just didn't like it. And, and so, uh, this was another areas that God had to change if I was going to enter into, uh, my dream of being successful. And so people invited me to, to come and share with them and teach. Well, I realized one time that the key thing was, is it more important to share the passion of what I have inside or is it more important for me to be comfortable? Speaker 1: (17:46) And so I had to overcome that obstacle. And so what I did is I become very forceful in my teaching. I would raise my voice to overcome the nervousness and just be intentional about my messaging. And over time I've become a good speaker. I'm a, I'm not a high energy kind of guy, but I'm a good communicator on stage. And so now that's become one of my real strengths. I often get compliments on, you know, my talks. And so here again was a perceived weakness. So, you know, I want to challenge you if you think you have some perceived weaknesses that you just hadn't been able to get past, press in a step into it. Learn from those proceeds weaknesses so they don't have to determine your future. And you know, God is now allowed me to write 19 books and he has allowed me to, uh, minister to men and women in 26 countries. Speaker 1: (18:48) And, uh, so God turned my Valley of ACOR into a door of hope now for the last few months. Uh, I've been sharing about a new program that we've been working on. And uh, you know, we did a questionnaire on our website and ask you a question and the question was, um, what is the biggest obstacle that prevents you from being a Christian leader in the workplace? Many of you gave us some great answers and we took those answers and we've been compiling those answers and learning from what you said to form a new program that we're about to launch on February the 13th, and it's an exciting program and it takes all the 30 years of my business and ministry experience and put it into a program designed to mentor and train you. And it's going to be exciting. Tom, I'm telling you, you know, we've had something called the change agent network that's designed to equip leaders, but this is putting a, you know, a booster on it. Speaker 1: (19:55) It's adding some dimensions to it that's going to be awesome. I hope these thoughts were helpful to you. Uh, you know, there are always obstacles in our path to fulfill our destiny. But those obstacles don't have to keep us from fulfilling that destiny. They can actually be stepping stones for you and not to fulfill that destiny. And you know, I wouldn't have learned some very important things had I not gone through those obstacles. And so think about what those obstacles are and think about how you can walk through them and use them as steps in your journey. Now, at the end of those seven years, an interesting thing happened to me. Uh, I had a piece of property that God had allowed me to hold onto and uh, I was able to sell that property and become free. I was able to pay off all my debts and, uh, it was seven years to the month just light. Speaker 1: (20:52) Joseph had his seven years while I had those seven years. And at the end of them, God restored me in the financial area and I was completely debt free, paid off all my debts. Uh, years later I would remarry and, uh, with Mary Pamela and that we have a very, a wonderful marriage today and she has a prison ministry herself. That's a powerful story in the, she has a testimony that's incredible. You can find her on life changers, legacy.org if you want to hear an inspiring story. And so God is restored and continue to use me in the lives of men and women. And I hope that's an encouragement to you to realize that no matter where you are in your journey, God can use whatever you've gone through, whatever you're into today to really fulfill your destiny. So I hope that you'll be on the lookout for our new initiative though. Hope you'll join us and love to hear from you. God bless. 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Speaker 1: (00:00) Hey guys, have you ever allowed perceived weaknesses in your life to keep you from fulfilling your dreams? Well, if that fits you, then today's podcast is made for you. Speaker 2: (00:12) How do I bring my faith to work? How do I tap into the power of God in my work life? Paul, why am I going through this? Adversity is God mad at me? I'm also a woman and I've been helping leaders like you enter these questions and more for over 30 years. That's what this podcast is all about. Let's learn and grow together. Welcome to teach GIF today. God is Herb's. Hey guys, good Speaker 1: (00:36) be with you today. You know, well, this past weekend was the super bowl and you know, I was thinking about that game with, between the chiefs and the 40 Niners and you know, with six minutes to play in the game, uh, the chiefs were down by I think two touchdowns and I began to think, you know, they got a tough road, uh, to overcome that. Well, they, they, not only did they ever calm, they overcome quite well and they ended up winning the game. But I saw such an analogy of how life can be, you know, we can be down, but it doesn't mean we have to be out. And, uh, so today I want to spend my time talking to you about perceived weaknesses that keep us from fulfilling our dreams. Most of you may know my story and, uh, but I want to go deeper in that story today. Speaker 1: (01:23) I want to talk to you about some of those perceived weaknesses that I had in my own life growing up and how God allowed me to overcome those. And, uh, so I want you to be able to overcome any kind of, you know, weaknesses that you perceive are in your life right now. So let's begin by just let me share with you my history. You know, I was born in the South and my dad was a toy store owner and it was great growing up having a dad who owned a toy store. I had four sisters and uh, we went to church every week. But I would say that, uh, our Christianity wasn't really relationship based and uh, it was more of a tradition if you will. But my folks were good. My dad was a solid a man. He was a good provider for our home. Speaker 1: (02:14) And so I, I really grew up in a very positive environment and I love sports. You know, I played sports from, you know, early in my life. My dad started me playing golf when I was 11 years old. And, uh, I quickly picked up the game quite well. In fact, by the time I was 14, I had won several golf tournaments and, uh, won the junior tournament. My club and I had, has three hole in ones and I'd broken cemetery many, many times. And so, you know, most in the community were predicting big things for this young golfer. And, uh, I would continue on in that and ultimately would end up going to school on a golf scholarship. But we did have a major interruption along the way. And that was, I was 14 years old and I was sitting there watching I dream of Jeannie every young adolescent love watching that program. Speaker 1: (03:06) And uh, so I was watching it. Then a newscast comes on and says, three prominent businessmen in the community had just been killed in an airplane crash. And my dad was the pilot of that plane. And so this really changed our lives dramatically. In fact, his insurance was all tied up in the company and it did not pay off. And so here at my mom with five kids is never been, you know, in the workforce all those years and is now forced with having to consider going back to work. And she did. But through that experience, my mom really came to know Christ in a very deep and personal way. That was a very vibrant relationship with God. And she began sharing that with her kids. But I was at a stage where I didn't really want to hear about it. I had one goal in mind. Speaker 1: (03:54) I wanted to play professional golf. And so I went to school in a golf scholarship at the university there in my city and a finish without a degree because I was so passionate about the golf and, uh, nothing else really mattered to me. And that was one of my big mistakes in life that I regret. So, but, uh, my mom continued to preach at me and I didn't really want to hear it. So I moved away to North Myrtle beach, South Carolina. And when I was there, there was a pastor who used to be friends, was friends with our family growing up. He was at the church where I grew up in and now he was in North Myrtle beach and he was actually at a church across the street from the golf course. I was working. And so, you know, I was really striving to be able to get on the tour. Speaker 1: (04:38) It was 1975 and there was a major recession in the country and I couldn't raise money to get on the tour. And so I was kind of nominal, you know, I was kinda on borderline. I had the ability, but I didn't have the understanding and the, uh, the mind to be a competitive golfer. And I'll explain why that was a little later. And so that was one of the perceived obstacles. I had to be able to fulfill my dream. I didn't have money. And so how would I get that? And so over the next several years, um, I would, uh, seek to try to raise money and, and gamble on the golf course and so forth. But along the way, Christ came into my life as a result of kind of coming to the end of myself. And, uh, that is what led me to Christ. And that pastor played a key role. Speaker 1: (05:29) His name was Jim mesic and I'll never forget his involvement. He's still involved in my life today at 84 years old and we are very close, close friends. He is like a father to me and he's known me since I was 13 years old. And so that was a new chapter in my life. And so, uh, I went to Vail, Colorado and uh, turns out I was a golf pro and they'll Colorado. But along the way I realized that that probably was not going to be something I was able to achieve. And so here I had a change in vocation, a direction and you know, a lot of our dreams, we can't fulfill them, you know, and there's a part two to our dream and that we need to adjust our dream based on our ability. You know, I may have had the ability, but I didn't know how to get to another level with that ability in order to achieve my dream. Speaker 1: (06:27) And so, you know, sometimes we can make the adjustments, we can invest in education, we can invest in our lives in order to be a person that can fulfill the dream that we want to have. But sometimes God changes that dream and sometimes he changes the direction in our life. And we see that in the Bible all the time where someone is going one direction and God changes the direction of their life. Consider Josephy he had a big vision. He had a dream of what God was going to do with them and something got interrupted. The devil tried to kill him through his brothers, but the dream would actually be fulfilled. But there was a detour. And so often life has a detour. The question is, what are you going to do with that detour? Are you going to learn from the detour? Are you going to allow God to use that detour to make you better? Speaker 1: (07:23) And so, um, life went on for several years. I would, in getting married, I would go to Bible school thinking I was called to be a pastor. I was so passionate about Christ at that time. Um, and uh, I ended up working at a church for a few months only to realize that wasn't where I was called. And, uh, but I did get married and we had some major challenges in our marriage, but we stuck it out for, uh, 14 years. But then one day in 1994, my wife came in one day and said, uh, I don't, uh, I don't want to go back to counseling. And we'd been in counseling for several years. And, uh, so this was another crisis moment and she did separate and a few other things just happened to take place over the next three months. I had been a very successful businessman in advertising. Speaker 1: (08:15) I had my own ad agency in Atlanta and God was blessing that it was called the Azlan group. And we worked with clients like American express and Steinway pianos and Thomas Nelson publishers and you know, God was using us and I was leading Bible studies and I was teaching and I was ministering to others and giving money to Christian causes. And so, you know, life was pretty good except for my marriage. But then one day I got a phone call from my financial advisor and he says, the half million dollars you have is gone. I had been the victim of a Bernie Madoff type of scam, uh, that I was getting reports every month of our investments. Uh, but those reports evidently had been fake reports. And so there was no way I could know that, uh, what was going on because I had somebody in between us that was checking those things. Speaker 1: (09:07) And so it was a devastating situation. And then in the next few days, um, I would hear that, um, my second largest account, actually my largest account, uh, was a company that we serve for almost five years and built them from 20 million to $30 million. So we were very good at what we did. But, uh, we had a conflict over a particular project and it was $140,000 project. And so my client says, we are not going to pay for that project and we're also releasing you as our ad agency. Well, that was $140,000 project of which I had $40,000 of inventory of, uh, a vendor costs related to that project. And, uh, that was devastating. And so then my vice president left me and he took my second largest account. So life went from one place to hold another place. Now it's at that point, either you gotta wonder, okay, where are you? Speaker 1: (10:04) God, I've been faithful to you to stick it out in these tough places, but where are you? And so, uh, over the next two years, I would operate the best I could kinda navigating this difficult season of life. And um, so two years into that I met Gunnar Olson, the founder of the international Christian chamber of commerce. And, um, it was a strange how I met him. I had been sent on audio tape by him that said God was raising up Joseph's all over the world today. And it's often signified by them going through extraordinary adversity in their business and personal life. Well, that was all I heard on that tape. And so I, uh, said I need to meet this man. Turns out he was from Sweden, but he was going to be in the United States in a few weeks in Washington D C he listened to, I went up there and the hoping to meet him and he was gracious enough to allow me to meet him. Speaker 1: (11:01) And so when I shared my story with him, he says, OSS, you have a Joseph calling on your life and is signified by a people who go through extraordinary adversity to be a physical and provider. For others. It's a marketplace call. And so he says, he pulls out a napkin and draws, you know, this one thing is this, here's where you are now and here's the next phase of the journey and here's the next phase. And so it was an incredible, uh, Kairos moment for me because I'd walked into that room that day feeling like a complete failure. And I walked out with an understanding that there was an actual call. You see, Joseph didn't go through his adversity because of failure of something. He went through adversity because of a consequence of the call. And that's what I want you to understand today, that there's four reasons we'll go could through adversity. Speaker 1: (11:54) And one of those is a consequence of the call. And so I would start a whole new journey. And during those next seven years, God would begin to deposit things. I would seek him with all my heart as gunnery encouraged me to do. And so, uh, this went on for several years, but I was trying to make ends meet. Now. One of the challenges during that time was how do I pay my bills? You know, things were really rough and I was having to pay debts. And, uh, so my ad agency really couldn't support what I was doing. But you know, uh, God often provides manner in strange ways. And one of the things that happened as I was beginning to teach and, and share what I was learning, uh, this was the beginning of the birth of our ministry. And, uh, I would begin to write emails and send them out to friends that would become TGIM. Speaker 1: (12:50) I would also start teaching workshops, uh, about the Joseph calling and that our work is a ministry. And so I was realizing that many of us in the marketplace check our faith at the door on Monday. We act like Monday morning atheist rather than kingdom business leaders. And so I began to really invest in the scriptures and understand how I had gotten to where I was and how do I get out of it? How do I navigate myself out of this? And so it wasn't easy to do. Well, my manner was that I got a consulting job that allowed me to pay my bills and, uh, allowed me to sustain myself. And then I had another ministry that hired me to allow me to serve them during this birthing process. And that's one of the things that we all need to understand is what is the way God might want to provide for us when we get into a tough place and we find a, an old Testament principle of what's in your hand with Elijah and the widow who went around and sold, uh, lamps to be able to, uh, provide for herself. Speaker 1: (13:58) And that is a great case study on what happens when we don't have money. And you know, uh, money can be a perceived obstacle. It, and I say proceed because it doesn't have to be and may be you're in a lane time maybe or not. But, uh, that can be one of those, um, beliefs that we adopt that keeps us from fulfilling our purpose and destiny. Sometimes you have to invest in things where you least can afford it in order to get your breakthrough. I'm in the middle of that right now where I'm investing in something that I really can't afford it that well, but I know it's key to a breakthrough. And so if you, uh, keep yourself from investing in something that's going to help you, that can be a hindrance to your breakthrough. So, you know, that's where we have to apply faith to believing that God is behind the decision that we want to make. Speaker 1: (15:00) And so that's just one example. And so I continued on in this process and I began teaching and I began writing. And you know, here's another situation I perceived myself to be a very poor student. I just didn't have a good grasp of grammar. And so when I started writing, I had this perceived idea that I couldn't be a good writer because I had a poor training. And so, but I had a passion to share. And so I decided to go ahead and write and this interesting story, I started writing the TGI F devotionals and I would get people writing me back saying, I love your devotionals, but have you ever thought about having someone look at your work grammatically? I said, well, I don't have anybody right now that can do that, but thank you for bringing that to Matt. My attention. I know there's a weakness there. Speaker 1: (15:58) Well, this happened about three or four times again. And then finally the last person who asked me that, I said, uh, how about you? Could you help me? Well, he turned out to be an English teacher living in Hong Kong and he agreed to be my long distance editors. So I would write the devotional, send it to him, and then, uh, he was sent it back and I would publish it. Uh, well as time went on, I would learn myself how to be a better writer and to apply it. And so the key point you want to remember there is don't let the obstacle keep you from taking the next step in your journey. You know, I could have said, Oh, well, I'm just not good at that. And so I'm not going to do it. Well today. TGF is red in 104 countries and I've written two versions of it and then I've actually written a three total three 65 devotionals. Speaker 1: (16:53) And so, you know, God turned my weakness into a strength, but I had to go through a process, uh, of, you know, having a little shame in my life from others. Uh, the other thing that, uh, was surfacing in my life is that people were inviting me to speak. Now, I used to terrify me to stand up in a front, a group of people. I get so nervous that I began shaking and I just didn't like it. And, and so, uh, this was another areas that God had to change if I was going to enter into, uh, my dream of being successful. And so people invited me to, to come and share with them and teach. Well, I realized one time that the key thing was, is it more important to share the passion of what I have inside or is it more important for me to be comfortable? Speaker 1: (17:46) And so I had to overcome that obstacle. And so what I did is I become very forceful in my teaching. I would raise my voice to overcome the nervousness and just be intentional about my messaging. And over time I've become a good speaker. I'm a, I'm not a high energy kind of guy, but I'm a good communicator on stage. And so now that's become one of my real strengths. I often get compliments on, you know, my talks. And so here again was a perceived weakness. So, you know, I want to challenge you if you think you have some perceived weaknesses that you just hadn't been able to get past, press in a step into it. Learn from those proceeds weaknesses so they don't have to determine your future. And you know, God is now allowed me to write 19 books and he has allowed me to, uh, minister to men and women in 26 countries. Speaker 1: (18:48) And, uh, so God turned my Valley of ACOR into a door of hope now for the last few months. Uh, I've been sharing about a new program that we've been working on. And uh, you know, we did a questionnaire on our website and ask you a question and the question was, um, what is the biggest obstacle that prevents you from being a Christian leader in the workplace? Many of you gave us some great answers and we took those answers and we've been compiling those answers and learning from what you said to form a new program that we're about to launch on February the 13th, and it's an exciting program and it takes all the 30 years of my business and ministry experience and put it into a program designed to mentor and train you. And it's going to be exciting. Tom, I'm telling you, you know, we've had something called the change agent network that's designed to equip leaders, but this is putting a, you know, a booster on it. Speaker 1: (19:55) It's adding some dimensions to it that's going to be awesome. I hope these thoughts were helpful to you. Uh, you know, there are always obstacles in our path to fulfill our destiny. But those obstacles don't have to keep us from fulfilling that destiny. They can actually be stepping stones for you and not to fulfill that destiny. And you know, I wouldn't have learned some very important things had I not gone through those obstacles. And so think about what those obstacles are and think about how you can walk through them and use them as steps in your journey. Now, at the end of those seven years, an interesting thing happened to me. Uh, I had a piece of property that God had allowed me to hold onto and uh, I was able to sell that property and become free. I was able to pay off all my debts and, uh, it was seven years to the month just light. Speaker 1: (20:52) Joseph had his seven years while I had those seven years. And at the end of them, God restored me in the financial area and I was completely debt free, paid off all my debts. Uh, years later I would remarry and, uh, with Mary Pamela and that we have a very, a wonderful marriage today and she has a prison ministry herself. That's a powerful story in the, she has a testimony that's incredible. You can find her on life changers, legacy.org if you want to hear an inspiring story. And so God is restored and continue to use me in the lives of men and women. And I hope that's an encouragement to you to realize that no matter where you are in your journey, God can use whatever you've gone through, whatever you're into today to really fulfill your destiny. So I hope that you'll be on the lookout for our new initiative though. Hope you'll join us and love to hear from you. God bless. Uh, just a reminder, put your comment down below and if you're not part of our, uh, group on YouTube, please join, uh, and become part of our community there. If you're listening on iTunes, please give us a rating so that others will find us. It's so important that you do that in order for more people to be ministered to. By what we share every week. God bless. Have a great day. Take care. Speaker 3: (22:18) Are you a biblical worker? Do you know what the Bible says about how to work biblically? I've got a great resource I want to give you called. Are you a biblical worker? It's a 50 question. True false self assessment, great for personal study and small groups. Plus you get the answers with supporting scriptures, help you apply what the Bible says about your daily work life. It's a value of $25 but we want to make it available to you as a free ebook. Just go to www.threebiblicalworker.com that's free biblical worker.com.
Audio Transcript: This media has been made available by Mosaic Boston Church. If you'd like to check out more resources, learn about Mosaic Boston and her neighborhood churches, or donate to this ministry. Please visit mosaicboston.com.Good morning church. Welcome to Mosaic Boston, Brookline. For those of you who don't know me, my name is Tyler. I'm the teen director here and I am really excited to be worshiping with you this morning. And I say that partly because I was real nervous coming up to this. I always get nervous before I preach, but as amazing as our worship team is, even they could not have planned how perfectly those songs line up with what we are talking about today. Each and every verse in those songs, I was like, "Oh, I'm talking about that. Oh, I'm talking about that." And so it is clearly moving of the Holy Spirit and I'm encouraged by that and I hope you're encouraged by that too. But before we begin, will you pray with me over the preaching of God's word?Heavenly father, Lord, we come to you and we thank you and we praise you that you are king, that you are the ruler over all the universe, but you are also the ruler of our lives. We pray that if we have not yet, we will give you. We will help you reclaim your rightful throne as the king and ruler over our lives and that we will proclaim the truth of who you are to those who don't yet know. And this time come and speak to us through your word and reveal your majesty, your greatness and awe of you through your kingship. We pray all this through your wonderful son, Christ Jesus. Amen.I'm very excited and happy to be concluding our advent series through the different roles of Jesus Christ. Pastor Shane started the first week going through Jesus' role as Messiah, what it means for Jesus to be fully God, fully man, and to come and to deliver his people. Pastor Andy talked to the next week about Jesus as prophet, Jesus coming proclaiming truth, proclaiming the word of God and giving meaning to our lives. And last week, Pastor Yann talked about Jesus as priest, Jesus as Emmanuel, God with us, the sacrifice of bringing us, reconciling us with God. And today we're talking about Jesus as king. And I think for me personally, thinking about a king can kind of be fantasized because we don't really live in a culture with kings right now. We can't really think of very many kings in power today. And most of our thoughts about kings come from storybooks or from fantasies.But one of the things that I think is consistent with our understanding of a king is that they are powerful, that they rule. And when people come to them, they are in awe of the majesty that is around them. And part of my goal today is to have an awesome sermon. And when I say that, I don't mean that I do a good job. I don't mean that you leave here thinking, "Oh Tyler, he was great, or I remember that sermon so well." No, what I mean is I'm going to the dictionary definition of awesome, which is profoundly reverent or inspiring awe. What I want this time to be is a time where we grow in reverence for Jesus Christ in his role as king and to be inspired to be in all of his greatness and his majesty. And the reason for this is because this idea of awe I believe is inherent to Christmas, is inherent to the holidays because this is something we are all waiting for.For me as a kid, I would wake up super early Christmas morning so early that my parents had a rule. I wasn't allowed to leave the bedroom until at the earliest 6:00 AM. But they hoped to it was more like eight or 9:00 AM because they knew that I was up at three or four every Christmas morning and I was ready to go. And so instead I had to take the action figures and the stuffed animals off my shelves and I had to play games with myself and it seemed like an hour would pass. And I'd check the clock five minutes, could play another game, make up another scenario, continue going another five minutes. And it seemed forever. But the reason was because I was so excited for Christmas and in the newsletter I explained about a particular present that my parents gave me that inspired me to awe.But the reason why I was so excited about Christmas was because of this feeling of all that came with the day, not because of presents themselves, but the feeling of awe. And it's not always presents. For some of us, it's that holiday meal, holiday ham. For my dad, it was a holiday steak and potato latkes and it was a beautiful meal. But then the biggest thing that I could think of when I think about what inspired me to be in awe at Christmas was a Christmas light show. I don't know how many of you have ever been to a Christmas light show, but I grew up in a neighborhood where everyone decorated their house for Christmas lights everywhere. And when my parents said, "We're going to drive to a different neighborhood, to a different house to see a light show." This was intense."I've seen light shows. All these houses here have lights. What is so great about this show that we're going to be driving to?" And as we drive and we get there, I'm a little kid, I'm looking up and this house is covered every inch plastered with lights. Not only is the house covered, the lawn is covered, they have a front lawn and a back yard, and they actually let you walk into the backyard. And there's different paths in the back yard that you wind in and out of seeing different Christmas light displays in different shows of Christmas. But that's not even the best part. The best part is that the lights, they change colors, they flash and they're synchronized perfectly to Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Carol of the Bells. Oh wow. And as a kid, and as I'm standing there being in awe of the bright lights, the flashing colors, the precision in the synchrosy, the powerful chords that are being played, the brisk air around me so that my fingertips are starting to lose feeling.I can't feel my toes. And the only warmth is coming from that sweet cup of warm, hot chocolate with many marshmallows. That's important that I'm holding awe, amazement and this comes not because it was Christmas or because it was lights, but specifically because of the greatness of the thing I was experiencing. I was overwhelmed by the greatness of it. And so when we're talking about awe and we're talking about awe involving Christmas, the point is that we are to be overwhelmed by the greatness of Jesus' role as king specifically as it relates to Christmas. So today we're going to be spending our time talking about three different points. The first point is a question, are you the king? The second point is awe of the king and the third point is align to the king and we're starting with the question, are you the king?Because the people of Israel had been waiting centuries for the promise of a king. This is what Pastor Shane addressed in the first week going through Isaiah nine specifically in the text verses six and seven that promised a king that would be born, whose government would be forever and that government would bring peace. And then we told that we will know that this is the king. When a Virgin conceives and bears a son and is called Emmanuel. This is what Pastor Yann talked about last week explaining how Jesus is Emmanuel. Jesus is God with us. If you haven't listened to the sermons, I'd encourage you to listen to them. They are great. They're encouraging and they're uplifting and they're important to what we're talking about today as well. And so when Israel sees, when Mary specifically gives birth to a son and sees, wow, I'm told that he is the one fulfilling this prophecy of being Emmanuel, he's fulfilling the prophecies in Isaiah.We see in the last few weeks how he has fulfilled the role of Messiah, prophet and priest. He should also be fulfilling the role of king. So as Mary gives birth and watches her son grow, as Joseph watches Jesus grow, as the people of Israel are listening, he gains disciples, they're watching him grow. The thought in their mind is, when are you going to take this mantle of king? And this isn't an idea that I'm placing in their minds. To be clear this is an idea that was inherent to the people at that time because when the wise men came to visit Jesus as an infant, they go to Herod and they say, "We are looking for a king. We are going to worship the king." And Herod is so frightened by this idea that there is a king that he seeks to put Jesus to death because he understands what it means if there is a king in Israel.And so as we see Jesus grow, the Pharisees and the religious leaders at the time are threatened by Jesus. They say he is teaching with authority, he is teaching with more authority that we have. And so they seek to put Jesus to death. And in the Roman Empire occupied nations such as Israel were allowed to convict people of crimes, but they were not allowed to convict people to death. That was part of the Roman Empire's job. And so they delivered Jesus over to Pilate saying that we want him to be put to death. And this is where our main text is today. In John chapter 18 we see that Pilate is going to meet with Jesus and in chapter 18 and verse 33 he says, "So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, are you the king of the Jews?" And this is the question we're starting with because this is the important question."Jesus, you say that you're king. These people are condemning you saying you are king, but are you? Because honestly Jesus, you don't look like any other king I've ever seen. Jesus, where's your army? Jesus, where's your crown? Where's your robe? Where's your sword? Who is fighting for you? Jesus, are you a king? Are you specifically the king Isaiah prophesied about?" And Jesus responds saying, "Do you say this of your own accord or did others say it about me?" Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?" Again, it's clarifying that the charges that are being brought against him is that he is a king. He's claiming to be a king that could potentially overthrow the Roman Empire. So they want him to be charged with that and Pilate's saying, "I'm not convicting you. Your own people are convicting you. What have you done that these people say that you're a king? What have you done?"And Jesus' response is bookended by two statements and this is a rhetorical device he used to make sure that you remember. This is the important thing. If you take anything away, remember this? And Jesus says, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting that I may not be delivered over to the Jews, but my kingdom is not from this world." And Pilate said to him, "So you are a king." And Jesus answered. "You say that I am the king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice." Pilate said to him, "What is truth?"You see Jesus' response starts and ends with my kingdom is not of this world. My kingdom is not from this world. And if you're looking at Jesus in this situation, you're saying like, "Well Jesus, couldn't this just be like a little cop out? I don't see your army. I don't see your men fighting. I don't see your crown. Your kingdom's from a different world. What does that mean? What is the proof that you actually are a king?" And the proof is what comes in the middle. It's only one sentence because he doesn't need much proof to prove he is king. But he says, "My servants would have been fighting that I may not be delivered over to the Jews." He's saying, "This is common sense. If I was a king of this world, if I was the king you expected me to be, I would have trained my servants to be fighting to protect me. I would have trained them to defend me so that I wouldn't be so easily captured and overthrown and brought to you."And we actually see Jesus actively do the exact opposite of this. In the same chapter in chapter 18 in verse 11 as Jesus is being arrested, his servant, Peter pulls his sword from his sheath trying to defend Jesus, attempts to kill the servant of the high priest who's arresting Jesus. And because Jesus didn't train them to be a soldier, he missed and he cut off his ear and Jesus then heals the man's ear and he commands Peter saying, "Put your sword into its sheath. Shall I not drink the cup that the father has given me?" You see, Jesus' kingdom is a completely different type of kingdom than any other person had ever expected. And he proves this by saying, I am not training soldiers to fight in the way you expect. What kind of king actively tells his soldiers to put down their weapons and not just for any reason he says, "So that I can drink the cup of my father."This is specifically God's cup of wrath of judgment that Jesus bears when he dies on the cross. So not only put down your weapons, you need to put down your weapon so that I can die. Jesus, I think you misunderstand what a king is. A king is supposed to take a throne and sit in power first, live a long life, rule well and then maybe they can die of old age or in battle. You're not supposed to die first. Jesus' kingdom is completely different than anything else, but he says that he does have a kingdom. He confirms he is a king. So Pilate's response, "So you are a king." Jesus answers kind of puzzling. He says, "So you say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice." And then Pilate asks the question, "What is truth?" And we often make this question some high philosophical claim as to there's no such thing as truth.What is truth? That could be part of it, but the primary thing is this is actually a legitimate question, a logical question to have. Jesus says, "I am bearing witness to the truth." Pilate's saying, "What is this thing you are bearing witness to? What is truth?" And thankfully Jesus gives us a very dictionary definition like a tale, a story, definition of truth. He says earlier in this book in chapter 14 when he's teaching, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my father also from now on, you do know him and you have seen him." Jesus' primary role as king was first and foremost to bear witness to testify to the truth of who he is, that he is the only way, the only way to the father, the only way to enter into the kingdom of God and that also he is one with the father.He says, "If you have seen me, you have seen the father. If you have known me, you have known the father." And this is really, really important as we are thinking about an understanding, this idea of what it means for Jesus to be a king because he is saying, "I am equal to my father who all of Israel will rightfully say is sitting on throne in heaven. I am the rightful king of the Jews. The answer to the question, Jesus, are you the king of the Jews is a resounding yes because I am divine, I am God and my father and I are one."And this is well and good for us to sit here or stand here and say, Jesus is king of the Jews. Yes, that's awesome. But to the people of Israel, to God's chosen people, this statement means something so much greater than we can really fathom and so I'm going to try my best to help us understand this because in order to understand this, we need to go back to 1 Samuel chapter eight to see the very first time a king is put into place in Israel and why this happened.In verse four it says, "Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah and said to them, behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations. But the things displeased Samuel when they said, give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord and the Lord said to Samuel obey the voice of the people and all that they say to you for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. According to all the deeds that they have done from the day I brought them out of Egypt, even to this day forsaking me and serving other gods. So they are also doing to you. Now, then obey their voice. Only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king shall reign over them."They have rejected me from being king over them. You see God never designed or desired for there to be a king over Israel in the way that we have seen throughout history. Why? Because God himself is the only rightful king of Israel, the only rightful king of the Jews. And so when we're here saying that Jesus is the rightful king of the Jews, this is calling back to this. This is a position that only God is able to possess. And this is why in the prophecy in Isaiah that we have mentioned already today and that Pastor Shane preached about in chapter nine verse six says, "For us a child is born to us a son is given." This is Jesus. The child is born, a son is given. "The government shall be upon his shoulders. He is a king and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."See, in order for Jesus to be able to fulfill the rightful role of king, he has to be God. He has to be able to be called mighty God. He has to be able to be called everlasting father. This is why it's so important that Jesus was testifying to the fact that he and the father are one, and so when we're talking today about Jesus's role as king, we're not just talking about him as a king. We're talking about him as this king. The king rightfully reclaiming his throne as the Lord and king and ruler over his people. See, Israel rejected God. They said, "We'd rather rule over ourselves. We want to do this on our own. We want someone like us to rule over us." And God didn't force them to be obedient to him. He allowed them to choose to be the own rulers of their lives.But when Jesus Christ comes and when he's fulfilling the role of king, he is rightfully reclaiming his throne as king of our lives. When we understand the role of king in this way, and Jesus says this king, the only accurate response is awe. And it might be easy for me to stand up here and say that the fact that Jesus is the rightful king over our life should inspire awe. But honestly, history of kings has slightly jaded us to this idea because just because someone is the rightful king doesn't mean that they are a king deserving of awe, doesn't mean that they're a king that we should worship. So much so to the point that as I was preparing, I was trying to think of good kings throughout history and I was like, okay, we're obviously not talking about Jesus and let's say not David, let's not use the biblical examples. Even the most biblical examples are evil kings.Who's a good king in history? My first thoughts were Azlan and Aragon, both of which are fictional characters, one of which is a lion and not even a person. And this is because throughout history and history classes and school, as we study kings, the kings we know the most are the kings that have wielded their power for destruction, that have wielded their power for evil. And it's hard for us to imagine just the fact that a king is the rightful king, that that also means they are a good king. So the question then is, Jesus, what kind of king are you? Sure you're the rightful king, but what type of power do you hold and how do you wield that power? Because good kings needed to have power. A good king if you had no power, you couldn't protect your people.You couldn't protect your country, your kingdom, so you couldn't be a good king if you had no power. But also if you wielded that power for evil, you cannot be a good king. So Jesus, what type of king are you? And in Revelation chapter 19 we see this image of how Jesus rules from heaven. "Whoa, Tyler, Revelation in an advent series, what are we doing?" This is important because it displays to what power Jesus really is.And so in Revelation 19 starting in verse 11 it says, "Then I saw heaven opened and behold a white horse, the one sitting on it called Faithful and True." Truth, Jesus came to bear witness to who he is the truth. "And in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire and his head are many diadems and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood and his name by which he is called is the word of God. And the armies of heaven arrayed in fine linen, white and pure were following him on white horses. From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepresses of the fury of the wrath of God, the almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written king of kings and Lord of Lords."The questions I asked earlier, Jesus, where's your crown? Here it is. Jesus, where's your army? Here it is. Jesus, where's your followers? Where's your sword? Here it is striking down the nations. And when it says that the sword is coming out striking down the nations, what that means specifically is it's striking down the kingdoms that are opposed to him and that is specifically the kingdoms of darkness, the kingdom of sin, of death, and of Satan.Jesus completely destroys them and this is an imagery meant to be intimidating. It is meant to be. It's meant to strike fear in anyone who dares oppose this king, but it's also meant to rally and galvanize the troops that are on his side fighting for him to have confidence. This is the king we serve. He is powerful. He is great. And I was trying to think of some examples to sort of make it more relatable today because honestly not many of us have followed a king into battle or even a commanding officer into battle and that's just not something we experienced as much in our culture. And if you have served in that way, we are thankful for you and for your service. And so the closest thing that we honestly have in our culture is sports. And I say that because sports are designed for this purpose.The creation of sports started because they needed men to do things besides fight each other. And the greatest, I think sport that relates to this is any of this fighting sports because you are actually fighting. And I chose specifically boxing because there's a character in boxing history that I think we can relate to and understand, and that is specifically Cassius Clay or Muhammad Ali. And I actually changed this example this morning because as I was thinking about it, one, I need to be clear that no one can come close to a comparison of the greatness of Jesus. This is an example that it's not even scratching the surface. It might be barely rubbing against it, but not making a dent in the comparison to Jesus. But this is a person that he was equivalent to boxing to what Tom Brady is to football, except even more so. And I say that, and I'm not a Patriots fan. I just know most people here are.But, however great you think Tom Brady is, even more so was the greatness of Muhammad Ali. And if you're on Mohammed Ali's corner, if you're in his corner, you're supporting him. Oh, you have confidence. You know the power that he has. You go into it knowing and expecting to win. And if you're standing in the opposing corner going up against him, there's fear struck in your heart because you know his greatness as well. You don't deny his greatness, but you don't want to have to face it. And the reason why I chose this because in the basement of my parents' house, there's a picture of Muhammad Ali specifically when he knocked down Sonny Liston. I don't know if you've seen this picture. You probably have, even if you don't recognize it, but there's this man muscular laying flat on the ground and over top of him is towering another man, Muhammad Ali standing firm, flexing his legs, showing his muscles, but he's also flexing his arm in a bicep, standing down over him, staring him down and screaming, just a blood curling power, intimidating.And this is sort of the idea, this is a glimpse into the imagery we're seeing here in revelation that's supposed to galvanize us and encourage us because when Jesus is showing his power, he's not just standing in a boxing ring fighting a person until they get knocked out and then saying, we're all good. No, he's up in heaven in the throne room of God and he's not just standing there. He's riding a horse into battle bolder. How many men do we know today that can even ride a horse? And when I say ride a horse, I'm not saying sit on it and walk around as a trainer leads them around. I'm talking about riding full sprint, full gallop into war and Jesus isn't just standing over staring at them. He is riding forward with fire in his eyes and he isn't wearing that thin little satin robe that boxers put over their head as they walk into the ring dancing as they go in. No.Jesus is wearing a royal robe, the robe of a king. And as he's riding the horse, his leg comes out and it shows his thigh and it's even more muscular than Muhammad Ali's. It makes his leg look like an infants and on his robe and on his thigh are his name, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And the greatest thing about this, I like to imagine that it's probably written in Hebrew or Aramaic or some foreign language because other languages are just inherently more cooler in tattoos than English, but unlike our friends that get tattoos in different languages and don't actually understand what it means, Jesus knows what it means and he owns it and he is the King of Kings. He is the Lord of Lords. The words Kings of Kings and Lord of Lords, we often get desensitized to because it's so common during the holidays, it's something we say a lot, but this idea of King of Kings is sort of two fold.It means that he is king over everything. Everything is in subjection to him but it also means he is the greatest king that could ever exist. He is the greatest. We would say he is the GOAT and when we are following Jesus, we can have this image of his greatness and of his power in our mind, understanding that this is the king we are following. This is the king we are serving, but the difference is Jesus isn't just powerful in imagery, he isn't just powerful in the way he goes to battle conquering. He is powerful in character. In the book of Hebrews in chapter one verses two through four it's described, Jesus is saying he, Jesus is the heir of all things. Everything in creation belongs to him. Why? Because through him he also created everything. Jesus doesn't just own everything. He created everything.And it says that he is the radiance of the glory of God. Muhammad Ali in that picture standing over, he's sweating a little bit, so there's a little bit of a glimmer that's nothing. Jesus is a radiant. He is a shining sun brighter than any sun or star that has ever been in the sky. He is radiant. He is the exact imprint of the nature of God. He is divine. He is God, and then this is the one that always gets me, that always gets me. He upholds the universe by the word of his power.Jesus not only creates, he sustains. The very fact that the chairs that we are sitting in have atoms that are holding them together that exist is because of the power of Jesus. The very fact that we exist here today, that we have skin, we have organs, we have blood, we have air in our lungs is because Jesus chooses to use his power to sustain us, to sustain his creation. And then it says he sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high claiming his rightful toner and he's ruling over all creation. So we get the power, we see the power, we see the majesty, we see the might. How does this king wield his power? How does this king wield it? He wields it by bringing about Christmas and this is why Christmas is so awe, inspiring and why Christmas is so great because this all powerful king ruler of everything. Nothing can get in his way. Nothing can stop him from accomplishing his goals and bringing in his kingdom.What does he do? He leaves it all behind. He says, "I'm willing to put that down and come to earth, be born as a baby, an innocent, vulnerable, helpless baby lying in a manger. This is not what we expect of an awe, powerful king. But the reason he did this is because of his character of loving you and loving me. He came to earth as a human. So that way he could live a perfect life. Proclaim the truth of who he is. Bear witness to his identity, die on the cross. Taking that wrath of God, taking the wrath that we deserve, the punishment for our sins and saying, that's on me. I'm taking it. And then defeating the kingdom of sin when he died on the cross and defeating the kingdom of death, when he rose from the dead so that we can now enter into the kingdom of God.So the question is, are you a citizen of the kingdom? You see, Jesus has done this to bring you into his kingdom. He wants you to be a citizen. Join him. This is the great king that we serve. But if you're here today and you haven't confessed that, I have wrongfully taken the throne of my life and put myself on it or put someone else on it and I need Jesus to reclaim that rightful place on his throne over my life. I need him to save me from my sins, from anytime I've rebelled against God. Anytime I was disobedient, anytime I put myself on the throne, Jesus rightfully deserves, I would urge you to confess and ask him to take the throne of your life today. And I urge you not because I want you to do it out of me urging you or out of compulsion or out of fear. I'm doing this because I want you to understand what we were talking about, about how great this king is. He is powerful, but he sacrifices all because he loves you. Join his kingdom, become a citizen.And part of the role of king that Pastor Yann mentioned in the sermon last week and has to do with what we're talking about today is that a king brings order and Jesus first raw order by realigning the priorities in order of our life that he is king. He is first and foremost in our lives. We are not. But then he also brings order by giving decrees, right? When I was studying what makes good kings, the first thing that came up consistently in all the different sources I found was they make strong enforceable laws. Well, Jesus said he came not to abolish the law but to fulfill the law and he has given us his decrees. We have 66 books with his decrees, but the greatest thing about this, the greatest thing about how good Jesus is as king, he doesn't just give us decrees and then say, "Do it or else." He says, "I lived it, I lived it."And this is what we mean when we say align to the king because the king lived it out. And so we can try and strive to align our lives the way we are living after the model of what Jesus did for us. He didn't just force us, he showed us. And we can now align ourselves, prioritize God is on the throne for our lives. And now I can align myself to the way he lived. And as we were talking about this, I was thinking about what is one of the most important roles of a citizen of a kingdom? And one of the things that makes the kingdom of God unique to many different nations and kingdoms we've seen in the world is that every citizen of God's kingdom is also a soldier. And when I say this, I want to be clear. We're not talking about fighting, we're not talking about violence.We're not talking about fighting with swords. Remembering that Jesus in John 18 stopped his servants from fighting with swords. That's not what we're talking about. But we are soldiers. And in order to understand this, I want to draw some comparison to the US soldiers because we have some notion of what they are. We have an understanding. And this is a little bit more relatable to us. And as we do this, I want to also be clear we have gratitude and we have utmost respect for the men and women who sacrificed their time and their lives to serve and protect this country. And as we're drawing comparisons and noting some differences, this is not a commentary or a reaction to the US soldiers. This is just to help us understand what it means to be a soldier better. And so if you go to the US Army's website, they say that there are three different types of soldiers, active duty, army reserves and army national guard.And here's a little quote from their website to find what these are. "Active duty soldiers are part of the army 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Army Reserve soldiers are part time and are able to work a civilian career, go to school and live where they want. Army National Guard is an essential element to the US military protecting communities across the US while serving part-time. These three roles are vital to our army in this country today. However, God's kingdom only has one type of soldier. God's kingdom only has active duty soldiers. It's a 24 hour a day, seven day a week job. It's not just the job though. It's a commitment. It's something that we have committed to. We have enlisted ourselves into when we have put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ, and so this job, it's not a reserve job.It's not a job that we can say, "Hey, Jesus, I'm enrolled. I enlist, but I'm going to continue doing everything the way I've been doing it before." It's not a job we get to say, "I'm going to continue to live my life and do everything the way I wanted to. I'm going to continue to party the way I wanted to. I'm going to continue to date the way I wanted to. I'm going to continue to live life exactly as I wanted to, and then when something dire happens, when you really need me or I really need you, then I'll be enlisted." All right? Because we like to do this right. We'll say, "I'll get serious about my faith or my commitment to Jesus when I get married because then it's not just me, it's someone else or I'll be serious about my faith and committed to my faith of Jesus when I have kids because we all know that kids are just evil on their own and so they need to be raised with some sort of God or some sort of help."Or we say, "When I have my career in order, my finances in order and I'm out of debt, then I'll be serious, but right now I need to focus on my job." Or the one that is the most stereotypical. But I have actually heard many times when discussing this idea with my family and with my friends is that, "Oh, when I'm on my death bed, when I'm about to die, then I'll be committed to Jesus then." Don't we? Jesus calls us to be 24 hours a day, seven days a week Active Duty soldiers. It's not a reserve job and it's also not a part-time job. It's not a part time job in the sense that we are scheduled certain times where we are to work and serve and scheduled certain times where we're not.It's Christmas season right now. So this is the time we're all scheduled. Yeah, I understand. I'm scheduled to serve Jesus now. I'm scheduled to go to church to read scripture, to sing songs about Jesus. We sing the good Christmas songs, the type that Mosaic has on their EP, not the type that are about Santa and things like that. No. That's not what we're talking about. You see, you can't do that and then say, "Oh, it's February, it's cold. I'm tired. I've forgotten about new year's resolutions already. This is my schedule to break. And then Lent will come and then Easter and that will be my schedule to break back on. And then summer will come and I just want to go to the beach and have a good time. So that'll be my scheduled break again."And it's cycles year after year, after year. No, it's not a reserve job. It's not a part time job. It's a commitment each and every day. And part of what it takes is to be committed every day. It's hard to think about the long-term of the year and be committed for the whole year. That can be hard. But what is easier is to wake up each day saying, "I'm committed today. Today's the 24 hours I'm serving." And you wake up the next day. "Today is the 24 hours I'm serving as a soldier."So what do we actually do as soldiers? Also from the US Army, they say that each soldier has three different roles and these three different roles I think are really helpful in us understanding what it means to be a soldier in the kingdom of God. The first point that every soldier in the US Army has to do is protect themselves. So my challenge to you guys today is are you protecting yourself spiritually? Are you spending time in God's word, understanding his decrees so that you can be rooted in the truth of who he is, but not just rooted in truth. Using that truth to galvanize yourself, to stir up that love and that awe for the king that is on the throne and reminding ourselves why Jesus is on the throne, why he deserves to be the rightful king.Are we Sabbathing? Are we taking rest from work and saying, I am taking a day. I am committing my day to prove to you, Lord, that you are more important than my job. You are more important than my career and I can figure out the work. I can trust you that the work will get done if I'm committed to you first. Ephesians six is a whole sermon on itself, but it talks about putting on the armor of God. And so when you leave here, I'd encourage you to read it and to think about what that means to put on the armor of God, but it's rooted in truth and putting on the helmet of salvation, leading with the salvation that is in Jesus Christ, covering ourselves with his grace and with his mercy. And as we talk about protecting ourselves spiritually, it's also has to do with protecting ourselves mentally and emotionally.A lot of times we'll have thoughts that we are just, "Whoa, where'd that come from? I wasn't thinking about that thing, or that's not me. I don't think about those things. Where did that thought come from?" And this happens to me all the time honestly. And part of my job as a soldier of protecting myself is to speak truth to those things. Not let those evil thoughts fester. Not let those things continue and to dwell on them. But to tell myself, no, I am not being obedient to these thoughts. I'm being obedient to Christ first. Then also protect yourself emotionally because we often have emotions. We feel hurt, we feel pain when things happen and it's real. It's honest. It's okay to feel that way. But there are times when we have these very real emotions and that's not the best thing to be feeling at the moment.Sometimes we have to speak truth to our emotions that yes, I feel this way. It is true that I feel this way, but I don't have to feel this way. I can trust Jesus to protect me from this. And are we praying regularly? Because the whole point of the second point of the awe of God is to show how great of a king he is. And so if we are praying to this great king, we are trusting him to protect us as well. And so we need to be praying consistently. If he is powerful enough to ride a horse and a sword to come out of his mouth and defeat all of his enemies, he is powerful enough to protect you. He's powerful enough to help you. The second role of a soldier in the army is to protect each other, protect others.As Christians the reason why I come up every time and I say good morning church is because we're all in this together. We need each other. We are one body in Christ and part of the role of soldier is to protect each other. Are we actively seeking out our brothers and sisters in Christ and figuring out how we can pray for them? And when a prayer request is brought up in your community group, do you pray for it then and say, check, done or do we say, no, this is real, this is important. Let me spend time throughout the week praying for them and then check up and follow through with them again and say, "Hey, how did this thing go? What happened? How are you doing? How are you feeling?" And this is something that is convicting me because I like checks.I like to be able to say done. I did the thing and so it's easy for me to say, "Oh, I prayed. I said I was going to pray. I prayed, done." No. We are called to constantly be encouraging each other, pray for each other regularly. And when a friend comes to us and says honestly I'm still struggling with this thing or I'm still hurt by what happened or I don't know what to do in this situation. We should still be praying and encouraging them. Do we speak truth to each other in these times? Do we just say the things we think that they want to hear or do we say the things that they should hear? This is obviously done in grace and in truth and with patience, but are we willing to say the things that need to be said?Are we willing to instruct and give guidance, but also are we willing to encourage, are we willing to build up and to have patients and bear with each other as we struggle and are we willing to let others do that to us? That's the hardest part. It's easy to say that I can do this for someone else, but why I don't need help. We do. We need help. Are you willing to let other brothers and sisters in Christ protect you? And if you see a brother or sister in Christ in need and you have the means to meet that need, do you actually do it or do you put it off to someone else or the church in general? If I'm in a situation where I see a brother or sister in need and God has put in my heart that I have the means to meet it, it is my duty. It is my responsibility to meet that need.Doesn't matter what I feel, what my pride is. God's kingdom is more important than my own. And lastly, the way that a soldier is meant to serve, they say in the US Army a soldier is to protect the United States, we would say is to protect the kingdom of God. And this one's the easy one, I think. And I think this one is the most fun because again, this, remember the imagery of the great king who is going and protecting his kingdom. He does an excellent job. We really don't need to do that much when it comes to protecting the kingdom of God. Really all we need to do is expand it. Is to bring it to places where it is not yet been or to people who do not know it or not part of it. And to be clear, again, this is not by force.This is not by coercion. By strong language saying, "You must believe me." As I said, when I urge you to let Jesus sit on the throne of your lives, that's not going to convince anyone. It's only the Holy Spirit that changes lives, and so we are called to expand God's kingdom, God's way. How did Jesus expand his kingdom? He bore witness to the truth. He testified to who he is. That's our job as Christians. That's our role in protecting the kingdom of God is to declare to others the truth of who Jesus is and to declare to them why we know it's true.If you are a Christian, if you have already put your faith and trust in Jesus Christ, your testimony is a powerful tool to proclaim the gospel to other people. It's one thing for people to hear these stories about Jesus and to read scripture. It's another thing for someone that they know, for someone that they love and someone that they trust to proclaim to them why? Why they believe. And with all of these things, and as all of these things build as we strive to be good soldiers, as we strive to be obedient to the decrees of the king, what we can always go back to is the awe, the greatness be overwhelmed by the greatness of Jesus Christ as king coming and saving us. The act by which he deemed and showed that he loved us.Will you pray with me? Heavenly father, Lord, we ask in this time that if we have put ourselves on the throne of our lives and kicked you off of it, we ask that we repent. We ask that we say we're sorry, and that we invite you to reclaim your rightful place in the throne of our lives. Lord, we ask you that as we strive to be soldiers in your kingdom, as we strive to live for you, that you are galvanizing us. You are reminding us of your greatness, that we can be inspired by who you are, the type of king you are, the loving, all powerful king. I pray all this through your wonderful son, Christ Jesus. Amen.
In Episode 7 of QR Code, Michele Vescio discusses the mental health effects of erasure, othering, and lateral violence experienced by people in queer communities - with Azlan, a queer Asian-Muslim man, refugee, former asylum seeker, and an advocate for anti-racism and human rights; Callan Hales, an intersex trans woman, sex worker, performance artist, and musician; and Charlotte Sareño, a queer non-binary bisexual mixed-race woman of colour, social worker, poet, and creative producer with physical and psychosocial disabilities. They discuss mental health in the context of inaccurate portrayals of identities, visibility and exclusion in queer spaces, notions of equality and representation, and negotiating mental health barriers within individual intersections.View and download the episode's audio transcript here.Content warning: This episode contains descriptions or discussions of mental health and illness, lateral violence, othering, queer erasure, trauma, racism, microaggressions, medicalised bodies, and graphic language, that may be distressing to some listeners. If you need assistance, please contact Lifeline, Switchboard Victoria, or your state-based service.
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In this episode I sat down with the one and only, Azlan Iskandar. A former top 10 squash player in the world, now a family man and entrepreneur. Listen on how he keeps himself in top physical shape, how he now resorts to meditation to find inner peace, how he raises his kids and many others. Hope you enjoy it. Persevere and stay determined.
Content and trigger warning: Please be aware this episode contains descriptions and discussions about mental health, queerphobia, violence, racism, and discrimination against refugees and asylum seekers, that may be distressing to some listeners. If this type of content is a trigger for you, please contact Lifeline (13 11 14), Switchboard Victoria (1800 184 527), or contact your state-based service. Michele speaks with Azlan, a queer Asian-Muslim man, refugee, and an advocate for anti-racism and human rights, and Tracy Lamaro, a queer woman and colour, radio presenter, and asylum seeker; about their experiences as refugees and/or asylum seekers and the hurdles facing people seeking asylum from their country of origin, notions of othering in queer communities, and about Invisible Voices - a grassroots event that brings together queer refugees and asylum seekers to tell their stories in a safe space. The event is happening Sunday, 29 June at 673 Bourke St and is co-hosted by Democracy in Colour and the Refugee Council of Australia. Michele speaks with Tina Dixson, a queer feminist academic, policy professional, and refugee, who has worked in the areas of LGBTIQ, refugee and women’s rights both in Australia and overseas. Tina is a PhD candidate writing a thesis on the lived experiences of queer refugee women, she is a co-founder of the peer support and advocacy group Queer Sisterhood Project, and this year she is convening the inaugural Queer Displacements conference that will exclusively focus on the issues of sexuality, gender identity, and forced displacement. We discuss her PhD research into the lived experience of queer refugee women, the importance of her research and its findings, and what changes can be made so that queer communities are more inclusive of queer refugees and asylum seekers.Queer Displacements: Sexuality, Migration and Exile conference is happening 14-15 November 2019, Canberra, at the Australian National University.To donate to the Crowdfunding campaign to fund the participation of LGBTIQ refugees at the conference, visit chuffed.org.
Content/ trigger warning: This episode contains discussions and descriptions of homophobia, Islamophobia, suicide, and mental health that may be distressing to some listeners. Please call Lifeline (13 11 14), Queerspace (03 9663 6733), or QLife (1800 184 527) if needed. In this episode, we unpack the intersection of being queer and Muslim with Azlan, a queer Muslim refugee and racial justice advocate for queer people of colour, queer asylum seekers, and queer Muslims. We discuss Queer Ramadhan Social, his production called Queer Asians Anonymous, and being not only a sexual minority but also a racial minority in a predominantly white Australia.We then speak with Bobuq Sayed, social worker, writer, and coordinator of an LGBTIQA+ mentoring program for queer individuals and families, facilitated through Queerspace. We discuss the program's aims, the challenges of queer mental health, and the benefits of mentoring in queer spaces. More information via Queerspace or email bobuq.sayed@ds.org.au
In this episode of Spodcast, Firstpost's daily news podcast, we discuss Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker smashing the air pistol qualification record at the 12th Asian Airgun Championship being held in Taipei, India entering the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey final with a 7-3 victory over Canada, Kolkata Knight Riders' win over Kings XI Punjab in the IPL and more.
In this episode of Spodcast, Firstpost's daily news podcast, we discuss Chennai Super Kings' easy victory over the Delhi Capitals in Tuesday's Indian Premier League encounter, India beating Malaysia 4-2 in a group stage encounter of the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament and more.
After introductions and news, we chat to Bobuq in a wide-ranging conversation, including on the worrying construction of Cherry Creek prison to their editing work at Un magazine. (Stop Cherry Creek Youth Prison)Later, we talk to Azlan, including about where to post Queer Asians Anonymous.We finish with some chat about midsumma and Auckland pride, who have a march without cops and corporations. MentionedTanya Day petition'The government is criminalising the very women it should support'
Training For Ultra in Singapore w/ Ian Lye and Azlan Ithnin. Hear about how these two ultra runners found the sport from Singapore and found there way to UTMB and CCC. Great speaking with them.
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Alex is the owner and farmer of Lifegarden Farm. He established Lifegarden Farm in 2013 with plans to grow some of the hottest peppers in the world right in the heart of Florida. History has shown the health benefits of peppers and Alex wants to share them with all of us. Lifegarden Farm’s team nurtures these peppers with love and good intention and pays strict attention to detail in the natural growth and feeding of their crops. Today, just three years later, they have created a variety of products including over ten specialty handpicked peppers, pepper powder, specialty salts, and pepper tincture. Alex lives in Lakeland, FL with his four children, Isaac, Allanya, Azlan, and Amelia. The Lifegarden Farm StoryAlex speaks of the integrity of his product. [5:22] Alex’s passion came from a series of travels. [6:55] How and why did Alex choose hot peppers? [8:34] The opportunity he saw due to the abundance in nature. [12:36] Candle Flickering MomentsHis precious peppers were not selling when he tested them at the farmer’s market! [14:29] What he did to turn this problem around. [15:44] Business Building InsightsCan you speak with this much passion about your product? Alex describes his product. [16:50] The love for a farmer’s market. [19:07] A health lesson on the value of peppers. [23:52] Miraculous feedback from two customers. [28:37] Success TraitDetermination to service as a role model and provide for his family. And confidence. To say “I can” and find a way in every circumstance. [32:10] Productivity/Lifestyle ToolTaking 10-15 minutes each morning for “centering time”. [34:16] Recommended Reading and Listening (http://www.giftbizbook.com) Click the button to the left to get a FREE audio book on me! How to Keep Well and Live Long (http://amzn.to/2kETikB) by T.B. Terry Contact Links Website (http://squareup.com/market/lifegarden-farm) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lifegardenfarm/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/alifegardenfarm) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmdW1rc44Z0) If you found value in this podcast, make sure to subscribe and leave a review in (http://www.giftbizunwrapped.com/GooglePodcasts) . That helps us spread the word to more makers just like you. Thanks! Sue
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Episode #14 of Ham & Bangers, the weekly EDM radio show from WVAU.This week we've got a moombahton mix that heads into a bunch of nu-disco (who woulda thought?). Plus we drop a brand-new remix from Dillon Francis and an awesome take on Daft Punk's upcoming single.Definitely stay tuned for a guest mix from Azlan in the second half (as long as some great conversation).Check out his Soundcloud at www.soundcloud.com/dj-azlan and his Facebook atwww.facebook.com/azlanmusicoffical/. Be sure to throw him a like and follow while you're at it!For more info about Ham & Bangers, be sure to like our page atwww.facebook.com/hamandbangers/. You can follow us on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/hamandbangers.WVAU is a student-run internet radio station broadcasting from American University. Check out our website and listen live at www.wvau.org.
Star DeAzlan was just thirteen years old when she started singing at open mic nights in San Marcos, Texas. The Cheatham Street Warehouse was her venue of choice, where George Strait and his band got started in the mid 70’s. Little did she know that members of George’s Ace In The Hole band still went back there to play, and oftentimes performed with her on stage. After turning heads in Texas, she set her sights on Nashville, where we had a chance to check in on her progress as a recording artist on Curb Records.
Plot After his from , starts behaving erratically. He goes to the wardrobe and looking for a new outfit and finds a glaring, mismatched, brightly coloured coat to which he immediately takes a shine. Peri tells him that he could not go outside wearing such an awful garb, to which the Doctor takes offence. Two twins, Romulus and Remus Sylveste, receive a visitation from a mysterious old man called Professor Edgeworth. They question how he managed to get inside their house; he tells them he will return when their father is there, then proceeds to abduct them and the trio disappear. They arrive on a spacecraft in deep space. Edgeworth then communicates with his superior, a -like creature called Mestor, who instructs Edgeworth to take the twins to Titan 3. In the console room, the Doctor has a funny turn, quoting a poem about a — a good and beautiful in , but one which used to be evil. The Doctor accuses her of being evil, and of being an alien spy before rushing toward her and throttling her. He catches a sight of his own manic face in a mirror and collapses in a heap, releasing Peri. When she tells him that he tried to kill her, he initially denies he could be capable of such an act, but seeing how terrified of him she is, decides he must become a hermit on the desolate asteroid Titan 3. The twins' father contacts the authorities; he found Zanium in their room — a sure sign of intergalactic kidnap. A Commander Lang begins the pursuit and soon finds a suspicious ship previously reported missing. He tries to contact it, but it enters — something that class of ship is not designed to do. On Titan 3, as the Doctor contemplates a thousand years of solitude and Peri expresses her disapproval, they hear the crash landing of a craft. Examining its wreckage, they find the concussed body of Commander Lang. They take him back to the where he reveals his whole squadron has been destroyed. Believing the Doctor to be responsible, he points his gun at the Doctor and threatens to kill him… Peri pleads with Lang, telling him that the Doctor had in fact saved him, but he faints away. The Doctor is not keen to treat Lang, more concerned for his own life, but eventually agrees to Peri's persuasion. Edgeworth argues with Romulus and Remus, making them do Mestor's work. He scolds them for setting up a distress signal, so they are not allowed to use electronic equipment to solve the equations they have been set. An image of Mestor appears and gives the twins a more blunt threat — work for him or have their minds destroyed. On the TARDIS scanner, the Doctor and Peri see a building — something which has no place on an uninhabited asteroid. Leaving Lang behind, they find a tunnel which may lead to the building, but on exploring find two aliens wielding guns. The Doctor cowers in fear and pleads with them not to shoot him. They are led off and are brought before Edgeworth. The Doctor claims to be a pilgrim to Titan 3, but Noma, one of the aliens, says they are spies and should be shot. The Doctor suddenly recognises Edgeworth as an old friend - Azmael, master of Jaconda, whom he last saw . When the Doctor sees Romulus and Remus and discovers it is Azmael who has abducted them, he is disgusted. Azmael teleports away with the twins and the aliens, leaving the Doctor and Peri locked in the building. The Doctor starts to break the lock's combination, but Peri discovers Noma has set the base to self-destruct. The Doctor improvises a solution to teleport them back to the TARDIS. Peri makes a successful return, but the Doctor has not appeared when she sees the base explode on the scanner… A glimpse of the Doctor is seen appearing in the TARDIS; he was delayed returning because he was using Peri's watch to synchronise their arrival, but the watch had stopped. The Doctor is surprised at Peri's compassion when she thought he had died. On Jaconda, Mestor is seen putting one of the bird-like Jacondans to death for a petty offence of stealing a few vegetables. Soon, the TARDIS arrives, but instead of the expected beautiful planet the Doctor is expecting, he, Peri and Lang find a desolate wasteland covered with giant Gastropod trails. The Doctor is reluctant to go to the palace, scared for his own life, but is persuaded to take Lang there in the TARDIS. In the palace corridors they see murals depicting Jaconda's history, depicting the slugs of myth - but it appears that they are now all too real. After avoiding Gastropods, Lang gets stuck in their slime trail. Azmael takes the twins to his laboratory and shows them a store room full of Gastropod eggs. Mestor arrives and tries to persuade them that his aims are benevolent. Azmael begs him to stop reading his thoughts and stop Noma watching his every move. He agrees and leaves. Azmael explains to the Twins that Mestor usurped him as leader of Jaconda and outlines a plan to draw two outlying planets into the same orbit as Jaconda. The Twins' genius is required to stabilise those planets in their new orbit. The Doctor, leaving Peri and Lang behind, finds Azmael's lab. In a manic fit of pique, he attacks Azmael, but is restrained by a Jacondan and the Twins. The Doctor apologises to Azmael but demands to know what is going on. Meanwhile, Peri is captured by Jacondan guards and brought before Mestor. When Lang escapes to Azmael's lab and informs them what has happened, the Doctor finally shows compassion for her when he thinks she might die… Mestor refrains from killing Peri immediately, finding her appearance pleasing. Jacondan guards arrive in Azmael's lab and seize the Doctor. The Doctor tells Mestor that he ought to allow him to assist with the dangerous operation of moving the planets, as a single mistake could blow a hole in that corner of the universe. Back the laboratory, Azmael informs the Doctor the details of the plan to bring the planets into the same — they will be placed in different time zones using time travel technology that Mestor stole from Azmael. The Doctor realises that, as the other planets are smaller than Jaconda, bringing them closer to Jaconda's sun will lead to catastrophe. The Doctor enters the egg storeroom, and is disturbed that they have no nutritional mucus. He tries to cut one open with a laser cutter; the shell is impenetrable, but the egg reacts slightly to the heat. The Doctor realises they have been designed to withstand the heat of an exploding sun — the explosion of the Jacondan sun will scatter the eggs throughout the universe. When they hatch, the Gastropods will conquer the universe. The one remaining Jacondan in the lab collapses dead, his mind burnt out. Mestor had been using him as a monitor, and knows the full details of what has been discussed. Peri, Lang and the Twins return to the TARDIS, whilst the Doctor and Azmael go to confront Mestor. When Mestor refuses to abandon his plans, the Doctor hurls a vial of acid taken from the lab at him, but a force field protects Mestor from any harm. Mestor threatens to possess the Doctor's mind and body, and demonstrates by taking control of Azmael's body. Azmael tells him to destroy Mestor's body before he can return to it, which he does with a further vial. Then Azmael, in his last regeneration, forces himself to regenerate — killing himself — and in doing so destroys Mestor. Dying, Azmael says he has no regrets and that one of his fondest memories was a time spent with the Doctor by a fountain. The Doctor and Peri return to the TARDIS; Lang decides to stay behind on Jaconda to assist with their rebuilding. When Peri tells the Doctor off for being rude, he reminds her that he is an alien, with alien sensibilities: "I am the Doctor… whether you like it or not!" [] Cast notes Maurice Denham makes a guest appearance as Azmael. See Colin Baker also provides, uncredited, the voice of a Jacondan at Freighter Control in part three.Dennis Chinnery had previously appeared as Gharman in the Tom Baker story . [] Continuity The Doctor states that he has regenerated twice since his last encounter with Azmael. This means that this last time (including the incident at the fountain) occurred during the Doctor's .The Doctor is unusually violent at the start of this episode, even attempting to strangle Peri. The intention was to create a Doctor that was initially unlikeable, but would gradually reveal a kind-hearted soul (glimpsed in ). This was also intended to be a contrast to the instantly likeable and Doctors. However, in later interviews, director said that the original idea was merely to have the Doctor in a much more energetic state than he was during the Fifth Doctor's début story . Colin Baker said during a 2003 documentary celebrating the series' 40th anniversary that "the idea was that over the many, many years I would be playing the part, the outer layers would gradually peel away, revealing the kind-hearted soul."Eric Saward intended for Azmael to be the hermit to whom the Doctor had spoken in his youth, referenced in . Anthony Steven misinterpreted the request and instead made Azmael a former academy tutor of the Doctor. The Hermit character had already been introduced as in ten years before. [] Production Serial details by episode: Episode Broadcast date Run time Viewership (in millions) "Part One" March 22, 1984 (1984-03-22) 24:42 7.6 "Part Two" March 23, 1984 (1984-03-23) 25:09 7.4 "Part Three" March 29, 1984 (1984-03-29) 24:27 7.0 "Part Four" March 30, 1984 (1984-03-30) 25:04 6.3 Anthony Steven worked very slowly on the scripts, offering many strange excuses (purportedly saying that his typewriter had literally exploded) and turning them in at a very late stage. Compounding things were the fact that the scripts were viewed as being of poor quality and too much for the show's budget by , who was forced to rework them at great length in a very short amount of time.[]At least one aspect of Steven's original script featured the Jaconda and Gastropods being dropped totally early in the fourth episode without resolution to the plot, with the final battle taking place in another dimension against a being called Azlan who was controlling Mestor all along.The cat badge worn by the Sixth Doctor on his lapel for this story was hand-made and painted by Suzie Trevor, and purchased for the programme from a specialist badge shop in central London. For each subsequent story, the Doctor was to wear a different cat badge to symbolise that he was a "travelling cat of different walks."Besides being adjusted for the new Doctor, the opening credits underwent additional modifications with this episode. A -colour effect is added and the series logo takes on a somewhat bluish hue (which also results in it appearing slightly curved in comparison to the version introduced during 's era). The theme music remains the same version as that introduced in 1980. Prior to this, the opening sequences of the , , , and eras had incorporated a still photograph of the lead actor. For the Sixth Doctor opening this was changed to using two photographs - one of the Doctor with a serious expression which changes to a second image showing the Doctor smiling. This limited animation would continue with the opening sequence for the .Fandom often holds the serial in a very low light, being regarded as one of the very worst serials in the history of the series (indeed in #150 new series producer cites this story as "the beginning of the end" of Doctor Who). A 1997 poll by ranked the serial the second worst of all time (the special was ranked lowest), while a 2003 poll by fansite ranked it worst of all, below even Dimensions in Time. [] Outside references Shortly before the Doctor assaults Peri in a paranoid rage, he quotes the line "One morn a at the gate Of Eden stood disconsolate" and asks Peri to identify its author. The answer is , in his poem Lalla Rookh. The first two instalments of appear to borrow the premise of the Doctor's desire to become a hermit to atone for mistakes he has made. Since the Stranger is played by Colin Baker and his companion Miss Brown is played by Nicola Bryant, it is often viewed as a "What-If" scenario, despite the fact that the BBV production could not legally use the Doctor Who characters. [] In print book The Twin Dilemma Series Release number 103 Writer Publisher Cover artist ISBN Release date October 1985 (hardback) (paperback) Preceded by Followed by A novelisation of this serial, written by Saward, was published in hardback by in October 1985, and in paperback in March 1986. The cover illustration originally featured Colin Baker. However when Baker's agent enquired about a royalty, the decision was taken to not feature him on the cover and a replacement was commissioned. This adaptation is notable for Saward's convoluted attempt at explaining in detail how the regeneration process works. [] Broadcast, VHS and DVD releases This story was released on in May 1992. The tape was available exclusively through branches of as part of a special promotion. A general release followed in February 1993.A Commentary with , and was recorded in April 2008 for a planned release on September 7 . This will also be the last of the Colin Baker years of Doctor Who to be released onto DVD. [] References
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