Podcasts about By God

By God's mercies, we are seen as holy and acceptable. To receive transformation, we have to serve in *relationship* with God, and not just as part of a checklist. Where does our devotion lie? Are we more devoted to our anxieties and fears, than we are to God? Jesus can be in them with us, but He is not consumed by them. What you devote yourselves to is what you will become. This is just a taste of the wisdom that Hannah shares, as part of our continuing series on Romans.Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 14:29-32

February 7, 2026Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Mariel Frost to discuss what a home can offer when parents properly order their family.There is power in a well-ordered home. It serves as a platform for hospitality and a launchpad for ministry. It is a sanctuary of rest and a source of peace. A well-ordered home isn't perfect or fancy, but it functions smoothly like a well-oiled machine. It produces more fruit for the kingdom than individual family members could achieve alone. A well-ordered home is built on teamwork, servant leadership, and right priorities. By God's grace, we are all capable of creating a well-ordered home.Join us as we explore this topic in a very practical way while also looking at some of its deeper spiritual underpinnings.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/the-power-of-a-well-ordered-home/

Matt Goehler was raised in Coldwater, Michigan in a household of five folks, which included his parents, an older brother, and younger sister. While his family identified as Catholic, their faith was rather superficial, feeling more like a task to check off "the list" than a relationship with our Creator. As a young adult, Matt attended Grand Valley State University, where, sadly, he adopted many habits and behaviors he knew were wrong in an attempt to find fulfillment. He sought to hide his many struggles for fear he would be labeled a "disappointment" or "failure". Graduating from GVSU in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences, he then considered himself an atheist. That all changed in the years that followed as we will discuss in this exciting podcast.  By God's grace, Matt is now a devoted follower of Jesus. He also runs a thriving business called Lake Effect Lure Company. He is married to his dear wife Kalie, and together they have three awesome children and another on the way. I'm quite sure you will be touched as you hear his amazing story. In this podcast, Matt shares how a major crisis earlier in his life left him feeling totally hopeless, to the point that he came very close to intentionally taking his own life. But just before pulling the trigger on his gun, God spoke out loud to him! And that, amazingly, resulted in him beginning to choose to move in a totally new and life-giving direction. He is so grateful for all that God has done, and continues to do, in and through him. And because he can totally identify with people who are struggling with addictions and pain, he can help them find the only real cure: a life-giving relationship with Jesus!

Matt Goehler was raised in Coldwater, Michigan in a household of five folks, which included his parents, an older brother, and younger sister. While his family identified as Catholic, their faith was rather superficial, feeling more like a task to check off "the list" than a relationship with our Creator. As a young adult, Matt attended Grand Valley State University, where, sadly, he adopted many habits and behaviors he knew were wrong in an attempt to find fulfillment. He sought to hide his many struggles for fear he would be labeled a "disappointment" or "failure". Graduating from GVSU in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences, he then considered himself an atheist. That all changed in the years that followed as we will discuss in this exciting podcast. By God's grace, Matt is now a devoted follower of Jesus. He also runs a thriving business called Lake Effect Lure Company. He is married to his dear wife Kalie, and together they have three awesome children and another on the way. I'm quite sure you will be touched as you hear his amazing story. In this podcast, Matt shares how a major crisis earlier in his life left him feeling totally hopeless, to the point that he came very close to intentionally taking his own life. But just before pulling the trigger on his gun, God spoke out loud to him! And that, amazingly, resulted in him beginning to choose to move in a totally new and life-giving direction. He is so grateful for all that God has done, and continues to do, in and through him. And because he can totally identify with people who are struggling with addictions and pain, he can help them find the only real cure: a life-giving relationship with Jesus!

In ordinary ways, Ruth and Boaz are experiencing God's providential kindness. They both witness to others and to one another of the Lord's faithfulness. The redemption isn't just words or a rescue, but communion. By God's grace we don't glean on the outside but are welcomed to the table and into His family.

Various Texts | JD Summers God has established the church and given it leaders. In Scripture, the Apostles strove to establish elders in every church, men who would shepherd the flock and oversee it. These men must meet the qualifications set forth in Scripture, qualifications that have a great deal to do with their character and godliness. By God's grace, let us strive together to identify and encourage men to be developed as elders, all the while seeking to follow the true shepherd and overseer of the church, Jesus Christ.

In this study, we examine how the church experienced growing pains that threatened to rip her apart and how she pulled together in the midst of this division to become even stronger. By God's grace, what doesn't kill the church, makes her stronger!

What does love for the word of God look like for women in various stages of life? By God's design, older women can guide younger women in Christ's ways.

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This is disturbing and sad. Joshua Link, a 24-year-old man on transgender hormones from Belleville, Illinois, reportedly took his own life. Joshua supposedly "transitioned" five years ago.Joshua's parents are blaming their son's death on the church that employed Joshua as a custodian. The church is St. John's Lutheran Church - an LC-MS church - in Granite City. The parents blame the church because the pastor did not permit their son to wear a French maid outfit and cat ears while working.Joshua is dead. Not because the church held to God's truths. But because he believed the Devil's lies. He was trapped in physical, emotional, and spiritual darkness.There is a spiritual darkness that has fallen like a shadow over our nation. The recent political unrest is the result of long-term spiritual unrest that has been allowed to settle over America for decades. People celebrate the dismemberment of unborn children and call it a "woman's choice." They use hormones and surgery to mutilate and castrate children, and they call it "gender affirming care." They encourage an unwell, elderly person to end their God-given life and call it "dying with dignity." They burst into a worship service and liken it to Jesus overturning tables in the temple courtyard.This darkness is nothing new. A spiritual, emotional, and physical darkness had fallen upon the land of Zebulon and Naphtali in northern Galilee for centuries. This area was an invasion corridor often used by armies throughout Israel's history. Assyria and Babylon invaded from the north trampling this area. It was often humbled by the struggle of nations.Isaiah prophesies what will happen in this area. "There will be no more gloom for the land that was in anguish. In former times, he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will cause it to be glorious, along the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, in Galilee of the Gentiles" (Isaiah 9:1).The same territory where the feet of invading soldiers trampled every hope and left nothing but gloom and distress would be the scene of a bright future. God had chosen this area for a special honor. Matthew writes about the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy. "[Jesus] left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. He did this to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, along the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and on those dwelling in the region and the shadow of death a light has dawned" (Matthew 4:13-16).An oppressive pall of unbelief had settled upon the people in this northern territory. It was filled with Gentiles who did not believe in the true God of Israel. It was far away from the worship in the temple in Jerusalem. True believers would travel great distances - between 70-90 miles - to bring their lambs for sacrifice on Jerusalem's altar.Yet, this dark, gloomy land of unbelief and Gentiles was blessed because this is where Jesus chose to do the bulk of his ministry. Jesus' message was simple and direct. "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near" (Matthew 4:17). Jesus proclaimed to Galileans that they could be free from the idolatry, work righteousness, and materialism that completely captivated them.Galileans were the first to see the light of God's day dawning over the world. The Lamb of God came not to the altar in Jerusalem but to the people in faraway Galilee. Jesus began shining his light into the shadowed nooks and crannies of the world. From fishing boats to synagogues, from workmen to lame men, Christ cast a beacon of light into the darkened world around him with his three-fold ministry of teaching, preaching, and healing. God called his children to follow the light and live in the light.Jesus is the Light of the world. His Word is the Light that confronts, converts, and consoles in present-day darkness, too. He is the Truth that confronts the Devil's lies. He is the only Way of salvation in a polytheistic world. He is the Life in a culture of death. He is the Wisdom of God in a world ruled by toxic empathy, half-truths, and illogical thought. Jesus and his Word are the solution to every issue in our world today.I've heard for years that pastors and Christians should not talk about politics. "Politics" is Greek for "the affairs of the city or citizen." I counter that politics is nothing more than Christian sanctification in the public square. What happens when pastors and Christians don't apply God's Word to the issues of the day - "politics"? Satan fills the void. When we Christians are silent on the issues of the day, men will listen to non-Christian men for leadership. Women will be filled with toxic empathy.Notice what Satan has done. He's taken religious issues on marriage, sex, children, beginning of life, end of life, rule of law, and so on, and made them political. Then many in the Church won't talk about them because they are deemed political. We do ourselves, our neighbors, and our nation a disservice when we cede these issues only to the government. But they are first moral and theological issues that Christians should be discussing, debating, and deciding based on the doctrines of the Bible.I believe we should not be silent about the cultural, social, political, or theological issues of the day. Instead, we should be sharing God's Word and wisdom on all these issues. We should preach Jesus and his doctrines to every facet of life. We preach Jesus' message, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." Satan is the Prince of this world. But this world also belongs to Jesus Christ. All things are under his feet (Ephesians 1:22). We shine the light of God's Word into the darkness of this culture. When the Church is silent on issues that the culture is screaming about, then a whole generation only hears one worldview - an un-Christian worldview. The Church must speak up, pray up, disciple up, and train up generations to navigate through cultural issues with the truth of God's Word.The more we talk about issues as pastors and Christians, the less "political" they become. Soren Kierkegaard was correct when he wrote, "What looks like politics, and imagines itself to be political, will one day unmask itself as a religious movement."A darkness has moved like a shadow to cover our nation because people have replaced God's truths with the Devil's lies. They celebrate death and call it good. They praise butchery of the body and call it "health care." They admire those who are confused by their mental illness and call it brave. We need to start calling these atrocities by their proper names. When someone talks about "abortion," correct them by calling it "murder of the unborn." "Gender affirming care," we call "butchery of the body." "Transgenderism," we call "dysphoria" and "confusion." People have bought into these lies because they have placed emotions and feelings over logic and God's truths.Satan's strategy is simple - make sin look normal and make righteousness look weird. The closer you get to God, the weirder you look to people. Don't fall for it.These issues of believing the Devil's lies aren't just "out there" in the world. They are also within our own hearts. We have bought into these lies that the Devil tells and the world promotes because we don't know God's truths well enough; because we aren't bold in our preaching and teaching; and because we just want to be liked. We, too, are susceptible to these lies because our sinful nature is hostile to God and his truths. We are also naturally inclined to the Devil's untruths because they are scratching our itching ears. As Christ's modern-day disciples, we are often drawn away from God's truths and his Christian Church. We want to belong. We don't want to be left out. We don't want to be considered weird. Standing up for God's truths is hard. Sitting quietly on the sideline while other Christians are fighting is much easier and safer.We cannot become angry at those who oppose us and God's truths. St. John makes that clear. "The one who says he is in the light and yet hates his brother is still in the darkness. The one who loves his brother remains in the light, and nothing causes him to stumble." (1 John 2:9-10). We love them with the love of Christ who first loved us.Unbelievers are trapped by the Devil. They have been tricked into believing his lies. They are enslaved by the passions of their bodies. They are where we once were. By God's grace, Jesus has saved us from our sins of believing the Devil's lies and not standing up for God's truths.We show love to those who are trapped in the Devil's lies by ourselves first resisting the Devil and his lies. We submit ourselves to God, his will, and his truths. Then we share God's will and truths with others. We work to free our friends and family from their imprisonment by telling them about a Savior and Conqueror who has come to set them free. We keep speaking the truth in love. We unleash the Holy Spirit through God's Word. He's the only one who can convert them. He can replace their spiritual darkness with the light of faith in Christ Jesus.What happens when you share the Light of Christ in the darkness of this world? Isaiah gives us a glimpse. "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light. For those living in the land of the shadow of death, the light has dawned. You have multiplied the nation. You have increased its joy. They rejoice before you like the joy at harvest time, like the celebration when people divide the plunder. For you have shattered the yoke that burdened them. You have broken the bar on their shoulders and the rod of their oppressor, as you did in the day of Midian" (Isaiah 9:2-4).Jesus dawns in people's dark lives. Through his Word and the Holy Spirit, he converts sinners into saints. He changes their eternal destination from hell to heaven. He then sanctifies their lives, so they desire to escape Satan's chaos and rejoice in God's calm. He rescues them from their sexual sins to enjoy married life of a man and a woman that is blessed with lots of children. He calms their minds, so they become comfortable with who and what God made them to be. He makes them lovers of life - protectors for the men and nurturers for the women - from the unborn to the elderly. He allows them to resist and protest when they feel there is government overreach. But now that Jesus' kingdom is in their hearts, they follow St. John's words, "This is how we know that we have known [Jesus Christ]: if we keep his commands" (1 John 2:3). That means they'll resist and protest while keeping God's commandments.Jesus coming into people's lives is painful at first. His Light can hurt when our eyes are not used to his glory and our sins show up in painfully obvious ways. But it's so worth it. Like the people of Galilee, we rejoice. When Jesus enters a person's life, it is like a Wyoming sunrise. It's a brand-new day. All the hurts, pain, and anguish of the day before can be forgotten. It's a new day of Christ shining in you and you living in Christ.When Jesus enters a person's life, it's like the harvest of grain. He has converted the unbelieving weeds into believing wheat. The weeds are burned up like chaff. But the wheat is gathered by his angels into the storehouses of heaven. Like a rancher rejoices that his hard work has paid off and his grain is harvested, so Jesus rejoices that his hard work of justification and sanctification has paid off and his harvest of souls is safe in heaven.When Jesus enters a person's life and they hear and believe his message of repentance and faith, it's like a dreadful battle. The sinful nature, spurred on by Satan and the world fights. But the Holy Spirit has almighty strength. When the precious soul is baptized, converted, and crucified with Christ, the battle is won. Jesus has destroyed all the enemies that frightened his people. Nothing is left but to rejoice and divide the spoil.There is great darkness that has cast a shadow over our nation. Don't ever back down from sharing the Light of Jesus Christ. Keep speaking God's truths against the Devil's lies. Keep knocking down political arguments and point people to Jesus Christ as the way to believe and live. Keep injecting God's eternal wisdom into a world that seems to have lost common sense. Through his life, death, and resurrection, Jesus has become the Light that makes our lives worth living. We are his, and he is ours. Now that we have his Light, let us walk as children of the Light. Amen.View this sermon (with video and/or audio recording) on our website: https://www.casperwels.com/sermons/the-light-has-dawned/

Fear and doubt are contagious. By God's grace, so is faith. Today, R.C. Sproul prompts us to surround ourselves with those who will help bolster our trust in Christ. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ultimately-with-rc-sproul/faith-flourishes-in-community/ Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://donate.ligonier.org/ Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Fear and doubt are contagious. By God's grace, so is faith. Today, R.C. Sproul prompts us to surround ourselves with those who will help bolster our trust in Christ. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ultimately-with-rc-sproul/faith-flourishes-in-community/ Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://donate.ligonier.org/ Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Genesis 10:1–11:26 | Nations, Babel, and God's DirectionIn this episode of CPXL, Andy Addis and Eric Franklin are joined by Ryan Booth for the first three-pastor conversation of Season 2 as they walk through Genesis 10–11—the account of Noah's sons, the spread of nations, and the Tower of Babel.Genesis 10 shows how humanity repopulates the earth after the flood, forming diverse nations and families. Genesis 11 reveals how pride and misplaced unity fracture that diversity at Babel. Together, these chapters remind us that while humanity multiplies, moves, and sometimes rebels, God remains sovereignly at work—directing history toward His redemptive purposes.The conversation explores why the “Table of Nations” matters, what Babel teaches us about pride and unity, and how God's scattering is not only judgment, but also loving direction. The episode closes by pointing forward to the genealogy of Shem and the emergence of Abram—evidence that God's plan continues even through a fractured world.In This Episode:Why Genesis 10 matters more than we thinkUnity, diversity, and God's design for the nationsThe heart issue behind the Tower of BabelHow God redirects humanity without abandoning His promiseThe hopeful line leading toward AbramKey Scriptures:Genesis 10:1–32Genesis 11:1–26Genesis 1:28Deuteronomy 32:8Acts 17:26–27Hebrews 11:8–12As Genesis shifts from nations to one family, we're invited to see how God works through history—and through ours.CPXL exists to equip and encourage Everyday Missionaries to Love God, Grow Up, Serve All, and Live Sent.Follow along on the Reading Plan with us: crosspointchurch.com/readingplanAbout CrossPoint ChurchCrossPoint is one church in many places, striving to reach the state of Kansas by catalyzing God's people to be Everyday Missionaries. By God's grace, we are pursuing a vision to multiply into 20 locations by 2031—awakening the next 1% of our communities with the true hope and freedom found in Christ.Find a CrossPoint location near you at crosspointchurch.com/locations#CPXL #CrossPointChurch #BibleStudy #Genesis #ChristianPodcast #EverydayMissionaries

Sermon Summary:We explored how our past profoundly shapes our present in this third week of our Emotionally Healthy Spirituality series. The core idea: to move into a healthy, mature future with God, we must take an honest look at our past.Science confirms what Scripture has always shown us. Research in epigenetics reveals that trauma and experiences can leave chemical markers on our DNA that get passed down through generations. The Bible shows us this same reality through Abraham's family line. From Genesis 12 through Joseph's story, we see a repeating pattern of deception, favoritism, and self-protection passed from father to son across four generations.Exodus 34:6-7 introduces the generational judgment principle, but here's the beautiful truth: while sin's consequences may extend three or four generations, God's steadfast love extends to thousands. The scale isn't even close. His mercy outweighs every pattern, every wound, every inherited tendency.The path forward requires five steps: see your past honestly (tools like genograms can help), own both the good and bad, bring others into the journey, allow God to redeem what's broken, and work to change by the Spirit's power. Joseph's story shows us how this transformation happens. He faced his past honestly, acknowledged the evil done to him, but invited God to redeem it for good. He became the one who broke the generational cycle.We can be that person in our family line. By God's grace, the patterns that have run for generations can end with us. We stand in the gap for those who came before and those who will come after.URF WEBSITE: ➤ http://www.urfellowship.comSOCIALS: ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urfellowship/➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urfellowship

Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him (Colossians 2:6). Amen.Two weeks ago, I was on a mission trip in Gilbert, Arizona. I was learning how to evangelize to Mormons – members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.On Tuesday, we went to visit an LDS temple. Our mission team was Pastor Parsons – who is the Executive Director for Truth In Love Ministries – his wife, Molly, Pastor Nitz from Cheyenne, and his wife, Katie, and me. The mission team also had a dozen students from Martin Luther College and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.Pastor Parsons organized an hour conversation that our mission team was able to have with Mormon missionaries, who are all 18 to 20 years old. Caleb, who is a second-year student at our Seminary was paired with me. He introduced me to Elder Young, a young missionary we would be speaking with. Caleb pointed to me and said, "Elder Young, this is my grandfather." Elder Young replied, "Really? That's cool. Pleased to meet you."I replied, "No. Not really, you young whippersnappers!"The LDS missionaries can never be alone. They must always have a partner. Elder Young's partner was the President of the Temple.During our conversation, I said to the President and Elder Young, "Let's say a member of my church named Joe, comes into my study. He admits he has an addiction to alcohol. He knows it's wrong and harmful to him and his relationships. He's been battling this addiction for years, but he can't overcome it. So, I lead Joe to the cross of Christ and to his open tomb. We open our hymnal and go through the order of Private Confession and Absolution."For your knowledge, that confession goes like this. The penitent confesses: Almighty God, merciful Father, I, a troubled and repentant sinner, confess that I have sinned against you in my thoughts, my words, and my actions. I have not loved you with my whole heart; I have not loved others as I should. I am distressed by the sins that trouble me and am deeply sorry for them.The minister says: Jesus says to his people: "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven." His death paid for the guilt of your sins and the sins of the whole world. Do you believe this?The penitent replies: Yes, I believe.The minister says: Because of the promise of our Savior Jesus, I forgive you all your sins. Be assured that you are a dear child of God and an heir of eternal life. Go in peace. The Lord be with you.I continued with the President and Elder Young. I said, "I then use a Bible verse you quoted on your screen earlier, Jesus said, 'Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven' (Matthew 16:19). It's like the chains on Marley's ghost in Charles Dickens' novel, 'A Christmas Carol.'"The President replied, "I've read 'A Christmas Carol'."I said, "Great! Do you know what those chains represent?""I do," the President answered. "They represent Marley's sins.""Exactly!" I said. "Those sins were bound to Marley for all eternity because he didn't accept Jesus' forgiveness for them. In my study, I absolved Joe of his sins. By Jesus' perfect life, atoning sacrifice, and glorious resurrection, I could announce to Joe that his sins were absolved. They were paid for. He was released from his chains. That forgiveness would be the power to combat his addiction."Then I asked the President, "If one of your LDS members came to your bishop to discuss his addiction, what he say?"The President admitted, "We don't have absolution like you do. The man would speak to the bishop. The bishop would give him a list of things to do to combat his addiction. He would try harder. Because he's trying, Heavenly Father would accept him."We'll be doing a Bible study at this time next year on evangelizing to Mormons. Pastor Uhlhorn will be taking over the position of executive director for TILM from Pastor Parsons. Pastor Uhlhorn is already scheduled to do a workshop on outreach to Mormons for us in spring of 2027.Did you catch one big difference between the Christian Church and the LDS church? It's Jesus! In the LDS church, there is no absolution – no forgiveness through Jesus Christ as Savior. In the Christian Church, you and I are given the authority to loose and bind people's sins based on their repentance or unrepentance. The difference is absolution through the blood of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.John the evangelist writes that the day after Jesus was baptized, John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look! The Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29)!"Look" is an epiphany word. "Epiphany" means "reveal," "appear," "look here, I want to show you something." John had already received an epiphany from God the previous day. That's when John baptized Jesus in the Jordan River, the heavens opened, the Father spoke, and the Spirit descended like a dove. Now John is proclaiming this epiphany in the water to his disciples and audience."Look, the Lamb!" Throughout the Old Testament, animals were used for sacrifice. Bulls, goats, and birds, but especially lambs. These sacrifices were plentiful – morning and evening sacrifices, purifications, sin offerings, guilt offerings, burnt offerings, and so on. Then there were special festival sacrifices – the Feast of Tabernacles, Pentecost, Passover, and the Great Day of Atonement. The blood of lambs was continually flowing from Jerusalem's altar. When John calls Jesus "the Lamb" all these images come to mind.All devout Jews knew that they were the ones who should be allowed to die, not all these lambs. The blood flowing from the lambs only emphasized how sinful they really were. Hebrews reminds us, "Those sacrifices were an annual reminder of sins, because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats (and sheep) to take away sins" (Hebrews 10:3). The people knew they had earned God's eternal wrath with their sins. Just as they knew that sheep are amazingly clueless animals regarding the things of this world; they also knew that they themselves were amazingly clueless regarding the things of God. This image was so strong that God often referred to the people as his sheep with himself as their Shepherd. They understood that the sacrificial lamb was taking their place. Now John was pointing to this Man who was the Shepherd who had become a Lamb to lead by becoming a sacrifice. Like we just sang, "You, Lord, are both Lamb and Shepherd.""Look, the Lamb of God." I've learned that in the LDS church, their god – Heavenly Father – appears to me as being remote, aloof, and distant. Do you ever feel that way about the true God? That your Heavenly Father is remote, aloof, and distant? That he's out of touch? Unknowing? Uncaring? That he sees the unrest in our nation, but isn't doing anything to quell the violence? That he sees your hurt, but isn't doing anything to give you peace? That he sees your illnesses and injuries, but allows you to keep suffering?If you feel this way, then join John the Baptist on the shores of the Jordan River. Look at where he's pointing. "Look! The Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" St. Paul explains the importance – and complexity – of the incarnation when he writes, "For all the fullness of God's being dwells bodily in Christ" (Colossians 2:9). In his incarnation of the divinity taking on human flesh, Jesus proves that our God is not remote, aloof, or distant. He is Immanuel. He is God right here with us. As we'll confess today in the Nicene Creed, Jesus is God from God and Light from Light. He is the Son from eternity who entered time by taking on human flesh to become a bridge between sinful humanity and a holy God. The Son of God also became the Son of Man so we could be adopted as sons and daughters of God. He became the sacrificial Lamb of God to lead us to God as our Savior Shepherd."Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away sin!" The words "take away" in the Greek mean to "lift up and carry to another place." This means the Lamb takes the load, the curse, the damnation of the total massive amount of sin upon himself. He lifts the awful burden from us and carries it to the cross. There our sin is crucified with Christ. Blood flows. The Lamb is slaughtered. The Savior is sacrificed. The Substitute takes our place and takes our sin away.Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! Sin which has plagued and plundered creation since the Fall of Man is removed. Jesus takes away sin, not just of the Jews who sacrificed lambs on Jerusalem's altars. Isaiah says of Christ, "The Lord said: It is too small a thing that you should just be my servant to raise up only the tribes of Jacob and to restore the ones I have preserved in Israel, so I will appoint you to be a light for the nations, so that my salvation will be known to the end of the earth" (Isaiah 49:6). Salvation is not restricted by race, place, culture, wealth, or age. There is no sin anywhere by anyone that this Lamb of God does not take away."Lamb" speaks of sacrifice. That's what lambs were good for. Their throats were slit, their blood poured upon the altar, sprinkled on the ark of the covenant or painted on doorframes. Their bodies roasted in the fire, sometimes consumed entirely, sometimes shared in communion for the fellowship offering. The lamb was their substitute, their vicarious victim. They owed everything to the lamb.Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! We respond to John's declaration in the Divine Service. As John baptized Jesus in the Jordan one day and the next day pointed to him as the Lamb who would ultimately lay upon the altar of the cross, so too our Baptism now leads us to the altar, to eat the body and drink the blood of the crucified Lamb of God. We sing John's song as we approach the altar, "Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us." The life we are given through water and Word is fed and strengthened and sustained through the forgiveness and life of this eating and drinking. If Baptism washes us from the outside in, here is the food that changes us from the inside out. If Baptism puts us into Christ, then here Christ is put into us.We owe everything to the Lamb.I've learned that the LDS church is all about what they must do for Heavenly Father. That's why LDS members won't smoke or drink alcohol or drink caffeine. That's why they have good paying jobs and lots of children. They must keep doing good works to gain their god's favor. When one of their members admits he is struggling with sin, he is told to do more, try harder, and be better. They are taught the Devil's lie.By God's grace, you have been brought into the Christian Church. You are taught God's truth. You can't ever do enough to earn God's favor. Doing more, trying harder, and being better doesn't work. The only thing that works to remove your burdens, release your guilt, and forgive your sins is Jesus Christ. He did the good work of living perfectly in your place. The good work of overcoming the Devil's temptations in the desert. The good works of paying for your sins with his sacrificial death, crushing Satan's power under his bloody foot, sacrificing himself on the altar of the cross, and rising from the dead to defeat Death once and for all. Jesus dies as the Lamb of God to rise to be your Good Shepherd. As the Lamb of God, he absolves your sins in private confession, in public worship, and in your daily lives as spouses, family, and friends. He then releases you from the chains of your sins to shepherd you to the green pastures and quiet waters of paradise.Look! The Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise (Revelation 5:12)! Amen.View this sermon (with video and/or audio recording) on our website: https://www.casperwels.com/sermons/look-the-lamb-of-god/

CPXL | Season 2, Episode 1The Generations of Adam | Genesis 5:1–6:8CPXL is your midweek companion to the weekend message from CrossPoint—designed to extend the conversation deeper into life and faith.In this episode, Pastors Andy Addis and Eric Franklin dive into Genesis 5:1–6:8, exploring the genealogy of Adam, the sobering weight of sin, and the surprising thread of grace that runs through even the darkest chapters of Scripture. As the repeated phrase “and he died” echoes through the text, we're reminded of the cost of the fall—yet also pointed to hope, as God preserves a line of promise.Together, we discuss what it means to bear the image of God, how sin impacts humanity, what it looks like to truly walk with God like Enoch, and where grace appears in the midst of judgment through Noah.Key themes include:The image of God and human valueThe consequence of sin and mortalityWalking faithfully with GodGod's grief over sin—and His enduring graceWhether you're reading along with us or joining for the conversation, this episode invites you to reflect on where you see the weight of sin today—and where God is still preserving hope.CPXL exists to equip and encourage Everyday Missionaries to Love God, Grow Up, Serve All, and Live Sent.

CPXL | Season 2, Episode 1The Generations of Adam | Genesis 5:1–6:8CPXL is your midweek companion to the weekend message from CrossPoint—designed to extend the conversation deeper into life and faith.In this episode, Pastors Andy Addis and Eric Franklin dive into Genesis 5:1–6:8, exploring the genealogy of Adam, the sobering weight of sin, and the surprising thread of grace that runs through even the darkest chapters of Scripture. As the repeated phrase “and he died” echoes through the text, we're reminded of the cost of the fall—yet also pointed to hope, as God preserves a line of promise.Together, we discuss what it means to bear the image of God, how sin impacts humanity, what it looks like to truly walk with God like Enoch, and where grace appears in the midst of judgment through Noah.Key themes include:The image of God and human valueThe consequence of sin and mortalityWalking faithfully with GodGod's grief over sin—and His enduring graceWhether you're reading along with us or joining for the conversation, this episode invites you to reflect on where you see the weight of sin today—and where God is still preserving hope.CPXL exists to equip and encourage Everyday Missionaries to Love God, Grow Up, Serve All, and Live Sent.

The UFFL is a Fantasy Football League comprised of 12 teams. It's members all came from a triple-wide trailer in the heart of Bristol, CT - where as young Sports Television (think 4 letters) Production Assistants, they battled for pride and very little money in the greatest fantasy football dynasty league...EVER.      On the "UFFL: TOTAL NONSENSE PODCAST" you will hear behind the scenes stories and insider info about the league, it's odd owners, and the current fantasy football season. So stay tuned and learn from fantasy football legends (not really) about football (maybe), fantasy sports (possibly), life (doubtfully), and about the UFFL owners themselves (regrettably)!     It's the Ultimate Fantasy Football League...     in podcast entertainment form...     brought to you for F-R-E-E!!     By God, it's nearly worth every penny!#Recorded Friday, January 9th, 2026UFFL Bowl XXII & Season Review!________________________________________________We have a New Champion!Free Jamal is the 2025 UFFL Champion after winning UFFL Bowl XXII!Congratulations to Jeremy on his 1st UFFL Bowl Trophy, as he joins the rest of the Division of Champions with some hardware in the trophy case!John B., Chris, and The Commish have all the details on a thrilling UFFL Bowl XXII, and then review the entire 2025 UFFL Season. It's the 2025 Season wrap-up, and our final show until the 2026 off-season kicks into high gear with our Rookie Draft Predictions, Team roster reviews, and everything we can think of!Thank you for listening, and here's to 22 years of the UFFL!___________________________________________________________________________UFFL BOWL XXII CHAMPION – FREE JAMAL / Jeremy Kozinski________________________________________________________________________________________________________UFFL BOWL XXII FINAL_____________________________ Free Jamal 143 – Vicious & Delicious 140–– The Bronze Medal Game (for 3rd Place Overall) ––The Mission 143 – Mutt & Jeff 112______________ 2025 UFFL______________– East Division –yz* 1.   Mutt & Jeff (Chris) – 11-2-1x 2.  Free Jamal (Jeremy) – 8-6x 3.  Waiver Wire Heroes (John B.) – 7-7e 4.  Gurley's Gone (John M. and Ben) – 4-10____________– Central Division –y 1.   Vicious & Delicious (Scott/Commish) – 8-6x 2.  Cardiff Giant The Giant Killer (Matt M.) – 8-6e 3.  Impact of Olestra (Jason) – 6-8e 4.  Kick-Ass Philanthropists (Dave) – 4-10____________– West Division –yz 1.   The Mission (Matt V., Matt C.) – 10-4e 2.  Rochester Tschmingus (Brian) – 7-7e 3.  West Coast 4 Life (Thomas) – 6-8e 4.  Compton's Most Wanted (Aladdin and JPete) – 4-9-1x - Clinched Playoffs | e - Eliminated from Playoffs | y - Clinched Divisionz - Clinched Bye | * - Clinched #1 Seed_____________2026 Rookie Draft Order1. GG2. KAP3. IMP (thru CMW)4. IMP5. WC4L6. RT7. GG (thru WWH)8. RT (thru CGTK)9. TM10. MJ11. VD12. KAP (thru FJ)

By God's grace we have been giving a New Year to accelerate our spiritual growth in 2026. There is no way better to start 2026 than with a prayer of devotion and dedication to God as we plan, not just our personal hopes for growth, but our own advancement in the Christian faith as well. This episode of 2Days Denarius presents a New Year's dedication prayer from a book titled, "The Valley of Vision." It is a prayer that we can meditate upon as we seek God's wisdom and guidance for the new blessings and challenges that may come our way. There is also a focus on how to deal with our commitment to resolutions that provides encouragement for listeners to persevere should they plan them. Be blessed! And start the year right with a moment dedication prayer and thankfulness to the Lord!Prayer, "New Year" is found in editor Arthur Bennett's excellent Puritan devotional book, "The Valley of Vision." It was first published by Banner of Truth Trust in 1975. It comes highly recommended by 2Days Denarius Ministry and may be purchased online at banneroftruth.org. Theme song “Holy Is the Lord” is used by permission of songwriter/ performing artist Pastor Steve Hereford of the Changed By Grace Church in Jacksonville, FL. His inspirational Scripture songs may be found on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and many other web streaming services. Search “Steve Hereford.”Your comments are welcome! Send a text my way!2Days Denarius is a Bible believing teaching ministry devoted to the inerrancy, infallibility, and authority of Scripture as our only rule of faith and practice. It also holds to the doctrinal tenets of the London Baptist confession of 1689. This ministry may be reached at 2daysdenarius@gmail.com Ron Thomas (MDiv, RBC) is an ordained minister with 25-plus years of ministry experience, 22 serving as an active duty chaplain in our armed services. Material used in this podcast are provided under the educational and commentary provisions of Section 207 of the Fair Use Act of 1976.

By God's grace and a little work, all your relationships can get better in 2026. Friendships, parents, children, siblings, boyfriends, girlfriends, best friends, co-workers – by God's powerful love and the counsel of God's Word, all these relationships can flourish.

By God's hand, Joshua subdues the land from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from Goshen to Gibeon. Other Canaanite kings retaliate, and Joshua defeats them too. God tells them to allocate to the Israelites, even land not yet conquered. Joshua 10:29-43;11:1-21;12:1-24;13:1-33. #everydaychristians

Like many people who struggle with pornography, Russell was exposed to it at a young age. The desire to use it was overpowering, and it poisoned his heart. “My life [became] completely saturated by it,” he writes, “so much so that it was like a cancer that was deeply rooted into my very fiber.” By God’s grace, he was finally set free of porn’s power—along with other addictions—when he received salvation in Jesus and was transformed from the inside out. “I credit it all to Jesus Christ, . . . [He’s] the one who delivered me,” Russell says. Jeremiah delivered a message from God to Israel that one day He would “put [His] law in their minds and write it on their hearts” (31:33). Under this new covenant, fulfilled in Christ (Hebrews 8:6-13), all people could be transformed by God’s grace through faith. And now, “his Spirit . . . lives in [us]” (Romans 8:11), and God’s moral law has been written on our hearts. For Russell, and for all who believe, the Holy Spirit’s power provides what’s needed to turn from harmful behavior that displeases God and seeks to destroy us. Transformation isn’t always instantaneous or easy. But let’s remember, when we’re dealing with difficult—even addictive—sin, that God can transform our hearts (Jeremiah 31:33). He says, you “will know me” (v. 34 nlt), and we can also know His heart-changing power.

Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Psalm 119; 2 John; 3 John Click HERE to give! Get Free App Here! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on 'The Daily Radio Bible' for a daily 20-minute spiritual journey. Engage with scripture readings, heartfelt devotionals, and collective prayers that draw you into the heart of God's love. Embark on this year-long voyage through the Bible, and let each day's passage uplift and inspire you. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible! In today's episode, Hunter invites us to journey through the Scriptures together on this 26th day of December. As we draw near to the end of the year, Hunter guides us through the timeless wisdom of Psalm 117 and 119, alongside the short but powerful letters of 2 John and 3 John. This episode is a heartfelt reflection on what it means to let God's Word dwell richly in our lives—shaping our hearts, anchoring our souls, and pointing us to the true treasure: the transforming presence and love of Jesus. Join Hunter as he meditates on how the Scriptures can revive, encourage, and sustain us, even in challenging times. Together, we'll pray for God's guidance, experience the peace He offers, and be reminded that, above all, we are deeply loved. Whether you're listening on your own or with family, this episode is an invitation to greet the day with gratitude, hope, and a renewed commitment to walk in God's word. Let's open our hearts and continue this journey—because, as Hunter shares, the treasure truly is here. TODAY'S DEVOTION: The treasure is here. What is this treasure we find in the Word of God? Hunter reflects on Psalm 119 and the remarkable declaration of the beauty and power of God's Word. "I have hidden your word in my heart that I may not sin against you." For years, we've gathered here on this podcast—day after day—reciting aloud the wonderful works of God, tucking His Word into our hearts. Why? Because God's Word helps us, not only to resist sin, but to live fully and freely. But the gifts of the Word go far beyond helping us resist sin. Psalm 119 lays out a long litany of the treasures that God's Word brings to our lives: it revives and encourages the heart, keeps us honest, fills us with happiness, rids us of shame, renews with goodness and hope, comforts us in times of trouble, anchors our souls, holds evil at bay, teaches judgment and knowledge, sustains us with joy, brings us true life, and makes us wise. It guides our every step and brings joy even when times are tough. It is, above all, a great treasure. Hunter has found these things to be true. Just as the psalmist says, the Word of God is more desirable than gold—sweeter than honey from the comb. By God's grace, may we continue to hold tightly to this word of truth, whether in storm or calm. When we honor His Word, He honors us; when we seek Him with all our hearts, He blesses us. The treasure, friends, isn't only in the words themselves, but in the One to whom they point. The treasure is Jesus. His Word leads us to Him, reveals Him, and He is the fulfillment of all our longing. So today, let's open our hearts to His Word. Let it do its good work within us, guiding us into His presence, so we may walk by His side and live in His joy. That is the prayer for my soul. That is the prayer for my family—my wife, my daughters, my son. And that, dear brothers and sisters of the DRB nation, is my prayer for you. May it be so. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love.  For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life.  Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen.  OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL  

The UFFL is a Fantasy Football League comprised of 12 teams. It's members all came from a triple-wide trailer in the heart of Bristol, CT - where as young Sports Television (think 4 letters) Production Assistants, they battled for pride and very little money in the greatest fantasy football dynasty league...EVER.      On the "UFFL: TOTAL NONSENSE PODCAST" you will hear behind the scenes stories and insider info about the league, it's odd owners, and the current fantasy football season. So stay tuned and learn from fantasy football legends (not really) about football (maybe), fantasy sports (possibly), life (doubtfully), and about the UFFL owners themselves (regrettably)!     It's the Ultimate Fantasy Football League...     in podcast entertainment form...     brought to you for F-R-E-E!!     By God, it's nearly worth every penny!#Recorded Monday, December 22nd, 2025UFFL Bowl XXII / Christmas Spectacular!________________________________________________14 weeks of Regular Season play.2 Rounds of Playoffs.And now only 2 teams remain in the quest for the UFFL Trophy!  UFFL Bowl XXII is here and we are going to tell you all about it.  John B., Chris, and The Commish have all the details on a high scoring Round 2 - AND they get in the Holiday Spirit with our Christmas Spectacular!It's 2 shows in 1!  You won't want to miss it!______________________ROUND 2 RESULTS______________________ Free Jamal 158 – Mutt & Jeff 149 Vicious & Delicious 165 – The Mission 131__________________________________UFFL BOWL XXII MATCHUP__________________________________ Vicious & Delicious – at – Free Jamal–– The Bronze Medal Game (for 3rd Place Overall) ––The Mission – at – Mutt & Jeff______________ 2025 UFFL______________– East Division –yz* 1.   Mutt & Jeff (Chris) – 11-2-1x 2.  Free Jamal (Jeremy) – 8-6x 3.  Waiver Wire Heroes (John B.) – 7-7e 4.  Gurley's Gone (John M. and Ben) – 4-10____________– Central Division –y 1.   Vicious & Delicious (Scott/Commish) – 8-6x 2.  Cardiff Giant The Giant Killer (Matt M.) – 8-6e 3.  Impact of Olestra (Jason) – 6-8e 4.  Kick-Ass Philanthropists (Dave) – 4-10____________– West Division –yz 1.   The Mission (Matt V., Matt C.) – 10-4e 2.  Rochester Tschmingus (Brian) – 7-7e 3.  West Coast 4 Life (Thomas) – 6-8e 4.  Compton's Most Wanted (Aladdin and JPete) – 4-9-1x - Clinched Playoffs | e - Eliminated from Playoffs | y - Clinched Divisionz - Clinched Bye | * - Clinched #1 Seed_____________2026 Rookie Draft Order1. GG2. KAP3. IMP (thru CMW)4. IMP5. WC4L6. RT7. GG (thru WWH)8. RT (thru CGTK)9. TM10. MJ

The UFFL is a Fantasy Football League comprised of 12 teams. It's members all came from a triple-wide trailer in the heart of Bristol, CT - where as young Sports Television (think 4 letters) Production Assistants, they battled for pride and very little money in the greatest fantasy football dynasty league...EVER.      On the "UFFL: TOTAL NONSENSE PODCAST" you will hear behind the scenes stories and insider info about the league, it's odd owners, and the current fantasy football season. So stay tuned and learn from fantasy football legends (not really) about football (maybe), fantasy sports (possibly), life (doubtfully), and about the UFFL owners themselves (regrettably)!     It's the Ultimate Fantasy Football League...     in podcast entertainment form...     brought to you for F-R-E-E!!     By God, it's nearly worth every penny!#Recorded Wednesday, December 17th, 2025UFFL Playoffs - Round 2__________________________The road to UFFL Bowl XXII is one round shorter.  And John B., Chris, and The Commish are here to break down the 1st round, the 2nd round, and the teams looking towards the 2026 Rookie Draft earlier than expected!1 Round Done.4 Teams Left.UFFL Bowl XXII is Coming....______________________ROUND 1 RESULTS______________________ Free Jamal 131 – Cardiff the Giant Killer 98 Vicious & Delicious 164 – Waiver Wire Heroes 115BYE WEEKS:  Mutt & Jeff, The Mission__________________________ROUND 2 MATCHUPS__________________________ Free Jamal– at – Mutt & Jeff Vicious & Delicious – at – The Mission______________ 2025 UFFL______________– East Division –yz* 1.   Mutt & Jeff (Chris) – 11-2-1x 2.  Free Jamal (Jeremy) – 8-6x 3.  Waiver Wire Heroes (John B.) – 7-7e 4.  Gurley's Gone (John M. and Ben) – 4-10____________– Central Division –y 1.   Vicious & Delicious (Scott/Commish) – 8-6x 2.  Cardiff Giant The Giant Killer (Matt M.) – 8-6e 3.  Impact of Olestra (Jason) – 6-8e 4.  Kick-Ass Philanthropists (Dave) – 4-10____________– West Division –yz 1.   The Mission (Matt V., Matt C.) – 10-4e 2.  Rochester Tschmingus (Brian) – 7-7e 3.  West Coast 4 Life (Thomas) – 6-8e 4.  Compton's Most Wanted (Aladdin and JPete) – 4-9-1x - Clinched Playoffs | e - Eliminated from Playoffs | y - Clinched Divisionz - Clinched Bye | * - Clinched #1 Seed_____________2026 Rookie Draft Order1. GG2. KAP3. IMP (thru CMW)4. IMP5. WC4L6. RT7. GG (thru WWH)8. RT (thru CGTK)

Our family trees sometimes look more like stumps, than trees. Jesus also had his fair share of "stumps" in his lineage. And yet, he was the "shoot" that came out of that stump to bring peace. By God's grace, you, too, have been grafted into his royal family. Light of the Valleys Lutheran Church of Reno invites you to tune in for this message based on Isaiah 11:1-10 & Matthew 1:6-11.

The Church's doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of our Lady is a pinnacle of the liturgical year. By God's grace she was preserved from the stain of original sin. Her preservation from original sin is a sign of how God set her apart from all of humanity. She had a singular role in salvation history that was foreordained by God to be the vessel that housed Our Savior, Jesus Christ.

The UFFL is a Fantasy Football League comprised of 12 teams. It's members all came from a triple-wide trailer in the heart of Bristol, CT - where as young Sports Television (think 4 letters) Production Assistants, they battled for pride and very little money in the greatest fantasy football dynasty league...EVER.      On the "UFFL: TOTAL NONSENSE PODCAST" you will hear behind the scenes stories and insider info about the league, it's odd owners, and the current fantasy football season. So stay tuned and learn from fantasy football legends (not really) about football (maybe), fantasy sports (possibly), life (doubtfully), and about the UFFL owners themselves (regrettably)!     It's the Ultimate Fantasy Football League...     in podcast entertainment form...     brought to you for F-R-E-E!!     By God, it's nearly worth every penny!#Recorded Wednesday, December 9th, 2025UFFL Playoffs - Round 1__________________________The Regular Season for 2025 is over / the chase for the UFFL Trophy has begun. 6 teams are in / 6 teams are out.  And Chris, John B., and The Commish are here to give you all the details!Tune in for the Week 14 Commissioner's Awards:  Move of the Week, Blunder of the Week, and the Peacocking awards!Don't miss the Good News/Bad News Report for each of the Eliminated Teams!Stick around for the matchups in Round 1 of the UFFL Playoffs!And we give our final respects to the teams that we lost... from the playoff race that is.______________________WEEK 14 RESULTS______________________ Mutt & Jeff 150 – Gurley's Gone 107 West Coast 4 Life 107 – Compton's Most Wanted 75 Impact of Olestra 115 – Kick-Ass Philanthropists 93 Free Jamal 144 – Waiver Wire Heroes 94 Vicious & Delicious 144 – Cardiff the Giant Killer 138 Rochester Tschmingus 144 – The Mission 91___________________Playoffs - RND 1___________________ Cardiff the Giant Killer – at – Free Jamal Waiver Wire Heroes – at – Vicious & DeliciousBYE WEEKS:  Mutt & Jeff, The Mission______________ 2025 UFFL ______________– East Division –yz* 1.   Mutt & Jeff (Chris) – 11-2-1x 2.  Free Jamal (Jeremy) – 8-6x 3.  Waiver Wire Heroes (John B.) – 7-7e 4.  Gurley's Gone (John M. and Ben) – 4-10____________– Central Division –y 1.   Vicious & Delicious (Scott/Commish) – 8-6x 2.  Cardiff Giant The Giant Killer (Matt M.) – 8-6e 3.  Impact of Olestra (Jason) – 6-8e 4.  Kick-Ass Philanthropists (Dave) – 4-10____________– West Division –yz 1.   The Mission (Matt V., Matt C.) – 10-4e 2.  Rochester Tschmingus (Brian) – 7-7e 3.  West Coast 4 Life (Thomas) – 6-8e 4.   Compton's Most Wanted (Aladdin and JPete) – 4-9-1x - Clinched Playoffs | e - Eliminated from Playoffs | y - Clinched Division                   z - Clinched Bye | * - Clinched #1 Seed_____________2026 Rookie Draft Order1. GG 2. KAP3. IMP (thru CMW)4. IMP5. WC4L6. RT

Jesus challenged His followers to hunger and thirst for righteousness. God called us to Himself that we might be conformed to the image of His Son (Rom. 8:29). This is our “holy calling” (2 Tim. 1:9). We were chosen that we might be holy and blameless (Eph. 1:4; Col. 1:22). By God's grace, we can manifest the righteous character of Christ! The crown of righteousness is awarded to the believer who cultivates this practical righteousness. Join us as we investigate The Crown of Righteousness!

Son of the HighestLuke 1:26-38December 7, 2025Main Point: God is to be glorified for the wonderful gift of His Son.Christmas was announced:1. By God through the angel Gabriel.2. To a young virgin named Mary.3. About Jesus Christ, the divine eternal King.

The UFFL is a Fantasy Football League comprised of 12 teams. It's members all came from a triple-wide trailer in the heart of Bristol, CT - where as young Sports Television (think 4 letters) Production Assistants, they battled for pride and very little money in the greatest fantasy football dynasty league...EVER.      On the "UFFL: TOTAL NONSENSE PODCAST" you will hear behind the scenes stories and insider info about the league, it's odd owners, and the current fantasy football season. So stay tuned and learn from fantasy football legends (not really) about football (maybe), fantasy sports (possibly), life (doubtfully), and about the UFFL owners themselves (regrettably)!     It's the Ultimate Fantasy Football League...     in podcast entertainment form...     brought to you for F-R-E-E!!     By God, it's nearly worth every penny!#Recorded Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025UFFL Week 14________________We have reached the final week of the 2025 UFFL Regular Season.  And there are still teams vying for playoff position, as we eagerly await the battle for the UFFL Bowl XXII Trophy!Tune in for the Week 13 Commissioner's Awards:  Move of the Week, Fantasy Redemption, and False Idol awards!Don't miss the Commissioner's Playoff Scenarios Missive as we break down all the playoff teams' hopes and dreams for 2025!Stick around for a look ahead to the Week 14 matchups!And we give our final respects to the teams that we lost... from the playoff race that is._____________________WEEK 13 RESULTS_____________________ Rochester Tschmingus 129  – Compton's Most Wanted 116 Gurley's Gone 103 – Free Jamal 73 Kick-Ass Philanthropists 128 – Cardiff the Giant Killer 118 Vicious & Delicious 133  – Impact of Olestra 107 The Mission 129 – West Coast 4 Life 84 Mutt & Jeff 137 – Waiver Wire Heroes 118________________________WEEK 14 SCHEDULE________________________ Rochester Tschmingus – at – Compton's Most Wanted West Coast 4 Life – at – The Mission Impact of Olestra – at – Vicious & Delicious Cardiff the Giant Killer – at – Kick-Ass Philanthropists  Gurley's Gone – at – Free Jamal Waiver Wire Heroes – at – Mutt & Jeff_______________ 2025 UFFL_______________– East Division –yx 1.   Mutt & Jeff (Chris) – 10-2-12.  Free Jamal (Jeremy) – 7-6x 3.  Waiver Wire Heroes (John B.) – 7-6e 4.  Gurley's Gone (John M. and Ben) – 4-9____________– Central Division –x 1.   Cardiff Giant The Giant Killer (Matt M.) – 8-52.  Vicious & Delicious (Scott/Commish) – 7-6e 3.  Impact of Olestra (Jason) – 5-8e 4.  Kick-Ass Philanthropists (Dave) – 4-9____________– West Division –yx 1.   The Mission (Matt V., Matt C.) – 10-32.  Rochester Tschmingus (Brian) – 6-73.  West Coast 4 Life (Thomas) – 5-8e 4.   Compton's Most Wanted (Aladdin and JPete) – 4-8-1_____________x - Clinched Playoffs || e - Eliminated from Playoffs || y - Clinched Division

SEASON: 6 EPISODE: 5Episode Overview: Welcome to the Becoming Preferred Podcast. Today, I am bringing you a special replay of one of my favorite conversations, and the timing couldn't be better. We just celebrated Thanksgiving a few days ago. For many of us, it was a time to gather with friends and family, share a meal, and reflect on our blessings.But here's what I've come to believe. Gratitude isn't meant to be a once a year event. It's a practice, a daily discipline that shapes how we see the world, and how we move through it. Every morning as part of my journaling routine, I'm prompted with a simple question, what am I grateful for? And I've discovered something profound in that practice.When you start your day with gratitude, you position yourself to see abundance. Not because your circumstances magically change, but because your perspective does. Now here's the thing. Gratitude is easy when life is good, but what about when you're in the middle of a storm? What about when the diagnosis is devastating? When the relationship is fractured? When the business is struggling? Can gratitude still work then? That's exactly what my guest, Sandie Eggers helps us understand. Sandie learned the transformational power of gratitude during one of life's hardest seasons, her husband's terminal illness. And what she discovered wasn't just a coping mechanism, it was a way to navigate adversity with strength, clarity, and even joy.So whether you're riding high from a wonderful Thanksgiving, or you're carrying a heavy burden into the season, I believe this conversation will meet you right where you are. Gratitude isn't about ignoring your struggles. It's about finding solid ground in the middle of them. Enjoy this conversation with guest, Sandie Eggers.Guest Bio: “Do nothing and be dead in a few days,” were the words Sandie Eggers heard from her husband's surgeon, words that began her greatest season of challenge to date.The two main things that enabled Sandie to weather this life storm were God and the transformational power of gratitude. Sandie is passionate about helping others by sharing what she's learned so that they, too, can better navigate through their own life storms.In addition to having authored the book, “Live Boldly and Embrace Joy” about her life-altering experience, Sandie also shares her knowledge through online courses, webinars, and workshops. She speaks to civic, religious, and corporate groups.FUN FACT:Sandie now lives in the low country. By God's grace and blessing, she has achieved one of her personal goals: living in a place where the only “white stuff” she sees is beach sand.Resource Links:Website: https://www.yourlifeabundant.comProduct Link: https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Each-Day-Joy-Laughing-ebook/dp/B00LK9WKVCInsight Gold Timestamps:04:37 The greatest adversity that I'd gone through was the terminal illness of my husband05:55 While we couldn't control this monster called cancer….07:11 It's easy when we're living in an environment like we're living09:38 Your work centers a lot on fostering an attitude of gratitude11:12 You talk about gratitude being a practice12:12 There's some specific techniques that you can use when you're a pessimist 14:09 You can begin to see the good out of a very bad situation14:24 Declare an International Be Kind to (Fill in Your Name) Day!15:40 Having gratitude to something outside yourself18:48 How does the mechanism of gratitude get us out of that place, that...

Jesus Followers Know the Cornerstone of Christianity Is: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” MESSAGE SUMMARY: Jesus is The Door and The Gate by which you must enter the Kingdom of God. In John 14:6-7, Jesus answers a question by the Apostle Thomas with the fundamental tenant of Christianity when He tells us all: “Jesus said to him, ‘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 have seen him.'". Also, in John 10:9-10, Jesus tells us: “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief {Satan} comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." Also, Jesus said, in Matthew 7:13-14, that He was "the Narrow Gate", and whomever enters the Kingdom through Him will be saved and have Eternal Life: {You} “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.". Jesus' Crucifixion and Resurrection are the events, of about two thousand years ago, that provided us all, by God's Grace, with access to The Narrow Gate, which is Jesus. Through Jesus' death on the cross for your sins and His Resurrection, He has given you eternal life, if you choose to enter The Narrow Gate. You may ask: “How do I enter this ‘Narrow Gate' of Jesus?”. By God's Grace you can enter Eternal Life, through Jesus, by your true belief and faith in Jesus as God along with your prayerful confession of your sins to God. With your belief, faith, and confession, you have entered through the narrow and only door to your Salvation. However and after your entry through the door, you must continue, in your faith and obedience, to follow Jesus – this is the only, and it is The Way provided by God's Grace through Jesus.   TODAY'S PRAYER: Lord, help me to grab hold of you today. I need you. Set me free to begin reorienting my life around you, and you alone. Help me to pay attention to and honor how you have uniquely made me. Thank you for the gift of rest. In Jesus' name, amen.       Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 122). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: Today, I affirm that, because I am in Jesus Christ, I will entrust to Him my future. I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.  From 2 Timothy 1:12 SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 7:21-23; Matthew 7:13-14; John 14:5-7; Psalms150:1-6; John 10:9-10. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE: www.AWFTL.org. THIS SUNDAY'S AUDIO SERMON: You can listen to Archbishop Beach's Current Sunday Sermon: “Turkeys and Eagles, Part 5: Following Jesus Changes Everything in Our Families” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB

Lil Bitz LOST CAUSE I saw this dude and i thought to myself Ooh, he got a big forehead –FIVE head! But then i kept seeing him and every time i seen him the number increased. Six head! Seven head! Eight head! NINE HEAD Eventua;ly all i could see was his head. The rest didnt even exist no more The room became his head, I'm like, “Wuhhooahhhh” {Enter The Multiverse} SUNNI BLU ooh , she think she bad But she know she aint bad She wantto be bad But we know she aint bad, son She be getting ready in the bathroom, Bad stuff She be take that pink inside the powderm, at the club Boo boo boo! she pretty but she roode She just about a tool; I'm finna acta fool Gaddang Aint no way she think she famous She cant even bang! Bitch get out my way Go take ur medication! Jeezuz, I ben vegan long time but want Cheeze itz And i need a girlfriend —I think she's it Got me cheesin' Order some Chinese-es On eazy puff Cuh she know i like it ruff On wifey i cant get enough My life i put my life on God Oh christ I cross my heart I be like ten feet tall L E G E N D S What do you do when death is on your doorstep? You let him in, give him a kiss Warm on the forehead and then sit him down for dinner. That is, before you look inward. Cause it feels so good to die, don't it? Or don't you remember? SUNNI BLU YO THAT JUST GAVE ME SEVERE ANXIETY, SON. YOOO Lil Bitzs ISO Sunni Blu Lost Cause I JUST WATCHED A WHOLE DE LA SOUL SET that had a DJ BOOTH IN IT THAT DID NOT GET TOUCHED THE WHOLE SET. Half the first verse went by, i'm like, “Alright, come on. Touch the decks.” He did not. The whole first verse went by, HE DID NOT TOUCH THE DECKS. He just sittin there in the background like, “1, 2, 3!” I'm like, “yeah , alright, 1,2,3– TOUCH THE DECKS.” Then the second verse started, He's still sitting there like, “1,2,3!” I'm starting to have a heart attack like, ‘…TOUCH THE DECKS.' He did not touch the decks! Now he dancin, Hands up in the air. I'm like, “COME ON BRUH.” Talkin bout “Long Island” “1,2,3!” TOUCH THE DECKS. He did not touch the decks. Second Verse: I'm like, “omg he not touchin the decks” Then they bring out a whole band… And i'm like, “Oh, he finna play with the band.” He did NOT. The band came out, Third verse– He steps away from the decks. I'm like— “What the fuck is going on here.” Then he just dancin around, BOTH hands in the air i'm like, “ok ….where the DJ AT.” COME ON DJ— TOUCH THE DECKS. The whole song went by. He did not touch the decks. He exit stage right. Everybody exit, Peace out. Left the decks right there. By themselves. UNTOUCHED. Center stage. I thought i died. They brought the whole DJ booth; They brought all the decks…. They set the decks up, They did the whole song. The decks did not get touched. Not one time. Not once did the decks get touched. I died. Then I came back, and i thought. “I might be the only non-male person alive To be this mad—- That a deck did not get touched.” How's that. 5 out of 10. It was almost a dick joke. That's why I gave it a five. Almost a dick–is not a dick. By God, you're right. 5 inches is not a dick. Not even of really good penis. I'm sorry, It's just not. {Enter The Multiverse} It's not a DJ set if your hands are above your head more than 10% of the time. Period. #facts You gotta touch the decks. [The Festival Project ™ ] It's like 5 in the morning on thanksgiving, i just watched Jimmy Kimmel and i'm about to eat some tacos. Cause my life been like that. {Enter The Multiverse} L E G E N D S The Winery. (Instrumental) Unreleased — TBA 2026 Prod. By -Ū. DBA Blū Tha Gürū Copyright © The Complex Collective 2025 The Festival Project, Inc. ™ All rights reserved. Chroma111. Copyright © The Complex Collective 2025. [The Festival Project, Inc. ™] All rights reserved. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED BY LAW.

The UFFL is a Fantasy Football League comprised of 12 teams. It's members all came from a triple-wide trailer in the heart of Bristol, CT - where as young Sports Television (think 4 letters) Production Assistants, they battled for pride and very little money in the greatest fantasy football dynasty league...EVER.      On the "UFFL: TOTAL NONSENSE PODCAST" you will hear behind the scenes stories and insider info about the league, it's odd owners, and the current fantasy football season. So stay tuned and learn from fantasy football legends (not really) about football (maybe), fantasy sports (possibly), life (doubtfully), and about the UFFL owners themselves (regrettably)!     It's the Ultimate Fantasy Football League...     in podcast entertainment form...     brought to you for F-R-E-E!!     By God, it's nearly worth every penny!#Recorded Wednesday, November 25th, 2025UFFL Week 13________________12 Weeks - ONLY 12 WEEKS in the books despite everything you hear from Chris. With 4 teams still fighting for 1 open spot (or is it 2?) in the UFFL Playoffs. John B., Chris, and The Commish are here with all the latest for UFFL Week 13!Tune in for the Week 12 Commissioner's Awards:  Move of the Week, Monster Energy, Fantasy Redemption, False Idol, Don't Look Now, and Shit the Bed awards!Don't miss the Playoff Picture breakdown!Stick around for a look ahead to the Week 13 matchups!And we give our final respects to the teams that have fallen... out of the playoff race that is._____________________WEEK 12 RESULTS_____________________ Rochester Tschmingus 97  – West Coast 4 Life 77 The Mission 155 – Compton's Most Wanted 84 Vicious & Delicious 119 – Kick-Ass Philanthropists 105 Cardiff the Giant Killer 140  – Impact of Olestra 111 Gurley's Gone 140 – Waiver Wire Heroes 128 Mutt & Jeff 128 – Free Jamal 96________________________WEEK 13 SCHEDULE________________________ Rochester Tschmingus – at – Compton's Most Wanted West Coast 4 Life – at – The Mission Impact of Olestra – at – Vicious & Delicious Cardiff the Giant Killer – at – Kick-Ass Philanthropists  Gurley's Gone – at – Free Jamal Waiver Wire Heroes – at – Mutt & Jeff_______________ 2025 UFFL_______________– East Division –y1.   Mutt & Jeff (Chris) – 9-2-12.  Free Jamal (Jeremy) – 7-53.  Waiver Wire Heroes (John B.) – 7-5e4.  Gurley's Gone (John M. and Ben) – 3-9____________– Central Division –x1.   Cardiff Giant The Giant Killer (Matt M.) – 8-42.  Vicious & Delicious (Scott/Commish) – 6-63.  Impact of Olestra (Jason) – 5-7e4.  Kick-Ass Philanthropists (Dave) – 3-9____________– West Division –x1.   The Mission (Matt V., Matt C.) – 9-32.  Rochester Tschmingus (Brian) – 5-73.  West Coast 4 Life (Thomas) – 5-74.   Compton's Most Wanted (Aladdin and JPete) – 4-7-1_____________x - Clinched Playoffs || e - Eliminated from Playoffs || y - Clinched Division

Color: Green Old Testament: Isaiah 65:17–25 Psalm: Psalm 149; antiphon: v. 2 Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 Gospel: Matthew 25:1–13 Introit: Psalm 39:4–5, 7–8; antiphon: Isaiah 35:10 Gradual: Psalm 45:14–15 Verse: Revelation 21:2 By Faith We Are Prepared for Christ's Return   “The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night” (1 Thess. 5:1–11). The arrival of the bridegroom will be sudden and unexpected. Therefore you are to be watchful and ready like the five wise virgins. “For you know neither the day nor the hour” when the Son of Man is to return. (Matt. 25:1–13). The lamps are the Word of Christ. The oil in the lamps is the Holy Spirit, who works through the Word to create and sustain the flame of faith in Christ. The foolish are those who do not give proper attention to the working of the Holy Spirit in baptism, preaching, and the supper, and so their faith does not endure. The wise, however, are those who diligently attend to these gifts of the Spirit, and who therefore have an abundance of oil. The flame of faith endures to the end. By God's grace they are received into the eternal wedding feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, the new heavens and the new earth created by the Lord for the joy of His people (Is. 65:17–25). Lectionary summary © 2021 The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Used by permission. http://lcms.org/worship

The UFFL is a Fantasy Football League comprised of 12 teams. It's members all came from a triple-wide trailer in the heart of Bristol, CT - where as young Sports Television (think 4 letters) Production Assistants, they battled for pride and very little money in the greatest fantasy football dynasty league...EVER.      On the "UFFL: TOTAL NONSENSE PODCAST" you will hear behind the scenes stories and insider info about the league, it's odd owners, and the current fantasy football season. So stay tuned and learn from fantasy football legends (not really) about football (maybe), fantasy sports (possibly), life (doubtfully), and about the UFFL owners themselves (regrettably)!     It's the Ultimate Fantasy Football League...     in podcast entertainment form...     brought to you for F-R-E-E!!     By God, it's nearly worth every penny!#Recorded Wednesday, November 19th, 2025UFFL Week 12________________Trade deadline is over - Playoff race tightening - Teams being eliminated - and.... vague references to British sitcoms? - yes...Yes....YEEESSSS!Tune in for the Week 11 Commissioner's Awards:  Move of the Week, Monster Energy, and the Luke Dillon Series of Unfortunate Events award!Don't miss the Trade Deadline roundup!!Stick around for a look at the Playoff Picture, and a look ahead to the Week 12 matchups!And we bow our heads, and give final respects to the teams that have fallen.... out of the playoff race that is._____________________WEEK 11 RESULTS_____________________ Compton's Most Wanted 102  – Kick-Ass Philanthropists 91 Cardiff the Giant Killer 130 – West Coast 4 Life 82 Vicious & Delicious 116 – Gurley's Gone 67 Rochester Tschmingus 139  – Free Jamal 121 Waiver Wire Heroes 117 – The Mission 114 Impact of Olestra 107 – Mutt & Jeff 93________________________WEEK 12 SCHEDULE________________________ West Coast 4 Life – at – Rochester Tschmingus Compton's Most Wanted – at – The Mission Kick-Ass Philanthropists – at – Vicious & Delicious Cardiff the Giant Killer – at – Impact of Olestra Waiver Wire Heroes – at – Gurley's Gone Free Jamal – at – Mutt & Jeff_______________ 2025 UFFL_______________– East Division –x1.   Mutt & Jeff (Chris) – 8-2-12.  Free Jamal (Jeremy) – 7-43.  Waiver Wire Heroes (John B.) – 7-4e4.  Gurley's Gone (John M. and Ben) – 2-9____________– Central Division –1.   Cardiff Giant The Giant Killer (Matt M.) – 7-42.  Vicious & Delicious (Scott/Commish) – 5-63.  Impact of Olestra (Jason) – 5-64.  Kick-Ass Philanthropists (Dave) – 3-8____________– West Division –x1.   The Mission (Matt V., Matt C.) – 8-32.  West Coast 4 Life (Thomas) – 5-63.  Compton's Most Wanted (Aladdin and JPete) – 4-6-14.   Rochester Tschmingus (Brian) – 4-7_____________x - Clinched Playoffs || e - Eliminated from Playoffs

Theological Maturity, Growing in Christ Podcast: Anchored in the Word with Dave Jenkins Date: November 20, 2025 Episode Summary In this episode of Anchored in the Word, Dave Jenkins walks through what theological maturity is, why it matters for every Christian, and how believers grow in it by God's grace. Drawing from Hebrews 5:14, Ephesians 4:13–14, and other key passages, Dave explains how maturity means being rooted in God's truth, steady in faith, discerning in practice, and Christlike in character. Dave also highlights how theological maturity protects us from false teaching, strengthens our witness before a watching world, and deepens our love for God as we grow in our knowledge of Him and obedience to His Word. Listen to the Episode Watch the Episode Episode Outline 1. What Is Theological Maturity? Theological maturity is not about knowing every Greek verb or winning debates. It is about being rooted in truth so that we are steady in faith, discerning in practice, and Christlike in character. Paul's vision in Ephesians 4:13–14, maturity means being anchored in truth and not tossed about by every wind of doctrine. 2. Why Does Theological Maturity Matter? Protects from false teaching. Immaturity leaves us vulnerable to error, while mature believers can discern truth from error in light of Scripture. Strengthens our witness. A mature church reflects Christ well to the world, whereas shallow faith leads to shallow testimony. Deepens our love for God. Knowing God rightly fuels true worship and obedience, knowledge that is warmed by love for Christ. 3. How Do Christians Grow in Maturity? Stay in the Word: Maturity requires consistent exposure to Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16–17). Commit to sound doctrine: Do not settle for feel good teaching, pursue truth that accords with godliness (Titus 2:1). Practice discernment: Train yourself by comparing all things to Scripture (Hebrews 5:14). Pray in dependence on the Spirit: Growth is Spirit empowered, not self powered. Stay planted in a local church: Christ gave pastors and teachers to equip His people (Ephesians 4:11–12). Live out what you know: Obedience is the mark of true maturity (James 1:22). Application Are you growing in Christ, or simply coasting? Do you find yourself easily swayed by new trends and teachings, or are you anchored in the truth of God's Word? The good news is that growth is possible for every believer. By God's Spirit, we can move from milk to solid food, from immaturity to maturity, from instability to stability in Christ. Scripture Referenced Hebrews 5:14 Ephesians 4:13–14 2 Timothy 3:16–17 Titus 2:1 James 1:22 Colossians 1:28 Thank you for listening or watch this episode of Anchored in the Word with Dave Jenkins. If this episode encouraged you, consider sharing it with a friend and leaving a review to help others find the podcast. For more from Anchored in the Word with Dave please visit our page at Servants of Grace or our YouTube. Until next time, stay anchored in the Word of God.

The UFFL is a Fantasy Football League comprised of 12 teams. It's members all came from a triple-wide trailer in the heart of Bristol, CT - where as young Sports Television (think 4 letters) Production Assistants, they battled for pride and very little money in the greatest fantasy football dynasty league...EVER.      On the "UFFL: TOTAL NONSENSE PODCAST" you will hear behind the scenes stories and insider info about the league, it's odd owners, and the current fantasy football season. So stay tuned and learn from fantasy football legends (not really) about football (maybe), fantasy sports (possibly), life (doubtfully), and about the UFFL owners themselves (regrettably)!     It's the Ultimate Fantasy Football League...     in podcast entertainment form...     brought to you for F-R-E-E!!     By God, it's nearly worth every penny!#Recorded Wednesday, November 12th, 2025UFFL Week 11 - The Trade Deadline Spectacular!__________________________________________________Trade News? CHECK!  Special Guests?  CHECK!  Bizarre and slightly concerning stories about John B.'s College Years?..... well we kept that out.  But you won't want to miss what we kept in!Tune in for the Week 10 Commissioner's Awards:  Move of the Week, Fantasy Redemption, Energy Boost, and the False Idol of the Week!We have TRADE ALERTS!!And stick around for our special guest - Impact of Olestra owner Jason - and his incredible Franchise Turnaround story!______________________WEEK 10 RESULTS______________________ Mutt & Jeff 164  – Vicious & Delicious 139 Waiver Wire Heroes 114  – Rochester Tschmingus 107 The Mission 145  – Free Jamal 104 Impact of Olestra 135  – Gurley's Gone 80 Cardiff the Giant Killer 134 – Compton's Most Wanted 75 Kick-Ass Philanthropists 138 – West Coast 4 Life 112________________________WEEK 11 SCHEDULE________________________ Kick-Ass Philanthropists – at – Compton's Most Wanted West Coast 4 LIfe – at –  Cardiff the Giant Killer Gurley's Gone – at – Vicious & Delicious The Mission – at – Waiver Wire Heroes Rochester Tschmingus – at – Free Jamal Mutt & Jeff – at – Impact of Olestra_______________ 2025 UFFL_______________– East Division –1.   Mutt & Jeff (Chris) – 8-1-12.  Free Jamal (Jeremy) – 7-33.  Waiver Wire Heroes (John B.) – 6-44.  Gurley's Gone (John M. and Ben) – 2-8____________– Central Division –1.   Cardiff Giant The Giant Killer (Matt M.) – 6-42.  Vicious & Delicious (Scott/Commish) – 4-63.  Impact of Olestra (Jason) – 4-64.  Kick-Ass Philanthropists (Dave) – 3-7____________– West Division –1.   The Mission (Matt V., Matt C.) – 8-22.  West Coast 4 Life (Thomas) – 5-53.  Compton's Most Wanted (Aladdin and JPete) – 3-6-14.   Rochester Tschmingus (Brian) – 3-7_____________

The UFFL is a Fantasy Football League comprised of 12 teams. It's members all came from a triple-wide trailer in the heart of Bristol, CT - where as young Sports Television (think 4 letters) Production Assistants, they battled for pride and very little money in the greatest fantasy football dynasty league...EVER.      On the "UFFL: TOTAL NONSENSE PODCAST" you will hear behind the scenes stories and insider info about the league, it's odd owners, and the current fantasy football season. So stay tuned and learn from fantasy football legends (not really) about football (maybe), fantasy sports (possibly), life (doubtfully), and about the UFFL owners themselves (regrettably)!     It's the Ultimate Fantasy Football League...     in podcast entertainment form...     brought to you for F-R-E-E!!     By God, it's nearly worth every penny!#Recorded Wednesday, November 5th, 2025UFFL Week 10__________________________________________________It's a BIG SHOW this week for John B., Chris, and The Commish!  Week 10 is upon us after 9 weeks of UFFL Action and there is so much to talk about as the Trade Deadline is quickly approaching including Stat corrections, Trades, Champagne popping in Miami, UFFL Franchise comps - you have to hear it to believe it!Tune in for the Week 9 Commissioner's Awards:  Move of the Week, House of the Dragon Fantasy Twist, and the Vanishing Act!We have TRADE ALERTS!!And stick around for our special guest - Gurley's Gone Co-owner Ben C. who debuts our newest feature "Better By The Numbers with Ben!"______________________WEEK 9 RESULTS______________________ Kick-Ass Philanthropists 103  – Mutt & Jeff 100 Waiver Wire Heroes 139 – West Coast 4 Life 91 Free Jamal 148 – Compton's Most Wanted 94 Cardiff the Giant Killer 135 – Gurley's Gone 84 The Mission 136 – Vicious & Delicious 120 Impact of Olestra 130 – Rochester Tschmingus 120________________________WEEK 10 SCHEDULE________________________ West Coast 4 Life – at – Kick-Ass Philanthropists Cardiff the Giant Killer – at – Compton's Most Wanted Impact of Olestra – at – Gurley's Gone Free Jamal – at – The Mission Waiver Wire Heroes – at – Rochester Tschmingus Vicious & Delicious – at – Mutt & Jeff_______________ 2025 UFFL_______________– East Division –1.   Mutt & Jeff (Chris) – 7-1-12.  Free Jamal (Jeremy) – 7-23.  Waiver Wire Heroes (John B.) – 5-44.  Gurley's Gone (John M. and Ben) – 2-7____________– Central Division –1.   Cardiff Giant The Giant Killer (Matt M.) – 5-42.  Vicious & Delicious (Scott/Commish) – 4-53.  Impact of Olestra (Jason) – 3-64.  Kick-Ass Philanthropists (Dave) – 2-7____________– West Division –1.   The Mission (Matt V., Matt C.) – 7-22.  West Coast 4 Life (Thomas) – 5-43.  Compton's Most Wanted (Aladdin and JPete) – 3-5-14.   Rochester Tschmingus (Brian) – 3-6_____________

The UFFL is a Fantasy Football League comprised of 12 teams. It's members all came from a triple-wide trailer in the heart of Bristol, CT - where as young Sports Television (think 4 letters) Production Assistants, they battled for pride and very little money in the greatest fantasy football dynasty league...EVER.      On the "UFFL: TOTAL NONSENSE PODCAST" you will hear behind the scenes stories and insider info about the league, it's odd owners, and the current fantasy football season. So stay tuned and learn from fantasy football legends (not really) about football (maybe), fantasy sports (possibly), life (doubtfully), and about the UFFL owners themselves (regrettably)!     It's the Ultimate Fantasy Football League...     in podcast entertainment form...     brought to you for F-R-E-E!!     By God, it's nearly worth every penny!#Recorded Tuesday, October 29th, 2025UFFL Week 9__________________________________________________The 2nd half of the season has begun, the trade deadline looms, and John B., Chris, and The Commish are here to give you all the gory details on what happened in Week 8, and what's to come in Week 9.Don't miss the Week 8 Commissioner's Awards:  Fantasy Redemption, Move of the Week, Disappearing Act, and our newest Award – The Grumpier Old Men of the week!We have a TRADE ALERT!!Stick around for previews and predictions for Week 9!All this and more as the 2nd half of the season is underway in the UFFL! ______________________WEEK 8 RESULTS______________________ Mutt & Jeff 147  – Cardiff the Giant Killer 127 Compton's Most Wanted 97 – Waiver Wire Heroes 88 West Coast 4 Life 180 – Free Jamal 129 Gurley's Gone 126 – Kick-Ass Philanthropists 114 Vicious and Delicious 117 – Rochester Tschmingus 91 The Mission 123 – Impact of Olestra 71________________________WEEK 9 SCHEDULE________________________ Rochester Tschmingus – at – Impact of Olestra The Mission – at – Vicious & Delicious Gurley's Gone – at – Cardiff the Giant Killer Compton's Most Wanted – at – Free Jamal Waiver Wire Heroes – at – West Coast 4 Life Mutt & Jeff  – at – Kick-Ass Philanthropists_______________ 2025 UFFL_______________– East Division –1.   Mutt & Jeff (Chris) – 7-0-12.  Free Jamal (Jeremy) – 6-23.  Waiver Wire Heroes (John B.) – 4-44.  Gurley's Gone (John M. and Ben) – 2-6____________– Central Division –1.   Cardiff Giant The Giant Killer (Matt M.) – 4-42.  Vicious & Delicious (Scott/Commish) – 4-43.  Impact of Olestra (Jason) – 2-64.  Kick-Ass Philanthropists (Dave) – 1-7____________– West Division –1.   The Mission (Matt V., Matt C.) – 6-22.  West Coast 4 Life (Thomas) – 5-33.  Compton's Most Wanted (Aladdin and JPete) – 3-4-14.   Rochester Tschmingus (Brian) – 3-5_____________

The UFFL is a Fantasy Football League comprised of 12 teams. It's members all came from a triple-wide trailer in the heart of Bristol, CT - where as young Sports Television (think 4 letters) Production Assistants, they battled for pride and very little money in the greatest fantasy football dynasty league...EVER.      On the "UFFL: TOTAL NONSENSE PODCAST" you will hear behind the scenes stories and insider info about the league, it's odd owners, and the current fantasy football season. So stay tuned and learn from fantasy football legends (not really) about football (maybe), fantasy sports (possibly), life (doubtfully), and about the UFFL owners themselves (regrettably)!     It's the Ultimate Fantasy Football League...     in podcast entertainment form...     brought to you for F-R-E-E!!     By God, it's nearly worth every penny!#Recorded Tuesday, October 29th, 2025Total Nonsense Late Cuts: UFFL Multiverse!__________________________________________________The 2nd half of the season has begun, the trade deadline looms, and John B., Chris, and The Commish are here to give you all the gory details on what happened in Week 8, and what's to come in Week 9.A Short Minute (or so) with Chris G.'s thoughts on the UFFL in another time and place...______________________WEEK 8 RESULTS______________________ Mutt & Jeff 147  – Cardiff the Giant Killer 127 Compton's Most Wanted 97 – Waiver Wire Heroes 88 West Coast 4 Life 180 – Free Jamal 129 Gurley's Gone 126 – Kick-Ass Philanthropists 114 Vicious and Delicious 117 – Rochester Tschmingus 91 The Mission 123 – Impact of Olestra 71________________________WEEK 9 SCHEDULE________________________ Rochester Tschmingus – at – Impact of Olestra The Mission – at – Vicious & Delicious Gurley's Gone – at – Cardiff the Giant Killer Compton's Most Wanted – at – Free Jamal Waiver Wire Heroes – at – West Coast 4 Life Mutt & Jeff  – at – Kick-Ass Philanthropists_______________ 2025 UFFL_______________– East Division –1.   Mutt & Jeff (Chris) – 7-0-12.  Free Jamal (Jeremy) – 6-23.  Waiver Wire Heroes (John B.) – 4-44.  Gurley's Gone (John M. and Ben) – 2-6____________– Central Division –1.   Cardiff Giant The Giant Killer (Matt M.) – 4-42.  Vicious & Delicious (Scott/Commish) – 4-43.  Impact of Olestra (Jason) – 2-64.  Kick-Ass Philanthropists (Dave) – 1-7____________– West Division –1.   The Mission (Matt V., Matt C.) – 6-22.  West Coast 4 Life (Thomas) – 5-33.  Compton's Most Wanted (Aladdin and JPete) – 3-4-14.   Rochester Tschmingus (Brian) – 3-5_____________

Send us a textAfter the victory at Jericho, Israel expects an easy win at Ai—but the soldiers run away and Joshua falls before God, devastated. God reveals the reason: someone has disobeyed by taking things from Jericho that were meant to be destroyed. By God's choice, the tribes and families come forward until Achan is named. He confesses that he hid silver, gold, and clothes under his tent. Israel removes the sin from the camp, and then—following God's new plan—they return to Ai and win. This sobering story shows that hidden choices can hurt many people, and that God calls His people to honest hearts and obedient lives. Talk about it:Why did Israel lose the first battle at Ai?What did Achan take, and why was hiding it such a big problem?How did God help Joshua after the people obeyed?What is one honest choice you can make this week, even if it's hard?Visit our website: kathyskidsstorytime.orgWe'd love to hear from you.To reach us quickly, click the “Send us a text” link at the top of the episode description.Or write to us by mail:Kathy's Kids StorytimePO Box 44270Charlotte, NC 28215-0043

His Hebrew name is Jacob. He was a close kinsman of Christ, and was therefore called, according to the Jewish usage of the time, his "brother." Some accounts say that he was a child of Joseph by his first marriage; others accounts say that he was the son of Joseph's brother Cleopas and his wife Mary, who was first cousin of the Theotokos. He took the Nazirite vows of one completely consecrated to God according to the Law, and from a young age he was called "the Just" by his people. He is called James the Lesser in Scripture (Mark 15:40) to distinguish him from James the son of Zebedee, who is called the Greater. The Apostles appointed him first Bishop of Jerusalem. It was he who presided at the earliest Council of the Church in Jerusalem, where he resolved the problem of how gentile converts should be received into the Church (see Acts 15). He wrote the New Testament Epistle, addressed primarily to Jewish converts to the Faith, that bears his name. About the year 62, he ascended to the peak of the Temple in Jerusalem on Passover, and there bore witness to Christ so effectively that the people cried out "Hosanna to the Son of David." At this, the Scribes and Pharisees, fearing that all the people would be converted to Christ, cast him down to the ground. By God's grace, he survived long enough to rise, kneel and pray, like his Master, "Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do." He was then clubbed to death by one of the scribes.

His Hebrew name is Jacob. He was a close kinsman of Christ, and was therefore called, according to the Jewish usage of the time, his "brother." Some accounts say that he was a child of Joseph by his first marriage; others accounts say that he was the son of Joseph's brother Cleopas and his wife Mary, who was first cousin of the Theotokos. He took the Nazirite vows of one completely consecrated to God according to the Law, and from a young age he was called "the Just" by his people. He is called James the Lesser in Scripture (Mark 15:40) to distinguish him from James the son of Zebedee, who is called the Greater. The Apostles appointed him first Bishop of Jerusalem. It was he who presided at the earliest Council of the Church in Jerusalem, where he resolved the problem of how gentile converts should be received into the Church (see Acts 15). He wrote the New Testament Epistle, addressed primarily to Jewish converts to the Faith, that bears his name. About the year 62, he ascended to the peak of the Temple in Jerusalem on Passover, and there bore witness to Christ so effectively that the people cried out "Hosanna to the Son of David." At this, the Scribes and Pharisees, fearing that all the people would be converted to Christ, cast him down to the ground. By God's grace, he survived long enough to rise, kneel and pray, like his Master, "Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do." He was then clubbed to death by one of the scribes.

The UFFL is a Fantasy Football League comprised of 12 teams. It's members all came from a triple-wide trailer in the heart of Bristol, CT - where as young Sports Television (think 4 letters) Production Assistants, they battled for pride and very little money in the greatest fantasy football dynasty league...EVER.      On the "UFFL: TOTAL NONSENSE PODCAST" you will hear behind the scenes stories and insider info about the league, it's odd owners, and the current fantasy football season. So stay tuned and learn from fantasy football legends (not really) about football (maybe), fantasy sports (possibly), life (doubtfully), and about the UFFL owners themselves (regrettably)!     It's the Ultimate Fantasy Football League...     in podcast entertainment form...     brought to you for F-R-E-E!!     By God, it's nearly worth every penny!#Recorded Tuesday, October 21st, 2025UFFL Week 8__________________________________________________The Commissioner has returned!  And just in time for the UFFL Midseason show!  John B., Chris, and The Commish are back to give you everything you need to know after 7 weeks have been played, and 7 more need to be completed before the 2025 UFFL Playoffs begin!Don't miss the Week 7 Commissioner's Awards:  Fantasy Redemption, Energy Boost, and the Vanishing Act Award of the week!Stick around for previews and predictions for Week 8!Stay tuned for our newest feature:  The 3 Stars of the Week!All this and more in another exciting week of UFFL Fantasy Football!______________________WEEK 7 RESULTS______________________ Mutt & Jeff 192  – West Coast 4 Life 114 Cardiff the Giant Killer 161 – The Mission 160 Rochester Tschmingus 140  – Kick-Ass Philanthropists 128 Waiver Wire Heroes 105  – Impact of Olestra 84 Gurley's Gone 107 – Compton's Most Wanted 105 Free Jamal 122  – Vicious & Delicious 72________________________WEEK 8 SCHEDULE________________________ Compton's Most Wanted – at – Waiver Wire Heroes Kick-Ass Philanthropists – at – Gurley's Gone Free Jamal – at – West Coast 4 Life Vicious & Delicious – at – Rochester Tschmingus Impact of Olestra – at – The Mission Cardiff the Giant Killer  – at – Mutt & Jeff_______________ 2025 UFFL_______________– East Division –1.   Mutt & Jeff (Chris) – 6-0-12.  Free Jamal (Jeremy) – 6-13.  Waiver Wire Heroes (John B.) – 4-34.  Gurley's Gone (John M. and Ben) – 1-6____________– Central Division –1.   Cardiff Giant The Giant Killer (Matt M.) – 4-32.  Vicious & Delicious (Scott/Commish) – 3-43.  Impact of Olestra (Jason) – 2-54.  Kick-Ass Philanthropists (Dave) – 1-6____________– West Division –1.   The Mission (Matt V., Matt C.) – 5-22.  West Coast 4 Life (Thomas) – 4-33.  Rochester Tschmingus (Brian) – 3-44.  Compton's Most Wanted (Aladdin and JPete) – 2-4-1_____________

When my two nieces were younger, they’d coax me into a game after dinner. They’d turn off all the lights in the house, and we’d shuffle through the darkness, clutching each other and laughing. They enjoyed scaring themselves by choosing to walk in the dark, knowing they could turn on the light anytime. In his letter to the early believers in Jesus, the apostle John talked about choosing to walk in a different kind of darkness. First John 1:6 refers to sin as “darkness.” Walking in darkness isn’t a momentary lapse, but a choice to keep engaging in wrongdoing. John reminds us that our holy God “is light” and “in him there is no darkness” (v. 5). So when we claim a relationship with Him yet willfully continue sinning, “we lie and do not live out the truth” (v. 6). Jesus, the light of the world, came so that “whoever follows [Him] will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). By God’s grace, after we’ve wandered in spiritual darkness and we turn to Him in repentance, we can walk in His light again—in His ways and purposes. He will “forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). Only when we live in obedience to God can we enjoy the full blessing of relationship with Him and with other believers (v. 7).

The final prophecy against a particular nation is a doozy, proclaiming total annihilation and ruin and spanning two long chapters, one of which is the fifth longest chapter in Scripture. Who could this prophecy be against? What nation's actions would merit such a rebuke? If you guessed Babylon, you are right! Though the Lord allowed Babylon to attack His own people and send them into exile, Babylon is still responsible for their own sin and their own actions. By God's design, his people are punished because of their ongoing sin and rebellion, but Babylon is punished more so because of their idolatry and wickedness. This is a long episode so plan accordingly.Jeremiah 51 - 1:12 . Jeremiah 52 - 16:45 . Psalm 123 - 23:36 . Psalm 124 - 24:19 .  :::Christian Standard Bible translation.All music written and produced by John Burgess Ross.Co-produced by Bobby Brown, Katelyn Pridgen, Eric Williamson & the Christian Standard Biblefacebook.com/commuterbibleinstagram.com/commuter_bibletwitter.com/CommuterPodpatreon.com/commuterbibleadmin@commuterbible.org

The UFFL is a Fantasy Football League comprised of 12 teams. It's members all came from a triple-wide trailer in the heart of Bristol, CT - where as young Sports Television (think 4 letters) Production Assistants, they battled for pride and very little money in the greatest fantasy football dynasty league...EVER.      On the "UFFL: TOTAL NONSENSE PODCAST" you will hear behind the scenes stories and insider info about the league, it's odd owners, and the current fantasy football season. So stay tuned and learn from fantasy football legends (not really) about football (maybe), fantasy sports (possibly), life (doubtfully), and about the UFFL owners themselves (regrettably)!     It's the Ultimate Fantasy Football League...     in podcast entertainment form...     brought to you for F-R-E-E!!     By God, it's nearly worth every penny!#Recorded Tuesday, October 14th, 2025UFFL Week 7__________________________________________________The Commissioner has vanished!  No not his playoff hopes, the man himself!  So Aladdin comes in to help John B. and Chris break down an exciting week in the UFFL, where teams are starting to separate into Division Leaders, Wild Card hopefuls, and teams ready to pull the chute on the 2025 Season!Don't miss the Week 6 Commissioner's Awards:  Fantasy Redemption, Energy Boost, the Vanishing Act, and the Luke Dillon Series of Unfortunate Events Award of the week!Stick around for previews and predictions for Week 7!Stay tuned for a Laundry List of Players available for trade from teams around the league!All this and more – BUT first – WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS!!______________________WEEK 6 RESULTS______________________ Mutt & Jeff 118  – Compton's Most Wanted 118 The Mission 172 – Kick-Ass Philanthropists 109 Rochester Tschmingus 153  – Cardiff the Giant Killer 120 Waiver Wire Heroes 105  – Vicious & Delicious  91 West Coast 4 Life 110 – Gurley's Gone 102 Free Jamal 110  – Impact of Olestra 85________________________WEEK 7 SCHEDULE________________________ West Coast 4 Life – at – Mutt & Jeff Waiver Wire Heroes – at – Impact of Olestra  Free Jamal – at – Vicious & Delicious Gurley's Gone – at – Compton's Most Wanted The Mission – at – Cardiff the Giant Killer Rochester Tschmingus – at – Kick-Ass Philanthropists_______________ 2025 UFFL_______________– East Division –1.   Mutt & Jeff (Chris) – 5-0-12.  Free Jamal (Jeremy) – 5-13.  Waiver Wire Heroes (John B.) – 3-34.  Gurley's Gone (John M. and Ben) – 0-6____________– Central Division –1.   Cardiff Giant The Giant Killer (Matt M.) – 3-32.  Vicious & Delicious (Scott/Commish) – 3-33.  Impact of Olestra (Jason) – 2-44.  Kick-Ass Philanthropists (Dave) – 1-5____________– West Division –1.   The Mission (Matt V., Matt C.) – 5-12.  West Coast 4 Life (Thomas) – 4-23.  Compton's Most Wanted (Aladdin and JPete) – 2-3-14.  Rochester Tschmingus (Brian) – 2-4_____________

By God's sovereign grace, the very things that threaten to separate us from Christ are tools in His hands to make us more like Him. Today, Sinclair Ferguson concludes his reflections on the closing words of Romans 8. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/who-shall-separate-us/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://donate.ligonier.org/ Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts