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Christian: Do you live with doubt about Jesus' promise to save? Doubt no longer! Find comfort in the sure, unwavering, truthful promise of God. He hasn't only spoken of your salvation; He has sworn it with an oath. And that is as good as it gets. Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/preach-the-word/id1449859151?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aSveQvIs7SPHWB4UcmSUQ

February 12, 2024 Today's Reading: 2 Kings 2:1-12Daily Lectionary: Job 8:1-22; John 4:27-452 Kings 2:9: When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, ‘Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me.'”In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. That's a strange request. What does Elisha want with those words, “a double portion of your spirit on me”? Notice that little word “on.” Why didn't Elisha say “a double portion of your spirit in me”? Scripture does speak of the Holy Spirit being “in” a person. Paul speaks of this gift for the Christian: “Do you not know that … God's Spirit dwells in you.” (1 Corinthians 3:16) In this way, David, praying for forgiveness, asks God to “take not your Holy Spirit from me.” (Psalm 51:9,11) Comfort for the Christian: although we live in sinful flesh, yet our faith rejoices that the Holy Spirit dwells in us. It's God's promise. But Elisha prays for the Holy Spirit upon him (not in him). Here Scripture speaks to us not of the life of faith (i.e., “the Holy Spirit” in us), but of an office. To have the Holy Spirit upon a man is for that man to be in the Holy Spirit's Office, bearing the mantle of proclaiming the Gospel. In this way, Jesus—who certainly has the Holy Spirit in him—speaks of the Holy Spirit coming upon him. When the Holy Spirit comes upon Jesus, Jesus has now been publicly placed in the office of proclaiming the good news of salvation (Luke 4:18). How could it be any other way? When the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus at His Baptism, Jesus is publicly named as God the Son (Luke 3:22). Then the prophet John is able to publicly proclaim him to be the Lamb of God bearing the sin of the world (John 1:29). The Lamb of God bearing the sin of the world—is that not the perfect description of the office Jesus is given to be our Savior? We now rejoice. Rejoice that all our sin was borne by Jesus as He fulfilled His office of the Lamb of God. And you now rejoice that the Holy Spirit dwells in you, creating in you a clean heart of faith. And rejoice that while every Christian has the Holy Spirit in himself or herself, the Holy Spirit is also upon those who are called to the Office of Holy Ministry, so that these called and ordained men now bear the office to proclaim Christ crucified to you for your salvation. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.Lord Jesus, create in me a clean heart and let not your Holy Spirit be taken from me. In the midst of my sin, give to me, as you gave to David, a repentant heart to rejoice in your grace. Be with my pastor and all pastors, that they may have much joy in proclaiming your Gospel to those for whom you died. Amen.-Pastor Warren Graff is retired from Grace Lutheran Church, Albuquerque.Audio Reflections Speaker: Pastor Jonathan Lackey is the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, Vine Grove, Ky.The Lutheran Reader's Bible helps you develop a habit of devotion and Bible reading so you can slowly but intentionally understand and grow in God's Word. Through introductions to the sixty-six books of the Bible, guided reading plans, and more, this Bible builds your confidence to study Scripture on your own.

Christian: Do you know who you are? I'm not asking who you feel like you are, but who you actually are based on the truth of Scripture.My guess is you're a whole lot more in God's eyes than you realize.Join me for today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more about who God says you are and how that will impact your life.Scripture Used in Today's MessagePhilippians 1:1Who do you know that needs to hear today's message? Go ahead and forward this to them, along with a prayer that God will use it in their life.To find Tom on Instagram, Facebook, TicTok, and elsewhere, go to linktr.ee/tomthepreacher To support Tom Short Campus Ministries, click herehttps://www.tomthepreacher.com/supportHave you read my book, "Takin' it to Their Turf"?If not, you may request a copy on my website, www.TomthePreacher.comWe send a copy to anyone who donates to our ministry, but if you can't do so, simply request a copy by sending us an email.************ Do you want to have all your sins forgiven and know God personally? *********Check out my video "The Bridge Diagram" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0Kjwrlind8&t=1sCheck out my website, www.TomthePreacher.com, to learn more about my ministry and sign up for my daily email. And make sure to request a copy of my book, Takin' it to Their Turf, when you visit my website.Check out my videos on this channel to learn how to answer tough questions challenging our faith.

The USA is a lot like Ephraim and God tells us the warnings He sent them to warn us. Will we listen as a nation-- Will we listen as individuals to Gods warning-- Do we have head knowledge but never live it-- Are you a real Christian or just a cultural Christian-- Do not just listen or read this passage. Think about fittest yourself and listen to God's warning.

Subscriber-only episodeJeremiah 13:1-13Don't be a useless Christian Do you not have power? Are you more interested in playing games instead of saving souls. Are you unproductive or unprofitable?It's hard to be a truth tellers. You are not going to be welcome.When we rebel we become useless.When we keep running back into the darkness2peterWhen we refuse to do God's plan.Don't be bring our body under subjection. When your heels are higher than your bible standards. Cling to Jesus!!!

In this episode of The Tent Making Christianity Podcast, the team discusses Christian "Do's and don'ts" for Halloween. 

Tis' the season to assess the year gone by and reflect on our learnings and lessons. Want to take it a step further? This interview with Sister Shivani offers action steps and powerful incantations that go to work deep in our subconscious mind to help strengthen our emotional immune system, clear karmic accounts through forgiveness, and even help shift the collective consciousness.   For over 25 years, BK Shivani has been a practitioner and a teacher of Rajyoga Meditation -- the heart of the teachings of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization. In 2019, Sister Shivani was awarded the highest civilian honor for women in India, the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskaar, for her role in transforming human behaviors.    To share in the power of Sister Shivani's global message of love, healing, personal responsibility, and transformation, Sage and Tony Robbins would like to gift you this special moment shared from a 2022 private event with their Platinum Partners in Mexico. We hope this message is one you'll share with your family and friends this season. And one you'll carry with you into the New Year and beyond.   Blessings & Happy Holidays from Tony, Sage & Team Tony Watch the discussion here: https://youtu.be/-LrUbUB6kAg   SHOW NOTES:     [00:15]  Sage Intro  [01:35] Tony Intro [02:44]  Creating a shift from within [05:24] Moment of silence / Guided affirmations [12:16] Shift from a life of blame to a life of personal responsibility [14:53] Shifting your language [16:40]  Stress = Pressure / Resilience [18:47]  Happiness means emotional independence  [20:05]  Sister Shivani recounts a story of an emotional breakthrough / healing [24:01]  Sister Shivani on forgiveness [28:17]  Be the master of your mind [31:10]  Understanding the journey of the soul [35:58]  Everything is predestined  [37:04]  Happiness means to be a giver [38:33]  Forgiveness means changing present karma  [39:56]  Affirmations for simple healing and releasing  [45:31]  Clean the clutter of the mind everyday  [47:28]  Question from Tony: Would you share with us how you came to these truths? [49:27]  Question from Sage: With regards to affirmations, what do you recommend if someone is stuck in a state of emotion? [58:32]  Question from Sage: How can we connect in oneness with those we lost? [01:04:36]  Question from Emma: What are your thoughts on enlightenment? [01:06:34]  Question from  Berenice: How do you deal with family members with negative energy? [01:10:04]  Question from Guest: How do I know when I am purifying my energy instead of just being numb to emotion? [01:18:31]  Question from Adam:  When it comes to addiction, how do you break people from denial? [01:28:02]  Question from Jack:  Can you elaborate on the experience of death for the one that passes? [01:32:38]  Question from Christian: Do you recommend some form of pre-framing for parents? And when in a child's life would you introduce it?  [01:40:32]  Sign off

     Do not Love the World. The apostle John warns Christians, saying, “Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world” (1 John 2:15-16). When John writes and tells the Christian “Do not love the world”, he's not talking about the physical planet. The Greek word κόσμος kosmos as it is used by the apostle John and others most often refers to “that which is hostile to God…lost in sin, wholly at odds with anything divine, ruined and depraved.”[1] The world, or world-system, originated with Satan and consists of those philosophies and values that perpetually influence humanity to think and behave contrary to God and His Word. The world-system is mankind and society functioning without God, and is first and foremost a mindset that is antithetical to divine viewpoint. Lewis S. Chafer explains: "The kosmos is a vast order or system that Satan has promoted which conforms to his ideals, aims, and methods. It is civilization now functioning apart from God-a civilization in which none of its promoters really expect God to share; who assign to God no consideration in respect to their projects, nor do they ascribe any causality to Him. This system embraces its godless governments, conflicts, armaments, jealousies; its education, culture, religions of morality, and pride. It is that sphere in which man lives. It is what he sees, what he employs. To the uncounted multitude it is all they ever know so long as they live on this earth. It is properly styled “The Satanic System” which phrase is in many instances a justified interpretation of the so-meaningful word, kosmos."[2]      Satan's world system is a spiritual darkness that envelopes and permeates the human race, influencing every aspect of thought and behavior in such a way that the depraved nature of man is magnified while God is excluded. We should be careful to understand that Satan's system is a buffet that offers something for everyone who rejects God, whether he is moral or immoral, religious or irreligious, educated or simple, rich or poor. Satan is careful to make sure there's even something for the Christian in his world-system, which is why the Bible repeatedly warns the believer not to love the world or the things in the world. We are to be set apart (Col 2:8; Jam 1:27; 4:4; 1 John 2:15-16). Robert Lightner states: "The world is the Christian's enemy because it represents an anti-God system, a philosophy that is diametrically opposed to the will and plan of God. It is a system headed by the devil and therefore at odds with God (2 Cor 4:4). Likewise, the world hates the believer who lives for Christ (John 17:14). The Lord never kept this a secret from his own. He told them often of the coming conflict with the world (e.g., John 15:18-20; 16:1-3; 32-33; cf. 2 Tim 3:1-12). It is in this wicked world we must rear our families and earn our livelihoods. We are in it, yet are not to be a part of it."[3]      Do not Quench the Spirit. Paul wrote to the church at Thessalonica and said, “Do not quench the Spirit” (1 Th 5:19). The word “quench” translates the Greek word σβέννυμι sbennumi which means to “stifle or suppress.”[4] The word carries the idea of dowsing water on a fire so as to extinguish it. To “quench the Spirit” is to resist His revealed will and not follow as He leads. The Holy Spirit wants to work in our lives, but we must let Him have His way, and this means yielding, or submitting to Him on a regular basis, as opportunity permits; however, the Spirit does not force us to be spiritual, therefore He can be resisted. John Walvoord states, “Quenching the Spirit may simply be defined as being unyielded to Him, or saying, ‘No.' The issue is, therefore, the question of willingness to do His will.”[5]      Do not Grieve the Spirit. To the church at Ephesus, Paul wrote, “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption” (Eph 4:30). The Spirit is a Person, and He is grieved with us as Christians when we sin and act contrary to His holy character. Our sin hurts our relationship with Him and hinders His work in our lives. Grieving the Spirit is a willful act on our part when we think and behave sinfully. John Walvoord writes: "The Scriptures often testify to the fact that the Spirit of God is holy and that He is a person. The indwelling presence of this holy person constitutes the body of a believer a temple of God. In the nature of the case, the presence of sin in any form grieves the Holy Spirit. Accordingly, when the Christian is exhorted to “grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption” (Eph 4:30), it is an appeal to allow nothing in his life contrary to the holiness of the Spirit. It is clear that the one cause of grieving the Holy Spirit is sin."[6]      When the Christian is walking as he should, according to Scripture, then the Holy Spirit can work through him to touch the lives of others. When the Christian commits sin, then the Spirit is grieved and His ministry to others is diminished, and the Spirit must then begin to work on the heart of the Christian to bring him back into fellowship. Lewis S. Chafer states, “Sin destroys spirituality. It is necessarily so; for where sin is tolerated in the believer's daily life, the Spirit, who indwells him, must then turn from His blessed ministry through him, to a pleading ministry to him.”[7]      Restore Broken Fellowship with God Through Confession of Personal Sin. All believers sin, and there are none who attain perfection in this life (Pro 20:9; Eccl 7:20; 1 John 1:8-10). For this reason, familial forgiveness is necessary for a healthy relationship with God. David understood the folly of trying to conceal his sins, which resulted in psychological disequilibrium and pain; however, when he confessed his sin, God forgave him (Psa 32:2-5). John wrote, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). God forgives because it is His nature to do so, for He “merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth” (Psa 86:15; cf. Psa 103:8-14). And He is able to forgive because Christ has atoned for our sins at the cross, satisfying the Father's righteous demands regarding our offenses. The apostle John wrote, “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world” (1 John 2:1-2). The challenge for many believers is to trust God at His word and accept His forgiveness and not operate on guilty feelings. William MacDonald states: "The forgiveness John speaks about here [i.e., 1 John 1:9] is parental, not judicial. Judicial forgiveness means forgiveness from the penalty of sins, which the sinner receives when he believes on the Lord Jesus Christ. It is called judicial because it is granted by God acting as Judge. But what about sins which a person commits after conversion? As far as the penalty is concerned, the price has already been paid by the Lord Jesus on the cross of Calvary. But as far as fellowship in the family of God is concerned, the sinning saint needs parental forgiveness, that is, the forgiveness of His Father. He obtains it by confessing his sin. We need judicial forgiveness only once; that takes care of the penalty of all our sins—past, present, and future. But we need parental forgiveness throughout our Christian life."[8]   [1] Walter Bauer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed., rev. and ed. Fredrick William Danker (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 562. [2] Lewis S. Chafer, “Angelology Part 4” Bibliotheca Sacra 99 (1942): 282-283. [3] Robert P. Lightner, Handbook of Evangelical Theology: A Historical, Biblical, and Contemporary Survey and Review (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1995), 206. [4] Walter Bauer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 917. [5] John F. Walvoord, The Holy Spirit (Grand Rapids, MI., Zondervan Publishing, 1977), 197. [6] Ibid., 200. [7] Lewis S. Chafer, He that is Spiritual (Grand Rapids, Mich. Zondervan Publishing, 1967), 70. [8] William MacDonald, Believer's Bible Commentary: Old and New Testaments, ed. Arthur Farstad (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1995), 2310-11.

“We have arrived, my beloved, at the saving Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, at Great Week. This week is called Great, because in its 168 hours from today until the night of the Resurrection, we give honor to great events, unique and world historic, which shocked the earth, the heavens, and that which is below the earth. This is why this week is called Great, and it is why it should not pass us by like all the others.” He lists these duties for all Orthodox Chrisitans: 1) To thank our Lord Jesus Christ from the bottom of our hearts 2) To follow the sacred services 3) To fast 4) To go to Confession and receive Divine Communion 5) To serve our brethren who are suffering and are in need 6) To forgive everyone for everything. Met. Augoustinos reminds us that if we do not forgive “then you are not a Christian” “Do you know who we are like? We are like a beggar who every day has fifteen cents thrown at him, but one day a certain king passes by him and says, "Open your pockets!" and begins to count 1, 2, 3,... 5,... 10,... 100,... 168 gold coins that dazzle his eyes. And he, instead of taking this treasure to use it, he goes to the river and throws the gold coins in the water. Isn't this insanity? These hours therefore that the Church gives us is a treasure. Every hour, every bell ring, every beat, every second, is an important hour. Let us take advantage of these holy days. Let us not allow them to escape from us like the rest of our lives. Do we know if we will live to celebrate another Great Week? Perhaps this Great Week is the last of our lives? How many people did we have with us last year? Where are they now? We are leaving, the train is whistling, only once do we go through life with this skin. I pray this Great Week is an important milestone in our lives. May the Lord give us this week holy thoughts, holy feelings, heroic decisions, sanctification of the soul. May we seal Holy Week with the words, "Remember me, Lord, when You come into Your kingdom" (Lk. 23:42).” Text: https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2020... This channel is dedicated to sharing the writings and lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church. Glory to Jesus Christ! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/orthodox-wisdom/message

Show Notes: 2:00     Do Maggie's parents think about becoming grandparents? 8:40     Listener Question: Chloe – What are your fears for each other?  Maggie severe OCD phase as a child. 15:30   Dan feeling overwhelmed but also loving the abundance of opportunities. 18:19   Dan's new program “Positive Chaos.” 19:50   Mags punks her dad with “The Unbreakable Tire.” 23:58   Listener Question from Christian: Do you have any tips on putting away phones or distractions when you need to get something done? 31:05   IHOP experience in Austin.  THANK YOU to our wonderful servers and cooks!!! 33:20   Listener Question from Valentina: Do you recommend any other podcasts like yours?   36:45   Listener Question from Julia: Trying out for basketball team.  Any tips for handling the stress? 38:15   Misner vs. Uta Hagen: preparing for acting auditions and then what happens... 40:45   Maggie find out from TikTok she was in David Dobrik's vlog.

As you listen, you will gain insight on how to see your own dreams come to fulfillment. You will greatly enjoy “The Conversion of Marlyne Barrett.”   A-list actress, Marlyne Barrett's life had a very rocky start.  She was sexually abused at the age of two. Shortly thereafter, when her parents immigrated from Haiti to the U.S., she was sent to Quebec, Canada to live with relatives. She remembers a constant feeling of a dark presence seeking to rob her of her purity. Confused, depressed and filled with rage, she eventually tried to commit suicide, albeit unsuccessfully. The only comfort Marlyne had was going to the Catholic Church every week with her grandmother. Here she would cry out to God and feel His comfort. Still life was hard, and she often felt the dark presence leading her astray.  One day in her teens, on a Greyhound bus trip home, Marlyne finally cried out: “If you are real, Jesus, I need you now!” Immediately, she had a vision of Jesus outside the bus in the trees. From that moment on, Marlyne was determined to find God.     In due course, she ended up at a Catch the Fire church in Montreal. When she told the pastor that she had been acting from a young age, long before she was a Christian, he immediately said, “OK, here is your first acting assignment as a Christian: Do a monologue from the Book of Esther.” After that, however, she completely dropped all involvement in the entertainment industry for years, until she heard the Lord clearly speak to her that HE was sending her to HOLLYWOOD! She tested the Word with her pastor and then applied to go to school.  She went on to study at great schools and through a lot of hard work and the grace of God, she became an A-list actress!  Marlyne has great insight how to make an impact and to how to see all your dreams come to true! 

What do the signs, flags, posters, yard signs say about you? How many signs, etc. do you have that declare you to be a Christian? Do you live up to that, or do you have your neighbors chuckling about how you live versus the signs you have out front? Hear the story of Joshua and the leaders of Israel as they entered into the promised land. How would you have "voted" on hearing this great leader's words? Listen and be blessed! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eradio-valverde/support

Are you a new believer? A new Christian? Do you want to know more about Discipleship? And being a disciple? Click to listen to: What Does the Holy Spirit Do? Sharing from Book titled: New Christian’s Handbook written by: Max Anders.

Are you a new believer? A new Christian? Do you want to know more about Discipleship? And being a disciple? Click to listen to Who Is The Holy Spirit?Sharing from Book titled: New Christian’s Handbook written by: Max Anders.

Are you a new believer? A new Christian? Do you want to know more about Discipleship? And being a disciple? Click to listen about What Did Jesus Do? Sharing from Book titled: New Christian’s Handbook written by: Max Anders.

Are you a new believer? A new Christian? Do you want to know more about Discipleship? And being a disciple? Click to listen to: What Did Jesus Teach? Sharing from Book titled: New Christian’s Handbook written by: Max Anders.

Are you a new believer? A new Christian? Do you want to know more about Discipleship? And being a disciple? Click to listen to find out Who is Jesus? Sharing from Book titled: New Christian’s Handbook written by: Max Anders.

Are you a new believer? A new Christian? Do you want to know more about Discipleship? And being a disciple? Click to listen about: What Has God Done? Sharing from Book titled: New Christian’s Handbook written by: Max Anders.

Are you a new believer? A new Christian? Do you want to know more about Discipleship? And being a disciple? Click to listen about The Trinity? God is Three..Sharing from Book titled: New Christian’s Handbook written by: Max Anders.

What is the relationship between the law of God and the Christian? Do we have to obey it if we are not "under" the Law? How should we use the law? These are some to the questions that we will look at today.

•How do you feel Christian? Do you have joy? •With all the junk going on in our culture, maybe we’re not enjoying God the way we should. •There is a cost to progress. It has a price tag. •Christians shouldn’t be seeing everything happening in every zip code. •Have we forgotten we are not God? […] The post 08/13/2020 appeared first on Wretched.

Do you want to be all that God wants you to be- Do you want to be a growing and godly Christian- Do you want to be a positive, forward-looking person- Do you want more joy and peace- Do you want to love God more- If so, one thing that will help is having hope. Many Christians are lacking in hope, and don't even know what they are missing. They are focused on the present, on what is happening today, but they are not thinking about the future God has planned out for them. And they don't see that having this hope, that being excited about God's plans for their future, will help them be more fruitful and successful in the present.--How do we define hope- Hope is not a present reality but an expectation of a future reality. Hope, as a noun, is what you need to know about your future and, as a verb, it's what you need to believe about your future. It's knowing and seeing, by faith, God's plans for your future. It's what you don't have now but are confident God will give you in the ages to come. It's believing that God will continually show you His great love after you leave earth and are in heaven. -Today's Scripture reading is Psalm 47.

How do you live as a Christian? Do you consider yourself a prisoner of Jesus Christ, or have you allowed yourself to become a prisoner of Sin?

200503 Easter 4 Drive in Service (audio)200503 Easter 4 Order of ServiceSermon Manuscript:One of the words that Christians use in a special way is the word “world.” Those who are not familiar with Christ’s the apostles’ teachings might think that the globe, the planet earth, is being talked about with that word. That is not what is meant when the New Testament speaks about the “world.” What is meant by the word “world” has a lot to do with another special Christian word—the “flesh.” Here, too, those who are unfamiliar with Christian teaching might think of the butcher shop with such a word. But, again, that is not what Christians mean with the word “flesh.”So let’s begin by better understanding the word “flesh” as it is used in the Bible. “Flesh” is the word that is used to talk about the way that all people are after the fall into sin. When Adam and Eve sinned against God it was no longer natural for them to do the will of God. Instead, they loved themselves above everything else. What they wanted out of life was to be as comfortable as possible. They did not want to work or have trouble or suffer. They wanted to minimize these things as much as they possibly could, and they wanted to maximize pleasure. The more pleasure the better. This often drags the flesh into gluttony, drunkenness, pornography, adultery, and many other excesses. This is all contradictory to God’s will. It is God’s will that we should be content with what we have and to thank God for it. It is his will that we should love our neighbor and look out for him. We should help and support him in whatever needs he might have. We should help him to improve and protect his possessions and income. We should work, have trouble, and suffer—not so that we can get filthy stinking rich, but because it is helpful to those whom we are serving.And so now, perhaps, we have an idea of what the flesh is and what it is after. The flesh is greedy, lazy, deceitful, hankering after pleasure, honor, glory, and power. With these things as the endpoints, the goalposts, in life, all our thoughts, words, and actions are directed towards attaining them. Our flesh acts as though we are going to live forever and so it tries to accumulate more and more. It acts as though we will never be judged, and so it has no scruples. Whatever it can get away with, it does. If no one is looking, then do it. This is what is meant by the word “flesh” in the New Testament.What is meant by the word “world,” then, is the accumulation of all people’s flesh. The flesh’s goals and philosophies and ways of living are all included in the word “world.” As the accumulated wisdom of everybody’s flesh, you might say that the “world,” that is, its philosophy and way of life, is what comes naturally to people. People naturally understand looking out for themselves. They naturally understand that striving after honor, glory, and power is beneficial for a person’s quality of life. It is inconceivable to our flesh that any other way of living is even possible, because any other way of living is so impractical.But it is actually the world that is impractical, for the world cannot go on forever. It will not go on forever. Something that Jesus points out about the people who lived at the time of Noah and at the time of Sodom and Gomorrah was that they assumed that things would keep going on the way they had been. The folks at those times were contentedly living their lives as each saw fit. None of them paid any mind to their Creator or to any kind of judgment. They thought things would go on like that forever—perhaps they believed that they were going to build a more wonderful and advanced world. But then judgment came. A whole lot of people hope that there is no god. In fact, this is what comes naturally to our flesh as David points out in Psalm 14. People hope that there is no God so that they won’t be accountable for what they have done. But there is a God. And he does, indeed, judge, as every calamity and every disaster testifies to us, including the flood, and including our present troubled times.It is an unpleasant experience to recognize that God is judging and punishing accordingly, for if you actually understand this, then you will be disturbed or even terrified. Who wants that? Nevertheless it is a very good thing for us. It is good to learn that the way of the flesh means death and, therefore, by God’s just judgment, eternal death in hell. Adam and Eve would have much rather continued to busy themselves in the garden with their fig leaf clothes and making a life for themselves. They didn’t want to hear God’s Word. With their bad consciences, they were terrified when they sensed that God was drawing near. But it was much better for them to have this happen than for them to continue on as they were. Why? Because God did not just have a word of judgment; he also had a word of hope. He had a word of promised redemption. They were not doomed to live forever stuck in a life of selfishness, murder, and adultery. The Christ would come and he would set things right.And so he has. You know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers. You know that you were redeemed, that is, purchased, not with things that pass away, such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ—a Lamb without spot or blemish. In him, and in his resurrection, you have been born into a new way of life. With your first birth you were born into the flesh. With the second birth, being baptized into Christ, you have been given the gift of the Holy Spirit. You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, as Peter says.And so in contrast to living according to the flesh, you now are enabled to walk according to the Spirit. The way of the Holy Spirit is God’s will for us. God’s will is that we should love him with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind, and to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Your sights are set above the horizon of this present world. As Peter says in our Epistle reading today, we are aliens and temporary residents in this world. This world of sin and injustice, misery and death, cannot go on forever and will not go on forever. We do not put our hope in any earthly thing. Our hope is in that world where our sinful flesh, together with every other evil thing, is put under Jesus’s feet once and for all. In heaven we will no longer be selfish, lazy, bloated, corrupt wretches. We will be filled with love from the top of our heads to the soles of our feet.But we do not need to wait until we get to heaven to live this new life of the Holy Spirit. Indeed, we cannot continue to live according to the flesh if we hope to be saved. Do not let anybody deceive you. We cannot live according to the flesh all our lives and then, at the last moment, treat the Gospel like a get-out-of-hell-free card. It’s remarkable how people get what they want. Those who want to chew up and spit out their neighbor like a peach pit are going to end up in such a place where evil people will have each other to chew on. Those who burn with lust so as to take possession of that which is not theirs, will burn with lust and be taken possession of eternally. They’ll get what they want, but so will those who pray, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence and taken not they Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation and uphold me with Thy free spirit.” Those who pray for such things, will get what they want too. And this gift will be eternal.But, again, we do not need to wait for heaven to live this new life of love. You may begin to love now by the gift of the Holy Spirit who has been given to you. You may live according to the Holy Spirit instead of according to the flesh. All the apostles urge his new life for us Christians. Their letters would be incomplete if they did not teach those who believe in Christ how to live a life that is pleasing to God. That is why they give instructions for Christians, depending on their calling in life, for how they should conduct themselves. Our epistle reading today is a portion of such a section of Peter’s letter. Peter tells us not to live for pleasure, to be obedient to those whom God has placed in authority over us, and specifically addresses how slaves are to interact with their masters.There is a lot of worthy instruction that we could do with what Peter tells us, but with the time that we have remaining today I’d like to hone in on one thing in particular. I think it illustrates especially well the difference between the way of the flesh and the philosophies of the world vs. the sanctification of our lives that takes place in us by the Holy Spirit. It has to do with what Peter says to those Christians who happen to be slaves. Now there is no reason for us not to simply translate what Peter says to terms that are more familiar to us, so that is what I’ll do. I use the terms employee and employer instead of slaves and masters.So Peter says, “Employees: submit to your employers with total respect, not only to those who are good and kind, but also to those who are harsh. For this is favorable: if a person endures sorrows while suffering unjustly because he is conscious of God.”Such thinking, such humble actions, are totally foreign to our flesh, as I think all of us can immediately recognize. The flesh is only interested in those good works that are handsomely rewarded (if nothing else than) by praise and recognition. But what about this little good work that Peter speaks of here? You are not going to get on the six o’clock news for cheerfully doing what your boss tells you to do. Nobody notices things like that. Perhaps even your boss wouldn’t recognize your cheerful obedience, so how could anybody else know about it? No monuments or statues are put up to memorialize such actions. You won’t get a building named after you at some university someplace. But it is especially these kinds of good works that Christ’s apostles urge upon us Christians in our new life in Jesus’s resurrection. How different this is from the world! The world falls over themselves in praising rich philanthropists and other famous do-gooders. They have no time for little people or little acts of kindness. But while it is probably the case that other people do not notice the little things that you do in your callings and stations in life, God certainly sees such things. You might not have your praise from men now, but it is much better to have your praise from God if he should say to you, “Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your master.” It is much better to receive praise from God, because he knows what he is talking about—something that you won’t find with the praise of men. Men are always looking for the best bang for their buck in the good works that they do. Christians, on the other hand, love so that they can love some more. Having loved some more, they love yet still more.Therefore we have something very practical for you Christians with Peter’s words here. Do you want to be a Christian? Do you want to live a new life of love instead of your old life of selfishness? Then listen to your boss and cheerfully do what you are told. Don’t do this just for those who are reasonable and lavish praise upon you, but also for those who are cranky and harsh.But I know that a lot of you are retired, so what about you? You also have the opportunity to love, right in front of your noses. Break those old habits of bickering with your spouse, annoying one another. Slough off whatever mean things are said or done to you and think about how you can do good for them. Wives, submit to your husbands. Husbands, honor and cherish your wives and be patient with them.Or take children: theirs is right in from of their noses too. The golden work for children to do is to honor their father and mother. Again, this is totally unimpressive to the flesh and to the world. They make disobedience to those who are in authority into a sign of independence and manhood. But they are fools and liars. Children, make it your goal for your parents to be glad that you are their child. Gladly serve and obey them. God attaches a special promise to the fourth commandment: if you honor your father and your mother it will go well with you, and you will enjoy long life on the earth.All people, regardless of age or station in life, have people right in front of their noses that they can love and work and suffer for. This work that the world sneers at as servile is actually royal, noble work, for you are following in the steps of your master, your king. Jesus loved. His was a good life. You, likewise, will live a good life by loving those whom God has placed into your path.

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The judgement seat of Christ has received a lot of attention. Along with truth, there is false belief and miscommunication regarding it. Today it is my goal to support truth, clear up the miscommunication and correct the false belief.I. Who will appear – We -Only Christians will appear. Old Testament Saints, Tribulation Saints, those saved during Millennium will not appear. Just New Testament Saints will appearII. It is not an option to appear – Must- Every believer is going to appear before the Lord; now is the time to prepare.III The Judgement seat will be a place of Revelation - AppearA. Appear - Be laid bare, be revealedB. As we live and work here on earth, it is relatively easy for us to hide things and pretend; but the true character of our works will be exposed before the searching eyes of the Savior. He will reveal whether our works have been good or badC. The character of our service will be revealed 1 Cor 3:13D. The motives that impelled us will be revealed 1 Cor 4:5IV. The Judgement Seat of Christ A. The bema seat was the platform in Greek towns where orations were made or decisions handed down by rulers. (Matt 27:19; Acts 12:21; 18:12). It was where the awards were given out to the winners in the annual Olympic Games.B. Place of award not condemnation 1 Cor 3:10-15; Rom. 14:101. Christians are saved by faith Eph 2:8-9), but they will be judged according to the good or evil deeds they have done issuing from that faith (Eph 2:10; 1 Thes 1;3). 2. This is a judgment to determine rewards, not eternal destination. Salvation is not the issue here.C. Not to be confused with the Great White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20:11-15) – A judgment to determine eternal destination, not rewards.V. The judgement Seat will be a place of Reckoning as we give an account of our ministries Rom 14:10-12VI. The Judgement Seat will be a place of RecompenseA. Believers will be recompensed for the things they have done in their earthly lives, while in the body.B. Because of the gracious work of Christ on the cross, we will not face our sins (John 5:24; Rom 8:1); but we will have to give an account of our works and service for the Lord.VII. The Judgment Seat will be a place or Reward (1 Cor 3:10-15; 4:1-6) Recompense will be according to what he has done, whether good or bad A. Good – worthwhile 1 Cor 4:5; Eph 6:8 B. Bad – worthless 1 Cor 3:15; Col 3:25 Conclusion: The judgment seat is real. Are you even going to be there? Are you a Christian? Do the deeds done in your body support that faith you claim has saved? If you are going to be at the judgment seat as you are a Christian what is it going to be like? Are you going to get a participation award? Yes, saved but like the unwise steward you did nothing with your salvation other than escape hell. Is it going to be a time when you expect great reward or to find out that most of your acts are wood, hay and stubble as they were done with the wrong attitude? Is it going to be a time where you are surprised at the rewards received as you have done so much more for the cause of Christ than you even imagined? Time this morning does not allow me to explain in detail what happens to these rewards. They are given back to Christ as a love offering. What are you after the judgment seat going to have to give back to Christ as a love offering?

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Download this Episode On today's episode, we talk about the shiny object, ways to build your business and modern marketing. Please leave us a review and subscribe for more! reThink Real Estate Podcast Transcription Audio length 24:20 RTRE 64 – Get Off My Lawn: A Guide to Modern Marketing in Real Estate [music] [Chris] Welcome to re:Think Real Estate, your educational and hopefully entertaining source for all things real estate, business, news and tech.  [Christian]: I am Christian Harris in Seattle, Washington. [Nathan]: Hi, I am Nathan White in Columbus, Ohio. [Chris]: And I am Chris Lazarus in Atlanta, Georgia. Thanks for tuning in.  [music] [Chris]: Hey everybody and welcome back to re:Think Real Estate. Chris here with Christian and Nate. What's going on guys? [Christian]: Hey fellas. [Nathan]: What's up? Another week since last week. And I don't know. You know, the usual grind here. It's… [Christian]: You seem excited to be alive. [Chris]: ow's your CRM coming Nate? [laugter] [Nathan]: It's gonna get done after I get back from Key West next week. So… [Christian]: Let me know. I will walk you through it.  [Chris]: Man. [Nathan]: Work hard play hard boys. Work hard play hard. [Chris]: Must be good to be a real estate agent.  [Nathan]: I guess so. [Christian]: It is good to be an agent.  [Nathan]: I like it. What are we talking about today? [Chris]: Well we were just talking about [censored] marketing in real estate and how not to do it. You were just showing us a sign of a real estate agent that put his sign out in the middle of the Utah backcountry. On a…what was that Nate? [Nathan]: I mean literally it's in bum [censored] Egypt. I mean it was out…I mean literally it's a like a 16 mile hike. Like I mean maybe it's genius because here I am talking about it. Right. I don't know. [Chris]: Good marketing. [Nathan]: You know, I mean I don't know. But literally like it's like who's gonna see this, you know. Like you spent a…I mean what's an average sign cost? Hundred bucks? [Chris]: 47. [Nathan]: What's that? [Chris]: 47. [Nathan]: You use the cheap one.  [Christian]: Depends on how many you buy at a time. [Chris]: That's a temporary sign with the thing in the middle. [Nathan]: OK well either way I feel like this guy throw away 47 dollars. Because I doubt he'll ever go back to get it. But, you know, bad marking. You know, Christian was asking me do I do marketing. No. I mean yes and no. I think we've talked a little bit about that. That Ohio running realtor Instagram is of course my marketing. Even though it has nothing to do with Realty. [Christian]: Your Donut Saturday with your son. That's marketing. [Nathan]: It is but it had…I mean that was actually started before I became an agent. So I'll be at…a ton of people identify me through the donut Saturday. But I don't…I don't…I don't mail stuff out. I don't, you know, I'm not out blasting stuff on social media. I really hate most of that stuff. I think there's…there's more organic ways to do it. and I generally find that there's more bad examples than good examples. [Christian]: Yeah so you're saying that there are different ways to do marketing? [Nathan]: Yes but…let's go…there's…there's many different ways to do marketing. The question is can you do it well? And my answer would be no. Most agents do not do it well. [Christian]: So there's plenty of examples of bad marketing. How do you…how do you not do bad marketing and do good marketing? What is that? What does that mean? What are those standards? [Nathan]: Well I think…OK so I, you know, how do you not do bad marketing? OK well that'd be like saying all right, it's same reason I don't take pictures. Right. I'm not a [censored] photographer. And I'm not in marketing either.  If you have a marketing background, maybe I get it. But most of the stuff I see agents do is poor. It's poor video. It's poor pictures. They're there…I don't know what even the terminology is when they create their own business cards. It's just horrible. Like there's a reason there are people they get paid in marketing. And you should go pay them to do it. I mean you get a better result. I'd rather be really… [Christian]: Do you? Do you Nate? [Nathan]: Yeah I think so absolutely.  [Chris]: So please do not go buy the printable like perforated business cards and then use your word art. And print them. [laughter] [Nathan]: Yeah word art. Yeah right. Well you see a lot of that. You see really bad names of real estate teams. And, you know, it's just like oh man it's so tacky. I mean there's…I guess there's a place for them because they're still doing business. But… [Christian]: Well…well I'll back this up a little bit. I don't know if you wanna scratch this or not. So, you know, we've got a bit… [Chris]: No this is all good.  [Nathan]: I know you've been picking at soething.  [Chris]: This is alright.  [Christian]: So so far we've kind of [censored] around about bad marketing which is very subjective. Because… [Chris]: Welcome to the water cooler. [Christian]: What's that? [Chris]: Welcome to the water cooler.  [Christian]: Right, you know, like I myself when it comes to marketing try to put myself at the consumers shoes. And say “OK what's, you know, what…what's the objective of the marketing and am I accomplishing that?” You know, and so I think there's unfortunately most…at least in my experience, most, you know, brokerages and agents. You know, there's kind of the standard of like “Yeah well you do a farm, you know, and you just solds and just listed postcards and you have, you know, your face on your business card and, you know, just kind of all this really low bar like everyone does it. Everyone's told to do it.”  And people who aren't agents don't pay any attention to it. They don't care. You know, it doesn't bring them any value. It goes right in the recycling. You know, you direct me on stuff. And so that brings a question about what is…what is good marketing. Yeah I know what caught my attention as a new agent when I saw social media stuff that stood out or community events or, you know, things that I thought were interesting and unique in this space.  And I think that's kind of the key. Is like is it different? Is it gonna catch people's attention in an industry of white noise? Or, you know…And so I think a lot of that there's not just like hey you do this one thing and that's good marketing. I think in this world of noise, you have to have many touch points. It has to be consistent. It has to be driven towards a specific end result. You know, whether that's someone saving up for email or a meeting or liking your page or following you. You know, like it all has to be designed in a consistent way to…to push people towards a certain desired objective. And most people don't approach marketing in that way. There's kind of like half hazard-ly throw stuff out there without a desired intention in mind.  [Chris]: It's a weak thought Christian. Among real estate agents. [Christian]:  What's that? [Chris]: To think about how the consumer is gonna like the content and the message. [Christian]: Yeah.  [Chris]: You know, it's…I'm not a marketer. By all means like that's not my forte. I can train a real estate agent to sell and have a successful business. I could teach them some of the techniques that they should think about when they're finding how to market themselves. But by all means I am NOT a marketer. Like I'm not gonna create a campaign. I am NOT gonna run all that stuff. I'll leave that to other people who are more creative than I am and just let them do their thing. [Christian]: But it certainly had that desired effect to you once. And you could send that to a marketer. [Chris]: I…I know what we need to accomplish. And so here in Georgia, we…we actually do recruit new agents at my firm. So we have…we get all of the information for the people who pass and we send out collateral. We send out like we send out really nice marketing pieces to them. And so my wife recently got her real estate license to help out in the office because she's a part owner in the company. So some of the things that she's doing, she needs a license now. So she got her license and just for the hell of it we decided “OK we're gonna see what other brokerages are sending out.” And it ranges. Some of them send out, you know, one eight-and-a-half by 11 piece of paper that's a letter. Some of them send out postcards. Some of them send out…there's one KW office. They send out like this worksheet. Right. And it's got this three boxes or three columns and a bunch of rows. And each row it's like “Check about if this broker offers this.” It's like a broker checklist. Interview other brokers and see if they have everything we have. [Christian]: Like a comparison sheet. [Chris]: Yes. Yes that's exactly what it is. And that was probably the most creative. There was a Coldwell Banker office, it sent three po…three postcards from the exact same broker. Brokers face on it. And then it has like no message. Right like the postcard says like “Be bold.” Or like “Be strong.” Like on one. And it's like you've got two or three words taking up the entirety of this like six by nine postcard. And it doesn't say anything of value at all. It's just like motivational [censored]. So then like we look at what we're sending out. And we're sending out this like…we're sending out two mailings, in depth packet of everything that the company offers on this. Like premium glossy photo. And I'm like “You know what? This is why people call us off of this stuff. It's because these other brokers that are in our market doing this, it's garbage.” You got to…you got to focus on what the consumer is gonna want. I'm glad you do that. [Christian]: Sure. Well I think to, you know, the key in on what you said, you know, it's a little cliche these days or whatever. But talking about bringing value. Right. Like you've got to resonate with whoever you're trying to get in front of with something that…that they're going to, well, resonate with. You know, there's gonna be a value that they use. That…that catchphrase. And so it's typically not going to be “Hey I just sold this house or I closed in five days.” They don't give a [censored]. They don't know what that means. Like, you know, but if you are like, you know, you're specializing in a certain community. And, you know, you're sending out something who says “Hey have you checked out this new pizza joint that they just opened? Here's the interview with the owner.” You know, like that doesn't have anything to do the real estate. But you're getting your name and message out there. In alignment with “Hey this person is actually invested in the community. Actually supporting that business of actually providing something to the people that would frequent that business, who might find that interesting.” As an example of, you know, a community aligned marketing strategy that's, you know, one touch piece amongst many.  You know, whether that's, you know, if you're gonna do a farm have that be consistent. And there's technology you can utilize to do, you know, retargeting Facebook or Google Ads that, you know, have that consistent message to those same people you're mailing. If they, you know…you know that kind of thing. But that takes planning. That takes technical expertise. And I think that's a far cry from, you know, Nate was saying “Hey I'm not a marketer. Hire that [censored] out.” And I agree with. That but there's so a lot of low bar marketing stuff out there, that's like…My last brokerage, you know, they've had like a social media company come in who basically said “Hey, you know what Facebook is? We'll take care of that for you. And what they meant by that is “If you sign up with us, we're gonna send out this exact same [censored] generic posting…” [Chris]: That you would. [Christian]: Yeah right. And like, you know, I'd be falling for some this people. And you'd see the exact same posting on six different agents sites in the same company, because they're just sending out the same generic [censored]. I'm like that does more to harm you and your reputation that does to like not send anything out at all. [Chris]: Definitely. One of the major things that I learned when…when we started doing SEO on our website, is that for any third party, like if you really want to get your money's worth, you have to hire in-house. Like if you're not hiring in-house, you're just going out and hiring a firm, unless they are a premium level firm where you have a dedicated account manager that is spending X number of hours on your account every month…you're just not gonna get your money's worth. [Christian]: Right and it's not gonna be cheap. [Chris]: Hire in-house.  [Christian]: Yeah. [Chris]: Where you have to monitor it in-house and then outsource the work itself. But to just go out and say “Here take care of it.” That's…that's like, you know, you're eating in a den of snakes.  [Christian]: Right. Well and if you're gonna hire that out, if you're an agent you're like “Hey marketing is not my forte. I'm gonna hire it out.” you better make sure that wherever you hire is asking you questions. To make sure that that content is, you know, in your voice. It's, you know, it's not gonna be, you know, if someone who's following X agent knows you personally, and they see something coming out, they're like “That doesn't sound like them. They wouldn't send something out like that.” Like now you've got a authenticity issue. And, you know, you're going to be doing more damage. I mean especially as you we're seeing, you know, the demographic shift and the impact of social media. What people care about is…is authenticity, being genuine. If they catch wind of “Oh you just hiring out some generic someone, someone, some bot or some company is running your social media…yeah unfriend. Not interested. I'm not going to work with them because, you know, they can't even bother to post real stuff from themselves.” [Chris]: If you're looking to hire an ad agency, you're gonna be on retainer for a minimum of 5k a month. And that does not include your ad spend. Like if you want a good ad agency, if…if you're just looking to hire, you know, a marketing consultant who's gonna charge you, you know, 150 dollars a month, for this number of posts on social media, it…it's…you might as well light your money on fire. It's not going to do anything for you. [Christian]: Well there's different…I mean they're just from models, you know. I mean I'm a very DIY person. But I also know that me, I'm not a professional marketer. Like I know, you know, kind of the strategy aspect of it and…but, you know, I've hired like a local marketer. Who would sit down with me and flush out, you know “OK this is what you have going on. How to be aware where are your missing pieces. And not leverage things where they're not connected.” That kind of stuff and kind of map it out for me. And then I go execute it. Now if you can hire someone to execute it's, that is gonna be a lot more expensive. Because that's very times, you know, intensive.  [Chris]: Yeah I mean and that's gonna be the difference. Like you can…you can bring in a consultant, for almost anything. But then you have to do the work. And the consultant is not gonna come up with the whole idea for you. They're gonna help you work through it. So but if you want…but if you're…My point is, you know, if you're hiring, you know, the hundred and fifty hundred and ninety nine dollar marketing company online, that's a subscription, versus you really want advertising, it's a difference.  Like you've got that retainer every single month. And you've got to hit that spend limit with them. And that does not include your ads. [Christian]: Sure. [Chris]: They'll go through and they'll do everything from your direct mail pieces, to video creation, to all of it. [Christian]: Right. And that's gonna be an actual marketing campaign with multiple platforms and tiers. Not just “Hey we're sending out social media posts on your Facebook.” It's entirely different. And I mean it's some agents who don't, you know, see the benefit of that. Or like “I don't have time for that” you know, like Nate. I mean he stays busy enough and successful enough to not need that. But…but I mean the stuff he does organically is still marketing. It's just not your typical overt cheesy agent stuff. Which I think speaks…it's a lot more powerful than if you did the traditional “Just sold, just listed, hey look at me, I'm in an open house.” You know, and everything's just overtly real estate. Which it doesn't resonate with the majority of people, the majority of the time. [Nathan]: No and, you know, I think you actually…what's you're gonna see and unbeknownst to you guys, but you're gonna see me doing a little more marketing here in the future. But yeah well I have the luxury though of…Our company just brought on a marketing director that has a very strong marketing background. So we will have an in-house marketing department that… [Christian]: Nice. [Nathan]: Make, you know, will be able to take on what visions I have. Or I don't want to say visions. I call them thoughts. Yeah I mean I had a meeting with her last week. She's awesome and I…I equate what she can do to what like my tattoo guy does. Right. I come up with this wild little sketch on a piece of paper that looks like a third-grader did it. I say “Hey here.” And then a week later he hands it back and I'm like “I don't know how you got that, but it's perfect.” You know… [Christian]: Sure. They will take your vision and make it into something. [Nathan]: And make it into something and Karen will be able to do that for it. Some…a lot of brokerages I don't think have, you know, that good fortune of having a marketing director that has a very solid background with a large company that can create some of these things we want. Within the vision that you need to do. I think it's important that whatever your theme is, you have consistency with it. And a lot of people don't do that. I think a lot of real estate and what you do is marketing. Right. So if you're gonna do it, do it well. [Christian]: Sure. Well I think a lot of agents don't realize it like what they're putting out there, you know, is represent themselves. You know, because I mean you can have your marketing and your advertising. Typically people use them interchangeably. But they're not, you know. Like for us, you know, we just, you know, ponied…pointed up. And…and hired Max the designs to…to do our marketing piece, you know, pieces. Which is essentially a design firm, you know, small design team down Los Angeles that walks you through a creation process of like everything, from color scheme to…to fonts to like what's the feel, you know, your brokerage has. And all those kind of stuff to make stuff that's customized for you. All the pieces are consistent. Totally customized to provide a platform. All your agents can log in and create their own stuff. Customize it, you know, download it.  Like all that is like the bare minimum marketing pieces that you can then use for presentations or social media stuff. Or…or whatever. But, you know, something like that gives you a consistency for your agents, for your firm. But then on top of that you've got the actual “OK I'm gonna run a marketing campaign and that requires, you know, some intentional thought behind. What's my desire goal? What messages are gonna resonate with whom? What platforms win?” You know, much more complex than just aesthetic marketing piece.  You're muted.  [Nathan]: Everybody got quiet. So… [Chris]: No one's muted. We just were talking…[laughter]. All right. Well I think that is definitely you now… [Christian]: Helpful. Hopefully it's interesting. Oh boy this is the funny part.  [Nathan]: Anyway.  [Chris]: No I mean it's…it's great. We…we haven't put anything in place like that for our firm right now. Even though we have a…our listing coordinator has a marketing background. She's actually in portfolio school right now. So to kind of an extent we can…we have that ability. She'll bounce some ideas off of us. We'll bounce ideas off of her. Actually just to make sure we're not doing anything stupid.  But for everything with us, it's a lot of…it's word-of-mouth. And I think that that's another type of marketing that people don't pay enough attention to. Going back a few years to when Scott Stratten [phonetics] talked about on marketing. At Inman he said, you know “If you want word of mouth, what do you do? You do something worth talking about.” So there…there's that whole aspect to marketing our businesses. Doing things like Ritz Carlton. Doing things like Disney. Doing things…taking so much advanced precaution with our clients, thinking about their problems before they ever have it. That that way the client has no other alternative but to say how great their experience was. And I think that that's something that, you know, we need to figure out or put more focus on also, because that stuff's free. [Christian]: Yeah well and that's what, you know, for all that you're leveraging the client experience. Right. It's how you do your business, you know. All the marketing advertising is how you build up from, you know, getting in front of people to get them to that place where they're your client. And then that experience comes in and the referral business can happen. It's all part of a, you know, a long cycle of business. Hopefully. [Chris]: Absolutely. So I think that's good. [Nathan]: Yeah. [Chris]: Any final thoughts while you're at it? [Christian]: I would say as an agent, know your strengths, know your weaknesses. Don't try to do everything. Hire out the stuff that you're not an expert in. In this case marketing. But, you know, you got to find…you got to find someone that can draw out what that vision is. So that it's consistent. Enhances your brand as opposed to completely contradicts your…consistency. [laughter] Words. [Chris]: Nate any final thoughts? [Nathan]: No. Stay off Facebook. Don't request me. [laughter]. Get off my lawn you kids. Seriously I was like…all of that stuff that everybody else does, don't [censored] do it.  [Christian]: There's that. [Nathan]: I don't want to be your friend because you're not gonna sell me a house. All right. All right. Guys good luck and hope it works out for you. [Chris]: Yeah. All right so basically there's different types of marketing. Figure out what you want. Avoid the shiny object. Don't think that you're gonna find something that is going to solve all of your problems for one low monthly subscription. And then don't leave out the word of mouth. Make sure you're doing the things for your clients in your daily business. Make sure that your clients are your number one focus. Because guess what? Costs a whole lot less to keep a client than it does to acquire a new one. Everybody this has been re:Think Real Estate. We'll catch you next Monday. [music]  [Chris]: Thanks for tuning in this week's episode of the re:Think Real Estate Podcast. We would love to hear your feedback so please leave us a review on iTunes. Our music is curtesy of Dan Koch K-O-C-H, whose music can be explored and licensed for use at dankoch.net. Thank you Dan. Please like, share and follow. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/rethinkpodcast. Thank you so much for tuning in everyone and have a great week.  [music]  

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Ever wonder why some people leave a bad taste in your mouth after meeting them? Successful marketing requires building a relationship with your audience. Many real estate professionals avoid this and instead grab a bullhorn and shout at their audience expecting the same results. Tune in for today's episode to hear us talk about how to NOT be annoying in your interactions with the public. The re:think real estate podcast is hosted by Chris Lazarus, Nathan White, and Christian Harris. Thank you for tuning in. Please subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Audio length 30:15 [music] [Chris]: Welcome to re:Think Real Estate, your educational and hopefully entertaining source for all things real estate, business, news and tech. [Christian]: I am Christian Harris in Seattle, Washington. [Nathan]: Hi, I am Nathan White in Columbus, Ohio. [Chris]: And I am Chris Lazarus in Atlanta, Georgia. Thanks for tuning in.  [music] [Chris]: Everybody welcome back to re:Think Real Estate. I am Chris Lazarus here with Christian Harris and Nathan White. What's going on guys? [Christian]: Hey fellas what's happening? Alright [laughter]. Today we're gonna talk about being annoying [laughter].  [Chris]: That's a great intro for that Christian. Before we get started Nate how is your CRM doing? [Nathan]: Yeah…anyway… [Chris]: [laughter] Alright. So yeah, we definitely want to talk about being annoying and how not to do that. Today's episode we're talking about marketing. And our good friend Joe Rand over from JoeRand.com just came out with an article a few days ago which was “Stop being annoying-The 3 phases of communication technology and why nobody likes us”. So great article. Nate you found this. Why don't you tell us a little bit about it? [Nathan]: Well I didn't find it. It happened…you know I found it, whatever. I saw it. It was funny because I was having thoughts like Joe was having and Joe was much better with words than I, that's why he has a couple of books right? But I just…I was getting annoyed because like I get on Facebook right and it's just…it's just…It's not even Facebook anymore. What we used to know right. It's kind of like you know how MTV changed. It's all marketing. It's just marketing. And a lot of it it's realtors who won. I mean I'm not…I hate to be that guy to pick on our industry but again we got a content. It's horrible but again you know whether it's from…And I mean I am looking here right now. Some golf advert to realtor, to realtor, to realtor. Like it's just nonstop and it's poor. And I don't know I feel like we find a good you know what would you call it, a medium, and than we go and ruin it and people hate us for it. And Joe you know wrote the article about how to stop being annoying. He offers a 3-part solution. Phase 1 the excitement. Phase 2 solicitation. 3 is the protection.  [Chris]: Let's talk about that. [Nathan]: Well let's talk about it but I want to get to the point real quick on this and then we go back to the 3 phases.  And then he offers he says “What's the solution?”. He says “Well we can't do anything about everyone else”.  I agree 100%.  “But we can police our own behavior”. Instead of using email, social media, phones to make annoying calls that only serve our own interest we need to focus our outbound marketing efforts on providing a service to other people. Think about what they need not what you need.  [Christian]: But being client centric? What. That's crazy. Thinking about other people.  [Chris]: I've never heard of that before.  [Nathan]: I don't think we've ever talked about that have we? [Chris]: No it's completely out of line with this show.  [Nathan]: So Phase 1. Phase 1 is excitement. [Chris]: And so phase 1 like I think he compared it to people getting an answering machine right. Everybody got an answering machine and everybody wanted to see the red light blinking and then telemarketers just ruined it. And then nobody has an answering machine now and people barely check their voicemail. [Christian]: Sure I mean I think the idea is you know I mean there's quite a number of books on you know technology and evolution of it and this plays right into that theme of when something new comes out it's exciting. Everyone wants it. You know it goes back to like the days of pre-TV with you know door to door salesman. You know like being at home is boring so people wanted people to come to the door.  And then that got saturated and you know you had the mail. People enjoyed getting mail and then you know solicitations and advertisement got in the mail and now people you know hover over the recycling bin throwing away mail.  And you know now you're getting that you know with social media. Like you used to enjoy getting on social media and checking in with friends and whatever and now you have to whip 30 you know half of it is solicitations from agents or other marketers, you know, as agents. We're getting solicited for leading this or growing your business that you know by who knows who. You know so self-described gurus. And you know now you have to filter there. Now you know it takes away the joy of what once was. Looking forward to getting online or looking forward to getting the mail or looking forward to someone getting to your house. Now it's annoying. [Chris]: Yeah we find something that we enjoy. We get excited about it. New technology and all the advertisers start catching on to it. They start saying “Oh we can reach people in a new way through this technology”.  And then they start soliciting and soliciting and hounding us left and right through the mediums that we're enjoying. And that's the end game right? Because that's how these platforms make money. It's though advertising. They're advertising companies.  And then what happens next that's what Joe says is phase 3. That's protection. We stop paying attention to them. We develop coping mechanisms to not be solicited and not listen or not pay attention to the ads that are coming on. And I think that this is a big reason why our attention span has now become that's less than a goldfish. Because that has been a coping mechanism to pay…to not pay attention to all of these solicitations that we're getting.  [Christian]: Yeah I mean I would say that part of it is just a medium of social media. Not necessarily being advertised. You know it's you know there's another big leaf. There is a message in that medium so it's not just the only thing they're consuming is the message you know but consuming a message via print versus auditory, versus you know social media. You know like it's gonna do different things in your brain. You respond differently you know.  But it doesn't help that we now have all this extra white noise to filter through to get to what we actually wanna see which is typically you know friends and family and not solicitors trying and sell us something. [Chris]: Absolutely and so let's talk about how we cannot be annoying. You know I friend people in real estate all the time and last week somebody reached out on Facebook, sent me this message. This person is in real estate.  This is what they said “Hey Christopher I almost didn't message you because I don't want to come across spammy. LOL. My wife and I have had some great result with “Thrive”. More energy [cough] mental clarity, weight management. I even sleep better. It might be for you and I think or it might not and that's OK. Just wanted to share what's working for me. Would you be open to more info?” There's absolutely nothing of value that that person delivered to me. And it's just… [Nathan]: If you're not sleeping well it could be of value. [Chris]: Well do I want more energy or do I want to sleep better? I mean does…is it just me or those 2 are completely different ends of the spectrum?  [Nathan]: [censored] I just want my kid to stay in his bed at night and not interrupt my sleep so if they can fix that for me in that email. [Chris]: [laughter] I mean it's what has become of people. And that person is in real estate and they are paddling a multi-level marketing product on the side. I mean do you think that their real estate marketing may end up following similar pattern? I don't think it's a farfetched to actually see that leap being made. [Nathan]: I think-no go ahead sorry. [Chris]: No I mean I…kind of the point I kind of make here is if you're just going out and peddling something in front of somebody they're gonna ignore you. Those are the coping mechanisms that we have developed now. It's no longer…like we don't like being sold things.  [Nathan]: No I am attracted to the brands or things that eat my curiosity. That I don't feel like they're jammed down my throat.  And so I'll use a perfect example and in no form or shape I represent them but recently I have been doing the Purple Carrot Meal Delivery right. And I just hashtag it on my Ohio running realtor Instagram. You know “#purplecarrotblablabla”. The…I take pictures of the food which is really good. But I have had more people reach out to me just through organically saying “Hey can you tell me a little bit more about Purple Carrot?”.  I am not…I am not on there going “Purple Carrot is the bomb bla bla bla”. I put what the meal is. I state you know whether it is cous cous or whatever it may be, insert a joke there and take a really nice picture and then put it out there.  And I have had a lot of people private message me or DM me or whatever you wanna call it and say “Hey can you tell me more about it?”. I am not forcing it down anybody's throat. I am not saying you have to have this”. But it has created interest.  I am a brand ambassador for Prevail Botanicals. You don't see my thread on Facebook with Prevail every day. We use a hashtag. We don't jam it down your throat. Have that people say “Hey what stuff do you use with your sore muscles and your AT pains from running and bla bla bla” and I say “It's Prevail”.  If they wanna know more than they'll ask but I feel it's the same with real estate. Like if somebody is really genuinely interested in real estate they're gonna ask you. Just...you don't have to jam it down people's throats. At least I believe that you're a [censored] realtor. Like just I don't know I feel like we're so over the top. Like over the time. Like “What do you like better this back porch or that back porch?” “What I like is when you don't post [censored] like that personally but…”  [laughter] Like nobody cares right. I just…They don't care about interest rates unless they are buying a house. They don't care about houses unless they are buying a house. So that's me and it works for me. It doesn't mean it works for everybody else. And my colleague, Mr. Harris, has his hand up over there so I am gonna let him talk on that. I am gonna thank you Christian.  [Christian]: Alright. I am gonna play the devil's advocate here for a sec. What if someone…What if someone is listening and thinking “Well how do we know they're real estate agents there?” Where is the balance between letting someone know and being in sales and annoying when you talk about houses? [Nathan]: Because there is a way to be subtle about it. Like you know…like I don't…I just…like when I go to a closing the biggest thing that I do other than my hashtag that's on a separate entity but I check into a closing and I put “Doing a closing thing”. People know…I mean most people know, I don't want to say everybody, but they know that I am a realtor or that in some way I am doing that business. And there's other ways.  I don't know. I just don't want my social media feed filled with that crap and guess what I have taken the option of doing. I have taken the choice of filtering all that out. You know. It's that old advertisement. You don't like something on the TV change the channel. I have changed the channel. So… [Chris]: I think it all comes down to the message. Marketing is required. The marketing is the…it is the whole process of staying top of mind in our sphere but there are different ways that we can do it right.  So an example is, Nathan you just brought up rates. Your typical buyer doesn't care about the rate. Unless they're very savvy. They care about the payment. So if your post on social media “Up rates just jumped again” and all you talk about is the rate than that doesn't really provide any value to them. That your target audience may know that you have something to do with real estate but they're not really paying attention to that message.  On the other hand if you say “Rates just jumped again” so…and then you kind of put that in context and say “Well a $200.000 house now the payment went from on average about 12.000 to now about 13.000” that means something a little bit more that is easier for somebody outside of the industry to understand.  I think that marketing involves us putting ourselves in the potential client shoes. The shoes of the consumer, to understand what is important to them.  If you talk about due diligence right they don't care about due diligence. They buy a house once every 10 years. They don't need to know that stuff every day. They need to know what is going on in the community. Right.  Realtors should be the digital mayor of the community. They should be out there saying “Well we have these festivals going on. I'll see you there”. Or share a personal story that really somebody can resonate with that may reflect around what you do professionally that gives some sort of authenticity and come insight to show that you're human and that you're not just trying to sell them on something. Because that's…that's been the focal point for everything that we do. That's the idea behind client's centricity. Is putting their needs first. We need to do that in our marketing too.  [Christian]: I think you being up an interesting point. It's a lot of it comes down to marketing you know that is that. And in my experience yeah the majority of what is being peddled out there is marketing in real estate you know by franchises, by gurus, by trainers is pretty much the opposite of you know Joe Rants “Don't be annoying”.  You know they say “You gotta be top of mind”. And to them that's making your phone calls and pestering people and going online. And if you go “Oh by the way if you know anyone that can buy or sell a house” like everyone is taught to say that so everyone says it so no one…so it means nothing to no one. People are just like “Oh yeah that's what a realtor says” you know. It's like a stand up. You know that's bad marketing. That is low bar. I am not thinking I am just told to do this and I am gonna do it and supposedly that will give me result. They probably are not the results that you want.  [Chris]: I think you just hit the nail in the head there.  [Nathan]: I do too. [Chris]: Thinking. And that's the problem. If you're gonna market effectively you have to think about what the message is that is gonna solve the problem for your consumer. [Christian]: Well you have to start with who your consumer is. You know if it is the population that you asked well there is your first problem. Like that should not be your targeting market. You know. [Chris]: You've got different segments right. You've got …there might be an itch that you work. And that might be your thing to go after her whether that we based off of a previous profession, a hobby. Whether you're running or cycling or you just love giving back in the community and you're in the philanthropy space. You have geographic which is you can market based off of where you live and where you do business or you can go and just focus on something specific in real estate right.  If you focus on if you're in the equestrian market and you've grown up in the equestrian world and you understand horse ranches better than anybody else that is something that you can specifically market to but the fact is that no matter what you're marketing to, what segment that is you've gotta find out a way to provide value to them.  It's geographic. Share what's going on in the community. I can't tell you how many times I have heard that said, “Share what is going on in the community“ and how little people actually do it.  [Christian]: Yeah I mean even if you don't have all that figured out just be an interesting person [laughter]. I mean like I think like Peter Lorimer or something you know. Obviously he's got a big personality like British accent and stuff but like this guy has hands in everything. And it's all really interesting to watch or listen to. You know, and I get the impression he is trying to sell to me. Like it's always helping agents or you know “Look at this cool thing, this is what I am doing in my life right now”. Like it's never “Hey if you're looking to buy or sell you know in Los Angeles…” or whatever you know yeah I mean you could figure it out.  So going back to kind of our initial conversation about Joe Rants 3 things it's as you were giving that example you know you received a social message whatever it was. It is interesting that we have gotten you know most people think we are related to this. We've gotten so far along the hiatus to the sales pitch that they don't even pretend it's not a sales pitch. They just come up like “Hey I hope this isn't annoying to you” or “I hope this doesn't come off as spammy” [laughter] which really means “This is a standard sales pitch”. [Chris]: Yeah you know “I am about to annoy the hell out of you”. [Christian]: As if that's more authentic and will make it less salesly or you're more likely to you know like they think that that's they know that's a barrier and they think that admitting it will be less a barrier. When in reality that's just like “Oh thankfully I didn't read the whole message. Delete”. Just put it up front so I can delete quickly you know.  [Chris]: Definitely. I mean my response to him was” you know “You should have stuck with your gut. [laughter]. It was definitely spammy and annoying. And shouldn't have messaged me.” But agents do that all the time. Real estate agents they do the same thing that multi-level marketing people are doing. “Hey haven't talked to you in a while. Wanted to reach out and let you know I am in real estate now. Do you know anybody that is looking to buy or sell in the next you know 30-60-90 days”. Whatever it is.  Agents do that all the time and there's…it's actually really easy to not do that. Like if you meet somebody and they ask you what you do the first thing you're gonna say is “Real estate”. And they're just gonna come down and immediately ask you how the market is. That is the instantly question that the buyers or anybody that you meet are gonna ask you once they find out that you're in real estate. So what do most agents do? Well most agents the moment they get asked that question they say “The market is great. The market is great. When are you looking to move?” or “Are you looking to move?”. They immediately position themselves for the time share pitch. And that's the high pressure.  [Christian]: That's desperate. [Chris]: They come off as desperate. And the people that are on the opposite side they don't feel like they're on a conversation anymore. They feel like they're being cornered into becoming a lead. And people don't want to be considered a lead. They want to be considered you know their name and they don't want to be you know a prospect.  So a great way that that can be changed is instead of asking them “Well you know are you looking to buy or sell?”. “Who is your realtor?” “Oh I don't have a realtor I am not in the market”. “Oh great well not everybody is in the market at all time. So who do you call when you need to file your tax assessment? Who do you call when you're trying to figure out how much money you should spend on the renovation and you want to make sure that you don't get negative equity?” “Like these are kind of free services, they're complimentary services that we offer to everybody in the community as part of our company and I'd love to be able to be that person for you if you ever need to reach out. If some of these people end up using me to buy or sell some of us don't but it's not a big deal but we're here for you and we want to provide value”.  Doing something like that the conversation goes a whole different way. People have respect for you for not trying to sell them. They thing that you're a professional and that you don't need to beg for the business and it's just a different impression that we can leave on the people that we meet. [Nathan]:  That's just…it makes me think of this example of why we have a bad name. Next door you know the social site, right? OK right so somebody the other day posted “Hey I got friends looking to move in the neighborhood. If you know anybody looking to sell let me know.” Of course it got like 5 responses right. And one of those responses is somebody I know that is getting ready to least and bla bla bla. What they didn't realize as soon as they responded the person said “Well I am an agent and I've got clients looking in this area, what do you have and I'll let you…” It's the classic [censored] you know. They didn't have anything.  [Christian]: Switch.  [Nathan]: It was just the baiting switch. And my client was just like “Man that is so shady” and I was like “And people wonder why we have such a bad name. When you do [censored] like that it's just horrible”. I like…I wanted to message everybody in that thread and “Hey you do know this person is an agent and they're actually not looking for their family member, they're trying to find new clients. Like it's such a [censored] shady way to do things”.  [Christian]: Do you guys follow the broke agent? [Chris]: [laughter] Yeah on occasion.  [Nathan]: Yeah you're talking to him [laughter]. [Christian] Alright. You know there's a funny you know GIF meme he posted the other day. It was like it was a clip from one of The pirates of the Caribbean movies where Jack Sparrow is being chased across the beach by a mob, you know. It's like I think the subtext was like “You know when someone posts online about their selling their house and these agents just the mob of agents chasing them you know”. It's like pretty much sums it up. [Nathan]: Yeah they go “Opportunity oh my God lets start salivating and jumping over each other”. [Chris]: So lets talk about that. If someone posted online that they want an agent what do you do? [Christian]: They usually won't though. They're usually more cryptic like “I am moving to this area” or “I am fixing my house up to sell”. Like you…I mean no one goes out there and says “Hey I am looking for an agent”. [Chris]: Well like OK so whatever the message is whether that is cryptic or direct what do you do? [Christian]: Well usually there is over 150 replies by other desperate agents by the time I read it so I usually do nothing.   [Chris]: OK. Nate do you do anything on those posts? [Nathan]: It depends. And sometimes yes I will. But I try to spin it from what you said. What value I can give them upfront. And part of that I think it's just being honest you know. So…you know again if they choose you than great. I have never had it happen. Actually no. I take that back. I had person that I did speak with who actually didn't list their home but they appreciated that I was just honest. They felt that everybody reached out to him swung him some line of [censored] and I just told him what I felt. But we all know that's me so… [Chris]: Well you're good at that. So one of the things that has worked for me because I actually have gotten some business off of some of those posts. Everybody is gonna comment “Oh so and so is a great realtor. So and so is a great realtor”. What I have done in the past is I have reached out to them directly. Send them a private message.  [Nathan]: Yeah. [Chris]: If I knew them personally I would send them an email or text. I would just say “Hey I saw your post online. I know you're gonna have a million people that are hounding you for business. Just be careful who you hire. Make sure you vet them properly. If you need anything just know that I am in real estate and…” Throw a couple of credential in there but just let them know that if they have any questions you know we're here to answer it.   I have had more conversations with people like that and I have received probably 6 or 7 referrals off of threads where people were like hundreds steep. I have received 6 or 7 of those referrals where I have messaged different agents and let them know the exact same thing. And people appreciate that. They don't like being sold. They don't like being pressured. And it's just a different environment. You get out of this competition thread and you get into this 1 on 1 message. And people like feeling like they're the center of the universe so you just make them feel that way.  [Nathan]: I agree.  [Chris]: Good so I like being right. [Christian]: So awkward silence yeah. How do you sum up this episode? What are your takeaways here other than don't be annoying? [Chris]: Yeah I mean we've gotta be careful with our message. It's so easy to get out there and just want to tell everybody that you're in real estate. But I think that agents need to put some thought behind what they're saying. And really think about how it's gonna come across to the people that they're delivering the message to.  We've talked about proving value throughout the history of the show. And I think that now more than ever that's gonna be more and more important. Especially with the rise of the high byer where they're getting ads saying “Hey it's so easy don't deal with all the hassle. Don't deal with being hounded by 100 agents when you comment online. Don't deal with staging or showing or any of that just let us sell it.” And people are so willing to avoid us and to avoid the showings and the solicitations that they're willing to give up 20-30% of the total value of their house just to not do that. And I think that that is absolutely insane. So we've got to shift our focus. Anything else guys? [Christian]: I would say if this is confusing to you as an agent forget everything that's you know your broker or the better agents told you about it in prospecting and hounding people and being top of mind. Just think to yourself “Hey would I like someone else to do this to me?”  If the answer is “No I don't want someone calling me pretending like they care about me just to ask if I am looking to buy or sell this year” well don't do it.  If you don't want someone knocking on your door without you inviting them over, don't [censored] do it. You know I mean like it's really not that hard. Stop making excuses about “Well this is my job and if I don't tell them or bug the [censored] out of people, if I am not annoying than I am not doing my job”. Well figure out how to do it not annoying or you will find another job to do.  [Chris]: And I'll just add on to that because calling is important. It's not to say “Don't call your prospects” but when you call them don't say “Hey do you…I can sell your house. I can do this”. [Nathan]: [laughter] Don't lead with that.  [Christian] Provide some value. Yeah. [Chris]: You know provide value. “Hey what can I do to help? I am sure you're getting a million calls right now” or “It's been a while since we've touched base. What…Where are you in the process?”. Make it about them. [Christian] Right and I will add. The value is not you calling them as an agent. You know I have had…I have seen online threads where basically an agent has been told their whole career to provide value but they don't know what that is. They think just them showing up is them providing value.  You know like it's…It reminds me of the scene from Office Space where you know the guy is being grilled like “What exactly did you say you do here?” “I AM A PEOPLE PERSON. WHY CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?!” [laughter]. “I PROVIDE VALUE. WHY CAN'T ANYONE SEE THAT?” Like you're probably not providing value if people can't see that. [Chris]: Exactly. [Nathan]: Amen. Cool.  [Chris]: Hey any final words? [Nathan]: No. Don't be annoying. I agree that what Christian said, if it would bother you than you probably shouldn't be doing that. Just what sounds like common sense is really not common sense or maybe is that whole adage of the easiest thing to do are the hardest things to get done.  [Chris]: I like it. Alright. Well everybody thank you so much for tuning into our 50th episode of Re:Think Real Estate. We appreciate you tuning in and listening. If you haven't yet please go to the website rtrepodcast.com. Subscribe so you never miss and episode and give us a 5 star review on iTunes and Google Play. We'll catch you next week. Cool.  [music] [Chris]: Thanks for tuning in this weeks episode of the Re:Think Real Estate  Podcast. We would love to hear your feedback so please leave us a review on iTunes. 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11.18.18 A Church to be Thankful For. Hebrews 10: 19-25. If we think that we can give sacrifices to be cleansed, we are doing it wrong. Whether it is donations, works, etc. Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice. Are you a "Faucet" or a "Sink" Christian? Do you continually need to be refilled? Or are you connected to the Living Source?

So how do you know if you are a Christian? Do you call yourself a Christian? Does anyone else call you a Christian? Who even came up with the term Christian? Join us today as we discuss the word Christian, where it started being used, and how it is widely misused today. Facebook: www.facebook.com/onewaypodcast Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/OneWayGospelMinistries Twitter: twitter.com/oneway_podcast Soundcloud: @onewaypodcast On The Web: www.onewaypodcast.com Support Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/onewaygospel

Do you feel like a fraud? Do you feel fake calling yourself a Christian? Do you feel like you're not a real Christian? As we continue through Paul's letter to the Thessalonians, we're reminded of what the genuine gospel life looks like.

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Bufe sees us locked in a war. A common problem is the spiritual immaturity of Christians today. Bufe talks about King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles with a vast army coming his way. Listen to see how the king reacted and what he did about it. Are you a mature Christian? Do you praise the Lord just around believers or also around unbelievers? Or does your pride get in the way? Or does your unbelief stop you from praising the Lord? Do you have the wrong perspective and then can't praise God? Bufe gives us 5 praise builders in the prayer of Jehoshaphat. John 14:1-14, 2 Chronicles 20

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In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner continues his comprehensive description of the difference between teaching and training by discussing the importance of good mentorship. Are you mentoring anyone as a Christian? Do you have a mentor to whom you can look for answers and examples of how to live the Christian life? Given the challenges we face, all Christians must learn how to nurture others on the battlefield of ideas. This training model is described in more detail in Forensic Faith: A Homicide Detective Makes the Case for a More Reasonable, Evidential Christian Faith. Be sure to check out Forensic Faith and the accompanying curriculum.  

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We talk Lecrae's open letter. Do we allow Christian leaders/influencers grace to be human? Can you be social political and a Christian? Do we expect too much from our Christian artist?? Let's talk!

Pastor Dan Vera tells it like it is, are you a "Disciple or a Christian"? Do you just say you follow Christ or do you follow Him?

Are you a do more, try harder Christian? Do you believe you HAVE to perform well in order to please your Heavenly Father? Listen to this podcast and be blessed to learn that your job is to "see Jesus only" and rest. Allow the Holy Spirit to perfect you through no effort on your part. Matthew 17:1-8 Galatians 5:1-6 John 16:7-15 Galatians 5:16-26 Philippians 1:6 Philippians 2:12-13 Jeremiah 33:1-9

Have you wondered, as a person of Faith, what WOULD Christ Do?  What SHOULD Christians THINK and KNOW about the Immigration Jihad going on in America even as you read this?   Europe is being taken over by an INVITED Muslim Invasion, America IS doing the same foolhearty and DEADLY thing even now... The Hussein Obama administration is acting more like TREASONOUS enemies of America than as the Leadership of THIS country. But what should the Christian think about the "Refugee Crisis?"  What should the Christian DO about the "Refugee Crisis" being foisted upon the INNOCENT American people even today? Learn the TRUTH right here TODAY!!!!  Tell your friends! http://www.TheNinjaPastor.com http://www.facebook.com/GodInCountryRadio

Pastor Seth Winterhalter continues our Colossians sermon series looking at Jesus and his role in the church. We also look into the role of individual Christians within the church and how together we form a healthy and working body. What makes you a Christian? Do you really need to be involved and active in a local church? Why?

Do you ever find it challenging to talk about politics as a Christian? Do you know what the Bible teaches about your responsibility to government and whether you should every disobey your government as a Christian? Join Pastor Thomas Overmiller in considering some important Bible principles that will help you to think and to act correctly as a born-again Christian who is also a citizen of this world. A shout out to Oscar Dlamini (in South Africa)!

Join the co-hosts Ta'Mara Nicole and Jae Henderson of Spiritually Speaking Thursay, January 29th (6 p.m. CST and 7 p.m. EST) as we discuss Christian Do's and Don'ts. Are Christians behaving too much like the world. What does the word say about? Our special guest is Christian recording artist Duran Buckingham.

"In sickness and in health; for better or for worse; for richer or poorer"In the most sacred covenant in this earthly life, we may utter these words to our spouse in a commitment of vows.What about when we become a Christian? Do we utter the same vows as the "bride of Christ"?For richer or poorer. Let's take a journey and study some aspects of the poor, the rich, the attitude and the challenge given in all of these in this lesson. Please listen and share!

Daniel 3: 19-30 Two great, precious truths from our Christian faith come to the surface of this story today. Do you know them, dear Christian? Do you treasure them too? I'm talking about: the security of the believer and the presence of Christ in the midst of affliction. And nothing is more important to us right now!  Part 2 of Pastor Schorr's sermon from the Series: The Book of Daniel: For the Lions in your Den.

Daniel 3: 19-30 Two great, precious truths from our Christian faith come to the surface of this story today. Do you know them, dear Christian? Do you treasure them too? I'm talking about: the security of the believer and the presence of Christ in the midst of affliction. And nothing is more important to us right now!  Part 1 of Pastor Schorr's sermon from the Series: The Book of Daniel: For the Lions in your Den.

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