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Once Again, that time of year has arrived, the new Baseball Hall of Fame announcement! This episode is dedicated entirely to discussing the results of the most recent BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot.We discussed the 3 BBWAA electees and along with Dave Park in great detail. Dick Allen was discussed in our September 23rd Small Hall Smorgasbord episode so, if you would like our opinions on Allen, feel free to listen to that earlier episode. Time Stamps for each section are below:Ichiro: 1:42C.C. Sabathia: 14:54Billy Wagner: 24:08Dick Allen Recap: 33:00Dave Parker: 35:12Full Ballot Review and Look Ahead: 48:10

(Nehemiah 2:1-18) This Sunday's sermon explores the importance of both prayer and action in fulfilling God's mission. We look at Nehemiah's journey from prolonged prayer to decisive, faith-filled action in seeking the favor of King Artaxerxes to rebuild Jerusalem's walls, underscoring God's providence and power. The message challenges Mosaic to embrace its unique season of building through prayer, vision, and participation. We parallel Nehemiah's leadership and the church's mission to establish new worship and churches. The sermon calls members to survey the church's needs, engage in prayer, and rise to build together for God's glory.

(Nehemiah 1:1-11) This Sunday we introduce the book of Nehemiah and challenge our congregation to prioritize God's purpose over personal comfort in the new year. The passage highlights how Nehemiah was deeply moved by the broken walls of Jerusalem, not out of personal gain but out of a calling to rebuild both the physical and spiritual center of worship. This passage wars against the idol of comfort and urges Christians to align their goals with God's kingdom purposes through prayer, repentance, and devotion. As Nehemiah turned to God in prayer for guidance and strength, believers are called to approach 2025 with clarity of purpose, seeking first the kingdom of God and committing to worship and service. Jesus Christ is presented as the ultimate example, who gave up His comfort for the sake of God's redemptive plan.

Psalm 103 invites believers to engage in the battle for gratitude, a deliberate effort to recall God's abundant blessings amid life's challenges. David, in this psalm, models how to speak to our souls, urging them to praise God by reflecting on His forgiveness, redemption, and steadfast love. The lies of discontent, much like those Satan whispered to Eve, tempt us to focus on what we lack, but God's truth redirects our hearts to His vast provision and grace. This psalm reminds us that gratitude is not automatic—it is a fight to remember reality, reject lies, and embrace God's mercy. As the year draws to a close, we are called to lift our hearts in worship and declare, "Bless the Lord, O my soul!"

(Matthew 2:13-18) Christmas is not a flimsy celebration of cheer, but the profound story of a Savior who entered into humanity's deepest brutality to offer us an unshakable refuge of hope. Jesus understands our suffering because He bore it Himself, providing a hope strong enough to stare into the darkness with confidence. Jesus' family was forced to flee to Egypt under the cover of night, seeking refuge. The brutality of Christmas reminds us that the world is filled with darkness and suffering, yet Jesus entered into that pain fully, refusing to turn away. This Christmas, come and hear how the Messiah steps into our darkness to bring a hope that is big enough to overcome it. Jesus is not just a story or sentiment; He is our refuge, our Emmanuel—God with us. Take comfort in the Savior who understands your tears and offers you a deeper hope at Christmas than you ever knew.

(Matthew 1:18-25) This week we begin our advent series. This Sunday's sermon dives into the profound message of Advent through Joseph's eyes. Joseph's story begins with a crisis—unexpected and life-altering—and transitions into an unimaginable celebration as he embraces God's divine plan. We see that a true reception of the Messiah disrupts and reorients life, demanding a relinquishment of control and submission to His rule. Advent pierces our souls and takes away control but only to bring celebration in the King. The passage calls us to bow down, relinquish control, and allow the Messiah to bring life-transforming celebration.

(John 17:15-17) In this final message of the (Re)Align series, we explore Jesus' High Priestly Prayer in John 17, where He reveals in his prayer that we are sent into the world with a purpose. As we navigate the tension between living in a broken, chaotic world and longing for our true home with God, Jesus calls us to embrace our mission as His sent people. Jesus prays for us to engage with the world in love and truth, without compromising our identity, and to find our witness in the Word of God and Unity. If you've ever wrestled with how to live out your faith authentically in a culture that often feels hostile or disheartening, this message will encourage you to rediscover your purpose and find hope in God's transformative power working through you.

John 15:18-19 - In John 15, Jesus delivers one of His most challenging teachings to His disciples: the reality that they—and we—will never truly belong to this world. It's a message that confronts our deep-rooted desire to fit in, to be accepted, to call this world “home.” Jesus warns us that because we are chosen by Him, the world will reject us just as it rejected Him. Yet, this rejection is not a sign of failure; it's a mark of belonging to something far greater—a heavenly Kingdom. It's an invitation to understand the difference between being in the world and being of it, to "mind the gap" between our earthly surroundings and our heavenly calling. If you've ever felt the tension between following Christ and the world's expectations, this message will resonate deeply. Discover why our true security, our true home, isn't found in the world but in Christ, who has prepared a place for us with Him. In this sermon, we explore what it means to live faithfully in a place where we don't fully belong—and why that's actually good news.

"Our Hunger" challenges us to take a hard look at what we truly crave in life. In John 6, Jesus feeds the 5,000—a miracle that stirred a massive response because people saw it as a chance for economic security. Isn't that similar to how we live today? But have you ever noticed that even when you achieve those goals, there's still something missing? Jesus teaches us about our true hunger- the hunger underneath the hunger. What if the reason we feel hungry is because we haven't discovered true food? Through his Bread of Life discourse, Jesus will invite us to find a new hunger and He offers to satiate us with Himself.

John 4:15 - Are you aware of thirst within you? In this message, we explore the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman, who came to draw water from Jacob's well. Like many of us, she was trying to satisfy a thirst she didn't truly comprehend. But what if your deepest needs weren't just obstacles to get out of the way, but paths that lead you directly to God? Jesus sees beyond the surface, calling us to understand our real thirst—a thirst for eternal, living water that only He can provide. This thirst is not just about our personal longings but also our relational wounds which Jesus is ready to heal through worship. Worship is where our deepest desires are not only met, but transformed. Learn how to move beyond the temporary "mirages" of life's quick fixes and come to the true source of satisfaction. Come thirsty, leave fulfilled. This is the water that will never run dry.

As we being the "" series, we explore John 3:16-21, where Jesus is revealed as the light that stepped into darkness. This passage highlights a crucial decision: will we live in the light of Christ, or will we continue to hide in darkness because of sin? We'll discuss how the pursuit of "hidden knowledge" by the Gnostics parallels today's culture, where many seek enlightenment within themselves, but Jesus teaches us that true light and life are found in Him alone. As we walk through these themes, we will confront the ways we may live comfortably in the world's darkness, even while professing faith, and how stepping into the light requires bringing every part of our lives—our struggles, sins, and desires—before God. This message calls us to reject the false promises of self-realization and worldly pleasures to embrace the new life offered by Jesus, the true light of the world.

Romans 8:31-39 | Paul's final section in Romans 8 is the mountain of our assurance. Paul glories defiantly in this question, "What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" Paul is considering all that he has said from Romans 5-8 about our life in the Spirit. If all this is true, then what possibly can thwart His people? In this sermon, we consider our doubts about God's love and overcome them with the truth of God's love. If God's love has been considered rightly, then we stand unafraid before this world and celebrate our salvation boldly.

Audio Clears Up @ 9:23 (Romans 8:18-30) We live in frustration/futility- creation also- and we groan, but don't know that we are groaning for glory but we are groaning about futility. Once we understand that it is glory we are longing for we gain hope. Why? Because when we realize that Jesus has won glory for us then we hope for “what we do not have, we wait for it patiently”

(Romans 7:7-25) This passage is one of the most controversial passages in the New Testament. The controversy arises from Paul's graphic description of his battle with sin. However, this is not a description of Paul as a non-believer. This is the ordinary work of the Holy Spirit to convict us of our sin. Our battle with sin is violent and tumultuous but with the Spirit of God there is victory. Life in the Spirit means to wage war on sin with the power of God- and refuse to die quietly into the night.

After dispelling the notion that the gospel transitions to sin, he addresses our freedom from the Law. The Law is not only biblical law but everything that places inadequacies, expectations and insecurities upon us. Paul says that Life in the Spirit means that we have been freed from these things. The Law has been fulfilled and now we live in the Spirit- we now bear real fruit. (Romans 7:1-6)

Christians get increasingly despondent when they believe that sin is here to stay. When we believe we are powerless against sin (we can't stop!), we despair and let sin just reign over us. Paul is offering a whole new way of looking at yourself in light of the gospel. We need to shift our mindset to believe God and not ourselves. God says that true reality is that we are dead to sin and alive to God. Without this core conviction, the Christian will never live into Life in the Spirit.

We have peace in life because we have peace with God

A disciple is an apprentice of Jesus Christ who has seen the worth of knowing Jesus and has decided to pick up their cross to align their life with Him. Paul uses the mindset of an athlete to illustrate what it means to follow Jesus. In order to enter into life alignment with Jesus, we need to pay the price, embody the purpose and see the prize. Mosaic's vision is to be a community who reject the passivity of just getting heaven but suffer the loss of all things to experience the power of the Resurrection in this life here and now. Mosaic refuses to be a community satisfied with church attendance and cognition of the gospel but suffers to obtain the full power of knowing Jesus.

Peter prescribes a household code for the church. This code is what we owe to one another as a people who have been marked with mercy. Once we were not a people, but now we are a people. What defines us as a people then? We are to have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. This kind of community is catalyzed by the mercy of Jesus and in turn shapes us as we lean into it. Mosaic seeks to be a church that embraces the sinner, loves the sufferer and commits to one another.

Paul writes to the Corinthians that in whichever situation you are in when you are saved, you are to be fully faithful in the circumstance God has placed you in. In the first century, singleness wasn't very prevalent for a religious person and therefore some felt restlessness and anxiety in their unmarried condition. In the gospel, no circumstance is a position of lacking for the believer. In Christ, we are to be fully present and faithful in the situation we are in. This sermon calls singles to undivided devotion to the Lord and hope in the gospel rather than a change in status.

Justin Earley - "Habits of the Household": https://a.co/d/5AzfZKfIn our context, busyness is one of the most prevalent thieves of the Christian home. In this sermon we will first examine how busyness takes the wheel of our family when we intended God to direct our homes. We then learn to number our days and see how godly habits can realign our homes towards God once more. The Ten Commandments gives us a rule of life for forming our families. Let us reclaim our families by committing ourselves unto the Lord again daily!

We begin our family sermon series looking at Joseph's family story. Family is both beautiful and broken at the same time. We begin by looking at God's design and intention for family. Family was designed to be our first Jesus community. In this community we were to ground ourselves in God's Word, intimately commit to one another and experience the joy of having all things in common. Sin came broke God's design for family. We see the brokenness of family in Joseph's family story. Joseph had a deeply flawed family who scarred him and wounded him. Despite this, God does not allow Joseph to move forward without redemption for his family. In seeing God's fatherhood and care, Joseph is able to not only forgive his family but move towards them with redemption.

We come to the end of Joshua. The people of God are settling into the land and they are about to start their lives after all this time. But as they were prepared to get on with their lives, Joshua stuns them with a startling ultimatum. He says to them: "Choose this day whom you will serve." Joshua shows them that they cannot make a life without either serving or rejecting God. They will either serve the gods of the world or they will serve God. They don't have the choice not to choose. In this sermon, we will see how choosing ourselves is choosing idols and to try to serve both God and idols is death. We will finally count the cost together as a congregation and see why choosing God every day is choosing life.

Joshua is at the end of his life and now he is no longer the young man leading the charge into battle. Joshua is now an older man and he is to give hsi faith away- his life away. We also are called to give our lives away in the second half of life. We can only do that when we find our home with God. We must wrestle with God and be overpowered by his love for us. Joshua's inheritance to them is the call to love the LORD. We are also to pass on the way of heaven to others as we get older.

Job is experiences unspeakable suffering but also despair. Job's wife even tells him to "Curse God and die." But Job stands on this hope: "For I know that my redeemer lives and at the last he will stand on the earth." This is Job's solid ground for hope. Resurrection is the solid ground of hope for the Christian both in the world and in our lives. Resurrection isn't just emotional consolation but actual restoration. Beyond answers, it's what we really want and need.

Achan hid his sin before God and Israel. God says that this is the reason Israel could not stand against Ai. Israel experiences the power-sucking effect of sin. When we live in hidden sin, we experience the same spirit-sucking infirmity in our Christian lives. In our passage, we see God exposing Israel's sin. At first it seems like disaster, but we see his purposes in it. God is drawing them to restoration. At the end of the passage, we see the strangest covenant renewal in the Pentateuch. The people say nothing. They just stand silent. In this passage we will see the surprising plan of God at that renewal that left everyone speechless. It was a shocking message of grace. In our sermon today God will show us the danger of hidden sin, the danger of covetousness and the overwhelming mercy of God.

The battles of Jericho has stark truths for us to digest. The battle belongs to the Lord. The battle is won by God's divine hand. God is for justice and his own glory. In this sermon we begin by dealing with discomfort of God commanding destruction. We see that God does it because God is for good and God is God. We are to hold those truths in our heart and wage our own spiritual battle in prayer and worship

Today's sermon will be an exposition of 2 Timothy 3:1-17 and a testimony of the persecuted church in India. In 2 Timothy 3:1-17, Paul says that believers will be led astray by the love of self and the love of pleasure. The Evil One seeks to creep into our lives and tempt us to live for ourselves becuase it will empty us of spiritual power. He desires that we are Christians "having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power." Believers need to see the value of suffering for the gospel and put on the shoes of readiness in the gospel. If we can see the worth of Christ in suffering, we can transform spiritual attack into spiritual blessing

Place yourself into deep waters with faith because of His power

Moses' death left a seemingly insurmountable vacuum for the people of God. Moses was a greater figure than we can scarcely imagine. But God is not feeling a vacuum because He knows that the power for leadership is not lost. The power for leadership is God's presence. Men and women who are led into his presence have the power to lead- even lead like Moses. God calls Joshua into this intimacy with him in order to be shaped into a new Moses. When we discover the presence of God and bask in it, we receive the boldness and wisdom to lead ourselves and others into the presence of God. When we do this, the community becomes a strength to us because they reinforce His presence back to the leaders.

God transitions leaders from Moses to Joshua at the end of Deuteronomy leading into Joshua chapter 1. God is transitioning leaders, but not his good and loving plan for his people. Joshua is now given stewardship and leadership over God's promise. In God's commitment to Joshua, He is showing His commitment to his people. Every good thing that is promised is because God is a giving God. The danger for Joshua is to mishandle that success by divorcing God from the success. This is the danger of wicked success. God calls Joshua to maintain his commitment to God by storing the Word in his heart to allow success to be a blessing and not a curse.

Before Christ comes into our lives we live in the default pursuit of salvation on our own. Even people who don't think they are religious live with a doctrine of earning their way to goodness. At the same time, modern people believe that we deserve every good thing. This leaves us anxious and entitled. The Christmas gospel comes in and offers peace and grace in a Savior. Jesus comes to us with "grace upon grace," and that undoes our anxious striving while giving us the gratitude of receiving grace. Receive this Messiah, for only in Him is "grace upon grace."

Last week we looked intently at how LOW he came- how SMALL he came. Today we look at how mind-blowingly immense Christ actually is- and it will give depth and truth to the incarnation. We'll look at it through Colossian 1- where Paul is bringing back the minds of a group of people who have been led astray by the philosophy of a cult. When the Colossians understand the preeminence of Christ- they will- Paul hopes- come to worship him instead of looking for meaning elsewhere. Jesus is the anchor and glory of all creation- this means that he should be unrivaled in our lives as well

Micah the prophet foretold of unspeakable and terrible suffering coming to the people of God. The Assyrians and the Babylonians were coming to lay siege on God's people and make them small and invisible. But there would come a Savior- the messiah for rescue. This messiah would come from a place "too little" among the clans of Judah to save the suffering, small and humble in spiritual exile. This truth is hard to believe for the Jews, but it was fulfilled in Jesus Christ of Bethlehem. This messiah stepped into our situation to cover the small. In order for us to receive this message of hope in a messiah, we also need to become "little" and humble in order to receive a savior. Unless we do, Christmas is not good news. In fact, Christmas is a threat to us if we are not small enough to bow.

Today we have a very special guest and a first for the podcast: welcome real estate investor, fund manager, and pastor David Park.What if the secret to wealth and fulfillment wasn't just about accumulating more and more, but about the power of giving? Our guest David Kim intertwines his passion for assisting others with his prowess in real estate investing, creating a remarkable concept of "end-to-end impact". He's not only making a difference in the communities he invests in but also aligning his partners and investors to contribute generously.Our conversation with David sparked an exploration into the transformative power of generosity and its impact on personal and professional success, challenging the concept that more money equals more happiness. We talk about the "go-giver mentality" and the importance of wealth multiplication and impactful distribution. Drawing inspiration from Warren Buffet's approach to giving, David encourages us to consider the joy and fulfillment generosity can bring into your life.Join the Deals & Dollars community today. If you're interested in becoming a guest on the show or receiving exclusive invites to our networking events, sign up on our official website.Official WebsiteInstagramYoutube

Paul was circling back to the Corinthians regarding a contribution they promised for the suffering Jerusalem church. The Corinthians had lost their commitment to give. Paul uses the example of the Macedonian church to remind them of the joy and grace of giving. The Macedonian church had experienced God's grace so profoundly that it moved them to give out of their scarcity. Paul calls the Corinthians to experience that grace and in turn for us to experience that grace because God's plan is to grant us unspeakable joy through our generosity.

Great faith believes in the power of God. The centurion held an unwavering conviction that Jesus had the power to heal just with His Word. This kind of great faith minimizes our own confidence in ourselves and swells up a great confidence in God. We believe we are the New Creation that God says we are when we believe he can change reality by his Word. When someone has this kind of faith- it becomes "great."

Jesus commends only two people in his ministry for having "great faith." The Canaanite woman is one of them. This woman with a possessed child comes to Jesus and throws her entitlement on the ground because she has traded it for a deep conviction that Jesus is merciful. Her boldness and self-effacing courage comes from a deep conviction that Jesus will have mercy on her. In order to have great faith, we will also need to develop an intense conviction about God's mercy. When our entitlement is grounded and this conviction of mercy takes hold, we will become courageous people of Great Faith.

Jesus tells us that there is such a thing as "great faith." Great faith is an unwavering conviction of the gospel and acting on it in our lives. We live in an environment that was corrupt and void of faith. We also live in a culture of increasing rebellion aganist God. We will need to look to Christ for renewed convictions of faith.

In this sermon we reflect on the unity and communion of the church. The Corinthians forgot that their unity was a public matter that affected the spiritual condition of the church. They were desecrating the Lord's Supper by their division. Jesus calls us to "Remember him" in the communion. This meant to remember that the body was one and that the communion was the deepest spiritual sacrament reflecting that. This Sunday we remember Jesus by remembering to guard the unity of the church. When we forget unity, we forget Jesus.

We begin a new series called "The Un-Forgotten Church" where we consider those in the church who can be easily forgotten. We begin with the servants of the church. At the conclusion of Paul's letter to the Colossians, he writes a recognition to all those who serve the church at Colossae. This salutation at the end shows us the redeeming power of serving the Lord. Paul honors those who suffer alongside him for the sake of the gospel. Servants are partners in the gospel. And we find that in our service to the Lord, we find ourselves in God's story once again.

Israel is in danger of small vision- a small life. Understandably so because they are captives! They just want to be free! But God has other plans. And if they want salvation- they will need to care about the same things because that's the only Messiah God offers- a missionary Messiah to the world. But God has other plans. And if they want salvation- they will need to care about the same things because that's the only Messiah God offers- a missionary Messiah to the world. We also have a hard time expanding our purpose because of our suffering and selfishness. We are tempted to live a small life and we are SCARED INTO living a small life. But it is in meeting the true Messiah that we find our meaning and purpose. This Messiah expands our purpose for life beyond our own people and in doing so- the Messiah saves us from ourselves.

What is our reason for missions? What is our why? In our passage we hear Jesus explain it to us firsthand. The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost. This is why the church next loses it's vision for the unreached- because Jesus longs for them and has the power to save

Jesus speaks to us new priorities in regards to family. Jesus is in a situation where he either has to obey God or his family. To the surprise of all those who are around them, Jesus de-prioritizes his blood relatives to obey God. Jesus betrays the American picture of the family-friendly Jesus. This stark picture shocks us but tells us the secret to saving our families. In our time, we say that nothing is more important than family. This has ruined our families. Jesus teaches us how to find the anchor that actually saves our families: faith.

Marriage was designed to be a showcase of God's love and an incubator for holiness. Through the gift of marriage, man and woman were given a powerful vehicle for giving God glory and finding fullness. When we disconnect God from our marriages, we cut off the power source for marriage. Being deceived through selfishness, we dim our ability to glorify God and cut off our own joy. The gospel reconnects us to the power source and resuscitates our marriages

In our time, the meaning of womanhood is hotly debated. This Sunday's sermon wades through the lies of the secular discussion and looks to scripture to tell us what a woman is called to be. Proverbs 31 presents us with a valiant woman who is marked by the Fear of the Lord. This sermon dives into the essential characteristics of a godly woman and we find out how the gospel creates "valor" in our sisters.

We start a new 5-week series on the family. We begin by asking: "What is biblical manhood?" The biblical call to manhood is lost in our day and getting more obscured with each day. Due to modern distortions, the anchor of manhood is lost or redefined by toxic masculinity. According to the Word, the problem with men is not when they act like women, but when they act like children. The Scriptures call men to righteous and sacrificial leadership. This defines biblical masculinity through leadership, righteousness and sacrificial love. When men take up the call to mature into spiritual manhood, the whole body of Christ benefits.

In John 8 Jesus tells the Pharisee that he is the light of the world. He is saying that without him, we live in the darkness. We can't know who we are or what we want in life without Jesus the light. A life without the truth of Jesus is a life of contradictory desires. What is freedom? Jesus says freedom is not just knowing the truth but abiding in the truth. If this is true, then only true disciples are free. Mosaic's mission is to make disciples and if Jesus is telling the truth, then disciple making is freeing slaves.

This week we begin our 3-week series on Mosaic's vision and mission. This week we focus on REACH by looking at Jesus sending out the twelve. Jesus is very focused in sending out his disciples into familiar territory. He calls them to live uncommon lives in familiar places. The disciples are called to proclaim the kingdom of heaven in familiar places but also to evidence it through miracles. In this sermon we will see the importance of our works of mercy in the places where we live, work and play. In short, our works of the kingdom prove that the gospel of the kingdom is true.

Christians often live in obsession with money but at the same time are grossly misinformed about money. What is God's intention for money? What is it for? How should our redemption redeem the way we steward money? This sermon introduces the concept of money biblically and calls us to redeem money along with us.

Jesus in Luke 14:7-14 tells the parable of a wedding feast and teaches that we should not take the seat of honor but the seat of humility. The reason for this is because we know the host and we know that the host will eventually say to us, "Friend, move up higher." Jesus then calls us to live sacrificially in this world because we will be repaid in the resurrection. Easter introduces a whole new incentive to live differently in this world: resurrection reward.

Psalm 145 is a declaration of God's immense and immeasurable greatness. Not only that, David proclaims the vast goodness of God. We are to never forget that. We are to commend God's greatness and goodness to our generation. How do we do this? We do this by doing good and not seeking to be great. When God's people are rich in good works, we proclaim His greatness.

Psalm 121 is a precious psalm for those who are in need. We don't like to be in need. Being in need is scary and insecure but being needy is foundational to being human. Psalm 121 shows us that it is just as foundational for God to help. This sermon is half teaching and half testimony about hardship and rescue. In the end, we will see that God is the one who keeps our life.

Psalm 78:1-8

Do you do hybrid appraisals? What if the person doing the inspection part was an appraiser? Instead of doing the desktop appraisal part of the hybrid, would you be interested in doing the inspection? Listen in as Bryan sits down with Arizona appraiser Dave Park, who is focusing on the inspections part, to supplement his income as he nears retirement.

Pursuit Conference REDUX: Can't Stop, Won't Stop 2.0 Every session from our online conference in 2020 is now on podcast! This wasn't a webinar or just another livestream, but a digital conference experience in light of the global pandemic. But why “REDUX”? We believe that the theme from our first conference was more prophetic than we had imagined given how much the world has changed. We feel the call to revisit 1 Thessalonians 5:17 in 2020 and reimagine the theme for the days and months ahead. Follow us on Instagram for all the latest updates! http://instagram.com/prstcon http://instagram.com/pursuitnyc

Hello Kitchen Table Theology Family! This is a special interview episode with Pastor Jeff Cranston and our guest, Dr. Dave ParkDr. Dave Park is the founder and president of Infusion and His Passion Ministries. Dave has ministered to pastors, youth leaders, parents, and students for over 25 years all over the world including Panama, Argentina, Germany, Ireland, and Israel. Dave and his team provide training, seminars, conferences, workshops, and one on one counseling to people mainly in the areas of their identity in Christ. He has co-authored more than 17 best-selling books with Dr. Neil T.  Anderson and has been nominated for three Gold Medallion Awards.Dave is married to his lovely wife, Grace, has three children, thirteen grand-babies, and one Siamese cat.[0:27]  Introducing Dr. Dave ParkDave and Pastor Jeff chat about meeting each other, cats going to heaven, and introduce today's discussion[03:11] Our Identity In Christ Changes Our NatureDr. Dave explains how dogmatic we can mistakenly become by reversing our Theology. An example, in Ephesians' first three chapters it's about identity; who we are in Christ. Yet, we can forget about that and immediately dive into the practicality of what we must do in ChristWe have been made holy by God, not by anything we do, that He may dwell in us. We have intimacy in Christ that we can rest in because He's provided the way of salvation. Thus, Jesus said on  the cross, "it's finished."[09:18]  Infusion and His Passion Ministries Dr. Dave talks about how God led him to start his ministry. As a young man, despite promise and success, Dr. Dave had many insecurities and an orphan spirit. He was always striving to be loved by God[14:21] Going From Knowing Theology to Applying ItStaring with knowing Theology deeper; Dr. Dave recommends starting with EphesiansDr. Dave on his thoughts about the American Church  and the concepts of identity in ChristDr. Dave's recommendations on where to start with theology[26:02] Closing UpFinal words from Dr. Dave and Pastor JeffVisit https://www.infusionnow.org for more resources and to learn more about theology  Tweetable Quotes:“Keeping God's commandments is a serious thing to God in his heart, but it's not done to sustain or to provide salvation. It's done to express our love for God. " - Dr. Dave Park "Most of the bondages, or most of the sins in my life, were made trying to meet my own needs, or trying to find satisfaction, or pleasure, or peace or comfort in another area besides my Jesus." - Dr. Dave Park  Scripture Mentioned: 1 Cor 3:16Rom 7:15Books Mentioned: The Common Made Holy by Neil T. AndersonThe Bondage Breaker by Neil T. AndersonStomping Out the Darkness Paperback by Neil T. Anderson and Dave Park  Join the ConversationWe love your feedback! If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a review. If you have any questions or comments on today's episode, email me at pastorjeff@lowcountrycc.orgVisit my website jeffcranston.com and subscribe to my newsletter. Join me on Sunday mornings at LowCountry Community Church. Check-in with us on Facebook or Instagram @pastorjeffcranstonRemember, the real power of theology is not only knowing it but applying it. Thanks for listening!

Today We Talk Empowerment To Help You, The Listener, Re-tool and Change Your Life:After working to support his family as a struggling artist, Derek Stone chose to reevaluate his life and his way of thinking, and in three short years grew a small one-man show into a million-dollar company. This amazing transformation came about through a decision to forgive his father. Derek left the path of blame and began traveling down a path of forgiveness which led him to start living his best life. He is now on a mission to help empower others to make the same transformation by helping them take charge of their own lives. Quote: When you avoid conflict to keep the peace you start a war within. ~ Cheryl RichardsonFor years Derek Stone had dreams of becoming a musician. This road didn’t lead him to success, however, it led him to Nashville, TN. Struggling to live as a starving artist with a family to feed, it was then he thought “there’s got to be a better way.” He went through an early life crisis, changing careers with the help of mentors and watching YouTube. He took his God-given talent of Creativity and transferred it from being something you hear to something that you can see. As it turned out, the construction industry was his road to success, the “better way” he had longed for. In three short years, he grew a small one-man show into a company with $1.2 million in gross revenue. He credits his success to one decision as a senior in high school. He started looking back at his life to figure out what made him so different from his three siblings. The difference. . . he chose to forgive his dad and to take a different path than his parents. He blamed his dad for every bad thing he went through as a child: from being sexually abused and going hungry, to taking cold showers because the power got cut off. He was a bitter teenager and wanted a better life, so when the opportunity presented itself, he took it and chose forgiveness. 36 years since the beginning of his story and he is currently living his best life. He enjoys hunting, fishing, knife making, and hanging out with his family. He loves empowering people to re-tool and change their lives. He loves God, loves his family, and loves people.   Top 3 Hot Point Takeaways:Understanding Resentment, Bitterness, and Anger. Self-Realization on Family and Life Balance. For whatever is your why choose to forgive.   Today’s Resource Links from the Podcast:Website - https://www.derekstone.online/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-stone-b342ab125/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Derekstone28 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/derek_f_stone/     Watch us on YouTube:https://youtu.be/edkeS-fhmPA   Timestamped Show Notes:00:30 - Introduction 10:45 - I would say the anger, which is derived from the bitterness, and once the anger matures, it becomes in bitterness, and then once those two mature, they become resentment. 20:45 - So we were at this conference and this dude, Dave Park, was talking about bitterness versus forgiveness. He said, some of you need to forgive a parent or a sibling or aunt or uncle or grandparent and my blood pressure started going and all of a sudden, all these memories started flooding back through my head, like a time-lapse video, and I started getting angry. Then this voice came to me man and said, Derek, I want to use you, but I can't. Because you have this bitterness towards your dad. 31:00 - I had a conversation with my wife that was very, very humbling for me because my pride is always kind of my pride it always just like she really just doesn't know. But she in fact did. I don't know how she did. It's like your parents when you're a teenager, they always know you're running around screwing around doing something. How do they know that? 42:00 - That is a valid point, you know, not to look down on it now. But I'm just saying, it wasn't a necessity. I hated doing it. But I had to do what I had to do to get...

A follow up to Dr. Matt Jones teaching on Sunday at Forefront Church on Psalm 139. Books Referenced (besides the Bible): The Grace and Truth Paradox: Responding with Christianlike Balance - Randy Alcorn Stomping Out the Darkness - Neil T. Anderson and Dave Park

Today our expert guest is Derek Stone. After working to support his family as a struggling artist, he chose to reevaluate his life and his way of thinking. In three short years, he grew a small one-man show into a multi-million-dollar company. When Derek's business first hit seven figures, he tried to identify what the turning point could have been. He traced back his incredible transformation to the decision to forgive his father. He left the path of blame and began traveling down the path of forgiveness, which led him to live his best life. He is now on a mission to empower others to make similar transformations by helping them take charge of their own lives. Derek's childhood involved several traumas. He was sexually abused by his step-father, he didn't know where his next meals would come from, and they often lost power or hot water due to unpaid bills. He blamed his dad because he believed it was his responsibility to protect Derek from these things. He lived with a facade that everything was alright, but inside he was increasingly bitter. He carried that anger until he was 19, when he attended a conference called Stomping Out the Darkness, based on the book “Stomping Out the Darkness” by Neil T. Anderson and Dave Park. It was there that he confronted the idea of forgiving his dad. David began to forgive everyone in his life that had wronged him as they came to his mind — his father, his mother, his abuser. When he was done, he didn't feel a need to hide behind his facade anymore. He rekindled his relationship with his father, and he felt a burden lifted from him. In 2014, David's construction business began taking off. He found it hard to balance that work, family events, and his passion for touring as a musician. He made the decision to walk away from touring. This led to some serious depression — not because he wasn't touring, but because he lost the platform for his message. Eventually, it came to him that he could share the message in a book: “Why Should I Forgive?”   The process of forgiveness is not easy, but it is so important to your development as a person. Outline the vision of where you want your life to go and what kind of person you want to be. Cleanse your surroundings of toxic, negative people. You want to emulate positive, healthy people. Figure out how to make healthy decisions. Take responsibility for your own life. Deal with the self-critic and the cost of bitterness.   Even when someone has done you real harm, forgiveness is an act you do for you. It is not a justification for what they did to you but giving yourself permission to stop holding on. It is a gift you give yourself.    The Biggest Helping: Today's Most Important Takeaway “You're not a victim. When you play the victim, you give the person who harmed you power over you. You have to get to the point where you say ‘No more. I am not a victim.' For claiming that will disarm the power your offender has over you. You are enough. You have what it takes. I believe in you. You must believe in you. There is greatness within you and within all of us because we were created by perfection in his image. You have to participate in your own rescue, as my friend Tommy Breedlove says. Phillippians 1:6 says ‘And I am sure of this that he who began a good work will bring it to completion.' So go. If you still have breath in your lungs, go. Go and change the world. You are going to help create the world that my kids grow up in, and their kids, and I want to leave it better than I found it. Together you and me, armed with the power that forgiveness brings to set others free, we can do this. You can do this. For whatever is your why, choose to forgive.”   --   Thank you for joining us on The Daily Helping with Dr. Shuster. Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Google Play to download more food for the brain, knowledge from the experts, and tools to win at life.   Resources: Learn more: www.derekstone.online Facebook: www.facebook.com/Derekstone28 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/derek-stone-b342ab125 Read: “Why Should I Forgive?” Read: “Stomping Out the Darkness” by Neil T. Anderson & Dave Park   The Daily Helping is produced by Crate Media

Sitcoms, sport watches, and a whole lot more.Show Notes(6:00) The Watches And Wheels Of The 2019 Goodwood Revival Meeting(12:30) The Oris Big Crown ProPilot X Calibre 115(15:40) The Ironic Elegance Of Trench Watches(17:00) The Chopard Alpine Eagle Collection(26:30) The Watches And Cars Of The HODINKEE Pop-Up At The UTA Artist Space In Los Angeles(1:13:00) The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked In Black Ceramic(1:14:30) Patek 5726/1A Nautilus 

One of the biggest challenges people face is in regards to faith and work, especially in our region and in our generation. We had the honor of having Rev. Dave Park with us as we dive deeper into this important topic. This is a must listen! To connect with Dave and learn more about his church, visithttp://www.njmosaic.org/

This episode’s storyteller is improvisor and Dr. God co-founder Dave Park who shares his tale of how some grotesque circumstances created a special encounter.Get more Tales of Male Folly at www.talesofmalefolly.comVisit | Like | Contact (talesofmalefolly@gmail.com) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dave Park is a horror film writer/ director, that created the character "Sweet Tooth" in the anthology film Tales of Halloween. He also helped write the Friday the 31st segment.  hear all about what Dave loves about horror movies, monster films and Halloween attractions on this episode.

I discuss conspiracy theories with Dave Park, member of the podcast @TheBrouhaha.

Comedian, actor, producer and all-around swell fellow Dave Park swings by to talk with Tim about the new season of Mockpocalypse on AXS TV (Call your cable operator today!), his up-and-coming comedy ensemble Dr. God, and about Dr. God's new feature film, "Bloodsucking Bastards," available right now from SHOUT FACTORY!In additon to being well known for his snappy haircuts and exceptional wardobe, David was recently part of the Second City Tour Company on the high seas.  He has appeared on IFC, AMC, Comedy Central and the TV Guide Network.  He currently works as a writer/producer and sometimes on-air talent in television production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Garguilo & Dave Park Return!!  Actors, Writers, Producers Neil & Dave join Kevin & Steve to talk pit stains, their show Mockpocalypse on AXS TV, the sale of their new film Bloodsucking Bastards, their comedy group Dr. God, pit stains.... and MORE. Enjoy the Chew.

Garguilo & Park are the creators of the very funny new show "MOCKpocalypse" on AXS TV. The show currently airs Thurs nights and Kevin & Steve were lucky enough to appear in a few episodes. They talk about the show, their new feature film "Bloodsucking Bastards," their comedy group Dr. God, Park's appearance in "Club Dread," Garguilo's role on MTV's "Awkward" and they all chew on the hot new "Garguilo Sandwich."  Enjoy!