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In Day 197, the final lesson of Orchot Tzaddikim, The Ways of the Righteous, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe brings the entire journey to its culmination. The author returns to the idea that the human being is an Olam Katan—a miniature world. The wonders of creation, both physical and spiritual, are reflected within the human being, and the soul itself reflects, in an infinitely limited way, attributes that point us toward the Creator. Just as the soul fills the body, sustains it, outlives it, sees without being seen, remains pure, and does not sleep, so Hashem fills, sustains, transcends, sees, and governs His universe.This realization should lead not to pride, but to humility, awe, gratitude, and responsibility. Rabbi Wolbe urges us to contemplate the extraordinary design of the human body—from our eyes and ears to our breath, bones, skin, and countless systems—and ask: Who gave me all of this? The more deeply we appreciate how much Hashem has invested in us, the more we understand that our lives carry purpose and obligation. Yirat Shamayim is not despair or fearfulness; it is the awareness that we have been entrusted with something extraordinarily precious.The entire book ultimately comes down to the words of Kohelet: “Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole of man.” After studying humility, arrogance, love, hatred, mercy, cruelty, happiness, jealousy, worry, repentance, Torah, and countless other middot, the final challenge is internal. It is no longer simply about how we appear to others, but about the private relationship between the individual and Hashem: Do I truly fear God? Is my relationship with Hashem where it should be? Inspiration must become action. Torah must change us.The conclusion takes on additional meaning as Rabbi Wolbe notes that the class coincides with his Hebrew birthday. He offers a heartfelt blessing to the TORCH community for health, happiness, gratitude, spiritual growth, and a genuine relationship with Hashem. He encourages each listener to view every new year of life as another opportunity to recommit to service, growth, and appreciation for the gift of another day.And, fittingly, the journey does not truly end. Rabbi Wolbe immediately opens Shaar HaBitachon, the Gate of Trust in God, from Chovot HaLevavot. The message is clear: when Torah learning concludes, we begin again. Bitachon means learning to release our illusion of control and place our reliance entirely in Hashem—like a child resting securely in the arms of a loving parent. The completion of Orchot Tzaddikim therefore becomes the beginning of the next spiritual journey._____________This Podcast Series is Generously Underwritten by Peter & Becky BotvinRecorded at TORCH Centre in the Levin Family Studios (B) to a live audience on March 23, 2026, in Houston, Texas.Released as Podcast on October 2, 2026_____________This series on Orchos Tzadikim/Ways of the Righteous is produced in partnership with Hachzek.Join the revolution of daily Mussar study at hachzek.com.We are using the Treasure of Life edition of the Orchos Tzadikkim (Published by Feldheim)_____________Listen, Subscribe & Share: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jewish-inspiration-podcast-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe/id1476610783Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4r0KfjMzmCNQbiNaZBCSU7) to stay inspired! Share your questions at aw@torchweb.org or visit torchweb.org for more Torah content.  _____________About the Host:Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe, Director of TORCH in Houston, brings decades of Torah scholarship to guide listeners in applying Jewish wisdom to daily life.  To directly send your questions, comments, and feedback, please email: awolbe@torchweb.org_____________Support Our Mission:Our Mission is Connecting Jews & Judaism. Help us spread Judaism globally by sponsoring an episode at torchweb.org.Your support makes a HUGE difference!_____________Listen MoreOther podcasts by Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe: NEW!! Hey Rabbi! Podcast: https://heyrabbi.transistor.fm/episodesPrayer Podcast: https://prayerpodcast.transistor.fm/episodesJewish Inspiration Podcast: https://inspiration.transistor.fm/episodesParsha Review Podcast: https://parsha.transistor.fm/episodesLiving Jewishly Podcast: https://jewishly.transistor.fm/episodesThinking Talmudist Podcast: https://talmud.transistor.fm/episodesUnboxing Judaism Podcast: https://unboxing.transistor.fm/episodesRabbi Aryeh Wolbe Podcast Collection: https://collection.transistor.fm/episodesFor a full listing of podcasts available by TORCH at http://podcast.torchweb.orgv_____________Keywords:#JewishInspiration, #Mussar, #MasterClass, #FearOfHeaven, #YiratShamayim,  #HumanBody, #Creation, #Microcosm, #Wonder, #BodyAndSoul, #MiraclesEverywhere  ★ Support this podcast ★

Today is day 275 and we are studying The Second Commandment. 275. What does the second commandment mean? God's people are neither to worship man-made images of God or of other gods nor to make such images for the purpose of worshiping them. (Exodus 20:23; 34:17; Leviticus 26:1; Deuteronomy 4:15–20; 27:15; Psalm 97:6–9; Acts 17:22–29; 2 Corinthians 6:16–18) We will conclude today by praying the Daleth Stanza of Psalm 119 which is verses 25-32 found on page 429 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019). If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism. Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS. Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

You've prayed about it for months, maybe even years, and you're starting to wonder if it's time to give up hope. We've been there too. In this episode, Ellen sits down with Kaci Nicole Harlow to talk about the painful reality of waiting on God, and how to remain faithful with unanswered prayers. Kaci shares from her own long season of waiting for marriage and motherhood, offering biblical encouragement for anyone wrestling with disappointment, comparison, or questions about what God is doing.They discuss:How to keep trusting God when your prayers are going unansweredWhy God cares about who we're becoming while we waitHow to resist comparing your journey to someone else'sWhy prayer matters for the waiting seasonWhat it looks like to be faithful with what God has made clear todayCheck out Kaci's new book, So Much Better: Daring To Trust God When You're Waiting, Impatient, and ExpectantScripture referenced:Hebrews 11:8-19 | 2 Timothy 2:13 | Philippians 4:6 | Deuteronomy 29:29 | 2 Corinthians 3:18About Kaci Nicole:kacinicole.com | @kacinicole | So Much Better Bible StudyKaci's Bible study tools:ESV Single Column Journaling Bible | Mr. Pen Highlighters | Enduring Word App

Send us Fan MailProsperity can sound like a scam word until you separate what's biblical from what's flesh. We're not interested in hype or debates. We want God's heart, because blessing, increase, provision, stewardship, and generosity are all over the Bible, and we don't want people throwing out truth just because they've seen it abused.We talk through godly prosperity versus ungodly prosperity with real stories from our lives. Tabitha shares what it was like growing up poor and why staying poor isn't “godly.” We also take you into our early marriage years when our combined income was tiny, debt was heavy, and scarcity thinking showed up everywhere. That pressure can break a marriage, but it can also expose what needs to change, including mindset, priorities, and habits.Then we go to Scripture and define prosperity the right way: not just money, but a successful journey, a healthy soul, and a life that works. We unpack key passages like Deuteronomy 8:18, Psalm 35:27, Proverbs 11:25, and 2 Corinthians 8:9, plus the misunderstood “camel through the eye of a needle” text using basic biblical hermeneutics and context. Our bottom line is simple: money is a tool, generosity is the aim, and prosperity should always have purpose.If you've ever felt guilt about wanting more, or you've been trapped in a poverty mindset, this will challenge you and build your faith. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a healthier view of Christian finances, and leave a review to help more people find the show.

Fear can make difficult circumstances feel overwhelming, especially when the future is uncertain or we cannot see what lies ahead. But Isaiah 41:10 offers a powerful reminder that God does not ask us to face fear and hardship alone. He promises to be with us, strengthen us, help us, and uphold us with His righteous hand. When fear tells us we are alone or too weak to keep going, God’s presence gives us a reason to trust Him. God’s presence changes the way we face frightening circumstances. He sees the path ahead even when we cannot, knows what we will encounter, and is never surprised by the challenges we face. His strength is greater than our weakness, His help is available in every season, and His faithful hand can hold us steady when life feels uncertain. Rather than allowing fear to control our thoughts and decisions, we can focus on God’s promises and bring our worries to Him in prayer. As our confidence in God grows, we can learn to choose faith over fear and move forward knowing that He is with us every step of the way. Highlights How Isaiah 41:10 reminds us that God is present when we face frightening circumstances Why we can trust God even when we cannot see what lies ahead How God provides strength when we feel too weak to handle our circumstances Why we never have to face our struggles without God’s help What it means for God to uphold us with His righteous right hand How focusing on God’s promises can replace fear with greater confidence and peace Practical encouragement for choosing faith over fear in everyday challenges Want more encouragement throughout your week? Subscribe to The Good Word, LifeAudio’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up at LifeAudio.com/thegoodword Do you want to listen ad-free? When you join Crosswalk Plus, you gain access to exclusive, in-depth Bible study guides, devotionals, sound biblical advice, and daily encouragement from trusted pastors and authors—resources designed to strengthen your faith and equip you to live it out boldly. PLUS ad free podcasts! Sign Up Today! Full Transcript Below: Do Not Fear By: Whitney Hopler Bible Reading: “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” – Isaiah 41:10, NIV I once went to a party store in October with my son and daughter to buy my daughter’s Halloween costume. My son was in preschool at the time, and the moment we walked inside, he saw scary Halloween decorations everywhere. There was a robotic talking skeleton with glowing red eyes, a cackling inflatable witch, and other scary displays. He was so afraid that he closed his eyes and refused to open them. My daughter and I gently held his hands and guided him through the store like a blind person because he simply could not bear to look. We hurried to find the costume, paid for it, and got out of there as quickly as we could. My son felt safe because he knew we were with him, even though he couldn’t see where he was going. You’ll encounter many scary situations in this fallen world. But God encourages you in Isaiah 41:10 not to be afraid, because he is with you and will help you. You don’t have to fear, because God is with you. God’s presence changes everything. Just as my son found comfort because he knew his family was beside him, you can find peace because your loving Heavenly Father never leaves your side. Even when you can’t see what lies ahead, God sees the whole path before you. God knows every challenge you’ll encounter and every need you’ll have along the way. Nothing surprises God, and no scary situation is too hard for God to handle. God also promises to strengthen you. There may be days when you feel too weak to manage the challenges you’re facing. But God doesn’t expect you to find strength on your own. He promises to give you the strength you need for each step. God’s power is greater than your weakness. As you rely on God’s strength, you’ll discover that God will empower you to deal with situations that once seemed impossible to manage. God also promises to help you. You never have to face your struggles by yourself. God sees every problem you’re facing and hears every prayer you pray for help. God will walk closely with you as your personal guide, ready to help at just the right time. Sometimes God will help you by changing your circumstances. At other times, God will give you the grace and endurance to keep trusting him as you go through challenging circumstances. Either way, God will faithfully work for your good. Finally, God says he will uphold you with his righteous right hand. That means God will hold you securely, so you can be secure even when your life feels unsteady. Even when you feel like you might fall, God is able to keep you standing. God’s loving hand on you is stronger than anything that tries to pull you down. So, instead of focusing on the fear you feel, focus on God’s promises to you. When fear leads you to think you’re alone, remember that God says, “I am with you.” When fear tells you that you’re too weak, remember that God says, “I will strengthen you.” When fear says no one can help you, remember that God says, “I will help you.” When fear tells you that you’ll fall, remember that God says, “I will uphold you.” Don’t let fear take control of your life. Each day is another opportunity to trust God’s promises instead of your feelings. As you spend time reading the Bible and bringing your worries to God in prayer, your confidence in God will grow. Little by little, you’ll learn that God’s peace is stronger than your fear because God’s presence is always with you. Choose to trust God – instead of fear – to lead you forward. You don’t have to walk through life with your eyes closed, wondering what will happen next. God is walking beside you every step of the way. God’s love is constant, God’s strength never fails, and God’s faithful hand is holding you securely. Because God is with you, you don’t have to fear. Intersecting Faith & Life: As you consider how God will help you overcome fear, reflect on these questions: What fear are you carrying today that you need to give to God? How have you experienced God’s help during a difficult season in your life? Which promise in Isaiah 41:10 speaks the most to you today? What’s one way you can choose faith instead of fear this week? How can remembering that God is always with you change the way you face today’s challenges? Further Reading: Psalm 23:4 Deuteronomy 31:8 2 Timothy 1:7 Joshua 1:9 John 14:27 Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Today is day 274 and we are studying The Second Commandment. 274. What is the second commandment? The second commandment is “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them.” (Exodus 20:4–6; 34:17; Deuteronomy 5:8–10) We will conclude today by praying the Decalogue found on page 100 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019). If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism. Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS. Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

What if your life story began before you were even born?  In this powerful episode of the Raising Godly Girls Podcast, Patti Garibay sits down with Hannah Strege—known as the world's first adopted embryo—for a deeply personal conversation about life, identity, and God's sovereign design. Hannah's story is a living testimony that every life is created with purpose, value, and intention, even in circumstances that the world may overlook or misunderstand.  As conversations around in vitro fertilization (IVF) continue to grow, many Christian families are asking how to think biblically about life at its very earliest stages. With over a million embryos currently frozen in the United States, this episode invites listeners to consider what it truly means to uphold the sanctity of life—from the very beginning.  Hannah shares what it was like growing up with a story that captured national attention, how her parents faithfully navigated media pressure while standing firm in their convictions, and how her own faith has been shaped by understanding the unique way God brought her into the world. With both grace and clarity, she offers a perspective that is rarely heard—one rooted not in theory, but in lived experience.  This conversation also encourages girls to step into their role as advocates for life, learning how to speak truth with compassion in a culture filled with complex questions. Whether you're navigating these topics as a parent or beginning to explore them as a young woman, this episode offers both wisdom and hope.  Because every life—seen or unseen—is known and cherished by God.    Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:    Psalm 139:13–16   Jeremiah 1:5   Genesis 1:27   Luke 1:41–44   Deuteronomy 30:19   Proverbs 31:8    To get Marlene's husband, John Strege's book A Snowflake Named Hannah: Ethics, Faith, and the First Adoption of a Frozen Embryo just search on Amazon. To learn more about adopting frozen embryos, or snowflake children, visit   nightlight.org     Explore more resources to raise girls rooted in Christ at raisinggodlygirls.com.      To find or start an American Heritage Girls Troop in your area, visit americanheritagegirls.org.     

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 1st of October, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.We start in Deuteronomy 25:4: (Amplified Bible)“You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing [to prevent him from eating any of the grain]. Then we go to the New Testament, 2 Thessalonians 3:10: ”if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.” I've been a farmer all my life. When a cow is milking, she has given birth to a beautiful calf, and she is producing milk for that calf, off her back, as it were. You have to feed the cow otherwise the cow will lose condition and the calf will become stunted. So we need to feed her extra food to compensate for her feeding her baby. The same thing applies to a sheep and a lamb, to every animal - a horse and its foal, because it is working, not to mention the ox. He's walking. In the old days, they would walk around in a circle and stamp out the wheat from the husk but while he was walking he had a bag around his neck and he could eat food all the time and that's what kept him strong, but on the other hand, the Lord is telling us today that if people are not prepared to work, if they are just bone lazy, they don't deserve to eat. I know it's a hard one, but it's a fact. I refuse to accept the fact that a man says to you, “I can't find a job”. There is work available even if it is sweeping the streets. “No, no. Well I can't do that.” “Why can't you do that, sir?” “No, well that's beneath my dignity.” I want to say something to you. There is nothing more despicable than a lazy man, and at home he's got a wife and children that are starving because he lies in his bed all day, and I make no apologies about this message, and if it's offending some men, I'm very happy because if you don't get out of your bed and go and find a job, you will answer to God for that.We need to work hard. We have been designed by God to work. That's why we've got hands, feet, and a mind. Now let's get going. I'm going to pray for you.Father, This man that's listening to this message and maybe this young man or that old man, Lord, today convict them of their sin of laziness and please Lord, help them to get out of their bed, find a job, receive some dignity and love from their families. I ask this in Your precious name. Amen.God bless you and have a wonderful day. Goodbye.

20 Proverbs 1-2; 05 Deuteronomy 16-22; 19 Psalms 1-8; 42 Luke 7-9

Pastor John teaching from the Book of Deuteronomy chapter 9.

Fr. Stephen DeYoung discusses the entirety of Deuteronomy chapter 12.

Read OnlineTestifying to the TruthJesus appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.”  Luke 10:1–3One of the clearest safeguards for ensuring the authenticity and integrity of Christian duty is that we proclaim the Gospel in communion with others. The Christian disciple is never a lone ranger. We do not carry the mission of Christ by private inspiration or isolated insight, but in the context of the Church. The Gospel we preach is not our own. It originates in God, is handed on through Sacred Tradition, and is entrusted to the Church as a whole.When Jesus sent out the seventy-two disciples, He sent them in pairs. This had deep theological and scriptural significance. According to Mosaic Law, the testimony of two or three witnesses was necessary to establish truth (cf. Deuteronomy 19:15). This standard was well known in Jewish culture and was traditionally applied to legal cases, but Jesus elevated it to strengthen the credibility of evangelization. Two disciples witnessing together to the truth of the Gospel would speak with a kind of moral and spiritual authority that mirrored this ancient tradition. Moreover, when we speak in union with the Church and act in concert with other faithful witnesses, our united work of evangelization becomes a harmonious echo of God's Word rather than a solitary voice subject to distortion.Even our Lord Himself respected this principle. When the Pharisees challenged Jesus for speaking on His own authority, He responded, “Even if I do testify on my own behalf, my testimony can be verified… I testify on my behalf and so does the Father who sent me” (cf. John 8:14, 18). Jesus makes clear that He does not speak in isolation; the Father testifies on His behalf. Thus, even the Son, in His earthly mission, models the humility of cooperative testimony.Consider your own duty to testify to the truth of the Gospel. The Twelve whom Jesus had earlier sent represent the bishops of the Church, who form the foundation of Christ's mission through their participation in apostolic succession. In today's Gospel, the seventy-two represent every disciple of Christ, including each of us today. Discipleship is much more than following Jesus through a personal devotion to Him and His teachings. It also includes being sent by Him. Once we receive the Gospel and interiorize it through living faith and prayer, we will then be sent by Christ to go forth and testify to the truth we have received. This is not an option; it's a necessity.How well do you do this? Sometimes we can fall into the trap of thinking that our faith is something personal that we keep to ourselves. But it is not. It must be shared, and if we are disciples, then we are also evangelists.Being an evangelist does not necessarily mean we enter into a full-time apostolate by which we preach and teach as we travel from town to town. For most, evangelization takes place in the ordinary rhythms of life—in our families, workplaces, neighborhoods, and social settings. It means living our faith with authenticity, speaking the truth with charity, and radiating Christ through our actions as well as our words. It means being willing to witness to the Gospel even when it is uncomfortable, unpopular, or rejected, and doing so in union with others in the faith.Reflect today on whether you are testifying to the truth in the way God is asking of you. Have you embraced both the privilege and the responsibility of being sent? Resolve to go forth with the courage of a lamb in the midst of wolves, never alone, but always in communion with Christ and His Church, bearing witness to the Kingdom that is at hand. Doing so will not only bring blessings to others, it will also deepen your faith and communion with God.My Lord and Living Word, Your voice must go out to the ends of the earth, drawing many to You through the members of Your Mystical Body, the Church. Please draw me close to You, dear Lord, and when I am ready, send me forth with others to testify to the Truth of Your saving Word. Use me as an instrument of Your grace, that through my witness, You may draw many souls into the glory of Your Eternal Kingdom. Jesus, I trust in You.Image: Sending Out Disciples by Lawrence OP, license CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Source: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

Abraham and Sarah arrive in Gerar, and Abraham tells everyone Sarah is his sister. She is, technically: his half-sister. She is also his wife (and one of the 4 most beautiful women ever to live). So when King Abimelech hears there's an unmarried woman in town, he has her brought to his palace. That night G-d appears to Abimelech in a dream with a warning: give her back or you die. By morning the orifices of his entire household are sealed shut, and he summons Abraham with one question, “What did you see, that you did this thing?”Abraham's answer is that there is no fear of G-d in this place. Rabbi Epstein calls it the crux of the whole passage, and he reads it as a direct challenge to a man who thinks of himself as righteous. If you decide for yourself what righteous means, you will never be righteous.Then comes a puzzle. This is the second time Sarah has been taken. Twenty-four years earlier, Pharaoh took her too, and G-d struck his household with a painful skin disease. Abimelech gets something else entirely. Same woman, same offense, different punishment. Why would G-d change it? Rabbi Epstein's answer comes from a teaching in the Talmud, and it changes how you read what happens to Abraham and Sarah next.

Wednesday, 30 September 2026   But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments. Matthew 23:5   “All, also, the ‘deeds, theirs', they do to ‘see', the men. They widen, also, the ‘phylacteries, theirs', and they enlarge the ‘tassels, the cloaks, theirs'.” (CG)   In the previous verse, Jesus noted that the scribes and Pharisees bind heavy burdens on the shoulders of men, but they are unwilling to move them with one of their own fingers. He continues excoriating them, saying, “All, also, the ‘deeds, theirs', they do to ‘see', the men.”   Jesus speaks of this elsewhere, such as people making long, showy prayers for everyone to hear. Some people have attention magnets stuck all over them, begging for everyone around them to see them and notice how interesting and important they are... in their own eyes.   The scribes and Pharisees were a lot like this, wanting everyone to notice them and everything they did. Their deeds were calculated for maximum exposure to the eyes around them. If they brought gifts to the temple, they were the types who would gladly tie bells to them so that with every step they took, the bells would ring and their offering would be seen by everyone – ohhhh, ahhhhh.   You know the types. They fill many churches around the world today. It is a ‘me-centered' religion, even if it supposedly is directed toward the Lord. Jesus continues, saying, “They widen, also, the ‘phylacteries, theirs'.”   A couple of new words are seen. The first is platunó, to widen, make broad, enlarge, etc. It can be used figuratively, as in opening wide one's affections. The next new word is phulaktérion. Vincent's Word Studies describes these –   Phylacteries, called by the Rabbis tephillin, prayer-fillets, were worn on the left arm, toward the heart, and on the forehead. They were capsules containing on parchment these four passages of Scripture: Exodus 13:1-10; Exodus 13:11-16; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Deuteronomy 11:13-21. That for the head was to consist of a box with four compartments, each containing a slip of parchment inscribed with one of the four passages. Each of these slips was to be tied up with well-washed hair from a calf's tail; lest, if tied with wool or thread, any fungoid growth should ever pollute them. The phylactery of the arm was to contain a single slip, with the same four passages written in four columns of seven lines each. The black leather straps by which they were fastened were wound seven times round the arm and three times round the hand. They were reverenced by the Rabbis as highly as the scriptures, and, like them, might be rescued from the flames on a Sabbath. They profanely imagined that God wore the tephillin.   Jesus next says, “and they enlarge the ‘tassels, the cloaks, theirs'.”   Another new word is seen, megalunó. It signifies to make or declare great. As such, it can signify to exalt or magnify. In this case, the tassels they were commanded to wear on their garments according to the law were made into long, showy tassels. One gets the sense of “Hey, look at how religious I am! I have super long tassels, proving that I am super fulfilling the law mandated by the Lord through Moses.”   One can almost see them hoping for people to come and get their autographs.   Life application: If you have faith in the Lord, and if you are truly in love with Him and what He has done for you, what more do you need in regard to man's approval? The answer should be obvious. You don't need it.   When you have the favor of the King of the universe, there is no need to impress others. Rather, you can spend your time working on a proper relationship with Him. When you fail in one way or another, you are still motivated to work on the relationship through acknowledging your faults and moving on.   If you are living your life in this manner, you will find there is neither the time nor the need to impress others. Be content in your faith, and live your life for the Lord. That is a life well spent.   O God, how wonderful it is to know You and to share in Your goodness. Help us to not seek the world's attention or try to impress others with our faith, except as they want to know why we are filled with joy. In this, may others want to know You personally and intimately. May it be so, to Your glory. Amen.

ഉയർച്ച മാത്രമല്ല, ഉയരത്തിൽ ഉറച്ചുനിൽക്കാനാണ് ദൈവം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നത്. Br. Damien Antony shares a powerful Morning Glory message on stability and faith.When pursuing success and spiritual growth, many believers pray solely for promotion without realizing the critical need for foundational stability. In this deep biblical exposition from the Morning Glory series, Br. Damien Antony breaks down Psalm 18:33, Deuteronomy 32, and Habakkuk 3:19, explaining how God trains our feet like the deer for high places. Drawing lessons from an eagle training its young and the dangers of ungrounded elevation, this message explores spiritual maturity, character building, overcoming trials and maintaining firm footing during economic, physical or emotional crises.

Growing In God Podcast Program Number: GIG #321   Title: Love God With All Your Heart   Web Description: The biblical feasts are a divine time in which we can break through into things that are available to us. Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, is one of those times. As we finish Sukkot this year, let us do it with a drive of spirit that says we will walk with God, we will obey His Word, and we will love Him with all our hearts and souls. We can do this because His provision and equipping have enabled us.   Show Notes: The Feast of Tabernacles is a time to celebrate the preparation God has for us in this life, just as Israel observed the feast as a remembrance of their preparation in the wilderness. A major aspect of that preparation was the Lord commanding His people to love Him with all their heart, with all their soul, and with all their might. He also told them, "This commandment is not too difficult for you, nor is it out of reach." God was not commanding them to do something that He was not also enabling them to do.   Now apply this to yourself as a believer in Christ today. John reminds us that we do not have a new commandment. It is the same commandment we have heard from the beginning. We know that we are to love the Lord with all our heart and love our neighbor as ourselves, but obeying that sometimes seems too difficult or out of reach. We need this realization that if God tells us to do something, He also equips us and enables us to do it.   Therefore, we cannot continue making excuses for not loving God and observing His commandments to us, especially in these days in which we live. There is an urgency on this age to obey God, just as He commanded Israel to do. So as you continue to celebrate this great Feast of Tabernacles, I encourage you to reach in with an even greater faith that God will enable you to love Him with all your heart in order to please Him and be capable of performing the works that He has prepared for us.   Key Verses:   •       Deuteronomy 30:5–8. "God will circumcise your heart … to love the LORD your God with all your heart." •       Deuteronomy 30:9–14. "This commandment … is not too difficult for you, nor is it out of reach." •       Deuteronomy 30:15–20. "I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live." •       2 John 1:4–6. "This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning." •       Leviticus 19:18. "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." •       Romans 10:6–8. "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART." •       Deuteronomy 6:4–13. "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." •       Jeremiah 31:33. "I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it."   Quotes:   •       "God doesn't command you to do something that He doesn't also equip you and enable you to do." •       "We can do this. He's putting it in our heart. He's putting the words of faith in our mouth that we may speak them into existence." •       "This promise comes not because you say, 'I'm saved,' and you go on and live your life in some other way. It comes because we literally live a life in which we love the Lord our God with all of our heart, and we obey His voice."   Takeaways:   1.    This is not out of reach for us. We can do this. We can come into the reality of loving the Lord with all our heart and with all our soul. This Word is near us. It is in our mouths and in our hearts that we may observe it. 2.    There are Words that He has commanded us. There are the Words that He has put upon our hearts. And we have to stop saying, "This is too difficult for us." It is not too difficult. God has made it possible. 3.    Let us celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles in such a way that we come out of it living in days of life and prosperity, and we walk away from the age of death and adversity.

20 Proverbs 30-31; 05 Deuteronomy 10-15; 19 Psalms 145-150; 42 Luke 3-6

Started off digging into Hayden Carroll, LDS influencer and, I honestly believe, deceiver, finally looking into Deuteronomy 32:8 and the claims LDS make about a textual variant in 4Q7 from the DSS. Then we moved to a presentation on the relationship of Jeremiah 18 and Romans 9, the potter and the clay, looking at both texts, their languages, applications, and other places where the potter and vessels metaphors occur. About 70 minutes today!

FAITH and PARAFAITH SINGULARITY   - 09.28.2026 - #977 BestPodcastintheMetaverse.com Canary Cry News Talk #977 - 09.28.2026 - Recorded Live to 1s and 0s Deconstructing World Events from a Biblical Worldview Declaring Jesus as Lord amidst the Fifth Generation War! CageRattlerCoffee.com SD/TC email Ike for discount https://CanaryCry.Support   Send address and shirt size updates to canarycrysupplydrop@gmail.com Join the Canary Cry Roundtable   This Episode was Produced By:   Executive Producers Steven B*** Sir Jamey Not the Lanister*** Sir LX Protocol***    Producers of TREASURE (CanaryCry.Support) Raoul S, Rebecca T, Monica, Alex W   Producers of TIME Timestampers: Jade Bouncerson, Morgan E Clankoniphius Links: JAM   SIR IKE MEGA BOX GIVEAWAY - Rating/Review, screenshot, send to Sir Ike CanaryCrySupplyDrop@gmail.com   RE-ENCHANTMENT 23:03 Clip: Thousands flew in for annual Land of Enchantment    BEAST SYSTEM/. reenchantment 31:54 The Ancient Spiritual Practice may be the answer to Ai (WaPo) The Parafaith War (Wiki) → CCR 067, Dr. Hugo De Garis warned of Artilect War and "Gigadeth" or 1 billion deaths → Bill Gates says unchecked AI could 'cause a billion deaths' (Guardian) Parafaith Marketing Report (Dazed)   → Terrence McKenna, Dr. Norbert Weiner, E.M. Forester    READ TEXTS EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS   → Black Hornet Nano Drones   BIBLE STUDY The Revelation of Hornet Swarms → Exodus 23:27–28 → Joshua 24:12 → Deuteronomy 7:20 → Exodus 23:29–30   PRODUCERS  END 2:00:54

I've struggled with self-reliance my whole life. Growing up, I learned early to count on myself. And the world cheers that on. It applauds hustle, control, and making things happen. What the world doesn't applaud is waiting on God. In this episode I share one of the hardest seasons of my walk with Jesus. I waited on God for years in an area then I hit this point where I grew impatient and took matters into my own hands. I went back to self reliance.  As a daughter of the King self reliance doesn't make sense when the one who created us and has great plans for us wants us relying completely on him.  And here's the thing. God was answering that prayer the whole time. I just couldn't see it yet. We'll look at Abraham and Sarah, who took matters into their own hands. We'll look at the Israelites, who turned an 11-day journey into 40 years. And we'll look at Job, who praised God even after losing everything. I close with four scriptures to speak over yourself when the enemy whispers, "Did God really say?" If you're growing weary in the waiting, this one is for you. Timestamps 00:00 Why self-reliance has been my lifelong struggle 00:27 The world applauds self-reliance, not waiting on God 00:54 Trusting God when the timeline doesn't match ours 01:21 Unanswered prayers in love, family, and finances 02:44 Abraham and Sarah take matters into their own hands 03:37 The enemy's lies go all the way back to the garden 04:07 My story: years of waiting on God in singleness 05:30 The season I went my own way, and what it cost me 06:27 It's not about the business or the relationship. It's about your heart. 07:24 God was answering that prayer all along 08:14 "Did God really say?" How the enemy chips away at our faith 09:39 Delight yourself in the Lord 10:34 Seek first the kingdom of God 11:33 Sometimes the wait is about the journey, not the answer 12:27 The Israelites: an 11-day journey that took 40 years 13:24 Job praised God through it all 14:41 My four years off track and the gap in this podcast 16:34 The take-home: don't go into self-reliance 17:59 Letting God's Word, not our feelings, tell us who He is 19:28 Perspective from our persecuted brothers and sisters 20:57 We were never meant to cling to this world 23:18 Four verses for staying in God reliance 23:38 Proverbs 3:5-6 26:10 Isaiah 40:31 and Philippians 4:13 26:37 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 27:34 He's enough, so we don't have to be 28:58 Fight back with scripture, just like Jesus did 29:55 Closing encouragement Key Takeaways God's timing won't match the world's timeline. If we're waiting on Him, our journey will look different, and that's okay. Doubt makes self-reliance look smart. When time passes, the enemy whispers that God isn't coming through, so we might as well do it ourselves. Taking matters into our own hands costs us. Abraham and Sarah made a mess. So did I. God still keeps His promises, but we miss out along the way. Our attitude in the waiting matters. The Israelites' complaining and unbelief kept a generation out of the promised land. Praise is always in our hands. Job lost everything and still worshiped. We can choose thankfulness no matter what. It was never about the answered prayer. Our relationship with God is the point. Everything else is a bonus. Keep this world in perspective. It's temporary, and where we're going is so much better. We don't have to be enough. He is enough, and that takes all the pressure off. Answer the enemy with scripture. Jesus did it three times in the wilderness, and we can too. Scriptures Referenced (NKJV) Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths." Isaiah 40:31 "But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint." Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 "And He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong." Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart." Matthew 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." Philippians 4:6 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;" Proverbs 22:7 "The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender." Genesis 3:1 "Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, 'Has God indeed said, "You shall not eat of every tree of the garden"?'" Genesis 16:2 "So Sarai said to Abram, 'See now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.' And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai." Genesis 21:1-2 "And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken. For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him." Deuteronomy 1:2 "It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea." Philippians 2:14 "Do all things without complaining and disputing," Job 1:21 "And he said: 'Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.'" Job 42:10 "And the LORD restored Job's losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before." Ephesians 3:20 "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us," Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." 2 Corinthians 4:18 "while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." Matthew 4:4 "But He answered and said, 'It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God."'" Your Next Step Pick one of the four verses from this episode and write it somewhere you'll see it every day. The next time the enemy asks, "Did God really say?" answer him with it.

Come Out of Babylon and Return to God's Ways | KIB 551 DESCRIPTION COME OUT OF BABYLON AND RETURN TO GOD'S WAYS What happens when believers stop fighting the Word of God and simply begin asking: "Father, what are Your ways?" In this special Feast of Tabernacles edition of Kingdom Intelligence Briefing, Dr. Michael Lake and Mary Lou Lake speak from the heart about their journey of learning to leave Babylon's patterns behind and increasingly align their lives with the Kingdom of God. The Feast of Tabernacles provides the backdrop for an important question: Are we allowing Scripture to define our Christianity—or are we interpreting Scripture through traditions and cultural assumptions we inherited from Babylon? Dr. Lake examines the biblical feasts as God's appointed times—divine rehearsals that point toward the work of Messiah. The spring feasts reveal what Christ accomplished in His first coming, while the fall feasts prophetically anticipate events associated with His return, His Kingdom, and ultimately the new heaven and new earth. Pasted text The discussion also confronts the historical process through which portions of Christianity became increasingly separated from their Hebraic foundations and absorbed practices from surrounding cultures. But this episode is NOT a call to religious legalism. It is a call to return to the Word. Dr. Lake explains the biblical concept of Torah as the loving instruction of the Father. Rather than viewing God's commandments through the harshness associated with Roman law, believers should understand God's instructions as revealing the pathway He established for His people. That produces one of the central principles of KIB 551: We cannot expect Kingdom results while deliberately walking according to the ways of another kingdom. Repentance realigns us with God. Obedience closes doors to the enemy. The Word renews our minds. And the Holy Spirit progressively teaches believers how to walk according to the Kingdom into which Christ has brought them. Pasted text Dr. Lake puts the principle powerfully: "You cannot outgive your disobedience." Kingdom life cannot be reduced to formulas, offerings, religious rituals, or outward appearances. God desires obedience flowing from faith and love. As believers leave Babylon, repent, and align themselves with Scripture, they progressively close doors through which the enemy has operated and learn how to walk in the blessings and freedom of God's Kingdom. Pasted text Mary Lou also shares a deeply personal message for believers who are exhausted, grieving, sick, or walking through overwhelming circumstances: LET GOD CARRY YOU. There are seasons when believers reach the end of their own strength. Surrender can be difficult—especially for someone who has experienced betrayal, trauma, disappointment, or loss. Yet surrendering ourselves into God's hands can become the beginning of restoration. Sometimes faith means standing. Sometimes faith means fighting. And sometimes faith means allowing the Father to carry us through something we cannot carry ourselves through. Pasted text KIB 551 also addresses sanctification. Maturity does not mean that temptation somehow ceases to exist. Rather, as believers grow closer to God, they increasingly recognize that sin simply costs too much. Why trade the presence of God for momentary pleasure? Why descend again into a valley from which God has already brought us? Why reopen doors Christ has helped us close? There are pleasures in the presence of God that Babylon cannot reproduce. Pasted text The episode concludes with perhaps its clearest statement of purpose: We do not obey God to make Him accept us. We obey Him because He has already accepted us in Christ. Because He loved us and gave Himself for us, our response is gratitude, surrender, obedience, and love. This Feast of Tabernacles, may the peace of God fill your home. May healing come to bodies and emotions. And may the Holy Spirit continue leading the remnant out of Babylon and deeper into the ways of the Kingdom. Pasted text Key Scriptures and Biblical Themes Leviticus 23:41 — The Feast of Tabernacles as an enduring appointed time. Zechariah 14:16–19 — The Feast of Tabernacles during Messiah's reign. Joshua 1:8 — Meditating upon and obeying God's Word. John 15:5 — Christ as the Vine and believers as the branches. Deuteronomy 28:1–68 — Blessings and curses associated with covenant faithfulness and disobedience. Hebrews 12:18–29 — Sinai, Zion, obedience, judgment, and "our God is a consuming fire." Romans 6:16–18 — Slavery to sin contrasted with obedience and righteousness. Proverbs 18:21 — Life and death in the power of the tongue. The transcript particularly emphasizes Leviticus 23:41 and the Hebrew concept of olam while discussing the enduring significance of the Feast of Tabernacles. Pasted text CHAPTERS / TIMELINE These timestamps come directly from the transcript's timestamp markers, with chapter headings describing the discussion beginning at or near those markers. 00:00 — Biblical Life TV: Empowering the Remnant 01:29 — Welcome to KIB 551 01:53 — A Special Feast of Tabernacles Conversation 02:13 — Encouragement During Difficult Times 04:58 — Mind War, Psychological Operations & New Age Thinking 08:48 — Self-Talk, Faith Teaching & New Age Parallels 12:09 — Healing, Trust & Learning to Surrender to God 16:03 — How Should Christians Approach the Biblical Feasts? 18:58 — The Feasts Are Divine Rehearsals 19:36 — Spring Feasts, Fall Feasts & Messiah 20:43 — Leviticus 23:41: "A Statute Forever" 22:38 — Tabernacles & the Millennial Reign 26:54 — Christianity, Paganism & Religious Tradition 31:36 — Polycarp, Passover & the Early Church 34:38 — Deconstructionism vs. Biblical Truth 38:02 — Culture Does Not Redefine God's Word 40:13 — Torah: The Loving Instruction of the Father 43:49 — "You Cannot Outgive Your Disobedience" 44:10 — Obedience Opens Doors to God's Kingdom 46:00 — Avoiding Legalism in the Hebraic Roots Movement 50:41 — Babylon's System Turns Everything Toward Self 51:33 — Strengthening Believers Going Through Difficult Times 52:19 — "Let God Carry You" 54:11 — Believing God for Healing 54:59 — Dr. Lake's Personal Healing Testimony 57:52 — Sanctification & Why Sin Becomes Too Expensive 59:47 — Experiencing the Peace of God 1:01:12 — Health, Food & Biblical Dietary Principles 1:05:48 — Obedience Even When We Do Not Understand 1:07:45 — Stop Fighting the Word of God 1:08:04 — Obedience From Love, Not Religious Legalism 1:08:33 — "Because He Loved Me, I Changed My Life" 1:09:42 — Biblical Life TV Partner Message CALL TO ACTION Babylon continually asks us to define good and evil for ourselves. The Kingdom asks a different question: What has God said? The goal is not religious legalism. The goal is not earning salvation. The goal is learning to walk with the God who has already redeemed us through Jesus Christ. Examine the traditions you inherited. Examine your priorities. Examine what you allow into your home. Examine your theology. And compare everything with the Word of God. When Scripture reveals something that needs to change, do not fight the Word. Repent. Realign. Obey. And keep walking deeper into the Kingdom. If KIB 551 has encouraged or challenged you, please LIKE this video, SUBSCRIBE to Biblical Life TV, and SHARE this episode with someone who is learning how to come out of Babylon and walk more fully in God's ways. COMMENT BELOW: What has God shown you from His Word that required you to change something you had previously believed or practiced? PARTNER WITH BIBLICAL LIFE TV Kingdom Intelligence Briefing and Biblical Life TV are made possible through the prayers and faithful support of our partners around the world. Our purpose remains to provide deep biblical teaching that will inform, strengthen, and empower the remnant for the days ahead. The program itself describes this mission as helping believers become empowered by the Word of God to fulfill His purposes in these last days. Pasted text If Biblical Life TV has strengthened your walk with God, please prayerfully consider partnering with the ministry. Biblical Life P.O. Box 160 Seymour, Missouri 65746-0160 Online giving is available through the ministry's official resources. Kingdom Intelligence Briefing Thank you to everyone who prays, gives, shares these programs, and stands with us as we work to prepare the remnant.

Started off digging into Hayden Carroll, LDS influencer and, I honestly believe, deceiver, finally looking into Deuteronomy 32:8 and the claims LDS make about a textual variant in 4Q7 from the DSS. Then we moved to a presentation on the relationship of Jeremiah 18 and Romans 9, the potter and the clay, looking at both texts, their languages, applications, and other places where the potter and vessels metaphors occur. About 70 minutes today!

Former paranormal investigator Johnny Haney spent years searching for answers in the supernatural. After losing his mother, grief drove him to build what he called a portal in hopes of communicating with her. Then voices began answering. They seemed to know details about his life. One different voice confronted him about his past, and eventually pointed him toward Scripture and, Johnny says, Jesus Christ.  One night, his search took a terrifying turn. Johnny says he woke up conscious in complete darkness as a childlike voice screamed at him from every direction. He called on God, then Jesus - and says the paranormal activity that had followed him for years stopped completely. In this episode of Everyday Miracles Podcast, Johnny shares his journey through paranormal investigation, spirit communication, grief, supernatural encounters, spiritual deception, faith, redemption, and Jesus. His testimony raises a bigger question for all of us: when we are desperate for answers, healing, comfort, wisdom, or a word from God, where do we turn? Watch Johnny's full story and hear what happened after he opened the portal, what the voices told him, why he began questioning what he was communicating with, and how his search for answers ultimately changed his life. John 14:16 "I am the way, and the truth, and the life." - Jesus Other testimony related scriptures: 1 John 4:1, Deuteronomy 18:10-12, Leviticus 20:6 "I will set my face against that person." God speaking of mediums and necromancers. Isaiah 55:7 invites someone to the Lord, "for He will abundantly pardon." There is truly forgiveness for everyone. Romans 10:13 "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." To contact Johnny by email: bluemoonsessions @gmail.com   Johnny's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@REV1211CHANNEL The purpose of the Everyday Miracles Podcast is to share the love of Jesus. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily represent the host's thoughts. This podcast does not constitute services or medical advice. Please pray and thoroughly research options for medical needs. Listeners and viewers consume this content voluntarily and assume all responsibility for the resulting consequences and impact. Everyday Miracle compilation book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/45cgbP8 Everyday Miracle compilation book on Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/everyday-miracles-julie-hedenborg/1146173449?ean=9798881501808 Subscribe to Julie's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@everydaymiraclespodcast1395 Website for Everyday Miracles (APPLY!): http://everydaymiraclespodcast.com/ To follow Everyday Miracles Podcast on itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-miracles-podcast/id1447430033 On Social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everydaymiraclespodcast/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/everydaymiraclespodcast/ tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@everydaymiraclespodcast linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-hedenborg-452028a7/ To email Julie directly:   everydaymiraclespodcast@gmail.com

If you call yourself a believer or a Christian, how does your life compare to what God says in Deuteronomy 6? There's a reason we should take this part of Scripture to heart—in this episode, C.L. challenges Christians to examine themselves through these words and remember what it means to live as God's chosen people.Bible Passages: Deuteronomy 6, Revelation 3:16

Pastor Mark WalkerDeuteronomy 16:18-20; 17:14-18:8For more information please visit:https://nampacollegechurch.com

What does it truly mean to be pro-life in today's world?  In this episode of the Raising Godly Girls Podcast, Patti Garibay sits down with Marlene Strege for a deeply personal and thought-provoking conversation about infertility, adoption, and the often-overlooked ethical questions surrounding in vitro fertilization (IVF). As reproductive technologies continue to advance, Christian families are increasingly being called to consider how a Biblical view of life applies not only in the womb—but even at the earliest stages of human existence.  Marlene shares her own journey through infertility and how God led her family to pursue embryo adoption, often referred to as "snowflake adoption." Her story is a powerful reminder that every life is created with purpose and value, and that God can work redemptively through even the most complex circumstances.  Together, Patti and Marlene explore the current landscape of IVF in the West, including the reality that over a million embryos are currently frozen in the United States. They discuss how believers can approach these issues with both truth and compassion, while remaining grounded in a "womb to tomb" commitment to the sanctity of life.  This episode also offers guidance for parents seeking to have age-appropriate conversations with their daughters about life, dignity, and God's design. In a culture where these topics can feel overwhelming or confusing, this conversation equips families to respond with clarity, conviction, and grace.  Because raising Godly girls means helping them understand that every life—seen and unseen—is precious in the eyes of God.    Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:  Psalm 139:13–16   Jeremiah 1:5   Genesis 1:27   Deuteronomy 30:19   Proverbs 31:8   Luke 12:6–7    To get Marlene's husband, John Strege's book A Snowflake Named Hannah: Ethics, Faith, and the First Adoption of a Frozen Embryo just search on Amazon. You can also learn more about adopting frozen embryos or snowflake children at nightlight.org   Explore more resources to raise girls rooted in Christ at raisinggodlygirls.com.   To find or start an American Heritage Girls Troop in your area, visit americanheritagegirls.org.     

In this "Stay Focused September" teaching, Overseer Azizah R. Morrison shares a prophetic word about guarding what God has begun in you and preparing for a season of ownership.Drawing from 2 Timothy 1:14 and Deuteronomy 8:18, this message encourages believers to protect what God is developing, steward prophetic words with wisdom, and prepare spiritually and practically for what He may be placing in their hands.What God has shown you, spoken over you, and begun in you must be guarded, developed, and stewarded well.Stay focused. Guard the work. Prepare to possess.

20 Proverbs 28-29; 05 Deuteronomy 4-9; 19 Psalms 139-144; 41 Mark 16; 42 Luke 1-2

This shiur explores the blessings Moshe gave to Yosef, focusing on the unique richness of his land, its agricultural bounty, and the leadership qualities bestowed upon him and his descendants. Rashi's commentary highlights how these blessings parallel those given by Yaakov. https://www.torahrecordings.com/chumash-with-rashi/devarim/011_vezos_haberacha/003

Open an English Bible and you'll mostly see "God" and "Lord," but underneath is a whole divine vocabulary: El, Eloah, Elohim, the tetragrammaton, and a few choice insults, including gillulim, which likely comes from a word for dung (shit gods, basically). First, we sort out which plural belongs to which singular (spoiler: Elohim isn't the plural of El), why Deuteronomy uses Elohim more than any other book, and how the Shema's "your God" quietly assumes other gods are out there. Then we take issue with the old line that the Old Testament God is wrathful and the New Testament God is all love—where it came from (hello, Marcion), why its roots are antisemitic, and why it falls apart once you notice where eternal torment actually shows up. Support Data Over Dogma and get every episode early and ad-free, plus exclusive bonus content — become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/DataOverDogma Get your Data Over Dogma merch at our online store: https://data-over-dogma-shop.fourthwall.com/ Watch every episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dataoverdogma Follow us: Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/dataoverdogmapod TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@data.over.dogma.pod Threads — https://www.threads.com/@dataoverdogmapod X — https://x.com/data_over_dogma Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/DataOverDogmaPod Get Dan McClellan's New York Times bestselling book, The Bible Says So: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/bible-says-so-9781250347466/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What someone meant to harm you, God can use to heal you and the people around you. Starting from Joseph's words to his brothers in Genesis 50 ("You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good"), Bishop Dale C. Bronner shows how poison and cure often sit side by side, with the dose making the difference. He draws on the cyanide at the core of an apple, Botox, viper venom, and the law's limit of forty lashes to show why balance is the key to life, why isolation distorts your view of reality, and why God may be asking one question: can He trust you with trouble? You'll learn: Why God showed Joseph the palace but never the pit or the prison How to "eat around the poison" in the people and situations in your life Why God put limits on punishment, and what that says about correction versus destruction How Agur's prayer for "neither poverty nor riches" applies to a culture of extremes What Elijah's breakdown teaches about the difference between being alone and being disconnected How Fanny Crosby's blindness became the source of nearly nine thousand hymns Why unforgiveness is poison you drink yourself, and how your testimony spreads the cure

This week we will be studying Deuteronomy 30:11-20 under the theme “Choose Life.” Every heart must choose what it will cling to—and Moses reminds us that real life is found not merely in following God's commands, but in holding fast to the God who is our life.Series Summary: The wilderness exposes what is in the human heart. But it also reveals the unwavering faithfulness of God. Through Israel's fear, grumbling, failures, and blessings, this series will call us to trust God's promises, receive his gracious provision, love him wholeheartedly, and choose the life found in Christ.Fill out our online connection cardHow can we pray for you? If you'd like to leave an offering or monetary donation to our ministry please click here.

Men's Night - The In Between - Pastor TonderaiWhat are you picking up in the in between?God uses the in-between to form who we will be when we arrive.“The LORD was with Joseph.”Genesis 39:2, 21, 231. KNOW YOUR SOURCE.“I cannot do it… but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”Genesis 41:16“Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of choice.”— Edwin Louis Cole2. PROTECT WHAT YOU'RE BECOMING.“How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”Genesis 39:9“A good name is more desirable than great riches…”Proverbs 22:1Just because you escaped your father's weakness doesn't mean you don't haveweaknesses of your own.3. LET CHARACTER CARRY YOUR GIFT.“The LORD was with Joseph…”Genesis 39:2–4Joseph didn't chase a title; he developed the character capable of carrying one.What was missing around you does not determine what God can develop within you.EGYPT → WILDERNESS → PROMISE“As a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.”Deuteronomy 8:2, 5God brought Israel out of Egypt.Then He began getting Egypt out of Israel.I thought I was waiting for my father to change.I didn't realize my Father was changing me.Communication is the basis of life.Exchange is the process of life.Agreement is the power of life.— Edwin Louis ColeJoseph threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.Genesis 46:29What I didn't receive does not have to become what I don't give.“…the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day…”Genesis 48:15–16“I know, my son, I know.”Genesis 48:19Your healing does not have to wait for someone else's change.Father, what are You forming in me?Your father may have missed part of your story. Your Father hasn't missed a page.

Today is day 271 and we are studying The First Commandment. 271. Why are you tempted to worship other things instead of God? I am tempted because my sinful heart seeks my own desires above all else and pursues those things which falsely promise to fulfill them. (Deuteronomy 29:16–19; Psalm 10:2–7; Acts 19:23–27; James 4:1–10) We will conclude today by praying Prayer 94.For a Virtuous Heart found on page 674 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019). If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism. Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS. Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Today's episode is Jerry Leachman's message from our recent Men's Breakfast, a great event with almost 400 in attendance! He shared from his new book, Brave Hearts, Strong Arms.Jerry read from Deuteronomy 6:6-7, " These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." Brave Hearts, Strong Arms is not about being a perfect man. It's a book about being a committed one—showing up, staying in the fight, and playing for a Head Coach who never leaves the field.⁠⁠  >>Watch on YouTube>>Get Jerry's book on Amazon. Also now on Audible!Jerry Leachman of Leachman Ministries is a favorite speaker at The Center's events. Along with being an associate Chaplain in The NFL for many years, Jerry has done ministry in Guatemala, Scotland, Russia, Europe and Africa as well as all over the U.S. He and his wife Holly have been on Young Life Staff and continue to be involved with Young Life here and also internationally.

Listen to this week's sermon, “Kingdom Economics” preached by Rev. Benjamin Kandt from Deuteronomy 15:1-2, 4, 6-8, 10-12, 14-15.

Preached by John Davis on Sept. 27, 2026 from Deuteronomy 18:15-22. For more information about Columbia Christian Church, please visit our website: www.columbiachristian.org

Monday, 28 September 2026   Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do. Matthew 23:3   “All, therefore, as much if they might say to you to guard, you guard, and you do. According, also, to their works, not you do. They say, indeed, and not they do.” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus told those He was talking to that the scribes and the Pharisees sat in Moses' seat. Because of this, He continues, “All, therefore, as much if they might say to you to guard, you guard, and you do.”   The instruction from Jesus is that those things taught by the scribes and Pharisees were to be kept (guarded) and done. Naturally, there are many views on what exactly this means. But Jesus just said that they sit on Moses' bench. Therefore, this pertains to those things that are demanded by the law.   For example, the law says in Deuteronomy 19:15-21 that matters were to be brought before the priests and judges “who serve in those days.” The matter was to be presented, and a ruling was to be made for one and against another. This was considered binding, just as when someone goes before a court today.   Likewise, there may be a dispute about a matter of law, a point concerning tithing, for example. Such a matter was to be raised to the appropriate level, a decision was to be made, and it was to be followed. There were also matters that could not be handled by these men because Rome reserved the right to decide them. Therefore, such a ruling would not apply to Jesus' “all.”   Those things that belonged within the realm of their authority were to be guarded and done. However, Jesus continues, saying, “According, also, to their works, not you do.”   Suppose in America you have a judge who has authority to render a decision on a matter. When the decision is made, it is expected to be complied with. However, that same judge is a sexual deviant, participating in drag shows, carousing at night, and conducting his life in a generally ungodly manner. It would be unwise to follow such a person.   This is what was going on in Israel. The scribes and Pharisees had the legal authority to render decisions and direct the actions of the people. At the same time, they were ungodly and not to be emulated. Their works were works of wickedness. Jesus sums that up, saying, “They say, indeed, and not they do.”   To substantiate this, Jesus will directly address these men throughout the chapter, calling out their aberrant ways for the people to see and understand exactly what He is referring to. When He is done, there will be no doubt as to His view of these men.   Life application: Jesus' words fit leaders throughout the world at any given time in history. Once people get into positions of authority, they quickly abuse those positions for personal gain or to meet perverse agendas.   From there, they set the guidelines that ensure those who are like them will also get into power. Unfortunately, many people see the conduct of their leaders as freeing rather than diabolical. They are enabled to act out their sexual fantasies, promote political agendas that grant them power to harm those they disagree with, and so on.   In places where communism flourishes, it often starts with the promotion of some society-degrading aspect that will allow enough people to join those seeking power that they will gain that power. However, as soon as the power has been secured, the same people they enlisted through those perverse actions are rounded up and eliminated.   Such people are called “useful idiots.” They think they will gain freedom in some warped way, throw their weight behind a person who has the ability to seize control, and expect that they will be a part of the leadership when control has been established.   However, they find that what they hoped for was never a part of the long-term goals of those using them. For example, who would want a society filled with people who pretended to be animals? But animal pretenders may be of such significant numbers that they can sway the grabbing of power.   Once power has been seized, the animal pretenders are no longer needed, nor are they wanted. Their deviant life will not fit with the greater utopia the communists are looking for. Therefore, they are eliminated. This is why so many millions of people are often exterminated at such points in history.   Whatever those who have seized power think is right and normal will survive the culling. Whatever they disagree with is terminated. It is always an arbitrary decision-making process that ends badly for many.   For those countries that have a system based on Christianity, it must be carefully guarded. If people are not paying attention, such massive changes are inevitable, and when they come, they will come suddenly and violently.   Lord God, help us to live our lives morally and properly. For those of us who live in societies that honor You, may we carefully and attentively watch over what we have. How easy it is for wickedness to step in and take control. Help us to be attentive to what is going on around us. Amen.

What does Deuteronomy 4 tell us about God? A lot. Join us as we discuss it.

20 Proverbs 26-27; 04 Numbers 35-36; 05 Deuteronomy 1-3; 19 Psalms 133-138; 41 Mark 13-15

Episode 12: Rules, Consequences, and Enforcement—Getting Back to the BasicsDo your children follow the rules—or wait until you get angry enough to mean them? In this episode, Pastor Joseph explains how clear expectations, reasonable consequences, and consistent follow-through work together to build a well-led home.In this episode:Rules: Make expectations specific, age-appropriate, and understandable. Teach your children what completing a responsibility actually looks like.Consequences: Choose proportionate responses that teach accountability, encourage repair, and provide a clear path toward restoring privileges.Enforcement: Replace endless warnings and empty threats with calm, dependable action.Parental accountability: Model respectful behavior, acknowledge mistakes, and honor the commitments you make.Practical application: Follow a chores-before-gaming example to see how all three foundations work together.Scripture discussed:Ephesians 6:1–4 — Children's obedience and parents' responsibility to nurture and instruct.Deuteronomy 6:6–7 — Teaching God's truth through everyday life.Hebrews 12:11 — The lasting purpose of discipline.James 5:12 — Truthful, dependable speech.James 1:19–20 — Listening carefully and controlling anger.This week's challengeChoose three clear household rules and one daily routine to reset. Explain the expectation, teach any needed skills, establish a reasonable consequence, and follow through. Recognize progress and keep your word when it is time to restore a privilege.Remember: Firmness and affection belong together. Correction should happen within a relationship marked by love, patience, and respect.Resources and parent mentoringVisit RaisingLionsFamily.com for parenting resources and information about Christian parent mentoring with Pastor Joseph.Join the conversation: Which is hardest in your home—setting clear rules, choosing reasonable consequences, or following through?Follow Raising Lions with Pastor Joseph for new episodes every Monday morning at 9 Central.Hard now. Ready later.

Fr. Matthias Shehad unfolds the message in Deuteronomy chapters 27 to 30, where Moses recounts God's laws and forewarns the Israelites of blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience before entering the Promised Land. He explains the significance of setting up stones inscribed with the law, symbolizing the people's call to remember their origin and God's provision. Fr. Matthias details the dual assembly on Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, where blessings and curses are declared, reflecting the people's covenant commitment. He highlights the necessity of both orthodoxy (right belief) and orthopraxy (right practice) as foundational to faith. The teaching also focuses on the spiritual implications of idolatry, faith, and consequences of sin, illustrating how turning away leads to exile and destruction. Yet, repentance and return to God bring restoration and blessings. The discussion connects Old Testament themes with Christian living today, emphasizing obedience, holiness, and trusting God's word beyond sensory experience. #DeuteronomyStudy #CovenantBlessings #BiblicalObedience #OrthodoxyAndOrthopraxy #FrMatthiasShehad #StPaulHouston #Coptic #FrMatthias Subscribe to us on YouTube https://youtube.com/stpaulhouston Like us on Facebook https://facebook.com/saintpaulhouston Follow us on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/stpaulhouston Follow us on Instagram https://instagram.com/stpaulhouston Visit our website for schedules and to join the mailing list https://stpaulhouston.org

“Happy art thou, O Israel; who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord!” — Deuteronomy 33:29 He who affirms that Christianity makes men miserable, is himself an utter stranger to it. It were strange indeed, if it made us wretched, for see to what a position it exalts us! It makes us […]

PASTOR MARSHALL OCHS | SEPTEMBER 27, 2026In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Deuteronomy 25, which teaches that having the “upper hand”—whether through authority, resources, position, or power—does not give us permission to cross the line into cruelty. God calls His people to protect the dignity of others by practicing justice, caring for the vulnerable, acting honestly, and restraining power, ultimately following Jesus' example of using His power to serve, obey, and bring reconciliation.

Have you ever walked into a church and known exactly where you stood before anyone said a word to you? Somebody else got the handshake, the follow-up text, the seat up front, and you got a smile that was about a second too short. If you've been through spiritual abuse or an unhealthy church, you already know this feeling. What you might not know is that the Bible has a name for it, and it isn't "awkward." James calls it the sin of partiality. We call it favoritism, or we don't call it anything at all. In James 2 he puts it in the same sentence as murder and adultery, and we think it's the engine that spiritual abuse runs on.In this episode, Alycia and Stewart White walk through James 2:1-13 and talk about the sin almost every church commits and almost no one confesses. We get into what the Greek word actually means (it's a courtroom word), why God says over and over that He shows no partiality, and what He says to shepherds who do. We also give you the one test to hold onto for the whole episode: the question isn't whether somebody got treated differently. The question is whether the rules changed because of who they were.We're talking to three people. The person who was on the wrong side of the handshake. The pastor who wants to get this right and was never taught it. And the leader who has done this and never once thought of it as sin. All three of you, stay.If you were treated as less because you had less to offer, that wasn't your imagination and it wasn't God.We love the church. We say it every episode and we mean it. That's the whole reason we're willing to say this out loud. God has something to say about who gets seen in His house, and we'd rather help you hear it now than watch it become someone's story later.SCRIPTURES REFERENCED James 2:1-13 | Luke 7:36-50 | Romans 13:7 | 1 Timothy 5:17-21 | Deuteronomy 10:17-18 | Job 34:19 | Acts 10:34 | Romans 2:11 | 1 Samuel 16:7 | Genesis 1:26-27 | Malachi 2:9 | Ezekiel 34:4, 16, 21 | John 10:11 | Mark 12:38-44 | 3 John 9-10 | Galatians 2:11-14 | Matthew 18:15-17 | Leviticus 19:15 | Isaiah 53:2 | 2 Corinthians 8:9 | Philippians 2:7 | Mark 12:14 | Romans 5:6-8 | Ephesians 2:8-9 | 1 John 1:9 | Galatians 5:22-23 | Ephesians 2:14If this episode named something you've lived, would you share it with someone who needs to hear that it wasn't just their imagination? That's how this show reaches the people it's for.About 96% of the people who watch haven't subscribed. If that's you, subscribing helps more than you'd think. It tells YouTube to put this in front of the next person sitting in church wondering if something is wrong.If you're a leader and this one hit you, write to us. info@shepherdsheartministries.org. We would rather walk through it with you than watch you become an episode.Shepherd's Heart is hosted by Stewart and Alycia White. We talk about spiritual abuse, church hurt, and biblical discernment, and we do it because we love the church.#SpiritualAbuse #ChurchHurt #James2 #UnhealthyChurch #ShepherdsHeartChapters:00:00 Not Your Imagination00:35 Two People Walk Into the Same Church02:39 James 2:1-4 Explained: Show No Partiality06:17 Do You See This Woman? (Luke 7:36-50)09:23 Why Favoritism Sits Next to Murder and Adultery (James 2:5-11)12:23 God Shows No Partiality (Deuteronomy 10:17, Job 34:19, Acts 10:34)13:46 Even a Prophet Did This (1 Samuel 16:7)16:18 The Sin Nobody Confesses (Favoritism in Church)17:41 "She's So Anointed"21:49 Partiality Is a Theology Problem, Not a Personality Flaw25:37 What God Says to Partial Shepherds (Malachi 2:9, Ezekiel 34)28:26 The Best Seats and the Widow's Two Coins (Mark 12:38-44)30:20 Paul Confronts Peter to His Face (Galatians 2:11-14)32:03 No Favorites When Accusations Come (1 Timothy 5:19-21)38:28 Partiality Is the Engine of Spiritual Abuse40:21 "We Know His Heart" Is Not Discernment41:24 Not Every No Was Partiality (Leviticus 19:15)43:57 What Actually Changes a Heart? The Lord of Glory47:42 Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment (James 2:12-13)50:52 A Word to the Three PeopleBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/shepherd-s-heart--4100466/support.

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QUOTES FOR REFLECTION “If you…know what you have to do and you do not do it, then you are worse off than before.”~Confucious, 5th century B.C. Chinese philosopher “Guilt is cancer. Guilt will confine you, torture you, destroy you as an artist…. It's a thief.”~Dave Grohl, musician and songwriter; founder of the Foo Fighters “Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.”~Erma Bombeck (1927-1996), humorist and syndicated columnist “…for those who are in Christ Jesus…there is no divine condemnation, since the condemnation they deserve has already been fully borne for them by [Christ].”~C.E.B. Cranfield (1915-2015), scholar and professor at the University of Durham “It's funny how some distance makes everything seem smallAnd the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at allIt's time to see what I can do, To test the limits and break throughNo right, no wrong, no rules for me. I'm free.Let it go, let it go…”~Elsa in the movie Frozen “Freedom is not so much a birthright, as it is an achievement. We are born with freedom of choice, but the way we use our choices makes us slaves or free men.”~Bishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979), Roman Catholic prelate, bishop and media personality “The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.”~David Foster Wallace (1962-2008), writer and academic, in Infinite Jest “No strength of nature can suffice, To serve the Lord aright:And what she has she misapplies, For want of clearer light. “How long beneath the Law I lay, In bondage and distress;I toiled the precept to obey, But toiled without success. “To see the law by Christ fulfilled, And hear His pardoning voice,Changes a slave into a child, And duty into choice.”~William Cowper (1731-1800), famed poet and hymnwriterSERMON PASSAGE Romans 8:1-4 (NASB95)Romans 8 1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Romans 5 1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…. 18 So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. 19 For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. 20 The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6 5 For if we have become united with [Christ] in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for he who has died is freed [i.e., justified; declared righteous] from sin. Romans 7 4 Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. Deuteronomy 30 6 Moreover the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live. Ezekiel 36 26 Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances. 1 John 4 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins…. 19 We love, because He first loved us.

You are either saved or you are not. Hell is going to be full of good people, and Kevin tells the hard truth about salvation the way the old hellfire and brimstone preachers used to tell it. Kevin Weatherby rides into week four of No Apologies, a five week series on how to defend your faith, built on 1 Peter 3:15-16. Week four takes on the one thing you cannot defend until you understand it: salvation. Most people do not understand it because they do not want it. They like their Godless life, and this world has become one big Venus fly trap. The wages of sin are death. Jesus satisfied the Law by being perfect and satisfied the justice of God by taking our punishment, so the cost of your forgiveness is the death of God. And the only way to get it is to become a new creation. In this message: "Why do most people not want to be saved?" "You are either saved or you are not." "Can you lose your salvation?" "The cost of your forgiveness is the death of God." Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15-16, John 3:19-20, James 1:14-15, Romans 6:23, 1 John 5:12, Matthew 7:21-23, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Deuteronomy 30:19 Grab this week's free 5-day Bible study at savethecowboy.org. Watch the full message: vimeo.com/1228561825 Read the Bible in plain cowboy talk, the Simplified Cowboy Version: simplifiedcowboyversion.com Ride with the Long X Ranch Cowboys: lxranch.org Give to the ministry: savethecowboy.org A sick pen for sinners, not a show ring for saints.

Listen as Gabriel Lopez speaks on Deuteronomy 8 and how important its is to remember the ways God has encountered you. Discover why God values who you're becoming more than what you're accomplishing, and how a life surrendered to Him transforms everything around you. Check out the video here Thank you for tuning in to the Empowered Living Podcast. Here are some different ways to connect with us- https://empoweredlifechurch.org https://www.facebook.com/ELCtalent https://www.instagram.com/elct

The Will of God. 1 John 4:1-3. Deuteronomy 29:29. Colossians 3:1-17. 1 John 1:8.