Podcasts about Eternity

Imagine not seeing Jesus in eternity. What a sad and horrific thought. But what a blessing before us to prepare for eternity here and now.

One in five Americans is suffering from health problems caused by loneliness. God has a solution, but it's counterintuitive to what you might think. Yesterday on campus, we talked about this, and two women asked me a question I don't recall ever being asked. Join me to Today's Daily @Word & Prayer to learn more.

Happy feast of St. Therese of Lisieux! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss the extraordinary childlike wisdom of the saint known as the Little Flower. Guests include pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast on October as mental health month, Rita Heikenfeld with an angel food cake recipe amid the feasts of the Archangels and Guardian Angels, and Gary Michuta to explore more Messianic prophecies fulfilled in Jesus. Plus all the latest news, weather, sports, and more… listen live! ***** Morning Offering of St. Therese of Lisieux O my God! I offer Thee all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to Its infinite merits; and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of Its Merciful Love. O my God! I ask of Thee for myself and for those whom I hold dear, the grace to fulfill perfectly Thy Holy Will, to accept for love of Thee the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in heaven for all Eternity. Amen. ***** RECIPES FROM RITA: ANGEL FOOD CAKE Speed Scratch Angel Food Cake with Fruit Ingredients:1 can (20 ounces) fruit packed in juice or water, not syrup (crushed pineapple, peaches, fruit cocktail, etc)1 package (16 ounces) angel food cake mix – buy one that says mix with waterWhipped cream or cool whip Directions:Preheat oven to 350°. In a large mixing bowl, beat angel food cake mix and fruit with juices over medium-low speed until well-combined, 2-3 minutes.Pour into an ungreased 13×9 pan. Bake on middle rack until lightly brown, 25-30 minutes or so.Cool completely. Cake sometimes turns out a bit sticky, but that’s OK. Classic Angel Food Cake Baking in a tube pan helps the fragile batter rise up sides and center. Ingredients:1 cup sifted cake flour (whisk before measuring) – see tip1-1/2 cups sugar12 large egg whites (1-3/4 cups)1 teaspoon cream of tartar1/4 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon vanilla2 teaspoons lemon juice Instructions:Preheat oven to 325 degrees.Have ready a large tube pan, preferably with a removable bottom. If the pan bottom is not removable, line it with parchment paper. Do not grease the pan.Whisk flour with 3/4 cup sugar. Set aside remaining 3/4 cup sugar.Beat egg whites at low speed in mixer until just broken up and beginning to look frothy.Add cream of tartar and salt and beat at medium speed until whites form very soft, billowy mounds. Don’t over beat as this will result in a flatter cake.Beat in 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until all sugar is added and whites are shiny and form soft peaks.Add vanilla extract and lemon juice and mix until blended.Now add flour/sugar mixture.Fold it into whites about 3 tablespoons at a time. You can do this by hand or with the mixer on very low speed.Gently scrape batter into pan, smooth the top, and give pan a couple of raps on the counter to release any large air bubbles.Bake until the cake is golden brown and the top springs back when pressed firmly, 50 to 60 minutes.If cake pan has prongs around the rim for elevating the cake, invert pan onto them. If not, invert pan over the neck of a bottle or funnel so that air can circulate all around it. Let cool completely, 2 to 3 hours.To unmold, run knife around edges, being careful not to separate crust from cake. Slide cake out of pan and cut the same way around removable bottom to release, or peel off parchment paper, if used.Place on platter. (Some folks like to put it bottom side up).Cut slices by sawing gently with serrated knife. Tip: No cake flour? Make your own: Remove 2 tablespoons from 1 cup all-purpose flour.Whisk in 2 tablespoons cornstarch and blend well. ***** Claire Swinarski is online at ascensionpress.com/fiatgirls Full list of guestsSupport the show: https://www.sacredheartradio.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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You can read about the Grand Canyon. You can see pictures of the Grand Canyon. But you can't begin to comprehend how grand a canyon it is until you're standing right there at the edge of it, trying to drink in how massive it really is. The moods, the colors, the vastness—it was really something impressive for our whole family the first time we went there together. You stand on the South Rim and you look at the North Rim in the distance…the far distance, realizing you can only look. It averages at least ten miles across! There's no way to get across that canyon. There's no bridge that will take you to the other side. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "The Eternity Gap." You stand looking at something you'd like to experience, but there's no bridge to get you there—just a very grand canyon between you and what you're looking at. It's a feeling all of us are much too familiar with; looking at where we are, then looking at the kind of person we need to be and realizing there's a grand canyon in between. Sometimes it's getting married, or having children, or going through one of life's deep valleys that makes us see our dark side; that makes us realize the great gap between the person I am and the person I want to be, the person I need to be, the person the people around me need for me to be. We don't want to be selfish, but selfishness seems so natural and so hard to change. We don't want to be enslaved by this habit, or hurting people with our angry words, or by constantly succumbing to negativity, even depression. We see our worst come out, and it's often hurting most the people we love the most. We want to be different, but listen, it's a long way to the other side. I know what I want to be, what people who count on me need for me to be, but my dark side wins too often. This is not a new struggle. One of the writers of the Bible actually talked about it in Romans 7, where we find our word for today from the Word of God. He says, "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate, I do." That sounds all too familiar, doesn't it? "I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.” He says, “For what I do is the evil I do not want to do...who will rescue me?" This man has stumbled on the way that we can bridge the gap between the person we are and the person we need to be—a rescuer. He's crying out for a rescuer. He answers the question "who will rescue me?" this way: "Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!" All our efforts to improve ourselves seem to fall short. And according to Romans 3:23 in the Bible, our best falls way short of getting to a perfect God. We have only one hope of crossing the grand canyon that we've never been able to cross, and that is literally being carried across in the arms of Jesus Christ. He can rescue you from your dark side because He died to pay the death penalty for all your sins, and then He rose from the dead to prove that He has beaten everything that has beaten us. The arms of Heaven's Rescuer are, in fact, open to you this very day. But He won't grab you. No, you have to grab Him. Has there ever been a moment when you've come to the end of yourself and placed all your hopes and all your trust in Jesus Christ and in Him alone? If not, this would be a great day for you to finally take that first step of faith and to tell Him, “Jesus, I am Yours. I'm putting all my faith in You to have my sins forgiven and to go to heaven someday, to have a relationship with my God." This could be the beginning of a new story for you. In fact, that's the name of our website - ANewStory.com. And I want to urge you to go there today, and I think you will find there some things from God's Word that will help you be sure you belong to Jesus Christ. He stands ready to do for you what you have never been able to do for yourself if you'll just walk into His waiting arms.

For many Christians, the command to "pray without ceasing" feels more intimidating than inspiring. After all, most of us already struggle to maintain a consistent prayer life. We know prayer matters. We know we need it. Yet if we're honest, prayer often feels difficult, awkward, or disappointing.   Maybe the problem isn't our effort, but our understanding of prayer.   In this episode, our Lead Pastor, Whit George, and Spiritual Formation Pastor, Casey Shirley, explore what it really means to bring ourselves before the Lord.   Show Notes: Listen to the Weekend Message: How to Pray Without Ceasing   In this episode, they reference the book Eternity is Now in Session by John Ortberg

Lambert Greer | Recorded October 9, 2025

Lambert Greer | Recorded October 9, 2025

As Jesus traveled toward Jerusalem, someone asked Him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” Rather than give a number, Jesus issued a direct challenge: “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door.”In today's episode of the MY Devotional Podcast, Dr. Michael Youssef explains that this narrow door is Jesus Christ Himself. Salvation does not come through ethnicity, religious tradition, morality, or human effort. It comes through the shed blood of Christ and a heart that turns to Him in repentance and faith.But what does Jesus mean when He tells us to “make every effort”? He is not teaching salvation by works. Instead, Dr. Youssef shows how genuine repentance requires laying down our pride, abandoning every attempt to earn God's favor, and admitting our complete dependence on Christ. As John the Baptist declared, “He must become greater; I must become less.”Jesus warned that outward religion can never substitute for a true relationship with Him. People may perform good works, observe religious rituals, or even call themselves Christians, yet remain outside the Kingdom if they have never truly come to Christ.This devotional is a sobering call to examine where your confidence lies. Eternity is real, and the invitation of the Gospel is urgent. Enter through the narrow door—not trusting in yourself, but in Jesus Christ alone.Pray with me.Jesus, I trust in You and recognize that I bring nothing to earn salvation. You alone are my righteousness. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen. The voice you hear on the MY Devotional podcast is digitally generated with Dr. Youssef's permission. If today's devotional stirred a question, burden, or need for prayer, you don't have to walk through it alone.

Most of us live under the illusion that if we plan well enough and work hard enough, we can control what happens to us. But true faith requires releasing that grip and trusting God with every area of life, not just the parts we are comfortable surrendering. Partial surrender is really just negotiation, and halfway trust often leads to real pain. Surrender is not a one-time decision but a daily practice of opening our hands and saying, not my will, but Yours. God's mercies are new every morning, which means every day is a fresh opportunity to return to surrender. This life is a vapor compared to eternity, and the illusion of control is something we were never meant to carry into what comes next.

BY FAITH - Don't Forget ETERNITY

Trent provides a cliff notes version of the past 3 years in this return to the podcast.

What is the Christ?Christ is God's Son as He created Him. He is the Self we share, uniting us with one another, and with God as well. He is the Thought Which still abides within the Mind that is His Source. He has not left His holy home, nor lost the innocence in which He was created. He abides unchanged forever in the Mind of God.Christ is the link that keeps you one with God, and guarantees that separation is no more than an illusion of despair, for hope forever will abide in Him. Your mind is part of His, and His of yours. He is the part in which God's Answer lies; where all decisions are already made, and dreams are over. He remains untouched by anything the body's eyes perceive. For though in Him His Father placed the means for your salvation, yet does He remain the Self Who, like His Father, knows no sin.Home of the Holy Spirit, and at home in God alone, does Christ remain at peace within the Heaven of your holy mind. This is the only part of you that has reality in truth. The rest is dreams. Yet will these dreams be given unto Christ, to fade before His glory and reveal your holy Self, the Christ, to you at last.The Holy Spirit reaches from the Christ in you to all your dreams, and bids them come to Him, to be translated into truth. He will exchange them for the final dream which God appointed as the end of dreams. For when forgiveness rests upon the world and peace has come to every Son of God, what could there be to keep things separate, for what remains to see except Christ's face?And how long will this holy face be seen, when it is but the symbol that the time for learning now is over, and the goal of the Atonement has been reached at last? So therefore let us seek to find Christ's face and look on nothing else. As we behold His glory, will we know we have no need of learning or perception or of time, or anything except the holy Self, the Christ Whom God created as His Son.LESSON 271Christ's Is The Vision I Will Use Today.Each day, each hour, every instant, I am choosing what I want to look upon, the sounds I want to hear, the witnesses to what I want to be the truth for me. Today I choose to look upon what Christ would have me see, to listen to God's Voice, and seek the witnesses to what is true in God's creation. In Christ's sight, the world and God's creation meet, and as they come together all perception disappears. His kindly sight redeems the world from death, for nothing that He looks on but must live, remembering the Father and the Son; Creator and creation unified.Father, Christ's vision is the way to You. What He beholds invites Your memory to be restored to me. And this I choose to be what I would look upon today.- Jesus Christ in ACIM

Most of us would rather talk about almost anything than money. Jesus didn't share that hesitation. He talked about it constantly. Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen begins a look at four enemies of the heart (money, pleasure, power, and honor), starting with money.Working from Matthew 6 and 1 Timothy 6, he draws a crucial distinction. Money itself is a neutral tool that can do great good or great harm. The real enemy is the love of money: trusting our own resources for our well-being. Whether you have plenty or very little, that pull is real. So why is it so dangerous, and what does it take to fight for a heart that money doesn't master?Part of Northwest Hills' ongoing series on fighting the good fight.Scripture ReferencesMatthew 6:19–21Matthew 6:241 Timothy 6:9–12Key Moments(00:00) Welcome(00:30) Message: Money and the Fight for Your Heart(01:48) Two Words Nobody Wants to Hear from a Pastor(04:33) Four Enemies of the Heart and Our History with Money(08:18) Jesus Talked About Money All the Time(10:05) Reading Matthew 6 and 1 Timothy 6(12:35) Money Is a Tool; the Love of Money Is the Enemy(19:03) Three Reasons the Love of Money Is Dangerous(32:02) If You Want to Move Your Heart, Move Your MoneyMentioned in This MessageMoney, Possessions, and Eternity by Randy AlcornThank you for listening to this message from Northwest Hills Community Church in Corvallis, Oregon, on September 27, 2026, at 8:00am. You can find us online at ⁠nwhills.com⁠.

Eternity In Our Hearts: Build The Community - Pastor Megan Wood (09/27/2026) by Word of Life Assembly of God

Eternity shapes how Christians live today. Dave Jenkins explains how Colossians 3:1–4 and 2 Corinthians 4:16–18 direct believers toward lasting priorities, endurance in suffering, and faithful obedience. Learn how the hope of glory and Christ's promised return strengthen us to live faithfully in the present. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Matt MoranEcclesiastes 1:1-11

In this exhortation, Kevin Kleiman exhorts us with a simple illustration of a dot and a line and from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount to set our sights on eternity, especially when it comes to money. Are you living for the dot or the line?

The Beginning of Eternity- Revelation 20 Part 2

The Beginning of Eternity Part 1

There are two, and only two, options for a persons eternal destination - Heaven or Hell. This sermon looks at what the Bible says about each.

Det märks att Benjamin Ingrosso släppt nytt, båda hans nya låtar går in topp 5. Det blir en dubbel på listan även för Victor Leksell. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Benjamin Ingrosso gör dubbelcomeback när båda hans nya låtar går in på listan. ”Waste my time” är ny på fjärdeplatsen och ”Funny Feeling” på femte. Även Victor Leksell får en dubbel – han är etta tillsammans med Molly Sandén med ”Tänk Om” och ny på tiondeplatsen med ”Azalea”. Tove Lo är ny på sjätteplatsen tillsammans med Stromae och ”Des Fleurs”. Bland veckans bubblare märks Korslagda med ”är Det Här Det Är Party”, Molly Hammar med ”Ängel” och Bo Kaspers Orkester med ”Just När Du Trodde Allt Var Över”. Bo Kaspers Orkester som även intervjuas i veckans program.Molly Hammar får lämna med ”Aldrig ensam igen”, Sanna Nielsen med ”What Love Is”, Maria Jane Smith med ”Leave My Head” och Cimberly med ”Eternity”.

Click here to receive today's free gift on the Radio Page: The Hope of Heaven – Drawing from personal experiences and vivid imagery from Scripture, Joni Eareckson Tada helps readers grasp just how rich the hope of heaven is. She helps us understand why the Bible uses symbols to describe it and gives helpful answers to questions many readers may have. She paints a compelling vision of heaven as a place of restoration, beauty, and perfect communion with God – a vision that will rekindle our excitement about the true "happily ever after" that awaits us. Use the coupon code: RADIOGIFT for free shipping! *Limit one copy per person* --------Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement today at www.joniandfriends.org. Find more encouragement on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube.

Homily of Father Michael P. O'Connor from Mass on September 25, 2026 at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, MS. Referenced Readings: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 Luke 9:18-22 If you would like to donate to OLG and her livestream ministry, please go to https://olgchurch.net/give

How would your life change if you truly lived with eternity in view? In this episode, Bucky and Mary explore how an eternal perspective changes the way we think about time, suffering, sin, truth, and faith. They unpack the warning of Hebrews 10, the difference between struggling with sin and rejecting Christ's authority, and why difficult circumstances don't necessarily mean something is wrong with your faith. They also discuss the value of time, missed opportunities, and the danger of becoming comfortable with beliefs that don't line up with biblical truth. What if the way you're living today is being shaped more by what you can see than by what lasts forever? Listen now and discover why eternity changes everything.

Jala is joined by Desirée to discuss the ways in which different cultures around the world care for, honor and maintain relationships with their dead. This episode is primarily a book report of: From Here to Eternity Caitlin Doughty Related episodes: Episode 27: Death Positivity - discussion of the death positive movement, The Order of the Good Death, and that one time Cameron faceplanted directly into the chest cavity of an embalmed corpse. Episode 73: Trauma Response - discussion of types of trauma, methods of coping and more. Also discussion of the book The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. Episode 83: The Science of Grief - discussion of the science behind grief: how it registers in our brains and bodies, its potential long-term effects and how we process it. Also discussion of the books The Grieving Brain and The Grieving Body, both by Mary-Frances O'Connor. Support this show via Ko-fi! Just like Patreon, there are subscription tiers (with bonus content!) in addition to the ability to drop us a one-time donation. Every little bit helps us put out better quality content and keep the lights on, and gets a shout out in a future episode. Check out ko-fi.com/fireheartmedia for the details! Don't forget to rate & review us on your podcasting platform of choice~ Jala Prendes Bluesky - @jalachan, Bluesky - @fireheartmedia The Level Desirée Neyens Bluesky InstagramSpecial Guest: Desirée Neyens.

You have so much to look forward to – heaven is going to be never-ending joy! -------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement today at www.joniandfriends.org Find more encouragement on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube.

Today on the show, we talk about "three things worth preparing" for as we break down the actual meaning of the verse Proverbs 22:3 from the Bible. Everyday problems, catastrophic and extraordinarily catastrophic events, and eternity are contemplated and I think you will be happy you listened! brent@mutualaidplatform.com to share stories or ask questions! 

Every believer lives with compromise on this side of the grave, but heaven allows none. Here's what that means for how we live now."Let us know what you think."This podcast is based on original BCWorldview.org content. Some episodes are narrated using an AI-generated version of the author's own voice.

Composer Eric Whitacre spoke with host Henry McNulty about the album Eternity in an Hour.

Death has a way of snapping everything back into focus. In this episode of The Impossible Life Podcast, Nick Surface and former Navy SEAL Garrett Unclebach confront a subject most people spend their lives avoiding: mortality. Whether it comes through losing someone you love, witnessing tragedy, facing danger, or simply realizing that your time is limited, these “mortality moments” reveal what you actually believe. For Christian men, faith in Jesus should create a radically different relationship with death not because we believe we are invincible, but because we know we are eternal.The resurrection of Jesus changes the entire equation. If Christ defeated death, then death is no longer the ultimate threat, and fear no longer gets to dictate how a man lives. Biblical masculinity means structuring your life around truth before pressure forces you to react to circumstances. It means having the courage and endurance to obey God when doing the right thing is costly, refusing to quit because life becomes uncomfortable, and understanding that this earthly life is only one part of a much larger eternal story. Death may end your time here, but for the believer, it does not end your life.That perspective should create urgency, not passivity. You have one earthly life, and every day you are running out of it. So what will you do with what God has put in your hands? Build the strongest marriage you can. Love your children deeply. Pursue your purpose. Know God. Serve others. Live with faith and courage instead of allowing the fear of death to make your decisions for you. When eternity becomes real, suffering looks different, priorities become clearer, and the goal becomes simple: live a life that honors God so completely that when death comes, you have nothing left that you wish you had given.Check out VITL Peptides by clicking hereJoin a group of likeminded Impossible Life listeners in our FREE Skool community by clicking here.Get the Purpose Playbook by clicking hereGet the FREE Basic Discipline Training 30 Day Program by clicking hereJoin us in Mindset Mastery by clicking hereLevel up your nutrition with IDLife by clicking hereGET IN TOUCHSocial Media - @theimpossiblelifeEmail - info@theimpossible.life

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Ryan and Alex dive into The Definitions of Asclepius Unto King Ammon: The Perfect Sermon of Asclepius Unto the King, a text from the Hermetic tradition exploring the nature of creation, divinity and humanity's place within the cosmos. They unpack the sacred power of Egyptian words, the infinite spiral pattern of creation, the host of immortal gods and elemental beings, and the Sun as a microcosm reflecting a greater cosmic order and more. 

In this episode of Countdown 2 Eternity, Pastor James and Tom will discuss Israel's rapidly approaching election, the political forces that could determine who governs next, the growing influence of Ra'am, the danger posed by Iran and the IRGC, the role President Trump could play in what happens next, and the remarkable developments continuing to unfold in Jerusalem and around the Temple Mount. With so much moving at once, the next several weeks could have consequences far beyond Israel itself. Don't miss out on what may be one of the most informative episodes we've done this year. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1479/29?v=20251111

Today we come to one of the more sobering passages in 2Thessalonians. Paul has been encouraging believers who were sufferingpersecution. He reminded them that Jesus Christ will one day be revealed fromheaven. Now in verses 8–10, Paul tells us what that day will mean. Speaking ofthe return of Christ, he says: “In flaming fire taking vengeance on themthat know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Whoshall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord,and from the glory of His power; When He shall come to be glorified in Hissaints, and to be admired in all them that believe.”  Theseare serious words. We love to talk about the love of God—and we should. TheBible tells us that “God is love.” We love to talk about God's mercy, grace,forgiveness, and compassion. But the same Bible that teaches us about God'slove also teaches us about God's holiness and judgment. And we need bothtruths.Ifthere were no judgment, there would ultimately be no justice. Paul tells usthat when Jesus returns, He will deal finally and completely with sin andunbelief. Noticethat he describes those who face judgment in two ways. They “know not God,”and they “obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The Gospelisn't simply information to be admired. It is good news that calls for aresponse. The Gospel tells us that we are sinners. It tells us that JesusChrist, God's Son, came into this world. He lived a sinless life. He died onthe cross for our sins. He was buried. And on the third day He rose again. AndGod offers salvation to everyone who will repent and place their faith in JesusChrist. John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His onlybegotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but haveeverlasting life.” But if we reject God's provision for salvation, there isno other provision. Thatis why Paul's words here are so serious. He describes eternal separation “fromthe presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power.” My friend, hellis real. Judgment is real. Eternity is real. And that is exactly why the Gospelis so important. But then notice the dramatic contrast in verse 10. The sameJesus Who comes in judgment upon unbelief will: “Be glorified in His saints,and to be admired in all them that believe.” What a day that will be! Todaythe world often misunderstands Jesus. Some reject Him. Some mock His name. Somesimply ignore Him. But there is coming a day when Jesus Christ will be revealedin all His glory.Philippians2 tells us that: “At the name of Jesus every knee should bow.” And everytongue will “confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God theFather.” Forthose of us who know Christ, His coming is not something to fear. It issomething to anticipate. We will see the One Who loved us. We will see the OneWho died for us. We will see the One we have prayed to and trusted even thoughwe could not see Him. Peter wrote in 1 Peter 1:8: “Whom having not seen, youlove.” But one day we will see Him. And Paul says we will “admire”Him. I imagine that when we finally see Jesus in all His glory, we'll realizethat He is infinitely more wonderful than anything we ever imagined. Butuntil that day, we have a responsibility. We have family members, neighbors,friends, and people all around us who need to hear the Gospel. The reality ofeternity should never make us proud or harsh. It should make us compassionateand urgent. There is still time today. The invitation of the Gospel isstill open. Jesus still says, “Come unto Me.” And everyone who comes toHim in faith can receive forgiveness and everlasting life.Godbless, and may you have a wonderful, wonderful day!

Welcome to Day 2954 of Wisdom-Trek. Thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom. Day 2954– “Marching Orders for True Disciples” – Luke 12:13-34 Putnam Church Message – 09/13/2026 The Good News According to Luke: “The Testimony of a Fool”   Last week, our message was “Marching Orders For True Disciples,” and we learned to Live truthfully.  Fear God reverently.  Confess Christ boldly.  Trust the Spirit completely. Today, we continue with our thirty-eighth message from Luke's narrative of the Good News of Jesus Christ. Today's message is: “The Testimony of a Fool.” Our core passage today is Luke 12:13-34, starting on page 1617 of your pew Bibles. The Parable of the Rich Fool 13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 Jesus replied, “Friend, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” 16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' 18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I'll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”' 20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' 21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” Do Not Worry 22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life[a]? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? 27 “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! 29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. 32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Opening Prayer Father, thank You for every good gift You have placed in our hands. Forgive us when we confuse Your gifts with our security, when we measure life by what we own, or when worry convinces us that everything depends on us. Lord Jesus, teach us today to live with eternity in view. Free us from greed, fear, worry, and selfishness. Teach us to seek Your Kingdom first, to hold possessions loosely, and to treasure what cannot be taken away. Holy Spirit, open our hearts to Your Word and give us wisdom to live as faithful stewards of everything You have entrusted to us. In Jesus' name, amen. Introduction: What Matters at the End? Several years ago, Senator Paul Tsongas faced a life-changing diagnosis. / After years in public office, he learned that he had cancer. He chose to leave political life and focus on his health and family. A friend wrote him a letter affirming that decision and included a line that has been repeated many times since: “No man ever said on his deathbed, ‘I wish I had spent more time at the office.'” There is something about coming face-to-face with mortality that rearranges priorities. Suddenly, some things that seemed urgent are not quite so urgent. The meeting can wait. The possession is less impressive. The argument seems smaller. The people we love become more precious. Time becomes more valuable. Eternity becomes more real. Jesus wanted His disciples to learn that perspective before they reached their deathbeds. / He wanted them to understand that life is too important to waste chasing things that cannot last. Last week, in “Marching Orders for True Disciples,” Jesus told His followers not to fear people, not to live hypocritically, |but to confess Him openly, and to trust the Holy Spirit. Today He turns to another set of enemies that can quietly derail discipleship: Greed. / Worry. / Fear. / Selfishness. And all four revolve around one question: Where is your treasure? The title of our message is: “Testimony of a Fool.” And the central truth is this: A person can be rich in possessions and bankrupt toward God—or rich toward God regardless of how much or how little they own.  So, let's explore four truths today that will help us understand why being rich toward God is so important; you can find them on your bulletin insert on the side, under “The Testimony of a Fool.” Truth 1: Life Does Not Consist in What We Possess Luke 12:13–15 The scene begins with a man in the crowd saying: “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father's estate with me.” On the surface, that sounds reasonable. / In first-century Jewish society, inheritance law was clearly defined. Deuteronomy 21 said the firstborn son received a double portion, while the remainder was divided among the other sons. Just like lawyers today, Rabbis were often asked to arbitrate disputes. / So this man apparently sees Jesus as a respected teacher who can settle the matter. But Jesus hears something deeper. / He refuses to become merely an estate lawyer and says: “Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?” Then Jesus turns to the crowd and says: “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” / That is the real issue. Greed Is Hard to Recognize in Ourselves Most sins are easier to identify. We know what lying looks like. We know what stealing looks like. We know what adultery looks like. But greed is sneaky. Nobody wakes up and says: “I think I'll be greedy today.” Greed usually sounds more respectable. “I just want a little security.” “I deserve what is mine.” “If I had a little more, I could relax.” “I'm not asking for too much.” And, conveniently, we usually define greed as having more than what we have. / If someone has twice our income, maybe they are greedy. / If someone owns more property, maybe they are greedy. But Jesus does not define greed by a dollar amount. / He defines it by priority. / A person can have little and still be consumed by possessions.

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Chris and Justin talk about WoW Forever's beta, Guild Wars 2's last Visions of Eternity content drop, Loftia's EA launch date, RuneScape Dragonwilds' release, Soulframe honors, rage quit moments, minigame enjoyment, and a possible Pokémon MMO. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Fallout 76, Diablo III, Aion 2, Skate WoW Forever kicks off its beta Guild Wars 2 wraps up its Visions for Eternity expansion cycle Loftia dates November 3rd for early access RuneScape Dragonwilds launches for realsies Is Pokémon making an actual MMORPG? MMO Spotlight of the Week: Soulframe Minigames in MMOs for fun Rage quit moments in MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Nuka World Main Theme" from Fallout 76 Your show hosts: Justin and Chris Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook

Do you know what it is to be fully known and fully loved; to have all things right and at rest in you? There is a tension between where we are and where we will be. Today we live with rent, bills, health issues and more that can crowd out our peace and joy. Yet, we know we are supposed to live the victorious Christian life. Eternity can break into the temporary if we realize Christ's covering keeps us crying out. The atoning work of Christ is enough for us not just in eternity, but every day. We have a covered cry.

Heresy! Hang Him! He's Going to Hell for Eternity! No, the open minds that have existed throughout all of human history have witnessed, mastered, or have documented stories of consciously evolved people doing seemingly superhuman things. Thousands upon thousands of stories that have never before been available to the masses are now only openly available thanks to the age of information. The "poor me" mentality no longer exists whenever you realize your potential. Stay Weird!For the Egg Video: https://youtu.be/h6fcK_fRYaI?si=67BNJEabxCh42qbbFor All Things Meta: Onlymystics.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cult-of-conspiracy--5700337/support.

We've finally made it to the end of our discussion of 21 Questions! This week, we ask the most important question of all!DescriptionVisit our linktree: https://linktr.ee/scatteredabroadnetwork Visit our website, www.scatteredabroad.org, and subscribe to our email list. "Like" and "share" our Facebook page: https:// www.facebook.com/sapodcastnetwork Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ the_scattered_abroad_network/ Subscribe to our Substack: https://scatteredabroad.substack.com/Subscribe to our YouTube channel: The Scattered Abroad Network Contact us through email at san@msop.org. If you would like to consider supporting us in any way, don't hesitate to contact us through this email.

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Devotional Theme – "Cleared For Eternity"Scripture reference – Revelation 21:27 “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.”Intro and Outro Song - "We Give Thanks To Thee" by Marlene Jenkins CooperClosing Song - "" byI do not own the rights to this song.Scripture Mentioned in the Podcast:

We've finally made it to the end of our discussion of 21 Questions! This week, we ask the most important question of all!DescriptionVisit our linktree: https://linktr.ee/scatteredabroadnetworkVisit our website, www.scatteredabroad.org, and subscribe to our email list."Like" and "share" our Facebook page: https:// www.facebook.com/sapodcastnetworkFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ the_scattered_abroad_network/Subscribe to our Substack: https://scatteredabroad.substack.com/Subscribe to our YouTube channel: The Scattered Abroad NetworkContact us through email at san@msop.org. If you would like to consider supporting us in any way, don't hesitate to contact us through this email.

Our conversation this week is about growing in grace and our understanding of the gospel. Of course, this isn't referring to finding ways to get more grace because God has already abundantly provided all of us with more than enough. But there is always a journey involving our understanding of it. Some will struggle with growing because it may mean having a change of mind about something they considered as the truth from what they considered a 'biblical' perspective which they embraced as a significant part of their belief system. Some will double down and cling to previous assumptions, unwilling to receive what may help them in their walk with God. And what about the people we read of in the Bible? Did they not also grow in their understanding? Why would we think these humans knew everything or that they were any different from us? Eternity will be an exciting journey, always learning while being enlightened with a greater knowledge of the truth of God and the mystery of eternal things. --Available on Amazon - "Clash of The Covenants: Escaping Religious Bondage Through the Grace Guarantee" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0713ZSKY7

In the same way that God's presence is what makes heaven, heaven, God's absence makes hell, hell. The contrast is stark: Life with God, or without him. Eternity matters — and it's up to us to choose where we spend it. 

Pastor Gary Hamrick joins us to walk us through the Bible’s final book with a clear, passage-by-passage approach. His straightforward teaching makes Revelation easier to follow while showing us how its message reveals God’s plan to defeat evil, establish justice, and bring His people into an eternal inheritance.Become a Parshall Partner: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/inthemarket/partnersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pastor Gary Hamrick joins us to walk us through the Bible’s final book with a clear, passage-by-passage approach. His straightforward teaching makes Revelation easier to follow while showing us how its message reveals God’s plan to defeat evil, establish justice, and bring His people into an eternal inheritance. Become a Parshall Partner: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/inthemarket/partnersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.