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It's New Year's Eve Day on SDH AMWe ask you what your reslutions are- for you, your club, and the club you dislike the most...We have news of the AM and The USL Show's Kaylor Hodges looks at the news in Championship and League One plus has resolutions of his own...
It's everyone's favorite hour of the week, that's right, "The Jimmy Palumbo Show" Episode 198!! Jimmy & Dave go over some of their favorite moments from 2024 as we are your first stop headed into 2025!! Join us live in the comments to discuss the NFL & The weekend's events! Enjoy! Tell a friend!
Send us a textBarbara Brown Taylor notices a change of perspective with Christmas. See how Luke describes it in today's Gospel: “The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger." (Luke 2:16) “Everyone in the story is looking down, at a baby they could all see. The light had moved. It was coming from below, not above.”I have Mass at Holy Name in Birmingham on December 31 @ 4:00 pm.frjoedailey@gmail.com
It's a New Year's Eve Day miracle! Join your favorite boyz for a fun trip down memory lane as we share some of our ol' favorites! Who doesn't love a clip show? If you'd like to revisit the episodes these were pulled from, they're listed here: 108: The Cocktail Conundrum 169: Home Depot's Underbelly 189: 9/11 Musicology 133: The Pissbag 138: Grass-Fed, Candy-Finished 066: Nathan Aches For Realism 095: Someday He'll Watch LaLaLand 200: The Devilry of Sugar-Free Candy 117: The Cabbage Poltergeist 058: Hey Now, You're An All-Star 202: DumDum Math Class 061: The Plight of America's Gas Station Bathrooms 056: Too Much Apple, Not Enough Fritter 084: Profiles of Carnies 041: Hot Wheels and Mountain Dew 182: The Rapping Mom
Today's Lake Effect is a special music show to celebrate the New Year featuring songs from our "Live at Lake Effect" series, as well as conversations with the team involved in creating the episodes.
The Armchair Scouts are back to get you ready for all the New Year's Eve/Day action in the college football playoff! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Year's Eve/Day in New York can be described as jubilant chaos - which makes it easy to get lost in the crowd. Sam Todd went for a breath of fresh air in the wee hours of the morning on New Year's Day, but never made it back to the party. His friends and family spent weeks combing the city, the state, and beyond searching for him. What happened to Sam Todd? Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Support the show by becoming a sponsor on our Patreon: www.Patreon.com/NYMysteryMachine Buy NY Mystery Machine Tees (Till 1/1/24 Only!): www.BelowTheCollar.com/NYMysteryMachine Don't forget to follow us on all the socials: Instagram: @NYMysteryMachine | TikTok: @NYMysteryMachine | X: @NYMysteries | Facebook: @NYMysteryMachine THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR: HUNT A KILLER: Receive 20% off your first Hunt a Killer subscription box at www.HuntAKiller.com with the code NYMYSTERYMACHINE at checkout!
I do it live and discuss 2023 in all its glory from world events to personal events of the year of our Lord 2023. Happy New Year from The Ham Palace
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Jesus offers to fix what's broken.• Sunday • 12/31/2023 New Year's Eve Day, Year Two This morning's Scriptures are: Psalm 46; Psalm 48; 1 Kings 3:5–14; James 4:13–17; 5:7–11; John 5:1–15 This morning's Canticles are: following the OT reading, Canticle 10 (“The Second Song of Isaiah,” Isaiah 55:6–11; BCP, p. 86); following the Epistle reading, Canticle 18 (“A Song to the Lamb,” Revelation 4:11; 5:9–10, 13, BCP, p. 93)
Final 2023/special New Year's Eve Day episode of the program all about TV, reset from this past Friday. We'll review the major developments of TV 2023 and look ahead to major developments of 2024. Plus a special "Tomorrow Will Be Televised Remembers Up" segment.
Host of the Eastmans' Journals Podcast and Eastmans' President/Owner Ike Eastman and Todd Helms sit down to rehash a waterfowl hunt they did with thier daughters last year on New Year's Eve Day. The hunt was a banger and everyone had a great time. The conversation travels from reliving that hunt to how to manage your waterfowl hunting spots, the importance of hunter recruitment and even into the question of "Have we recruited too many new hunters?" This episode is a romp through the fields of modern hunting and what it will take to keep things headed in the right direction. Lots of laughs mixed with some serious conversation make this episode a can't miss!
Does the Harvard hypocrisy never end? Who doubted Kid Rock would go back to Bud Light? Is Hunter Biden single-handedly propping up the sex trade industry? Who's going to buy Bridget the physical Trump Trading card? Subscribe to watch the full unedited version.0:00 - Introduction 0:31 - Troll-In-Exile 4:38 - Join Phetasy 5:58 - Make Orwell Fiction Again 7:16 - Hypocrisy On Fire 11:10 - Sheath Underwear 12:14 - Capitalism Always Wins 16:05 - Weather 17:17 - CrowdHealth & How Rico Saved Santa 19:26 - No End In Pandemic 22:04 - Ye So Cray-Ye 22:57 - Gen Z Discovers 26:00 - Dumpster Diving 30:18 - Breaking Bridget 36:20 - Phetasy News 39:08 - The Internet Is Glorious----------------------------------------------------------------------Thanks to our sponsors Sheath Underwear, The Night That Rico Saved Santa & CrowdHealth!- Check out Sheath's ingenious dual pouch system and order yours at https://bit.ly/df-sheath and save 20% with the code DUMPSTER- Get your copy of The Night That Rico Saved Santa - https://amzn.to/3T31ewF- Pay large healthcare bills without insurance with CrowdHealth - https://bit.ly/df-crowdhealth and use the code BRIDGET for discount----------------------------------------------------------------------Get your tickets to see Dave Yates live on New Year's Eve Day in New York City! - https://bit.ly/DaveYatesNYEComedy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PHETASY IS a movement disguised as a company. We just want to make you laugh while the world burns. Buy PHETASY MERCH here: https://www.bridgetphetasy.com/ Beyond Parody with Bridget Phetasy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.phetasy.com/subscribe
Do we need more chainsaw-wielding politicians? Is everyone in IT a furry? Did Snoop Dogg make us all look like fools? Is Elon Musk no longer Bridget's nemesis? Subscribe to watch the full unedited version.Chapters:0:00 - Introduction 0:34 - Make Orwell Fiction Again 5:14 - BDE Award 7:42 - Electile Dysfunction 2024 16:01 - Sheath Underwear 17:10 - Everything Is Racist 19:03 - What Is Happening? 20:00 - Weather 20:43 - My Nemesis Is At It Again 24:02 - The Night Rico Saved Santa & CrowdHealth 26:06 - Capitalism Always Wins 28:07 - Gen Z Discovers 31:01 - Dumpster Diving 33:43 - Breaking Bridget 38:23 - Phetasy News 40:21 - The Internet Is Glorious ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to our sponsors Sheath Underwear, The Night That Rico Saved Santa & CrowdHealth! - Check out Sheath's ingenious dual pouch system and order yours at https://bit.ly/df-sheath and save 20% with the code DUMPSTER - Get your copy of The Night That Rico Saved Santa - https://amzn.to/3T31ewF - Pay large healthcare bills without insurance with CrowdHealth - https://bit.ly/df-crowdhealth and use the code BRIDGET for discount ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your tickets to see Dave Yates live on New Year's Eve Day in New York City! - https://bit.ly/DaveYatesNYEComedy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PHETASY IS a movement disguised as a company. We just want to make you laugh while the world burns. Buy PHETASY MERCH here: https://www.bridgetphetasy.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/BridgetPhetasy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bridgetphetasy/ Podcast - Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/walk-ins-welcome/id1437447846 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.phetasy.com/subscribe
As a sales leader, you want to prepare for every step of the process. Because negotiation is so far down the sales funnel, it would be a shame to be unprepared and lose a deal because you weren't prepared. Preparation allows you to think strategically. It also makes you look professional. Someone's business was important enough for you to take the time to prepare. So how do you prepare strategically? And what does it take to have a successful negotiation? Learn more from Kristie Jones in this episode of Sales Reinvented! Outline of This Episode [0:58] Why planning and preparation is an important step in negotiation [2:08] The key steps a salesperson should take to prepare for negotiation [4:28] The attributes or characteristics that make a great negotiation planner [6:50] Tools and resources to improve your negotiation outcomes [8:49] Kristie's top three negotiation planning dos and don'ts [11:42] You have to remain flexible in your negotiation preparation The key steps a salesperson should take to prepare for negotiation When Kristie is talking to a sales leader, she has them focus on two things: Do your salespeople understand the give/gets? Do they know where they have negotiation power? What is open for negotiation? What is the cost of no agreement for either side? What will you lose—quota, commission? What will the other side lose? Maybe they need to find a new vendor or service. Maybe it'll impact their career track. You need to write down these things. When sales reps do this, they'll see that they're on a more level playing field. The attributes or characteristics that make a great negotiation planner If you've forged a relationship with a prospect or customer, you should understand their non-negotiables and where their buying power is. You want to make sure you fully understand their position. What are their concerns or problems? Look at contract language, pricing, timing, etc. Everything can be part of the negotiation. Self-awareness is also important. If you know you're meeting with an introverted procurement person, you may have to slow down and focus on details. You need to understand yourself and how you come across. Once you do that, you can adjust your communication style to fit the other party. Tools and resources to improve your negotiation outcomes Kristie asks people to sit down and draw a line down the middle of a piece of paper and write down the costs of no agreements. She also has them write down what they're willing to give to get what they want. So when a negotiation gets stressful, they can have their cheat sheets in front of them. Because when tensions rise and the stakes are high, people start to panic, which leads to bad decisions. You have to remain flexible in your negotiation Kristie is dating someone who lives in another state and works where she lives. She knew that spending New Year's Eve together would be a challenge. But it was important to her. So three months ahead of the holiday, she shared she wanted to spend those days together. She wanted to kick back and watch football together the next day. It was a non-negotiable for her. She gave plenty of notice that the non-negotiable existed. As the time got closer, and she knew that the negotiation would have to begin, Kristie sat down with him to go over her give/gets. She had them prepared in her head. She brought the topic up at a time she thought was appropriate. She asked what the plans were. He shared the challenges he was facing, which she had already anticipated. So she shared some viable options: She'd travel to his city (as opposed to him coming to her) She'd give him time with the children and get a hotel room She'd delay the start of New Year's Eve Negotiation is a process, not an event. She gave him time to think about what might work. Then they'd get back together and formulate a plan. They ended up deciding that he'd spend New Year's Eve Day with the kids and spend the rest of the weekend with her. Everyone was willing to give a little to get a little. But what happened next? Listen to the whole episode to find out why flexibility in any negotiation is key. Connect with Kristie Jones Connect on LinkedIn Follow on Twitter Connect With Paul Watts LinkedIn Twitter Subscribe to SALES REINVENTED Audio Production and Show notes by PODCAST FAST TRACK https://www.podcastfasttrack.com
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Welcome to New Year's Eve Day! Let's get the last day of 2022 out right with Red Panda- Crime Cabal #17, Super Guy- Chapter 6, and Story Circle Theater #3.16- The Sunbeam and the Snowdrop! Subscribe today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to New Year's Eve Day! Let's get the last day of 2022 out right with Red Panda- Crime Cabal #17, Super Guy- Chapter 6, and Story Circle Theater #3.16- The Sunbeam and the Snowdrop! Subscribe today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BACK for an END-OF-THE-YEAR (season) chat on "Across The County" is Media Mastermind, Michael Medved. Together, he and Noah will wrap up 2022 with “the right stuff” by bringing in a bit of historical perspective of the holiday of New Year's Eve/Day. Are there worse years ahead when comparing it to the "Y2K" era of 1999/2000? PLUS, Noah and Michael pick their TOP film of 2022 to share with one another. AND there's a new "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" trailer you say? Noah is MORE than ready to talk to Michael about the excitement level he has for not just this trailer, but next year's big summer blockbuster! http://www.MichaelMedved.com --> The Michael Medved Show websitehttp://www.michaelmedved.com/column/the-power-of-coincidence-can-bring-blessings-for-the-new-year/ --> Diane Medved's article on the Blessings of her meeting Michael. #MichaelMedved#TheMichaelMedvedShow#HistoricalPerspective#NewYearsEve#NewYearsDay#Y2K#LucasFilmLtd#IndianaJones#TheDialofDestiny#FilmOfTheYearSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join Matt and Frankie as they celebrate the one year anniversary of the birth of Books and Broomsticks, as well as discuss New Year's Eve & Day magic for the masses!
To subscribe to Sport Espresso: Apple Podcasts: Click here Spotify: Click here Welcome to Sport Espresso - Your cup of daily sports news and scores from both locally in Australia and around the world Please give us a follow on the socials: Twitter - click here Instagram - click here Facebook - click here This episode of Sport Espresso is supported by Mobile Corp, I.T managed service business who can help defend against cyber criminals There's a saying in IT…“there are only two types of companies. Those who have been hacked, and those who will be hacked.” These days it seems everyone is being hacked. So, what can business owners do to protect themselves? MobileCorp is a family-run tech company that loves its sports being a long time Wests Tigers supporter and, in the early days of the business, a Balmain jersey sponsor. MobileCorp is also passionate about helping businesses protect themselves from cyber criminals. To discuss an affordable cyber security solution for businesses of all sizes go to mobilecorp.com.au
Finish off Parasite Eve this week with the ending, and the true ending up the Chrysler building. https://twitter.com/RetroReplayPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week is most of day 5, with a little left over for the final episode.https://twitter.com/RetroReplayPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Day 4 of Parasite eve, join Aya as she attempts to stop Eve https://twitter.com/RetroReplayPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Listen to part 2 of day 2 of Parasite eve along with day 3. Although its another short episode, this is a lot of time in the game. https://twitter.com/RetroReplayPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Listen to part 1 of day 2 of Parasite eve. Although its another short episode, this is a lot of time in the game. https://twitter.com/RetroReplayPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike is away for a little while and unable to record. Join Ian for a different format of a run through of Parasite Eve. This is day 1. https://twitter.com/RetroReplayPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode:Checking in with the Politicians – Top 3 Trudeau, Kenney & Others Bonus – Biden & Trudeau What Does Kevin Think? – Best of Bonus What Does Kevin Think? The Doctor's Office – Best of What's Madi Been Up To? – Best of Madi's has moved out! Hunter's Million Dollar Business Idea – Best of The Big Blue Folder – Top 3 from Season 3 We get played out by Brooke and Jeffrey from Energy 94.1 in San Antonia Best of Bloopers This episode of Grose Misconduct was sponsored by Crystal Glass, Todd's Mechanical, Leading Edge Physiotherapy, South Central Dentistry, Ol' MacDonald's Resort and The Edmonton Comedy Festival.@CrystalGlassLTD @Toddsmech @LeadingEdgePT @dr_caouette @Macker63 @yegcomedy @mikedmonton @JoesFactCheck @docTonyM Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Grose_Misconduct)
Carson talks about the New Years' Eve/Day traditions and palindromes. His favorite is: Nora, a raft. Is it far, Aaron? If you want to send a message that could be played on next week's episode, go to: anchor.fm/unscripted-core4/message or email it to: unscriptedcore4podcast@gmail.com If you want to buy some cool Carson Unscripted merch, go here: my-store-c02a08.creator-spring.com/ If you want to support Carson on Patreon, click here: patreon.com/carsonunscripted And if you want to check out more awesome content by Core 4 Studios, go to: sites.google.com/view/core-4-studios-podcasts/home or the Carson Unscripted Site at: https://carsonunscripted.wixsite.com/carsonunscripted --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unscripted-core4/message
In this episode: Mike's Rewind Happy Andrew – Back from his first cruise! Joe's Fact Check Listener Questions, Comments & Reviews Dick of the Week – Top 3 from Season 3 How to spend $99 on directory assistance Covidiot – Top 3 from Season 3 Shaddup – Top 1 from Season 3 Westjet does it to Andrew again! Asshole – Top 3 from Season 3 Average Idiot - Top 3 from Season 3 Crazy – Top 3 from Season 3 WTF – Top 4 from Season 3 This episode of Grose Misconduct was sponsored by Crystal Glass, Todd's Mechanical, Leading Edge Physiotherapy, South Central Dentistry, Ol' MacDonald's Resort and The Edmonton Comedy Festival.@CrystalGlassLTD @Toddsmech @LeadingEdgePT @dr_caouette @Macker63 @yegcomedy @mikedmonton @JoesFactCheck @docTonyM Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Grose_Misconduct)
The show that never stays on topic touches on Big Swole/Tony Khan, Day 1, GCW New Year's Eve/Day Shows. Join Jaychele Nicole (@jaychelenicole), Haley Anne (@haieyannee), and Kiley Fuller (@fuller_kiley) as they dabble in wrestling conversations and comedy stylings.
The gang throws a New Year's Eve/Day party & they looked back on when Beverly spilled her tea.
Are you in need of a stiff drink? After the two years we've all had, we aren't surprised! How fitting that Nick and John are back this week to discuss none other than beer, wine, and spirits! Listen as the Hacks reminisce about old NYE celebrations, share delicious cocktails recipes from the book, “The Mixology of Astrology”, by Aliza Kelly Faragher, tons of random general banter about useless subjects, AND Nick curates his picks for Microbrews based on the Zodiac Signs! It's an informative, wild, and messy episode, just like an episode about alcohol should be. Drink responsibly, and be safe this New Year's Eve/Day!
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It's New Year's Eve-Day, yesiree. I always get sad when the year switches over, especially if the old year was a good one. This year, I wanted to do a song, which is a reprise of an earlier song from this year (same melody and stuff, but different lyrics) as my last song of 2021. It's a song where I talk about the fact that I wrote over a hundred songs this year. Man. I think that's the first time that's happened in a calendar year. So, this song is a tribute to 2021, the year that was kind enough to me to let me write a lot of songs.
What better way to spend a New Year's Eve/Day than with Skoo and Pete Skoo and Pete chat about: The Lake Forest Losers (not Pete or Skoo) Dessert Poll Results People who don't listen to the show LF New Year's Traditions Happy New Year's All! Check out our Patreon Sponsor Shark Guy Beach Fishing!!! They are the premier South Florida beach fishing experience out of Longboat Key, Fla. Their world-renowned captains not only put you on the fish, but they'll help you and your family make a memory of a lifetime. Check them out on Facebook or www.sharkguy beachfishing.com and contact them today to schedule an outing. Shark Guy is your guy for your next charter. We are very Thankful for our Patreon Supporters Church of the Holy Spirit, Reverend Luke Back, Elizabeth B, Kosta, MATT A, LANCE, and Otto!!! https://www.patreon.com/LakeForestPodcast https://www.chslf.org/ Have an idea for a topic or guest? pete@lakeforestpodcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lakeforestpodcast/message
Greetings family! What another glorious (glow-rays) day it is once again! In this blessed episode, Jayratedr goes into what Halloween is and represents, it's origins and the connection it has with Samhain and the deity known by many as: Baron Samadhi/Samedi/Sanmdhi, etc.. #Pharaohradio #Halloween #Samhain #BaronSamedhi #Rituals ---------------------------------------------------- Cashapp: $Pharaohradio Wallet Address (BTC): bc1qz0h2h2cswspkm7lqy39uuvxlvfgjexkkv0e76y --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/larry-holloway-jr/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/larry-holloway-jr/support
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This is from My Dear Sister in Christ, Joann Young of the First Baptist Church in Reserve, New Mexico! Thank you my Dear Sister for this awesome message! Spot on! For sure! Has Independence Day Become Irrelevant? New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve Day. These holidays are all known by their names not their dates but yet Independence Day is 99% of the time referred to as 4th of July. Why? Is it because we have forgotten the sacrifices, hardships and personal consequences our founding fathers faced? Many of them were wanted in England for treason. Many of these people actually fought in the Revolutionary War. 59 men put their lives in severe jeopardy by signing the Declaration of Independence. They believed in this document, they believed and relied on their countrymen and women. Colonists that believed in the freedom from England were tortured, murdered, kidnapped. Many risked their lives as spies to help the colonists. Today Independence Day has for all intents and purposes has become a holiday for barbecues, family get togethers, fire works to name a few. These are not bad things. What is bad is we don't remember the why for Independence Day. Our culture today, eggs on by mainstream media, state that our country was not founded on Christian beliefs. Incorrect. The majority of the signers of the Declaration professed Christian beliefs. The first line of the Declaration states: WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS, THAT AMONG THESE ARE LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.” The last line of the Declaration states: AND FOR THE SUPPORT OF THIS DECLARION, WITH A FIRM RELIANCE ON THE PROTECTION OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE, WE MUTUALLY PLEDGE TO EACH OTHER OUR LIVES, OUR FORTUNES AND OUR SACRED HONOR”. For people who have read and follow the Bible, we realize that many of our basic laws are based on the 10 commandments, i.e. thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not commit adultery (grounds for divorce in many states); thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Sound familiar?
The summer solstice approaches (in this hemisphere), and we're celebrating the new season with two New Year's Eve/Day songs! By listener request, we add another song to our list from the genre we are hereby dubbing "TMBGcore ": "New Lang Syne (Thank God It's Over)" by Jim's Big Ego. Then by our own free will we add another song by Taylor Swift, "New Year's Day". When the genie that only lets you listen to one Taylor Swift song for the rest of your life visits, you can do better than this one. This episode's ranking music is "Stress" by Jim's Big Ego! The organization that we recommended supporting with a donation is the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.
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Flame, hearth, oaks & Brighid's journey to Cill Dara. During the modern setting of the Gregorian Calender Brighid's Eve & Day, 31st January & 1st February, thoughts, prayers, intentions, ceremony, ritual, and storytelling focuses both on St. Brighid of Kildare and Bride the Goddess that inspired Brighid's name. Here at Sunday Sessions we are dedicating two online Sunday Sessions to the Bride-Brighid-Imbolc traditions and stories. With this first one, on 31st January, our focus is on St. Brighid ,founder of the Cille Dara monastery and culture, her life that guided her there, her trinity of her skills of healing, smithing, and poetry, traditions of oak, flame, and hearth associated with her, and a wee bit on her cows and milk. Of course a bit on Brighid Crosses and Brideog Dolls too. We will touch on her springs, wells, water bearing and births ... but really those topics will be held for the following Sunday Sessions of Imbolc Traditions on 7th February. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/Carrowcrory/message
Let's be real. It was Xmas eve day and I was grateful and rambling. It's either boring or inspired. I guess it depends on my state of mind. Episode notes:It sure was windy this day. If you don't do it, it's not gonna happen anyway. Continued frustrations with the summit. What's the harm in asking? I used to make a million cold calls. Got to be of service. Got to see hope manifesting. Life is beautiful if I am willing to see it. Start podcasting! Get the Shure MV88 mobile mic, you can literally take it anywhere on the fly https://amzn.to/2Mnba3QAccess my “Insiders Guide to Finding Peace” here: https://belove.media/peace See more resources at https://belove.media/resources. Email me: contact@belove.media For social Media: https://www.instagram.com/mrmischaz/ https://www.facebook.com/MischaZvegintzov Subscribe and share to help spread the love for a better world!As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Happy New Year and Welcome to the show everyone! No guest this week! We're going to talk about how everyone spent their New Year's Eve/Day, Everyone loved seeing Anderson Cooper getting shwasted on CNN's New Year's Eve Special, Also coming up, We know 2020 was a horrible, horrible nightmare we wish we could all forget but we're going to look at some things that were actually good that happened, Plus! We're going to talk about some unusual new year's eve traditions from around the globe! We also have crazy news, Coming Soon, WTF, and The Hot Mess so keep it locked right here on The Epic Radio Show! Donate to The Epic Radio Show from CashApp $theepicradioshow Become a patron! https://www.patreon.com/theepicradioshow Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/ZjAqswZ Follow us! www.facebook.com/theepicradioshow www.twitter.com/epicradioshow www.youtube.com/c/theepicradioshow.com www.theepicradioshow.com for our Spotify playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4DhbhE2rex0D2fDiOH9zwi... Get a 10% Discount on your order from The Candle Daddy! Enter the promo code "EPIC" @ https://www.thecandledaddy.com and always enjoy free shipping! Get 20% off of your order from Ballsy with the Discount code "EPIC20" @ www.ballwash.com Download What the Forecast from Night Cat Productions on the App Store or Google Play free! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details... https://apps.apple.com/us/app/what-the-forecast/id1031653653 The Epic Radio Show is a Brain Baby Media Show 2020 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theepicradioshow/support
Why you should ignore New Year's Eve/Day ▲ What the fear merchants are trying to sell you ▲ The way idiots think about New Years ▲ The brutal truth about the New Year holiday (it will set you free) ▲ How Larry finally got his fantasy New Year's Eve party ▲ The monster that lived in Larry's closet ▲ What made 5 year-old Larry puke on New Year's Eve? ▲ A Happy New Year is impossible unless you hear this episode!
The one about the greatest show and New Years' Eve/Day companion. It's just a great time to hang out and have a chat and talk about 2020 and what worked and what didn't and enjoy a few tunes to get into the mood. This is the best part of 2020, celebrating the end of it. I discuss traveling assholes, my Mum's new bad habit, the prick that is Trump, where to live when the World breaks down, If you want to see more about Choose Life check out my Shop on my Website www.guerillaradio.com.au or https://teespring.com/stores/guerilla-radio-podcastsDon't forget we are on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & PatreonTwitter@Guerilla_KmacInstagram guerilla_radio_auFacebook@GuerillaRadioAustraliaPatreon https://www.patreon.com/GuerillaRadioEmailkmac@guerillaradio.com.auFeedback@guerillaradio.com.auWebsiteguerillaradioaustralia.com.auApple Music Playlisthttps://apple.co/2wYWDQVThank you for listening and please recommend and share this with a friend if you enjoyed the podcast and had a laugh.Please subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and all good podcast players
It's the day after Christmas and less than a week until New Years' Eve/Day. Today's #SaturdayMorningHustle is not about #Hustle and #Grind but being focused on what's really important and setting yourself (and everyone around you) up for real, sustainable success. The keys are staying motivated for all the right reasons (and avoiding all the wrong reasons) and understanding that success is part of a cycle, not a destination. The best way to achieve success is taking the right approach, having the right attitude and understanding how the process really works. That's what we're talking about today. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! It's Saturday, I'm in the office so it must be the Saturday Morning Hustle. Listen to the podcast while your competition is still sleeping. The #EntrepreneurAF T-shirt, NEW #CoffeeAndDonuts plus the Black or Red Saturday Morning Hustle T-shirts, hoodies and hats now available: https://bit.ly/SMHswag https://saturdaymorninghustle.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satmorninghustle/message
Join Ed and Phoebe for New Year's 2019 at the largest Northern California Swinger Party, AlluresLifestyle. Swing into 2020 with the lows and highs of each night. We met some sexy friends then rang their bell and set the tone for 2020! Show Notes NYE PreParty Blues NYE Glam, Clits and Tits NYE Blues 2 NY DAY Post Party Panned Out! Take Away & Lessons Learned Planning & Backup Plans Gracious & Respectful Behavior "Drama" v. Normal
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Join us in this "While You Were Sleeping" podcast and have yourself a Sandy New Year! America’s Sweetheart Sandra Bullock stars in “While You Were Sleeping” as a lonely woman who saves a handsome stranger from getting hit by a train, then pretends to be engaged to the guy after he falls into a coma. That’s creepy! But it’s Sandy Bullock, so it’s also charming and adorable. “While You Were Sleeping” takes place in Chicago, and the movie makes sure you know it by showing literally every distinguishable exterior of the city as many times as possible. In fact, “Chicago” is a more prominent character in the opening act than Bill Pullman, who stars as coma guy’s brother/Sandy’s one true love. Once Pullman movie gets in the movie though, prepare to be charmed out of your pants. He’s a freaking dreamboat, folks! While You Were Sleeping Podcast: Is this a holiday movie? Most of the movie takes place the week after Christmas, and a few significant moments happen on New Year’s Eve/Day, including the sudden awakening of coma guy (Peter Gallager, in full goober mode) and the rom-com antics that follow. So why aren’t you watching this movie around the holiday season? Stop watching “Love, Actually,” you monsters! This movie is better! In our Sandy New Year 2020 episode of Old Millennials Remember Movies, Tyler and Angela discuss the white-hot Bullock-Pullman chemistry, the extensive supporting cast of old folks, oversized sweaters and the film’s magic trick of an ending. Seriously, this is a movie about a diabolical liar/stalker, and you want to marry her anyway. Old Millennials are also watching: Uncut Gems (2019) Bombshell (2019) Marriage Story (2019) American Factory (2019) Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (2019) Related episodes to the While You Were Sleeping podcast The Net (1995) - Our Sandy New Year episode from 2019 Also from “While You Were Sleeping” director Jon Turtletaub: 3 Ninjas (1992) Cool Runnings (1993)
Join us in this "While You Were Sleeping" podcast and have yourself a Sandy New Year! America’s Sweetheart Sandra Bullock stars in “While You Were Sleeping” as a lonely woman who saves a handsome stranger from getting hit by a train, then pretends to be engaged to the guy after he falls into a coma. That’s creepy! But it’s Sandy Bullock, so it’s also charming and adorable. “While You Were Sleeping” takes place in Chicago, and the movie makes sure you know it by showing literally every distinguishable exterior of the city as many times as possible. In fact, “Chicago” is a more prominent character in the opening act than Bill Pullman, who stars as coma guy’s brother/Sandy’s one true love. Once Pullman movie gets in the movie though, prepare to be charmed out of your pants. He’s a freaking dreamboat, folks! While You Were Sleeping Podcast: Is this a holiday movie? Most of the movie takes place the week after Christmas, and a few significant moments happen on New Year’s Eve/Day, including the sudden awakening of coma guy (Peter Gallager, in full goober mode) and the rom-com antics that follow. So why aren’t you watching this movie around the holiday season? Stop watching “Love, Actually,” you monsters! This movie is better! In our Sandy New Year 2020 episode of Old Millennials Remember Movies, Tyler and Angela discuss the white-hot Bullock-Pullman chemistry, the extensive supporting cast of old folks, oversized sweaters and the film’s magic trick of an ending. Seriously, this is a movie about a diabolical liar/stalker, and you want to marry her anyway. Old Millennials are also watching: Uncut Gems (2019) Bombshell (2019) Marriage Story (2019) American Factory (2019) Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (2019) Related episodes to the While You Were Sleeping podcast The Net (1995) - Our Sandy New Year episode from 2019 Also from “While You Were Sleeping” director Jon Turtletaub: 3 Ninjas (1992) Cool Runnings (1993)
Wild Card Weekend is on the way! Tune in as Gabe Morency and Cam Stewart break down the NFL playoffs and determine which teams will advance. Then they share their predictions for the upcoming bowls and all of the New Year’s Eve/Day action. Plus, the guys place their best bets for tonight’s NBA and NHL slate with plenty of games to bet on! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Wild Card Weekend is on the way! Tune in as Gabe Morency and Cam Stewart break down the NFL playoffs and determine which teams will advance. Then they share their predictions for the upcoming bowls and all of the New Year’s Eve/Day action. Plus, the guys place their best bets for tonight’s NBA and NHL slate with plenty of games to bet on! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Patreon.com/cinquantacoxsmith Today we bid farewell to 2019 and talk about what the year has taught me and what I’m overcome. I shared some affirmations that you can use to shift your mindset and I was able to share some of my mistakes. Having a great strategy and staying true to myself will lead to new levels. I hope you all have a happy & safe New Year’s Eve/Day! Get my courses for $20.20 and below www.gumroad.com/cinquantacoxsmith Check out my YouTube series here www.youtube.com/smileyquanta Subscribe & Share Love ya'll IG: @cinquantacoxsmith Twitter : @smileyquanta_ Snapchat : smileyquanta Facebook : Cinquanta Cox-Smith www.facebook.com/cinquantacoxsmith Pinterest : Smileyquanta www.cinquantacoxsmith.com Want to learn how to self-publish your own book? Order my new Book How To Self-Publish Under $100 Here: http://amzn.to/2cgLu62 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
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My sinus infection just won't go away. Fortunately I did a few great episodes in the run up to Christmas and New Year's Eve/Day, which I've actually received requests to rebroadcast. Like this episode from Christmas Eve, which lists my top 10 television/streaming episodes of 2018. I hope to be back with a new episode tomorrow, but thankfully I've got a ton of requests for these holiday-adjacent episodes, so worst case scenario, I'll still be able to give you a great show that many have asked for, AND also stay in bed recovering. It's a win-win for everyone! But, if given the option, I'll go with a new show. OK, I'm gonna go take some Mucinex,and talk to you very soon. Original episode description from December 24, 2018: As the year draws to a close, here's a look back at the top 10 best television (including network, cable and streaming) episodes of 2018. Agree? Disagree? Let me know, via email: matt@mattsager.com, or listen to the end of the episode for more ways to get in touch. Also, a reminder - I'd like your suggestions for the best and worst of 2018: year-end lists of movies, music, books or the topic of your choice. Thanks for checking out tonight's episode - make sure to subscribe to the show, and to leave ratings and reviews! Come visit the show's brand new Facebook page (facebook.com/mattsagerpodcast) to stay up to date as the podcast continues to grow. And be sure to check out my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mattsager Plus, you can now get Matt Sager Podcast Merch! Show your love for the MSP with T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, and coming soon, stickers! https://www.wehavemerch.com/collections/the-matt-sager-podcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mattsager/support
Find out everything you need for those break room conversations, including the foods you should eat on New Year's Eve/Day to ensure good luck in 2019, and how you can purchase the Baker Mayfield-signed RV the Browns quarterbacks used during training camp.
Today is Adam and Eve Day in the Church. They are commemorated this day as saints, those redeemed by God, sinners saved by grace. So perhaps you can celebrate today by hanging an un-bitten apple on your Christmas tree. What Adam and Eve did, Jesus is coming to undo.They longed for what God had said they could not have (at least, not yet), and they took it for themselves. Thus they were kicked out of the Garden of Eden, exiled from the Presence of God, at the tip of a fiery sword. Now that garden which was give to Adam to guard would be guarded by an angel instead. Adam had cowered behind his own wife. He clearly could not be trusted (at least not yet).As for Eve, the first bride and the first woman to be tempted by outward appearance, she was also cast out. And even though she would remain the mother of all the living, now her motherhood would be tempered with profound pain. It wouldn’t just hurt to bear her children; it would hurt much, much more to watch as one murdered another, and then to be himself cast out. It would hurt to watch heart break after heartbreak, and be able to do nothing to stop it (at least not yet).It is into this scene of disappointments and hurts and curses that the first good news is spoken. God promises even as he curses—indeed our God promises through his curses. Eve’s pain at childbirth, and her greater pain in waiting, will be the very means of her salvation. The hated serpent who deceived her and overcame her (as her husband looked benignly on), his head would be crushed by the heel of her Son. Her cry for help, echoing through the ages, would finally find the ear of God.The Virgin Mary is the new Eve, the woman who at last had a child, the Lord (Genesis 4)—She is the one to whom angels speak without flaming swords, to whom angels proclaim again the good news. But the pain promised Eve is not spared for Mary. Her heart would be pierced, and her family would be broken.But this child, her child, the Lord, is the subject of all the law and the prophets: He will crush satan’s head, he will forgive his murderous brothers, he will lead his people out of slavery, he will lead them through water into their inheritance, he will slay the great Goliath, and he will build for them a cosmic temple of living stones.He himself will be called out of Egypt (Hosea 11:1); he himself will be Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14); he will come again out of the ground like a sprout from a stump (Isaiah 11:1), in order to comfort Rachel and restore to her every last one of her children (Jeremiah 31:15).And in all of this, Mary will have a husband better than Adam. She will have Joseph—a just man, unwilling to disgrace her who seems to have disgraced him, unwilling to play Adam’s blame game. And then, listening to the word of God, and accepting his sacred charge, he will guard her, and know her not (at the very least, until the Holy Child is born).All of these are godly things, and hard things to do. Even if Joseph himself had perfect faith, and could see each prophesy with perfect clarity (even if he himself was empty of doubt), how do you explain your pregnant fiancé to your friends and family by telling them it is of the Holy Spirit, or how do you explain your decision to up and flee to Egypt (a hostile foreign power) on the basis of a dream (and messages from angels)?Joseph is an anti-Adam. He endures where Adam fell short. He refused to put his wife to any shame, even if she had deserved it. He is a model sacrificial husband and model adoptive father. But the obvious must again be stated: He knew her not. The Child is not his.There are various words for sex in the Bible. God commands, “Be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 1).” Adam knew Eve (Genesis 4). Jacob lies with Leah (Genesis 30). Abram goes into Hagar to conceive Ishmael (Genesis 16).But it is interesting: there are important moments of conception in the Bible when none of this normal sexual language is used. When God opens Sarah’s barren womb and Isaac is conceived, the child of God’s promise, there is no mention of Abraham knowing, lying with, or going into Sarah.The same is true when God opens the barren wombs of Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel (Genesis 25, 29, 30). There is no mention of Isaac or Jacob doing anything. We assume, of course, that they did. But in these blessed cases, the Bible wants to emphasize, not the natural actions of men, but the divine work of God. (Cf. Peter Leithart, “Sex in Genesis”)In the case of Joseph, however, Scripture is clear: Joseph knew her not. Joseph is a saint, a faithful man, but the story is not about his action. For all his piety and righteousness, the story of Christmas turns upon what Joseph did not do. The child is not his.The Holy Spirit overshadows Mary and she has a child, the Lord. And the irony is that this Child, even as he held him in his arms, is Joseph’s guardian (Cf. Rev. David Petersen, Sermon at Kramer Chapel on March 19, 2009). He in that very moment was holding Joseph, protecting Joseph, forgiving and saving and redeeming Joseph. Jesus goes to his cross for Joseph, and for Adam, and Eve and all the Adams and Eves, living and dead—for you, in your doubts, your cowardice, your unfaithfulness.In this season, with Christmas coming, we sit with all the prophets and faithful men and women, waiting for a child. All those at least not yets from Genesis are here at last. Here we draw near to the Presence of God in his garden again. Here we serve God again, as God again invests man with the duties Adam lost: to be in his presence, to watch and pray. And here we see Eve’s tears finally wiped away, and Mary’s pierce heard mended with the medicine of immortality: the body and blood of the Lord—who at last is coming to un-bite the apple, undo the Sin of Adam—and to undo the sin of us all.
Goodbye to garakei LINE, Space World & TicketCamp. Plus, KFC breaks records, AbemaTV makes a move for new year's programming and what DO we do in Japan for “Oshogatsu”? Spend your days of auld lang syne with #ZettaiGeekDayo! As always, if you have any comments, questions, concerns, topics or you just wanna chat, I'd love to hear from you. Please tweet them at me on Twitter @kayleedayo with the hashtag #ZettaiGeekDayo so I can find them. PlatypusPodcasts.com @kayleedayo (English) @purplefuku (Japanese) @ZettaiGeekDayo Tech News in Japan ガラケー版LINE終了へ 5年でユーザー95％減 Japan’s disaster alerts will work with all Android 8.1 phones LINEがシェアサイクル参入、解錠・決済もLINEアプリで可能に。Mobikeと資本業務提携 Omotena Seals (Japanese) Crane Game Video – 「絶対に取れる」クレーンゲームで47万円詐取か Japanese arcade owner arrested for allegedly rigging crane games to be unwinnable ニンテンドーeショップ、クリスマスに約6時間ダウン（復旧済み） ミクシィ、チケキャン終了を正式発表 18年5月末に Main Stories KFC Japan earned 6 billion yen over Christmas weekend, proving that Japan loves Christmas chicken New Year's Greetings in Japanese NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen No-Laughing Batsu Games AbemaTV Splashtop Personal What's the best way to ring in the new year in Tokyo? Try the countdown event at Shibuya crossing New Year's Eve in Shibuya (Video) New Year's Eve/Day, Traditional Style (Video) Meiji Jingu Hatsumode (Video) Fukubukuro アップルストア初売り、福袋 Lucky Bag の大当たりは今年も MacBook Air 【本日開催】アップルの初売りが超お得！MacBook・iPad Pro購入で還元1万円オーバー Fun Stuff Here's your chance to ride Japan's maglev Shinkansen in spring, nine years before service starts 快盗戦隊ルパンレンジャーVS警察戦隊パトレンジャー｜テレビ朝日
On this New Year's Eve Day, I share one old calendar and one hilarious new one.
In this week’s show our guest is Joseph Balog a friend of the show and Catholic theologian in training. We decided to bring him back to discuss demons and exorcism for our All Hallow’s Eve/Day of the Dead special. We delved deeply in the religious tradition of the Roman Catholic Church about how these spiritual entities operate. We discussed the demons influence on our health and the way Catholics deal with possession. The study of demons is a complex topic, as it taps into the most supernatural aspects of the monotheistic traditions. These mysterious beings have sparked countless legends, from tales about their origin, to perspectives that claim they can take hold of human consciousness and bodies. According to the biblical narrative, these fallen angels were originally created to serve G-d and communicate his presence in the world. The Book of Enoch is where the Catholic tradition of angels rebelling against God comes from, but it is in the NT that the role of Satan is defined. At the same time, Jewish theology originally identified Satan as a son of G-d not as an emissary of evil. The Genesis account of angels lusting after the daughters of men was taken as part of the fall of Lucifer by the early mystics. Demons are believed to be the cause for illnesses in the Bible making exorcism the only cure for the effects of possession. This was a prevalent practice during the second temple era around the time of Jesus. The earliest historical reference to exorcism was made by the Jewish-Roman Josephus. He describes how one of the early rabbis named Eleazar expelled a demon in front of Emperor Vespian. He used a formula which was believed to come from King Solomon. The Testament of Solomon a first century text could be called “the encyclopedia of Jewish demonology” This book, attributed to King Solomon, deals with many demons that are mentioned in the New Testament. Such as Beelzeboul and the angel of night which is called Lailah, known as the queen of demons. It is intriguing that most of these demons are associated with sexual passions. We also discussed how animals can be vessels for exorcised demons. The Gospel story concerning the passage of demons into the Gadarene swine is very similar to the Babylonian transference of demons from a possessed man to a kid or pig. However the book Essentials in Demonology finds the following differences: “In the one case, for example, the object is dead, in the other it is living. But the Gospel account at least shows the existence of a belief, widespread among many peoples, that demons are able to pass from men to animals as well as demon animals to men.” A rational explanation for demons in early Jewish mysticism is that the established gods and goddesses of other cultures were degraded to the rank of demons. Especially as the Essene mystics of Qumran, the writers of the Dead Sea Scrolls, associated the Roman armies with the occult as they conveyed their view that “…the sons of light shall battle with the company of darkness.” The origin of Catholic views about demon possession comes directly from the New Testament. The apostle Paul was himself concerned about humans having to challenge the power of Kosmokrators who bring about evil in the world: “Our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness (Ephesians 6:12).” In the New Testament early Christians and the rest of the Jewish community viewed exorcism as a form of curing major illnesses such as dumbness, blindness, epilepsy, and mania. The later rabbis ascribed the various diseases to demons and considered the following diseases originating from supernatural sources: blindness; catalepsy, headache (or meningitis); epilepsy, nightmares; delirious fever and madness; leprosy and melancholy. Other signs of possession mentioned are: falling into fire and water, convulsions, foaming at the mouth, raving, grinding of teeth, savage fierceness
Let me begin my final podcast of 2015 by wishing all of my listeners a Happy New Year It certainly wasn't a happy New Year's Eve Day on Wall Street Normally the last day of the year is a positive one; you normally have a Santa Clause rally and it continues on to New Year's Eve That wasn't the case today. The Dow Jones finished its first down year since 2008 - down 178 points The S&P also negative on the year, the NASDAQ managed to gain about 5% or so I'm hearing a lot of people blaming the weakness on oil prices The transports were the weakest index of the year, I think they were down about 17% and this index stood to gain the most from low oil prices So clearly, if transports are the weakest index, the overall weakness can't be solely because of oil prices It has to be another reason, and I think it has to be the economy Oil is being affected by weakness in the economy Another interesting observation about today's selloff - the market not only closed on the lows, but made its lows on the close We've been seeing this volatility - all of this selling into the close says that something big is going on here You get more professionals selling when you sell market on close, and I think this is what is going on here People are bracing for a very weak 2016 The Fed had interest rates for all of 2015 - it didn't raise rates until the waning weeks of the year Imagine how the Dow will contend with the threat of rising interest rates as 2016 continues But the other problem for 2016 is the economy and we got more evidence of an extremely weak economy I mentioned before the the Atlanta Fed GDP Now has Q4 GDP estimate down to 1.3 Based on the numbers we got today, they are going to ratcheting those estimates down again First, we got the weekly unemployment numbers, which have been low for a long time - We got the biggest unemployment claims numbers in one week in 10 months The 4-week moving average is also the highest it has been in 5 months Remember, when Yellen raised interest rates, the basis for the decision was supposed to be the strength in the labor market No sooner did the Fed raise rates based on the labor market, but now the labor market is rolling over. Unemployment is a lagging indicator What is more indicative of what is coming, is the Chicago PMI number which came out a little later in the morning, which was abysmal One of the worst economic reports of the entire year Last month, we got 48.7, which was below expectation They were looking for a December bounceback to 50 Instead, the index crashed down to 42.9 This is the lowest number since 2009 Order backlogs has been down for 11 months in a row, and this is the worst performance since 1951 The only time we've been at this level is during a recession It is possible that we are in a recession It is possible that they will originally report Q4 GDP as positive and then go back later in the year and revise the data to show we were in a recession That's what they did with the Great Recession Another reason I believe the economy is weaker than the numbers suggest is because the inflation rate is being under-reported If the inflation rate is higher than the GDP deflator, then obviously we are in a contraction during most of this recovery I am looking at what is happening in the economy not in what the government says about the economy As bad as the numbers were, it did not promote any reaction in the the markets My guess is that if we had had a big drop in unemployment claims or a really good PMI number the dollar would have spiked up and gold would have sold off, but we get horrible numbers and nobody seems to care No matter how bad the data is, the Fed doesn't acknowledge it No one will believe the economy is weak until the Fed comes out and admits it The only data the markets won't ignore is the non-farm payroll data, because jobs are all the Fed seems to talk about
How did New Year’s Day end up in the middle of winter in the northern hemisphere (and the middle of summer in the southern hemisphere)? Wouldn’t a day in spring be more fitting? Find out how people celebrated New Years in past centuries and why things turned out the way they did.
Tao Of Eve Day 5 2012 04 27 by Evan Bruce Wilson
This seminar communicates both the substance and enjoyment of the strengths that God has given women.
This seminar communicates both the substance and enjoyment of the strengths that God has given women.
This seminar communicates both the substance and enjoyment of the strengths that God has given women.
This seminar communicates both the substance and enjoyment of the strengths that God has given women.
Through the magic of tape delay the Co-Main Event Podcast's first installment of 2013 is also the last episode of 2012, as the guys got together bright and early on New Year's Eve Day to crank this puppy out. As the calendar turns, Ben and Chad are still flying high on the rush that was UFC 155 … at least, you know, the last two fights of it. During episode 32 the dudes talk at length about Cain Velasquez reclaiming the UFC heavyweight title from Junior dos Santos, Jim Miller and Joe Lauzon totally saving the day after the first few fights of the UFC 155 PPV stunk the joint up and Dana White's most substantive discussion of performance enhancing drugs in recent memory. They also dole out some suggested new year's resolutions for a few members of the MMA community, talk about how much of the best action of UFC 155 came from the cornermen and discuss whether or not Ben's jiu jitsu gi has a stash pocket for his weed. You know, normal stuff. All that, plus AYFKM, listener mail and Just Sayin' Stuff.
I. Introduction: The Lesson from the Acorn I really love this time of year. Don't you? Fall, that gorgeous weather. I love the way the sky looks, the blue. There's no humidity, it's just crystal clear, and the way the sun just grabs the trees, and just causes them to glow, yellow and orange, I just love it. Been living in the city the last five or six years, and it's just wonderful to get out here in the country where it's so gorgeous, isn't it beautiful? I was thinking about a story I heard a little while ago as I thought about this text. It's a story of a grandfather walking through the woods with his grandson, and the leaves were crunching under their feet and they had that... There was that musty smell that's just so beautiful in the fall and they were looking all around. Beautiful day, just like today. And the grandfather stopped under a big old oak tree, maybe 100 years old, and they looked up and grandfather said to the grandson, "How many acorns do you think there are up there on that oak tree?" And the little boy said, "Oh I don't know, Grandpa. That would take us hours to count them, if we could climb up all those branches and get to them." He said, "Well," the grandfather said, "Well, how many acorns do you think there are in this whole forest?" He said, "Well, we need an army to count all of those. Take us probably two or three weeks." Then the grandfather reached down and picked up a single acorn and said, "How many acorns do you think there are inside this acorn?" That's a profound question, isn't it? How many acorns are there inside a single acorn? If you had the time and wanted to follow it, you'd see that acorn drop down into some soil and grow up into a sapling. And over a period of time, it would become an acorn bearing oak tree itself. The tree will outlive you, by the way, but if you wanted to stick with it year after year and count all those acorns, you could do it. But that wouldn't be the end of the story, would it? Because then those acorns will reproduce as well. This is the principle that God has built in to his physical universe and we see it everywhere, don't we? It's from the very beginning, where God created trees with fruit and seeds according to their kind. And God gave the command also to Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply physically. It's one of the few commands that we've actually obeyed from God, subdued this world, filled six billion people. But what we don't realize and what we don't think about is that God works the same way spiritually, in multiplying the church. And as we look at the passage today, 2 Timothy 2:1-13, we're going to see some very practical principles of how God builds churches. These are things that God has been doing for 2000 years. He's not going to change. And if First Baptist Church Durham is going to be built up to be strong and to glorify God, we're going to follow these same ways. Now, we've already seen in Chapter 1, the aged apostle at the end of his life, under the persecution of the Emperor Nero. He knew his time had come. He knew it was time to die. And so he sat down with a the few days that God had left to him, and he wrote a letter to Timothy, and he entrusted him a sacred charge, the gospel ministry. And as we've been reading through, we've already looked at three of those charges that he's given. And in Chapter 1:6, he tells Timothy to fan the flame of his spiritual gift through his preaching. And then in Verse 8, he tells him to not be ashamed of Christ, but ro stand firm as a Christian. And then in Verse 14, what we discussed last time was the command to guard the good deposit of the gospel, to protect it so that we pass it on unchanged. But all of that really is just preparation for what goes on in this chapter. It's getting Timothy ready to advance with the gospel, not just to stay protected and in a shell, much like that acorn has a protective shell, but it's not to be split open, and out comes that oak tree at the right time. In the same way, we're not just supposed to protect the gospel. We're supposed to advance with it. We're supposed to see it multiply. And then he uses in Chapter 2, a series of six metaphors. We're going to look at three of them today. The metaphor of the good soldier, the dedicated athlete, and the hardworking farmer. Next week, we'll look at the approved craftsman, the clean vessel and the servant of the Lord. But all of these are taken together to show how God wants the church to grow and how he wants it to multiply. So, let's look at the 13 verses of Chapter 2:1-13, and see what God has to say to us. "You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. Endure hardship with us, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs, he wants to please his commanding officer. Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules. The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this. Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel for which I am suffering, even to the point of being chained like a criminal, but God's word is not chained. Therefore, I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Christ, we will also live with Him. If we endure, we will also reign with Him. If we disown him, he will also disown us. If we are faithless, He will remain faithful for He cannot disown himself." II. Paul’s Fourth Charge: Take Strength in Christ (vs. 1) Now, I think Verse 1 contains the main charge of this chapter. Take strength in Christ, we could call it. Strengthen yourself in the grace that's in Christ, but then there's a wisdom to how that strength is to be used. In Verse 2, the strength is to be multiplied widely. In Verses 3 through 7, the strength is to be concentrated totally. In Verses 8-13, strength is to be unchained conditionally unconditionally. Now, let's look at the first charge in Verse 1. It is the fourth charge in this letter. And he says in Verse 1, "You then my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus." That's really kind of a fascinating way that he says it. First, he reminds him of his love for him. "My son," he speaks gently to him. But then he gives him a command. It's an imperative in the original language, a command, but it's passive. It's a command to do something, but it's really a command to receive something, that you get something. Now, how can that be? How can we be commanded to receive something? Well, that's the mystery of the way that God works in building His kingdom. We step out in faith. We challenge ourselves to grow. We take the gospel and share it and that puts us in a position of being needy. We need the strength of Christ. And I believe the kind of strength that we're talking about here, in these 13 verses, is only given to some Christians. It's given to the Christians who need it. To those Christians who don't need it, this strength is a foreign and alien thing. They don't understand it. But you see the Apostle Paul, he knew all about this kind of strength, didn't he? He knew about a strength that came from inside, from Jesus Christ. You really see Paul's whole Christian life this way. Now, we know that Paul was on the road to Damascus. He was going to Damascus to persecute Christians. He ended up becoming a Christian. Only the grace of God can make such a change. What an awesome thing. But what's fascinating is what happened immediately after that. He wasn't a baby for long, if you can say it that way. He immediately began studying the scriptures, and he saw in the Old Testament that Jesus of Nazareth was definitely the Messiah predicted there. And you know what he did? The first Sabbath, he got up in front of all those Jews and proclaimed openly that Jesus was the Christ, the Messiah. What a shock that must have been. Wouldn't you have loved to have been at that worship service, to see the looks on people's faces, when Paul got up, and instead of saying the things he'd been saying, went 180 degrees the opposite way and started preaching Christ? And it says in Acts 9:22: "Yet, Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews." Isn't that a great word? He confused them, baffled them, "by proving that Jesus was the Christ." See what it said there? Saul grew more and more powerful. Where did that power come from, that strength? It came from the Holy Spirit, who is now in him. You will receive what? Power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in Judea and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth. Paul immediately came under the control of that power, and He preached Christ fearlessly. And you see that power actually working through all of Paul's Christian life. He describes it doctrinally in Colossians 1. He says, "We proclaim Christ, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ." Now, listen to this. "To this end, I labor, struggling with all His energy, which so powerfully works in me." Who's doing the labor there? Paul says I'm the one doing the work. But where does the energy come from? It comes from Christ. I think there's a labor in the gospel that we don't know much about these days. That word labor, I think we associate it with pregnant women who are about to go through it. And we say, "Oh they're laboring." That's hard, it's difficult. There's work. Or we think about the labor of a farmer that we're going to talk about. There's hard work. Do we know that hard work, that labor? Do we understand what Paul is talking about? Paul says, "To this end, I labor with his energy." Paul needed that energy, didn't he? He was constantly being drained and needing to be charged back up again. And so, he says, this is familiar to many of you, Philippians 4:13 "I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength." He knew about that strength. And in Ephesians 6:10, he recommends it, even commands it, to the Ephesian Christians. He says, "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God…" So be strong in the Lord. There's a strength that you need. And then at the end of his life, here in 2 Timothy, turn over, if you would, in Chapter 4. Chapter 4 verse 17, Paul describes his trial. And in Verse 16, "At my first defense," he says, "No one came to my support. Everyone deserted me." And then he says this, "Yet, the Lord stood at my side," and did what? "Gave me strength, so that through me, the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it." You see, there he is at the end of his life, taking strength from Christ again. He needed it his whole life. He needed it every day. Do you need that strength of Christ or is this a foreign thing to you, an alien thing? If it is, then learn how to be a witness for Christ and get to the point where you need the strength, renewing so that you're in the labor of the Kingdom. Now, you could ask, "How do I strengthen myself? How does it work?" I think there's a beautiful illustration of this in Romans Chapter 4. In Romans 4, there's a description of Abraham. Now, God had made a strange promise to Abraham, you remember? He said, "You're going to bear a child in your old age. Even Sarah, your wife, is going to be the one." And it says in Romans 4, it says, "Without weakening his faith, Abraham faced the fact that his body was as good as dead, since he was about 100 years old, and that Sarah's womb was also dead. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what He had promised. That's where the strength comes from. God has given us a promise, hasn't he? He's given us a promise that we have the power of the Holy Spirit to be his witnesses to the end of the world and to the end of time, to the end of the earth. And we've seen that promise fulfilled for 2000 years. Jesus Christ has advanced his kingdom, hasn't he? We're on the winning side, we really are. We're seeing the power grow. There's a promise. If you're feeling weak or wavering in your faith, as God has given us a mission field here in Durham, you wonder, can we really do it? Can this be a strong church, a powerful church? If you're feeling like that, look to God, the one who made the promise, the way Abraham did. That's where the strength comes. He was able to draw strength from that by understanding who God was. Now, that's the charge. "You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ." III. Strength Multiplied Widely (vs. 2) But there's a wisdom to how the this strength is to be used. And Verse 2 shows the wisdom of God. This is a tremendous verse. I really don't know any other like it in all of scripture, for it describes very clearly the power of multiplication spiritually. He says "The things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men, who will also be qualified to teach others." Now, when I was a student at MIT, as I've told you, I was involved in the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. This verse was their foundational verse for multiplication ministry. They derived a the principle from this, just like the acorn. That Christians are to be multiplying. They're to come to faith in Christ, and they are to learn how to share their faith and lead others to Christ. And so they have what we call a win, build, send ministry. They win people to Christ, they build them up, and then they send them out to win others to Christ. That should be our approach too, here at First Baptist. I love their slogan that they're using now. Their slogan is that they're turning lost sinners into Christ-centered laborers. Isn't that beautiful? Turning lost sinners into Christ-centered laborers. That's our goal, our desire. To see people come in through these doors, to come into our ministry, who don't know Christ. And to see them come to faith in Christ, be built up through the discipleship here, and go out and lead others to Christ. It's a multiplication. The whole point is growth. But it takes the strength of Christ to make it work, because there's obstacles that Satan puts in our way at every turn. I've said to you before, I love to see this row upon row of spiritual grandparents and great grandparents. You know what I mean by that? You can be 30 years old, and be a spiritual grandparent. Lead someone to Christ. Train them up in their faith. Send them out and see them lead someone to Christ. Now, you're a spiritual grandparent. Well, or become a great grandparent. Keep working with those people. That's multiplication. Isn't that beautiful? That's how the strength is to work. IV. Strength Concentrated Totally (vs. 3-7) Now, in Verses 3-7, we see the strength concentrated totally. God is a God of means. And I think this is something that we have neglected to consider recently, how much work it takes for a church to grow, how much work it takes for this multiplication ministry to occur. Only by dedication, by a concentration of effort, do we get anywhere in a Christian life. And so Paul brings in three metaphors, three illustrations: The good soldier, the dedicated athlete, hardworking farmer. Metaphor #1: The Good Soldier (vs. 3-4) Verse 3-4, he says, "Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs. He wants to please his commanding officer." That's a good soldier. Now, I don't think anyone has ever enlisted in the Army looking for a life of comfort and ease. If so, they were sold a bill of goods by their enlistment recruiting officer. But I don't think they're supposed to do that. They're supposed to tell the truth, at least. "Be all that you can be," and all that. But the first thing you end up doing is going to boot camp where you're trained. Hardship and discipline, right? They get you ready. They break you down. They build you up into a unit, so that you're able to serve as a good soldier. Of course, nothing compares to the hardship of the actual warfare itself. Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to visit Valley Forge. I don't know if any of you have been there outside of the city of Philadelphia. It's a marvelous place. I was there right before January first, I think it was December 31st, New Year's Eve Day, and it was cold. There was no snow on the ground, but it was cold. And I thought to myself, can you imagine spending a winter out in these shacks, where wind was blowing through? And why did those men of in the Continental Army endure that hardship? Because they believed in the cause that they were fighting for. And many time, George Washington would kneel in prayer, as he'd see blood on the snow from people who had no shoes as they're walking through the ice in the snow. Dedication. And he would pray. God raised up a Prussian drill instructor named Baron von Steubing, who came in and trained those men how to drill. And by the time that winter was over, they were a well-structured, organized army. What Paul is saying here is it doesn't work any differently in the church. There's a discipline, there's an organization, there's a structure to being a servant of Jesus Christ. "Endure hardship with us," he says. And then he says, "no one serving as a soldier gets involved…" That's a little too weak, actually. I love the NIV, but here's a little too weak, gets "entangled" is a better word, "entangled in civilian affairs." Imagine, if you will, a woolly sheep wandering off and going where it shouldn't go, and suddenly brushing up against some thorns. What do you think is going to happen with that wool? It's going to get entangled and it can't get away. It can't pull away. Well, if we go back away from the sheep idea to the soldier, that soldier has gone AWOL. It's gone over the hill. Now, it's entangled in something, can't get out. A lot of Christians like that these days. They get away from what God wants them to do, away from serving Christ as their commanding officer, and they get involved in civilian affairs. What's a civilian affair? Just something that's not part of your job as a soldier. It might be okay in itself, but we are an age of entertainment, aren't we? We're an age given to things that we like to do. Satellite TVs with 395 stations. I don't know how many there are now. VCRs and Internet and all kinds of things, which are fine in themselves, but they can entangle us if we're not careful. We can get involved in things and we waste the most precious thing that God's given to us, which is time. And God's given us that time to build his kingdom, and we as good soldiers can't get involved or entangled in things that are beside the point. Metaphor #2: Dedicated athlete (vs. 5) But then he brings in another metaphor, another illustration of the dedicated athlete in Verse 5. I think, here in Verse 5, of an Olympic athlete. I was talking earlier this week to some people about Olympic athletes. I think they're some of the biggest gamblers in the world. Don't you think? They give absolutely everything for one moment every four years. And if they get injured right before the Olympics, they're out. And all those many hours, at least in terms of their goal, are wasted. I was thinking about Olympic race walkers. Have you ever watched that? The 50K race walk. Don't they look odd the way they kinda waddle, like ducks? It's a strange kind of thing. You know we've actually never won a medal in race walking before. So, any of you, you might be the first. Give yourself totally and dedicate yourself to be a race walker. But you see, according to the rules, you have to keep your foot on the ground at all times, one part of your foot at all times. And so they're trying to move as fast as they can while keeping some part of their foot on the ground at all times. Runners, they're flying through the air, really. If you ever see a photo of a race, you might not see any feet on the ground at all. But a walker has to keep a foot on the ground at all times. You have to compete according to the rules, and they have people watching the whole time to see if you keep your feet down on the track. And if you don't, you're disqualified. In the same way, we as athletes for Jesus Christ have to follow the rules. There's certain ways that Christ uses us. And if we don't follow the rules, we're disqualified. There are moral laws. There are certain things we're going to talk about next week. 2 Timothy 2:19 says, "That everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness." You have to be holy in order to be a servant of the Lord. But you also have to give yourself totally in dedication, the way an Olympic athlete does. And don't underestimate the amount of dedication it takes to really be useful to God. Metaphor #3: Hardworking farmer (vs. 6) And the final metaphor is that of a hardworking farmer in Verse 6. He says, "The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops." Now, I'm thinking now about Jamestown in Virginia. I don't know if you know anything about that, but the English settlers came over there. They got busy right away and planted some crops and did some things to get ready, but then they noticed some dirt, some clay that was in the area that had a slight kind of orange or maybe even a gold color to it. Now, what do you think they started to do? They stopped their work and started digging for gold. Do you think they found any in Jamestown, Virginia? No. No, that was out in California and it would take another 300 years before they would find that. But this was a big diversion, and they were looking for gold. And they got into more and more trouble because the crops, the harvest, the work out in the garden was being neglected. And so, the famous John Smith, you know about him from the story of Pocahontas. I don't know about all the things in that story, but this is true. What he did was he called the whole colony together and said, "You will not survive if you keep doing what you're doing. You must work the fields." And therefore... And he took a line from the Apostle Paul. "If you won't work, you won't eat." If you keep looking for gold in the clay, you're not going to eat dinner tonight. Well, what do you think that did? That brought them to, very quickly, didn't he? They all started working and that colony survived. It was the first successful English-speaking colony in the New World. Well, God is calling us to the same kind of dedication to a task. He's calling us to give ourselves fully to working the field that he's given us. He's given us the field, hasn't he? He's given us an area. We're not responsible for every place in the world. We're responsible for here. This is the field that's been committed to us. We must work that field with that dedication. Now, we see three metaphors. We see the good soldier, dedicated athlete, we see the hardworking farmer. What holds these three together? I think it's one thing. Total concentration to achieve a worthy goal. Do you see that? Total dedication to a task, to achieve the task. The good soldier concentrates on the pleasure of his commanding officer. The dedicated athlete wants that victor's wreath. The hardworking farmer wants to survive, wants a share the crops. In the same way God is calling us to a total dedication for a purpose. V. Strength Unchained Conditionally (vs. 8-13) Now, what is that purpose? It's right in the middle of the next section, Verses 8-13. Now here, we see the strength. We've seen the strength, which is supposed to be multiplied widely, a strength which is supposed to be concentrated totally, but now, we get to the whole point of it. What is the purpose of all this? And Paul brings in the Lord Jesus Christ, he brings himself in as an illustration or a motivation, and then he brings in an ancient Christian hymn. All of them are for the same purpose, to say this, that nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy and nothing that's easy is ever worthwhile. That's total dedication, willingness to suffer. And he starts by saying this. Remember Jesus Christ. Now, isn't that a little strange that he needs to tell Timothy to remember Christ? But you remember last week, we had the Lord's supper. The Lord instituted that so that we should not forget what He paid for us. We are not our own, are we? We've been bought with a price. And so the Lord's supper comes in to remind us regularly of the price that Jesus paid and that he owns us. He gave Himself for us, fully. So he says, "Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel..." So he reminds Timothy of Christ. And it's very similar to the words in Hebrews where it says, "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning, and shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." That's the way Jesus lived his life. A total focus on the pleasure of the Father, an accomplishment of an end, no matter what it cost, and it cost Him His life, but he did it for joy. He did it for the joy that would come at the end. He did it for our joy. The fact that on that final day, we are going to get to stand with Him and look at the face of the father and enjoy the glory that comes only through Christ. Well, you know that same joy was motivating Paul too. He said, "This gospel has gotten me into trouble. It's actually gotten me into chains, but God's Word is not chained." Isn't that powerful? Think about that, the unchained Word of God. You may chain the messenger, you may even kill the messenger, but you can't stop this gospel message. Brothers and sisters, we're on the winning team. And the more you invest in this gospel, the more you're going to see fruit in your life, the more you're going to see victory, the only kind of victory that Jesus gives through the gospel. God's Word is not chained. Now, what do you think of when you think of October 31st? What's the first thing that pops in your mind, October 31st? Halloween. I thought you'd say that. Well, when I was a kid, the first thing that popped in my mind was Halloween and candy and all that kind of thing. You know what pops in my mind now? Reformation Day. I think about Martin Luther. I'm a church historian, so I have re-trained my thinking. I'm not thinking about Halloween anymore. I'm thinking about Reformation Day. Because on October 31t, 1517, Martin Luther took his life into his hands and he nailed those 95 theses up, up on that door and began the Protestant reformation. Now, back then, you didn't just get shunned, or people ignore you, or treat you like you were something strange when you preach that kind of a gospel. They killed you. They hauled you up in front of the authorities, and they burned you at the stake, that's what happened. But God preserved his life and he did a great work and the reformation was born, powerfully. Well, he put that sentiment, the motivation into a hymn. We sing it frequently. A Mighty Fortress is our God. How about that fourth verse where he says, "Let goods and kindred go." That means that your material possessions and your family, let it go. Don't be concerned about it. This mortal life also. Don't hold your life dear to yourself. "The body they may kill, God's truth abideth still." Isn't that powerful? It's the same thing Paul said, "You can kill me, you can enchain me, but you can't stop this message." "The body they may kill, God's truth abideth still. His kingdom is forever." Isn't that powerful? And Paul says, "I'm willing to go through all of this for a purpose." "Therefore I endure everything he says for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory." Now, do you remember last week, we talked about the river of salvation, remember the Nile River? We traced it back to its source. The source of your salvation was what? The grace of God. The grace of God was given to you before the world began. God has chosen you, and loved you, and called you out from this world to be his own. And Paul said there are people who God has been loving since before time began, and I'm enduring everything for them, so that they may have eternal life. It's all for a purpose. And Paul, just like Jesus, kept that purpose in front of him and he said, "I'm willing to do it, just so that they may know salvation." We have to be inflamed by that same purpose. The Ancient Christian Hymn Paul finishes with the words of an ancient Christian hymn, said it's the trustworthy saying. "If we died with Him, we will also live with Him." What does he mean by that? Some people say he's talking about martyrdom. Willingness to lay down your life for Jesus. I think not. I think, actually here, he's talking about the same thing he was talking about in Galatians 2:20, when he said, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me." "I died." Saul of Tarsus said, "I died. That's an old life, it's gone. I have a new life now. And this life, I'm living for Jesus. And everything I do, I do for Him." So, if we died, we'll live with Christ. And if we keep at it, if we endure, we will reign with Him. There's the positive motivation. But then the negative motivation, or really warning. If we disown Him, He will disown us. If we are faithless, meaning unbelieving, the word in the original means having no faith in Christ, God will be faithful because He can't change. Our faithfulness doesn't change God. He's always gonna be faithful to who He is. That's the kind of God He is. And that faithful God is working through people just like you and me, to bring a harvest in, a harvest for Jesus Christ and for eternal glory. VI. Conclusion Now, God has committed this harvest field to us. He's called us to work. He's given us the strength that is in Christ Jesus. He's called us to multiply that strength as we make disciples for Him. He's called us to total dedication just like that good soldier, that dedicated athlete, and that hardworking farmer, giving it all for a purpose, and that purpose is that the elect may know the eternal life that is in Christ Jesus with for the eternal glory. That's Paul's purpose. That should be ours as well. Now, it could be that some of you are part not of the harvesters but of the harvest field. Maybe that some of you haven't given your life to Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for sinners just like you and me. Today could be the day of salvation for you.
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