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Reimagining Love
Should You Share Your Location With Your Partner?

Reimagining Love

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 49:02


In the age of modern technology, we have more information about each other than ever before. Sharing locations with our loved ones can make life more convenient, and while at first glance it may seem like a small decision, the choice to share or not to share actually encapsulates so many of the values and tensions that couples face—questions of closeness and privacy, trust and betrayal, safety and mystery. And if you've ever had tense conversations around sharing your location using apps like Find My Friends, Life360, or Snap Maps, Dr. Alexandra is going to help you understand why this topic carries more weight than we might realize, and how to navigate through it and make decisions about location-sharing with your partner."Your Anxiety Toolkit" on MasterClass: www.masterclass.com/youranxietytoolkitTechnology Safety & Privacy: A Toolkit for Survivors: Safety Net ProjectOrder Dr. Alexandra's book, Love Every DaySubscribe to Dr. Alexandra's NewsletterSubmit a Listener Question

Tea at Four
Can we trust guy group chats and is Find My Friends a toxic app? We answer your dilemmas

Tea at Four

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 25:45


In today's ep, Billy and Christie yap about all the latest celeb tea and answer some of your dilemmas.Christie confuses David Hasslehoff with Pedro Pascal, Billy has to explain who Chris Hughes is and why him and JoJo Siwa are in the headlines. They're both also shocked by some savage Ryanair slander of Penn Badgley…Also, Billy shuts down a dilemma about a boyfriend not wanting his girlfriend to chat b*tch about him to her friends, and they also discuss whether Find My Friends is a toxic app.Let us know your dilemmas and we'll read them out anonymously! Send to teaatfour@junglecreations.com or DM us @fournine

UCLA Radio Podcasts
Rising Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Find My Friends

UCLA Radio Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 17:53


Rising Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Find My Friends by UCLA Radio

Mercedes In The Morning
MITM # 2229 The “Introducing Say Whaaaaat With Steph” One

Mercedes In The Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 74:11


*5:00am: Strange Thing You Wanted As A Kid *6:00am: Fake Character Crush, Find My Friends *7:00am: Say Whaaaaaat With Steph. *8:00am: Parents Posting Pictures Of Their Kids *9:00am: Gym Pet Peeves

Rabbit & Julie Goodwin
Is It Okay To Stalk Your Family & Friends Locations On Find My Friends?

Rabbit & Julie Goodwin

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 13:30 Transcription Available


Ding dong, the Duolingo Owl is dead and we talk eyeballs.Listen via the Star Player app.Follow us @ginaandmatty on Instagram and Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deck The Hallmark
Leah's Perfect Gift (Hallmark Channel - 2024)

Deck The Hallmark

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 41:38


Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTHVisitGreenvilleSC.com/Things-To-Do/Winter/We meet Leah and Graham. Leah is Jewish but has always loved the idea of Christmas, so when Graham invites her to celebrate Christmas with his family and meet his parents, she jumps at the chance.First, they visit her parents for a Hanukkah celebration, and it's a great time. Graham, however, warns her not to expect too much when they visit his family—just in case she's disappointed. But when they arrive at his parents' house, it's a full-on Christmas wonderland. Leah is blown away—it's everything she'd hoped for.But then… Graham's mom happens. She's super serious, very intense about her schedule, doesn't allow anyone to just rip open presents, and insists on fancy Christmas pajamas instead of fun ones. Leah quickly realizes that Graham's mom is going to make things… difficult. Case in point: she even asks Leah to change her Christmas sweater.The tension builds as Leah continues to clash with Graham's mom, and Graham finds himself awkwardly stuck in the middle—handling it poorly, to say the least.Leah's big moment arrives during the gingerbread house competition. She absolutely crushes it, complete with a smoking chimney. And it's clear that Graham's mom is not amused. Leah turns to Graham, like, Why didn't you warn me to let your mom win? And Graham just shrugs and says, Maybe I didn't want her to win!The awkwardness keeps escalating. Leah accidentally breaks some vases that Graham's ex-girlfriend, Julia, made and sold at a Christmas market. And then—of course—Julia shows up to hang out. AWKWARD.Things go from bad to worse when Leah's snowman is less than Pinterest-perfect. Graham tries to lighten the mood with a snowball fight, but Leah accidentally nails his mom in the face. Yikes.Later, Graham tries to reassure Leah, telling her he wants her to stay. But then things get even weirder when his sister announces she's dropping out of business school to start an artisanal pickle company. The family is not thrilled. And to top it all off, Graham's dad drops a bombshell, saying he's been waiting for Graham to return home and join the family bank.After dinner, Graham brushes it off: Oh, my dad always says stuff like that. Don't worry, I'm not moving.On Christmas Eve, Graham gives Leah… a gift basket. She's like, Oh, this is… nice. Meanwhile, she's gone all out, giving him a memory book filled with every single date they've ever been on.But then, a twist: Graham's mom suddenly does a 180 and starts showering Leah with praise, calling her so wonderful. Even Julia apologizes for overstepping. Things are really turning around for Leah!Except… she can't find Graham anywhere. She uses Find My Friends and sees he's at the general store. When she gets there, she's stunned to see her parents are there too.They all end up back at Graham's family's house, where Graham announces, I didn't just get you a gift basket for Christmas—I also got you this. And then, boom—he pulls out a ring and proposes! Big kisses, big celebration.The next morning, everyone wakes up on Christmas Day and celebrates together as one big, happy family.

Court TV Podcast
The Murder Trial of Laken Riley: Laken's Roommates Testify | Court TV Podcast

Court TV Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 33:18


Laken's roommates testify about the morning of her murder. Lilly Steiner conveys how she was growing concerned about the victim and uses the ‘Find My Friends' app to find her phone. She describes tracking victim Laken Riley's location, noting that she had been 'in the woods for a while.' Sofia Magana said that she took her dog on a walk toward the location where the ‘Find My Friends' app showed Riley's last location, and said she found one of Laken Riley's AirPods on a trail while looking for her roommate. For more on the case, CLICK HERE. (https://www.courttv.com/news/ga-v-jose-ibarra-the-murder-of-laken-riley/) Watch 24/7 Court TV LIVE Stream Today https://www.courttv.com/Join the Investigation Newsletter https://www.courttv.com/email/Court TV Podcast https://www.courttv.com/podcast/FOLLOW THE CASE:Facebook https://www.facebook.com/courttvTwitter/X https://twitter.com/CourtTVInstagram https://www.instagram.com/courttvnetwork/TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@courttvliveYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/COURTTVWATCH +140 FREE TRIALS IN THE COURT TV ARCHIVEhttps://www.courttv.com/trials/HOW TO FIND COURT TVhttps://www.courttv.com/where-to-watch/

The Morning Mess
11/15/24 Staycation Setup - FIND MY FRIENDS

The Morning Mess

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 8:54


Adrianna suspects her man was up to no good when he went out with the guys and his location turned off... Follow us on socials! @themorningmess

This Paranormal Life
#388 El Cadejo - The Vigilante Ghost Dog

This Paranormal Life

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 54:54


If you got drunk and wandered home from the bar in the early 20th century, there was no Uber, no Find My Friends, no Lime bike to help you — it was a strange and difficult time in which to get blasted. But if you found yourself trolleyed in Central America at this point in history, you may have had one card up your sleeve — the protection of the legendary El Cadejo. El Cadejo is a creature blending the world of cryptid and legend into one all-out bad ass dog, and one for Kit and Rory to investigate on this week's episode.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTubeJoin our Secret Society Facebook CommunitySupport us on Patreon.com/ThisParanormalLife to get access to weekly bonus episodes!Buy Official TPL Merch! - thisparanormallife.com/storeIntro music by www.purple-planet.comEdited by Philip ShackladyResearch by Ewen Friers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Morning Mess
AFTER MESS Ep. 41 - FIND MY FRIENDS

The Morning Mess

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 35:10


Should you share your location with your friends or partner??? JD is wrong again? Let's discuss...   Watch: https://youtu.be/ae1ftOt6vUo

The Marty Sheargold Show  - Triple M Melbourne 105.1
PRODUCERS PODCAST | Bring Your Kid to Work Day...

The Marty Sheargold Show - Triple M Melbourne 105.1

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 59:23


Bring Your Kid to Work Day, Loren's Children's Book, the Mail Room Backlog, Matthew's new Movie Segment Just the Gist, Gluten Free Pubs, Find My Friends and Will's Mobility. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Horror Hangover
I ain't 'fraid of no ghosts! Laurel Hightower & horror's ghost-hunters

Horror Hangover

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 121:52


This month on Horror Hangover, Ryan and Cass are joined by Stoker Award-nominated horror author Laurel Hightower to delve into all things related to GHOST HUNTING in horror. Double check you packed enough flashlight batteries, turn on Find My Friends, & suit up to explore the creepiness awaiting you in a long, long, hallway cast in lurking shadows...   We'll stumble into the battered doors of 2011's Grave Encounters & 2018's Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum.    If you survive, stay tuned for an interview with Laurel about her latest book, The Day of the Door, its inspiration, & traumatic unearthing in its pages.   The Day of the Door Once there were four Lasco siblings banded together against a world that failed to protect them. But on a hellish night that marked the end of their childhood, eldest brother Shawn died violently after being dragged behind closed doors. Though the official finding was accidental death, Nathan Lasco knows better, and has never forgiven their mother, Stella. Now two decades later, Stella promises to finally reveal the truth of what happened on The Day of the Door. Accompanied by a paranormal investigative team, the Lasco family comes together one final time, but no one is prepared for the revelations waiting for them on the third floor. Available now from Ghoulish Books!   CLICK IF YOU DARE: Q&A: Actor Sean Rogerson Explains How To Survive GRAVE ENCOUNTERS Indie Horror Month 2021: Celebrating 10 Years of GRAVE ENCOUNTERS with Filmmakers Colin Minihan & Stuart Ortiz Navigating the dark corners of a haunted asylum Cass' take on using the real in found footage-style horror in "How Curse of Aurore Resurrects Aurore Gagnon: A Conversation with Llana Barron"    OUR SACRED OFFERINGS GO TO: FeliceY for our logo design Cano Jaguar for our creepy intro. mix Long live the camera men of horror  Bathtub worm holes? The Body Keeps the Score book on trauma recovery

Lately
Tracking me, tracking you

Lately

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 36:59


Location-sharing apps are growing in popularity, not just among families and Gen Z friend groups but with investors, too. (The tracking app Life360 made its Nasdaq debut earlier this month.) If we're already passively sharing this information with companies almost all the time, why not share it with our loved ones?Our guest, Dr Katina Michael, who was on the cutting edge of building location-based services in its earliest days, says that the trust and connection we desire when signing up for these apps is exactly what's being lost by using them.Michael is a professor at the school for the Future of Innovation in Society and the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at Arizona State University. She researches emerging technologies and their corresponding social implications, and she's published six books.Also, Vass and Katrina discuss how boring it is to track Vass' husband.This is Lately. Every week, we take a deep dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech that are reshaping our every day.Our executive producer is Katrina Onstad. The show is produced by Andrea Varsany. Our sound designer is Cameron McIver.Subscribe to the Lately newsletter, where we unpack more of the latest in business and technology.Find the transcript of today's episode here.We'd love to hear from you. Send your comments, questions or ideas to lately@globeandmail.com.

Culture Club.
Friendship Admin

Culture Club.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 44:10


Are you feeling burnt out by "friendship admin"?  This TikTok from author Jason Pargin got us thinking about our connectivity and how it's impacting our friendships. What are the expectations around messaging someone back? Is it normal to be available 24/7? We also reference this article from Bustle titled I Know Where You Were Last Night by Kate Lindsay which investigates the phenomenon of Find My Friends. In other news, Australia is the world's largest fast fashion consumer (embarrassing) and we recommend a book and movie.  Katie Zhou created our fab cover art and India Raine is our wonderful editor and composer of our jingle. Email us at cultureclubmail@gmail.com, find us on Instagram @cultureclubpod, or on our personal accounts @jasmineeskye and @yemagz. This is a DM Podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Squiz Kids
Operation: stamp out bird flu; Japan's naughty raccoons; Mr Beast in deepfake scam; and Find My Friends for rhinos.

Squiz Kids

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 11:46


Your daily kids news podcast. Hey there, winter warriors! It's not just humans catching the flu—our feathered friends in Victoria have bird flu. But don't panic! The super scientists are on it, making sure this bird bug doesn't spread. And guess what? It's still safe to enjoy your chicken and eggs! Yum! Hold onto your hats, Japan's got a raccoon invasion! These cute but pesky critters were pets gone wild thanks to an old anime. Now, they're causing chaos in the forests. It's a wild tale of how adorable pets can become pesky problems. Watch out for those sneaky raccoons! Great news from Kenya! Park rangers are using GPS to keep an eye on endangered animals like rhinos and elephants. It's like 'Find My Friends' for wildlife! Thanks to this tech, more black rhinos are roaming free and fewer elephants are in danger. Go, tech-savvy rangers! Attention, Newshounds! Mr Beast is caught in a scam. Fake news reports claim he's endorsing a betting game called 'Beast Plinko,' but it's all lies! These deep fakes are just tricks. Remember, always Stop, Think, and Check. Stay smart online, and don't get fooled by fakes! For the full episode transcript, click here. Your Shortcut to... Invasive Species

Life Uncut
Low libido? Try Cliterature

Life Uncut

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 50:46


Hey Lifers, Producer Keeshia is still here... she's clinging on like a turmeric stain. Britt is spending the week with her mum over in South Africa. We get an update on Laura's kitten Raspberry and who her preferred parent seems to be!In today's episode we take a bit of a shallow dive into the world of #smut, #smuttybooks & #booktok. If you've been wishing your libido would wake the f*ck up and resurrect itself, 'cliterature' might be for you!One of us has been doing some homework and has entered the world of erotic romance novels. We discuss how these books have been hugely popular amongst women, how they've helped pleasure back into their lives and explore worlds of fantasy in a safe environment.  Taylor Swift dropped two albums over the weekend and we know that everyone is talking about the feud with Kim, and which songs are about Joe Alwyn & which are about Matty Healy. BUT, fewer people are talking about Taylor admitting to still tracking her ex's location on Find My Friends because he forgot to disable it! We have a chat about whether we use location tracking services and how it can feel when you're the one in the break up who doesn't move on first.  You can watch us on Youtube If you have an question please send it on it to life uncut podcast on Instagram Join us on tiktok Or join the Facebook Discussion Group Tell your mum, tell your dad, tell your dog, tell your friend and share the love because WE LOVE LOVE! xxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Viall Files
E729 RR - Diddy Lawsuit w/ Elizabeth Wagmeister + Gypsy Rose, VPR, The Valley and SH w/ Tallulah Willis

The Viall Files

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 136:49


Welcome back to The Viall Files: Reality Recap Edition! Today, we are joined by Tallulah Willis to chat about all things reality television. First, we talk about Summer House (and Natalie shares a hot take). Then, we dive into Vanderpump Rules and discuss why Lala is activated, Scheana's 56 Find My Friends, and who will return for Season 12. Next, we are joined by CNN's Elizabeth Wagmeister to talk about the Sean “Diddy” Combs allegations. We then talk about The Valley and finish with some pop culture headlines.  “I can't imagine wanting to go on a TV show and say I'm a deadbeat dad.”  Start your 7 Day Free Trial of Viall Files + here: https://viallfiles.supportingcast.fm/  Please make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode and as always send in your relationship questions to asknick@theviallfiles.com to be a part of our Monday episodes. To Order Nick's Book Go To: http://www.viallfiles.com  If you would like to get some texting advice send an email to asknick@theviallfiles.com with “Texting Office Hours” in the subject line! To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/TheViallFiles  THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Vessi Footwear - Elevate your spring wardrobe travel with Vessi's StormBurst shoes. Discover more at https://www.vessi.com/VIALL Get your pair today to get an automatic 15% off your first purchase at checkout and be ready to step out in style, rain or shine. ZOA Energy - Available online and at a store near you. Find out where you can find it at https://www.ZOAEnergy.com and fine retailers like Amazon, 7-Eleven, Costco, Circle K and more. Nutrafol - Find out why over 4,500 healthcare professionals and hair stylists recommend Nutrafol for healthier hair. https://www.Nutrafol.com promo code THEVIALLFILES. SKIMS - Shop SKIMS Bras at SKIMS.com. Now available in 62 sizes (30A - 46H).  If you haven't yet, be sure to let them know we sent you! After you place your order, select "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Episode Socials: @viallfiles @nickviall @buuski @ewagmeister @ciaracrobinson @alison.vandam @justinkaphillips @leahgsilberstein @dereklanerussell Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 21:40 - Summer House 40:17 - Vanderpump 01:04:03 - Some Chaos 01:14:11 - Elizabeth Wagmeister On The Sean Diddy Combs Allegations 01:44:28 - The Valley 01:57:54 - Pop Topics 02:00:47 - Gypsy and Ryan 02:05:12 - More Pop Topics 02:06:34 - Tallulah And Family 02:15:15 - Outro 

Dames who Dish
Find My....Friends?

Dames who Dish

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 39:50


Happy Easter Weekend…Dishing on Ariana, Christine and Scheana… Vanderpump (5:05) The Valley (14:31) Summerhouse (23:25) MAFS (27:50) Seeking Sister Wives (31:43) Bachelor news (36:53)   Get 20% off Leonor Greyl products by going to Leonorgreyl-usa.com and using code DWD20 at checkout! Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok…leave us reviews at Apple and Spotify (5* please!) email us at dameswhodishpodcast@gmail.com

Mercedes In The Morning
MITM # 2016 The “Last Minute U2 Tickets ” One

Mercedes In The Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 80:15


*5:00am:    Find My Friends *6:00am:    2016 Year Facts,   Karson from Boston's Mix 104.1 *7:00am:    Beat Mercedes for a $100 Diamond Pendant, Crazy Vegas Things *8:00am:     Wind Blew Away, Sleep Walkers, Bad Dream Turned Reality *9:00am:     JC's Jerk Or Justified: Ruined Surprise Party 

Campus Crime Chronicles
Chronicle 70: "Finding Their Friend"

Campus Crime Chronicles

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 32:15


This episode is rated a 5 (on my Serious Crime Scale). When Binghamton University student Haley Anderson went missing in March of 2018, her roommates turned to their iPhones and the Find My Friends app in a desperate attempt to locate her. The app led them to the apartment of fellow Binghamton student Orlando Tercero, but when he wasn't answering the door and was nowhere to be found, Haley's friends took matters into their own hands. They entered the apartment through an unlocked window, and what they discovered would haunt them forever: the lifeless body of their friend, Haley, lying on Tercero's bed. Listen now to hear the full story. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-crime-chronicles/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Two Journeys Sermons
Preparation for the Cross (Mark Sermon 77) (Audio)

Two Journeys Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024


Jesus’ death on the cross was the result of the meticulous plan and purpose of God, orchestrated in space and time. - SERMON TRANSCRIPT - It is the manner of God, before He bestows any signal mercy on the people, first to prepare them for it, so said Jonathan Edwards talking about the Great Awakening as God moved a lot of pieces together to produce that revival. And it is absolutely true. If you look at the scripture, God is a God of meticulous preparations, laying out the raw materials for a providential work before He does that work, of throwing the unformed clay onto the center of the potter's wheel before He shapes it into the vessel He has predetermined to make, or of arranging the wood and the sacrifice on the altar before the fire comes down and ignites it. God is a God of meticulous preparation, we see it in Genesis 1 with the entire earth, with the worlds that He made. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, and the earth was formless and empty. Interesting statement. Darkness was over the surface of the deep and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Formless, empty, the earth, that was planet earth. Then God got busy shaping a planet just right for human life, working day by day, creating light, separating light from darkness, separating the waters in the atmosphere from the waters down below on the surface of the earth, separating the sea from the dry land, step by step, preparing things, getting things ready for human life, for man created in the image of God. God is a God of meticulous preparations. But if that's true of physical creation, it's even more true of the complexities of redemptive history. God has meticulously arranged the pieces for our salvation on the chessboard of human history, moving this piece here and that piece there, putting it all together as century unfolded after century until, as Galatians tells us, "In the fullness of time, in the fullness of time God sent his son into the world." In the fullness of time means, effectively, when all of God's preparations for the coming of his son into the world were complete. God had raised up the Jewish nation. He had established the kingly line of David. He had spoken clearly through the prophets. He had borne patiently for centuries with the sins of the Jewish nation. He brought judgments on that nation through two exiles, first to Assyria and then to Babylon. Then reestablished a small remnant of Jews in the Promised Land under Gentile dominion. Then at just the right time, brought Jesus, his only-begotten son into the world. Then God meticulously prepared Jesus for 30 years for his role as Savior of the world. Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man, step by step being gotten ready, for 30 years, getting ready until the time came for Him to be revealed to Israel, and that He could begin his work of amazing miracles and perfect teachings that identified Him as the only-begotten son of God, the Savior, the only Savior from sin. Then at just the right time, God prepared the climax of Jesus' mission to the world, the journey to the cross and then to the empty tomb. The final three chapters of Mark's gospel depict that journey, and we're beginning that today. Mark 14, 15 and 16, Jesus' journey to the cross. And in this account, today, we're going to see overwhelming evidence for this God's meticulous preparation, preparation for the cross. We see the concept of preparation, of getting things ready in a number of verses in the text you just heard read. Look down at verse 8, speaking of Mary's anointing, "She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial.” One of the translation says, prepare for my burial. Then, a few verses later, verse 12, Jesus' disciples asked him, "Where do you want us to go to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?" We'll deal with that text next week, God willing, and also, in verse 15 and 16, next week, "He will show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there. So the disciples left and went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover." We're going to look at all that next week, but that's where we're heading, it's preparations, it's getting things ready. And as we'll see today, these are just some of the preparations that God was orchestrating to bring Jesus' son to his bloody substitutionary death on the cross. This morning, we're going to see that God's preparations for that, for the cross, went back before the foundation of the world, extended through all of Jewish history, included Jesus' most hateful enemies, included Jesus' most devoted followers, extended even to the bitter betrayal by one of his closest followers, one of Jesus' apostles, step by step, meticulous preparation, bringing us to the cross. I. Preparation for the Cross Now the cross, we believe as Christians, is the centerpiece of the Bible and of all of human history. It is the center of Christian theology. By the cross alone are our sins atoned for. By the cross alone are we reconciled to a holy God. By the cross alone are we delivered from God's righteous sentence of death and hell. By the cross alone are we cleansed of all of our defilement and made pure. By the cross alone are we clothed in perfect righteousness. By the cross alone are we brought into an eternity in heaven. We understand the centrality of the cross, for this reason, Paul said in 1st Corinthians 2:2, "I resolved to know nothing while I was with you, except Jesus Christ and Him crucified." Or again, later in that same epistle, 1st Corinthians 15:3 and 4, "For what I received, I passed on to you as of first importance," top priority, "Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and that he was buried, and he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures." That's the centerpiece. Then, finally, Paul's own personal statement, he makes many of them, but I love this one, Galatians 6:14, "May I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world." Paul's saying, "The cross changed everything for me, the entire way I look at myself and the world and everything, and I'm only going to boast in the cross of Christ." The infinite value of the cross can only be seen by faith. It's easy to misunderstand Jesus' death on the cross as though it were some kind of tragic mistake, some kind of horrific blunder, a hideous miscalculation on the part of Jesus. He had made enemies of very powerful men. He was sucked into their vortex of pride and power, got sucked in over his head, suffered the ultimate penalty for his naiveté. But this is a grave error, no, it's not that way at all. Jesus' death on the cross was the result of the meticulous plan and purpose of God orchestrated in space and time to the specific actions of people who are doing God's will, whether they knew it or not. Jesus said it plainly, John 10:18, "No one takes my life from me, but I lay it down freely of myself. I have the authority to lay it down and I have the authority to take it back up again, this command I receive from my Father." It says it all. So we see this when it comes to the cross, the centerpiece of all human history, all biblical theology, all roads lead to Calvary, all roads lead to the bloody cross of Jesus Christ. Here we see God's sovereign, meticulous preparation that brought us there. So in today's outline, we're going to see the preparation by predestination and then, by prophecy, by prediction, by plotting, by the perfume poured out on him, and by betrayal. So let's walk through these. II. Preparation for the Cross by Predestination The Bible reveals that the cross was predestined by God before the foundation of the world. Now we're at Passover time. I'm going to talk about the Passover in a moment, but before any of that happened, God knew about the cross God had planned the cross. The cross was founded in the mind of God before time began. Revelation 13:8 says that Jesus was, "the lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.” 1st Peter 1:19, 20 says, "You," us, we Christians, "were redeemed by the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake." So before the creation of the world, the substitutionary atonement of Christ had been predestined in the mind of God. Jesus was the lamb of God slain in the mind of God from the creation of the world. Since this was the plan of God, every step toward the cross, even taken by Jesus' sworn enemies, was part of that plan. As Peter preached in the streets of Jerusalem 40 days after Jesus' death, Acts 2:23, "Jesus was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge, and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross." God's set purpose and foreknowledge involving the people of Jerusalem and wicked men led to Jesus being nailed to the cross. Then later, two chapters later, in Acts 4, as persecution starts to ramp up, the church prayed to God. In Acts 4:27, 28, "Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant, Jesus. They did what your power and will had determined beforehand should happen." That says it plainly, doesn't it? Even the plots of wicked men were part of God's eternal plan. The preparation for the cross was ultimately in the mind of God before time began. III. Preparation for the Cross by Prophecy Next, we see the preparation of the cross by prophecy. God had already formed this plan before He said, "Let there be light," but then He paid out information gradually over redemptive history through prophecies that said what He was going to do step by step. God communicated the details of the cross through many prophecies. God sent many prophets and spoke many words of prophecy predicting the cross of Christ. Every animal sacrifice itself was an acting out prophecy of the cross. Now, clearest in this text was the Passover itself, it was a lived-out, acted-out prophecy from centuries before pointing toward the cross of Christ. This account begins with the approach of the Passover. Verse 1, "Now, the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were only two days away”. The preparation of the Passover is a big part of this account and next week's account, God willing. The disciples wanted to know where they should go and prepare the Passover feast. Everything's getting ready. All the people have come from miles away to prepare for the Passover. The Passover itself was God's sovereign preparation for the cross, getting everybody ready to understand it, fifteen centuries before Christ. You remember the story of the Exodus and how God brought the enslaved nation of Israel out of Egypt with a mighty hand and outstretched arm, and with ten plagues, terrible plagues. The tenth plague was the worst of them all, the plague on the firstborn. The angel of death would visit every home in Egypt that terrible night and kill the firstborn in that home. From the highest to the lowest, from the throne of Pharaoh to the lowest slave, no one would be exempt. And the Jews were no better, Ezekiel 20, "They are as idolatrous as the Egyptians were,” and they deserve their firstborn to be slaughtered as much as the Egyptians did. So God made a provision to make a distinction between Israel and Egypt by means of this sacrifice. The clear implication, when you have to paint the blood on your doorpost and your lintel or your firstborn would die, your firstborn deserves to die as much as anybody else's. It's only by the shed blood of the substitute that that death doesn't come to you. God commanded each family to select a lamb without blemish or defect, slaughter it, paint the blood of that lamb on the doorposts and lintels of the house. The promise was that the angel of the Lord would see the blood of the lamb and pass over that home not killing the firstborn. Thus, the Passover is the picture of what God had already predestined before the foundation of the world to do, the cross of Christ. He's the lamb that was slain before the foundation of the world. Now it's acted out that very night, the night of the tenth plague, the shedding the blood, a substitute delivering sinners from death. Then, it was reenacted year by year for fifteen centuries as part of their heritage, part of their religious year. God established this as a preparation, getting their minds ready for the fulfillment. In Jesus' time, it's estimated that over two million Jewish pilgrims would come to the city of Jerusalem for the Feast of Unleavened Bread and Passover. That feast, that particular Passover that year, Jesus would fulfill that image for all time. Christ is the end of the law so that there might be righteousness for all who believe. And so, it would be fulfilled. It wasn't an accident that Jesus died right at the Passover time, right when the Lamb would be slain, it was exactly to fulfill that imagery. So the application of the blood of Jesus, the substitute, to our souls is what enables us to survive Judgment Day. As Romans 3:25 says, "God presented him as a propitiation through faith in his blood." Propitiation means one who turns aside the wrath of God by the payment of a sacrifice. That's what propitiation means. Jesus is that. So, Romans 5:9 says, "Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him?" "The application of the blood of Jesus, the substitute, to our souls is what enables us to survive Judgment Day. As Romans 3:25 says, 'God presented him as a propitiation through faith in his blood.' Propitiation means one who turns aside the wrath of God by the payment of a sacrifice." Of course I haven't given the whole raft of prophecies from the Old Testament pointing toward Christ, which there are many, but I'm focusing on the prophecy, the acted out prophecy that was the Passover. IV. Preparation for the Cross by Prediction Next, we see the preparation for the cross by prediction. In this, I mean, specifically, Jesus' stated predictions of what was going to happen leading up to the cross, effectively saying, "I am the fulfillment of all those prophecies. It's happening now." He got them ready by predicting what would happen to him. We're told in Matthew 16:21, "From that time on," that was in Caesarea Philippi when Peter made his great confession, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God," "Blessed are you Simon Jonah. This was not revealed to you by man, but my Father in heaven." All that, Caesarea Philippi. "From that time on," Matthew 16:21 tells us, "Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and teachers of the law, that he must be killed. And on the third day, raise to life." He did this again and again and again, predicted, predicted, predicted. Especially at this time again in Matthew 26:2, it says, "The Passover is two days away and the son of man will be handed over to be crucified." That's a clear statement Jesus made in Matthew's account. Mark doesn't pick up on it, but he did say it, "As you know, this is all happening. I'm about to die to fulfill the Passover." His prediction linked his own life to the Passover imagery. Now He did this to prepare his disciples ahead of time so that they wouldn't lose their faith. John 13:19, "I'm telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen, you'll believe that I am, that I am God, and that I am the Messiah." The predictions got them ready, but they didn't really listen. Did you notice? They had no idea. One person listened though, the woman in our account. We will get to her in a moment. She listened. She paid attention, but the others, they were fighting it. They couldn't conceive of it. V. Preparation for the Cross by Plotting Next, we see preparation of the cross by plotting. Jesus' enemies were directly plotting his death. Look at verse 1 and 2, "Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were only two days away and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some sly way to arrest Jesus and kill him, but not during the feast, they said, or the people may riot." “Not during the feast," they said. Isn't it beautiful that He was killed during the feast? We'll get to all that. So much for the plans of the enemies, but they're plotting concerning this. Why did they hate Him so much? It's instructive for us to probe that. Why did they hate the only perfect man that's ever lived, filled with love, perfect in love toward God and toward others? Why did they hate Him? First, Jesus himself said the reason they hate Him is He testifies that what they do is evil and their pride won't let them listen to Him. He says they are evildoers. They hated Him because He exposed their righteousness as a sham. He called them, "whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but inside, full of dead men's bones and everything unclean." They hated Him because He cleansed the temple twice, at the beginning of His public ministry and then at the end, thus He was touching the nerve of what they cared about the most, money. So they hated Him for that. They were jealous. They hated Him because they were jealous of his popularity with the people who loved Him, and these enemies were jealous. And they hated Him because they were afraid of what the Romans would do in reference to Him, that the Romans would come away, come and take away their place in their nation because they were threatened by Him, so they hated Him. Throughout His ministry they opposed Him. And at a certain point, from a certain point on, they're looking to kill Him. They're openly wanting to kill Him. At some points, even picking up stones right there and then to kill Him like in John 8. They want to kill Him, many times already, but they're not able to do so, we're told, especially in John's Gospel because His time had not yet come. Timing is everything, fullness of time. So they were not able to do it. Now, however, the time has come, Jesus prays that in John 17, "Father, the time has come, glorify your son." The time's there, but God has His timetable, the enemies have theirs as He just hinted at a moment ago. God wanted Jesus to die at exactly the right time to fulfill the imagery of the Passover. God loves symbolism, and He wanted to fulfill that and make it easy for them to see the connection. But we see the irony, for Jesus' enemies, this is exactly the wrong time to kill Jesus. This is absolutely not what they want to do, not because they didn't want Jesus to fulfill prophecy, they weren't thinking about that at all, it's because of the threat to their nation and to their own position of this huge crowd and Jesus' stunning popularity with the crowd. Remember the triumphal entry? It terrified them. They were clearly afraid of Jesus' popularity with the crowds. So if they arrest Jesus in public, the crowds are going to riot, they're going to kill those that are there to arrest Jesus and defend Jesus. But they're also afraid, as I mentioned, of what the Romans would do if the crowds took Jesus and made Him king even by force, as John 6 said they wanted to do. In that case, Jesus' enemies would be left out, right? Either the Romans would come in and that moment would fail through Roman power and Jesus would be slaughtered and His followers slaughtered, and then the Romans would just come and take over and they would lose their place of power and position in the nation, or Jesus would succeed and be the king of the world, whereupon they're out because they're His enemies. Either way, this is not the time they think to arrest. They want to arrest Jesus, "in some sly way," that's one translation, the Greek says, "by subterfuge, by treachery or trickery." Ideally, they would like to arrest Jesus maybe at night or sometime when there's not many people around, and they needed information on His coming and going. They didn't have “Find My Friends” back then yet, so they needed to know where He's going to be and when, they need an insider. But how could that be? Jesus' twelve followers are fanatically committed to Him, so they thought. They had a problem, but in any case, they know, not during the feast. But yet, isn't it beautiful? God's plan cannot be stopped. It was during the feast because that's what God wanted. "Many are the plans of a man's heart, but it's the Lord's purpose that prevails." And so, the passages tell us, Acts 2, "Jesus was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge, and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross." Their actions are part of the plan. Or again, "Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus whom you anointed. They did what your power and will had determined beforehand should happen." God willed that Jesus should die at the Passover and that these wicked men would be essential to making that happen by their plots, and so would Judas' betrayal, so would Judas' betrayal. We'll get to that. VI. Preparation for the Cross by Poured Perfume Next, we see preparation for the cross by the poured perfume. In the middle of all this swirling evil, there is this act of pure beauty, pure beauty, sacrificial worship poured directly on the head and feet of Jesus. And I would argue to some degree, I think even simply straight out, this is the point of everything, it really is, the point of the cross. Why did God make the universe to begin with? For His own glory, for a radiant display of His glory. But God already knew how glorious He was, He didn't need to make anything to prove it to himself. So then, God made sentient beings, angels and humans to be able to see and appreciate His glory and praise Him for it. He made the universe because He's generous and He wanted to share Himself. I's all about worship, but sin entered the world blocking that worship that God created us to do. Jesus came to remove that sin problem, that sin blockage by His death and His resurrection, by the outpoured Spirit, by His salvation plan to heal us of sin so that we could get back to the original purpose, which is worship, worship. Jesus came into the world for that purpose to affect worship as He said to the Samaritan woman in John 4, "A time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit and those who worship and must worship in spirit and truth." "Jesus came to remove that sin problem, that sin blockage by His death and His resurrection, by the outpoured Spirit, by His salvation plan to heal us of sin so that we could get back to the original purpose, which is worship." So in the midst of all of this wickedness, this confusion, swirling plots by these powerful, wicked men, in the midst of the apostles at their worst, we're told in another place, some of them bickering about which of them was the greatest, some of them boasting that they love Jesus more than any of the others, and one of them showing his true nature as the devil, betraying Jesus, that's going to happen that night, in the middle of all of that, we get one beautiful act of worship by this woman. So beautiful. Let's look at the act, the act described. Look at verse 3, "While he was in Bethany reclining at the table at the home of a man known as Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head." Now, all four Gospels have an account of a woman anointing Jesus. Luke speaks of a sinful, but forgiven woman who anoints Jesus' feet with her tears and dries them with her hair. But Matthew, Mark and John all speak of this one incident that we're looking at now, and I think it's clearly a different time, a different woman too, I believe. John identifies this woman as Mary, the sister of Lazarus, the man that Jesus raised from the dead in John 11 and with whom Jesus had a close love relationship. Martha, Mary and Lazarus were close friends with Jesus. Martha and Mary are also well known. They were dear friends of Jesus. We're told the anointing takes place in Bethany very close to Jerusalem. We're told it happened in the home of a man known as Simon, the leper. We know nothing else about this man. He's not mentioned in any other account, so there's nothing to say about him, just where his home was. John tells us, this anointing took place eight days before the Passover. John positions it chronologically. So Mark has rearranged it and kind of inserted it here, but with John, we get the full picture of the chronology. It was a sacrificial gift. Mary took an alabaster jar of pure spikenard. One of the translations gives spikenard. John says it was pistik nard coming from the head or spike of a fragrant East Indian plant belong to the genus Valeriana, which yields juice of a delicious odor. The plant grows in the distant Himalayan mountains and was extremely costly, you can well imagine. It's traveled a long distance to get there. John tells us, and Mark tells us here that it was valued at 300 denari. A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer, so that's a year's worth of money. It's a lot of money. Furthermore, it was in a costly alabaster jar. You picture like a flask with a slender neck sealed at the top. For her to get at it quickly, she chose to break the neck of the alabaster jar and pour the whole bottle over Jesus' head, and also, John tells us, over his feet, Mark just says head, but head and feet. Then, we get the disciples' reaction, verse 4 and 5, "Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, ‘Why this waste of perfume? It could have been sold for more than a year's wages and the money given to the poor.’ And they rebuked her harshly." John tells us that Judas was the ringleader of all this, he led out in this. John, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, probes Judas' heart, John 12:6, "Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into." It's absolutely disgusting. Because we are told in Luke 8 that some women, some wealthy women were supporting Jesus out of their means and Judas is plundering that on the side. Jesus had given the money bag to him to take care of. It's not like he didn't know who Judas was. However, it seems all of the disciples shared, to some degree, Judas' abhorrence of this action. They're all on board with what he's saying. They don't get it, it doesn't make sense. I mean, Jesus has just got done in Matthew's Gospel with the whole sheep and the goats thing, remember? The sheep and the goats, "I was hungry, you fed me. I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink." All of that. That's a whole bunch of benevolent ministry, a whole bunch of mercy ministry, and if you do it, you're in heaven. If you don't do it, you're in hell. And all this. Then, just a short time later, there's a woman pouring a year's worth of wages all over Him, and He's fine with it. It's confusing. Years ago, remember those, "What would Jesus do?" bracelets? I don't always know what Jesus would do. Does He seem unpredictable to you? I think I would've understood their objections, but He defended her. Look at it in verse 6 through 9, “'Leave her alone,’" said Jesus, “'Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing for me. The poor you'll always have with you and you can help them anytime you want, but you will not always have me. She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.’" I can't imagine a stronger defense. He describes her lavish gift as a beautiful thing. The Greek word implies that it's a virtuous act. He addresses their concern for the poor by citing Deuteronomy 15:11, "There will always be poor in the land." He then challenges them about the poor, you can help them anytime you want. It's a bottomless pit. It never ends. You always have poor people with you. And anytime any of us wants to help the poor, we can do it. And I do believe, as in the sheep and the goats, God's going to talk to us about it on Judgment day, how much that was. But Jesus said, "You'll not always have me," not like this. This is an amazing statement. He's returning to the topic of His imminent death. He's soon to be physically taken away from them. He specifically says she anointed His body to prepare for His death. Verse 8, "She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial." Then Jesus makes this amazing, prophetic statement about how she would be remembered forever, "I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her." Jesus knew at that moment that these stories would be told to the end of time. How did He know that? Because He's God. And He knew that there would be a careful gospel record under the direct inspiration of the Holy Spirit and that this account would be included in that and that this gospel will be preached through the whole world. He already said that in Matthew 24:14 it's going to happen, and this story is going to ride along with that gospel proclamation, it's going to come with it and people are going to hear about her to the end of time, and I say beyond, beyond. I believe his statement's being fulfilled right now as I preach. Here we are in Durham, North Carolina, which is a long way from Jerusalem, and we're centuries later, and we're talking about her. Jesus is a prophet. But I think it goes beyond, it goes beyond this moment, it goes on into heaven. It goes into heaven. Why is that? Because we already learned from Mark 13:31, "Until heaven and earth pass away, my words will never pass away." Heaven and earth will pass away, my words will never pass away. What? Including this one? Yes. For all eternity, we'll be talking about this woman's anointing. That's pretty awesome. But then I thought about it as I was meditating about heaven, writing my book on heaven, I thought, we're not just going to talk about her active, sacrificial giving, we're going to talk about all of them, all of them. Which ones? Well, the ones you all did too, and the ones that I did. Why just this woman? If we're going to remember her good works, we're going to remember everybody's, and so, I believe we will. We're going to remember, "And my Father will honor," Jesus said, "the one who serves me." That's a beautiful thing. I love what it says in verse 8, "She did what she could." Isn't that powerful? What else can we ever do? Reminds me of Moses and the burning bush and that interaction. At some point, God says to Moses, "What do you have in your hand, Moses?" "A staff." "Throw it on the ground." Remember? It's like, "What do you have with you? I can use that. I can use that staff. Throw it on the ground." What about you? Are you doing what you could? That's the question. We'll get back to this. I want to circle back, but this is a beautiful moment. VII. Preparation for the Cross by Betrayal We go from that to... We go from the height of beauty to the depth of darkness. It's disgusting what happens next, but it's the truth, isn't it? Look at verses 10 and 11, preparation for the cross by betrayal. "Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over." So now we get to betrayal. Keep in mind, Jesus is in no way surprised or caught unaware by Judas. He knew this was coming. After the whole “eat my flesh, drink my blood "teaching in John 6, He says to the twelve, "You don't want to go away too, do you?" Peter says, "To whom should we go? You have the words of eternal life." Then Jesus says, "Have I not chosen you the twelve? And one of you is a devil." Not one of you will later will become a devil, you're a devil right now. He already knew. But still, just because Jesus knew didn't mean it wasn't painful for Him. Jesus knew about the cross, it was painful. This is betrayal. Betrayal shows a violation of trust, a love relationship. You can't betray someone you don't know or have no connection with, it always has to do with a close friend, has to do with a spouse, it has to do with a son or daughter or father or mother, a close relation. It has to do with a national affinity, you can betray your country. But you can't betray someone you have no connection with, a total stranger and there's no connection. So this is hurtful, painful betrayal. Why did Judas betray Him? He was never a believer. It's not like he lost his faith, he never had any. Jesus gave him charge of the money bag because that's all he cared about, it's the only way He could keep him to stick around. He was in it for the money. He was embezzling. In all of the gospel accounts, it's immediately after this anointing by Mary that he goes out to say, "What can I get for Jesus?" It's directly, you get a sense of cause and effect, it's like, "All right, if we're going to be doing that, we're going to pour a year's worth of wages on the ground, the game's up. It's time to trade Jesus in for what I can get from them.” Look at the valuation, you can't see it, but listen to the valuation question in Matthew's account, Matthew 26:14, 15, "Then one of the twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priest and asked," listen to this, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?" "What's it worth to you?" It makes you want to vomit. "What's he worth to you?" "Thirty pieces of silver." Little knowing, both sides, that they were directly fulfilling a prophecy in Zechariah, but 30 pieces of silver. They measured out thirty silver coins, cold-blooded idolatry on the part of Judas. He was in it for the money. He loved money. He was covetous. Then, selling his soul for 30 pieces of silver. Yet, his initiative is instrumental, it's a catalyst for the timetable of Jesus' death. It was instrumental because now, they have what they were looking for, an insider who can give knowledge, specific knowledge of Jesus' comings and goings, and that's going to lead to Gethsemane where Jesus would be arrested. VIII. The Point of the Cross: Worship The point of all of this, as I've said, is worship, so let's bring this to application and bring it to a close. God created you and me to worship Him. The only reason we don't is sin, that's why we don't worship Him as we should. Mary's act of sacrificial giving was both a unique moment in time that could never be repeated, but also a timeless pattern or paradigm of worship. It's both. It was unique because Jesus said, "You will not always have me." We cannot anoint Jesus' head and feet physically, He's up in heaven, we do not have that ability to do it. Furthermore, we can't prepare for His burial because death no longer has mastery over Him. He will not die again. He doesn't need to be prepared for burial. That moment has passed. So it's not possible for us to love Jesus specifically the way Mary did. And yet, as unique as that moment was, it clearly also is, to some degree, a paradigm for lavish worship. It's based on faith. What was she doing? Preparing Him for what? Burial. So I told you, there was one disciple there who took Jesus' word seriously, He's going to die. She maybe didn't fully understand, of course, she didn't fully understand, but she believed that what Jesus said was true and she took Him at face value. Mary was this kind of a woman, she was a contemplative listener, ponderer, she sat at Jesus' feet and listened to His teaching. She took it seriously, that's who she was. Luke 10:42, Jesus said, "Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken from her." That's who she was. So as faith, it was based on Jesus' word. Secondly, it was loving. She cherished Jesus and sought to honor Him. She poured out this costly perfume out of a heart of love for Him. The beauty of the action was the love that was in her heart. It was lavishly sacrificial, it was costly, costly. Love can always be measured by cost, by sacrifice. No sacrifice, no love. Jesus said, "Greater love has no one than this that he laid down his life for his friends." The greatest gift God has ever given us, God the Father, is the gift of His son. That's the measure of God's love for the earth. God did not spare His own son, but gave Him up for us. That word “spare”, she didn't spare, she didn't hold back, she didn't pour a few drops on Jesus, she poured it out, poured it out. It recognizes, therefore, the supremacy of Christ above all. Yes, it is right to serve and love the poor, to share the gospel, to do many horizontal acts of kindness to other people, but we are created, first and foremost, for God and for Jesus. If we love anything more than we love God, including poor people, we're not worthy of Him. Jesus demands and deserves our best. That's a picture of worship. The challenge for us in terms of worship is are you doing what you can? She did what she could, what about you? What's in your hand? What's in your life? Are you living a life of self-denying sacrificial love for Jesus? That's the challenge. That's the challenge. As I finish my comments, now I want to go back to the beginning. The whole thing's about preparation. The best thing I can hope about all of you who are listening to me today is you are what Romans 9:23 calls, "vessels of mercy prepared in advance for glory." How beautiful is that? God is the potter, we are the clay. Is He preparing you, shaping you for glory? Have you trusted in Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins? That's the first direct preparation on a soul to get you ready for heaven. Have you trusted in Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins? And if so, then do you see the shaping hands of God in your life preparing you for an eternity in glory? That's a beautiful picture, isn't it? Close with me in prayer. Father, we thank you for the time that we've had to study this beautiful text. Father, I pray that you would work in us such a heart of sacrificial love for you, Lord Jesus, that we would hold back nothing, that we would spare nothing, that we would give and give. We are so stingy, Lord. I feel ashamed as I read this account. I feel how stingy I am toward you, how much I hold back from genuinely serving you and loving you. I pray, oh Lord, that there would be no one here listening to this sermon now that's outside of Christ, but that everyone would repent and believe and trust, simply trust in His blood shed on the cross for the forgiveness of sins, but then, that you would do that beautiful preparatory work in us so that we would be able to give and give and give worship for all eternity. In Jesus' name, Amen.

W&W Rave Culture Radio
W&W - Rave Culture Radio 149

W&W Rave Culture Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 52:51


1. BUNT. - Clouds (Tiesto Remix) 2. Equinox - Everyman 3. KEVU - Galactica 4. James Hype - Drums ft Kim Petras (Tiesto Remix) 5. Jaxx & Vega x VSNS - Euphoria 6. SAYMYNITTI ft Midian - Can't Find My Friends 7. KSHMR & gritney - All Night 8. Grooveyard - Mary Go Wild (Firebeatz Remix) 9. Ben Nicky & Hannah Laing & Paul Findlay x Signum feat ScottMac - Coming On Strong 10. AXMO - Make It Boom 11. Indila x BENNETT - Derniere Danse (Techno Mix) [FUTURE ANTHEM] 12. W&W & Bassjackers - Why Am I Doing This?! 13. Panteros666 - Boa Reconstructor 14. Marnik x Naeleck x VINAI - Boyz In Paris (W&W HardRave Mix) 15. AXMO x Groove Coverage x AKI-HIRO - Poision 16. Rave Republic x Bonka ft Maikki - Rebels Of The Night 17. Maddix - Open Sesame feat Lelia K 18. Olly James x Gammer - Can't Get You Out Of My HeadFile Download (52:51 min / 121 MB)

Skyline Sessions
Lucas & Steve Radio 029

Skyline Sessions

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2024 56:12


1. Oliver Heldens, Ian Asher, & Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada  2. Cheat Codes ft. Birdy - Head Up (Club Mix) 3. Justmylørd & ATIØPE - Endorphyn  4. (AOW) Alok & Bebe Rexha - Deep In Your Love  5. Lucas & Steve - What We Know (feat. Conor Byrne)  6. Jack Orley - Vai  7. Dyro & RayRay - To The Beat  8. (EP) Lucas & Steve x Skinny Days - When I Wake Up  9. Jake Tarry - We Enter 10. Westend & Max Styler - Rhythm Machine 11. Luke Alexander - Elevate Your Love 12. (SR) Don Diablo & Lucky Luke - WTF R U! 13. Steve Aoki - The Show (Steve Aoki x Lucas & Steve Remix VIP)  14. Sandro Silva ft. Joe Jury - Cold As Ice  15. Lucas & Steve - BANG! 16. Juicy M x Lady Bee - Desire ft. Ælinn  17. SAYMYNITTI, SAYMYNAME, NITTI - Can't Find My Friends (feat. Midian)  18. Bassjackers - All Around The World (La La La La La)

Skyline Sessions
Lucas & Steve Radio 029

Skyline Sessions

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2024 56:12


1. Oliver Heldens, Ian Asher, & Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada  2. Cheat Codes ft. Birdy - Head Up (Club Mix) 3. Justmylørd & ATIØPE - Endorphyn  4. (AOW) Alok & Bebe Rexha - Deep In Your Love  5. Lucas & Steve - What We Know (feat. Conor Byrne)  6. Jack Orley - Vai  7. Dyro & RayRay - To The Beat  8. (EP) Lucas & Steve x Skinny Days - When I Wake Up  9. Jake Tarry - We Enter 10. Westend & Max Styler - Rhythm Machine 11. Luke Alexander - Elevate Your Love 12. (SR) Don Diablo & Lucky Luke - WTF R U! 13. Steve Aoki - The Show (Steve Aoki x Lucas & Steve Remix VIP)  14. Sandro Silva ft. Joe Jury - Cold As Ice  15. Lucas & Steve - BANG! 16. Juicy M x Lady Bee - Desire ft. Ælinn  17. SAYMYNITTI, SAYMYNAME, NITTI - Can't Find My Friends (feat. Midian)  18. Bassjackers - All Around The World (La La La La La)

Damon Sharpe presents Brainjack Radio
044 – Damon Sharpe presents Brainjack Radio

Damon Sharpe presents Brainjack Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 59:27


Damon Sharpe kicks off 2024 with a fresh #BrainjackRadio dropping his brand new collab with AXON & Tima Tee "Casa De Techa" as well as new bangers from Don Diablo, Sidepiece, Oliver Heldens, Lucas & Steve, Dyro and loads more! 01. Damon Sharpe X AXON X Tima Dee - Casa De Techa 02. Hollaphonic & Voost - It's A Vibe 03. IILO & MYLO - About You (feat. Destiny Ron) 04. Agatino Romero - Time Machine 05. SIDEPIECE - The Brad Pitt Song 06. roomies.io - Oblivion ft. Artemis Orion 07. Oliver Heldens, Ian Asher, & Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada 08. Disco Lines, J. Worra, Anabel Englund - Cutting Loose 09. Westend & Max Styler - Rhythm Machine 10. Dyro & RayRay - To The Beat 11. LAGHIMA - Something Real 12. BINGEWATCH - Lollipop 13. Don Diablo x Lucky Luke - WTF R U! 14. Lucas & Steve x Skinny Days - When I Wake Up 15. Retrovision - Take Me Higher 16. SAYMYNITTI, SAYMYNAME, NITTI - Can't Find My Friends (feat. Midian) 17. DJ Kuba & Neitan x Bounce Inc. - Blade 18. Tiësto x FAST BOY - All My Life 19. Huck Yeah - Be With You

What Happened...? with Jackie Flores
SOLVED: What Happened To Samantha Josephson? He Pretended To Be Her Uber Driver & KiIIed Her| EP #36

What Happened...? with Jackie Flores

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 51:34


What Happened to Samantha Josephson? On March 28th 2019, 21 year old Samantha went out with her roommates to celebrate getting into law school and the end of the semester. She left the bar alone and waited for her uber on a busy street while talking on the phone with her boyfriend. But when she got into the car her boyfriend noticed her Find My Friends wasn't moving in the right direction. Her boyfriend and roommates tried to contact her but Samantha was never heard from again.  So what Happened to Samantha Josephson? Jackie: IG / TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Girls Bathroom
Girl Talk: Find My Friends says she's LYING!

The Girls Bathroom

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 89:20


Join us on Patreon for an extra ep every week!! https://www.patreon.com/TheGirlsBathroomWelcome to The Girls Bathroom! We're Sophia & Cinzia, life-long besties who share a YouTube channel. The Girls Bathroom is a place we all know to be full of girl chat and gossip, and the place we often confide in girls we've never even met before! In this podcast we want to help you with your dilemmas, by trying to make sense of these boys wasting our time, the girls trying to make our lives difficult and all the things in between. So come join us for a fun but real chat in the girls bathroom! Disclaimer: we can't promise we'll stay on topic!! Follow us on Instagram: @thegirlsbathroom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy Cohen’s Daddy Diaries Podcast
A Week of Tantrums Over Cher & Finding Anderson Cooper

Andy Cohen’s Daddy Diaries Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 49:11 Very Popular


This week, I brought Ben to the Thanksgiving Day Parade, where he had a total meltdown in front of Cher! Oh, and he opened up some of Lucy's Hannukah presents. Also, I called Anderson Cooper to find out why he refuses to add me on "Find My Friends" and got a mixed response. For more interviews and behind-the-scenes tea, tune in to Andy Cohen Live weekdays on Radio Andy by subscribing to SiriusXM. Use my code siriusxm.com/radioandytrial for a free trial!

Scrubbing In with Becca Tilley & Tanya Rad
A Table Too Far

Scrubbing In with Becca Tilley & Tanya Rad

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 38:42 Transcription Available


Tanya is facing a terrible fate… because Becca might remove her from “Find My Friends”! Is it too much to track your friend's location?? An important Bachelor wedding is coming up and the theme is "mountain chic"! Join Becca and Tanya in their confusion when they try to pick an outfit.   And we have to revisit the "same side sitter" debate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

High Brow
not reviewing b*****, stalking your friends, and the tiktok age filter

High Brow

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 48:12


Mina discusses the SAG strike and how that's impacting Hollywood, but also my content, Find My Friends addiction, dealing with the TikTok age filter, and how the tourism industry is making American tourists more annoying than need be. Keep up with High Brow on Instagram! Subscribe to the Patreon! and keep up with Mina on Youtube, Instagram, and Tiktok! Mina's reading list: “Orange Is the New Black” Signalled the Rot Inside the Streaming Economy All the Actors Strike Questions You Were Afraid to Ask Fran Drescher on Her Disgust With Hollywood Executives IS TIKTOK'S AGED FILTER ACCURATE? NOT REALLY, EXPERTS SAY Find My Friends is becoming another form of toxic social media Stop trying to have the perfect vacation. You're ruining everyone else's. Edited by Sophie Carter Music by Olivia Martinez Cover by Lindsay Mintz 

Beyond Church AU
Find My Friends, Part 2: It Takes A Village // Chris Podlich

Beyond Church AU

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 34:18


We live in a world where people are lonelier and more isolated than ever before. It's never been more important to find and cultivate the life-giving friendships we were created for. Loneliness disconnects us from what it means to be human because we were created for love, connection, and belonging. So, how do we find these things? Sign-Up for our emails HERE

Two Can Keep A Secret
Ep. 78: Dorothy Eggers & Haley Anderson

Two Can Keep A Secret

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 106:10


A theme? Jealous men tend to do stupid things... Pam:  A South Cali town was shocked when a handless, headless corpse was found in a ravine in 1946.  Police suspected an out-of-towner until one of their own started to act really suspicious when his wife "ran away with some truck driver". Sources:MurderpediaGeorgepallas.comPodcast - Morbid - Ep 299 - The Horrific Murder of Dorothy EggersRonda: When the millennial hippie, Haley Anderson, drops off the map her friends use the Find My Friends app to locate her. This set off a chain of events that had the District attorney in the case grinding his teeth every time he heard the phrase “dual citizenship.” Sources: YouTube —> The Murder of Haley Anderson— 48 Hours Wikipedia Press ConnectsDaily MailDaily Mail (2) Music: Big Foot by Gvidon on Pixabay (Go check it out!)

The Wayward Home Podcast
On the Road Alone: What's Solo (and Queer) Van Life Like?

The Wayward Home Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 28:58 Transcription Available


Ever dreamt of hitting the open road, leaving the daily grind behind, and embracing the freedom of van life? Join us as we chat with Kristin Holden, who's been living the solo van life dream for almost four years across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Kristin shares her inspiring journey into van life, the vehicle she calls home, and the ups and downs of being a solo traveler. As a queer woman, she also opens up about the unique challenges and safety measures she takes to ensure her adventures are both enjoyable and secure.Listen in as Kristin and I reveal strategies for staying safe and preparing for solo van life. From using the iPhone's Find My Friends feature to employing Starlink and itags for location updates, we've got you covered with tips and advice that will help you embark on your own van life experience. We also discuss ways to make meaningful connections on the road, especially for those who identify as queer and might be new to the van life community. Don't miss this fascinating and inspiring conversation that's sure to ignite your wanderlust and leave you better prepared for your own journey.Follow Kristin Holden:Where the Road ForksTiny Chats PodcastAre you looking for a fridge for your campervan that fits all your groceries, has the lowest power consumption rates while keeping your food cold for the longest amount of time, PLUS is durable and stylish? Visit thewaywardhome.com/indelb to check out the latest fridge models. What to learn how to make money with a profitable blog, or niche website? My course teaches you how to select a niche, set up your site, do keyword research, write for the internet and scale your sight.Click here to sign up for Niche Sites Made Easy.Support the showConnect with Kristin Hanes and The Wayward Home! Send me a DM on Instagram Follow The Wayward Home on Facebook Join The Wayward Home Facebook Group!

Beyond Church AU
Find My Friends, Part 1: Made For It // Chris Podlich

Beyond Church AU

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 36:02


We live in a world where people are lonelier and more isolated than ever before. It's never been more important to find and cultivate the life-giving friendships we were created for. Loneliness disconnects us from what it means to be human because we were created for love, connection, and belonging. So, how do we find these things? Sign-Up for our emails HERE

The Mourning Crew
When the Anticipatory Grief Comes Knocking

The Mourning Crew

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 52:16


Building on last week's topic, the Crew discusses anticipatory grief - how common it is even though it's hard to talk about, the anxiety that comes with it, and how it can be heightened after already going through a big loss. They share their best tips for how to reframe and cope with it, how modern technology like Find My Friends can both help and hurt those anxieties, and how your "sad-o-meter" changes after you've endured loss. Instagram @themourningcrew / Email: themourningcrew@gmail.com / The Mourning Crew Facebook Page / Mental Health Resources

The Dark Web Vlogs
The Murder of Haley Anderson - Killer Flee's Back To Nicaragua

The Dark Web Vlogs

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 39:12


The Murder of Haley Anderson - Killer Flee's Back To NicaraguaA college student goes missing -- the “Find My Friends” app leads to her body as her suspected killer flees the country. Will he get away with murder?True Crime Podcast 2023 Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast

True Crime Podcast 2023 - Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast
The Murder of Haley Anderson - Killer Flee's Back To Nicaragua

True Crime Podcast 2023 - Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 39:12


The Murder of Haley Anderson - Killer Flee's Back To NicaraguaA college student goes missing -- the “Find My Friends” app leads to her body as her suspected killer flees the country. Will he get away with murder?True Crime Podcast 2023 Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast

Darkest Mysteries Online - The Strange and Unusual Podcast 2023

The Murder of Haley Anderson A college student goes missing -- the “Find My Friends” app leads to her body as her suspected killer flees the country. Will he get away with murder?True Crime Podcast 2023 Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast

Woodbury Church of Christ Sermons
Friendship // Find My Friends

Woodbury Church of Christ Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 27:55


Friendship is one of the few things we get WORSE at as we get older, and lots of people feel hopeless about deeply connecting and settle into loneliness. But friendship is more important than we realize, more difficult than we thought, and more achievable than we believe.

College Nights at Athens Church
Find My Friends (College Nights 8/23/22)

College Nights at Athens Church

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 41:15


There are approximately 40,000 college students in Athens, yet year-in and year-out, university aged individuals report the highest levels of loneliness of all. So why is it so difficult to make friends in college? In this College Nights Fall Kickoff message, Athens Church college director Josh Bayne gives us some direction in perhaps the most challenging and important collegiate assignment of all... finding friends.

Bob & Sheri
Are You Becoming Your Mom? (Airdate 8/23/2022)

Bob & Sheri

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 98:22 Very Popular


The Mob is Still Here. Find My Friends. Morons in the News. Everyone Needs a Laugh. How Little We Watch Scheduled TV. Are You Becoming Your Mom? Your Creepiest Experience. Question Authority. Can You Believe This S***? From the Vault. All the Stars Are on Yachts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Woodstock City Church
Find My Friends, Part 3 // Samer Massad

Woodstock City Church

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 40:57


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Woodstock City Church
Find My Friends, Part 2: It Takes a Village // Samer Massad

Woodstock City Church

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 42:45


 The idea of having a village around us sounds good to most of us. But in today's world, it's not that easy. We tend to wait for the community to find us, but what would it look like if we took steps to cultivate the kind of community we need?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Woodstock City Church
Find my Friends, Part 1: Made for It // Samer Massad

Woodstock City Church

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 39:49


Loneliness disconnects us from what it means to be human because we were created for love, connection, and belonging.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Murder by nature
The Murder of Haley Anderson who was found by Find My Friends

Murder by nature

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 23:20


“Welcome to Murder By Nature, where we discuss True Crime, Mystery disappearances, and unsolved cases!. I'm Jazmin Hernandez, your host! Today, we'll be talking about the murder of Haley Anderson.References: Wikipedia CBS 48 HourOn March 8th, 2018 Haley was enjoying a night out drinking with friends and staying the night with a fellow student at their off-campus housing. When Haley did not return home, her roommates became concerned. On March 9 they tracked her phone to a fellow student's apartment, broke in through a window, and found her body in the bed, with severe bruising on her neck and arms. They called 9-1-1 immediately. The police were alert to this same apartment just hours earlier when a family member was concerned with a message they received but did not make contact with anyone.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/murderbynature/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murderbynature/support

Book Expectations
Chapter 44: Find My Friends App | A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Book Expectations

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 61:10


This week we discuss the popular mystery novel A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. In this episode, we talk about being traumatized by true crime podcasts, share our predictions while reading the novel, and gush over Ravi and Pip's relationship. This is the first mystery novel we made an episode for, and we have A LOT to say. We also mention My Little Pony names and leak a possible bonus episode on a popular Disney movie. Warning! Listener discretion is advised! We talk about some dark topics including, but not limited to: murder, animal abuse, death, drug facilitated crimes and sexual abuse. Please proceed with caution!

Caldo de Pollo for The Millennial Soul
Episode 20 - MRSA in West Valley Schools

Caldo de Pollo for The Millennial Soul

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 22:19


Happy 20th episode! On this milestone of an episode we reminisce on what is was like to be truly free in the 2000's, and leave to the mall with your friends or go out partying without a phone! A simpler time when our parents couldn't reach us, and if they could, they couldn't find us through the Find My Friends app (we'll take the chanclasos AFTER the party). This episode has it all: Hot Topic, Olive Garden, Arrowhead Mall, and MRSA!