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Fighting trout in a river, creek or stream is all about the currents. So for this episode of our seven part skills series on fighting big fish, we talk about fighting fish upstream, downstream or across. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each angle? And what about current depth? Should we aim to fight the fish in the lower, middle or top part of the water column? And finally, we talk about the fighting zones in a river, meaning, what types of water are a safe choice for fighting the biggest trout of your life?We also go through a little more on the hooksets from last week, and we briefly discuss how much of this applies to the stillwater game and to other species.Here's the Episode List for Season 201. The Hookset and What Comes First2. Where to Fight Them (Water Column and More)3. Fight Them Fast (You Pull or They Pull - Work With a Trout)4. The Fighting Position5. Side Pressure6. The Last Ten Feet (The Finishing Moves)7. Wrap Up (With Stories)My good friends, Matt Grobe and Bill Dell join me for this season.ResourcesCATEGORY: Troutbitten | Catch and Release SafelyCATEGORY | Troutbitten | Fighting FishPODCAST: Troutbitten | How to Handle a TroutARTICLE: Troutbitten | Are We Taking the Safety of Trout Too Far?READ: Troutbitten | Work With a Trout and Not Against ItARTICLE: Troutbitten | Fight Fish FastThanks to TroutRoutes:Use the code TROUTBITTEN for 20% off your membership athttps://maps.troutroutes.com Thanks to SkwalaUse the code, TROUTBITTEN10 for 10% off your order athttps://skwalafishing.com/
Welcome back to The BrandBuilders Podcast. I’m Brian Young here with the president of The Dunstan Group, Scott Dunstan. Today, we're sitting down with someone who is quietly building one of the most exciting financial services stories in Charlotte. Andrea Swope is a founding force behind Blueprint Financial Advisors — a Charlotte-based registered investment advisor that launched in 2021 with a single advisor and a little over $20 million in assets. Fast forward to the end of 2025, and Blueprint is managing $1.4 billion. That’s not a typo. But what makes Andrea’s story compelling isn’t just the growth. It’s the how. Blueprint was built on a philosophy that, frankly, you don’t hear a lot in the financial world: put the advisor first. Handle all the infrastructure, compliance, operations, technology, and asset management behind the scenes, so the advisor can stay front and center with their clients. In 2024, Blueprint doubled down on that vision in a big way, acquiring a broker-dealer, launching Blueprint Insurance Services, and creating a brand new ETF. It’s a full-service financial platform, built right here in Charlotte. Andrea, welcome to the BrandBuilders Podcast!
Was wäre, wenn Du Dir Zugehörigkeit nicht verdienen müsstest – weil Du längst dazugehörst?In der Zeitqualität vom 25. Juli bis 2. August 2026 sprechen Medium Kristina Sacken und Moderatorin Susanne Brückner über eine strahlende, goldene Energie, die Freude, Liebe und neue Kraft in unser Leben bringen kann. Gleichzeitig wirbelt sie Staub auf und macht sichtbar, wo Scham, Schuldgefühle oder die Angst vor Ausschluss noch unser Denken und Handeln bestimmen.Diese Woche lädt Dich dazu ein, ehrlich hinzuspüren: Handle ich aus echter Freude – oder aus der Angst, nicht zu genügen? Wähle ich mich selbst oder verbiege ich mich, um dazuzugehören?Kristina erklärt, warum Du in erster Linie zu Dir selbst gehörst und weshalb Liebe nicht verdient werden muss. Du bist bereits gemeint – von der Erde, von der höchsten Form der Liebe und von Deinem eigenen Leben.In dieser Folge geht es um:• die lichtvolle und die herausfordernde Seite der goldenen Energie• Scham, Schuldgefühle und die Angst, nicht dazuzugehören• den Unterschied zwischen Freude und Angst als Motivation• die Frage, ob Du Dich selbst wirklich gewählt hast• neue Kontakte, Resonanz und spielerische Verbindung• Ruhe und Erholung für Deinen Körper• Liebe und kraftvolle Herzbeziehungen• Klarheit bei offenen Geldthemen und finanziellen Ansprüchen• eine spirituelle Übung mit goldenem Licht• Deine Selbstwirksamkeit und die Fortschritte, die Du bisher übersehen hastDie geistige Welt lädt Dich in dieser Woche ein, nicht länger nur über Deine Entwicklung hinwegzugehen. Schau bewusst hin: Was hast Du seit Anfang des Jahres verändert? Welche Deiner Visionen haben bereits Gestalt angenommen? Wo bist Du weitergekommen?Vielleicht wartet hinter dem Vorhang nicht die befürchtete Enttäuschung, sondern ein Grund zum Feiern.Die Botschaft dieser Woche:Öffne Dich für die Liebe, die da ist. Du bist gemeint. Und Du bist wahrscheinlich schon viel weiter, als Du glaubst.Ausführliches PDF zur aktuellen Zeitqualität:https://kristinasacken.com/abo-channeling-zur-aktuellen-zeitqualitaetAktuelle Artikel zur Zeitqualität:https://kristinasacken.com/channeling-newsMehr von Kristina:Website:https://kristinasacken.comMorgenmeditation:https://kristinasacken.com/morgenmeditationEinsteigerkurs Medialität:https://kristinasacken.com/einsteiger-mediumMediale Ausbildung:https://kristinasacken.com/mediale-ausbildungInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/kristinasacken/Wenn Dir diese Folge guttut, abonniere „Mit Herz und Verstand“ und teile sie mit einem Menschen, der gerade wissen darf: Du musst Dich nicht verbiegen, um dazuzugehören.
This week, Jason is joined by professional heavyweight boxer, reality television personality, and Misfits Boxing Heavyweight Champion Chase DeMoor for a conversation about his journey from chasing the NFL to building a career in reality television and combat sports. Chase breaks down working at Starbucks while pursuing football, signing with the CFL, and pivoting to Too Hot to Handle after the pandemic disrupted his career. He reveals how reality television grew from $1,000 per week and small brand deals into six-figure appearances and a legitimate business. Jason and Chase also dive into the economics of professional boxing, including the expenses that reduced Chase's first $100,000 purse to roughly $25,000–$30,000. Chase shares the contract terms behind his victory over Andrew Tate, why he accepted a smaller payday for the opportunity, and how the win transformed his negotiating power and brand. Plus, Chase explains the psychology behind trash talk, reading opponents during faceoffs, and why constantly pivoting and reinvesting in himself has been the key to his success. Chase reveals all this and so much more in another episode you can't afford to miss! Subscribe to the Trading Secrets podcast! Host: Jason Tartick Audio: John Gurney Video: Marc Colcer Guest: Chase DeMoor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
For years, many men were taught the same message:"Be tough.""Don't cry.""Handle your business."But what happens when the weight becomes too heavy?In this powerful conversation, Tony "Bike Street Tony" Brown shares his journey through grief, fatherhood, loss, accountability, and learning how to become human again.This isn't just a story about pain.It's a story about breaking generational cycles, understanding emotions, and realizing that vulnerability isn't weakness — it's part of becoming whole.
For Season 20 of the Troutbitten Podcast, we have seven episodes lined up for a Skills Series that's all about how to land the biggest fish of your life.Because, when you do hook the big one — that one you've been waiting for — a Whiskey, a Namer or the best fish of your life, you want the skills for fighting big fish with confidence. You want these habits to be engrained into your muscle memory, because you don't have time to think about this stuff when the biggest fish of your life shows up.Here's the Episode List for S201. The Hookset and What Comes First2. Where to Fight Them (Water Column and More)3. Fight Them Fast (You Pull or They Pull - Work With a Trout)4. The Fighting Position5. Side Pressure6. The Last Ten Feet (The Finishing Moves)7. Wrap Up (With Stories)My good friends, Matt Grobe and Bill Dell join me for this season.ResourcesCategory: Troutbitten | Catch and Release SafelyPODCAST: Troutbitten | How to Handle a TroutPODCAST: Troutbitten Set the Hook! All About Different HooksetsARTICLE: Troutbitten | Are We Taking the Safety of Trout Too Far?VIDEO: Troutbitten | HOW You Set the Hook Matters Most! - Hook Sets for Dry Flies, Nymphs, Streamers and WetsARTICLE: Troutbitten | Don't Guess - Set the Hook and Set HardARTICLE: Troutbitten | Hookset Direction - DownstreamThanks to TroutRoutes:Use the code TROUTBITTEN for 20% off your membership athttps://maps.troutroutes.com Thanks to SkwalaUse the code, TROUTBITTEN10 for 10% off your order athttps://skwalafishing.com/
This Sunday marks a shift in the Gospel. The parables arc that ran through the last three Sundays gives way to a return to Jesus in action. Matthew 14 gives us the feeding of the five thousand — one of the most famous miracles in Christian memory, and the only miracle told in all four Gospels. After weeks of listening to Jesus tell stories about the kingdom, we now watch him embody the kingdom — with a hungry crowd, a deserted place, and five loaves.Photo by nilufar nattaq on UnsplashThe Old Testament tracks lead toward the Gospel in different ways. Track One brings us one of the most famous scenes in Genesis — Jacob's night at the river Jabbok, wrestling with a stranger who turns out to be more than a stranger. Track Two gives us Isaiah's great invitation to the thirsty and hungry to come and eat without money and without price. Both pair naturally with the Gospel's feeding.The Epistle turns a corner as well. Romans 8 has been running under the Sundays since Proper 9, and it culminated last week in the great crescendo: nothing can separate us from the love of God. Today Paul opens Romans 9 in a completely different key — anguish, unceasing sorrow, grief for his own people, Israel. It is a difficult passage and easy to preach badly. The guide handles it with care.For preachers continuing a series: the parables arc has closed. The next several weeks return to Matthew's narrative — the feeding this week, walking on water next week, the Canaanite woman the week after. Jesus is on the move again, and Matthew's pen is following him.The ReadingsGenesis 32:22–31First Reading (Track One) — Jacob at PenielSummaryJacob is returning to face his brother Esau after twenty years away. He has sent his family and possessions across the Jabbok in the night and been left alone. There, in the darkness, a man wrestles with him until daybreak. Neither prevails; the stranger strikes Jacob's hip, and Jacob's hip is put out of joint. As morning is coming, the man asks to be released. Jacob refuses without a blessing. He receives one: a new name — Israel, “one who has striven with God and prevailed.” Jacob names the place Peniel, “the face of God,” because, he says, he has seen God face to face and lived. He limps away into the sunrise.Key Ideas for Preaching* Jacob is at the darkest point of the story so far. He has cheated his brother, been cheated by his uncle, and now must face the brother he wronged. The wrestling comes at exactly this moment. Where in your congregation are people in the darkest stretch of their story, and what might it mean for them to hear that this is exactly where God has been known to show up?* The wrestling is not tidy. Jacob is not blessed for pious cooperation. He is blessed because he held on through a struggle he did not choose. What might it mean for your people that a faithful life includes wrestling — with God, with the questions we cannot resolve, with our own patterns — and not only calm assent?* Jacob asks for a blessing and receives a limp. The blessing is real, and so is the wound. He walks away permanently changed. Where in your congregation have people received both a blessing and a mark from their encounter with God, and how might this text help them make peace with the mark?* The new name — Israel, “one who has striven with God” — becomes the name of a whole people. The identity of God's people is not “one who has agreed with God” but “one who has striven with God.” What does it look like to preach faithful striving, not just faithful agreement?Significant Cautions* Do not romanticize the wrestling into an image of triumphant persistence. Jacob does not defeat God. He simply refuses to let go, and he is wounded in the encounter.* “I have seen God face to face” is Jacob's claim in awe, not a doctrine. Do not build a theological system on the specific language of the encounter.* The wound to the hip is not a moral punishment. It is what encounter with the holy sometimes costs. Preach it gently.Psalm 17:1–7, 15The Psalm (Track One) — I Shall Behold Your FaceSummaryA prayer for help from someone under real pressure. The psalmist asks God to hear his cry, to test his heart, to keep him under God's wing. He is being pursued by enemies who want to bring him down. The closing verse turns to hope: “I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake I shall be satisfied.”Key Ideas for Preaching* The psalmist is honest about the pressure he is under. He is not pretending to be calm. Where in your congregation are people under real pressure who need permission to name it in prayer without dressing it up?* Paired with Jacob's wrestling, the psalm's closing hope — “I shall behold your face” — takes on unexpected weight. Both texts imagine a face-to-face meeting with God as the goal, however costly the road there. What does it mean to preach a faith where seeing God face to face is worth the wrestle?Significant Cautions* The psalmist's claim of innocence can sound self-righteous. Read in context, it is a plea for a fair hearing, not a boast about moral perfection.Isaiah 55:1–5First Reading (Track Two) — Come to the WatersSummaryOne of the great invitations in the prophets. Everyone who thirsts is called to come to the waters. Everyone without money is called to come, buy, and eat — without money and without price. The prophet asks why we spend our money on what is not bread, our labor on what does not satisfy. God's covenant is renewed as an everlasting one, in the pattern of God's steadfast love for David.Key Ideas for Preaching* The invitation is remarkable. Come, buy, and eat — without money and without price. God's economy runs on a different currency than the market's. Where in your congregation has the culture of transaction crept into people's sense of what they can receive from God?* “Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?” That is a question worth reading slowly in a culture built on selling us things that will not satisfy. What might your sermon do with that question, alongside the Gospel's picture of a crowd fed for free?* Paired with today's Gospel, the connection is direct. Both texts describe God feeding people freely. What does it mean for your congregation that the free feeding of the multitude is not a departure from the God of Israel but an expression of exactly who this God has been all along?Significant Cautions* The invitation to “come, buy, and eat without money” is easy to spiritualize in ways that let the church off the hook for the actual hungry. Do not use this text to sanitize scarcity in the world.Psalm 145:8–9, 14–21The Psalm (Track Two) — You Open Your HandSummaryAnother section of the great hymn to God's compassion. God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, good to all. God upholds the falling, feeds every living thing in its season, and is near to all who call. The closing verses affirm that God fulfills the desires of those who fear him and preserves those who love him.Key Ideas for Preaching* “The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand, satisfying the desire of every living thing.” This is divine hospitality on a cosmic scale. How might your sermon place today's feeding of the five thousand inside this larger picture — God's steady, ongoing feeding of everything alive?* “The Lord is near to all who call on him.” Not near to some. Not near to the deserving. Near to all. Where has your congregation quietly assumed nearness was on a shorter list?Significant Cautions* “The Lord watches over all who love him, but the wicked he will destroy” appears in this section of the psalm. Handle it carefully. Do not use it to license human judgment against people we have decided are wicked.Romans 9:1–5The Epistle — Paul's Grief for His PeopleSummaryThe tone in Romans changes sharply. After the crescendo of chapter 8, Paul opens chapter 9 in grief. He has, he says, unceasing sorrow in his heart. He would wish himself cut off from Christ if it would somehow bring his own people, the Israelites, into what he has come to know in Jesus. The passage names what belongs to Israel: the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, the promises, the patriarchs, and — according to the flesh — the Messiah himself.Key Ideas for Preaching* Paul is anguished about his own people. He is not writing them off. He is not preaching against them. He is grieving because he loves them and because he has come to believe something that separates them from him. What does it look like to preach on grief for people we love who see the world differently — not with contempt, but with the ache Paul is describing?* The list Paul gives — adoption, glory, covenants, law, worship, promises, patriarchs, and the Messiah — is a list of gifts to Israel. Paul is not disparaging his own tradition; he is celebrating it, even in his grief. How might your sermon guard against the anti-Jewish readings that have plagued this passage in Christian history?* Paul's willingness to wish himself cut off from Christ, if it would help his people, is one of the most striking lines in the letter. He is not being noble; he is naming the depth of his love for people he cannot make see what he sees. Where in your congregation has love for someone across a divide taken people to that kind of place?Significant Cautions* This passage has been used to argue that Christianity has replaced Judaism, or that Jewish people have been cut off from God. Paul does not say this. He says the opposite — the covenants, the promises, the patriarchs, and even the Messiah belong to Israel. Preach against the anti-Jewish uses of this passage plainly.* “According to the flesh comes the Christ” should not be pressed into subtle anti-Jewish readings. Paul's point is that the Messiah is Jewish — a claim he is making with pride, not with distance.* Paul's grief for people he loves who do not yet share his faith should not be turned into a permission slip for aggressive evangelism. His posture is anguished, not strategic.Matthew 14:13–21The Gospel — The Feeding of the Five ThousandSummaryJesus has just heard the news of John the Baptist's execution. He withdraws to a deserted place by himself, but the crowds follow him on foot from the towns. When he sees them, he has compassion for them and cures their sick. Evening comes. The disciples want him to send the crowd away so they can buy food in the villages. Jesus tells them: “You give them something to eat.” They protest that they have only five loaves and two fish. He orders the crowds to sit down on the grass. Then he takes the loaves and the fish, looks up to heaven, blesses, breaks, and gives them to the disciples, who give them to the crowd. All eat and are filled. Twelve baskets of leftovers are gathered. Five thousand men were there, besides women and children.Key Ideas for Preaching* Jesus does this in grief. He has just lost John the Baptist — his cousin, his herald, the one who baptized him. He withdrew, we are told, to a deserted place by himself. The crowd follows him anyway. And he has compassion for them. What does it look like for your congregation to hear that the compassion of Christ comes even from within his own grief — not after it, not despite it, but from within it?* “You give them something to eat.” That is what Jesus says to the disciples' request that the crowd be sent away. The disciples want the problem to become someone else's. Jesus places it in their hands. Where has your congregation quietly asked God to send the hungry away, and how might Jesus' instruction reset that?* The math is off. Five loaves, two fish, five thousand men plus women and children. The disciples are not wrong that the numbers do not work. Jesus is not asking them to make the numbers work; he is asking them to bring what they have. What does it look like for your congregation to bring what they have without pretending it will be enough?* Jesus takes, blesses, breaks, and gives. Those four verbs are eucharistic language. Matthew wants us to hear this feeding and the Last Supper together — one continuous action of Christ receiving and blessing and breaking and giving what has been placed in his hands. How might your sermon let your people feel that the meal they celebrate at this table participates in the meal on the grass?* Twelve baskets of leftovers — one for each disciple. The abundance is not only for the crowd; it is also, quite specifically, for the ones who thought there would not be enough. What does it look like to preach the specific reassurance of the leftovers for the ones who serve, who fear running out?Significant Cautions* Two common readings of the miracle circulate. One is that Jesus miraculously multiplied the loaves. The other is that Jesus shamed people out of their hoarded food and everyone shared. Both readings have their defenders. Do not be dogmatic about which is right. Both are ways of taking the story seriously.* “You give them something to eat” has been used to bless a heroic view of Christian service that leaves people burned out. Jesus takes what the disciples bring and multiplies it; he does not ask them to solve the problem alone.* The crowd is not fed as a reward for good behavior. They are fed because they are hungry. Do not preach this text in a way that suggests God's feeding is conditional on our faithfulness.* Do not moralize the miracle into a lesson primarily about our attitudes. The story is fundamentally about what Christ does with what is placed in his hands.Thematic ConnectionsThe Gospel is the natural center for the day and one of the most famous scenes in Christian memory. The feeding of the five thousand is the only miracle story that appears in all four Gospels. Matthew tells it here with particular attention to Jesus' grief, the disciples' anxiety about scarcity, and the four eucharistic verbs — take, bless, break, give.On Track One, Jacob's night at the Jabbok pairs with the Gospel in a way that is more thematic than direct. Both scenes describe an encounter with God that changes something. Jacob is renamed and limps away. The disciples are handed a task that seems impossible and end up with twelve baskets of leftovers. Both stories insist that God works through what feels like the wrong scale.On Track Two, the connection to the Gospel is direct. Isaiah's invitation to come to the waters and buy food without money, and Psalm 145's picture of God feeding every living thing in its season, both flow into the Gospel's picture of a crowd being fed on the grass. The God of the Old Testament tracks is the God of the Gospel feeding. This is one story about one God.Romans 9 sits inside the day as its most difficult companion. Paul's grief for his people who do not yet see what he sees is a heavy word to preach, and preachers should handle it with care to avoid the anti-Jewish readings that have plagued this passage. Read alongside the Gospel, one connection is worth noticing: Paul, like Jesus in Matthew 14, is grieving. He is not withdrawn from the world's pain; he is inside it. His anguish is the anguish of a person who loves someone he cannot fix.For preachers continuing the series: the parables arc has closed. Matthew 14 returns us to Jesus in action, with the feeding this week, walking on water next week, and the Canaanite woman the following week. The Matthew narrative is picking back up — and it is picking back up in a scene of extravagant, embodied grace. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lectionarypro.substack.com/subscribe
Law firm growth comes with unique challenges and stories, as Mason Rashtian shares. From navigating the courtroom to walking away from bizarre cases like rattlesnake attacks and trash can mishaps, Mason's journey is both inspiring and enlightening.In this episode, Mason discusses his transition from defense work to running his own personal injury practice near Los Angeles. He sheds light on the importance of maintaining ethics, leveraging podcasts for networking, and the value of niche specialization.This episode is packed with real stories, candid insights, and practical advice for law firm owners who want to grow authentically and avoid common pitfalls. Whether you're considering expansion or refining your practice, Mason's experiences offer invaluable lessons. The importance of ethics in legal marketing How podcasts can build referral networks Crazy cases that showcase firm flexibility Growing at a sustainable pace Navigating legal industry misconduct Today's episode is sponsored by The Managing Partners Mastermind. Click here to schedule an interview to see if we're a fit: https://arraydigital.com/the-managing-partners-mastermind/ Chapters (00:00:00) - Billboard Lawyers: The Biggest Problem(00:00:43) - Mason Rosh Dion on The Managing Partners Podcast(00:04:03) - Leading With AI(00:09:44) - How to Run a Law Firm with a Non-Lawyer on(00:16:08) - Criminal Cases You Can't Handle(00:17:41) - Grow Your Firm or Don't?(00:21:45) - How to start a podcast(00:23:11) - Mason on His NFL Fan Side
Your tech hears "too expensive," packs up, and rolls to the next call. Another lost ticket... and he'll tell you the customer was just a cheapskate. But he didn't diagnose anything. He guessed. In this episode of Windshield Time, Chris Elmore breaks down the Anatomy of an Objection... how to diagnose a price objection instead of reacting to it. Here's the problem: "too expensive" has fifteen or twenty different reasons behind it, and they don't all get the same response. Is it a smokescreen or a true condition? Is the customer objecting to the price, or to the thing you recommended? You can't know until you ask. So you LEAP: Listen, Empathize, Ask questions, Problem solve. It's the same move a tech already makes on a service call. Walk in on a dead ceiling fan and the first question is "is there power?" The answer tells you which path to take. An objection works exactly the same way... ask the right question first, and it directs you to the real issue. Handle it right, and "too expensive" isn't the end of the call. It's the moment you separate the money from the recommendation and move the customer to the next step.
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In this episode of the Leadership and Learning Podcast, Randy Goruk talks with Carol DeMarco, veteran counselor, author, and creator of "Pearls of Wisdom" (POWs), about how to build a resilient mindset before and during life's toughest moments. Drawing on more than four decades of helping people through conflict, change, and crisis, Carol shares practical, memorable tools leaders can use to bounce back, adapt, and move forward—at work, at home, and on the jobsite. Through real-world scenarios from the construction and building materials industry, Randy and Carol explore how resilient leaders think and act when facing shrinking markets, high turnover, safety hypocrisy, and "mediocre" performance. Carol's POWs give listeners simple language and strategies they can immediately put into practice. Listeners will also discover how to: Understand resilience as a learned mindset, not an inborn trait Separate what they can control from what they can't, especially under pressure Replace automatic negative thoughts with more constructive thinking Use small, practical steps to get out of their comfort zone and build confidence Lead more effectively by ensuring people feel understood and appreciated Handle tough realities like turnover, safety conflicts, and performance issues without reacting emotionally or taking everything personally Start using short, "sticky" POWs to reinforce better choices and strengthen resilience every day Website: https://www.powlistenup.com/ LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-demarco-34309a375/
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https://teachhoops.com/ TeachHoops Podcast Show NotesEpisode Title Soccer Fans Waited 106 Minutes for One Goal. You Can't Handle a 45 Second Possession? Spain just won the World Cup 1-0 with the only goal coming in the 106th minute, and over a billion people called it a masterpiece. Meanwhile, if a high school team holds the ball for 45 seconds, the gym loses its mind and the shot clock debate explodes all over again. In this episode, Coach Collins uses the biggest sporting event on the planet to take a hard, honest look at the shot clock argument: what the critics get wrong, what they get right, why tempo control is a strategy and not a crime, and how to actually coach late clock situations whether your state has a clock or not. If you coach at a school that doesn't reload with talent every year, this one is for you. The World Cup final was two hours of patience, tension, and one moment of quality. Nobody demanded soccer speed up. Basketball gets no such grace. Coach breaks down why the stall is strategy, why the shot clock rewards rosters more than coaching, why the clock is coming anyway, and the specific skills coaches need to teach to win with one. 00:00 | Cold Open: The Most Watched 1-0 Game in History Spain 1, Argentina 0. Scoreless through 90 minutes. Ferran Torres finally scores in the 106th minute of extra time. Argentina finishes the World Cup final with zero shots on goal. And the world called it beautiful. Set the hook: why does soccer get celebrated for patience while basketball gets crucified for it? 05:30 | The Double Standard Scarcity creates drama. Tension creates drama. Soccer fans understand that every scoring chance matters BECAUSE scoring is rare. Basketball somewhere decided more shots equals better basketball. Push back on that. More shots just equals more shots. 11:00 | What the Stall Actually Is (A Coach's Defense of Tempo) Personal stories from 30 years at Memorial. Times I held the ball. Times it was held on me. Why slowing the game down is the great equalizer for the shorter team, the undermanned team, the school without the AAU pipeline. Strategy, not cowardice. 19:00 | The Uncomfortable Truth About Who the Shot Clock Helps The clock does not reward good coaching. It rewards good rosters. Walk through it honestly: force a shot every 35 seconds and the more talented team wins more often, period. If you coach at a have-not program, the clock takes a weapon out of your hands. 26:00 | The Other Side of the Argument (Being Fair About It) Steelman the pro clock case. Players want to play the way they watch. Every level above high school uses one. Recruiting and player development arguments. End of game farming and intentional fouling ugliness that the clock genuinely cleans up. Acknowledge what's real here. 33:00 | The Clock Is Coming. Now What? The debate is basically over in most states, so stop fighting yesterday's war. The coaches who win with a shot clock are the ones who start TEACHING it. Late clock offense sets. Time and score situations as a daily drill, not a February surprise. Defending the last 8 seconds of the clock. Turning the clock into YOUR weapon. 41:00 | Practice Ideas This Week Three specific things to install: a 10 seconds left "get a good one" action, a scripted possession value drill where turnovers cost double, and a defensive late clock scramble drill. Keep it concrete so coaches leave with homework. 47:00 | The Real Lesson From Sunday The final wasn't great because of shot volume. It was great because two teams executed under pressure for two hours and one moment of quality decided it. That's the standard with or without a clock: value the ball, treat every possession like currency, patience is a weapon and panic is a choice. 50:00 | Wrap Up and CTA "Spain didn't score for 105 minutes and won the whole thing. Your team can survive a 58 second possession." "The shot clock doesn't reward good coaching. It rewards good rosters." "Scarcity creates drama. When scoring is hard, every possession means something." "The coaches who win with a shot clock are the ones who stop complaining about it and start teaching it." Tempo control is strategy, and it's the underdog's best weapon. The shot clock helps talented rosters more than it helps good coaches. The pro clock arguments are real too: player development, cleaner endings, alignment with every higher level. The debate is ending, so shift your energy from arguing to installing late clock offense and defense. Every possession is currency. Teach it that way in practice, every day. Does your state have a shot clock, and has it actually changed how you coach late game situations? Drop your state and your honest answer. Join the TeachHoops membership for the full late clock offense installs and practice plans mentioned in this episode Grab Funnel Down Defense to build the half court defense that makes long possessions miserable for your opponent Subscribe on YouTube at @TeachHoops for the video breakdown of Spain's final and what it teaches about possession basketball Rate and review the podcast, it helps more coaches find us high school basketball shot clock debate, shot clock pros and cons, basketball tempo control, late clock offense, coaching underdog teams, possession basketball, TeachHoops, Coach Steve Collins Episode Description (for podcast platforms)Episode SummarySegment BreakdownKey Quotes (pull for social)Key TakeawaysDiscussion Question for the Facebook GroupCalls to ActionSEO Keywords Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
https://teachhoops.com/ Soccer Fans Waited 106 Minutes for One Goal. You Can't Handle a 45 Second Possession? Spain just won the World Cup 1-0 with the only goal coming in the 106th minute, and over a billion people called it a masterpiece. Meanwhile, if a high school team holds the ball for 45 seconds, the gym loses its mind and the shot clock debate explodes all over again. In this episode, Coach Collins uses the biggest sporting event on the planet to take a hard, honest look at the shot clock argument: what the critics get wrong, what they get right, why tempo control is a strategy and not a crime, and how to actually coach late clock situations whether your state has a clock or not. If you coach at a school that doesn't reload with talent every year, this one is for you. The World Cup final was two hours of patience, tension, and one moment of quality. Nobody demanded soccer speed up. Basketball gets no such grace. Coach breaks down why the stall is strategy, why the shot clock rewards rosters more than coaching, why the clock is coming anyway, and the specific skills coaches need to teach to win with one. 00:00 | Cold Open: The Most Watched 1-0 Game in History Spain 1, Argentina 0. Scoreless through 90 minutes. Ferran Torres finally scores in the 106th minute of extra time. Argentina finishes the World Cup final with zero shots on goal. And the world called it beautiful. Set the hook: why does soccer get celebrated for patience while basketball gets crucified for it? 05:30 | The Double Standard Scarcity creates drama. Tension creates drama. Soccer fans understand that every scoring chance matters BECAUSE scoring is rare. Basketball somewhere decided more shots equals better basketball. Push back on that. More shots just equals more shots. 11:00 | What the Stall Actually Is (A Coach's Defense of Tempo) Personal stories from 30 years at Memorial. Times I held the ball. Times it was held on me. Why slowing the game down is the great equalizer for the shorter team, the undermanned team, the school without the AAU pipeline. Strategy, not cowardice. 19:00 | The Uncomfortable Truth About Who the Shot Clock Helps The clock does not reward good coaching. It rewards good rosters. Walk through it honestly: force a shot every 35 seconds and the more talented team wins more often, period. If you coach at a have-not program, the clock takes a weapon out of your hands. 26:00 | The Other Side of the Argument (Being Fair About It) Steelman the pro clock case. Players want to play the way they watch. Every level above high school uses one. Recruiting and player development arguments. End of game farming and intentional fouling ugliness that the clock genuinely cleans up. Acknowledge what's real here. 33:00 | The Clock Is Coming. Now What? The debate is basically over in most states, so stop fighting yesterday's war. The coaches who win with a shot clock are the ones who start TEACHING it. Late clock offense sets. Time and score situations as a daily drill, not a February surprise. Defending the last 8 seconds of the clock. Turning the clock into YOUR weapon. 41:00 | Practice Ideas This Week Three specific things to install: a 10 seconds left "get a good one" action, a scripted possession value drill where turnovers cost double, and a defensive late clock scramble drill. Keep it concrete so coaches leave with homework. 47:00 | The Real Lesson From Sunday The final wasn't great because of shot volume. It was great because two teams executed under pressure for two hours and one moment of quality decided it. That's the standard with or without a clock: value the ball, treat every possession like currency, patience is a weapon and panic is a choice. 50:00 | Wrap Up and CTA "Spain didn't score for 105 minutes and won the whole thing. Your team can survive a 58 second possession." "The shot clock doesn't reward good coaching. It rewards good rosters." "Scarcity creates drama. When scoring is hard, every possession means something." "The coaches who win with a shot clock are the ones who stop complaining about it and start teaching it." Tempo control is strategy, and it's the underdog's best weapon. The shot clock helps talented rosters more than it helps good coaches. The pro clock arguments are real too: player development, cleaner endings, alignment with every higher level. The debate is ending, so shift your energy from arguing to installing late clock offense and defense. Every possession is currency. Teach it that way in practice, every day. Does your state have a shot clock, and has it actually changed how you coach late game situations? Drop your state and your honest answer. Join the TeachHoops membership for the full late clock offense installs and practice plans mentioned in this episode Grab Funnel Down Defense to build the half court defense that makes long possessions miserable for your opponent Subscribe on YouTube at @TeachHoops for the video breakdown of Spain's final and what it teaches about possession basketball Rate and review the podcast, it helps more coaches find us high school basketball shot clock debate, shot clock pros and cons, basketball tempo control, late clock offense, coaching underdog teams, possession basketball, TeachHoops, Coach Steve Collins Episode Description (for podcast platforms)Episode SummarySegment BreakdownKey Quotes (pull for social)Key TakeawaysDiscussion Question for the Facebook GroupCalls to ActionSEO Keywords Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
TeachHoops Podcast Show NotesEpisode Title Soccer Fans Waited 106 Minutes for One Goal. You Can't Handle a 45 Second Possession? Spain just won the World Cup 1-0 with the only goal coming in the 106th minute, and over a billion people called it a masterpiece. Meanwhile, if a high school team holds the ball for 45 seconds, the gym loses its mind and the shot clock debate explodes all over again. In this episode, Coach Collins uses the biggest sporting event on the planet to take a hard, honest look at the shot clock argument: what the critics get wrong, what they get right, why tempo control is a strategy and not a crime, and how to actually coach late clock situations whether your state has a clock or not. If you coach at a school that doesn't reload with talent every year, this one is for you. The World Cup final was two hours of patience, tension, and one moment of quality. Nobody demanded soccer speed up. Basketball gets no such grace. Coach breaks down why the stall is strategy, why the shot clock rewards rosters more than coaching, why the clock is coming anyway, and the specific skills coaches need to teach to win with one. 00:00 | Cold Open: The Most Watched 1-0 Game in History Spain 1, Argentina 0. Scoreless through 90 minutes. Ferran Torres finally scores in the 106th minute of extra time. Argentina finishes the World Cup final with zero shots on goal. And the world called it beautiful. Set the hook: why does soccer get celebrated for patience while basketball gets crucified for it? 05:30 | The Double Standard Scarcity creates drama. Tension creates drama. Soccer fans understand that every scoring chance matters BECAUSE scoring is rare. Basketball somewhere decided more shots equals better basketball. Push back on that. More shots just equals more shots. 11:00 | What the Stall Actually Is (A Coach's Defense of Tempo) Personal stories from 30 years at Memorial. Times I held the ball. Times it was held on me. Why slowing the game down is the great equalizer for the shorter team, the undermanned team, the school without the AAU pipeline. Strategy, not cowardice. 19:00 | The Uncomfortable Truth About Who the Shot Clock Helps The clock does not reward good coaching. It rewards good rosters. Walk through it honestly: force a shot every 35 seconds and the more talented team wins more often, period. If you coach at a have-not program, the clock takes a weapon out of your hands. 26:00 | The Other Side of the Argument (Being Fair About It) Steelman the pro clock case. Players want to play the way they watch. Every level above high school uses one. Recruiting and player development arguments. End of game farming and intentional fouling ugliness that the clock genuinely cleans up. Acknowledge what's real here. 33:00 | The Clock Is Coming. Now What? The debate is basically over in most states, so stop fighting yesterday's war. The coaches who win with a shot clock are the ones who start TEACHING it. Late clock offense sets. Time and score situations as a daily drill, not a February surprise. Defending the last 8 seconds of the clock. Turning the clock into YOUR weapon. 41:00 | Practice Ideas This Week Three specific things to install: a 10 seconds left "get a good one" action, a scripted possession value drill where turnovers cost double, and a defensive late clock scramble drill. Keep it concrete so coaches leave with homework. 47:00 | The Real Lesson From Sunday The final wasn't great because of shot volume. It was great because two teams executed under pressure for two hours and one moment of quality decided it. That's the standard with or without a clock: value the ball, treat every possession like currency, patience is a weapon and panic is a choice. 50:00 | Wrap Up and CTA "Spain didn't score for 105 minutes and won the whole thing. Your team can survive a 58 second possession." "The shot clock doesn't reward good coaching. It rewards good rosters." "Scarcity creates drama. When scoring is hard, every possession means something." "The coaches who win with a shot clock are the ones who stop complaining about it and start teaching it." Tempo control is strategy, and it's the underdog's best weapon. The shot clock helps talented rosters more than it helps good coaches. The pro clock arguments are real too: player development, cleaner endings, alignment with every higher level. The debate is ending, so shift your energy from arguing to installing late clock offense and defense. Every possession is currency. Teach it that way in practice, every day. Does your state have a shot clock, and has it actually changed how you coach late game situations? Drop your state and your honest answer. Join the TeachHoops membership for the full late clock offense installs and practice plans mentioned in this episode Grab Funnel Down Defense to build the half court defense that makes long possessions miserable for your opponent Subscribe on YouTube at @TeachHoops for the video breakdown of Spain's final and what it teaches about possession basketball Rate and review the podcast, it helps more coaches find us high school basketball shot clock debate, shot clock pros and cons, basketball tempo control, late clock offense, coaching underdog teams, possession basketball, TeachHoops, Coach Steve Collins Episode Description (for podcast platforms)Episode SummarySegment BreakdownKey Quotes (pull for social)Key TakeawaysDiscussion Question for the Facebook GroupCalls to ActionSEO Keywords Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Here in the middle of summer (and, perhaps, one of our sparser crowds of the season) we have a very busy parable section in Matthew 13: five short parables packed into a dozen verses. That's a lot of focus to to try to hold in one sermon — so we likely have some choices to make heading into sermon prep this week.This is the third Sunday inside Matthew's parables chapter, and it is the busiest of them. The Gospel gives us five short parables — mustard seed, yeast, hidden treasure, pearl, and net — each doing its own quick work. A single sermon can barely do justice to one of them. The preacher's honest choice this week is whether to preach one image well or gesture at all five superficially (and, most likely, ineffectively). This guide covers each parable but assumes the preacher will pick.The Old Testament tracks head in very different directions. * Track One continues with Jacob — now at his uncle Laban's house, working seven years for Rachel and being deceived at the wedding. It is a painful text, and its painfulness is part of what it has to say. * Track Two brings us to Solomon at Gibeon, offered anything in a dream and asking for wisdom to lead God's people well. * The Epistle continues in Romans 8 and gives us some of the most beloved verses Paul ever wrote — the Spirit interceding with sighs too deep for words, all things working together for good, nothing able to separate us from the love of God in Christ.For preachers continuing the series: this is week three of the parables arc. The Sower (Proper 10) named God's lavish scattering. The Wheat and the Weeds (Proper 11) named God's patient sorting. This week the parables come in a burst, each offering a different angle on what the kingdom of heaven is actually like.The ReadingsGenesis 29:15–28First Reading (Track One) — Jacob, Leah, and RachelSummaryJacob has fled his own family and arrived at his uncle Laban's household. He falls in love with his younger cousin Rachel and agrees to work seven years for her. Seven years pass; the wedding feast is held; and Jacob wakes in the morning to discover he has been given Leah, the older sister, instead. He confronts Laban. Laban answers, without apology, that the younger cannot be given before the elder in that country. Jacob agrees to serve another seven years for Rachel. The deceiver from earlier chapters has been deceived himself, and the family that will grow out of these two marriages will carry the weight of the wedding-night trick for generations.Key Ideas for Preaching* This is Jacob's first taste of being on the receiving end of the kind of scheming he has been practicing. In earlier chapters, he tricked his brother and his father; now his uncle tricks him. The narrator does not moralize — the pattern is simply allowed to sit there. What does it look like for your congregation to notice the patterns they have set in motion, without either shame or excuse?* Laban's “the younger cannot be given before the elder” is a pointed line. Jacob, the younger, took what belonged to Esau, the elder. Now he is told he cannot take the younger before the elder. The text is doing quiet, painful work. Where in your congregation might God be doing similarly quiet work — through consequences, not lectures?* The story does not pretend Leah is loved. It does not pretend Rachel is safe from her sister's grief. It refuses to give us the reassuring resolution we might want. What does it look like to preach honestly on a text that leaves this much untidy?Significant Cautions* Do not romanticize the line about seven years feeling like a few days. Read in context, it opens a story that will produce enormous grief for at least three of the four people involved.* The women in this story — Leah and Rachel — pay the highest price for the men's schemes. Be honest about that, without turning them into abstractions or setting one against the other.* Do not use this text to comment on modern marriage practices in ways it cannot bear. It is a story about deception and consequences, not a template for how marriages should work.Psalm 105:1–11, 45bThe Psalm (Track One, primary option) — Remember the CovenantSummaryA hymn of thanksgiving for God's faithfulness across the long history of Israel. The opening verses call the people to praise and to remember. The middle rehearses the covenant with Abraham — the promise of the land, the seed, the everlasting covenant — which the lectionary selects to keep the focus tight. The closing line is a single word of praise.Key Ideas for Preaching* The psalm is essentially a call to remember. What God did for Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is not distant history but the reason today's community has cause to sing. What does it mean for your people to keep the long memory of what God has done, in a culture that keeps them focused on the immediate?* Read alongside today's Genesis reading, the psalm's serene retelling sits in some tension with the messy reality Jacob is living through in Genesis 29. The psalm knows the story ends well; Jacob does not. Where in your people's lives is God's long faithfulness working through a story that does not yet feel serene?Significant Cautions* The “land I have promised” language has a long and painful history when misused to justify the taking of land from other people. Handle it with care.* The psalm's cheerfulness can mask real complexity in the underlying history. Do not erase Leah's grief with a hymn about Jacob's story.Psalm 128The Psalm (Track One, alternative option) — Blessed Is EveryoneSummaryA short psalm of blessing for the person who fears the Lord. Their labor is fruitful; their household flourishes; they live to see their children's children. The psalm assumes a stable, agricultural, patriarchal household and pronounces blessing over it.Key Ideas for Preaching* The psalm's picture of blessing is domestic, ordinary, and generational — not heroic, not dramatic. Just a table set, a family gathered, a life lived faithfully across time. Where in your congregation has the ordinary been undervalued, and how might this psalm give it its due?* Paired with the Genesis reading, this psalm offers a striking contrast — Jacob's marriage is not the picture of blessing this psalm describes. What might it look like to preach both — the ideal the psalm names and the reality the Jacob story exposes — without pretending they can be neatly resolved?Significant Cautions* The psalm's vision of a blessed household is culturally specific. Do not preach it in a way that suggests those without spouses or children are outside God's blessing.1 Kings 3:5–12First Reading (Track Two) — Solomon Asks for WisdomSummaryEarly in his reign, Solomon has a dream at Gibeon. God appears and asks him what he wants. Solomon does not ask for wealth, or long life, or victory over his enemies. He asks for an understanding heart — the wisdom to lead God's people well. He is a young king, he says, and does not know how to govern. God is pleased and gives him what he asked for, along with the things he did not ask for.Key Ideas for Preaching* Solomon's request is startling for its self-awareness. He knows he does not know. Where in your congregation has the honest admission of what we do not know been avoided in favor of confident-sounding leadership, and what might this text invite instead?* The wisdom Solomon asks for is specifically for the sake of others — to govern God's people well. This is not personal enlightenment; it is a request for the equipment to serve. How might your people hear this as a model for the kind of wisdom their vocations actually need?Significant Cautions* The wider story of Solomon complicates this scene. He will not, over the long run, live up to the wisdom he receives here. Do not preach the dream as if it were the whole of Solomon's reign.* “Ask for whatever you want” language can be misused. God is not a wish-granter; the text is showing us what a rightly ordered heart asks for, not licensing bargain-hunting prayer.Psalm 119:129–136The Psalm (Track Two) — The Unfolding of Your WordsSummaryAnother short section of the great acrostic psalm on God's word and law. The chosen verses celebrate God's decrees as wonderful, ask for God's face to shine on the psalmist, and end with a line of surprising grief: “my eyes shed streams of tears, because your law is not kept.”Key Ideas for Preaching* The psalmist's tears are the grief of someone who loves what God intended and sees the world falling short of it. What in your congregation's life would break their hearts if they let it — and what does the psalm suggest we do with that grief?* “The unfolding of your words gives light.” The word does not give light all at once; it unfolds. How might your sermon honor the slow way God's word actually opens itself to us?Significant Cautions* The psalmist's love for God's law can be misread as legalism. It is not. It is a love for what God has revealed as good.Romans 8:26–39The Epistle — Nothing Can Separate UsSummaryThe climax of Romans 8, and some of the most beloved verses Paul ever wrote. The Spirit intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. All things work together for good for those who love God. And then the closing crescendo, one of the great passages of the New Testament: nothing — not hardship, persecution, famine, sword, powers, principalities, or anything else in all creation — can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.Key Ideas for Preaching* The Spirit intercedes for us when we do not know how to pray. That is one of the most comforting sentences in the New Testament for people in seasons when prayer has stopped working. Where in your congregation are people quietly convinced they are failing at prayer, and how might Paul steady them?* “All things work together for good” has become a widely repeated line and is often misused. Paul is not saying every bad thing that happens is secretly good, or that suffering will always be visibly redeemed. He is naming something more specific — that God is at work within all things toward good. How might your sermon preserve the comfort of the verse while defending it from its worst uses?* The closing crescendo names actual sufferings by name — hardship, persecution, famine, sword. Paul is not offering an abstract promise. He is naming the very things his readers were facing and insisting that none of them can separate them from the love of God. Where in your congregation are people quietly assuming they might have been separated already, and what would it mean for them to hear this list read aloud with their own name in it?Significant Cautions* “All things work together for good” is one of the most misused verses in the Bible — especially at funerals and in hospital rooms, where it has been used to justify or minimize real suffering. Preach against that misuse plainly.* “Those God foreknew he also predestined” opens onto centuries of debate. Faithful readers come down differently. Do not preach as if the question has been settled.* The comfort of the closing verses is only meaningful when the sufferings named are taken seriously. Do not skip lightly over famine and sword; they are what Paul's hearers were living, and they are what many of ours are living too.Matthew 13:31–33, 44–52The Gospel — Five Parables of the KingdomSummaryFive short parables in quick succession. The kingdom is like a mustard seed — tiny at first but growing into something birds nest in. Like yeast a woman works into flour until the whole batch is leavened. Like treasure hidden in a field that someone finds and joyfully sells everything to buy. Like a merchant finding one pearl worth all he has. Like a net cast into the sea that catches everything and is only sorted after being pulled in. Jesus asks the disciples if they have understood, and closes with one more image: the scribe trained for the kingdom, bringing out of his storeroom what is new and what is old.Key Ideas for Preaching* The mustard seed is a strange choice. Mustard was considered an invasive weed in first-century Palestine, not a tree. Jesus is comparing the kingdom to what is often unwanted, wild, and hard to contain. Where in your congregation has the kingdom been imagined as tidy, and what would it look like to hear it named as invasive?* The yeast image is done by a woman — quiet, hidden, domestic work. The kingdom is often like that: invisible until the whole batch has risen. Where in your congregation has the visible been overvalued, and what would it mean to honor the yeast?* The hidden treasure parable turns on joy. The person sells everything not out of duty but out of gladness. When has your congregation known that kind of joy — a joy that made the giving up easy? How might your sermon call it forth again?* The pearl merchant is not a lucky farmer stumbling on treasure. He is searching. Some people come to the kingdom by accident; some by long looking. Which of your people are the seekers, and what might they need to hear this morning?* The net catches everything — good and bad — and is only sorted at the end. This is the wheat and weeds again, in miniature. What does it mean that the same kingdom-shape shows up in five different images? Where might your congregation be tempted to prefer one image and dismiss the others?* The closing line about the scribe bringing out what is new and what is old is one of the most graceful sentences in Matthew. What does it look like for your congregation to hold both — the ancient wisdom of the tradition and the new thing God is doing among them — without pitting one against the other?Significant Cautions* The mustard-seed-as-invasive-weed reading is worth naming, but do not turn the whole parable into a horticulture lecture. Let the image do its work.* The “sold all he had” imagery has been used to bless coercive giving. Jesus is describing joy, not running a stewardship campaign.* The net parable closes with fierce judgment language — furnace, weeping, gnashing of teeth. Handle it with the same care as last week's wheat and weeds. The point is that the sorting is not ours.A single sermon cannot honestly cover all five parables. Do not try. Pick one — or a pair — and let it breathe.Thematic ConnectionsThis is week three of the parables arc, and the pattern is coming into focus. Two weeks ago the Parable of the Sower named God's lavish scattering. Last week the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds named God's patient sorting. This week we get five different angles on what the kingdom is actually like. Small and invasive (the mustard seed). Hidden and pervasive (the yeast). Discovered by accident and worth everything (the treasure). Discovered by long searching and worth everything (the pearl). Mixed and eventually sorted (the net).Preachers have a real choice this week. The mustard seed and yeast pair naturally, both about small things producing outsized results. The treasure and pearl pair naturally, both about joyfully giving up everything for something worth more. The net stands alone and pulls the arc back toward last week's parable. Almost any one of these will preach; trying to do all five will not.On Track One, the Genesis reading offers a striking counterpoint to the Gospel's celebration of the kingdom. Jacob thinks he is buying joy for seven years of labor. He discovers he has bought Leah, and must labor seven more years for Rachel. The parables of the treasure and the pearl both assume that what is bought is truly worth what it costs. Jacob's story shows what happens when we buy the wrong thing. A preacher can hold both — the joy the parables assume and the ache the Genesis story exposes — without pretending they resolve neatly.On Track Two, Solomon at Gibeon asks for the very wisdom the parables describe. The scribe trained for the kingdom, the one Jesus names at the close of the Gospel, could just as well be Solomon at the dream — a young leader who knows he does not know, asking for what only God can give.Romans 8 sits under the day as the great steadying word. The Spirit intercedes for us in our confusion. All things are held together in God's purpose. Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. Whether we are seeking the kingdom or stumbling into it this week, God's love is prior to our finding it. This is a public episode. 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2021年高考全国甲乙卷英语听力第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分〉听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.What is the man doing?A.Asking the way. B.Giving directions. C.Correcting a mistake. 2.What dress size does the woman want?A.8. B.10. C.12. 3.What is the woman likely to do?A.Make a phone call.B.Handle the problem.C.Have a rest. 4.Which tour does the man seem to be interested in?A.The evening tour. B.The half-day tour. C.The full-day tour. 5.Where are the speakers?A. At a canteen. B. At a clinic. C. At a bank.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分〉听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.What does the woman think of the match?A.Entertaining. B.Discouraging. C.Boring.7.What do the speakers plan to do on Tuesday afternoon?A.Watch a game. B.Play tennis. C. Go to the cinema.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.What does the man advise Mrs. White to do?A. Goon a diet. B. Do more exercise. C.Get enough sleep.9.Which can be included in Mrs. White's breakfast?A.Eggs. B.Sausages. C.Porridge.10.What is the man?A. A teacher. B. A physician. C. A chef.听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。11.How does Nancy look to Daniel?A.Confused. B.Excited. C.Anxious.12.Why does Daniel mention his performance in a play?A. To comfort Nancy. B. To express his regret. C. To show his pride.13.What is Nancy going to do next week?A.Take a school test. B.Have a check-up. C. Go in for a competition.14.What does Daniel offer to do for Nancy?A.Rewrite her lines. B.Drive her to the theater. C.Help her with the practice.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.What was Prof. Stone's grandfather afraid of?A.Leaving his home. B.Parting from his son. C.Taking early retirement.16.What does old age mean to many elderly Americans?A.Lack of moral support. B.Loss of self-worth. C.Change of living habits.17.What will Prof. Stone talk about next concerning elderly people?A.Public services they ask for.B.Health care available to them.C.Contributions they can make.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.What does the speaker's mother want her to be?A. A confident person. B. A warm-hearted person. C. A humorous person. 19.Why did the speaker feel lonely in her childhood?A.She often traveled by herself.B.Her family moved frequently.C.Her mother was busy working.20.What does the speaker mainly talk about? A.Importance of home schooling. B.Mother-daughter relationship. C.A role model in her family.【参考答案】 1-5 ACCBB 6-10 ABACB 11-15 CACCA 16-20 BCABB【听力原文】(Text1)M: Excuse me, I got lost. I took a bus to city hall, but I can't find the place.W:This is the concert hall, not city hall. To go there, you should take the busat Grand Hotel over there.(Text2)M:Can I help you?W: I'm looking for a size twelve dress.M:Oh, let me see. An eight, a ten. Ah, you're lucky. I have the prettiest dress here in a twelve. Why don't you try it on?(Text3)W: Do you think you can take care of everything in the office today?M: No problem. Just go home and take a rest. If there is anything I feel I cannot handle, I'll call you.(Text4)W: We have a half-day tour, a full-day tour and an evening tour. Which one would you like?M: What is the schedule of the half-day tour?W: It sets out at 8:30 a.m. and returns at 2:00 p.m.(Text5)M: Now,what seems to be the trouble, Mrs. Stevens?W: I've been very dizzy lately. And last night, I had some chest pain.M: Don't worry. Let me have a look.(Text6)W: Wow.That was a great match. I really like watching tennis games.M: Me too. I think tennis is an exciting sport.W: I think so. Do you play tennis, John?M:Yes, but not very well. Do you play?W: A little. How about a game on Tuesday afternoon?M:Sure.(Text7)M: Mrs.White, I'm afraid we have to put you on a strict diet. From now on, you're going to have to stay away from salty food.W:Does that mean I can't have any more fast food?M:Right. You can't have any fried food or steaks.W:What about breakfast food like eggs and sausages?M:Those are all bad for you. But you can have porridge, bread and orange juice.W:Well, what about lunch and dinner?M:Have a salad for lunch. As for dinner, you can have all the vegetables you want. Fish and chicken are also okay.W:What about dessert? Can I still have ice cream?M:Yes, but not too much.(Text8)M: Hi Nancy! You look worried. What's wrong?W:Well Daniel, have you ever felt nervous on stage?M:Sure. Do you remember that play I was in a few years ago? I knew my lines,but I was terrified to have to recite them in front of an audience. As soon as I saw the crowd of people down there, my heart beat so fast that I was unable to say a single word.W: That's how I feel just thinking about the spelling competition next week.M: I didn't know you made it to the finals.W: I'm worried I'll get nervous and freeze on stage. I might forget how to spell everything, even my own name. I don't know what to do.M:Nancy, I know that you're not going to forget how to spell your name. I'll help you get through this. I'll go to the school hall with you to practice. Then I'll teach you an exercise my baseball coach taught me. Believe me. It works.W: I feel much better now. Thanks, Daniel.(Text9)W:Hello, ladies and gentlemen! Today, we have invited Prof. Stone to talk about the role of elderly people in our society. Welcome to our show, Prof. Stone.M: To begin with, I'd like to tell a story from my own life. Several years ago, when my grandparents were well into their 80s, they were no longer able to care for themselves very well. My grandfather was afraid of leaving the only home they had known for the past 60 years. The idea of having to sell their home and move into a retirement home was an extremely painful experience for them. Indeed, old age for them, and many old Americans can mean not only the possible failure of one's health, but the loss of identity and self-worth.W:Yes, it's true. What do you have to say about the problem of old age?M:Many experts have given talks here that have focused on the medical care, and the development of public services for senior citizens. Today, I'd like to focus my comments on the meaningful roles that elderly can play and should play in our society. (Text10)Talking about personal relationships, well, I'd naturally think of my relationship with my mother. Whenever I need help, my mother is always there for me. She often tells me that I can be anyone I want, as long as I'm confident of myself. She sees my talent and pushes me to do the best I possibly can. As I was growing up, we were often on the move. I had to admit that moving so often made me feel lonely. But my mother did everything she could to help me feel happy. In fact, so much traveling was really a good thing because it made us close. I respect my mother so much as she never treats me as a child, but as an equal. She gives me the freedom to make mistakes and to learn from them all.Unlike friendships that can fade or break, I know I'll always be connected to my mother no matter what I face. She is not just a role model, but someone I love.
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The Amazon Kindle Scribe feels just like writing on paper and helps keep pages of notes organized and easy to read. Get yours here https://amzn.to/4peFOKQ What's the #1 money habit that separates winners from losers? What stops the thousand small cuts you're making every single day that you refuse to see? Caleb Hammer has reviewed thousands of financial disasters on his show Financial Audit, and he's breaking down the tactics that separates people who build wealth from people who stay stuck forever. From collections to car loans to OnlyFans subscriptions, he's seen it all. And in this episode, he's pulling back the curtain on what actually works, what's killing your future, and why most people would rather look rich than be rich. In this episode, you'll learn: Why 40% of Americans can't afford a $400 emergency and how not having an emergency fund starts the debt snowball that destroys everything The 50/30/20 rule: 50% needs, 30% fun, 20% investing, and why people think Caleb is stingy when he's actually telling you to spend a crazy amount on fun once you cut the BS The real difference between people who change and people who don't: action words versus future words, and why I'm gonna means nothing if the documents show you aren't doing it now ___________ (00:00:00) Introduction: Budgeting Is the Snowball That Starts Every Financial Disaster (00:00:52) The Red Flags: Collections, Repos, and the Death by a Thousand Cuts (00:06:14) The OnlyFans Economy: Loneliness, Parasocial Relationships, and Paying Indian Telemarketers (00:08:00) The Average American Is Broke: 40% Can't Handle a 400 Dollar Emergency (00:10:54) Budget or Die: The One Non-Negotiable Rule That Changes Everything (00:12:01) The 28 Dollar Lunch Debate: Avocado Toast, Death by a Thousand Cuts, and Owning Your Choices (00:13:45) Housing, College, and Health Care: The Three Things Actually Screwing Gen Z (00:19:38) The Car Trap: Why Americans Justify 1000 Dollar Payments for Grocery Runs (00:23:27) Dave Ramsey Is Wrong: The 1000 Dollar Emergency Fund and the 6% Withdrawal Myth (00:26:33) Bill Gates Doesn't Know the Price of Rice-A-Roni: The Disconnect of Wealth (00:27:45) The 100K Investment Blueprint: Target Date Funds, Index Funds, and Killing High-Interest Debt First (00:29:19) Pokemon Cards, Tulip Mania, and NFTs: Why Speculation Always Ends the Same Way (00:30:58) The Dumbest Investments: Gold Mines in Uganda, CDs, and Risk-Averse Spending Addicts (00:34:21) The SpaceX IPO: Trillion Dollar Valuation, NASDAQ Rule Changes, and Betting on Elon (00:37:43) Caleb's Origin Story: From Negative 90K in Debt to 250K Net Worth in Six Years (00:41:34) The Five-Step Blueprint: Budget, Find Your Market Fit, Kill Debt, Emergency Fund, Invest 20% (00:42:58) The 50-30-20 Rule: 30% on Fun Is Not Stingy, It's Generous as Hell (00:48:05) War Stories: The Streamer Who Made Two Cents a Month and Still Wouldn't Quit (00:50:49) The Car Defense: Why People Fight to the Bone Over a 40K Net Gain (00:51:31) Breaking Someone's Frame: The Kids Argument and the N-Word Incident (00:54:36) The Action Test: I'm Gonna Versus I Am—How to Tell If Someone Will Actually Change (00:55:28) 28,000 Dollars in Debt Paid Off in 12 Months: The Financial Audit Success Rate (00:56:29) The Anchor Problem: When One Partner Drags the Other Down Financially (00:57:24) Couples Therapy, Prenups, and When to Walk Away from Financial Disaster (00:58:07) Underrated Purchases and Mint Chocolate Chip: The Flavor That Tastes Like Mouthwash (01:00:59) The Money Rule Caleb Struggles to Follow: Spend More and Take a Vacation (01:02:01) Hammer Elite: 110,000 Subscribers and Building a Premium Content Empire (01:02:54) Political Audits: Governors, Senators, and Why Newsom Said No (01:04:27) The Federal Debt Crisis: Pentagon Audits, Social Security Cuts, and the 25% Haircut in Five Years (01:04:57) Centrist Economics, Right-Wing Coded Jokes, and Why Both Parties Suck at Spending (01:09:27) The Final Word: Every Day You Wake Up, You Choose to Be a Retard or Not—Choose Wisely ___________ MORE FROM BIGDEAL
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In Episode 375 of The Real Jason Duncan Podcast, most salespeople are optimizing the wrong game. They're perfecting the mechanics — the right words, the process, the timing — but the real game is being decided long before they ever open their mouth. Bill Caskey spent 35 years watching this pattern play out, and he says it's the costliest mistake a sales team can make. Bill Caskey is a sales development leader and strategist who has been training B2B sales teams and executives since 1990. He is the author of Same Game New Rules, Rewire The Sales Mind, and The Sales Playbook, and co-hosts both the Advanced Selling Podcast — the longest-running sales podcast Jason has ever recommended — and the Bill Caskey Podcast. He has spent four decades inside the sales training world watching teams win and lose, and he finally figured out why most of them never break through. Today, Bill returns to the show for the first time since Episode 77 to expose the lie that runs through almost every sales training program ever built: that mechanics are the game. Master the pitch. Perfect the close. Handle the objection. And success will follow. It won't. Not even close. Because the game starts somewhere else entirely — and most salespeople never find out where. In this episode, Jason and Bill cover: Why Bill spent years near the bottom of the sales stack rank even after getting mechanically good — and what finally changed The concept of detachment — where it came from, what it actually means, and why it produced a 50% revenue increase for one of Bill's clients Why detachment is not ambivalence — and what healthy detachment looks like versus the guy who just doesn't care How fear filters everything through scarcity — and why you can't detach if you're scared The role shift that changes everything — from salesperson to guide — and why prospects stop resisting the moment you make it Why mechanics can't be taught until the mind is right — and what Bill does when someone in the room refuses to engage with mindset work The breakup email — why it works as a mechanic but falls apart the moment you get needy at the bottom The three mindset shifts that matter most: detachment, being the guide, and abundance over scarcity The two sub-lies hiding underneath the main lie — there's not enough, and you're not enough Why 90% of people know success has a spiritual dimension but are scared to deploy it What Bill now knows that he wishes someone had told him 20 years ago — and why nobody did The one thing Bill wants every salesperson still inside this lie to hear before the episode ends You can't mechanic your way to 5X income. The game starts way before you open your mouth. This episode will show you where it actually starts.
We have built some real momentum in the readings for this first half of summer. Of course, you may have a congregation that is in a week, out a week — or, if you have lots of snowbirds, either your sanctuary feels more full or more empty. But the texts march on, and so do we!This is the second Sunday inside Matthew's parables chapter. Last week the Parable of the Sower opened the section; this week we get the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds. Both parables share an image of a field, a sower, and a problem — but they ask different questions. The Sower asks what happens to the word once it has been scattered. The Wheat and the Weeds asks how to live in a field where good and bad are mixed and indistinguishable, and what to do when the impulse rises to sort it out ourselves.Image courtesy of Sickle of Truth: A Bible Student BlogThe Old Testament tracks both lead toward the Gospel in different ways. * Track One follows Jacob deeper into Genesis — to the famous dream at Bethel, where Jacob, fleeing his brother's anger, lays his head on a stone and sees a ladder reaching to heaven. Psalm 139 pairs with that scene by insisting there is no place where God's presence does not reach. * Track Two offers a choice between Wisdom of Solomon's meditation on the lenient sovereignty of God and Isaiah's short, sharp declaration of God's uniqueness; both are paired with Psalm 86, including its prayer for an undivided heart. * The Epistle continues the long climb through Romans 8 — today's portion includes some of Paul's most stirring language about being children of God, the groaning of creation, and the patience of hope.A note for preachers following a series: this Sunday continues the new arc of parables. The Sower (last week), the Wheat and the Weeds (today), and in coming weeks the Mustard Seed, the Yeast, the Hidden Treasure, the Pearl, and the Net — these images are the way Jesus has chosen to talk about the kingdom of heaven. Our job as preachers, increasingly, is to slow down enough to let the images do their work.The ReadingsGenesis 28:10–19aFirst Reading (Track One) — Jacob's Dream at BethelSummaryJacob is on the run. He has just cheated his brother Esau out of their father's blessing, and Esau has vowed to kill him. Rebekah has sent him toward her brother's house in Haran, ostensibly to find a wife but really to keep him alive. The selected verses pick him up somewhere on the road, alone, in an unnamed place at sundown. He takes a stone, puts it under his head, and lies down. And he dreams: a ladder, or stairway, with its foot on the ground and its top reaching up into the heavens, and the angels of God going up and down on it. God stands beside him — or above the ladder — and renews the covenant once given to Abraham: this land, descendants beyond counting, blessing for all the families of the earth. And then the line on which the whole scene turns: I am with you and will keep you wherever you go. Jacob wakes, and the first words out of his mouth are: Surely the Lord is in this place — and I did not know it. He is afraid. He calls the place awesome. He sets up the stone as a pillar, pours oil on it, and names the place Bethel — house of God.Key Ideas for Preaching* Jacob is fleeing the consequences of his own deception. The grace God gives him in this dream is given to a manipulator on the run. Where in your congregation are people quietly assuming that God's presence is reserved for those who have their lives sorted out, and how might Jacob's story interrupt that?* “Surely the Lord is in this place — and I did not know it.” That is one of the most honest lines in Genesis. Jacob discovers that God has been somewhere he did not expect, and he himself was the last to notice. Where in your people's lives might God have been present in a place they did not credit, and what would it look like to wake up to it now?* The ladder is set up on the earth. The traffic on it is two-way — angels ascending and descending. Heaven and earth are connected, and the connection runs in both directions. How might this image steady a congregation that imagines God as remote, or imagines spiritual life as something we have to climb up to?* The promise God speaks to Jacob is mostly about presence: I am with you and will keep you wherever you go. Not just here at this holy site, but on the road. What might it mean for your people that the God of Bethel is the same God of every uncomfortable, unconsecrated place their lives will take them?Significant Cautions* Do not romanticize Jacob into a hero of the dream. He is, at this point in Genesis, a deceiver running from his consequences. The point of the scene is not Jacob's virtue but God's grace toward someone who has not earned it.* “House of God” language can be too quickly applied to a church building. The place Jacob names Bethel is a piece of open ground with a stone in it. The text is not really endorsing sacred architecture; it is naming places where God surprises us.* The promise that Jacob's offspring will inherit the land has had a long and painful history of being used to justify the taking of land from other people. If you touch this part of the text, handle it carefully and avoid reading the ancient promise as a blanket endorsement of any modern claim.Psalm 139:1–12, 23–24The Psalm (Track One) — You Have Searched Me and Known MeSummaryOne of the most intimate and personal psalms in the Bible. The opening verses celebrate God's deep knowledge of the psalmist — sitting down and rising up, the thoughts before they are spoken, the path before it is taken. The middle section asks the question Jacob might have asked: where can I go from your presence? The answer is: nowhere. Not heaven, not Sheol, not the wings of the morning, not the deepest sea, not the darkness. Even the darkness is not dark to God; the night is as bright as the day. The lectionary skips the harder middle verses and picks up at the closing: search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts; see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.Key Ideas for Preaching* This psalm reads like a meditation on Jacob's realization — surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it. The psalm extends that to every place. Where in your congregation might people need to hear that there is no place outside God's attention, and what does that mean for the places they are quietly afraid to go?* “Even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day.” That is one of the most beautiful sentences in the psalms. How might your sermon let your people feel the kindness of that line — not God's surveillance, but God's presence in the very darkness they have been hiding in?* The closing prayer asks God to search the psalmist — not to judge but to lead. That is a remarkable posture. Where in your people's lives might openness to being known by God be more freeing than the long work of self-management?Significant Cautions* God's constant knowing can feel like surveillance, especially to people who have lived under abusive or controlling authorities. Be gentle with this language. The God of Psalm 139 holds us, not watches us.* The omitted middle verses (19–22) contain harsh language about hating God's enemies. The lectionary leaves these out for good reason. If you reach for them, handle them with care.Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16–19First Reading (Track Two, primary option) — You Are Lord of AllSummaryFrom the book of Wisdom, part of the Apocrypha (or deuterocanonical books, depending on tradition). The selected verses celebrate God's universal sovereignty and patient mercy. There is no other God beside this one, the text says, and this God's strength is the source of righteousness. Because God is sovereign over all, God can afford to be lenient — to spare all, to be patient with all, to leave room for repentance. And then the closing line that may be why the lectionary pairs this with today's Gospel: through such acts, God teaches the people that the righteous must be kind.Key Ideas for Preaching* The connection the text makes between God's sovereignty and God's mercy is striking. Because God is in total command, God can be patient. Cruelty and impatience are the marks of weakness, not strength. Where in your congregation has impatience been mistaken for moral seriousness, and what would it look like to learn the patience of the strong?* “The righteous must be kind.” That is, in five words, the ethical conclusion the text draws from God's character. Where in your congregation has righteousness been imagined as something other than kindness, and what might shift if these two were not allowed to come apart?Significant Cautions* Some traditions (most Protestant ones) do not consider Wisdom canonical. If your congregation's tradition uses Isaiah 44 instead, the next section of this guide covers it.* “The strong are merciful” can sometimes shade into a paternalism that treats mercy as something dispensed from on high. The text is reaching for something different — a mercy that flows from confidence, not condescension.Isaiah 44:6–8First Reading (Track Two, alternative option) — I Am the First and I Am the LastSummaryA short, sharp declaration of God's uniqueness. The Lord, the King of Israel, the Lord of hosts, declares: I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. Who is like me? Let them speak. Who can declare the things to come as I have done? Do not fear, do not be afraid. You are my witnesses. Is there any god besides me? There is no other rock; I know not one.Key Ideas for Preaching* “Do not fear, do not be afraid.” That phrase, echoing several Sundays back in Matthew 10, anchors this short text. The reason not to fear is the same: there is no rival power. What does it look like for your people to hear that the deepest threats they imagine have, in the end, no real competing authority?* “You are my witnesses.” That is a striking thing for God to say. It places God's people inside the testimony, not at the edge of it. Where in your congregation might the language of witness need to be recovered — not as performance, but as the kind of life that quietly testifies to what is true?Significant Cautions* “There is no other god” has sometimes been used in interreligious contexts in ways that flatten and demean other faiths. Isaiah is speaking inside a particular ancient struggle against idolatry, not handing the church a position paper on world religions.Psalm 86:11–17The Psalm (Track Two) — An Undivided HeartSummaryA continuation of the psalm we already heard a few weeks ago (Proper 7). The selected verses contain one of the most quoted lines from the psalms: teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart to revere your name. The psalmist gives thanks for God's steadfast love and deliverance, names the trouble he is in (the insolent and the ruthless are after his life), and pleads for help, for a sign of favor, for God's strength.Key Ideas for Preaching* “An undivided heart.” That is a request many of us would not dare to pray, because we know how divided our hearts are. The psalmist is honest about needing to be given a single-mindedness he does not yet have. Where in your congregation might the gift of an undivided heart be more needed than the discipline of trying to manufacture one?* The psalmist names that ruthless people are after his life — and then, in the same psalm, names God as merciful and gracious. Both things are true at the same time. The psalm does not pretend the threats are not real in order to praise God. How might your people learn to hold real danger and real praise in the same prayer?Significant Cautions* “Show me a sign of your favor, so that those who hate me may be put to shame” is honest prayer but easy to weaponize. Be careful preaching this verse in a way that gives moral cover to grudges your congregation is already nursing.Romans 8:12–25The Epistle — Children of God, Heirs with Christ, Creation GroaningSummaryPaul continues the unfolding of Romans 8. We are debtors not to the old way of living, he says, but to the Spirit. All who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God — not slaves anymore, but adopted, with the right to call out, in the most intimate language Paul can find, Abba! Father! If we are children, we are heirs, joint heirs with Christ, sharing in his suffering and in his glory. The passage then opens out into one of the most cosmic visions in the New Testament. The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed. The creation itself waits, with eager longing, for the revealing of the children of God. The creation has been subjected to futility — not by its own choice — in hope. It groans. We groan with it. We who have the first fruits of the Spirit groan inwardly as we wait for adoption and the redemption of our bodies. We were saved in hope, and hope that is seen is not hope. We wait, with patience, for what we do not yet see.Key Ideas for Preaching* Paul calls God by the name Jesus called him — Abba. That is the Aramaic word a child would have used, intimate, not formal. The Spirit makes us able to use that word too. What might it shift in your people's prayer life to hear that the language of intimacy with God is not reserved for spiritual experts?* Paul includes the whole creation in the work of redemption. The trees, the soil, the seas, the suffering creatures — they are not background scenery to the human drama. They are part of it. They groan; they wait. How might this widen your congregation's sense of what salvation includes?* “Hope that is seen is not hope.” Christian hope, by definition, is hope in something we cannot yet point to. We do not have it in hand; we wait for it. Where in your congregation has hope been collapsed into optimism, and how might Paul's patience steady it?* The passage holds together suffering and glory in a way that does not minimize either. Paul does not say the suffering is not real; he says it is not the final word. What does it look like for your congregation to grieve honestly and hope honestly in the same breath?Significant Cautions* “If we suffer with him” has sometimes been used to bless suffering that should be opposed. Paul is talking about the cost of belonging to Christ, not about staying in abusive relationships or harmful situations. Be careful here.* The adoption language has been used in ways that exclude or shame those for whom adoption is a complicated family experience. The word is theological here — about being made part of God's family by grace — but it lands on a particular set of human stories. Handle it with awareness.* “The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory” can be heard cruelly by someone in real, present suffering. Paul is not minimizing their pain. He is naming an even larger reality. Say so.* The cosmic creation imagery (the whole creation groaning) has sometimes been used to bless any sentimental view of nature. Paul has something more specific in mind — a creation broken, in hope of being remade. Do not flatten this into pantheism or sentimentality.Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43The Gospel — The Wheat and the WeedsSummaryJesus tells another parable. The kingdom of heaven, he says, is like someone who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds in among the wheat, and went away. When the plants came up and bore grain, the weeds appeared as well. The servants come to the master, alarmed: did you not sow good seed? Where did these weeds come from? An enemy has done this, he answers. They offer to go and pull them up. The master refuses. No, he says — in pulling up the weeds, you would uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time, the reapers will sort them out. The lectionary then jumps to Jesus' private interpretation with his disciples. The sower of the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world. The good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one; the enemy is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. The weeds will be gathered and burned. The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen.Key Ideas for Preaching* The weed in this parable is almost certainly darnel — a real plant that looks identical to wheat in the early stages of growth. You cannot tell them apart until the grain heads form. The master's refusal to let the servants pull up the weeds is not a moral instruction about tolerance; it is a botanical fact. They literally cannot tell. How might your sermon take that fact seriously and let it reshape the whole feel of the parable?* The servants in the parable are confident. They are sure they know which plants are weeds. The master, gently, refuses their confidence. Where in your congregation has confidence about who is in and who is out crept in, and what would it look like to take the master's caution seriously?* Jesus tells the disciples that the field is the world — not the church. That is worth saying out loud. The parable is not giving the church permission to be lenient about who belongs inside its life. It is talking about the much larger field of the world, where good and evil grow together, and where we are not the reapers. What does it look like for your congregation to know the difference between the church's discernment and the final judgment of the world?* The history of Christian attempts to pull up the weeds in advance is, frankly, awful. The church has identified the wrong people as weeds in every generation. Where in your congregation's past, or in your congregation's present, has someone been pulled up who was, in fact, wheat? How might honest naming help your people walk more humbly into the future?* The parable is not a call to moral passivity. The wheat still has to be tended. Injustice still has to be opposed. What the parable forbids is the human attempt to do the final sorting now. How might your sermon hold together active love for what is good and patient restraint from premature judgment?Significant Cautions* This parable has been used in some of the most damaging ways imaginable — to identify whole groups of people as “weeds”. Every Christian generation has done it, and every Christian generation has been at least partly wrong. Be especially careful with any application of this parable to actual people.* “The field is the world” means just that. The parable is not a license for the church to be lax about its own internal life. Paul and other New Testament writers have plenty to say about that. But the parable is talking about the larger field, where the final sort is not ours.* The interpretation in verses 36–43 is fierce — furnace, weeping, gnashing of teeth. Be careful with this language. It is in the text, but it is not the central point. The central point is the master's caution to the servants in the first half: let both grow together. The judgment language is the backdrop, not the foreground.* “Let anyone with ears listen” has been preached as a kind of warning. It is better heard as an invitation. The parable is doing slow, careful work; the listening it asks for is patient.* The parable can be misused in the opposite direction — as a license to ignore evil because the harvest is coming. It does not say that. It restrains us from premature sorting; it does not absolve us from active love and justice in the meantime.Thematic ConnectionsThe Gospel is the natural center for the day. The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds is one of the most pastorally and politically important parables in Matthew, and the preacher who slows down with it will find that it has much to say to the moment in which most congregations are gathered — a moment in which the human impulse to sort people into wheat and weeds has rarely felt more intense.On Track One, Jacob's dream at Bethel pairs with the parable in a quiet but pointed way. Jacob is, by any honest measure, a weed in his family's field at this point in Genesis. He has cheated his brother and is running from the consequences. And God meets him with grace. The story is its own commentary on the parable: the people we would have written off as weeds turn out to be, in God's hands, wheat in the making. Psalm 139 widens the point: there is no place where God's knowing does not reach, no darkness God does not see clear through. The God who finds Jacob on the road is the same God who finds us in whatever country we have been hiding in.On Track Two, the connection runs through the question of who has the right to judge. Wisdom of Solomon names God as the sovereign whose strength expresses itself in patience. Isaiah names God as the one and only — with no real rivals to fear. Psalm 86 asks for the gift of an undivided heart. Together, these texts ease the listener into the Gospel's harder claim: the final word about wheat and weeds is not ours.Romans 8 sits inside the day as the cosmic frame. The whole creation groans. We groan with it. The hope we wait for is not yet visible. The patience Paul asks for is the same patience the master asks for in the parable — a willingness to let the field be the field, to let the harvest be the harvest, to trust that the One who set this all in motion has not lost track of any of it. The same Spirit who lets us cry Abba is the Spirit who teaches us to wait.For preachers continuing the series: the parables arc is now two weeks old. The Sower last week named God's lavish scattering. The Wheat and the Weeds this week names God's patient deferral of judgment. Together they form a particular picture of the kingdom — generous in its giving, patient in its sorting, and not finally in our hands. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lectionarypro.substack.com/subscribe
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
PART 4: SALES OBJECTIONS: TURN CONCERN INTO CLOSED WON DEALS When you master the objection, you win the sale. After delivering a strong pitch, one of the last steps in the sales process is addressing and overcoming sales objections. Sales objections are any reason, concern, hesitation, or excuse that a prospect gives for not buying. The objection is not the end of the sale. It is the moment that decides it. Every deal lives or dies in the few minutes after resistance appears. When a prospect says it is too expensive, they need to think about it, or they are looking at a competitor, the amateur gets defensive, discounts, or retreats. The closer leans in. Objections are buying signals wrapped in fear, uncertainty, and risk. If you cannot confidently control that moment, you cannot scale your income. Mastering objections means staying calm, asking the right questions, uncovering the real concern, and resolving it with certainty and proof. Handle it with precision and you earn trust, authority, and the signature. Handle it poorly and the deal disappears forever. In sales, you either close or you lose. The best closers and highest growth companies know that sales objections are a necessary part of the sales process. Objections are a signal that the prospect needs more information, clarity, or proof before committing. If you know how to overcome sales objections, you can sell anything to anyone. In this section of the book, I've broken down all the top sales objections and scripts into their own chapter: I'm not interested I'm already working with someone It's too expensive Send me more information I'm not the right person I need to talk to my boss I need to think about it I don't have time How much is it? Tell me more Who is this? Call me back later I'm in a meeting Yes, I'm interested Objections aren't roadblocks. They are bridges you cross to win the sale. In this part of the book, I give you all the exact word-for-word scripts, strategies, frameworks, and playbooks to win over 51,036 customers and generate over $250 million in revenue. If you can prepare to overcome sales objections with confidence, you'll drastically increase your close rates and move more prospects from “No” or “Maybe” to “Yes! Where do I sign?”
You can replace your human assistant with AI. What you can't replace is the human who knows where to draw the line. Chris opens with his own swap — and a book that changes the calculus. Chris McAlister goes live every Wednesday at lunch. This week: the launch of ‘The 3% Shift: The Human Edge in the Age of AI' — and the urgent framework it delivers. AI will handle 97% of the doing. The 3% it can never touch is the human edge: the capacity to imagine what isn't yet real, discern what's wise, and build relationships that last. IBM, Standard Chartered, Meta — the headlines are already writing this story. Chris gives you the model to stay on the right side of it. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Climate Change, sadly, has become increasingly polarised in the UK over the last couple of years. And MPs consistently underestimate public support for climate action – they read the same skewed media that we do, and the minority who oppose more ambitious, or indeed any, action, often have the loudest voices. If you've ever wondered whether it's really worth getting in touch with your MP, or how best to engage with them, this episode is a must listen. Rebecca Willis is a Professor in Energy & Climate Governance at the University of Manchester, where she leads the Climate Citizens research group, looking into the role of public engagement in energy and climate governance. She is an expert advisor to the Climate Change Committee – the independent body that advises the government on tackling and preparing for climate change. And in 2019-2020, she was an Expert Lead to Climate Assembly UK, the first national Citizens' Assembly on Climate Change, which is something we dive into in the podcast. Becky is also the author of Too Hot to Handle – the democratic challenge of climate change.USEFUL LINKS:Rebecca Willis- Website- Linked In- Climate citizens research groupNational Emergency BriefingParents for the FutureClimate Assembly UKClimate BarometerHope for the FutureClimate Conversations – Larger UsRound Our WayMothers Climate Action NetworkWI Climate Ambassadors Scheme Previous episodes:Everyday influencers with Sam HamptonThe National Emergency Briefing with Nick OldridgeAccelerating climate action through sport - with Katie CrossIf you enjoyed this episode, please do leave a rating and/or a review wherever you get your podcasts
Is denial always a bad thing?In this reflection on Psalm 39, John Ortberg explores one of the Bible's strangest prayers:"Look away from me."Why would anyone pray that?Drawing on insights from Dallas Willard, Søren Kierkegaard, and Greg Ten Elshof, John explains the surprising difference between healthy denial and unhealthy denial, and why God often reveals truth gradually rather than all at once.This episode explores:- Psalm 39 and radical honesty- Why Job, Peter, and Jonah wanted distance from God- Healthy vs. unhealthy denial- Self-deception and procrastination- Why Jesus said, "You cannot bear it now"- The grace of gradual transformationScriptures:- Psalm 39- Job 7- Luke 5- Jonah 1- John 16#psalm39 #JohnOrtberg #DallasWillard #SelfDeception #Prayer #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #Truth #Healing
Over the next four episodes, I'm breaking down what masculine discipline really means. Masculinity is not something I claim or announce. It's something I embody through consistent behavior, especially under pressure. Most men don't struggle because they lack information. They struggle because they fail to consistently enforce the discipline that defines true masculinity. Show Notes: [05:30]#1 Handle situations without complaints or announcements. [10:57]#2 Speak when necessary only, and speak with intent. [15:09]#3 Emotional containment under pressure is non-negotiable. [21:30]Recap Next Steps: --- Execution is not a talent. It is a standard. If your results don't match your ability, something in your approach is out of alignment. Most people do not have a motivation problem. They have a consistency problem. Power Presence is the system for operating with greater discipline, clarity, structure, and execution under pressure. Learn more: → http://www.PowerPresenceProtocol.com — This show is the public record of standards. All episodes and the complete archive: → http://WorkOnYourGamePodcast.com
As a marijuana grower for a startup South American based company, Jake did some questionable things. Like the time he smuggled 500 marijuana plants through customs! Get into the weeds with us, and hear all of Jake's exploits. HERS Thank you, HERS! forhers.com/SECRET for your personalized, affordable care that gets you. Based on advertised cash price for 30-day supply of medication only. Membership required, fee not included, and billed separately. Weight Loss by Hers is not available in all 50 states. Wegovy® is the registered trademark of Novo Nordisk A/S. To get started and learn more, including important safety information, Wegovy® clinical study information, and restrictions, visit forhers.com. HOMECHEF For a limited time, get 50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! HomeChef.com/SECRET. Must be an active subscriber to receive free dessert. MINT MOBILE Make the switch! MINTMOBILE.com/SECRET PICTURES See pictures of the pirate grow shipping container, Sofia, the baby plants and the full legal facility in South America! They are waiting for you on Threads, Facebook, Instagram and X. Handle: @secretroompod. YOUTUBE You can listen to The Secret Room now on YouTube! THE SECRET ROOM | UNLOCKED Host: Susie Lark. The Secret Room | Unlocked is yours when you support your favorite indie podcast that could with a membership at patreon.com/secretroom, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. There's a free trial! ALL OUR SPONSORS See this week's sponsors and their offers at secretroompodcast.com/codes FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUPThere's even more fun at The Secret Room Podcast Facebook Discussion Page! Just ask to join, all are welcome. :) YOUR SECRET Click "Share a Secret" at secretroompod.com! PODCAST TEAM Producer: Susie Lark. Story Development: Luna Patel. Music and Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder. LISTENER SURVEY Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!
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Grace from "Moonlight Should Be Beautiful" is back for the conclusion of her heartbreaking secret. In part one she revealed the dark secret of a rape she suffered at the age of 15 that led to a secret abortion. In part two, she is forced to confront the ramifications of that decision as an adult when she gets an unexpected diagnosis. HERS Thank you, HERS! forhers.com/SECRET for your personalized, affordable care that gets you. That's F-O-R-H-E-R-S dot com slash secret. forhers.com slash secret. Based on advertised cash price for 30-day supply of medication only. Membership required, fee not included, and billed separately. Weight Loss by Hers is not available in all 50 states. Wegovy® is the registered trademark of Novo Nordisk A/S. To get started and learn more, including important safety information, Wegovy® clinical study information, and restrictions, visit forhers.com. HOME CHEF For a limited time, get 50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! HomeChef.com/SECRET. Must be an active subscriber to receive free dessert. HOMESERVE For 50% less your first year, go to HomeServe.com/secret. Void in Florida. MINT MOBILE Make the switch! MINTMOBILE.com/SECRET PICTURES See Grace, her husband and her mom on social right now. They are waiting for you on Threads, Facebook, Instagram and X. Handle: @secretroompod. YOUTUBE You can listen to The Secret Room now on YouTube! THE SECRET ROOM | UNLOCKED Grace returns in one week to tell Susie about a time years later she heard from the twin. You will not believe your ears. That and other updates, like what was going on with Grace's sister that held her back from revealing all to mom. Host: Susie Lark. The Secret Room | Unlocked is yours when you support your favorite indie podcast that could with a membership at patreon.com/secretroom, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. There's a free trial! ALL OUR SPONSORS See all our sponsors past and present, and their offers, many of which are still valid: secretroompodcast.com/codes FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUPThere's even more fun at The Secret Room Podcast Facebook Discussion Page! Just ask to join, all are welcome. :) YOUR SECRET Click "Share a Secret" at secretroompod.com! PODCAST TEAM Producer: Susie Lark. Story Development: Luna Patel. Music and Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder. LISTENER SURVEY Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!
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