Podcasts about life of faith

Year C – 13th Sunday after Pentecost; Lectionary 23 – September 7, 2025 Pastor Megan Floyd Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Psalm 1 Luke 14:25-33   Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, and from Jesus, our Savior, who urges us to choose life, so that we may live. Amen. *** These are some challenging words from Jesus today. …Reminds me of the good news from a few weeks ago, when Jesus said he did not come to bring peace, but division… these words make me catch my breath. Yet they are part of the Good News and have been set before us… and so today, we will wrestle with them… together. “Whoever comes to me and does not hate their family, and yes, even life itself, cannot be my disciple.” Is Jesus really telling us that… hate… is a mark of discipleship? Isn't God supposed to be all about love? Isn't the greatest commandment, above all the others… You shall love the Lord, your God, and then… you shall love your neighbor as you love yourself. Yes! Jesus did say that! …and it wasn't new information… he was drawing from Deuteronomy and Leviticus, which his listeners would have known. And what about the fourth commandment… You shall honor your father and mother? How are we to follow God's commandment to honor our parents if Jesus states that we cannot become his disciples unless we hate them? We call the gospels Good News… but Good News… isn't always easy to hear. And yet… it is still good. It is good because it comes from God, who is, indeed, all about love. But it requires us to make choices… choices between life and death… blessings and curses. Choose to fear and love the Lord, your God, above all else. The one who created you, who loved you into existence, desires for you to put God and God's commandments before everything else. Following God has always been about loving God above all else… because we are so loved. And we know… we know… that following God's will for us… that following God's commandments does, in fact, lead to a full life blessed with love and abundance… …it leads to communities that care for the needs of others, where all people are valued and supported, and where everyone has enough. Even though God desires for us to choose this life and these blessings… it still comes with a cost. See, the common thread between our texts today is God's desire for us to first recognize all that God offers us… all that God has laid out for us to consider… and then to make the choice, the only choice… that leads to a flourishing life. …not just for us alone, for we are not meant to be alone… but a flourishing life as communities that have chosen to love God above all else. Choose life… so that you may live… but count the costs of this life of discipleship so you don't make this choice blindly… and you will know …that what God offers is good. We know all about making choices… and we know all about making sacrifices for those choices. There are the little choices we make every day, like choosing a healthy lunch over fast food, because we know that while that burger and fries might taste great in the moment… if that was all we ate, every day… we wouldn't feel so great. And generally what you choose to eat for lunch doesn't become your whole identity… it doesn't demand that you put everything and everyone else as secondary. That would be crazy. But there are choices we make… sacrifices we make… that require this of us… like for example… the choice to play youth travel sports. Working in youth ministry, I regularly lamented the rise in popularity of youth travel sports. Maybe some of you have had your kids involved in travel teams, I don't know… And if you did and loved them, you might get angry with me about this… But here's my perspective from the ministry side of things. Whenever one of my church youth joined a travel team, it was pretty much the death blow to whatever life of faith they and their family had been developing until that point. Participation in travel teams demanded that everything else be sacrificed. First, the family had to invest thousands of dollars every year for their child to be on the team, which wasn't even a guarantee they'd play. And, it was a travel team, so every weekend, the family would be traveling for games… and over the years, it seemed that weekends alone weren't enough, so they started planning for other games during the week. These teams insisted that for the athlete to be successful, every available moment needed to be devoted to the travel team. The team was the highest priority, and if you challenged that, you couldn't be on the team. And so, these kids sacrificed a lot. They sacrificed any opportunity to be involved in anything else with their school or friends. They sacrificed their grades as they struggled to balance school and their commitments to the team. And they sacrificed their faith, and any relationships their family had been nurturing at their church… all of this was sacrificed on the altar of youth travel sports. And for what? …for the hope that someday they might play professionally? I suppose… it occasionally happens, but not usually. Everything in their world became focused on themselves and the game… Their parents supported it, or often even pushed their kid to do it, because they thought they were giving them the best chance to get ahead in this life… in this culture. And… it always broke my heart. Always. Because, in my observations… once a family chose to sacrifice everything for youth travel sports… sacrifice everything for their child's individual teenage success, it was almost impossible to bring them back around to the importance of their faith community. There would be no more opportunities to show them the incredible transformation in ourselves and in the people around us when we choose, not to live just for ourselves, but to live for God and others. There would be no more opportunities to show them how much loving others, as God loves us, is actually one of the most beautiful blessings of all. And no more opportunities to walk with them on their faith journey, when the doubt creeps in, or they get angry with God about something that happened… To be able to offer the kind of reassurance that can only come from the people in your faith community who are with you on that journey, and can speak into your experience. Now please understand… I know that youth travel sports are not really the problem… and I'm sure not all of them are as intense as the ones I encountered. They are a product of our culture that tells us every day that if you aren't focused on your own personal gain and success, then you've already lost. But that's actually contrary to God's desire for us…we weren't created to be alone… we weren't created to toil away as individuals. We were created to succeed and flourish as a people when we love and honor God first, and love and honor our neighbors… when we follow God's commandments. By prioritizing God and the collective needs of the community over our own, we discover what God knew to be true all along… we discover that our hearts and lives are transformed, and we are abundantly blessed. This life of discipleship… this life of following Jesus… leads to an abundant life… but it comes with a cost. We must be willing to put God first in our lives… before all else… and to trust that God is faithful and true in God's promise… that what God has set before us is life and prosperity… and death and adversity. And God wants us to choose life, and that life is good. So the mark of discipleship is not hatred for your family… no… the mark of discipleship is love for God above everything else. And when you love God above all else, it becomes your identity… and it becomes the lens through which you look at everything and everyone around you… so you see the world as God sees it. You see the world through God's lens of perfect love. It's a breathtaking view… a costly view, and the choice is yours to make… and the Good News is… God is going to keep putting this choice in front of you. God is going to keep putting this choice in front of you, no matter how far you have wandered, and no matter how much you have decided that the life of discipleship is too hard. The Good News is… God isn't going to give up on you… because God loves you, and really wants you to choose life. Amen.

This week, we welcome the District Superintendent of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Rev. Mark Galang, to the pulpit as he wraps up our four-week series on what it means to live a life of faith! 

Do extraordinary things for God with the skills you have and start experiencing God's best.

Do extraordinary things for God with the skills you have and start experiencing God's best.

Do extraordinary things for God with the skills you have and start experiencing God's best.

"The Abundant Life of Faith"Genesis 19:1-29The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, GodPastor Nate ClarkeAugust 24, 2025SEEK WEEK is coming September 7–12Should Christians pay attention to POLITICS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak82aD16r04OPEN PLAY in August: our 2000 sq ft indoor play area is open to the public on Wednesdays in August from 9-11 AM. Follow Oasis Kids for details: https://www.instagram.com/oasiskidsvaHave you heard the news about the FUTURE of Oasis Church?https://www.oasischurch.online/futureKIDS SPACE with EXPANDED MOTHER'S ROOM!We recently expanded our Mother's Room — a quiet, private space for Mother's to care for their babies and still be able to watch the worship and sermon on Sunday mornings. https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/reel/C8FqHIipr3u/WHY DID WE CHANGE OUR VISION STATEMENT? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0WFhtL7h3ISERMON NOTES:- Genesis 18:1, 10- Genesis 19:1, 15- The Abundant Life of Faith- Galatians 3:6-9- Abraham: walking by faith, trusting the promises of God  Lot: worldly, half-hearted faith- John 10:7-10- Abraham: The abundant life of faith (Genesis 18)  Lot: The survival life of faith (Genesis 19)- The survival life is in the place of compromise and casually receives the Lord.   The abundant life is in the place of blessing and is eager to receive the Lord.- Genesis 19:1- Your lack of eagerness at God's arrival could be a sign you're living in a place of compromise. - “The difference between the believer who walks by faith and the one who is walking in the world is evident by the manner in which each receives the Lord.” Donald Gray Barnhouse- “The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible.” DL Moody- Genesis 18:1-2- The survival life gets minimal presence of God and maximum distraction from the world.   The abundant life gets the fullness of God's presence.- Genesis 19:2, 6- Revelation 3:20- Genesis 18:5, 8- The abundant life can be about relationship with God, where the survival life has to be about rescue by God.- The survival life gets minimal insight and grace.  The abundant life gets the fullness of God's heart and promises.- Genesis 19:12, 17, 21- Matthew 25:19- Genesis 18:10, 16-17Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.Stay Connected:Website: https://oasischurch.online Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/

This week, we welcome our Pastor of Community Engagement, Rev. Kristin Joyner, to the pulpit as she launches this four-week series on what it means to live a life of faith! Welcome in to another episode of Bothell Amplified, I'm Mack Britton.This week, Reverend Kristin Joyner leads Bothell into a continuation of the Life of Faith sermon series, preaching from Hebrews Chapter 12 verses 18 through 29.Check it out now on Bothell Amplified.

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More talents and skills are beneficial but not always necessary to live by faith and enjoy God's abundant blessings.

More talents and skills are beneficial but not always necessary to live by faith and enjoy God's abundant blessings.

More talents and skills are beneficial but not always necessary to live by faith and enjoy God's abundant blessings.

This week, Pastor Joe continues our four-week series on what it means to live a life of faith by turning to the great cloud of witnesses. How can we be buoyed by those who have gone before us, and how might we be part of that cloud of witnesses for generations to come? 

"Living a Life of Faith," Ordinary Time; Hebrews 12:1-14; Rev. Dcn. JD Meeder.

This week, we welcome Rev. Wim Mauldin to the pulpit as he launches this four-week series on what it means to live a life of faith!

Are you the person who chooses love, truth, and mercy?

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August 10, 2025: In a life of faith, there is risk. Teacher Charlie Dodril. by Platt Park Church

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The problem for many is that they look to their circumstances more than to the God who controls all circumstances.Subscribe to daily devotions e-mails: https://wcm.link/ddsub

Heb 10:32-39

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Send us a textIn this episode the author of Hebrews closes his sermon with several applications that show us how to act and serve in the kingdom of God emphasizing love for others.  Do you need to do better?  God bless you today and I encourage you to spend time in God's Word https://www.instagram.com/biblicaltapestry/https://www.facebook.com/HyperNike12

 Fr. Billy reflects on the gospel for the seventeenth Sunday of ordinary time where Jesus teaches his disciples to pray.  He goes on to speak about the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2025 in Wexford and reflects on how music accompanies every human experience. L'articolo RM Breakfast Show – Fr Billy Swan – World day of the Elderly – Music, beauty and the life of Faith proviene da Radio Maria.

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Guest Speaker, Beth Johnson, continues our series called "Life of Faith" and helps us to understand that when we choose to submit to Him in faith, we give God something that He doesn't have - our obedience.

Faith is a necessity in our lives, not a luxury. This currency of the kingdom is essential - essential to do the works of Jesus that believers are all invited to do and essential to live as a partner with God in the earth. Jesus marvels at the follower who lives by faith. We are called to live by faith, not by sight and we must exercise the faith that we have so that it will grow and the lives of others will be changed. GIVE HERE - https://awake.church/give

Send us a textToday we are kicking out our look at the foundational elements of a relational experience with God by looking at a common phrase used in many churches. Many of us have heard the phrase "Walk with God" but what does it actually mean? Support the show If you have any questions about the subjects covered in today's episode you can find us on Facebook at the links below or you can shoot me an email at joe@buddywalkwithjesus.com One Stop Shop for all the links Linktr.ee/happydeamedia

Preacher: Caleb Miller Text: Galatians 2:15-21 Main Idea: Faith in Christ requires following Christ.

Learn how faith, courage, and hope can thrive under oppression through stories of resilience from the Soviet Union era. Witness the incredible bravery of individuals like Pastor Paul and Mikhail, who stood firm in their beliefs despite severe persecution. Discover the enduring power of faith and the spirit of freedom.

Learn how faith, courage, and hope can thrive under oppression through stories of resilience from the Soviet Union era. Witness the incredible bravery of individuals like Pastor Paul and Mikhail, who stood firm in their beliefs despite severe persecution. Discover the enduring power of faith and the spirit of freedom.

Logan Foerch preaches the Sunday evening service with his message titled "Living A Life of Faith."

Although living in a world driven by selfishness, the elevation of intellect and the pursuit of riches, we are called and invited to live much differently. We are invited to live a life of Faith in God. Trusting in His ways, following Him into the unknown, always aware that Jesus actually lives inside of us.

Sermon Date: 07/13/2025; Pastor Bill Bryson; Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:8-10Support the show

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Stan Reiff, CPA and nonprofit consultant at CapinCrouse, has seen the faithfulness of God in difficult circumstances firsthand. Stan was born on the mission field, and in his early twenties, he and his wife felt called to missions like the generations before him. But Stan soon realized that the life of ministry that he was called to would look nothing like the life he had imagined. After many years of traumatic and costly circumstances, Stan was led on a journey that would take him from missionary to teacher to CPA and from Alaska to Atlanta where God would use his missions experience and accounting background to serve many nonprofits.    At CapinCrouse, Stan helps faith-based nonprofits strengthen their governance, strategy, and operations, and his mission-field experience provides a deep personal understanding of ministry challenges to his consulting work. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer at Crown Financial Ministries and now draws on over 35 years of experience to help organizations thrive with integrity and purpose.    Stan is also passionate about leading his family in a legacy of generosity, Kingdom work, and entrepreneurship, and he is full of practical wisdom to guide people into doing the same in their own families.   Major topics include: Stan's remarkable backstory of faith and missions work in Alaska Navigating traumatic events and a crisis of faith Pivoting into bivocational ministry  Becoming CPA through Alaska Game and Fish Volunteering as budget coaches and seminar instructors with Crown Became chief financial officer at Crown Financial after 20 years volunteering Establishing rhythms and protocols for executive sabbaticals  Helping CFM transition from radio to sharing principle world wide Story of coming to work for CapinCrouse  Personal takeaways from leaders in the generosity space Their family's journey to a financial finish line Equipping kids and grandkids for generosity  Developing family core values Their “family legacy experiment” What to look for in an organization as a donor QUOTES TO REMEMBER “If I can't be on the front lines of ministry in a remote setting, then I will be part of the supply chain, and I will do the best I possibly can to help those who can go and are willing to go to have the best administrative support possible.” “In many ways, I had to give up my passion to be a full time missionary and that was really difficult spiritually. But I came to understand that God had chosen to give us a child with disabilities, and that became my primary ministry.”  “I love that I get to continue to marry my passion for missions, for ministry, along with the accounting experiences that God's given me, and I get to live the dream in an ongoing fashion.” “For me, the real learning came when I understood that God owns it all, not just the ten percent.” “Money really isn't a big deal. You can lose all your money in a day, and you can get it all back in a day.” “Money is never the issue, it's just an indicator of where the heart is.” “It's one thing to have a legacy of faith that's generations long, but it's also exciting to be in that first or second generation. It comes back to our first guiding principle, that faith has to be personal and it has to be yours, not some family member's that's preceded you.” “Kingdom expands when you have more followers of Jesus who are committed to following Him in business, ministry or a combination. But it takes all of us working together to make sure the next generation is equally as passionate, committed, and engaged in Kingdom work.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW CapinCrouse Injoy Stewardship Solutions Crown Financial Ministries National Christian Foundation (see our interview with President Emeritus, David Wills) Ronald Blue and Co., CPA (see our interview with founder, Ron Blue) The Finish Line Community Facebook Group The Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW Philippians 4:12-13 | The Secret of Being Content I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you have a thought about something you heard, or a story to share, please reach out! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can also contact us directly from our contact page. If you want to engage with the Finish Line Community, check out our groups on Facebookand LinkedIn.

"Life of Faith" by H.H. Pope Shenouda [Part 3] | The Harvest (Fr. Matthias Shehad) by Fr. Matthias Shehad

Send us a textPastor Johnny shares a word on FAITH, and living from a place of TRUSTING God. Enjoy!Support the show

Molly Stillman has lived the type of life that when shared, people stop in their tracks and ask, “Wait, what happened?” Molly's mother, Lynda Van Devanter Buckley served as an Army nurse during the Vietnam War and wrote the bestselling memoir, Home Before Morning. When Molly was seventeen, Lynda passed away after an eight-year battle with an autoimmune disorder due to her exposure to Agent Orange. Four years later, Molly turned twenty-one and unexpectedly inherited a quarter of a million dollars from her mother's estranged family's estate. Through “retail therapy” and a long series of grossly irresponsible financial decisions, Molly found herself broke with over $36,000 in credit card debt less than two years later. Shame, guilt, and embarrassment set in. Listen in as Molly shares her journey to faith as she worked her way out of debt and reveals how every messed up, broken story has a purpose. She now helps others through podcasting, speaking and her book, If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry: How Death, Debt and Comedy Led to a Life of Faith, Farming and Forgetting What I Came into This Room For. For show notes go to CarolRoper.org/Podcast If you enjoyed listening to Molly's story check these podcast episodes linked below: Discovering the Dad Who Raised Her Wasn't Her Biological Father with Megan Phillips and Finding Freedom from a Poverty Mindset with Kimberly Long

Hebrews 11 : 23 - 29, A Life of Faith, Tyler Buff by Arbor Dale Church

The Hidden Lightness with Jimmy Hinton – Phil Robertson's legacy endures as a testament to living by unwavering faith, family devotion, and freedom. A cultural icon who eschewed technology, he demonstrated that true influence springs from conviction and humility. His granddaughter Sadie's tribute captures his fearless faith and life well lived. May his example inspire integrity, purpose, and quiet strength in all.

On today's Text-Driven Tuesday, we're starting the story of Noah and the Flood. And while many times the focus is on the Ark or the animals, the real focus ought to be on Noah's faith. What kind of faith did Noah have, and what does that teach us about genuine faith? Tune in and find out. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Additionally, our aim is to introduce and explain passages of Scripture and difficult theological doctrines in a down-to-earth and easy-to-grasp manner. Theology and the Bible should impact your life, and our goal is that we might play a small part in seeing that happen. Conformed to Christ is a ministry of Christ's Fellowship Church. https://cfclawton.org/ ***Be sure to subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, and Amazon Music Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCgQBeT-Mj1CmngPdhZyWybQ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conformed-to-christ/id1503247486 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2NvbmZvcm1lZHRvY2hyaXN0L2ZlZWQueG1s Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5YruCZu4hla6Ll3rBu7UPY  

Tim McDonald // May 11, 2025