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Ezra 9-10New King James Version:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra%209%3A1-10%3A44&version=NKJV

Hebrews 7:1-3 New King James Version 7 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,” 3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.

Numbers 9:1–14 (NKJV)1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “Let the children of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. 3 On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time. According to all its rites and ceremonies you shall keep it.” 4 So Moses told the children of Israel that they should keep the Passover. 5 And they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, at twilight, in the Wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did.6 Now there were certain men who were defiled by a human corpse, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day; and they came before Moses and Aaron that day. 7 And those men said to him, “We became defiled by a human corpse. Why are we kept from presenting the offering of the Lord at its appointed time among the children of Israel?”8 And Moses said to them, “Stand still, that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you.”9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If anyone of you or your posterity is unclean because of a corpse, or is far away on a journey, he may still keep the Lord's Passover. 11 On the fourteenth day of the second month, at twilight, they may keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 12 They shall leave none of it until morning, nor break one of its bones. According to all the ordinances of the Passover they shall keep it. 13 But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, and ceases to keep the Passover, that same person shall be cut off from among his people, because he did not bring the offering of the Lord at its appointed time; that man shall bear his sin.14 ‘And if a stranger dwells among you, and would keep the Lord's Passover, he must do so according to the rite of the Passover and according to its ceremony; you shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger and the native of the land.' ”

The Daily Devotion - Trust in God's Promises | 1 October 2026Welcome to The Daily Devotion from Refinery Life Australia. In today's episode, Reverend Gary Hoban reflects on “Trust in God's Promises” through Joshua 13:1 NKJV. God's work is ongoing, and His promises endure beyond our limitations. Age or circumstance cannot hinder His plan. This is an invitation to slow down, hear the Word, consider what the Holy Spirit is highlighting and respond with practical obedience. TODAY'S CHALLENGE: Identify one situation where fear or uncertainty is competing with faith. Write down what God has said in His Word, pray over it, and choose one action today that demonstrates trust in Him. The episode concludes in prayer so you can carry the truth of Scripture into the rest of your day. Refinery Life Australia — equipping believers, strengthening the Church and contending for nations.Until next timeStay in the BlessingsI really want to encourage you to be diligent with your Bible study time, because God has so much more for us than we can get from just going to church once or twice a week and hearing someone else talk about the Word.When you spend time with God, your life will change in amazing ways, because God is a Redeemer.Theres nothing thats too hard for Him, and He can make you whole, spirit, soul and body!You're important to God, and you're important to us at The Refinery.When it comes to prayer, we believe that God wants to meet your needs and reveal His promises to you.So whatever you're concerned about and need prayer for we want to be here for you! Or even if you just want to say Hi, you can contact us at www.refinerylife.org2026 WILL BE A TIME OF WARFARE.This episode is brought to you by Refinery Life Australia:If you enjoy The Refinery Life Radio Podcast you can help support The Refinery by doing the following:Join our Telegram Channel https://t.me/IntercessorsforAustralia Sow an offering:Bitcoin: bc1qqh6720t2zagj72dyfj348az698tdut3hlecaj4Online: https://www.refinerylife.org/donate/If you do send an offering then please email us so that we can say thank youSubscribe oniTunes | Spotify  | YouTube | TuneIn | Rumble | Zap.Stream | Fountain |Share The Refinery with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on www.refinerylife.orgFollow The Refinery on Twitter | Nostr | Instagram | Fountain 

Week 40 MiniMini: Let's review the story of a boy who shares his lunch, songs: "I am Jesus's Helper", "The Sharing Song", "With God", and our memory verse Matt.14:16 "Jesus said you give them something to eat."Recorded and produced by: Ashley B. LarsonDon't forget to check out the coloring pages that go along with each lesson! https://startingwithjesus.com/spb-cp/If you have enjoyed this program and would like to know more, go to our website: www.startingwithjesus.comThe Bible and nature story material used in today's devotional podcast has been used with permission from My Bible First. If you would like your own copy, please visit their website-or call 1-877-242-5317.If you would like to purchase your own Memory Verse CD or Songbook, go to Ouachita Hills Store (https://www.ouachitahillsacademy.org/store?page=1&store_category_id=0&sort_by=title&is_ascending=1&search=).Songs from: Little Voices Praise Him, SDA Hymnal, Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, New Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, Memory Verse Verse Songs for Cradle Roll, Children's Songs For Jesus, and Scripture Songs and Little LessonsAll Bible verses are from the NKJV.Singers for this Quarter: Tory, Caleb, and Enoch Hall, Hudson Reeves, Michael and Amy NelsonEditing assist: Dillon Austin and Josh LarsonMusic Recording and Editing: Rachel Nelson and Kristy HallColoring Pages: Rachel Lamming, Lily Canada, and Evie RodriguezTheme Music: Lindsey Mills- www.lindseymillsmusic.com God: who gives talents for us to use for Him 

The family lost everything.   “But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?” - 1 John 3:17 (NKJV)

As we go into our next groups semester, Pastor Deron shared our church's heart and vision for small groups!GALATIANS 6:2 (NKJV)2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Week 40 AA Boy Shares His LunchWhat would you do if you had a huge group of people to feed, but only enough food for one person? Find out what a little boy did to help their hunger. The nature lesson reveals a special nose that God gave to help fish. Mem vs. Matt. 14:16. Check out this week's coloring pages at https://startingwithjesus.com/spb-cp/Child helpers: Heidi and Audrey.Recorded and produced by: Ashley B. LarsonDon't forget to check out the coloring pages that go along with each lesson! https://startingwithjesus.com/spb-cp/If you have enjoyed this program and would like to know more, go to our website: www.startingwithjesus.comThe Bible and nature story material used in today's devotional podcast has been used with permission from My Bible First. If you would like your own copy, please visit their website-or call 1-877-242-5317.If you would like to purchase your own Memory Verse CD or Songbook, go to Ouachita Hills Store (https://www.ouachitahillsacademy.org/store?page=1&store_category_id=0&sort_by=title&is_ascending=1&search=).Songs from: Little Voices Praise Him, SDA Hymnal, Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, New Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, Memory Verse Verse Songs for Cradle Roll, Children's Songs For Jesus, and Scripture Songs and Little LessonsAll Bible verses are from the NKJV.Singers for this Quarter: Tory, Caleb, and Enoch Hall, Hudson Reeves, Michael and Amy NelsonEditing assist: Dillon Austin and Josh LarsonMusic Recording and Editing: Rachel Nelson and Kristy HallColoring Pages: Rachel Lamming, Lily Canada, and Evie RodriguezTheme Music: Lindsey Mills- www.lindseymillsmusic.com God: who gives talents for us to use for Him 

Sabbath School panel discussion and insight by 3ABN pastors and teachers. This podcast episode follows 2026 quarter 4, lesson 1 of the adult Bible study guide book. This quarter's book topic is “The Gift of Prophecy”, and this week's Sabbath School lesson is titled “The Creator Speaks”. Join us every week for a fresh and relevant study of the word of God.  Reading: Gen. 1:27, 28; Gen. 3:1–8; Luke 15:11–32; Gen. 3:14–24; Exod. 19:16–22; John 10:27–30. Memory Text: “God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds” (Hebrews 1:1, 2, NKJV). September 26 - October 02 Sunday - Jill Morikone - Communication in Eden Monday - Ryan Johnson - Hiding from God Tuesday - John Dinzey - God Seeks Humanity Weds - Shelley Quinn - Expelled from the GardenThursday - John Lomacang - God's SpokespeopleFriday - John Dinzey - Lesson 1--EGW Want the Panelists' notes? You can sign up here: https://3abnsabbathschoolpanel.com/notes/ Want the Toolkit? You order it here: https://3abnsabbathschoolpanel.com/toolkit.htmlQuestions or Comments? Email us at mail@3abn.org Donate: https://3abn.org/donate-quick.html

Numbers 6:22–27 (NKJV)22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them:24 “The Lord bless you and keep you;25 The Lord make His face shine upon you,And be gracious to you;26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,And give you peace.” '27 “So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.”

I’m Hopeless and Helpless in My Sin 1. THE DOCTRINE OF GOD’S ORIGINAL PLAN Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” (NIV) Isaiah 43:7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.” (NIV) 2. THE DOCTRINE OF THE FALL OF MAN Genesis 2:16–17 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” (NIV) Genesis 3:6-7 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. (NIV) 3. THE DOCTRINE OF ORIGINAL SIN Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to ALL men because ALL sinned (ESV) Ephesians 2:3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were BY NATURE children of wrath, like the REST OF MANKIND. (ESV) 4. THE DOCTRINE OF TOTAL DEPRAVITY 1 Corinthians 2:14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is NOT ABLE to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. (ESV) Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved (ESV) John 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. (ESV) 5. THE DOCTRINE OF THE CROSS Hebrews 9:22 In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. (NIV) 2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (ESV) 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit (ESV) 6. THE DOCTRINE OF SALVATION Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. (ESV) John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever BELIEVES in him should not perish but have eternal life. (ESV) Romans 10:9-10 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and BELIEVE in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. (ESV) Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (ESV) 7. THE DOCTRINE OF SANCTIFICATION 2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. (NKJV)

Week 40 AA Boy Shares His LunchWhat would you do if you had a huge group of people to feed, but only enough food for one person? Find out what a little boy did to help their hunger. The nature lesson reveals a special nose that God gave to help fish. Mem vs. Matt. 14:16. Check out this week's coloring pages at https://startingwithjesus.com/spb-cp/Child helpers: Heidi and Audrey.Recorded and produced by: Ashley B. LarsonDon't forget to check out the coloring pages that go along with each lesson! https://startingwithjesus.com/spb-cp/If you have enjoyed this program and would like to know more, go to our website: www.startingwithjesus.comThe Bible and nature story material used in today's devotional podcast has been used with permission from My Bible First. If you would like your own copy, please visit their website-or call 1-877-242-5317.If you would like to purchase your own Memory Verse CD or Songbook, go to Ouachita Hills Store (https://www.ouachitahillsacademy.org/store?page=1&store_category_id=0&sort_by=title&is_ascending=1&search=).Songs from: Little Voices Praise Him, SDA Hymnal, Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, New Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, Memory Verse Verse Songs for Cradle Roll, Children's Songs For Jesus, and Scripture Songs and Little LessonsAll Bible verses are from the NKJV.Singers for this Quarter: Tory, Caleb, and Enoch Hall, Hudson Reeves, Michael and Amy NelsonEditing assist: Dillon Austin and Josh LarsonMusic Recording and Editing: Rachel Nelson and Kristy HallColoring Pages: Rachel Lamming, Lily Canada, and Evie RodriguezTheme Music: Lindsey Mills- www.lindseymillsmusic.com God: who gives talents for us to use for Him 

What if the very room you built in faith became the room where your miracle was resurrected? In this powerful conclusion to the *Make Room* series, Pastor Dave walks us through the final piece of the Shunammite woman's gift—the table—revealing it not as a piece of furniture, but as the heartbeat of relationship with Jesus. Drawing from 2 Kings 4, Luke 22, and Psalm 23, Pastor Dave reminds us that Jesus doesn't set a table after your enemies are defeated—He sets it *in their presence*, feeding you while the battle still rages. The table isn't about religious perfection; it's about grace that says, "I've got a seat with your name on it—come as you are." Like the Shunammite woman who carried her dead son back to the very room she'd prepared for God's presence, Pastor Dave urges us: build the room *before* the crisis comes. Don't wait for your marriage, your dreams, or your faith to collapse before making space for Him. Road to Life Church is being called to be a resurrection room—where addicts find freedom, the lonely find family, and no one is too broken to walk through the doors. Come to the table. Make room now.2 Kings 4:10 NKJV“Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.”Luke 5:31-32 NKJV“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”Psalm 23:5 NKJV“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies…”2 Kings 4:21 NKJV“And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut the door upon him, and went out.”

Mark 16:15-18; Isaiah 54:17; 2 Cor. 6:14-18; Acts 2:37-38; John 3:1-5; 1 Cor 10:1-2; John 3:6-8; 2 Tim. 4:2-4 NKJV; 2 Peter 3:8-10 NKJV

You just don't do that.   “Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.”  - Colossians 3:13 (NKJV)

Part 1 — What You Receive Matters (James 1:21-25) We all know the feeling of hearing something true, nodding along, and forgetting it by lunchtime. James calls that a mirror problem. In Part 1 of this two-part study closing out James chapter 1, we unpack the implanted word — a seed grafted into your soul with the power to save it — and why hearing was never meant to be the finish line. Three points: The Seed, The Selfie, and The Steady Gaze. James 1:21-25, NKJV. Part 2, "What You Spray Matters," follows next episode.

Part 1 — What You Receive Matters (James 1:21-25) We all know the feeling of hearing something true, nodding along, and forgetting it by lunchtime. James calls that a mirror problem. In Part 1 of this two-part study closing out James chapter 1, we unpack the implanted word — a seed grafted into your soul with the power to save it — and why hearing was never meant to be the finish line. Three points: The Seed, The Selfie, and The Steady Gaze. James 1:21-25, NKJV. Part 2, "What You Spray Matters," follows next episode.

All Bible verses are from the NKJV.Podcast Producer: Katie ChitwoodSound Engineer: Dillon AustinConnect with us:Email: seedpod@startingwithjesus.com Website: https://startingwithjesus.comStarting With Jesus YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/StartingWithJesusSeedPod for Kids YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCvU2FBPEL5-Zi2QW0STVLg  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingwithjesusFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/startingwithjesus

Numbers 3:1–16 (NKJV)1 Now these are the records of Aaron and Moses when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests. 4 Nadab and Abihu had died before the Lord when they offered profane fire before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.

Psalm 23:4 (NKJV) reads, “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.”...

You can. “...may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” - 3 John 2 (NKJV)

Ezra 7-8https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra%207%3A1-8%3A36&version=NKJV

Hebrews 3:12-15 New King James Version   12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; 13 but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, 15 while it is said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

Leviticus 16:1–22 (NKJV)1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the Lord, and died; 2 and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.3 “Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place: with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering. 4 He shall put the holy linen tunic and the linen trousers on his body; he shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired. These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water, and put them on. 5 And he shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering.6 “Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house. 7 He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 8 Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9 And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the Lord's lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering. 10 But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness.11 “And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall kill the bull as the sin offering which is for himself. 12 Then he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, with his hands full of sweet incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil. 13 And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the Testimony, lest he die. 14 He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.15 “Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring its blood inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat. 16 So he shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, for all their sins; and so he shall do for the tabernacle of meeting which remains among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17 There shall be no man in the tabernacle of meeting when he goes in to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, that he may make atonement for himself, for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel. 18 And he shall go out to the altar that is before the Lord, and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around. 19 Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, cleanse it, and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.20 “And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place, the tabernacle of meeting, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat. 21 Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man. 22 The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to an uninhabited land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.

Wherever you are, wherever you live, wherever you work, imagine how the atmosphere would shift if Jesus walked into the room. The energy, the conversations, the focus would be completely altered by his presence. There would be no complaining, no moping, no worry or fear, no gossip, no drama – everyone would be absolutely mesmerized by the presence of Jesus in the room. Now, understand this … YOU CARRY HIS PRESENCE! That’s what the Holy Spirit is. God, the Father – and Jesus, the son, IN YOU. As a follower of Jesus, you become a vessel for the Spirit of God, and you literally carry him into every room you enter. So, Sis, let’s be real clear – THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD SHIFT WHEN YOU WALK IN!!!! The conversations shouldn’t be the same when you enter. Worry and fear should be banished. Hope and joy should fill the room. When the Spirit of God is present, there should be an energy, a peace, a hope that changes what happens next. Not because you walked in with all the answers, but because Jesus walked in with you. You don’t have to be the loudest person in the room. You don’t have to preach a sermon. You don’t have to fix everybody’s problems. You simply need to carry Jesus well. Your presence should bring peace where there is panic. Hope where there is heaviness. Kindness where there is criticism. Joy where there is complaining. Grace where there is judgment. Love where there is division. Sis, you are an atmosphere shifter. Not because you change people, but because God does. Not because you’re the fixer, but because you carry the fixer!!!!! If the atmosphere is not shifting when you walk in the room, it could be because you’re not declaring that power. It could be because you’re forgetting what you carry within you. It could be because you’re settling for what everyone else is doing and playing little. When your home is filled with chaos, when the office is nothing but division and tension, when the conversations are negative and hurtful, remember this – YOU ARE CARRYING THE PRESENCE OF GOD WITHIN YOU, AND THAT PRESENCE HAS THE POWER TO SHIFT THE ATMOSPHERE! Scripture tells us there are two realms – there is the physical realm we see and the invisible spiritual realm. You may not see the spiritual realm, but it is real. What is happening in the unseen is just as real as what is happening physically. The spiritual real is continually affecting your life. The atmosphere of every room you’re in is being shaped by the spiritual realm. You know this – you’ve experienced it. Sometimes there’s just a dark feeling. A weighted heaviness in the room. A tension. I’ve even been in some areas where the entire city has a dark oppression and you can feel it. I’ve walked into rooms and felt that total ‘ick’ feeling. That’s a spiritual atmosphere being created in the unseen. There’s something happening. The spiritual atmosphere has the power to shape our lives – to confuse or inspire, to lift up or suppress, to bring happiness or sadness, to overwhelm or empower. The difference is in who is ruling the atmosphere in that given place. Let’s look at the contrast. Romans 14:17 tells us the Kingdom of God is “goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” So this means when the Holy Spirit is in charge of your home or your office or the circle you sit in, there will be goodness and peace and joy. How? BECAUSE WE CARRY IT WITH US! We speak it. We share it. We shift the atmosphere with his Spirit! But, it’s up to us to remember what we have in us. If we’re not prayerfully aware of the Spirit we carry, then we may be allowing a radically different power to rule the room. Jesus tells us in John 10:10 that our enemy the devil has come to “kill, steal and destroy.” When his dark forces are at work, you can feel it. The conversations are destructive. The energy is negative. Yeah – you want to know why? Because the presence in the room is there to kill our joy, steal our peace, and destroy our hope. And sadly, sometimes we just allow that! We allow it in our homes. We allow it in our work place. We allow it in our car. We allow it in our circles. HOW ABOUT WE STOP ALLOWING IT AND SHIFT THE ATMOSPHERE. Girl, the conversations shouldn’t be the same when you walk in the room. Why? Because you’re walking in with the power of God in you. The power to heal, the power to shift, the power to change, the power to restore, the power to create, the power to revive … That power now lives within you. So yes, the conversations should be different. Yes, the energy should be different. Yes, the atmosphere should shift. If it’s not, it’s because you’re forgetting what you have inside of you. Jesus said in Luke 10:19, “Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy.” Today, there’s a battle happening all around you. You may not see it, but you can probably feel it. It’s spiritual. Two spiritual forces at war. The battle of good and evil. The battle of light and darkness. Ultimately, this is a war over the presence of God – who will rule the atmosphere here. Will it be the Holy Spirit – or will it be something else? Well girl, you don’t have to depend on anyone else to determine that – you have the authority in prayer!!!!! You can prayerfully evict every presence of evil and darkness. Every demon sent from hell to discourage, depress, disrupt, overwhelm, scare, or paralyze – cast them out in the name of Jesus. Speak up – bring Jesus into the room! Why in the world would a girl like you, carrying the power of God in the Holy Spirit, ever play little? Why would you watch the chaos and not call on God to stop it. Why would you sit in that conversation and not shift it? You don’t have to yell. You don’t have to argue. You don’t have to prove a point. You don’t have to become the spiritual police of every room you enter. You just need to bring Jesus into the room. Pray. Speak life. Speak truth. Change the subject. Refuse to participate in gossip. Encourage the person who is struggling. Bring peace into the conflict. Remind someone of what is true. Love the person nobody else is loving. And sometimes, you won’t even have to say a word. The way you carry yourself will preach. Paul says in 2 Corinthians 4:6–7: “God has made his light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.” THIS IS YOU, SIS. A jar of clay carrying a treasure. You are ordinary. You are imperfect. You don’t have all the answers. You don’t have to be the strongest person in the room. But you are carrying something extraordinary. You are carrying the presence of God. So don’t underestimate what happens when you walk into a room surrendered to Jesus. Don’t underestimate what happens when you pray before you speak. Don’t underestimate what happens when you choose peace instead of panic. Don’t underestimate what happens when you answer anger with grace. Don’t underestimate what happens when you refuse to join the gossip. Don’t underestimate what happens when you bring hope into a hopeless conversation. Don’t underestimate what happens when you walk into darkness carrying LIGHT. Because you don’t have to become the atmosphere. You get to change it. The next time you walk into a room, don’t just walk in. Bring Jesus with you. Walk in carrying peace. Walk in carrying hope. Walk in carrying joy. Walk in carrying truth. Walk in carrying love. Walk in carrying the very presence of God. And then watch what happens. SHIFT THE ATMOSPHERE. Jesus put it this way: “Behold I give you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19 NKJV). This means that we don't have to submit to our negative circumstances and environment, we can change the atmosphere wherever we go by walking in our God-given dominion. Follow Pamela on Instagram – https://instagram.com/headmamapamela Or Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pamela.crim Find out more about BIG Life – http://biglifehq.com

“‘I have made no trouble for Israel,’ Elijah replied. ‘You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the Lord and have worshiped the images of Baal instead.’” (1 Kings 18:18 NLT) In yesterday’s devotion, we talked about the impossibility of knowing what lies ahead and the importance of trusting an unknown future to a known God. But there’s an important exception to the Bible’s warnings about not knowing what the future holds. In fact, in a general sense, some things are quite predictable. The apostle Paul explained it this way: “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life” (Galatians 6:7–8 NKJV). This message of reaping what you sow was at the heart of the prophet Elijah’s warning to the evil King Ahab. Elijah had declared, “As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!” (1 Kings 17:1 NLT). When Elijah encountered Ahab again, the king asked, “So, is it really you, you troublemaker of Israel?” (1 Kings 18:17 NLT). But Elijah answered, “I have made no trouble for Israel . . . You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the Lord and have worshiped the images of Baal instead” (verse 18 nlt). In other words, Elijah was saying, “You brought this on yourself, King Ahab, because you turned to false gods.” It’s always amazing to me how people will break God’s commands over and over again, resist His loving warnings, and then blame Him when hardship hits, often because of their own actions. They demand to know, “Why did God let this happen to me? Why did God do this?” I’m not suggesting that this is always the case when bad things happen. But often there is cause and effect. When we do wrong things, we reap the consequences. There’s no need to scratch our heads and wonder why. And there’s certainly no need to blame God when we reap the bad things we’ve sown. A better option is to embrace the notion of reaping what we sow by sowing good things. Paul put it this way: “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith” (Galatians 6:9–10 NLT). What kind of spiritual crop will you harvest? Reflection question: What are you sowing now that you will one day reap? Discuss Today's Devo in Harvest Discipleship! — The audio production of the podcast "Greg Laurie: Daily Devotions" utilizes Generative AI technology. This allows us to deliver consistent, high-quality content while preserving Harvest's mission to "know God and make Him known." All devotional content is written and owned by Pastor Greg Laurie. Listen to the Greg Laurie Podcast Become a Harvest PartnerSupport the show: https://harvest.org/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leviticus 10:1–7 (NKJV)1 Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. 2 So fire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. 3 And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:‘By those who come near MeI must be regarded as holy;And before all the peopleI must be glorified.' ”So Aaron held his peace.4 Then Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.” 5 So they went near and carried them by their tunics out of the camp, as Moses had said.6 And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the people. But let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled. 7 You shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die, for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you.” And they did according to the word of Moses.

Let's review the story of Jesus helping a little girl with the songs: "Before I formed You in the Womb", "I Like to See the Butterflies", "Jesus is Coming Again", and our memory verse Mark 5:36 "Do not be afraid, only believe."Recorded and produced by: Ashley B. LarsonDon't forget to check out the coloring pages that go along with each lesson! https://startingwithjesus.com/spb-cp/If you have enjoyed this program and would like to know more, go to our website: www.startingwithjesus.comThe Bible and nature story material used in today's devotional podcast has been used with permission from My Bible First. If you would like your own copy, please visit their website-or call 1-877-242-5317.If you would like to purchase your own Memory Verse CD or Songbook, go to Ouachita Hills Store (https://www.ouachitahillsacademy.org/store?page=1&store_category_id=0&sort_by=title&is_ascending=1&search=).Songs from: Little Voices Praise Him, SDA Hymnal, Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, New Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, Memory Verse Verse Songs for Cradle Roll, Children's Songs For Jesus, and Scripture Songs and Little LessonsAll Bible verses are from the NKJV.Singers for this Quarter: Tory, Caleb, and Enoch Hall, Hudson Reeves, Michael and Amy NelsonEditing assist: Dillon Austin and Josh LarsonMusic Recording and Editing: Rachel Nelson and Kristy HallColoring Pages: Rachel Lamming, Lily Canada, and Evie RodriguezTheme Music: Lindsey Mills- www.lindseymillsmusic.com God: who gives talents for us to use for Him 

The LORD has heard the voice of my weeping. [NKJV]

Life moves fast and it's easy to miss the joy in the everyday moments. In this episode of Elevate the Day, we explore why choosing joy is less about your circumstances and more about your perspective. From gratitude journals to celebrating small wins, they share practical ways to embrace the life God has given you right now, not someday.Key Topics:• Choosing joy as a daily decision• Finding contentment in every season• The importance of celebrating milestones• Letting the joy of the Lord be your strengthScripture Reference: "Now godliness with contentmentis great gain." (1 Timothy 6:6 NKJV)

Matthew 9:9–13 (NKJV)9 As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.10 Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Have you ever wondered if Jesus can bring people back to life? Find out about the wonderful miracle He did for a very sick girl and how butterflies can teach us about heaven and transformation. Mem vs. Mark 5:36. Check out this week's coloring pages at https://startingwithjesus.com/spb-cp/ Child helpers: Emma, Eliza, Audrey, and Eliisa.Recorded and produced by: Ashley B. LarsonDon't forget to check out the coloring pages that go along with each lesson! https://startingwithjesus.com/spb-cp/If you have enjoyed this program and would like to know more, go to our website: www.startingwithjesus.comThe Bible and nature story material used in today's devotional podcast has been used with permission from My Bible First. If you would like your own copy, please visit their website-or call 1-877-242-5317.If you would like to purchase your own Memory Verse CD or Songbook, go to Ouachita Hills Store (https://www.ouachitahillsacademy.org/store?page=1&store_category_id=0&sort_by=title&is_ascending=1&search=).Songs from: Little Voices Praise Him, SDA Hymnal, Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, New Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, Memory Verse Verse Songs for Cradle Roll, Children's Songs For Jesus, and Scripture Songs and Little LessonsAll Bible verses are from the NKJV.Singers for this Quarter: Tory, Caleb, and Enoch Hall, Hudson Reeves, Michael and Amy NelsonEditing assist: Dillon Austin and Josh LarsonMusic Recording and Editing: Rachel Nelson and Kristy HallColoring Pages: Rachel Lamming, Lily Canada, and Evie RodriguezTheme Music: Lindsey Mills- www.lindseymillsmusic.com God: who gives talents for us to use for Him 

The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them. [NKJV]

What if the chair you've saved for God has quietly been filled by fear, success, money, or even yourself? Pastor Dave unpacks week three of the *Make Room* series from 2 Kings 4:10, where a woman intentionally furnishes a room for the man of God—bed, lamp, table, and chair. While the bed declares *stay* and the lamp declares *speak*, Pastor Dave reveals that the chair declares *rule*. Drawing on Psalm 22:3—*"But You are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel"*—he shows how praise doesn't change God; it changes what we magnify. Like Paul and Silas praising in chains before a single door opened, mature faith worships before the breakthrough, not after. Pastor Dave challenges the church to stop chasing spiritual manifestations and start exalting Jesus—because when the Lamb is lifted, the Dove always shows up. Worship isn't the preview; it's the preparation that softens hearts and cultivates soil for God's Word to take root. Somewhere along the way, something else took the throne. Today is the day to reclaim it. Give Jesus back His seat—surrender every area of your life and let Him rule completely.2 Kings 4:10 NKJV“Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.”Psalm 22:3 says that God is:“Enthroned in the praises of Israel.”Psalm 34:3 NKJV“Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together.”Now think about that.John 16:14 NKJV “He will glorify Me.”Psalm 150:6 NKJV“Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!”Psalm 34:1 NKJV“I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.”

Have you ever wondered if Jesus can bring people back to life? Find out about the wonderful miracle He did for a very sick girl and how butterflies can teach us about heaven and transformation. Mem vs. Mark 5:36. Check out this week's coloring pages at https://startingwithjesus.com/spb-cp/ Child helpers: Emma, Eliza, Audrey, and Eliisa.Recorded and produced by: Ashley B. LarsonDon't forget to check out the coloring pages that go along with each lesson! https://startingwithjesus.com/spb-cp/If you have enjoyed this program and would like to know more, go to our website: www.startingwithjesus.comThe Bible and nature story material used in today's devotional podcast has been used with permission from My Bible First. If you would like your own copy, please visit their website-or call 1-877-242-5317.If you would like to purchase your own Memory Verse CD or Songbook, go to Ouachita Hills Store (https://www.ouachitahillsacademy.org/store?page=1&store_category_id=0&sort_by=title&is_ascending=1&search=).Songs from: Little Voices Praise Him, SDA Hymnal, Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, New Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, Memory Verse Verse Songs for Cradle Roll, Children's Songs For Jesus, and Scripture Songs and Little LessonsAll Bible verses are from the NKJV.Singers for this Quarter: Tory, Caleb, and Enoch Hall, Hudson Reeves, Michael and Amy NelsonEditing assist: Dillon Austin and Josh LarsonMusic Recording and Editing: Rachel Nelson and Kristy HallColoring Pages: Rachel Lamming, Lily Canada, and Evie RodriguezTheme Music: Lindsey Mills- www.lindseymillsmusic.com God: who gives talents for us to use for Him 

He who overcomes shall inherit all things. [NKJV]

[Jesus said] “… many who are first will be last, and the last first. For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went. And he went out about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day?' They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.' He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.' So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.' And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius. But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius. And when they had received it, they complained against the landowner, saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden in the heat of the day.' But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you. Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?' So [Jesus said] the last will be first, and the first last.” (Matthew 19:30-20:16 / NKJV)

All Bible verses are from the NKJV.Podcast Producer: Katie ChitwoodSound Engineer: Dillon AustinConnect with us:Email: seedpod@startingwithjesus.com Website: https://startingwithjesus.comStarting With Jesus YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/StartingWithJesusSeedPod for Kids YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCvU2FBPEL5-Zi2QW0STVLg  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingwithjesusFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/startingwithjesus

Leviticus 9:1–16 (NKJV)1 It came to pass on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. 2 And he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. 3 And to the children of Israel you shall speak, saying, ‘Take a kid of the goats as a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, as a burnt offering, 4 also a bull and a ram as peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord, and a grain offering mixed with oil; for today the Lord will appear to you.' ”5 So they brought what Moses commanded before the tabernacle of meeting. And all the congregation drew near and stood before the Lord. 6 Then Moses said, “This is the thing which the Lord commanded you to do, and the glory of the Lord will appear to you.” 7 And Moses said to Aaron, “Go to the altar, offer your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people. Offer the offering of the people, and make atonement for them, as the Lord commanded.”8 Aaron therefore went to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. 9 Then the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him. And he dipped his finger in the blood, put it on the horns of the altar, and poured the blood at the base of the altar. 10 But the fat, the kidneys, and the fatty lobe from the liver of the sin offering he burned on the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 11 The flesh and the hide he burned with fire outside the camp.12 And he killed the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled all around on the altar. 13 Then they presented the burnt offering to him, with its pieces and head, and he burned them on the altar. 14 And he washed the entrails and the legs, and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar.15 Then he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and killed it and offered it for sin, like the first one. 16 And he brought the burnt offering and offered it according to the prescribed manner.Leviticus 9:22–24 (NKJV)22 Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, blessed them, and came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and peace offerings. 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people, 24 and fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.

Leviticus 5:14–17 (NKJV)14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 15 “If a person commits a trespass, and sins unintentionally in regard to the holy things of the Lord, then he shall bring to the Lord as his trespass offering a ram without blemish from the flocks, with your valuation in shekels of silver according to the shekel of the sanctuary, as a trespass offering. 16 And he shall make restitution for the harm that he has done in regard to the holy thing, and shall add one-fifth to it and give it to the priest. So the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.17 “If a person sins, and commits any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord, though he does not know it, yet he is guilty and shall bear his iniquity.Leviticus 6:7 (NKJV)7 So the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he shall be forgiven for any one of these things that he may have done in which he trespasses.”

Join us this evening for A Quick 15-minute moment of devotion and prayer with Reverend Joshua Jordan, M.T.A.M., Proverbs 3:27-34 NKJV

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Hebrews 3:12-15 New King James Version   12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; 13 but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, 15 while it is said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

Leviticus 4:1–2 (NKJV)1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a person sins unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and does any of them,

Mini: Let's review the story of Jesus calming the storm with the songs: "He's Got the Whole World in HIs Hands", "Jesus Takes Care of Me", "He Leadeth Me", and our memory verse Matt.4:39 "Then He said Peace, be still."Recorded and produced by: Ashley B. LarsonDon't forget to check out the coloring pages that go along with each lesson! https://startingwithjesus.com/spb-cp/If you have enjoyed this program and would like to know more, go to our website: www.startingwithjesus.comThe Bible and nature story material used in today's devotional podcast has been used with permission from My Bible First. If you would like your own copy, please visit their website-or call 1-877-242-5317.If you would like to purchase your own Memory Verse CD or Songbook, go to Ouachita Hills Store (https://www.ouachitahillsacademy.org/store?page=1&store_category_id=0&sort_by=title&is_ascending=1&search=).Songs from: Little Voices Praise Him, SDA Hymnal, Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, New Sabbath Songs For Tiny Tots, Memory Verse Verse Songs for Cradle Roll, Children's Songs For Jesus, and Scripture Songs and Little LessonsAll Bible verses are from the NKJV.Singers for this Quarter: Tory, Caleb, and Enoch Hall, Hudson Reeves, Michael and Amy NelsonEditing assist: Dillon Austin and Josh LarsonMusic Recording and Editing: Rachel Nelson and Kristy HallColoring Pages: Rachel Lamming, Lily Canada, and Evie RodriguezTheme Music: Lindsey Mills- www.lindseymillsmusic.com God: who gives talents for us to use for Him 

EIGHT THINGS THE NEW TESTAMENT SAYS ABOUT HEALING, SIGNS, AND WONDERS • Friday Service Website: www.PastorTodd.org To Give: www.ToddCoconato.com/give 1. HEALING WAS NEVER A SIDE ISSUE TO JESUS — IT WAS THE PROOF OF THE KINGDOM Matthew 4:23-24 (NKJV) — "And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people... and He healed them." 2. HE DIDN'T KEEP THE POWER TO HIMSELF — HE GAVE IT AWAY Luke 9:1-2 (NKJV) — "Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick." 3. HEALING IS ONE OF THE SIGNS THAT FOLLOWS THOSE WHO BELIEVE Mark 16:17-18 (NKJV) — "And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons... they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." 4. HEALING WAS PURCHASED AT THE CROSS, NOT JUST SALVATION Matthew 8:16-17 (NKJV) — "When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: 'He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.'" 1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV) — "...by whose stripes you were healed." 5. THE CHURCH WAS GIVEN A STANDING PRACTICE FOR THE SICK James 5:14-15 (NKJV) — "Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up." 6. GOD STILL DISTRIBUTES GIFTS OF HEALING THROUGH THE SPIRIT 1 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NKJV) — "to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles..." 7. SIGNS AND WONDERS WERE GOD'S OWN CONFIRMATION OF THE GOSPEL Hebrews 2:3-4 (NKJV) — "God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will." Acts 5:12 (NKJV) — "And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people." 8. THE WORKS OF JESUS CONTINUE THROUGH EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM John 14:12 (NKJV) — "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father."

Hebrews 6:12 (NKJV) that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

I recorded this one because of a conversation I had with a friend that morning. She opened up about how weary she was getting, how much she was questioning whether God was even there for her, and I sat there thinking, oh my goodness, me too. That is the moment I knew I had to press record. Here is what I want us to settle today: opposition is not evidence that we heard God wrong. If you are building something you know God handed you, and it is getting harder instead of easier, and the doubt is starting to whisper that you made the whole thing up, this episode is for you. I walk through three people in Scripture who got a clear assignment from God and then ran straight into resistance. Moses, who had every reason to say no. Paul, who spent years locked up while the work he was called to do waited on the outside. And Nehemiah, who stared at a pile of rubble and still believed there was a wall in it. I also get honest about my own crisis of faith. I gave God my business, my platform, my calling, my finances, all of it, and then found myself in a life that looked nothing like what I expected. Unanswered prayer after unanswered prayer. I know what it feels like when the fire dims. I also know what it takes to get it back. The enemy has one strategy here, and it is not complicated. Wear us down until we quit. This episode is the reminder that we are not alone in it, we are in very good company, and the assignment is still ours to finish. I close with a prayer over you, your life, your business, and your calling. Timestamps 00:01 • The reason I could not let this week go by without recording this 00:29 • The conversation with my friend that gave me this whole episode 00:56 • The enemy's oldest strategy, and why it works on the most faithful people 01:25 • "Am I supposed to persevere, or is this a warning to turn around?" How I tell the difference 02:24 • The question I am certain Paul never asked himself 03:18 • Why I think the New Testament we hold today required a prison cell 04:14 • Joseph in the pit, and the thought every human being has in that moment 04:39 • I gave God all of it. Then I ended up here. My honest crisis of faith 05:38 • Why the first "where are you, God" moment hits new believers the hardest 06:05 • When the fire dims out, and the real reason I picked this podcast back up 08:05 • The 20 year gap between Joseph's vision and Joseph's promotion 08:51 • Moses, the man God called to speak who could not get his words out 09:49 • What I have learned about stuttering as a speech pathologist, and why Moses' resistance makes complete sense to me 10:47 • Three leadership moves Moses made that carried him through 40 years in the wilderness 12:10 • Paul, handcuffed and still fully on assignment 13:03 • What "I can do all things through Christ" actually meant when he wrote it, and it was not about a game 13:33 • The thorn in his flesh, and the strange gift hidden inside a weakness 14:31 • Nehemiah, my favorite book in the Bible for leadership, and the week I spent studying it 15:27 • The one sentence Nehemiah used to shut down the opposition, and I want us all to borrow it 16:23 • Why God rarely gives us an assignment we can pull off alone 16:52 • Your reminder: if it is bigger than you, that is on purpose 17:21 • The only two responses that make sense when opposition shows up 18:18 • A prayer over your life, your business, and your calling   Key Scriptures All Scripture in NKJV. Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:11-12 "...for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need." 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 "And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me... And He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.'" Exodus 4:10-12 "Then Moses said to the LORD, 'O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.' So the LORD said to him... 'Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.'" Exodus 1 through 14 The full account of Moses leading the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt. Nehemiah 6:3 "So I sent messengers to them, saying, 'I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?'" Nehemiah 6:15 "So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days." Genesis 50:20 "But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive." Psalm 42:11 "Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God." Galatians 6:9 "And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart." 1 Timothy 6:12 "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses." Key Takeaways • Opposition is not a redirect. In business and in calling, the resistance is usually the part we are meant to persevere through, not the sign we heard God wrong. • The enemy's strategy is not creative, it is consistent. Wear us down with doubt until we quit on our own. Naming the strategy takes most of its power away. • We are never the only one. Every person in Scripture who carried a real assignment carried real opposition with it. That includes Moses, Joseph, Paul, and Nehemiah, and it includes us. • The prison is not always the interruption. Paul wrote from confinement, and some of the most enduring letters in the New Testament came out of the season he probably considered his most wasted. • The delay is not the denial. Joseph waited roughly 20 years, and when it came, it did not look like the vision he had been shown. • Weakness is not disqualification. Moses had a speech difficulty and was called to speak to a nation. Paul had a thorn he asked God three times to remove. God used both men exactly as they were. • We are not built to carry the assignment alone. Nehemiah rebuilt a wall in 52 days because he cast the vision clearly and got other people to pick up a tool. • Distraction is opposition wearing a friendlier outfit. Nehemiah's answer, "I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down," is a complete sentence and a complete strategy. Action Steps 1. Name what you are actually facing. Write down the specific opposition in front of you right now. Money, silence, rejection, exhaustion, a launch that flopped. Get it out of your head and onto paper, because vague dread is heavier than a named problem. 2. Run it through one question. Has God told you to stop, or is this just hard? Obedience to a clear no is faithfulness. Quitting in the middle of a hard yes is something else. Be honest about which one you are looking at. 3. Borrow Nehemiah's line this week. Pick the one distraction pulling hardest at your attention and say no to it out loud: "I am doing a great work, so I cannot come down." Then go do the work. 4. Take one next step, not the whole staircase. Do one thing this week that only makes sense if the vision is true. Send the email. Record the episode. Make the offer. Faith moves before the evidence shows up. 5. Do not carry it by yourself. Call the friend. Have the honest conversation. My whole day turned around because one friend told me the truth about where she was, and I got to tell her the truth about where I was. Encouragement is a two way street and both of us needed it. 6. Pray the specific prayer. Ask God to strengthen your spirit and your mind, clear the doubt, and refill you with the fire and the faith to keep moving one step at a time. That is the prayer I prayed over you at the end of this episode, and it is worth praying over yourself all week. If this episode met you where you are, come back next week. I have three more people from Scripture I want to walk through with us, and the encouragement keeps coming. Much love, Mia :)

Ephesians 6:12 (NKJV) reads, “We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers...

“Do you have any crosses without the little man on it?” That’s a real question a woman once asked in a jewelry store. And it says more about how we’ve sanitized the cross today than we’d like to admit.In this message, Pastor Greg Laurie walks us through the darkest hour in human history—and the love that held Jesus there. Notes: Luke 23 The cross was not a fashion statement.It was the most scandalous, horrifying symbol imaginable. Next to Christ’s arrival in Bethlehem, the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus are the most important events in human history. At the cross, God and man were reconciled. God's righteous demands were satisfied. It's not an accident that when Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper, He pointed us straight back to the cross, “Do this in remembrance of Me.” Read 1 Corinthians 15:14–17 But here's the good news: Jesus did die, and He did rise again.And because of that, we know there really is life beyond the grave. That's what sets our faith apart from every other religion. The cross was not an accident, but a plan. God’s plan.Acts 2:23 The cross wasn't a detour from Jesus’ mission.It was the mission. Before there was a Bethlehem, there was a Calvary. Before there was a crown of thorns, a decision was made. Romans 5:8 (KJV)While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. John 10:18 (NIV)“No one takes My life from me, but I lay it down of My own accord” Christ’s road to the cross ran through a series of illegal and rigged hearings. Read Luke 23:26, 32–33 Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry the cross of Jesus. A garrison was 600 elite Roman legionnaires. Matthew 26:53 (NIV)“Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?” Jesus had access to more than 70,000 angels. God placed Simon there to have the greatest privilege: to ease the pain of Jesus momentarily as he carried His cross. This brush with Jesus changed Simon forever. Read Luke 23:33–43 The Romans did not invent crucifixion, but they took it to another level. Rome perfected it into a science of suffering. It was a punishment designed to produce the slowest possible death with the greatest possible pain. Crucifixion was death by suffocation. A crucified person might survive for hours, sometimes days. Your arms tire, and your chest can no longer expand to breathe.Therefore, you must push up against the nail in your feet to pull in another breath. THE SEVEN STATEMENTS FROM THE CROSS:1. “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34).2. “Today you will be with Me in Paradise” (Luke 23:43). 3. “Woman, behold your son! Son, behold your mother” (John 19:26).4. “My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46).5. “I thirst” (John 19:28).6. “It is finished” (John 19:30).7. “Father, into Your hands I commend My spirit” (Luke 23:46). Matthew 5:44 (NKJV)“Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you.” Our sins put Jesus on the cross. Acts 2:36 (NKJV)“God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” That first prayer from the cross, “Father, forgive them,” was ultimately answered.Thousands of those very people were cut to the heart, turned, and believed. No one is beyond the reach of prayer. The two criminals couldn't have escaped their crosses.Jesus could have escaped His with a single word to Heaven. No one is beyond the reach of God, not even a hardened criminal. Believing in Jesus can happen in a flash. Read Luke 23:40–42 This man, only moments old in his new faith, had amazing insight.He knew Jesus was the Son of God and would be going to His kingdom. Luke 23:43 (NIV)“Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 9:23 (ESV)“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.” The cross means dying to self. Luke 9:24 (NIV)“For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for Me will save it.” The world says, “Find yourself.”Jesus says, “Lose yourself.” Losing your life for His sake isn't the loss of everything.It's the discovery of everything that matters. Isaiah 53:10 (NKJV)It pleased the LORD to bruise Him. Jesus died to show His love for us. If you are ever tempted to doubt God’s love for you, look at the cross. Jesus died to absorb the wrath of God. Jesus suffered and died to provide our forgiveness and justification. Christianity says, “Done!”Jesus said, “It is finished; it is accomplished!” Christ’s love for you and me held Him to the cross. — Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making Him known through media and large-scale evangelism, our mission of over 30 years. Explore more resources from Pastor Greg Laurie, including daily devotionals and blogs, designed to answer your spiritual questions and equip you to walk closely with Christ.Support the show: https://bit.ly/anbsupportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.