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Kelly Brownell interviews Jon-Paul Bianchi, Director of Systems Change at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, about the foundation's systems-change approach linking food, health, early childhood, and family economic security to address inequities affecting children and families. Bianchi describes his path from PhD research to policy work and then to Kellogg, and explains how integrated grantmaking focuses upstream on policies, practices, resource flows, narratives, and long-term investment in people and relationships rather than isolated programs. He highlights Vermont's inclusion of food quality in childcare ratings and the foundation's Farm to Early Childhood efforts connecting procurement, regional food systems, and state policy, with examples from states like North Carolina, Iowa, and Wisconsin, and notes Brazil's national local purchasing policy as a model for success. Transcript As I was mentioning before we got started, I've long admired the work of the Kellogg Foundation. Working with the concept of food systems or connecting agriculture with nutrition and thinking about regenerative agricultures. There are a lot of places where your foundation was out front. So, I salute you and your colleagues for that. And it'll be interesting to find out what's happening right now. Tell us a little bit about yourself, and how did you get into the philanthropic work and your work with Kellogg in particular? I'm Jon-Paul Bianchi. I'm the director of the Systems Change team at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. And what that essentially means is I'm the director of national programs at the foundation. But we call it systems change because we really do see in the different areas of work that we focus on- health, family economic security, food, and early childhood- that these things are all interconnected by some distinct systems. But also, common systems that overlap across them. And so, that's the approach that we take. And I'll spend some time sort of diving into that today. You know, to answer the question of how I got here... you know, a master stroke of luck. I was set to be an academic researcher. I was working on my PhD at the University of Wisconsin. I was ABD and decided that I didn't want to be a researcher and I wanted to work in policy. And I moved to Colorado to take a job sort of sight unseen, being the policy director of an organization that worked in K-12 and children's health, and food and early childhood education. And did that for a few years and learned to translate research into practice; into policy. And was giving a presentation and got a tap on a shoulder from somebody that worked at the Kellogg Foundation who was interested in what I was saying. And we had one conversation, and six months later, I wound up having a new job and leaving Colorado and moving to Michigan. That was 15 years ago. Well, you went into this with a great background having done the science as a graduate student and then into the policy world. And you're right, the intersection of those two is really where the magic can occur. You began talking about this, but let's talk about it a little bit more. So, when you say that there are systems that cut across different problems like food and health and economic security, etc., and I know you structured your team to reflect that cross-cutting kind of view of things. But tell us a little bit more about that. And how is this different than what's usually done, and how does it affect the way your work gets carried out? So, big picture at the Kellogg Foundation, we envision a society where every child can thrive. But we know that there's too many kids and families that still can't access good food or quality childcare, or their parents can't find quality jobs because of inequities that are embedded in the policies and the practices and narratives that shape our systems. And so, having a multi-issue integrated grant making team, it's made us more effective by better understanding the points of intersection and collaboration across those bodies of work. So, our food systems program officers are in the same team, and they work closely with our program officers in early childhood and family economic security and health. And those collaborations strengthen the work in a variety of ways. We have experts in each of those areas, but because they're spending time with each other and working in the same team, they're exposed to, and they learn about each other's work and each other's worlds. And that creates powerful collaborations in the foundation, but more importantly, out in the field. And it helps us to see that we can't fix any of these systems, including food systems, with surface level or patch kinds of solutions. We really have to work together to get upstream and focus on policies, focus on practices, focus on resource flows and narratives that really sustain the inequities that we see. And so, the foundation partners with organizations to dismantle barriers in food systems in the other areas so that children and families can access quality food. But I think we also recognize that's about investing in people. And it's about investing in people over time to drive transformational change in any of these systems, including food. For people listening to this who aren't in the world of philanthropy or academics or science or policy they might be saying, "Well, this kind of makes common sense. Isn't this the way it's usually done?" And in fact, it's not usually done to have this cross-cutting work accomplished the way you're doing it. It's actually a pretty impressive thing. Yes, thank you. And I have a lot of respect for our philanthropic partners and peers, and we work very closely with a lot of large and small foundations. And I think the adage in philanthropy is you know one foundation you know one foundation. So, we do it this way and somebody else will do it differently. And I think there's a lot of connection for us back to our founder. You mentioned Will Keith Kellogg at the top of the call. He was ahead of his time in terms of understanding the interconnectedness between food and the land and opportunity and people's education. And a lot of that came out of his tradition as a Seventh Day Adventist. But also, I think just as a person coming up in the Depression and seeing what happened afterwards and really beginning to understand in his own community of how these things were sort of connected to one another. And so, for us, both inside and outside the foundation, systems change really means betting on people long term to reshape those systems from the outside in. But also, from the inside out. And that's really what we're striving for. You mentioned the history of Dr. Kellogg. The history of that family is so interesting, and what went on in, you know, the sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan, and how the concept of breakfast cereals came about. And how the focus on natural foods was so important. It's worth spending a little time even on just Wikipedia to try to find out what that history is, because I find it fascinating. So, let's go back to food and go a little bit deeper and talk about what this systems approach looks like in practice. You're a philanthropic organization. You exist in the context of a capitalist society where businesses are out to do as well as they can. How is the foundation's work different from, say, funding a food pantry, launching a single nutrition program somewhere, which is what typically might be done? Yes, I think what we intend to do and how I think our systems approach is a little different from, say, you know, funding a single nutrition program, is that we mean to design and redesign practice and policy based on how kids and families actually live their lives. Right? So, where food and health and early childhood and family economic security show up together in a community, right? Families experience these things simultaneously in their everyday lives. They don't experience these things in silos. And so, we try to have our team and our work reflect that. So, instead of treating food as a narrow problem to fix with one program, we try to think about how the entire system around a child and their caregivers works or doesn't work and find those opportunities and levers to move that whole system. I'll give you a concrete example that will bring in our colleague Linda Jo Doctor, who you mentioned at the top of the conversation. Early in my time at the foundation, I was a reviewer for the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant. This was an Obama era competitive grant process for building early childhood systems in states. And the state of Vermont did something really interesting that I had the good fortune to review as part of that team. They included the quality of food and access to fresh, healthy food in childcare centers as part of their quality rating and improvement system for childcare. They didn't just talk about teacher quality or curriculum or reflective practice. They actually said, "If we care about child development, then what children are eating every day in those childcare centers is part of what quality means." That's a systems approach. They connected food policy and procurement directly into early childhood policy and practice so that nutrition and education and child wellbeing were all being advanced simultaneously. I brought that back to the foundation and brought it back to Linda. And we had a really great conversation about it, and then another, and then another, and then another. And that experience helped shape how I think and how many people think about our work at the foundation. And it led to things like the expansion of our Farm to Early Childhood work, which again, leans heavily on procurement as the strategy to drive systems change, but connects it into early childhood policy. Tell us about that. You know, the Vermont example you gave is a terrific one. And you talked about Farm to Early Childhood. What does that mean in practice? In practice for the foundation, it really leaned heavily first on, sort of, understanding the landscape of where there was capacity to connect regional food hubs, farmers and producers and growers to systems of early childhood. At the same time that you have these burgeoning and developing systems of early care and education with regard to financing and sophistication, you have something similar going on in them in the food system movement, depending on the state that you're in. And so, we work diligently in a subset of states to really connect those policy levers, pull them together, and try to create essentially more situations like Vermont, you had partnership at the local community level, at the regional level, and then at the state systems level. So, syncing up the actual practice on the ground, syncing up how the relationships between different organizations are formed and maintained with regards to better food and early childhood. But then also trying to codify that into state policy and practice. And we did that for a number of years and had remarkable success in places like Iowa and Wisconsin and even in North Carolina, and a handful of other states. And we very much saw this as a build off our successful farm-to-school work, but doing it in a system that comparatively in terms of early childhood, was a little more fragile, right? And it wasn't necessarily as easy to do it, but all the more important and helpful because of the age and the vulnerability of the kids and families that we're talking about. The systems approach is very powerful, and so I'm going to ask a question not to be challenging, but to in some ways give you a softball for proving the systems approach. If at the end of the day, the most important thing in a childcare setting is to get healthy food into the bodies of the children so they can thrive intellectually and medically and everything else. Couldn't you accomplish that by just giving a good shopping list, a Costco shopping list to the daycare directors, and they could go buy good foods? And why does it need to be connected with farmers and, you know, the broader connection into the community at large, why is that important? Yes. Well, backing up, I wouldn't want to state, as an early childhood person, that the only thing that, you know, makes an early childhood program high quality would be the quality of the food and that that would, you know, lead to optimal child development and school readiness. I think, you know, there's other things in there that actually matter too. But this is definitely a key component. I would say, you know, to your question, that that system that you named already exists. We have the Child and Adult Care Food Program. We have the ability to subsidize the cost of food, and to have that good shopping list in play. But, I think, what the systems approach does is it asks different questions, right? It seeks to say, where does the food come from? How is it grown? Who is benefiting economically, right? How are schools and childcare centers and farmers and communities connected? And how do we strengthen those, connections and relationships so that we can begin to shift policy and practice so that children and families can reliably have access to good food. And they know that it's coming from the community in which they're situated. And the people on the side that are actually producing the food, the farmers and the folks doing procurement and others, that they're actually connected to it too. And they know where the food is going. And so there is this social kind of interstitial benefit to connecting those systems in a way that I think brings value beyond just you get a healthy meal today. I think it begins to shift culture. And if you could shift culture in the institutions that people are participating in, you can actually shift culture in people. So, you could see if a parent that potentially wasn't exposed to that before, or maybe didn't have access, or didn't know how to get access to that kind of food, if their expectations suddenly shifted because in their childcare program they're getting access to quality food, that then becomes an opportunity to engage in a different way. But it also becomes an opportunity for that parent to become empowered and to come together with other parents and other community members and begin to insist that's a reality in everyday life for them. That becomes a norm rather than an exception. I really like your answer because, you know, in some ways, people in our country have become distant from their food. You know, it used to be you could just go to the store, and there might've been one agent between you and who grew the food. The farmer would deliver it to, and now there are factories and machines that process the food, and 10 steps, and it comes from different countries, and all that kind of thing. And what you're talking about is shrinking that gap again to decrease the distance, so people are more in touch. And you could easily see that if the food is coming from farmers and the daycare providers know that they're going to feel better about the food. They're more likely to tell a story about it to the children. The farmer might come to the daycare center, or the children go to the farm. And you could see there's a lot more going on here than nutrition, and that's the beauty of this systems approach, isn't it? I mean, the children want to have a garden, right? I mean, how many times have we seen that? It seems like a small thing in early childhood, but just that simple act of having a garden and being able to understand how things are cultivated and grown. Even for a small child, and I have two small kids, we have a small garden in our backyard: it's meaningful. And it also, I think, establishes a norm that the tomato that you pick off the vine or the pole bean that you pick off, that you eat, that you find just unbelievably delicious, then that becomes normative for them. That's a normative experience, and kids are not as frightened by things when they encounter it. And I think we have a real opportunity in the early childhood space to link up those two systems to say, "Yes, we can affect change." And I think that, again, back to this notion of investing in people long term, the investment in those kids long term and what they come to expect will be the norm matters very much to how we think about our work at the Kellogg Foundation. So you're talking about both practices and policies and a cross-sector approach to these things. And let's talk about policy for a moment. Where does policy typically break down? And what kind of people need to be at the table, and what sort of partnerships need to be established in order to have better food policy? I think if we take seriously that food policy is cross-sector, I believe that we need to build tables that look like the food system. And that means not just public health experts or nutrition advocates or academics, but farmers and food workers, and those childcare providers and teachers, and leaders in K-12, and tribal leaders, community organizers, local state government officials, right? And the funders, right? The funders who are willing to invest in the long slow work of doing systems change. And, you know, one place I would highlight is in your home state of North Carolina. For years, there was significant investment that helped really build a dense ecosystem. You established regional food hubs and meat processing infrastructure, and anchor institutions into schools and early childhood centers. And a really strong network of organizers and philanthropic partners. And that made it possible to fully integrate farm to early childhood in your state's definition of early childhood. And as an aside, I would say North Carolina was also one of the leading states back when I was first coming into the field of building out a high-quality system of childcare. North Carolina led that. And so, these two things converging is a very powerful example, but again, we're getting back to local sourcing. We're getting back to bigger things than just doing food education, right? Those things are now built into the system. And they're not just a side project of the system. They actually are the system. So, you're talking about a foundation doing a lot more than getting proposals, seeing what needs to be funded, and then sending money out the door. You're talking about connecting people in innovative and unique ways. And building bridges that didn't exist before. And getting people to understand the systems change approach. And it just can lead to so many interesting and innovative things that just weren't possible using traditional models. So, really my hat's off to the work you do, and I can see why it's creating such powerful outcomes. One piece I would be remiss if I didn't say this, right? What makes all those partnerships work or fall apart? Usually, it's not the brilliance of a single policy idea or practice idea. I. Sort of. Sound like a broken record, but I'm going to come back to this. Investing in that people infrastructure that sits underneath it is really important. And the places that we find that make progress in any of the issues we're talking about, family economic security, food, health, Medicaid, early childhood, K-12, right? The places that make progress really do have varied and diverse voices at the table, and they're able to build real trust. And they're able to cultivate champions and also the next generation of champions and the next generation of champions who can move between those sectors, right? And the funders are involved, but they really understand that they're financing relationships and governance and people. They're not financing programs. And I think as a grant maker, that's an interesting distinction to think about. Think we know it implicitly and we know it when we see it. It's a lot harder to stick it in a white paper and define it and disseminate it in Stanford Social Innovation Review, for example. No, I totally agree. In the work that we've done over the years with, uh, community partners in Durham, it's been my impression that they get this systems thing from the very get-go. That they understand that if poverty is too severe, then nothing else is going to work, and if housing is a problem, then these other things are going to be affected in pretty serious ways. And they understand the importance of these. And in a way you're letting the flowers bloom. You're taking, I think, what some people understand intuitively and would like to accomplish, but they've been forced into silos. And then once a funder comes along and can allow this to prosper, I think it's sort of a natural thing that occurs. I think so. And I think the tricky thing there is to not be seduced by the programmatic solution. Like, do you remember several years ago when the notion of collective impact was this very popular term that folks talked about? And it's a good thing. I mean, I think the framework and the model is powerful, and it's a useful thought exercise. But what I found in a lot of collective impact work was that it focused very much on aligning the programs. Sufficiently funding the programs and aligning the programs, but not the human side of design and redesign of how do those programs function, right? Who do they serve? Who's at the table when building them or rebuilding them? Do you have the ability to change them midstream if you feel that you need to? And I think a slightly different approach with systems change is you're sort of engaging in a loose hold of the policies and the practices and the issues to give people and the people infrastructure and the relationships time to come together and figure out how they want to move them individually, and how they want to move them collectively. And that's a subtle difference. That's a nuance that I think has really worked in our particular corner of the world. One thing I bet some people are interested in is how the Kellogg Foundation might be distinct from Kellogg as a company. You've described beautifully the innovative work you're doing. The company is off doing what it does commercially. How do these two things intersect? And what's been the history of the connection between the foundation and the company? Yes. So, when the foundation was founded in the 1930s, Will Keith Kellogg, as you said, he endowed the foundation and created it separate and apart from the company. So, it's an independent philanthropic organization. And so, while we bear the name of Will Keith Kellogg, the foundation does not have a formal connection or stake in the company any longer. As you may know, the company split into two companies a few years ago, one called Kellanova and one called the W.K. Kellogg Cereal Company. And since then, I believe both companies have been acquired. I think Mars now owns Kellanova, and Ferrero, an Italian company, owns W.K. At present, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation does not have any connection to either of those companies because they've been acquired by other groups. And aside from having some stock with the foundation, that was sold to support our endowment, we don't have any formal connections anymore. But I think the proximity of the foundation to the company in Battle Creek, and I think the shared history of Battle Creek and the shared history of Mr. Kellogg's vision is actually important to note. And I think it does matter to how the two institutions are connected. I said this a little while ago in the conversation, but in the 1930s, Mr. Kellogg knew that you couldn't separate food from health and education, family economic security, and he knew this while he was making cornflakes, right? And so he helped make sure in the late 1930s that children in Battle Creek had access to fresh milk in schools at the same time that he was doing work in soil conservation and in building healthy land. And he had a sense of knowing that how the food is grown and how kids are nourished, it's part of the same story. And I think that DNA has pulled forward into the foundation, and it makes it a really special place to work because we still carry that memory of him, and we still carry that vision of him into the work that we do. Thanks. You know, a long time ago, when I first became familiar with the Kellogg Foundation, I wondered about the history and the independence of the foundation from the company. And I pretty quickly came to learn that the foundation, as you said, is quite independent from the company. But you've enriched my knowledge even beyond what I've known over the years, so thank you. That's a fascinating history. So, let's end with one final question. If you fast-forward and kind of look ahead, what do you think is on the way? And what does success look like to you and your colleagues? Yes, it's a good question. I mean, I think if we got this right, you know, 10- 20 years from now, success would look like children and families living in communities where good food is just a part of everyday life. It's normal and reliable and not something that folks are lucky to find. I talked a little bit about how Mr. Kellogg thought about this in the '30s, but we also see what's possible in other places, right? When that vision can become a reality in terms of policy and practice. So, we had done some work in the country of Brazil. And we see now that national policy in the country of Brazil now requires that at least 50% of school food be purchased from local sources, grown with high-quality standards, right? That one decision reshaped incentives all along the food chain. What farmers grow, what institutions buy, what kids eat. That's a powerful example of institutions using their everyday purchasing power to build healthier and a more just system. So, you know, 10- 20 years from now, if we've done our job, it would mean that the kinds of innovations in places like Brazil or North Carolina or even in Michigan with our 10 Cents a Meal program, that those types of things would have become the norm. That schools and early childhood centers and hospitals and tribal and local governments would be routinely buying good, locally rooted food. And that workers and farmers are earning a fair and stable wage, and they have incomes. And the communities most affected by hunger and inequity are actually at the core of leading and designing new systems. And food policy would no longer be a patch on top of the inequity. It would be one of the main ways that we build healthier and more equitable futures for kids and families. BIO Jon-Paul Bianchi is the Director of Systems change at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) in Battle Creek, Michigan. In this role, he leads WKKF's national grantmaking strategy focused on early childhood care and education, health equity, employment equity and food systems. As a longtime philanthropic leader and national expert with a focus on early childhood education, Bianchi provides strategic oversight to the foundation's national programmatic work to support thriving children, families and communities. Bianchi holds a doctorate of Education from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of Education and Human Development, a master's degree in child development and a bachelor's degree in child and family studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He helped found and currently serves on the board of Valley Settlement in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

Send us Fan MailBelinda Fettke is a returning guest on our show! Be sure to check out her first appearances on Boundless Body Radio on episode 314, which is personally one of my favorite episodes that we've ever done, and also on episode 384, titled Religion, Blue Zones, and the "Plant Slant" with Belinda Fettke.In episode 314, we interviewed Belinda and her husband, Dr. Gary Fettke, and discussed the reasons why her husband was targeted by the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the Tasmanian Health Service for practicing a healthy fat, low-carbohydrate diet.Belinda took the initiative to research the bio-history of religion and its influences on nutrition policies and dietary guidelines. Her research revealed a massive influence of the Seventh-day Adventist church, their tax-free, financial stake in cereal and plant-based food companies, and their impact on what we are told to eat.Belinda and Gary opened the Nutrition for Life – Diabetes and Health Research Centre, which provides nutritional care around Tasmania and Australia. She is an advocate of a Low Carbohydrate, Healthy Fat (LCHF) lifestyle for the various health benefits, including the reversal of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and other chronic diseases. Find Belinda at-Substack- The TruthZones SubstackFind Boundless Body at-myboundlessbody.comBook a session with us here! 

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Saturday, 16 May 2026   So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Matthew 19:28   “And Jesus, He said to them, ‘Amen! I say to you that you, the ‘having followed Me', in the rebirth, when He shall sit, the Son of Man, upon ‘throne, glory, His', you will sit, also you, upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes – the Israel.'” (CG).   In the previous verse, Peter noted to Jesus that he and the others had left all and followed Him. As such, he asked what they would have. In response, Matthew records, “And Jesus, He said to them, ‘Amen!'”   As usual, when making a solemn proclamation, Jesus begins with “Amen.” His word is to be accepted as an assured truth. Continuing, He says, “I say to you that you, these having followed Me.”   The response is limited to true followers of Jesus. For example, there are many people who claim Jesus at this time. Hebrew Roots, Mormons, and Seventh Day Adventists, all claim to follow Jesus, but their doctrine holds to either a false Jesus (2 Corinthians 11:4), or a false gospel (Galatians 1:6-8). Jesus' words are exclusive of such. He next says, “in the rebirth.”   Two points about this. First, it is a new and rare word, paliggenesia, rebirth. It is from palin, again, and genesis, nativity. As such, it refers to a spiritual rebirth or the messianic restoration. It is only found elsewhere in Titus 3:5 –   “...not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration [paliggenesia] and renewing of the Holy Spirit.”   The second point is what this is referring to. Some tie the word to the previous clause. Others to the second clause –   “I say to you that you, the ‘having followed Me' in the rebirth...”   “I say to you that you, the ‘having followed Me', in the rebirth, when He shall sit, the Son of Man, upon ‘throne, glory, His'.”   The first option assigns this time as beginning with John the Baptist and continuing through Christ's ministry. The correct option is the latter. After Christ's ministry is complete and the Holy Spirit is poured out, then the rebirth is made possible. Therefore, Jesus' words are referring to what lies ahead in the future “when He shall sit, the Son of Man, upon His throne of glory.”   This then leaves open a couple of interpretations. Is this referring to the millennium or to the eternal state. Isaiah 65:17 speaks of a new heaven and a new earth. Thus, many equate it to what is said in Revelation 21:1, where it appears the same thought is presented.   However, this is incorrect. In Isaiah 65, it continues, referring to death, such as “For the child shall die one hundred years old.” In fact, such thoughts fill Isaiah 65:20-22. But in Revelation 21:4, it goes on to say, “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”   This cannot be the same time frame. Rather, it refers to the millennium. At that time, Jesus will sit on the throne of His glory, exactly what was prophesied to Israel in the prophets. This will be literally fulfilled. At that time, when Jesus is received as Israel's promised Messiah, He emphatically declares to His disciples, “also you upon twelve thrones, judging Israel's twelve tribes.”   The twelve disciples, who Jesus designates, will act in leadership roles. The idea of judging is not merely that of a court judging offenses. It is a way of referring to leadership, just as the judges of old served under the Lord. In this case, it will be the Lord incarnate with them serving and judging under Him.   Life application: It cannot be that the millennium will be overlooked. God made promises to Israel that must be fulfilled. To say that Isaiah 65 is to be fulfilled in “spiritual Israel,” supposedly meaning the church, does a complete disservice to the promises made exclusively to Israel. The dispensational model must be worked through for people to fully comprehend man's total dependence on God's grace as given through Jesus Christ.   If the millennium does not occur, there will be a void in this progression and in man's seeing what needs to be seen. And more, contradictions in the text itself are seen, such as noted above. Other glaring and irreconcilable contradictions will also arise.   Jesus does not say that the rebirth is the time of the millennium. He says that the time of the millennium will occur in the time of the rebirth –   NO: “the ‘having followed Me', in the rebirth, He shall sit, the Son of Man.” YES: “the ‘having followed Me', in the rebirth, when He shall sit, the Son of Man.”   Jesus includes the word hotan, when (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty). In Titus, Paul has shown that the rebirth is an event that occurs based on our relationship with Jesus. It is a condition that believers now possess.   At some point after the commencement of this event, which has been going on for two thousand years thus far, those in this state will enter the millennium, and Jesus will sit on His throne of glory. This promise is made apart from any notion of the rapture or the tribulation. It is simply a point of fact that will occur.   The rapture was, and remained, an unknown event until it was described by Paul with the words, “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (1 Corinthians 15:51). There is no need to shove either the church age or the rapture into Jesus' words here. They simply do not fit. He is speaking to Israel, under the law, about things promised in the law to Israel. He is further defining those matters at this time.   Lord God, You are ever faithful to Your people. We thank You that it is so. Your faithfulness to Israel means You will be likewise faithful to us. And what an encouragement that is. We fail You often, but because of Jesus, we are secure in You. Hallelujah to You, O God! Amen.

In this new 8-minute audio, I talk about President Trump's National Sabbath Day observance, to expose the deceptions around that concept. On the www.BibleProphecyDecoded.com website you will find one-page PDF summaries that you can save and print, links to videos, links to request free copies of the prophecy fulfillment books, and links to order printed copies.

Brenda Caster was raised SDA, and even went to an Adventist boarding school. She rebellled a little in her teens, but ended up staying SDA, and eventually married a man who became an SDA elder. When she found a network of ex-SDA people trying to help people out of the church, it opened her eyes to a whole new way of looking at the world. Brenda shopped around Protestant congregations, but was intrigued by the Catholic faith, which seemed both foreign and familiar to her. She discovered The Coming Home Network, and suddenly many of the questions that had been unanswered in her SDA background found fulfillment in the Catholic Church.

Matt Swaim shares highlights from tonight's The Journey Home on EWTN, where the guest shares their background as a Seventh-Day Adventist. Jason Shanks talks over the One Nation Under God Pilgrimage and the 250,000 Holy Hours Campaign. Susan De Bartoli joins Teresa to talk Padre Pio, Mary Pyle, Italy and more. AND, Gail Buckley Barringer stops in her scripture verse of the week, while T's Two Sense look at the importance of traditions in the Faith.

Sunday, 10 May 2026   But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. Matthew 19:22   “And having heard, the young man, the word, he departed – grieving, for he was ‘having possessions, many'.” (CG)   In the previous verse, Jesus said to the young ruler, “If you desire to be complete, you go, you sell your ‘the possessings,' and you give these to ‘poor', and you will have treasure in heaven. And you, hither! You follow Me.”   That was the final instruction for this young man to enter perpetual life in the manner he requested. Matthew next records, “And having heard, the young man, the word, he departed – grieving.”   It must be remembered that this person was asking how he could merit perpetual life. This is the problem. The young ruler was making the issue about himself and his merit before God. All three synoptic gospels indicate this. Matthew, which is indicative of the other accounts, said, “Teacher, what ‘good' I should do that I may have ‘life perpetual'?”   He was doing this based on the words of the law found in Leviticus 18:5. Jesus' answer was necessary to give as He did because the law was still in full force. It would be inappropriate for Him to say that He could find life some other way at this time.   Therefore, Jesus gave the commandments He wanted the young man to focus on, and then He said to be complete in meeting them, he would need to sell what he possessed, give it to the poor, and he would have treasure in heaven. Then he was to come to Jesus and follow Him.   This is what brought about his grief. He would have to give up everything to attain life, but what a challenge! But this is how the law works. If he couldn't love his neighbor as himself, he proved, by default, that he did not love God above all else.   Because of this, Matthew records, “for he was ‘having possessions, many'.” As the subject and accomplishment were about himself while living under the law, he could not find the spiritual stamina to do it. And indeed, no one could. Approximately fourteen hundred and fifty years of Israel living under the law proved this.   But step back now and look at what he missed by making it about himself. Jesus told him to keep certain commandments. Did Jesus do this? Yes, He fulfilled the law perfectly. But more, before He did that, what did He do? He gave up all of the riches of heaven to accomplish the necessary requirements of the law –   “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:5-11   Jesus gave up everything, giving Himself to the poor people of the world who were stuck under the authority and condemnation of Satan. He did not ask the ruler to do anything He didn't do. Now that Christ has fulfilled the law, the answer to the same question can be answered quite differently –   Q: Teacher, what ‘good' I should do that I may have ‘life perpetual'? A: Trust in the completed work of Jesus Christ, and you will have ‘life perpetual'.   Jesus had not yet completed His mission when the young man came to Him. Therefore, the answer had to be about the law leading to death. Now, with Christ's sacrificial offering that brought the law to an end, there is no law to deal with. Rather, there is Christ's fulfillment of it. Our faith is in what He did, not in what we must do. Our “doing” is His “having done.”   Life application: The general tone of commentaries concerning this passage is essentially that we must do what Jesus instructed this young man. And it is true, if we accept the premise that we are under law, such as the Seventh Day Adventists, Hebrew Roots adherents, etc., claim, then we are obligated to do just what Jesus told him to do.   However, if we accept the premise that Jesus died in fulfillment of the law, we are under no obligation to do those things. They have been done for us. Why would Jesus tell you to do the things of the law that He accomplished, fulfilled, and annulled? That would mean His cross was a pointless gesture.   He wouldn't, and He doesn't. All He asks of the people of the world to do is to trust that His doing was sufficient and that He will be our representative before the Father. So the proposition is laid forth for you. You can go it alone under law, or you can trust Jesus, who accomplished all, all by Himself. Choose wisely. Choose Jesus.   Lord God, it is not easy to set ourselves aside and say, “I will relinquish my very soul into the hands of another.” But when the “other” is You, how easy it suddenly becomes. Thank You, O God, for coming in the form of a bondservant under the law to redeem us to Yourself. What manner of love this is! Hallelujah to You, O God. Amen.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme: The soil can change Speaker: Nick Palmer Title: Check Your Soil Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/114/LUK.8.1-5.NKJV Bulletin/Notes: http://bible.com/events/49605977 Date: May 9, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #soil #parable #Jesus #sower #seed #change #transform #transformation #check #love #reset #CheckYourSoil #BackToMyFirstLove #SpiritualReset For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Pastor Kevin explains how our thoughts lay the foundation for our eventual fall into sin and betrayal of God Episode Title: Trouble in Paradise Host: JWald Guest: Pastor Kevin Acosta Date: May 6, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #psdapodcast #podcast #DeeperDive #AdventistPodcast #ChristianPodcast #AdventistPodcasts #redeem #redemption #mercy #love #reckless #hosea #RecklessLove #trouble #paradise For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Pastor Kevin explains how our thoughts lay the foundation for our eventual fall into sin and betrayal of God Episode Title: Trouble in Paradise Host: JWald Guest: Pastor Kevin Acosta Date: May 6, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #psdapodcast #podcast #DeeperDive #AdventistPodcast #ChristianPodcast #AdventistPodcasts #redeem #redemption #mercy #love #reckless #hosea #RecklessLove #trouble #paradise For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does it look like for the church to mirror heaven today—strong in truth yet radically open to all? Could the balance between firm biblical foundations and an always-open invitation be the missing link in the church's mission?

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme: Redemption Speaker: Pastor Kevin Acosta Title: Trouble in Paradise Key text:https://www.bible.com/bible/114/HOS.1.NKJVhttps://www.bible.com/bible/114/HOS.2.NKJV Bulletin/Notes: http://bible.com/events/49601828 Date: May 2, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #redeem #redemption #mercy #love #reckless #hosea #RecklessLove #trouble #paradise For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To this lost world, there is little to no distinction made between biblically born again Christians and members of cult and fringe groups like the Roman Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah's Witness and Seventh Day Adventists. To them, it's all the same, it's all Christianity. So for the sake of our discussion today, we will label all of it as “professing Christianity”. That said, there is a verifiable rise on Christians in Israel at the hands of radical Orthodox Jews, and it grows worse by the day. In our story today, we see a Roman Catholic nun kicked to the ground by Orthodox Jews, and this is just the tip of the end times iceberg.“As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.” Romans 11:28 (KJB)On this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast, the attacker was not some nameless shadow from a vague “troubled region.” Israeli police arrested a 36-year-old Jewish suspect, and AP reported that the assailant seen in the video was wearing tzitzit, the fringes worn by observant Jewish men. AP also noted that Christian leaders and organizations have been warning of a growing trend of violence and harassment against Christian clergy and pilgrims, often by ultra-Orthodox Jewish youth. There it is. Not rumor, not propaganda, not replacement theology hysteria. A documented pattern. The Rossing Center's reporting on attacks against Christians in Israel and East Jerusalem says that in known 2024 cases, the perpetrators were Jewish individuals, “primarily young men from ultra-Orthodox and national-religious circles,” driven by a mix of nationalist fervor and religious extremism, especially among ultra-Orthodox nationalist groups. The 2024 report documented 111 incidents, including physical attacks, attacks on church properties, harassment, and defacement, while coverage of the report noted that most victims were clergy or people wearing visible Christian symbols. The Rossing Center's 2025 report says the harassment and violence are continuing to escalate across Israel and East Jerusalem. Your King James Bible clearly says that this lost world is preparing itself to receive Antichrist in the coming “strong delusion”. Today we bring you everything you need to know about the Jews, Christians, cults and the scripture of truth.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Pastor Rose explains why God wants us to bring our hard questions and problems to Him Episode Title: Habakkuk- Keeping It Real! Host: Nathalie Ais Guest: Pastor N. Abraham Rose Date: April 30, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #challenge #problem #frustration #questions #answers #why #reason #cause #pain #suffering #FrustrationIsReal #YouDontHaveToAlwaysSmile #GodIsASafePerson #PainIsReal #GodIsAlsoReal #KeepItReal For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Pastor Rose explains why God wants us to bring our hard questions and problems to Him Episode Title: Habakkuk- Keeping It Real! Host: Nathalie Ais Guest: Pastor N. Abraham Rose Date: April 30, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #challenge #problem #frustration #questions #answers #why #reason #cause #pain #suffering #FrustrationIsReal #YouDontHaveToAlwaysSmile #GodIsASafePerson #PainIsReal #GodIsAlsoReal #KeepItReal For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do Seventh-Day Adventists actually believe, and how do those beliefs line up with historic Christianity? In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz walks through what Seventh-Day Adventists teach, where those teachings align with the Christian faith, and where they depart from it.She begins with a simple three-step method any parent can use to research a belief system different from their own — a method that works whether the belief in question is another Christian denomination, a sect, a cult, or another religion entirely. From there, she covers the origin of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in the Great Disappointment of 1844, the role of Ellen G. White in shaping its early teachings, and four key doctrinal differences worth understanding: the investigative judgment, Sabbath-keeping, annihilationism, and soul sleep.Whether you have friends or family members who are Seventh-Day Adventists, or you simply want to help your children think clearly and lovingly about denominational differences, this episode offers a clear, biblical, and practical starting point.Resource mentioned in this episode: From Sabbath to Lord's Day by D. A. Carson.If you'd like to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so at foundationworldview.com/podcast.Subscribe to the Foundation Worldview newsletter for weekly biblical parenting help: foundationworldview.com/newsletter.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme: God provides a safe place/space for us to share our frustrations as we navigate difficult situations and await meaningful answers. Speaker: Pastor N. Abraham Rose Title: Habakkuk- Keeping It Real! Highlights: Sometimes as believers we seemed apt to "spiritualize" away real life challenges and situations. At times we become prone to offering canned spiritual advice/phrases to individuals dealing with crucial situations. The prophet Habakkuk provides for us a template of sorts to keep it real with God. He demonstrates that God provides a safe place/space for us to share our frustrations as we navigate difficult situations and await meaningful answers. Series: Rejoicing with Habakkuk Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/114/HAB.1.1-4.NKJV Bulletin/Notes: http://bible.com/events/49598039 Date: April 25, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #challenge #problem #frustration #questions #answers #why #reason #cause #pain #suffering #FrustrationIsReal #YouDontHaveToAlwaysSmile #GodIsASafePerson #PainIsReal #GodIsAlsoReal #KeepItReal For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“What’s the one-minute defense for the papacy?” This question sets the stage for a discussion that also addresses the strongest arguments for infant baptism, the reasons behind the anti-Catholic stance of Seventh Day Adventists, and how to discern the presence of the Holy Spirit in someone’s life. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 05:44 – What’s the one-minute defense for the papacy? 10:30 – What are the strongest arguments to convince someone to baptize their baby? 18:05 – Why are Seventh Day Adventist so Anti-Catholic? 36:20 – How do we know when someone has the Holy Spirit?

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Pastor Latoya reveals some of the benefits of trusting God when you face severe challenges in your life Episode Title: Dry Bones Come Alive Host: Dawn Williams Guest: Pastor Latoya Smythe-Forbes Date: April 20, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #revive #believe #trust #raise #Ezekiel #power #life #dead #hope #speak #restore #restoration #DryBones #DryBonesComeAlive #SpeakLife #BreathOfGod #FromDeathToLife For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Pastor Latoya reveals some of the benefits of trusting God when you face severe challenges in your life Episode Title: Dry Bones Come Alive Host: Dawn Williams Guest: Pastor Latoya Smythe-Forbes Date: April 20, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #revive #believe #trust #raise #Ezekiel #power #life #dead #hope #speak #restore #restoration #DryBones #DryBonesComeAlive #SpeakLife #BreathOfGod #FromDeathToLife For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme: Don't fall into the trap of comparing yourself to others. It will only make you miserable and ruin your relationship with God. Speaker: Javar Baldeo Title: Comparison, No Swiping! Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/114/MAT.20.1-16.NKJV Bulletin/Notes: http://bible.com/events/49595999 Date: April 18, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #parable #heaven #kingdom #lifo #filo #called #chosen #Jesus For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme: The vision of dry bones in Ezekiel 37 reveals God’s power to bring life to what appears completely dead and beyond hope. In a valley full of dryness, silence, and disconnection, God speaks a word and calls His prophet to do the same. This message reminds us that no situation, whether spiritual, emotional, or generational, is too far gone for God to restore. When God breathes and His Word is spoken, dead things begin to live again. This sermon calls us to believe again, speak again, and trust that God is able to revive what has been lost and raise up a people filled with His Spirit for His purpose Speaker: Pastor Latoya Smythe-Forbes Title: Dry Bones Come Alive Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/114/EZE.37.1-6.NKJV Bulletin/Notes: http://bible.com/events/49591107 Date: April 11, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #revive #believe #trust #raise #Ezekiel #power #life #dead #hope #speak #restore #restoration #DryBones #DryBonesComeAlive #SpeakLife #BreathOfGod #FromDeathToLife For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roch Thériault promised his followers healing, purpose, and a closer connection to God — but what he built in the wilderness of Canada became something far, FAR more sinister. As his control tightened, faith twisted into fear, and “treatment” became torture. This is the story of the Ant Hill Kids. A story of how belief, isolation, and absolute power created one of the most disturbing cults in modern history. Merch and more: www.badmagicproductions.com  Timesuck Discord! https://discord.gg/tqzH89v Want to join the Cult of the Curious PrivateFacebook Group? Go directly to Facebook and search for "Cult of the Curious" to locate whatever happens to be our most current page :) For all merch-related questions/problems: store@badmagicproductions.com (copy and paste) Please rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!! @timesuckpodcast on IG and http://www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcast Wanna become a Space Lizard? Click here: https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcast. Sign up through Patreon, and for $5 a month, you get access to the entire Secret Suck catalog (295 episodes) PLUS the entire catalog of Timesuck, AD FREE. You'll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Pastor Rose reveals how you can know if someone really loves you. Episode Title: The Cross-God's Love On Full Display Host: Nathalie Ais Guest: Pastor N. Abraham Rose Date: April 2, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #Jesus #cross #calvary #rome #roman #execution #Messiah #love #sin #redeem #redemption #MoreThanExecution #DeathOfAMessiah #LoveIsSacrificial #LoveOnDisplay #sacrifice For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Pastor Rose reveals how you can know if someone really loves you. Episode Title: The Cross-God's Love On Full Display Host: Nathalie Ais Guest: Pastor N. Abraham Rose Date: April 2, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #Jesus #cross #calvary #rome #roman #execution #Messiah #love #sin #redeem #redemption #MoreThanExecution #DeathOfAMessiah #LoveIsSacrificial #LoveOnDisplay #sacrifice For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme: The story of Calvary goes beyond Roman execution and a Jewish riddance of a would-be messiah. It's a story that seeks to demonstrate the love of God for fallen, sinful human beings. The cross was God's love on full display. Speaker: Pastor N. Abraham Rose Title: The Cross-God's Love On Full Display Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/114/JHN.15.13.NKJV Bulletin/Notes: https://bible.com/events/49584271 Date: March 28, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #Jesus #cross #calvary #rome #roman #execution #Messiah #love #sin #redeem #redemption #MoreThanExecution #DeathOfAMessiah #LoveIsSacrificial #LoveOnDisplay For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Dr. Dee Knight reveals the warning signs you're rationalizing away the presence of sin in your life and steps you can take to prevent it from occurring in the future. Episode Title: God Is At Work Host: Roxanne Lawrence Guest: Dr. Dee Knight Date: March 25, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #transform #transformation #radical #God #HolySpirit #move #movement #Samson #Timnah #leave #change #rationalize #excuse #Bible For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Dr. Dee Knight reveals the warning signs you're rationalizing away the presence of sin in your life and steps you can take to prevent it from occurring in the future. Episode Title: God Is At Work Host: Roxanne Lawrence Guest: Dr. Dee Knight Date: March 25, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #transform #transformation #radical #God #HolySpirit #move #movement #Samson #Timnah #leave #change #rationalize #excuse #Bible For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Dawn and Fred try to understand why Christians panic and are fearful when we see war and economic chaos even though we know the Bible advises use not to be scared. Episode Title: 85 Seconds To Midnight Host: Dawn Williams Guest: Fred Tony Date: March 17, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #Christ #return #rejoice #fear #devil #satan #panic #future #uncertain #urgent #imminent #soon #joy #deliverance #SecondComing For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wednesday, 18 March 2026   Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:4   “Accordingly, whoever, he should humble himself as this child, he, he is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus emphatically told His apostles that unless they turned and became as the children, they would in no manner enter the kingdom of the heavens.   As He has set this forth as an adamant assertion, He can now answer their self-serving question about who the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens is. He does this, beginning with, “Accordingly, whoever, he should humble himself as this child.”   A new word is seen, tapeinoó, to make low or to humble. HELP Word Studies says, “With the believer, ...tapeinóō (‘show humility, true lowliness') happens by being fully dependent on the Lord – dismissing reliance upon self (self-government) and emptying carnal ego. This exalts the Lord as our all-in-all and prompts the gift of His fullness in us.”   One can see in this explanation exactly why people like the Pharisee in the parable of Luke 18:9-14 are such a stench in God's nose. There is no humility. Instead, he is confident that he has pleased God so much with his presence that God must just stand in awe of him.   It is why Paul speaks so vehemently against law observance. The law brings about feelings of oneself earning what is impossible to earn. No person can merit grace, and he can never earn salvation. It is a gift. The law and God's plan of salvation found in Jesus Christ are diametrically opposed to one another.   Understanding this, Jesus continues, emphatically stating, “he, he is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens.”   The person who understands he has no merit at all before God but who accepts that what God has done is sufficient for his salvation is accepted by God. The person who has this sense of humility in the greatest measure is, therefore, the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens.   Paul explains this, using himself as an example –   “But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.” Philippians 3:7-11   Life application: Think it through. There is no personal merit in salvation. Based on that, what is happening in the following propositions–   Law says you must do certain things to be right with God. Preachers tell you that you need to tithe, a principle of the Law of Moses, to be pleasing to God. Hebrew Roots says you must observe the Sabbath. Seventh-Day Adventists impose dietary restrictions. Reformed theology says you must have works to prove your salvation. Roman Catholicism says, “If any one saith, that justifying faith is nothing else but confidence in the divine mercy which remits sins for Christ's sake; or, that this confidence alone is that whereby we are justified; let him be anathema.”   We could go on and on with such examples of false and heretical teachings. The theological box of salvation says that we are saved by faith alone through the work of Jesus Christ. To add anything to that, before or after salvation, as a condition for being saved or continuing to be saved, is to deny the all-sufficiency of what Jesus Christ did.   Don't be caught in this trap. You don't owe anyone anything in this life as a means of obtaining salvation or as proof of being saved. All you need to do is to trust God through acceptance of the gospel: “that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3, 4).   Don't mar the gospel. Hold fast to the truth of God in Christ. After you believe, then do what is right according to Scripture to be pleasing to God, not for keeping your salvation, but in gratitude to God who saved you.   Lord God, thank You that Jesus Christ our Lord has done everything necessary to restore us to You. May we never place ourselves into the salvation equation except as grateful recipients of Your tender mercies by believing the gospel. Amen.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Dawn and Fred try to understand why Christians panic and are fearful when we see war and economic chaos even though we know the Bible advises use not to be scared. Episode Title: 85 Seconds To Midnight Host: Dawn Williams Guest: Fred Tony Date: March 17, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #Christ #return #rejoice #fear #devil #satan #panic #future #uncertain #urgent #imminent #soon #joy #deliverance #SecondComing For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Dawn asks Pastor Kevin if it's possible for a Christian to perfect? Don't miss this episode because the answer may surprise you. Episode Title: The Perfect Problem Host: Dawn Williams Guest: Pastor Kevin Acosta Date: March 15, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #perfection #perfect #complete #maturity #mature #grow #growth #ChristianLife #grace #power #weak #weakness #Christ #perfect #perfection #plato #socrates For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme: Recent events have plunged the world into a state of panic, but we should not live in fear, but rather embrace the joy and deliverance of Christ's return Speaker: Fred Tony Title: 85 Seconds To Midnight Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/59/REV.12.12.esv Bulletin/Notes: http://bible.com/events/49577566 Date: March 13, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #Christ #return #rejoice #fear #devil #satan #panic #future #uncertain #urgent #imminent #soon #joy #deliverance #SecondComing For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439 Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Where do we see the Mass in Acts of the Apostles?” This question opens a discussion on the early Church’s practices, alongside topics like defending infant baptism against claims of its necessity, and the significance of Jesus’ addition of “mind” in Mark 12:30. Other questions touch on the nature of confession and the papacy’s ties to Rome, showcasing a rich variety of theological inquiries. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 01:20 – Where do we see the Mass in Acts of the Apostles? 09:38 – How do we defend the baptism of infants? My co-worker says you just need faith and it's not necessary to baptize babies. 17:52 – In Mark 12:30ff Jesus quotes the great shema. In Deuteronomy it says to love God with your whole heart, soul, and strength. Why does Mark add the word “mind” to that? 22:15 – Why do some people feel reluctant to go to confession? 28:39 – Is the papacy so tied to Rome that it could never be somewhere else? If Islam took over Europe could the pope be based somewhere else? 31:58 – Why isn't the book of Maccabees in the King James Bible? I'm trying to talk about the faith with my Seventh Day Adventist family members. 41:00 – Mt 10:3 calls James son of Alpheus, and Mk 2:14-17 calls Levi the son of Alpheus. Could they be brothers? 44:17 – My grown children think we are living in a simulation. How can I counter this? 50:13 – You said the King James did not translate the deuterocan books. But I have two KJV Bibles that include the deuterocanonical books. 52:01 – I've been getting along with my new coworkers because they are Christian. But today Mary came up and they really attacked Catholic teaching on Mary. What can I say to them?

“Where do we see the Mass in Acts of the Apostles?” This question opens a discussion on the early Church’s practices, alongside topics like defending infant baptism against claims of its necessity, and the significance of Jesus’ addition of “mind” in Mark 12:30. The conversation also touches on the reasons behind reluctance to go to confession and the implications of the papacy’s location. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 01:20 – Where do we see the Mass in Acts of the Apostles? 09:38 – How do we defend the baptism of infants? My co-worker says you just need faith and it's not necessary to baptize babies. 17:52 – In Mark 12:30 Jesus quotes the great shema. In Deuteronomy it says to love God with your whole heart, soul, and strength. Why does Mark add the word “mind” to that? 22:15 – Why do some people feel reluctant to go to confession? 28:39 – Is the papacy so tied to Rome that it could never be somewhere else? If Islam took over Europe could the pope be based somewhere else? 31:58 – Why isn't the book of Maccabees in the King James Bible? I'm trying to talk about the faith with my Seventh Day Adventist family members. 41:00 – Mt 10:3 calls James son of Alpheus, and Mk 2:14-17 calls Levi the son of Alpheus. Could they be brothers? 44:17 – My grown children think we are living in a simulation. How can I counter this? 50:13 – You said the King James did not translate the deuterocan books. But I have two KJV Bibles that include the deuterocanonical books. 52:01 – I've been getting along with my new coworkers because they are Christian. But today Mary came up and they really attacked Catholic teaching on Mary. What can I say to them?

In Episode 437, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Kings Island in Suffield, Connecticut. The island was once home to DeWitt Terry, A Seventh Day Adventist elder who believed the second coming of Christ, and thus the end of times was going to occur November 5, 1873 (spoilers: he was wrong). Over 100 people once gathered on this island to await the end.  See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-437-doomsday-island-in-the-connecticut-river/  Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends  Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lMkM3G  Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/  Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/ 

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme: Perfection Speaker: Pastor Kevin Acosta Title: The Perfect Problem Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/59/2CO.12.9.esv Bulletin/Notes: http://bible.com/events/49574551 Date: March 7, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #perfection #perfect #complete #maturity #mature #grow #growth #ChristianLife #grace #power #weak #weakness #Christ For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439 Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme: How do you recognize when God is calling you? Speaker: Pastor Kevin A. McKoy Title: When God Calls Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/59/1SA.3.8-11.esv Bulletin/Notes: http://bible.com/events/49570409 Date: February 28, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #pathfinders #call #speak #listen #whengodcalls #whengodspeaks #pathfinderday #speaklord For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Pastor Wintley Phipps shares never heard before stories about how God has blessed him through the years including life changing advice from Jesse Jackson Episode Title: In Every Story God Gets The Glory Host: Roxanne Lawrence Guest: Pastor Wintley Phipps Date: February 25, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #glory #story #song #hymn #praise #testimony #trust #witness #faith #sing #testify For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Pastor LaToya reveals when and how she found out her husband was "the one" God meant for her. Episode Title: Where Did Love Go? Host: Roxanne Lawrence Guest: Pastor Latoya Smythe-Forbes Date: February 18, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #love #fear #God #heart #safe #safety #intimacy #interruption #restore #restoration #WhereDidLoveGo #LoveDidntLeave #FromFearToHealing #RestoringTheHeart #SafeInGodsLove For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme: This Is My Story This Is My Song Speaker: Pastor Wintley Phipps Title: In Every Story God Gets The Glory Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/114/PSA.66.16.NKJVhttps://www.bible.com/bible/114/PSA.40.3.NKJV Bulletin/Notes: http://bible.com/events/49567334 Date: February 21, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #glory #story #song #hymn #praise #testimony #trust #witness #faith #sing #testify For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme: God restores our identity and heals the heart by making love safe again. Speaker: Pastor Latoya Smythe-Forbes Title: Where Did Love Go? Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/59/GEN.3.10.esv Bulletin/Notes: http://bible.com/events/49562996 Date: February 14, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #love #fear #God #heart #safe #safety #intimacy #interruption #restore #restoration #WhereDidLoveGo #LoveDidntLeave #FromFearToHealing #RestoringTheHeart #SafeInGodsLove For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Deeper Dive Theme: Pastor Rose explains why God sometimes removes people from your life and how you can recognize when it's happening Episode Title: Continuous Connection Host: Dawn Williams Guest: Pastor N. Abraham Rose Date: February 11, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #connection #develop #maintain #relationship #Chrisst #key #success #ongoing #fruit #vine #branch #StayConnected #KnowYourRole #WheresYourFruit #YouWillBearFruit For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe for more Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Theme: Developing and maintaining a relationship with Christ is the key to a successful life for the believer. This must be on an ongoing basis. Not on again, and then off again. It is the only way that the child of God will bear fruits of righteousness. Speaker: Pastor N. Abraham Rose Title: Continuous Connection Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/59/JHN.15.1-8.esv Bulletin/Notes: http://bible.com/events/49560000 Date: February 7, 2026 Tags: #psdatv #connection #develop #maintain #relationship #Chrisst #key #success #ongoing #fruit #vine #branch #StayConnected #KnowYourRole #Where'sYourFruit #YouWillBearFruit For more life lessons and inspirational content, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI): 1659090 CCLI Streaming Plus License: 21338439Support the show: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTBMV/envelope/startSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.