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We talk about Chapter 4, Sharpened and Honed, as well as a few more interesting milestones ahead!  

Val, The 5th Day of Winter, Dawn Previously on the Seventh Valkyrie, Val and the hounds claim the Brinnsboar's cave as their own. But there's still work to be done before the Iron Wolf can begin his next move against the Machine King, next on the Seventh Valkyrie! —--------------------- Thanks for listening to The Seventh Valkyrie, and for all the support you guys give! Without you, this series wouldn't exist To Help Keep the Series Ad Free (Plus get Bonus Features & Early Access): https://www.patreon.com/7thvalkyrie For 7th Valkyrie Gear and Apparel: https://store.7thvalkyrie.com/ To Join the Conversation/Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/theseventhvalkyrie/ For Watch the Series Come to Life: https://www.instagram.com/7thvalkyrie/ If You Don't Like My Voice Acting (Novelization and Ebooks): https://a.co/d/8ikI6dP  

Dan Devine talks about whether this Cavs team feels like a true No. 2 seed in the East, the constant talk around Donovan Mitchell's future and lack of MVP attention, Evan Mobley's role with this Cavs' identity, the Warriors' previous reported trade interests and Doc Rivers' approach coaching the Bucks.

Pastor Tommy brings us deeper in the topic of our purpose, as we lay a foundation of the WHYS of our specific calling -- Why is it important to KNOW your calling? And why is it important to LIVE in your calling? 

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The entire mission of Jesus follows this pattern: nothing visibly spectacular at first but growing to a level of majesty we can scarcely imagine. - SERMON TRANSCRIPT - Turn in your Bibles to Isaiah 49. Christmas probably is the biggest event of the calendar. Every year, I would say it's the biggest holiday there is. A Gallup poll in 2019 says that 93% of Americans, in some way, recognize or celebrate Christmas, and it's not just here in America, it's something that is a worldwide phenomenon. Over 2 billion people observe Christmas in some way worldwide, if not more. Christy and I were very surprised when we were missionaries in Japan to see Christmas decorations going up in the malls there in Tokushima. There's the green and red, and there's all the Christmas, jolly old St. Nicholas, and all that. Santa was everywhere. There it was, Christmas in Japan, where about 1% are evangelical, but there they were celebrating Christmas. I have a friend who lives in the Persian Gulf. We communicate via Zoom from time to time, and he told me that there are Christmas trees all over that Muslim nation. 99% of the people there are Muslim and they still have Christmas trees. If you look a little closer though, we realize Christmas isn't as big as it should be. 71% of Americans say they don't look on Christmas as a religious holiday at all. That's a huge percentage of people that see it in a secular sort of way, and we think that must be true of the billions around the world that stop working, gather to eat and to drink, and to celebrate in some way. We're aware of the fact that Christmas, however big it is, needs to be a lot bigger. That brings me to the text that we're studying today, Isaiah 49, in which it is said by God to Christ, "It is too small a thing..." I want to zero in on that concept and link it to Christmas. Christmas is too small, it's smaller than it should be, however big it is, it still too small. In the text, it is said, "It is too small a thing for you to save the Jews alone." Too small a thing. Now what an amazing achievement that would be, the salvation of the Jewish nation. When Jesus Christ finally achieves it, what a great achievement that would be at the end of human history, as I believe the mystery that Paul talks about in Romans 11, where he says, "All Israel will be saved." I believe that that will come, that will be a climax to the long, and torturous, and painful journey that Almighty God has been on with his chosen people, the Jewish nation, the descendants of Abraham. But however great that will be, God says in this text, "It is too small a thing." God intended a glory far greater than that, a multitude from every tribe, and language, and people in nation standing around the throne celebrating the salvation of God. The idea of my sermon today is captured in another place in Scripture. "O magnify the Lord with me, let us exalt his name together." To magnify means to make great or make greater. We cannot make an infinite God any greater than he is, but He does need to be greater in our own estimation. That's where He is too small. That's why Christmas is too small, in our own minds, in our own estimation, and the Word of God is the remedy. Look at the text again. Isaiah 49: 1-6, “Listen to me, you islands. Hear this, you distant nations. Before I was born, the Lord called me from my birth, He has made mention of my name. He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of His hand, He hid me. He made me into a polished arrow, and concealed me in his quiver. He said to me, ‘You are my servant, Israel, in whom I'll display my splendor.’ But I said, ‘I have labored to no purpose. I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing, yet what is due me is in the Lord's hand, and my reward is with my God.’ And now the Lord says, ‘He who formed me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, where I'm honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength.’” He says, "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant, to restore the tribes of Jacob, and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the Earth." I believe that it is Christ speaking in this passage. He's summoning all nations to listen, look at verse 1, "Listen to me, you islands. Hear this, you distant nations." I've already made the assertion, but we need to ask, "Who is speaking in these words?" This person is speaking of himself and for himself, but He relates something He says that God says to him, the Lord says to him, "The Lord spoke to me." So who is the speaker in this ancient oracle? There are three possibilities. It is Isaiah the prophet himself speaking, or it is the nation of Israel collectively having a certain role to play, and that's home base of verse 3, where the speaker says the Lord calls him, "My servant Israel.” Or it could be the Messiah, the Christ, speaking through the spirit of God, the spirit of Christ, through the prophet Isaiah in the first person. If we look at verse 6, this is a key. He says, "It is too small or too light a thing for you to be my servant, to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I'll also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the Earth." The servant who's speaking here is someone who both restores the tribes of Israel and is also the light for the Gentiles. There's no way that can be the sinful nation of Israel. Israel can't bring Israel back, so that's eliminated. It's certainly not Isaiah the prophet, the man of unclean lips, he would never have arrogated to himself the statements made here. The New Testament solves this question for us directly by quoting this passage and ascribing it directly to Jesus. Shortly after Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Joseph and Mary took the baby Jesus to Jerusalem to be circumcised in fulfillment of the law of Moses. A prophet named Simeon was waiting for him. Moved by the Holy Spirit, he took the baby Jesus into his arms and said these amazing words in Luke 2, "Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the sight of all people, a light of revelation to the Gentiles and for glory for your people Israel." So he calls him the light for the Gentiles or for the nations. So also Paul and Barnabas, when they're preaching in a synagogue in Pisidian, Antioch, quoted this and directly connected it to Jesus in Acts 13:47, "This is what the Lord has commanded us, I have made you," [singular,] "a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the Earth." Paul and Barnabas, didn't think that they were the light to the Gentiles, but they were there at Pisidian, Antioch on his behalf. The statement that had been made to Jesus, "I will make you a light for the Gentiles," they took as their marching orders, but it was Jesus that was the light for the Gentiles. Therefore, the speaker in Isaiah 49 is none other than Jesus speaking, long before He was incarnate by the Virgin Mary, speaking prophetically by the power of the Holy Spirit in the first person. This shouldn't surprise us because He does the same thing in His most famous quotation of Isaiah. At the beginning of His public ministry in Nazareth, He went to his hometown, Nazareth. He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath, and He took the scroll of Isaiah, and He unrolled it to Isaiah 61. He read these words, "The spirit of the Lord is upon me," [first person] "because He has anointed me," [Messiah Christ means anointed one] "to preach good news to the poor." He went on and quoted more of Isaiah 61, then He rolled up the scroll and sat down, and He said, "Today in your hearing, this scripture is fulfilled." So “I am the Messiah, I am the anointed one, the spirit of the Lord is upon me.” But if you just read Isaiah 61, it's the same thing. It's an ancient oracle written in the first person. It's Jesus speaking prophetically long before He was born by the spirit of God. We have that same kind of pattern here, and this is one of a series of what's known as “servant songs,” the servant of the Lord. There are four of them, the four servant songs. Sometimes the text speaks about the servant of the Lord, and sometimes in the servant song, the servant speaks himself directly. These four servant songs give us a sense of the purpose of God in sending Jesus. This is the thing that's so amazing, Isaiah was written more than seven centuries before Jesus was born. Uzziah died in the year 733BC, a contemporary of the prophet Isaiah. This is a long time before Jesus was born and it gives us great confidence, doesn't it? To know that the whole plan had been written out in detail in prophecy long before Jesus was born. We have these four servant songs. The first is in Isaiah 42, which depicts Jesus as a gentle Savior. Isaiah 42: 1-4, "Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight." The speaker there is God, He's speaking about the servant of the Lord, Jesus. "I will put my spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. He will not shout, or cry out, or raise His voice in the streets. A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not snuff out. In faithfulness, He will bring forth justice. He will not falter or be discouraged till He establishes justice on the Earth, and in His law, the islands will put their hope." That's the first of the four servant songs, directly ascribed to Jesus in Matthew chapter 12. When it says, "The bruised reed He will not break, and the smoldering wick He will not snuff out,” it is speaking of Jesus's wonderful tenderness and skill in binding together broken-hearted sinners and saving them. He's a gentle and a loving Savior, and that's the first servant song. This servant song, Isaiah 49, is the second of the four, and we're going to walk through it this morning. The third is in Isaiah 50, again, it speaks in the first person. It speaks of the sufferings of the servant. And then the fourth, Isaiah 52 and 53, is the most famous of the four servant songs. Both of those last two, Isaiah 50 and Isaiah 52/53 speak of the suffering servant of the Lord, the intense sufferings of the servant of the Lord, culminating in the substitutionary, atoning death of Jesus. I. Christ Summons All Nations to Listen This servant song, Isaiah 49, will depict Jesus as a messenger for the glory of the Lord to the ends of the Earth. To take the greatness of God from small beginnings to a worldwide eternal kingdom, the glory of the Lord shining to the Gentiles, but it begins so powerfully as Jesus speaks in the text to the distant islands and nations to listen to His voice calling on all peoples, all over the world, across all time to listen to Him. Look at verse 1, "Listen to me, you islands. Hear this, you distant nations.” This verse shows the scope of God saving plans. Christ is calling to the ends of the Earth. Christ is the King of Kings. He is the Lord of Lords. All nations on Earth are His, for the Father has given them to Him. And He summons the islands, He summons the distant nations, the farthest places, the remotest locations. For example, the Inuit people of the Canadian Arctic, the semi-nomadic tribes, the cave dwellers of Papua New Guinea belong to Him. The blonde haired Norsemen, descendants of the Vikings, who now live in civilized and technologically advanced cities in Norway. The tall Dinka in South Sudan, perhaps the tallest tribe on Earth. All of these distant lands and all the others are summoned by Jesus Christ, the king of all the Earth, to listen to His voice, "Listen to me." II. God Called Jesus Before and After Birth He wants them to know the origin of His saving mission, it was by the call of the Father before He was born. God called Jesus before and after His birth. Look again in verse 1, "Before I was born, the Lord called me.” Jesus is unique in all of human history. He existed before He took on a human body. He's the only human being that chose to enter the world. He was called by His father, and Christ's mission was determined in the mind of God before the foundation of the worlds. Before God said, "Let there be light,” before God created the heavens and the Earth, this plan was established and determined in the mind of God. 1 Peter 1: 19-20 says, "We were redeemed by the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake." This is no new plan thrown together hastily at the end, but it was planned in the mind of God before the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:8 also speaks of the lamb that was slain from the creation of the world. "Jesus is unique in all of human history. He existed before He took on a human body. He's the only human being that chose to enter the world. He was called by His father, and Christ's mission was determined in the mind of God before the foundation of the world." III. God Formed, Sharpened, Polished and Concealed Jesus It says in the text that God formed, sharpened, polished, and concealed Jesus. Look at verse 2, "He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me. He made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver." God prepared His son, the Lord Jesus, and He prepared the world for the coming of Christ. He orchestrated all of these things. Before the foundation of the world, God the Father, shaped his plan for the world through the Son. Everything in the universe, visible and invisible, was created through the Son. John 1:3, "Through him all things were made. And without him, nothing was made that has been made." Colossians uses the same concept, the Word through Colossians 1:16, "For through him or by him, all things were created. Things in heaven and on Earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or powers, or rulers, or authorities, all things were created by Him and for Him.” So through Him, by Him, for Him. If that's true of the physical universe, how much more are the plans for the salvation of sinners, from every tribe, language, people and nation made through the Son, by the Father through the Son. God, the Father, agreed to save the Elect through the blood of his incarnate Son before God made anything at all. Ephesians 1 says, "For he chose us in him," that is in Christ, "before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love, he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ in accordance with his pleasure and will to the praise of his glorious grace." His people were chosen in Christ, before the world began, to end up holy and blameless in heaven. That's all this preparation that was made before there even was a world, before Jesus was conceived and born, the preparation language was ascribed to the unfolding plan of God, and then history unfolded. The calling of Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldees, the birth of Isaac by a miracle, by the miracle power of God, and then of Jacob, and then of the 12 tribes, and then the bondage, the slavery in Egypt, all of that. The exodus through Moses, then all that subsequent history of the Jewish nation, and also the detailed history of the Gentile nations as well. God orchestrated all of these things according to His plan and His purpose. You look at the history of Israel recorded for us in the Old Testament, the history of Israel under the laws of Moses, and their tragic, consistent rebellion against God, and their consistent idolatry, and their consistent resistance of the Holy Spirit, and the messengers, the prophets, that came and they would not listen. Their subsequent exiles by the Assyrians and the Babylonians, and God's graciousness and allowing a small remnant of them to return to the Promised Land under Gentile domination and rebuild their lives, rebuild the temple and the city. Then the subsequent history of that small dominated nation in the times of the Gentiles, dominated by Gentile powers, until the time of Christ. Then in the fullness of time we're told, Galatians 3, "At the right time, God sent his son Jesus Christ." At just the right time, everything had been prepared, everything had been shaped and prepared for that moment in time for Jesus to come, and so we see that preparation language. Then God prepared a body for Jesus. He prepared a body for him in the womb of the Virgin Mary, Jesus was a holy embryo. This is an infinite mystery, something we will never fully comprehend, but His body was prepared step by step. It was miraculously conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, when the Holy Spirit came over the body of Mary. But then it unfolded, it seems, in the natural way like any other baby is knit together in his or her mother's womb. The Virgin Mary was pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit, as the angel said, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the most high will overshadow you, and so the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God." Mary said, "I'm a virgin, how can it be that I would have a baby?" That's how it happened, by the power of the Holy Spirit, the ordinary 23 chromosomes that would've come from a father, came from the miraculous power of the Holy Spirit. Other than that, it seems his body was formed step-by-step as the child develops in the mother's womb. The text in Isaiah says that God made his mouth like a sharpened sword. Before his mouth could be a sharpened sword, He had to have a mouth at all. His physical mouth, and then the lungs that gave him breath so He could speak. Indeed, every bodily system needed for physical life, God willed to give him. By the power of the Holy Spirit, knitting his body together, but in the ordinary way it seems of human gestation. Psalm 139, "You created my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I'm fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the Earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." That's David the psalmist talking about his own physical creation by God inside his mother's womb. But how much more is that true of Jesus? Again, Job spoke the same way of his own body being knit together. Job said to God, "Your hand shaped me and made me. Remember that you molded me like clay. Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese? Did you not clothe me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews? You gave me life and showed me kindness." How amazing is that process anyway for every baby, but how much more significant is it for the incarnate son of God? All the days ordained for Jesus were written in God's book before one of them came to be. He was concealed, but this concealed son of God was revealed at the right time. "Hidden in the womb of the Virgin Mary like a polished arrow," it says, "concealed in the quiver, just as God's plan for the salvation of the world was hidden in the mind of God but then suddenly revealed when Jesus broke on the scene." Romans 16 speaks of the proclamation of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages pass but now revealed and made known. Ephesians 3:9 also, this mystery which for ages past was kept hidden in God who created all things. Colossians 1:26, "The mystery that had been kept hidden for ages and generations but is now disclosed to the saints." This mystery is Christ, the incarnate son of God, the Savior of the world, our hope for glory. Isaiah tells us that God concealed him in the shadow of his hand until the right time. The language here in Isaiah 49 is military. Jesus' mouth is likened to a sharpened sword, He is likened to a polished arrow. Jesus was unleashed by God the Father as a weapon to destroy Satan's dark kingdom, to smash it to bits, to destroy it, to bind the strong man, and to plunder his house, and to destroy him eternally in the lake of fire. By his own death, by Jesus' own death, to destroy him who held the power of death. In order to do this, God had to give Him a human soul, infinite mystery, and house it in a human body for that is what death is, the separation of the soul from the body. God gave Him blood, blood cells to course through His body, blood vessels to carry that blood, so that at the right time, He could shed His blood as an atonement for our sins. God gave Him bones as the frame of His body, but He ordained that not one of them would be broken when He died on the cross. God gave Him eyes to see the suffering of His afflicted sheep, He gave Him ears to hear their cries of pain, and all of this God prepared for His Son in the nine months that He was knitting Him together in His mother's womb. Then He hid Him once He was born, He hid Him from Herod's satanic attacks. Herod sent soldiers to hunt Him down and slaughter Him in Bethlehem, but God concealed Him and protected Him so that He would not die. The demons would've killed Him in the 30 years while He was growing up. He was getting ready to be revealed publicly to Israel, but they were held at bay. They would not be permitted to come after Him. They knew who He was, but He was protected and concealed, and He was concealed from public view until the right time came for Him to be manifested publicly to Israel. John the Baptist came as the forerunner, and he saw in the days of his baptism and the days of his preaching, John saw Jesus come. The only perfect man that has ever lived and he declared, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world." John said, "I have seen and I testify that he is the son of God." John the Baptist said his central mission was the unveiling of the hidden son of God. In John 1:31, "The reason I came baptizing with water is that he might be unveiled or revealed Israel." The time of concealing was over, it was time for Him to be revealed. Think about the sharpened sword that was Jesus' mouth. How was Jesus' mouth like a sharpened sword with the awesome power of the words that He spoke? By His words, demons were driven out instantly. They were terrified of His word, they fled from Him, and no human weapon could ever bring terror to demons or to Satan. Satan has no fear of any weapon that we form, no weapon system. Remember when we were going through the book of Job and we talked about Leviathan, and I thought that he pictured Satan? For Leviathan in Job 41, it says, "The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or the dart of the javelin. Iron he treats like straw, bronze like rotten wood. Arrows do not make him flee, slingstones are like chaff to him. A club seems to him but a piece of straw, he laughs at the rattling of the lance." There's no weapon that human beings could make, no sword that we could fashion that Satan would tremble at. But the demons were terrified of Jesus and they fled at His word. When the demoniac from the Gadarenes with 5,000 demons inside was confronted with Jesus, they ran to Him and fell on the ground before Him, begged Him that He would send them into the herd of pigs and not send them into the pit before they appointed time. He said one word in the Gospel of Matthew's account, "Go," and they fled. It was the power of the word of Jesus over the demonic forces. Jesus' sword is terrible, and swift, and unbreakable against all his enemies. At His second coming, He is depicted as having a sharp, double-edged sword coming out of his mouth. Revelation 19, "Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter, He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. And with His breath, He will slay the Antichrist, the most powerful and most wicked human being that will have ever lived in all of history." It says in 2 Thessalonians 2, "The lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of His mouth and the splendor of His coming." All He'll have to do with the Antichrist is say, "Be dead, go to hell,” and it'll be done. That's the power of the sword coming out of the mouth of Jesus. How much more terrifying when He speaks to His enemies on judgment day, when all the nations are gathered before Him and He sits on a glorious throne, and He separates the people, all of them, one from another, into two categories, and only two, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He's going to say to the goats, to the lost, "Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels." That "depart from me" is His sharp sword cutting them off from Himself, and from life, and from everything good that there has ever been or ever will be. That's the terror of the sharp sword coming from the mouth of Jesus. Yet in an amazing way, his polished sharp sword heals us from our sins. Much like a surgeon's scalpel is able to cut out the tumor, it's able to take out the heart of stone and give us a heart of flesh. For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any double-edged sword. It's able to penetrate, even to the dividing of soul and spirit, joints and marriage, judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. At the day of Pentecost, the people heard the gospel and they were cut to the heart, they were pierced by it and saved, because of that sharp sword coming out of Jesus' mouth. IV. The Apparent Failure of Jesus’ Mission Now we come to a mystery and that is the apparent failure of Jesus's mission. If Isaiah 49:1-6 is indeed the pre-incarnate Christ speaking of his mission in the world, if it is, what do we make of this one statement in verse 4? "I said, 'I have labored to no purpose, I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing.’" That sounds really discouraged, doesn't it? I put in all this time, I did all this labor, and nothing has come of it. If this is still Jesus speaking, and it must be because the text continues in the same pattern, how could it be? At what point would Jesus say something like this? The mystery of the incarnation, the entire mission of Jesus follows the same pattern. Nothing visibly spectacular at first, small, insignificant, not very glorious, and just getting bigger, and bigger, and bigger. Growing to a level we can scarcely imagine. Isaiah 53 speaks of this very thing in verse 2, "He grew up before him like a tender shoot and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him.” He's not impressive. When the King of Kings and Lord of Lords entered the world, it was in abject poverty and humility, born in a stable, wrapped in swaddling clothes, laid in a manger. When the shepherds went and saw them, they saw a baby wrapped up in cloths, that was it. When the Magi came, having been led by the star, they just saw a normal human baby. He had no majesty, no glory. He was just simple, and so throughout His ministry. He had no outward majesty, no radiant glory shining around Him. He looked like an ordinary man, and a very poor one at that. He had no place to lay His head. He had to be supported by a group of women who supported Him out of their means. This culminated in His arrest, in weakness. He didn't fight, He just went like a sheep to the slaughter. His disciples all deserted Him and fled the moment that He was arrested. Jesus said they would do it, "This very night you will all fall away in account of me, for it is written. I'll strike the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered." They're all gone. His closest, most trusted allies, disciples that he had poured into for three years, they're gone. And the time of His death, as He was dying on the cross and his blood was flowing out of His body, all He had to show at that moment, for a worldwide awesome movement in the kingdom that would last for all eternity, was His mother, some other women who were friends of the family, and one of the 12 apostles, John, the disciple whom Jesus loved, who was an eyewitness to His death. That was it. The only perfect ministry there's ever been, the only perfect teaching and perfect miracles, all of that perfect example, and that's it. But I said, "I have labored to no purpose. I've spent my strength in vain and for nothing." The seemingly gloomy statement shows how small the kingdom of Christ would've appeared at that moment. If any of us who are followers of Christ could be there at that moment, we would see what it looked like, and it didn't look like much. It certainly didn't look glorious, it certainly didn't look like it would conquer the world and last for all eternity. It started small, like Jesus' own body in the womb of the Virgin Mary. Microscopically small, so also the kingdom, which would one day conquer the whole Earth and last for all the eternity. But at that moment, all of those beautiful outcomes were in the hands of God. As He died, He said, "Father, into Your hands I commend my spirit." I think we could go beyond and say, "Into Your hands, I commend my kingdom. Do something with this.” That's why in Isaiah 49:4, it doesn't last long, this seemingly gloomy statement. "But I said, ‘I have labored to no purpose. I've spent my strength and a vain for nothing. Yet what is due me is in the Lord's hand, and my reward is with my God.’" And God says, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet. Ask of me, and I'm going to give you the nations as your inheritance.” You cannot measure the zeal that God the Father had to make much of what Christ did by dying on the cross, but at the moment of death it seemed like a failure. Therefore, like Jesus' body itself grew, Jesus' kingdom starts small also and moves out to its appropriate scope, and then we see the eternal glory of Jesus' kingdom. The text speaks of a glory too small for Christ. Look at verses 5-6, "Now the Lord says, ‘He who formed me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I'm honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength.’ He says, ‘It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I'll also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the Earth.’" This is Jesus speaking by the Spirit through the words of Isaiah that Isaiah wrote down. He talks of his formation in the womb, the incarnation, Jesus would say, "The same God who formed me, formed my body in the womb of the virgin has glorious plans for Me." Yes, the original mission was to the nation of Israel. Paul says plainly to the Jew first and also to the Gentile, Jesus said to the Samaritan woman, "Salvation is from the Jews." He said to the Syrophoenician woman, "I was sent only to the lost tribes of Israel." Now this text says Jesus' first mission was to bring Jacob back to God and gather Israel to himself, to restore Jacob and bring back the remnant, those of Israel that I have kept, that remnant. But that mission is too small. The Hebrew literally says it's too light, it's too trifling a thing. "I've got bigger plans than that for you, Jesus." Bigger plans than that, however great that is. That Jesus, the eternal son of God, would be the tribal savior of only one ethnic group on Earth, that is too small a thing. Why? Romans 3: 29-30 says, "Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too?" Yes, of Gentiles too, since there is only one God who will justify the circumcised through faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. One God for the entire world, one savior. So therefore it is too light a thing for Jesus to only be a Jewish savior. He has a worldwide plan, God does. "I will also make you a light for the Gentiles that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the Earth." A light for the Gentiles, and that light directly equated with salvation. As Isaiah said earlier, in Isaiah 9:2, “The people walking in darkness have seen what a great light. On those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.” It says in the next verse, Isaiah 9:3, "You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy." So we're going to have a bigger nation. He says in Isaiah 54, "Lengthen the tent ropes and the stakes, and get a bigger tent, you're going to need a bigger tent, O Zion." So it's too small a thing for just the Jews, there are going to be some honorary members of the family of Abraham. By repentance and faith in Christ, they're going to be grafted into this incredible work. "One God for the entire world, one savior. So therefore it is too light a thing for Jesus to only be a Jewish savior. He has a worldwide plan, God does." It is too small a thing for it just to stay Jews only. They rejoice before you as those who rejoice at the harvest, as those who rejoice when dividing the plunder. It's a time of joy. Jesus is the light for the Gentiles, giving the light of truth, shining the light on yourself, the light of the truth about yourself, that you're a sinner who has violated the laws of God as I am, that you deserve hell. Death is coming. You see the light of yourself, and you come into the light because you're not afraid, because you know what you're going to find there is a savior who is gentle and humble, and you're going to find rest for your souls, and salvation for your souls. That light is shining on you, and you can see yourself clearly for the first time, but you can also see the light of the glory of God in Christ, and He's beautiful and attractive, and you want him. That's the light, as it says in “Amazing Grace.” "Amazing grace, how sweet this sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found was blind, but now I see." Jesus is the light for the Gentiles who would bring God's salvation to the ends of the Earth. And what is that but missions, friends. You may be wondering, "Why did you do Isaiah?" It's like, I want to get to missions. I want to talk about missions. "Well, Pastor, you did that last week." That's true, I want to do it this week too. It is important that we understand God's worldwide plan for the greatness of Jesus. Jesus is still too small, and His kingdom is still too small. It's bigger than it was yesterday, praise God, but it's still too small and it's going to get bigger and bigger. More and more people, and more and more conception of the greatness of Christ, and that process is going to go on for all eternity. Romans 15, "I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews, on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy, as it is written. ‘Therefore, I'll praise you among the Gentiles, I'll sing hymns to your name.’" Again, it says, "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people." And again, "Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, and sing praises to Him all you peoples." And again, Isaiah says, "The root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations, and the Gentiles will hope in Him." V. Application This time of year, we collect money for missions through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. We have a greater focus on missions, our minds drift away throughout the year. We should be thinking about it daily throughout the year, but this is a good time for us to recommit and reconnect. Think about sacrificial financial giving. It is by offerings like this that missionaries are cared for, paid for, and able to stay on the field. Let's be sacrificial in our giving. We do this so that we may finally realize, God the Father's, determination in Isaiah 49:6, that Jesus would have the full glory of the salvation of the elect from every nation. As Revelation 7 says, "After this, I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne, and in front of the lamb. And they were wearing white robes, and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the lamb.’" Isaiah 9 says, "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he'll be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his kingdom and of peace, there will be no end." This kingdom is going to get bigger for all eternity, not more people, procreation will be done. But in your estimation of the greatness of Jesus, you're going to spend eternity learning just how infinitely glorious and great Jesus is. I'm looking forward to that, aren't you? Close with me in prayer. Father, we thank You for the time we've had to study. Lord, we thank You for the gospel and pray, oh Lord, that You would just be speaking very plainly. Like even now, oh Lord, be speaking. Speaking to people who have yet to cross over from death of life. Let them hear the truth, and let them know... They've heard the gospel multiple times this morning. Let them know that it is for them, that they would see in the light of the truth of the Word of God, that they need a savior, and that Jesus is that savior. And repenting and trusting in Him, find life in His name. And for all of us, oh Lord, help us to be committed to shining that light in many dark places in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

A well-known and often-quoted proverbs is 27:17. Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. This verse points to a process (sharpening/whetting) and a desired result (sharpness of edge). The question is, are we engaged in a ongoing sharpening process which is having a good result?

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While Telstra's massive CX overhaul has powered net promoter scores through the roof – with NPS linked directly to executive bonuses – CMO Brent Smart says that's only half the job. To grow, Telstra needs to go harder on brand to woo those that don't even know about its sweeping digital overhaul, including aggrieved former customers. As such Telstra's 80:20 performance to brand investment ratios won't stay that way, but Smart says competing with the likes of JB HiFi and Harvey Norman plus rival telcos in the monthly acquisition battle royale “has really sharpened me up as a marketer.” Smart thinks too many firms are failing to properly link brand communications through to CX and performance, using the same off the shelf tools and “luggage matching” instead of truly being fit for platform. Meanwhile, he's testing performance channels to gauge if they are delivering incremental growth versus sales that would have happened anyway – and similar tests at IAG threw up some interesting results.  Plus, Smart and Telstra are diving deeper into market mix modelling while building out a framework across the marketing function to “systemise and quantify” great creative work “without strangling it”. The latter is lifted from AB InBev's award winning template. The former an attempt to demonstrate how marketing investment is delivering ROI and contributing to the bottom line. Between the two “I'd be lying if I said we could predict the impact of better creative,” per Smart. But in terms of media planning, he's going all out for attention. “That definitely does change your channel choices,” says Smart – and there are winners and losers. Smart also fires back crisply at those suggesting Telstra's new brand ad is lacking in branding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Chris O'Regan interviews Moritz Wagner of Mimimi Games and asks them about the design and development of their stealth strategy game, Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/sausage/TSF_Episode461.mp3   Music featured is by Filippo Beck Peccoz and the soundtrack to Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew can be bought from here:https://fbpsound.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-gambit-the-cursed-crew-original-game-soundtrack1. Main Theme2. Stranger Waves3. Sharpened the Knife The Sausage Factory 461 was edited by Chris O'Regan The Sausage Factory is an interview-based podcast that lifts the lid on the makers of videogames. It examines the way in which games are made by asking the very people who create them, though the questions asked aren't just about game design, they also cover how developers made their start and what inspires them as creators. Split into two halves, the first segment delves into what makes the developers tick by asking about how they started, what and who inspires them and what games they are currently playing, whereas the second part of the show covers the game that they are currently working on and the thought processes behind its development. So, if you really want to hear about a game's gestation in full and frank detail then you have found the right podcast.  

As we continue our series on grit, Pastor Bianca Olthoff encourages us to change our perspective on challenges. Are they just obstacles or opportunities for growth and obedience? Develop resilience and stay committed to divine purpose, even in the face of resistance. In today's episode, learn how to rise to the challenge, confront challenges, and keep moving forward in their divine purpose. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive

We are relentlessly focused equipping you with the knowledge, tools and kingdom principles so you can run your race. Take dominion in life and fulfill the call of God on your life.What to Expect this season• How to prepare for the times we are living in: spiritually, mentally and physically• How to sharpen your discernment• How to step up in your leadership so you can go to the next level in walk with the Lord• Clear the confusion on topics that matter - news, current events, foundational truths, culture and more• More Interviews and discussions that matterExpect to be Sharpened and challenged in season 2I want to hear from youWhatever else you want to hear about, learn and who do you want to see on the show?Hit me up on social and let me know. I am on Facebook and Instagram @kingdomathlete

EP 161. REAL AND RAW WITH RILEY CLEMMONS. Today we talk about the story behind her songs “Fighting for Me” and “Miracle” as well as people we choose to surround ourselves with. Check out the video content here: https://thelight.com.au/ Link to our FB group below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everydayjoypodcast/  Flick an email through to everydayjoy@positivemedia.com.au Thanks to our episode sponsor! christianjobs.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A Cuttin Edge needs to be Sharpened, it get's pretty dull continually striking at the armor of resistance.

This year Indonesia celebrates its 78th independence day. - Tahun ini Indonesia merayakan hari kemerdekaannya yang ke-78.

Mzilikazi Khumalo was trying to piece together his shattered amaNdebele after the attack on Mosega in early 1837 by the Boers and their allies the Griqua and Rolong. Then in midyear, he'd been attacked again by Dingana's impis — he'd managed to survive that invasion but things were looking very bad as he hunkered down in his imizi of eGabeni in the Marico area of what is now north west province. Across southern Africa, movers and shakers were moving and shaking. By now, Durban was a busy place. Dingana was vacillating about its future. Trader John Cane who was well ensconced inside Zulu life managed to negotiate with Dingana to allow the traders some latitude — to remain for now — with assistance from Gardiner despite his invidious position. If you remember, Dingana had told Qadi chief Dube to bring him poles for his palisade, although some Zulu oral tradition says Dingana killed Dube for dancing better than him, but either way there's no disputing what was now an open clash between the Zulu king and the white traders. Dingana had demanded the Qadi refugees be sent back across the Tugela River, the traders refused and then began to fortify Durban. The crisis now brought into sharp relief the role of ex-military men like Alexander Biggar. The former captain and paymaster of the 85th regiment had been cashiered from the British Army in 1819 following a scandal - he basically misappropriated regimental funds and was stripped of his rank. Dingana's threats reminded Biggar of Nxele the wardoctor and the amaXhosa, and being military minded, he realised this threat provided him with a perfect opportunity. He was elected as commandant of the Port Natal Volunteers, and organised local men, black and white, into a body of troops, and appointed captains to oversee this group. OF course he appointed his son, Robert, as well as John Cane and Henry Ogle as Captains, and this so-called army began to fortify Durban stockade. Not done, Biggar issued a proclamation in May 1837 calling on the inhabitants of Durban to hold themselves ready in cheerful obedience to his orders. In the third quarter of 1837, Potgieter and Retief were making their way to the edge of the escarpment with the Voortrekkers, from where they were going to split. Retief was going to make his way down the Drakensburg to Natal, and Potgieter was going to turn inland — staying on the high ground. The Voortrekkers were still plodding their way along the Sand River heading in a north easterly direction, and taking note of the empty plains which Mzilikazi had purposefully used as a buffer zone. On the 1st September 1837 they camped near where the town of Senekal is today, then continued east passed where the modern town of Paul Roux lies. Then they arrived at the edge of the escarpment, near Warden in the Free State. While Maritz and Potgieter disagreed, they agreed on one thing, and that was the need to destroy the amaNdebele, determined to evicerate the threat from the Marico region and to claim back their cattle still held by Mzilikazi. They were also obsessing about something else. Maritz and Potgieter wanted to recover the thee very young Liebenberg children who had been seized by the amaNdebele warriors after they were found hiding in the camp overrun by the the year before during the battles along the Vaal. Sara, Anna Maria and Christiaan. .

Today, we're continuing a series called SHARPENED. We're looking at the topic of fellowship. In the Bible, we see that people are like tools that God uses to sharpen us.

Today we are starting a new series called Sharpened. In this series we are going to look at two aspects of our fellowship (what happens when we relate and gather together) that sharpen us.

Rodney's podcast guest is John Gronski.Major General John Gronski, US Army Retired, is a proven combat leader and decorated Iraq war veteran. Over the last 40 years he's sharpened his skills in both the military and civilian sectors.Today, John is a CEO, an author, a speaker, a leadership trainer, and consultant for Fortune 500 companies. He's best known for his book, Iron-Sharpened Leadership: Transforming Hard Fought Lessons Into Action.Find John online at https://johngronski.com/Host: Rodney CoxEmail us at information@ministryinsights.comTweet us at @Insights_IntlFollow us on LinkedInFollow us on FacebookThe podcast is a production of Ministry Insights. Visit us at ministryinsights.com.© 2023 Ministry Insights International, Inc. All rights reserved.

With a dangerous mystic assassin aboard the ship the party has a limited window to interrogate her before things could take a turn for the worse.   Hey everyone, just wanted to give you a heads up, going forward we will be releasing episodes once a month for the time being as we try and catch back up to everyday life. Thank you all for your support during our difficult times lately and we are very glad to be back in the world of Austea.    Want access to behind-the-scenes content, unreleased outtakes, and adding to the story? We would be thrilled if you support us on Patreon! If you are interested in a look behind the curtain of how we keep track of all of the quests, we are going to be releasing our players' team to-do list documents for each session to all patrons going forward. This includes our plans for which characters need to have a heart-to-heart, what letters are they writing to family at home, and which NPCs can't be trusted! Twitter:@RulesAsWritten Email: dm@dndraw.com Discord: Chat with us!   Thank you to Tabletop Audio for the music from this episode! Music d20 We want to thank Will for making his music available for podcasters, and we are thrilled to use some of his tracks for this episode. You can support Music d20 on Patreon at patreon.com/musicd20. You can also follow him on Twitter @Music_d20.

We spend a lot of time engaging with chefs but there's less talk about the essential tools of their trade. Leigh Shenken is an artisan knife sharpener: what are whys and wherefores of whetstones? https://sharpenedbyleigh.com Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it's owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.  Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.

For better of worse, a lot of things we use these days are considered disposable. You rip your shirt - you get a new one. Your toaster isn't working? Replace it. But a "repair cafe" in Corner Brook on Thursday evening will help give your goods a longer life. It works like this you show up with your item, and a volunteer with some expertise will help repair it for free. Samantha Young is with the City of Corner Brook, one of the partners in the Repair Cafe.

The party must avoid the guards if they are to escape the city with the information they need. Unfortunately, due to the time constraints of the charm spell, they will need to split the party to gather the information they will need in order to stop the plans of the Whispered Ones in Solana.   Hey everyone, just wanted to give you a heads up, going forward we will be releasing episodes once a month for the time being as we try and catch back up to everyday life. Thank you all for your support during our difficult times lately and we are very glad to be back in the world of Austea.    Want access to behind-the-scenes content, unreleased outtakes, and adding to the story? We would be thrilled if you support us on Patreon! If you are interested in a look behind the curtain of how we keep track of all of the quests, we are going to be releasing our players' team to-do list documents for each session to all patrons going forward. This includes our plans for which characters need to have a heart-to-heart, what letters are they writing to family at home, and which NPCs can't be trusted! Twitter:@RulesAsWritten Email: dm@dndraw.com Discord: Chat with us!   Thank you to Tabletop Audio for the music from this episode! Music d20 We want to thank Will for making his music available for podcasters, and we are thrilled to use some of his tracks for this episode. You can support Music d20 on Patreon at patreon.com/musicd20. You can also follow him on Twitter @Music_d20.

On EP. 162 Justin is back on the pod as we continue the conversation around the impact of mentorship. Last week we talked about your purpose needing a plan, this week we talk about your purpose needing sharpened. I'm sure you are all too familiar with Proverbs 27:17, our core verse, "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." Proverbs 27:17. The iron forging process cannot be done with one piece of metal, you need to have another object to sharpen it against. There's a lot of friction, fire and forming – but what results is a more polished and refined tool ready for battle. We need others around us to ask the hard questions, hold us accountable and help us grow. That is what a good mentor does. Men, there is a purpose God has called you to, to impact those around you. And to live out that purpose you need the accountability and encouragement of men who have come before you. "Mentors serve as a guide and journeyman who has gone ahead of us a bit so they can be a source of wisdom and support." – Justin Watkins Listen to the Men of Iron Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Alexa, Google Podcasts and many more! Subscribe, listen and share! Regardless of where you are in your journey, we have the tools and experiences for you. We provide one-to-one mentorship, small group, and retreat curriculum. Biblical masculinity is an adventure, and we are calling all men to conquer the mountain ahead of us. It's time to climb! Men, it's time to climb! – MENOFIRON.ORG/THECLIMB

Marquez joins us and we discuss faith and his new podcast Sharpened Steel...Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danny832/support

Even though time is something we all get the exact same amount of each and every day, how come some people seem to have time to have so much impact and enjoy themselves while maybe it feels like your continuously short on time?What kind of Lumberjack do you want to be? Now this may seem like an odd question, because maybe you don't even want to be a lumberjack, but I used to love watching lumberjack competitions on TV. If you HAD to be a lumberjack would you rather be one that cuts down a few trees or the most in the shortest amount of time? (Assuming a sustainable and well tended forest of course) If you want to be the kind of lumberjack who is the most efficient and gets the most done in the least time then this story about a lumberjack I once heard will resonate. There once was a young lumberjack,  who was so excited to be outside and working in the forest chopping down trees. He was so excited that after an 8 hour day of hard work, he managed to cut down 50 trees using an old school axe the first day (no chain saws in this story!). The most any lumberjack that day. The next day he woke up earlier and intended to cut down even more trees! At the end of the day, even with putting in more time, he chopped down 37 trees the 2nd day. What? Surely must have been something with those trees, must have been a harder wood or thicker trunks. Certainly a fluke. The third day our lumberjack was determined to do better, so woke up early, barely took a break for lunch, and worked till the sun went down. The result: 26 Trees cut the 3rd day. WTF? He put in more time and more effort and was getting LESS Results! Feeling demoralized, he slept in and got to work late. One of the other lumberjacks, an old-timer, asked our friend what happened. After listening carefully, the old-timer asked, "When's the last time you sharpened your axe?" "Sharpened my axe? Well, I haven't had time, been busy chopping down trees." When was the last time you Sharpened your  axe? Now, I'm guessing you aren't a lumberjack, so you probably don't use an axe, but I'm guessing there is one thing you do use every day, no matter what you do, and that's use your mind. If you take the time to sharpen your mind, you'll be able to cut through the bullshit of life so you can spend your time wisely on what really matters and accomplish it efficiently. How do I sharpen my mind? Sharpening the mind is even simpler than sharpening an axe. To sharpen an axe you need an external tool, but the mind is self sharpening. All it needs is time without being used. This is simple once you've been instructed and practiced it a bit. That's a big part of my upcoming book and what I teach for free in my monthly Relax, Recharge, and Reconnect sessions. Here are some ways sharpen your mind by giving your brain a break and effectively have more time in your life: Tropical Meditations: Surfing in Play JacoGuided I love Myself MeditationI'm now on TikTok and Twitter! Check out @justinwenckphd there for super quick ways to relax, energize, and connect.If you want to find out the latest about Justin's upcoming book "Engineered to Love: Going Beyond Success to Fulfillment Using Practice Tools to Relax, Recharge, and Reconnect" then become a VIP to get the book at the lowest price while having the most fun, which is a great way to overcome burnout in addition to many of the strategies in the book. https://www.justinwenck.com/vip

Happy New Year from God's Little Brown Church! Pastor Andrew starts the new year with a with a message on how we can make each other better! Proverbs 27:17 17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

Happy Holidays from a A New Direction!  I am so glad that you have been a part of the show.  This has been without a doubt our best year in terms of you the listener.  I am so grateful for you listening to the show and telling your friends.  Our goal is to truly help people find A New Direction in Leadership and Success in your life, career, and your business.  And this show with Major General John Gronski is just one example of the great authors and books I interviewed this year.  You the listener voted Iron Sharpened Leadership and General Gronski as one of the most downloaded shows of the year.  So if you missed it, no worries here it is.  If you have listened to it.  I suggest listening to it again, because the general gives us practical tools to help your leadership skills. Iron Sharpened Leadership is one of the top 3 books I have ever read on leadership.  It is truly a leadership toolkit for everyone.  What is more this comes from a United States Major General that spent time working thousands of men and women in the bloodiest part of the Iraq war.  He truly exemplified what he terms "muddy boots leadership".  I highly recommend the book, and it is a book that anyone will gain from.  Enjoy the show...but I also suggest you get a copy of "Iron Sharpened Leadership". Please reach out and thank our sponsors for allowing us to continue to bring such great guests on A New Direction. EPIC Physical Therapy the facility with the most cutting edge equipment and the certified staff to help you recover from an injury or surgery, work with professional and amateur athletes, or just those of us who want to move and feel better.  When you want EPIC relief, EPIC recovery, and EPIC results then start with EPIC Physical Therapy by going to www.EPICpt.com When you are looking to sell your home or buy a new home start with what Linda Craft Team, Realtors clients refer to as “the legends of customer service”.  Whether you are in the Greater Raleigh Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina or any where in the world they can help you with your home dreams.  Contact our friends Linda Craft & Team at www.LindaCraft.com

Put yourself in an arena so that you know how to deal with conflict and are challenged by it everyday. Sharpened.

Akiva and the Spirit of Song continue to run through the catacombs beneath the city of Holimion, avoiding guards and an assassin. Meanwhile Belinda and Scriv try to beat everyone else in getting to Akiva before their friend gets arrested, or worse.   Hey everyone, just wanted to give you a heads up, going forward we will be releasing episodes once a month for the time being as we try and catch back up to everyday life. Thank you all for your support during our difficult times lately and we are very glad to be back in the world of Austea.    Special thanks to our Patreon Supporter Christopher Reinert for serving as producer on this episode!   Want access to behind-the-scenes content, unreleased outtakes, and adding to the story? We would be thrilled if you support us on Patreon! If you are interested in a look behind the curtain of how we keep track of all of the quests, we are going to be releasing our players' team to-do list documents for each session to all patrons going forward. This includes our plans for which characters need to have a heart-to-heart, what letters are they writing to family at home, and which NPCs can't be trusted! Twitter:@RulesAsWritten Email: dm@dndraw.com Discord: Chat with us!   Thank you to Tabletop Audio for the music from this episode! Music d20 We want to thank Will for making his music available for podcasters, and we are thrilled to use some of his tracks for this episode. You can support Music d20 on Patreon at patreon.com/musicd20. You can also follow him on Twitter @Music_d20.

@Annie_Berglund and @CWCRadio meet up from opposite sides of the globe to talk about the tweet of the week and try to workshop writing a concerning “all-fac” email. Listen to every Episode of Tweet Victory at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6mO4Bd0gh0sZUakz03A9gG?si=e4fc39c813e846d1

Sharpened By One Another | Pastor Brandon Watts | 2022.10.16 by Epiphany Church Brooklyn

Big big episode of personal development

Major General John Gronski has spent over 40 years gaining experience of leading people in combat, and now in the field of business. Oliver North has hosted him on his American Heroes program celebrating his extraordinary military service. It's a great privilege to have him with us today to talk about his faith, his leadership philosophy, and his newest book, Iron-Sharped Leadership. This book is a must-read for any leader. The post Iron-Sharpened Leadership: Transforming hard-fought lessons into action with Major General John L. Gronski appeared first on Theology Mix.

Major General John Gronski has spent over 40 years gaining experience of leading people in combat, and now in the field of business. Oliver North has hosted him on his American Heroes program celebrating his extraordinary military service. It's a great privilege to have him with us today to talk about his faith, his leadership philosophy, and his newest book, Iron-Sharped Leadership. This book is a must-read for any leader.

The performance reaches a crescendo but Akiva finds himself as an accomplice to a terrible crime. While Belinda and Scriv try to piece things together, Akiva chooses to put his trust in the Spirit of Song.   Hey everyone, just wanted to give you a heads up, going forward we will be releasing episodes once a month for the time being as we try and catch back up to everyday life. Thank you all for your support during our difficult times lately and we are very glad to be back in the world of Austea.    Special thanks to our Patreon Supporter Christopher Reinert for serving as producer on this episode!   Want access to behind-the-scenes content, unreleased outtakes, and adding to the story? We would be thrilled if you support us on Patreon! If you are interested in a look behind the curtain of how we keep track of all of the quests, we are going to be releasing our players' team to-do list documents for each session to all patrons going forward. This includes our plans for which characters need to have a heart-to-heart, what letters are they writing to family at home, and which NPCs can't be trusted! Twitter:@RulesAsWritten Email: dm@dndraw.com Discord: Chat with us!   Thank you to Tabletop Audio for the music from this episode! Music d20 We want to thank Will for making his music available for podcasters, and we are thrilled to use some of his tracks for this episode. You can support Music d20 on Patreon at patreon.com/musicd20. You can also follow him on Twitter @Music_d20.

“We get Sharpened” is the third and final week of our series "Served". This message was preached at Woodlake Church in Tulsa Oklahoma on Sunday September 4th, 2022 by Pastor Jamie Austin. This message examines Ephesians 4:11-16 and the purpose for "the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers" and those they are called to serve as they "equip his (Jesus) people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up". Notes for this message can be found here: https://www.bible.com/events/48947376 If you have any questions or comments, please email us at SermonQA@Woodlake.church and we will be happy to help you find the answers you're looking for. Be sure to check back for more episodes!

Have you taken time to sharpen your axe or are you still using a dull blade? It could be with regard to your physical or mental or emotional or spiritual elements or your skills and talents or anything under the sun. In this short inspirational Christian sermon, you will be challenged to take time to sharpen your axe to avoid burnouts in your life. You can buy my new bestselling book, UNVEIL YOUR PURPOSE (a #1 Newly Released Bestseller on Amazon) here: India: https://www.amazon.in/UNVEIL-YOUR-PURPOSE-John-Giftah/dp/B08K2CJKP2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=john+giftah&qid=1611990618&sr=8-1 Global Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Unveil-Your-Purpose-Complete-Created-ebook/dp/B08L7XX9PJ/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=john+giftah%27&qid=1611990705&sr=8-2 You can stay in touch with me through these platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/johngiftah Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johngiftah Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sjohngiftah/ Website: https://www.johngiftah.com/ If you're blessed by this sermon, don't forget to share it with someone, and please do rate/ review the podcast so that it will help us reach more people with the message of hope. For supporting the ministry financially: PayPal: paypal.me/johngiftah Link to The Inspiration Hub Podcast: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-inspiration-hub/id1596599540 Link to Weekly Tamil Christian Messages Podcast (John Giftah) : Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/tamil-christian-messages-john-giftah/id1596445581 WEEKLY RADIO SHOW DETAILS: Fuel For the Soul with John Giftah RADIO SHOW aires EVERY SUNDAY at 7 AM EST (5 AM MST / 5:30 PM IST on Military Broadcast Radio. You can watch the livestream on the JOHN GIFTAH Youtube channel or You can listen/watch on https://mbradio.us/ or by downloading the Military Broadcast Radio - MBR App on your phone. Check out the "Fuel for the Soul with John Giftah" podcast (Among the Top Christian Podcasts in India Ranking #1 / #2 on multiple podcast platforms and among the Top Podcasts in the world (2021)) : Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fuel-for-the-soul-with-john-giftah-inspirational/id1588234296 #JohnGiftah #JohnGiftahPodcast #Christian #Christianity #BibleStudy #Faith #Hope #InspirationalSermon #ChristianMotivation #ChristianInspiration #Motivation #Motivational #Inspirational #Bible #BibleStud --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-giftah/message

In this episode, we'll get into the topic of teaching others and producing compelling content that increases sales. Additionally, I will discuss a woman who attended one of my most recent seminars and who will jam with us on this episode to do brainstorming and other topics.   “ For us, we do 60 or 60 to 70% of the time, I don't know if there's a right or wrong formula. That's just what we do. And then you want to create a sales system, we use a Live series launch and strategic life formulas. That's a system that we personally use. ”   Keynotes Communication is your way of conveying your message to your audience  Sharpened your message  Speak onto objections Help your audience to see things differently Generate leads and clients consistently   Connect with me: Email: jason@goliveonlinemastermind.com Website: https://www.growmyvisibility.com/ Instagram: @coachjasonmeland Facebook: Jason Meland - In Demand Coach LinkedIn: Jason Meland

August is an awful month (in my opinion) but FALL is just around the corner. This time of year has always seemed like the real 'new year' to me - a time to reset, reevaluate, and get back to what matters most. This is an inspiring and encouraging look to the future and all that the coming months have to offer us: sweaters, hot tea, cider, hikes in the woods... And an existential 'new start.'    ---- www.bornofwonder.com  Leave a review for the podcast on iTunes and leave a star rating on Spotify!    Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bornofwonder?fan_landing=true   -----   The Peace of Wild Things https://onbeing.org/poetry/the-peace-of-wild-things/   Autumn and the Return of Rhythm    "Rise" by Eddie Vedder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWbiCr200N8 

The party have a brief conversation with a Thoven fan before receiving a letter from Nissa. After settling for the evening, they plan a relaxing night out to the House of Lights to take in a show and maybe learn more about the Spirit of Song.   Hey everyone, just wanted to give you a heads up, going forward we will be releasing episodes once a month for the time being as we try and catch back up to everyday life. Thank you all for your support during our difficult times lately and we are very glad to be back in the world of Austea.    Special thanks to our Patreon Supporter Christopher Reinert for serving as producer on this episode!   Want access to behind-the-scenes content, unreleased outtakes, and adding to the story? We would be thrilled if you support us on Patreon! If you are interested in a look behind the curtain of how we keep track of all of the quests, we are going to be releasing our players' team to-do list documents for each session to all patrons going forward. This includes our plans for which characters need to have a heart-to-heart, what letters are they writing to family at home, and which NPCs can't be trusted! Twitter:@RulesAsWritten Email: dm@dndraw.com Discord: Chat with us!   Thank you to Tabletop Audio for the music from this episode! Music d20 We want to thank Will for making his music available for podcasters, and we are thrilled to use some of his tracks for this episode. You can support Music d20 on Patreon at patreon.com/musicd20. You can also follow him on Twitter @Music_d20.

Retired Major General John Gronski joins us to discuss how leaders can start putting the people in their charge first. We discuss leadership, resilience, values, vulnerability, and more.

In episode 606, Rob Walling chats with Craig Hewitt, the founder of Castos. They talk about company building, staying up to speed when you are no longer doing the day-to-day tasks as well as their thoughts on a recent string of acquisitions happening in the podcast ecosystem. Topics we cover:  [1:24] 2 MicroConf Local events […]Click the icon below to listen.       

S1E75: Regret Makes A Hard Pillow with Ultra Runner Melissa Martinez In this episode I have a great conversation with one of my favorite people, Melissa Martinez. Melissa is an avid ultra runner and we talk about how doing hard things like endurance running, helps us navigate the challenges of life. Melissa is an ultrarunner running coach, blogger, vlogger, mom and the WellnessCoordinator at the Pulaski County Health Department. She is a race director and theco-founder and coordinator of the Frog Fitness Group. Her passion is to help people be the best they can be by helping them do hard things and inspiring them to pursue spiritual, physical, mental and emotional health.Melissa is the host of the The Joy Filled Runner and the Sharpened runner podcasts. She is an ambassador for Hokaoneone, Midwest Endurance Co, and the Bass Pro Fitness Series. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? Your feedback is important to me and it would also take less than 60 seconds and make a difference in getting those hard-to-get guests as we expand our reach. Contact Melissa: https://www.facebook.com/thejoyfilledrunnerthejoyfilledrunner.blogspot.comthejoyfilledrunner@gmail.com@thejoyfilledrunner on InstagramThe Joy Filled Runner on Podbean and other podcast providers.Join the Do Hard Things Newsletter: https://www.jaytiegs.com/pl/2147557565Book A Call with Jay: https://www.jaytiegs.com/book-your-sessionConnect with Jay: Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/dohardthingsJoin the Do Hard Things Newsletter: https://www.jaytiegs.com/pl/2147557565Do Hard Things Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/do-hard-things/id1548334976Do Hard Things Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4LhBESP82YI4Magub30D3DLeave a Review/Subscribe:  Do Hard Things on Apple Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/do-hard-things/id1548334976Do Hard Things Store: https://do-hard-things-apparel.myshopify.com/collections/all?fbclid=IwAR0kawJc4ZJYgPD18gBBMyme7m1ak-B3MZh7rtk0wF6vzliBswjChkt9hBAJoin the Do Hard Things Nation Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/158988156090630Follow the Do Hard Things Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dohardthingspodcast/Join The Forge Community: Welcome to the Do Hard Things Podcast with your host Jay Tiegs, Are you ready to amplify and improve your life? Then you are in the right place. On this podcast we have unfiltered conversation with inspiring people who take on challenges and share with us, the wisdom from their journey. We talk about how doing hard things adequately enable all of us to deal with life's struggles and challenges and ultimately improve the quality of our lives. Do Hard Things Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/dohardthings

Belinda and Scriv dive into research as they learn more about theories as to the god's disappearances and the Zummyar Dynasty. Akiva meanwhile meets a local performer and learns a little more about what it's like to perform on stage while theorizing as to who this mysterious Spirit of Song could be.     Hey everyone, just wanted to give you a heads up, going forward we will be releasing episodes once a month for the time being as we try and catch back up to everyday life. Thank you all for your support during our difficult times lately and we are very glad to be back in the world of Austea.    Special thanks to our Patreon Supporter Christopher Reinert for serving as producer on this episode!   Want access to behind-the-scenes content, unreleased outtakes, and adding to the story? We would be thrilled if you support us on Patreon! If you are interested in a look behind the curtain of how we keep track of all of the quests, we are going to be releasing our players' team to-do list documents for each session to all patrons going forward. This includes our plans for which characters need to have a heart-to-heart, what letters are they writing to family at home, and which NPCs can't be trusted! Twitter:@RulesAsWritten Email: dm@dndraw.com Discord: Chat with us!   Thank you to Tabletop Audio for the music from this episode! Music d20 We want to thank Will for making his music available for podcasters, and we are thrilled to use some of his tracks for this episode. You can support Music d20 on Patreon at patreon.com/musicd20. You can also follow him on Twitter @Music_d20.

On this weeks PoM Podcast my guest is Major General John Gronski  (U.S. Army, Retired) who is a leadership consultant and trainer, an international speaker, executive coach, and author. We discuss his recent book "Iron Sharpened Leadership." This is a must have in your library if you are serious about adding resource that will help you grow teams or even just grow yourself. Connect with John Gronski: https://johngronski.com/Purchase Iron Sharpened Leadership: https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Sharpened-Leadership-Transforming-Hard-Fought-Lessons/dp/1735856363/ref=sr_1_1?crid=E8ZQDYU5Q8&keywords=Iron+Sharpened+Leadership&qid=1650294279&sprefix=iron+sharpened+leadership%2Caps%2C238&sr=8-1Register for Tribe: https://www.thepursuitofmanliness.com/gear/p/tribeSecure Your Spot at Our Men's Retreat: https://www.thepursuitofmanliness.com/events/mensretreatSave 25% off your order of Armored Nation Coffee by using the code "PURSUEMANLINESS" when you check out: https://www.armoredcoffee.com/

Welcome! This is our first of many episodes and years to help you become the best you and your teams and organizations become their best as well. FOREVER we have been told the key to success is being "well rounded". That is crap! The key to lasting success, fulfillment and just plain satisfaction is being pointy, not, well rounded. What the heck is pointy? Good question listen, learn and start sharpening your point.