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Acts 2:15 says And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: The Truth About Dreams and Reality We all dream of doing better, reaching higher, and following what ignites our souls. But what happens when a dream turns out to be more fantasy than foundation? What if, over time, it proves unprofitable, unsustainable, or even harmful to our well-being? This question is especially relevant for anyone striving to live out their “passions,” sometimes without embracing the responsibilities of adulthood. While chasing your dreams can be fulfilling, it's equally important to recognize when a dream needs adjusting—or when reality demands a shift in perspective. Signs Your Dream Might Need a Shift 1. Financial Instability That Never Improves – If your passion constantly drains resources with no realistic plan for sustainability, it may be time for reassessment. 2. Mental or Physical Health Decline – A true passion should energize and uplift, not lead to burnout, chronic stress, or emotional exhaustion. 3. Ignoring Basic Responsibilities – If pursuing a dream means neglecting financial stability, relationships, or personal well-being, a more balanced approach might be needed. 4. Lack of Growth or Learning – Dreams should evolve. If you find yourself stuck, repeating the same mistakes with no progress, it's worth asking why. 5. No Market or Real Demand – Some passions bring personal joy but aren't viable as careers. Recognizing this can help you integrate them into your life in a sustainable way. Finding Balance Between Passion and Reality - Passion Thrives with Adaptability – Rather than clinging to a single vision, allow yourself to grow and adjust. Sometimes the dream is right—but the path needs tweaking. - Test the Waters Before Diving In – Small, incremental steps toward your goal can prevent unnecessary financial or emotional strain. - Success Isn't Always About Money or Fame – Some dreams are about fulfillment, but even those require sustainability. - Embrace “Adulting” – Growth comes with responsibility. Managing finances, relationships, and obligations doesn't kill passion—it supports it. - Learn from Those Who've Been There – Seek mentors and real-world examples from those who have pursued similar paths. Their insights could help you navigate blind spots. Beware of Social Media Illusions In today's world, it's easy to be influenced by people with large followings who seem to be living their dream. But numbers don't equal wisdom. Just because someone has an audience doesn't mean they have common sense—or that their advice is right for you. You can't base life decisions on a video from someone you don't truly know. Social media thrives on engagement, not truth. Many influencers sell a lifestyle that may be unsustainable, unrealistic, or outright misleading. Your dreams deserve thoughtful planning—not impulsive influence. Dreams don't need to disappear—but they do need to evolve. Recognizing when to pivot isn't failure—it's wisdom. The key is knowing when to push forward, when to adjust, and when to let go in order to build something better.
Hadith 27 - Mercy is Shown to Those Who are Merciful by Al-Maqasid
Blessed are Those Who are Persecuted (Ben Pease) - April 13, 2025 by Bethany Covenant Church
The K9PT Academy Podcast: Business lessons for canine rehab therapists
Welcome to The K9PT Academy podcast, the only podcast in veterinary rehabilitation that focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs build and scale a profitable and successful canine rehabilitation business! No matter if you are just starting your business, already have an established business along with a team, or you are growing your solo practice and hiring your 1st or 2nd team member, it is important for all of us business owners to understand that in order for us to move our business forward we will need to always be working on becoming a better leader. But how can we do so? What things do we need to focus on to make sure that we are leading with integrity? Listen to the full episode as we discuss: Leadership is a Skill You Must Continuously Develop – No matter what stage your business is in, becoming a better leader is key to moving forward. Growth requires making decisions even when you don't have all the answers. Momentum is Critical – An object in motion stays in motion. Keep moving forward, even when things feel uncertain. Losing momentum makes it much harder to restart. Courage is a Muscle – Every time you avoid a tough decision, you weaken your ability to lead with confidence. Just like building physical strength, consistently challenging yourself strengthens your "courage muscle." You Can't Win Today's Game with Yesterday's Strategies – The business decisions that worked when you started won't necessarily work as you grow. Evolve your approach as your business and responsibilities expand. Take Advice from Those Who've Walked the Path – Seek mentorship and guidance from people who have successfully navigated the challenges you're facing, not just those who talk about it. Your Next Level is on the Other Side of the Decision You're Avoiding – Fear, comfort, and hesitation often hold us back from making the choices that will truly move our business forward. If You Want More, You Need to Plan for More – Success doesn't happen by accident. Set time aside to reflect, plan, and take strategic action. No One Else Can Make the Decision for You – The path to growth is yours to choose, but it requires courage, commitment, and a willingness to step into the unknown. Book a FREE strategy call: https://calendly.com/thek9pt/strategy-call Join our Canine Rehabpreneur Community: www.facebook.com/groups/k9rehabpreneur/ Download our fee calculator and training: https://thek9pt.mykajabi.com/Fee-calculator Download our 'marketing done easy' worksheet and training: https://www.k9ptacademy.com/marketing-done-easy ... Thank you so much for listening to this episode and if you found this content valuable here are some additional ways we can help each other: 1) Go to www.k9ptacademy.com for more resources on business ownership, including our free Fee Calculator and Marketing Done Easy worksheet 2) Send us your question or subscribe to our weekly newsletter by emailing us at hello@k9ptacademy.com 3) Share this episode with a colleague who might also find it helpful :-) 4) Leave us a 5-star review so we can expand our reach and help more folks
To mark the launch of ASA Career Connect, a site that will make it easier for employers and ASA members to connect, this month's “Practical Significance” episode focuses on career advice. ASA past presidents Sastry Pantula and Wendy Martinez, along with SPAIG Chair Satrajit Roychoudhury, join cohosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein to share invaluable career advice and insights for navigating career transitions. Our expert trio share perspectives from three employment sectors: academia—Pantula from California State University–San Bernardino; government—Martinez from the US Census Bureau; and industry—Roychoudhury from Pfizer. Drawing on their ... The post Practical Significance | Episode 51: Celebrating the Launch of ASA Career Connect: Strategies from Those Who've Been There first appeared on Amstat News.
Passage: Malachi 4:1-6 Sermon Notes: Sermon in a Sentence: Avoid weariness by waiting on God faithfully. Point 1: The Heart of Those Who are Wicked Point 2: The Heart of Those Who are Righteous Point 3: The Destiny of the Two To give please visit: wearetruelove.com/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! YouTube @truelovecommunity Facebook @truelovecommunityministry Instagram @truelovecommunity
This episode is a review of prophetic messages the Lord has given us about the coming darkness. There is also a prophetic message for one unknown listener. All the words can be read on the website, www.justpraisehim.today. Use the search box in the right-hand sidebar to look up specific words or words on a specific subject. This episode includes the following words: 04/01/09 – Weep for America 12/29/11 – You Are To Be that Light 09/20/12 – The Darkness Comes 11/29/15 – The Coming Darkness 06/13/16 – Persecution Comes 08/17/16 – In this Time of Darkness 09/20/16 – A Time Like None Before 03/08/17 – Darkness Comes Quickly 10/03/17 – When Great Darkness Abounds 11/12/21 – Hand of Judgment 09/13/22 – The Impending Darkness 01/24/23 – Those Who have Rejected the Light 08/09/24 – Make Ready
A new MP3 sermon from Grace Life Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: A Blessed Hope for Those Who are Grieved by Sin Subtitle: The Book of Matthew Speaker: Cory Shahan Broadcaster: Grace Life Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/5/2024 Bible: Matthew 5:4 Length: 51 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Providence Bible Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Those Who are Antichrist Subtitle: PBC Bible School Speaker: Matt Dwiggins Broadcaster: Providence Bible Church Event: Sunday School Date: 5/19/2024 Bible: 1 John 2:20-27 Length: 50 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Providence Bible Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Those Who are Antichrist Subtitle: PBC Bible School Speaker: Matt Dwiggins Broadcaster: Providence Bible Church Event: Sunday School Date: 5/19/2024 Bible: 1 John 2:20-27 Length: 50 min.
Female entrepreneurs face challenges such as self-doubt and societal judgment, but it takes courage to stand out in male-dominated industries. Join me with my guest Jessica Viera as she discusses empowering women in sales and business, emphasizing the need to create a reputation and credibility, understand feminine communication, and tailor sales approaches to feminine energy. Learn about her experiences managing self-doubt and impostor syndrome, prioritizing working on the business while still being involved in its day-to-day operations, and the interconnectedness of feminine energy and financial success, emphasizing the importance of healing the feminine through self-worth and self-love to attract more money.
Bringing Help and Hope to Those Who are Hurting. This is the opening statement that greats you when you open the website for Masters of Disaster. When Darin Kroger swapped IT work for chainsaws, power generators, and volunteers, he knew he was swapping comfort for chaos. Today's show reflects what happens when you begin to surrender your heart and talents to the nudging of the Holy Spirit. Darin had what most of us would think of as a "good life". By his own admission, it was a good life. But, he continued to recognize an itch that wasn't being scratched. An itch for something more. Something that he really had no clue of what it looked like, other than it kept begging his attention. This itch was in the arena of disaster relief. Darin always enjoyed following weather, and in particular, stormy weather. The kind of weather that can change a person's life in a matter of hours or even seconds. Tornados, floods, fires, and hurricanes are among the more common disrupting storms. We get to watch them on our tv, but then we set back in our recliner and relieve our guilt by saying a prayer. Not to diminesh the importance of prayer, but GOD WANTS MORE! He wants our hearts to be filled with compassion to serve the needs of others and then our hands to carry it out. Darin along with his volunteers began to operate the non-profit, Masters of Disaster several years ago and now it is a full time disaster relief resource. Darin desires to serve those that are in what is likely going to be one of their greatest times of need. The storm his and life as we know it is destroyed. Survival resources and actions are first on the list, then comforts and even wants can begin to fill in the void. Darin watches groups of volunteers spring into action to restore the essentials and as a resort, restore hope in broken people. For more information about Masters of Disaster, contact them at:http://MOD-USA.orghttp://rocksolidfamilies.orgSupport the show#Rocksolidfamilies,#familytherapy,#marriagecounseling,#parenting,#faithbasedcounseling,#counseling,#Strongdads,#coaching,#lifecoach,#lifecoaching,#marriagecoaching,#marriageandfamily,#control,#security,#respect,#affection,#love,#purpose,#faith,#mastersofdisaster,#storms,#disasterrelief,#tornados,#hurricanes,#floods
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The Apostle proves that Christ's resurrection implies the bodily resurrection of those who are in Him.1. The Argument from Christ's Resurrection.2. The Argument from the Apostles' Preaching.3. The Argument from Those Who have Died in the Faith.4. The Argument from Those Who Are Living in the Faith.
The Apostle proves that Christ's resurrection implies the bodily resurrection of those who are in Him.--1. The Argument from Christ's Resurrection.-2. The Argument from the Apostles' Preaching.-3. The Argument from Those Who have Died in the Faith.-4. The Argument from Those Who Are Living in the Faith.
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A few movies I watched recently across languages. Mostly english and in the theater. The Movies are Dream Scenario, The Boys in the Boat, The Color Purple, Ferrari, The iron Claw, Those Who wish me dead, Viral Sebi, 12th Fail The video version of these podcasts are available on the Pahayan Media YouTube Channel. and you can follow me on Pahayan Media on Instagram and Pahayan Media on Facebook as well as Pahayan Media on Twitter. Also checkout my English Podcast Penpositive Outclass --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pahayan/message
If you're juggling the pressures and the tugging that come with trying to run a business and raise a family, I know exactly how you feel. When I had children, I quickly realized that my business wouldn't run the same as before, but I also had to implement a few mindset shifts to better thrive. In today's episode, I'm sharing three essential mindset shifts for those who are called to both parenthood and entrepreneurship. Called to Both is brought to you by Joy Michelle, mom of two and multi-passionate entrepreneur who's on a mission to help others find balance between the worlds of motherhood and business. Called to Both is the podcast for women who have big business ambitions and also want to be intentional and present moms. At Called to Both, we truly don't believe you have to choose between these two worlds tugging at your heart You can be Called to Both. (This episode is a re-run. Original airdate was March 10, 2022) If you're enjoying the content we're creating on the podcast and want to connect with others who are called to both, make sure you come join us in the Called to Both Facebook Group! In This Episode You'll: Understand ambitious achiever patterns. Explore three mindset shifts for those called to both. Protect the golden goose. Find it quickly: 0:48 - Being An Ambitious Achiever 2:01 - My Journey to Being Called to Both 2:38 - 3 Essential Mindset Shifts for Those Who are Called To Both 3:16 - 1. Embrace being on your own timeline / Patience with your growth 5:25 - 2. You are the golden goose. 13:50 - 3. Turn down the volume on the “Should's” and instead focus on the “Could's”. Mentioned in this Episode: The Artist's Way Soundtracks by Jon Acuff More ways to connect: JOY MICHELLE INSTAGRAM WORK WITH JOY AS YOUR COACH JOY MICHELLE CO. WEBSITE CALLED TO BOTH COMMUNITY Read the full show notes from today's episode HERE. Let's keep the conversation going! Come connect in the Facebook community. Join the CTB Facebook community here. CLICK HERE TO GET 35% OFF YOUR FIRST YEAR OF HONEYBOOK!
I'm not sure where you live, but it seems like every location these days is experiencing some sort of disaster: wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods. It's one thing to experience that on a personal level—let's say your basement floods after a heavy rain. But it's another thing to experience that as a community or entire region. I've learned that I often have no idea of either the short-term or long-term impact of such a disaster. Not until I had this conversation with Jamie Aten. Jamie is the co-founder of Spiritual First Aid. He also provides leadership in several programs for humanitarian and disaster relief, including the Trauma Certificate Program at Wheaton College. On a personal level, though, he has experienced disaster and trauma of his own as a Hurricane Katrina and late-stage early onset cancer survivor. So Jamie has not only done the research, he has experienced it for himself. And what he has to share is enlightening and encouraging. If you or your church have been praying about ways to support those experiencing the impact of disaster, I can't wait for you to hear what he has to share. We start by defining disaster and then move into the impact disaster can have on someone's life and how we can support them. He isn't just generous with his knowledge; Jamie has a ton of examples to share along the way. Kari MEET JAMIE: JAMIE ATEN, P H . D . , is Co-Founder of Spiritual First Aid. He is also the Founder and Co-Director of Humanitarian Disaster Institute, Blanchard Chair of Humanitarian and Disaster Leadership, and Co-Coordinator of the Trauma Certificate Program at Wheaton College. Personally, he is both a Hurricane Katrina and late-stage early onset cancer survivor. Professionally, as a disaster psychologist he has responded to and researched disasters and mass traumas around the globe. He is cohost of The Better Samaritan Blog and Podcast at Christianity Today. You can follow Jamie on Twitter at @drjamieaten. RELATED EPISODES + RESOURCES: · Church Mental Health Summit: http://lovedoesthat.org/mentalhealth23 · Spiritual First Aid: An 8-session certification course on responding to trauma · Episode 16: Trauma-Informed Care: Being the Cover for Those Who are Hurting with Kristen Brock ______ >> Free Journaling Workshop: 3 Ways to Encounter God on the Pages of Your Journal http://lovedoesthat.org/journalingworkshop >> Journal Gently: An 8-week program designed to help you process grief and trauma with God http://lovedoesthat.org/journalgently >> Written Spiritual Direction: Recognize God's presence in your pain http://lovedoesthat.org/spiritualdirection
This week's episode will be a review of the last six prophetic messages to America. They are: Those Who have Rejected the Light – 1/24/23 War at America's Doorstep – 2/13/23 Gird Up Your Loins – 2/16/23 Forging Ahead Looking Back – 2/20/23 In the Time of Destruction – 5/5/23 The Season of America's Destruction – 5/9/23 BRIEF PRAYER FOR LOST SOULS Lord, Please save the people that are lost in my family in Jesus Name . I know it is Your will to save because You said it is not Your will that any should perish. I pray You would help them come to know You and be saved before it is too late. And please save some other lost souls, too, Lord – people that don't have anyone to pray for them. In Jesus Name, Amen.
Matthew 18:7 (KJV) “ Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!” In this message Reverend Lindsay continues the message “Those Who are Offended”. Offenses are an eventual part of having close relationships. When you are offended problems occur and relationships are difficult to have. It is important to remember your relationship is at stake when you are offended. The next door after offense is sin, so don't allow it to take root. Offense is a great weapon of satan that he uses to trick people and divide God's children. Let us not react to offense and seek God as our comforter not offense.
Matthew 18:7 (KJV) “ Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!” In this message Reverend Lindsay preaches a powerful message entitled “Those Who are Offended”. There will be offenses, as we just learned in Matthew 18:7 it is inevitable. There are several results of offense and the results often build on each other when you let offense take root. Offense brings hurt, which leads to anger then hatred and resentment. Offense makes it hard to forgive. We need to recognize offense when it comes and not let it grow in our life. Let us root out any offense in us so it does not build and aim not to offend others!
Today's sermon is Blessed are Those Who preached by Gayle Erwin, Find more teaching from Pastor Gayle at www.servant.org
In this episode of Flashback Friday Featured Episode, Nicole Pendergrass and guest, Dr. Felecia Froe talk about how you don't need to overcome fear before taking action. Bravery means being scared and taking action anyway! Dr. Froe also discusses how she wanted to make her money work for her and also work for other people by giving back with a purpose. Felecia Froe, MD is the owner of Money With Mission, an investment company focused on empowering professional women to build wealth and achieve financial freedom through social impact investing. As a real estate syndicator, Felecia has partnered with like-minded investors and has raised money for several social impact projects, including a residential assisted living home in Kansas City, Missouri focusing on providing elderly residents experiencing memory problems with personalized care. With her partners at the Eco Alliance Group, she is providing healthy food to food desert areas with indoor vertical farms and grocery stores. In addition to real estate investing, Dr. Froe is a licensed urological surgeon with over 20 years of experience. She has written many Best Selling books including "How to Create Wealth that Outlives You". Plus, she is an advocate for sharing the great work others are doing for their community through her podcast Money With Mission Podcast. ----------------------- Do you want to build wealth for yourself and your family? You need THE LAUNCHPAD! Click here to learn more! https://noirvestholdings.hubspotpageb... ------------------------ [02:31 - 12:35] Who is Dr. Felecia Froe? Dr. Felecia realized that medicine and her career as a urologist weren't the only impact she was going to leave on the world After reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, Dr. Felecia realized that Passive Income was the tool to build wealth Meeting a patient who was a real estate investor and how that changed everything The fear that Dr. Felecia felt when assuming a VA loan for her first property When you realize that money is abundant, you won't be afraid of losing it [12:36 - 19:24] Leaving a Legacy and Investing for Social Impact How Dr. Felecia focuses on affordable housing, grocery stores, and investments that have a positive social impact The purpose and movement of Money with Mission Building communal elderly homes and assisted facilities [19:25 - 26:37] Getting Started for Those Who are Afraid to Take the Leap How to find opportunities and get started with social impact initiatives and investments Invest your money in alignment with your values Invest in what you are comfortable with There are different ways to invest How Dr. Felecia protects her wealth for generations to come Her daughters' financial literacy and making sure the future generations are financially educated [26:38 - 36:36] Closing Segment Do you want to build wealth for yourself and your family? You need THE LAUNCHPAD. Click here to learn more! The final 2 questions Dr. Felecia's opinion on “Diversification is a protection against ignorance.” Don't just stay diversified in one asset class Connect with Dr. Felecia! Want a FREE ebook on how to build wealth that outlives you? Send an email to wealth@moneywithmission.com Key Quotes “The fear didn't go away. I just did it… You do have to walk through that fear and know that whatever happens, everything will be okay in the end.” - Dr. Felecia Froe “One thing that I've learned over time is that once you take that first step, no matter what it is, you may not end up at the goal you thought, but so many things are going to happen along your way that you get to where you're supposed to be.” - Dr. Felecia Froe “For me, building wealth and leaving a legacy go together. And the legacy that I want to leave is to make a big impact wherever I invest my money.” - Dr. Felecia Froe “People need to invest their money in alignment with their values.” - Dr. Felecia Froe Want a FREE ebook on how to build wealth that outlives you? Send an email to wealth@moneywithmission.com Connect with Dr. Felecia Froe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moneywith... IG: https://www.instagram.com/moneywithmi... FB: https://www.facebook.com/moneywithmis... Twitter: https://twitter.com/MONEYWMISSION1 Youtube: / @moneywithmission... Podcast: https://moneywithmission.libsyn.com/ Let's get connected! You can find Nicole on: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-pe... Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nvestornikk... or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nvestornikki or Visit her website https://noirvestholdings.com LEAVE A REVIEW & SHARE THE WEALTH by SHARING this EPISODE with someone who wants to learn the secret strategies of the wealthy and build an abundant life. You can listen to previous episodes of Share the Wealth Show here. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Jeremy’s life was good. He had everything a person could want. But he threw it all away in the most public way possible, complete with criminal charges and his mug in the newspaper. In 2013, he became caught up in a consensual ten-month emotional affair. A few months in he was depressed, suicidal, and living a double life. By the time the obsession had run its course, Jeremy would find himself standing below this woman’s bedroom window, reduced from a leader in the community to little more than a peeping-tom. He was convicted of a felony, felt the sting of public shame, and had to resign his pastoral position and the seminary where he taught. But God. God is a redeemer. If you’ve wrecked your life through your own bad choices, find hope in Jeremy’s jaw-dropping story. Jeremy Grinnell earned his Ph.D. from Calvin Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI, and taught seminary for nearly 15 years. Jeremy courageously shares his story with us and in his book, The Bellowing of Cain: Hope for Those Who’ve Blown It. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Menon and his colleagues came up with an undergraduate program at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine for undergrads to go through a mini-medical program, and decide if medicine is for them. Dr. Anil Menon is the Associate Dean of the UG Program in Medical Sciences. In this Podcast, Dr. Menon shares what the medical sciences undergraduate program is, Program Highlights, How to Apply, Scholarships, Career Options and Advice for High Schoolers. In particular, we discuss the following with him: What is the UG Program in Medical Sciences? Highlights of the Program How to Apply? Program Outcomes Topics discussed in this episode: Introducing Dr. Anil Menon, U of Cincinnati [0:59] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [2:35] Why a UG Medical Sciences Program? [5:36] What is the UG Medical Sciences Program? [9:04] Program Takeaways [10:55] How to Apply? [15:35] Student Body Profile [20:00] Cost and Scholarships [22:07] Similar Programs Elsewhere? [25:58] Better Medical School Odds? [29:48] Medicine is not for me… [31:42] Career Options for Those Who do Not Continue? [34:22] Advice for High Schoolers [37:33] Our Guest: Dr. Anil Menon is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Menon received his PhD at the University of Cincinnati and did his Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Memorable Quote: “So reframe every defeat into an essential component of your growth and success. And don't look at it as a defeat. Look at it as being sort of this steel being made in a furnace.” Dr. Anil Menon. Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode's Transcript. Suggestions for you: Primers on College Majors Calls-to-action: Subscribe to our Weekly Podcast Digest. Follow us on Instagram. To Ask the Guest a question, or to comment on this episode, email podcast@almamatters.io. Subscribe or Follow our podcasts at any of these locations: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify.
The Belzer Rebbe went to Israel in 1946 after losing his entire family as well as all of his students in the Holocaust. The first Shabbat he was there, it was Parashat Beshalach , Shabbat Shirah. The Rebbe gave words of chizuk to all those around him. He quoted one of the sources in the Torah regarding Techiyat HaMetim , the resurrection of the dead, in that week's parashah ( Shemot 15:1): Az yashir Moshe — Then Moshe will sing . He will sing that song in the future, during the time of Techiyat HaMetim . After Bnei Yisrael crossed Yam Suf , most of the nation was still in mourning over the loss of relatives who passed away just a short time before, during the plague of darkness. They were unsure whether they would ever see those relatives again, because since they were unworthy of leaving Mitzrayim , maybe they would be deemed unworthy to come back to life during Techiyat HaMetim . But Moshe gave them chizuk . He said, “ Az yashir Moshe u'Vnei Yisrael — Then Moshe and the Children of Israel will sing .” Not only will Moshe sing that song in the future, but all of Klal Yisrael who were in Mitzrayim will also sing that song, with jubilation, because they will have the chance to make a tikun and merit to come back once again. The Maharshak said that all those who passed away during the plague of darkness will come back in the final generations before Mashiach, when the nisyonot in emunah will be difficult. They missed their opportunity to follow Hashem into a desert with no food, but they will have a chance to show their emunah in the future. The anticipation of Techiyat HaMetim has been a source of consolation to many people who have lost loved ones. The pasuk says, Bila hamavet lanetzach, umachah Hashem Elokim dim'ah me'al kol panim . There will come a time — we hope very soon — when there will be no more death. Hashem Himself will wipe away the tears of mourning and everyone will be reunited with those who are closest to them. It says in the Yalkut Shimoni in Yeshayahu , that a person will come back with the exact same body in which he passed away. Hashem will bring down what is called the tal shel techiyah , a special dew from Heaven, and use it to reconstruct the body from the Luz bone which is indestructible. The Gemara says in Masechet Sanhedrin that the dead will be resurrected fully clothed. The Midrash says that no matter what ailments a person had before he passed away, when he comes back, Hashem will heal them all and he will be perfect. The Zohar HaKadosh writes that if a neshamah came into the world a few times in different bodies to complete its mission, each body will be resurrected, and the part of the neshamah that was rectified with each body will return to that respective body, because the neshamah is infinite. According to the Ramban in the Shaar HaGemul , once the soul reunites with the body, it will be together with the body throughout eternity. This World, as we know it, will metamorphose into a new world called Olam HaBa where everyone who performed their job of avodat Hashem here in This World will enjoy together, forever, in complete bliss. These are the most basic beliefs in our Torah. The same way we take a seed and put it into the ground, and first it decays, and only afterwards sprouts into a magnificent fruit tree, so too the body goes into the ground and, in most cases, decays. But then it will come out in a magnificent form and have a physical existence once again. It will be the most glorious time! Mashiach will be king. All of the people from every generation will unite together in the Beit HaMikdash and Yerushalayim Ir HaKodesh . Hinei yamim ba'im, ne'um Hashem — Behold, those days are coming, says Hashem ( Yirmiyahu 31:30). Those Who anticipate them, those who anticipate Mashiach, it says, will be the first to come back at Techiyat HaMetim, b'ezrat Hashem , b'karov. Amen .
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Curate Conversations | Episode 017 Bringing Heritage to Market for Those Who've Been Made to Feel Anything Less than Beautiful with Lulu Cordero Bomba Curls was created by Lulu Cordero, an Afro-Dominicana who believes that curls should be celebrated! Bomba products are 100% nontoxic, biodegradable, sustainable and certified cruelty free — and, they use beauty secrets and techniques that are unique to the Dominican Republic to support curly hair. Born out of her own health concern, Lulu created bomba curls as a love letter to women and girls everywhere who have ever been made to feel that their natural coils and kinks are somehow anything less than beautiful. In this episode, Pia talks with Lulu about how customers connect with authenticity, what it means to be audacious enough to show up as exactly who we are, for the benefit of a community that's been underserved, and bringing a radical idea to market without funding. Links mentioned in this episode: Follow Bomba Curls on Instagram @bombacurls Visit Bomba Curls website www.bombacurls.com Join the Curate Community Membership (code PODCAST, 20% off) to join our global community. Special thanks to our sponsors, Parker Clay (code CURATE15), SeaVees (code CURATE20), and The Artists' Lawyer (code CURATE). Music created by Queentide.
Sermon: Joy Through The Pain (Blessed are Those Who are Persecuted) Worship & Praise: What A Friend, Heart of Worship, Solid Rock, God So Loved, I Will Follow
Sermon: Joy Through The Pain (Blessed are Those Who are Persecuted) Worship & Praise: What A Friend, Heart of Worship, Solid Rock, God So Loved, I Will Follow
Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Those Who looks outside, dreams; those who looks inside, awakes.” What is Self awareness: one's ability to pin point how they're feeling & why in efforts of better understanding their own emotions & how it affects those around you. How do you become more self aware? - Embrace your emotions - take accountability for your action & Eliminate excuses - Assess your motives & Ask yourself “why”? - Learn your own strengths & weakness Christian perspective: As a Christian, God wants us all to be more self aware. This means ensuring we align our words, thoughts, and actions with biblical perspectives and teachings. Ephesians 4:22-24 ESV To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. 2 Corinthians 13:5 - Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? Proverbs 14:8 - The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. LETS CONNECT: limktr.ee/AmberAndrews121
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In this SuperfastCPA reviews podcast episode, you'll hear how Mike started using SuperfastCPA along with his Becker review course. As he said, having SuperfastCPA as a supplementary tool gave him the advantage to pass for FAR. Important LinksLearn our “ultra-efficient” CPA study methods here: https://www.superfastcpa.com/study-secrets/ Enter the free podcast giveaway: https://www.superfastcpa.com/enter See CPA score release dates here: https://www.superfastcpa.com/cpa-score-release-dates/ How to study for the CPA exams: https://www.superfastcpa.com/how-to-study-for-the-cpa-exams/ Episode Timestamps00:00 Mike Paone Interview 05:30 Mike's CPA Journey 08:48 Bridging the Gap Using SuperfastCPA 11:17 His Daily Study Routine 12:32 Studying on the Weekends 16:06 Flashcards and Note Taking 18:38 Actual Day of the Exam 22:08 Tips for Those Who are Still in the Study Process FULL EPISODE PAGE: https://www.superfastcpa.com/how-mike-used-superfastcpa-with-becker/ Learn the SuperfastCPA Study Approach, Free You'll hear me mention the SuperfastCPA study process multiple times in this episode. What we teach our customers is how to have a 2-hour main session each day where you can get more done than someone studying 4-5 hours the "normal way". We cover this in our free "study trainings", which are 1-hour webinars where you'll learn exactly what to do when you sit down to study so that you can 1) move through new material faster, 2) understand and retain it better, and 3) spend less time in front of your review course WHILE getting better results. Register for a free session here: https://www.superfastcpa.com/passnow OR, just text PASSNOW to 44222 and we'll text you back a link to the training. This is one hour that will literally save you months of time and frustration from trying to figure this stuff out on your own, so register for a session today! Register for a free session here: https://www.superfastcpa.com/passnow
Today we have a special episode; I am sharing the panel that I was a part of at Consensus 2022, titled: 10 Years Later: Bitcoin's Commercial Beginnings from Those Who were There. The panel included Jered Kenna, Jonathan Mohan, and Adam B. Levine. Jered Kenna was the Founding CEO of the first US Bitcoin exchange, Tradehill / Bitcoin.com. Jered is an investor and former Marine. Jered Kenna is currently the Founder and CEO of 20mission Co-living / 20mission Cerveza, an investor specializing in start-ups and an entrepreneur at heart. Jonathan Mohan, Kickstarted the New York Blockchain community in early 2013, leading to one of the longest-running and one of the largest Blockchain-related meetup groups in the world. He is currently the Head of Partnerships at DLTx, a public company expanding web3 by deploying blockchain infrastructure at scale across major global industries. Adam B. Levine has been exploring, chronicling, and inspiring the world of Bitcoin and non-currency tokens since 2011. He's a serial entrepreneur, the founding managing editor of Podcasts at CoinDesk(2019), founder and host of Speaking of Bitcoin(2013) and CoinDesks' Markets Daily podcast. Adam is also the founder of Tokenly, Inc.(2014). Adam currently spends his time building state-of-the-art creativity-enhancing AI tools as the founder and CEO of 330.ai (2021). We discuss various topics, including our journey down the Bitcoin rabbit hole, the Early Bitcoin community, wild stories from the early days, how the space has evolved, and much more. We begin the conversation by sharing how we got into Bitcoin and the initial community that formed around Bitcoin in the early years. We highlight the iconic Crypto Castle in San Francisco, where many projects were incubated. Our next conversation topic centered around the experience of living through and being a part of Bitcoin's infancy. We discuss why we believed Bitcoin had the potential to change the world. We discuss how the community was very cooperative and not competitive in the early days of the industry. We also touch on how pseudonymity permeated the early online community of Bitcoin. We had a funny conversation about the first Bitcoin Ponzi scheme, Bitcoin Savings and Trust, run by Pirate@40. Another fascinating conversation topic was the watershed moment in 2013 when a Congressional Hearing publicly declared being a Bitcoiner is not a felony. Our next major conversation topic centered on how Bitcoin and the Crypto Industry have changed over the last decade. We touch on how archaic regulation has stifled US innovation and has forced entrepreneurs and builders who want to pursue careers in crypto abroad. We also discuss why we are still so early in crypto and Bitcoin's journey. We finish our conversation by discussing our craziest early Bitcoin stories. Please enjoy my conversation with myself and my friends, some of the most iconic Bitcoin OGs. -- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co
https://elianagilad.com/ Eliana Gilad, Founder Voices of Eden - Ancient Wisdom and Healing Music Institute voicesofeden.com Emerge Triumphant: Thrive through Uncertainty By Eliana Gilad When People Tap into the Source of their Voice, in the Silence Behind It, Full Expression Emerges—in Words, Tones and Song—Enabling Them to Stay Centered, Powerful, Peaceful and Focused, Even in Times of Crisis, Change, Challenge and Transformation Eliana Gilad Speaks from Personal Experience and for Those Who've Used Her Clinically-Proven Healing Voice System She brings Forth Ancient Wisdom & Inspiration Passed Down Through Time from the Prophetess Miriam, Moses' Elder Sister When bombs are dropping everywhere, some freeze, some flee, and some panic. When facing this unthinkable reality through three wars in Israel, Eliana Gilad simply remained incredibly calm. Sitting in a chair in Northern Israel, as the bombs descended, she opened deeply to her inner voice and knew peace. Uncertainty can lead to fear, anxiety, and self-sabotage. It can stifle creative problem-solving and silence self-expression. It can keep individuals from taking the risks necessary to express their true voice and live an authentically fulfilling life. Therefore, it behooves all of us to not only become comfortable with uncertainty, but to master living with it! And, as Eliana discovered, the secret can be found in your voice! Her new bestseller, Emerge Triumphant: Thrive through Uncertainty reveals an ancient truth about feminine leadership that has been buried by patriarchal history. The book uses the life story of the Prophetess Miriam in the Bible, the elder sister of Moses, as inspiration for truly effective self-leadership and self-expression. But this revelation didn't just spring forth from Eliana. In the 80s, Eliana left her U.S. corporate career for a more creative life in Europe. While doing voiceovers for CBS during the 1992 Winter Olympics, an inner voice was emerging, guiding her to her higher purpose, which meant leaving traditional employment behind. Trusting and following that guidance, she spent the next year singing on the inner-city trains of Paris, struggling with the irrationality of it, worried she might be going out of her mind. Ends up she was! By daring to journey beyond her rational mind, a deeper voice emerged providing a bridge between her deep inner knowing, and her outer expression. She found the courage to overcome her fears of public speaking, of being truly seen, and from the trauma of her father putting soap in her mouth to silence her as a child. It freed her to be who she truly is. Acting on her inner voice, she then moved to Galilee in Israel, near a site that is traditionally held as Miriam's Well, and continued her lifelong study into her spiritual heritage and the way of its feminine power that was expressed in the fullness of voice and expression--daring to listen and follow its guidance. Out of this deep reflection and study, evolved her clinically-proven healing voice system that creates confident self-leadership and creative problem solving by leaning into turmoil, stress, anxiety, upheaval and uncertainty. Eliana Gilad is the founder of Voices of Eden Ancient Wisdom and Healing Music Institute. She is highly proactive in using the power of voice and rhythm as conscious tools to help humanity grow toward a better tomorrow…the promise is for people to be their own leaders. A healing voice mentor and motivational speaker, Eliana has been a keynote speaker at two TEDx events. Her work has been featured in notable publications such as Drummer and
In this episode of the Share the Wealth Show, Nicole Pendergrass and guest, Dr. Felecia Froe talk about how you don't need to overcome fear before taking action. Bravery means being scared and taking action anyway! Dr. Froe also discusses how she wanted to make her money work for her and also work for other people by giving back with a purpose. Felecia Froe, MD is the owner of Money With Mission, an investment company focused on empowering professional women to build wealth and achieve financial freedom through social impact investing. As a real estate syndicator, Felecia has partnered with like-minded investors and has raised money for several social impact projects, including a residential assisted living home in Kansas City, Missouri focusing on providing elderly residents experiencing memory problems with personalized care. With her partners at the Eco Alliance Group, she is providing healthy food to food desert areas with indoor vertical farms and grocery stores. In addition to real estate investing, Dr. Froe is a licensed urological surgeon with over 20 years of experience. She has written many Best Selling books including "How to Create Wealth that Outlives You". Plus, she is an advocate for sharing the great work others are doing for their community through her podcast Money With Mission Podcast. [00:01 - 12:35] Who is Dr. Felecia Froe? Dr. Felecia realized that medicine and her career as a urologist weren't the only impact she was going to leave on the world After reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, Dr. Felecia realized that Passive Income was the tool to build wealth Meeting a patient who was a real estate investor and how that changed everything The fear that Dr. Felecia felt when assuming a VA loan for her first property When you realize that money is abundant, you won't be afraid of losing it [12:36 - 19:24] Leaving a Legacy and Investing for Social Impact How Dr. Felecia focuses on affordable housing, grocery stores, and investments that have a positive social impact The purpose and movement of Money with Mission Building communal elderly homes and assisted facilities [19:25 - 26:37] Getting Started for Those Who are Afraid to Take the Leap How to find opportunities and get started with social impact initiatives and investments Invest your money in alignment with your values Invest in what you are comfortable with There are different ways to invest How Dr. Felecia protects her wealth for generations to come Her daughters' financial literacy and making sure the future generations are financially educated [26:38 - 36:36] Closing Segment Do you want to build wealth for yourself and your family? You need THE LAUNCHPAD. Click here to learn more! The final 2 questions Dr. Felecia's opinion on “Diversification is a protection against ignorance.” Don't just stay diversified in one asset class Connect with Dr. Felecia! Want a FREE ebook on how to build wealth that outlives you? Send an email to wealth@moneywithmission.com Key Quotes “The fear didn't go away. I just did it… You do have to walk through that fear and know that whatever happens, everything will be okay in the end.” - Dr. Felecia Froe “One thing that I've learned over time is that once you take that first step, no matter what it is, you may not end up at the goal you thought, but so many things are going to happen along your way that you get to where you're supposed to be.” - Dr. Felecia Froe “For me, building wealth and leaving a legacy go together. And the legacy that I want to leave is to make a big impact wherever I invest my money.” - Dr. Felecia Froe “People need to invest their money in alignment with their values.” - Dr. Felecia Froe Resources Mentioned: Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki Connect with Dr. Felecia Froe Want a FREE ebook on how to build wealth that outlives you? Send an email to wealth@moneywithmission.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moneywithmission/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/moneywithmission/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/moneywithmission Twitter: https://twitter.com/MONEYWMISSION1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV2cYACflAVKlZ9ZIN7B79w Podcast: https://moneywithmission.libsyn.com/ Let's get connected! You can find Nicole on LinkedIn, Instagram, or Facebook. Visit her website https://noirvestholdings.com Do you want to build wealth for yourself and your family? You need THE LAUNCHPAD. Click here to learn more! LEAVE A REVIEW & SHARE THE WEALTH by SHARING this EPISODE with someone who wants to learn the secret strategies of the wealthy and build an abundant life. You can listen to previous episodes of Share the Wealth Show here.
Comedian and YouTube star JP Sears joins me for a freestyle conversation on the principle of freedom, how we must safeguard it, and why it is indispensable to life lived fully.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTJP's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AwakenWithJPJP's Website: https://awakenwithjp.com/Zion Network: https://www.getzion.com/PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript:OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 Bringing Life, Liberty, and Property into the New Paradigm00:03:46 “A Jail You Don't Know You're In”: What is Mass Formation Psychosis?00:08:30 “Inflation is Legalized Counterfeiting; Counterfeiting is Criminalized Inflation”00:11:35 The Incentive Blindness Surrounding Fiat00:15:55 Are We the Victims to a Morally Camouflaged State?00:21:43 Kill the Jester, Kill the Truth00:28:35 Bypassing the Defenses of Our Opposition with Comedy00:33:31 Identifying and Breaking From the Trance in Our Lives00:38:12 The Twisting Morality of Our Institutions00:45:07 JP Recalls the Moment He Knew He Had to Safeguard Freedom00:48:55 NYDIG00:50:02 “There's Plenty Worse Than Death”: Violation of Freedom, Submission to Control00:55:42 Those Who are Not Threatened by Death Will Appreciate Life01:00:01 Fear Enslaves Us to Control; Do Something That Provokes Fear01:11:18 Freedom Convoy Case and Decentralized Networks Like Zion01:20:00 JP's Thoughts on Bitcoin From a Pyramid Scheme to Becoming “An Answer”01:21:40 Joe Rogan Case Study: How Zion Functions on Non-Censorship and Self-SovereigntySOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=trueRECOMMENDED BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack
“I finally kind of came to the realization that it's okay if I gain weight, it's okay if I maintain weight. You know, if I happen to lose weight, that's fine. That's not my goal anymore.” - Ashley Peyton Welcome to another episode of Rebuilding Trust With Your Body podcast! In today's episode, I will be joined by another lady from our Intuitive Eating Made Easy Facebook group, Ashley Peyton. In this episode, Ashley talks about being a picky eater when she was younger and how other people's comments about her body really affected her relationship with food. She also shares about how she was able to go from absolutely hating exercise, to finally finding joy and excitement in moving her body. And lastly, Ashley shares some tips for those who are curious or who are just about to start with their Intuitive Eating journey. Hearing about our guest's journey is definitely my favorite part about these interview episodes. So make sure to tune in until the end to hear about this real life story of someone who has discovered food freedom through Intuitive Eating. Let's dive in! Introducing Ashley Payton to the Show Ashley talks about her relationship with food when she was younger Being a picky eater as a child Trying food one at a time as an adult Her experience with working with an Intuitive Dietitian Finally enjoying exercise and separated going to the gym from dieting Her Experience with the Diet Mentality Joined Weight Watchers and lost so much weight Gained all the weight back eventually Dropped Weight Watchers and started reading the Intuitive Eating book Getting Into Intuitive Eating Learning to be okay with gaining weight Slowly accepting her body Accepting that losing weight does not necessarily bring happiness Finding food freedom through Intuitive Eating Learning to be mindful of the hunger cues Advice for Those Who are New to Intuitive Eating Approach it in whatever way feels right for you Accept that it's a journey, and not a destination LIve life and eat the way it should be done Find a community who understands your journey or goes through the same journey as you Key Quotes “I finally kind of came to the realization that it's okay if I gain weight, it's okay if I maintain weight. You know, if I happen to lose weight, that's fine. That's not my goal anymore.” - Ashley Peyton “And you realized that you can be happy without losing weight. That weight loss was not your only pathway to happiness.” - Katy Harvey JOIN the Non-Diet Academy! Feel worthy at any size, and to live a life of total freedom! https://www.nondietacademy.com Get My FREE guides for Food Freedom & Body Acceptance: https://www.nondietacademy.com/freebies Let's get connected! Instagram: @katyharvey.rd Facebook: KatyHarveyRD Website: https://katyharvey.net LEAVE A REVIEW + and SHARE this episode with someone who wants to find their own freedom with food. Listen to previous episodes on Spotify, Itunes or Libsyn.
“Those Who've Not Heard” https://www.stmarksbemidji.org https://gracelutheransc.wordpress.com Contact us! john.kirk@stmarksbemidji.org All Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark The post Those Who've Not Heard appeared first on St. Mark Lutheran Church.
“Grief isn't something you get over; it is something you learn to accept. In order to heal, we need to get uncomfortable. We need to make space for our grief by spending time in the quiet, by leaning on a community of people who truly get it, and by doing things that soothe our soul.” Those words come from an email sent from Jessy Paulson on the fourth anniversary of her sister's death as she shared four things she learned about grief. And in today's episode, Jessy and I sit down and dive deeper into some of these things. I know that so many of you are carrying grief around with you, whether the loss has been recent or was experienced years ago. And I know many of you are loving someone right now who is grieving a loss of their own, and you're trying to find ways to care for them and love them through. I feel like Jessy's story and experience will resonate with so many of you. We talk about things like grieving out loud, grieving while parenting, using art as a way to pray, and how grief impacted her experience of God. My friends, this is a sacred and tender conversation. I imagine you know how difficult it can be to share those places in your story where you carry grief and wounds and pain, and I always start each interview letting my guest know that if I ask a question that is too hard to talk about, too personal, just to let me know and we'll move on. Some things aren't meant to be shared yet. And that's okay. And Jessy was so incredibly open and gracious in sharing a bit of her heart and soul with us, and I know you won't take that lightly. So I invite you to reach out to her following the episode and let her know how much you appreciate her. Can you do that for me? Jessy and I met through an organization called Painted Prayers, where we both became trained to lead others in praying through art. She will share more of her work and ministry throughout our conversation, but for now, let's go ahead and dive in and I'll let her introduce herself. Kari MEET JESSY PAULSON: Jessy Paulson is a small-town South Dakotan who shares her life with her husband Kyle and their three kids, Aleigha, Charley, and Conrad. Jessy is the prayer artist behind the j.hazel.paulson Prayer Art & Jewelry, the owner of the online retail store Purpose + Grit, and the founder of Gritty Faith Magazine. You'll often find Jessy with paint on her clothes and coffee in her cup, tackling one of her many projects, 15 minutes at a time. CONNECT WITH JESSY: Purpose + Grit Shop Download a free copy of Gritty Faith Magazine Facebook Facebook Group Email RESOURCES MENTIONED: Book: Faith Over Fear: Walking Angie Home Episode 40: Meaningful Gifts for Those Who are Hurting: 4 Shops That Help You Show Love and Care Painted Prayers Inc. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOD GOES SILENT? As an introvert, silence is your strength. You cherish quiet moments. Time alone replenishes your soul like nothing else can. But what happens when God goes silent? When you raise your questions of grief and hurt and doubt—and He doesn't answer? Dear one, what if your very quietness has positioned you to experience the presence of God in a totally new way? What if in these seasons of silence, God is actually speaking to you louder than He has ever spoken to you before? If you ready to press into God in this season of silence, I invite you to fill out the form at lovedoesthat.org/apply. I use a modern-day letter writing style of spiritual direction perfect for Christian women drawn to quiet spaces and written words. Throughout our correspondence, I will compassionately listen to your story, gently ask questions that point you to God, and help you discover personal spiritual practices that invite you to stay close to Him. Start now at lovedoesthat.org/apply.
Cliff continues our series on Kingdom Living from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). In the Kingdom our prayers are about glorifying Him, dependence on Him and deliverance with Him. The Lord's Prayer represents the proper attitude of a believer. Blessed People are Those Who are Good from the Inside Out www.wvcoc.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/west-visalia-audio/message
Cliff continues our series on Kingdom Living from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). In the Kingdom We are Held to a Higher Standard of Righteousness - “Good things” done for bad reasons are NOT actually Good at all! Blessed People are Those Who are Good from the Inside Out www.wvcoc.org See less --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/west-visalia-audio/message
445 000 years ago, “creator gods” – as they call it – came to Earth. They were called the Anunnaki, which means “Those Who from Heaven to Earth Came”. These beings inhabited a distant orbiting planet called Nibiru, which only entered our solar system every 3,600 years. They describe Nibiru as many times the diameter of Earth, and abundant with iron oxide, making its rivers and lakes appear red. A side note about Nibiru: according to the Sumerian tablets, Nibiru's atmosphere began to deteriorate and became a hostile place for life, and in order to restore it, the Annunaki needed one important element for their atmosphere: gold. Please Subscribe. Thank you - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/GAFNEWS --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gaf/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gaf/support
Episode Discussion PointsShe was born during WWII in Czechoslovakia, and her family escaped to Denmark She immigrated to the United States alone as a 19-year-old A year after she came to California she married her husband and began to mother his two children. They eventually had 4 more children. The day that changed everything when her husband's airplane went down and he died along with her two little children. As she felt like she was going to fall apart she chose to hold it together for her son, and felt enveloped in a cocoon of love by God The night she felt like the Savior was holding her heart in His hands, and often dragging her along when she didn't feel she could go any further. A second tragedy occurred five years ago when her son and grandson died in another plane crash. The hardest part of this loss was the empathetic grief she had for her daughter-in-law and grandchildren who were left. Karin changed her perspective from thinking of her son and grandson lying on the ocean floor to thinking about them in heaven. You have to process the past and then choose to move forward Karin did marry again 4 1/2 years after her husband passed, and they have made a new life together. Lessons from GriefIt comes in waves—its not constant, but when the waves hit you are completely inundated and pummeled in the surf. Hang on tight to God through prayer and scripture study through the rough times—and cling to faith, because sometimes it is all you have left. If you aren't going to see a counselor, have at least 5 good friends who will listen to you without judgment as you go through grief. You can also process grief by writing it out, like Karin did when she wrote her book, Be Still. The day she chose to stay in bed and wallow in her misery she found it was so much worse, and she had to get up. Focus on what you still have and count your blessings How she considered suicide, but couldn't leave her two other kids—so she stayed for them. Try to find and do things that make you feel happy again. For her this was taking her boys water skiing, had friends over, visited family etc. When you feel like you are in the dark tunnel of grief, just keep walking toward the pinprick of light in the distance. You will get through to the other side and find a new and different but good life there. In her darkest moments she remembered she hadn't suffered like Christ and He understood and carried her. As she read books on grief she learned she could control her thoughts. If a negative thought came onto the stage in her mind she could dismiss it and replace it with a positive thought. Happiness will come again eventually if you want it and let it. “You don't get over it. You get through it.” Loss is like a giant shadow that hovers around you for a long time—let the Savior help you and carry that heaviness. Resources for Those Who are Grieving“Living with Death and Dying” or “https://www.amazon.com/Grief-Grieving-Finding-Meaning-Through/dp/1476775559/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=5+Stages+of+Grief%2C%E2%80%9D+by+Elizabeth+Kubler-Ross&qid=1637195600&qsid=135-5611665-7239210&sr=8-1&sres=1476775559%2C0684839415%2C1501192744%2C1471139883%2C1587613182%2C1585429139%2C073823477X%2C0684839369%2C0684839377%2C1617222380%2C1476775540%2C1641521317%2C0578667894%2C1402212216%2CB0948LLNB7%2C0380773384&srpt=ABIS_BOOK (On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss)” by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross https://www.amazon.com/Grief-Observed-C-S-Lewis-ebook/dp/B002BXH5WU/ (“A Grief Observed,”) by C.S. Lewis https://www.amazon.com/Tragedy-Destiny-Spencer-W-Kimball/dp/0877476527 (“Tragedy or Destiny”) by Spencer W. Kimball, or you can https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/spencer-w-kimball/tragedy-destiny/ (listen to the talk here). Karin's book, https://www.amazon.com/Be-Still-Karin-Larsen-Ford/dp/1649528760/ (“Be Still.”) Connect with KarinOn Facebook as https://www.facebook.com/KarinLarsenFord (Karin L...
Blessed are Those Who are Persecuted
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In this episode, Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 31st aphorism of the Hikam: ” Travellers to Him are guided by the lights of true yearning. And those who have arrived, they posses the lights of finding. The former the light possess, the latter posses the lights for they belong to Allah and to nothing besides ‘Say Allah and let […] The post 031 – Those Who are Travellers and Those Who Have Arrived appeared first on SeekersGuidance.
Pastor Andy Davis preaches a sermon on Ephesians 6:1-3 and how children must honor their parents through obedience, by the Spirit's power. - SERMON TRANSCRIPT - Introduction This morning we're going to be looking in our continuing study in the book of Ephesians, in chapter 6:1-3, which you just heard Brad read. For me, I love biographies. I love missionary biographies. I love the heroic spread of the Gospel, some of which I just prayed about a moment ago. The Life of John Paton One of the most moving biographical accounts I've ever read or heard about is the story of John Paton, the courageous Scottish missionary to the cannibal infested islands of the New Hebrides in the mith century in the South Pacific. Through Paton's influence, 3500 cannibals, through his direct influence, 3500 cannibals renounced their heathenism for Christ in the tiny island of Aneityum where he poured out his labors. In Fiji, 79,000 cannibals were converted by missionaries that he mobilized mostly from Australia. 79,000 converted. In Samoa, 34,000 cannibals professed Christianity through the labors of those same missionaries. In the New Hebrides where he focused his attention, which is a chain of islands, 12,000 were converted, and he said 133 of them were trained, specially trained, raised up, and sent out as missionaries to their own people. Amazing fruitfulness in an overwhelmingly challenging and terrifying situation because a mere 18 years before he arrived there in 1858, in 1840 the first two missionaries to the island of Tanna, where he first began his missionary service, were clubbed to death and cannibalized immediately on the beach in the full view of the ship that brought them. 18 years later, he got on a boat and went to that same exact island with amazing courage. And he risked his life, his family. His wife died, his child died, he himself, 18 times stricken with fevers, the exact same fever that took the life of his wife. And with amazing courage, for those many, many years, led so many people to Christ. What are the roots of John Paton's character, his courage, his calling as a missionary? How can we understand what led to that kind of character, what led to a man like that? And I would have to say at the human level, in large measure, it was his relationship with his father, James Paton. James Paton was a poor tradesman who raised his 11 children in the Scottish, Calvinistic heritage that he had inherited. Raised 11 children. He himself yearned to be a minister of the Gospel but providentially was prevented from doing so. And so, he entrusted himself to the Lord and poured himself into his family. When John was born, he and his wife, metaphorically, laid him on the altar before God with prayer, and dedicated him to the Lord's service that, if God saw fit, he could be a missionary of the cross. He did that just days after he was born, after John was born. And then this godly father bathed John in prayer as he was growing up, every day, family altar, solid doctrine, an intellectual depth to their faith that was unmatched. Also, the Covenanters heritage of martyrdom also was preached and taught in that household. Their father, James, had a prayer closet that he retired to three times a day, and he prayed with great passion for the conversion and for the discipleship of his own children. When the time came for John to leave home for good and go off and serve as a missionary, the very thing that his mother and father had wanted when he was born, his father walked with him six miles along the road until the place came where they had to part. And as the two of them, father and son, were walking along the road together, the father was weeping, praying, pouring out heavenly counsels, prayers, advice, scripture, in these last few minutes they had together. And when the time came when he couldn't even speak anymore, he just continued to pray silently, his lips moving, and John remembered this many, many years later. No words could come out, but he knew his father was burning in prayer for him, tears flowing down his face. And they stood there, they were at the parting place, they had no more time together, the time had ended, and all he could say at that point was this. "God bless you, my son. May your father's God prosper you, and may He keep you from all evil." Then they embraced one last time and he walked away. John waved his hat in saying good-bye to his father, but his heart was breaking. And so, he dove into a ditch to just have a good cry, and he's just laying there weeping about the separation, but also eager to begin his work. And after he'd been there some time he climbed up the dike to see if his father could still be seen along the road as he returned back to their home village. And just at that moment, his father also was climbing up the dike to look back to see if he could still see his son. There were some distance apart, and it was clear the father, James, didn't see him, but then just continued to talk, and he assumed, John assumed, praying for him as he walked on his way. And he watched through blinding tears, John did, until he could see his father no more. Then he got up and hastened on his way to serve Christ as a missionary. These are his own words. "Vowing deeply and oft, by the help of God, to live and act so as never to grieve and dishonor such a father and mother." So that is on my mind as I preach on “children obey your parents in the Lord, honor your father and mother.” As we come to Ephesians 6, we come to the next section in Ephesians, but for me, a very powerful and moving one. My desire is to be that kind of a father. My desire is all you fathers listening to me would be fathers like that. And beyond that, you children, at whatever age, some of you are coloring, scribbling, some of you listening as best you can, some very attentive as you get older. I understand. The text is written to you. I'm going to be speaking also to your parents about the text. I desire that a generation of servants of Christ like this would be raised up. There's a lot of missionary work left to be done, and also I think it's going to take an unusual amount of courage for you to be a Christian in America going forward, more than perhaps in our generation. So I want you to be ready to face the challenges you're going to face in the years ahead. In Ephesians, as we come to chapter 6, I want you to see it in continuity. It's not just popping up out of nowhere but it's a flow that we've seen in this beautiful book. The Parent-Child Relationship: A Subset of the Christian Life This idea of the parent-child relationship is a subset, or a part, of the Christian life that Jesus bought for us with His own blood. It's part of the life he bought. It's part of what it means to “walk in a manner worthy of the Lord,” for us to be godly parents and children. It's a life that flows from the salvation that's been so clearly taught in this magnificent book of Ephesians. "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not of yourselves, it's a gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast." We were saved, we were justified, we were forgiven by grace through faith in the shed blood of Christ, “having been chosen in Christ before the creation of the world, having been predestined to be adopted as his sons and daughters, having received the hearing of the Gospel, having believed, having been marked in Him with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit, all of this flowing. Having been rescued from the dominion of darkness and transferred into the kingdom of the beloved Son, having all of these blessings, we are now called on to do good works.” Ephesians 2:10, "For we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do." The Rising Temple of God Now the centerpiece of those good works is the building of an eternal temple, a dwelling place, rising in every generation described beautifully at the end of Ephesians 2, as a dwelling in which God lives by His Spirit. And this dwelling, this temple, this holy structure, which I think is the Church of Jesus Christ. I think we could also say it as the Heavenly Zion. It is the New Jerusalem. It is rising in every generation as living stones are quarried from Satan's dark kingdom and rescued and brought over and set in this spiritual wall, this image of the structure that we have at the end of Ephesians 2. Bringing in 1Peter 2:5, "you are living stones." And we are put into this rising temple. This magnificent, glorious structure is presently under construction. Amen? But it's looking really good, I've been told, by the Spirit of God in my heart. It is magnificent and glorious and it's better than it was a month ago, much better than it was 10 years ago. Every generation of elect people who hear the Gospel and come over and believe, beautify and glorify it even more, and none of them ever gets lost. And it's just getting better and better. This is the work of our lives, the glory of God, and the rising of this spiritual holy dwelling place. Now I believe, in the end when we get to heaven we're going to hear all the stories. Not just John Paton and his father, and not just what happened with those cannibals. We're going to hear them all. And we're going to be so eager to hear them. I'm telling you, all of you are going to be super PhDs in church history. You're going to love it, you're going to want to hear all the details, and you're going to hear from the heavenly perspective what God did by His sovereign grace to get those people saved. And we are going to glory in those stories. But I believe, I can't prove this, but I believe that when we get to heaven and we find out how it all happened, the overwhelming majority of those in Heaven will be there primarily and first and foremost because their parents led them to Christ. "Overwhelming majority. What is that Pastor? 55%?" I don't know what overwhelming majority means. Parents and Missions When I was at the IMB last week, or last month, knowing I was going to preach this, I went to five of the best missiologists and veteran missionaries in the Southern Baptist Convention, in the IMB. And I asked them this question. "Worldwide, what percentage of genuine believers do you think had Christian parents who led them to Christ, essentially?" They said, "Well do you want a number? I said, "Yes." Obviously, it's anecdotal, I don't know. But the numbers ranged anywhere from 60%-75%. These are veteran missionaries. Because what happens is the missionaries go to that land, and none of them are Christians. They find some bridge people, those bridge people come to faith in Christ. Immediately, what do those bridge people do? They turn to the people they know, first and foremost their own families, their parents, their siblings, their children. And they begin to share the Gospel. Some of them believe, receive, and trust. Some of them turn in hostility and persecute. But that's where it all starts. Give it two, three, four generations, ask what's going on in that nation, the overwhelming majority had Christian parents. It just happens again, and again, and again. And it's a powerful thing to see this. So fundamentally, we believe that this parent-child relationship is essential to God's sovereign plan for the rising of the Church of Jesus Christ, for the building of this holy temple. It's foundational, it's vital. "We believe that this parent-child relationship is essential to God's sovereign plan for the rising of the Church of Jesus Christ, for the building of this holy temple. It's foundational, it's vital. " When I was there at the commissioning service there were 36 missionaries commissioned. 29 of the 36 in their written testimonies, which I as a trustee get to read, 29 out of 36 said, "Effectively, my parents led me to Christ." 29 out of 36. It's amazing. And how my own son, when he was baptized a few weeks ago, zeroed in on 2 Timothy 3:15, which says, "How from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus." I believe this is the very thing that was promised to Abraham in Genesis 12:3 when He said, "I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you, I will curse. And through you all the families of the Earth will be blessed." The families. In all of the types or patterns of evangelism that there is in the world, workplace evangelism, street evangelism, missionary type work, contact evangelism, airplane evangelism, which I love. Where can they go? They're captive. Especially if they have the window, and I have the aisle, where are they going to go? So we're going to talk about Jesus until they don't want to talk about Jesus anymore. I try to be kind, I try to find out if they're interested. But of all of the types of evangelism there is, by far, overwhelmingly, the most effective is parent-child evangelism. Nothing else even close. This is by God's will and by His power. And so, my desire is to put inside you, parents, especially, a zeal and a fervency for the souls of your children. The healthy Christian family is a great, magnificent factory, a machine, for the production of children of God who will live before Him forever. And it's been working now for centuries. So we come to Ephesians 6:1-4. Listen again. I'm going to read verse four even though I'm not dealing with it today. But look at the text again. "Children obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the Earth. And Fathers do not exasperate your children or provoke them into wrath, instead bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." We’ll deal with verse four next week, God willing. The Blessings and Challenges of Children Children: One of God’s Greatest Blessings So I want to start by talking about the blessings and challenges of children. Children are one of the greatest blessings that God can ever bring into your life. They are endlessly fascinating, endlessly unpredictable. They are a rich Biblical blessing, and we need to be told that because in our nation, in our culture, there is a negativity toward children. A negativity like children are a burden, children are almost what feels somewhat like a curse. But in Psalm 127 it says, "Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord. The fruit of the womb is a reward.” And to borrow a phrase, an idea from 1 Timothy 4:8 about godliness, Paul is talking there about godliness and it says, "godliness has value for all things", listen, "holding promise both for the present life and the life to come." Children are like that. They hold promise both for the present life, to bless you in this present life, and to bless you in the life to come. So in this present life, when Noah was born, his father Lamech called him Noah, which sounds like the word comfort, because he said, "He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground that the Lord has cursed." He's going to alleviate our suffering here, just to have a child. And then in Ruth chapter 4, the women said to Naomi, when Obed had been born to Ruth, her daughter-in-law, the women said to Naomi, "Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a kinsman redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel. He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age." Think about that. How beautiful is that? "For your daughter-in-law who loves you and who's better to you than seven sons has given him birth. Then Naomi took the child, laid him in her lap, and cared for him. And the women living there said, 'Behold Naomi has a son.' And they named him Obed." He was the father of Jesse, the father of David,” the father of Jesus, Matthew 1:1. And so, in God's sovereign plan we see the beauty of children. Children hold promise for this present life in more ways than we can count. There are just the joys of watching them grow and develop, speaking their first words, taking their first steps, continuously acquiring greater and greater capabilities. It's really a stunning thing to watch. I've mentioned this before, but I still can't get over it. When Christy and I were missionaries in Japan, the first year our primary job was to learn the language, the Japanese language. And that was hard. And I'll never forget, we had tutoring sessions, we had books, we had tapes, we had flash cards, we had all these things going on. We also had a one-year-old daughter named Jenny who came over with us basically inarticulate, and left two years later fluent in English. No flash cards, no tapes, nothing, no effort. I was so jealous. It's like, "How can this be?" And I figured there was some corresponding Japanese kid who was one-year-old when he came over, couldn't speak a word of Japanese. Two years later, fluent, conversational. And I just think it's amazing, going on right before your eyes as it's happening. It's a marvel. So also you parents can testify how many earthly blessings have come to you from having children. The unforgettable moments, the things that can never be repeated and you treasure forever. I have drawers and drawers of memorabilia. What am I going to do with it? I don't know, but I'm not giving them away. Toward the end when the kids were getting older, I didn't accept just any art work, it had to be good. Okay? They had to have put some work into it, there had to be some thought. Just a couple of scribbles and crayon on the… We're not putting that on the refrigerator. But if you worked at it we would put it up on the fridge and it would be there for a while. And then I'd take it down. And I learned in the course of time to write on the back the circumstances, because what happens is, five years later it's like I don't even know what it is. Is it a tree, is it a mountain? I don't know. When was it given? But to write on the back who gave it when, same thing with cards, different things that are written, it's just absolutely precious. At every moment the way they just look up to you for approval, for love, the way that they just trust you at an early stage, the way that they are obedient at a certain level, and the way they just grow and grow and grow before your very eyes. I've likened them before to a sunset. You can just picture that, and just the colors of it. And it's just different colors and it's continually changing so that if you look away for just a minute or two and talk to your friend and look back, it's different now. And that's the way it is with the children. They go through these stages, and you can't hold on, they're not going to be in them for long. They mispronounce a word, kind of really cute. And you actually want, at least I did, wanted them to keep mispronouncing the word because it was so cute. But they don't, they learn how to say it right. But it's just these sweet things. And then they just keep growing and they challenge you and they ask questions and you share experience. You go to national parks together and you share that, and they remember that. Pretty soon, they're teens, and they're so intelligent, so gifted, so full of promise, so aware of your failures and weaknesses. Acutely aware. And you know it, and it's an interesting relationship, and you're just kind of along for the ride, and you're able to celebrate their amazing achievements academically or in athletics, or in music, or art, or other things that they love to do, things that are different than you love to do. And then come the later blessings as the kids get even older, walking your daughter down the aisle to give her to somebody else's precious son. Or seeing your son receive somebody else's precious daughter. And to be commanded by your son to do that wedding and not cry. That's just cruel. How am I going to get through a wedding like that and not cry? He asked me if I could, he's not here, so I can just talk about him. "Dad, I want you to be my best man." I remember he said that to me. "But I also want you to do the service. Can you do both?" I said, "I don't think so because the best man stands over here and I'll have to stand here. So the only way could do it is if I wear a sign, 'By the way, I'm also best man.' So that's not really going to work." But my daughters have asked, are you going to both walk me down the aisle and then receive me?" And I haven't figured that one out yet. I got maybe some time on that one. But all of those things. And then,. I've been told, we don't have this experience yet. But grandchildren come in and you have most of the blessings and almost none of the challenges. Amen, hallelujah. Looking forward to that. So we're looking for all of that. The Challenge of Children But then you've got the challenges of children too, and we have to be honest about that. Honestly, the challenges of the parent-child relationship is caused by the spiritual warfare that we're about to get into in Ephesians 6, and by indwelling sin. The Bible teaches the clear doctrine of Original Sin. Every human baby is born in Adam, and they come into your family with that Adamic nature, a commitment to sin. Romans 5:12 says, "Sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men because all sinned." You have to meditate on the words "because all sinned". Every human sinned in Adam. And so it says in 1 Corinthians 15:22, "In Adam all die." And we've seen in Ephesians 2:1 that we were dead in our transgressions and sins in which we used to live. And verse 3 in that same chapter, "All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts, and like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath." Now, this sin nature may not be obvious to new parents immediately when their precious little child is wrapped up in a sweet smelling blanket. But what it is, is, as I've mentioned before, fanatical commitment to self-interest. And that you can see immediately in an infant. That fanatical commitment to self-interest is the essence of the trouble you'll have in raising them. And you have the same thing too. There was a police study in San Francisco on juvenile delinquency, this is cited by Jim Eliff. These are striking words, because they're not written from a Christian perspective, they were just written from a secular policing perspective. This is what it said. "Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish and self-centered, he wants what he wants, his bottle, his mother's attention, his playmate's toys, his uncle's watch, or whatever. Deny him these and he seethes with rage and aggressiveness, which would be murderous were he not so helpless. He is dirty, he has no morals, no knowledge, no developed skills. This means that all children, not just certain children, but all children, are born delinquent. If permitted to continue in their self-centered world of infancy, given free rein to their impulsive actions to satisfy everyone, every child would grow up a criminal, a killer, a thief, a rapist." Well, that's the essence of parenting, the negative side of parenting, is that's what you're facing, the sin nature. Fanatical commitment to self. "That's the essence of parenting, the negative side of parenting is that's what you're facing, the sin nature. Fanatical commitment to self." Along with that, as I just mentioned in passing, but it's very much the issue as well. We ourselves, even redeemed in Christ, we still have that flesh nature. We still have a fanatical commitment to self in there too. So we struggle with pride, we struggle with anger, we struggle with sins and selfishness and habitual patterns of evil. And our children, I have found, pick those up much more readily than they pick up our good habits in Christ. They pick up your particular habits and patterns, which is a great source of shame to parents, where they can see that in their own kids. The Future of American Parenting So, beyond that there's a constant demonic satanic side, and a world side, that Satan is cleverly assaulting your children's souls, and the world is pouring acid on them as you seek to develop them, etcetera. And so you've got all of this at work. Furthermore, we just need to understand the future of American parenting. Where are we going? Where are we heading here? I do fear for the future of our country. I already hinted at it in my prayer. But we have moved quickly beyond gay marriage at this point to an acceleration of wickedness and bizarreness that I just don't know where we're heading as a nation, as a culture. And there is a direct worldly attack on the right and responsibility of Christian parents to bring their children up in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You're going to see that more and more. I believe that the government is going to try to put a wedge between Christians and their children, and assert their right to indoctrinate our children. It's happened many, many times before. We, Christian fathers, feel the authority and the responsibility we have to say to the surrounding pagan world, in the words of Joshua 24:15, saying to the pagan world, "If serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are now living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." But I was on a website recently that said every child should have the freedom to choose for himself or herself what religion they will follow. The website is, I don't know how to pronounce this, but humanium.org. Wow. Listed the fundamental rights of children. Right to Freedom. "Children have the right to have an opinion different from their parents." By the way, they know that. "I have an opinion different from you." I'm aware. Alright. "A child should not be the victim of the pressure of an adult who would try to force him or her in order to influence them in their opinion." That's just called parenting. I'm sorry, I'm editorializing. Let me just read. "Children have a right to be informed, so they can make their own minds up about important subjects." Now, next heading, Freedom of Religion. "Children have the right not to undergo constraint or oppression which will injure their freedom of religion or other rights. Children can freely determine the religion or conviction of their choice. A religion doesn't have to be imposed on them." So basically, I'm supposed to, as a father, just be a world religion instructor. "This is what Buddhism teaches, this is what Hinduism... So now you make your own decision." It's actually abusive then it seems to bring them up “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” My daughter Carolyn showed me a tweet sometime ago that shocked me at how weird things are getting. It said effectively that it's child abuse to name a newborn baby before they've had a chance to choose their own gender. I don't know how that works. "Baby one, baby two." Here, the tweet said, "Use gender inclusive pronouns like baby-self or toddler-self until they are old enough to make their own choice." So in the name of individual freedom, all children should be free to choose everything for themselves, and not have anything forced on them. And yet it's plain that in the Bible parents are to bring their children up “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Borrowing from the old covenant language in Deuteronomy 6:7-9, they're talking about these precepts and ordinances, but I'm going to just talk about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. "Impress them", the words of God, "On your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands, bind them on your foreheads, write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates." If I can just summarize, brainwash your kids. Just brainwash them in the word of God. Let them be transformed by the renewing of their mind, because I'm telling you, the world will try to do it. It's not going to stand idly by, it's going to try to brainwash your kids in its direction. Along with this is the danger, as I just mentioned a moment ago, of ever encroaching government rights to the training of the future generation. Reading about what school was like in Nazi Germany in the 1930s, basically every child there was indoctrinated in Nazi ideology, and frequently got to the point in their teen years where then they would start turning their parents in to the Gestapo. So also the same kinds of things happened in communist countries during the Cold War. John McArthur cited a letter he received from a man in his church who emigrated from Czechoslovakia during the Cold War. This is what he said. "My wife and I experienced the dissolution of the family unit by the communist government. From our own experience, the godless doctrine pumped into our little children's souls brought up the most cynical generation you can imagine." Parenthetically, less than 1% of Czechs in the Czech Republic are believers. 93% are atheists. But this individual said, "Most young people do not believe in anything, not even God. The godless system destroyed, in great part, the will of the people and produced an obeying array of cynical and different disposable robots. The same thing is beginning to happen to us now in this country." So, blessings and challenges. God’s Goal for Parenting: His Glory in their Salvation What is the Purpose of Parenting Let's talk about God's goal for parenting, and that is His glory. Now, your outline says they're salvation, but I'm going to actually amend it. God's goal in parenting is His glory in your salvation too. So, just put "... His glory in their salvation... and yours." because God's going to be at work in both of you, and you're not any of you done being saved. So God has a wise purpose in all of this. Okay? So what is the purpose of parenting? I would say it's the exact same purpose of why God made the world. His glory, ultimately. God made all things for His glory. And the thing that glorifies him the most is the salvation of human souls. So that's the goal of parenting too, is His glory in the salvation of your children and of yourself. But let's focus on the children. Key Verse A key verse I use for parenting is one with which you should be very familiar. It's in Mark 8:36-37. "What good would it be? What would it profit a man if he should gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?" Or what would a man give in exchange for his soul? So let me put that in parenting language. “What good would it be for your child if he or she should gain the whole world, whatever that means, and forfeit their souls? And what would you give in exchange for the souls of your children?” I know parents want to give their children so many good things. Good character, education, fine clothing, a comfortable lifestyle, fruitful career, athletic success, academic achievement, acceptance at a prestigious college. All the material blessings of prosperity, good morals, legacy, heritage, sweet memories, all of that. All of those earthly blessings are sweet, good things from God. But what would it profit you or your child if they gained all of them and they had to hear on Judgment Day, "Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels"? What good would it be if after they've been well-fed, well-clothed, well-educated, well-employed, worldly successful, you can boast to all your friends in your retirement home about what your kids are achieving and all that, if in the end they're lost, then what good would it be? So my desire in this sermon and next is that God would be glorified in the salvation of your children. That's my center desire. “You Didn’t Come with a Training Manual!” So, let's turn to the text, and here's the text, the Bible. I remember my father used to say to us in exasperation, because we drove him crazy, and we did. But he said, "You didn't come with a training manual." Here it is. Here's the training manual. The Bible is sufficient for raising your children “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” I'm not saying there's not good materials out there, there are. But it's sufficient. Here again, 2 Timothy 3:15-17. "How from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is God-breathed, and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." That sounds like parenting to me. Thoroughly equipped and ready for any good thing God wants them to do. Now we're focusing this morning on 6:1-3, that's the command to the children. Next week I want to focus, God willing, on the command to fathers and mothers, parents. God’s Command to Children: Obey and Honor Your Parents So, the words are going to come to children, but I want the parents to listen as well because it's the parent's job to hold these commands over their children and pray toward and act toward them obeying them. If the parents don't train their children to honor and obey them, they never will. And so the parents really need to embrace these words before the children do. These commands need to be on your heart, and then you can impress them on your children. Alright? So God's command to children is, "Obey and honor your parents." That's the order it gives in the text. Children are Those Who are Still Dependent on Parents Look at it, "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the Earth." The address is to children, and the first command here that's given is, "obey." Now, you may say, "Alright, does this go on forever?" No, it doesn't. I think the word children would be certainly minors and teens and all that. And then on up until they are no longer dependent on you financially. There's still a pattern of obedience in Jacob's life. It says in Genesis 28:7, "Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram to seek a wife." The word obey is there. Now, I do not need to obey my mother anymore. When I got married, I left my father and mother, and I was united to my wife, and I started my own home. I need to honor her the rest of our lives, but I don't need to obey her. So there is a weaning off of parental obedience until they're on their own. That's the challenge. The Meaning of “Obey” Now, the word “obey” has to do with external behavior patterns. So the text in the order it gives us here is, I think, wise. Parents, to some degree, work on your children's external patterns of compliance, that they would obey you. And then it moves to honor, which is something from the heart. Our goal is a heartfelt obedience that's a genuine work of grace. But it starts with this idea of obey. And it means literally to hear under, it means to submit as in Ephesians 5:21, "Submitting to one another in the fear of Christ." Submission is obedience to God-ordained authority. Authority I define as the God given right to command, the God-given right to command. Parents have that. I feel like we're too squeamish about it. You have this sense of weakness. But we have the right and responsibility to give wise, loving, godly commands to our children. And so, from infancy, they need to be trained to obey their parents. This is coming straight from God. Before they have the capacity to comprehend an invisible being who created them and whom they must obey above all, almighty God, they must first submit their wills to their parents who they can see and be trained to obey them. And they need to be taught that their obedience to their parents is ultimately obedience to God. So that's what you're teaching them. The Moral Beauty of Obedient Children Now, what is obedience? We covered this this morning in Bible for Life in the parenting class. I love it, and it's something that I heard years ago from a parenting curriculum that Kristy and I used early on. And it defined obedience in the pattern, I think, of Matthew 6:10. "May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." So how is God obeyed in Heaven? And what this curriculum writer said is, "That the angels obey God all the way, right away, with a happy spirit." So those were the standards we used for our kids. All the way means everything we said to do, 100%. So 80% obedience, that's not obedience. Right away means now. It's not hard. Now. No, not later. Now. Okay? No delay. To delay is to disobey. And with a happy spirit means we're ultimately trying to get to the heart. We want you to delight in the commands that were given and see them as wise. Now, this pattern is for infants and young children and going up. And there's this pyramid where you're going to be early on covering your kids lives with commands, just covering them, papering them over with commands when they're young. And then dimmer switch turning them down more and more, until at last, they're ready to just take over their physical lives and look after themselves. And so, there's going to be all of these commands. Now, children it says are to obey their parents “in the Lord.” In the Lord means with a mind to Christ, you're looking to Christ. It implies the parents better be giving godly commands to them. So all authority is ultimately under Jesus. And we see the moral beauty of the obedience. "Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right." The word gives a sense of morally beautiful. It's attractive when you have an obedient son or daughter. It's just delightful. The Ten Commandments And then he quotes the Ten Commandments. "Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy life on the Earth." Now, here's the complexity. I've meditated on this a lot in the last couple of months. The hard thing about Christian parenting is how we have to harmonize or synthesize the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. That's really hard to do. The kids are under the Law, they're under the Old Covenant. They're under the tutor, so to speak, until they are brought to Christ. So they have to be trained, in effect, just like the Jews were in the language of blessings and curses. This is what we've got, this is what you have to do, and this is what will happen if you don't do it. That's what we call in our family the if-then chart. "If you do this, this is what will happen." Alright? That's early on. And then as you go further and further in, you're wanting them to move into a New Covenant walk with Christ. In which from the heart, from a transformed nature, they are loving God and loving His Law, and His commands, and by the power of the Spirit, are fulfilling the Law. And that's the challenge. You need to therefore, teach them the fullness of what the Law means. Talk about how when the Ten Commandments were given what the circumstances were, how God descended from Heaven in fire to the top of Mount Sinai, and how the ground shook beneath their feet, and how it became supernaturally dark. And how God spoke with a voice so loud and so terrifying that everyone in the camp trembled and they begged to not hear that voice anymore. "I am the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt." And He is the one who's saying, "Honor your father and mother." So there's a sense of the terror of the Law, a sense of the judgment that comes if there's disobedience to the Law, all of that has to come. But that's not enough, that's not enough. You have to move from the Law to the Gospel. And so it says in Romans 3:20-24, "Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the Law." They're not going to get saved by obeying you. They're not going to get saved by the Law. Instead they're going to find out that they're sinners in need of a savior by the Law. And so, Romans 3:20-24, it says, "No one will be declared righteous in His sight by observing the law, rather through the Law we become conscious of sin. But now a righteousness from God apart from the Law has been made known to which the Law and the prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." So you're going to want, every time they sin and you're disciplining them and you're training them, to preach the Gospel to them, to tell them that Jesus came for exactly these kinds of sins. Jesus came to take out the heart of stone and to give you the heart of flesh. Jesus came to change your very nature. "They're not going to get saved by obeying you. They're not going to get saved by the Law. Instead they're going to find out that they're sinners in need of a savior by the Law. " What is the Command? Honor Your Father and Mother And so, the command here given to the child is fascinating. "honor." "Honor your father and mother." What does that mean, “honor”? Been thinking about this. It's related to worship, I think. But it's obviously at a lower level. You only worship God. But it has to do with an esteem, it comes from the heart, a respect. Love is involved in there, but it's a sense of esteem and honor in the family of, or the relationship of worship. But ultimate honor is given to God in worship. And so the idea here is a heart attitude of respect toward the parents. I honor my father, I honor my mother. And that's something that parents have to teach to their children. Do you teach your children to honor you? Do you teach, each of you, teach your child to honor the opposite parent? The father's telling their children to honor their mother, and not speak disrespectfully. And the mother doing the same thing in reference to the father. A heart attitude. Now, we, as parents don't have power over the heart. I can't make my child honor me, something they do with their heart. But I can show them the word, I can pray that God would work in them, I can yearn for the Holy Spirit to work this. Now, as your kids get older, as they get to be teens, as I already mentioned, it's not funny but it's just true, they just know your sins. But here's the thing, you don't have to be a sinless parent to be worthy of honor. You're worthy of honor because you're the father or the mother. Do you member when Noah got drunk and lay exposed in his tent? Remember that story in Genesis 9? And how one son, it seemed, mocked him. But two other sons put a cloak on their shoulders and walked in backward and covered their naked father. That's a timeless lesson on how you honor a sinful parent. The requirement to honor is not tied to how righteous your father and mother is, but to God's will. Now, what is the promise that comes to children? Well earthly and heavenly blessedness. "Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the Earth." So there's a promise here. It zeros in on a promise. This is the first commandment that gives you a promise. And it's blessedness, it's going to go well with you, you're going to have a good rich blessed life if you do this. And long life, in other words you won't be struck dead. I meditate on this. There is an Old Covenant feel here and both quality and quantity of life is linked to honoring your parents. We know that God struck two of Judah's sons dead. Ur was wicked so God put Him to death, and Onan was wicked so God put Him to death. Nadab and Abihu were struck dead by fire that came out from the Lord because they were irreverent. Ananias and Sapphira, this happened in the New Covenant era, God struck them dead for their lying. So children, honor your father and mother so that you may live long on the earth, and that it may be a richly blessed life, a quality of life. Ultimately, this is what I yearn for. Early conversion, growth and discipleship from these kids, a development in spiritual gifts and knowledge of the Word of God so that they are unleashed in ministry for the Lord, just as James Paton did for John Paton. That's my desire. Application Value Children as Fellow Image-Bearers So, quickly, applications. Start by just delighting in the blessings of children. Behold, they are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” “God knit them together in their mother's wombs.” Cherish them, they are created in the image of God. They're not yours to command like they're your slaves. Alright? They are precious human beings. As I said about the husband-wife relationship, by far more significant than that she's wife is that she's human, and redeemed. And the same thing is going to end up true of your children. Far more significant that they're your children is that they are created in the image of God, and that they can believe the Gospel. So cherish them, and just cherish these times. You know what I mean. You older parents know exactly. The days, the years go by like the wind. Like the wind. Don't waste these days, don't waste the time. So parents, embrace your responsibility to bring your children up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. More next week. Embrace your responsibility to preach the Gospel to them. "How from infancy they have known the Holy Scriptures." Saturate them. Spurgeon’s Thoughts of Child-Rearing Charles Spurgeon said this, "Some wrongly say, 'Do not teach your children, they'll be converted in God's own time, if it be His purpose. Therefore leave them to run wild in the streets.' Well, people who do that will certainly both sin against the child and the Lord Jesus. We might as well say, 'If that patch of ground over there is to grow a harvest, God will do it if it's God's good pleasure. Therefore, leave it and let the weeds overgrow it. And do not endeavor for a moment to kill the weeds or to sow any good seed.' Why such reasoning as this would not only be cruel to our children, but grievously displeasing to Christ.” Parents, I do hope you are all endeavoring to bring your children to Christ by teaching them the things of God. Let them not be strangers to the plan of salvation." This is Spurgeon, listen though. "Never let it be said that a child of yours reached years in which his conscience could act, and he could judge between good and evil, without knowing the doctrine of the atonement. Without understanding the great substitutionary work of Christ. Set before your child life and death, Hell and Heaven, judgment and mercy, his own sin, Christ's most precious blood. And as you set these things before him, labor with him, persuade him as the apostle did his congregation with tears and weeping to turn unto the Lord. And your prayers and supplications shall be heard so that the Spirit of God shall bring them to Jesus." Say a final word to children, especially to teenagers. Let me speak directly to you teens. By now you are fully aware of your parents' strengths and weaknesses. By the way, they do have some strengths. You'll find that out more and more as you get older. But it is your time now, and these words I think are most understandable to you, because they are written to you. "Children, obey and honor." That's what God's calling on you to do. Remember how Noah's sons were blessed by respecting their father, even at his weakest, most sinful moment. Ask the Lord to give you a heart of honor toward both your mother and father. Ask Him to bless you with long life in the richness of the Gospel. And you younger children, I'm almost done, praise God. Love your parents, do what they tell, study the Bible, pray, ask your mom and dad questions that are on your hearts. And mom and dad be ready for them to do it, because they'll keep saying, "Why, why, why?" Until you have no other answer, and just say, "Because God wanted it that way, that's why." Close with me in prayer. Prayer Father, we thank you so much for children. We thank you for the blessing that they are. Thank you that this church is so lavishly blessed. Every year, O Lord, at Mother's Day we see how many babies were born in our church, and as their parents yearn to dedicate them to Christ. We thank you for the blessing. We thank you for how we can see, at every stage, children that we've been blessed with. Lord, give parents grace to parent well, and give the children grace to be obedient and to honor. In Jesus' name, amen.
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