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This past Sunday, I had the privilege and responsibility of preaching at Cross Church Springdale and Pinnacle Hills, two of our three current campuses in Northwest Arkansas. In 2026, we will open our fourth campus in Farmington, Arkansas, near Fayetteville. On Sunday, July 13, I will be preaching at our Cross Church Fayetteville Campus. Some of you may not know this, but I pastored Cross Church for almost thirty-three years, until God called me to Nashville in mid-2019. After spending three years in Nashville serving and providing leadership for the Southern Baptist Convention, we returned to Northwest Arkansas and based ourselves here to continue doing ministry until the Lord directs our next step in a new way. Whatever God does with us, we give him praise and glory. Preaching this past Sunday at Cross Church Springdale and Pinnacle Hills Campuses, I was reminded of the mighty work God has been doing and continues to do among and through the Cross Church people. What a church! Yesterday, we witnessed people coming to Jesus Christ, including some adults. I had the privilege after the services, while greeting people as they left, to lead a 30-year-old man to Jesus Christ. He had never been in a church before. He came seeking, and I could tell he was searching. Within minutes, he was giving his life to Jesus Christ. He was so ready to meet Christ, and God entered his life. With people all around, God accomplished a major work in this man's life. Jeana and I remained in that area of our incredible campus until 1:05 PM, about fifty minutes after the final worship service ended. We met and greeted many people, which is what we love to do because God consistently opens doors for ministry and sometimes for evangelism, which we experienced yesterday as well. Praise to God.

Guest Bio: Jena Holliday is the author of Sacred Creativity and a full-time artist, author, entrepreneur, and storyteller. She is the creator and owner of Spoonful of Faith, an illustration and design studio. With just a bit of faith, she walked away from her mainstream marketing job to embrace her passion for art. What started as a hobby eventually evolved into a full-time commitment to spread kindness and hope through her artwork and words. That commitment blossomed into a blog and shop, aptly named Spoonful of Faith, and has thus become not only a successful business but a cultural beacon. Jena has been featured on Good Morning America, Ebony, Essence, People, Nylon, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo, Artful Living, and many more prominent outlets.     Show Summary: What gifts do you think God has blessed you with? Do you see creativity in your gifts? Oftentimes we neglect to notice the diverse ways that God has blessed each of us with creativity. It does not always have to be writing, drawing, painting, or doing a craft. Jena Holliday has found that being creative can grant us a different type of connection with the Lord. Join hosts Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy Adkins as they learn about sacred creativity with Jena during this God Hears Her conversation.    Notes and Quotes:   “Why are you asking everyone else where to go, who to be, and what do except the One who created you?” —Jena Holliday  “God didn't make a mistake when He made us who we are. It wasn't by chance; it wasn't a coincidence. It was on purpose. That really helped me to step into the fullness of the voice that the Lord had given me.” —Jena Holliday  “What I have learned is that there is a hunger to see the different ways that the image of God is reflected on the earth. It's cool to be in this position as an artist and illustrator because I have the unique role of creating something in a visual way that doesn't require words. It was always important to me that I showcase different women and different images and illustrations of people because I wanted them to feel seen. I wanted people to know that they were loved, heard, and that their stories matter.” —Jena Holliday  “You should use [your gift] as a way to honor the Gift Giver, the One who has given it to you. We all have a corner of this earth where we get to use our gifts. Whatever God does to multiply it, that's Him—that's not on us. That's not our responsibility.” —Jena Holliday  “If you have something that God has given you and it's still neatly wrapped in a box, I think that's an invitation to open it up, spend a little time with it, and see what He does with it.” —Jena Holliday  “Everyone should take the risk to use the gifts that God has given them.” —Jena Holliday  “The way that Jesus loves us is so deep is that He will come after you. He will come find you again and guide you back to where He would like you to be and you get to keep walking forward together.” —Jena Holliday      Related Episodes:  Ep 141: Rethinking Creativity with Rachel Marie Kang: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/rethinking-creativity/  Ep 163: Mindful Creativity with Anh Lin: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/mindful-creativity/    Links:   Jena's book Sacred Creativity: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Creativity-Inspiration-Reclaim-God-Given/dp/0593581474  Jena Holliday's Website: https://www.spoonfuloffaith.com/  Jena's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aspoonfuloffaith/  God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191   Watch the episode on the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM  God Hears Her email sign-up: https://go.odb.org/ghh-sign-upsfmc191   Subscribe on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast  Shop God Hears Her books and resources: https://go.odb.org/ghh-shop191   Elisa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisamorganauthor/  Eryn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eryneddy/  Vivian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivmabuni/  Our Daily Bread Ministries website: https://go.odb.org/odbm191

What is it that we should expect? We should always expect God to fulfill His word? That is to say, Whatever God has proclaimed, it will most certainly be a reality. And if we will base our life upon the word of God, we are going to experience the faithfulness of God. The Bible makes it very clear God does not lie. Well, take out your Bible and look with me to First Samuel, chapter one. And now we're ready for verse 23 To donate please visit us at: https://loveisrael.org/donate/ Checks may be sent to: LoveIsrael.org 6355 N Courtenay Parkway Merritt Island, FL 32953 Feel free to download our MyBibleStudy App on telephone https://get.theapp.co/yjjq we don't know how long we can post the teachings on YT https://www.instagram.com/mybiblestudyofficial/ To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1256/29

What is it that we should expect? We should always expect God to fulfill His word? That is to say, Whatever God has proclaimed, it will most certainly be a reality. And if we will base our life upon the word of God, we are going to experience the faithfulness of God. The Bible makes it very clear God does not lie. Well, take out your Bible and look with me to First Samuel, chapter one. And now we're ready for verse 23To donate please visit us at:https://loveisrael.org/donate/Checks may be sent to:LoveIsrael.org6355 N Courtenay ParkwayMerritt Island, FL 32953Feel free to download our MyBibleStudy App on telephonehttps://get.theapp.co/yjjqwe don't know how long we can post the teachings on YThttps://www.instagram.com/mybiblestudyofficial/ To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.lightsource.com/donate/1255/29

Guest Bio: Jena Holliday is the author of Sacred Creativity and a full-time artist, author, entrepreneur, and storyteller. She is the creator and owner of Spoonful of Faith, an illustration and design studio. With just a bit of faith, she walked away from her mainstream marketing job to embrace her passion for art. What started as a hobby eventually evolved into a full-time commitment to spread kindness and hope through her artwork and words. That commitment blossomed into a blog and shop, aptly named Spoonful of Faith, and has thus become not only a successful business but a cultural beacon. Jena has been featured on Good Morning America, Ebony, Essence, People, Nylon, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo, Artful Living, and many more prominent outlets.     Show Summary: What gifts do you think God has blessed you with? Do you see creativity in your gifts? Oftentimes we neglect to notice the diverse ways that God has blessed each of us with creativity. It does not always have to be writing, drawing, painting, or doing a craft. Jena Holliday has found that being creative can grant us a different type of connection with the Lord. Join hosts Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy Adkins as they learn about sacred creativity with Jena during this God Hears Her conversation.    Notes and Quotes:   “Why are you asking everyone else where to go, who to be, and what do except the One who created you?” —Jena Holliday  “God didn't make a mistake when He made us who we are. It wasn't by chance; it wasn't a coincidence. It was on purpose. That really helped me to step into the fullness of the voice that the Lord had given me.” —Jena Holliday  “What I have learned is that there is a hunger to see the different ways that the image of God is reflected on the earth. It's cool to be in this position as an artist and illustrator because I have the unique role of creating something in a visual way that doesn't require words. It was always important to me that I showcase different women and different images and illustrations of people because I wanted them to feel seen. I wanted people to know that they were loved, heard, and that their stories matter.” —Jena Holliday  “You should use [your gift] as a way to honor the Gift Giver, the One who has given it to you. We all have a corner of this earth where we get to use our gifts. Whatever God does to multiply it, that's Him—that's not on us. That's not our responsibility.” —Jena Holliday  “If you have something that God has given you and it's still neatly wrapped in a box, I think that's an invitation to open it up, spend a little time with it, and see what He does with it.” —Jena Holliday  “Everyone should take the risk to use the gifts that God has given them.” —Jena Holliday  “The way that Jesus loves us is so deep is that He will come after you. He will come find you again and guide you back to where He would like you to be and you get to keep walking forward together.” —Jena Holliday      Related Episodes:  Ep 141: Rethinking Creativity with Rachel Marie Kang: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/rethinking-creativity/  Ep 163: Mindful Creativity with Anh Lin: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/mindful-creativity/    Links:   Jena's book Sacred Creativity: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Creativity-Inspiration-Reclaim-God-Given/dp/0593581474  Jena Holliday's Website: https://www.spoonfuloffaith.com/  Jena's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aspoonfuloffaith/  God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191   Watch the episode on the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM  God Hears Her email sign-up: https://go.odb.org/ghh-sign-upsfmc191   Subscribe on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast  Shop God Hears Her books and resources: https://go.odb.org/ghh-shop191   Elisa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisamorganauthor/  Eryn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eryneddy/  Vivian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivmabuni/  Our Daily Bread Ministries website: https://go.odb.org/odbm191

Today's Promise: Hebrews 13:20-21 God has already qualified, empowered, and equipped you to walk in obedience to Him and serve Him with faithfulness and power. Whatever God calls you to today, He has already equipped you to handle it. God never commands you to do something that He doesn't empower you to accomplish. When I was a boy, our pastor used to say, "God doesn't call the qualified; He qualifies the called." No matter what you may face today, you can accomplish all God has for you because He has already equipped you. You have all you need for victory and obedience.

In today's message (With God I Can) Pastor Cochran teaches God's people to be optimistic knowing that you have the right One on your side. Your perspective should be one that shows you are a child of God! Don't allow what you face, how you feel, or what you see to cause you to turn back! When you have the right perspective, you will move when God tells you to and it is always best to move when God is with you! Whatever God allows you to do, give Him the praise! Our website: www.apor-newnan.org  Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@APORNEWNAN Also enjoy these powerful podcast: Productive Living Podcast: https://aplaceofrefugechurch.podbean.com/ The Way 2 Go Podcast: https://aportrendsetters.podbean.com/ The L.I.F.E Podcast: https://aporrome.podbean.com/

Hers is the greatest motherhood story of all time. You know who she is: Mary! Her story has been told many times, but how grateful we are that it's recorded in Scripture. Whatever God's reasons for choosing this particular woman to give birth to Jesus, we know that she must have loved the Lord with all her heart.And just think how her head and heart must have been spinning when the angel visited her and told her the special job God was going to give her!Luke 1:46–48 says, “And Mary said: ‘My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.'” We know little about her beyond that, although we are given some fascinating details: she socialized with her Son, as we see at the wedding in Cana. And of course, she was with Him at His death. No mother should have to endure that, but Mary was very strong. Her toughness and love ring like a bell through time. We remember her way of finding patience and faith.Maybe the most amazing thing about her is that God trusted Mary with an initial secret that would have floored most people! She handled it, though. The mother of Jesus was ready when her time came.Let's pray.Lord, Mary, the mother of Jesus, shows us a great example of love. It is also a mystery of sorts for us, but we know that this amazing mother is experiencing supernatural joy, forever, in Heaven! In Jesus' name, amen. Change your shirt, and you can change the world! Save 15% Off your entire purchase of faith-based apparel + gifts at Kerusso.com with code KDD15.

"Whatever God has called you to do, He has empowered you to do!" These encouraging words of Dr. Jennifer Holloran, President and CEO of American Bible Society were spoken at her Keynote Address on 316 Day 2025 in Orlando, Florida.She explained how translation errors hurt Scripture engagement. She then spoke about the ESV correction of Genesis 3:16 and how it was necessary to correct their previous translation of Genesis 3:16.Former COO of Wycliffe USA, she focuses in on SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT.Go deeper? Enroll in a Tru School Workshop. Monday evening April 20 at 7:30 p.m. (Central) take the Back to Eden Workshop on 1 Timothy 2:8-3:16. Tru316.com/Workshop or email Mimi@Tru316.com The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the verse of Genesis 3:16. The Tru316 Message is that “God didn't curse Eve (or Adam) or limit woman in any way.” Once Genesis 3:16 is made clear the other passages on women and men become clear too. You are encouraged to access the episodes of Seasons 1-11 of The Eden Podcast for teaching on the seven key passages on women and men. Are you a reader? We invite you to get from Amazon the four books by Bruce C. E. Fleming in The Eden Book Series (Tru316.com/trubooks). Would you like to support the work of the Tru316 Foundation? You can become a Tru Partner here: www.Tru316.com/partner

Pastor Brian sits down with Jon Morrill, Manager of Ranch Food Direct, Author, and Bass Player Extraordinaire. They discuss making ourselves available for whatever God has for us in whatever season of lifeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textWhat's that one thing you're keeping back from God? That area you carefully protect, that habit you justify, that comfort you return to when life gets difficult? Today's powerful reflection on Psalm 139:23-24 tackles the courage required to pray, "Search me thoroughly, O God, and know my heart."There's a transformative truth at work in our spiritual lives: whatever we withhold from God inevitably becomes a mess, while whatever we surrender becomes blessed. King David exemplifies this principle perfectly. Despite his spectacular moral failures—adultery with Bathsheba and arranging her husband's murder—David's willingness to return to God with complete transparency is why he remained "a man after God's own heart." His example challenges us to examine what we might be holding back.In a deeply personal moment, I share my own battle with pornography, a struggle that persisted even after my spiritual transformation and marriage. Like many, I created exceptions and justifications, using this sin as a crutch when facing life's difficulties. Freedom only came when I finally exposed it fully to God's light, rediscovered my identity in Christ, and claimed the spiritual authority available to every believer. Your struggle may be different, but the pathway to freedom remains the same: complete surrender. Whatever God reveals, He wants to heal. Will you let Him search your heart today? Your breakthrough might be just one prayer away.Support the show

736 I Will Not Leave You Or Forsake You, A Guided Christian Meditation on Joshua 1:4-6 with the Recenter With Christ app The purpose of this podcast is to help you find more peace in  and connect wi h the true source of peace, Jesus Christ.  Outline: Relaxation, Reading, Meditation, Prayer, Contemplation and Visualization. Get into a place where you can sit comfortably and uninterrupted for about 20 minutes.You should hopefully not be driving jor anything tensing or unrelaxing.  If you feel comfortable to do so, I invite you to close your eyes.   Guided Relaxation / Guided Meditation:   Breathe and direct your thoughts to connecting with God. Let your stomach be a balloon inflate,  deflate. Scripture for Meditation Joshua 1 ESV 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be your territory. 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. 6 Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. RSV 3 Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, as I promised to Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphra′tes, all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be your territory. 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. 6 Be strong and of good courage; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Meditation on Scripture: This time of this scripture was a great transition for Joshua, who was to lead the Israelites into the promised land after Moses. It is interesting how different the demands on these two leaders was. Moses was predominantly responsible for leading the Israelites through the desert. Joshua was a warrior leader. Each had a very different mission. God used their different perspectives, temperaments and strengths do do His important work. Humans dont know what is required to do what God needs but God does. God guided Moses just enough for him to be able to do what was needed. There were many times when Moses didnt know exactly what to do but worked it out. Sometimes he failed but God helped him resolve the problems. Similarly Joshua received the support he needed to do what God called him to. Whatever God calls us to, He prepares us for. This is what gave Joshua courage. God was fulfilling his promises through Joshua. God would not allow Joshua to fail because He had called him. God will not allow you to fail if you are accomplishing God's purposes. This is why discernment is so important. When we do our own will we can fail.  Each one of us has things we are called to. Similar to Moses and Joshua, we don't know or understand what those things are until it comes, or even later than that. Also similarly, with God's help you can accomplish all that God truely calls you to. Have trust and confidence in the Lord. God will never fail or forsake you.  Meditation of Prayer: Pray as directed by the Spirit. Dedicate these moments to the patient waiting, when you feel ready ask God for understanding you desire from Him. Meditation of God and His Glory / Hesychasm: I invite you to sit in silence feeling patient for your own faults and trials. Summarize what insights you have gained during this meditation and meditate and visualize positive change in your life: This is a listener funded podcast at patreon.com/christianmeditationpodcast Final Question: If you consider the invitation and command to persevere in the faith, what change in your life does that bring to your mind?  FIND ME ON: Download my free app: Recenter with Christ Website - ChristianMeditationPodcast.com Voicemail - (602) 888-3795 Email: jared@christianmeditationpodcast.com Apple Podcasts - Christian Meditation Podcast Facebook.com/christianmeditationpodcast Youtube.com/christianmeditaitonpodcast Twitter - @ChristianMedPod  

Whatever God will make out of our lives requires going through a Process. Goal of Discipleship is for Christ to be formed in us. In this Podcast, discover how to see Christ formed in us by Benjamin Suulola.

TDA  The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman    Commercial #1 for Garth consideration         If you believe that the only hope for God's world is a Great Awakening could you please check out our website Collective Prayer Network (.org). As God puts it on your heart, can you pray for a Great Awakening. It could be a couple of minutes a day, a week, or He may ask you to skip a meal and pray. Pray the rosary. Whatever God tells you, can you obey? Thank you and together can we as God's children Bless God. (Boston Accent 23 seconds)   There are two types of people in this world… those who love authority and those who love having authority over them… and those who love authority that can be manipulated… and those who manipulate authority to look like they don't have authority… and wait… what?    What is the most authority you have ever been given?  As a Valet in Dallas I was asked once to not park cars (we had a pretty big crew) and rather than park cars… I ran security at the door for the club we were at… it was definitely a test in integrity. No one gets in… unless they have a C note, no one gets in unless they are bigger than you and are intimidating, no one gets in unless she and her friends are absolutely dropped gorgeous….   Adam was given the order to Reign… he was the bouncer of the garden of eden.  He was over creation… naming it, running it, multiplying it… he was the authority… But When he sinned he covered himself up with that which he was supposed to be over.   Gen. 3 Adam goes from having all power and authority over all of creation to covering himself up with that which he was supposed to be over. Adam and Eve and cover themselves… they cover up their identity/power… and they hide under the trees… they submit to the worlds power… we are under the worlds power, covered in the worlds authority not ours.    How many people Xn and non Xn cover themselves up with creation… they hide under cars, houses, makeup, push up bras, hobbies, money, Worldly causes, jobs, positions, trophies, accolades, popularity, clothes, muscles…etc… And their authority is set under who the world says they are. You are BLM supporter, you are democrat, you are a republican, a tree hugger, you are an anti Vaxer, you are a pro gun nut… right or wrong, good or bad… you choose to follow the worlds power and authority then to choose to be over it… meaning, I first go by what the Bible says and not media or my flesh or my emotions.  You are called to be the authority in this world through Christ. He has given you his power and authority BUT>>> you choose to lay it down and submit to the worlds power and authority?    Which Adam has dominion over your life? The sinful nature passed on through the first, or the new life offered by the last?

TDA  The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman        If you believe that the only hope for God's world is a Great Awakening could you please check out our website Collective Prayer Network (.org). As God puts it on your heart, can you pray for a Great Awakening. It could be a couple of minutes a day, a week, or He may ask you to skip a meal and pray. Pray the rosary. Whatever God tells you, can you obey? Thank you and together can we as God's children Bless God.   I always used to ask this trivia question to teenagers as a youth pastor… Did Adam have a bellybutton? But guess what… it's not funny anymore becasue I no longer have a bellybutton… true story…   What was his job? Rule    Ever name your child? - thats fun… My name was to be “DANAE”    By naming the animals he was using his authority and his dominion and understanding of Gods creation.    Adam's role in naming the animals is part of his identity and purpose.   He was fulfilling his role as a man in right standing with God.  By naming the animals, Adam exercises authority, reflecting the order God established in creation.   Naming the animal was giving the job description.  So satan does what?…. Sermon on Adam Adam was given the task of naming things and being over them but what happened he started to listen to Satan naming him and naming Eve. Satan said no this is who you are. This is who God says you are. This is what will happen. Once he allows Satan to name him, he fell into sin and deception. And then hid himself under creation rather than being over it.

TDA  The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman      If you believe that the only hope for God's world is a Great Awakening could you please check out our website Collective Prayer Network (.org). As God puts it on your heart, can you pray for a Great Awakening. It could be a couple of minutes a day, a week, or He may ask you to skip a meal and pray. Pray the rosary. Whatever God tells you, can you obey? Thank you and together can we as God's children Bless God. (Boston Accent 23 seconds)   When God made the earth and everything in it - it is described specifically that We made Adam in OUR image. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. SO IN THE GARDEN-    * Adam knew God as his creator… like a baby knows its mother… this was my creator.   ** Adam knew Jesus in the sense that his body was the same body that Jesus had. God did not send his son down looking like Adam, Adam was created to look like Jesus in human form. So Adam knew Jesus in that this is how God would look if living on the earth.    ** ** And finally Adam knew God because the spirit of Life (the Holy Spirit) was breathed into him. Adam embodied the Father, son and Holy Spirit in the Garden of eden.    Then Sin entered the world and he was separated from God in all three ways.    **  Adam was separated from God the father due to sin (blood was shed to clothe them- first sacrifice)   ** ** He was separated from Jesus Body… sin would now cause decay, death and disease.    ** - **He was separated from the Spirit of God living in him… not until pentecost do we see this again.      What does this tell us about Adam - He was created in perfect union with Father Son and HS.   - Sin entered the world But Christ came to provide that union again.   AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN - God is proving that he wants to have an intimate relationship with you.   

Pastor Sergio continues this series talking to us about how revelation is revealed in the Word of God. When we believe His Word over our experiences, His Word will then become our experience. God doesn't just love us when we're good, He loves us even when we are disobedient. Whatever God spoke to Israel becomes our promises of today! God's thought toward us are of peace and not evil. We have to align our thoughts with the thoughts of God. God's thoughts are coming towards us, not about us. God's thoughts of us are the only thoughts that should consume us! Jesus came for a cause, to testify and bear witness to the Gospel. If the cause of Christ is not our cause, we aren't doing it right! God saves us and called us with a Holy calling. God's calling is for all of us!

The “anointing” refers to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit upon a person empowering that person to do what God has assigned them to do. In part-2 of this sermon series, there is an anointing for every God-given assignment. Whatever God has assigned you to do in life, be a wife, husband, mother, father, software professional, research scientist, businessperson, teacher, lawyer, physician, a preacher of God's Word, etc. there is an anointing for that assignment. There is an anointing for different tasks and ministries. There is an anointing for every God-given assignment. The expressions of the anointing can be seen through wisdom, understanding, knowledge, skill, and the manifestations of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The anointing brings supernatural empowerment. The Holy Spirit empowers us supernaturally to carry out what God has given us to do. Watch our online Sunday Church service live stream every Sunday at 10:30am (Indian Time, GMT+5:30). Spirit filled, anointed worship, Word and ministry for healing, miracles and deliverance. YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/allpeopleschurchbangalore WEBSITE: https://apcwo.org/live CHURCH: https://apcwo.org FREE SERMONS: https://apcwo.org/resources/sermons FREE BOOKS: https://apcwo.org/books/english DAILY DEVOTIONALS: https://apcwo.org/resources/daily-devotional JESUS CHRIST: https://examiningjesus.com BIBLE COLLEGE: https://apcbiblecollege.org E-LEARNING: https://apcbiblecollege.org/elearn COUNSELING: https://chrysalislife.org MUSIC: https://apcmusic.org MINISTERS FELLOWSHIP: https://pamfi.org CHURCH APP: https://apcwo.org/app CHURCHES: https://apcwo.org/ministries/churches

The “anointing” refers to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit upon a person empowering that person to do what God has assigned them to do. In part-2 of this sermon series, there is an anointing for every God-given assignment. Whatever God has assigned you to do in life, be a wife, husband, mother, father, software professional, research scientist, businessperson, teacher, lawyer, physician, a preacher of God's Word, etc. there is an anointing for that assignment. There is an anointing for different tasks and ministries. There is an anointing for every God-given assignment. The expressions of the anointing can be seen through wisdom, understanding, knowledge, skill, and the manifestations of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The anointing brings supernatural empowerment. The Holy Spirit empowers us supernaturally to carry out what God has given us to do. Watch our online Sunday Church service live stream every Sunday at 10:30am (Indian Time, GMT+5:30). Spirit filled, anointed worship, Word and ministry for healing, miracles and deliverance. YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/allpeopleschurchbangalore WEBSITE: https://apcwo.org/live CHURCH: https://apcwo.org FREE SERMONS: https://apcwo.org/resources/sermons FREE BOOKS: https://apcwo.org/books/english DAILY DEVOTIONALS: https://apcwo.org/resources/daily-devotional JESUS CHRIST: https://examiningjesus.com BIBLE COLLEGE: https://apcbiblecollege.org E-LEARNING: https://apcbiblecollege.org/elearn COUNSELING: https://chrysalislife.org MUSIC: https://apcmusic.org MINISTERS FELLOWSHIP: https://pamfi.org CHURCH APP: https://apcwo.org/app CHURCHES: https://apcwo.org/ministries/churches

(Hebrews 2:3) One little word reveals the greatness of God's salvation. It is a heart word, a word of joy and soberness. "So" both defies definition and, at the same time, reveals how great salvation is! (0957250305) ----more----   The Power of a Little Word A big truth can be packed into a little word. Have you ever considered the little word? So it's a powerful little word. It's an adjective that can be used in a myriad of different ways, but in scripture. It is used frequently.  The Meaning of 'So' in Scripture For example, John chapter three, verse number 16 says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son." What does that mean? He's so loved. You see the little word, so is a word that defies definition. Really. It's an intensive word. It's a word that says to an extent or a degree that cannot be explained. It cannot be expressed perhaps by finite minds. It cannot even be understood. He just so loved the world. Today in our study, we've come to one of those sows in scripture.  The Greatness of Salvation It's found in Hebrews chapter two and verse number three, where the Bible says, "How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him." I would submit to you that the little word, so here is both a joyful word and a sobering word. At the same time, we're talking about what the Bible says about salvation and God describes it this way. His salvation is not just salvation. It's not even just great salvation. No, it is so great salvation. It is so great that you need it. It is so great that without it you'll be separated from God forever. It is so great that you ought to rejoice when you have it, my friend. You ought to thank God that he saved you, but it's also so great that you ought to be sober about it and realize what a serious, costly thing this salvation is. We're talking today about the greatness of this salvation and if somebody said to me how great is it? I just have to use the Bible word and say, it's so great. An infinite God uses the word so to, to try to relate this truth to finite man. Why is our salvation so great?  The Divine Author of Salvation It's so great because of its divine author. Just this week I've been preaching in the place where I've been ministering from the little Book of Jonah, and I came to that verse. Just last night, Jonah chapter two at verse number nine, it says, "Salvation is of the Lord." Can I remind you that man didn't come up with salvation. Salvation was God's idea that apart from God, we'd all still be lost in our sin would either be in hell or on our way there. But the divine author of salvation is the God of love and mercy and grace. It came to us according to the eternal purpose of God. This was not God coming up with an emergency plan. No. Our sovereign God knew from the very beginning of the world, this was not an afterthought. He knew from the very beginning of the world that we were gonna need a savior. Ephesians one, verse four says, "Before the foundations of the world." Ephesians three verse eleven says, "According to his eternal purpose." Titus 1:2 says, "Before the world began." First Peter 1:20 says, "Before the foundation of the world." It sounds to me like God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. Don't you think that he's been writing this story of redemption? Graham Scragg, he wrote a powerful book on the Bible many years ago and he titled his book, and I love the title, the Unfolding Drama of Redemption. My friend that's really what the Bible is. It is God's redemptive story to man Herbert Locky wrote this deep and far in an untrackable eternity. Its foundations were laid. It's not a thing of yesterday, it will not pass away with tomorrow. The father has endorsed it with his own everlasting ness. Think of that my salvation is rooted in the eternalness of God. He's the divine author that makes it so great.  The Cost of Salvation It was also so great because of the price that was paid for it. In First Peter chapter one, we're told that we've been bought, not with corruptible things, but incorruptible. The incorruptible blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. The precious blood of Christ was what the cost of my salvation was. Don't take this lightly friend. We should never discuss spiritual things in a flippant way. One of the things that is tragic today is the lack of reverence. When people talk about God and spiritual truths and friends, you might make a joke about some things, but never joke about Christ and about salvation. It's so great and then it's so great because.  The Universal Offer of Salvation Of the fact it's universally offered to every man. John chapter three, verse number 16, still says, "whosoever." First Timothy chapter two says that God will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. Don't you love that verse, John 2:2 says, "Jesus Christ died for the sins of the whole world." Does that mean everybody's gonna be saved? No, we know that some people are going to reject the truth and some people. Perhaps we'll never even hear the truth. What a tragic loss that is. But the fact remains that Christ died for every man. God loves all people, and the Holy Spirit has come to make the free offer of salvation available to all. Who will believe on the Lord Jesus Christ? Oh, you know what it sounds like to me, it's so great salvation.  The Eternal Duration of Salvation Not only that, it's so great because of its duration. How long is it gonna last forever? Salvation is forever. You see the great word used in scripture is this eternal life. Don't you love that eternal life? Isaiah 45 calls it "everlasting salvation." Isaiah 51 verse six says, "Whatever God does, it's forever." Hebrews chapter five, verse number nine says that the Lord Jesus has become the author of eternal salvation. Hebrews chapter nine, verse 12 calls it "eternal redemption." John chapter three, verse number sixteen says it is everlasting life. Don't you love the terms that God uses? Salvation has a beginning point. It's the moment you look to Christ in simple faith. But the beauty is it has no ending point. It is so great salvation. It's so great because of its divine author. It's so great because of the price paid for it. It's so great because it's universally offered to every man. It's so great because it's eternal in its duration.  Salvation in the Person of Jesus Christ But finally it's so great because it came to us in the person of Jesus Christ. It's not a system, it's not a church. Salvation is in the person of Jesus Christ. If it was in some thing, then we might have to struggle to keep it, and there would be constant fear that we would lose it. But salvation is not anything. It's in Jesus. You're not hanging on to Jesus friend. Jesus is hanging on to you. You're being held. By the hand of the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Psalm twenty-seven, verse one, "The Lord is my salvation." Second Timothy chapter one, verse twelve, "I know whom I have believed. I know whom I have believed, and I'm also persuaded that he is able to keep that which I've committed unto him against that day." No wonder Hebrews chapter two in verse number three calls it "so great salvation." Understanding the Depths of Salvation You know when you start studying what the Bible says about salvation, you almost. As you begin plumbing the depths and getting greater understanding, you almost start wondering, man, did I even understand enough of salvation to get saved? But may I bring you back to this simple truth today, you may be wondering even now I didn't understand all of this when I first called on Christ for salvation, but you may not have comprehended all that you received the day you got saved, but you got it all the moment you got the Lord Jesus Christ. In the same book of the Bible, the little book of Hebrews, the Bible talks about the things that accompany salvation. On the day you got saved, you just simply took Christ as your personal savior. But on that day, hallelujah, for that day, the hymn writer said, glad day. Glad day when Jesus washed my sins away on the day you took Jesus Christ as your personal savior. You got all that comes with Jesus Christ. You got so great salvation. In fact, you're gonna spend the rest of your life coming to a deeper understanding of it. And then if that's not enough, when you leave this world. You're gonna go to be with your savior for all of eternity, and I believe we're gonna spend the rest of eternity going deeper and further and higher into an understanding of the God of love. We're just gonna say, for all of eternity, this is so great. That's what the Bible says about our God salvation. Outro and Resources Repeating what other people have said about the Bible is not enough. We must know the biblical reason behind what we believe. We hope you will visit us at etj.bible to access our Library of Bible teaching resources, including book-by-book studies of scripture. You'll also find studies to watch, listen to, or read. We are so grateful for those who pray for us, who share the biblical content and for those who invest to help us advance this ministry worldwide. Again, thank you for listening, and we hope you'll join us next time on enjoying the Journey.

Send us a textIn this lesson, Jo gives us practical steps to winning the battle against the flesh. Take notes (and watch for the notes this week in the blog section of the website). As she learned herself, Jo is passing on the simple instruction: Whatever God is telling you to do, just do it. And He will bless you in even the small acts of obedience. Keep your eyes open and listen in today. You may even need to listen again!  Support the showhttps://www.hisvessel.org/podcast

“I will never leave thee.” — Hebrews 13:5 No promise is of private interpretation. Whatever God has said to any one saint, He has said to all. When He opens a well for one, it is that all may drink. When He openeth a granary-door to give out food, there may be some one starving […]

What is it that we should expect? We should always expect God to fulfill His word? That is to say, Whatever God has proclaimed, it will most certainly be a reality. And if we will base our life upon the word of God, we are going to experience the faithfulness of God. The Bible makes it very clear God does not lie. Well, take out your Bible and look with me to First Samuel, chapter one. And now we're ready for verse 23 To donate please visit us at: https://loveisrael.org/donate/ Checks may be sent to: LoveIsrael.org 6355 N Courtenay Parkway Merritt Island, FL 32953 Feel free to download our MyBibleStudy App on telephone https://get.theapp.co/yjjq we don't know how long we can post the teachings on YT https://www.instagram.com/mybiblestudyofficial/

What is it that we should expect? We should always expect God to fulfill His word? That is to say, Whatever God has proclaimed, it will most certainly be a reality. And if we will base our life upon the word of God, we are going to experience the faithfulness of God. The Bible makes it very clear God does not lie. Well, take out your Bible and look with me to First Samuel, chapter one. And now we're ready for verse 23 To donate please visit us at: https://loveisrael.org/donate/ Checks may be sent to: LoveIsrael.org 6355 N Courtenay Parkway Merritt Island, FL 32953 Feel free to download our MyBibleStudy App on telephone https://get.theapp.co/yjjq we don't know how long we can post the teachings on YT https://www.instagram.com/mybiblestudyofficial/

Stop speaking about the challenge. Start speaking to it! Guard against this thinking: Whatever God has for me will come to pass. It wasn't automatic for the Israelites to enter their promise land. They were promised. They knew of the promise, but they forfeited the promise because of unbelief. Their children entered in instead. It wasn't automatic for Abraham to inherit the promised son. He had to stand against fear, unbelief and the nay sayers. Yet he was promised in Genesis 15:1 "Do not be afraid Abram, I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward." It is important not to speak about the problem in fear, but to speak to it in faith! For more information please visit our website at: www.cathycoppola.org www.houseofglory.org Date of Service January 24th, 2025

Stop speaking about the challenge. Start speaking to it! Guard against this thinking: Whatever God has for me will come to pass. It wasn't automatic for the Israelites to enter their promise land. They were promised. They knew of the promise, but they forfeited the promise because of unbelief. Their children entered in instead. It wasn't automatic for Abraham to inherit the promised son. He had to stand against fear, unbelief and the nay sayers. Yet he was promised in Genesis 15:1 "Do not be afraid Abram, I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward." It is important not to speak about the problem in fear, but to speak to it in faith! For more information please visit our website at: www.cathycoppola.org www.houseofglory.org Date of Service January 24th, 2025

“Mary's submission is a very lovely thing. ‘Whatever God says, I accept.' Mary had learned to forget the world's commonest prayer — ‘Your will be changed' — and to pray the world's greatest prayer — ‘Your will be done.'”—William Barclay Luke 1:26-45

Have you ever started a good work and not finished it? Maybe it was a New Year's resolution that started well, but quickly faded. Or a home project that began with good intentions but was never completed. Well, let me give you some good news today. God has never done that. Whatever God starts, God completes. Our God is a Finisher.Paul, in his letter to the Philippians, wrote: “…being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 1:6)Consider your life – where you came from, how far from God you once were. But look at where you are now – not perfect, but in process. Why? How? Because He who began a good work in you is faithful to complete it.There's an important theological concept that is reflected in Phil. 1:6. It's called The Principle of First Mention: the first place and time a subject is mentioned in the Bible carries special significance.Note these keywords: “began,” “good work,” and “completion.” Now, turn to Genesis 1. As we read this account of the creation of the world, we have God beginning a work, and this work, He says, is good. Then in Gen. 2:1, we are told that this good work is completed. So, we have a good work begun and completed, and the principle of first mention would tell us to pay special attention to that as we read Paul's words in Phil. 1:6. Paul is reminding us that this powerful God who brought the universe into being is the same God who began a good work in you. When we say “Yes” to the God who created the universe, that same power is unleashed in us.There are five-and-a-half billion people on the planet, and yet God has arrived at your life with work gloves, a tool belt, and a plan to transform your life. Let that soak in for a moment. God is at work in your life.  He may have just started his work, but it has begun. And He will bring His power to bear, but you have to decide whether you will cooperate with Him. God knows the impact you can make. So, He says, “I love you too much to allow you to stay comfortable or mediocre. I started a good work in you, and I am going to complete it.”Will you let Him? Text: Philippians 1:3-6Originally recorded on June 15, 2008, at Fellowship Missionary Church, Fort Wayne, IN

Summer has taken this episode to reflect on the lessons she has learnt in the 19 years of her life. She reveals the 19 core lessons that have taught her and been fundamental in the way she approaches life every day. KEY TAKEAWAYS 1. Choose peace always 2. Answers are often in simple practices such as mediation, nature, exercise and spending time with loved ones 3. Be mindful of who we are around, regardless of who they are 4. Learn to be uncomfortable 5. Connection to source is vital 6. Work like a dog and fatigue yourself in your efforts and recognise the path will be created ahead 7. Polarity is an inevitable part of life 8. Confidence and self-esteem are worth investing in 9. Meditate 10. Give thanks to God, for the blessings you can see as well as the ones you are unaware of. Give thanks every day for everything. 11. Reminding ourselves of death can provide perspective on everything we do 12. Have so much self-belief that you look a little crazy 13. Create money to create freedom, to do this we need discipline 14. Learn to be alone 15. Move your body in whatever way works for you 16. You are your biggest investment 17. Be you, the extreme and authentic version 18. Life is a complete reflection of our inner world 19. The standards that you hold for yourself and your life are what you will be given BEST MOMENTS “Polarity is part of life, love and joy also means pain and suffering” “Wellness does not to be overcomplicated” “Staying where we are comfortable kills us, it kills our creativity and it kills our joy” “The path paves as we walk, worrying about the whole staircase is a waste of energy” “Whatever God does, accept as good” “We don’t need to place our worth on external things” “To be disciplined is to be free” HOST BIO I am Summer. A spiritual being having human experiences. From the age of 11 I have been obsessed with all things self- development; looking at it from every angle, in pursuit of finding answers for my life. Like all other humans I am figuring out. Along the way I have discovered knowledge and concepts that have changed my existence and helped navigate my youth. The process of learning and undoing, growing and evolving has lead me right here. The host of Inner wealth, where I bring together the most profound teachings I’ve learnt during my time here on earth; in hopes of making it a little easier for others to get to the same wisdom. Sharing the line of truth to living a prosperous life. The core of my purpose is to be of service to humanity. CONTACT ME Follow Summer on Instagram for more insights and to stay up to date with the pod @innerwealth.podcast

Now that you have decided to go higher, let's discuss what it looks like to respond to opposition, especially in personal and/or entrepreneurial development. What is one project you haven't completed yet because opposition stood in your way? It is going to take a mindset shift to see you are equipped, predestined, and prepared for the next level that God is guiding you toward. Learn how to use the opposition that shows up in your life as a guide. The goal is for us all to walk in the assignment God has called us to do, and develop resilience against the opposition that tries to keep us from going higher, and doing what God has told us to do. I encourage you to continually work on your personal growth, personal development and/or entrepreneur development, because you have to know who you are, and what is your assignment as you aim to go higher. My challenge: Whatever God has set in your heart to do, make the commitment to ask God for His strategy as you take the steps to live a purpose-driven life. Strive to complete the assignment that God has given you. Remember, God is not wasteful. He is always working behind the scenes for our good. Let's go higher! Where to Purchase “necessary.”Available as a paperback worldwide via Amazon.Also available as an audiobook exclusively on UnlockingGreatness.com Mentorship https://www.UnlockingGreatness.comWebsite: https://www.ZenjaGlass.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zenjaglassYouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/ZenjaGlassInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ZenjaGlassFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/zenjaglass.fb Twitter: https://twitter.com/zenjaglass Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ZenjaGlassPinsListen to Unlocking Greatness Podcast with Zenja Glass on your favorite streaming platform! Now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Podcast, and Amazon Music/Audible.Much love,Z. Unlocking Greatness Podcast with Zenja GlassVisit https://www.UnlockingGreatness.com to join the “necessary. Retreat” Much love,Z.

Albert shares the incredible story of growing up under Nazi occupation in the Hague, Netherlands, and the malnutrition and tuberculosis that followed.Being bedridden for years allowed a deep and profound anger at God to fester. Albert went from being angry at God to being a Jesus follower simply because of a friend's challenge to be thankful.Albert was so full of gratitude he went all over the world sharing business by the Bible principles.In part 2, learn how Albert became a sought-after computer programmer, starting a lucrative consulting business. Albert was moved by a Christian friend's response to crisis and a challenge to Albert to be thankful even when he didn't feel like it. "She tells me, 'I'm actually thankful that this has happened to me. I've never been closer to God. Whatever God decides is fine with me.'"A mocking prayer of thanks from an attorney's letter was returned with salvation and a changed life. No longer angry at God, Albert's new life in Christ began with starting a Christian business men's group. "I couldn't keep my mouth shut about Jesus anymore. I started with asking for prayer for my business." That initial prayer turned into a new business as evangelism model; Albert went on to teaching business principles from the Bible all over the world.Albert's plea with God when he was sick as a child, to "become a missionary if I get healed," was answered years later. He did become a missionary, to business leaders worldwide. Helpful links:Albert's Memoir, A Journey of SignificanceCBMC Christian Business Men's ConnectionCBMC's Operation TimothyOther business as missions ministries:C12, Christian Business Leadership CoachingConvene, Christian Business ForumROI Ministries, Community and Coaching Christian Business EntrepreneursAlso mentioned:Business by the Book, Larry BurkettHoward Dayton, Compass Financial MinistryCorrie Ten Boom The Hiding PlaceWhat is DDay?Let us know what you thought of the show!Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries

I personally love Thanksgiving - if you've ever read my blog, Paprika Angel you will see my love of food and travel but also the time and energy I have spent preparing this meal for friends and loved ones and sometimes strangers for years.  With minor exception I pull together 10 or more people to feast extravagantly every year, even if my funds are short.  I always have found a way because I love to prepare and feed and make offerings at this time of year from a place of love.  At one of my in person legal educational events last year, my door prize included a Turkey Day kit and the who won it said.  “Oh, I don't celebrate Thanksgiving.” and was offended by my gift.  I stopped in my tracks, not to apologize, but for my naivety and surprise - as some still believe and or are wholly ignorant of what Thanksgiving as a National Holiday is about.  So we are going to go down a little gobbler day history less here to reclaim any misconceptions of Thanksgiving back into the light.  There were no docile aboriginals showing up at some saintly puritan pilgrims' feet offering them maize and turkeys. Our mythological buckled hat pilgrims straight off the Mayflower likely did not sit down at any table anywhere, let alone with the natives of the region we now call New England.   There is however a 1st hand account in a letter form from around that time of the first English settlements of Prospectors (not religious pilgrims but gold hunters seeking riches in the new lands) that a “harvest festival” of sorts occurred over the course of weeks involving the hunting of wild game (deer, wild turkeys, bear) and the sharing of cranberries, gourds and tubers by the local native friendlies.  Likely, the “settlers” were starving to death on their own with no knowledge of what was edible in the inhospitable places they chose to set up camp, and having no supplies from England left over, the aboriginals may have felt sorry for some of them and shown them what to do.  Or for the sake of trading for weapons to gain strength over another nation, they brought the prospectors food.    The original table is a myth taught to school children.  Just as the belief that the original settlors came in the name of religious freedom and that Columbus discovered America.  The actual first settlements in what is now the United States America were all about gold and riches.  The actual first settlement in the United States in St. Augustine - and that was under the guise of saving souls by the Catholic church but it really was about the protection of Spanish gold from South America.  But if there was truly to be a first North American Thanksgiving it would be the priests and Spanish military landing at what is now called St. Augustine and meeting The Timucuans, a truly kind and docile native people of Northeastern Florida, who took immediately to the prayers and symbols of the Catholic priests, and all of them celebrated together the mass and feast of St. Mary at El Nombre Dias (there is still in a cross in the ground today where this happened).  They all prayed together, Timucuan, Spanish sailors and soldiers, Catholic priests - and they offered thanks and praise to god and the great mother, and they shared in a feast of shellfish provided to them by the friendly natives.  But as England and Spain were rivals in the prospecting of North America for gold and riches, this story of a true first Thanksgiving (coming together in gratitude and prayer to the universal force that loves and protects us) is not in the common mythology of the United States.  In fact it is buried in the annuls of Florida history as Florida did not become a state released from Spain until just before the US Civil War.  So, let's move forward in time a bit to when we have a thriving New England after the Revolutionary war when we are an independent nation open to those seeking freedom of religion, opportunity to farm, and asylum from persecution. It was during these times that we have huge influxes of Puritans who had Thanksgiving as a time of prayer.  Entire days devoted only to giving thanks to God for everything in creation.  For a long time this day of prayer and observance was the equivalent of our modern day Christmas celebrations because in puritanical christian practice the giving of gifts and worshiping saints like the Catholics and Lutherans was looked down upon. Puritans were very austere and labeled any festivals as negative, wasteful, and involving satanic invitations.  So instead they prayed and gave thanks and this holy time generally occurred around the beginning of November - the early parts of winter and the late stages of Autumn when it was important to count your blessings and prepare for the meager months ahead by working hard to fill your stores.  Pigs and Poultry would be slaughtered and salted and prepped for winter storage.  So there would be a time of feasting as things that couldn't be stored had to be used up to prevent waste.  It was out of necessity and practicality in a pre-electricity society.   People today can barely imagine going without the internet for a couple of hours let alone not having running water and electricity.  Something we take for granted with the evolution of humanity and technology, is how fragile we are without the  technology tools we have built.   This time of year it was necessary to feast so we did not waste.  The last hurrah before the lean times when people died of exposure and diseases of malnutrition and lack of sanitation. But they still paused to give thanks and pray and embody gratitude.  In Viking society even before our young country of the United States this concept of gratitude, prayer and nourishment was built into the bedrock of the culture (as Vikings were farmers and life was not easy).  You see it in the Rune stones - Fehu translates to cattle which is the rune of abundance and mobile property. Wunjo translates to winning and joy - and it is the rune of gratitude i.e. having/having enough.  And finally Algiz which translates to Elk Sedge or stage is a run of protection, boundaries and prayer because the man who prays and acknowledges what he has is protected by the Gods.   Alright, back to the US and our Thanksgiving story.  I'm writing this on the eve of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election so I think it is poignant in this time of massive emotional divisiveness  to explain  when and how Thanksgiving, the National holiday of gratitude, unity, and celebration of shared blessings came to be. Civil War.  Can you even imagine if war was outside your backdoor?  Cities burning, young men across the entire country dead and maimed by the millions.  Families lost their homes, their means of making any income, there was no usable farmland, just fields of blood.  People are starving and grieving.  Any issue we are facing today, pales in comparison to the aftermath of the United States civil war.  And it was then that the Federal Government and Abraham Lincoln declared the need for a Great Healing.  A coming together to give thanks for what we had been given by God and together as families and a hurting nation.  Gratitude is the foundation upon which the United States was rebuilt upon.   Gratitude is the strong foundation  that allows us to build in spite of the  greatest atrocities and destruction..  This is what saved Holocaust survivors.  And Thanksgiving as a holiday is the core of our nation's gratitude practice and abundance mindset.  It was initiated as a National holiday to create healing and to mend the divide between neighbors, so we could all come together as Americans again.  Not as Northerners nor Southerns, not based in color or creed, or economies, not separated by ideologies , but together, as Americans - united in the spirit of acknowledging blessings  and breaking bread.  Every thought is acted upon.  By you or someone else.  This is a Hermetic principle and a truth of the universe.  How many people today have said death to Trump!  Or Kill Kamala!  Or some version of hate directed at those who hold differing views?   Where are we going with this?  Hate begets Hate and is acted upon.  We can see this in our Nations history.  I bring this up not because I hold any political viewpoint but because I am on the side of humanity, love, unity and reason for us to come together. Let us come together to solve our challenges. Let us come together and hear differing perspectives. Let us find nourishing common ground and stop  playing the blame game.   How do we come together? With the greatest healers of all time - prayer and gratitude.  Gratitude and prayer.  Whatever that looks like to you.  Whatever God, Gods or forces of universality you choose to worship.  Look at your fellow person, your family friends, neighbors, city dwellers, statesman, countrymen and country women.  And give gratitude for this country  of opportunity of freedom and abundance we live in.  War is not at our back door.  Our daughters can go to school.  We have running water and electricity and almost everyone can have a cell phone and access to the Internet.  YES there are problems but we have the technology, the infrastructure, and the resources to fix them!  There is no lack.  Lack is a fiction built by ideologies that come from hurt,shadow and negative ego.  As within so without.  If we are victims internally, we are victims externally.  If we choose abundance and healing internally we will create healing and abundance for ourselves and others externally.   So. this is why Thanksgiving is such a special day and such an opportunity for us all.  It is a day in our collective consciousness dedicated to the GREAT HEALING energy of gratitude.  The power of gratitude is phenomenal. An action of gratitude has a rippling effect on the collective. . Like thoughts attract like thoughts.  By us all coming together in gratitude we can create an enormous  healing force of magnifying love.  We can collectively create a shift in the consciousness to healing—and not just others but ourselves!.   Overcome the divide created by elections and propaganda  language that is made to trigger our most egocentric emotions.  We can be better than the propaganda counsels. We can unite in love.  We can give thanks together in the bounty we have. We can propel humanity  forward by choosing to raise everyone up.  We can forgive the past hurts and grow as a result.  We can truly be a land of opportunity.  We just have to acknowledge in rich and beautiful gratitude everything we already have, and everything gratitude will allow us to create together.   In the true spirit of this misunderstood holiday, I wish you all— including those with differing politics, ideologies, geographies and beliefs— Happy Thanksgiving!    

Whatever God starts He finishes, and it is His desire that we finish our journey in alignment with His will. To finish well, we must stay committed to Him, carrying the same love, passion and devotion we had at the beginning, even when faced with challenges. It is not just about starting strong but enduring with Him till the end, keeping our hearts fixed on Him. This principle applies to every area of our lives.

2 Corinthians 1:20-22 MSGWhatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God's Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us. By his Spirit he has stamped us with his eternal pledge—a sure beginning of what he is destined to complete. Key #1 - God has a PROMISE even in your PRISONJeremiah 32:6-9 NLTAt that time the Lord sent me a message. He said, 7 “Your cousin Hanamel son of Shallum will come and say to you, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else.'”8 Then, just as the Lord had said he would, my cousin Hanamel came and visited me in the prison. He said, “Please buy my field at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else, so buy it for yourself.” Then I knew that the message I had heard was from the Lord.9 So I bought the field at Anathoth, paying Hanamel seventeen pieces of silver for it.Jeremiah 32:15 NLT“For this is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Someday people will again own property here in this land and will buy and sell houses and vineyards and fields.'” Key #2 - There is still More ground to be takenJoshua 13:1 NLTWhen Joshua was an old man, the Lord said to him, “You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered.Matthew 9:29 NIV“According to your faith let it be done to you” Key #3 - It's time to say YES Again!Galatians 6:9 NLTSo let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up.

2 Corinthians 1:20-22 MSGWhatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God's Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us. By his Spirit he has stamped us with his eternal pledge—a sure beginning of what he is destined to complete. Key #1 - God has a PROMISE even in your PRISONJeremiah 32:6-9 NLTAt that time the Lord sent me a message. He said, 7 “Your cousin Hanamel son of Shallum will come and say to you, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else.'”8 Then, just as the Lord had said he would, my cousin Hanamel came and visited me in the prison. He said, “Please buy my field at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else, so buy it for yourself.” Then I knew that the message I had heard was from the Lord.9 So I bought the field at Anathoth, paying Hanamel seventeen pieces of silver for it.Jeremiah 32:15 NLT“For this is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Someday people will again own property here in this land and will buy and sell houses and vineyards and fields.'” Key #2 - There is still More ground to be takenJoshua 13:1 NLTWhen Joshua was an old man, the Lord said to him, “You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered.Matthew 9:29 NIV“According to your faith let it be done to you” Key #3 - It's time to say YES Again!Galatians 6:9 NLTSo let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up.

Whatever God has spoken to you, whatever vision God has given to you, it will come to pass. In times of doubt, we must hold fast to the promises of God because in Him they are yes and amen.

Whatever God has spoken to you, whatever vision God has given to you, it will come to pass. In times of doubt, we must hold fast to the promises of God because in Him they are yes and amen.

Whatever God gives us is for other people. That's why Jesus said, “A lamp isn't put under a basket! It's put on a stand, where its light can shine.” What are we doing with the light God has given us? He teaches us so we can teach others. He encourages us so we can encourage others. Let's let our light shine today, in Jesus' name.

Too often we don't use what God has given us. We don't give, serve, share, shine our lights. But Jesus said that if we use what we have, more will be given us—and if we don't use it, it will be taken away. It's God's reverse welfare. Whatever God has blessed us with, let's use it, share it, shine it, go after it, and more will be given to us.

Do you remember the promise found in Psalm 37:23? It reads, "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delights in his way." As we yield our lives to fulfill God's will, we can be certain that our lives will be filled with divine appointments. Whatever God originates, we can count on Him to orchestrate. I invite you to join me for today's message entitled "Divine Appointments."

Do you remember the promise found in Psalm 37:23? It reads, "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delights in his way." As we yield our lives to fulfill God's will, we can be certain that our lives will be filled with divine appointments. Whatever God originates, we can count on Him to orchestrate. I invite you to join me for today's message entitled "Divine Appointments."

God always speaks the Truth, right? Wrong. Whatever God speaks is the Truth. At times we may be able to grasp this but more often than not it is beyond our limited faculties of mind and reason to fathom the nuances of His message and instructions. However as we spiritually mature and as years roll by we manage to get a glimpse of the profundity of whatever slips from the Divine lips. Dr T Ravi Kumar, the current warden of the Brindavan Campus, SSSIHL, recalls one such OMS moment with Swami.

In the words of Jesus—in your whole Bible—you've got an irreplaceable treasure. Lydia, Becki and Tim talk about leaning on what God says. (John 12:37-50) Support this show by giving to Family Life. Discover the other great Family Life podcasts!

Do you need healing? Jehovah Rapha is the Hebrew name for God our healer. Sometimes we're afraid to ask for healing. We're free to believe. But it's impossible to read about the life of Jesus and not clearly see that He healed over and over again. He is the one able to heal. We ask with faith, but we ask with submission- God will do what He is going to do. We don't get to dictate what and how God heals. For some of us, our healing will come one day when we see Him face to face. And for some of us, He will choose to heal us right now, today. Whatever God is doing in your life, it doesn't change the fact that He is Jehovah Rapha, your healer. radio.hopewithgod.com Find out more at https://hopewithgod.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Servants of God are expected to use the abilities and opportunities that God provides for the profit of His kingdom. While those who are useless for the kingdom now may find themselves shut out of it in the future, those who profitably serve will find themselves recognized by the king and sharing in his joy. I. Whatever God entrusts to us, he expects us to use to profit the kingdomII. God does not expect the same amount of fruit from everyone, but he does expect some fruit from everyone.III. The reward for faithful kingdom service is more and greater kingdom service opportunities.IV. Are you willing to work on behalf of the kingdom if your only rewards are more responsibility and a share in the master's joy?V. If we understood anything of the joy of God, entering into it would occupy our every waking thought and action.Questions:1. What is the difference between living a fruitful life for Christ and working to earn your salvation?2. Do you think that the master was unnecessarily harsh in his condemnation of the third servant? If so, why?3.What abilities do you have that can be used for the kingdom of God?4. Can you identify at least one way in which you serve the kingdom?5. How is God's joy different from our joy?

Episode 245-This Thing Called Faith Faith is foundational on our Spirit-Led Transformation journeys. Without it, we have no transformation. Without it we cannot be Spirit-led. So what just what is faith and how do we know if we are really living our lives based on faith?   I'm a words person, so let's see what the dictionary says faith is. First definition is “complete trust or confidence in someone or something.” Second definition says it is a strong belief in God.   Hebrews 11:1-2 has long been the go-to verse to explain faith. In NIV is says, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.” But we read that and say what does that mean?   To help us understand better, let's read this scripture the Amplified Bible, which has a way of explaining things better.   It says, “Faith is the assurance, title deed, confirmation, of things hoped for or divinely guaranteed, and the evidence of things not seen or the conviction of their reality. Faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses. For by this kind of faith the men (and women) of old gained divine approval.”   Remember the dictionary definition of faith we see that faith in God, or complete confidence in Him, comes from our foundational knowledge that we can trust Him to lead us.    In other words, we must have complete assurance that God is leading us and the eventual outcome of where He is leading us is for our good and His glory (as it says in Romans 8:28). We have the title deed to whatever the outcome is that God wants to happen. We have the title deed to whatever God has already put in our hands!   Several years ago we reached a milestone on our financial journey and paid off our house. We now have the title deed to our home. It is ours. Whatever God is telling you and me, if we have faith then we have the title deed to that. It is ours. It's not just guaranteed by a financial institution, it is divinely guaranteed by the God of the Universe, who just happens to be our Daddy.    The next part is harder to understand because it is in the future. “Faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses.” God already sees it. He has called what we can't see as if it has already happened because He stands outside of time and can see the whole picture of our lives.    Our faith in God has to help us comprehend as a fact what we cannot actually see, touch or feel right now. We cannot experience it by our physical senses right this moment but we trust God and have faith that what He has said will come true. This goes back to 2 Cor. 5:7 where Paul tells us, “We walk by faith not by what we see.”  Friends, it wouldn't be faith if we could see it! . . . I feel like I really started living by faith around 2009, when I was 56. It took me lots of years to lose 250 pounds. First I had to totally surrender to God and trust Him for the next step on my journey. I had to get His lifestyle change plan for me and do what He said to implement it. I made a lot of mistakes on my journey and as such I am well-equipped to steer others away from my same mistakes.   One of the most beautiful and spiritual part of any transformation journey is learning how to have faith Jesus Christ, and to be led by the Holy Spirit in each step we take. Then the grace, mercy, favor and glory of God will surround us as we walk in tandem with Him.    Is it easy? I mean some of the things Abraham did look easy. Who knows, maybe he was glad to get away from his mother and father and go somewhere that he had inkling of. However it definitely wasn't easy waiting for the promised son. And I don't think for a minute it was easy preparing to sacrifice his promised son.   Yet, through it all, He trusted God. I like to think it all started with that first step out the door of his homeland, going to a place God said He'd show him. That's faith.   Let me ask you, what would it look like for you to have that kind of faith on your Spirit-Led Transformation journey? What would it take to do whatever God is whispering in your heart to do?    It's time. He's calling you. Will you have the faith to take the next step?  Father God, I lift your children to You today. Give them clear directions. Remind them of Your promises and help them take that next step on their journey whatever that may be. Make it clear to them. Give them faith to take action.   As always the action steps and challenges for this lesson will be in the Spirit-Led Transformation course along with the video and transcript. This course is only available in Overcomers Academy.  Go to: teresashieldsparker.com/overcomers/ to join.  

“Whatever God wants” Today, we bring you the story of an ordinary mother who had a zealous love for life and the souls she encountered. Saint Gianna lived a simple life as a wife, mother and doctor and found Christ by making every moment holy. Many remember Gianna for her heroism in the final days of her life, but the reality is that she lived a life of heroic love the entirety of her life. That is what made her a saint, and what makes this story the type of adventure that can only be found in the saints! Come listen to her story like never before!Parental Guidance: True to the story, Saint Gianna died at the age of 39 after giving birth to her fourth child. For little listeners, you can pre-screen and/or skip 28:19-35:00 Please rate, review and share with friends and family! Saints Alive is brought to you by the #1 Catholic Prayer App, Hallow! Sign up today with a 30-day free trial! Find resources on the saints, discussion questions and more about our team by visiting our website: https://www.saintsalivepodcast.com/

Whatever God has spoken to you, dare to write it. When God gives you a vision, He'll take care of the provision. Wait in faith and expectancy. Thank God that it's coming. Make plans like it's going to happen.Your best days are still ahead, and together we can make a difference in this world with the message of God's hope and love. To give visitJoelOsteen.com/GiveHope.You are not average, not ordinary. You Are a Masterpiece created in God's image. Our February offer has extraordinary promises of God to give you mental, physical, and spiritual strength. Grow stronger each day seeing yourself the way God sees you! Request your copy now, https://bit.ly/490TjEF.

Whatever God starts in your life, He will finish. Stay in faith. The moment He put that dream in your heart, He set its completion date!Your best days are still ahead, and together we can make a difference in this world with the message of God's hope and love. To give visit JoelOsteen.com/GiveHope.Stay inspired through every season with the 2024 Today's Word Devotional. Our January offer has a Scripture verse, reflection, and prayer for each day. Let God transform every aspect of your life as you walk day by day through this new year. Request your copy now, https://bit.ly/4aK143y.