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Sonja Corbitt is the “Bible Study Evangelista” and creator of “the best modernization of lectio" divina: the LOVE the Word® Bible study method and journal. She is a best-selling author and Telly Award winning broadcaster whose weekly show Evangelista Bible Study and other high-impact, multi-media Bible study resources create space for busy Christians to hear and experience God through the Scriptures. Sonja's work appears on CatholicTV, Catholic radio, and podcast. Learn more at SonjaCorbitt.com.Today we're talking about her book Love Heals, a study of the Great Commandment, published by Ave Maria Press.

Pastor Larson- Sunday School- Luke 4:1-8

Dr. Mitchell shares John 7:37-39 where Jesus speaks about the Holy Spirit as a flowing river from the inner man.

  Reading God's word should leave you changed for the better!  This week, we will explore trusting God more than written rules!!

**Join Us for Dynamic Word Bible Studies: Faith with Feet!**   This morning at 9 AM, tune in for an uplifting episode of Dynamic Word Bible Studies as we explore how positioning ourselves in faith opens the door to God's miraculous works. Discover practical ways to live out your faith and be inspired to take action in your life.   Don't miss this chance to deepen your understanding and witness the power of faith in motion!

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, we will explore following God's leading into the unknown! 

  Reading God's word should leave you changed for the better!  Today, we will explore God's call to share the Gospel, and who God calls to share it. Are some people excluded from preaching and teaching? You decide!

Welcome to the ⁠Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast Ambassador ⁠Weekend review with our teacher Dr. John G. Mitchell.  We continue in the book of Luke chapters 1- 8.  This Gospels review is 14th installment in this series. We trust these studies bring encourage and strength as you the realize God's love for you and your love for our savior Jesus. May the presence of our savior be real to you today.  Dr. Mitchell now continues his overview of the book of Luke chapters 1-8.

Reading God's Word should leave us chsnged for the better!  This week, we will talk about worshipping in Spirit and in Truth, and chat with Kaitlyn Saunders as she shares her experiences with Jesus! You won't want to miss it!

Welcome to the ⁠Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast Ambassador ⁠Weekend review with our teacher Dr. John G. Mitchell. We continue in the book of Mark, chapters 9-16 in this 13th installment of the Gospels review. May the presence of our savior through these studies encourage and strengthen the realization of God's love for you and your love for our savior Jesus. Dr. Mitchell now finishes his overview of the book of Mark chapters 9-16.

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week we will deep dive into the concept of Living Water,

Welcome to the ⁠Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast Ambassador ⁠Weekend review with our teacher Dr. John G. Mitchell. We continue in the book of Mark, chapters 7-9 in this 12th installment of the Gospels review. May the presence of our savior encourage and strengthen you through these studies to the realization of God's love for you and your love for our savior Jesus. Dr. Mitchell now continues his overview of the book of Mark chapters 7- 9.

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, we will learn about the woman at the well and what she can tell us about the church. 

Welcome to the ⁠Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast Ambassador ⁠Weekend review with our teacher Dr. John G. Mitchell. We continue in the book of Mark, chapters 5-7 in this 11th installment of the Gospels review. May the presence of our savior through these studies encourage and strengthen the realization of God's love for you and your love for our savior Jesus. Dr. Mitchell now continues his overview of the book of Mark chapters 5 - 7.

Welcome to the ⁠Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast Ambassador ⁠Weekend review with our teacher Dr. John G. Mitchell. We continue in the book of Mark, chapters 1-4 in this 10th installment of the Gospels review. May the presence of our savior through these studies encourage and strengthen the realization of God's love for you and your love for our savior Jesus. Dr. Mitchell now continues his overview of the book of Mark chapters 1 - 4.

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, we will talk aboutt what real success looks like in God's economy. 

Welcome to the ⁠Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast ⁠Weekend review with our teacher Dr. John G. Mitchell. We continue in the book of Mark, chapter 1 in this 9th installment of the Ambassador Weekend review. May the presence of our savior through these studies encourage and strengthen the realization of God's love for you and your love for Jesus. Dr. Mitchell now continues his overview of the book of Mark beginning in chapter 1.

Welcome to the ⁠Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast ⁠Weekend review with our teacher Dr. John G. Mitchell. We continue in the book of Matthew, chapters 25-28 in this eighth installment of the Weekend review. May the presence of our savior through these studies encourage and strengthen the realization of His love for you and your love for Him. Dr. Mitchell now continues his overview of the book of Matthew, chapters 26-28.

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Welcome to the ⁠Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast ⁠Weekend review with our teacher Dr. John G. Mitchell. We continue in the book of Matthew, chapters 16-25 in this seventh installment of the Weekend review. May the presence of our savior through these studies encourage and strengthen the realization of His love for you and your love for Him. Dr. Mitchell now continues his overview of the book of Matthew, chapters 16-25.

We want to welcome you to the ⁠Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast ⁠Weekend review with our teacher Dr. John G. Mitchell. We are in the book of Matthew, in this weekend series. This is the sixth installment in this Weekend review of the Gospels. Dr. Mitchell provides an overview of Matthew chapters 13-17. We hope you will be able to enjoy something of the presence of our savior through these studies. So here is Dr. Mitchell's continuing the overview of the book of Matthew, chapters 13-17.

We want to welcome you to the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast Weekend review with our teacher Dr. John G. Mitchell. We are in the book of Matthew, in this weekend series. This is the fifth installment in this Weekend review, the Gospels. We continue To hope you will be able to enjoy something of the presence of our savior through these studies. So here is Dr. Mitchell's continuing the overview of the book of Matthew. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unchanging-word0/message

Welcome once again to the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast Weekend Review with our teacher Dr. John G. Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell will be taking a look at the comparisons Between the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in this message today. So here is Dr. Mitchell. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unchanging-word0/message

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, we will begin exploring one of the most well known verses in the Bible in depth, John 3:16.

During this Unchanging Word WeekEnd Review, Dr. Mitchell will continue with his survey of the Gospel of Matthew, chapters 1-10. Here is Dr. Mitchell. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unchanging-word0/message

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, we will chat about being Born Again. 

Thank you for being here with us on the UnchangingWord Weekend Review with our teacher, Dr. John G. Mitchell. In this second installment, Dr. Mitchell will be doing a brief overview of the NT. Books again...and then he will launch into an overview of the book of Matthew. And we appreciate you being here with us. Here is Dr. Mitchell. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unchanging-word/message

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, we will revisit an episode that is close to my heart.  When we were studying the book of Romans, we had an awesome show with my friend, Auli'i VanBoskerck, and we will roll down memory lane and talk about First Fruits!

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, we will talk about turning tables and why it matters! 

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, We will talk about prayer, wine and approaching Gid with Boldness!  You won't want to miss it!  

  Hearing God's Word should leave us powerfully changed!  Today, we will re-visit one of my personal favorite podcasts featuring Oriana Chun!!!

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, we will talk about our true identity and name in Jesus!

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, we will talk about answering Jesus's call! You won't want to miss it.

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, we will talk about hearing God's voice!  You won't want to miss it  

  Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, We will talk about the signifigance of the title, Lamb of God, and hear the testimony of Pastor Shon Murray.  

In this Bible Teaching episode, Greg dives into the powerful impact of simply hearing God's Word. Drawing from Romans 10:17, Isaiah 55:11, and Hebrews 4:12, Greg unpacks how the Word of God has the power to genuinely transform lives. Plus, don't miss a captivating story from the field! Tune in as Greg shares the testimony of two robbers attempting to steal Treasures, only to encounter a lifesaving message. You won't want to miss this insightful and compelling episode! Explore more about Unknown Nations at www.UnknownNations.com or connect with us at UnknownNations.com/contact.

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, we will discuss maintaining safe relationships and hear from the awesome, Pastor Sean Stafford!  You won't want to miss it! 

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, we will talk about tge complexity of God's Character and hear Oriana Chun's amazing testimony. 

Reading God's word should leave a powerful impact on your life that changes you for the better! Join Phelicia DeRosier, and Cross DeRosier while we study the Gospel of John!   This week, We will talk about God's Grace and Truth!

  Reading God's Word should leave you changed for the better.. This week we will explore the Gospel of John and chat with special guest, Deb Prosser

  Reading God's word should change you for the better.  This week we will investigate the first chapter of the Gospel of John and hear the testimony of our special guest, Deb Prosser

As we barrel head first into December and all that comes with it, I wanted to backtrack to the moments in the Bible leading up to Jesus' appearance. I'm talking about John the Baptist. I posted a short clip a week or so back about how underrated the life of John is. I think its important to understand some background of this man and his role in preparing the way for Jesus' entry into the world! Let me begin by reading in Luke 1 about the miraculous conception of John. So, you see, John and Jesus' births not only overlap but they are parallel in the fact that both are miraculous! Talk about unexpected!  From the very moments since birth, John was prophesied over and raised KNOWING it was he who would fulfill prophecy as the one to usher in the new Testament. This is significant for many reasons: One, John is the first prophetic voice to rise up in 400 years. His birth is not only the fullfillment of prophecy but it will also become the link between the old and new testament. See, up until this very moment, the people of Israel have been practicing under the old testament law given to Moses after the great exodus out of Egypt. Under this old covenant, the people must make sacrifices and perform rituals, using appointed priests to make atonements to God on their behalf.  First is this: John was set apart. He knew he was set apart since birth. He didn't run or rebel from the idea of this; indeed, he set the course of his life on a path that HONORED this great commissioning. Guys. He literally chose to live in the wilderness. Many of the gospels document his life and share that not only did he choose to separate himself from the world but he also forsook comforts. Not only was John sure of who he was, not only did John know the role he was to play, but he was the forerunner to the salvation of the world. He laid his own comfort, he laid down opportunities for community and fellowship, and instead he boldly preached against the world. He called out religious hypocrites. And risked looking like an actual crazy person to prepare the way. It's why he was born! He never wavered from his role.  And he could have. By the time Jesus enters the scene in his adult years, John had built up quite a name and following. He had his own disciples. As Jesus approaches while John is baptizing people in the Jordan River, John's own disciples point and say who is that? John says, “ Behold, the Lamb of God!!” And his disciples left him to follow Jesus. Do you know what John didn't do? He didn't make it about himself. He didn't ask his disciples to come back and follow him. Why? Because that's not why he came. He knew his role. He knew his ministry. And his ministry wasn't about himself, but rather, about pointing the world to the Messiah.  Oh, what a stunning picture of hope. Doesn't God do fine work using the unexpected? He uses barren women to have prophet sons who live set apart. Wild (and some may even say a bit crazy). But the truth is, John wasn't crazy. He was a man who knew his role and never strayed from it. He lead the way. He becomes a link in history to the most important moments since or ever again. He users in the hope of the world. As we enter into the holiday season, my prayer is that each of you will remember, too, that God loves to use the unexpected. And in fact, He has always called you. He chose you before the beginning of time to live where you live, in the family you're in, in the city you reside, with the gifts and skills you have… to live with purpose. You know, deep down, He did. And maybe, just maybe, we'll all be brave enough to live set apart like John to point the way to Jesus. Lord knows the world needs hope. And the truth is… we have it. In Jesus.  Thank you to our sponsor! ⁠⁠⁠⁠NIV Journal the Word Bible⁠ ⁠⁠⁠published by Zondervan. Visit your local Christian bookstore or⁠⁠ journaltheword.com⁠⁠ to find a beautiful edition!

As surprising as this may sound to some people, the Bible is just as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago. In some cases, maybe even more so. You have to think - part of the Bible is prophecy, meaning things to come. So a lot of it is geared towards a future time.. but future for them is present-day for us!  Today, I want to share a story that jumped out at me this year while studying the Paul and reading of his journey to spread God's word to all the nations. Truly after Jesus' death, a majority of the new testament is the story of the birth of the Church. One day, I'd love to chronicle the life of Paul on his mission to share the Gospel, but until then, I will pull out a piece or two.  I know its a long way around saying it, but this whole scene sounds like a modern day moment to me! Listen to what these guys said: "You know that our prosperous livelihood is being threatened by this Paul, who is persuading crowds of people to turn away from our gods. We make a good living by doing what we do…Our businesses are in danger of being discredited”! Sound familiar? I don't know about you but this makes me think of a lot of things… the local authorities of the day sound a lot like politicians and the business men sound a lot like the money-men of..you guessed it…present day. I feel like it is becoming increasingly apparent today that the life and values of christianity is being viewed as a threat to those in power positions. I mean.. it may have been thousands of years ago, but the Bible is alive and well. The principles and lessons are timeless. Money is still king in the eyes of the world and idol worship is still alive, too. Though it comes packaged differently.. Today, these idols and (lower case) gods are sold as entertainment, celebrity status, and global ‘causes'. Where agendas are pushed at the expense of what is real and true and good. Global warming. Big pharma. Gender Ideology. Government controlled education… and the list goes on. Sounds to me like a lot of junk being pushed by the people profiting from whatever idol they are pedaling.  And here's the deal. As powerful as these people are… politicians and big businesses alike — they are all threatened by the INTEGRITY of choices of those lives turning to Christ. You can see it all over cancel culture. Which voices get cancelled? The ones speaking God's truth… not the ones standing saying “This is my truth”. Because truth isn't subjective to one person or another. Truth is what God says it is. How many celebrities have been dragged through the mud for sticking to their convictions? How many Christian films and books and shows have been suppressed or deleted? Heck, the day I put up my YouTube channel, it got pulled down. I can only imagine why….  I promise I didn't come to ruffle feathers today. But.. I did come to encourage. The Bible doesn't just mention stories casually for no reason. The years have changed but satan's tactics are still the same. May that be your motivation today. He's still using his same old trick and yet, the ending will never change. Our God wins. So may we carry on fighting the good fight. Know that, just as in Pauls day, there will be those in power threatened by the very things you stand for. Let it be so. Because we know who's we are and who we answer to at the end of the day. And it's not those people. It's our Father who formed us in his own image. Today, I pray each of you are emboldened to keep standing firm and sharing the good news, its the only news that brings hope and a future to a dark and hopeless world. I love y'all, and I'll see you back again next week!  Thank you to our sponsor! ⁠⁠⁠NIV Journal the Word Bible⁠ ⁠⁠published by Zondervan. Visit your local Christian bookstore or⁠⁠ journaltheword.com⁠⁠ to find a beautiful edition!

I saw a quote the other day that said, "Jesus died for you in public. Don't live for Him in private." And I'll tell you something... that's powerful. Honestly doubt many people think to themselves "I live a private life for Christ." But do you know what it DOES make me think of? It makes me think of the surface level lives people lead. And the truth is, it's kind of the same thing. Surface level relationships, conversations, and even posts. Sure, they may actually be easier. They may feel safer. They certainly take less time. And they may even cause less stress...But I have to ask? Who is that benefiting? Listen, I didn't come here today to make anyone feel guilty for not standing on the rooftops shouting about Jesus. I just came here to encourage you to take your moment. Take your moment when it presents itself. Be bold in the small things. Share your testimony with your uber driver. Ask how you can pray for the cashier checking you out. Look that homeless person in the eye when you hand them a water or a meal and tell them God sees them and you see them. Tell them they are loved. Just do the thing in front of you. Do it with intention. It's not so big or scary or intimidating. What could you possibly lose by doing any of these things? Jesus being intentional about the needs in front of Him. The brokenness before Him. The people around Him. Can you imagine if Jesus chose to be surface level with people? Can you imagine if Jesus only posted what looked good to His followers? I mean I'm sure turning water into wine would have made for an amazing post. But what about the other stuff? The stuff less worthy of a photograph? The humble moments or the messy ones? What about the times Jesus loved enough to correct? What about the times He confronted the enemy? What about the times He upset the local authorities by following God's principles rather than mans? How affective could he have possible been by living surface level. I know its a lot of what if's today... But just think: What if Jesus had only thanked Martha for hosting rather than telling her that Mary was in the right for sitting at His feet? What if Jesus waved to the fishermen while walking by but never told them to cast their nets on the other side? What if Jesus only allowed people to serve Him rather than serving others? What if Jesus passed up the sick to get to where He was going? What if Jesus had only chatted with the woman at the well about the weather, instead of sharing the depth of who He was and the hope of eternal life? Guys. He was the model for us. In all of it. Why shouldn't WE be sharing who WE are? Brothers and Sisters of Christ. Children of God. And the hope that Jesus brought to the world? Shouldn't we be sharing about how we are who we are because of Who Jesus is and what HE did for us. About how our lives are what they are now because of the hope He offers. That the love, joy, peace... its all fruit of our lives lived honoring Him. I find it such a shame that surface level is SO often what we get today instead of time and intentionality. We live in an instant gratification world where we scroll (on average every 7 seconds per reel) going from one hit of endorphins to the next. Not only is it exhausting, but it's void of depth. Can I tell you a secret? You can't go deep if you don't take time. Roots aren't strong without it. Connection can't happen without it. Faith can't grow without it. Depth. You can't go deep if you don't take the time. Go deeper than surface level. With people. With the world. Yes, it can be intimidating to live outwardly. It opens you up to rejection and hurt. But Jesus did it. And if He did it, shouldn't we? So, today, 'll end, again, with this reminder... "Jesus died for you in public. So don't live for Him in private." Thank you to our sponsor! ⁠⁠NIV Journal the Word Bible⁠ ⁠published by Zondervan. Visit your local Christian bookstore or⁠⁠ journaltheword.com⁠⁠ to find a beautiful edition!

When I was in the second grade, I went to the eye doctor. I remember him telling me I needed glasses. By my best guess I was around 7 or 8 years old. When my glasses arrived, I remember walking outside and looking down... Do you know the kind of sidewalk that's really just made of like..brown pea-gravel stuck into concrete? Well. That's what I saw. And it wasn't just a brown blob. I could see the individual gravels and I just couldn't believe it. Then I looked up. And I said, “Look mom! Look at the leaves!”. I guess I had never realized you could see individual leaves on a tree from afar. For me, they'd always been big green blobs. The funny part about all of this is that I really had no idea I was so blind! I'll have to get a confirmation on this but I'm pretty sure my mom teared up because she didn't know my vision was so bad, either. I'm sure I never complained and, up to that point, I had nothing to complain about. After all, it was all I knew! And that's the thing about it isn't it?... We only know what we know! Our only frame of reference for ANYTHING (especially in childhood) is experience. We can only understand the life we have known. It is only as we get older and begin growing that we learn to work from a place of empathy or understanding outside of ourselves. I'm certain I could dig really deep and find a Biblical reference to parallel this story but to be honest with you there's an obvious one that comes to mind... The story of Jesus healing the blind man. Its such a brief moment in the life of Jesus but we see so much in it..no pun intended! What's interesting is the word used for eyes here is not the common word for it..instead, the greek word ‘omma' can refer to both physical and spiritual sight. That's what Jesus does for us. He covers us so that we may see...both physically AND spiritually. But we must allow Him to. The man in this story (with the help of friends to guide him) sought out Jesus. He asked for His touch. And he asked for healing. He had faith for it. Friends, this is a lesson to us all. God wants to be sought after. God wants to touch us and heal us. But we must come to Him. We must ask. And...we MUST allow his Healing hand over our lives. Both physically and spiritually. Sometimes God does His work little by little. Sometimes, His healing takes more than one pass through. What if that blind man had said, well... I can KIND of see a little now, and that is better than total blindness... He would have missed out on SO much more! Jesus came that we may have life and have it to the FULL! (John 10:10). Not so that we may live partially healed! So here is my reminder today, sweet friends: seek Him. Ask. Allow His touch. And know that, like this blind man.. it may take more than one pass. Know that God works on His own timeline. As we go into this season of thanksgiving I pray we all have this perspective. Clarity doesn't always come at once. Answers don't always come immediately. Healing can come little by little. Jesus can open your eyes how He wants to, in His time, and for His reasons. He knows what we couldn't possibly know. He knows the exact healing process to take us through, painful as it may be. He knows the perspective shift we have to experience. And ultimately, He knows the restoration God has for us. Jesus touched that blind man's eyes. And Jesus can touch your life, too, to bring healing... After all..that's why He came. Thank you to our sponsor! ⁠⁠NIV Journal the Word Bible⁠ ⁠published by Zondervan. Visit your local Christian bookstore or⁠⁠ journaltheword.com⁠⁠ to find a beautiful edition!

Over the years, I've come to realize any lesson we learn from parenting can be viewed through the lens of God. He is, after all, our Heavenly Father, and we are His children. So if we want the best for our children then how much MORE does God love US and want the best for US? The same principles apply. God wants us to come to Him with our mistakes. He wants all of our mess-ups and weaknesses. See, if we take it to Him first, there is redemption. Yes, there will be natural consequences. But when you take it to God first, you take AWAY the world's ability to turn those moments into shame or guilt or threat of revealing ‘the truth'. You take away the world's ability to keep feeding lies about who you think you are, now.. a failure. Unworthy. Those are lies. The truth of the world will always be ugly. But the truth, in God's hands, will be beautiful in the light of redemption. God doesn't speak ill of His children. God already knows the truth. And He has already done the work to free us from it. The truth will set you free. This is where redemption is born. Born from the Grace of God to forgive. His son, Jesus, paid the price to redeeming our stories and ultimately, our lives.  Redemption was what God had for David's life as well. In the wake of serious sin, he was forgiven. Though there was still a price to be paid. In the last episode we mentioned the curse that “the sword would never depart from David's house”…And, God said, ”Out of your own household I am going to brink calamity on you”. The many chapters that follow depict a series of events that unfold in the house of David. His sons turn against him and against each other.  There is scheming and corruption. David flees his own son Absalom. There is bloodshed and grief. Eventually, however, David returns to Jerusalem after running from the chaos of his household. This is where we pick up: 1 Kings 1. Not only does God go on to allow David's son, Solomon to establish and rule a strong kingdom, but He also allows him to be the the one who built God's temple. Furthermore, it is through Solomon that Jesus comes. The very same Jesus who will return again to establish His kingdom here on earth forever! WHAT a legacy. Isn't that something? That God can take a man who came from such humble beginnings, who strayed into sin and committed murder and adultery… That God could choose such a man and make him part of the lineage of Jesus? That is such a picture of redemption. Reclaimed, rescued, saved or delivered. Those are all words for one who is redeemed. And that's exactly what David was. Not only David, but truly, all of mankind. It is through Jesus that we are ALL offered salvation.  David's life went from being anointed and being prepared, to running and then being appointed! He then fell from grace and ultimately he was redeemed. It's a story arc that can look a lot like our own lives. In great detail, David's life is documented. We can learn so much from it. We can see why heart posture is important. But most amazingly, we can see what redemption is offered by our good good Father.  He has that for anyone who asks for it. Today, I pray you'll be encouraged by the life of David. By the highs and lows. By the twists and turns and the unexpected. Today, I pray you'll remember God sees your heart. He knows the road you're on. He offers redemption for the falls, and He offers blessing for the moments you say “yes” to Him.  Thank you to our sponsor! ⁠NIV Journal the Word Bible⁠ published by Zondervan. Visit your local Christian bookstore or⁠⁠ journaltheword.com⁠⁠ to find a beautiful edition!

I've been so excited for this upcoming episode with my friend Jenny Marrs! I remember when Shay and I first saw their show Fixer to Fabulous on HGTV during the pandemic and quickly found out they are also from our home state of Arkansas!  Jenny is a wife and mama who loves all things creative. She is a talented designer and writer! A passionate advocate for community transformation, family preservation, and orphan care around the globe. Their passion for furthering locally active, globally-focused causes led to Dave and Jenny's founding of The Berry Farm. At its simplest, the u-pick farm and its event barn allows local families to enjoy the experience of filling their own buckets with fresh, local berries and holding events in the gorgeous newly-renovated event venue. But the real mission of The Berry Farm is a domino effect rippling from Northwest Arkansas to Zimbabwe, where profits support vocational training, farming skills and food for orphaned children.  We talk all things life. How Fixer to Fabulous came to be, and so many exciting things in the works… Thank you to our sponsor! NIV Journal the Word Bible published by Zondervan. Visit your local Christian bookstore or⁠⁠ journaltheword.com⁠⁠ to find a beautiful edition!