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March 6, 2025

Episode 2278 - Consider Your Ways part 2

Continuing our study in the Old Testament book Haggai. Today, we look at chapter 2:1-9 and see where God is encouraging them to keep on in their work of rebuilding the temple. He encourages them with words like “be strong”, “fear not”, “I am with...

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Feb. 27, 2025

Episode 2274 - do not focus on your mistakes focus on Jesus

Today, we take time and see what happens to Peter after he denied Jesus.

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Jan. 21, 2025

Episode 2252 - Strength That Counts

Ephesians 3:16-17, Paul is praying that we get the strength that only comes through the power of the Holy Spirit. That strength enables us to resist temptation, overcome trials and live for God. Have you received that strength?

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Dec. 30, 2024

Episode 2238 - Prepare to be Ridiculed

In the year 2025, will you join me as I desire to become more Christ-like. It means that I am going to get serious about my faith, and work on developing an intimate relationship with Jesus. What are some things we can expect to happen when we do...

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Sept. 19, 2024

Episode 2195 - Praise God in the Midst of Your Trial

Psalm 22:1-5, When was the last time you offered your praises to God? That is one sure fire way to stay focused in the middle of trials. In these verses, David helps us to keep focused on God during our trials.

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Sept. 16, 2024

Episode 2192 - You Are Sent

Romans 10:13-16, Paul addresses our calling to preach the Gospel. We need to preach the Gospel where God leads, yes, even on Social Media.

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Sept. 11, 2024

Episode 2190 - What We Were, What We Are and How To Stay That Way

Titus 3:3-9, Paul is teaching us about who we were before Christ, who we are after Christ, and how to stay in Him .

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Aug. 27, 2024

Episode 2182 - When Opposition Comes

Nehemiah 4:1-6. Opposition will come when you are doing what God called you to do. How do you handle it? Just like Nehemiah did. Listen in and find out how to handle opposition the Bible way.

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July 30, 2024

Episode 2165 - Be Strong

Ephesians 6:10-13, we must be strong in our faith if we are going to stand up in this evil world. Paul advises us to put on the whole armor of God, and that is the only way we can stand. Have you put on your armor today?

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July 8, 2024

Episode 2151 - Evidence of Faith

Selected Verses from Galatians 5. Paul teaches about the works of the flesh and how we have struggled to overcome them. He also teaches about the fruit of the Spirit, and how those qualities prove our faith. Which list, that Paul writes about, has...

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April 26, 2024

Episode 2109 - What Kind of Friend are You

Mark 2:1-12, we see the story of a crippled man whose friends brought him to be healed by Jesus. Because of a huge crowd, they could not get to Jesus, but that did not deter his friends. Listen to this episode and see what they did to get their friend...

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March 18, 2024

Episode 2086 - Characteristics of a Christian

In Psalm 34:12-24 David gives us several characteristics of a Christian. Things we must do if we want to live the life that God desires each of us to live. Are these characteristics found in your life?

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Feb. 8, 2024

Episode 2061 - Confidence

Psalm 27:1. In a world that seems to be losing confidence in itself, we can have confidence in God. In verse 1 of Psalm 27, we see David’s secret to having confidence in God.

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Jan. 23, 2024

Episode 2052 - Keepa Strong Faith

In today’s episode, I teach from several Verses that teach us how to Keep a Strong Faith. We need a strong faith to make sure we don’t abandon that faith.

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Jan. 22, 2024

Episode 2051 - Why People Abandon Their Faith

We had a big snow in East Tennessee last week. In fact, it’s still laying around today. While I was driving to work, I noticed cars abandoned on the side of the road. With the big snow and ice, some cars were not able to navigate the road, or make it...

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