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EPISODE 299 CHARACTERISTICS OF SPIRITUAL FATHERS

Mt. 3:16-17 After Jesus was baptized, He came up immediately out of the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he (John) saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him (Jesus),
and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased and delighted!”

Jn.5:19-23 So Jesus answered them by saying, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself [of His own accord], unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever things the Father does, the Son [in His turn] also does in the same way.
For the Father dearly loves the Son and shows Him everything that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him greater works than these, so that you will be filled with wonder.
Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life [and allows them to live on], even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.
For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment [that is, the prerogative of judging] to the Son [placing it entirely into His hands],
so that all will give honor (reverence, homage) to the Son just as they give honor to the Father. [In fact] the one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who has sent Him.
HAY LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS!

EPISODE 298 DESPISE NOT THE CHASTENING OF THE LORD

Heb.12:5-12 and you have forgotten the divine word of encouragement which is addressed to you as sons, 
“MY SON,  DO NOT MAKE LIGHT OF THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, 
AND DO NOT LOSE HEART and GIVE UP WHEN YOU ARE CORRECTED BY HIM;
FOR THE LORD DISCIPLINES and CORRECTS THOSE WHOM HE LOVES, 
AND HE PUNISHES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES and WELCOMES [TO HIS HEART].”
You must submit to [correction for the purpose of] discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
Now if you are exempt from correction and without discipline, in which all [of God’s children] share, then you are illegitimate children and not sons [at all].
Moreover, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we submitted and respected them [for training us]; shall we not much more willingly submit to the Father of spirits, and live [by learning from His discipline]?
For our earthly fathers disciplined us for only a short time as seemed best to them; but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.
For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems sad and painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness [right standing with God and a lifestyle and attitude that seeks conformity to God’s will and purpose]. LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!

EPISODE 297 THANKS TO GOD WHO GIVES US THE VICTORY

1Co. 15:57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory [as conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ.
2Co. 2:14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
We always have the victory in Christ, let us believe it and walk
it out by faith in the finished work of Christ on the cross.
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EPISODE 296 STOP BEING PERPETUALLY UNEASY (ANXIOUS AND WORRIED) ABOUT YOUR LIFE

Mt.6:25-26 “Therefore I tell you, stop being worried or anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted) about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, as to what you will wear. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow [seed] nor reap [the harvest] nor gather [the crops] into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they?
HEY LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS!

EPISODE 295 LIVING IN HIS PRESENCE IS FULLNESS OF JOY

Eph. 5:17-21 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
LIVING IN HIS PRESENCE, LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!

EPISODE 294 WHOLLY FOLLOWING THE LORD

Deut.1:35-36 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.
What a great affirmation to have God say about you, let’s make that our goal, to so live our lives that God could say that about us. DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT? JOIN ME NOW!

EPISODE 293 THE MUCH MORE THAN ABUNDANT CHRISTIAN LIFE

Ro. 5: 8-10 But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Therefore, since we have now been justified [declared free of the guilt of sin] by His blood, [how much more certain is it that] we will be saved from the wrath of God through Him.
Ro. 5:17 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, it is much more certain, having been reconciled, that we will be saved [from the consequences of sin] by His life [that is, we will be saved because Christ lives today].For if by the trespass of the one (Adam), death reigned through the one (Adam), much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in [eternal] life through the One, Jesus Christ.
Jn.10:10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].
LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS ABUNDANT LIFE!

EPISODE 292 HOW CAN WE KNOW IT IS GOD SPEAKING TO US?

Am. 3:7 Certainly the Lord GOD does nothing
Unless He reveals His secret plan
To His servants the prophets.
Jn. 15:15 I do not call you servants any longer, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you [My] friends, because I have revealed to you everything that I have heard from My Father.
Jer. 33:3 ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’
Are you ready for God to show you these great and mighty things?

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EPISODE 291 BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING

Ps. 37:3-6 Trust in the LORD and do good; 
Live in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Delight yourself in the LORD; 
And He will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the LORD, 
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
He will bring out your righteousness as the light, 
And your judgment as the noonday.
LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!

EPISODE 290 JESUS HAS DELIVERED US FROM THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH

Ro. 7:24-25 e. ⁠24⁠Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? ⁠25⁠Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ro. 8:1-2 New Living Translation⁠ Par ▾ ⁠
Life in the Spirit
⁠1⁠So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. ⁠2⁠And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. PRAISE GOD FOR HIS DELIVERANCE! LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!