1500 Words: Recent Episodes
Pastor Jared Clements
1500 Words is a podcast designed to be an encouragement to those of us who are in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ or are perhaps interested in giving their lives to Jesus Christ. I'll begin with my testimony over several episodes and then we'll get in to studying the Word of God in simple to understand teachings with practical examples.
Each episode is designed with the framework of 15 minutes in mind. Previously when writing sermons I realized that each minute represented about 110 words and so 1500 words seemed an appropriate amount of time which in turn led to the title.
Music is courtesy of Silas Angelino
Taken from Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy considered themselves to be bondservants of Jesus Christ...They were willing to lay down all they were that they might serve the One that had done so much for them.
Taken from Acts 26:28 as Paul speaks to King Agrippa. This was a king that was close to making a decision for Christ and yet he refused to believe.
Check out this 2 minute encouragement that talks about the power of your personal testimony.
We live in a society that constantly rejects and discards the Word of God. As believers we must adhere to what the Word says and hold it near to our hearts.
Here we have a small portion of Sunday's sermon that focuses in on the issue of pride and the need to simply focus on giving all honor to the Lord in our lives.
Today we'll talk about praying for those who are sick, confessing our sins one to another, the effective prayers of those who are righteous, Elijah and helping a brother or sister that has wandered from the truth to return from the error of their way.
This week we'll talk about our need to be patient as we wait for the coming of the Lord. We'll talk about the farmer and his example of patience. We'll talk about our need to establish our hearts for the coming of the Lord is at hand. James will give us several exhortations on our behavior towards one another and the need to simply let our yes be yes and our no be no.
Today we'll be talking about pride one last time as James speaks of the pridefulness of assuming that tomorrow is promised. Pride says I'll make decisions based on what I want and when I want, while humility says Lord you are the Master of my life and I will do as you say. James will also deal with the rich once again admonishing them to do right with what they have.
This week we'll continue to talk about pride and humility as James gives us an incredible promise. If we submit to God and resist the devil he will flee. James will challenge us to have the right attitude and heart, to be sober as we go through life and to refuse to speak evil of another brother.
We'll pick up where we left off two weeks ago as James was talking about worldly wisdom and the wisdom that comes from above. If we walk in the world's ways we'll find ourselves with all kinds of problems and we'll find that we don't even really care all that much about what God thinks. James says those who don't even pray about the things they have need of and that pray with the wrong motive were as adulterers and adulteresses in their relationship with Jesus.
This week we'll take a break from the book of James and we'll expand some things that we studied in our service this past Sunday in Luke 8. The Lord set the demoniac free in the region of the Gadarenes. This topical podcast will give some further scriptures to think about when it comes to the topic of demons.
This week we'll continue to talk about our tongues and James will give us some simple things to think about. He'll talk about springs of water and how fresh and bitter water does not come from the same spring. He'll talk about trees and the fruit they bear as well. Then we'll talk about wisdom and there are two kinds of wisdom. The kind that comes from above and the worldly wisdom of this earth.
This week we'll begin a new topic in our study of James as our tongues come into focus. We'll see James use three examples in relation to the power of the tongue, we'll talk about the need for those who teach to realize the seriousness of the words they use and we'll talk about how the Lord changes our words and the things that proceed from our tongues as we simply grow in our faith and are filled with His Spirit.
This week we'll finish the second chapter of James. We'll look at several different example of faith and works assisting each other as we seek to complete God's will for our lives. We'll look at what Abraham discovered in his life as he first believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness and then later on in his life as the Lord asked him to sacrifice his son we'll see that the works of obedience followed. We'll talk about demonic faith and the faith of Rahab as well.
This week we'll come to one of the well known sections of the book of James. James asks a question, what good does it do to say we have faith and then have no works? Can that type of faith save a person? We'll focus on just that one verse this week and I think we'll get some good lessons from it.
Join us this week as we continue to study through the book of James. We'll continue our discussion about being rich and poor, showing favoritism and learning to love the way the Lord would have us to love others.
Pure and undefiled religion, don't judge others, preferring others, Let's not get in the way of what God wants to do, Let's pray for revival.
Today we'll talk about the need to get rid of filthiness and all wickedness from our lives and receive with humility God's Word. We'll also talk about how we need to not just hear the Word but to actually do something about it, if we don't we are deceived James says.
Don't be deceived!, All good gifts come from above, Our Father never changes, Learn to listen, Talk less, Get rid of wrath towards others.
Temptation, Being rewarded, It's not God's fault, Your flesh will try to drag you away, Be warned sin will destroy.
Learning to have the right mindset whether poor or rich, contentment, worldly riches are fading, remember the glory that is waiting for you
Trials, Joy, Patience, Maturity. James challenges the dispersed to have the right attitude.
This week we'll begin a verse by verse and line by line study of the book of James. We'll do a short introduction today and we'll take a look at the first 1.
Ephesians 2:1, Ephesians 2:4-5, Heb. 13:3, James 1:17, Phil. 4:4, Psalm 19:1-3, Psalm 136
Rev. 12:10, Romans 6:14, Psalm 103:11-12, Isaiah 1:18, Romans 8:13, 2 Peter 1:3-4, Philippians 1:6, James 5:16
Romans 8:1, Romans 3:23, Romans 5:6-8, Romans 6:14, Romans 6:23, Romans 7:24-25, John 8:10-11
We'll compare Joseph with some of the things we learn about trials in 1 Peter.
Scripture References:
1 Peter 1:3-5, 1 Peter 1:6-8, 1 Peter 1:11, 1 Peter 1:13, 1 Peter 2:20-23 , 1 Peter 3:13-18, 1 Peter 4:1-2, 1 Peter 4:12-16, 1 Peter 4:19, 1 Peter 5:8-11
How we came to Kansas. The end of Season 1 of our podcast as Pastor Jared completes his testimony.
We were back from the missions field in a time of uncertainty but God had a plan as He worked in our lives
Join us as we head out to the missions field this week as we continue with Pastor Jared's testimony.
Let's talk missions. Today's episode begins how the Lord called Stephanie and I to missions and how the process went for us.
This week we'll cover about 6 years and we'll talk about being faithful and working unto the Lord.
In this episode I'll discuss how I met my wife at bible college and how our relationship developed and eventually ended in marriage. I'm a blessed man for certain.
This week we'll talk a little bit about spiritual gifts and my experience with the charismatic side of things. We must learn to seek the Giver and not the gifts themselves.
This week we'll be talking about learning to be content in what the Lord allows in our lives and how the Lord spoke to me about the next step in my journey of faith.
Sanctification is a process...I was learning that following Jesus meant lots of changes in my life. Join me today as I talk about some of my first experiences as a believer in Jesus and how the Lord brought discipline into my life to continually get my attention.
We are arriving at the point I gave my heart to the Lord. I am so thankful for His enduring love, patience and grace towards myself.
Welcome to Episode 5 of 1500 Words. This week I'll be talking about how the Lord finally brought me to that place where I submitted to going to Teen Challenge. So very thankful for how He has worked. Even though I was thoroughly stubborn He was determined to grab hold of my heart and life.
In today's episode I'll continue my story discussing the Lord battling for my heart and life. So thankful He pursues us daily not willing that any should perish but that all would come to repentance.
In Episode 3 this week we'll talk about how we each have a God sized hole in our hearts that only the Lord Jesus can fill. I'll discuss my Junior and Senior year in high school focusing on a specific incident that occurred.
Welcome to episode 2, I believe the Lord has a word here for those that are in the midst of the storm, perhaps you feel all alone...I'll be sharing something from my life where the Lord definitely reminded me that if we are in Him we are not alone.
Music courtesy of Silas Angelino.
Welcome to a new podcast. My name is Jared Clements and I am the pastor at Calvary Chapel of Johnson County in Olathe, KS. Today we'll begin this podcast with part 1 of my testimony. Music courtesy of Silas Angelino