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Pastor James has been a pastor for over a decade. Join him every week for a 20 minute or less devotion to help you grow in your walk with Jesus.
What are the foundational things in your life? Do you have any that are for rest? When it comes to the rest that we have in Christ and that we can have in Jesus daily, there are two foundational things that we must have in our lives. Without them, rest crumbles.
So, what are your limits? Do you know them? Do you stay within them? When it comes to rest, God has given us limits that if we don't stay within, then we are going to live from a place of unrest and hurry.
If you had a whole day that you did not have to do anything, what would you do? For us to rest and find the rest in Jesus that He promises us if we follow Him, we need more than just a few minutes a day. We need to slow down and rest with Him for a whole day. But, how do we do this?
Where would you say rest is found at? Do you think that our culture is one of promoting rest, a rest from within? Jesus promises us a rest for you soul if you come and follow Him and pattern your life after His. But is it worth it? How do we find rest in Jesus? Join us as we continue our series on rest as we see where rest is fostered at.
What is the pattern or order of your life? The things you do everyday and the way in which you do them? Did you know that Jesus had a pattern to His daily life? Join us as we continue our series "Rest for your Souls" as we look at the pattern of Jesus' life so we can follow it.
Life is filled with choices. Every day we have to make hundreds if not thousands of choices. One of the daily choices we make is to abide with Jesus or not. This choice impacts the rest that we have or don't have. Join us as we start to see how we can rest in Jesus
How would you define rest? What does rest look like for you? Where do you look for rest? In this message we see the second part of Jesus' invitation to rest as we start to see what the rest is that He is inviting us to. Join us as we see that a restful soul is found in the Savior of our soul.
What goes through your mind when you receive an invitation to something? I think for many of us we have a few questions that go through our minds. Jesus is inviting you to find rest for your souls in Him, but what does His invitation mean? What does it include? Join us as we see part one of Jesus' Invitation.
How tired are you? I don't mean that you just need a nap or a good night's sleep. But that from deep with in, from life, from work, from stress that you are just tired? Did you know that, Weariness breaks us but Christ Mends us? Join us as we start our new series, "Rest for your Soul.
Have you ever noticed the world is filled with people telling you that you can't do something? Because of this we have this thinking in many areas of life. But did you know that part of your identity in Christ is that the world says you can't, Christ says you can.
How hard have you tried to be accepted by others? I believe at some point in life we have all tried pretty hard to be accepted by others. Did you know though, that in Christ you have been accepted because you are loved? Join us as we see that our identity in Christ is that we are accepted?
We tend to have dreams that we run after. Perhaps something we want to accomplish or win. Other times it is something within that no one else knows about. Join us as we see that in Christ we don't have to dream about forgiveness because it is already a reality in Christ.
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When it comes to our identity, we see ourselves far to often in light of who we were. In Christ we are a new creation, born again. But what does that mean? Join us as we see that in Christ, part of our identity is a new creation.
Have you ever done something and were disappointed about it but later found out that it had better results than you thought? In life we look at our disappointments and we see ourself in them but our identity in Christ is not them. Join us this morning as we see that your identity is masterpiece not disappointment.
Life throws a lot of things at us that make us ask the question of "What?" Our purpose for life is one of those things that cause us to ask this question. Your purpose flows from your identity, but a wrong identity brings about a wrong purpose. Join us in this message as we take a look at our purpose that makes up our identity.
You live in a world of people that struggle with knowing who they are. We base our identity off of what we do or what we have and so much more and this leads to frustration. The truth of the matter is this, a true identity brings satisfaction not frustration. Join us as we start our new series, "Who am I?"
Battles come in life. From physical battles to spiritual battles and everything in between. Why do they come? How do we fight them? Well, God's people fight battles God's way. We are going to see that in this mornings sermon as we see the first ever battle in the history of the nation of Israel.
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Thirsty? Physically, spiritually, or both? Grab yourself a glass of water, sit down, and join us this morning in Exodus.
Have you ever found yourself not prepared for something? It is not a good place to be at. The nation of Israel found themselves in a place like that. They stopped worshiping the Lord and well started to complain. Join us as we see that worship prepares us for the wilderness in life.
Ever been stuck between a rock and a hard place? How about stuck between a sea and an army? That is where we find Israel today in the book of Exodus but it is in this, we see that difficulties develop dependence upon the Lord. Join us as we unpack the crossing of the red sea.
So, how has your year been? Are you looking forward to anything this coming year? In the answer of those questions where is Jesus at? God has given us one of the most practical gifts for our daily lives that we could ever get, yet we don't realize it. Join us as we end our series Blessed to Bless by seeing the presence of God as a gift in our lives.
Did you ever forget to open a present at Christmas? Maybe it got knocked behind the tree or under a pile of wrapping paper but you just did not see it. There is a gift that of Christmas that goes unseen in our lives and even this time of year. Join us as we take a look at an unseen gift of Christmas.
In life when we get a gift, we don't always use it. It finds its way into the basement or the closet and we never see it again. It is like that with at least one gift that God has given to us in Christ. Joy. Joy has been gifted to you but for some reason we are not joyful. Join us as we unpack the gift of Joy that God has given to us so that we can bless others with it.
Has anyone come to you and said, "I have been blessed and now I want to share that with you. Perhaps you down that with others. Did you know the Lord does that with you? The Lord has blessed you in order to bless others. Join us as we start our Christmas in July Series, "Blessed to Bless."
We live in a world that says "trust your gut." Is that good advice? It's not when it comes to our relationship with the Lord. Our emotions can lead us away from Jesus. So, what can we do to make sure we aren't lead astray? Join us in this message as we study the book of Nahum and see an "island of grace."
The day Pastor James was to preach this message there was a snowstorm causing church to be canceled. So Pastor James gave this message through his iPad to the church. Because of this the audio is a bit different in this episode. Join us for this conversation on Exodus 13:1-16
Have you ever made something your own? The color of a car? The cover of your books in High School? This morning as we make our way through Exodus 12, we see that the Time has come for you to make something else you own as well. Join us as we unpack that this morning.
Have you ever believed that one thing was causing an issue, but later found out that the cause was something different than you were thinking? When we look at Pharaoh, we think that his downfall was the plagues. However, it actually was a plague he had within. Join us in this sermon as we see what caused his downfall
Have you ever seen someone after some time has passed and you look at them and go, "they have changed." They went through a transformation of some kind that you did not see. In this sermon in Exodus 9 we are going to see a transformation that many don't see and some steps that we can take for the same transformation
Jesus would often come right out and speak the truth to people. Something we don't like today. But the truth is needed. In this weeks devotion we see Jesus call out some people as to why they sought Him out. Would Jesus say the something to you today? Why are you seeking Jesus?
Did you ever have to double check and see if someone did what they were supposed to do? Sometimes we can all be experts in making it look like we did something we didn't do at all. Pharaoh is a great example of this. Join us in this sermon as we go through Exodus 8.
How serious do you take warning signs? Do you ignore them? Give them a thought for a minute? Or do you do all that you can to see what they are about? In this sermon we take a look at some of the warning signs for Egypt and the nation of Israel in our series through Exodus.
How often do you prepare for things? Maybe you prep dinner for the whole week. We often prepare for many things in our daily lives but how often do you prepare yourself to spend some time with the Lord? It is something that has been challenging to me so I would love to hear how you do it.
We all need a Jethro in our lives. Now you might be asking, "Who is Jethro and why do I need one?" Good question. Jethro is Moses' father-in-law and he speaks into the life of Moses in a big way. Join us as we see why we need a Jethro in our lives?
One of the questions I get a lot of as a pastor is, "What does God want me to do?" Well, it is not that hard of a question to answer. In this episode we see three things that God wants to be part of your life and walk with Him.
Encouragement does not always come the way that we want or expect but, God does encourage us the way that we need to be encouraged. Join us in this sermon from Exodus 6.
One of the things we see in Job is the fact that his three friends do not bring Job any comfort in his suffering. By way of comparison we can learn how to minister to those that are hurting. So, what should we not do in our ministering to others?
Many times what seems to be a broken plan is the best plan! Join us in this sermon from Exodus 5.
Suffering is never fun. But it can help us to become more like Jesus. One of the people in Scripture we see this most in is Job. But what did Job do in his suffering that you and I can to help us suffer well for the glory of the Lord?
When you know in your heart that God knows you, that changes everything. Join us in this sermon from Exodus 4:18-31
Obedience fortifies faith while disobedience fortifies fear. As Moses meets God and starts to obey God this enables his faith in the Lord to grow. The same is true for you and I. Join us in this weeks sermon as we move through Exodus.
Blessing others is not always that hard of a task. We often think we have to give money or take people places in order to be a blessing to them. While that is being a blessing to others that is not the only way. There are ways you can bless others very practically in your daily life. Join us in this weeks devotion to see how.
In this sermon we are in Exodus chapter 3 as Moses meets God. What we see in this section is this, Proper knowledge initiates and sustains perseverance.
If you are like many people this time of year you have plans on change or resolutions for the new year. What about your heart though? How is it? Spiritually speaking how is your heart? Join us in this weeks episode as we talk about a heart check as we start the new year.
As we close down the year of 2023, we thought it might be a good idea to look back and give you the best of 2023 from us to you. So, over the last few days of 2023 we will release one episode from this past year as we look back but also ahead to 2024 and what the Lord has for us.
As we close down the year of 2023, we thought it might be a good idea to look back and give you the best of 2023 from us to you. So, over the last few days of 2023 we will release one episode from this past year as we look back but also ahead to 2024 and what the Lord has for us.
As we close down the year of 2023, we thought it might be a good idea to look back and give you the best of 2023 from us to you. So, over the last few days of 2023 we will release one episode from this past year as we look back but also ahead to 2024 and what the Lord has for us.
Join us as we look back over the best episodes of 2023. Today we look back at our episode "What Leads to Failure?"
As we close down the year of 2023, we thought it might be a good idea to look back and give you the best of 2023 from us to you. So, over the last few days of 2023 we will release one episode from this past year as we look back but also ahead to 2024 and what the Lord has for us.
One thing we need to know about our walk with Jesus is this, God's grace works in you while Satan works against you. We see that as Mose is at a crossroad in life. Ever been there? Join us in this sermon as we work out this principle.
Over the years I have been asked if it's ok to celebrate Christmas as a Christian because of the ties to paganism there are from dates to practices. Well, join me as we look into this and see some thing that Jesus himself did.
In this sermon, Pastor James starts a new series through the book of Exodus. We pray you would join us in this series.
Has the world told you that you are not smart enough or strong enough to do something? Well, they said the same thing about David's mighty men in the Old Testament. If the world has said that about you, you might just be the person the Lord is looking to use for something.
In the book of Jeremiah the Lord asks the nation of Israel a question and it is the same question He asks of you and I at times, "Why have you strayed from me?" Could you answer it? Join us in this devotion as we ask that question.
In this message we take a look at heaven as we wrap up the series "What's Next?" In times of hardship and loss heaven is something that we can rejoice in and be thankful of because of the finished work of Jesus.
Far too often we forget what Jesus prayed for in John chapter 17. He prayed for our unity. But for some reason we don't realize it. Unity within the body of Christ needs to be fought for but why? Join us in this weeks devotion as we talk about this.
What is the 1,000 year reign of Jesus? What will it be like? Who will be there? Join us in the next installment of the What's Next?" sermon series.
In this sermon Pastor James continues with the "What's Next?" series as we look at the coming judgment.
Have you ever wanted to give up? I think we all have. Did you know that there is a secret to not giving up in life? There is and we talk about it in this weeks devotion.
Has anyone every told you they forgive you but down the road they start talking to you like they did not forgive you? There is a way that we "forgive" others but it is really not forgiveness the way God has called you to forgive. So, when is forgiveness not forgiveness? Take a listen!
Making decisions get harder as you get older. But God gives us people in our lives that can help with this. Do you seek them or do you reject them? David gives us a lesson and getting and receiving wisdom even when it is not what he wanted to hear.
What is the second coming of Jesus? What takes place? When does it happen? Join us in this message as we look at the return of Jesus and the battle of Armageddon.
Having a quiet time with Jesus is so important to your relationship with Him, but why do we not have one? Join us in this devotion as we see one reason why we struggle with it.
In this message we take a look at the second part of the Tribulation period. If you missed the first part go back and take a listen.
Have you ever been yelled at? Got a letter in the mail or an email that was not all that nice? How did you respond to it? The is the key. Did you know, that your best response might just be no response to it? Join us in this weeks episode as we talk on this.
Who is the Antichrist and what roles does he play in the end times. Join us in this message as we take a look at him.
Who is Satan and what role does he play in the end times? Join us in this message as we talk about Satan and what he will be doing in the end times.
Have you ever had someone ignore you? If so, how did you get their attention? One man in the Bible actually sets another man's barley field on fire to get his attention. Not something I recommend. But, would God do something that loud in your life to get your attention?
The Tribulation period of the end times is something that has a lot of views on as to what will happen. But, what does the Bible actually tell us that the movies might not? Join us as we look at the first half of this period of time.
We have heard of the power of love but did you know that listening has a power as well? But listening is something that we as a people struggle with. How can we better listen? Join us as we talk about that in this week's episode.
What happens next? Join us as we start to talk about what happens next when it comes to end times events. First up is the rapture of the church.
Learning something new is not always the easiest thing to do. Prayer is one of those things people always want to know how to do. Join us as we wrap up this series on prayer.
Silence is often a needed thing in our lives. But silence is not something that should be in your life when it comes to your sin and your walk with the Lord. Silent sin brings with it many things that are not fun. Join us as we take a look at this in the life of David.
Jesus is known as the Man of Sorrows but did you know He was also the Man of Prayer? What can we learn from Jesus as we look at His prayer life?
Have you ever been angry at God? What did you do with those feelings? What are we to do with those feelings? Well, join us in this weeks episode as we talk about this.
One of the most important aspects of any relationship is communication. So, how is your prayer life with the Lord? Join us as we start a three week series on prayer.
In this episode we rerelease the most popular episode we have done here at Weekly Devotions with Pastor James in honor of publishing our 100th episode last week. Thank you!
We often let the pain of our current situation tell us that there is no future or hope for us. Jesus tells us something else.
When it comes to money what does the Bible say? Join us in part 1 of of a two part series on money. It is not so much about the money but the heart behind it.
Kindness is something that is missing in this world right now. Is it missing in your life? Are you and I supposed to be kind to others as we follow Jesus?
Did Jesus ever do something that was outside His normal behavior? Actually, He did. So, what did He do and what can we learn from it? Join us in this episode as we take a look at what Jesus did and why?
Have you ever wanted to do something for God that was good and godly and when you prayed about it God said, no, don't do it? How did you respond? The same thing happened to King David and we know how he responded. Join us as we see how we should respond when the Lord tells us no.
Do you take risks for the Lord? Or do you play things safer and wait on the Lord? What if I told you that you need to take more risks for the Lord? Join us in this weeks episode as we unpack this.
Failure is not fun. But if we can learn from our failure is it truly a failure? In this weeks episode we see what lead to Peter's failure and see that these same issues affect us.
When I was in High School I had a teacher that said, "Talking to yourself is ok as long as you don't answer yourself." Maybe he was right. But, who are you talking to in your life? If we are talking to ourself too much it causes us to forget two things. Join us to find out what!
Do you hate to wait? I do and my wife would agree with me. But God wants you and I to wait for Him at times. So how does waiting on the Lord look in your life?
In this episode I share a few things that I have learned in 20 years of marriage. Hope it's a blessing to you.
If you looked back on your life, would you have regrets? I think many of us would. In this message Paul looks back over his life and tells us that he is satisfied. That he has lived a fulfilled life. But how did he do that? Join us because he tells us that as well.
Paul tells us just how profitable the Word of God is this week. We think our greatest profit is found in money or time. But one of our greatest profits is found in and with the Word of God.
What are we to do in the midst of the madness that is life at times. Join us as we talk about that this week.
Paul gives is a lost "sign" of the last days in 2 Timothy 3:1-9. Do you see it around you? Do you see it in you? What is this lost "sign?" Join us and find out.
I think for many of us we want to be useful for the Lord but are we? Paul lets us in on what it looks like to be useful to the Master and what we are to do in order to be useful for Him in this week's episode.
What is your motivation? What drives you? Paul leans in and tells us what that ought to be and how to do it. Join us in this episode as we unpack this.
Have you ever been overwhelmed? I know I have. What does overwhelm cause in our lives and how do we overcome it and get back in focus? Join us as we unpack that question in this week's episode.
How do you persevere? Paul talks to Timothy about being strong and taking one step at a time. But how? Join us as we unpack this thought.
An unguarded deposit is a stole deposit. But what has God deposited to us and who is trying to steal it? Join us as we take a look and see that we are guardians of the word of God and that we need to hold on tight to His word.
Paul calls Timothy and you not to be ashamed of the testimony of Jesus Christ. If we are honest though, at times that is hard. Why is that? More importantly, how do we become more confident of Jesus in those times? Well, knowing Jesus produces confidence but not knowing Jesus produces uncertainty.
A crisis is not always a bad thing. Reasons being is this, a crisis causes us to refocus and hopefully that is back on Jesus. Join us as we take about a refocused walk with Jesus.
Sitting by the fire is something I love to do. But did you know you are called to stoke the fire that is within when it comes to following Jesus? Its hard though. We struggle at times. How do we do this? Well we talk about that in this weeks episode.
As we start a new year off, many struggle with what the year might hold for them. In this you get fearful and perhaps struggle with trusting the Lord. Did you know you can feed your trust of the Lord? Join us as I share three ways on how to feed your trust of the Lord.
At Christmas time we tend to sing some different songs. Songs that we love and for some, have special meaning to them. But why where the songs written? What do they mean? Join us this months as we look at Christmas through some of these songs.
At Christmas time we tend to sing some different songs. Songs that we love and for some, have special meaning to them. But why where the songs written? What do they mean? Join us this months as we look at Christmas through some of these songs.
At Christmas time we tend to sing some different songs. Songs that we love and for some, have special meaning to them. But why where the songs written? What do they mean? Join us this months as we look at Christmas through some of these songs.
At Christmas time we tend to sing some different songs. Songs that we love and for some, have special meaning to them. But why where the songs written? What do they mean? Join us this months as we look at Christmas through some of these songs.
Have you ever come across the right scripture at the right time in your life? God does that and I love it. The Lord brought Micah 5:4-5 to my mind the other week and it brought some great encouragement to me. Take a listen and I hope it encourages you as well.
As a father with a son battling health issues I have always been able to relate to the father in Mark 9. In Mark 9 Jesus heals a boy but also a man and his unbelief. This should spur a thankful heart in us that Jesus will meet us in our pain.
Trials, hardships or whatever you want to call them are not fun. We try to find ways to handle them but God has given us picture of how to handle them through the nation of Israel. Join us as we take a look at handling trials and seeing that they bring transformation.
So many things take place in life that makes us feel like we are not secure. Peter tells us that there is a way we can be secure in an unsecured world. Take a listen and see what Peter says secures us.
Motivation. What is yours? We all have different motivation at different seasons of life. But there is one thing that should always be motivation for us. Join us as we see what that is and what three things is should lead to in our daily lives.
When it comes to Satan many followers of Jesus struggle with his reality. Many struggle with how to handle his attacks against us. Should you engage Satan and battle him or just run from him? Join us in this episode as we talk about this issue.
Some times we just need encouragement in this life. Zephaniah 3:17 is one of those verses for me. If you need some encouragement join me as I just touch on this verse and see how God rejoices over you... yes you.
In last week's episode we started to talk about ways that can help us hear from the Lord better in our lives. Well, in this week's episode we continue that thought as we see five more steps that could help us hear from the Lord more in our lives.
Growing up my grandfather was hard of hearing. The T.V was up loud and a white light flashed whenever the phone rang. At times, our hearing is not what is should be with the Lord. So, how do we hear from God? What can we do to help better our hearing of the Lord? Join us in this episode as we start to see some steps we can take to help us hear from God.
Have you ever said, "I wish there was more time in a day!" I think many of us have. But, if there was more time in a day do you think you would get more done? In our world of hurry there is something that we have to do and if we do it, it helps us with everything else we need to do. What is it? Well, tune in a find out!
Over the last few weeks we have be talking about falling away from Jesus or backsliding as some say. This weeks episode is the last couple of steps you can take to help you move closer to Jesus instead of falling away. Take a listen!
In this episode we talk about 5 steps one can take to help them recover from falling away from Jesus.
Have you ever fallen down? I have. More than I would like to admit. But have you ever fallen away from Jesus? Meaning your walk, your relationship with Him is not as close as it once was. Why does this happen? How do we know this is taking place and even more, how do we recover from this? Join us in part 1 of recovering from backsliding in our walk with Jesus to find out.
What is the hardest thing you have ever had to do? Ezekiel had to go through one of the hardest things I think God called someone to do in scripture apart from Jesus. But in this, we see another trait of an unsung hero.
Who do you live for? For many that question has many answers. From a spouse to a child or for some even the bank account. But when it comes to an unsung hero, who should we be living for? Elisha shows us who that is.
Mary might not seem to be an unsung hero but in a way she is. Mary could have made it about herself but she did not. She shows us a great example of an unsung hero.
Some people are unsung heroes. They do something great but they are not really known or seen. There are a few in the scriptures we could say are unsung heroes. Benaiah is one of them. But what can we learn from them?
Have you ever gone through something and someone said "God does not give us more than we can handle." How did that make you feel? Is that statement true? Or does God really give us more than we can handle. Join us and find out.
Paul tells us to continue to live in Christ and be rooted and built up in Jesus. But how? Well, and overflowing sink shows us one way.
Faith is not easy. Faith is hard. Life is a struggle at times. You might already know that. There is a difficulty of faith but yet we are called to live by faith and not by sight. So how do we do this? In this sermon Pastor James talks how faith is giving everything to Jesus.
How do you see yourself? Do you see yourself through the lens of your sin and mistakes or through the lens of Jesus. Jesus gives us some encouragement in the calling of Levi that we need daily.
What grudge, pain, trial, hardship are you holding on to that someone else caused? Unforgiveness is a prison that holds far too many of us. Maybe even you. The good news though is this, there is a key to get out of it. Join us this week as Pastor James puts out a recent sermon on forgiveness.
Are you letting your failure define you? Often we do. You don't have to. Jesus is greater than your failure and it is Him who defines you. Join us as we take a look at the failure of Mark and see how he got back into following Jesus.
Ever feel like God is not going to meet you in the place you are? Scripture tells us that God's grace is tailor made for us and the situations we find ourselves in.
Sometimes we just need some encouragement. Sometimes we just need to stop running. Sometimes we need to look back and realize that we are being followed and in this case, that is a good thing.
If you are like me, there have been times in your life that you have been weary. Paul talks about weariness but also gives us some encouragement to move through it. What helps us to move through weariness?
In our last devotion on anxiety we are still talking about some ways we can fight back against anxiety in our lives. Hope it is a blessing to you!
Fighting against our anxiety is not always the easiest thing to do. But there are some ways that we can do just this. In this episode and the next, we will talk about some things we can do to fight against our anxiety.
Anxiety comes at us in so many ways. It helps to know how anxiety hits us and what causes it in our lives so that we can fight against it. In part 2 of our 4 part look at anxiety we continue talking about some of the things that cause anxiety in our lives.
Anxiety. Need I say more? Most of us battle with anxiety at times. Some struggle with anxiety daily. Where does it come from? What can we do to win the battle with anxiety? Join us in the next few devotions as we talk about anxiety and what we can do against it.
Ever have someone lay into you with their words? It's not fun nor easy. How do we receive, how do we process the hard and painful words someone might use to speak to us? Join us in this weeks devotion as we discuss how to receive the words we hear.
Depression often comes and we have no idea why or how to battle back. Join us in this devotion as we take a look at some reasons why depression comes and some steps to take to fight back.
Depression. No one likes it. No one wants to be depressed but it happens. Join us in part 1 of depression as we ask the questions is it real? Does depression make me less of a Christian if I battle it?
New year, new name? Have you ever been hurt by the words of someone else? Words are either a weapon or a tool. Join us in this weeks devotion as we talk about the words we say.
Loneliness is felt by so many people today. So much so, some say it is a pandemic. But what can we do about it? In this episode we talk a little bit on loneliness and what we can do about it.
People try finding value and worth in so many people or activities. Reason being is we struggle with realizing that we have value and worth. So many people think they don't have value or worth but Christmas shows us something else. Christmas, the birth of Jesus shows us that we do have value.
Christmas is a time of year that most people love. I am one of them. But there is a downfall to the Christmas season and many of us go down this road every year. What is the downfall of the Christmas season you might be asking? Well, join me as we dive into it in this episode.
The more I look at King Asa the more I see how far he crashed and burned. Join us in this episode to see one of the main reasons he crashed and burned in his walk with the Lord. The reason is the something you and I do in our lives more than we would like to admit.
I have always been told "Don't get old." Have you ever heard that statement? One of the things that we need to realize is that there is a snare that comes with age. This snare, if we fall into it keeps us from finishing well with Jesus. What is this snare you might ask? Well, we learn it from King Asa as we see what caused him to crash and burn.
One thing I learned from my time working in retail is that people change this time of year. Because of that, something starts to foster within us because of the craziness of life. That one thing keeps us from holiness and can drive us from Jesus. What is it you ask? Well, it's something we learn from Jonah that helped him crash and burn. Join us as we take a few minutes to learn from Jonah.
People need encouragement. Life gets hard. The greatest source of encouragement is the Lord and who He is and what He does. A great source of strength is knowing that the Lord keeps vigil.
In our last look at Samson we saw a few things that selfishness does in our life. We saw that selfishness secures our derailment in our walk with the Lord. One of the things that selfishness fosters though is anger. Join us as we take another look at Samson.
Samson is one of those people that cause you to look at them and ask, "Why do you keep doing this?" Samson crashed and burned big time with the Lord. But was the cause for us crash and burn? Join us as we talk about Samson and see his selfishness and what it causes.
I think learning from the mistakes of others is one of the greatest things we can do. In this episode we talk about Eli and what helped lead him to crashing and burning. What does a misplaced honor do in your life? Well, take a listen and see what it did in the life of Eli!
We struggle when God calls. I know I did. Moses and I were in the same boat as to why we struggled to obey God. Why did Moses Crash and Burn and what can we learn from Him? One is that our fear of the unknown keeps us unavailable to the all knowing God. Join us as we take a look at Moses.
Our desires can be a dangerous thing. David shows this to us. Join us as we see the crash and burn of King David as his unchecked desires decay his character from the inside out. Is that happening to you?
Life gives us so many chances to learn from the mistakes of others. The Bible is no different. God gives us the story of men and woman that we can learn from. Join us as we start to take a look at the life of some people in scripture and see how they crashed and burned with their walk with the Lord. Come be a part of the learning experience from King Saul.
Faith, it is one of those things that we struggle with. We are often surprised to hear or realize that someone in scripture had a shaky faith. That would be Gideon. Gideon had a shaky faith but God still used him. What can we learn and be encouraged by in the story of Gideon when it comes to a shaky faith?
Terms and Conditions are a fact of life. They are found in just about every aspect of day to day life. You have to read the fine print they say. But should they apply to our walk with Jesus? Are you setting terms and conditions in your following of Jesus?
Life is hard. We doubt God, His presence and His faithfulness. How can we know God is and will be faithful to us? Join us as we spend some time talking on this.
Marriage. Some much comes to mind when we hear this word. But, guarding our marriage may not be something that we think of. For us to guard our hearts we need to guard our marriage. Join us as we talked about guarding our heart by guarding our marriage. I will also give 4 ways for us to guard our marriage in this episode.
Why? Ever ask that question in light of something you are going through? You are not alone. I think all of us have. But, it might not be as bad as you think. God's faithfulness works in many ways. One way is it saves us. In this episode we see what at times might be the answer to the question of "Why?"
There is a three letter word that has become forbidden in our day and age. It is a word that gets people going but it is also something that when it is not handled right, it keeps us from Jesus. Join us as we talk about the forbidden three letter word of our day.
Have you ever heard that saying, "You are what you eat." Is it true? Does it play a role in our walk with Jesus? Join us this week as we take a look at what we feed ourselves and how that impacts our walk with Jesus.
Boredom is never good. But for some reason we find ourselves bored more than we would like to admit. The problem is that Satan is waiting for us to be bored so that he can attack us. Join us as we take a look at boredom and what can cause it in our lives so that we can guard against it.
Ever feel like your plate is to full? God might think so as well. In our walk with Jesus we are called to be fruitful not busy. There is a difference. In this episode we talk about the biblical principle of pruning and how it helps us in our walk with Jesus. Join us!
Priorities, do you have them? Do they matter? Priorities matter greatly in our walk with Jesus and in our daily lives. They help guard our heart. Join us in this episode as we talk about priorities and the need to know what they are for our health and growth in Christ.
What would you rather have, more time or productivity? Ever think that if we are more productive we would have more time? In this week's episode we take a look at why time management is important to guarding our hearts and our walk with Jesus.
In this weeks episode we pick up where we left off on with pride. One area of pride that we struggle with is a pride before and with God, especially in our suffering. But we can have humility.
Pride... is there any other word that can hit us in the gut or that we ignore? Pride is one of those things that will attack our hearts and leave us unguarded in this life. The sad part is these attacks of pride come from within. So how do we see and guard against pride in our life? Join us as we take 2 episodes and talk about pride. Please subscribe, like, follow and leave a comment. We would love to hear from you!
2020 has been a year where community has changed for us. It has changed in how it looks, how we interact in community and even the loss of community. In this episode we talk about the need for community as we try to guard our hearts.
In last weeks episode we started to talk about worship and how it helps us to guard our hearts. We continue that talk in this weeks episode. How does worship help you in your walk with Jesus? Let us know!!
Worship is so much more than singing songs. Worship is all that we do. Worship is also a way we guard our hearts. Worship is so important in our walk with Jesus but yet it gets pushed to the back of our walk with Christ. I think, because we don't understand worship or see the importance of it. Join us as we take two episodes to talk about worship and guarding our hearts. Let us know what you think.
One of the greatest ways for us to guard our heart is to spend time in the Word of God. But for many, they don't think it is that important. Trying to guard our heart without the word of God is like trying to win the Super Bowl with one player on your team, its not going to happen. Join us as we talk about guarding our hearts by being in the Word of God.
Prayer is an aspect of our walk with Jesus that tends to get over looked. Prayer is a great way for you and I to guard our heart as we walk through this life. Join us as we get into part two of guarding our heart through prayer.
Prayer is so important for us. Prayer is a weapon, a tool that God has given to us to not only build our relationship with Him but to also guard our well, our heart. Join us in this episode as we start a two part series on prayer. Join us!
One of the reasons that our heart gets attacked and polluted is simple, we are to tired. We cannot guard our heart or anything if we are falling asleep. Join us as we talk about guarding our heart by getting some rest.
Walking with the Lord is not always easy. It is not always easy to guard our hearts as well in that walk. At times we wrestle with the Lord. Should we wrestle with Him? How do we walk through this? Join us as we talk about wrestling with the Lord.
Grief is something that we all go through. Grief comes in many ways. From the death of a loved one to divorce, to a call from the doctor. The question is not will we have grief but how will we respond to it and guard our hearts in the process. Join us as we talk on this.
Life throws so much at us. We need to be watchful at what we allow in and what we do. Peter calls us to be watchful so that we can guard our hearts.
Guarding the Well may not be a name one would think of for a podcast. So, what is up with the name? Join us as we unpack the meaning behind the name, "Guarding the Well"
In episode 1 we talk about where and why this podcast came about. Join us as we start this journey to a healthier walk with Jesus together.