The Uplift Podcast: Recent Episodes
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"He said to them, 'Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money—not even an extra tunic.'" (Luke 9:3)
"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil." (Ecclesiastes 4:9)
" So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up." (Galatians 6:9)
"And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope..."
"See, this alone I found, that God made human beings straightforward, but they have devised many schemes." (Ecclesiastes 7:29)
"The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit." (Psalm 34:18)
"But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine." (Isaiah 43:1)
"Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.' When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.'"
[ I wrote an uplift for Good Friday last year and I really like it and thought it said all the things I believe are important about this day so I’m sending it again... ]
"Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed." (Isaiah 53:4-5)
"No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it." (1 Corinthians 10:13)
"Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing." (Psalm 100)
"See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him." (1 John 3:1)
"For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning." (Psalm 30:5)
"The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit." (Psalms 34:18)
"My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, 'Where is your God?'" (Psalms 42:3)
"How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?" (Psalm 13:1-2)
"They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream.It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit." (Jeremiah 17:8)
"For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you." (Isaiah 54:10)
"Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." (Philippians 4:8)
"For just as the sufferings of Christ are abundant for us, so also our consolation is abundant through Christ." (2 Corinthians 1:5)
"For if you keep silence at such a time as this, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another quarter, but you and your father’s family will perish. Who knows? Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this.” (Esther 4:14)
"But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people..." (Luke 2:10)
"When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us." (Luke 2:15)
"A voice cries out: 'In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.'" (Isaiah 40:3)
"and [Elizabeth] exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb." (Luke 1:42)
"Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your sight? You know, I too am watching, says the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:11)
"Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God." (Psalm 42:11)
"The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully." (2 Corinthians 9:6)
"With weeping they shall come, and with consolations I will lead them back, I will let them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble; for I have become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn." (Jeremiah 31:9)
"If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s." (Romans 14:8)
"For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness extends to the clouds." (Psalm 57:10)
"Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.” (Mark 10:27)
"Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord." (Psalm 27:14)
"People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, 'Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.'” (Mark 10:13-15)
"And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,
“See, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass them by... "
"Moses’ father-in-law said to him, 'What you are doing is not good. You will surely wear yourself out, both you and these people with you. For the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.'" (Exodus 18:17-18)
"Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help." (Psalm 146:3)
"the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters." (Genesis 1:2)
"The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." (Psalm 18:2)
"not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching." (Hebrews 10:25)
“I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted." (Job 42:2)
"Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind: 'Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me.'" (Job 38:1-3)
"They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper." (Psalm 1:3)
"For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. (Isaiah 30:15)
"Does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?" (Job 10:3)
"The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God." (Leviticus 19:34)
ALSO: Ex. 22:21; Ex. 23:9; Lev. 24:22; Ps. 146:9; Zech. 7:10
"Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live." (Ezekiel 37:5)
"For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope." (Jeremiah 29:11)