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Causes of anxiety and depression and how to beat them: Part I
January 24, 2023 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MBALC Recommends: Accountability in an ALC Small Group “There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.” - Isaiah 48:22 ESV “Go out from Babylon, flee from Chaldea, declare this with a shout of joy, proclaim it, send it out to the end of the earth; say, “The Lord has redeemed his servant Jacob!” They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and the water gushed out.” - Isaiah 48:20-21 ESV
[Money Monday]: How can you multiply your money with Jesus' wisdom?
January 23, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB“By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.” - Proverbs 24:3-4 ESV
What would Jesus say?: Can we share peace with people around us?
January 20, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB“I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.” - John 17:15 ESV
Peace is available in Jesus. This is how you access it. (Part 3)
January 19, 2023 12:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB“But you have increased the nation, O Lord, you have increased the nation; you are glorified; you have enlarged all the borders of the land.” - Isaiah 26:15 ESV
Peace is available in Jesus. This is how you access it. (Part 2)
January 18, 2023 12:00 - 8 minutes - 8.09 MB“O Lord our God, other Lords beside you have ruled over us, but your name alone we bring to remembrance.” - Isaiah 26:13 ESV
Peace is available in Jesus. This is how you access it.
January 17, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MB“O Lord, you will ordain peace for us, for you have indeed done for us all our works.” - Isaiah 26:12 ESV “Lord, you will grant us peace; all we have accomplished is really from you.” - Isaiah 26:12 NLT
[Money Monday]: How to control spending to bless Jesus’ people
January 16, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB“Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.” - Proverbs 21:20 ESV “The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.” - Proverbs 21:20 NLT
What would Jesus say?: Does God want to give you fresh vision this year?
January 13, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” - Luke 12:32 “Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” - Luke 12:33-34
How this offering for peace will change your life forever
January 12, 2023 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.79 MB“For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.” - Isaiah 43:3
How this promise of peace will change your life forever
January 11, 2023 12:00 - 12 minutes - 12 MB“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” - Isaiah 43:2
How this command for peace will change your life forever
January 10, 2023 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.64 MB“But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” - Isaiah 43:1 ESV
[Money Monday]: What are the benefits of paying yourself first?
January 09, 2023 12:00 - 9 minutes - 9.01 MB“Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.” - Proverbs 3:9-10 ESV
What Would Jesus Say?: Is seeing a doctor or healthcare provider a sign of no faith? Is it sin/wrong to see a doctor or other healthcare provider?
January 06, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB---
What would Jesus say?: How can you benefit from a January fast?
December 30, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.42 MB“And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.” - Matthew 9:15 ESV
How feasting and fasting together bring more clarity to our community
December 29, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MB“Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles Lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority ...
How both feasting and fasting together help your community grow
December 28, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.46 MB“Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing, it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” - Matthew 26:26-28 ESV
How both feasting and fasting help us grow in Jesus
December 27, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 9.25 MBALC Recommends: Holy and Wholistic Health by Jon Clark, M.D “And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.” - Matthew 9:15 ESV
[Money Monday]: 4 ways to budget with success in Jesus
December 26, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB“For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.” - Luke 14:28-30 ESV
What would Jesus say?: How can you experience more peace and joy at Christmas?
December 23, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.87 MB“Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” - John 16:24 ESV
How does God work through tragedy for the greater good?
December 22, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.72 MB“But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.” And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee.” - Matthew 2:19-...
Why God works through tragedy to bring new hope for people
December 21, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 9 MB“Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.” - Matthew 2:17-18 ESV
How God works through tragedy to bring new hope for people
December 20, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBALC Recommends: ALC Sunday Christmas Service at 10AM “Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.” - Matthew 2:16 ESV
[Money Monday]: What kind of rewards can you expect for generous giving?
December 19, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.” - 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 ESV
What would Jesus say?: Should you bring your family to church on Christmas day?
December 16, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.88 MB“Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, but Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." And he laid his hands on them and went away.” - Matthew 19:13-15 ESV
This is how God fulfills prophecy through your faith today
December 15, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 9.07 MB"Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him. And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.” - Matthew 2:13-15
This is how God fulfills prophecy through your obedience today
December 14, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 9.11 MB"Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him. And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.” - Matthew 2:13-15
This is how God fulfills prophecy through your actions today
December 13, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBALC Recommends: Holy & Wholistic Health: Health Pearls for the Whole Person by Dr. Jonathan Clark MD https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Wholistic-Health-Pearls-Person-ebook/dp/B0BNGN19TD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IQ1QQJK97WQA&keywords=holy+and+wholistic&qid=1669743769&sprefix=holy+and+wholistic%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-1 "Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for H...
[Money Monday]: How can you be grateful while spending money at Christmas?
December 12, 2022 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MB"One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry, everything bitter is sweet." - Proverbs 27:7
What would Jesus say?: Does God reward shrewdness with money?
December 09, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB“The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.” - Luke 16:8 ESV
How can you grow in devotion to God and skill with finances?
December 08, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutes - 12 MB“No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” - Luke 16:13 ESV
Practical ways that will help you be faithful with other people’s money
December 07, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MB“And if you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?” - Luke 16:12 ESV
How can you avoid financial failure and be faithful in Jesus?
December 06, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB“If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?” - Luke 16:11 ESV
[Money Monday]: Why is managing money a skill rather than a gift?
December 05, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MB“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.” - Luke 16:10 ESV
What would Jesus say?: Is there a Bible lesson in the song Mr. Grinch?
December 02, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB“He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” - Luke 14:12-14 ESV
4 Practical steps that empower you to give up everything to follow Jesus: Part III
December 01, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB“...that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.” - Philippians 3:10-11 ESV
4 Practical steps that empower you to give up everything to follow Jesus: Part II
November 30, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 9.09 MB“...and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—” - Philippians 3:9 ESV
4 Practical steps that empower you to give up everything to follow Jesus: Part I
November 29, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.81 MBALC Recommends: The Blessed Life by Robert Morris "Have you ever wished you could multiply your money? Well, I have wonderful news for you: God is able to do it." “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ” - Philippians 3:7-8 ESV
[Money Monday]: How is money a test from God?
November 28, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB“If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?” - Luke 16:11 ESV
What would Jesus say?: Can the Christmas season help people find Jesus?
November 25, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MB“For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.” John 6:40, 44 ESV
How generous giving make you more thankful and loyal in Jesus: Part II
November 24, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.82 MB“I have received full payment and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.” - Philippians 4:18 ESV
How generous giving make you more thankful and loyal in Jesus: Part I
November 23, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.86 MB"Even in Thessalonica, you sent me help for my needs once and again. Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.” - Philippians 4:16-17
How does generous giving make you more loyal to Jesus?
November 22, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.47 MBALC recommends: Blessed Life by Robert Morris "You cannot outgive God." "And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into a partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only.” - Philippians 4:15 ESV
[Money Monday]: Does God promise to meet every financial need we have?
November 21, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB“And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 4:19 ESV
What would Jesus say?: Are we supposed to do greater works than Jesus did?
November 18, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.” - John 14:12-14 ESV
How can God work Jesus in you for something greater?: Be Glad and Rejoice
November 17, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB“...for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." "Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.” - Philippians 2:13, 17-18 ESV
How can God work Jesus in you for something greater?: Holding Firm
November 16, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB“...for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." "...holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.” Philippians 2:13, 16 ESV