Finish Last
85 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -Finish Last has a 3-fold purpose which is of the following:
First, have Scripture be the foundation of each episode.
Second, use a real world example to compare for that Scripture.
Third, issue a challenge to each listener to apply what we learned from the episode to help grow their faith in Christ!
The overall goal of the podcast is to learn to live like Jesus in the modern world.
Each episode is designed a devotional audio book to make for easy listening but impactful application on your life! If you are ready to make a difference for Christ in the modern world, then this is the podcast for you!
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Episodes
Having a Solid Foundation with special guest Jennifer Perez
December 09, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 23.9 MBLife has its moments we wish we could avoid. Moments that give us anxiety or depression depending on that end result. What if though we had a strong foundation of faith in Jesus? Would that make a difference to overcome the trials we face in our life? Please join us in our interview with Jennifer Perez. Jennifer, a blogger and author, tells us about her experiences with infant loss and how God used that to show that He can be in all things! For our challenge, we focus on 1 Peter 5...
The Importance of Faithfulness
December 02, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutes - 25.1 MBHave we ever given thought to how being truly faithful to God can have an amazing impact on our life? In this episode, we discuss the importance of faithfulness with fellow podcaster, Jenna Erlandson. Jenna, host of the Bridge of the Faithful, tells us why faithfulness is such a big part of her life and what impact it could have on ours! For our challenge, we focus on Matthew 25:14-30 and how we can apply what God has given to us to help us become more faithful to Christ!
Finding God's Voice in the Ordinary
November 18, 2020 13:43 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MBHave you ever thought that God could only speak to you in obvious ways such as miraculous signs or something drastic happens in your life? What if God was trying to speak in you in small ways, but you are missing it? Today, we will focus on Elijah when he heard the still small voice of God. We learn that taking a step back can actually help us seek out God's voice! For our challenge, we strive to focus on finding God in the ordinary and listen to that calling even if we might not like i...
Having the Right Perspective with special guest Angie Orth
November 12, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 24.1 MBPerspective can truly impact how you look at life as well as what you value as important. Perspective can also vary depending on if you are looking from a heavenly view or an earthly view. Please join us as our guest, Angie Orth, describes how God showed her that having the right perspective can truly make all the difference. Angie shares her experiences as a recovering agency publicist and how God has shaped her through all of her experiences! For our challenge, we focus on Psalms ...
Our True Hope
November 04, 2020 12:00 - 14 minutes - 17.4 MBLife makes us want to believe in the here and now. Things like the civil rights movement and the political race often makes us want to pick a side and "win" the debate. However, what if God has something bigger than the here and now. Join us as we explore our we can apply Hebrews 13 in our modern world and how placing our hope in Jesus has infinite possibilities!
How to Walk out Your Calling with special guest, Didier Deras.
October 28, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutes - 23.4 MBAre you searching for your calling in life? Have you ever thought what happens after I find out what my calling is? How do I proceed? Join us with special guest, Didier Deras, as we discuss this topic. Be inspired as Dider, host of the Blessed not Stressed Podcast and author of "Walk Toward Your Calling" shares his perspective on how to actively walk in your calling and grow in your faith! Be challenged to use your calling for something bigger than you can possibly imagine!
The Importance of Renewing Your Mind with special guest Christie Bowden
October 21, 2020 11:54 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MBHave you ever felt like you were not in the purpose God has called you to be in? What if there was a way to find peace in your calling by daily renewing your mind through Jesus and through improving your health and wellness. Join us as we discuss this with our guest, Christie Bowden, who is an occupational therapist as well as the host of the Deeper Well Podcast. Be encouraged by her story of striving to follow Jesus and find out how taking care of your own needs at times will help you co...
The Impact of Connection
October 15, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes - 27 MBHave you ever felt distant from God or felt like you weren't connecting the way you should? What if we could look to modern times to find those connections? Come join as our special guest, JD Souder, a physical therapist and podcast host of the Devotional Doctors, joins the show! Listen as he provides how his position as a physical therapist has shown him how important it is to make a connection with people to truly make an impact not only in his job but with his faith. Be challenged as ...
Letting God be the Judge
October 07, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutes - 15.9 MBIt is so easy in life to focus on judging others. We often judge people by what they have, what they do, or who they align themselves with. However, I want us to realize that we are as humans do not have a right to judge others; only God has that right! Let's dive into the story of the adulterous woman in John 8 and how that story is still relevant today in our lives! Be challenged by giving that judging attitude to God and how free you can feel when you let God be the ultimate judge in ...
Acting out your Faith with special guest Tyler D. Smith
October 01, 2020 11:00 - 25 minutes - 22.3 MBHave you ever felt that your faith didn't feel real? Maybe that is because we only talk of our faith and not ACT out our faith! Listen as special guest, Tyler D. Smith, joins the show to give us insight on James 2:26 and ways to show your faith in your works. Also, learn the inspiration behind his book, "Searching for Seven", and how it can help you grow in your faith in Jesus! For more information on his book, please go to www.searchingforseven.com
Looking for Joy
September 21, 2020 11:00 - 13 minutes - 13 MBLife has a tendency to focus on the depressing. Just listening to the news can ruin a great day or one bad thing that happened to you can destroy a whole lot of good feelings that you had built up. What I want us to focus on is that joy can be found anywhere! Joy can be found in pain and in even a pandemic! We will focus on many different Scriptures of joy as well as detail stories that do not get highlighted by the mainstream media. Our challenge has a goal of striving to look for the ...
Using your God-given Gifts with special guest John Stange
September 16, 2020 12:23 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBWe all have gifts that God has given us to use, but have you thought that God can use anything to help you build your faith and help your life center on God in the process! Join us with special guest, John Stange, who enlightens us on the many ways God can use your gift to do amazing things! As a professor, pastor, and podcaster, John has experience many ways to life out his life for Jesus and to glorify God in all that he does. Our challenge is focused on 1 Peter 4:10-11 in that we should...
Going the Extra Mile
September 14, 2020 12:33 - 12 minutes - 17.3 MBHave you ever been wronged by someone and the first thought was to wrong them back? I want us to look at how Jesus would respond to being wronged? We will examine Matthew 5:38-42 and how we can go the extra mile with people in our lives! Be challenged by the fact that Jesus is our standard and that standard is worth chasing after.
Finding Beauty in the Pain
September 09, 2020 12:59 - 32 minutes - 27.5 MBHave you ever been frustrated with the situation you have been in? It is frustrating and we can feel as if God is not helping us out of a place that we want get get out of; however, what if God has where we are at for a reason? For our interview, we talk with Brenna Jo Blain who is the podcast host of "Can I say that?" Be encourage as she shares her journey of faith and how God has shown her how great God is even in the worst times of her life. For our challenge, we focus on the truth th...
Being the Rock in other's lives with special guest Randy Knie
September 03, 2020 13:09 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBBeing a pastor can be stressful at times especially with all the recent changes that have occurred this year. Be encouraged as we listen to the story of Randy Knie and how God led him to be a pastor. Learn how Randy continually goes to God for guidance to help him lead others and how we can apply that to our lives! Also, learn about Randy's podcast, A pastor and a preacher walk into a bar, and what their goal is with their listeners! God bless you my friends!
My thoughts on the Jacob Blake shooting
September 01, 2020 13:02 - 12 minutes - 15.8 MBRecently, 40 miles from where I live, there was a police shooting of a man named Jacob Blake. This shooting has caused more division and strife in almost all our communities. I want to look into how Jesus would respond and discuss the topic of "Agape" love. For more information on the challenge, please go to https://weraceahead.com/participate/
Strong Women of Faith, part 5 with special guest, Pastor Shelly Schmor
August 26, 2020 03:07 - 29 minutes - 23.6 MBHave you ever felt an amazing calling on your life, but don't know what Jesus is trying to tell you? In today's episode please be inspired by our guest, Shelly Schmor, who is the discipleship pastor of Brew City Church. Learn what she had to overcome and be encouraged that if God means it to be then it will happen! For our challenge, let your faith grow under the story of Mary and Martha and how Jesus has a job for each of us in our lives!
The power of Community
August 24, 2020 13:09 - 17 minutes - 23 MBBeing a Christian in this world is hard, but it is so much harder when you try to follow Jesus alone. Be motivated by today's talk about joining a local community of faith! Learn how to integrate yourself into an established community or if you already part of a community, learn how to grow that community! This journey was not meant to traveled alone and as Jesus says, "Where there are 2 or 3 gathered in My name, there I am with them."
Strong Women of Faith Part 4: A Journey of Faith with special guest Kelly Baader
August 19, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 29.6 MBJoin us as we learn to walk by faith and not by sight with special guest, Kelly Baader. Kelly Baader is a renowned Digital Sales and Marketing Strategist, Certified Business Coach, Mentor to emerging entrepreneurs, Keynote Speaker, Host of Christian CEO Podcast, author of an Amazon Bestseller - A Little Girl Called Grace, and the founder of The Christian CEO University. Be amazed at her story of a little girl born of mistress, abandoned and abused. To one of the highest-paid females in...
The Power of Positive Words
August 17, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutes - 15.6 MBHave we given thought to how powerful our words can be to someone? They can either build someone up or can tear someone down. Let's examine Scripture as well as a recent movie about Mr. Rogers to focus on saying what God wants us to share with others! Our challenge also will be focused on a saying by missionary, Amy Carmichael, that will give us a guideline if what we want to say to others is worth saying at all!
Strong Women of Faith Part 3: The Wonders of Grace with guest Misty Phillip
August 12, 2020 12:34 - 23 minutes - 20.4 MBHave we taken grace for granted in our lives? Please be inspired by the story of Misty Phillip, host of By His Grace podcast. Listen as she shares how grace has impacted her life and how grace helped her create the SPARK Christian podcast conference! Also, listen how she is impacting the podcast community through her position of City Connect Leader at Christian Women in Media Association. Lastly, let us be challenged by Ephesians 2:8-9 and realize that our works alone are not enough to be ...
My thoughts on the Black Lives Matter Movement
August 11, 2020 02:37 - 17 minutes - 21.6 MBAs a Christian, it has been a struggle to find clarity in the black lives matter movement. I have realized that there is lack of clarity because we have not been seeking out God on how to respond, but rather look to ourselves to respond. I have taken a step back and decided to call out to God on how we as Christians should respond to the black lives matter movement. Let your hearts be open to what God has in store for us because of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Strong Women of Faith: The Rooms of Your Life with guest MaryAnn Sander
August 05, 2020 13:53 - 37 minutes - 31 MBHave you even considered that your journey can be like that of a house? Rooms can either be added, taken away, or even closed to you only to be opened later. Be encouraged by the story of MaryAnn Sander. An amazing woman of faith who find her strength in Jesus no matter what life has thrown at her! Also join us for our challenge which will be based off of Isaiah 40:31 and how best to trust in Jesus to help renew your strength in Christ!
Should I wear a mask?
August 03, 2020 14:45 - 21 minutes - 28.3 MBThere is a lot of uncertainty with the new mask mandates. Should you wear a mask? Why wear a mask? Join us as we discuss this Biblically! In addition, follow the game plan in our challenge to help you how to respond in a Christ-like fashion to things you are uncertain about!
The Joy of Trials with guest Eric Nevins
July 29, 2020 13:06 - 36 minutes - 29.7 MBHave you ever considered that going through trials may actually be a good thing? Listen to our conversation with the host of the Halfway There Podcast, Eric Nevins. Eric, the real world example of James 1:2-4, discusses what he had to overcome and how God grew his faith in those circumstances! My hope is that you encouraged in whatever trials you may be going through and see the whole picture of what God has planned for you for your journey in this life!
The Six Battle Principles of Joshua with special guest Dustin Rivenbark
July 22, 2020 12:22 - 48 minutes - 39.1 MBJoin as we have special guest Dustin Rivenbark on the show to discuss how we can apply the book of Joshua in our lives! Dustin, author of the book "Courage and Redemption: Six Battle Priniciples of the Story of Joshua", shares his journey of faith and how God used the book of Joshua to help reform Dustin's life! Also, included is a challenge to you, the listener, in how to use your scars in your life to help grow your faith!
Having presence with God with special guest Emily Murray
July 15, 2020 12:01 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MBJoin the conversation with Emily Murray, physical therapist and co-founder of TrinitYogaFaith! Listen as we discuss how seeking God's presence as a priority in our lives can give us true peace no matter how hectic life may get!
Reactions to Jesus part 3: The Widow's offering
July 08, 2020 13:52 - 16 minutes - 16.8 MBDo we limit God sometimes by our own standards as if what we can give doesn't feel like enough? What is considered enough to God? We take a deeper look at this by diving into the widow's offering and how God looks at the quality of your actions and not just the quantity of the action.
Reaction to Jesus, part 2: Was Thomas just a doubter?
July 01, 2020 11:43 - 13 minutes - 14.5 MBWhenever we talk about Thomas, we always think of the word doubt. However, is there more to Thomas than meets the eye? Let's dive into the full story of Thomas and apply it to our lives to see past the exterior and focus on the interior.
Reactions to Jesus: John the Baptist supported by Trinity Yoga Faith
June 24, 2020 11:04 - 15 minutes - 15.9 MBLet's explore how John the Baptist and his reaction to Jesus can be applied in a modern fashion of putting Jesus first above all other things including self recognition.
Identity
June 17, 2020 11:37 - 20 minutes - 21.3 MBEver wonder what the conversation with Nicodemus and Jesus has to do with how we view life in our world today? Engage with an open mind as we explore that conversation and how our identity should focus on God on not on our self to truly live a fulfilling life!
My Journey
June 10, 2020 04:28 - 21 minutes - 25.1 MBMy personal journey of how I became a Christian and how Christ impacts my life on a daily basis!
How to pray effectively
June 03, 2020 13:31 - 20 minutes - 23.5 MBDoes prayer feel like it isn't working or you feel inept at prayer? We will explore what Jesus views as proper prayer as well as a prayer outline that will not only give a positive outlook on life but help show you what you should be first and what you should be last!
Pilot: Finish Last Mindset
May 25, 2020 07:35 - 15 minutes - 18.2 MBJoin us as we discuss the differences of the rich young ruler and Zacchaeus and how their responses to Jesus still show up in our modern world.
Finish Last Trailer
May 25, 2020 06:45 - 2 minutes - 2.71 MBListen as host Dan Steuer provides an overview of what to expect each episode and how to connect within this community!