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Jolt of Joy

696 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings

Join Bible teacher and best-selling author, Carol McLeod, for a dose of joy from the Word of God every week. Carol wrings the truth out of the Bible in a practical and hopeful manner. You will laugh and cry as Carol goes digging for gold in the Word in such a way that it brings purpose to ordinary lives. “A Jolt of Joy" is a podcast that you will want to add to your routine each week, posting on Monday mornings! For more information on Carol McLeod, visit www.carolmcleodministries.com.

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Will You Believe? - Day 7 Let There Be Joy (A Christmas Devotion)

December 09, 2016 00:17 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

Will you believe in the baby in the manager? Hear this story of believing and not giving you. After listening, you be encouraged to know God never gives up on you.

Extravagant Joy of Heaven - Day 6 Let There Be Joy (A Christmas Devotional)

December 07, 2016 23:48 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

Christmas is all about the Joy of Heaven. Listen to how you can partake in joy and in the move the Holy Spirit in this season. Be blessed with this teaching on Luke 1:35 when Mary received the message from the Angel revealing the power of the Holy Spirit.

Peace - Day 5 Let There Be Light (A Christmas Devotion)

December 07, 2016 00:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

Where does peace really start? With your response to God. Be inspired by this story of a lost child who finds their way back home to understand how the birth of Christ brought peace to man.

Silent Night - Day 4 of Let There Be Joy (A Christmas Devotion)

December 02, 2016 20:55 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

How will you respond to the gift from Heaven? Will you offer this gift to others? Listen to the story of the song Silent Night and discover the gift of Jesus, the gift of peace, and the gift of joy.

Forgiveness Opens the Way for Change - Day 3 of Let There Be Joy (A Christmas Devotional)

December 01, 2016 16:19 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

Change brings relief and problems. Hear the story about someone who refused to change. Listen to how God intervened and forgiveness prevailed. Be encouraged to not give up in during the pain, it will change.

Wait Well - Day 2 of Let There Be Joy, a Christmas Devotion

November 29, 2016 23:13 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MB

Believe what you can't see by sight. Listen to this continued Christmas story with Elizabeth and Zacharias. Hear how one waited well and one did not. Hear how God turned their circumstances around and answered prayer. Gain hope and don't give up for your miracle today.

Wait Well - Day 2 of Let There Be Joy, a Christmas Devotion

November 29, 2016 23:13 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

Believe what you can't see by sight. Listen to this continued Christmas story with Elizabeth and Zacharias. Hear how one waited well and one did not. Hear how God turned their circumstances around and answered prayer. Gain hope and don't give up for your miracle today.

Let There Be Joy - Day 1 of a Christmas Devotional

November 28, 2016 23:36 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB

Begin to start living righteously to receive God's blessings. The story of Christmas and Jesus's birth starts with the blessings received by Elizabeth and Zacharias in Luke. Their story will teach you how to let Faith have the last word in your life.

Make Room for Jesus in Your Boat? - Day 27 What If

November 25, 2016 17:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

Clean out your boat today of doubt, worry, anxiety and fear to make room for Jesus to join you through the storm. Listen to know Jesus wants to show up and be with you. Hear this teaching on Matt. 14 to take courage to know how Jesus shows up and ask Him to be part of the miracle.

Be At Peace, Jesus Will Respond - Day 26 What If

November 24, 2016 16:30 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

Be comforted to know Jesus will always respond to you in your storm. Listen to hear how in this teaching on Jesus walking on water in Matt. 14. Learn just because things are coming against you does not mean you have done something wrong, stay in obedience and expect Jesus to come.

Encountering A Storm - Day 25 What If

November 23, 2016 11:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

Even in tuff circumstances, you are where God wants you to be. Listen to Matt. 14:23-24 to learn 3 life lessons from Jesus when He sent the disciples into a storm. Come away empowered knowing God puts you through a storm to perform miracles on your behalf.

Let Compassion Move You - Day 24 What If

November 22, 2016 17:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

Turn your "if onlys" into something powerful. Listen to this teaching on  Jesus feeding the crowds in Matt. 14 to exam your motives when dealing with lack. Hear how to have compassion toward others instead of focusing on what you don't have.

Call of Destiny - Day 23 What If

November 21, 2016 14:01 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

What if the "What If" questions are the wrong ones? Listen today to answer this question and what can you do today to further the Kingdom of God. Hear how you can lay down the pain you are going through to fulfill your destiny.

The Lord Is Fighting For You - Day 22 What If

November 18, 2016 23:58 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

Don't lean into your own understanding. Instead, trust the Lord with all your heart because your battle is His. Listen to this continued study of 2 Chronicles 20 of King Jehoshaphat. Hear the Lord guide you toward victory today.

Expect to See Victory - Day 21 What If

November 17, 2016 19:58 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

Instead of expecting defeat, start to expect victory in the midst of battle. Learn from this continued teaching of 2 Chronicles 20 on King Jehoshaphat. Hear how to turn your attention to the Lord, cry out, stay in His presence, deal with fear, face your enemies and expect to see the victory.

Praise: Powerful Weapon in Battle - Day 20

November 16, 2016 17:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MB

Time spent in worship leaves a legacy for future generations to come. Listen to the power of praise and how you can use it as a powerful weapon against the spiritual enemy. 2 Chronicles 20: 13-14 tells of King Jehoshaphat using the power of praise. Give your battle to God today.

Don't Blame God, Blame Your Enemies - Day 19 What If

November 15, 2016 22:36 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

Give credit where credit is due. Listen from the lessons of King Jehoshaphat to not to blame God for your circumstances or illness, blame the enemy who comes to steal, kill and destroy. You will begin to tell your enemy how big your God is.

Remain and Stand - Day 18 What If

November 14, 2016 22:40 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MB

Embrace biblical strategies for battle and not rely on your emotions. Hear and learn from King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 25 to take a stand and remain in the house of the Lord. Then you will arise against the enemy.

Choices In Battle - Day 17 What If

November 11, 2016 17:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

What choices do you make in the spiritual battle against the enemy? Where do you focus? Learn from the story of King Jehoshaphat from the choices he made when fear came upon him in battle. Hear this teaching on 2 Chronicles 23.

What If You Fought Battles Victoriously? - Day 16 What If

November 10, 2016 23:06 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

Be strategically prepared to win the battle against the enemy. Learn how fighting with emotions will not work, but replace panic with praise. Listen to the lessons from King Jehoshaphat from 2 Chronicles 17:3-5.

God Is In Charge - Day 15 What If

November 08, 2016 23:48 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

God is in charge of your life, not the difficult people in it. Listen through the story of Joseph to learn how God is persevering life through you. Hear now to not give up God, hope for reconciliation, and be a blessing to the ones who hurt you.

Cultivate the Fruit of the Spirit- Day 14 What If

November 07, 2016 23:05 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

What if difficult people in your life are to cultivate the fruits of the Spirit in you? Listen how you can learn from Joseph on how he treated his brothers with the fruit of the Spirit revealing gratefulness to the Lord. Hear how the way you treat difficult people reveals your gratefulness.

Faith Over Feelings - Day 13 What If

November 04, 2016 22:02 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

What are you declaring during your mean while? Feelings or Faith? Listen on how to pray for the intervention of God into the difficult circumstances and people God has placed in your lifes. Hear how this happened to Joseph with Pharaoh.

When Life Falls Apart Its Really Falling Into Place - Day 12 What If

November 03, 2016 22:54 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB

Sometimes when things are falling apart, they are really falling into place. Listen how to look at your current challenge and see it God's way. This continued study on Joseph teaches you how to turn to God for favor instead of man.

Discover What's In Your Heart - Day 11 What If

November 02, 2016 22:24 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

Through the story of Joseph learn how God puts people in your life to test your purity of heart. Learn how first you have to determine to get rid of garbage in your life before you can go further in God's plans for you.

God Is At Work - Day 10 What If

October 26, 2016 23:49 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

How is being in a pit help you fulfill your dreams? Listen to this study on Joseph to hear how God is at work in your life to achieve His ultimate purposes. Be encouraged to get out from bad to worse. 

What If God Gave You a Dream to Test Your Faith - Day 9 What If

October 26, 2016 23:49 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

When the Lord gives you a dream it is a test of your faith. Will you crumble under pressure to see it through? Listen to find out in this study and devotion of Gen. 37.

Learning From Difficult People - Day 8 What If

October 26, 2016 16:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

What if God is trying to develop something in you through a difficult person? Listen to find out how He is doing this strategically through this teaching on God's Word.

Be Moved By Jesus - Day 7 What If

October 24, 2016 23:09 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

Why did Jesus cry when he saw Lazarus? Listen to the continued story on Mary, Martha and Lazarus. Hear what if Jesus was crying because He knew He would be behind the tomb soon. Learn from Jesus and be moved by what is placed on your heart.

How You Respond to Jesus Reveals Your Belief - Day 6 What If

October 21, 2016 16:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

How you respond to Jesus when you don't get your own way reveals your belief system, especially during challenges in life. Listen how the story of Martha in John 11:22, shares the power of "and yet." Be assured God's power will surpass circumstance and doubt.  

Season Of Delay - Day 5 What If

October 20, 2016 16:00 - 10 minutes - 9.9 MB

Ready to give up on answered prayers or change in your situation. Listen to not let your season of delay make you think Jesus' answer is no. Through the story of Lazarus, Mary and Martha, learn Jesus is always right on time to take care of those He loves. (John 11:5-6, 11-15)

Who Is Your Help? - Day 4 What If

October 19, 2016 22:44 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

Lay your "what ifs" and "if onlys" down at the feet of Jesus today. Listen to this story of Lazarus in John 11:1-5. Learn how Jesus reads the intent of your heart when you ask him your questions and requests. Hear God is your help, His Glory will shine through your humanity.

Filled With Justice - Day 3 What if

October 18, 2016 22:41 - 12 minutes - 11 MB

When you are filled with the Spirit of the Lord, you can bring righteousness to the situation you are in. Listen to this story on Miach to understand how you are filled with the power making decision of Christ, courage, and know what faith in God can do.

Filled With the Spirit - Day Two What If

October 17, 2016 23:02 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

Stop selling yourself short because you have been given the Spirit of God. Hear how when the Spirit of God is breathed in you it must come out. Listen to this story on Micah to understand the nature of God and learn how you can encourage and comfort others with the Spirit of the God.

A New Way of Facing Challenges - Day 1 What If

October 14, 2016 23:16 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

What if your life was different? Listen to this new Bible study to teach you how to address all your "What Ifs" the way Jesus wants you to see them. Challenge yourself today and look at your life in a new way by imagining with God "What If."

Thin Yourself Happy - Day 27 Living Life Bigger Than Life

October 13, 2016 23:09 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

You are what you think. Listen to the book of Acts and the story of Paul on how to learn to think toward happiness. Come away knowing what your thoughts are today will become your reality.

Have the Courage to Obey the Lord - Day 26 Living Life Bigger Than Life

October 12, 2016 22:19 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

Step out of your personal comfort zone in order to accomplish God's plan for you. Listen to be challenged to seek out how the Lord. Be encouraged to share your story with others no matter how people maybe mean to you, stay focused on what the Lord has done for you.

No Wavering - Day 25 Living Life Bigger Than Life

October 11, 2016 22:56 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB

Often you miss the call of God because it looks too hard. Listen to find out how not to waver when facing difficult times as you listen to this study on Acts and Paul's life. Hear why God's way is not always easy.

Turn Someones' World Upside Down - Day 24 Living Life Bigger Than Life

October 10, 2016 23:20 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB

Are you willing to turn someone's life upside down? Stirring up the forces of hell against you? Listen in this continued study on Paul in Acts 19:23, 28-32. Hear how riots were feared when the Gospel was taught. Change your life today to live bigger and serve your call for Christ in this moment in history.

A World Is Listening to You - Day 23 Living Life Bigger Than Life

October 06, 2016 21:59 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB

You are not exempt from the power of the Holy Spirit. Hear how others are listening to you and what you can do to release the Holy Spirit in your life. Choose to worship today instead of complaining by listening to this study on Acts. You never know who is watching or listening.

Worship Is Key - Day 22 Living Life Bigger Than Life

October 05, 2016 22:43 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

Worship is your response on who God is. Worship is an act of wills. Find out how worship might be the key you need for breakthrough for your circumstances or for the person you are praying for.

Will You Sing At the Midnight Hour? - Day 21 Living Life Bigger Than Life

October 04, 2016 22:37 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

Is your life living up to your expectations? You may feel you are not going now where but how you respond can change your circumstances. Learn from Paul and his response from a Roman prison cell on how to praise when life is at its darkest moments.

Choose to Worship In Darkness - Day 20 Living Life Bigger Than Life

September 28, 2016 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB

What does it take to be used in an extraordinary way? It takes worshiping in the darkest moments. Listen to this continued teaching on Acts on Peter’s life. Learn from his example and rewrite today the verses of Acts 16 with your name to change your story.

What Happens When Your Generous - Day 19 Living Life Bigger Than Life

September 27, 2016 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB

When you are generous with your giving and in praying big miracles happen. Listen today from the continued story of Cornelius and how you can stay in a place of faith.

How Do You Get God's Attention? - Day 18 Living Life Bigger Than Life

September 26, 2016 17:39 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB

Become a generous giver and a defiant prayer warrior. Listen to the story of Cornelius in this study of Acts 10:1-4 to hear how giving and lively prayer gets God's attention.

Don't Back Track With God's Request - Day 17 Living Life Bigger Than Life

September 23, 2016 22:51 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

What do you do when God asks you to do something difficult of you? Find out how this is a true test of a believer is how we respond when God asks us something to do. Listen to this continued study on Acts.

Here I Am Lord - Day 16 Living Life Bigger Than Life

September 22, 2016 23:44 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

God might use you to carry Christ to a loved ones world. Hear how through this continued study of Acts.

Nothing Is Beyond the Holy Spirit- Day 16 Living Life Bigger Than Life

September 21, 2016 22:56 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

The Lord can reach out to the one your are praying for. Hear how you can remember nothing is beyond the Holy Spirit as you pray in this continued study of Acts.

God Intervention - Day 15 Living Life Bigger Than Life

September 20, 2016 21:53 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

Are you ready for a God sized do over today? Hear how God desires intervenes to intervene in your life. Listen to change your life now.

Surrender All - Day 14 Living Life Bigger Thank Life

September 19, 2016 22:25 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

What will it take for you to surrender to the voice of the Lord? Listen to hear how you can submit to the Lord, hear his voice, and follow the Lord's plan for you life now.

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