Jolt of Joy
696 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsJoin 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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Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 12: Save Your Life
July 23, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBAs you guard your mouth you will save your life. Listen to how as you continue to learn the impact of your words verbally and written based on Proverbs 13:3.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 12: Save Your Life
July 23, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutes - 39.1 MBAs you guard your mouth you will save your life. Listen to how as you continue to learn the impact of your words verbally and written based on Proverbs 13:3.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 11: Fruit of What You Say
July 20, 2020 17:46 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBListen to what comes out of your mouth. Find out how you are defined what comes out of your voice box. Learn to how to start speaking life instead of death.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 11: Fruit of What You Say
July 20, 2020 17:46 - 21 minutes - 48.5 MBListen to what comes out of your mouth. Find out how you are defined what comes out of your voice box. Learn to how to start speaking life instead of death.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 10: The Emotion of Anger
July 16, 2020 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBDiscover with the Bible has to say about the most telling emotion of them all, Anger. Listen to be changed by the powerful words of God and how to guard your heart against expressing the emotion of anger during disagreements, boundaries to put in place and learn to forgive.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 9: The Emotion of Fear
July 13, 2020 10:06 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBIn this lesson, you will continue to learn about guarding your heart with a focus on the hazardous emotion of fear. Listen to hear when you embrace the thoughts of the enemy, you are agreeing with what he says your future is. Instead focus on God's promises where there is always peace and joy.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 8: The Spirit
July 09, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 46.9 MBUnderstand more on the function of your Spirit. Hear how sometimes your Spirit and soul do not align and what you can do through the story of Peter. You will learn to walk in power and authority as you strengthen your Spirit.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 8: The Spirit
July 09, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBUnderstand more on the function of your Spirit. Hear how sometimes your Spirit and soul do not align and what you can do through the story of Peter. You will learn to walk in power and authority as you strengthen your Spirit.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 7: A Strong Spirit
July 06, 2020 15:05 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBListen to continue learning the importance of what it means to guard your heart. In this lesson, hear how you need a strong Spirit to control your soul.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 6: Above All Else Guard Your Heart
July 02, 2020 19:30 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBGuard your heart above everything else in life. Listen to why in lesson 6 of our series. Your heart decides what goes into your life and what does not. Learn more about the power of your heart and your emotions.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 6: Above All Else Guard Your Heart
July 02, 2020 19:30 - 18 minutes - 42.9 MBGuard your heart above everything else in life. Listen to why in lesson 6 of our series. Your heart decides what goes into your life and what does not. Learn more about the power of your heart and your emotions.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 5: Heart of the Issue
June 29, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBExamine your raw emotions and who are the influencers in your emotional life when you listen to lesson 5 of this series. Learn why emotions are the heart of the issue then how to guard your heart which flows the issues of life.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 4: What's In Your Mind?
June 26, 2020 21:59 - 23 minutes - 54.1 MBWhat would you ask for if God said you could have whatever your heart desires? Listen to what Solomon had on his mind when God asked him this question. Learn you will receive more from God depending on what is hidden in your mind when you answer. Hear to question the thoughts in your mind to know if they are true, honorable, and lovely.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 4: What's In Your Mind?
June 26, 2020 21:59 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBWhat would you ask for if God said you could have whatever your heart desires? Listen to what Solomon had on his mind when God asked him this question. Learn you will receive more from God depending on what is hidden in your mind when you answer. Hear to question the thoughts in your mind to know if they are true, honorable, and lovely.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 3: Control Emotions
June 22, 2020 10:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBReign in your emotions and your words. In lesson 3, hear how what goes on between your ears controls the very life you will have. Learn before you had an emotion you had a thought, then this leads to the words out of your mouth. Listen and decide today to make up your mind what you will think, feel, and say.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 2: Discipline Between Your Ears
June 22, 2020 05:10 - 19 minutes - 18 MBFear develops when you mind is not in agreement with the word of God. In lesson 2 of this series, learn how to discipline your frame of thinking to have a sound mind guarded by God's Word to combat a spirit of fear. Action Step: Memorize Timothy 1:7.
Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue Lesson 1
June 15, 2020 21:32 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBDiscover answers to rewire your thought life, straighten out your tongue, and heal your emotional reactions. Join Carol McLeod in this new Bible study series based on her book 'Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue."
Meanwhile Lesson 16: The Stirring of Hope for the Future
April 07, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBComplete your study of the story of Joseph with the stirring of Hope. Listen to hear how not to allow your meanwhile season take away your hope for the future. Learn to limp, run, then sprint toward it. Your meanwhile is becoming a miracle.
Meanwhile Lesson 15: God's Will Is Accomplished In Your Life
March 31, 2020 10:41 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBContinue to see through the story of Joseph that what you see in the natural is not what is going on in the supernatural. Listen to how Joseph not only forgave his brothers and blessed them, but revealed God's will accomplished in his life. Hear now the call of Joseph on your life.
Meanwhile Lesson 14: Bless and Honor His Name
March 24, 2020 14:57 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBIn your conversations how do you honor and give glory to God? We are people of God and can learn what it means to bless and honor God through the leadership of Joseph. Listen to this part of the story when Joseph was reunited with his brothers. Takeaway God is able to restore what is broken and is a God of reconciliation.
Meanwhile Lesson 13: A Time to Share
March 24, 2020 03:30 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBListen to how the days of hoarding are over and now is the time for the days of sharing through our continued study of Joseph starting with Genesis 42:1. Learn what you can do to share where your peace and joy comes from, to fear God more than seek revenge, and how you treat others matters. Takeaway God is working out all things for your good.
Meanwhile Lesson 12: God Speaks Giving Life to the World
March 20, 2020 04:47 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBThe blessing that was on the life of Joseph can be on your life too. Listen to how Joseph received a new name from Pharaoh. Learn about the honor he received as you continue your lessons in this Bible study Meanwhile.
Meanwhile Lesson 11: Where Do You Spend Your Time?
March 17, 2020 14:22 - 22 minutes - 21 MBWhat has your attention more? Do you spend more time listening to the culture or the throne room of God? Hear how you can place yourself in the presence of God as we continue our Meanwhile Bible study on the story of Joseph starting Gen. 41:33-37.
Meanwhile Lesson 10: Refined
March 12, 2020 21:50 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBLearn how spending time in the meanwhile seasons of your life will refine you and when you seek God, He will give you peaceful answers. Join in as we continue our study of Joseph at the point where he interprets Pharoh's dreams.
Meanwhile Lesson 9: Surrender
March 10, 2020 22:14 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBListen to discover the strength hidden in the word surrender as you continue this study on Joseph. Hear how Joseph came to a moment of deep surrender while in prison.
Meanwhile Lesson 9: Surrender
March 10, 2020 22:14 - 19 minutes - 43.8 MBListen to discover the strength hidden in the word surrender as you continue this study on Joseph. Hear how Joseph came to a moment of deep surrender while in prison.
Meanwhile Lesson 8: Guard Your Heart
March 05, 2020 10:46 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBWhen going through a difficult situation it is hard to guard your heart. Listen as we continue to learn from the story of Joseph from Gen. 39 on how important it is to keep a servants heart and to live above your circumstances.
Meanwhile Lesson 7: Have a Good Heart Attitude
March 03, 2020 23:16 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBChoose to tap into God and have a good heart attitude, no matter the circumstances. Listen as host Carol McLeod continues this Bible study on Joseph. Learn from the point in Joseph's life where he was sold into slavery that Joseph chose to serve God. Will you be like Joseph and bless others when they are mean and make them look good?
Meanwhile Lesson 6: Divinely Set Up Through Circumstances
February 28, 2020 00:07 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBYou are loved and your meanwhile season is about to turn into a miracle. God has seen what is ahead and what you need through grace. Listen as we hear how God used a caravan of traders to use as grace to help Joseph from Genesis 37:25-35. His brothers were mean and bullies, but God was using Joseph's circumstances to lead to greater things. Hear who God will do the same for you.
Meanwhile Lesson 5: Garment of Praise
February 26, 2020 00:12 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBJoseph was known as "The Dreamer." His brothers were jealous of him, but could not find anything else to accuse him of other than dreaming. Listen as we continue our study of Joseph starting in Genesis 37:17-24. In this lesson learn how to overcome jealousy, to be a leader with the backbone to stand up for the mistreated, and to not let anyone rob you of your garment of praise. You will take away how you treat people matters.
Storm Lesson 4: Historical Perspective
February 21, 2020 01:46 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBYou have historical perspective. What is this? Listen to find out and hear how you can tap into your historical perspective by looking at God’s hand in every situation to see He will turn it for your good. Keep building your faith through studying the story of Jospeh with lesson four in the Meanwhile series.
Storm Lesson 4: Historical Perspective
February 21, 2020 01:46 - 17 minutes - 41.2 MBYou have historical perspective. What is this? Listen to find out and hear how you can tap into your historical perspective by looking at God’s hand in every situation to see He will turn it for your good. Keep building your faith through studying the story of Jospeh with lesson four in the Meanwhile series.
Meanwhile Lession 3: Put on the Father's Love. Speak His Goodness.
February 20, 2020 02:52 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBImagine who you could be in the story of Joseph taken from Genesis. Do you see yourself as Joseph? Take out you pen, notepad and mirror as we look at how God has dreams and visions for you life, just like Joseph did starting with Genesis 31: 3. Write down the dreams and visions God gives you and speak out for it to come forth. You will start to walk in a cloak of the Father's love and goodness after listening to this episode.
Meanwhile Lesson 2: God Meant It for Good
February 18, 2020 23:07 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBGod is doing artistic work in your life. Listen to how you can take what is thrown at you and God will turn it for your greater good. Break out your Bible as you follow along in continuing this study Joseph starting in Gen 37:2. Compare the beginning of his story with the end. Take comfort in Joseph ended victoriously, so will you.
Meanwhile Lesson 1: Waiting On God to Intervene
February 11, 2020 11:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBJoseph of the Old Testament was in a "meanwhile" stage of life while waiting on God to intervene in his circumstances. You may be in a meanwhile stage now. Join us for our new Bible study to be encouraged that God is working behind the scenes to turn your circumstance around.
Storm Proof 16: What Come Out of Your Mouth
February 07, 2020 04:36 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this final episode of the Storm Proof series, you hear how the story of Job's storm ended. Hear how no matter through the challenge Job did not sin with his lips. Learn what comes out of your mouth at the worst moment of your life reveals the authenticity of your faith.
Storm Proof 15: How to Suffer Well
February 05, 2020 00:16 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBLearn to overcome life's storms from the saddest storm story of the Bible, the story of Job. His storm story will be hopeful and helpful. Hear how the point of every test in life is to worship the Lord no matter what. This will change your perspective on suffering and to expect God to write your story.
Storm Proof 14: What to Do When the Storm Gets Worse
January 29, 2020 10:33 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBContinue to learn how to avoid causing your own storms with this study of Jonah. Hear what to do when you storm gets worse than better and that every choice you make matters. Don't let your pride get in the way.
Storm Proof 13: Atmospheric Conditions
January 23, 2020 23:14 - 28 minutes - 26 MBWho has the Lord asked to speak to or speak up for? Listen as you start the study of Jonah. Learn what the atmospheric conditions were before the storm hit Jonah. Learn what to do when God gives you direction to speak up for something and not let the atmosphere discourage you to run.
Storm Proof 12: Remember God
January 16, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBFinish learning from Noah how to be obedient during a storm by giving God the glory. Listen to be mindful to set your priorities to stop and worship our King. You will begin to start to rebuild with God's help and comfort that God keeps His promises.
Storm Proof 11: RSVP to Come Unto the Father
January 14, 2020 11:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBHave you RSVP to answer God's call to go to Him for safety during a life's storm? Prepare for the storms in life by lessons from Noah on how he abides by God during a storm. Hear more on why the animals willingly went into the Ark but the people did not found in Genesis 7. Listen to learn delayed obedience is disobedience and always run to God.
Storm Proof 10: Obey No Matter What
January 10, 2020 00:45 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBHear how God has asked you to build something great in your life as you continue to study the life of Noah and his reaction to the storm. Keep the faith to stand and obey no matter the mocking you may receive.
Storm Proof 9: Lessons of Righteous
January 07, 2020 23:43 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBWhat does God see today when He looks on the Earth today? What does He see in you? Will God find a righteous man or woman? Listen to the life-changing lessons from the story of Noah starting in Genesis 6:5. Learn how you can live wholeheartedly for God but it will take some storms for you to go through.
Storm Proof 8: Anchors of Faith
January 02, 2020 23:32 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBDiscover what the anchors of your faith really are and how to use them in this episode's study.
Storm Proof 7: Focus on the Anchor
December 20, 2019 01:23 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBWhen you are going through a tough time or facing a storm that is life-threating, hear how you can focus on the anchor, who heals, as we continue to study Acts 27 starting with verse 16.
Storm Proof 6: Sacrifice and Refuge
December 18, 2019 02:14 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBJoin Paul on a viscous storm take from Acts 27:1-8. Learn from this storm what you willing to sacrifice to follow the Lord, who do you find refuge in, and to speak up in the storm you have found yourself in.
Storm Proof 5: Undeserved Storms
December 05, 2019 22:54 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBHave you found yourself in a relational monsoon? Learn what to do when you are faced with a storm you did not deserve caused by people in your life. Hear what Paul did when he was wrongfully accused.
Storm Proof 4: Why Did You Doubt?
November 28, 2019 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBJesus uses the storm for HIm to come to you. Listen as we continue with the story of when Jesus walked on water in the midst of a storm from Peter's perspective. Learn when you are going through a storm it will reveal your heart.
Storm Proof 3: He Can Still See You
November 26, 2019 20:26 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBListen to the life principles starting from Mark 6:45-52 when Jesus immediately made his disciples get into the boat as Jesus went to go spend time with the Father. Learn why Jesus put the disciples in the storm. Take away you are never alone in the midst of your storms and Jesus can still see you.
Storm Proof 2: Impossible Becomes Possible
November 22, 2019 02:16 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBIn lesson two continue hearing with joy the story of Jesus feeding the crowd of 5,000 starting at Mark 6:37. Learn Jesus can make a way when it is impossible.