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Disarming Deception, pt 2: True for You, But Not for Me

Join us at the table of Origin as we compare Relative Trust to Absolute Truth.  Truth should be rock solid.  Dependable.  The same in every culture, for every generation, for all time.  Pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee and let's have a talk!

Disarming Deception, pt 2, I Have Enough, I'm Good

Often the server will say, "Would you like some more tea?"  Especially if you live in Texas!  A common answer might be, "I Have Enough, I'm Good!"  If this is our answer as a follower of God, "I Have Enough, I'm Good," that is a deception.  Join us at the table of Origin as we disarm this deception with the Truth of God's Word.  

Disarming Deception, pt 2, Not My Job

Sometimes it seems like we live in a "Just enough to get by" world.  Someone asks us to do something or we see something that needs to be done and for various reasons, we are tempted to say, "That's Not My Job!"  But the Bible assures us that we are our brother's keeper and Jesus told the disciples they should go the second mile.  Join us at the table of Origin as we discuss, "Not My Job."

Disarming Deception, pt 2, It Happened, It Must Be God's Will

Have you ever heard someone say, "Well it wouldn't have happened unless it was God's Will!"?  Not true.  Not everything that happens is God's Will. Join us at the Table of Origin as we discuss this very subtle lie.

Disarming Deception, Pt 2 Love is a Rose Garden

Gather around the table of Origin and help us unpack the fact that love is not just the fun, the feel-good, the happy, the on-top-of-the-world.  It might be a rose garden but that garden has thorns.  What does the Bible have to say about the grit of love?  What is the truth about love?

Disarming Deception, pt 2, The American Dream

Join us as we disarm deceptions with the truth of God's Word.  Today we talk about The American Dream and how we have developed many deceptive thoughts around what was possibly initially a God-given dream.  We might need a course correction!  The table of Origin is for you.  Pull up a chair and join our conversation.

Disarming Deception, Born This Way

What name tags or patterns of identity have you adopted that are not yours to own? What is the danger of saying, "I was born this way?"  Join us at the table as we discuss the identity that we have in Christ as believers.  Hear how God has an original plan for our identity.  We get to choose if we walk in it.  Life fulfillment doesn't come from self-seeking pleasure, but from removing the focus from self to others and ultimately, to Jesus.  

Disarming Deception: Life Begins at Birth

When does life begin?   This is pervading question in our culture today.  Science is trying to pinpoint the exact moment in a baby's life that we can actually say this is a viable life. Politicians argue about it.  People protest over it.  Join us at the table of Origin as we discuss the various lanes of thought and examine God's creative plan surrounding LIFE.  

Disarming Deception, If It's Hard, It's Not God

How many times have you wondered if you are "in God's will?"  Have you ever caught yourself thinking, "Wow, I must have missed God," just because a situation is difficult? Not always so according to the Word.  Join us for this conversation today around the table of Origin, "It it's Hard, It's not  God!"

Disarming Deception, Many Ways to God

Join the Table of Origin to discuss the deception, Many Ways to God.  We are boldly stating that Jesus is the Only Way.  We are all susceptible to deception.  Find out how to guard against it as we discuss strategies for disarming deception.  

Disarming Deception: I Prayed the Prayer, Pt 1

We are disarming the deception that salvation is just praying a prayer.  We minimize a vibrant and growing relationship with Jesus by reducing it to just saying "right" words.  Join us at the Origin table as we talk about what salvation is, what it isn't and how to keep it fresh and growing.  

I Prayed the Prayer, pt 2

How can "I Prayed the Prayer" be a deception?  What if God doesn't answer the way we expect, in the time-frame we expect?  Can we get off track?  Do we get disillusioned?  It is so important to have some foundation stones of prayer in place.  This conversation around the table of Origin will help us disarm this possible deception with the Truth of God's Word.

The New Heavens and New Earth

Join us as we close our our podcast season on The End:  A Revelation Study.  Today, at the table of Origin we will discuss the closing chapters of Revelation as God is making all things new.  We will once again visit the options that God has given for us to choose.  Try to imagine what a world without evil will be like.  A place of perpetual life and peace.  We have this hope in Christ Jesus.  

The Millennial Reign & The Final Defeat of Satan

Join us at the table of Origin where we discuss the Second Coming of Christ, the Millennial Reign and the Final Defeat of Satan.  Hear the contrast between 7 years of tribulation and 1000 years of blessings.  A true reset to the Garden of Eden.  Righteous rule with no Tempter roaming the earth.  Satan is bound forever and finally will never have the freedom to work his evil on earth again.

The Second Coming of Jesus & The Battle of Armageddon

False Prophets & True Witnesses

Join us for part 2 of THE END, a study of the Revelation.  Today we will contrast False Prophets & True Witnesses, seeing the different motivations, characteristics and activities of both.  We will see how satan likes to counterfeit the works of God.  In and of himself, he is not able to create what God has created.  He is not able to do the powerful works that Jesus does.  He spends his energy trying.  His goal is to destroy.  Christ's goal is to rescue.  False prophets testify of anything ...

Reward or Wrath: Two Judgments

Continuing the contrasts laid before us in the book of Revelation, join ReGina Johnston, Jina McAfee and Kyli Rose as they meet around the table of Origin.  In this episode we discuss the two judgements unpacked in the book of Revelation.  Some may have never realized, there are two, one for believers and one for unbelievers.  One day you can hear the Lord say, "Well done!"  Join us and find out how.  We are looking forward to seeing you around the table of Origin.

Sealed or Marked

This is part 2 of Episode 3, The End.  We are unpacking the book of Revelation.  We are given two choices, life or death.  Which one will you choice.  Today we will talk about being Sealed by the Holy Spirit or Marked by the Beast.  We will contrast the difference and illuminate the choice.  We are so thankful God gives us the dignity of choice, but He wants us to choose Him.

Rapture or Tribulation

Join us as we discuss Rapture or Tribulation.   We  define, compare and contrast the two, and once again, we emphasize the fact that we have a choice.  The time to make that choice is NOW.  

The True and Counterfeit Trinity

There’s truth and there’s counterfeit to just about everything—God’s  kingdom versus Satan’s deceit. Satan really is just a copycat. He’s not original. He comes along and tries to mimic what God does and lead us off track. Our job is to distinguish between the two. I believe many of us worry that we will be deceived even as God’s elect or we won’t know the truth. This is what the Scriptures do say: “For false christs and false prophets will arise [God wants us to know that] and will provide ...

Christ Charges the Church

Today is all about Christ’s instructions to his church. His instructions to us.  We are not just studying history tonight; we are part of history in the making.  Let’s set the scene, Revelation chapter 2 and 3, contains seven letters directly from Christ himself written to seven churches that actually existed around 95AD in Asia Minor which now the country of Turkey.   These scriptures were written to real people who lived a long time ago, but they are relevant, timeless, and applicable to...

The Revelation of Jesus

The most important truth about the book of Revelation is this,  It belongs to Jesus Christ in the sense that He is the one doing the revealing and He is the person revealed.  There is a lot to see in the book of Revelation and it matters. There are symbols, dates, the things that we don’t fully understand that scholars have studied for years- it matter, otherwise it wouldn’t be in recorded for us, but let’s not miss the forest for the trees. We’re on a divine hunt for Jesus. *If we walk awa...

Ground Zero

We have begun a study of Revelation, and we’re excited about it. Today, we are in Episode 2,  talking about the topic of Ground Zero. When we look at Ground Zero defined, we think of it as the very beginning of something or square one, maybe the center where a bomb or an explosion takes place.  Today, we are looking at the city of Jerusalem and even more precisely the Temple Mount as a Ground Zero of sorts. It is where the followers of Jehovah God gathered.   Their place of sacrifice and wor...

The Time is Now!

We are jumping into some heavy-duty subject matter. We are podcasting a study called The End. That sounds ominous. Today, we are diving in and asking ourselves this question:  What time is it?  The Bible is relevant for today.  We can lay the Biblical timeline over the world's timeline and see clues regarding the future.  We believe it is time.  Time for what?  Decisions!  How will we live?  What is important?  What is lasting?  What really matters?  Oscar Wilde says, "I never put off until ...

No Empty Hope

Today, we are going to talk about our last essential for the season. This one is a non-negotiable—the essential of Hope. We must have hope, especially in this season. We based our title “No Empty Hope” on the Scripture, Second Corinthians 5:5 in The Passion Translation:   And this is no empty hope, for God himself is the one who has prepared us for this wonderful destiny. And to confirm this promise, he has given us the Holy Spirit, like an engagement ring, as a guarantee.   Welcome guest...

One For All, All For One

We’re all back at the Origin table for Episode 11 of The Essentials: Living with the End in Mind. Today our topic is One For All and All For One. We’re talking about unity, specifically unity in the Body of Christ, in the realm of believers, Christians. I have my friends at the table—Kyli Rose and Jina McAfee. I’m ReGina Johnston. We invite you to pull up a chair and join us in this conversation as we share.    We’re going to start with a Scripture in Ephesians 4:3-6 NLT:   3 Make every ...

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

The Bible teaches us that our life is "but a vapor. "  Here Today, Gone Tomorrow is The Essential to live a holy life, to be a witness in what we say and how we live. The tension is that often we are living our lives according to predictable patterns and turning our luxuries into necessities. 11 Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow, do you see how essential it is to live a holy life? 12 Daily expect the Day of God, eager for its arrival. The galaxies will burn up and the...

Convictions of Steel

A conviction is a firmly held belief .  Biblical conviction carries the idea of a faith awakening.   It is clear to us, friends, that God not only loves you very much but also has put His hand on you for something special. 5 When the Message we preached came to you, it wasn’t just words. Something happened in you. The Holy Spirit put steel in your convictions. 5-6 You paid careful attention to the way we lived among you and determined to live that way yourselves. In imitating us, you imita...

One Path/One Passion

As we near the Lord's return, what is essential?  Focus!  It is essential that we don't get distracted.  There is so much noise.  So many things vying for our attention.  The apostle Paul talks about it in the book of Philippians 3:13 & 14, ". . . forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the ark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ."  In Proverbs 4:25 - 27 we are told, "Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix...

This is War!

It is essential to know that the life we live as a believer is targeted by a very real enemy.  The enemy of Jesus is our enemy too and his name is Satan.  Because we are made in the image of Christ,  the devil hates us - so friends . . . This is war!  In battle it is important to know Whose we are.  It is important to know who we are.  It is important to know who our enemy is.  What are the enemy's strategies and how to we fight an already defeated foe.  It is essential to know that we fight...

The Partnership

What if you could team up with someone who knows everything?  What if you could meet regularly with the greatest leader that ever lived?  What if you could have a best friend that you could totally depend upon, that you knew would never leave, that would always have your best at heart?  YOU DO!  And you have an always opened door to this most intimate relationship.  Prayer is an essential as we keep the end in mind.  Around the table of Origin we answer the question, "Why is Prayer Essential...

The Throne Room

The two minute warning has sounded in this life as we know it.  We are nearing the time when we believe Jesus will return.  Given the urgency, what's essential?  We believe "worship" is essential.  Join us to hear what worship really is and why it is essential especially as we navigate these "last days."  

Muscle

Join the Origin table, ReGina Johnston, Jina McAfee and Kyli Rose with guest, Danielle Raesz, personal trainer and aspiring American Ninja Warrior.  Danielle knows something about the cost of building muscle.  What's essential as we hear the two minute warning  nearing the end of the game?  Discipline!  What does discipline have to do with finishing well and how do we develop it?  Why is it essential as we near Christ's return?  

What He Says ^^^

Imagine you are in a football game and have heard the two-minute warning.  You have the ball.  What is absolutely essential to finishing well?  In this life, what is absolutely essential to finishing well.  We believe The Word of God is essential.  In this podcast we discuss the essential of The Word - - What He Says ^^^.  We want to move the Word of God to a place of priority above all the noise we are hearing today.   We are on Zoom with guest, Joan Butler and sometimes the technology is i...

180

Repentance is a 180 degree turn.  Why is saying, "I'm sorry, I messed up" so difficult?  Why don't we want to repent?  What blessings are we missing because we will not bow?  Because we will not repent?  Because we will not say with true sorrow, "We are sorry?"  Jesus is the perfect sacrifice and the only way to God.  He paid a great price for our forgiveness and for our righteousness.  To access that repentance is required.  Daily, regular repentance of sin.  We've heard it said that we sho...

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Join us for Season 2,  Episode 1 as we discuss the "elephants in the room" in light of original design.  This season on Origin pull a chair up to our table of fun conversation as we, ReGina Johnston, Jina McAfee and Kyli Rose talk about The Essentials.  You have just heard the two minute warning.  You have the ball, what is essential to finish the game well.  Why is love essential and how do we do it well?  

Under the Skin

Join us at the table of Origin as we discuss our current struggle with racial reconciliation with Ladies in Leadership around the table and two guests, Joan Butler & Rosalind Booker.  It was an honor to close our discussion regarding Original Design and Women in Leadership this season with these two sister friends.  

Who Wears the Pants?

Say What?

Join us at the table of Origin as we discuss another "zinger" in scripture requiring us to dig deeper in order to understand the actual meaning.  Best practices for interpretation are  part of the discussion giving practical and accessible tools so that all readers can, with the help of multiple theologians and scripture verses, discern what scripture is saying.  

Don't Shush Me!

Join us at the table as we discuss the Apostle Paul's writings in the letters to the Corinthian church regarding women and the church.  Unpacking good practices for interpretation we will look beyond the black print on the page to Paul's practices,  seeking to find congruency between the two.

Jesus Leveled the Playing Field

Join us as we discuss terms, "mutuality," "equality," "unity" and "intimacy."  What do these terms mean in relation to Original Design.  We live these terms most effectively when we remember to honor one another as one who belongs to God.  Jesus does not disqualify.  He came to qualify.  Christ is all about restoring what is broken.  Don't lose hope.

Upend Everything

Jesus is our model, our example for how to live out the gospel. He IS the Gospel.  In New Testament scripture when Jesus walked on the earth, he would parallel his ministry to men and women.  He would heal a man and then turn and heal a woman.  He would share parables about a woman, and then about a man.  He gave illustrations that women of that day would identify with and then illustrations that men of that culture would understand.  He was inclusive.  He is inclusive.  His call for us to c...

You're Not the Boss of Me

Join us as we discuss the "elephant in the room" at the crossroads of current events and original design.  We answer life's big questions through a filter that there is an original design, a blueprint that brings clarity and purpose to life.  In this episode we, four decades of women, discuss: The results of the fall Patriarchy/hierarchy God is neither male nor female, but Spirit Women that God elevated to lead in the Old Testament What happens when women step up New Testament Greco-Ro...

More Than Boxes

Episode 3:  More Than Boxes Welcome to Origin where we look at current events through the filter of a pre-supposition that there is a plan A, an original plan, a blueprint that gives context and clarity when it comes to present-day “elephants in the room.”  We hope to discuss things among us, four decades of women,  that often are subject matters avoided even at holiday seasons with family.  We think it is going to be fun.  Maybe at times a little tense.  Not performed. But just a conversat...

Bonus Episode: God & Covid-19

In order to be true to current events, Origin takes a break from scheduled conversation to share our experiences with Shelter-in-Place.   What does God say about Covid-19?  Do my prayers really matter?  These are the kinds of questions we wrestle with when we ask ourselves, "Where is God in Covid-19?"

Crossroads & Elephants

We have agreed that Origin will be a place where different generations can gather 'round the table to have an open and honest conversation regarding often tabu subject matter, especially as it relates to current events.  Where does the current conversation surrounding women in leadership, #metoo, patriarchy and women's liberation as elephants in the room  meet at the crossroads of Original Design?  This is a table of conversation where no one has all the answers but all are willing to wrestl...