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Does God Accept the Worship of All Religions?
VERSED - March 28, 2023 06:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsIn the 2022 State of Theology research by Ligonier and Lifeway Ministries show that trends over time and the 2022 survey results reveal an increasingly belief among evangelicals that God is pleased by worship that comes from those outside the Christian faith. Let's find out what the Bible says!...
Is the Bible Literally True?
VERSED - March 23, 2023 15:54 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsU.S. adults increasingly reject the divine authorship of the Bible, relegating it to the same category as other religious writings and purportedly sacred texts. Maybe that’s you? Holding this view makes it easy to cherry pick biblical teaching that that resonates us with while simultaneously r...
Does Church Membership Matter?
VERSED - March 21, 2023 14:53 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThe cultural value of individualism makes it unsurprising that most Americans deem church membership as optional for Christians. According to an annual study by Ligonier Ministries and Lifeway Ministries on the State of Theology 68% of evangelicals believe that every Christian has an obligation ...
Are We Born Innocent?
VERSED - March 16, 2023 15:25 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsAccording to an annual study by Ligonier Ministries and Lifeway Ministries on the State of Theology, most U.S. adults and almost two-thirds of evangelicals believe that humans are born innocent in the eyes of God. Maybe you fall into that category? What does the Bible truly teach on this? That’s...
Does God Adapt To Culture?
VERSED - March 14, 2023 06:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsAs we look at ourselves and at the world, it is clear that human beings, along with the rest of creation, undergo frequent changes. But does this principle of change apply to God as well? According to an annual study by Ligonier Ministries and Lifeway Ministries on the State of Theology…a major...
Do My Dreams Matter To God?
VERSED - March 09, 2023 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsDo you ever wonder if your deepest desires and dreams matter to God? For me, I feel like I don’t even deserve to ask God for things I desire or dream for. Like who am I to ask for such a thing? God you’ve done enough for me, how dare I be so selfish? That’s my perspective though. I know it’s not...
What Does It Mean To 'Have Faith?'
VERSED - March 07, 2023 07:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsHow long can we trust God before we end up trying to take control? How long do I have to feel this anxiety? How long do I have to be afraid? How long do I have to wait before he heals me? Where is my blessing? I believe in His promises but where are they? How do you “have faith” when things in y...
Happiness vs. Joy
VERSED - November 08, 2022 07:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWhether it is your family or your workplace, do you know those people that just walk in, and their joy just lights up a room? Can think of others where they are just joyless; they are just negative and it rubs off. This is even a reminder for me to take stock on how many joyful people are aroun...
The Strategy For Victory Over Your Stronghold
VERSED - November 01, 2022 18:12 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWhat is that one thing in your life that seems too difficult to overcome? Just focus on one thing. I’ll ask you more guided questions. What is this one thing that is keeping you from moving forward? Or moving at all? That makes you want to quit or avoid? These can be addictions, pain, grief, ill...
What Does God's Judgement Look Like?
VERSED - October 27, 2022 15:52 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWhat do you think of when you think of judgment from God? Some picture natural disasters or plagues. Or spectacular economic collapse. Either way, most people's conception of divine judgment is dramatic and devastating. Yet more often God chooses very simple and yet even more deeply devastating ...
Tears In A Bottle
VERSED - October 26, 2022 14:11 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWhen it comes to fear, some people never want to admit that they’re afraid. Fear of man in our cultural context can be subtle and we can easily deny that it has gripped our hearts. We all lock our doors and glance nervously around us when we’re passing through certain neighborhoods in the city. ...
Rape, Slavery, Murder ... Where Is God?
VERSED - October 25, 2022 02:11 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThe Bible is that it's a brutally realistic book. I'm grateful for that. It doesn't cover up sin or minimize suffering. Some Christians act like it does. Some will attack the Bible for condoning rape and slavery and murder, but the Bible doesn't condone those actions; it just shows them for what...
Strange, Awkward & Exactly as God Planned
VERSED - October 19, 2022 16:37 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsChapter 9 in Isaiah brings a promise of a future blessing in the Messiah, verse 6 is a famous verse “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given;” this is the prophecy of Jesus Christ given nearly 700+ years before his birth. Today though we are going to read and reflect and meditate on the ...
Do I Presume God's Patience?
VERSED - October 19, 2022 02:08 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsGod’s commandments are simple to understand but we don’t follow them. I understand what I SHOULD do and WANT to do but I DONT always. Here’s a question that smacked me upside the head as I studied today’s passage…How patient is God with me? // Everything you need is here Included in that link...
How To Respond To Evil
VERSED - October 14, 2022 03:05 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsPsalm 141 gives us a practical example to follow of how to respond to evil. It is a Psalm of dealing with liars, manipulators, schemers on the outside…but also our own hearts do the same thing to us. It’s incredibly practical for today. We have very real enemies plotting against us every day. Ou...
What Does the Bible Mean By 'Submission?'
VERSED - October 13, 2022 02:08 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWe are not comfortable with the idea of submission. I can’t tell you the amount of conversations I’ve had with close friends and family about it as it relates to the Bible. Some examples... “Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority” “Submit yourselves, then, to God.” "Wiv...
This Is Hope
VERSED - October 11, 2022 18:48 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWhat is your hope? What are you going to plead when you face your Maker and Judge in maybe twenty years — thirty, forty, five, or even three hours? What will your plea be when he says, “So, what right do you have as a sinner in my absolutely perfect presence in heaven?” What will your answer be?...
The Reason For The Greatest Joy
VERSED - October 05, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWe are dropping into the narrative of Jesus’ earthly ministry on the way to Jerusalem. He had appointed 72 other disciples in addition to the twelve to travel ahead of him two-by-two into towns that he would be visiting. They were to carry out the mission of proclaiming the kingdom of God, not ...
Why Does Jesus Matter?
VERSED - October 04, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsI came across today’s verse in my personal prayer time. It was this verse that was combined with the directive to “give God whatever glory or adoration comes to mind.” It actually gave me trouble. I thought to myself and asked myself, “how do I actually do that?” How do I give God glory? How do ...
Do You Feel Far From Jesus?
VERSED - September 29, 2022 16:55 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsHave you ever felt far from Jesus? If I asked you to close your eyes and imagine he is sitting right next to you, how would you feel? It’s normal to feel far from Him, I think that’s why Jesus’ final teaching showed us how to remain close to Him. It’s practical and easy to wrap our heads aroun...
Unmet Expectations or God's Plan?
VERSED - September 28, 2022 06:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThere are constant thieves at your door every single day and night and they’re called unmet expectations - always ready to steal your happiness and contentment. All of us fill our lives with expectations, some good and some bad — what job we should get, what kind of spouse we’ll be married to,...
How To Have A Faith That Satisfies
VERSED - September 27, 2022 06:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsJesus Christ did not come into the world to assist you in meeting your desires. He came into the world to change your desires so that he is the main one. So many preachers, influencers and others try to meet you "right where you are" with your desires, desires that you share with every fallen hu...
Will God Help Me?
VERSED - September 26, 2022 06:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsEach of us has our own wilderness. A place where you struggle, wander, try to figure out life with no clear answers, you face issues. You could be wrestling with relationships with friends, loved ones or family. Maybe you desperately want children and it isn’t happening foryou. Maybe it's not re...
Do Not Force Your Convictions On Others
VERSED - September 23, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsYes, the Bible really says that. I was surprised, too. // Everything you need is here Included in that link is a list of resources and references I use in this podcast and can help you grow deeper in your faith as well. As always – ratings and reviews are massive! They really help others d...
What Does the Bible Say About Leadership?
VERSED - September 22, 2022 06:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsI learned recently that whenever the New Testament talks about leadership, it never emphasizes the authority of the leader. It emphasizes the danger of their own leadership. Interesting right? It was encouraging to me because I was doubting my own abilities even as a man and a leader professio...
"Where Are You?"
VERSED - September 21, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsHave you ever found yourself intentionally not praying or reading the Bible or going to church because you feel guilty? Or you don’t want to feel convicted? We generally handle guilt by avoiding dealing with it. And that goes back to day one in humanity. It all began in the Garden of Eden afte...
The Secret To A Happy Life
VERSED - September 20, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsThe world you could say is marked by warfare. Conflict and fighting all around us. We feel and see the effects of it, we try to numb the effects of it while also becoming numb to its existence in the first place. What is the root of it all? And what is the secret to a true happy life? I recent...
When God Says No
VERSED - September 19, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsIt’s said in the Bible that David was a man after God’s own heart. Have you ever thought about what that looks like? We will certainly see one example today. David gives us the playbook on how we should respond when God says “no” to our plans. // Everything you need is here Included in that...
Darkness Cannot Overtake You
VERSED - May 20, 2022 13:01 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsOver 2000 years ago, every moment before and every second since, Jesus was fighting back your depression, your fear, your pain, your worry. He was contending against hell…for you! I like the way Whitney Lowe from Scribble Devos puts it, "Jesus was grabbing evil by its throat, getting right up i...
The Power of Expressing Your Grief
VERSED - May 19, 2022 15:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsWhen pain is crushing you, darkness feels like it is surrounding you, and you are overwhelmed by the things that need to be done that you simply don’t have the energy to accomplish… what should you do? Maybe you feel like, well God uses everything for good so I should be joyful knowing that tr...
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