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Thousands of Thoughts
Our brains have hundreds of thousands of thoughts per day.
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By: Brian Sheppard
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Aired on
Nov 05, 2024
Duration
00:00:16 min.
00:00:16 min.
Day by Day - 2 Samuel
Don’t Follow Your Heart!
Rather than follow our hearts, we must allow our hearts to be changed by God.
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Biblical Repentance recognizes the word of God as the authority of God.
But in order for that to happen, we need to recognize that there is One who rules over us, and whose word is truth. Biblical repentance recognizes the authority of God over us.
The LORD Sent Nathan, the prophet, to David. There is a reason why the LORD sent Nathan. Nathan was a prophet. Nathan was not primarily David’s friend, confidant, or homie. Nathan was a prophet of God, who spoke on behalf of God. We are introduced to Nathan in 2 Samuel 7 with that very title. David knew that when he saw Nathan coming, here too comes the word of the Lord.
And when Nathan tells David the story of the rich man with a herd of sheep, and the poor man with one sheep, David thinks he is justified in his ruling over the rich man, not because he thinks of himself as righteous, but because he sees the story as asking for God’s word of judgment against the rich man. This is why David responds to the story by saying, “As the LORD lives…” He is calling God down as a witness to observe David’s execution of judgment and that it will be in line with God’s word.
You see, David knew there was a higher authority than his own. He recognized God’s word as that authority and was willing to act on it when it came to other people falling underneath, and for himself for the most part.
But then Nathan pointed the finger at David and said, “You are the man,”
If you do not recognize God as the authority over all of life, if we do not see His word as our rule, then we will not have biblical repentance. We might think we are repentant, but it would just be a repentance from pragmatism or peer pressure
R.C. Sproul once said that, “Our calling isn’t to follow our hearts. Our calling is to have our hearts informed by the clear and plain teaching of the word of God.”
By: Clif Johnson
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Aired on
Nov 05, 2024
Show
Day by Day
Duration
00:02:47 min.
00:02:47 min.
Outdoors with Shaun Merrell
Get To Know Your Bow
Are you an expert marksman or new to bowhunting? Join Shaun as he explores how God uses our moments of strain to prepare us for greater things.
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By: Shaun Merrell
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Aired on
Nov 01, 2024
Duration
00:13:12 min.
00:13:12 min.
Day By Day Expressions
Day By Day Expressions
We can still find sacred truths in everyday tasks.
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By: Clif Johnson
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Aired on
Nov 04, 2024
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Day by Day
Duration
00:06:53 min.
00:06:53 min.
Stand Firm Parents
Israel on the Ground: Standing with Israel Through the Conflict
In this episode of Stand Firm Parents, host Jake McCandless takes listeners on a journey to Israel to explore the current situation on the ground. With special guests Daphne and Andrew Kirk of Generation to Generation Ministries, who have been actively supporting Israel through trips since the October 7th attacks, the episode dives into their ongoing work and the importance of standing in solidarity with Israel.
By: Jake McCandless
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Aired on
Nov 04, 2024
Show
Stand Firm Parents
Duration
00:20:41 min.
00:20:41 min.
Build Like Jesus
Tried and Proven
Dr. Steve Crawley answers the question, "Why would we want to build our companies, our families, and our lives on the principles of Jesus Christ?"
By: Dr. Steve Crawley
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Aired on
Nov 04, 2024
Show
Build Like Jesus
Duration
00:01:54 min.
00:01:54 min.
Moving Works
Chloe
For years, Walt and Annie struggled with infertility, but in a single moment they realized that God was writing a beautiful story for them that was over 20 years in the making.
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By: Moving Works
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Aired on
Nov 01, 2024
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Moving Works
Duration
00:14:10 min.
00:14:10 min.
Day by Day - 2 Samuel
A God-Worked Repentance
Believers need a work of God leading to repentance among our people.
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Solid, biblical teaching will aid us greatly in our understanding of repentance and in helping us see our need for repentance, and examples of people living repentantly may motivate us to emulate their lives, but the only source of repentance is God himself. (Repentance, by Richard Owen Roberts, p. 106).
Psalm 60:1 “O God, you have rejected us. You have broken us.; you have been angry; O God, restore us!”
Psalm 51:10-13 “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation.”
Acts 5:29 “We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging him on a cross. He is the One whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.”
Acts 11:17-18 “God has granted also to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life.”
2 Timothy 2:22ff “Refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s bond servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.”
Oh how we need a work of God leading us to repentance among us today. We need the work of the Spirit of God, using the word of God to lead us to repentance. You need to pray for it, beg for it, plead for it, cry out for God’s kindness to lead you to repentance. There is no other type of repentance within the biblical framework that restores us to fellowship with God, except for the repentance that comes from God and leads us back to a recognition God as authority.
We need to fall on our faces today and cry out before Him to grant us repentance. We need to recognize that repentance that is granted from God to us changes our hearts and minds towards sin. Do you see still love your sin; do you still think of it as innocent, not hurting anyone? Then there has not been repentance. Biblical repentance is when we start to think God’s thoughts towards our own sin.
By: Clif Johnson
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Aired on
Nov 01, 2024
Show
Day by Day
Duration
00:03:08 min.
00:03:08 min.
Mental Health Minutes
Study Notes
Writing exactly what we study helps retain knowledge.
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By: Brian Sheppard
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Aired on
Oct 31, 2024
Duration
00:00:24 min.
00:00:24 min.
Training for Life
Falling in Love with Running
Jeff shares the importance and techniques of running.
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By: Jeff McDaniel
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Aired on
Oct 31, 2024
Show
Training for Life
Duration
00:04:07 min.
00:04:07 min.
Day by Day - 2 Samuel
Repentance Is A Work Of God
Biblical repentance and grief cannot be manufactured but must be sent by God.
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Biblical Repentance is a work of God
This is, perhaps, the most important feature of Biblical repentance that we need to understand. We cannot wash over this. And this is being made evident to us in the text.
Chapter 12 begins by saying, “And the LORD sent Nathan to David.”
A few weeks ago, when we were studying chapter 11, we made a big deal about David sending. David sent Joab into the battlefield. David sent servants to find out about Bathsheba. David sent for Bathsheba. David sent for Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband. David sent execution orders to Joab. When Uriah was killed, David sent for Bathsheba and brought her into his house as his wife.
David’s sending was a sign of his power; his unquestioned, unrivaled power. There is no mistaking who was in control in chapter 11 as far as what was playing out among the characters involved. David had the power.
And now chapter 12 begins, “the LORD sent Nathan to David.” This is the message we are to pick up on—“David has shown off his power; his authority. But now God is about to show HIS POWER and HIS AUTHORITY over David.”
David had been under the conviction of conceit—“I deserve this.” Then he had been under the conviction of convenience—“I need to change my methods in order for this situation to work out.” But now He was about to be laid low under the conviction of the word of God.
David had spent nine months full of tears and fears, but it wasn’t until the LORD SENT NATHAN that David was repentant.
My friends, biblical repentance, godly grief, is not something we manufacture. You cannot plan for it, you cannot create it, you cannot fake it. Biblical repentance, just like all of salvation, is a work of the LORD, from start to finish.
By: Clif Johnson
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Aired on
Oct 31, 2024
Show
Day by Day
Duration
00:02:29 min.
00:02:29 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: Drop Your Weapons
God sees whatever battle we are in and will fight for us.
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Is it time to drop your weapons?
I don’t know about you, but when I’m attacked, I don’t readily want to lay my weapons down.
The natural response is to weapon up like you see in the movies. You fire at me, I’ll fire back.
Now I’m not talking literally, but goodness we have some sharp arrows in our proverbial arsenal we like to throw at the ready don’t we? Remember the power of your tongue and the power of your comments? I won’t dig deep into that today, but if you need Godly wisdom, there is much to read in His word about the heart and what flows out of it by way of your tongue. Dig into that and ask God to reveal and heal the roots of your words.
Today I wanted to remind you of what is true if you are in a season of verbal attack, hurt or betrayal.
First, remember you are never alone. God sees and He knows what you’re facing. Take your hurts to the Lord and allow His love and healing grace to meet you there. In Genesis 16 we read how the Lord met Hagar in her sorrow. “You are the God who sees me”, she prayed. He sees you today and in Him there is comfort, wisdom and peace.
Second, drop your weapons. We don’t battle as the world does.
2 Corinthians 10:3-4
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
Paul was being slandered by the church he planted in Corinth and his authority as an apostle of Jesus was being challenged. His faithful obedience, empowered by the Holy Spirit, was all he needed to stand strong against his accusers. Like Paul, let your life be the witness to silence the words of those against you. Fight on your knees in prayer. Love your enemies and those who come against you. Your soft answer and unexpected response of grace to their anger could bring them to repentance.
Third, remember the Lord is your shield.
Psalm 3:3
But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
When King David prayed these words he was being attacked at every turn. To make it cut a little deeper, his son Absalom was leading the attack. David prayed, ‘Lord you are a shield around me’. If you read about David, you quickly get a glimpse of the great warrior he was. No doubt he was familiar with a full body shield that shields one from the arrows AS they would MOVE forward. David’s faith, identity, character, even though all were being attacked, were shielded and protected by God. Charles Spurgeon wrote, “What a divine trio of mercies is contained in this verse! Defense for the defenseless, glory for the despised, and joy for the comfortless.”
Whatever battle you may be in, remember God sees you. He IS always at work around you and the war that rages is not against flesh and blood. Don’t fight as the world does. Go to the Lord in prayer. He is your shield. He is your glory. Lift your head and remember what is true. You are never without hope, you are loved and you are never alone in the battle.
That’s the truth.
Let’s drop our weapons. Whatever that looks like for you today, allow God to lead you, guide you and give you strength to love, even your enemies through the battle.
I’m Lori Cline.
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Oct 31, 2024
Show
The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:01 min.
00:04:01 min.
Tailgate Talks
Kids Pay Attention
Parents have a responsibility to raise children in the ways and values of God.
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By: Blake Martin
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Aired on
Oct 30, 2024
Show
Tailgate Talks
Duration
00:04:42 min.
00:04:42 min.
Day by Day - 2 Samuel
Convicted By Culture
Merely being convicted or swayed to change by the culture around us is not biblical grounds for repentance.
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Convicted by culture/crowds—keeping up with the trends/no longer acceptable culturally. This is called peer pressure, but it is really a type of repentance. We stop doing something because it is no longer culturally acceptable, whether it be the culture at large, or our own little group of friends that we run with. So for instance, when you go off to college now, one of the first things they will do at orientation is ask for your pronouns. And if you refuse to call other people by their “preferred pronouns” but instead call them by the biologically appropriate pronoun, then you will be deemed, intolerant and disrespectful. Thus, peer pressure is being put on you to change your mind. And if you do, then you are repenting, you are changing your mind, changing your direction, because of being convicted by culture. This type of repentance happens all the time in a thousand different ways.
But being convicted by culture doesn’t cut it when it comes to Biblical repentance. Something greater is needed. But it is worth asking, is it not, if my repentance has been motivated in the past by the crowds instead of by the King.
By: Clif Johnson
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Aired on
Oct 30, 2024
Show
Day by Day
Duration
00:02:18 min.
00:02:18 min.
Mental Health Minutes
The Effects of Color
Color can change the way people feel.
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By: Brian Sheppard
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Aired on
Oct 29, 2024
Duration
00:00:19 min.
00:00:19 min.
Day by Day - 2 Samuel
Catalysts Of Repentance
It is important that the catalyst leading to our repentance is biblical.
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When I was in junior high I played basketball for the Mabelvale Junior High Red Raiders. One particular game stands out in my memory. We had gone in for halftime to make adjustments to our game plan, went back out to warm up before the second half began. It was our ball to begin the second half, which required an in-bounds play from halfcourt. My teammate was the one who would make the pass, and the plan was for him to pass it to me at half court. The rest of my team was scattered around the gym. I break away from the kid who was defending me to create some space between us so that my teammate can pass the ball to me. He passes it to me as I am breaking away, and once I get the ball and start dribbling, I see that there is no one between me and basketball goal. So I start dribbling as fast as I can and running as hard as I can. And just as I am about to start preparing to go into my lay-up, it dawns on me…this is the wrong side of the court. My team’s goal is on the other end.
Thankfully, I had this realization in enough time that I could continue dribbling and turn towards my goal and bring the ball up the court in the proper direction.
I realized I was doing something wrong. I was convinced it was wrong the wrong direction, the wrong goal, so I stopped going that direction, turned and went to the other end of the court, the other direction.
That is a very rudimentary, simplistic illustration of what repentance is—to realize you are wrong, to stop what you are doing, and to turn from your wrong direction and go in the right direction.
And when we think about it, everyone repents, in one way or another, under that basic definition and understanding. Everyone is actually pretty skilled at the basics of repenting. We are constantly changing our mind about stuff, changing our actions, changing our directions. But what is the catalyst for our repentance?
Over the next few days, I want to give you at least three catalysts that oftentimes spur our repentance, and I want us to ask the question, “Are these catalysts in line with biblical repentance?”
By: Clif Johnson
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Aired on
Oct 29, 2024
Show
Day by Day
Duration
00:02:52 min.
00:02:52 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: I Dare You To Pray This
We should be willing to go to work wherever Jesus is moving.
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Have you ever been dared to pray something?
Me either! But I loved it and now I’m daring you to pray it too!
But, before I get to the prayer, let’s talk about mission. What is your mission? If you’re a believer in Jesus, I really hope you know the answer. If you don’t, let me give you a refresher.
Matthew 28:18-20
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
What’s our mission? We are to go and tell and teach the world about Jesus.
Mission is the heartbeat of God. It began with Jesus and now it is to continue through you and me. Jesus said in John 20:2, “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” That’s you and me! Yes, it’s also all of our missionaries we support and pray for that are all around the world, but it’s also YOU and ME, right where we are.
Luke 10:2
He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.
The harvest is plentiful, but the workers or laborers are few. Why are the workers few? Because our eyes are only seeing what we want to see. We’re not even seeing the harvest field around us. Where we work, where we live and where we play, that’s where the harvest is. There are people all around us that need Jesus. They need a friend to listen. They need a helping hand to help them with a meal. They need someone that won’t judge them. They need someone that can lay aside their agenda to see a divine opportunity to love. They need someone who will put their needs above their own. That’s Jesus. That’s what people need.
Why do you love like that? Jesus.
Why do you listen like that? Jesus.
Why do you serve me like that? Jesus.
Why do you care for me like that? Jesus.
That’s our mission. Will you accept it? If so, I dare you to pray this prayer.
Jesus, where are YOU already at work where I live, work, learn and play?
Jesus, how can I join you?
That’s it. That’s what I’m praying in this season. Join me. I dare you. Don’t miss where God is at work around you. There’s no better place to be! Is it uncomfortable? Yes! Will you get your hands dirty in the field? Yes! Let’s go! You can read all through scripture how God used ordinary men and women, just like you and me. Go and tell the world about Jesus. Show them His love. That’s YOUR mission.
That’s the truth.
May our prayer be, ‘Jesus, show me where YOU are at work’, then may we be willing to go into the field.
I’m Lori Cline.
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Oct 29, 2024
Show
The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:03:19 min.
00:03:19 min.
Day By Day Expressions
Day By Day Expressions
As we use our talents for God, we should give other believers the tools to do the same and promote discipleship.
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By: Clif Johnson
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Aired on
Oct 28, 2024
Show
Day by Day
Duration
00:05:03 min.
00:05:03 min.
Build Like Jesus
Foundation of Success
Dr. Steve Crawley continues to answer the question, "Why would we want to build our companies, our families, and our lives on the principles of Jesus Christ?" by telling us the foundation of success.
By: Dr. Steve Crawley
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Aired on
Oct 28, 2024
Show
Build Like Jesus
Duration
00:00:56 min.
00:00:56 min.
Moving Works
Chasing Life
After graduating high school, Robin rejects his Christian upbringing to live life to its fullest. It isn’t until his parents reveal a long-held family secret that Robin discovers the life he has been missing all along.
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By: Moving Works
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Aired on
Oct 25, 2024
Show
Moving Works
Duration
00:08:09 min.
00:08:09 min.
Day by Day - 2 Samuel
Tears And Fears Don’t Get It Done
Being tearful over sin or fearful of retaliation does not automatically equate to repentance.
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Yesterday we learned that there can be this false notion that tears alone equals repentance; but there is also the false notion that fears alone equal repentance.
Much of what we may call repentance is nothing more than “fox-hole religion.” The prospect of grave consequences are brought upon your conscience, and vows are made to never do such and such again. But once the threat is removed, once the fear is gone, it’s back to life as it once was.
Fear and acting on self-preservation are not the same as repentance.
But isn’t that what we do? We get scared of the consequences, we tremble, and maybe we change behavior in order to avoid the those consequences, at least for a little while, and when the fears subside, it’s back to the way things were.
If fears alone equaled repentance, then why wouldn’t the demons be considered repentant, because do not even they demons tremble?
Couldn’t we read throughout the gospels and see where Jesus worked miracles that produced all kinds of fear, but not necessarily true repentance?
Or consider Paul, who stood before Felix the Governor in Acts 24. Paul, defending his case before Felix, and never missing an opportunity to witness for Christ, was reasoning with Felix about, “righteousness, and self-control, and the coming judgment.” And while this was happening, Felix was alarmed and said, “Go away for the present time.” But there was no true repentance!
So be on guard of your own heart. Tears alone and neither fears alone equate to biblical repentance. It is the turning away from sin, the hating of sin like God hates sin, that is the sign of repentance.
By: Clif Johnson
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(Lifeword)
Aired on
Oct 25, 2024
Show
Day by Day
Duration
00:02:34 min.
00:02:34 min.
Mental Health Minutes
Love Stimulation
Being in love produces positive feelings in our brain.
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By: Brian Sheppard
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Aired on
Oct 24, 2024
Duration
00:00:23 min.
00:00:23 min.
Day by Day - 2 Samuel
Wasted Bones And Loud Groans
Genuine, godly grief over sin leads to repentance.
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~~~
After having read of the horrible crimes of King David against Bathsheba, Uriah, and all of Israel in 2 Samuel 11, chapter 11 ends by saying, “But the thing that David had done displeased (troubled) the LORD.” But this is not the end of the story. Between the end of chapter 11 and the repentance shown in 12, at least 9 months have passed, and a baby boy has been born into the house of David.
But something else has been going on in that 9 months. It wasn’t all bliss and baby showers. David recounts it for us in Psalm 32:3
“For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.”
Notice what David is saying. When David was under the conviction of his sin, yet was still quiet about his sin, he was consumed, racked with the guilt of his crimes. He thought the cover-up would alleviate his soul. If he could just get away with it, then he wouldn’t have to speak of it any longer, but he forgot the convicting work of the word of the LORD. He felt the weight of his sin pushing him further and further to the depths of despair. When he refused to acknowledge the depth of his sin, his body ached and deteriorated. He had very little strength to face day after day after day.
We could easily say that David was in the throes of depression. He was in mental and spiritual anguish over what he had gotten away with. He was sorrowful, soaking his bed with tears at night.
But this was not complete repentance.
Tears (sorrow) alone is not proof of repentance.
Paul writes to the Corinthians in 2 Corinthians 7:8-9 “For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though I did regret it, for I see that the letter grieved you, though only for a while. As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.”
We see here that Paul acknowledges that to be grieved does not automatically equal biblical repentance, but only if it is godly grief will it lead to repentance. There is a type of worldly grief, or a grief that is not a working of God upon your life, and that type of grief does not work repentance, but eats away slowly at your soul, leading to death.
Think of Peter and Judas. Both denied Jesus. Both betrayed Jesus. Both suffered under the heavy hand of grief, but only one of them was suffering under godly grief that led to biblical repentance. The other died in his worldly grief.
My friends, we must be able to discern within our own lives, with the help of the Holy Spirit, the difference that exists between sorrow and true repentance. Tears over sin, conviction of sin, even confession of sin does equate to biblical repentance. Those are all lead ups to repentance, but they can also be evident in those that never repent. How many people do you know who have cried over particular situation they have caused, or have been sorrowful over a circumstance brought on by his or her sin, and yet, after the tears, after the initial emotional response, after the comforting hugs, the same action prevails with no remorse?
Many times the sorrow is there because a person is caught in their sin. Many times tears are there because the person knows they have disappointed a significant person in their life. Sorrow can be present for a host of reasons, but tears alone does not equal repentance.
How many revivals over the last 30 years have you seen take place, with people coming forward, weeping at the altar, show up for the next couple of weeks to church, and then disappear?
Do you, dear brother and sister, know the difference in your own life between tears alone and Biblical repentance?
By: Clif Johnson
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(Lifeword)
Aired on
Oct 24, 2024
Show
Day by Day
Duration
00:04:59 min.
00:04:59 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: Singing In The Rain
God is able to deliver us from whatever we walk through.
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~~~
Do you ever sing in the rain?
I don’t either, but I’m starting to think we should!
Here’s why, I was in the car rider line to pick up my girls from school. It was pouring rain. As I get closer I’m seeing kids using umbrellas, hoodies and backpacks to try to cover their head as they make their way to their car. Then I see this boy. He is not even walking fast. He’s almost kinda struttin’ a little. Is he not getting wet? Yes, he is. Does he not care? No, apparently not!
I’m having this conversation with myself, in the car of course. As he gets closer to me, I see he’s singing, in the rain! This kid was in his own little world. Earbuds in, hair dripping wet and he did not care one bit. He was walking, had a song in his ears and he was singing every word.
As he walked by my car I said out loud to myself, “he’s just singing in the rain”! You know what, it made me smile! He was soaking wet, walking along, singing his song. I want to be like that kid. I want to sing in the rain and not care that I’m getting wet. You know why he didn’t care, he was way more focused on the song than the rain.
Do you have a song to sing today? I don’t know if you’re walking in sunshine or a heavy downpour, but do you have the JOY of the Lord? I’m not talking about fake smiling, sweep the pain under the rug, I’m fine talk. I’m talking about peace in your heart and hope for tomorrow, even in the rain, kind of joy that only comes when you know God is WITH you.
Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
Here in Isaiah 43, God is reminding Israel, to not be afraid. He knew the journey ahead for them would be rough. They would face many obstacles along the way, but He would be with them and He would deliver them.
God is still making a way for us. Through faith in Jesus we have the promise and hope of heaven. This world is not my home! So in a way, like that boy singing in the rain, I’m in my own little world a bit. I can walk out each day and no matter what comes my way or tries to bring me down, I can keep on walking with a song in my heart.
That’s mountain moving kind of faith. You see a mountain and yes it’s big and yes you don’t see a way around it, but God is WITH you! Remember Daniel’s friends Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego in the Old Testament? Go read Daniel chapter three. They were FULL of faith. They were ‘singing in the rain’ kinda boys. They weren’t gonna bow to the king’s idol. NO! The King asks, ‘and who is the God who will deliver you from my hands?’ “O King” they said, “we have no need to answer you in this matter. Our God is ABLE to deliver us, but even if He does not, we will not worship your God.”
Yep, they were thrown into the fire. The guys that threw them in died it was so hot. But those boys, I can just imagine them walking around singing in the fire with Jesus right there beside them. Remember those words back in Isaiah? I will be with you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. Those boys had faith in that promise, so they just kept on walking.
That’s the truth.
Trust the Lord with all you’re walking through. He will walk WITH you and he’ll even give you a song to sing.
I’m Lori Cline.
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Oct 24, 2024
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:04:06 min.
00:04:06 min.
Day by Day - 2 Samuel
Looking For A Satan-Crusher
Our hope for defeating sin lies with Jesus, who committed no sin.
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This book that we open each week unveils a story to us. And this story makes sense of everything in the world. It is the belief of the orthodox Christian that life and the world does not make sense otherwise. We understand what is going on because the nature and the motivations for what is going on in us, through us, around us, and to us is explained sufficiently in this book we open each week.
Not every question you ask of it will find the answer you are looking for, but there are answers. Not every answer will be as specific as you want them to be, for God has chosen to drape a cloak of mystery over some of His determined will. But when we do find mystery in this life, we can rest assured that we also find sufficiency in the presence of God with His people.
So what is the story of this book? What is the unfolding drama? The story is that a good and righteous and holy God created us, and he created us for His glory. And in creation God laid upon us His word, or His laws, by which, through our obedience to them, would bring glory and honor unto Him. But our first parents failed at this task, listening to the slithering whispers of Satan Himself, thus infecting the line of humanity with weakness, with a spiritual death and curse that we are all born into.
But not only is God good and righteous and holy, He is also a God of mercy and grace. And in His grace, He extended words of promise and salvation/rescue/redemption to our first parents, and to us. The promise was that God would send a Satan crusher, putting an end to Satan’s ability to bring deceit and shame upon God’s people.
So we read the OT, and we look and anticipate this great Satan-crusher. Our hopes rise and fall as we see glimpses of this mighty Hero, hoping that each new character we run into on these pages is the one promised by God. We learn as we read that a sacrifice is what is needed to cleanse us from our sin, from our guilt, from our shame. Could it be Abraham? Could it be Joseph? Could it be Moses? Most recently, as we have studied 2 Samuel, we have wondered, “Could it be David?” After all, this was a man after God’s own heart.
But we know it’s not David, and over the last few weeks we have seen why. David was imperfect. David was a good king, a great king, but David was not able to defeat his own sin, so how could he be the victor over other people’s sin. How could he be the perfect atoning sacrifice each of us must have if we ever dare live in communion with God.
David is our last real hope until we come to the NT. And it is in the NT that Jesus breaks on the scene, born of a woman, hailed as God with us, God in the flesh. He taught the people as one had never taught them before. He was truthful, compassionate, bold, full of mercy and grace and truth, preaching the kingdom of God was at hand. No one, no matter how hard they tried could find fault with him. No one, no matter how many traps they set for him, could ensnare him in their wicked schemes.
By: Clif Johnson
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Day by Day
Duration
00:04:07 min.
00:04:07 min.
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Remembering Dreams
You remember your dreams better on the weekends.
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By: Brian Sheppard
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Oct 22, 2024
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00:00:11 min.
00:00:11 min.
Day by Day - 2 Samuel
A Murderous Coverup
The further we spiral into sin, the more calloused we become to its effects.
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We can hardly believe what we are reading in 2 Samuel 11, can’t we? Surely not David. But yes, it is David, walking down this dark path of sin.
After hearing that Bathsheba was pregnant, David, still not repenting, takes sin to the next level. He brings Uriah home. And after some fake pleasantries, treats David a King’s gift basket, in hopes that Uriah would enjoy them with his wife and partake in some amorous activities. That way, Bathsheba could claim that her pregnancy was not immoral.
But did you notice Uriah’s response? David was dealing with a righteous man…a man committed to his king and to his country. He dare not enjoy one moment of pleasure while his fellow countrymen were out at battle. Here is a man with self-control, which David was severely lacking. Here was a man who was committed to God’s people, which David had abandoned at this point.
What a perfect time for David to repent! David is staring in the face of a man who loved King David and God’s people. Uriah had just been told by Joab to be courageous for his family and for the cities of God. And here, his courage and resolve is on full display. And yet David is unmoved by it all, except only to ramp up the intensity of his scheming.
Just observe the cold-hearted nature of David at this point. He writes a letter to Joab, instructing Joab to execute Uriah, and he sends it by means of Uriah’s own hand. Uriah is carrying his own death certificate and doesn’t even know it.
The cover-up has not ended. The watching world of Israel would have taken notice of David’s bringing Bathsheba into his house. They would have seen this as an act of nobility on David’s part, to bring in the young widow, and the father a child, giving her a continued lineage. He was, in their eyes, a kinsman redeemer. But in reality, he was an adulterous, murderer.
Let that be a lesson to us all…the farther we go down the spiral of sin, the more calloused we can become, the deeper we dial in to our own power, and the greater lengths we go to cover it up. So do not put off repentance while the LORD is convicting. It is His kindness and grace that leads us there.
By: Clif Johnson
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Aired on
Oct 22, 2024
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Day by Day
Duration
00:03:38 min.
00:03:38 min.
Lori Cline - Greatest Hits
Lori Cline's Greatest Hits: My Redeeming Love Story
God will redeem what is lost and restore what is broken when we give our hearts to Him.
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Are you afraid of love?
I was at one point in my life. I don’t know what chapter in your story led you to where you are today with how you feel about love, but for me it had to do with trust. I didn’t trust love. If we dig a bit deeper into the root lie I was believing, I ultimately didn’t trust God with my heart.
What I’ve come to discover over the years about the lies we believe, is that the broken pieces of our story can lead to broken views of God. Broken views of God lead to lies we then believe about His LOVE for us, His character and His plan. Those lies take root deep in our heart and the fruit is unhealthy. Jesus had my life, but there were pieces of my heart I had on lock down.
Only when we shine the light of God’s redeeming love and truth into those dark chapters of our story can love be trusted and have room to grow.
When I went to college the last thing on my mind was marriage. I had a five year plan. Marriage was somewhere after those five years, IF it happened. Plans are great, but hold them loosely. The Lord had my path set for a different course.
Something unexpected happened. I met a cute boy that didn’t get on my nerves. We actually had fun together. He became my best friend. We even went through a break up and only by the amazing grace of God were we able to see beyond ourselves to something greater God had in store for us. It was His plan, not ours. But the beautiful thing was that all the things we desired individually, God gave us together and it was better than we could have ever asked for or imagined.
God has a way of working like that.
When I look back over 30 years ago now to those early days of love, I see clearly why I was afraid. I didn’t want to trust God with my heart when it came to relationships. It was too scary. Love couldn’t be trusted.
Here’s a light of truth.
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
Jesus had my heart, but the truth is, He didn’t have all of it. The pieces I was holding on to needed to be released into His loving care. I let go and released my control of what I couldn’t even control in the first place. Freedom flooded my heart. And with every step of faith I took, what was broken was restored and redeemed by the most perfect love of all.
That’s how our love story began and it is still being written today. It’s a beautiful story. It’s not perfect, but we look to the one who IS and we abide together in His perfect love. That has made all the difference.
Give your heart to Jesus. If you’re afraid of love or maybe believing a lie, shine the light of truth into what you’re believing to be true about God. He’ll redeem what was lost and restore what has been broken. The redeeming love of God is deep and it’s unlike any you’ve ever known.
That’s the truth.
Don’t let fear hold your heart captive. Abide in the perfect love of God and He will redeem your love story.
I’m Lori Cline.
By: Lori Cline
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Aired on
Oct 22, 2024
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The Lori Cline Show
Duration
00:03:38 min.
00:03:38 min.
Stand Firm Parents
How Israel's Conflicts Effects Our Children's Faith
In this crucial episode, host Jake McCandless delves into a topic that is shaping our children’s faith—Israel's ongoing conflict. Jake explores the profound impact that media coverage of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel and its aftermath has on young minds. He emphasizes the influence of social media and campus protests, noting how the messaging around this conflict is heavily skewed and anti-Israel.
Jake makes the case that Israel is more than a political topic—it's a spiritual battleground. Every page of the Bible relates to Israel, making its current struggles essential for understanding the biblical narrative and Christian faith.
By: Jake McCandless
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Aired on
Oct 21, 2024
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Stand Firm Parents
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00:23:40 min.
00:23:40 min.
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Examples of Principles of Jesus - Pt. 2
Dr. Steve Crawley discusses the principles of Jesus and how they relate to our lives today as he continues to answer the question, "Why would we want to build our companies, our families, and our lives on the principles of Jesus Christ?"
By: Dr. Steve Crawley
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Oct 21, 2024
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Build Like Jesus
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