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| 369 – The Biblical Basis for Your Spirituality | 12 mai 2026 | 00:22:17 | |
369 – Where does your spirituality come from? Have you noticed? A lot of people these days are talking about spirituality, but they don't all mean the same thing when they use the word spiritual (or spirituality). What is spirituality? Where does it come from? Is it something you make happen? Or is it something that's already there, but you have to discover? In this week's episode:
The Biblical basis for your spiritual identity is the fact you are the image and likeness of God. Nothing can change that. No mistakes you make, nothing anyone does or says, no circumstances can change the way God originally created you in His image and likeness. Your spirituality is your heritage and birthright. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript of the episode and all the Bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/369 Previous episode mentioned: Episode 37: You Are the Image and Likeness of God. What the Heck Does that Mean? Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 368 – Nothing Can Separate You from the Love of God | 05 mai 2026 | 00:23:01 | |
368 – It's true, nothing can separate you from God's love Have you ever felt separated from God? Maybe because you did something you know you shouldn’t have, or maybe something traumatic happened you had no control over. Or it could just be a feeling you have for whatever reason. When God seems far away, it’s hard to know what to do or where to turn for help. In this episode, we’re going to dig into the stories of several people in the Bible who found themselves in really tough uncomfortable situations but knew God was with them even in those darkest hours, days, and years.
And I have a confession to make in this episode. No matter what you’re going through right now, nothing can separate you from the love of God. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript and all the Bible quotes go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/368. Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 367 – The Benefit of Letting God into Every Nook and Cranny of Your Life | 28 avr. 2026 | 00:20:43 | |
367 – Are you letting God into every part of your life? Or do you let God only into some parts of your life? There's no need to be hesitant to open up completely to God. You don't need to be afraid of something you've hidden deep inside you. Your past mistakes and insecurities, any doubts and fears you may be embarrassed about or ashamed of, are no match for God's love for you. In this week's episode:
Letting God into every nook and cranny of your life, you’ll discover things you never knew were possible. You’ll see God’s love in everything you do and with everyone you meet. You’ll be where God wants you to be. You’ll say what God wants you to say, maybe without even realizing it. You will do what God wants you to do. You will be blessed and you’ll be a blessing to others in the process. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript and all the Bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/367 Previous episode mentioned: Episode14 – Would You Let Jesus in Your House if You Hadn’t Cleaned Up for Weeks? Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 366 – The Transforming Power of Knowing Your Spiritual Identity | 21 avr. 2026 | 00:50:38 | |
366 – What is your spiritual identity? How do you figure out what it is or what it even means? And why do Christians make such a big deal out of this? In this week’s episode I’m talking with Clint Riggin about why understanding who you are spiritually is so important and the freedom it brings to your life. We talk about:
BONUS: At the end, Clint answers these three questions:
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| 365 – The Biblical Fate of Corrupt Leaders | 14 avr. 2026 | 00:25:52 | |
365 – What will be the fate of today's corrupt leaders? When will justice catch up with them? Are the standards of integrity, honestly, and love for God and mankind out of date? When will the moral and spiritual laws of God take their rightful place in the life of nations and the world? In this week’s episode, we’re going to take a look at several leaders in the Bible who blatantly disregarded God’s laws. The Bible gives us a preview of what could happen to corrupt leaders today, based on what happened to corrupt leaders back then. We look at:
Never underestimate the power of your prayers to help bring evil and evil doers out of their hiding places to be brought to justice and to establish in the power of God’s law of truth, love, justice, and righteousness to take their rightful place in the world. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript and all the Bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/365 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 364 – How to Love Jesus More than Ever | 07 avr. 2026 | 00:21:49 | |
364 – How can you show Jesus how much you love him? There are so many ways to show someone you love them.
Now think of how these things apply to how you love Jesus. But Jesus isn't here in person the way he was 2,000 years ago. So how can you show Jesus you love him? In this week's episode:
The more you obey Jesus and love people the way you love Jesus, the more you become like him and the more you will show your love for him. At some point you will no longer wonder how to love Jesus more, because you’ll be doing it and others will learn how to love Jesus by your example. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes at thebiblespeakstoyou.com/364 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 363 – When All Hope Is Lost, the Resurrection Comes | 31 mars 2026 | 00:20:45 | |
363 – What do you do when all hope is lost? Have you ever been in a situation where the outcome was exactly the opposite of what your hopes and expectations were? Things just went from bad to worse. You poured out your heart to God in prayer, but it didn’t really seem to do much good. Everything kept getting worse until it was all over and there wasn’t even a glimmer of hope. But then, in the most amazing and unexpected way, things turned around and you found more joy and hope than you could have ever imagined possible? Well, that’s what the Easter story is all about. This week:
When it seems all hope is lost, the resurrection is right around the corner. Christ gives you eternal life and hope and nothing can take them from you. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Read the full transcript and Bible quotes at thebiblespeakstoyou.com/363 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 362 – Bringing Peace to a World of Chaos | 24 mars 2026 | 00:25:31 | |
362 – How do you pray for world peace? On a scale of 1 to 10, how concerned are you about the way things are going in the world today? Everywhere you turn, it seems like there’s turmoil and chaos, wars and violence, plus a host of other serious issues. When will it ever stop? Will it ever stop? Is there any way to find peace in this world of chaos and even more importantly, bring some peace to the situation? That’s what this episode is all about. We’ll be talking about some first steps you can take to find peace, first in yourself and then bring that peace to those around you. In this episode:
YES! Your prayers make a difference. BONUS Special prayer project/challenge to pray for personal, local, national, and global peace. Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 361 – What is the Most Effective Prayer? | 17 mars 2026 | 00:22:31 | |
361 – Would you like your prayers to be more effective? Of course! Sometimes it feels like God hears and answers your prayers almost immediately. Other times you pour your heart out to God and you’re not sure it makes any difference. So is there a best way to pray? What is the most effective prayer approach? Well, there’s not a secret formula or a set of words or phrases that that make your prayers more effective. But there are definitely some things you can do to pray more effectively. IN THIS EPISODE:
∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Previous episodes mentioned this week: Episode 190: Quit Trying to Change Something When You Pray _______ SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript and all the Bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/361 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 360 – Bringing into Captivity Every Thought to the Obedience of Christ | 13 mars 2026 | 00:09:23 | |
360 – FREEDOM FRIDAY What would you do if you were the gatekeeper for an important event? You could only let in people who were authorized to be there, people who had tickets or an invitation. You would be in charge of who got in and keeping out the people who weren’t supposed to be there. In this episode of Freedom Friday, we talk about
This is the last in the Freedom Friday series. Thanks for being on this journey with me. For a full list of all 25 episodes, go to Freedom Friday. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript of this episode and Bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/360 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 359 – Reading the New Testament Books in Order of Date Written | 10 mars 2026 | 01:08:10 | |
259 – Have you ever read the New Testament Books in Order of Date Written? Have you ever read through the entire New Testament from beginning to end? What did you learn from doing this? How did it strengthen and encourage you? Well, you’re probably very familiar with many parts of the New Testament, lots of the stories, and inspiring verses. But when you read it as a whole, you get a much bigger perspective of what’s going on. But the order of the 27 books in the New Testament are not arranged in the order in which they were originally written. My guest today, Tim Winders, is going to share
∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript of this episode and all the Bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/359 Previous episodes mentioned YouTube Channel for Seek Go Create, Tim's podcast YouTube video: In 90 days, read the New Testament books in order of date written Website: SeekGoCreate.com Download your FREE Reading Plan: https://www.k2m.foundation/nt90 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 358 – Share Your Spiritual Progress with Someone You Trust | 06 mars 2026 | 00:07:55 | |
358 – FREEDOM FRIDAY How does it feel when you make spiritual progress in your life? It’s pretty exciting isn’t it? You feel like you’ve finally had a victory over the guilt and sins of the past, or a challenge you’ve been facing. But then sometimes, right on the heels of that spiritual progress, you fall back into the old patterns of thinking and acting. How do you hold onto your spiritual progress? In this episode, we talk about:
The more you focus on your spiritual progress and let it solidify in your life, you'll find freedom from the sin and guilt from the past. AND you find the freedom to be who God made you to be. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript of this episode, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/358 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 357 – Dealing with the tough passages about God’s wrath in the Bible | 03 mars 2026 | 00:26:40 | |
357 – How do you explain God's wrath in the Bible? Have you ever read some of those passages in the Old Testament where the text basically says God told the Children of Israel to kill all the inhabitants of Canaan, or other enemies, including the women and children, even babies? But in the New Testament, Jesus brings a very different perspective to dealing with your enemies. Instead of killing them, or praying for God to kill them, Jesus says to love and bless your enemies. What’s going on here? How can you reconcile the way God is described in the Old Testament with the way He’s described in the New Testament? In this week's episode:
If you want to be more like Jesus, then you need to look at the Old Testament through the lens of Christ to have a clear idea of who God is and how He destroys evil. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript of this episode and all the Bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/357 Previous episode mentioned: Episode 197: Quit Looking at God Through a Wall of Glass Bricks Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 356 – Freedom Begins When You Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness | 27 févr. 2026 | 00:07:53 | |
FREEDOM FRIDAY Are you hungry and thirsty for spiritual things? Have you ever been really hungry or really thirsty? Why does that happen? It’s because your body is telling you need to eat or drink something. Hunger and thirst tell us there’s something we need that we don’t have. Jesus said we will be blessed when we hunger and thirst for righteousness, when we realize the need in our lives for things of the Spirit. In this episode:
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| 355 – What Is God Teaching You and What Will You Do with It? | 24 févr. 2026 | 00:20:21 | |
355 – What is God teaching you? When was the last time you felt like God taught you an important lesson? Was it when you did something really well and you felt God showed you how to navigate all the different things that had to happen for a good outcome? Or did you make some mistakes and God taught you a better way to take care of the situation? The real question is: What did you do next? What did you do with what God taught you? Did you do apply those lessons to your life or just chalk it up to experience?. In this episode, we’re going to talk about
∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes – thebiblespeakstoyou.com/355 Previous episode mentioned: #15-How to Stop Fighting Your Brother and Love Him Instead Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 354 – Looking at Yourself from the Perspective that the Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand | 20 févr. 2026 | 00:08:24 | |
Welcome to Freedom Friday 354 – Jesus said: The kingdom of heaven is at hand Do you believe him? Most people think heaven is somewhere you go after you die. When you start seeing yourself from the perspective that heaven is at hand, the shame and guilt from you past will begin to dissolve. In this episode:
∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/354 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 353 – The Blessing of Facing Challenges Head-On | 17 févr. 2026 | 00:21:15 | |
353 – When you’re facing a serious challenge... Do you tend to run away from it, ignore it, or face it so you can deal with it? The best solution is to face your challenges head on, ask for help if you need it, and do what you can to find a solution. In today’s episode we’re going to look at several examples in the Bible of people who faced their challenges some who tried to run away from them. And we’ll talk about what you can do to face your challenges head-on and the blessings that come when you do. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript and Bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/353 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 352 – You Have the Mind of Christ: It’s Time to Use it | 13 févr. 2026 | 00:13:59 | |
It's Freedom Friday What if you could think and pray like Jesus did? What if you could love the way Jesus did? Does that even seem possible? What keeps us from doing that? Sometimes you might think there’s no way you could of be like Jesus and that it’s not even worth trying. Or maybe you’re afraid to love as much as he did. It’s just too much to commit to. But Jesus wanted and expected everyone who believed in him to follow his example of living and loving. In fact, Paul repeats this idea in a letter to the church in Corinth, “We have the mind of Christ.” (See I Corinthians 2:16) In this episode of Freedom Friday, we’re going to talk about
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| 351 – Are You Bold Enough to Ask for a Double Portion of Elijah’s Spirit | 10 févr. 2026 | 00:22:53 | |
351 – What do you ask for in your prayers? A new job, a good relationship, to be healed of an emotional problem or physical disease? What about asking God for guidance in what to do with your life and how to fulfill your purpose? Sometimes we ask God for small things and sometimes our prayers have a broader scope. But all too often we don’t go as broad and as deep as we could in what we ask for in prayer. Considering everything that’s going on in the world right now, it’s time to be bold in what we ask for, like Elisha when he asked for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. In this episode, we’re going to talk about what that means and how you and I can do it today. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript and all Bible quotes thebiblespeakstoyou.com/351 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 350 – Accept Your True, Spiritual Identity as the Image and Likeness of God | 06 févr. 2026 | 00:08:20 | |
350 – Do you know your spiritual identity? It's FREEDOM FRIDAY How often do you really stop and ponder that you are a child of God? All too often we identify ourselves based on what we have done or not done, the accomplishments or the failures we’ve had. And it’s very easy to fall into identifying yourself with the sins and mistakes you’ve made over the years. But the way you see yourself, the way you identify yourself, determines to a large degree how you will act and interact with others. God has created you in His image likeness. That is your true spiritual identity. The more clearly you see yourself in this light, the more freedom you’ll find from past mistakes and labels of limitation. And that’s what this episode of Freedom Friday is all about. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ PLAYLIST about spiritual identity: The Journey of Self Discovery SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes–thebiblespeakstoyou.com/350 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 349 – A Better Way to Pray about Corruption in Government | 03 févr. 2026 | 00:21:58 | |
349 – Are you praying for your government? If you take an unbiased look at the government of countries all over the world, you’ll often find some degree of corruption. Sometimes it doesn’t run very deep but other times senior leaders and the heads of government themselves are the source of corruption. This has been going on since governments began. Is there a solution? Even when politicians claim they try to get rid of all corruption, it’s a difficult thing to accomplish. Many governments don’t try at all and are causing the problem. As Christians, what can you and I do about this problem? Should we get involved in politics, public demonstrations, or social activism, letter writing campaigns, calling government officials? What you decide to do is totally up to you, and not every Christian is going to feel compelled to fight corruption these ways. What we all can do is pray. But should we pray for a government when it’s corrupt? Does prayer even make a difference with such a huge problem? There are lots of different ways to pray about this. How can we pray more effectively to get rid of corruption in government? Previous episodes mentioned Episode 240: How Would Jesus Heal Political Division? Episode 190: Quit trying to change something when you pray. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes–thebiblespeakstoyou.com/349 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 348 – Your Sins Are Not Part of Your Spiritual Identity | 30 janv. 2026 | 00:08:33 | |
348 – What defines your spiritual identity? Do you ever struggle to find freedom from guilt over things that happened in the past? You’re trying to follow Christ and live your life in obedience to all Jesus says, but sometimes it’s hard to let go of the guilt from things you did years ago, or maybe even just yesterday. You know that God has forgiven you, but once in a while, those past sins and mistakes weigh heavy on your heart. Is it possible to find freedom from all that guilt from things you did wrong in the past? Of course it is. When you see that those sins and mistakes from your past have never been part of your true spiritual identity, and focus on who you are as a child of God, you’ll find freedom from the guilt and step into who God made you to be. And that’s what we’re talking about on this episode of Freedom Friday. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes--thebiblespeakstoyou.com/348 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 347 – When No One Understands You | 27 janv. 2026 | 00:22:01 | |
347 – What do you do when no one understands you? Have you ever been with a group of close friends and you share some pretty deep ideas you’ve been thinking about, but then everyone looks at you like you’re crazy. They have no idea what you’re talking about. You try to explain, but they’re still clueless, their eyes glaze over, and they go back to discussing with great enthusiasm, something that seems trivial and inconsequential. The same thing happens with your family. You share ideas from way down inside of your heart about life or what you think your purpose is and you get those blank stares. Or they say you need to be more practical. It can be really frustrating when it seems like no one understands you. Who do you talk to? What do you do? Is there any way not to feel so lonely? In this episode, you’ll learn
SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript and all the Bible quotes: thebiblespeakstoyou.com/347 Article mentioned: Being Grateful when People Reject Your Purpose Previous episode mentioned: Episode 256: The Biblical Cure for Loneliness Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 346 – Accept God's Forgiveness, Grace, and Love | 23 janv. 2026 | 00:06:51 | |
346 – Freedom Friday! Have you ever found it hard to accept God’s forgiveness? The mistakes you’ve made and the sins you’ve committed just seem too much for God to wink at, much less forgive? When you carry around the guilt, along with the feeling you don’t deserve God’s love and forgiveness, it can be a terrible burden that keeps you from living the life of joy and freedom God has in store for you. When someone gives you a gift, what do you do? You accept it, open it, and use it, wear it, eat it, or whatever it’s designed to do. When God gives the gift of His love, grace, and forgiveness, you can do exactly the same thing: accept it and use it. And that’s what we’re talking about on this episode of Freedom Friday. Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 345 – The Only Path to Christian Unity | 20 janv. 2026 | 00:23:41 | |
345 – Is Christian unity possible? Ever been disillusioned by people from different Christian denominations arguing about who is right theologically, and in the process sending everyone who disagrees with them to hell? So many churches today think they are the only true followers of Christ and dogmatically insist you must agree with their theology to be a Christian. This attitude doesn’t bring fellow believers together but is incredibly divisive. In this divisive atmosphere among so many churches, is it possible we will ever have unity in the Christian church as a whole? If so, what will it take to have unity in the body of Christ? The good news is, there is something you can do to, starting today, to dissolve the divisiveness among Christians and bring unity. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes–thebiblespeakstoyou.com/345 Previous episode mentioned: Episode 224: Why Should I Believe in the Nicene Creed? Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 344 – Understanding What True Repentance Is | 16 janv. 2026 | 00:06:56 | |
344 – Freedom Friday What's your first thought when you hear the word, repentance? It doesn’t always have a positive connotation does it? Can’t you just hear an angry preacher shouting from the pulpit that you need to repent of your sins? Sometimes it seems like they are trying to rub your nose in all the sins you’ve committed and make you feel really bad about yourself. But when Jesus said we need to repent, that’s not what he meant at all. True repentance is a actually a wonderful spiritual process that helps you see yourself in a positive, spiritual light. And that’s what we’re talking about on this episode of Freedom Friday. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: for full transcript go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/344 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 343 – Understanding the Lord’s Prayer and Living it in Your Life | 13 janv. 2026 | 01:12:19 | |
343 – Understanding the Lord's Prayer How often do you say the Lord’s Prayer. Now, what I really want to know is how often you pray the Lord’s Prayer. They’re not always the same thing. Have you ever been at church and it seems like when you get to the Lord’s Prayer it’s a race to see how fast you can say it? Jesus didn’t want us just to repeat words. He wanted this prayer to be a guide to understanding God and our relationship with Him. And that’s what we’re talking about today, understanding the Lord's Prayer along with a better awareness of the historical, religious, and geographical context of this prayer. My two guests are Brad Gray and Brad Nelson. SHOW NOTES: for a full transcript, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/343 https://bringingheavenhere.com/ Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 342 – Replace Bad Motvies with Good Motives | 09 janv. 2026 | 00:08:20 | |
342 – Bad motives versus good motives Have you ever kept making the same mistakes and committing the same sin, even though you’ve tried to stop? You’ve tried to do what’s right but you keep slipping back into old patterns of thinking and acting. Sometimes, trying to change one behavior by a different behavior doesn’t really get at the root of the problem. We need to go a little deeper and deal with the mental and spiritual motives, with our thinking, to consistently do what’s right. The world says you don’t have what you need and you have break God’s commandments to get it. But Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is at hand, where you already have everything you need. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Full transcript at thebiblespeakstoyou.com/342 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 341 – Who Do You Want to Be in 2026? | 06 janv. 2026 | 00:18:39 | |
341 – What are your hopes for 2026? Who do you want to be? At the beginning of a new year a lot of people set goals and make resolutions of what they want to accomplish or stop doing during the next 12 months. The focus is usually on achievements and results, changing behavior, establishing new habits, things like that. Other people like to pick out a phrase or a word as a theme for the year. But a lot of folks I know have trouble keeping their resolutions and their theme for the year because they’re just thinking about getting different results. The real solution to being successful is to focus, not on what you want to do, but on becoming the kind of person you want to be. And that’s what we’re talking about on today’s episode:
So, how do you see yourself? Let’s ask it this way: How would you like to be able to see yourself? Who do you want to be? Or better yet, how does God see you? ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Previous episode mentioned: Episode 297: Always Remember Who You Are SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes--thebiblespeakstoyou.com/341 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 340 – Accept Responsibility for Your Sins | 02 janv. 2026 | 00:09:50 | |
340 – Ever have trouble admitting your mistakes? Have you ever had a hard time accepting responsibility for the mistakes you’ve made and the sins you’ve committed? I know, it’s all too easy to blame someone else or circumstances, the way you were brought up, the way someone treated you, or whatever it may be. But if you really want to heal the burden of guilt you’re carrying around, you’ll accept full responsibility for your mistakes and sins. This will bring healing and freedom into your life. And that’s what we’re talking about on this episode of Freedom Fridays. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: To read the full transcript and bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/340 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 339 – Best Podcast Episodes 2025 | 30 déc. 2025 | 00:46:32 | |
339 – Thank You 2025! It's been a great year in many ways, but it had its challenges as well. There have been ups and downs for sure, but from all the people I talk to and interact with online, I feel a gradual and growing momentum in the way people’s hearts are reaching out for things of the Spirit. Before we launch out into a new year, it can be really helpful to appreciate all the lessons learned in 2025 and the good received and experienced. In that spirit, that’s what this episode is all about. I’ll share snippets from 8 of the most listened to episodes from this past year. These are the things people found most helpful. And my hope is you’ll find renewed inspiration and gratitude for the blessings from 2025. Thank you for being on this spiritual journey with me in 2025 and going forward into 2026. 2026 is calling out to you to know God more intimately, walk more closely with Christ, and to be moved by the Holy Spirit beyond the limitations the world would impose on you. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes – thebiblespeakstoyou.com/339 Best Podcast Episodes 2025 284 Your Age Doesn't Matter to God's Purpose for Your Life 297 Always Remember Who You Are 302 Learning to Heal Like Jesus 304 Satan Has No Power over You 305 The Healing Power of Being Persistent 306 Let God Happen 307 God Wants a Covenant Relationship with You 310 Talking Face to Face with God
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| 338 – Don’t Compare Yourself to Others | 26 déc. 2025 | 00:08:19 | |
338 - It's Freedom Friday How often to you compare yourself with others? How's that workin' for you? One of the things I’ve really had to work at over the years is not to compare myself with others. When I’ve seen someone who is more successful, is smarter, stronger, better looking than me, it’s easy to feel inferior to them. I've felt guilty I didn’t work as hard as they did, or maybe I tried but didn’t succeed like they did and it adds to the guilt of feeling I’m not good enough. And sometimes I’ve compared the mistakes I’ve made in life and the sins I’ve committed to what other people have done and it usually paralyzes me from going forward with my life. Comparing yourself to others is rarely a good idea and usually prevents you from making progress in your own life. There's a simple way to stop comparing yourself to others. And that’s what we’re talking about on this episode of Freedom Fridays. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Read the full transcript of this episode at thebiblespeakstoyou.com/338 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 337 – Being the Light of Christmas in a Troubled World | 23 déc. 2025 | 00:20:41 | |
337 – Let the light of Christmas shine bright One of the major themes at Christmas time is the light of Christ shining into a dark world. In fact the Christmas story has all kinds of light in it. There’s the star that appears to the Wisemen from the East. There’s the glory of God shining on the shepherds as the angels talk to them. And most important of all is the birth of Jesus, who came as the Light of the world. But Jesus didn’t come just for us to be passive recipients of his light. He wanted us to follow his example of bringing light to the darkness of fear, disease, despair, and sin. He even said we are also the light of the world. And that’s what this episode is about, being the light and letting your light shine out into the darkness this Christmas, and beyond. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript and Bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/337 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 336 – Learning to Obey God out of Love, Not Fear of Punishment | 19 déc. 2025 | 00:07:57 | |
336 – What makes you want to obey God? People sometimes ask: "Is there a way to obey God from a place of love instead of from a sense of duty or fear of punishment?" And my answer is always: Absolutely, Yes! It is totally possible to obey God from a place of love instead of duty or fear. God doesn’t want you to obey Him because you’re afraid of Him. God wants a loving relationship with you. When you realize He always has your best interests at heart, you really do want to obey God, you love to obey God. And that’s what we’re talking about on this episode of Freedom Fridays. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Full transcript at thebiblespeakstoyou.com/336 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 335 – Overcoming Loneliness at Christmas | 16 déc. 2025 | 00:22:39 | |
335 – Will you or anyone you know be alone for Christmas this year? An estimated 14 million Americans will spend Christmas alone in 2025. That’s a lot of people! I don’t have numbers for other countries, but this really opened my eyes to a problem that’s a lot bigger than I realized. There’s a wide variety of reasons why people are alone at Christmas, and a small percentage of them actually prefer to be by themselves. But the vast majority of these 14 million people would rather be with family or friends, but aren’t able to for one reason or another. What are your plans for Christmas? Will you be with friends and family? Or will you be all by yourself? Either way, this episode is for you.
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| 334 – Overcoming Temptation in Your Life | 12 déc. 2025 | 00:11:01 | |
334 – It's Freedom Friday How good are you at overcoming temptation? What do you do when you are tempted to do something you know you shouldn’t do? How do you resist the temptation? Or do you just give in to it? A question I get a lot is: How do I resist the temptations in my life? This is something we all have to deal with. And at some point, as you grow spiritually, it’s not just about resisting temptation, but getting to where they are no longer temptations and you have freedom and peace of mind. And that’s what we’re talking about on this episode of Freedom Friday. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: For full transcript go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/334 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 333 – God Uses Ordinary People to Prepare for Christ’s Coming at Christmas | 09 déc. 2025 | 00:16:40 | |
333 – God still uses ordinary people to accomplish His purpose Christmas is just a few weeks away, and a lot of people I know are busy getting ready for this special time of year when we celebrate Christ’s coming. And I don’t just mean making all the preparations for holiday meals, gifts, and seasonal activities. A lot of people take very seriously getting ready spiritually to be more receptive to the spirit of Christmas, the appearing of Jesus here on earth and the significance of that event, not just 2,000 years ago, but today as well. Think of all the different sorts of people who will celebrate Christmas and the many different ways they’ll go about it. Most of these folks, I would imagine, are just regular, ordinary people, and by ordinary, I do not mean insignificant, making room in their hearts for Christ’s coming. And when you think about it, God has always used, “ordinary” people to accomplish His purposes, especially at Christmas. And that’s what we’re talking about in today’s episode. How will God use you to share the spirit of Christmas? SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes for this episode – thebiblespeakstoyou.com/333 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 332 – How Can I Be Made in the Image and Likeness of God if I’m Still Sinning? | 05 déc. 2025 | 00:07:21 | |
332 – FREEDOM FRIDAY You are made in the image and likeness of God. The Bible makes this clear in the very first chapter of Genesis. But then the Bible tells story after story of how people have sinned and not been true to the way God created them. Someone asked the other day: If I’m really made in the image and likeness of God, why do I keep sinning? That’s a pretty deep question and that's what this episode of Freedom Friday is all about. It has a LOT to do with how you see yourself. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Full transcript at thebiblespeakstoyou.com/332 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 331 – Where Does Self-Worth Come From? | 02 déc. 2025 | 00:20:58 | |
331 – What gives you a sense of self-worth? Over the years, I've met some people who are very, very wealthy. I've also met people who probably didn’t have $20 to their name. And lots of people in between. Some of these very wealthy people, even though they have been incredibly successful in many areas of their life, have a very low sense of self-worth. And a few of the homeless people I’ve met, who don’t have enough money to get a good meal, have a remarkable sense of their own value as a human being. Of course, this isn’t always the case, but it’s kind of the opposite of what you might expect. So I’ve been thinking about self-worth:
Your self-worth is rooted and grounded in your relationship to God as His image and likeness. You may not always see it, but your self-worth is always here because it’s part of your identity as a child of God. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes from this episode thebiblespeakstoyou.com/331 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 330 – Does God Tempt Us to See if We’re Faithful? | 28 nov. 2025 | 00:06:44 | |
330 – Does God ever tempt us? A lot of people are convinced God sends temptations to see if they are faithful. You’d be surprised how many Christians believe some version of this, that God tempts us or puts tempting things and thoughts in our path. But nothing could be further from the truth. God never tempts you. That's what we're talking about this week on FREEDOM FRIDAY. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Show notes: Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 329 – Being Grateful Even When Life Gets Hard | 25 nov. 2025 | 00:21:41 | |
329 – Are you grateful when things don't go the way you want them to? A lot of folks I’ve been talking to lately are facing some pretty serious challenges. And they don't really think they have anything to be grateful for. They’re worried about the rising cost of living, if they can pay their bills and put food on the table for their families. They’re worried about the rising costs of health care. Some folks have lost their jobs and haven’t been able to find work. Other people are feeling a lot of stress in the political arena, the constant barrage of conflicting opinions on social media, and the threat of violence getting out of hand. And then like a ray of light piercing the dark clouds, someone facing these or other challenges will pause and express gratitude for all the blessings they do have. When life gets hard, it’s actually an opportunity, it’s a call, to embrace the spirit of gratitude. Every day is an opportunity to know and love God more, to love your neighbor and yourself more as children of God, and to be blessing to others. And that is a lot to be grateful for. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Show notes: For a full transcript and all Bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/329 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 328 – You Can Stop Being Influenced by Others to Sin | 21 nov. 2025 | 00:07:41 | |
328 – How do you quit being influenced by others? Have you ever worked hard to quit making the same mistakes or committing the same sins and finally got your life cleaned up and straightened out, when someone, maybe even an old friend, tries to pull you back into that old life style? You feel negatively influenced by others to do things you don’t want to do. It can be a pretty hard situation to deal with. But there are things you can do and new ways to think that will help you not to let others have a negative influence on you. That’s what we’re talking about this week on Freedom Friday. Show notes: thebiblespeakstoyou.com/328 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 327 – The Blessing of Being Hungry and Thirsty for Righteousness | 18 nov. 2025 | 00:19:37 | |
327 – What are you most hungry and thirsty for? What do you want more than anything else in the world? To be successful, to have a great job and make lots of money, to have a loving family and good friends? Do you want to have a lot of power and influence? Do you want to make a difference in the world and help people who are less fortunate than you? Maybe a better question is: What does God want you to do more than anything else? You may already have an answer for that and be working in that direction. But lots of folks these days are preoccupied with trying to get what they want and do what they want, without really thinking about what God wants them to do with their lives. Then there are those folks who have all the outward signs of success but there’s still a hunger for something more meaningful, something more substantial. It’s a hunger that can only be satisfied by things of the Spirit. In this episode, we’re going to talk about
What happens when you experience and are filled with the righteousness of God? You can’t keep it to yourself. You will be blessed and your light will shine and become a blessing to everyone you come in contact with. ∞∞∞∞∞∞ Show notes: For a full transcript of this episode and all Bible verses mentioned, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/327. Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 326 – How to Deal with Judgmental People | 14 nov. 2025 | 00:09:16 | |
326 – FREEDOM FRIDAY How do you deal with judgmental people? Have you ever been talking to someone who gets very judgmental of you because of mistakes you've made in the past, things you're not still doing, attitudes and actions that you have left behind, but they want to keep you in the past? Do you know how to deal with judgmental people like this? Maybe it's not on purpose, but they make you feel guilty all over again for something that happened a long time ago. In their mind they just can't see all the changes and progress in your life. And they don't see who you have become and where you're going now. This can be so frustrating at times. In this episode of Freedom Friday, we talk about a few things you can do when people get judgmental. Let me know what works best for you. Show notes: Full transcript at thebiblespeakstoyou.com/326
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| 325 – Jesus's Promise of Wholeness | 11 nov. 2025 | 00:21:31 | |
325 – Does your life ever feel incomplete? How often do you feel like there’s something missing in your life? It could be a relationship, a better job, enough money to pay the bills, better health. It could go deeper than that. You might feel like your life is incomplete because you don’t know what your higher sense of purpose is, and if you do, you’re not sure how to fulfill it. Why is it that most of us at some time or another feel like something is missing in our lives? We don’t feel complete or whole. Maybe even if you have all the outward signs of success, on the inside, you may still feel incomplete. In this week’s episode, we’re going to talk about Jesus’s perspective on what it means to be whole and how to catch his vision to experience our wholeness, our completeness as children of God. If Jesus was here today physically like he was 2,000 years ago, he would see your wholeness and show it to you. The good news is Christ is here today revealing your spiritual wholeness to you through the Holy Spirit. ∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and all Bible quotes––thebiblespeakstoyou.com/325 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 324 FF – What if Someone Won't Forgive You? | 07 nov. 2025 | 00:07:09 | |
324 - What do you do when someone won't forgive you? Have you ever apologized to someone, but they won’t forgive you? They're still feeling hurt or betrayed and they just can’t bring themselves to forgive you. It’s a pretty lousy feeling. And sometimes it seems like you can’t get on with your own life until there’s some reconciliation and you get that relationship healed. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. So what do you do when that happens? How do you pray and what do you do someone won’t forgive you? That’s what we’re talking about this week on Freedom Friday. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Show notes: Full transcript--thebiblespeakstoyou.com/324 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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| 323 – What the Destruction of the Jewish Temple in 70 C.E. Teaches Us Today | 04 nov. 2025 | 00:50:23 | |
323 – You’ve probably heard of the destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem when the Roman army destroyed it in 70 AD. But have you ever wondered how that event is relevant to us today? What can you and I learn from the destruction of Jerusalem, now almost 2,000 years later? Well, actually there’s a lot we can learn and my guest this week, Ward Sanford, and I are going to dig into some important lessons we need to learn, individually and collectively as the church, that can make all the difference how we function in the world. Spoiler alert: What happened during the four years, and especially just the week before the Roman army destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple should open our eyes to what’s going on today. Show notes: Full transcript – thebiblespeakstoyou.com/323 Ward's Website: www.cryforjerusalem.com Books: Cry for Jerusalem
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| 322 FF – How to Accept God's Forgiveness | 31 oct. 2025 | 00:07:26 | |
322 – It's time to accept God's forgiveness Have you ever had trouble accepting God’s forgiveness for mistakes you made or sins you committed? And you still feel a burden of guilt even though you’re not making those same mistakes or committing those sins anymore? That’s what we’re talking about this week on Freedom Friday. Here are a few key points to help you in this process.
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| 321 – What Would Jesus Do in Your Community? | 28 oct. 2025 | 00:22:34 | |
321 – If Jesus came to your home town, what would he do? Have you ever wondered what would happen if Jesus came to your community? Who would he talk to? Who would he preach to? Who would he heal? Who would be receptive to his message? Who would oppose him and try to stop him or get rid of him? In this week’s episode, we dig into
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| 320 FF – How Do I Forgive Myself? | 24 oct. 2025 | 00:11:34 | |
312 FF – Have you ever struggled to forgive yourself? In this week's Freedom Friday episode, we're going to tackle what is sometimes one of the hardest things to do, forgive yourself. I share my friend Jim's story where he learned to forgive his father and himself for things that happened years ago. The thing that helped him the most was an odd little exercise I had him try. It worked! And it's helped a lot of folks since then actually forgive themselves. I'd love to hear how you have been able to forgive yourself. Show notes: Full transcript of the episode at thebiblespeakstoyou.com/320 Text me your questions or comments. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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