Forgivin' Livin' Daily Podcast
Our podcasts are 5-8 minutes in length. We create these messages using one or two brief verses from the Bible that come from a devotional book. Our purpose is to help you hear the grace of Jesus in these verses so that your life may find its grounding in Christ alone. It is this grounding in grace that makes forgivin’ livin’ your way of freedom.
10/29/2024
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10/28/2024
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00Trip Into The Challenge Of Jesus (Psalm 16:10; John 11:25 26)
“Margaret, are you grieving Over Goldengrove unleaving?” These lines begin the poem by GM Hopkins, “Spring and Fall.” It’s one of my favorite poems. It describes in wonderful language the curse under which all of us are born. And the poem ends by facing us with this reality that we cannot hold on to the beauty of our lives in the manner for which we long much like we cannot hold onto the beauty of the fall leaves. Our podcast system of writing does not adequately give you the words of this poem in the manner it deserves. So you need to read it somewhere else but its message points us to the Daily Texts today where the threat of life’s end is always upon us. Jesus confronts our own anguish about the end of life by asking us one of the hardest questions about life and death. He forces us to face his question because until we do, we do not have life.
10/27/2024
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00(Sundaycast) Reforming Our Image Of God (Deut 6:4; 1 Cor 12:6)
Reformation Sunday gives us the opportunity to consider how Martin Luther came to a living faith in the God who today says, “Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord Alone.” Our podcast gives you some creative ways to grasp the challenges that Luther faced and that all humans face in trusting in this word alone about our God. We also remind you that our retreat begins at “Mount Carmel today.” This is a time for prayer, praise and pondering together. Our time will give us opportunity for hearing God’s word spoken in Bible study of the four gospels. We will reflect each evening on one of the “solas” (alone) of the Reformation. We will begin tonight with Word Alone, Monday will be Grace Alone and Tuesday, Faith Alone. We ask your prayers for us as we gather for this time together. “Wittenberg tomorrow” will be shared tomorrow, in the Monday podcast.
10/26/2024
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00(Mission Cast) “The Lord Is Our Shepherd” (Ps 23:1; John 10:11)
Jeff and Mim talk about shepherds, sheep and sheep dogs and how they relate to God being our Shepherd as in Psalm 23, Ezekiel 34 and John 10. Here is a picture of our son Jonthan’s new dog! Her name is Stevie (Nicks). She is a Blue Heeler and Australian Shepherd mix. This dog is only 5 weeks old, yet knows she is connected to sheep. And, the sheep know it, too. The dog is bred to tend sheep. We are like sheep and we were designed to have a shepherd. We know it intuitively. The Lord is our Shepherd and we can rest securely in his protection and love.
10/25/2024
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00Your Godly Instruction Leads To A Saving Faith (Proverbs 4:13; 2 Tim 3:14 15)
Reading aloud to your children and grandchildren is a gift that the Holy Spirit will use to help them all through life. Take time every opportunity to read or to tell stories to these precious people in your life. You can even create a reading time for your neighbors’ children. We all love to be read to. God uses these times to bless all of you. Consider where this may be a gift you can give.
10/24/2024
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00(Theta) Light Of Light (Psalm 36
What do these verses from Psalm 36 reveal to you about the nature of our God? Look at all that our Heavenly Father wants you to experience. It is God who does everything. All you get to do is enjoy. Do you know how precious you are to God? Do you see where you can always find your refuge? Who is preparing the feast for you? What can you expect? How will you quench your thirst? We all know people who are in the dark about the goodness of our God. Pray for them to see what you have seen. Your Lord is the light by whom you have seen the light. Pray for their eyes to be opened. And ask your Heavenly Caterer to help you treat your neighbors the way you have been treated…with abundance…quality…peace…satisfaction.
10/23/2024
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10/22/2024
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00(Irishcast) God's Witnesses ( Is 43v10 Acts 1v8)
To be a witness for Jesus means we will have to be a martyr. A martyr is a person who no longer lives for himself or herself but lives for Christ alone. The first part of being a martyr is that each of us has to die. Following Jesus means we die daily as we take up our cross and follow our Lord. Today’s verses help us remember that dying is a normal part of following Jesus. There are many elements of following Jesus. Ask someone you know what he or she has to die each day as they follow Jesus.
10/21/2024
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(Sharecast) You Are Formed To Praise Your Creator (Isaiah 43:21; Hebrews 3:6)
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10/20/2024
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00(Sundaycast) Trip Jesus Empowers Weak People (Jer 1:9; 1 Cor 2:3 5)
The Daily Texts give us the chance to write out our prayers to our Lord using the following TRIP prayer questions. Then we share them and pray them with another member of God’s family. TRIP T-THANKFUL. In today’s texts, what connects you to Jesus with thanksgiving? R-REGRET. What is one regret (correction) that your “thanks” prayer reveals which leads you to make a confession to God? I-INTERCESSION. As a result, what help (direction) do you need to ask the Spirit to give you? P-PLAN or PURPOSE. Is there some specific purpose today that the texts are directing you to do?