Episodes

  • 361: More Like Jesus: Grace

    361: More Like Jesus: Grace
    Mar 10 2025

    Our topic for this episode is God's greatest gift to us, grace. I've preached a lot of sermons on grace, I've written a few books on grace, but I never get tired of talking about this gift of being made right with God through his grace. As perfectly summarized in 1 Corinthians 5:18-21, "All this is from God. Through Christ, God made peace between us and himself, and God gave us the work of telling everyone about the peace we can have with him. God was in Christ, making peace between the world and himself. In Christ, God did not hold the world guilty of its sins. And he gave us this message of peace. So we have been sent to speak for Christ. It is as if God is calling to you through us. We speak for Christ when we beg you to be at peace with God. Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could become right with God."



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    26 mins
  • 360: More Like Jesus: Prayer

    360: More Like Jesus: Prayer
    Mar 3 2025

    This week on the podcast we’re turning our attention to a favorite passage of mine found in Matthew chapter 6: “Give us this day our daily bread.” No prayer better summarizes our relationship with God than this expression of trust. God’s treatment of fear has always been trust. These are fear-filled days, aren’t they? We see it in newscasts and on our neighbors’ faces. We’re anxious. So, I can’t think of a more appropriate phrase to focus on than this simple, profound prayer of trust.



    Watch the Ark in the Darkness HERE.


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    23 mins
  • 359: More Like Jesus: Worship

    359: More Like Jesus: Worship
    Feb 24 2025
    What happens when we believed we are loved by God? What do we do? How do we act? Might I suggest that the primary purpose of the Christian is this: to worship. When we worship God for who he is and all he has done for us, it reinforces what we know to be true of God’s character, enables us to receive his love, and changes how we see the world as people made in his image.

    Watch the Ark in the Darkness HERE.


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    23 mins
  • 358: More Like Jesus: Faithfulness

    358: More Like Jesus: Faithfulness
    Feb 17 2020

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    Our theme for today’s episode is faithfulness, and to help us understand the concept of faithfulness we’re looking at the life of Joseph. Joseph’s story reminds us that when we trust God and respond with faith, He can bring triumph from tragedy.
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    25 mins
  • 357: More Like Jesus: Love

    357: More Like Jesus: Love
    Feb 10 2025
    This week is Valentine’s Day, so it feels appropriate to bring you an episode about love. February 14th may prompt us to show extra affection to those dearest to us, but what do we do when people are hard to love? May these words from the apostle John serve as an encouraging reminder: “Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”

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    25 mins
  • 356: More Like Jesus: Kindness

    356: More Like Jesus: Kindness
    Feb 3 2025
    Thank you for joining me this week on The Encouraging Word podcast. The last few episodes we’ve been talking about the fruits of the spirit, and our topic today is kindness. In this episode I share a story from the Bible about two figures you likely know and one you may not. I can think of no better story to illustrate the lasting impact of the kindness of a friend.

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    27 mins
  • 355: More Like Jesus: Patience

    355: More Like Jesus: Patience
    Jan 27 2025
    Hello friend. Thanks for joining me on the Encouraging Word Podcast. This week we're discussing the importance of patience. The reality is we are all "works in progress" until the return of Christ.

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    29 mins
  • 354: More Like Jesus: Peace

    354: More Like Jesus: Peace
    Jan 20 2025

    Hello, my friend. What do you do when an unexpected storm blows into your life and disrupts everything? Where do you find strength to battle anxiety and fear? The Bible offers an answer in Philippians chapter 4. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."



    Watch the Ark in the Darkness HERE.


    Find out more from Hope For The Heart Here.


    Learn more about The Chosen HERE.
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    32 mins