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Oooh, this one stung a bit. I don't get into it in the lesson, but I sent a text the minute the recording was finished. I don't know that it will start things back to friendship with the person, but would you please offer a prayer on our behalf? Thank you! I will do the same to you, generically now, and specifically later if you let me know who and how. 

We must be a restorative people. Christ is so merciful, kind, patient, and forgiving. And we come up with so many reasons not to be this way. We site the error of the other person, or external factors that make the relationship a lost cause. Praise God that He didn't do that with you or me. Live the love you have from God. 

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False Worship vs. Faithful Worship

1) Worship is about Me vs. Worship is about God

2) Worship is What I want to Give vs. What God Desires

3) Worship is about Chasing a Feeling vs. Truth Producing Affection

4) Detached from Emotion vs. Engages the Whole Heart

5) About Proving I'm Right vs. About Drawing Near to God

4 WORDS FOR WORSHIP (CAFA)

1) CONFIDENCE in God

2) ADMIRATION of God

3) FASCINATION with God

4) ADORATION for God

Use these. Pray with them. Explore them. Make it ALL ABOUT GOD! Everyday, everywhere, everything, including Sundays. 

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What is the most important thing or person in your life?

How is that demonstrated Daily? Weekly? Monthly?

Is it possible to say someone matters, and consider them always a part of your life, but marginalize and overlook them along the way? I believe it is. I know it.

God deserves so much better. And so does my wife. Join me as we explore the kind of daily planning and focus that can put first things (first People), first, and that can actually bring stronger relationships and greater potential into every other endeavor of your day, week, and life. 

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The peace of God comes when the presence of God is the abiding force and comfort of our daily lives, regardless of circumstances. But if God is this close to us, what is He doing? We know the Word is the source of God's revelation, but what is the daily impact of His presence?

God does amazing things in the lives of His people. He works in us, on us, and around us in great ways. Let's explore a few of those mighty acts. He is involved in the lives of unbelievers and believers, in personal ways. This, as we discussed, is not a sin of partiality. It is a great comfort and hope. 

I am prayerful this episode will affect your faith, the way you see God, your reading, the way you explore God, and your prayers, the way you call upon the hand of God, for you and for others. 

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Check out the book Unreasonable Hospitality

1. Hospitality is Bigger than Entertaining -- it's about the people!

2. Jesus Practiced Unreasonable Hospitality - go and do likewise!

3. People Remember How You Make Them Feel - "do unto others..."

-- A Quick Guide For The Week --

- Notice Someone

- Do One Unnecessary Kindness

- Create One Memorable Moment This Week

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Mathew Allen Article: "When The Tongues Isn't The Real Problem"

Three Takeaways from the Article:

1) The tongue reveals the wisdom we live by.

2) Being right is not the same thing as being wise.

3) Peacemaking is not weakness - it's the highest form of wisdom.

And... three practical things to do this week:

- Audit your most recent conflict

- Start praying James 1:5 specifically

- Become a farmer instead of a fighter

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A.W. Tozer's "The Pursuit of God"

7 Questions/Rules for Self-Discovery:

1) What do you want most in your life?

2) What do you think about most often?

3) How do you use your money?

4) What do you do with your leisure time?

5) What is the company that you keep?

6) Who do you admire and imitate?

7) What makes you laugh?

"Hardly anything else reveals so well the fear and uncertainty among men as the length to which they will go to hide their true selves from each other and even from their own eyes."

Be honest with yourself. Then be honest with the Lord. From where you are, where you truly are, can come beautiful things, even if it begins with repentance. 

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I will cut to the application chase in the show notes. Once you've thought through the illustration of the man scaling the brick wall, and considered how to pray, here is a list of areas where you might pray for BOTH success and failure:

1) Career and Education Choices (What if the ladder of success is a wall?)

2) Financial Wisdom and Independence (Is the "love of money" dangerous?)

3) Relationships, Particularly Marriage (What matters most here?)

4) Christian Service and Ministry (Who is this about?)

5) Physical Fitness (Do you want it if it becomes addictive?)

6) Knowledge (Defeat my sense of knowing if it makes me prideful)

Others may include:

- My Family's Worldly Success (Are we proud of the right things?)

- Being Right (Do we speak to win or to learn?)

- Comfort / Peaceful Living (If it makes us less like Jesus, is it good?)

- Popularity / Influence (What are the dangers if I am not prepared?)

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I've read and taught Jonah's story more times than I can remember. And while we do note his good deeds in the middle, Jonah's story is usually told in a negative light. Jonah's sin drives the story, and it ends with his wrong attitude. I have far too frequently been highly critical of Jonah, and really, it was self-projection.

I've struggled for many years with believing I lived in the grace of God. I, like Jonah, just mess up too badly and too much. But there is grace in this story. And Jonah's relationship with God, while tested by sin, was not broken by it. And neither is yours, nor mine, if we live by faith - even with our sins. 

Can I invite you to have more mercy on Jonah? And more crucially, on yourself. God has. And God is not, nor has, given up on you. Don't give up on yourself. He has done so much in Christ and with the Spirit to secure your salvation!

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Have you ever seen the Marshmallow Experiment? It's old and certainly makes you think. How we train ourselves, even in our youth, directly correlates to discipline, success, and productivity later in life. BUT - that is not the whole story. It's too. - ME FOCUSES -- I learn discipline. I delay gratification. I learn to say no. Life is so much be than you! And that's where new experiments with the marshmallows have the most valuable things to teach us. Tune in today to learn more. 

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There's not a whole lot I can tell you about this one. You'll just have to listen and go on this little Colorado adventure with me. I'll say this: God's people are awesome! This is true all over the Country and Planet! Meet Christians, ask questions, hear stories. Be encouraged, motivated, and inspired by the lives of fellow believers wherever you visit or live. God is amazingly at work, for your good, and so that you can be a blessing to others. Look for open doors, opportunities, and change... don't be afraid of change! May the Spirit guide you and the Son protect you, as the Father blesses you in this life.