Words of Encouragement!

What is the purpose of podcasting?  My call is to encourage you with words of truth and grace that will challenge you to press ahead in your journey.  Will anyone listen or not? That's the question for you to answer.  I will remain faithful to my call! Are you planting the seeds God would have you?

How can we move forward in faith when facing situations that leave us helpless and powerless?  God's grace and mighty love carry us forward!  Are you trusting in His might arms?

Join me for a discussion about what Christmas really means and why it's important to have an open heart to receive Christ.

Join me as I reflect on how that we can have joy even in difficult seasons of life.  I share some painful experiences and how God has faithfully held onto me and kept me in the faith.

3 Parts--approximately 17 mins long.  Join me as I discuss fighting for joy and seeking to press ahead in our journeys to be more like Christ.

Join me as I discuss Ephesians 2:1-10

Did you know that God is love and all loves comes through Him?  1 John 4:7-10

Join me as I explain how Christmas is a call to repent and come to Christ!  God's love is the theme this second week of Advent.  However, God's love means He is patiently waiting for us to return to Him!

What is discouragement?  Is it possible that God sends difficulties to draw us back to Him?  Join me as I discuss the issue of discouragement and give you some solutions to encourage and strengthen your faith!

Blog Post:

http://wordsofencouragementinchrist.com/2022/08/07/hard-things-1-discouragement/

How can we face adversity with courage and faith?  Join me for commentary on written blog post as I discuss lessons we can learn from Joseph (Genesis) and Job.  

Blog post 

http://wordsofencouragementinchrist.com/2022/08/15/dealing-with-adversity/

Hope sustains and encourages us when God gives us a special task!  Join me as I discuss how faith, hope, and love helped Joseph and Mary with the coming of Jesus.

Are you eagerly awaiting the coming of the Messiah?  Join me as I discuss how Holy Spirit leads two prophets at the Temple.   It's through obedience that we meet Christ!

Join me as I discuss the role and ministry of John the baptizer.  Can you imagine having the honor of baptizing Jesus?

God has a purpose for the "barrenness" in our lives!  God has a special purpose for Zechariah and Elizabeth.  Devotion on Luke 1:5-25

Thanks for listening!  Today's podcast explores how hope begins immediately after the Fall of Humanity.  I discuss how that hope is a journey that makes walking in faith bearable.  May God bless you!

Why do we often become weary in life?  How does looking inward into ourselves bring about inner turmoil?  Join me as I answer these crucial questions and give you Biblical insights and solutions.  This podcast is a read aloud and commentary of a blog post.

Podcast commentary and discussion for blog post What Really Matters.  3 segments 

Hope isn't a passive part of our lives!  We must fight for hope!

What does it mean to be thirsty?  Do you thirst for God and His presence in your life?  Join me as I discuss how Jesus is the Water of Life in this 20 min podcast with 3 sections.  This podcast is a read aloud version with commentary of a words of encouragement blog post.  Thanks for listening!

What is hope and how does it relate to faith?  Why are Christians people of hope and faith?  Join me as I discuss how Christ is our Living Hope!  Podcast is approximately 24 mins long in 4 sections.  

Blog Post

https://wordsofencouragementinchrist.com/2022/11/27/gift-of-hope/

Are you struggling with your relationship with God?  In this podcast, I discuss God's Perfect, Redeeming Love for you and how that you can always come back to Him.  

Join me as I discuss how that not hearing from God has a special and rich meaning!  God has a purpose when He doesn't immediately rescue us from our difficulties.  Consider Martha, Mary, and Lazarus!  God reveals something profound about His Only Son in John 11.  

Thank you for you joining me as I encourage you to check out The Chronicles of Narnia  This wonderful collection of fiction helps us to understand and love God better especially for children/teens.  The link below is to a wonderful Youtube channel that explains many of the characters, stories, and themes of the world of Narnia.

https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheWardrobe

Have you ever felt betrayed by someone close?  How can we respond as Christians to these dark moments of our lives?  Join me as I discuss this topic.

Please consider purchasing this book: The Healing Path How the Hurts in Your Past can Lead You to A More Abundant Life  as it has much wisdom and insights into how you can heal.

https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Path-Hurts-Your-Abundant/dp/1578563917

Has God transformed you into a new creature?  What does God desire from us?  Join me as I discuss these topics and more.  

This podcast is a read aloud and commentary of a discussion about how God works in our lives, particularly how He reveals Himself to us and grows our faith through trials.

Thanks for joining me as I discuss how God works in and through brokenness.  Please take a moment to read Mark Maulding's: Spiritual Brokenness Can Give You Freedom.  This online blog post provides great insight into the topic being discussed.  

https://www.gracelifeinternational.com/spiritual-brokenness-can-give-you-freedom

In this episode, I discuss how God works through our difficulties/trials to make us more like Him!  What is God's best for His people?

10 min discussion on Bible Translations--best translation is the one which you will read and understand!  I strongly recommend the Berean Standard Bible and the Berean Literal Bible--both available online for free! For information about this translation: https://berean.bible/

https://biblehub.com/bsb/

Thanks to the Bible translators and scholars who labored to make the Berean Standard Bible!  This wonderful translation is made publicly available.  If you need a new Bible or resources please check them out. https://bereanbible.com/

Working on producing high quality and engaging content to encourage you!  The main point is that this podcast will comply with copyright laws.  This podcast is for informative, research, personal development purposes.  This is a not-for profit endeavor.  I'm not a qualified mental health professional.  Opinions are my own.  Thanks for listening!

In 3 five minute segments, I speak about grief and sorrow.  Recommended books on this subject

Dan B. Allender The Healing Path: How the Hurts in Your Past Can Lead you to a More Abundant Life

Larry Crabb When God's Ways Make No Sense

Randy Alcorn If God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil

Why is God often silent?

Join me as I give a brief 5 min summary of an encouraging sermon from John Piper.