#69: Keeping It Real - Most Downloaded Episode Revisited
06/15/15 • 22 min
Do you fully understand the POWER that lives inside of you? If you are a follower of Christ, the SAME Spirit that raised Christ from the dead lives in you! And just like Mercy Me, I'm here to tell you that He is GREATER than he that lives in the world! This is my most popular episode, and I can't wait to revisit it and the Truth it leads us to.
This song contains truths that are so prevalent in many of the songs I've already used to launch into God's Word in previous episodes. There is such unity in the Spirit.
In this episode, I discuss:
- The script the enemy uses to keep us useless
- 1 John 5:19
- Our memory verse, 1 John 4:4
- Story behind the song with Bart, the lead singer of Mercy Me
- 1 Corinthians 6:19 - we were bought with a price
- Romans 7:21-23 - the war we are in
- Ephesians 1:13-14
- A discussion on how much GREATER God is than he who is in the world
- Episode 13 - Hello My Name Is
- Episode 10 - My Lighthouse
- Episode 4 - Overcomer
Additional Resources
- If you have never heard this song before, you can listen to the official lyric video from Mercy Me on YouTube.
- Download the single or the entire album from Amazon
- Lyrics
This Week's Challenge
Read 1 John. Alternate reading all the way through (all five chapters) and meditating on key Scriptures that God leads you to.
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Change your music. Change your life. Join my free 30-Day Music Challenge. CLICK HERE.
Do you fully understand the POWER that lives inside of you? If you are a follower of Christ, the SAME Spirit that raised Christ from the dead lives in you! And just like Mercy Me, I'm here to tell you that He is GREATER than he that lives in the world! This is my most popular episode, and I can't wait to revisit it and the Truth it leads us to.
This song contains truths that are so prevalent in many of the songs I've already used to launch into God's Word in previous episodes. There is such unity in the Spirit.
In this episode, I discuss:
- The script the enemy uses to keep us useless
- 1 John 5:19
- Our memory verse, 1 John 4:4
- Story behind the song with Bart, the lead singer of Mercy Me
- 1 Corinthians 6:19 - we were bought with a price
- Romans 7:21-23 - the war we are in
- Ephesians 1:13-14
- A discussion on how much GREATER God is than he who is in the world
- Episode 13 - Hello My Name Is
- Episode 10 - My Lighthouse
- Episode 4 - Overcomer
Additional Resources
- If you have never heard this song before, you can listen to the official lyric video from Mercy Me on YouTube.
- Download the single or the entire album from Amazon
- Lyrics
This Week's Challenge
Read 1 John. Alternate reading all the way through (all five chapters) and meditating on key Scriptures that God leads you to.
Purchase your copy of A Seat at the Table today!
Change your music. Change your life. Join my free 30-Day Music Challenge. CLICK HERE.
Previous Episode
#68: "Through All Of It" by Colton Dixon
We all love a good story. I especially love stories that grab my attention from the beginning. I don't even mind reading long stories when they have lots of twists and turns, unexpected developments, climactic moments, and where the good guy wins in the end. Allow me to introduce you to a story like this in the Bible. It is the story of Abraham, and we will use Colton Dixon's song "Through All Of It" to explore Abraham's journey.
By closely observing Abraham's life journey, we can learn about him, God, and ourselves.
In this episode, I discuss:
- Listening carefully to the lyrics of the music you listen to most frequently
- Using a song not only to inspire us to read God's Word but to bring back to mind the stories we are reading
- Abraham's story in Genesis 11-25
- Taking Keith Ferrin's advice in his book, "How To Enjoy Reading Your Bible" to "watch the whole movie"
- The Bible interaction tool of reading more
- Using the lyrics of our song to identify with the journey of Abraham
- Abraham's heritage
- Your circumstances don't change God
- There is power in a story
- The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given - Mark 4:24
Additional Resources
This Week's Challenge
Read Abraham's story! Genesis 11-25 is a healthy section of Scripture, but I think if you try, you will enter the story and get lost in it. We are blessed as children of Abraham because of our faith in God and because we received the ultimate promised Son through Abraham. Abraham's story resonates throughout all of eternity. Maybe it's time we become familiar with it. Don't just read it once. Spend all week reading it over and over and see what happens!
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Change your music. Change your life. Join my free 30-Day Music Challenge. CLICK HERE.
Next Episode
#70: "Shoulders" by For King & Country
When such a short Psalm reveals so many inspiring characteristics of God, it's worth spending some time in it. This week's song, "Shoulders" by For King & Country, leads us right to Psalm 121. In fact, the song begins by quoting the opening verses of Psalm 121!
We will try something new this week to keep your Bible reading engaging! Let's dive in!
In this episode, I discuss:
- Reading Scripture out loud
- Using background music to keep it interesting
- Ask questions...out loud! (And then write them down in your journal)
- Psalm 121
- The significance of the mountains to the Psalmist
- Comparing and contrasting the characteristics of home with the characteristics of God
- Reading individual verses in the parallel setting using BibleHub.com
- This picture...you'll have to visit my website and listen to understand!
- The difference between the Hebrew word for sleep and slumber in Psalm 121:4
- Making sense of the idea that the Lord keeps us from all harm
- If our enemy is relentless, God's mercy is more so
Additional Resources
This Week's Challenge
Pull out Psalm 121 and read it every day. Try reading it in different translations and read it out loud...maybe with some epic background music. Come on! Try it! God isn't stale...your interaction with His Word shouldn't be either! I didn't mention it in the body of the podcast today, but journal your journey! You will be amazed at what will come out when you take the time to do that. The Psalmist asked a question...if nothing else, follow the Psalmist's example and ask a few questions.
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Change your music. Change your life. Join my free 30-Day Music Challenge. CLICK HERE.
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