POP 391 - Good News of Great Joy

12/25/23 • 21 min

Power of Purity | Helping Men to Honor God with their Sexual Gift

Good News of Great Joy

Tony recorded this episode on Christmas morning and shares a significant observation from the story of the birth of Jesus in Luke chapter 2.

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:8-12

We learn from the story that this “good news of great joy” is for “all the people”, and this means that what happened on that holy night was for me and for you!

On the night Jesus was born, an angel appeared to the shepherds in the fields around Bethlehem and proclaimed a message to them that reveals the very reason that our lives can be changed even today, over 2,000 years later.

If you’re struggling in your heart, life, or situation, there is hope!

Even if you’re struggling to manage and experience your sexual gift in a healthier way, there is hope!

The proclamations of both the angel on the night Jesus was born, and by the old man Simeon in the temple 8 days later, and the implications therein, contain the very truth and power that can change our hearts and lives, even today.

Take heart!

Have courage!

Don’t give up!

There is “good news of great joy for all the people”!

Good News of Great Joy

Tony recorded this episode on Christmas morning and shares a significant observation from the story of the birth of Jesus in Luke chapter 2.

We learn from the story that this “good news of great joy” is for “all the people”, and this means that what happened on that holy night was for me and for you!

If you’re struggling in your heart, life, or situation, there is hope!

Even if you’re struggling to manage and experience your sexual gift in a healthier way, there is hope!

Take heart!

Have courage!

Don’t give up!

There is “good news of great joy for all the people”!

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POP 390 - Savior, Salvation, Redemption

This episode was recorded on December 19th, 2023... in the shadow of Christmas which was just 6 days away.

It's so easy to get lost in the helter-skelter and business that comes along with this time of the year - buying Christmas gifts, parties, get togethers, traveling, family obligations, etc.

Rush... rush... rush... busy... busy... busy!

Sigh!

In this episode Tony encourages us to remember the "true reason for the season", and shares 3 important observations from Luke 2, which is the story about the birth of Jesus.

It's interesting to note the progresson of 3 intersting vignetes that appear one after the other in this passage.

The first one concerns something that was proclaimed by the angel who appeared to the sheperds that night.

The second one concerns something that was proclaimed by the old man, Simeon, who had a special connection to the Holy Spirit.

The third one concerns something that was proclaimed by the old woman, Anna, who had been a widow for 84 years, and was over 100 years old.

SAVIOR!

SALAVATION!

REDEMPTION!

A very significant "theme" emerges around these unusal events that occurred when this special litte boy was born in the manger in Bethlehem, and the proclamation of this "theme" reveals the very reason of his birth.

SAVIOR!

SALAVATION!

REDEMPTION!

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POP 392 - Through the Storm

Tony recorded this episode on New Years Day, 2024!

He focuses on one particular passage which is Luke 8:22-25, and observes how God often chooses to bring his people through a "storm" rather than around the "storm".

In Psalm 23 it says that God is with us through the valley of the shadow of death.

In the Old Testament God brought his people through the Red Sea when Pharoah was coming to destroy them.

Jesus himself had to go through the cross in order to get to the resurrection.

And in Luke 8 the disciples had to go through the storm in order to get to the other side of the lake where Jesus had told them to go.

No matter what's going on in your life at this time, you can rest asured in faith, that God is with you, and God is going to get you through the situation you might be currently concerned about or struggling with.

Even if you're stuggling with your sexual gift in any way at this time of your life, God can get you through.

He can get you through sexual addiction to the other side.

He can get you through sexual compulsion to the other side.

He can get you through porn addiction to the other side.

God sees you, he is not indifferent, he cares, and he can get you through!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!