Leavenworth Church of Christ's Podcast

(Acts 4:1-31) When threatened or intimidated for the exercise of our faith, with reliance on the Spirit, we should focus on defending and explaining Jesus openly and boldly. We can do this if we see the larger picture of what is happening, recognizing that it is God who created this opportunity, which means that our prayer should be that we recognize the opportunities and ask God not to remove it, but to grant us confidence and boldness to speak and do good works in the name of Christ

(Acts 3:1-26) Jesus, the fulfillment of God’s promises, is the only one who can restore what has been damaged as the result of sin. Even when we in ignorance reject Him as the Jews did, God has not rejected us, but offers a change to repent and turn to Him, which means submission to Him with a profound change in our lives.

(Acts 2:38-39) Through Christ, God grants not only forgiveness, but also his Spirit that has been the guarantor for the authority and faithfulness of the written word of God, and gives us the strength and ability for personal transformation and restoration of our mind and heart as we walk by the Spirit. This biblical message encourages us by dispelling the lie that people cannot change. Through the Spirit, we can and must change and become more godly

(Acts 2:1-47) Communicating the Gospel effectively goes hand in hand with defending the Gospel with evidences that Jesus and his apostles provided. The evidence has shown that Jesus is both Lord and Messiah, God and savior who died and rose from the grave for our redemption. We respond with repentance and baptism for remission of sins and become a devoted part of the people of God

(Acts 1:12-26) The Lord does not abandon or leave his people to themselves, but remains present and involved in our lives. The affects our dispositions in many areas of our life, including prayer, relationships, disappointment, and when faced with tough decisions. We should always remember that the Lord is with is in all things.

(Acts 1:1-11) The story of Jesus and his ministry does not end with the Gospels, but continues in his people whom he has equipped to continue his mission which involves taking his message and salvation to the whole world so that when he comes back, he will have found that we have spread the message giving others the opportunity for life in Christ.

God is the model for godliness, which also means he is the model for fatherhood as well. Some of the characteristics of godly fatherhood that we see exemplified in God himself is that he leads by being present yet he does not force or control, but allows his children the freedom to grow and learn through trial and error because he values them highly, so highly that he paid the greatest personal price for them. These are some of the things that Fathers do.

(Heb 12:8-10; John 1:14; 2 Cor 5:1-8) The Bible reminds us that our time on this earth is short and temporary. As Abraham lived in tents and walked with God, we do the same. As Jesus tented on this earth and fulfilled God's purposes of redemption through caring and sharing, we do the same. Our ultimate home is not the tents we live in now, but the home that God is preparing for us. We want to be ready when he comes.

When we become a Christian, we put off the old self, and put on the new self, which means we are clothed with Christ. Part of this means to put of pride in all its forms, and to put on humility and meekness, which is precious to God. This humility should be expressed even in the way we dress, which is what is called modesty. If modesty is humility expressed in dress, then we should examine the motivation for our appearance and dress.

The Bible has plenty of things to say about pleasure. These tell us something about the nature of God, and how he created us to live.