pastor jim

Do people spend time offering you advice on things?  How do you know good advice when you hear it? On today’s podcast, Pastor Jim takes a passage from Exodus to talk about how to recognize good advice when you hear it.  There are times when it’s not good to listen to others, but there are times when people can really help!  If this podcast is a blessing, please share it with someone else.

The Light Post Podcast is a ministry of The Guiding Light Church in Birmingham, AL.
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“What Am I Waiting On?" This is a question we occasionally may have to ask ourselves when it comes to doing what God has designed for us to do.  Pastor Jim uses Jeremiah 1:5 to reveal three things God does for us to help us feel confident in what He has designed us for.  We all have something special that God designed for us to do and if we know what that thing is and haven’t started yet, we have to ask ourselves: “What Am I Waiting On?”

The Light Post Podcast is a ministry of The Guiding Light Church in Birmingham, AL.
Find us online at www.guidinglight.org & www.thelightpostpodcast.com
Email us at info@guidinglight.org

1 Thessalonians 5:11 tells us to encourage one another and build each other up.  God has placed us here for the benefit of other people.  Everyone goes through trials and it’s at this time when others need us the most.  Let’s take a listen to 3 reasons we should be building one another up.

The Light Post Podcast is a ministry of The Guiding Light Church in Birmingham, AL.
Find us online at www.guidinglight.org & www.thelightpostpodcast.com
Email us at info@guidinglight.org

As everyday people, we juggle so many different things in life.  Depending on the day, there can be many different needs we have ranging from financial to emotional and even spiritual. Because things do happen in life, it can seem easy to allow worry to take over.  But worry not only doesn’t help, it can make the situation much worse.  Take a listen as Pastor Jim goes over Psalm 23 and discusses what it means to have God as our Good Shepherd!  God will take care of us!  He knows our needs and will meet them!  We just have to trust and believe in Him! 

You can also find Pastor Jim’s teaching about trials in the podcast episode (S1-E4): Trials - Why Do Go Through Them? 

The Light Post Podcast is a ministry of The Guiding Light Church in Birmingham, AL.
Find us online at www.guidinglight.org & www.thelightpostpodcast.com
Email us at info@guidinglight.org

Has loving the people around you ever felt like a chore? Like you're running on an empty tank? Maybe it's because you aren't being filled with the right kind of fuel. In the next part of our series, The Forgotten Virtue: Learning to Love Again, the scripture of 1 John 4 teaches us God is our ultimate, enduring source of love because he IS love! Listen with us in our newest message, Love Defined, to discover how love begins, manifests, and is perfected through our triune God! 

When we face trials, we can lose sight of what it means to really love, as God calls us to. Today we begin our new message series, The Forgotten Virtue: Learning to Love Again, by taking a hard look at how society, including the Church, left love behind in 2020. Listen with us in our newest message, The Old (New) Commandment, as we discover how truly knowing God transforms our understanding of love.

Whether depicted in movies, books, or even in our imagination, when we see a king they are typically being catered to or assisted by many different servants. Between royalty, wealth, or status, those in authority seem to have many at their disposal to serve their needs and wants. So how unique and heartwarming when we witness someone who could be served by many, choosing to serve those around (especially those possibly in a lower position then them)?! This week we continue our series, Giftwrapped: From Longing to Lavished, where we will unpack the covenant that God made with David in the book of 2 Samuel. There we will learn about God's promise of a messiah king to His people and even as king, Jesus Christ came to earth to serve us! Listen with us in our newest message, The King Who Serves! And on Christmas, we can be reminded of what an amazing gift Jesus Christ was to us all! 

As each new unprecedented update floods our screens and news feeds, we can’t help but wonder “why?” Some of us may question how we can escape this darkness in the world. This week we continue our series, Gift-Wrapped: From Longing to Lavished, where we will unpack the covenant that God made with Moses and His people in the book of Exodus. Listen with us in our newest message