Resilient Holidays: Family, Faith, and Overcoming Challenges
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In this episode of 'My Mornings with Jesus and Joe,' Lori and Joe discuss the challenges families face during the holiday season and offer strategies to maintain a Christ-centered focus. They talk about the importance of pre-planning to avoid common pitfalls like busyness, comparison, and materialism. They emphasize the need for forgiveness, avoiding debt, and combating loneliness and depression. With practical advice and relevant scriptures, they guide listeners on how to navigate the holidays with joy and peace, ensuring that Christ remains at the center of their celebrations. 00:00...
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Created to Reflect: The Significance of Imago Dei
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In this episode of 'My Mornings with Jesus and Joe,' Lori and Joe discuss the significance of being made in the image of God, known as 'Imago Dei.' They begin with a prayer focusing on wisdom and understanding before delving into the uniqueness and inherent dignity of humans as God's creation. The hosts reflect on various Bible verses, including Genesis 1:27 and Psalm 139:14, to emphasize the special worth and purpose of humans. They also explore how recognizing our identity in God informs our worship and daily living. Throughout the discussion, the importance of understanding who we are and...
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Becoming Pillars of Truth in a World of Platforms
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Becoming Pillars of Truth in A World of Platforms In this episode of 'My Mornings with Jesus and Joe,' Lori and Joe discuss the significant differences between platforms and pillars in the context of faith and community. They recount personal experiences, such as involvement in a successful fundraiser for their local pregnancy care center and spending time with grandchildren in the garden. The conversation pivots to a deep dive into the biblical concept of platforms—often seen as man-made and short-term—and pillars, which are long-lasting and rooted in serving God's truth. They...
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The Power of Discipleship
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Enhancing Our Journey with Faith and Discipleship In this episode of 'My Mornings with Jesus and Joe', Lori and Joe discuss the upcoming changes to their podcast schedule, shifting to an every-other-Monday format to improve content quality. They share their recent experiences from the Faith, Hope, and Love Christian Writers Conference in Phoenix and Joe's baptism event in Oklahoma. Joe and Lori delve into the importance of Bible-based teaching and discipleship, contrasting expository, topical, and textual sermon styles. They emphasize the need for sincere, long-term commitment to...
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Finishing the Race: A Special Message About Charlie Kirk
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In this special episode we talk about who Charlie Kirk was and why the world is a better place because of him.
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Our Protector and Keeper
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Comfort in Troubling Times
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In this episode we break down Psalm 27 to find the comfort is offers in times of trouble. This psalm encourages us with three shields: Light, Salvation, Strength.
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Understanding the Desires of Your Heart
My Mornings with Jesus and Joe
What are the desires of our heart? We miss out on God’s blessings when we get this wrong. But everything changes when we truly delight in the Lord. In the episode we talk about why we must examine our heart to know what we are truly delighting in. When we do that God can begin to mold our hearts and desires to align with His good and perfect will.
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God's Word About the World
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One word, many facets. The word world is used to meaning slightly different things throughout Scripture. In this episode, we talk about of few uses of the word world in scriptures and how understanding the nuanced differences in each context helps us to grow our faith and understanding of who God is and how we are view the world, both physically and spiritually.
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Prophecy: Our Reason for Hope
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People often avoid Bible prophecy because they assume it means discussion of the End Times, but Bible prohecy is our cause for hope. Today we dicuss what biblical prophect is, how to recognize false prophets, and why there is unending hope to be found studying God's prophetic Word.
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Verse:
Ephesians 6:10-12 ESV
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the
whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the
devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness,
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Basics of Spiritual Warfare
1. Spiritual warfare involves the spiritual forces of evil in the unseen realm,
led by Satan (the devil), that are at work in the world today to do the
following:
Tempt -
Deceive –
Revelation 12:10 – the accuser of the brethren
John 8:44 – the father of lies
Discourage –
Afflict –
And even harm people –
2. Spiritual forces of evil originated when Satan led a rebellion in heaven
against God and 1/3 of the angels joined Satan in his attempted coup. God
cast them out of heaven to the earth.
Here are a few verses to remind us of the destination of the enemy at this
current time.
1. Revelation 12:4
4 His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the
earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give
birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it.
2. Revelation 12:7-9
Satan Thrown Down to Earth
7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the
dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but he was defeated,
and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9 And the great
dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and
Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth,
and his angels were thrown down with him.
Isaiah 14:12 ESV
“How you are fallen from heaven,
O Day Star, son of Dawn!
How you are cut down to the ground,
you who laid the nations low!
Luke 10:18 ESV
And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
What are some tips for us?
1. Satan loves to sow discord
If something is confusing, chaotic, or doesn’t make sense, it's probably him.
We don’t serve a God of chaos, we serve a God of order!
A good picture of this is in Genesis 1 and 2
2. Satan loves to attack when you are heading into a ministry opportunity or
just coming from one
He ramps up the attacks before to derail you from your focus on God!
He will push on you after the ministry opportunity to see how serious you
are about your walk with God and will try to get you to go back to your old
ways or make you feel as though you did not rise up to the expectations
and that you are unworthy. He will also try to get you to isolation or back to
comfort instead of advancing the kingdom with some opposition.
3. Satan loves to take advantage of us when we are physically weak or
emotionally drained
This is when we are most susceptible to the enemy's attacks and it is harder
to fight back.
4. Satan looks for entry points into our lives
Don't give him a foothold!
Ephesians 4:26-27 ESV
26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give
no opportunity to the devil.
Guard your heart, your thoughts, your marriage, and your children.
The enemy knows your wounds and how to manipulate you.
He reads our mail
He is on a mission to immobilize us and keep us from our mission w/ God