iWork4Him PowerThought

Prepping for work each day, chug your coffee and take a short swig of workplace inspiration with the iWork4Him PowerThoughts. Hosts Jim & Martha Brangenberg give you a 1-minute daily challenge to live out your faith at work. Each episode is designed to kick off your day with an idea you can put into practice as soon as you get to work. The iWork4Him PowerThoughts are focused on helping you to recognize that your workplace IS your mission field. Catch new episodes every Weekday.

Set Your Sights on Dec. 31st 01/02/2026

Set Your Sights on Dec. 31st It’s day two of the new year. Have you prepared yourself for shifting your mindset from thank God it’s Friday to thank God it’s Monday. You’ve been given a lifetime on this planet to experience God, surrender to Jesus and to be a blessing to those around you wherever you may go. This race is not a sprint. It is a marathon.  As you enter 2026 set your sights on next December 31 with one goal in mind: Loving God and Loving your neighbor. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39350010

Happy (Re) New Year! 01/01/2026

Happy (Re) New Year! Welcome to the New Year. 2026 is fresh, barely a few hours old and you have a chance to set a new high standard for the way you live out your faith in your work. The way you allow your faith to impact everyone around you. Ask the Holy Spirit to renew a right spirit in you today And do that every day as you celebrate 2026 and see the difference it makes in your attitudes and actions. Happy New Year. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39349960

Realignment, Reconsideration, and Recommitment 12/31/2025

Realignment, Reconsideration, and Recommitment New Year’s Eve is a time for realignment, reconsideration, and recommitment to the faith you proclaim every Sunday and attempt to live out Monday through Saturday.  What is one thing you would like to see God do through and in you in 2026? May the year 2026 be the year where your breakout faith meets the needs of those God surrounds you with at work and at home. Happy New Year. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39349905

Release the Bad 12/30/2025

Release the Bad If you are like me, there are likely a few things that happened in 2025 that you would like to forget. Things that were a burden to you, failures you experienced and things that felt out of your control. These are in the past now. In Christ there is no living in shame or regret. There is only today. Yesterday is a learning experience, today is a prep for tomorrow. Release the troubles of 2025 into the very capable hands of our heavenly Father and look forward to what He has for you in 2026. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39349860

Remembering 2025 12/29/2025

Remembering 2025 As we face the ending of another year, it is always good for our soul to look back and see all that God did for us, with us and through us, especially as we lived out our faith at work. In the Old Testament they stacked stones to remind them of God’s awesome power and delivery. Take time to stack some memory stones for 2025. Remember and share all that Our Heavenly Father has done so you are ready for all He will do in 2026. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39349700

Your Work is a Gift 12/26/2025

Your Work is a Gift Merry Christmas. Have you ever thought about your work as a gift?  Not just being grateful that you have a job/career/business and that it in itself is a gift, but what about the work that you do. Can that be a gift too? It’s hard to imagine somedays but we impact somebody every day with our work. It may be a customer or an employee of the company you work with or an owner/stockholder. Any way you look at it, the way you do your work can be a gift to someone. Wrap your work gift in excellence this year as an act of worshiping the Newborn King! /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39349630

A Christmas Light 12/25/2025

A Christmas Light Merry Christmas. One of Jim’s favorite iWork4Him sayings is this “As a Jesus Follower, everything about you should be changing and everyone around you should be benefiting from your faith whether they believe in Jesus or not, that’s the kingdom.” Jesus Said you are the Light of the World, a city on a hill that cannot be hidden. This Christmas practice being a light to everyone who is shrouded in darkness. That is a gift everyone can receive. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39349490

Almost Better Than Chocolate 12/24/2025

Almost Better Than Chocolate Merry Christmas! As you wrap up all the gifts you are giving this year, let us challenge you. Perhaps this year you can find a way to wrap up Love and Joy and Peace. Perhaps you can find a way to send a card with Patience, Kindness and Goodness written in a note. Maybe even at your Workplace Christmas party you can display Gentleness, Faithfulness and Self Control. These are the gifts that really matter and really last. You can be the present that keeps on giving all year long. Almost better than Chocolate! /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39349430

Jesus Came to Restore 12/23/2025

Jesus Came to Restore Merry Christmas, one of the things Jim and I say all the time on the iWork4Him Podcast is Jesus came to restore all things, All the things that were lost in the garden when Adam and Eve turned their backs on our Father. Because of Jesus we can see our Physical, Spiritual and Emotional Health redeemed and restored. No Christmas Present can do all that. You are a gift to everyone around you as you experience this redemption and restoration. Give yourself away this Christmas. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39349360

God’s Nearness in the Ordinary 12/22/2025

God’s Nearness in the Ordinary Merry Christmas from Martha and I, so often Christmas is distracting and we get off focus on what the whole season of celebration is about. God came in His physical presence to transform our world and our thinking. Just like Adam and Eve walked regularly in the garden in the cool of the day, Jesus came so that we can walk with Him by our side in the ordinary of every day. Think about it, Our God who created everything wants to walk with you in your whole life, including your work. Now that is a Christmas Present for sure. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39349330

Get on the School Board, Not the Sidelines 12/19/2025

Get on the School Board, Not the Sidelines Every year, people are elected to the local boards of education in your area. How many of them are believers? Less than 10%. Getting on the local school Board of Education does not require a degree; it requires a willingness and obedience to a call from God. As believers, we have walked away from the public school system for far too long, and it is time to take a stand and get involved where possible. The kids of this next public school generation need you. We celebrate you believers who are on your local school Board of Education. You are not alone, but there are far too few of you. Please consider running for your local school Board of Education and serve on a mission field that desperately needs an intervention from God. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186980

God Hasn’t Left the Schools 12/18/2025

God Hasn’t Left the Schools Christ-following Principals, Vice Principals, Guidance Counselors, and office staff within the public school system serve in a massive mission field. So many in their profession have been misguided and deceived to believe that God has no place in the public schools and that in fact, He does not exist. The religion taught in our public schools today is humanism – a religion as old as Noah. We celebrate those believers who venture off to their public school administrative jobs today. Take heart, you are not alone, and God has not been kicked out of the public schools because YOU ARE THERE, and He is there in YOU. Maybe you are listening today and feel called to join your brothers and sisters in this challenging mission field. Great. You are desperately needed on the mission field of the public school system. Never underestimate the power of obedience in a believer's heart to respond to God's call. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186850

Student Missionaries Among Us 12/17/2025

Student Missionaries Among Us We often think of missionaries as people who have graduated from college or seminary and being sent off overseas. I define the word missionary as someone who is a follower of Jesus who has been sent into a field of people who are lost and hopeless and need to meet Jesus. The public school system is such a mission field. Our students who know and love Jesus are the missionaries sent behind enemy lines to bring Jesus to their fellow students. We celebrate these students today and pray for them because their workplace is the education place. Their workplace involves desks and learning and studying. Their mission field surrounds them in every classroom, at every lunch table, and in every gym class. Can you take time today to Encourage a local student missionary? /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186785

Teachers on the Frontlines 12/16/2025

Teachers on the Frontlines I know that many of you have been told that in order to serve as a missionary, you need to go overseas. No way. The mission field of the public school system is monstrous. Teachers who enter the classroom every day serve as missionaries and representatives of God at every education level in America. This mission field is under attack. And it's been under attack for over 60 years. Maybe More. There is a desperate need for more believers to set aside their comfort and become public school teachers willingly. Your faith is needed in classrooms of every type and subject. We celebrate those believers who serve as teachers in the public school system today, but we recognize they need more backup. Please consider joining the missionary team at a public school near you. The public school students in your community need to meet Jesus, and you may be their only hope. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186760

Your School is a Mission Field 12/15/2025

Your School is a Mission Field What's the definition of a mission field? It is a place where lost and hopeless people live and work. The public school system is one massive mission field. Some incredible believers are teachers, aids, and administrators throughout the public school system, but we need more. God and the Bible have been weaseled out of every corner of our education system. But take heart: those of you serving in the mission field of the public school system are being prayed for today. Don't give up. The fields are ripe for harvest. More of you are desperately needed there to serve as teachers, aides, school board members, and administrators. So please pray for those serving in this battleground mission field and consider joining them in the fight for the souls of our public school students. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186635

A Hug Can Heal a Day 12/12/2025

A Hug Can Heal a Day We've all heard of the five love languages, but have you heard about the five languages of appreciation at work? The final way people feel appreciated at work is through Appropriate Physical Touch. You need to be careful when it comes to touching at work. But expressing appreciation through appropriate physical touch for someone who needs that touch can be as simple as a handshake, a high five, or a pat on the back. In some situations, it might even be a hug of celebration. Any way you look at it, appropriate physical touch must always respect boundaries. Many of those we work alongside have situations that cause them to be very cautious about physical touch. That's why respect is needed. But even hurting people can sometimes appreciate that high five or that meaningful handshake. For more information, check out appreciation at work dot com. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186585

Small Gifts, Big Impact 12/11/2025

Small Gifts, Big Impact We've all heard of the five love languages, but have you heard about the five languages of appreciation at work? The 4th way people feel appreciated at work is through giving tangible gifts. Giving the gift of words, time, or service is meaningful to many people, but some people just like gifts. And a gift at work could be a simple cup of coffee, a candy bar, or a plaque of appreciation. Sometimes, a gift could be some time off or tickets to a baseball game. When somebody's appreciation language is gifts, all you need to do is find out what's important to them and match the gift. Everyone likes to be appreciated. You can hit a home run every time when their appreciation language is gifts. For more information, check out appreciation at work dot com. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186530

Serve with a Smile 12/10/2025

Serve with a Smile We've all heard of the five love languages, but have you heard about the five languages of appreciation at work? The number three way people feel appreciated at work is through Acts of Service. One of the greatest ways we can show our appreciation for others is by helping others complete a project. It means so much to them when we help somebody at the end of our shift or at the end of our day to finish what they're doing. And sometimes, it's just cleaning the toilet, vacuuming, or helping unload a car full of supplies. Any way you look at it, helping others out of the goodness of your heart with a little act of service can make a real difference in the life of someone you work with. For more information, check out appreciation at work dot com. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186465

Give the Gift of Time 12/09/2025

Give the Gift of Time We've all heard of the five love languages, but have you heard about the five languages of appreciation at work? The second way people feel appreciated at work is through the gift of Quality Time. Relationships are so important at work. But you can't just build relationships one minute at a time while talking at the water cooler. When you ask somebody how they're doing, mean it. Find out how people are doing. Spend time checking in with them to get to know them. Make sure you have lunch with people and be transparent and authentic with them. If you're a team leader, create time for your team to connect. Make it possible for people to spend time together without a deadline and work hanging over their heads. For more information, check out appreciation at work dot com. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186440

Speak Life at Work 12/08/2025

Speak Life at Work We've all heard of the five love languages, but have you heard about the five languages of appreciation at work? The number one way people feel appreciated at work is through words of affirmation. Words that uplift, words that encourage, words that affirm a person's worth. Words of appreciation spoken by a coworker or a boss mean so much. Almost 50% of the population at work feel that words of affirmation are a gift to them. Are words of affirmation important to you? I bet they are. I also bet they're important to the people you work around. Make sure that those you work with know that words of affirmation build you up and keep you going every day at work And that you could use a few more every day. For more information, check out appreciation at work dot com. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186335

The One Thing You Can’t Replace 12/05/2025

The One Thing You Can’t Replace We've talked about it all week. We love to work, period. It brings exhilaration to our lives. We love the thrill of the kill. The completion of a major project. The landing of a major sale. Work brings satisfaction and appreciation in ways that family life rarely can. However, work is demanding. If we let it, work can take control of our lives. If left unchecked work can destroy the relationships with the people we love, the people that we are working so hard to provide for. If we don't keep work under control, it will control us. Nobody on their deathbed has ever said I wish I had worked more and spent less time with my family. If you were lying on your deathbed today, would your life display a love for your family or a love for your work? Protect those you love and get your work under control today. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186240

Put Time Back on the Calendar 12/04/2025

Put Time Back on the Calendar There have been times in the 37 years of our marriage when one or both of us needed to work a significant amount of extra time to meet a deadline to keep our jobs. The issue comes when that short term becomes all the time. Jim and I started an insurance agency from scratch. We knew that for the first three years, Jim would need to work three nights a week and 4 1/2 days a week to grow the agency's sustainability. We made a point to ensure that we always had a date night and never worked weekends. We agreed together that the investment of time was necessary. But it had a deadline. If your job never stops asking for more and is hurting your family, it may be time to start looking for a new job. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186190

Provision or Neglect? 12/03/2025

Provision or Neglect? I can't tell you how many times Martha and I have heard this one phrase in a marriage mentoring session. “I work hard so my family can have the things I didn't have when I was a kid.” That's all fine and dandy, but usually, we are given that excuse after the spouse feels neglected. That usually spurns a conversation about not feeling appreciated for how hard one spouse works. It creates an argument about all of the stuff they own, which causes them to work so hard to pay for the stuff they own. It's all a vicious circle. You don't need to create a fairytale experience for your children. They just want you. They don't care about all the stuff. Take a step back today and see if your work is hurting the very ones you want to provide for. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186110

When Loving Work Goes Too Far 12/02/2025

When Loving Work Goes Too Far I love to work. I love to jump out of bed, get ready for work, and go to work. I spend all day working and come home, and then after dinner, I like to work some more. Working brings energy to me, and working brings satisfaction. I love to work because I love to see things get accomplished. I love checking things off my list. There's a danger in loving work. It's so easy to get caught up in my work that I don't realize that I'm hurting those around me by working so much. There was a time in my life when my job required me to work 60 hours a week—even time on Sunday. Jim and I had to work through balancing my work life and family life. I love to work, but I also don't want to sacrifice everything I love because I love to work. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39186050

It’s Not “My” Money 12/01/2025

It’s Not “My” Money I work hard, I make money, I pay bills, and I buy stuff. I work hard for my money. I want to bless my family with the things that they need. I have a right to spend the money I make on the things I want, right? If you are married, then there's some caution that needs to be expressed here. The money you make because of your job should go into a common money pot for your family. All of the money that goes in there goes to paying for all the family's bills. There is no such thing as his money and her money In marriage. So when we're out to protect our marriage from our job, it starts with having the right attitude about the money that we make from our job. Don't sacrifice everything that means so much to you because of the money that you make. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/39185960

Steward It All Well 11/28/2025

Steward It All Well We go to work so we have money. We need money to pay our bills and to buy things. Where I spend my money matters to God, especially if I know that those companies are supporting things that are actually anti-God. We work with Inspire Investing to ensure our investments are biblically responsible. We chose a mobile carrier, Patriot Mobile, because they are pro-God, pro-family, and pro-country. We select our retailers, ensuring our dollars are not being spent to support the things we fight against every day. That may mean that sometimes we must go out of our way shopping. It also may mean that sometimes we just don't buy. Christ calls on us to be good stewards. Good stewards of our time. Good stewards of our work. And good stewards of our money. Steward it all well. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/38765515

Where Your Dollars Talk 11/27/2025

Where Your Dollars Talk In our family, I spend most of the money at retail stores. Jim spends most of the money online. When we have the choice, we choose retailers that we know are either pro-god, pro-family, pro-country, or at least neutral on these subjects. Finding neutral companies is very difficult. Our country is polarized even in our retail environment. Years ago, we took a bullseye to a certain retailer and stopped shopping there because they supported the abortion industry. Today, they are one of the largest retail supporters of alternative lifestyles. When our money walks, our money talks. Recently, a large beverage retailer made a huge marketing blunder. It cost them billions of dollars because they didn't know who their customers were. Those customers walked, and those dollars talked. As a Jesus follower, we can make sure our money is walking and talking to a place that supports our biblical worldview. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/38765455

Speak Up for What’s Right 11/26/2025

Speak Up for What’s Right Each one of you has a workplace that is your ministry place. A mission field full of lost and hopeless people who need to meet Jesus. The people you work with and for may be blinded to all of the destruction around them to the family and to our country. Yet they may be funding it inadvertently. Many companies support organizations whose sole aim is to destroy the family or our country because of pressure from the outside. Suppose they knew there was pressure from the inside to stop supporting those organizations; that could make a difference. Ask questions. Find out how the owners, shareholders, and stockholders are asking for your company's profits to be spent. Make sure that those in charge know how impactful those dollars can be. Be a proactive voice within your organization, helping them choose places to invest their dollars within the community that supports God, the family, and our country. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/38765395

The Hidden Agenda of Workplaces 11/25/2025

The Hidden Agenda of Workplaces How do we know if our company is pro-Christianity, pro-God, pro-family, or pro-US of A? Is it even important for us to know these things? I think it is. Almost every organization has excess dollars that they are investing in other organizations with an agenda. What is the agenda that your company or organization is supporting? Are they supporting your values, neutral on them or working against them? What we are warning about today is making sure you're not supporting companies fighting against the very things that we know and love: God, family, and country. I hope it doesn't surprise you, but there are thousands of companies and organizations in this great country that hate your biblical morality and want to destroy your family. Find out who you really work for. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/38765340

Who Signs Your Real Paycheck? 11/24/2025

Who Signs Your Real Paycheck? It's important to know who we work for. I don't mean the name of your boss or the name of your company. I mean, who is your company? What do they stand for? What do they support with their profits? We need to know everything about the company where we invest 40 to 50 hours weekly. I'm just saying you need to be aware of the company you're working for to make sure that they're not taking your hard-earned hours and turning them into a campaign to destroy the biblical worldview that this great country was founded upon. Who do you work for, really? It is a really important question to ask. If you are already in a job with a company that does not honor God, see how you can make a difference. But if you're searching for work, choose wisely because you were called to be a good steward, including where you invest your work time. /episode/index/show/iwork4himpowerpod/id/38765270

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