Forgivin' Livin' Daily Podcast
Our podcasts are 5-8 minutes in length. We create these messages using one or two brief verses from the Bible that come from a devotional book. Our purpose is to help you hear the grace of Jesus in these verses so that your life may find its grounding in Christ alone. It is this grounding in grace that makes forgivin’ livin’ your way of freedom.
09/23/2026
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00(Discipleship) Forget Not His Benefits (Psalm 103:2; Eph 5:20) (Hope)
Our Discipleship House community takes time to share the benefits of our Lord that the Psalm tells us not to forget. The first step in anyone’s practice of discipleship is that we share the benefits we have in our Lord. As Jesus fills our cups, we overflow and the first reality of our overflow is gratefulness for all that God has done and is doing for us. We are all encouraged to take time today to share the benefits we have received from our Lord. Look for someone today with whom you can practice this discipleship habit.
09/22/2026
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00(Irishcast) Freely Given (1 Chron 29v9 Acts 4v37) (Grace)
Psalm 23:5 declares “my cup runs over.” I have freely received and I freely give. All of God’s work on earth is powered by the Holy Spirit. Romans 5:5 declares the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. God’s love overflows through us into the world. Consider the Moravian revival that began in 1527. That’s the love of our Father working through us. Why not ask your Father what He has planned for you? Pray. Keep praying. Freely you have received. You get to freely give.
09/21/2026
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00(Blom Cast) Ukraine Testimony (1 Samuel 1:27; Luke 1:58) (Discipleship)
As our young people and their leaders returned yesterday from their weeklong time of renewal in the Carpathian mountains, we are glad to have the voice of Pastor Phil Blom with us today. As you will hear from Phil’s conversation and also see from the photos, he has had a very personal commitment to the Ukraine. He spent over a month there ministering to soldiers in the field, with people in orphanages and working one-on-one with individuals who experienced terrible distress as a result of the war with Russia. One of these ministries is Phil’s outreach in Minnesota to injured Ukrainians who come here needing prosthetics. His photo attached to the military picture came from an interview he gave with Polish television about his ministry in the Ukraine.
09/20/2026
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09/19/2026
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00(Mission Cast) Our Redeemer Frees Us (Isaiah57:16; 1 John 2:1) (Forgiveness)
Jeff and Mim discuss advocacy, “Who supports and speaks in behalf of sinners?” We are thankful that the answer is Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. His shed blood on the cross has atoned for the sins of the world and of sinners throughout all generations. There is now nothing that obstructs us from God, the Father. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. The way is clear to God’s love. There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus; no one can bring any accusation against us; and, nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. We are redeemed. Our apologies for the lateness of this mission cast release. We are visiting my father in Hood River, Of course, as Johan has already declared to us, “Jeff, you are forgiven” Amen!!
09/18/2026
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00Listen To My Word For You (Jer 23:35; Matthew 26:75) (Repentance)
God warns His people in Jeremiah 23 to listen to His voice, His word for you. But we are tempted to obey other voices. It may be because others are doing this. It may be because we feel better obeying them. It may be because we doubt that we are worthy of the word that our Heavenly Father speaks over us. For whatever reason, God does not give up on us. God picked Peter to be the leader of His church because God knew no one could ever do something as disappointing as Peter and still be chosen by God to lead His people. The text in the photo is from Isaiah 43:18-19. God tells each of us to forget the former things. This is what Jesus tells Peter when He talks to Peter on the Sea of Galilee. This is what Jesus also says to you. Forgiveness means forget your failures. God has forgotten them. He will make streams flow out of your desert and your wilderness just like He did for Peter. If you would like a copy of this image, let us know. My friend Dianne and I are making these images to help us remember the beauty God is able to create when we mess up.
09/17/2026
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00(Theta) Setting Captives Free (Psalm 142:7 & Act 12:5)
The Moreau College Initiative has been giving prisoners a college education for over 10 years. This video (https://video.wnit.org/video/moreau-college-initiative-vdbhv9) gives you a brief overview of the effectiveness of how learning can change a prisoner’s life. One of the college graduates is Tommy Shannon. He said this about the experience. “Everybody left ego, pride at the door and only came with a heart and hunger for healthy discussions that prompted growth” The narrator, Mr. Ghormley, says this: “There is a kind of a saying in prison that there are no friendships that everyone is just in survival mode. Everything is “quid pro quo” in the classroom. They first learn to be classmates and then even colleagues, and then even community and they might not say it, but we can see friendship actually flourish.” The prisoners discovered that they needed each other. This is our experience as well when our slavery to sin is broken by Jesus and the communion of other freed prisoners (sinner/saints) called the church. We are all in the ministry of setting captives free.
09/16/2026
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00(Awaken) God’s Steadfast Love Saves (Psalm 33:22; John 10:9) (Salvation)
Trevor Wersel welcomes his new Awaken Project team, Leah, Alec, Jaedyn and Ben, to our podcast, They will be sharing the Wednesday podcast alternating weekly with Discipleship House. Each week in the fall, teachers spend a week with a training program for these students. You are welcome to spend a few days learning with them. Sonja and I have done this twice. Here are the teachers and content for the next few weeks. September 21-25 - Eric McIntyre (Spiritual Formation) September 28-October 2 - Paul Cross (Inductive Bible Study) October 12-15 - Steve Turnbull (The Cross in Christian Faith and Life).
09/15/2026
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00(Irishcast) The Lord Will Fight For You (Ex 14v14 Mark 13v11) (Trust)
God is fighting for you. You only have a to be still and let God do the talking and the fighting. And God does have the last word. For one day, at the resurrection of the dead, once again you will hear the voice of this God who fights for you. YOU only have to be still and hear God say, “Welcome Home, my beloved. I fought the good fight for you. Now let’s enjoy our victory dinner!” And now you can shout!!!!!
09/14/2026
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00(Hudsoncast) Jesus Is God’s New Covenant (Jeremiah 31:31; Acts 2: 39) (Hope)
Our 45 Ukrainian friends have arrived in their camp in the Carpathian Mountains. You can see some of them playing volley ball and another group studying together and asking questions. Keep praying over these people and over their leaders. We know God is using this time to give these young people a foundation for hope in Jesus during this terrible war. Pray each day. Thank you.