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.
02/05/2026
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00(Theta) Refuge (Psalm 16:2 & 2 Thessalonians 3:3) (Trust)
When we cry out to God we are fulfilling one of our important purposes as a member of the body of Christ. God uses our prayers of intercession to change the world. The ministry of intercession is not just ours. Paul writes in Romans 8 that this is also one of the ways the Spirit works in us. He declares this In Romans 8:26. “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” But intercession is also the work of Jesus. Again in Romans 8:34 he reveals this purpose Christ has. “Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died —more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.” So when you are crying out to God our Father, know that your prayers are shared by the Holy Spirit and Jesus. We are in this together as intercessors for God’s “kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven.”
02/04/2026
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00(Discipleship) Abiding In Jesus Is Life (Jeremiah 17:7 8; John 15:5) (Discipleship)
We are sharing days of abiding in Jesus. On Sunday the “Shepherd’s Voice” was used by our prayer writers as a way of helping us abide in the love of Jesus. Today, our podcast helps us see the connection with abiding in Jesus and bearing fruit like that of an apple tree. But the fruit of abiding in Jesus first creates the experience of absolving since in the presence of our Lord, we experience absolution. And absolution leads to a life of abundance or abounding. When you are forgiven, you bounce back from whatever has brought you down. This is the abundant life Jesus’s gives. He changes us and we change the world. Because we bounce, we give the world bounce. Jesus frees us from ourselves to bless the world with a love that is out of this world. May our Lord guide your bounce today to someone who is trapped in himself or herself.
02/03/2026
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00(Irishcast) Our Poverty, Christ’s Riches (Prov 17v5 James 2v5) (Humility)
Do you know what it means to be named in someone’s will? You will receive something terrific that you never dreamed possible. That’s what James declares to you in today’s text. God has named you in His will to receive a tremendous gift. You are going to inherit a Kingdom! This promise comes to you from the Creator of the all things. This God kept His promise to send the Messiah, (Christ), who is His only begotten Son. This God has also given you His Holy Spirit so that you may be rich in faith. This God has named you an heir of His kingdom. Go ahead! Get excited! You made it! You have God’s word on it, written in His word, you will inherit the kingdom! It’s too good not to be true!
02/02/2026
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00(Familycast) Boldly Proclaim Jesus (Judges 3:9; Hebrews 10:35) (Salvation)
We are all called to be proclaimers of Jesus Christ. We announce boldly that Jesus died for your sins in order to save you for Himself. For your sinning keeps you from daily depending on the goodness of God trusting instead the goodness of yourself. You need to be saved from this task master who always wants to make much of you. That task master is you. Jesus died to put to death all those things in you that keep you from LIFE, namely Jesus. So today, die to yourself and boldly let go of all your pretensions by letting the presence of Jesus only fill you with all the power of God. You will be free from yourself. You will be bold.
02/01/2026
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00(Sundaycast) Abiding In The Love Our Shepherd’s Voice Creates (Hosea 6:4; John 15:9) (Shepherd’s Voice)
The prayer writers pictured above gathered at Mount Carmel for their annual time of encouragement, teaching and sharing as they practice the discipline of writing prayers for our book. Those pictured from left to right are Johan, Sonja, Leah, Zoe, Bill, Jayden, Diane, Rikka, Lu, Jill, and Gordon. Zoe and Jayden are part of the Awaken Project this year but we managed to get them to help us with the podcast so you will hear their voices with us today at the beginning and the end of the message. Today’s theme of “abide in my love” is expressed for us using the experience of listening to the voice of our Good Shepherd. Seven of the prayer writers shared what they wrote today in response to verses they are assigned for prayer writing for the 2027 book. As you hear these different voices of our Shepherd today, consider how you can write your own message from Jesus using His words of promise. If you need some guidance you can look at the back inside cover of the “Daily Texts” which has God’s voice from Ezekiel 36:24-28.
01/31/2026
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00(Mission Cast) You Bless Me In So Many Ways(Psalm 92:4 , Acts 3:8) (Grace)
Jeff and Mim discuss the blessings they have experienced even in the midst of trials and hardships and grief. Not discussed in full, but worthy mentioning, is the Acts 3:8 text. As as lame man, he would have been excluded from full temple participation due to ritual impurity (cf Leviticus 21:17-23), but through the miracle of Jesus’ healing power the “lame leap like a deer” (Isaiah 35:6) in fulfillment to messianic restoration. The grace of Jesus Christ allows us to stand in the presence of God restored and forgiven. In Christ we have the hope of eternal life. This is the greatest of all blessings.
01/30/2026
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00(Familycast) Thanks Our God Gives Satisfaction (Joel 2:19; Mark 6:41 42) (Grace)
Rikka, Gorden and Sonja are working on their TRIP prayers as we reflect on the texts for today. One of the simple ways that all of us can respond to the texts for each day is to ask, “what makes me thankful to Jesus for what He is telling me in the verses today about how important I am to Him?” As you listen today, you will hear our reflections on what makes us thankful as we reflect on what Jesus says we mean to Him. This act of thanks is at the heart of our TRIP prayers. We are heading to Mount Carmel today to help our prayer writers practice writing prayers that help you to be thankful for what Jesus says to you. This act of writing will begin your relationship with Jesus as the source of living thankfully.
01/29/2026
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00(Theta) Awe (Psalm 40:5 & Mark 2:12)
Many of us have confessed our sins in worship using the words, “we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed.” Notice the contrast between us and God. His thoughts toward us and His deeds toward us are wondrous. Our thoughts and deeds toward God are not. Why? We can’t help but see everything to our advantage and will. That’s what it means to be a slave to sin. It’s always about us even in our understanding of God. As you consider your way of being toward God and God’s way of being toward you, what kind of help do you need from the One who created your eyes, your mind, your whole being? Just simply pray, HELP ME! And you will SEE.
01/28/2026
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00(Awaken) You Lord Are A Prayer Away From Us (Ps 38:21; Mark 5:23) (Sovereignty)
The Awaken crew is fully back at Mount Carmel and ready to stimulate your conversation on today’s texts. Consider not only that they are not forsaken but they want to make sure you know this too. Then ask what else they may awaken in God’s word for you today.
01/27/2026
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00(Irishcast) Living God’s Way (Isa 55v8 James 4v13,15) (Guidance)
What is God saying to us in these texts this week? How well do we understand the cross as God‘s way in the world? Jesus is the first victim in every battle, in every cancer ward, in every plague, in every assault, in every abuse. “For God so loved the world” that he became judged by the world and we found him guilty. So what does His way mean for us to take up our cross daily? What way is Jesus leading you today to die with Him? His ways are not yours. But what promise does he make to you as you walk His way. “I am the resurrection and the life…”