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.
09/13/2026
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00Discovering Our Stronghold In Jesus(Psalm 9:9;James 1:27) (Hope)
The Carpathian Mountains are a stronghold this week for our Sumy pilgrims who are seeking rest, renewal, restoration and recreation in this setting far away from the Russian front. Let us pray for them as they travel today to their camp location. Keep praying this week for the healing each person needs.
09/12/2026
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00(Mission Cast) The Importance Of Remembering Stories (Deuteronomy 4:9; John 20:18) (Discipleship)
Jeff and Mim reflect upon their history with God’s steadfast love and faithfulness in their lives. It is important to remember and tell stories to strengthen our faith. God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. He is faithful and his steadfast love endures forever toward his children. We need to remind ourselves of God’s miraculous power to intervene. At other times, we remind ourselves of God’s promises and his provision for the times when we are in the wilderness and our prayers seem unanswered. This is why we are so thankful for the Ground Up Grace Community. We hear stories from different people and ages that remind us that God is for us and always shepherding us with his love and grace.
09/11/2026
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00Rejoicing In Christ Working Things For Good (1 Chronicles 13:8; 1 Thess 5:17) (Hope)
God put HIs 911 number into Psalm 91:15. Call on God anytime…any day. God will answer. Look at what He says. So Rejoice. God hears you when you call. WHEN YOU CALL ME, I WILL ANSWER YOU. I WILL BE WITH YOU IN TROUBLE. I WILL RESCUE YOU. I WILL HONOR YOU.
09/10/2026
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00(Theta) Power To Make Peace (Proverbs 16:32 & Revelation 14:12) (Discipleship)
Powerlessness. What does it take for us to admit that we have no power over our anger? Or perhaps no power over our management of our finances? Or maybe it’s things you can’t get rid of? Did you ever think that admitting that you are powerless is the first step to getting free from the thing that has been plaguing you? We are taught to remain in control. This is a sign that we are winning. Admitting you are powerless over some habit seems like a form of defeat. The truth is that what we are admitting is that we cannot control our life and the solutions we have used to try to maintain control have failed us. Like using alcohol, our losing our temper or hanging onto every little thing. Admitting powerlessness begins the process of letting go of our old habits in order to build different and healthy ones. If you know this is true for you then consider joining us for our next FREEDOM FROM FEAR weekend. We will meet 2 weeks from tomorrow at the YMCA Camp, St. Croix near Hudson, WI. We begin Friday night Sept 25 at 7 and end Sunday morning Sept 27 at 10:30. Contact us at joso@groundupgrace.com for more information.
09/09/2026
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00(Discipleship) Christ Carries The Curse (Neh 13:2; Gal 3:13) (Justification)
Do you feel you are living under a dark cloud? Do things never seem to go your way? Are you troubled by feelings of hopelessness? Soak yourself in Romans 8. Don’t just read it. Let it saturate deeply into your soul. Take one paragraph at a time. Ask yourself “what is the most important thing that is saying to me right now?” And write that down. Then read the chapter backward. Start comparing words. As prayerful thoughts, come to mind write them out and speak them out loud to Jesus. Romans 8 is one chapter in the Bible that reverses any curses you may feel you have fallen into or are living under. As you do this overtime, God’s grace will permeate your being and you’ll get your bounce back.
09/08/2026
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00(Irishcast) God's Grace To All The Saints (Ps32v10 Rev 22v21) (Grace)
What surrounds you? Today’s promise declares that you are surrounded with the steadfast love of God. This love is found throughout the Old Testament. It is spelled “hesed” when you use our English alphabet. This love creates the peace that passes all human understanding in Philippians 4:7. It is the power that Paul wanted Timothy to be controlled by in his message in 2 Timothy 1:7 that we saw on Sunday. When you find yourself in trouble keep declaring to yourself the word that this promise affirms, “I am surrounded by the special love of God for His precious children. Nothing will separate me from His love.” Rest in the embrace of grace from the arms of God surround you.
09/07/2026
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00Jesus Lifts Us Up (Psalm 30:1; Mark 5:41 42) (Miracles)
Labor Day is observed the first Monday in September. It is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday began in the late nineteenth century. Labor leaders were pushing for a federal holiday to recognize what workers had done for America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being.The first Labor Day parade was held in New York City in 1882. As followers of Jesus, we get to parade with our Lord who is our Labor Day hero. Why? Jesus did all the work and we got all the pay. Now we know why we can rest from our labors (Matthew 11:28…”come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden…”). Some day when we have our heavenly reunion, we will be joined together with millions of others who look to Jesus as their Labor Day hero. He did it all. He does it all. We rest in His labor. Until then, we can invite others to get in on the celebration. Spread the good news! We want everyone to join that heavenly parade. We will all be floating with joy.
09/06/2026
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00(Sundaycast) Proclaim God’s Promise Into Others (Isaiah 51:7; 2 Timothy 1:7) (Hope)
Paul knew that his missionary partner, Timothy, needed to be encouraged to trust God’s power in him and not the powerful words of people around him. This letter is part of the plan for helping Timothy realize that trouble follows those who follow Jesus. An English Bishop once said, “wherever I go, I get hot tea. Wherever Paul went he got into hot water!” We are not called to be lukewarm in our faith in Jesus but burning with the fire that Jesus creates in us. One step each of us can take today is to ask our Lord to lead us to someone who needs to hear this promise proclaimed over them. So pray now. And see who it is that Jesus will bring to mind or into your day so you can declare to them, “Be of good cheer. You did not receive a spirit of fear. God has given you a Spirit of power, a Spirit of love, and a Spirit of self-control.”
09/05/2026
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00(Mission Cast) Growing Deeper Roots (Psalm 25:3; Luke 18:3) (Discipleship)
Jeff and Mim today are at Simple Cafe, a local coffee shop, in an attempt to quietly witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ by discussing the Daily Texts in a public place using normal voices, just as if we were discussing the weather. We apologize for the background noises of a coffee shop. Let us know if this is too distracting. We can go back to a quieter place. Today we discuss a process of restoration when we fall (cf. Luke 8:13) during a time of testing and how we might better strengthen and grow our roots (cf. Luke 8:13) to better prepare for the next time. Our security is that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus and that nothing can separate us from God’s love — not even our failures — through Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice for our sins on the cross. Thanks be to God!
09/04/2026
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00Praising Through Our Self Pity (Psalm 113:3; Revelation 14:7) (Discipleship)
The sun rises and sets on all that God has made. Today’s texts help us claim the promise of praise as we follow Jesus. One of the ways we take up our cross and follow Him is to sacrifice our self-pity with songs of praise. God is able to do far more than anything we can think of or imagine so let God have your pity party by turning it into a banquet of praise. Consider the roses that bloom around the cross in the photo. Remember that their beauty and fragrance is also surrounded by thorns. Christ wore the cross of thorns on His brow for our sakes. Your self-pity becomes His thorns. He wore those for you and for me so that our life can be filled with the fragrance of a rose that overwhelms all with His praise.