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.
09/18/2025
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00(Theta) Hungry (Isaiah 55:2 & Mark 12:44) (Shepherd’s Voice)
Fresh baked bread can trigger an appetite that we know bread will satisfy our hunger. Our Lord Jesus is the only one who can truly satisfy our deepest hunger. What creates that deep hunger in you? By nature we look for the “food which perishes” instead of the “food which endures to everlasting life”. Satisfaction and meaning are sought in things that ultimately give neither. The widow discovered deep satisfaction in pouring everything that we normally hold onto for satisfaction into the One who truly satisfies. “ I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world” (John 6:35,51). Take time today to ask God to give you a hunger for Jesus only.
09/17/2025
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00God Chose You To Get Into Trouble (Jeremiah 20:9; Colossians 4:3 4) (Suffering)
The great artist Rembrandt painted Paul in prison writing to the churches he loved and had served. But his ministry for Jesus got him jailed many times. Wherever Paul went he got into hot water. As a pastor, wherever I went I was served hot coffee. Jesus said we would get into trouble if we follow Him. So expect troubles to come upon you. And remember this is not your battle, it’s the Lord’s.
09/16/2025
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00(Irishcast)God’s Glory (Psalm 19v1; 1 Corinth 6v20)(Heaven)
What do the heavens tell you about the glory of God? God is very big. We are in the Milky Way Galaxy but read what I found online about how many varieties of Milky Ways there are. “There are an estimated 100 billion galaxies in all of the observable universe. On the order of 100,000 galaxies make up the Local Supercluster, and about 51 galaxies are in the Local Group.” 100 billion Milky Ways. Our Milky Way is in the local group of 51. The picture shows you three other galaxies that are really close to us. Funny names. Cigar, Pinwheel and Sombrero. But the real question for each of us is, “why has the creator of all these galaxies created me? And why was it necessary for God to send His only son Jesus to die for me?”
09/15/2025
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09/14/2025
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00(Sundaycast) A Prodigal’s Hope (Hab 3:18; Luke 15:20) (Faith)
Katrine and Margaret on Mother’s Day with a homemade card created by Margaret for her mom. These two beloved friends joined us this past weekend mainly to be at the funeral of Katrine’s aunt Mary. Mary was the youngest sister in the Hult family in which Ingrid, Katrine’s mom, was the oldest daughter. Ingrid trained Sonja and me in writing out the TRIP prayer using the “Daily Texts.” She also taught us how to share our responses with each other and finally to pray our responses to our Lord. We thank God for the shared ministry God has blessed us with through this wonderful family of David, Katrine and Margaret.
09/13/2025
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00(Mission Cast) I Am Not Afraid (Psalm 56:11; Acts 9:31) (Trust)
Jeff and Mim discuss the backstories of King David (1 Samuel 16 - 21) and the Apostle Paul (Acts 6:8 - 8:3, Acts 9), which form the backdrop to these verses. David had many reasons to fear. King Saul had turned against him and vowed to kill him. He fled into a city, which was the hometown of Goliath, whom he had killed in a battle. The Apostle Paul had brutally ravaged the early church only to become converted himself and now the hunter became the hunted. Both men proved courageous in the midst of adversity. The early church, too, flourished because it was fearless. What makes a believer unafraid? Applied to missions, what keeps Christians from sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ? Is it doubt in its truth or is it fear of man? Jeff and Mim discuss honestly the call to be available 24/7 to share Christ when called upon, trusting in God rather than fearing circumstances.
09/12/2025
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00Jesus Is With Us In Our Terror (Proverbs 3:25 26; Matthew 14:26 27) (Shepherd’s Voice)
Jesus knows what it is to be inflicted with terror. He knows what we need when we face the surprise of terror. His promise of turning spears into pruning hooks first meant that He had to endure the spear. “But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a SPEAR, and at once there came out blood and water.” (John 19:34.) "And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their SPEARS into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." (Micah 4:3). Now only Jesus can declare to you and to me when we face our SPEARS, “take heart, it is I, do not be afraid. I am with you!”
09/11/2025
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00(Theta) Look To Jesus First (Ezekiel 12:25; Galatians 3:8) (Guidance)
In times of confusion whose voice do you trust? On this anniversary of the 9/11 attack in 2001, we still are faced with attacks around our country and the world. Violence can turn us into ourselves. How does lookIng to Jesus and trusting His voice call us out of ourselves and into God’s world with our light in the darkness? Trust His voice. He will guide you.
09/10/2025
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00You Are Never Separated From God’s Love (Nehemiah 9:2; Romans 8:38 39) (Faith)
The fear of separation is held by the power of death. Paul immediately states that death cannot separate us from the love of God. Nor can any other power that may attack us in this life. The carving of the big hand of God embracing the person who is held by it embodies this hope. Even though the enemies of this life may do everything possible to our bodies and even kill it, the one who clings to us is God and God is life. So life wins. And the love of God is the life God wants us to know. That’s why God sent His only begotten Son to die for us so that everyone who believes in Jesus may know the love of God and that this love is life.
09/09/2025
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00(Irishcast) God’s Pleasure Over His People (1 Sam
HOW MANY TIMES IN THE BIBLE DO WE FIND A PROMISE THAT SHOWS GOD’S GRACE AND FAVOR SHINING UPON US LIKE THIS ONE THAT WE HEAR AS THE BENEDICTION IN WORSHIP? Guess? 365 times. One for each day. Take time today to look up some of these verses. Write them down. Share them with someone you meet today. Discover God’s pleasure over you.