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.
12/21/2024
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00Mission Cast Our Joyfilled Life (Psalm84:2; Luke 1:43 44)
Jeff and Mim discuss the word “joy” and how it relates to other words like gladness, happiness, elation, or exuberance. Mim recounts a time she met Joni Eareckson Tada, who was confined to a wheelchair after a tragic accident in a diving accident. Mim also recounts Corrie TenBoom’s experience in the German Concentration Camps. We can have an everlasting joy that no one can take from us because of Jesus Christ. We belong to him and he to us. Nothing can separate us from Christ’s Love. Merry Christmas from the Mission Cast!
12/20/2024
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00(Floridacast) Jesus Frees From Shame And Disgrace (Isaiah 45:17; Matthew 1:21)
There is still time to make your Christmas gift to our Forgivin Livin podcast ministry. You can send in a check to Ground Up Grace, PO Box 93, Bayport, MN 55003. You can also give an online gift using your credit card. On this web page, go to the upper left hand corner and click on the menu box. Scroll down to the “donate” link and you can make your donation there. Thank you on behalf of all the people around the world who listen daily to hear the word that frees them from shame and disgrace in Christ.
12/19/2024
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(Theta) Brother (Genesis 37:14 & Hebrews 10:24)
We heard our Heavenly Father say to Abraham, “I am your shield.” We know that we need to claim that promise whenever we walk through difficult times. Today we hear a father tell his son to go see “if it is well with your brothers.” How do we hear our Heavenly Father provoke us to go see our brothers (and sisters) to see if it is well with them? Remember when you’re going to see your brother or sister, the Lord is your shield. Remember when you go, you may be going to those you know may have something against you ( Matt 5:24). And remember when you go, to see these people, you’re going in remembrance of Jesus.
12/18/2024
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00(Floridacast) God’s Shield Helps Us Endure (Gen 15:1; Hebrews 6:15)
God speaks promises over Abraham and Sarah. God does not lie. They come true. A son is born to them. God speaks promises over Mary. God does not lie. They come true. Mary and Joseph go to Bethlehem. Their son, the Messiah, is born there as promised in Micah 5:2. We need to keep speaking God’s promises out loud when we face any time of uncertainty or doubt or fear. These feelings make us confused and in the dark. So we speak God’s word. His word is light and speaking God’s promises out loud will overcome any darkness that comes upon us.
12/17/2024
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(Irishcast) Justice In The Hands Of The God Who Is Righteous (Ps 94:15; Luke 18:7 8)
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12/16/2024
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12/15/2024
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00(Sundaycast) Amend Amend Amend (Jeremiah 7:4 5; Luke 1:68,74 75)
The 3rd Sunday in Advent affirms the three things that we think about with Advent. These three things all involve the word “come.” The first is that Jesus “has come to his people.” That’s clearly stated in the New Testament text for today. And the reason he came is that we needed to be redeemed. We cannot redeem ourselves. Our condition is so desperate, bad and difficult that only the intervention of God can save us. But the second reason for Advent is that Jesus comes to us. This is the theme of today’s hymn. We see this personal coming to us in both the Jeremiah and the Luke texts. When Jesus comes to us, we realize we are the “temple” of the Lord. And Jesus gives us the power to “amend” our ways as we “serve him without fear”. The third meaning of Advent is that Jesus is coming again to bring us home to be with him forever. Just as certainly as Jesus fulfilled the promise to come the first time and that he comes into our lives personally through faith we know that Jesus will come again to bring us to that communion of saints in the new heavens and the new earth, where righteousness will dwell “all our days.” So you have the third Sunday with the three candles and the three meanings of Christ’s coming.
12/14/2024
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00(Missioncast) “Who Can Save Me” (2 Samuel 12:9; Romans 7:24 25)
Jeff reflects on the meaning of the word “despise” and its antonym. If despise is to disregard or hold in contempt, then what is its converse? How do we despise God’s Word? How do we value, honor, and hold in high esteem? When we refuse to honor and hold in high regard God’s commands, the results are sin and their unintended consequences. Our attempts to coverup only exacerbate the problem. The Law of God is perfect and holy, but it is death to us, because we cannot attain to its high ideals. We fall short and are accused by the same law as being lawbreakers. We need a Savior … and we have one: Jesus Christ, the word become flesh and dwell among us. Emmanuel. (Mim was absent during the recording to attend to the needs of her mother, who fractured her femur and required emergency surgery. Jeff also recently returned from attending to his father, who was hospitalized for Covid and High Blood Pressure. We could benefit from your prayers.)
12/13/2024
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00“Jesus Only” Is Our Fear Calmer(Exodus 3:6; Matthew 17:7 8)
Today’s texts are two miracle stories of fear and faith. Both come from the presence of God. Moses has the burning bush. Peter, James and John experience the transfiguration of Jesus on a mountain. Fear is their initial response. What other response is possible? We become conscience of our separation from God (our sinful self) when He reveals Himself to us. What God gave to them is what we need. A word from God is what calms their fears. That same word from our Lord calms ours. Our podcasts are created to bring you the word from Jesus. It is our prayer that His word spoken through our podcasts will touch you where you are anxious and troubled. We pray that you will feel His touch and that you will see His face as His words speak to your soul. Pray for ears to hear and for eyes to see. Let Jesus only lift you again today.
12/12/2024
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