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.
01/16/2026
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00(Indiamission) Jesus Is Breaking Through Every Caste System (Zech 8:23; 1 Cor 12:13) (Prayer)
Please pray for young adults in India this weekend as well as at Mount Carmel. Young people in both places are preparing to be ministers through the Greenhouse Movement. In India, the three students are from the Canadian Lutheran Bible Institute. They are preparing for a weekend retreat that will bless the lives of 20 to 25 young adults. The young adults in Minnesota are part of the same Greenhouse Movement but located in ministries in San Pedro (Theta), Mount Carmel (Awaken), Minneapolis WMPL (Discipleship) and various other college campuses including Wheaton in Illinois and Bethel in Minneapolis. The Greenhouse Movement will be one of God’s best sources for future pastors, youth workers, missionaries and other church workers. So let us pray that our Lord will increase and expand this ministry that is encouraging young people to consider their call to full-time ministry.
01/15/2026
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00(Theta) Joyful Noise (Psalm 95:1 & Rev 15:4) (Peace)
Our Theta team helps us to uncover the power that draws all of us to our Lord. “If God is for us…”. God is for you. One of the key themes that is showing up in or around this week’s texts is the fear of the Lord. It surrounds today’s verse in Revelation and it pops up this week to show us the most important part of our life in Christ. For it is Jesus who frees us from all our fears and replaces them with the fear of God.
01/14/2026
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00(Awaken) Angels Tell Us Go (Psalm 34:7; Acts 5:19 20) (Guidance)
The Awaken ministry team was on the road to Cincinnatti this past weekend where they helped lead a youth ministry event. These events are called Quakes. We will be learning more about tge Quake ministry in future podcasts. But for this weekend, you are invited to attend a young adult retreat for people ages 18 to 30. The cost is only $50. You’ll meet young adults like those from the Awaken project as well as young adults from other Christian ministry communities from around the country. Register today at MountCarmelMinistries.com. Download the prayer journal for today for a few more details. This is for you!
01/13/2026
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00(Irishcast) Honour And Love (1 Samuel 2v30 Jn 14v23) (Guidance)
JESUS SAYS, “MY FATHER AND I LOVE YOU WHO KEEP MY WORD. WE WILL COME AND MAKE OUR HOME WITH YOU.” WHAT AN AMAZING GIFT OF GOD THAT HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH THAT HE WANTS TO MOVE IN WITH YOU. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU THAT THE CREATOR OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH WANTS TO MOVE IN WITH YOU? YOU MUST BE VERY PRECIOUS TO GOD THAT HE WANTS TO SPEND ETERNITY WITH YOU.
01/12/2026
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00(Glorystory) Helping Hurting People (2 Chron 14:11; Luke 9:42) (Repentance)
Gloria Meyer has collected many of her stories about ministering to children in books she has written. You can get a copy of this book, “You mean I have a choice: Mean or Kind” by buying it on Amazon. She has other books that will be published this year. But she also is a listener and observer of people. We will hear one of her encounters that reflects the tensions of our days. How is God calling us to engage people in conflicted situations?
01/11/2026
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00(Sundaycast) Pray For Those Who Will Go Including You (Psalm 50:1; Mark 16:15) (Discipleship)
“On 26 September 1867, the pioneers of the Santal Mission knelt by a stone in the middle of the mission compound of Benagaria and dedicated their lives to serve the Lord among the people of India. That was 145 years ago and the stone is still there. Pastor Hans Borresen of Denmark and a Norwegian linguist named Lars Skrefsrud came in their wanderings to Benagaria and found a nice place that would be suitable for a mission station. They set about learning the Santali language and witnessed to the people. Two years later, in 1869, the first believers were baptized.” In 2012 when this article was written for the World Mission Prayer League, there were 85,000 Christians there. The woman whom God raised up to pray for Lars also prayed for me. Learn more about her in today’s podcast.
01/10/2026
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00(Mission Cast) Whose Throne (Joshua 22:29; 1 Timothy 4:16)
Today we discuss the importance of “one throne” in your life (cf. context for Joshua 22:29) and “paying close attention to yourself” (cf. 1 Timothy 4:16). In times of conflict, crisis and trial, how we talk and behave is the message others will hear. People want a faith and is authentic and real in all circumstances of life. The western tribes were concerned that the eastern tribes were beginning to drift away from the covenant. They emphatically denied this was happening. We know, however, how easy it is to drift away from God’s word if we are not diligent and disciplines, like Paul admonishes Timothy. We recount how comforting it is that Christians from every nation throughout the world have one faith and one Lord. We share in common the Lord’s Prayer, The Apostle’s Creed, the Sacraments of Holy Communion and Baptism. We share the same Scriptures and hope in Jesus Christ. Please pray for our parents, Mavis(Mim’s mom who is now on hospice care) and Roy (Jeff’s dad who underwent emergency surgery to remove a blood clot to save his leg). We are grateful to belong to a larger community of faith. Jeff and Mim.
01/09/2026
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00Christ Redeems Our Sufferings (Jer 31:13; 2 Cor 1:7) (Suffering)
The one big difference in our God, Jesus, is that He suffers with us and through His suffering He makes good happen. There are no dead ends in Jesus. Every bad Friday becomes GOOD because He is risen. His risen presence is with us always and His presence fills us with hope in every adversity. We are able to comfort and encourage others because Jesus is with us.
01/08/2026
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00(Theta) Desires (Deut 3:24; John 17:24) (Sanctification)
Moses at the end of his life having seen God’s miraculous hand over and over still says these words with all humility. I heard one of the most memorable sermons my first year at seminary preached on this text(1969). The preacher was a Norwegian named Per. I ended up buying his cross country skis which I gave to a relative. Then years later I discovered this man was a ministry colleague of my good friend Berger who lives in Norway. And then our Theta friends knew this man’s daughter who was married to the pastor at the Norwegian Seaman’s Mission in San Pedro. So at the end of my life I can say with Moses how wonderful it is to be just beginning to see the new things our God does.
01/07/2026
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00(Discipleship) Repenting Is The Way (Ezekiel 33:11; John 3:21) (Repentance)
Discipleship House Update by Sam, Anna, Jenna and Savannah. Our faithful foursome is back after their Christmas break to share the goodness of our Lord. They reflect with us today on how we live in the light and avoid our evil ways. Their ministry is a part of the World Mission Prayer League (WMPL) which is now referred to as Prayer League. The four have created the article in the Prayer League’s monthly newsletter, “Together in Prayer.” You can read about their ministry together and learn how you can pray for each of them by clicking on “download prayer journal.”