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.
06/21/2025
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00(Mission Cast) Signs And Wonders (Psalm 136:3 4; Acts 8:6,8 ) (Miracles)
Today, Jeff and Jill discuss the idea of signs and wonders. A sign indicates or points to something and imbues it with meaning, e.g., the shape and color of street signs mean specific things like caution, stop, or limits. A wonder is something beautiful or unexpected that causes us to pause in awe and admiration. I asked the “Perplexity AI Model” to find a picture that best captured the sense of “wonder.” The above picture is the result. It reminds me of the words of Psalm 8 — “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” Whereas the invisible attributes of God are plainly visible in his creation: His eternal power and divine nature (Romans 1:19), it is the cross of Jesus Christ where we marvel at God’s great and steadfast love for humanity and stand in awe at the empty tomb with the promise and guarantee of eternal life by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit is the sign, wonder and guarantee of God’s love toward us — and you cannot buy the Spirit, only receive Him gladly through faith. Glory be to God!
06/20/2025
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00Jesus Intercedes And So Do We (Psalm 25:16; Mark 10:47) (Prayer)
The story of Moses interceding with God is found in Exodus 32:9–14. God is angry with the disobedient people and confronts Moses. “ ‘I have seen these people,’ the Lord said to Moses, ‘and they are a stiff-necked people. Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.’ But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God. ‘Lord,’ he said, ‘why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, “It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth”? TURN FROM YOUR FIERCE ANGER; REPENT and do not bring disaster on your people. Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: “I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.”’ Then the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.” One of our purposes as intercessors is to stand in the gap and plead for God’s mercy. (The REPENT word is in the King James Version of the Bible)
06/19/2025
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00(Good Shepherd) (Carmelcast) Heard Unity (Isaiah 56:8; Matthew 24:14)
Mount Carmel is space of grace that is created by the promises of Jesus, our Good Shepherd. The buildings you see in this photo will be filled to overflowing in a few days by hundreds of adults and kids coming from all over the country for a special reunion. These people are the body of Christ spread out over all the earth but returning for a week of renewal with others seeking this same goal. Jesus creates the spirit of unity through His life, death and resurrection. He fills our lives with His abounding fullness. The people coming back to this community shaped under the grace of our Lord have tasted this unity and want to have that flavor of grace restored in their souls. So there is a reunion spirit that draws the people seeking again the special unity that we have in Jesus Christ.
06/18/2025
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00(Holy Spirit) Words That Delight (Jeremiah 15:16; Acts 8 :38 39)
For God’s word to become a delight and a joy for us, we need the Holy Spirit. On Pentecost the Holy Spirit opened the mouths and the ears of all those people who were gathered together. As you listen today ask the Holy Spirit to open your eyes and your heart so that you will have a hunger to devour His word.
06/17/2025
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00(Irishcast) Following Jesus (Gen 46 V3,4 Luke 18v28 30)
The great hymn “How Firm A Foundation” expresses this promise that God makes to Jacob. “Fear not, I am with you; O be not dismayed, for I am your God and will still give you aid; I’ll strengthen you, help you and cause you to stand upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.” It is our prayer that the daily podcasts will give you this assurance that your Heavenly Father is “with you,” Emmanuel. When you know that God is with you you can reach out your hand to join another person to God. Remember your God will help you…He is with you.
06/16/2025
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00Jesus’ Faith And Love Are In Me (Proverbs 15:1; 2 Tim 1:13)
Mount Carmel had its annual choral music festival this past weekend. You heard Rikka and Gorden and Sonja talk about this on Sunday’s podcast. Today we have one music selection from their performance that expresses the need for each of us to have the power of Christ living in our imperfect bodies. The heart of the gospel is that Jesus chooses to live in imperfect people. And He uses our imperfection as an opportunity to reveal His gracious love so that people may know that when God comes to us, He makes our imperfections His own and gives us in exchange His perfect faith and perfect love so that He absorbs our harsh words and gives us soft answers in its place. Today, you can trade in your worn out mean spiritedness and receive from Jesus a kindness and generosity that He showed the whole world when He was being killed on the cross. You can also download the article on how Luther discovered that God does want us to do good works especially in the marriage bed. That’s only possible when we have discarded our harsh words and received the soft words from Jesus.
06/15/2025
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00(Sundaycast) Living Mercifully With God’s Help (Zech 7:9; 2 Tim 2:24 25)
The fruit of the Spirit mentioned today in these verses cannot be picked off a tree to improve your spiritual physique as the super hero in the image presumes. You can’t make yourself good by your own will power or strength. It is God who creates the fruit of the Spirit in you. In your weakness, your Lord gives you the fruit you need to be the person God has created you to be. Trust God to help you. James 1:5 says we can ask the Lord for help, wisdom, and our God “will generously give.” And later James affirms that these perfect gifts are from above. James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights…” So ask and it will be given to you. Our Father is generous and wants you to receive what you need to fulfill your calling on earth. And you can invite a friend who knows you fairly well to join you in praying for God to work His spiritual fruit in you.
06/14/2025
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00(Mission Cast) True Wisdom Is From (Genesis 3:6 ;1 John 2:17)
Wisdom is desirable. It is better to be wise than unwise; however, not all “wisdom” is the weighted equally. What often feels right or seems good to us, in our own eyes, can lead to much suffering and destruction through unforeseen consequences. God offers himself and his ways as a well-spring of true knowledge that benefits and blesses others. Today, Jeff discusses the Daily Texts with his son, Jonathan, who is visiting with his family. Jonathan advises caution when making choices. One must be self-reflexive and introspective. Jeff connects this to the current events in Los Angeles. How are we think biblically about these things so that we continue to reflect the attributes of God in our behaviors and decisions. True wisdom begins with a right relationship with God through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.
06/13/2025
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11Testimony Of Martin And Katie Luther Married 500 Years Ago (Genesis 18:14; Mark 16:14)
Martin and Katie join our podcast today to share the story of their wedding adventure 500 years ago on June 13, 1525. Their message includes a clear understanding of why their marriage was so offensive to the church of the time. For their union affirmed that God could bless the marriage bed just as much as the nun or monk’s bed. Holiness was no longer connected to one’s lifestyle as a nun or a monk but rather to the work of God who makes us good through Jesus Christ. The marriage union became a symbol for Martin Luther of how God wants us to understand ourselves as being married to Christ as our bridegroom. Enjoy Martin and Katie as they recount their wonderful story of their love and marriage. Download the prayer journal PDF for today to increase your awareness of how the marriage bed can be understood as a “good work” for God.
06/12/2025
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00(Carmelcast) Keeping Our Eyes On Jesus (Deuteronomy 13:4; Philippians 2:15 16)
Holding forth the word of life is the purpose of Mount Carmel. This rock that is placed next to the road as you enter the camp has today’s text inscribed on it. The text reveals the reason that Mount Carmel was created in 1938 to be a space set apart where people would come to study the Bible and to worship the Lord. Because the leaders at Mount Carmel would “hold forth the word of life” the people who came here experienced the daily transformation that comes when you are a part of a Christian community and Jesus is lifted up. Maybe this is the year for you to join the Mount Carmel community and discover the faith transforming power that will be yours. Pray about being a part of the Mount Carmel community this year. Contact Mount Carmel to see what kind of possibilities await you. An old friend once said, “Mount Carmel is closest thing to heaven of any place I have been on earth.” But don’t take that person’s word for it, find out for yourself. Check the web site at MountCarmelMinistries.com and call 320-846-2744.