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.
05/27/2025
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00(Irishcast) God Our Rock And Deliverer (Ps 18v31; 2 Cor 1v 9,10)
Followers of Jesus have had to fight battles. In these battles millions have died. St Paul describes a battle in today’s text where he experienced the sentence of death. But this time he was spared. Another day in Rome, his prayer in Philippians 1:23 was answered, “I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.” He died that day. Like St Paul, Martin Luther also fought many battles and had close encounters with death. When he came back to Wittenberg after hiding out in the Wartburg Castle, the Elector Frederick discouraged him. But Luther affirms his action by claiming “I have a higher protector than you…” and even if he should die, Luther claimed he was walking as God wanted him to go. In the midst of his battles, Luther found comfort in the Psalms and wrote hymns based on them. The picture above shows how verse 3 of one of his favorite hymns comes from Psalm 130:5-6. Take time to listen to the whole hymn today, “OUT OF THE DEPTHS I CRY TO YOU.” Read Psalm 130 as you do. Then share what this hymn means to you with someone you know who is in trouble.
05/26/2025
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00(Share Cast Memorial Day) The Spirit Works In Weakness (Zach 4:6; Luke 1:35)
This cemetery is in Normandy, France where the legendary D-Day beach landings took place. On June 6th 1944, 4000 soldiers were killed here. Now this site is a memorial to the Americans who died fighting for the liberation of Europe from the Nazi war machine. Today the Normandy American Cemetery, sited on a bluff high above the coast, is one of the world’s best-known military memorials.These grounds preserve the remains of nearly 9,400 Americans who died during the Allied liberation of France. But there is another cemetery that is even larger, known as the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, located in France near the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon. It is a World War I cemetery containing the graves of nearly 14,250 war dead and nearly 1,000 names on the Walls of the Missing. The cemetery is the largest American military cemetery in Europe and is located about 150 miles northeast of Paris. Cemeteries mark the Memorial Day activities in our country. But we know that soldiers have died all over the world fighting in wars that their country enlisted them to fight for. As we remember Americans who have died, let us also take time today to realize how many grieving families there are in our modern war zones of Ukraine and Gaza. Let us pray for these who have died as well today,
05/25/2025
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(Sundaycast) Open Hands (Deut 15: 7, James 2: 14) 3
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05/24/2025
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00(Mission Cast) God Gives You A New Heart (1 Kings 8:39 ; John 1:47 48)
Jesus knows us before we know him — and he loves us. We are aware of our own brokenness. Our hearts are full of sinful desires, lust, greed, murderous intent. Although are spirits might be willing, the flesh is weak. We do not love God with our whole heart, nor do we love our neighbors as ourselves. Jesus knew this. That is why he died for us to create within us new and clean hearts through the gift of his forgiveness and the Holy Spirit. Now, not even our hearts can separate us from the love of Jesus Christ. We live in the light of his light and love, free to love others in the same way we have been loved. We are thankful for all the podcast teams and their faithful witness. It’s not easy getting these podcasts out, but it is a joyful service. We just want to say thank you to all who make the podcasts, those who participate in the discussions and those who listen and share with others. We love you all! — Jeff & Mim
05/23/2025
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00Our Father Is Bringing Us Home (Jer 31:8; Luke 14:21)
Our Father qualifies us to be included in His banquet, in His presence, in His family. But we feel disqualified by circumstances in our life that may have separated us from others. These circumstances become a barrier or a gap between us and God. The photo is taken of a tram or cable car that carries people up a mountain in Brazil. But to get onto this cable car you have to cross a small gap. This gap may seem like nothing to you but there are other gaps in your life that you are unable to cross in your own strength. You feel disqualified. You can only cross these gaps by walking on your Lord. But know this, that your Heavenly Father has sent Jesus for just this reason to bring you lame, crippled, poor, disabled ones to Himself. That’s how badly He wants you at His banquet.
05/22/2025
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05/21/2025
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05/20/2025
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00(Irishcast) The God Who Answers Prayer ( 2 Kings 20v5;Jn 4 V 49 51)
The Cross and Christ’s Crown serve even those whose crowns are connected to earthly kingdoms. Today King Hezekiah and King Herod’s official both receive healing from God. They both asked for help and God gave them what they needed. Healing happened. God tells us to call upon Him in our time of need. Healing comes from our God, Jesus, to both leaders and leppers. He makes no distinctions. His Crown of thorns and His cross are for all. We are told to call upon Him in our time of trouble no matter who you are or what you have done. God answers sinners. Yesterday we learned that our eyes need to be on God alone when we are in doubt or in any kind of need. Look to Jesus. These leaders looked to Him. Their crowns did not keep them from asking for help. Do you need help? Get your crown out of your way and ask. You need to look to Him now!
05/19/2025
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00We Only Have To Know Jesus Has Sent Us (2 Chron 20:12; Luke 10:1,5)
This book has been used by us often in showing the power of prayer over mission situations especially in India. A good friend of mine, Danny, used it with many people (including me) to pray over the streets of Hudson, WI. Many believers are using this simple 40 day devotional to develop the habits of praying over their communities and seeking ways to create “Homes of Prayer Everywhere.” (H.O.P.E.). If you feel called to consider taking on a 40 day prayer discipline for the neighborhood where you live, let us know. We would like to create a network of people who are praying for the homes in their area but also to be willing to make their home and a home of prayer. You can contact us at joso@groundupgrace.com. If you are interested but unsure, just pay attention to the podcasts and we will let you know when we get the 40 day “Why Pray” started.
05/18/2025
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00(Sundaycast) Fools For Christ (Ps 94:11; 1 Cor 3:18 19)
We learned how to pray the verses in the “Daily Texts” from Ingrid Trobisch. Ever since that discovery of how prayer can be the deepest intimacy for our marriage, we have wanted to share this revelation with others. Our marriage retreats, which Ingrid helped us create, were built on this experience of intimate sharing that brought lasting change to us and to other couples. The Marriage Triangle was created by the Trobisches based on Genesis 2:24. This verse seems foolish to worldly wisdom but to those of us who follow Christ it is the power of God. For those of you who want to learn more about true and false wisdom join David Robinson today, our co-host of the IRISHCAST, as he shares the meaning of how the “Daily Texts” shape his life of faith. If you can’t join us, it will be recorded and available on our website at a later time. Time: May 18, 2025 09:15 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86288681440?pwd=rvPUjMoLJIYKr67t6MHSXla8cR9FSs.1)