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.
05/17/2025
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00(Mission Cast) His Righteousness To Children’s Children (Psalm 103:17 18; Rev 3:10)
Jeff discusses life as a First-Generation Immigrant from China to the United States with college students who have attended the Chinese Lutheran Church, Honolulu, Hawaii. They discuss the initial challenges each had to overcome living in a new culture with new language. Most of them were able to adapt to their new environment because of the church. It was a cross-cultural gathering place but the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ united them and offered loving care and support. WE ALSO INVITE YOU TO JOIN A CONVERSATION WITH IRISHCAST SPEAKER DAVID ROBINSON ON A SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY ON HOW OUR LIVES ARE SHAPED BY USING THE “DAILY TEXTS.” DOWNLOAD THE PDF FOR SATURDAY FOR MORE DETAILS ON HOW YOU CAN JOIN THE ZOOM EVENT ON SUNDY MORNING.
05/16/2025
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00The Hidden God Comes Out Of Hiding (Isaiah 8:17; Romans 9:4)
In Austria, the clouds hid the glory of these mountain peaks from our eyes. We knew they were there, but we could never see them expect in pictures others had taken. In a similar manner, we have a God who hides Himself. Today’s texts reveal this. We might know He is there behind some kind of cloud but what is God really like? And who is it that gives us the true picture of the hidden God? Read on to find out. (Luke 10:21-22) In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
05/15/2025
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00( Theta ) Relief (Psalm 51:17 & Luke 18:13 14)
“All I want is honesty, simple human honesty.” This quote is attributed to the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. It is at the heart of all recovery from any addiction that controls us. How do we get real? And how do we stay real? When people bottom out from whatever their dependency (addictive habit) might be, they cry out to God, “have mercy on me, a sinner.” To learn more about the honesty in Step 1 in Alcoholics Anonymous, download today’s Pdf. Admitting that you are powerless over your addiction is your first sign of hope. There are lots of angels God will send to you who will help you stay honest with yourself, with God and with others. You will have mercy!
05/14/2025
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00(Riocast) Testimony Of Jens Trusting God’s Angels To Direct Him (Psalm 139:9 10; Acts 27:23 24)
Christ the Redeemer Statue stands over Rio De Janeiro. It was here that Jens proposed to his wife Gabriela. His testimony in today’s podcast helps us understand how our strong God asks us to take risks in His name and for His name’s sake. But God does send us angels, messengers, who bring the encouraging word we need to fulfill our calling. You are both a giver and receiver. You are an angel to someone. And God will send angels to you. Trust our Lord in both situations knowing your calling from your Lord.
05/13/2025
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00(Irishcast) Rejoicing In The Treasure Of God’s Word (Psalm 119v162 Matt 13v44
What makes anything a treasure for us? A treasure has to change our lives in some powerful way. A treasure makes us do something different once we know how precious it is for us. How does God’s Word become that treasure for us that makes us do whatever it takes to keep it and live with it all our life long? For me, the Holy Spirit had to open my eyes and my heart to receive the powerful message of the Bible. Before the Spirit did His work, the Bible was just words but after the Spirit came, those words were like a love letter from my wife which I read over and over looking for meaning hidden beneath the lines. Then a second treasure came to me. God gave us the “Daily Texts.” Using the T.R.I.P. method of praying the daily verses freed me from my codependency which was wrecking my life. In both experiences, I know what the Psalmist means by rejoicing more in the word than in great “spoil” or earthly treasure. It is our prayer that as you listen to these podcasts and pray the “Daily Texts” you may also see this experience as your priceless treasure.
05/12/2025
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00Jesus Seeks Sinners (Jeremiah 29:13 14; Matt 9:20 22)
Jesus seeks sinners. The German sign is translated, “all sinners welcome.” That’s what we are sinners saved by grace through faith in the one who came for us. He came to planet that was at war with God. He gave His life for the people who killed Him. He opened the eyes, the ears, the hearts of those He came to save. He was accused of being a friend of sinners and He was. He still is a friend of sinners. He still is seeking the saving the lost. If you have any doubts of knowing if you are His, just know that this doubt is because God’s enemy the devil knows you are important enough to confuse. The devil only has to work on those who belong to the Lord and know that they are God’s child. We have this promise in baptism. We belong. We believe this promise by the power of the Holy Spirit. So now, we can seek His face because God has opened us to want what God wants to give to us.
05/11/2025
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00(Sundaycast) From Thieves To Servants (Exodus 20:15; Eph 4:28)
Our temptation to steal changes when the Holy Spirit gives us new desires. Instead of seeking our ends, we begin to seek the needs of those whom our Lord gives us to love and to bless. In Baptism, the old you was drowned and the new you now walks with Jesus in newness of life (Romans 6:3-4). As we meditate on these texts daily and share their meaning with others, God changes us. Our prayer life changes. As the image above states it, the fruit of living with forgiveness each day is that our eyes stop looking at ourselves and we look for ways to live as people giving of ourselves to the glory of God. Remember the promise of Jesus, whoever is forgiven much will also love much (Luke 7:47). So keep on forgiving and God will create in you a loving giver.
05/10/2025
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00(Missioncast) Father, Why Have You Forsaken Me (Jeremiah 23:23; Mark 15:34)
Jeff and Mim discuss with Denny and Alice the meaning of Jesus’ words on the cross “Why have you forsaken me?” These words are a direct quote of Psalm 22, the words of a righteous man who suffers and expresses his anguish but also his hope for vindication and deliverance in God. We ponder how it is possible for the divine word of God, become flesh, to be made sin for us. We also think of the story of the Prodigal Son (or Loving Father) — it was the Father looking for his Son. In this crucifixion story, it is the Son looking for the Father. The events of the cross are significant and deeply profound. We do well to ponder them for our lifetimes. One thing is certain, because of Jesus’ atoning sacrifice on the cross and resurrection, there is now nothing that can separate us from the love of God — not even our sin. He is risen! He is risen, indeed!
05/09/2025
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00God’s Justice Is In His Grace Toward Us (Ezekiel 33:17; Romans 9:14) 2
Our tour of the footsteps of gospel freedom is coming to an end, but its truth lasts a lifetime. God’s justice exposes us for who we are and frees us from all illusions about ourselves. The result is that we are free for love in a world where everyone else is filled with fear. We invite you to consider inviting Martin and Katie to come to your church community sometime to discover God’s “way” that leads to God’s justice. It is a narrow path. But it is life in Christ. And you will be on the road to freedom from yourself by living for Christ alone.
05/08/2025
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00(Theta) Fulfilled (Deuteronomy 4:13 & Matthew 5:17)
God wrote on the stone tablets but we also know that God has written on your hearts. We read in 2 Corinthians 3:3, “And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” But what about when Jesus writes on the sand? This happened at the time a woman caught in adultery was threatened with being stoned. So is there a connection between sand and the stone tablets and the human condition? One idea! When Jesus writes in the sand He is connecting with the dust in Genesis 2 that describes our created purpose. Jesus knows He has to bear the accusation that the stone tablets make against this woman. The two stone tablets will crush Him. His crumbled self is now like the dust of our first creation. But now He is the new creation in us who recreates us into the people we were meant to be in the beginning when God created us from dust. We now are free in Christ Alone to go and to sin no more since our Lord is with us and His Spirt is making us into living letters of hope for all those who are being accused and crushed by the law. May Jesus encourage your life as His letter of hope in the world.