My Mornings with Jesus and Joe

Each piece of the Armor of God serves an irreplaceable role in the life of the Believer. Christians need to be intentional about applying the whole armor to be victorious.

Christians aren't called to go it alone. There are good reasons to surround ourselves with true friends.

In a culture bent on changing the meaning of words to make their message more palatable, how can the words of our testimony remain God honoring? Some words have already fallen in value by being misapplied, misused, or even just overused. Some have had their meaning stolen to be replaced with only a fuzzy shadow of what they were meant to convey.

When we answer Jesus' invitation to "follow me," we can expect a life of adventure. We truly do get to "come and see."

We are commanded to leave the edge of our fields unharvested, but in a society that never seems to have enough, we often neglect this command. In this episode we are talking about how and where we need to be diligent in protecting our margin. https://www.truenorth.live/ podcast/episode/39a2ffe0/ tears-of-pain-to-tears-of-joy- joe-altebaumer     https://www.truenorth.live/ podcast/episode/e2cb45b4/...

A dedicated Christian is some one who is set apart, fully surrendered to God. But what does that look like. In this episode we talk about three things were must give to God to become a dedicated Christian: our body, our mind, and our will.

Sometimes we start a journey but end up stuck between where we were and where we want to be. The Israelites experienced this when God brought them out of Egypt but their complaining an unbelief kept them out of the Promised Land. We are still doing this today. In this episode we'll talk about how to not be a betweener and step Ito the promises God has for us.

Can we draw near to God? How close should we be to God? How close can we even get? In this episode we discuss, our relationship with our Heavenly Father and we can abide in Him.

Mankind fell from the glory of our original creation when we turned away from God in the Garden of Eden. We've been living with the consequences of our rebellion ever since. But God has promised to a restoration.   Past episode: https://lorialtebaumer.com/podcast/healed-hearts/

We are still on the subject of God's glory, and in this episode we're talking about what it looks like in us as Believers. It brings us new life and intimacy with our Creator. It shapes our behavior and our choices, and equips us to navigate through times of suffering. But most beautiful of all, it moves us to worship with a pure heart.

The glory of God is evidenced by everything around us in the natural world. But it also exists in the wonder and awesomeness of His desire to be in relationship with us. Are we attuned to His glory as we experience the details of life? Connect with us: www.lorialtebaumer.com/podcast mymorningswithjesusandjoe@gmail.com

What is the glory of God? How do we experience it and why does it matter to God anyway? 

There is power in prayer, but that power doesn't originate with us. It's not the words we used, when or where we pray, or even the strength of our faith. God alone is the source of power in our prayers.

This is an encore presentation of Season 1 Episode 003.

We learned the 5Ws--Who, What, When, Where, & Why--in grade school. But there is a practical application for them in our prayers as well. Considering the answers to these five little words can have a big impact on our prayers.

Like an infant who knows to cry when they are hungry, we pray because we know--even subconsciously--that's how we reach our Heavenly Father. Prayer is the gift of communication given by God that we might speak to Him. Satan doesn't have to keep us from praying. He only needs to keep our prayers shallow. But God promises so much more when we choose to communicate with Him.

Sometimes walking with God is not our top desire when we encounter Jesus. We are like the rich young ruler who comes running to Jesus because we want what He offers. But then we find out what it will cost. Even after we've counted the cost, though, and taken up our cross to follow Him, there is still that pesky word "walk" when what we really want to do is run. In a world that says "hurry", God sa...

Feelings aren't facts. When we allow our feelings to establish our thoughts, rather than seeking the truth, we can miss the mark on identifying the real problem that may be causing us angst. Sometimes it takes others to help us sort out truth from feeling by seeing when our thoughts are headed in the wrong direction. But by taking our thoughts captive, we can along them with the truth of God's wor...

Obedience starts with a single first step and from it can come things far beyond our expectations--far beyond anything we can think to hope for. But like Moses heading to the burning bush, we have to take that first step. Other resources mentioned in this episode: https://lorialtebaumer.com/faith/ready-or-not/#fullpost Pilgrim's Promise by John Bunyan Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans Conne...

We won't overcome Satan's attacks by giving him all the credit for everything that happens in out life. The truth is that we live in a broken world where things happen. We have a choice to seek God's face, knowing everything is Father filtered, or we can glorify the devil be giving him all the credit.    They Means War

Just like knowing we need to take a dietary supplement won't help us until we not only take, but digest it, neither will knowing we need to read the Bible help us spiritually until we not only read, but digest it. Three simple questions can help us: What? So what? Now What? Planting a Vineyard: What the Proverbs 31 Woman Teaches Us Prayers Before Reading Your Bible JKM & Associates Mindset Coachin...