The 44

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on one of the keys to having success and winning each day. First pitch STRIKES!  Want to win? Looking to have more success? OR are you looking to just increase your win percentage knowing that you aren’t going to win each day or each inning? First PITCH strikes! Take great care and give much concern to that first pitch of the day and then…eagerly watch…wait...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on the two forces that Paul mentions in Galatians 5:17 that are always fighting each other. " The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat from God's word on whether or not our mindset should be that our focus is on living the most comfortable life possible? OR should it be that as Christians we are really good at raising our hand and not hesitating when God says the word GO! Most especially when it is NOT comfortable.  The kind of attitude that should exist for the Christian is to... Spen...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we put this quote under the microscope of God's word and how He feels about both sin and the sinner.  Proverbs 6:16-19 Psalm 5:5-6 Psalm 139:21-22 Revelation 2:6 Matthew 18:6 Hosea 9:15 Hate the sin but love the sinner? 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on the true meaning behind Matthew 7:1-6. 7 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. 2 For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. 3 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? 4 How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me hel...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we feast on what God has to say about the belief that "love is love". 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we feast on what God has to say about homosexuality. Is it ok? To find God's answer to this question we will eat on the following... Leviticus 18 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Romans 1:24-32 With His answer being NO, we will also look at how we are to handle the truth and make right what God has said is wrong. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we feast on the true beauty of the gospel which is that in my shame, in my brokenness, in my failures and in my sin God says "You are MY child. You are a part of MY family. I have adopted you. I have chosen you. I love you." And while we might ask why He would do such a thing? The answer back is that " He wanted to and it gave Him great pleasure. &qu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we consider a question...what is the worst thing that could possibly happen to you? While most of us would say death, God's word is clear about death not being the worst thing that could happen to you (IF you are in Christ).  Romans 8:38-39 - 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on the never ending battle we are in with Satan.  Be sober. Be alert. The battle is never ending. - 1 Peter 5:8 Submit to God. Resist the Devil. He will flee. - James 4

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on the great lessons we can learn from those who have an impact on our future day in and day out. As our teachers close out the 2022-2023 school year, what makes a great teacher and how can those things be applied to a follower of Christ?  Great teachers are CONSISTENT - 1 Corinthians 15:58  Great teachers are PATIENT - 1 Corinthians 13 Great teacher WORK HA...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on what it means for YOU to be the one that has to do "it".  Story of Jacob wrestling with God - Genesis 32

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we feast on the great names listed in the Hall of Faith (Hebrews 11) and consider our "By Faith..." story. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on the great example of Abigail from 1 Samuel 25 as David's not ok moment turns to anger.  We also look into the instruction from Peter in 1 Pet. 3:8-13 as writes about the Godly lives we should live. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on what it should look like for us to give ear to others.  Proverbs 18:13 - If one gives an answer before he listens, it is his folly and shame.  Proverbs 18:2 - A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. Proverbs 1:5 - Let the wise hear (or listen) and increase in learning

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we look again at James 1:2-3 " My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience." When adversity knocks on your door how do you respond? What is produced? Are you the carrot? The egg? Or the coffee bean? 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on the shift in mindset from James 1 that should occur when things are not ok... when we encounter various trials . Your 44 in this episode is for the next time you face these various trials…welcome it…work through it…lean on others…learn the lessons inside these opportunities because guess what you will find? The FULL BENEFIT and the joy James talks about o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on the " HOPE that is sure and steadfast"   and how to hold onto that HOPE as we exist in the time between the already and the not yet. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on that challenge by the Hebrew writer to... Not become lazy in our hearing - 5:11 Not be like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. 5:12 Become mature in your understanding & be constant in search for food. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on what the Hebrew writer meant by his encouragement " to be diligent to enter the rest. " (Hebrews 4:11) Hold fast to your confidence. (3:6) Boast of your hope. (3:6) Remain firm until the end. (3:6, 14)

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on the TRUE definition of the HELP that He provides us.  Hebrews 2:16 - Epilambanomai - to take hold of, to seize, to grab hold of with the hands.  Hebrews 2:18 - Boētheō - to run to the cry.  "Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on the importance of not NEGLECTING HIM.  Your 44 in this episode is to not sit on the fence or stand outside the closed door but to open THE door. Why? To live with HIM for eternity.  Matthew 7:22 Amos 5:18-20 Revelation 3:14-22  "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine wit...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on the importance of LISTENING TO HIM.  Your 44 in this episode is to LISTEN TO HIM... Because God says to - Matthew 17:5 To find rest in this life. - Hebrews 12:1-3 To find rest for your soul. - Luke 16 (Rich man & Lazarus) Matthew 11:28 - " COME TO ME, (sit at my feet and listen) and you will find rest for your soul ." 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we eat on why we need and what it takes to RESET YOUR SOUL.  Your 44 in this episode is to RESET YOUR SOUL by... Doing what Jesus did in finding a place of quiet and solitude.  To prepare for what is ahead. To recharge To work through grief In times of distress. Allowing HIM to shepherd your life. - Psalm 23 When we allow HIM to shepherd our lives, He doesn't...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we feast on part 6 of 6 in building Koinonia.  Your 44 in this episode centers around the idea that ONE (team, community, tribe) is better than ONE (individual).  Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 -  9 Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. 10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble....