The Connie Giordano Show

"Shall we not be concerned about our own growth? Shall we not be grieved if we do not grow in our views and feelings in reference to sin? The older we are as the children of God, the longer we have had fellowship with the Pure and Holy One, the more we should hate everything which is sinful. Shall we not be grieved if, as the months go by, we do not find ourselves more decided and resolute and set...

"Our days on this earth, at best 70 to 80 years, are few when compared to eternity. We should pray for a sober understanding of the brevity of our lives so as to present to God a heart of wisdom in how we use each day He gives us. This life should be a preparation for the next life, and we should determine what God wants to accomplish for Himself, our families, and others through our faithful serv...

"There are times in our Christian lives when the Lord would have us do something that defies reason...Our task and our duty in life is to take God at His Word. If we stopped putting in our 'ifs' and 'buts,' then perhaps great blessings may attend our labour." (Apples Of Gold) "At Thy Word" has always been the watchword of the saints down through the ages. It has been "the password of all good men"...

Have you ever had the Lord give you an assignment or a direction in which to move forward? You started out on your journey only to meet with "darkness," "the feeling that God is nowhere to be found," and every "contrary wind" blowing at your vessel - determined to not only keep you from your destination but seemingly throw you so far out of God's will? Then you probably know what it feels like to...

"If you will not humbly acknowledge your poverty and ignorance, and thankfully accept His grace, it is a righteous thing that He should leave you to become blinder than before. His glorious Gospel cannot leave you as it found you. It must be the savor of life unto life, or the savor of death unto death." (Pulpit Commentary) JESUS did not come into the world to judge but to save. However, "judgment...

What are you "exalting" in your life? Are you "exalting" sickness, poverty, afflictions, problems, heartaches, hurts, offences, fears, trials, storms, mountains, giants, impossibilities, etc.? What do you talk about? What do you magnify? What seems so big right now? Whatever you "exalt" is that for which you are "preparing an habitation" - giving it a place in your life...making room for it...invi...

"' Where is He?' Such was the cry of the old world before Christ came. Men had lost sight of God; even the Jews, the chosen people, had corrupted themselves with idols, till the God of their fathers had become to them as a dream. Many a one, besides the men of Athens, had erected an altar to the unknown God. From the wise men seeking after the truth, from the captive groaning in his dungeon, from...

"Christianity is aggressive. It is the duty of Christians, not merely to promote purity, and charity, and truth, etc. but to expose and attack the vices and wrongs of the world." (The Pulpit Commentary) Meroz came under a "curse" from the Lord simply because they did nothing. Multitudes of people are in the condition of Meroz. Are you?

"What can we do, any of us, when real calamities come? Will wealth or anything else keep away the tears? What will prevent the sorrows, deal with the sins, or enable us to be of good cheer in the face of death and disease, and to say, 'You cannot touch me!' Ah! there is but one thing that will do that for us. 'The name of the Lord is a strong tower.' " (Alexander MacLaren) Do you believe that toda...

"The king is revealed in the time of the flood. Smaller personalities appear kingly when the waters are smooth; they disappear at the flood...I will yield the crown of my obedience to the One Who proves to be king at the flood." (Biblical Illustrator) Why do we need a King? What is the cry of mankind in this hour? Has God provided a King in answer to man's cry? Has the world received God's King? H...

"Our business...is to watch our heart-fires. When the temperature of our love lowers, there is cause for terror. It is instructive to mark the many and insidious influences by which the gush and swell of affection are modified." (Biblical Illustrator) There are two things that will cause a decline of love in your heart for JESUS. They are Absorptions and Influences - allowing many things to absorb...

It is a poetical thought that God is dormant or "asleep" when He doesn't respond readily to the needs of His people - when He seemingly appears to be unconcerned with their troubles. It is then that they have to awaken Him to activity with their cries. Both Asaph and Isaiah prayed the most powerful prayers to "awaken" God's power on the behalf of His people. But, in relation to the Church of today...

"Notice the forms under which the Lord represents Himself as round about His people: all indicative of two things, destruction to the adversary, safety to the friend. The LORD is round His people as a hedge; and as mountains; and as a guard of fire, such as men use to protect from wild beasts." (Biblical Illustrator) The Lord is offering protection for you and your family through the "hedge"...the...

God has a message for His Church today. That message is found in Joshua 1:9 which says - "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong, and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." While preparing this message, God confirmed to me - three different times from three different sources - that this particular verse of Scripture wa...

"As God has sat as King in the past, whether at the great Deluge or at any other flood or floods, so will He ever 'sit as King' in the future." (Pulpit Commentary) At such a time when rulers of nations are becoming more evil, wicked, and tyrranical, the Holy Spirit is directing the Church to focus on JESUS as "King." When you get a fresh revelation of this, it will affect your prayer life...the wa...

"The Gospel then is no licentious doctrine; it is according to godliness, and teaches and promotes it; it is an holy faith, yea, a most holy faith; wherefore it is a vile slander to charge it with leading to looseness of life and conversation." (John Gill) There is much teaching on the Grace of God today. Most understand Grace as that which brings salvation to the undeserving. However, after salva...

"In today's postmodern world, the truth of God's wrath has become ridiculed as an outdated caricature of deity, or worse, denied altogether as a medieval myth. Even many Christians today seem to apologize for divine vengeance as if it is a blemish in God's character, or some irrelevant doctrine of Christianity. But the truth is, the Bible clearly presents the wrath of God as a necessary attribute...

"Am I as a follower of Christ willing to allow the Lord to direct my life, shape my ethics, and control my conduct, even if it puts me at odds with the culture in which I live? The Christian who lives a godly life is going to face the fear of rejection and intimidation in a culture that embraces a philosophy that says - 'There are no moral absolutes and all truth is subjective!' In such a culture,...

"The LORD is my shepherd." The Holy Spirit wants to "revive" this message to His Church - especially in this day and hour. So many are "walking through the valley of the shadow of death" - a place of weeping, solitude, pain, darkness, disillusionment, danger, terror, etc. However, God has a message of great encouragement for you. He is working on your behalf right now. He has great things in store...

God asked the Prophet Amos what he saw. He answered with these words - "A Plumbline." In this message, God wants to give you a fresh vision of His "plumbline." Prayerfully, at the end of this podcast, you will understand the importance of it in this day and time. The Bible Tools made that very clear when they said - "The plumbline is nothing to sneeze at. God is serious when He holds the plumbline...

So many have made false inferences concerning their circumstances. Satan is behind this devious activity. He wants you to believe a lie. He wants to keep you in captivity for as long as he can. However, our prayer is that God will use this Bible Message to "set the captive free." Jacob, Naomi, and Job all made a false inference concerning their circumstances. But, they also came to the truth in th...

"Good people have no reason to envy the worldly prosperity of wicked people, nor to grieve or be uneasy about it. Because the prosperity of the wicked will soon be at an end." (Matthew Henry) "It is foolish to fret and rage and storm against the ungodly whom we see prospering, since they will certainly be cut off sooner or later - sooner rather than later." (Pulpit Commentary) In Psalm 37:1-3, 7&9...

What difficulties or fears are you facing today? Begin to envision yourself as you really are - surrounded by the Presence of Immanuel - God with us! Did you know that the "simple but profound solution to all of your problems is believing"? (Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Commentary) Believing in God is the best antidote against a troubled heart or mind. In the midst of the fear of approaching evi...

"Whatever there was in his heart, or in his thoughts, or in his manner and his conduct, displeasing to God, and which prevented his walking in the way of everlasting life - that the Psalmist was prepared to give up, holding nothing back." (Sermon Bible Commentary) If there ever was a time for the Church to "see God" in His power and glory, it is - NOW! However, the Holy Scriptures tell us that it...

"Sin is a subject that is continually avoided in our world today but the fact of the matter is that sin is real! Many Christians don't talk about it and many preachers don't preach about it...Sin - it is one of those things that people don't want to talk about..." (Pamela Rose Williams) "Man's way of dealing with sin is denial or defense. God's way is declaration." (Larry R. Moyer) "If there is an...