The Focus Point Podcast

we continue on in this series, we once again see Jesus talk about the Holy Spirit. This is the third time we see Jesus talk about the Holy Spirit in this last conversation with His disciples. The other times Jesus mentioned the Holy Spirit coming to them were when He talks about going away. He tells them that while His going away is sad, He has to go so the Spirit will come to them. I think that t...

Over the last week I have been looking at this next part of the conversation between Jesus and His disciples. I have been looking and praying as to what Jesus might be saying to us through His words.

In this next part of the conversation, we see Jesus speak of two sources for us to remain. We also see the seventh “I Am” statement. This is a passage about connection. Jesus says that He is the vine and we (the disciples and you and me) are the branches that are connected to vine. Let’s dive in.  [1] At this point, Jesus and His disciples left the table and slowly made their way toward the Garden...

What I love about all of the words that Jesus said to His disciples is that they are for us as well. I know that I have said that a lot and by now it should be understood. But when we are looking at a conversation in the Bible that is for a group of people we can sometimes forget that the words we are reading are not just for them they are for us too! I know it happens to me. I can read some of th...

EPISODE DETAILS: Jesus didn’t want to upset the disciples with what He had said, but He could tell they were upset. When Jesus told them not to let their hearts be troubled, He was telling them that they could ease their hearts and that things were ok. Jesus didn’t want them to be upset either. So He went to words of comfort for His disciples. SERIES DETAILS: In this series, we are going to be loo...

EPISODE DETAILS: In this episode, we are going to be looking at three surprises that the disciples experienced at dinner with Jesus. But with these surprises also came some lessons that Jesus wanted His disciples and us to learn.  SERIES DETAILS: In this series, we are going to be looking at the last night Jesus spent with His disciples. Jesus spent the last few hours He had with His disciples to...

In this episode, we are looking at just one verse that sets the table for the events to come over the next 24 hours.  SERIES DETAILS: In this series, we are going to be looking at the last night Jesus spent with His disciples. Jesus spent the last few hours He had with His disciples to teach them and give them some words of encouragement. In less than 24 hours Jesus would be arrested and cruc...

I am sure that you have battled this idea or thought along with me. Why pray? Why do I need to pray? God doesn’t hear me or answer me when I do. So what is the point? God is supposed to hear me when I call to Him. The Bible says that God will answer when I call to Him. So why doesn’t He answer me? What’s the point in even talking to Him? “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so f...

Prayer can be complicated. But it doesn’t have to be. So join me over the next few weeks as we look how we can get a better understanding of prayer so it doesn’t have to be complicated. [1] “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.” - Mark 1:35 NIV “Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples g...

Prayer can be complicated. But it doesn’t have to be. So join me over the next few weeks as we look how we can get a better understanding of prayer so it doesn’t have to be complicated. [1] Artists: Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music Song: “Talking To Jesus” Album: Old Church Basement Writer(s): Brandon Lake, Steven Furtick, Christopher Brown [2] verses from the book of Psalms “My God, my G...

Prayer can be complicated. But it doesn’t have to be. So join me over the next few weeks as we look how we can get a better understanding of prayer so it doesn’t have to be complicated. [1] Understanding (WOTY 2022) Blog – https://www.thepointoffocus.com/post/understanding-woty Podcast - https://anchor.fm/focuspointpodcast/episodes/Understanding-WOTY-2022---S3-E43-e1c2du1 [2] Psalm 18:6 [3] 1 Timo...

In this episode, I talk about my word for 2022.

Christmas is when we celebrate the wonderful gift from God - Jesus. Christmas is also a time where we celebrate that God gave everything He had to save us from our sins. God gave His only Son. God gave everything so that we could be free from our sins. - JESUS STEPPED IN! [1] Genesis 1:3-25 [2] Genesis 1:26-27 and Genesis 2:7 [3] Ephesians 2:10, NLT [4] Genesis 3 [5] Genesis 6-9 [6] Leviticus 16 [...

“Some time later, God tested Abraham’s faith….” Genesis‬ ‭22:1‬ ‭NLT‬ As I have been looking at this story over the course of this year, this verse just jumped out at me along with the rest of the story. There is also another verse that we will be focusing in on a little later in the post. This was a year that tested my faith.

Bible translations can be an interesting thing to navigate. But what if I told you they are there to help us understand the Word of God even more. There are so many different Bible translations and it seems that many people have their favorite translation that they like to use. They also have their opinions on what they think is the “correct” translation. But is there a right or wrong translation?...

Over the years, two questions that I have often got are 1) Where do I start reading the Bible? and 2) How do I understand it all? These questions are good. Where to start reading the Bible is a solid question. It is hard to know where to start with such a big book. Then understanding the Bible is another great question and speaks to the point that the Bible can be hard to understand and confusing...

Why read the Bible? It’s so old and out of date. The Bible is just a bunch of rules. A list of dos and don’ts. The Bible is old fashioned. The Bible was written so long ago it can’t be relevant to us now. Why read the Bible? The Bible is boring and really isn’t all that interesting. These are some of the things that have been said about the Bible. But really when it comes to reading the Bible, it...

I bring this up because even though we may not be a gardener in real life or have the proverbial “green thumb”, we are all a gardener. We all have a garden to tend. The garden of our minds. Our mind is a garden and just like any garden, it needs to be cared for. The garden of our minds needs to be cared for because one big reason - the enemy. The enemy wants to throw seeds out there so they take r...

The reason why we miss grace sometimes is because the enemy has us focused on two other words - guilt and shame. This is what the enemy did to Adam and Eve. He tricked them into eating the fruit from the tree and then turned it into guilt and shame. Adam and Eve hid from God because they were ashamed. The enemy was running them on the hamster wheel and telling them how awful what they did was and...

God asked the question “who told you that?” The things they were experiencing were not coming from Him. You could go further and say that God was asking “who told you that you should be afraid? Who told you that you needed to hide? Who told you that you were guilty? Who told you that?” They were experiencing things straight from the enemy. The enemy acted like their friend and planted that seed of...

The enemy doesn’t give up that easily. He didn’t give on attacking Jesus and he doesn’t give up on attacking us either. This is an ongoing battle we have to keep our seat at the table (Luke 4:13). **This series is based on the book Don’t Give The Enemy A Seat At Your Table” by Louie Giglio. The thoughts and ideas in this post come from the book, but are put into my own words and are not directly q...

It all started with a lie. Everything we know started with a lie. The way we see the world and the way the world is all started with a lie. One lie was all it took for the enemy to get a seat at Eve’s table. The same is true for us as well. Before we look at five lies the enemy might to get a seat at the table, let’s look at the lie that started it all. **This series is based on the book Don’t Giv...

Have you ever been at a restaurant or a sporting event and a person that you know is there too? They see you from a distance, but you don’t see them until they have pulled up a seat at your table or taken the empty seat next to you in the row. It doesn’t take very long at all for someone to swipe a seat - especially when you don’t see it coming. **This series is based on the book Don’t Give The En...

In this episode, we are looking at Psalm 23 and how the Good Shepherd takes care of us..... forever. Scriptures and other referenced information in this episode.  [1] The “Elevate” series can be found at https://www.thepointoffocus.com/videos [2] 1 Samuel 17:35-36, NLT [3] Psalm 23:1, NLT [4] Louie Giglio, Don’t Give The Enemy A Seat At Your Table, page 25 [5] Psalm 23:3, NLT. The NEW LIVING TRANS...

Imagine that you are walking into a restaurant and you tell the host “yes, we’d like a table for 2 please.” The host walks you through the restaurant past all of the other dining guests to a table for 2 in the middle of the restaurant. The table is prepared for you. As you are sitting there enjoying the bread you look around and you notice some people are starting to stare at you. You begin to not...