The Focus Point Podcast

The final post in the AT THE MOVIES series. We are looking at a familiar movie for this post, but there is still a big lesson to be learned!

In this episode, I share what is ahead on the podcast and we are going to be looking at the movie Back To The Future. I have seen this movie probably 3,457,320 times. I’ve seen it a lot. But what I saw in this movie the most recent time I watched it was something that I had never seen before. God showed me something amazing and I want to share it with you. *Don't Give The Enemy A Seat At Your Tabl...

About 3 years ago, God showed me something in the movie, Forrest Gump. I have seen the movie many times and I never saw this in the movie until God revealed it to me. I hope that I share in this episode will be as encouraging for you as it was me.

I have been excited for this series of posts for quite some time. I have been wanting to do a movie series for a while because there are times when God talks to me (and us) through movies. But we have to be listening for Him to talk. In this series, we are going to look at four of my favorite movies and I am going to share what God showed me. For this first episode of the series, we aren’t going t...

As I was stacking my pile, I thought of this passage I shared about and what a stack of rocks meant to them. So I was trying to stack as many as I could and realized that wasn’t going to work. At that time was when God told me “stack 6”. I fumbled around to find just the right rocks to use. I found two large rocks and four smaller rocks. I began to try and stack them. I tried a few different ways...

Why do we limit God?

This time every year we celebrate the Fourth of July. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was agreed upon and the thirteen colonies were declared free, independent states, and no longer under the rule of King George III. But there is also another kind of freedom I think about as well. I am reminded of the great freedom there is in Jesus. Let’s see what Romans 8 has to say about this…....

Over the last several months, I have been pondering this idea of Jesus being fully God and fully man (human). I am sure that you have heard that said of Jesus. But as I think about it more and more, this causes a problem. As mentioned in the episode, here is the information about the medical condition:  Hematidrosis can be “caused by extreme distress or fear, such as facing death, torture…”[1...

God has always made a way for His people. God provided Noah and his family with a way to survive the flood. God made a way for Israel to cross the Red Sea. God provided a way for the people of Israel to defeat Jericho. I am sure there is a lot more, but you get the idea. But there is another way that God made for us that I want to look at in this post. (The post references Exodus 32 and Leviticus...

What is amazing here is the response of Jesus to the woman! Jesus doesn’t jump up off the well and scold her.... Jesus provided this woman with comfort. (This post references John 4)

We get mad at God because He’s supposed to provide for us and He’s not giving us what need. Or is what we want? This is a good question to ask ourselves.

You are loved by Almighty God. In this episode, I want to look at how God shows us love better than anyone. Let’s start at the beginning. (This episode references Genesis 1-3 in a paraphrased form. Specific quoted Scripture will be noted. [2] Genesis 1:1, MSG [3] Genesis 1:27 + Genesis 2:7 [4] Read about the Day of Atonement in Leviticus 16 [5] Luke 22:42 [6] Romans 8:1 [7] Psalm 34:18 [8] referen...

Faith takes strength. God provided Abraham with the strength to take every step of that journey to the mountain. (Genesis 22 + Hebrews 11:17-19)

We all face circumstances that test our faith. Job loss. Divorce. Loss of a loved one. Medical diagnosis. Illness. Whatever circumstances can be put in this list. We all face circumstances. But we have to have faith through the circumstances like Abraham did. ((The Story of Abraham can be found in Genesis 11:26 - Genesis 25:8. Sections of his story referenced in this episode are from Genesis 12, 1...

For the final episode of this series, I wanted to look a different kind of rattle. This is will have some similarities with the previous stories in this series, but I believe that there is some else to learn from this story. In this episode, I want to look at the story of Paul. [This episode references Acts 7-9.]

Continuing on in the RATTLE series, we are looking at one of the healing stories of Jesus. The song referenced in this episode is: Artist: Elevation Worship Song: Rattle! Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Steven Furtick / Chris Brown / Brandon Lake RATTLE! lyrics © Essential Music Publishing, Bethel Music Publishing

Continuing with the “RATTLE” series, let’s dive into a familiar story together. In Luke 19, we find the story of a “wee little man”. If you know the song you probably started singing it to yourself. The song referenced in this episode is Artist: Elevation Worship Song: Rattle! Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Steven Furtick / Chris Brown / Brandon Lake RATTLE! lyrics © Essential Music Publishing, Be...

On this Easter morning, we remember an event unfold that sent a sound throughout the darkness of that morning. A sound that rattled the lives of people and the whole world. The sound that nothing is impossible for Jesus to overcome. Let’s look at this story together. Reference for this episode: The Bible Knowledge Commentary by John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, pages 191-192.

If there was any model of that uncomplicated love - it would be Jesus. This is the very thing that we remember on this day - Good Friday - we remember the uncomplicated love of Jesus.

When thinking of a way to close out this “How To Fight Your Battles” series, I could not think of a better song. In this post, we will be looking at the song “See A Victory” by Elevation Worship. This song came out in 2019 and served as a reminder to me about the victory I had seen in an area of my life. I want to share that story with you. “The weapon may be formed But it won't prosper When the d...

The song we are looking at in this episode provides me with a reminder. I would say that this can be a battle song, but I feel it reminds me more of who God is. [1] Artist: Elevation Worship Song: Authority Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Brooke Ligertwood / Christopher Joel Brown / Scott Ligertwood / Steven Furtick Authority lyrics © Essential Music Publishing [2] Exodus 14 [3] Luke 5 [4] Mark 11:...

This series has been on my heart for just about a year. I always try to do a song/worship series from time to time as there is always new songs that come out and touch my heart in new ways. “I’m still amazed at the power of music. It’s fascinating because for so many of us.. it’s a really emotional experience. I want people to know that when they are listening to music and they’re moved by it that...

This series has been on my heart for just about a year. I always try to do a song/worship series from time to time as there is always new songs that come out and touch my heart in new ways. “I’m still amazed at the power of music. It’s fascinating because for so many of us.. it’s a really emotional experience. I want people to know that when they are listening to music and they’re moved by it that...

This series has been on my heart for just about a year. I always try to do a song/worship series from time to time as there is always new songs that come out and touch my heart in new ways. “I’m still amazed at the power of music. It’s fascinating because for so many of us.. it’s a really emotional experience. I want people to know that when they are listening to music and they’re moved by it that...

This series has been on my heart for just about a year. I always try to do a song/worship series from time to time as there is always new songs that come out and touch my heart in new ways.  “I’m still amazed at the power of music. It’s fascinating because for so many of us.. it’s a really emotional experience. I want people to know that when they are listening to music and they’re moved by i...