The GYFT Podcast with Jerome Farris

Countdown Day 5 (On the Move Series: A DEEPER KIND OF LISTENING) Listening is more than with our ears. It is receiving what we have heard into our hearts. As the Word is sown, let that seed find good ground, take root, and because of obedience produce much fruit.

Countdown Day 4 (Lessons from A Towel -Conclusion) While here Jesus wore the towel to serve others. After His resurrection the towel was replaced by a crown. He left his towel here. Who is willing to wear it?

Countdown Day 3 - (LESSONS FROM A TOWEL) A Servant Leader wears the Towel of Stewardship understanding that he or she has been entrusted to care for others , and the Towel of Empathy because it is vitally important to know how others feel, "sharing their burdens with them".

Countdown Day 2 - A Servant Leader wears the Towel of Integrity where his or her actions reflects their faith, and a Towel of Humility where they are willing to learn and grow from the experiences and opinions of those they lead.

Countdown Day 1: What is true greatness? It is not how many are available to serve you but how many you are able to serve. "Anyone who wants to be first must be last and a servant of all." (Mark 9:35)

Others are drawn to Christ when they witness you praising God in spite of your circumstances.

Because the sovereign plan of God will always be for our good; there is victory, deliverance, hope and joy on the other side of pain, suffering, betrayal and injustice.

Counting your blessings begins with Jesus.

Any freedom worth having is freedom worth fighting for. The freedom you have in Jesus must be guarded and defended. TAKE A STAND!

Knowing this will help get you through anything in life: GOD LOVES ME!

Being a person after God's own heart is not exclusively for David. This can be for an child of God who is willing to do as David did. This can be you.

Being accountable to another is a wise check and balance for your life. Having that person in your life who has permission to counsel, challenge and rebuke you when necessary as well as support you spiritually is such a blessing from God.

Know today that God will take the most disastrous challenges and hopeless situations you face and in His wise and supernatural way, turn them around for your ultimate good.

STOP. Take time out from the busyness of life to appreciate what you have now. LOOK. See the importance of the relationships you have and never take them for granted. LISTEN. Be sensitive to the needs of others and what God is saying to you.

The people you meet can have a genuine life-changing encounter with Jesus. It comes through giving total control over to Him. Let Jesus live in you.

The proven battle plan for victory against insurmountable odds we face is looking to God for help.

Let the choices we make be God-centered and not self- centered.

To surrender is to be deliberate, voluntary, final and a progression of becoming more like Jesus daily.

There are 2 paths in life. A path of the faithful and a path of the faithless. What path are you on?

You are not alone. Others are here for you. God loves you and so do we. It's not over until God says it's over.

In the darkess of moments and despair, there still exist reasons for hope. The hope that we have is the future promised to us in Christ Jesus. He is our rock and our salvation.

Wisdom is "better than jewels, and nothing desirable can equal it." (Proverbs 8:11)

God will choose through people who He wants to lead. We are to pray , honor and respect who that might be and above all, LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

It is at that "sacred space" where God will faithfully meet us to show Himself mighty. It is when we are WEAK.

When we are weak, allowing God to fill us with His power, then we are stronger than we could ever be on our own.