The Word Podcast

Reflections Ask the Holy Spirit to highlight ways you haven't been diligent in your life. Ask him to show you how you can be a diligent worker for the Kingdom. Focus Scripture 1 Corinthians 12:4-5 'There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. ' Further Scripture 1 Corinhia...

Reflections Would you say you have been living for an audience of one or an audience of many? Ask God to help you to begin living for him daily, and He will. Focus Scripture Galatians 1:10 NLT 'Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. '  Further Scripture Mark 8:36, Matthew 16:26, Philippians 3:20, 2 Cori...

Reflections Would you say you have been representing the nature of God by loving as Jesus commands us to love? This love walk requires continuous daily evaluation: at the end of every day, you may want to ask yourself, did I truly represent Christ today in my love walk? Then ask the Holy Spirit to help you love daily as Christ has commanded us to. Focus Scripture 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 'Love is...

Reflections Would you say you have been representing the nature of God? Or have you been trying to conform to the customs of this world? Whatever your response, ask the Holy Spirit to empower you to begin living unshamedly the righteous life that you have received. Focus Scripture Ephesians 4:24 (NLT) Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy. Further Scripture Psalms...

Reflections Would you say you have been living a lifestyle that is consistent with the Kingdom? Ask the Holy Spirit to help you live a life that is consistent with the Kingdom of God. Focus Scripture Ephesians 4:30 'And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption. ' Further Sc...

Reflections Are there areas in your life where you think you need to be more salted? Are you more kingdom-focused or earth-conscious? Are you walking as an ambassador or a civilian? Whatever your responses are to these questions, bring them before God and ask him to help you be salt; tell him to help you retain your saltiness in this world that is full of blandness, and he will. Focus Scripture ‭‭...

Reflections Can you think of one area or areas where you haven't been shining your light? Are you currently dimming your light as a result of the association you're keeping? Have you been avoiding shining your light because you don't want people to perceive you in a certain light? If you can identify with any of these questions, then come to God in prayer and total surrender; ask him t...

Reflections from today's episode: Are there ways right now that you know you're not pleasing God with your body? Take it to God in prayer; ask him to help you honour him with your body; ask him to help you live a lifestyle that is consistent with his Kingdom. If you're someone who cannot quite figure out if you're displeasing God with your body or not, then ask the Holy Spirit to s...

Reflections from today's episode:  Take stock of your life and consider if you have been living a set-apart life for God. Ask yourself these questions and give an honest answer: Are you living to please God or people? Are you too conscious of how people perceive your actions that it sometimes stops you from doing what God is leading you to? Is God at the centre of your life? Are you Kingdom-fo...

Hello! It's been a minute since I last posted an episode. Life has been happening to me is the best way I can say this. But I'm excited that am able to start posting again. We're starting a new series that is a devotional titled "A New Lifestyle." Reflections from today's episode: Take a critical look at your life. Are there ways you live now that do not align with God's standards? Is there an are...

This is the final episode of this series. It's been a lovely journey discussing these habits with you. I hope this series has been a blessing to you because it has for me. An E-book would be available from this series, so be on the lookout for that. Have yourself a beautiful holiday season.

Proverbs 18:21 NLT 'The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences. ' Colossians 4:6 ESV 'Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. '

1 Corinthians 15:33 NIV [33] Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

John 14:18 NLT (New Living Translation) I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

John 14:15-17 NLT 15 “If you love me, obey my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. 17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you. 18 No, I will not abandon you...

1 Corinthians 2:10-14 "10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might kno...

John11:41-44 NLT 41 So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me. 42 You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.” 43 Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a...

‭‭Joshua 1:8 NLT‬‬ [8] Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.

We live in this world but we're not of this world. There is a lifestyle that God wants us to live. In this episode, we look at this lifestyle from God's word.

Matt 28;1-10 New Living Translation (NLT) 1 Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. 2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. 3 His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. 4 The guards shook with fear when they sa...

Matt 26:1-5 1When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, 2“As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” 3At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest, 4plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him. 5“But not during the Passover celebration,” the...

Luke 2:41 New Living Translation (NLT) Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. 42 When Jesus was twelve years old, they attended the festival as usual. 43 After the celebration was over, they started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn’t miss him at first, 44 because they assumed he was among the other travelers. But when he didn’...

Matt 2:1-6 New Living Translation (NLT) 1 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, 2“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” 3 King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. 4 He called a meeting...

Luke 11:11-12 NLT 11 “You fathers—if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? 12 Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! 13 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.” John 3:16  16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one...

Rom 3:21-31 NLT 21 But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. 22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24...