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Check out the video Pastor Mike references in this episode! Baptism Highlights: https://vimeo.com/181255468

Check out the videos from this message:   A Day in the Life of Leo:  https://youtu.be/HmlalHRrVkE Alex & Leo: Finding a New Home:  https://vimeo.com/180193254  

Check out the videos referenced in this episode: Optimal Lifestyle – Active Listening. How to be a great listener:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_-rNd7h6z8 International Justice Mission – IJM: Fighting to End Slavery. For Good:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKXSKJrOxbI

Check out the videos Pastor Dorian references in this message!: First World Problems Read by Third World People: https://youtu.be/k3HrkQaPHAA This 9-Year-Old Girl Creates Beautiful Care Packages for Homeless Women: https://youtu.be/2pH4hsFodkc Dear Water: You Are a Blessing | World Vision:  https://youtu.be/A_FTqaOTj74

Pastor Mike references this song in his message. Check it out!:  https://youtu.be/6Hi-VMxT6fc   Jonah was angry that he was so successful. He didn't want these people to receive forgiveness. He felt they deserved to be punished. Jonah knew God's character. Throughout the whole story, he knew that God was loving, kind and merciful. He would forgive. God sends an object lesson. God reveals the true...

Jonah had a powerfully successful ministry: the whole city converted. Ninevah was in tough shape. Their nation had diminished in power, influence and reputation. A famine had struck the land so the people were suffering economically and physically. They were looking for hope and Jonah delivered it. The people jumped on the prospect of God's help and dedicated themselves to change. God proved Himse...

To check out the videos Pastor Mike references in this episode go to: https://youtu.be/K-H35Mpj4uk  (In the Heart of the Sea - Final Trailer) http://www.iamsecond.com/seconds/wayne-huizenga/  (I Am Second - Wayne Huizenga) Life is miserable when you don't obey God. We run from His call into trouble. Jonah thought he was dead. He sank into the seas and God sent a most unusual salvation. It was an o...

Jonah received a clear, direct call from God to bring a message of change to a specific people in a specific place. The call was undeniable; Jonah didn't want to do it. So, what do you do when you don't want to do what God wants you to do? One option is to run, avoid the responsibility. This is a particularly appealing option when you don't like the people—you believe they deserve to be punished—a...

God gets angry. So does Jesus. God gets angry at injustice and oppression. Christ gets angry at suffering and with leaders who seek their own benefit rather than the benefit of those they lead. They both hate to see religious leaders neglect their responsibilities to shepherd God's people and twist religion into something that weighs people down rather than free them. Unfortunately, anger can be d...

Envy is the only emotion that makes it's way in the Ten Commandments (covet). It's an expression of lust and greed as well as a possible motivation for stealing, murder and adultery. It is a force that directs many sinful behaviors. Interestingly, it can also be a motivating force for good as well. The Greek word for 'lust' can be used to describe the passion that drives our godly ambitions. When...

Expressed in a healthy fashion, sadness can motivate us to be compassionate as we identify with other  people's suffering. Sadness also gives us the opportunity to evaluate the true worth of what we have  lost. In addition, it allows us to express our love for a person who is gone as well as the pain we are  suffering from life's tribulations. Left unchecked though, sadness can grow into despair o...

To check out the video Pastor Mike referenced this week:  https://www.youtube.com/v/IY-FzWumn_A?start=122&end=216   Fear is an interesting emotion. We are called to 'fear God' - respect His power, His wrath over injustice  and His holy distinction. Healthy fear can also keep us from danger and personal harm. Yet, it can  immobilize us so that we try to control life and relationships in order to mi...