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#012 – The Core of Covenant (Blood Covenant Pt 5) [Podcast]

Behind the covenant that He makes is the core of His heart, which is infinite love, best understood among men as hesed. As we would not have the rays of the sun if there were no sun, so there would be no covenant if God were not the molten core of infinite and unconditional love! This is the heart of the revelation of God that comes to us in Christ and the Gospel.  

The Core of Covenant

The Core of Covenant

Among humans a covenant is made in order to bring about the state of living in lovingkindness; the oath accompanied with blood-shedding is in order to give strength to such a high ideal. But God makes covenant not to make lovingkindness but to reveal that He is all that it means.

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#011 – The Lovingkindness of God (Blood Covenant Pt 4) [Podcast]

The Bible knows nothing of abstract discussions of covenant. Rather, what we see is covenant in action.  So, often you will see words such as mercy or lovingkindess more than the word covenant, as these are words of covenant-in-action.  The Hebrew word is hesed.  

The Lovingkindness of God

The Lovingkindness of God

The very heart of hesed is passionate love, pursuit, strength, and steadfastness.  In this episode, we look at this word through Scripture and see our wonderful union with the Trinitarian God.

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#010 – World of the Living Dead (Blood Covenant Pt 3) [Podcast]

We were created for covenant union with God, to be in the circle of His friends. We are made in His image and in His likeness, uniquely fitted to interact with Him in love. This is the meaning of our existence: to live by the life of God, enjoying the privilege of being His friends.

World of the Living Dead

World of the Living Dead

Mankind was created to say yes to God and to choose to trust His love. Instead, they said no to God and yes to the lie of Satan and, in so doing, became the enemies of God. They denied the meaning of their existence as creatures and rejected their God-given glory of submission and obedience to the Creator. They said no to the covenant union with Him, for whom they were created, exchanging it for the dead-end street of independence that results in death.

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#009 – How Covenant is Made (Blood Covenant Pt 2) [Podcast]

When we learn all the components of how covenant is made, it will give us a new Bible. Among the Arabs to this very day is the saying “Blood is thicker than milk,” meaning that those bound by the blood of covenant are held in a stronger bond than those who have drunk of the same mother’s milk.

how covenant is made

How covenant is made

A covenant is a binding, unbreakable obligation between two parties, based on unconditional love sealed by blood and sacred oath, that creates a relationship in which each party is bound by specific undertakings on each other’s behalf. The parties to the covenant place themselves under the penalty of divine retribution should they later attempt to avoid those undertakings. It is a relationship that can only be broken by death.

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#008 – Blood Covenant Pt 1: What’s Missing? [Podcast]

We cannot avoid the blood covenant. It faces us either directly or by implication in every story and miracle of the Scriptures.

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blood covenant

The unbelievable news of the Gospel is that God has entered into blood covenant with us, as us, and has pledged Himself to bless us within certain carefully defined promises. He has in fact given Himself away to us, calling us into union with Himself.

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#007 – Your Life as a Journey [Podcast]

Seeing your life as a journey can make a huge difference in your life.  In this episode, we break apart Proverbs 3:5 … a verse everyone knows … but have we REALLY seen the power in this verse?

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The Bible looks at life in terms of journeys.  “In all your journeys…”  In all the roads of your life, in all the pathways you find yourself walking on … not crises, journeys.  And when I saw that, it was the most liberating experience, to be able to revamp my understanding of life.  It’s not a series of crises.  It’s not a series of interruptions.  It’s journeys.  And if I can understand my journeys, and what is going on, and why I’m on the journey, then I can enter into a peace and flow in life that I say, again, is liberating.

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#006 – Believing the Lie (Search for Self-Worth) [Podcast]

In this episode, we cover the 2nd part of the Search for Self-Worth. In particular, we discuss how we got into the mess we are in today … mid-life crises, poor self esteem, the madness of searching for significance, …

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To understand this, we must go back to the beginning … to our original parents believing THE lie.  And see how man, by his choice, walked away from his only true source of worth … and the downward spiral that resulted.

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#005 – Search for Self-Worth [Podcast]

We return to the issue of our value and worth.  Man’s need to find significance and purpose can lead to continual failure.

self-worth

self-worth

In this episode, we look at the idea of our search for significance.  This is based on a talk I recently gave on the topic.

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#004 – Identity, New Creation, and Stinkin’ Thinkin’ [Podcast]

Who are you?  What is your identity?  If you look into a “spiritual mirror” as it talks about in the book of James … who do you see?

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identity

We are a brand new creature in Christ.  Not just an “upgraded model” but something radically different. But do we see ourselves this way?  Or do we hold on to a lot of “stinkin’ thinkin'”?

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#003 – God Loves Failures [Podcast]

Why do we feel the pressure to be “perfect” before we will believe that God truly loves us? Haven’t we realized that God loves failures? That our failures do not sway Him in anyway?

God loves failures

God loves failures

It is time to make a shift … to see God more as our parent than as our judge. Listen as I describe 5 Biblical examples of “royal failures” to encourage you to see how God truly loves failures.

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