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Secret Keys to Christian Meditation PODCAST

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Sermon 56   "Secret Keys to Christian Meditation"

Meditation is based on the Latin root word "mederi" meaning to remedy, a medication. Isn't that interesting? Meditation is a form of mental healing or a fixing of something that is wrong or supplying something that is lacking in the mind.

The Bible tells us to meditate on God's thoughts and principles. But what exactly is the Christian form of meditation?

How can we get the Word of God into our souls so that it becomes our guiding Light and source of abundant Power?

Jesus said we should drink His blood and eat His flesh. Was this a reference to Communion? Or was it symbolic of meditating intensely on Him as the Word of God?

To devour the scriptures, probing and pondering them, and putting them into practice in our daily lives, is the essence of the spirituality that is based on Jesus Christ.

Christian meditation is the clearing of the mind of worldly thoughts as you sense the power of the Holy Spirit to guide your understanding during your study of the Bible.

Discover the secret keys that unlock the power of Christian meditation.

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You Cannot Undo But You Can New Do

As we approach the end of another year, and prepare a list of what we hope to accomplish, or renounce, during the coming year, let's remember that what's been done is over, and can't be undone, but we can do new things and thereby, re-invent ourselves.

Harsh is the sting of conscience which can keep reminding us of past mistakes. Sometimes the dumb things we've said and done can rise up like a specter, a ghostly presence, smirking and hoping to thwart any upsurge of better deeds, like a captor attempting to prevent our escape from a gloomy behavioral prison.

When we resolve to abandon a mode of being, a bad habit, a poisoned aspect of our personality, the phantom of actions past blocks our way, snarling at us to abandon hope, to succumb to the comfort zone of inertia, and stop rebelling against what's wrong with us.

All we can do is admit the past deed was done, by us, but is no longer the pattern for future activity. We should be able to glare at it, peer into it, see all the unseemly facets and repercussions of the old mistake, without falling into it as though it were quicksand that rapidly sets into cement, barring our reformation.

You may wish, at times of weakness and unbridled fancy, to go back and undo the deed. But the past is gone. There's nothing you can do in that zone of time. All you can do is be more conscious of it, analyze it, comprehend its inner mechanisms and external contingencies, reject and abhor it, then move on.

If it was possible to re-inhabit the past, and we could fix things and change what we did, I think most of us would spend a lot of time there. Then what would happen to the present and the future? They'd be shipwrecked.

Why spend time wishing you could undo something? Spend that valuable time in the act of new doing. Be renewed in your doings. Start doing those things your best self knows you should do. Stop doing those things your conscience, your spiritual training, your philosophy tells you that you should not be doing.

Be glad you at least have the self-awareness to label something an error, a misguided decision, a failure of moral courage, a lapse in your elevated standards, sin or a mis-step -- and not embrace everything you've ever done as perfect, golden, and beyond critique.

You are not your past. You are a mixture of your past, what you're doing right now, and what you end up doing in the future. It's the fleeting now and the unknown but constantly arriving future that we can do something about.

I was once asleep in a dream that everything about me was glorious, everything I did, all that I ever said, all my ideas and opinions and beliefs. Then I hit rock bottom and started radically questioning my entire life and the contents of my mind and heart. It was painful. I began to see why I crashed, why my life was so destroyed.

Staring into the ugly face of our worst self can be terrifying and discouraging. But it must be done if we want to move on to new victories.

I was wary of the karma or consequences that were due to some of my bad actions and inferior attitudes. I resolved to start all over again, be a new me, and try to focus on what was good within me, reject what was bad, and seek more of the good and true.

My personal solution was to return to the faith of my youth, to become a Christian again, as Kierkegaard says, when I was already, supposedly, a Christian. I was a failed believer, a backslider, a shoot that grew up fast, then wilted slowly, unperceived, unnoticed until it was almost too late.

Identify what your best dreams and hopes were when you were younger, more innocent, less full of excuses for compromise and negligence. In some ways, we were wiser when we were younger. We may have had a clearer vision, unobstructed by the so-called realization of "mature realities" -- which is often just a thinly disguised loss of devotion.

The past? It's dead. Understand it as much as you can, then bury it and walk away, headed toward a better you, a stronger self, a more perfect person.

When you dismiss vain wishes to undo, and focus instead on what you can new do, you create bright, happy new memories that may, to some extent, overwhelm and negate those old memories of remorse and shame.

When that old bad memory arises, just divert your attention with "Yeah, but look at what I did last week, or what I'm doing now, which is a total departure from that."

Keep reminding yourself: "I can't undo, but I can new do."

Why God is Called Light PODCAST

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Sermon 55  "Why God is Called Light"

Discover why the Bible says God is light. What does that mean? Why is light a great and common symbol of God?

While the Bible warns against pagan worship of sun, moon, and stars, it also praises them as wonderful creations of God. The sun during the day and the moon at night are symbolic of God observing everything that happens here on Earth. God's presence, awareness, and supreme majesty are represented by lights in the sky.

Scientists tell us that sunlight can improve our mood, fertility health, regulate our sleep patterns and hormone levels (particularly melatonin and seratonin), facilitate vitamin D production for healthy bones, and may even decrease Alzheimer symptoms.

If God is light, who or what is darkness? What does it mean to walk in light and to be children of light? Why is darkness so dangerous and to be avoided?

When the Word of God refers to light, what is the context and how can we apply this knowledge to our daily lives?

How do we know if we have found the True Light? How do we remain within this True Light and not be deceived by False Light?

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Being Great with God PODCAST

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Sermon 54  "Being Great with God"

Many people want to be great, successful, and famous in a field of endeavor, whether it be art, music, business, technology, literature, philosophy, sports, or some other area.

They dream of others adoring them, writing articles about them, asking for their autograph, and being praised in various media. Often this is a striving for excellance and altruistic achievement, but there is generally a strong ego involved and a need to be loved, recognized and appreciated.

It's good to have noble goals and lofty ideals. But what is the ultimate value of worldly accomplishment? Within 50 to 100 years or less, it's doubtful that anyone will remember what we did or care about us.

Let's be more concerned with pleasing, honoring, and praising God in our brief time here on Earth. What we do for God will be a blessing that endures in the halls of Eternity and we will achieve an exalted status in Heaven.

Discover how to be great in God's mind, how to be popular in the everlasting heavenly realms, how to work for the Kingdom of God and receive eternal treasures, rewards, and recognition.

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STR8 SOUNDS End Times Shuffle VIDEO

Str8 Sounds "End Times Shuffle".

From "Music for the End Times" CD, released December 14, 2011, on Radiant King Recordings.

End times shuffle,
it's so sweet.
Come on now,
shuffle to the end times,
slide your feet.

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Bad Pastors and Corrupt Ministry Leaders PODCAST

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Sermon 53   "Bad Pastors and Corrupt Ministry Leaders"

One of the biggest problems that Jesus dealt with while on Earth was bad religious teachers. Misguided spiritual authorities can be a very subtle and hard to discern danger.

In fact, the #1 enemy of Jesus Christ and the gospel of salvation was, and still is, Churchianity, the religious leaders who exalt themselves as unquestionable.

They tend to seek personal influence, growing membership, and increased funding, instead of leading people to the truth about God. They violate the principles of the priesthood of all believers and Christ as the head of the church not as a creed but in actual practice.

We must have our guard up at all times, for even wonderful, sincere, and correct pastors and founders of religious organizations can fall through temptation or false doctrine.

A pastor can be full of correct doctrine about salvation and God, but can also have some weird or evil ideas, or can be sneaking around with sinful indulgences, or behaving in crazy ways, but most of his followers will ignore or explain away such things.

Find out what Jesus said about false prophets and hypocritical Bible teachers. Discover how Jesus dealt with these secret snakes that continue to lurk in churches, temples, and spiritual organizations.

Learn to be bold and uncompromising when you confront a religious leader who is failing to fully obey God's Word, teaching false doctrine, making crazy statements, hiding a wicked vice, or raving about something that is not edifying.

Sooner or later you will encounter a bad pastor or ministry leader. Be prepared mentally and spiritually for the conflict or the decision to leave an organization that may have been good at one time, but is now corrupted.

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Is It Sinful to Play Violent Video Games? PODCAST

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Sermon 52   "Is It Sinful to Play Violent Video Games?"


The Red Cross has recently raised the issue of investigating whether the Geneva and Hague conventions should be applied to the fictional recreation of war in video games.

In other words, they are asking if humane treatment should be enforced in video games that simulate war. Is a gamer guilty of vicarious war crimes, or being trained to be a war criminal, if he violates international law regulating the conduct of war?

Or should video games operate free from the humanitarian laws governing physical combat and treatment of prisoners?

What message is being conveyed to gamers if they can commit sadistic, brutal acts of cruelty in a video game that would not be acceptable in real life?

In this episode, we'll consider what sin is, how it darkens the heart, and whether cruelty in the imagination, in a fictional realm, is as bad as committing a violent or perverse act in real life.

Is it a matter of separating fictional activity from actual events or is it an issue of what is motivating a person to imagine a sin that he might not ever commit in real life?

What does the Bible say about mental sin vs. actual physical enactments of sinful behavior?

Is there a sharp division between imagination and actualization?

Should Christians consider violent video games as just entertainment, fun, and fictional? Or should Christians abstain from all forms of evil, including vicarious crimes?

Is sin a physical act or can it also be just a thought? Is sin a mode of ungodly behavior or can it also be an attitude of heart, an orientation of soul, a mental event?

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False Light is the Darkest Darkness PODCAST

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Sermon 51 "False Light is the Darkest Darkness"

Many people are going to hell, and their mortal lives are destroyed, because a False Light has blinded them to the True Light.

When a person is groping for truth, seeking God, craving salvation, and desperate for spiritual truth, a good presentation of the Gospel can reach their hearts. They know they're empty and need to be filled with God's power and rescued by His love.

But those who are satisfied with counterfeit religion, deceptive philosophy, or occult delusions will not be as receptive to God's Word as someone who is void of any semblance of spiritual teaching.

This is a very sad and difficult, the person who thinks they have found what they need, the man or woman who is no longer searching, who is smug and self-congratulatory, who is not interested in examining the claims of Christ.

Sometimes the False Light is a heretical form of Christianity, a devilish distortion of Bible teachings, or a seemingly orthodox church that has been corrupted.

Other times the False Light is a pastor, founder of a ministry, popular Christian author, or religious scholar that people admire and idolize, someone who has taken the place of the Lord, in a subtle or public manner.

When the tragic day arrives that the followers see that the leader is misleading, hypocritical, or sinful, they may lose their faith in God and descend into spiritual numbness and moral apathy. The end result can be a personal wickedness that undoes all the spiritual gains that were achieved, and a feeling of futility.

Beware of following any human being, metaphysical tradition, or religious institution to the point of relying totally on them for spiritual guidance.

Learn how to be spiritually independent and secure in the Lord Jesus Christ as your only leader and guide.
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A Sneak Preview of Heaven PODCAST

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Sermon 51  "A Sneak Preview of Heaven"

What will we do in Heaven? Who will be there? How do you get an eternal home in Heaven? What is Jesus Christ doing in Heaven right now?

Will our beloved pets be in Heaven? Will we eat food in Heaven? Will we have sex in heaven? Will there be alcohol or drug highs in Heaven?

Can tribes and individuals who never had a chance to hear about Christ still go to Heaven somehow? What prevents a person from going to Heaven?

Will everyone be equal in Heaven, or will people have different rewards, status, responsibilities, and experiences in Heaven?

How does what we do in this life impact what we experience in Heaven? Are we designing our eterhal life by what we do on Earth right now?

Is there any possibility of sin or sickness appearing in Heaven? Will we have work to do in Heaven? What age will we be in Heaven?

Will we recognize loved ones in Heaven? Will there be music, art, theatre, construction projects, or creativity and innovatin in Heaven?

Will there be any possibility of falling from Heaven into Hell, like Lucifer fell from Heaven and became the Devil? Why can't demons or fallen angels or even Satan himself be saved and admitted into Heaven?

Get a special, Bible-based glimpse of Heaven, along with some personal speculations and theories about Heaven, that will attempt to answer some of these interesting questions. We will also provide some tentative ideas and musings on Heaven, to provoke your own contemplative thinking and Biblical research into this fascinating topic.

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Will Heaven Be Boring? PODCAST

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Sermon 49  "Will Heaven Be Boring?"

Some people actually think heaven will be perfect and peaceful, but not all that exciting. They even say they want to have fun now, in this life, because they think heaven will be boring.

One reason people worry that Heaven might be "boring" is because they are too attracted to worldly amusements, shopping, video games, movies, sports, making money, travel, art, music, and various cravings.

They consider these fleshly interests and carnal activities to be exciting and fun, but don't relish spiritual pursuits like prayer, Bible study, evangelism, ministry to the homeless and poor, missionary work, fellowship with other believers, and quiet contemplation.

They also don't realize how creative, exciting, and imaginative God is, as revealed in nature, humanity, and the universe.

Discover what heaven will really be like, based on Bible texts and the application of spiritual truth to daily life. Thrill to the reality that heaven will be far more interesting and exciting than anything the world has to offer.

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What God is Doing in the World Today PODCAST

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Sermon 48 "What God is Doing in the World Today"


You rarely hear anyone talking about pride coming before a fall, or reaping what you sow, or leaders taking responsibility for their bad decisions, or sin being punished, yet these are the mainsprings of life and they are the underlying realities of what's going on in the world.

But what is God doing in the world today?

Televangelists and church pastors seem to be telling us about God. But what do they say?

All they typically do is talk about what God has done in the past (Old Testament, Gospels, Book of Acts) or what He will do in the future (Book of Revelation). They preach doctrines and success principles, but rarely explain what God's reactions are to what's going on.

Discover what God's activities are in the world and how everything that happens is a result of humanity either obeying or disobeying God's Word.

There is a spiritual war going on between God and the Devil, between the forces of light and the powers of darkness, and the more you understand this scenario, the better you'll understand why things happen the way they do.

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Secret Keys to Christian Meditation PODCAST

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Sermon 56  "Secret Keys to Christian Meditation"

Meditation is based on the Latin root word "mederi" meaning to remedy, a medication. Isn't that interesting? Meditation is a form of mental healing or a fixing of something that is wrong or supplying something that is lacking in the mind.

The Bible tells us to meditate on God's thoughts and principles. But what exactly is the Christian form of meditation?

How can we get the Word of God into our souls so that it becomes our guiding Light and source of abundant Power?

Jesus said we should drink His blood and eat His flesh. Was this a reference to Communion? Or was it symbolic of meditating intensely on Him as the Word of God?

To devour the scriptures, probing and pondering them, and putting them into practice in our daily lives, is the essence of the spirituality that is based on Jesus Christ.

Christian meditation is the clearing of the mind of worldly thoughts as you sense the power of the Holy Spirit to guide your understanding during your study of the Bible.

Discover the secret keys that unlock the power of Christian meditation.
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Lake of Peace Within PODCAST

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Sermon 47   "Lake of Peace Within"

In the Bible, inner turmoil and anxiety are often symbolized as stormy seas. When we get born again, Jesus calms the turbulent waves within our souls when we look to Him in confidence and love.

Christian theology has tended to limit "peace" to man's reconciliation with God, the serenity that comes from knowing we are not destined for an eternity in hell, and being no longer in a war against God and His laws.

But how do you actually experience tranquility when in the midst of trouble, anxiety, persecution, confusion, poverty, sickness, or failure? In other words, what does a Christian, God-oriented self-calming look like in practice?

Discover how to feel a smooth lake of peace floating gently in your soul as you trust, obey, and love God with all your heart.

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STR8 SOUNDS the rapture is almost here VIDEO

Str8 Sounds "The Rapture is Almost Here"


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