Aug 27, 2020
It's a good day to start Season Two of the Simply Stories Podcast!!! Before we dive into this season, I really wanted to take a moment with someone who has been in the trenches with me from the very beginning of this experience, to look back and also press in. My darling friend, April McKinney, and I spend some time in today’s episode talking about where we both have been the last couple of years, and the stories of God’s presence in our lives. Even before covid-19 invaded all of our worlds, April and I both have walked through seasons of shadow, and faith stretching. In this heart to heart coffee talk, so to speak, we invite you to pull up a chair and just listen to the testimony of two friends who love each other and love the Lord.
During this chat, we also talk about current events and how we wrestle those out before God, and with the people around us. We discuss how to be led by love and hope, #momlife things, and how God’s Word and His presence shores us up to face the next day. It was also really important to me to leave you guys feeling encouraged as we all navigate this wild wilderness season.
We may be walking in unfamiliar territory, but we are still being led by the glory of God’s presence. We MUST call to mind who He always has been, and who He always will be. And so. We end this episode with scriptures that have meant a lot to us, as well as a blessing over all of us, written by my dear friend, Katie Covert.
I’m so grateful for another season in the Simply Stories world. Thank you for being here. Let’s do this.
Resources:
-April’s cookbook The Outdoor Table
-"Hope is a song in a weary throat," proclaimed the Rev. Pauli Murray
-”Is He Worthy”- Andrew Peterson
Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith and the 7 types of rest
Jerry Falwell Jr. and Liberty University
-what happened at Willow Creek
Scripture References:
Hebrews 12:1 / Romans 5:3-4 / 1 Peter 5:10- Building a stamina of endurance
Psalm 77:11- Remembering God’s deliverance from before
Psalm 107:2- Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story
Malachi 3:6 // Hebrews 13:8- God has not changed
Psalm 42:1- As the deer pants for the water
Romans 5:8 / Revelation 1:5- He loves us, chose to die for us, and washes us clean
Romans 15:13 / 1 Peter 1:3-4- Hope is not lost for anyone
Psalm 3:8 /Exodus 14:13-15 The salvation of the Lord
Hebrews 10:23 / Psalm 9:10- He is trustworthy
Jeremiah 29:11- The plans I have for you, to prosper you and not to harm you, but for hope and a future
John 10:11- He is a trustworthy shepherd
Psalm 23- He walks with me through they Valley of the Shadow
Matthew 5:46-48 -” If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?”
Ephesians 2:2-5- We are born sinful
Romans 6:23- The wages of sin is death, the gift of God is eternal life
1 John 4:19- We love because He first He loved us
Genesis 3:19- To dust we return
Psalm 73:26- My flesh and my heart may fail
Proverbs 16:18- Pride goes before the fall
2 Corinthians 1:3 / Psalm 34:18- God comforts
1 Corinthians 6:12- We will serve anything we give our hearts to
Matthew 22:37- Love the Lord with your all your heart, soul, mind and strength
John 12:12-19- Jesus’ triumphal entry and looking for a Messiah
Romans 11- Open the door for Gentiles, to graft in to the body of Christ
John 4:14- Drink from the Water of Life
2 Thessalonians 3:3 / 2 Timothy 2:13 / Deuteronomy 7:9 (among many others): He is faithful
Genesis 50:20 - What the enemy uses for evil, the Lord turns for good
Genesis 37: Joseph’s Dream
Genesis 39: Potiphar’s Wife
Genesis 39:19-23- Joseph in prison
Acts 16:16-40-Paul in prison
-Barnabus -- I MISPOKE! Silas in prison. Barnabus, sadly, was definitely persecuted, but in other ways.
-Matthew 11:2-6-John the Baptist- reaching out to Jesus,
-Matthew 14- John the Baptist being beheaded
-Genesis 44- Hiding the cup in Benjamin’s bag
-Esther 4:14- Mordechai in Esther, if you don’t do this, the Lord will raise up deliverance
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