Encouraging Others in Loving Jesus Podcast
This podcast is hosted by Kim Smith, a small town Country Girl who left her comfort zone to follow Jesus in a big City World. Now, she wants to use God’s Word and lessons from her faith journey to encourage others in loving Jesus.
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Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
In Episode 39, “Deborah: A Mother for Israel” Kim talks about Deborah, prophetess and the only female judge of Israel.
1 After Ehud’s death, the Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. 2 So the Lord turned them over to King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite king. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-haggoyim. 3 Sisera, who had 900 iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help. 4 Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet who was judging Israel at that time. 5 She would sit under the Palm of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites would go to her for judgment. (Judges 4:1-5)
There were few people left in the villages of Israel—
until Deborah arose as a mother for Israel. (Judges 5:7)
“A prophet or prophetess is a person who communicates God’s will about a specific scenario. He or she tells others how they ought to respond in accordance with God’s Word.” (Evans, Tony. Tony Evans Bible Commentary. Holman Bible Publishers. 2019. p. 268)
For a deeper dive into the book of Joshua, join Kim as she teaches “Finding Courage for Life’s Battles: Life Lessons from the Book of Joshua.”
To take her FREE 3-Day Online Bible Study entitled “Let God Transform U through His Word: Why Is Personal Bible Study So Important to Your Christian Life?”.
Check out Kim's website at https://gettinghealthyall4hisglory.com for blog posts and her PDF Printable collection.
Remember, “It’s Always a Trust & Obey Kinda Day!”
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
In Episode 38, “Ordinary Turned Extraordinary,” Kim talks about the spiritual principle that even the ordinary, when surrendered totally to God, can accomplish extraordinary things.
Our specific scripture texts for today are just two verses:
After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath rescued Israel. He once killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad. (Judges 3:31)
“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,
and in the days of Jael,
people avoided the main roads,
and travelers stayed on winding pathways. (Judges 5:6)
Additional Scripture:
13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
15 You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
16 You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed. (Psalm 139:13-16)
18 The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. 19 As the Scriptures say,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.”
20 So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. 21 Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe. 22 It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom. 23 So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.
24 But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.
26 Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. 27 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. 28 God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. 29 As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
30 God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin. 31 Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 1:18-31)
Additional Information:
An ox goad was a strong, 8 foot pole with a sharp point on one end used to goad livestock into moving, and the other end was a spade for cleaning the dirt off the plow. (Tony Evans, Tony Evans Bible Commentary, Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, TN., 2019, p. 268 and Warren W. Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary: The Complete Old Testament in One Volume, David C. Cook Publishing, 2007, p. 435)
“What is a feeble instrument in the hands of one man is a mighty instrument in the hands of another, simply because the spirit of that other burns with holy determination to accomplish the work that has to be done.” (Joseph Parker, the People’s Bible, vol. 5 (London: Hazell, Watson, and Viney, Ltd. 1896) 345.
For a deeper dive into the book of Joshua, join Kim as she teaches “Finding Courage for Life’s Battles: Life Lessons from the Book of Joshua.”
To take her FREE 3-Day Online Bible Study entitled “Let God Transform U through His Word: Why Is Personal Bible Study So Important to Your Christian Life?”.
Check out Kim's website at https://gettinghealthyall4hisglory.com for blog posts and her PDF Printable collection.
Remember, “It’s Always a Trust & Obey Kinda Day!”
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
In Episode 37, “Disabled OR Differently Enabled,” Kim talks about the comforting truth that we are created by God with purpose.
Our specific scripture text for today is Judges 3:12-30, with special emphasis on 3:15, 21.
15 But when the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, the Lord again raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed man of the tribe of Benjamin. The Israelites sent Ehud to deliver their tribute money to King Eglon of Moab. …21 Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled out the dagger strapped to his right thigh, and plunged it into the king’s belly.
These scriptures were used for emphasis.
13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
15
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
16
You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed. (Ps. 139:13-16)
For a deeper dive into the book of Joshua, join Kim as she teaches “Finding Courage for Life’s Battles: Life Lessons from the Book of Joshua.”
To take her FREE 3-Day Online Bible Study entitled “Let God Transform U through His Word: Why Is Personal Bible Study So Important to Your Christian Life?”.
Check out Kim's website at https://gettinghealthyall4hisglory.com for blog posts and her PDF Printable collection.
Remember, “It’s Always a Trust & Obey Kinda Day!”
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
In Episode 36, “Remaining Faithful (Even When You Don’t Receive Honorable Mention),” Kim talks about the importance of living only for the approval of God.
Our specific scripture text for today is Judges 3:7-11, with special emphasis on 3:10-11.
7 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. They forgot about the Lord their God, and they served the images of Baal and the Asherah poles. 8 Then the Lord burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim. And the Israelites served Cushan-rishathaim for eight years.
9 But when the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, the Lord raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Othniel, the son of Caleb’s younger brother, Kenaz. 10 The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge. He went to war against King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram, and the Lord gave Othniel victory over him. 11 So there was peace in the land for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.
Remaining faithful through all the ups and downs of life takes a laser focus on listening to and obeying God and Him alone.
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. (Galatians 1:10)
For a deeper dive into the book of Joshua, join Kim as she teaches “Finding Courage for Life’s Battles: Life Lessons from the Book of Joshua.”
To take her FREE 3-Day Online Bible Study entitled “Let God Transform U through His Word: Why Is Personal Bible Study So Important to Your Christian Life?”.
Check out Kim's website at https://gettinghealthyall4hisglory.com for blog posts and her PDF Printable collection.
Remember, “It’s Always a Trust & Obey Kinda Day!”
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
In Episode 35, “Lessons Learned from the Test,” Kim talks about the lessons we can learn from the tests in life.
Our specific scripture text for today is Judges 2:20-3:2, with special emphasis on 2:22 and 3:2.
20 So the Lord burned with anger against Israel. He said, “Because these people have violated my covenant, which I made with their ancestors, and have ignored my commands, 21 I will no longer drive out the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died. 22 I did this to test Israel—to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the Lord as their ancestors did.” 23 That is why the Lord left those nations in place. He did not quickly drive them out or allow Joshua to conquer them all. 1 These are the nations that the Lord left in the land to test those Israelites who had not experienced the wars of Canaan. 2 He did this to teach warfare to generations of Israelites who had no experience in battle.
Kim uses Chapter 28 of Pastor Rick Warren’s “The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?” book to help apply some of the lessons for today. Her favorite quote in the book is this: “While we worry about how fast we grow, God is concerned about how strong we grow. God views our lives from and for eternity, so he is never in a hurry.”
Kim also referenced the lyrics to an old country song entitled “Somebody’s Knockin’,” and you can find the lyrics at https://genius.com/Terri-gibbs-somebodys-knockin-lyrics
For a deeper dive into the book of Joshua, join Kim as she teaches “Finding Courage for Life’s Battles: Life Lessons from the Book of Joshua.”
To take her FREE 3-Day Online Bible Study entitled “Let God Transform U through His Word: Why Is Personal Bible Study So Important to Your Christian Life?”.
Check out Kim's website at https://gettinghealthyall4hisglory.com for blog posts and her PDF Printable collection.
Remember, “It’s Always a Trust & Obey Kinda Day!”
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
In Episode 34, “The Lord Raised Up,” Kim talks about the idea that God raises up individuals at certain times for certain tasks.
As we have been walking (very slowly) through the book of Judges, we have come upon Judges 2:16-19:
16 Then the Lord raised up judges to rescue the Israelites from their attackers. 17 Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the Lord’s commands.
18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge’s lifetime. For the Lord took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering. 19 But when the judge died, the people returned to their corrupt ways, behaving worse than those who had lived before them. They went after other gods, serving and worshiping them. And they refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
Although we know these judges just for the time of their lives where they were “raised up” as leaders of the Israelites, this side of heaven we will not know the other seasons of their lives and what God may have raised them up for during other seasons.
How about you? During this season of life, for what has God raised you up? How has you been preparing for such a time as this?
For a deeper dive into the book of Joshua, join Kim as she teaches “Finding Courage for Life’s Battles: Life Lessons from the Book of Joshua.”
To take her FREE 3-Day Online Bible Study entitled “Let God Transform U through His Word: Why Is Personal Bible Study So Important to Your Christian Life?”.
Check out Kim's website at https://gettinghealthyall4hisglory.com for blog posts and her PDF Printable collection.
Remember, “It’s Always a Trust & Obey Kinda Day!”
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
In Episode 33, “Securely Passing the Faith Baton,” Kim talks about the importance of passing on an active faith in Christ from generation to generation. Just how do we accomplish this?
Sadly, we see in today’s text of Judges 2:1-15, we see the baton was not securely passed from Joshua and the other leaders of Israel to the next generation.
Note verses 7 & 10—
7 And the Israelites served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him—those who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.
10 After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.
Where was the baton dropped? Was in dropped on the handoff or was it dropped after it was securely in the hands of the next generation? No matter which, we still see the next leg of the race run off track.
For a deeper dive into the book of Joshua, join Kim as she teaches “Finding Courage for Life’s Battles: Life Lessons from the Book of Joshua.”
To take her FREE 3-Day Online Bible Study entitled “Let God Transform U through His Word: Why Is Personal Bible Study So Important to Your Christian Life?”.
Check out Kim's website at https://gettinghealthyall4hisglory.com for blog posts and her PDF Printable collection.
Remember, “It’s Always a Trust & Obey Kinda Day!”
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Monday Oct 21, 2019
In Episode 32, What Have You Failed to Drive Out? Kim talks about the idea of driving out evil from our lives.
The Israelites did not drive out all of the evil inhabitants of Canaan, and this hurt them dearly as they continued to live in the land.
She compared this to a home renovation project. You walk into a home, which has potential. Yet, in multiple rooms, there are things that need to be removed before the house can reach its potential. Sometimes a house even has structural damage. She compares all of this to our Christian lives.
For a deeper dive into the book of Joshua, join Kim as she teaches “Finding Courage for Life’s Battles: Life Lessons from the Book of Joshua.”
To take her FREE 3-Day Online Bible Study entitled “Let God Transform U through His Word: Why Is Personal Bible Study So Important to Your Christian Life?”.
Check out Kim's website at https://gettinghealthyall4hisglory.com for blog posts and her PDF Printable collection.
Remember, “It’s Always a Trust & Obey Kinda Day!”
Monday Oct 14, 2019
Monday Oct 14, 2019
In Episode 31, “Life Transitions Rule #1: Ask the Lord for Guidance” Kim talks about some life transition times and the importance of asking the Lord for guidance especially during these times.
In Judges 1:1, we see a huge transition for the Israelite nation — “After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, ‘Which tribe should go first to attack the Canaanites?’”
This phrase caused Kim to begin thinking about all the “After the” transitions we face in life.
Here are just a few to begin the discussion. After the:
Death of someone you:
love,
fear,
depend upon,
have an ambiguous relationship with,
experienced conflict with,
wronged,
looked to for leadership or guidance;
End of a dream (life, business);
Storm;
Fire;
Closed door (relationship, job opportunity);
Accident—whether a wreck, fall, etc.;
Diagnosis;
Treatments ended;
Victory;
Defeat;
Retirement;
_______________________.
For a deeper dive into the book of Joshua, join Kim as she teaches “Finding Courage for Life’s Battles: Life Lessons from the Book of Joshua.”
To take her FREE 3-Day Online Bible Study entitled “Let God Transform U through His Word: Why Is Personal Bible Study So Important to Your Christian Life?”.
Check out Kim's website at https://gettinghealthyall4hisglory.com for blog posts and her PDF Printable collection.
Remember, “It’s Always a Trust & Obey Kinda Day!”
Monday Oct 07, 2019
Monday Oct 07, 2019
In Episode 30, “Whatever Seemed Right in Their Own Eyes” Kim shares some introductory comments regarding the book of Judges and the spiritual climate during that time.
Repeatedly in the book of Judges, we see this: “In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.” (Judges 17:6, 21:25)
The sentiment of the people doing “whatever seemed right in their own eyes” sounds just like the times we live in, doesn’t it?
This is one of the reasons this study of the book of Judges is so timely. Please prayerfully embark upon this journey and see how God may transform you to one who is more concerned with doing what is right in God’s eyes instead of your own.
For a deeper dive into the book of Joshua, join Kim as she teaches “Finding Courage for Life’s Battles: Life Lessons from the Book of Joshua.”
To take her FREE 3-Day Online Bible Study entitled “Let God Transform U through His Word: Why Is Personal Bible Study So Important to Your Christian Life?”.
Check out Kim's website at https://gettinghealthyall4hisglory.com for blog posts and her PDF Printable collection.
Remember, “It’s Always a Trust & Obey Kinda Day!”
Encouraging Others in Loving Jesus Podcast
You can’t live a life of obedience to Christ while refusing to leave your comfort zone.
This podcast is hosted by Kim Smith, a small town Country Girl who left her comfort zone to follow Jesus in a big City World. Now, she wants to use God’s Word and lessons from her faith journey to encourage others in loving Jesus.
In each episode, Kim will share insights regarding a portion of God’s Word and challenge listeners to apply the lessons to their daily lives.
If you want to grow in your faith and learn how to encourage others in loving Jesus, subscribe and commit to prayerfully listening each week.
May God honor this personalized scripture prayer in the life of each listener:
Dear Lord,
I pray that from Your glorious, unlimited resources You will empower each listener with inner strength through Your Spirit. May You make Your home in her(/his) heart as she trusts in You. May her roots grow down into Your love and keep her strong. And may she have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep Your love is. May she experience Your love, though it is too great to understand fully. Then may she be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from You. Now all glory to You, who is able, through Your mighty power at work within her, to accomplish infinitely more than she might ask or think. (Ephesians 3:16-20 Personalized Prayer)
”Remember, It’s Always a Trust & Obey Kinda Day!”