Never Turned Away
At the cross Jesus bore more than just our sin. Do you know what it is?
Good morning, afternoon or evening to you! Depending on when you are finding the time to tune in I welcome you today and thank you for joining me!
In the Bible there is a story of how Jesus was at Peter’s house and Peter’s mother-in-law was sick with fever and Jesus healed her. Immediately she got up and started serving Jesus and all who were there. That evening people brought demon possessed folks and sick folks and it says that Jesus cast out the demons and healed them all. We do not know how many in number was involved just that there were demon possessed people there and sick people there and that however many there were Jesus delivered and healed them all.
When we study the gospels we learn that Jesus never turned away anyone who came to Him for deliverance or healing. There is a continual demonstration of willingness on His part to meet the people at the point of their need according to their faith. Jesus had compassion on them and healed them all.
I have never met anyone who would say God was unable to heal or to deliver. Usually they will always say, “Of course He can heal He can do anything he wants to He is God.” So believing God is able to do something is not something that we typically wrestle with. The thing that creates a struggle at times is whether or not He is willing. In the incident where Jesus delivered and healed everyone that evening which is recorded in Matthew 8:14-17 verse 17 gives us something worth thinking about and asking the Holy Spirit to illuminate to our hearts. At the cross Jesus bore more than just our sins. I encourage you to read it carefully and consider it asking the Holy Spirit to reveal things to you from it.
Remember, you are loved today and always by your faithful gracious Heavenly Father. By coming to His Son Jesus in faith to be forgiven and made alive you became His child supernaturally and He is for you not against you. He can heal you just as easily as He forgave you and made you righteous. It is by the same means, it is a gift and it works on the basis of faith.
So I speak healing to you today in His marvelous name. I declare that He is not only able to heal you, He is willing. Go and have a blessed day today in His name and always. His grace and peace be with you.
You’ve Been Supplied
Do you realize just how much your Heavenly Father is for you?
Good morning, afternoon or evening to you! Depending on when you are finding the time to tune in I welcome you today and thank you for joining me! Did you know that in Mark 16 it says believers will lay hands on the sick and they shall recover?
I remember it well. It happened after our fourth child was born. My wife experienced a very serious episode of postpartum depression and she would cry for long periods for no real reason and she struggled to get through a day. This went on for several weeks and with the long hours I was working and her being at home with four kids and one a new born it was taking a real toll on all of us. I felt so bad for her and I wished I could help her but I was totally at a loss on what to do. I couldn’t quit work and stay home, I was the sole provider.
One evening in a moment of sheer desperation I sought the Lord and began to levy my complaint to Him about the situation and how it was unfair and it needed to end. As I went through my list of reasons for why it was not right declaring He needed to do something about it I heard a voice inside me saying, “I have already supplied you with what is needed now go and speak over your wife and release her from this.” I knew that voice really well. It was my father from heaven speaking to my spirit. I responded, “God you know that if I go back there where she is right now crying and do something and it doesn’t work it might push her over the edge.” His reply was simple, “Are you going to trust me or are you going to talk yourself out of this opportunity to see her set free from this?”
So I called her to come to where I was and she did with tears flowing. She was so helpless and my heart was so moved for her. I told her the Lord spoke to me and that tonight this is going to end, it has to go. So I laid my hands on her and rebuked it and commanded it to leave her and it did. That night she was totally set free from that postpartum depression she was battling. God moved mightily on her behalf and on behalf of the family. I was then kicking myself and saying to myself, “why did I wait so long to get with God about this and do something, she could have been free much sooner.” I am so glad He loves us.
You are loved today and always by your faithful gracious Heavenly Father. By coming to His Son Jesus in faith to be forgiven and made alive you became His child supernaturally and He is for you not against you. He can heal you just as easily as He forgave you and made you righteous. It is by the same means, it is a gift and it works on the basis of faith.
So I speak healing to you today in His marvelous name. I declare that He is not only able to heal you, He is willing. Go and have a blessed day today in His name and always. His grace and peace be with you.
He Sent His Word
You have a Heavenly Father who is for you not against you. He speaks amazing things over you and sends His word to heal you.
Good morning, afternoon or evening to you! Depending on when you are finding the time to tune in I welcome you today and thank you for joining me! It is my aim to encourage you today in the grace Jesus gives and remind you of His marvelous love and faithfulness in some way.
You know, way back long, long ago when Israel was in slavery God very mercifully determined their time in that situation had come to an end as far as He was concerned so He set in motion His plan to deliver them. He used Moses as His vessel to go to Pharaoh and intercede for their release from slavery. Through a series of 10 plagues that God sent against Egypt to convince Pharaoh to let them go they left Egypt, healthy, wealthy and free. The Egyptians were so eager to see them go they gave them gold and goods for the journey, they just wanted them gone.
In the Psalms it says the following about that moment in history as the Israelites went out.
Psalm 107:20 He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
God made sure they were physically well when leaving their bondage behind. Even way back then there was something in the heart of God that desired to see His children being well and doing well. There is no sickness in heaven and all sickness is a direct result of the fall of man that gave sin a place here on this earth. It came under the curse of the fall. But God has seen fit to intervene as it pertains to that curse matter and bring healing.
It requires His word being activated in the heart and the soul being washed with the truth not only about His ability to heal, but also about His willingness to do so. You are loved today and always by your faithful gracious Heavenly Father. By coming to His Son Jesus in faith to be forgiven and made alive you became His child supernaturally and He is for you not against you. He can heal you just as easily as He forgave you and made you righteous. It is by the same means, it is a gift and it works on the basis of faith.
So I speak healing to you today in His marvelous name. I declare that He is not only able to heal you, He is willing. Go and have a blessed day today in His name and always. His grace and peace be with you.
Important Announcement
An Important Announcement
Hello friends! I have had a very busy couple weeks and this next week I am in a crunch mode for a renovation project at the church I pastor.
For this reason I need to take this week off from podcasting. Please understand and be patient with me as I work hard to get back to putting up our regular podcasts.
I sincerely hope you are missing them. Feel free to go back and listen to former seasons and always feel free to leave me any comment you might like.
Friend Friday with Mark Machen
I interview my friend Mark Machen from Life of Faith in Alabama
Beware of Change for the Sake of Change
There is a danger to becoming bored with what you already have in Christ. We'll look at such an example in Scripture in a positive and encouraging way.
The Kingdom Of God
There is a righteousness, joy and peace that is yours! let's see what the Bible says about it.
You Are the Righteousness of God in Christ
Let me encourage you with what Scripture says about who and what you are in Christ!
Extended Time Off!
We regret to announce we are having to handle exciting important matters that require us to still be away. we will return soon though and when we know for sure what date it will be it will be announced. In the meantime we hope you will enjoy previous episodes. Be blessed and we will see you soon!
On vacation all this week but returning soon. Stay tuned! In the meantime please enjoy listening to previous episodes that have encouraged you and brightened your day. Have a great day!
We regret to announce we are having to handle exciting important matters that require us to still be away. We will return soon though and when we know for sure what date it will be it will be announced. In the meantime we hope you will enjoy previous episodes. Be blessed and we will see you soon!
Friend Friday with Joe Ewen from Scotland
In this interview you’ll meet my good friend from Banff Scotland - Joe Ewen. Joe is a world traveler and has raised up churches and serves as prophetic oversight to a very large missional organization.
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In this interview you’ll meet my good friend from Banff Scotland - Joe Ewen. Joe is a world traveler and has raised up churches and serves as prophetic oversight to a very large missional organization.
Link tree - https://linktr.ee/goodnewsthatactuallyis
Not Pretending
The marvelous things revealed in Scripture aren’t beckoning us to pretend to be something we aren’t, they are revealing what we have become in Christ. It is a marvelous reality!
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Welcome to season twelve and a new day that brings with it new opportunities! It’s Thursday! My goal is to put a smile on your face today! Pay close attention to the end of the podcast session for an exciting opportunity.
When I was boy a new fad came out regarding bicycles. It was considered really cool to cut the front forks off a no good bike and then slip them onto the front forks of your own bike and make a chopper. Then we would get playing cards or balloons and attach them in a way that caused them to rake against the wheel spokes to make a sound like a motorcycle. It was a fun way of pretending and feeling cool.
Unlike pretending, when we are told certain things in Scripture regarding what we have received in the New Covenant by way of Christ obedience, they are real. It is not pretend. For instance it is not pretending when it says we have been seated with God in Christ in heavenly places. Born again believers are really there!
You become a heavenly citizen from another realm when you genuinely come to Jesus. The Scripture is not suggesting that you pretend this. It communicates this so that you and I can live as who we truly are now that we are in Christ and Christ is in us. Living in the new nature which is a walk according to the Spirit is not like riding make believe chopper bicycles.
You have received something so transformational in coming to Jesus you can’t be the same, you are no longer natural, you have become supernatural. You are now a brand new species as it were. You are no longer trapped in a natural sin natured existence. You are set free to be a temple for the Holy Spirit to dwell in. You are a host for the presence of God whether you realize it yet or not. This is not pretend or make believe, it is the real you! So enjoy Him each and every day and live aware of His presence abiding in you.
I would like to hear one of your stories in order to share it here. It needs to be vulnerable, humorous and definitely around 2 to 3 minutes tops. Email me at goodnewsthatactuallyis@gmail.com and we will set up how you can get it to me. If it is selected for sharing you will be notified as to when it will air. But for that to happen you will have to get it recorded and sent to me. Have a great day!
No Brakes!
Having the safety of someone loving you enough to rescue you from your mistakes and help you get back on track is something special and wonderful. You have someone like that.
Welcome to season twelve and a new day that brings with it new opportunities! It’s Wednesday! My goal is to put a smile on your face today! Pay close attention to the end of the podcast session for an exciting opportunity.
When I was around five years old my three older brothers decided to teach me how to ride a bike. At the time we lived way out in the country and had a really steep gravel driveway. I had just learned to stay balanced around the house when I saw my dad a ways down the hill with a man he had been helping to survey some land. My dad was standing in from of the mans open driver side door with some tools in his arms when I yelled out, “look dad I can ride” and started down the hill. I began gaining speed fast and my dad was yelling, “hit the bakes, hit the brakes!” I yelled back, “I can’t!” Just then I ran straight into my dad, the tools went flying my dad went backwards into the car door but I was safe. You see if my dad had not stopped me there was a long way to go down that hill and it would have been really bad.
But, my dad stopped me. He used his body to do so and it wasn’t pretty but I was safe.
When you come to Jesus the Father commits to you. He will look out for you in an effort to see you grow and to see you succeed and He knows there will be lessons along the way. My dad sat me down to instruct me after that incident not because he stopped loving me and wanted to disown me. It was because He loved me and wanted me to be able to ride with confidence knowing how to stop my bike in any situation. His concern was for my well being and that is how it when Jesus comes to our rescue and we are corrected by His instruction. Correction is not unloving, it is a sure sign of belonging, being loved and cared for at a much deeper level than unwarranted praise could ever offer. It says this very thing in Hebrews in the Bible.
You might be going through a time where the Father is sitting you down to instruct you in some area but do not be discouraged by it, be encouraged. It means you belong to Him and you are greatly loved. Listen carefully and get up knowing you are now empowered to do differently. Let His joy and peace rule your heart even those times and you will experience great success.
I would like to hear one of your stories in order to share it here. It needs to be vulnerable, humorous and definitely around 2 to 3 minutes tops. Email me at goodnewsthatactuallyis@gmail.com and we will set up how you can get it to me. If it is selected for sharing you will be notified as to when it will air. But for that to happen you will have to get it recorded and sent to me. Have a great day!
Cowboy Boots and Bike Spokes
Welcome to season twelve and a new day that brings with it new opportunities! It’s Tuesday! My goal is to put a smile on your face today! Pay close attention to the end of the podcast session for an exciting opportunity.
When I was really young while visiting my Mamaw my dad wanted to give me a ride on a bike down the hill. I wore cowboy boots everywhere back then. So up on the handle bars my Dad lifted me and said, do not stick your boots in the spokes. I wish he hadn’t said that. I wish instead he would have said son I need you to help me by flaring your legs out away from the bike so we can go better. That might have worked a little better than don’t stick your boots in the spokes. Guess what happened. Yep, I accidentally stuck my boot in the spokes! We were gaining speed too. We both rolled and tumbled along the pavement that day and my Dad was way more scuffed and scraped up than I was for some reason. My dad desired me to have a great experience. It was all well intentioned but I just couldn’t come out perfect on that don’t do thing he said.
You know Paul an apostle of Jesus spoke about this kind of phenomenon in Romans in the Bible. He said what I would like to do good I don’t do. He spoke about when the law came it convinced him of how short of the mark he was. It condemned him and brought him death by exposing his sin. That is what the don’ts are purposed to do for us. They are meant to reveal how we can’t be good enough in our own strength and render us helpless. As helpless as a dead person would be.
Thankfully Jesus came and did for us what we couldn’t do for ourselves. He perfectly complied with don’ts and the does of the commandments God had given. He perfectly fulfilled the Law of God and then went to the cross where He offered Himself as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. He didn’t do this to make us able in our strength now to keep the law. He did this to remove the power of the law over us so that we could, by grace through faith in Him, have relationship with God.
You do not need to focus on the don’ts, you need to focus on who He is and what He has done if you wish to truly have continual fellowship with God the Father. It’s not our performance that provides access to Him. It is Christ’ performance that grants that to us and we must never forget that. So enjoy fellowship with Him today and let Him lead you into all that He has for you. It’s the best recipe there is for avoiding what you shouldn’t be engaged in.
I would like to hear one of your stories in order to share it here. It needs to be vulnerable, humorous and definitely around 2 to 3 minutes tops. Email me at goodnewsthatactuallyis@gmail.com and we will set up how you can get it to me. If it is selected for sharing you will be notified as to when it will air. But for that to happen you will have to get it recorded and sent to me. Have a great day!
No More Peddle
Welcome to season twelve and a new day that brings with it new opportunities! It’s Monday! My goal is to put a smile on your face today! Pay close attention to the end of the podcast session for an exciting opportunity.
I was about ten years old living in south Florida and I had a ten speed bike. I could wheelie that bike through three gears all the way around the block. I had done it many times and loved it when people watched me. One day while doing my usual wheelie around the block my front tire came off the bike. In my mind I thought I’ll just ride it to the ditch and be okay to bail off. Well, I didn’t make it to the ditch because I ran out of peddle and as a result my front forks dug into the street throwing me head first over the handle bars. I landed on my chin and slid. When I stood up I noticed blood was running down my shirt and when I lifted my hand to my face it filled with blood and my neighbor came out and took me in her house to get me cleaned up and help stop the bleeding while contacting my mom. Looking in a mirror as she called my mom I notice there was a big chunk of skin missing from my chin. My showing off my abilities had really cost me this time.
You know, that is how it is sometimes spiritually speaking. It might seem like we are soaring by means of our own efforts and then the front wheel comes off and we run out of peddle and wreck. It can get real messy when it happens too.
It’s interesting that the only time we are encouraged to strive in the New Covenant is when we are told to strive to enter into the rest God offers through Christ where we cease from our own works and have strong confidence in His. He is not asking us to show off our own abilities, He is asking us to show the world what His Son has done and how rich a reward it is to know Jesus. If you feel like you are running out of peddle or have crashed and burned, there is grace available for you. No shame, no condemnation. Jesus will love you and tend to your wounds if you’ll let Him do so. He is not looking for a superhuman. He came to bring many sons into glory where our effort seems effortless because of the presence and power of God working in and through us. Let Him bring you into His rest today where you cease from your own works and revel in what He has done and is doing. Learn to enjoy Him and relax into Him and allow Him to take you in His strength where you need to go. It’s way more exciting and rewarding when you do.
I would like to hear one of your stories in order to share it here. It needs to be vulnerable, humorous and definitely around 2 to 3 minutes tops. Email me at goodnewsthatactuallyis@gmail.com and we will set up how you can get it to me. If it is selected for sharing you will be notified as to when it will air. But for that to happen you will have to get it recorded and sent to me. Have a great day!
Friend Friday with Vinod Sharma of India
In this episode I interview my friend Vinod Sharma a faithful man working in northern India to make Jesus known.
In this episode I interview my friend Vinod Sharma a faithful man working in northern India to make Jesus known.
Encouraged By His Presence
There is a way to be encouraged regardless of what may be taking place in your life at this moment. We’ll discover what the secret is.
Welcome to this new day that brings with it new opportunities! It’s Monday and I am so glad to have this time with you to encourage your joy!
The Unreliable Brace
You’ll laugh at this one for sure but there is a valuable lesson it.
Welcome to season eleven and a new day that brings with it new opportunities! It’s Thursday! My goal is to put a smile on your face today! Pay close attention to the end of the podcast session for an exciting opportunity.
I was a young dad but very involved with my kids although I had a very busy work schedule. We had managed to head up into the mountains as a family to play in the stream and have a cook out. We had brought with us a little plastic minnow net to catch and release critters from the stream. We wanted to more closely examine them. Now you would have thought I would have considered something before the next thing I am about to tell you.
Someone asked, “are there salamanders in this stream?” to which I said, “sure there are they hide under rocks and I think I see a good one to look under.” Now to access this particular rock I needed to be able to brace myself and here’s where I should have thought before I acted. You see without thinking I tried to lean on what I had in my hand. Yes, you guessed it probably that little plastic net. Can you guess what happened next? That’s right splash, into the stream I went clothes and all. Of course the kids got a big kick out of but no laughed as loud or as hard as my wife Sheila did. It was a blunder that lives in the hallowed halls of embarrassing family moments. It’s been brought up at family table discussions many times with much laughter at my expense.
Do you know what my real mistake was? Because I failed to consider it I placed my confidence in something far too flimsy to uphold me. That net was not designed to carry the weight of a grown man. A misplaced trust in it got me all wet and laughed at. This happens many times in life to many people and I am no exclusion. A misplaced trust in something too weak to support the weight of a complex life or situation has led to many an embarassment or disappointment.
Only Jesus is big enough to hold us fast no matter the load! In fact, He has promised to bear all our burdens if we will just allow Him to do so. Be encouraged today in knowing Jesus loves you and is willing to let you lean on Him at any and all times. That is why He is called a rock, a sure foundation. Hand it off to Him today and lean on Him, He can take it.
I would like to hear one of your stories in order to share it here. It needs to be vulnerable, humorous and definitely around 2 to 3 minutes tops. Email me at goodnewsthatactuallyis@gmail.com and we will set up how you can get it to me. If it is selected for sharing you will be notified as to when it will air. But for that to happen you will have to get it recorded and sent to me. Have a great day!
Pleasantly Surprised
See how one simple act of obedience in faith made a major difference in another persons life.
Welcome to season eleven and a new day that brings with it new opportunities! It’s Wednesday! My goal is to put a smile on your face today! Pay close attention to the end of the podcast session for an exciting opportunity.
It was a normal day in my office at the church. I had just gone through a very trying rough time with a lot of situations that were working overtime to challenge my gift and calling. I was just sitting there behind my desk and thinking to myself and preparing for an important meeting I was about to have with someone and that’s when the phone rang.
I answered it in the usual way. The voice on the other end was very deep and simply said this is a voice from your past. I could not for the life of me figure out who it was. Then he revealed himself to me. It was the man who in my boyhood years had challenged me to play the drums and to sing. Mr Jimmy Gibbs himself. It was then though that he said Tim I want to pray for you. He said I didn’t know how to find you as I had no information to go on so we searched the internet and found this church website. I stopped him and said Jimmy we haven’t had a website in over three years how on earth could you have possibly found that? He said I don’t know but I did and so I called the number. Then he began to speak over me and pray and I began to weep and convulse like something was being pulled out of me. It was a powerful release in my spirit. He finished praying and we talked a bit and then all was done and I needed to get composed before the meeting I was about to have.
Jimmy had just gone out of his way when he could have been doing something else. After all it had been about 30 years or more since we had last seen each other. He is way older than me too so why such an interest? But I am glad he did that. What a rich blessing that was to me. He of course said he was tremendously blessed as well. That memory lives fresh with me.
God takes the simplest acts of obedience to bless someone by encouraging them and turns into some of the greatest riches in life. I love how His kingdom operates. I love how He loves us. He loves you! Maybe that simple idea you had recently is much bigger than you think. What can it hurt to do something with it? I sure am glad Jimmy did.
I would like to hear one of your stories in order to share it here. It needs to be vulnerable, humorous and definitely around 2 to 3 minutes tops. Email me at goodnewsthatactuallyis@gmail.com and we will set up how you can get it to me. If it is selected for sharing you will be notified as to when it will air. But for that to happen you will have to get it recorded and sent to me. Have a great day!
Kindness Rewarded
A true story reflecting how kindness can impact your day and your life.
Welcome to season eleven and a new day that brings with it new opportunities! It’s Tuesday! My goal is to put a smile on your face today! Pay close attention to the end of the podcast session for an exciting opportunity.
As a young boy spending a few years in south Florida we lived in a very small town. So I could ride my bike wherever I wished. In town there was a five and dime store and they carried plastic army men and marbles for twenty five cents a bag. For a dime you could get smaller bag of less appreciated marbles.
One day while on my way to the store to get one of those less appreciated bags of marbles I walked past a distinguished older black man wearing a nice white hat. I remember being impressed by him for some reason I just couldn’t figure out. He just seemed like the kind of guy you just wanted to get to know. He was fumbling in his pocket as he walked and when he pulled out his hand I noticed he dropped some change. I picked up the change and let me tall ya to me it was like finding a fortune. Especially on my way to the five and dime store. But before the man could turn the corner I ran and caught up with him. I said, “Mister you dropped this on the sidewalk back there.” He looked at me and smiled real big and then said, “Son, here take this quarter and go buy yourself something at that five and ten place back there. It’s not often I get to run into an honest young man like yourself.” I nearly shouted, “Thank you Sir!” Now whether that old man did that stunt on purpose or not to test me I do not know, but I sure liked that man a lot. He was very friendly towards a young boy like myself. I did get me a big bag of premium marbles with it too! In fact, my most favorite shooting marble I ever had came from that bag I bought that day.
I share that story because even if the man had not given me any reward for being kind I would have still been rewarded. It felt good to return that money to the rightful owner. Kindness rightly motivated is often its own reward. When you live life in a way that isn’t always feeling empty you have the luxury of being kind even more because your kindness flows from the abundance of your contentment.
You can have that type of abundance flowing in you every day when you belong to Jesus because Scripture says we are complete in Him. We lack nothing! We have been given everything! Kindness comes easy for anyone who believes in Him.
I would like to hear one of your stories in order to share it here. It needs to be vulnerable, humorous and definitely around 2 to 3 minutes tops. Email me at goodnewsthatactuallyis@gmail.com and we will set up how you can get it to me. If it is selected for sharing you will be notified as to when it will air. But for that to happen you will have to get it recorded and sent to me. Have a great day!