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#S2-019: The Man with the Light Encore [Podcast]

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At roughly 11:05 PM on Christmas Eve, in the year 2001, while at work my wife Sharon suffered a brain aneurysm. You can find Sharon’s account of her anguishing life changing trial in this post “How God Miraculously Brought Me through A Brain Aneurysm.” This podcast is my version of that same day, the same ordeal, the same life changing distress. The same miraculous deliverance.

This is an encore episode of Sharon Horvath’s miraculous healing testimony. This podcast first aired in April of 2015.

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How to Conquer An Ungodly Habit

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One unknown gentleman said, ‘A bad habit is like a comfortable bed—easy to get into but hard to get out of.’1 Are you a believer in Jesus and yet struggle with habits which weigh you down and dilute your testimony? There is a answer to the dilemma (Gal.1:4).  The habit may be difficult to overcome but not impossible. All things are possible to one who believes (Mk. 9:23). Here are areas to look at and some things which you can implement from the Bible to overthrow the negative which has gripped your life.

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#S2-018: In the Parable of the Sower, What Are the Lust of Other Things? [Podcast]

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Radio personality Paul Harvey tells the story of how an Eskimo kills a wolf. The account is grisly, yet it offers fresh insight into the consuming, self-destructive nature of sin. First, the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. Then he adds another layer of blood, and another, until the blade is completely concealed by frozen blood. Next, the hunter fixes his knife in the ground with the blade up. When a wolf follows his sensitive nose to the source of the scent and discovers the bait, he licks it, tasting the fresh frozen blood. He begins to lick faster, more and more vigorously, lapping the blade until the keen edge is bare. Feverishly now, harder and harder the wolf licks the blade in the arctic night. So great becomes his craving for blood that the wolf does not notice the razor-sharp sting of the naked blade on his own tongue, nor does he recognize the instant at which his insatiable thirst is being satisfied by his OWN warm blood. His carnivorous appetite just craves more—until the dawn finds him dead in the snow! In this closing episode to the series ‘The Parable of the Sower’, we’ll talk about how to avoid the wolf’s lustful fate. 1

This is part 7 of the Series “The Parable of the Sower?” You can find Part 1 ‘What Is the Parable of the Sower [Podcast]’ here. Part 2 ‘How Important is Understanding Jesus Parables?’ here. Part 3 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, What Is Wayside Ground?’ here. Part 4 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, What Is Stony Ground? here,  Part 5 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, More of “What Is Stony Ground? here, Part 6 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, What is Thorny Ground? here and Part 7 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, What is the Deceitfulness of Riches’.

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More of What A Real Disciple of Jesus Looks Like

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All of the apostles were insulted by the enemies of their Master. They were called to seal their doctrines with their blood and nobly did they bear the trial.

  • Matthew suffered martyrdom by being slain with a sword at a distant city of Ethiopia.
  • Mark expired at Alexandria, after being cruelly dragged through the streets of that city.
  • Luke was hanged upon an olive tree in the classic land of Greece.
  • John was put in a caldron of boiling oil, but escaped death in a miraculous manner, and was afterward banished to Patmos.
  • Peter was crucified at Rome with his head downward.
  • James, the Greater, was beheaded at Jerusalem,
  • James, the Less, was thrown from a lofty pinnacle of the temple, and then beaten to death with a fuller’s club.
  • Bartholomew was flayed alive.
  • Andrew was bound to a cross, whence he preached to his persecutors until he died.
  • Thomas was run through the body with a lance at Coromandel in the East Indies.
  • Jude was shot to death with arrows.
  • Matthias was first stoned and then beheaded.
  • Barnabas of the Gentiles was stoned to death at Salonica.
  • Paul, after various tortures and persecutions, was at length beheaded at Rome by the Emperor Nero.

Such was the fate of the apostles, according to traditional statements. 1 What is it about these kinds of men? What traits do these disciples of Jesus possess that they would be willing to follow Jesus to the end?

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#S2-017: In the Parable of the Sower, What Are the Deceitfulness of Riches? [Podcast]

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Happiness is not determined by wealth or fame but by character, says Billy Graham in his autobiography “Just as I Am.” He went on to say: “Ruth and I had a vivid illustration of this on an island in the Caribbean. One of the wealthiest men in the world asked us to come to his lavish home for lunch. He was 75 years old, and throughout the entire meal he seemed close to tears. “I am the most miserable man in the world,” he said. “Out there is my yacht. I can go anywhere I want to. I have my private plane, my helicopters. I have everything I want to make my life happy, yet I am as miserable as hell.” We prayed with him, trying to point him to Christ, who alone gives lasting meaning to life.” 1 The man Billy Graham described was caught up in the deceitfulness of riches. What is the deceitfulness of riches and how can you stay free from it?

This is part 7 of the Series “The Parable of the Sower?” You can find Part 1 ‘What Is the Parable of the Sower [Podcast]’ here. Part 2 ‘How Important is Understanding Jesus Parables?’ here. Part 3 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, What Is Wayside Ground?’ here. Part 4 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, What Is Stony Ground?,  Part 5 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, More of “What Is Stony Ground? , and Part 6 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, What is Thorny Ground? here.

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What Does A Real Disciple of Jesus Look Like?

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George Stormount, who wrote a biography of Smith Wigglesworth, said of him, “Once, he stayed in our home, he came down early one morning and told me, ‘God spoke to me on your bed.’ Stormount replied, ‘What did He say?’ ‘He said, ‘Wigglesworth, I am going to burn you all up, until there is no more Wigglesworth, only Jesus.’ Standing at the foot of our stairs, he raised his hands to heaven, and with tears running down his cheeks, he cried, ‘O, God, come and do it! I don’t want them to see me anymore – only Jesus. Is that where your heart is today? Are you a cross carrying disciple of Jesus?

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#S2-016: In the Parable of the Sower, What is Thorny Ground? [Podcast]

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The word “worry” is derived from an old Anglo-Saxon word meaning to strangle or to choke. How well-named the emotion it has been demonstrated again and again in persons who have lost their effectiveness due to the stultifying effect of anxiety and apprehension. A certain well-controlled carefreeness may well be an asset. Normal sensible concern is an important attribute of the mature person. But worry frustrates one’s best functioning. 1 In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus mentions three thorns which choke the Word in a believer’s life. One of these thorns is the sin of worrying.

This is part 6 of the Series “The Parable of the Sower?” You can find Part 1 ‘What Is the Parable of the Sower [Podcast]’ here. Part 2 ‘How Important is Understanding Jesus Parables?’ here. Part 3 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, What Is Wayside Ground?’ here. Part 4 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, What Is Stony Ground?, and Part 5 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, More of “What Is Stony Ground? here.

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Can Your Loved One’s Come to Jesus at the Last Moment?

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Is it possible for a person to come to Jesus at the last moment? Can an individual live their entire life opposed to God’s will and yet come to true repentance on their death bed? The following testimony is proof positive that God save a man within seconds of death. The moral? Don’t ever toss away your faith for your loved ones. God can and does save people at the last moment of their lives.

This is a guest post by Cheryl Little. Cheryl has been a Born-again Christian for 34 years.  She is the devoted wife of Minister Reggie Little and has lived in New Jersey most of her life. Cheryl and her husband have been faithful members of Christ Church in Howell, NJ, for 17 years of which she teaches Sunday School and is an avid leader in the Children’s Ministry.  Cheryl loves her job as an Educator in Monmouth County, NJ and has worked in the Public Schools System for 13 years.  Cheryl loves the Lord and delights in interceding and praying for others.
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#S2-015: In the Parable of the Sower, More of “What Is Stony Ground? [Podcast]

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In the previous podcast in this series entitled ‘In the Parable of the Sower, What is Wayside Ground’, we looked at the importance of understanding God’s Word and how to acquire it. In this week’s podcast we are going to look the next type of non-harvestable ground, stony ground.

This is part 5 of the Series “The Parable of the Sower?” You can find Part 1 ‘What Is the Parable of the Sower [Podcast]’ here. Part 2 ‘How Important is Understanding Jesus Parables?’ here. Part 3 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, What Is Wayside Ground?’ here and Part 4 ‘In the Parable of the Sower, What Is Stony Ground?

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More How to Elevate Your Thinking to God’s Idea of Family

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In John 14:18  Jesus said, “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” The word comfortless is the Greek word for orphan. Jesus promise to all of His disciples, was that He would not leave them as orphans. Family is God’s idea. And God the ultimate Father will never abandon you. 

This is part two of a two part series. You can find part one here.

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#S2-014: Do You Have A New Vision for A New Year? [Podcast]

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This is the New Years edition of Light On Life. This is the time of the year where people think about things like resolutions, goals and vision for the upcoming year. Soon after the completion of Disney World, someone said, “Isn’t it too bad that Walt Disney didn’t live to see this?” Mike Vance, creative director of Disney Studios, replied, “He did see it—that’s why it’s here.” 1  Vision is seeing things invisible. Do you have a new vision for this new year?

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How to Elevate Your Thinking to God’s Idea of Family

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My most enjoyable times on planet earth were not the vacations that I have taken, nor the faraway places I have been nor the great sights of God’s creation that I have seen. No, my most enjoyable times, hands down, have been sitting around my table listening to my family, listening to my four children interact. Family is so vitally important. You as a born again child of God are part of a family also. That wasn’t always the case, at one you point you were ‘fatherless’ as far as God was concerned. But, now you and He are family. 

This is part one of a two part series.