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"When Do Don't Know What To Pray" Mar 13, 2018

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Pastor Tom talks about those times when you absolutely don't know what to say when you pray. There are times as well when you don't even have time to formulate a prayer. You just need to say something to God. What do you say?

Link to the song that Pastor Tom mentions

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"New Normal" Mar 09, 2018

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Listen as Pastor Tom talks about his "New Normal". Enjoy life as it is and refuse to sit around complaining about it. It might not be the normal that we prefer, but "it is what it is". Perhaps our prayer should be that God would free us from the need to be healed?

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"When Counting Sheep Doesn't Work" Feb 17, 2018

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- Trouble sleeping? Scripture teaches us that God wants us to be able to sleep. Sleep can actually be a spiritual discipline. Listen as Pastor Tom shares ways to combine faith with sleep. Episode Notes -

Psalm 121:4 Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. - Quote: “Sleep is an act of surrender. It is a declaration of trust. It is admitting that we are not God (who never sleeps), and that is good news.” James Bryan Smith Psalm 3:5: “I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me” Psalm 16:7: “I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.” Make this a daily prayer. Physically write down the things that you are worried about and cross them off. Mentally picture yourself giving the concerns to Jesus. Bow down on your knees- maybe even put your face to the ground and surrender it all to God .

"Let Them Grumble - Be Encouraged!" Feb 10, 2018

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Got grumblers? Is it possible to not let them ruin your day? YES IT IS! Listen as Pastor Tom shares.

Episode notes:

Jude 1:16

These people are grumblers and fault-finders; they follow their own evil desires. They boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.

There are people that have proven to me that they rarely (if ever) see anything positively. I create a filter in my mind when I am around them.

I EXPECT them to be negative. In fact, if the weren't negative towards me, then I would begin to wonder if I am on the wrong path!

Luke 6:26(a)

Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you.

"It's Time To Send It Away" Feb 10, 2018

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Un-forgiveness kills. Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was a moment in which you could just let go of the painful past? God wants to do that for you. Listen as Pastor Tom describes a time recently that this happened in his life.

Episode notes:

Three Choices:

Hold it tight

Shove it back

Send it away

Whatever It Takes...

It is possible to "send it away"

God is interested in helping us "send it away"

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"Bury The Hatchet AND The Handle" Feb 10, 2018

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Deal with YOUR anger. It's yours to do with what you want. You can keep it or send it away. Join pastor Tom as he shares the difference between the two.

Episode Notes:

Garth Brooks - "We Bury The Hatchet"

Three Choices:

1) Hold it tight

2) Shove it back

3) Send it away

Ephesians 4:26-27

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.

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You Might As Well Get Used To The Dark" Feb 05, 2018

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Darkness is ok. In fact, Psalm 23 actually says that God LEADS us into darkness. Listen, as Pastor Tom shares that there are good things that God does in the dark.

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"Learning To Walk In The Dark"

Barbara Brown Taylor

"You're Still A Newbie" [PART 2] Feb 05, 2018

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You might be OVER-CRITICAL of you! Pastor Tom shares EIGHT "go-to" ways to battle against his tendency to be overly self-critical. There is a better way.

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1 Corinthians 15:10 - "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and His grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain..."

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Prayer Before Sleep

Dear God, as I lay me down to sleep, relax the tension of my body; calm the restlessness of my mind; still the thoughts which worry and perplex me.

Help me to rest myself and all my problems in Your strong and loving arms.

Let Your Spirit speak to my mind and heart while I am asleep, so that, when I wake up in the morning, I may find that I have received in the night-time, light for my way; strength for my tasks; peace for my worries; forgiveness for my sins.

Grant me sleep for tonight, and tomorrow, the power to live. Amen. [anonymous]

"You're Still A Newbie" [PART 1] Feb 04, 2018

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ARE YOU A PERFECTIONIST?Are you overly critical of yourself? Pastor Tom shares his struggle with perfectionism. There is a better way.

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"Vulnerability is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we are supposed to be, and embracing who we actually are."

Brenae' Brown (researcher/author/speaker)

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John 3:17 - "For God did not send His Son into the world to CONDEMN the world, but to SAVE the world through Him."

"Weak Is The New Strong" Feb 04, 2018

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WEAKNESS IS A GOOD THING! Believe it or not, your weaknesses could actually be a strength! Join Pastor Tom as he shares this truth from scripture.