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“Let’s Go”     For the God who sent His celestial message service to these lowly shepherds is the God who is nearest to the broken hearted whose spirits are crushed Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. The Lord watches over all who love him…Joseph, Moses Miriam, Esther, David, Solomon, Ruth, the tax collector, the fishermen, the tekton and teenage girl who was troubled because of her lowliness that God would choose her to bare the Christ child. Her response “I am the Lord’s servant,” “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her. To a young missionary by the name of Jim Elliot who was slain in an Ecuadorian jungle in 1956, while attempting to make contact with the indigenous tribe with the word of God…It is these people that God has used is using and will use to accomplish His work and who like the shepherds said Let’s Go they saw the miracles. We came in this world with no physical things except our flesh and we will leave it with less than that… hear the words that Jim Elliott wrote just before he left this world “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”  For those who hear the call on their lives to go their decision will gain them the sight the miracle and the eternal…his name is Jesus. Just give me Jesus.Song: Give Me Jesus: The Late Fernando Ortega (Thank you for this beautiful piece of Music) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A doctor's journey from having his own successful medical practice to giving it all up for the Lord, and to risk his life as a medical servant to the people of Guatemala and Vietnam.Dr. Bruce Allsop, board certified in Family Medicine licensed in Tennessee More importantly he is a servant of the Most High God, YHWH, pursuing an intimate walk with Jesus, set free from the bondage of sin, forgiven because of God's amazing grace, by HIm and for Him and through, Him, Jesus the Messiah. Bruce is a husband to a wonderful wife and father to awesome adult children--a daughter and a son and daughter-in-law. Medical Director of Vine International, a medically based mission to Guatemala. We serve the under resourced and forgotten people of Mayan descent by shipping medicine, medical supplies and medical equipment to Guatemala City which then is distributed at no cost to clinics, hospitals to serve Jesus by serving the least of these. Please check out vineinternational.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our days on this planet and this life, that Paul refers to as a “Race”, is short, therefore run the race set before you well by not running it in vain. Therefore, I urge you to “Press On” in the knowledge that our Lord has marked out for us the race in advance…. seek Him out, His word and a few solid others that will keep you in the race.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  Over the last three years the world, families and individuals have had to contend with a pandemic that has cost millions of lives. Yet, it's becoming evident that secondary casualties of the pandemic are the negative psychological impacts to men, women and children. In-fact many professionals believe that the psychological impacts of masks, lock-downs, separated relationships, missed school, and generated fear will produce the most victims for years to come.   Today professionals like Greg Becker and others who work with people are seeing an explosion of people suffering with anxiety, fear and depression. Is this how life is suppose to be...NO! Is there hope...YES! Listen in as Steve, Luke, Hannah, and Ryan speak with Greg about the principles for life that God has provided for us.   Greg speaks compassionately and professionally about the topic of anxiety, fear, and depression. He pulls back the curtain of our hearts and minds and offers a biblically sound pathway to freedom from this debilitating illness. If you or a loved one is suffering you don't want to miss this episode.  Greg Becker is a biblically-based and clinically trained counselor with a warm, compassionate, and interactive style. He is experienced in counseling men and women as individuals or as couples. Greg approaches counseling through the lens of Scripture, in conjunction with current psychological standards and research. He currently serves as Director of Congregational Care & Counseling at his local church and internationally. Greg sees clients facing family of origin issues, anxiety, depression, loss & grief, compulsive behaviors, relational issues, career challenges, parenting, and shame.      He also provides pre-engagement and premarital counseling. He is certified SYMBIS facilitator, which stands for Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts.Greg’s approach incorporates aspects of Attachment Theory, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Most of life is lived in the mundane and, so a lot of anxiety has, to do with an accumulation of unresolved things that we have. The scripture calls us to keep short accounts, and that's because we have finite space in our brain. Think of our brain as an inbox that only has so much room there.And when the box starts to get full, the same way that when you go into work and you see an inbox that's full, it's like, oh crap, I'm so far behind. I got so much to do. And, you know, your plate is full. So by keeping those short accounts, helps you to keep anxiety at bay." -Greg Becker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Portion of Script) Hi, this is Steve and welcome back to another Episode of the New Press On. This called …and God Made Man     Recent statistics show that 70% of all suicides in this country are men. A disproportionate number of them are 55 years and older. When we look at the reasons or causes, we find that hopelessness, loneliness, and worthlessness are but a few of the reasons given. Yet the most concerning reason of all is that they have succumb to a lie generated from a society that has derogated men and even promoted their demise. In fact, if history serves as a testimony of what has already occurred, we are faced with a collapse of society because of the dismantling of a God ordained patriarchal order.The class of older men that once served as sages in the lives of younger men, are fading into nonexistence at the behest of those whose ideology is like a cancer. Traditionally, men who are in their sunset years, guided and helped younger generations navigate life, and leaving them immutable truths, are now in trouble.   It’s been observed that a large of these men are engaged in what is called, long term suicide. They've given up, they simply wait to die. The reasons are many but in short, they no longer feel they have a purpose or have long since forgotten what that purpose is. They have become disconnected from other men, or at least from the ones who still have the fire of God in their bellies, the ones who ask life giving questions, like are you ok and do you remember who you are? The men whose worn eyes still know the way.  There is but one hope, men start to throw off their case of cosmic amnesia and begin to remember who they are by returning to the God who formed them from the dirt of the earth.It's time for men to return to their patriarchal position as the first created, by first acknowledging their failure and dereliction to walk with the God who came looking for them in the garden. They must also understand that…Patriarchal rulership as created by God works in giving order to all things, except when it is outside of God commands and then, like everything else it becomes an axis of evil.    A society that works outside of this natural order is destined to fail because the next generation of male leaders, good husbands, great dads, and defenders of truth become societies walking courage-less lemmings.   Sadly, woke churches, who have fashioned themselves and their ideology after the world, has done little more than neutered the very purpose men were created. They do this by dismantling healthy Men’s groups within the church in exchange for the more fashionable community groups. Men need healthy male relationships whom they trust and exchange ideas with. A place where they need not face their struggles alone, a face that helps them remember who they are and whose they are.Today, our society is collapsing in front of our very eyes, it is no accident, it is intentional. By congruently deconstructing and then demonizing older men younger generations are easily targeted. In fact young men have always been the target of despots from throwing new born males into the Nile or like Herod ordering them to be slaughtered because of the fear of a real leader ending their godless reign.It begins by reaching out to the old soldiers and reminding them that if you are not dead you are not done.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Mike a 67-year-old man who lives in North Carolina with his wife of 45 years Ann. He has four grown children. He worked thirty-five years in the Internet and Telecom industries. He was involved in 5 startup companies one of which was purchased by a fortune 15 company for several billion dollars. After leaving the high-tech world he started a consulting company helping small companies to launch new products, sales training, and leadership development. During this time, he was a member of seven different churches. Five of which were startups. He is an ordained elder and was men’s ministry director at four of those the churches.    Mike's story tells of the strategies used in the high-tech businesses to sell big and reach corporate determined goals. These strategies and goals were often cut-throat and required behavior and actions that countered his faith. Sadly, he saw many of the same business metrics used in the churches he helped start. Mike currently is developing a full-time men’s ministry and is currently mentoring and coaching over twenty men. Mike speaks to the issues of men contending with a culture that seeks to stereotype and demean them.Special thanks to Mike for sharing his story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Resolute: Road to Jerusalem Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Blood Red Moon, The Next Day - Posting of the Guard and Sealing the Tomb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was approaching the 9th hour (3PM Jerusalem time, 8 AM EST) The skies are completely darkened and look ominous. In the Temple a lamb is about to be slaughtered for the sins of the Nation it will be signified by the blow of the Shofar. At that moment Jesus cried out with a loud voice My God, My God, why have you forsaken me.”The gospel of Luke records Jesus crying out: Father, into you hands I commit my spirit. After he said this he breathed his last.Off in the distance the shofar was heard being blown.SHOFAR SOUND - Begin EARTHQUAKE - LighteningAt that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split 52 and the tombs broke open.Ancient historians make note of an earthquake occurring…to this day NOAA historical earthquake data records an earthquake occurring in 33 AD about the time of the crucifixion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the Gospels of Luke and Mark. "Crucifixion of Jesus" Davis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Based on the Book: The Crucifixion of Jesus -Davis pp. 186-187 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before Pontus Pilate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Flogging of Jesus (warning graphic) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Its Early in the morning watch… light of the rising sun in the east is barely visible. It will rise 5:26 AM JST, 10:26 pm EST. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Its well past midnight in Jerusalem for the Jews however there is no midnight. Its called the middle watch. The night hours are broken into four watches. Evening, Middle, cockcrow and morning. In the Old Testament the nights were broken up into three watches but the Romans are in charge now so that’s how its going to be. During the middle watch Jesus had been bound and more than likely beaten. According to the Gospel of John he is brought first to Annas who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. 14 Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just prior to their departure for the Garden of Gethsemane its believed Jesus begins what is know as the farewell address as recorded in the gospel of John.. They leave Jerusalem and make their way down into the Kidron Valley…they feel the air become cool as they descend. Beneath the valley is an active fault line. it will play a major role in the end times. They will ascend part of the way up the Mount of Olives where they will enter into the garden. Distant moisture from the Mediterranean mixes with the cool night air lower down the mountain and a fog begins to low to the ground. The full moon cast shadows in the Olive groves. The Jewish Passover is always celebrated during a period of the full moon, sometimes called the Paschal full moon.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Last Supper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tuesday Night - WednesdayThe gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke report Jesus is staying outside of the city at Bethany and also the Mt. of Olives. Bethany is a small village on the eastern slope of the Mt. of Olives. Bethany is mentioned frequently in the New Testament. It was the home of Mary and Martha and their brother Lazarus. The Mt. Of Olives is part of a mountain ridge that extends over two miles on the eastern side of the Old City of Jerusalem and separates it from the Judaean desert. Its Name means Oil Press.Further down the slope of the Mt. Of Olives is the Garden of Gethsemane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is Tuesday in Jerusalem the sun rose at 5:30 AM, 10:30 PM Monday EST. The grasses around Jerusalem have become green. As the weather warms in the next few weeks they will lose their color. it’s Passover week, people from all over the region are beginning to enter the city. Over a million people are expected to pour into Jerusalem. The Roman garrison fort Antonio is on full alert their ever vigilant disposition becomes heightened, they expect trouble as this is an opportune time for zealots to strike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.