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Have you ever poured out your heart, almost begging God to solve a problem, but it doesn’t feel like your prayer is ever answered? You wonder if there’s a better way to pray you don’t know about. Then some days, you really connect with God in prayer and it just makes you want to be closer to Him?
Each week The Bible Speaks to You Podcast helps you rediscover the original Christianity of Jesus. Host James Early, Bible teacher and speaker, and an occasional guest dig deep into how to think, pray, and love like Jesus. And how to experience more of Jesus’s promise that “the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
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336 – What makes you want to obey God? People sometimes ask: "Is there a way to obey God from a place of love instead of from a sense of duty or fear of punishment?" And my answer is always: Absolutely, Yes! It is totally possible to obey God from a place of love instead of duty or fear. God doesn’t want you to obey Him because you’re afraid of Him. God wants a loving relationship with you. When you realize He always has your best interests at heart, you really do want to ob...
335 – Will you or anyone you know be alone for Christmas this year? An estimated 14 million Americans will spend Christmas alone in 2025. That’s a lot of people! I don’t have numbers for other countries, but this really opened my eyes to a problem that’s a lot bigger than I realized. There’s a wide variety of reasons why people are alone at Christmas, and a small percentage of them actually prefer to be by themselves. But the vast majority of these 14 million people would rather ...
334 – It's Freedom Friday How good are you at overcoming temptation? What do you do when you are tempted to do something you know you shouldn’t do? How do you resist the temptation? Or do you just give in to it? A question I get a lot is: How do I resist the temptations in my life? This is something we all have to deal with. And at some point, as you grow spiritually, it’s not just about resisting temptation, but getting to where they are no longer temptations and you have freedom and p...
333 – God still uses ordinary people to accomplish His purpose Christmas is just a few weeks away, and a lot of people I know are busy getting ready for this special time of year when we celebrate Christ’s coming. And I don’t just mean making all the preparations for holiday meals, gifts, and seasonal activities. A lot of people take very seriously getting ready spiritually to be more receptive to the spirit of Christmas, the appearing of Jesus here on earth and the significance of that...
332 – FREEDOM FRIDAY You are made in the image and likeness of God. The Bible makes this clear in the very first chapter of Genesis. But then the Bible tells story after story of how people have sinned and not been true to the way God created them. Someone asked the other day: If I’m really made in the image and likeness of God, why do I keep sinning? That’s a pretty deep question and that's what this episode of Freedom Friday is all about. It has a LOT to do with how you see yourself. ...
331 – What gives you a sense of self-worth? Over the years, I've met some people who are very, very wealthy. I've also met people who probably didn’t have $20 to their name. And lots of people in between. Some of these very wealthy people, even though they have been incredibly successful in many areas of their life, have a very low sense of self-worth. And a few of the homeless people I’ve met, who don’t have enough money to get a good meal, have a remarkable sense of their own va...
330 – Does God ever tempt us? A lot of people are convinced God sends temptations to see if they are faithful. You’d be surprised how many Christians believe some version of this, that God tempts us or puts tempting things and thoughts in our path. But nothing could be further from the truth. God never tempts you. That's what we're talking about this week on FREEDOM FRIDAY. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Show notes: Full transcript at thebiblespeakstoyou.com/330 Text me your questions or comments. Support the...
329 – Are you grateful when things don't go the way you want them to? A lot of folks I’ve been talking to lately are facing some pretty serious challenges. And they don't really think they have anything to be grateful for. They’re worried about the rising cost of living, if they can pay their bills and put food on the table for their families. They’re worried about the rising costs of health care. Some folks have lost their jobs and haven’t been able to find work. Other people are...
328 – How do you quit being influenced by others? Have you ever worked hard to quit making the same mistakes or committing the same sins and finally got your life cleaned up and straightened out, when someone, maybe even an old friend, tries to pull you back into that old life style? You feel negatively influenced by others to do things you don’t want to do. It can be a pretty hard situation to deal with. But there are things you can do and new ways to think that will help you not to le...
327 – What are you most hungry and thirsty for? What do you want more than anything else in the world? To be successful, to have a great job and make lots of money, to have a loving family and good friends? Do you want to have a lot of power and influence? Do you want to make a difference in the world and help people who are less fortunate than you? Maybe a better question is: What does God want you to do more than anything else? You may already have an answer for that and be working in...
326 – FREEDOM FRIDAY How do you deal with judgmental people? Have you ever been talking to someone who gets very judgmental of you because of mistakes you've made in the past, things you're not still doing, attitudes and actions that you have left behind, but they want to keep you in the past? Do you know how to deal with judgmental people like this? Maybe it's not on purpose, but they make you feel guilty all over again for something that happened a long time ago. In their mind they ju...
325 – Does your life ever feel incomplete? How often do you feel like there’s something missing in your life? It could be a relationship, a better job, enough money to pay the bills, better health. It could go deeper than that. You might feel like your life is incomplete because you don’t know what your higher sense of purpose is, and if you do, you’re not sure how to fulfill it. Why is it that most of us at some time or another feel like something is missing in our lives? W...
324 - What do you do when someone won't forgive you? Have you ever apologized to someone, but they won’t forgive you? They're still feeling hurt or betrayed and they just can’t bring themselves to forgive you. It’s a pretty lousy feeling. And sometimes it seems like you can’t get on with your own life until there’s some reconciliation and you get that relationship healed. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. So what do you do when that happens? How do you pray and what do yo...
323 – You’ve probably heard of the destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem when the Roman army destroyed it in 70 AD. But have you ever wondered how that event is relevant to us today? What can you and I learn from the destruction of Jerusalem, now almost 2,000 years later? Well, actually there’s a lot we can learn and my guest this week, Ward Sanford, and I are going to dig into some important lessons we need to learn, individually and collectively as the church, that can make al...
322 – It's time to accept God's forgiveness Have you ever had trouble accepting God’s forgiveness for mistakes you made or sins you committed? And you still feel a burden of guilt even though you’re not making those same mistakes or committing those sins anymore? That’s what we’re talking about this week on Freedom Friday. Here are a few key points to help you in this process. Forgiveness is a gift from GodYou are worthy to accept this giftConfess your mistakes and sins to yourself and ...
321 – If Jesus came to your home town, what would he do? Have you ever wondered what would happen if Jesus came to your community? Who would he talk to? Who would he preach to? Who would he heal? Who would be receptive to his message? Who would oppose him and try to stop him or get rid of him? In this week’s episode, we dig into The way Jesus ministered to people in their communities How some people were receptive to him How others were opposedWhat’s going on in ou...
312 FF – Have you ever struggled to forgive yourself? In this week's Freedom Friday episode, we're going to tackle what is sometimes one of the hardest things to do, forgive yourself. I share my friend Jim's story where he learned to forgive his father and himself for things that happened years ago. The thing that helped him the most was an odd little exercise I had him try. It worked! And it's helped a lot of folks since then actually forgive themselves. I'd love to hear how you have b...
319 – It's time to get back to Bible basics Have you ever been in a conversation about the Bible with someone who is so caught up in some minute detail of something the Bible mentions only once, maybe twice? But the way the conversation is going, it sounds like it's the most important thing in the whole Bible? Maybe you’ve seen it happen when you’re watching a Bible-based video on social media where all the attention is focused on something very obscure or rarely mentioned in the Bible....
318 FF – Are you committing the same sin over and over? You're not alone. A lot of people struggle with this. I sure have. In this week's Freedom Friday episode, I share just a few ideas that can help you face these temptations to keep committing the same sin. Take an honest look at your self and what you think this sin is giving youRealizing whatever sin "gives" you is a counterfeitSin never really meets a needGod is the only one who can meet your needsTemptations don't come from you, but fr...
317 – What do you think of when you hear the word "evangelism"? Is it a good thing? Or does it make you cringe? All too often evangelism today has a negative connotation with some folks. The word is often associated with Christians, who may or may not be imbibing the true spirit of Christ. Others, even many within the Christian church, get evangelism and proselytizing mixed up. They don’t want to be too pushy in sharing their faith, so they don’t share it at all. They don’t ...
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