Hope, Healing & Freedom

Have you seen those leadership pyramids where the leader is at the top and all of the followers or employees are beneath the leader? That is the way much, if not all of corporate America is designed. It is also the way much of the Church is operated. It is also the way many marriages are run. What if that pyramid is not the way Jesus would run things? What if Jesus would turn that pyramid totally upside down? In this podcast I want...

Do you wake up in the morning and worry about what is going to happen that day? Or do you find it hard to sleep at night due to a nagging sense of dread about something you did or did not do? Does an unhealthy sense of fear and anxiety have control over you? In this podcast I want to talk about how to dismantle a stronghold of fear and anxiety.

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Would you fight two warriors at the same time? Would you go into a pit during a snow storm and fight a lion? Would you take a huge warriors spear and fight him with his own spear? I would have to answer NO to all of those questions. Yet one of my favorite people in the bible did just that. In this podcast we are going to look at the bravery of Benaiah and hopefully inspire each of us with his story.

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I’m sure you have heard the phrase in church about having Wholehearted Devotion to Jesus. I heard it again this week at church and I found myself agreeing with it, yet not being sure what it means and how to do that. Our hearts are so divided between our family and friends, our hobbies and our desires. Then you throw in verses like Psalms 86:11 that says to “Unite my heart to fear Your name.” How can we say with all integrity that ...

People all around the world know the emergency phone number for their country. It is 911 for those of us in North America, I believe it is 999 in the UK, and 112 in Europe. We know that you only dial those numbers when you need emergency services like an ambulance, or the police, or the fire department. Unfortunately many people have a 911 relationship with Jesus. They only call on Him when they are in an emergency. Yes, Jesus will...

What does an orphan do to survive? They perform. They also struggle with anxiety wondering if they have done enough to meet other peoples standard. Their greatest fear is they will be rejected once again. They can count on their parents and family, so they perform. If they can't count on their performance, then what? Come along on this weeks Hope Healing and Freedom podcast as we continue to look at the Orphan Lifestyle, Performanc...

Have you ever been in a church where there was a church split? If you have not, you are blessed. Why is it not unusual for a church to have a split? In this podcast I want to talk about a very destructive demonic stronghold that is coming against you and your church. I am not going to mention the name of this spirit yet because it may cause some to turn this podcast off. I believe that once I explain how this spirit operates, you w...

Some have asked if counseling and therapy go together with RTF? Is there a place for both counseling and RTF? What should the relationship be between traditional therapy and RTF? Come along with me on this Hope Healing and Freedom podcast as we talk about the relationship between counseling, therapy, and RTF in a believer's life. 

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There are two conditions that are a bit hard to define because they are invisible boundary lines, yet they often have a very strong effect on your life. Those two conditions that may be interacting are soul ties and being able to establish healthy boundaries.

Both of these are hard to define because you can’t point to a specific behavior to verify them. They both have to do with our heart attitudes, and they are both important beca...

Is it OK to disagree with the dictionary? Well I am going to when it comes to the word peace. According to Dictionary.com, peace means - the non warring condition of a nation or group, a state of mutual harmony between people groups, a state of tranquility or serenity, or the cessation of or freedom from any strife or dissension. It is wonderful when those things happen, but can you experience peace even when life is a mess? In thi...

What if we are making prayer more difficult than God intended? Have you ever struggled with prayer because you were concerned that you were not doing it correctly? I took a seminary class on prayer where we studied prayer, but we never prayed. In this podcast, I want to give some RTF insights on prayer. Join me as we take a look at prayer from an RTF perspective.

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Wouldn’t it be great if everything in our lives moved forward in an orderly fashion? I would love it if most of the events in life came in a steady, systematic, predictable, and orderly fashion. You could then move from one event to the next event in a seamless manner without any interruptions or disruptions. You do know what that line of thinking is called? It is called a fairytale. If you have listened to the last two podcasts, y...

Have you ever read something in the bible and wanted to respond, “Really, God? You seriously want me to do that?” Ok, maybe you don’t do that, but sometimes I do. Today’s verse is one of those times when I have to take a deeper look into what God is saying before I react, because it is one of those “Seriously, God?” scriptures. Come along with me as we look at a piece of amazing advice from God.

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What does it mean when we say that God is my protector? Does it mean that nothing that we consider as bad will ever happen to me? Does it mean that God is going to put this invisible force field around me that is going to shield me from difficulties and trials? Come along with me on this weeks Hope Healing and Freedom podcast as we look at what the bible says about God’s protection. I believe it will bring you greater peace and con...