Walk Boldly With Jesus Catherine Duggan

Psalm 24:7-8 "Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors! That the King of glory may come in. Who is the King of Glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle!” Today's episode invites us to invite the Lord into our lives. It shows us that the Lord is calling us to invite Him in. It shows us that we don't have to change before we invite Him in. He is not expecting us to change into Saints instantly. He is gentle and will meet us right where we are.
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Luke 5:30-32 “But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Today's episode shows us that we don't have to have it all together before we come to God. It talks about Matthew West's song Truth Be Told and how it reminds us that Jesus said to come as we are. God loves us just as we are!
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Today’s witness is from a woman who is in the Big Life mentoring group with me. Aimee has been through a lot over the years. Several unhealthy relationships in her search for love. Finally, her mentor Pamela Crim helped her realize that what she was really looking for was God and the Big Life He created her for. Listen to her testimony and you will see how God transformed her life. He can do the same for yours. You just have to surrender to him. Take it away Aimee.
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Luke 21:13-15 “This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it, therefore, in your minds, not to meditate beforehand how to answer, for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.” Today's episode shows us that we don't have to spend time planning out what we will say to defend our faith. God will give us the words we need. He will give us the words we need for each circumstance. All we need to do is stop and ask for the words. We need to stop and invite the Holy Spirit into our conversations. It also points out in the verse God says He will give us wisdom. How would our lives be different if we asked God for more wisdom in all areas of our life?
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Today’s episode will be a bit different. My friend and fellow Toastmaster has just published a book titled Grace Empowerment 101 Devotionals. You can find this book on Amazon, and I will place a link in the show notes if you would like to purchase it. I met Marina through The New Life Toastmasters Group. She started this Toastmasters group over 10 years ago, and I am so thankful for it, as I learned so much from it.

For those of you who don’t know, Toastmasters is an organization that trains people to do public speaking—or any kind of speaking. It is also really good for people who need to learn to communicate better at work or learn to be more calm giving work presentations. Marina is a volunteer work coach for many people, including college students just finishing up their degrees and looking to go out and find a job. Marina is also an integral part of her church family. She studied at the Chinese Semlink Theology Seminary College Certificate Program for four years and is now the Sunday School Coordinator at her church.

Marina is a talented woman who loves Jesus. She has such a passion to bring Jesus’s love to everyone she meets. She also runs Alpha courses at her church. Alpha emphasizes the essentials that all denominations agree on. Alpha creators believe that what unites us is infinitely greater than what divides us. I hope you enjoy her devotionals as much as you do. She is a phenomenal woman of God. If you are on Facebook and would like to follow her you can find her at Author Marina Grace: Life Lessons, Panda Flash Cards. I will place a link for that in the show notes as well. Today I will be reading 5 of her devotionals to you so you can get a sneak peak as to what you will find in her book.
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Acts 2:40 “And he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” Today's episode is a bit different. Today, I talk about the lyrics of the song "Honestly, I think we just need Jesus" by Terrian. This is a song about how crazy the world has gotten and how much we need Jesus. I haven't been able to get the song out of my head so I thought I would share it with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Music:"Adding the Sun" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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