The Bible Speaks to You: Think, Pray, Love like Jesus

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 value as a human being. Of course, this isn’t always the case, but it’s kind of the opposite of what you might expect. So I’ve been thinking about self-worth: Your self-worth is rooted and grounded in your relationship to God as His image and likeness. You may not always see it, but your self-worth is always here because it’s part of your identity as a child of God. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and Bible quotes from this episode thebiblespeakstoyou.com/331 Text me your questions or comments. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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 show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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 feeling a lot of stress in the political arena, the constant barrage of conflicting opinions on social media, and the threat of violence getting out of hand. And then like a ray of light piercing the dark clouds, someone facing these or other challenges will pause and express gratitude for all the blessings they do have. When life gets hard, it’s actually an opportunity, it’s a call, to embrace the spirit of gratitude. Every day is an opportunity to know and love God more, to love your neighbor and yourself more as children of God, and to be blessing to others. And that is a lot to be grateful for. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Show notes: For a full transcript and all Bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/329 Text me your questions or comments. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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 let others have a negative influence on you. That’s what we’re talking about this week on Freedom Friday. Show notes: thebiblespeakstoyou.com/328 Text me your questions or comments. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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 that direction. But lots of folks these days are preoccupied with trying to get what they want and do what they want, without really thinking about what God wants them to do with their lives. Then there are those folks who have all the outward signs of success but there’s still a hunger for something more meaningful, something more substantial. It’s a hunger that can only be satisfied by things of the Spirit. In this episode, we’re going to talk about What happens when you experience and are filled with the righteousness of God? You can’t keep it to yourself. You will be blessed and your light will shine and become a blessing to everyone you come in contact with. ∞∞∞∞∞∞ Show notes: For a full transcript of this episode and all Bible verses mentioned, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/327. Text me your questions or comments. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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 just can't see all the changes and progress in your life. And they don't see who you have become and where you're going now. This can be so frustrating at times. In this episode of Freedom Friday, we talk about a few things you can do when people get judgmental. Let me know what works best for you. Show notes: Full transcript at thebiblespeakstoyou.com/326 Text me your questions or comments. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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? We don’t feel complete or whole. Maybe even if you have all the outward signs of success, on the inside, you may still feel incomplete. In this week’s episode, we’re going to talk about Jesus’s perspective on what it means to be whole and how to catch his vision to experience our wholeness, our completeness as children of God. If Jesus was here today physically like he was 2,000 years ago, he would see your wholeness and show it to you. The good news is Christ is here today revealing your spiritual wholeness to you through the Holy Spirit. ∞∞∞∞∞∞ SHOW NOTES: Full transcript and all Bible quotes––thebiblespeakstoyou.com/325 Text me your questions or comments. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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 you do someone won’t forgive you? That’s what we’re talking about this week on Freedom Friday. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Show notes: Full transcript--thebiblespeakstoyou.com/324 Text me your questions or comments. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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 all the difference how we function in the world. Spoiler alert: What happened during the four years, and especially just the week before the Roman army destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple should open our eyes to what’s going on today. Show notes: Full transcript – thebiblespeakstoyou.com/323 Ward's Website: www.cryforjerusalem.com Books: Cry for Jerusalem Book 1 63-66 CE: Resisting TyrannyBook 2 66-67 CE: Against All OddsBook 3 67-69 CE: Growing AnarchyBook 4 69-70 CE: Final Siege Josephus: The Antiquities of the Jews- complete works* Eusebius: The Church History* * Affiliate links Text me your questions or comments. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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. Show notes: Full transcript--thebiblespeakstoyou.com/322 Text me your questions or comments. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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 Show notes – for a full transcript of the episode and all the Bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/321 Text me your questions or comments. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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 been able to forgive yourself. Show notes: Full transcript of the episode at thebiblespeakstoyou.com/320 Text me your questions or comments. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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. But they’re acting like it’s the key that unlocks the mysteries of the universe. Sometimes the human mind gets distracted by details that aren’t as important as we think they are, or try to convince others, they are. In today’s episode, we’re talking about the deep need to stop getting distracted by peripheral bits of Bible information and to focus more on the overall and more important messages of the Bible. How would you summarize the main themes in the Bible. At the end of the episode you'll hear the five things I came up with. ••••••••••• Show notes: For a full transcript and all the Bible quotes in this episode: thebiblespeakstoyou.com/319 Text me your questions or comments. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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. Show notes: full transcript of this episode at thebiblespeakstoyou.com/318 Text me your questions or comments. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

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 like people who try to forcefully manipulate them to believe in Christ the way a pushy salesman tries to make a sale. And they don’t want to be that person. There’s a huge need within the Christian church as a whole to return to the original meaning of the word evangelism. In this week’s episode we’re going to talk about ••••••••••••••••• Previous episodes mentioned this week: Episode 288: Jesus’s Death on the Cross Does not Save You from Your Sins; it’s His Resurrection Episode 32: The Parable of the Unbaked Cake SHOW NOTES: For a full transcript and all the Bible quotes, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/317 Text me your questions or comments. I’m putting together a special program called Guilt Free Faith. So many people I talk to are walking around with guilt and shame they don’t need to hold onto. They deserve to let go of this burden of guilt and live their lives in freedom. It’s going to be a small group program. I’ll be running it over the next few weeks and it's starting soon. If you’d like more information, contact me and I’ll send you all the details. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

316– Welcome to Freedom Friday Ever wondered why you still feel guilty, even after you repented? Being free from guilt is so much more that just repenting. It's really about learning to see yourself in a whole new light, as a child of God instead of as a miserable sinner. Paul says to put off the old man, be renewed in the spirit of your mind and put on the new man. He doesn't say to fix up the old man, the old way of seeing yourself as a sinner. Sin does not define who you are. Only God does. The more you see yourself the way God defines you as His image and likeness, the more you'll find freedom from any and all guilt. Previous episodes mentioned: 312: Finding Freedom from Guilt and Shame 314: What Does it Really Mean to Repent? Show notes: Full transcript--thebiblespeakstoyou.com316 Text me your questions or comments. I’m putting together a special program called Guilt Free Faith. So many people I talk to are walking around with guilt and shame they don’t need to hold onto. They deserve to let go of this burden of guilt and live their lives in freedom. It’s going to be a small group program. I’ll be running it over the next few weeks and it's starting soon. If you’d like more information, contact me and I’ll send you all the details. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

315 – Keep following Jesus Have you ever been at a point in your life when you just didn’t know what to do next? It could be a simple project you’re working on at home, at school, or at work. It could be a career choice or something with long term consequences. Or it could be a major life change on a much grander scale. If you don’t know where you’re going, what do you do next? You’ve done all you’re allowed to or know how to do, and the next step just isn’t clear or doesn’t seem possible for one reason or another. In this episode, we’re going to talk about the very best thing to do when you don’t know what to do, where you’re going, or how to get there. It's all about starting with one thing Jesus tells you to do. Then another, and another. The more you follow Jesus, the more it clears the spiritual air and you can see more clearly where God is leading you. ••••••••• Show notes: full transcript and Bible quotes--thebiblespeakstoyou.com/315. Text me your questions or comments. I’m putting together a special program called Guilt Free Faith. So many people I talk to are walking around with guilt and shame they don’t need to hold onto. They deserve to let go of this burden of guilt and live their lives in freedom. It’s going to be a small group program. I’ll be running it over the next few weeks and it's starting soon. If you’d like more information, contact me and I’ll send you all the details. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

314 – Welcome to Freedom Friday What does it really mean to repent? It's not just feeling sorry for something you did wrong. It goes much deeper. It's really about getting a deeper spiritual perspective on who you are, who God is, and how much He loves you. It's about looking at things from the perspective of what is already true in heaven and letting go of old habits and negative ways of thinking that lead to sin. When you see how much God loves you right now in the kingdom of heaven, the desire to sin and the guilt you feel what what happened in the past, begin to dissolve. Show notes: For a full transcript, go to thebiblespeakstoyou.com/314. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Text me your questions or comments. I’m putting together a special program called Guilt Free Faith. So many people I talk to are walking around with guilt and shame they don’t need to hold onto. They deserve to let go of this burden of guilt and live their lives in freedom. It’s going to be a small group program. I’ll be running it over the next few weeks and it's starting soon. If you’d like more information, contact me and I’ll send you all the details. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

313 – How much do you and your church really want to grow spiritually? A lot of churches are struggling these days with dwindling membership numbers, but just getting more warm bodies in the pews on Sunday morning is not necessarily a solution or a fulfillment of your church’s mission. The real need, which is not a new idea, since Jesus talked about it 2,000 years ago, is to be hungry and thirsty for things of the Spirit. A church that is on fire with the Holy Spirit is a very attractive place to be. Going through the same church routines without the Holy Spirit can be rather boring. In this week’s episode we’re going to talk about one of the most crucial aspects of a healthy, prospering church. We each need it as individual church members and we need it collectively as a church body. It's all about spiritual growth, individually and collectively as a church. To grow spiritually, you have to really want to grow spiritually. You have to be hungry and thirsty for righteousness, not just mildly interested in a way that doesn’t require too much effort on your part. How hungry and thirsty are you and your church to be more like Jesus, to think like he did, to pray like he did, to love like he did, to heal like he did? Show notes: For a full transcript and all the Bible quotes thebiblespeakstoyou.com/313 Text me your questions or comments. I’m putting together a special program called Guilt Free Faith. So many people I talk to are walking around with guilt and shame they don’t need to hold onto. They deserve to let go of this burden of guilt and live their lives in freedom. It’s going to be a small group program. I’ll be running it over the next few weeks and it's starting soon. If you’d like more information, contact me and I’ll send you all the details. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact

312 – Finding freedom from guilt and shame Welcome to Freedom Fridays: A new series from The Bible Speaks to You Podcast Too many people these days are walking around with a heavy burden of guilt and shame from past mistakes and how others have harmed them. If that sounds like you, this episode is for you. Show notes: thebiblespeakstoyou.com/312 ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Text me your questions or comments. I’m putting together a special program called Guilt Free Faith. So many people I talk to are walking around with guilt and shame they don’t need to hold onto. They deserve to let go of this burden of guilt and live their lives in freedom. It’s going to be a small group program. I’ll be running it over the next few weeks and it's starting soon. If you’d like more information, contact me and I’ll send you all the details. Support the show If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify __________________ James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life. Reach out today if you need a speaker or Bible workshopSubscribe to the podcast Praying with the Mindset of Jesus Make a donation Schedule a free one hour coaching call Contact