HOPE is Here

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HOPE is Here brings hope to those struggling with life‘s difficult situations.

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Friday Mar 18, 2022

Food for Thought Friday

Friday Mar 18, 2022

Today is the 6^th anniversary of Greg’s Dad’s heavenly homegoing. Greg reminiscences on the ripples that his dad had on people around him. One of those ripples is this “Food for Thought Friday” segment inspired by his dad’s encouragement. Greg shares golden nuggets of wisdom and thought-provoking quotes he’s heard or read throughout the week. Listen in and get refueled and ready for the weekend ahead!

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Thursday Mar 17, 2022

March Gladness

Thursday Mar 17, 2022

There’s hope when you’re walking through “madness!” Have you ever heard of walking through madness to gladness? Romans 8:28 is one of Greg’s favorite verses and this is one of his favorite times of year – March madness. Tune in as Greg talks God, basketball, and hope through faith in Jesus.

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Wednesday Mar 16, 2022

Does God Love Me? (pt 3)

Wednesday Mar 16, 2022

Even when it seems everyone else is against us, God is for us. How can we understand that God is here when we feel like he’s distant? Greg digs into 6 practical ways we can be assured that God loves us as he digs into God’s truth in Romans chapter 8.

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Tuesday Mar 15, 2022

Does God Love Me? (pt 2)

Tuesday Mar 15, 2022

Do you feel persecuted, abandoned, lonely, or discouraged? When everybody else is against us, God is for us! Mark Batterson says “God wants you to get where God wants you to go more than you want you to get where God wants you to go.” Read that again. Remember, the earth is not heaven. When things don’t seem to be going your way, remember that this world is not our home, it’s a temporary stop. Join Greg as he shares ways to know that God loves you.

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Monday Mar 14, 2022

Does God Love Me? (pt 1)

Monday Mar 14, 2022

March madness? Do you ever feel like it’s “entire-life” madness? Sometimes it may not feel like our Heavenly Father is very close, especially in times of chaos, depression, sadness, loneliness... Let’s look at some ways we can know that God loves us and has not forgotten about us. Join Greg as he digs into Romans 8:31-39 with some encouragement and hope.

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Friday Mar 11, 2022

Food for Thought Friday

Friday Mar 11, 2022

Sometimes by the time of the week, we are out of gas! Greg has some golden nuggets of truth to share with us from God’s word today. Join us for 14 minutes of fuel to get a fill-up as you go into your weekend.

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Thursday Mar 10, 2022

Thank You For The Scars (pt 2)

Thursday Mar 10, 2022

Scars are signs that you have been wounded. But do you know what else the scars indicate? That you survived the wound. Keep showing up, you will survive. Let’s look at some other truths we learn from the things that once wounded us. Hebrews 13:5-6 says “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. So, we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” What are you learning from your scars?

“Thank You for the Scars” by I Am They - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqjGT9BSyJA

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Wednesday Mar 09, 2022

Thank You For The SCARS (pt 1)

Wednesday Mar 09, 2022

Do you have any physical scars? Scars are signs that you have been wounded and that you’ve survived. Let’s look at John 20:24-30 today as we look at Thomas’ reaction to Jesus’ resurrection and insistence on seeing Jesus’ scars. There is room at the cross for our doubts. God is waiting for you with open arms, even with your questions, doubts, fears, and concerns. Greg looks at 5 things he has learned from emotional and mental scars.

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Tuesday Mar 08, 2022

Are We There Yet? (pt 2)

Tuesday Mar 08, 2022

There are benefits to waiting. That’s exactly what you wanted to hear today, right?

None of us enjoy waiting, but God’s primary concern is who we are becoming during a season of waiting. God is more interested in your character than in your comfort. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% of what happens to you. Join us in today’s broadcast as Greg looks at 5 takeaways when you are in a season of waiting.

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Monday Mar 07, 2022

Are We There Yet? (pt 1)

Monday Mar 07, 2022

“Are we there, yet?” None of us likes to wait very long, do we? God is in the crockpot business in our microwave culture. Psalm 27:14 “Wait for the Lord, be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” It can be challenging to keep the faith when we are in a season of waiting but there are benefits to be reaped! Rick Warren says “I want to change my circumstances, but God wants to change ME.” Let’s look at some benefits of waiting in today’s broadcast.

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Friday Mar 04, 2022

Food for Thought Friday

Friday Mar 04, 2022

“Your direction determines your destination. Your decisions determine your direction. What you download determines your decisions and who you walk with makes all the difference.” – Mike Breaux

Let me ask you today, what direction are you going? Sometimes life happens and we find ourselves going in a different direction than we originally intended. Maybe it’s time to re-evaluate. Are you making God-honoring decisions? What are you downloading into your mind? Re-examine who you are doing life with. Tune in today for 14 minutes of thought-provoking hope.

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Thursday Mar 03, 2022

Care for Pastors’ Wives

Thursday Mar 03, 2022

Greg continues his discussion with Rodetta Cook, co-founder of Care for Pastors, about support specifically for pastors’ wives. Rodetta, a pastor’s wife for 42 years, was only 20 when her husband took his first pastoral position. With 2600 pastors’ wives strong, their private Facebook group provides support and provides a safe place for pastors’ wives to minister to one another. Rodetta shares some tips to help pastors’ wives endure the trials of ministry. Wow-what an encouragement this ministry is!

Rodetta@CareforPastors.org
www.CareforPastors.org
The Confidante ~ for Pastors' Wives Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/251621828302429
www.PastorsKids.org

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Wednesday Mar 02, 2022

Care for Pastors

Wednesday Mar 02, 2022

As many as 1600 pastors are leaving the ministry every month. Care for Pastors is a ministry that comes alongside pastors and their families helping through hurts, marital challenges, church conflict, empathy fatigue… and they offer help for pastor’s kids, too! Join Greg as he talks with the co-founder of Care for Pastors, Rodetta Cook, in today’s broadcast about how you can care for your pastor.

Rodetta@CareforPastors.org
www.CareforPastors.org

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Tuesday Mar 01, 2022

Can I Survive This? (pt 2)

Tuesday Mar 01, 2022

The enemy loves to lie to us. If Paul lived through all the storms that he wrote about in 2 Corinthians 11:23-28, find encouragement, you can make it through the storm you are going through. You are not alone. He wants to help you. There is hope. Sometimes we can have a lot of information but it doesn’t do any good unless there is transformation. Tune in to today’s broadcast as Greg encourages us that we can survive this.

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Monday Feb 28, 2022

Can I Survive This? (pt 1)

Monday Feb 28, 2022

Can I survive this? What trial or tribulation are you going through right now? In 2 Corinthians 11:23-28, Paul reminds us of all the storms that he had gone through yet he still clung to the Lord and found hope in Him. Maybe you need to hear that God is with you, that His grace is enough today. Press on. Keep moving forward. He is with you, even if you don’t feel Him.

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Friday Feb 25, 2022

Living in Worship - The Living Series

Friday Feb 25, 2022

We finish up our week with Amanda Carter as she sums up how she has lived through extreme grief over the loss of her marriage and the sudden loss of her 27-year-old sister, finding herself in that place between the promise and the fulfillment of the promise, yet still being able to keep her eyes on the victory she has in Jesus through worship. What a powerful message of hope that Amanda offers us this week. Thanks for joining us.

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Thursday Feb 24, 2022

Living in Victory - The Living Series

Thursday Feb 24, 2022

Worship leader and teacher, Amanda Carter, shares how she has lived and functioned as a leader through seasons of defeat. COVID has been hard on us all but how do we keep going when we feel completely bewildered. God promises victory. Tune in to listen in on this conversation between Greg and Amanda to remind you that no one wins a war by themselves. There is victory in Jesus.

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Wednesday Feb 23, 2022

Living in the Middle - The Living Series

Wednesday Feb 23, 2022

That place between the promise and the fulfillment of the promise, let’s call it “the middle.” Amanda Carter reminds us that “Waiting is no joke and not for the faint of heart!” Amanda shares with us how she gets through “the middle” filled with hope waiting on God and His promises. God never fails. Be encouraged that sometimes we have to wait a while but when God comes through, He does it quickly and at exactly the right time. You CAN have abundant life… right in “the middle.”

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Tuesday Feb 22, 2022

Living with Grief (pt 2) - The Living Series

Tuesday Feb 22, 2022

Worship leader and teacher, Amanda Carter, shares with Greg today how to not get stuck in grief. Even in a painful place, it is important to remember to worship. Worship breathes hope into our grief-stricken lives. Worship gives us strength to learn to walk around the whole in your heart left by grief without falling into it. Grace is connected to grief and God can meet you right in the middle of it.

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Monday Feb 21, 2022

Living With Grief (pt 1) - The Living Series

Monday Feb 21, 2022

As worship leader at Lexington City Church in Lexington, Kentucky, Amanda Carter shares with us how she lives with extreme grief only by God’s grace and through his strength. Amanda suddenly and tragically lost her 27-year-old sister, Lauren, only three weeks after her sister’s wedding. She has also experienced grief in the loss of her marriage. God is near to those crushed in spirit. How can we move through the grief? Psalm 30:5 says “Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.” There is hope…

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