The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise ( Psalm 51:17 ). A committed follower of Jesus clearly recognizes the sinful flesh wars against the spirit and the spirit wars against the flesh. Christ followers groan at the presence of indwelling sin. They lament with godly sorrow when they yield to the temptation brought on by the flesh. Such was the case this morning when Jay from Orlando called in to speak with Pastor Jay Dennis from City Central Church - Lakeland. As Christians, we all need trustworthy relationships in which we are free to confess our sins, experience forgiveness, acceptance, and Christ centered encouragement.

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As you watch theological interactions online, and even in some churches, have you ever wondered how many strong assertions come from prayerless theologians? Hmm. Our good friend Doug Eaton has been thinking about this recently: “I don’t raise this question to belittle solid reasoning, forceful arguments, and correct theology. All are essential to spiritual health and defending the faith, but they are not enough. Prayerless theologians are erring in multiple ways.” Doug joined us to talk about three big ones. He also shared four warning signs of growing spiritually sleepy and what we can do as believers to wake from our slumber!

https://fightoffaithblog.com/2025/01/28/prayerless-theologians/

https://fightoffaithblog.com/2023/04/25/4-signs-we-are-spiritually-sleepy/

Check out Sinclair Ferguson's new devotional, right here:

https://www.amazon.com/Things-Unseen-Year-Reflections-Christian/dp/1642896403

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How do we keep from drifting away from what makes us who we are as followers of Jesus? How do we even know we're drifting? Our good friend, pastor and author Jared Wilson, stopped by and shared five departure dangers from the one true Gospel!

https://www.amazon.com/Lest-We-Drift-Departure-Dangers/dp/0310155762

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Knits at the Flicks. A trend of craft cinema nights across Europe got us thinking about a topic we've never discussed before on the show. The time honored crafts of knitting and crocheting continue to grow in popularity in movie theaters across Austria, Finland, Denmark, Germany and also here in the U.S. We asked our listeners if they take part in these crafts and the responses answered that question with a resounding "yes!"

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250218-let-out-your-inner-granny-knits-at-the-flicks-craze-grips-vienna

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It’s National Marriage Week! We’re celebrating all things marriage. Our good friend Arlene Pellicane joined us. She’s not only a spokesperson for National Marriage Week. She’s got a new book out from Moody Publishers: Making Marriage Easier : How to Love (and Like) Your Spouse for Life . It’s good stuff!

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After a long day of work or planned activities, few things sound as good as a hot pizza pie from your favorite local pizza joint. When you carry out, you have two things on your mind: keeping the box of pizza intact.....and keeping it HOT. Kurt confessed he does both...by keeping his pizza box...in the trunk of his car. Kate strongly disagreed. And callers weighed in on how to best get their pizza home!

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Have you ever heard of "The Starfish Story?" It's one of our favorites! It reminds us of a vital truth: Doing what you can, with what you have, where you are, MATTERS to people. And to God!

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It’s become a Christian motto: “Attempt great things for God.” Some people are even surprised that this saying isn’t found in the Bible! As disciples of Christ, we’ve been encouraged to aim high: go on a mission trip, give away your fortune, or become a street evangelist. Wanting to rise above the comfortable and predictable is far better than making an idol of our personal comfort and ease. But we don’t have to be notable or do notable things. A faithful, useful, and fruitful life is within the reach of all of us as believers!

https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-ministry-of-small-things/

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