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Episode #78 - Quick Announcement - I Love You Guys

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail We will resume the Set Your Mind Above Podast next week on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021. Thank ya'll for your overwhelming love and support. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

DINOSAURS: Behemoth, Leviathan and Ketos. "Jurassic Park." Denial. Zoo Tycoon.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! From T-Rexes to pterodactyls to triceratops, dinosaurs have fascinated humans since the early 1800s. When did they live? Where did they all go? And for Christians, how do they impact our faith? This week we will discuss dinosaurs in the Bible (I would argue there are at least three); Michael Crichton’s commentary on the hubris of humankind; our persistence in denying facts we don’t like; and how I destroyed an entire theme park just to amuse my nephew. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown,

Episode #77 - Thank God for Good Advice

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Transparency moment: not a good day for me. I have so much going on all at the same time, and all of it kind of came to a head for me this morning emotionally. My wife, knowing me well, also knew how much I could use some encouragement and time to talk with her Dad, so she asked him to reach out to me. I didn't realize how much I needed his counsel, and I am so grateful for his love. Well...that's by God's design. We are dependent upon each other, even emotinally and spiritually, and God designed things so that the older would help equip the younger. We can all think of mentor

Healing on the Sabbath - John 5

Jeff · Working with the Word

Jesus' third sign, healing a paralytic at the Bethesda Pool, sent shockwaves through the Jewish establishment. Why? Because Jesus "worked" on the Sabbath. What the Jews considered a violation of God's Law was actually a fulfillment of God's purpose, yet they were unable to see past their own traditions. What's more, Jesus then claimed to be God! What right does Jesus have to do and say such things? Resource Credits The Christian Standard Bible Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Chr

Be Like David - 1st Samuel 23

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

No What Ifs

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! People seem to be afraid of everything! Some things are dangerous, but why in the world would we add the Fear Of Missing Out? How much is there to fear I am afraid of everything in the world I am not doing? Wow. God has a better plan. He wants you to live a life of joy and purpose, where you aren't burdened by "What If?" God directs us to pick holy paths and make them as great as possible in the short time we have here. - What is the FOMO? - Why are people afraid of paths not taken? - What does that do to the life you are

Episode #76 - Jumping Spiders

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail The spiders are terrible this year, it seems like everytime I turn around outside or inside there is one there. Well today it turned out that the kids got a show put on for them. They got to watch a jumping spider pounce on a stink bug that was on the outside of the window. It never saw it coming, it was a sudden aggresive attack. Well...Satan works this same way often in our lives. Sometimes it's not a lie we believe, but a bold faced sudden attack where we least expect it. Are we on guard? Are we ready and able to withstand him always? #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

Raising Christian teens

Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail If you talk to parents of teens, you have probably have heard about both the blessing and struggle of raising them. In this episode, we talk to Phil Robertson and Edwin Crozier about raising teens. We all read a book, Hold On to Your Kids, by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate. We talk about the danger of peer-oriented teens and how to reconnect with your kids. Support the show

Episode #75 - Shelter From The Storm

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Last night we were under a tornado warning, not a watch, a warning as the storm came closing in on us. As the sirens blared, I was thankful to be downstairs in the cement walled basement of our house of worship as we were attending midweek classes. As I stayed up late tracking the storm, I found myself thinking how we desperately need a storm shelter in the future as a part of our home. Well...where do we turn to in our lives for shelter? Often people turn to the wrong things, and end up making things worse. I think about David, who despite the chaos around him, always found p

Episode 126 - "It’s the Meantime!"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Faithfully Tend to the Master’s Blessings What’s the difference between efficiency and fruitfulness? How can our productivity in God’s service go from good to bad to ugly? This week we draft our A-Teams of stewardship stories and dive into the Lord’s parable of the Minas. We consider how sharing in the kingdom is kind of like using Vrbo, how humanity seems a risky investment for God, and how stewardship is like babysitting. We hope you find this discussion of all God’s gifts (and the responsibilities they bring) as challenging as we did, as we seek to be conduits instead of just consumers! The

Episode #74 - Separation of Church & Saint

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail I was given a suggested artist to listen to today, but as soon as he started singing I recognized his voice as the lead singer of another band. Apparently this was his solo work, completely separate from his work with the band he started with. Lot's of mucisians do this, becauase there is more freedom as a solo artist & those lines are not blured between individual efforts & the bands mission. Well...the same goes for the church as a collective local body and the individuals who are a part of them. There needs to be a separation of church and saint, not bluring the lines of th

Psalm 27

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

The LORD is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? These bold words introduce this psalm. 27:1-6 sound more like a psalm of confidence or praise 27:7-14 sound more like an individual lament as David pours out his problems to God Some have suggested that these were originally two different psalms. However, a common vocabulary ties the portions of this psalm together: "God of my salvation" vs. 1, 9; "adversaries" or "foes" in vs. 2, 12; "heart" in vs. 3, 8, 14; "seek" in. 4, 8, 9. These are some of the common links in the psalm. Two verses that stand out to me are verses 4, 10. In vs. 4 h

SEX (part 2): with Matt and Jenn Schmidt of the Intimate Covenant podcast

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! This is the second part of my conversation with Matt and Jenn Schmidt, the co-hosts of the Intimate Covenant podcast. Find out more about their work at intimatecovenant.com. Check out the first segment if you have not done so already. Here we will discuss lessons in marriage preparation from the Shulammite, and what might be gained from teaching some new tricks to old dogs like me. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the host of the Citizen of Heaven podcast. You are encourag

Episode #73 - The Day Social Media Went Down

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Maybe it happened to you just like it did to me yesterday. You picked up your phone to open Facebook or Instagram...and nothing worked. In a rare, still unexplained event, these social media platforms went down globally! But you know what? For one whole day, no one was fighting with each other on Facebook. Well...whether it's up and running or not, Christians are called not to be quarrelsome. We are to distance ourselves from foolish, ingorant controversies. I think we all must strive to do better with how we engage on social media. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

Jesus in the Midst of Controversy - John 5-8

Jeff · Working with the Word

Jesus heals a lame man, feeds a crowd of over 5000, and publicly offers eternal life and light. The majority response? Opposition and persecution from the Jewish leaders, and rejection from even his own followers. Why? In this episode we overview the next section John's gospel, chapters 5-8, to understand why Jesus' signs and teachings brought such controversy and unbelief. Resource Credits The Christian Standard Bible Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® an

SEX: with guests Matt and Jenn Schmidt, hosts of the Intimate Covenant podcast

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! This is part 1 of my conversation with Matt and Jenn Schmidt. My guests this month are Matt and Jenn Schmidt, the cohosts of the Intimate Covenant podcast. Matt and Jenn are all about having more and better sex in a covenant relationship between one man and one woman, joined by God, defined by the Bible. Find out more at intimatecovenant.com In the first segment we discuss the marriage bed and how to keep it clean. The conversation is candid, but still appropriate for younger ears; in fact, Matt and Jenn would argue that younger ears n

"Leave Things Better"

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Credit to Don Truex for today's title. He was reflecting recently on the passing of his father. His dad taught him to make things better in every circumstance. And to leave things better than when he found them. This is something that should shine in the life of every believer. Let's look at what it means to make things better, and then fold in the idea of how leaving often complicates things. But leaving is part of life, even the best of lives. - What is your purpose in every relationship you have? - What does it mean to

Lord's Supper Service

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Episode #72 - Physical, Mental, Social, Spiritual

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail I was so pleased to see the Hub Coffee Shop here in Danville partnering with a local organization to raise awareness for having good mental health. In addition to free coffee, as you walked in you were able to put a note up telling others what helped to bring you good mental health. To quote the Hub, "Your mental health is just as important as your physical." Well...so is your spiritual health, above all. Jesus grew in every way - in wisdom (intillectual), in stature (physical) and in favor with God (spiritual) and man (social). We must strive to not neglect any of these - bec

Trial and triumph...a conversation with Stuart Peck and Craig Dehut

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk to Craig Dehut and Stuart Peck about their newest documentary for Appian Media, Trial and Triumph. These guys are doing some amazing things. Check out their work at www.appianmedia.org. Support the show

Episode #71 - If You Love Me, Love My Kids

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Over the past week we have seen countless instances where other people here that are a part of our church family have shown tremendous love to our children. When others love our kids, it makes us feel so loved ourselves. And that's the way it should be - would anyone beleive you if you said you loved them but hurt their children? Well...don't you think God feels the same way? How can we claim to love God while we treat one another with hatred, malice, and contempt? The greatest commandments are these: love God and love people. You cannot do one without the other. #SetYourMindA

Episode 125 - "Romanced By Hope"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Do Your Work With All Your Might What do “manly” hands, iPhone Focus Mode, and three star generals have to do with fervently serving the Lord? What do you see when you look at a crowd? And (to quote an old song), “what’s love got to do with it?” This week we’re Cross Training to become more fruitful in Christ. So a Heavy Words study of zeal and diligence serves as a temperature check for our passion and devotion, encouraging us to be “romanced” by hope. While this week’s challenges inspire us to revisit our “why” and the stakes of our work. The Big Idea: Because Christ has risen, all our work

Episode #69 - Too Much of a Good Thing

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Is there such thing as too much of a good thing? I found out today that certain is the case. We were putting together cabinets at the Leber's new home and I was supposed to lay down a thin layer of wood glue in the grooves before fastening the cabinets together. Well, I wen't a little overboard and made a huge mess. Less is more when it comes to glue. Well...self-control is not just about learning to stay away from bad things, but learning to limit the good things. Food is a good thing, but too much is a sin called gluttony. Alcohol has great medicinal benefits to the body, bu

Episode #70 - Fruit Doesn't Grow In A Day

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail I spent the day building cabinets again, which I found very rewarding. At the end of the day, we got to sit back and see all that we had accomplished over a few days. Instead of boxes stacked on boxes, there were dozens of cabinets we had constructed and worked hard to build. It's nice to work hard on something and see immediate results. Well...in our Kingdom work, it doesn't always go that way. Fruit is not born in a day, either in others or ourselves. Sometimes you work hard, but do not get to see the fruit of your labor immediately or even at all. Be patient, stick at it, a

Psalm 26

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text