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"This Isn't Gossip"

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Okay, I'm not really sure what gossip is. I think that is true for most of us. We say things like "this isn't gossip" or "this might be gossip" right before we share information about people who are not in the room. Most of us think if we don't mean any harm then there is no harm done. Of course, that is not always true. Today we will dig in on what we know about gossip. But more practically, I want to share a few things that have helped me guard my tongue much more effectively. A simple statement can change a lot about h

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I Believe in Hope

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Click here for the sermon Clicking here will take you to our webpage Click here to contact us Welcome to the Westside church’s special Monday Morning Coffee podcast with Mark Roberts. Mark is a disciple, a husband, father and grand dad, as well as a certified coffee geek, fan of CS Lewis’ writings and he loves his big red Jeep. He’s also the preacher for Westside church.

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Psalm 57

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

Possible connections between Psalm 57 and the background of I Samuel 24 1. The word for "wings" in Psalm 57:1 is the same word "edge" for Saul's garment in I Sam. 24:4, 5, 11, 11 2. The "sons of men" use their tongues against David in Ps. 57:4 and David asks Saul why he is listening to man (same word) who tell him David is trying to kill him. 3. They prepare a net for David's soul or life in Ps. 57:6 and Saul seeks David's life in I Sam. 24:11. 4. While Ps. 57:6 expresses the idea of Lex talionis, in I Sam. 24 Saul who is pursuing David is helpless in David's hands. Psalm 57 and Jesus 57:1 Com

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S2 E53 - Picking Up Rocks & Looking At Lemurs

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail We went to the Ark Encounter a few days ago, and I was shocked to find that something was distracting my daughter from the animals in the zoo. What was it? Gravel. She wanted to pick up rocks rather than see the animals she could only find at the zoo. When it was time to leave, she changed her mind, but by then it was too late. Well...how often we do chose the worthless things over this world over fixing our eyes on Jesus? Despite being given chance after chance, we continue pursing the worthless lusts of the flesh. If you wait until the end before you repent, by then it will

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SERVICE, part 2: with Tim Jennings and Edwin Crozier

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! This is the second half of my discussion of the topic of service with Tim Jennings and Edwin Crozier. Tim is the preacher for the Castleberry church of Christ in Fort Worth, Texas. Edwin preaches for the Livingston Avenue church of Christ in Lutz Florida. We pick up with a discussion of how being a friend of Jerry Seinfeld does not make you an expert in the art of dealing with support staff; and how inviting friends to game night may say more about your selfishness than your service. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive

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"Seventeen Time Periods" - Colby Junkin

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

Trying to wrap your brain around over 30,000+ verses in the Bible can be daunting. It's a lot of information. But having a system that will help you organize the Bible can be incredibly helpful. Discover with Colby Junkin the Seventeen Time Periods of the Bible as you seek to dig deeper into God's Word and understand it better than ever.

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SERVICE: with Tim Jennings and Edwin Crozier

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! This is the first half of my discussion of the topic of service with two of the most qualified servants I know. Tim Jennings is the preacher for the Castleberry church of Christ in Fort Worth, Texas. Edwin Crozier preaches for the Livingston Avenue church of Christ in Lutz Florida. I had a lot of trouble trimming this week. Lots of great content. In this part we discuss how sincere our service in local churches is, and how we can check ourselves for insincerity. Both speakers appear with me on the Balancing the Christian Life Lectures.

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Where You Are

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Today I want to ask you about the life you are living right now. Are you happy with where you are right now? When you look at your life, do you see God, hope and purpose? And if you look back at the major events that got you where you are, what is your emotion about those things? Accepting where we are is crucial to making the most out of today and tomorrow. Sure, we all want to grow. We want to get better. But not because we are not good now. God is good and so are we if we live in Him. What we need is a full glass of gr

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Why am I still struggling with sin?

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Click here for the sermon Clicking here will take you to our webpage Click here to contact us Welcome to the Westside church’s special Monday Morning Coffee podcast with Mark Roberts. Mark is a disciple, a husband, father and grand dad, as well as a certified coffee geek, fan of CS Lewis’ writings and he loves his big red Jeep. He’s also the preacher for Westside church.

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ANGER, part 2: with Reagan McClenny and Scott Taylor

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! This is the second half of my conversation with Reagan McClenny and Scott Taylor. Reagan preaches for the Timberland Drive church of Christ in Lufkin, Texas. Scott preaches for the West Mason church of Christ in suburban Cincinnati. In the second part of our conversation, we explore why God chooses to squeeze out the grapes of His wrath as slowly as He does, instead of taking care of things quickly like we tell Him to. Go to www.balancingthechristianlife.com to find out more about the lecture program that Reagan, Scott and I will be pa

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ANGER, part 1: with Reagan McClenny and Scott Taylor

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! This week I have a special pair of guests for you. Reagan McClenny is a long-time friend of the show. He preaches for the Timberland Drive church of Christ in Lufkin, Texas. Scott Taylor is a first-timer. He preaches for the West Mason church of Christ in suburban Cincinnati. Reagan and Scott will help me deal with the topic of anger this week. In the first part of our conversation, we discuss the example of Elijah and the difference between righteous indignation and just plain old losing your cool. Go to www.balancingthechristianlife.

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S2 E52 - A Shepherd Smells Like Sheep

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever come home smelling like work? When you are immersed in a distinct smell, like on a farm, or working fast food, you end up coming home smelling like what you were immersed in. This has happened to me many times, as I am sure it has happened to you. Well...a shepherd should smell like their sheep. Leaders of the Lord's church do not do so from a distance. They are immersed in the flock that is literally to be among them. They are serving, assisting, teaching, and building up the saints in and outside of the collective assembly. If churches want to cultivate growth

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Don't Forget To Die

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Click here for the sermon Clicking here will take you to our webpage Click here to contact us Welcome to the Westside church’s special Monday Morning Coffee podcast with Mark Roberts. Mark is a disciple, a husband, father and grand dad, as well as a certified coffee geek, fan of CS Lewis’ writings and he loves his big red Jeep. He’s also the preacher for Westside church.

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Popping the Me-Bubble

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Have you ever watched two me bubblers have a conversation? It is funny to watch. One talks about themself. Then the other one talks about themself. The cycle just goes back and forth until someone loses interest. I'm not sure why we are like that, but I've been there. What if one of us shows interest in the other person and asks a follow up question? What if we gave entire attention to one when they needed it? What if I didn't feel the need to make it about me to make it worth while? These questions mean a lot in my life.

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Hurt and Healer

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Here are a few cool things coming up this month: www.balancingthechristianlife.com Check out this link to dig in on a tremendous lectureship that starts on July 28th. There are nearly 50 speakers on 5 different tracks, all devoted to helping you grow and carry out the Lord's work. I had the honor of doing the keynote address at the beginning of the series and I highly recommend you dig in on this and share with your friends and family. I've also mentioned three places I'll be worshipping and preaching this month. July 19-

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S2 E51 - A Season of Change

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail We are currently undergoing a lot of changes. We are prepping for the new baby, which will of course be the biggest change. The kids are starting to share a room. We sold our small car. We changed auto, home, and health insurance. There is a lot happening over here. New beginnings and endings can be scary, but they are inevitable. Well...Solomon teaches us that there is a time for everything. We must see the blessings both in the beginning and the end of a thing. If we constantly live in the past, we will miss the blessings of the future. This life will always bring change, bu

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TIME, part 2: with Jeff O'Rear and BJ Sipe

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! I’m back with the second part of my conversation with Jeff O’Rear and BJ Sipe. Again, Jeff is the evangelist for the Judson Road church of Christ in Longview, Texas, and co-host of the Working with the Word podcast; BJ is the evangelist for the church of Christ in Danville, Kentucky, and the host of the Set Your Mind Above podcast. BJ is another contributor to the Balancing the Christian Life Lectures; links are in the show notes. We finish by talking about the number of days and years it takes to get all the way home and the decisions

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TIME, with Jeff O'Rear and BJ Sipe

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! This week I spend some time with Jeff O’Rear, evangelist for the Judson Road church of Christ in Longview, Texas, and co-host of the Working with the Word podcast; and also BJ Sipe, evangelist for the church of Christ in Danville, Kentucky, and the host of the Set Your Mind Above podcast. BJ is another contributor to the Balancing the Christian Life Lectures; check it out if you have not already. In the first half of the conversation we discuss Solomon’s ideas about time in Ecclesiastes 3, and Morgan Tyree’s book about sorting our time

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Killing Sin

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Click here for the sermon Clicking here will take you to our webpage Click here to contact us Welcome to the Westside church’s special Monday Morning Coffee podcast with Mark Roberts. Mark is a disciple, a husband, father and grand dad, as well as a certified coffee geek, fan of CS Lewis’ writings and he loves his big red Jeep. He’s also the preacher for Westside church.

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Redeeming the Time

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! What is your attitude about time? Do you understand growth is not about you doing complex, incredible things? True transformation is the result of simple, easy to do things, consistently done, and benefitted by the power of time. Time is a gift, an asset. It does things you cannot do. Your absolute best effort today cannot do what time can do with smaller, more consistent behavior. As I enjoy a deeper read into "The Slight Edge" by Jeff Olson, he doubles down on the power of time to bring about what you didn't think possi

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