The GFC.cc Podcast
By Joe & Deborah Oakley
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Podcast Description
This is a powerful message from Grace Fellowship Church located in Grand Prairie, Texas. A spirit-filled, contemporary, multi-ethnic church led by pastors Joe & Deborah Oakley. To learn more about Grace Fellowship please visit www.GFC.cc.
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Sharing Your Faith | Selfishness is all right in a baby, but for those of us seeking to mature in Christ, it’s a childish trait that we need to get rid of. How do we do that? When we think of sharing our faith, we usually think of witnessing to unbelievers. But something comes before that. Jesus said in John 13:34-35, "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." sharing-your-faith.mp3 | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Becoming A History Maker | - His prayer is considered one of the most significant prayers in the history of Israel and it stands forever as a testament to the power of prayer to change the course of history. - No one could have anticipated what was to happen during the next three momentous days. Just 24 hours after the call to prayer, Adolf Hitler inexplicably ordered his armies to halt, to the surprise and dismay of even his own generals. Who are these history makers? Find out for yourself by hearing this challenging message. becoming-a-history-maker.mp3 | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Presence Driven Life | Is your life driven by the presence of God or by other things: such as your family or friends, your job, your circumstances, your finances, your fears, or your failures? It’s easy to get our focus on people, or emotions or mistakes we’ve made but they won’t speed up or accelerate our Christian life. Only the presence of God will accelerate our lives. Perhaps no one understood this more than Moses. In Exodus 33:15 Moses said to God: “If your presence doesn’t go with us, don’t send us up from here.” the-presence-driven-life.mp3 | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dare To Dream | Martin Luther King’s most famous speech is called I Have a Dream. In that speech he laid out his vision for an America he dreamed of. That dream motivated a generation to make major changes and fight injustice. That dream gave people the strength to endure beatings and prison. Many people – including Martin Luther King – gave their lives for that dream. In fact he once said, “If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.” dare-to-dream.mp3 | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Accerlerating Your Spiritual Growth | There are no shortcuts to spiritual growth! There’s work to be done! To grow strong physically – we need proper nutrition, proper rest and proper exercise. And the same for us spiritually. Too many of us are waiting for God to do something when we are not even doing the things we know to do. James 1:22 - Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. accelerating-your-spiritual-growth.mp3 | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Run With The Horses | God never said life would be easy! Sometimes things go smoothly and sometimes things can be rough! Too many Christians get sidetracked by the tough times in life. But the Bible repeatedly warns us about them. 1 Peter 4:12 says, "Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you." run-with-the-horses.mp3 | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Happened In Bethlehem Didn't Stay In Bethlehem | Aren't you glad to know that what Jesus did over 2000 years ago in Bethlehem didn't stay in Bethlehem? Aren't you glad that the miracles Jesus performed didn't stay in that time or moment? Aren't you glad that Jesus didn't stay on the cross or in the grave? Aren't you glad what the disciples experienced wasn't for the disciples alone? Jesus is the gift to all mankind that came to earth thousands of years ago and He is still available to you - today. Aren't you glad? what-happened-in-bethlehem-didnt-stay-in-bethlehem.mp3 | 12/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Giving God Our Whole Lives | How do we go from taking control of our lives to giving control of our lives to God? How do we go from thinking of ourselves to thinking of others? How do we go from wanting our way to delighting in God’s ways? How do we go from holding on to letting go? giving-god-our-whole-lives.mp3 | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Giving God Our Worship | God loves it when you worship during the good times – but there’s something about worshipping in the tough times that makes it more valuable! We must approach God in faith. Become aware of His presence in His creation - a sunrise or sunset, stars, mountains, rivers. Become aware of God in His people. Become aware of God in creation and begin to praise Him for it. Develop the habit of drawing near to God. When we do - James 4:8 promises us that God will draw near you. We must diligently seek Him. He will reward those who diligently seek Him. What’s the reward? HIM! giving-god-our-worship.mp3 | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What God Wants For Christmas | The wise men did not give small trinkets; the Bible said they gave their treasure. They gave their best. They gave to Jesus gold, frankincense and myrrh. And we can give those same three things: We can give Him our gold – our wealth; Our frankincense – our worship; Our myrrh – our whole lives. The Bible promises that when you put God first – you will be blessed. Blessing follows giving. God’s principle is give to Him first and you will receive. what-god-wants-for-christmas.mp3 | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ThanksLiving | Our lives should be an example of gratitude versus grumbling. Why? Because God has already been good to us. And, God didn't stop there. God is always good to us, even now. Our lives of gratefulness shouldn't be based only on what God has done, but what God is doing. Live a life of thanksgiving to an example to those around you, that it draws them to know God. When others see that we, as Christians, are grateful no matter what obsticles we face, they too will want to know how great our God is. thanksliving.mp3 | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Language of Faith | God is a speaking God. He spoke the world into existence. And in a much lesser – but still important way – we’re speaking our worlds into existence. There is life and death in the power of the tongue. There is power in our words and complaining is to Satan what praise is to God. Grumbling is to Satan what gratitude is to God. Faith intentionally steps into the presence of God. And faith knows the way into the presence of God! It all starts with thanksgiving! Speak words of faith & blessing! the-language-of-faith.mp3 | 11/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Overcoming Approval Addiction | Approval addicts don’t feel they can be happy without the approval of others. They are obsessed with what others think about them. They will do almost anything to be accepted. When they don’t get approval - they feel rejected. If all we’re concerned about is what others think of us, we are going to miss out on what God has for us. Until you know that you are accepted by God you will never overcome your approval addiction. It’s the approval of God that gives us the approval we need. When we know God accepts us, we won’t crave the approval of others. overcoming-approval-addiction.mp3 | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Who's Got Your Back? | Question: who’s watching your back right now, spiritually? Is there anybody in your life who is close enough to know you and help you and making sure you don’t fall into the traps that mess us up? Who’s back are you watching out for? You can’t expect anybody to watch out for you if you’re not watching out for anybody else. All of us need others who are watching out for us. As the family of God, we are a band of brothers and sisters. We’re in a spiritual battle and we need to defend each other until we get to our eternal home safely. whos-got-your-back.mp3 | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Encouragement And Confrontation | There are times we need a pat on the back and other times we need a kick in the pants! Sometimes life grabs you by the throat, trips you up, and takes you down. At those times we need the encouragement of others. No one can keep you from going getting knocked down, but they can encourage you to get back up. encouragement-and-confrontation.mp3 | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leading And Following | The Bible is big on personal discipleship and team ministry. Jesus always had His disciples with Him. Paul almost always had one or more people with him. Jesus apprenticed to John the Baptist. Paul apprenticed with Gamaliel - the most important rabbi in Jerusalem. Elisha apprenticed to Elijah. These men had mentors and then they became mentors. You cannot be everything God wants you to be on your own. You need other people on your team in life - and others need you. leading-and-following.mp3 | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Indispendable Relationships | Too many people treat relationships like they are dispensable – like they are optional or unnecessary or something you can throw away. We all need people in our lives who will help us become all God wants us to be. And we need to be strategic about who those people are. All of us need God – but all of us also need friends from God. indispensable-relationships.mp3 | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Turning ME Into WE | We’ve been taught that happiness is the result of independence. We believe if I’m financially independent, if I’m relationally independent, if I am independent in every way, then I will be the happiest. God has purposes for each of us as individuals and all of us need to discover them. But, you were never meant to fulfill God’s purposes on your own. In fact, you cannot fulfill God’s purposes on your own. You were created for community. And you can only fulfill God’s purposes for your life in the context of community, in the family of God. WE is better than ME! turning-me-into-we.mp3 | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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When Your Towers Fall | Terrorism is not a modern concept. We were not the first to be victims of terror. I have known so many Christians who believed that when they became a Christian they would never experience a hardship, trial, or tribulation again. And when they do - it devastates their faith. The good news we have as Christians -- We have God! when-your-towers-fall.mp3 | 9/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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YOU Were Shaped for Success | Parents and teachers sometimes do a disservice by telling us – If you put your mind to it and work hard enough, you can do and be anything! Not true! you-were-shaped-for-success.mp3 | 9/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The WORD And YOU | Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit – you choose. Proverbs 18:21 (Message) Words can weigh us down with excess baggage that we tend to carry through our lives and your baggage can make it difficult to maneuver around any obstacles that you may face. Do our words match up with God’s Word? the-word-and-you.mp3 | 8/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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YOU | No matter what anyone may have told you, you weren't an accident. God created you! The good news is that God’s love for you is unconditional and unchanging. He loves you on your good days as much as your bad days. He loves you when you feel it, and He loves you when you don’t feel it. He loves you when you think you deserve it, and He loves you when you think you don’t deserve it. You can’t make God love you any more than He already does and you can’t make Him love you any less than He already does. God is love. you.mp3 | 8/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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God's Eternal Rewards Program | Many of us love rewards programs; Going to restaurants where you can earn points to get a free meal; to the movies where you earn credit for free popcorn; or using your credit cards that give you frequent flyer miles. As good as those rewards are – they pale in comparison to God’s Eternal Rewards Program! Our belief leads to salvation – our behavior leads to rewards. Our faith determines our eternal destination – our behavior determines our eternal rewards. To sum it up -- Salvation is a result of God’s work for us. Rewards are a result of our work for God! gods-eternal-rewards-program.mp3 | 8/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Driven By Eternity | In Tim McGraw's song “Live Like You Were Dying”, is about a man who finds out he doesn’t have long to live so he does the things he’s been putting off. Some are just fun things, but some were truly important, like getting right with God and people, loving deeper, giving the forgiveness he’d been denying. He closes the song by saying, “Someday I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying... Like tomorrow was a gift and you've got eternity to think about. What could you do with it? What would you do with it?” driven-by-eternity.mp3 | 8/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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All Attempts To Air Condition Hell Will Fail | The Bible teaches that Hell is a horrible place – but many people want to soften the horror. The Bible teaches that Hell is a terrible place – but many people want to soften the terror. They try to change the meaning of Hell or lessen its impact. In effect – they are trying to air condition Hell. We cannot surrender truth to modern skeptics! Hell is not up for a vote or open for revision. If we believe Jesus is our Lord and Savior – we must believe what He taught about Hell. The purpose of Jesus giving us a true picture of Hell -- He doesn't want us to go there. all-attempts-to-air-condition-hell-will-fail.mp3 | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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