1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,440 Hello, and welcome to this edition of Baked to Live By. 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:08,400 I'm Pam Christian, your host and truth advocate with this weekly podcast. 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:12,280 As I shared last week, this week and next, my husband and I will be traveling to see 4 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:13,780 our newest grandbaby. 5 00:00:13,780 --> 00:00:19,680 For that reason, on Sunday, July 28th, I pre-recorded and uploaded this episode for today, and it 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:21,520 will also be played again next week. 7 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:26,640 However, on Tuesday, July 30th, I decided to watch Julie Green, and as I was going to 8 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,640 her rumble channel, I remembered she was out of town, and typically, she does not do a 9 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:32,680 live stream when she's away from home. 10 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:37,440 So I halfway expected I would find a replay of one of her previous videos. 11 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:42,400 But as it turned out, the Lord had other plans, and she came on live, and the Lord gave her 12 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,780 a lengthy word, then and there. 13 00:00:45,780 --> 00:00:51,400 As I listened to it, I was humbly affirmed and so grateful, because much of what God said 14 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:56,800 through her was consistent with what I had already prayerfully recorded days before. 15 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:01,640 Wanting so much for you to know this and also hear the word through Julie, I then went 16 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:05,360 back to put this explanation in the opening of today's episode. 17 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:09,880 Please, be sure to use the link in the show notes to listen to the word from the Lord 18 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,320 through Julie Green. 19 00:01:11,320 --> 00:01:15,480 You know, one of the ways we can confirm if a prophetic word or a teaching is from the 20 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:21,240 Lord is when we hear it, essentially repeated through different genuine believers. 21 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:25,480 It's the same Holy Spirit who speaks through His people. 22 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:30,560 Now the rest of this podcast is what I wrote and posted on Sunday, July 28th. 23 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,680 I started this podcast in July 2020. 24 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,000 That means I've entered my fifth year with this podcast. 25 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:41,800 Many of you know I started this podcast in response to the apparent lies and deception 26 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:46,280 we were all suffering from our governments, the media, and the medical community all around 27 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:47,280 the world. 28 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:52,840 However, as I began digging for truth, I quickly learned we've been lied to, controlled, and 29 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:58,800 enslaved through an intentional process headed by Godless people who want to have complete 30 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:04,400 control and power over all the people of the earth through a one-world order. 31 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:09,640 It's taken these four-plus years for God to cause people to wake up to this truth. 32 00:02:09,640 --> 00:02:14,280 And at this point, the majority of the world is aware of the evil schemes that are the 33 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:19,600 result of a greater spiritual battle of good and evil. 34 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:23,920 And I'm exceedingly grateful that I have been allowed to be part of God's army to bring 35 00:02:23,920 --> 00:02:29,080 you truth which is essential for each and every one of us to be set free. 36 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:33,080 I have faithfully explored current events from a biblical and prophetic perspective 37 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:38,800 so we, as God's children, can know how He wants us to respond to see His kingdom will 38 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,800 done on earth as it is in heaven. 39 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,520 Since today's program was recorded nearly a week in advance so my husband and I can 40 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:50,240 be with family to greet a new grandbaby, I'm not going to be able to discuss current events 41 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:51,640 as I typically do. 42 00:02:51,640 --> 00:02:57,120 However, I will talk about matters that are currently vital to our nations, our communities, 43 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,920 our families, and our personal lives. 44 00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:06,400 Today, I want to inspire you to learn what your unique, created purpose is and to help 45 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,240 you prayerfully step into your destiny. 46 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:14,640 Specifically, with this podcast, I want to help you know who you are in Christ, your 47 00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:20,240 authority, know what you can accomplish in Christ, your power, and know the promises 48 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:24,120 of God for your life which is your hope and future. 49 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:30,040 I'm focusing on this because of the exceptionally strategic times we're living in right now. 50 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:34,760 We are starting to see God's promises, that is His word, His prophecies, fulfilled before 51 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:40,360 our very eyes, and we will soon, in greater intensity, experience both God's judgment 52 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:44,280 against the wicked and justice for the righteous. 53 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:49,760 With this in mind, I want you to understand the eternal importance in whom and what you 54 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:51,640 place your faith. 55 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:56,360 Where we place our faith, or another way of saying it, is what we believe in determines 56 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,640 what we receive in life. 57 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,880 It also determines what we receive after this life. 58 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:06,360 For the past four years and even now, we have experienced a very intense season where every 59 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:10,440 form of corruption, wherever it exists, is being exposed. 60 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:15,120 We have been shocked, time and time again, to learn of the depths of lies, deception, 61 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,440 and corruption that has been perpetrated against us. 62 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:22,480 The majority of people have awakened to the fact that both good and evil coexist in this 63 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:28,960 world and how dangerously close we came for evil to overtake us. 64 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:33,480 Every one of us around the world has been subject to the unprecedented world events 65 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,160 and revelations that began to be realized in 2020. 66 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:41,880 On the heels of everything that's happened since the onset of COVID-19, leading up to 67 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:47,720 today, in these months before the 2024 United States presidential election, we are experiencing 68 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,680 unheard of events. 69 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:55,400 The July 13 assassination attempt of Donald Trump, the removal of Joe Biden from the Democratic 70 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:56,400 ticket. 71 00:04:56,400 --> 00:05:01,240 The nearly instant replacement of Kamala Harris on the ticket, which is ludicrous, even to 72 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:05,720 many staunch members of the Democrat Party, add to that the mounting and now undeniable 73 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:10,720 evidence of an evil shadow government with power over many of our so-called national 74 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:15,920 leaders from both the Democrat and Republican sides of politics, and we've never seen 75 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,880 the world in the mess that it's in. 76 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:23,760 People all over the world are desperate to not only discover truth, but to be certain 77 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,640 they are basing their life on truth. 78 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:32,040 Today people are more open to reconsidering their conclusions about good and evil, and 79 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:38,120 those of us who already know truth are commissioned by God to share the truth we have. 80 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:43,880 The truth is, there is an ancient battle between good and evil, more specifically between 81 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:48,800 God and Satan, that is being played out before our very eyes. 82 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:55,560 This has served as a great worldwide awakening, which is in actuality the grace of God. 83 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,320 Think about that. 84 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:02,200 Evil has flourished in this world because people turn their backs on God. 85 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:07,640 All throughout history, whenever this happens, God gives the people over to their own desires, 86 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:14,240 until such time they realize their plight and repent and call out to God to redeem them. 87 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:19,320 This time of awakening, to the extent of evil in our midst today, is a time for people to 88 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:25,120 intentionally decide with whom and what they want to be aligned, either with God in all 89 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:31,000 that is good and leads to life, or with Satan in all that is evil and leads to death. 90 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:35,400 The choice is and has always been up to the individual. 91 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:40,160 We who are alive today have been granted the privilege of fulfilling what all of creation 92 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:41,800 has been longing for. 93 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:48,600 Romans 8 verse 19 reads, For even the whole creation, all of nature, waits eagerly for 94 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,320 the children of God to be revealed. 95 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:53,360 That's from the amplified version. 96 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:58,880 We who are blessed to be alive in this long-awaited time, when we are about to experience the 97 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:04,840 greatest harvest of souls the world has ever known, and the children of God will be revealed 98 00:07:04,840 --> 00:07:06,720 in great numbers. 99 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:10,720 Because of everything we've been through today more than ever, people are desperately 100 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:16,840 searching for truth and freedom, wanting very much to be associated with what is good, 101 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:23,480 and in this they are very open to reconsidering their views about God and about evil. 102 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:27,360 I came to that point of desperation nearly forty years ago. 103 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:32,160 Like many people, I believed God existed and the idea of Jesus saving me from hell was 104 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,520 appealing, but I lived as Lord of my own life. 105 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:40,360 I learned what many people are beginning to learn, which is to not have God as Lord in 106 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:45,520 our life means Satan or the devil is Lord of our life. 107 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:52,800 To not intentionally choose God to be Lord of our life, by default means evil will be 108 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:54,200 our Lord. 109 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:55,200 How can that be? 110 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:59,900 Well, because the first man and woman ever created rejected God in his ways in preference 111 00:07:59,900 --> 00:08:02,880 for what they thought was their own way. 112 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:08,200 In reality, when we reject God, we automatically embrace Satan. 113 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:13,640 Every human being born ever since the first man and woman has inherited the same condition 114 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,560 of being completely estranged from God. 115 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:22,640 However, God loves all people whom he made in his own image so he could relate to us 116 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:28,800 as his children, to be protected and provided for by God, that he devised a way for anyone 117 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:32,240 who wants to be restored to God. 118 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:37,160 Whenever a person intentionally places their faith in Jesus as their savior, he becomes 119 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,000 Lord of their life. 120 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:44,240 And as redeemed children of God, we inherit all of Christ's authority and power over 121 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:50,080 all the works of the evil one, and we inherit all the promises of God for his children. 122 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:55,440 A lot of people try to approach Jesus as savior while wanting to remain Lord of their own 123 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:56,440 life. 124 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,160 I personally learned it doesn't work like that. 125 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:03,640 With faith in Jesus, it's either all in or not at all. 126 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:08,280 His offer is to be savior and Lord or nothing at all. 127 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:13,200 Up until I was nearly 30 years old, I believed there was a God who created all things. 128 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:18,440 I had heard of Jesus, who was the Son of God, who could prevent me from living in hell after 129 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:19,520 I died. 130 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,920 I learned that much from the Sunday School teacher when my parents allowed me to go to 131 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:24,560 church with our neighbors. 132 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:28,280 The Sunday School teacher made it very clear hell was a terrible place. 133 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:32,280 Well, my dad was alcoholic and violent, so I sure didn't want to go to a place that was 134 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:33,880 worse than my home. 135 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:38,480 So even as a little girl, I said the prayer the teacher let us in for Jesus to be my forever 136 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:39,480 friend. 137 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:42,600 And because of that, I thought I was a Christian. 138 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:47,880 But growing up without any example in my own home life or knowing the standards for Christian 139 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,520 living, I naturally followed the ways of the world. 140 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:56,680 As an adult with a breakup in the relationship with David, the man I truly believed I would 141 00:09:56,680 --> 00:10:02,480 marry and realizing I was farther than ever from reaching my deepest desires for my life, 142 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,880 I found myself praying to God. 143 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:09,880 I wrote about this experience in my first book titled, Examine Your Faith, Finding Truth 144 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:11,240 in a World of Lies. 145 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:14,440 So I'll share now from what I wrote in the book. 146 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:15,920 And this is what I prayed. 147 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:22,040 I said, God, Heavenly Father, Jesus, I really wasn't sure how to address Him. 148 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:26,400 But I said, if you are who the Sunday School teacher told me you are. 149 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:31,480 If you are truly the good, loving and merciful God who can make sense out of my life, then 150 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:33,880 I need you to now more than ever. 151 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:38,520 I admit I really only thought of you as my savior to keep me from hell. 152 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:40,960 I haven't wanted you to be Lord of my life. 153 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:44,360 But tonight I'm willing to surrender to you completely. 154 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:48,240 If you can make something good out of my life, then I need you to. 155 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:52,080 Because on my own, I've only proven I can't. 156 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:56,040 What happened next was something I had never experienced before and I haven't in the same 157 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:57,240 way since. 158 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,880 I heard the voice of God clearly speak to me. 159 00:10:59,880 --> 00:11:01,760 It wasn't an audible voice. 160 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:03,760 It was spirit to spirit. 161 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:08,560 I've since taken the time to write down what I believe God spoke to me in order to share 162 00:11:08,560 --> 00:11:09,920 with others. 163 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,320 This is what I heard from God that night. 164 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,840 Pamela, you only understand in part. 165 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:21,000 I brought David into your life and I also took him out of your life to confirm to you 166 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,320 that it is not an earthly relationship you deeply long for. 167 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,000 You long for me. 168 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,040 You met me once a long time ago. 169 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:29,040 Don't you remember? 170 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:30,520 You were very little. 171 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:35,160 You learned about me from that Sunday school your parents let you attend with your neighbors. 172 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:36,160 Remember? 173 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:39,160 I promised you I would never leave or forsake you. 174 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,040 I know you remember. 175 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:42,880 You gave yourself to me then. 176 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:47,480 But through the years my heart has been repeatedly rent because you have sought the love you 177 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,440 need in many other ways. 178 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:54,000 Career, position, material possessions, relationships. 179 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,840 But I have kept my promise. 180 00:11:55,840 --> 00:12:00,280 Though you have never acknowledged me in your heart of hearts, you only see me as Savior 181 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:01,960 for your eternal future. 182 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:05,440 I am the God of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. 183 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,480 Now Pamela, I will wait no longer. 184 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:13,040 Today I have removed from you that which you perceive to be what you deeply long for so 185 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:19,760 you can finally and abruptly see the truth about who and what you really need. 186 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:21,680 My tears stopped flowing. 187 00:12:21,680 --> 00:12:23,160 My soul was quieted. 188 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:26,080 I had a profound sense of peace. 189 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:30,360 And that deep inner longing within me was finally and completely satisfied. 190 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:36,160 In awe, I remained motionless, gratefully reflecting on what God had just said to me, pondering 191 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:40,460 and cherishing it, confident in the truth of His words. 192 00:12:40,460 --> 00:12:42,400 From this I had to know more about God. 193 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:47,640 I realized that through my exposure to God as a young girl, I merely knew about Him. 194 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,080 Now I wanted to personally know Him. 195 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,120 This started my journey to find truth. 196 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:57,240 I had an entire life of cultivated beliefs, many of which I had merely accepted without 197 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:58,800 any consideration. 198 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:02,280 I had unanswered questions, doubts and fears. 199 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:04,760 I now wanted to find answers to. 200 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:09,520 I had friends from faiths other than Christianity who talked about God. 201 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:12,800 What made the distinctions between the different religious faiths? 202 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:16,520 Are we all worshiping the same God just with different expressions? 203 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:20,240 What about what I had been taught about each person finding their own truth, since what 204 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:23,200 is true for one person is not necessarily true for someone else? 205 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:27,280 I had so many questions, I could no longer leave them unanswered. 206 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:31,840 It's taken years for me to learn what is represented in this book. 207 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,000 Some has been gained through academic study. 208 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:38,840 However, the faith that has the deepest roots is that which has been tested. 209 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,840 I am grateful to say today my faith is stronger than ever. 210 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:46,520 I have a confident faith that has been developed through challenges that now allow me to overcome 211 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,920 adversity as never before. 212 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:54,440 I am continuing to read from the book itself and I ask my readers, what about you? 213 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:57,760 Have you ever asked the basic questions about your beliefs? 214 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:02,040 Have you ever truly examined what you believe and why you believe as you do? 215 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:08,840 It took what was a series of crises for me to finally, honestly, explore what I believed. 216 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:12,440 Will you allow your own unanswered questions to remain? 217 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:17,280 Will it require a crisis that challenges what you believe to cause you to examine your faith? 218 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:19,080 I pray not. 219 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:23,240 Because of my experiences, I have a deep, passionate desire to help people discover 220 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:25,920 and live in life-giving truth. 221 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:28,560 Why wait for a crisis when I can help? 222 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,840 I want you to allow this book to help you examine your faith. 223 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,880 It is not my desire to tell you what to believe. 224 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:39,080 Rather, I want to help you intentionally come to your own beliefs. 225 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:44,160 At the same time, because of the path of discovery I've taken, I openly share with you what I 226 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:45,920 believe and why. 227 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:51,080 I'm confident every right-minded human being wants to discover and live in truth. 228 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:57,160 It is therefore vitally important we make a consorted effort to learn about truth. 229 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:58,960 This is where I'll stop reading from my book. 230 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:04,240 But I wrote that first book in response to an article I read titled, Americans Are Surprisingly 231 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,200 Flexible on Matters of Religious Faith. 232 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:11,880 Based on the title, I expected to read Americans Don't Mind Having People of Different Religions 233 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:15,880 Living in Our Nation, which was founded on Christian principles. 234 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:22,440 But instead, I learned highly educated and influential people were taking tenets of different 235 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:26,880 religions and creating a so-called faith of their own preference. 236 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:31,480 They even had names for it, such as Buju or Chryslam, and so on. 237 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:36,240 I had become reasonably studied as a Christian at this point, so I was angry to learn how 238 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:39,000 deceived people were about matters of truth. 239 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:42,720 And I sat down to write what I thought would be an op-ed piece, and while I was writing 240 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,400 the Lord made clear to me I was writing a book. 241 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:49,280 I have since written five books in the Faith to Live by series. 242 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:53,360 This first book, Examine Your Faith, Finding Truth in a World of Lies, is a favorite of 243 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:58,920 mine because I various succinctly defend the Christian faith in contrast to the top five 244 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,400 major world religions and New Age. 245 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:06,000 I provide tremendous evidence that the Bible is unique and divinely inspired by the one 246 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:10,960 true God in contrast to documents of other religious authority. 247 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:17,080 And I provide extra-biblical evidence in support of Jesus being who he claimed to be. 248 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:21,680 If you or anyone you know is not convinced about the existence, character, and will of 249 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:27,680 God and convinced of the same about the devil, if you think all religions are equal and lead 250 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:32,000 to the same God in heaven, I urge you to get this book. 251 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:36,240 As you heard in the excerpt that I read, I worked very hard not to tell people what to 252 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:43,120 think but to help them think critically and decide for themselves on matters of truth. 253 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:48,320 When anyone places their unreserved faith in Jesus to be their personal Savior and Lord, 254 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,240 we are transformed. 255 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:55,880 Our natural born spirit that is at enmity with God is literally transformed into an entirely 256 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:59,360 new spirit that is born of faith in Christ. 257 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,680 This is why the term born again Christian is used. 258 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:07,440 Every born again Christian is therefore adopted into the family of God, and we become joint 259 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:12,440 heirs and co-laborers with Christ to subdue the evil that is in this world. 260 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:18,200 By our newly acquired authority and power in Christ, Christians uniquely enjoy the fullness 261 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,000 of the promises of God. 262 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:26,000 Being a child of God and a co-laborer with Christ means we are to share our faith with 263 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:31,920 others so they too can discover and live in the same truth we have been blessed to find. 264 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:35,960 Being able to defend the Christian faith is what every Christian should be able to do 265 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:41,400 since we are all mandated by God to always be ready in season and out to give a reason 266 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:42,920 for the hope we have. 267 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:45,880 That's according to 2 Timothy chapter 4 verse 2. 268 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:50,600 And the passage found in Matthew 28, 16 to 20 known as the Great Commission specifically 269 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:55,840 instructs us to share the message of the gospel to all the nations of the world. 270 00:17:55,840 --> 00:18:00,160 If you are not comfortable or don't feel you can effectively share your faith, you need 271 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,240 to get a copy of my first book. 272 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:06,640 While you can get my books at most any place that books are sold, I offer my podcast listeners 273 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:14,200 a 20% discount through my web store by using the promo code TRUTH at checkout. 274 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:17,920 In addition to my books, I highly recommend that you consider taking my online course 275 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,320 in Christian apologetics. 276 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,200 Apologetics is a fancy word that means to defend the faith. 277 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:27,440 My course teaches people how to share their faith using apologetics, which is a reasonable 278 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:33,080 method for substantiating the Christian faith as unique in contrast to all other religious 279 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:34,080 beliefs. 280 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:38,840 I start out very basic with this course that consists of five classes with five to six 281 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:40,960 weekly sessions each. 282 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:45,160 Then I progress to explore deeper topics to help answer questions people have. 283 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:49,600 You take the course at your own pace and you'll have live interaction with my associate professor 284 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:51,880 Frank Kodespati. 285 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:55,040 Students who complete the course receive a certificate of completion. 286 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:58,880 By the end of the course, you'll have a greater confidence in the Christian faith in contrast 287 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:03,120 to all other religious beliefs and you'll be well equipped to share your faith with 288 00:19:03,120 --> 00:19:04,720 others. 289 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:10,520 In these days of gross evil and wickedness of all kinds, having a confident faith is 290 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:15,880 essential for us to successfully subdue evil as co-laborers with Christ. 291 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:21,520 Having a confident faith, a faith without doubt, is what is needed to move mountains. 292 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:26,000 It's so important for every Christian to be personally confident about their faith 293 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:30,840 and able to share it, especially in these very days when people are desperate to discover 294 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:34,440 and live in truth like never before. 295 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:38,920 Simply visit my website page for the Faith to Live by Training Center to learn more about 296 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:42,080 the apologetics course, including how to enroll. 297 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:47,640 Beyond knowing truth, God wants each of us to discover our unique created purpose, to 298 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,760 discover what God intends us to do with our lives. 299 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,920 This is what inspired me to write the next two books in the series. 300 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:59,480 They are Renew Your Hope, Reminis for Personal Breakthroughs, and Revive Your Life, Rest 301 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:01,560 for Your Anxious Heart. 302 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:06,120 These books help you understand what it is to be transformed in Christ and to appropriate 303 00:20:06,120 --> 00:20:11,280 the fullness of Christ's authority and power as you live your life and discover your personal 304 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:15,800 life's meaning and purpose to become all God intended you to be. 305 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:16,800 Listen. 306 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:21,320 The Bible is clear, all Christians are called the body of Christ, collectively we're referred 307 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:24,560 to as the body of Christ, with Jesus as the head. 308 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:29,880 We are each one to do our part, that is to fulfill our unique created purpose, and in 309 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:34,560 that way, God's kingdom will is done on earth as it is in heaven. 310 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,720 We need each and every Christian to do their part. 311 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:44,840 When any one part fails, the whole body suffers, and evil is allowed to advance where it shouldn't. 312 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:50,200 We are on the cusp of the greatest revival this world has ever seen when people everywhere 313 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:55,940 will recognize Jesus is the truth that sets us free, and we who are alive today are uniquely 314 00:20:55,940 --> 00:21:01,920 blessed by God to be in partnership with Him at the time of the great harvest Jesus spoke 315 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:02,980 about. 316 00:21:02,980 --> 00:21:07,240 We have the most amazing opportunity to restore our world from all the evil we've suffered 317 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:08,600 for so long. 318 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:12,400 This is why it's more important than ever for you to know your created purpose and 319 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,640 a step into your personal destiny. 320 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:20,280 I never planned on writing a single book, but God planned for me to do that, and then 321 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:24,280 it turns out all of my books in the series are endorsed by well-respected men and women 322 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:28,480 who are leaders in the Christian community, and all of the books have won at least one 323 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:29,480 award. 324 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:33,320 I'm blessed to have written them, especially with the knowledge of how much help they offer 325 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:34,740 the readers. 326 00:21:34,740 --> 00:21:38,720 You can get my books anywhere books are sold, but you help me the most if you get them from 327 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:40,520 my web store. 328 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:44,480 The last two books in the Faith to Live by series are to help Christians and leaders 329 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:49,080 in the Christian community best understand the times we're living, what the Bible says 330 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:54,040 about the last days, and what the Church, better stated the Ecclesia, should be doing 331 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:58,160 now to prepare for the last days that are yet ahead. 332 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:03,640 They are Prepare for the Harvest, Confidence in God's End to Time Promises, and Prepare 333 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:07,000 for the Harvest, God's Challenge to the Church Today. 334 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,760 I suggest you get the first one I mentioned for yourself, and the second one to give to 335 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,360 your pastor or church leadership. 336 00:22:13,360 --> 00:22:17,640 Considering the end times, Eric Burton from Groundbreakers International, who has been 337 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:24,080 a guest of mine before, has shared that this time on the Hebrew calendar is the year 5784, 338 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:28,760 that is 5,784 years since God created man. 339 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:32,480 Each decade and year have significance on the Hebrew calendar. 340 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:37,760 The decade of the 80s is the decade of the mouth, which is the Hebrew word, pay. 341 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:43,640 This decade of the 80s started in our calendar year 2020, and what happened in that year? 342 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:48,240 The COVID-19 virus was launched, and our mouths were covered with masks. 343 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:53,040 Additionally, we were told to sequester indoors, not to meet in any gatherings, and specifically 344 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:58,600 Christians were targeted and told not to have church services, and definitely not to sing. 345 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:02,920 Of all the people in the world, those who hold the Christian faith are the greatest 346 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:07,240 threat to those who are working to achieve a one-world government. 347 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:12,680 For decades upon decades, evil has been trying to silence the voice of the Christian faith. 348 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:13,680 Why? 349 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:18,160 Because when we speak the truth according to God's word, we have the power to destroy 350 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:21,320 all the works of the enemy, Luke 1019. 351 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:26,360 When we sing and exalt God, we are using one of our greatest weapons that actually causes 352 00:23:26,360 --> 00:23:28,200 the enemy to flee. 353 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:32,680 There are at least three ways worship of God defeats the enemy. 354 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:37,680 Worship drives out evil spirits, 1 Samuel 1810-12. 355 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:45,160 Worship sets the captives free, Acts 1624-26, and worship breaks strongholds. 356 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:51,200 Second Chronicles chapter 10 verses 1-4, I ask you to become a person who worships God 357 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:52,680 at all times. 358 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:57,040 You can do this by thinking of him and praising and thanking him aloud. 359 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:59,840 Play worship music in the background while you work. 360 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:02,600 Speak of God to other people every chance you get. 361 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:04,560 Pray for any and everything. 362 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:09,200 Decree and declare God's promises over your situations and needs. 363 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:14,560 These and other similar acts of worship truly forces the enemy into retreat. 364 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:18,240 Getting back to the meaning of the Hebrew calendar, we've talked about the decade of 365 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:20,400 the 80s emphasizing the mouth. 366 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:24,440 Now let's look at the number 4, which is depicted by the fourth letter in the Hebrew 367 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:26,680 alphabet, which is Dalit. 368 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:31,840 It depicts a poor man bent over in humility making himself available to receive the charity 369 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:35,520 or help from the benefactor, specifically God. 370 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:41,620 The letter Dalit also speaks of a door with a threshold to cross representing transition. 371 00:24:41,620 --> 00:24:49,240 This year of 5784 has been a year of transition for four main areas, the church, government, 372 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:51,640 family, and finances. 373 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:57,720 The year 5784 has been a year of great exposures as part of God's planned transition into 374 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:03,400 our seeing God's hand at work in all four areas beginning with the church or ecclesia, 375 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:10,800 according to 1 Peter 417, and also impacting government, family, and finances as we transition 376 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:16,760 into the next year, 5785, which is the year of manifestation. 377 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:20,440 Without reference to Hebrewgematria, I've been saying all along that we've been living 378 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:26,520 in a time of intense exposure, which will be followed by God's intervention in the affairs 379 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:30,440 of humanity wherein we will see judgment and justice. 380 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:35,480 So this is the same thing that Gematria and the Hebrew calendar are telling us. 381 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:40,400 We've gone from the years of transition, which has been exposure, and with the year 5785 382 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:46,400 we'll enter the years of manifestation, which is God's hand visibly at work. 383 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:51,240 This fourth year in the decade of the 80s, again, has provided an opportunity for people 384 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:58,640 to get things right before we move into the year 5785, which is to be the year of manifestation. 385 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:04,920 The upcoming Jewish New Year begins at sundown October 11th and continues until sundown October 386 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:05,920 12th. 387 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,480 The Jewish New Year is known as Yom Kippur. 388 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:15,080 This New Year of 5785 is the year of manifestations when we will actually see God's hand at work 389 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:20,920 in our midst as evidenced by miracles, signs, and wonders, and the many ways he has prophetically 390 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:26,600 told us he would produce shaking in judgment of the unrepentant that also brings justice 391 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,120 and reward for his children. 392 00:26:29,120 --> 00:26:34,200 Looking ahead, the fifth year in this decade of the mouth is the Hebrew letter hey, which 393 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:38,700 depicts breath or wind, which we create when we speak. 394 00:26:38,700 --> 00:26:43,080 This gets back to the importance of our using our mouths to speak God's promises into the 395 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:48,040 atmosphere to put the enemy on notice of what God has promised and prophetically said he 396 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:49,040 would do. 397 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:53,600 Also, when the letter hey is written out, there is a visual separation of the markings 398 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:58,240 which depicts a way of escape from judgment for sin by way of repentance. 399 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:02,720 It's important that each of us repent before God for any time we have doubted or rejected 400 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:08,720 him or anything he has revealed he would do now before the New Year begins. 401 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:15,920 This new year of 5785 is the year of manifestation, which means it's the year of lifetime calls, 402 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:21,400 our God-given assignments to become evident so we each walk into our personal destinies. 403 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:23,380 It is not automatic. 404 00:27:23,380 --> 00:27:26,760 God does not do things to us against our will. 405 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:29,740 Neither does he do things for us against our will. 406 00:27:29,740 --> 00:27:33,760 We have to intentionally come into alignment with God for all of his promises beginning 407 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:35,240 with salvation. 408 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:41,680 The year 5785 or hey is literally here is or behold. 409 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:47,000 So it's vitally important that we completely ready ourselves now for what God manifests 410 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,080 in 5785. 411 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:55,560 The year 5785 will be the word of the breath of God and acceleration as we work with God. 412 00:27:55,560 --> 00:28:00,160 This will be the year of action by the outpouring of the breath of God as we decree and declare 413 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:01,560 his will. 414 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:07,520 God will put a supernatural acceleration upon his people who have been humble, listening 415 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:09,320 and obedient to him. 416 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:15,040 We need to prepare ourselves now to take God's hand to do supernatural things that are activated 417 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:17,240 by the words we speak. 418 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:23,080 Expect to see great and mighty manifestation of God's works in areas of the church, government, 419 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:25,520 family, and finances. 420 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:30,040 God has been exceedingly gracious to us to give us prophetic words of warning so we can 421 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:33,560 know what he is doing and not be given over to fear. 422 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:35,560 Fear is the antithesis of faith. 423 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:41,040 It is only by faith that we can speak God's truth by decreeing and declaring his promises, 424 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,800 which is how we defeat the enemy. 425 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:47,880 God has told us we can expect great shakings which are evidence of his judgments against 426 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:48,880 evil. 427 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:53,240 He has also told us how to stay in his protection and provision so that when he is administering 428 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:56,480 his judgment we are not adversely impacted. 429 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:59,660 We are to pray and decree and declare what God says. 430 00:28:59,660 --> 00:29:01,800 We are to shout down our enemy. 431 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:06,200 We are to speak aloud the many promises of God about our protections. 432 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:08,960 We are to bind evil and loose righteousness. 433 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:13,240 We are to resist the enemy at every turn, confident of God's promise that the enemy 434 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:14,640 must flee. 435 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:18,600 We are to destroy the works of the enemy's strongholds and platforms and every work he 436 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,360 is attempting against us. 437 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:25,600 We are to speak to sickness, disease, and even death and forbid it to have any place 438 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:26,800 in our lives. 439 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:32,200 We are to speak to lack of any kind and praise God for his promised provisions. 440 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:33,640 Another couple points. 441 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:38,000 Each number in the year 5784 and 5785 has meaning. 442 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:42,760 What follows is a super basic interpretation for more complete understanding use the link 443 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:48,440 in the show notes, but the number five represents God's grace, strength, empowerment, and 444 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:49,440 blessing. 445 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:55,720 The number seven represents divine completion or spiritual perfection implying full, satisfied, 446 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:57,360 and fullness of time. 447 00:29:57,360 --> 00:30:03,080 The number eight represents new beginnings, which implies to make fat or super abound. 448 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:08,320 And the number four represents what I'll call material completion in contrast to spiritual 449 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:13,680 completion, such as the four corners of the earth means the whole earth or the four seasons 450 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:16,080 of the year represent the whole year. 451 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:21,000 The four basic elements of creation, fire, air, water, and earth. 452 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:26,920 And it also represents the number four also represents the matriarchs Sarah, Rachel, Rebecca, 453 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:28,080 and Leah. 454 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:33,880 All together it means we have God's grace during the time of him working divine completion, 455 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:39,120 bringing us to a new beginning where everything will be addressed. 456 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:42,880 The Bible says very clearly the power of life and death is in the tongue. 457 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:46,680 How important it is for us to be aware of our every word. 458 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:51,680 For example, if you say I'm sick and tired of my job or some other issue, then you're 459 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:54,560 inviting sickness and fatigue upon yourself. 460 00:30:54,560 --> 00:31:00,240 Instead say I'm transitioning to a better job and then by faith expect that to occur. 461 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:01,880 Don't misunderstand me, please. 462 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:06,400 I'm not saying we have the authority to speak whatever we want into existence. 463 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:12,880 However, anything God has promised we can intentionally receive by faith with confidence 464 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:16,760 it will come to pass because God has offered it. 465 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:21,560 So another thing I want you to do as a result of this podcast is to know the promises of 466 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:22,560 God. 467 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:27,800 A book I've always loved and have given several away is God's Promises for Your Every Need. 468 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:31,840 It's by Thomas Nelson Publishers originally released in 1995. 469 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:35,560 It's available in several editions and if you use the link in the show note, you'll 470 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:40,560 see what is available on Amazon and by purchasing with that link, you'll provide a small commission 471 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:43,040 to support what I do for you. 472 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:48,160 It's vital that we know God's promises so we can decree and declare them and stand on 473 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:53,440 them and know we are in complete alliance with God, working as partners with God to 474 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:57,640 see his kingdom well done on earth as it is in heaven. 475 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:00,760 So what were the three things I wanted you to get from this podcast? 476 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:05,320 I wanted you to know who you are in Christ, your authority as a Christian. 477 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:10,400 I wanted for you to know what you can accomplish in Christ, your power as a Christian. 478 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:15,560 And I wanted you to know the promises of God for your life, your personal calling, an assignment 479 00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:16,960 as a Christian. 480 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:20,840 I think I've helped you take a step in the right direction with these three points. 481 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:24,600 Please take advantage of my books and resources that I've mentioned and be sure to visit my 482 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:28,740 Beyond the Podcast page where you can find more free resources. 483 00:32:28,740 --> 00:32:33,520 One that fits with today's podcast is the PDF that lists scriptures that describes 484 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:37,440 your new identity as a new creature in Christ. 485 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:41,920 When I return from meeting with our new grandbaby, I expect there will be many current events 486 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:46,520 in the news to consider from a biblical and prophetic perspective for us to catch up on. 487 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:50,160 And I will prayerfully select the major headlines as I have faithfully done for you and bring 488 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:55,040 you my findings for you to consider in your personal quest to make sure your life is based 489 00:32:55,040 --> 00:33:00,560 on truth as you endeavor to be and do all God has purposed for you, especially in these 490 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:06,480 exceedingly exciting times of partnering with God to see his kingdom well done on earth 491 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:08,880 as it is in heaven. 492 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:12,800 Before I close, I have even more information about the trip to Greece that I hope to make 493 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,000 happen in 2025. 494 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:18,960 We are looking at traveling in the month of October, and I'm interviewing three highly 495 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:23,320 recommended Christian travel tour companies at this present time to get the best deal. 496 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:28,600 What I'm looking at is a tour group of about 30 people, a good size to work with, and we 497 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:31,440 already have about 10 people who've expressed interest. 498 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:37,920 We'll be landing in Athens and then be escorted on a tour we can call the Steps of Paul. 499 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:41,840 Each of us need to get our own air travel to Athens International Airport arriving 500 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:44,160 on what we will consider day one. 501 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:48,440 Hotel accommodations, ground transportation, and some meals are included from day one through 502 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:53,480 day seven when we'll return to Athens so you can catch your return flight home. 503 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:58,160 We want to plan one night where we can all dine together in a banquet room or some such 504 00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:02,600 thing, allowing us the opportunity to worship together and learn together. 505 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:07,400 The cost for the tour is estimated to be about $3,000 per person, again that's just an early 506 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:08,800 advance estimate. 507 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:13,440 However, we won't know the actual cost until the details are agreed upon. 508 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:18,880 I would like to have the details agreed upon by the end of February 2025, about eight months 509 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:22,360 ahead of time, so people can make definitive plans. 510 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:27,280 So if you think you'd like to be part of the Faith to Live by Christian tour with me in 511 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:32,720 Greece in 2025, just send me an email with the word Greece in the subject line and the 512 00:34:32,720 --> 00:34:36,800 number of people that you expect to be in your party in the body of the email. 513 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:41,360 My email is faithtolivby at PamelaChristianMinistries.com. 514 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:46,320 There is no commitment or obligation from you at this point, you're just expressing interest, 515 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:51,680 and when it comes closer to time to get confirmations around January or February, then we'll talk 516 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:56,240 about the deposits, the final payments, the travel insurance, and more. 517 00:34:56,240 --> 00:35:01,920 Again, if you want me to put together a Christian tour for 2025 to Greece, send me an email to 518 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:06,880 faithtolivby at PamelaChristianMinistries.com with the words Greece tour in the subject 519 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:11,360 line and the number of people you would bring in the body of the email if the trip becomes 520 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:12,600 a reality. 521 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:16,000 In the meantime, if you have any questions, feel free to send me an email. 522 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:20,000 If you like what you hear from me with this podcast, I highly recommend my 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