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Podcast 09 – Ancient Names and Modern Politics
On today’s podcast Rich and I talk about the problems we have pronouncing and communicating ancient names in modern times. After thousands of years of language changing through different cultures the fact is that nobody has a prayer or pronouncing anything correctly, at least according to ancient standards. We may be able to make them sound similar to what we have heard but it is unlikely that we even approach what someone from ancient times could even understand. The bottom line is to not get sidetracked or discouraged but instead plow through to find the meaning and the intent that God has for you. At DontBlameJesus.com we freely admit that we mess it up all the time, we just hope that you end up hearing our hearts instead of our words.
Then Rich gets a phone call and DontBlameJesus takes it’s first commercial break. 
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Finally we talk about our new President Barack Obama. It is our hope that regardless of party affiliation, that all Christians will turn their hearts toward the Lord and lift up our new President in prayer. Indeed, it is the prayers of the righteous that bring true change and we as believers too often become lax in our responsibilities. We are commanded to pray for our leaders and we want to see the change that only prayer can bring. Everyone, regardless of their party affiliation, wants to see the United States succeed and do well. It is our desire at DontBlameJesus to see believers in America unite in prayer and see the change that only prayer can bring.
Podcast 08 – Return of Prophecy
This is the follow up to last weeks episode from Daniel Chapter 7. The events of Daniel Chapter 8 actually occurred prior to the events written in Chapter 7. Rich and I also welcome our special in-studio guest Graham, Rich’s son. Graham is our biggest fan and faithfully prays for the podcast to be effective and far reaching. Thanks Graham.
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Podcast 07 – Into The Book of Daniel
This week Rich and I delve into the book of Daniel and look at one of the fascinating prophetic stories found there. Turn in your Bible to the book of Daniel and follow along with us as we hear about God’s finger writing on the wall.
And as always, if you have any questions or comments for the show you can post them in the comments for this post or email us at show (at) dontblamejesus (dot) com.
New Year’s Eve Prophecy Update
If you don’t have plans for New Year’s Eve and are in the Spokane Area plan on attending the New Year’s Eve Prophecy Update at Calvary Spokane. From 7:00 p.m. to Midnight Pastor Ken Ortize will be discussing the events of today as they relate to Bible Prophecy. It is always a wonderful way to bring in the new year.
If you can’t make it there in person you can tune in on the internet for a complete live feed. Visit the Calvary Spokane Website and click on the Live Broadcast link on Wednesday December 31st at 7:00 p.m. and you’ll be able to watch all the nights events. I think it is even simulcast on the Radio on the CSN radio network (97.3 FM in Spokane).
Podcast 06 – Prophecy of Tyre
Today Rich and I (well, mostly Rich) talk about the prophecy in Ezekiel regarding the ancient city of Tyre and the long fulfillment of that prophecy.
We often have a backwards perspective regarding prophecy which I touch on briefly. We also talk briefly about the Biblical qualifications for a prophet.
Remember to send your comments, suggestions and questions to show (at) dontblamejesus (dot) com. Thanks for listening.
Podcast 05 – Experiencing God
Rich and I talk about experiencing God. If we are flesh and blood, how can we experience God who is a spirit? How do we bridge that gap? What is the role of the Holy Spirit in all this? We tackle these questions and more in this latest podcast.
If you would be so kind we would love to hear from you. Send us email at show (at) dontblamejesus (dot) com. (Just replace the (at) with the @ sign and the (dot) with a period) As always if you hear us say something stupid remember, it’s all us, don’t blame Jesus. See you next time.
Podcast 04 – Knowing the will of God.
Well here we are with another podcast. Today Rich and I talk about how we can know the will of God. It is a constant battle we face learning to walk by faith and not by sight but in the end, it is what God has called us to.
We discuss how God’s will won’t violate the truth as revealed in His Word, the Bible, and how sometimes God shuts one door to get us to a different one. We also talk about how the Bible is for us today in our day to day lives and how in order to hear the voice of our Lord we must spend time quietly seeking Him. Above all we reveal that we are to be flexible because God’s leading may take us along a winding path. Being rigid is the surest way to get broken. Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be broken.
We also read an email we got from our friend Rob. His encouraging words are much appreciated, thanks Rob.
Don’t forget to email us your questions or comments to show (at) dontblamejesus (dot) com. We look forward to hearing from you to help us taylor our show to minister to you in any way we can. God bless you and thanks for listening.
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There are some additional instructions from the first podcast post if you are interested in subscribing that way or you can now find us in the iTunes music store. Just go into the iTunes music store and search for dontblamejesus or dont blame jesus and we should come right up.
Podcast 03 – The Anti-Christ
Podcast 3 is finally here after a week long delay while I moved my office (which houses the recording gear). Rich and I talk about the Anti-Christ, or better said, the fake-Christ. We talk about his revealing, his rise to power and the circumstances surrounding this period of history.
Please feel free to send us your questions or comments to show (at) dontblamejesus (dot) com. We would love to hear from you. And if you have the ability to record a short voice comment send us that too. We would love to hear from you and perhaps play it on the show.
Something light and just for fun.
Here is a video I made years ago, just thought I’d post it for fun. Hope you enjoy it.
The Truth Will Set You Free…
“The truth will set you free.” That is one of the most misused and misunderstood passages in the whole Bible. It is a statement so often taken out of context that its true meaning has been masked. It’s a shame because this is one of the most powerful scriptures in the whole Bible.
So many people will say the truth will set you free but what they mean is if you will simply be honest with yourself you will be free to live however you wish. Even those people who are sinning in the most blatant ways will misuse this passage to excuse their lifestyle. That is not at all what Jesus meant.
The truth will set you free, but only the actual authentic truth has that kind of power. What if you are trusting in some sort of false hope? How can anything that is not truth accomplish in you what only the truth can? You see, if we continue to accept something less than the real truth in our lives how can we expect to get the real change that only the truth can bring? It reminds me of the passage in 2nd Timothy 3 where it says:
But understand this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God. They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.
Repudiate means: to reject as having no authority or binding force. You see, they have some kind of outward appearance that suggests religion but have denied that there is any power there to make real change. If they deny the power, or the central truth behind it, then what do they expect?
There is a deception out there, and it is growing. It is like the powerful delusion spoken of in 2nd Thessalonians 2. Why? Because men would not love the truth and instead embraced a lie. So God will give them over to a lie, and they will love the lie and hate the truth. But what is the true truth?
When Jesus said in John 8:32 “and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” what truth was He talking about. Fortunately He tells us later in John 14:6 when he said “… I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” He is the way. He is the truth. He is the life. I just don’t know how He could make it any clearer. But what is the problem that He is offering to set us free from?
Sin is standing between you and God, a barrier that prevents you from being able to come to God. In all honesty, if the experience in Isaiah 6 is any indication, you wouldn’t want to come face to face with God in your sinful condition. Isaiah is undone before the Holy God, he realizes that he is unfit and destroyed, his lips stained with sin. God actually separates us from Himself because we simply couldn’t take His glory while we are corrupted. Jesus is the sacrifice that pays for your transgression and makes you clean, acceptable to come before God. Not that you stop doing wrong and are instantly made sinless, but by acknowledging your sin and accepting the sacrifice of Christ you will be declared righteous, and when you die you will be resurrected into a new body, no longer subject to sin, and death, and separation from God.
There are false teachers out there who will tell you everything is fine. You are alright. God is love. Jesus would never send anyone to Hell. My friends, the truth is that Jesus doesn’t send anyone to Hell, we do that on our own. How? By rejecting the offer, the amazing offer that He has made us, purchased by his own blood. He will forgive us, cleanse us, change us, take us forward and continue to work in us until He completes this work in us.
“But Jesus IS love, He wouldn’t send me to Hell, would He?” someone may ask. Let’s think about this for a minute.
Imagine if you were in need of a kidney. You were on dialysis and heading for an early grave. But I heard about your need as as it happens I am a perfect match. I go into surgery and give up one of my kidneys. It is now on ice in a little red cross ice chest waiting for you to come to the hospital and get into surgery. But you say no?! What am I to do? How am I to feel? Can you be healed without a kidney? No! There is no healing without a kidney. But you have rejected my gift? You say you want to use positive thinking and crystals to grow a replacement kidney for yourself.
Now I don’t mean to impose my pettiness upon Christ, He is superior to me in every way. His resentment is not the same as mine. I am flesh and He is God. Yet, His sacrifice for your salvation was vastly more costly than my hypothetical kidney would be. There is no healing for you apart from Him. He gave up His life for you… will you say no?! What do you think you can find apart from Him to give you salvation. You have a need. He is the fulfillment of your need. You have a problem. He is the solution to your problem. You have a disease. He is the cure for your sin. There is no other. In John 6:68 & 69 when Jesus asked His disciples if they wanted to leave Him Peter answers, “… to whom would we go? You [alone] have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God!”
The Holy One of God is the Hebrew way of saying, Jesus was the Savior that had been promised from the beginning. He was the Messiah who was to come. He was the fulfillment of the Old Testament Scriptures. Jesus himself said in John 5:39 & 40, “You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me, but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.” The whole Bible is a testimony about Jesus and if you come to Him you will have life. He is the truth that will set you free. Will you accept His offer and let Him set you free?