The Devotional Todcast

The Deep End: Convinced

The Christian life is full of disciplines. We learn from Ephesians 4 that there are three crucial disciplines for every believer. The instruction is important, but the motivation behind them is just as important. God through the Apostle Paul is going to seek to convince us that we must follow these disciplines unto Life, because there is only one path to Life and this path was paved by our Lord Jesus. We hope and pray that you would be convinced! Blessings!

The Deep End: Instructions for Building

The Lord has given us His Church for the accomplishing of His glory, the building of His Kingdom and the defeating of evil on the earth. He also has left us many instructions on how to build and operate this Church. As we'll explore today, we can either adhere to God's instructions and have a Church that is truly formidable and strong and guaranteed to succeed, or we'll neglect God's instructions and have a man-made church that is sure to fail. We hope this has the proper tone of encouraging us all to invest into God's Church and do it His way for His glory. Blessings!

The Deep End: Unifying as a Team

The Church is made up of individuals. But the Church is called to function as ONE unit. How and why should the individuals who make up the Church unify as ONE unit? We will discuss this very thing as we seek to ALL live out our calling as children of God, citizens of Heaven and ambassadors of Jesus. We hope this blesses you!

The Deep End: The Vulnerability of Love

The Apostle Paul once prayed that a church would know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge. He prayed that they would know the breadth, length, height and depth of God's love through Jesus. But as we'll discuss, loving someone opens yourself up to vulnerability and the possibility that you'll be hurt. So why would God want His people to know His love to such degrees? Couldn't that cause Him a great deal of pain? We will discuss God's vulnerability of love and what His hopes are for us knowing His deep and profound love through Jesus. Blessings!

The Deep End: The Mystery of Church

God once had a mystery that was the greatest hidden mystery of all-time. That mystery, once revealed changed the course of a people group for the rest of eternity. And yet there's another mystery that perhaps isn't be noticed today like it should be. Today we will discuss the mystery of God's church and what it means for God's people. We pray this blesses you!

The Deep End: The Gift of Unity

Is the family of God (the church) a true gift from our God? It is if we understand how far we once were from God at one time. In this episode, we will discuss what a true privilege it is to be apart of God's eternal family and how unifying together is a strength God gave us that we cannot do without. We will also seek to be motivated towards unity by our Lord Jesus and what He came to this earth to do, simply because He loves us and wants us eternally healthy. We hope this would bless you!

The Deep End: Good Works?

Today in "The Deep End" we will explore a topic that can be a little tricky to discuss. But the Word of God is clear on it and it's very important for us to know so we can live the way we were intended to. We hope this would bless your soul and that you would be inspired and motivated to live for good works. Thanks for listening! 

The Deep End: Hope, Riches and Power

What are the best tools we have to staying forward for Christ Jesus all our lives? The Apostle Paul considered that eternal hope, riches and power in Christ Jesus is what the church needs to truly do what God has called them to do. So he prayed that the Ephesians would know these 3 things, profoundly. And what if we knew them as well? As we'll discover, they would change our lives, forever and we would buy into following Christ permanently. We hope this blesses you!

The Deep End: Enlightenment

What could we do with MORE knowledge, MORE hope, MORE riches and MORE power? Well, if that all pertains to God, then the answer is A LOT. We struggle in this life simply by not knowing what God knows. But, the reality is that we don't have to struggle, at least the way that we often do, with the lack of joy, confidence and security. The Apostle Paul once prayed for a church that they would know MORE and see MORE CLEARLY, and that request to God is one that we need as well. Today in "The Deep End", we'll discover what true enlightenment really is. Blessings!

The Deep End: God's Glory and Our Purpose

Is God's glory really the thing we want to live for? That's an honest question because it's not always. Sometimes we're in conflict with God's will and glory because we think we can find better happiness and contentment elsewhere, and that truly is a shame. But if we see God's glory and will the way the Scriptures intend us to, then we will not only live for the glory of God, but we will find the MOST joy, security and peace we could ever find. Pastor Mel helps me discuss this very profound topic. Blessings!