The FaithFactor Podcast w/Bishop K

Making A Difference

Daniel 1:8
But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. (ESV)
Read 1:8-16
Oftentimes, we must take a stand and not compromise our posture in God.  You were chosen for purpose and God will sustain you and make provisions for you. Trust Him.
 
Credits:
Christ In You - Oracles Of A Worshipper by Keifer R. Bradshaw
Trust In You Track - Anthony Brow
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God’s Interminable Aspect

Genesis 12:1-3
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
 If Abram would get out of Ur, God would do three things for him, so that he could then be a blessing in the land (the second imperative); and he had to be that blessing so that God would do three more things for him. This symmetry should not be missed, for it strengthens the meaning. Abram’s calling had a purpose: his obedience would bring great blessing.
Credits:
Christ in You - Oracles Of A Worshipper by Keifer R. Bradshaw
Changed Track by Walter Hawkins
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It’s Time To Do the Impossible

Matthew 17:19-21
Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. (KJV)
Faith is the strongest power in the world, for it connects with God. God rewards faith, even weak faith, and God loves our trust of him, even beginning trust. Where faith is alive and growing, God is present and active. Every day, pray for faith to grow. Every day thank God for the connection that assures us we are not alone.
Credits:
Christ In You - Oracles Of A Worshipper by Keifer R. Bradshaw
Great Is Your Mercy - Donnie McClurkin
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Love Produces Obedience

John 14:13-15, 12
Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him. (ESV)
Credits:
Christ In You - Oracles Of A Worshipper by Keifer R. Bradshaw
More Than Anything Track - Lamar Campbell
 
 

Yes and Amen

2 Corinthians 1:18-2
As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. (ESV
This verse reiterates Paul’s point: Christ has fulfilled all of God’s promises. His earthly ministry is an example of God’s faithfulness to his people. God had promised he would provide a Savior, and he did. Christ obediently and faithfully said “yes” to God and his great promises.
Credits:
Christ In You - Oracles Of A Worshipper by Keifer R. Bradshaw
 
Yes Track  - Shekinah Glory
 

Nothing Is Impossible

Luke 1:26-3
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.” And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.  (ESV)
Mary did not ask for a sign, but it seems that Gabriel gave her one by explaining that Mary’s relative Elizabeth was also pregnant as the result of God’s grace. Gabriel gave Mary a person to whom she could go for support during what could prove to be a difficult time for Mary as she humbly fulfilled God’s will. This also illustrated for Mary the fact that nothing is impossible with God. God took a barren woman who was past childbearing age and caused her to become pregnant. God took a virgin and caused a child to grow in her womb. With God, nothing is impossible.
 
Credits:
Christ In You -  Oracles Of A Worshipper by Keifer R. Bradshaw
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Enlarge Your Tent

There may be some things in your life that God wants you to move so that you can make room for Him.  In order to accomplish this task, it requires some work. (1) Clear lots of ground for your tent. (2) Spread out. (3) Think BIG! (4) Use plenty of cords (ropes) (5) Expect growth!
Isaiah 54:2-3
Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes. For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left, and your offspring will possess the nations and will people the desolate cities. (ESV)
In Israel a barren woman was disgraced, for children aided in family chores and helped the parents in their old age. Fertility on every level was a sign of God’s blessing. For example, when Hannah was not able to have children she was devastated, but when the Lord allowed her to have a son she sang for joy (1 Sam. 1:1–2:10). Israel was like a woman who had no children and was therefore in a continual state of mourning. But by God’s sovereignty and grace He will enable her to have many children. So she will break into song and shout for joy. Jerusalem, once desolate and mourning (Lam. 1:1–5), will be revitalized and teeming with people. Also like a nomad who has so many children he has to enlarge his tent to accommodate them all, Israel’s descendants will increase and even settle in the cities of foreign nations because there will not be enough room for them in their homeland.
Credits: 
Christ In You - Oracles Of A Worshipper by Keifer R. Bradshaw
Make Room - Jonathan McReynolds
 

Raining Righteousness

Hosea 10:12
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you. (ESV)
Let your conduct be governed by a regard to righteousness, and it shall be recompensed in accordance with the divine love.
Credits:
Christ In You: Oracles of A Worshipper by Keifer R. Bradshaw

Birth Pangs

Matthew 24:1-1
As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. (ESV
The nations at war and the earth’s turmoil, revealed in increased earthquakes and famines, would also not signal the end. Instead, this will be but the beginning of birth pains; in other words, these will be preliminary sufferings. Jesus’ words indicated to the eager disciples that there would be a span of time before the end of the age and the coming kingdom—it would not come that week, or immediately upon Jesus’ resurrection, or even right after the destruction of Jerusalem. First, much suffering would occur as a part of life on earth, while history would move toward a single, final, God-planned goal—the creation of a new earth and a new kingdom (Revelation 21:1–3). The description of sufferings as “birth pains” is a typical biblical metaphor for the beginning of prekingdom travail and suffering (see Isaiah 13:6–8; 26:16–18; Jeremiah 4:31; 22:20–23; Hosea 13:9–13).
Credits:
Christ In You - Oracles Of A Worshipper by Keifer R. Bradshaw
My Testimony Track - Marvin Sapp
 

Unapologetically Giving Thanks

Luke 17:15-16
Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. (ESV
Ten men had been healed, but only one, the foreigner (referring to the man from Samaria), came back to give glory to God. Jesus was not so much concerned about being thanked as he was about the men’s understanding of what had happened. The other nine went off, free from leprosy but not necessarily free from sin through the salvation Jesus could offer. This one man was freed, so Jesus sent him on his way with the knowledge that his faith had made him well. He not only had a restored body, his soul had been restored as well.
Credits:
Christ In You: Oracles Of A Worshipper by Keifer R. Bradshaw
Lord We Magnify Your Name ft. Iris C. Daye: Oracles Of A worshipper by Keifer R. Bradshaw