The ON BEING CHRISTIAN Podcast

provides weekly episodes of Bible centered, Christ honoring messages for encouragement and edification of Christians.

Being a Christian isn’t about what you label yourself as, it’s about your relationship with Christ and how that relationship motivates you to live for the cause of Christ.

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027 | Godly Sorrow VS Worldly Sorrow

There is a sorrow that is the result of being "caught in the act" (Worldly Sorrow), this sorrow does not come with any amendment to life; and then there is sorrow that comes from the shame of offending the Savior (Godly Sorrow), and this sorrow leads to repentance and an amendment to life. That's what episode #27 is all about.

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026 | The Cup

The Bible records only one thing that Jesus Christ was ever afraid of. It was the separation from God the Father that Christ our Lord feared when He accepted the payment of the sin of the whole world. Listen with a glad heart for the Salvation of our Lord.

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025 | Hear. Forgive. Heal.

Sometimes we seek answers to internal issues with external solutions. This week's episode is about the value of fixing those external issues with internal solutions. It's about understanding where true help comes from.

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024 | Being Used

Being used according to the Bible has more to with God's will for your life and a whole lot less to do with what your hopes and aspirations may be. This week's episode is about understanding the importance of obedience to God, even over what your own personal goals might be.

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023 | Rhetorical Questions

There are several instances within the Bible where the Lord asks questions of us, not because He's looking for answers, but rather because He intends for the self-evident truth of His questions to serve as a correction for our life. That's what this week's episode about "Rhetorical Questions" is all about.

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022 | A Pastor’s Heart

There's a concept within the Word of God with respect to the importance of having a Pastor. The importance of a Pastor is not so much about the man, but rather the heart that God gives that man for you. Episode number 22 is all about the Pastor's heart, his joy, and his fear.

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021 | Time Management

Unfortunately most of us can at times fall into the trap of responding to our environment, instead of being of the mindset of making our environment respond to us. Effective time management is about correctly controlling one of the most precious gifts that God has given you - TIME.

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020 | The Value of Standing

Many times we're told that compromising (specifically compromising with things we know to be not true), is more valuable than standing (specifically when standing potentially will result in confrontation). However, the Bible has some truths about the value of standing, and even more than that - the requirement of standing! That's what this week's episode is all about.

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019 | He Is Not Here

There are many different "gods" that humanity "worships", some are big, some are small, some made of gold, some made of our imagination. But the GOD (Jehovah/the Christ) is alive and loves you. This episode is about His resurrection; from death to life everlasting!

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018 | One Thing

There are so many things that seem to demand so much of our time and attention, but there are a few things (or you might even say "one thing"), that form the foundation that all the rest is set upon. This episode is about getting past all the noise and getting grounded in the only thing that has ever mattered.

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017 | If God, then Success

At times in life we have the tendency to over complicate things; the reality is that actions have reactions and choices have consequences. This week's episode is about how to make the choices that produce the desired results.

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016 | What Seemeth Him Good

Most of the time we define what’s good and what’s bad as directly linked to whether we are benefited or not. This episode is about the good things that the Lord does that we may not understand but which are still good for us if we accept them.

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015 | This Kind

There are issues and emotions in this life that can be well outside our capacity to deal with. It’s at these times when we realize how important a dependent connection with Jesus Christ our Saviour truly is.

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014 | Biblical Leadership

The topic of leadership has become needlessly complicated; there are 100s of authors with 1000s of views on what leadership is. However, there is one verse in the Bible which lays out 6 specific characteristic which one man was known for concerning leadership.

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013 | Strong Hands

How do you suppose our daily routines would change if we had more precise and clear understanding of our purpose? Having "Strong Hands" is a matter of clearly understanding your purpose. Enjoy Podcast #13.

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012 | What Does and Does Not Matter

Our society demands decisions (sometimes thousands of decisions a day), our society is also full of opinions, thousands and thousands of opinions. This podcast attempts to show you what does and does not matter, by cutting through all the noise, with the doctrine of the Bible.

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011 | Gird Up and Be Sober

What would Christianity look like if we were freed from all the luxuries and indulgences that we think are necessities? So often we seek out most every form of "information", but leave out the one form of information that is truly life-changing - God's Word! This podcast is about getting ride of the noise.

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010 | Without Excuse

We live in a society that makes exceptions for everything, you may be surprised to find out the Bible doesn’t know anything about that. In fact, the Word of God is very clear that there is not a lot of room for compromise. This podcast is about not just KNOWING what is right, but DOING what is right.

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009 | Able Men

This week we’re looking at the attributes of the man of ability, according to God’s Word. Being a man who can get things done is becoming needlessly rare, but I believe the Bible shows us how to reclaim these required attributes. This subject is near and dear to my heart. Enjoy.

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008 | Freedom and Influence | with Andrew Sims

This week is an interview with a Christian business owner - Andrew Sims. Andrew owns two separate businesses within the Trades, managing multiple teams of men and multi-million dollar annual budgets, all within the perimeters of the ethics of the Word of God. An enjoyable and informative interview, it's worth the time & I guarantee you'll learn something!

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