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Deepen Your Faith, Renew Your Life

Yancey Valdez | YanceyValdez.com

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Life-giving encouragement to deepen your faith and renew your life! You know how every morning there are people waking up discouraged and often overburdened with fear, worry, stress, self-doubt and frustration about where their life is at and where it’s headed? The good news is God can change all that! God knows how to turn things around when life has gone sideways. For with God, all things are possible!! This is WHY we’re passionate about helping people deepen their faith in God so that the ...
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"Cops, Criminals & Christ" is a podcast delving into the intertwining worlds of law enforcement, crime, and faith. With Dale Sutherland, a former narcotics Sergeant turned pastor, it features gripping narratives and candid interviews exploring behind-the-scenes work of life undercover, as well as the transformative power of faith in the lives of both cops and criminals. Tune in for compelling insights and real-life stories that challenge, inspire, and reveal God’s grace available through it ...
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Brett Vance (This Little Bean of Mine) brings a devotional out of 2 Samuel 12, as well as looking at difficult moments in history, to take a look at how Christians should respond to being called out in a sin, and how to positively move on after repentance. ThisLittleBeanOfMine.comעל ידי Love Thy Nerd
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The KEY is found in His relationship with His Father! Jesus said He could do nothing except what He saw the Father doing. It’s what gave life, meaning and purpose to everything He did while here on earth (John 5:19). We’re going to talk MORE about this, in TODAY’S EPISODE! What gave Jesus fullness of LIFE and FOCUS for everything He did? Take a lis…
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What problem in the world does your KINDNESS to others solve? We live in an unkind world where people are often belittled, made to feel unworthy, less than, beneath consideration, and even deserving of scorn. Your KINDNESS to others gives people their dignity back. It’s a special gift a lot of people don’t see often, yet it communicates very powerf…
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Join Amanda Sims from YouVersion as we delve into Jeremiah 29 and the powerful message of trusting God even in the hardest of times. Drawing from God's promises to the Israelites at the start of the Babylonian Exile, we'll explore how His plans for us are always for good, even when circumstances seem bleak. Be encouraged and find hope in God's fait…
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Subscriber-only episode How can God help change the way you see ADVERSITY in your life? You know how a lot of people wake up every morning, already thinking it’s going to be a BAD DAY? It’s like they’re planning to have a bad day, and they are going to make sure their prediction is right. Any sign of adversity or something that is going to be hard,…
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The prophet Samuel had a very good feeling about this. He was the one appointed by God to anoint the next King of Israel. † When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.” —1 Samuel 16:6 NIV And why not? Samuel was a smart and discerning man. He could see with his own eyes that Eliab, Jesse…
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Join Jamie Harris from Satellite Gaming as we explore the profound message of Hosea 6 in this devotional. Discover how God desires a deep, personal relationship with us more than mere rituals and sacrifices. We'll dive into the importance of truly knowing God and how this connection brings Him delight.…
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What really goes on behind the scenes (BTS) as an undercover cop? Dale Sutherland, retired DC police Sergeant and current pastor, along with host, Kristen Crew, let the audience listen in on a conversation they had between podcast recordings about Dale's ADHD brain, it's impact on his thinking, his work, and his faith. It gives an insightful look a…
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What would you give for a 2ND CHANCE? When you put your faith and trust in Christ, you’re going to get a 2ND CHANCE! The world will not have any authority to label you as something “less than” in the eyes of God because you won’t belong to the world any longer. You’ll belong to God! For in Christ, . . . † He has rescued us from the kingdom of darkn…
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Join Radio Matt from Love Thy Nerd as we dive into a devotional inspired by the dedication and discipline of Olympic athletes. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 9:25-27, we'll explore the basics of living a Christ-centered life, including prayer, quiet time, Bible study, generosity, and service. Just as athletes train for a perishable crown, we strive for…
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Do you ever wonder if God HEARS your prayers? Sometimes we PRAY in order to check our “prayer time” off, our TO DO list. The paradox, however, is that we don’t want God to hear our prayers in order to just check us off, His TO DO list. How can we live with greater confidence that God HEARS our prayers? Take a listen and find out! You can also READ …
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How Are You Doing at RESTING in God’s Sovereignty and the Sufficiency of His Grace? Caring for the SOUL is more about WHO we are > than WHAT we do. If your identity is wrapped up only in your job (what you do for a living), you’ll never be able to rest because you’ll always be suffering with an “identity crisis.” How can you do better at RESTING in…
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What really goes on behind the scenes as an undercover cop? Dale Sutherland, retired DC police Sergeant and current pastor, along with host, Kristen Crew, take us back to hear what life is like as an undercover cop. It's easy to talk about the successful big cases, but in this episode they talk about a few of the undercover police cases that have g…
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What kind of person is your faith LEADING you to become? In his second letter to the Christ-followers who were suffering from persecution on the outside and from false teaching on the inside, Peter encourages them by saying, . . . † For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith, virtue. —2 Peter 1:5a Just like your measure of faith i…
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The “BEST BOSS in the World” doesn’t really describe WHO the Lord really is, or what He really means, to those who follow Him. He is so much more than what the world might term as a “boss.” WHO is He? And how does knowing WHO you work for impact the QUALITY of one’s work? We’re going to talk MORE about this, in this week’s S2E9: PODCAST EPISODE! Ta…
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It was the Day of Pentecost… Fifty days earlier, God raised Jesus from the dead. But on the Day of Pentecost, it was announced that Jesus had now been exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God’s right hand. And God the Father, just as He promised, gave Jesus the Son, the Holy Spirit to pour out upon all that the people in attendance s…
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It was immediately after Jesus’ LAST WORDS to His disciples. After saying to His disciples that they would receive power when the Holy Spirit came upon them, and that they would be His witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8), Jesus was taken up in a cloud. They watched the whole thing. In fact, they strained …
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It had been some 40 days since Jesus rose from the dead. Over those 40 days Jesus had been presenting Himself to His followers with many convincing proofs that He was alive! He was also speaking about the Kingdom. He told them not to depart from Jerusalem because something would be coming. In fact, He commanded them to wait for the promise of the F…
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5-9-24: UPDATED & RE-RECORDED for better sound quality and a better podcast experience! Every day is a gift. No one is guaranteed tomorrow. How can we make the most out of the precious days we are given to live here on earth? We will be heading into the summer months relatively soon. Life and work rhythms will be different for you, your family, fri…
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When we can learn to embrace the righteousness of God that comes to us through Jesus Christ alone, there is always a way forward. And not only that, the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind! There is no amount of good works, philanthropy, charity or service to others that can serve as a substitute for the precious gift of forgiveness and …
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What really goes on behind the scenes as an undercover cop? Dale Sutherland, retired DC police Sergeant and current pastor, along with host, Kristen Crew, take us back to hear how he just barely escaped death. In this episode, you will hear about his work with a dangerous group that ultimately planned his demise. They give an inside look at how he …
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Attending to the needs of the Lord, what He deems important for our lives, and what He wants to accomplish through our service to others, still matters in the world we live in. There was so much I wanted to do and get done, but learning to live life with only one kidney was going to be an adjustment. After donating a kidney to my brother, I struggl…
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It could very well be the most important, high priority, HIGH PAY-OFF meeting of your day. It may cost you some precious time, energy and planning, but learning to be with Jesus is one of, if not, the first and foremost priority of a servant-leader’s preparation for a successful day of serving others well. Jesus hasn’t stopped calling ordinary peop…
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You don’t need another distraction, worry or frustration. What you need, is a target! There used to be a television show on the History Channel called Top Shot. It was an American reality show in which 16 contestants, split into two teams of eight, would compete against each other in various types of shooting challenges. The winner would receive a …
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Happy Good Friday to you! This is our FINAL episode for Season One of the “Deepen Your Faith, Renew Your Life” podcast. I wanted to share with you a quick word of encouragement: We can only imagine what happened THE MOMENT Jesus died on the cross and what will happen when He returns. This week’s podcast episode picture, is a picture I took on the M…
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What really goes on behind the scenes as an undercover cop? Dale Sutherland, retired DC police Sergeant and current pastor, along with host, Kristen Crew, take us back to hear how he set up a fake recording studio and became into Richie Valdez in order to buy guns, drugs, and stop major robberies in DC and up the east coast. In this episode, you wi…
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It’s been two years since my brother and I had our kidney transplant surgery. I remember that hard and difficult conversation I had with my brother, Kenny, when he told me his kidneys were failing. I knew he had some kidney problems, I just didn’t realize how bad, it had gotten. Kenny was telling me how he was at peace with God, and that he was rea…
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Everyone’s personality has an emotional component. It’s part of who we are. Our emotional health is one of the five windows of the soul, in which many of us need to exercise “soul care” daily, in order to manage well. Our emotions often exert a lot more influence over our lives than most of us would care to admit, especially when under pressure or …
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It was a game-changer in every one of their stories. The heroes of faith in the Bible all wanted to make the most out of the life they had been given. But the journey was not without some kind of struggle that needed to be overcome. Whether it was a battle that needed to be won, a problem that needed to be solved, or a vision from God regarding the…
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Did you wake up this morning with a goal in mind? Maybe a vision of how you wanted your day or week to play out? You then made a plan, a roadmap with the steps you needed to realize your vision. But then something suddenly came up. Now you have to readjust your plans, perhaps even trash them completely, because your agenda doesn’t have the priority…
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Everything she tried, ended in failure and disappointment. There was no money left. She spent it all trying to find a cure. We don’t know her name, but this woman had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. She had no close friends, no one to share her burden with, nor could she foster any meaningful relationships in her condition. Under …
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