Ep 182: A Renewed Mind (Part 2)

Ep 182: A Renewed Mind (Part 2)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/fan_mail/new] "What shapes your reactions when life hurts? Today we explore filtering everything through Christ’s cross, resisting temptation, renewing your mind, and letting the Holy Spirit transform your responses. What comes out when you're under pressure?" We build a simple framework for filtering everyday reactions through the cross of Christ, so our words and choices start matching what we say we believe. We contrast the “old filter” of flesh and cultural pressure with a renewed mind shaped by Scripture, conviction, and the radical love of Romans 5:8 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%205%3A8&version=ESV]. • The cross as a practical filter for hurt, anger, and temptation • Galatians 2:20 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%202%3A20&version=ESV] as a daily personal confession • The “old filter” of deceitful desires and pride • Guarding inputs when media desensitizes the mind • Recognizing the Holy Spirit’s still small voice of conviction • Revisiting H.A.L.T. as a dashboard for vulnerability: hungry, angry, lonely, tired • Taking intrusive thoughts captive instead of entertaining them • Asking “Did Christ die for me to do this” before reacting • The cross revealing the seriousness of sin and the cost of grace • Romans 5:8 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%205%3A8&version=ESV] as God’s clear demonstration of agape love To find out more, check out our website at playsonword.org [https://www.playsonword.org/]. FIRST STOP on OUR TOUR: SANDY COVE MINISTRIES — Family Vacation 2026: https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/ [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw3z1E7_6zH1a3IohtkKtimF] FAMILY VACATION 2026 Offers a Variety of Packages for each of the 4 week sessions: Summer 2026 Speakers • July 5 - 10 (Joe & Denise Holman)    - Pastor Fred Kenney, Jr. [https://ccsouthport.org/leadership] - Evening Speaker and Life Coach this week • July 12 - 17  (Curtis Zackery) • July 19 - 24  (Richard Dahlstrom) • July 26 - 31  (Peter Reid) It's NOT too late to register for a remaining week here: https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/book-now/ [https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/book-now/] Recent Podcasts about Sandy Cove! Ep 176 (Part 1) https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19294639 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19294639] Ep 177 (Part 2) https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19297013 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19297013] Check out the rest of our Tour Schedule here: https://www.playsonword.org/calendar [https://www.playsonword.org/calendar] If you enjoy Christian podcasts, Calvary Chapel stories, ministry behind-the-scenes moments, and biblical storytelling that sticks with you, hit play and come along. Subscribe and share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review so others can find the show. Review Us Here [https://playsonword.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/podcast-reviews]! Visit our website, where you can donate to help us out... Whether a one-time donation, or if you want to become a monthly partner - PLEASE DONATE HERE: https://playsonword.networkforgood.com/ [https://playsonword.networkforgood.com/] Please keep this ministry in prayer. This program was made possible by the Plays One Word Family of supporters. To find out more, check out our NEW & IMPROVED Website at playsonword.org [https://playsonword.org/] Stay Up To Date with our: Plays On Word E-News Sign Up [https://playsonword.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/newsletter-sign-up] The Plays on Word Theater team is always setting up new performance dates! Want us to visit your church/venue/community? Please check out: Book It! [https://www.playsonword.org/book-it] To See the Vision Behind the Mission of Plays On Word Theater & Radio, please visit: https://www.playsonword.org/support [https://www.playsonword.org/support] Plays On Word website [https://www.playsonword.org/] Plays On Word YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2ZPfcuGd8-rQp0knIPMyg] Plays On Word Facebook [http://fb.me/playsonword] Plays On Word Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/playsonword/?hl=en] Email us: team@playsonword.org

Ep 181: A Renewed Mind (Part 1)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/fan_mail/new] "What really drives your thoughts? Pastor Teddy [https://ccsouthport.org/leadership] (a.k.a. Fred Kenney, Jr.) shares how God renews the mind, why just trying harder rarely works, and gives practical, Spirit-led steps toward lasting transformation. What area of your thinking needs God's renewal most?" We walk through why spiritual renewal is God’s work in us, not a self-help project, and how the “flesh” quietly trains our desires away from God. Pastor Teddy uses stories, Scripture, and practical tools to show what a renewed mind looks like in daily life and how we can yield to the Holy Spirit as the process unfolds. • Pressure to conform and why critical thinking gets crowded out • What the flesh wants and why it pushes back • The H.A.L.T. dashboard and recognizing vulnerability triggers • How desire grows into temptation and sin through a biblical lens • Body, soul, and spirit and what changes when we are made alive in Christ • Sanctification as a process, pictured through the car collector story • The Word of God, the Spirit of God, and the people of God as the means of renewal • Practical marks of renewal from Ephesians 4 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%204&version=ESV], including speech, anger, forgiveness, and self-control Make that covenant with yourself: "I'm gonna get a dose of the Word of God every day, at some point, and I guarantee the Holy Spirit will start to renew your mind."  To find out more, check out our website at playsonword.org [https://www.playsonword.org/]. FIRST STOP on OUR TOUR: SANDY COVE MINISTRIES — Family Vacation 2026: https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/ [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw3z1E7_6zH1a3IohtkKtimF] FAMILY VACATION 2026 Offers a Variety of Packages for each of the 4 week sessions: Summer 2026 Speakers • July 5 - 10 (Joe & Denise Holman)    - Pastor Fred Kenney, Jr. [https://ccsouthport.org/leadership] - Evening Speaker and Life Coach this week • July 12 - 17  (Curtis Zackery) • July 19 - 24  (Richard Dahlstrom) • July 26 - 31  (Peter Reid) It's NOT too late to register for a remaining week here: https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/book-now/ [https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/book-now/] Recent Podcasts about Sandy Cove! Ep 176 (Part 1) https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19294639 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19294639] Ep 177 (Part 2) https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19297013 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19297013] Check out the rest of our Tour Schedule here: https://www.playsonword.org/calendar [https://www.playsonword.org/calendar] If you enjoy Christian podcasts, Calvary Chapel stories, ministry behind-the-scenes moments, and biblical storytelling that sticks with you, hit play and come along. Subscribe and share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review so others can find the show. Review Us Here [https://playsonword.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/podcast-reviews]! Visit our website, where you can donate to help us out... Whether a one-time donation, or if you want to become a monthly partner - PLEASE DONATE HERE: https://playsonword.networkforgood.com/ [https://playsonword.networkforgood.com/] Please keep this ministry in prayer. This program was made possible by the Plays One Word Family of supporters. To find out more, check out our NEW & IMPROVED Website at playsonword.org [https://playsonword.org/] Stay Up To Date with our: Plays On Word E-News Sign Up [https://playsonword.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/newsletter-sign-up] The Plays on Word Theater team is always setting up new performance dates! Want us to visit your church/venue/community? Please check out: Book It! [https://www.playsonword.org/book-it] To See the Vision Behind the Mission of Plays On Word Theater & Radio, please visit: https://www.playsonword.org/support [https://www.playsonword.org/support] Plays On Word website [https://www.playsonword.org/] Plays On Word YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2ZPfcuGd8-rQp0knIPMyg] Plays On Word Facebook [http://fb.me/playsonword] Plays On Word Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/playsonword/?hl=en] Email us: team@playsonword.org

Ep 180: Worship Before The Battle

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/fan_mail/new] "When panic feels practical, where do you turn? Join us as Jehoshaphat's story reveals how to discern God's voice, trust Him in impossible battles, and discover why worship sometimes becomes your greatest weapon." We talk through what it looks like to trust God when you’re afraid, when you’re outnumbered, and when you don’t know what to do. We follow Jehoshaphat through bad counsel, real repentance, and a breakthrough that comes when praise goes first. • Summer tour updates [https://www.playsonword.org/calendar] and why we ask for prayer for travel safety and the hearers • Jehoshaphat and Ahab as a warning about unwise alliances • 400 voices of approval versus one faithful prophet telling the truth • Micaiah’s refusal to speak what people want • Jehoshaphat’s correction and his practical reforms in leadership and justice • Fasting and prayer as the first response to fear • “We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you” as a model prayer • “The battle is not yours” and what it means to stand firm • Worship placed in front of the army and praise as a battle strategy • God’s ambush, unexpected victory, and grace upon grace in the spoils Please be in prayer for the tour. Pray for the vehicle, pray for our safety. The Gospel is gonna go forward. So pray for that also. Pray for the hearers. Amen! To find out more, check out our website at playsonword.org [https://www.playsonword.org/]. FIRST STOP on OUR TOUR: SANDY COVE MINISTRIES — Family Vacation 2026: https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/ [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw3z1E7_6zH1a3IohtkKtimF] FAMILY VACATION 2026 Offers a Variety of Packages for each of the 4 week sessions:  Summer 2026 Speakers • July 5 - 10 (Joe & Denise Holman)    - Pastor Fred Kenney, Jr. [https://ccsouthport.org/leadership] - Evening Speaker and Life Coach this week • July 12 - 17  (Curtis Zackery) • July 19 - 24  (Richard Dahlstrom) • July 26 - 31  (Peter Reid) Register Here: https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/book-now/ [https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/book-now/] Recent Podcasts about Sandy Cove! Ep 176 (Part 1) https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19294639 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19294639] Ep 177 (Part 2) https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19297013 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19297013] Check out the rest of our Tour Schedule here: https://www.playsonword.org/calendar [https://www.playsonword.org/calendar] If you enjoy Christian podcasts, Calvary Chapel stories, ministry behind-the-scenes moments, and biblical storytelling that sticks with you, hit play and come along. Subscribe and share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review so others can find the show. Review Us Here [https://playsonword.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/podcast-reviews]! Visit our website, where you can donate to help us out... Whether a one-time donation, or if you want to become a monthly partner - PLEASE DONATE HERE: https://playsonword.networkforgood.com/ [https://playsonword.networkforgood.com/] Please keep this ministry in prayer. This program was made possible by the Plays One Word Family of supporters. To find out more, check out our NEW & IMPROVED Website at playsonword.org [https://playsonword.org/] Stay Up To Date with our: Plays On Word E-News Sign Up [https://playsonword.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/newsletter-sign-up] The Plays on Word Theater team is always setting up new performance dates! Want us to visit your church/venue/community? Please check out: Book It! [https://www.playsonword.org/book-it] To See the Vision Behind the Mission of Plays On Word Theater & Radio, please visit: https://www.playsonword.org/support [https://www.playsonword.org/support] Plays On Word website [https://www.playsonword.org/] Plays On Word YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2ZPfcuGd8-rQp0knIPMyg] Plays On Word Facebook [http://fb.me/playsonword] Plays On Word Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/playsonword/?hl=en] Email us: team@playsonword.org

Ep 179: Prayer That Moves Chains And Opens Doors

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/fan_mail/new] "Prayer changes everything, but do we believe it when God answers? We explore Acts 12 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2012&version=ESV], Genesis 24 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2024&version=ESV], and powerful stories of answered prayer. How can praying God's Word strengthen your faith when answers seem delayed?" - Please click on the underlined links throughout. Make sure you listen all the way to the end! ;) We come in hot from a day packed with prayer and let it drive a deep Bible dive into how God answers while we’re still asking. We walk through Peter’s rescue, Rebekah’s perfectly timed arrival, and Abraham’s intercession to help you stay steady when prayer feels delayed or misunderstood. • A day of prayer and why intercession fuels courage • Acts 12 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2012&version=ESV] and Peter’s chains falling off while believers pray • Rhoda at the door and what it reveals about expecting answers • Genesis 24 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2024&version=ESV] and God answering before the servant finishes speaking • The Holy Spirit and the theme of gathering a bride • Isaac waiting twenty years and refusing to quit praying • Praying Scripture back to God with Psalms as a guide • Abraham pleading for Sodom and God rescuing Lot in an unexpected way • Praying according to God’s will and praying for real people by name To find out more, check out our website at playsonword.org [https://www.playsonword.org/]. If you enjoy Christian podcasts, Calvary Chapel stories, ministry behind-the-scenes moments, and biblical storytelling that sticks with you, hit play and come along. Subscribe and share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review so others can find the show. Review Us Here [https://playsonword.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/podcast-reviews]! Visit our website, where you can donate to help us out... Whether a one-time donation, or if you want to become a monthly partner - PLEASE DONATE HERE: https://playsonword.networkforgood.com/ [https://playsonword.networkforgood.com/] Please keep this ministry in prayer. This program was made possible by the Plays One Word Family of supporters. To find out more, check out our NEW & IMPROVED Website at playsonword.org [https://playsonword.org/] Stay Up To Date with our: Plays On Word E-News Sign Up [https://playsonword.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/newsletter-sign-up] The Plays on Word Theater team is always setting up new performance dates! Want us to visit your church/venue/community? Please check out: Book It! [https://www.playsonword.org/book-it] To See the Vision Behind the Mission of Plays On Word Theater & Radio, please visit: https://www.playsonword.org/support [https://www.playsonword.org/support] Plays On Word website [https://www.playsonword.org/] Plays On Word YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2ZPfcuGd8-rQp0knIPMyg] Plays On Word Facebook [http://fb.me/playsonword] Plays On Word Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/playsonword/?hl=en] Email us: team@playsonword.org

Ep 178: Church Planting Without A Parachute

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/fan_mail/new] "Can you imagine moving across the country to be with your kids and then starting a church? That’s just what Robbie and Nancy Boyd did. Today we meet with Robbie and discuss his church plant in NC." We talk with Robbie Boyd about how God used an unexpected tug toward a church door to reshape his faith, his family, and his future in ministry. We also get real about the pressure of church planting, the need for spiritual maturity over head counts, and creative ways to help people experience the Word of God. • Robbie’s salvation story and the road from wandering to deep church involvement • Serving in multiple ministries and the growing desire to church plant • Moving from California to North Carolina during COVID and watching God redirect plans • Why church planting feels like jumping without a parachute and why calling matters • Measuring growth by spiritual maturity rather than attendance • Acts 2:42 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%202%3A42&version=ESV] as a simple blueprint for a healthy church • Pastoral boundaries, leadership friction, and the spiritual warfare behind it • Plays on Word Theater [https://www.playsonword.org/] as a word-for-word Bible teaching and evangelism tool • Giving invitations without assuming who is saved and who isn’t to find out more check out our website at playsonword.org [https://www.playsonword.org/]  Pastor Robbie's church: https://www.calvarybiblefellowshipnc.org/ [https://www.calvarybiblefellowshipnc.org/] If you enjoy Christian podcasts, Calvary Chapel stories, ministry behind-the-scenes moments, and biblical storytelling that sticks with you, hit play and come along. Subscribe and share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review so others can find the show. Review Us Here [https://playsonword.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/podcast-reviews]! Visit our website, where you can donate to help us out... If you want to do a one-time donation, or if you want to become a monthly partner - PLEASE DONATE HERE: https://playsonword.networkforgood.com/ [https://playsonword.networkforgood.com/] Please keep this ministry in prayer. This program was made possible by the Plays One Word family of supporters. To find out more, check out our NEW & IMPROVED Website at playsonword.org [https://playsonword.org/] Stay Up To Date with our: Plays On Word E-News Sign Up [https://playsonword.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/newsletter-sign-up] The Plays on Word Theater team is always setting up new performance dates! Want us to visit your church/venue/community? Please check out: Book It! [https://www.playsonword.org/book-it] To See the Vision Behind the Mission of Plays On Word Theater & Radio, please visit: https://www.playsonword.org/support [https://www.playsonword.org/support] Plays On Word website [https://www.playsonword.org/] Plays On Word YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2ZPfcuGd8-rQp0knIPMyg] Plays On Word Facebook [http://fb.me/playsonword] Plays On Word Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/playsonword/?hl=en] Email us: team@playsonword.org