Episode 53

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30th Nov 2023

Preparing to Get Punched In the Mouth and Gut

Mike Tyson once answered a reporter’s question about an upcoming bout with a rival by saying, “Everybody’s got a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”

That sums up Jesus’ disciples experience on the night of their last Passover together.

Jesus knew what was coming. They had no clue.

They probably had plans. For later that night. For the next day. Likely they had a plan for the rest of their life.

And then they got punched in the mouth. And the gut.

It could have been a knock-out blow.


And they initially fell apart, but they came back and followed Jesus’ last words.

Abide.

Bear fruit.

Love.


Over and over, these were Jesus’ last instructions. Abide in Him. Bear fruit. Love Him. Love one another.

The sum of the Christian life in four words: Abide. Bear fruit. Love.

We need this message today because sooner or later, life punches everyone in the mouth – and the gut. While we may be knocked to our knees, we don’t have to be knocked out.


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Stephanie Smith's heart for teaching began with the chickens and cows on her childhood farm. ​Today’s audiences don't moo or squawk but instead appreciate Stephanie’s applying Biblical truths and human insights to real issues with artfulness, authority, and authenticity. Experiencing deep relational and emotional pain starting at birth, Stephanie is now on a mission to build spiritually strong, emotionally healthy, and relationally smart women and families.
Stephanie’s passion for education motivated helping launch and teaching at a homeschool cooperative and later a Christian school. She’s mom to five grown sons, mother-in-law to four heart daughters, and Nana to seven grands. Believing every person has an impact that is immeasurable, eternal, and irreplaceable, Stephanie invites and equips others to engage fully in God's grand story!