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God's Amazing PromiseGAP Ep 24 WitnessSend us a text Witnessing or being a witness is a term we use to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to others. But when we are asked to witness, we avoid it like a disease. Why? Juan and John will discuss what it really means to "WITNESS" for Jesus. (here's a hint, It's not about us}. This 30 minutes podcast may be the Simpest way to tell you and make you see what "witnessing" really is. You may not realize it but you could be witnessing and not even know it.Reach ou...2025-06-2231 minGod's Amazing PromiseGAP Ep 23_ JusticeSend us a textJustice is a term used for what is right or “as it should be.” Justice is one of God’s attributes and flows out of His holiness. Justice and righteousness are often used synonymously in the Bible. Since righteousness is the quality or character of being right or just, it is another attribute of God and incorporates both His justice and holiness.We cannot begin to understand God’s justice unless we first understand sin. Sin is lawlessness (1 John 3:4) and iniquity (Daniel...2025-05-2732 minGod's Amazing PromiseGAP Ep 22 LoveSend us a textLOVEMany words have been written about it, many songs have been sung about it, many fights have happened and many lives were lost because of it. What a powerful word. LOVEWhat do you think of when you think of Love? People, family, places, things. well the Gospel has a lot to say about Love as well. GOD IS LOVE1 John 4;8 "the one who does not know God does know love for GOD IS LOVE".Without it we ar...2025-05-2031 minGod's Amazing PromiseGAP Ep 21_ChangesSend us a textChange can be one of the most stressful things in life, even when the change is desired. Resistance to change is natural to human nature. In fact, there is a saying in neuroscience that “neurons that fire together, wire together.” This means that the more we do something, the more it becomes not only habit, but biologically ingrained. It helps to explain why change takes so much effort, and why we naturally have a resistance to change.Of course, we know that change is inevitable. We face change as w...2025-05-1130 minGod's Amazing PromiseGAP Ep 20 TrustSend us a textProverbs 3:5-6Trust in the Lord with all your heart, do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight.What does it mean to trust God?Why should we trust God and how can we rely on God?These are just a couple questions we will be discussing. We are looking at Proverbs 5 more in depth and learning why we should trust God and are we a person th...2025-04-2232 minGod's Amazing PromiseGAP Ep 19 Fruits of the Holy SpiritSend us a textHow do we know if we are being filled with the Holy Spirit?As we read in Galatians 5;22 the fruits of the Spirit are Love, Joy, Peace, Patience Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control. These are in contrast to the works of the flesh or the desires of the sinful nature., which are very clear. Sexual Immorality, Impurity, Lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outburst of anger, selfish ambition,dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties and sins like these. Today Juan and John are g...2025-04-1532 minGod's Amazing PromiseGAP Ep 18 Being Filled With the SpiritSend us a textThe Holy Spirit is NOT an it, or an impersonal being or a force. The Holy Spirit is a HE. So we have to decide how we are going to respond to Him.In Acts, Luke describes the Spirit as one whoSpeaks (1:16, 8;29, 10;19)is lied to (5;30)is tempted (5;9)bears witness (5;32)is resisted (7;51)gives orders (13;2)sends (13;4)thinks (15;28)prevents (16;7)appoints (20;28)The Spirit is: another like Jesus,With us always...2025-04-0829 minGod's Amazing PromiseGAP Ep 17_AdoptionSend us a textWhat is the greatest benefit we receive with our new standing with God?The highest privilege of the Christian life is our ADOPTION as children into God’s eternal family through God’s natural son JesusCheck out these scriptures to understand the significance in being adopted into God’s family.Romans 8:15-16Galatians 4:1-71 John 3:1-2Mark 14:36Juan and John will dig into what i...2025-04-0131 minGod's Amazing PromiseGAP Ep 16_JustificationSend us a textJUSTIFICATION(Just as if I’d never sinned)It is by Faith in Jesus Christ alone that we are declared right with (JUSTIFIED) God. God’s gift of Grace through our faith is the recognition of our utter moral bankruptcy and our inability to earn God’s favor and that we must receive and rest on Jesus Christ who has done it all.“GOOD WORKS,” or our human efforts to please God, Should never be viewed as a means of our salvat...2025-03-2529 minGod's Amazing PromiseGAP Ep 15_RedemptionSend us a textgapmm.orgThe word "redemption" carries several related meanings, generally revolving around the idea of being saved or restored. Here's a breakdown:ATONEMENT:* It can refer to the act of making up for a mistake, fault, or guilt. This involves seeking to correct a wrong.RESCUE* It can also mean being rescued or delivered from a negative situation.FINANCIAL CONTENT* It can also relate to the...2025-03-1831 minGod's Amazing PromiseGAP Ep 14...GraceSend us a textGod's amazing graceHave you ever heard about living under the grace of God? Have you wondered what IS the grace of God or how does it affect me as I live my life each day?Juan and John will discuss today what Grace is and how it affects us each day. What does the Bible say about Grace? Here are a few passages that show us the way of Grace.Romans 6:14Sin is no longer your master, for you no...2025-03-1231 minGod's Amazing PromiseGAP Ep 13...SINSend us a textWHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD SIN?What is Sin. ReallyHow do I know when and if I'm sinning?What does GOD say about sin?Where in scripture do we read about sin and why is it bad for me?These are some of the questions we will tackle today but we really want you to open God's word and read what God has to say about sin.Genesis Chapter 3 describes original...2025-03-0530 minGod's Amazing PromiseGAP Ep. 12 Made In God's ImageSend us a textAs we follow the outline from Greg Ogden's book "Discipleship Essentials" we move to part two of Understanding the message of Christ and dive in headfirst, learning what it means when the Bible tells us that we were born in God's image.God, the self-existent creator, called the world into being through His infinite creativity and power. The peak of God's creative work was humankind, male and female, made exclusively in His image.Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our im...2025-02-2531 minGod's Amazing PromiseEp. 11 Health and Healthy LivingSend us a textThis week's episode is exploring what the Bible has to say about having and maintaining a healthy body and lifestyle.What are the challenges we face when we are out in this broken world. Making the right choices. Choices effect not just our health, but us being an example for our spouses, children and the many people that we have contact with every day.When God created us, were we made for a healthy lifestyle or one where we just do whatever we want...2025-02-1832 minGod's Amazing PromiseGod's Amazing Promise_Ep10_The TrinitySend us a textIn this episode, John and Juan explore what is The Trinity.More like WHO is the Trinity.GOD the FatherGOD the SonGOD The Holy SpiritAlthough this discussion will explore The Triune God, it is NOT a comprehensive explanation of this subject. It is however, an introduction to who God in three persons is and how scripture describes each as they lead and guide our lives. H...2025-02-0929 minGod's Amazing PromiseGod's Amazing Promise_Ep09_Power in God's wordSend us a textHave you ever thought that you get power when you read?Well you surely can gain knowledge when you read. You can learn how to communicate with others by having the ability to read and write for others to get knowledge. More than knowledge though is the POWER you can have by reading God's word.John 1:1-3 says "1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all...2025-01-2933 minGod's Amazing PromiseGod's Amazing Promise_Ep08_WorshipSend us a textEver hear it said that we need to worship, or we go to worship or maybe you've even said " that's awesome. I worship that guy he's so good".What does it really mean to 'WORSHIP".Today Juan and John will explain the many questions you may have about worship.What is worship?Who do you worship?When should I worship?Where should I worship? and even 2025-01-2130 minGod's Amazing PromiseGod's Amazing Promise_Ep07 Making DisciplesSend us a text Jesus gave his disciples a challenge and command while He was with them before He ascended to heaven. Go out and disciple others. He promised He would give them an Advocate to be with them on their mission, The Holy Spirit. Not only did He give them the Holy Spirit, but as believers in Jesus, we too have become disciples and are called to disciple others as well with the Holy Spirit in us and guiding us.Greg Ogden wrote a book {Discipleship Essentials} and gave us an outline of steps we...2025-01-1332 minGod's Amazing PromiseGod's Amazing Promise_Ep06_Being a DiscipleSend us a textWhen you think of or hear the word "disciple", what comes to mind?The Apostles that followed Jesus? Maybe even those that followed a cult that drank some bad kool-aid. Whatever comes to mind, have you ever thought of yourself as a disciple? If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, then you know what, you ARE a disciple.WHAT IS A DISCIPLE? One who responds in faith and obedience to the gracious call and journey to be more like Christ. ( A follower of Jesus )Today Juan and Jo...2025-01-0725 min
God's Amazing PromiseGod's Amazing Promise podcast IntroductionSend us a textWelcome to the God's Amazing Promise podcast. Your hosts John Gildein and Juan Ortiz will be with you 25 to thirty minutes each week to take you through the many ways to grow your faith in God. Not only to build relationships with others but most importantly, building your relationship with Jesus. Putting Him first in your life, welcoming the Holy Spirit into your heart and allowing Him (in three persons), to guide you through challenges in life and learning to trust Him every day.Recognizing that God is in you always when y...2025-01-0326 minGod's Amazing PromiseGod's Amazing Promise Ep05 PrayerSend us a textIn this weeks episode, John and Juan dig deeper into some of the characteristics of being a disciple. Today's topic will be the subject of prayer and what it means to commune with God. Not just to talk to, but listen to God. Taking the intentional time to spend listening for the voice of God. Either through another person, being present where God is but also through the small whisper of the voice of the Holy Spirit.Being obedient is a key in allowing the voice of God to lead you i...2024-12-3128 minGod's Amazing PromiseGod's Amazing Promise_Reading God's WordSend us a textIn our first few episodes, we discussed the subject of commitment, now we will begin to talk about spiritual disciplines and our first is the subject of reading God's word. The Apostle John wrote first in his book in verse 1 in chapter 1,1.In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.2 He existed in the beginning with God.3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.4 The Word gave life to everything that was...2024-12-2434 minGod's Amazing PromiseGod's Amazing Promise_Committing pt.2Send us a textIn part two, we talk more about being committed to God. We finish with this important topic of relationship with Jesus and what's really important in our lives.The quality of our relationships are founded on the rock of commitment, not the shifting sand of feelings and emotions.Are you committing your life to your work or maybe your hobbies? Are your commitments to your family, spouse and most importantly your relationship with God shifting daily?We will discuss today...2024-12-1728 minGod's Amazing PromiseGod's Amazing Promise_Commiting Pt 1Send us a textThe quality of our relationships are founded on the rock of commitment, not the shifting sand of feelings and emotions.Are you committing your life to your work or maybe your hobbies? Are your commitments to your family, spouse and most importantly your relationship with God shifting daily?We will discuss today what true commitment really is, a sustained effort and dedication over a long period of time to the ongoing pledge to strengthen our relationship with Christ. ...2024-12-1033 min