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First FifteenGive Us a King! (1 Samuel 8)Israel was unique in the ancient world, but they often struggled with their God who made them unique, and that power struggle is a feature of every person's story. The central question is: Who will be king? 1 Samuel 8 is more than a story about how Israel gets a king. It's about how they displace the King they already had. Season five is focused on listening to and praying Bible narratives. In our podcast we take time to listen to God's word and turn it into prayer.We started season five in 1 Samuel 1-3 before going ba...2022-12-1016 min

First FifteenIn Our Own Eyes (Judges)The eyes are a window to the heart. Unless we're striving to do what is right in God's eyes, things are not going to go well for us! That's the message in the book of Judges as part of our series on praying Bible stories. Season five is focused on listening to and praying Bible narratives. In our podcast we take time to listen to God's word and turn it into prayer.We listen to part of Judges 2 in today's episode. It reveals a pattern that repeats over and over in Israel's early history of l...2022-09-1916 min

DISCy ChicksGuest Ron Oltmanns Shares His Expertise On Emotional IntelligenceThe DISCy Chicks welcome Ron Oltmanns to our podcast. He is president of his own business LeadSkill that helps leaders grow their self-awareness which enables them in turn to grow their teams. Ron has a keen focus on EQ in the development of leaders and more specifically in how to help them clearly identify what emotions they experience throughout their day. Ron has expanded Plutchik's Wheel of Eight Key Emotions, adding specific words to enable others to best identify what they are feeling. Research has taught us when we can identify what we are feeling, we can fi...2022-05-2543 min

First FifteenInto the Promised Land (Joshua)What is the secret to standing strong in faith? We see a specific truth about that in the book of Joshua. Season five is focused on listening to and praying Bible stories or narratives. In our podcast we take time to listen to God's word and turn it into prayer.We look at four readings from the book of Joshua that tell the story of Israel entering into the land God promised them. First there is a new leader before Israel. With Moses' death, Joshua and chosen to lead the people into the n...2022-05-0929 min

First FifteenThe Law, Again (Deuteronomy)God gave the Law to Moses at Mount Sinai. So why did Moses repeat the law again to the children of Israel in Moab 40 years later? We find out in today's episode.Season five is focused on listening to and praying Bible stories or narratives. In our podcast we take time to listen to God's word and turn it into prayer.We aren't looking at any specific laws in this episode. Instead we consider the story of why Moses gave the law again and the final events before Israel entered Canaan. We listen to Deuteronomy 1 a...2022-04-0428 min

First FifteenIn the Wilderness (Numbers 14)In the wilderness is where God leads, provides, judges and forgives. God gives the Law and tests his people in the wilderness. After Genesis (actually Exodus 13) all of the the action in the next four books of the Torah/Pentateuch happens in the wilderness. Today’s episode is one story from the wilderness that shows God's nature, the people's failure and how to pray in the midst of this. Season five is focused on listening to and praying Bible stories or narratives. In our podcast we take time to listen to God's word and turn it into pray...2022-01-3118 min

First FifteenOut of Egypt (Genesis 37-Exodus 18)Jesus spent time in Africa as a baby, and when the time was full scripture says, "Out of Egypt I called my son." The meaning of that phrase has a deep resonance that reaches back to the prophets (especially Hosea) and then further back to the prophet Moses. One of the great stories of the Bible is how God's people came to live in Egypt, slide into slavery and oppression, then see a mighty deliverance from Egypt by God. Today’s episode is about the story of God bringing Israel out of Egypt. Season five is focused on lis...2021-12-1928 min

First FifteenHow Jacob Became Israel (Genesis 32-33)How do you deal with someone who is slippery? You're not sure you are getting the full story from them or they seem to have other motives or intentions. Some people are pretty good at plotting and planning and getting the better side of a bargain. This might even describe you! One of those people in the Bible is a man named Jacob. Today’s episode is How Jacob became Israel. Season five is focused on listening to and praying Bible stories or narratives. In our podcast we take time to listen to God's word and turn it in...2021-11-2226 min

First FifteenThe God Who Sees Me (Genesis 16)The Bible is full of surprises. There is an overarching story that God is directing, and yet he chooses to write it with human characters. Even when they go “off-script”, God’s story will get told, with extra twists and turns included. In season five we're learning to listen to and pray Bible stories or narratives. In our podcast we take time to listen to God's word, reflect on it and then pray it back to God as well as carry that word with us through the rest of the day. Abram and Sarai were promised great bles...2021-10-2627 min

First FifteenAbram's Big Blessing - (Gen 11:27-12:20)When things are going well people sometimes say “I have been so blessed!” Before the blessing comes, though, how do you act, how do you talk, how do you behave? How we act before we receive the blessing shows something revealing about our character. In season five we're learning to listen to and pray Bible stories or narratives. In our podcast we take time to listen to God's word, reflect on it and then pray it back to God as well as carry that word with us through the rest of the day. Abraham's faith is famou...2021-09-2025 min

First FifteenThe Big Story of the BibleStories draw us in. It's hard to resist listening to a good story that is well told. Stories hold our interest. What's less obvious is that stories shape us, inspire us and teach us important truths. There is great untapped power in the stories of the Bible. As we learn to pray them we can grow closer to God and experience a growing faith too. In season five we're learning to listen to and pray Bible stories or narratives. We plunged into the beginning of the story of Samuel first then turned back to Genesis to the begi...2021-08-2017 min

First FifteenTowering Pride (Genesis 11)What's the tallest building you've ever seen up close? In Genesis 11 there was a city and a people who decided to build a tower to heaven. Why they did it and what it meant has a deeper meaning than just a story with a moral about towering pride. In season five we're learning to listen to and pray Bible stories or narratives. We started in the middle of the story at 1 Samuel 1-3 before turning to beginnings in Genesis. In all the plot twists and different settings, with the growing list of characters we've seen that God is cr...2021-08-0314 min

First FifteenIt All Comes Flooding Back (Genesis 6:9-9:29)The Great Flood and Noah’s Ark is a universal story, a familiar tale to many people regardless of their background or religion. In the story of the Bible it is a prominent marker on the path that shows us what God is up to in the world. It also tells us a lot about humans. In season five we're learning to listen to and pray Bible stories or narratives. In Genesis 1-2 we heart about God creating the world in an orderly way and calling it good. He meant for humans to rule over creation according to his...2021-07-2029 min

First FifteenLive Long and Prosper! (Gen 5:4-6:8)“Live long and prosper.” The line from Star Trek’s character Spock is a sentiment common to all human cultures. Most people who enjoy any kind of quality of life desire to have a long life. What the Bible says about that challenges our common assumptions.In season five we're listening to Bible stories and learning to pray them. We started in the middle of things with the beginnings of the story of Samuel before turning back to the very start with creation and how the first couple chose to go their own way, to know good and evil o...2021-07-0631 min

First FifteenThe Plot Thickens (Genesis 4)Murder. Intrigue. Outrageous behavior. Those sound like elements of a crime story. It’s actually part of the story in the first book of the Bible, Genesis 4. In season five we're listening to Bible stories and learning to pray them. We started in the middle of things with the beginnings of the story of Samuel before turning back to the very start with creation and how the first couple chose to go their own way, to know good and evil on their own apart from God's clear teaching.In our podcast we take time to listen...2021-06-0625 min

First FifteenPicture This! (Conversation on Narrative 2)Most good stories have a strong visual component, and the stories of creation and beginnings in Genesis 1-3 are no different. In this conversation we explore how the first couple is portrayed imaginatively in art as an extended meditation on the imagery of creation and the fall. In season five we're learning to pray the most common type of scripture: narrative or stories. They make up almost half of the Bible so it's important we learn how to read and pray this very common type of Scripture. In our regular episodes we take time to liste...2021-05-2839 min

First FifteenThe Fall (Genesis 3)The goodness of creation and the close relationship that man and woman shared with God gets severely tested and ultimately changed because of a series of decisions. Genesis 3 takes us from the ideal state of "everything was good" to a serious rupture in the relationship. What happened? Is there any hope? In season five we're listening to Bible stories and learning to pray them. Our focus today is the very human story of how the first couple on earth used their freedom and choices to go their own way, to know good and evil on their own.2021-05-1721 min

First FifteenIn the Garden (Genesis 2)If "In the beginning" is the perfect way to start a story of creation, why not have a flashback and tell the story again but with a close-up camera angle? That's what Genesis 2 does, touching on some of the common themes already introduced, but advancing the plot and conflict further by zooming in on the human scale of things in a garden. In season five we're listening to Bible stories and learning to pray them. They make up almost half of the Bible so it's important we learn how to read and pray this very common type of S...2021-05-1127 min

First FifteenIn the Beginning (Genesis 1)"In the beginning" seems like the perfect way to start a story, even better than "once upon a time". This is especially so if we're telling a true story about things that really happened that answers some of our deepest, most basic questions about where we came from and our place in the world. In today's episode we are reading Genesis 1 together and going back to the beginning. In season five we're learning to pray the most common type of scripture: narrative or stories. They make up almost half of the Bible so it's important we learn how...2021-04-3030 min

First FifteenStories that Shape Us (Conversation on Narrative 1)Do you live a storybook life? Most of us don't. In fact, our daily routines and happenings often seem so ordinary to us that we seek excitement, adventure or escape through songs, movies or stories of other people that attract us (or at least distract us). But the truth is, you are living out a story whether or not you are aware of it, and the things that happen in your life become elements of your own personal story. In season five we're learning to pray the most common type of scripture: narrative or stories. They make up alm...2021-04-2343 min

First FifteenSpeak, Lord (1 Samuel 3)The story of your life can be told with a few words. Your story is really about who you are, where you've come from, what you're overcoming, and where it's all headed. We get the story of Samuel's life in summary form in 1 Samuel 3 as he first hears the word of the Lord and has to decide how to respond to it. In season five we're learning to pray the most common type of scripture: narrative or stories. They make up almost half of the Bible so it's important we learn how to read and pray this very...2021-04-1724 min

First FifteenPrayer and Prophecy for Parents (1 Samuel 2)What comes next?! A good story pulls us in and makes us look forward to where we're going next. In the Bible book of 1 Samuel we start with a sad wife who is ridiculed and she becomes a grateful mother through God's goodness. What comes next is what we cover today in 1 Samuel 2. We began season five with a focus on praying the most common type of scripture: narrative or stories. In this season we will learn to read and pray the half of the Bible filled with narrative or stories and also grasp the overall storyline of t...2021-04-0920 min

First FifteenReading and Praying through Bible Narrative (1 Samuel 1)It began with a story. When we were young we listened to stories being told or read to us and it's one of those human activities we never outgrow. Whether in gatherings with family or meetups with friends, at work or afterwards, at school and in our movies we tell and listen to stories throughout our entire lives. The Bible is a book filled with stories (almost half of it is narrative), and what's more it tells one coherent over-arching story from beginning to end.We begin season five with a focus on praying the most common typ...2021-04-0231 min

First FifteenMary's Prayer - Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55)"My soul magnifies the Lord." Who said those words? What do they mean?In this special bonus episode we take a deeper look at Mary's prayer in Luke 1 and how we can pray them ourselves led by co-hosts Ron and Angela Oltmanns.If you are trying to have a quiet time, getting started in a relationship with God or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.In this podcast you will listen to God's word for you, reflect on it and learn to pray to God as well as...2020-12-1429 min

Good News from Good SamINTERVIEW: Pastor Scott talks to Ron Oltmanns about his musical career and experiencesRon Oltmanns has sung at Good Samaritan Church in Las Vegas for over a decade. Prior to coming to Las Vegas, Ron was part of the United States Air Force Singing Sergeants, a church choir director and so much more. While many people at our Christian church in Southwest Las Vegas, NV has loved to hear Ron sing, this is the first time for many to hear his spoken experiences as he related them to Pastor Scott Hove. For more information about Good Samaritan check out our website at: http://www.goodsamlv.com 2020-10-3031 min

First FifteenDone Deal (Psalm 119:121-136)How do we take ancient words from another language and culture and use them to pray today? That’s the challenge of praying the Psalms and especially Psalm 119. Psalm 119:121-136 (Ayin-Pe) focus on God's word as a "done deal" and the wondrous effect his word has on us. If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.In fifteen minutes (or less) you will listen to God's word for you, reflect on it and lear...2020-08-1913 min

First FifteenTeach Me (Psalm 119:97-112)Everyone wants to do the smart thing, to show some wisdom (and not act stupid). Every day we see marketing trying to tell us what the smart thing is. Psalm 119:97-112 (Mem-Nun) teaches us to embrace and love God's word and to walk daily in his ways. If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.Spend your first fifteen minutes of the day listening to God and responding in a personal way. This pod...2020-08-1612 min

First FifteenForever (Psalm 119:89-96)Forever is a long time. Never is also a long time. God’s Word never fails. Never. Psalm 119:89-96 (Lamedh) expresses a great faith in God, that he will remain faithful and his word will come through just as it always has, even in the midst of trials. If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.Spend your first fifteen minutes of the day listening to God and responding in a personal way. This pod...2020-08-1208 min

First FifteenEven If (Psalm 119:81-88)What do we do when we have faith in God and confidence he will come through for us, but we have to wait? What if we fail or our life runs out before then? That’s the question posed by our section today. Psalm 119:81-88 (Kaph) is like a lament that keeps asking heart-wrenching questions while running to God in faith, not rebelling against him. If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.Spend yo...2020-08-0912 min

First FifteenLet it Be (Psalm 119:73-80)“Let it Be.” If you hear that phrase, as most of us do, meaning “Don’t rock the boat; let things rest as they are,” then I think we owe it to the Beatles for their 1970 song and one of their last hits. Psalm 119 teaches us a completely different way to think about and say “Let it Be” that will challenge and build your faith. Psalm 119:73-80 retraces the drama of faith centered in God's name and helps us declare, "Let it be as you have spoken." If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a...2020-08-0514 min

First FifteenGod is Good (Psalm 119:65-72)“No one is good except God alone.” That sounds so absolute, and human reason rushes to take exception to it. But Jesus is the one who said it, and he spoke truly (Mark 10:18, Luke 18:19). If you want to look for goodness, you’re only going to find it in God and whatever reflects his nature. Psalm 119:65-72 prompts us to affirm God is good and does good, and we need him to teach us about true goodness. If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point i...2020-08-0212 min

First FifteenPsalm 119: A Special Conversation (bonus episode)Psalm 119 is the longest psalm (and chapter) of the Bible: 176 verses long. We pause in our mini-series on Psalm 119 to reflect on the why and the how of praying this part of Scripture. Ron is joined by special guest Angela Oltmanns, a regular listener to First Fifteen, who has some questions about this podcast and the current season. If you are listening to the podcast for the first time, this episode is unlike any that we've done, but more like a traditional podcast with a conversational format. First Fifteen is s devotional podcast to help peop...2020-07-3020 min

First FifteenRemember and Comfort (Psalm 119:49-56)Memory is a tricky thing. We don’t remember things very well or for long. It’s because we forget that we need to go back to God’s word, to learn it again, to recall its principles and lessons. Psalm 119:49-56 prompts us to remember God's word and receive the comfort he will give us. If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.Spend your first fifteen minutes of the day listening to God and...2020-07-2611 min

First FifteenLearning to Love (Psalm 119:33-48)One lesson you can’t learn fully on your own is how to love. Love is an inclusive activity; it involves you AND someone else. It’s simply impossible to love yourself enough to learn what true love is. Psalm 119:33-48 stresses God as the primary cause and power behind our prayers as well as the inclusive "and": me and you, us and them, God and me. It ends with an emphasis on God's love as our primary motive in studying his word. If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a qui...2020-07-2211 min

First FifteenRunning Wild and Free (Psalms 119:25-32)The alphabet is a wonderful invention. It simplifies our written language, gives us a way to handle the complexity of communication. In Psalm 119 we’re learning the alphabet of God’s Word. Are you ready for the next lesson? Psalm 119:25-32 stresses our choice of the way or path we will walk, and the psalmist encourages us to choose God's way and run wild and free in it.If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the rig...2020-07-1913 min

First FifteenOpen My Eyes (Psalm 119:17-24)To come before God’s word and learn anything, you first have to admit you are empty, blind, broken. If you feel full, enlightened and comfortable, what can God possibly teach you? Psalm 119 is long and tedious and plain for the full. For the hungry, it only increases your appetite for more real food. Psalm 119:17-24 teaches us that before we can see God's truth, we need to confess our difficulties, acknowledge our blindness and ask God to open our eyes to see his truth.If you are getting started in a relationship with God, try...2020-07-1510 min

First FifteenDelight in God's Word (Psalm 119:1-16)What brings you delight in life? God wants to speak to you and fill you with his delights. He invites you to come and feast on his rich food and grow strong on his truth. You are in for a treat!If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.Spend your first fifteen minutes of the day listening to God and responding in a personal way. This podcast will show you how and te...2020-07-1219 min

First FifteenGod is for Me (Psalm 118)Life is tough and we will get knocked down. The truth that God is for you should encourage you daily. The reality that God in Jesus came for you gives you your whole reason for living. Psalm 118 is full of truth that will transform your life.If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.Spend your first fifteen minutes of the day listening to God and responding in a personal way. This podcast will...2020-07-0715 min

First FifteenNot to Us (Psalm 115)When we start praying, God meets us where we are. But he doesn’t leave us there. The Psalms have been guiding us to put our attention, trust and praise in God, which is where it belongs. Psalm 115 begins with the plea: Not to us, Yahweh, not to us... If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.Spend your first fifteen minutes of the day listening to God and responding in a personal way. ...2020-07-0312 min

First FifteenJesus is Messiah (Psalm 110)Psalm 110 is one of two psalms about the Messiah that is widely quoted in the New Testament by Jesus himself and his early followers. At the same time, it is cryptic and mysterious in some of its details. How do we pray it? If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.Spend your first fifteen minutes of the day listening to God and responding in a personal way. This podcast will show you how a...2020-07-0110 min

First FifteenABC's of Praise (Psalms 111 & 112)What is the most basic but essential thing about praise, the abc's? Not only does Psalm 111 tell us what that is, it teaches us how to practice it. Psalm 112 continues the theme that Psalm 111 ends on and shows us the blessings of praising and worshiping God. If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.Spend your first fifteen minutes of the day listening to God and responding in a personal way. This podcast will...2020-06-2613 min

First FifteenGod's Love Delivers Us (Psalm 107)God’s salvation seems cheap to those not lost, God’s redemption isn’t sweet to those not bound or imprisoned. God’s love isn’t especially meaningful to those who haven’t been cheated, robbed or forgotten. In other words, if you haven’t cried out to God in desperation, you probably won’t seek his deliverance. If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.Spend your first fifteen minutes of the day listening to God a...2020-06-2414 min

First FifteenRemember and Repent (Psalms 105 & 106)Is God concerned with the past or with wrongs our ancestors committed in the past? Do we in fact need to give any thought to history? The Psalms answer these questions and show us how to engage with history and the past in God’s way. If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.Spend your first fifteen minutes of the day listening to God and responding in a personal way. This podcast will show...2020-06-2316 min

First FifteenBless Yahweh (Psalm 103)When was the last time you gave much thought to God’s benefits for you? God’s blessings are rich and complete and when you wake up to them, you are compelled to bless God for all his benefits. If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.Spend your first fifteen minutes of the day listening to God and responding in a personal way. This podcast will show you how and teach you in an easy...2020-06-1913 min

First FifteenHoly Holy Holy (Psalm 99)To call God holy is to speak truly about him as wholly good. If we’re honest, it also involves us confessing that we are NOT holy or good, not like he is. Any goodness we have is a very dim reflection of his dazzling brilliance. Psalm 99 repeats three times: He is holy!If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.Spend your first fifteen minutes of the day listening to God and respo...2020-06-1709 min