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Tara Lee Davis's PodcastCompelled By LoveSend us a textPeter, the disciple who denied Jesus not once but three times? Yeah, he was the one who recognized Jesus making breakfast on the shore that day and after being up all night fishing swim a hundred yards to shore. He was compelled by his love for Jesus, and it showed. How would our lives look different if we were marked by love, love for Jesus and love for others?2021-06-1434 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastAn Invitation to ReturnSend us a textJesus always invites us to return; return to His grace, His peace, His presence. It's never too late to come home.2021-06-1434 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastAnchoring to His FaithfulnessAnchors can either weigh us down or keep us secure, and what we anchor ourselves to determines the outcome. Have you forgotten the countless times that God has been faithful to you? Craving consistency in the midst of a turbulent world? Take time to remember how God has been faithful, anchor yourself to His faithfulness and you will be able to ride out any storm that life throws your way.2021-06-1424 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastA Thrill of HopeSend us a textHope is a powerful thing, and something we all desperately need as we muddle through this ongoing pandemic. Misplaced hope always misaligns our hearts with God and sets us up for disappointment after disappointment. Where or what or who is your hope in?2021-03-2039 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastThe Greatest InvitationSend us a textWhat does it mean that God prepares a table for us in the presence of our enemies? Could we possibly be saying no to the greatest invitation ever given simply by the way we live our overly busy lives?2021-03-2032 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastRaising the StandardSend us a textDoes God call His children to excellence in all things? Why does it matter, or does it? What can we learn from Hezekiah's life? Most expect the blessing of God without putting in the work, and while it may look cute on your kitchen towel, God does not, in fact, "bless our mess."2021-03-2033 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastThe Unchanging GodSend us a textWhat a gift that we can count on God to be the same today as He was yesterday and He will be tomorrow! Even when life ebbs and flows and the seasons we find ourselves in are constantly changing, we can always count on the One who never changes!2021-03-2031 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastAnchoring to His FaithfulnessSend us a textHow quickly do you forget how God has taken care of you? Does it even matter that we remember what He did for us 7 years ago? One of the best ways to strengthen and build up our faith is to actively remember the countless ways that God has provided for us! Even the Israelites forgot how good God had been to them and their puny little lives and pathetic excuses made life miserable for them. What are you anchoring yourself to; the constant waves of life that ebb and flow mercilessly? Or the faith...2021-03-1724 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastLiving Your Best StorySend us a textEveryone loves a good story! But how do we live our best stories, especially when our lives are full of disappointment, pain, and heartache? Is there more to our story than just our accomplishments and failures? How can we live lives that are marked by Jesus and moved by love? One sinful woman shows us how, and what appears to be an extreme waste to some ends up being extravagant love for One.2020-10-1941 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastStill Small VoiceSend us a textWhat is God saying in this season? The pandemic, the political divisions, the violence, the quarantines and our lives completely upended as we knew them, is God speaking still? Does God's still, small voice speak louder than the screaming of the world in which we live? And why does it matter? What if in missing God's whisper we miss out on passing on a legacy to the next generation?2020-10-1939 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastThrow Up and Grow UpSend us a textWhen do we grow from emotional experiences with God to actual encounters with God? When do we move from throw up to growing up? When do we stop wasting our lives magnifying and instead put Jesus on display? Is the Gospel partial to us and our own shortcomings, or is it for all? What do our hearts reflect about us? Jonah not only gets swallowed by a large fish for disobeying, but after surviving being thrown up by that same large fish, we discover that his heart is still far from God, even thoug...2020-06-0450 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastDancing in StormsSend us a textIn the midst of a pandemic and a quarantine that never seemed to end, we all found ourselves in the midst of a storm. What if the storms of life were meant to be danced in instead of sheltered from? How should we respond when faced with adversity? How does God respond to us and our endless questioning? While it's true that storms bring destruction, they also bring great growth when received with open hands rather than resisted with closed fists.2020-05-2526 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastAuthoritySend us a textJesus gave His followers a lot of authority, but what exactly does that look like and mean for us today? Elijah the prophet understood what it meant to stand and operate in God-given authority, and even though he stood alone, he used his God-given authority to put God on display and turn the hearts of people back to God.2020-03-0942 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastGrapes and GrasshoppersSend us a textThe spies were sent into the land, which God has promised them in advance, for 40 days to investigate. 10 spies came back talking of the giants that inhabited the land, 2 spies came back saying that the land was theirs to take and that anything was possible because God was with them. Because of their murmuring, complaining, groaning and grumbling, the Lord was angry and turned them back into their wilderness where they would wander for 40 years until every single of them died off. What is louder to God, our worship and praise or our gru...2020-02-2354 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastImpossible GodSend us a textGod has made it clear through His Word that His ways are not our ways, His thoughts not our thoughts. And yet many of us get stuck trying to understand what He is doing, rather than just yielding. God, much like our faith, cannot be measured. But when His plan goes one way and ours run perpendicular to that, we are left with the ultimate reminder, the cross. And it is the cross of Jesus Christ that reminds us that we can fully trust and rest in who He is, especially when we don...2020-01-2428 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastAnother In The FireSend us a textGod never promised to bring us out of the fire, but He did promise to walk with us through the fire. And how you and I choose to walk through the difficulties of life can either point others to Jesus and make much of Him, or we can waste that opportunity. We have been called and chosen to suffer well, Christ did. The fire of life is a gift; it purifies, it refines, it makes us more like Jesus. We are better in the fire, with God at our sides, than out of the...2020-01-1636 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastConfidence Vs. InsecuritySend us a textLiving from a place of insecurity limits me to living only in and through and for myself. Living in confidence allows us to live fully confident in who God is, and in who He has called us to be. We live our best lives when we live in confidence, yet it's something we all struggle with in the everyday mundane of our lives. And yet there was one, David, an overlooked shepherd boy, who when living with confidence overcame the odds stacked against him and rewrote the history books forever with the slaying of...2020-01-1528 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastI AM That I AmSend us a textWhy do we waste so much of our lives allowing others to define us? Only the Creator has the power and authority to define us as created beings. I AM was the name of a very holy God, long before it was a label we used to define ourselves. When we misspeak of ourselves, we not only speak what is not true but we are also speaking those same things of the very One who created us. So who are we, then? As long as we don't have a firm grasp on who we tr...2020-01-0920 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastContrast Camp Day 1: Life and DeathSend us a textIf contras is the "difference of degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of a picture," then what is the difference between life and death itself? The Bible is actually a story of contrast, highlighting the epic adventure of a good God who pursues evil man with the light of His love in the midst of the darkness and we find ourselves in the middle of this story, but we get to choose how it plays out for us.2019-07-2452 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastContrast Camp Day 2: Relationship over ReligionSend us a textWhy does God pursue us? Is He a control freak? Are we mere puppets on strings? Is following a Jesus about a list of do's and dont's, or is there more? God simply wants a relationship with each of us, and relationship trumps religion every single time. Religion shuts doors while relationship opens them. In the story of the prodigal son, we see the contrast of religion and relationship and what set free was relationship.2019-07-2435 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastContrast Camp Day 3: Are You In the Game?Send us a textHow do you spend your life? Every human on the planet has the same amount of time and access to that time/ 365 days in a year, 24 hours in a day, yet 1 life to live. Are you wasting your life building your own sandcastle kingdom? Or are you living a life that will live beyond your human years on this tiny blue dot we find ourselves spinning on?2019-07-2453 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastContrast Camp Day 4: Freedom Over ShameSend us a textWhen we encounter God and we find ourselves forever wrecked, how do we maintain that heart change? How do we ensure that it wasn't just a camp buzz, conference high, or believe the lie that nothing actually changed? When I struggle with sin that I once repented of, did Jesus not forgive me or set me free? How do we go home different and truly walk this thing out?2019-07-2441 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastWhere Is JesusSend us a textAs believers, what's the first thing that we ask when the storm hits? Where is God? Why has He left me? Is He not listening to my cries for help? Could it be that our questioning of Jesus, especially in the midst of hard times, points to a deeper issue that we don't fully know who He is? All throughout Scripture, we see story after story of those who have found Jesus right in the middle of their mess, even when they themselves were a hot mess.2019-06-3027 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastDiaries of a Wimpy GideonSend us a textCould it be that our lives are so consumed with self and what others think of us that we are missing out on the bigger picture of God using us to display His glory? Have we exchanged the glory of God for the cheap praise of man? Gideon proves to us that when we believe the truth of who God says we are, then God can rewrite the history books for His glory, fame, and honor.2019-06-3044 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastNo Tomb Without a CrossSend us a textWhat does Resurrection Sunday mean for us as believers? Is there more to it than "Dead Jesus, quiet Jesus, alive Jesus, hooray"!? The exact life and death and resurrection of Jesus was actually a blueprint for you and I and yet, we often want the resurrection power life without first dying to self. There could be no empty tomb without first a crucifixion. Only in the dying of ourselves and sinful, selfish ways will we be resurrected with Christ and find the newness and abundance of life that we were designed for!2019-04-2541 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastGood and Hard SoilSend us a textIf God's Word doesn't return void and is powerful and active, then why do we often not see good fruit growing in our lives? We often waste incredible seeds of truth that are planted in our hearts not because it's too high and lofty or something that is unattainable for us to grasp, but simply because the soil of our hearts is hard instead of being good soil.2019-03-2627 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastWee Little Men and Whataburger WrappersSend us a textGod created each of us to live legendary lives; lives that are full and rich, far bigger than anything we could ever hope for or imagine. What if our tiny stories of pain and brokenness were actually apart of something much bigger that we can't always see and understand? We will never live out the part we have to play in this big story if we don't understand the Story that's being written and you cannot possibly understand the Story when you don't know the Author. Because there are going to be chapters of...2019-03-2633 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastThe Tension of ChristmasSend us a textJesus coming to our earth to be born as a baby reminds us of the constant tension we face between the reality of our world as we know it and the truth of God's Word and yet in the midst of that tension, Christ still chose to come...Immanuel, God with us.2019-02-1826 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastRecalibratedSend us a textWe often need to be recalibrated to who we are, whose we are, and what our lives as God's children are to look like. Can we say with confidence that God can indeed rescue, but even if He does not, He is still good and He is still God and we will still do the right thing?2019-02-1826 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastLiving WaterSend us a textAnytime you and I drink from something or someone other than Jesus, we will not only be thirsty but we will end up being dehydrated. Jesus is the Living Water and only He can satisfy the deepest longings our hearts and souls. The reason we are thirsty is not because Jesus isn't better or good enough, but because we are drinking from the wrong water source.2019-02-1837 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastWhat Is Love?Send us a textGod does not mince words in 1 Corinthians 13 when He talks about love. Think you're doing well at loving others? Take the word "love" out and insert your own name.....Warning: Not for the faint of heart. We are told to love others well, simply because He first loved us.2019-02-1816 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastThe Sower and Four HeartsSend us a textIn this introductory lesson, we give a breakdown and overview of the Parable of the Sower. What do the four different types of soil represent? And who is the Sower? And who does God love anyway?2019-02-1823 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastPositions and PerspectivesSend us a textYour position determines your perspective and your perspective shifts everything. There are countless examples of people in the Scripture who found themselves in precarious positions and yet what they held to be true deep in their hearts, is what affected them most in their outcome because how we see and view the things of life greatly affects how we live our lives.2019-02-1833 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastRefining FireSend us a textThe purpose of the fire is never to consume, but rather refine. And when we don't trust the God behind our stories with the broken, painful pieces of our lives, we will in fact be consumed by the fire and instead of looking, sounding and smelling like Jesus, we will look like and sound like and smell like we've been in the fire. But when we choose to trust God, and acknowledge that He is not only powerful enough to save us, BUT EVEN IF He doesn't, we are not only refined by th...2018-11-0416 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastWhen Forgetting Brings ChaosSend us a textIt was a classic, dramatic scene of panic when they woke Him that day on the boat; "Teacher, teacher.....don't You care that we are perishing?!??!" We've all been there before, questioning what God is doing in our lives when things don't make sense. But when we forget what He has spoken, we invite the chaos into our lives and hit the panic button prematurely.2018-10-0911 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastSandwiches and the Names of GodSend us a textThere are many different names of God found throughout Scripture, and each one reveals the nature and character of God. Why does it matter that God is known as the Alpha and Omega? One word: Sandwiches.2018-10-0935 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastThe Chaos of a Sack LunchSend us a textWhen the disciples tried to tell Jesus what to do, He commanded them to do the impossible. And when a crowd of 15, 000 people were able to eat until they were satisfied AND there were 12 basket fulls left, the disciples were reminded who God was..............and it wasn't them. The chaos of our lives is simply an invitation to Jesus, asking Him to be God, and He rsvps's a solid YES every single time because that is who HE is and He loves to prove Himself, even to His biggest doubters.2018-10-0631 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastBut Jesus Loves MeSend us a textMany of us have heard the crucifixion story of Jesus our entire lives, but do we really grasp what He endured to set us free? Why do we keep returning to vomit like a dog when Christ prepares a table before us in the presence of our enemies? Regardless of how you and I live, Jesus loves us.2018-09-2829 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastEnduring SufferingSend us a textI think the question that's asked most often, when in the midst of a difficult season, is this; is it to possible to endure suffering while still following Jesus? But perhaps, all along, we've been asking ourselves the wrong question. It's not a matter of possibility, but rather worth. Is it worth following Jesus when that involves enduring suffering? Job lived a life that proves that following Jesus, even in the mist of extreme suffering, is always worth it.2018-09-2737 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastI Don't Love JesusSend us a textJohn 14:15 says that if we love Jesus, we will do what He asks of us. The greatest commandment is to love Jesus with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength and the second is like it; to love others as ourselves. So when you and I have the opportunity to love the ones in front of us and we choose not, we are simply saying "I don't love Jesus."2018-09-2427 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastObedience Above SacrificeSend us a textWhy does God desire obedience over sacrifice? Sacrifice is birthed from a budget, or rather a measured portion. Obedience is birthed from love for Jesus, according to John 14:15. The bottom line is this; Jesus doesn't want a measured portion of us or our lives, He wants all of us. Because when He has all of us, He has all of our portions and that is when He does His best work!2018-09-2237 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastPart 4: The Power of the Holy SpiritSend us a textWe conclude our series on Hope from Romans 15:13 which looks at the power of the Holy Spirit. We don't have to strive for hope, we can trust that God will keep His Word and empower us to walk in hope all the days of our lives, even when things don't make sense.2018-09-1329 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastPart 3: Overflowing With HopeSend us a textAccording to Romans 15:13, we are to live lives that are overflowing with hope. But what does that look in the everyday details, especially when we feel like we are drowning under the weight of the world?2018-09-1232 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastPart 2: Joy and Peace in TrustingSend us a textRomans 15:13 makes it clear that while hope comes from God, joy and peace come first. But how many of us experience joy and peace on a daily basis? Joy and peace is ours to enjoy, even in rough times. So either God is a liar or we aren't doing our part. And what exactly is our part? To believe in God, or as another translation puts it to trust in Him. So my joy and peace is directly correlated to my trusting in God. But why is that difficult to do, especially when God...2018-08-3126 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastPart 1: The Need For HopeSend us a textWho doesn't need hope? In a busted up, broken world where it seems that evil prevails and the people of God don't win, is there hope? What does hope look like in our everyday lives? Why do we need hope? In Part One of our series on Hope based on Romans 15:13, we are looking at our need for hope! 2018-08-2323 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastBold For ChristSend us a textWe're told to live our lives in such a way that we are a walking advertisement for the value and goodness of the Gospel and yet, if we really look at our lives, they exemplify the false value of sin and self and pride. David was as bold as it gets, refusing to be backed down by a giant but instead being backed up by all of heaven and the Word of God, David turned history upside down on it's head and proved to every hater that those who are bold in their stand...2018-08-2224 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastPsalm 90:12 Numbering to GainSend us a textWhat is wisdom and why does it matter? What does it look like to number our days?2018-08-0627 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastSamson and His Wasted PotentialSend us a textBefore he was ever born, Samson had been set apart for the purposes of God. Even though God remained faithful to him, Samson chose to listen to the voice of the enemy over the voice of God and in so doing, wasted not only his life but his potential as a man of God. When we choose to listen to the voice of the enemy over the voice of God, we not only lose our strength but we lose our ability to see.2018-08-0632 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastChoosing to Stay BoundSend us a textIf Jesus purchased our complete freedom and redemption on the cross, then why do so many of us live bound to sin and addiction? Why do we return again and again to the same sin that never satisfies and so easily entangles? Only in and through the cross of Jesus Christ are chains completely broken. Whether we choose to return to bondage or not lies not on Jesus, but on us. Bound people don't number their days, bound people don't worship God, bound people don't live with a heart of wisdom. Could it be...2018-07-2430 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastThe Jesus Who Sleeps in The StormSend us a textWhat kind of a God sleeps in the midst of the raging storm? Is He so disconnected from us and our everyday realities that He chooses to disengage and sleep? God loves to prove Himself faithful, but especially in the midst of the storms of life when all odds are against us!2018-07-2422 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastDigging Up Dead ThingsSend us a textHow much of our lives do we waste by digging up dead things? Old relationships, past failures, recent disappointments, old habits and sins? When we dig up dead things, we don't number our days but rather number our losses and when we do that, we gain a heart of foolishness instead of a heart of wisdom. We will never find the living among the dead, we will never find what we're searching for, we will never find life in old graves. What if we were asking the wrong questions?2018-07-2329 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastHow To Fight and WinSend us a textEvery single day, the forces of evil and good collide in an epic war and lives hang in the balance and with nearly 2 people dying every single second and 2 billion people in the world who have never heard of Jesus, then why does it matter that we stand and fight? And if the Gospel isn't real and God is a fake, then why is the enemy of our souls relentless in his pursuit of trying to steal, kill and destroy us? And how do we stand and fight every single time? The Scripture makes...2018-07-1537 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastProtecting The Flame WithinSend us a textDo you know what extreme measures they go to protect the Olympic torch flame? How much more should we work to protect the fire of God planted within our hearts? How do we fight to keep the flame alive?2018-07-1324 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastFeasting With JesusSend us a textWhy does it matter that Jesus prepares a table before us in the presence of our enemies? What keeps us from the table of fellowship with Jesus, what do we allow to get in the way of enjoying time with Jesus? David learned to strengthen himself in the Lord long before he relied on the Lord's strength to slay giants. Only when we choose to stay connected to Jesus and allow Jesus to stay connected to us will we ever fully be known and loved as we are, strengthened for the battle ahead. The...2018-07-0959 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastStaying In The TensionSend us a textIn recent weeks, the current of the conversations have remained the same while the faces have changed. As God's children, there is constantly a tension between wanting to do the right thing and yet longing to do the wrong thing. And while tension makes most of us crawl under a table, this is the very thing that God uses to produce in us a work of art as He grows and stretches us and prepares to launch us into the next level. Stay in the tension, because as long as you do, it means...2018-06-2709 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastWhen God Uses VomitSend us a textGod desires obedience over sacrifice because obedience is birthed out of our love for Him. And even when we get it wrong, in His kindness and mercy, God gives us chance after chance to get it right. God not only uses vomit to show us the depravity and disgust of our own sin, but God will also use vomit to win our hearts back to Him again. We, like Jonah, would do ourselves a great favor if we would be quick to obey the first time.2018-06-1745 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastCauliflower Pizza and PukeSend us a textJust because you slap some tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese on it doesn't mean it's pizza. As God's children, we often wear masks, unsure of who we really are and what our lives are about. God created each of us to look like Jesus, sound like Jesus, and even smell like Jesus. But so often, we walk around reeking of vomit because we return again and again to the same sins that never satisfy. What would it look like if we understood who we really are as God's children and took the masks off...2018-06-0141 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastPray and Obey, The Story of RobertaSend us a textI believe that prayer is one of the most powerful yet unused tools of our time. Think about it, direct access to an incredibly loving God who is available day and night and has the power to do anything, yet most of us utilize prayer as a last resort. What if we believed what we were praying for? How would that change the trajectory of not only our lives but the lives of the ones around us? Come engage in a conversation on prayer and hear an incredible testimony about a precious girl in...2018-05-1727 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastTrusting God In All SeasonsSend us a textMiddle school is one of the most awkward seasons of life. After chasing a dream in basketball, God would totally interrupt my life with injuries and surgeries and disappointments. Could God be trusted in the midst of setback and crushed dreams?2018-05-1623 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastWalking With God in Evangelizing the WorldSend us a textI had the incredible opportunity to go on my first out of country mission trip at the age of 15 when I traveled to Haiti. When I was 11, I knew that God was calling me into full-time ministry and to travel the world and speak about Jesus. If Jesus is the greatest gift we've ever received, then what will we do with it? Are we spreading the good news? There are lives that hang in the balance, with nearly 2 people dying every single second. Are our lives living examples of a God who is big...2018-04-2738 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastJesus For BarabbasSend us a textThe Father had to treat Jesus like Barabbas so that He could treat Barabbas like Jesus. In one of the greatest exchanges of history, Jesus stepped in and took our place on the cross yet how often do we reject that gift? We can become so comfortable with the stories we hear time and time again that we grow numb to the often gruesome details that bring the story to life. In this account, we get to hear from a doctor's perspective the impact that the cross physically had on Jesus. What does it...2018-04-2746 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastUnmasked: The Real YouSend us a textWe all fight social media split personality, hiding behinds masks of Pinterest perfect lives and homes when in all reality, our lives are a mess. Adam and Eve once hid from God too, but they thing is they never were actually hidden, even in shame. The same God who walked the garden and knew exactly where they were hiding is the same God who sees you and I today. The problem with wearing masks is not in convincing others to see and believe what we see and believe, but rather that we've already bought...2018-03-2949 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastSpontaneous Worship with Kristin BakerSend us a textI will never forget the first time I heard her worship Jesus, she carried His presence so sweetly and had a beautiful anointing that ushered us into His presence. Anyone can stand up and sound good in a microphone, but to be able to steward the presence of Jesus in such a way that He just continually pours out more of Himself on you? That's my friend Kristin Baker, she lives a life completely undone and poured out for the glory and fame of Christ. I'll spend a few minutes in this episode asking...2018-03-2950 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastMy TestimonySend us a textEver wonder how a Yankee like me ended up in Texas? My life has been a constant story of God weaving His mercies and goodness into the midst of my failures and heartaches and writing something beautiful.2018-03-2818 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastRemembering God's FaithfulnessSend us a textThe Israelites struggled in their journey towards the Promised Land because time and time again, they forgot all that God had done for them. We too will struggle in our walk with Jesus when we are quick to forget His faithfulness to us over the years.2018-03-2732 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastThe Ugliness of Sin and The Beauty of RepentanceSend us a textWhat does sin have to do with vomit?! A whole lot! So often we talk about the pleasures of sin and how enticing it is, but the reality is much different. Sin is ugly, it's a cancer, and it always brings death. Just how deadly is sin? And since we all have a sin problem according to Romans 3:23, what do we with it? The Bible tells us to repent and obey, but what exactly does that look like? In this message we talk about how ugly sin is and yet how beautiful repentance is...2018-02-0647 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastGlory Came DownSend us a textWhat is Christmas really about? And what is the significance of Jesus coming for our lives today? Could it be that we've missed the real meaning of Christmas?2017-12-1419 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastWorship: Whack or WorthySend us a textWorship isn't counting what it will cost us but rather worship is measuring the worth of the One we're adoring. All of us spend every moment of every day worshipping someone or something, and if we are not worshipping Jesus, then our worship is whack. We cannot worship who we do not know. What does a pinata filled with vegetables have to do with worship? Take a listen and find out!2017-11-2832 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastBuilt To BattleSend us a textAs children of God, we have a unique advantage when it comes to warfare. We fight from a place of victory rather than fighting for a victory because Jesus has already won it all on our behalf! When it comes to engaging in spiritual battles, there are 3 keys to take away from Gideon, the ultimate underdog of the Bible.2017-10-1750 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastFaith Over FeelingSend us a textWhen was the last time you realized what faith could do? Hebrews 11 is packed with powerful snippets of everyday people who simply chose to live their lives by faith rather than feeling and because of this, God was able to do incredible things through them. What would it mean for us, in today's jacked up world, if we were intentional about living by faith rather than feeling? Abraham lived by faith while Jonah lived by feelings, one ended up in a pile of puke while the other ended up walking home with his son...2017-10-1635 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastUnpredictable FightersSend us a textAnyone who's ever done any boxing will tell you that the best boxer is the unpredictable one, and the same is true with our spiritual lives. David was the complete underdog with zero votes of confidence. What does it take to defeat Goliaths when you're just a David? Here, we take a look at 3 keys of success to be an unpredictable fighter and win the battle every single time. You and I were created for more!2017-09-2722 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastFollowing Jesus Against All OddsSend us a textPeter denied Jesus Christ not once or twice, but three times. And yet, this same Peter climbed out of a boat and walked on water. Peter wasn't fueled or motivated by a hunger for himself or his pride and or even a second chance, but Peter was motivated and fueled by his hunger for the presence of Christ. What does it look like to follow Jesus wholeheartedly? What does it mean to follow Him against all odds? How do we maintain our mountain top intimacy with Jesus in our everyday humdrum, mundane and busy...2017-09-0519 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastJesus Our AnchorSend us a textEveryone is anchored to someone or something, and if you're anchored to anyone or anything other than Jesus than when life happens and things fall apart, you will not make it. Who is Jesus, and why does it matter to be anchored to Him? 2017-09-0530 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastDo You Want to Be Well?Send us a textIn John 5:6, Jesus asks one of the most audacious questions when he encounters a man who's been lame for 38 years, "Do you want to be well?" The truth is, all of us have something that we are hanging onto today that cripples us in our walk with the Lord; idols, pride, sin, unforgiveness, bitterness, etc. And Jesus asks us the same question today, do we want to be well? Even Dagon, a fish god statue, could not stand before the presence of God, and the same is true today. It's time to quit living...2017-08-3141 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastThe Breaking of SelfSend us a textThe Bible tells us to wage war against sin but failing to realize the seriousness of sin and understanding the cycle of sin, we don't fully tap into the solution of sin who is Jesus Christ. Your sin will always cause someone else's storm and likewise, your obedience will always alleviate someone else's storm. What would it like if the people of God stopped picnicking on playdates in the park and parading around with the enemy of our souls and instead feasted with the Father at His banqueting table where His banner over us...2017-07-181h 05Tara Lee Davis's PodcastBreaking Chains of UnforgivenessSend us a textList most humans that have ever wandered this tiny blue dot of a planet, you've likely struggled to forgive someone. Somebody once said that choosing not to forgive someone is like drinking poison and hoping the other person suffers. So what does it mean to forgive and how do we do that? What does the Gospel say about forgiving others? Every single time I have struggled to forgive someone else, I simply stare long and hard into the cross on which Jesus died and therein find the courage and inspiration needed to let go...2017-06-1822 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastGideon the Unlikely HeroSend us a textHave you ever found yourself winning when you never should have? Ever felt paralyzed by your own fear and hiding out in a cave? So did Gideon. In Judges 6-8, we discover a coward of a man that God uses to defeat an overwhelmingly large enemy, and God totally does the impossible and gives His people the victory. But in the end, Gideon makes much of himself and God's people yet again choose to follow after false gods, forgetting the God who delivered them!2017-04-2736 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastWhen Jesus VomitsSend us a textThere is nothing mediocre about Jesus Christ. Looking at Revelation 3:16, we learn that Jesus can't stand a lukewarm follower. What are the 3 signs of a lukewarm follower and how do we get back to being lit up for Christ? Until we acknowledge the one true God and stop trying to play god ourselves, we will never grow and mature to be hot followers of Christ. Even Jesus said it is far better to be cold than to be half-hearted when it comes to Jesus! Take a listen, join us as we discuss what this...2017-04-2427 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastWhen Golden Calves Become "god"Send us a textThe Israelites longed for a God to lead them into their Promised Land, but when they grew impatient waiting on Moses to come down from his conversation with God, they took matters into their own hands. Burning gold, forming a golden calve, and bowing down and worshipping this was foolish at best, yet each one of us can find golden calves in our own lives that we need to shatter. It's time to return and repent to the one and only true God who never fails us!2017-01-1648 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastWilderness WanderingSend us a textWe often waster our lives with peasant wanderings when we were created for Kingdom dwelling. God created us for so much more, but we often lose sight of that because we give up in our wilderness seasons. What if the wilderness path was intentional on God's part because He knew if you went the quick, fast way...you'd lose heart? Our lives mirror that of the Israelites, but there is hope even in the midst of a wilderness season but God is in the midst of it all.2016-12-1227 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastJesus: The Greatest GiftSend us a textWhat is the true meaning of Christmas? Who is it that we celebrate? Jesus Christ, He is the greatest gift of all! Come and explore the reason we celebrate Christmas, Jesus.2016-12-0413 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastTemptation: Dealing With ItSend us a textEver feel doomed by temptation? Is it wrong to be tempted? How do we respond to temptation? What happens when I give in to temptation? You were created to wage war against temptation and win every single time with Jesus!2016-11-0125 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastDeath 2 Selfie, Part 2Send us a textWe take a closer look at Matthew 16:24-25 and ask ourselves what it means to turn from our selfish ways, take up our cross and follow Christ.2016-07-3139 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastDeath 2 Selife, Part 4Send us a textHere we talk about what it means to walk this out, how do we deny ourselves, take up our cross, lose our lives for Christ and yet go back home from camp where life is sometimes hard?2016-07-3136 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastDeath 2 Selfie, Part 1Send us a textWhat exactly did Jesus mean when He told us to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Him? What does it look like to be all in for Jesus? And why did Peter jump out of the boat to swim to shore when the boat was only 100 yards from shore? 2016-07-3123 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastPunked By BeansSend us a textEsau exchanged what he most wanted for the temporary pleasure of here and now. Selling his birthright in exchange for a mere bowl of bean soup, he settled for less. How often, as children of God, do we do the same? God is trying to give us His Kingdom, but we settle all the time for the temporary pleasure of here and now.2016-07-1525 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastDeath2Selfie Surrender.aiffSend us a textSelf or surrender? What does it mean to follow Christ? What does it mean to deny self and pick up our cross?2016-07-0930 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastCliff Young: A Story for Every UnderdogSend us a textI was asked to give the commencement speech at a graduation this past weekend, and asked myself what's the one thing I'd want them to remember? Have you ever felt like the underdog? The one who can't seem to win or gain any ground? We all have, especially Cliff Young. A remarkably true story about how to keep running, even when life would try to persuade us to quit!2016-05-2417 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastSin: The Cancer of Your HeartSend us a textTaking an in-depth look at sin; what it is, what it does, and how to deal with it. It's time to wage war against the sin in our lives, Jesus paid too high of a price for us to play around with the evil in our lives.2016-05-2035 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastRun Your RaceSend us a textDiscouraged? Tired? Ready to quit? Jesus tells us to fix our eyes on Him so that we will not grow weary and lose heart, you were created to run this race with Jesus and win...don't quit! You've got this!2016-05-2016 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastThe Battle Belongs To The LordSend us a textEvery day our lives are engulfed in war, a clash between darkness and light, good and evil. Here we take a look at some battles of the Bible and are reminded that the battle does belong to the Lord, we must fight it His way, and we are guaranteed victory every single time we choose to trust Jesus and follow His plan instead of our own!2016-04-2020 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastHall of Faith Hebrews 11.aiffSend us a text2016-04-0525 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastWhat Is Love: The ExchangeSend us a textIn a culture that uploads 17 million selfies a week to social media, we're consumed with ourselves. And the moments we're not, we've filled up with things and people and relationships that promise something more than they can give. It's time to rediscover what love it, Christ hung high and stretched wide on the cross because He is enough, He is always enough. At the conclusion of this message, 20+ high schoolers gave their lives to the Lord, while countless others confessed and repeneted, laying sins and dark secrets and lust and hate and unforgiveness and...2016-02-1839 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastReconciliation: The ProcessSend us a textI was invited back to the university I attended to speak about the process of reconciliation, specifically looking at the life of Saul. This was truly an honor and a dream to come true, to go back to where it all began and share my testimony and encourage others that yes, God uses broken people all the time!2015-12-2632 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastOh Holy Night.aiffSend us a textThis was a devotional I shared at a women's Christmas gathering...Christmas, when darkness collides with light and the world is never the same again.2015-12-0422 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastNobody Serves Dinner Out of A ToiletSend us a textThis is a message I shared with a youth group from Grace Fellowship Church, based out of 2 Timothy. Yes, I used an actual toilet full of spaghetti as an object lesson!2015-07-2339 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastChosen: From Suffering to GlorySend us a textThis was the last night of camp where we talked about how in order to be considered coheirs with Christ we must share in His suffering in order that we may share in His glory. Again, based out of Romans 8:12-17 with the theme of Chosen......what a call to come and die to ourselves, and in so doing to truly fight for the heart of our King!2015-07-2335 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastChosen: How to WalkSend us a textThis was the session after many decisions for Christ had been made, so we needed to talk about what it meant to live as one who is chosen by God. This was taken from Romans 8:12-17.2015-07-2335 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastChosen: For FreedomSend us a textThis was the message of our second night of camp, again based on Romans 8:12-17. In this message we talk about freedom versus slavery, and crying out to Abba Father for help. After this message, around 50 people gave their lives to Jesus for the first time as well as 100 others choosing to lay aside unforgiveness, bitterness and anger as well as addictions, issues, and gender confusion at the cross. It was such a powerful night of God's glory!2015-07-2328 minTara Lee Davis's PodcastChosen: BarabbasSend us a textThis was the first message of our weeklong camp with middle school and high schoolers. The theme was "Chosen" based off of Romans 8:12-17. This message was an introductory one for the week.2015-07-2325 min