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What if You Prayed the Same Prayer Every Day? with Matt Smallbone

Pray Same Prayer Every Day Matt Smallbone

Praying the same prayer every day might sound repetitive or rigid, but when Pastor Matt Smallbone made the radical decision to pray the Lord’s Prayer every day for a year, it changed much more than his prayer routine. It changed his daily walk with God.

In this episode, Matt talks about his “prayer experiment,” sharing what he discovered about the barriers that keep us from prayer, how the Lord’s Prayer gives us a framework without becoming a formula, and what he would say to those who feel reluctant or discouraged about prayer.

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Can I Steward Biblical Self-Care? With Dr. Benjamin Espinoza [Episode 397]

Steward Biblical Self-Care Dr. Benjamin Espinoza

What comes to mind when you think of self-care? Massages? Facials? Maybe a nap? While those are all good things, the truth is they won’t sustain us in the long run.

So today, pastor and theologian Dr. Benjamin Espinoza invites you to rethink self-care. He’ll help you see that true self-care goes far beyond any surface-level indulgences and is actually deeply rooted in your relationship with God.

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Your Thanksgiving Soundtrack [Episode 378]

Thanksgiving Soundtrack

Thanksgiving may come once a year, but thankfulness is for every day. So in this special edition of the 4:13, we’re looking at what Scripture says about cultivating an attitude of gratitude—not just today, but always!

We hope you’ll meditate on these verses and let them shape your perspective—no matter what season you’re in—because there’s an abundance of joy that comes from a heart full of gratitude!

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Can I Turn My Setbacks Into Steps Forward? With Dr. Gregory Jantz [Episode 292]

Turn Setbacks Steps Forward Dr. Gregory Jantz

GIVEAWAY ALERT: You can win the book Why Failure Is Never Final by this week’s podcast guest. Keep reading to find out how!

Most of us grow up thinking failure is bad. And, let’s face it, it never feels good! Failure—and all the bad feelings that go with it—are real, like unemployment, bankruptcy, and divorce, just to name a few.

Over time though, we might stop thinking we’ve failed at something and instead start believing we are failures.

But the truth is, if we’re willing to venture anything at all, we are going to fail. The question is, how will we view our failures―and what will we do with them?

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Can I Unlock Gratefulness in My Life? With Michele Howe [Episode 273]

Unlock Gratefulness Michele Howe

When our eyes are grateful, we can see grace and goodness all around us. But often, we live as if life isn’t good enough, we don’t have enough, and we just plain aren’t enough.

Well, my friend, this is where we get it all wrong—our focus is off.

According to author Michele Howe, the more we focus on ourselves, the less we develop an attitude of appreciation for what we do have. And when we dwell on the things we wish we had or immerse ourselves in the negative, our troubled feelings and actions will follow.