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Entertaining the Goats

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šŸ•Šļø The Notes I Leave: Entertaining the Goats

Total Time: ~30 minutes

Format: 1/2 public + 1/2 members-only

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šŸ•Šļø INTRO

Shalom, and grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome to The Notes I Leave podcast.

The Hebrew word ā€œshalomā€ signifies more than mere peace; it signifies wholeness, completeness, well-being, harmony with God and others. All of which, I wish for you.

The purpose of this podcast is to share the diverse experiences I encounter as a professor, teacher, entrepreneur, student, father, son, brother, and follower of Christ Jesus. These notes are intended for you, now and in the future.

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šŸ“– MAIN MESSAGE

šŸ“œ This week’s theme:

In this episode, I discuss how the Lord has placed on my heart the testing of this world but our citizenship of His kingdom.

šŸ“œ Anchor verse(s):

15 So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ā€œSimon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?ā€ He said to Him, ā€œYes, Lord; You know that I love You.ā€ He said to him, ā€œTend My lambs.ā€ 16 He said to him again a second time, ā€œSimon, son of John, do you love Me?ā€ He said to Him, ā€œYes, Lord; You know that I love You.ā€ He said to him, ā€œShepherd My sheep.ā€ 17 He said to him the third time, ā€œSimon, son of John, do you love Me?ā€ Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, ā€œDo you love Me?ā€ And he said to Him, ā€œLord, You know all things; You know that I love You.ā€ Jesus said to him, ā€œTend My sheep.

John 21:15-17, New American Standard Bible, 1995

šŸ“œ Application or takeaway:

The Lord has placed on my heart the need to feed His lamb/sheep.

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šŸ™ TRANSITION TO MEMBERS

That is the heart of what the Lord laid on me this week—but for those of you walking this journey further with me, there is a deeper side I want to share; in the members-only section, I’ll be opening up about how this career change challenged me as a father and a disciple.

But first, I would like to leave you with a quote and question.

šŸ“š Quote:

ā€œThe church that cannot worship must be entertained. And men who cannot lead a church to worship must provide the entertainment.ā€

—A.W. Tozer

ā˜•ļø Question:

Are our actions contributing to entertainment of the goat or feeding of the sheep?

šŸ“ž Call to action:

If you are not yet a member and want to support this work while gaining full access to deeper reflections like these, head to https://www.biblicalanatomyacademy.com click on ā€˜Podcasts,’ and then click on ’Support the Podcast’ or simply access the direct link via https://podcast.biblicalanatomy.com/support

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šŸ•Æļø PRAYER AND BLESSING

Father, thank You for guiding us—even when the path is not clear to us. Teach us to walk in humility, trust, and obedience.

Until next time, may the peace of Christ dwell richly in you and may I express ā€˜maranatha,’ which is an Aramaic word translating to ā€œCome, Lord Jesus.ā€

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