Brick City Podcasts

When people are in anguish, they need witnesses who will look, acknowledge, and bear witness to their pain. Stop looking away. Stop offering quick fixes. Offer genuine presence instead.

This brief but intense book teaches us to grieve with faith, to lament without losing hope, and to find God present even in ruins.

God's law is written on your mind and heart through studying His Word, you become in tune with His will and trust His ways. This results in Him being able to reveal what you need to know.

Study God's Word diligently. Pray using His Word consistently. This is how external commands become internal desires. This is how the page reaches the heart. And it all comes from Jesus's sacrifice that purchased the new covenant.

Social media floods us with self-proclaimed apostles, prophets, and evangelists claiming to speak God's word. Be careful who you listen to. Study God's Word enough to recognize when you're hearing man's words, not God's.

In an age that says, "follow your heart," Jeremiah warns that the heart is desperately deceitful. What you feel in your heart reflects what you allow in your mind. If you allow negative and sinful thoughts to linger, they become part of who you are.

Jeremiah lived what he preached, suffered for speaking truth, and remained faithful when everyone else abandoned God. His message about forsaken springs and broken cisterns, deceitful hearts and powerful Words, and the promise of God writing His law on our hearts remains urgently relevant today.

Let Isaiah's message transform you from comfortable Christian to passionate disciple who fears God's holiness, embraces Christ's suffering, pursues justice, and lives in hope of new creation. The former things are passing away. Behold, God is making all things new.

God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all you can ask or think according to His power at work in you. You're expected to do God's work, and He's equipped you with His Word, Jesus's example, and the Holy Spirit's guidance to get it done.

Be careful not to practice religious rituals instead of God's actual purpose for you. Jesus commanded us to love our neighbors as ourselves—not in word only, but in deed and truth. 

Trust that God has your best in mind, no matter what happens. His love protects you from things you can't see. This doesn't make light of suffering—it anchors you in the truth that serving an eternal God means trusting His motives even when you disagree with His methods.

The key to your heart's desire is allowing God to use you to deliver His blessings to others, but only if you’re willing to serve above all else. 

Your life is a call to be an example of God's love to others. When people encounter you, they should feel the greater love inside you. Live sacrificially, love generously, serve humbly. Be the continuation of Isaiah's prophecy in your generation. 

Fear comes when you can't see the resolution to your problem. But God is already working on your behalf. He will help and uphold you when you trust Him and obey His commands.

When you wait on the Lord, He renews your strength. He gives you power to press on when you're trying with all your might and getting nowhere. By waiting on Him, you allow Him to do exceeding and abundantly above all you can ask or think.

When you allow God to use you, He can open doors for miraculous things. Just as Isaiah spoke of Jesus centuries before His birth, God can use you to speak into lives today through the Holy Spirit's guidance.

In God's mind, the matter has been settled. When you come in confession, contrition, and repentance, He is faithful to forgive because you have been redeemed. Your scarlet sins can become white as snow.

Pursue holiness—not to become God's equal, but to reflect His love to others through a life made holy by the blood of Jesus. When people see believers living distinctly holy lives, they catch a glimpse of the God whose seraphim cry "Holy, holy, holy."

From God's throne room to the Suffering Servant, from scarlet sins made white as snow to new heavens and new earth, Isaiah takes us on a journey that encompasses all of redemptive history. This isn't just ancient prophecy—it's living truth that speaks directly to our lives today.

Place these truths like a seal over your heart. Let covenant love—in marriage and with God, burn like an unquenchable flame that many waters cannot drown. Live in the confidence that you are held by love stronger than death itself.

Your marriage isn't just about your happiness—it's a testimony to God's character. When you transcend life's trials through covenant love, when you see each other as altogether beautiful despite flaws, you demonstrate supernatural love that points to God.

Give yourself fully to your spouse, allowing them freedom to help you grow as you help them grow. Practice agape love that forgives, serves, chastens, and blesses. But most importantly, put God first—not all your attention, but first in priority.

You are defined by being loved by the King of Kings. His banner over you is love—public, unshakeable, and eternal. Let that truth transform how you see yourself and how you live today.

The only way to live your best life on earth is to passionately pursue God, finding His love more delightful than anything else the world offers. When you make intimacy with God your primary pursuit, everything else falls into its proper place.

Whether you're married or single, whether you're focusing on the earthly or spiritual dimensions of this book, the Song of Solomon has something profound to teach you about love, commitment, intimacy, and devotion.

You are accountable to God for how you live—not just for your sake, but because you represent Him to a watching world. Your character matters. Your integrity matters. Your faithfulness matters. Not to earn salvation, but to display transformation.

Live today with gratitude, thanksgiving, and a servant's heart. Build strong relationships. Impact your communities. Share the good news of Jesus Christ. Not because you have to, but because you get to. Not from obligation, but from reverence and thankfulness for the gift of another day.

You are blessed to prove something about God to a watching world. Let your generosity display His character, your stewardship reflect His faithfulness, and your satisfaction in Him alone demonstrate that there's a source of joy that money can never purchase.

You can enjoy the fruits of your labor as long as you don't forget the foundation of the blessing. You can celebrate success as long as you remember it's God's gift, not your achievement. You can find pleasure in God's blessings as long as you worship the Giver, not the gifts.-

Success without God is empty. Achievement without purpose is vapor. Pleasure without peace is hollow. But a life lived in God's will, honoring His purposes, brings satisfaction that nothing earthly can provide.

This book gives us permission to acknowledge life's difficulties, mysteries, and injustices without pretending everything makes sense. But it also prevents us from settling for cynicism or despair by pointing us toward the only source of lasting meaning.

This is beauty that doesn't require perfect lighting, careful angles, or strategic editing. This is beauty that shines brighter as years pass rather than fading. This is beauty that reflects God's character and points others to His glory.

When God establishes our steps, He's not just thinking about our individual benefit, He's thinking about how our journey can bless others, advance His kingdom, and bring Him glory. Your detour might be someone else's divine appointment. Your delay might be protection from disaster you couldn't see. Your course correction might position you exactly where God needs you for someone else's breakthrough.

When we pray for one another, we're not just offering words—we're standing in the gap, interceding before God's throne, and activating spiritual power on behalf of our brothers and sisters. This is how iron sharpens iron—through the friction of two lives pressed together in prayer, both being refined in the process.

You don't have to control your destiny because you're in relationship with the One who does control it. You don't have to lean on your limited understanding because you have access to God's infinite wisdom. You don't have to know the destination because you know the Guide.

When we fear the Lord, we join the ranks of those who have discovered life's most important secret: the Creator of the universe has provided guidance for His creation, and that guidance is found in His immutable Word.

Over the coming episodes, we'll explore how Proverbs' wisdom applies to our modern challenges. We'll discover how ancient principles provide timeless guidance for contemporary issues like social media, career decisions, parenting in a digital age, and maintaining integrity in complex situations.

Ultimately, Psalm 150:6 calls us to join the cosmic symphony where everything that breathes contributes to God's praise. Your voice matters in this symphony. Your life contributes to this praise. Your experiences—all of them—can bring Him glory.

God's chastisement is always redemptive, never vindictive. He disciplines us not to destroy us but to deliver us from paths that would ultimately harm us. His correction comes from the same heart that provides His comfort—a heart of steadfast love.

Living the life God called us to requires making David's prayer our daily prayer. Not because we commit adultery and murder every day, but because we all need constant heart renewal. We all drift from God's best intentions for our lives. We all need fresh creation of clean hearts and renewed spirits.