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There is a big debate among Christians on if we should or shouldn't follow the Law of the Old Testament. On today's podcast, we dive into this debate. 

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Deuteronomy 4:12-14 KJV, Jeremiah 31:31-33 KJV, Proverbs 20:5 KJV, Galatians 3:23-26 KJV, Romans 6:14-16 KJV, John 16:13 KJV

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In Office Hours this week, Deborah discussed her second job interview for a position she felt no passion for, her struggle with motivation, and her recent emotional trip that affected her spiritual state. Pastor Amos encouraged her to consider her true need for the job and to process her grief, while also emphasizing the importance of using one's gifts and position in life. Theresa shared her journey of feeling disconnected from her long-time church, her enjoyment of a new church, and her questions about studying the Book of Revelation. Pastor Amos addressed the biblical perspective on changing churches, the...

The Bible tells us that all things work together for our good, but what does that mean? Does it mean that bad things are good for us? Understanding this concept is critical to your faith, because a misunderstanding of this could crush your faith. 

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Romans 8:28 KJV, 1 Kings 17:12,15-17,21-22 KJV, Job 1:1-3 KJV, Job 42:10,12-13 KJV

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Conflict within the body of Christ is inevitable. At some point, another brother or sister in Christ will  say or do something that hurts you, offends you, or creates a personal conflict. Jesus knew this would happen, so He gave us a clear process for dealing with situations when another believer sins against us.

The problem is that we've taken Jesus' instructions for resolving personal conflict and turned them into something much bigger. Instead of using His process to pursue reconciliation between believers, we've turned it into public exposure, online debates, and so-called discernment ministries.

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In Scripture, Paul made a very interesting statement: "By now you ought to be teachers." This implies that every believer, at some point in their growth as a Christian, should become someone who teaches the Word. This is really what the Great Commission is all about: going out and making disciples. To make disciples, Jesus said we also need to teach them. This command to teach was given to everybody, not just those called to the ministry.

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Hebrews 5:11-12 NLT, Acts 6:2-5 NLT, Acts 8:26-31,34-35 NLT, Matthew 28:18-20 NLT

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When God places a vision in your heart, your thoughts, words, and actions should come into agreement with what He has spoken. This is not secular manifestation, where you try to create whatever you desire through your own thoughts. Instead, it is about aligning yourself with God's vision for your life. Just as God changed Abram's name to Abraham, "father of many nations," before the promise was fulfilled, we can confess what God has spoken and visualize what He has shown us. Tools like vision boards can help keep that vision in focus so that our minds, words, and...

There is disagreement among Christians concerning what happened to Jesus between His physical death on the cross and His bodily resurrection three days later.  The canonical position is that Jesus completed all suffering for sin on the cross and then entered Hell entirely victorious, but another possibility held by others is that Jesus, as our substitute, actually experienced the consequences associated with dying while bearing sin, including a period of torment in Hell.  Scripture does not explicitly say, "Jesus was tormented in Hell." Therefore, this position must be acknowledged as an inference. However, the view that Jesus entered Hell al...

God called you to step into your calling, knowing that you're not perfect and that you have mess in your past. But it doesn't really matter because God uses the mess of our past for our success.

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Isaiah 42:16 KJV, Matthew 1:1-6 ESVUK 

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Jesus' calling was to die on the cross and go to hell so we could be saved. We often assume that this was easy to do because, after all, Jesus is the son of God. However, this is far from the truth. Jesus walked the earth as a man and had to overcome stress and fear (just like the rest of us) to fulfill his calling.  

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Hebrews 11:1 KJV, Matthew 26:2 KJV, Matthew 26:28 KJV, Matthew 26:32 KJV, Matthew 26:38-42 KJV, Matthew 26:52-54 KJV, Mark 15:34-37 KJV, Luke 23:46 KJV

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This week in Office Hours CFE members discussed their current projects and sought advice. Alicia shared that she and her husband successfully raised $28,000 of their $30,000 crowdfunding goal for their film project, which will begin production in March. Theresa asked for advice about organizing her first wellness event, expressing concern about low attendance despite having 13 vendors registered. The group discussed strategies for event promotion and managing expectations, with suggestions to incorporate vendors more into the program and consider overselling tickets. Micah shared his plans to create a podcast about marriage covenants after receiving a vivid spiritual inspiration about the true...

Have you ever wondered why God created us? Well, in today's study we dig into God's purpose for creating us. 

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Matthew 28:19-20 KJV, Genesis 1:26-28 KJV, Genesis 2:20 KJV, Genesis 1:1 KJV, John 3:16-17 KJV

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Have you ever wondered why you can't hear the voice of God or what you can do to make it clearer in your life? I believe the parable that answers these questions is found in Mark 4:13-20. Jesus told us that this is the parable we need to understand, and if we don't understand it, we won't understand any other parables. This parable explains how God gets a word to us and what we need to do to hear and receive that word.

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Mark 4:13-20 KJV

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The key question when dating is not whether the person is already fully prepared to be a good husband or wife, because marriage itself requires a level of maturity that is difficult to fully understand before experiencing it. Jesus taught that not everyone is mature enough for marriage, but He also indicated that those who are capable of growing into it should embrace it. That means you should look for more than someone who seems "ready for marriage." Look for someone who has demonstrated the ability to grow. Pay attention to how they have handled other areas of life...

A 6-year-old and a 17-year-old have different levels of responsibility when it comes to their parents. A 6-year-old can drop a plate of food, and the parents may laugh, but if the 17-year-old does the exact same thing, the parents may say, "You should know better." In the same way, this principle applies in the spiritual realm. As you are learning the things of God, you are accountable for what you know at the moment. As you mature, God holds you more and more accountable for the things you are learning. We should not live in fear that we...

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What holds many of us back from receiving healing, success in business, a breakthrough, or a miracle from God is that we are too focused on how God is going to make it happen. We have to stop focusing on the how. We don't have to figure out how God is going to do it. Our job is to believe that He will and trust Him through the process, putting our faith in Who, not the how.

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John 9:1-34 MSG

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Just like cruise control keeps a car moving at the same speed without adjusting to what's ahead, we can put our calling on cruise control and keep moving based only on what God told us at the beginning. But God wants us to continually check in with the Holy Spirit along the way. Take your calling off cruise control, listen to the Holy Spirit, and let Him guide you every step of the journey.

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1 Chronicles 4:9-10 NLT and 1 Kings 19:19-21 NLT

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In office hours this week the discussion started with AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude for productivity, with Pastor Amos sharing how he used AI to build a CFE website and recommending AI for creating mock websites to clarify business concepts.

Anya shared her testimony about returning to the medical field after 26 years as an entrepreneur, receiving a full-time position with leadership responsibilities, and received advice from other members about balancing this new opportunity with her entrepreneurial goals. Micah shared a testimony about attending a business meeting where he connected with a national entrepreneurship association leader, leading...

For faith to work in your life (so you can receive all God's promises), action is required. Having faith in your heart is useless until action is applied. Listen to this message to learn about this concept so you can take the right actions to activate your faith.

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James 2:17–18 KJV, James 2:21–26 KJV, 1 Kings 17:2–15 KJV

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In almost all horror movies that depict hell, it is portrayed as a place where demons torment people and Satan is in charge. However, is this actually true? Let's examine this claim in the context of Scripture.

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Most Christians know that we need faith. But what exactly is faith, what can we do with it, and how do we get it? Let's address these questions so you can receive the things you are believing God for.

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Hebrews 11:1 KJV, Romans 10:17 KJV, Mark 4:12 KJV, Mark 4:23 KJV, Mark 11:22–24 KJV, Hebrews 11:6 KJV

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To be successful at what God has called you to do, you have to be willing to go all in. Going all in means that you're willing to invest what's necessary in terms of time, resources, and creativity, without holding anything back just. Going all in means fully trusting God, that if He's called you to do this, He's going to help you succeed because you're putting your trust in Him. You're not holding anything back; you're going full force at what God has called you to do.

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Mark 10:17-23 NLT, Mark 10:24 KJV, Mark 10:28-30...

A lot of times, before God sends us directly on the mission He's called us to, He sends us on a roundabout path to give us the experience we need to fully tackle the actual assignment He has for us. If you find yourself doing something that's not quite part of your vision, it might be preparing you to fully step into your vision.

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Exodus 13:17-18 NLT

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A pivot is a change of direction. You can see this in basketball when a player plants a pivot foot; it allows them to shift in a different direction. In business, a pivot is going from one business model to another or from one product to another. In all of our callings, we will have pivots; we will have changes in direction. When God gives us a change in direction, He's not pivoting in the sense that He made a mistake about what He wanted us to do before. His change in direction is actually nudging us closer to...

Real faith is doubtless because even a little bit of doubt means it's not truly faith anymore. What we have to do is train ourselves to have real faith and address the doubts that we have.

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Daniel 3:10-19 NLT, Daniel 3:17-18 YLT, Hebrews 11:33-34 NLT 

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Recently, there's been some controversy online about what happened after Jesus' death on the cross. Although the debate has resurfaced recently, it's actually an old controversy. There's nothing new about it.

There are competing theories about what happened to Jesus after His death:

Let's talk about it today.

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In Office Hours this week, Pastor Amos discussed platform experiments and theological questions with community members. Pastor Amos shared his testing of Mighty Network's AI chat feature for email distribution and questioned whether the platform helps or hurts CFE's mission of creating a global community. The discussion then shifted to a theological debate about Jesus's experience in hell, with participants expressing different views on whether Jesus experienced torment or went there victorious. Several members, including Stephanie and Rowena, expressed frustration with theological disagreements and questioned the importance of detailed doctrinal debates. Deborah shared her concerns about the dilution of...

Whatever God is calling you to do in entrepreneurship, He does not want you to play it safe. Playing it safe means avoiding risk because you are afraid of losing something. But if your plan guarantees that you cannot lose, it also prevents you from winning. Following God's entrepreneurial calling requires you to go after it wholeheartedly, even when something is at risk. Faith does not eliminate risk. It gives you the courage to obey God despite the risk. You cannot fully pursue what God has called you to do while always choosing the safest path.

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Discrimination has a bad rap, and rightly so, because it has been used to withhold resources from one group in favor of another. However, when it comes to the entrepreneurial vision God has placed in your heart, discrimination is a good thing. It means knowing the specific demographic God has called you to serve and focusing exclusively on meeting their needs. Without discrimination, you'll be off calling. Your vision will drift, and you won't be successful in what God has called you to do.

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Matthew 15:21-28 NLT

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Acts 5:42 shows the apostles sharing their message daily, both publicly in the temple courts and personally from house to house. That is a powerful model for business today. Use public platforms like social media and personal channels like email and DMs to consistently reach the people God has called you to serve. Marketing should not be occasional. Show up every day.

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Acts 5:42 NLT, 2 Kings 4:1–7 NLT, Acts 5:17–21 NLT, Acts 5:26–29 NLT, Acts 5:38–42 NLT

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Many married couples believe they serve their spouse, but sometimes serving becomes scorekeeping: "I did this for you, so what will you do for me?" Jesus gives us a different example in Mark 10:45. He came not to be served, but to serve. Servanthood in marriage means developing a willing heart that asks, even when it costs you something, "How can I serve you today?" Listen to today's message to learn how to stop keeping score and develop a servant's heart in marriage.

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Mark 10:45 NKJV, Philippians 2:7-8 NKJV, Titus 2:14 NKJV 

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Jesus taught that marriage requires maturity and that not everyone is mature enough for married life. One sign of maturity is being prepared to have and nurture children. When God created marriage, He commanded Adam and his wife to be fruitful and multiply. Thus, one of the main goals of godly marriage is to have children. Although some marriages do not produce children, if you are considering marriage, you need to be prepared for the possibility of having children and ready to raise them in the admonition of the Lord.

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Malachi 2:15 NLT, Titus 2:4-5 NLT, 1...

Jesus gives us a powerful example of how to approach marketing with intentionality and persistence. He went throughout Galilee preaching, teaching, and healing, consistently taking His message to the people He was called to serve. As entrepreneurs, we should have that same commitment to reaching the people we are called to serve. Are you consistently sharing your message wherever your target audience is, or are you marketing halfheartedly and expecting God to make up the difference? If God has called you to business, part of your responsibility is to persistently market, create content, and share your message with the...

Jesus taught us three keys to receiving answers to our prayers. First, we need to **ask**, which means we need to be specific about what we are requesting from God. Second, we need to **seek**, which means we need to actively look for the answers. God is not going to simply drop the answer from heaven. The answers are here on earth, so we have to look for them with the help of the Holy Spirit. Third, we have to **knock**. Jesus said that when we knock, the door will be opened. This means we must be persistent, continuing...

Godly parenting requires loving, intentional discipline that reflects God's own pattern of praise, correction, instruction, consequences, and continued care. Parents are called to establish clear boundaries, allow children to make choices and experience appropriate consequences, and guide them through those consequences without harshness or discouragement. This training should begin early and be rooted in a wholehearted commitment to God, with Scripture continually used to teach truth, expose wrong, correct behavior, and instruct children in righteous living. The ultimate purpose is not merely good behavior or religious appearance, but a heart genuinely devoted to God—equipping children to follow His wi...

Prayer is making a request of God for something you want. However, many believers are fearful of asking God for what they really, really want. A lot of the time, they speak in generalities. They'll say something like, "God, bless me," but what they really want is for God to bless them with a certain kind of job or career. Jesus teaches that we have to be precise about what we want from God and not be ashamed to ask Him for what we truly desire. When we ask God for what we want and believe, we shall receive...

Jesus told us that when you're praying, if you have anything against someone, you need to forgive them first. He said, "If you don't forgive others, God won't forgive you."

Prayer is asking God to do something on your behalf. When you're in business, you need God to move in your business. You need God to bring clients, customers, strategy, and revenue. But when you're asking God for these things while holding unforgiveness in your heart toward your husband or wife, the Bible says your prayers are blocked.

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We hear a lot of people telling us that we need to pray every day, but why do we actually need to pray every day? Well, prayer is a request of God, and Jesus taught us that in order to get our prayers answered, we have to be persistent in our prayers. This means that we need to keep praying for the same thing until we actually see the results.

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Matthew 7:7–8 KJV, Luke 11:5–8 NLT, Matthew 26:44 NLT, Luke 18:1–7 NLT

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When you lose something, you have to seek it in order to find it. In the same way, when you ask God for an answer or solution to your situation, you have to actively look for the solution He has for you. Seeking is not a lack of faith; it is part of the faith process. Faith is not simply waiting for God to place the answer in your lap. Faith requires you to get up and seek the solution God has for you.

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Matthew 7:7–8 KJV, Acts 17:27 NLT, Jeremiah 29:13–14 NLT

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In Office Hours this week, Pastor Amos led discussions on various topics with the CFE community. The main topics covered included a theological debate about eternal rewards for good works in heaven, with participants sharing scriptural perspectives on whether believers receive additional rewards beyond salvation. Ark shared details about an upcoming event on humans versus robots, where he will serve as MC, and the group discussed different viewpoints on AI and robotics, including cultural and institutional perspectives from developing countries like Nigeria. The conversation also touched on marriage dynamics, with Pastor Amos sharing insights about fundamental differences between men...