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Chick-Chat
by Cheryl Howard
Sharing conversations with family and friends, enjoying everyday life.
Episodes
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Living Water
What’s the thirstiest you’ve ever been? The thirst Jesus is talking about isn’t physical, it’s spiritual—it’s that longing, yearning we all feel that needs to be filled. Often, we spend years trying to fill it with other things—money, power, relationships, addictions, work, etc. Yet, we always…
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Money in the Bible
Money will never bring satisfaction and contentment. Nor does it bring peace of mind. God knows our ever need before we even ask.
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Look to the Lord
God has “New Things” He wants to do in our lives.
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My Word for 2024
Imagine!
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God’s Perfect Love
”For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.“ John 3:16 NIV God loved us so much that He wanted not only to remedy our state of being afraid, which He does graciously, but the whole problem of sin and...
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Advent 2023”
The themes of Advent are: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy!
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Taste and See!
Taste and see that the LORD is good. Blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him. Psalm 34:8 Feast on the things of God God’s Goodness Do you believe God intends good for your life?
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Finding Beauty
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Praying God’s Promises
Praying the promises of God is about learning more about God, His character and His love for us. The Bible says all of God’s promises are Yes and Amen!!!
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Walk by Faith
God calls each of us to undertake a journey, a pilgrimage. He wants to take us places we’ve never been, and we don’t know in advance how to get there. But God expects us to take this journey by faith. Step by step, we move along in the confidence that God, our personal GPS, knows exactly where He...
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Believing God
Living, a life of faith is a journey. It is a daily walk, and it is not always easy.
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The Power of Hobbies
Choosing your new passion. Hobbies can serve as a sanctuary for our busy lives. Choose Joy and Enjoyment!!!
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Choose Good First
We have a choice to make every day, every morning when we wake up. Will it be God or will it be self?
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Spending Time in God’s Word
Spending Time in God’s Word. Consistency is the key. Find a time, a place and a space that works best for you. God is not a one-size-fits-all. You choose what time in God’s Word looks like for you! And fill it with things you LOVE. Pray, Read, Ask, Respond, Listen.
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God’s Will for Our Lives
God is after our heart motives, not our outward religious activity or begrudging obedience.
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The Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26 is God’s blessing for His people. God wants to bless. He actually commands His servants to bless His people. May He bless you too
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Greater
Jesus expected those who believe in Him to carry on His work in the world. He did not expect the disciples to disband after His departure, but to carry on His work in even greater magnitude (greater works than these he will do).
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What is Holy Week
Holy week is the week between Palm Sunday and Easter. It is observed with special solemnity as a time of devotion to the Passion of Christ. Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week - which commemorate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, where the crowds greeted him waving palm, branches, and...
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Praise
“Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!” (Psalm 150:6) The thing about praise is that we think of it as noisy, raucous. We think of making that joyful noise the psalmist talks about. Imagine, though, how you can do it in silence.
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Miracles • Signs • Wonders
There is power in collective prayer and belief! As we see the miraculous occur, we will glorify the name of Jesus as the author of all things good. We join our faith for all things expecting Him to show up in our lives through miracles, signs, and wonders.
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Generosity
When you are generous with your faith in God, you will find that his math yields a far greater return. God wants our hearts to respond to Him in obedience.
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New Year, New Beginnings
Time for new beginnings, which sometimes means the closing of doors and opening of others. Start the New Year strong!
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Keep on Praying
God shows up through answered prayer, showing that He is provider. He is a protector. He is healer. He is a Wonderful Counselor. There is not an issue we are facing in our culture that prayer cannot address.
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Coffee and Conversation
“Be glad in the Lord and rejoice!” An attitude of gratitude! People who are thankful are known to be less depressed, get better grades in school, sleep better, stay healthy, have deeper friendships, and have a brighter outlook on life. Basically, gratitude is good for you!
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Follow Your Calling
We need to focus on finding our calling. Discovering what work God wants us to do to lead others to Christ and bring Him glory.
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Love Your Neighbor
Throughout the Bible, in both the Old and New Testament scriptures it tell us, yes it even commands us as Christ-Followers, God’s People, Children of God, to Love Our Neighbor as ourselves. Matthew 22:39 and Mark 12:31 are just a couple.
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Whatever!
Philippians 4:8 says, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” Whatever is a word used to refer to...
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Shine as Lights
Every-Day, Every-Hour, Every-Minute, Every-Second is a chance to start over. God wants us to focus on the new work He is doing in our lives.
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Wisdom Builds
Proverbs 14:1a says, The wise woman builds her house: Wisdom builds. It looks at what is and wisely considers how to make it better. Many homes have been made by a godly, wise woman who looks after the home and builds it. The same is true with relationships - build and make them better.
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A Different Kind of Ambition
Colossians 3:23 says, “whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord not for human masters.” Ecclesiastes 9:10 says, “whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.” You and I are called to lean fully into the work God has called us to do and to do so...
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Prayer
Do not be anxious about anything but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ~ Philippians 4:6
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Bible Study
Elements and Tools for studying the Bible. The Bible is God’s word, so you can be confident that it is true and right. It is the inspired Word of God. It will be your guide and companion for life and living. Don’t expect to understand all of it at first. You can and will grow into it. God’s Word...
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The Good Fight
We are all fighting the good fight. Isaiah 43 verse two says, “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through the fire you shall not be burned, and the flames shall not consume you. God is with us every step of the...
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The Person of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is our Leader, Guide, Teacher, and Comforter. His presence in us means that we are God’s children and that God has upheld his promise to always be with us.
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Walking by Faith
Walking by Faith in your Promised Land. Wisdom and folly both want to control our lives. We have to decide which one will.
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The Joy of the Resurrection
The miraculous lesson of Easter is this: Through Jesus Christ’s death on the cross and resurrection we have been granted a second chance at life.
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Right Thinking
Change the way you think - fix your attention on God. Let God transform your thinking and let Him bring out the best in you.
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Pray and Meditate on the Word
Praying with and in the Bible allows us to sit in God’s truth for an extended period of time in such a way that allows it to break through our outer barriers.
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The Choicest Graces
Just as our physical eyesight is the sense that gives us evidence of the material world, faith is the sense that gives us evidence of the invisible, spiritual world.
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Hope - Seeking God
3 ways to press through unanswered prayers. 1. Know with confidence God hears your prayers. 2. Trust that prayer makes a difference, even when you don’t see the difference. 3. Tell fear it has no place in this conversation.
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Called
Called by God
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2022 Goal Setting
What are you a goals for this year? Are they SMART Goals? Are they specific to every area of your life? Most importantly do you include God in the process?
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Faith, Love, Peace, Hope, Joy
This episode is a look inside my journal and reflecting on 2021. I hope you’ll be encouraged to look back at the things that brought you JOY in 2021. Life is not always easy, we have to what matters most then live the most of what matters.
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Stuck in Idle
Most of us are pretty good at waiting for things we want. We expect to wait except when makes us wait. We find ourselves feeling discontent and anxious, questioning our Creator.
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You Have a Choice
No fixation exists outside God’s long-armed reach. Because we are a “new creation,” we have a choice. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here!” 2 Corinthians 5:17
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Using Your Spiritual Gifts
God has given each of spiritual gifts to impact and improve the lives of other people. We are to be the hands and feet of Jesus.
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Keys to Life
The Book of James provides us with life lessons for living a successful life both home-life and work-life. James 4:7-8
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Answered Prayers
Scripture communicates what happens when our prayers are answered. Read John 14:13, 16:24
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Joy
Joy is not the same as happiness. Happiness is fleeting and circumstantial, joy is contentment despite the circumstances.
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Hope
Hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Romans 5:5
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