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I'm Hicksited
by David
Covers all things God-and-Jesus related in a simple, easy to understand format. If it is spiritually helpful, the hope is to cover it here whether the topic be easy or difficult, fun or painful.
Episodes
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Three Keys to Life Per Jesus
What if life boiled down to, on a daily basis, seeking God, doing what is right, and not worrying? That is the essence of what Jesus taught in His Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6:24-34. So, in this video, we will look at what it means to seek God's kingdom first including how daily prayer, daily...
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What is God Going to do About My Pain?
When we or people we love are victims of evil, it can bring great pain and hurt into our lives. If God loves us and the ones we love, then what is He going to do about this pain? What can we do to overcome it? The answer is in seeking God, embracing His hope, and embracing his pain-relieving...
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What is God Going to do About Evil?
Many of us have been hurt by sins, wrongs, the evil of others. In a world where there is freedom for us to choose to hurt others, we will get hurt. So what is God going to do about this? If He loves us, shouldn't He just go ahead and get rid of all evil? The answers lie in a parable told by…
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Why Does God Allow Evil?
If God loves us, why does He allow evil to happen to us? And did God create evil? The answers lie within why God made people in the first place. You see, we as people are made in God's likeness, God's image. What we will see today is that means we are children of God, children with the capacity…
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Private (Part) Matters - a comedy routine
We take a jovial look at an embarrassing work situation that holey matters to me, our odd use of the f-bomb, and then close it out with some clean comedy, literally. And no, despite the title, I do not go all "Eddie Murphy" on you in this routine. It is about as unadult as adult comedy can be....
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Why Would God Give Me a Difficult Life if He Loves Me?
If God loves me, why is life so hard? Why do I have so many problems? In this video we look at six positive reasons as to why God, out of His love for us, might be giving us or allowing us to have hardships in our lives. We will especially look at man born blind and how his trial, despite popular...
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Am I loved?
Are we loved? It is a question we often ask in times of depression, sadness and hardship. We want to know if someone cares about us or worse, is there any reason someone should care about us. In this video, we begin to answer that question (spoiler alert - the answer is an unequivocal "yes!") by...
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How did we get the Bible? Who decided the books of the New Testament? How do we know who wrote them?
Two of the more puzzling questions regarding how we got the Bible, especially the writings of the New Testament, are "who wrote them" and "how did we get the books that we have?" The answers aren't as straightforward as one would think. Still, thanks to the evidence within the Scriptures…
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How Should We Treat the Scriptures? Which Writings are Scriptures?
We continue our look at the writings of the Bible by examining how others viewed and treated them, especially Jesus Himself when He was tempted by Satan. We will consistently see that the Word of God was seen as authoritative, as truth, and even as basis for proof including the proof that Jesus…
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What are the Scriptures?
What are the writings of the Bible? Why are they considered holy? From where did they come? Today we take a look at how the Scriptures are described as "the word of God", "the word of the Lord". They are writings penned by men who were being guided by the Holy Spirit as they wrote them. Along the...
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The Kingdom of God - Jesus Teaches About Pride and Humility
One of the biggest values in the kingdom of God is humility, the quality of refusing to think oneself as being greater than others. In contrast is pride, where we believe ourselves to be greater than a person or group. Today we will see how Jesus repeatedly taught that if we exalt ourselves, we...
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The Kingdom of God - How Did Jesus View Women? How Should We?
We've been talking about how, in God's kingdom, we have a different world view, a way of seeing various aspects of life often not in line with the rest of the world. It is a view framed by the teachings and ways of God and His Son. That being the case, how then should we view women? Look no…
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The Kingdom of God - How Should We View Gender? How Many Genders are There?
When it comes to understanding how we should view various aspects of life from the perspective of Christ, there may not be a more important topic in this day and age than gender. Gender is no longer being seen as simply male and female. More people than ever it seems struggle with their gender...
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What Are the Values of the Kingdom of God?
As followers of Christ and members of God's kingdom, what kind of people should we be? What should we not be? What should we do and not do? What should be important to us what should be unimportant? We look at three passages that answer these exact questions, that detail both the values (the…
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How the Kingdom of God is for People of All Races
We continue our look at how, as members of God's kingdom, we see and think about the world differently. When it comes to the subject of race, there is no racism in the kingdom of God. Instead we love people of all races, knowing that good news of salvation by faith in Jesus is for all. That may...
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Coming to Faith, Fighting Sex Trafficking and the Problem with Porn. Don Tran Interview - Part 2
A Christian law enforcement officer on the front lines of fighting sex trafficking for the past seven years, continues to share about his faith and the insight he has learned when it comes to keeping children safe from child predators. You will learn about his journey from Catholicism to Christ…
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How do We Keep Our Children Safe from Predators and Sex Trafficking? Don Tran Interview - Part 1
How do we keep our children safe from sexual predators? How prevalent is sex and human trafficking anyway? To help us with the answers, a Christian law enforcement officer of 20 years and a specialist in sex trafficking for the past 7, shares his faith, knowledge, experience, wisdom and insights...
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The Kingdom of God - How Jesus Taught Us to Think Differently
The teachings of Jesus help us see that the kingdom of God has its own culture and worldview. As citizens of the kingdom, we have a way of viewing and thinking about life that is vastly different than most of the cultures of the world. In this episode, we will look at some of those differences…
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Alex Powell Shares Her Journey of Faith While Dealing With Cerebral Palsy
Alex was born with cerebral palsy, a disease that has left her with the inability to walk without aid. Despite this struggle, she has grown into a young woman of great faith. Wanting to help others who face this and other difficult situations, Alex freely shares about her struggle with being...
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What Does it Mean to be a Citizen of God's Kingdom?
Much of Jesus' teaching centered around the kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven. So what does it mean then, to be a part this kingdom? Several things: 1) We have king, namely Jesus. 2) We have a Father, namely God. 3) We have a common culture, a common world view. As just one example, we look…
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Is the U.S. the Greatest Nation on Earth?
For many of us who live in the America, including those of us who call ourselves Christians, the answer to this question is an enthusiastic "Yes!" That, however, is a problem, a HUGE problem. Because the answer to the question, "Which is the greatest nation?", as we will see in today's video, is...
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Izaac Barrera Shares About His Suicide Attempt at Age 14 and the New Life He Has in God and Jesus
"Why should I keep living?" At a very young age, Izaac couldn't find a good enough answer to that very daunting question. Overwhelmed by the demands of school and the expectations he placed upon himself, Izaac decided to end it all by jumping from the third-story stairwell of his school. Though…
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Is Homosexuality Wrong? Why Sin Should Not Stop Us From Going to Jesus.
We continue finding answers to the question of whether or not engaging in sexual acts with those of the same gender is acceptable in God's sight. More importantly, we look at the story of a woman of sinful reputation who, despite the scorn of the people around here, went to Jesus in her…
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Why Did God Make Me Gay? What About Love? What About Sex?
We end our series on God and same-sex-attraction by wrestling with some of the tougher questions surrounding it, especially, "Why would God make someone gay if He doesn't want that person to act on that desire?" But first, we take a look at how Jesus had compassion on a woman caught in adultery…
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What is the Difference in Homosexuality and Being Gay (continued)? Is Homosexuality Wrong?
We continue to look at one of the most emotionally charged subjects of our time by looking more at the concept of having the desire to do something as opposed to actually doing it. We then talk about the context in which God wants the sexual relationship to take place - marriage, versus the...
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What is the Difference in Homosexuality and Being Gay? Is it Wrong to Be Gay?
We begin a deep-dive into one of the most emotionally charged subjects in modern society, homosexuality. Unfortunately, many in that world or simply perceived to be in that world of homosexuality have been treated cruelly, meanly by those claiming to follow Christ. For that, I apologize…
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Getting Old - My Crowning Achievement in Life
Recently I did a comedy routine at the Elk's Lodge in Grapevine, Texas. So in the spirit of recognizing laughter as a gift from God, I thought I would share this rather jovial bit before I forget how it goes. It answers those important questions that you couldn't care less if I answered - why I...
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How Can We Get Better at Sharing Jesus? Part 2
What do we need to do to improve when it comes to telling others about Jesus? How can we be more effective? What mistakes are we making? We start our look at the answers to these important questions by examining the need for prayer, the need for both word and action, both saying it and living it,...
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How Can We Get Better at Sharing Jesus?
What do we need to do to improve when it comes to telling others about Jesus? How can we be more effective? What mistakes are we making? We start our look at the answers to these important questions by examining the need for prayer, the need for both word and action, both saying it and living it,...
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How Can I Tell Others About Jesus? Part 2 - Inviting People, Doing It Yourself, Supporting Others
We take a look at three options or ways that we can share the good news of Jesus with others. 1) Invite people to opportunities to get to know Jesus. The Samaritan woman did this then her whole town went out to meet Jesus. 2) Tell people about Jesus yourself. We don't always have to leave it to...
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How Can I Tell Others About Jesus?
The first thing to realize about the "how" of telling others about Christ is that it is not up to you to come up with the perfect phrase or story to convince someone Jesus is real. The Holy Spirit can guide you to what needs to be said and when. The second thing is that we need to pray for the…
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Why Should I Tell Others About Jesus?
We begin a series on sharing Jesus with others by looking at three reasons why we should do so - Jesus told us to do it in "the Great Commission", Jesus will defend us before the Father only if we will defend Him before men, and most importantly, because Jesus is the only name by which people can...
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Who is Satan? Who is the Devil? Just Look at the Story of Job.
We read the first two chapters of the book of Job to see an example of Satan being an accuser, a slanderer, and one who inflicts suffering to get us to give up on our faith. Job was a rich and righteous man, one who "feared God and shunned evil." Despite losing almost everything he had at that…
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Who is Satan? Who is the Devil? A Roaring Lion Seeking to Devour. One Who Inflicts Suffering.
In part 3 of our look at God's enemy, we talk about the many ramifications of Peter's description of the devil as a lion seeking to devour us. We also take an extensive look at one of Satan's primary weapons when it comes to getting people to quit their faith or keeping people from having faith…
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Jungle Jim Tells the Story of Christmas - Part 2: The Savior Arrives!
As we continue our look at the story of the birth of Jesus, we read the stories of the journey to Bethlehem, Mary giving birth to Jesus and laying him in a manger because there was no room in the inn, the shepherds being told the great news by a host of angels, and finally the visit of the magi,...
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Jungle Jim Tells the Christmas Story - Part 1: The Savior is Coming!
In Part 1 we cover how the angel Gabriel appeared to a young girl named Mary to let her know that she would become the mother of the Son of God, the Savior of the world! We also look at how Joseph, the one who was supposed to become Mary's husband, almost decided to call off the marriage. But an...
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Who is Satan? Who is the Devil? The One Who Wanted to Be God
In part 2 of our look at God's enemy, we study two famous passages associated with the devil that, if they are indeed about Satan, indicate he was an extremely powerful spiritual being that thought he could be become God. Ultimately we see that regardless, Satan's pride was his downfall.…
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Who is Satan? Who is the Devil? The One at War with God, Jesus and Anyone Who Follows Them
God has an enemy, a nemesis if you will. He is called Satan; he is called the devil, names that imply he is an accuser, a slanderer, an adversary. In Revelation 12, John the apostle sees a vision of Satan as a tremendous dragon ready to devour Jesus as soon as He is born and leading a band of...
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What is the Big Picture of Life? What is the Story of Humanity? Part 2: From the Cross to the End
We continue our look at the overall story of mankind and our relationship with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, picking up from the death of Jesus for us. Along the way we will answer such questions as "What does Jesus rising from the dead mean for us?" "What is significant about the prophets and...
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What is the Big Picture of Life? What is the Story of Humanity? Part 1: From Creation to the Cross
We take a look at the story of mankind as presented in the writings of the Bible. Who created us? Why were we created? What is God's desire for us His children? Why did Jesus have to die? These are just some of the questions we will tackle in part 1 of this mini-series. To see David Hicks on...
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Hell, God's Wrath and Judgment Day. Conclusion - What Happens When We Die? What Can I Do If a Loved One is Lost?
The Bible describes death as that moment when our spirit leaves our body. So when that happens, where does it go? What happens to our souls in the afterlife? We take a look at Sheol, aka Hades, the realm of the dead, a place that is part Paradise, part fiery torment. Along the way we will answer...
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Hell, God's Wrath and Judgment Day. Part 9 - How Extreme is Hell? What is Hell So Extreme?
Note: the following podcast is NOT for children. We look at a teaching of Jesus and a prophecy of Isaiah regarding how bad hell is, after which we wrestle with the question of why this lake of fire is so dreadfully awful. Scriptures covered: Mark 9:42-50, Isaiah 66:20-24, Deuteronomy 13:6-11,...
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Hell, God's Wrath and Judgment Day. Part 8 - What is Hell? Is Hell Truly Forever?
We look at the descriptions of hell, who is going there, the different reasons as to why people end up there and compare the verses indicating hell is everlasting with the passage where Jesus talks about some servants being beaten with many stripes while others will be beaten with few. Scriptures...
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Hell, God's Wrath and Judgment Day. Part 7 - When Will Judgment Day Be? Why Will God Judge Mankind?
Spoiler alert! When it comes to when Judgment Day is, Jesus' message is clear: Only God knows, literally, so watch and be ready! But why does God want to judge mankind in the first place? Can't He just let us be? The answer is in God's passion for the value of justice. Scriptures covered: Mark...
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Hell, God's Wrath and Judgment Day. Part 6 - What Will Judgment Be Like?
In this episode we look at two passages, Revelation 20:11 - 21:8 and Matthew 25:31-46, that detail what the actual judgment part of Judgment Day will look like. Who will be saved? Who will be lost? Why will people end up where they will end up? How can I be saved? What does forgiveness look like…
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Hell, God's Wrath and Judgment Day. Part 5 - What is Judgment Day?
In this episode we begin our deep dive into the day of judgment. It is the final day of life on earth, the day on which all the dead will be raised back to life. It will be a resurrection of life for those who have done good, for those who put their faith in Jesus, but a resurrection of...
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Hell, God's Wrath and Judgment Day. Part 4 - God's Love Versus His Anger. How is God Jealous?
We begin by continuing our look at the intensity of the wrath of God by reading a passage on His rewards for obedience versus His punishment for disobedience. In the end what we will see is that the strength of God's love is greater the strength of His anger. Lastly, we wrestle with the statement...
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Hell, God's Wrath and Judgment Day. Part 3 - How Jesus Talked About Them. God's Fierce Anger.
We continue our deep dive into the anger of God by seeing an example of Jesus was open and honest about it. In particular, we look at God's love for children and how bad it is to cause them to sin and to turn them away from Jesus. We then start looking at the intensity of God's anger, a wrath…
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Hell, God's Wrath and Judgment Day. Part 2 - Why Talk About Them? What is the Wrath of God and From Where Does it Come?
Having seen that Jesus can save us from the coming wrath, we shift our focus to understanding what wrath is and why God has it. The answer is rooted in a fundamental principle of values, that whatever we love and are passionate about, we also hate its opposite, the thing that opposes it. To put…
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Hell, God's Wrath and Judgment Day. Part 1 - Who Can Save Us From Them? What Should We Do in Response?
It is difficult to imagine a more serious topic than the one we will attempt to tackle over the next several episodes. It isn't fun or entertaining; it is serious and admittedly scary. Still, we have to debunk the lies and the myths about God's anger and wrath so that we can understand it and so…
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Covers all things God-and-Jesus related in a simple, easy to understand format. If it is spiritually helpful, the hope is to cover it here whether the topic be easy or difficult, fun or painful.
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