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little REV - big GOD
by Shelly Cabales Symonds
Hello! My name is Shelly Cabales Symonds a.k.a. LittleREV. I am loved by a BIG GOD and I love God in return. I also love His Word! I love reading it, hearing it and studying it. It is how I learn more about my big God, who He is, what He can do, who I am and what I can do through Him! I am the Pastor of a small church in Washington state and am privileged to share with them every Sunday all the treasures revealed to me in God’s Word. So now I am sharing with you! May you be encouraged by God’s Word.
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The Alabaster Box
To be forgiven so freely and so completely is a precious gift that flows from the immeasurable love of our Father, we should forever be grateful. (Song I sing at the end ,”Alabaster Box” written by Dr Janice Sjostrand)
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Pentecost Sunday 2026!
Pentecost Sunday 2026! This is a pretty momentous day in the Christian world yet so many Christians don’t know what it is. My prayer is this episode shed some light on this day for you and why you should be celebrating today!
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Do I Fit In?
Do I fit in? It’s really not an unusual question to ask, we ask it about our family dynamics, social standing and even ask it when we’re talking about our relationship with Christ. I pray this sermon will help you in answering this question when it comes to the call of God on your life.
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Grapes, Grasshoppers & Giants
Perspective is EVERYTHING! Today’s sermon is about 3 perspectives we may have and which one will benefit us the most as we navigate through this life!
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I Feel It In My Bones
Today we’re talking about life! And how will we do this? By talking about bones!
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Breaking Forth!
The Word of God is filled with so many promises and when I read them I say to myself, ”Let it be done in me”. This message is about one of those promises and the path we can take that gets us to that promise fulfilled in us.
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Shirley Goodness & Mercy
Today’s episode we are looking at the very popular passage of Psalm 23, more specifically, the final verse of this beloved chapter in the Bible. I pray you are blessed by this in depth study.
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Here Am I Lord…Send Him!
This month our emphasis will be on Missions! And this episode we’re looking into the cautionary tale of Jonah and the Whale. But his story is so much more than a ‘what not to do’ guide. Let’s dig deeper and see what we discover!
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Wilderness Experience
What is a ‘Wilderness Experience’? It’s those times when the unexpected interrupts your life. When the plans you made or the life you envisioned doesn’t happen the way you thought. What do you do? How do you handle it? That’s what today’s sermon is all about!
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Sword and Hammer
In this episode I try painting a picture of what a Christian looks like and how that can help us accomplish the Mission God has tasked us with, to tell the world about the Gospel of salvation through Jesus!
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The Prayers of the Saints
Ever wonder if God really hears your prayers? I mean, like, does He hear every word or just the gist of what we are saying? This is my testimony of how I discovered that God does hear our prayers.
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Saints and Sinners
Are we merely sinners saved by grace or are we more? Answer: we are more! So much more!
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Journey Into 2026
Bye -bye to 2025 and Hello to 2026! As we enter another year, I wanted to give you something useful you could use as you navigate all the highs and lows of this coming year. When you understand its importance you won’t want to leave home without it!
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Recognizing Jesus
Continuing our emphasis on the Peace of God, we dig a little deeper into what that peace really is, what it isn’t and even expand our understanding of it.
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Silent Night , Holy Night
There’s just something about this Christmas Hymn that evokes a spirit of peace when ever I hear it, no matter who is singing it. Why is that? I have a theory….
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Be Thankful!
Thanksgiving is just around the corner! But thankfulness is something we should live everyday. It is a powerful weapon that God has given us, that when we live with a heart of thankfulness, it blesses our whole life!
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Being In Balance
What does a balanced life look like? More importantly what does living a balanced life look like to God?
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Can You See It?
How is our eyesight when it comes to spiritual things? Can we perceive what God is doing? Is God doing ‘new things’ and I’m not even aware? Let’s now miss out!
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Undragon Me
What does it mean to be undragoned and do you need to be undragoned? Maybe you should have a listen and find out.
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Sowing, Weeping and Reaping
This should be an interesting listen for you as a non-farmer pastor speaks about farming! Ha! So you may have a laugh or two while hopefully gaining some biblical insight.
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Here Am I
In keeping with our emphasis on missions this month we are going to look into the life of Isaiah, a prophet of God. What his calling was like and how it lead to his mission for God. Then we’ll discover what that means to us and our calling.
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Mindset Matters
The things your mind are set on has the ability to make or break whatever it is you are trying to achieve. It’s pretty certain that if you go into a situation saying to yourself, “ I can’t “ chances are high that you won’t. Thankfully the Bible helps us by telling us what our mindset should be, have a listen to find out what that is!
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But Until Then…
This is the concluding message of my series about ‘Church’. Now that we know what it is, and its importance to God, what do we do with that information? How do we live? This sermon will encourage you about the times we are living in and what we are to do as Gods church as we await Christ’s return.
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What Does Church Look Like? Part 2
This episode is a continuation of last weeks, and it’s all about church. God’s church in which Christ is the head and we are the body. That alone is pretty amazing! I hope you learn more about his church as you listen.
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What Does Church Look Like? Part 1
This is a 2 part series on what church looks like? We all have our ideas and opinions but what does the Bible say? Have a listen and find out!
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Jehovah Nissi
Jehovah Nissi, The Lord is my Banmer! What does that even mean? Well, have a listen and find out!
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The Word of God is LIFE!
To say the Word of God is life is not just a nice motto to know but it is TRUTH! It is just as factual as saying , breathing is life or a heartbeat is life. But do we revere it as such? I hope this message helps bring home this life-giving, life-changing fact!
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Be Baptized
Our little church is preparing for a special Sunday service in the park which includes a time for baptisms! This sermon is in preparation for this special, sacred time. My prayer is that it gives understanding to what baptism is and why we should be baptized.
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If God Is Good….Then Why?
Sometimes when we look at all that is going on around us in the world, it’s easy to cry out “Why is this happening?!” If it’s a question you’ve ever asked of God, or some one has asked of you, then this episode is for you.
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Fly Low, Fly Close
Fly Low, Fly Close, a saying I picked up while watching a documentary on the Air Force’s Thunderbird precision flying team. Have a listen to find out what that has to do with your relationship with God and others.
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Pentecost Sunday
Finally! We made it to Pentecost Sunday! The day Jesus told His disciples to wait for, because it was the day they were to receive the Gift of the Father, the Holy Spirit.
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Here Piggy Piggy!
Path To Pentecost Sermon #4! Were are now waiting with the disciples for the gift of the Father, the Holy Spirit!
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And Now We Wait
This is the third sermon in our series “Path To Pentecost”
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Meals and Memories
In this second sermon in our “Path to Pentecost “ series we feature the account when Jesus made breakfast for His disciples after His resurrection. Why did He do it and what does it tell us about our Savior?
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The Road To Emmaus
This is sermon #1 in our “Path to Pentecost” series.
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PIVOT!
When you’re thinking about pivotal moments in the Bible, I think we can agree that the Resurrection of Jesus is tops! It’s EVERYTHING! And this pivotal moment is what gives my life pivotal moments!
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Bread and Water
Jesus declared Himself Bread and Water in the Gospel of John. What does that mean and how can receive this Bread and Water? How will it change my life?
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Sacrifice of Praise
Do I really know what a sacrifice of praise is? Have I ever really offered to God a sacrifice of praise? Hmmmm…..
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Do You Know Who You are Talking To?
Sometimes it’s very hard to believe that God, all-powerful, creator-of-all-things God, actually wants to use you to do great things for Him. But He does! He has called you and has amazing ideas land for your life! Listen and find out what that may be.
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Rhythms Of Grace
The Word of God tells that it is possible to live a life in the rhythms of God’s unforced grace. Yay! But how do we do that? Especially in the midst of trying times. Let this word encourage you that this is possible and how to get there.
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L-O-V-E
God’s perfect, holy love is so BIG, so amazing and so deep that I believe that even when we get to Heaven we will spend eternity still learning about that love! Be encouraged today by God’s love.
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Groundhog Day!
I love Groundhog Day! I know it’s weird but I do have my reasons that I explain in this sermon. But you’ll just have to listen to find out what that has to do with our relationship with Christ.
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Think Again…and again
Last week’s sermon we learned that we are to “Set our minds on things above” but sometimes that is difficult. Life happens, bad days happen and thinking “above thoughts” seems impossible. Or we wonder if what we are thinking is an “above thought”. Have a listen to find out how to remedy those problems.
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Set Your Mind
What does it mean and how do we “set our minds on things above”? Is it possible to be so “heavenly minded that we are no earthly good”?
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Prayer: Where Your Words Go
“Do You hear me God?” Have you ever asked yourself that question? Have you gone through times in your life when you felt like every prayer you prayed hits the ceiling then bounces back to you? I have. In this episode you will hear my testimony of how God revealed to me that He does hear our every word!
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Powerful Prayers
Welcome 2025! How will you begin your new year? Many Christians around the world will begin their year in a season of focused and dedicated prayer. My church is part of a 21 day prayer event, starting today. So of course this episode will be about prayer!
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His Name Shall Be
This is our special Christmas service, and with the help of 3 other ministers in my church we will be sharing about a few of the names of Jesus. He name shaped be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace!
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Living “In Between”
Living in between what ? Or who? Or where? And what does it have to do with the birth of Jesus? Well, it has so much to do with Jesus and whether you know it or not or feel it or not, YOU ARE living in the “In Between”!
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Another Invitation
Last week was about the invitation to the Magi and this episode is about the invitation given to the Shepherds.
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The Ivitation
This episode is about a very specialInvitation God sent out to some unexpected people. It was unique and tailored just for them. Do you think God sends you those kinds of invitations? Hmmm..
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hello! My name is Shelly Cabales Symonds a.k.a. LittleREV. I am loved by a BIG GOD and I love God in return. I also love His Word! I love reading it, hearing it and studying it. It is how I learn more about my big God, who He is, what He can do, who I am and what I can do through Him! I am the Pastor of a small church in Washington state and am privileged to share with them every Sunday all the treasures revealed to me in God’s Word. So now I am sharing with you! May you be encouraged by God’s Word.
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