Tara Lee Davis's Podcast

Send us a textWe are in Part 1 of a 3 part series on Perspective.  What shapes our perspective, and how can a blind man see Jesus more clearly than His closest followers?

Send us a textWhat if all  of the great things we've done for Jesus didn't amount to a hill of beans?  In Revelation 2, Jesus issues a stern warning to the church at Ephesus, and to us as well.  They had abandoned their first love.  We are called to remember and repent, our love for Jesus is the most important thing we will have or grow in our lives.  Have you abandoned your first love?

Send us a textWhat could God do with our everyday lives if we live with eyes wide open?  The opposite of apathy is simple, loving God and loving others.  Embrace the process, it prepares you for the destination.

Send us a textOne of the roots of apathy is insignificance not given to God.  However, we can overcompensate and in so doing, act out of pride and disobedience.  Our pride and disobedience can actually keep us from the gifts and blessings that God wants to give us.  Moses and Aaron were prevented from entering the promised land because of their pride and disobedience.  What can we learn from their example in Numbers 20?  Sometimes the biggest enemies we face aren't on the outside, but on the inside.

Send us a textIn the last 2 years, apathy has swept over our young people, and adults, like a raging wild fire out of control.  What is apathy?  Where does it come from ?  What difference does it make?  This is Part 1 of a 3 part series as we look to Scripture to find out how to live the abundant life that Christ paid for us.

Send us a textWhat if the thing we longed for the most at the start of a new year wasn't found in the gym, our amazon carts, or wrapped under the tree?  We all long to be the best version of ourselves, but what does that look like for a child of God?  Here we take a look at the 5 signs of a life hidden with and in Christ, and what a difference it can make, not only for ourselves but for those around us.

Send us a textOur lives are signposts, pointing to someone or something else.  What or who is your life pointing to?  The problem with a signpost is that if we follow the wrong one, we end up wasting our lives through a cycle or rerouting and we not only get to where we really want to go, but we lead others astray.

Send us a textAre we living our best lives for God?  God our Father longs to give us the Kingdom, but instead we are living in poverty, merely wasting our days eating dinner out of toilets.  What does our best life for God look like that?  And what is keeping us from living our lives to the glory and honor of Christ?

Send us a textHave you ever felt like the odds were stacked against you?  Are you unknowingly living with a "big me little God" mindset?  How does God respond in the midst of our fear, doubt, confusion, and anxiety?  What does God see that we cannot?  How do we fully live as His children?  Are we guaranteed victory doing things His way?  Gideon was one of the biggest wimps in Scripture, yet God used him, despite his doubts and fears, in a big way.  But the saddest part of the story?  After such an incredible talent show with the power and glory of God on full display after He rescued the Israelites from the hand of the Midianites, the people of God forgot.  And in their forgetting, they turned and walked away from God.  How do you forget what God has done, how do you just walk away?  By living with a dangerous mindset, the mindset of "big me little God."

Send us a textWhat if our lives are filled with broken pieces of disappointment, pain, and confusion?  Is it possible to worship Jesus and give Him our best?  What does giving our best look like that?  How do we keep going when we find ourselves in the dark?

Send us a textWhat does it look like to live a life chasing after Jesus?  How can we keep running when we've grown weary, discouraged and overwhelmed?  Running with Jesus is intentional, requires discipline, and will be the greatest journey of our lives if we will simply keep going.

Send us a textThis week we dig into Acts 12 where we discover the purpose of persecution, the power of prayer, and the power of pride as we continue to learn from the early church.

Send us a textHow was David able to lament the death of Saul?  After all, Saul the king who had gone mad did try taking David out, multiple times.  David was a man after God's own heart, and was more concerned with counting his own failures and shortcomings than he was keeping a detailed list of everyone else's dirty laundry.  When we lament our own sin, then we can truly honor others, even our enemies.  Heart check, when was the last time you were honest with yourself and allowed God to search every nook and cranny of your heart?

Send us a textSaul has a wild encounter with God Almighty and is struck blind for 3 days, God uses a simple man to pray over the man who was having Christians locked up worldwide, and after his salvation and baptism, God uses Saul, now Paul, in powerful ways as he leads others to believe that Jesus is the Lord!

Send us a textJesus always invites us to return; return to His grace, His peace, His presence.  It's never too late to come home.

Send us a textPeter, the disciple who denied Jesus not once but three times?  Yeah, he was the one who recognized Jesus making breakfast on the shore that day and after being up all night fishing swim a hundred yards to shore.  He was compelled by his love for Jesus, and it showed.  How would our lives look different if we were marked by love, love for Jesus and love for others?

Send us a textAn in depth look at Acts 5 and how God deals with hypocrisy within the church.

Send us a textWhat a gift that we can count on God to be the same today as He was yesterday and He will be tomorrow!  Even when life ebbs and flows and the seasons we find ourselves in are constantly changing, we can always count on the One who never changes!

Send us a textDoes God call His children to excellence in all things?  Why does it matter, or does it?  What can we learn from Hezekiah's life?  Most expect the blessing of God without putting in the work, and while it may look cute on your kitchen towel, God does not, in fact, "bless our mess."

Send us a textWhat does it mean that God prepares a table for us in the presence of our enemies?  Could we possibly be saying no to the greatest invitation ever given simply by the way we live our overly busy lives?