المحتوى المقدم من Benjamin Glaser. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرة بواسطة Benjamin Glaser أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.
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Episode Notes [03:47] Seth's Early Understanding of Questions [04:33] The Power of Questions [05:25] Building Relationships Through Questions [06:41] This is Strategy: Focus on Questions [10:21] Gamifying Questions [11:34] Conversations as Infinite Games [15:32] Creating Tension with Questions [20:46] Effective Questioning Techniques [23:21] Empathy and Engagement [34:33] Strategy and Culture [35:22] Microsoft's Transformation [36:00] Global Perspectives on Questions [39:39] Caring in a Challenging World Resources Mentioned The Dip by Seth Godin Linchpin by Seth Godin Purple Cow by Seth Godin Tribes by Seth Godin This Is Marketing by Seth Godin The Carbon Almanac This is Strategy by Seth Godin Seth's Blog What Does it Sound Like When You Change Your Mind? by Seth Godin Value Creation Masterclass by Seth Godin on Udemy The Strategy Deck by Seth Godin Taylor Swift Jimmy Smith Jimmy Smith Curated Questions Episode Supercuts Priya Parker Techstars Satya Nadella Microsoft Steve Ballmer Acumen Jerry Colonna Unleashing the Idea Virus by Seth Godin Tim Ferriss podcast with Seth Godin Seth Godin website Beauty Pill Producer Ben Ford Questions Asked When did you first understand the power of questions? What do you do to get under the layer to really get down to those lower levels? Is it just follow-up questions, mindset, worldview, and how that works for you? How'd you get this job anyway? What are things like around here? What did your boss do before they were your boss? Wow did you end up with this job? Why are questions such a big part of This is Strategy? If you had to charge ten times as much as you charge now, what would you do differently? If it had to be free, what would you do differently? Who's it for, and what's it for? What is the change we seek to make? How did you choose the questions for The Strategy Deck? How big is our circle of us? How many people do I care about? Is the change we're making contagious? Are there other ways to gamify the use of questions? Any other thoughts on how questions might be gamified? How do we play games with other people where we're aware of what it would be for them to win and for us to win? What is it that you're challenged by? What is it that you want to share? What is it that you're afraid of? If there isn't a change, then why are we wasting our time? Can you define tension? What kind of haircut do you want? How long has it been since your last haircut? How might one think about intentionally creating that question? What factors should someone think about as they use questions to create tension? How was school today? What is the kind of interaction I'm hoping for over time? How do I ask a different sort of question that over time will be answered with how was school today? Were there any easy questions on your math homework? Did anything good happen at school today? What tension am I here to create? What wrong questions continue to be asked? What temperature is it outside? When the person you could have been meets the person you are becoming, is it going to be a cause for celebration or heartbreak? What are the questions we're going to ask each other? What was life like at the dinner table when you were growing up? What are we really trying to accomplish? How do you have this cogent two sentence explanation of what you do? How many clicks can we get per visit? What would happen if there was a webpage that was designed to get you to leave? What were the questions that were being asked by people in authority at Yahoo in 1999? How did the stock do today? Is anything broken? What can you do today that will make the stock go up tomorrow? What are risks worth taking? What are we doing that might not work but that supports our mission? What was the last thing you did that didn't work, and what did we learn from it? What have we done to so delight our core customers that they're telling other people? How has your international circle informed your life of questions? What do I believe that other people don't believe? What do I see that other people don't see? What do I take for granted that other people don't take for granted? What would blank do? What would Bob do? What would Jill do? What would Susan do? What happened to them? What system are they in that made them decide that that was the right thing to do? And then how do we change the system? How given the state of the world, do you manage to continue to care as much as you do? Do you walk to school or take your lunch? If you all can only care if things are going well, then what does that mean about caring? Should I have spent the last 50 years curled up in a ball? How do we go to the foundation and create community action?…
المحتوى المقدم من Benjamin Glaser. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرة بواسطة Benjamin Glaser أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.
Weekly messages from the Holy Scriptures applying God's Word for God's people.
المحتوى المقدم من Benjamin Glaser. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرة بواسطة Benjamin Glaser أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.
Weekly messages from the Holy Scriptures applying God's Word for God's people.
Someone who keeps their promises shows themselves to be trustworthy. No human being can do that, only God can and in this passage of holy Scripture we see such a beautiful example of God winning the battle, but doing so in such a complete way as to cause Judah to not even have to lift a finger to bring an end to the threat of the three kingdoms. This exemplary example of the LORD's love for His people is a perfect illustration of what has happened to us and for us at the cross of Calvary. The victory was and is won by Christ, and by Him alone. It can be hard for us to really come to grips with what this means, yet at the end of the day our praise of Him and thanksgiving in worship is a sign of our understanding of this great and wonderful work of salvation accomplished by our Redeemer. Let us rest and trust in the LORD our God because He alone has kept His Word and has granted to us by the gift of faith a title to the victory itself.…
This portion of God's Word has many things to teach us, but two things are of a very important practical purpose. First, we see the presence of children in the worship of the Church. At Bethany we really believe that not only has God called all of the family to worship Him, infant through great-great grandma, but that children by virtue of their place in His covenantal promise through baptism have as much right to bring praise, as Psalm 8 so wonderfully notes, as any other member of the church. Christ reminds the disciples not to bar the children from being with Him, and this especially applies to His worship. Second, in the passage for this week Jehoshaphat gives a godly example of what fathers should do. Through leading by example in his seeking out for the LORD's help and heeding the words of God's prophet the king shows the people of God what should be expected of them in times of trial and tribulation. Placing oneself in the hands of Christ and understanding His blessing and grace is how others, especially kids, learn about why they should likewise trust in God's plan and promise. The role of fathers in the Christ's kingdom cannot be overstated. This is especially the case because we live in an era where fathers are both abandoning their responsibilities as well as being downplayed by the culture. Being the spiritual leader in the home is so important to the life of the family and when this role is abdicated real, spiritual famine usually follows. As noted one of the most important ways fathers can pattern godly behavior is by being in worship every week, and not just physically being present, but engaging in singing, prayer, and attention to the means of grace. Have a blessed week!…
Some people find history pretty boring, others can't get enough of it, but regardless of how we feel about it there is one thing that is true: History matters. There is a truism that some people act like the world was created the day they were born. Part of growing up, maturing is understanding that we are but a part of a much larger reality. This is especially true for the Christian. We are what we are because of history. Of a particular event that we trust and know that actually happened as much as George Washington was a real person and the Battle of Midway was not a creation of Hollywood. The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the only reason there is a Christianity and it is central to all that we hold dear, and this historical truth and its application through the power of the Holy Spirit to the believer is what enables us to stand before the Lord our God and cry out to Him when trial and trouble appear and know that He not only hears our prayers, but is already working through His providence and His grace to work all things for His glory. In today's passage Jehoshaphat finds peace because of what he knows about what the LORD had accomplished for his fathers, the way God had redeemed Israel from bondage to slavery, and how God had called Abraham His friend. This knowledge of the way that the LORD keeps His promises to His people is also what brought assurance to Jesus Christ on the cross. As he cried out the opening verse of Psalm 22 He was reminding Himself and others of God's sure word and the way the LORD who never changes will never cease watching over His people even in the most difficult of circumstances. Christian be comforted by history. By the fact that Jesus Christ is the King of History, and not only that but of the present and the future as well. Place your faith and trust in the Rock that is higher than anything else, and the only person who has saved you from your sins, given you this new life in Him, and who alone has the power to help in times of trouble.…
The Unity of the Church is so important. Making sure we are all on the same page, seeking the best for everyone in the community of faith, and that the household of God is lifting every part of the body up in prayer is how we can stand fast in the face of the enemies of God, especially that enemy which lives within us. In the passage this week we see the fruit of Jehoshaphat's campaign to teach the people of Judah to find their peace and comfort in the Word of the living God, and not just outwardly, but within their souls as well. This comes not by rash decision making, but by carefully preparing oneself to receive the blessings of the Lord in prayer. Building that foundation of faith enables you to stand fast when sin and temptation rear their ugly head. We also see in this portion of Holy Scripture an example of a Godly leader and father. Jehoshaphat leads by example and before telling everyone else to pray he himself calls out and seeks the ear of Jehovah in the knowledge that He is his hope. As we go about our business this week let us "set our hearts" on Christ and remember that we are not in this battle alone, but have brothers and sisters in Christ who love us and care for us. May we remember God's faithfulness in all things by His grace.…
In many ways discipleship is the work of repetition. It so often follows a pattern of: sin, repentance, growth, sin, repentance, growth, and on and on. This is what we are seeing in the life of Jehoshaphat. He had started out well, organizing Judah with an eye towards justice, yet when given the opportunity to "export" that justice to Israel he fell hard and sinned greatly before the LORD. In His blessed grace Jehovah had rescued the king of Judah from the consequences of his transgressions and brought him back to Jerusalem where he had spent time in reflection and the work of renewing his covenantal commitment to God through prayer, fasting, and "dwelling" in the face of the LORD. This seeking of God where He may be found is shown to be the merciful power that it is by what we see Jehoshaphat do in this passage. Much like in chapter 19 at the beginning of his story the king is active in putting Godly judges in place, but there is a difference this time. He says that these judges are to, "...act in the fear of the LORD, faithfully and with a loyal heart." What this means in practical words is that these men given the responsibility of making sure that God's people are dealt with fairly and without partiality are to always remember that at the end of the day they are not working for Jehoshaphat, but Jehovah. This is to show them that in the Day of Judgment when they have to give an account for their labors God's Word and His Law will be the standard by which they will they themselves will be judged. This teaching is meant to provide peace and comfort to the nation, as it is also meant to give the Church a word of solace, especially in a world where we do not know what will be "right" or "wrong" from day-to-day. The Christian has the knowledge that the Lord Jesus Christ has declared what is holy and righteous and good in His word, and that is what the Church must ground its teaching and its behavior. For the wisdom of our Savior is greater than anything the fickle mind of man could ever come up with, and it is the only way that Believers can know that which is honoring to God and that which brings glory to His name.…
No one likes being told they are wrong, particularly when they are wrong. Whether it is a question of fact or an action, it doesn't really matter. Our pride is often what stops us from receiving correction, even, maybe especially when we need to hear it, yet this is what the LORD does for those whom He loves. In our passage this week we see God sending a prophet named Jehu to witness to and comfort Jehoshaphat after his disastrous decision to marry off his son to Ahab's daughter and to engage in warfare at Ramoth Gilead against the counsel of the Lord. At the end of chapter 18 Jehoshaphat was saved by the intercession of God in the midst of the battle, and the King has returned to Jerusalem. When he comes back Jehu has some choice words meant to bring Jehoshaphat back into the Kingdom of Heaven, not by shaming him, but through his counsel to show him that in his distress their is hope found in repentance and faith. The church today is living in a time of a great harvest. The fields are white and ready to be brought in. The Scriptures tell us that we are to love those who hate us, and what better way can the church love their persecutors and reach those who are lost and alienated in this life than with the beautiful gospel of peace found alone in Christ Jesus our Lord. Blessings on your week!…
Repentance is hard. It involves putting to death pride and openly recognizing and admitting you sinned, have no real future in continuing in your sin, and that your sin is against a holy and righteous God without which there is no hope of salvation. Sometimes God puts us in difficult situations so that we will face up to our transgressions and deal with them in a way that brings peace and comfort out of the consequences that our sin has placed us in. Jehoshaphat in our Scripture text today was in this position in spades. The whole Syrian Army was barreling down on him, waiting for the signal to light up his body with arrows and swords, all because Jehoshaphat through his alliance with evil Ahab and his refusal to stand up for Micaiah as the LORD was blasphemed had brought himself into this time and place by his sin. But what did Jehoshaphat do and how did God respond? He cried out to the LORD in repentance and faith and his Savior and Redeemer heard his call and turned away the advancing troops thereby bringing him out of harms way. Now, the Lord may not always remove the temporal consequences of our sin, but the great truth of the Gospel is that through the shed blood of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit those who turn away from following the dictates of our pagan culture and the wisdom of the fallen mind have the assurance that they are forgiven from the real, actual serious penalty of death, and receive by faith the awesome blessings of eternal life in Christ. It is never too late to repent, to turn away from sin. The Lord Jesus calls you this day to put away the childish things and to rest and trust in the heavenly mercies and grace offered in Him alone. Blessings on your week!…
Silence in many cases can be just as dangerous as speaking out in a sinful way. It is especially damaging when you have an opportunity to speak out against something you know is wrong, but for whatever reasons you decide to keep quiet so as not "ruin" whatever you have going on. This is the sin of Jehoshaphat in the passage before us today. There is a great contrast between the boldness of Micaiah to speak the word of the LORD to Ahab and all who would listen, and then face the consequences for doing so. All the while what did Jehoshaphat do to help the man of God in his day of trial? Nothing. He just sat there in his comfy chair and contentment and allowed Micaiah to be slapped and tossed in prison. The days in which we live are not a time to be like Jehoshaphat in this portion of Scripture. The Church has a duty and a responsibility to speak the truth to a culture which has accepted a lie and attempts to shut down the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ. But what will we value more? This call to biblical fidelity or will we be like Jehoshaphat and hope that being not seen will allow us to go unnoticed and unchallenged by the world? It is easy to want to be like Joshua and say, "But as for me and my house we will serve the LORD!", but are we willing to become uncomfortable and lose favor with friends and wider society to do so? For the church our only hope in this fight is to remember what Micaiah says, "Therefore, hear the word of the LORD..." and speak this with boldness in the knowledge that our future is secure in the salvation we have received through Christ. What can this world do to us?…
Living in a time of great apostasy is very difficult for the honest Christian. It is especially hard for those tasked with leading the people of God, who are to be an example to others of holiness and exemplifying the walk of the narrow path. This is what makes this particular passage one of the sadder ones in the whole Bible. Jehoshaphat is a Godly man who has allowed his heart to walk away from the promises of the LORD and His Word. The beginning of the portion of Holy Scripture before us notes once more that Jehoshaphat has everything that he needs. He has "riches and honor in abundance", but he makes a tragic decision: to compromise his faith by going into an agreement with the despicably evil Ahab, King of Israel. He does this because he is not satisfied in the blessings that the LORD has provided him. This is a great, and ever present danger for the believer. Everything about the culture around us today is encouraging us to make deals with the world, to compromise the clear teaching of God's Word with what is common and encouraged in 21st Century America on everything from sexual/marriage ethics to financial wisdom. Our Churches and Christ's sheep cannot do this. We must stand strong against the rising tide, even if we are like Micaiah and outnumbered 400-1. The only way this can happen is if we guard our hearts from the temptations of the flesh, and we can only do that unless we are satisfied in Christ and His Gospel Truth, and if we make use of the means of His grace to fight the good fight of faith against the old man within us. Revival and Reformation are much needed today. However, that work must begin in the heart of every Christian Believer, if we want to see that renewal take place in our nation, in our communities, and in our families. Have a blessed week in Christ!…
This week we continued our look at Jehoshaphat and some of the things that made him a Godly ruler over the kingdom of Judah. As he takes over for his father Asa, who had fallen short and turned away to idols at the end of his life his son Jehoshaphat had much to do to right the ship. One of the first things he does is bring the civil kingdom into order by sending out judges to make sure the nation is orderly and under control. The reason for this is that as long as a nation remains organically weak and chaotic there is much difficulty in making the other, necessary progressions in moral order. This is why after the sending of the judges Jehoshaphat next has the priests and Levites go out with the Book of the Law of the LORD (the book of Deuteronomy) to re-teach the people what God would have them to be and to do. The church of Christ can learn much from these reforms of Jehoshaphat. We must be people of the Book and we must be those who are teaching only that which Jesus as Prophet has revealed to us. When we turn aside to other gods for wisdom and direction it will always lead to trial and tribulation. Next Lord's Day we will see in stark contrast to his activities in this passage how this good king failed to follow in his own footsteps.…
As we begin this series through the life and kingship of Jehoshaphat the Chronicler introduces us to this leader of Israel as a man who "walked in the former ways of his father David". This description points us to a man who delights in the LORD, but most especially understands who he is in light of who God is. As we will discover in our time in 2 Chronicles 17-21 Jehoshaphat has clay feet, he's a sinner who falls short of the glory of God as all men do. However, what garners him this title of David's son is the fact he "walked in the commandments". In other words he did not give the word short shrift, but lived out his faith in obedience to God's grace. It is part and parcel of the heart of a true Christian that they see not the law as a burden, but as something to find joy and comfort in. As Jesus says, "If you love me you will keep my commandments". This doesn't mean of course that we are saved by this keeping, but that the believer who has been awakened by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit will find in the ways and means of the LORD beauty and peace. Can this be said of you? Do you delight in the way God has established relationships between men and women? Do you delight in the Lord's Day and the worship with God's people? This is a serious question all those claiming the name of Christ must ask, as they make their calling and election sure. Is our assurance and comfort in what Jesus has promised and provided? By God's grace it was for a man like Jehoshaphat and we will see more next week about how he put this faith into action. Have a Blessed Week in Christ!…
In our last sermon from our December series through the 2nd chapter of the Gospel of Luke we looked at a very important time in the life of Christ, His education. Now, we may not often think about the fact that Jesus had to learn, but it is central to our salvation that He was in every way a human like we are, even in regards to His learning more about Himself through the reading of the Scriptures and His regular attendance at Sabbath worship. It can be confusing to think about how God Incarnate, Jesus who is both very God of very God is also very man of very man learned, yet in this passage we see that as He "grew in understanding" He also showed His understanding in that He was "subject", that is obedient to Mary and Joseph in all things pertaining to their authority as mother and father, thereby in keeping with His keeping of the law in every way for our redemption. At the end of the day the practical application of this passage is two-fold for us. Firstly, if Jesus needed to learn the Bible in His humanity how much more so do we need to? It is pretty arrogant to think at any point in the Christian life that we have arrived at a place where we know enough about God and His Word. It is part and parcel of a true faith that we desire to learn more and more about our Savior and His work for us as His sheep. Secondly, the faithful example of Mary and Joseph who raised up the Son of God in regular Church attendance and in the fear and admonition of the Lord is a vital lesson for all parents everywhere. The only person responsible for the raising up of your child in the knowledge of the truth is you and there is great need that we not allow the things of the world get in the way of creating this foundation of faith in our kids. Blessings on your week in His Grace!…
As Luke continues to prepare the reader to learn more about Jesus Christ and His work we have two stories of people whom the world would think to be of a lesser value. Simeon, the elder man who served in the Temple is paired with an older lady, a widow of 84 years named Anna. One of the things that tie these two dear saints together is that they are "just and devout" and "serve God in prayer and fastings". Their gentle, ordinary faith has prepared them to meet their savior, the Consolation of Israel, and the Redeemer of Jerusalem. Often we make Christianity far more difficult than God has made it to be. A quiet, normal life of prayer, bible reading, and regular attendance at worship are powerful weapons against the works of darkness and the trials of life.…
As we continued to walk through the second chapter of Luke we came to the story of Simeon. Simeon is described as "just and devout" and there are several references to the Holy Spirit having spoken to him, even moving him to go to the Temple that day and what does Simeon discover? That the Messiah, the one he has been waiting his whole life to see is there present with his parents. Rejoicing he says, "Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word.", and this is the key phrase in our sermon today. Are we preparing ourselves as we approach the Holy Scriptures to listen to what God is saying in His written revelation to His people? Do we take seriously this awesome gift of the Creator of the heavens and the earth giving to His people His very word? A wise man once said that if we want to hear God talk then all we need to do is read His word out loud! 😃 The reason why Simeon knew that the time had come and who the "Consolation of Israel" would be is because he read the Scriptures and believed what they said. In submitting himself to the word he was showing himself to be much wiser than the "teachers of Israel" and the Pharisees who knew the Bible well, but knew nothing of what it said. This is why Simeon was ready to see Jesus and someone like Nicodemus at first totally missed what was right in front of his face. We all know people with lots of head knowledge and little ability to put that understanding into real life action. For Christians it is very important that we come to the Bible with humility, ready to listen, ready to put into practice what we read, and ready to rest and trust in the blessed truth that the salvation of all men has come in Jesus Christ, the very son of the living God, revealed in the word, who has laid down his life for sinners.…
مرحبًا بك في مشغل أف ام!
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