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The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Episode 300 - God Never Gives Up On You with Max Lucado

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

What if the perpetrator of your pain isn't something on the outside, but your own sinful choices that have led to your suffering? How do we navigate the self-inflicted hurt caused by our own destructive decisions?Author and Pastor Max Lucado knows the feelings that can come from sinful decisions. In his own life as a young man, he began to see the dangerous trajectory of his choices if he didn't surrender to God's leading. Later as a well-known pastor and author, he would experience a similar reckoning when the weight of leadership became overwhelming and he turned to alcohol to ease the pain. It was through those experiences that Max's heart grew for those who have felt like Jacob in the Bible, wrestling with God and wondering if God had given up on them. In his latest book, God Never Gives Up on You: What Jacob's Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy, and God's Relentless Love, Max explores Jacob's story and how it relates to each of ours. In this honest conversation, Davey talks with Max about how we can truly believe that God doesn't give up on us, how to approach our self-induced pain, and the importance of authenticity in leadership. If you've ever wondered if God has given up on you after the mess you've made in your life, this episode will serve to remind you that no matter how far you've gone or how long you've wrestled, God's grace, mercy, and love never runs out.   Website: maxlucado.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/maxlucadoFacebook: www.facebook.com/maxlucado Book: God Never Gives Up on You: What Jacob's Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy, and God's Relentless Love https://a.co/d/fod5gGU Pastors, looking for a way to establish a path towards healing and redemption within your church? Join Davey Blackburn for a live call on how Nothing is Wasted can help: www.nothingiswasted.com/pastors Do you need a reminder in your pain that God isn't done with your story? Sign up for our free, 7 day devotional delivered straight to your inbox: www.nothingiswasted.com/7-day-devo Join us for the final 5 Steps Zoom Call of 2023 and start your journey towards healing now: www.nothingiswasted.com/starthere Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey guys, I wanted to share something really cool with you.

0:02.9

We've been launching our pain to purpose course in churches all over the world now.

0:07.0

And it's been amazing to see how people are finding hope and healing in the midst of their trauma

0:12.3

through this course being offered at their local church.

0:15.3

First of all, I just want to celebrate that.

0:17.5

And secondly, I wanted to let you know how you can partner with us to get the course launched at your church too.

0:23.1

I know most of you listening to this may not be a pastor or church leader, but chances are,

0:27.3

if you're not one, you know one.

0:29.0

What you may not know is how overwhelming it can be for pastors to walk so many people through pain and trauma in their church.

0:36.0

In fact, most pastors that I speak with on a regular basis feel pretty ill-equipped for the task of helping people navigate the difficult stories and tragedies of their life.

0:44.5

And many of their congregants are facing it in overwhelming numbers.

0:48.4

What we're passionate about here, nothing is wasted is helping churches feel equipped in engaging pain and trauma,

0:54.2

which we know will ultimately lead to transformation and healing for the people in their congregation and for their churches a whole.

1:00.8

So if you're a pastor, I want to invite you to join me and our local church director, Ken Roberts, on a Zoom call that we hold twice a month just for pastors and church leaders.

1:09.6

If you know a pastor, I'd love for you to get this information into their hands.

1:13.1

This interactive Zoom call will give you the opportunity to hear from other pastors how the pain to purpose course has positively impacted their churches.

1:21.4

And we're going to give you resources and tools that will lighten your load and the load of your church staff.

1:25.7

And we'll show you how we'd love to help you as you're helping the people within your congregation heal.

1:31.1

Because we're passionate about the same thing that you are.

1:33.1

People moving through their pain and stepping into mission in their local church and in your community.

1:39.5

If you're not a pastor, why not share this incredible opportunity with your pastor?

1:43.6

Let your pastor know about this call so they can learn more about the ways nothing is wasted once to partner with them in bringing hope and healing to your church.

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