I'm a radio host, and author of a few books and I pack an accordion. Also: Puppets. I get to help heal kids through CURE International. How cool is that?
What books have I written you ask?
"Life Is Hard, God Is Good, Let's Dance"
"The Men We Need"
"The Truth About Us"
"Blessed Are The Misfits"
"Unoffendable"
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I'm sorry bro, but, I have to disagree with being happy about Blasphemy. This was a total insult to every Christian everywhere. God is Not Mocked. I love you bro. as one Aspie to another. Pray for them, YES!🙏
Hallelujah!!! I’m favored and blessed with $60,000 every week! Now I can afford anything and also support the work of God and the church.
Oh really? Tell me more!
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After raising up to 60k trading with her, I bought a new house and car here in the US and also paid for my son’s (Oscar) surgery. Glory to God.shalom.
I know Ana Graciela Blackwelder, and I have also had success...
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Yes!!! This was SUCH a good discussion! To know that I can but (but because of my commitment to walk in the spirit) I don’t! Thanks, Brant and Sherri!!
I love Brant… & Sherri ! People are mean to him and he doesn’t know what to do with it… ? Wouldn’t the world be a lovely place if everybody thought that way?
I love y’all! Keep up the good work!
Finally! A True Christian! Thank You 🙏 So Much! This is exactly what Jesus Said. I was giving up hope that I would find one Christian that actually knew what Jesus Said! Thank You 🙏 Thank You 🙏 😊❤
There are so many people in this world who are hurt and hurting. In their humanity, their hurt turns to anger and then they act out that anger. If we respond by clapping back and being offended by their actions, this often times spurs on the behavior (in my humble opinion). I know and love quite a few LGBTQ folks...including my own child. My experience has been that being unloved, unaccepted, etc. has left deep scars on the hearts and souls of many of these folks. One of the reasons some of these beautiful souls are my friends is because I've chosen to just love them where they are. No judgment, no criticism, just love. This changes so much for the individual. We don't have to speak on their "choices" or lifestyle, etc. But I believe we do have to show them the love of Christ at every opportunity. If we don't represent Him as best we can at all times, who knows how many souls we have robbed of a chance to know Him through us. My two cents worth. I'm so grateful for perspectives like Brant's and how they remind me to be open, honest AND loving. <3
I just got done listening to you and Sheri acting goofy. But realistically, this thing with the Last Supper was brought on by the Christians as a mockery. It is about Greek Mythology and Olympus in honor of the Olympics. How distorted people have become, I pray every day and my prayers God takes them and places them where they need to be. We are on this earth to honor and praise God, and many are falling short of this including the Christians. I know many will get down with me for saying what I am saying, and it is okay for i will pray for you and be happy. as you gloat in your glory and as you walk to the gate and find out your cup is empty, that is where you will cry. It is too late to change. Blessings to all.
While I appreciate everything you said, I don't think the situation is so much that Christians feel "offended." I may be reading it wrong, but the Christians I talk to are more upset that something so sexually inappropriate was shown on a program watched by the whole family. I think the “World” would like to make it about Christians feeling offended. But it is more about, “no, that was objectively wrong to expose kids to that kind of garbage.” Still, what you say about praying for our enemies is spot on.
Kind of sad that Christians are encouraged to stay out of politics. We have no one to blame but ourselves as our economy becomes more morally corrupt.
I think we can practice this on August 11 when the same guy who choreographed the opening ceremony has already planned the closing. These creeps like to get the last word. It’s very hard for me to turn the other cheek. We’ll see how I do.
Pray for their salvation.
I’ve shared this with several people; thank you so much for putting this insightful and compassionate piece together!! I Praise God that he’s given you an incredible sense of humor, humility, knowledge of his word, sound and peaceful delivery of it, and practical advice/ways to live out our lives as Christ followers in a loving manner that will lead others to God. To God be the glory in all things. I pray blessings over you and your family.
1:35 The reaction to the early church to the insults of Pagans wasn't only to pray for them but to write works like "Against Celcius" to respond to not only the argument but the world view it comes from. We aren't supposed to just be reactive or passive, we react with action and progress.
Love this response. Here is my take. Why do we expected the lost to act like biblical people. They are not followers. They seek their own desires, sinful or otherwise. I am not surprised, it's the world. Can we as followers "Shine the Light" versus "curse the darkness". Respond with love, pray, serve them, like Jesus.
The BEST shock jock... Brother Brant is a natural at it
Dun dun dun …… My favorite shock jock
I think there's room for sorrow when something like this happens, and joy at the same time. This faith is a great paradox and I think it's one of them. If we're persecuted, we can shed tears, yet count it all joy. I'm trying to process childhood trauma right now and I don't think it's wrong to be sad about it and not think it should've happened. But, God can bring and is bringing good out of it.
I really appreciate this perspective Brant. Thank you! 😊
I remember being at a Promise Keepers event many decades ago. When all us Christian guys came out of the stadium for lunch break there were lots of weird protestors out front confronting us and yelling garbage. I watched as a group of guys walked over to some punked out lesbian protestors. They were quietly talking to them. Next thing you know they were praying with one of them to receive Christ while her fellow protestors watched in disgust. It was beautiful. No shouting match, just love. Jesus love.
This is all great advice, except for one thing - when I pray for somebody who's lost in sin, I DON'T pray they'll be fulfilled and at peace. I notice that people are most likely to seek God when they feel some sort of need. So in the interest of salvation, I pray they'll be aware of the emptiness in their life, that they'll feel some desperate need, sometimes I even pray for calamity if that's what it takes to bring them to the point of surrender.
When I was going thru drug withdrawal your books helped me so much!
Thank you!
Beautifully stated, as always, Brant!
Unoffendable truly blessed me. We will be studying this fall at our church. Thanks AGAIN. My pastor mentioned your book about this very subject. It’s cool to see the Holy Spirit at work in us bringing us together when the enemy intends for us to be divided.
Show grace all the time and people will become curious as to WHY you show grace. This is a teachable moment and a great way to introduce them to Jesus!
100%. This is a great opportunity.
Exactly! Turn the other cheek. Love them and by loving them we heap hot coals upon their heads. They mocked Jesus and he smiled and continued to love them. If they don't change their ways God will have his vengence in the end. And also, by them going this, it can get people to actually maybe look into the Bible to see why it may be offensive to Christian's and MAYBE if they open the bible it could work on them. Who knows? I've seen "Christian's" continue to throw the persecution word around, and we here in the west are NOT being persecuted no matter what the Christian KZreadrs are saying. Persecution is happening in countries like Iran, India, China, and a few others, where they imprison Christian's and even kill them. That is NOT happening in the west. Jesus told us we would be mocked and he told us how to respond but most "Christian's" do not want to live how Jesus taught
I love Brant's take on this. I have thought that when Saul of Tarsus was agreeing to the stoning of Stephen (Acts 7) and when he was running around persecuting christians, the believers were probably praying for him. That's what Jesus-followers are supposed to do. Thus, Saul became the great apostle Paul. He became the most outstanding missionary that ever lived.
Love this reminder! Thank you ❤
Thank you Brant, great to hear your encouragment! We all need more of hearing about, and doing, this kind of stuff. "This is the stuff that Jesus does!", and we get to practice it too. Thanks for the reminder.
This is by far the best response that I have heard about this topic. Thank you for reminding us of how we should respond when we are offended by unbelievers.
Galatians 6:7-8 King James Version (KJV) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 🙏🏼 For those that saw the perversion, (not to mention the young child that was a part of the skit), I wonder what that did to their minds?
You don’t need to bless anyone. Blessing someone is, definitionally, sanctimonious. Even better is to listen and learn. They are sharing this world with us - they are no better nor worse in God’s eyes.
If it makes it easier, I took it as "be a blessing" rather than "bless someone." The way I may be a blessing may be restricted to prayer, but I believe in the power of prayer.
The Bible does say that if we bless those that curse us, it will be like heaping hot coals on their heads. In other words, people cursing is with the likely intent to get a rise out of us and get us upset, offended, insulted, mad, etc. You should respond with blessing them instead. This will not only hit them with something they did not want or expect, but it could very well cause them to re-think what they're doing and turn their life around toward God. If it doesn't turn them around, then at the very least, if you want to call it that, you just took a step toward growing and becoming more like your Father in Heaven.
@@lovescarguitar Do you think the Bible is talking about word choice with that passage? Or behavior choice? Do you think Jesus and the Father did everything they’ve done so we would whisper in their ears? Or so that we would challenge ourselves to be like Jesus and have our blessings be real actions that really help and really require sacrifice?
@@ray-of-sonshine How does Jesus restrict his love to merely prayer? Jesus is about action. Even in forgiveness, he doesn’t forgive quietly. He goes out, forgives, and then protects that person with love.
"I don't know If they will change but if we did this .... WE WOULD CHANGE " 🙇❤
Here is something that I learned about praying for God to bless someone that I'm at odds with. I'm not asking God to make them happy and prosperous where they're at, rejecting Him and hurting others. The place of greatest blessing for anyone is right in the center of God's will. So as I'm praying for God to bless that person, I'm asking that He would move them to understand and agree with Him for how to be in the center of His will. And this prayer will spark in me forgiveness and love for them.And I trust that as God blesses them, they will no longer be an enemy, but rather a saved brother or sister in the family of God.
Very well said! Love this! God bless you!
This was so good, Brandt. Reminds me of my newest favorite song, The Jesus Way by Phil Wickham. It has changed me just like you said.
Your book Unoffendable along with my education, love of culture, history and Jesus in my life help me to know what was being depicted. The only thing that offends me and I'm getting better at not letting it bother me is other people who are so quick to kneejerk when they think they know something that they just don't know.
We probably shouldn’t attest to ignorance what begins in malfeasance… I love hearing your point of view……I needed to laugh about this
Bob Newhart use to do this bit where he would do one side of a phone conversation. I believe he's the one that did Phone Call From God. Hilarious! At 6 yrs old we rewrote a version of it for my son for a talent show. He got a standing O!
I live in Tasmania, Australia and am a senior woman. I can see that I may be very much on the spectrum and have often wondered. So Matthew's story has really impacted me. Also, when The Chosen first came out, a woman, the wife of our Christmas choir director, (an American Australian man and very gifted) told me and others in the choir about The Chosen a few years ago. I went home and found out how to sign up for and start receiving Season 1. At that time, viewers did donate so others could watch and we also received what others had given. I did donate too. It really impacted my life. Just recently, I was in a really difficult place and called out to God for help. I believe God responded by showing me The Chosen app and I have been deeply embedded in The Chosen since and following Jesus again. Thank you so from the bottom of my heart.
I’m so glad you started putting these clips here on YT!! Thank you. Love it.
You 2 are some of the Best Humans that God has put on the earth! Sherri has a Great Laugh! Her laugh helps me to start my day out laughing, and I greatly appreciate it! ❤
My brother…if anyone complains about Sherry’s laugh….shoot, that person needs to get a heart check. Her laugh with you, sometimes at you (or at the silly fun things you say like your “shock jock” or “mic drop” bits), is a CORE reason why I love listening. Her joy helps me have joy too. I’m a “glass half empty” guy, so I love being with exuberant people. Sherry makes me smile!
I love your perspective on so many things. I am too old to try and please the world. The truth is no one in the world is ever satisfied with me. But thank you Jesus that He loves me no matter what!
Brant and Sherri i listen to 93.3 WAKW specifically to hear you two humans! ❤
Sherri!! Great job saying what you did to Brant about hearing from the Lord on a time to pray etc.! That was so on point! (From a peanut butter prophecy sister in Christ!😁)
That is one time I so wish I could have seen that live! 🤣🤣😎 Nice job Sherry.
Yes! I hope they decide to share the video recordings again one day.
She stole his thunder!
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