Podcasts from Ambassador Ministries

<p>Anne shares from Habakkuk 1-3.</p>

<p>On this WPN Call #541, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Işik Abla, who was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and raised in a devout Muslim home. Her childhood was filled with intense hardship as well as verbal and physical abuse. In 1996, she fled to the United States seeking freedom and safety. After years of trauma and despair, she descended into deep depression and became suicidal. But on the day she planned to end her life, Işik had a supernatural encounter with Jesus Christ that miraculously healed and transformed her from the inside out.</p> <p> </p> <p>Today, Işik's uses her voice and platform to authentically present Jesus Christ to the Muslim world, partner with indigenous discipleship and follow-up teams, and serve as a catalyst for revival in the body of Christ. Hear Işik's remarkable testimony of conversion from radical Islam to Christianity. You will be so encouraged.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Website: <a href='https://isikabla.com/'>https://isikabla.com/</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.wellversedworld.org/the-executive-orders'>https://www.wellversedworld.org/the-executive-orders</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Follow us on social media: </p> <p>facebook.com/wellversedworld</p> <p>twitter: @wellversedworld</p> <p>instagram: @wellversedworld</p> <p><a href='http://www.wellversedworld.org'>www.wellversedworld.org</a></p>

<p>In this episode of the Official Average Boy Podcast, Jesse and Bob (aka Average Boy) explore the mystery of the Golden Egg and what it really means to serve others. Bob is eager to share his latest adventure, though he gets a little distracted by his “research”—if you count eating a whole bag of Easter candy as research. Bob and Jesse also answer an important question from a listener who lives in a beautiful place and has a great name.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AB-Book4-cover-scaled-1.jpg">Click here to see the new Average Boy book title and cover!</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://sf.fotf.com/12mrrl">Click here to visit the Average Boy Store to gain access to books, devotionals, subscriptions to Clubhouse Magazine, and much more!</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/the-official-average-boy-podcast/">We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://sf.fotf.com/1t4ctr">If you enjoyed listening to The Official Average Boy Podcast, please give us your feedback.</a></p>

<img src='https://hutchcraft.com/images/AWWY_Images/2026-04/2026-04-10-When-Marriage-Is-a-Multiple-Choice-Test.jpg'> <p>There are few words that strike fear into the heart of a student like the word "test." Now, I'm informed that some are to be feared more than others. For example, an essay test is a 10 on the anxiety scale. You have to know your stuff. True and false, well, that's not as bad. And multiple choice, oh man, that seems to be especially popular among students. See, there's the right answer right in front of you; just pick the right one. Now, occasionally multiple choice tests are complicated by those confusing words: All of the above, or none of the above, which makes it a little tougher. Actually, academic tests are pretty good preparation for the real test that you take for the rest of your life. <p>I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "When Marriage Is a Multiple Choice Test."</p> <p>Now, when you go into training on how to counsel people, one of the first things they'll tell you is to ask this question when you're counseling someone, "What are all your options?" And I've often done that when I've tried to help someone...to list all of the choices that they have in a given situation. So, get your multiple choices right in front of you. It's especially good advice when it's your marriage that's being tested. And, by the way, every marriage is tested some time or another.</p> <p>Maybe it happens in all those expectations you had, or suddenly confronted with the reality and what you expected him or her to be, or what you expected marriage to be. Well, reality is almost always different. And maybe that's hitting you.</p> <p>There's conflict that doesn't seem to be resolved. Maybe there are secrets about your spouse that you never realized before like you do now. Maybe you've been very wounded by this one who's closest to you. Or communication is like totally broken down. Maybe your mate is very busy and you're very lonely. Maybe you've even been violated by the ugliness of unfaithfulness. But when your marriage is hurting, what are your choices?</p> <p>Well our word for today from the Word of God is in Malachi 2, beginning in verse 13. "Another thing you do..." God says, "...you flood the Lord's altar with tears. You weep and wail because He no longer pays attention to your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands. You ask, 'Why?' It is because the Lord is acting as the witness between you and the wife of your youth, because you've broken faith with her. Though she is your partner - the wife of your marriage covenant. Has not the Lord made them one? Do not break faith with the wife of your youth. "I hate divorce," says the Lord God." Now, in a world where divorce is considered one of your multiple choices, God says, "I hate divorce." He doesn't say, "I hate divorced people." He says, "I hate divorce."</p> <p>One of the most important choices my wife and I ever made was this: Divorce is not and never will be one of our options. You know what effect that has in a marriage? All your energy goes into fighting for your marriage. It's like a house you know you're going to stay in for the rest of your life. You put all your energy into making that one work and fixing it up. None of your energy should be converted into considering a divorce possibility. As soon as you acknowledge that possibility, you make it much more likely.</p> <p>Now, there are a lot of multiple choices: To pray in faith that God will change things, to seek counsel, to talk to other couples, to schedule time to talk it through, to fight it through, to admit you've been wrong, to choose to forgive. But it strengthens that marriage to eliminate ending that marriage as an option.</p> <p>Now, while the Christian world opens the door wider and wider for believers to choose divorce, God hasn't changed. He still hates divorce. Again, not divorced people. When marriage becomes a multiple choice test, use every choice

<p>What if you took a second to pray for your spouse before criticizing him or her? Jim Daly joins Ron and Deb DeArmond on why you cannot be your spouse's Holy Spirit. They also tell a beautiful story of how Ron proposed to her again decades after they'd gotten married. Then, Erin explains why it's good to remind your mate, "you're still the one."</p> <p> </p> <p>Find us online at <a href="http://focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast</a> or call 1-800-A-FAMILY.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-fofm-podcast-2026-04-09?refcd=2451004">Receive the book I Choose You Today for your donation of any amount!</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://sf.fotf.com/7c8pef">Focus on Marriage Assessment</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://store.focusonthefamily.com/making-daily-choices-to-love-your-spouse-digital-product/?refcd=2451004">Making Daily Choices to Love Your Spouse</a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://sf.fotf.com/dy2jt9">Choosing to Love Your Spouse</a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://sf.fotf.com/dy2jt9">Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/24fom-donate/?refcd=2451004">Support This Show!</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://sf.fotf.com/cyey4q">If you enjoyed listening to the Focus on Marriage Podcast, please give us your feedback.</a></p>

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