Hidden Gems

Danny and Alicia thought their family was done until they listen to Focus on the Family.

They said something in that broadcast about being willing to open your heart to a child that may need a home and I remember praying in the car that tensing the Lord. If that is the direction that you ever want to take as I just want you to know that I'm open to that. Today Danny and Alicia are proud parents of baby Chloe what I love about Focus on the Family are now more than ever, is that it encourages people and inspires people into a life of abundance serving God, but not only does it do.but it challenges us to take risks for the kingdom I'm Jim Daly help us find more adoptive parents like Danny and Alicia.

And when you donate today. Your gift will be double. Visit Focus on the Family.com/strengthen families on today's special edition of Focus on the Family here and engaging presentation from our adventures in Odyssey to jump to things, some of will have a fun journey with us today as president and I'm John Fuller, John one of my favorite things we've been able to do during the pandemic is offer free trial of our adventures in Odyssey club. Not only are these dramas, one of the best things we do here at focus to communicate the gospel message there also a lot of fun and were hearing from many of you that Odyssey has been a great source of comfort and a stress relief for during this time and I think Jim if I recall correctly the numbers almost 100,000 families have signed up for that free trial. That's an indicator of the need that were meeting right now. Yes and that today we wanted to share an episode on our daily broadcaster takes us into some of the lesser-known stories of the Bible you made a source young King even a talking donkey. It's a great reminder of how important it is to read God's word and then to reread his word and to stay in it as much as possible. The lessons we learn go right to the heart of this life, and we wanted to share an exciting adventures in Odyssey with you and you can find out more about the free trial for the adventures in Odyssey club which continues all through the month of June. Click the link in the episode show notes. Let's go ahead and hear this special presentation. It's called hidden gems and its today's special edition of focus on the sorry I was just caught up in a good story.

The story of Abraham, the one in the Bible because I never get tired of reading. It is over and over. I don't know. I started reading it when I was young wife 100 years think I have pretty much everything I seem to learn something. You know matter how many times I read a particular pass. I'm pretty sure there a lot of Bible stories that you don't know now for a long time will come up with the story you never know. Challenge me to the Bible just and will not sure I can find a way to reward you with a stool assignment will you sign is my wife and you wish you I take it that will work tomorrow.

Your wife will be such a small amount is if you want much, much, I will try to scrape up more. I will tomorrow with this amazing sign Jesus no I didn't know I require money before she reconciled no socialist yes you want to know and control. You must experience pain for a few days to make sure he didn't curse what is that the river Jesus's words and that's all words help you only trouble I can arrange the cause half the amount we discussed Kirstein.

I'm going to tell her I forgive her back when you see how far forgiveness gets you with a woman like yes I Jewish like amazing things. Perhaps I will if people listening to him to learn his secrets enough Jesus Christ understand that baptism can be disorienting child. I am remember if you did say I should perform is astounding.

Ask silly questions why people are being demons cast out say to me prices that must man placing his hands on new believers.

Reasons I am silent for several days. I made him an offer, but I thought you might be more reasonable silver take it in return for Apollo with high touch people.

They too will receive this in Holy Spirit from his wrist with you.

You cannot live the gift of God with money you blaspheme against the most high God and he himself prayed to the Lord for me. God does not strike your wickedness turn away from doing and seek God for forgiveness go, take the money with you with that man come for prayer then you come for did you recognize this certainly was chapter 8 story story door made by donkey is stopped and said donkey and I most he's being obnoxiously stop child… You not that it's any of your business, but I been summoned by the king of Moab important.

Yes, it is never get there if this will last you with me. It's not.

He's and I he wants my planning.

The Israelites, God himself is given me permission to go. Would you like a great.

I know the owners of the vineyards on both sides of this one will will will so doesn't respond to Codling side will you will know I make you so right now I like it like this before. No see what is waiting for you. I see nothing will will why have you beaten your donkey. He refused. I was standing in the donkey's way because your path is a reckless one donkey had not stopped. I would have killed you to rise and go yes only to do with the Lord tells you. God sees that your heart is persuaded by the money the king office. I've seen I would return home.

No, go to the king, but you are not to call down the curse upon his you want to say how can I curse those whom God has not cursed like an ounce, whom the Lord has not been announced less than they all hold its own people on the message that he puts in my mouth. Did you know that is from the book of numbers shows Scott will go to in order to get his point across. Suppose so you think these two stories make. That's what we started. What else those two stories have in common. While Evergreen people anything else to challenge every good all of us have the choice to obey God poorly God's word always contains the power to change men's hearts.

That's why so important to read God's word every day.

Simple invites God to disciple, encourage us to discipline us and direct us in reading about God's actions in history helps me get to know him better to try so would you like to try out one more story you go to take sides in the Royal through that door. Quick jump to your site.

The priest available there, hoping to enlarge their temple. Many of your people worship pale, it would be unwise to upset anyone at the beginning of your rainmaking your father worship pale, just as his father before him. He allowed the priest to do as they pleased.

Thank you king now with the priest doing the priest waiting you bring the king know this is just like the tax that was those last many similar texts. I am not my father or my grandfather. The tax will not be letting that will be the end very well. Yes, why are you here you servant you you seem familiar come forward to. We have turned over the money collected at the temple of the Lord of the workers were cleaning just as you ordered very good during the restoration who can't have a high priest from the school. What is it the book of the law. I've never heard of this book is lost for generations. Have you read.

I have some and I believe you want to hear its words I have selected a few sections and read the you are to be my holy people belong to the Lord your God. Be careful to do everything I have said not invoke the names of other gods, do not let them be heard on your lips continue your trust and I don't select mental images of gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God. This is muchly Israel abandoned the God who made them the start of his jealousy by worshiping foreign gods.

The Lord saw them and drew back, he said I will abandoned them, for they are a twisted generation children without faith, majesty, anger against our nation must be very great. We haven't obeyed his commands observe his laws for many generations. I command him to pray to the Lord for us. Yes, Frank. There's no end of our sins against it's not too late, as the priest carried out my order. Yes, I he's removed everything from the temple that was used to worship other gods could. There is so much more to do tomorrow. We will gather all the people of the land and I shall read the entire book of the law that was found in the temple. We will be the Lord. I also have a message from the prophetess who was she said because you humbled yourself before the Lord in the repentant before him.

Your brain will seek peace and be blessed. God is very gracious to make this company to walk after the Lord and keep his commandments and statutes with all my heart and soul to know and follow his word all the days of my life and to lead this nation to do the same. Very good. Foolish to ignore God's words and his instructions for us.

We must read that book over and over Jim's general positive message in that drama where it is and as I said at the beginning we've been able to offer free trial of adventures in Odyssey club during this pandemic time and we've really been amazed by the response that we have and will hearing not only from kids but from parents and grandparents. Even people in prison. One comment came from a 22-year-old college student. It was really powerful and weave a clip to sure of her talking about her experience and time for me during the middle pandemic I have felt pretty college morning and I just felt it wash over me and I remembered at three in the morning. I googled it mentioned in Odyssey. The family was offering 20 trial free in the middle of the pandemic and so on. I just felt that comfort and peace wash over me again like outgoing that college student. I called her because her story is so close to my own.

This struggles that she had as a young girl in a dysfunctional family and that my heart goes out to her because I can feel that pain and that loneliness I know exactly what she's talking about. But what a great thing that adventures in Odyssey is able to reach out to some of my Korean literally millions of others and to bring comfort and to bring a biblical entertaining biblical expression into their lives and this again happens from ages five years old.

While the waiter 85 years old so Odyssey does a great job and that way it does. And that's one reason for extending the free trial or adventures in Odyssey club which makes all 800+ episodes available on demand anytime day or night. We want to bring this biblically based source of comfort and entertainment you and your family. Sign up today for the free trial and see all the extra activities that accompany each episode is click the link in the episode shown Jon, I really want to say thank you to all of the financial supporters who make this kind of free trial available for someone like Rory and again kids of all ages who need some help. Odyssey is a great way to kind of digest the Bible in a very entertaining approach top voice actors, etc. hey let me turn to you as well. I know many people are hurting right now. I know 40 million people are so out of work. We get that in every day we reach a couple of million people through the radio. The podcast etc. and every year about 200,000 households support focus out of that 7 million listeners ship on a weekly level.

It's a pretty small number and I just need to make that appeal to you that if you can. If you haven't supported focus or it's been a long time.

Can we hear from you.

Right now we need to continue to help people to reach out for people not only with entertainment biblical entertainment but also to counsel marriages that are breaking up to help scholarship them into our hope restored program to save the baby's life. There are so many good things happening here and I really want to make an appeal to reach beyond the 200,000 households that are supporting focus maybe we can hit 250, 300,000 households. So if you can can you make a gift today does have to be a lot $25 would be a great way to start support focus on the family. One time gift to our monthly pledge makes all the difference for us.

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