The Art of Successful Living with Joanne Williams

God in The History of His People Continued
1. Book of Deuteronomy: The Father as Promise-Keeper
2. Book of Joshua: The Father as Defender
3. Book of Judges: The Father as Loving Disciplinarian
4. Book of Ruth: The Father as Kinsmen-Redeemer

Matthew 7:9-11
What We Can Learn:
1. When we ask God for help, he will give us what is good and not harmful.
2. Illustrations of God The Father in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers.

The parable of the prodigal son teaches us:
1. When we as believers pull away from God the father the condition of our heart/mind begins to deteriorate. We must remain connected to Father God.
2. God is always moving towards us with a kiss of fatherly love. 
3. The Father fell on the son's neck and kissed him.  This has to do with the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Do you really know God as Father?
What you will learn:
1. How did we become children of God?
2. What is God the Father really like?
3. The necessity of a relationship with the Father thru his son, Jesus.

In today's episode of "The Art of Successful Living" Joanne Williams discusses what distinguishes the Christian's relationship to God and what allows us to relate to him as Father. 

In today's episode of “The Art of Successful Living,” Joanne Williams concludes her series, The Preserving Grace of God, providing a spiritual breakthrough in understanding how we can be healed from our wounds and scars.
 
“God always finishes what he starts, especially the salvation of his people.” - [01:32]
 
What You Will Learn:
[00:02] Intro
[00:43] God’s grace towards us
[05:03] A spiritual breakthrough
[09:20] Takeaways
[13:39] Outro
 
Relevant Links:
http://www.grace-on-display-ministries.org/

In today's episode of “The Art of Successful Living,” Joanne Williams continues her series, The Preserving Grace of God, by talking about God’s protecting power. She first shares with the three young men who are thrown into the fiery furnace. She asks us how have we fared in life’s fiery furnace?
 
"God preserves his people. The Lord shall preserve from all evil. He shall preserve our soul.” - [04:43]
 
What You Will Learn:
[00:02] Intro
[00:43] Surviving the fiery furnace
[02:07] God’s protecting power
[11:10] My help comes from the Lord
[13:26] Outro
 
Relevant Links:
http://www.grace-on-display-ministries.org/

In today's episode of “The Art of Successful Living,” Joanne Williams continues her series, The Preserving Grace of God. by sharing the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, the three young men who find the King Nebuchadnezzar and are thrown into the fiery furnace. The three men’s faith serves as a reminder that God is able to deliver us from our own problems and trials.
 
"Their faith demonstrates that God is able to deliver us from our own problems and trials.” - [03:04]
 
What You Will Learn:
[00:01] Intro
[00:43] Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
[03:18] God is able to deliver, but doesn’t always do so
[06:22] What Joanne thinks of the word preserve
[11:14] What God wants us to learn from this
[12:31] Outro
 
Relevant Links:
http://www.grace-on-display-ministries.org/

In today's episode of “The Art of Successful Living,” Joanne Williams starts her new series called The Preserving Grace of God. She discusses how to allow God to heal our wounds and scars so we can become whole people.
 
"Our Heavenly Father wants us to know that..., he has the power to heal us of our past wounds and scars.” - [05:15]
 
What You Will Learn:
[00:01] Intro
[00:43] Defining preserve and grace
[02:27] The trauma of negative experiences
[04:58] What’s the answer?
[05:39] Daniel 3
[12:01] What to take from this
[12:31] Outro
 
Relevant Links:
http://www.grace-on-display-ministries.org/

In today's episode of “The Art of Successful Living,” Joanne Williams concludes her series on the Attitude of Christ and talks about being in our feelings and the things that make us emotional. She discusses the works of the flesh, which are the result of bad attitudes that are produced by not renewing our minds. Listen as she tells us how to renew our minds.
 
"We have to have the attitude or the mind of Christ, and it is impossible to have his attitude without being in relationship with him and without the obedience to him, without knowing what his will is.” - [12:32]
 
What You Will Learn:
[00:03] Intro
[00:33] In my feelings
[03:51] The works of the flesh
[10:25] Renew our minds
[13:11] Outro
 
Relevant Links:
http://www.grace-on-display-ministries.org/