Episodes

  • BONUS New Series: Making Time - Chapter 1

    BONUS New Series: Making Time - Chapter 1
    Jun 20 2024

    Promo: Making Time

    You have the same 24 hours in your day as the most accomplished people in the world. So why doesn't it feel that way? Follow along on this special 6 episode series as we take a look at how to make more time. By following biblical principles and taking a look at what you really want, Making Time shares the secret to having all the time you need... with a little help from some friends.

    Learn more and download group guides at https://lumivoz.com/making-time/

    For questions, comments, or sharing your tips on how to make more time, reach out to makingtime@lumivoz.com

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    Introducing a new series: Making Time!

    DIGITAL GROUP GUIDE

    How are you at making time? Do you feel like you have enough time in the day? Do you know if you have enough time in the day? Is there a difference between how you feel about time and what you think about your time?

    This is the first of a 6 part series on Making Time. Everyone has the same number of hours in the day so why do some people seem to get so much more done? Why do some other people seem so rushed and others seem so casual?

    While this series can be listened to on your end, you’ll get more out of it if you listen to it together with someone else, your spouse, family, small group, book/podcast club or whatever. If you want to make it more fun and interactive with your group, download the GROUP Method discussion guide here: https://lumivoz.com/making-time/

    And we are giving away 50 free GROUP Method Notebooks. Each notebook has premium BLACK paper and comes with a white pen. To get a free notebook, you can do 1 of the following:

    1. Leave a review for Making Time on your podcast app of choice.
    2. Share the Making Time podcast on social media.

    Take a screenshot of either one and email it to makingtime@lumivoz.com

    This podcast is just launching and still very small so if you enter, you are probably going to win! But here’s the catch, only 1 notebook and pen per email entry. If you want one for each member of your group, they each have to enter. Sorry, we can only afford to ship to the US and Canada at this time but will hopefully have some more international options soon, especially if y’all share this podcast and it gets popular enough ;)

    Music in this episode comes from
    Artlist.com and Musicbed.com
    - Good Time by Ben Fox
    - The Sin by Francesco D’Andrea
    - Theater Magnus by Marco Martini
    - String Arpeggios
    - The Great Wild by Out of Flux
    - The Sky Within by Romeo
    - I Owe It To You
    - Premiere by Adrian Berenguer
    - Lily’s Bounce

    Edited using Descript

    And for more great podcasts check out https://lumivoz.com
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    14 mins
  • Life In Heaven

    Life In Heaven
    Aug 11 2023
    Promo: Making TimeYou have the same 24 hours in your day as the most accomplished people in the world. So why doesn't it feel that way? Follow along on this special 6 episode series as we take a look at how to make more time. By following biblical principles and taking a look at what you really want, Making Time shares the secret to having all the time you need... with a little help from some friends.Learn more and download group guides at https://lumivoz.com/making-time/For questions, comments, or sharing your tips on how to make more time, reach out to makingtime@lumivoz.com------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHECKING IN Throughout this study, you’ve been praying for people who do not yet know Jesus. Have you been able to share the good news with any of them during this study? If so, how did it go? Brainstorm together for a few minutes about how great heaven will be by giving one-line completions to the following statements. Have fun with this! The greatest thing about heaven will be that I won’t have to . . . The greatest thing about heaven will be that I will be able to . . . A picture that helps me to think of the greatness of heaven is . . . In heaven there will be an abundant supply of . . . In heaven there will be no . . . Someone I’m looking forward to meeting in heaven is . . . Something I’m looking forward to doing in heaven is . . . KEY VERSE Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. COLOSSIANS 3:2 (NIV) Listen to the lesson now and take notes in your outline. (available as a free download at https://lumivoz.com/afterlife/)How to Use This Curriculum Follow these simple steps for a successful small group meeting: Open your group meeting by using the CHECKING IN sections of your study. Have someone read the KEY VERSE aloud and spend a few quiet moments meditating on it. Listen to the audio lesson together while following the material and filling in the blanks in the AUDIO LESSON section Spend some time answering the DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. Be sure to review the LIVING ON PURPOSE section to help you implement the lessons into your daily life. Commit to fulfilling any assignments before your next lesson. Close your time together by following the PRAYER DIRECTION suggestions. A TIP FOR THE HOST The study guide material is meant to be your servant, not your master. The point is not to race through the sessions, but to take time to let God work in your lives. It is not necessary to “go around the circle” before you move on to the next question. Give people the freedom to speak, but don’t insist on it or make it mandatory. Your group will enjoy deeper, more open sharing and discussion if people don’t feel pressured to speak up. Understanding Your Study Guide CHECKING IN You will open each meeting with an opportunity for everyone to check in with each other about how you are doing with the weekly assignments. Accountability is a key to success in this study! KEY VERSE Each week you will find a key verse or Scripture passage for your group to read together. If someone in the group has a different translation, ask them to read it aloud so the group can get a bigger picture of the meaning of the passage. AUDIO LESSON There is a audio lesson for the group to listen together each week. Take notes in the lesson outlines as you listen to the audio, and be sure to refer back to these notes during your discussion time. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Each audio lesson is complemented by questions for group discussion. Please don’t feel pressured to discuss every single question. The material in this study is meant to be your servant, not your master, so there is no reason to rush through the answers. Give everyone ample opportunity to share their thoughts. If you don’t get through all of the discovery questions, that’s okay. Each discussion question section ends with a Did You Get It? and Share with Someone prompt that will help you focus back on the big picture of the lesson. LIVING ON PURPOSE James 1:22 (NCV) says, Do what God’s teaching says; when you only listen and do nothing, you are fooling yourselves. UNDERSTANDING YOUR STUDY GUIDE In his book, The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren identifies God’s five purposesfor our lives. They are worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism. We will focus on one or two of these five purposes in each lesson and discuss how it relates to the subject of the study. This section is very important, so please be sure to leave time for it. PRAYER DIRECTION At the end of each session, you will find suggestions for your group prayer time. Praying together is one of the greatest privileges of small group life. Please don’t take it for granted. Get ready for God to do incredible things in your life as you begin the adventure of learning more deeply about the most exciting message in the world: the truth about God! — Tom Holladay and Kay Warren
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    31 mins
  • The Truth About Heaven

    The Truth About Heaven
    Aug 11 2023
    Promo: Making TimeYou have the same 24 hours in your day as the most accomplished people in the world. So why doesn't it feel that way? Follow along on this special 6 episode series as we take a look at how to make more time. By following biblical principles and taking a look at what you really want, Making Time shares the secret to having all the time you need... with a little help from some friends.Learn more and download group guides at https://lumivoz.com/making-time/For questions, comments, or sharing your tips on how to make more time, reach out to makingtime@lumivoz.com------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHECKING IN In the last session we learned that the crime that sends people to hell is rejecting Jesus Christ as the Son of God, the savior and rescuer we all need. We also saw that not only is hell a real place, but suffering and separation from God is eternal if we fail to accept Jesus as our rescuer while we live here on earth. With whom did you share these truths? How did it go? KEY VERSE LORD, I look up to you, up to heaven, where you rule. PSALM 123:1 (GNT) Listen to the lesson now and take notes in your outline. (available as a free download at https://lumivoz.com/afterlife/)How to Use This Curriculum Follow these simple steps for a successful small group meeting: Open your group meeting by using the CHECKING IN sections of your study. Have someone read the KEY VERSE aloud and spend a few quiet moments meditating on it. Listen to the audio lesson together while following the material and filling in the blanks in the AUDIO LESSON section Spend some time answering the DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. Be sure to review the LIVING ON PURPOSE section to help you implement the lessons into your daily life. Commit to fulfilling any assignments before your next lesson. Close your time together by following the PRAYER DIRECTION suggestions. A TIP FOR THE HOST The study guide material is meant to be your servant, not your master. The point is not to race through the sessions, but to take time to let God work in your lives. It is not necessary to “go around the circle” before you move on to the next question. Give people the freedom to speak, but don’t insist on it or make it mandatory. Your group will enjoy deeper, more open sharing and discussion if people don’t feel pressured to speak up. Understanding Your Study Guide CHECKING IN You will open each meeting with an opportunity for everyone to check in with each other about how you are doing with the weekly assignments. Accountability is a key to success in this study! KEY VERSE Each week you will find a key verse or Scripture passage for your group to read together. If someone in the group has a different translation, ask them to read it aloud so the group can get a bigger picture of the meaning of the passage. AUDIO LESSON There is a audio lesson for the group to listen together each week. Take notes in the lesson outlines as you listen to the audio, and be sure to refer back to these notes during your discussion time. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Each audio lesson is complemented by questions for group discussion. Please don’t feel pressured to discuss every single question. The material in this study is meant to be your servant, not your master, so there is no reason to rush through the answers. Give everyone ample opportunity to share their thoughts. If you don’t get through all of the discovery questions, that’s okay. Each discussion question section ends with a Did You Get It? and Share with Someone prompt that will help you focus back on the big picture of the lesson. LIVING ON PURPOSE James 1:22 (NCV) says, Do what God’s teaching says; when you only listen and do nothing, you are fooling yourselves. UNDERSTANDING YOUR STUDY GUIDE In his book, The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren identifies God’s five purposesfor our lives. They are worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism. We will focus on one or two of these five purposes in each lesson and discuss how it relates to the subject of the study. This section is very important, so please be sure to leave time for it. PRAYER DIRECTION At the end of each session, you will find suggestions for your group prayer time. Praying together is one of the greatest privileges of small group life. Please don’t take it for granted. Get ready for God to do incredible things in your life as you begin the adventure of learning more deeply about the most exciting message in the world: the truth about God! — Tom Holladay and Kay Warren
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    24 mins
  • The Truth About Hell

    The Truth About Hell
    Jun 30 2023
    Promo: Making TimeYou have the same 24 hours in your day as the most accomplished people in the world. So why doesn't it feel that way? Follow along on this special 6 episode series as we take a look at how to make more time. By following biblical principles and taking a look at what you really want, Making Time shares the secret to having all the time you need... with a little help from some friends.Learn more and download group guides at https://lumivoz.com/making-time/For questions, comments, or sharing your tips on how to make more time, reach out to makingtime@lumivoz.com------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHECKING IN Whom did you tell that hell is a real place and those who do not know Jesus Christ are not rescued from it? What was the response? Do you need to do any follow-up? How can the group pray for you? KEY VERSE “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” MATTHEW 25:46 (NIV) Listen to the lesson now and take notes in your outline on pages 20–26. (available as a free download at https://lumivoz.com/afterlife/)How to Use This Curriculum Follow these simple steps for a successful small group meeting: Open your group meeting by using the CHECKING IN sections of your study. Have someone read the KEY VERSE aloud and spend a few quiet moments meditating on it. Listen to the audio lesson together while following the material and filling in the blanks in the AUDIO LESSON section Spend some time answering the DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. Be sure to review the LIVING ON PURPOSE section to help you implement the lessons into your daily life. Commit to fulfilling any assignments before your next lesson. Close your time together by following the PRAYER DIRECTION suggestions. A TIP FOR THE HOST The study guide material is meant to be your servant, not your master. The point is not to race through the sessions, but to take time to let God work in your lives. It is not necessary to “go around the circle” before you move on to the next question. Give people the freedom to speak, but don’t insist on it or make it mandatory. Your group will enjoy deeper, more open sharing and discussion if people don’t feel pressured to speak up. Understanding Your Study Guide CHECKING IN You will open each meeting with an opportunity for everyone to check in with each other about how you are doing with the weekly assignments. Accountability is a key to success in this study! KEY VERSE Each week you will find a key verse or Scripture passage for your group to read together. If someone in the group has a different translation, ask them to read it aloud so the group can get a bigger picture of the meaning of the passage. AUDIO LESSON There is a audio lesson for the group to listen together each week. Take notes in the lesson outlines as you listen to the audio, and be sure to refer back to these notes during your discussion time. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Each audio lesson is complemented by questions for group discussion. Please don’t feel pressured to discuss every single question. The material in this study is meant to be your servant, not your master, so there is no reason to rush through the answers. Give everyone ample opportunity to share their thoughts. If you don’t get through all of the discovery questions, that’s okay. Each discussion question section ends with a Did You Get It? and Share with Someone prompt that will help you focus back on the big picture of the lesson. LIVING ON PURPOSE James 1:22 (NCV) says, Do what God’s teaching says; when you only listen and do nothing, you are fooling yourselves. UNDERSTANDING YOUR STUDY GUIDE In his book, The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren identifies God’s five purposesfor our lives. They are worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism. We will focus on one or two of these five purposes in each lesson and discuss how it relates to the subject of the study. This section is very important, so please be sure to leave time for it. PRAYER DIRECTION At the end of each session, you will find suggestions for your group prayer time. Praying together is one of the greatest privileges of small group life. Please don’t take it for granted. Get ready for God to do incredible things in your life as you begin the adventure of learning more deeply about the most exciting message in the world: the truth about God! — Tom Holladay and Kay Warren
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    29 mins
  • The Heartbreaking Reality of Hell

    The Heartbreaking Reality of Hell
    Jun 23 2023
    Promo: Making TimeYou have the same 24 hours in your day as the most accomplished people in the world. So why doesn't it feel that way? Follow along on this special 6 episode series as we take a look at how to make more time. By following biblical principles and taking a look at what you really want, Making Time shares the secret to having all the time you need... with a little help from some friends.Learn more and download group guides at https://lumivoz.com/making-time/For questions, comments, or sharing your tips on how to make more time, reach out to makingtime@lumivoz.com------------------------------------------------------------------------------To download the full study guide, go to https://lumivoz.com/afterlifeThe Heartbreaking Reality of Hell CHECKING IN 1. What do you hope to get out of this small group study? 2. What do you think most strongly influences people’s beliefs and opinions about the afterlife? Check three responses below. Movies and television LiteratureThe Bible KEY VERSE Other world religions Wishful thinking Other God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. How to Use This Curriculum Follow these simple steps for a successful small group meeting: Open your group meeting by using the CHECKING IN sections of your study. Have someone read the KEY VERSE aloud and spend a few quiet moments meditating on it. Listen to the audio lesson together while following the material and filling in the blanks in the AUDIO LESSON section Spend some time answering the DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. Be sure to review the LIVING ON PURPOSE section to help you implement the lessons into your daily life. Commit to fulfilling any assignments before your next lesson. Close your time together by following the PRAYER DIRECTION suggestions. A TIP FOR THE HOST The study guide material is meant to be your servant, not your master. The point is not to race through the sessions, but to take time to let God work in your lives. It is not necessary to “go around the circle” before you move on to the next question. Give people the freedom to speak, but don’t insist on it or make it mandatory. Your group will enjoy deeper, more open sharing and discussion if people don’t feel pressured to speak up. Understanding Your Study Guide CHECKING IN You will open each meeting with an opportunity for everyone to check in with each other about how you are doing with the weekly assignments. Accountability is a key to success in this study! KEY VERSE Each week you will find a key verse or Scripture passage for your group to read together. If someone in the group has a different translation, ask them to read it aloud so the group can get a bigger picture of the meaning of the passage. AUDIO LESSON There is a audio lesson for the group to listen together each week. Take notes in the lesson outlines as you listen to the audio, and be sure to refer back to these notes during your discussion time. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Each audio lesson is complemented by questions for group discussion. Please don’t feel pressured to discuss every single question. The material in this study is meant to be your servant, not your master, so there is no reason to rush through the answers. Give everyone ample opportunity to share their thoughts. If you don’t get through all of the discovery questions, that’s okay. Each discussion question section ends with a Did You Get It? and Share with Someone prompt that will help you focus back on the big picture of the lesson. LIVING ON PURPOSE James 1:22 (NCV) says, Do what God’s teaching says; when you only listen and do nothing, you are fooling yourselves. UNDERSTANDING YOUR STUDY GUIDE In his book, The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren identifies God’s five purposes for our lives. They are worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism. We will focus on one or two of these five purposes in each lesson and discuss how it relates to the subject of the study. This section is very important, so please be sure to leave time for it. PRAYER DIRECTION At the end of each session, you will find suggestions for your group prayer time. Praying together is one of the greatest privileges of small group life. Please don’t take it for granted. Get ready for God to do incredible things in your life as you begin the adventure of learning more deeply about the most exciting message in the world: the truth about God! — Tom Holladay and Kay Warren
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    22 mins