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Making men MEN again. The David Alliance will help you slay your giants.
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5 hours ago
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com
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For anyone in IL. Luke is a linseed professional counselor who specializes with kids, teens, and families in Christian Counseling. If you or someone you know is struggling with anxiety, mood challenges, ADHD, and other mental health concerns, reach out to Luke
https://www.whitestoneresources.com/counselors-list/lmerrill
My media channels all go to Garth Heckman
Text me 30 second interviews of you asking people “whats it take to be a man”
Parenting in the presence evil
Join us for a 3 week series on the perils of parenting in the new realm. The enemy is out to destroy your kids, your family and your future. What does Gods word say about victory in the middle of viciousness. How do you train your kids for battle in todays Spiritual War. The questions may be different, but the answer is always found in Gods word.
NOV> 3rd
reality tv - when leave it to beaver was on, lots of kids grew up thinking that was reality. we all know now that it's not. but what we see today on tv is no more real as leave it to beaver was back then.
Reality tv - ha is there anything more NOT reality than reality TV? It is the same with social media, its not reality, even the stuff I post isn’t true reality in the form of you knowing everything about me. I was really under attack yesterday… but I don’t post that stuff on Social media. I spent most of the day in my underwear… aren’t we glad I don’t post that on social media… but what is reality?
REALITY
A woman was showing a friend her new baby The friend said ”she’s beautiful “ the mother exclaimed “this is nothing you should see her picture”.
The Bible has many things to say about reality, including:
- God is the basis for reality
The Bible says that God created the heavens and earth, and that everything visible and invisible was created by God…. God sees beyond what people want you to see or what they think God sees. - God's Word is the foundation of reality
The Bible says that God cannot lie, and that reality would change to comply with God's Word if He did. If God can only tell the truth than he is definitely the one you want to understand reality through correct? - Humans can choose to align with God's Word - you can choose reality.
The Bible says that humans can choose to live in accordance with God's Word, or they can choose death…. Think of it, if you choose to believe what is not real - whether its a social media post, a political leader or a rock star, superstar athlete or movie star… you are choosing what is not real… you get to choose. - Accepting Gods reality opens us to hope
The Bible says that accepting God’s reality opens us up to hope because it invites God into our reality. - The wise person looks ahead and faces reality
The Bible says that the wise person looks ahead and faces reality, while the fool tries to fool himself and won't face facts. - The Holy Spirit helps us discern truth
The Bible says that the Holy Spirit helps us discern truth from lies, authenticity from deception, and holiness from hypocrisy.
I was sitting in the house of an amazing guitar player in an award winning secular band, he had it all, the GF who was smoking hot, the great career, a killer guitar player and money to boot. I asked him as we sat alone and were jamming together what else he needed in order to be happy… he stopped and with a solemn look said “I was just asking myself that today”… Im not sure. NOW HERE IS A GUY WHO THOUGHT THE WORLDS REALITY WOULD BRING FULFILLMENT… it hadn’t. The worlds reality over promises and under delivers… seek Gods reality.
20 hours ago
20 hours ago
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Mark 8:14-21 The disciples are thinking in the flesh unable to discern what Jesus is talking about.
Galatians 5:10: fits of anger, strife, enmity, and jealousy are deeds of the flesh and they are all deeds that will damage significantly your relationships.
Hebrews 5:11-14
“About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.”
Operating in the flesh
- people call us hypocrites… yes we are, we all are, but it strengthens that perception that the only people who are hypocrites are Christians.
- It strengthens pet sins in our lives
Heb. 5 speaks of us growing weaker in the spirit… if thats true - and it is, then we are growing stronger in the fleshly desires… lets call it what it is. The sinful desires.
- Your flesh wants to reject scripture or at least compromise it in your life.
How to stop living by the flesh?
- Confess your sins daily… confess daily to God that you need to kill your flesh, your sin nature.
- 2. Make a habit of reading and studying the bible for your flesh. The nuance here is we sometimes read scripture and pray to become more spiritual and more powerful… but maybe we should just read scripture to become less of a sinner and to put our flesh to death.
3. Get to know what the bible says about your problems… Got a problem? Theres an app for that - as in scriptural application.
4. Build a powerful prayer life
3 days ago
3 days ago
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com
Website:
Insta:
For anyone in IL. Luke is a linseed professional counselor who specializes with kids, teens, and families in Christian Counseling. If you or someone you know is struggling with anxiety, mood challenges, ADHD, and other mental health concerns, reach out to Luke
https://www.whitestoneresources.com/counselors-list/lmerrill
My media channels all go to Garth Heckman
Text me 30 second interviews of you asking people “whats it take to be a man”
Parenting in the presence evil
Join us for a 3 week series on the perils of parenting in the new realm. The enemy is out to destroy your kids, your family and your future. What does Gods word say about victory in the middle of viciousness. How do you train your kids for battle in todays Spiritual War. The questions may be different, but the answer is always found in Gods word.
NOV> 3rd
VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE…
Pray for Trump Pray for Kamala… but vote.
Garth who are you voting for??? I am voting for the person who has the most biblical policies and that would be Donald Trump. My take - but either way vote.
What an amazing book - the book of Acts. It is called the book of acts because it lists the lives and the acts of the Holy Spirit. And it is still for us today… the power of the Holy Spirit still heals, delivers, prophecies, still gives words on knowledge…. But what we might miss is all the times the Apostle Paul wants to travel to certain places and the Holy Spirit keeps him from going. He goes to other cities and leaves when they are not open to his message and even says your blood is on your own hands. And yet when God says stay and take your shots - he does. But what you might miss is a story in Chapter 18:9 During the night, the Lord told Paul in a vision: “Don’t be afraid. Continue talking to people and don’t be quiet. 10 I am with you, and no one will hurt you because many of my people are in this city.” 11 Paul stayed there for a year and a half, teaching God’s word to the people.
Paul Is Brought Before Gallio
12 When Gallio was the governor of the country of Southern Greece, some people came together against Paul and took him to the court. 13 They said, “This man is teaching people to worship God in a way that is against our law.”
14 Paul was about to say something, but Gallio spoke, saying, “I would listen to you if you were complaining about a crime or some wrong. 15 But the things you are saying are only questions about words and names—arguments about your own law. So you must solve this problem yourselves. I don’t want to be a judge of these things.” 16 And Gallio made them leave the court.
17 Then they all grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him there before the court. But this did not bother Gallio.
Sometimes you gotta leave
Sometimes you gotta stay and take your punches
Sometimes God says I got your back
Sometimes God not only has your back but will beat the back of your oppressors and attackers.
Bottom line, speak up for Jesus and don’t worry about how it all works out.
3 days ago
3 days ago
TDA
The David Alliance
It is election time… please vote.
Vote biblically and not emotionally.
Vote not for you who love, but for whom has the principles that line the most up with scripture… and with that here is a story.
The donkey told the tiger, "The grass is blue."
The tiger replied, "No, the grass is green ."
The discussion became heated, and the two decided to submit the issue to arbitration, so they approached the lion.
As they approached the lion on his throne, the donkey started screaming: ′′Your Highness, isn't it true that the grass is blue?"
The lion replied: "If you believe it is true, the grass is blue."
The donkey rushed forward and continued: ′′The tiger disagrees with me, contradicts me and annoys me. Please punish him."
The king then declared: ′′The tiger will be punished with 3 days of silence."
The donkey jumped with joy and went on his way, content and repeating ′′The grass is blue, the grass is blue..."
The tiger asked the lion, "Your Majesty, why have you punished me, after all, the grass is green?"
The lion replied, ′′You've known and seen the grass is green."
The tiger asked, ′′So why do you punish me?"
The lion replied, "That has nothing to do with the question of whether the grass is blue or green. The punishment is because it is degrading for a brave, intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with an ass, and on top of that, you came and bothered me with that question just to validate something you already knew was true!"
The biggest waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who doesn't care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on discussions that make no sense. There are people who, for all the evidence presented to them, do not have the ability to understand. Others who are blinded by ego, hatred and resentment, and the only thing that they want is to be right even if they aren’t.
When IGNORANCE SCREAMS, intelligence moves on.
7 days ago
7 days ago
TDA
Garth Heckman
What do all these things have in common?
Blood, frogs, boils, darkness, flies, hail, death…. And goodness… thats right goodness… no not I for goodness sakes…. Or MY GOODNESS… -NOPE JUST SIMPLY -goodness
God wants the children of Israel… meaning the nation of Israel to be free from Egypt’s bondage. So he sends Moses. Big M meets up with Pharaoh and has a throw down… God shows up by plaguing the nation of Egypt 3 ways… fast, deadly and repeatedly. And Israel gets a front row seat to the festivities… they see it all go down in real time. And wa-la Israel is free… we out’a here. They run into the red sea and God splits it like a cheap pair of pants and they are on their merry way.
The Israelites constantly complained (Exodus 16:2–4), believing the lie that bondage in Egypt - SLAVERY was better than freedom in the desert. They didn’t believe God when he promised that he would give them the Promised Land, so they refused to fight for Canaan (Deuteronomy 1:19–45). Though a few believed the Lord and feared his name, it is clear in Scripture that much of Israel did not fear him — though they saw everything he had done for them… You don’t fear a God of Blood, frogs, boils, darkness, flies, hail, death- Hello, am I missing something? What was it that they did not believe about God?
C.S. Lewis answers this in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe when Mr. Beaver tells Susan that Aslan (the ruler of Narnia) is a great lion. Susan is surprised, since she assumed Aslan was a man. She then tells Mr. Beaver, “I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion.” She asks Mr. Beaver if Aslan is safe, to which Mr. Beaver replies, “Safe? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King.”
The Israelites were intimately acquainted with the concept of God not being safe, but they didn’t believe he was good. The root of their unbelief (and our unbelief) is a lack of trust in God’s goodness not in his power, or his rule or authority - you just simply fail to know that he is good. What does scripture say “taste and see that the Lord is good” PS. 34:8
That word taste means to eat it all up… devour everything about God, do what he says, believe what he says, trust what he says, act on what he says… no matter what - and you will see that the Lord is good. And when he is good… you can serve him wholeheartedly- and why? Because when you know he is good… its all good.
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com
Website:
Insta:
For anyone in IL. Luke is a linseed professional counselor who specializes with kids, teens, and families in Christian Counseling. If you or someone you know is struggling with anxiety, mood challenges, ADHD, and other mental health concerns, reach out to Luke
https://www.whitestoneresources.com/counselors-list/lmerrill
My media channels all go to Garth Heckman
Text me 30 second interviews of you asking people “whats it take to be a man”
Parenting in the presence evil
Join us for a 3 week series on the perils of parenting in the new realm. The enemy is out to destroy your kids, your family and your future. What does Gods word say about victory in the middle of viciousness. How do you train your kids for battle in todays Spiritual War. The questions may be different, but the answer is always found in Gods word.
NOV> 3rd
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have a right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.”
A mechanic fixing a harley engine in his shop sees a distinguished heart surgeon walk in and the mechanic calls him over. “hey Doc, look here, I can tear this engine apart, put in new cylinders, Pistons and having it will work good as new. So how come you make more money?”. The Doctor leaned over to him and whispered in his ear, “trying doing it with the engine running!”
Garth’s note: everyone thinks they are qualified to give advice, the truth is very few really are. When you’re a pastor everyone wants to give you advice… but you see your church as a living breathing being (Body of Christ) it’s not a business, it is not some dead entity that mere advice will help. And beyond that I as a pastor have earned the right to speak into my problems and my church. In the same way you must earn the right to speak into other peoples lives. I love how TD Jakes said it.
Quote:You have earned the right to think, but not to be heard. You have not suffered through the message yet so you will come across arrogant. But if you have slaved, suffered, endured, persevered and come through the other side you have a voice! (TD Jakes)
When I broke my neck I had to wear a halo vest. Its a big plastic body cast from the waist up. Bolts in your head… you kind of look like Frankenstein. I would daily get dozens of questions and hundreds of stairs from people. One week we were driving home from a family reunion in Nebraska… We stopped in a Pizza Hut in the evening… I went over to play Ms. Pac man and felt the presence of a young girl my age standing next to me… I knew right away what she wanted… she would hit me up with questions of what, how when why and what if…. I literally was short of patience and was praying to God I could play the best game of ms. Pacman I could so I wouldn’t have to talk to her. When the game was over I turned to look at her as if to say “I don’t want to answer any questions right now… but I immediately noticed her left arm all shriveled up and pulled in close to her body…
She had been through the fire… she had earned the right to ask questions and give advice. Maybe you are quick to talk and slow to think and lack the fire to do just that… take time and ask God to give you wisdom… maybe you can’t give advice, but you could give comfort and that might be needed even more.
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com
Website:
Insta:
For anyone in IL. Luke is a linseed professional counselor who specializes with kids, teens, and families in Christian Counseling. If you or someone you know is struggling with anxiety, mood challenges, ADHD, and other mental health concerns, reach out to Luke
https://www.whitestoneresources.com/counselors-list/lmerrill
My media channels all go to Garth Heckman
Text me 30 second interviews of you asking people “whats it take to be a man”
Parenting in the presence evil
Join us for a 3 week series on the perils of parenting in the new realm. The enemy is out to destroy your kids, your family and your future. What does Gods word say about victory in the middle of viciousness. How do you train your kids for battle in todays Spiritual War. The questions may be different, but the answer is always found in Gods word.
NOV> 3rd
“Kill it” GK - Thoo-o To sacrifice it.
A fatted calf… was set a part to keep it from blemish and to fatten it up. It’s sole purpose was for it to be sacrificed.
People would say its inhumane to take something and keep it in
perfect health,
keep it free from disease
let it grow to it’s richest state
While most cattle simply grazed in fields,
fed in a stall unable to use all of its abilities.
And limited to keep roaming freely
GROWN TO PERFECTION…only to kill it.
(SOUNDS LIKE JESUS)
#5 It was a celebration of Faith
In the Robertsons word studies in the greek denotes this “THAT FATTED CALF”.
as in “Get that calf I have been preparing for this occasion”.
It was an act of faith that the father was fattening up the calf before the son ever came to his senses.
So get this… when does a calf become a cow… how old can a calf be before you don’t call it a calf anymore. 2 years… so don’t miss the point. The day the son walked out on his father wishing he was dead, and then parties like a rockstar…and then comes back… The dad in an act of faith on the day he walked out and picked out a new born cow/calf and said “THAT CALF” WILL BE OUR CELEBRATION MEAL.
**Years ago I bought a bible and I bought it for MY SON Reese… an act of faith. He was a prodigal.
I highlighted it
I marked it up
I wrote notes in it
I put my own cross references in it
KNOWING SOME DAY MY SON WOULD READ THIS BIBLE.
Earlier this summer I snapped a picture of him out on the deck with a coffee mug that read fueled by prayer, the Bible I gave him open, him reading it and worship music playing… That was my act of faith in standing and believing my son would come back to Jesus.
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com
Website:
Insta:
For anyone in IL. Luke is a linseed professional counselor who specializes with kids, teens, and families in Christian Counseling. If you or someone you know is struggling with anxiety, mood challenges, ADHD, and other mental health concerns, reach out to Luke
https://www.whitestoneresources.com/counselors-list/lmerrill
My media channels all go to Garth Heckman
Text me 30 second interviews of you asking people “whats it take to be a man”
Parenting in the presence evil
Join us for a 3 week series on the perils of parenting in the new realm. The enemy is out to destroy your kids, your family and your future. What does Gods word say about victory in the middle of viciousness. How do you train your kids for battle in todays Spiritual War. The questions may be different, but the answer is always found in Gods word.
NOV> 3rd
In the last 2 days I have had some opportunities to pray for people… and it truly does happen all the time in my world… these are non christians, non religious and typically not open to the gospel…
Now this happens all the time… really. I have friends like me who would tell you the same thing. Luke, Mike, Pete and many more… but when Christians talk to me about this they always make it sound like I am either blessed with a supernatural gift or I have the greatest spiritual luck in the world… Let me let you in on a secret…
The truth is, I am always looking for a crack in the conversation… a need, a hurt, a question, just about anything that I can calmly ask them if I can pray for that situation… now more times than not, they don’t realize I mean right then and there…
I think I first learned this from Pastor Tom Flahrety back in 1990… Now I have never been afraid to share Jesus, but I lacked the suave smooth calm style. So Tom and I played racquet ball at the Y. One day he comes to get me Im in the weight room (surprise surprise) and two guys are in there working out… I have never seen them but I can tell they are out of towners and so can Tom. He chit chats about where they are from… they are both just out of college and taking the summer to travel to figure out what they want to do… Tom listens and says well hey, let me pray and ask God to help show you what you should be doing… they both looked a little questioning but were like uh…. Ok sure. Tom prays a short prayer and then says You know I do know one thing God has for you… and he leads into a simple short gospel asks them to pray with him. It was so simple, so easy , so relaxed and so comfortable for all of us… I thought… thats it. Look for a need and pray for them and then share the gospel….
Jesus cared for people and then shared the gospel.
1 Thess. 5:17 Praying with out ceasing… I think that applies to many things, but definitely in areas like this. Be ready to pray for anyone, anytime, anywhere for anything…
I have had some odd conversations and prayed for some interesting things… one guy wanted to get a girl in bed so badly… so I asked him if I could pray for that. He agreed wholeheartedly- So I prayed God I pray you would show this young man your perfect will for this young lady and for him…. Along that line. I did not pray for him to get her into bed… but all he wanted to know was do I really care about him, was I listening or was he just a project… when we were done I again said I know what you really need… and I shared a simple gospel with him. He did not accept Christ that time… but he left feeling loved and understanding the gospel and his need for it.
So.. Don’t chicken out and say I will pray for you… and then just walk away or change the subject. Pray for them right then and there. Again about anything, for any reason, at anytime and then share the gospel.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com
Website:
Insta:
For anyone in IL. Luke is a linseed professional counselor who specializes with kids, teens, and families in Christian Counseling. If you or someone you know is struggling with anxiety, mood challenges, ADHD, and other mental health concerns, reach out to Luke
https://www.whitestoneresources.com/counselors-list/lmerrill
My media channels all go to Garth Heckman
Text me 30 second interviews of you asking people “whats it take to be a man”
Parenting in the presence evil
Join us for a 3 week series on the perils of parenting in the new realm. The enemy is out to destroy your kids, your family and your future. What does Gods word say about victory in the middle of viciousness. How do you train your kids for battle in todays Spiritual War. The questions may be different, but the answer is always found in Gods word.
NOV> 3rd
The basic problem, the foundational problem today… the reason our world is completely backwards… feelings mean more than facts, and the authority of opinions mean more than the authority of scripture. GH
You have to be willing to take the heat if you’re going to save people from hell! Garth Heckman
It’s not what happens to you that matters. It’s what it makes you believe. Garth Heckman
When you ignore controversial issues, you become powerless, easily manipulated and worst of all irrelevant. GH
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com
Website:
Insta:
For anyone in IL. Luke is a linseed professional counselor who specializes with kids, teens, and families in Christian Counseling. If you or someone you know is struggling with anxiety, mood challenges, ADHD, and other mental health concerns, reach out to Luke
https://www.whitestoneresources.com/counselors-list/lmerrill
My media channels all go to Garth Heckman starting today… Today I uploaded a clip of me unloading a 30 round mag in my new Glock 19X and then add some flavor to it with another weapon thrown in…
Text me 30 second interviews of you asking people “whats it take to be a man” (and send me yours as well) Please let people know this is not a gender question… just simply in each persons mind we have a simple theory of what it takes to be a man… I will post them on all my social meads channels… hey I would love to hear from women as well. There are no right or wrong answers… and I don’t just want christian men, so if a guy cusses we will edit it out if its really bad.
How to be Ripped, Rich, Radical and Righteous!
Be yourself… what do I mean by that? I believe most people do not realize that God has created them as a masterpiece…what does that mean? You are totally unique -
What you like, what you do, how you act, how you live, love etc… it is so unique there is no one else out there like you. Yes there are some who have similarities in areas, but how you live them out is completely only for you, created for you by God.
When we try to do things, copy things, be things that are anything other than the gifts, talents and passions that God has given us, we become tired internally with a slow drain of stress… we are trying to do something we are not called to be. We are trying to be something he has not created us to be… how weary is that?
If I felt the pressure to learn to juggle 3 chainsaws and every day put myself through the hassle, time, pain and the stress… I might learn it, but if its not a passion, a gifting, a talent, a calling if you will… it will ultimately drain me in every other area of my life. When you see people living the Quote un quote dream and they walk away from it all… you think… How could you. You had it made… yes but made by the world. They walk away and they are more happy, more fulfilled, more in tune with themselves and God.
So how to you live your authentic life?
Discover Your Passion: Identify what truly excites you and aligns with your values. Pursuing your passions will bring purpose and fulfillment to your life. Rom. 12:4-6 there are many gifts… find yours.
Be True to Yourself: Don't conform to societal expectations or try to be someone you're not. Embrace your unique qualities and express yourself authentically. By the renewing of your mind… you become who Christ wants you to become.
You know who will hate you, mock you and belittle you? The ones who are to afraid to be themselves… they conform to the world… I choose to conform to who Christ created me to be.
Practice Mindfulness:
Am I living as Christ created me to live? Don’t get me wrong, its not always comfortable being who God has created you to be. He has created me to be an outgoing, speak your mind, sheepdog who confronts and abruptly takes charge of situations… some people wish they were like that, others are glad they are not, but it aint always easy. But I remind myself who I am to be and who Christ created me to be.
Build Meaningful Relationships: Surround yourself with people who support and inspire you. Nurturing authentic connections can enrich your life and provide a sense of belonging. We are the body of Christ… we all need each other. Every finger on my hand looks different, but hey are all needed and useful. Now compare that finger to my colon, my ribcage, my hair… You build unity and great meaning by growing in your relationships with other believers.