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Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
Hohimers… house, food, good wine, laughter into the late evening early morning hours… It was joyful!
scientists started tracking 269 people for over 80 years and even tracked their kids another 50 years to see what really brings joy in ones life. It absolutely proved beyond a shadow of a doubt it was not money, toys, things, travel, accomplishments, sex, drugs, rock n roll… it was one thing and one thing only. Healthy relationships.
Isaiah 12:1-6 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
Implies:
There is a desert
there is an oasis
It is possible to find it
No tap water only a 100 years ago for many.
No cold water
Ice blocks my dad would hall
No refrigerator
Ice water used to be a luxury… wow!
it used to be a microwave was a luxury…
Where do you find your joy?
Things, people, trophies, accomplishments,
What can cause a lack of joy? or dry times?
We can find joy in our salvation.
Restore unto me the joy of my salvation…
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. (Psalm 51:12)
what is joyful about salvation?
Repentance and forgiveness is an act of joy.
Communion with the Holy Spirit, Jesus and a right relationship with God the Father.
He is coming back
Life with him in heaven
We lose the sinful nature for EVER!
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
When someone says
I don’t believe in hate speech - We shouldn’t allow hate speech
What is hate speech?
Who gets to decide?
What if I hate broccoli?
What if I hate America?
You can’t have freedom of speech without hate speech. If you won’t allow hate speech than you don’t believe in the truth.
Now you might say hate speech is not always truth… yes your are correct, but it does show the true colors of those who speak it. It does show nuances of the problem…
And more often than not, hate speech clearly defines the truth in the opposite direction.
For instance if you judge someone by their body shape… what do you know about them?
NOTHING. NOT A THING.
You might say -well they are fat… but by who’s definition?
You might assume they are slow… My Dad was smoked in Racquet ball by a short behemoth of a woman… smoked!
Well they over eat and have no discipline… When I go to my endocrinologist I see people who starve themselves and exercise every day and are obese.
When I see white people what do I know?
They love America, life has been easier for them. They get access to things others don’t get.
If I see aliens what do i know about them?
NOT a THING!
HATE SPEECH DEFINES WHO YOU ARE… NOT WHO YOU OR WHAT YOU HATE.
Let me put it this way… when a couple comes into my office and start to share what the other person is doing wrong… that person could say “hey that sounds like hate speech - I won’t put up with it”
Well first off. it might be the truth- and I can’t help you unless I know the truth.
AND
If it is hate speech than it will help me understand how to approach the counseling session and how to approach you.
AND FINALLY… hate speech gives me a window into your soul, your past and what hurts and pains you may have encountered.
If you have seen the movie good will hunting, you may remember one of the most powerful scenes is when the counselor “Shawn” played by Robin Williams tells Will Played by Matt Damon tells him its not his fault. Now the movie is set up with Will hating on everyone… but the counselor is smart enough to just let him roll and be who he is and vomit his emotions… until it finally breaks him.
Matt Damons hate speech in the movie gives the counselor great insight into the hurt he is experiencing.
Why is this important? Well when sharing your faith you will come into contact with a lot of hate speech, attacks and false accusations.
Jesus said to expect it - and love them back.
He didn’t say… well if they get mean or hateful leave them alone…. but what about he said shake the dust off your feet and leave them be… Well this is before Jesus died and rose again and is actually called the limited commission, not the great commission. It is a topic for a whole other podcast, but for now - I think we can see Gods heart of going after the lost and rebellious in many more cases in scripture than just simply giving up on people. Back to the topic at hand… Hate speech.
It also gives us a way to Know how to pray
And it shows me that I am hitting a nerve that might actually be a spiritual or demonic issue.
All in all, embrace there person who hates you, embrace the interaction. Love on them and let them see that you are not worried about wether or not they get your approval as much as you are worried about their soul and their eternity.
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
If you give a group of people enough time you see the group centralize over one extreme idea…and the fringe will drop off. Oh the group may be over which season to use on fish or on how to sound proof your studio or maybe on what religion to believe… maybe even on how to train for a sport!
You have to train with crazy people to get crazy results.
You have to push yourself beyond your comfort zone, beyond your uncomfortable zone and PUSH YOURSELF INTO THE I HAVE NO IDEA ZONE… THIS IS BY FAITH!
If you are not living in the crazy zone in some area of your life you are suffering from not achieving your best.
I WILL SAY IT AGAIN… (REPEAT LINE)
Simply put:
If you are not living beyond your means you are not living by faith.
What do i mean
What is following Christ about? It is about living in the crazy zone…
Matthew 4:19 come follow me and give up everything
Luke 12:47 Jesus demands results or else
He demands you choose death Matthew 16:24-26
John 14:6 Jesus says he is the only way
We are called to live by what you can’t see… live in the invisible. Gal. 3:11
So here is a question… how crazy are you living in your faith? How much are you willing to live in your crazy zone for Jesus.
Think about what Jesus was really here to do with the disciples… he was constantly trying to push them into the crazy zone, into a crazy understanding … the faith realm.
A few years ago I had to raise about 200k for a personal project. I had just filed bankruptcy due to cancer cancer cancer brain tumor… hospital bills and failing church and not being able to work full time…. I was not in the position to go ask someone for that kind of money. But I had a dream, I had a word spoken over me, I had a prophetic stream of words come out in my prayer time. God told me to act without money, to build without a clear vision and to start to assemble a team over seas… he then put me in position to meet people supernaturally… through a random kid at an apple store… introduce me to his father… I thought he had forgotten about me… I had people show me favor with insights… and God himself showed me things for the project I am building… but on the outside If you say me you would have said I was crazy… and yes I was, except God calls us to live in the crazy.
3 days ago on Sunday I spoke in the Seattle area at Kalos church. The night before in my hotel room God showed me a man who would be on the left hand side of the church, african american who would have an issue with his left hip and God was going to heal him… YEP boom it was all for real and came true. He told me about a woman who started a new position at work and I called her on it with a word - boom it was true. He told me about a man in the second row who needed God to prove himself in a certain area… and I walked up to him and boom it was true…
you gotta be willing to do what only a crazy person would do in your spiritual life if you want to live by faith.
I would rather fail at living crazy faith than to live safe and remain the same.
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
As you do not know what is the way of the [a]wind,
Or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child,
So you do not know the works of God who makes everything.
6
In the morning sow your seed,
And in the evening do not withhold your hand;
For you do not know which will prosper,
Either this or that,
Or whether both alike will be good.
7
Truly the light is sweet,
And it is pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun;
8
But if a man lives many years
And rejoices in them all,
Yet let him remember the days of darkness,
For they will be many.
All that is coming is vanity.
Seek God in Early Life
9
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,
And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth;
Walk in the [b]ways of your heart,
And [c]in the sight of your eyes;
But know that for all these
God will bring you into judgment.
So many things we see that are successful come down to timing.
Forbes magazine printed an article that said over 46% of businesses succeed or fail due to timing.
and I quote: As Gross pointed out in his speech, Uber and Airbnb, for example, have had incredible success thanks to their innovative solutions and execution. Nevertheless, another core element had a crucial impact on their growth: timing. When both startups launched, the world was going through a recession. People were looking for new ways to earn money. This made them consider renting their homes to strangers or joining a network of drivers. The timing was perfect.
What do these verses speak directly to us about?
Youth is to be sewed - no excuses, not your IQ, not your weight, not your friends or lack of, not your finances, not your spiritual intellect, not your anointing not your marriage…
BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY…
Sew into lots of things, try it all - Try a business, try a new ministry, try a spiritual gift, try a job, try a new route to work… try a new investment, try a new exercise or sport…
But in all things, in all areas try- sew new seed.
And Remember:
you will be old someday and wish you had taken the chance
and
You will be accountable to God as to what you did and did not do, so be wise in both.
you know electric scooters have taken off in the last ten years. It is reported that lime has surpassed over 250 million… but they were invented in 1915! Bad timing…
Maybe you tried something years ago and it did not take off… maybe you should try it again.
I know many business people who started in ministry… dropped out, started successful companies and now are back in ministry. They keep sowing, they keep trying.
Who knows what God has in store for you… and you never will unless you keep planting your seeds!
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
Monday Podcast
Resist evil
#1 Do Good
OR
you are just like everyone else (1 Peter 2:15 explains, “For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.”)
- You were created to do Good works… let the vengeance be Gods. (Eph. 2:10)
- You are following Christ example
- Being Good does not mean passive, or being on the defensive all the time.
Sometimes being good flys in the face of what some people would call good.
Discipline, correction, punishment can look bad - but its good.
READY FOR THIS… HELL IS GOOD - FOR THOSE THAT DENY CHRIST.
#2 stay close to Jesus - Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip?" —John 14:9
WWJD
A young man at the gym… so rude, so disrespectful, arrogant… My first thought was “please take a swing at me”… very Godly I know.
But I began to reflect… satan wants me to have that mindset, he obviously needs Jesus. So lets do the opposite. Lets love him no matter what!
#3 Keep right relationships with God, wife, kids, employer and employee’s
99% of our sin involves poor relationships with others.
#4 Get actively involved in your faith (Bible studies, church attendance, serving others) OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD.
GK Overcome - Nike - victory in battle.
GK Good - agatheo - what originates from God and is empowered by Him in their life, through faith.
#5 Understand there will be better times… there will be failures, there will be bland lifeless times, there will be victorious times, there will be times of intimacy… But it will always get better if you follow the first 4 steps.
In the dry and hard times of life… do not act on a fleeting emotion of “carnal fulfillment”.
Eph. 5:15 So then, be careful how you walk, not as unwise people but as wise, 16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, in which there is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
fleeting emotion of “carnal fulfillment” as if unsaved and worshiping another God.
Evil comes many times when we are feeling like we deserve more, life is hard so we need a quick fix…
BUT - WHAT DOES IT SAY - BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT DAILY… EVIL CROUCHES AT YOUR DOOR DAILY, YOU BETTER BE FILLED DAILY!
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Metallica I am evil… yes I am. Is actually very biblical.
Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.…
Jeremiah 17:9
“The heart is more deceitful than all else
And is desperately sick;
Who can understand it?
AM I EVIL? YES I AM!
3 Thoughts….
* We must resist excuses - for all have sinned (if we choose to excuse we choose to remain the same- this goes against everything Christ stood for. We are to be transformed, and renewed daily)
- * We must also realize it is a process called Sanctification GK = Hagi-Ah-ZO—
- *consecrate - the process through the cross, *dedicate - you are now Gods,
- *separate - through Gods craftmanship“
sanctification HOW?
1. The Word of God
The first agent is Scripture, as is shown in Jesus’s statements “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth” (John 17:17) and “Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you” (John 15:3).
2. The Work of the Spirit
The verse just quoted introduces the second source of character formation: the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Christian character is described as “the fruit of the Spirit” (Gal. 5:22–23). Peter talks of “the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ” (1 Pet. 1:2). And Paul declares, “If by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live” (Rom 8:13).
3. The Fellowship of Believers
The third agent in character formation is fellowship with other Christians. Paul says, “So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart” (2 Tim. 2:22). The writer to the Hebrews says, “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works” (Heb. 10:24).
- We must also resist excuses - Comparison to others (our comparison is to Jesus) Matthew 5:48 48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
Metallica I am evil… yes I am. Is actually very biblical.
Romans 12:19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.…
*If you do what’s right… and let God dabble in the payback - you will still look good. You will not taint your Christian walk.
Logically if there is a Good there is a Bad,
If there is a God there is a Devil or an evil in the world
How to resist evil… well come on now, I am not evil. I don’t have to work on not being evil. But the truth is - that is just how evil that evil is. You don’t realize how evil we all are.
The word evil first appears in the Bible in Genesis 2:17: “You must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
*God created humans with the ability to choose good and evil.
Many think of evil people as drug dealers or terrorists, but the Bible is clear that every person has a sin nature and sins in life. The penalty the Bible describes for these sins is death (Romans 6:23).
Evil (Gen. 2:17) GK = rah - disagree with God
AGAIN
Two ideas:
* Evil Is Not Logical
Evil, by definition, is not logical. It is random. Therefore we should not expect it to operate in a righteous way.
*God created humans with the ability to choose good and evil. (To disagree with God)
ITS NEVER GOOD WHEN YOU DISAGREE WITH GOD.
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
The 75 Skills Every Man Should Master
By Tom Chiarella
46. Tell a woman's dress size.
47. Recite one poem from memory. Here you go:
51. Build a campfire.
52. Step into a job no one wants to do.
59. Write a thank-you note.
69. Tie a knot.
- Pray in public - I don’t mean like the hypocrite who prayed to impress others, but rather the prayer where you see someone who needs healing, encouragement, in a group setting where there is a need..
My wife God bless her is not a “pray in public person”, she will tell you that she did not marry a pastor to be a pastors wife. She just wants to be my wife… and she takes very good care of me. She always says I am her ministry… Love it. I have seen people in groups, bible studies, women’s groups etc… ask my wife to pray and she will confidently say “no thank you”. Now before you judge her, I have also seen her pray for people in public, even lay her hands on them… to her prayer is very intimate and private- and she will pray in public if it is a God thing…. great- but I know many men can pray in public if they use rhetoric or religious verbiage - but can you pray publicly with intimacy and without intimidation.
1. Jesus Prayed Regularly.
2. Jesus Prayed Biblically.
3. Jesus Prayed Confidently.
Jesus prayed publicly
- Hug and kiss those you love in public
Starts at home in front of your kids…
Kiss your loved ones good bye, hello, or just to say i love you. Dads kiss your boys on the cheek, your daughters on the lips or the cheek. Kiss your wives in public, kiss your parents who are aging.
Do you want to build confidence in your relationships? Build a healthy solid relational self esteem? Be affectionate in public and not just in the bedroom or alone in the kitchen.
- Be the only one: be willing to speak out in a crowd, business mtg, water cooler chat.
Speaking up is when you communicate publicly, assertively, and honestly for the rights and needs of yourself and others. It is at the root of all social change, including within organizations. For many of us, it's easier to advocate for others than it is to speak up for ourselves.
If you do anything enough, it gets easier and you get bater at it.
look Peter spoke out… he did great. You are the son of God… and a few minutes later he spoke out and got rebuked… but he got better… he preached in front those who came to mock them for speaking in tongues…
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
The 75 Skills Every Man Should Master
By Tom Chiarella
(For tomorrow) January 10th…. you can mock, but you better live it!!!! Or you will be mocked greater!
*He who preaches the greatest truths and does not live them is the greatest hypocrite!
What skills should a man of God master?
First what is a man of God?
Man of God is a biblical title of respect applied to prophets and beloved religious leaders. The term appears 78 times in 72 verses of the Bible, in application to up to 13 individuals:
- Share the gospel. How many who call themselves Christians actually share or proclaim the gospel?
Well first of all only 60% of Christians feel they should. 40% feel like its not their business or right… IT could turn people off. uh… yea, like a big bloating corpse… a bag of rotting flesh… but we are still called to do it. Cor. 2:16
Look if you brag… ok, you don’t even have to brag, but if you call yourself a Professional football player and you don’t actually play on a team…
if you say you can outsell anyone
If you say you can bench 500 lbs
If you say you treat your wife like a queen…
If you can’t back it up - you stink!
If you say you are a Christian… I am just not buying it if you don’t actively share/proclaim the gospel.
Lets be clear - you will probably go to heaven… but you won’t earn any respect from me as a man of God.
You know who is a man of God to me?
Luke Merrill
Mike Reilly
Tom Flahrety
Tom Alexander
You can’t be around these guys for more than a day or so and you will hear them share the gospel with everyone and anyone.
- Know at least one topic really really well in scripture.
If I asked you to teach me a topic in scripture… just one topic. Could you? You can pick the topic… judgment, love, righteousness, Moses… but have you climbed into your bible and consumed it to know everything you can on that subject? If someone called you out of the audience at church and said “hey we need you to kill 15 minutes while our speaker gets here…. could you do it? would you know enough about a topic you could teach it and then answer questions about it?
- Have a proven track record of never giving up.
Prov. 24:16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
What impresses me more than anything… literally anything - is someone who just will not give up. I have a friend who has started 7 or 8 businesses. Most people see him as flighty, or a failure or he can’t finish what he started. NOT ME. I see him as a fighter, a winner, a soon to be millionaire. I admire and even want more of what he’s got.
People who succeed with little effort or who just win or have it handed to them… not impressed in the least, and actually feel a little sorry for them. A man may fall down 7 times, but he gets back up… notice it doesn’t say that he finally never falls again, that he finally wins… not it just means he keeps getting back up. And by the way the number seven means forever… you never quit getting back up.
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at
Brought to you by wellbuiltbody.com Gym Apparel for men and women that rocks and shocks and ain’t for everybody - but just might be for you. wellbuiltbody.com
The 75 Skills Every Man Should Master
By Tom Chiarella
What skills should a man of God master?
First what is a man of God?
Man of God is a biblical title of respect applied to prophets and beloved religious leaders. The term appears 78 times in 72 verses of the Bible, in application to up to 13 individuals:
1 Kings 18: 20-21
It happened at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, "Cry aloud; for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he has gone aside, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.”
PS. 115:4Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.
5They have mouths, but they cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
6They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;
7They have hands, but they cannot feel;
They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.
8Those who make them will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.
Jeremiah 10:2 5“Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they,
And they cannot speak;
They must be carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”
Acts 17:22 You worship an unknown God, you worship in ignorance.
Matthew 7 Ridicule and Mock
3 Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye? 5You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. 6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.…
Let me be completely blunt. In todays world we think that to be a man of God we have to know our bible inside and out, have supernatural powers flow from us, lead a ministry, be able to defend our faith, preach, teach, evangelize etc…. Bottom line- the world is so crapped out and pathetic that all you need to do to stand out like a man of God is be able to call out sin! Do it in humor, do it in love but just do it!