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Sunday Jun 22, 2025
Sunday Jun 22, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Here are the key themes and teachings:
1. God's Impartiality as a Model:
- The Bible frequently states that God shows no favoritism or partiality. This is a foundational aspect of His character and justice.
- Deuteronomy 10:17: "For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes."
- Romans 2:11: "For God does not show favoritism."
- Acts 10:34-35: Peter, recognizing a significant theological truth, declared, "Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him."
- Because God is impartial, His judgment is fair and applies to everyone equally, regardless of their background, status, or identity.
2. Condemnation of Favoritism and Partiality:
- The Bible explicitly condemns showing partiality, particularly based on wealth, social status, or outward appearance.
- James 2:1-4: This passage is a strong rebuke against favoritism within the church, illustrating the sin of giving preferential treatment to the rich over the poor. It states, "My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, 'You sit here in a good place,' while you say to the poor man, 'You stand over there,' or, 'Sit down at my feet,' have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?"
- James 2:9: "But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers." This verse elevates favoritism to the level of sin.
- Leviticus 19:15: "You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor." This Old Testament law highlights the importance of fairness in judgment.
- Proverbs 24:23: "These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good."
3. Call to Impartiality and Love for All:
- Believers are called to emulate God's impartiality in all their dealings.
- 1 Timothy 5:21: Paul charges Timothy, a church leader, "I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing out of partiality."
- Galatians 3:28: "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." This verse emphasizes the unity and equality of all believers in Christ, transcending social and cultural distinctions.
- Matthew 7:1-3: While not using the word "bias" directly, Jesus warns against being a critic "full of bias toward others," emphasizing that we will be judged by the same standard we use for others.
- Love your neighbor: The "royal law" (James 2:8) to "love your neighbor as yourself" implicitly demands impartiality, as it means treating others with the same care and respect you desire for yourself, regardless of who they are.
In essence, the Bible views bias, partiality, and favoritism as contrary to God's righteous character and a hinderance to justice, love, and unity among people. It calls believers to strive for impartiality, treating all individuals with fairness, dignity, and love, reflecting the nature of God.
mind like water-when you drop a pebble, stone or a boulder into a lake lt always responds appropriately.
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Fear is not hard
Happiness is kind of hard (the fear of the unkown… when will it end)
But what is really fearful is not knowing at all - the not knowing is what gets you.
My hardest test was not cancer… it was the waiting on the tests to see a. If I had cancer and then b. If had spread, and c. Is it stage I. II. III or IV.
The mind, however finds it much harder to accept uncertainty.
I have no problem fearing what I know… get into a cage to fight or under a huge amount of weight… I know what is coming.
But to get into a cage to fight and I don’t know who it is… or getting under a bar and I don’t know how much weight there is… that seems unfair.
The mind fears change loss and death, but not when it knows it is certain - it is when it is uncertain that drives you crazy. This resistance, the body translates into stress. By imposing mental resistance, you create a threat your body had to cope with.
Deepak Chopra explained it this way…
Some people riding a roller coaster are screaming from excitement, others from terror. The ride is the same but the ones who hold back and tense their bodies, generating a flood of stress hormones, experience terror. The ones who let go and allow themselves to be carried by the ride experience exhilaration. Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, Deepak Chopra p. 174
All through out the Bible we see people who were tested and had trials and even life and death moments… Stephen was the first martyr and died literally with a smile on his face.
Saul died in agony
Paul looked forward to death
Judas hung himself
Peter asked to die upside down because he was not worthy to die the way his Messiah did
Samson chose his death
Look there are dozens of examples… the difference was some had complete faith in God and were able to let go and enjoy the ride. Others did not have that confidence in who God was.
We speak a lot about how much faith a person has and how to use it… healing, giving, speaking out etc… but I believe the real mark of faith is your day to day reactions or response to what happens to you. If your faith and trust in God is great… the unknown is just the unknown… but if you lack that trust then the unknown is a daily minefield and battle.
So today choose to know God for who he is and not for insight into what is coming your way… trust me.. the not knowing can be extremely exciting when you know the one who dose in fact know. When your knower knows its all good.
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Acts 12
6 The night before Peter was to be placed on trial, he was asleep, fastened with two chains between two soldiers. Others stood guard at the prison gate. 7 Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said, “Quick! Get up!” And the chains fell off his wrists. 8 Then the angel told him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” And he did. “Now put on your coat and follow me,” the angel ordered.
9 So Peter left the cell, following the angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn’t realize it was actually happening. 10 They passed the first and second guard posts and came to the iron gate leading to the city, and this opened for them all by itself. So they passed through and started walking down the street, and then the angel suddenly left him.
11 Peter finally came to his senses. “It’s really true!” he said. “The Lord has sent his angel and saved me from Herod and from what the Jewish leaders had planned to do to me!”
12 When he realized this, he went to the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many were gathered for prayer. 13 He knocked at the door in the gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to open it. 14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that, instead of opening the door, she ran back inside and told everyone, “Peter is standing at the door!”
15 “You’re out of your mind!” they said. When she insisted, they decided, “It must be his angel.”
16 Meanwhile, Peter continued knocking. When they finally opened the door and saw him, they were amazed. 17 He motioned for them to quiet down and told them how the Lord had led him out of prison. “Tell James and the other brothers what happened,” he said. And then he went to another place.
18 At dawn there was a great commotion among the soldiers about what had happened to Peter. 19 Herod Agrippa ordered a thorough search for him. When he couldn’t be found, Herod interrogated the guards and sentenced them to death. Afterward Herod left Judea to stay in Caesarea for a while.
Gods ways are not our ways…
Peter is out cold waiting to be executed…
It took a group of people praying… how is your church at that? How are your friends at that?
God broke the law by breaking Peter out of Jail.
Rhoda was so awestruck that she left Peter in the dark.
Peter though freed was wise enough to tell everyone to be quiet…
He was free, but also smart enough to get out of town.
God’s plan does not seem fair or make much sense and even might seem cruel. Herod had the guards all executed for their role in this… fair, unfair.. its up to God to decide… we just follow orders of the Holy Spirit.
Did you ever think that maybe we limit God moving in our life because we want answers that are supernatural, but safe and in order? God is not like that.
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
True story… my mom and Dad at walgreens, she drops her check card on the floor a young man grabs it and runs out the door… The clerk shouted at my mom- don’t pursue him, just call the cops and cancel the card…
Today I will be posting my Birthday numbers… Squat over 600, deadlift over 600 and Bench over 600…. Just kidding… Maybe 350…? Maybe
But look for me on my social media accounts…
Episode 1529… yes that is correct.. with over 130K listeners just that I can track and on over 10 different radio stations
Forgive our enemies is not natural… it has to be supernatural.
LOVE our Enemies is Transformational!
GOD PURSUED NINEVEH
AND… JONAH
He never quits pursuing us - but don’t forget by pursuing us he is using it in the big picture to pursue others…. See once you completely surrender to Gods plan… then thousands of others will also be caused to surrender
The art of pursuing.
A young man steals a purse… the woman’s husband runs after him… miles… he was a long distance runner… in fact an olympian. God will run you down.
A young Christian… Tim, came to meet with me and was complaining about people in our church who were smoking during our break… he was being harsh… but the problem was he was talking to me with Chew stuck in his teeth.
You push my buttons. No one ever says “I have buttons” God take away my buttons. Jonah could not see he had buttons. Pastor Paul from Calvary Chapel Ontario
JONAH DIDN’T PRAY - GOD SOFTEN MY HEART FOR THE PEOPLE… HE WHINED AGAINST GOD.
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Tomorrow I will be posting my Birthday numbers… Squat over 600, deadlift over 600 and Bench over 600…. Just kidding… Maybe 350…? Maybe
But look for me on my social media accounts…
Episode 1528… yes that is correct.. with over 130K listeners just that I can track and on over 10 different radio stations and heard in USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Poland, United Arabe Emirtes, Czech Republic, Denmark, Indonesia, Iraq, Netherlands, Russia, XK, Australia…
A lot of people have reached out and wanted me to give my take on the War in Israel with Iran… as far as hard and fast details that are not tainted by the US media go to Tipping Point USA with Jimmy Evans and also Amir Tsarfati on Telegram…and make sure it is the official one and not a fake account…
BUT here is my take - We understand that from here on out Israel will not lose another war until the battle of Armageddon when the whole world comes against Israel… Israel will cry out to God and Jesus will return on a white horse and crush the enemy…
But what I do know more than ever is we should be praying for the salvation of all those involved… yes praying for the salvation of the jewish nation and all Jews around the world but also praying for people and countries. Including Iran, Iraq and all of the middle east. Praying for Muslims that they might come to the full knowledge and understanding of who Christ is. That is what is most important. Thats my take.
But with that… it reminds me of Jonah. You know the story… (tell story)
When Jonah does return he does not preach the full extent of scripture…. He only tells them they are doomed for their sin. The city of Nineveh figures it out themselves… they repent.
But here is the kicker… Jonah’s actions did not match his heart. In chapter 4 Jonah laments that his worst fear actually happened…
Chapter 4:1 This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. 2 So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people. 3 Just kill me now, Lord! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.”
Jonah understood Gods Holiness, he understood the price of sin, he understood Gods mercy and grace…
What he didn’t understand was the cost and ramification of his own sin.
Forgive our enemies is not natural… it has to be supernatural.
LOVE our Enemies is Transformational!
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Final thought… The lions den
By the time Daniel got to the lions den, his life had been so cemented on who God is, the lions are almost circumstance… “The King said worship no one else but me… Oh I know where this is going”. Daniel ended up in the lions den… of course he did- we are talking about out Daniel - are we not?
Chapter 6:24 Then the king gave orders to arrest the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. He had them thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. The lions leaped on them and tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den.
The biblical account in the book of Daniel mentions different categories of these advisors, including:
- Magicians - potentially interpreters of dreams
- Enchanters - possibly involved in incantations or conjuring
- Sorcerers - individuals practicing witchcraft or magic
- Chaldeans - a learned group, perhaps functioning as a class of "wise men" or astrologers
- Satraps - chief representatives or governors over regions
- Prefects - officials with authority over specific areas or functions
- Governors - regional leaders managing provincial affairs
- Treasurers - responsible for managing financial resources
- Judges - tasked with administering justice and resolving disputes
- Magistrates - local officials with judicial and administrative authority
- Counselors - including lawyers or guardians of the law
So even if half of these and their families were thrown into the lions den….
If they were eaten before they even hit the floor, and lions can only eat 75 pounds of meat at once…
This means that there were anywhere from 500-700 lions…
AND IN THE FACE OF THAT DANILE WAS LIKE… NOPE I AINT WORSHIPING ANYBODY BUT GOD!
Rom. 12:19"Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord
But he never wavered… he took God at his word.
Do we really live as Christians?
Is there any compromise…
Monday Jun 09, 2025
Monday Jun 09, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
A lot of stories in the book of Daniel… food, lions, fires, beheading, Idols, end times… But if you have to title the book of Daniel… as in pick a theme or a title… it would be easy for me…. It would be called 73 seconds.
73 seconds…
The Space shuttle had a 99.9999 perfection in its running parts. NEAR TOTAL PERFECTION.
But in just 73 seconds due to the compromise of an O ring .0001 it imploded and millions watched 7 people die.
Daniel is about NO COMPROMISE.
NO COMPROMISE. Sermon, how did they overcome? They overcame by no compromise in any area for any reason and for anyone! As soon as you compromise even slightly, you have already lost for the slide slowly, but the end is destruction.
HOW?
Daniel 1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank;
HE WAS 15 WHEN HE SAID THIS!!!!!
WHAT DOES DEFILE ACTUALLY MEAN - simply live according to the culture. It was completely acceptable for everyone to live that way in Babylon.
One of my favorite quotes: if you want to be really successful, true successful… study people, watch them, at work at home, at church, at the mall…
AND THEN DO THE OPPOSITE!
HE PURPOSED/RESOLVED IN HIS HEART AT 15…
Remember Joash just 2 weeks ago… served God until his Father figure priest died and then he fell a part. BUT NOT DANIEL.
Purposed = Set aside… appoint as to bring notice to! NOT ONLY WILL I MAKE A DECISION TO FOLLOW GOD - I WILL MAKE IT STAND OUT… IT WILL BE FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES!
*If I might add as one of the biggest problems in todays Christians is they do not live any differently than the world.
Sex, selfishness, jealousy, bitterness, excuses, work ethic, self centeredness… Christians don’t stand out much any more.
Sunday Jun 08, 2025
Sunday Jun 08, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
3 Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring some of the children of Israel and some of the king’s descendants and some of the nobles, 4 young men in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
NOTE…
They took the best of the best… not dummies.
THATS WHY I WOULD BE SAFE… THATS A JOKE
They would entertain them, feed them the best, meet their every need and put them with others who were also captured… take the best and the brightest, give them elite instructors, privileged education, New network and friends, New authorities over them, re-naming them… wearing them down. Many probably thought…
… I deserve this
…everyone is doing it
… God has forgotten me
… I will go back to God later
… This is so much better than my previous life
NOW IN A CULTURE THAT SERVED BAAL AND ASHERAH. THE GOD OF MONEY and POWER AND SEX
- THEY ARE TEENAGERS!!!!
This sounds a lot like our universities.. take the best and the brightest, give them elite instructors, privileged education, New network and friends, New authorities over them, re-naming them…
V. 6 But even out of the best of Judah, only 4 boys are mentioned. Only four stood the test.
Remember…
3 Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring some of the children of Israel and some of the king’s descendants and some of the nobles, 4 young men in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
The others must have caved. V.6 Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah who stood out
Train them for 3 years.
Give them a royal role for service.
NOTE: The Assyrian nation dominated by fear and intimidation. They would skin their enemies alive and wall paper their houses with their skin…
BUT THE BABYLONIANS… They were far more subtle… Change your surroundings
Change your diet - the best to eat
Change your friends
Change your role - you are important
Change your name - identity
Change your education - mindset
FEED THE FLESHLY DESIRES FOR 3 YEARS
Be careful for the enemy prowls…. Seeking whom he may devour…. Prowling is sneaky… and then WHAM. You are dinner.
Are you allowing satan to pull your strings subtly?
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
What do twirling a baton, turning handsprings, eating with chopsticks, spinning plates, playing the violin and Marriage all have in common?
Want to have a great life? Be more like Jesus… and have problems that make you want to pull your hair out? Get married.
As they say….
Marriage isn’t for a good time.. its for a long time.
But lets look beyond just marriage…
Relationships wether BF/GF
Besties, Marriage, engagement
Boss/employee
Pastor/attender
Neighbor…
It does not matter - all relationships have one thing in common, one purpose. To cause you to grow.
Bluntly - to push your buttons so God can reprogram you. Right, thats what you do in testing coding… you write it, you test it, you find the flaws and you rewrite it.
Relationships push our buttons, that tests us, we see where we are lacking…where the bugs are in our software/brain and attitude and then ask God to rewire us… or transform our minds.
And if thats really the case… and it is
- why do we not look forward to it?
My marriage many times in my own life was a draaaaaag. I hated it. It drained me… I have had friendships like that as well…
But why? Well because I thought that relationships were about what I got and rather than who I become.
The single greatest factor in spiritual growth is tied to relationships and how we handle them.
Imagine you want to get stronger in the gym but you don’t want to lift weights… ain’t gonna happen captain.
As someone said “we are designed to grind” or better yet Opposites attract, then attack, then hopefully act like Christ.
MARRIAGE
EIGHT STAGES OF CHRISTIAN GROWTH -- Philip A. Captain (p 165)
For example, in a marriage, we seem to assume that just because two people get married they must love each other. In reality, people do not get married because of love but in order to learn how to love. To have love in a marriage requires that the couple have intimacy and to have intimacy the two people must psychologically and spiritually grow up and quit being children. Most couples getting married today are doing so while still in states of emotional dependency, which means the marriage is based on neurotic need and not love. To have love and intimacy in a marriage requires that both people first must become adults.
Ahhh yes that whole become an adult thing… its hard adulting. But its even harder adulting as a follower of Christ… or maybe we should coin a new phrase “Christing… its tough Christing!” You’ve probably seen t shirts that say “not adulting today” if many were honest they would wear shirts that say Not Christing today… or most days.
So rather than complain about relationships… ask God what is THAT YOU need to learn in that grind?
Probably to me the most important thing I see in the counseling I do… and I don’t do much any more.. is that most don’t see relationships with a Growth Mindset (within relationships): This refers to the belief that relationships are not fixed entities but rather something that can be developed, morphed, evolve, shift and improved through effort and learning. Instead of viewing challenges as insurmountable obstacles, individuals with a growth mindset see them as opportunities for growth, understanding, and adaptation. They are willing to work through difficulties, learn from mistakes, and invest in developing communication skills, conflict resolution strategies, and mutual understanding. This contrasts with a "fixed mindset" where people might give up easily when faced with relationship issues, believing that compatibility is predetermined.
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
ESTHER - SHE’S GOT THE LOOKS THAT KILL
*Even your good looks are for Gods purpose. Don’t hesitate to understand that your looks are God given and maybe not so much for your social media following, or landing the right husband, but for Gods purpose.
Supermodel Cameron Russel said she won the genetic lottery…
I believe there was a greater draw TO ESTHER beyond her beauty and virginity… there was a innocence to her.. the virgins from Persia were hardened by the lifestyle…They had a different mindset… Esther was not.
HOW DO YOU STAND OUT FROM HUNDREDS OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN?
- Esthers beauty went beyond just looks. There was a purity an innocence that is by far more attractive than just looks.
HER VIRGINITY YES
BUT ALSO No bitterness
No fear
No mixed motives
No World influence
No pride/arrogance
But how do you stand out if you are obese, deformed, or in your words “the wrong skin color”. Well very much the same way… A beautiful woman more than once has thought “I am not going to let my good looks get in the way of what I really want and deserve”. I want this because I am qualified, and not because I am a genetic freak. I am going to believe what I believe about myself because of who I am in Christ and not who I am in the mirror… you can tweet that. I BELIEVE WHAT I BELIEVE ABOUT MYSELF BECAUSE OF WHO I AM IN CHRIST, NOT WHO I AM IN THE MIRROR.
If you were obese and I called you a fat pig… you would get mad. If others heard me they would scold me, they would reprimand me and think I was a person full of hate… but the truth is that obese person gets up every morning and speaks those things over their life… and no one cares, no one gets upset… and why -simply because they say them in their head… but still because of what they see. Get your head in the Bible and out of the mirror.