Family Fest Speaker Podcast

Fr. Kevin Finnegan-WWJ17 Talk #1 - Loved by God

God wants us to have life, not an ordinary life, but an abundant life. God has privileged us to know that truth, the abundance of his love, the abundance of his life, the abundance of his mercy, the abundance of his joy. To believe that God loves you abundantly is an act of faith.

 

Scriptures: Romans 8 and John 10:10

Fr. Kevin Finnegan WWJ17 Talk #2 - What is prayer?

Prayer is essential. Prayer is the desire to learn the language of God and heaven. It is communication between God and us as friends.  The language in heaven is the love and mercy of God.  We need to preserve with prayer in order to reach a deep intimacy with God.

Scriptures: John 15, 1 Kings 19

 

 

Fr. Kevin Finnegan WWJ17 Talk #3 -We are God’s gift to Jesus.

In our humility we seek God. God always sees us, for He sees everything. To be looked at by God is a beautiful thing. When God looks at you, when He delights in you, He smiles and He forgives.

 

Fr. Kevin Finnegan-WWJ17 Talk #4 - What are you thankful for?

Without gratitude we will not grow in our faith, we will not grow in our spiritual life, and we can’t grow closer to God. Gratitude is the pathway that allows us to have humility and a pathway that allows us to acknowledge God and in turn trust Him.

Fr. Kevin Finnegan -WWJ17 Talk #5 - We are called to extreme faith.

It costs so much to be a full person in Christ that very few will have the enlightenment or the courage to pay the price. We must abandon the search for security and reach out to embrace the world like a lover, yet demand no easy return of love. When a person is centered on himself, the smallest risk is too great because both success and failure can destroy. When a person is centered upon God, then no risk is too great because success is already guaranteed.

Hilary Lunke Testimony from Family Fest Winter Weekend, January 2017

This podcast is Hilary Lunke's faith testimony from Family Fest Winter Weekend Family retreat at Grand View Lodge in January, 2017

Patrick Dominquez - SS16 Talk #1-The Goal is Love, The Problem is Life.

Patrick Dominquez - SS 16 Talk #1 - Our Goal is Love, The Problem is Life

God intends us to be wholeheartedly connected to our spouses but relationships often follow a pattern of Wow, Oh, and Here We Go. The book of Genesis starts off with God's Wows, all creation, but moves into the Oh when Adam and Eve disobey God's command. Our journey is filled with Wows, Ohs and Here We Go's but faith is our salvation.

Patrick Dominquez - SS16 Talk #2-When our goal is love, it's not okay to stop trying when faced with pain.

Patrick Dominquez-SS16 Talk #2- When our goal is love, it's not okay to stop trying when faced with pain.

The story of Cain and Abel illustrates the pain that can be present in relationships. Cain kills Abel out of jealousy and is driven away from his family and cursed by God. Sin is always crouching at our door, but we have a choice. When we do what is right, we will be accepted.

Patrick Dominquez - SS16 Talk #3 - God draws straight lines with crooked sticks

The Bible heroes are incredibly flawed yet the Bible has something to say to us in an attempt to understand our purpose. Despite all our flaws, we can have hope that God draws straight lines with crooked sticks and will break through to lead us to be the kind of people we yearn to be.

Patrick Dominquez - SS16 Talk #4 - Do not fear, Jesus moved heaven and earth to get to you

Jesus Christ stared death in the face. He died for you and for me. He conquered death. Everyone who has hope in Jesus purifies himself just as Jesus is pure. Life is challenging and can make you retreat and fearful. But love is the goal.