It's the time of year to reflect on all our blessings. It's good to be reminded of what we have and what God has given us. But years ago, I was challenged with a thought. Can we be thankful and still be rotten towards others? Can we say we are thankful for our marriages, our families, our jobs, our children and do a remedial job? If the people were are thankful for don't know we are thankful....does it even matter how we feel? Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveonepodcast@gmail.com...
Nov 23, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Can you imagine what it would have been like after God parted the Red Sea and all the people on the other side sat frustrated at how sore their feet were from walking? How frustrated would you be to see the Israelites complaining as they are literally standing in a miracle? The Israelites are not the only ones to do this. We can get so focused on our complaints, frustrations and annoyances that we don't even stop our rant to see what God has done in our favor. Is it possible for us to see God mo...
Nov 16, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 30
This world is full of comparisons these days. You can't go a few hours without seeing someone on social media, at church or the store that has a bunch of what you don't have. Do we all wish we were more confident? Maybe more disciplined or talented or put together. We all have our flaws and places we can work on. But can I ask a question? If we had it all together....would we need God? I mean, Jesus was PERFECT and He still desired and craved communion with God. We are not Jesus, no where close....
Nov 11, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Let's be real, it isn't easy to receive help from others. Each one of us scoff at the idea of asking for help, especially when it comes to something hard, gross or takes a lot of time. But we are called to serve right? I mean, isn't that who Jesus was? A holy and divine servant. Isn't that what the body of Christ is supposed to do? In the early church of Acts we see that they shared all things together as one body. So if we are all too prideful to accept help, how can the body live out our calli...
Nov 03, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 27
It's normal to feel moments in life when God feels distant, inactive, or even alive in other people's lives but not our own. Stepping in Judges 6 we are introduced to Gideon who asked God the very question that has weighed on our own hearts. "If the Lord is with us then why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about?" We are going to take a deeper look into this exact question. Today we look at Judges 6:1 to find out answers. Connect with Amy Kirkpatr...
Oct 25, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 27
What is the desert? Is it a place that we find ourselves in and have to struggle out of? Is it the location of several bad things happening? So often our prayers are focused on the transition out of the desert. Yet, we find that God uses the desert in Scripture as the very location where He calls His people to grow, follow, trust, endure, submit, all of it. Remember the story of Hagar and Ishmael and how they became so desperate that they separated from each other so they could do in peace. God ...
Oct 11, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Sometimes we can be so ungrateful for what God has given us. Sometimes we can be real "but" people. You read that right, "but" people. "Thanks God, I really appreciate what you've done for me, but....." Haven't we all wished that God would've done things different or wish He had moved faster or added in one detail. This is the story of the Manassites. They've finally have their promised land and with that the promise that God will help them clear the land of all the people, yet....they are "but"...
Oct 05, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 25
In Joshua we here about the moment that each Israelite tribe finally gains posession of the land that was alotted to them by Moses. The Levites though....they don't really get a territory, but plots of land dispersed all through out Israel. They don't get an inheritance like the others. There inheritance is God....just God. Would we be content if we gain nothing but gained all of God. If we were rich in our relationship with Him, we were able to powerfully serve Him and speak to Him on the behal...
Sep 28, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 24
We all know that Abraham wasn't a perfect man. In Genesis 20 we see him go through repeated offenses. But this time we get to hear his defense. When we hear his excuses can we say that we are much different? Do we not have much of the same doubts that plague our minds? Do we not become indignant with our position in life, the workplace, our families and sometimes make a dramatic scene of our hardships? When I read Genesis 20 I see a very relatable tale of a man who was human and acted in a very ...
Sep 25, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 23
It seems like everyone I know has gone through a time when they needed to redefine themselves. And with that comes redefining how we connect with God. Whether it be a new job, moving to a new state, having a baby, getting married, we all have periods where we have to "relearn" how to connect with God. This episode is about the questions that we can ask ourselves to help us focus in and diagnose how we need to evolve in order to connect with God more fully. Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveo...
Sep 19, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Welcome back after a long break! Today we are discussing on of the toughest stories of the bible, the destruction of Sodom and Gamorrah. Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveonepodcast@gmail.com
Sep 12, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 21
If you struggle with God's wrath in the old testament, know that you are not alone. Throughout my years teaching I have had so many students who have grown up hearing the stories of Noah and Sodom and Gamorrah and wrestle with the goodness of God. Today we talk about God's judgement and how we can reconcile God's character and love. Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveonepodcast@gmail.com
Sep 05, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 20
For anyone who has spent years or even decades on their knees praying for one specific prayer, they know the doubts that can creep into the mind. Hearts at times will be full of faith and at other times they become hardened to the idea that God will ever deliver. Here we see Sarah in that exact place. Maybe a little too relatable, but the beauty is....we can see God bless her anyway. We can see Him address her doubts not with anger, but with truth and encouragement. Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick ...
Aug 24, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 19
We all remember our first car. Somehow that vehicle becomes a part of us growing as a person. Our favorite adventures, our worst decisions, best moments, and a million firsts all happen in that car. We love our cars and trucks and we treat them as an extension of ourselves. So why don't we treat ourselves with the same value? Why do we avoid spending the time, money and investment of maintaining our faith the same way we invest in our vehicles? Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveonepodcast@gm...
Aug 21, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Ah, the waiting....after 25 years we find Abram laughing about his promise and set with a challenge in obedience. It's difficult to stay true to what we know to be right as we push through months, years, and sometimes decades in hopes of finding answered prayers. Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveonepodcast@gmail.com
Aug 17, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode we explore the story of Hagar and Ishmael. We focus our attention on how Sarai and Abram handle the waiting game and how we can learn from their mistakes as we too struggle to stay strong in our own game of patience. Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveonepodcast@gmail.com
Aug 03, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 15
It's so easy to allow tough situations to own us. Often the circumstances around us can determine our mood, emotions, thoughts, and demeanor. But can we change our reaction from being defeated just by changing our posture? Can we simply look up and set our eyes on Jesus? Is it really that simple? Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveonepodcast@gmail.com
Aug 01, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Encouragement, a covenant, and some bad news. In this episode we explore God's character and how He encourages us through the hard times. We see God's ability to ground us when we are disheartened and He displays through His omniscient power how we can trust in Him. God isn't afraid to be honest and tell us of the hardships we may face, but we can take comfort in knowing that He will endure it with us. Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveonepodcast@gmail.com...
Jul 27, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 13
It seems like Christians are divided against almost everyone these days, including ourselves. It seems like everyone is frustrated with everyone else and it's become a norm to have a cynical mindset of others that are different than us. But are we viewing them as Jesus would have? Do we need to change our perspective from looking at different people groups not as threats but at opportunity to share the gospel? Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveonepodcast@gmail.com
Jul 24, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Some of us have some nasty garages. You know what I am talking about. The ones with storage all the way to the garage doors, items teetering in perfect balance...and just straight up filthy. Well on this podcast we are going to compare the nastiness within some of our garages to the nastiness that's within our hearts. God has plan for a clean up party if only we are wiling to take him up on His offer. Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveonepodcast@gmail.com
Jul 20, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 10
"If God is going to bless me with riches, let His name be glorified through it." In this episode we are going to read the heroic story of how Abram faced off against 4 kings and won back his nephew lot, the captives, as well as a lot of riches. Abram then refuses to take any of the provisions for fear that others may boast that they made Abram rich and not his Lord. Can we live in a way that we relied on God to elevate our position and not ourselves? Do we live our lives in a way that our top pr...
Jul 18, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 11
It isn't easy to trust God with the biggest decisions in our life, but we can all look at the actions of Abram and see that He fully surrendered his plans, his desires and his family to God's will. In this episode we get to explore more of the relationship between Abram and God and how they interacted through a mutual love. Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveonepodcast@gmail.com
Jul 14, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Surrendering our lives, our desires, our plans, to God is never easy. And why should it be? God wants to lead us, but that often means that He is going to push up against our flesh, our ways, our desire to be in control. Surrendering is never easy, but the result of letting go and letting God drive is a life long journey in gaining peace, joy, and a beautiful relationship with God. Todays episode is designed to help each of us see where we are 'hung up' on letting God lead us. Are we actually fu...
Jul 11, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 8
I am a self professed bible nerd and twelve:ONE just wouldn't be my podcast without the word. We are investigating the character of God and more specifically how He interacts with His people. The God we see in the old testament is the same God of the new testament and the one that is alive in us today. So understanding the past helps us to know who He is and what we can expect from our Lord. We start in Genesis 12 and we look at the difficult life that Abram lived in order to be obedient to the ...
Jul 07, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Have you ever wondered why you don't see more modern day miracles? I'm convinced that we have grown out of the culture of sharing the testimonies of what God is doing in our lives. Twelve:ONE hopes to share powerful stories of what God is doing in people's lives in order to reinvigorate our hope and expectation of seeing God work in miraculous ways in our lives...today...right now. This episode is a story of a woman who was serving in South Sudan and was tangled up in some pretty scary circumsta...
Jul 03, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Loving God is at the center of everything we do as followers of Christ. It's out of love that we serve Him. It's our love and appreciation for our Lord that spurs our praise and it urges us to read the word. But what does it mean to love the Lord with all your heart, mind soul, and strength? When we look into the definition of the words, we find a beautiful description of how our whole life should reflect a love for the Lord. It's not a feeling but the act of love. Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick a...
Jul 01, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Let's be real, we all spend a great deal of time thinking about ourselves. We are so hyper focused on how things affect us that we have to remind ourselves to focus on others. What happens if love is this key element to this divine plan that God has to draw His people closer together while at the same time challenging us as individuals? What happens if through the selfless act of love we gain God Himself? It seems like a win win. Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveonepodcast@gmail.com...
Jun 28, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 4
It's easy to assume that we understand what love means. We love pizza, love our city, love that new song that just changed our life, but is that what God meant when He told us that the greatest commandments are to love Him and love our neighbors? This episode is a dive in the definition of love as GOD defined it, not how our culture has distorted it. Maybe we need to come up with another word for that amazing Tiktok video we watched and can't get enough of....do we really love it like we love Ch...
Jun 24, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Every great relationship has to start somewhere and the same goes for anyone who is wanting to establish a deep and meaningful relationship with God. The goal of this episode is to shine light on one of the most important aspects of wanting to know God. We have to start with love. If God is love (1 John 4:7-9) then we must understand love in order to know who our God is. Do we know God's definition of love and do we use that knowledge as a foundation of how we interact with others as well as how...
Jun 24, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the very first episode of the twelve:ONE podcast. Most of us have heard the verse "be still and know that I am God", but in this episode Amy will go on to share how this verse has shaped and challenged her to truly follow Christ. In a world where everyone was convinced she should pave her own path and drag God along as her lovely assistant, the "be still" verse helped her to follow His lead and learn who God is as the ultimate Shepherd. Connect with Amy Kirkpatrick at twelveonepodcast...
Jun 24, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 1
