Santa Conventions, Lottery Scams, and Mercy

About this episode

The episode discusses sermon illustrations, a Santa convention, and the importance of mercy and perspective in relation to sin and how God sees us.

John makes sermon illustrations about soda and hosts a Santa convention at the church. Meanwhile, Jonnie tells the story of Elmo testifying before Congress and wonders if police dogs know that they're cops. Plus, a conversation about mercy and sin—and why our perspective of how God sees us is so important. Today's episode is NOT sponsored by Rainbows: "We just escaped from prism." FOLLOW Jonnie W: https://jonniew.com FOLLOW John Driver: https://johndriver.com LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, SEND MESSAGE, OR SUPPORT at http://talkaboutthatpodcast.com WATCH/SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwjExy_jWIdNvGd28XgF2Dg Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us .

People in this episode

Hosts: John Driver, Jonnie W.

Topics covered

• mercy
• sin
• perspective of God
• Santa convention
• soda sermon illustrations
• police dogs

Keywords

• mercy
• sin
• God's perspective
• Santa convention
• soda
• Elmo
• police dogs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rainbows

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