Episode 15

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13th Apr 2022

Your Piece of Peace

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard is found in Matthew 20:1-16. In this parable Jesus illustrates that salvation is for everyone who wants it and the measure of salvation is the same for everyone no matter how long you have been saved. There isn't more salvation for those who have been saved longer than others. We cannot apply the earthly principles of seniority or first in line to the Kingdom of Heaven. Our earthly rules do not apply. It's God's rules and principles that apply and we need to get out of our own way of understanding and apply God's way. There are no bragging rights for older Christians over new Christians. Peace is peace. You cannot get a bigger slice of peace. There is no salvation times two or half of everlasting life. We all get the same. Isn't that wonderful? Why would new Christians want to join the Kingdom of Heaven if they got less joy and less peace? We should want everyone to be saved and everyone to have peace, joy, and everlasting life the same as we have. In an earthly world where we are not all treated equally and we do not all have the same resources and level of access, these things can make us feel less than or left behind. There is joy in knowing that the God's Kingdom does not operate the same because the measure is all the same. The message of the last will be first and the first will be last is Jesus' way of saying we all can enter the Kingdom of Heaven with the same abundance as every other saved soul.

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Philia - A Wife, Mother, Sister, Friend, Educator, and Sierra Leonean-American Daughter. Moved by the gift of Jesus Christ, Philia converted from Islam to Christianity and was baptized in 2019. Full of love and light, Philia is dedicated to loving all in need. Philia's giving heart ensures that her home is always full of those seeking shelter, warmth, healing and love, which she freely gives. Philia feels joy in diving deeper in her relationship with God and sharing her God given gifts, talents, and abilities with others. Her goal is to be a walking, living, breathing testimony of God's transformative power of love. The love of God shines brightly through Philia and anyone in her vicinity is drawn to that light.

Yemi - A native Brooklynite, Nigerian-American, Lawyer, Friend and Day One Christian. Yemi is a woman of passion and love for God. She takes time to understand life through the lens of her faith while finding most situations authored by God's comedy. Her desire to grow in faith came during her 2017-2018 episode of depression. She surrendered to God and felt peace in trusting in the Lord. God led her to start a live bible study and prayer call which flourished for two years with the help of her co-host Philia. Yemi desires to share her faith journey and struggles with everyone near and far. She relishes in the transformation and testimonies of others and her heart is most full when she is spreading love.