Barbara Rudd Degenhardt - Speaking Words of Life and Hope

Our world is in need of solutions to address the challenges we are facing. How can I make a difference by speaking life and hope in my workplace, my family and my community?
This webinar by Barbara Rudd Degenhardt, M.Ed., R.P. followed by Q&A is focused on living out our abundant life and overflowing hope.
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0:00 Introductory comments and introduction of Barbara Rudd Degenhardt - Darlene McLean
0:42 Introductory comments - Barbara Rudd Degenhardt
0:56 Turmoil in our world, workplaces and families
2:41 How can we speak words of life and hope to make a difference?
3:34 Being solution-focused
5:15 Call to effectiveness
5:46 Effective work: deal with opposition
7:04 Effective partnerships: align with God’s people
8:10 Effective prayer: live in righteousness
9:54 Life and Hope
10:14 Words of life: maintaining an abundant life mentality
13:19 Life-giving solutions: family
15:40 Life-giving solutions: workplace
17:26 Life-giving solutions: community
19:24 Words of hope: maintaining an overflowing hope mentality
23:42 Hope-filled solutions: family
25:48 Hope-filled solutions: workplace
28:04 Hope-filled solutions: community
30:48 People follow the person with the most hope
33:00 Reflection
33:22 How firm is my hope anchor?
33:33 In my busy schedule is there one thing I can do to bring life to my family, to my workplace, or to my community?
34:04 Is there something I could do to instill hope in a family member, a colleague, or a neighbour?
Q&A
34:41 Almost every family I know has difficult relationships with parents and children (including adult children), estrangement between siblings, etc. Are there resources that you could point to that might be helpful in being a conduit for the peacemaking and reunification work that the Holy Spirit desires to do?
35:56 Being someone who is in the political arena, who values Biblical truth and all that is not popular in today’s society/culture, it is increasingly difficult to be a loving Truth-teller according to the Word of God. How do you have the courage and emotional ability to withstand the storm that will come when we speak hope and life?
36:39 Intentionally engaging with the person, not the ideas we may not agree with
36:50 Employing non-religious words to speak Truth, which requires being familiar with the principles of the Word of God
37:25 Remembering that Jesus died for “that person” just as much as for me and created each of us with a specific plan, destiny and purpose
37:33 Unveiling truth wrapped in tender mercy, rather than focusing on the law (John 1:16-17)
37:41 Balancing sincere hopefulness with the truth of how God works, remembering that our primary allegiance is to the “Audience of One”
37:50 Valuing individuals by reaching out to encourage and affirm them-especially those we disagree with
39:07 Receiving God’s comfort in our suffering so we can come alongside others and pass the same comfort on to them (2 Corinthians 1:3-7)
39:16 Fixing our eyes on Jesus-as difficulties increase, our hope becomes unshakable
39:24 Daily cultivating and experiencing life of the Holy Spirit daily in our lives
39:47 Closing comments - Darlene McLean