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CCOG 6-28-26 Sunday morning Service with Bishop John Carter. Stop Flapping And Start Soaring

Producer/ Editor JD Episode 227

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You can be surrounded by faith and still end up feeling far from home. We start with the weighty tone of Isaiah’s warnings, then step into the stunning turn of Isaiah 40 where God speaks comfort to people who have lived in exile for decades, tired, broken, and sure they’ve been forgotten. That shift becomes our mirror: sometimes the enemy does not drag us away in one moment, he wears us down through distraction, isolation, and the slow pull of “normal life” until we lose our strength and our hunger for God.

We lean hard into Isaiah 40:31 and the command to “wait upon the Lord,” not as passive sitting around, but as waiting with expectation and trust. When the promise feels too good to be true, God answers doubt by showing who He is: Creator over oceans and mountains, ruler over nations, the One who calls the stars by name. If He can hold the universe together, He can hold your life together, and He can renew what burnout, grief, and pressure have drained.

Then we get practical with a picture you won’t forget: the difference between flapping your wings in your own strength and mounting up like an eagle that rides a stronger wind. The eagle and turkey pen story lands the point, and we close with a call to keep your wings mounted, let God lift you, and trust His timing for the way home. Subscribe, share with someone who’s worn out, and leave a review. What are you tired of trying to carry alone?

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