{"id":4303,"date":"2023-01-30T16:49:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ikemediology.com\/clc\/?p=4303"},"modified":"2023-01-30T16:49:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:49:46","slug":"the-essentials-of-encouragement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ikemediology.com\/clc\/2023\/01\/30\/the-essentials-of-encouragement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Essentials of Encouragement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/www.ikemediology.com\/clc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Essentials-of-Encouragement-2023-01-30-3.59-PM.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikemediology.com\/clc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Today-1-of-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikemediology.com\/clc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Today-1-of-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4309\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ikemediology.com\/clc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Today-1-of-1-980x551.jpeg 980w, http:\/\/www.ikemediology.com\/clc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Today-1-of-1-480x270.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This guy was in the water today at Deep Cove Beach, when I began my walk.  He was still splashing around an hour and a half later when I returned.  You have to give this kind of effort some recognition.  There is a level of enjoyment here that escapes me but I enjoyed the fact that he was having a good time. Rather than call him crazy, because I would not have done it, it just feels better to encourage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday at CLC, we talked about the power of encouragement. If you have time and interest, this is the message, somewhat edited &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have experimented for some time to try to find the simplest method to post Sunday messages. For a period of time, we are going to try an audio file that can be shared and connected to our social media sites as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This message is from January 29, 2023.  It is edited to remove interaction that is not recorded through a microphone.  Really this interaction is the substance of our gatherings.  It is the belief that everyone brings something to the table and if the pastor&#8217;s voice is the only one heard on a given Sunday morning, were are missing something vital to our services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guy was in the water today at Deep Cove Beach, when I began my walk. He was still splashing around an hour and a half later when I returned. You have to give this kind of effort some recognition. 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