The Disabled with Joni Eareckson Tada (Part 1) | NickV Ministries Podcast

Описание: Nick Vujicic identifies how to rise above disabilities. Joni Eareckson Tada is a world-renowned author, radio host, disability advocate, and the founder of Joni and Friends. As a teenager she became a quadriplegic after a diving accident. Joni repeats 10 words that changed her life. "God permits what He hates to accomplish what He loves." In this interview, we dive into the joy and suffering of everyday life, including Joni's own story, and how Jesus is the answer to it all.

Join us for an honest, real, and humorous look into how God meets us in our greatest pain and suffering and the joy that can be discovered through life as a disciple of Jesus Christ. We also discuss how the church can best serve those with disabilities and how we've learned to persevere through life's greatest challenges. You don't want to miss it!

0:00 Introduction
2:32 Nick and Joni’s friendship
5:20 Joni’s story
5:18 I broke my neck in a diving accident when I was 17.
6:18 I am living like a hypocrite. I am enslaved to sin. Jesus, would you do something in my life?"
7:39 I think it was their love that began to soften my heart.
7:51 Through months of suicidal depression....
8:32 How does Jesus meet us in pain and depression?
10:14 My advice here: I would not resist the depression. I would move into it.
10:29 When my pain gets really hard. I wake up in the morning, and I think....
10:37 And it is just at times overwhelming. But instead of resisting it, and instead of getting
anxious about it or fearful about it or angry about it, I walk into it.
11:58 I walk into that depression and talk back to it.
13:39 I'll fly away!
14:30 "In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." 1 Thessalonians 5:18
14:55 How did you learn to thank God after your accident?
19:05 How could a good God allow this to happen?
23:32 God has changed me!
24:30 Joni’s encouragement
25:23 Praying for healing
27:25 The church’s role
30:56 How the church can serve those with disabilities
36:01 Dealing with depression
36:45 Joy and suffering
39:06 What are your favorite stories from your work?
43:08 Joni and Friends
44:17 The power of worship
49:57 Gospel hope
52:54 Prayer
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