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Merry Christmas, friends!! You may notice a full episode is not going live this week. I wanted to update you that we are taking our two week, end of the year break and we look forward to resuming podcasts every Monday in the new year, beginning January 6th. And one piece of our super exciting news is that we are going to soon not only be an audio only podcast, but we will also be offering video! You can watch these episodes on YouTube, beginning January 27th.

I have three additional announcements I want to make: First, I want you to be the first to know we have a new website! You may remember Francie Hinrichsen from Episode 132 where we talked about pursuing our God-Given Dreams. She is the amazing business woman who has carefully designed a brand new website for Savvy Sauce Charities and we are thrilled with the final product, so I hope you check it out!! You can find a scrapbook of previous guests, show notes, articles and more. My second and third announcements are related to the website.

One new thing you will find on our website is a transcription of every episode! Some guests have reached out to say they want to read the conversations, take notes on what was said, or in some cases, their spouse wants to glean all the goodness from each episode, but they prefer reading rather than listening. We heard you and we responded by making these transcripts available, free of charge to you! And speaking of free of charge, I want to share an announcement about the financial side of The Savvy Sauce Charities. As you know, we recently became a non-profit, which means all your financial support is now tax-deductible! There are multiple ways to give, and we would be so honored if you would share your financial support with us so that we can continue producing free content that is accessible to the general public.

Your money will go to support:

Creatively getting the Gospel message of Jesus Christ to the nations as we continue to share the good news on every episode. I say this is reaching the nations because The Savvy Sauce podcast is downloaded in all 50 United States and well over 100 countries around the world.

Your financial support also supports practical needs, such as:

Aiding our team to continue producing helpful content that is practical, uplifting, and always pointing to Jesus.

Your financial support furthermore will help us:

Continue to expand our reach and secure future projects we have planned for this ministry.

If your ears are hearing this message, I am specifically asking you to give . . . we are so grateful for any amount and our team will continue to seek to be good stewards of the gifts offered to us. If you want to write a check or set up an ongoing payment with your bank that delivers a check to us each month, this is the most beneficial way to give because no percentages are taken out for processing fees. You can make your check out to Savvy Sauce Charities at P.O. Box 101 Roanoke, IL 61561. Additionally, with our new website, we now have a donate button! There are processing fees that we cover for these donations, but we wanted to offer listeners a seamless way to share their finances with us when we share our content with them. So just visit thesavvysauce.com and find the donate page under the tab support. Another way to find it is simply type in donate to the search bar on the website and click the first picture shown.

We are all about sharing around here: Sharing resources, Sharing Joy, and sharing the good news about Jesus Christ! We ask that you also will share by sharing financially, sharing The Savvy Sauce episodes, and sharing a five-star rating and review!

Thanks for listening and I can't wait to be return on January 6th and begin sharing all these amazing guests we have in store for you. Until then, I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas as we celebrate God with us!

Merry Christmas Everyone and Happy New Year!

Gospel Scripture: (all NIV)

Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”

Romans 3:24 “and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”

Romans 3:25 (a) “God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood.”

Hebrews 9:22 (b) “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.”

Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Romans 5:11 “Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.”

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Romans 10:9 “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Luke 15:10 says “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Romans 8:1 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”

Ephesians 1:13–14 “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession- to the praise of his glory.”

Ephesians 1:15–23 “For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.”

Ephesians 2:8–10 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God‘s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.“

Ephesians 2:13 “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.“

Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

Welcome to The Savvy Sauce

Practical chats for intentional living

A faith-based podcast and resources to help you grow closer to Jesus and others. Expect encouragement, surprises, and hope here. Each episode offers lively interviews with fascinating guests such as therapists, authors, non-profit founders, and business leaders.

They share their best practices and savvy tips we can replicate to make our daily life and relationships more enjoyable!