Thoughtful Thursdays with Zachary Coffey
This podcast is an audiobook equivalent to the Thoughtful Thursdays blog by Isaiah 1:18 Ministries written and produced by Zachary Coffey.
Zachary Coffey is the author of "Welcome to the Armory" a book that looks into the parallels between the virtues listed in the Armor of God and the Roman Military Equipment. How each single piece works in tandem with the other to form effective spiritual armor.
Episodes
48 episodes
What to Expect in the Future
Isaiah 1:18 Ministries is currently in a time of Transition and Growth. Today's BlogCast expounds a bit on what this means going forward.
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5:46
The Required Break
Today, Zachary provides a "Behind the Scenes" look into his life and how things have been changing requiring him to take a bit of a break from Blogcasting Work. Isaiah 1:18 Ministri...
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6:38
How Do We Pray?
Thought Nugget from the ShowWhen we pray God looks at our hearts and sees the truth of our condition. Humility is rewarded while boastfulness and pride are not. Prayer is for the sake of communication between you and God, not to prop...
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8:47
Accepting Boredom
When business takes over and we let it crowd out the importance of taking a rest it will cause us to become fatigued and lose the ability to endure as we ought to. It is by surrendering our many worries, thoughts, desires, stressors, and burden...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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14:36
Living on Mission
Living a life on mission requires many things to be fruitful for the kingdom of God but they all flow from maintaining a relationship with Him. A relationship resulting in us developing humility, strength, and the ability to trust Jesus at all ...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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14:29
Forcing Self Cancellation
Today, Zachary shares the following thought about cancel culture.Satan doesn’t have the power over what we think or say but what he can do is intimidate and ultimately demoralize us into self-cancellation. The reason for this is to take us ...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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15:19
A Christian's Source
Our source of strength as Christians is our restored relationship with God. But this relationship will only provide us with that strength if we maintain it.Scriptures for today: Psalms 91 and 121, John 15:4-6, 1st Peter 2:1-3
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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7:08
My Concern for "The Chosen"
We need to be careful about where we source our information from when it comes to things in life but especially when it comes to scripture. The TV show “The Chosen” has had a massive success but due to how it has taken a vast amount of artistic...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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13:07
Restoring Holiness
Reading through the gospels we see that there have been two times when Jesus needed clear out the temple. Both of these instances reveal just how much God cares for us to live holy lives since our bodies are the dwelling place of the Holy Spiri...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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12:32
How Masters Are Made
Masters are made through yielding to temptations and the more we yield the stronger they become. There is but one way to be freed of this and that is to restore God’s position as the Master over our lives in all areas of it. And the freedom fro...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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16:04
Whom Do You Serve
Today’s blogcast covers how it is easy to try and do things our own way when God’s way doesn’t make sense to us. This comes because trust in Him is being grown through the time we are going through. Sometimes it’s rough but to endure to the end...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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0:48
Simple Yet Profound
Today we get a look at something that Zachary has been reading, "The Spiritual Man" by Watchman Nee published in 1968. A book that deals with the issue of man having two natures the one which we are born with, that of sinful flesh, and the one ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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10:42
Christian Boldness
Today Zachary looks at verses from 2nd Timothy and Romans to provide guidance on how to deal with intimidation as a Christian.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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15:07
Jude's Warning and Revelation
The book of Jude is the Second to Last book of the Bible and it is focused on dealing with the issue of false teachers. Giving ways to identify them and how we are to respond when they arise. Join Zachary as he dives into this book looking at t...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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15:19
The Societal Impact of God
Today Zachary does something different. Instead of expounding on a biblical teaching he works through a question to the end result. Asking how does believing in a god who is omniscient, omnipotent, and who actively cares about the world events ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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18:15
Unseen But Not Unimportant
In today's episode Zachary covers the topic of knowing your place in your local church and how sometimes your desire for more is not to get more but maybe to give more.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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12:05
Be A Berean
Today Zachary brings up the example of the Jews in Berea who diligently "Bible Checked" Paul and Silas and how they are an important one to follow in our current day and age where there are so many voices trying to influence our ways of thinkin...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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21:09
Valentine's Day Special
Today, in recognition of Saint Valentine's Day, Zachary decides to share a bit about his personal life. And how he went through a journey in his life to grow and become the man he is with the woman he loves. Get ready for a heart warming story ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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23:10
Bring Your Best
Today Zachary shares a bit about when he prepares the Thursday Thoughts and why it sometimes feels hard for him to do. While also sharing why he is so passionate about making sure there is a thought ready each week.Today is going to be a fa...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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10:18
Thoughts on Absolutes
In today's episode Zachary gives some thoughts on the nature of absolutes. Specifically the ones we find expressed in scriptures and explains their purpose for us in life.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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18:53
The Spiritual Effects of Fasting
Continuing from last week's topic of why Christians should fast Zachary covers a few highlights of what can result from seeking God diligently in a time of fasting and prayer.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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18:10
Prayer and Fasting Part 1
This Week Zachary begins to tackle the topic of Prayer and Fasting for the purpose of explaining why Christians will spend time in prayer and fasting.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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13:15
The Enemy's Ambush
In 1st Peter Chapter 5 the church is told to be vigilant and sober because our enemy the Devil is described as a roaring lion seeking for who he may devour. But what exactly does this mean and how does it apply to our lives. Is there a spiritua...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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21:03
God Called an Audible and I Am Not Sorry for Obeying
Zachary makes an earlier than planned reemergence to make one more post before the year ends. Sharing in it some quick insights from his recently completed personal reading through the Biblical book of Judges. Comparing it to some current socie...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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21:47
Plans for the rest of 2022 and 2023
In today's episode Zachary explains what is going on behind the scenes and how it all impacts the future of the podcast. Giving the reason for why things have been quiet for the past little while and how things will be moving forward.
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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12:36