Episode 343

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28th Dec 2022

Arise to Christmas: Arise to an Unexpected Savior

Arise to Christmas: Arise to an Unexpected Savior - Ken Wetmore

Sometimes we find the greatest love in the most unexpected places. Surely, as the shepherds, magi, and others viewed Jesus, they must have felt surprised that Israel’s Messiah was a helpless baby born into a poor family. However, this is how God loved this world, He gave His only Son so that anyone willing to embrace the unexpected will be embracing the Giver of Life.


One of our #WholeLifeReflections this week asked: What keeps you from arising to visit Jesus? Have you asked Jesus to remove those barriers?


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DON’T FORGET: Send your lessons learned, how God has arisen in your life, and how you have chosen to Arise during 2022! Ken will choose one of your submissions from the podcast responses during 1st and/or 2nd service on 12/31/22! We will read all responses on next week’s podcast.


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NEXT WEEK 12/31/22:  Reflections - Ken Wetmore

The end of anything is the beginning of something new. What lessons from this year will you take into 2023? How has God arisen in your life during 2022? How have you chosen to arise this year? On the final day of 2022, we’ll reflect on the goodness of God.


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Use the #hashtags:  #WholeLifePodcast #WholeLifeReflections #ThisIsWholeLife #ThisIsUS #WeAreFamily #Christmas2022 #ARISE

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About the Podcast

This Is WholeLife
A weekly conversation around a variety of topics being shared and discussed at the WholeLife Church in Orlando Florida. If you join us online or in person you are familiar with our #WholeLifeTakeAways and this is where we continue those conversations!
This is WholeLife is a weekly conversation where we dive deeper into the message and topics at WholeLife Church in Orlando, Florida. Enjoy a mix of light-hearted fun and transparency as we seek answers with Pastors Ken Wetmore, and Melanie Bockmann, with Digital Content Creator Lucas Moraes, and Communications Director and Host Randy Magray.  It’s the perfect midweek commute podcast to grow personally and spiritually with your WholeLife family! We encourage your questions, comments, and feedback, which we discuss and share in every episode!   

You can join the conversation by emailing podcast@wholelife.church, calling 407-965-1607, or texting us at 407-965-1607, and using # ThisIsWholeLife on our social media feeds.

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WholeLife Church

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WholeLife Church is a diverse congregation in Orlando, Florida. Our mission is loving people into a lifelong friendship with God.

We are . . . single, married, divorced, female, male, straight, LGBTQ, poor, rich, old, young. At WholeLife Church, we welcome any member of the community to join us in worship. We don’t care if you’re a practicing Christian or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We want to offer you grace and peace as you begin or continue your faith journey.

We are WholeLife Church, and we’re all welcome here.

Randy Magray

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Randy is a #TitleTownUSA native and certified #CheeseHead, being born and raised in Green Bay Wisconsin for 30 years. Randy and his wife Heather moved to the Orlando area in 2001 where daughters Ellie and Emilie eventually joined the family. They have been members at WholeLife Church since 2016 when Randy began hosting and producing the church's podcast This Is WholeLife and adding Speaking of Grace in 2020.

Randy's first job was working at a produce farm when he was 12 and his career has continued to be a diverse journey through the years including brick mason, home builder, financial advisor, media producer, and business owner/entrepreneur in multiple industries.

As the Digital Ministries director he looks forward to growing together as family through digital engagement that shines the light of Jesus in a way that searching hearts are engaged into a lifelong friendship with God. Randy's favorite and go-to Bible chapter.

In his free time you will find Randy tweeting about and cheering his Green Bay Packers and riding his Harley Davidson (where he has occasionally delivered WholeLife Church Announcements), relaxing at Ormond Beach with his family, and listening to podcasts!