SageTalk
With 75+ years of pastoring between them, Al Henson and Paul Lawler share wisdom and offer shepherding to the hearts of Christian leaders and other faithful servants who love God. They welcome your questions and thoughts at [email protected]: Dr. Al Henson, Founder and Global Ambassador for Compassionate Hope, Paul Lawler, Senior Pastor at Christ Church Birmingham, and host, Aaress Lawless, Founding Partner at DuoParadigms.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 20
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
Episode 20: Suffering: Redemption Through Pain
When we are going through suffering, there are things God is redeeming within us that have an eternal purpose. Seeing the power of God work through our lives has a personal redemptive impact, but it…
Episode 19: Suffering: Does it Come with Instructions?
When we suffer, we need to know God is aware of our pain and He even feels our pain. God wants us to not isolate ourselves in our suffering, but to share our pain with others who love and care about …
Episode 18: Worship: We Become Like What We Behold
Worship at the heart level brings us into the presence of God. And when we are in His presence, we discover a fullness of joy, where we can truly get to know Him. Values begin to shift and our loves …
Episode 17: Confession Opens the Door to Transformation
When we confess our sin to God, we not only agree with God that something is wrong, but we agree with Him in the hope and power of forgiveness. It’s in this heart of confession that we are made ready…
Episode 16: Jesus, Prince of Peace
One of the healthy longings in a human being is to know inner peace. And one of the descriptions of Jesus is The Prince of Peace. But to KNOW the peace of God, we need to BE at peace with God and ot…
Episode 15: Jesus, Emmanuel
Words matter because words have meaning. When the "Word became flesh and dwelt among us," we can take time to remember that the Son of God has many names. Jesus. Messiah. Alpha and Omega. One of…
Episode 14: Al's Story: A Mother's Prayer
This is the deeply personal story of Al Henson’s life and ministry, from a mother’s prayer of dedication after hearing Billy Graham, to a young man yielding to God’s call, to a father walking the ais…
Episode 13: Living a Life of Significance
Today's episode deals with the classic contrast between success and significance. While many pursue worldly success in order to feel significant, we consider how significance is rooted in valuing wh…
Episode 12: Christmas and the Least of These
Jesus spoke about the Christian's call to the "least of these" in Matthew 25. Over time, Al and Paul have grown to understand the “least of these” are not only the poor and weak, but anyone in need.…
Episode 11: Knowing God Part Two: Growing Down the Highway
Growing and knowing God is like a two-lane highway where we need to ride the middle line. On one side, is the preparation and softening of the heart and the other side is comprised of the Christian d…
Episode 10: Knowing God Part One: "I Want to Know Him"
Loving God begins with knowing God. This was the Apostle Paul’s “purpose” statement: “I want to know Him,” but it is not a head knowledge, it’s a HEART knowledge. To know him so intimately from the p…
Episode 9: Brokenness #3: At the End of Self...is Jesus
This podcast looks at the four stages of brokenness in the Apostle Paul’s life: 1) As Saul prior to Damascus, where he knew scriptures, but didn’t know God. 2) At Damascus, where he received some rev…
Episode 8: Brokenness #2: It's not an Outcome, It's a Lifestyle
There is a point each of us needs to come to even AFTER we’ve come to Christ. We need to be broken. Desire to know God and seek Him, and then ask Him to revelate Himself to you.
Matthew 5:3
Episode 7: Brokenness #1: Victory in Brokenness
When God, the Father, asks, “Where is My dwelling place? Where is my rest?”, the answer is: “In you.” In this podcast we look how brokenness leads us to a place where we are at peace with God, a pla…
Episode 6: Taking on the Nature of a Servant
Servanthood is not only doing what is right and good, but also doing it in the power of the Holy Spirit. Being a servant is more than what you do, it’s why you do it and how you do it. It’s not just …
Episode 5: Praying for the Persecuted Church
SageTalk pauses to consider and pray for believers around the world who are being persecuted for their faith. Al and Paul share numerous stories of friends and co-laborers around the world who have b…
Episode 4: Spiritual Transformation: Leading Others into the Presence of God
How does a follower of Jesus practice the presence of God and then, how can he or she help others enter this same level of transparency with the Father? This allows us to have a deep level of partici…
Episode 3: Spiritual Transformation: An Unveiled Face
Transformation comes as the presence of God becomes real in our heart and life. So often greater transformation occurs in five minutes in God’s presence than in 52 weeks in the pew. So important is r…
Episode 2: Transformation: Conforming to the Image of Jesus
We long for greater degrees of experiencing spiritual transformation, but we are often anxious when we don’t see more. Al and Paul discuss God’s desire for us to be conformed to the image of His Son,…
Episode 1: Spiritual Fatherhood
As young men, Al and Paul each had the heart’s cry, “Where are the spiritual fathers?” Unable to find one, they purposed to one day become spiritual father to others. This podcast episode is dedicat…