High Stakes_ Going ALL IN
High Stakes_ Going ALL IN

Resilient Truths

Dr. Bell was asked to be the guest speaker at Gods’ Word for Life. Dr. Bell emphasized the importance of love and commitment in the Christian walk. To truly demonstrate the love of Christ and win souls for the Kingdom, believers must be genuine and auth

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Resilient Truths Human Services is a federally recognized 501c3 nonprofit corporation. This platform was chosen because this business is not about the profits, it is about serving the people with their best interest at heart. Resilient Truths is a faith-based, nonprofit human services organization that funds the communities with the resources that is needed to enable the community. through provision and referrals, we are providing bus fare, vital credentials, job preparation, servicing the homeless, assisting the veterans, transitional housing, group home, affordable housing, funeral preparation, substance abuse treatment, behavioral health, respite care, intensive case management, senior resources, food pantry, workshops, financial literacy, investment workshops, education assistance, parenting skills, and Biblical based teaching to empower those in the communities to create a better lifestyle. Resilient Truths has offered affordable childcare assistance to single mothers and middle-income families with multiple children. This is being restructured to implement the regulations concerning COVID. We are also in the process of providing learning centers to hep families with the challenges of those who have special needs. Intervention/prevention programs are also offered for at-risk youth who are suicidal or thinking of going down a path of destruction. Resilient Truths has a staff that serves the community out of experience as well as education. All with a passion to help those in their community. Resilient Truths believes it is a community for communities. The fruit is never for the tree. The goal is to be a resource for families to help achieve their goals for generations in multiple states. Rebuilding America one heart at a time. Checkout the website at http://www.resilienttruths.org. Resilient Truths is an IRS 501c3 recognized entity. Should you care to support this ministry you can do so by cashapp $cashmetruthful Blessings and thank you.

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High Stakes Faith: Going All In Without Compromise

Episode Overview

Real faith is shown in behaviour, not just in words; love must move beyond the pulpit into practical action.
Alcohol and other influences can act as competing spirits, clouding discernment and leading away from God’s will.
Believers are urged to use possessions, homes and cars to help others rather than treat them as personal idols.
Backsliders and people harmed by religious hypocrisy need patient, heartfelt support instead of judgement.
Serving with genuine love—towards enemies, the homeless and the hurting—is presented as central to Christian life.

“We got God in our mouth but not in our heart.”

What are the common struggles and victories in addiction recovery? This sermon-style episode of *Resilient Truths* centres on the theme of going "all in" for God, with Dr. Theresa M. Bell speaking passionately about living a non‑compromised Christian life. You'll hear her challenge the Church to stop straddling the fence and start showing a real, practical love that reaches hurting people, including those battling substances and the consequences of addiction. Dr.

Bell reflects on biblical stories of Abraham, Sarah and Peter to ask a direct question: "Who are you listening to today?"—your flesh, your dreams, or Jesus? She links compromise to real‑life choices, including how alcohol acts as "another spirit" that can distort discernment and make people believe they're hearing God when they're not. For anyone in recovery, her warning about what we put into our bodies and how it affects our spiritual life lands strongly.

The episode also looks at how wealth, comfort and religious image can quietly become idols. Dr. Bell contrasts flashy church culture with the gritty work of serving the homeless, feeding people, helping with IDs and housing, and opening homes to those in need.

She asks whether love is just in the mouth or truly in the behaviour: "We got God in our mouth but not in our heart." Alongside Pastor Ronnie Porter and others in the congregation, she calls believers to love enemies, welcome backsliders, and stop judging those with visible struggles—whether that’s mental health, homelessness, sexuality or substance use. Her style is raw, funny at times, and very direct, mixing scripture, personal hospital experiences, and honest admissions about frustration and burnout.

If you’re wondering what wholehearted faith looks like in everyday life—and how it connects with recovery, service and integrity—this episode may prompt you to ask: are you all in, or still keeping one foot out?

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