{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F570d69e9-5aff-4d8a-9616-65f49878f794","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Bold Steps Forward // The Shadow Nation Rises 06\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/570d69e9-5aff-4d8a-9616-65f49878f794\"></iframe>","title":"Bold Steps Forward // The Shadow Nation Rises 06","description":"This is the sixth installment in Eric\u2019s series entitled, The Shadow Nation Rises. In this message he digs into God\u2019s pattern for taking the Land of Promise as enunciated in Deuteronomy chapter seven. God informs the Israelites that they will not be able to take the land quickly, but instead, He will enable them to take it little by little. This pattern of \u201clittle by little\u201d is a foundational principle of the spiritual growth of the Christian life.  Many trip over the idea that an all-powerful God does not do everything He does immediately. The thought is, \"if He has the ability to do it immediately, why doesn\u2019t He?\u201d  However, this \"little by little\u201d process is very much on-purpose and critical in the proper development of both individuals and nations.      ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0ff6e420-9461-4fb8-9ae0-0e7232c25547/cover_image_eric-ludy-sermon-podcast-church-at-ellerslie.jpg"}