# Catch the First Thought | Church 12/21/25

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Podcast: [Church with Jesse Lee Peterson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-with-jesse-lee-peterson-1003515)
Published: 2025-12-21T22:31:28+00:00
Episode link: https://rebuildingtheman.substack.com/p/catch-the-first-thought-church-122125
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Duration seconds: 7888

## Resource

Dating Don’ts… Israel and Christians… Anticipating an argument… Christian actress played a lesbian… “Prayers go out…”? Catch the first thought. Church with Jesse Lee Peterson, Sunday, December 21, 2025 * 📖 Biblical Question: When people say, “My prayers go out…,” what do they mean? * 📝 Assignment: Catch the first thought. Don’t go into the second thought. * 📖 NEW Biblical Question: Where did Judas Iscariot go when he died? ANNOUNCEMENT: BOND will be closed weekdays from Christmas Eve through New Year’s week. We reopen Monday, January 5th, 2026. We WILL have Church on Sundays as-normal. TIMESTAMPS * (0:00:00) - 00 - Small talk, Welcome * (0:02:56) - 1A - Don’t date woman at work who has a boyfriend, or spend money * (0:10:46) - 1B - Disaster is a false thought * (0:13:15) - 1C - Again: Don’t spend money on women * (0:14:16) - 2A - Israel, Christians, and victims : Donyale * (0:20:56) - 2B - It didn’t used to be like this. * (0:24:24) - 2C - It doesn’t make sense to hate. Leave your hate at home! * (0:26:04) - 2D - BQ: “My prayers go out…”? * (0:28:29) - 2E - Go to Israel before Germany! Dead Sea. * (0:30:50) - 3A - In my head over dispute with contractor * (0:35:37) - 3B - What’s he doing wrong? How does he let it go? * (0:42:48) - 3C - He missed it. Do you see there is no you? * (0:47:30) - 3D - You don’t know what’s coming. Practice being present. * (0:50:47) - 3E - So relatable. Husband bought wrong Califia milk! Stop mid-sentence. * (0:55:50) - 3F - JLP: Test the Devil. Feel like fighting? Don’t. Have a wait-and-see. * (0:59:52) - 3G - JLP on Jewish business owners, Mexican employees * (1:01:45) - 4A - Miss Alabama moving out. Roommate loudly talking about me on phone * (1:06:43) - 4B - Assignment? There is no “you” to defend! * (1:10:07) - 5A - Doug catching the th…

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