{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Divine Catalyst: How Will You Respond?","description":"This week\u2019s podcast takes a detour from our usual leadership topics.&amp;nbsp; A catalyst is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction. For example, Pepsin is an enzyme that acts as a digestive catalyst, speeding up the digestion of meat. We are also familiar with the use of catalyst to refer to a person that causes change or action. In this episode we will think about such a person. That catalyst is Jesus Christ.&amp;nbsp; Reading from the Gospel of Matthew, I explore how the birth of Christ impacted the lives of the Magi, King Herod and Joseph, the husband of Mary.&amp;nbsp; Here are the highlights: 0:00 Introduction &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 1:13 What is a catalyst? &amp;nbsp; 2:14 The threefold nature of the catalyst &amp;nbsp; 3:35 The response to the catalyst &amp;nbsp; 3:53 The response of the wise men &amp;nbsp; 5:58 The response of King Herod &amp;nbsp; 9:37 The response of Joseph &amp;nbsp; 13:13 How will you respond to this catalyst? &amp;nbsp; Resources: &amp;nbsp; Passage to Read: Matthew 1:18 - Matthew 2:23 &amp;nbsp; YouVersion Bible App: https:\/\/www.youversion.com\/the-bible-app\/ &amp;nbsp;  Have a terrific Holiday Season with your family and friends, and thank you for tuning in! ","author_name":"Construction Genius","author_url":"http:\/\/constructionleaders.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21478268\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/117520205"}