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No evaluating.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* (1:25:26) - 07 - &lt;strong&gt;“Health nut” in his head avoiding a/c vents:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Revolver&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* (1:29:51) - 8A - “There is no you.” What does that mean?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* (1:33:44) - 8B - Count it all joy. Take the pain. Like “DEI” Doug&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* (1:35:39) - 9A - &lt;strong&gt;Actress’ moral qualms about a script&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;she’s “cosigning” playing a lesbian&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* (1:41:16) - 9B - &lt;em&gt;Disagree?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* (1:47:04) - 9C - &lt;em&gt;Hassan, Derrick, Kurt on playing “immoral” roles. 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Church with Jesse Lee Peterson

Jesse Lee Peterson

Catch the First Thought | Church 12/21/25

DEC 21, 2025131 MIN
Church with Jesse Lee Peterson

Catch the First Thought | Church 12/21/25

DEC 21, 2025131 MIN

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<p><em>Dating Don’ts… Israel and Christians… Anticipating an argument… Christian actress played a lesbian… “Prayers go out…”? Catch the first thought.</em></p><p><em>Church with Jesse Lee Peterson,</em> <strong>Sunday, December 21, 2025</strong></p><p>* 📖 <em>Biblical Question: When people say, “My prayers go out…,” what do they mean?</em></p><p>* 📝 <em>Assignment: Catch the first thought. Don’t go into the second thought.</em></p><p>* 📖 NEW <em>Biblical Question: Where did Judas Iscariot go when he died?</em></p><p>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. </p><p><strong>TIMESTAMPS</strong></p><p>* (0:00:00) - 00 - Small talk, Welcome</p><p>* (0:02:56) - 1A - <strong>Don’t date woman at work who has a boyfriend,</strong> <em>or spend money</em></p><p>* (0:10:46) - 1B - <em>Disaster is a false thought</em></p><p>* (0:13:15) - 1C - Again: Don’t spend money on women</p><p>* (0:14:16) - 2A - <strong>Israel, Christians, and victims</strong>: <em>Donyale</em></p><p>* (0:20:56) - 2B - <em>It didn’t used to be like this.</em></p><p>* (0:24:24) - 2C - <em>It doesn’t make sense to hate. Leave your hate at home!</em></p><p>* (0:26:04) - 2D - <em>BQ: “My prayers go out…”?</em></p><p>* (0:28:29) - 2E - <em>Go to Israel before Germany! Dead Sea.</em></p><p>* (0:30:50) - 3A - <strong>In my head over dispute with contractor</strong></p><p>* (0:35:37) - 3B - <em>What’s he doing wrong? How does he let it go?</em></p><p>* (0:42:48) - 3C - <em>He missed it. Do you see there is no you?</em></p><p>* (0:47:30) - 3D - <em>You don’t know what’s coming. Practice being present.</em></p><p>* (0:50:47) - 3E - <em>So relatable. Husband bought wrong Califia milk! Stop mid-sentence.</em></p><p>* (0:55:50) - 3F - <em>JLP: Test the Devil. Feel like fighting? Don’t. Have a wait-and-see.</em></p><p>* (0:59:52) - 3G - <em>JLP on Jewish business owners, Mexican employees</em></p><p>* (1:01:45) - 4A - <strong>Miss Alabama moving out.</strong> <em>Roommate loudly talking about me on phone</em></p><p>* (1:06:43) - 4B - Assignment? There is no “you” to defend!</p><p>* (1:10:07) - 5A - <strong>Doug catching the thought:</strong> <em>confrontation, embarrassment, willingness</em></p><p>* (1:16:44) - 5B - <em>Thinking I should be further along</em></p><p>* (1:18:25) - 06 - <strong>Shock the Devil. Just stop.</strong> <em>Califia milk example. No evaluating.</em></p><p>* (1:25:26) - 07 - <strong>“Health nut” in his head avoiding a/c vents:</strong> <em>Revolver</em></p><p>* (1:29:51) - 8A - “There is no you.” What does that mean?</p><p>* (1:33:44) - 8B - Count it all joy. Take the pain. Like “DEI” Doug</p><p>* (1:35:39) - 9A - <strong>Actress’ moral qualms about a script</strong> <em>she’s “cosigning” playing a lesbian</em></p><p>* (1:41:16) - 9B - <em>Disagree?</em></p><p>* (1:47:04) - 9C - <em>Hassan, Derrick, Kurt on playing “immoral” roles. Grandma’s prayers</em></p><p>* (1:53:02) - 9D - <em>Side note: Pray without ceasing…</em></p><p>* (1:54:54) - 9E - <strong><em>Morals and values don’t work</em></strong></p><p>* (2:00:15) - 10 - <strong>Don’t agree or disagree.</strong> <em>Stop taking sides. You own nothing.</em></p><p>* (2:02:52) - 11 - Disagree, but don’t hate. Assignment…</p><p>* (2:05:22) - 12 - <strong>JLP: Stay with it</strong></p><p>* (2:06:28) - 13 - <strong>New Biblical Question:</strong> <em>Where did Judas Iscariot go?</em> Closing</p><p><strong>CLIPS</strong></p><p>10-13 - <strong>Disagree But Don't Hate</strong> (11-min) <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/KJCjEjPYuWU">YouTube</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://rumble.com/v73cyw6-disagree-but-dont-hate.html">Rumble</a> </p><p>See <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVqjzIOc_QoML05Iok6rZr3d-JbpFZiPI">Recent</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVqjzIOc_QoOfiKxCXWoe_Lo_KopkGj5x">Archive</a> clips on BOND YouTube, <a target="_blank" href="https://bitchute.com/rebuildingtheman">BitChute</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://rumble.com/rebuildingtheman">Rumble</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://odysee.com/@rebuildingtheman">Odysee</a> — BOND: Rebuilding the Man</p><p><strong>LINKS</strong></p><p><strong>🗒️ BLOG</strong> - <a target="_blank" href="https://rebuildingtheman.com/catch-the-first-thought-church-12-21-25/">https://rebuildingtheman.com/catch-the-first-thought-church-12-21-25/</a> </p><p><strong>🎧 PODCAST / Substack</strong> - <a target="_blank" href="https://rebuildingtheman.substack.com/p/catch-the-first-thought-church-122125">https://rebuildingtheman.substack.com/p/catch-the-first-thought-church-122125</a> </p><p><strong>VIDEO</strong> - <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/live/7Wu3gtdSy-g">YouTube</a> - <a target="_blank" href="https://rumble.com/v738er2-church-with-jesse-lee-peterson-122125.html">Rumble</a> - <a target="_blank" href="https://pilled.net/topic-detail/1304268">Pilled</a> - <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/rebuildingtheman/videos/3441185879355152">FB</a> - <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/JLPtalk/status/2002808789838266692">X Live</a> - <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bitchute.com/video/IUGKQemDItL6">BitChute</a> - <a target="_blank" href="https://odysee.com/@rebuildingtheman:2/251221-Church-JLP">Odysee</a> </p><p><strong>PODCAST</strong> - <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catch-the-first-thought-church-12-21-25/id1173675223?i=1000742240536">Apple</a> - <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/63SQjfNj4batvSIIpyfAja">Spotify</a> - <a target="_blank" href="https://podcastaddict.com/episode/https%3A%2F%2Fapi.substack.com%2Ffeed%2Fpodcast%2F182266074%2F3bb6c2275c9520f64a84ce1ad2824b3e.mp3&#38;podcastId=4295591">Podcast Addict</a> - <a target="_blank" href="https://castbox.fm/vi/884955260">Castbox</a> - <a target="_blank" href="https://rebuildingtheman.substack.com/p/catch-the-first-thought-church-122125"><strong>Substack</strong></a> (<a target="_blank" href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/487841.rss">RSS</a>) </p><p><em>Church with Jesse Lee Peterson</em> at <strong>BOND</strong>, Sunday 11 AM PT (1 PM CT / 2 ET) <a target="_blank" href="https://rebuildingtheman.com/church/">https://rebuildingtheman.com/church/</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://rebuildingtheman.com/contact">Contact</a> / <a target="_blank" href="https://rebuildingtheman.com/donate">Donate</a>: <strong>1-800-411-BOND</strong> (2663) or 323-782-1980 - <a target="_blank" href="https://rebuildingtheman.com/contact/">https://rebuildingtheman.com/contact/</a></p><p>🙏 SILENT PRAYER - <a target="_blank" href="https://rebuildingtheman.com/silentprayer/">https://rebuildingtheman.com/silentprayer/</a></p><p>📼 <em>PAST SERVICES:</em> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVqjzIOc_QoP6przIhg6O1Iti9hzK9n1Q">2016-present</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVqjzIOc_QoNYs7rgye3uaXkmziRdj8mU">2008-2014</a> <em>(Archive)</em> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpSkvyhrlXrY13QSHcFUBMx0y_cZXl-94">1991-1998</a><em> (select recordings)</em></p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to BOND / JLP at <a href="https://rebuildingtheman.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">rebuildingtheman.substack.com/subscribe</a>