Deep Spirituality
233 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFollow our Deep Spirituality Podcast Network to meet all your spiritual podcasting needs. Join our Editor-in-Chief Russ Ewell and guests as they have candid discussions on spiritual topics ranging from faith to anxiety to vulnerability, or check out our narrative podcasts for an immersive storytelling experience of biblical stories. You could also listen to our scripture playlists to learn more about God and yourself as you go about your week.
Check out our book "He's Not Who You Think He Is: Dropping Your Assumptions and Discovering God for Yourself" at https://deepspirituality.com/book.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
6 Ways to Surrender Anxiety
April 21, 2021 22:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBMatthew 6:33-34 TPT "So above all, constantly chase after the realm of God's kingdom and the righteousness that proceeds from him. Then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly. [34] Refuse to worry about tomorrow, but deal with each challenge that comes your way, one day at a time. Tomorrow will take care of itself." When we are anxious, our minds are almost always focused on the material rather than the spiritual. We need God’s help to let go of control, defeat the...
Defeating Anxiety with Spirituality
April 15, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBSurrender your anxiety! Be silent and stop your striving and you will see that I am God. I am the God above all the nations, and I will be exalted throughout the whole earth. Psalm 46:10 TPT APA defines anxiety as “an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like increased blood pressure.” All of us have anxiety, and we need to be aware of how it affects us and our relationships. God wants to give us the peace we need to surrender anxiety and sile...
Why Anxiety is the Enemy of Spirituality
April 07, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBJohn 15:8 TPT When your lives bear abundant fruit, you demonstrate that you are my mature disciples who glorify my Father! One of the best parts of our relationship with God is the opportunity and capacity for change. But when we become self-reliant, change feels more like a burden than a cause for joy. We need God-reliance to relieve ourselves of the anxiety self-reliance brings, and simply enjoy how God transforms our lives. Join Russ and friends as they discuss the spirituality behind ...
God is Not an Imaginary Friend
April 01, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBPsalm 73:1-3 NIV [1] Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. [2] But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. [3] For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Many of us struggle in our relationship with God and he becomes distant and unreal, and it can be hard to admit that we doubt God. Like the psalmist in the above scripture, when we go through difficulty, seeing the lives of others make us feel empty and we can s...
Becoming the Church God Wants Us to Be
March 24, 2021 21:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBRomans 15:20 NLT My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else. In order to build a non-traditional church, we need to focus less on getting religious people to join our church rather than someone else’s, and focus more on reaching people who don’t know God. When this is our mindset, we will be more inclusive, creative, and bold in reaching others. Join Russ and friends...
How to Get Churches More Comfortable with Change
March 18, 2021 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBHe saw the sky open, and something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners. [12] In the sheet were all sorts of animals, reptiles, and birds. [13] Then a voice said to him, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.” [14] “No, Lord,” Peter declared. “I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure and unclean. ” [15] But the voice spoke again: “Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.” [16] The same vision was repeated three times. Then the sheet was ...
Building a Church for the 21st Century
March 10, 2021 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBMeanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen’s death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews. [20] However, some of the believers who went to Antioch from Cyprus and Cyrene began preaching to the Gentiles about the Lord Jesus. [21] The power of the Lord was with them, and a large number of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord Acts 11:19-21 NLT The New Testament Christians l...
Choose to Live the Inspired Life
September 30, 2020 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBSubscribe to Deep Spirituality YouTube Channel ONLY those who stand in awe of the Eternal will have intimacy with Him, and He will reveal His covenant to them. [15] PERPETUALLY my focus takes me to the Eternal because He will set me free from the traps laid for me. Psalm 25:14-15 Voice As we all continue to try to learn what it means to live during the pandemic, it can be easy to get in survival mode and settle for an ordinary life. Standing in awe of God like Psalm 25 talks about means fi...
How To Find Joy From Your Relationship With God | How To Deal With Pandemic Problems, pt 1
September 14, 2020 23:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBPsalm 119:143 NLT As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands. For such a time that we are in, we are given an incredible opportunity to not tread water spiritually, but to take advantage of everything that’s going on - to learn and to transform. Our relationship with God does not need to be limited to our times in the morning. There’s a joy that comes from getting out of our own heads and make an extension of our relationship with God be doing things for people. ...
How To Manage Your Heart During The Pandemic | How To Deal With Pandemic Problems, pt 3
September 14, 2020 23:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBEcclesiastes 2:22 Voice What exactly do people get out of all their work and all the stresses they put themselves through here under the sun? What is influencing you the most during this pandemic? Has it been the news, discouragement, your emotions, or God, the Bible, and spiritual friends? We need to be friends who challenge each other to not be so fixated on ourselves and our problems, but to look outward and care about others. Join Russ as he talks to friends John and Cecilia Coyne abou...
How To Manage Your Home During The Pandemic | How To Deal With Pandemic Problems, pt 2
September 14, 2020 23:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBProverbs 17:1 Voice Better to gnaw on a bit of dry crust in peace than to feast in a house full of stress. In the midst of dealing with the ongoing stress of 2020 and the pandemic, it can be easy to just want to run away and hope all of our problems will be magically solved. But no matter where we run, our stress doesn’t leave us. Rather than focus on reducing or ignoring stress, each of us needs to focus on where God is taking us, using our passions to do good for others. Join Russ as he ...
Why Guilt Drives Us Away From Our Friends
February 20, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBMy guilt has overwhelmed me; like a load it weighs me down. Psalm 38:4 NCV Guilt is the enemy of intimacy. When we don't deal with our guilt, it can feel like a load that weighs us down, and often overwhelms us. Rather than driving us to relationships, it can be easy to allow guilt to isolate us and drive us away from our friends. Guilt gets in the way of us being intimate with God and with people and makes us seek help somewhere other than relationships. God wants to help us be close to...
Why It’s Hard To Get Deep?
January 01, 2020 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB[46] “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? [47] As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. [48] They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. [49] But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the grou...
Dealing With Doubt To Overcome Difficult Times
December 25, 2019 12:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBConsider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, [3] because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. [4] Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4 NIV Though in the moment our difficulties may feel like they are too much we can handle, God uses them as opportunities for us to grow. If we let him, God can use our difficulties to develop our faith to be mature, stron...
The 4 Denials That Stop Your Faith From Doing The Impossible
December 18, 2019 19:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBThen the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” [20] He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:19-20 NRSV Before we are able to move the mountains in our lives, we must first acknowledge these mountains. When we live in denial of what we are struggling w...
Your Anxious Striving Is Making You Angry
December 14, 2019 01:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBHumble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. [7] Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 NIV Worry and anxiety are hard to shake. Since they often cling onto us and don't let go, the Bible says to cast and throw them off, because God is taking care of us. Before we can get rid of our anxiety, we must first understand how our worries manifest themselves. Do you ever feel overly agitated and irritated, but don't kno...
Staying Focused On What Really Matters In The Midst Of Worry
December 11, 2019 21:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBJesus continued from there toward Jerusalem and came to another village. Martha, a resident of that village, welcomed Jesus into her home. [39] Her sister, Mary, went and sat at Jesus’ feet, listening to Him teach.[40] Meanwhile Martha was anxious about all the hospitality arrangements. Martha (interrupting Jesus): Lord, why don’t You care that my sister is leaving me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to get over here and help me.[41] Jesus: Oh Martha, Martha, you are so anxious and con...
How to Overcome Selfishness by Dealing with Worry
December 04, 2019 23:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBAnd God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7 AMPC As the scripture says, God's peace is meant to make us content with who we are and what we have. When we aren't filled with the peace God gives, we en...
Thanksgiving Holiday Music Special
November 27, 2019 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBRejoice always, [17] pray continually, [18] give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV God calls us to rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances. When we do this, we are doing God's will! But too often in the midst of the chaos and stress that often come with the holidays, it can be easy to forget to slow down enough to do these simple things. That's where music can help us. Join Russ and fri...
3 Common Traps To Watch Out For This Holiday Season
November 27, 2019 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBHe says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 NIV God wants our times with him to still our hearts, reminding us that he is strong and capable enough to help us through anything. This is especially important to remember over the holidays. When we get caught up in the busyness and stress of the holidays and lose sight of God, we can easily fall into a few common traps. We need God's help to be aware of these tr...
10 Tips To Avoid Arguments Over The Holidays
November 27, 2019 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MB“No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. [44] Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. [45] A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. Luke 6:43-45 NIV Though the holidays can be a stressful time, they often bring out of us what was already in our hear...
15 Helpful Tips to Stop Worrying and Start Trusting God
November 25, 2019 23:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MB[6] Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. [7] And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 NASB With Thanksgiving around the corner, it can be easy to get caught up in the worry and anxiety that often surrounds the holidays - whether it be getting anxious to get things done, worrying over what our families think of us...
The Older Christian's Guide To Reading The Bible
November 21, 2019 01:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB[39] “You are busy analyzing the Scriptures, frantically poring over them in hopes of gaining eternal life. Everything you read points to me, [40] yet you still refuse to come to me so I can give you the life you’re looking for – eternal life! John 5:39-40 TPT The longer we are a Christian and spend time with God, the easier it is to see our times with God as rote, routine, and predictable. When we get “used” to being a Christian and know what the Bible says, we, like the above scripture s...
Learning to Read the Bible Spiritually
November 13, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBLet me, your servant, walk in abundance of life that I may always live to obey your truth. [18] Open my eyes to see the miracle-wonders hidden in your word. [19] My life on earth is so brief, so tutor me in the ways of your wisdom. Psalm 119:17-19 TPT The Bible is a book about God. Reading it spiritually is not about being able to quote better, know more, be smarter, argue effectively, memorize more, or even gain comfort. The focus of Scripture is to know God. Reading the Bible is a multila...
Finding the "Quiet" in Quiet Time
November 06, 2019 21:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBThe True God who inhabits sacred space is a father to the fatherless, a defender of widows. Psalm 68:5 Voice Our “quiet time” shouldn’t just stop at our morning quiet time we spend with God. If we truly find peace with God in the morning, we can go through the chaos of the day and still be at peace. This is what it means to find a sacred space. The time we spend in the morning should set up the day to be at peace no matter what happens, but we can only accomplish this when we find or crea...
Find Clarity From The Scriptures By Journaling With God
October 24, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB[5] Why am I so overwrought? Why am I so disturbed? Why can't I just hope in God? Despite all my emotions, I will believe and praise the One who saves me and is my life. Psalm 42:5 Voice When we are emotional, it can be overwhelming and difficult to know how to manage them. Whether we indulge the emotions or shut them down, relying on ourselves to deal with the emotions we deal with on a daily basis is frustrating, exhausting, and ultimately, futile. Like the psalmist in the above scriptur...
How to Have a Transformational Quiet Time with God
October 07, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBOur times with God are meant to bring us delight in the midst of distress. They should refresh, replenish, and revive us, rather than show us what rules to follow. Our times with God should teach us more about who God is rather than be used as self-help or a way to please people. When we treat our quiet times as a way to change our behavior rather than a way to have a closer relationship with God, we will either not enjoy them, will get bitter at being told what to do, or will give up under ...
Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
October 01, 2019 04:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBAbout this we have much to say that is hard to explain, since you have become dull in understanding. [12] For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food; [13] for everyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is unskilled in the word of righteousness. [14] But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish good from evil He...
Changing Our Relationship With God Empowers Us To Handle Pressure
September 10, 2019 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBIf you fail under pressure, your strength is too small. Proverbs 24:10 NLT Though most of us have dreams, many of us stop fighting to fulfill them because we don’t feel like we can handle the pressure that comes with them. Without God giving us the strength to keep pushing through, we will become discouraged and fail under pressure. The above scripture is actually a positive message, because it is one that should drive us to ask the question, “How does my relationship with God need to chan...
How to Make Your Heart Come Alive
July 25, 2019 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBAmazing! Weren’t our hearts on fire within us while He was talking to us on the road? Didn’t you feel it all coming clear as He explained the meaning of the Hebrew Scriptures? LUKE 24:32 – THE VOICE When we avoid talking and emotionally engaging conversations, we stifle the fire burning within us. Our relationships with God and spiritual friends are meant to make our hearts come alive, but they will remain superficial when we refuse to acknowledge and address what is in our hearts. Our will...
Talking About Talking
July 18, 2019 19:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBThe purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out. Proverbs 20:5 NIV Talking is a huge part of deepening our friendships and relationships. When left to ourselves, it is easy to get so wrapped up in our heads and own thoughts that we don’t know how to understand let alone deal with our hearts. We need to talk and express ourselves to friends who listen. When we talk for the purpose of closeness and intimacy, we become the kind of friend who can draw ...
Changing How We See God
July 10, 2019 22:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBWhen my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, [22] I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you. Psalm 73:21-22 NIV When we feel guilty, we end up angry and and embittered, and develop a negative view of God. The guilt may be true (we did something wrong), false (we did nothing wrong but feel like we did), or residual (we have already resolved what we did wrong but still feel guilty about it). Regardless of where the guilt is rooted, we will end up having a skewed vie...
What To Do When You Have A Rebellious Heart
July 04, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MB“Then the one who received two thousand dollars came and said, ‘Sir, I knew that you are a hard person to please. You harvest where you haven’t planted and gather where you haven’t scattered any seeds. [25] I was afraid. So I hid your two thousand dollars in the ground. Here’s your money!’ Matthew 25:24-25 GW God gives each of us talents, but it can be easy to become competitive, proud, or ungrateful with the talents we’ve been given. When we get burdened by the guilt of not using our tale...
How To Have A Spiritual Conversation
June 19, 2019 16:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBWhile David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that Saul was coming to kill him. [16] But Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and strengthened his faith in God. [17] Jonathan told him, “Don’t be afraid, because my father won’t touch you. You will be king of Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.” [18] The two of them made an agreement before the LORD. Then Jonathan went home, but David stayed at Horesh. 1 Samuel 23:15-18 NCV Our conversatio...
Summer of Freedom: How To Make A Decision To Change
June 07, 2019 23:00 - 24 minutes - 11.5 MBHere a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [5] One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. [6] When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” [7] “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.” [8] Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! P...
The Heart To Lead
May 29, 2019 22:00 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MBDavid said to Saul, “Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.” I Samuel 17:32 NIV Do you have the heart to lead? A leader is someone who inspires people to keep pushing and not lose heart. In this scripture, David was able to lead the Israelites to defeat the Philistines because of his ability to stir and inspire the hearts of the people. Leaders have hearts that inspire, are focused, and are resolved to reach their purpose. The moment we let...
Chasing God
May 23, 2019 16:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBBut as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere. Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT All of us are chasing something. When we feel worthless, inadequate, or insignificant, we will look anywhere and everywhere to make ourselves feel worthy. The insecurities about who we are fuel our chase for more, but if we don't go to God the insecurities will only be silenced temporarily. Join Russ Ewell and...
Somewhere I Belong
May 15, 2019 22:00 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBFor You shaped me, inside and out. You knitted me together in my mother’s womb long before I took my first breath. [14] I will offer You my grateful heart, for I am Your unique creation, filled with wonder and awe. You have approached even the smallest details with excellence; Your works are wonderful; I carry this knowledge deep within my soul. Psalm 139:13-14 Voice Depending on how we grew up, we may each have different experiences and perspectives on parents. Whether these experiences we...
Why You Should Become a Leader
May 08, 2019 16:00 - 8 minutes - 3.8 MBThen King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How would you advise me to answer these people?” he asked. [7] They replied, “If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants.” [8] But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him. [9] He asked them, “What is your advice? How should we an...
Leadership is a Team Sport
May 01, 2019 16:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBJoshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ assistant since his youth, protested, “Moses, my master, make them stop!” [29] But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put his Spirit upon them all!” Numbers 11:28-29 NLT Moses is known as one of the greatest leaders of the Bible, but even he saw the importance and necessity of not leading alone. He wished for everyone to contribute to leading God's people. Though terms l...
How to Know if Your Church is in Decline
April 24, 2019 16:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBWhere there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Proverbs 29:18 KJV When any organization, especially a church, lacks vision for the future, the group is going to go into decline. But how do you know if your church is going into decline? Before any church goes financially bankrupt it will first go spiritually, socially, and emotionally bankrupt. Russ Ewell and friends discuss seven signs that a church may be going into decline: when entertainment r...
Now's The Time
April 17, 2019 22:00 - 46 minutes - 21.1 MBBut I trust in you, LORD; I say, “You are my God.” [15] My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me. Psalm 31:14-15 NIV Trusting God means believing that everything in our lives is happening for a reason. Do you have this attitude toward God influencing you and your decisions in your life? When we don't have a personal and emotional connection to how God is moving, the Christian life can feel monotonous or burdensome, leading us to settle fo...
What Speaks to Your Soul?
April 10, 2019 07:00 - 20 minutes - 9.42 MBEach heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy. Proverbs 14:10 NIV Our insecurities often come from a place of feeling misunderstood. There are things we experience that no one but God can understand. When we feel misunderstood emotionally, intellectually, socially, and spiritually, we need God to help us understand and express ourselves through writing, drawing, music, or anything that will help us make our hearts and souls known to ourselves, God, and others. Join...
Why Am I Insecure?
April 03, 2019 07:00 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBWhat a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. Proverbs 19:22 NIV The Bible teaches that, ultimately, what we each desire most is to be loved unconditionally. But when we let our fear of rejection prevent us from being honest about our thoughts, emotions, and insecurities, we end up feeling alone and never truly feel loved. Whether it is our appearance, intelligence, ability, or likability, there are areas of each of our lives that make us feel insecure and unhappy....
Quenching the Soul Thirst
March 27, 2019 07:00 - 26 minutes - 12 MBAs the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. [2] My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? Psalm 42:1-2 NIV Are you aware of your insecurities? The Bible describes insecurity as a "soul thirst," one that we try to quench with others' approval or our own achievements but that can never be fully satisfied without God. We all struggle with the need for security and feeling like we are good enough, and this is especially true for ...
We Are All Searching For Our Identity
March 22, 2019 07:00 - 18 minutes - 8.5 MBJoin Russ Ewell and the team as they discuss how the moment we discover our identity with God we find we are able to build an intimate and personal relationships with God and others. Psalm 37:3-6 NIV Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. [4] Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. [5] Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: [6] He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication ...
Defeating Destructive Superficiality
March 13, 2019 07:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBYou, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. Galatians 5:13–15 NIV When we develop insecure relationships with both God and people, we end up experiencing spiritual and emotional decline, which leads to intel...
An Introduction To Overcoming Our "Raging Insecurities"
March 10, 2019 08:00 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MBNow regarding your question about food that has been offered to idols. Yes, we know that “we all have knowledge” about this issue. But while knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church. 1 Corinthians 8:1 NLT When we are insecure, it can be easy to try to satisfy our desire to "feel important" by knowing all the right answers, getting people to like us, or achieving status and respect. Though these things may feel good in the moment, they can never fill the hole...
How To Become Passionate
February 20, 2019 08:00 - 16 minutes - 7.63 MBFinding passion is a difficult thing. We can be hobbyist with things, but not true passion. Having it be a burning fire within you that leads you to your destiny. Psalm 63:1-5 NIrV God, you are my God. I seek you with all my heart. With all my strength I thirst for you in this dry desert where there isn’t any water. [2] I have seen you in the sacred tent. There I have seen your power and your glory. [3] Your love is better than life. So I will bring glory to you with my lips. [4] I will pr...
Being Passionate, Not Just Committed
February 13, 2019 16:00 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBBeing passionate, not just committed is something that is not examined by each and every Christian. We can settle with a committed heart but miss out on the passion for God that can change the world. Will you feed that passion? 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 NIrV In a race all the runners run. But only one gets the prize. You know that, don’t you? So run in a way that will get you the prize. [25] All who take part in the games train hard. They do it to get a crown that will not last. But we do it to...