That's Real with Hannah Lynn
137 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThat’s Real with Hannah Lynn gives a daily dose of encouragement and advice to young adults who love and live God’s Word.
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Celebrating Jesus' Life: He Sees
December 13, 2021 06:00 - 10 minutes - 9.67 MBWe are starting a series called, "Celebrating Jesus’ Life". Jesus’ life not only shows us the character of our God, but also how He desires us to live.There are three aspects of Jesus’ life that we are going to take a look at during the Christmas season. This week let’s look at who Jesus notices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Who is a child of God
December 06, 2021 06:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBWho is a child of God? This is a great question. This topic may be helpful for presenting the gospel with your friend. You may even be surprised how this topic might help you understand who you are. There are five characteristics from Romans 8:12-18 that define a child of God. We are going to take a look at those five characteristics with Hannah this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Spiritual Vs. Religious
November 29, 2021 06:00 - 1 minute - 1010 KB"I am spiritual — not religious". Have you heard this phrase? 30% of millinnials do not subscribe to a religion. So what are we? Are we spiritual or religious? That's the question we are going to answer in this week's episode of That's Real. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gratitude According to the Book of Psalm
November 22, 2021 06:00 - 4 minutes - 4.52 MBWhat is gratitude? Good question. Let's take a look at gratitude and start in the Psalms. David's practice of gratitude might surprise you. It's much more than a journal and happy wishes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How to Find Purpose, Direction and Clarity
November 15, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 2.77 MBIf you feel lost, do this one thing. Finding purpose and direction can be found when you start doing this one thing that Christ lived for. He came to do one thing according to Matthew 20:28. We are going to talk about it during this episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You Need a Filter for Your Life
November 08, 2021 06:00 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MBRemember when Instagram first came out? Those filters were so cool. Well, you need a life filter. We are going to spend some time looking through the filter of Philippians 4. Watch how your perspective will change! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How to Stop Dating for the Next Best Thing
November 01, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 3.99 MBIf you are in a dating relationship and need some wisdom, this week’s episode is for you. We are looking at Proverbs 17:24. Stop dating for the next best thing and start doing this one thing. It may change your dating life around. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How to Build Spiritual Endurance
October 25, 2021 05:00 - 7 minutes - 7.18 MBHebrews 12 talks about building endurance and the role discipline has in our life. The author starts off talking about one thing that launches the believer towards endurance and staying in the race. Listen to this week’s episode to find out what that is because building endurance is hard. Building spiritual endurance is even harder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pray for a Plan and a strategy
October 18, 2021 05:00 - 6 minutes - 6.06 MBYou can build good habits in your life using great tools like reading books on the topic, buying a planner, finding an accountability partner — But as a Christian you have something in your life that is so much more powerful than all of those tools. This week we are talking about what that is and how we can break bad habits and build good habits with a plan and a strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sit Still
October 11, 2021 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.52 MBAre you someone who loves to keep busy? Then this episode is for you. We are going to learn from Martha and Mary. Two sisters who value different things. Jesus has a few things to say about it. He might want and desire you to sit still for a change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
God's Word is Wonderful - Psalm119:129
October 04, 2021 05:00 - 8 minutes - 7.74 MBGod's Word is wonderful. Experience God's word through Psalm 119 this week on That's Real Radio. Hannah shares about a time when she doubted her faith. By going back to God's Word, her faith was strengthened. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Motivation for doing whatever you do.
September 27, 2021 05:00 - 6 minutes - 5.52 MBDid you watch the Olympics this summer? We can be encouraged by an Olympic Gold Medalist to do everything for Christ. Let’s take a look at what Colossians 3:23-24 means for our lives. You may not be running in the Olympics, but you can be running for a different reward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Invite Your Friend to Church
September 20, 2021 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.84 MBIt can be really scary to invite a friend to church. What will they think?! This week I will share with you a few stats that will inspire you. We are also going to be reminded about what and who church is for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Ultimate Payback
September 13, 2021 05:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MBThis week we are walking through what it looks like to repay evil with good. What a hard and challenging phrase. We find this phrase throughout the Bible — in the Old Testament along with the New. This means we should pay attention. Hannah is using a popular TV series as an example of what we find in Proverbs, Romans 12, 1 Peter 3 and 1 Thessalonians 5:15. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Self Reflection with Your Bible in Hand
September 06, 2021 05:00 - 9 minutes - 9.13 MBSelf reflection is often used in counseling practice. This week on That’s Real Radio we are going to look at how we practice self reflection that is Biblical and essential to spiritual growth. Read more on Hannah's blog HERE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jesus Takes It Personally
August 30, 2021 05:00 - 8 minutes - 7.95 MBMany of us may experience discrimination, isoclation, or even persecution for knowing and following Christ. It could be as small as not having friends or maybe as traumatic as your life being threatened for knowing Christ. This week on That’s Real Radio listen to a story that will give us comfort when facing persecution for knowing Jesus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Be a Companion
August 23, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 961 KBWhat do you look for in a friend? Psalm 119:63 says, "I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts." Do we look for friends like that? Think of the person in your life who just loves God's Word. I can picture a few. I just want to sit in their presence. Those kinds of people are treasures and one of a kind. I want those kinds of people to be my friends. I also want you to notice that the Psalmist says ALL. They are a companion of ALL who fear God and live according t...
Don't Forget God's Word
August 16, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 961 KBIf you are feeling alone in your faith today you have to listen to this week's episode. We are looking at Psalm 119:61. The Psalmist in 119 vs 61 says, "though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law." If you are the only one who knows Christ in your work, school or family cling to God's Word. Take it as a challenge. Study God's Word. Really take God at His Word. When you look back you will be able to see how much God taught you about Himself. See omnystudio.com/listen...
He's Enough
August 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 964 KBHave you heard the phrase "You Are Enough"? It's all over Pinterest. I am not going to lie... I don't hate it. It comes from a good place. But I would argue that it doesn't work. Take a look at our Psalm 119:59 verse this week: Psalm 119: 59, "When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies." The Psalmist looked at their ways and found themselves lacking. They turned their steps towards His Word. Let's look at God's Word and see what it says. Romans 3:23 says, "For all have sinn...
God is My Portion
August 02, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 961 KBWe are continuing our series of Psalm 119:57-64. What does the word "portion" mean in Psalm 119:57? A friend of mine told me they thought it meant a piece of something, like a piece of cake. If we look at the context it is so much more! The word refers to spoils of war. David would have seen this in his years of fighting battles. Many would have called out “my portion” in victory. When we talk about “portion” we are talking about sustaining provision. Often we don’t think of land as provisio...
Don't Delay
July 26, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 1.01 MBI don't have a huge turn around salvation story. It is not a big drugs to Jesus testimony. However, I can testify that it is truly a blessing to know Jesus at a young age. I don't regret it. I can see how much he has grown me and is growing me and he has spared me from a lot of pain. Psalm 119:60 says, "I hasten and do not delay to follow your commandments." When you know something is good for you, you don't wait. And my testimony is that walking with Jesus from a young age on is so good! Do...
Don't Delay
July 26, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 1.01 MBThis week's episode is my testimony. Listen to my simple story of Christ saving me. I am so humbled by my story. It had to only be the Holy Spirit. Here's a spoiler: I don't have a drugs to Jesus story. I actually was embarrassed about my story. However, I am here today to tell you not to wait when following Jesus. I don't regret it for a second! Psalm 119:60 says, "I hasten and do not delay to keep Your commandments". Don't wait! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Like a Photographer without a Camera
July 19, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 964 KBa Christian without the Holy Spirit is like a photographer without a camera. It isn't a thing. Because the Holy Spirit is given to the Christian at the point of salvation and continues to grow the Christian in the fruits of the spirit. Take a listen to this week's episode where we look at a few verses that shows us how we should relate to those who don't know Jesus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
God's Recipe for Life
July 12, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 1000 KBI don’t like following recipes. Recently my husband and I started following a blogger who does all the work for us. She plans out daily meals, a grocery list, the budget... and because of this we are learning to cook really good food. This is how God’s law is. God has a recipe for life and for some reason we don’t like to follow it. But when we do we find that the directions he’s given us really is good! Psalm 119:103 says “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth...
Praying Against Depression
July 05, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 1000 KBOver three in ten 18-35 year olds said they often felt sad or depressed or lonely according to a recent study done through Barna. I can give you tons of mental health tips, but today let’s pray against anxiety and depression. See, it’s important to remember that we are spiritual beings. We are body and soul. I think it is amazing that we have an entire book full of prayers, songs, and yes, emotions. I’m talking about Psalms. “I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cr...
Sing a New Song
June 28, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 962 KBDid you know the Bible tells us to sing new songs? The Israelites celebrated the good things the Lord did for them through festivals, memorials and through songs. That’s why in Psalm 98:1 we read “sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things”. Or in Psalm 40:3 “He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.” Psalm 96:1-13 talks about singing a new song and declaring what God has done to the entire world. Just talking about this gets me excited! New songs was a w...
Is Marriage Easier as a Christian?
June 21, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 968 KBI had someone ask me this question: Why is marriage easier as a Christian? Listen, loneliness is a struggle for those in relationships or those who are single. When you know Jesus, you know that loneliness is a longing for a relationship that only God can satisfy. That loneliness feeling won’t go away when you’re married or when you move closer to family…That loneliness feeling is a reminder that God is the only relationship that can give you wholeness. We are all created for a relationship ...
Success can be destructive
June 14, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 962 KBHow do you define success? Is it the car someone drives, is it how young someone looks? Is it how well their kids turned out? the Bible talks about success in terms that we would define it as. Success is a desired outcome. However, God is more concerned about our heart than physical success. Let’s look at David’s life. He had people fighting wars for him. He was favored in God’s eyes and he was a hero to his people. That’s when success turned into pride. The outcome was destruction on his fa...
Share Your Faith Journey
June 07, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 967 KBI learned so much about marriage when I was single because of this one reason. I had married friends. Now, this isn’t the only reason a single person should have married friends. Not everyone is called to married. However, I am so so so thankful that I got to watch my married friends go through their first two years of marriage. I learned so much from watching what they learned and processed in the beginning. Again, this isn’t how everyone’s marriages are, however, a good amount start out ha...
How to Give Grace to Difficult People
May 31, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 961 KBHow do you give grace to difficult people? That’s Real and I am Hannah Lynn. The Bible mentions Grace 131 times. Grace is an important place in the Gospel message. Romans 3:24 says, “We are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” Grace is a good thing we don’t deserve.So how do you give grace to difficult people? Remember your story. God knows your entire story and still has extended his grace towards you. Take some time to ask the other person a f...
Faith Essential: Jesus is Fully God and Fully Man
May 24, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 1.55 MBI recently watched the Guardian and although the ending is tragic, something pulls at your heart. There’s something about stories about sacrifice. Randall, the main character, is a U.S. marine. When you watch the opening scene he is diving in to save a couple who’s in the middle of the ocean with only life jackets. Randall doesn’t just watch from the helicopter. He has to dive into the water, attach each person to a cable to be pulled up into the helicopter to their rescue. It isn’t until af...
The Bible is Truth
May 17, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 1.56 MBIf the Bible is true then I have to change my whole life and the way I live. That was how I saw things when I was really exploring my faith for myself. The Bible is Truth. Just saying that feels jarring. This is only because our culture is so against truth and all for relativity. The Bible’s truth has a lot to do with how we live. And I am not just talking about moralism — I am talking about a life change that includes total surrender. That’s what the Bible talks about. In John 17:17 Jesus s...
Faith Essential: The Canon of Scripture
May 10, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 1.55 MBWhat is the canon of the scriptures? The canon is the list of books that belong in the Bible. The Bible was written over hundreds of years by multiple authors. The canon consists of the Old Testament, books before Jesus and the New Testament, books during and after Jesus’ lifetime. The Old Testament ends with the promise and hope of the Messiah coming, who we believe to be Jesus. And The New Testament is filled with Jesus pointing back to the Old Testament and referring to it as divinely aut...
God Likes it When His Kids Get Along
May 03, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 1.55 MBI know the exact face my mom makes when my siblings and I are not getting along. And when I have kids I will probably make the same face. She still does it when we are not getting along as adults. It’s a face of “really? I am tired. Please stop. You are making me sad” all in one. Can you picture it? God is the same way. I always say this and I will say it until I die — God is so relational. He loves it when His kids get along. He also says that the world will know us through our love for ...
Faith Essential: God's Words
April 26, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 1.55 MBDid you know that there’s three forms of God’s Word? The Bible, the character of Christ and the audible voice of God. God has communicated to us through His audible words only a few times in the Old testament. For instance God literally spoke the world into existence His words (Gen 3). This is also how the Israelites received the ten commandments according to Ex. 20:1-3. God didn’t speak audibly often. Which leads us to the written form of God’s Word ——— the Bible. The Bible is the written f...
Faith Essential: God is three in one
April 19, 2021 19:56 - 1 minute - 1.55 MBThe Doctrine of the Trinity is just an example of how our God is not easily explained and I am ok with that. We can try to illustrate this concept with analogies like water, steam and ice or a triangle… but all will fail. God is unexplainable, mysterious, and beyond my own understanding. The Faith Essential to be learned here is: God is three persons Each person in the trinity is fully God There is One God. Read more faith essentials here See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
Faith Essential: One True God
April 12, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 1.55 MBOne crucial belief in Christianity is that there is one, true God. This same idea can be found in the Jewish and Muslim religions. Other major world religions such as Hinduism, Universalism or Budism would not claim this belief. 1 Timothy 2:5 says, “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." James 2:19 says, “You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!” Knowing that God is one is only half of understandin...
Faith Essential: God Exists
April 05, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 1.56 MBLet’s start at the beginning. The beginning, as John 1 states, starts with God. Do you ever doubt the existence of God? I struggled with the existence of God at a point in my life. I remember staring at the mountains in Colorado and struggling to believe that a God created what I saw. I read through the book of Psalms that year and started to see what David saw. God is revealed through nature. Romans 1:19-20 says, “What can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to the...
Mary - When God Meets You Personally
March 29, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 961 KBOur God is personal. Aren’t you glad that’s true? Mary Magdalene is the first person to see Jesus after the resurrection. What a contrast to the story of Rehab, a complete stranger who helped strangers. Esther whose husband know her identity or family background. Or look at Ruth’s story. Another stranger who had to seek out a family redeemer to be able to eat. And then there's Mary Magdalene who is one of three Marys in Jesus’ life and he calls her by name so personally that she knows right ...
Deborah - Everyone Did What Was Right in Their Own Eyes
March 22, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 963 KB...And everyone did what was right in their own eyes. No, surprisingly, I am not talking about today. I am quoting a phrase that is said over and over again in Judges. Judges is a very dark and violent book. It is split up in four chapters. The first three are about the leaders and how evil they are and the last chapter shares about the evil everywhere. That’s where we learn about Deborah. The only woman Judge mentioned in the Bible. And surprisingly she is one of the only ones who is not mo...
Ruth - Loyalty is Rewarded
March 15, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 963 KBLoyalty is rewarded. Next in the events of the Bible, I want to cover Ruth. The book of Ruth takes place during the time of the Judges and is a continuation of the story of Rahab the prostitute. Ruth decided to take care of her mother in-law Naomi even after her father in law and husband died. She followed Naomi to Israel and found herself alone, broke and unable to get work because she was foreigner. At that time the Torah taught to let immigrants pick up left over grain from their fields. ...
Rahab - Put Your Faith in the God of the Heavens and Earth
March 08, 2021 06:00 - 2 minutes - 2.14 MBWhen I learned the chronological history of the Bible I found it easier to remember the events through the lives of the women we find in the Bible. The first person to start with is Eve, obviously. The next woman I point to after Sarah, Abraham's wife, is Rahab. Rahab was living in a city that was the last city the Israelites needed to enter into the promise land again. She believed in God, saved two Israelite spies and asked to be spared when her city comes to destruction. Her story is told...
How to Share the Gospel
March 01, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.11 MBI haven’t been able to stop talking about Jesus since I came to a saving faith in the 90s. I am even more passionate about sharing the Gospel today. Especially since 1 Timothy 2:1-6 tells us that God’s goal is for all people be saved and come to the knowledge of truth. 1 Peter 3:15-16 tells us three ways to share our faith to those who either don’t believe or haven’t heard the message yet. Be prepared to have an answer when someone asks about the hope that is in you. Have a good conscio...
Victory Over Sin
February 17, 2021 19:46 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MBDo you have an area of your life you need victory over? In 1 Peter 4 with the theme of suffering for what is good as our background we find another option. Sever with sin and start serving… serve the body of Christ for the glory of God. We can do this because Christ is the Original OG and paid the price for our sins, sacrificed and suffered for us. “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As ...
What to Look for in a Friend
February 15, 2021 06:00 - 2 minutes - 2.08 MBWhat should you look for in a friend? Let’s look at what Peter says. Over and over again in chapters 2-4… this phrase is repeated: It is better to suffer for what is good than to suffer for doing evil. Doing what is right is so hard. Doing what is right is actually going against what feels natural. So in a sense, you suffer when you do what is right by denying yourself and doing what is unnatural. In verse 4 of 1 peter chapter 4 we read that our friends who are not walking with Jesus will be...
Calling all the Married Ladies
February 08, 2021 06:00 - 2 minutes - 2.08 MBCalling all the married ladies! This one is for you. Your husband has a hard calling. He is called to love you sacrificially like Christ died for the church. What do you do when he falls short of that calling? 1 Peter 3 talks directly to women who’s husbands either didn’t know Jesus or wasn’t following God’s Words. Peter uses Sarah and Abraham’s story as an example. Abraham is considered to be righteous, but he also made some poor decisions out of fear that negatively affected Sarah. Just re...
Let's Do a Relationship Reset
February 01, 2021 06:00 - 2 minutes - 2.08 MBDuring the month of February I want to take a look at 1 Peter. Peter is writing to a church that was separated because of persecution. He writes to this church about all of the relationships Christ followers experience and calls for a reset. Do you need reset after this heightened political season? I know I do. Let's take a look at what God's Word says about our relationship with authority. More on Hannah's Blog. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How to Have Successful Plans
January 25, 2021 06:00 - 1 minute - 961 KBSince I am an accomplished plant mom, I am using a plant analogy to show you how planning with advisors will help your PLANTS — I means PLANS succeed this year. Proverbs 15:22 says, “Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers the succeed.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Your Heart's Desires
January 18, 2021 06:00 - 1 minute - 961 KBIs it ok to pray for God to grant you your heart’s desires and fulfill all your plans?David did. I looked back on my 2020 planner and so many events and goals just didn’t happen I am a little hesitant to move forward and make plans in this next year. I don’t think that’s what God wants for His kids. Psalm 20 is a song about God’s name YAHWEH. YAHWEH is translated THE LORD. David is talking about the LORD who will provide deliverance and victory physically and spiritually. I’ll read Psalm 20:...
Put Some Soul Into It
January 11, 2021 06:00 - 1 minute - 961 KBWhy do you do what you do? I love asking that question. When I meet someone with an interesting career choice or an unusual amount of passion for what they do I love asking that individual’s why. There’s always a story. Why do you do what you do? Where does your passion come from? Colossians 3:23 says, “Whatever you do, work heartily or from the soul, as for the Lord and not for men, … the verse goes on to echo what Colossians chapter 3 is all about: we know that the Lord is sovereign. La...