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Praying the Word
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - October 21, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutesIf you're like us, then you need help praying. Even when I give my best to prayer, I often find that my words feel weak, powerless, and just not fully expressing what my heart is wanting to say. As Donald Whitney says, I find myself "praying the same old things about the same old things." Today ...
Praying For Our Kids
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - October 14, 2020 14:00 - 35 minutesWhat should we pray for our kids? If you're anything like me, you toggle back and forth between feeling overwhelmed about how much there is to pray for and then drawing a blank on what to pray. In this episode, we're going to take a look at Paul's prayers in Ephesians and how they can help us pr...
Praying For Our Kids
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - October 14, 2020 14:00 - 35 minutesWhat should we pray for our kids? If you're anything like me, you toggle back and forth between feeling overwhelmed about how much there is to pray for and then drawing a blank on what to pray. In this episode, we're going to take a look at Paul's prayers in Ephesians and how they can help us pr...
What We Can Learn From Our Kids In Prayer
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - October 07, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutesWe need kids as much as they need us. Our children are a vital part of the Church - Jesus wants to reveal Himself to us, spur us on, and encourage our faith through our children. We have much to learn from them. Jesus said so Himself when He invited us to become more like children in our efforts...
The Benefits Of Praying With Kids
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - September 30, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutesIn the last few episodes, we've moaned and sympathized with one another over the challenges of prayer and how adding kids to the mix amplifies those challenges. But this week on the podcast, we want to take a look at why we should press on in prayer even in the midst of the challenges. There are...
Challenges of Praying With Kids - Pt. 2
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - September 23, 2020 05:00 - 38 minutes"I can think of nothing great that is also easy...prayer must be, then, one of the hardest things in the world." - Tim Keller Prayer is difficult. I don't know many people who feel that they are very good at it. We already struggle with prayer on our own and now we are supposed to lead our kids...
Challenges of Praying With Kids - Pt.1
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - September 16, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes"I can think of nothing great that is also easy...prayer must be, then, one of the hardest things in the world." - Tim Keller Prayer is difficult. I don't know many people who feel that they are very good at it. We already struggle with prayer on our own and now we are supposed to lead our kids...
Challenges of Praying With Kids - Pt.1
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - September 16, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes"I can think of nothing great that is also easy...prayer must be, then, one of the hardest things in the world." - Tim Keller Prayer is difficult. I don't know many people who feel that they are very good at it. We already struggle with prayer on our own and now we are supposed to lead our kids...
How Parents Can Offer Kids Victory and Protection
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - September 02, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutesWe all want to protect our kids. And we all want to see them have victory and success in life. A big part of our job as parents is to prepare our kids to live well in a broken world full of danger. On today's podcast, we are going to talk about how building a culture of learning helps us protect...
Your Kids Won't Learn This Unless You Teach Them
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - August 26, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutesWe are big fans of memory work and discovery in learning together as a family, especially when it comes to learning God's Word together. But the truth is that memory work and accumulating knowledge isn't enough! It's a great place to start, but our kids need someone to help them go deeper as the...
Delighting in God's Word
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - August 19, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutesDo you like to hear writers talking about how their songs? Then this episode is for you! We're off-roading this week! :) Before we released our most recent family worship album called "God of Generations," Emily and I recorded an (at the time) exclusive podcast for some of our most faithful onl...
Should You Read The Word To Your Infant?
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - August 12, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutesWhat if you have kids in the house that don't understand. Infants? Toddlers? Maybe it's best to wait to start family worship until after the kids get a little bit older? Or what if you don't even have kids? Today, we want to give you four good reasons for why we think you should totally go ahead...
How To Read The Bible To Your Kids
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - August 05, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesWe don't want to overcomplicate things, simply reading the Bible together is a wonderful thing to do. However, if the goal is to really help gain understanding, to share our joy, and to spur interest in God's Word then it might help to think about HOW we read the Word out loud. Stale reading oft...
The Benefits of Reading With Your Kids
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - July 29, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutesAs we continue to talk about the importance of developing a culture of learning in our homes, we wanted to touch on some of the benefits of reading to our kids. Reading the Word to our kids is the priority, but we think it's awesome that God has revealed Himself largely through the written Word ...
What Is The Goal of Learning Together?
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - July 22, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutesEmbracing a love for learning together as a family is one of our 6 pillars of family worship. Over the next several weeks we are going to discover the reasons why we think developing a culture of learning in our homes helps our times of worship together. In this episode, we start with the goals ...
Tips For Memorizing Scripture With Your Family
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - July 15, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutesI am the kind of person where I can totally get behind an idea, but if I don't have some kind of a recipe or a rubric or just somewhere to get started, I usually don't end up starting things. And so if you are like me, I do not claim to be the expert on scripture memory, systems, or songs. But w...
Singing the Word With Your Kids - with Molly Lockwood
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - July 08, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes#015 - Scripture memory songs are incredibly effective in not only helping us learn and memorize the Word but also in helping those scripture stick with us. For years educators have known that songs are powerful in helping us remember. After all, how did you learn your ABCs? I'm guessing a littl...
How To Exalt Christ In Your Home
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - July 01, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes#014 - What does it mean to "exalt Christ?" As Christ-followers, I feel safe in assuming that most of us want to exalt Christ in our homes every day but we aren't sure how to do that. And if we're really honest, we're already so exhausted, and making sure to "exalt Christ" in our homes sounds ju...
Songs Are Weapons - Sing the Word!
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - June 24, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes#013 - For the last 10 years we've been a part of ministries that specialize in writing songs full of the Word. Writing scripture saturated songs is a huge passion for both of us and in this week's episode, we want to share with you a few reasons why we believe that singing the Word in your home...
Songs Are Weapons - Sing the Word!
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - June 24, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes#013 - For the last 10 years we've been a part of ministries that specialize in writing songs full of the Word. Writing scripture saturated songs is a huge passion for both of us and in this week's episode, we want to share with you a few reasons why we believe that singing the Word in your home...
Why We Changed The Name Of Our Podcast
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - June 17, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutesFrom Old Testament to New Testament we can see that God is calling us to make disciples "as we go." This means that our most important role as parents is to disciple our kids by sharing our faith, our love for Christ, and God's Word. We changed the name of our podcast because we believe this n...
Why Should We Sing in Our Homes?
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - June 10, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesIsn't it enough to sing on Sunday mornings? What if we aren't "good singers?" In today's episode Emily gives us a lot of good food for thought on why it's important for us to sing in our homes with our families. ( especially if you have kids!)
The Importance of Talking To Yourself
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - June 03, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutesWhat do you do when your feelings are out of control? Or what about those rogue thoughts that float through your head that feel hostile to what you know to be true? Martyn Lloyd Jones helped us to learn the importance of talking to ourselves and in today's episode we talk about how singing helps...
When You Don't Feel Like Praising God
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - May 27, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutesMy moods are one of the most unreliable things in my life. Even though I know that God's greatness doesn't change, I find that I don't always feel like praising Him. If you feel that way sometimes, I want to encourage you with this story in the Bible where King David pretended to be crazy.
Why Do We Praise Anything?
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - May 20, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes#008 - Part B of our "worship is a cake" episode takes us into our last 3 ingredients which include the "icing" of our worship, praise! Many of us love to sing and praise God with our voices and that's why I call it the icing. It's the part of our worship that often tastes so good to our hearts ...
Why Do We Praise Anything?
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - May 20, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes#008 - Part B of our "worship is a cake" episode takes us into our last 3 ingredients which include the "icing" of our worship, praise! Many of us love to sing and praise God with our voices and that's why I call it the icing. It's the part of our worship that often tastes so good to our hearts ...
Worship Is A Cake
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - May 13, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes#007: If you had to bake a cake for the President or maybe a celebrity you admire, would you leave out a key ingredient? Surely it's not that big of a deal if I don't add in the eggs, or maybe the icing, or what about the flour? No way! I'm pretty sure most of us would want to give the best cake...
5 Ways Shame Will Keep You From Family Worship
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - May 06, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes#006: Why don't we do the things we WANT to do? My guess is that if you're listening to this podcast, then it means that there is a part of you that WANTS to start, restart, or grow in you leading your family to worship God in your home. If we're not careful, shame can derail all of our good des...
When Should I Start Family Worship?
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - April 29, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes#005: When is the perfect time to start family worship? Is it when my kids are at a certain age? What if I don't have kids? What if some of my kids are really young and others are older? What if I'm single? What if my kids are already grown and/or out of the house? These are all great questions ...
I Don't Feel Qualified to Lead Family Worship
As You Go with Jonathan & Emily Martin - April 22, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes#004: I don't know about you, but sometimes I struggle with waiting for permission to be a parent. Or even a grown-up! At 33, I just thought I would feel more qualified, you know? I often feel the same thing when it comes to family worship. Who am I to lead this? Shouldn't I wait for the profess...
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