On The Trail

Season Two!! On the Trail is now on video, and we are starting a new series. In this new series we are looking at the Exodus story. The people of Israel are groaning in a state of generational slavery and abuse. God hears their cry and instigates a rescue mission that unfolds into an epic journey of rescue, redemption, covenant, growth, and victorious living. This is a long journey. A difficult jo...

What does demon manifestation look like? Can you forgive God? These and more we’ll be addressing as we answer your listener questions in this week’s episode. We hope you’ll join us on the trail!

Have you encountered discipleship that gave you a picture of what it looks like to be a Christian on the outside, but it didn’t seem to have answers for what was happening on the inside?  At Deeper Walk, our mission is to make Heart-Focused Discipleship the norm for Christians everywhere. What is heart-focused discipleship and why is it so important?  In today’s episode, we are looking at this key...

In the first episode of 2024, we are talking about the three levels of breakthrough and the 5 “engines” or factors that need to be addressed in any breakthrough journey. We also have some exciting news for the near future!

In the final episode of 2023, we are wrapping up the Advent & Incarnation series with a look at  the two-way street of preparation. How has God prepared for us? How do we prepare for Him? As we wrap up this series and the year, we hope you’ll join us on the trail!  Also! New things are coming in 2024! WE’RE TAKING A BREAK not only over Christmas but also at the start of the new year, and we’ll...

God wants to walk with us. In this week’s episode, we continue discussing the Incarnation by looking at this incredible truth that God wants us to be in relationship with Him. This is a listening, conversational relationship characterized by trust and obedience, where He seeks us and we seek Him.   

God understands our weakness.  The incarnation paved the way for Jesus Christ to become our High Priest, so we can approach God boldly and find the mercy and grace we need. What does it mean for Jesus Christ to be our High Priest? (And who was Melchizedek?) We discuss this and more in today’s episode.  

Has your life ever felt chaotic or empty? From Genesis 1 onward, God has shown us His purposes for bringing order and fullness to our lives. As we enter the Advent season, we’re turning our attention to the Incarnation of Christ and God’s heart and plans for this redemption story. In this episode, we specifically look at the pattern of forming and filling seen in Genesis 1. 

What does it look like to have authority in Christ? In this episode, we discuss the legal understanding of the believer’s authority and some practical applications. 

What does it mean for a believer to have authority in Christ? Do we have all the authority Christ has? Do we have none of it? Or is the answer somewhere between? In this episode, we discuss the authority believers have in Christ. 

We are a people who believe God defines reality. In the start of a new mini series on the authority of the believer, we’re talking about occult vs. Kingdom. In this episode, we’re looking at these worldviews regarding the involvement of spirits in the world and the roles of power & authority.  P.S. There was a hiccup with the podcast releasing under the wrong name last week. So sorry! It was f...

The invasion is already here. Now what? In this 37-minute special, we address the elephant in the room. It’s Halloween season, and spiritual warfare is on many minds. What is the occult? How do we recognize it? How do we love well in the midst of it? 

Do you know your identity in Christ? The Gospel is not just a ticket to Heaven. It is the foundation of Discipleship. In this episode, we’re reconnecting Identity to its Gospel foundation and reviewing how it all fits together. 

“We are a people who…” In this episode, we look at the role of Community in identity formation. How does community bring the two sides of our brain together? How can we resist mistaking our malfunctions for our identity? Community is key to answering the question, “Who am I, and how is it like me to be?”

Are you a sinner or a saint? In this episode, we wrap up the acrostic P.A.C.T. with a look at our New Covenant identity as bearing the Title “Saint.” What is holiness? What does it actually mean to be a saint and how does that relate to sin?

You have a Kingdom passport. In Christ, you are a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven. What does this practically mean in our present age? In this episode, we’re looking at our identity as Citizens.   

What does the Roman Empire teach us about the context of “adoption” language in the New Testament? What are the practical realities of this adoption? In this episode, we look at what it means to be a child of God.

4 Keys to Understanding Your New Covenant Identity in Christ: You are P ardoned by God, A dopted by God, made a C itizen of the Kingdom of God, and given a new T itle: Saint. In this episode, we unpack what it means to be pardoned by God.

Who does God say you are?    We've been talking about who the world, the flesh, and the devil say you are. This week we’re moving into the Kingdom perspective! What is the New Covenant, and how does it inform not only how we understand our own identity but God’s as well?  We’ll be taking the next several episodes to dig deeper into the richness that is our identity in Christ, laying out the practi...

Are you believing a lie about yourself? About God? We’ve been talking about how the world, the flesh, and the devil try to shape us. In this episode, we look at how the devil uses deception to affect our identity.

What pockets of pain are shaping you?     No one goes through life without experiencing pain, and that pain comes in all shapes and sizes. We can have pockets of pain from the bad that happens to us, from the absence of the good that we need, and from the way we compare ourselves to others.  The world’s wounds affect our beliefs about ourselves. In this episode, we press into how the Kosmos tries...

How do the Kingdom and the Kosmos inform our identity? The Kingdom teaches us how to see reality, God, and ourselves as God sees. In Christ, the Kingdom gives us our New Covenant identity.  The Kosmos involves the world, the flesh, and the devil working together to give us an identity. In this episode, we begin unpacking the Kosmos with a look at how the world and the flesh conspire to trap us in...

You are not beyond repair. There is hope for you and for your children to grow and repair your identity formation for your whole life. Last episode we talked about attachment-based identity. This episode, we’re pushing into the hope of joyful identity, looking at childhood development and the possibility for growth and repair in adults.

From our brain's perspective, identity is always relational. Our brains work from right to left, from attachment to beliefs. As we embark into this identity series, we begin with an understanding of  how attachment affects our identity . In this episode, we look at Scripture and brain science, digging into the fascinating idea of how the brain forms its perception of self through  three faces .  ...

Time for a new series! We’re looking at personal identity formation from brain science and biblical realities. Why does identity matter? How did God design us to form our identity? What does the Bible teach us about our identity? What can we do to overcome obstacles and repair holes that keep us from living out of our true identity? We’ll be looking at these questions and more as we embark into th...