St. John's Church Podcast

Scripture Reading: Ephesians 4:11-16 NLT Our Spiritual Growth isn't about information. it's about transformation.

Scripture Reading: Hebrews 12: 18-24 (MSG) You are joining something already in progress. Not only here, but you're joining thousands upon thousands of angels already singing.

Scripture Reading: Ruth 4 God is the master artist of broken pieces. Redeeming God-the master Artist of broken pieces-thank you for redeeming my brokenness through my relationship with Jesus. May I see the picture you are creating.

Scripture Reading: Ruth 3: 1-5 -Desperate circumstances don't require desperate compromises -Desperate doesn't mean powerless -Doing what you can doesn't mean you control what happens next

Scripture Reading: Ruth 2: 1-13 We all need someone to lean on.

Scripture Reading: Ruth 1:19-22 Suffering never changes our identity as God's children.

Scripture Reading: Ephesians 3:14-21, NLT Jordyn shares her testimony.

Scripture Reading: Ruth 1:1-18 Once you know that God loves you that way, the rest of your life becomes laser-focused on two things: growing into greater and greater awareness of God's love for us, and letting that overflow into our love for others.

Scripture Reading: Judges 21:25 Ecclesiastes 4:8-12 God redeems us through relationship.

Scripture Reading: Philippians 4:4-7 P-Praise R-Repent A-Ask Y-Yield

The church isn't a place we spectate. The church is the pace we share our God given gifts. Imagine saying, "God I'm available. Show me where you want me to use my spiritual gifts you've given me"

The 3 Good News Kenya Pillars: *Discipleship *Sponsorship *Education Be Praying for the Okoth family this week

Scripture Reading: Matthew 11:28-30 Rest is nothing something we do, it's something we're given Come up for air, and come to the water.

Scripture Reading: Acts 2:42-47 We need a rule of life-a plan-a trellis for Christ to be formed in us. So we can follow the invitation from Jesus to abide in him in the everyday moments of our lives. Are we being formed by accident, or are we intentionally arranging our lives around Jesus? This is a process that ultimately only God does- as we're told in relation to our spiritual lives-only God ma...

Scripture Reading: Luke 10:25-37 Becoming a certain type of person who is a loving neighbor and not one who seeks to define who their neighbors are. Because = How we love like Jesus is to be our stand measure of maturity.

"If the devil can't make you sin, he'll make you busy"-Corrie ten Boom This week, don't try to do everything. Choose one small practice, one intentional pause, one sabbath moment and see what God might do.

Scripture Reading: Psalm 104:24-30 Ruach- breath, wind, Spirit, all the same word. The breath in your dog and a bee, and the breath in your lungs came out of the same mouth. And the God who made something out of dust once can do it again. One breath. One hand. One Father.

Scripture Reading: Matthew 26:36-44 We can approach our own suffering like Jesus in three ways: 1. Pay attention 2. Surrender 3. Let our humility birth something new

Scripture Reading: Genesis 22:1-14 The Good Life = the way things are supposed to be

Scripture Reading: Genesis 37 Your past does not have to be your future. Being a Christian is not about being an improved version of yourself, but about being made new. Jesus may be in your heart, but grandpa is in your bones.

Scripture Reading: Psalm 46:1-11 To be still is to say yes to the invitation. Be stilled by God.

Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 17:26-45 Our self-awareness is intricately related to our relationship with God

Scripture Reading; 1 Samuel 15:7-24 This is what it means to stop being a human doing and come home to being a human being beloved, beneath the surface, all the way down

Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:1-4(MSG) We are Children of God. That is true wealth. That is what Christ traded heaven to give you. Forever.

Scripture Reading: Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost is God choosing us, all of us exactly as we are, without qualification Pentecost is God saying it doesn't matter if you think you're enough, because you're enough for God Your calling is based on God's empowerment, not your own perfection,