True Roots

In this episode, Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 5:37: "Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil." This is a great episode about our words matching our actions, and how important that is in building trust with people and being who God has called us to be. Check it out and download the PDF here!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 5:28 -30: "But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off...

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 5:24 (ESV) "Leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift." Be sure to check out the PDF this week, link here! The question this week is a great one to ponder and ask Jesus about!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 5:17 -19: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do th...

In this episode, guest host Matt Patterson and Andy Harris discuss Luke 9:23 : 'And He said to all, 'If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.' Jesus is consistently after our whole heart, all of it. Not just pieces of it, He wants it all...but He also gives an invitation in this surrender: Freedom, Joy, Peace, Love, etc. T his process, at times...

In this episode, Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 5:12 "Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." This discussion gets into playing for an audience of one: Jesus. Check out this weeks PDF that asks you to write down your worries about what other people think of you and surrender them to the Lord.  PDF worksheet is right here!

In this episode, Dan and Andy discuss the command from Jesus to rejoice, specifically when persecuted or when going through challenging seasons  They focus on Matthew 5:12 and James 1:2 Check out the PDF for this weeks episode here

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 4:19. Verses are below: Matthew 4:19 (ESV) "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Mark 10:28-30 - "Peter began to say to him, 'See, we have left everything and followed you.' Jesus said, 'Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who...

In this episode Dan Cox and Andy Harris discuss what it truly means to repent, or to turn, and walk the opposite direction of our sin.  Check out the PDF guide that goes with this episode here! We'd love to know your thoughts, email: andy@truerootsidentity.com

In the 2nd week of the true roots discipleship course Dan and Andy the follow up commandment to loving the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength...which is: 'to love your neighbor as yourself' Check out the episode and then download the PDF document that has a question to walk through this week in your time with Jesus. Ask Him to reveal, who you can love this week, and take a...

In the 1st week of the True Roots Discipleship Course, Dan and Andy discuss Jesus's 1st and greatest commandment from Matthew 22:37-38, which says: 'And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.' They share what this looks like to walk out in our lives and how Jesus reorients our who...

In this episode Dan Cox and Andy Harris discuss the promise of Philippians 4:13: 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.' This is a compelling episode, that discusses the application of this verse to our lives. What does it truly mean to rely on Christ's strength in all things? Check it out! Join our True Roots Community Here

In this episode Dan Cox and Andy Harris share that what we fix our eyes on is the direction we will travel. If we fix our eyes on Jesus, we will be able to hold fast to His beliefs and promises, even in the midst of chaos. This is a challenging truth, but a freeing one. Join our Free True Roots Community Here 

In this episode Dan Cox and Andy Harris discuss John 15 and what it means to abide in Christ...and that every promise in our lives is fulfilled through obedience. 'For all promises of God find their Yes in Him' 2 Corinthians 1:20 We receive the promises that come from Christ and His presence when we are yoked to Christ and walking in the ways He asks us to (obedience)  Check out our True Roots Com...

In this episode Dan Cox and Andy Harris discuss being interruptible  How do we handle interruptions in our day to day lives? What if those interruptions are opportunities Jesus is placing in front of us to be his hands and feet?  Would that change how we respond to them?  This is a can't miss episode!  Check it out!  Join our Free True Roots Community Here and receive our Belief Matrix!

In this episode Dan Cox and Andy Harris discuss how to walk towards fear with Jesus. Jesus quite often has our path forward be the place we fear the most Why? So He can show us that He is with us and that He is our peace and comfort regardless of how difficult the path looks What we're afraid of, if we choose to walk towards it with Jesus, is the path to freedom and peace with Him Join our Free Tr...

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss how our beliefs about who God is influence how we see Him moving in our lives and in the lives of those around us. Do we believe He is good? Do we believe He is just? Do we believe He is loving? Do we believe He is in control? Do we believe He is the God of all comfort? Do we believe He is merciful? These are just a few of the characteristics of God, but do we...

In this episode Andy Harris and Dan Cox discuss Psalm 23  They start with the premise of: 'If all of this is true (which it is) how does it change how I live?'  This is a fruitful discussion that we hope will challenge and shift your hope to step into trusting fully who Jesus is as you walk forward  Enjoy!  Join our Free True Roots Community Here and receive your Belief Matrix!  

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss how powerful the Holy Spirit is and how our expectations can shape how we walk with the Lord. If He promises that His power is made perfect in weakness, then we can ask for His help and know that He will give it and walk with us in our weaknesses. How often are we not standing on God's promises and not believing that He is capable. Dan talks about His expectati...

In this episode Andy and Dan talk about instant gratificaiton vs. long term joy and the promises of God.  They begin with Dan talking about the 'cookie experiment' with kids and go into the story of Abraham and Isaac.  This is a can't miss episode that talks about how good God is, and what He promises when He says wait.  Check out our True Roots Community Here!

In this episode Andy and Dan discuss how God is much more concerned about our heart than about the behavior that reveals it. Yes He is concerned with our behavior, however, that behavior just shows whats underneath and if we go after behavior instead of heart change, the behavior will come back. And often times get worse. We have to go after the root lies and replace them with the truth of Jesus's...

In this episode Andy Harris and Dan Cox discuss walking into the uncomfortable with Jesus.   They discuss that the call isn't just to be with Him in the private moments and be filled up with Him, but to also go out with Him, to learn to trust Him and share Him, to learn to step into the uncomfortable.  This is a rich discussion that reveals that the depth of trust and faith in Jesus comes from ste...

In this episode Andy Harris and Dan Cox discuss true biblical discipliship  They share about how the true model is bringing people with you on the path you are on.  To point people to Jesus, we have to know Jesus, and then we help others by walking life with them, not just by sitting down and discussing their problems.  It's in the act of movement and bringing people with us.  Thank you for listen...

In this episode Andy Harris and Dan Cox discuss how to find your purpose.  This conversation is different than most when discussing purpose.  Most of the time, when purpose is discussed, it centers around us, but we can't find our true purpose in this life apart from Jesus.  Andy and Dan take time to dig into what our 1st purpose is: being with Jesus, and how that helps us find what we were made f...

In this episode, Andy dives into his story and walks through how bringing his sin into the light brought freedom from shame. Dan and Andy share insights about what it looks like to step forward into the identity Christ has called us to. In the beginning stages of change the new identity isn't fully believed and we have to be obedient to what God asks us to do daily. Thank you for listening! Check...