Burning Hearts with Rachel Herbeck

Staying faithful to the Lord during times of trials and sufferings ultimately produces in us spiritual maturity. Each one of us needs to grow in it.

As we continue in James, we hear about what it takes to stay faithful and steadfast to the Lord throughout our spiritual journey. Regardless of our circumstances, we ask for the grace to stay faithful to Jesus.

This week we dive into James 1 and receive some very practical wisdom for living the Christian life. We ask the Holy Spirit to open our hearts to receive what the Lord wants us to hear about our trials and sufferings.

Through this first chapter of Mark, we see that the Father has given Jesus authority over all. His healing of the demonically possessed man brings those watching into some understanding that Jesus is not just another rabbi.

After calling His disciples, Jesus preaches and teaches in the synagogue. As he teaches, people are in awe of how he teaches and they wonder at who he could be.

When Jesus calls people to follow Him, they leave everything to follow Him immediately. Today we reflect on how Jesus invites us to drop our nets and respond radically to Him.

As Jesus begins his public ministry, he approaches the disciples and calls them to follow Him. Today we reflect on Jesus’ call to each one of us.

This week we dive into Mark 1 where we see Jesus beginning his public ministry. As he goes out preaching, he announces the coming of the Kingdom of God to earth through Himself.

The Holy Spirit brings us into the very life of God. Part of this is giving us access to all that Jesus has! This is amazing news and we ask the Holy Spirit to help us live in this reality.

In addition to convicting us of sin, the Holy Spirit gives us eyes to see God as He is. As we see the Lord, the Holy Spirit brings right judgement to the world and to each one of our hearts and invites us to respond.

When the Holy Spirit begins to work in our lives, we become more aware of the sin in our lives. As we are more open to the Spirit’s work, we become more and more convicted of our sins.

As we continue in John 16, Jesus describes the sending of the Holy Spirit. He tells His disciples that the Holy Spirit will be the counselor who leads us into truth.

This week we dive into John16 and listen to Jesus’ teaching on the sending of the Holy Spirit. We begin with Jesus telling His disciples that it is better that He goes away and we ask ourselves if we really believe that God’s way is better.

We finish this week by proclaiming Romans 8, that we are more than conquerors through Jesus Christ who loves us. We immerse ourselves in this truth and ask the Holy Spirit to help us believe the power of God’s love for us.

Continuing to take every thought captive and replace them with God’s Word, we are encouraged today through Romans 5 to look for proof that God loves us. We see this proof through Jesus’ death on the cross.

Today we dive into Peter’s letters, as we read that we have been born into a living hope. We ask the Holy Spirit to help us hold onto this hope that we have in Christ Jesus.

As we continue our week in the spiritual battle, we turn to Galatians 2. Here we read that we have been crucified with Christ and live through Him. In this reality we find our strength, that our life is being lived through Him.

This week we go through different scripture passages that help us to enter into the spiritual battle. Today We read in Ephesians 1 that we can have deeper knowledge of God, great hope in Christ, and power through the Holy Spirit.

When we trust that the Lord has everything we need, we are able to live in a way that seeks God’s kingdom before all else. We ask the Holy Spirit to help us live in confidence, so that we can follow the ways of the Lord.

Jesus uses the analogy of caring for the birds and the lilies as a way to show us how much he loves and cares for us. As we consider this, we ask the Holy Spirit to help us see the ways God is caring for us.

Today we see that Jesus reassures the disciples and us of how valuable we are to Him. When we believe this truth, we live from a place of peace and confidence.

As we continue this week and examine how much we trust Jesus, the Holy Spirit helps us to see the things we desire and the things we actually need.

This week we begin to discuss Jesus’ command to his disciples to not be anxious about anything. As we hear his words, we ask ourselves if we are living out of a place of trusting God or needing to control our lives.

As we wrap up this week with Ali Hoffman, we continue Jesus’ command to love Him with everything we have. Our hearts, minds, souls, and strength should all be confirmed to him and at the service of him.

Today we discuss what it means to love God with our whole heart. What does it mean to give Him our hearts and how do we walk in a way that expresses our love to Him?