Memoirs of Abiding

Prayer for himself- John 17:1-5 Prayer for His immediate disciples- John 17:6-19

Abiding in Prayer This week we look at the last years of Jesus’ ministry. During this time, we will see significant prayers occur as His time on earth is coming to an end. Luke 10: 17 We see thanksgiving and praise. Notice that he didn’t go to a mountain top to pray at this one, he just began to pray and the substance of that was praising the Father because He is great. Jesus encourages them but c...

Abiding in Prayer (Scripture – Matthew 14, 1 Kings 18: 44-46, Luke 9: 28-29) Today we will look at Matthew 14 as we continue to see how to abide in prayer by looking at what Jesus did. Some of the things we can see by looking at Jesus through this passage is that it is natural for Jesus to pray in all circumstances, in any environment. Western schedules have a demand that everything needs to be pl...

Scripture: Galatians 2:20. Luke 3, Luke 5, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17, Romans 8:26 Abiding is a two-way process…we share with God, but He also shares with us. He speaks to us as we hide His Word in our hearts.  Jesus is our model on how to remain in the Father and the Father’s work. He prayed constantly, so it makes sense that we would also model our prayer after Him. Today, we will look at two...

Abiding in our Marriage – The Love Triangle Scripture discussed (Genesis 2 and 3, 2 Peter 1:3, Ephesians 5, Romans 8, John 14:23). In this episode we discuss what a marriage of two believers that are each truly seeking to abide in God looks like.  What does it look like in good and in conflict? Intro: We are redefining marriage in so many aspects, what that framework looks like. These definit...

Scripture to soak in, pray, and ask God to transform you with. 1 Corinthians 7:12 Romans 8:5-8 Nicodemus -John 3 John 15: 11 Maybe you are abiding in Christ, living in dependency. However your spouse is an unbeliever. Challenges in these relationships: The time of sitting in the Word/devotion time will often look different than in a relationship that is equally yoked. Maybe they don’t want your ki...

How do I abide in the Lord without Idolizing my spouse? When expectation is not met in a relationship, conflict arises. One way or another, with expectations, we are asking the spouse to meet our needs. 3 Abiding Skills: Reading God’s Word to transform myself, not my spouse. Live in surrender and dependence on God to make me whole. Listing to the illumination of the Holy Spirit. Take these three a...

Abiding in our Singleness With Valentine’s day coming up, it is a big focus and expectation of this world to be with someone. Today, we discuss three basic needs we have found true in our lives and our experiences fulfilling those in the world versus fulfilling it in God through abiding. Three basic needs: A need to depend on someone else: Definition of dependence in this reference: The desperate...

We all come from various backgrounds, environments, and experiences. This podcast takes a generalized look at parenting defense mechanisms. These are the innate or natural responses that individuals develop in response to stimuli that is meant to help protect them. This not a claim on how YOU heal their hearts, the work of the Holy Spirit is the primary factor in healing your kids’ heart. This pod...

This week we cover the application of Model, Mode, Modus Operandi. Model Psalm 78, Deuteronomy 6, Are we implementing “do as I do” or “Do as I say, not as I do?” Are we modeling the consistency we are asking our child to display? Are we demonstrating reading the Bible, or just telling them to go read while we watch tv, get chores done, scroll through our phones? Are we instructing or actually trai...

Have you ever read a book on parenting? It’s probably safe to say most of us have. These can be helpful as a secondary source to abiding, but they should never be the primary source. Maybe it isn’t a self-help book, rather it is speaking to others and following their advice. When we search outside of the Word to fulfill the desire to be a better parent, we operate out of our own will. This may wor...

Abiding through our Children’s Hurts: Today we will discuss how to abide through our children’s hurts, their storms, their traumas. Not necessarily taking control of it or try to fix what they are going through but allowing God to be ever present in the situation. We will discuss how this may apply throughout the various ages and stages of a child’s life. When a hurt occurs, depending on the age,...

Redemption, Adoption, Justification, Reconciliation, and Regeneration….That is Who you are. Today we will dive into the declarations of our Identity as defined by God’s Word, 5 epic gifts that we receive. It is critical to know who we are from head to heart, to know we are God’s son’s and daughters. Redemption (Scripture to review: Ephesians 1:7-10, Mark 10:45, Romans : 1-4, Romans 6, Romans 12;2)...

How do I get this idea from my head, to my heart? 1. We recognize God's at work in our life The joy of the recognition that God is working brings the "aha" moment that moves the truths from head to heart. 2. We recognize God's word spoken to us from the Holy Spirit. Illumination of scripture, not inspiration, brings about an awareness of His presence and leading in our lives. 3. We recognize we re...

Drawing the line between Sinner and Saint, we discuss the truth of who we are as Christians. If we aren't a sinner saved by grace, then what else can we be?

Identity of two natures: sin and spirit The problems with this: Scripturally Rom 8:3, Logically The problem with this duality is it will always assume a resistance in the host or person. I can never fully love God, because there are two parts to me. I can't fully surrender because there are two parts to me. If God does say he crucified the old man (nature of sin) and yet we live with it still, the...

The You, you believe, you are What makes up what we believe of ourselves? Talk about the Nature, Nurture, and traumas that have shaped our current self-identity. Nature, the physical and psychological impacts of genetics. Nurture, the morals and values shown throughout childhood by parents, guardians, and family/friends. Traumas, those events which happened because of our choices or others choices...

Ellie introduces us to the long-term struggle against perfectionism and controlling those struggles in her life. She talks about how abiding brings an awareness that she needs to surrender, while her flesh fights to be sovereign and take control John 15:3 You are clean   John 14:27 "I do not give as the world gives" John 14:6 "I am the way the truth and the life" John 8:32 "You shall know the...

Scott walks us through his storm of almost losing his newborn daughter due to complications and medical conditions.  He talks about preparing for the storm, the peace through the storm, and how the Lord showed up in his storm.  Follow us through the scripture as we touch on Psalm 23, Galatians 5 (fruits), Galatians 6 (Carrying burdens), and more. 

Hebrews 13:5 Deuteronomy 34:6 "I will never leave you nor forsake you" "Let your heart not be troubled..." John 14:1-3 God's communication to Ricki through his Word Psalm 119 The word hidden away in our hearts. The Holy Spirit uses this to flood us with his words and presence. For Ricki, Identity was wrapped up in his wife before the storm, though he didn't realize it. 1 Thessalonians 4 "Grieve, b...

Single mother of a 3 year old shares her storm of letting her son go with his father, while still trying to control the situation. Hear how she put abiding to practice, both before and during the storm. 

What does it mean to surrender our circumstance in the middle of a trial? A simple way to look at it is to realize I can’t know all the details, including the thoughts of others. If I can’t, then I can’t be assured my outcome will work how I intend. If this is true then God, who knows all thoughts and has seen everything take place, will be able to cause change that can be assured on his part. So...

What are the uses of psychology to a non-believer? What about a believer? Psychology can have a few benefits in a non-believer. It can help them to learn to cope with traumas or poor coping skills from their past. It can also bring awareness to defense mechanisms, triggers, and dispositions in a person’s life. Psychology can bring many different exercises or activities which can help an individual...

(What is the sin nature, and can it stop me from abiding?) What is sin nature? The “Old Man” “The Flesh Man” was born within us at conception. It taught our flesh how to find meaning apart from God. It brought an identity that was separate from that which God called us. This was part of the curse placed because of man’s choice. Now the seed of rebellion caused by our independence brought forth a n...

Talking about the spectrum of sin What exactly is sin? What was the root of the first sin? Genesis 3 talks about the desirous feeling for wisdom woman felt towards the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Ultimately it came down to this, as far as wisdom: Satan said she would be like God if she ate. Remember God is the ultimate source, because there is no higher power than him. As such, in himself...