On The Trail

Do you ever feel like you are scraping the bottom of the barrel? Like you’re a deflating ball that just won’t bounce? This series wants to help you pump more air into that ball. We’re looking at emotional resilience . What is capacity and why is it so important? What are tools for growing emotional capacity ? In this part of the series, we also talk about the 2023 Asbury Revival.   This compilatio...

🥳 Happy Birthday, On the Trail!  This week marks TWO YEARS on the trail together. And we have a birthday gift for you!!  We’ve been hinting at The Freedom Course all year, and it’s finally here. Not only does it release today with a festive sale but also YOU GET AN EXTRA DISCOUNT! In celebration of being on the trail together for two years, we are giving On the Trail listeners a bonus discount on...

In this compilation of the Life of Jesus series, we look at prophecies He fulfilled, key points of His ministry , His Gospel values , and His work on the Cross and resurrection . Feel S.M.A.R.T. as we revisit the five stages of Jesus Christ's earthly ministry. Dig into Jesus' works on the C.R.O.S.S. Learn four evidences of the resurrection that are hard to B.E.A.T. , and understand how we can L.I....

Worldview. What is it, and why is it important?  As Christians, we want to see reality as God sees it .  In this compilation of the Kingdom Worldview series, we revisit a Kingdom theology , how to be a Kingdom people , and the three pillars of Sacred Romance, Sovereign Lordship, and Spiritual Warfare.  Understanding that God is love , God is sovereign , and this world is at war are three fundament...

Do you understand your identity in Christ? Your freedom ? While Marcus is on Sabbatical, we are revisiting prior series in compilation episodes. This week we're returning to the F.I.S.H. model, with today's topic specifically looking at identity and freedom. Based on Deeper Walk's flagship book, the FISH series walks through the gospel’s four essentials: freedom , identity , Spirit , and heart-foc...

Last week we looked at four approaches that have missed the mark in transformative discipleship. Now it's time to look at heart-focused discipleship .  While Marcus is on Sabbatical, we are revisiting prior series in compilation episodes. This week we're coming back to the F.I.S.H. model. This series introduces the whole-brained , heart-focused discipleship model known as “FISH and Go FISH.”  Base...

Over the summer we’re compiling the episodes from an entire series into one episode to release on our normal Monday schedule.  So now, let's time travel to July 2022 and On the Trail's first podcast series!  The Broken Discipleship Factory series is an introduction to the concepts found in the book The Solution of Choice by Marcus Warner and Jim Wilder. It discusses how the Enlightenment and other...

We’ve made it to the promised land! The people of Israel have left behind their victim identity and taken on a freedom identity. It’s been quite the journey.  In Egypt , we see them in a world of perpetual crisis and in need of salvation. In the Exodus , we see God get them through the tunnel of chaos. In the wilderness , we see them enroll in boot camp to tear down their old identity and learn th...

What does it look like to move forward into a life of freedom and continued healing?  Now that we have completed the Exodus journey, learned our boot camp lessons, and entered the promised land, it's time to walk out our victorious life in the Spirit. In this episode, we're looking at four case studies for walking out the SLOW Model in the book of Joshua, and we remember those four battles with th...

The wilderness is over! Joshua has taken charge, and it’s time to leave the manna behind and live off the fruit of the land God has for them. The lessons of boot camp are all coming together in Joshua. Victory comes when you fight the battles God asks you to fight how and when He tells you. Moving into the promised land doesn’t mean the battles end. It means fighting battles that matter and doing...

Moses and Joshua were practiced in walking with God — stopping and seeking Him, listening to Him, obeying Him, and watching what happened when they did—or didn’t. In this episode, we’re looking at the transition of leadership from Moses to Joshua and walking with God into the promised land. Come join us on the trail! Helpful Links: SOM Summer Intensives: deeperwalk.com/summer-intensives   Breakthr...

You've heard of David and Goliath, but do you know about Moses and the Giants? This week you can expect some brain science , some biblical insights , and encouragement that breakthroughs can happen no matter the state of your generational contexts.  Come join us On the Trail!  Helpful Links: SOM Summer Intensives: deeperwalk.com/summer-intensives   Breakthrough! deeperwalkinternational.org/breakth...

When we find ourselves stuck with consequences we can’t change, are we going to be angry and bitter about it? Are we going to seek God in the midst of it? In this episode, we are breaking down camp and setting out with the people of Israel toward the promised land. But when the people discover that the promised land is not only flowing with milk and honey but also filled with giants, they panic. J...

We don’t have to earn God’s presence. In Christ, it is a gift! When we’re on a healing journey, it is easy to feel dirty and unclean. But Christ has done the work to make us clean so that the Holy Spirit can live within us, so we can have relationship with God.  Atonement is core to God’s solution to fixing the sin problem. It addresses the sin problem not by ending immorality but by giving us the...

What does it mean to be holy? The healing journey we’ve been on with the people of Israel has been a process of dismantling their old identity and creating a new one. This involves creating a new culture. With a new culture comes a new Law — rituals, protocols, and principles for interacting with the unseen realm, living together, caring for one another, and worshiping God. In this episode, we’re...

We have been on a victory journey with the people of Israel, one where they learn to die to their old identity , rise to their new identity , walk with God , and live in community . They’re about to leave their boot camp in the wilderness and head toward the promised land.  Alas, something tragic happens before they break camp. It’s not fun to look at the hard things, but in today’s episode, we’re...

We don’t have to be whole & healed to have intimacy with God. Last week, we looked at the Mountain of God as a model of covenant relationship. This week, we get to watch God provide the next, incredible step toward a lifestyle of intimacy with Him.  God is not waiting at the top of the mountain for us to get our act together and come up to Him. He is coming straight into the center of our mess...

We’ve made it to camp! During God’s two-year boot camp for the people of Israel, about a year was spent in one location: the Mountain of God.  Why the Mountain?  It is a place of encounter , where the people of Israel see and experience God.   It is a place of relationship , where the people and God enter into a covenant together, like a marriage.   It is a place of learning new rhythms & skil...

It's time for boot camp. We like acrostics around here, but are you ready to learn a marching song? In this episode, we are on the trail with the people of Israel as God leads them to the Mountain of God. God knows they need to learn to trust Him for their survival, and He has a plan to break down their victim identity and build in them a victorious identity. Like any good boot camp, we have a mar...

Last episode we witnessed the miraculous rescue of the people of Israel at the Red Sea. They're finally free. Now what?  In this episode, before walking with the people of Israel into the wilderness, we're pulling together a vision of the journey as a whole.  God sees us  when we are oppressed and groaning.  He knows  what has created our victim mindset and  understands why  we are the way we are....

All is lost if God doesn’t show up. In this episode, we look at the original “Red Sea Moment.” The people of Israel are trapped between a sea and an army. There is no earthly way they will survive, and they know it. Despite their fear and lack of faith, God shows up according to His plan and faithfulness. God does things for us not because we earn or deserve it. What does it look like to pray in s...

Passover. It stands apart not just as the final sign in Yahweh’s confrontation with His people’s oppressors but also as a theologically significant climactic event that we continue to celebrate today.  With this event, the people of Israel prepare to embark on the start of their freedom journey. This is a journey from a slavery identity to a freedom identity.   In this episode, we talk about every...

“But Pharaoh said, ‘Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD , and besides, I will not let Israel go.” (Exodus 5:2 NASB) Pharaoh asks . Yahweh answers .  In this episode, we discuss the “Ten Plagues” narrative, throughout which God reiterates ‘so that they may know I am Yahweh.’  We look at the very intentional structure of the signs and dwell on some...

The Hero’s beloved has been captured and abused, and He will not let it stand. He is coming not only to rescue her but to humiliate her abuser.  In this episode, we press into the heavy beginning of the Exodus story. The people of Israel are groaning under ruthless oppression, but God hears them and takes action.  God always has a plan, and He is not afraid of chaos.  The story of Exodus contains...

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...