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494// Love, Sex, and the Bible: Song of Songs 1 Daydreaming, mixed-race couples, women as shepherds, and passion. What do all of these have in common? Tune in to today’s episode to find out as I explore the topic of Love, Sex, and the Bible in Song of Solomon chapter 1.  Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 8339...

493// Love, Sex, and the Bible: Intro to Song of Songs Love, Sex, and the Bible. Yes, I did just say those three things together. I don’t know about you, but I have NEVER heard this book taught in church. But in today’s sex-obsessed culture, I think it’s so important to have a good understanding of how God designed our human relationships to work. There is alot of confusion about this book, so we...

492// The Impact of the Love of God: Breaking Cycles and Finding Hope David Wangaka shares his personal journey of growing up in extreme poverty in Kenya and how he found hope and faith in God through the support of Compassion International. He highlights the transformative power of sponsorship and the impact of love and encouragement in the lives of children in poverty. David now works for Compas...

491// Get Uncomfortable: How Learning a New Love Language Can Help You Communicate and Receive God's Love Learning a new language can be uncomfortable at first, but it’s worth the effort to be able to connect with others. The same is true for our love languages, and even in our relationship with God. Today Rachael examines the reasons why God calls us to put aside our comfort and learn how to comm...

490// Who are the Untouchables in Your Life? How Loving Those Around Us Help Us Experience God's Love Jesus set such an amazing example of how to communicate love to those around us. On the show today, Rachael unpacks what it means to “touch the untouchables” in a way that communicates God’s love. This is a powerful episode you don’t want to miss! Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Comp...

489// New Ways to Serve God With Acts of Service Many believers, regardless of their primary love language, serve God in various ways. Today we are taking a look at some creative ways we can serve God and serve others so that our service doesn’t become routine. Join Rachael as she explains why the needs around us can be the catalyst for showing love to God. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child th...

488// New Ways to Look at Gifts as A Love Language With God Gifts seem to be a way that people are naturally more creative when it comes to giving and receiving love. Today, we are looking at ways we can take that creativity into our relationship with God. Join Rachael as she unpacks how to speak a new dialect in the Love Language of Gifts.  Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion...

487// When Did Premarital Sex Become a Sin and Other Audience Questions On today’s episode, Rachael takes a quick break from our regular series to answer some audience questions: Why Does the Hearing Jesus Podcast tithe? When Did Premarital Sex Become a Sin? Can God Truly Forgive Everyone? Can You Be Too Far Gone For God to Love? How Can I Know My Purpose? You can send questions for Rachael to ans...

485// New Ways to Speak Words of Affirmation in Our Spiritual Lives On today’s episode, Rachael discusses some ways to discover new dialects of the love language of words of affirmation, especially when it comes to our relationship with God. Creativity in our relationship with God helps keep it from becoming routine. Listen in for some new ways to be creative as we speak love to God and those arou...

484// How Do I Know My Spiritual Love Language? On today’s episode, Rachael discusses ways to figure out what both our human love language is, as well as our spiritual love language. Through a series of questions, Rachael helps listeners on a path of self-discovery that will lead them to feeling more connected to God. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassi...

483// The Love Languages of God: How God Uses Physical Touch to Communicate His Love to Us On today’s episode, Rachael discusses the final Love Language, physical touch. Physical touch can sometimes be the hardest one for people to grasp when it comes to communicating love to God. In today’s episode, Rachael discusses how the Holy Spirit works in this area and how we can recognize ways we are all...

482// The Love Languages of God: How God Uses Acts of Service to Communicate His Love to Us On today’s episode, Rachael discusses the Love Language of Acts of Service. One of the hallmarks of the Christian faith that separates it from any other religion is a God who lays down His life for His people. In today’s episode, Rachael discusses how Jesus is a servant leader and communicates His love for...

481// The Love Languages of God: How God Uses Gifts to Communicate His Love to Us On today’s episode, Rachael discusses the Love Language of Gifts. God is the giver of every good gift in our lives, and it’s one of the ways He expresses His love towards us. Listen in as Rachael discusses the gifts of blessings, spiritual gifts, and God’s ultimate gift to us- Jesus.    Episode Resources: To Sponsor...

480// The Love Languages of God: How God Uses Quality Time to Communicate His Love to Us On today’s episode, Rachael discusses the Love Language of Quality Time. How does God spend time with us as believers? How does the time we spend with Him communicate our love? Today Rachael discusses ways that the Scriptures reveal this unique love language of God. We also take a look at ways we can make sure...

479// The Love Languages of God: How God Uses Words to Communicate His Love to Us On today’s episode, Rachael discusses the Love Language of Words of Affirmation. The Bible is God’s Word, and clearly communicated His love for us as His children. Listen in as Rachael discusses how we can both express our love to God through words, as well as receive His love to us through His word. This is a powerf...

478// The Love Languages of God: Discovering How God Speaks Your Unique Love Language Do you believe that God loves you? Join Rachael as she starts a new series on the love languages of God, a unique perspective on understanding and experiencing His love. Dive into the five love languages – Words of Affirmation, Gifts, Quality Time, Physical Touch, and Acts of Service – and discover how they shape...

Reading God's Word to Hear His Voice On today's episode, Rachael speaks about the motivation for writing a Bible Study and some of the common insecurities we all share. As we learn to read God's word, it makes it easier to hear His voice.  Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 For ad-free content, family di...

Roots: Made in God's Image  What Does it Mean to Be Made in the Image of God? In today's episode, Rachael discusses how our identity in Christ defines us as believers and what it actually means to be made in the image of God. How does God define us? How can we make sure that definition speaks louder than the world’s definition of us? All this and more on today’s episode. Episode Resources: To Spon...

Roots: How God Pursues Us As A Father  In today's episode, Rachael revisits a topic that can be so hard for many: the father wound. But what we learn is that God is a good father, and you are a child of God. No matter what your experience has been like, God can heal the father wound when it’s triggered. You Belong to God. How can He heal this area of our heart in those moments when the pain feels...

From Hurt to Whole: How God Wires Us for Healing From Trauma- Part 2 God has wired us for healing, but we have to have the right tools. Today I share some of the things that helped me in my own journey towards physical healing from emotional abuse and childhood trauma. Resources mentioned in today's podcast: Syntonic Light Therapy: https://www.optometrists.org/vision-therapy/neuro-optometry/vision...

From Hurt to Whole: How God Wires Us for Healing From Trauma- Part 1 God has wired us for healing, but we have to have the right tools. Today I share some of the things that helped me in my own journey towards physical healing from emotional abuse and childhood trauma. Resources mentioned in today's podcast: Syntonic Light Therapy: https://www.optometrists.org/vision-therapy/neuro-optometry/vision...

Faith and Ego: How Spiritual Narcissism Impacts Church Culture- Part 4 Hardly a week goes by without news of another Mega-Church pastor falling into moral failure. Why? And why does it seem like they all are working from the same playbook? Because they are. I believe narcissism is a spirit, and the enemy has been using it to attack the church for a long time because the devil is a narcissist. Join...

Faith and Ego: How Spiritual Narcissism Impacts Church Culture- Part 3 Hardly a week goes by without news of another Mega-Church pastor falling into moral failure. Why? And why does it seem like they all are working from the same playbook? Because they are. I believe narcissism is a spirit, and the enemy has been using it to attack the church for a long time because the devil is a narcissist. Join...

Faith and Ego: How Spiritual Narcissism Impacts Church Culture- Part 2 Hardly a week goes by without news of another Mega-Church pastor falling into moral failure. Why? And why does it seem like they all are working from the same playbook? Because they are. I believe narcissism is a spirit, and the enemy has been using it to attack the church for a long time because the devil is a narcissist. Join...

Faith and Ego: How Spiritual Narcissism Impacts Church Culture- Part 1 Hardly a week goes by without news of another Mega-Church pastor falling into moral failure. Why? And why does it seem like they all are working from the same playbook? Because they are. I believe narcissism is a spirit, and the enemy has been using it to attack the church for a long time because the devil is a narcissist. Join...