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Take Every Thought Captive with Guest Kelly Balarie Today’s guest in our Friends and Family week is author Kelly Balarie. Kelly joins us to talk about ways to exchange the lies of the enemy for the mind of Christ. In this powerful discussion, Kelly and I talk through ways to tell the difference between our own thoughts, and the lies from the enemy. I pray this episode blesses you. Take Every Thoug...

A Faith That Will Not Fail with Guest Michele Cushatt As part of our Friends and Family week, author Michele Cushatt joins us today to talk through ways to build up our faith in seasons of life that are hard. Together we talk about things like the practice of lamenting and some of the reasons we need community. I am confident that Michele’s testimony will bless you. A Faith That Will Not Fail: 10...

Using Soul Care to Transform Chaos to Calm with Guest Bonnie Gray Today my friend Bonnie Gray, author, podcaster, and Bible teacher, joins us for a conversation about soul care. Together we discuss what soul care even is and how God can use it to transform our lives in a powerful way. Bonnie shares some practical strategies with us from her new book, Breathe: 21 Days to Stress Less and Transform C...

Pray As You Can, Not As You Can’t: Using the Scriptures to Pray with Guest Jodie Berndt Today we have a special guest joining us, Jodie Berndt, who is the author of the new book, Praying the Scriptures for Your Marriage. So many of us struggle when it comes to prayer. It can be intimidating to start praying with our spouse if you’ve never done it before. Jodie helps break down some common barriers...

Why Bible Study? How is a Bible Study Different from a Devotional? How can we hear from God in our daily lives? This week, I introduce the Bible Study I wrote and how God birthed this project in my heart. My prayer is that it will help you grow in your own walk with the Lord. Link to the FREE Playlist to accompany the Bible Study: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2zh3FEtNcz0ZdrJm1GCEkM?si=d39974b...

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What is a Word for the Year and How Can I Get One: Surrendering Our Agenda to God’s Agenda   We are hearing it everywhere: a Word for the Year. But what if you don’t even know what that means? Or how can we know that the Word we chose is what God wants for us? Today we talk about what it means to lay down our own agenda in exchange for what God wants to do in and through us. I pray this episode bl...

Where We Have Been: How God Has Used the Hearing Jesus Podcast in 2022   This time of year, most of us naturally have a reflective heart as we look over what God did in the past year. Today we are doing that very thing on the podcast as we look back to where we were, and how much God has done this year. Thank you for being a part of that!   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do y...

Growing in Your Ability To Hear From God and Be Confident That it’s His Voice and Not Your Own- Biblical Meditation- Day 5   God is always with us, it does not matter where we go, what we do, God is always there. It’s a matter of recognizing that.   Family Favorites: We are re-airing some of our top podcasts from 2022 as we take a little break for the holidays. All new episodes will start airing a...

Is God Silent in Your Life? This May Be the Reason Why- Biblical Meditation- Day 4   Jesus is not dead, alive and continues to speak to us through the Holy Spirit. He is constantly at work in this world. He isn’t silent. The key is, are we listening? That’s what meditation is…listening for God’s voice   Family Favorites: We are re-airing some of our top podcasts from 2022 as we take a little break...

Rerun- Do You Ever Lie Awake in Bed At Night Worrying? Do This Instead! Biblical Meditation- Day 3   Have you ever lost sleep worrying about what tomorrow would bring? Scripture gives us some tools to deal with that very thing. Let’s take a look together on today’s episode.   Family Favorites: We are re-airing some of our top podcasts from 2022 as we take a little break for the holidays. All new e...

Is it Ok to Complain to God? What Does the Bible Say About Complaining? - Biblical Meditation- Day 2   You may not connect complaining and meditation. But the Bible does. Curious to know how? Join me on today’s episode as we take a look at the connection.   Family Favorites: We are re-airing some of our top podcasts from 2022 as we take a little break for the holidays. All new episodes will start...

  Should Christians Meditate? What the Bible Says About Meditation and How it Affects Our Spiritual Lives- Biblical Meditation- Day 1   Sometimes that word meditate leaves us in a weird space. We don’t really know what to do with it as believers. Is it bad? Or something we should stay away from? Today we are taking a look at what God says in His word about the concept of meditation.   Family Favor...

Preparing Our Hearts to be in a Posture of Readiness to Hear From God   When we are pursuing God, to become more like God (His nature and character), that process is called sanctification. That process is God’s work, not our work. Ultimately, we are powerless to change on our own. God’s nature in us is what allows us to change.  Paul mentions 35 times that righteousness is a gift from God. Human s...

Why We Should Be Chasing a Relationship With Jesus Instead of Chasing A Feeling   Sometimes deeper relationship comes from leaning into what we know instead of what we feel. Today we unpack what it means to stop chasing a feeling so we can grow deeper in our faith. I pray this episode blesses you.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearin...

Learning to Recognize Jesus in the Valleys and Not Just the Mountain Tops   As we continue looking at ways to hear from Jesus, we learn about how to recognize Jesus in all the moments of our lives…. The good and the bad. I pray this episode blesses you.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do...

Passion Will Only Get You So Far: A Call to Deeper Living   There is a faulty belief that our love or passion will get us where we need to go. But the danger of being a person who burns brightly is that you consume fuel quicker. You will eventually burn out unless you learn how to develop a sustainable relationship with God. Today we talk through this and look at the example of David in the Psalms...

Learning to Hear God’s Voice- An Introduction to the Spiritual Disciplines   One of the most common questions I get asked is how do to know if it’s God’s voice vs. your own. There are some basic things we can do to start to gain confidence in this area, this week we are diving into all the ways that the spiritual disciplines help us do that. Don’t know what the spiritual disciplines are? Then this...

The Heart of Jesus is to Set Captives Free   My faith and obedience is what allows me to be a part of what God is doing.   From today’s episode:   Heart Check:   Jesus’ redemptive work on the cross is displayed in His very first miracle at the wedding feast in Cana. He covers the disgrace that we did not even know we would have had without His intervention. How are you responding to His love and H...

Barriers to Obedience: Surrendering Our Will to God’s Will   Sometimes our miracle doesn’t happen until after we move toward obedience. God reveals an aspect of His character when we are obedient in serving Him.   From today’s episode:   Heart Check: Has God ever asked you to do something that really didn’t seem to make any sense? What are the barriers to you being obedient in what He is asking?  ...

Everything Jesus Does is Intentional. How Jesus Responds Reveals An Aspect of His Character   Today we look at Mary’s example in how to handle the seasons when God asks us to lay something down. Her example of faith helps us to surrender to what Jesus is calling us to lay down in our own lives.   Everything Jesus does is intentional. He doesn’t react, He responds.   From today’s episode:   Heart C...

God Gives Women Their Roles of Authority: A Devotional Look at Mary- Day 1   Today we are starting a new format of 5 short devotional thoughts throughout the week to help you stay connected to God’s word in a way that is quick, easy. My hope is that meditating on God’s word in the morning will help you to stay connected with Him throughout the day.    This audio devotional is a companion to the Sh...

10 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Bible Study: Practical and Tactical Ways to Set Your Bible Study Time Up for Success   This week I share my Top 10 tips for making sure you get the most out of your Bible Study. It's important to set ourselves up for success because the enemy will try to stop you any way he can. This week is very practical and tactical!   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing...

BONUS EPISODE- Ghosts, Demons, and the Power of the Holy Spirit   Because October tends to be the month where conversations about ghosts and evil happen, we are including this bonus episode that addresses the ways the enemy manipulates us into giving him authority in our lives. It’s time to take back our authority in Christ and kick the enemy out of our lives!   Example Prayer and Further Reading:...

How to Integrate the Spiritual Disciplines Into Your Daily Life So You Can Hear God’s Voice More Clearly   Developing a spiritual rule of life is an important part of integrating the spiritual disciplines in our daily lives. Today we recap all the disciplines and talk about ways to make sure we don’t forget their impact in our relationships with God.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Pod...