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A Female Disciple of Jesus- How Mary’s Posture as a Disciple Reveals Our Own. A Devotional Look at Mary – Day 1   Mary is often portrayed as the lazy sister when in fact, she was seeking to be obedient to the one who called her. Her life can help us to understand our own posture as women seeking to follow after Jesus.     This audio devotional is a companion to the She Hears Bible Study, today’s c...

None of Our Emotions Are Too Big For God- Weekly Wrap Up- Women in the Life of Jesus- Week 4- Martha   None of our emotions are too big for God, even the bad ones. The ugly ones. The ones we want to keep hidden. He wants to meet us in that space because that’s how we get through them.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice...

Waiting for a Miracle? How Our Role Helps Us Unwrap God’s Healing in Our Lives. A Devotional Look at Martha – Day 5   The Lazarus story was the last miracle Jesus would perform before His death, and He did it in the presence of two women. In a culture that did not validate the testimony of women, this is a powerful example of how Jesus valued the women in His life.   This audio devotional is a com...

Have You Experienced Who Jesus is as the Resurrection? It Isn’t Just What He Does. It’s Who He Is. A Devotional Look at Martha – Day 4   Resurrection isn’t just what Jesus does, it’s who He is. When we allow Jesus to speak to those places in our lives that we think are dead, we start to fully realize who He is.   This audio devotional is a companion to the She Hears Bible Study, today’s content is...

Have You Ever Had Something Die While You Were Waiting on Jesus- How He Deals With Our Anger As We Wait On Him - A Devotional Look at Martha – Day 3   There is a protection in the waiting. Even still, we can get angry with Jesus when we are waiting. It takes an incredible amount of faith to get angry with God. And sis? He is big enough to take it. He wants to meet you in that place. In fact, it’s...

Pray First Instead of Last. Going to Jesus with Our Pain. A Devotional Look at Martha – Day 2     Jesus works miracles in the presence of the poor, the sick, and the broken. It’s who He is.    This audio devotional is a companion to the She Hears Bible Study, today’s content is from Chapter 4- Martha- A Woman of Assertiveness.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes...

Do You Ever Complain to Jesus? How Jesus Handles Us When We Are Stubborn and Impulsive. A Devotional Look at Martha – Day 1   Independent. Runs her mouth. Stubborn. Impulsive. Martha is the sister who is known for these things. But we also see something so revealing about her faith. She doesn’t mind complaining to Jesus. This shows us an aspect of their closeness that helps us understand their rel...

Weekly Wrap Up- Women in the Life of Jesus- Week 3- The Woman Caught in Adultery   The thing about sin is that very few of us start out with the intention to sin. We kind of just end up there. When we feel powerless to overcome that struggle in our lives, that’s where Jesus steps in to meet us with a balance of truth and grace.   Apart from Him, we can do nothing. It’s time we stop trying to deal...

An Authentic Interaction With Jesus is What Sets Us Free From Sin- A Devotional Look at the Woman in John 8 – Day 5   Sin. We need to deal with it. And We can’t do it on our own. When we bring our sin before Jesus, He leaves us changed. It’s that interaction: experiencing His love and grace and forgiveness, that changes us.    Heart Check:   Neither do I condemn you. Friend, Jesus is saying those...

As the Body of Christ, We Need Each Other- A Devotional Look at the Woman in John 8 – Day 4   We all have our own things written in the dirt. Sometimes we forget that when we are faced with someone else’s sin. Instead of condemning them, let’s treat them the way Jesus did.   Heart Check:   Is there someone in your life that you have been quick to judge or condemn? Who might that person be? How can...

Jesus Wants to Deal With the Things You Hide From Everyone Else - A Devotional Look at the Woman in John 8 – Day 3   We are all guilty of something. There’s no getting around it. Today we look at how Jesus deals with our sin. Jesus doesn’t react, He responds.     Heart Check:   What things are you afraid to even pray about? Are there things you are afraid to admit, even to Jesus? He already knows,...

Caught Red Handed- A Devotional Look at the Woman in John 8 – Day 2   Sometimes sin overtakes us quickly. So quickly that we can feel helpless.    Heart Check: How have you felt when you have been caught red-handed? That emotion we feel in those moments is called shame. But we don’t have to stay stuck in that place. We have a Savior that became our shame so that we could be restored.   This audio...

Your Struggle Doesn’t Define You. Jesus Does - A Devotional Look at the Woman in John 8 – Day 1     The world will try to define us by our struggle. Addicted. Unemployed. Overweight. Insert struggle here _____________. Don’t allow your struggle to become your identity.   Heart Check:   As we respond to Jesus and His love for us, our identity will start to change as we see ourselves the way He sees...

Weekly Wrap Up- Women in the Life of Jesus- Week 2- The Samaritan Woman   The longest recorded conversation we have on record is between Jesus and the Samaritan woman. That’s proof that Jesus speaks to women. Jesus meets us where we are at to speak freedom over the things that have kept us bound.   My prayer is that you will see yourself through the lens that Jesus sees you.   Hey friends, welcome...

Your Story Matters- A Devotional Look at the Samaritan Woman – Day 5   Authentic interaction with Jesus is the very thing we need to change things. It’s that very interaction that redeems us.   Heart Check: Is there someone that God has put on your heart to share with about what God is doing in your heart? If not, pray that God would reveal someone to you. If so, commit to praying for them this we...

Unforgiveness. Abuse. Fear. Sin. Dealing With the Things We Can’t Lay Down - A Devotional Look at the Samaritan Woman – Day 4   The moment we meet Jesus, He wants us to lay down the things that keep us from Him. And if He can’t? Well, that’s exactly why He came.   Heart Check:   Are there things that you have struggled to give to Him? Are there things that you need Him to snatch away? God wants yo...

Jesus Pursues Us Even When We Don’t Want to Be Found - A Devotional Look at the Samaritan Woman – Day 3   Jesus pursues us with intention. It’s who He is. He seeks us out, sometimes in the exact moment that we don’t want to be found.   Heart Check:   Do you realize that the God of the universe loves you so much that He pursues you with intention?   This audio devotional is a companion to the She H...

Jesus Meets Us in Our Brokenness- A Devotional Look at the Samaritan Woman – Day 2   Regardless if we are dealing with consequences or circumstances, we have all experienced brokenness in our lives. It’s this place that Jesus meets us.   Heart Check:   Have you had to deal with circumstances or consequences in your life that have brought you shame? In those moments, have you thought about turning...

Jesus Meets Us Where We Are - A Devotional Look at the Samaritan Woman – Day 1   Jesus speaks to women with intention. This week we look at a conversation He had with a woman who desperately needed what He had to offer her.   From today’s episode:   Heart Check:   We have a tendency to have some comfort when we are around someone that has more visible sin in their life. At least I am not as bad as...

Weekly Wrap-Up: Women in the Life of Jesus-Week 1- Mary- A Woman of Authority   Today we look at some of the principles and methods that we used in this first week of the She Hears devotional content.    How we approach the Scriptures matters. Understanding what we read is more important than the amount we read. When we take the time to read with intention and understand the scriptures, it can be...

Jesus Calls Us to Radical Faith - A Devotional Look at Mary – Day 5   God uses people because of what it will do for us, not because of what it will do for Him. God chooses to use us to help us see what He is doing and to help us see who He is.   From today’s episode:   Heart Check: What has Jesus been saying to you throughout this week? What is He calling you to? Is He calling you to lay somethin...

The Heart of Jesus is to Set Captives Free-A Devotional Look at Mary – Day 4   My faith and obedience are what allow 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 ar...

Barriers to Obedience: Surrendering Our Will to His- A Devotional Look at Mary – Day 3   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.   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 askin...

Everything Jesus Does is Intentional. He Doesn’t React, He Responds. A Devotional Look at Mary- Day 2   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:...

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...