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Dr. Juli Slattery is with us to talk about the power of women to create intimacy in marriage. So what is this relationship superpower that a woman brings to marriage? And how does it differ from a man’s power? Are these powers complementary? The conversation today is rich with insight about intimacy in marriage. (Dr. Juli Slattery is a clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and broadcast media pr...

Repentance ("Wait, don't run away!") is a renewal of the mind and lifestyle -- a core Jesus Dynamic to experience his Kingdom Life. Dynamics are forces or properties that stimulate development and transformation. Kingdom Dynamics or Jesus Dynamics apply the Jesus Way to all of life ... and to everything. This episode is the first in a brand new Jesus Dynamics genre! Go to the show notes page for t...

It will take fruitful Christian Discipleship in our homes to meet the societal and cultural moment that we face. Stephanie Rothman is a Children's Ministry Pastor. Her secret sauce is empowering families to disciple their children. Discipling children is a high-leverage quest that pays generous dividends over time! This episode is part 2 of 2. Listen to the first part of this conversation -- The W...

The research says that Culture is transforming the Church. Stephanie Rothman is a specialist in Children's Ministry. Her secret sauce is empowering families to disciple their children. The optimal time for this is 18 months to 13 years. It's time for parents, grandparents, and others to opt-in! Discipling children is a high-leverage quest that pays generous dividends over time! Includes a 4-min. c...

God to George Washington Carver: "I'll show you the secrete of the peanut." There's something vital we can learn from this committed Christian and world-class botanist. We're designed to co-work with the Creator and release the latent potential of things. Go to the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com Get the Jesus Smart eLetter and keep current with podcast episode releases Podcast...

Live Podcast. Is there a devil? I'm convinced there is. This is a fast (10 min) primer, a few quick thoughts about what to do with the devil.

King Jesus is coming. And he will restore all things ... the new heavens and new earth are on the horizon. (Are you up for this?) He wants to design your life as a preview of coming attractions. Steve Witt (Senior Leader, Bethel Cleveland) says that if we center on Jesus and talk him up, a “spirit of prophecy” will be activated. All things are possible. This is part 2 of a “pregnant” conversation....

Jesus is the Ultimate Coming Attraction -- both now and future. And he is zealous to design our lives as a preview of what's coming! Steve Witt (Senior Leader, Bethel Cleveland) says that if we center on Jesus and talk him up, a "spirit of prophecy" will be activated. He's living it. We can access the All-Possibilities of God. Everything is subject to transformation. This is part 1 of a "pregnant"...

Are you ready for this (?) ... as a developing Christ-Follower, you can legally enforce the reality of Jesus' World in your world. Jesus has won the victory. We're called to "enforce" all things before the Throne of King Jesus. Go to the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com Get the Jesus Smart eLetter and keep current with podcast episode releases Podcast Archive >> JesusSmart.com/ca...

Most people will never be successful ... authentically successful. Viktor Frankl (Holocaust survivor and author of 'Man's Search for Meaning') said, "You become successful and happy when you pursue something beyond yourself … when you dedicate yourself to others. Then success and happiness show up." What is authentic success? Jesus reconnects us with our deepest sense of meaning in God's eternal p...

Faith is a super high value with God. It's impossible to come to Him and please him without it. What is the source of faith? And how can we enhance the quality of our faith? Faith is a point of contact between heaven and earth ... our quality faith is a landing strip for the best things from Father God. >> Visit JesusSmart.com >> Get the Jesus Smart eLetter and keep current with podcast episode re...

Will Jesus summon you to come out of your battered boat and walk on water with him? He just may if you show a faith initiative. What if you could express water-walking faith over difficulties and dilemmas? And what if you could even exploit opportunities and faith horizons with the audacious faith of Christ? In this episode we explore initiative, staying focused on Christ, getting a word from the...

Are you more committed to your past or present ... than to your future? In this quick Godspeed episode, we touch on 5 ideas on how to get unstuck and accelerate your commitment to your destiny path. Jesus is brilliant. He knows how life works best. Right here. Right now. Your rating and review help more people discover Jesus Smart: The Podcast. Thanks! See all of the Godspeed episodes at JesusSmar...

It's simple. There’s a way things work. It’s always true in the natural. And in the supernatural too. As we diligently explore the Gospels in the New Testament with openness, we will realize there’s a way that things work when we want to experience something extraordinary. There is a simultaneous faith movement on our part with the corresponding activity of Jesus. >> Go to the show notes page for...

Trials are times of testing and pressure. Everyone experiences them. For the Christ-follower, trials are a unique opportunity to use Kingdom leverage. If we process well with the Lord, God can gain what he's looking for ... and we can gain new territory in our life and expression of our calling. Amazingly, James writes that we can live joyfully through our trials because of the advantageous outcom...

What's on the other side of your groaning? It's beyond worth it! "Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my groaning" (Ps 5:1). The GROANING GAP is that space between WHAT IS and WHAT WILL BE. It's there that you carry the creative tension of the Holy Spirit. Things want to happen ... in the groaning are seeds of design and destiny. So what are you groaning about? Embrace the potential. ----more--...

There's a real sense in which the horizons of our lives are placed on a curve. Just like the curvature of the earth where the sky meets the earth. Over-the-horizon thinking and applied faith are necessary to journey into new things that want to happen from heaven's point of view. In this episode, we explore 1) worshipping and praying, 2) visualizing and prophesying, 3) belief set points, and 4) "a...

In part 2 of this discussion with Kevin Cloud, author of God & Hamilton , we focus on slavery and today's race relations, the empowerment of women, and how we are co-creators with God. Alexander Hamilton was an influential American Founder ... second only to George Washington. How does his life speak to us in our time? Kevin Cloud's book draws upon Hamilton, the acclaimed Broadway musical.----more...

The acclaimed Broadway musical Hamilton is now a part of the American cultural conversation. Inspired by the 2004 biography  Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow, the extraordinary musical resonates with many on themes of faith, race, and immigration. Kevin Cloud, the author of God & Hamilton , is with us in this episode. Our conversation centers on spiritual themes from the life of Alexander Hamilto...

Look around -- progressivism is all the rage today. And it's not just political. It's leaking into parts of the Church too. What starts gradually as soft totalitarianism can evolve into terrifying tyranny. True justice is beautiful. But is Progressivism a delusion? ----more---- Even more, is it a hellish counterfeit to the real future that Jesus is bringing? This is a recast episode. For more reso...

In Christ you have a true superpower -- it's the capacity to consecrate things. We can consecrate new frontiers -- transitions, new seasons, opportunities -- bringing all things under the lordship and leadership of King Jesus. On the other side of each frontier is new territory you're destined to possess! Listen for 6 key takeaways. ----more---- This is a special recast episode. Go to the show not...

You’re designed for narrative ... your Personal Life Story and the Big Story that’s moving everything. The Grand Narrative is the loving rule and reign of God. Jesus has come to put things back to right, restoring us as Vice-Regents under God as King. ----more---- You’re going to hear from Matt Raines. Get ready for this. The 5 acts of the Kingdom Story -- nuanced and subtle, and yet writ large ac...

I had an especially vibrant time with the Lord this morning in prayer and the Word. In this quick Godspeed episode, you'll hear the 4 min. recording of what I shared with a friend in Europe via a messaging app. ----more---- We carry the Royal Presence of King Jesus ... the Voice of the King through us ... radiating the Mind of Christ ... and the Future Is Now. Your rating and review help more peop...

Episode 186 is a special feature episode from another podcast I host -- the Wild Ox Podcast. You'll have to listen to appreciate the name! Pray with me. Discover the potential of deep and clear repentance ... it's a gift of God's grace. ----more---- As we process with Christ, we become cleaner and cleaner. By cleansing ourselves, we become an instrument for noble purposes, useful to the Master, pr...

The great 20th century Chinese Bible teacher, Watchman Nee, said that 'earth governs heaven.' Could he be right? Jesus said he gave us the 'keys of the Kingdom of heaven' to bind and to loose. What if there is a clear connection between our move and heaven's move? P art 3 of the Page One series. ----more---- >> Go to the show notes page for this episode at JesusSmart.com/pageone >> Get the Jesus S...