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“Though sins are many, your grace is more.” In a story that feels FULL of sinfulness and deceitfulness we see God's faithfulness in our faithlessness.  Emma Dotter and Watermark's Senior Director of Equipping, Oren Martin, are walking us through Genesis 38 encouraging us with the truth of how the Lord uses sinful people and keeps his promises despite our shortcomings. 

How do you handle jealousy? How do we combat it? In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark Institute student, Saegan Cockerham, to talk all things Genesis 37.

Lean in with our Host, Emma Dotter, as she breaks down the content of Genesis 35 and 36 explaining why the family framework is so vital for us to have. If we miss the fundamental things in today's two chapters, we aren’t able to lay the right foundation necessary for understanding what is to come. 

In today's episode, our host Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark's Women's Director of Regeneration, Sierra Sanchez, to discuss Genesis 34. God cares for you in the darkest of valleys through whatever you have done or has been done to you. He is a father of justice, compassion, hope and refuge in the midst of our storms. We can take heart knowing he is a righteous judge and justice will come when J...

Why do we forgive? Do we truly understand the heart posture behind forgiving someone or is it something we tend to do complacently? In today's episode, Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark Institute student, Ryan Finch, and they are diving into Genesis 33 where we find answers to these questions! Watermark Conflict Field Guide: https://www.watermark.org/community/conflict-field-guide

In this episode, Emma is joined by two Watermark Institute Students: Brian & Laura Schwartz to talk all things Genesis 32. 

Are you tracking with the story of Laban and Jacob? What's going on? In this episode, Emma gives us a recap of Laban's relationship to Jacob and shows us that it's impossible to serve two masters.

In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined by Laine Smith to talk all things Genesis 31:1-21.

In this final snow day episode, Emma walks us through a challenging point of application from Genesis 30. How do you respond when you are in a season of deep longing or desperation? What do you do when you have to wait amidst an unexpected or unpredictable circumstance?

Two wives? Was God okay with this? In this episode, Emma is continuing with the snow day recordings as she walks us through Genesis 29 - what can we learn from Jacob and Leah?

Emma Dotter is coming to you live from her house in this episode!! Just some classic snow day recording! In this episode, we're tackling 3 questions from Genesis 28.  1. Why couldn’t Jacob marry a Canaanite woman? 2. Was Isaac encouraging incest?  3. What can we learn from Jacob’s dream? 

What is integrity? How does it play out in your life? In this episode, Emma walks us through some important discussion questions based off of Genesis 27's daily devo.

Do you ever feel burdened by decision-making? Are you ever intimidated or nervous at the thought of living on mission? In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark Highschool Student, Ella Schreyer, to talk all things Genesis 26.  For more information on DTown visit: https://www.watermark.org/events/5317-dtown-2023 Join The Journey Journals: https://www.jointhejourney.com/resources Check ou...

Tune in to today's episode where our host Emma Dotter is in the podcast studio with Watermark member, Nathan Wagnon! Why are there so many genealogies in the OT? What's the deal with Esau and Jacob? Should we look to be more like the people in the Bible? These questions and more are answered in this episode!  Today's challenge: How does knowing no one is exempt from being grafted into the family o...

Do you ever have a hard time trusting God? What should you do when trusting God is difficult? In this episode, Emma is joined by Watermark Institute student, Catherine Cotton.  For more information regarding the Watermark Institute visit: https://www.watermarkresources.com/ministries/institute Looking for a Join The Journey Journal?  https://www.jointhejourney.com/resources 

Have you ever walked through a season of loss? In today's episode, Emma Dotter is joined by former Join the Journey teammate and devo-writer, Amber Hapka. Emma and Amber are equipping us with the truth and comfort we can have in seasons of loss and sorrow found in Matthew 23. Grief and suffering are things we cannot escape on this side of heaven but there is an eternal hope that as believers we ge...

Why sacrifice Isaac? What's up with that? In this episode, Saegan Cockerham is back to talk about all things Genesis 22. 

Today, Emma Dotter is joined by High School Sophomore, Bo Richardson. Lean in with us to Genesis 21 where we find that, “God is gracious, faithful, transcendent and He is THE everlasting God.”. As his children, we are co-heirs of an eternal inheritance. What would it look like for you to walk boldly in this truth?

Why does Abraham lie about his wife's identity? What happens when our fears get out of control? In this episode, Emma is joined by one Watermark's Institute students, Saegan Cockerham, to talk about Genesis 20. 

Join us in today's episode with Emma Dotter and watermark member and devo-writer, Morgan Elliott! We are camping out in the book of Genesis 19 wrestling with some difficult concepts and stories. We end this episode better understanding being righteous vs. living in righteousness and the importance of community in our lives. 

What does it look like to trust God in the face of incredibly difficult circumstances? When life doesn't go as planned, where should we turn?  In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined by Jackie Michael to talk all about Genesis 18.  For more information regarding Equipped Disciple visit: https://www.watermark.org/ministries/equipped-disciple For more information regarding serving with international...

Today's episode discusses the hope found in Genesis 16-17 and ultimately the hope found in our God. Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark Member, Julie Fowler, diving into the depths of what genuine hopefulness in the midst of trial and struggle. Today's Challenge: Do you actually believe you serve a God who HEARS YOU and SEES YOU? What would it look like to operate in that hope today? For more infor...

Today, we are in Genesis 15 with Emma Dotter and High School Sophomore, Noah Roby. Emma and Noah discuss salvation in the Old Testament, covenants, salvation not based on works and how God's word was relevant then and is still relevant now.  Today's challenge: Are you operating in a salvation based on works? Or are you accepting it for the free gift from God that it is? 

Emma Dotter is joined by today's devo-writer, Katie Mueller and we are discussing Genesis 14. What would a modern day Lot look like? Who is this infamous Melchizedek character and why is he so important? These questions and more are answered in this episode! Today's challenge: Like Lot, if you find yourself choosing the path of least-resistance today, press in and boldly face the opposition in fro...

Generosity, humility, motive, and more! Emma Dotter is setting the scene for us in Genesis 13 on today's episode. She helps us break down this chapter to see exactly what we should be gleaning from the text.  Today's Challenge: What is your motivation to why you do what you do? Our motives reflect what is important to us and who has the throne in our hearts. Who sits on the throne of YOUR heart?