Student of Life

We hear it daily trust the process and I've said it so much, but let's take a deeper look at what this means in the context of Scripture. Can we do both? Are you dedicated to the process without God?  #process #trusttheprocess #ericthomas #grind #ministry #selfgrowth 

In Romans 12:1 , Paul says, “I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.” Paul’s admonition to the believers in Rome was to sacrifice themselves to God, not as a sacrifice on the altar, as the Mosaic Law required the sacrifice of animals, but as a living sacrifice. The dictionary define...

Denying yourself is an essential part of the Christian life. Jesus called upon those who wish to be His followers to reject the natural human inclination toward selfishness. The Lord Himself exemplified self-denial ( John 13:1–17 ). In this episode, we unpack what does this look like in a practical way. Are we called to deny ourselves when we should also love ourselves?  #selflove #loveself #...

It's impossible to be a disciple and not be Christlike. Let's take some time to unpack what is a disciple of Christ and how we can know if we are truly one. #disciple #ministry 

Overview of Season 6. We will discuss Faith & Therapy, Discipleship, Loving Difficult People, Hurting and Healing, Leadership, and a few other things. 

Transformational leadership and communication are so essential because it leads to lives being transformed. Within this episode, I will give a quick highlight of what this looks like and how to move towards this mindset. 

Why is it so hard to move forward in life? That's because many of us are more concerned with people seeing us fail than failing. Within this episode, I unpack how we can overcome the fear of it moving forward in life.  www.timothypratt.org to connect more!  #NewYear #Faith #Dreams #Fear #FaithoverFear #ForwardThinking #Jesus # Prayer

Good things can be bad when it hinders the plan of God. Within this episode, we unpack how neither Moses nor Issac was bad things in the life of Joshua and Abraham.  However, God made sure that they truly understood that and how we can learn from them as well as the Bible on why God always has to be first in our lives. If not, it will minimize the impact that God desires to have through us.

“When you live each day with intentionality, there’s almost no limit to what you can do. You can transform yourself, your family, your community, and your nation. When enough people do that, they can change the world. When you intentionally use your everyday life to bring about positive change in the lives of others, you begin to live a life that matters.” - John C. Maxwell For this one, I brought...

What's satisfying your thirst, especially in today's world? What do you think the why is behind that thirst? If you don't know, this will be a great episode to listen to and share with friends on how Jesus stated every earthy pursuit we can think of will keep us thirsty but if we accept Him, we will never thirst again. Let's unpack some of John 4: 13-17 together. 

The S-word in leadership can cause a lot of problems because most of us don't understand the nature of submitting. However, being submissive in leadership can be vital to our success in any area of life. Check out his episode as I unpack what it looks like and the value of submission in leadership. 

Contextual Leadership is basically the attempt to see things right before we try to set things right. Context can be just as important as the content and is vital within the leadership. Are you a contextual leader? 

“The focal point of servant leadership within the church is “to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up” (Ephesians 4:12).  We look at this verse in the context of the (faith) Bible of course, and how it translates within the secular world as well. Servant leadership at its core is what a true leader is. This is demonstrated in the leader’s willin...

I'm sure you've heard leadership is influence, not simply a title. People can respect a title and not respect you. In this episode, we discuss how leadership is also relationship and how we can cultivate these areas through servant leadership. This is the first episode of our leadership series that we are kicking off Season 5 with.  See Matthew 20 for additional context.  #servantleaders...

The spirit of division is running rapidly especially within the Body of Christ. You have people that pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine causing more division that leads to hatred and both sides degrading the other. This will not be a message to champion one side or the other but a message to stop and make sure you haven't allowed the enemy to lead you into hating the very people Jesus commanded us to lo...

We make loving people a lot more complicated by avoiding the very people Jesus would've engaged. I think many of us like to spend more time constructing Scripture to mask our shortcomings in this area rather than simply doing what Jesus said. It's easier said than done, but Jesus still decided to make it a command. Maybe it's because we should love just as he loved and continues to love us. Those...

We need to understand the mosaic and tapestry of humanity and what God intended us to be and do it based on the cultural context. What we need to do is not belittle how people connect to God but be honest about it and have dialogue without demonizing the reality of who we are.  We see each other through cultural context.  For me to say I don't see you as a white man/woman or you to say you don’t s...

"Millennial men are the least engaged demographic in the church. And yet, I can assure you that they have not given up on Jesus. I have the opportunity to speak to thousands of guys each month who are passionate about becoming the spiritual leaders of their family; they just need guidance." - Jerrad Lopes #dadtired In this episode, freestyle of what I've learned about being a husband and father as...

Manhood is very loose today especially considering the context of the times we live in. A Godly man is not a perfect man. We will never reach perfection until we are in the physical presence of Jesus ( 1 Corinthians 13:12 ; 1 John 3:2 ). The Godly man embraces his manhood and knows that Jesus, not the world, has set the standard for what it means to be a real man. So he strives daily to model his...

Most of life's battles are won or lost in the mind. That's why it's important to think about what we're thinking about because it's hard to defeat something we haven't defined. If we don't take this seriously, it can lead to our mind playing tricks on us causing our life to move in the direction of our strongest thoughts.  With inspiration from Michael Hyatt and Craig Groeschel, in this episo...

As ministry leaders continue to look at the research, one thing is clear: What happens at home is more impactful than what happens at church. Not that the church doesn’t matter, it just means we need to look at what we do at church differently. Spiritual convictions, for better or worse, will most always pass from parent to child and not pastor to the child. Yet, many churches are still following...

Preparing for leadership is so important and one of the main things to do when thinking about this is creating a leadership philosophy. In this episode, we will break down what it is a leadership philosophy and what to include in it?  Resources :  John C Maxwell Company Donald Miller Business Made Simple Tyler Reagin Life-Giving Leader Toure Roberts The Called Ryan Leak Group Tim Pratt Jr Student...

Within this episode, we unpack some of the best growth-related quotes from Jim Rohn, John C. Maxwell, and Bob Goff. One of my favorites is by Jim Rohn when he stated "The essence of life is growth, to do and be the best you can. Here’s what’s interesting, humans are the only life-form that will do less than they possibly can. Humans are the only life-form that will settle for less. Every other lif...

A quick chat about what's to come within the rest of the season.#growth  

Dreaming is extremely important and I believe it's needed to have the right execution. Within this episode, we dive into content for those looking to transform themselves from a “dreamer” to a “doer” and how we can work these two within parallels.