Temple Restoration Project

Jenny is joined by her long-time friend Leighton Cromwell to discuss the ins and outs of dealing with anxiety. In this episode, Jenny shares her story of how the Lord delivered her from the grip of fear and restored her heart to peace. Often the uncertainty of life leaves us feeling alone and scared, but God has shown His love for us, that by sending His son Jesus Christ, we should not perish but...

To be in God's presence is to be filled with joy (Psalm 16:11). In light of this truth, why do so many of us experience a lack of joy? We know Yahweh is with us, so what is it that keeps us from receiving it? In this episode we explore what could hinder us from receiving the joy that is so readily available to us. Our discussion leads to the realization that our attempts to live in our strength ha...

After reflecting on Sylvia’s 610Fit journey and the joy she experienced in her suffering, the Lord led us to explore the topic of joy. I realized being joyful is somewhat unfamiliar to me, and you may find it is with you as well. Happiness, anxiety, and sadness can often hide from our eyes the joy the Lord has gifted us with. Even so, we are meant to experience joy and without it, we cannot accura...

God’s timing is always perfect, and now is the time for Sylvia Vera to share her story of becoming strong in the Lord. Sylvia’s story begins as the burdens of life from childhood to adulthood had her feeling left behind and lost. In her brokenness, she asked the Lord to catch her up physically and spiritually. The Lord responds to her prayer and faithfully begins the process of bringing beauty fro...

As we conclude our series on making a name for ourselves, Amanda and I discuss the process of going from living for our name to living to glorify God. Our conversation leads us to dive into more detail about what it means to trust in the name of the Lord. The most important thing we walk away with is the understanding that the Lord is with us as we decide to deny ourselves take up our cross, and f...

We begin our discussion by examining the idea of our name and the desire to be known that lives inside of us. Our name is more than a label given to us at birth, it becomes the reputation we are known by. The behaviors we pursue in life are often created to reflect how our name is portrayed before people. Our choice to follow these patterns is rooted in our innate desire to be known. This episode...

Venturing deeper into the topic of making a name for ourselves, we see how Hollywood stands out as the quintessential example of this mentality found in Genesis 11. In this episode, we place the concept behind Hollywood against the backdrop of the incident at Babel. What we find is that our society has been influenced heavily by the same mindset of those who were building Babylon. What are the sim...

It’s time to kick off a new series called To Make a Name. We will focus on the importance of understanding the dangers of living by the motive of making a name for ourselves. Our exploration of this concept begins with the story of Babel. Unfortunately, the society we live in today is centered around the Babel incident and we must seek awareness from Christ on how to change our course so it is no...

In this episode, Amanda opens up about her journey to becoming strong in the Lord. Initially she felt drained in her everyday life and decided to begin exercising at 610Fit to regain her energy. As she invited the Lord into her exercise goals, Amanda realized her fatigue was more of a spiritual issue than a physical one. Through her journey, God revealed that true strength comes from Him—boosting...

In this episode, we spend time in Zechariah 4:6-7. These verses address the Old Testament temple restoration project that awaited the Jews returning from exile. In the New Testament, we are the temple and have our own restoration project. Referencing these verses will help us explore the similarities between their building project and ours. One of the most important things we will see is how the w...

2 Corinthians 12:9 says God’s grace is sufficient for us, but what exactly does that mean? This episode is about Jenny's experience with the Lord, where He taught her how to receive grace through her weakness. God has used this experience to bring light to the way a surrendered heart opens up a place for the Lord to gift us the ability to function as His people through grace. Join us as we hear Je...

As we move into the new year we often take time to analyze the past and explore what can be done to make the future better. This year, the Temple Restoration Project hopes to encourage the Body of Christ to turn away from goals that aim to make a name for ourselves, so that we come together to make a name for the Lord. In this episode we begin to discuss the topic of coming together for one purpos...

Suzie Devorsky joins us in this episode to share her journey to becoming strong in the Lord. Together we explore what the Lord has taught her on the journey, including what it looks like to be still and how to yield daily to what the Lord has for us. We discuss a 20-mile walk she did by faith and how she saw the Lord’s hand guiding her during her training and on the day of the walk. Suzie also rev...

We are wrapping up a series of episodes where we have been discussing what it looks like to set our minds on Christ rather than our behavior. This concept often feels complicated to grasp because we live in a world so focused on the importance of creating healthy and proper behaviors. Because of this, we begin with a quick review of the previous 3 episodes. After reviewing, we dive into the most i...

In this episode, we continue discussing behavior change and how it should be approached differently when living by faith. We begin to direct our attention to the concept of habit development. We start with a reminder and explanation of God’s warning that the Body of Christ, is exercising naked. Then, we connect the dots to understand how attempting to change our behavior through our strength is st...

In this episode we continue our discussion on what it means to focus on our Savior instead of our behaviors. We follow up our last episode by looking more into the significance of our desires. Scripture states that our desires come from our hearts, but what exactly does that mean? To understand this, we explore what God says to be true about our hearts and how that truth influences our behavior. W...

In this episode we begin a series that looks at behavior through the lens of faith. We start by drawing into question the importance of habit development. As we move through this topic, we dive into scripture to explore if it is our behaviors that are to be pleasing to God or something else altogether. Join us on the journey to understanding the relationship of our behaviors in our relationship wi...

In past episodes we have discussed what it means to be fit, now it's time to discuss what it means to be unfit. When we feel unfit, we can experience feelings of insecurity and unworthiness. This often creates a desire to avoid being unfit, which results in a drive to become fit. Is this the way we were created to function? This episode looks through the lens of faith, to see how a change in persp...

In this episode Ginger Stanfield joins us as we look at the topic of yoga. We discuss what she learned through her journey as a yoga instructor and how the Lord revealed truth to her as she attempted to implement ‘Christian yoga’ in her church. We explore the topic by discussing its history, yoga as stretching, and the concept of worshipping Yahweh through the practice of yoga. Listen as we tackle...

The work of the late Dr. Michael Heiser has meant so much to so many, but recently it has come under scrutiny. Those who scrutinize his work have been doing so through misconceptions about who Dr. Heiser is and the understanding of what he taught. If you are new to his work, we want to encourage you to see past the barrier that some have attempted to create around his work and instead explore it f...

As we wrap up the series on Faith over Fitness we look at what it means to exercise by faith rather than in our strength. We read through some Biblical representations of this important concept and see how God’s people were able to do the impossible by faith. We discuss how these truths should be incorporated into the way we exercise our bodies. Join us as we learn more about who we are in Christ...

Our journey of learning what it means to live by faith over fitness continues with episode 4 in the series. Before we begin an exercise program, we first mentally prepare to successfully attain our goal. Today’s discussion focuses on this process but through the lens of faith. We also look at how to set goals that not only increase our physical health but more importantly our spiritual health. Joi...

As followers of Jesus Christ, our physical bodies take on a new significance. We, as temple both individually and collectively, become the intersection between heaven and earth. In today’s episode we dive into the implications of this newfound physical importance and explore how we can glorify God in our bodies and grow in our relationship with Him. You can listen to The Temple Restoration Project...

In Part 2 of our discussion on Faith over Fitness, we explore how the system of fitness has influenced the way we live by faith. We look at how we might be attempting to care for our bodies by faith, but could unknowingly be functioning in fitness. As we move through this episode we specifically define what this looks like so we can better recognize the system by which we are functioning. In this...

We are kicking off a four-part series exploring the topic of Faith Over Fitness. In this first episode, we will peel back the layers of fitness to reveal what is underneath the surface. As we dive into this discussion, we will look at the ways in which the system of fitness distracts us from fulfilling our purpose in God. We will touch on transformation, self-image, and what it means to make a nam...