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Summer Joy
Now's the perfect time to ask God what your heart needs this summer—surrendering any expectations, obligations, or fears for his prescription of restoration, play, and joy.
46 - 2022.04.20 -The Pressure Is Off
Join Stasi as she explores the reality that because of Jesus, the pressure is off for us to perform. He has deemed us worthy of love with nothing to prove and his life in us and through us is more than enough. The responsibilities remain. The pressure can leave. You can find the list of worship we used at this gathering here on Spotify.
Hope for Women With Father Wounds
Join Stasi in this hope-filled conversation with guest Kia Stephens, a writer, podcaster and creator of Entrusted Women a ministry devoted to equipping Christian communicators of color. Kia has a passion for illuminating the Father love of God. The relationship with our earthly father, good or bad, has a huge effect on our hearts, and often healing is needed. Kia shares her story, walking with God in forgiveness, and her journey of answering God's call to engage with women and their father wounds, offering them hope and encouragement to help them heal. About Kia: Kia Stephens is a wife and mom of two who is passionate about helping women know God as Father. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. Kia is also the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip Christian women communicators of color. In addition to these ministries, Kia faithfully serves in Bible Study Fellowship and her local church in Atlanta, Georgia. When Kia is not writing or serving women, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends. Kia will be releasing her first book, Overcoming Father Wounds, on March 7, 2023.Website: https://www.kiastephens.com/Entrusted Women website: https://www.entrustedwomen.com/Fatherswap Blog: https://www.fatherswap.com/Verses: James 4:10 (NIV) — Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.Psalms 37:4 (NIV) — Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.Psalms 147:3 (NIV) — He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
46 – The Pressure Is Off – 4/20/2022
4/20/2022: The Pressure is Off – Join Stasi for this final meeting of Women at the Well, as she explores the reality that because of Jesus, the pressure is off for us to perform. He has deemed us worthy of love with nothing to prove and his life in us and through us is more than enough. The responsibilities remain. The pressure can leave. You can find the list of worship we used at this gathering here on Spotify.
Chile Relleno
Feeling stuck? John and Allen talk about how to break out of your normal routines by embracing new experiences.
The Prayer of Descent
Do you pray to the Lord of the Heavens up above or to Jesus who now lives in the depths of your heart? This prayer will help you find the presence of God in your inmost being.
We Will Overcome
By remembering what is true, we hold onto the Promise that everlasting joy is our inheritance. As we step into Easter, Stasi reminds us that even in the midst of overwhelming heartbreak, Jesus is victorious, and in that, our hope rests. Friends, sorrow, pain, and loss do not have the final word nor does it define us. We will overcome because Jesus has overcome.SHOW NOTES:Verses: Hebrews 10:23 (NIV) — Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV) — …Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV) — The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. Psalms 56:8 (NLT) — You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.Matthew 7:25 (NIV) — The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.Psalms 32:11 (NIV) — Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart! Psalms 96:11 (NIV) — Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. Joshua 4:5-9 (NIV) — Reference to the story of remembering stones Joel 1:3 (NIV) — Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation. John 16:24 (NIV) — Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. John 16:22 (NLT) — So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.Song Reference:It Is Well With My Soul penned by Horatio Spafford Books:One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp — ”Eucharisteo (Thanksgiving) always precedes the miracle.”Defiant Joy by Stasi Eldredge
The Deep Well Inside Us
John's upcoming book, Resilient, reveals how to restore our weary souls in these turbulent times. This week, John reads a chapter about how to tap into God's presence in our inmost being. Show Note: Resilient comes out June 7, 2022, in book and audio formats. Pre-order now at your favorite retailer.
Live and Let Go
In the second half of this series, Bart and John discuss aging, meaning, and learning to let go in this later season of life.
What is Right with Us
Cherie Snyder joins Stasi in this week's podcast for an honest conversation, filled with mercy and kindness, on anxiety. Anxiety is rooted in the debilitating fear that we are unworthy, unloved, and imperfect. Our human condition has made this feel unsafe, and so we often turn to false lovers to be soothed. But take heart: these feelings are not what is wrong with us, but what is right. Jesus has not abandoned us here. Through his mercy we can know we are seen by God and secure in his love.Show Notes:Verses: Psalm 31:9-12 (NIV) — Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief. My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak. Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends—those who see me on the street flee from me. I am forgotten as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.Philippians 4:6 (NIV) — Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.Books:The Sacred Romance by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge
How to Number Our Days
In a world that values the shiny and new, Bart Hansen and John discuss the obstacles that come with aging and maturity during the 4th Quarter of life.
45 – When You Fail – 3/16/2022
3/16/2022: When You Fail – So often our plans do not go quite as well as we had hoped. What then? Where is God in that? Join Stasi as she shares from personal experiences about that very thing. You can find the list of worship we used at this gathering here on spotify.
To Love Well
John, Alex, and Allen talk about how to be a mature follower of Jesus in these divisive times by leading with love, praying for our enemies, and giving the benefit of the doubt.
Coming Alongside
To come alongside someone on their journey of suffering is an honor and sacred ground. In today’s podcast, Stasi is joined by her friend Gayleen Gardner who has traveled this road with many. Gayleen shares tangible ideas she has learned through her own battle with cancer as well as holy stories of walking beloveds up to the doorway of Heaven. Gayleen offers ideas of how to love, encourage, and bring hope as people move from life to Life.Show Notes:Verses: John 14:3 (KJV) — And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself Resources:Every Moment Holy, Vol. 2: Death, Grief, & Hope by Douglas Kaine McKelvey; Reading from pg. 113 — A Liturgy for Beginning a Bedside VigilAll Things New by John EldredgeHeaven: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything the Bible Says About Our Eternal Home by Randy AlcornMinistry for gift boxes of hope: Endurance with Jan & Dave Dravecky
Praying for Ukraine
In this special podcast release, John offers timely biblical perspective to help us interpret and pray together over the tragic events in Ukraine.
No Divided Allegiances
John and Stasi discuss how we must choose single-heartedness, where we desire Jesus above everything else and stop looking back at the things that divide our hearts.