Today I'm explaining what it means to be alive verses what it means to be living. This is the Alive&Living podcast so I want to share a little bit about the heart behind it. God calls us to live for him, and we should live for him with our whole heart. Do you want to live the same day over and over again? Or do you want to live intentionally for the One who is worth living for? Take a listen as we dive into living for Jesus! 

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I'm finally back from 1 week of awesome camp. I had an awesome time and learned a lot about living out my faith. I want to share these things with you in hopes that it will encourage you as well!  p.s. whenever I say "he" it means the pastor that was preaching that week, just thought I'd make that clear:)

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Welcome to part 2 of last weeks episode! Today I'm going to be sharing with you all one of my favorite methods to read the bible. If you have never heard of this method, let me introduce you to the S.O.A.P. method --- but this time its been given an upgrade. Let me introduce you to S.O.A.P.D. We'll also be talking about why Bible commentaries are a great tool when it comes to studying the Bible. So even if you already know about S.O.A.P. I still encourage you to listen (I did mention that I added something to it!). I hope this method helps you figure out a way to read the Bible, I know it did for me!  

Bible commentary that I use is The Moody Bible Commentary

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It's a another chill day perfect for another chill podcast episode all about God's word. Maybe you've grown up with the bible, like me, or maybe you're totally new to the bible and want to know what its all about. Today we're going to be talking about the importance of the bible, what we should do with the bible, and a few quick tips for reading the bible. I hope this encourages you! (And stick around to the end to hear a small announcement)

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Happy 4th Of July!!! Today is the independence day of the United States Of America. As we spend times celebrating this weekend, I want to take time to talk about the importance of patriotism and praying for our country. So even if you are not from the U.S. please take time to listen because I believe this can apply to anyone no matter what country you're from. 

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Do I even have a purpose in this world? I'm here to tell you that yes, you do. Sometimes finding your God-given purpose can be difficult. Maybe you're not sure that you are qualified. Or maybe you're asking the question "What even is our purpose as Christians?" Join us today as I talk about what our purpose is as Christians and how we each uniquely fulfill that purpose. 

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Today we continue our Living Through Philippians series where we dive deep into Paul's teachings from the book of Philippians. We can ALL learn something valuable so take a listen! We're mostly going to cover two important topics through the verses from Philippians chapter 2. Humility and leadership. Take out a bible and a notebook and lets get into our little bible study! 

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It's June which means its finally summer! I know lots of us are looking forward to warm weather, summer camp, and spending time away from school. Summer is time for fun and rest! May 27 was my last day of school and I'm excited to share with you 3 tips to grow spiritually this summer. I know we're all in summer mode, but if we want to be able to impact our communities and schools after summer is over, we need to grow closer to God in these next few months. I hope that you'll take the challenge with me to grow spiritually. 

P.S. I know I sound tired in this episode:) so this is going to be more chill. I'm recovering from a busy school year just like many of you...enjoy!

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Have a great summer everyone! I will continue to be posting even through the summer (we still have 3 episodes to go on the book of Philippians) so stay tuned! 

Today's a very exciting day on this podcast, because we are starting our first ever series! For the next 4 episodes we're going to be going through the awesome book of Philippians. There is so much we can learn and I'm so excited to share with you what God has been teaching me as I've read through the book of Philippians. I've read it several times before and I promise you that you will learn something valuable that you can apply to your life! I want us to be able to live like Paul calls the Philippians to live. Today we're going to be diving in to 3 passages from Philippians chapter 1 and we'll cover topics such as 1) producing the fruit of the spirit 2) being bold and 3) the importance of a Christian community. Join me today for this little bible study! I hope that God uses this to encourage you! 

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If only I had this, then I would be happy....this is often the phrase that us humans often use when chasing happiness. We've got ads, billboards, and all that, trying to convince us that material items are the key to happiness. The truth is that no matter how hard you chase these wordly things, you will never get lasting fulfillment. Today we're going to talk about how storing up our treasures in heaven will be what truly gives us fulfillment and satisfaction in our lives. 

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