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Become New with John Ortberg
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Join John Ortberg each day for 10 minutes of spiritual guidance on the person we are becoming.
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- Number 1: 71. Becoming Defensive Doesn't Help. Here's Why
What happens when God shows you something about yourself you don't want to see? Our instinct is often to defend. Explain. Distract ourselves. Push it away. But what if the uncomfortable truth is actually an invitation to transformation? In this reflection on Psalm 32, John Ortberg explores the relationship between pain, honesty, forgiveness, and genuine change. John begins personally, describing a conversation in which a longtime friend helped him recognize uncomfortable patterns of comparison, envy, and competition in himself. Instead of defending himself, John is learning to say: “Yep. That's me. God, I need Your help.” Psalm 32 describes the blessed person as someone “in whose spirit is no deceit.” Then John tells the extraordinary story of Tom Tarrants, a violent white supremacist and KKK terrorist who was imprisoned in Mississippi. In prison, Tarrants encountered the words of Jesus: “What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” His life began to change. The man who once participated in racist terrorism eventually devoted himself to forgiveness, racial reconciliation, and serving the very people he once hated. How far can somebody fall and still be changed by God? Maybe much further than we imagine. So when your conscience shows you something today, don't immediately run. Don't defend. Don't hide. Ask: God, help me see the truth about myself. And then: Would You change me? In this episode: - Psalm 32 and honest confession - What happens when we become defensive - Dallas Willard on pain and reality - Why hiding the truth fragments us internally - David, Psalm 51, and forgiveness - The story of Tom Tarrants - Radical transformation from hatred to reconciliation - What it means to have “no deceit” in your spirit - How to respond to conviction - Why God's grace can change anyone Scriptures: Psalm 32 • Psalm 51 • Psalm 1 • Matthew 16:26 • 2 Samuel 11–12 #Psalm32 #JohnOrtberg #Forgiveness #Psalms #Transformation #SpiritualFormation #Confession #ChristianFaith #Grace #BibleStudy 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at [email protected] GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 00:00 The Power God Has to Change You 00:36 When Someone Tells You the Truth About Yourself 01:00 Stop Defending Yourself 01:26 What Do You Do With the Pain? 01:49 Psalm 32 & David's Repentance 02:20 Blessed After Going Down the Wrong Path 02:27 Forgiven and Changed 02:50 In Whose Spirit Is No Deceit 03:13 Pain Is Running Into Reality 03:34 When I Kept Silent 04:00 Why Sin Divides Us Inside 04:20 Confession & Forgiveness 04:36 How Far Down Can Someone Fall? 04:52 The Story of Tom Tarrants 05:26 A Violent KKK Terrorist 06:00 A Bible in a Mississippi Prison 06:29 Jesus Changes a Life 06:55 Enemies Praying Together 07:14 A Fraternity That Transcends All Others 07:37 The FBI Investigates His Conversion 08:10 From Hatred to Reconciliation 08:41 Forgiven People Can Help Others 09:03 The Truth About Me 09:21 The Lord's Unfailing Love Surrounds You 09:43 Don't Push the Truth Away 10:05 God, Help Me See Myself 10:23 Can God Change a Heart of Hatred? 10:33 Only God
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- Number 2: 70. How to Keep Your Soul Healthy
How is it with your soul? It's probably not a question anyone else will ask you today. But it may be one of the most important questions you can ask yourself. In this reflection on the Psalms, John Ortberg draws from Renovation of the Heart to explore what the soul actually is and why its health affects everything else in our lives. Dallas Willard describes the soul as an inner stream of water that brings strength, direction, and harmony to the rest of our being. That's why the Psalms repeatedly use the language of water: “My soul thirsts for You.” “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You.” “There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God.” John then tells the story of a beautiful village whose life depended upon a crystal-clear stream. When the unseen keeper of that stream was dismissed, everything seemed fine...for a while. Then the water began to change. Eventually, the entire village felt the effects. Our souls can work the same way. We can neglect what's happening beneath the surface while remaining busy with everything that seems more urgent. But eventually, everything flows downstream. So ask yourself today: How is it with my soul? The stream is your soul. And you are its keeper. In this episode: What is the soul? Why the Psalms are the great “soul book” Dallas Willard on the inner life Why the Psalms repeatedly use water imagery The soul as an inner stream How the health of your soul affects everything else Why unseen spiritual work matters The parable of the keeper of the stream What happens when we neglect our souls How to begin tending your inner life Scriptures: Psalm 121:7 • Psalm 63:1 • Psalm 42:1–2 • Psalm 46:4 #JohnOrtberg #Soul #Psalms #DallasWillard #SpiritualFormation #Prayer #ChristianFaith #InnerLife #BibleStudy #SpiritualHealthSuggested YouTube Chapters00:00 How Is It With Your Soul? 00:33 What Is the Soul? 00:59 The Psalms: The Great Soul Book 01:16 Who Is the Keeper of Your Soul? 01:34 My Soul Thirsts for God 01:51 As the Deer Pants for Water 02:20 The Soul Is an Inner Stream 02:43 How Healthy Is Your Soul Today? 03:07 What a Healthy Soul Looks Like 03:34 Where Does Your Soul Get Its Life? 03:48 The Keeper of the Stream 04:11 A Beautiful Village in the Alps 04:35 The Old Man Nobody Noticed 04:59 The Unseen Work of Tending the Stream 05:25 What Happens When the Stream Is Neglected 05:39 At First, Nobody Noticed 06:02 The Whole Village Begins to Suffer 06:11 The Life of the Village Depends on the Stream 06:35 The Stream Is Restored 06:41 You Are the Keeper of Your Soul
9min - Number 3: 74. The Number One Self-Care Solution
What does your soul actually need for self-care? Psalm 19 gives a surprising answer: “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.” In this episode, John Ortberg explores why God's instruction isn't meant to burden us, but to help make us whole. Our souls become divided when our thoughts, desires, values, words, and actions pull in different directions. God's Word shows us what is good and helps bring our lives back into alignment. John also shares how memorizing 1 Corinthians 13 helped him confront anger and resentment in his own life. Sometimes soul care is as simple as taking one piece of God's Word and asking Him to help us actually live it. Go ahead and take the walk, light the candle, or get the massage. But don't miss the deeper invitation: Let God revive your soul. In this episode: Psalm 19 • wholeheartedness • internal integration • 1 Corinthians 13 • Dallas Willard • becoming whole #Psalm19 #JohnOrtberg #SoulCare #SpiritualFormation #Psalms #BibleStudy #ChristianFaith 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at [email protected] GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 00:00 What Does Your Soul Really Need? 00:32 Self-Care Isn't Just Candles & Massages 00:49 Psalm 19 & the Surprising Answer 01:10 The Heavens Declare the Glory of God 01:42 The Sun Is Not God 02:27 Creation Is Good, But It's Not #1 02:52 The Law Revives the Soul 03:21 What Is the Soul? 03:52 Seriously...the Law? 04:12 Sweeter Than Honey, More Precious Than Gold 04:31 Why Your Soul Needs God's Instruction 04:56 What Does Wholeheartedness Mean? 05:29 Internal Integration 05:58 Becoming a Whole Person 06:23 The Kind of Person You're Called to Be 06:49 When Your Desires Pull in Opposite Directions 07:20 How We Become Divided 07:43 Can a Bad Person Be Wholehearted? 08:08 Why a Disordered Soul Hurts 08:32 Aristotle: The Soul in Strife 09:00 Why Divided People Can't Be Fully Known 09:16 “I Never Knew You” 09:41 The Soul Needs the Good 10:12 Choose One Thing to Practice Today 10:42 Memorizing 1 Corinthians 13 11:02 When John Wanted to Withdraw 11:17 Love Is Patient, Love Is Kind 12:01 Why God's Words Are Precious 12:26 The Reward Is Becoming Whole 12:50 The Real Meaning of Soul Care 13:19 The Law of the Lord Revives the Soul
16min - Number 4: 75. Life-Maxing? No, No, No...Try This Instead
We're surrounded by voices telling us to maximize ourselves: our looks, productivity, wealth, health, status, experiences, and potential. But Jesus offers a radically different path to maximum life. In this episode, John Ortberg explores the “self-maximizer” inside us and contrasts it with John the Baptist's famous words: “He must increase; I must decrease.” The paradox of God's kingdom is that abundant life doesn't come from making ourselves bigger. It comes as we loosen our grip on ego, reputation, and self-promotion and give ourselves to love and service. Want to live life to the max? Try a little less of yourself. In this episode: life-maxing • John the Baptist • Philippians 2 • the self-maximizer • Psalm 146 • abundant life #JohnOrtberg #SpiritualFormation #Psalm146 #AbundantLife #Jesus #ChristianFaith 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at [email protected] GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 00:00 How to Maximize Your Life 00:29 Welcome to the Age of Life-Maxing 00:50 Looks, Status & Productivity Maxing 01:08 What's Wrong With Self-Maxing? 01:34 God Is Actually Into Abundance 02:04 Biblical Maxers 02:26 Absalom: The Looks-Maxer 02:42 Five Pounds of Hair?! 03:04 He Maxed Himself to Death 03:26 The Wealth-Maxer & Bigger Barns 03:47 Solomon Maxes Pleasure 04:19 The Original God-Maxing Temptation 04:30 The Self-Maximizer Inside You 04:54 “My First Job Is to Realize My Potential” 05:22 Is Commitment Keeping a Sucker's Game? 05:48 The Self-Maximizer vs. Commitment 06:02 What's in It for Me? 06:25 When Self Becomes the Center 06:53 The Ego-Driven Pastor 07:14 The New Org Chart: Bigger Me 07:38 There Is Another Way 08:02 John the Baptist Starts Losing Followers 08:24 You Need to Max! 08:45 The Friend of the Bridegroom 09:04 “He Must Increase, I Must Decrease” 09:33 Jesus Minimizes Himself 10:10 Meaning Is the New Maxing 10:38 How to Min to Max Today 11:05 Give, Encourage, Listen & Serve 11:26 Less Ego, More Life 11:54 Life to the Max 12:03 John Forgot the Psalm 😂 12:22 Psalm 146: God's Kind of Greatness 12:43 Bonus Material
15min - Number 5: 69. The Glory and Burden of Potential
What if you haven't lived up to your potential? In this reflection on Psalm 8, John Ortberg explores one of the great wonders of God's creation: human potential. You can count the seeds in an apple. But you cannot count the apples in a seed. Human beings possess an extraordinary capacity to grow, create, love, serve and become. Psalm 8 looks at the vastness of the heavens and then marvels that God is mindful of us. But there's another side to potential. It can become a burden. I should be further along. I should have accomplished more. I should have made better decisions. I should be more successful, disciplined, attractive, productive or fulfilled. What happens when the possibility of what we could become turns into disappointment over what we haven't become? John offers two truths to carry with us: “I am but dust and ashes.” And: “The whole world was created on my account.” One reminds us that we are limited creatures. The other reminds us that we are deeply loved. And if you're worried that too much of your life has already passed or that you've wasted your potential, remember: God never gets trapped in the past. Today is still here. And who knows what God may yet have in store? In this episode:Psalm 8 and human potentialRecovering awe and wonderWhy we become blasé about extraordinary thingsAbraham Joshua Heschel on human possibilityWhat it means to participate in the divine natureHow potential becomes a burdenThe pressure to constantly optimize our lives“I am but dust and ashes”“The whole world was created on my account”What to do when you feel insignificantWhat to do when you feel too importantLetting go of regret about wasted potentialWhy God isn't trapped in your pastScriptures: Psalm 8 • 2 Peter 1:4 • Genesis 18:27 • Luke 23:39–43 #Psalm8 #JohnOrtberg #Potential #Psalms #SpiritualFormation #Purpose #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #Identity #Hope 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at [email protected] GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 00:00 The Burden of Potential 00:11 You Can't Count the Apples in a Seed 00:34 Psalm 8 & Human Potential 00:55 Have You Considered the Heavens Lately? 01:15 How We Lose Our Sense of Wonder 01:33 What Is Mankind That You Are Mindful of Us? 02:05 The Potential of the Human Soul 02:22 What Could This Child Become? 02:54 Apples in a Seed 03:05 Made to Participate With God 03:22 Participate in the Divine Nature 04:19 Do You Remember What It Was Like With God? 05:31 The Legend of the Child and the Torah 06:44 E. E. Cummings & the Wonder of Creation 07:12 When Potential Becomes a Burden 07:32 What Am I Going to Do With All This Potential? 08:00 The Pressure to Optimize Your Life 08:59 Two Truths You Need to Carry 09:27 I Am But Dust and Ashes 09:33 The Whole World Was Created on My Account 09:45 When You Feel Too Important 10:04 When You Feel Insignificant 10:25 What If You've Wasted Your Potential? 10:47 The Thief on the Cross 11:08 God Isn't Trapped in Your Past 11:18 You Still Can't Count the Apples in a Seed
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Become New with John Ortberg episodes:
September 22, 202687. The Lord of the Rings' Most Important Lesson September 21, 202686. What the Psalms Are Trying to Teach Us September 18, 202685. The Surprising Connection Between Therapy and the Psalms (w/Dr. Rick) September 17, 202684. How Hope Changes Suffering September 16, 202683. Why Happiness Never Seems to Last September 15, 202682. There Are 3 Kinds of Friends. Here’s the One You Need. September 14, 202681. Two Kinds of Commitment. Only One Transforms You. September 11, 202680. How to Get "Unstuck" in Praise September 10, 202679. What to Do When You’re Afraid September 09, 202678. How to Not Waste Your Most Valuable Asset
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