Do you wish you had more of a drive to share your faith? Feel guilt about not talking with folks you care about? Let us light a fire under you today with a fresh (biblical) perspective on evangelism. Also, discover the all-time most awkward "first kiss" story in history. 🥴

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• ✝️ Blogs:
• Tips on sharing the gospel with your friends
• Five Natural Ways to Get to the Gospel
• 📖 Books:
• Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J. I. Packer
• The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield

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Dating questions? If you want answers, you could watch an episode of The Bachelor (is that still a thing?) and just do the opposite of everything you see OR you could tune into today's show.

We love having our podcast partners join us live for each podcast recording! And after we recorded the Five Principles of Dating, they had a lot of great questions. So, we put together this episode from our ‘after the recording’ discussion ❤️ 

Here’s the book we recommended: Single, Dating, Engaged, Married: Navigating Life and Love in the Modern Age by Ben Stuart (that’s an affiliated link!)

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"Describe your perfect date: I would have to say April 25th, because it's not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket." IYKYK. Seriously though, if you're looking for wisdom on how to navigate your dating life, join us today for a deep dive into God's Word!

The Short Story: Dating is relational public transportation. You get on it to arrive at a destination. Aka, you date to get married. Not stay on the dating train forever. 🚂

We’re not saying you must marry the person you’re dating. But if you can’t see yourself marrying your date, then it’s time to move on. Break-ups can bring glory to God too!

Today, we’re giving you 🖐️ ways to date with God at the center!

1. Date with purpose.
2. Date with clarity.
3. Date with priority.
4. Date with purity.
5. Date in community.

Check out JimmyandKelly.com for more extensive show notes. Want to ask us a question? Email [email protected].

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• Our sponsor: BetterMan.com
• 🎧 Listening: When Your Spouse is Addicted to Pornography
• ✝️ Sermon: Porn is a Kill-Joy
• 📖 Reading: 
• The 7 Myths about Singleness by Sam Allberry - Highly recommended whether you’re single, dating, or married!
• Single, Dating, Engaged, Married: Navigating Life and Love in the Modern Age by Ben Stuart
• A Theology of Singleness
• Marriage Gone Wrong: When Codependency Highjacks a Beautiful Union
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Books for teens:
• Love Defined: Embracing God's Vision for Lasting Love and Satisfying Relationships
• Sex, Purity, and the Longings of a Girl's Heart: Discovering the Beauty and Freedom of God-Defined Sexuality

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Why get married? So I can be fulfilled? Made complete? Get my tax break? If these answers resonate with you, we're glad you've tuned in! Prepare yourself for a vision of marriage that has (almost) nothing to do with you. 💍

Check out JimmyandKelly.com for more extensive show notes. Want to ask us a question? Email [email protected].

Our Recommendations:

• Our sponsor: BetterMan.com
• 🎶 Music: Unfailing Love (Kelly’s Song) by Jimmy Needham
• 📖 Reading: 
• 7 Myths About Singleness by Sam Allberry
• What did you expect? By Paul Tripp
• The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God by Timothy Keller
• ✝️ Sermon: The Beauty & Breaking of Marriage by Rodney Hobbs
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Teaching for children: 
• Arrows to Jesus: Gift-Giving to the Glory of God by Kelly Needham
• Raising Passionate Jesus Followers by Phil and Diane Comer

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Hold our Little Debbie, we're going all in on food. It's no secret that our culture has A LOT to say about how we eat. But it may surprise you that the Bible has a lot to say as well. If you've ever wrestled with the issue of food, if you've felt like you can't get your eating under control, if you wanna know how the Lordship of Jesus fits into this whole thing, today's episode is for you!  

The Short Story: We all have to eat food. It’s literally baked into our everyday lives 😋 Our society is big on eating correctly from a scientific standpoint. But should we be aware of moral standards concerning our eating?

What if God cares about how, when, and what you eat? How do you eat with God at the center?

1 Cor 10:31 "Therefore whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."

Application questions:

• What is the purpose of food? Is there more than just one purpose?
• Are you eating food for spiritual hunger or physical hunger? Are you eating for any other reason than hunger?
• How can you be physically hungry but spiritually satisfied at the same time?
• How has this conversation pushed you to think outside of your comfort zone?
• We challenge you to write down one takeaway from this episode on a note card and put it in your pantry. Take a pic and share it on social media. Tag us so we can see it!
• Choose one of the verses from above and dedicate some time to memorizing it.

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• Our sponsor: BetterMan.com
• Bible study we mentioned: Weight Loss Bootcamp
• 👀 Watching: This clip from Jimmy’s junior high acting days 
• ✝️ Learning: When eating is a sin
• 📖 Reading: The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield
• 📖 Additional reading: Fasting & Feasting: 40 Devotions to Satisfy the Hungry Heart by Erin Davis

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Questions we all ask: Am I in the right job? What work would most fulfill me? What do I do if my boss is Michael Scott from ‘The Office’?

Are we even asking the right questions?

Check out JimmyandKelly.com for more extensive show notes. Want to ask us a question? Email [email protected].

Our Recommendations:

• Our sponsor: BetterMan.com
• ✝️ Sermon: How to Live on Mission
• 📖 Reading: 
• Purposefooled by Kelly Needham
• Every Good Endeavor by Tim Keller
• Just Do Something by Kevin Deyoung
• She Works His Way

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Some cheery news: Your sin is worse than you thought. More than an offense to others, the Bible teaches that every sin (even the hidden ones we don't think hurt anyone) is an assault against God Himself. How is this cheery?? 🤔 Cause as we'll see, though we're far worse off than we thought, our God is far more gracious than we could imagine. Praise Him!!

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• Our sponsor: BetterMan.com
• 👀 Learning: A Posture of Repentance 
• ✝️ Sermon: Porn Is A Kill-Joy
• 📖 Reading: The Knowledge of the Holy by A. W. Tozer
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Teaching for children: Preorder Real Bad Guys by Jimmy Needham!

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In past episodes, we've looked at how God saves people. But have you ever asked the question why? Why is God in the business of saving? Is it to give folks the gift of heaven? Can He simply not help Himself? Or is there something even more wonderful going on? Here's a hint...the answer's in the title. Join us today as we discover how God is the center of everything, including our salvation.

Check out JimmyandKelly.com for more extensive show notes. Want to ask us a question? Email [email protected].

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• Our sponsor: BetterMan.com
• 👀 Watching: How Do I Live to Know God?
• ✝️ Sermon: No Hero, But Him
• 📖 Reading: Knowing God by J.I. Packer
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Teaching for children: The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross

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What does it look like to let God rule in singleness? What if His rule looks different from what we would prefer? What if Kelly thought of Jimmy not as a boyfriend but more as a good friend? All these questions are answered as we listen to Kelly's journey to vacate areas of her life that rightly belong to the King of the universe.

Key learning moments in Kelly’s life:

(2:35) - College-age Kelly submitted her desire to find a husband to God.

(7:34) - Kelly had to pray before saying ‘yes’ to dating Jimmy Needham. 🤭

(9:35) - Kelly realized marriage wasn’t to serve her own desires - but God’s.

(14:27) - Through an inductive study of the Old Testament prophets, Kelly’s view of God was challenged. Does God have feelings? A personality?

(19:21) As a mom with two young kids and a husband on tour, Kelly studied the Pharisees. And it changed everything.

Additional resources:

• Our sponsor: BetterMan.com
• Knowing God is far greater than anything this world has to offer. Listen to this personal message from Kelly about how to know God through His Word.
• Are you a Closet Pharisee?
• Read more about Kelly’s deep dive into studying Pharisees!

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