Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 187

We live in perilous times … so how should a Christian respond in such a season?

The great need of our culture is a group of men and women who are willing to labor in prayer, to humble themselves, and seek God's face. 

In this episode, Nathan talks about how a Christian is to respond to the perilous times we live in and gives seven key things we should diligently pray for.

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 186

This is a season of celebration!

A time to reflect on this past year … and a time to freshly surrender to God this next one.

And in this episode, Nathan also makes a request to see what you want to talk about in this next year on the Deeper Christian Podcast. Leave your comments in Apple Podcasts (with a review!) or send Nathan an email at [email protected]

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 185

The Christmas season reminds us that our King came in the flesh … but let us not forget that He is coming again!

In this special Christmas episode of the Deeper Christian Podcast, we look forward to the Second Coming of Christ and give an important warning for while we wait expectantly.

Let us know merely celebrate His first Advent … let us celebrate with great expectation His Second!

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 184

The Christmas season is more than a celebration of the birth of Christ … it is about the birth, life, death, resurrection, ascension, and the outpouring of His Spirit.

In short, it is about Him.

Though we often focus on the birth, the Gospels declare that Jesus' birth is all focused upon sacrifice – pointing to the Cross.

In this episode, we examine the foreshadow of the Cross of Christ as found in the story of Abraham and Isaac … and how that ties into the "sign of sacrifice" as given to the Bethlehem shepherds.

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 183

The Jewish festival of Hanukkah (also known as the Festival of Lights or the Feast of Dedication) was a celebration to remember the provision and miracle God did with the oil in the Temple about 200 years before Jesus.

Some scholars believe Jesus was likely born during this eight-day celebration, and we know that in John 10 we find Jesus celebrating the holiday down at the Temple.

Regardless, the Festival of Lights is a reminder of the True Light, Jesus Christ. He is the Light of the world, even amidst a culture that loves darkness and hates the light.

In this episode, we are reminded that regardless of what culture does or how dark it gets, Jesus is the Light and we should purposefully use this season to celebrate and focus on Him.

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 182

Happy Thanksgiving from Deeper Christian!

As we conclude our three part miniseries on thanksgiving, we go through a short review of the first two concepts and then further discuss the idea that thanksgiving is more than a day we celebrate, it is the lifestyle of every believer.

Throughout the episode, we emphasis the connection between thanksgiving and communion and give three practical ways we can develop a life of thankfulness. 

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 181

In part one of our thanksgiving miniseries we discussed how thanksgiving is to be the lifestyle of a Christian.

But Scripture makes it clear that thanksgiving is to be the language and communication of the Christian.

We are to "continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name" (Hebrews 13:15).

What if thanksgiving became the outflow and communication of our lives?

In this episode, we talk about what the Bible says about the tongue, the importance of offering thanksgiving, and four key truths about thanksgiving that should change how we talk and live.

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 180

While we are nearing the American holiday of Thanksgiving, for most of us the concept of thanksgiving and gratitude is merely a seasonal festivity or a thing we write in our journals.

Yet Biblical thanksgiving is more than a meal or holiday, it's the lifestyle of every Christian.

Join me on this three-part series as we examine thanksgiving from a Biblical perspective and gain a greater love and gratitude for our Lord Jesus Christ.

In this first episode, we talk about the overall concept of thanksgiving, how it is linked to the Cross, and are reminded to not just have thanksgiving but ABOUND with it!

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 179

Jesus spent a lot of time in the crowds and multitudes throughout His ministry.

Yet Mark records that individuals were significant and important to Jesus.

People weren't just another "number" or "face" amidst the crowd, rather Jesus often honed in on one individual, gave full attention to them, and engaged with them as if no one else was around.

What a profound reminder for our lives today – Jesus is just as concerned for individuals (you or I) today as He was back in His day.

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 178

We know wisdom is important, but what is its value in our lives?

Proverbs is a book of "wisdom" – and we are told specifically that if we receive, hide, incline our ears, apply, cry out, lift up, and seek wisdom we will experience incredible benefit.

In this episode, we examine Proverbs 2 and the seven key things we are to do with wisdom so that we may experience the value of it.

In so doing, we discover that wisdom is far more than intellectual knowledge or information – for the fulfillment and fullness of wisdom is found in the Bible and in Jesus Christ … for He is our wisdom.

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