Dig Deep Podcast

Whether it’s a wave of nausea or itchy armpits, sharing what we believe with someone can cause a major anxiety rush. In this episode we’ll explore three principles of sharing our faith that will give us practical steps to take and help to alleviate some of the unnecessary anxiety that we feel. The best news of all is that when Jesus commands us to “go” He also promises He will be with us always (Matthew 28:19-20).

Foundational Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20; Romans 10:13-15; Matthew 13:34-35; 1 Peter 3:15-16; Acts 26

Scripture to consider sharing as you share your story with others:

BEFORE: Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, John 8:12

HOW: Romans 5:8, John 3:16, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5

AFTER: 2 Corinthians 5:17, Matthew 6:33, Romans 12:1-2

Jesus implores us, "let your light shine before men." In this new series we are asking the question: how can I maximize the impact of the light in my life? In the same way that a city on a hill is more visible than one in a valley and a lamp that's placed up high on a stand shares more light than a lamp under a basket, we are going to take a look at our lives and ask how we can be strategic in the ways we share the light of Jesus with the world around us. 

Foundational Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16; John 8:12; Acts 8:26-40

Imagine you are standing in the closet of your heart. You are taking an inventory of all of your habits, relationships, beliefs, memories, thoughts, words, and actions. Throughout this series we have discussed several things that start to creep in and live in our hearts including envy, anger, greed and lust. Today, in our final episode, we want to truly crawl into the deepest darkest crawl spaces to bring light into the most hidden places of our hearts. These places often hold guilt over the mistakes we’ve made but they also store our shame which attempts to shape our belief about who we are, leading us away from God and the life for which He designed us.

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Our culture seems to blare it’s misguided messages about sex through a giant megaphone. We run into lust at the mall, in our inboxes and our mailboxes, on the sides of highways, and on practically every television channel. Yet most of us have a deep sense that it was meant to be something more. Something deeper. Something truly intimate. The God-given gift of sex was meant to provide us with glue-like relational intimacy and a deep sense of satisfaction, and yet we so often find ourselves outside of His design for sex - experiencing only isolation and emptiness. Thankfully, there is life-giving hope for us all as God leads us to clean out even this very personal corner of our closets.

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I don’t believe I’ve ever heard someone say, “You know what my problem is? I’m just so greedy!” Greed is one of the most sneaky closet-dwellers because it is often so difficult to see in the mirror. When we boil greed down to its basic form we see that it is unfortunately common to the human experience but, thankfully, God has shown us a way to fight against the current of greed and live a life marked by contentment, generosity and joy.

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Have you ever perfectly cleaned and organized something only to have someone come and mess it up? When our orderly lives are disrupted, and anger invades our otherwise peaceful hearts, it is all too easy for us to say, “Yeah, I’m angry, but it’s clearly their fault!” Over time that anger, when allowed to grow in the dark places of our hearts, turns into bitterness that chokes out some of the most beautiful things in life. Anger can begin to harden our hearts, put a cap on the love we feel for others, and hold us back from taking steps into the future God has for us.

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"Take Over" by Shane & Shane

Whether it’s a few dozen mismatched socks, a box full of receipts from five years ago, or a broken vacuum cleaner that you’ve already replaced, we all have things in our closets that need to hit the road. The same is true of our hearts - they are so easily cluttered with things that hold us back, rob us of our joy and hijack our peace of mind. Let’s get real and drag it all out into the open so we can ask God to point out what he wants us to trash and what He wants us to keep. We can do so with confidence, knowing that He loves us and wants to give us a rich and satisfying life. 

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Even when our lives are shaking, or the world is shaking around us, God's Kingdom remains unshaken.  This is why we dig deep to lay the foundation of our lives on His Word, so that we can be grounded in the truth that is unshakeable.

Jess interviews Kara Watson, author of a new study of the Bible's teachings on the physical human body. With an emphasis on the female form, Kara digs into both God's design of and desires for our physical bodies. Kara brings a fresh and honest perspective to the topics of self-image, beauty, and strength. 

In the words of T. Swift: "You know it used to be mad love, but baby now we've got bad blood." Conflicts often start small but can escalate quickly to create painful results, leaving our relationships pained and empty.  A critical element in learning to tame the beast is to discover how we can not just diffuse an argument but reestablish unity in the relationship.

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