Encouraged & Equipped

Erin Flusche, Kristin Hines, and Camille Adams have been friends for decades. For more than one of those decades, they have explicitly asked each other for help to grow spiritually. They allow us a glimpse into their relationship. Listen to learn how they define accountability, what they have found most helpful, what they will never be able to do for each other, and what they are actually working on right now.

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Show Notes

Book Recommendations
Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges
Get Out Of Your Head by Jennie Allen
 
Triad Questions
1. A. How has your anger or fear or anxiety or addiction shown up this week?
B. How does that reveal what you’re trusting in besides God?
C. What truth or promise of the Gospel do you need to claim to trust God again?
2. How have you wasted time?
3. How has your giving and generosity reflected faith in God’s promises rather than a feeling of entitlement? Is your giving radical enough to affect your standard of living?
4. Describe how you’ve related to others this week. Have you treated others as more significant than yourself? Been forgiving, patient, irritable, or angry, etc.?
5. In light of God’s love toward you, do you need to reconcile with somebody? Subconsciously, are you holding a grudge?
6. How have you battled sexual or intimacy temptation and how are you preparing to deal with it next week?
7. How did you see God’s sovereign Spirit rearranging the plans you had made this week? Did you respond in faith?
8. Is anything (school, work, technology, g/f, b/f, etc.) isolating you from important relationships?
9. Insert a personalized question here.
10. Did you finish this week’s reading? How did you hear from God and what are you doing to do about it?

We dare you to listen to this one! Work’s been given a bad name and we want to change your mind – or at least make you think. Kacey Williamson, Chris Curtis, and Kathy Harrelson believe that work is good, and that a positive outlook can change more than you’d expect. They discuss their eagerness to experience as much joy as they can in their work (paid and unpaid), how they try to step into its brokenness in a healthy way, and how they long to honor God in the midst of it.

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Friends are one of the sweetest parts of our lives – including genuine friendships with people of different faiths.  Judy Clark, Kristin Hines, and Misty Denman discuss how they enjoy those relationships, how they live out and share their Christian faith, and even some mistakes they’ve made. Enjoy their fun conversation.

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We all need friends and we all want them. But how do we initiate friendship? How important is reconciliation? How do we persevere in those relationships? Camille Adams, Shamyra Leonard, and Lynda Kunkel share stories of both the work and joy of friendship.

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Most days, some things go the way we want and some things don't. How do we manage the expectations and disappointments of everyday life – along with those big things that come our way? Misty Denman, Sarah Stiles, and Camille Adams talk through the ups and downs of life along with the ways they've learned to find fulfillment.

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Gratitude is practical and profound – and life-altering. Shelly Davis, Cameron Ward, and Misty Denman share ways thankfulness has impacted their lives. They open up about their struggles with discontentment, the effort thankfulness requires, and the goodness of God. Don’t miss the impact of three small letters: A-N-D.

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We all need to forgive and to be forgiven. The pain underneath our stories ranges from minor to extreme, but forgiveness offers freedom for both. Kathy Harrelson, Kristen Hoff, and Sarah Stiles take a look at the work of forgiveness and the benefits they wouldn't trade for anything.

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The most natural response to our mistakes is often the most damaging -- we try to hide.  Kristen Hoff, Camille Adams, and Kathy Harrelson chat about their guilt and how they found freedom. Hint: they moved their sin and mistakes out of hiding and into grace.

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You've had a "worst day." So have we. Where is God on that day?
Lynn Kitchens, Shelly Davis, and Wendi Lyon share some of their worst days -- and how they made it through. With a realistic look at pain and hurt, they also share hope and good that has come from their adversity.

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Show Notes

Why God Weeps by Joni Eareckson Tada
The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
A Path Through Suffering by Elisabeth Elliot
Romans 8:28

Anger is tricky. Sometimes it explodes and sometimes it simmers. Whether you easily see the anger in your life or it is an emotion you have not explored much, you want to hear what Camille Adams, Sarah Stiles, and Wendi Lyon have to say. They get it – and they share how God equips them to handle their anger.

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Show Notes

Exodus 34:6

Job 40:1-5, 42:1-6 
Psalm 73:16-17

Psalm 103:8-12

Proverbs 19:11 

Proverbs 29:11

Matthew 21:9-13

Romans 11:33-34

James 1:19-20

1 Peter 2:21-23

• Dr. Cody McQueen's sermon: Anger Danger
• Ryan McCarthy's teaching: I'm Not Anqry, I'm Just...
• Calming Techniques
• Window of Tolerance