Exploring More

Each man is on a journey; a journey of the heart as he goes through life. Join Michael and SJ as they walk through the stages of the masculine journey with several of their friends, including Gary Barkalow from the Noble Heart.

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In this episode, join Michael and Zoweh team member Greg Sailors as they speak with Morgan Snyder of Ransomed Heart about his new book Becoming a King.

Book: Becoming a King: The Path to Restoring the Heart of a Man

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In this episode, join Michael and Zoweh team member Greg Sailors as they speak with Morgan Snyder of Ransomed Heart about his new book Becoming a King.

Book: Becoming a King: The Path to Restoring the Heart of a Man

https://amzn.to/2FqIWBx

Purchase through smile.amazon.com and choose Zoweh as the recipient ministry

In this episode, join Michael and Zoweh team member Greg Sailors as they speak with Morgan Snyder of Ransomed Heart about his new book Becoming a King.

Join Michael, SJ and Robin Thompson as they discuss the founding of Zoweh. How Zoweh came about and some of the history behind the name.

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Michael Thompson, Scott SJ Jennings, Robin Thompson

4th Pillar - More Life, More Love, More Freedom

The Life of More - A hopeful forecast of what is coming. There is always more with God. The podcast is Exploring More because we believe there is always more of all the good with God.

It’s the first pillar that people seem to discover. There is more to the Christian than going to church on Sunday, tithing 10%, and repeating that on a weekly basis.

If there’s more, then there’s an invitation to move.

The Four Pillars of Zoweh support each other in a somewhat circular way. 1) Intimacy, 2) Orientation, 3) Nothing to Hide, Nothing to Prove, Nothing to Fear, 4) More Love, More Life, More Freedom

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Exploring the Good Heart - 4 part series

This episode features Michael Thompson, Scott SJ Jennings, and Tom Benner.

The conversation focuses on the heart of God.

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Exploring the Good Heart Series Part 3

Michael Thompson, SJ Jennings, Jim Chenet, Scott Stankavage

When the headwaters of our hearts are muddied, we start to misinterpret our story.

Your belief plays a huge role in the status of your heart.

Doing something wrong is different from something is wrong with me.

Romans 10:9-10 Our heart has the capacity to believe. Either we believe lies or the truth.

We need training in how to believe. We have to believe that God can restore our hearts. He wants to redeem things that didn’t go well and restore you to who you were meant to be. Bring the files from the file cabinet of your heart to God so He can redeem them.

A heart is like a house. Jesus knocks on the door. We often let him in to the entry way and by measures into different rooms - perhaps only the parlor. Some friends are “refrigerator friends” meaning they can go into the refrigerator any time to help themselves to the food you have. Does Jesus have access to the refrigerator?

Like the computer has a hard drive, humans have a heart drive. The heart drive has to be cleaned and redeemed in order to work properly.

Robin Williams and Matt Damon in “Good Will Hunting” - “It’s not your fault.”

Sometimes we throw up a huge defensive mechanism rather than digging in and dealing with the wounds of the heart.

The currency of the Kingdom is what you believe. If you believe the truth or you believe the lies, that has been the bank where you have been storing up your investments. You are reaping from your investments.

The reason to become wholehearted is so that you can come to the aid and encouragement of the hearts of others.

How do you guard your heart?

First, “I’m in.” Subscribe to God’s heart renovation program.

Second, ask God specific questions, i.e. why am I reacting this way. Why does ______ make me angry? Show me my hurtful ways. Choose vigilance and pay attention.

Journal - jot down your questions, answers, past God moments, verses that are helpful.

Join in book and Bible stories with other men.

Store up the Word in your heart.

Word study suggestions: “heart’, “zoweh”, “kingdom”, “freedom”

Book suggestions:

The Heart of a Warrior by Michael Thompson

Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard

Waking the Dead by John Eldredge

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Exploring the Good Heart Series - Part 2

Four Part Series of the Good Heart

Michael Thompson, Scott SJ Jennings, Scott Stankavage, Jim Chenet

The heart is the core of us, a storage place, and a connection place.

Can the heart be wicked? Yes, it can be corrupt. John Wesley said the heart can be a corrupt spring. Would you drink some water that has only .5% arsenic in it? No way.

However, if Jesus is the center of your heart, then your heart has been transformed into a good heart. Can it be good and noble? Can it produce good fruit?

To have a life to the full, you need the right equipment.

Solomon’s Inauguration - I Kings 3:7-15 - What did Solomon ask for? Wisdom? No. Give your servant a discerning heart. God responds to him, “Because you have ask for discernment, I have given you a wise and discerning heart.” But even that doesn’t make Solomon 100% immune because later on his heart was led away.

The Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz declared his wish - “I’m going to ask him [the Wizard] for a heart. For with a heart you can love and be loved. And love is the greatest thing in the universe.” The Tin Man was service-based - chopping wood - but needed love.

Exploring these verses regarding the heart in Deuteronomy.

4:29 - Look for him with all your heart.

10:12 - Love God with all your heart.

11:13 - Serve him with all your heart.

13:3 - Love him with all your heart.

26:6 - Observe then the law with all your heart.

God wants all our hearts.

Psalm 51:10 - Create in me a pure heart. Could there be such a thing? Yes!

Michael shared about his experience being baptized and how the concept of cleanliness and holiness was made so real that day.

Get to the spiritual car wash as often as you can. A disciple of holiness.

Jesus said, “Blessed are the pure in heart.” That means it is possible to have a pure heart!

This is the fruit of the pure heart - forgiveness, humility, grace, joy, peace - all the fruits of the Spirit.

Proverbs 4:23 - Above all else, guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life. We put security systems on all kinds of things - the things that are most precious to us. Keep vigilant watch over your heart. Patrol your heart. Think of the headwaters of a nearby river - they must be protected.

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Join Michael, SJ, Scott Stankavage and Jim Chenet as they discuss how the redeemed heart is a good heart. 

We can ask ourselves - am I a good man who occasionally has a bad day or am I a bad man who occasionally has a good day?

The Holy of Holies is no longer a physical place where people go to worship. The Holy of Holies is in the heart. Since God has taken up residence there, it is no longer dirty.

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