House on Fire

Many of us, if not all, have passions and things we do that take our time. Spending time doing something we love is life giving and a blessing. But what would it look like if you were to take what you love to do, and allow God to use it to reach other with the good news of who Jesus is? What could our communities look like if we are that intentional with our lives? Joe shares how fishing has become a ministry; a simple everyday passion for him that has turned into serving and reaching others. God, help us use the things we are passionate about for your glory and not our selfish gain. Help us this week to get after it!

Politics is a diverse and complicated subject to try to understand, but that does not mean that we should ignore it at all. God’s word is truth that speaks into our lives, and we want to do all we can to allow the word of God to infiltrate every area of our lives, including politics. Ben gives some practical ideas on how you, as a follower of Jesus, can try to navigate and understand politics. Sure, things are always changing and there is much to grow and understand. I encourage you to not allow that to keep you from growing in this area. Let’s ask God how he would desire us to grow in this area so we can get after it!

Stephen Ministry equips and empowers lay caregivers—called Stephen Ministers—to provide high-quality, confidential, Christ-centered care to individuals experiencing difficulties or transitions in their lives. God desires to use his church, his people to care for each other. It is not biblically necessary or appropriate for us to leave this up to the professionals. God has given his people the Spirit of God and the Word of God to equip us to care for others. God help us to do this. Let’s get after it.

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Much of life during the holiday season can be stressful! Maybe it was poor planning, maybe the fact you have 5 kids to wrangle makes it harder. It could even be unrealistic expectations. What does it look like to find joy in the holiday season? What if this holiday season was full of hope and right priorities instead of dread or hardship? Not that we can control everything, let’s not be naive. Adam shares with us how his family have found joy in the holiday season. Praying this encourages you lead your family well and to keep your eyes on the things that matter most this holiday season. Let’s get after it!

Spending time with our God is crazy important! How do we do this and what does this look like? Sophia Lind graduated last year and is now a college student at NDSU here in Fargo, she is sharing her journey with us. What has and what does her devotional time with God look like? College is a busy time in life, so how do we make sure we prioritize our walk with Christ over everything else? Excited for you to hear the heart of one of our Bethel graduates who wants to make much of Christ. Let’s get after it people!

Many students strive to be a college athlete; the dream of being able to play at that level and to make much of Christ. Jaxon is a D1 athlete at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo. He is a follower of Jesus who wants to honor God in all things.  What is it like to be in this stage of life? What challenges and obstacles are before those who strive to honor God as a college athlete? Jaxon unpacks those things as he shares his story and journey with us.

 We all face challenges in life and we all struggle with sin. You can call it many things: failure, hurt, destruction, letdown, etc. It can be very hard to not allow our past failures define who we are. We can carry them around as if they are a pet in our lives decades down the road. Glenn helps us unpack this from a biblical perspective and gives us hacks that have helped him. His desire has always been to serve, but not to please. God, motivate your church to have a vision to serve. Now, let’s get after it!

Fitness and being in shape are things everyone wants for the most part. Some do it extremely well and others do not think about it. Is there a biblical perspective for us to consider as we think about our physical fitness? Many people would see the worldly value in this, but is there a spiritual and biblical aspect to what God wants us to know and understand? Chris will unpack multiple passages to help us understand this biblical worldview.

God is always doing amazing things. One of those is helping take people who are far from him and helping them understand who He is. In the process of this happening, people are “born again;" they become followers of Christ, or they become a new Christian. What does it mean that a person is a new Christian? What should this look like for every person? In this episode, Matt and Julia Solem help us unpack this topic so we can better understand what it means for us when sharing our faith.