As we transiton from Saul to David's kingship, we get to learn some leadership lessons. Christy Chermak, Executive Director of Watermark Health, is joined by Arnie Kneckt and Samantha Parsons to talk through 2 Samuel 2-3.
 
 This week Watermark Health is taking over the Join The Journey podcast to celebrate 10 years of WMH!
 
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 Serve with Watermark Health: https://www.watermark.org/health
 
 Watermark Health: https://www.watermarkhealth.org/
 
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This week Watermark Health is taking over the Join The Journey podcast to celebrate 10 years of WMH!
 
 Christy Chermak, Executive Director of Watermark Health, is joined by Bethany Moss to talk about David lamenting the death of Saul and how to process grief.
 
 Additional Resources:
 
 Serve with Watermark Health: https://www.watermark.org/health
 
 Watermark Health: https://www.watermarkhealth.org/
 
 Grief Recovery Ministry: https://www.watermark.org/ministries/griefshare
 
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The Psalms! What are they? Why are they important? How can we better study them? Emma Dotter is joined with Watermark Worship Leader Jon Abel as he explains that the Psalms give us permission to pour out our hearts to God. These passages are not sugar-coated, but raw emotion before the Lord, and reading them allows us to into the journal of people who followed God before us. 
 
 Additional Scripture References:
 Psalm 90- written by Moses
 Psalms of Ascent: 120-134
 
 Books to help in your study of the Psalms:
 Treasury of David- link to the book with Spurgeon
 https://www.amazon.com/Treasury-David-Spurgeons-Classic-Psalms/dp/0825436834/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FWVI3XW54IR9&keywords=Treasury+of+David&qid=1692896337&sprefix=treasury+of+david%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-1
 Long Obedience in the same direction- Eugene Peterson
 https://www.amazon.com/Long-Obedience-Same-Direction-Discipleship/dp/0830848630/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DND1Y5UQQHPC&keywords=long+obedience+in+the+same+direction&qid=1692896356&sprefix=long+obedience+in+the+same+direction%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1
 Valley of Vision: https://www.amazon.com/Valley-Vision-Collection-Puritan-Devotions/dp/0851512283/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1E8G38RNR2CSN&keywords=valley+of+vision&qid=1692896649&sprefix=valley+of+vision%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-1
 
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 Join the Journey Jr. https://www.jointhejourney.com/jr/5781-do-you-remember-god-s-promises-to-abraham

“Apart from me I can do everything” is the way Saul lived his life, even until the end. How does this sobering end to the life of Saul apply to the life of a believer today? Emma Dotter is joined with one of Watermark’s Men’s Community Directors, Bo Towns, to unpack the end of Saul’s life, and how dependence on God is essential to living life to the full.  
 
 Scriptures Referenced in this passage:
 John 15:5, “Apart from me you can do nothing.” 
 John 10:10, “I came to give you life, and life to the fullest.”
 
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 Join the Journey Jr. https://www.jointhejourney.com/jr/5781-do-you-remember-god-s-promises-to-abraham

How we respond to unexpected trouble matters, but also how we respond as a leader is, if anything, more important. You are leading those closest to you toward something. What is it? How should we respond when we receive bad news? In this episode, Emma Dotter unpacks these questions and displays how David’s leadership was put to the test amidst unexpected devastation.
 
 Link helpful article about Urim & Thummim in got questions:
 https://www.gotquestions.org/urim-thummim.html
 
 Additional Scriptures referenced in this episode:
 Numbers 31:27, “Divide the plunder between two parts…”
 
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 Join the Journey Jr. https://www.jointhejourney.com/jr/5781-do-you-remember-god-s-promises-to-abraham

Does God take care of His children even when they are disobedient? In this episode, Emma Dotter leads us through 1 Samuel 29, teaching us that we are all going to sin at some point, but we serve a God who is faithful to His children.
 
 Scriptures referenced in today’s episode:
 1 Samuel 27:1b – David’s motivation for living in Philistine
 
 Check out Join the Journey’s Daily Devotionals & Discussion Questions by following this link: https://www.jointhejourney.com/
  
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 Join the Journey Jr. https://www.jointhejourney.com/jr/5781-do-you-remember-god-s-promises-to-abraham 
 
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What do you do in secret that you need to bring into the light? In this episode, Emma Dotter and Sara Fusco take us through 1 Samuel 27-28, reminding us how when we regularly disobey God, it gets harder to hear His voice. 
 
 Scripture referenced in today’s episode:
 Leviticus 20:6 – God will turn His face away from those who turn to mediums
 1 Samuel 28:18 – Saul hasn’t been obeying the voice of the Lord
 
 Check out Join the Journey’s Daily Devotionals & Discussion Questions by following this link: https://www.jointhejourney.com/
  
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 Join the Journey Jr. https://www.jointhejourney.com/jr/5781-do-you-remember-god-s-promises-to-abraham 
 
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 Listen to Sara’s most recent episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s2-089-numbers-10-11/id1600151923?i=1000612608086 

David could have killed Saul? In this episode, Emma Dotter and Abby Rose show us that David was faithful to the Lord's the commands and trusted that He would enact justice.
 
 Scripture Referenced:
 James 1:13
 
 Additional Resources:
 
 Check out Join the Journey’s Daily Devotionals & Discussion Questions by following this link: https://www.jointhejourney.com/
  
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 Join the Journey Jr. https://www.jointhejourney.com/jr/5781-do-you-remember-god-s-promises-to-abraham 
 
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What does it look to call out sin in others? In this episode, Emma Dotter and Stephanie Renshaw take us through 1 Samuel 25 and how the Lord uses Abigail to plead on behalf of her husband.
 
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 Join the Journey Jr. https://www.jointhejourney.com/jr/5781-do-you-remember-god-s-promises-to-abraham 
 
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Are you disoriented when you read stories that defy expectations? In this episode, Emma Dotter takes us through 1 Samuel 24, showing us how God’s people live in countercultural ways, trusting and following God first.
 
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 Join the Journey Jr. https://www.jointhejourney.com/jr/5781-do-you-remember-god-s-promises-to-abraham 
 
 Grab a NEW Join The Journey Jr. Journal: https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Jesus-Vol-Journey-Journal/dp/B0C7TCBFSG/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1RSZG7ERDLZ3F&keywords=join+the+journey+jr&qid=1686838113&sprefix=join+the+journey+%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-4 
 
 Emma in Engedi: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R2qnOFkQ1dc