Our hosts, Janet & Jocelyn, had the opportunity again this year to record a special live episode at our church’s Biblical Counseling Training Conference in Lafayette, Indiana. Janet and Jocelyn answer audience questions submitted online. We enjoyed meeting many of our listeners and we hope this can be a blessing to those who weren’t able to attend live. For more information about the Biblical Counseling Training Conference, follow this link: https://www.bctconference.org/

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Resources

Books

Putting Your Past In Its Place - Stephen Viars 

Marry Wisely, Marry Well - Ernie Baker

Website

Faith Women’s Ministry Foundation Series Videos

Faith Bible Seminary

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In American culture the word love can be overused, seem trite, and easily misused. Biblical love, on the other hand, is love as exemplified in the life of Christ and how he selflessly cared for the souls around Him. 

In today’s episode, Janet and Jocelyn discuss how biblical love cares for the souls of others by making it easy for them to pursue righteousness. 

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Resources

Books

The Gospel Primer - Milton Vincent

Podcasts/Sermons

The Hesed Love of God - Joyful Journey Podcast

Demonstrating Hesed Love - Joyful Journey Podcast

Keep Current - Faith Church Sermon

Website

Restoration Men’s Ministry 

Read Through the Scripture Challenge 2024

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Our hearts are constantly crying, “More, more!” Rarely do we find ourselves completely at peace with the circumstances in our lives. So what is it about humanity that makes it so difficult to be content? And what even is contentment - just feeling happy all the time even as the world crashes down around you?

Janet and Jocelyn help us find a biblical definition of contentment and overview how we as believers can cultivate it in our hearts, even in the midst of the hardships of this world. 

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Resources

Books

Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment - Jeremiah Burroughs

The Secret of Contentment - William Barcley

 The Power of Christian Contentment - Andrew Davis

Website

Vision of Hope

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Do we need our souls refreshed? Do we need to be made wise? Do we need joy in our hearts and light in our eyes? All of these things can be found in learning to love the Word of God.

Janet and Jocelyn walk us through Psalm 19, a psalm of David that shows the delight of deep affection for the truth of God’s Word.

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Resources

Songs

O Lord Our Rock and Our Redeemer - Sovereign Grace

Your Words are Wonderful - Sovereign Grace

Shane and Shane Psalms Album 1

Shane and Shane Psalms Album 2

Handout

Bible Reading Plan Suggestions

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It’s that time of year again: Ask Us Anything! You submitted questions to our team, and we chose as many as we could to respond to in this Q&A style episode to close out our Season 3 episodes for 2023.

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Resources

Books

Between Us Girls - Trish Donohue

Beautiful Girlhood - Karen Andreola

Girl Talk - Caroline Mahaney

Feminine Appeal - Caroline Mahaney 

Becoming a Titus 2 Woman - Martha Peace

Adorned - Nancy Wolgemuth

Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild - Mary Kassian

The Humbling of Job - Craig Svensson

Podcasts

Handling Emotions Biblically - Joyful Journey

Website

Faith Bible Seminary Masters of Arts in Biblical Counseling

ACBC Statement on Abuse

February Preconference on Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma

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Jesus has many names, but one of His Names that is mentioned most at Christmas is Immanuel, meaning “God with us”. Where does this Name come from, and how are we supposed to understand the prophetic work of Isaiah in light of the Christmas story?

Janet's husband Pastor Brent joins us to help teach us how the old testament prophecy in Isaiah 7 foretells the birth of Christ, who is “God with us”

(Find this prophecy in Isaiah 7:14)

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Resources

Lectures

How Does the Bible Use the Bible? - Brent Aucoin

Website

Faith Bible Seminary

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The New Testament repeatedly calls the church community the body of Christ. That sounds simple enough, but it takes hard work to develop loving, Christlike relationships in our church community. 

Listen to this episode as Janet and Jocelyn discuss the importance of being involved in a church community. They discuss the different ways that a church community can help us all grow more like Christ in our journeys.

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Resources

Books

Formed for the Glory of God - Kyle Strobel

Church Membership - Jonathan Leeman

Life in the Father’s House - Wayne Mack and Dave Swavely

What is a Healthy Church Member? - Thabiti Anyabwile

Community - Brad House

The Church of Irresistible Influence - Robert Lewis

Nine Marks of a Healthy Church - Mark Dever

What is a Healthy Church? - Mark Dever

Practicing Hospitality - Pat Ennis and Lisa Tatlock

The Peacemaker - Ken Sande

Unpacking Forgiveness - Chris Brawns

Putting Your Past in Its Place- Steve Viars

Communication and Conflict Resolution - Stuart Scott

Uprooting Anger - Robert Jones

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Thanksgiving is a time when we set aside a special episode to rejoice over the Lord’s blessings in our lives and to give thanks to Him as the Giver of all good gifts!

For our Thanksgiving special, Janet and Jocelyn share and explain their current favorite…

We hope all our listeners are able to take some time to reflect and rejoice over God's faithfulness this season!

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Resources

Books

Praying the Bible - Don Whitney

Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God - Tim Keller

Experiencing God in Your Work - Joe Carroll

Sermons

Choosing Teachers Wisely by Considering Their End - Faith Church

Hope Because of the Testing of God - Faith Church 

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From the moment we open our eyes to when our head hits the pillow, our lives are filled with a million and one decisions, small and great.

As Christians, we want the choices we make to honor the Lord and to align with His wisdom and love as described in Scripture. This episode, Janet and Jocelyn consider how to make wise decisions that bring glory to God in the big and small moments of our lives.

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Resources

Books

Decision, Decisions - Dave Swavely

Podcasts

Principles and Methods - Joyful Journey Podcast

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If we’re being honest, who among us hasn’t broken the commandment “Thou shalt not covet?” We see what others have, and we want it for ourselves. It may even be a good thing we are wanting - but one that God has granted to others and not to us.

Janet and Jocelyn explore the struggle common to us all and ways to fight against the envy that wages war within our hearts.

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Books

Seeing Green -Tilley Dillehay

Podcasts

Changing What You Treasure - Joyful Journey

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