Join Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar from the Saddleback Spiritual Growth team as they talk about what it means to love your enemy. They discuss the different ways we may inadvertently think of people as enemies, the concept of “othering,” and some doable actions to treat others with love.

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E299 - Love Your Enemies

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Foundations: The Holy Spirit Part 1 - https://saddleback.com/watch/foundations-on-demand/the-holy-spirit-part-1?autoplay=true
Foundations: The Holy Spirit Part 2 - https://saddleback.com/watch/foundations-on-demand/the-holy-spirit-part-2?autoplay=true Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
All Creation Sings - https://share.transistor.fm/s/4ea295dd
How Does the History of the Bible Affect How We Read It Today - https://share.transistor.fm/s/d50b6e59
How Spiritual Practices Can Change Your Life - https://share.transistor.fm/s/fc494d32

What to Know About Pentecost

There are so many wonderful things about being a mom - but there are difficult things too. Many moms, especially moms of younger kids, sift through many insecurities and anxieties every single day.  Today's episode of Doable Discipleship is designed to offer encouragement to all of the moms out there who face insecurities in their motherhood. In this episode you will hear some moms share insecurities that they struggle with, and then you will hear responses from mentor moms who have walked through those struggles themselves and can offer helpful perspective and encouragement. Think of today's episode like you get to sit in on a mentoring session for moms.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 370 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).  Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.  Mentor Moms in this episode: Stacie Wood, Jeni Baker, Julie Chung, Meaghan Grider, Andrea Minor, and Linda Tokar.  Resources From This Episode: 
Prayers for an unsaved child: 
1. John 6:44 – Pray that God draws them to Jesus
2. Jeremiah 29:13 – Pray they seek God with their whole heart
3. 2 Corinthians 4:4 – Pray that God would open their eyes from blindness
4. Romans 10:17 – Pray they would hear and believe the Word of God
5. Acts 1:8 – Pray that God sends others like me to boldly share the Gospel with them
6. John 16:8 – Pray that the Holy Spirit convicts them of sin
7. Acts 3:19 – Pray they turn from their sin
8. Romans 10:9 – Pray they accept Jesus as Savior and Lord
9. 2 Corinthians 5:15 – Pray they choose to live for Christ and not themselves Prayers for a Saved Child:
1.Colossians 1:9-10 - That God would give them wisdom and understanding.
2. Colossians 1:11-12 - That God would strengthen them with His power and give them the patience and endurance they need and that they would be filled with joy.
3. Isaiah 41:10 - That they would remember that God is always with them and will protect and defend them.
4. Philippians 1:6 - That they would be patient with themselves when they make a mistake, remembering that God will be working on them the rest of their lives… and they can trust Him to finish what He started. 
5. Proverbs 3:5-6 - That they would learn to trust the Lord and his direction in their lives.
6. Ephesians 5:15-18 - That they would live lives surrendered to the Holy Spirit.
7. Philippians 2:2-5 - That they would learn to love, live, serve and sacrifice like Jesus did.  
8. Galatians 5:22-23 - That God would grow the fruit of the spirit in their lives.   Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
Embracing the Beautiful Mess of Relationships - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5zKpa7Cb-8 Living a Non-Anxious Life - https://youtu.be/DPwC3I77F8E The Burden & Gift of Living - https://youtu.be/VP6kHyBUpP4

An Encouragement for Moms

Do you ever have issues loving somebody else? There are be many reasons why relationships can be difficult – you’re probably already thinking of them . . . and maybe even thinking about the specific people you’re having a difficult time with. There are many ways to talk about relationship advice, but today we are going to focus on a different approach – one that we haven’t talked about before. In this episode we will talk about the metaphor that we see in the Bible as the church being the bride of Christ – and how this image impacts our relationships.  In today's episode of Doable Discipleship, host Jason Wieland is joined by Vermon Pierre, pastor of Roosevelt Community Church in Phoenix Arizona and author of the new book, Dearly Beloved: How God’s Love for His Church Deepens Our Love For Each Other. In this conversation, Jason and Vermon talk about how cultural tendencies are making it easier for people to live separately from one another, what the biblical metaphor for marriage means, some ways that we can live a beloved life, and more.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 370 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).  Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.  Resources From This Episode: 
Dearly Beloved - https://www.amazon.com/Dearly-Beloved-Church-Deepens-Other/dp/0802428592/ 
Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: Embracing the Beautiful Mess of Relationships - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5zKpa7Cb-8
How Should I Relate to the Global Family of God - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9597cvSJf4s

What God's Love For You Teaches About How We Should Love Others

Think of a time in your life . . . maybe that time is right now . . . when you were grieving something. Maybe it was the loss of a loved one. Maybe it was the death of a dream, a betrayal . . . maybe it was even something as simple as a change in a routine. What did you do with that grief? For so many people, maybe even for you, the answer to that question is . . . nothing. And if you're honest, maybe it’s still affecting you today. That’s the reality for so, so many people – we haven’t been taught how to grieve. Grief is unavoidable so we should spend time to learn how to process it in a healthy way.  In this episode of Doable Discipleship, host Jason Wieland is joined by Steve Carter. Steve is the best-selling author of The Thing Beneath the Thing and his latest book, Grieve, Breathe, Receive. In this conversation, Jason talks with Steve about his personal history having to learn how to grieve, how to process through a Grieve, Breathe, Receive framework (and what it has to do with Holy Week), how to grieve relationally, and so much more.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 350 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).  Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.  Resources From This Episode: 
Grieve, Breathe, Receive - https://www.amazon.com/Grieve-Breathe-Receive-Finding-Strong/dp/0785235612
The Thing Beneath the Thing - https://www.amazon.com/Thing-Beneath-Whats-Hidden-Inside/dp/0785235531 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: Living a Non-Anxious Life - https://share.transistor.fm/s/16f6618d
The Burden and Gift of Living - https://share.transistor.fm/s/5b6dd3d3
What to Do When Life Seems Beyond Your Control - https://share.transistor.fm/s/537f8363
How to Endure Hardship - https://share.transistor.fm/s/2549dba0

Learning How to Grieve, Breathe, and Receive with Steve Carter

As Christians, we have brothers and sisters not just in your church, or your country, but all around the world. Oftentimes it's hard for us to grasp that we are connected in the body of Christ with people from other countries. In this second episode on the Family of God, we're going to look at how we should relate as brothers and sisters in Christ to people we don't even know. It may be easy for us to appreciate how to relate to the person we see at church every week . . . but what about the fellow believer you disagree with on cable news? Or the person living out their faith in a whole other continent?  In this episode host Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. Ed Stetzer, Dean of Talbot School of Theology, Editor-in-Chief of Outreach Magazine, and host of Ed Stetzer Live on Moody Radio. Jason and Ed talk about Ed's book Christians in the Age of Outrage, how we should think about and relate to people we have never met, how the truth of the family of God should impact leadership and Missions, and much more.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 350 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).  Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.  Resources From This Episode: 
Christians in the Age of Outrage - https://www.amazon.com/Christians-Age-Outrage-Bring-World/dp/1496433629/ Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: Embracing the Beautiful Mess of Relationships - https://youtu.be/g5zKpa7Cb-8
The Ingredients for Deeper Relationships - https://youtu.be/nIslJmxagRA
Lessons from Key Relationships in the Bible - https://youtu.be/mqEBd7ugpDI

E299 - Love Your Enemies

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