Pursuing God with Dave and Gene

This week, we’ve been reframing our problems by looking at the hidden upsides they tend to have. The final up-side is God can use problems in our lives to produce a Christ-like reflection in us. 

There really is a huge upside to our problems. Problems help us discover direction, do a personal inspection, give us needed correction, give long-term protection, and/or produce in us a Christ-like reflection. No matter what problems you're facing in your life right now, God can use those problems for good in your life; there is an upside.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

We’ve been looking at some of the upsides to the problems we all deal with from time to time.

Today we’ll discuss long-term protection with the story of Joseph. 

The biggest problem you are facing right now could actually bring a good you never anticipated. It could also be protecting you from something you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy. 

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

We all have problems, and they impact us in one way or another. So far this week, we’ve seen that our problems can help us discover direction and give us a desire for personal inspection. The third upside to our problems is needed correction. 

The problem you are facing could help you to correct something in your life. 

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

We are looking at how problems have an upside we can leverage to our benefit. 

Problems can result in personal inspection to reveal what's really in our hearts. Consider some of the lessons Moses gives us for navigating the seasons of life.

Is there a problem or challenge in your life that is causing you to do some personal inspection? It may be hard, but it’s a good thing.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

Have you ever had a really, really bad day? The Bible is clear that even if you love God with all your heart, you are not insulated from problems.

If problems are going to be a definite part of our lives, how can you learn to see them as a friend instead of an enemy? We will discuss 5 different ways God uses problems this week.

The first is discovering direction, which will be discussed in the context of Jonah. 

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

We have reached the end of a week exploring what it looks like to live a life that is led by God’s Spirit. To walk in the Spirit is to move at God's pace, with His purpose, and in His power. 

If you follow Jesus, being filled with the spirit is yours for the asking! Are you ready?

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

When it comes to discerning the leading of the Holy Spirit, we need to know His fingerprints so we know it's really Him. Every time you sense a leading from the Holy Spirit, it's also important to test His leadings. 

One of the most important ways you test His leadings is to test them against the Bible, because God's Spirit will never lead you to do something contrary to God's Word. The Spirit's guidance will always be consistent with what the Spirit has revealed in God's Word.

Are you willing to obey the leading of the Holy Spirit even if it involves effort or hard work? 

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

This week, we are talking about what it means to be led by God's Spirit. When we are led by the Spirit of God, we don't just follow rules, we follow His voice, His peace, and His presence. But learning to follow takes some practice.

Several things can help us learn to be led by the Spirit. Today, we’ll talk about one that seems to be self-evident, but it’s one many of us struggle with. 

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

We are exploring the unexpected and powerful ways God leads us in our lives this week. 

There are two kinds of guidance when God is leading you by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit's guidance is not about personal success, but about personal transformation. We’ll review an example from Paul in Acts 9.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

God has always projected Himself into this world and its history through His Spirit. God is much more willing to actively lead and guide our lives than many of us are willing to believe. God is guiding, but many of us are just not listening. God is leading, but many of us are not following.

This week, we are going to do a deep dive into why and how God leads us into a variety of circumstances so we can learn how to be led by His Spirit.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.