If Christ is the goal of spiritual formation, is it really possible to achieve? Can we really become like Christ this side of Heaven?

Soul Renovate brings a conversation about spiritual formation and soul care to our listeners in the hope of our transformation into Christlikeness.

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Timestamps:

-Part One [0:00–13:47]

-Part Two [13:47–35:37]

Resources and References:

-Colossians 3:1-8

God initiates the work of transformation in us, and grace is His means. As we follow Jesus, grace is a continual work, the oxygen of our spiritual life.

Soul Renovate brings a conversation about spiritual formation and soul care to our listeners in the hope of our transformation into Christlikeness.

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Timestamps:

-Part One [0:00–14:26]

-Part Two [14:26–31:58]

Resources and References:

-1 Corinthians 15:10

-John 1:14-16

-“Amazing Grace” by John Newton

-Luke 2:52

-2 Peter 3:18

-Ephesians 2:8-9

-“My prayer for you–that you would have a rich life of joy and abundant and supernatural results with a constant, clear vision of never ending life in God’s world before you and of the everlasting significance of your work day by day.” - Dallas Willard

Jesus is central to Christian spiritual formation. Though much of us focus on salvation through his death, we can also experience salvation through his life.

Soul Renovate brings a conversation about spiritual formation and soul care to our listeners in the hope of our transformation into Christlikeness.

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Timestamps:

-Part One [0:00–17:50]

-Part Two [17:50–35:51]

Resources and References:

-John 1:1-4

-“The Sound of Music”, 1965 film

-Romans 5:9-10

-“Renovation of the Heart” by Dallas Willard

-Deuteronomy 10:12

-Colossians 1:15-20

What exactly is spiritual formation? Becoming more like Christ is just as much about what God is doing in us as it is about what spiritual practices we carry out.

Soul Renovate brings a conversation about spiritual formation and soul care to our listeners in the hope of our transformation into Christlikeness.

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Timestamps:

-Part One [0:00–15:11]

-Part Two [15:11–34:31]

Resources and References:

-“Knowing God” by J.I. Packer

-“Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation” by Robert Mulholland

-“The Divine Conspiracy” by Dallas Willard

-“The Good and Beautiful God” by James Bryan Smith

-Acts 17:28

-2 Corinthians 4:7

-Ecclesiastes 3:11

-2 Corinthians 3:18

-1 John 3:2

In the final week of our series on Friendship, Georges and Jim look at the Last Supper, and how Jesus’s model of being broken and given relates to our friendships with God and with one another.

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Soul Renovate brings a conversation about spiritual formation and soul care to our listeners in the hope of our transformation into Christlikeness.

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Timestamps:

-Part One [0:00–15:37]

-Part Two [15:37–40:20]

Resources and References:

-“Life of the Beloved” by Henri Nouwen

Being chosen in friendship is a blessing. This is especially so when it comes to friendship with God. This week Georges and Jim discuss both the blessing of friendship and the ways in which friendship is a means for blessing others.

Soul Renovate brings a conversation about spiritual formation and soul care to our listeners in the hope of our transformation into Christlikeness.

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Timestamps:

-Part One [0:00–16:14]

-Part Two [16:14–32:03]

Resources and References:

-“Life of the Beloved” by Henri Nouwen

-Genesis 27

The life of the beloved of Jesus is friendship, and Jesus invites us into a beautiful life in friendship to God. This friendship is incubated within the Church. Within the Body of Christ, we learn to listen to, appreciate, love, host, accompany, and dialogue honestly with one another.

Soul Renovate brings a conversation about spiritual formation and soul care to our listeners in the hope of our transformation into Christlikeness.

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Timestamps:

-Part One [0:00–9:49]

-Part Two [9:49–31:14]

Resources and References:

-Colossians 3:1-7

-Luke 22:19

-“Life of the Beloved” by Henri Nouwen

-Isaiah 53

-“It’s a Wonderful Life”, 1946 film

What do we do when our friends don’t show up for us in the way we want them or need them to? Jesus knows what that’s like, and what’s more – he shows us the way of love that leads us through the pain of failed friendship.

Soul Renovate brings a conversation about spiritual formation and soul care to our listeners in the hope of our transformation into Christlikeness.

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Timestamps:

-Part One [0:00–17:55]

-Part Two [17:55–34:16]

Resources and References:

-Mark 14:32-42

-John 21:15-19

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We cannot have healthy, sane friendships without wisdom from above. Through the wisdom literature, we see that Kingdom friendships are chosen, sacred relationships in which we love by listening, sharing vulnerably, offering counsel, and showing up for each other in helpful ways. 

Soul Renovate brings a conversation about spiritual formation and soul care to our listeners in the hope of our transformation into Christlikeness.

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Timestamps:

-Part One [0:00–8:53]

-Part Two [8:53–37:09]

Resources and References:

-Colossians 3:5

-James 1:5

-Proverbs 11:13; 17:17; 18:24; 27:9

-Ecclesiastes 4:1-2, 9-12

-Job 16:20-21

Friendship isn’t always forged in Hallmark movie contexts. While they’ve gained notoriety for portraying ideal friendship, David and Jonathan give us a picture of complicated, messy friendship between two veterans who share the bond of trauma. 

Soul Renovate brings a conversation about spiritual formation and soul care to our listeners in the hope of our transformation into Christlikeness.

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Timestamps:

-Part One [0:00–6:13]

-Part Two [6:13–31:32]

Resources and References:

-Colossians 3:1-4

-1 Samuel 16-20
-”David and Jonathan in Iraq: Combat Trauma and the Forging of Friendship” by Nathan Solomon, featured in Probing the Frontiers of Biblical Studies by J. Harold Ellens and John T. Greene