The 180 Church Podcast with Dr. Sammy and Friends

In today’s podcast, the crew with Joe Lyu and Pastor Lydia take a deep dive into acknowledging a very real reality with an enemy spirit, developing awareness of spiritual warfare, and what we can do to take part in fighting the war for our souls. Spiritual warfare can be an aspect of our lives we often overlook or tend to be naive about, but the adversary looks to kill, steal, and destroy the life God has sown into our lives. It’s certainly in our best interest to be equipped to fight for our lives. c

Many of us find ourselves in situations where different voices clamor and compete for our attention; usually the loudest voice is the one that seems urgent, yet is the least important.Listening to these voices causes us to forget the most important one in our lives. In order to discern God’s multifaceted yet subtle voice, we must listen and surrender in the ways He speaks to us personally. By doing so, we can come to a place where we are blessed and can bless others.

Many of us find ourselves in situations where different voices clamor and compete for our attention; usually the loudest voice is the one that seems urgent, yet is the least important.Listening to these voices causes us to forget the most important one in our lives. In order to discern God’s multifaceted yet subtle voice, we must listen and surrender in the ways He speaks to us personally. By doing so, we can come to a place where we are blessed and can bless others.

In Christianity, there is a common notion that the Christian life consists of dogmatic rules that believers must follow. However, when we consider the concept of being “born again”, those rules are just an offshoot of the core pursuit of the Father’s heart: for us to know who we belong to and who seeks after us. Work is being done within us, whether we are aware of it or not. In this new series, "New Life," Dr. Sammy delves into the heart of what it means to be born again, exploring our spiritual heritage, and the intricate, messy, and beautiful process of new life.

In Christianity, there is a common notion that the Christian life consists of dogmatic rules that believers must follow. However, when we consider the concept of being “born again”, those rules are just an offshoot of the core pursuit of the Father’s heart: for us to know who we belong to and who seeks after us. Work is being done within us, whether we are aware of it or not. In this new series, "New Life," Dr. Sammy delves into the heart of what it means to be born again, exploring our spiritual heritage, and the intricate, messy, and beautiful process of new life.

In today’s podcast, with Joe Lyu and Pastor Lydia, we get to talking about relationships. But first, we ask ourselves, how do we live so that we can have those meaningful, seemingly awesome friendships that we find in some of our favorite sitcoms? Well, what we find through this discussion is that there certainly are ways to do relationship that aren’t unlike those we see on tv, and truthfully can be even greater with some deliberate proximity and a bit of sacrifice. Join in as we discuss friendships modeled by the life of Jesus.

In today’s podcast, with Joe Lyu and Pastor Lydia, we get to talking about relationships. But first, we ask ourselves, how do we live so that we can have those meaningful, seemingly awesome friendships that we find in some of our favorite sitcoms? Well, what we find through this discussion is that there certainly are ways to do relationship that aren’t unlike those we see on tv, and truthfully can be even greater with some deliberate proximity and a bit of sacrifice. Join in as we discuss friendships modeled by the life of Jesus.

In today's podcast, Pastor Lydia and Joe talk through what it means to really maximize our time so that we can live a full life. But what is a full life, and what does doctor Sammy mean when he says sin robs us of fullness in our lives? For us to cultivate sacredness in our lives and fully make the most of our time here on this earth, we examine how we spend our time, why we can choose to invest our time in kingdom values, and how we can apply what we learn through scripture to develop and add real and timeless value.

In today's podcast, Pastor Lydia and Joe talk through what it means to really maximize our time so that we can live a full life. But what is a full life, and what does doctor Sammy mean when he says sin robs us of fullness in our lives? For us to cultivate sacredness in our lives and fully make the most of our time here on this earth, we examine how we spend our time, why we can choose to invest our time in kingdom values, and how we can apply what we learn through scripture to develop and add real and timeless value.

Continuing the message of the retreat, many of us are conditioned to live a life of hurry, so we become impatient and dismissive of other people. Missing out on important moments and being unable to slow down harm our ability to give and receive love, because we dismiss other people’s stories when we’re rushing to the next goal or station in life. It is imperative for us to learn to cherish people and their stories, because at the heart of the Christian faith is a God who sees each person as sacred and who wants to work through us as participants of His grace.