The 180 Church Podcast with Dr. Sammy and Friends

Today's podcast is about the reason why we fast during Lent. Often times fasting becomes the goal and end-all, but it is really a means to an end, to unleash and experience the power of God that changes lives. That is why Jesus fasted. He fasted to pray, to feed on fellowship and communion with God which led him to overcome the temptations of the devil. In the same way, we fast to pray and to draw near to God and when we draw near to God through fasting, we will experience the power of God. Tune in to find out how you can experience the power of God in your life and for your destiny.

For many Christians, when Lent season comes around, we partake in a period of fasting where we give something up to observe and remember the life of Jesus. However, we can get confused in thinking that Lent is for personal development when the real reason why we fast is to develop an awareness of our deep-seated dependence on God. The season of Lent captures the essence of the three-act drama leading up to Easter Sunday: we look within ourselves to identify our default operations of living, we look upwards to the Father and tune into what he is doing, and we look outwards to share the celebration that is Easter Sunday.

For many Christians, when Lent season comes around, we partake in a period of fasting where we give something up to observe and remember the life of Jesus. However, we can get confused in thinking that Lent is for personal development when the real reason why we fast is to develop an awareness of our deep-seated dependence on God. The season of Lent captures the essence of the three-act drama leading up to Easter Sunday: we look within ourselves to identify our default operations of living, we look upwards to the Father and tune into what he is doing, and we look outwards to share the celebration that is Easter Sunday.

Many of us have experienced a need to serve others in order to avoid anger or abandonment by suppressing our own preferences and desires. Though we may do so to gain approval, this schema afflicts us by either breeding passive-aggression or worse: we manifest our anger to those closest to us because we only serve others out of fear or guilt. We become a shell of who we can be since we’re only doing things that someone tells us to. If constantly subjugating ourselves feels as if we’re being robbed of what God created us to be, the gospel truth teaches us to not only act on what we care about but also to die for the correct things because we have an example in Jesus, who lived a life surrendered to others for the sake of love.

Many of us have experienced a need to serve others in order to avoid anger or abandonment by suppressing our own preferences and desires. Though we may do so to gain approval, this schema afflicts us by either breeding passive-aggression or worse: we manifest our anger to those closest to us because we only serve others out of fear or guilt. We become a shell of who we can be since we’re only doing things that someone tells us to. If constantly subjugating ourselves feels as if we’re being robbed of what God created us to be, the gospel truth teaches us to not only act on what we care about but also to die for the correct things because we have an example in Jesus, who lived a life surrendered to others for the sake of love.

We live in an incredible time that is collectively wealthier, more technologically advanced, and materialistically provided for than ever. And yet, many of us can acknowledge an unmet, deep longing—one that makes us wonder whether if there is more than just this. This inconsolable longing of the human heart can lead us to seek transcendence in nature, the beauty of a sunrise, or travels to new places, but we find ourselves crippled by angst, anxiety, depression, and an unfulfilled emptiness. This thirst describes the symptoms of spiritual emptiness, a longing set deep within our hearts since the beginning of time that the voice of God echoing in eternity seeks to satisfy in all of us.

We live in an incredible time that is collectively wealthier, more technologically advanced, and materialistically provided for than ever. And yet, many of us can acknowledge an unmet, deep longing—one that makes us wonder whether if there is more than just this. This inconsolable longing of the human heart can lead us to seek transcendence in nature, the beauty of a sunrise, or travels to new places, but we find ourselves crippled by angst, anxiety, depression, and an unfulfilled emptiness. This thirst describes the symptoms of spiritual emptiness, a longing set deep within our hearts since the beginning of time that the voice of God echoing in eternity seeks to satisfy in all of us.

Today’s message and podcast is about the Entitlement Schema also referred to as “spoiled child,” schema. It is a schema that is easy to identify in others but very difficult to become aware of and acknowledge within self because it has everything to do with one’s feeling of entitlement from this world and others. In this message and podcast, we discover how we can get our needs met the healthier way by others and most importantly by God, the perfect Father. God cares so much about our needs and will love us as we are meant to be loved! Tune in and find out how this schema affects us and the people around us, and how Abba meets us in this messy place!

Today’s message and podcast is about the Entitlement Schema also referred to as “spoiled child,” schema. It is a schema that is easy to identify in others but very difficult to become aware of and acknowledge within self because it has everything to do with one’s feeling of entitlement from this world and others. In this message and podcast, we discover how we can get our needs met the healthier way by others and most importantly by God, the perfect Father. God cares so much about our needs and will love us as we are meant to be loved! Tune in and find out how this schema affects us and the people around us, and how Abba meets us in this messy place!

This week’s message covers the Mistrust schema and how the gospel can save us and heal us from it. The mistrust schema is a schema in which one develops mistrust and creates distance with people due to hurt and trauma from the past. We will be joined by guests, Jenny Tsang-Lee and her husband Ahnmin to discuss their own experience of healing and ways and resources that will aid the process of healing and recovery for anyone who identifies with mistrust in their lives.