The Abide Podcast

By Michael and Ashleigh MonkReligion & Spirituality Christianity

The Abide Podcast episodes

January 17, 2023Stewarding the Gifts God Gives Us with Courtney Lain
1. What is one piece of advice you would tell the younger you?
2. Share with us a little bit about your story and the gift that the Lord has given to you.
3. Redefining gifts
Tongues
“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬
Service
Also referred to as “ministering,” the Greek word diakonian, the English word is “deacon,”
those who joyfully share what they have with others, whether it is financial, material, or the giving of personal time and attention

Hospitality
Administration/leadership
God is our map, he never changes. We are his guide.
“We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭6‬-‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.”Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭4‬-‭11‬ ‭NIV‬‬

4. What does it look like to the person listening that wants to put their spiritual gift into action? What would you tell them?
We hope you will share this with a friend, follow us on social media, or give us a review so we can reach and encourage more women! See you NEXT TUESDAY for another episode!
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31 min
January 10, 2023The Not-So-Christian Workplace with Elle Hargis
Questions:
1. What is one piece of advice you would tell the younger you?
2. Tell us a little bit about your work history
3. As Christians, should we only work in a Christian workplace?
Matthew 9:10 “10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
We are called in the great commission at the end of Matthew 28 to go and make disciples of all nations and share the gospel with every type of person that doesn't yet know him, so why would we want to exclude ourselves?

4. When looking at Jesus’ life, we can see that he was constantly around people who maybe didn’t know or believe in him. In the workplace this is similar, and as a teacher, there’s a good chance you’re around a lot of kids who don’t know Jesus. How do you feel like you can show Jesus to people in the workplace when you aren’t working in a Christian workplace?
Exodus 34
This isn't easy though,

Jesus paid for my sin and resurrecting, setting me right forever with my heavenly father determines my joy because that is where my fulfillment is in.

5. What the bible says about work:
Colossians 3:23 “whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters”

Ephesians 6:6 “Work hard, but not just to please your masters when they are watching. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart. Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.”
As a Chrisitan do you feel like there are some different considerations that go into a job when looking for jobs or places to work?
we should always look at the character of people (if possible) who are in that workplace but also that shouldn't necessarily be something that distracts you because we are called to be a light to those people who are in the darkness.
41 min
December 28, 2022How to Read The Bible with Maddie Ward
Questions:
1. What is one piece of advice you would tell the younger you?
2. What does it mean to read the bible? When people use that phrase or say that, do they mean to literally just open up the bible starting in genesis and read or to flip to psalms?
30 Days to understanding the bible link is below:
https://www.amazon.com/Days-Understanding-Bible-Max-Anders/dp/1418545945

Trying to get an understanding of the Bible as a whole so when you read you know what part of the story that fits in to
3. I have always heard and used the phrase “Quiet Time”. Is this the same thing as reading the Bible or what exactly is a “Quiet Time” and what does that look like?
Praying, reading, and praying is the model that Maddie uses

QTs are different from person to person but they consist of you + Jesus just growing in intimacy
4. How do you effectively read the bible and get the most out of it?
5. Are there specific resources you use that help you do this such as apps, books, or devotionals?
Bible project videos are really great to overview each book of the bible and they even have different reading plans

Literal word app to look at the original word for the greek or Hebrew version of the word
6. What would you say to a beginner or maybe someone who has never really read the bible or had QTs and possibly struggles to just open it up and read?
Be patient with yourself but also be proud and give yourself credit because you are just learning and trying to understand the character of God
7. What about the person who has read for a while and maybe followed Jesus for a longer time? How can they more effectively read the bible so they are growing in intimacy with God?
Be wary of not being prideful or pushing off the word of God thinking you already know it all, we are called to be a student of the word and be constantly growing in God.
We hope you will share this with a friend, follow us on social media, or give us a review so we can reach and encourage more women! See you NEXT TUESDAY for another episode!
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36 min
December 13, 2022 Sinful Nature with Michael Monk
On this week's episode, we interview our host's hubby, Mr. Michael Monk. He shares his story of faith coming to know Jesus and how that has led him to a place of repentance. Michael also shares about sin and what The Bible and God reveal about how to combat sin. Michael, being a military combat arms officer, and coming to know Jesus later in life gives us some wisdom and a different perspective on our sinful nature as humans and what it can look live to strive to live for God on a daily basis.
Questions:
1. What is one piece of advice you would tell the younger you?
2. What is sin and what is a sinful nature?
        - Sin entered the bible in genesis chapter 3, also known as "the fall"
        -Sin is the act of trying to place ourselves into a position that is equal to or above God which is rooted in our own pride
        - Although sin is manifested in actions, it begins and holds just as much weight in your heart.
3. What does the bible say about our sinful nature?
         - 1 Chor. 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but when you are tempted he will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it."
4. How do we combat our sin and sinful desires?
         - Understand the consequences of sin to understand that we cannot overcome it on our own
         - Heaven by definition is flawless, so how can we who are flawed, sinful, and evil enter? IT IS ONLY BY GRACE THAT WE HAVE BEEN SAVED. No work done by us or on our part could ever be enough. Jesus is the only thing that is and will ever be enough.

We hope you will share this with a friend, follow us on social media, or give us a review so we can reach and encourage more women! See you NEXT TUESDAY for another episode!
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29 min
November 29, 2022Made Without Mistake- How Resting in Jesus Taught Me to Prioritize my Holistic Health with Katie-Beth Craig
We were joined by Katie-Beth Craig on this week‘s episode of The WoW Podcast, and she shares her wisdom about resting in Jesus to prioritize her health holistically. She tells us about her life of dancing to life in Jesus and shares how the Lord has shaped her view of herself.
1. What is one piece of advice you would tell the younger you?
2. Tell us a little bit about you and how your story pushed you to know Jesus and the rest and healing that he can provide for us?
Grew up dancing and loving to be active- loved it but very hard on body image, frequent criticisms of the body and learned to love my body for what it could do for me, and fueled it to do that. Didn’t prioritize my mental health and sleep because that did not directly benefit my goals. I struggled with anxiety for as long as I can remember.

Anxiety and using food as a control- food as an idol versus food as a gift. Compared to others and believed I did not have unhealthy habits.
3. What does it mean to treat your body as a temple, as Jesus commands us to do?
In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (ESV), Paul asks, “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”

-Hating my body doesn’t change my body.

Matthew 6:25 Jesus is talking and says “Therefore I tell you, do no worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothes? And he goes on to say in verse 26 “look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”
4. Knowing the Gospel and how Jesus Christ dying on the cross has set you free, restored you, and redeemed you- how has this taught you to pursue holistic health?
-Seeing myself as what I am- bought with the blood of Christ and a daughter of God- I stopped trying to change my body and started to change my perspective on how I see my body as it already is- and that changed everything. Truth cards and writing on hands and mirror, tips for body image struggles.

-When we led God-centered living that permeates every aspect of our day-to-day lives, including our physical health, our friends and family will get to see a glimpse of Jesus when they look at our lives. The ministry I see in how we live out wellness in our everyday

-Taking a quick walk, learning breathing exercises, stretching in the morning, organizing my space, healthy ways to manage fitness progress- could discuss practical tips that relate to food and health
5. With all that you have talked about, what does it practically look like to rest in Jesus and allow that to push you to pursue and prioritize your health holistically?
Matthew 11:28-29 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

Anytime that rest is mentioned i also just think of psalm 23 and how David talks about the lord being our shepherd and he makes us lie down in green pastures and leads us to quiet water and how God refreshes our souls. Then the psalm goes on to say even though i walk through the dark valley i will fear no evil for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

We hope you will share this with a friend, follow us on social media, or give us a review so we can reach and encourage more women! See you NEXT TUESDAY for another episode!
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40 min
November 22, 2022Community & Friendship with Chelsea Padgett
On this week's episode, we are joined by nurse and follower of Jesus Chelsea Padgett. Chelsea is incredibly wise and has endured a lot of hardships and been refined by the Lord in so many ways that have led her to the place she is now. She shares how community is vital and we talk about the difference between friendships and community. We have resources mentioned in the episode down below!
Questions:
1. What is one piece of advice you would tell the younger you?
2. What is friendship and what is community? How do they differ? How are they similar?
Friendship definition: a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague

Community definition: a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common

These can be interchangeable because what matter is that you have the inside- deep people that are pointing you to Jesus.
3. When the bible talks about friendship what does that mean? Is it the same thing as what the church calls community?
Proverbs 12:36 “The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray”

Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another”

1 Chor. 15:33 “Do not be mislead: “Bad company corrupts good character”
4. Putting what the Bible says about friendship into action, what does creating friends and community look like in our daily lives?
Meet regularly!
Hebrews 10:25 “and let us consider how we may spur one another toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another- and all the more as you see the Day approaching”

Book Recommendations for these topics + more like this:
~ Welcome to Adulting by J.P. (Johnathan Pokluda)
~ Find Your People by Jeannie Allen
We hope you will share this with a friend, follow us on social media, or give us a review so we can reach and encourage more women! See you NEXT TUESDAY for another episode!
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34 min
November 08, 2022The Holy Spirit with Ede Loera
On this week's episode of The "WoW" Women of Wisdom Podcast, we interview Ede Loera, as she shares her story and some wisdom about the Holy Spirit. We dive into what the Holy Spirit is, and how we can properly utilize the Holy Spirit as a tool that The Lord gave to us! Ede's wisdom and knowledge on this topic were a joy to have on the show and we hope it leaves you trying to seek The Lord even harder and encouraged by what you heard! @edeanistonloera
Episode Questions:
1. What is one piece of advice you would tell the younger you?
2. What is the Holy Spirit and how does it relate to The Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)?
The Trinity is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is

John 14:26 The Holy Spirit is referred to as an “advocate whom the father will send in my name, [and how it] will teach you all thing and remind you of everything I have said to you” This is Jesus talking here about the Holy Spirit and what the purpose of the spirit is for believers

3. How do you get the Holy Spirit?
Peter has a really great and clear way of stating this in Acts 2:38 when he is talking to a crowd in Jerusalem, he says “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit”
This shows that the Holy Spirit is a gift, going off of last week we talked about how salvation is a gift, that's what Romans 6:23 says and a gift it is freely given, it isn't earned by being a good person or by good works so just like salvation, the Holy Spirit is a byproduct of salvation, it is a gift God gives to us here on Earth that we have and we did nothing to earn.

Luke 11:13 also talks about this and it says that “If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Again we see here that it is freely given if we just ask God.

4. What are the attributes of the Holy Spirit?
It is an advocate for us

Romans 8:26 says that “the Spirit helps us in our weakness. [and how] we do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans”.
So it helps us pray to God on our behalf of us

2 chor. 3:17 “ now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom”
This is one of my favorite songs and so powerful to think about but it is so true- the Spirit is FREEDOM.

5. How can we properly utilize the Holy Spirit to grow in intimacy with God even in our normal, everyday lives?
Prayer and calling on the Spirit

Remembering The Lord’s faithfulness to use the Spirit in our lives
We hope you will share this with a friend, follow us on social media, or give us a review so we can reach and encourage more women! See you NEXT TUESDAY for another episode!
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34 min
November 01, 2022What is The Gospel with Laurel Reed
On this episode of The "WoW" Women of Wisdom Podcast, we interview Laurel Reed, as she shares her testimony and how she came to know Jesus as her Lord and Savior. She also gives us wisdom and truth of The Gospel and encourages us with her perseverance through Christ. What a true gift it was to get to know laurel's heart and knowledge of God! @laurelmacreed
Episode Questions:
What is one piece of advice you would tell the younger you?

What is the gospel?
Jesus died on the cross for our sins so we can be in an everlasting relationship with god, set free for the payment Jesus made for me, you, and everyone

JESUS WENT TO THE CROSS WITH YOU IN MIND
What are some verses that you think of that clearly state the gospel?
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Romans 6:23 “ for the wages of sin is death, but the gift of god is eternal life in Christ Jesus our lord”
How do you get salvation? - do you earn it, do you ask for it, do you work for it? How exactly do you “get” it and get to spend eternity in heaven?

Can you lose salvation?
Romans 8:35-39 “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord"

We hope you will share this with a friend, follow us on social media, or give us a review so we can reach and encourage more women! See you NEXT TUESDAY for another episode!
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51 min
October 25, 2022 Intro to "WoW" Women of Wisdom
Welcome to The "WOW" Women of Wisdom Podcast, I am your host Ashleigh Monk. The WoW Podcast is for the normal, everyday woman looking to pursue God in the various seasons of life. We want to meet you where you are, wether that is shopping for groceries, walking to class, working out, cooking, cleaning or driving, The WoW Podcast wants to come alongside you and encourage you. Following Jesus can be hard in day to day life, we need Women of Wisdom to come alongside us and give us the advice and wisdom we as Christian women so earnestly seek from more experienced christian women. On the WOW podcast we will be interviewing mentors and experienced like-minded women who are pursuing Jesus even in the midst of all the challenging seasons of life. The women we will be interviewing don't necessarily have ministry experience or a Seminary degree but each one has a personal testimony, written by our God, and it can be used to uplift all of us and spur us on to glorify God in a deeper way. Thank you for coming along on this journey with us and for your support! Please subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts!
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7 min

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