The Honestly, Jess Show

Savannah Bender was born to be a business woman! Owner of Savannah Michele Imaging and Tart & Tonics (an artisan lemonade and mocktail mobile bar), she has been in the entrepreneurial game for a hot minute! From outsourcing her chores as a kid to sharing how God has shown her to pray for and lead her businesses today, you're going to love hearing what she has to share!

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Have you ever felt like you didn't want to go where God was taking you? Or maybe you'd begun to sense His call and just weren't sure you could answer? Nykola has been exactly where you have—meet one of the sweetest souls on this earth, and someone I met while serving with YWAM!

We chat about how she came to faith and what life has looked like since that time. Her heart for others and to hear the Lord led her to Argentina recently, a place she really had no desire to go. Not because it was bad, she just didn't want to! This conversation will leave you encouraged and challenged to lean into the still small nudges the Lord places in your life.

Scripture referenced | James 2:14-16

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Jess is back after a loooong break to try and collect herself spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally. She sort of reached that goal but fills you in on what God has been teaching in the midst of the break. Get ready for more episodes full of great topics and even better friends!

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Jess sits down with her mom for a season finale episode! They tackle questions like, "How do you develop a prayer life?" "If you could go back would you do anything different in parenting?" and more! And if Jess' outfit choice for the episode reveals anything, it is that this episode is meant to feel more like a chill chat with your mom and less like a proper finale. But you know what? That's okay! We still made it to the end of Season 1 of The Honestly, Jess Show, and we're pumped to use this break (from podcasting and socials) to recharge and reconnect with what the Lord is doing!

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What do we do when the tension of our wildest dreams and hopes feels at odds with wanting to be content where we are? That's what Jess tackles in this episode, because she is right there trying to find an answer, too!

Scriptures mentioned:

Psalm 103 & 130

2 Corinthians 5:6&7

Hebrews 11:1

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Jess kicks off the episode with a few travel stories about getting lost and wandering Irish backroads. Then she has an honest chat about what it looks like, as believers in Christ, to be truly open with our friends about our struggles.

Confession isn't something we're constantly thinking about in friendship, but when it comes to being vulnerable with our struggles to those closest to us, the practice of confession can lead to greater strength and trust in the long run. It doesn't mean you're vulnerable with everyone! But for those who you do trust and share things with, the practice of confession can make even the strongest friendships that much more resilient AND serve as a testimony of how to walk out Galatians 6:1 & 2 as we bear one another's burdens.

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While Jess meant to record a lighthearted girl-chat episode, she can't help but find herself in the deep waters of all that God is speaking to her and her friends right now! She hits on the difficulty of resting in today's world, the beauty of God's plan to upend the upside down world we live in, and at the end of the day, Jesus should be our focus. When we know him, a lot of questions we ask about ourselves get answered!

Also, if you're an audio only listener, there's a technical difficulty in the video portion of this episode, so just know that when you hear the "BEEEEP" it is intentional! 😂

Scriptures Referenced:

James 5:6-8

2 Corinthians 12:8-9

Ruth (whose husband Boaz is the son of Rahab from back in Joshua 2 & 6!)

Jess is getting into the theological and eschatological weeds of the Rapture this week because we were all supposed to be raptured apparently. But more importantly, Jess explains why her own views on the Rapture and Revelation have shifted and why. Hint: it is because we're called to share the gospel, not just our end times views!

Scripture references to study:

Matthew 24

1 Thessalonians 4

Whole book of Revelation 

Revelation/End Times study supplements:

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Links for articles and supplementary videos:

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Jess sits down with one of her best friends to chat about navigating friendships at different stages of life! Hannah (said best friend) is a wife, mom, HR lead at her family's company, and phenomenal woman of God. She and Jess have known each other for 8 years, and almost since the beginning of their friendship have found themselves in different stages of life. They chat about what it looks like to misunderstand your friend's season, to have hard conversations with yourself about envy and comparison, and more!

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Jess gets candid with her feelings about the American Church's approach to the Proverbs 31 woman and how the gap in discipleship has led her to the question, "Do we even know our identity in Christ?" Because as a single woman in the church, she's sick and tired of passages like Proverbs 31 being presented as prescriptions to get her a husband 👀Church attendance by gender (spoiler, it looks like men are starting to outpace us ladies, PTL!!!) https://www.barna.com/research/unexpected-gender-gap/Books mentioned: Secrets of the Vine, Bruce WilkinsonRoom for Good Things to Run Wild, Josh NadeauInstagram | @the.honestlyjess.show