The Now Life

Welcome to Season 2 of The Now Life podcast!
Shawn Jones officially brought on Mark Syhlowy as a co-host, and we think it is going to be a great season. 

Shawn and Mark discuss the importance and blessing of hearing God’s word and doing it.  Jesus says in Matthew 7:24-25, “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.  And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against the house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.”  The life of a follower of Jesus begins with hearing the gospel and responding by faith.  When we respond by faith alone to Jesus’ words to repent and believe the gospel we are saved!  We are delivered from the dominion of darkness into the kingdom of Jesus (Col 1:13).  We begin to build our house/life on the Rock/Jesus!  Once we respond appropriately and affirmatively to the call to trust in Jesus, we must continue to follow Him.  As we follow Jesus, He will teach us everything we need to know so we can do the things we need to do in order to be transformed into His image and experience the abundant life Jesus came to give.  The blessing of God is found in the obedience to God. 
Go Live The Now Life! 

Application Steps:

1. Listen to this podcast and respond to the gospel. This is your first and most important step of wisdom. If you need to talk to us about this step, please email us or call 623-435-2105 and ask for Shawn.

2. Begin reading the word of God. Get a Bible or download a Bible app.  If you need a Bible let us know and we will get you one as a gift. Start reading through one of the books of the Bible, Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. Go slow, maybe a chapter a day. Ask God to teach you and do what He says. We will talk more about Engaging with God through His word next episode. 

Are you following Jesus?  Do you have a story of how God is working through your life as you Live on Mission?  Is there something you would like to hear us discuss?  Tell us about it by emailing [email protected].

Would you please subscribe and leave us a review? This will help our podcast reach more people! We’d love it if you’d share this podcast with your friends on social media and beyond. We'll be back Monday, March 20th with Episode 10.

Welcome to this week’s episode of The Now Life! King Jesus spoke one of the most important and transformational sentences ever. This sentence only consisted of two words. Jesus said “Follow Me.” Shawn and Mark take time in this episode to discuss the impact of obeying Jesus’ command to follow Him. They also share some special stories of how Jesus has changed them and used their obedience to impact other people’s lives for eternity. 

Are you following Jesus? Do you have a story of how God is working through your life as you Live on Mission? Tell us about it by emailing [email protected].

Would you please subscribe and leave us a review? This will help our podcast reach more people! Just us in the next few weeks for episode 8! 

Happy Monday! We are back with another episode of The Now Life. In this episode we spend time beginning to clarify some pictures we see in the life of a disciple.  When we have a clear picture of what discipleship looks like we can work to become the followers Jesus has called us to be.  Real transformation happens when we live intentionally with others according to Jesus for the glory of God.  The pictures we discuss are:

Life-on-Life - The picture of small intimate relationships where transformation can occur
Disciple of Jesus - The picture of what Jesus wants us to become
A Race - “The Now Life” - The picture of our life until we see Jesus face-to-face

How can we do Life-on-Life together so that I can help you do Life-on-Life with others in order to make disciples of Jesus and live the Now Life?

Click on my calendar link below and schedule some time to hang out with me across the table.  I am looking forward to getting to know you better!

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We're back! On this episode I am joined by Janelle Lloyd and Liz Contreras. We get to hear about how having a relationship with Jesus changed their heart for God and their desire to follow Jesus as Lord. So many Christians come to Jesus for what He has to offer and unfortunately leave Jesus and His expectations at the altar. Tune in and hear about how God has worked to transform these ladies' lives through the recognition of relationship, obedience, and ultimately their love for Him and their love for the lost. Janelle and Liz talk to us about how God has brought them through the journey of sharing their faith for the glory of God and the salvation of others.   

Here is an important take away from this episode:  “If you want to experience the Now Life, that life Jesus came to give, Be obedient and do what He says."

One of the elements of “The Now Life” podcast is capturing those stories that God is writing through us as we Live On Mission.  Connect with us and share what God is doing as you live “The Now Life.”   

Visit events.dscchurch.com to get the details and register for our next evangelism training.

“Go Night” is coming up on October 5th! Come out to Friendship Park with us at 7PM and be a part of what God is going to do there.  

Would you please subscribe and leave us a review? This will help our podcast reach more people! We’d love it if you’d share this podcast with your friends on social media and beyond. Join us Monday, October 10th for our next episode! 

On this episode we discuss the importance of denying ourselves to be able to live out the “Great Commandment.”  Loving God and loving others is what we are both saved and called to do.  The abundant life Jesus came to offer can only be experienced as we follow Him in a loving and obedient relationship.  As we follow Jesus, we experience Him and begin to demonstrate our love for God.  As we deny ourselves knowing that God loves us, we can love God and begin to love others as ourselves.  

Below are some important evangelistic values that will help you as you live The Now Life and work to love those people in your life.    

Values for an Evangelistic Lifestyle:

As disciples, we strive to live by the following values that will guide and shape the culture of an evangelistic lifestyle.     

1.     Demonstrate Love – We will show a selfless love for God and others.

2.     Follow Jesus Intimately – As we follow Jesus closely with a loving obedience, He will teach us everything we need to know.

3.     Sacrificial Willingness – We are willing to be uncomfortable for God’s glory and for the sake of others.

4.     Live Available – We are both interruptible and intentional with our time for eternal purposes. 

5.     Depend on God – We rely on God with a humble attitude that demonstrates faith in His character, word, and power. 

Here is an important take away from this episode:  “If you want to live the abundant life that Jesus came to give now, you must deny yourself, and take up your cross and follow Jesus.”  

One of the elements of “The Now Life” podcast is capturing those stories that God is writing through us as we Live On Mission.  Connect with us and share what God is doing as you live “The Now Life.”   

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On this episode we got to hang out with two of my favorite people, Mark Syhlowy and Tyler Pollard.  You won’t want to miss this conversation!  We took some time to discuss the generational effects of learning to share the gospel and living on mission. The guys get personal about how sharing their faith has affected them.  

Here is an important takeaway from this episode: A vital part of living “The Now Life” means experiencing the joy of sharing the gospel with others and helping them to do the same.

One of the elements of “The Now Life” podcast is capturing those stories that God is writing through us as we Live On Mission. Connect with us and share what God is doing as you live “The Now Life.”   

Email: [email protected]

Welcome to The Now Life podcast! Today is our very first episode and we are discussing what "The Now Life” is and why we should live it.  “The Now Life” is a term that describes the life we have the privilege to live now as disciples of Jesus (John 10:10).  

Bill Hull, the co-founder of The Bonhoeffer Project said, “Since our purpose is to be disciples and to make disciples, nothing matters more than our understanding of what it means to be saved.”  Today we spend some time talking about what it means to be saved so that we can also understand why Jesus saved us.

The greatest experience we will ever have with God this side of heaven is living The Now Life where we are following Jesus and helping others to do the same!  Important takeaway from today’s episode - "We have been saved and set free to be a disciple who makes disciples."  Listen in and be encouraged to experience the abundant life Jesus came to give!

Would you please subscribe and leave us a review? This will help our podcast reach more people! We’d love it if you’d share this podcast with your friends on social media and beyond. Join us Monday, August 22nd for our next episode! We're going to continue the conversation about The Now Life and discipleship with some special guests!

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