Have you ever gotten ahead of God in your planning? Or felt tempted to? In this episode, we will be talking about living in God’s plans, not our own. You will receive help identifying some potential obstacles to living in God’s plans, and then some biblical principles today that will help you keep you aligned with Him.

This episode draws lessons from a story in 2 Samuel 7, when David and his friend Nathan got ahead of God with a plan to build a permanent home for God. As we study this passage, we will discover two important and interesting lessons for times when we are desiring God’s will. First, we must saturating ourselves in the revealed will of God - the Bible. Second, we must choose to starting our planning with surrender, not assumption (and let God tell us no).

You will benefit greatly from this practical and biblical episode, receiving encouragement and instruction for how to live faithfully in the will of God!

In this episode, we will be talking about honoring God above tradition and family. Have you ever had a moment where you felt a TENSION between what other people's expectations are on you versus what God's expectations are on you? Have you ever had your family suggest, ask or even demand something of you that is contrary to God’s Word and desires?

Have you ever felt a tension between adhering to long-held traditions (whether it it's a family, cultural , or religious) and actually following the word & ways of Jesus?

In this episode, we are going to look at story in the Old Testament we can ALL relate to - the day that David’s wife got MAD at him for obeying God! Then, we will explore some teaching of Jesus in the New Testament that help us understand God's desire and instruction for us in situations where FAMILY and TRADITION put us in tension with GOD.

In this episode, we're going to talk about WAITING on the Lord. Waiting is hard. How can we learn to wait on God with faith? How can we grow in confidence in His character, commitments, and working?

We will explore how David waited for ten years when was an exile with a price on his head, fleeing from Saul and patiently anticipating the time when God would put him on the throne of Israel. As we consider his story and also our own, we will be explore and be encouraged in the trustworthiness of God.

You will learn six ways to cultivate greater faith in God’s trustworthy character. You will be challenged to continue to wait on the Lord for He who promised is faithful!

In this episode, we explore a topic that all of us can relate to: CONFLICT. On this side of the Fall, to be in relationship with another person or with a group of people (whether its a family, a friend group, a club, an organization, or country).... is to know and experience CONFLICT.

Conflicts are a sad and inevitable reality of life. Brokenness in relationships is one of the consequences of all of our sin, selfishness, self-centeredness, and rebellion against God. Conflicts affect us all. Even those who are in relationship with Jesus. For some of us, this is very personal. For some of us, this is very painful. And for some of us, this is very present in our reality.

Together, we will explore the topic of CONFLICT and talk about how we can handle it GOD'S way. As we look at the story of deep personal and national conflict within Israel in 2 Samuel 2-4, we will learn about two categories of POOR ways to handle conflict. Then, we will have opportunity to survey the Scripture to learn what the Bible teaches about GOD'S way of handling conflict. As people reconciled to God, we are called to resolve conflict in a way that is remarkably different from the way the world. We want to glorify God, serve other people, and grow to be like Jesus.

As you listen to this episode, you will receive a NINE STEP biblical process of peacemaking and conflict resolution. You will also be helped and challenged to consider how you can lead in the peacemaking process God's way!

Grief is something that all of us face, both collectively and personally.

As we look at the world today from a macro perspective, we can see many reasons for grief: oppression, suffering, disease, injustice, and death. Collectively, we share grief and sadness for these people and these situations. Grief can be understood personally too. While all of our stories are different, all of us are affected by the brokenness of our world in ways that bring pain and grief.

In this episode, we will talk openly and honestly about grief. Relying on trusted content from the American Bible Society and their Trauma Healing Institute, we will explore: What is grief? What is the grief process? What are things that make grief harder? And, how can we grieve well? How can we grieve in a way that honors God?

Join us on a journey of learning how to grieve well in relationship with God, as we open with the story of David's grief from 2 Samuel 1.

In this last episode of our current season of Digging Deeper, we will explore the topic of Christian friendship. We should all desire to grow into a better understanding and experience of friendship with other Christians. The question many of us are asking is how.

Together in this episode, we will look at a story of two people in the Old Testament who experienced a really deep and godly friendship. We will discover: What is God's design? What is required of me? How can I make the most of friendships that I have established?

You will be helped and strengthened by the practical teaching and coaching from God's Word. You will have opportunity to learn how to take next steps toward experiencing the goodness of God's design in Christian friendship.

Jealousy. Discontentment. Resentment. Let's face it. We have all experienced moments where these things surface within us at one more or another. Perhaps this jealousy has even manifested itself outward in our behavior toward others. In this podcast episode, we will help you better understand jealousy - it's roots, it's problem, and ways to overcome it in relationship with God.

What does the Bible say about jealousy? How can we understand it and battle it from God's perspective? We will take a look together at several passages of Scripture together, including a story about the jealousy of Saul, the Ten Commandments, some teaching from Jesus in the gospel of Matthew, and some personal life experience from the Apostle Paul in Philippians. You will learn more about why jealousy is more than a problem to be managed but a sin to be forsaken and fought with faith in the sufficient satisfaction of God.

In this podcast episode, we will help you work toward a more Jesus-centered view of Old Testament study! In Luke 24:27, we read a story about when Jesus helped some people understand how all of the Old Testament was about him: "And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself." All of Scripture - including the Old Testament - is about Jesus! In this episode, we will help you see that... but also know HOW to see that.

If you have a heart to see Jesus in the OT Scripture but don't know how, listen to this episode! We will give you three practical models for looking for Jesus in the Old Testament that will be very helpful for you to consider! Using these models from Christian leaders and scholars, you will have opportunity to grow personally in your own opportunity to see and worship Jesus through the Old Testament Scripture!

In this podcast episode, we will look at a perplexing story from the Old Testament that describes the presence of an evil spirit and King Saul's ineffective attempts to get rid of it. Is this kind of evil in an a supernatural spiritual realm reality today? Should the people of God expect to experience spiritual battles with evil and forces of spiritual darkness? If so, how are we to handle that? What tools are we provided? Can victory be experienced? How?

In this podcast, you will have opportunity to learn what the Bible teaches about spiritual warfare and the tools God provides to experience His victory. You will be encouraged and helped by practical teaching from Ephesians 6 on the reality of spiritual warfare and the tools provided in Christ to overcome the schemes of the enemy.

In this episode, we welcome a special guest on the podcast, Rob Hodum. Together, we will be discussing an important principle from the Bible: the principle of agreeing with others in prayer.

All of us have been in situations where we feel overwhelmed by circumstance or in a place where we feel pressed in by things around us. We’ve all experienced times in life when we wonder what we’re supposed to do. As we wait upon the Lord, we often wonder what direction He would have us to go.

In this episode, we will discover how to covenant with others in our life in prayer to humble ourselves in dependence on the Lord and discern His specific direction in our lives. You will benefit greatly from the truth from 1 Samuel 13-14, the practical application points provided, and the personal stories shared.