Isn’t Christmas a good time to wonder? Today’s Episode 248 - Wonder, hosts Jason Weiland and Linda Tokar interview Jason Williams, the Lake Forest campus pastor on the idea of Wonder. How are we called to embrace wonder, or sometimes expressed… awe and wonder? In today’s conversation, we delve into God and his love for us, how we experience we, and particularly how it relates to the Christmas season.

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Your church likely has kids and student ministries where kids can go to learn about God. Adults often say we’re grateful for those pastors and then continue on focusing on our own church experience. There is something missing in the way that we think about the next generation. There’s not just an opportunity, but a necessity, to be intentional toward and praying for the next generation. Kids and students are not just the future church, they are the church of now and they will face challenges and trials as they continue to grow in their faith, but they also will see wonderful opportunities and powerful experiences. How can we be entering into prayer on their behalf? How can we be lifting up the next generation?  In today's Rewind episode, originally released June 13, 2023, host Jason Wieland talks with Kendall Hibiske about why we must pray for the next generation. This is a powerful conversation about how we should view the next generation, our role in prayer, and where the two meet. The conversation looks at the power of intergenerational prayer, what we can be learning from the younger generation, how our prayer lives can and do change, and some ways we can specifically be praying for the next generation.
 
Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 370 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel.
 
Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts. Resources from this Episode: 
1,000 Names by Phil Wickham (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El0s9bvw7EI)
 
Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
Doable Discipleship – Types of Prayer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LldUFR4DDes&list;=PLgmRz0Ecn4AJ5LcIa-51YvK9ogQq0Q1z5&index;=3&t;=5s)
 
Doable Discipleship – The Power of Intercessory Prayer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29qWvhFZaII&list;=PLgmRz0Ecn4AJ5LcIa-51YvK9ogQq0Q1z5&index;=2&t;=321s)
  To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable. For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com.

Why We Must Pray for the Next Generation - Rewind

There’s a little book in the New Testament that doesn’t get as much love as it should. The book is Philemon – it’s a letter from Paul to a man named Philemon whose slave, Onesimus had runaway but was led to Christ by Paul. It’s a beautiful picture of reconciliation – and helpful for us as we think about how to better reconcile relationships. We know that relationships come with all sorts of difficulties, but there are also biblical ways to maintain healthy relationships and reconcile them when they break or run into difficulty.  For today's episode, host Jason Wieland is joined by Bryan Loritts, teaching pastor at Summit Church in North Carolina and author of the new book, Enduring Friendship: Sticking Together in an Age of Unfriending. In this episode, Bryan and Jason talk about why it’s hard to maintain friendships, God’s message through the book of Philemon, and how to live out a healthy relationship through Truth, Repentence, and Grace.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 370 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).  Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.  Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
What God's Love for You Teaches us About How We Should Love Others- https://youtu.be/Hcu3TTzS9A4
How I Should Relate to the Global Family of God - https://youtu.be/9597cvSJf4s
Embracing the Beautiful Mess of Relationships - https://youtu.be/g5zKpa7Cb-8

How to Help Your Friendships Endure with Bryan Loritts

This Doable Discipleship Rewind (originally released May 30, 2022) looks at the history, meaning, and importance of Pentecost. Every year, 40 days after Easter Sunday, the church celebrates Pentecost. Why? Why should we care? In this episode, Saddleback Pastors Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar talk about what the Bible says about Pentecost and how we can still celebrate it today.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 370 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).  Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.  Resources for this episode: 
Foundations: The Holy Spirit Part 1 - https://saddleback.com/watch/foundations-on-demand/the-holy-spirit-part-1?autoplay=true
Foundations: The Holy Spirit Part 2 - https://saddleback.com/watch/foundations-on-demand/the-holy-spirit-part-2?autoplay=true Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
All Creation Sings - https://share.transistor.fm/s/4ea295dd
How Does the History of the Bible Affect How We Read It Today - https://share.transistor.fm/s/d50b6e59
How Spiritual Practices Can Change Your Life - https://share.transistor.fm/s/fc494d32

What to Know About Pentecost

There are so many wonderful things about being a mom - but there are difficult things too. Many moms, especially moms of younger kids, sift through many insecurities and anxieties every single day.  Today's episode of Doable Discipleship is designed to offer encouragement to all of the moms out there who face insecurities in their motherhood. In this episode you will hear some moms share insecurities that they struggle with, and then you will hear responses from mentor moms who have walked through those struggles themselves and can offer helpful perspective and encouragement. Think of today's episode like you get to sit in on a mentoring session for moms.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 370 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).  Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.  Mentor Moms in this episode: Stacie Wood, Jeni Baker, Julie Chung, Meaghan Grider, Andrea Minor, and Linda Tokar.  Resources From This Episode: 
Prayers for an unsaved child: 
1. John 6:44 – Pray that God draws them to Jesus
2. Jeremiah 29:13 – Pray they seek God with their whole heart
3. 2 Corinthians 4:4 – Pray that God would open their eyes from blindness
4. Romans 10:17 – Pray they would hear and believe the Word of God
5. Acts 1:8 – Pray that God sends others like me to boldly share the Gospel with them
6. John 16:8 – Pray that the Holy Spirit convicts them of sin
7. Acts 3:19 – Pray they turn from their sin
8. Romans 10:9 – Pray they accept Jesus as Savior and Lord
9. 2 Corinthians 5:15 – Pray they choose to live for Christ and not themselves Prayers for a Saved Child:
1.Colossians 1:9-10 - That God would give them wisdom and understanding.
2. Colossians 1:11-12 - That God would strengthen them with His power and give them the patience and endurance they need and that they would be filled with joy.
3. Isaiah 41:10 - That they would remember that God is always with them and will protect and defend them.
4. Philippians 1:6 - That they would be patient with themselves when they make a mistake, remembering that God will be working on them the rest of their lives… and they can trust Him to finish what He started. 
5. Proverbs 3:5-6 - That they would learn to trust the Lord and his direction in their lives.
6. Ephesians 5:15-18 - That they would live lives surrendered to the Holy Spirit.
7. Philippians 2:2-5 - That they would learn to love, live, serve and sacrifice like Jesus did.  
8. Galatians 5:22-23 - That God would grow the fruit of the spirit in their lives.   Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
Embracing the Beautiful Mess of Relationships - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5zKpa7Cb-8 Living a Non-Anxious Life - https://youtu.be/DPwC3I77F8E The Burden & Gift of Living - https://youtu.be/VP6kHyBUpP4

An Encouragement for Moms

Do you ever have issues loving somebody else? There are be many reasons why relationships can be difficult – you’re probably already thinking of them . . . and maybe even thinking about the specific people you’re having a difficult time with. There are many ways to talk about relationship advice, but today we are going to focus on a different approach – one that we haven’t talked about before. In this episode we will talk about the metaphor that we see in the Bible as the church being the bride of Christ – and how this image impacts our relationships.  In today's episode of Doable Discipleship, host Jason Wieland is joined by Vermon Pierre, pastor of Roosevelt Community Church in Phoenix Arizona and author of the new book, Dearly Beloved: How God’s Love for His Church Deepens Our Love For Each Other. In this conversation, Jason and Vermon talk about how cultural tendencies are making it easier for people to live separately from one another, what the biblical metaphor for marriage means, some ways that we can live a beloved life, and more.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 370 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).  Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.  Resources From This Episode: 
Dearly Beloved - https://www.amazon.com/Dearly-Beloved-Church-Deepens-Other/dp/0802428592/ 
Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: Embracing the Beautiful Mess of Relationships - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5zKpa7Cb-8
How Should I Relate to the Global Family of God - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9597cvSJf4s

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