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Jonathan and Matt are asking the question each week, “what are youlistening to?” Every day we are bombarded with voices and opinions that try to direct our lives, so the question is “which voices should we listen to?” Each episode will focus on different groups that we hear from often, and we will discuss how believers can discern which of those voices they should listen to. In this episode they will talk about the topic of your heart. Culture tells us to “follow our hearts,” but is that a sound...
Jonathan and Matt are asking the question each week, “what are you listening to?” Every day we are bombarded with voices and opinions that try to direct our lives, so the question is “which voices should we listen to?” Each episode will focus on different groups that we hear from often, and we will discuss how believers can discern which of those voices they should listen to. In this episode they will talk about the topic of internal voices. We often struggle with listening to the internal voice...
Jonathan and Matt are asking the question each week, “what are you listening to?” Every day we are bombarded with voices and opinions that try to direct our lives, so the question is “which voices should we listen to?” Each episode will focus on different groups that we hear from often, and we will discuss how believers can discern which of those voices they should listen to. In this episode they will talk about the topic of church. Why should you listen to pastors and spiritual leaders? How do ...
Jonathan and Matt are asking the question each week, “what are you listening to?” Every day we are bombarded with voices and opinions that try to direct our lives, so the question is “which voices should we listen to?” Each episode will focus on different groups that we hear from often, and we will discuss how believers can discern which of those voices they should listen to. In this episode they will talk about the topic of family members. Should you always listen to your parents, or even your ...
Jonathan and Matt are asking the question each week, “what are you listening to?” Every day we are bombarded with voices and opinions that try to direct our lives, so the question is “which voices should we listen to?” Each episode will focus on different groups that we hear from often, and we will discuss how believers can discern which of those voices they should listen to. In this episode they will talk about the topic of music and movies. Can believers listen to any music and watch any movie...
Jonathan and Matt are asking the question each week, “what are you listening to?” Every day we are bombarded with voices and opinions that try to direct our lives, so the question is “which voices should we listen to?” Each episode will focus on different groups that we hear from often, and we will discuss how believers can discern which of those voices they should listen to. In this episode they will talk about the topic of authority figures. Should we have authority over our lives? And should ...
Check out some of Jonathan and Matt's personal book recommendations! 1. Sacred Pathways: Discover Your Soul's Path to God - Gary Thomas 2. Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence For Every Believer - J. Oswald Sanders 3. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life - Donald S. Whitney 4. Celebration of Discipline - Richard J. Foster
As we continue in our new normal series, we discuss the outward disciplines - Matt and Jonathan walk us through three of these: Worship, Giving, and Evangelism. How do we practice each of these? And why are these important to practice outwardly in the Christian faith?
As we continue in our new normal series, we discuss inward disciplines - disciplines that may not be as visible and trackable to others, but are fruitful when practiced regularly in the Christian faith. Jonathan and Matt walk us through three of these disciplines; Fasting, Solitude, and Rest. PODCAST TIME NOTES Fasting - 6:00 Solitude - 24:00 Rest - 33:15
As everyone reemerges from the pandemic, we all have an opportunity to hit the reset button in life. We can pick back up old habits, but we also have a chance to start new ones. As you establish your new norms, what spiritual practices do you plan to implement? This series will look at some of the most essential spiritual disciplines and teach you how to make them new norms in your life. This week’s episode is focused on scripture and we’ll cover questions such as: What is the difference between...
As everyone reemerges from the pandemic, we all have an opportunity to hit the reset button in life. We can pick back up old habits, but we also have a chance to start new ones. As you establish your new norms, what spiritual practices do you plan to implement? This series will look at some of the most essential spiritual disciplines and teach you how to make them new norms in your life. This week’s episode is focused on prayer and we’ll cover questions such as: Why do we need to pray and how do...
Christians are often called to “live in the world but not of it.” This Biblical charge is easy to remember but hard to understand. The Bible teaches us to live in the culture of our cities, but at the same time to not conform to it (1 John 2:15, Romans 12:2). This tension creates a clash that leads to three common reactions from Christians: cancel culture, confront culture, or compromise to the culture. This series will look at each of these reactions and discuss how citizens of the kingdom shou...
Christians are often called to “live in the world but not of it.” This Biblical charge is easy to remember but hard to understand. The Bible teaches us to live in the culture of our cities, but at the same time to not conform to it (1 John 2:15, Romans 12:2). This tension creates a clash that leads to three common reactions from Christians: cancel culture, confront culture, or compromise to the culture. This series will look at each of these reactions and discuss how citizens of the kingdom shou...
Christians are often called to “live in the world but not of it.” This Biblical charge is easy to remember but hard to understand. The Bible teaches us to live in the culture of our cities, but at the same time to not conform to it (1 John 2:15, Romans 12:2). This tension creates a clash that leads to three common reactions from Christians: cancel culture, confront culture, or compromise to the culture. This series will look at each of these reactions and discuss how citizens of the kingdom shou...
Thomas Jefferson took the phrase and incorporated it into his famous statement of peoples' inalienable rights, but what exactly did he mean by these concepts? Jonathan and Matt wrap up the series and discuss our final right; Pursuit of Happiness. What did Thomas Jefferson mean by the right to pursue happiness? What does it mean in our modern society? And what does it mean for us as Christians to pursue happiness?
Thomas Jefferson took the phrase and incorporated it into his famous statement of peoples' inalienable rights, but what exactly did he mean by these concepts? Jonathan and Matt continue in week 2 of the series and walk us through our second inalienable right: LIBERTY. What did Thomas Jefferson mean by the right to liberty? What does it mean in our modern society? And what does it mean for us as Christians to have the right to liberty?
Thomas Jefferson took the phrase and incorporated it into his famous statement of peoples' inalienable rights, but what exactly did he mean by these concepts? Jonathan and Matt begin a three part series on Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness and walk us through our first inalienable right: LIFE. What did Thomas Jefferson mean by the right to life? What does it mean in our modern society? And what does it mean for us as Christians to have the right to life?
Why are so many people leaving the church? Many Christians are asking that question as more Americans are becoming disconnected from their local churches. In this two-part podcast episode, Jonathan and Matt will discuss two specific groups that churches are trying to reach: the “dones” and the “nones.” This week, they will talk about the “Nones,” which are people that have grown up without any religious foundation. They’ll talk about how that culturally happened, and what steps the church can to...
Why are so many people leaving the church? Many Christians are asking that question as more Americans are becoming disconnected from their local churches. In this two-part podcast episode, Jonathan and Matt will discuss two specific groups that churches are trying to reach: the “dones” and the “nones.” This week, they will talk about those who “done” with church and what got them there. Further, they will talk through practical ideas for Christians to bridge the gap to those who have been burned...
As we cross the one year mark of Covid temporarily shutting down the physical gathering of the church, what lessons can we take away from it? Jonathan and Matt wrap up part two of the conversation and walk us through our last 3 lessons; Change Matters, kindness matters, and worship matters.
As we cross the one year mark of Covid temporarily shutting down the physical gathering of the church, what lessons can we take away from it? Jonathan and Matt walk us through our first three lessons; Mental health matters, technology matters, and community matters.
Trouble in paradise! Whether it's within relationships, friendships, or marriages, conflict is unavoidable. What does our social culture tell us about how to deal with conflict? How are we to respond to conflict in various situations? How do we resolve conflict while preserving relationships? Jonathan and Matt wrap up our "Love In The City" series and walk us through how it looks like to confront conflict as a dual citizen.
Matt and Jonathan wrap up the conversation of marriage and discuss what it looks like to practice healthy financial habits in a marriage. This is part two of the conversation as we continue in our series, "Love In The City".
Love talk continues! Jonathan and Matt begin discussion about what marriage is and what it means to be married in our continued series: "Love In The City". Follow us on Instagram: @AustinBaptistChurch
When many people's homes were damaged and countless of our neighbor's lives were affected this past week, it raises the question that both believers and unbelievers often ask themselves: Where is God in the suffering? Jonathan and Matt talk us through why suffering exists and what our responsibility as a dual citizen is in the midst of a suffering world.
As Valentines Day approaches, we begin our series, "Love In The City", in which we will talk about what love means in friendships, dating, marriage, and relationships with our neighbors. In this episode, Jonathan and Matt discuss what dating is and its cultural impacts on the definition of love.
The Citizen ATX podcast exists to provide practical conversations about what it means to live as a dual citizen in Austin, Tx. On our first episode, we give you a quick introduction to who we are and answer questions such as why Citizen ATX, what is the goal of Citizen ATX, and give you some insight to where we are heading.
