499// Love, Sex, and the Bible: Song of Songs 6 Our words to our spouse can tear them down or build them up. In this episode, Rachael discusses the importance of regularly speaking praise over your spouse. The words we use can impact the emotions we feel. As we lean into chapter 6 of Song of Songs, Rachael helps us understand the impact our words make. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 For ad-free con...
Feb 27, 2024•25 min•Ep. 499
498// Love, Sex, and the Bible: Song of Songs 5 A strong marriage can be a testimony to those around us. In a world where the enemy has tried to pervert God’s design for love, sex, and relationships, it’s so important for believers to showcase God’s design for those things. The enemy will always try to offer a counterfeit version of what God offers. Learn more in today’s episode. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJE...
Feb 26, 2024•30 min•Ep. 498
497// Love, Sex, and the Bible: Song of Songs 4 In today’s episode, I am looking at the impact our words make in our relationships. God’s design for marriage recognizes the human needs we all have, and creates a way for us to feel fulfilled in our marriage. As I discuss both passion and delight in marriage, we talk about the ways that those things have to be inside God’s plan for us. Join me as we continue to unpack Love, Sex, and the Bible from Song of Songs 4. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a C...
Feb 23, 2024•35 min•Ep. 497
496// Love, Sex, and the Bible: Song of Songs 3 If you are married, then you know that before the wedding, there was alot of anticipation. Today we talk about that longing and the importance of waiting on God’s timing. There are real consequences for lust and casual sex, which is the opposite of what God wants for us. Let’s keep talking about how God designed us to act within the context of Love, Sex, and the Bible in Song of Songs 3. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion Inte...
Feb 22, 2024•28 min•Ep. 496
495// Love, Sex, and the Bible: Song of Songs 2 In today’s episode, I talk about the counterfeit version of love that the enemy tries to sell us, seasons of love, and ways to protect our relationships from deteriorating. As we study chapter 2 of Song of Solomon, I think you will realize that God actually has alot to say about sex and love in the Bible. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 For ad-free con...
Feb 21, 2024•26 min•Ep. 495
494// Love, Sex, and the Bible: Song of Songs 1 Daydreaming, mixed-race couples, women as shepherds, and passion. What do all of these have in common? Tune in to today’s episode to find out as I explore the topic of Love, Sex, and the Bible in Song of Solomon chapter 1. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 For ad-free content, family discussion guides, journaling worksheets, bonus content, and our privat...
Feb 20, 2024•27 min•Ep. 494
493// Love, Sex, and the Bible: Intro to Song of Songs Love, Sex, and the Bible. Yes, I did just say those three things together. I don’t know about you, but I have NEVER heard this book taught in church. But in today’s sex-obsessed culture, I think it’s so important to have a good understanding of how God designed our human relationships to work. There is alot of confusion about this book, so we are going to dive in, one chapter at a time. You don’t want to miss a single day of this series on L...
Feb 19, 2024•28 min•Ep. 493
492// The Impact of the Love of God: Breaking Cycles and Finding Hope David Wangaka shares his personal journey of growing up in extreme poverty in Kenya and how he found hope and faith in God through the support of Compassion International. He highlights the transformative power of sponsorship and the impact of love and encouragement in the lives of children in poverty. David now works for Compassion International, serving donors and supporting the mission of releasing children from poverty. Ep...
Feb 16, 2024•44 min•Ep. 492
491// Get Uncomfortable: How Learning a New Love Language Can Help You Communicate and Receive God's Love Learning a new language can be uncomfortable at first, but it’s worth the effort to be able to connect with others. The same is true for our love languages, and even in our relationship with God. Today Rachael examines the reasons why God calls us to put aside our comfort and learn how to communicate love in a new way. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: C...
Feb 15, 2024•30 min•Ep. 491
490// Who are the Untouchables in Your Life? How Loving Those Around Us Help Us Experience God's Love Jesus set such an amazing example of how to communicate love to those around us. On the show today, Rachael unpacks what it means to “touch the untouchables” in a way that communicates God’s love. This is a powerful episode you don’t want to miss! Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 For ad-free content,...
Feb 14, 2024•23 min•Ep. 490
489// New Ways to Serve God With Acts of Service Many believers, regardless of their primary love language, serve God in various ways. Today we are taking a look at some creative ways we can serve God and serve others so that our service doesn’t become routine. Join Rachael as she explains why the needs around us can be the catalyst for showing love to God. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 For ad-fre...
Feb 13, 2024•23 min•Ep. 489
488// New Ways to Look at Gifts as A Love Language With God Gifts seem to be a way that people are naturally more creative when it comes to giving and receiving love. Today, we are looking at ways we can take that creativity into our relationship with God. Join Rachael as she unpacks how to speak a new dialect in the Love Language of Gifts. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 For ad-free content, family...
Feb 12, 2024•24 min•Ep. 488
487// When Did Premarital Sex Become a Sin and Other Audience Questions On today’s episode, Rachael takes a quick break from our regular series to answer some audience questions: Why Does the Hearing Jesus Podcast tithe? When Did Premarital Sex Become a Sin? Can God Truly Forgive Everyone? Can You Be Too Far Gone For God to Love? How Can I Know My Purpose? You can send questions for Rachael to answer on the show to rachael@shehears.org Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion Int...
Feb 09, 2024•24 min•Ep. 487
485// New Ways to Speak Words of Affirmation in Our Spiritual Lives On today’s episode, Rachael discusses some ways to discover new dialects of the love language of words of affirmation, especially when it comes to our relationship with God. Creativity in our relationship with God helps keep it from becoming routine. Listen in for some new ways to be creative as we speak love to God and those around us. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/HEARIN...
Feb 07, 2024•23 min•Ep. 485
484// How Do I Know My Spiritual Love Language? On today’s episode, Rachael discusses ways to figure out what both our human love language is, as well as our spiritual love language. Through a series of questions, Rachael helps listeners on a path of self-discovery that will lead them to feeling more connected to God. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/HEARINGJESUS Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 For ad-free content, family discussion guides, jou...
Feb 06, 2024•27 min•Ep. 484
483// The Love Languages of God: How God Uses Physical Touch to Communicate His Love to Us On today’s episode, Rachael discusses the final Love Language, physical touch. Physical touch can sometimes be the hardest one for people to grasp when it comes to communicating love to God. In today’s episode, Rachael discusses how the Holy Spirit works in this area and how we can recognize ways we are all touched by God. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.c...
Feb 05, 2024•26 min•Ep. 483
482// The Love Languages of God: How God Uses Acts of Service to Communicate His Love to Us On today’s episode, Rachael discusses the Love Language of Acts of Service. One of the hallmarks of the Christian faith that separates it from any other religion is a God who lays down His life for His people. In today’s episode, Rachael discusses how Jesus is a servant leader and communicates His love for us through servanthood. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Comp...
Feb 02, 2024•21 min•Ep. 482
481// The Love Languages of God: How God Uses Gifts to Communicate His Love to Us On today’s episode, Rachael discusses the Love Language of Gifts. God is the giver of every good gift in our lives, and it’s one of the ways He expresses His love towards us. Listen in as Rachael discusses the gifts of blessings, spiritual gifts, and God’s ultimate gift to us- Jesus. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 For...
Feb 01, 2024•28 min•Ep. 481
480// The Love Languages of God: How God Uses Quality Time to Communicate His Love to Us On today’s episode, Rachael discusses the Love Language of Quality Time. How does God spend time with us as believers? How does the time we spend with Him communicate our love? Today Rachael discusses ways that the Scriptures reveal this unique love language of God. We also take a look at ways we can make sure we are spending the kind of time with God that helps us feel loved. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a...
Jan 31, 2024•19 min•Ep. 480
479// The Love Languages of God: How God Uses Words to Communicate His Love to Us On today’s episode, Rachael discusses the Love Language of Words of Affirmation. The Bible is God’s Word, and clearly communicated His love for us as His children. Listen in as Rachael discusses how we can both express our love to God through words, as well as receive His love to us through His word. This is a powerful episode you don’t want to miss! Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion Internat...
Jan 30, 2024•24 min•Ep. 479
478// The Love Languages of God: Discovering How God Speaks Your Unique Love Language Do you believe that God loves you? Join Rachael as she starts a new series on the love languages of God, a unique perspective on understanding and experiencing His love. Dive into the five love languages – Words of Affirmation, Gifts, Quality Time, Physical Touch, and Acts of Service – and discover how they shape your relationship with God. Join the conversation and learn to live out your faith in everyday life...
Jan 29, 2024•26 min•Ep. 478
Reading God's Word to Hear His Voice On today's episode, Rachael speaks about the motivation for writing a Bible Study and some of the common insecurities we all share. As we learn to read God's word, it makes it easier to hear His voice. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 For ad-free content, family discussion guides, journaling worksheets, bonus content, and our private discussion forum, please visit...
Jan 26, 2024•27 min•Ep. 477
Roots: Made in God's Image What Does it Mean to Be Made in the Image of God? In today's episode, Rachael discusses how our identity in Christ defines us as believers and what it actually means to be made in the image of God. How does God define us? How can we make sure that definition speaks louder than the world’s definition of us? All this and more on today’s episode. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 833...
Jan 25, 2024•18 min•Ep. 476
Roots: How God Pursues Us As A Father In today's episode, Rachael revisits a topic that can be so hard for many: the father wound. But what we learn is that God is a good father, and you are a child of God. No matter what your experience has been like, God can heal the father wound when it’s triggered. You Belong to God. How can He heal this area of our heart in those moments when the pain feels physical? All of this and more on today's episode. Episode Resources: To Sponsor a Child through Comp...
Jan 24, 2024•18 min•Ep. 476
From Hurt to Whole: How God Wires Us for Healing From Trauma- Part 2 God has wired us for healing, but we have to have the right tools. Today I share some of the things that helped me in my own journey towards physical healing from emotional abuse and childhood trauma. Resources mentioned in today's podcast: Syntonic Light Therapy: https://www.optometrists.org/vision-therapy/neuro-optometry/vision-and-brain-injuries/vision-therapy-for-concussions/what-is-syntonic-phototherapy/ Resource About Acu...
Jan 23, 2024•24 min•Ep. 474
From Hurt to Whole: How God Wires Us for Healing From Trauma- Part 1 God has wired us for healing, but we have to have the right tools. Today I share some of the things that helped me in my own journey towards physical healing from emotional abuse and childhood trauma. Resources mentioned in today's podcast: Syntonic Light Therapy: https://www.optometrists.org/vision-therapy/neuro-optometry/vision-and-brain-injuries/vision-therapy-for-concussions/what-is-syntonic-phototherapy/ Resource About Acu...
Jan 22, 2024•25 min•Ep. 473
Faith and Ego: How Spiritual Narcissism Impacts Church Culture- Part 4 Hardly a week goes by without news of another Mega-Church pastor falling into moral failure. Why? And why does it seem like they all are working from the same playbook? Because they are. I believe narcissism is a spirit, and the enemy has been using it to attack the church for a long time because the devil is a narcissist. Join me as we take a look at how we can deal with narcissism, church hurt, and spiritual abuse. Is this ...
Jan 19, 2024•18 min•Ep. 472
Faith and Ego: How Spiritual Narcissism Impacts Church Culture- Part 3 Hardly a week goes by without news of another Mega-Church pastor falling into moral failure. Why? And why does it seem like they all are working from the same playbook? Because they are. I believe narcissism is a spirit, and the enemy has been using it to attack the church for a long time because the devil is a narcissist. Join me as we take a look at how we can deal with narcissism, church hurt, and spiritual abuse. Is this ...
Jan 18, 2024•22 min•Ep. 471
Faith and Ego: How Spiritual Narcissism Impacts Church Culture- Part 2 Hardly a week goes by without news of another Mega-Church pastor falling into moral failure. Why? And why does it seem like they all are working from the same playbook? Because they are. I believe narcissism is a spirit, and the enemy has been using it to attack the church for a long time because the devil is a narcissist. Join me as we take a look at how we can deal with narcissism, church hurt, and spiritual abuse. Is this ...
Jan 17, 2024•18 min•Ep. 470
Faith and Ego: How Spiritual Narcissism Impacts Church Culture- Part 1 Hardly a week goes by without news of another Mega-Church pastor falling into moral failure. Why? And why does it seem like they all are working from the same playbook? Because they are. I believe narcissism is a spirit, and the enemy has been using it to attack the church for a long time because the devil is a narcissist. Join me as we take a look at how we can deal with narcissism, church hurt, and spiritual abuse. Is this ...
Jan 16, 2024•20 min•Ep. 469
