644// We Don’t Talk to Demons: Mark 1:21-28 In today’s power packed episode, Rachael discusses the topic of how Jesus dealt with demons. When it comes to spiritual warfare, Jesus is the one who gives believers the authority to drive out demons through the power of the Holy Spirit. So doesn’t it make sense for us to follow His model? Scripture gives us hope to fight back as we learn about our authority as believers. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion Inter...
Sep 09, 2024•30 min•Ep. 644
Putting Jesus First: Mark 1:9-25 Jesus calls his disciples to follow him, and they immediately leave everything behind to do so. Following Jesus may require sacrifices and prioritizing our relationship with him above all else. Jesus promises to always be with us and provide for us. Do you have a question for Rachael? Maybe you have questions about God, the Bible, or something you heard on the podcast. Go ahead and leave me a message! And who knows, you may even hear yourself on a future episode:...
Sep 06, 2024•10 min•Ep. 643
643// The Radical Call of Jesus to be “All In”: Mark 1:14-20 In today’s devotional Bible Study episode on the Gospel of Mark, Rachael teaches on the calling of the disciples. Looking at the cultural and historical context, she looks at the ways this parallels our lives today and what it truly means to follow Jesus. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 Additional Resources: For ad-free ...
Sep 06, 2024•22 min•Ep. 643
75// Getting Close to God: Mark 1:9-25 Sometimes, we need to find a quiet place to just be alone with God. Today, Rachael is talking about how Jesus did exactly that. Today’s episode reminds kids that they are God’s favorite and that He loves them so much. Do you have a question for Rachael? Maybe you have questions about God, the Bible, or something you heard on the podcast. Go ahead and leave me a message! And who knows, you may even hear yourself on a future episode: https://www.speakpipe.com...
Sep 05, 2024•10 min•Ep. 642
642// The Voice From Heaven: Recognizing God’s Voice in Mark 1:9-14 The entire goal of the Hearing Jesus Podcast is to help you hear God’s voice more clearly. In today’s episode, we are looking at a passage of Scripture together that literally talks about God’s voice. Rachael helps unpack for listeners some key takeaways to help them learn how to hear God’s voice more clearly in their own lives. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion...
Sep 05, 2024•25 min•Ep. 642
74// A Fresh Start With God: Mark 1:4-11 Do you ever wish you could have a fresh start? Well, with Jesus, we can! Today, we are talking about what it means when we decide to follow Jesus and how God always gives us a chance to start fresh when we trust Him. Do you have a question for Rachael? Maybe you have questions about God, the Bible, or something you heard on the podcast. Go ahead and leave me a message! And who knows, you may even hear yourself on a future episode: https://www.speakpipe.co...
Sep 04, 2024•10 min•Ep. 641
641// Using Our Spiritual Weapons to Fight Back When the Enemy Strikes : Mark 1:4-11, Daily Devotional, Bible Study In today’s Bible Study episode, Rachael talks about what it means to have authority in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. Looking at some key themes in the gospel of Mark, Rachael explains how chapter one sets the tone for the rest of the gospel. She closes out with some encouragement and reminders of how the Holy Spirit enables us to fight back when the enemy attacks. Th...
Sep 04, 2024•22 min•Ep. 641
Preparing for Jesus: Mark 1:1-8 During Bible times, God used messengers to spread His word since they didn't have TVs, computers, or newspapers. One of these messengers was John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus by baptizing people and calling them to repent. John brought the good news that the Messiah was coming, and he always pointed back to Jesus. Just like John, we have the job of telling others about Jesus and helping them prepare for His coming. We can trust that God always keeps...
Sep 03, 2024•10 min•Ep. 640
640// Baptism of the Holy Spirit: Mark 1:1-8, Daily Devotional, Bible Study In this episode, Rachael begins a study on the Gospel of Mark. She discusses the background of the Gospel and the authorship by Mark, who wrote down Peter's words. Rachael highlights Peter's intensity and the quick pace of the Gospel. She explains the different types of baptism, including baptism of repentance, water baptism, and spirit baptism. She emphasizes the importance of seeking the greater gifts and the empowerme...
Sep 03, 2024•40 min•Ep. 640
72// Gospel of Mark for Kids: Intro to the Gospel of Mark In today’s episode, Rachael kicks off a whole new series where we are learning from the Gospel of Mark. In this episode, Rachael explain who Mark was, and why his words were important. Do you have a question for Rachael? Maybe you have questions about God, the Bible, or something you heard on the podcast. Go ahead and leave me a message! And who knows, you may even hear yourself on a future episode: Leave Me A Voicemail You can find Famil...
Sep 02, 2024•11 min•Ep. 639
639// Pressing In: An Introduction to the Gospel of Mark: Daily Devotional, Bible Study In this episode, Rachael introduces the Gospel of Mark. Mark was one of the four writers of the gospels and a close associate of the apostle Peter. Mark served as Peter’s scribe, writing down his words and experiences. The Gospel of Mark was written to encourage Christians in Rome who were facing persecution. Rachael emphasizes that the gospel shows Jesus as both fully God and fully human, and that Jesus give...
Sep 02, 2024•19 min•Ep. 639
638: God is Active in His Silence: Intro to the Gospels In this episode, Rachael discusses the 400-year period between the Old Testament and the New Testament, known as the intertestamental period or the silent years. During this time, there were no prophets in Israel and no active writing of the books of the Bible. However, other books were being written, such as the Apocrypha and historical works like Josephus. Rachael also mentions the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Septuagint, as well as the influ...
Aug 30, 2024•20 min•Ep. 638
637: How Should Christians Handle a Toxic Workplace? In this episode, the Rachael answers three questions from the audience: how to handle a toxic workplace, how to interpret the Bible, and how to share faith with others. She shares biblical perspectives and practical advice for each question. The main themes include dealing with difficult people, understanding the context of scripture, and overcoming fear in evangelism. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion...
Aug 29, 2024•24 min•Ep. 637
635: Should Christians Read Horoscopes? In this episode, the Rachael addresses two common questions: the popularity of astrology and the fear of making the right choices. She explains the history and misconceptions of astrology, emphasizing that it goes against the biblical belief in God's sovereignty. She encourages listeners to trust in God's guidance and not to put their hope in astrology. Regarding the fear of making the right choices, she reminds listeners that God can open and shut doors i...
Aug 27, 2024•22 min•Ep. 635
634: You Are Known: How God Sees Us Even In Our Brokenness We always talk about Knowing Jesus and Making Him Known, but in this episode, Rachael shares how God recently made her feel known in a surprising way. She shares some insight from a trip to El Salvador and how God moved her heart during her time there. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FREE month of the Victory App ...
Aug 26, 2024•44 min•Ep. 634
633: How to Integrate the Spiritual Disciplines Into Your Daily Life So You Can Hear God’s Voice More Clearly: Hearing God, Devotional Developing a spiritual rule of life is an important part of integrating the spiritual disciplines in our daily lives. Today we recap all the disciplines and talk about ways to make sure we don’t forget their impact in our relationships with God. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus ...
Aug 23, 2024•22 min•Ep. 633
632: But How Can We Actually Be Anxious For Nothing? Hearing God, Devotional Walking in a posture of joy is much easier when we get to a place where we can 100% trust God. Paul talks about “Being Anxious for Nothing” in the Scriptures, but how can we practically do that? Talking about this and more on today’s episode. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FREE month of the Vict...
Aug 22, 2024•18 min•Ep. 632
631: The Spiritual Gift of Joy vs Walking in Joy : Hearing God, Devotional While God certainly gives us infusions of joy throughout our daily lives, walking in joy is something different. Joy is a symptom of spiritual health. Today we are talking about what to do if you find yourself lacking joy. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FREE month of the Victory App from Covenant ...
Aug 21, 2024•20 min•Ep. 631
630: Reasons We Can Have Joy Even When We Think We Can’t: Hearing God, Devotional Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in our daily lives, forgetting all the reasons we can celebrate God’s goodness. Today’s Biblical meditation comes from Psalm 103. I pray it blesses you! Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FREE month of the Victory App from Covenant Eyes, use code HEARINGJESU...
Aug 20, 2024•20 min•Ep. 630
629: Got Joy? Why the Answer May Be No: Hearing God, Devotional Joy is something we read about all over the scriptures, yet sometimes joy can feel elusive. We can’t seek out joy. Instead, joy is a symptom of spiritual health. If we aren’t experiencing joy, the question becomes why. This week we are discussing the spiritual discipline of joy. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get ...
Aug 19, 2024•19 min•Ep. 629
628: 7 Practical Steps to Make Worship a Part of Your Daily Life So You Can Hear God’s Voice More Clearly: Hearing God, Devotional Worship is an experience, not an event. One of the most important things we can do in our lives is to live in a place of worship. Here are 7 practical tips to help you hear God’s voice more clearly through the spiritual discipline of worship. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text...
Aug 16, 2024•26 min•Ep. 628
627: Inviting God Into Our Every Day Lives With Worship: Hearing God, Devotional Worship is not always an isolated experience. We can actually live our lives in a posture of worship, which helps us hear God’s voice more clearly in those day-to-day moments of our lives. Join me as we discuss this and more on today’s episode. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FREE month of th...
Aug 15, 2024•17 min•Ep. 627
626: How Worship Helps Us Hear From God: Hearing God, Devotional Worship is the starting place if we want to hear God’s voice more clearly. In the presence of a Holy God, we see our own humanity, our sin. As God steps in to purify our hearts, our natural response is worship. How does that help us hear God’s voice? Listen to today’s episode to find out. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83...
Aug 14, 2024•17 min•Ep. 626
625: Why Do We Worship? Hearing God, Devotional Today we continue our discussion on Worship. Who is the object of our worship? Why do we worship? How can we worship when we don’t feel like worshiping? Today we look at some of these questions and more. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FREE month of the Victory App from Covenant Eyes, use code HEARINGJESUS30 at covenanteyes....
Aug 13, 2024•19 min•Ep. 625
624: What if I Don’t Like Hymns? Hearing God, Devotional Does Worship Style Matter? Why Worship Expressions are Secondary to Worship Experiences. We all have preferences. Hymns. Bands. Contemporary. Old School. Maybe even flags. But do those things really matter that much? What does the Bible have to say about it? Join me as we talk about what worship is, and what worship isn’t. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus...
Aug 12, 2024•19 min•Ep. 624
623: The Bible Doesn’t Say to Forgive and Forget: Hearing God, Devotional Forgive and forget. We have all heard it. We may have even said it. But is it biblical? Join me as we take a dive into what the Bible ACTUALLY says. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FREE month of the Victory App from Covenant Eyes, use code HEARINGJESUS30 at covenanteyes.sjv.io/LXQN0V Additional Reso...
Aug 09, 2024•16 min•Ep. 623
622: It’s Ok if It’s Not Ok: Hearing God, Devotional Forgiveness is not pretending the relationship is the same as it was before the offense. It won’t be. It could be better through God’s grace. But it won’t be the same. We need to make peace with that. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FREE month of the Victory App from Covenant Eyes, use code HEARINGJESUS30 at covenanteye...
Aug 08, 2024•18 min
621: What To Do With Those Hurt Feelings: Hearing God, Devotional When we do life together, we will hurt each other, because we are human. Confession and forgiveness are essential in the Christian life. Let’s dive into why that is. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FREE month of the Victory App from Covenant Eyes, use code HEARINGJESUS30 at covenanteyes.sjv.io/LXQN0V Additi...
Aug 07, 2024•22 min•Ep. 621
620: Don’t Pretend it Didn’t Hurt: Hearing God, Devotional Have you ever pretended like something didn’t hurt you? That’s not forgiveness. That’s lying. Today we are looking at the reality that we all get hurt and how those hurts can keep us from hearing God’s voice clearly Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FREE month of the Victory App from Covenant Eyes, use code HEARINGJ...
Aug 06, 2024•17 min•Ep. 620
619: How Do We Confess Our Sins? Hearing God, Devotional We don’t hear a lot about confession in the church these days. You may be wondering what exactly it is, and how it impacts our relationship with God. This week, we will be unpacking the spiritual discipline of confession. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FREE month of the Victory App from Covenant Eyes, use code HEAR...
Aug 05, 2024•22 min•Ep. 619
