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. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the d...
Sep 05, 2022•22 min•Ep. 115
Does the Bible Actually Say to Forgive and Forget? Let’s Take A Look At God’s Heart for Forgiveness as the Counterpart to Confession 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. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle to feel confiden...
Sep 02, 2022•20 min•Ep. 114
Forgiveness and Confession Change Our Relationship. We Can’t Pretend Everything is the Same. It Won’t Be, and That’s Ok. 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. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the diff...
Sep 01, 2022•22 min•Ep. 113
Forgiveness and Confession is More About Our Relationship With God Than Our Relationship With Other People- Hearing God in Our Hurt Feelings 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. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you ...
Aug 31, 2022•26 min•Ep. 112
Hearing Jesus in Our Woundedness- Why We Can’t Just Pretend Everything is Ok 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. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle to f...
Aug 30, 2022•22 min•Ep. 111
What Even Is Confession? And What Does Confession Have to Do With Me? 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. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle to fee...
Aug 29, 2022•26 min•Ep. 110
Our Role is To Show Up, God’s Role is To Work Through Our Obedience – Service- Day 5 Our commitment to serving God has to be bigger than our feelings. The enemy will try to distract and discourage us from doing what God calls us to do. Keep going- In those moments of weakness, God can move in incredible ways. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do ...
Aug 26, 2022•15 min•Ep. 109
Serving Gives Us Glimpses of What God is Doing – Service- Day 4 When we are serving, we get a first-hand view of what God is doing, and sometimes we get to see the miracles that no one else gets to see. Examining our hearts when it comes to our motivation for serving. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle to feel confident in your rel...
Aug 25, 2022•19 min•Ep. 108
Serving is a Lifestyle, Not an Event – Service- Day 3 True service is a lifestyle, not an event. Serving God should always be an overflow of our hearts and what God is doing in our lives. It shouldn’t be a prescribed way to build a brand or fit a mold. Instead, we need to seek out how God wants us to live, with a lifestyle of service, just like He did. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you...
Aug 24, 2022•20 min•Ep. 107
How Do We Know if What We Are Doing is Actually Serving God Or Ourselves? – Service- Day 2 Serving God needs to be more about what God is doing than what we want to do. It’s not about the selfies, it’s about the kingdom. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle to feel confident in your relationship with God and what He says in his word?...
Aug 23, 2022•18 min•Ep. 106
Sending Your Child to College- Hearing Jesus in Our Grief – BONUS Have you sent a child to college recently? Or perhaps it was kindergarten, the military, or even a new apartment. The feelings of grief left behind are sometimes hard to deal with. Today in this bonus episode, we talk through some ways to deal with that grief and allow the Holy Spirit to meet you in that place. I pray this episode blesses you. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are tru...
Aug 22, 2022•31 min•Ep. 1
Can Our Service to God Be Self-Serving? How to Tell. – Service- Day 1 Can our service to God be self-serving? Today we look at the difference between self-righteous service and true service of God. What is the difference? Service should be an overflow of our hearts and what God is doing in them. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle t...
Aug 22, 2022•18 min•Ep. 105
God’s Design for Submission in Our Relationships With Each Other – Submission- Day 5 As we finish up this conversation about Biblical submission, we talk about what it looks like to walk out submission in our daily lives. I pray this series has blessed you and would love it if you would send me a message, give me some feedback, or reach out for prayer. You are so loved. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s reall...
Aug 19, 2022•18 min•Ep. 104
God’s Design for Biblical Submission. Practical Ways This Works in Our Lives – Submission- Day 4 Today we start a list of 7 things Biblical submission does. It’s not about quieting our own hearts and desires as much as it is about elevating those of others. Submission in our relationships can be done in a healthy, God honoring way. Join me as we start to unpack that. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really y...
Aug 18, 2022•19 min•Ep. 103
What Does the Bible Say About Submission? – Submission- Day 3 Today we dive into God’s heart for submission and God’s heart for us. I know this topic can be hard, but my prayer is that we start to understand it from God’s perspective. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle to feel confident in your relationship with God and what He say...
Aug 17, 2022•18 min•Ep. 102
Distortions of Submission. What Biblical Submission is Not – Submission- Day 2 When we live in community of other believers, we understand submission in terms of our relationships. We must always look through the lens of Jesus when we approach this topic. Today we take a look at a couple things Biblical Submission is NOT. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the di...
Aug 16, 2022•18 min•Ep. 101
Do You Cringe When You Hear the Word Submission? How God’s Version is Different Than the World’s Version – Submission- Day 1 Today we continue our Spiritual Disciplines series as we talk about the idea of Biblical Submission. True submission brings freedom. Join me as we dive into this sometimes difficult topic. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? ...
Aug 15, 2022•18 min•Ep. 100
Intentionally Separating Ourselves So We Can Hear God’s Voice - Solitude- Day 5 Solitude becomes a space where we allow Jesus to do what only He can. I pray this week has been a blessing to you as we discuss the ways that solitude can help us hear God’s voice more clearly. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle to feel confident in you...
Aug 12, 2022•15 min•Ep. 99
There is Never A Moment That God is Not With Us. Learning to Hear Him in The Hard Moments - Solitude- Day 4 It doesn’t matter how you feel; the truth is, God never leaves us alone. Scripture reveals that to us over and over, and the word of God is more powerful than what we feel. Today we look at a couple more examples from Scripture and how God longs for us to recognize He is there in our hard moments. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly he...
Aug 11, 2022•15 min•Ep. 98
Being Alone With God is What Fills Us Up So That We Can Continue to Pour Out - Solitude- Day 3 So many of us continue to pour out: into our families, into our jobs, into our church, without ever truly getting filled back up. Today we look at some more Biblical examples of how and when Jesus and the disciples used solitude to restore their hearts and fill back up. I pray this ongoing conversation blesses you. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are tru...
Aug 10, 2022•15 min•Ep. 97
The Less We Are Consumed With the Voice of the World, the More Clearly We Will Hear God’s Voice- Solitude- Day 2 Investing in your relationship with God is never a waste of time. Jesus would often seek out solitude to hear from the Lord. Today we look at some Biblical examples of solitude. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle to feel...
Aug 09, 2022•14 min•Ep. 96
Loneliness vs Solitude- How Quieting Our Hearts Helps us Hear From God- Solitude- Day 1 So many of us avoid solitude because of a fear of loneliness. Did you know that the two are not necessarily the same thing? In fact, they are radically different. Quieting our hearts from all the distractions is an important part of learning to hear God more clearly. Join me this week as we discuss ways to bring solitude into our daily lives. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes...
Aug 08, 2022•14 min•Ep. 95
Fun Friday- Mission Mishaps and Trip Planning Today I share two humorous things to watch out for when traveling to another country for missions. We are also going to start praying about YOU going on a trip. Yes, YOU! Is God calling you to step out in faith to go on a trip with us? Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle to feel confiden...
Aug 05, 2022•19 min•Ep. 94
Praying Until Something Happens- Being Empowered with the Holy Spirit God longs to empower and embolden us for the sake of the gospel. The problem is, we sometimes don’t even ask Him to. Today I share two testimonies of what God did, using young children. I pray it encourages you! Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle to feel confiden...
Aug 04, 2022•16 min•Ep. 93
What is the Root Cause of the Sins that Keep us Bound?- Revisiting Missions So often, we can get caught up looking at and trying to solve symptoms instead of the systems that keep people bound in poverty- both spiritual and material. Today we talk about the strongholds that the enemy uses to keep people trapped and how we can start addressing those root issues. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your ow...
Aug 03, 2022•19 min•Ep. 92
Jesus Sees You in the Multitude, and He Wants You To See Him, Too There are aspects of God’s character and nature that are revealed to us when we serve on the mission field. Today I share one aspect that God revealed to me last week when I was serving in the Dominican Republic. I pray this episode blesses you. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do...
Aug 02, 2022•19 min•Ep. 91
Helping Without Hurting- Post-Pandemic Mission Trips Sometimes, despite our best intentions, our attempts at helping during a mission trip can actually be hurtful in the long run. Today I share some practical ideas and tips to ensure your return to short-term mission trips has the most impact. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle to ...
Aug 01, 2022•19 min•Ep. 90
Learning to Live a Life of Simplicity in Order to Hear God More Clearly – Simplicity- Day 5 Today we finish up our list of practical ideas to help us start letting go of some things that may be getting in the way of living lives of simplicity. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle to feel confident in your relationship with God and wh...
Jul 29, 2022•16 min•Ep. 89
Pursuing the Things That Matter – Guidelines For Pursuing More of God in Your Daily Lives – Simplicity- Day 4 Getting started in the area of simplicity doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, that’s kind of the whole point, it’s pretty simple. Today we talk about some practical steps you can take to pursue simplicity in your daily life. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you...
Jul 28, 2022•16 min•Ep. 88
Balance Comes When We Are Seeking God First – Simplicity- Day 3 When we seek first the kingdom, anxiety falls away. The inward reality of simplicity becomes a life of joy regardless of our financial situations. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do you wonder how you can know the difference? Do you struggle to feel confident in your relationship with God and what He says in his word? Do you so...
Jul 27, 2022•18 min•Ep. 87
