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Holly Melton's Podcast

Empowering People to have an Authentic Relationship with Jesus

Episodes

What's My Plan Now?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: This lesson gives five steps to help you launch your disciple into their own ministry calling. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved

Nov 06, 202423 min

What is God's Will For My Life?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will help you see how God has given you the Holy Spirit to sanctify you and help you become a sent one. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Oct 30, 202423 min

How Do I Steward What's Been Given to Me?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will help you learn how to steward your time, talents, and treasure. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Oct 09, 202422 min

What Does Surrender Look Like?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will help you understand the steps to surrender. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved

Oct 02, 202417 min

What Are My Spiritual Gifts?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will help you understand the spiritual gifts and offer a test to learn your own. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Sep 25, 202418 min

How Do I Resolve Conflict Biblically?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will help you learn how to be a peacemaker and not just a peacekeeper by teaching you the differences between sin, weaknesses, and differences. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Sep 25, 202429 min

How Can I Make Biblically Wise Decisions?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will give you practical questions to see how your decisions may affect God, yourself and others. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Sep 18, 202416 min

What Components Do I Need in My Life to Grow?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will talk about how to balance grace and truth in you life and see growth over time. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Sep 11, 202419 min

Why is Living in Community Essential for My Growth?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will dive in to what biblical community should look like and how to be a part of one. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Sep 04, 202420 min

How Do I Access God's Power for Living?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will help you learn the role of the Holy Spirit to help you overcome sin and temptation. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Aug 28, 202420 min

How Do I Communicate with God through Prayer?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will help you learn how to pray. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved

Aug 21, 202418 min

How Can I Study the Bible Effectively?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will show you how to study the Bible inductively.  — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved

Aug 14, 202432 min

What Does it Mean to Be a Disciple of Jesus?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will examine verses that help us understand what a disciple of Jesus looks like. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Jul 31, 202423 min

How Should We View the Bible?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will provide proof that the Bible is true. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved

Jul 24, 202423 min

Who is the New Me and What Are My Next Steps?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will show you what is true of believers to help them better understand their identity in Christ. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved

Jul 17, 202428 min

How Can I Share Jesus with Others?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will show you how to practically begin a spiritual conversation that can lead to talking about Jesus that can then lead to the gospel. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Jul 03, 202431 min

How Can I Make Disciples?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will discuss who to disciple and what to do in your discipleship times. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved

Jun 26, 202415 min

What is the Gospel and How Does it Change Me?

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will discuss the gospel. Whether we were raised in the church or are just learning about it for the first time, this term can be hard or intimidating to define. Understanding it is the most important thing if we want to have a personal relationship with our Creator, God. So, let’s dive in and learn about the gospel and its effects on our lives. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Rese...

Jun 19, 202426 min

Introduction

Disciple to Disciplemaker: In this lesson, we will discuss what you should expect from this class and hear the vision of spiritual multiplication. — For the Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Jun 12, 202449 min

What is Heaven?

Christian Beliefs, Episode 20: In this episode, we will discuss these questions: How should we understand heaven now? Will earth be renewed or will it be replaced by another earth? What will the new heaven and earth be like? How should heaven motivate us? — For Episode 20 Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Mar 26, 202421 min

What is the Final Judgment?

Christian Beliefs, Episode 19: In this episode, we will discuss “What is the final Judgment?” We will answer questions such as: Is there more than one judgment? What happens at the final judgment? What is the purpose of the final judgment? What is the moral application of the final judgment? What about hell? — For Episode 19 Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Mar 05, 202437 min

What will happen when Christ returns?

Christian Beliefs, Episode 18: In this episode, we engage with these questions: When will Jesus return? What will happen before the return of Christ? What will happen at the return of Christ? Can Christ come back at any time? What are four different views of the millennium? — For Episode 18 Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Feb 27, 202445 min

What is the Church?

Christian Beliefs, Episode 17: In this episode, we are going to answer these questions: What is the invisible and visible church? What makes a church a church? What is the role of the church? What is church discipline? What are the roles of elders and deacons? What about church government? And what about women’s roles in the church? — For Episode 17 Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Feb 20, 202453 min

What do Death, Glorification, and Union with Christ entail?

Christian Beliefs, Episode 16: In this episode, we will answer the questions: Why do Christians die? What happens to our bodies and souls when we die? When will we receive our resurrected bodies? What will they be like? What does it mean to be “united with Christ”? — For Episode 16 Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Feb 13, 202446 min

What is Sanctification?

Christian Beliefs, Episode 15: In this episode, we will learn the difference between justification and sanctification. What the term “baptism of the Holy Spirit” means and how it is different and also similar to being filled/empowered by the Spirit. Finally, we will discuss if Christians can lose their salvation or not. — For Episode 15 Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Feb 06, 20241 hr 5 min

What are Justification and Adoption?

Christian Beliefs, Episode 14: In this episode, we will grasp what justification is and how Protestants and Catholics view it differently. We will also talk about the New Perspective on justification endorsed by N.T. Wright. We will conclude by learning about being adopted in God’s family and the privileges that come with adoption. — For Episode 14 Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Jan 30, 202445 min

What is a Christian?

Christian Beliefs, Episode 13: In this episode, we will answer the question, “What does it mean to become a Christian?” We will discuss conversion, what effective calling and gospel calling are, what regeneration is, and what is required to be “born again.” We will also discuss the controversy of “free grace” theology and how the view does not express the entire gospel message. — For Episode 13 Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Jan 23, 202446 min

What is the Resurrection?

Christian Beliefs, Episode 12: In this episode, we will cover the question of what is the significance of the resurrection and ascension of Christ. It will also discuss what Christ’s resurrected body was like and who participated in causing the resurrection. — For Episode 12 Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Jan 16, 202444 min

What is the Atonement?

Christian Beliefs, Episode 11: In this episode, we will learn about the atonement. We will learn the cause of the atonement, its nature, why penal substitution is necessary, and the effects of the atonement. Then, we will discuss two controversial topics: Did Jesus descend into hell, and what is the extent of the atonement: did Jesus die for every person or just the elect? — For Episode 11 Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Jan 09, 202444 min

Who is Christ?

Christian Beliefs, Episode 10: In this episode, we will discuss who is Christ. Was the virgin birth important? How could Jesus be fully God and fully man at the same time? Could Jesus have sinned? What are the offices of Christ and how can we live them out today? — For Episode 10 Notes, please click here Contact Holly at holly.melton@cru.org © Holly A. Melton, All Rights Reserved...

Dec 12, 202343 min