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Living Forward

Dr. Cathy Robbs Bakerpodcasters.spotify.com
Living Forward means making intentional proactive decisions that keep you moving through life in a positive way. Join Life Coach and Bible teacher Dr. Cathy Robbs Baker as she uses biblically-based principles and Bible studies to coach people forward. Through her diverse podcast sessions, learn to become intentional about your emotions, thoughts, words, and actions. Learn through inspirational Bible studies and informative coaching sessions for parents how to live forward in your faith walk.
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Episodes

Session 7: Growing Through Grief and Loss

We look at how to work through our grief and loss in a healthy way. The story of Job will serve as our inspiration for staying faithful and working through our emotions. I will share a five step process to help you identify those chaotic thought patterns that might be contributing to your stress and anxiety through loss.

Sep 27, 202354 min

Session 6: Breakthroughs in Your Faith Journey

Our journey of faith is a life-long process. In this lesson I'll share six stages of faith that we cycle in and out of over our lifetime. It's based on James Fowlers work The Stages of Faith which was the basis of my doctoral dissertation. I hope you'll find yourself in the journey and learn about the process of turning your breakdowns into breakthroughs.

Sep 21, 20231 hr 13 min

Session 5: Looking Back to Move Forward

I share some interesing ways to look at family experiences: the 10 commandments of families, the needs pie, and the Beavers Scale of Family Functioning. We'll look at Joseph as our biblical model.

Sep 21, 20231 hr 4 min

Session 4: Know Thyself

In order to know God better we need to know ourselves better. In this lesson you will learn how to better know your emotional life, how to better discern God's will, and how to become a highly differentiated person!

Sep 21, 20231 hr 1 min

Session 3: Therapist Day

Learn from three therapists about how to better handle your emotions. We know our emotional life affects our spiritual life, so use these strategeis to become emotionally healthy.

Aug 30, 20231 hr 8 min

Session 2: 10 Habits of Emotionally Unhealthy Christians

Learn how it looks when we don't get control of our emotions. Then you'll see King Saul as an example of an emotionally unhealthy follower of God. We'll see that there are always consequences to our unhealthy patterns but God constantly wants to lead us back to him.

Aug 30, 20231 hr 11 min

Session 6: Comparing King Saul and King David

We will rewind the stories of Saul and David to see what led each of them to turn their hearts from God. We'll learn from David how to take our brokenness and be rebuilt by God's amazing grace.

May 17, 202336 min

Session 5: David Transports the Ark Plus David and Bathsheba

Has your life ever changedin the blink of an eye? When something (someone!) shiny caught David's eye,instead of focusing on God, he made a detour that changed his life forever.Learn about God's grace and mercy even when you too take a detour!

May 11, 20231 hr 4 min

Session 4: David on the Run from Saul

Saul is after David! He attempts to kill him several times and each time David seeks guidance from the Lord. He ends up "cave running." How do you handle the crises in your life? We'll look at how David deals with his emotions on the run and learn how to cry out to God in faith.

May 03, 202355 min

Session 3: David Defeats Goliath

This lesson from 1 Samuel 17 focuses on slaying giants! We'll see the strategies David used and learn how to apply them to slay our own giants.

Apr 26, 202348 min

Session 2: Disobedient Saul and Selecting David

In this lesson continue to look at Saul’s journey and the consequences of his bad choices. We’ll see how Saul‘s selfishness prevented him from ending well as a leader. Then will examine behavior that sometimes gets in our way of doing God‘s will.

Apr 19, 202344 min

Acting Like Saul and Becoming like David: Session 1 - Foolish Saul

In this series we will take a dive into the personality and character traits of both King Saul and King David. Our goal is to find ourselves in both of these kings and then make the necessary course corrections when we discover our own character flaws and weaknesses. This week we will look at Saul’s character weaknesses of pride, impatience, disobedience, foolishness and selfishness to name just a few!

Apr 12, 202351 min

Psalm 23:5-6: My Shepherd and Feasts, Anointings, and Blessings

In the final lesson of our Psalm 23 series, we look at God as our generous host. We see how we wants to shower us with blessings of goodness and mercy that will follow us forever. However, this happens only when we follow the Shepherd. Learn how to put him first in this lesson!

Mar 22, 202340 min

Psalm 23:2-3 My Shepherd in the Meadows, Streams, and Paths

Learn how the Shepherd wants to refresh us by leading us to the places of lush grass and restful waters. He restores our body, soul, an spirit and shows us the right path. Restoration happens when he let him restore us. Learn about your choice!

Mar 08, 202346 min

Psalm 23:1 - My Shepherd and My Wants

What does David mean by "my" Shepherd? Learn how personal our Shepherd is. We'll turn to John 10 to hear the words of Jesus as he explains what being a Good Shepherd means. He makes a stark contrast being a Good Shepherd and a sheep rustler. Finally, we'll explore all the connotations of the word "want." Are you living in want? Learn the cure!

Mar 01, 202346 min

Body, Soul, and Spirit Session 4: Spirit

Learn how to keep your spirit connected to THE SPIRIT! You'll learn about the most underutilized power source of the Christian: the Holy Spirit living and working IN you. Don't miss this powerful lesson that will show you how to submit your body and soul to God's Spirit.

Feb 08, 202338 min

Body, Soul, and Spirit Series Session 2: Soul

Our soul is the home for our thoughts, emotions, and will. When we have a healthy thought life and a healhty emotional life and when our will is centered on God, we are living according to God's design. But often we let our thought life and emotional life spiral out of control WE are sometimes driven by our self-will instead of God's will. This lesson provides biblical principles and practical strategies to help you align your thoughts, emotions, and will with God's Spirit.

Feb 01, 202344 min

Body, Soul, and Spirit Introduction

Our God created us in his image with a body, soul, spirit. As Christians we are supposed to connect our spirit to the Holy Spirit; however, often our bodily desires and our soul (mind, feelings, emotions) want to take the lead. And that's when we stray off God's plan. This series shows us how to be intentional in connecting our spirit to the Holy Spirit. I'll share biblical passages and practical applications for letting God lead!

Jan 18, 202328 min

Three Simple Steps to Studying the Bible: Acts 7

Stephen, on trial by the Sanhedrin for preaching the Good News of the Gospel, preaches a fiery sermon to the religious leaders. Learn how he traces the Jewish history and points out how God was merciful and patient with the people of Israel as they consistently went against his plan. Then you'll hear of the dramatic conclusion following Stephen's sermon. Don't miss this testimony of faithfulness!

Nov 30, 202237 min

Session 5 Acts 6:

Learn how Satan tries to divide the Early Church and how God gave the apostles wisdom to handle the crisis. We'll see how Stephen stands up to the Sanhedrin and lessons we can learn about standing strong.

Nov 16, 202233 min

Session 2: Simple Steps to Studying the Bible: Acts 3:12-26

We'll learn what happens next after the lame man is healed. How will Peter deal with a crowd of curious Jews? What are the lessons for us about keeping our Divine Appointments and choosing our words well in the face of opposition?

Oct 26, 202233 min

Session 1: Simple Steps to Study the Bible: Acts 3:1-11

Learn three simple steps to study the Bible: observation, interpretation, and application. in this lesson we look at Peter and John as they enter the Temple and find a lame man waiting just outside the Beautiful Gate. Grab your Bible and let’s get started! Click here for the series agenda and lesson 1

Oct 19, 202239 min

Matriarchs of the Bible: What Can We Learn from Them

In this lesson we look at the circumstace, choices, and conclusions of each of the matriarchs. Then we examine our own lives and learn some coaching tips and strategies to help us choose well.

Sep 28, 202232 min

Matriarchs of the Bible: Bilhah and Zilpah

Learn the role the secondary wives played in the Jacob, Rachel, and Leah marriage triangle. And what becomes of the 12 sons? Learn this and more in this episode.

Sep 22, 202232 min
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