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Sometimes the Holy Spirit feels like the ugly stepchild of the Trinity. He isn’t talked about often in Baptist circles especially and that’s a shame because He brings so much value (not to mention salvation) to us! Listen as we discuss the job and the power the Spirit holds according to Scripture. It will breathe fresh encouragement to your heart today as we uncover the work of the Spirit in your life, the gifts He gives to us and our purpose in using them!

The Holy Spirit-Who He Is

1 Corinthians 12:3

Titus 3:5

1 Peter 1:2

Romans 8:26

Luke 12:11-12

The Holy Spirit-Gifts

Ephesians 5

1 Corinthians 12:4-11

What we are Loving this week:

Daniel- Ozark Trail 30oz. Stainless Steel Tumbler

Heather- True Lemon Flavored drink packets

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Just last week we celebrated 13 years of marriage! Feeling generous and wanting to celebrate a little more we decided to bring you a BONUS episode this week. We are sharing our top 13 pieces of marriage advice we have learned the hard way or through good advice given to us. To make it even more fun, we are sharing all 13 in 13 minutes! Share with a spouse or married friend today!

Show Notes:

1. Communicate!! Expectations for everything from weekend plans, special days and holidays, to household responsibilities.

2. Plan for big stuff, savor the little simple stuff. Contentment.

3. Team mentality in everything! You are ONE now, so act like it. Serve the other well.

4. Never bad mouth one another to other people. Always build up your spouse publicly. Be each other's biggest cheerleader.

5. Don't try to change your spouse......but do push each other to grow! Set goals together, read books and articles together, listen to podcasts and talk about them, share biblical truth and your bible study with one another.

6. Dream big together!

7. Have sex. When you are happy, when you are grieving, when things feel wonky between you two, on a Tuesday. Sex is often the bridge back to each other.

8. Be on the same page financially and always be honest! Have regular budget check ins, communicate when changes might come up.

9. Stay unified no matter what, in all areas (parenting, ministry, career, friendships, money, etc.) Even if you have to pull away from other relationships, this relationship is the priority above all - even your children!!!

10. Have FUN!!! Be silly, competitions, date nights on the couch or out. Plan fun things to do and memories to make.

11. Get away. TOGETHER.

12. Get away. ALONE. ....time out with friends, time for them to go do whatever they want to do (hike, shop, read, yoga).

13. PRAY! Cover your spouse in prayer, pray for how you treat/approach them, pray for your struggles, hopes and dreams. Pray to be unified and love each other through all seasons.

Recommended Resources: - You and Me Forever by Francis and Lisa Chan - Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas - Mingling of Souls by Matt and Lauren Chandler - The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman - Becoming Us by Beth and Jeff McCord

What We Are Loving: Daniel - Pizza Combos Heather - Nut Thins crackers in Sriracha flavor.

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Jesus did life with his disciple for 3 years, showing them, not just telling them how to live faithful lives to God and others. He modeled for us this mentor relationship beautifully. On today’s show we talk about the many benefits of being a mentor to others and being mentored. Some are obvious but we surprised ourselves after years of discipline younger believers at what being a mentor taught us about ourselves and God.

Benefits of Being Mentored

1. Modeling is a powerful growth tool.

It’s not a formula or something done “the right way” as the old saying goes, “more is caught than taught.”

You can learn a lot just from watching how someone else lives (raising their kids, how they speak to their spouse or strangers in public, etc.) - Philippians 3:17

2. Scripture connects to life.

By just living life with someone it can help you to connect the dots of scripture how to live a life following Christ. 3. There’s a safety net for mistakes.

Others can give us a fresh, non-emotional perspective on our lives, and big decisions we might be trying to make. - Acts 20:35

Benefits of Being A Mentor

1. It holds back a hard heart.

It can be easy to become jaded when living a life of service and feeling like what you do doesn’t make a difference. Seeing young, hungry, vibrant faith can at times awaken our spiritual stupor.

Psalm 51:12 2. You get to watch sanctification up close.

Miracles still happen. God calls dead people to life and infants of faith into deeper waters. Watching the sweeping movements of the Spirit is one of the most rewarding and fulfilling aspects of the entire Christian faith.

3. Uncovers generational blind spots.

One of the stand out moments of T4G in 2018 was watching godly, established leaders of our faith publicly repent of racial discrimination.

Good, God-honoring people can blindly carry sin until there is a light to shine in the dark corners of our own hearts. As mentors, God can use a younger person in your life to expose your own wayward heart.

4. It reminds us of our role on this earth and keeps you humble. The ultimate reminder is: it’s not about you.

Want to be mentored and/or mentor someone?

-Pray for a mentor and the just ask them to catch coffee or lunch or whatever on THEIR terms.

-There is no right formula to do this. Just start trying to meet together and you both decide what would be best for you in your lives and time constraints.

-Pray about someone you could pour into and then ask them if they are interested. I bet they will be!

What We Are Loving This Week

Daniel - The Trellis and the Vine by Colin Marshal and Tony Payne

Heather - Native Deodorant (it’s really that good!)

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Have a great week! Be Kind!

The culture at large has fed men the lie that “they are what they do.” It is in this lie where men can have their joy, their hope and their purpose stolen from them by a never-ending chase for more. Join us this week for us to talk about biblical manhood and the hope that comes from building your life on the One who holds your life in His hands.

1) The cultural perspective of manhood is broken.

The world around us has built the picture of true manhood on two things:

1. a) What man does (job, hobby, success in all things)
2. b) What man has (house, truck, wife, $)

A subjective moving target "identity" like that is something that creates a performance heavy view of my life.

The lie in that sort of self-obsessed idolatry is that MY worth depends on MY work. It's a way of life that's doomed to fail.

It is the reason you see men in mid-life crisis. They've worked decades to build a kingdom - that only disappoints.

2) We have to see what they world doesn't

[Colossians 2:6-7] - Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

The only reason I have worth has nothing to do with me and everything to do with Who has made me, saved me and is working in me.

We don't keep score like the world does, which is hard because we are looking to a lot of things we can't see.

[Matthew 7:24-25] - “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

We build our lives and our identity on His words. That gives us a firm foundation that won't crumble underneath us.

3) The identity of man is expressed in love

The worldly picture of man does not involve love. It involves guns, grease and grit.

The ultimate picture of manhood is expressed by the ultimate man in Jesus. All of that is seen in love:

1. a) Love of God - pursue Him at home & at church
2. b) Love your wife - the living picture of the gospel [Ephesians 5]
3. c) Love your kids - you're the picture of the Father
4. d) Love others - loving in such a counter cultural way gains gospel attention.

Loving

H – Home Revovations

D - Acts 29 in Guatemala

If you are like us, your fall calendar looks daunting! Dates filling up your schedule quickly can often leave us scrambling for air until we suddenly hit Christmas Break and wonder where the year went. In an effort to play “the long game” and steward a busy season well, we discuss our plan of attack to keep us fueled through a busy fall and reveal errors we have made in the past and learned from. You’ll leave this episode with some helpful pointers on not burning out but also the encouragement Scripture gives us to manage all our days well. SHOW NOTES - Signs of stress may not be any sort of breakdown, but when we find ourselves in a deficit it can show in our day to day lives, especially in doing the hard work of loving others. [Psa 127:2] - "It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep." Keys to Staying Fueled: Rhythms [Psa 90:12] - "So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Disciplines - There's so much good that comes from the meat of Scripture and dependence of prayer. Build it into your daily rhythms. Sleep [Psa 4:8] - "In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety." - Sleep is an act of faith. In it, we trust His hands and His work - not our own. “No" [Luke 10] - Martha was anxious and too busy by doing "good things." - Staying fueled can mean saying "no" to things that are good and God-honoring to prioritize the better and best. "Yes" - There's just times you need someone to talk to, someone to bear the load with. Say, “yes” to help, to accountability, to community. What We Are Loving: Daniel: Soups for fall weather. Heather: Sleep...particularly my new “granny bedtime.”

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