Discipleship is a lifestyle. Whether you're at work, school, or driving, every moment is an opportunity to grow.
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Questions have a remarkable way of getting us to respond. It’s easy to ignore statements or even the commands someone is giving. But when we are asked a question, our brains can’t help but jump into action working to provide an answer. We have to spend time and energy working the problem from multiple angles. We invest part of ourselves in coming up with an answer. And this process changes us. We grow because of it. And so when God asks us questions, he knows they will change us if we are willing to wrestle with them. And that’s why Jeff Keuss begins his book, Live the Questions, with the first question God asks humanity.
Check out the full show notes and resources for this episode at dailygrowthdiscipleship.com.
Monday Jun 24, 2019
Monday Jun 24, 2019
There’s a common fear every human being faces. It’s a fear of being alone, and not just being physically isolated from others, but a fear of not belonging or fitting in with the group. So many times as you follow Jesus you have questions you want to ask. But you may feel like you just can’t. Maybe someone made fun of you for asking a serious question once, or maybe the answers you get from other Christians miss what you were really asking. Eventually, you stop asking questions because it’s easier to pretend you have the answers so you can fit in and belong. If you’ve been here or felt like this before, this is episode is for you. We’re excited about this chapter with Jeff Keuss, because he talks about the value things like doubt and questions have for our growth every day. These things aren’t the opposite of what it means to have faith. Instead, as he argues, absolute certainty is the opposite of faith.
Check out the full show notes and resources for this episode at dailygrowthdiscipleship.com.
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
When Jesus died on the cross, he invited us to live a new life in a new kingdom. It’s a life lived differently than we’ve ever lived before. This invitation makes the cross a place of hospitality where we join together in a new community to tell a new story. This new story affects every area of your life, especially the everyday, ordinary moments you often think nothing about. But it’s in these ordinary moments where God’s new story plays itself out in some of the most powerful ways imaginable. In this chapter, Ashley talks about her journey of learning to see the cross in this way and how this new story has changed the way she lives life in the suburbs.
Check out the full show notes and resources for this episode at dailygrowthdiscipleship.com.
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
As we continue our conversation with Ashley, we explore two more idols that are hidden in the suburbs: business and safety or security. But the real question we need to answer is “How can we abolish these suburban idols in our lives?" The first step is to acknowledge our idolatry through repentance, and the second is to accept our identities as beloved children of God. For God’s love has the power to reach into our hearts and draw us back to him as our gracious and loving Father.
Check out the full show notes and resources for this episode at dailygrowthdiscipleship.com.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
One of the first things God said after creating Adam was, “It’s not good that Adam’s alone.” We all want to belong. It’s a desire God hardwired into our very existence. But our sinful natures often twist and distort those desires and the places we live often end up shaping who we are. This happens when you face the need for your yard to be the best on the block, to have the nicest car, and to know everything happening on social media all the time. Nice yards, cars, and social media aren’t evil things, but the way we interact with those things can be motivated by a desire to find security and belonging outside of God. In short, they can become idols. But don’t worry. If you find yourself falling into these traps and patterns, there’s hope. In this chapter, Ashley talks about some of these idols we face the antidotes to these desires. When we begin to notice the patterns and think about our lives in the suburbs a little differently, allowing Christ to shape us and form us, we begin to find holy where we’re at and God begins to use us to influence the neighbors around us.
Check out the full show notes and resources for this episode at dailygrowthdiscipleship.com.
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
When it comes to building a lifestyle of discipleship, we tend to focus on the spiritual disciplines, reaching out to others to share the gospel, and understanding our the calling that God has placed on our lives. It’s easy to overlook the geography of where all this takes place. And yet, when it comes creating a certain kind of lifestyle, the environment we’re in plays a significant role in how we live. Our homes and our cities shape our lives as we build daily habits and routines around them so we might live more comfortably and be more effective in our work. And that’s why we are talking to Ashley Hales today, who has written a book about Finding Holy in the Suburbs when the suburbs are often seen as places of escape for rich white people who measure their worth by how much stuff they have. Her story shows us there is so much more to the suburbs than the perfectly manicured lawns we see on the surface.
Check out the full show notes and resources for this episode at dailygrowthdiscipleship.com.
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Living a lifestyle of discipleship is a long journey. On lifelong journeys like this, God teaches us lessons that leave us changed forever. In this chapter, Chris and Josh talk about the most valuable lessons they've learned on their journeys so far.
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Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Chris and Josh love books! These bound pieces of paper (or digital pages) are the thoughts and lessons of people throughout history, and Christians who write create a record of God's work in them in one way or another. In this chapter, Chris and Josh take a look at the books that they come back to over and over again, and those books that have been the most helpful in living a lifestyle of discipleship.
Check out the full show notes and resources for this episode at dailygrowthdiscipleship.com.
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
We've published conversations with 16 guests so far, and each of them has brought something valuable to our lives in teaching us to create lifestyles of discipleship. In this chapter, Chris and Josh review some of the favorite moments of the podcast so far and talk about how the conversations have impacted their own lives.
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Monday Jun 10, 2019
Monday Jun 10, 2019
We've talked with several guests about spiritual disciplines and the conversations have been great! But what does it look like when those spiritual disciplines are practiced in our lives for real? In this chapter, Chris and Josh discuss some of the spiritual disciplines they struggle with and some of those that come easily. In the end, it's not about doing well at practicing the disciplines. It's about the work of God as we follow him in creating a lifestyle where he produces the growth.
Check out the full show notes and resources for this episode at dailygrowthdiscipleship.com.