Taking Your Next Step In Following Jesus Christ

As believers, we have a foundation for our view on abortion. It is not relative to what we think, prefer, or want. Our view is based on what God says. This episode examines just exactly what God says about abortion which will establish a strong foundation as we move forward to communicate with others on this issue.

Words and definitions have meaning. Thoughts and beliefs are comprised of these words and the meaning each carries. How we discuss and talk about abortion is vital to having a correct understanding of this issue. We will talk about misleading definitions and establishing an accurate definition. We will see how pro-choice/pro-abortion proponents try to make abortion sound as common and non-violent as possible. Lastly, we will examine what science says about when life begins. 

Doing nothing on a moral issue is not being neutral, it is neglect. The moral issue we want to discuss in the upcoming weeks is abortion. It is easy to get weary and tired of the debate, the politics of abortion, the media, the semantics, the differing sides, and the emotions. If we are not careful we can become numb and apathetic towards this issue especially if abortion never affects us personally. Jesus teaches us in Luke 10:30-37 that remaining neutral on a moral issue is neglect.  

Living like Jesus is a lifestyle that we have to adopt or put on. It deals with taking Jesus serious not only as a Savior but as a teacher. Jesus lived the most joyful, fulfilled, and purpose driven life ever lived on earth. Living like Jesus is making the most of your life.

Living like Jesus is a lifestyle that we have to adopt or put on. It deals with taking Jesus serious not only as a Savior but as a teacher. Jesus lived the most joyful, fulfilled, and purpose driven life ever lived on earth. Living like Jesus is making the most of your life.

There is one element in the process of becoming like Jesus that we can resist very hard and that is change. We will talk through our resistance to change and why it is a requirement in the process of becoming like Jesus.

After adjusting our lives to remove the distractions and busyness, we are now prepared for the next step of becoming like Jesus. On this episode, we talk about the step of desire followed by the step of obedience in our pursuit to become like Jesus.

Does the Sabbath have any relevance to believers in 2022? While Christians are not under the Jewish law to keep the Saturday Sabbath, there is a tremendous principle we learn that can help us be physically, emotionally, and spiritual healthy people. Applying the Sabbath principle to our lives will help us to be with Jesus. 

Does the Sabbath have any relevance to believers in 2022? While Christians are not under the Jewish law to keep the Saturday Sabbath, there is a tremendous principle we learn that can help us be physically, emotionally, and spiritual healthy people. Applying the Sabbath principle to our lives will help us to be with Jesus. 

Taking a moment of silence and solitude is the most important spiritual discipline. It is a matter of life and death spiritually speaking. Taking a moment of silence and solitude was a way of life for Jesus. He needed it and so do we. Find a quiet place is what will provide the clarity to live an effective life and breath life back into our empty souls. 

Taking a moment of silence and solitude is the most important spiritual discipline. It is a matter of life and death spiritually speaking. Taking a moment of silence and solitude was a way of life for Jesus. He needed it and so do we. Find a quiet place is what will provide the clarity to live an effective life and breath life back into our empty souls. 

Many of us are overwhelmed with the many decisions we have to make everyday. Because of the amount of decisions, we struggle to even make a decision or we are unable to make good decisions for what really matters. Reducing the amount of decisions helps to kill the busyness and distractions and to make good decisions for what matters most.

Recognizing what is essential and what is non-essential is vital in our lives. Decluttering our lives involves removing the non-essentials that are stealing our time, attention, and peace and refocusing back to the essentials. Reducing the clutter in our lives brings a clarity that helps us to be with Jesus.  

Many of us have more stuff than we know what to do with both in possessions and in our life. This stuff accumulates and begins to crowd out and take the place of what is most important. Striving to live a life of simplicity or being a minimalist can help us greatly of our goal to be with Jesus.  

Noise is whatever we crank up to drown out what is really going on. It is our time filler so we have no idle time. It is what can easily cut off our connection with God, with meaningful relationships with other people, and ourself. 

On this episode we talk about how to identify the noise in your life and share some ways to turn it down.