Deeper Christian Podcast

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 143We as Christians often treat God as if He is merely a historical character from the past rather than the Living God.How we see God will determine how we worship and engage with Him. Either we will fall into religious ritual and duty or we will be consumed with a passionate desire for greater relationship and intimacy with Him.In this episode, Nathan Johnson (NRJohnson) talks about the difference between seeing God as a historical character and beholding Him as the Living God that He is. Nathan also gives three ideas to help you grow in your understanding and relationship with the Living God.And once we recognize God as the Living God, it will change everything in our lives.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/143/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 142As Christians, we should long to grow in our depth, understanding, and intimacy with Jesus Christ … but how? In this Deeper Christian episode, we look at Luke 24 and talk about experiencing "heartburn" in Jesus and five ways we can practically grow in our intimacy with Jesus.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/142/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 141Happy New Year!Being a new year, many of us are writing down our resolutions and dreams for this year. Yet as Christians, we need to rethink resolutions and goal setting and consider if there is a better way. In this special New Year's edition of the Deeper Christian Podcast, my good friend Dan McConnaughey talks about new year resolutions and how we can resolve to live as Christians in 2020.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/141/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 140Merry Christmas!In this special Christmas edition of the Deeper Christian Podcast, we look at the "sign" that the angel gives the shepherds of Christ's coming. This sign is profound not only for the Christmas season but the fact that it points to the Cross and reason for why Jesus came – the sacrifice of Himself upon the cross for the sins of the world.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/140/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 139While Christmas is the season we celebrate the birth of one King, we often fail to remember another king that plays a significant role in the birth of Jesus Christ. In this special Christmas edition of the Deeper Christian Podcast, we look at the contrast of these two kings – King Jesus and Herod the Great – and knowing the difference between the two will deepen your understanding of the significance of the birth of Christ in the setting in which it happened.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/139/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 138Looking at the culture today, it appears that sin is "all-powerful." It has the world (even some of the church) in its grip. Sin comes a-knocking and we soon find ourselves giving in.But Scripture is clear that sin has nothing on holiness. Holiness is not a drab, a list of do's and don'ts; it's not a have-to, it's a get-to! The Bible reveals that holiness is always a positive thing.Rather than be pushed around by sin, live from the reality of God's holiness in your live via the HOLY Spirit.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/138/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 137Though for us here in America, Thanksgiving is a time we celebrate each year where we take time out to fellowship, enjoy good food, and be grateful for what we have.But as Christians, thanksgiving is not merely a holiday we celebrate once a year, rather its a lifestyle we live, communicate, and should be known for. Such a life of thanksgiving is not based on circumstances, emotions, or a day of the week – it is to be the everyday "normal" of the Christian life.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/137/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 136God abounds in mercy, love, kindness, faithfulness, and goodness. This word in the Hebrew is "Hesed" and showcases the grandeur and greatness of our God's character and nature. Rich in meaning, this word (Hesed) is hard to translate yet best understood as "when the person from whom I have a right to expect nothing gives me everything."And our God, who abounds in Hesed, whose Hesed endures forever – wants to fill our lives via His Spirit and produce Hesed in and through us.In this episode, we discuss the Hebrew word Hesed and how God's goodness, mercy, faithfulness, and lovingkindness endures forever!»» Interested in winning a copy of Michael Card's book on Hesed (Inexpressible: Hesed and the Mystery of God's Lovingkindness)? I'm giving away several copies in the Deeper Christian monthly book giveaway. Enter to win a free copy (winners announced the end of November).Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/136/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 135We live in a world where the profane has become prolific and that which is twisted and perverse is celebrated and indulged in.But as Christians, we are not called to live from a place of lust (what I can get for myself) but from a place of love (what I can give). Believers are called to purity, holiness, and righteousness – no matter how dark and polluted the world around them becomes.In Ephesians 5, Paul exhorts the early church to walk in love (the Kingdom of light – the Kingdom of Jesus Christ) rather than walk in lust (the Kindgom of darkness). In this episode, we explore Paul's exhortation to Christians in Ephesians 5 and are pressed to answer the question – from which kingdom am I living … the place of love or the perverseness of lust?Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/135/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 134Repentance is one of those terms that most modern churches have moved away from.It sounds harsh, condemning, and intrusive. But repentance was the message of Jesus, John the Baptist, and the disciples. It is not something you tack onto a gospel track or do once and presume you're done repenting. As Christians, we should be living a life of repentance … and proclaiming the need to repent to the world!In this episode, Nathan Johnson gives a brief overview of repentance and then plays a sermon by Vance Havner entitled "A Call to Repentance." This message was given by Havner at Founders Week at Moody Bible Institute years ago and exhorts believers to come before the cross of Christ with a heart of repentance.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/134/