Our spiritual journey includes ups and downs, highs and lows, mountaintops and valleys. It’d be nice if we could skip the struggle and suffering and live in perfect blessing, but life often has more complexities than we realize. We can see the bigger picture by placing our hope in Jesus Christ and learning to walk with God through hardships. The truth is: there are parts of our spiritual maturity that are only developed in the midst of pain. Listen in as we continue our series on ‘Spiritual Puberty.’

The most spiritually mature people I know have this in common: they recognize their desperate and immediate need for God. God promises to bless those who are ‘poor in spirit,’ but what does that mean? How can we live it out? And has it been done before? Listen in as we seek God together, praying for a deeper spiritual maturity.

‘Spiritual Community’ remains one of the most important ingredients to a healthy and maturing life in the Lord. For centuries, Christians have gathered together to worship, pray, hear Biblical teachings, and support one another. But in today’s world, distractions seem omnipresent. Listen in as we discuss the beauty of a spiritual community and the potential risk when we avoid gathering together.

Do you remember puberty? It was awkward, isolating, and… smelly. As Jeff starts this new series, we’re looking at the journey from spiritual childhood to maturity and the inevitable changes we all go through. We all need to go through spiritual puberty on our way towards maturity and there are some key things to keep in mind on the way. Listen in as we kick off this new series on spiritual growth & formation.

Jeff wraps up our summer series on the minor prophets with one last ‘major lesson’: The promises of healing, freedom, and joy are here for us today. Listen in as we study the last six verses of the Old Testament and prepare our hearts to experience the Sun of Righteousness together and the blessing that’s hidden in His wings.

In the last book of the Old Testament (Malachi), God reaffirms His love and heart towards the people of Israel. Written like a mercy sandwich (with correction in the middle), Malachi uncovers a variety of unworthy responses from the people to a most worthy God. Listen in as we discover God’s plan to lovingly correct and ‘open the windows of blessing’ upon our lives.

Habakkuk could be summarized in three simple words: Cry, Wait, and Remember. Do you have a life with God where you can cry out and lament? Have you developed the spiritual discipline of silently waiting before God? And can you recall and remember all the great things God has done and has promised yet to do in your relationship with Him? Listen in as we discover some major lessons from this minor prophet.

As we close our month in Jonah, listen in as we explore the depths of God’s mercy. God is FILLED with mercy, He loves to show you His mercy (is even arranging ways for you to experience it), and has plenty of mercy to go around — even for our enemies. How can we experience God’s mercy today and do we reflect this same mercy to the world around us?

Jonah 2 teaches us a lot about how we can approach God, experience His rescuing nature, and respond to salvation. As we continue our series in the minor prophets, let’s explore the tension and invitation from God we see from inside the belly of the fish.