In this week's episode, we welcome Sarah Kroger, a GMA Dove Award®-nominated artist, songwriter, and worship leader to the podcast to speak into the beauty of worship. Sarah shares her story of becoming a worship leader, how she creates music based on the joys and sorrows from her personal life, and her passion for collaborating with others and the Holy Spirit. We also chat about spiritual dryness, cultivating peace and persisting in faith while in seasons of darkness, and the fruit that comes about from suffering. Check out Sarah’s new album, A New Reality, here! Heather’s One Thing...
In this week's episode, we welcome Sarah Kroger, a GMA Dove Award®-nominated artist, songwriter, and worship leader to the podcast to speak into the beauty of worship. Sarah shares her story of becoming a worship leader, how she creates music based on the joys and sorrows from her personal life, and her passion for collaborating with others and the Holy Spirit. We also chat about spiritual dryness, cultivating peace and persisting in faith while in seasons of darkness, and the fruit that comes about from suffering. Check out Sarah’s new album, A New Reality, here!
Heather’s One Thing - Pinwheel recipe and the upcoming Restore the Glory Podcast series on our four identities
Sister Miriam’s One Thing - CORDA (especially the Valor and Grace candle)
Michelle’s One Thing - The book Aslan’s Breath: Seeing the Holy Spirit in Narnia by Matthew Dickerson and her priest friends and the gift of their fatherhood
Sarah’s One Thing - The book The Night is Normal by Dr. Alicia Britt Chole and Sourdough bread!
Other Resources Mentioned:
- Check out Sarah’s website
- Listen to her new album, A New Reality, on Spotify
Journal Questions:
- What parts of my life or my faith scare me? How can I find God in those scary parts?
- When have I experienced a dying of my childhood faith? When have I experienced a resurrection of that death?
- Whose suffering has borne fruit in my life?
- How can I submit my will to God to more closely work in partnership with Him?
Discussion Questions:
- How has your practice of faith evolved throughout different seasons?
- How are you using your gifts to glorify God? How are you withholding my gifts?
- How can you invite the Holy Spirit into your own gifts and projects?
- What’s your next right step in following the inspiration of the Holy Spirit?
Quote to Ponder:
“I raise a hallelujah, in the presence of my enemies. I raise a hallelujah, louder than my unbelief. I raise a hallelujah, my weapon is a melody.” (Raise A Hallelujah by Jonathan and Melissa Helser)
Scripture for Lectio:
“But the hour is coming and is now here when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:23-24)
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