The Daily Growth Discipleship Podcast
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
You are a beloved child of God. We talk about that a lot, but it's not truly understood by the majority of Christians. One of the biggest challenges facing every Christian is the struggle to grasp our identity as valued and loved children of God. But this is really the starting point of all discipleship. We put the cart in front of the horse though and believe our transformation is the starting point of the Christian life. We may not always claim it's a pre-condition to getting into heaven. But we do think and act in ways that show we want to prove we are worth something so that God will continue to accept us. The irony is that we miss God's open arms as we run around trying to prove he should open them to us. Brennan Manning said, To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God's grace means." When we put up our facades and attempts to prove our own worth, we often end up hiding our flaws and our messiness in the process. But when we truly see God's love for us that doesn't begin when we get our lives cleaned up, we begin to see ourselves in a different light. We begin to see ourselves as masterpieces. In this chapter, Gem and Alan unpack what it means to live a lifestyle of discipleship from a place of love. And it's from that place that transformation begins to occur.
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Christian Suffering Doesn't Create Victims - Jenny Abel (Ep 43.4)
Learning to Submit to God in the Midst of Suffering - Jenny Abel (Ep 43.3)
How to View Suffering Through an Eternal Perspective - Jenny Abel (Ep 43.2)
Shaped By Suffering (Ep 43.1)
Seeing Yourself for Who You Are (Ep 42.5)
What to Do When You Can't See God at Work - Dave & Beth Booram (Ep 42.4)
Is Your View of God Worthy of Who Jesus Is? - Dave & Beth Booram (Ep 42.3)
Learning to See to God in the Everyday Moments - Dave & Beth Booram (Ep 42.2)
When Faith Becomes Sight - Dave & Beth Booram (Ep 42.1)
The Need for Analog Relationships (Ep 41.5)
Is It Bad to Read Scripture on My Phone? - Jay Kim (Ep 41.4)
Can a Digital Church Create an Analog Community? - Jay Kim (Ep 41.3)
Can Churches Worship Online? - Jay Kim (Ep 41.2)
Why the Digital Age Needs an Analog Church - Jay Kim (Ep 41.1)
Is Digital Church the Right Response to COVID-19? - Jay Kim (Bonus)
Coaching Saved Our Lives (Ep 40.5)
Developing a Coaching Attitude - Alan Baker (Ep 40.4)
Why You Need a Horizontal Coaching Relationship - Alan Baker (Ep 40.3)
Why You Need a Vertical Coaching Relationship - Alan Baker (Ep 40.2)
Why Disciples Need Coaches - Alan Baker (Ep 40.1)
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