How can we connect with Jesus beyond intellectual or moralistic pursuits?
This week, we'd like to share a previous sermon from Dr. Jason Tovey. In this sermon, Jason delves into Mark 12 and explores the motivations behind religious encounters driving people to engage with Jesus. Listen as he explores the significance of sincere devotion rather than just going through the motions when seeking to understand God's true nature and love Him wholeheartedly.
This week we're sharing a message from Dr. Jason Tovey on the intricacies of love according to scripture. Loving one another as Jesus did is a seemingly simple yet challenging commandment. This kind of love isn't just affectionate but is characterized by a self-giving and sacrificial nature.
Listen this week as Jason illustrates the costly yet transformative power of such love and its capacity to foster a gospel legacy.
We have to continually assess and grow in how we perceive and meet our emotional needs. This week, Jason and Makenna continue exploring how we can navigate our desire to fulfill and be fulfilled emotionally and walk in greater empathy and clarity.
Book Recommendation: Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
What truly defines our emotional landscape?
This week Jason and Makenna discuss four basic emotional needs: expressed unconditional love, safety and security, praise and approval, and purpose or destiny. Listen as they explore how these needs influence our behaviors, relationships, and the power of expressed unconditional love.
Book Recommendation: Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
This week on the Living Rooted podcast, Jason guides us through the intricate dialogue between the prophet Habakkuk and God, unfolding its themes of divine justice, human vulnerability, and unwavering faith.
Listen as Jason explores the importance of trust and faith in our relationship with the divine.
This week, Jason and Makenna continue their discussion on the masks of guilt, hurt, and shame. They share practical steps for how we can acknowledge what hurts and face truths about ourselves and find freedom. They also discuss the differences between trust, reconciliation, and forgiveness and how they each offer a path to restored relationships.
Listen this week as we continue to explore feelings and what they can reveal about the condition of our hearts.
Join Jason and Makenna this week as they explore the powerful emotions of guilt, hurt, and shame in this episode of the Living Rooted podcast. They discuss the difference between true guilt and false guilt, emphasizing the role of humility as we seek reconciliation with ourselves and in our relationships. They also discuss the various forms of hurt, from overt rejection and abuse to covert abandonment, and how these experiences can lead to feelings of shame.
This week Jason and Makenna continue their conversation on the complexities of grief and the often challenging path toward healing and acceptance.
Listen as they explore the differences between grief and self-pity, noting the potential for self-pity to become an obstacle to healing, and reflect on the necessity of patience and compassion toward ourselves and others when grieving.
Resources:
"Experiencing Grief" by H. Norman Wright
"A Grief Observed" by C.S. Lewis
"Shattered Dreams" by Larry Crabb
Love and grief compassionately intertwine. We grieve deeply because we love deeply.
As Jason and Makenna continue the Feelings Series, this week they discuss the discomfort and richness that grief brings to our lives. They explore the multifaceted aspects of grief, not only as an emotion but also as a transformative process that enables individuals to comprehend and acknowledge the value and impact of personal loss with courage.
Resources:
"Experiencing Grief" by H. Norman Wright
"A Grief Observed" by C.S. Lewis
"Shattered Dreams" by Larry Crabb
Join Jason and Makenna this week as they continue their vulnerable conversation on the origins of anger and how it can be rooted in various emotional experiences. They explore the emotions that often precede anger, such as hurt, fear, and frustration, and discuss how the Holy Spirit responds to our anger.
Jason shares practical tools that can help you work through anger constructively in day-to-day life and Makenna shares what cultivating the character of patience has looked like for her.
This week we continue our feelings series and discuss the often misunderstood emotion of anger. Anger is not inherently bad, but rather a signpost that something is going wrong or being blocked.
Listen as Jason and Makenna discuss how each person can have their own relationship with anger, and why it is important to explore and understand how it manifests for us each personally.
This week we wanted to share a sermon from Dr. Jason Tovey about finding hope and joy in the face of anxiety. We often find ourselves in overwhelming 'what if' thinking and futile attempts to predict the future. So, how do we anchor ourselves in the present?
Listen as Dr. Jason Tovey explores the paradox of Jesus as both a beacon of peace and a challenger of comfortable truths.
Is a good and pleasing life synonymous with an easy life?
How do we navigate life's challenges while holding onto the truth of God's love and provision?
This week on the Living Rooted podcast, Jason and Makenna explore the connection between depression, anxiety, and how we view ourselves in light of our past wounds and agreements. They discuss our tendency to seek control or escape when faced with anxiety and how we can cultivate character in the face of uncertainty.
This week, Jason and Makenna discuss how we can recognize our wounds and take steps toward healing, as well as the potential for individuals to view themselves inaccurately based on their past experiences.
Jason offers practical guidance on how we can exchange false beliefs and align them with His truth.
We're back for part 2 of our conversation about the importance of pursuing an understanding of our wounds and the false beliefs that shape our identity.
What is the first step of this often daunting journey?
Listen this week as Dr. Jason Tovey shares practical steps on how to examine our past and identify the wounds that are present.
Thank you for listening. For more information about Rooted to Live Ministries or to book Dr. Jason Tovey for a speaking engagement, please visit www.rootedtolive.com.
Dr. Jason Tovey is joined by his friend Makenna Smith this week. They delve into the importance of pursuing an understanding of the wounds and false beliefs that shape our identity. Although it may seem daunting, they explain why it is necessary to examine the beliefs we have formed about ourselves as a result of wounds. By exchanging false beliefs for the truth of God's love, we can experience healing.
Thank you for listening. For more information about Rooted to Live Ministries or to book Dr. Jason Tovey for a speaking engagement, please visit www.rootedtolive.com.
Welcome to the season premiere of the Living Rooted Podcast with Dr. Jason Tovey. Through insightful conversations, storytelling, and biblical teachings, Dr. Tovey and his guests hope to encourage and equip people to grow and discover their true identity in the Father's love.
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For more information about Rooted to Live Ministries or to book Dr. Jason Tovey for a speaking engagement, please visit www.rootedtolive.com.
This year Christmas seems...different. I've been discouraged and disappointed over the last several months, maybe you can relate. How can Christmas be merry this year? In thinking through all that has gone on in this last year, and what has been delayed, cancelled or closed in my own life because of sickness, loss and hardship, it's hard to think about Christmas being Christmas. This episodes focuses on what we have in Christ the Prince of peace in a time where peace doesn't seem possible.