Clearly with Jimmy & Kelly Needham

Questions we all ask: Am I in the right job? What work would most fulfill me? What do I do if my boss is Michael Scott from ‘The Office’?Are we even asking the right questions?Check out JimmyandKelly.com for more extensive show notes. Want to ask us a question? Email question@clearlypodcast.com.Our Recommendations:Our sponsor: BetterMan.com✝️ Sermon: How to Live on Mission📖 Reading: Purposefooled by Kelly NeedhamEvery Good Endeavor by Tim KellerJust Do Something by Kevin DeyoungShe Works His WayWish you could ask questions in real time? Our Patreon partners join us live for every recording!Partner with usSign up for our free newsletter

Wouldn't you know it, but struggling with comparison is just a euphemism for something much worse. Want to know the truth of it? Jump into our bonus episode for your weekly reminder that you are not the center of the universe (and that is a really good thing).

Some cheery news: Your sin is worse than you thought. More than an offense to others, the Bible teaches that every sin (even the hidden ones we don't think hurt anyone) is an assault against God Himself. How is this cheery?? 🤔 Cause as we'll see, though we're far worse off than we thought, our God is far more gracious than we could imagine. Praise Him!!Want to ask us a question? Email question@clearlypodcast.com.Our Recommendations:Our sponsor: BetterMan.com👀 Learning: A Posture of Repentance ✝️ Sermon: Porn Is A Kill-Joy📖 Reading: The Knowledge of the Holy by A. W. Tozer👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Teaching for children: Preorder Real Bad Guys by Jimmy Needham!When you buy something through these links, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.Wish you could ask questions in real time? Our Patreon partners join us live for every recording! Partner with usSign up for our free newslette

In past episodes, we've looked at how God saves people. But have you ever asked the question why? Why is God in the business of saving? Is it to give folks the gift of heaven? Can He simply not help Himself? Or is there something even more wonderful going on? Here's a hint...the answer's in the title. Join us today as we discover how God is the center of everything, including our salvation.Check out JimmyandKelly.com for more extensive show notes. Want to ask us a question? Email question@clearlypodcast.com.Our Recommendations:Our sponsor: BetterMan.com👀 Watching: How Do I Live to Know God?✝️ Sermon: No Hero, But Him📖 Reading: Knowing God by J.I. Packer👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Teaching for children: The Garden, the Curtain and the CrossWish you could ask questions in real time? Our Patreon partners join us live for every recording! Partner with usSign up for our free newsletter

What does it look like to let God rule in singleness? What if His rule looks different from what we would prefer? What if Kelly thought of Jimmy not as a boyfriend but more as a good friend? All these questions are answered as we listen to Kelly's journey to vacate areas of her life that rightly belong to the King of the universe.Key learning moments in Kelly’s life:(2:35) - College-age Kelly submitted her desire to find a husband to God.(7:34) - Kelly had to pray before saying ‘yes’ to dating Jimmy Needham. 🤭(9:35) - Kelly realized marriage wasn’t to serve her own desires - but God’s.(14:27) - Through an inductive study of the Old Testament prophets, Kelly’s view of God was challenged. Does God have feelings? A personality?(19:21) As a mom with two young kids and a husband on tour, Kelly studied the Pharisees. And it changed everything.Additional resources:Our sponsor: BetterMan.comKnowing God is far greater than anything this world has to offer. Listen to this personal message from Kelly about how to know God through His Word.Are you a Closet Pharisee?Read more about Kelly’s deep dive into studying Pharisees!Wish you could ask questions in real time? Our Patreon partners join us live for every recording! Partner with us.Sign up for our newsletter!

Tis a new season! And a new season means super easy questions like: "Why do I exist?" and "Even if Jesus didn't save me, would He still be worth worshiping?" So, sit back, relax, and enjoy this light and fluffy reminder that we all need to get over ourselves and into the One worth worshiping.Today, Jimmy’s sharing how he discovered the good news that God is most important and how it set him free. Key learning moments in Jimmy’s life:(7:06) - 15-year-old Jimmy gets stumped at what the meaning of life is.(11:18) - A sermon on a CD blows Jimmy’s mind on how much God deserves to be worshiped.(18:39) - During his first read-through of the Bible, Jimmy realizes that God is sovereignly involved in every. single. thing. (good and bad!).(21:49) - Jimmy comes to terms with how he is saved, God’s adoption of His children, and predestination. Before this reckoning, Jimmy had been discouraged and nervous about his salvation.Additional resources:Our sponsor: BetterMan.com10 Sheckles and a Shirt SermonThe doctrine of election really did save Jimmy from depressionPodcast episode on Election and a follow-up Q&A episodeWish you could ask follow-up questions in real time? Our Patreon partners join us live for every recording! Partner with usSign up for our newsletter!

Imprecatory psalms. Betcha can't say that 5 times fast. Just how should Christians handle these passages that call down judgment on our enemies? Let's learn from King David how to be 'properly' offended and what it means for us today. We are taking a one-week break for Jimmy to work on his tan but will return the first week of June.We couldn’t answer every question about this passage but we certainly hope we helped! Want to ask more questions? Email question@clearlypodcast.com.Additional resources:Our sponsor: BetterMan.com“Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy” by Mark Vroegop is a great resource for those grieving and going through seasons of suffering.Want to learn more about how the Bible should bother you? You’re in luck! We’ve got an episode about that right here.If you found this episode particularly interesting, you’ll probably also be intrigued by The Road to Child Sacrifice is Paved With Good IntentionsJoin our Patreon team & be part of our live audience Sign up for our free newsletter.

Who doesn't love a good horticulture anecdote, am I right? Join us as we talk about the kindness and warnings displayed in this seedy story from Jesus.Side note: Did ya know our website has more in-depth show notes for each episode? Check it out at ClearlyPodcast.com!We couldn’t answer every question about this passage but we certainly hope we helped! Want to ask more questions? Email question@clearlypodcast.com.Additional resources:Our sponsor: BetterMan.comThe BibleProject’s series on interpreting parablesLearn more about the Pharisee and the Tax Collector ParableAnother parable to dig into: Lazarus and the Rich ManJoin our Patreon team & be part of our live audienceSign up for our free newsletter

Here’s a good rule of thumb: If you want to understand God’s Word, you first have to understand God’s words. Today we slow down over a few verses in 1 John as Kelly gives us some great study tools to understand this beautiful but tricky passage. So, what say you? Wanna diagram a sentence together?Additional resources:Our sponsor: BetterMan.comGood and Angry by David PowlisonKelly has a series of blog posts breaking down how to know God’s Word. Be sure to check them out on her website at kellyneedham.com/knowthewordWe couldn’t answer every question about this passage but we certainly hope we helped! Want to ask more questions? Email question@clearlypodcast.com.Join our Patreon team & be part of our live audience Sign up for our free newsletter: jimmyandkelly.com/subscribe

The wrath of God gets a bad rap. So it may surprise you that you actually love it more than you think. Let us prove it to you on today’s episode where we explore a passage that has never ever made it onto the side of a coffee mug…Nahum 1.We couldn’t answer every question about this passage but we certainly hope that we helped! Want to ask more questions? Email question@jimmyandkelly.com.Our sponsor: BetterMan.comJoin our Patreon team & be part of our live audienceSign up for our free newsletter: www.jimmyandkelly.com