Deeper Christian Podcast

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 147Examine your prayer life and you'll likely find that there are three things that you pray for most … and yet these three things God already wants to provide for you as your Good Shepherd.In this Deeper Christian episode, Nathan Johnson gives an overview of John 10 and Jesus' declaration that He is the "Good Shepherd" and what that means practically for you as Christ longs to provide and give you protection, provision, and direction.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/147/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 146Far too many people are seeking escape and "peace" from their circumstances, trials, and difficulties. But what if true peace wasn't an escape FROM our problems but peace IN the midst of them?In this Deeper Christian episode, Nathan Johnson talks about biblical peace and how we are called to have peace at all times – regardless of what may be going on around us.When we recognize that Jesus Himself is our peace and that He wants to be our peace in every struggle or difficulty, then we find that our lives begin to reflect the reality of heaven – just like a lake at peace.Join Nathan in this encouraging episode as you find peace in the middle of your problems rather than an escape from them.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/146/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 145We've all likely heard the old illustration of whether we are a thermometer or a thermostat. But I was listening to an interview done with Leonard Ravenhill toward the end of his life, and his comment about the thermometer/thermostat idea struck me afresh.In this episode of the Deeper Christian Podcast, we listen to a short clip by Leonard Ravenhill talking about the thermometer and thermostat but gain an incredible insight into this old illustration – for as Ravenhill says, it's all about affecting or being affected by the environment.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/145/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 144While the blanket statement "God can do anything He wants" is true, it is only true to a point – for, biblically, there is one thing God cannot do.Once you discover the one thing God cannot do, it actually produces greater confidence, trust, and hope in Jesus Christ as we can build our lives upon His unchanging character and nature.Join Nathan in this Deeper Christian episode and find out the one thing God cannot do.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/144/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 143We as Christians often treat God as if He is merely a historical character from the past rather than the Living God.How we see God will determine how we worship and engage with Him. Either we will fall into religious ritual and duty or we will be consumed with a passionate desire for greater relationship and intimacy with Him.In this episode, Nathan Johnson (NRJohnson) talks about the difference between seeing God as a historical character and beholding Him as the Living God that He is. Nathan also gives three ideas to help you grow in your understanding and relationship with the Living God.And once we recognize God as the Living God, it will change everything in our lives.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/143/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 142As Christians, we should long to grow in our depth, understanding, and intimacy with Jesus Christ … but how? In this Deeper Christian episode, we look at Luke 24 and talk about experiencing "heartburn" in Jesus and five ways we can practically grow in our intimacy with Jesus.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/142/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 141Happy New Year!Being a new year, many of us are writing down our resolutions and dreams for this year. Yet as Christians, we need to rethink resolutions and goal setting and consider if there is a better way. In this special New Year's edition of the Deeper Christian Podcast, my good friend Dan McConnaughey talks about new year resolutions and how we can resolve to live as Christians in 2020.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/141/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 140Merry Christmas!In this special Christmas edition of the Deeper Christian Podcast, we look at the "sign" that the angel gives the shepherds of Christ's coming. This sign is profound not only for the Christmas season but the fact that it points to the Cross and reason for why Jesus came – the sacrifice of Himself upon the cross for the sins of the world.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/140/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 139While Christmas is the season we celebrate the birth of one King, we often fail to remember another king that plays a significant role in the birth of Jesus Christ. In this special Christmas edition of the Deeper Christian Podcast, we look at the contrast of these two kings – King Jesus and Herod the Great – and knowing the difference between the two will deepen your understanding of the significance of the birth of Christ in the setting in which it happened.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/139/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 138Looking at the culture today, it appears that sin is "all-powerful." It has the world (even some of the church) in its grip. Sin comes a-knocking and we soon find ourselves giving in.But Scripture is clear that sin has nothing on holiness. Holiness is not a drab, a list of do's and don'ts; it's not a have-to, it's a get-to! The Bible reveals that holiness is always a positive thing.Rather than be pushed around by sin, live from the reality of God's holiness in your live via the HOLY Spirit.Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/138/