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 Emma Dotter and Watermark's Director of Women’s Community, Kari Kurz, are leading us in today's bonus episode covering the book of Job. Job can be a book in the bible we keep at an arms distance but Kari and Emma are helping us understand more deeply and accurately why we can and SHOULD confidently press in. Giveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

Forgiveness is hard. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you had trouble forgiving someone else for a way they betrayed/hurt you? What does it look like to be faithful even in the midst of a less than ideal situation? Emma Dotter and Devo writer, T.J. Detwiler, are in the podcast studio today camping out in Genesis 50 answering these questions and more!Homelessness & Poverty Alleviation Link: https://www.watermark.org/engage/city/poverty-homelessnessOur Calling Link: https://www.ourcalling.orgGiveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

What motivates our planning, fear or wisdom? How do we reconcile God's sovereignty and our personal responsibility? Our Host, Emma Dotter, helps us better understand, through Genesis 49, how we simultaneously trust God's sovereignty over all while not neglecting the call and responsibility on our life as believers to live on mission. Reflection: Do you believe the Lord is constantly wanting to partner with you in mission even in the mundane, on that family vacation and in every day life? Giveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

Do you read the Bible in context? Do you know how to dive deeper into God's word? Emma Dotter and High School senior, Easton Brown, are in the podcast studio diving into Genesis 47:13-48:22. Easton helps us gain a better understanding of how we can observe and apply God's word accurately and effectively in our day to day lives.Prayer request: That high schoolers would see that what God offers is better than anything the world has to offer.Resource Shared: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bibleproject/id1050832450Giveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

When God gives us something we really want, are we more inclined to praise God or praise the gift? Said differently, do we worship the giver or the gift? In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined ONE LAST TIME (for now) by this year's Join The Journey Resident, Saegan Cockerham, to talk all things Genesis 46 and 47.Giveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

How often are we tempted to hold even the tiniest things against our brothers or friends? What does it look like to extend unhindered forgiveness? In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined by this year's Join The Journey Resident, Saegan Cockerham, to talk all things Genesis 45.

What does it look like when the weight of our past sins bears down on us? What happens when we procrastinate repentance? In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark Institute Student, Saegan Cockerham, to discuss Genesis 44.

Do you believe that God uses ALL of our lives for OUR good and HIS glory? Today our host, Emma Dotter is joined in the podcast studio by Watermark Member and First Responder, Carter Smith diving into the book of Genesis 43. Carter and Emma help us learn how to not miss out on what God may have for us in the midst of trials. 

Emma Dotter is in the podcast studio walking us through Genesis 41:41-42:38. Where is God in the hard and the bad? How do we combat pride? Lean in with us as we dive into todays scripture praying to leave this time looking more like Jesus and loving God more.Link for JTJ Journals:Adult Journal:https://a.co/d/eCXD3PoKids Journal: https://a.co/d/dHIjpVY

How should we think about dreams in the Bible and in life today? Does God still speak to us through dreams today? Emma Dotter teaches on Genesis 40-41:40 to answer these questions and more. It’s important for us to think about dreams rightly to demolish doubt that could creep into our hearts and minds against God. Reflection: Do your dreams make much of YOU or of GOD?