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Sit down with pastors and authors Levi and Jennie Lusko for an unfiltered look at the madness of the Lusko’s life, marriage, ministry, faith, grief, and growth that goes on behind the scenes. (It may or may not include: product reviews, coffee recommendations, Disney hacks and all the things that make life wonderful)
Hosted by Pastors of Fresh Life Church, and authors of best selling book Through The Eyes of a Lion, I Declare War, Swipe Right and The Fight to Flourish.
Hosted by Pastors of Fresh Life Church, and authors of best selling book Through The Eyes of a Lion, I Declare War, Swipe Right and The Fight to Flourish.
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Jan 3, 2024 • 1h 2min
Ep 147: Women in Leadership, Serving in Church, Dating (Q&A)
Sit down with Levi and Jennie as they answer your questions about how to date while serving in ministry, writing books, how to navigate fasting, and the difference between entertaining and hospitality.
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Levi: @levilusko
Jennie: @jennielusko
Fresh Life Church: @freshlife
MVMNT Conference: @mvmntconference
Fit For The Fight
The Table Series
From Evening to Morning teaching
I Mean Business teaching
Lisa Harpers Podcast
Story Worth
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4:29 - The sound of a shofar
6:22 - Fight for the Fight reading plan
10:20 - First question - Difference between hospitality and entertaining people
20:02 - Second question - Weekly rhythms as a Pastor
25:40 - Third question - Serving the church while dating
32:56 - Fourth question - Fasting
36:33 - Fifth question - Scripture and thoughts on having a woman on pastoral staff
43:12 - God making men and women different
49:42 - Sixth question - How to work on a relationship when it's at a distance
54:48 - Seventh Question - Advice on writing books

Dec 6, 2023 • 1h 8min
Ep 146: Pies, Advent season and Jury Duty with Alivia Lusko
Sit down with Levi and Jennie and their oldest daughter Alivia for her perspective on the advent season and giving this time of year, how being an adult is going, recapping this year, pie vs cobbler, and jury duty.
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Levi: @levilusko
Jennie: @jennielusko
Fresh Life Church: @freshlife
MVMNT Conference: @mvmntconference
Wonder of Advent Tour
Greenlight
Firebrand
MVMNT 2024
"You In Five Years" Series
"Pioneers" Series
"Amen" Series
"Northern Lights" Series
"I Think I Love You" Series
"Friendship Recession" Series
"Summer Reading" Series
"Firebrand" Series
Get the 5 Gallon Bucket
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Timestamps:
00:51 - Pies, cobblers, cakes and dessert battle
5:00 - The Advent season
8:45 - How giving is so impactful during this season
22:53 - Firebrand Year end offering
32:33 - Reflecting on HITL over the last year
52:10 - Lesson learned while preaching this year
1:01:02 - MVMNT Conf recap

Nov 29, 2023 • 1h 2min
Ep 145: A Conversation With Sissy Goff
Sit down with Sissy Goff, director of child and adolescent counseling at Daystar Counseling Ministries, for a conversation about parenting during the holidays and how to keep the magic alive and also keeping Jesus at the center, not getting lost in the details, and how to guide your kids through the anxieties of life.
Connect with us on social!
Levi: @levilusko
Jennie: @jennielusko
Fresh Life Church: @freshlife
Sissy Goff: @sissygoff
Daystar Counseling Ministries: @daystarcounselingministries
Watch for the Light book - Advent Christmas journey
Kate Bowler - PDF devotional
Louie Giglio Advent Journey
Tim Keller - Hidden Christmas
Max Lucado Christmas Devotional for Advent
Greg Laurie - Advent Journey
The Worry-Free Parent - Sissy Goff
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19:00 - Navigating holidays with kids and creating magic without overly stripping the gears
24:20 - Sissy’s advent journey (books) and being intentional about bringing magic along the way
29:23 - Sissy’s newest book and workbook
30:21 - Parenting questions - creating strong kids
36:10 - Raising kids that are not too soft. Parenting warmly without being passive
38:40 - pushing your kids without pushing them too far
46:34 - How do we not raise our kids to be entitled, bless them but not spoil them
49:15 - Sissy’s newest book and being in the midst of hard things when she wrote it

Nov 22, 2023 • 1h 18min
Ep 144: A Conversation With John And Lisa Bevere
Sit down with John and Lisa Bevere, Authors and co-founders of Messenger International, for a conversation on parenting adult children, rhythms of having a spouse gone and taking care of your marriage, how they met, and having ice cream for breakfast!
Connect with us on social!
Levi: @levilusko
Jennie: @jennielusko
Fresh Life Church: @freshlife
John: @johnbevere
Lisa: @lisabevere
Messenger International: @messengerintl
Nutr Milk Maker
The Story of Marriage Book
The Awe of God Book
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28:36 - Parenting their boys
30:45 - Tips for a marriage that has a lot of separation in it (traveling, military, etc)
33:27 - Being a spouse and parenting when the other is out
37:06 - The Brevere story from meeting to ministry
51:37 - How their boys are involved in their ministry
1:00:43 - The Awe of God book
1:02:43 - John and the evangelist in prison
1:08:12 - What the fear of God means

Nov 15, 2023 • 1h 26min
Ep 143: A Conversation With Sadie And Christian Huff
Sit down with Sadie and Christian Huff, for a conversation on their new 90-day challenge book, Sadie’s mom hacks, Christian’s podcast, and gym must-haves, gearing up for Passion 2024 and cold plunging.
Connect with us on social!
Levi: @levilusko
Jennie: @jennielusko
Fresh Life Church: @freshlife
Sadie Robertson Huff: @legitsadierob
Christian Huff: @christian_huff
Passion Conference: @passion268
How To Put Love First Book
Smrft weights
Clothing Line
Sadie's Podcast
Christian's Podcast
Passion 2024
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06:15 - Their new 90 day challenge book
08:23 - Tattoo talk
12:40 - Their kids Honey and Haven
19:10 - Most challenging thing about going from 1 to 2 kids
22:18 - Mom hacks
25:44 - Christian podcast
29:07 - Gym hacks with Christian
30:28 - Gear for the gym
33:15 - Biggest gym purchase regrets
49:17 - Their clothing line - words by Sadie Rob

Nov 8, 2023 • 1h 17min
Ep 142: A Conversation With Chris Brown
Sit down with Levi and Jennie Lusko and Chris Brown—musician, songwriter, and worship leader with Elevation Worship—for a conversation on the first song he ever wrote, what the song Give Me Faith means, and how he wrote it, joining CrossFit, and taking Elevation worship on the road!
Connect with us on social!
Levi: @levilusko
Jennie: @jennielusko
Fresh Life Church: @freshlife
Chris: @chrisdotbrown
Elevation Worship: @elevationworship
Elevation Church: @elevationchurch
Flourish
Wonder of Advent Tour
Elevation Worship
Elevation Nights
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10:20 - Talking about the song LION
12:10 - Song moments for church vs arenas
16:48 - How Chris got involved in music/worship
20:20 - Chris’ first song he ever wrote
27:15 - The first worship song he wrote
29:04 - Give me faith and what it means to PL and JL
38:17 - How Chris and Beth met
40:35 - The Browns trip to Italy/Rome
48:19 - Chris and Pastor Steven's friendship
1:06:05 - Talking about Graves into Gardens
1:08:52 - Joining CrossFit
1:14:30 - Elevation worship nights 2024

Nov 1, 2023 • 44min
Ep 141: Tour Buses, Rodeos, & Cruises With Lisa Harper
Sit down for a conversation with Lisa Harper, Bible teacher and theological scholar, and the Luskos for a conversation on spin class, mountain biking, ice baths, and ministry on the road in 2024!
Connect with us on social!
Levi: @levilusko
Jennie: @jennielusko
Fresh Life Church: @freshlife
Lisa: @lisaharper
Lisa's Book, Podcast, And More
Wonder of Advent Tour
The Incomparable Cruise
MVMNT Conference
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11:47 - Lisa’s gym music choice
15:47 - Christmas Tour together
21:47 - Ice baths on the road
22:29 - Incomparable Cruise Tour next summer
31:32 - Lisa coming out for MVMNT conf next year
34:17 - Lisa’s new devotional book

Oct 25, 2023 • 59min
Ep 140: Why Community Is So Important
Sit down with Bianca Olthoff as she opens up about church planting, why community is so important, and things going on in her personal life!
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Levi: @levilusko
Jennie: @jennielusko
Fresh Life Church: @freshlife
Bianca: @biancaolthoff
The Father's House OC: @tfh_oc
Bianca's Book, Podcast, and MoreMarvel At The Moon Book
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10:11 - Biblical numerology, what 5 years as a church means
13:30 - Church planting, favorite things about it
26:37 - Story from the book "Grit Don’t Quit"
28:28 - How Bianca and Matt met
33:22 - Step-parenting and it's biblical reference
36:11 - First date with Matt
41:30 - Bianca and Matt's hobbies
47:37 - Books that Bianca has written

Oct 23, 2023 • 1min
A Prayer of Protection for Israel
Join Levi Lusko for a guided prayer as we consider the events unfolding in the Middle East.

Oct 18, 2023 • 1h 10min
Ep 139: Why You Should Be In A Rhythm Of Prayer
Sit down with Tyler and Kirsten Staton, lead pastors of Bridge Town Church, for a conversation with Levi and Jennie Lusko on the power of prayer, pastoring, parenting, their ministry journey, and Tyler's new book on prayer.
Connect with us on social!
Levi: @levilusko
Jennie: @jennielusko
Fresh Life Church: @freshlife
Tyler: @tylercstaton
Kirsten: @kirstenstaton
Bridgetown Church: @brdgtwnchrch
Tyler's Book, Podcast, and More
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7:05 - Staton backstory
23:26 - Tyler's book
25:34 - How they met story
45:46 - Tyler's ministry journey story
49:07 - Kirsten's ministry journey
52:42 - Kids adjusting to life in Portland
56:18 - Thoughts on pastoral succession with the Comers
01:04:08 - Tyler's new book on prayer