On our journey so far, we’ve explored being receptive to God’s call and some steps we can take to do so. In this episode, we explore what’s involved in the call to follow Jesus; to be his disciple in this call to holy living. And please, share your thoughts in the comment box on this episode's homepage. Link to this episode's homepage: https://www.simplenotshallow.com/the-sns-podcast/122 Scriptures referenced: Luke 9:23 Amp - And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to fo...

Welcome back! So, we’ve started the journey toward hearing God say, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” We’ve become receptive to God’s call. And we want to grow. But what are some steps we can take to do so? This is the topic of this episode. All Scripture referenced is listed below. And please, share your thoughts in the comment box on this episode's homepage. The link is below. Link to this episode's homepage: https://www.simplenotshallow.com/the-sns-podcast/121 Scrip...

So, we’ve started the journey toward hearing God say “Well done, good and faithful servant!” We’ve become receptive to God’s call. What’s next? We are called to grow. But how does that start, and what does it entail? This is the topic of this episode. All Scripture referenced is listed below. And please, share your thoughts in the comment box on this episode's homepage. The link is below. Link to episode home page: https://www.simplenotshallow.com/the-sns-podcast/120 Scripture R...

In order to reach our goal for this journey, hearing God say, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" We must be receptive to God's call. Yet, what does that mean? What does that entail? That is what we will talk about in this episode. All Scripture referenced is listed below. And please, share your thoughts in the comment box on this episode's homepage. The link is below. Correction note: In this episode, we mistakenly referred to Psychiatrist and Philosopher Viktor Frankl as being American....

Every journey begins with one step. Last time, we saw that the first step is to be born again. And this is only experienced through a personal relationship with Jesus. The first thing required for this step is that we must be receptive to God’s call. What is this call? That is the topic of this episode. All Scripture referenced is listed below. And please, share your thoughts in the comment box on this episode's homepage. The link is below. Link to episode home page: https://www.s...

As with any journey, if we have any hope of reaching our destination and hearing, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant!” as we stand before the Lord. Not only must we be on the right path. But we also must follow the right directions. What these directions are is the topic of this episode. Join Gerald Yerkes as he discusses this foundation for a successful journey toward hearing God say to you, “Well done!” And share your thoughts in the comment box on this episode's homepage. Th...

Every journey begins somewhere. The journey of being a follower of Jesus is no exception. Are you certain you are a follower of Jesus, a child of God? On what is that certainty based? Join Gerald Yerkes as he shares what Scripture says is the way to know for certain that you are a redeemed child of God. Scriptures referenced: 2 Timothy 2:15 Work hard to be able to present yourself to God unashamedly. Matthew 25:21 "Well done, good and faithful servant!" Matthew 7:21- 23 Not everyone who says ...

In this episode, the question we will explore in order to enrich our faith is: What is repentance? Before going crazy talking about this, let’s look at it through the lens of what it means to be a Christian. Which is a following of Jesus that, first and foremost, involves a relationship with him, leading to studentship under him, and then to a life lived for him based on everything he has taught us. All three altogether, not one or the other. Bu...

In this episode, the question we will explore to enrich our faith is: Why is forgiving others so important to our faith? And since this is to enrich our Christian faith, we must look at it through the lens of what it means to be a Christian. Otherwise, whatever we enrich, it may not be our faith in Jesus. And as a reminder, this lens is a following of Jesus that, first and foremost, involves a relationship with him, leading to studentship under him, and then to a life lived for him base...

In this episode, the question we are going to explore to enrich our faith is: Why does God sometimes feel distant from us? As we begin to consider this question, let’s remember to look at it through the lens of what it means to be a Christian. Which does mean, first and foremost, to be in a relationship with Jesus, one that leads to studentship under him, that then leads to a life lived for him based on all that is learned from him. It is always all three of these together, the first le...