Rick Warren

Nov 19, 2024 • 38 min

When we talk about reading the Bible, we usually talk about it in a personal context or in a church setting. We talk about developing personal Bible-reading habits, studying God’s Word, or growing a healthy devotional life. But today, we want to talk about reading the Bible in a different way – reading it with non-believers. Perhaps this idea is new to you, perhaps you may think I sound crazy or maybe your muscles automatically tightened at the mere notion of reading the Bible with non-believers, but I hope you stay with me. Reading the Bible with people who don’t know Jesus does not have to be as scary as it sounds. Saddleback Church is actually spearheading a new, multi-church initiative called One Million More – asking the question what if one million more fell in love with the Bible.  For today’s conversation on reading the Bible with non-believers host Jason Wieland sits down with Saddleback Executive Pastor Jason Williams. Jason Williams has a long history of hosting Bible book clubs with non-believers so he’s here to break down fear barriers, give practical tips, and talk about the powerful impact that reading with non-believers can have not just on them, but on you as well.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 400 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Resources Related to This Episode: One Million More - https://onemillionmore.bible/ Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:  Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA How does the History of the Bible Affect How we Read it Today - https://youtu.be/l9I2WlvEeA8 What Are We Getting Wrong in How We Approach the Bible? - https://youtu.be/_uAiWrq2EyU Why Are There So Many Bible Translations? - https://youtu.be/BqeAS2HQljg ]]>

Nov 12, 2024 • 59 min

"Whenever the LORD raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge’s lifetime. For the LORD took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering. But when the judge died, the people returned to their corrupt ways, behaving worse than those who had lived before them. They went after other gods, serving and worshiping them. And they refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways." – Judges 2:18-19.  The book of Judges, the 7th book in the Bible, is a fascinating look at the life of Israel, now in the land of Canaan. It’s a book of tribes, a book of land, but ultimately it’s a book about God and his people. Moses has died. Joshua dies in the beginning of chapter 2 of this book, and now the people are left to make the choice for themselves of whom they are going to follow. The influence of the Canaanite people is strong and we see quickly that Israel falls into disobeying the Lord. The verse immediately following Joshua’s death says “After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the LORD or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.” But thank God that he would send judges to remind Israel of who he was and is and is to come.  Judges is a rich, episodic book where we see Deborah and Gideon and Samson and many others wrestle, some better than others, with how to point the people of Israel back to God. To help us navigate the book of Judges is Dr. Kenneth Way. Dr. Way is the Professor and Chair of Old Testament at Talbot School of Theology and has written a commentary on the book of Judges.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 400 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Resources Related to This Episode: Judges-Ruth Teach the Text Commentary - https://www.amazon.com/Judges-Ruth-Teach-Text-Commentary/dp/0801092159 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:  Navigating the Bible: Joshua - https://youtu.be/hF28aThBtFs Navigating the Bible: Deuteronomy - https://youtu.be/HzmNgPOM4zU Navigating the Bible: Numbers - https://youtu.be/H1HO6V9HDxs Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/08RhDCXYex4 Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3M Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ]]>

Oct 22, 2024 • 58 min

“You have seen everything the LORD your God has done for you during my lifetime. The LORD your God has fought for you against your enemies . . . Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the LORD your God has come true. Not a single one has failed . . . If you refuse to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 23:3, 14; 24:15.  The Book of Joshua, the 6th book of the Bible and the first book after the Pentateuch, begins a new chapter in the history of God and his people. Moses the patriarch has died and God now charges Joshua to lead the people of Israel into the Promised Land. The years and decades of wandering is done: God’s people can now finally enter into the land He had called them to. However, it’s not just as simple as walking across a river – there are many obstacles that await them and that is what we see in the book of Joshua. Joshua reads like an epic story in and of itself. It’s in this book that we see God’s miracle at the Jordan river, that we meet Rahab and how she protects the Israelite spies, that the Israelites come up against the mighty walls of Jericho and watch them crumble – it’s a book full of battles and renewed covenants and the decisions of what is to become of the promised land, and then, finally, the declaration read at the beginning that as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.  To help us navigate the book of Joshua is Dr. Richard Hess. Dr. Hess is the Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at Denver Seminary and author of a commentary on Joshua.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 390 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Resources Related to This Episode: Joshua: An Introduction and Commentary - https://www.amazon.com/Joshua-Tyndale-Old-Testament-Commentaries/dp/0830842063 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:  Navigating the Bible: Deuteronomy - https://youtu.be/HzmNgPOM4zU Navigating the Bible: Numbers - https://youtu.be/H1HO6V9HDxs Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/08RhDCXYex4 Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3M Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ]]>

Oct 15, 2024 • 49 min

What does it mean to be at peace? I would venture to say that true peace is something deeper, more profound, and actually more attainable than maybe you’ve ever imagined. The world wants you to think that peace is not caring, or avoiding conflict, or not disagreeing . . . but those are just facades – bandages that actually do more to cripple relationship than they do to bring peace. I say that peace is more attainable than you may realize because true peace is found in a person – in a relationship – and it's a relationship with somebody who so genuinely wants you to experience the deep-seeded peace that only his can bring.  We’ve been in a series on Christlike Character – particularly focusing on how Christlike Character should be exhibited in an election season that so wants to take away all semblances of peace in your life. So what does it mean for Christians to be people of peace – to be at peace and to be peace-makers in a volatile culture? For this conversation host Jason Wieland is joined by Meaghan Grider, Engagement Pastor at Saddleback Church and fan-favorite on this podcast. In this conversation, Meaghan and Jason talk about what true peace means, how to be full of peace, the difference between being peace makers and peace keepers, and much more.   Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Related Doable Discipleship Episodes How to Talk With Others With Civility - https://youtu.be/9tA07RTKaI8 The Power in Gentleness - https://youtu.be/So3n7PaBbYM How to Live with Humility - https://youtu.be/UHroSMEUkXU Living With Hope in the Midst of Struggle - https://youtu.be/99Nki49V0fI Thinking About the Fruit of the Spirit - https://youtu.be/1JPaiNnbcAs ]]>

Oct 8, 2024 • 45 min

The Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Bible and the final book of the Pentateuch, is a book about the precipice of transition. The Israelites have been wandering the desert for decades, seemingly marching towards the Promised Land but wondering if and when they would ever make it. Now they are at the doorstep, they can see the promise of God before them, but Moses knows he will not be the one leading them from that point on. Moses, the prophet and leader of Israel, has final words for this people of God – and that is the book of Deuteronomy. It’s a look at Moses’ heart for Israel, at God’s heart for his people. It’s a call to choose the Lord – Moses can no longer choose God for them.  Deuteronomy is a wonderful book and to help navigate it today is Dr. Sandra Richter. Dr. Richter is the Robert H. Gundry Chair of Biblical Studies as Westmont whose books include The Epic of Eden, and an upcoming commentary on Deuteronomy.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Resources Related to This Episode: The Epic of Eden - https://www.amazon.com/Epic-Eden-Christian-Entry-Testament/dp/0830825770?&linkCode=sl1&tag=thetorcom-20&linkId=c4ebf3d91cf11939681928bf27c12637&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:  Navigating the Bible: Numbers - https://youtu.be/H1HO6V9HDxs Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/08RhDCXYex4 Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3M Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Navigating the Bible: The Pentateuch - https://youtu.be/mmChxhfsLq0 Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ]]>

Oct 1, 2024 • 43 min

When we talk about character, particularly in an election season, we have to talk about civility. At its heart, civility is about respect – respect for other people – and that is something that we’ve seen to move away from. One could say it's a lost art . . . but it shouldn’t even be considered an art – it should be an inherent value. Yet as a culture we seem all the ready to disregard the opinions and considerations of others and lose civility in the process.  So, how should Christians consider civility? All people should be civil, but  today's episode is specifically talking to the church and offering that reminder that Christlike character is expressed civilly. And there are many deep elements about this truth that my guest is going to guide us through today. That guest is Tom Holladay, frequent guest on this podcast and former teaching pastor at Saddleback Church. In this conversation, Tom and I talk about whether the loss of civility really is a modern thing or is seen in history as well, the winsomeness of civility, why civility matters in us and in leaders, and how we can approach our relationships with civility.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Related Doable Discipleship Episodes The Power in Gentleness - https://youtu.be/So3n7PaBbYM How to Live with Humility - https://youtu.be/UHroSMEUkXU Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Living With Hope in the Midst of Struggle - https://youtu.be/99Nki49V0fI Thinking About the Fruit of the Spirit - https://youtu.be/1JPaiNnbcAs ]]>

Sep 24, 2024 • 51 min

“Please, Lord, prove that your power is as great as you have claimed. For you said, ‘The Lord is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. But he does not excuse the guilty. He lays the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected – even children in the third and fourth generations.’ In keeping with your magnificent, unfailing love, please pardon the sins of this people, just as you have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.” - Numbers 14:17-19 (NLT)  This passage from Number 14 gives us a rather significant peak into the heart of the book of Numbers, the fourth book of the Bible. Numbers continues the story of the Israelites, bringing us deeper into the life of Moses, Aaron and the rest of Israel as a people in-between Egypt and the Promised Land, all the while learning to live with the God who wants to dwell with them. This is an extraordinarily rich book where we find life in the Israelite camp, the beautiful priestly blessing of chapter 6, the wandering in the desert and God’s provision in it, the scouts reporting on the land of Canaan, the earth swallowing up people, Moses’ devastating sin, Balaam and his donkey, battles and much more.  To help us navigate the book of Numbers, host Jason Wieland joined by Dr. Michael Morales, Professor of Biblical Studies at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and author a commentary on the book of Numbers.  Navigating the Bible is a special podcast series, part of the Doable Discipleship Podcast.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Resources Related to This Episode: Numbers 1-19 Commentary by Michael Morales - https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-Apollos-Old-Testament-Commentary/dp/1789744717 Numbers 20-36 Commentary by Michael Morales - https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-20-36-Apollos-Testament-Commentary/dp/1789745551 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:  Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/08RhDCXYex4 Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3M Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Navigating the Bible: The Pentateuch - https://youtu.be/mmChxhfsLq0 Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ]]>

Sep 17, 2024 • 41 min

Today’s conversation is about gentleness. Two weeks ago we started a series on Christian Character with an episode on humility. Today we are going to couple that with a look at gentleness. In Matthew 11:29, Jesus says, “Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” There’s a link here between being humble and being gentle, but they are indeed two distinct characteristics and worth talking about separately. Now, many people may consider gentleness in the same light as soft or weak, but my guest today will put this idea on its head and show the strength that is to be found in gentleness.  That guest is Buddy Owens – a teaching pastor at Saddleback Church and a fan favorite on this podcast. In this conversation, Buddy and host Jason Wieland talk about what biblical gentleness really looks like, how biblical gentleness compares to what the world says about it, the winsomeness of gentleness, how we need to be extra intentional in an election season, and much more.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Related Doable Discipleship Episodes How to Live with Humility - https://youtu.be/UHroSMEUkXU Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Living With Hope in the Midst of Struggle - https://youtu.be/99Nki49V0fI Thinking Differently About Shame - https://youtu.be/sqKGDjBcHHc Thinking About the Fruit of the Spirit - https://youtu.be/1JPaiNnbcAs ]]>

Sep 10, 2024 • 47 min

“The Lord also said to Moses, ‘Give the following instruction to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.'” - Leviticus 19:1-2  Genesis begins the story of humanity and the God who wanted a family to love and to love him. Exodus offers the first look at the lengths God will go to care for his people on a grand scale. Leviticus, the third book of the Bible, shows us the lengths God will go to care for his people on a personal scale. Leviticus is, ultimately, about relationship – it is a holy God telling the people of Israel how they can be in relationship with him despite the brokenness of sin. It’s an extraordinary book in teaching about who God is and who we are. Now, Leviticus has a reputation of being a rather difficult or tedious book – one that many people skip. But as we navigate through Leviticus, today's guest will make you want to dive into Leviticus head first and see it in a new, exciting way.    To help us navigate Leviticus, host Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. Jay Sklar, Vice President of Academics and Professor of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary, and author of not one but two commentaries on Leviticus. In this conversation, Jay gives an incredible explanation about why we shouldn’t skip Leviticus but instead see it through new lenses that will make you see the book in a whole new way.  Navigating the Bible is a special podcast series, part of the Doable Discipleship Podcast.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Resources Related to This Episode: TOTC Commentary on Leviticus by Jay Sklar - https://www.amazon.com/Leviticus-Tyndale-Old-Testament-Commentaries/dp/0830842845 Zondervan Commentary on Leviticus by Jay Sklar - https://www.amazon.com/Leviticus-Zondervan-Exegetical-Commentary-Testament/dp/0310942187 From Dr. Sklar: OT Pentateuch.com - https://www.otpentateuch.com/audiohttps://bibleproject.com/classroom/exodus-overview-carmen-imes/ Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:  Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3M Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Navigating the Bible: The Pentateuch - https://youtu.be/mmChxhfsLq0 ]]>

Sep 3, 2024 • 1h 13m

“Before destruction a man’s heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.” - Proverbs 18:12. Humility is, without question, an integral part of what is means to be a Christian – a follower of Jesus, as we humbly acknowledge that there is a better way than what I could come up with on my own devices. When we get down into it, humility is an integral part of what it means to be saved – the acknowledgement that I cannot save myself from my sin and the humility to realize that I need a savior. But we have an interesting relationship with humility because the line between genuine and disingenuous humility is so, so thin. Jane Austen said, “Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.” So what makes biblical humility different and how should humility look in our daily life? What are the marks of a genuinely humble person?  For this conversation host Jason Wieland is joined by Jamin Goggin, co-author of the books Beloved Dust and The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb. In this conversation, Jamin and Jason talk about what biblical humility is, the stark contrast between humility and pride, how we can be more intentional in our humility especially in this season, humility in leadership, and much more.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Resources for this episode:  The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb - https://www.amazon.com/Way-Dragon-Lamb-Searching-Abandoned/dp/0718022351 Beloved Dust - https://www.amazon.com/Beloved-Dust-Drawing-Discovering-Yourself/dp/0529110202 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Living With Hope in the Midst of Struggle - https://youtu.be/99Nki49V0fI Thinking Differently About Shame - https://youtu.be/sqKGDjBcHHc Thinking About the Fruit of the Spirit - https://youtu.be/1JPaiNnbcAs ]]>

Aug 27, 2024 • 49 min

“Moses protested, ‘If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what should I tell them?’ God replied to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM. Say this to the people of Israel: I AM has sent me to you.’ God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors-the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob-has sent me to you.” - Exodus 3:13-15 Genesis introduced us to the world and to ourselves. Exodus, the second book of the Old Testament of the Bible, does more to introduce us to God – to he who was, and is, and is to come. To a God so eternal that he identifies himself as I AM, but also a God so personal that he also chooses to identify himself in relation to people – the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Exodus is a book of movement, propelling the true story of God and his people forward in such a way that sets forth not just the rest of the Biblical narrative, but human history up to where we are today. It is in Exodus that we see the baby in the basket, the burning bush, the ten plagues, the first Passover, the parting of the Red Sea, the 10 commandments, and so much more.  To introduce us to the book of Exodus, host Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. Carmen Joy Imes. Dr. Imes is an Associate Professor of Old Testament at Talbot School of Theology, author of the books Being God’s Image and Bearing God’s Name, and is currently working on a commentary of Exodus.  Navigating the Bible is a special podcast series, part of the Doable Discipleship Podcast.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Resources Related to This Episode: Being God's Image - https://www.amazon.com/Being-Gods-Image-Creation-Matters-ebook/dp/B0BLD43TVC Bearing God's Name - https://www.amazon.com/Bearing-Gods-Name-Sinai-Matters-ebook/dp/B07V6ZW9C1 From Dr. Imes: Torah Tuesday - https://www.youtube.com/c/CarmenJoyImesPhD Exodus Classroom for Bible Project - https://bibleproject.com/classroom/exodus-overview-carmen-imes/ Exodus Class for Biblical Training - https://www.biblicaltraining.org/learn/institute/exodus-imes Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:  Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Navigating the Bible: The Pentateuch - https://youtu.be/mmChxhfsLq0 What Does it Mean to be Made in God's Image - https://youtu.be/S12S7rjsgCw Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ]]>

Aug 20, 2024 • 48 min

Do you feel you get enough rest in the course of your day or your week? Most people would probably say no – who couldn’t use more rest? What if I were to tell you that you could be at rest right now. Even in the midst of whatever you’re doing at this very moment, you can enjoy rest – the way God intended it. Because true rest is different than what we generally think it means. In fact, we can go all the way back to the story of creation to learn about how God sees rest and how it can completely change the way we view and experience genuine rest.  In today's episode, host Jason Wieland is joined by Rachel Booth Smith, author of the new book Rest Assured. In this conversation Rachel and Jason talk about how what the Bible teaches about rest is different than our typical understanding, the role of intention, the uniqueness of the creation story found in Genesis, the difference between forced and relaxed faith, and much more.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Resources for this episode:  Rest Assured by Rachel Booth Smith - https://www.amazon.com/Rest-Assured-Creation-Intended-Trusting/dp/0802432743 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Living With Hope in the Midst of Struggle - https://youtu.be/99Nki49V0fI Thinking Differently About Shame - https://youtu.be/sqKGDjBcHHc Thinking About the Fruit of the Spirit - https://youtu.be/1JPaiNnbcAs ]]>

Aug 13, 2024 • 49 min

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” With that single sentence, thus unfolds the Bible, the word of God, and the beginning of history. Genesis, the first of 66 books of the Bible, takes the reader on an incredible journey from the creation of the universe to the creation of man to the fall of man to an ark that survives a global flood to a childless man who God promised would have descendants outnumbering the stars to a man who wrestles with God to a young man who goes from being a slave and prisoner to the second in power of all of Egypt. But Genesis isn’t just a series of historic accounts, it is an introduction to who God is, to the Gospel message, and to his never-ending love for us . . . for you. There are themes in Genesis that resonate throughout all of Scripture and truths in this book that can impact your life today. For this episode, host Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. Andrew Steinmann, a recently retired professor from Concordia University Chicago and author of many books including a commentary on Genesis. In this conversation, Jason and Dr. Steinmann talk about the authorship of Genesis, the narrative flow of Genesis, what Genesis teaches us about God and about humanity, and much more.  Navigating the Bible is a special podcast series, part of the Doable Discipleship Podcast.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Resources Related to This Episode: Genesis: Tyndale Old Testament Commentary - https://www.christianbook.com/genesis-tyndale-old-testament-commentary/ Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:  Navigating the Bible: The Pentateuch - https://youtu.be/mmChxhfsLq0 What Does It Look Like to Live Theologically- https://youtu.be/FZYtjFNsdlI Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ]]>

Aug 6, 2024 • 50 min

Have you ever prayed hard for something - maybe for someone to be healed or for a job or for a healed relationship - and you didn't get the answer you were hoping for? Have you felt like God said "no" to your prayer? It can be very difficult for us when our prayers aren't answered the way we hope they would be. But what does this say about God and what does it say about us? How should we approach things when God says no?  For this episode, host Jason Wieland is joined by Saddleback Church Teaching Pastor Buddy Owens to talk about when God says no. Jason and Buddy talk about what we should know about prayer and how it affects what we expect as a response from God, the reality of not understanding all of God's ways, the role of faith and much more.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Originally released September 12, 2022 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:  Walking Through Sickness in Faith - https://youtu.be/ahVwSg0fc_E Types of Prayer - https://youtu.be/LldUFR4DDes The Power of Intercessory Prayer - https://youtu.be/29qWvhFZaII ]]>

Jul 30, 2024 • 57 min

Shame is, without a doubt, one of the most difficult, devastating, negatively impactful, and yet human experiences. We all have felt and will feel shame in our lives – it’s a part of the human story going all the way back to Adam and Eve – and perhaps some of you are in an incredibly difficult spiral of shame right now. But what does shame tell us? We can’t deny the reality of shame, so what does it tell us about who we are, how we think and relate and process, and most importantly about who God is.  In this episode host Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. Curt Thompson, author of many books including The Soul of Shame and host of the Being Known podcast. In this conversation, Jason and Curt talk about what shame really is, the difference between guilt and shame, the isolating and distancing effects of shame, the hope of grace, living in humility, the beauty of the Gospel as response to shame, and much more.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Resources for this episode:  The Soul of Shame by Dr. Curt Thompson - https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Shame-Retelling-Stories-Ourselves/dp/0830844333/ Other books by Dr. Curt Thompson - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Curt-Thompson-MD/author/B003BHHH7I https://curtthompsonmd.com/ Related Doable Discipleship Episodes Living With Hope in the Midst of Struggle - https://youtu.be/99Nki49V0fI Understanding Spiritual Warfare and Your Role In It - https://youtu.be/b1xj92NVDDk What God's Love Teaches About How We Should Love Others -  https://youtu.be/Hcu3TTzS9A4 Thinking About the Fruit of the Spirit - https://youtu.be/1JPaiNnbcAs ]]>

Jul 23, 2024 • 45 min

Everyone wrestles with some of the biggest questions in life: If God is good, why do people suffer? Why does God seem so hidden? What does it matter if God exists? These questions are asked by Christians and non-Christians alike and it’s important to seek answers to these questions. Seeking answers to life's biggest questions is a part of being human. In today's episode, host Jason Wieland is joined by Lee Strobel, author of over 40 books and curricula including The Case For Christ and his latest book, Is God Real?. In this conversation, Jason and Lee discuss what questions people are really asking, how to respond to these questions, the current state of the discussion around these big topics, and more. Episode originally released October 31, 2023   Atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel, the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times best-selling author of more than forty books and curricula that have sold fourteen million copies in total. He currently serves as Founding Director of the Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics at Colorado Christian University. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland, Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts. Resources Related to This Episode: Is God Real? - IsGodRealBook.com leestrobel.com See Lee's message at Saddleback Church at Saddleback.com Related Doable Discipleship Episodes What it Looks Like to Live Theologically - https://youtu.be/FZYtjFNsdlI All Creation Sings - https://youtu.be/tfQfhlNj6mQ What We Miss if we Only READ the Bible - https://youtu.be/Scm8yKDplYo Navigating the Bible: The Gospels - https://youtu.be/fkfJKrgauC4 ]]>

Jul 16, 2024 • 53 min

This episode is about theology.  Theology can be a big, intimidating topic for some people. Maybe you think theology doesn’t really apply to you, that it's a topic for other people to think about and you’ll just hear about it from your pastor or priest. Well what if we were to tell you that theology is truly, genuinely not scary but instead something so intimately associated with you and who you are that you can think about and exercise theology in your own life. So the question for today is how can I walk the theological life?  In this episode host Jason Wieland is joined by Dr. Timothy Gaines, associate professor of religion at Trevecca Nazarene University and author of the new book, Walking the Theological Life. In this conversation, Tim and Jason talk about what theology is and why it’s not as scary as it sounds, the difference between living theologically and living secularly, what we can learn about walking theologically through the lives of people in the Bible, and much more. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland, Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts. Resources Related to This Episode: Walking the Theological Life - https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Theological-Life-Discovering-Characters/dp/1514007436 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes Living Out of Overflow -  https://youtu.be/aBKXbHf0X0s All Creation Sings - https://youtu.be/tfQfhlNj6mQ What We Miss if we Only READ the Bible - https://youtu.be/Scm8yKDplYo Navigating the Bible: The Gospels - https://youtu.be/fkfJKrgauC4 ]]>

Jul 9, 2024 • 51 min

In all of the conversation around identity, relationships, loneliness, doubt, there is a key word. That word is belonging. Belonging is packed with so much meaning because it can impact or influence us personally and relationally. It is a fundamental human need to be known, to feel belonging, but that is true of what you think about yourself as much as it is what you think of your place with others. We’ve talked about identity on this podcast, and we’ve talked about relationships. Today, we’re going to focus on bridging these two topics through reimaging who we are and how we relate.  In today's episode, host Jason Wieland is joined by Sarah Westfall, host of the Human Together podcast and author of the new book "The Way of Belonging." In this conversation, Sarah and Jason talk about the fundamental questions we wrestle with about identity, belonging and relationships, the struggles that try to keep us from feeling rooted in our belonging, how the journey to know God is also a journey to know ourselves, and what it means to reimagine who we are and how we relate.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts. Resources Related to This Episode: The Way of Belonging - https://www.amazon.com/Way-Belonging-Reimagining-Who-Relate/dp/151400853X/ Related Doable Discipleship Episodes Living Out of Overflow -  https://share.transistor.fm/s/b94036e7 What God’s Love For You Teaches About How We Should Love Others - https://share.transistor.fm/s/d56c5fd4 Embracing the Beautiful Mess of Relationships - https://share.transistor.fm/s/d2a4cfa7 ]]>

Jul 2, 2024 • 50 min

What does it mean to live out of overflow? For so many people, life can feel like it's just coasting by or maybe it's a struggle to get through the day. Maybe you are feeling like you're on empty. What God offers, however, is a life of overflowing. What does that mean? What does that look like? In this episode, host Jason Wieland is joined by Saddleback Church Engagement Pastor Meaghan Grider to dive into the question of living out of overflow. Jason and Meaghan talk about inviting overflow, how to navigate dry seasons, what abiding looks like as a means to overflow, how overflow should effect your daily life, and much more.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts. Related Doable Discipleship Episodes What God's Love Teaches About How We Should Love Others -  https://youtu.be/Hcu3TTzS9A4 Thinking About the Fruit of the Spirit - https://youtu.be/1JPaiNnbcAs ]]>

Jun 25, 2024 • 47 min

What does it look like to give God all of your worship? Saddleback Worship has released a new song called All My Worship and today's episode looks at what it means to worship God. This episode begins with a special recording of the new song All My Worship then host Jason Wieland is joined by Sara Peyton King, Saddleback Worship Leader and co-writer of All My Worship, to talk about what it looks like to give God all your worship. Jason and Sara discuss worship as prayer, surrendering ourselves in worship, and what we hope God thinks when we worship and sing to Him.  Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 380 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).   Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts. Resources from this episode:  All My Worship - https://slinky.to/AllMyWorshipSW Related Doable Discipleship Episodes All Creation Sings -  https://youtu.be/tfQfhlNj6mQ Why Do We Sing to God? - https://youtu.be/Up2nhhkaRco ]]>