Sn. 3|Ep. 4: Growing with God (part 3 with Ben Stubbs)
On part three of this episode, we finish our conversation with Ben Stubbs, TCK from South Africa and current campus missionary with Chi Alpha.
Join part three of our conversation as we discuss why the ways of Jesus are so much better than living by the standards of the world. Ben shares about what God is teaching him about finding fulfillment in living the life He intends and about the fruit that comes from a life centered on God. We talk about the power of forgiveness, the choice to trust, counting the cost, the pain and necessity of change. You’ll hear stories, powerful testimonies, and really helpful insight in growing as a follower and disciple of Jesus.
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HOSTS: Michelle Ellis & Chloe Jones
SONG: Sunscreen by Vic Davi
SHOW NOTES:
6:44 | John 10:10 - “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
17:55 | Philippians 4:8 - “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
18:27 | Psalm 119:103 - “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”
19:14 | John 15:26-27 - “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.”
19:29 | John 16:13 - “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.”
29:29 | Building Your Own Faith (part 2 with Gracie Bueno and Izzy Perez) - 19:19
31:59 | Matthew 7:17-20 - “A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit…”
31:59 | John 15:1-2 - “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.”
37:12 | 2 Corinthians 4:17 - “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”
39:50 | Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses in Brazil
KEY QUOTES:
2:04 | “God created us to live a certain way. He designed us to live with a certain set of laws and morals and ideals. When we are existing outside of that, it doesn’t feel like joy. It doesn’t feel like satisfaction or fulfillment.”
6:30 | “The more that you test His words, the more that you attempt to live it out, you see that it’s real, it’s true, it’s life-giving, it’s the way to an abundant life - the life that Jesus promises us in John 10:10.”
9:44 | “There is life in forgiveness.”
25:20 | “There's always something off when the devil is trying to convince you of something. And you can almost always tie it to fear or worry or shame or anxiety or just a lack of self worth.”
29:51 | “We have a choice in trust.”
31:50 | “ Is the fruit that I'm seeing in my life indicative of my heart's condition?”
34:30 | “Until the pain of remaining the same is greater than the pain of change we will never change.”
COMMON TERMS:
TCK - third culture kid
MK - missionary kid
LAC - Latin America Caribbean