Stay ConnectedDeepen your friendship with God through informative conversation and personal spiritual disciplines. Each episode focuses on a different topic and how we can approach it from a spiritual growth perspective. Whether it’s talking about relationships, the Bible, prayer, cultural issues, anxiety, or anything else related to your life, this podcast looks at how we can live as disciples of Jesus. Episodes feature conversations with authors, professors, or pastors.
Hosted by Jason Wieland.
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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/
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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
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
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
Last year we released an episode of Doable Discipleship called The Burden & Gift of Living. Host Jason Wieland had read a book called On Getting Out of Bed by Alan Noble, and even though we were not able to interview him at the time, Jason needed to talk about this book. No book resonated with and spoke to Jason as deeply as On Getting out of Bed so Jason did his first solo episode of the podcast talking about the book. Well, the topic seemed to strike a chord as in the 6 months since its release, that episode has become one of the most engaged in the history of Doable Discipleship, and the numbers just continue to go up.
On Getting Out of Bed is a look at the struggles of everyday living and the reality of mental affliction, to the point that some people constantly wrestle with the question of why to even get out of bed. The book is a beautiful essay on the reality of brokenness, the goodness of God, and the hope of healing. Well, today is a day Jason has eagerly awaited.
In today's episode, Jason is joined by Dr. Alan Noble, author of On Getting Out of Bed. In this conversation, Alan and Jason talk about why the topic of life’s burden speaks to so many people today, how generations approach mental affliction differently, whether or not to openly discuss your own mental afflictions, hope of healing, the role of those who care for those who struggle with mental afflictions, and so so 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.
Resources from this episode:
On Getting Out of Bed by Alan Noble - https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Out-Bed-Burden-Living/dp/1514004437
Related Doable Discipleship Episodes
The Burden & Gift of Living - https://youtu.be/VP6kHyBUpP4
Living a Non-Anxious Life - https://youtu.be/DPwC3I77F8E
This Father's Day week, Doable Discipleship is having a some dad talk. In this episode, host Jason Wieland is joined by Celebrate Recovery Pastor Johnny Baker to talk dad life. Jason's kids are 6 and younger, Johnny's kids are in high school and college. The different stages of fatherhood are a real thing and can be difficult to navigate. In this conversation, Jason and Johnny talk about lessons from different stages of fatherhood, parenting differences between boys and girls, parenting from a place of recovery, Star Wars, and much more.
Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 370 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel.
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:
How to Grow a Connected Family - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aRUFS5VWYc&list=PLgmRz0Ecn4AJh2rqJFQ6OTKM8XtxKXAbT&index=82
Tips for Discipling Your Kids - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnjARth24Lc&list=PLgmRz0Ecn4AJh2rqJFQ6OTKM8XtxKXAbT&index=80
How to Have Freedom From Your Hurts, Hang-Ups and Habits - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAS9Ah8rDtI
In this Rewind episode of Doable Discipleship, originally released in February 2023, Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar talk with Pastor Buddy Owens about Spiritual Warfare. Buddy talks through what spiritual warfare means, what the Bible says about it, and how we are called to participate in it. He discusses our identity in Christ, the importance of what it means to have Christ’s authority, and how these truths mean we do not have to live in fear even while in a spiritual battle. Buddy looks at the power of prayer as a strategy for spiritual warfare and provides some resource suggestions for people who want to learn more.
Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 379 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel.
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 Episodes:
What Does it Mean to Be Made in the Image of God - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S12S7rjsgCw&list=PLgmRz0Ecn4AJh2rqJFQ6OTKM8XtxKXAbT&index=38
Unpacking the Dual Reality of Being a Sinner and a Saint - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmK6ABV8ui4&list=PLgmRz0Ecn4AJh2rqJFQ6OTKM8XtxKXAbT&index=55
Types of Prayer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LldUFR4DDes&list=PLgmRz0Ecn4AJh2rqJFQ6OTKM8XtxKXAbT&index=71
The Power of Intercessory Prayer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29qWvhFZaII&list=PLgmRz0Ecn4AJh2rqJFQ6OTKM8XtxKXAbT&index=70
Resources From This Episode:
The Purpose and Power of Prayer with Buddy Owens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThAbQnMhJz0&t=4s
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To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable.
For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com.
Your church likely has kids and student ministries where kids can go to learn about God. Adults often say we’re grateful for those pastors and then continue on focusing on our own church experience. There is something missing in the way that we think about the next generation. There’s not just an opportunity, but a necessity, to be intentional toward and praying for the next generation. Kids and students are not just the future church, they are the church of now and they will face challenges and trials as they continue to grow in their faith, but they also will see wonderful opportunities and powerful experiences. How can we be entering into prayer on their behalf? How can we be lifting up the next generation?
In today's Rewind episode, originally released June 13, 2023, host Jason Wieland talks with Kendall Hibiske about why we must pray for the next generation. This is a powerful conversation about how we should view the next generation, our role in prayer, and where the two meet. The conversation looks at the power of intergenerational prayer, what we can be learning from the younger generation, how our prayer lives can and do change, and some ways we can specifically be praying for the next generation.
Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 370 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel.
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:
1,000 Names by Phil Wickham (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El0s9bvw7EI)
Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
Doable Discipleship – Types of Prayer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LldUFR4DDes&list=PLgmRz0Ecn4AJ5LcIa-51YvK9ogQq0Q1z5&index=3&t=5s)
Doable Discipleship – The Power of Intercessory Prayer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29qWvhFZaII&list=PLgmRz0Ecn4AJ5LcIa-51YvK9ogQq0Q1z5&index=2&t=321s)
To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable.
For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com.
There’s a little book in the New Testament that doesn’t get as much love as it should. The book is Philemon – it’s a letter from Paul to a man named Philemon whose slave, Onesimus had runaway but was led to Christ by Paul. It’s a beautiful picture of reconciliation – and helpful for us as we think about how to better reconcile relationships. We know that relationships come with all sorts of difficulties, but there are also biblical ways to maintain healthy relationships and reconcile them when they break or run into difficulty.
For today's episode, host Jason Wieland is joined by Bryan Loritts, teaching pastor at Summit Church in North Carolina and author of the new book, Enduring Friendship: Sticking Together in an Age of Unfriending. In this episode, Bryan and Jason talk about why it’s hard to maintain friendships, God’s message through the book of Philemon, and how to live out a healthy relationship through Truth, Repentence, and Grace.
Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 370 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 for You Teaches us About How We Should Love Others- https://youtu.be/Hcu3TTzS9A4
How I Should Relate to the Global Family of God - https://youtu.be/9597cvSJf4s
Embracing the Beautiful Mess of Relationships - https://youtu.be/g5zKpa7Cb-8
This Doable Discipleship Rewind (originally released May 30, 2022) looks at the history, meaning, and importance of Pentecost. Every year, 40 days after Easter Sunday, the church celebrates Pentecost. Why? Why should we care? In this episode, Saddleback Pastors Jason Wieland and Linda Tokar talk about what the Bible says about Pentecost and how we can still celebrate it today.
Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 370 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 for this episode:
Foundations: The Holy Spirit Part 1 - https://saddleback.com/watch/foundations-on-demand/the-holy-spirit-part-1?autoplay=true
Foundations: The Holy Spirit Part 2 - https://saddleback.com/watch/foundations-on-demand/the-holy-spirit-part-2?autoplay=true
Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
All Creation Sings - https://share.transistor.fm/s/4ea295dd
How Does the History of the Bible Affect How We Read It Today - https://share.transistor.fm/s/d50b6e59
How Spiritual Practices Can Change Your Life - https://share.transistor.fm/s/fc494d32
There are so many wonderful things about being a mom - but there are difficult things too. Many moms, especially moms of younger kids, sift through many insecurities and anxieties every single day.
Today's episode of Doable Discipleship is designed to offer encouragement to all of the moms out there who face insecurities in their motherhood. In this episode you will hear some moms share insecurities that they struggle with, and then you will hear responses from mentor moms who have walked through those struggles themselves and can offer helpful perspective and encouragement. Think of today's episode like you get to sit in on a mentoring session for moms.
Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 370 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.
Mentor Moms in this episode: Stacie Wood, Jeni Baker, Julie Chung, Meaghan Grider, Andrea Minor, and Linda Tokar.
Resources From This Episode:
Prayers for an unsaved child:
1. John 6:44 – Pray that God draws them to Jesus
2. Jeremiah 29:13 – Pray they seek God with their whole heart
3. 2 Corinthians 4:4 – Pray that God would open their eyes from blindness
4. Romans 10:17 – Pray they would hear and believe the Word of God
5. Acts 1:8 – Pray that God sends others like me to boldly share the Gospel with them
6. John 16:8 – Pray that the Holy Spirit convicts them of sin
7. Acts 3:19 – Pray they turn from their sin
8. Romans 10:9 – Pray they accept Jesus as Savior and Lord
9. 2 Corinthians 5:15 – Pray they choose to live for Christ and not themselves
Prayers for a Saved Child:
1.Colossians 1:9-10 - That God would give them wisdom and understanding.
2. Colossians 1:11-12 - That God would strengthen them with His power and give them the patience and endurance they need and that they would be filled with joy.
3. Isaiah 41:10 - That they would remember that God is always with them and will protect and defend them.
4. Philippians 1:6 - That they would be patient with themselves when they make a mistake, remembering that God will be working on them the rest of their lives… and they can trust Him to finish what He started.
5. Proverbs 3:5-6 - That they would learn to trust the Lord and his direction in their lives.
6. Ephesians 5:15-18 - That they would live lives surrendered to the Holy Spirit.
7. Philippians 2:2-5 - That they would learn to love, live, serve and sacrifice like Jesus did.
8. Galatians 5:22-23 - That God would grow the fruit of the spirit in their lives.
Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
Embracing the Beautiful Mess of Relationships - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5zKpa7Cb-8
Living a Non-Anxious Life - https://youtu.be/DPwC3I77F8E
The Burden & Gift of Living - https://youtu.be/VP6kHyBUpP4
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