Faith Over Fear

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Courage to Share Your Mental Health Struggles (With Josh Lillie) -Ep. 123 Oct 04, 2022

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Mental health experts stress the importance of maintaining a strong support system when battling anxiety and depression. The more we feel known, the more we tend to feel loved. It takes courageous transparency to build the depth of relationships our souls crave. What if we share honestly and others judge or reject us or use our weaknesses against us? In this episode, Josh Lillie, an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance, the Executive Assistant of one of the largest churches in Omaha, Nebraska, and one of the hosts of the Your Daily Bible Verse podcast shares how he found the courage to openly share his experience with depression, what challenged that courage, and how he received encouragement through the life of an eighteenth century hymn writer who once had considered himself “mad.”
(Scroll down to find the group discussion questions)
Find Josh Lillie at:
https://www.cccomaha.org/staff
https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-bible-verse/
Find Jennifer at:
https://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.com
https://www.instagram.com/avapennington3/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083247680572
Find Wholly Loved Ministries at:
WhollyLoved.com
Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442736966614671
Join the Private Wholly Loved Community Group (also on Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/443325386241769
Group Discussion Questions:
What resonated with you most in today’s episode?
What are your thoughts regarding Jennifer’s statement that one only feels loved to the extent that they feel known?
What are some reasons people might feel reluctant to tell others about their mental health challenges?
What fears, anxieties, or insecurities most challenge your vulnerability?
In what ways can a strong support system help those who suffer from anxiety and depression?
What most resonated with you when you heard Joshua and Jennifer discuss Psalm 22?
How do you feel knowing that someone so anointed as Charles Spurgeon battled depression?
What is one action step God might be asking you to take having listened to this episode?

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Raising Resilient Kids (With Helen Smallbone) - Ep. 122 Sep 27, 2022

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If you’re a parent, grandparent, guardian, or in some way involved with raising children in today’s rapidly changing world, you may worry about their ability to stand strong amidst all of life’s impending storms. How can you build within them the character and strength that will allow them not only to survive but to thrive. In this episode, Helen Smallbone, “mum” to 7 creative children, including artists for King and Country and Rebecca St. James, shares ways God used her family’s most challenging circumstances to strengthen their bonds, deepen her children’s faith, and increase their resiliency.
(Scroll down to find the group discussion questions)
Find Helen at:
https://www.instagram.com/helensmallbone/
https://www.facebook.com/helenjsmallbone
https://www.amazon.com/Helen-Smallbone/e/B09M2KKNNP
Find the ministry she co-founded at:
https://www.accessmore.com/pd/MumLife-Community
Resource referenced: Behind the Lights: The Extraordinary Adventure of a Mum and Her Family
Find Jennifer at:
https://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.com
https://www.instagram.com/avapennington3/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083247680572
Find Wholly Loved Ministries at:
WhollyLoved.com
Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442736966614671
Join the Private Wholly Loved Community Group (also on Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/443325386241769
Group Discussion Questions:
1.What resonated with you most in today’s episode?
2.When has God used a time of uncertainty to strengthen your faith?
3.In what ways can times of adversity lead to stronger relationships?
4.Why might hard work serve as an important element in a child’s growth?
5.How can developing and maintaining strong community ties help strengthen your family?
6.How can developing and maintaining strong community ties increase your children’s resiliency?
7.How readily do you seek God’s guidance for day-to-day struggles?
8.How can sheltering our children potentially harm them?
9.What is one action step God might be asking you to take this week based on what you heard in this podcast episode?

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Bringing God's Grace to Our Work Place (With Dr. Tim Kimmel) - Ep. 121 Sep 20, 2022

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For many people, their workplace has become their greatest source of stress and anxiety. This is where they spend the majority of their time and, often, around unpleasant and perhaps unkind people. Due to the impact our employment has on us financially, this is also the one area that has the greatest capacity to impact one's sense of security. In this episode, Dr. Tim Kimmel shares how shifting our views regarding our employment, living in God's grace, and intentionally bringing God's grace into these often highly diverse and potentially tense environments can increase our peace and fulfillment.
Find Dr. Tim Kimmel at:
https://gracebasedfamilies.com/staff/tim-kimmel/
https://www.facebook.com/GraceBasedFamilies
Resource referenced: Grace at Work: The Secret to Getting More From Your Job than a Paycheck
Find Jennifer at:
https://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.com
https://www.instagram.com/slatteryjennifer/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083247680572
Find Wholly Loved Ministries at:
WhollyLoved.com
Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442736966614671
Join the Private Wholly Loved Community Group (also on Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/443325386241769
Discussion Questions:
1.What resonated with you most in today’s episode?
2.What unrealistic expectations might you hold, regarding your workplace and work relationships?
3.When have realistic yet unmet expectations increased your anxiety or frustration in relation to your work environment?
4.What might it look like to bring grace into your work environment?
5.How can bringing grace into our work environment and relationships create a chain reaction of increased health and peace?
6.How can focusing on Christ’s mission in and for our workplace decrease our anxiety and increase our peace and fulfillment?
7.Based on this episode, what is one action step God might be asking you to take in the next week?

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Finding Strength through the Holy Spirit (with Max Lucado) - Ep 120 Sep 13, 2022

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Scripture assures us, God does not want us to live enslaved to fear, weighed down by stress, and overpowered by personal weakness. Christ promised us joy, peace, and inexpressible freedom. He also promised to give us the power to experience each of those supernatural gifts. In this episode, prolific speaker Max Lucado shares a time when, attempting to carry his ministry in his own strength, the burden became nearly crippling and how he found fresh hope and strength through the Holy Spirit.
(Scroll down to find the group discussion questions)
Find Max Lucado at:
https://maxlucado.com/
https://www.facebook.com/maxlucado
https://www.instagram.com/maxlucado/
Resource referenced: Help is Here: Finding Fresh Strength and Purpose in the Power of the Holy Spirit
Find Jennifer at:
https://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.com
https://www.instagram.com/avapennington3/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083247680572
Find Wholly Loved Ministries at:
WhollyLoved.com
Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442736966614671
Join the Private Wholly Loved Community Group (also on Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/443325386241769
Group Discussion Questions:
What resonated with you most in today’s episode?
What first comes to mind when you think of the Holy Spirit?
When have you experienced increased exhaustion and/or anxiety from relying on yourself rather than surrendering to and relying on the Holy Spirit?
How would you describe a Spirit-led life?
How does/can living Spirit-led decrease our anxiety?
How would you describe a Spirit-led ministry?
How might God be calling you to share His “living water” with weary and burdened souls you encounter this week?
What is one truth you can reflect on this week to more fully experience the Holy Spirit’s peace?

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From Insecurity to Godly Confidence (with Amanda Pittman) - Ep 119 Sep 06, 2022

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Often, the greatest hindrance to living out our calling comes from internal, rather than external, influences. When our insecurities dominate our lives, we become our biggest limiting factor. If you’re familiar with the Bible, you may recognize, intellectually, that you are a radiant, redeemed, chosen, called and empowered child of God. The question is, how do we let this truth define us and our actions? In this episode, author and speaker Amanda Pittman discusses her latest release Stand in Confidence: From Sinking insecurity to Rising to Your God-Given Identity and shares actionable steps toward growing in courage and confidence.
(Scroll down to find the group discussion questions)
Find Amanda at:
https://amandaapittman.com/
https://www.facebook.com/amandaapittmann
https://www.instagram.com/amandaapittman/
Find Jennifer at:
https://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.com
https://www.instagram.com/avapennington3/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083247680572
Find Wholly Loved Ministries at:
WhollyLoved.com
Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442736966614671
Join the Private Wholly Loved Community Group (also on Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/443325386241769
Resource Mentioned: Emotional Healing in 3 Easy Steps (The Kingdom of God Made Simple)
by Praying Medic
Group Discussion Questions:
What resonated with you most in today’s episode?
When do you most tend to struggle with feelings of insecurity?
How has insecurity limited your calling?
When has your insecurities caused you to strive and overwork in an area God’s already equipped you for and called you to?
In what areas are you placing your identity in insufficient things (your role/position, relationships, skills …)?
What truth most encourages you and helps build your confidence?
When has a “I should of” or “I could have” mentality hindered your confidence?
When has a human’s rejection negatively affected your view of yourself?
What is one action step God is calling you to take in the next week? (Right this down somewhere prominent to help with follow-through.)

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Prayers for Hard Times (with Crickett Keeth) – Ep. 118 Aug 30, 2022

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We’ve probably all had times when life felt so challenging or frightening, or our anxious thoughts too strong, that we struggled to find the words to pray. During those moments, many find it helpful to use prompts or prayer guides. God has provided numerous examples throughout Scripture we can use to direct, deepen, and revitalize our prayer life. These prayers provide additional benefit as well in that they can help us better understand the historical events in which these prayers were offered while revealing a glimpse of God’s heart.
Join Jennifer Slattery and Kelly Cambell in their conversation with Cricket Keeth, author of the Bible study titled "Before the Throne" to hear about two powerful prayers discussed in her latest Bible study and how such prayers can decrease our anxiety and increase our faith and intimacy with Christ.
Find Crickett Keeth at:
https://www.crickettkeeth.com/teaching/
https://www.facebook.com/janene.keeth
https://www.instagram.com/jkeeth52/
Resource mentioned:
Before the Throne: Finding Strength Through Prayer in Difficult Times: https://amzn.to/3e30xRw
Jennifer Slattery at:
https://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jen.pheobus/
https://www.instagram.com/slatteryjennifer/
Find Kelly Campbell at:
https://whollyloved.com/meet-the-team/
Find Wholly Loved, at:
https://www.WhollyLoved.com
Find out about Wholly Loved’s online groups at:
https://whollyloved.com/resources/online-studies/
Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442736966614671
Group Discussion Questions:
1.What resonated with you most in today’s episode?
2.Do you have favorite prayers in Scripture? If so, which one(s) and what encourages you about it/them?
3.Have you used prayers in Scripture as prompts? If so, how did this impact your prayer time? If not, how might doing so impact your prayer time?
4.When have you sensed God asking you to pray for someone who hurt or disappointed you?
a.How did you respond?
5.Think of a time when you have prayed for someone with whom you were experiencing relational conflict. How did your prayers impact your anxiety?
6.What, if anything, did God reveal to you regarding His heart during your prayer time?
7.When you think of the analogy of God as a rock, what comes to mind?
8.What are your thoughts related to trusting God “corner to corner”?

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How You Can Break Free from Comparison - Ep. 117 Aug 23, 2022

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While we’ve all struggled with comparison at one point or another, we don’t have to let it steal our love for one another. Accepting the fact that we are each fearfully and wonderfully made allows us to see the beauty in each other. Admitting to Jesus when we have thoughts of envy, judgment, and pride is the first step in learning to transform our comparison into celebration.
Find Kimi:
https://kimimiller.com/
http://whollyloved.com/meet-the-team
Find Wholly Loved, at:
https://www.WhollyLoved.com
Find Wholly Loved Ministries at:
WhollyLoved.com
Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442736966614671
Join the Private Wholly Loved Community Group (also on Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/443325386241769
Group Discussion Questions:
1. What resonated with you most in today’s episode?
2. Do you struggle with thoughts of comparison that leave you feeling ashamed?
3. What do you do with those thoughts?
4. What steps can you take to help curb thoughts of comparison?
5. In what ways can you celebrate our unique differences?
6. How can you begin showing gratitude for your own uniqueness?
7. What steps can you take the next time you feel tempted to compare yourself with others?

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The Courage to Embrace God-Led Risks, Part 2 - Ep. 116 Aug 17, 2022

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Our courage to embrace God-led risk tends to decrease when we focus on ourselves or our present circumstances. Our courage grows, however, when we focus on Christ and our next step of obedience. In this two-part episode, Jennifer first speaks with prolific suspense writer DiAnn Mills about a time when her husband lost his job then. In the second half of this episode, Jennifer and her husband Stephen discuss a time when the outcome of his obedience did not turn out as they’d hoped, but why, some seventeen years later, they’d now say everything turned out better than they could’ve imagined.
Find DiAnn Mills at:
https://diannmills.com/
https://www.facebook.com/diannmills
https://www.instagram.com/diannmillsauthor/
Find Jennifer Slatteryat:
http://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.com
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083247680572
https://www.instagram.com/
Find Wholly Loved Ministries at:
WhollyLoved.com
Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442736966614671
Join the Private Wholly Loved Community Group (also on Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/443325386241769
Questions:
1. What resonated with you most in today’s episode?
2. When has God used a challenging time to initiate something new or launch a dream?
3. Why is it so important, when embracing God-led risks, to remain connected with people who support us?
4. Why is it important to guard our influences and to be selective regarding who we allow to speak into our lives?
5. Look back over some of your most challenging seasons. What was your perspective of the situation when you were in the middle of it?
6. Has your perspective of that situation changed? If so, how?
7. In what ways has God used a difficult time to transform or heal you?
8. In what ways has He used a challenging time to transform or heal a relationship?

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Embracing Risk When We Feel Ill-Equipped (with Sarah Hamaker) - Ep. 115 Aug 09, 2022

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It takes great courage to embrace risk, especially when we feel ill-equipped or unprepared. But God never asks us to tackle hard or frightening circumstances alone. In fact, He encourages us not to, because our greatest strength, wisdom, and purest love are found not within ourselves but rather in Him.
Find Sarah Hamaker at:
https://sarahhamakerfiction.com/
https://www.facebook.com/authorsarahhamaker
https://www.amazon.com/Sarah-Hamaker/e/B002TIARBS%3Fr
Jennifer Slattery at:
https://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jen.pheobus/
https://www.instagram.com/slatteryjennifer/
Find Wholly Loved, at:
https://www.WhollyLoved.com
Find out about Wholly Loved’s small groups at:
https://whollyloved.com/resources/online-studies/
Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442736966614671
Join the Private Wholly Loved Community Group (also on Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/443325386241769
Group Discussion Questions:
1. What resonated with you most in today’s episode?
2. When has God asked you to step into a new, uncertain, or challenging role you felt ill-equipped for?
3. How did you respond?
4. What are some ways God has equipped you in the past for difficult situations?
5. Consider your convictions. How often or consistently is your agenda consistent with your convictions?
6. What are some truths regarding Christ that can help you courageously embrace God-assigned risks?
7. When accepting God-ordained risks, why is it important to remember that it was God who assigned the challenge?
8. When has your obedience led to spiritual conversations with someone who doesn’t know Christ?

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Living in the Victory of Christ - Ep. 114 Aug 02, 2022

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When our world feels out of control, uncertain, painful, and chaotic, it’s easy to feel like a victim of our circumstances or the sinful acts of others. But God wants us to live in courageous victory – the victory Christ already won for us when He died on the cross and rose again. Those who are in Christ, therefore, are always coming from a place of victory. This victory isn’t something we must earn or acquire ourselves but rather, it’s something we receive, hold tight to, and learn to live in.
Find Jennifer at:
https://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.com
https://www.instagram.com/avapennington3/
Find Kelly and Wholly Loved, at:
https://www.WhollyLoved.com
Find Wholly Loved Ministries at:
WhollyLoved.com
Join the private Faith Over Fear Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/442736966614671
Join the Private Wholly Loved Community Group (also on Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/443325386241769
Group Discussion Questions:
1. What resonated with you most in today’s episode?
2. Did Jennifer share truths you weren’t familiar with or had forgotten? If so, what?
3. How do you feel knowing, in Christ, you are more than a conqueror?
4. What in your life might fall under “more?” (Meaning, what are you struggling with in regard to which you want to remember your victory?
5. In today’s episode, Jennifer stated, from Scripture, that all who trust in Christ for salvation are cherished, held, protected, and guided children of God. Which of those truths do you most struggle to believe, and why do you think that is?
6. What are some things your fear has “stolen” from you?
7. In what ways have you fallen into an “orphan” mentality (as if you’re all alone and uncared for)?
8. In what ways might God be working to restore and rebuild you?
9. What is one action step God is calling you to take in the next week? (Right this down somewhere prominent to help with follow-through.)

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