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Summer Reflections and Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit Jul 03, 2023

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The fruit of the Spirit reflects the character of God and His work in our lives. As summer unfolds, we have a unique opportunity to reflect on these gifts.
Sometimes the perception of how we produce the Fruit of the Spirit can be inaccurate. Tune in today and listen to a super encouraging episode where Jen and AJ open up about

The confusion surrounding our understanding of the “Fruit of the Spirit”
Their own misconceptions of it
The meanings of the word “Abide”
Practical ways and plans for what to do in order to grow in Christlikeness,
AND MUCH MORE!

“In order to manifest these fruit of the Spirit, you just have to remain in Christ. If you are in Christ, you already have what it takes. And as you grow in sanctification, The Holy Spirit will produce His fruit in you.” Jen

Make sure to tune in and allow the wisdom and inspiration from this episode to accompany you on your journey. It's an excellent way to deepen your understanding of the Fruit of the Spirit and discover how they can transform your life.

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Grace in the Trenches: Overcoming Mom Guilt and Insecurities with Somer Colbert Jun 26, 2023

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Today we welcome a special guest Somer Colbert host of the "Love Where You Are Podcast".
In this inspiring episode, Somer shares her insights on motherhood, ministry, finding God-given purposes, and experiencing God's presence in our lives. The conversation dives deep into the beauty of the journey as a mother, the challenges, and demonstrating the love of Christ to the world. Somer's words will surely resonate with all of you, regardless if you are a mom or not, or which stage of motherhood you are in, as she addresses the universal experience of having regrets and the opportunity it presents to practice grace.

She shares her own journey of self-discovery, highlighting the importance of trusting in God's sovereignty and embracing His plans for our lives.

We invite you to listen to this soul-refreshing conversation with Somer, as her words are sure to uplift, inspire, and encourage you in your own journey of faith and motherhood.

Read the Show Notes: sojohub.com/purpose085
Connect with Somer Colbert: instagram.com/somercolbert
Listen to Somer's Podcast: Love Where You Are
Love Where You Are is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.

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Breaking the Enemy's Scripts to Embrace Your God-Given Purposes Jun 19, 2023

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In this episode, Jen and AJ highlight an excellent conversation they had with Sojo Academy members. This week, they had so much encouragement from the members about the false narrative that the enemy tries to give us the truth of the gospel that we must all cling to. And how that allows us to be beautiful before the Father, because of the beauty of Christ.

Our June Bible study aimed to look at how people from the Bible recognized and fulfilled their God-given purposes, so we can better understand our purpose, and calling. Even if that purpose is found in mundane days and a seemingly endless to-do list of small tasks. Really to help our audience to gain clarity and uncover their unique purposes aligned with God's plan.

If you're not in the Academy, take this opportunity to hear from these women and their takeaways from this month's study that covers finding their God-given purposes.

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Don't chicken out on your calling Jun 12, 2023

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Sometimes when you have a lot of responsibility, when you feel the weight of said responsibility, sometimes it's just easier to not lean into that responsibility, yes? We shy away from it or even ignore it. The question then becomes, will we continue to walk down in disobedience? Or do we step up?
Today's episode talks about confidence. About a man named Saul who lacked confidence and was disobedient and really failed in his calling, and how we, as we're discovering our God-given purpose, can succeed in ours. (and we use the word succeed loosely because it's not us. It's all God.)

Enjoy the story of Saul and learn how to stand firm in your calling and not chicken out.

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Takeaways from Nehemiah: Insights from Sojo Academy members Jun 05, 2023

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In today’s episode, Jen and AJ are pulling the curtains back on Sojo Academy and doing something a little different! If you are not familiar, inside the Academy, we meet every week on Zoom. One of our calls is called “Coffee chat”, where we and other members share our takeaways on the Bible study that we're going through that month!

We wanted to share the Coffee Chat from the Nehemiah study with you because there were so many important points that were brought out that the Holy Spirit really just pinpointed in the lives of our Sojo members. And we were able to see how they directly apply to us today.
If you're not in the Academy, take this opportunity to hear from these women and reflect on what God has to tell you through this beautiful book.

Prayer isn't just about making the request or seeing if God's gonna answer. It's about confidence, assurance, boldness, and power.

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From broken to whole: the life-changing influence of the Word of God May 29, 2023

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In today’s episode, Jen and AJ are looking at Nehemiah's chapter 8. At this point, the wall was rebuilt, but they were not ready to end the togetherness that they had and the centrality of God that they had experienced through the building of the wall.

“All the people gathered as one man, so their hearts were completely united around. The desire to hear the word of God.”

No matter where you are in your life, if you're aware, if you're convicted, if you feel that to any degree, that's a grace from God.

God wants YOUR heart as well.

Give this episode a listen if you need an encouraging reminder that God can build that desire in your heart.

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Deadly distractions and learning to say no May 22, 2023

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in today’s episode, Jen and AJ are looking at Nehemiah's chapter 6 and talking about the different types of distractions that Nehemiah faced and how this relates to our lives today.

Do you have a problem setting boundaries? With saying “No”? Nehemiah is an example of saying no to quite a few different things. He had the discernment to understand why he needed to say no, and why it was actually imperative for him to say no.

And that’s what we are talking about today! We can see from the life of Nehemiah, a great example of somebody who was a leader, yet lived in constant dependence on God. Let's use today’s episode to remember our mission, and remember the reason that we MUST sometimes say no.

Our mission is to build the kingdom of God and to glorify him so that he can draw others unto himself.

Read the Show Notes here: sojohub.com/nehemiah080

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Two types of opposition we face and how to overcome them May 15, 2023

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In today’s episode, Jen and AJ are discussing Nehemiah chapters 4 and 5, and looking at two different ways we encounter opposition + how to overcome them!

We discuss what that means for us as believers in Christ and what takeaways we can bring to our everyday lives.

AJ also shared that the body of Christ is only as strong as the weakest link. The Christian life isn't a solo sport. Recognizing how we ourselves may need to strengthen our walk is really important. We can't fix the wall in our lives, culture, or generation unless we know what the breaches are.
If you want to dive deep into what the two oppositions we face as Christians are AND ways to overcome them and strengthen your faith, this episode is for you!

Read the Show Notes: sojohub.com/nehemiah079

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Ordinary people, Extraordinary mission: Lessons from Nehemiah 3 May 08, 2023

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This month, we are talking about the fascinating book of Nehemiah and today especially Nehemiah chapter 3.

This chapter is pretty much a list of all of these different people with different roles and different socioeconomic statuses. They have different jobs, different titles, and yet they're all working together for one common mission.

We see this beautiful picture of our differences not mattering when we have the commonality of a goal in mind.

We see this in the New Testament as well in the body of Christ. We're different members, but we're all part of the same body, and that means that no one of us is any better than anybody else.

This is a good example of how the entire word of God is important for our lives because even a chapter like Nehemiah 3 with just a list of names can speak to us in such a powerful way if we allow the Holy Spirit to do that.

Read the Show Notes: sojohub.com/nehemiah078

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Rebuilding Broken Walls: Lessons from the Story of Nehemiah May 01, 2023

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In this episode, Jen and AJ will talk about Nehemiah: the background, the historical context of this book, and some of their biggest takeaways from Nehemiah 1 and 4.
We see how God used one man's burden to fulfill this incredible rebuilding and restoration.
Nehemiah goes to God in prayer and he worships God. And that is a great foundation for us when we are in those times of waiting and when we are painfully crying out to God.

What we do in these moments is so telling for our hearts, isn't it? It just reveals the state of our hearts. Are we gonna worship him? Are we going to keep believing Him in those moments of painful waiting?

Nehemiah went to God in prayer. He turned to God in his pain.

And If you're listening to this podcast, that means you are in the top percentage of people in this world. You have been given things. You have the ability, you have the technology to listen. You have either a computer or a phone.

Are we allowing ourselves to just sit in that ease? Or are we using our influence to better the kingdom of God?

Read Full Show Notes: sojohub.com/nehemiah077 + other resources!

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