Thee Generation Podcast

Purity will never happen by accident. In this episode of Satisfied, Ryan Swanson opens Proverbs 7 and Romans 16 to show why avoiding deliberate sin is not enough when careless choices still put temptation in your path. Take an honest look at your scrolling, your safeguards, and your accountability, and choose to be intentionally pure.Topics DiscussedThe young man in Proverbs 7 who walked near the strange woman’s cornerThe difference between lacking discernment and being simple concerning evilWhy innocence and purity cannot be protected by passivityCareless scrolling and allowing algorithms to choose what you seePractical safeguards and accountability before entering a known area of temptationKey TakeawaysNot seeking out temptation does not make careless choices safe.Purity calls for intentional decisions about the paths you take and the media you consume.Recognize the weakness of your flesh and communicate with an accountability partner before revisiting a known danger.Choose concrete safeguards as you seek to be less gratified and more satisfied with Jesus Christ. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.

In James 1:21, believers are told to lay aside sin and receive the engrafted Word with meekness. Dr. Jim Van Gelderen explains how this command addresses double-mindedness: the pattern of trusting God, then responding to fear and circumstances with doubt. Using Peter walking on the water and Elijah fleeing Jezebel, he shows the place of confession, surrender, and obedience in dependence on the Holy Spirit.Topics DiscussedThe difference between salvation and the deliverance of a believer’s soul in James 1How fear and outward circumstances pull the heart between faith and doubtPeter on the water and Elijah fleeing Jezebel as pictures of double-mindednessLaying aside sin through honest confession and Christ’s cleansingReceiving the engrafted Word with meekness and a surrendered willObeying God’s Word in dependence on the Holy SpiritKey TakeawaysA believer can waver between trusting God and reacting to fear; James calls that double-mindedness.Confession and Christ’s cleansing address the sin that grows from unbelief.Meekness means yielding your will to God, rather than relying on your own strength.Receive Scripture ready to obey what God says, depending on the Holy Spirit to enable you.God’s Word can deliver your soul from a repeated cycle of faith and doubt. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.

God often begins gospel advance with a burden to pray for the next town. In this episode, Mark Gillmore talks with Andrew Haertl about how God led him from a surrendered teenager and college student to pastor a church in Shawano, Wisconsin, and to seek gospel advance in Clintonville and the surrounding region. Will you ask God to show you the next step of faith—and take it?Topics DiscussedAndrew Haertl’s salvation testimony, early call to preach, and renewed surrender to serve the LordLearning to hear God’s voice through a clean heart, God’s Word, prayer, and patient obedienceChurch planting in Shawano, Wisconsin, and a burden for the towns surrounding itPrayer for Clintonville and the Lord’s redirecting of a planned gospel tent meetingPrayer Advance meetings, ministry partnerships, door-to-door outreach, and the opening Clintonville Bible studyGreat Commission completion through gospel-preaching churches multiplying into nearby communitiesKey TakeawaysGod can use young people who surrender to Him and obey the light He gives for the next step.A clean heart, time in God’s Word, and prayer prepare believers to recognize and follow God’s leading.Gospel advance often begins when believers pray specifically for the next town and step out in faith.Closed doors do not end God’s work; He can redirect His people into a better path.Small churches can bear a real burden for the harvest beyond their own community. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.

Episode SummarySuccess is not found in a platform, a ministry title, or a number on a dashboard. In this episode, Bobby Bosler opens John 1 and Galatians 6 to show that Christ’s simple call—Follow Me—defines a life of true success, whether it leads to a visible ministry or quiet faithfulness. Let go of the vision you have built for yourself and follow Jesus wherever He leads.Topics DiscussedChrist’s call to follow Him in John 1Releasing self-defined success, platforms, and performance metricsThe Flourish Series playlist and the ongoing study through GalatiansFaithfulness in visible ministry and in the hidden placesKey TakeawaysThe greatest success is to follow Jesus wherever He leads.God’s call may look different from the life we picture for ourselves.Faithful obedience matters more than recognition, scale, or results. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.

God’s leading is rarely a matter of seeing the whole road at once. In this episode, Jennifer Teachout shares how the Lord used a childhood surrender, years of service in Quebec, and a long-held burden for French Guiana to teach her to keep walking with Him. As you obey Him in the small opportunities before you, trust God to lead you one step at a time. Topics Discussed Jennifer Teachout’s salvation testimony and childhood surrender to missions Overcoming the fear of being ashamed of God’s call God’s leading through language study, marriage, and seventeen years of ministry in Quebec The Lord’s long-term direction to French Guiana and ministry in Matoury The challenges of missionary life, motherhood, cultural differences, and personal inadequacy Serving God faithfully in small, often unseen opportunities Key Takeaways God often guides His children as they walk with Him in daily obedience. A call or burden from God may unfold over many years without being forgotten. Faithfulness in small acts of service forms a heart ready to follow God’s direction. God’s work does not depend on human adequacy; He supplies mercy and brings the fruit. Young women can trust God with their future one faithful step at a time. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org.