Springs + Roots

Learning to be  self aware will take you far in life! Join the conversation this week and ask yourself 3 questions along with hosts Casey and Lynndey to take a quick check on what’s going on inside your heart. 

with guest Bethany MoberlyAs 2020 continues to unfold, leaving us with more questions than answers, we as believers must begin to ask ourselves hard questions and face things we never thought we would. On today’s podcast with our guest, Bethany Moberly, we ask: Is there something missing from the gospel message that is widely shared today? And could that missing thing be leaving believers' with a powerless and weak faith, unable to stand in the winds of today? 

Whether you are a parent, CEO, small business owner, politician, or a pastor, 2020 HAS BEEN A HARD TIME TO LEAD! We brought Pastor Mark Rampulla back into the studio to ask some of the questions you may have been wondering from your leaders. He gave authentic and honest answers from a pastors' point of view that you won't want to miss! 

During His earthly ministry, Jesus preached the gospel of the Kingdom over and over. And though He was questioned for almost everything He said and did, Jesus wasn't questioned as to why His message was one of a Kingdom. The reason????? The Jews had a Kingdom mindset. They understood that God is King of the Universe and His desire has always been to have a Kingdom made of a place and a people to share it with. In today's episode, we welcomed, Pastor Mark Rampulla of Southview Church in Spring Hill TN, to join the conversation. Together we dove into this mysterious yet simplistic truth that as the children of God we are inheriting a Kingdom that is now and yet future. 

2020 has been crazy town!!!!! The winds have come to our nation, the storm has hit! The question we've been asking ourselves as each day comes in with its flood of information is where is our foundation, what is holding our lives together? In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus instructed us with many ways to live and hold our hearts. He ended His sermon with this challenge, if you only hear His word but don't do it, when the winds of life come, your house ( life) will fall! BUT,  if you hear and DO His word when the winds and waves of life come, YOU WILL KEEP STANDING! In season 2 Casey and Lynndey are going to look at some of today’s most crucial topics all from the lens of what does the Bible say, and are we living it? Matt. 7: 24-27 Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 

There are so many demands on us today to fulfill multiple roles each day from employee, spouse, parent, and friend just to name a few. The question of life sometimes becomes, how will I do it all, how can I be successful in each role life has to offer? God has the answer, He says if you want wisdom, if you want success, to come to Him, to sit at His feet, to be filled with His love. As Casey and Lynndey dive into this topic of what it looks like to be a lover of God, they are reminded that when we put the role of being a lover of God first that every situation, every relationship, everything comes into alignment, with and through the power of God's love. 

This week on Springs + Roots we have invited three friends to join the conversation we began last episode, Connecting with God. Each in different stages of life they share how seeking Him in their daily quiet time has changed their lives. Listen and be encouraged, that no matter where you are in your walk with God, He's longing to spend time with you! We challenge you, to make spending time with God through devotion, study of the word, or fellowshipping with the Holy Spirit a daily experience and see if it doesn't change your life! 

SummaryGod made us for relationships, specifically a relationship with Him. In this episode, our hosts share three ways to connect with God. Devotion is a connection of the heart, Study of the Word engages the mind, and Personal Worship refreshes our spirit. ScripturesBy this, we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us His Spirit. 1 John 4:13Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15Resources to enrich your own connection with GodDevotionals we have used:New Morning Mercies, by Paul David TrippRestoration Year, by John EldredgeMy Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald ChambersFor Family Use- Foundations: 12 Biblical Truths to Shape a Family, by Troy Simons and Ruth Chou SimonsStudy helps:BlueLetterBible.orgBibleStudyTools.comLife Application Study Bible, NIVStudy Bible, NKJVWorship music that moves us:Simple Gospel, by United PursuitAll The Earth (Live), by TBCOVictory, by Bethel MusicTeaching/Podcasts we enjoy:Conversations with John EldredgeKris Vallotton

Everyone has been asking questions lately like, what is going on in the world, and what will the future be like? The Apostle Peter writes to the scattered and suffering church answering the same questions we are asking today. Peter says, that we need to take our place a shepherds, willingly, overseeing those in our care,  and to stand fast in our faith. Now more than ever each one of us, needs to take ownership of caring for the souls of those God has placed in our lives. Secondly, Peter encourages us to be submissive to those in authority, humbling ourselves, knowing that God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. And finally we should acknowledge that we have an adversary, who walks around like a roaring lion seeking who he may devour. But through the steadfastness of our faith, and casting all our cares on God, we can resist him and come out of this trial, perfected, or the way we ought to be, established, strengthen, and settled in the Lord more than we’ve ever been before!  #thespringsandrootspodcast#springsandrootshttps://freeheartscollective.com/

Casey and Lynndey talk through the challenges of all things quarantine life encouraging one another that even in the midst of crisis, we can delight ourselves in the Lord. As we do that, Psalm 1 promises that we will bear fruit even in all the unknown’s of life now and for the future. 

When we put unrealistic expectations on ourselves the result is usually guilt. These unrealistic expectations often come in because we are playing the comparison game with those around us. Instead of being weighed down and immobilized because of imposed guilt, God is calling us each to run the race He has set before us, with hearts free from the weight of guilt and shame. By looking to Him, and not the standards of the world, we can run that race! Scriptures ReferencedPsalm 27 One thing I have desired of the LORD and that will I seek; That I may dwell in the house of the LORD, All the days of my life To behold the beauty of the Lord.Hebrews 12:2 ...looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.

The feeling of real guilt over sin is a gift from God meant to turn us towards repentance and right relationship with Him. Imposed guilt from ourselves and others often leads to isolation and feelings of shame. God wants us to be free from all guilt, by knowing what is real and dealing with it quickly and by recognizing when we are setting standards that don’t belong to God dictate chronic feelings of unworthiness and shame.Scripture ReferencesPsalm 34:5 They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. Psalm 32:5 I acknowledge my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said I will confess my transgression to the LORD and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.