No Sanity Required

Today marks day one of staff training for SWO24! Our staff will be arriving throughout the day and we will worship together tonight. To kick off this summer, Brody walks through our mission statement and gives a preview of what staff training will consist of. This episode is all about why we do what we do — and the story behind it. Please pray for our staff and pray for the students that will be coming this summer. Pray that the Lord will encourage and equip our Summer Staff for the weeks ahead. And pray that the Lord will prepare the hearts and minds of the students.Resources:Colossians 1:28-29LMNT High School ProgramWhat is Your Purpose in Life? - NSR Kahuna EpisodePlease leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

How should we deal with discouragement and depression as believers?The Lord has encouraging words for those who are struggling. In this episode, Brody walks through discouragement in the life of Paul and 8 principles we can learn from it. The darkness of sin and this fallen world will sometimes wear us down. When we’re in these seasons, we need to be looking to Christ and find strength in his Word. God is with you. Let’s fight for our joy and peace when we’re in the midst of hardships.Acts 17-18Lamentations 3:21-268 Principles from Paul in Acts 18God will often use our hardships, experiences and difficulties to encourage others or help them through hard times.Don’t sit around. Do something productive.The most faithful thing you and I can do is preach Jesus to others.Discouragement often comes on the heels of a great move of God.The darkness of sin and the world will sometimes wear you down, weary you and discourage you. The Lord is with you, will never leave you, and will give you strength and courage. I need fellowship. I need a word from the Lord. Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

How can we as parents disciple and train our children according to scripture?In this episode, Brody shares some thoughts from Proverbs 22:6 and how we can raise our children faithfully. Children are controlled by their sinful nature and at times their enabling parents. Their discipleship as Christ-followers should be our number one priority.Let’s lead by example and show them what it looks like to follow the Lord.Resources:Proverbs 22:6SWO InstituteSWO Summer StaffPlease leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

The day-to-day Christian life is not a mountaintop experience. Life is messy and circumstances can cause us to doubt God. When doubt attacks our faith we need to keep pressing into the Lord.In this episode Brody walks through the transfiguration of Jesus, the chaos that meets them when they get off the mountain, and how we should fight doubt. Listen as we consider 5 facets of God’s revelation that confirm Jesus’ glory. Let’s submit our doubt to the Lord and let it grow us closer to Christ.Resources:Respond Women's RetreatLuke 9Mark 92 Peter 1:16-18Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

Sin is deceptive and deceitful. It can cause us to turn away from the Lord.In this episode, Brody continues his conversation about Demas and walks through 7 things we must guard against to remain faithful to the end. Demas traded faithfulness to the Lord for a love of the world. Do not forsake the Gospel for what the world offers.Let’s hold fast, live with a conviction of the Holy Spirit, and stay faithful. Resources:Respond Women’s RetreatSnowbird Wilderness Outfitters1 Timothy 1:18Hebrews 3:12-14Galatians 52 Timothy 4:1-5Ephesians 4Philemon 1:241 John 2:15Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

How do we live faithfully for the Lord and prevent drifting away?In this episode, Brody discusses the life of Demas, why people tend to drift away, and how we can stay faithful. Demas was once a co-laborer with Paul on the mission field, but abandoned Paul when he was needed most. Scripture tells us Demas thought the world offered him something greater than what the Lord provided. People are often influenced by the latest movement or ideology, but these movements don’t last. However, the Gospel is unchanging. It is eternal and outlasts cultural movements. Let’s hold fast to Jesus and pursue him faithfully.View the SWO StaffJude 2Colossians 4:142 Timothy 4:91 John 2:15Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

What does the resurrection of Jesus mean for our lives?As we just celebrated Resurrection Sunday, Brody focused on the life of Paul in the book of Acts by walking through 14 lessons Paul teaches us.Paul points again and again to the living hope we have through the resurrected Jesus. We are called to live lives worthy of our Savior, who is eternal in his existence and grace. Paul showed us what it looks like to preach unapologetically and with authority that is from the Lord.Let’s live lives for the Gospel. We hope this episode leaves you encouraged and renewed in your resolve to walk with Jesus. View Brody's notesResources:Acts 13Ephesians 21 Corinthians 15LMNT High-School TeamRead the full article on Paul in Acts:14 Lessons Paul Teaches Us in ActsPlease leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

Have you ever lived in shame and guilt over a mistake you made?Scripture tells us that those who are in Christ are no longer condemned but set free from our sins. In this episode, Brody walks through 8 truths we can learn from Isaac and Rebecca’s mistake-filled lives. God chose to preserve and protect this family regardless of Isaac’s mistakes.You are going to make mistakes throughout your life. But the trajectory of our lives should be one of faithfulness and obedience to the Lord. God is greater than our ability to mess things up. Isaac became a testimony and witness to the Lord’s grace.Let’s learn from the life of Isaac and rest in the grace and freedom of the Lord.Romans 8:1Genesis 26-271 Peter 2:12Be Strong Men's ConferencePlease leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

A faithful pastor and shepherd is going to be obedient to the call of God. In this episode, Brody continues his conversation on what makes a Biblical pastor, by walking through 1 Peter 5, where Peter offers wisdom to help pastors shepherd well.Jesus is the Chief Shepherd. Pastors are under-shepherds because the sheep belong to the Lord. Being a pastor requires labor and hard work. Let’s love one another well, pray for our leaders, and serve in our local churches. 10 Distinctives of a Healthy Church:PreachingBiblical theologyCentrality of the GospelConversionEvangelismBiblical church membershipChurch DisciplineDiscipleshipLeadershipMissionsResources:1 Peter 5Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

What makes someone a good pastor? In this episode, Brody walks through 1 Peter, where Peter describes pastoral leadership, to show us what Biblical pastoral ministry looks like. Biblical church leadership is driven by a love for the Lord and a love for people.God calls pastors to shepherd the church well, to be faithful to the Word, and to love the body well. Leaders are to be held accountable by the Word of God and other men in the church. Our hope and prayer is that you’re part of a church that strives to function biblically. Resources:Red Oak Church Sessions1 Peter Commentary by Daniel Doriani1 Peter 5Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

How do we guard ourselves against deconstruction? Progressive Christianity starts by rejecting Jesus and creating a new idea of who Jesus is. In this episode, Brody breaks down how new ideologies can creep into our minds and how we should combat them.We need to commit to studying Scripture to remind ourselves of the essential doctrines we hold to. The Bible is authoritative. Let’s surround ourselves with a godly community and find hope in the Gospel daily. Resources:Jude 17:23Colossians Bible Study | The Preeminence of ChristRhett and Link (And the Apparant Deconstruction of Their Faith)Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

It is easy to expect the Church to train our kids in discipleship. But as parents, we need to take the discipleship of our children seriously. We need to be an example to our children. In this episode, Brody speaks to parents of little kids and parents who have teenagers/adult children. He walks through how we can trust the Lord with our children in all the stages of their lives.We need to be investing in the spiritual development of our families. Let’s pray for our children and trust and believe that the Lord is going to change their hearts.Resources:1 Samuel1 Samuel 2Proverbs 22:6Don't Idolize Your Children - NSR Episode Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

What is shaping the way you view relationships and sexuality? The world is pressuring students to figure out their gender identity. We need to seek Christ and show students how to fight sexual immorality. In this episode, Brody points out 4 things we can learn from Romans 12 that push us to commit to walking with Christ in this area of our lives.Pornography and sexual immorality are heart issues. As we’re being conformed into the image of Christ, we’re going to make mistakes. But we can live in freedom because we have Christ’s Spirit living in us. Brody also sits down with Spencer Davis to discuss what renewing our minds practically looks like. If we walk by the Spirit, we won’t gratify the flesh. Let’s set our minds on things above and rest in the freedom we have in Christ. Resources:Romans 12Romans 7Snowbird Podcast SessionsThe Griz PodcastPlease leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

Pornography poses many dangers to relationships, marriages, healthy sexuality, and spiritual formation in our lives. The enemy will use porn to attack believers and distract them from their callings. In this episode, Brody sits down with Jason George, host of The Griz Podcast, to walk through stats and data on how pornography negatively affects our lives. God’s guidelines are meant to guide and protect you. Sexual immorality is a sin against your own body and soul. Let’s fight sin and fight for holiness in our lives. Resources:The Griz Podcast Covenant EyesThe Ballard BriefGenesis 3Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

We live at a time where everything ordained by God is under attack in the world. The danger we face today is being influenced to embrace a new brand of Christianity that isn’t Christianity at all. In this episode, Brody continues to look at the life of Daniel and compare it to what is happening in today’s generation. Daniel and his faith outlasted the Babylonian empire; we will outlast this cultural current. God will always preserve a remnant that will outlast cultural ideologies. Let’s impact and equip this generation to be faithful in culture today. “Daniel was living in Babylon, but his eyes were fixed on Jesus. We are living in Babylon, and we must fix our eyes on Jesus.”Resources:Daniel 1The Baker Compact Bible Dictionary by Tremper Longman IIIContact Brody at: Brody@swoutfitters.comContact SWO at: Thebird@swoutfitters.comPlease leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

Today's culture does not want you to pursue God. In Daniel 1, we see how the Babylonians tried to stop Daniel from pursuing the Lord by influencing him through their culture. In this episode, Brody talks through the parallels between Daniel 1 and what is going on in society today.God has called us to live at peace in the world but not with the world. Daniel resolved to stay faithful to the Lord even when no one around him was. Let’s be faithful and stand for what Jesus stands for.Resources:Daniel 12 Kings 20Isaiah 39Resolve to be Faithful | 2021 College RetreatPlease leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

Working in student ministry can be difficult. It is a high calling to shepherd students and lead them to the Lord. For the last 29 years, Brody has worked in student ministry. In this episode, Brody shares a few things he’s learned during that time.We hope this episode will be encouraging for those of you who are leading students in any way. For those who aren’t, we hope you’ll be faithful to point others to the Lord daily.References:2 Timothy 4:8Iron on Iron ConferencePlease leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

Jesus can heal us spiritually, emotionally, and mentally. This episode of NSR is a sermon Brody taught at a recent Winter SWO retreat. In this session, Brody walks through 2 stories in Mark 5 where Jesus healed those with feeble faith. The safest place you can live your life is behind the cross of Christ. Walk in step with Jesus and trust in Him to heal your soul. Resources:Mark 5:21Click here to view Brody's Mark 5 sermon notes.Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

It can get discouraging to see people turn away from the Lord, but we can rest knowing that God will always preserve a remnant of his people. In this episode, Brody walks through stories in the Bible, like Elijah and Noah where God preserved his Church. Believers, don’t lose hope for this generation. Jesus is advancing his Church. Let’s trust the Lord and be faithful to equip believers around us. Resources:Snowbird College RetreatGiants in the Bible: Where Did They Come From?Genesis 6Genesis 4JobPlease leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

Merry Christmas! We hope you’re all enjoying Christmas day and spending time with your families. In this episode, Brody reads through some Scripture of Jesus’s coming. Let’s take time today to thank the Lord for sending His Son to the world to save us from our sins. Resources:Matthew 1Luke 2 Matthew 2Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.