Enter-In, the podcast.: Recent Episodes
Jeff Rogers
Welcome to Enter-In, the podcast. We hope through this intentional time of listening, reflection and prayer, you are able to hear the voice of God as we navigate through the journey of life together. This podcast series is created and hosted by Jeff Rogers, an American pastor and missionary who serves alongside his wife, Carrie Beth, in the Czech Republic.
Please subscribe and share this unique opportunity to pause, reflect, and engage with our Creator God, focusing on what He has for us in this busy and ever-changing world.
This four-week podcast series will explore the importance of having margin in our lives. Margins are “the space between our load and our limits” (Mark Lenz), times that we can give God to grow in our walk with him. By understanding Sabbath as margin, as well as understanding the importance of having margin in our schedules and finances by seeking God first, we can cultivate these moments of grace in our lives.
In episode 1 we talk about the topics: Margin, Sabbath, Space. Margins are important in our lives. We can view the Sabbath as a margin that God has given us to focus and rest. When we apply to our daily lives, we will observe the Sabbath that helps us create margins in life.
Paul’s letter to the Galatian church is perhaps one of the most important letters for the church. This five-part podcast series will look at its importance and theological relevance for our faith and life today. Specifically, we will look at the sweeping vision of grace that Paul lays out in this letter.
In Part Four, we focus on Galatians 4:1-4 and the topics of Adoption, Grace, and Belonging. The big idea of part four is to be reminded that God has brought us into his household. You are a son or daughter of God, and everything is okay between you two! Are you living your daily life like that is true?
We hope that by listening, reflecting, and seeking the Lord you are reminded of God’s grace to us and how we apply that daily toward others in our own lives.
Paul’s letter to the Galatian church is perhaps one of the most important letters for the church. This five-part podcast series will look at its importance and theological relevance for our faith and life today. Specifically, we will look at the sweeping vision of grace that Paul lays out in this letter.
In Part Three, we focus on Galatians 3:15-29 and the topics of Faith alone and justification. The big idea of part three is to be reminded that the law points us to Christ. Let us ask ourselves: Where have you fallen short of the standards God sets for you and that you set for yourself? Lean into His promise of grace this week.
We hope that by listening, reflecting, and seeking the Lord you are reminded of God’s grace to us and how we apply that daily toward others in our own lives.
Paul’s letter to the Galatian church is perhaps one of the most important letters for the church. This five-part podcast series will look at its importance and theological relevance for our faith and life today. Specifically, we will look at the sweeping vision of grace that Paul lays out in this letter.
In Part Two, we focus on Galatians 2:15–21 and the topics of the Faith alone and justification. The big idea of part two is to be reminded that we are justified by faith in Christ and nothing else. Let us ask ourselves this: Are the challenges and decisions in your daily life clarified and guided by the faith you have in Christ, or do we pray occasionally but most of the time go it alone?
We hope that by listening, reflecting, and seeking the Lord you are reminded of God’s grace to us and how we apply that daily toward others in our own lives.
Paul’s letter to the Galatian church is perhaps one of the most important letters for the church. This five-part podcast series will look at its importance and theological relevance for our faith and life today. Specifically, we will look at the sweeping vision of grace that Paul lays out in this letter.
This week we will focus on Galatians 1:1–10 and the topics of the Gospel and leadership. The big idea of part one is to stress the utmost importance of the gospel. Paul’s passion reveals that the gospel is what he cares about most. If someone were to gauge what you care about most based on how much passion you have for it, what would they come up with? We hope that by listening, reflecting, and seeking the Lord you are reminded of God’s grace to us and how we apply that daily toward others in our own lives.
In this fifth part of our podcast series we will look at James 4:1-10 and the topics of: Pride, Humility, and Lust. The big idea of part five is that strife and struggles come from our pride and selfish actions.
We hope that by listening, reflecting, and seeking the Lord, we can see that by asking in faith, humility will always cure worldliness within us.
In this fourth part of our podcast series we will look at James 3:1-12 and the topics of: Influence, Responsibility, the Tongue, Communication. The big idea of part four of this series is that our words can cause "new life" or cause "destruction".
We hope that by listening, reflecting, and seeking the Lord, we can learn that we must make a habit of thinking before we speak.
In this third part of our podcast series we will look at James 2:1-9 and the topics of: Favoritism, The Kingdom of God, and Love. The big idea of part three of this series is that personal favoritism (what some refer to as the sin of partiality) is sin because true love knows no partiality.
We hope that by listening, reflecting, and seeking the Lord, we can learn to disregard favoritism when we start to love ourselves and others the way Christ loves us.
In this second part of our podcast series we will look at James 1:12-25 and the topics of: Endurance, Perseverance, Temptation, and Flesh and Spirit. The big idea of part two is to understand that temptation is the beginning of the sin process.
We hope that by listening, reflecting, and seeking the Lord, we realize that self-control in the midst of temptation will keep is from sin and falling deeper into the sin cycle in our lives.
The Book Of James
The big idea of thissix-week podcast series covers the book of James, a letter that serves as a how-to manual for the Christian life. When we deal with trials, contentions, and lack of faith, James teaches us that we can still have joy in the midst of our circumstances. The foundation of the book is the importance of faith; faith or the lack thereof can determine the direction of one’s life.
In our first part of this podcast we will look at James 1:1–8 and the topics of: Trials, Testing, Foundation, Faith, and Unwavering. The big idea of this first podcast is that we can have joy in the midst of trials/tribulation when we have a firm foundation of faith.
We hope that by listening, reflecting, and seeking the Lord, we are able to further understand that when troubles arise, changing our perspective can aide in the process of spirituality.
In part two of our series, "Disciples", we will look at 1 Corinthians 7:17, and the topics of calling and vocation. People are meant to live the life God has called them to. Just as God calls the body of believers to go out and make disciples of all nations—as discussed in part one of this podcast series as we looked at the Great Commission in Matthew—God also calls individual believers to go and disciple others within their spheres of influence.
The question we will explore during this podcast is: In what ways do you proclaim the gospel and disciple others in your sphere of influence? Identify the areas in which you can improve.
This two-week podcast series brings us a better understanding as Christians about what it means to be a disciple of Christ, delving into both the primary and secondary callings of Christians as disciples. In this first episode we focus in on Matthew 28:16-20 and the topics of discipleship and evangelism. Christians are meant to work together and make disciples of all nations, not just converts to the faith. In this first podcast, our goal is to Identify and reflect on how we are helping the local body of believers make disciples. More specifically, in what ways can you improve your discipleship?
This week we look at Mark 1:35–37 and focus on the topics of: Work, Silence, and Rest. As Jesus begins his public ministry of preaching, he seeks time apart with God in prayer. When we are faced with any new or significant task, a time spent alone in silence and prayer with God empowers us for the work ahead.
In Matthew 14, after hearing of his cousin John’s death, Jesus seeks solitude before returning to his ministry. Solitude makes a space for grief—and ultimately for hope. A time apart can help us heal after suffering a loss.
Airplane Mode: Practicing Spiritual Disciplines, Part 1 "Big Decisions"
We live in a noisy world. Even when alone, apart from sound, we’re bombarded with texts, emails, and social media messages. The desire to seek solitude and silence isn’t only about finding a quiet place. It’s about discovering the gift of removing ourselves from the dissonance of messages to find our rest in the Word, and that is Jesus. Drawing from the life of Jesus and the apostle Paul, this four-part series extends that invitation at four critical life junctures: a big decision, a big loss, a big job, and a big change. At each point, a time of silence and solitude in God’s presence can heal us of the past and prepare us for our futures.
Just as Jesus sought solitude and silence before announcing the twelve men who would lead the effort to share the good news with the world, we also grow from a time apart in the midst of big decisions in our lives.
When approaching a major decision, an intentional time of solitude and silence lends us wisdom and confirms that we are following God’s lead.