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Brittany Allen & Lara d'Entremont
Welcome to the Treasuring Christ Podcast! In this world, so many things capture our attention and affection. Even as Christians, we find ourselves treasuring earthly things over our Savior. Listen in as we discuss how to love the Giver more than the gifts he gives.
To close out this season, this week’s episode is about God’s faithfulness and how remembering it can help us treasure Christ more. We hope this short episode is encouraging to you.
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This week, Brittany is talking about something she’s passionate about: biblical lament. What is it? And how does it stir our hearts to treasure Jesus more? Listen in to hear more.
Recommended Resources:
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop
Untangled Emotions by J. Alasdair Groves and Winston T. Smith
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This week on the podcast, Brittany has a conversation with Chelsea Sobolik about the importance of Sabbath rest and how it helps us treasure Jesus more. Listen in to find encouragement for the weary and reminders that rest is a gift that reminds us of our humanity and draws us nearer to him.
Recommended Resources:
Even Better Than Eden by Nancy Guthrie
The Common Rule by Justin Whitmel Earley
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
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The sacraments are gifts to us from God, reminding us of his commitment to his people and that he will fulfill his promise. They are signs and seals of our faith. Yet we often forget their importance. On this week’s episode, Brittany chats about why the sacraments are important and how partaking in them helps us treasure Christ more.
Recommended Resources:
Pilgrim Theology by Michael Horton
Core Christianity Clip: What is a Sacrament and Why is it Important?
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This week, Brittany invited her dear friend Brianna Lambert to chat with her about the importance of hearing the Word preached in our local church and why it can’t be replaced with online ministries. Listen in to hear why this is important and how it helps us treasure Christ more.
Recommended Resources:
9 Marks of a Healthy Church
Pilgrim Theology by Michael Horton
Ordinary Preaching: The Food We Can’t Forget by Brianna Lambert
Brianna Lambert’s Blog
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In this episode, Brittany has a conversation with author, Gretchen Saffles, about what biblical meditation is and how it can help us to treasure Christ more. Tune in for practical encouragement in this spiritual discipline.
Recommended Resources:
The Well-Watered Woman by Gretchen Saffles
Give Me Jesus Journal
Be Still & Know Bible Studies
Word Before World Scripture Memory Journal
Glenna Marshall on Scripture Memory
Glenna Marshall’s Instagram
JourneyWomen Podcast Instagram
Sola Gratia Co. Scripture Writing Journal
Verses App
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In this episode, Brittany starts a conversation about how cultivating a heart of thankfulness can encourage our hearts to treasure Jesus more. Listen in to hear practical ways you can grow in gratitude toward the God who deserves all praise.
Recommended Resources:
Growing in Gratitude by Mary K. Mohler
On the Go Devotionals by Lydia Brownback:
Joy + Contentment
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In this episode, Brittany chats with a dear friend and mentor about biblical fellowship and how it can stir us to treasure Christ more.
Recommended Resources:
Seeing with New Eyes by David Powlison
Side by Side by Ed Welch
Relationships: A Mess Worth Making by Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp
Church History in Plain Language by Bruce L. Shelley
The Company We Keep by Jonathan Holmes
Love Your Church by Tony Merida
A Place to Belong: Learning to Love the Local Church by Megan Hill
Messy Beautiful Friendship by Christine Hoover
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Prayer is about communing with our Creator. It’s about growing in our knowledge and love of him, and deepening our trust in him. It’s about treasuring him more. In this episode, Brittany discusses what the Bible says about prayer and how prayer can help us treasure Christ more.
Recommended Resources:
Val Marie Paper Prayer Journal
A Praying Life by Paul E. Miller
All Things New Praying Scripture Journal by the Daily Grace Co.
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As Brittany moves to discussing practical ways to treasure Christ, she begins with Bible study. How do we treasure Christ more through studying our Bibles? And how do we even study God’s Word—especially the difficult parts? Listen in as Brittany discusses both the heart behind Bible study and the practical tools to handle God’s Word rightly.
Recommended Resources:
Treasure Seeker Workbook
Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin
Matthew Henry Commentary
Spurgeon Study Bible
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What does it mean to abide in Christ? We are often told we need to be abiding in Christ, but how do we do that? What does it look like? In this episode, Brittany and Gretchen Ronnevik discuss what it mean to abide in Christ and how that leads us to treasure Christ more.
Gretchen loves rich theology rooted in real life. She created Gospel Mentoring, a training program for intergenerational discipleship, and is the co-host of Freely Given, a podcast on living free in Christ. She has articles published at 1517, The Gospel Coalition, Women’s Ministry Toolbox and regularly speaks at events. Her first book is Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted.
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Welcome to season 2 of the Treasuring Christ Podcast! In this new season, Brittany will be chatting about how to practically treasure Christ. In this episode, she is talking to author Christina Fox about how and why to fear the Lord. Fear of the Lord is not only the beginning of wisdom, but the very heart posture needed to treasure Christ above all.
Christina grew up in Maryland and attended Covenant College in undergrad where she met her husband. They’ve been married almost twenty-five years and have two teenage sons. She has a Master’s in Counseling Psychology and worked in the counseling field with children and families for a number of years before she started writing. Christina currently serves on her denomination’s national women’s ministry team helping to develop resources, plan conferences, and equip women’s ministries in local churches. She’s a speaker and an author of multiple books, including her two recent books A Holy Fearand Tell God How You Feel. She and her family currently live in the suburbs outside Atlanta, GA.
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We love theology. It’s one of our favourite topics to discuss and debate. As believers, we should each love theology because it’s how we learn about God and his good news. But could we possibly turn the study of theology into an idol? Can we make our love of doctrine less about God and more about serving ourselves? Listen in as Brittany and Lara discuss how we can recognize this idol in our lives and how to treasure Christ more.
What we’ve been listening to / watching / reading:
O Come all You Unfaithful by Sovereign Grace Music
Virgil Wander by Leif Enger
Scripture / Quotes Referenced:
1 Corinthians 13:1-2; Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 11:33-34
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Comfort and control. Two things most of us desire, right? We want to be comfortable so we in turn want to be in control. And there’s a degree to which this is reasonable—but it can also overwhelm and overtake us like any idol does. Listen in as Brittany and Lara discuss how to recognize when we are idolizing comfort and control and how to treasure Christ more.
What We’re Listening to / Watching / Reading:
The Practice of Godliness by Jerry Bridges
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Recommended Resources:
Trusting God by Jerry Bridges
Fight Your Fears by Kristen Wetherell
Scripture / Quotes Referenced:
James 4:17; Galatians 3:1-3; 1 Peter 5:6-7; Philippians 4:4-8; Psalm 62:5-8
“Any time you love or want something deeply, you will notice fear and anxieties because you might not get them. Any time you can’t control the fate of those things you want or love, you will notice fears and anxieties because you might lose them.” — Ed Welch, Running Scared
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Many of us know the “hussle” and “girl power” culture we are currently living in. We are powerful women who can accomplish anything we put our minds to. Because of that, there are high expectations for us as women: You should not only be a successful business women, but your home better be beautiful and spotless, your children better be involved in all the extra-curricular activities, and there better be a healthy, home-cooked meal on the table at suppertime. You’re supposed to be the Proverbs 31 Woman after all, right? Up before dawn, selling purple fabric, trading land, cooking meals, and so on. We don’t want to feel the shame of falling short in comparison to all the moms who are apparently living that perfect, productive life. To escape that shame, we can at times turn productivity into an idol rather than a good, godly habit. Listen in as Brittany and Lara discuss how we can recognize this idol and how we can learn to treasure Christ more.
What We’re Listening to / Watching / Reading:
Knowing Faith podcast
Freely Given podcast
Recommended Resources:
Do More Better by Tim Challies
Everyday Faithfulness by Glenna Marshall
Powersheets from Cultivate What Matters
“The Need for Rest” episode from Freely Given Podcast
Scripture / Quotes Referenced:
Titus 2:3-5; John 3:30; Proverbs 19:21; James 4:13-15
“Those bound by the yoke of the law are like servants assigned certain tasks for each day by their masters. These servants think they have accomplished nothing and dare not appear before their masters unless they have fulfilled the exact measure of their tasks . But sons, who are more generously and candidly treated by their fathers, do not hesitate to offer them incomplete and half-done and even defective works, trusting that their obedience and readiness of mind will be accepted by their fathers, even though they have not quite achieved what their fathers intended. Such children ought we to be, firmly trusting that our services will be approved by our most merciful Father, however small, rude, and imperfect these may be … And we need this assurance in no slight degree, for without it we attempt everything in vain.” (Calvin, Institutes 3.19.5).
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Marriage is a beautiful gift from God, but even more importantly it is a picture of God's gospel. But sometimes we distort this picture and turn marriage and other relationships into an idol. Whether single and longing for marriage, in a relationship with a boyfriend, or married, we are each capable of turning this good gift of companionship into something we worship rather than something that reminds us of the gospel. Listen in as Brittany and Lara discuss how and why we idolize these relationships and how we can learn to treasure Christ more.
What We’re Listening to / Watching / Reading:
Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortland
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop
Recommended Resources:
Mingling of Souls by Matt Chandler
Together Through the Storms by Jeff and Sarah Walton
Fierce Women by Kimberly Wagner
Strengthening your Marriage by Wayne Mack
Scripture / Quotes Referenced:
Romans 8:9-11; 1 Corinthians 6:18; Ephesians 5:25-33
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Most of us want to be liked. We want to be praised. We want to be loved. We were created for community, so that makes sense. But this desire easily tumbles into an idol when we begin fearing man more than we fear God who rules over all. In this episode, listen in as Brittany and Lara discuss what fear of man and people-pleasing looks like and how we overcome this difficult idol.
What We’re Listening to / Watching / Reading:
CityAlight Music
Leviticus Sermons from Christ Covenant Church
Recommended Resources:
Biblical counseling to work through a deep struggle of fear of man.
When People Are Big and God Is Small by Ed Welch
None Like Him by Jen Wilkin
A Holy Fear by Christina Fox
Scripture / Quotes Referenced:
Matthew 6:2; Galatians 1:10; 2:12-14; Romans 1:16; Jude 1:24-25
In his book, When People are Big and God is Small, Ed Welch says this when thinking about many of the people he’s counseled over the years: “... they are fairly sure that God loves them, but they also want or need love from other people ... As a result, they are in bondage, controlled by others and feeling empty.”
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God provides all things for us, and anything we have first comes from his gracious hand. But at times we can feel like he's dealt less graciously with us than he has others. Like our hearts are often incited to do, we begin to idolize these good gifts and enviously grasp for them. Listen in as Brittany and Lara discuss how we can learn to treasure Christ more and learn to steward rather than idolize the resources God gives us.
What We’re Listening to / Reading / Watching:
The West Wing
ESV Scripture Journals
Recommended Resources / Practical Tips:
Making a budget
Meeting with your church leaders for help financially
Getting an accountability partner
Scriptures / Quotes Referenced:
Philippians 4:10-13; Psalm 16:11; Hebrews 11:13-16; Matthew 6:25-33; Psalm 16:5-6
“Sarah and I have reflected on hard decisions we’ve made. Was it worth the cost? Had I not changed jobs, we would still be living in that house we were sure we’d grow old in, with the luxuries that we once had. We would also be living in a hurting marriage, and it would be a house I was rarely in. We’d leave a legacy of wealth but not of love. So was the cost worth it? Yes, undoubtedly was [...] Friends, no matter what your financial status is, does your lifestyle show that you are living as if this earth is your home? Do your decisions suggest that what your marriage and family need most is earthly wealth and comfort?” (Together Through the Storms, p. 54).
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Many of us are either mothers or desire to be mothers. This is a good gift from God! But, like many of God's gifts, we are often prone to propping them up as idols we worship rather than gifts we praise our Father for. Listen in as Brittany and Lara discuss how to recognize this idol and how we can learn to treasure Christ more.
Recommended Resources:
Risen Motherhood
Idols of a Mother’s Heart by Christina Fox
Sufficient Hope by Christina Fox
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Many of us know the common buzz words such as, "clean eating," and living a "clean, healthy lifestyle." While there's nothing wrong with wanting to steward our bodies and our families' bodies well to God's glory, is it possible that we can turn that desire into an idol? Is it possible that some of us have made it something to bring ourselves glory and comfort instead? Listen in as Brittany and Lara discuss how a good thing like healthy living can become a destructive idol in our lives and how we can find freedom in treasuring Christ.
What We’re Reading / Listening to / Watching:
RTS Women’s Bible Study on Hebrews
Motherhood Without All the Rules by Maggie Combs
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Scripture tells us that God created all things and is deserving of all praise. Yet, even as Christians, we're often tempted to love earthly things more than the true Treasure, our Savior, Jesus Christ.
In this first episode, Brittany and Lara share their mission: to encourage women to make Jesus preeminent in their life—that they will be spurred on to fervently seek him every day and delight in him.
Brittany and Lara explain what an idol is and what it looks like to treasure Christ more. They also give a glimpse into what future episodes will look like in this first season and share a bit about who they are.
Scriptures and Quotes Referenced:
Romans 1:25; Colossians 1:15-18; Revelation 4:11
John Calvin: “Man’s heart, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.”
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Social media has become such an integrated part of our lives, to the point that it often feels like our phones are a piece of ourselves because we're scrolling on them so often.
In this episode, Brittany and Lara will discuss how social media can easily become addictive and an idol we sacrifice our time and affections to rather than Christ. They will share ways they have idolized social media in the past and how they have learned treasure Christ instead.
Scripture Referenced:
1 Corinthians 10:31
Recommended Resources:
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Tech Wise Family by Andy Crouch
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12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You by Tony Reinke
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Good Enough social media episode
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iPhone app limits
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