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This podcast is a production of Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas, USA. Watermark exists to be and make more fully devoted followers of Christ, looking to God's Word as our only authority, conscience and guide.
10 Central truths from 1 Samuel: 1. Our view of God infiltrates every aspect of our lives. 2. There’s only room for one on the throne of your life. Who do you serve? 3. God is speaking. Am I listening? 4. God is always true to His character. 5. What we treasure holds our hearts. 6. God wants to be king of your heart. 7. God is always at work. 8. God is faithful even when we’re faithless, and He can restore even in our rebellion. 9. Life is sweeter when we seek and trust God with all of our heart. 10. Do you trust God enough to be honest with him? 11. A heart surrendered is a heart that is led. Following the shepherd is worth it. 12. Our focus determines our response. 13. Within God’s love, we find present security, future hope, and deep relationships. 14. A fear of God quiets a fear of circumstances. 15. When our focus and convictions are right, so is our response. 16. Character is what counts. 17. How we wait shows who we trust. 18. Loving God results in living differently.
There is beauty found in knowing Christ and trusting how He created us, despite our imperfections.
Join us for a discussion about discipleship-based mentorship. We might just surprise you.
Our hearts long to sit at His feet and trust Him at His Word- come be encouraged on ways to renew and deepen your relationship with The Lord.
God made you to lead. Whether you are flourishing or failing, come learn how God's grace is sufficient for both.
Join us for encouragement, truth, and worship in this episode of The Collective Live. Jennie Allen joins Callie Nixon to talk about her book Get Out of Your Head and how to change negative thinking patterns. They also discuss the God-given authority over our thoughts.
We wrap up our study on 2 Corinthians and take a look at what the Lord has taught us about Christ in us and through us.
"In this episode of The Collective Live, Callie Nixon and Christy Chermak talk about how women are feeling in this season, reminding women it's okay to feel down in this time as long as we're running to our Heavenly father with our feelings. Christy Chermak gives an update on the Watermark Health clinics and gives ideas on how to serve your city and community well in this unusal season.
Verses to Remember: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Proverbs 16:9"
After a look back at 2 Corinthians and the many blessing of being in Christ, we wrap up the book knowing Christ is in us, evidenced by how He is working through us.
In this final chapter in 2 Corinthians, Paul pleads with the Corinthians to do the right things, and to do them now! He’s with us in our weakness, with us in our strength, He’s all the power we need.
Martha and Callie talk through the different roles each of women may be facing in this time of global crisis. With a lot of women's job titles changing from mom to now schoolteacher and at-home counselor, Callie and Martha talk through ways we can relinquish control and trust in the God’s sovereignty.
In 2 Corinthians 12:11-21 we see Paul caring for the Corinthian church and we learn that as believers in Christ, we can care for others humbly, sacrificially, and vulnerably.
Callie Nixon and Laura Webb encourage women towards connection and relationships through worship, life stories, and conversation. Laura shares her journey with Christ and how she is remaining faithful among the changes and curveballs thrown to her in this season of COVID-19.
In 12 Corinthians 12:1-10 we learn that even in hard circumstances that the grace of Jesus is enough and that His power is seen most clearly in your weakness.
Paul teaches us to be bold in the things of God, and humble in the things of ourselves. Christ shines the most through our trials, sacrifices and weaknesses.
In 2 Corinthians 11, Paul continues to instruct the church to discern truth. He warns them to guard up and confront Satan deceit that is sneaking in through their thoughts and false apostles. Through this passage, we see how discernment between God’s truth and Satan’s deceit leads to sincere devotion to Christ.
Join us in 2 Corinthians 11:1-15 as we learn what it looks like to fight the enemy from confusing truth, fight for yourself to discern truth, and fight for others to believe truth.
Waging War. The false apostles of Corinth had swayed the believers’ thinking and challenged Paul’s intentions to the point where it was time to address it head on. In this chapter, Paul declares the war on we wage on wrong thinking and false teachers, the authority we defend that comes from God alone, and the territory he has given us to share about Jesus for his glory.
In 2 Corinthians 9, Paul unpacks that the way believers give matters to God. We will learn see that through God’s abundant grace, we are able to follow through on our good intentions, trust God more deeply, and give in a way that glorifies God alone.
What can we learn about giving from Paul to help us avoid stinginess in giving? Because of Christ's grace working in and through us, we can give generously and gloriously.
In 2 Corinthians 8, Paul points the Corinthians back to a mindset of abundance and not scarcity in regards to giving of their time, talents and treasures. Reminding us that God's grace enacts our grace to be more generous, willing and faithful to others needs because of the one that gave His life for us.
In a world that constantly tells us we are unlovable, God’s word says the exact opposite. Listen as Callie Nixon walks us through God’s immeasurable love for us as displayed through 3 Gardens in scripture.
In 2 Corinthians 7:2-16 we are encouraged to see others as God sees them, do the hard things, and repent and run to God. Paul shows us that living for God is sometimes hard, but is worth it.
We spend a lot of time, money and effort to make heart healthy choices for our hearts physically. Paul is burdened about the Corinthian church members' hearts spiritually. His words to the Corinthians about their hearts can help us to pursue heart healthy choices for our spiritual growth.
In 2 Corinthians 6, Paul shows the Corinthians three areas in which he sees a tension in their hearts. He reminds them of their ultimate purpose as believers, to be holy, set apart and distinct for Christ. Because of Christ, we can live a life that’s distinct because we can trust His grace to save us, His power to endure and His Spirit to change us.
What things about your body make you groan? It may be the aging process or something deeper: illness abuse, or a battle with sin. This passage reminds us that there will be a day when believers get a new body: one designed to live in a world with no sin, no death and no pain! Glory's coming! But while we're here, God has plans for you, plans that matter. While we're here, live as Christ's ambassador.
2 Corinthians 5 is filled with things God has already given us, beautiful gifts, to help and encourage us in the trials of this life. We have already been given the promise of a future, eternal home with God, a new motivation, a new perspective, and a new calling. Christ’s deep love for us should compel us to share the good news of Christ. That’s all God asks. Christ is God’s answer to everyone’s greatest problem and He is counting on us to tell them!
How do we endure life when suffering comes? We don’t lose heart, and we remember that Glory is coming. In this section, we learn how God shines His light in us, and enables us to allow our suffering to bring glory to God and life to others.
Paul spends 2 Corinthians 3 discussing the differences between the Old and New Covenants. God’s Spirit has come and He has changed everything! He provides evidence of a believer’s faith, makes them sufficient to be a minister of God, and brings about a glorious transformation in the lives of all who trust in Jesus!
We can learn from Paul that in Christ we can care and repair conflict situations when we forgive and restore. In Christ we are a fragrance to God and we triumph every time we share the gospel no matter the response of acceptance or rejection.
Paul encourages the Corinthian church to forgive a brother who has sinned and undergone punishment. He then speaks of his travel plans and his desire to hear how the Corinthian church responded to the "severe letter" (mentioned in 2 Cor. 2:1-4). Paul closes this section with encouragement that believers are the aroma of Christ, and regardless of how others respond to them living out the gospel, they are always triumphant.
Would you rather have self-confidence or God-confidence? As Paul defends his change of plan, we see that God-confidence that rests on God’s unchanging promises enables us to love people courageously.
A Change of Plans, Not A Change of Heart. Paul addresses accusations of insincerity and duplicity while lovingly pointing the Corinthians back to who really matters – Christ. If you live for God, and allow Christ to work in you and through you, then you can face life with sincerity, faith and courage.
In this life, we are guaranteed to experience suffering. In 1 Corinthians 1:3-11, Paul encourages the Corinthians that though they suffer, they are promised comfort from “The Father of Mercies” and “The God of All Comfort.” We can trust that God is with us in any affliction we may face!
In 2 Corinthians we step into the middle of a story. Listen for God’s rescuing grace as we walk through the story of Scripture and discover the sender, recipients, and primary message of 2 Corinthians.
Paul is ready to have this letter carried to the Corinthians 300 miles by boat. What will be his last thoughts to express to the Corinthians? He closes with some instructions, some exhortations, some behaviors, some greetings to spur the Corinthians on in their faith. Then in his own handwriting ends with a sentence that is a very tender statement of his love for all of the Corinthians. What can we learn from this grand finale?
The Church is God's Plan to be his provision, to fulfill his purposes and to reach his people.
Do you wonder what your eternity will be like? What will I be like? The resurrection of Christ is an essential part of our faith. It matters. Because Christ was bodily resurrected, we will be too! A guarantee of a glorious future that changes the way we see our today.
The Fort Worth campus had a panel discussion this month on wisdom with Antoinette Davis, Tricia Gossett and Krista Sanders.
Temptation traps us when we think we're too strong to fall into it. But God promises a way out. A different way: do everything to God's glory! How would you day have been different if you had done everything to God's glory? How can your tomorrow be different?
Believers beautifully reflect Christ when we are surrender to God's design in both self-reflection and submission.
In 1 Corinthians 1-7, Paul points out problems, then responds with the gospel. The gospel makes us humble and secure in God's love for us at the same time. Seeing through the lens of the gospel allows us to live differently from culture.
Paul challenges us in every relationship status we might find ourselves to “remain” and be content in whatever circumstance the Lord has us.
Paul by God's inspiration gives instructions for horizontal relationships where the Corinthians' beliefs needed correction. Paul emphasizes that their vertical relationship, being called by Christ, is their most important relationship. The lesson challenges us to heed our calling by being focused, faithful followers of Christ whether we are married, single, divorced, or widowed.
1 Corinthians 6 teaches us that as believers we are called to be different from the world. Everybody may be doing it, but we aren’t everybody! Our beliefs should affect our behavior.
God's word in 1 Corinthians 6 about conflict between believers and sexual immorality goes squarely against culture, squarely against what's popular. Following God's ways will make you different from culture; different from your friends. Are you willing to be different?
God’s Plan for Church Discipline is a gift of love. Paul instructs the Corinthian church about disciplining a believer who is engaged in immoral unrepentant repetitive sin. We need to learn from this about God’s loving plan of church discipline that allows the church to be purified rather than putrefied.
Because of our sin and worldliness, modern Christians often look just like unbelievers. Today, Paul challenges us in 1 Corinthians 3 to grow up, eat solid food, and do the good work we are called to do as Christ-followers. But as we live out the Christian life, are we working toward the right goal with the right motivation? Paul reminds us that salvation lies only in Christ, but our good works for God will earn eternal rewards.
The believer in Jesus Christ receives the Holy spirit who give us God's wisdom! As we mature in Him through surrender and submission to his ways, we can have the mind of Christ!
1 Corinthians 2 talks about 2 kinds of wisdom, 2 kinds of spirits and 2 kinds of people. If you don't know Christ you can view God only through the lens of human worldly wisdom. The things of God can seem confusing and even foolish. If you know Christ, God's Spirit in you enables you to view God in a way your human spirit cannot. To understand His amazing grace and all He has given you!
The wisdom of the world, though so attractive to both the eyes of the Corinthians and even our eyes today, is no match for the wisdom of God. Today we dive in together to learn about the truth of the cross and what Jesus’ sacrifice meant for us. God used the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and to change our lives forever.
We all too often look to the world for wisdom, which is foolishness! The true source of wisdom is God, the Gospel, and His Word.
The timeless and significant truth of 1 Corinthians 1:1-7 is that Christ followers are called to be holy, in fellowship with God, and in unity with other believers. We have been set apart and equipped by God to work things out in love.
In 1 Corinthians 1:1-17 Paul addresses the problem of divisions in the Corinthian church. What can we learn from him to help us know how to handle problems in the church? How can we be sure we are not creating divisions but unity in the local and universal church?
The young church in Corinth was struggling to live what they believed In a culture obsessed by sex, money, and power. This talk will show you how studying the same issues and questions they encountered will help ground our beliefs so that what we believe lines up with how we behave.
Knowing the backstory can make scripture come alive! 1 Corinthians is a letter written to the church in Corinth, who faced enormous pressure to compromise in order to fit in in a culture that valued success, materialism, and celebrity. We can relate. Paul reminds them, and us, to keep the main thing the main thing, Jesus Christ, and that what we believe about Jesus will drive our response to cultural pressure.
The timeless and significant truth of 1 Corinthians 1:1-2:5 is that Christ followers are called to be holy and in fellowship with God, and the challenge is to continue to know God and follow Him over the foolishness of the world. Remember, it's all about Christ and what he did for us on the cross.
Why would you study 1 Corinthians? In this start to a new year of Women's Bible Study, Sue Bohlin described the similarities between the culture of ancient Corinth and present-day Dallas.
What are you counting on for your provision and purpose in life. In this chapter we see a change in David from what he initially was counting on at the beginning of the chapter to what he was counting on at the end of the chapter. We need to learn from David's decision and decide what we will count on--self? or God?
As we close out David’s story in the book of 2 Samuel, we learn that time is running out for us all. What we leave behind, our legacy, depends on how we live with God here and now.
Ann Holford speaks on 2 Samuel 23: A look at David’s last words and David’s devoted mighty men and the legacy they leave. Real devotion to Jesus, our King, leads to action. God can take your willingness to step up, stay with it and stand firm, and make you more than you could be. He can make you mighty.
Sara Fusco teaches on 2 Samuel 22: In this chapter David boldly proclaims truth about God and acknowledges how the Lord has mightily worked through him. Like David, today we must know God's truth which will help us recognize His hand in our lives and cause us to praise Him in the good and bad.
Ann Holford speaks on 2 Samuel 21: This chapter contains 2 snapshots: the same God. God is just: He sometimes uses a hard circumstance to get your attention, to move you to action. And God is a God of loyal love: Sometimes we face the same giants, battle the same enemy again and again. We get weary. God will bring help alongside you in your battles.
In 2 Samuel 19:8b-20:26 we see how David's return prompts his mercy toward others, but division still remains. From this passage we learn that even in discipline, God is faithful to restore, forgive, and protect.
This passage covers the final battle over who will be king in the physical kingdom between David and Absalom. It reveals who is the King in Absalom and David’s hearts and it causes us to reflect on who is the ruler of our hearts and how we can make Jesus King of our hearts.
In the midst of civil war, many types of love are displayed. We learn that love is a powerful thing. It has the ability to bring life or death, so we must love well.
Ann Holford speaks on 2 Samuel 16-17: This passage is about bad advice: how to recognize bad advice, why we listen to bad advice and how to reject bad advice. But if we zoom out we see a bigger picture: God's unseen hand in control in the chaos. God is always working even when we can't see Him. He is in control of the chaos of this world and the chaos of your life, and HE IS GOOD.
In 2 Samuel 16:15-17:29, we see the Lord sovereignly working through all the events and decisions to protect and fulfill His plan - that David continues to be His chosen King. God is faithful, steadfast and and keeps His promises.
2 Samuel 15-16 tells the story of Absalom rising up in rebellion against his father, King David. This passage reminds us that in order to trust God and fine true contentment we must yield to His control.
These 2 chapters cover characters and events that start the fulfillment of Nathan’s prophecy about David and his family in 2 Samuel 12:10. God desires for us to be aware of the seriousness and the consequences of sin and the darkness and harm it brings to us and to the ones we love. Through it all, we see God’s hesed love still fulfilling His promises to David and his call to us to walk in His Light.
2 Samuel 13-14 reminds us that the consequences of sin outlive the sincere regret of sin as we see David's children carrying on negative patterns beginning in the mind and leading to destruction!
Ann Holford looks back at 2 Samuel 12:1-12: God shows His loyal love to King David in triumph and trouble. God's loyal love for you enables you to wait on God, and it never changes, even in your failure.
We find David in a place he never wanted to be. And yet what we learn from him today is that even though he’s been unfaithful, he’s NEVER been unloved and neither are we.
2 Samuel 12 is a beautiful reminder that God pursues us at our best times, at our lowest points, even in the depths of our sin! God pursued David through relationships, repercussions and His redeeming love.
Ann Holford speaks on 2 Samuel 12: David's rebuke, repentance, reaping and restoration after his sin with Bathsheba. We see that our sin is a burden God did not intend us to carry ourselves. Instead of trying to manage your sin, run to Him with it.
When we stay home from the battle of waging war against our flesh, we are prone to compromise truth. And covering up our sin does not lead to restoration; it leads to death and dissatisfaction. Brittney Mickunas teaches 2 Samuel 11 on how King David’s sin led to death and the Lord’s dissatisfaction.
Lucina Thompson teaches 2 Samuel 8-10. We learn that it is the Lord who gives us strength for the battle and the ultimate victory.
David wants to build God a home for the ark, but God has something far greater in mind: the hinge of the Old Testament. This house, throne and kingdom promised 2 Samuel 7 are fulfillments of God's earlier promise of a "seed" that brings "blessing" to each of us as we surrender out heart and trust in Jesus Christ.
Ann Holford speaks on 2 Samuel 7 where God said no to David's plan because He had a greater plan for David. Instead of asking God to be part of your plan, ask to be part of His plan. Trust God Who sees the big picture.
In 2 Samuel 6, God teaches us amazing truths through David’s actions. Coming close to doing God’s will is not enough even when our motives are pure and right! God is Holy – it has to be His way.
After failed attempt to return the Ark, repentant, obedient David succeeds but celebration angers his wife. What can we learn about trusting and obeying the Lord from these 3 scenes in David's life?
Kirby Wagner speaks of the character of God seen in 2 Samuel 5:6-25. When we read His Word, we see who He is: Sovereign, Lord of Hosts, and powerful.2 Samuel 5:6-25: There is Blessing When You Walk with God
Lucina Thompson teaches 2 Samuel 3:6-5:5 on power. Striving for power is easy. Trusting God is hard.
Ann Holford speaks on 2 Samuel 3:6-5:5 showing waiting is part of God's plan. Instead of opposing God's will or doing God's will our own way, trust the goodness of God and let Him drive.
2 Samuel 2-3:5 teaches us that David’s patience, trust, and obedience in the Lord paves the way to his crown and success.
Laura Smith shares from 2 Samuel 2:1-3:5 about God’s faithfulness shown through prayer, His word, and His timing.
After learning of the deaths of King Saul and Jonathan, David displays loyalty and respect as he laments the loss of these two men.
Before there was Shakespeare, Frost, and Suess, there was David, Asaph and Solomon. Join the Women of Watermark this summer as we dive into the Book of Psalms. Janet Pope and Brittney Mickunas will teach us how to read and understand Hebrew poetry, and, more importantly, will show how the Psalms reveal and glorify God. Janet Pope teaches us Psalm 96.
Before there was Shakespeare, Frost, and Suess, there was David, Asaph and Solomon. Join the Women of Watermark this summer as we dive into the Book of Psalms. Janet Pope and Brittney Mickunas will teach us how to read and understand Hebrew poetry, and, more importantly, will show how the Psalms reveal and glorify God. Brittney Mickunas walks us through Psalm 2.
Before there was Shakespeare, Frost, and Suess, there was David, Asaph and Solomon. Join the Women of Watermark this summer as we dive into the Book of Psalms. Janet Pope and Brittney Mickunas will teach us how to read and understand Hebrew poetry, and, more importantly, will show how the Psalms reveal and glorify God. Janet Pope teaches us Psalm 51.
Before there was Shakespeare, Frost, and Suess, there was David, Asaph and Solomon. Join the Women of Watermark this summer as we dive into the Book of Psalms. Janet Pope and Brittney Mickunas will teach us how to read and understand Hebrew poetry, and, more importantly, will show how the Psalms reveal and glorify God. Brittney Mickunas walks us through Psalm 4.
Before there was Shakespeare, Frost, and Suess, there was David, Asaph and Solomon. Join the Women of Watermark this summer as we dive into the Book of Psalms. Janet Pope and Brittney Mickunas will teach us how to read and understand Hebrew poetry, and, more importantly, will show how the Psalms reveal and glorify God. Janet Pope teaches us Psalm 62.
Before there was Shakespeare, Frost, and Suess, there was David, Asaph and Solomon. Join the Women of Watermark this summer as we dive into the Book of Psalms. Janet Pope and Brittney Mickunas will teach us how to read and understand Hebrew poetry, and, more importantly, will show how the Psalms reveal and glorify God. Janet Pope teaches us Psalm 49
Listen in as Nika teaches on Paul's imitation of Jesus' ministry as he heads to Jerusalem.
Listen in as Lucina wraps up the fall semester with her teaching about Peter's arrest and release.
Listen in as Nika teaches us about a case study in conversion through Saul's encounter with Christ.
Listen in as Ann instructs us on how to remain faithful in a continuously hostile culture.
Listen in as Nika Spaulding teaches us about an event, an explanation, and a reaction in Acts 3-4:31.
Listen in as Gigi teaches us all about the Holy Spirit and the role He played in establishing the Church.
Listen in as Nika explains to us the source of our real power. Also, be encouraged as we learn how to wait on the Lord.
Listen in as Nika explains what real power from the Holy Spirit looks like. Also, listen when we learn how to be patient as God asks us to wait.
Listen in as Nika wraps up the study of Exodus by reminding us we are God's tabernacle now.
Listen in as Nika wraps up the study of Exodus by reminding us we are God's tabernacle now.
This passage is about the God who wants us to be part of what He's doing because He loves us.
Listen in as Nika discusses Exodus 32-34. The glory God reveals to Moses is nothing compared to the glory believers have today.
Listen in as Nika discusses Exodus 32-34. The glory God reveals to Moses is nothing compared to the glory believers have today.
The book of Esther is a story about God's sovereignty and the evidence of His hand at work, even when we do not acknowledge Him. Here is an overview of Esther, designed to give you a frame of reference for the characters, time, location and themes as we study this great book.
God tells His people: build Me a house. We see how God lived with His people then and how God lives in His people today.
Listen in as Lucina teaches us about the Tabernacle and how each element and detail point us forward to Christ.
Listen in as Judy discusses God's lavish love for His people and how that comes through in the details of His Word.
Listen in as Judy discusses God's lavish love for His people and how that comes through in the details of His word.
Listen in as Ann guides us through the giving of the 10 commandments, highlighting what God's Law reveals about both Himself and us.
Listen in as Lucina talks about God's great love for us. Through his interactions with the Israelites we see how much He loves them and in turn how He loves us.
Listen in as Nika gives a brief review of Exodus 1-18 in preparation for the second half of the study. Be encouraged as we remember that God rescues, redeems, and reveals Himself to His people.
Listen in as Nika gives a brief review of Exodus 1-18 in preparation for the second half of the study. Be encouraged as we remember that God rescues, redeems, and reveals Himself to His people.
Listen in as Nika teaches out of Mark 5 asking the question, "Who do you say Jesus is?" This question not only determines our eternity, it defines our day to day.
Listen in as Nika wraps up our semester teaching on Exodus 17-18:27. Be encouraged as she reminds you that there is nothing you can do to lose God's love.
Listen in as Nika wraps up our semester teaching on Exodus 17-18:27. Be encouraged as she reminds you that there is nothing you can do to lose God's love.
Listen in as Judy teaches us about the Passover. Be encouraged as you learn how Jesus is now the Passover Lamb for believers.
Listen in as Elizabeth teaches us about the Passover. Be encouraged as you learn how Jesus is now the passover lamb for believers.
Listen in as Ann teaches about plagues 6-9. God's kindness is what leads Him to send the plagues upon Egypt.
Listen in as Nika teaches about plagues 6-9. God's kindness is what lead's to Him sending the plagues.
Listen in as Judy teaches about God's actions in the plagues and how He's still in the business of rescuing and redeeming His people today.
Listen in as Lucina teaches about God's actions in the plagues and how he still offers protection and provision for believers today.
Listen in as Gigi teaches us about Exodus 3-4. Be encouraged as you learn about God's faithfulness despite Moses' shortcomings.
Listen in as Gigi teaches us about Exodus 3-4. Be encouraged as you learn about Moses' shortcomings, and God's faithfulness despite them.
Listen in as Nika Spaulding discusses Exodus 1-2:25. Be encouraged as this story is about a God who keeps His promises.
Listen in as Nika Spaulding discusses Ex 1-2:25. Be encouraged as this story is about a God who keeps promises.