The Living Room Archives - Joanna Weaver: Recent Episodes
Joanna Weaver
” Those who are the most broken are the most ripe for Jesus’ message of true blessing.”
What does it mean to live a blessed life? Best-selling author and Bible teacher, Kelly Minter joins us today to talk about the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus’ definition of true blessing.
Her new devotional, The Blessed Life: A 90-Day Journey Through The Teachings And Healings Of Jesus, helps us reshape our thinking to the specifications of the Word. For we were all created to experience God’s true blessing.
The Living Room on YouTube!Hey, did you know that I’m posting regularly over at YouTube? I’m so excited about the opportunity to reach new people with the Good News of the Gospel – but also to encourage believers to go deeper and farther in their faith. Each Wednesday, I post a new video – and this week features my conversation with Kelly. If you’d like to automatically subscribe, just HIT THIS LINK!
In This Show We Talk About: 1:35 The definition of a blessed life * 5:36 Kelly shares how she breaks down Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in her book * 11:02 Coming to the end of ourselves * 13:55 Learning how to let go of our “to-do list” and partner with the Holy Spirit * 20:04 How God changes our hearts * 21:42 The process of sanctification * 23:29 The calling to wholeness in the Sermon on the Mount * 27:03* How Kelly’s experiences in other countries put her idea of “blessing” into perspective
Links from ShowKelly Minter’s New Book: The Blessed Life: A 90-Day Devotional through the Teachings and Miracles of Jesus
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
Joanna’s Youtube Channel
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“When we renew our minds, truth actually changes our desires. It changes both our desires and our negative emotions. ”
For many of us, this month means reigning in our eating habits as we recover from the holidays. But how to we truly gain victory when emotional eating controls our lives? Barb Raveling and I sit down to discuss her journey in overcoming emotional eating and how we can turn to the only one who can truly satisfy our hunger for more.
In This Show We Talk About: 2:03 Barb shares about her new book “Say Goodbye to Emotional Eating” and her own journey in overcoming emotional eating. * 4:30 The format and interactive exercises included in Barb’s book, * 7:03 What is emotional eating? * 8:55 Joanna shares her own journey through emotional eating * 10:12 Barb talks about how to renewing our minds and letting the truth inform our thinking can change the way we view food. * 11:53 The life changes Barb has experienced in her ministry to other women. * 14:35 How to renew our minds concerning food and emotional eating on a practical level. * 20:29 Practical tools that can help us in our everyday struggles with overeating. * 22:36 How to navigate the benefits and dangers of diets. * 27:38 How our relationship with food impacts or relationship with God. * 29:41* Barb talks about the power of “Truth Journaling”.
Links from ShowBarb Raveling’s New Book: Say Goodbye to Emotional Eating: 100 Renewing Exercises to Help You Break Free From the Control of Food
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
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Connect with Barb RavelingWebsite | Facebook | Instagram | Podcast
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“If nothing was too insignificant for the Savior of the world, then nothing is too insignificant for me and you.”
Are you feeling the pressure to make your life bigger, brighter and more significant? In this episode Rachael Adams and I talk about “the power of small” and how God makes a little go a long way. Rachael and I talk about the significance of the small moments, and how we can follow Jesus’ example by being faithful in the everyday and mundane.
In This Show We Talk About: 1:40 Rachael talks about what led her to write “A Little Goes A Long Way: 52 Days to a Significant Life” * 5:27 Balancing the tension between being satisfied with what we have and the longing for significance and purpose. * 7:28 How we often see God as a taskmaster instead of a loving Father. * 8:27 Rachael’s desire for the woman discouraged in the seemingly insignificant daily duties of life. * 11:00 How to get our eyes off what we thought our life would be like and onto what God has for us today. * 13:50 The paradigm shift that helps us embrace the “little” things. * 15:41 The power of being available. * 19:55 How God uses the unlikely and ordinary. * 20:34 Listening when God calls us to step out of our comfort zone into something bigger. * 26:07 Learning to overcome our fears and insecurity and encouraging others in the faith. * 30:18* Rachael shares what she and her family learned from living a simpler life in an RV.
Links from ShowRachael Adams’ Book: A Little Goes A Long Way: 52 Days to a Significant Life
Embracing Trust 10-week Video Bible Study
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
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Connect with Rachael AdamsWebsite | Facebook | Instagram | Podcast
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“Every day we are given the opportunity to either accuse God or to trust Him”
Do you constantly feel crippled by fear or disappointment, wondering where God is in the midst of your suffering? In this 100th episode of The Living Room, Susie Larson shares from her new book Soul Care for the Battle. We discuss the fears that pull us away from peace with God and how to learn to trust God’s goodness during life’s trials.
In This Show We Talk About: 2:45 Susie shares the story behind her new book “Soul Care for the Battle”. * 8:19 Learning to discern the difference between a warning from the Holy Spirit and fear from the enemy. * 12:18 How to respond to fear and intense emotion in a godly way. * 13:54 When fear turns into rebellion, and how to prepare for hard times as a believer. * 20:40 Susie reads a poem the Lord inspired her to write during a time of intense suffering. * 24:09 Susie shares the verse that has proven true to her in the midst of life’s worst storms. * 25:42 Joanna and Susie discuss the ability to accept both God’s blessings and the trials of life in tandem. * 28:25 Why we shouldn’t move past the “Why me?” question too quickly. * 31:43 How we miss God’s goodness by looking for the good. * 44:01* The difference between holy lament, honest before God and self-pity.
Links from ShowSusie Larson’s Book: Soul Care for the Battle
Embracing Trust 10-week Video Bible Study
Joanna’s New Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God
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Connect with Susie LarsonWebsite | Facebook | Instagram | Podcast
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“It’s not so much about having the longing for success or significance, but where we turn in the midst of that longing.” Do you have big dreams and callings from the Lord, but feel held back by fear of failure, or even fear of success? I sit down with my dear friend Rebecca George as […]
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“Trust is the key that takes us back to the Garden – back to intimate friendship with God.” How can we lay down our fear and hold on in faith amidst the ups and downs of marriage and parenting? In this episode of the Moms in Prayer podcast, Joanna shares the journey God took her […]
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“The goal of Christian fiction is to stir the reader’s curiosity and send them to the Bible for more.” In this episode Mesu Andrew talks with us about bringing the Bible alive and truly loving the word of God. Mesu has written 13 Biblical novels, her newest being Miriam: A Treasures of the Nile Novel. […]
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“Depth and personal transformation is more important than trying to impact others.” In the age of YouTube stars and social media influencers, it’s easy to find our identity in our online presence. You may find things that temporarily fill your spiritual buckets, but are left once again dry, anxious, and weary. In today’s podcast, author […]
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“Trust God’s future promises because of His past faithfulness” Do you find yourself in a routine of casting your cares upon the Lord, only to take them back again? You may find things that temporarily fill your spiritual buckets, but are left once again dry, anxious, and weary. In today’s podcast, author and speaker, Amy […]
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“If you are not working on your recovery, you are working on your relapse.” Do you feel the weight of shame pulling you down? Weaknesses that feel too deep and shameful to admit? In today’s episode, author, speaker and life coach, Irene Rollins, shares from her newest book, Reframe Your Shame: Experience Freedom from What Holds […]
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“If God can create His proudest creation from mud, what can He do with the mud in our lives?” Have you ever felt disqualified by your origin story? Or perhaps driven to prove that you’re better than your past? In today’s episode, Mary Marantz shares how God has helped her navigate the broken pieces of […]
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Oh you guys… I’ve been waiting for five years for this moment! Next Tuesday – August 16, 2022 – my new book releases in the world. But my publisher was kind to let me give you a sneak peek of the introduction and first chapter. Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On […]
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Our identity is not found in external things, but in an internal God. In this week’s episode, our very special guests, Brittany Maher and Cassandra Speer share from their newest book. Her True Worth: Breaking free from a Culture of Selfies, Side Hustles, and People Pleasing to Embrace Your True Identity in Christ. Brittany and Cassandra […]
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Let us embrace the ever-present presence of God In this episode, the incredible, Jeanne Stevens shares from her new book, What’s here Now? How to Stop Rehashing the Past and Rehearsing the Future– and Start Receiving the Present. Jeanne is an author, speaker, and the founding and co-lead pastor of Soul City Church in Chicago. […]
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Trusting God is a revolt against worry and anxiety. In this episode, dear friend and author of The Settled Soul, Jodi Detrick, shares her experience of living with only half-sight after a series of eye complications. She has not only adjusted to life with a new perception visually, but her perception spiritually has attuned to […]
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You may feel like you can control every situation, but it will come at a high cost. It’s never too late to turn a controlling habit into a trusting one. In this episode, author and speaker, Sharon Hodde Miller shares from her newest book, The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It […]
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