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Tag: Dependence on Jesus

Disciple LIke You Mean It…

Information, Imitation, and Innovation

6 Dec 20236 Dec 2023
The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 05 (36 min)Date: 6 December 2023Guests: Daniel, David, Ryan, and Pastor Nathan Wendorf Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts,…
For My Friends

From Complaint, to Battle Cry, to Quiet Whisper

5 Dec 20235 Dec 2023
By Liz Rossow Romans 8:38-39 has come to mean a lot to me over the last few years. This verse demonstrates that nothing can come between me and my Lord.…
Disciple LIke You Mean It…

Lowering the Bar for Your Next Step

29 Nov 20237 Dec 2023
The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 04 (42 min)Date: 29 November 2023Guests: Katie Helmreich, Kim Longden, and Jamie Wiechman Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts,…
Disciple LIke You Mean It…

Listening on Behalf of Jesus

15 Nov 202329 Nov 2023
The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 03 (46 min)Date: 15 November 2023Guests: Jonathan Brandenburg and Deanna Rossow Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Vurbl,…
Disciple LIke You Mean It…

Sunday, FUN day??

10 Nov 202315 Nov 2023
By a member of the Disciple Like You Mean It online training. I was scared and excited at the same time! That’s how it usually goes for me when I…
Disciple LIke You Mean It…

Marinating in Scripture

8 Nov 202329 Nov 2023
The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 02 (41 min)Date: 08 November 2023Guests: Conrad Gempf and Nathan Wendorf Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Vurbl,…
Disciple LIke You Mean It…

Wednesdays are for Walking With 01

1 Nov 202329 Nov 2023
The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 01 (20 min)Date: 01 November 2023Guests: Deanna Rossow and Lexie Brown Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Vurbl,…
Cultural Studies…

To See Ourselves as Jesus Sees Us

30 Oct 20231 Nov 2023
By Justin Rossow I have had a song stuck in my head for over a week, humming it to myself since we we sang it in worship a Sunday ago:…
For My Friends

Prayers from My Little Girl

19 Oct 202320 Oct 2023
From a Fellow Traveler Yesterday, my wife and I had one of the most emotional experiences of our lives. We had to tell our 10- and 7-year-old that my wife…
Disciple LIke You Mean It…

Jesus and Uncle Art’s Bean Casserole

2 Oct 20233 Nov 2023
By a member of the Disciple Like You Mean It online training. Very rarely—I can say almost never—do I ever sign up to take a meal to someone who has…
For My Friends

Vocation Soup

12 Sep 202312 Sep 2023
By Justin Rossow “Vocation” (not “vacation”) is kind of a fancy word for “calling.” It comes from the same root as “vocal” or “voice.” You have been called by God…
For My Friends

Called to Listen, Commissioned to Speak

17 Jul 202317 Jul 2023
By Justin Rossow “What am I supposed to say?” For people who follow Jesus, that question can come up in all kinds of different circumstances. That question can turn a…
Discipling Leaders…

Secure Humility

18 Apr 202315 Nov 2023
By Sam Fink Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he…
Lent

Either FROM or THROUGH

29 Mar 202329 Mar 2023
By Jamie Wiechman I begrudgingly made my way to the front of the church that Wednesday evening. It was Ash Wednesday. My church family joins many believers in marking this…
Discipling Leaders

Needing Jesus, Every Day

13 Mar 202313 Mar 2023
Desperately Needing Jesus, Every Day A sermon preached at the installation of Pastor Sam Fink at Heart of the Shepherd Lutheran Church, Howell, Michigan, 12 March 2023. By Justin Rossow…
For My Friends

Living With the Laughing God

3 Mar 20231 Mar 2023
By Kristeen Bruun On my wall hangs a plaque that a friend engraved for me. It says, “Want to make God laugh? Tell God your plans!” I certainly must believe…
For My Friends…

Lord, to whom shall we go?

22 Feb 202322 Feb 2023
By Rachel Hinz “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” Peter says this to Jesus after hearing some really difficult stuff. Confusing, hard stuff.…
Cultural Studies…

Messy Christmas

24 Dec 202215 Nov 2023
By Justin Rossow It’s Christmas Eve, and my daughter was supposed to be home three days ago. She made it to the Minneapolis airport. She made it onto the plane.…

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