Doable Discipleship – Details, episodes & analysis

I think we’d probably all agree that digital distraction is at an all time high. News from around the world is at our fingertips at a moment's notice. We get real-time updates on, well, everything. We can play any sort of game imaginable anywhere in the world and we can post our own thoughts and musings for anybody to see. Smartphones are truly an incredible innovation, but they come with a cost. Instead of engaging with the world right around us, we engage in a digital world filled with avatars and algorithms. Instead of looking up to God or out to the people directly in front of us, we look down into the screen of a metal rectangle. This past weekend at Saddleback, Pastor Darren Whitehead spoke on his book, The Digital Fast. Darren was kind enough to join this podcast to follow-up on his message. In this conversation we talk about how to fill the gaps in our time if not on our phones, spiritual practices and rhythms, reading the Bible, the difference between Australians and Americans, the calling of a generation to re-engage in the spiritual, and much more.

Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 400 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).

Resources Related to This Episode:
https://www.thedigitalfast.com/

Watch Darren at Saddleback: https://welcome.saddleback.com/watch/

Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V)

Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: 
Falling in Love with Jesus with J.D. Lyonhart - https://youtu.be/4eIbcYXm288
Choose to Move In - https://youtu.be/R53X8JG5QKU
How Your Identity Impacts Your Self-Esteem - https://youtu.be/mVjJUfr2T2E
Music, Story, and Experience with Luke Smallbone - https://youtu.be/6I-ayiHn7Tw
Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA
Living with Hope in the Midst of Struggle - https://youtu.be/99Nki49V0fI

“Look up into the heavens. Who created all the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of his great power and incomparable strength, not a single one is missing. O Jacob, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles? O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights? Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth.” Isaiah 40:26-28

As we enter the book of Isaiah, we are moving from the wisdom literature into the prophets. In many ways it’s a good thing that Isaiah is the first of the major prophets we read because it’s the most accessible. Isaiah paints a portrait, not just of Israelite history, but of the God who is above it all - the God who is both creator and master of all things, but also close, loving and kind. Isaiah is a long book coming in at 66 chapters, but it is rich with history, the character of God, and hope for the savior that is to come. To help us navigate the book of Isaiah is Dr. Andrew Abernethy Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and author of not one, not two, but three books on Isaiah. 

Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 400 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).

Resources Related to This Episode:
https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Isaiah-Interpretation-Reception-Biblical/dp/0802878059

Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V)

Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: 
Navigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/Sg0CYlNBVMg
Navigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/-Wr7LCh8F9E
Navigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/DytRT5AsZg8
Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/oZeesooAYUI
Navigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQ
Navigating the Bible: Esther - https://youtu.be/7RZ7ATWQZuc
Navigating the Bible: Nehemiah - https://youtu.be/Gok4WDgwn5I
Navigating the Bible: Ezra - https://youtu.be/aBC0nEjYeyo
Navigating the Bible: 2 Chronicles - https://youtu.be/OG3rHTgMgEI
Navigating the Bible: 1 Chronicles - https://youtu.be/lQ_Qc4zbfgA
Navigating the Bible: 2 Kings - https://youtu.be/04q9gDhBKTk
Navigating the Bible: 1 Kings - https://youtu.be/aS-KoeQXl2k
Navigating the Bible: 2 Samuel - https://youtu.be/ZbpafGgOW7c
Navigating the Bible: 1 Samuel - https://youtu.be/lY8wPElSFMY
Navigating the Bible: Rute - https://youtu.be/YaH-t-ZzTaM
Navigating the Bible: Judges - https://youtu.be/qNGcOf2o0NU
Navigating the Bible: Joshua - https://youtu.be/hF28aThBtFs
Navigating the Bible: Deuteronomy - https://youtu.be/HzmNgPOM4zU
Navigating the Bible: Numbers - https://youtu.be/H1HO6V9HDxs
Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/08RhDCXYex4
Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3M
Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA

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O LORD, I give my life to you.
2     I trust in you, my God!
Do not let me be disgraced,
    or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.
3 No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced,
    but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.
4 Show me the right path, O LORD;
    point out the road for me to follow.
5 Lead me by your truth and teach me,
    for you are the God who saves me.
    All day long I put my hope in you.
6 Remember, O LORD, your compassion and unfailing love,
    which you have shown from long ages past.
7 Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth.
    Remember me in the light of your unfailing love,
    for you are merciful, O LORD.
Psalm 25:1-7

The Book of Psalms is without question one of the most well-known books of the Bible. You open up your Bible in the middle and you’re likely to open to a Psalm. Psalms are read at weddings and funerals, you see them written on artwork and mugs and frames. But how should we read the Psalms? What does Psalms teach us about God and about ourselves? 

Today I’m grateful to have Dr. Tremper Longman navigating us through the book of Psalms. Dr. Longman is the author of How to Read the Psalms, the Tyndale Old Testament Commentary on Psalms, and was one of the lead translators for the New Living Translation or NLT. 

Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 400 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).

Resources Related to This Episode:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Psalms/dp/0877849412

https://www.amazon.com/Psalms-Introduction-Commentary-Testament-Commentaries/dp/0830842853

Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V)

Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: 
Navigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQ
Navigating the Bible: Esther - https://youtu.be/7RZ7ATWQZuc
Navigating the Bible: Nehemiah - https://youtu.be/Gok4WDgwn5I
Navigating the Bible: Ezra - https://youtu.be/aBC0nEjYeyo
Navigating the Bible: 2 Chronicles - https://youtu.be/OG3rHTgMgEI
Navigating the Bible: 1 Chronicles - https://youtu.be/lQ_Qc4zbfgA
Navigating the Bible: 2 Kings - https://youtu.be/04q9gDhBKTk
Navigating the Bible: 1 Kings - https://youtu.be/aS-KoeQXl2k
Navigating the Bible: 2 Samuel - https://youtu.be/ZbpafGgOW7c
Navigating the Bible: 1 Samuel - https://youtu.be/lY8wPElSFMY
Navigating the Bible: Rute - https://youtu.be/YaH-t-ZzTaM
Navigating the Bible: Judges - https://youtu.be/qNGcOf2o0NU
Navigating the Bible: Joshua - https://youtu.be/hF28aThBtFs
Navigating the Bible: Deuteronomy - https://youtu.be/HzmNgPOM4zU
Navigating the Bible: Numbers - https://youtu.be/H1HO6V9HDxs
Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/08RhDCXYex4
Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3M
Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA

Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon
Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
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Description: 

Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Saddleback Mission Pastor Julie Chung to answer the question, What Are We Getting Wrong About Work? Julie earned her doctoral degree from Fuller Seminary in the field of faith, work, economics, and vocation. This episode looks at work as seen in Genesis and work as seen through redemption culture. They talk about the difference between current societal values and God’s economy, the role of identity, and some tips for living a more integrated faith and work life.

Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).

Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.

Related Links: 

Every Good Endeavor by Tim Keller

Doable Discipleship Podcast - What Does the Bible Say About Work?

Found Podcast - Three Stories of Work

Weekend to Workplace Podcast

https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch

https://celebraterecovery.com

Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest?

Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups.

https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations

https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response.

To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable.

For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com.

Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor is joined by Dr. Kutter Callaway to discuss theology and film. Movies have a powerful and interesting way of capturing our attention, our emotions, and our thought life. What does this say about us? And how does this relate to our relationship with God? This conversation looks to answer these questions along with talking about common religious themes and motifs in movies, the need to be discerning against heresy in film, and the power of emotion and what it says about being made in the image of God.

Kutter Callaway is the William K. Brehm Chair of Worship, Theology, and the Arts, as well as associate dean of the Center for Advanced Theological Studies, and associate professor of theology and culture. He is actively engaged in writing and speaking on the interaction between theology and culture—particularly film, television, and online media—in both academic and popular forums.

Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).

Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.

Related Links: 

Scoring Transcendence

The Aesthetics of Atheism

The Kutter Callaway Podcast

https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch

https://celebraterecovery.com

Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest?

Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups.

https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations

https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response.

To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable.

For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com.

Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Saddleback Spiritual Growth Pastor Linda Tokar to talk about what the Bible says about work. They discuss 7 key points that the Bible makes about work, including that God works and God assigns us work. The conversation spends time on how it doesn’t matter what your line of work is, there is no hierarchy of work. God is able to work in you and through you no matter what your work is. The episode ends with some doable next steps.

Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).

Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.

Related Links: 

Found - The Three Stories of Work

Weekend to Workplace Podcast

https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch

https://celebraterecovery.com

Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest?

Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups.

https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations

https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response.

To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable.

For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com.

Saddleback Church Content Development Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by author, teacher, and spoken word artist Hosanna Wong for a conversation around identity in Christ and how to adopt the rhythms of Jesus. One of the most fundamental questions of life is Who Am I? and, in Christian circles, we are often rushed to answer that our identity is in Christ. But how do we really find out what this means and, even when we do feel connected to Jesus, how do we keep that connection? This conversation addresses these questions and dives deep into looking at four rhythms or spiritual disciplines that you can begin adopting in your own life.

Hosanna Wong is an international speaker, best-selling author and spoken word artist helping everyday people know Jesus for real. Widely known for her spoken word piece, "I Have A New Name," Hosanna shares in churches, conferences, prisons, and other events around the world, reaching across various denominations, backgrounds and cultures.

Born and raised in an urban ministry on the streets of San Francisco, Hosanna later packed her life into suitcases and traveled to churches and other ministries throughout the United States to share about Jesus through spoken word poetry. During those years without a permanent home, she began speaking and creating resources to serve the local and global Church.

Hosanna currently travels and speaks year-round, and serves on teaching teams at churches throughout the United States. She and her husband, Guy serve together in various ministries equipping people with tools to share the gospel of Jesus in today's world.

Hosanna is the best-selling author of How (Not) to Save the World. Her new book, You Are More Than You've Been Told releases August 2023.

Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).

Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.

Related Links: 

You Are More Than You’ve Been Told

How (Not) to Save The World

I Have a New Name

HosannaWong.com

Saddleback Church Engage 21-Day Guide

Doable Discipleship – Types of Prayer

Saddleback Church Life of Prayer

Doable Discipleship – Resting in the Generosity of God

https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch

https://celebraterecovery.com

Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest?

Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups.

https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations

https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response.

To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable.

For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com.

Description: 

The Saddleback Family of Podcasts is excited to launch a new podcast, Weekend to Workplace. In this episode of Doable Discipleship, host Jason Wieland will talk briefly with the host of Weekend to Workplace, Mark Grunden. Then, we will share with you the audio from the first episode of Weekend to Workplace, an interview between Mark and Experian and Intel Executive Stuart Mathews. Make sure to subscribe to Weekend to Workplace on your favorite podcast platform.

Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).

Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.

Related Links: 

Weekend to Workplace podcast

saddleback.com/works

https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch

https://celebraterecovery.com

Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest?

Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups.

https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations

https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response.

To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable.

For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com.

Saddleback Spiritual Growth Pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Kendall Hibiske to talk about praying for the next generation. Your church likely has kids and student ministries where kids can go to learn about God. Adults often say we’re grateful for those pastors and then continue on focusing on our own church experience. There is something missing in the way that we think about the next generation. There’s not just an opportunity, but a necessity, to be intentional toward and praying for the next generation. Kids and students are not just the future church, they are the church of now and they will face challenges and trials as they continue to grow in their faith, but they also will see wonderful opportunities and powerful experiences. How can we be entering into prayer on their behalf? How can we be lifting up the next generation? This is a powerful conversation about how we should view the next generation, our role in prayer, and where the two meet. The conversation looks at the power of intergenerational prayer, what we can be learning from the younger generation, how our prayer lives can and do change, and some ways we can specifically be praying for the next generation.

Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by the Saddleback Spiritual Growth Team. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 300 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).

Doable Discipleship is a proud part of the Saddleback Family of Podcasts. To learn more about the Saddleback Family of Podcasts, visit saddleback.com/podcasts.

Related Links: 

Links: 1,000 Names by Phil Wickham

Doable Discipleship – Types of Prayer

Doable Discipleship – The Power of Intercessory Prayer

Doable Discipleship – How to Practice Lectio Divina

Praying for the Next Generation at Saddleback – email Kera Arnold at Keraa@saddleback.com

https://www.facebook.com/celebraterecoverysaddlebackchurch

https://celebraterecovery.com

Retreat information: https://saddleback.com/connect/ministry/retreat-ministry/lakeforest?

Interested in joining or hosting a group? Visit https://saddleback.com/smallgroups.

https://saddleback.thinkific.com/courses/foundations

https://saddleback.com/coronaresponse for additional tools for a better response.

To tell a friend about Doable Discipleship or share it on your social media, use saddleback.com/doable.

For more resources to help you grow, visit saddleback.com/grow or email maturity@saddleback.com.