003 | SLOW DOWN

What this episode covers

Welcome to Step In, a midweek podcast from Southside Church created to help you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers, not just as a future promise, but as a present reality.In this episode, Pastor Mike, Spencer, and Taylor continue the conversation from Sunday’s message, talking about how culture shapes us, why connection matters more than performance, and how real transformation often happens more slowly than we would like, but more deeply than we expect.At Southside Church, we gather on Sundays, in small groups, and through this podcast to lean into that life together. Each week we share a sermon, but there is always more to unpack. Step In is our way of continuing the conversation and spurring one another on throughout the week.🎙 Referenced Sunday Sermon:Watch the message here: https://www.youtube.com/live/NsiX2shG670?si=viuykp0ekPsteDSb&t=989📄 Cue Cards Reflection PDFWe reference a cue cards exercise in this episode. You can download the reflection PDF here and engage it at your own pace: https://southsidelife.com/s/Cue-cards.pdfQuoteSusanna Wesley, mother of John Wesley:“Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes away your relish for spiritual things, whatever increases the authority of your body over your mind, that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself."ScriptureRomans 12:2James 52 Corinthians 5:17Ephesians 2:10Galatians 5John 3:16Romans 8:11Philippians 1:6Joshua 1:9Books MentionedThree Mile an Hour God by Kosuke KoyamaEconomic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren by John Maynard KeynesWhether you have been following Jesus for years or you are still exploring faith, this episode is an invitation to slow down, lean into honest connection, and trust God with the slow work of transformation.

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