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Growing Wild

by Sarah Otts

Sarah Otts inspires you to live with the living God "in the Garden" applying biblical principles, prayer and presence to everyday challenges. At Growing Wild, our purpose is freedom for the sake of purpose. If you are looking to grow your faith in the wild in order to live a more purposeful and glorifying life, we welcome you to the Garden. May the Garden Grow! -SarahCheck out Sarah's Growing Wild Playlist and stay inspired:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Ab9B7vwtwmaAyvnloKtPP?si=RyTWz4DURZ2LyNKiEFIkwA

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Episodes

  1. Deliver to Me a Garden

    God teaches his people how to live in this world but not be of this world. When we step up to the call to remain set-apart, we find ourselves living free. He told us it would be this way, but we, along with countless ancestors, decided to take that warning with a grain of salt. His commandments...

  2. From the Inside Out

    God works from the inside out. It is truly a wonder that He has chosen to dwell in us instead of any other place on earth. He has chosen to work through our hands instead of any other tool on earth. Let's Explore what it takes to cultivate a vibrant and healthy garden on the inside of you-- a…

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  3. The Juice is Worth the Squeeze

    In this message, Sarah explores what hard seasons can bring about. Trusting God through suffering allows him to use the bad for good and "squeeze" from us something even greater than we ever thought possible. Let not my pain be wasted, but also, don't let me grow complacent with my good fruit, or...

  4. Out of Control Order

    If you've been in an endless search for solutions, be inspired to know you carry more options in your own hands as a Christian than you may realize. I hope this message inspires you and empowers you to grow to become a version of yourself that you have never been before.

  5. Juicy Fruit

    We are made to lead TRULY "fruitful" lives. But what exactly does mean? What does that look like? How do we put our faith to work and our work to faith? We've been learning how to turn fully to God to find more freedom and order in life (from the previous studies on "People Pleasing")-- so, now...

  6. People Pleasing: Part II

    Part two on getting free from PEOPLE PLEASING! Hallelujah, right? Cuz that's exhausting, and it lacks purpose. However, we ARE called to be pleasing to God, looking to him above all others- observing and honoring his commandments out of our LOVE for him. But let's get clear: pleasing God does not...

  7. Time for New Things

    Be inspired in new beginnings to keep your eyes on the one who creates new, good things with good purpose in mind.

  8. People Pleasing

    Does it shock you that you can be free from pleasing other people's expectations of you? Listen to this conversation with Sarah and Natalie on what "people pleasing" means from a biblical angle. Learn to put God in the driver's seat, and discover freedom and purpose.

  9. How this Garden Grew: God's faithfulness through grief

    Be inspired to look up to God's presence through times of grief and hardship. Sarah and Natalie reflect on the "Garden Work" painting; an illustration of Sarah's testimony and the story of how this Garden grew. This is a story of God’s faithfulness when our expectations do not follow through ....

  10. Walking Free : untangled from hang-ups

    Sarah and Natalie explore how to untangle ourselves from the hang-ups that hinder a life of freedom, purpose and truth.

  11. Walking Boldly: overcoming the hangups

    Sarah and Natalie discuss living with the Living God in the wild. There is a boldness one learns to develop in order to walk in truth and purpose. Boldness is not the absence of fear, it is the refusal to be limited by it. If you are ready to walk with God in a more courageous way, this episode...

  12. Tending before Sending

    In this episode, Sarah explores the tending we receive before we are sent out to serve. She emphasizes the importance of trusting and believing in God's care and power to heal, looking closely at Psalm 23 as a guide for the restoration process which enables us to be prepared to go out with purpose.

  13. The Garden: to know and be known

    Why does the Garden matter? Starting each day in the one on one place of Presence changes everything. Be inspired to begin in the "Garden" where there is order, truth, purpose, identity, love and rest. He wants to be known by you, and he wants you to know how he knows you. song: To Be Known

  14. Peter's Love : part 3 of 3

    Be inspired to powerfully overcome through the perfect Love of Jesus. Be reminded of what the cross we wear around our necks really means... that what Jesus already did was enough to allow us to overcome all threats. I pray this series blesses you to remember what you know, and that it reminds…

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  15. Peter's Hope : part 2 of 3

    Be strengthened and encouraged by Peter's story. This inspiration explores the transformative power of Jesus' restoration, and the hope found in Peter's story of humility and faith.

  16. Peter's Trust: part 1 of 3

    Part 1 of a 3 part study on Peter: inspiration for when our circumstances grow bigger than our trust in God. Be inspired to let Jesus be the Lord of your life because where he is Lord, there is freedom. And glory!

  17. Freedom and the Fig Tree

    Prepare your heart in worship with the song "Your Peace Will Make us One" by Audrey Assad and Urban Doxology Be inspired to see that true Freedom comes when we open our hands, releasing all our own plans in exchange for his. The white flag of Surrender sprouts in your season for growing Freedom....

  18. Wisdom's Joy

    Access JOY anytime. The discussion highlights the transformative power of gratitude in daily life and the contrast between fleeting worldly joy and the enduring joy found in the Garden.

  19. Peace : comfort in the hard places

    True Peace exists even when circumstances are far from comfortable. Discover the difference between the world's peace and the Peace that Jesus left with us. We are no longer allowing fear to finish our stories. God wants us to know the story he has written. And it's a good one! music: open…

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  20. Love : a relational God

    Don't you want a relationship with the people you love? So does God! And He has gone to great lengths to secure a relationship with us. In this episode, we consider the loving ways God brings us into his Presence and keeps us there. Worship: "God Really Loves Us" Crowder "It's Your Love" Young...

  21. Trust : consider who He is

    Be encouraged to deepen your trust in God. Consider who he is based on the evidence written in the word and in the testimonies of believers and you'll find your Trust in him deepens. Our trust grows into faith when we learn to not rely on our eyes but rather the Promise-keeper's faithfulness to...

  22. The Garden : the comfort of home

    When we develop our understandings of who God is and what He has done and continues to do for us, we gain spiritual wisdom and intimacy with the Holy Spirit: aka "the comforter". May this discussion remind you that coming home to the Father is--not only the ultimate comfort-- it's what allows…

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  23. Dreams II : communicating with heaven

    How will we be able to obey God's call on our lives if we are unable or unwilling to hear from him? How can we allow heaven to lead us, protect us and carry us into the full fruition of our life's very important purpose unless we embrace what makes the impossible become possible? Curious? GOOD!...

  24. Dreams I : desires and daydreams

    Our desires and our daydreams reveal the hidden truths. Discover the power in knowing what's beneath the surface of your desire. The Bible says that God's children suffer for lack of knowledge. In this episode, discover how to unlock the shackles that hold you back from a life of freedom and...

  25. Wonder : Opening Our Eyes to Presence

    May you be blessed with the wide-eyed wonder of a child; to look up to the Presence of the Living God - active and operating before your eyes in the wild! No more boring days. Wonder lets everything become miraculous. For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Sarah Otts inspires you to live with the living God "in the Garden" applying biblical principles, prayer and presence to everyday challenges. At Growing Wild, our purpose is freedom for the sake of purpose. If you are looking to grow your faith in the wild in order to live a more purposeful and glorifying life, we welcome you to the Garden. May the Garden Grow! -SarahCheck out Sarah's Growing Wild Playlist and stay inspired:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Ab9B7vwtwmaAyvnloKtPP?si=RyTWz4DURZ2LyNKiEFIkwA

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Sarah Otts

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Sarah Otts inspires you to live with the living God "in the Garden" applying biblical principles, prayer and presence to everyday challenges. At Growing Wild, our purpose is freedom for the sake of purpose. If you are looking to grow your faith in the wild in order to live a more purposeful and...

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