Navigate - A Tower Life Center Podcast

In this week's discussion, we broke down our takeaways from Jon Schwander's message on withstanding the pressure of the valley. Our discussion highlights some impactful insights we pulled out of what he brought on Sunday morning as well as what God has been teaching us throughout this series.  

Join this week's discussion as we look at what it means when the Bible says in Hebrews that we should move beyond milk and onto solid food for our spiritual maturity. How can we train for a life of discerning what is righteousness and what isn't?

Giving the fire to us is God's responsibility; tending the fire is ours. This week we talked about what the Bible means when it tells us to "fan into flame" the gift of the Spirit that God placed in us. We revisit the question we asked when we started this series : What will we do with what God has placed inside us?

If God gave us His fire of the Holy Spirit in us, what could our lives look like? In this episode we discussed a life led by the Spirit and what happens as we seek to follow His leading in our lives. 

Join the discussion as we recap Good Friday's night of worship, prayer and remembrance as well as Easter Sunday. We discuss on this episode what Easter really should mean for as we continue to go about our daily lives! 

In this episode we discussed what it means to live with Ready Hands asking God to use us. While God doesn't NEED us, He does WANT us and He invites us into partnership with him. So, we talk about what it means to carry the Kingdom and advance the mission he left us with. 

This week we had a discussion around living our lives open handed - trusting God instead of trying to control the things, people and situations He has placed in our hands. That's hard and we outlined some ways we can practically begin to live it out in our daily lives. 

What does it mean to live my life with lifted hands? How does prayer and worship play into the spiritual formation that God has for me? Listen in as we discuss what it looks like for God to develop dependence on Him in our lives. Through that discussion we will see how what He develops, we can declare. And what we declare, he deepens. 

Listen in as we kick off our test drive of a new set up! This week we dove into breaking down Sunday's sermon discussion on Spiritual Formation. We looked at the process of being formed by God, deformed by sin and then needing to be reformed once again. How does that happen? That's what we discussed on this episode and we would love to have you come along for the journey. 

It's been a while since we have recorded and we are excited about where God is leading us for the next season! Listen in as we lay out the resource we are test driving over the next 10 weeks.  Our prayer is that this test drive will be fruitful in resourcing you and your spiritual growth as you Navigate the life God is calling you to live! Thanks for listening and, as always, please don't forget to reach out with questions or comments! 

You have questions - we tried to provide some answers! Join us for an episode where we answer some of the follow up questions you had to each of the episodes we released in this collection. See you soon for collection 5! 

Is self control just a churchy way to say that we have discipline? In this episode we broke down why it's actually so much more than just having discipline in our lives. This is your last chance to submit a question or comment before the Q&A episode for the this collection. You can send yours in on social media via DM or by email to [email protected] . 

Who said that a fruit of the Spirit was weakness? Is that really what it means to be gentle? Are we really supposed to just be weak and let people walk all over us? If not, then what does it mean to be gentle? That is the aim of the question we tried to answer in this episode.The Q&A episode is right around the corner and we want your questions. You can DM us on social media or you can email us at [email protected] . 

We've been MIA for a few weeks, we know! Thanks for your understanding and grace. New episodes coming soon! We can't wait to finish this collection for you and we are working on the next collection as we speak. 

Living a life of faithfulness can be so challenging. Part of the reason we find it a struggle to live faithfully is because we may be unclear of what the Bible means when it calls us to faithfulness. On this episode, we dive into what it means and what it could look like in our lives.Don't forget to send us in your questions or comments for the Q&A Episode. You can submit them via social media or via email at [email protected] . 

In this episode we dive into what it means to allow the Holy Spirit to produce kindness and goodness in our lives. While these two fruit are different, they also carry so many similarities. If we can allow the Holy Spirit to produce these fruit in our lives, we will be begin to see our relationship with God and then with others take form like we might not have seen before.As always, the Q&A episode is creeping ever closer! Send us in your questions or comments to [email protected] or on social media via direct message.

The episode we couldn't wait for - patience! In this episode, we tackle patience by looking at the same 4 questions we have for each of the other fruit of the Spirit that Paul laid out in Galatians 5. Dive in with us as we take a deeper look at living a life of patience.The Q&A episode is coming up, so submit those questions to us via DM on social media or by emailing us at [email protected] . We hope to hear from you! 

What if we told you that peace is more than just avoiding conflict in your life? While doing your best to avoid conflict is certainly a part of peace, it's an incomplete definition. In this episode we dive into what peace is and how we can truly begin to live a life of peace as a follower of Jesus. We'd love to hear from you, so get those thoughts and questions sent in! Email us at [email protected] or DM us on social media. The Q&A episode is coming right around the corner! 

Why is joy so hard? Joy can be one of those things that feels so illusive even though we are told in scripture how important it is that we embrace a life of Joy. In this episode, we  dive into understanding why it's so hard and how we can live it out by looking at what joy truly is as opposed to what the world would tell us that joy is. We love hearing from you with your thoughts and questions - so please send them in! DM us on social media or email us at [email protected] .

What is love? As Paul begins to outline a life of "living by the Spirit", he starts with such a core tenant of the life of a follower of Jesus: love. In this episode, we dive in what  love means, what it doesn't, and how we can apply it through the difficulties and challenges of this life. We'd love to hear from you with your thoughts and questions ahead of our Q&A episode. You can DM us on social or email us at [email protected] . 

Coming off of our collection where we talked about why so many of our fleshly desires are a bigger deal than we think, we now intro a new collection where we talk about "living by the Spirit" as Paul calls in it Galatians 5. We look at what it means to replace our fleshly desires with those desires that are of the Spirit. Dive in with us! It's never too early to email or message us with questions for our Q&A episode. Email us at [email protected] or DM us on socials! 

What questions did y'all have that needed answered! We picked one from each episode and dove in! PS sorry for the late upload! See you this fall for collection 4! 

Do our thoughts really matter? The things we think about, the way we process information, the way we see the world - does all of that really matter? And if so, what does the Bible have to say about it? It does matter and the Bible has A LOT to say. Join in for this episode.Don't miss your chance to submit a question for the Q&A episode! Email us at [email protected] or send us a DM on socials! 

Pride is a bigger deal in our lives than we think it is. In this discussion we talk about what pride is, what it looks like in our lives and the detriment of it in our relationship with God and others. Don't forget to send in your questions or comments for our upcoming Q&A episode! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on social media. 

Coping is our way of handling the hard things in life. We all have a way of coping with life's difficulties, but the question is "how" do we cope. In this discussion, we look at coping and why coping with anything other than our relationship with God will lead us to disappointment.Please send in your comments and questions for the Q&A episode via direct message on social media or email to [email protected] 

The world we live in has lots to say about sexual sin, but what does God have to say about it? As we dive in to the discussion this week, we look at what God's Word says about it and the effects it has on us, our relationship with God, and those around us.Please send in your questions or comments via direct message on social media or by emailing us at [email protected] 

The things that come out of our mouth often times come out without any real thought or effort; yet the Bible tells us our words carry a lot of weight. Listen in to this episode to see why our words are so important and how we can turn the negative use of words into something that can change the world around us.Please message us on social media or email us [email protected] with any questions or comments - we would love to hear from you!  

Is our shame really that big of a deal? YES! But maybe not for the reason you think. Tune into this discussion and allow that Lord to speak to you and the shame you may be carrying around so that He can free you from it.Thanks so much for tuning in and we'd love to hear from you! If you have any thought or questions, please DM us on socials or email us at [email protected] 

Is it really that big of a deal? That's a question we can all find ourselves asking about different areas of our spiritual lives. Check out this episode as we set up what you can expect for the collection to come. We'll see you for episode 1 next Monday! Thanks so much for tuning in! We would love to hear from you with thoughts or questions. You can email us at [email protected] or message us on socials. 

You asked, we answered! We capped off this collection we titled "People Problems" with an episode that tackled some of the most common questions we were asked throughout the collection. Stay tuned for details on collection 3 coming later this spring! 

Respecting and honoring authority can be a challenge. What do we do when we have to respect an honor those who are in a position of leadership and we don't agree with them. In this episode we discussed what it means to respect and honor those who are in authority over us - even when we disagree with them and the decisions they make.Send your questions in for the Q&A episode that is coming next week; we can't wait to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or message us on social media. 

We all have a tendency to overvalue what all of the other voices have to say about what we are doing? While it's wise to have voices that speak into us, we also must be sure to not find ourselves in a place where we live for their approval and die by their criticism. Listen in as we talk about navigating this.We would love to hear from you with any questions or comments. Please message us on social media or email us at [email protected] . 

We've spent a lot of time talking this idea of "people problems" and how we can address challenging relationships and work through them. From forgiveness to setting boundaries, we have been focusing on other people. In this episode, we have flipped the script and are talking about what we can do to be the best follower of Christ. 

Once we have forgiven someone, a challenge that can arise is how do we move forward? Part of moving forward is setting healthy boundaries. But what is a "healthy" boundary. Listen in as we discuss.If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to us on social media or send us an email at [email protected] . 

Forgiving people who have hurt you can be a challenge. In this episode we talk about what it looks like to begin to walk the path of forgiveness and what we can do in our lives to not just start walking that path but keep walking that path.If you have any questions or comments , please reach out to us on social media or send us an email at [email protected] . 

So often these days it seems that relationships are challenging and people around us are difficult. How we deal with those relationships and those people is up to us, however. In the first episode of this collection, we cover the broad topic of how to deal with difficult people. If you have any questions, please DM us on social media or email us at [email protected] . 

Collection 2 is here and we are talking about "people problems" in this collection. That means we are discussing the challenges that come with being in relationship with others. It doesn't make them bad, it doesn't make you bad, it just means that there are challenges that come with being in relationship. Let's dive in and set it all up for this collection.If you have any questions, we would love to hear from you! DM us on social media or send us an email at [email protected] . 

You asked, we answered! In this episode we took your questions from this collection of episodes and did our best to dive deeper and answer them. We pray that this collection has helped to build a foundation for all of our future collections. Stay tuned for mid January and collection 2! As always, please reach out with any thoughts, comments or questions via DM on social media or by emailing us at [email protected] . 

What's my purpose? How do I make the biggest impact I can? How can I feel fulfilled? The desire to know the answers to these questions drives us at levels deeper than we might think. In this episode we discuss God's will for us as humans, as followers of Him and questions to ask ourselves to that we might live out what he specifically has for each of us. We would love to hear from you with questions or thoughts! Please DM us on social media or send us an email at [email protected] . 

A question that seems to be asked more and more often, however the answer doesn't change. Join the discussion as we talk about the relevancy of the Bible and how it's still as alive and active as it has ever been. We would love to hear from you with questions or thoughts! Please DM us on social media or send us an email at [email protected] . 

The Holy Spirit can be a topic that causes confusion and questions, but why is it that way? In this episode we talk about why there is confusion around Him, and what we should do with the Spirit of God inside us. Through our conversation, we look at scripture to see what the Bible says about the roles that He plays in our lives.We would love to hear from you with questions or thoughts! Please DM us on social media or send us an email at [email protected] . 

Why do I do what I don't want to do? A question that, if we are honest, is one we could all ask ourselves more often than we'd want to admit. We don't do what we should do and yet we find ourselves doing the things we shouldn't do. It's backwards and it feels that way... but WHY? Join us as dive in and discuss this question.We would love to hear from you with questions or comments! Please DM on our social media channels or send us an email at [email protected] . 

How could Jesus really love me? After all that I've done, am I too far gone. For some that question rings so true. For others, you know you aren't too far gone, but yet have a hard time reconciling what you've done with the love and grace that's found in Jesus Christ. We would love to hear from you with thoughts or questions! You can DM us on our social channels or send us an email at [email protected] . 

Why am I the way that I am? When we look at ourselves, we often times see things we like and things we are puzzled by. Things that make sense and things that don't. In this first episode we tackle this question and begin to look at who and what have formed and shaped us into who we are today. Understanding this, will begin to shape so much our our beliefs, thoughts, questions, and our conversation going forward in this first collection of podcasts.We would love to hear from you with thoughts or questions! You can DM us on social or email us at [email protected] . 

We're back! Listen in to this intro episode as we set up what you can expect from this collection of episodes as well as future collections. We are pumped to have you along for the ride and praying this podcast blesses, encourages, challenges, and convicts you. Stay tuned for Collection 1, Episode 1 coming next Monday. If you have any questions for the show, please submit them on social media or email us as [email protected] . 

Join us for another episode of NAVIGATE where we have a conversation with our friends, and successful entrepreneurs, Alex Yeater and Mason McDonald. Alex and Mason talked with us about their paths to viewing stewardship and generosity through a biblical worldview and how God is continually working on their hearts through that. From leadership and serving others to letting God work through your time and resources, our conversation centered around being a steward of everything God has given us.  

Join us for another episode of NAVIGATE where we sit down with Dr. Patty Crisp, Doctor of Christian Counseling. Patty helps us begin to learn and identify the importance of our emotional health and wellbeing and how that is tied so closely to our spiritual health and wellbeing. Through the lenses of trauma, triggers, Jesus' work on the cross and the Holy Spirit, Patty shares with us just how important it is for ourselves, our relationship with God, and our relationship with others that we do the work to become the most spiritually and emotionally healthy version of who God created us to be.

Listen in to episode 2 of NAVIGATE where we have a conversation with Rick Hawks, retired Founder and Lead Pastor of The Chapel in Fort Wayne, IN. In this episode, we discussed all things leadership. From leading at home to leading in the secular workplace, Rick gives a deep dive into biblical principles and advice on becoming the leader God has created us to be. He helped us dive deeper into the challenges of leadership as we talk about leading ourselves, serving selflessly like Jesus, and addressing our past to become what God is calling us to be. 

Join us for the first official episode of NAVIGATE where we discussed all things pertaining to Gen Z and Gen Alpha with Anne Wilson, Lead Youth Pastor of Traders Point Christian Church. She helped us dive deeper into the uniqueness of the next generation by looking at current research, their individual experiences, and their core strengths. We touched on what most parents in today's world need more than anything as well as how those same parents can make the biggest spiritual impact in their kids’ lives. See below for links referenced in the show:https://www.barna.com/the-open-generation/https://fulleryouthinstitute.orghttps://www.barna.com/the-open-generation/explore-the-data/https://fulleryouthinstitute.org/parent/library

Listen in to the very first episode of Navigate, a podcast of Tower Life Center. This podcast is designed to talk about how to navigate life, living as follower of Jesus in fallen and ever-changing world. In episode 00, our intro episode, we explain what we're about, why we've called it Navigate, and why we are so excited to learn from other experts alongside you all. We can't wait Navigate this journey with each of you! Let's join the discussion.