True Roots

In this episode Dan and Andrew take a quick break from the commands of Jesus and share about what Jesus is teaching them right now. Check it out! For previous episodes, check out the PDF worksheet in our bio!

Matthew 19:6 (ESV) "So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate." In this episode of True Roots Identity, Dan and Andrew dive into the marriage covenant and God's design for marriage through the lens of their personal stories. Coming from two very different experiences—one marked by divorce and the other by years of marriage and raising a family—they explore what it means to uphold God's view of marriage while navigating real-life challenges, failures, and growth. This conversation speaks honestly about covenant, commitment, and the weight of what God has joined together, while also pointing to the hope of redemption and restoration in Christ. Whether you've been married for decades, are newly married, or are walking through the pain of divorce, this episode is for you. Our prayer is that you would walk away with a deeper understanding of God's heart for marriage—and a firmer identity rooted in Him above all else. Check out our PDF here!

In this episode Dan and Andrew discuss Matthew 18:21-22 (ESV) ‭‭"Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times." Peter thought he was giving a generous amount of forgiveness and Jesus blows it out of the water with His response.  Jesus understood what unforgiveness does to the soul and how bitterness, anger, fear, and control can take root.  Dan and Andrew discuss the process of forgiveness as well and how many times it takes 77 times + to truly forgive someone.  It's not a one time act, but a continual surrender and choice to forgive and asking His Spirit for help in forgivining.  Check out the PDF here! 

In this episode Dan and Andrew talk about: Luke 12:15 (AMP): ‭‭"Then He said to them, "Watch out and guard yourselves against every form of greed; for not even when one has an overflowing abundance does his life consist of nor is it derived from his possessions." Yes, Dan and Andrew discuss finances, but this passage has much more in it than just financial wisdom. It's about all forms of greed. No matter what we have or receive from Jesus, if the thing becomes the place we find joy or purpose, we will leave empty. Because if we have Jesus, we already have everything...we've gained everything. Check out the episode and then download the PDF worksheet here!

In this episode, Dan and Andrew discuss: Matthew 18:10 (ESV) "See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven." This is a great discussion about remembering where Jesus rescued us from and not becoming like a pharisee in how we see new Christ followers.  Dan and Andrew give antidotes from their own lives about how this has played out and what Jesus has taught them in it.  Check it out and download the PDF here!

Deny yourself? Wait, what? Did Jesus really say that? 'Cause that certainly isn't what's taught in a world and country that's all about us. But here's the reality, the way to fullness of life, is to surrender it all to Jesus and deny ourselves, pick up our cross (die to self) and follow Him. This is what Dan and Andy discuss in this current episode. What does it profit us to gain the whole world, but lose our soul? (also God's word), answer, it doesn't profit us at all to gain the world and lose our soul...it kills us. We can keep chasing things in life and choosing ourselves, but it will always leave us empty...want full life? Give your life up to Jesus fully. Trust me, it's worth anything that it costs. He is worth everything. In this episode Dan and Andy discuss the scripture below: Matthew 16:24 (ESV) "Then Jesus told his disciples, 'If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.'"  Check out the PDF worksheet here!

In this episode, Dan and Andrew discuss Matthew 16:6 (ESV): "Jesus said to them, 'Watch out and be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.'" Check out the PDF that goes with this episode here!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 11:29 (ESV): "Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." This episode discusses that rest is not taking a nap (it can be), but often it is in movement.  It is in the yoke of Jesus Christ, moving with Him and not against Him.  Dan uses an analogy of a dog going on a walk and being pulled along, and another dog racing out in front and being choked and pulled back.  Both would not be in the yoke.  When we walk in His yoke, with Him, the yoke is easy, even when there is work involved and comes from a place of rest and not trying to earn rest Check out the PDF here!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 9:38 (ESV): "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell." This passage is critical to walking in freedom with Jesus. If we fear man and not God, we will constantly live in fear, which causes us to try and control everything around us, or run from it. If we truly Fear God, it allows us to live in freedom, boldness, and courage as we walk with Him straight towards fear. He wants to conquer fear in us, because truly, if we fear God, we don't have to fear anything else. Check out the PDF worksheet that goes with the podcast here!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 9:38 (ESV): "Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves." They discuss being known by our fruit and what true fruit looks like. They also discuss truth and if anything contradicts, adds to, or takes away from Biblical truth, it isn't truth. This is an important episode that also discusses sheep in wolves clothing and different cults, such as: mormonism, and how it may look like a sheep, but in reality is a disguised wolf that's distorting biblical truth and who Jesus fully is/was: God and man. Check our our PDF here and go through the questions to engage deeper!

In this episode, Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 9:38 (ESV):  "Therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest." In this short episode they discuss how important and powerful prayer is, lets not underestimate His power!  Secondly, they discuss that the urgency of praying for laborers 'cause the harvest is ripe!  We are called to plant and water and He will bring the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6) Love this quick episode.  Check out the PDF that goes with this episode here! 

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 7:15 ESV "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves." They discuss how important it is to know the truth (the Bible) to be able to recognize false teaching.  They also briefly discuss mormonism and Matthew 7:20 - "Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them."  And how their 'fruit' can sometimes look 'good', but it's not true fruit, because what they believe doesn't align with God's word, so the fruit of mormonism takes us away from Jesus and away from truth...therefore it is false and not true.  This brought up how a wolf in sheeps clothing looks like a sheep, but underneath is a wolf that will destroy your soul.  Mormonism was a great lesson in false teachings that are growing rapidly in our day and time.  Check out the episode and download the PDF here!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss: Matthew 7:6 ESV "Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you." They discuss what can happen when we share the vulnerable, heart level pearls that Jesus is giving us with people who will trample it, or squelch the Spirit, who is moving in us.  This doesn't mean we don't share Jesus and love others, but it does mean that the pearls He gives us and wants to grow in us we treasure and share with people who will encourage and fan into flame what God is revealing to us.  Check out the PDF that goes with the episode here!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 7:7 ESV:  "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." This was a fun discussion about the Holy Spirt and how generous Jesus is with giving us what we need.  They also discuss how we literally cannot do what Jesus asks in our own strength.  It is impossible and we need to ask Him for His Spirit...and He wants us to and loves to give us His Spirit's strength in our weakness...His power is perfect in our weakness.  PERFECT!  Check on the PDF Here!

In this episode, Dan and Andy take a break from the commandments of Jesus with a short episode asking one question: What is Jesus teaching you lately? Check it out, and we'd love to know what He is teaching you as well. Comment below!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 7:1-2 ESV: "Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you." They also discuss Matthew 5:7 and removing the plank from our own eye, before looking at the speck in someone elses. This is an episode on ownership and letting the Lord examine us, and create in us a clean heart...rather than looking at the offenses of others. Check it out! Click on the pdf here and go through the question for this week!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 6:33 (ESV): "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." They discuss Mary and Martha, and what it looks like to be at Jesus's feet, while living out in action our faith in Christ. This episode reminds us to shift our focus and keep first things first, rather than trying to 'do all the things'. Just seek Him and be at His feet and let everything flow from there. Give it a listen and download the PDF here!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 6:25 (ESV) "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?" They share antidotes from their lives about anxiety and depression and what worry can do to our lives and how to cast our cares on Jesus. They share about Jesus being the answer to healing from anxiety and depression and that everything else are tools that He uses. T hey are all good and incredible tools, but the true healing comes from being the presence of Jesus. Give it a listen and download the PDF worksheet, link here!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 6:19-20 (ESV)? "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven." This is an episode that all of us can relate to.  Are we thinking and believing eternally or temporarily?   When we think and act in the temporary, it can make it easy to think God isn't with us, or for us, or loves us...but it's because we're storing up treasures in things that are temporary and not in Him.  This doesn't always mean we are 'doing bad things' or even running after bad things, but just treasuring the temporary over the eternal. Dan and Andy discuss marriage, kids, etc. as they share about how to shepherd these areas while still not holding onto them as the ultimate thing.  Check out the PDF that goes with this episode here.

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew the 6:1: "Watch out! Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven." They discuss having a focus on eternal rewards vs. temporary ones, and the temptation, that we can all struggle with, of seeking man's approval or recognition over God's. Check out the PDF worksheet here!

In this episode Dan Cox and Andy Harris discuss: Matthew 5:48 (ESV): "You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." They discuss this with an emphasis on:  Hebrews 10:14: "For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified." Jesus calls us to perfection, knowing that we cannot acheive this by our own power, and this is the call of Jesus with any of His commandments...He knows that the only way to become perfect, or walk in the commands He gives, is by coming to Him, knowing Him, and allowing Him to empower us, through His Holy Spirit dwelling in us, to walk out what He's called us to. Jesus gives impossible commands, because with Christ all things are possible...and without Him, it is unachievable...it literally cannot happen.  And this is the crux of this command...in order to become perfect, we must walk in His finished work, by His power, through relationship with Him...it's not by earning or striving for perfection, but by surrender and allowing His Spirit, to give us His Power in our weaknesses, so we can walk the path of sanctification.  His power, our surrender. This is a great episode, check it out and download the PDF worksheet that goes with it here  

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 5:44, in part 2 of: Love your enemies. This episode focuses on praying for those who persecute us. When we follow Jesus, this will happen. Its a biblical truth that Jesus talks about. We will have opposition. But Jesus doesn't ask us to fight this opposition with anger, frustration, crafty words, etc., it doesn't mean we won't feel these things as arrows are thrown our way, but God calls us to pray...and prayer changes our hearts...it changes our perspective...and it allows us to forgive and to love as Jesus does, through His power...and gives God the opportunity to move and takes it out of our hands. This is not an easy ask, but it's a freeing one. To pray and let God shape and move in the ways He needs to, rather than taking vengeance into our own hands. It's different than how the world says to handle it...and again, when we pray for people we don't want to, God changes us and moves in ways we often cannot see. Check out the PDF in our here!

In this episode (Part 1 of 2): Dan and Andy Matthew 5:39b-41 ESV: "...if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles." Dan and Andy discuss letting go of our right to defend ourselves and leaving it in Jesus's hands...not out of vengeance, but out of faith and trust in God.  They talk about Romans 12:21 as well:  'Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.' This verse, done in action, creates a pause in others.  It's compelling, because it's the response of Jesus and not the response of worldly wisdom.  Check out the PDF here that shares a story about a coke bottle incident that reflects overcoming evil with good!

In this episode, Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 5:37: "Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil." This is a great episode about our words matching our actions, and how important that is in building trust with people and being who God has called us to be. Check it out and download the PDF here!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 5:28-30: "But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell." They get into the topic (off air at the end of the 'official' episode) of surrender and wanting God more than our sin...and how surrender and giving Him everything is truly the way out of lust. However, in that discussion they also discuss how God will reveal patterns and doesn't want us to fear sex, which has typically been the church's approach to getting rid of lust (lust management), which doesn't work long term. Check out this whole episode, PDF in bio! Check out the link to the book Unwanted here as well!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 5:24 (ESV) "Leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift." Be sure to check out the PDF this week, link here! The question this week is a great one to ponder and ask Jesus about!

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 5:17-19: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven." This is a discussion that can easily get into the weeds and become legalistic, but that wasn't Jesus's point either. He's not calling us to a Pharisee type of faith, but is explaining that He wasn't getting rid of His standards, but that He came to fulfill everything, and now we look to Him to see what way to walk. Since Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, we look to how He lived to see how we need to walk/live. Check out the PDF worksheet that goes with this episode here!

In this episode, guest host Matt Patterson and Andy Harris discuss Luke 9:23: 'And He said to all, 'If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.' Jesus is consistently after our whole heart, all of it. Not just pieces of it, He wants it all...but He also gives an invitation in this surrender: Freedom, Joy, Peace, Love, etc. T his process, at times, can be incredibly painful and difficult (the cross is/was excruciatingly painful), but it's in that death to self, that true life comes in Christ. Check out the episode and click the link here to download the PDF worksheet that goes with the episode!

In this episode, Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 5:12 "Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." This discussion gets into playing for an audience of one: Jesus. Check out this weeks PDF that asks you to write down your worries about what other people think of you and surrender them to the Lord.  PDF worksheet is right here!

In this episode, Dan and Andy discuss the command from Jesus to rejoice, specifically when persecuted or when going through challenging seasons  They focus on Matthew 5:12 and James 1:2 Check out the PDF for this weeks episode here

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss Matthew 4:19. Verses are below: Matthew 4:19 (ESV) "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Mark 10:28-30 - "Peter began to say to him, 'See, we have left everything and followed you.' Jesus said, 'Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.'" This week's PDF has us Count the cost of following Jesus. This isn't a pros and cons list, but counting what it costs us when we choose to follow Him fully vs. what it costs us when we don't. This is a powerful exercise with Jesus. Check out the PDF here! 

In this episode Dan Cox and Andy Harris discuss what it truly means to repent, or to turn, and walk the opposite direction of our sin.  Check out the PDF guide that goes with this episode here! We'd love to know your thoughts, email: [email protected]

In the 2nd week of the true roots discipleship course Dan and Andy the follow up commandment to loving the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength...which is: 'to love your neighbor as yourself' Check out the episode and then download the PDF document that has a question to walk through this week in your time with Jesus. Ask Him to reveal, who you can love this week, and take action steps to walk it out with His Holy Spirit.  Excited to walk this with you! Link to the PDF here. Let us know your thoughts at [email protected]

In the 1st week of the True Roots Discipleship Course, Dan and Andy discuss Jesus's 1st and greatest commandment from Matthew 22:37-38, which says: 'And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.' They share what this looks like to walk out in our lives and how Jesus reorients our whole lives with this command. Dan shares an analogy about the lunch tray, and how many Christians, look at Jesus as a space on the lunch tray...however, He is the whole tray, and what holds everything together in our lives. To truly love Him fully, we have to give Him everything we have on our tray and surrender it over to Him. This weeks question asks exactly that: 'What's on your tray?' Spend 5-10 minutes asking the Holy Spirit to reveal what's on your tray and then sit with Jesus and surrender them over to Him in prayer, saying: 'Jesus, I give you _________ and surrender it all to you, your will be done.' As we begin to give Him everything on our tray, we will begin to know Him in deeper ways, as we walk in deeper unity with Him. This can be challenging and difficult, but it brings greater peace and joy as we walk with Him through it and let Him be Lord over all. Click the link to download the PDF Let us know your thoughts after going through the PDF at [email protected]

In this episode Dan Cox and Andy Harris discuss the promise of Philippians 4:13: 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.' This is a compelling episode, that discusses the application of this verse to our lives. What does it truly mean to rely on Christ's strength in all things? Check it out! Join our True Roots Community Here

In this episode Dan Cox and Andy Harris share that what we fix our eyes on is the direction we will travel. If we fix our eyes on Jesus, we will be able to hold fast to His beliefs and promises, even in the midst of chaos. This is a challenging truth, but a freeing one. Join our Free True Roots Community Here 

In this episode Dan Cox and Andy Harris discuss John 15 and what it means to abide in Christ...and that every promise in our lives is fulfilled through obedience. 'For all promises of God find their Yes in Him' 2 Corinthians 1:20 We receive the promises that come from Christ and His presence when we are yoked to Christ and walking in the ways He asks us to (obedience)  Check out our True Roots Community Here

In this episode Dan Cox and Andy Harris discuss being interruptible  How do we handle interruptions in our day to day lives? What if those interruptions are opportunities Jesus is placing in front of us to be his hands and feet?  Would that change how we respond to them?  This is a can't miss episode!  Check it out!  Join our Free True Roots Community Here and receive our Belief Matrix!

In this episode Dan Cox and Andy Harris discuss how to walk towards fear with Jesus. Jesus quite often has our path forward be the place we fear the most Why? So He can show us that He is with us and that He is our peace and comfort regardless of how difficult the path looks What we're afraid of, if we choose to walk towards it with Jesus, is the path to freedom and peace with Him Join our Free True Roots Community

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss how our beliefs about who God is influence how we see Him moving in our lives and in the lives of those around us. Do we believe He is good? Do we believe He is just? Do we believe He is loving? Do we believe He is in control? Do we believe He is the God of all comfort? Do we believe He is merciful? These are just a few of the characteristics of God, but do we believe this about Him? That question shapes how we view Him And our stories often impact those views, but God is always reshaping and redeeming and wants to show us who He truly is Check out our Free True Roots Community, w/ our free Belief Matrix once you join, to help you dispel lies and replace them with truth!

In this episode Andy Harris and Dan Cox discuss Psalm 23  They start with the premise of: 'If all of this is true (which it is) how does it change how I live?'  This is a fruitful discussion that we hope will challenge and shift your hope to step into trusting fully who Jesus is as you walk forward  Enjoy!  Join our Free True Roots Community Here and receive your Belief Matrix!  

In this episode Dan and Andy discuss how powerful the Holy Spirit is and how our expectations can shape how we walk with the Lord. If He promises that His power is made perfect in weakness, then we can ask for His help and know that He will give it and walk with us in our weaknesses. How often are we not standing on God's promises and not believing that He is capable. Dan talks about His expectation to sin, rather than the expectation that God has made us 'More than conquerers'. Powerful episode. Join our True Roots Community

In this episode Andy and Dan talk about instant gratificaiton vs. long term joy and the promises of God.  They begin with Dan talking about the 'cookie experiment' with kids and go into the story of Abraham and Isaac.  This is a can't miss episode that talks about how good God is, and what He promises when He says wait.  Check out our True Roots Community Here!

In this episode Andy and Dan discuss how God is much more concerned about our heart than about the behavior that reveals it. Yes He is concerned with our behavior, however, that behavior just shows whats underneath and if we go after behavior instead of heart change, the behavior will come back. And often times get worse. We have to go after the root lies and replace them with the truth of Jesus's Word in action to truly change in Jesus. Join our Free True Roots Community

In this episode Andy Harris and Dan Cox discuss walking into the uncomfortable with Jesus.   They discuss that the call isn't just to be with Him in the private moments and be filled up with Him, but to also go out with Him, to learn to trust Him and share Him, to learn to step into the uncomfortable.  This is a rich discussion that reveals that the depth of trust and faith in Jesus comes from stepping out and walking in faith, not in just spending time with Him and getting filled up.  We must be with Him and go with Him.  That is the walk with Jesus.  Thank you for listening!   Join our True Roots Free Community Here

In this episode Andy Harris and Dan Cox discuss true biblical discipliship  They share about how the true model is bringing people with you on the path you are on.  To point people to Jesus, we have to know Jesus, and then we help others by walking life with them, not just by sitting down and discussing their problems.  It's in the act of movement and bringing people with us.  Thank you for listening.  Check out the True Roots Free Community Here!

In this episode Andy Harris and Dan Cox discuss how to find your purpose.  This conversation is different than most when discussing purpose.  Most of the time, when purpose is discussed, it centers around us, but we can't find our true purpose in this life apart from Jesus.  Andy and Dan take time to dig into what our 1st purpose is: being with Jesus, and how that helps us find what we were made for.  Thank you for listening!  If you've enjoyed this episode, we would love a review!  Thank you! Join our True Roots Community Here

In this episode, Andy dives into his story and walks through how bringing his sin into the light brought freedom from shame. Dan and Andy share insights about what it looks like to step forward into the identity Christ has called us to. In the beginning stages of change the new identity isn't fully believed and we have to be obedient to what God asks us to do daily. Thank you for listening! Check out the link to our Free True Roots Community

In this episode Dan and Andy talk about what true ownership looks like as a man.  They get into topics that cover Marriage and what this looks like to take ownership of mistakes and lead.  Dan talks about when we know that both people are surrendered to the Lord, it takes the pressure off to be the one who needs to fix them, and the call that the Lord has for us as men to lay down our lives and serve our wives.  Andy discusses his story and what God asked him to do post separation to ask for forgiveness and 'clean his side of the street'.  This is a can't miss episode.  Let us know your thoughts at [email protected] Also join our Free True Root's Men's Community: True Roots Community If you've enjoyed this episode, we'd love to have you subscribe and leave us a review.  Thank you for listening! 

This is Episode 2 of the True Roots Podcast.  Andy Harris and Dan Cox discuss lies they've believed previously and the truth that overcame them.  Every behavior we have is based in a belief.  That belief can be based in a lie or in truth, but whatever we act into we will believe.  They discuss how Biblical truth has overcome lies they've believed and what it looks like to live into what Jesus says. Thank you for listening! We would love your feedback [email protected]  Join our Free True Roots Identity Coaching Group