Become New with John Ortberg

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Join John Ortberg each day for 10 minutes of spiritual guidance on the person we are becoming.

  1. 14 hrs ago

    83. Why Happiness Never Seems to Last

    Are you actually experiencing joy, or are you mostly experiencing relief when problems finally go away? In Psalm 68, John Ortberg explores the biblical idea of exultation: deep, expressive joy that can exist even when life isn't going perfectly. Drawing from C.S. Lewis and Dallas Willard, John looks at why we can spend our lives clearing one hurdle after another and mistaking the resulting relief for genuine joy. Lewis called the Psalmists' delight an “appetite for God.” So how's your appetite? Maybe we've filled ourselves with so much achievement, entertainment, information, and distraction that there's little room left for something better. Today, try getting hungry again. In this episode: Psalm 68 • joy • relief • C.S. Lewis • Dallas Willard • fasting • appetite for God #Psalm68 #JohnOrtberg #Joy #CSLewis #DallasWillard #SpiritualFormation 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 00:00 Do You Exult Enough?  00:10 What's Your Exultation Quotient?  00:35 What Does “Exult” Mean?  01:02 Exultation in Psalm 68  01:25 God's Not Worried About How Things Are Going  01:49 Paul and Psalm 68  02:12 God Daily Bears Our Burdens  02:35 There He Is!  02:57 Let the Celebration Begin  03:18 David Danced Before God  03:43 Why We Exult at Baseball Games  04:10 Where Did Our Sacred Joy Go?  04:34 What's Your Exultation Threshold?  04:54 C.S. Lewis on Delight in God  05:32 Do You Have an Appetite for God?  05:57 Their Fingers Itch for the Harp  06:19 Rowdy Worship  06:48 Our Terrible Concern With Good Taste 😂  06:57 What Spoils Your Appetite?  07:22 Filling Up on the Cheap Stuff  07:39 Why Spend Money on What Isn't Bread?  08:04 We Have So Much to Fill Ourselves With  08:23 The Problem With Achievement  08:45 Clear the Bar. Move the Bar. Repeat.  09:08 Are You Mistaking Relief for Joy?  09:38 What Real Joy Feels Like  10:01 How's Your Appetite for God?  10:24 Try a Little Fast  10:47 Fast From Self-Promotion  11:16 Is Another Day Enough to Celebrate?  11:42 What's Your Threshold for Joy?  11:54 It's Your Day for Exultation

    83. Why Happiness Never Seems to Last

  2. 1d ago

    82. There Are 3 Kinds of Friends. Here’s the One You Need.

    There are three kinds of friends. Two can be valuable, but the third can actually help you become the person God created you to be. Beginning with Psalm 122 and the simple words “Let us go,” John Ortberg explores why friendship is so essential to human flourishing and why it seems increasingly difficult to find. Drawing on Aristotle's three kinds of friendship, John looks at useful friends, pleasant friends, and spiritual friends: people with whom we can be honest, vulnerable, challenged, encouraged, and pointed toward God. So take inventory today: Do you have that kind of friend? And perhaps more importantly: Are you becoming one? In this episode: Psalm 122 • friendship • loneliness • Aristotle • spiritual friendship • community #Psalm122 #JohnOrtberg #Friendship #Loneliness #Community #SpiritualFormation 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 00:00 I Rejoiced When They Said “Let Us Go” 00:44 The Joy of Doing Life Together 01:04 “Let Us Go” 01:23 I'm Always the One Reaching Out 01:49 The Three Kinds of Friends 02:09 Jesus's Greatest Miracle? 😂 02:38 Why Friendship Gets Harder With Age 03:00 America's Friendship Paradox 03:34 The Anti-Social Century 03:59 Even College Students Are Lonely 04:27 We're Spending Less Time Together 04:59 An MIT Student Who Eats Alone 05:22 Thou Shalt Goof Off 😂 05:31 When Clubs Become Jobs 06:02 Aristotle's Three Kinds of Friendship 06:32 #1: Useful Friends 07:25 #2: Pleasant Friends 07:54 #3: Spiritual Friends 08:14 Flatterers vs. True Friends 08:38 Who Helps You Become Your Best Self? 09:25 A City Closely Connected 09:56 Who's in Your Tribe? 10:24 What Shalom Really Means 10:56 People Have Always Been Lonely 11:31 Value Your Friends 11:58 Call Someone. Thank Someone. 12:20 Let Your Loneliness Lead You to God

    82. There Are 3 Kinds of Friends. Here’s the One You Need.

  3. 2d ago

    81. Two Kinds of Commitment. Only One Transforms You.

    There are two kinds of commitments: contracts and covenants. We need both. But John Ortberg explains why one can enhance your life while the other can actually transform it. Beginning with Psalm 35, John explores the difference between transactional relationships and covenant relationships, from Casablanca to a remarkable moment in American history when Psalm 35 was read before the Continental Congress. A contract protects individual rights. A covenant creates a “we.” And Scripture doesn't describe God as the God of contract. He is the God of covenant, inviting us into relationships built on something deeper than what we can get from one another. So where might you be treating a covenant like a contract? In this episode: Psalm 35 • covenant • commitment • relationships • American history • spiritual formation #Psalm35 #JohnOrtberg #Covenant #Relationships #SpiritualFormation #Psalms 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 00:00 Let's Try This Again 😂 00:22 Two Kinds of Commitment 00:54 One of Them Will Transform Your Life 01:09 Psalm 35 01:31 A Psalm That Changed American History 01:50 Rabbi Soloveichik's Discovery 02:14 Contract vs. Covenant 02:41 What a Covenant Does 03:08 When Relationships Become Transactions 03:21 God Is Not the God of Contract 03:54 What Casablanca Teaches About Covenant 04:40 Covenant Can Enrich Your Life 05:16 Covenant at Sinai 05:25 The Declaration vs. the Constitution 06:19 Benjamin Franklin Calls for Prayer 07:07 A Divided Continental Congress 08:02 Psalm 35 Is Read 08:28 John Adams's Stunning Reaction 08:53 A Psalm Prepared for That Moment 09:28 A Common Destiny 09:45 Three Lines That United a Room 10:10 Humble and Inspired 10:36 From Quarreling Delegates to “We” 10:58 The Psalms Belong to Humanity 11:24 It's Time to Cut a Covenant 11:45 A Contract Is Transactional. A Covenant Is Transformational

    81. Two Kinds of Commitment. Only One Transforms You.

  4. 5d ago

    80. How to Get "Unstuck" in Praise

    Why does God want us to praise Him? And what if praising God sometimes feels awkward, artificial, or forced? In this reflection on Psalm 67, John Ortberg explores the same question that once troubled C. S. Lewis. Lewis eventually discovered that God doesn't need praise like an insecure person needs compliments. Praise is actually part of our enjoyment of what's good. We naturally praise the things we love, and we want other people to enjoy them too. That's why Lewis concluded that praise doesn't merely express joy: Praise completes joy. And when praise still feels like duty? Keep tuning the instrument. The duty exists for the delight. In this episode: Psalm 67 • C.S. Lewis • praise • worship • doubt • awe • joy #Psalm67 #CSLewis #JohnOrtberg #Praise #Worship #SpiritualFormation 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF  00:00 Today We're Going to Praise God  00:08 Does Praising God Feel Awkward?  00:28 When Praise Feels Artificial  00:48 Psalm 67: May All the Peoples Praise You  01:21 C.S. Lewis Had a Problem With Praise  01:42 Why Does God Want Compliments?  02:12 Is God Egotistical?  02:34 The Problem With the Psalms  02:56 Does God Need Our Praise?  03:23 Bargaining With God for Praise  03:48 Lewis Could Understand Everything Except This  03:58 Are There Questions God Doesn't Want You to Ask?  04:39 Follow the Truth  04:49 What Does It Mean to Deserve Praise?  05:25 The Psychology of Awe  06:02 Awe Can Reset Your Mind  06:20 What We Miss When We Don't Praise  06:44 God Doesn't Need Your Compliments  07:31 The Thing Lewis Had Missed  07:56 We Praise Everything We Love  08:33 “Isn't She Lovely?”  08:56 Why the Psalms Tell Everyone to Praise  09:25 Praise Completes Joy  09:57 Why We Have to Share What We Love  10:07 What Will Heaven Really Be Like?  10:39 Worship Isn't an Endless Church Service 😂  10:56 Tuning the Instrument  11:25 The Duty Exists for the Delight  11:48 Digging Channels for the Water  12:01 Let All the Earth Praise  12:25 Look for What's Good  12:46 Praise God Today

    80. How to Get "Unstuck" in Praise

  5. 6d ago

    79. What to Do When You’re Afraid

    What do you do when you're afraid? In this reflection on Psalm 62, John Ortberg shares a memorable Dallas Willard story about a terrified cat clinging to a tree, and asks a surprisingly revealing question: What's your branch? When we're afraid, we clutch. We grasp for control over relationships, money, health, reputation, work, or whatever makes us feel secure. But Psalm 62 offers another way. Let go. Lean on God. And stand firm. John explains how these two seemingly contradictory postures belong together: “I'm standing on the outside and leaning on the inside.” You don't have to hold everything together today. Open your hands. Lean on the everlasting arms. Then stand firm and do the next right thing. In this episode: Psalm 62 • fear • control • Dallas Willard • letting go • trusting God #Psalm62 #JohnOrtberg #Fear #TrustGod #SpiritualFormation #Psalms 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 00:00 This Is for Anyone Who's Ever Been Afraid  00:34 Two Ways to Deal With Fear  00:49 Psalm 62: A Leaning Wall  01:29 Where Do You Feel Unsteady?  01:54 What Fear Really Is  02:20 Dallas Willard's Cat  02:34 He Needed a Crowbar 😂  02:45 What's Your Branch?  03:01 What Are You Trusting In?  03:40 We Cling When We're Afraid  03:59 What Won't You Let Go Of?  04:20 You Can Let Go  04:45 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms  05:10 Stop Clutching. Start Leaning.  05:36 You Don't Face Life Alone  06:06 The Second Posture: Stand Firm  06:28 Leaning vs. Standing  06:53 Stand Outside, Lean Inside  07:20 How Leaning Helps You Stand  07:46 Little Cat, Let Go  08:00 Open Your Hands  08:14 A Lawyer's Unusual Advice  08:33 Lean on God. Stand Firm.

    79. What to Do When You’re Afraid

  6. Sep 9

    78. How to Not Waste Your Most Valuable Asset

    Who has your attention? In a world where screens, money, health, worries, ambitions, and countless other forces compete for our focus, John Ortberg asks a deeper question: Who is my master? Psalm 143 teaches us how to pay attention to God through two important practices: focused attention and open attention. John explores why attention is so powerful, how what we consistently attend to can actually change us, and how we can learn to notice God's presence throughout an ordinary day. The invitation is simple: Pay attention to the God who is already paying attention to you. In this episode: Psalm 143 • attention • distraction • spiritual formation • neuroscience • noticing God #Psalm143 #JohnOrtberg #SpiritualFormation #Attention #Psalms #ChristianFaith 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 00:00 Pay Very Careful Attention  00:12 Are You Still With Me?  00:31 Attention Is Something We Pay  00:55 Who Is Your Master?  01:18 God Is Paying Attention to You  01:39 Two Kinds of Attention  02:01 How Attention Changes Your World  02:28 How Do You Attend to Other People?  02:49 Attention Changes You  03:15 You Become More Like What You Attend To  03:45 Focused Attention  04:14 How a Bird Pays Attention  04:42 Open Attention  05:09 Two Very Different Ways of Seeing  05:33 Seeing Yourself as Part of Something Bigger  05:56 The Fellowship of Toads 😂  06:22 Why We Need Both Kinds of Attention  06:41 Psalm 143: God, Hear Me  06:53 Paying Attention to What's Wrong in Me  07:17 Taking an Honest Inventory  07:35 Who Is the Enemy?  08:02 When the Enemy Is Inside Me  08:30 Remember, Meditate, Consider  09:24 Learning to Pay Attention to God  09:48 God Is Paying Attention to Me  10:06 Let the Morning Bring Me Word  10:27 Show Me, Rescue Me, Teach Me, Lead Me  10:51 Open Your Attention to God  11:16 Focus on What's in Front of You  11:39 God, How Are You Here?  11:57 Who Is My Master?

    78. How to Not Waste Your Most Valuable Asset

  7. Sep 8

    77. Finding Perspective Changes Everything

    Sometimes you need to stop moving long enough to notice where you actually are. In this reflection on Psalm 100, John Ortberg pulls over at a vista point and invites us to create a “vista point” in our own day: pause, look around, notice the beauty and goodness of God, and make a joyful noise. John also shares the remarkable story of a $3 thrift-store jersey that turned out to be worth $90,000. It looked discarded, but it was a treasure. Maybe you need that reminder too. You are not self-made. You are the work of a master craftsman. So pause today. Look around. Say “Wow.” Say “Thank You.” And don't miss the view. In this episode: Psalm 100 • gratitude • joy • identity • God's creation • serving with gladness #Psalm100 #JohnOrtberg #Gratitude #Joy #SpiritualFormation #Psalms 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 00:00 You Need a Vista Point Today  00:26 Pull Over & Look Around  00:43 Seeing Your Life From God's Perspective  01:10 Psalm 100: Make a Joyful Noise  01:32 All the Earth Is Invited  01:51 John's Dad Makes a Joyful Noise  02:14 “Why Don't You Just Say It, John?” 😂  02:41 You Don't Need a Beautiful Voice  03:01 How Can You Make a Joyful Noise Today?  03:35 Notice What's Good  03:48 Know That the Lord Is God  04:14 There Is a God. It Is Not Me.  04:44 God Is Pleased That You Exist  05:07 The $3 Lakers Jersey  05:32 Was It Really Wilt Chamberlain's?  05:57 $3 Becomes $90,000  06:23 You Are Not Self-Made  06:50 You Are the Work of a Master Craftsman  07:10 You Live in God's Pasture Today  07:29 Serve the Lord With Gladness  07:46 The Dog Situation Gets Worse 😂  08:06 Pause. Look. Say Wow.  08:21 You Are a Treasure

    77. Finding Perspective Changes Everything

  8. Sep 7

    76. What Dallas Willard Taught Us About Psalm 23 (w/Keith Matthews)

    What do people experience when they're around you? In this conversation on Psalm 23, John Ortberg is joined by Keith Matthews, who spent 18 years teaching alongside Dallas Willard. Keith shares what Dallas was really like, why he loved Psalm 23, and a remarkable story about a young woman whose life changed after simply watching Dallas interact with someone on the USC campus. Dallas often prayed that people would have “a radiant life and a radiant death.” His life embodied a deep confidence in the sufficiency of God: The Lord is my shepherd. I have what I need. Keith leaves us with a powerful thought: “Our presence goes before us.” What might your presence communicate to the people you encounter today? In this episode: Psalm 23 • Dallas Willard • God's sufficiency • spiritual formation • becoming a radiant person #Psalm23 #DallasWillard #JohnOrtberg #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 00:00 John & Keith Matthews  00:28 An Undisclosed Location of Spiritual Formation 😂  00:47 Spontaneity vs. Actually Preparing  01:11 Why Psalm 23?  01:38 Dallas Willard's Favorite Psalm  01:57 Memorizing Scripture  02:19 Teaching With Dallas for 18 Years  02:38 Dallas the Person  03:03 A Radiant Life & a Radiant Death  03:20 What Does a Person Radiate?  03:46 “The Lord Is My Shepherd”  04:06 God Is Sufficient  04:27 But What If I Really Need Something?  04:48 Are You Happy With the Person You're Becoming?  05:18 Living From a Full Cup  05:38 “I Need ___ in Order to ___”  05:55 Even a Radiant Death  06:14 The Human Spirit as Personal Energy  06:36 Why We Call It “Glo-ry”  07:05 The Presence of Dallas Willard  07:22 A Stranger Starts Crying  07:39 “Who Is That Guy?”  08:00 A Life Changed by an Encounter  08:28 Your Presence Goes Before You  08:52 What Must Jesus Have Been Like?  09:10 You Have Everything You Need  09:27 Leave Someone With a Little Smile

    76. What Dallas Willard Taught Us About Psalm 23 (w/Keith Matthews)
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