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. 16 hr ago

    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)

  2. 3 days ago

    75. Life-Maxing? No, No, No...Try This Instead

    We're surrounded by voices telling us to maximize ourselves: our looks, productivity, wealth, health, status, experiences, and potential. But Jesus offers a radically different path to maximum life. In this episode, John Ortberg explores the “self-maximizer” inside us and contrasts it with John the Baptist's famous words: “He must increase; I must decrease.” The paradox of God's kingdom is that abundant life doesn't come from making ourselves bigger. It comes as we loosen our grip on ego, reputation, and self-promotion and give ourselves to love and service. Want to live life to the max? Try a little less of yourself. In this episode: life-maxing • John the Baptist • Philippians 2 • the self-maximizer • Psalm 146 • abundant life #JohnOrtberg #SpiritualFormation #Psalm146 #AbundantLife #Jesus #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 How to Maximize Your Life  00:29 Welcome to the Age of Life-Maxing  00:50 Looks, Status & Productivity Maxing  01:08 What's Wrong With Self-Maxing?  01:34 God Is Actually Into Abundance  02:04 Biblical Maxers  02:26 Absalom: The Looks-Maxer  02:42 Five Pounds of Hair?!  03:04 He Maxed Himself to Death  03:26 The Wealth-Maxer & Bigger Barns  03:47 Solomon Maxes Pleasure  04:19 The Original God-Maxing Temptation  04:30 The Self-Maximizer Inside You  04:54 “My First Job Is to Realize My Potential”  05:22 Is Commitment Keeping a Sucker's Game?  05:48 The Self-Maximizer vs. Commitment  06:02 What's in It for Me?  06:25 When Self Becomes the Center  06:53 The Ego-Driven Pastor  07:14 The New Org Chart: Bigger Me  07:38 There Is Another Way  08:02 John the Baptist Starts Losing Followers  08:24 You Need to Max!  08:45 The Friend of the Bridegroom  09:04 “He Must Increase, I Must Decrease”  09:33 Jesus Minimizes Himself  10:10 Meaning Is the New Maxing  10:38 How to Min to Max Today  11:05 Give, Encourage, Listen & Serve  11:26 Less Ego, More Life  11:54 Life to the Max  12:03 John Forgot the Psalm 😂  12:22 Psalm 146: God's Kind of Greatness  12:43 Bonus Material

    75. Life-Maxing? No, No, No...Try This Instead

  3. 4 days ago

    74. The Number One Self-Care Solution

    What does your soul actually need for self-care? Psalm 19 gives a surprising answer: “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.” In this episode, John Ortberg explores why God's instruction isn't meant to burden us, but to help make us whole. Our souls become divided when our thoughts, desires, values, words, and actions pull in different directions. God's Word shows us what is good and helps bring our lives back into alignment. John also shares how memorizing 1 Corinthians 13 helped him confront anger and resentment in his own life. Sometimes soul care is as simple as taking one piece of God's Word and asking Him to help us actually live it. Go ahead and take the walk, light the candle, or get the massage. But don't miss the deeper invitation: Let God revive your soul. In this episode: Psalm 19 • wholeheartedness • internal integration • 1 Corinthians 13 • Dallas Willard • becoming whole #Psalm19 #JohnOrtberg #SoulCare #SpiritualFormation #Psalms #BibleStudy #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 What Does Your Soul Really Need?  00:32 Self-Care Isn't Just Candles & Massages  00:49 Psalm 19 & the Surprising Answer  01:10 The Heavens Declare the Glory of God  01:42 The Sun Is Not God  02:27 Creation Is Good, But It's Not #1  02:52 The Law Revives the Soul  03:21 What Is the Soul?  03:52 Seriously...the Law?  04:12 Sweeter Than Honey, More Precious Than Gold  04:31 Why Your Soul Needs God's Instruction  04:56 What Does Wholeheartedness Mean?  05:29 Internal Integration  05:58 Becoming a Whole Person  06:23 The Kind of Person You're Called to Be  06:49 When Your Desires Pull in Opposite Directions  07:20 How We Become Divided  07:43 Can a Bad Person Be Wholehearted?  08:08 Why a Disordered Soul Hurts  08:32 Aristotle: The Soul in Strife  09:00 Why Divided People Can't Be Fully Known  09:16 “I Never Knew You”  09:41 The Soul Needs the Good  10:12 Choose One Thing to Practice Today  10:42 Memorizing 1 Corinthians 13  11:02 When John Wanted to Withdraw  11:17 Love Is Patient, Love Is Kind  12:01 Why God's Words Are Precious  12:26 The Reward Is Becoming Whole  12:50 The Real Meaning of Soul Care  13:19 The Law of the Lord Revives the Soul

    74. The Number One Self-Care Solution

  4. 5 days ago

    73. Two Questions You Should Ask Yourself Every Day

    We're surrounded by surveys. Rate your phone call. Rate your church experience. Rate your doctor's visit. John even got asked to rate his experience giving a urine sample. 😂 But what about the things that actually matter? In this reflection on Psalm 36, John Ortberg gives us two surveys worth taking every day. Survey #1: Is there anything in me that needs correcting? Instead of reading about “the wicked” and immediately thinking about someone else, Psalm 36 invites us to look honestly at ourselves. What am I seeing? How am I speaking? Where am I shading the truth? What good am I failing to do? Where are my thoughts taking me? John compares this to surfing. His instructor repeatedly tells him: “Look at the wave.” If you don't pay attention to the wave, you won't know where it's taking you. Our thoughts work the same way. Then comes: Survey #2: How good is God? His love reaches to the heavens. His faithfulness reaches to the skies. His righteousness is like the highest mountains. His justice is like the great deep. How high do you rate God's goodness? The numbers don't go high enough. And if you want one final survey, John offers a little extra credit: “When I survey the wondrous cross...” Look honestly at yourself. Look carefully at God. Then look at the cross, where the fullness of His love and goodness is on display. In this episode: Why we're living in “survey palooza”What the Psalms teach us about honest self-examinationPsalm 36 and the human heartHow to recognize what needs correctingSins of omissionWhy our words become subtly deceitfulThe importance of listeningJohn's surfing lesson: “Look at the wave”How to pay attention to your thoughtsMeasuring the goodness of GodGod's immeasurable love and faithfulness“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”Scripture:  Psalm 36 #Psalm36 #JohnOrtberg #Psalms #SpiritualFormation #SelfExamination #Prayer #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #GodsLove #Faith 🙌 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 The Only Surveys You Need Today  00:33 Welcome to Survey Palooza  00:54 John Gets Surveyed About a Urine Test  01:31 Are We Measuring What Really Matters?  01:54 The Psalms: Your Soul Book  02:24 Your Real Self Talking to the Real God  02:53 Psalm 36 & the Human Heart  03:26 Survey #1: What Needs Correcting?  03:39 What Does It Mean to Fear God?  04:27 Do You Flatter Yourself?  04:50 What Are Your Eyes Looking At?  05:12 Can You Detect Your Own Sin?  05:37 Are Your Words Completely Honest?  05:53 Sins of Omission  06:21 Happiness, Connection & Listening  06:43 Are You Rejecting What Is Wrong?  07:12 John's Surfing Lesson  07:38 Look at the Wave  07:52 Why You Have to Watch Your Thoughts  08:20 Survey #2: How Good Is God?  08:49 God's Love Is Off the Charts  09:10 God's Faithfulness, Righteousness & Justice  09:35 The Great Lake Tahoe Debate  10:03 God Cares for Every Living Creature  10:27 God's River of Delights  10:47 In Your Light We See Light  11:07 The Two Surveys  11:27 Extra Credit: Survey the Wondrous Cross  11:48 Nice Work

    73. Two Questions You Should Ask Yourself Every Day

  5. 6 days ago

    72. Psalm 139, Gollum, and Finding Our Identity

    Remember where you come from. According to John Ortberg, remembering where you truly come from gives you two remarkable gifts: Identity and hope. In this reflection on Psalm 139, John explores what it means to be “fearfully and wonderfully made.” In this episode: Psalm 139 and where we truly come from Why remembering your origin gives you identity What it means to be fearfully and wonderfully made Your body as your “little kingdom” The biblical word golem Gollum and the Ring “What's your ring?” William Wordsworth and “trailing clouds of glory” Why we lose our sense of wonder The danger of “peaking too soon” Jesus and the lilies of the field Why remembering where you come from gives you hope The more important question: Where are you headed? Scriptures: Psalm 139:13–16 • Genesis 2:7 • Matthew 6:28–30 #Psalm139 #JohnOrtberg #Psalms #Identity #Hope #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #Purpose #FearfullyAndWonderfullyMade 🙌 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 Remember Where You Come From 00:34 Where Do I Come From? 00:57 The Birds & the Bees Mix-Up 01:17 A Deeper Question About Your Origin 01:44 Remembering Gives You Identity 02:02 John Is a Rockford Guy 02:25 Humility & Knowing Who You Are 02:49 Psalm 139: Fearfully & Wonderfully Made 03:15 Your Body Is Your Little Kingdom 03:49 Your Body Will Be Redeemed 04:15 Your Unformed Body & the Golem 04:40 The Jewish Legend of the Golem 05:03 Gollum, Sméagol & the Ring 05:30 What's Your Ring? 05:50 What Are You Tempted to Worship? 06:16 Wordsworth & Intimations of Immortality 06:30 Trailing Clouds of Glory 07:00 You Come From God 07:24 Why We Lose Our Sense of Wonder 07:46 Where You Come From Tells You Where You're Going 08:06 Don't Peak Too Soon 08:29 Gollum Peaked Too Soon 08:44 The Second Gift: Hope 09:06 Splendor in the Grass 09:15 Jesus & the Lilies of the Field 09:42 God Will Clothe You 09:53 Find Strength in What Remains 10:00 Faith That Looks Through Death 10:20 You're Headed Toward Splendor 10:30 You Can't Go Back 10:46 Where Are You Headed?

    72. Psalm 139, Gollum, and Finding Our Identity

  6. 31 Aug

    71. Becoming Defensive Doesn't Help. Here's Why

    What happens when God shows you something about yourself you don't want to see? Our instinct is often to defend. Explain. Distract ourselves. Push it away. But what if the uncomfortable truth is actually an invitation to transformation? In this reflection on Psalm 32, John Ortberg explores the relationship between pain, honesty, forgiveness, and genuine change. John begins personally, describing a conversation in which a longtime friend helped him recognize uncomfortable patterns of comparison, envy, and competition in himself. Instead of defending himself, John is learning to say: “Yep. That's me. God, I need Your help.” Psalm 32 describes the blessed person as someone “in whose spirit is no deceit.” Then John tells the extraordinary story of Tom Tarrants, a violent white supremacist and KKK terrorist who was imprisoned in Mississippi. In prison, Tarrants encountered the words of Jesus: “What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” His life began to change. The man who once participated in racist terrorism eventually devoted himself to forgiveness, racial reconciliation, and serving the very people he once hated. How far can somebody fall and still be changed by God? Maybe much further than we imagine. So when your conscience shows you something today, don't immediately run. Don't defend. Don't hide. Ask: God, help me see the truth about myself. And then: Would You change me? In this episode: - Psalm 32 and honest confession - What happens when we become defensive - Dallas Willard on pain and reality - Why hiding the truth fragments us internally - David, Psalm 51, and forgiveness - The story of Tom Tarrants - Radical transformation from hatred to reconciliation - What it means to have “no deceit” in your spirit - How to respond to conviction - Why God's grace can change anyone Scriptures:  Psalm 32 • Psalm 51 • Psalm 1 • Matthew 16:26 • 2 Samuel 11–12 #Psalm32 #JohnOrtberg #Forgiveness #Psalms #Transformation #SpiritualFormation #Confession #ChristianFaith #Grace #BibleStudy 🙌 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 The Power God Has to Change You  00:36 When Someone Tells You the Truth About Yourself  01:00 Stop Defending Yourself  01:26 What Do You Do With the Pain?  01:49 Psalm 32 & David's Repentance  02:20 Blessed After Going Down the Wrong Path  02:27 Forgiven and Changed  02:50 In Whose Spirit Is No Deceit  03:13 Pain Is Running Into Reality  03:34 When I Kept Silent  04:00 Why Sin Divides Us Inside  04:20 Confession & Forgiveness  04:36 How Far Down Can Someone Fall?  04:52 The Story of Tom Tarrants  05:26 A Violent KKK Terrorist  06:00 A Bible in a Mississippi Prison  06:29 Jesus Changes a Life  06:55 Enemies Praying Together  07:14 A Fraternity That Transcends All Others  07:37 The FBI Investigates His Conversion  08:10 From Hatred to Reconciliation  08:41 Forgiven People Can Help Others  09:03 The Truth About Me  09:21 The Lord's Unfailing Love Surrounds You  09:43 Don't Push the Truth Away  10:05 God, Help Me See Myself  10:23 Can God Change a Heart of Hatred?  10:33 Only God

    71. Becoming Defensive Doesn't Help. Here's Why

  7. 28 Aug

    70. How to Keep Your Soul Healthy

    How is it with your soul? It's probably not a question anyone else will ask you today. But it may be one of the most important questions you can ask yourself. In this reflection on the Psalms, John Ortberg draws from Renovation of the Heart to explore what the soul actually is and why its health affects everything else in our lives. Dallas Willard describes the soul as an inner stream of water that brings strength, direction, and harmony to the rest of our being. That's why the Psalms repeatedly use the language of water: “My soul thirsts for You.” “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You.” “There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God.” John then tells the story of a beautiful village whose life depended upon a crystal-clear stream. When the unseen keeper of that stream was dismissed, everything seemed fine...for a while. Then the water began to change. Eventually, the entire village felt the effects. Our souls can work the same way. We can neglect what's happening beneath the surface while remaining busy with everything that seems more urgent. But eventually, everything flows downstream. So ask yourself today: How is it with my soul? The stream is your soul. And you are its keeper. In this episode:  What is the soul?  Why the Psalms are the great “soul book”  Dallas Willard on the inner life  Why the Psalms repeatedly use water imagery  The soul as an inner stream  How the health of your soul affects everything else  Why unseen spiritual work matters  The parable of the keeper of the stream  What happens when we neglect our souls  How to begin tending your inner life Scriptures: Psalm 121:7 • Psalm 63:1 • Psalm 42:1–2 • Psalm 46:4 #JohnOrtberg #Soul #Psalms #DallasWillard #SpiritualFormation #Prayer #ChristianFaith #InnerLife #BibleStudy #SpiritualHealth Suggested YouTube Chapters00:00 How Is It With Your Soul?  00:33 What Is the Soul?  00:59 The Psalms: The Great Soul Book  01:16 Who Is the Keeper of Your Soul?  01:34 My Soul Thirsts for God  01:51 As the Deer Pants for Water  02:20 The Soul Is an Inner Stream  02:43 How Healthy Is Your Soul Today?  03:07 What a Healthy Soul Looks Like  03:34 Where Does Your Soul Get Its Life?  03:48 The Keeper of the Stream  04:11 A Beautiful Village in the Alps  04:35 The Old Man Nobody Noticed  04:59 The Unseen Work of Tending the Stream  05:25 What Happens When the Stream Is Neglected  05:39 At First, Nobody Noticed  06:02 The Whole Village Begins to Suffer  06:11 The Life of the Village Depends on the Stream  06:35 The Stream Is Restored  06:41 You Are the Keeper of Your Soul

    70. How to Keep Your Soul Healthy

  8. 27 Aug

    69. The Glory and Burden of Potential

    What if you haven't lived up to your potential? In this reflection on Psalm 8, John Ortberg explores one of the great wonders of God's creation: human potential. You can count the seeds in an apple. But you cannot count the apples in a seed. Human beings possess an extraordinary capacity to grow, create, love, serve and become. Psalm 8 looks at the vastness of the heavens and then marvels that God is mindful of us. But there's another side to potential. It can become a burden. I should be further along. I should have accomplished more. I should have made better decisions. I should be more successful, disciplined, attractive, productive or fulfilled. What happens when the possibility of what we could become turns into disappointment over what we haven't become? John offers two truths to carry with us: “I am but dust and ashes.” And: “The whole world was created on my account.” One reminds us that we are limited creatures. The other reminds us that we are deeply loved. And if you're worried that too much of your life has already passed or that you've wasted your potential, remember: God never gets trapped in the past. Today is still here. And who knows what God may yet have in store? In this episode: Psalm 8 and human potentialRecovering awe and wonderWhy we become blasé about extraordinary thingsAbraham Joshua Heschel on human possibilityWhat it means to participate in the divine natureHow potential becomes a burdenThe pressure to constantly optimize our lives“I am but dust and ashes”“The whole world was created on my account”What to do when you feel insignificantWhat to do when you feel too importantLetting go of regret about wasted potentialWhy God isn't trapped in your pastScriptures:  Psalm 8 • 2 Peter 1:4 • Genesis 18:27 • Luke 23:39–43 #Psalm8 #JohnOrtberg #Potential #Psalms #SpiritualFormation #Purpose #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #Identity #Hope 🙌 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 The Burden of Potential  00:11 You Can't Count the Apples in a Seed  00:34 Psalm 8 & Human Potential  00:55 Have You Considered the Heavens Lately?  01:15 How We Lose Our Sense of Wonder  01:33 What Is Mankind That You Are Mindful of Us?  02:05 The Potential of the Human Soul  02:22 What Could This Child Become?  02:54 Apples in a Seed  03:05 Made to Participate With God  03:22 Participate in the Divine Nature  04:19 Do You Remember What It Was Like With God?  05:31 The Legend of the Child and the Torah  06:44 E. E. Cummings & the Wonder of Creation  07:12 When Potential Becomes a Burden  07:32 What Am I Going to Do With All This Potential?  08:00 The Pressure to Optimize Your Life  08:59 Two Truths You Need to Carry  09:27 I Am But Dust and Ashes  09:33 The Whole World Was Created on My Account  09:45 When You Feel Too Important  10:04 When You Feel Insignificant  10:25 What If You've Wasted Your Potential?  10:47 The Thief on the Cross  11:08 God Isn't Trapped in Your Past  11:18 You Still Can't Count the Apples in a Seed

    69. The Glory and Burden of Potential
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