The Ashley Hepperly Podcast

Ashley Hepperly & Rooted Collective
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Hey, I’m Ashley! I’m just out here trying to help others walk deeply with Jesus and have adventure with God by knowing his wild love.  And I have a ministry called Rooted Collective where we do just that.  There's a way not many choose--a hidden way--where the deepest healing happens beneath the surface, in the roots of the heart.This spot is for heart healing, authentic community, and raw conversations about walking with God in intimacy, identity, and wholeness…and well, some storytelling and fun. Do you long to dig into the deep parts of God? To be fully alive in Jesus from the inside out, truly living in radical love? If so, this is your invitation. Hang out with me here virtually in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. I'll sometimes bring friends on to talk about healing the heart and experiencing God together. See you on the inside:)

  1. 4d ago

    Part 4 Hearing God's Voice: The 5 Ways God Speaks to You

    You already know God speaks. This one is about how He speaks to you specifically, and what to do when it feels like He has gone quiet. In the final part of the series we break down five ways the Holy Spirit speaks: seeing, hearing, knowing, feeling, and what I call God winks. I share the night I asked God how He was going to fix my life and watched Him rearrange the letters H-O-W into W-H-O. The woman in the wheelchair I almost drove past in college. The "L2" I heard in a small church in Rocky Top and had no idea what it meant. The Rihanna song I sang in a service in Knoxville that turned out to be a man's song for going home to Jesus. We also talk honestly about seasons of hiddenness. The honeymoon stage with Jesus is real and I love it, but the depth comes in the meaty trials, when you are leaning in close to hear a whisper instead of riding a high. If you have been asking what you did wrong because the feeling left, this part is for you. Your homework is at the end, and it is simple. Get a journal, talk to Him like He is your best friend, and ask what season the two of you are in. This is part four, the final part of the free How to Hear God's Voice series. IN THIS EPISODE (0:00) Five ways God speaks, and why this one is practical (1:00) Seasons in relationship, and the honeymoon stage with Jesus (3:00) Youth group highs and what forms you instead (5:00) The season every friend left and I moved to Nashville (6:30) "Seasons of manifestation and seasons of hiddenness" (7:40) One: seeing (8:20) H-O-W becomes W-H-O (10:40) Two: hearing (11:50) The woman in the wheelchair (15:10) Three: knowing (15:30) "L2" in a small church in Rocky Top (16:40) Words of knowledge as warnings and boundaries (17:50) The Rihanna song and the man going home (19:20) Don't use God like an ATM (20:20) Four: feeling (20:40) Shifting the atmosphere of a dollar store (22:30) Five: God winks (23:50) Rainbows, Elijah, and the still small voice (24:20) Your homework (24:50) What about false prophets? (25:40) A prayer over you SCRIPTURE AND REFERENCES John 10:27, 1 Corinthians 12 (words of knowledge and wisdom), 2 Corinthians 3:17, 2 Corinthians 12 (caught up to the third heaven), 1 Kings 19 (the still small voice), Genesis 9 (the rainbow), Mark 8:36, and a line from Charles Spurgeon If this episode encouraged you, share it with someone who needs it and leave a rating or review. It helps more people find the show. START ROOTED UNIVERSITY How to Hear God's Voice is the intro course inside Rooted University, our online discipleship ministry school for young people. Everything in this series, plus the teaching that comes after it.https://ashleyhepperly.com/rooted-university GET THE FIELD NOTES LETTER Free every Friday. A devotion, a story from the journey, and the new episode in your inbox. https://ashleyhepperly.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE https://youtube.com/@ashleyhepperly COME SAY HI ON INSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/ashley.hepperly

  2. Sep 8

    Part 3 Hearing God's Voice: Let Jesus Teach You

    Have you ever wanted Jesus to teach you Himself? Not through a pastor, not through a podcast, but directly. That is what part three of How to Hear God's Voice is all about. If you are a believer, you already have a direct line to the Father. You do not have to live off somebody else's leftovers. In this episode I share the six months God told me to quit my clients and just sit with Him, the day the Holy Spirit interrupted me while I was chopping cucumbers and told me to live like Big Mario, and the server in Pigeon Forge who wept at the table when God gave me a word for her. We also get really practical. How to tell your own thoughts apart from the voice of the Holy Spirit. How to journal and actually listen instead of filling the silence. How to step inside the scriptures with the Holy Spirit instead of just checking a verse off your list. And what to do when your nervous system will not slow down long enough to hear anything, because that does not disqualify you. This is part three of a free four part series on hearing God's voice. IN THIS EPISODE (0:00) Jesus wants to teach you Himself (0:50) Stop living off somebody else's leftovers (1:30) Israel said "Moses, you go up the mountain" (2:10) What 20 young adults told me was missing (3:20) Pedestal culture and codependent Christianity (4:30) You do not need someone else to pray for you (5:40) What is your adventure with Jesus? (6:20) The six months God told me to quit (7:20) "Holy Spirit, interrupt me" (8:20) God is just looking for a yes (9:00) Chopping cucumbers and Big Mario (11:00) Walls down with Jesus, walls down with people (12:10) The server in Pigeon Forge (13:40) Was that me or God? (15:20) The banker who can feel a counterfeit bill (15:50) Journaling and listening without editing (16:40) Monologue or dialogue (17:50) Stepping inside the scriptures with the Holy Spirit (19:50) Communion at the foot of the cross (21:30) When your nervous system will not quiet down (22:40) "God, we have a possibility" (24:00) Inside jokes with Jesus (25:10) A prayer over you SCRIPTURE AND REFERENCES Exodus 19 and 20, Luke 14 (the parable of the great banquet), 1 Samuel 17, Psalm 23, Isaiah 53:5, Mark 14 If this episode encouraged you, share it with someone who needs it and leave a rating or review. It genuinely helps other people find the show. Get the Field Notes letter, free every Friday. A devotion, a story from the journey, and the new episode in your inbox. https://ashleyhepperly.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ashleyhepperly Come say hi on Instagram: https://instagram.com/ashley.hepperly More on Rooted University, the online discipleship school for young people: https://ashleyhepperly.com/rooted-university

  3. Sep 1

    How to Hear God's Voice Part 2: He's Way More Creative than You Think

    Part 2 of How to Hear God's Voice. Last week we talked about God's character, because that's the bedrock for everything He says. This week we're talking about His creativity. He spoke the world into existence, and He is still that creative about how He speaks to you. Sometimes it's a lullaby. Sometimes it's a drive-thru at Sonic. Sometimes it's a movie you've seen a hundred times. We get into the éclair story, what happened at Sonic, how to invite Jesus into whatever you're already doing, and how to read the Word with your imagination. Your practice this week: God, show yourself to me outside of the box. If this one helped you, share it with someone and follow the show so you don't miss part 3. Get my free weekly Field Notes letter at ashleyhepperly.com Rooted University, my online discipleship school for young people: ashleyhepperly.com/rooted-university

  4. Aug 26

    How To Hear God's Voice Part 1: You're on the Wrong Station

    God never stopped talking. Most of us are just tuned to the wrong station. In part one of this four part series, recorded live at a coffee shop in the mountains of East Tennessee, I'm teaching you how to tune into the frequency heaven is already speaking on. We get into failure mode versus abiding mode, why gratitude changes what you can hear, and the three shifts that set you up to hear God's voice: knowing His nature, talking to yourself the way the Father talks to you, and refusing to keep conversations going with your old dead self. This series is month one of Rooted University, and I'm giving it away free. New parts drop every Tuesday. Get my weekly Field Notes letter: https://ashleyhepperly.com/ Learn more about Rooted University: https://ashleyhepperly.com/rooted-university

  5. Aug 17

    The Inner Thought Life of a 22-Year-Old Church Kid

    Hey fam, this week I wanna talk to the early 20-somethings (and the 20-somethings at heart) who grew up in church.  I asked a lot of my social media followers what the hardest thing is with their relationship with God, and almost all of them said, “I want to get closer, but I don’t know how. It’s gotta be me. Something is wrong with me.”  So, in this episode, we break that down. Like we know Veggie Tales and John 3:16, but how do we actually get closer to God without blaming ourselves and striving?  You’ll find answers inside.  If you’d like to receive weekly encouragement from me about my adventures with God and how you can have them too, you can sign up for my Field Notes letter at ashleyhepperly.com If you’re looking for something even deeper and want to know what’s next for your life and want higher education spiritually but don’t want to go to seminary (and you want the actual relationship part), I’m opening a tuition-based online ministry school called Rooted University in a couple of weeks, and we’re looking for the first ten founding members. If you feel the Holy Spirit pulling at your heart and want to check it out, you can at https://ashleyhepperly.com/rooted-university. If this encouraged you, share it with a friend, like and subscribe, and let’s set the world on fire for Jesus.

  6. Aug 11

    Was that God or Me?!

    Was That God or Me?! You had a thought. Was that Him, or was that you? Jesus said His sheep hear His voice (John 10:27), so this is meant to be normal. In this episode: the litmus test for telling the difference (peace vs confusion, does it line up with His word, does it sound harsh), why practice matters more than getting it right every time, and two simple ways to start this week. Also: the full "Bob story" of him getting radically healed, and one of the first things I ever clearly heard God say to me. Weekly letter, Rooted Field Notes: ashleyhepperly.com Rooted University: Email ashley@ashleyhepperly.com

  7. Aug 4

    Watching Cartoons with God

    Hey fam! This week is about inviting God into everything, instead of just parts that look spiritual. Work, walks, problems, and yep, cartoons. I tell a couple stories inside, and the first is about the Lord speaking to keep a kid from getting hurt by a bear, because He really is that present and specific. The second one is smaller and honestly just as important: sitting down to watch Cinderella and realizing Jesus was enjoying it right there with me. Maybe you can relate, but a lot of us learned about God in circles where the rules came before the relationship, and we walked away assuming He tolerates us ay more that He actually likes us. But the truth is, you can have a relationship with Him that feels safe, instead of performing or bracing for disappointment. This is the truest and most sacred friendship you've ever known, and your heart has been longing for it. If this encouraged you, send it to somebody who needs it, and subscribe so you can catch next week's! Want to keep going deeper? Come get my weekly letter at ashleyhepperly.com. Every week I send a devotion, a story from the journey, and the new episode. It's also where you'll hear first about Rooted University, our online discipleship school for growing deeply in God.

  8. Jul 28

    Partnering with God when Anxiety Hits

    Why do we deal with anxiety even though we're Christians? I dive deep with my friend Bailey McCoy, a senior at Milligan University, who shares her heart and journey with anxiety as a believer in Jesus. Her insight to overcome with Christ might surprise you:) If you love Jesus and you're 18-30 years old, we'd love for you to be join our family. Each week, I drop you a fresh field note on drawing closer to Jesus, along with virtual and in-person events and updates. You can subscribe at ashleyhepperly.com If this podcast ministered to you, like and subscribe, share with someone, and leave us a review to help spread Jesus' kindness more! I love you guys:)

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Hey, I’m Ashley! I’m just out here trying to help others walk deeply with Jesus and have adventure with God by knowing his wild love.  And I have a ministry called Rooted Collective where we do just that.  There's a way not many choose--a hidden way--where the deepest healing happens beneath the surface, in the roots of the heart.This spot is for heart healing, authentic community, and raw conversations about walking with God in intimacy, identity, and wholeness…and well, some storytelling and fun. Do you long to dig into the deep parts of God? To be fully alive in Jesus from the inside out, truly living in radical love? If so, this is your invitation. Hang out with me here virtually in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. I'll sometimes bring friends on to talk about healing the heart and experiencing God together. See you on the inside:)

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    Ashley Hepperly & Rooted Collective
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
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