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The Discipleship Parenting podcast is not Christian parenting tips. It's diving into the Bible, applying it to our lives, and learning how to live it out and pass it on to our children. As parents, our kids hear what we say, but, more importantly, they see what we do. In today's world, more than eve…

Chosen Gen Discipleship


    • Jun 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
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    • 267 EPISODES


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    Episode 267: Discipleship Parenting Foundations | Chapter 2 - Foundations: It's All His Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 14:51


    The Bible contains foundational truths that change everything about our lives, including our parenting. We live in a "me, myself, and I" world where we are the main character. The reality is that everything is about God. It is His story.

    Episode 266: Discipleship Parenting Foundations | Chapter 1: Discipleship Parenting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 18:51


    Over the next eight podcast episodes, we are going to share Chosen Gen's book, Discipleship Parenting Foundations, as an audiobook. This book is a call back to the biblical foundations that change every area of our lives, including how we raise our children. It is an urgent reminder of our God-given role to disciple our kids, showing them how to walk the path following Jesus, not the wide road of this world. In chapter one, we examine the sobering statistic that 60 percent of the next generation is walking away from the faith by the time they reach adulthood and why it is happening.

    Episode 265: Boast in Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 18:20


    As humans, we spend so much time boasting. We do it to defend ourselves, earn respect, or seek after love. The Bible tells us instead to boast in Jesus. It is in knowing God, His love, and redemption that we discover the reason and power of this boasting.

    Episode 264: Seeking Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 20:35


    Life is filled with uncertainty. Do you find yourself coping with it all by seeking safety? As Christians, it's important that we don't get sucked up in the world's false promises of security, but rather, run to the one place it is truly found. 

    Episode 263: No Laughing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 21:38


    Help me overcome my unbelief! As Christians, we have every reason to be people of great faith. Let's turn our doubting laughter into confident prayers to God. As Jesus said, "Everything is possible for one who believes."

    Episode 262: God Fever

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 25:12


    Spring has arrived and so has spring fever. The birds are singing, things are growing, cleaning is happening, and the warm sunshine is satisfying. As Christians, how is your relationship with God? Does it feel like you have been enduring a "winter" season? Let us desire to have God fever where our relationship is one that is full of life!

    Episode 261: Don't Look Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 19:44


    Jesus said it best in Luke 17, "Remember Lot's wife!" We know the infamous story of her turning into a pillar of salt for looking back at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. What is the warning for us, Christians, mercifully rescued by our Savior?

    Episode 260: Great Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 23:43


    Can you imagine Jesus pointing out that you are a person of great faith? For two people in the Bible, this happened! What can we learn from their stories? What did Jesus see in them? How can we live lives of great faith?

    Backdoor Dangers of Smartphones

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 25:56


    Do our kids need smartphones? One job we have as parents is to protect our children from danger. Do smartphones in the hands of our kids help us do that? Or do they actually expose them to backdoor dangers that can have lasting impacts on their faith? 

    Episode 258: Heal Our Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 21:42


    Most Americans would agree that our nation has real problems that need solving. They are issues that stem from a sinful people that have turned away from God and His ways. For healing to come to the US, it needs to start in our families, which are the foundation of any society. Parents, let's examine our families in humility, repent for our sins, and seek after God.  

    Episode 257: Children of Adam, Children of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 19:57


    All humanity is descended from Adam, the first man made by God at the beginning of creation. From Adam, who disobeyed God, we inherit a sinful nature and see its effects everywhere in this fallen world. Yet this is not where the story ends. While we are all born children of Adam, God made a way for us to be reborn as children of God. 

    Episode 256: Be Where Jesus Is

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 24:09


    Too often our hearts wander from Jesus and his desires for us in order to have what we crave -  be that comfort, safety, or the pleasures of this world. But there is no greater place to be than in intimate fellowship with Jesus as we follow where he leads, love what he loves, and leave behind the lesser things that cannot satisfy. 

    Episode 255: Trust Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 22:37


    Do you trust God? We often think of trusting God when it comes to hard seasons or making a big decision. Yet trusting God is actually a life choice because God's Word impacts everything. So, what does your life reveal? Do you have trust issues?

    Episode 254: Bryan Osborne - Woke Injustice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 34:46


    Critical race theory (CRT) has been adopted by an entire generation. The history of this worldview is eye-opening and the results of this thought takeover in our society are staggering. Every Christian home needs to be equipped to identify CRT and its anti-biblical lies. Join us for this important interview with Bryan Osborne, author of the new book, Woke Injustice.

    Episode 253: Martyn Iles - Who Am I?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 33:21


    Who am I? Our culture is telling a whole generation to discover who they are by looking within. They are told to "follow their heart" and be their "authentic selves," but all this worldly advice only leads them down a path of confusion and hopelessness. Join us as we talk with Martyn Iles, Executive CEO of Answers in Genesis, about his new book, Who Am I? Solving the Identity Puzzle. This is a critical discussion every parent needs to hear.  --- Get the book: Who Am I? Solving the Identity Puzzle: https://store.chosengenministry.org/products/who-am-i-solving-the-identity-puzzle Learn more about Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/ Learn more about Chosen Gen Ministry: https://chosengenministry.org/  

    Episode 252: Parenting with the End Goal in Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 29:07


    Do you have any long-term plans for your life? What steps are you taking right now to make these goals a reality? Do you ever think this way when it comes to parenting? Imagine the day your child is leaving the home, what type of person do you hope they will be? Do these dreams align with what God cares about?

    Episode 251: The Path to Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 22:22


    The path to joy is not found looking inward where our sinful nature steers us to anger, bitterness, jealousy, fits of anger, or anxiety. Joy comes from knowing God and the life-changing truths found in the Bible. It, together with love, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are all ours every day in Christ. 

    Episode 250: Beware of Bitterness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 25:06


    Sinners sinning against sinners. It is the perfect environment for bitterness to take root. God warns against it because it gives the devil a foothold into our lives. Bitterness destroys relationships and that doesn't end with people.      

    Episode 249: Prisoner Exchange

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 24:30


    Recently, there was breaking news that the United States and Russia completed a large prisoner exchange. As Christians, this story offers a unique opportunity to talk about the prisoner exchange we were part of, one that forever changed our lives.

    Episode 248: Evil at the Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 25:56


    France blasphemes Jesus at the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Paris. What is going on in the world? Why is sin so prevalent and celebrated? How should Christians respond?

    Episode 247: School Year Priorities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 27:46


    The school year is fast approaching and with it comes a calendar packed with activities. Yet there is only one thing that needs to be on it. So, let's start with a blank page and begin imagining this school year with God-centered priorities.

    Episode 246: King of Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 23:37


    Who is king of your life? As Christians, we know that Jesus is our king. Yet the temptation is to keep God out of certain areas of our lives, to choose instead to do what is right in our own eyes. Let us follow Jesus' example and fully submit, trusting that God's ways are best.

    Episode 245: Tell Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 32:07


    God commanded the prophets to tell everything he shared with the people of Israel. As Christians, we are called to be disciple-makers, ambassadors that teach all the Bible to the world. Are we faithful to this calling?

    Episode 244: Powerless Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 21:22


    God and power go together. God works powerfully to bring us to faith. God works in power to make us new creations. God fills us with the power of the Holy Spirit to do His work in the world. The next generation needs to know God and His powerful acts, not powerless religion.

    Episode 243: Is It Working?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 25:27


    What parts of your life aren't working? You can usually identify them by the areas filled with anger, anxiety, selfishness, or pride. Are you willing to be humble? Are you ready to hear what God says? Are you willing to do what it takes to align your life with God's Word?

    Episode 242: Heavenly Homes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 24:18


    Imagine a home filled with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. One where we bear with each other and forgive one another. A place that is defined by love that brings unity. A home full of peace, thankfulness, encouragement, and singing praises to God. It sounds heavenly and it is what God desires for all families.

    Episode 241: Reaping What You Sow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 21:38


    God has ordained sowing and reaping. The Bible says that if we sow to please the flesh, from the flesh we will reap destruction. If we sow to please the Spirit, from the Spirit we will reap eternal life. So, what are you sowing in your life?

    Episode 240: Stop Doubting and Believe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 27:41


    The disciples told Thomas that Jesus had risen but he wouldn't believe it until he saw it for himself. Jesus appeared to Thomas and told him to stop doubting and believe. It is a message we all need to hear. What areas of your life are your struggling to believe God and live by His Word?

    Episode 239: The Need to Read

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 23:32


    We understand the responsibility to raise kids prepared with the life skills they will need to succeed as adults. We want them equipped for everything from how to wash laundry to how to file taxes. But what if one needed skill stands out as more important than all the rest?  

    Episode 238: State of the Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 33:55


    It's time to look at the state of the family, specifically yours. God created marriage and the family and gives clear directions in the Bible for what they should be. So how is your family doing?

    Episode 237: Parenting Little Humans

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 26:05


    Parenting is a hard. What am I doing wrong? How do I turn things around? The Bible has the answers and encouragement we need to faithfully raise these little humans.

    Episode 236: Abundant Opportunities

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 23:19


    As Christians, we are to go and make disciples. The harvest is plentiful and the workers few. Let's obey God by praying for opportunities, going where it is uncomfortable, while remembering the blessing of doing what we were made to do.   

    Episode 235: One Truth, Not Eight Billion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 22:09


    We live in a culture that says that truth is found within ourselves and we should live out that truth. It is a lie. There is one God and He is the only source of truth, and it is in Him that we will find what we are truly searching for. 

    Episode 234: Devoted to One Another

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 24:51


    In a world full of anger, malice, slander, jealousy, filthy language, being hated and hating one another, biting and devouring each other, God calls us to be devoted to one another in love.

    Episode 233: Influenced

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 26:28


    We are all influenced. Do the biggest influencers in your life drive you closer to Jesus or pull you further from him?

    Episode 232: Oneness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 23:22


    What God desires for us as his disciples is so much more than we often realize. Being brought to faith means a new mind, new desires, and a new identity - all tied to oneness with Christ.

    Episode 231: Incomparable

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 22:13


    Isaiah 40 is a powerful chapter in the Bible that gives a stark contrast between God and ourselves. It is a humbling, yet needed reminder from God and it drives us to a proper place of awe, humility and obedience before Him.     

    Episode 230: Commemorating God

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 20:53


    God knows that we need Him. It is why God established numerous ways for the people of Israel to remember who He is and what He has done. As Christians, we should continue this practice, commemorating our amazing God with our children every day.

    Episode 229: You Belong

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 20:35


    You belong. It is not because you have discovered yourself and found people that accept you as you are. No, our belonging is rooted in the God that created us, knows us, loves us, redeemed us, and called us.

    Episode 228: Wartime

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 23:50


    War has been in the news every day this year and our emotions are running high. Which side is going to win? How long will this last? What if more countries are forced to join? War is an important topic to talk about as Christians. God addresses war, actually two kinds of war, in the Bible and His words offer us the strength and peace to live through these tough days.   

    Episode 227: Clinging to Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 28:40


    Life is hard. The struggles we face are real. Sometimes, we can feel like we are desperately clinging to life. Yet that's actually the best thing we can do as Christians. Join today's discussion as we encourage fellow Jesus followers to cling to Life.

    Episode 226: Stay Awake

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 24:30


    Now is not the time to get comfortable, lose heart, or fall asleep. No, stay awake! It is the command of Jesus to Christians living in a dark world nearing the end. Yet what does this look like in our lives? How do we overcome the heaviness and weariness? 

    Episode 225: Cleanse the Temple

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 20:02


    In the Old Testament, King Josiah is grieved by the idolatry of the people and goes to work cleansing the temple of God. Fast forward to today, the Bible reveals that Christians are now the temple where the Holy Spirit dwells. Is it time for us to cleanse the temple?

    Episode 224: Tell Them Why

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 23:50


    The Bible is packed with life-changing truths. One of them is why God created us. As Christian parents, we have the amazing responsibility to tell our children the answers to these big life questions.

    Episode 223: Adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 22:31


    Adoption is a big deal. As Christians, we have all been impacted by it. Moreover, God calls us to care for orphans.  Join us as Justin and Katy talk about how adoption changed their lives. 

    Episode 222: Respect Him, Love Her

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 28:15


    In the beginning, God created male and female and brought the two together in marriage. It should be no surprise then that the way God made man and woman impacts our relationships in this sacred union. It is for this reason that God helps us out in the Bible with two commands: Respect him. Love her.

    Episode 221: Kids with Deep-Rooted Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 22:22


    Our desire should be for our children to have a deep-rooted faith. As Christian parents, God tells us in the Bible what we need to do. By God's grace, we will see the next generation in our homes grow up knowing God's Word, living it out, and standing on its authority.

    Episode 220: Defeating Self-Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 23:23


    Self-love is popular today, but is happiness really found when we love our authentic self and live out our truth? Let's talk about it. What does God say in the Bible?

    Episode 219: Demonstration of Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 23:00


    The Church filled with the Holy Spirit is a demonstration of power in the world. God has equipped Christians with everything we need to boldly live and do His work each day.

    Episode 218: Radical World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 21:34


    Despite what is often said, the Christian life is not radical. No, it is the rebellious world that rightfully gets this title.  

    Episode 217: Good News

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 28:15


    We have good news! Yet we need to share some bad news first. We pray everyone joins us for this important podcast episode.

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