Salt Twin Cities

Drake and Abbie continue the conversation around mental health. In this episode, the discuss walking with someone dealing with depression. Follow-Up Questions: What was a helpful tip that I can walk away with to help someone who is struggling? What of the five tips will be most difficult for you? Do you fall in the problem solving ditch or the ditch of passivity? How can you take a step towards presence? Resources: CCEF (Christian Counseling and Education Foundation) IBCD (The Institute for Biblical Counseling & Discipleship) The Way Up When You Are Down by Ed Welch Spiritual Depression by Martin Lloyd Jones Equip Podcast “5 Myths of Mental Health”

Drake and Abbie walk through the battle many people have with mental health. They answer questions like: How do we think about it? How do we walk with it? and Can I even be a Christian if I struggle with it? Follow-Up Questions: What does Psalm 88 teach us about the Christian life? Based on Psalm 23, what comfort can we find when in dark seasons? Resources: CCEF (Christian Counseling and Education Foundation) IBCD (The Institute for Biblical Counseling & Discipleship) The Way Up When You Are Down by Ed Welch Spiritual Depression by Martin Lloyd Jones Equip Podcast “5 Myths of Mental Health”

Abbie and Colin talk through how to have healthy walk with Jesus over Spring Break. They talk through 5 tips: Have a plan, invite accountability, spiritual disciplines, production over prevention, and having fun! Follow-Up Questions: What is your plan for Spring Break? Who are you inviting in for accountability while you are on Spring Break? What will be your rhythm of spiritual disciplines? What do you want to produce or cultivate while you are on Spring Break? How will you intentionally HAVE FUN?

Drake and Colin wrap up the Rule of Life series with the final of the 5 core practices: rest. We live in a hurried culture that is obsessed with earning our acceptance. Sabbath allows us to rest, remember, and rejoice. For more information on Rule of Life: https://www.saltcitychurch.com/rule-of-life Follow-Up Questions: What is your current habit of rest? How does that need to change? What are reasons you are not resting? What does that say about who are believing you are? How will you implement rest into your rule of life? Who is holding you accountable? What are things that allow you to rest and enjoy God?

Salt Co worship leader, Nate Cox, joins the podcast to talk through the reason why we worship in song. We also look through God's word to see His encouragement and command to worship for our joy, our neighbor's good, and ultimately for God's glory! Follow-Up Questions: What is your current stance on musical worship? How might it need to change? Why is worshipping in song important? What are 2 steps you need to take to better engage in worship? Outro: Chasing Me Down, Nate Cox (Find wherever you listen to music)

Special guest, Jordan Adams discusses the impact technology is having on our mental health and walk with Jesus. Everything we are consuming is shaping us more than we realize, and we want to be people that think critically about what is shaping us. Rule of Life Packet: https://www.saltcitychurch.com/rule-of-life Follow-Up Questions: What is your current habit of technology use? Do you currently monitor or filter it at all? Why do you think filtering technology usage is valuable? What could its possible impact have on you? What habits will you implement to help you parent your technology?

Episode 17 looks back at break and helps students process a break that was hard because of sin or hurt. Sin causes us to feel shame, but the Gospel brings freedom by us walking in the light. Brokenness in relationships is really painful, but community is designed to walk with us in that! Follow-Up Questions: What sin do you need to bring into the light from break? What does repentance of that sin look like? If break was filled with brokenness, what is something you can tell someone? Who will that someone be? If you had a good break, how can you be a good friend to someone else?

Every Spring, Salt Company hosts two classes for our students. Gospel 101 gives students an introduction and language to the foundation of everything we do at Salt Company. Genesis to Revelation: Covenant is a class designed to help students see the full story the Bible is telling. Follow-Up Questions: What is keeping you from taking a class this Spring? Is that reason good enough to not do it?

January 12 - Colossians 2:6-23 January 13 - Colossians 3:1-25 January 14 - Colossians 4:1-18 Follow-Up Questions: What from break do you need to confess as you get back into Salt Co Community? What is the significance of being raised with Christ? In what ways do you need to put to death your old self? How does the reality of God having chosen bring comfort to you? Reading Plan: https://www.saltminneapolis.com/sweater-weather

January 10 - Colossians 1:1-23 January 11 - Colossians 1:24-2:5 Follow-Up Questions: Who do you have to be thankful for their walk with Jesus? What does it mean for you to pursue knowledge of God in this next year? What is your plan for pursuing God's will and your sanctification when school starts again? Reading Plan: https://www.saltminneapolis.com/sweater-weather

January 5 - Philippians 3:1-11 January 6 - Philippians 3:12-21 January 7 - Philippians 4:1-23 Follow-Up Questions: How do you try to make Christianity about what you achieve? Like Colin and Austin, how does your story relate to Philippians 3? Why does understanding that God uses time/process to change us matter? How does this motivate us to press on? Who is the example of godliness in your life? What community do you have around you to pursue that image of godliness? How will you fight anxiety second semester? Reading Plan: https://www.saltminneapolis.com/sweater-weather

January 4 - Philippians 2:1-30 Follow-Up Questions: What heart posture or motives do you need to confess and repent of? How would you live differently believing in Christ, you were given the same humility? What do you need to learn how to do without grumbling or disputing? What is your plan for fighting pride and climbing DOWN the ladder in 2022? Reading Plan: https://www.saltminneapolis.com/sweater-weather

December 31 - Philippians 1:1-18 January 3 - Philippians 1:19-30 Follow-Up Questions: How will you make your love for Christ grow in 2022? What is your plan to follow through on that answer? What are you dedicating your life to? How might that need to change in 2022? Meditate on Paul's statement, "To live is Christ." What do you think that means? John Piper Message: https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/boasting-only-in-the-cross/excerpts/dont-waste-your-life Reading Plan: https://www.saltminneapolis.com/sweater-weather

December 28 - Galatians 4:1-31 December 29 - Galatians 5:1-26 December 30 - Galatians 6:1-18 Follow-Up Questions: How are heirs different than slaves? Why is it significant that you are a heir with Christ? How is the spirit significant alongside this idea of adoption? Why is it important to understand freedom rightly with obedience? Why is it the fruit (not fruits) of the Spirit? How does this change the way you pursue it? Why is community important? Reading Plan: https://www.saltminneapolis.com/sweater-weather

December 24 - Galatians 3:1-14 December 27 - Galatians 3:15-29 Follow-Up Questions: Why was the Galatian church deserving of the reprimanding language? Why did Jesus need to become a curse generally? What sin in your life demanded Jesus become a curse for you? What is the relationship of works to salvation? Does that mean we should not pursue obedience? What does it mean to you personally that you are part of the family of God? Reading Plan: https://www.saltminneapolis.com/sweater-weather

December 22 - Galatians 2:1-14 December 23 - Galatians 2:15-21 Follow-Up Questions: How do you steward the work of others to preserve the Gospel? How are you called to preserve the Gospel? What does it mean to try to be justified by works of the law? What does it mean to be justified by grace? What is your story of receiving the grace of justification? Do you view yourself as justified? Reading Plan: https://www.saltminneapolis.com/sweater-weather

December 20 - Galatians 1:1-10 December 21 - Galatians 1:11-24 Follow-Up Questions: What is your plan for following Jesus over break? Who is holding you accountable to that plan? How do/will you think about your time with God? In what ways do you believe a false Gospel?

Colin and Austin discuss the reason for and reflect on God becoming human and taking on flesh. Sweater Weather Reading Plan: https://www.saltminneapolis.com/sweater-weather Follow-Up Questions: In what ways do you characterize God as more human than he is? Why does it matter that God put on flesh? How will you worship God differently with a right perspective of the incarnation? How does the incarnation specifically change the Christmas season?

A listener wrote in, "How do you honor God and avoid the temptation of sin in non-Christian friendships? I want to love my non-Christian friends well, but is it dangerous to my Christian walk to be around behaviors Christians would consider sin?" Abbie and Colin talk about the two pitfalls when it comes to relationships with non-Christian friendships. Follow-Up Questions: Who are the current non-Christian friendships in your life? Who in your life is influencing you the most? Is it a positive or negative influence? Are you more prone to fall into conforming to friendships or withdrawing from friendships with non-Christians?

Abbie and Colin discuss the need for college students to have a critical eye towards the things culture tells us to accept. From the clothes we buy, to the way we think about our money and future, we need to see our life first through the lens of a biblical worldview. Follow-Up Questions: Do you think you have a critical eye towards culture? What areas of your life are more shaped and informed by culture over the influence of the Bible? How will you implement rhythms of evaluation of how culture has impacted your life?

Happy Thanksgiving! Thankfulness is biblical and helps us see God for who he is. Follow-Up Questions: What are your current practices of thankfulness? What scripture on thankfulness do you need to further meditate on? What sin comes out of you when you are not thankful? How are you going to implement healthy rhythms of thankfulness?

Colin talks through how to be strategic with your life when answer the question: How do I leverage my life for the gospel? The answer does not have to be complicated. Follow-Up Questions: How do you answer the questions: Where God has me? Where am I gifted and passionate? How do I leverage where I am gifted and passionate for where God has me? What do you see when you look Up? Out? In? Who is best to process your answers with? How will your week change after processing these questions?

How do you make decisions when they are hard? How do we think about hard decisions? Colin and Drake talk through principles for Godly decision making. Follow-Up Questions: Do you go to the Bible when you have a difficult decision to make? What is your process? What community do you invite into your decisions? Do you think they are willing to challenge you? What authority do you invite into your decisions? In what ways are you tempted to have your decisions affirmed as opposed to challenged?

Community is part of God's design. God exists in community and He made us to experience joy and obedience by living in community. We see the call for community from Genesis to Revelation. It is crucial we find ways to implement community into our Rule of Life. Follow-Up Questions: Why community is part of our Rule of Life? What things keep you from experiencing community? What are two ways you want to implement community into your Rule of Life?

This is the second half of Colin and Abbie's conversation about the nations. How do you know if you are called to love the nations? How can you now begin making disciples of all nations? Based on where God has placed you, how can you leverage your life for missions? What is keeping you from applying for a summer trip?

Salt Company cares about the nations because God is a global God that cares about the nations. Hear from Abbie on how God used a summer overseas to sanctify her and change her view of God and the Bible. Before this episode, what was your heart towards the nations and missions? Where do we see in scripture God's heart for all peoples? How is God challenging you in regards to missions? Have you listened to part 2?

Prayer is a vital part of the Christian life. However, Salt Company wants to help you pray through the Bible. We believe God's voice is revealed in His word and we want prayer to be a conversation. Additionally, there are tips for implementing "Praying the Bible" into your Rule of Life. Follow-Up Questions: What are your current habits of prayer? Do you currently pray the Bible? How do you want to implement praying the Bible into your Rule of Life? What is one tip from this episode that will be helpful when it comes to your prayer life? How can those around you keep you accountable?

How are we saved as Christians? How do we grow as Christians? The answer is the same: the cross. The cross chart helps us to see how Jesus can come increasingly beautiful while exposing ways we minimize it. Follow-Up Questions: In what ways do you you find yourself minimizing the cross by pretending (dishonesty, comparison, false righteousness)? In what ways do you you find yourself minimizing the cross by preforming (job/school, mercy, legalist)? Read Galatians 4:1-6, what are the implications with how God views you? What will you do to continue to see an increasing view of the cross?

We go to our Bibles because we believe God's voice is revealed in His word. Our Bibles reveal the glory of God to us. Follow-Up Questions: What is your current practice of Encountering God in the Bible? What changes do you need to make about how you think about God's word? What is your new rhythm for encountering God in the Bible?

What is a Rule of Life and why do we care? Rule of life is a tool that helps us create rhythms in our life to help us follow Jesus for the rest of our lives. Small practices form us into the people we will become. Follow- Up Questions: What are current rhythms and habits in your life? Why is it important to create and implement healthy rhythms in your life? Of the 5 categories: Encountering God in the Bible, Praying the Bible, Community, Rest, and Parenting Technology where do you have the healthiest rhythms and which category do you have the most unhealthy rhythms? What is one small change in your habits you want to make today?

What defines the Christian life? Repentance. The Repenter's Quadrant helps examine the ways we default to not living a repentant life. Follow-Up Questions: Where do you find yourself, in your sin, the most, being a talker, fixer, or hider? What is your game-plan for fighting sin? How can the people around you help you live in the "Repenter's" square? How does the truth of the Gospel allow us to live as a Repenter?

Confession is vital to the Christian life. A great tool for Confession is the 4 F's: First Full Fast Faith May this tool lead to deeper authenticity in your community.

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