Trusting The God of The Gospel

What's the difference between mentorship and discipleship? These two words often get used interchangeably, but should they? -- COMPANION VIDEO TO THIS PODCAST -- https://youtu.be/cqWeO0jyEWk -- RECOMMENDED RESOURCE -- Trusting The God of The Gospel Video Series A discipleship curriculum designed to help you talk to adopted & foster teenagers about God. FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.arthurcwoods.com/shop

In this final episode of Trusting The God of The Gospel, Arthur & Elizabeth discuss six questions parents can ask themselves before they talk to their adopted and foster teenagers about God. www.trustingthegodofthegospel.com Arthur C Woods www.arthurcwoods.com Elizabeth Joy Woods www.elizabethjoywoods.com

In this episode Arthur & Elizabeth talk about the Gospel concept of Adoption and why Adopted & Foster teenagers may struggle with that word and concept. They provide some practical ways to help parents show their teens how to embrace the idea that through Christ they can be adopted into God's family. www.trustingthegodofthegospel.com Arthur C Woods www.arthurcwoods.com Elizabeth Joy Woods www.elizabethjoywoods.com

What do our adopted & foster teenagers find their identity in? What if they found their primary identity in being a child of God? In this episode, Arthur & Elizabeth will discuss how parents can help their teenagers begin to embrace their relationship with God as their true identity. www.arthurcwoods.com www.elizabethjoywoods.com www.trustingthegodofthegospel.com/shop

Giving God control of our life can be such a difficult thing today - especially for our adopted and foster teenagers. Many of them have been controlled their entire life, and they are not too excited about handing control over to God. How can we help our teens embrace a more balanced view of control and encourage them to try giving God control? www.arthurcwoods.com www.elizabethjoywoods.com www.trustingthegodofthegospel.com/shop

Forgiveness is hard for all of us - and it can be especially hard for our adopted & foster teenagers as they remember the hurt that people from their past have caused them. In this episode, Arthur C Woods and Elizabeth Joy Woods will give three practical steps we can take to help our teens begin a journey of forgiveness in their own lives. www.arthurcwoods.com www.elizabethjoywoods.com www.trustingthegodofthegospel.com/shop www.facebook.com/trustingthegodofthegospel

Trust can be such a huge barrier to our adopted and foster teenagers as they think about God and the Gospel. For many of them, their trust has been broken many times. How can they trust people now? How can they trust God? Let's talk about it. www.arthurcwoods.com www.elizabethjoywoods.com www.trustingthegodofthegospel.com/shop www.facebook.com/trustingthegodofthegospel

"God will never leave you." That's hard to believe if you come from a background in which people regularly left you. How do we help our adopted and foster teenagers actually believe that God will in-fact, never leave them? CONNECT WITH YOUR HOSTS ONLINE: www.arthurcwoods.com www.elizabethjoywoods.com www.trustingthegodofthegospel.com/shop www.facebook.com/trustingthegodofthegospel

In this Episode Arthur & Liz talk about the gospel concepts of Love and Forever and how they can be difficult ideas for adopted and foster teenagers to embrace.

In this episode, Arthur & Elizabeth will talk about the concept of God being our father and how that can truly be a barrier to our adopted and foster teenagers as they think about God. How do we help our teens embrace God as father, when their biological father may have let them down?

In this episode Arthur & Elizabeth discuss the unique discipleship needs of adopted and foster teenagers and how their past trauma can greatly affect how they view faith and God.

Welcome to the Trusting The God of The Gospel Podcast - designed to help you disciple your adopted & foster teenagers. ________________________________ TRUSTING THE GOD OF THE GOSPEL VIDEO SERIES www.trustingthegodofthegospel.com/shop _______________________________ YOUR HOSTS: Arthur C Woods - www.arthurcwoods.com Elizabeth Joy Woods - www.elizabethjoywoods.com ________________________________