You Are From God

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallThe birth of God's Son was not met with fanfare, distinguished attendees, or royal accommodations. Even still, the circumstances surrounding the birth of the Messiah gave so much for Mary and others to treasure up in their hearts. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallAfter the better part of nine months unable to speak, Zechariah confirms in writing that his son's name is John. He then breaks into praise and prophecy about what God is doing and will do through John and the Messiah, highlighting the faithful love and mercy of the heavenly Father. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallAs Mary receives further confirmation that God is at work through her, she breaks into praise and exaltation of God as the Savior. God's people magnify His name when we reflect on His mighty deeds. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallTwo people receive amazing news from the angel Gabriel; but while their initial responses seem the same, their hearts received the "impossible" news differently.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallThe end of Paul's letter to the church in Philippi reminds all of us that contentment isn't something that happens to us, but a choice we make. And we can be truly content when we rest in the strength supplied by Jesus Christ through all situations and seasons. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallGod gives us a command to rejoice always. The only way we can actually obey is if we rejoice "in the Lord," and Paul gives some practical direction on how we go about doing so.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallJoy only comes and remains in our lives when our minds are set on the things that cultivate it. When we set our minds on earthly things, the fleeting pleasures leave us hollow. Instead, Paul teaches that our thoughts and goals ought to be set on the eternal, spiritual promises of God made possible through Jesus.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallOur sense of confidence and gain can come from so many places. But Paul shares from personal experience that those things don't bring true, lasting joy. We continue in Philippians to see why giving up any worldly gain is worth laying hold of the surpassing worth of gaining Christ. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallPursuing genuine joy requires that we set our interests in line with Jesus's interests. This involves embracing holiness through Christ Himself, as well as loving service to and sacrifice for other people.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallJesus was the most important person in every room he ever walked into. And yet, the King of kings sought to care for and serve every other soul in those rooms. This is the humility that Jesus's followers must have.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallWe struggle to find joy in circumstances that are not ideal. But true, Biblical joy comes from responding to situations and making decisions with a mind to pursue and proclaim Jesus--come what may.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallWe have discussed the principle of Biblical joy on this program before. Today we begin a series that will take us through Paul's letter to the Philippians in an effort to examine how Paul (from prison!) teaches fellow Christians to choose joy and demonstrates this practice himself. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Tyler Hall and Steven MatthewsOn this episode, special guest Steven Matthews joins us to discuss the story of David and Goliath and apply lessons from this timeless event to our spiritual battles today. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallWe treat time like money: we try to save it, we seek to invest it, and we want to avoid wasting it. This precious resource comes from our Creator, and He will hold us accountable for how we choose to use it.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallOne of the ways we make sense of our world is through comparisons. We naturally analyze similarities and differences between two things and, correctly or otherwise, come away with conclusions. But what happens when we base our sense of self-esteem and -value on comparing ourselves to other people? Jesus teaches us a better way. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor, Tyler Hall, and We recently sat down with Hal Hammons from the Citizen of Heaven podcast and recorded a few episodes about Biblical character. This episode is the beginning of that conversation, and we hope you enjoy listening to it! You can find our full conversation with Hal released over the first few days of September over on his podcast: halhammons.buzzsprout.com

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallWe have spoken much about living out our hope in Jesus Christ without shame. The motivation for this comes from knowing that God is not ashamed of us, but wants to lift us up and fulfill all His amazing promises to us in Christ. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallFollowing Jesus comes with sharing in his suffering. But we are reminded that we shouldn't feel shame about these ordeals; rather, they provide an opportunity to show our allegiance to the Lord while leaning on Him for strength. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallGod says in His word that faith is a building process. As we did in our recent Vacation Bible School, we consider a few Old Testament characters who demonstrate the qualities that amplify our faith in God and His promises.  

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallBelieving in God and living a life according to the pattern of Bible truth may bring disapproval from the world around you. But the Lord tells His children that they have no need to be ashamed of following Him. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallOne man in ancient Israel thought his sin didn't make a big difference in the conquest of Canaan. Yet his error, and downfall from there, impress powerful lessons on us as readers regarding how we think about sin and what it means to break faith with the Lord. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallAs the Lord concludes the proclamation of His name to Moses in Exodus 34, He reveals His heart to forgive as well as His unwavering sense of justice. Rather than contradicting each other, these final two traits open our eyes to our greatest need and God's greatest solution. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallThe kindness and faithfulness of God overflows to humankind. He is consistent in these qualities, which makes Him the source of the greatest and most reliable hope we could ever imagine.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallGod is slow to anger. What does that mean, and how can we as His image-bearing people manage our human emotions in the same way?

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallIf you want to know what God is like, you must learn the meaning of both mercy and grace. These two qualities bring God's love to practical bearings on both human history and our individual lives. As those who bear His image, we must learn to practice and grow in these characteristics as well. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallMoses asks God to see His glory. The Lord tells Moses that He'll make His goodness pass before him. Both the glory and the goodness of Yahweh are revealed as He proclaims His name, the LORD, to his servant on Mount Sinai. What do we learn about our Creator from this encounter?

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallJesus calls us to put others before ourselves. This is a never-ending effort, and we must constantly self-reflect to keep our egos and prejudices in check. Today we dig into a passage of Scripture that prompts three questions to help us slow down and rein in selfish motives and attitudes.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallLabels have a way of sticking. Whether it's by choices we've made or circumstances we've encountered, people use shortcuts to categorize and identify each other. Rather than being defined by these labels, the transformation found in Jesus Christ offers a reinterpretation of these labels, which is made possible by a new identity defined by His lordship in our lives. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallEach person needs their own relationship with his or her Maker. In the course of life, there are times when we may need to take a step back from what we have learned to assume about God and build our faith from the ground up.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallWe value authenticity when we see it. But it's all too easy to live parts of our lives in performative or hypocritical ways that undermine genuine experiences. Is this true of your faith? Almighty God sees past the outward behaviors into the heart and motives of each person, and He's looking for sincerity. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott TaylorThe Bible paints a grave image of humanity without God: left to our own choices, will, and efforts, we reject God and become hopelessly lost. And yet two words make all the difference and completely transform our spiritual reality when we accept them as truth and obey the call that comes with them.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallThe gospel of Jesus brings together people from every walk of life. And while the family of God is united in truth and love, God's children are not all the same. How should Christians handle differing opinions between one another?

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallOur internal sense of right and wrong can keep us out of trouble--or, if it has been twisted to contrast God's revealed truth, it can lead us straight into it. Knowing our own conscience and training it by the word of God will enable us to serve God faithfully in every aspect of life. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallWe've talked on this program before that joy is abiding happiness that isn't dependent on circumstances. But the world and the Bible have very different recipes for achieving joy. Through His word, God reveals that complete joy comes from genuine connection with Him and others made in His image.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallLife demands choices of us. For disciples of Christ, we want to make the choices that keep us set apart to the Lord in lives of holiness. This means turning from the world and setting our sights on Jesus and his kingdom. Both of these efforts point us in the same direction; but if we neglect one, the other effort will suffer.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallGod says life is like a mist: we appear for a little while, and then we vanish. Life is temporary; but is that a bad thing? It is in life's brevity where we come to terms with what really matters.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallWe carry so much through life: expectations, burdens, hopes, dreams, responsibilities, and more. But we make the mistake by thinking God needs us to carry Him. Rather, it is the Lord Himself who promises throughout His word to carry us--if we let Him.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallYou've reined in your thoughts. You've given those thoughts to formulating a plan for success. Now it's time to put those ideas into action. Whether we are fleeing what is evil or pursuing what is good, self-control displays itself as fruit of the Spirit in a person's life through the actions we take--or choose not to take.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallContinuing our three-part series on self-control, we consider the forethought and intentional planning that characterizes a person of self-control. Committing to a course of action before the need to make a decision can turn the tides of spiritual battles.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallIt’s a fruit of the Spirit, a Christian grace, and a constant struggle for many people. How can we grow in disciplining ourselves? In this series on self-control, we begin with reigning in our thoughts.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallYour mind is the most valuable space that you can lease. What thoughts, ideas, desires, and feelings do you let live in your head? While the world around us offers an onslaught of distractions and concerns, our hearts yearn for truth, peace, and meaning that doesn't fade.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallWe learn to serve. It is only natural to look out for our own self interest, but to also look out for the interests of others? To put their needs and concerns before our own? Well, that is something Divine. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallLike an extension cord, your life requires a source and an outlet. People choose where to draw their energy and life every day, and we also choose what to pour our lives into. But if those choices are based purely on self-service and temporary pleasures, we are no better than an extension cord plugged into itself.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Tyler Hall and Ryan JoyLife weighs us down, even as we live for the Lord. How do we address and overcome this weariness? Special guest Ryan Joy shares insights from the inspired Scriptures that encourage Christians to not grow weary while doing good.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallThe Bible describes the community of Jesus-followers with several different images. Our final entry in this series brings home the importance of seeing God as our Father: the closeness, the compassion, the care, and the connection we can have with our Maker and Redeemer... even after we've run away from home.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallThe Bible describes the community of Jesus-followers with several different images. Just as Jesus was a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious to His Father, Christians are brought together as living stones to be built up into a holy dwelling place for God's Spirit. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallThe Bible describes the community of Jesus-followers with several different images. God often refers to His people as the sheep of His pasture. Living as His sheep demands we see our Maker and Provider with eyes of unyielding trust. We all have wandered, as sheep tend to do; but submitting to the voice of the Good Shepherd keeps us in His care.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallThe Bible describes the community of Jesus followers with several different images. As King, Jesus calls his followers to live as citizens of the kingdom of God. This world is not our home, and that shapes an eternal outlook on life and those we share it with.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallThe Bible describes the community of Jesus followers with several different images. By seeing ourselves and those in the Lord's church as members of the same body, we learn how much God cares for each one of us and the individual value we bring to the collective whole. 

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallThere's a lot going on right now for the hosts of You Are From God, so we are taking a *brief* hiatus as we finish out the summer. Look for our next new episode on September 4, 2023.

Series: N/AService: You Are From GodType: You Are From GodSpeaker: Scott Taylor & Tyler HallHow do you fight loneliness? In an era of hyper-connectivity, we continue to wrestle with feelings of isolation and separation. Our all-knowing Creator knows that it is not good for us to be alone, and He intentionally designs us to find encouragement in community built upon His love and truth.