Overtime with Jim Putman

Paradox: Week Seven - The Pure of Heart

On the Overtime Podcast, The Real Life Sermon Team shares their different perspectives and personal stories about how God's Word and the Holy Spirit is actively working around us. 

This week's discussion really hit home as they talked about the importance of repentance, daily self-reflection, and letting God transform our hearts. It's a powerful reminder that our journey to purity is all about staying close to God every day.  

Remember, this pursuit of holiness and righteousness is something we do together, beyond just Sunday sermons. Thanks for being a part of this adventure with us!

Some of the key points they discuss in this episode are:

What is the Heart? Acknowledgment of the heart's wickedness (Jeremiah 17) and the need for God to change it.

What is the Purification Process for our Heart?

* Repentance: Emphasizing the importance of repentance and confession (Psalm 51, 1 John 1:9).

* Daily Examination: Asking God to search and purify the heart daily (Psalm 139).

* Heart Transformation: Allowing God to create a pure heart and filling it with His desires (Ephesians 3, Ezekiel 36, Psalm 27).

Practical Application:

* Head, Heart, Hands, Feet: Understanding, motivation, practical action, and outreach.

* Obedience: Sometimes doing the right thing with the wrong motivation as a step towards heart change.

* Conflict: Acknowledgment of ongoing internal conflict between sinful desires and the will of God (Galatians 5).

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Paradox: Week Six - The Merciful

In this episode of the podcast, Jim Putman is back and leading the discussion on the beatitude - blessed are the merciful. He is joined by Bill Krause, Blake Whiteman, and Wayne Burnham.

 

Some of the things they cover are:

- What are the things in your life that can cause you to lack mercy?

- Who is in need of God's mercy?

- What does God's mercy seat represent?

- We all have the ability to reject his mercy, but that means we fall under his justice.

- What is the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation?

 

Be sure you listen in to hear Wayne talk about how this topic played out in an incredible way this week with some of the people who attended the Sunday morning service at Real Life Hayden - it's a good one!

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Paradox: Week Five - Hunger and Thirst

In this episode of the podcast we have Gabe Cleave heading up a conversation with Christian Putman, Sam Meredith, and Titus Leger about what it means to hunger and thirst for righteousness. What does that look like in our lives on a day to day basis?

 

We all have full lives, we all may be busy, but are they filled with the things that Jesus wants to put in our lives? He wants to fill us with His Holy Spirit, with purpose and passion and vision and direction. When we are seeking Jesus first we will be hungering for the things that only He can fill in us.

 

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Paradox: Week Four - The Meek

This week Blake Whiteman leads the discussion with Bill Krause, Wayne Burnham, and Sam Meredith as they cover the paradox of meekness, or humility, in God's Kingdom vs what it means in the world we live in. The God we serve is by nature humble, and at the same time holds all of the power and the authority in the universe.

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Paradox: Week Three - Those Who Mourn

In this weeks podcast, Craig Miles, Christian Putman, Gabe Cleave and Chris Short reflect on Jesus' statement, "Blessed are those who mourn," suggesting that mourning and joy are not mutually exclusive. They explore the idea that our understanding of mourning might be incomplete, and that through mourning, we can find reasons to be thankful and experience God's faithfulness. They also emphasizes the difference between human and divine perspectives, noting that God’s ways and thoughts are higher than ours. The comfort from God, though not always comfortable, allows us to comfort others in their trials. Mourning arises from the brokenness of the world, yet in our deepest sorrows, God's presence becomes most evident. They discuss the importance of community, empathy, and supporting each other through difficult times, encouraging genuine relationships within the church to help carry each other's burdens.

Here are some other things they touch on:

- Jesus' statement "Blessed are those who mourn" suggests a deeper meaning to mourning and joy.

- Mourning and joy are not mutually exclusive; one can be thankful in and for difficult circumstances.

- God's faithfulness and the growth experienced through mourning.

- Our perspective differs from God's perspective; God sees the whole picture.

- Comfort from God isn't always comfortable, but it helps us comfort others.

- Mourning arises from the world's brokenness due to sin; creation awaits God's reconciliation.

- Deep mourning can lead to profound experiences of God's presence and faithfulness.

- Genuine community and relationships within the church are crucial for supporting each other.

- Empathy involves walking alongside those who mourn, allowing them to fully express their emotions before moving forward.

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Paradox: Week One - The Beatitudes

In this episode of the podcast Jim Putman, Blake Whiteman and Titus Leger come together to discuss the first week of our new series, "Paradox," where we delve into the profound teachings of the Beatitudes.

They talk about the fact that as we navigate through the summer, it's easy to get caught up in the distractions of our routines, the media noise, and the political fervor of the coming fall.

These factors can easily derail us if we don't intentionally abide in God. In a culture where storms are inevitable, the crucial question is whether our foundation is firm enough to withstand them.

 

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Strength and Dignity: Week Three - The Story of Deborah

In this weeks podcast, Jim Putman talks with Blake Whiteman and Heather Dalton about men's and women's roles in church leadership. They begin by discussing the current trend of Progressivism among Christians, then they move on to the story of Deborah, a women judge we see in the Bible, and how she stepped up to what God was calling her to do. Here are some of the points they touch on in this episode:

 

• Christian progressives tend to believe that as time goes by the Holy Spirt will lead us to new understanding and a new trajectory of truth.
• The New Testament is clear that we are not to add or take anything from the scripture
• There are boundaries laid out in the Bible about sex and gender - we have equal value but we complement each other.
• At Real Life Ministries, we teach from a complementarianism view of men and women's roles, not an egalitarianism one.
• All of us, as followers of Jesus, are to submit to one another - we need to focus more on posture, not position.

 

To view Real Life Ministries Doctrinal Statement on Men and Women's roles click here:

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Resources mentioned:

Evangelical Feminism - Wayne Grudem

Evangelical Feminism and Biblical Truth - Wayne Grudem

 

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Strength & Dignity: Week Two - The Story of Hannah

Are we truly willing to surrender everything to God, even at great personal cost? Hannah's story, marked by profound anguish over her longing for a child, prompts us to examine the posture with which we approach the Lord: do we come with open hands, ready to let go, or do we cling tightly to our desires? In this episode of The Overtime Podcast, Jim Putman joins with Blake Whiteman, Gabe Cleave, and Titus Leger to talk about the life of Hannah and how God used her to model an illustration of strength and dignity that we can still learn from today.

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