On The Trail

We don’t have to earn God’s presence. In Christ, it is a gift!

When we’re on a healing journey, it is easy to feel dirty and unclean. But Christ has done the work to make us clean so that the Holy Spirit can live within us, so we can have relationship with God. 

Atonement is core to God’s solution to fixing the sin problem. It addresses the sin problem not by ending immorality but by giving us the ability to be ...

What does it mean to be holy?

The healing journey we’ve been on with the people of Israel has been a process of dismantling their old identity and creating a new one.

This involves creating a new culture. With a new culture comes a new Law — rituals, protocols, and principles for interacting with the unseen realm, living together, caring for one another, and worshiping God.

In this episode,...

We have been on a victory journey with the people of Israel, one where they learn to die to their old identity, rise to their new identity, walk with God, and live in community. They’re about to leave their boot camp in the wilderness and head toward the promised land. 

Alas, something tragic happens before they break camp. It’s not fun to look at the hard things, but in today’s episode, we’re looking at th...

We don’t have to be whole & healed to have intimacy with God.

Last week, we looked at the Mountain of God as a model of covenant relationship. This week, we get to watch God provide the next, incredible step toward a lifestyle of intimacy with Him. 

God is not waiting at the top of the mountain for us to get our act together and come up to Him. He is coming straight into the center of our mess ...

We’ve made it to camp!

During God’s two-year boot camp for the people of Israel, about a year was spent in one location: the Mountain of God. 

Why the Mountain? 

• It is a place of encounter, where the people of Israel see and experience God.  
• It is a place of relationship, where the people and God enter into a covenant together, like a marriage.  
• It is a place of learning new rhythms & skills – camp life, religious ha...

It's time for boot camp. We like acrostics around here, but are you ready to learn a marching song?

In this episode, we are on the trail with the people of Israel as God leads them to the Mountain of God. God knows they need to learn to trust Him for their survival, and He has a plan to break down their victim identity and build in them a victorious identity.

Like any good boot camp, we have a ...

Last episode we witnessed the miraculous rescue of the people of Israel at the Red Sea. They're finally free. Now what? 

In this episode, before walking with the people of Israel into the wilderness, we're pulling together a vision of the journey as a whole. 

God sees us when we are oppressed and groaning. He knows what has created our victim mindset and understands why we are the way we are...

All is lost if God doesn’t show up.

In this episode, we look at the original “Red Sea Moment.” The people of Israel are trapped between a sea and an army.

There is no earthly way they will survive, and they know it.

Despite their fear and lack of faith, God shows up according to His plan and faithfulness. God does things for us not because we earn or deserve it.

What does it look like to pray...

Passover. It stands apart not just as the final sign in Yahweh’s confrontation with His people’s oppressors but also as a theologically significant climactic event that we continue to celebrate today. 

With this event, the people of Israel prepare to embark on the start of their freedom journey. This is a journey from a slavery identity to a freedom identity.  

In this episode, we talk about everything from Mephib...

“But Pharaoh said, ‘Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and besides, I will not let Israel go.” (Exodus 5:2 NASB)

Pharaoh asks. Yahweh answers. 

In this episode, we discuss the “Ten Plagues” narrative, throughout which God reiterates ‘so that they ...

The Hero’s beloved has been captured and abused, and He will not let it stand. He is coming not only to rescue her but to humiliate her abuser. 

In this episode, we press into the heavy beginning of the Exodus story. The people of Israel are groaning under ruthless oppression, but God hears them and takes action. 

God always has a plan, and He is not afraid of chaos. 

The story of Ex...

Season Two!! On the Trail is now on video, and we are starting a new series. In this new series we are looking at the Exodus story. The people of Israel are groaning in a state of generational slavery and abuse. God hears their cry and instigates a rescue mission that unfolds into an epic journey of rescue, redemption, covenant, growth, and victorious living. This...

Have you encountered discipleship that gave you a picture of what it looks like to be a Christian on the outside, but it didn’t seem to have answers for what was happening on the inside? 

At Deeper Walk, our mission is to make Heart-Focused Discipleship the norm for Christians everywhere. What is heart-focused discipleship and why is it so important? 

In today’s episode, we are looking at this k...

In the final episode of 2023, we are wrapping up the Advent & Incarnation series with a look at  the two-way street of preparation. How has God prepared for us? How do we prepare for Him? As we wrap up this series and the year, we hope you’ll join us on the trail! 

Also! New things are coming in 2024! WE’RE TAKING A BREAK not only over Christmas but also at the start of the new year, and we’ll be coming...

Has your life ever felt chaotic or empty? From Genesis 1 onward, God has shown us His purposes for bringing order and fullness to our lives.

As we enter the Advent season, we’re turning our attention to the Incarnation of Christ and God’s heart and plans for this redemption story. In this episode, we specifically look at the pattern of forming and filling seen in G...