In the world of Christianity, it is easy to fake it and at times not even realize you are doing so. Christianity is about being in a relationship with Jesus and others, individually living out the Great Commission. It is Jesus and our relationship with him that produces change in our hearts and lives, not our ability to be better.

"'Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?' The expert in the law replied, 'The one who had mercy on him.' Jesus told him, 'Go and do likewise.'" This is episode 38, The parable of the Good Samaritan. How do we invest in people's lives in a healthy, reproducible, and life-giving way?

"'My son,' the father said, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours'" We too often place ourselves in these parables as Jesus, but our role isn't Jesus. We can't save the lost, but we can introduce people to the One that can. Share your insight with us at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com

"Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have." We kick off a new series as we learn from the parables of Christ. We talk about the types of ground that Jesus finds when sharing the new Kingdom. Share your insight with us at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com

We bring this season to an end as we finish our conversation about loving ourselves well so we can love and be loved by God and others. Without a healthy view of self, it is difficult to love God and love people. Share your story with us at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com.

An issue we see often when it comes to loving God and loving people, it people's inability to love themselves. We tackle this topic of how to love ourselves (the good and the bad) so we can love God and others and be loved by God and others in this episode. Share your story with us at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com.

Endurance isn't an easy thing to accomplish in relationship, but necessary for relationship to work. We get practical talking about ways we can choose perseverance in love over selfishness. Join us for our final episode of this season on loving others well. Share your story with us at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com.

Hope can be difficult to find and hold on to in this life, especially here in 2020. But it is possible to find and truly enjoy no matter the circumstances of this life. We believe hope is found in relationship; relationship with Jesus and with others. Listen in on this episode as we talk about finding hope and keeping it.

It is a gift to give someone trust in a relationship, but it isn't easy for most of us to do. This week we cover Love Always Trusts and how to do it in a healthy, life-giving way. If we can put our trust in Jesus, we can trust Him in relationships with others. Share your story with us by sending us a message at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com.

Love protects has as much to do with protecting people from our insecurities, control, and issues as it does with protect them from external enemies. Love is the constant choice to take the hit, but that love is attractive and not see in our world today. It is the love Jesus loved us with. Share your story with us by sending us a message at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com.

Truth has been used as a weapon to bring destruction rather than life to those Christians who come in contact with them. We don’t think that was Jesus’ plan. Join us this episode to see how to not delight in evil, but rejoice in the truth in our lives and for the lives of others. Share your story with us by sending us a message at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com.

Forgiveness is hard, but it’s benefits are for you as the forgiver. Loving others is Jesus’ command that brings the full life to fruition and we can't love them if we can't forgive them. This week we talk about the importance for ourselves to forgive in this life. Share your story with us by sending us a message at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com.

Emotions get the best of us often and anger if you are like us probably tops that list. Unfortunately, anger doesn't build relationships. If we are called to relationships, we have to work hard to dig into the cause of our anger and behave accordingly. Share your story with us by sending us a message at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com.

Love isn't something that God does, it is something He is. If you are going to imitate God in how He loves people, we've got to spend a lot more time thinking about people than we do about ourselves. Not an easy task, but an important one if we are going to love our neighbor as ourselves. More of Jesus and less of us. Share your story with us by sending us a message at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com.

Seriously don't be a turd and force itself on others. It is the easiest way to ruin relationships and get people to run away. Honor people, see them as people and choose to love them well in each and every interaction. Share your story with us by sending us a message at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com.

We’ll quote Stephen Hawking, we know crazy, but he put it beautifully, “people who boast about their IQ are losers.” Too funny not to quote. We all fight feelings of inadequacy, but pride and boasting will destroy your relationships. Careful, it sneaks up on your like a sly little serpent.

Covetousness, jealousy, resentment, bitterness, resentfulness, spite, desire, and the green-eyed monster. Envy comes in a lot of forms. When envy enters the picture love and relationship go right out the door. We continue our discussion this week about how to love people well. Share your story with us at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com

Love is Kind. Kindness is an interesting idea and countercultural for most of us in how we are to live. What happens if someone takes advantage of my kindness? Does kindness mean I can never say something that will hurt someone's feelings? Share your story with us by sending us a message at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com.

We start our new season all about relationships. Relationship with Jesus and with one another. We can't do relationship well if we don't know how to other each other well. This week we talk through Love being patient and how difficult it really is to live out. Share your story with us by sending us a message at hello@thisjesuslifepodcast.com.