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In Matthew 5, Jesus shares a set of profoundly rich statements about what it means to be blessed as you follow Him. In this episode, we jump into the first statement - "Blessed are the poor in spirit..." Tabitha Caplinger is joined by Lauren Earls, Brian Caplinger and Fawn Ellerbrook to chat about what this statement means and what it looks like in our everyday lives over 2,000 years later.

02:00 What does it mean to be poor in spirit?

14:00 You don't have to be enough.

24:00 What we can learn through lack

27:00 How do we love in humility?

40:00 Sanctification is a process.

44:30 What are my expectations rooted in?

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We're starting a new series walking through the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5. In this first episode, we'll get an overview of what this section of scripture is and talk through our thoughts on what this means for us. Tabitha Caplinger got to chat with three friends from Faith Community - Grant Reeves, Nicole Sullivan, and Fawn Ellerbrook - as we kick off the series.

00:00 Welcome & Introductions

03:00 Reading the Beatitudes

04:58 What does it mean to be blessed?

16:55 Our thoughts on the Beatitudes

23:25 Jesus made things right for us

33:00 We're called to follow Jesus & partner with the Holy Spirit in every season

46:15 The eternal perspective

51:50 It's all rooted in God's love for us

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Bible.com - A free, digital Bible with many translations from YouVersion that also provides hundreds of devotionals

BibleProject.com - A free resources from The Bible Project that provides in-depth overviews and studies of Scripture as well as key concepts and themes within the Bible.

What Matters Most is a podcast from Faith Community Church.

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We’re all influenced by our surroundings - our friends & family, the media we consume, the work we engage in. So how do we determine if our influences are helping or hindering us? How do we create healthy boundaries, build healthy relationships, and consume content that helps us move toward the person we want to be? In this conversation, Brian Caplinger, Radonda Rowton and Fawn Ellerbrook chat about how to assess and steward our influence well.

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00:00 Welcome & Introductions

04:25 What is influence?

08:35 The importance of knowing who you are

12:00 Life is seasonal, things can change!

15:30 How does our family of origin impact us?

20:00 Influence as connection

22:25 How do we determine what influences to keep and what to let go of?

30:35 What questions can we ask ourselves to determine how to care for ourselves?

39:29 The problem with pornography

41:44 Overcoming the voice of shame

44:30 Reframing our thoughts with what's true

47:00 Learning from King Solomon's story

53:00 You don't need to change people

1:04:00 How do we steward our own influence?

1:12:18 You are in charge of your own influence and what influences you

What Matters Most is a podcast from Faith Community Church.

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