The Jesus No One Talks About Series: Jesus, Both Lion & Lamb | Friday Devotion

Rest: Daily Devotion with Dan & Sheila | Friday

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2067782/fan_mail/new] Running on 1% battery with twenty apps open feels normal now, and that’s the problem. We talk about the quiet contradiction many of us live with: we treat exhaustion like a badge of honor, then wonder why our faith feels brittle, our emotions feel loud, and our relationships get the leftovers. Drawing from Pastor Robert Young’s rest.pdf notes, we make the case that rest is not laziness, not a luxury, and not a break from discipleship. It’s the engine that makes discipleship sustainable. We dig into the surprising realism of Jesus honoring physical limits, including the moment he sleeps during a violent storm in Mark 4. From the outside it can look like avoidance, but we connect it to nervous system regulation and how the brain’s threat detection mode hijacks perspective when we’re depleted. Sometimes what we label a spiritual crisis is simply a worn-out body. Rest lowers the internal alarm so we can see clearly, feel more steadily, and respond with peace instead of panic. Then we get practical: daily stillness as active surrender, sitting in silence, naming feelings, and letting Jesus hold what you’re carrying, plus a weekly Sabbath that forces the hardest lesson of all, the world can run without you. We leave you with a direct reflection question about where overwork substitutes for trust in God. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s running hot, and leave a review if it helped. What would change tomorrow if you closed the apps and finally plugged in? Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/churchplanting] Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchplanting https://cash.app/$WellnessInstitute [https://cash.app/%24WellnessInstitute] Leave a voicemail question or prayer requests here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question, prayer requests or comment here: robyoung51.ry@gmail.com

Lament: Daily Devotion with Dan & Sheila | Thursday

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2067782/fan_mail/new] Sweeping dirt under the rug works for surprise guests, but it quietly ruins a home and it does the same thing to your inner life. We get honest about the emotions we hide to look “put together,” and why buried grief and sharp anger don’t disappear, they harden. Then we dig into a word many Christians avoid: lament. Not as faithless complaining, but as the place where emotional honesty and spiritual formation meet, and where worship sounds like the truth.  We look at Jesus as the clearest model for lament, from his tears over Jerusalem to the breathless anguish of Gethsemane and his cry from the cross quoting Psalm 22. We also wrestle with the question people rarely say out loud: if Jesus is divine and knows the outcome, why would he still lament? The answer reframes lament as love responding to brokenness and as deep trust that dares to bring the darkest reality straight to the Father.  To make it practical, we walk through a simple four step biblical structure for lament: turn to God, bring your complaint, ask boldly, and trust deeply. This rhythm doesn’t magically erase pain, it transforms it, creating space for surrender and keeping grief from turning into cynicism. If you feel stuck, numb, or spiritually dry, this is a grounded path forward. Subscribe, share this with a friend who is hurting, and leave a review with the one line you needed to hear most. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/churchplanting] Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchplanting https://cash.app/$WellnessInstitute [https://cash.app/%24WellnessInstitute] Leave a voicemail question or prayer requests here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question, prayer requests or comment here: robyoung51.ry@gmail.com

Self-Guided Meditation Music

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2067782/fan_mail/new] Now is your time to simply listen to God's prompting on your heart as you listen to familiar music from our Guided Meditations.  God wants to speak to your heart and show you that he loves you despite our flaws and imperfection.  In this episode, just relax and listen for his promptings Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/churchplanting] Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchplanting https://cash.app/$WellnessInstitute [https://cash.app/%24WellnessInstitute] Leave a voicemail question or prayer requests here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question, prayer requests or comment here: robyoung51.ry@gmail.com

Virtual Guided Meditation Retreat | July 18, 19, 2026

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2067782/fan_mail/new] > Summer is full of movement—vacations, plans, and noise. > But what if this July, you paused… just for a moment? 🌿The Virtual Guided Meditation Retreat is your sacred space to breathe, reflect, and reconnect with God—right from home.✨ Deepen your connection with God through guided meditations rooted in Scripture. > 🌸 Find peace and clarity amid the summer rush. > 🙏 Renew your faith and spirit in a supportive community.You don’t have to travel far to rest in His presence. > Just bring your heart, a quiet space, and let God refresh your soul.📅 July 18–19, 2026 | 5PM EDT  > 💻 100% Online | Join from anywhere > 🔗 Spots are limited—Register today! Take time. Be still. Grow closer. 🌼 Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/churchplanting] Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchplanting https://cash.app/$WellnessInstitute [https://cash.app/%24WellnessInstitute] Leave a voicemail question or prayer requests here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question, prayer requests or comment here: robyoung51.ry@gmail.com

Community: Daily Devotion with Dan & Sheila | Wednesday

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2067782/fan_mail/new] One lonely thought can snowball into a crisis when it only has your own walls to bounce off. We dig into Pastor Young’s idea that isolation creates an emotional echo chamber, and that Christian discipleship cannot be built on knowledge alone. Scripture matters, but solitary spirituality can leave blind spots untouched and fears amplified. So we ask a sharper question: what if community is not a nice add on, but the actual environment where spiritual growth and emotional health become possible? We trace that through the way Jesus lives. In the Garden of Gethsemane, he does not disappear to “handle it” privately, he brings Peter, James, and John into his darkest hour. That picture reframes strength as relational depth, not self containment. Then we face the paradox everyone feels: people often cause our wounds, so how can people be the cure? We walk through Peter’s denial and Jesus’ gentle restoration, showing how shame loses power when connection is spoken out loud and brought into the light. We also talk about grief and shared presence through Mary and Martha at Lazarus’ death. Before solutions, weeping together matters. We end with a practical reflection you can do today: name the two or three trusted people you are honestly inviting into your emotional world, and notice where hyper independence has been selling you a story. If this resonates, subscribe, share this with a friend who’s carrying it alone, and leave a review so more people can find the conversation. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/churchplanting] Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchplanting https://cash.app/$WellnessInstitute [https://cash.app/%24WellnessInstitute] Leave a voicemail question or prayer requests here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question, prayer requests or comment here: robyoung51.ry@gmail.com