God’s Dictionary with Mark Sowersby // E04S09
Living hope, living salvation, the living word. His word. Through it God shows us His great love for us and through this love leads us to obedience. Step by step he guides, even in the “valley of the shadow of death.” Today, author and Pastor, Mark Sowersby, joins us to explore these ideas and share his testimony showing the beautiful way God led him to obedience.
Guest Info:
Reverend Mark Sowersby has served for over 25 years and is currently the Pastor of Calvary Community Church in Dudley, MA and the author of Forgiving the Nightmare
Verses from God’s Dictionary:
Isaiah 64:8, Matthew 18:21-22, John 15:15 1 Peter 5:1-23, 2:3
Quotes from todays episode:
“And the obedience started to come, God would ask me, ‘Will you trust me back?’ And it started with small things… inch by inch, step by step, little victories becoming bigger and bigger ones… Then before you know it you’re trusting Him with almost everything.”
Mark Sowersby, The Pantry Podcast, God’s Dictionary
“People will say, ‘forgiveness leads to freedom,’ but what I hear you saying is, ‘freedom in Christ leads us to forgiveness,’ and it’s like everything the world throws at us, God takes it and is like, ‘no, that’s backwards.'”
Shea Watson, The Pantry Podcast, God’s Dictionary
“He is God, and has all authority to just come up to you right now and say, ‘You must do every thing I say, quit the fussing and the cryin’, get up and do what I say.’ But no, He was like ‘I love you, this is about a relationship with you and having you learn to obey.’
Michelle Watson, The Pantry Podcast, God’s Dictionary
Topical Timestamps:
00:19 – Intro
01:02 – This Season and the Dictionary
03:15 – Today’s Guest: Mark Sowersby
06:30 – Our Nightmares and God’s Forgiveness
07:11 – Before and After
08:32 – Identity
09:48 – God is Real
11:09 – Acceptance
15:00 – Healthy Use
16:39 – Obedience and Trust
19:12 – He Never Casts Us Out
20:20 – Forgiveness
22:48 – Obedience through Love
26:15 – Relationship
30:24 – Freedom to Forgiveness
31:45 – Rewiring
34:38 – Writing Forgiving the Nightmare
36:06 – Living
40:12 – Defining Obedience
42:37 – Mark’s Info
44:22 – Outro
