The Honestly, Jess Show

Leviticus isn't the go-to book in your average Bible study, but does that mean there isn't something there for you? In this episode, Jess interviews her friend Jennings, a long-term missionary with YWAM Honolulu, about this very idea. In Jenn's own life she took Leviticus for granted until she began to deeply study it and found so many connections to Jesus! And that's the point of Scripture, to connect us to Jesus!We broke this episode up into two parts because the content was so good (and so deep)!! While you're waiting for the next episode, you can follow along with Jennings and the entire team at YWAM Honolulu on social media!https://www.instagram.com/tesolywamhonolulu/https://www.instagram.com/p/DYnNi4FAezH/

Jess gets candid with her feelings about the American Church's approach to the Proverbs 31 woman and how the gap in discipleship has led her to the question, "Do we even know our identity in Christ?" Because as a single woman in the church, she's sick and tired of passages like Proverbs 31 being presented as prescriptions to get her a husband 👀Church attendance by gender (spoiler, it looks like men are starting to outpace us ladies, PTL!!!) https://www.barna.com/research/unexpected-gender-gap/Books mentioned: Secrets of the Vine, Bruce WilkinsonRoom for Good Things to Run Wild, Josh NadeauInstagram | @the.honestlyjess.show

Jess takes a look at how conversations about the end times, spiritual disciplines, and being honest with God are all interconnected and hot-button topics right now. Part of the episode gets pretty deep into her own struggles with her faith and how she carried the burden of not knowing if she actually believed what she said she did. This one's a doozy in the best way!Every Woman a Theologian Resources: https://bit.ly/46t8mZPhttps://bit.ly/44zLbuw4 Views on Revelation by Steve Gregg: https://bit.ly/4nAEOiWInstagram | the.honestlyjess.show

Bailey Hawley spent several years serving in vocational missions in the UK, and that's how her path and Jess' crossed! They're sitting down to chat about Bailey's backstory, her experience hearing from God, and also how both missionaries and churches in America can build bridges to better understand one another. If you're interested in more conversations like this, leave a comment below!Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/the.honestlyjess.show/Substack | https://substack.com/@itshonestlyjess

If you've struggled to understand just how you got to believing whatever it is you say you believe about Jesus, this episode is for you.*Please note, I utilize a variety of sources to produce my work, but linking them does not stand as an active endorsement of their varying beliefs.*Determining Core Doctrine Ebook, Phylicia Masonheimer: https://bit.ly/4jqtWC8A Table of Doctrines and Their Standings with Christianity: https://bit.ly/42kJ0LjPrimary & Secondary Distinctions: https://bit.ly/3RVzgB0Nicene Creed: https://bit.ly/4cFyiCsDefinition of Catholic (as in Nicene Creed): https://bit.ly/42SzHCsInstagram | @the.honestlyjess.show

Jess gets right into the thick of it today--we're talking about the state of the American Church! Taking a look at her own upbringing as an evangelical, Jess looks at the disconnect between megachurches and building deep community, what Gen Z can actually teach us about how to move forward in the church, and how all the answers to these questions and more come from the ability to serve from a place of rest.Curious to learn more about the topics mentioned? Follow the links below to research and various articles on the evangelical industrial complex and where Christianity is at in America today.Skye Jethani on the Evangelical Industrial Complex: (behind a paywall) https://www.christianitytoday.com/2012/02/evangelical-industrial-complex-rise-of-celebrity-pastors/Barna, State of the Church: https://www.barna.com/research/changing-state-of-the-church/Barna, Trends Surrounding Churches: https://www.barna.com/research/current-perceptions/The Network Journal, Some Things Gen Z Cares About: https://tnj.com/gen-z-most-important-issues-today/Instagram: @the.honestlyjess.showYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thehonestlyjessshow