EP.14 "Am I approachable?"

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PODCAST: Sweet Tea + Jesus Podcast

HOSTS: Kelsey Hamrick + Tara McAdam

EPISODE TITLE:   "Am I approachable?”

MAIN BIBLE PASSAGE: “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,  but he who hates reproof is stupid.” -Proverbs 12:1 // “The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.” - Proverbs 15:31-32

RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT:

Around the web:

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary: “teachable, reproach”
• The Gospel Coalition - “A Prayer About Teachability” by Scotty Smith
  • https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/scotty-smith/a-prayer-about-teachability/
• The Gospel Coalition - “A Prayer for a Heart that Welcomes Life-Giving Correction” by Scotty Smith
  • https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/scotty-smith/a-prayer-for-a-heart-that-welcomes-live-giving-correction/
• https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/true-leaders-are-teachable/
• “Do you make correction beautiful?” Paul David Tripp https://youtu.be/I7AmL05j-UA
• Instruments in the redeemers hands by Paul David Tripp https://a.co/d/cWHc7Lx

Bible Verses to support today’s topic:

• Proverbs 12:1
• Proverbs 13:18
• Proverbs 9:9
• 2 Timothy 3:16
• Psalm 119:33-40
• Hebrews 12:6
• Proverbs 15:31-32
• 2 Samuel 12:1-15

Sweet Tea+Jesus APPLY QUESTIONS:

             Reflection questions for you today:

1. Do you feel that you are approachable by close friends, family, etc. in your life?
2. Do you feel that you have a willing and teachable spirit?
3. Are you willing for God to use people in your life as an instrument in your process of sanctification? 
4. Who would you say are your inner circle people you feel you would trust for teaching, reproof, and correction in your life? 
5. What are the best ways your inner circle people can approach you when they have a hard truth they want to discuss with you? 

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