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Seeking Approval Podcast
Seeking Approval is a Bible-based podcast that deals honestly with one of the quiet struggles many believers face: the desire to be accepted, affirmed, and approved by people rather than resting in the approval of God. In a world driven by opinions, applause, comparison, and constant noise, this podcast turns the listener back to Scripture for clarity, conviction, and peace.
Each episode opens the Word of God and addresses real-life pressures through sound biblical teaching, thoughtful…
Episodes
- Seeking Approval Podcast
SA Ep57 - How to Stand Again (Part 3)
Send us Fan Mail How to Stand Again Part 3 Summary In this episode, we walked slowly through Psalm 42 and examined the anatomy of spiritual despair. We saw the…
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SA Ep56 - How to Stand Again (Part 2)
Send us Fan Mail How to Stand Again Part 2 Summary In this episode, we confronted the quiet lie that real believers never struggle. Scripture tells a different…
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SA Ep55 - How to Stand Again (Part 1)
Send us Fan Mail How to Stand Again Part 1 Summary In this first episode of How to Stand Again, we begin carefully. Before we diagnose anything, we open the…
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SA Ep54 - Just a Little Further (Finale)
Send us Fan Mail Just a Little Further Finale Summary In this final episode, we return to the powerful phrase, “It was but a little,” and explore the small…
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SA Ep53 - Just a Little Further (Part 2)
Send us Fan Mail Just a Little Further Part 2 Summary In this episode, we focus on the heart of Song of Solomon 3:4 and the powerful phrase, “whom my soul…
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SA Ep52 - Just a Little Further (Part 1)
Send us Fan Mail Just a Little Further Part 1 Summary In this episode, we explore the opening movement of Song of Solomon 3:4 and the quiet power of that…
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SA Ep51 - Meekness vs Weakness (Finale)
Send us Fan Mail FINAL EPISODE SUMMARY In this culminating episode of Meekness or Weakness, we examined the promise of Matthew 5:5 that the meek shall inherit…
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Sa Ep50 - Meekness vs Weakness (Part 6)
Send us Fan Mail Meekness vs Weakness Part 6 Summary In this episode of Meekness or Weakness, we examined Galatians 5:22–23 and discovered that meekness is…
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SA Ep51 - Meekness vs Weakness (Part 5)
Send us Fan Mail Meekness vs Weakness Part 5 Summary In this episode of Meekness or Weakness, we examined James 1:21 and the call to “receive with meekness the…
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SA Ep48 - Meekness vs Weakness (Part 4)
Send us Fan Mail Meekness vs Weakness Part 4 Summary In this episode of Meekness or Weakness, we explored what it means to be yielded to the Son by examining…
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SA Ep47 - Meekness vs Weakness (Part 3)
Send us Fan Mail Meekness vs Weakness Part 3 Summary In Episode Three of Meekness or Weakness, we defined meekness biblically by examining the Greek word praus…
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SA Ep46 - Meekness vs Weakness (Part 2)
Send us Fan Mail Meekness vs Weakness Part 2 Summary In Episode Two of Meekness or Weakness, we confronted one of the most common misunderstandings in the…
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SA Ep45 - Meekness vs Weakness (Part 1)
Send us Fan Mail Meekness vs Weakness Part 1 Summary In this first episode, we laid the foundation for everything that follows by defining what Jesus meant…
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SA Ep44 - Perception vs Reality (Part 5)
Send us Fan Mail Perception vs Reality (Part 5) Summary In this episode, we explore how spiritual warfare often targets perception rather than circumstances…
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SA Ep43 - Perception vs Reality (Final)
Send us Fan Mail Perception vs Reality Finale Summary In this episode, we examine what ultimately defines reality in the life of a believer. If feelings and…
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SA Ep42 Perception vs Reality (Part 3)
Send us Fan Mail Perception vs Reality Part 3 Summary In this episode, we explore how unchecked perception can quietly damage relationships and create…
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SA Ep41 - Perception vs Reality (Part 2)
Send us Fan Mail Perception vs Reality Part 2 Summary In this episode, we examine the danger of allowing feelings to speak louder than truth. Emotions are…
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SA Ep40 - Perception vs Reality (Part 1)
Send us Fan Mail Perception vs Reality (Part 1) Summary In this episode, we explore the crucial difference between perception and reality and why that…
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SA Ep39 - The Dangers of Comparison (Part 6)
Send us Fan Mail The Dangers of Comparison (Part 6) Summary After exploring the dangers of comparison, condemnation, fear of failure, and competition, this…
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SA Ep38 - The Dangers of Comparison (Part 5)
Send us Fan Mail The Dangers of Comparison (Part 5) Summary Driven personalities often bring a competitive mindset into their walk with God without realizing…
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SA Ep37 - The Dangers of Comparison (Part 4)
Send us Fan Mail The Dangers of Comparison (Part 4) Summary In a culture shaped by constant visibility, many believers are quietly struggling under the weight…
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SA Ep36 - The Dangers of Comparison (Part 3)
Send us Fan Mail The Danger of Comparison (Part 3) Summary Many believers struggle not because they lack faith, but because they are trying to live someone…
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SA Ep35 - The Dangers of Comparison (Part 2)
Send us Fan Mail The Dangers of Comparison (Part 2) Summary Comparison often does more than discourage believers. Over time, it quietly turns into…
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SA Ep34 - The Dangers of Comparison (Part 1)
Send us Fan Mail The Dangers of Comparison (Part 1) Summary Comparison is one of the most common yet least acknowledged struggles in the Christian life. Many…
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SA Ep33 - Anger, Bitterness, and Compassion (Part 2)
Send us Fan Mail Part 2: Compassion Without Compromise In Part 2, we continue the conversation by focusing on biblical compassion and why it must always walk…
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Content Annoucement
Send us Fan Mail A Minor Adjustment With each of our channels/platforms growing so rapidly, we are making a few adjustments to keep things clear and easy to…
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SA Ep32 - Anger, Bitterness, and Compassion (Part 1)
Send us Fan Mail Anger, Bitterness, and Compassion (Part 1) Summary Anger and hurt do not usually begin with hatred. They begin with pain that was never…
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SA Ep31 - The Fear of Failure (Part 4 From Weakness to Warrior)
Send us Fan Mail Part 4: Failure as a Tool, How God Uses Weakness to Build Warriors In this episode, we confront the truth that God does not merely tolerate…
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SA Ep30 (Doctrine Series) Lesson 6 - Biblical Inspiration/Authority
Send us Fan Mail Part One: The Authority of God’s Word In this opening session, we lay the foundation for everything that follows by settling the question of…
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SA Ep29 (Doctrine Series) Lesson 5 - Scriptural Inspiration
Send us Fan Mail In this session, we examine how God makes Himself known and why revelation is essential to true faith. Creation, conscience, and the order of…
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SA Ep28 - The Fear of Failure (Part 3 More than Conquerors)
Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary – Part 3: Romans 8, The Declaration of the Winner In Part 3 of the Fear of Failure mini series, we turn to one of the most…
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SA Ep26 - Fear of Failure (Part 2 The Victor's Mindset)
Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary – Part 2: The Conqueror Mindset, Thinking Like a Winner in a World of Loss In Part 3 of the Fear of Failure mini series, we…
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SA Ep27 (Doctrine Series) Lesson 4 - Why Pray?
Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary – Prayer and the Divine Will This episode carefully addresses one of the most personal and difficult tensions believers face…
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SA Ep25 (Doctrine Series) Lesson 3 - Decree and Providence
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we turn from who God is to how God governs, examining the biblical doctrines of God’s decree and providence. Scripture…
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SA Ep24 - The Fear of Failure (Part 1 Failure Is Not Our Enemy)
Send us Fan Mail Part 1: When Failure Stops Being the Enemy In this opening episode of the Fear of Failure mini series, we confront one of the most…
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SA Ep23 (Doctrine Series) Lesson 2 - Immutability and Impassibility
Send us Fan Mail A God Who Does Not Change and Cannot Be Shaken God’s Immutability and Impassibility If God could change, His promises could fail. If God could…
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SA Ep22 - Peace, Be Still...?
Send us Fan Mail Peace = Rest...? We talk about rest as if it looks the same for everyone, but Scripture paints a deeper picture. In this episode, we explore…
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SA Ep. 21 (Doctrine Series) Lesson 1 - God's Nature
Send us Fan Mail Knowing God as He Has Revealed Himself A foundational opening to the mini-series that will explore who God is before addressing other…
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SA Ep20 - The Danger of Echoes
Send us Fan Mail The Danger of Echoes In this episode, we step beyond the usual conversation about social media and explore the deeper, quieter danger of echo…
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SA Ep19 - Optimism vs Pessimism (Part 2)
Send us Fan Mail Optimism vs Pessimism – Part Two looks to Scripture for real-life examples of how God’s people handled the tension between hope and fear. This…
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SA Ep18 - Optimism vs Pessimism
Send us Fan Mail In this opening episode, we explore the difference between optimism and pessimism through a biblical and practical lens. Rather than treating…
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SA Ep17 - Reviving the Altar (Part 4 Hindrances to Prayer)
Send us Fan Mail When God Meets at the Altar and the Hindrances to Revival This episode teaches that when God meets a person at the altar, something eternal…
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SA Ep16 - Reviving the Altar (Part 3 Our Responsibility in Prayer)
Send us Fan Mail Learning to Pray and Rebuilding the Family Altar This episode focuses on the pattern of prayer Jesus taught His disciples and how that pattern…
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SA Ep14 - Reviving the Altar (Part 1 The Intro)
Send us Fan Mail This opening episode is a heartfelt call to remember and restore the altar as the sacred meeting place between God and His people. It reflects…
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SA Ep15 - Reviving the Altar (Part 2 What/Where is an Altar)
Send us Fan Mail What the Altar Represents and Where the Fire Falls This episode explains that the altar is not a piece of furniture but the meeting place…
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SA Ep13 - Unnoticed Faith
Send us Fan Mail When Faithfulness Feels Unnoticed speaks to believers who are quietly walking with God without recognition or affirmation. This episode…
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SA Ep12 - Unasnwered Prayers, Some of God's Greatest Gifts
Send us Fan Mail Unanswered Prayers explores one of the quiet struggles many believers face but rarely talk about. This episode looks at how Scripture…
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SA Ep11 - "What If..."
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we reflect on the quiet but persistent “what ifs” that follow us through life. These questions do not always shout, but they…
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SA Ep10 - The Battle for the Mind Finale (The Battle Plan)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we move from understanding the battle for the mind to learning how to win it in daily life. Spiritual victory is not found in…
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SA Ep9 - The Battle for the Mind (Part 6 Weapons of War)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we examine God’s method for victory through the renewal of the mind. After strongholds are torn down by God’s power, the Lord…
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SA Ep8 - The Battle for the Mind (Part 5 The Enemy's Strongholds in our Minds)
Send us Fan Mail Seeking Approval (Episode 8) The Battle for the Mind Part 5 In this episode, we examine the strongholds of the mind and how they quietly form…
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SA Ep7 - The Battle fo the Mind (Part 4 The Onslaught of the World)
Send us Fan Mail In Part 4 of The Battle for the Mind, we examine the modern crisis of thought and the quiet ways the world wounds the Christian mind. While…
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SA Ep6 - The Battle for the Mind (Part 3 War Tactics)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we continue our study on the battle for the mind by examining the tactics used in spiritual warfare. Scripture makes it clear…
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SA Ep5 The Battle for the Mind (Part 2 - The Mind in Scripture)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Smelcer continues the conversation by addressing the inner battles believers face as they try to live faithfully in a…
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SA Ep4 - The Battle for the Mind (Part 1 - The Quiet Battle)
Send us Fan Mail In this opening episode of the mini-series, The Battle for the Mind, Dr. Smelcer takes time to slow the listener down and address a quiet…
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SA Ep3 - I Have Behaved
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we reflect on a quiet but powerful truth from Scripture about learning to rest the soul before God. Drawing from personal…
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SA Ep2 - Treasures of Darkness
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore Isaiah 45:3 and the powerful truth behind the “treasures of darkness.” God speaks to Cyrus by name before he is…
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SA Ep1 - How to Get Ahead in Our Christian Walk
Send us Fan Mail This episode offers biblical perspective and practical encouragement for believers who want to walk with God faithfully but feel like they are…