I Will Be Your Church

09/10/2022

Ben and Joanna end Season 2 of the podcast with a call to everyone who has been growing and maturing in their spiritual life, to begin to look for ways to care for the people that God has entrusted to your life. Here is a special preview and tribute to one of Joanna's spiritual fathers. Listen to the whole message at www.IwillbeyourChurch.com

02/10/2022

Growing up spiritually means learning how to walk in step with the Spirit of God, and not instep with the desires of our flesh or the world. Ben shares practical steps for learning how to recognize the difference and how to grow in our spiritual walk of living by the Spirit of God inside of us! Here is a short preview - listen to the whole episode at www.IwillbeyourChurch.com

25/09/2022

Ben and Joanna continue the discussion of growing in our faith - and how important it is to know and receive the love of God to truly walk out our faith. Check out this preview and then listen to the entire episode at www.IwillbeyourChurch.com

18/09/2022

Join Ben and Joanna as they discuss growing and maturing in our faith. In part 1 we talk about the foundations of our belief. Check out this quick preview of their discussion and then head over to www.IwillbeyourChurch.com to listen to the entire episode.

21/08/2022

Join Joanna as she discusses what it means to be Holy. Discover how to walk and grow-up in holiness as you keep you eyes fixed on Jesus! Check out this preview and then listen to the whole message at: https://www.iwillbeyourchurch.com/podcast/episode/7961e71b/ep-117-growing-in-holiness

31/07/2022

Today, Ben shares God's will for those who love Him. His will has never changed - He has always wanted His people to spread the garden of His Heavenly Kingdom. Check out this preview then listen to the whole message at: https://www.iwillbeyourchurch.com

25/07/2022

Today, Ben and Joanna share the importance of recognizing and using the spiritual gifts that are given to each of us by the Spirit of God. Sharing examples from their own lives, they encourage you to be bold in your gifts as you mature and grow in God. Listen to the whole message at: https://www.iwillbeyourchurch.com/podcast/episode/78a4976a/ep-115-growing-in-spiritual-gifts

09/07/2022

We can't deny the suffering we see in the world or experience ourselves. But there is a way to walk through these times with joy, building our character and spiritual endurance in faith. Join Ben as he talks about growing in spiritual endurance today, and running the race of life with joy. Check out this preview then listen to the whole message at: https://www.iwillbeyourchurch.com/podcast/episode/7cca08ce/ep-114-grow-in-endurance

02/07/2022

Joanna takes us into the love of God. If we want to grow up spiritually, we need to receive the love of God. If we want to live free from fear, we need to believe the love of God for us. If we want to see our faith in God and His promises begin to work, we need to walk in His love for us! Here is a preview - check out the whole message at: https://www.iwillbeyourchurch.com/podcast/episode/7b6024e0/ep-113-grow-in-gods-love

29/06/2022

27/06/2022

Ben continues sharing the importance of how we use our words when we are learning how to grow up spiritually. Join him as he explains that you can use your words to either set your world on fire, or to build a garden. Here is a preview and you can listen to the entire message at: https://www.iwillbeyourchurch.com/podcast/episode/7c5e21c7/ep-112-set-a-fire-or-grow-a-garden

19/06/2022

Today, Ben and Joanna are talking about how important our words are, why how we use our words matters, and how the fruit that is coming out of our mouths is a good indicator of the true beliefs of our heart. Let's keep growing together as we seek to control our tongues! Check out this preview and then listen to the whole message at: https://www.iwillbeyourchurch.com/podcast/episode/7c203032/ep-111-the-fruit-of-our-mouths

06/06/2022

What is good spiritual fruit? What is bad fruit? How do we know the difference? What do we do when we see bad fruit being produced in our lives or in the lives of others? How do we grow good fruit according to God's Kingdom? Join Joanna as she challenges you to examine your life and become someone who learns how to bear good spiritual fruit as we stay connected to Jesus. Listen to the entire message at: https://www.iwillbeyourchurch.com/podcast/episode/7b022bea/ep-110-growing-good-fruit

26/05/2022

If we want to begin bearing mature spiritual fruit - it is essential that we stay connected to the life-giving root - Jesus! How do we stay connected - and what happens when we don't? Join Joanna as she shares her thoughts on this topic. Check out this preview and then listen to the whole episode at: https://www.iwillbeyourchurch.com/podcast/episode/7cea0d19/ep-109-the-root-of-the-fruit

14/05/2022

Growing up spiritually is a process that requires us to look at our thoughts, our behaviours, our language - everything, and determine what of our old life before Christ needs to go. Then we need to see what God has given us in our new life as citizens of His kingdom and we need to put that new life on so that we reflect Him to our world. Join Joanna as she examines this topic. Here is a small preview and you can find the whole episode at https://www.iwillbeyourchurch.com/podcast/episode/79a815bf/ep-108-out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new

07/05/2022

Ben and Joanna continue the discussion of practical ways to mature and be transformed in your spiritual walk, by tackling the subject of submitting your thoughts and words to God. How to use God's word to wrestle against old lies, anxiety, and more. Here is the preview and you can find the whole message at: https://www.iwillbeyourchurch.com/podcast/episode/7d03d1a5/ep-107-submit-your-thoughts-to-god

30/04/2022

Ben is back with Joanna as we discuss one of the most important pieces of maturing and growing up spiritually - the process of renewing our minds to think like God thinks. Here is a quick preview and you can listen to the whole episode at www.IwillbeyourChurch.com

23/03/2022

Let's keep growing together as this week we look at some practical ways to start reading the scriptures and hearing from God to get to know Him through His Son Jesus. Here is a preview and you can find the whole episode at : www.IwillbeyourChurch.com

22/03/2022

Let's talk about S*X! Addiction that is. Po*******hy! St*****rs! Peep Shows! ~GASP!~ And how sexual addiction can destroy people, marriages, and families...including my own.
I was asked to share a portion of my history that I don't often talk about on a friend's podcast. Did you know that partners in marriage who regularly view po*******hy are 381% times more likely to commit adultery? Did you know that there has been a statistical explosion of young men who are experiencing impotence with live partners because of this? Did you know the average age of p**nographic exposure is 11? Did you know that church goers are statistically identical as non-church goers to viewing po*******hy on a regular basis? (around 65%) And that includes pastors and women? Did you know that my own life was ripped apart by this addiction in my 20s? Well guess what? You get to hear me share in tears, anger, and uncomfortable laughter. Lucky you. But seriously...if you are struggling with sexual addiction, or if you love someone who is struggling with sexual addiction, if you get nothing else from my story, know that you are not alone. And your pain is real and valid.
Check it out here: https://fromhurttohope.libsyn.com/129-a-topic-that-needs-talked-about-with-joanna-church

The topic that NEEDS talked about.
One that most people will shy away from.

Po*******hy is a problem.

Joanna has found the strength to speak loud and clear on how p**n hurts people.
She is willing to talk about what most won’t.

Check out episode #129 of the “From Hurt to Hope” podcast.

11/03/2022

For everyone who wants to expand their vision beyond this physical life and see into eternal life... Check out Episode 103: Maturing Into Eternity. Here is the preview and the full episode can be found at: https://www.iwillbeyourchurch.com/podcast/episode/7af5b020/ep-103-maturing-into-eternity

25/02/2022

Episode 102 is out now. Let's keep growing! Here is a short preview.
Full Episode at www.IwillbeyourChurch.com

15/02/2022

We are back! If you have followed along with all of Season 1 then you are ready to start growing up spiritually with us! That is what Season 2 is all about! New message at: www.Iwillbeyourchurch.com

Here is a snipet!

13/12/2021

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who continued listening to episodes of the I will be your Church podcast during the past few months while we dealt with life! Not sure when exactly you will hear from us next, but there are 100 episodes to check out while you are waiting. 😉
Remember...the church isn't a building - it's you and me!
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01/12/2021

Popping in from my hiatus to say this. No matter what happens with the supreme court and abortion, one truth remains either way: We as a society - but especially those who call themselves followers of Jesus, need to support the pregnant women, single mothers and fathers, and families who are less fortunate. What does support mean? It means not shaming or condemning them. It means finances. Time. Resources. Childcare. Adoption. Support of families in our community who are fostering or adopting from foster care. (speaking to WE church people who have no problem spending money on bouncy castles and a new fellowship hall, while orphans and widows go homeless and hungry). It means contraceptives as healthcare because no matter how much you preach abstinence - not everyone believes like you do, and it just becomes a form of conservative virtual signaling. It means healthcare for moms and children. When the picketers are ready to put down their signs and start paying pregnancy and after-pregnancy healthcare bills - then maybe, just maybe, they will believe us when we talk about the humility, love, sacrifice, and new life of Jesus.

10/07/2021

Friends - if any of you know me - you know I love to give. It is my love language. Over the past 3 months I have been a part of a group of ladies on Zoom who have given me acceptance, church, and love in a way I haven't had in many years. Several of these ladies are from Belize. But not the tropical vacation wonderland areas some of you may have vacationed at - they live where the tourists do not go. They deal with living situations that make me blush when I think of things I have complained about or not appreciated in my life - and they deal with it with such grace and faith and joy and courage, that they are truly signs and wonders in their neighborhoods. One of these precious sisters has a husband of many years who has been a part of a gang there - and has been shot over 10 times. This weekend he has turned his heart and life over to the Living God, and become our brother - our family. And now we need to get his bullet wound and jaw fixed, and we need to help get him and their family out of the neighborhood controlled by this gang so they can start a new path - not just spiritually, but physically as well. If just each of my friends could give $10 - my friends list alone could pay for his healing. So I am asking - would you please consider giving $10 to this brother who wants to give a better life to his family?

My life was changed this past winter when I met a man named Jervis in Belize. I had been doing missionary wor… Brittany Benedict needs your support for Jervis

10/07/2021

Yep - I am still out here!

Jesus didn't say to the tax collectors and sinners that he ate and drank with "no I will not eat with you or drink with you or speak to you (or bake you a cake) because I disagree with your lifestyle." Rather He was right there beside them, living with them, sharing meals with them and loving them. And it was this love and reaching into their hearts that caused people to make the free will choice to drop their sins and follow him. Are we greater than our master that rather than wrapping our arms around a hurting society and loving them into the Kingdom of God, we are trying to legislate them in and fling scriptures at them in, and judge them in? Running a Christian business with "Christian values" means that YOU are above reproach, that YOU walk in integrity and love, that YOU serve the "least of these", that YOUR behaviour honors Jesus. It does not mean making sure that every person who walks through your doors is living that way too. I can love all the "sinners" I encounter (including myself) and show them honor and respect as being worthy of the death of Jesus, without that meaning I am somehow compromising my beliefs or agreeing with their lifestyle. Christians!!! We are not supposed to be building the Kingdom of the United States of America. We are supposed to be building the Kingdom of God. Which is supposed to be a kingdom of love and joy and peace.

06/05/2021