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Today Emma is joined by Travis Bruster in the podcast studio to talk about Sabbath and more in Exodus 31!Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

What is all this anointing talk? Why is Exodus 30 relevant to us today? Emma Dotter is joined by Watermarks Senior Director of Equipping, Dr. Oren Martin teaching and breaking down Exodus 30.

What does it mean for something to be consecrated? Why does it matter? Emma Dotter is in the podcast studio to answer this question and walk us through Exodus 29.Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

God is in the details! We are joined with Watermark Institute Student, Grace Ball, to continue our conversation on the Tabernacle in Exodus 27-28.Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

Set aside those preconceived notions of thinking the Old Testament is irrelevant because today Emma Dotter is using Exodus 26 to show us how it’s anything but that! “We serve a creative God who creates beautiful things for his glory.”. Lean in and don't miss this.

HE IS RISEN! Easter is more than bunnies and egg hunts. In this Bonus episode, Emma Dotter shares with us the good news we get to celebrate today! Don't miss it!Join us at Watermark's Easter services: Watermark.org/easterLooking for a Join The Journey Journal? jointhejourney.com/resources

How do we know Jesus actually rose from the grave? In this episode, Emma is joined by Porch leader, Kyle Sullivan, to answer this BIG question.Scripture for today's episode: Isaiah 25:7-8, Mark 16, 1 Corinthians 15:54Resource mentioned: The Case for Christ by Lee StrobelTo get the free Holy Week Scripture Guide: Watermark.org/holyweekTo find out more about Watermark's Easter services: Watermark.org/easterSocial Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

In the beginning… or should we say SINCE the beginning God has shown grace where we deserve wrath and this sets the tone for his relationship with us and his love towards us in this present day. In this Bonus episode, Emma Dotter helps remind us why we should slow down and dwell on this truth on Good Friday and every day. She also answers an interpretive challenge on where exactly Jesus went during those 3 days after death and before resurrection. Don't miss out on this bonus episode!Want to join us at Watermark for our Good Friday or Easter services? Find all the info here: https://www.watermark.org/easter

Why the Old Testament matters during Easter! (and all the time) In this episode, Emma is joined by Jessa Feist to answer this.Scripture for today's episode: Numbers 21:9, John 3:14-21To get the free Holy Week Scripture Guide: Watermark.org/holyweekTo find out more about Watermark's Easter services: Watermark.org/easterSocial Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

Rejection is not something we should avoid, but is something we should look forward to. In this episode, Emma is joined by Eddie Perez to talk about rejection and how we can face it.Scripture for today's episode: Isaiah 53, Luke 23:6-49To get the free Holy Week Scripture Guide: Watermark.org/holyweekTo find out more about Watermark's Easter services: Watermark.org/easterSocial Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

Jesus drinks wine? Jesus is the Passover Lamb? In this episode, Emma is joined by Porch leader, Cat Reagan to answer these questions.Scripture for today's episode: Exodus 12, Luke 22:17-20To get the free Holy Week Scripture Guide: Watermark.org/holyweekTo find out more about Watermark's Easter services: Watermark.org/easterLooking for a Join The Journey Journal? jointhejourney.com/resourcesSocial Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

What's the significance of Jesus riding a donkey? In this episode, Emma is joined by Sam Morey to answer this question and kick-off Holy Week!Scripture for today's episode: Zechariah 9:9-13, Matthew 21:1-11To get the free Holy Week Scripture Guide: Watermark.org/holyweekTo find out more about Watermark's Easter services: Watermark.org/easterSocial Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

How do you approach Holy Week? How do you read the gospels? In this bonus episode our host Emma Dotter and Watermark's Senior Director of Equipping, Dr. Oren Martin are answering these questions and more. Today's Challenge: What would it look like for you to approach holy week with reverence and awe of who Jesus is and what he did?

In this episode, Emma is joined by Watermark Institute Student, Ryan Fitch, to talk all things Exodus 25. Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined by today's devo writer, Travis Harris, to talk all things Exodus 24. Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

What does God call His people to? In this episode, Emma Dotter looks at Jenna Bittick's devo and dives into some helpful framework for understanding the Old Testament law. Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

How should Christians today think about slavery? Do the Old Testament laws support slavery or condemn it? In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined by Elizabeth Hoffman and Kate Summers to talk all about Exodus 21 -22:15. High-Level Takeaways: IN EVERY SINGLE CASE OF 21ST-CENTURY SLAVERY, GOD WOULD CONDEMN AS SIN. We can’t assume that because slavery still exists that it has always operated in the same way. Information on IJM: https://www.ijm.orgWatermark's Reclaimed Ministry: https://www.watermark.org/events/4988-reclaimed-roots-studySocial Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

How should we, in light of the work of Christ, view the 10 commandments present day? Are they still relevant and if so how? Emma Dotter helps bring light to these very questions through the book of Exodus 20. Challenge: What would it look like for you to take the commandments of God seriously in light of what Jesus did for you on the cross?Giveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

What was a priest? What did it mean for Israel to be set apart as a Kingdom of priests? What does this mean for us today? In this episode, Watermark members, Casey Uphues & Mandy Sisco, fill in for Emma while she’s visiting the Holy Land. Casey and Mandy walk us through Exodus 19. Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!Learn more about Join The Journey’s FREE resources: https://www.jointhejourney.com

Have you ever doubted if you can trust God? Questioned His provision? In this episode, Watermark members, Casey Uphues & Mandy Sisco, fill in for Emma while she’s visiting the Holy Land. Casey and Mandy walk us through some essential application points in Exodus 17 and 18.Think about it: Where am I allowing an unmet need to cause me to question the Lord? Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!Watermark Women’s Bible Study: https://www.watermark.org/ministries/womens-bible-studyWatermark Marriage Ministries: https://www.watermark.org/ministries/marriage

In this episode, Will McIlroy and Maddox Vines take over the podcast while Emma is away in Israel!Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

In this episode, Nathan Wagnon continues as our guest host, and calls in Jordan Thompson. . . he literally sees him in the hallway and invites him to be on the podcast cold turkey! It's definitely a fun conversation you don't want to miss.For more information regarding the Eden Project, check out: https://www.theedenproject.comSocial Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!"

Why did God harden Pharaoh's heart? In this episode, scholar Nathan Wagnon (and friends) takes over the podcast and tackles some really challenging questions...this one was a wild ride, so you're definitely in for a treat! Nathan, On Romans 9: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey/id1600151923?i=1000551847956For more information regarding the Eden Project, check out: https://www.theedenproject.comSocial Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

In today's episode, Shane Rasch continues to fill in for Emma while she is away in Israel! Lean in as he walks us through some great observations from Exodus 13. Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

Is God good? In this episode, Shane Rasch shares his story and tackles some of the hard questions raised in today's chapter.Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

How can we make sense of God's goodness amidst a multitude of hardships? In this episode, Hannah Spence and Merrill Pollard fill in for Emma while she is away in Israel. For the next few days, we'll be having a lot of fun surprise guests...this is just the beginning! Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!Merrill's last episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey/id1600151923?i=1000577876124

What is up with all these plagues?! Why did God use plagues in the first place? Emma Dotter is in the podcast studio meeting us in Exodus 8-9 to bringing clarity to these questions for us. Reflection: Do you have a little g God in your life that you put above the ONE, TRUE God? Do you believe God to be the patient, intentional, RICH in mercy God that HE IS? Giveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

Emma Dotter and watermark institute student, AnnaBeth Allen, are in the studio today camped out in Exodus 7. In the end God gets the glory and we are encouraged that we serve the one, true God who reigns over ALL. Today's Challenge: Do I give God the glory for and in my life?

We are in the podcast studio with our beloved host, Emma Dotter, who is joined by devo writer and faithful Watermark member, Cecil Blanton. It can be hard to always believe that God never leaves or forsakes us, but today Cecil spurs us on with the reminder from Exodus 6 that He IS the LORD YAHWEH.Today's challenge: Press into the TRUTH that God is WITH US in the midst of storms and trials. Link for Kaliedescope: https://www.watermark.org/ministries/kaleidoscope

In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark Institute student, Bryan Schwartz. Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

Why did God harden Pharaoh's heart? In this episode, Emma is joined by Watermark Student, Emmy McGee, to talk about Exodus 3-4. Social Media Contest: We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!For more information about Watermark Students visit: https://www.watermark.org/ministries/students

Does God use “average” people? Do you ever feel like you have been overlooked or bought into the lie that you are disqualified to be used by God? In todays episode we are in the studio with our host, Emma Dotter as she reminds us of the TRUTH regarding these two questions through Exodus 2. We serve an extraordinary God who loves to use ordinary people, thank you Jesus! Today's devo: https://www.jointhejourney.comGiveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

Join Emma Dotter and Devo Writer and Join the Journey devotional editor, Niki Krauss, as we open the Word of God to Exodus 1. We leave today's episode reminded of God's promises for us and with the truth that He is an unchanging God who is sovereign over ALL.Challenge: What is the legacy you are leaving behind? Giveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

Exodus can feel like a daunting book of the Old Testament but fear not, Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark's Coordinator of Equipping and Apologetics, Garrett Wikle, to help us lay a foundation for understanding this book. Through Exodus we get to see a perfect, merciful God constantly choosing a rebellious and imperfect people, which should give us hope Hebrews 9 Episode Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey/id1600151923?i=1000569979959

Emma Dotter and Watermark's Director of Women’s Community, Kari Kurz, are leading us in today's bonus episode covering the book of Job. Job can be a book in the bible we keep at an arms distance but Kari and Emma are helping us understand more deeply and accurately why we can and SHOULD confidently press in. Giveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

Forgiveness is hard. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you had trouble forgiving someone else for a way they betrayed/hurt you? What does it look like to be faithful even in the midst of a less than ideal situation? Emma Dotter and Devo writer, T.J. Detwiler, are in the podcast studio today camping out in Genesis 50 answering these questions and more!Homelessness & Poverty Alleviation Link: https://www.watermark.org/engage/city/poverty-homelessnessOur Calling Link: https://www.ourcalling.orgGiveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

What motivates our planning, fear or wisdom? How do we reconcile God's sovereignty and our personal responsibility? Our Host, Emma Dotter, helps us better understand, through Genesis 49, how we simultaneously trust God's sovereignty over all while not neglecting the call and responsibility on our life as believers to live on mission. Reflection: Do you believe the Lord is constantly wanting to partner with you in mission even in the mundane, on that family vacation and in every day life? Giveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

Do you read the Bible in context? Do you know how to dive deeper into God's word? Emma Dotter and High School senior, Easton Brown, are in the podcast studio diving into Genesis 47:13-48:22. Easton helps us gain a better understanding of how we can observe and apply God's word accurately and effectively in our day to day lives.Prayer request: That high schoolers would see that what God offers is better than anything the world has to offer.Resource Shared: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bibleproject/id1050832450Giveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

When God gives us something we really want, are we more inclined to praise God or praise the gift? Said differently, do we worship the giver or the gift? In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined ONE LAST TIME (for now) by this year's Join The Journey Resident, Saegan Cockerham, to talk all things Genesis 46 and 47.Giveaway Info:We want to know who's on The Journey! Share how you're joining (share a podcast episode, your journal, an app screenshot, etc.) to any social media platform and tag @watermarkchurch - every share is an entry to win a chance to sit in on a podcast recording session and grab lunch with the JTJ team!

How often are we tempted to hold even the tiniest things against our brothers or friends? What does it look like to extend unhindered forgiveness? In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined by this year's Join The Journey Resident, Saegan Cockerham, to talk all things Genesis 45.

What does it look like when the weight of our past sins bears down on us? What happens when we procrastinate repentance? In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark Institute Student, Saegan Cockerham, to discuss Genesis 44.

Do you believe that God uses ALL of our lives for OUR good and HIS glory? Today our host, Emma Dotter is joined in the podcast studio by Watermark Member and First Responder, Carter Smith diving into the book of Genesis 43. Carter and Emma help us learn how to not miss out on what God may have for us in the midst of trials.

Emma Dotter is in the podcast studio walking us through Genesis 41:41-42:38. Where is God in the hard and the bad? How do we combat pride? Lean in with us as we dive into todays scripture praying to leave this time looking more like Jesus and loving God more.Link for JTJ Journals:Adult Journal:https://a.co/d/eCXD3PoKids Journal: https://a.co/d/dHIjpVY

How should we think about dreams in the Bible and in life today? Does God still speak to us through dreams today? Emma Dotter teaches on Genesis 40-41:40 to answer these questions and more. It’s important for us to think about dreams rightly to demolish doubt that could creep into our hearts and minds against God. Reflection: Do your dreams make much of YOU or of GOD?

Why does God allow for bad things to happen to Joseph when he is depicted as obedient and faithful? How do we find comfort in the Lord during seasons of suffering and trial? Lean in with us as Emma Dotter and watermark member, Lisa Dalton spur us on in these questions with truth derived from Genesis 39. Link for Equipped Disciple: https://www.watermark.org/ministries/equipping

“Though sins are many, your grace is more.” In a story that feels FULL of sinfulness and deceitfulness we see God's faithfulness in our faithlessness. Emma Dotter and Watermark's Senior Director of Equipping, Oren Martin, are walking us through Genesis 38 encouraging us with the truth of how the Lord uses sinful people and keeps his promises despite our shortcomings.

How do you handle jealousy? How do we combat it? In this episode, Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark Institute student, Saegan Cockerham, to talk all things Genesis 37.

Lean in with our Host, Emma Dotter, as she breaks down the content of Genesis 35 and 36 explaining why the family framework is so vital for us to have. If we miss the fundamental things in today's two chapters, we aren’t able to lay the right foundation necessary for understanding what is to come.

In today's episode, our host Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark's Women's Director of Regeneration, Sierra Sanchez, to discuss Genesis 34. God cares for you in the darkest of valleys through whatever you have done or has been done to you. He is a father of justice, compassion, hope and refuge in the midst of our storms. We can take heart knowing he is a righteous judge and justice will come when Jesus returns while also pursuing healing on this side of heaven through his goodness and graciousness towards us. Link for Courageous Hope: https://www.watermark.org/ministries/courageous-hopeLink for Mend: https://www.watermark.org/ministries/mendChallenge: What area in your life do you think YOU know better than God?

Why do we forgive? Do we truly understand the heart posture behind forgiving someone or is it something we tend to do complacently? In today's episode, Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark Institute student, Ryan Finch, and they are diving into Genesis 33 where we find answers to these questions!Watermark Conflict Field Guide:https://www.watermark.org/community/conflict-field-guide