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The Elisabeth Elliot Podcast

Living Up to Expectations GTJP-70

The Elisabeth Elliot Podcast

The Elisabeth Elliot Foundation

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Gateway to Joy Podcast, we continue our series on A Legacy of Love.
We share the following Gateway to Joy Episodes:
- The Family Comes First
- Living Up to Expectations
We also hear from two special guests:
- Ecuadorian Missionary Frank Kollinger talks about what is important to know about Elisabeth
- Rachel Johnson of the Elisabeth Elliot Foundation says that Elisabeth's message is timeless
Visit www.ElisabethElliot.org for more lectures and talks, devotionals, videos, Gateway to Joy programs, and other resources.
Theme music: John Hanson
Special thanks to Mike Dize and the Bible Broadcasting Network

Transcript

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0:00.0

a living up to expectations.

0:06.8

Welcome to another look into the life and message of Elizabeth Elliott,

0:10.5

as she called us to live to a higher standard every day,

0:14.1

not to be satisfied with just a little religion in life as a shallow substitute

0:19.6

for giving God our best. As the series continues in the coming weeks, we'll hear from family,

0:25.5

friends, and others who were influenced by Elizabeth's life and message.

0:33.4

Today, we continue our series called A Legacy of Love,

0:37.3

with part five and six in this eight-part series. The family comes first and living up to expectations.

0:46.7

Our guests are Frank Kohlinger, veteran, Ecuadorian missionary, talking about what's really

0:52.7

important to know about Elizabeth Elliott. And Rachel Johnson will join us to talk about

0:59.3

the qualities of Elizabeth's message. Overall, how would you describe it?

1:05.2

Rachel is the creative media director for the Elizabeth Elliott Foundation.

1:10.2

First, though, it's Legacy of Love, part five. The family comes first.

1:16.2

You are loved with an everlasting love. That's what the Bible says.

1:21.0

And underneath are the everlasting arms. This is your friend, Elizabeth Elliott, talking again today

1:27.8

with Walton Valerie Sheppard, my son-in-law and daughter.

1:32.5

Walton, I have a tough question that people are always asking me about how you balance

1:39.2

your time with your family and your time at work. And since you happen to be a pastor,

1:45.2

it seems to me that that's probably a really crucial question because a pastor doesn't just have

1:50.2

a 40-hour a week job, does he? No, it's hard to call it a 40-hour week. I think it really

1:58.5

helped us early in our marriage to sit down and decide what's going to be most important

2:04.7

in the church in which I grew up. I noticed that there was a trend that you always

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