Why You’ll Never Be “Good Enough” for God—and Why That’s Good News | Part 5

The Disciples Journal

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🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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What if the only thing standing between you and God… is a simple yes? In this episode of The Disciples Journal, I unpack what it means that Jesus offers us the gift of salvation and forgiveness—not something we earn, but something we receive. We dive into why God’s love isn’t based on performance, why your worth isn’t tied to what you do, and how the gospel flips everything we’ve been taught about value, acceptance, and grace. This one is for the weary, the striving, and the searching. Join my daily devotional podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/c/afterGodsheart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every runner knows the moment when everything clicks.
0:04.0	When your legs lock into a rhythm, the aches float away and doubts fade.
0:08.0	Replaced by a feeling of euphoria.
0:12.0	It's why you lace up at dawn.
0:15.0	Why little rain doesn't stop you.
0:17.0	Why one run turns into a habit. So next time you go for a run, chase that runs high.
0:24.8	Learn more about running and go wild at puma.com.
0:29.8	Welcome to The Disciples Journal.
0:31.7	I'm your host Darren Starks, and this is where you learn to walk with Jesus every single day.
0:36.1	We are in part five of the series that we've been
0:40.7	going through for the month of May entitled to know him, learning the character of God through
0:46.9	the message of the gospel, each one of these episodes we've been breaking down what I've
0:53.0	called and have been introduced to, which is the gospel
0:57.1	creed. And for those who may not know what the gospel creed is, it's just a simple memory that was
1:02.7	created by one of the pastors at my church named Rice Brooks that simplifies and clearly
1:09.3	communicates the message of the gospel, which is what Jesus
1:12.4	did here on earth. And I'll go ahead and read it again, just so we can have it memorized in our
1:20.0	hearts and minds, and just to bring it back to remembrance that the gospel is a good news that
1:24.2	God became man in Jesus Christ. He lived a life we should have lived and died to death. We should have died in our place. Three days later, he rose from the dead,
1:32.3	proving he is the son of God and offering the gift of salvation and forgiveness of sins to anyone
1:37.3	who repents and believes in him. So for this episode, we're going to be breaking down. He offers the
1:42.9	gift of salvation and forgiveness of
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