You listen to the sermons. You take the notes. You know the Scriptures. But is what you’re taking in changing how you live?

In this conversation on The Lauren Turner Podcast, we explore the gap between knowing God’s Word and doing what it says. James 1 challenges us to become doers of the Word—and in a world overflowing with spiritual content, that challenge hits home.

Are we becoming spiritual gluttons—constantly fed, but never changed?

We walk through a simple process for putting truth into practice: receive with humility, reflect on what God has shown you, and respond with action. Through the parable of the talents, we also consider whether the teaching poured into us is something we’re responsible for stewarding.

Sometimes obedience starts with one uncomfortable step: extending forgiveness, praying for someone who hurt you, or finally acting on what God has been telling you.

We also talk about spiritual blindness, the fear that keeps us from obeying, and the fellowship with the Father and fullness of joy waiting on the other side of obedience.

What has God already shown you that you haven’t acted on yet?

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Scriptures referenced: James 1:19–27; John 9:39–41; Matthew 7:21–23; Matthew 13:3–9; Psalm 1:2; Psalm 119:11; Psalm 145:5; Matthew 25:14–28; Psalm 139:23–24.

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You’ve heard “authority in Christ”—but do you know what it actually means?

In Episode 9 of The Lauren Turner Podcast, we open Scripture to explore the difference between power and authority—and why understanding that difference changes how you approach spiritual warfare.

From Satan’s fall to the sons of Sceva, we examine what happens when authority is separated from obedience and a relationship with God. We also explore how Jesus, the second Adam, restored through obedience what Adam lost through disobedience—and what His delegated authority means for believers today.

In this episode:
• Why Satan’s power and his authority are two different things
• How disobedience cost biblical leaders their authority
• Why using Jesus’ name requires more than knowing the words
• How intimacy with Jesus and obedience shape our spiritual lives
• What resisting the devil looks like—and why humility matters

If you’ve ever wondered what authority you have in Christ, where it comes from, or how to walk in it, this conversation is for you.

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Key Scriptures: Luke 10:18–19; Romans 13:1; Acts 19:13–16; John 15:5; John 10:17–18; Jude 9.

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What do you do when God feels silent and your prayers seem to go unanswered?

David, Habakkuk, Job, and even Jesus cried out to God in seasons when heaven seemed dark. The silence can feel especially painful in a culture where we expect immediate answers—but God’s quietness does not mean He has abandoned us.

In this episode of The Lauren Turner Podcast, Lauren explores what Scripture teaches us about walking through seasons when we cannot hear God clearly. Sometimes the silence invites us to wait and trust. Other times, God may be waiting for us to obey something He has already told us to do.

Through David’s prayer in Psalm 139, we learn how to invite the Holy Spirit to search our hearts and reveal anything standing between us and God. Lauren examines how disobedience and selfish ambition can create distance in our relationship with Him—and how the stories of Adam and Eve and Jonah remind us that turning back is always possible.

Not every quiet season is correction, however. Sometimes silence becomes sanctification. When God doesn’t give us a play-by-play, our faith grows as we learn to trust His character instead of relying on what we can see, hear, or understand.

In this episode:

• What to do when God feels distant
• Why unanswered prayer does not mean God has left you
• How to practice honest biblical self-examination
• Whether disobedience could be delaying your next step
• How silence develops deeper faith and trust
• Why waiting on God is never wasted time
• How to hold onto hope when heaven feels dark

Even when you cannot hear the Shepherd, He has not stopped caring for His sheep. God promises never to leave or forsake you. He is present in the silence, faithful in the waiting, and working even when you cannot see it.

Scriptures referenced: Psalm 13:1–2, Habakkuk 1:2–4, Job 13:24, Job 23:8–10, Psalm 139:23–24, Genesis 3, James 4:4–10, Proverbs 3:5–6, Joshua 24:15, Jonah 2, Lamentations 3:25–26, Psalm 62:5–8, Jeremiah 17:7, Romans 15:13, Psalm 56, Matthew 28:20, Deuteronomy 31:6, Isaiah 41:10, Luke 12:27, and Psalm 100:3.

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