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What does it look like to remain in Jesus when we're so accustomed to striving, performing, and trying to produce fruit on our own?
In John 15, Jesus invites us to remain in him, promising that a life connected to the true vine will bear lasting fruit. But what does that invitation look like in the everyday realities of leadership, identity, suffering, and surrender?
In this episode of Called Beyond, host Tim Shuck sits down with David Zimmerman and Nick Greenwood to explore the lifelong journey of learning to abide in Christ. Drawing from decades of ministry experience and seasons of personal challenge, David and Nick share how Jesus has been teaching them to move beyond striving to do more for God and toward a deeper experience of his presence and love.
Together, they reflect on the subtle ways performance and self-reliance can shape our faith, the unexpected interruptions that invite us to slow down, and the freedom of discovering that Jesus has been faithfully present even when we struggled to recognize him.
Nick shares how a season of significant health challenges and suffering reshaped his understanding of surrender, leading him to a simple but profound invitation: to stop striving and simply be with Jesus. David reflects on the journey of recognizing our resistance, surrendering control, and learning to receive the life that flows from remaining in Christ.
Ultimately, as we pursue a courageously rooted life, we find that fruitfulness doesn't begin with what we do for Jesus. It begins with our abiding in him.----more----
In this episode:
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What it means to abide in Jesus rather than strive to produce spiritual fruit.
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How performance, self-reliance, and the pressure to lead can shape our identity.
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Why suffering and unexpected interruptions can become invitations to deeper surrender.
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How reflecting on our life stories can help us recognize God's faithful presence.
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What it looks like to surrender to love and make our home in Christ.
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Featured Guests
David Zimmerman is a longtime ministry leader and former senior pastor who joined Novo with a heart to serve the church as a missionary. Through decades of ministry and more recent seasons of personal challenge, David has continued to discover the depth of Christ's abiding presence and the freedom of surrendering to his love.
Nick Greenwood serves as a team leader on Novo's Activated team, helping others recognize God's work in their lives and grow into the people he has created them to be. Nick enjoys woodworking, teaching younger generations, and running a family business with his family. You can learn more about their family business, Greenwood Jerky.
