{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hillsong Australia Podcast","title":"S3E4: The Work of the Heart | A Conversation with Sam Green","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2236,"description":"What’s happening in your heart right now? \n \nIn this episode, Tyler Douglass sits down with Sam Green, National Youth Pastor for Hillsong Australia, to continue the conversation around the condition of our hearts and what it looks like to keep tending to them as we follow Jesus.\n \nFrom becoming familiar with God and going through the motions, to inviting the Holy Spirit into the painful and precious places of our lives, Sam gets honest about the ongoing work of allowing God to search, shape and transform our hearts. Together, they talk about prayer, surrender, God's presence, grief, waiting, the people we need around us, and why heart work isn't something we ever graduate from.\n \n✨ Key Themes\nThe Work of the Heart — Our hearts require ongoing attention, surrender and intentionality as we continue becoming who God has called us to be\nDon't Just Go Through the Motions — What it looks like when we're physically present but spiritually disconnected, and the danger of becoming familiar with God\nInvite the Holy Spirit In — Allowing the Holy Spirit to correct, convict and reveal what needs attention, even in the most painful and precious places\nPrayer Is a Conversation — Moving beyond simply bringing our requests to God and learning to make space to listen and be with Him\nStay Close to His Presence — Learning to keep leaning into God through seasons of grief, waiting and uncertainty\nThe People Around You Matter — We aren't called to do life alone; we need trusted people who can help us see what we sometimes can't see for ourselves\nObedience Flows From Relationship — We don't obey our way into closeness with God; as we grow closer to Him, obedience becomes a natural response\nWe Never Graduate — Heart work isn't something we complete. It's an ongoing journey of allowing God to keep forming us\n\n📖 Scripture References\nProverbs 4:23 — “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it”\nPsalm 51 — David's prayer for God to create a clean heart and renew a...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eykYjGcTPC5Wa8qzCs8D1GWDCHTB_bfYIcjRFd9McpE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80Njli/MDk1MTYwMGYxMGM3/MzRmMTc4ODE0Yjc0/Y2Q5MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}