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Empowering The Damascus Man - Foundations Series, the Trinity

Empowering The Damascus Man - Foundations Series, the Trinity

By: Shawn Arstein
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ReignMakers forge brings it hot. Join the forge to engage with thought provoking insights on Christian topics. Following a God holds highest honor systematic theology and a focus on God's desire to connect with his favorite creation, humanity, the forge dives into the tools and innovative thinking of the Trinity to launch mankind on a journey worth taking.

ReignMakers forge combines technology, bioscience, innovation, and generally cool stuff to provide insight into Scripture and living a life connected to God. The forge has a strong focus on spiritual formation using a tool called the ReignMakers Lens to raise awareness of 16 tools, the elements, that reshape our nervous system and reconnect our true identity.

This podcast has been developed as a system instead of a stand along lesson. Listeners are encouraged to sign up at www.crushingtheserpent.com to receive a workbook for each series and 5 additional mini-podcasts that supplement this main podcast. This main podcast will be released every other Monday.

The mentality of the forge is that transformation is hard work. Whether creating a blade from common steel, or a damascus man from common humanity, removing impurity, reshaping corruption, and sharpening an edge is arduous. But it is worth the blood sweat and tears put in. We invite you to join the forge, bring along some friends, and journey with us through the fire.

Key terms

Christian discipleship, high five, spiritual formation, anvil, Trinity, honor, forge, impact.

Shawn Arstein
Christianity Philosophy Social Sciences Spirituality
Episodes
  • Christian Foundations: Trinity - Connecting with God with a Whole Heart; Heart, Soul, Mind, and Body
    Oct 13 2025

    Believing that the Trinity desires to connect with us heart, soul, mind and body. Our next step is to explore what it looks like for us to love him heart, soul, mind, and body. Beyond spending time in prayer and meditation, here is my suggestion for exploring what your heart looks like.

    Ponder your past passions and how you want to affect people's eternities.

    Surround yourself with people who will support your development.

    Engage with people who value your thoughts about God and lead you with wisdom.

    Worship with people who give you space to learn how you connect with God.

    As you connect with God, you will be transformed from the inside out from corruption to purity. You will find your behavior shifting from old patterns to new ones. Scripture calls this taking off the old garments and putting on the new. We talked in episode 2 that purity is not behavior, it is proximity. To expand on proximity a bit, proximity to God purifies us of corruption, which transforms our character and reshapes our hearts. Scripture tells us that out of the heart come our choices, actions, and behaviors.

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    18 mins
  • Connection to God's Kairos Requires Silencing Everything that Prevents Hearing.
    Nov 7 2025

    Jesus tells us in John 5 :28-29,“Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.” Living in Kairos time is mandatory. God is not playing. We must learn to hear with our whole hearts and obey. This world will burn, we do not want to experience that. Grab hold of the handle of the umbrella and learn to hear his voice, and nudge.

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    2 mins
  • Kairos Time Modeled by Jesus in the Daily Execution of Life.
    Nov 6 2025

    We explore Mt 21:1–11 where Jesus directs his disciples to get him a donkey to ride. When we wrestle with the idea that we have the same spirit in, around and through us that Jesus did, we are challenged in the same way the disciples were to believe his words and apply them to concrete tasks.

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    3 mins
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