Pressing In with Jamie De Silvia
Welcome to ”Pressing In with Jamie De Silvia,” a podcast where each episode delves into a single Bible passage with a fresh and insightful perspective. Join your host, Jamie De Silvia, as she combines her knowledge of Scripture with historical and cultural context to provide a rich understanding of the chosen passage. With a thoughtful and deliberate reading, Jamie invites listeners to hear God’s voice within the words, offering encouragement, inspiration, and a fresh perspective on the timeless wisdom of the Bible. Jamie has a passion for connecting people to the heart of God with Biblical insight, authenticity, and grace. She is the author of interactive devotional books that create intimate moments with Jesus in a short amount of time each day. They include rich insight from the scriptures as well as thought-provoking questions that will draw the reader closer to God. Visit her website at https://jamiedesilvia.com/
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Episodes
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
This episode walks the listener through an exercise of visualizing an interaction with Jesus. It harnesses the power of our imagination for good.
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
The busyness of the holidays is drawing our focus away from Jesus. Join us for a 15-minute meditation that will take us to the stable to experience the glory of that first Christmas.
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
This final episode of season 2 is part 5 (of 5) from my webinar "What's Keeping You from the Heart of God?" Join us as we explore wounds and beliefs that keep us from trusting our Father God. We‘ll press into God’s presence through a spiritual exercise, and close our time with a song of worship led by Brynn Goodwin.
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
This episode is part 4 (of 5) from my webinar "What's Keeping You from the Heart of God?" Join us as we explore the need for a tangible revelation of God’s love that leaves us convinced that nothing can separate us from His love! We‘ll press into God’s presence through a writing exercise, and close our time with a song of worship led by Brynn Goodwin.
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
This episode is part 3 (of 5) from my webinar "What's Keeping You from the Heart of God?" Join us as we explore the need to ask God hard questions like, “Where were You when this happened to me?” We’ll talk about how these questions aren’t disrespectful to God; they’re a necessary process that builds our trust in Him. We‘ll press into God’s presence through a spiritual writing exercise, and close our time with a song of worship led by Brynn Goodwin.
Friday Aug 18, 2023
Friday Aug 18, 2023
This episode is part 2 (of 5) from my webinar, "What's Keeping You from the Heart of God?" Join us as we explore the common belief that we regularly get disconnected or distanced from God when we’ve only been disconnected from the awareness of His presence. But we won’t just talk about it! We‘ll open our awareness to God’s close presence through a spiritual exercise, and close our time with a song of worship led by Brynn Goodwin.
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
This episode is part 1 (of 5) from my webinar "What's Keeping You from the Heart of God?" Join us as we explore how knowledge and service can sometimes get in the way of connecting to God. But we won’t just talk about it. We’ll walk through a spiritual exercise that draws us into His presence, and then close our time with a song of worship, led by Brynn Goodwin.
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Join me as we press in to Galatians 5:16-26 and discuss the transformational work of the Holy Spirit in us. We’ll talk through some of the misconceptions Christians have about this passage and hopefully put your mind at ease about a few things!
Friday Jul 28, 2023
Friday Jul 28, 2023
Join me as we press in to Psalm 103:13-22 and discuss the benefits of God that are described in Psalm 103. This passage paints an incredible picture of a loving Father, which can be hard to reconcile with the judgment we see in the Old Testament.
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Join me as we press in to Psalm 103:1-12 and discuss the benefits of God that are described within. This passage paints an incredible picture of a generous, loving Father, which can be hard to reconcile with the judgment we see in the Old Testament.
Welcome!
In January 2022, I launched a podcast! ”Pressing In” is a safe place to press into the Word and the heart of God and seek a glimpse of His perspective. We’re going to do things a little bit differently on this show, and I think you’re going to love it.
One of the questions that people ask me is “HOW do you get so much out of the Bible?” (I have been known to teach for 45 minutes on one verse.) There is a lot to be found in the scriptures if we are willing to seek it out. Proverbs 25:2 says, “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, and the glory of man to search it out.” There is so much truth and insight concealed in the pages of the Bible, and we are going to seek it out together.
Several years ago, I felt the Lord leading me to spend time in Psalm 23. Like a loooong time in the psalm. I read it over and over again for several weeks. I looked up the keywords in the original language to see how the meaning and usage might be different or insightful.
Then one morning, a whisper of a thought came into my mind. I’ve come to know this as the gentle voice of the Holy Spirit. The whisper said, “Let me read it to you.”
Yeah, that’s a little weird. I thought so too at first. But I tried it. God began filling my mind with the words from His perspective as my eyes followed along the lines of the psalm. This was so profound to me… that it ended up being the basis for my first book, which is a 30-day devotional that walks through the 23rd psalm one phrase at a time.
Each episode of "Pressing In" will feature a passage of scripture and we will lean in to hear God's perspective together. How does that sound?