📖The weekly podcast Bible Basics and Beyond explores the Bible, Christianity, intriguing topics and more from a teen’s perspective.
😎Join Jaden Gomez, a high school student, as he interviews and engages with interesting figures in the Christian community as well as your regular Joe or Joanna, in search of TRUTH.
“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth” - Arthur Conan Doyle
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When Your Calling Becomes Your Excuse (seeking destiny, dodging duty)
‼️ Your future calling should never become an excuse for neglecting your present faithfulness. If you keep waiting for the "real" assignment before serving well today, you may be missing the very thing God is using to shape your character right now 🔥
In this episode, Jaden unpacks a challenging, practical idea about calling, stewardship, and what it really means to be faithful in the season you're actually in ✨
This episode asks the uncomfortable question most believers avoid: what happens when the vision God put in your heart becomes a reason to dismiss the responsibilities in front of you? 🤔
This is part two of our series on calling and purpose in season. The central question: When Your Calling Becomes Your Excuse
🎙️ Listen to Part 1 Here : https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OyS7CugLgTXNjmSgXHW3s?si=A3BBr7jnTXSMnyN2cAxg4w (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OyS7CugLgTXNjmSgXHW3s?si=A3BBr7jnTXSMnyN2cAxg4w)
🎧 Bible Basics and Beyond is a podcast with a vision to empower the next generation, discuss the hard questions of the Christian faith, and build the Kingdom of God through understanding. Hosted by Jaden Gomez, an ordinary university student exploring these topics, the podcast brings biblical questions and conversations to life—including interviews with pillars of the Christian faith. Together, we seek to understand Scripture more deeply and apply what we learn 🔥
Chapters
00:00 - Faith for the future cannot excuse unfaithfulness today
00:54 - Why present responsibility matters as much as future calling
04:59 - The Hebrew meaning of avoda and why ordinary work matters
07:54 - Jesus redefines greatness through servanthood in Mark 10
12:07 - Genesis 2:15 and the stewardship of what is already in your care
16:53 - Luke 16:10 and why faithfulness in little things still matters
20:14 - Imunah, Habakkuk, and faithfulness while waiting
23:43 - Why calling should never become an excuse to stop serving
24:13 - Joshua’s preparation under Moses before public leadership
26:38 - Leadership as equipping, building, and helping people grow
30:01 - Maturity, discernment, and staying open to correction
33:29 - Trusting God with outcomes you cannot control
35:26 - The closing challenge: be faithful in the season you are in
🎧Join us on this journey of faith and understanding. Let's grow together! 🙌✨
🔔 Make sure to hit that notification bell and stay tuned for more enriching content. Thank you for tuning in, and as always, remember that God loves you!
✉️If you have any topics or questions, email us at
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17 Oct 2026
You Have a Calling, But What About This Season? (chasing destination, neglecting today)
🤔 Have you ever been so focused on discovering your calling that you’ve overlooked what God might be asking you to do right now?In this episode, Jaden explores the difference between a lifelong calling and the purpose of the season you’re in. Through the stories of David, Joseph, and Jesus, he reflects on waiting, growth, responsibility, and what it means to stay faithful in the present ✨
This is part one of a two-part series on calling and purpose in season. The central question: What does faithfulness look like in the season I’m in right now?
🎧 Bible Basics and Beyond is a podcast with a vision to empower the next generation, discuss the hard questions of the Christian faith, and build the Kingdom of God through understanding. Hosted by Jaden Gomez, an ordinary university student exploring these topics, the podcast brings biblical questions and conversations to life—including interviews with pillars of the Christian faith. Together, we seek to understand Scripture more deeply and apply what we learn 🔥
Chapters
00:00 What is God asking you to do right now?
00:57 Calling versus purpose in season
03:42 What calling means in Scripture
05:41 Finding purpose in your current season
07:08 Ecclesiastes: a time for every season
08:07 Planting before the harvest
09:59 David: anointed, but still tending sheep
12:47 Don’t despise today’s responsibilities
15:11 Joseph: trusting God through a difficult chapter
18:32 Jesus and the unseen years
21:16 Faithfulness when no one is watching
23:15 What David, Joseph, and Jesus teach us
24:15 What faithfulness can look like today
25:14 A question to carry into your season
26:12 Part two: when calling overshadows responsibility
🎧Join us on this journey of faith and understanding. Let's grow together! 🙌✨
🔔 Make sure to hit that notification bell and stay tuned for more enriching content. Thank you for tuning in, and as always, remember that God loves you!
✉️If you have any topics or questions, email us at biblebasicsandbeyond@gmail.com
📱Follow us on Instagram at
@biblebasicsandbeyond
📱Connect with Jaden on Insta
@realjadengomez
24 Aug 2025
You Have To Have Faith | In Conversation with Dr Marionette Bodenstein
Welcome to the final episode (Part 5) of our prophetic series: In Conversation with the Prophets!
In this closing conversation, I sit down with Dr. Marionette Bodenstein, a prophet from the Northern Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦, whose life story is a moving testament to radical faith, obedience, and God’s unfailing promises. 🔥
Dr. Marionette opens up about her journey of being called by God alongside her late husband, a journey marked by countless transitions, uprooted seasons, and divine instructions that often came without explanation. Through it all, one theme resounds: faith in the God who never fails. 🙌
🎥 Recorded during our Prophetic Conference at Bethel, this is Part 3 of a special 5-part series featuring mighty prophets of God who are shaking nations and raising up a generation for Jesus.
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💬 What we explore in this episode:
🔸 A Radical Conversion Story – Dr. Bodenstein’s life-changing encounter with God that set her on the prophetic path
🔸 Faith in Motion – The blessings and challenges of repeatedly moving across South Africa at God’s command
🔸 Trusting the Unseen – How to hold on to God’s promises when the way forward is unclear
🔸 The Power of Stillness – Building intimacy with God through prayer, quietness, and resting in His voice
🔸 Faith That Sustains – Lessons from a life lived fully dependent on God’s leading and provision
This is more than just a testimony—it’s a prophetic impartation. Dr. Marionette’s words will challenge you to examine your own walk of faith and inspire you to step out into the unknown with bold trust in God’s plan.
The episode concludes with a heartfelt prayer over every listener, declaring strength, courage, and unwavering belief in an infallible God who always keeps His word. 🙏
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🎯 If you’ve ever wondered how to live with unshakable trust when God asks for obedience beyond your comfort zone—this episode is for you.
👇 Share in the comments how this conversation encouraged your faith. I’d love to hear your story!
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