Show Notes: In this episode, Dr. Nathan Kassas and Dr. Robyn Kassas bring their Pool of Bethesda series to a close. From John 5 they show that many entered the water yet were not healed—healing is ultimately about identity, not activity. Jesus did not wait for the water; He is the One who created and moves upon it. The man had to grow weary of the mat that had become his security blanket, then rise and walk in active faith. The hosts unpack neuroplasticity: renewing the mind is not receiving a new idea but deconstructing old pathways and repeatedly practicing agreement with truth until a new way becomes natural. Instant healing still required learning to walk; the testimony is not merely the old life dying but what Christ builds where it once lived. This is also their final Monday-night broadcast as they move to a new daily timeslot.

Hosts: Dr. Robyn Kassas and Dr. Nathan Kassas

Topics Covered: Pool of Bethesda Conclusion, Identity vs. Activity, Security of the Mat, Active Faith & Walking, Neuroplasticity, Renewing the Mind, Testimony as What Christ Builds, Schedule Transition

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About the program: “First Love” with Dr. Robyn and Dr. Nathan Kassas is a life-transforming broadcast that helps believers and seekers reclaim God’s story through healing, truth, and restoration. Each episode unpacks why it works, how it works, and the process to walk it out—making Him real, relevant, and relational, and returning hearts to Jesus as their first love

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Show Notes: In this episode, Dr. Robyn Kassas and Dr. Nathan Kassas continue their Gates of Jerusalem series (Nehemiah 3), remaining at the Pool of Bethesda near the Sheep Gate. From John 5 they examine the man infirm for 38 years whose hope rested in stirred water, human help, and being first. Jesus does not compete with the man’s coping systems or place him in the pool; He confronts the identity formed around the condition and commands, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” The hosts unpack autopilot compensation, the safety of familiar dysfunction, responsibility as the ability to respond, and the call to carry what once carried you—recognizing not the stirring of the water but the One who created it and now stands before it.

Hosts: Dr. Robyn Kassas and Dr. Nathan Kassas

Topics Covered: Gates of Jerusalem Series, Pool of Bethesda, John 5, Stirring of the Waters, Identity Confrontation, Autopilot & Coping Mechanisms, Rise–Take–Walk, Responsibility as Ability to Respond, New Identity in Christ

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About the program: “First Love” with Dr. Robyn and Dr. Nathan Kassas is a life-transforming broadcast that helps believers and seekers reclaim God’s story through healing, truth, and restoration. Each episode unpacks why it works, how it works, and the process to walk it out—making Him real, relevant, and relational, and returning hearts to Jesus as their first love

Support the Show: https://www.torcc.org/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Show Notes: In this episode, Dr. Robyn Kassas and Dr. Nathan Kassas continue their series on the gates of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3), focusing on the Sheep Gate as the place of surrendering the old life and the adjacent Pool of Bethesda as the necessary place of healing. They challenge the “get saved and serve” model, insisting healing must precede ministry so broken people do not wound others. Drawing from John 5, the five porches of grace, the man who waited 38 years, Psalm 23, and the bitter waters of Marah, they show that God must stir still waters to restore the soul. Believers often develop an identity around stagnation and protect the analysis of their pain instead of participating; true becoming is an ongoing process that requires surrendering both the condition and the story told about it.

Hosts: Dr. Robyn Kassas and Dr. Nathan Kassas

Topics Covered: Gates of Jerusalem Series, Sheep Gate & Sacrifice, Pool of Bethesda Healing, Five Porches of Grace, Stirring the Waters, Surrender Before Service, Analysis Paralysis, Ongoing Becoming & Transformation

Visit the church: https://www.torcc.org/

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About the program: “First Love” with Dr. Robyn and Dr. Nathan Kassas is a life-transforming broadcast that helps believers and seekers reclaim God’s story through healing, truth, and restoration. Each episode unpacks why it works, how it works, and the process to walk it out—making Him real, relevant, and relational, and returning hearts to Jesus as their first love

Support the Show: https://www.torcc.org/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.