Transforming Truth With Jeff Lyle

The Kingdom of God is not a secondary theme in Scripture - it is at the heart of God’s eternal purposes for mankind and planet earth. In Part 2 of “Kingdom: From the Garden to the Throne,” we move from Part 1’s Old Testament revelation of the Kingdom, into the New Testament to see how the Kingdom became the central message of John the Baptizer and Jesus Christ. From the beginning of His ministry t...

In Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, we encounter one of the clearest commands in all of this most famous message from the King. The command comes in the form of a correction. Jesus calls all of His followers to put down their gavels and cease from operating as verdict-delivering judges against the lives of other people. The critical spirit is not imparted to us by the Holy Spirit. While Christians are...

God’s plan has always been bigger than the Church - it has forever been about His everlasting Kingdom. From Eden to Abraham, David, the prophets, Jesus as the Son of David, and ultimately the eternal throne of glory, Scripture tells one unfolding story: the immeasurable reign of God over all of creation through His King. This message traces that divine story from Genesis to Revelation and challeng...

When the clock runs down and we find ourselves in the last days of our lives, we will be crossing the finish line that will have been defined by all of the countless choices we made during our lives. We ultimately arrive at the point of death in the place where we consistently aimed during our days of life. Taking nothing away from the sovereignty of God, the bottom-line truth about our lives is t...

Jesus never called us merely to attend church - He called us to live intentionally, proactively, and vibrantly as citizens of His Kingdom. In this message we confront the danger of comfortable, status-quo Christianity and the urgent need for genuine revival. But do we even have a clear grasp on what revival is according to Scripture? God is looking for people who will move beyond religious routine...

There is a certain season - sometimes a very long one! - wherein the believer is doing everything he/she knows to do…and the breakthroughs just don’t come. In fact, in these seasons of doing things God’s way without results, things can actually get worse. We are stretched, maxed out, seemingly going under. People become problematic, circumstances become more difficult, and doors of escape feel lik...

How in the world can something as beautiful as compassion, mercy, and sacrificial service ever become negative? We might believe those things could never be the wrong things, but there is an obscure account in the Old Testament that carries a subtle warning about this very thing. Obadiah was a high ranking servant to wicked King Ahab. He covertly protected and provided for 100 prophets of the Lord...

The Bible is filled with communication about how things will be towards the end of the age. Among these many characteristics, signs, and prophecies, one item often flies under the radar: professing Christians will abandon gathering together in large numbers. For all of us to refuse to become a part of these issues, we need to understand why it is important for Christians to remain relationally con...

The Bible is filled with communication about how things will be towards the end of the age. Among these many characteristics, signs, and prophecies, one item often flies under the radar: professing Christians will abandon gathering together in large numbers. For all of us to refuse to become a part of these issues, we need to understand why it is important for Christians to remain relationally con...

The Prophet Elijah is a fascinating person in the Bible. His life was marked by boldness, obedience, extreme devotion to God…and also the shadows of despondency, depression, and self-pity. Can God use a person like that? He did…and He still does. This message highlights how a devoted life of faith in God can take us to extremes, and we sometimes have to come to the very end of ourselves before we...

The Prophet Elijah is a fascinating person in the Bible. His life was marked by boldness, obedience, extreme devotion to God…and also the shadows of despondency, depression, and self-pity. Can God use a person like that? He did…and He still does. This message highlights how a devoted life of faith in God can take us to extremes, and we sometimes have to come to the very end of ourselves before we...

You have likely never met a person that can honestly say that they delight in waiting. While it is true that, as we mature, we learn to patiently wait, nobody truly enjoys waiting for something they desire. We have an impulse in our soul that prefers to immediately receive what we long for. Part of becoming a maturing follower of Jesus is our learning how to cooperate with His practice of making u...

You have likely never met a person that can honestly say that they delight in waiting. While it is true that, as we mature, we learn to patiently wait, nobody truly enjoys waiting for something they desire. We have an impulse in our soul that prefers to immediately receive what we long for. Part of becoming a maturing follower of Jesus is our learning how to cooperate with His practice of making u...

In a world filled with competing voices, shifting ideas, and spiritual confusion, there is one message that has never changed: Jesus Christ is Lord of all. In this message, we journey through John 1:1–14 and encounter Jesus Christ as the eternal Son of God, the Creator and giver of life, the Light who overcomes darkness, and the Savior who came near to us full of amazing grace and eternal truth. W...

In a world filled with competing voices, shifting ideas, and spiritual confusion, there is one message that has never changed: Jesus Christ is Lord of all. In this message, we journey through John 1:1–14 and encounter Jesus Christ as the eternal Son of God, the Creator and giver of life, the Light who overcomes darkness, and the Savior who came near to us full of amazing grace and eternal truth. W...

The bible doesn’t ever mention alien beings from other planets or galaxies. It is silent. Yet, we are told in both Testaments, by Jesus Christ himself, and by multiple of the writing Apostles about interdimensional beings called demons, spirits, and fallen angels. What is what we call aliens are what the bible calls fallen angels, evil spirits, or demons? This message compares and contrasts what m...

The bible doesn’t ever mention alien beings from other planets or galaxies. It is silent. Yet, we are told in both Testaments, by Jesus Christ himself, and by multiple of the writing Apostles about interdimensional beings called demons, spirits, and fallen angels. What is what we call aliens are what the bible calls fallen angels, evil spirits, or demons? This message compares and contrasts what m...

David was living in between his initial call and anointing and the throne that had been promised to him. Saul was a wicked king, and he occupied the position that God had declared would belong to David. Everyone knew the favor had been removed from Saul and given to David, but God had not yet made a way for David to be promoted to king over the people. What do you do when God shows you favor and p...

David was living in between his initial call and anointing and the throne that had been promised to him. Saul was a wicked king, and he occupied the position that God had declared would belong to David. Everyone knew the favor had been removed from Saul and given to David, but God had not yet made a way for David to be promoted to king over the people. What do you do when God shows you favor and p...

The scandals among famous Christian leaders have been recurring for a few decades. They always make the headlines. Many sincere believers have become embittered, skeptical, or even fearful of human leaders within local churches. The exposure season has legitimately cleansed the Church of many unfit leaders, yet the vast majority of Christian leaders are actually true to their God. These God-appoin...

The scandals among famous Christian leaders have been recurring for a few decades. They always make the headlines. Many sincere believers have become embittered, skeptical, or even fearful of human leaders within local churches. The exposure season has legitimately cleansed the Church of many unfit leaders, yet the vast majority of Christian leaders are actually true to their God. These God-appoin...

Every serious follower of Jesus Christ has to be tested with a season that holds no answers. Discipleship that cannot be tested should not be trusted. God develops our trust-muscle in some seasons by not giving easy answers to questions that we feel are crucial for us. We often find ourselves asking, “Why…how…when?” When Heaven’s response is silence, it can produce in us feelings of alarm, dread,...

Every serious follower of Jesus Christ has to be tested with a season that holds no answers. Discipleship that cannot be tested should not be trusted. God develops our trust-muscle in some seasons by not giving easy answers to questions that we feel are crucial for us. We often find ourselves asking, “Why…how…when?” When Heaven’s response is silence, it can produce in us feelings of alarm, dread,...

Most of us are very familiar with the concept of demons. Fewer of us are informed concerning their origin. We know a little about Lucifer’s rebellion with one-third of the original holy angels but after that…things get a little murky. This message unpacks the origin and distinctions between the class of angels known. As the Watchers (Daniel 4), the Nephilim (giants) of the Old Testament, and the p...

Most of us are very familiar with the concept of demons. Fewer of us are informed concerning their origin. We know a little about Lucifer’s rebellion with one-third of the original holy angels but after that…things get a little murky. This message unpacks the origin and distinctions between the class of angels known. As the Watchers (Daniel 4), the Nephilim (giants) of the Old Testament, and the p...