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In today's podcast I discuss what Christians should pray for and what they need to avoid. I explore 1 Timothy 2:1-4 and Luke 18:18-30 to support the core statement as well as others.  For the Christian, troubles like persecution comes naturally, while living and ministering in a sinful world. We don't need to pray for more troubles. God is interested in helping us  becoming poor in spiri...

Sometimes in our fleshly concerns we try to find scriptures that put most of the power in our hands to obtain them. We look for the scriptural formulas that even put God on the spot. Mark 11:22-25 seems to be one of them. When read outside of the Gospel's context, formularized, they assure us that God's will and our will can always be made to agree. Some misinterpret scripture to make us...

This Podcast investigates the illustrative theme that God is no mere microwave. As we interact with an understanding of Romans 12:1-2, we discover that God doesn't only want to heat up the leftovers of our lives rather to begin a process of cooking the new. God is interested in our metamorphosis. He is interested in our transformation of both our mind and bodies from the inside out. As we coo...

Today's podcast investigates the strong statements that Jesus makes concerning discipleship in Mark 8:27-9:1. What does it mean that Jesus's disciples must deny themselves and take up their own cross and follow Him? How do we integrate passages like Philippians 4:12 & 13, 2 Corinthians 9:11, Mark 10:28-31 and Matthew 6:31-34 with these strong statements. We will also discuss extreme...

In this week's episode I explore the difference between thoughts and actions. Explaining passages like Matthew 5:27-30; James 1:13-15 and 2 Corinthians 5:5-11, we will notice the difference in the way God, while displeased by some of our thoughts and desires, reserves judgment for our actions. James 1:13-15 describes the process where thoughts and desires develop into damaging actions. We wil...

In this week's episode we explore a Biblical response to an agnostic's plea, "As long as your God is not warmth, touch and compassion, I will remain agnostic." Jesus responds to this question by explaining the parable of the Good Samaritan found in Luke 10: 25-37. Comparisons will be made to James 22:26 & Romans 3:8-10. The evidence of the new birth experience is growth in...

 Christ's perception and evaluation of our lives may be different than our own. He sometimes sees things differently than we do. We will continue to reflect on and explore Jesus's main thoughts in Revelation 2:8-11 and 3:7-13. We will also be discussing Romans 2:4, 1 Corinthians 1:18 and Samuel 6:7. This discussion will present some suggestions to help better evaluate our personal experi...

Any believer, from time to time can become complacent or lukewarm with the things of God. This can happen when varied circumstances negatively affect our peace of mind. Our understanding of Revelation 3:14-22 & Psalm 40:3 gives us some inspired suggestions how to wake up from our Spiritual malaise. Join me as we examine our own lives using God's word. 

In today's podcast I discuss the topic of divinely inspired hopefulness depicted in Romans 4:16-25, especially verse 18. Every aspect of our lives needs God's help, especially our hopefulness. I reference the story of Abraham and Sarah, who were imperfect human believers like us, to explain how God helps those in their greatest time of need. Join me as we examine our own lives using God&...