Mike Atkins Podcast

Don't get frustrated with your lack of progress. Don't fall into the trap of trying to rush things. God is working in you. And He works in His own time. Join Pastor Mike today for some encouraging insight from the life of Paul as we learn to wait on the Lord patiently. And to trust Him fully. ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and find helpful resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠M...

Many of us have spent our entire Christian lives under a weight we couldn't name — a sense of debt we could never quite pay off, no matter how hard we tried. But what if obligation was never how faith was meant to work? Join Pastor Mike for today's look at how faith actually operates ... and how His love changes everything. ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and...

In America, independence is something we celebrate. We're taught from the beginning that it's a sign of strength, maturity, and character. But what if independence — especially from God — is actually the source of everything we've been struggling with? Join Pastor Mike for today's look at why the most liberating thing we could ever do ... is to become fully dependent on God. *****...

The world offers so many things to pursue, build, and hold onto—but what really lasts? In this episode, Mike Atkins invites us to look beyond what this world offers and to consider the inheritance God has given us in Christ. Through this powerful look at the Levites and their call to a royal priesthood, discover what it means for us to choose God as our portion ... and to find the true riches of H...

Many of us live as though God is somewhere far off — and we're just trying to do enough to stay in good standing with Him. But what if the barrier between us and God isn't just removed ... what if we've actually become the dwelling place of His presence? Join Pastor Mike for today's look at what it really means to have an all-access pass to the living God — and why so many of us ha...

Many of us know the feeling — lost hope, the sense that we're just not getting there no matter how hard we try. But what if that's exactly the place God has been waiting for us to reach? Join Pastor Mike for today's look at a valley of dry bones, a breath from God, and what it really means to go from dust to destiny. ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and fi...

So many of us spend our lives running from one source to another — looking for answers, for peace, for strength — and wondering why we never quite find enough. But what if everything we've been searching for was already inside of us ... and we just didn't know it? Join Pastor Mike for today's look at why Jesus isn't just a part of what we need — He is the source of all things. ****...

What if the greatest display of strength isn’t fighting harder—but knowing when to stop? Too often we exhaust ourselves trying to force our way forward, only to discover God is offering something better. Join Pastor Mike Atkins as he unpacks a remarkable invitation from Scripture: stop resisting, stop striving, and take hold of the strength only God can provide. ***** Learn more about Mike’s minis...

Up or down. Here or there. Have or have not. We spend so much time chasing contentment through one of these categories — and then wondering why never actually find it. Maybe ... we're looking for it in all the wrong places? Join Pastor Mike for a look at life's greatest lesson, the secret Paul discovered in prison, and the only source of real contentment. ***** Learn more about Mike’s mini...

Most of us have spent years trying harder — and yet making very little progress toward the goal. Why is that? The answer might surprise you. And it's sure to set you free. Join Pastor Mike for this look at the one transcendent power that can actually do what all our striving never could. ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and find helpful resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MikeAtkins...

Are you exhausted from fighting battles you can't seem to win? In this episode, Pastor Mike Atkins discusses the three arenas where every believer faces conflict — the world, the flesh, and the devil — and why the secret to total victory isn't trying harder. It's realizing the battle is already won. Whether you're struggling with significance, fighting temptation, or feeling overwh...

As Christians, we spend a lot of time thinking about what we owe God — the offerings, the sacrifices, the gap we're still trying to close. But what if that kind of thinking is actually the problem? What if the whole point was never about what we bring to Him ... but what He's been longing to pour into us? Join Pastor Mike Atkins for today's look at a profound simplicity that — when emb...

What are you spending your life on — and will it last? Most of us are chasing something. A goal, a milestone, a version of success that we're convinced will finally feel like enough. But on today's edition of the podcast, Pastor Mike brings us to a striking passage in Habakkuk that cuts right to the point: everything we build on our own terms, no matter how impressive, ultimately fades awa...

What are we really looking for? Most of us have been taught that the Christian experience is about doing better, being better, and trying harder. But today Pastor Mike takes us to a single verse in Proverbs that reframes everything — illustrating the difference between mere behavior and real life. Join Pastor Mike as he explains how religion can inform us, but only Life can transform us. ***** Lea...

What does it look like to stare down impossible odds — and not even blink? Join us today as Pastor Mike Atkins walks us through a powerful lesson on fear, faith, and where true confidence really comes from. Spoiler alert: it has nothing to do with how strong you are. ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and find helpful resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MikeAtkinsMinistry.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Thanks...

A battle axe can't wield itself. And yet — that's exactly what most of us have been trying to do our whole Christian lives. What if the work was never ours to do? Join Pastor Mike for a look at what happens when we stop trying to fight the battle for God — and start letting Him fight it ... through us. ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and find helpful resource...

There's fire on the mountain. God is doing something. But ... which way are you running? Join Pastor Mike for this illuminating look at a mistake we can't afford to make. ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and find helpful resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MikeAtkinsMinistry.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Thanks for subscribing to his podcast, following him on social media, and for sharing this epis...

You've been forgiven. But are you free? A lot of us have experienced the grace that removes the penalty of sin — and that is a wonderful, life-changing gift. But God never intended for that to be the whole story. He didn't set you free from the outcome of sin just to leave you wrestling with its power on your own. There's an abounding freedom available to you. But you won't be able...

You're busy. You're doing all the right things. So why does something still feel off? There's a reason. There's a way out. And it leads to Life. ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and find helpful resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MikeAtkinsMinistry.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Thanks for subscribing to his podcast, following him on social media, and for sharing this episode with your fami...

We were never meant to just live for Christ. We were meant to have His actual life living in us. There's a difference. It changes everything. And it's time for us to embrace it. ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and find helpful resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MikeAtkinsMinistry.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Thanks for subscribing to his podcast, following him on social media, and for sharing th...

There's an important difference between choosing our own purpose ... and embracing the Lord's purpose for us. Once we discover this difference, everything changes. ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and find helpful resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MikeAtkinsMinistry.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Thanks for subscribing to his podcast, following him on social media, and for sharing this episode wit...

We're confronted with so much information these days. It's easy to feel overwhelmed. But Pastor Mike says there's really only one simply message that needs to get deep down into your heart and soul. And once it does, it changes everything for the better. Join him for today's look at "The True Revelation." ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and...

You've been working hard to make your dream a reality. Yet, something's missing. And you know it. What's it going to take ... to really feel satisfied? Join Pastor Mike today for God's answer to this very important question. ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and find helpful resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MikeAtkinsMinistry.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Thanks for subscribing to his pod...

When things aren't going well, do we rejoice? Or do we worry? Pastor Mike Atkins says it's important for us to learn to celebrate God ... even when things aren't quite the way we'd like them to be. Maybe I'm not happy about things. Yet I will rejoice. ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and find helpful resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MikeAtkinsMinistry.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Th...

God promised to give us real peace. And that's something we all want. But you know what trips us up? Trying to achieve peace our way ... instead of His. In this new episode, Pastor Mike helps us learn to grab ahold of God's peace ... instead of pushing it away. ***** Learn more about Mike’s ministry, get in touch with him, and find helpful resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MikeAtkinsMinistry.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Than...