Awaken Podcast with Michael Lombardo

On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo continues his series on Jesus’ most famous sermon found in Scripture, the Sermon on the Mount. Here, Michael breaks down Jesus’ exhortation on trusting God for provision in our lives. We as believers shouldn’t come under the same striving, stress, and anxiety that the world comes under. We are cut from a different clothe and we have a Father that...

Many are preaching a man-centered, legalistic gospel that has no true power to transform us from the inside out. Love is the very core of the gospel and once we encounter the love of God that is not contingent on our performance, everything changes. On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks with worship leader John Mark Pantana about secrets of divine intimacy with Jesus. Tune in...

Kurt is the director of Pray for the Lou, a city-wide prayer movement in St Louis. He carries a pastor’s heart and with a missions mindset, he also leads Iris St Louis. His heart is to see the local church and missions movement work together to bring the gospel to neighborhoods and nations. Kurt does this work together with his wife Brooke and their 3 kids.

On the latest episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo continues his series on the most well-known sermon of Jesus found in Matthew chapters five through seven. Michael dives in Matthew 6 where Jesus challenges the intentions of our hearts in wanting to be seen and recognized by others for our acts of service and spiritual worship. We find that there is great reward in living before Him alone w...

On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks with Jefferson Bethke about the power of the family unit and how the family is meant to be a team that works together with the Lord to fulfill a mission instead of the American model that has infiltrated the church. From the beginning, when God wanted to advance His kingdom, He has always started with and formed a family. You see it all th...

On the latest episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo continues his series on Jesus’ most famous sermon found in Matthew chapters five through seven. Michael breaks down how Jesus is bringing the Jews of His day and todays reader into the revelation that the Law couldn’t perfect us, only He can. He was also giving us a framework for righteousness and holy living that we can only meet when walk...

Tune into Awaken Podcast, as Michael Lombardo speaks with Heidi Baker about how she encountered Jesus supernaturally and received her call to the poorest and most broken parts of the world. Heidi and Rolland Baker have laid down their lives for the people of Mozambique Africa and they’ve seen miracle after miracle occur as they have trusted wholeheartedly in Jesus Christ above all else. In the pas...

On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks with author and speaker Havilah Cunnington about her latest book, “I Do Boundaries.” Boundaries are vital for healthy living, in fact, boundaries are spiritual. God has placed boundaries in His creation and if we are to thrive in ministry, business, parenting, and more, it is absolutely pivotal for us to establish boundaries in our own liv...

Many believe that an accumulation of knowledge or constructing a tidy theology is the cornerstone of spiritual maturity but that is not true in the least. Jesus stated that we must become like children if we are to enter the kingdom of God and he said that God reveals Himself to babes and hides Himself from the proud. On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks with Eric Gilmour abo...

Michael Lombardo continues his latest series on the Sermon on the Mount where he expounds on the reality of our new nature in Christ and how we as God’s people can walk in the fullness of all we are called to be in the earth. On this episode, part two, Michael discusses how we are called to be salt and light in the world and how our righteousness needs to surpass that of the Pharisees and Sadducee...

On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks with Bible teacher Brad Jersak on Jesus being the Word of God and how to approach the Bible in a way that points directly to Jesus in every chapter and verse. Together they tackle difficult questions and provoke the listener to dive deeper into understanding the purity of the gospel. Have we believed lies that have been spoon-fed to us abo...

On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks with prophetic voice and seer, Ana Werner about an encounter she had with Jesus where he commissioned her to write love letters to the bride of Christ. In these letters, the heart of God reaches out to His people to impart hope, truth, and edification. You’ll also find out how to hear from God clearly for yourself. Tune in for wisdom, reve...

It is essential that the body of Christ revisits the Sermon on the Mount and receives from the powerful truths Jesus shared in his most popular sermon. We love the power of God and seeing His miracles, and rightfully so. At the same time, we must long to manifest the fruit of the Spirit and walk in His ways to show the world we are the true children of God. Integrity and power must go hand in hand...

In a world full of chaos, deception, and strife, how do we as believers stand out and become light and salt in the world like Jesus desires? As children of God, we are called to be peacemakers and to love the unlovely. God has given us the ministry of reconciliation so we can call the lost one’s home to their heavenly Father. Unfortunately, instead, many Christians have been talking and acting lik...

There is no darkness or depth of sin that is too deep that God can’t save us from. His arms are not too short that He can’t save and He is mighty to save. In this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks with Gabe Castagno about his story of redemption and how God turned the weaknesses and struggles in his life into a trophy of His everlasting grace. Tune in to hear how God supernaturall...

On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks with Ivan Roman about the heartfelt story of how his city burnt down in the California and Oregon wildfires and how God divinely preserved his family and church. The Scriptures talk about the fellowship of Christ’s sufferings and how we can be intimate with Him even in the midst of tragedy and hardship, even though it’s not the most popula...

An aspect of the gospel that is hardly taught on, but the writer of Hebrews considered it elementary teaching is the resurrection of the saints in the last days. The first church believed it deeply, spoke about it often, and in fact, it’s interwoven all throughout the epistles but if we aren’t looking for it, it is easy to gloss over. On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo shares from...

On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks with pastor and teacher Andrew Farley about the gospel of grace and our new identity as believers in Jesus. The work that Christ accomplished wasn’t a partial work, but a finished work, and the Scriptures are abundantly clear on that. We are no longer under the old covenant that was based on human performance, but we are under the new cove...

God is raising up warriors and generals in this generation to raise a standard and release the kingdom of heaven. Every servant of God needs training, instruction, and wisdom to move forward victoriously and avoid the pitfalls that come with frontline ministry. On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo speaks with Dr. Roberts Liardon about his book series “God’s Generals” and how we can...

On the latest episode of Awaken Podcast Michael Lombardo opens up the Scriptures and shares about how we as believers are living in the tension of “already” and “not yet.” All things have been subjected to Jesus Christ through His finished work, yet we do not see all things subjected in the natural. This can be difficult for believers to navigate but this is an extremely important and purposeful t...

All throughout Scripture God is conversing with His people. He longs for communion, friendship and fellowship with His beloved creation. Even when we stray from His heart and ways, He is ever present and pursuing us relentlessly. He doesn’t only want to speak with us and reveal Himself to us in the areas that are seemingly spiritual but, in every area, and activity of our lives. On this episode of...

On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo welcomes Peter Louis in studio to talk about the undeniable power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. How come so many believers are still bound to sin? Where is the power that the Scriptures declare is available today? It is time that the church grabs hold of ancient truths that have the ability to liberate our hearts and empower us to live fully fre...

As Christians, it would be easy if after we come to know God we join Him for eternity. But if that were the case, we would actually miss out on natural and eternal rewards. In this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo concludes his series on “Fear of the Lord”, talking about how Jesus promises not only to go through hardships with us but also to reward us for every yes we say to Him. You do...

When discussing the fear of the Lord, many either become afraid of God or dismiss the concept as a whole. In this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo talks about not being afraid of the Lord, but actually being in awestruck wonder of Him. How we are placed specifically in this time in history by God for a purpose, and we are to make the most of every moment. Make sure to listen to the enti...

The Lord has given all of us many incredible gifts, but more importantly, as God’s resting place, the Church must have intimacy with God. On this episode of Awaken Podcast, Michael Lombardo discusses with Rick Pino how Solomon was a student of wisdom while David was a student of God’s emotions. Rick explains that David didn’t get his identity from his successes or his failures, he received identit...