By What Authority

Most believers feel pressure, but few ever learn the stance Jesus gives before the pressure comes. In this episode, Raymond Ybarra teaches the kingdom pattern: Jesus forms His disciples, aligns them, calls them — and then gives them authority before sending them into wolves, warfare, shaking, or endurance. Authority is not hype or personality; it is the fruit of intimacy, obedience, surrender, cla...

A disciple can be hungry, anointed, obedient, and sincere — and still drift without watchfulness. In this episode, Raymond Ybarra teaches the biblical discipline Jesus commanded: be sober‑minded, be watchful, test everything, hold fast to what is good, watch and pray. Not the sensational kind of discernment. Not the conspiratorial kind. Not the “end‑times expert” kind. The biblical kind that prote...

This episode confronts one of Jesus’ most sobering parables — the ten virgins — and reveals why hunger is only the beginning of formation. Readiness is the endurance of righteousness, the protection of allegiance, and the separation of the Bride. Jesus shows that the end‑time Church will be divided not by persecution or culture, but by oil — by obedience, intimacy, endurance, and sober‑mindedness....

Jesus never began with feeding — He began with calling. And those who followed Him into deserts and lonely places weren’t chasing bread; they were responding to a hunger they couldn’t explain. In this episode, Raymond Ybarra reveals why hunger and thirst for righteousness are not emotional spikes or spiritual intensity, but the internal evidence that grace has awakened the heart. You’ll learn why...

Many believers know about God, but few are truly known by Him. In this episode, Raymond Ybarra uses the contrast between his older children—who know his past—and his younger children—who know his presence—to reveal a Kingdom truth every disciple must confront: salvation is by grace, but intimacy is what forms disciples. This message dismantles religious familiarity, exposes the danger of distance,...

In this episode of By What Authority, Raymond Ybarra confronts one of the most urgent realities in the modern Church: when the Bride leaves her first love, she doesn’t just lose intimacy — she loses the message. Jesus said the end will come only when this gospel of the kingdom is preached to all nations, yet the world has mostly heard a gospel of comfort, convenience, and culture. This teaching ex...

In this episode, Raymond confronts one of the most urgent warnings Jesus gives His Church: the danger of leaving our first love. After exploring the mystery of formation and the posture of the Bride, this teaching exposes how easily believers drift from intimacy while continuing ministry, preaching, and spiritual activity. Raymond unpacks Revelation 2 with clarity and authority, calling the Church...

This episode unveils one of Scripture’s most overlooked patterns: God consistently places women at the front of His greatest revelations — not to elevate gender, but to reveal the Church’s covenant posture as the Bride. Raymond Ybarra walks through the biblical story from Eden to the empty tomb, showing how masculine imagery shapes our obedience and feminine imagery shapes our intimacy, fruitfulne...

Matthew 27–28 is the climax of the gospel — the judgment of sin, the collapse of every false authority, the tearing of the veil, the burial of the King, the earthquake of resurrection, and the commissioning of the disciples under the authority of the risen Christ. In this episode, Raymond walks through the darkest valley and the highest mountain in Scripture, revealing how the cross exposes the wo...

Matthew 26 is where the divide becomes visible. Betrayal and devotion stand side by side, the enemies of Jesus move in the open, and the disciples face the cost of obedience when the pressure rises. In this episode, Raymond walks through the chapter with clarity and conviction, showing how Jesus submits to the Father’s will, how the line between God’s friends and God’s enemies is drawn, and why ob...

In Matthew 25, Jesus continues the formation He began in Matthew 24 — shifting from endurance to evidence, from resisting deception to living in readiness. Through the parable of the ten virgins, the talents, and the final judgment of the sheep and the goats, Jesus reveals what the delay of the King exposes in His people: preparation that cannot be borrowed, faithfulness that cannot be faked, and...

In this episode, we continue the formation Jesus began in Matthew 23 and carry it directly into Matthew 24, where the Lord shifts His focus from fruitlessness to deception. Jesus warns His disciples that the greatest danger in the last days is not global chaos, but spiritual confusion — voices claiming His name while contradicting His Word. We confront false revelation, counterfeit authority, emot...

Not everyone who speaks in His name is speaking for Him. Not everyone who claims revelation is carrying His voice. Not everyone who sounds spiritual is sent by the Spirit. In this episode, we step into Matthew 23—not as spectators, but as disciples in the classroom of Jesus. This chapter is not a courtroom where Jesus vents frustration; it is a classroom where He forms discernment, exposes fruitle...

In this formational teaching, Raymond Ybarra walks disciples into the clarity of how God speaks — distinguishing revelation, illumination, and prophecy with biblical precision and Spirit‑led balance. This episode confronts emotional spirituality, exposes the danger of impulse‑based “discernment,” and calls believers into obedience shaped by Scripture, confirmed in community, and centered on Christ...

Whose Image Do You Bear? In Matthew 22, Jesus holds up a coin and exposes a truth far deeper than taxes, politics, or Roman authority. He confronts the Pharisees with a question that still confronts every believer today: Whose image is on you—and who do you belong to? In this episode, Raymond shares a personal moment of Spirit‑led testing at a park that becomes a living illustration of discipleshi...

When collapse comes — and it will — the question isn’t how strong you were, but where you fall. In this episode, we walk through Peter’s collapse in Luke 22 and his restoration in John 21 to uncover the biblical pattern of discipleship: distance, drift, denial, exposure, repentance, and recommissioning. This is not a message about failure — it’s a message about formation. You’ll learn what collaps...

Matthew 21 is not a chapter about palm branches, donkeys, or fig trees — it is a chapter about authority. When Jesus enters Jerusalem, He does not arrive as a teacher or a miracle worker but as the rightful King, and His presence exposes every form of false stewardship that has taken root in God’s house. Matthew structures the chapter around identity, authority, indictment, confrontation, and judg...

Matthew 20 isn’t a collection of stories — it’s Jesus dismantling the mindsets His disciples inherited from the wrong kingdom. In this episode, Raymond walks through the vineyard, the cup, the towel, and the cry for mercy, showing how each moment forms the kind of disciple who can actually carry the Great Commission. This is kingdom confrontation, kingdom correction, and kingdom formation — all in...

Matthew 19 is where Jesus refuses to let anyone twist Scripture to fit their desires. In this episode, Raymond walks through the chapter with the same posture Jesus carried — letting the Word stand, letting the Word confront, and letting the Word divide between what we want and what God intended. This is not a soft teaching. This is a kingdom reset that exposes hardness of heart, confronts cultura...

This episode exposes the difference between brothers in the Spirit and brothers in the flesh, between those heaven recognizes and those who only appear spiritual. Raymond unpacks Matthew 18 as Jesus intended — not as a policy, but as a revelation of identity, obedience, and kingdom culture. If you’ve ever wondered why some grow and others don’t, this episode will give you clarity. Listener Takeawa...

Modern Christian culture has embraced a dangerous lie: that being used by God means being approved by God. That deliverance equals salvation. That gifts equal fruit. That spiritual activity equals spiritual life. But Scripture tells a different story — a sharper, sobering, and necessary one. In this episode, Raymond Ybarra confronts the deception head‑on, exposing the difference between God’s usef...

In Matthew 17, Jesus doesn’t stay on the mountain of glory—He descends into the valley of human need. This episode explores what that means for every disciple today. Revelation is not the finish line; it’s the starting point. The Father’s voice calls us to listen, and the valley reveals whether we actually do. As Jesus steps into confusion, brokenness, and spiritual resistance, He shows us that di...

In this episode of By What Authority, Raymond Ybarra confronts one of the most overlooked realities in the Body of Christ: the difference between judging identity and discerning fruit. Using the language of the window and the mirror, he exposes how manipulation, misused authority, and emotional control can distort spiritual clarity — and how the crucified life restores it. This message calls belie...

In this episode of By What Authority, we walk through Matthew 16 with the clarity Jesus intended — exposing the subtle danger of leaven, confronting the patterns that still shape modern Christianity, and calling disciples back to revelation, obedience, and the fear of the Lord. Jesus warns His disciples — not the crowds — to beware of corrupting teaching, because leaven affects how we respond to H...

Matthew 15 is not a debate about hand‑washing — it is a confrontation between human tradition and the authority of God. In this episode, we walk through the chapter as Jesus dismantles empty religion, exposes the true source of defilement, confronts blind guides, and reveals how the heart responds when truth cuts. From the Pharisees’ offense to the Canaanite woman’s humility, from uprooted systems...