By What Authority

In a moment when fear, outrage, and cultural pressure are shaping the reactions of many believers, this episode calls the Church back to the only true anchor — Christ Himself. Walking through Matthew 14, we trace the path from John’s martyrdom, to the feeding of the five thousand, to the storm that exposes alignment, to the revelation that ends the chapter: “Truly, You are the Son of God.” This me...

“Many believe the message of Jesus, but few receive the life of Jesus. In this episode, Raymond confronts the modern confusion between salvation and new birth, exposes the false evidences embraced across denominations, and returns us to Jesus’ own standard: fruit that proves the root. This is a call to examine ourselves, rediscover the miracle of regeneration, and recover the true foundation of di...

Matthew 12 is not a chapter about Sabbath rules, demons, or signs — it is the chapter where Jesus draws the line of allegiance. After exposing indifference in Matthew 11, the King now confronts resistance, revealing the difference between those who depend on Him and those who defend their systems against Him. In this episode, Raymond walks through the text with clarity and authority, showing how J...

Most people think God talks too much about judgment. But Matthew 11 reveals something far more confronting: the real problem isn’t God’s severity — it’s our stillness. In this episode, Raymond walks through the ache, the warning, and the invitation of Matthew 11: • John’s confusion and Jesus’ gentleness • The crowds’ immaturity and the cities’ indifference • Why greater revelation brings greater r...

Matthew 10 is the moment Jesus turns movement into multiplication. After revealing the burden of the harvest in Matthew 9, the King calls the Twelve, gives them His authority, and sends them into the work He Himself began. In this episode, we explore how the same principles Jesus formed in the Twelve — courage, clarity, mission, dependence, and discernment — are the principles He forms in every di...

In Matthew 9, Jesus doesn’t slow down for crowds, critics, or expectations — and everyone He encounters is forced to decide whether they will move with Him. This episode walks through every moment of the chapter, revealing how Jesus forms disciples through movement, mercy, identity, faith, and compassion. From the paralyzed man to Matthew at the tax booth, from the bleeding woman to the blind men...

Matthew 8 is not a miracle chapter — it is the first offensive strike of the Kingdom. After declaring His Kingdom in Matthew 5–7 and expanding it in Matthew 9, Jesus steps into enemy‑held territory and confronts impurity, authority, divided loyalty, storms, strongholds, and territorial spirits. This episode reveals Matthew’s military progression and shows that the invasion Jesus began is the invas...

In this follow‑up to the previous episode on the wheat and the tares, Raymond brings listeners into the heart of Matthew 7 — not as a cliché, not as a shield against accountability, but as the standard Jesus set for His sons. This message dismantles the misuse of “judge not,” defines what a true brother is, and lays out a Spirit‑led framework for righteous judgment rooted in humility, covenant, an...

In this uncompromising episode of By What Authority, Raymond exposes the adversary Jesus, John, Paul, and David all confronted — not the world, but the religious spirit hiding inside the house of God. Through Scripture‑anchored clarity, he reveals why false brethren must remain until the day, why tares look like wheat, why dull blades cannot sharpen disciples, and why Jesus commanded, “Let them al...

In this final movement of Matthew 6, Jesus shifts from motives to sight — exposing the inner lens that determines whether we walk in clarity or deception. This episode confronts the danger of a divided eye, the trap of mixed loyalties, and the root of anxiety that comes from looking at the wrong thing. When Jesus says, “If the light in you is darkness… how great is that darkness,” He isn’t warning...

Matthew 6 is not a lesson on spiritual disciplines—it is Jesus exposing the motives behind them. In this episode, Raymond confronts the difference between performance and likeness, revealing how giving, praying, and fasting were never meant to be public demonstrations but the natural expression of sons and daughters who live before the Father. This is a call to examine your audience, purify your m...

Many believers live afraid of God because they cannot distinguish between the God who disciplines His children and the God who judges His enemies. In this episode, we confront the confusion head‑on: deliverance is not salvation, law is not grace, and fear is not the Father. Before stepping into Matthew 6, we clear the fog so the Father’s heart can be seen with clarity. Listener Takeaway “You will...

In this second half of Matthew 5, Jesus moves from forming the character of a Kingdom citizen to shaping the life that flows from that character. In this episode, Raymond Ybarra walks through verses 13–48 with clarity and authority, revealing: what it means to be salt in private and light in public how Jesus fulfills the Law without abolishing it the six Kingdom Clarifications that expose the hear...

In this powerful continuation of The Fingerprint of Divine Order, Raymond walks through Matthew 5 and reveals the true character of a Kingdom Citizen. Before the teaching begins, he shares a raw and timely testimony from a Walmart parking lot — a reminder that your life is always preaching, even when you don’t realize who’s listening. From there, the episode exposes the dangers of performative spi...

Matthew 4 reveals a truth most believers never learn: the wilderness is not punishment — it is divine order. In this episode, Raymond Ybarra walks through the Spirit‑led testing of Jesus and shows how the wilderness exposes appetite, challenges trust, confronts worship, and proves allegiance. You’ll learn why conformity is not works‑based, why discipleship is simple but costly, and why every follo...

Most believers think repentance means feeling bad, saying “I’m sorry,” or trying harder. But Matthew 3 reveals something far deeper — repentance is not behavior modification, it is allegiance transfer. In this episode, Raymond Ybarra exposes the difference between remorse and repentance, between emotion and obedience, between self‑improvement and surrender. You’ll discover why John’s message confr...

In this episode, Raymond Ybarra exposes the divine order woven through Matthew 2 and shows how God’s sovereignty has been shaping your life long before you ever recognized His hand. Through Scripture and personal testimony, he reveals how God uses redirection, disruption, and even your own choices to prepare you for the assignment He already wrote. This is not predeterminism — it’s divine order. Y...

What happens when life strips you of every identity you ever carried? What’s left when your name — the one thing meant to define you — becomes a source of confusion, pain, and misplacement? In this episode, Raymond Ybarra takes you into the valley where God rebuilt his identity, revealing how a duplicated name, an unexpected city, and a twenty‑year journey all pointed to one truth: identity is not...

In this episode of By What Authority, we return to the simplicity and power of the Kingdom through three images Jesus Himself used to reveal the posture of true faith: a child, a seed, and a mountain. A child shows us the posture — trust, dependence, and surrender. A seed shows us the process — small, hidden, but alive with the potential God placed in it. A mountain shows us the promise — that wha...

The phrase “the whole counsel of God” has been stretched, flattened, and misused until it no longer resembles what Jesus commanded or what Paul delivered. In this episode, Raymond dismantles the modern distortions of that phrase and restores it to its biblical meaning: everything Christ commanded, everything revealed in Him, and everything necessary to form true disciples. You’ll hear why the whol...

Comparison feels harmless, but Scripture shows it is the first fracture in a progression that can lead a disciple out of alignment. In this episode, Raymond unpacks the spiritual anatomy behind comparison, envy, covetousness, and pride — not to condemn believers, but to equip them to guard the heart before sin ever enters. This is a call to realignment, identity, and fixing our gaze back on Jesus...

In this episode of By What Authority, Raymond Ybarra confronts one of the most damaging distortions in modern discipleship: the belief that God is behind the very things Jesus came to destroy. Jesus said, “Go make disciples” — not more accusers. But when believers attribute death, tragedy, or destruction to God, they don’t reflect the Father Jesus revealed. They misrepresent Him. This episode brin...

In the last episode, you received the breath of the risen Christ. In this episode, we follow Him out of the room and onto the shore—into the place where He restores, calls, and directs the future of those He has made alive. Here, at a charcoal fire, Jesus redeems Peter’s past, redefines his identity, and reveals what new‑creation life looks like: love, shepherding, endurance, and a future shaped b...

In the last episode, we returned to the opened side of Christ — the place the new creation was formed. In this episode, we step into the locked room of John 20, where the risen Christ breathes for the first time since Genesis. This is not symbolism or poetry. This is the moment the new creation becomes alive. Jesus speaks peace, reveals the wounds that formed you, and then breathes the Spirit that...

Most believers know when they prayed, when they cried, when they surrendered — but very few know where they were actually born. In this episode, we return to the place Scripture reveals as the true origin of every new‑creation human: the opened side of Christ. Not a prayer. Not a moment. Not emotion. A wound. A real wound, in a real body, on a real tree, in a real garden. This episode dismantles t...