Chris Lovell's Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 6, we explore 1 John 2:18–27, where John warns believers about false teachers and the spirit of antichrist while encouraging them to remain steadfast in the truth. Discover what John means by "the last hour," the significance of the Holy Spirit's anointing, and why remaining anchored in the apostolic message about Jesus Christ is essential for discernment...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 5, we explore 1 John 2:12–17, where John reminds believers of their identity in Christ before warning them about the dangers of loving the world. Discover what it means to know the Father, grow in spiritual maturity, overcome through God's Word, and guard your heart against the world's values. This episode encourages us to focus on what is eternal and to find...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 4, we explore 1 John 2:7–11 and discover that one of the clearest signs of walking in the light is the way we love others. John reminds us that Christ's command to love is both timeless and transformational, shaping our relationships in our families, churches, workplaces and communities. Join us as we consider how forgiveness, humility and Christlike love reflect t...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 3 of our study through 1 John, we explore 1 John 2:1–6 and discover the wonderful assurance that Jesus Christ is our Advocate before the Father. We examine the meaning of key Greek words such as Paraklētos (Advocate) and ginōskō (to know), revealing that knowing God is about a living, personal relationship rather than simply intellectual knowledge. Join us as we discove...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 1 of this series on 1 John, we introduce the epistle by exploring its historical background and purpose. We examine how John's opening words connect with the Gospel of John, emphasising that Jesus is the eternal Son of God who was heard, seen and touched by eyewitnesses. Discover how John's message invites us into genuine fellowship with the Father and His Son...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 2, we explore 1 John 1:5–10 and John's powerful call to "walk in the light." Together we examine God's holiness, the reality of sin, and why sin is more than simply making mistakes—it is disobedience and independence from God. Discover how honest confession restores fellowship with Christ, brings freedom from guilt, and enables us to experience the j...

Send us Fan Mail In this final episode of our 2 Peter series, we reflect on Peter's closing words in 2 Peter 3:17–18. Peter encourages believers to remain spiritually alert, guard against drifting from the truth, and continue growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. Drawing on a lifetime of following Christ, this episode explores the importance of staying steadfast, remaining teach...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 5 of our 2 Peter series, we explore 2 Peter 3:1–14 and Peter's warning that in the last days "mockers" or empaiktēs —those who ridicule and dismiss God's promises—will arise. We consider how this spirit of cynicism and scepticism is increasingly evident in our society and, perhaps surprisingly, often among older generations who have experienced disap...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore Peter's sobering warning about false teachers and spiritual deception. What actually constitutes false teaching? How do we distinguish between genuine error and sincere differences of interpretation? Looking verse by verse through 2 Peter 2 and drawing on other New Testament warnings about deception in the last days, we discover why discernment and...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 3, we explore Peter's pastoral heart and his urgent desire that believers remain firmly anchored in the truth. Knowing that his life is drawing to a close, Peter repeatedly reminds his readers of the gospel so that they will not be deceived or led astray by false teaching. We examine Peter's eyewitness testimony of the glory of Christ on the Mount of Transfigu...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 2, we explore Peter's remarkable promise that God's divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness. We discover how God's precious promises sustain us, what it means to participate in the divine nature, and why spiritual growth requires both God's provision and our intentional response. Peter's ladder of Christian virtues ch...

Send us Fan Mail In this opening episode of our study of 2 Peter, we explore Peter's powerful introduction and discover what it means to have a "faith as precious as ours." We examine Peter's description of himself as a doulos —a slave who belongs completely to Jesus Christ—and consider why he places servanthood before apostleship. We also reflect on the wonderful truth that ev...

Send us Fan Mail When we look at the rise of radical Islamic movements — particularly in places like Iran and in militant groups throughout the Middle East — we begin to see something that reveals the deeper nature of this deception. What becomes visible is not simply a political ideology or a religious movement. What we see is a spiritual system built around control, domination, and submission. A...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I want to look ahead and ask a question many believers are asking right now: from a Biblical and prophetic perspective, where might events in the Middle East be heading? Now right at the outset, I want to acknowledge that this is a controversial subject. There are sincere Bible-believing Christians who read these passages differently. We also need to say clearly th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we to take the discussion a little deeper. Because if we’re going to understand the times we’re living in, we need to recognise that what we are seeing in the world is not just political conflict or cultural tension. According to Scripture, there is a deeper spiritual battle unfolding behind the events of history. When Jesus spoke about the future in Matthew chapte...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we look at the current conflict in the Middle East and we see increasing hostility toward Israel. Iran openly calls for Israel’s destruction. Radical groups like Hamas and Hezbollah declare that Israel must be removed from the land. Jerusalem is at the centre of global religious tension. Many observers see this as a political conflict. But the Bible teaches us that...

Send us Fan Mail Why has Israel — and particularly the Jewish people and the city of Jerusalem — been so persistently targeted throughout history? Why does this tiny nation occupy such a central place in global conflict? Why has antisemitism appeared again and again across centuries and across cultures? From a purely political perspective, the answers never seem sufficient. But from a Biblical per...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we’re going to explore a question many Christians ask when they watch the news: Are the events we are witnessing today signs of the end times? 

Send us Fan Mail In this series we will look at significant global events—particularly those unfolding in the Middle East—and seek to understand them through the lens of Scripture. The goal is not to sensationalise the news or to speculate irresponsibly, but to ask important questions. Throughout the Bible, we see that history is not random. God is actively at work in human events, guiding history...

Send us Fan Mail This episode begins a series called Spirit-Led Leadership —a conversation shaped by Scripture, the wisdom of trusted voices, and my own journey of more than fifty years in Christian ministry . This series isn’t about perfect leadership. It’s about learning how to lead from the presence of God —and unlearning some things along the way.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we turn our attention to the journey of restoration — how God brings healing to hearts that have been wounded by coercive and unhealthy leadership. This is not just theory for Kerry and me. It comes from our own journey of healing and restoration. We know firsthand that restoration is rarely instant. 

Send us Fan Mail Over the past episodes we’ve named difficult realities: narcissistic leadership, authority insulation, control, silence, and spiritual abuse. But in this episode we turn our attention to the journey of restoration — how God brings healing to hearts that have been wounded by coercive and unhealthy leadership. This is not just theory for Kerry and me. It comes from our own journey o...

Send us Fan Mail I want to speak to you in this episode not as a teacher, but as a pastor who has sat across tables from broken believers — people who once loved the church, trusted their leaders, and now struggle even to open a Bible. One of the deepest tragedies of spiritual abuse is that it doesn’t just wound hearts — it fractures faith

Send us Fan Mail This episode is about building something different — not just avoiding harm, but cultivating health. I’ve sat with pastors who never intended to hurt anyone — and I’ve wept with families who lost their spiritual home. Authority insulation didn’t begin with cruelty. It began with fear, pressure, and good intentions that were never examined. Biblical authority is not positional — it...

Send us Fan Mail Why does controlling leadership keep reappearing in the church — and why do so many good, sincere believers end up complying with it? If Episode 2 named the system — authority insulation — then in this episode we’re asking the harder question: Why do pastors drift into control, and why do good people stay?