Deeper Christian Podcast

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 148 We were made to be obsessed. Each of us has an obsession – often revealed by what we most think about throughout the day, where we spend our money, how we spend our time, and what we talk about. The question is not "are you obsessed" the better question is "what are you obsessed with"? In this Deeper Christian podcast episode, we listen to a special message (...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 147 Examine your prayer life and you'll likely find that there are three things that you pray for most … and yet these three things God already wants to provide for you as your Good Shepherd. In this Deeper Christian episode, Nathan Johnson gives an overview of John 10 and Jesus' declaration that He is the "Good Shepherd" and what that means practically for you a...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 146 Far too many people are seeking escape and "peace" from their circumstances, trials, and difficulties. But what if true peace wasn't an escape FROM our problems but peace IN the midst of them? In this Deeper Christian episode, Nathan Johnson talks about biblical peace and how we are called to have peace at all times – regardless of what may be going on around...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 145 We've all likely heard the old illustration of whether we are a thermometer or a thermostat. But I was listening to an interview done with Leonard Ravenhill toward the end of his life, and his comment about the thermometer/thermostat idea struck me afresh. In this episode of the Deeper Christian Podcast, we listen to a short clip by Leonard Ravenhill talking...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 144 While the blanket statement "God can do anything He wants" is true, it is only true to a point – for, biblically, there is one thing God cannot do. Once you discover the one thing God cannot do, it actually produces greater confidence, trust, and hope in Jesus Christ as we can build our lives upon His unchanging character and nature. Join Nathan in this Deepe...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 143 We as Christians often treat God as if He is merely a historical character from the past rather than the Living God. How we see God will determine how we worship and engage with Him. Either we will fall into religious ritual and duty or we will be consumed with a passionate desire for greater relationship and intimacy with Him. In this episode, Nathan Johnson...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 142 As Christians, we should long to grow in our depth, understanding, and intimacy with Jesus Christ … but how?  In this Deeper Christian episode, we look at Luke 24 and talk about experiencing "heartburn" in Jesus and five ways we can practically grow in our intimacy with Jesus. Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 141 Happy New Year! Being a new year, many of us are writing down our resolutions and dreams for this year. Yet as Christians, we need to rethink resolutions and goal setting and consider if there is a better way.  In this special New Year's edition of the Deeper Christian Podcast, my good friend Dan McConnaughey talks about new year resolutions and how we c...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 140 Merry Christmas! In this special Christmas edition of the Deeper Christian Podcast, we look at the "sign" that the angel gives the shepherds of Christ's coming. This sign is profound not only for the Christmas season but the fact that it points to the Cross and reason for why Jesus came – the sacrifice of Himself upon the cross for the sins of the world. Down...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 139 While Christmas is the season we celebrate the birth of one King, we often fail to remember another king that plays a significant role in the birth of Jesus Christ.  In this special Christmas edition of the Deeper Christian Podcast, we look at the contrast of these two kings – King Jesus and Herod the Great – and knowing the difference between the two wi...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 138 Looking at the culture today, it appears that sin is "all-powerful." It has the world (even some of the church) in its grip. Sin comes a-knocking and we soon find ourselves giving in. But Scripture is clear that sin has nothing on holiness. Holiness is not a drab, a list of do's and don'ts; it's not a have-to, it's a get-to! The Bible reveals that holiness is...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 137 Though for us here in America, Thanksgiving is a time we celebrate each year where we take time out to fellowship, enjoy good food, and be grateful for what we have. But as Christians, thanksgiving is not merely a holiday we celebrate once a year, rather its a lifestyle we live, communicate, and should be known for.  Such a life of thanksgiving is not ba...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 136 God abounds in mercy, love, kindness, faithfulness, and goodness.  This word in the Hebrew is "Hesed" and showcases the grandeur and greatness of our God's character and nature.  Rich in meaning, this word (Hesed) is hard to translate yet best understood as "when the person from whom I have a right to expect nothing gives me everything." And our God...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 135 We live in a world where the profane has become prolific and that which is twisted and perverse is celebrated and indulged in. But as Christians, we are not called to live from a place of lust (what I can get for myself) but from a place of love (what I can give). Believers are called to purity, holiness, and righteousness – no matter how dark and polluted th...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 134 Repentance is one of those terms that most modern churches have moved away from. It sounds harsh, condemning, and intrusive.  But repentance was the message of Jesus, John the Baptist, and the disciples. It is not something you tack onto a gospel track or do once and presume you're done repenting. As Christians, we should be living a life of repentance …...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 133 Knowing that God is faithful becomes a foundation, a bedrock, for our faith. In order to trust and put our hope and faith in Christ, we must know that He is unchanging and that He is constant, steadfast, unmovable, resolute, and sure – in short, we need to know He is faithful. And once we know and remember that our God is faithful, then how we live as Christi...

  Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 132 We all want to know the Bible better … but how can we study it so that it goes from plain text on the page (an academic study) to something that is alive and we experience it in living color? In this episode of the Deeper Christian Podcast, Nathan Johnson talks about the importance of context and gives two ideas for how you can better understand the ge...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 131 Looking around modern Christianity, it appears more and more believers are engrossed with darkness or are allowing shadows of sin to invade their hearts. Yet Scripture makes it clear that while we may be in the world, we are not to be of the world.   If you've ever found yourself in a room while the sun is setting, you've probably noticed that our e...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 130 After an amazing Bible Study Tour in Israel the past two weeks with 30 incredible people, I wanted to give a short debrief of the trip. In this special edition episode, several people share their experience of the trip and I give one insight that God pressed upon me throughout the time in the Promised Land. For daily overviews and recap videos from the Israel...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 129 I get back from  leading a study tour in Israel  next week, but until then we are wrapping up part three of a series called Jesus, the Conquering Messiah. My good friend and mentor Dr. Stephen Manley preaches from Matthew 27 and focuses upon the trials and death of Jesus Christ. Interestingly, Matthew gives three key witnesses to the Messiahship of...

  Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 128 While I am leading a study tour in Israel for the next couple weeks, we are continuing part two of a three-part series called Jesus, the Conquering Messiah. My good friend and mentor Dr. Stephen Manley preaches from Matthew 27 and focuses upon the trials and death of Jesus Christ. Interestingly, Matthew gives three key witnesses to the Messiahship of J...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 127 Matthew 27 is focused upon the trials and death of Jesus Christ. Interestingly, Matthew gives three key witnesses to the Messiahship of Jesus Christ—all of whom are the enemies of Jesus. In this episode, we listen to part one of a three-part series from Matthew 27 with Stephen Manley examining Jesus as the Conquering Messiah. Download the shownotes for this e...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 126 As Christians, we can quickly default to the mindset that we are doing all things unto the glory of Jesus Christ and that our lives are in the "steward position" – when in reality we are the ones trying to control, manipulate, and dictate our lives and circumstances. True Christians, however, are not sovereigns but stewards of all God has entrusted to them. I...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 125 Summer is a great time to pick up a good book and be encouraged, edified, and pressed unto Jesus Christ. In this episode, I want to give five books (or authors) that you should consider reading this summer. Download the shownotes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperChristian.com/125/

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 124 We know that God takes care of the big issues and problems of life … but what about the small stuff? Does God provide for every need? What about for every trial and difficulty? In this episode, Nathan Johnson discusses the concept of God being Jehovah-Jireh and how He sees before the need is there and makes necessary provision and supply for the need. As Mose...