Deeper Christian Podcast

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 198 As we celebrate the death and life of Jesus this week in expectancy of Resurrection Sunday, this episode goes back into the Old Testament and examines several "Christophanies" (pictures of Jesus and the cross foreshadowed in the Old Testament). Explore the profound reality that all of Scripture is pointing to Jesus Christ and His work upon the Cross. To downl...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 197 Coming to God in prayer is often difficult if you don't know what you should pray. People struggle to focus, spend more than ten minutes, or find themselves repeating the same things over and over. Having a simple plan (or outline) for prayer can help make prayer time fruitful and more exciting. In this episode, join Nathan as he gives a couple simple plans f...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 196 Is our physical posture in prayer important to God? Is kneeling, folded hands, head down, eyes closed, the most reverent way to pray? In this episode, Nathan tackles this often asked question and explains how the spiritual posture in prayer is more important than the physical posture of prayer. ----------------- View the shownotes for this episode and get oth...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 195 Many people ask why God seemingly doesn’t listen to their prayers, or they might know He hears but can’t figure out why He doesn’t respond or do anything. Biblically, there are reasons why our prayers are hindered or not listened to by God. In this mini-series on prayer, we examine ten things the Bible says that hinder prayer. ----------------- View the shown...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 194 While nearly all Christians esteem prayer and do it at some level, we forget that all of our prayer lives can grow in depth, intimacy, and travail. Leonard Ravenhill was a man of prayer who not only talked about the importance of intercession, he was a man given to it. We are beginning a mini-series on prayer and I wanted Leonard Ravenhill to give us a short...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 193 The Ravi Zacharias situation is a sober reminder to the body of Christ – we must not hide sin nor take sin and darkness lightly. In this episode, I talk about the sober warning God gave my soul this week as I heard the report of Ravi – but rather than focus on what he did, I want us to be reminded of what the Word of God says about living upright and hol...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 192 Love is in the air this month … but rather than keep our focus on romance and ourselves – we need to gain God's heart and purpose for love. Love is more than an emotion or feeling … love is an action. In this episode, we listen to a classic sermon by Darrell Champlin who talks about missions and taking God's love to the world. God desires that we share H...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 191 I love a good Christian quote! A quote can distill a thought into a simple statement or become a placeholder for a profound concept you want to remember. Over the years, I've posted a daily quote on deeperChristianQuotes.com (now totaling over 3500 and counting) and want to give you my top 16 favorites. Sign up to get the daily Christian quotes in your inbox...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 190 Paul commands us in 2 Corinthians 13:5 to examine and test ourselves to see if we are in the faith. He wasn't talking to unbelievers but to those sitting in the Church at Corinth. Likewise, we too in the modern church must examine and test ourselves to see whether we are truly Christians or whether we merely attend church and know some information about God....

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 189 In the turbulent seas in which we live, how does a Christian experience peace regardless of the pressure, circumstance, or difficulty we may find ourselves in? Christians are called to the most peace-laden, joy-filled, and hopeful people in the world – which means we are not to be fearful, fretting, anxious, or live with worry. Is this wishful thinking or can...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 188 Our culture seems to be inundated with miscommunication, confusion, lies, and deception – so what news source should we as Christians listen to and trust? In this timely episode, Nathan Johnson talks about the importance of whom we listen to and where we place our trust as believers in Jesus Christ. If you desire truth and clarity, you need to listen to this...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 187 We live in perilous times … so how should a Christian respond in such a season? The great need of our culture is a group of men and women who are willing to labor in prayer, to humble themselves, and seek God's face.  In this episode, Nathan talks about how a Christian is to respond to the perilous times we live in and gives seven key things we should di...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 186 This is a season of celebration! A time to reflect on this past year … and a time to freshly surrender to God this next one. And in this episode, Nathan also makes a request to see what you want to talk about in this next year on the Deeper Christian Podcast. Leave your comments in Apple Podcasts (with a review!) or send Nathan an email at podcast@deeperChris...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 185 The Christmas season reminds us that our King came in the flesh … but let us not forget that He is coming again! In this special Christmas episode of the Deeper Christian Podcast, we look forward to the Second Coming of Christ and give an important warning for while we wait expectantly. Let us know merely celebrate His first Advent … let us celebrate with gre...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 184 The Christmas season is more than a celebration of the birth of Christ … it is about the birth, life, death, resurrection, ascension, and the outpouring of His Spirit. In short, it is about Him. Though we often focus on the birth, the Gospels declare that Jesus' birth is all focused upon sacrifice – pointing to the Cross. In this episode, we examine the fores...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 183 The Jewish festival of Hanukkah (also known as the Festival of Lights or the Feast of Dedication) was a celebration to remember the provision and miracle God did with the oil in the Temple about 200 years before Jesus. Some scholars believe Jesus was likely born during this eight-day celebration, and we know that in John 10 we find Jesus celebrating the holid...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 182 Happy Thanksgiving from Deeper Christian! As we conclude our three part miniseries on thanksgiving, we go through a short review of the first two concepts and then further discuss the idea that thanksgiving is more than a day we celebrate, it is the lifestyle of every believer. Throughout the episode, we emphasis the connection between thanksgiving and commun...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 181 In part one of our thanksgiving miniseries we discussed how thanksgiving is to be the lifestyle of a Christian. But Scripture makes it clear that thanksgiving is to be the language and communication of the Christian. We are to "continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name" (Hebrews 13:15). What if...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 180 While we are nearing the American holiday of Thanksgiving, for most of us the concept of thanksgiving and gratitude is merely a seasonal festivity or a thing we write in our journals. Yet Biblical thanksgiving is more than a meal or holiday, it's the lifestyle of every Christian. Join me on this three-part series as we examine thanksgiving from a Biblical per...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 179 Jesus spent a lot of time in the crowds and multitudes throughout His ministry. Yet Mark records that individuals were significant and important to Jesus. People weren't just another "number" or "face" amidst the crowd, rather Jesus often honed in on one individual, gave full attention to them, and engaged with them as if no one else was around. What a profou...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 178 We know wisdom is important, but what is its value in our lives? Proverbs is a book of "wisdom" – and we are told specifically that if we receive, hide, incline our ears, apply, cry out, lift up, and seek wisdom we will experience incredible benefit. In this episode, we examine Proverbs 2 and the seven key things we are to do with wisdom so that we may experi...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 177 Whether you ministry in a formal way (pastor, missionary, etc) or whether you work down in a factory, stay at home with the kids, or any other profession, we are all called to be ministers of the Gospel of Grace. In this episode, we talk about what it means to prepare our lives for the work of ministry. If you are a Christian, this episode will help you disco...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 176 We live in a season where fear, anxiety, and burdens abound. Lawlessness reigns. Covid continues. The upcoming election creates unsettling uncertainty. But as Christians, what do we do with the fear, anxiety, cares, and burdens? In this episode, Nathan Johnson talks about the importance of casting our burdens upon the Lord – rolling the weight of our burdens...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 175 Do you need a breakthrough in your life? Perhaps its a circumstance or situation … or maybe a relationship – regardless, we each have areas that we need God to breakthrough in and bring life, restoration, reconciliation. In this message, we look at a passage in 2 Samuel 5 where David deals with the Philistines and God breakthroughs so powerfully that the name...

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 174 We all know that God loves us … but does He like us? In this episode, join Nathan as he ponders a season of weddings and marriage and reflections upon the relationship we have with Jesus Christ. If you've ever wanted to know if God not only loves you but likes you, this message will be an encouragement to your soul. View the shownotes for this episode and get...