Gary Wilkerson Podcast

A church can have a truly transformative effect on the people within its community. God is there for his people, and God’s people should be there for each other. Pastor Seth Drewry joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss God’s calling and the modern church. 00:00 - Introduction 00:38 - Seth's Upbringing and Calling to Ministry 02:42 - The Love of the Church in the Midst of Tragedy 08:24 - The Nontradition...

The Way Ahead is Back - Shifts in the society around us may feel unsettling, but cultures have come and gone throughout history. These changes are never a threat to God, and they cannot shake the church that is grounded in Christ. Pastor Joshua West joins Gary Wilkerson to talk about the role of the church in American culture. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp130c

Deep Concern for the State of the American Church There is a brand of Christianity in the US today that is creating a version of Christ that conforms to our image rather than us coming to Christ and being conformed into his image. Our culture has shifted from the glory and worship of God to the glory and worship of self. Pastor Joshua West joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss his deep concern for the s...

As a child, Fred Sanders recalls looking up at the clouds passing in front of the moon and wondering if any of them would ever go behind the moon. Through a series of questions about things Fred already knew about clouds and the moon, a relative helped him realize that he already knew that clouds couldn’t go behind the moon. The same can be true of us and our knowledge of God. Fred Sanders joins G...

This generation is being inundated with sexual immorality and indoctrinated with a secular worldview. Sean McDowell joins Gary Wilkerson and Evan Wilkerson to discuss the issues facing today’s youth and how parents can help their children counter false ideas with the truth of the Bible. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp127c

In this episode, Gary Wilkerson discusses depression and suicide even among believers who should live in the light of hope. He explores ways that believers can handle issues like mental illness and how to differentiate between spiritual despair and general life discouragement. Most importantly, he offers encouragement to those who may feel as if they are fighting alone. God is walking ri...

Let’s face it. There are things about God that we won’t fully understand in this lifetime, and that’s okay. For some this will move you to praise God, while others may get upset and complain. Fred Sanders joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss the Trinity and the incomprehensibility of God. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp125c

When we think about holiness, our thoughts might tend toward moral behavior and right conduct, but Gary Wilkerson shows us from scripture that holiness is so much more. We don’t become holy by garnering our own will power and trying to follow a list of dos and don’ts. True holiness comes when we know God, realize he already calls us holy through faith in Jesus Christ, and receive his power to walk...

Gary Wilkerson continues his conversation with Chris Palmer about the benefits of learning New Testament Greek. They discuss Bible translations, the fluidity of language, and the nuances one can discover when studying the original Greek words. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp123c

The idea of learning New Testament Greek may seem daunting or like something reserved for seminary students and theologians, but Chris Palmer joins Gary Wilkerson to dispel this misconception and encourage Christians at all levels of faith and stages of life to learn biblical Greek. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp122c

The Bible tells us that we were not created to live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. God’s design is to communicate with us through his word. If we want to get to know God and grow spiritually, then we need to develop a daily discipline of spending time with God in his word. That’s going to take time, effort and intentionality. View podcast show notes: https://wc...

The Bible tells us that physical training is of some value, but training in godliness holds promise in this life and the life to come. Simon Lennox joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss the parallels between physical and spiritual training, how fitness has been a natural bridge to discussing deeper spiritual matters, and the impact this life has on our eternity. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link...

It can be challenging when our prayers seem ungranted, unanswered or unheard. The enemy often comes with accusations that cause us to doubt God’s goodness, faithfulness, and love for us. Gary Wilkerson shares some biblical insight into what we can do while we are waiting for God to answer our prayers. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp119c

Some Christian denominations and movements have completely neglected the Holy Spirit while others have credited the Holy Spirit with manifestations that were not of God. Dallas Holm joins Gary Wilkerson to examine what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit. When do we receive the Holy Spirit? How do we know if we’ve received the Holy Spirit? View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp118c

Dallas Holm joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss the lessons he has learned over fifty plus years of Christian ministry—from his early days with David Wilkerson Youth Crusades, his years of music ministry, and now his transition into the last mile of this race called life. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp117c

Our tendency can be to describe God in ways that are more like ourselves, as if he is just a bigger, better version of us. The God of the Bible is altogether different than us. He is eternal, infinite, timeless, perfect, unchanging and self-existent. Matthew Barrett joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss how the incomprehensibility of God helps maintain the distinction between Creator and creature. View...

God is one yet also three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. How does that work? Do they all just cooperate really well together? Or is it something completely different? Matthew Barrett joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss the importance of understanding the unity and inseparability of the Trinity. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp115c

In our modern understanding, to call someone, especially God, incomprehensible seems offensive, but the incomprehensibility of God does not mean that he is unintelligible or doesn’t communicate well. It means that he is so far beyond what our finite minds can fully comprehend. Gary Wilkerson challenges listeners to learn more about the incomprehensibility of God. If you do, you will be brought to...

There probably aren’t too many in the church today who have taken the time or made the effort to study church history, read the writings of the early church fathers, or understand the creeds and the heresies they were meant to counter. Chris Palmer joins Gary Wilkerson in encouraging Christians to discover the roots of their faith and grow in their knowledge of God. View podcast show notes: https:...

Trying to wrap our minds around the simultaneous oneness and distinctness of Father, Son and Spirit can be challenging. Some camps within Christianity will even highlight or focus on just one of the persons to the neglect of the other two. Chris Palmer joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss the importance of not playing favorites with the persons of the Trinity. Chris challenges listeners to really wrest...

Anyone familiar with boating knows the dangers of drifting. It can seem slight, but if not corrected, over time it will take you far off course. Matthew Barrett joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss the dangerous drifts taking place within the church’s understanding of the Trinity. Developing a proper doctrine of the Trinity will take work but it will be worth the effort. View podcast show notes: https:...

Gary Wilkerson answers questions about the power, presence and wrath of God. Does God’s omnipotence have any limits that are not of his own making? If God holds all things together, how can hell and the lake of fire exist void of God’s presence? What is a healthy theological view of God’s wrath for the believer? Are any of God’s attributes greater than the others? View show notes: https://wcm.link...

The Holy Spirit can be the one person of the Trinity that is difficult to wrap our mind around. In some churches he is ignored, while in others the Spirit is overemphasized. Fred Sanders joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss the role of the Holy Spirit in the Trinity and in the believer’s life. View show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp109c

All of us experience and have a basic understanding of gravity but we might start to get lost if the conversation heads toward more complicated concepts and theories. The same can be said of the doctrine of the Trinity. If you’re a Christian, you’ve experienced the saving work of the Trinity, but you might not fully understand how God can be both three distinct persons and one God or what role eac...

God wants his people to be wholly holy—spirit, soul and body. He cares for the whole person. Eric Barber—former CrossFit athlete, trainer and gym owner—joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss how God has called him to help others with fitness, health and nutrition. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp107c