Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

Send us Fan Mail In this lesson from our Breaking the Cycle of Destructive Behavior Series , we discover how distorted thinking patterns can place unnecessary pressure on us and could lead us to be triggered to go back to our old ways. We talk about how Biblical thinking patterns are different from our current society's way of thinking. We list some of the stinking thinking patterns: 1) Assum...

Send us Fan Mail This chapter is about the subject of self control.  We discuss how changing our internal dialogue or self talk can affect our thinking and ultimately our behaviours. The Bible talks about self control and how to gain it, the benefits of it and how God can help to ensure it, because He wants to help His children.....if only we would let Him. Before your passions, desires and emotio...

Send us Fan Mail Lesson 1 in this series talks about surrendering to God's standard of living versus mankind/society's ever changing standard.  We talk about investigating faith-based organizations as a resource in helping us avoid relapsing.  We instruct you to complete the assignment on page 13 of your workbook and show you how to take on the action steps and target dates that you set,...

Send us Fan Mail Join us in our new series as we discuss how the Bible and faith in God can help you in your recovery from addictions, obsessions, compulsions and other destructive behaviors.  We will be "teaching" from our program of Relapse Prevention ( Breaking the Cycle of Destructive Behaviors ) that has helped hundreds of people to stay clean and sober. In fact, our Biblical based...

Send us Fan Mail A problem as old as marriage itself. We give you examples of in-laws in the Bible and how issues were handled. From Ruth & Naomi, to King Saul & David, to Moses & Jethro. We found a common thread(s) that these relationships shared.  We discuss how God teaches His people to handle issues with His help.  Support the show Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others h...

Send us Fan Mail Infidelity is a terrible thing in a relationship. It's not necessarily the end of the relationship though. The Bible gives us the foundation and the building blocks to form a loving, successful relationship. Support the show Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchplanting https://cash.app/$WellnessInstitute Leave a voicemail question...

Send us Fan Mail Biblical answers to today's tough questions, questions like: 1) is the Bible still relevant? 2) what is the Bible's stance on abortion? 3) does the Bible promote hate toward the LGBT community? 4) is Christian nationalism unbiblical? 5) aren't all religions the same? 6) what happens when we die? These and other tough questions will be answered in our lighthearted ma...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we share the true meaning of Easter. We bring out three important points about the story of Jesus' resurrection and its  universe wide implications. We challenge every believer to implement the teachings of Jesus in their own home or circles of influence. Support the show Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchplanting...

Send us Fan Mail What is the celebration of Good Friday all about anyway? Why are we celebrating a person's death? In this episode, we give you the reasons why we spend the day in prayer and thankful meditation/reflection of the sacrifice that Jesus made for all of humanity.  Support the show Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchplanting https://cas...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered what Palm Sunday , Good Friday and even Easter is all about? For the next few episodes, we will be providing answers to what these events are, what they mean and how to celebrate them. We will be returning to our series on how to deal with life's issues from a Biblical perspective after the Easter holiday week. Support the show Consider helping us to take the Go...

Send us Fan Mail We are excited to launch our 2023 Not Your Parents Religion Podcast Tour, starting April 22, 2023. This year, we will be traveling all over New York state and beyond. As you know, our team of missionaries go into jails, rehabs, parks, street corners, coffee houses and anyplace unchurched people gather. We present the unfooled around with Gospel, we ask questions, give answers, as...

Send us Fan Mail We present conflict resolutions in a marital relationship from a Biblical standpoint. We come from the standpoint that God and the Bible are the standard and not our modern opinions about relationships. With this in mind the whole relationship concept and marriage takes on new meaning and direction. Support the show Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://pa...

Send us Fan Mail From bad bosses to a lack of employees to nepotism, favoritism, sexism, and more. The workplace can be a source of extreme stress. In conjunction with contacting the proper job authority on your job, we give you additional ways to cope with workplace stress. Add this Biblical perspective to your toolbox as another resource.   Support the show Consider helping us to take the Gospel...

Send us Fan Mail Our world has become even more stressful and full of things/events to worry about. It's easy to become overwhelmed by it all. How can the Bible help us to deal with this epidemic? In this episode we give you 3 steps to help to reduce your stress that is straight from the Bible. Support the show Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchp...

Send us Fan Mail Join us as we begin a series on life issues and how the Bible tackles them.  We believe that the Bible is of course a spiritual book, but also a practical book that shows us how God wants us to deal with issues that we face. Issues such as: fear, spousal conflict, anxiety, depression, addiction, raising children and more.  Support the show Consider helping us to take the Gospel to...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode tackles the often asked question about why Churches seem to be following the leader more than they follow Jesus. This is a turn-off to people visiting the Church and the unwavering, unchecked, almost worship of the leader makes most people run for cover. We give some things to look out for and what to do if you find yourself in this situation. We recommend peo...

Send us Fan Mail There's another side to America that is falling through the cracks. Experts tell us all about the political, the economical, the environment, the social and even the financial. With our 30 plus years of Pastoring, mentoring other Pastors and church planting, we examine the spiritual state of America. We've pinpointed 3 distinct areas to concentrate on to decide if we sti...

Send us Fan Mail We talk about 3-4 points to cover when talking to a family member who is a Christian Nationalist.  We've used these skills as we engage members of the various communities that we evangelize. When done with Godly love and judgement free, you can expect at the very least, a seed of clarity to be planted. 4 Points to keep in mind: Agree on some point at the start of the conversa...

Send us Fan Mail To all non-believers, we present 3 main reasons why the evangelicals were wrong  in their continued support of the former President. The root of "why" they supported him is what we get into in this episode. Leave a voicemail question here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question or comment here: robyoung51.ry@gmail.com Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here...

Send us Fan Mail Many times we may become frustrated that God seems to be not listening to us. Discover 3 reasons why your prayers may not be getting through to God: You are not a believer You are a believer but not asking according to His will for your life Unforgiveness Bonus- not asking in faith Leave a voicemail question here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question or comment here: robyoung51....

Send us Fan Mail What we have seen and heard in different communities locally, is resonating across the country in listener downloads of our podcast. From Rochester to Buffalo to Syracuse, even as far away as the state of Washington and others, the podcast is reaching people who would not ordinarily come to a church. We've also got an unexpected side-effect of thousands of people listening to...

Send us Fan Mail My co-host Jill and I tackle the thorny subject of Prosperity Gospel. We discover 3 main reasons why this gospel is unbiblical. 1) Focus on material things instead of primary focus being a relationship with Christ. 2) Unbalanced and not the complete truth. 3) Attempts to use Christ/gospel as some sort of magic wish granting lamp. Leave a voicemail question here: (585) 331-3424 Lea...

Send us Fan Mail Listen as my co-host Jill and I attempt to unpack this highly controversial and divisive topic. Although, we as Christians, support some of the ideas and goals that the "Christian Nationalist" supports, we can't get behind how they want to accomplish these goals. Leave a voicemail question here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question or comment here: robyoung51.ry@g...

Send us Fan Mail In part 2 of How Can I Understand the Bible, we discuss specific examples of knowing the background information. We cover the importance of reading whole books of the Bible and the different forms of speech in the Bible and more. Leave a voicemail question here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question or comment here: robyoung51.ry@gmail.com Check out more topics and download our w...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss the rules of interpretation to understand the Bible in proper context. We talk about keeping in mind the:  historical context literary context cultural context reading full books of the Bible more Combined with God's Spirit (Holy Spirit), you will be on your way to a growing, soul enhancing relationship with the Creator of the Universe. Leave a voic...