Hardwired with Jeff Wickwire

False teachers don’t have to use fancy language to lead people astray! Instead, many of those false teachers use words that are easy to understand, luring people into a false sense of security. Pastor Jeff warns you that your greatest enemy isn’t going to present himself with red horns and a pitchfork. Instead, you will be tempted by those who claim to have a different road to Heaven, one that is...

The devil is so dangerous to humanity because he’s an excellent liar! Not only is he able to make the path of destruction seem appealing to mankind, but he is also able to pinpoint specific areas of temptation to deceive people on an individual level. But Pastor Jeff reminds you to hold the devil’s false promises accountable to the words of God’s Word! If God’s Word represents absolute truth, the...

God doesn’t usually answer your prayer on the first time! When He knocked down the walls of Jericho, He made the Israelites march around the city’s walls for seven days! Pastor Jeff encourages you with today’s message that praying for something over and over again isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of great faith! It means that even though God hasn’t answered you just yet, you still believe tha...

Sin is like an old man who’s lived in the same home his entire life. He never wants to leave it behind, and it may take a lot of effort to get him to completely leave, even if it’s what’s best for everyone involved. Pastor Jeff teaches you today that sin can be a stubborn thing to get rid of, but the power of Jesus can purge it from your life one piece at a time. But He won’t do the work unless yo...

Is it a bad thing for you to be hungry? When you break it down, hunger is just your body communicating a desire to eat food. Needing to eat is not a bad thing, but if you commit sin while obtaining the needed food, that becomes a problem. Pastor Jeff doesn’t want you to be ashamed of being hungry or of having needs and desires. The problem is when you turn to sinful behavior to meet the needs of t...

Something that many home cooks tend to overlook in their kitchens is having a working fire extinguisher. It’s much better to have one and never need it than to need one and not have it! That fire extinguisher can put out a dangerous fire before it spreads and destroys your entire home. Pastor Jeff reminds you today that when you begin to doubt your way in life, all you need to do is think back to...

In our fallen human nature, we are prone to behaviors such as jealousy. We crave possessions that others have, instead of being grateful for what we have already been given. Pastor Jeff warns us today that jealousy can turn into hatred, and hatred can lead to some dark and irreversible sins! When we have hatred towards our brother or sister, Jesus says we have committed murder in our hearts. The b...

In the book of Acts, we see that followers of Jesus are empowered with the Holy Spirit to do good work in this world. But the Holy Spirit also serves the role of a guard on a watchtower. When you begin to allow sin into your life, the Holy Spirit rings the alarm within your soul! Pastor Jeff teaches you today that that conviction doesn’t go away once you have truly accepted Jesus, so even those wh...

When we want to make changes in our lives, we usually have to start by building habits that make us a better reflection of the person we want to be. We’re starting from the outside and working our way into the core of our being. But salvation flips that formula on its head! Pastor Jeff teaches us today that when we accept Jesus into our lives, the Holy Spirit comes into our hearts and starts chang...

Following Jesus is a lot like running a marathon. See, there will be thousands, or maybe even millions of times throughout your life where you’re faced with the opportunity to choose to live righteously, or to give in to sin. You won’t make the right choice every single time. Pastor Jeff reminds you today that the only way that people who have been saved fall back into a life of sin is if they con...

So what do you do when it seems like the enemy has won? When things don’t work out the way you think they will? Pastor Jeff shows you how sometimes God will allow the enemy small victories, while giving you greater opportunities to serve Him in the process. The apostle Paul could have put his head between his legs and endured prison sentences, but instead he put his time to good use and wrote the...

Do you hear the enemy trying to talk you down from doing something? Does he try and make you think that you’re doomed to fail, or that God has abandoned you? Well, Pastor Jeff shows you today how Nehemiah faced similar challenges when rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. In order to complete the task that the Lord had given him, Nehemiah had to fend off both verbal and physical threats and trust in...

Are you the kind of person that puts on a radio program or a podcast to just listen passively? Well, Pastor Jeff wants you to really pay attention to today’s message. Because there are so many people that have claimed to follow Jesus, but because of apathy, or the temptations of the world, they let their passion for Jesus fade away, and they stop following Him. But Pastor Jeff desires for you to b...

Do you remember where you were when you accepted Jesus into your heart? When you said those words and believed in your heart that Jesus is Lord, a change took place within you! The Lord poured His Holy Spirit into your heart and changed you from the inside out forever. Pastor Jeff wants you to understand that there is a difference between saying that you’re a believer in Christ and experiencing th...

Satan and his demonic forces aren’t just a fairy tale to scare us into good behavior; they represent a real enemy in the spiritual realm! But the battleground that we are fighting on isn’t in public spaces, or even in the material world at all. Instead, Pastor Jeff teaches us that the battles we fight are in the spiritual world and in the strongholds that the enemy has in today’s society. Don’t be...

For someone who has been reading Scripture for a long time, it can become a passive habit to get into God’s Word. But Pastor Jeff encourages you today to take an active approach as you dive into the Word in your daily devotions! You may have been reading the same passages over and over for years, but it’s in those times when you think you have learned everything you can that the Lord speaks to you...

Did you know that the first thing you do in the morning has a big impact on the rest of your day? If the first thing you do is grab your phone and check the news, you’ll immediately fill your mind with thoughts of what is going wrong in the world. But Pastor Jeff reminds you that if you make the effort to make time with God a central part of your day, you will be more and more blessed by the Lord....

Don’t let doubt become an obstacle that hinders your relationship with God! Instead, Pastor Jeff tells you today that it should just be a step on the journey, a small part of a bigger story of faith. When you are faced with doubt, the Bible tells you that you should confess it to Jesus and place them at His feet. Allow Him to calm your fears and anxieties, and live in the freedom that His love pro...

Every believer is going to doubt God at some point. There will be times where your faith in Him wavers, even just for a moment. That isn’t sinful behavior, and God isn’t going to look poorly on you because of it. But Pastor Jeff warns you to not confuse doubt and unbelief, because unbelief is the thing that can begin to rot away at your relationship with God. You don’t sin when you doubt God’s goo...

If you were accused of a crime and had to go to court right now to be put on trial, would you defend yourself? Or would you seek after someone to represent you, to speak up on your behalf? Pastor Jeff reminds you today that when you accept Jesus’ gift of forgiveness, He becomes the advocate that intervenes for you! While your sins would condemn you to an eternity without God, Jesus has taken the p...

The great thing about Jesus’ gift of salvation is that it isn’t a one-time purge of your sin record! In fact, Jesus’ forgiveness applies to all the sins of your past, your present, and even your future! But there is a caveat to this truth. While your sins are covered and forgiven by the blood of Jesus, you still have a mandate to turn away from your sin, and to seek a life of righteousness. Pastor...

Any structure that exists in the world today is only as strong as its foundation. Whether it’s a building with a physical foundation, or an organization or institution with a set of values as its foundation, having a weak foundation can spell disaster for the long-term health of the structure. Pastor Jeff reminds you today that the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation that the Christian faith i...

There is a brand of Christianity in modern culture that is all about the experience. Big conferences, celebrity speakers, and trendy outfits. And while there may be sound teaching spread at these events, it can be hard to tell if that is the focus of the events. Pastor Jeff reminds you to always place God at the center of your worship. People need spiritual nourishment to grow in their faith. They...

Whether we like it or not, there is a market for false prophets in Christian culture. People desire a new revelation from God, and they’re willing to look past some major red flags if they like the prophecy they are hearing. Pastor Jeff warns us in today’s message to be on the lookout for these false prophets, but he also reminds us that the best way to discern false teaching is to compare it with...

God did not promise that you would have an easy path through life. Scripture is actually full of examples of people who follow God with their whole hearts, still being faced with trials, because that’s just the reality of how the world works. But Pastor Jeff isn’t just giving you bad news today; he wants to remind you that God will always give you a way to endure the temptations that you face in t...