Jesus Changes People

Mike and Ken start the first season in their trilogy of seasons, this season is focused on Christ In Us. In this episode, they will look at two verses that talk about examining to see if Christ is in us and testing to see if He’s in others. In their discussion, they cover the details of the passages each verse comes from, what’s important for us to understand, and then how we can apply what we lea...

Ken and Mike start their 10th season with an intro for seasons 10, 11, and 12. This trilogy of seasons will cover three theological topics that are closely related, but that have distinctives which are important to understand for each Christian. Mike and Ken discuss each season’s focus, which are Christ In Us, Together With Christ, and Us In Christ. In their discussion, they cover the subtle but i...

The guys are spending a couple of their holiday season episodes with a New Year’s focus on the power of yes, no, and maybe. In this episode, Ken and Mike conclude their holiday season with the power of maybe. They discuss waiting on God, who God is to us in the waiting, the anxiety in waiting and how we handle it, waiting with pain and hardship, and what weakness produces in us during waiting. A l...

The guys are spending a couple of their holiday season episodes with a New Year’s focus on the power of yes, no, and maybe. In this episode, Mike and Ken explore the power of no. They discuss how we say no, what we say no to, who helps us say no, discipleship, denying versus getting rid of self, where we are and are not given more than we can handle, and how we deal with temptation. A listener wan...

The guys shift in their holiday season from the Christmas focus of God with us to a New Year’s focus on the power of yes, no, and maybe. Ken and Mike will spend the three remaining episodes in this season on yes, no, and maybe. In this episode, Mike and Ken explore the power of yes. They discuss how the temporary versus the eternal plays into our yeses, counting the cost of saying yes, and how we...

The fifth and final episode in the God with us portion of the third Jesus Changes People holiday season. Mike and Ken’s focus this season comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Mike and Ken will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts...

The fourth episode in the God with us portion of the third Jesus Changes People holiday season. Ken and Mike’s focus this season comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Ken and Mike will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Ch...

The third episode in the God with us Christmas season. Mike and Ken’s focus this season comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Ken and Mike will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Christmas events. In this episode, they foc...

Ken and Mike continue with their third Christmas season. Their focus in this season comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Mike and Ken will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Christmas events. In this episode, they focus o...

Mike and Ken kick-off season 9 with their third Christmas season. In this season, their focus comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Ken and Mike will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Christmas events. In this episode, th...

Ken and Mike release another Best of Did You Knows. The Did You Know segments of Jesus Changes People is the time in the show when the guys share facts about the Bible, Christian History, and Christian Oddities. Some of the Did You Knows in this volume are focused on the holiday of Thanksgiving. The others have some element linking them to Thanksgiving or giving thanks. Join Mike and Ken, as they...

Mike and Ken review some of the key elements from season 8’s trip through the book of Galatians. They discuss what we’ve learned in Galatians through the lense of three types of people: the pre-Christian, the fleshly Christian, and the spiritual Christian. With each, they delve into freedom, bondage, grace, law, flesh, and Spirit. A newer listener wants to know about the history of Jesus Chages Pe...

Mike and Ken have reached the last three verses of the book of Galatians. These are Paul’s closing sentences of the letter he wrote himself. As with all of his letters, these aren’t just pleasantries. Ken and Mike discuss the rule, Israel, where peace and mercy come from, the price Paul paid, what marks us as ones owned by Jesus, grace, spirit, all Christians are brothers and sisters, and speaking...

Ken and Mike downshift and only tackle two verses in this episode. Paul packs some important elements in these verses, and the guys wanted to spend the necessary time to discuss them in detail. What are these items? The cross and the new creation. Mike and Ken discuss each of these and then draw applications for them in our lives. A listener wants to know if the guys have ever bobbed for apples? A...

In this next section, Paul wants us to know it’s him writing, so he points out the size of the letters he’s using. He also wants us to know what a legalist looks like, and he’ll give us the clearest picture he has in this letter in verses 12 and 13. Mike and Ken discuss Paul’s large writing. They also discuss the elements Paul uses to describe legalists, uniformity, personal safety, and pride in t...

Paul’s next section of writing in Galatians is straightforward and covers three distinct areas: the care of those who teach, the principal that what is reaped comes from what one sows, and doing good. Mike and Ken discuss the value of preaching and why to support it; sowing and reaping to the flesh and to the Spirit; and why it is worthwhile to not weary in doing good to everyone. A listener wants...

Chapter 6 continues Paul’s thought at the end of chapter 5, which was focused on the interactions Christians have between each other. He talks about how to handle someone caught in wrongdoing, bearing each other’s burdens, and bearing our own load. Ken and Mike discuss helping those who stumble, what it means to carry ours and others’ burdens, self awareness, and personal responsibility. A listene...

Ken and Mike’s sophomore release of Best of Did You Knows. The Did You Know segments of Jesus Changes People is the time in the show when the guys share facts about the Bible, Christian History, and Christian Oddities. The Did You Knows in this volume are all focused on Christian based theme parks and mini golf establishments. Join Mike and Ken, as they share these facts with us again. The 6 Did Y...

The last 5 verses of chapter 5 describe what it means to live and walk in the Spirit. This is a breath of fresh air following the works of the flesh. Mike and Ken discuss the fruit of the Spirit in contrast to the works of the flesh and that there is no law against them. They also talk about what we are to do with the flesh, how we keep in step with the Spirit, and why they think Paul added the se...

Following the description of the war between the flesh and the Spirit, Paul transitions to a list of the acts of the flesh. This list isn’t to be kept legalistically, but to understand what kind of life the flesh produces. It’s important to understand the flesh, because it is one of the major enemies of the Christian. Ken and Mike define the flesh along with where it comes from in scripture. They...

In 2 short verses, Paul succinctly describes the interplay between the flesh and the Spirit. He follows that up by once again describing the either or relationship between living by the Spirit and living under the law. Follow along with Mike and Ken as they discuss the enemies that affect Christians, what it is to live by the Spirit, the battle between flesh and Spirit, why the flesh requires rest...

Verse 13 begins the high point of the Galatian letter, which will continue until verse 26. In 13-26, Paul will describe how the Holy Spirit enables us to live free. In this episode, Ken and Mike will only tackle verses 13-15. Focusing on what Paul writes, they discuss grace misunderstood, which produces freedom turned to selfishness, what happens when law is carried to the extreme, and true grace...

In this next section, Paul uses visual descriptions to drive his point home to the Galatians. One about running, one about baking, and one about a surgical procedure. From these, Mike and Ken discuss running well, what keeps us on track and gets us off track. What yeast is and the influence it has in our own lives and the life of our Christian communities. And the importance of sharing the pure Go...

Galatians 5 starts off with a bang. Paul declares, it is for freedom that Christ has set us free. And for that reason he says stand firm and don’t be burdened with a yoke of slavery. Ken and Mike discuss being free, how that’s possible through Jesus’ death, and how we’re to stand, hold, and resist in our freedom. They also discuss Paul’s negative description of those who don’t stand, and his posit...

Paul concludes his allegory by telling the Galatians who they are in the story. And based on who they are, how they are to live and act both personally and as churches. Mike and Ken discuss what it means to be children of promise; that we can’t change or reform the flesh; the incompatibility of flesh and spirit; how a person lives free; and how our understanding of identity affects our behavior. T...