Jesus is Real Radio with Daniel Fusco

Sadly, people take advantage of the week and underprivileged. Those vulnerable in society are picked out by the stronger to be taken advantage of and hurt for no good reason. Pastor Daniel reminds us that we are NOT to be like this! Followers of the perfect and loving God need to stand up for the vulnerable, showing kindness and grace at all times! Today's message includes mature content and may n...

Human beings tend to think they're right, no matter what the topic is. Pride jumps to the forefront and humility is pushed aside daily! This can be true even for followers of God! We're all sinful, and daily need to die to ourselves to let our Lord in. Pastor Daniel reminds us today that we need to let God dictate what we do – after all, He actually is right! Today's message contains mature themes...

Studying God's Word isn't a one time thing – we need to seek His guidance again and again! In today's message, Pastor Daniel urges us to spend time in the Bible in order to keep us safely in God's plan for our lives! If we let that routine slip away, we'll be more likely to be seduced by the pleasures of the world. We can fall quickly, so it's important to dive into the Word each and every chance...

Pastor Daniel brings up an interesting idea today – if you were the only one on earth who needed to be rescued from sin, Jesus would've STILL come down to earth to die on the cross! That's how passionate He is about each one of us! God knew we'd never be able to do enough to be perfect, and His love for us sent His Son to die in our place. That grace we've received needs to be a catalyst to extend...

Growing up takes time. We begin life in wonder of the huge world around us, but as the years go by, we gain new perspective and knowledge. This is the same for our relationship with Jesus. Pastor Daniel will remind us today that we need to be patient with ourselves as we grow in Christianity, and we need to extend that patience to others. Instead, we can encourage and help one another along the wa...

Jesus was asked some tough questions today, ones that spark some challenges for us too! The Bible teaches that the resurrection is real and is a necessary truth in our lives, but people still don't believe it! If we can't believe that Jesus rose from the dead, how can we believe in eternity? Pastor Daniel wants each of us to examine whether or not we believe in the resurrection, and even more impo...

There are differing views on eternity expressed in society today. Some don't believe in the afterlife, and some believe that it'll just be an extension of what we know now. Pastor Daniel will tell us today that both are incorrect! Jesus teaches us that there is an afterlife. For His followers, that brings us to eternity in Heaven. We're given little snippets in Scripture of what we have to look fo...

As usual, Jesus has a clever and compelling answer for a trick question in today's message. The religious elite did their best to trap Him by diving into political discussions, much as the world does to us even today! As we'll learn from Jesus through Pastor Daniel, though, we need to approach these topics from our place as sons and daughters of God. We are images of our Creator, and need to refle...

Our lives aren't lived anonymously. What we do is seen by others – our actions and our words alike. These things need to line up with the heart and priorities of our Creator! Today Pastor Daniel digs into the touchy subject of politics, sharing Jesus perspective on the matter. He also challenges us to look at how we're conducting ourselves when it comes to our own discussions on this matter. In it...

God has invited all of us to be part of His Kingdom work. It looks different for each one of us, but the goal is the same – introduce people to Jesus! Has Jesus called you to do something for Him? Pastor Daniel will remind us today that now's the time to say yes! You may have initially refused, but the call is still waiting. Let what you hear today inspire you to take hold of your own mission, and...

Are we afraid to ask honest questions? Pastor Daniel urges us through today's message to really ponder this question. Sometimes – often, in fact – Jesus asked tough, real questions! These were always necessary and always brought about a clearer understanding of His mission. It's possible that we need to start asking some honest questions of those who oppose us, and especially of ourselves. This mi...

If we want to be like Jesus, we need to follow His example. He didn't come into the earth to lead a rebellion or establish His Kingdom with pomp and circumstance. Instead, Jesus chose to serve people. He lead by giving and loving everyone with no strings attached. In today's message, Pastor Daniel tells us that we're to do the same! By serving Jesus, we have to be willing to step into the hard par...

We all have aspirations for our lives – we not only want to prosper ourselves, but we want our friends and family to succeed as well. Achievement and the attempts to get there are normal. Today, Pastor Daniel reminds us that aspiring to be like Jesus is something many want, and should chase! He warns us, though, that we need to be aware of what we're after. Jesus has a different way of leading, an...

Today we'll be introduced to a young religious leader who was quite wealthy in Jesus day. He approaches Jesus with questions about eternal life and how to achieve it, which is a question many people still have today. Jesus asked this young man to remove the things in his life that were hindering him from following Jesus absolutely. Pastor Daniel wants us to contemplate how we'd respond in this sam...

God is doing a work in each of our lives. Maybe today you feel it very definitively! Pastor Daniel wants you to feel encouraged as you listen today that God's work is necessary and life-giving! It isn't easy and will likely involve discomfort, but it's all for the benefit of your walk with God. As we journey through this life, we can make the choice to avoid the hard work, or we can let God dig in...

People are self-focused in this world, there's no reason to deny it! We tend to look out for ourselves first and others second. That typically means we'll hurt someone along the way, and someone will hurt us. Pastor Daniel acknowledges this in today's message, but also tells us that the actions of other people doesn't have to ruin us! How we respond to what happens in our lives is on us, and with...

Today's message dives into the difficult topic of marriage and divorce. The passage Pastor Daniel will be exploring reveals to us not only God's heart on the matter, but also the hard heartedness of the religious leaders of the day. These leaders certainly were in the wrong, but today we need to ask ourselves if we're being narrow-minded about any matters ourselves. It could be that we're not allo...

Pastor Daniel makes a good point in today's message: when we refuse to forgive someone, it's really doing us more harm than the person who hurt us. Our unforgiveness festers inside and produces bitterness and anger. Instead, we need to obey Jesus command and release grace into that situation! When we do, we'll be demonstrating Jesus to someone who needs Him. If today you're holding on to a hurt, l...

oday's message tells us in no uncertain terms that we need to imitate Christ's forgiveness. This isn't easy, and Pastor Daniel is quick to admit that! We need to remember, though, that Jesus has forgiven us so much! Our Savior died to forgive every debt of every person on earth. He loved and handed out grace again and again, and we need to follow suit! Forgiveness needs to be a priority, and that...

We learn so much from the younger generation! Children seem to innately know how to love without reservation. Pastor Daniel shares in today's message how they seek simple answers, and they keep going after the joy they seem to find everywhere, even when life knocks them down. Jesus tells us to become humble like little children, and then, we'll be considered great in the eyes of our Heavenly Fathe...

Within a family, there are certain freedoms we get to take advantage of. This extends to the family of God as we'll discover in today's message! Pastor Daniel reminds us too that God has chosen to include us in His family! We don't always get to pick who we're related to, but we can choose to add to the clan. This is how God sees us – He's given us all the chance at new life because He WANTS to in...

The world we live in favors success and wealth as its definition of greatness. People strive to reach the highest rung of the ladder, get the fanciest car and biggest house, and put on the show that all is well. This doesn't leave a lot of room for humility, though. In today's message, Pastor Daniel will share what God's definition of greatness is. It doesn't match the world's, by any means! Humil...

To be truly free in this life, we need to die. Now, this may sound completely counter-intuitive, but don't tune out yet! Pastor Daniel goes on to explain that we need to die to who we were before we met Jesus! In today's message, Pastor Daniel will encourage us to walk away from who we were in the past, and maybe who we are now, and begin a fresh new start with our Savior! He's given us everything...

Because Peter was able to identify and believe in who Jesus really is, he was given the privilege of learning his true identity. Jesus wants to do this for each and every one of His followers as well! Today Pastor Daniel will share how our own admission of Jesus sovereignty will start open our hearts up to learning who our Savior knows we are! He will help us learn our true identity in Him, and wi...

Are we underestimating Jesus? That's a question Pastor Daniel asks us to consider during today's message! This new series we begin today takes us deeper into some real questions, and gives some true answers back! As we study today the conversation between Jesus and His followers, we'll need to answer for ourselves who we think Jesus is. And if we're underestimating Him, how can we go about learnin...