Jesus is Real Radio with Daniel Fusco

When you have a goal, it’s full speed ahead…until you run into turbulence. We’re gung ho for God’s leading right up until we get scared. Today, Pastor Daniel will help us to understand why our reactions are not so different than the children of Israel. As they approached the promised land, the land of milk and honey that was given to them…they also saw the giants. Scary. We’ll consider those momen...

No matter how determined we are to reach perfection, we can’t even get through one day perfectly. More than perfection, God wants us to be growing. As Pastor Daniel assures us today, grace is what saves us. We can’t save ourselves because of anything we do, so instead we have the freedom to hear from the Lord and focus on His leading. Today, we’ll hear how the children of Israel get off track when...

There’s always someone who has more of something we wish we had….and we envy them. We might even wish some misfortune would fall on that person because we’re so bitter about our own circumstances. It’s a problem within the children of Israel as they question why Moses is the one who gets to have the special relationship with God. Today, Pastor Daniel teaches about how a seed of envy can grow into...

Imagine if God’s judgment was to give you everything you want. If we’re honest with ourselves, most of our desires are selfish in nature…and ultimately spiritually destructive. Today, Pastor Daniel will tell us the story of the children of Israel getting exactly what they were longing for. Like letting a kid eat as many cookies as they want…sin is pleasurable for a season, but eventually turns you...

When a person is moved by the Spirit, it’s evident in some way. In Pastor Daniel’s teaching today, we’ll find out why prophecy can be such a challenge for us to accept. When God challenges us with prophecy, it’s usually a message that’s difficult to hear. We like to be comfortable, but if we try to avoid God’s leading because it’s hard…we’ll really miss out. Find out how you can seek to be used by...

Be careful what you wish for. That’s especially true for the children of Israel as they progressed through the wilderness towards the promised land. After eating only manna for weeks, they wanted meat. As Pastor Daniel will explain, our God isn’t happy when His people are complaining. When we grumble about what we have, it’s like saying what He’s given isn’t good enough. Listen as we find out why...

Every believer should look back on their life before Jesus and see a difference in their thoughts and actions. But many of us also look at the past with a selective memory, remembering only the fun parts of our sin instead of the destructive baggage. As Pastor Daniel leads us through the experience of the children of Israel, we’ll hear how they remembered all the good food and provisions of Egypt...

No matter how strong you are, we all have failings, and they’ve all been covered by Jesus. That finished work of Jesus is what should take the lead in our lives…it’s what defines us. None of us wants to show our weakness, but we have to be willing to say that our strength is in God, not ourselves. Today, we’ll follow the children of Israel as they make their way to the promised land. Pastor Daniel...

Your obedience of yesterday doesn’t mean that you’ll get it right today. As Pastor Daniel reminds us in this teaching, some days we’re on…and other days are a mess, where we’re making off choices and headed for disaster. No believer starts out their day with the intention to disobey God, but we can go out overly confident. The children of Israel executed God’s will perfectly…but, not all the time....

The gospel message is radical. So radical, in fact, that a person can be saved out of an organization like ISIS. If God told you to witness to a violent extremist, your natural reaction would be “No way.” Today, Pastor Daniel will challenge you through this message to go out and share the truth of God. His desire is that the whole world should know Him. The WHOLE world, every day. Listen and be en...

In a world full of very diverse people, it can be hard to come together about anything. There are so many things to divide us, culturally, politically, financially…but, there is true unity in one thing: Jesus. Even within the body of Christ, we won’t agree on everything, but as Pastor Daniel assures us today, we can all unite about the most important thing. There will always be issues threatening...

Right now, God has probably asked you to do something that you haven’t yet. It’s difficult to confront our own hesitance when it comes to God’s leading, but today Pastor Daniel will help us to take a hard look at our hearts, and determine just how willing we really are. As a believer, you leave behind your own selfish motivations and vow to let God lead…but that doesn’t mean your own will won’t cr...

When your kid makes a huge mess, you don’t stop loving them. Even if you’re frustrated, your love isn’t diminished. When we’re making a mess of our lives, God doesn’t stop loving us, either. Pastor Daniel will take us through this Psalm of David, where David brings His sin into the open, acknowledging his mistakes in front of God. Unconfessed sin hurts. It keeps us from true relationship with God...

We all have “issues”. Some of us struggle with anger, bitterness, lying…you name it, there isn’t a character flaw, sin or transgression that people haven’t experienced. Today, as we go through a Psalm written by David, Pastor Daniel will remind us that God has always used people that seem like the least likely candidates to do His will. That essentially includes all of us, since we are all unlikel...

Premarital counseling, books, sage advice…there are a lot of tools that people use to prepare for marriage, but as Pastor Daniel says today, nothing really prepares you for the reality of it. Using a garden as an illustration, we’ll find that all the same principles to tending a garden can be applied to marriage and sexuality. Listen and receive some practical guidance from the Word about how to a...

Every one of us, at some time, has struggled to understand God’s timing. We’re told that when we trust in Jesus, everything will work out the way we want it to, but as Pastor Daniel tells us today…that’s not true. It works out the way God wants it to. If you were told that there were things in your life that you could be praying for that will never be answered the way you want…could you still foll...

In a lot of ways as humans, we like to be extreme about things in order to protect ourselves…which is why, historically, the church has tended towards a suppressive position on sexuality. In an effort to keep sex within marriage, intimacy has been painted as forbidden, or dirty. Today, Pastor Daniel begins a message in Song of Solomon, where we find a balanced, biblical illustration of how God des...

Everyone struggles sometimes with relationships…but what if someone told you there was a key to having healthy relationships with others? Today, Pastor Daniel explains why the key is Jesus, as we explore these chapters of Revelation. Jesus shows His love no matter if we notice or not…He gave His life after all. We’ll be challenged to really put our words into actions as we remind ourselves of the...

The more you become accustomed to something, the more desensitized you become. It’s why spouses might complain about feeling unappreciated…because the other person has stopped noticing their value. Today, Pastor Daniel talks about the characteristics of God that we may be taking for granted. His Holiness, uniqueness, and power are all qualities of the Father that we could do better to appreciate a...

There are dogs that travel the same trail around the yard so often that a grooved path is created. Once a path is created, it’s harder to deviate from it. But, if the master calls the dog, it will leave the path and follow. That’s how Jesus calls us from our paths of sin, calling us out of a dark valley. As Pastor Daniel teaches about Jesus as the Good Shepherd, we’ll find that His presence provid...

The shepherd knows His sheep, and they know Him. It’s an unbreakable bond, so it’s important to choose the right shepherd. Our culture tends to latch on to celebrity figures, to the degree of worship. Some of us have latched onto a particular teacher or pastor. But, there is only one shepherd that’s the right one, and it’s Jesus. Today, Pastor Daniel teaches about this relationship, and the vitali...

If you hear the word ‘warrior’ to describe a man, you probably don’t think of a your neighbor, or coworker, or even best friend. ‘Warrior’ is most often used to describe a person of the past…but today Pastor Daniel will challenge that assumption, as he examines what it means for a man to be a warrior of God. There’s nothing that brings a person to life like having a cause to fight for, and today w...

A person tasked as a watchman has to look out for danger. If that person is sleeping on the job, nobody is protected. As we hear about the goals for godly fathers, Pastor Daniel will explain what it means for a dad to be a watcher over his family. Not a worrier, or an over-protecter, but a man who wants to guard the hearts of those he loves. There are tools to accomplish this level of protection,...

All kids love new things…the latest technology, the newest gaming system, the trendiest styles. As a father, you could spend a lot of time and energy giving your kids these things…but that would only address their superficial desires. Today, Pastor Daniel will explain why a Dad’s primary concern has to be meeting the spiritual needs of their children. In a society that devalues fathers, we’ll unde...

We’re a ‘right now’ kind of people. Our culture has conditioned us for immediate gratification…but that kind of life just indulges our selfish natures. Today, Pastor Daniel will underscore the importance of God’s timing in this teaching from Numbers. The children of Israel were given specific times and instructions for their feasts and offerings. We can tend to go ahead of the Lord, or drag our fe...