Jordan and Kristen Ministries

Send a text You have enemies? Congratulations, join the club. Everyone who has ever stood for anything has had enemies. The Bible doesn't say you won't have any, but it does say that God will defeat your enemies for you, if you are obedient. Support the show

Send a text Obedience is a necessary component of receiving God's blessings, but the enemy wants us to hold ourselves to the unrealistic standards so that we think we are forever short of God and his blessings. Support the show

Send a text God rarely gives us something that we don't ask for. The Bible says “you have not because you ask not,” but “ask, and it shall be given, seek, and you shall find, knock, and it will be opened unto you.” And this is true of spiritual increase, but it's also true of all of the many blessings that God wants you to come into, whether in your health, in your finances, in your rela...

Send a text We often find ourselves in places we don't want to be, either where we live, or maybe where we work, where the world and its backwards ways are more prevalent and Christianity is disdained. But God doesn't need his brightest lights in the places that are already well lit, he needs us in the dark places to spread his light to the rest of the world. Support the show

Send a text Believe it or not, there are a lot of suicides in the Bible. This makes sense, considering the enemy's job is to "steal, kill, and destroy." But God did not make a mistake when He made us. His Word says He has a plan for us, to give us a hope and a future, and to never abandon or forsake us. Support the show

Send a text Every relationship -- whether it be between you and your partner, or you and God -- requires three essential elements: recognition, repentance, and receiving of forgiveness. Support the show

Send a text In video games, a "power-up" is something the player looks for to make his character stronger, faster, healthier, and overall more powerful. We are presented with power-ups everyday in the form of challenges, usually involving other people -- people who annoy us, or bother us, or try to get under our skin -- but we see them burdens. We need to see them instead as opportunitie...

Send a text Addictions are spiritual strongholds that God wants us to overcome, and which can be overcome with His power. Support the show

Send a text God wants to empower you to do good works and overcome evil. But He's not going to give you power if you can't be trusted with it, and you can't be trusted with it if it's going to cause pride, or if you're going to abuse the power. The enemy uses thoughts of vengeance in order to make you untrustworthy precisely so that God will not give you power, because the...

Send a text One of the most misunderstood verses in the Bible is "Vengeance is mine, thus sayeth the Lord." We think of that as God saying he gets to have the enjoyment of retribution. But really, He's saying He'll take the burden of it off of us, so that we can live a life of love, joy, and peace. Support the show

Send a text Everybody knows it's important to communicate, but a lot of times when we think about communicating, we just think it's important for people to express how they're feeling. And that's a big part of it, but in order for that to be effective, and in order to encourage that kind of expression, both partners have to to commit to creating a safe environment where they bo...

Send a text The enemy wants you to remember your sin. He wants you to remember your addiction. He wants you to remember all your shortcomings and failures and times you’ve hurt other people: all those are the things that God has forgotten and wants you to be free from. But the enemy wants us to forget all the lessons we’ve learned and all the lies he’s told us, and more than that, all the good God...

Send a text When we're facing a major decision in life, it’s natural to try to figure it out. But the Bible doesn’t say a righteous man figures out what to do, it says the steps of the righteous man are ordered by the Lord. God already has it figured out. You just have to discern His will. Put another way, it’s not about understanding, it’s about inquiring and listening. Support the show

Send a text Prosperity doctrine gets a bad name from people who abuse it, but make no mistake: the Bible tells us time and again that God wants us "to prosper in all things, even as our soul prospers." But prosperity is conditioned on obedience. Support the show

Send a text In Genesis, we learn about the story of Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers and later became the Prime Minister of Egypt. He forgave his brothers, saying that what they intended for evil, God intended for good. When we face awful times in our lives, we need to understand that somehow, God intends those for good as well. But it's not enough to pray defensively. When t...

Send a text All of us face mountains in our way at times, in the form of seemingly insurmountable challenges, whether it's a bad report from the doctor, a financial problem, or maybe a struggle in your relationships. This is especially true for people suffering anxiety, who see mountains all over. The good news is that Jesus says that if you have the faith of a mustard seed, you can move moun...

Send a text Tonight we continue the anxiety series, talking about Gideon, with two important lessons: see yourself the way God sees you, and trust God to be in control. Support the show

Send a text Part of defeating anxiety is understanding that God wants to carry your cares for you. Support the show

Send a text Anxiety is an inward emotion. To conquer it, you need to get outside of yourself. Focus on what other people need, not what you're experiencing.  Support the show

Send a text People who haven't suffered through real anxiety don't understand that it's more than nervousness, it's a seroius problem that can severely impact your quality of life, and even your ability to experience life. Today we begin a series on overcoming anxiety, emphasizing the importance of not pouring negativity into your mind (through bad movies, music, people, whatev...

Send a text Don't think that God will only ask you to do things that you want. Jonah didn't want to go to Nineveh, and remember what happened to him? You can't always do what you love, but you can love what you do, if you delight yourself in the Lord. Support the show

Send a text One of the more trendy things to say (especially, it seems, in America), is that people are into "relationship, not religion," meaning they want to know God, but don't especially want all the rules that we typically associate with our faith. We definitely agree that a relationship with God should be the goal -- indeed, that's the entire point of Christianity -- but...

Send a text It's easy to pray for ourselves and our loved ones. That's important. But God expects us to pray for total strangers, and even people we don't like. Support the show

Send a text God uses the differences between men and women in general, to develop what the Bible calls the fruits of the Spirit. W did a video on the fruits of the Spirit before. And for those of you who watched it, you'll remember there are nine spiritual characteristics that come with the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control...

Send a text One of the misconceptions a lot of people have of God is that He’s this angry police officer, waiting around corners, trying to catch you committing a sin.  In reality, it’s the enemy that wants to accuse us of sin, whereas God wants to separate you from sin and overlook your sin.  That’s why He sent Christ to die on the cross, to take away our sins, and to separate us from those sins...