Light on Life Podcast

D.L. Moody said about the I AM's of Jesus that it was his favorite way to study the Bible. In today's podcast, we take a further look at some of the I AM's of Jesus and how they help us live our everyday lives.

What does your testimony of Jesus look like? Is it clothed in the latest the world has to offer? Some people's testimony is under-dressed. A rather pompous-looking deacon was endeavoring to impress upon a class of boys the importance of living the Christian life. "Why do people call me a Christian?" the man asked. After a moment's pause, one youngster said, "Maybe it's because they don't know you....

Light versus darkness. Good versus evil The good guys versus the bad guys. The age-old theme has been on stage since the opening act of Eden. I mean what more can be said that hasn't already been written, talked about, or had movies made out of? The theme goes back to the no-contest conflict between the Most High God and Satan. There must be something to it because Jesus puts the spotlight on it y...

Surveys show that 22% of married men have committed an adulterous act at least once in their life. That number is 14% for married women. 90% of American believes it is morally wrong to commit an adulterous act. In the United States, 17% of all the divorces that occur are due to adultery on the part of either or both the parties. What does Jesus think about all this? He shows His thoughts in an enc...

Jesus ministered healing to one man at the Pool of Bethesda.  How did He do it? He did it via a manifestation of gifts of the Spirit. Jesus gave both hope and healing to a man who had been sick thirty-eight years. What Jesus did for this one man, He will do for you. And what He has done for you, you can pass on to others. How you can minster healing as Jesus did, that's our focus on this week's Li...

Every seventh month the Jews would celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. It was a time of great rejoicing. It's that way for believers in Jesus. Rejoicing in the Lord gives the Christian believer a different perspective of life than what the world offers. Perspective is pivotal. And this rejoicing should be a continual process. We have the privilege of living our lives in continual rejoicing before...

Jesus walked in the wisdom of God in the midst of howling religious leaders who were bent on killing Him. There is much discussion in today's world about mentoring as a way to build the whole man. There is no greater mentor or example than Jesus. If you desire to know how to walk the talk against the rising tide of opposition, look at how Jesus did it and copy Him.

It's never wise to not obey God's will for your life. In the Sound of Music, at the close of a frustrating day, the Reverend Mother asks Maria why she has come to the convent. Hesitating, the distraught girl replies, "To discover and do the will of God." You don't have to go to a convent or a monastery to find God's will for your life. There is plenty of God's will to find in the pages of the Bibl...

An aged minister thought that he had committed the unpardonable sin. At last, after much conflict, he submitted to what he mistakably considered was the will of God, for him to be lost. but then God's revelation light dawned on his heart and he saw how absurd he was. The fact that one fears that he has committed this sin is sure proof that he hasn't. What is the unpardonable sin? That's our focus...

Is suicide an unpardonable or unforgivable sin? Answering this question is our focus on this week's Light on Life as we bring in a special guest to discuss this issue on today's podcast.

What do we mean when we say a thing is holy? Look at your Bible and it says, "Holy Bible." What makes it holy? The land of Israel is called "The Holy Land," and the city of Jerusalem is called "The Holy City." Why? There is a quality about all three that they share in common. They all belong to God. Only that which originates in God and stays in the hands of God and has God's blessing on it is eve...

We have already covered six tests in two previous podcasts. We covered the baseball bat test,  the gender test,  and the acting test . Then, we took the will of God test, the fear test, and the tense test. This week we are going to look at the last test, the forgiveness test. Walking in forgiveness protects your faith. Holding grudges against people dissipate your faith. The Bible speaks a lot abo...

Jesus presented himself as the fulfillment of Messianic expectations to the people of Israel. Unknown, however, God's provision of life through his Messiah entailed substitutionary suffering. Jesus will have to "give his flesh for the life of the world," and only those who "eat his flesh" and "drink his blood" will partake of God's salvation blessings. What did Jesus mean by these strong words? Ho...

Abraham was absolutely convinced God would do what He had promised He would do. He is called the father of faith for a reason. And here's the marvelous truth you can be just like him in faith. But, how can we grow our confidence in God? One way is to understand what it means to be believing God? Let's ask the question then. What does it mean to believe? What does it mean to stand on the Word of Go...

In today's podcast, our focus will be the Blessing of Judah and it's tie to praising God. We will look at three lessons that we can apply to our everyday life that demonstrates the power of magnifying God. 

It's vital that we know our identity in Christ. First John three and verse two, classifies all of God's people as sons of God. The  Old Testament sounds a similar refrain. In Second Kings 10 and verse, thirteen Jehu meets with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah. Because these people are unknown to Jehu, he asks these people Who are you? They answered with these words, 'We are the brethren of Ah...

On the subject of lifting God higher, Pliny the Younger, governor of Bithynia wrote a letter about A. D. 110 to the Roman Emperor Trajan. Pliny described what he had learned about the Christians and their worship. "They are accustomed to meet," he says, "on a fixed day before daylight to sing a hymn of praise to Christ as God." The troubled governor of Bithynia had tried to explain to the Roman Em...

How can you know that you are trusting God? What does it mean to have faith or to believe? How do you know if you really are believing God for healing or any other Bible promise? Take the test. There are seven tests which you can apply, which we are going to go over. These are not all the tests there are. These are seven that I know about. If you want to receive from God, take the test. 

In this week's Light on Life, we are focusing some on the subject of music, and with that, we will carry over and begin to look at some signs the Spirit of God put in the Bible that act as pointers in this area of magnifying God.

Praising God is one of the highest and purest acts of religion. In prayer we act like men; in praise, we act like angels. Many struggle with simple praise. Are you free to praise the Lord? Can you lift your hearts and hands to Him? Here is some encouragement along this line.

Jesus spoke to a certain woman at a certain well on a certain noonday in John four. Part of that conversation was about worshipping God. That is what is the proper way to engage in that activity. God is a Spirit, that's what Jesus told this Samaritan gal and they that worship Him must do it a certain way. What that way is, is the focus of this week's Light on Life.

Throughout the ages, there have been many a 'hellfire and brimstone preacher' whose main tool was smoking fiery rhetoric designed to scorch people into heaven. Was Jesus this type of preacher? Did Jesus minister condemnation? If He did, then we should strive to be like Him. But, if he wasn't we should stand up and take notice.

Are you all in on the idea of putting God's Kingdom first? That was and is the commandment of Jesus in Matthew 6:33. In this week's episode we are going to look at a some 'commitment' examples, from the Bible; people who illustrated by their choices that seeking first the Kingdom of God is the way to live. All this on this week's Light on Life.

Worry is a killer, that's what care is. It opens the door to many maladies in the life of a human. Anxiety can make you physically sick, that's a medical fact. The Word of God is very clear about what we are supposed to do with care, anxiety, or worry: cast it all over on the Lord.

The King of glory, the Lord Jesus Christ, gave himself to you and me. The Bible calls Him, "the unspeakable gift!" Is there value in knowing the gift of God? This was the question confronting a certain wayward woman one day as she crossed paths with the Savior of the world. Let's look at how that encounter changed her life and how it can also change yours. The value of knowing the gift of God, tha...