Light on Life Podcast

The negative impact of prejudice on the people of planet earth will never come to light until judgment day. The following is an illustration. Mohandas K. Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule and considered the father of his country. He is internationally esteemed for his doctrine of nonviolence to achieve political and social progress. Gandhi says in his au...

Jesus told Nicodemus that unless he is born again he would not be able to see God's Kingdom. A certain group of six-year-olds had a different view of these matters. A Sunday school teacher wanted to explain to the six-year-olds in his class what someone had to do to go to heaven. To find out what kids believed about the subject, he asked a few questions. "If I sold my house and my car, had a big g...

Is Nicodemus someone you should pattern your life after as an example of a strong believer in Jesus? Is His life a righteous example for you to emulate? Nicodemus has a warm place in many a believers heart because of his association with the most famous verse in the Bible, John 3:16. But do those warm feelings translate to a picture of a powerful man of God?

The Book of Acts has much to say about the subject of prayer. If you examine the individual accounts where prayer went up to the Lord and you will find a rich storehouse of information. There are instances where a corporate group of believers is seen praying. The early church spent much time together fellowshipping and praying. Let's take a look at some of these cases and look at some of the commo...

The Bible instructs us to pray about worry. Why? Worry is a sin plain and simple. God is all out against His children worrying. A child does not worry all day long whether his house will be there when he gets home from school or whether his parents will have a meal for him that evening. Children do not worry about such things, because they trust their parents. In the same way, we as Christians sho...

"Will you please tell me in a word," said a Christian woman to a minister, "what your idea of consecration is?" Holding out a blank sheet of paper the pastor replied, "It is to sign your name at the bottom of this blank sheet and to let God fill it in as He will." This is a noble illustration of what consecration is. Today's Light on Life focus is this area of consecrating yourself to the will of...

Today's podcast focuses on the power of praying with people specifically the prayer of agreement. What results are achievable praying this prayer and what are some the rules that govern it? That's our focus on this week's Light on Life.

In a previous podcast, we talked about the importance of praying Bible prayers. Bible prayers are prayers based on God's Word. They are prayers that are laced with scriptures specifically Bible promises. Today, in this week's podcast episode, we are going to show you how to pray these kinds of prayers.

Robert Murray McCheyne, the great Scottish prayer warrior, said that we must "Learn that urgency in prayer does not so much consist in vehement pleading as in vehement believing."Prayer is good. Believing that you receive when you pray is better. It's perfect Bible order. It's the way Jesus taught us to receive answers to prayer.

One unknown writer said, the following about faith and prayer. He said, 'Faith dies through lack of prayer.' The statement sounds right at first glance but is it? The truth is the statement is backward. Prayer does not make faith work. It's the other way around. Faith makes prayer work. To get answers to prayer, you must do as Jesus said to do, believe that you receive.

Recently, I ran into this illustration that shows a simple secret when praying to God. A woman lived in a small house built at the foot of a tall mountain. The mountain obstructed her view and made the inside of the house dark. She had read Jesus' promise about faith moving mountains. Taking it literally, one night she prayed that the Lord would remove the mountain. The next morning the mountain w...

As we launch out into 2019, it's important to do it with prayer as one of your foundational blocks. 'Why It's Important to Spend Time Talking to God — that's our focus on this week's Light on Life.

God does all kinds of miracles and in today's Light on Life Podcast, we continue to look at some more miracles like the very first of Jesus miracles in the Gospel of John. We are going to take a look at the turning or water into wine and why it matters.

A sign Jesus can fulfill your life. Signs are indicators. They are pointers of something up ahead — locater's you could say. People who are traveling and lost are grateful for signs. In John's gospels, the miracles of Jesus are signs that testify to who He is. They witness to His mission to save humanity and are distinct reasons to believe in Him. Today, we focus on the very first of Jesus signs a...

A vision without a task is but a dream; a task without a vision is drudgery; a vision and a task is the hope of the world. This is the New Years edition of Light On Life. This is the time of the year where people think about things like resolutions, goals, and vision for the upcoming year. Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. Do you have a new vision for this New Year?

God's plan was thought up and set in motion before the foundations of the world (Eph. 1:4). Particular courses of events and situations, at times, align to bring into a focus a particular aspect of God's wisdom and plan. Today, we are going to look at the birth of Jesus in this way. We are going to look at some of the events that came into view and we are going to ask a rather startling question a...

Witnessing to Jesus is a prominent part of John's gospel. There are seven witnesses to Jesus just like they're seven signs and seven "I Am" statements. The purpose for these witnesses and for witnessing in general? That you might believe Jesus is the Christ and that by that belief you may have life in His Name. Witnessing of Jesus, that's what we are talking about in this week's Light on Life.

John 1:4 says that in Jesus was life and that life was our light. What do these words mean? What kind of life did Jesus come to illuminate us with? In today's podcast, we continue our series on John's gospel as we look at the Life of God in the person of Jesus.

One of the wonderful opportunities we have when we read any of the four gospels, is a chance to see Jesus live life on planet earth. We are encouraged in the Word, to emulate Him, to copy Him, to move as He moved and to overcome as He overcame. The first eighteen verses of John's gospel is known as the Prologue. It's an introduction to who Jesus is in this gospel. What do you we learn about Jesus...

Many are yelling 'There is no God' by the lives they're living. They are not looking to Him. They are not looking for Him. They are unaware of Him. They are like the Five Foolish Virgins in Jesus parable in Matthew twenty-five. In today's Light on Life, we take a fresh look at that parable so that we could ascertain for ourselves How to Live Wise in an Unwise World.

Sometimes our lives feel as dry and parched as the rocky soil around the desert climate, where only shrubs and cactus grow. What we need are spiritual water nets. Few things will flood the reservoirs of your soul like giving thanks to God. It's that Thanksgiving time of the year. Worship, praise and thanksgiving, that's what we're talking about in this week's Light on Life.

Jesus said concerning His Second Coming that no man, no angel, not even Jesus Himself knows the day or the hour of His return. Only the Father God knows it. But, one thing Jesus did say that He knew was that His coming would like the days of Noah. What did Jesus mean by that? What were the days of Noah like? That's what we are going to look at in this week's Light on Life.

The disciples asked Jesus about the end of the world. His remarks are recorded in Matthew twenty-four. In the last podcast, we've looked at the Tribulation time line up to and including the Battle of Armageddon. Right on the tail end of these comments Jesus instructs His disciples to look at the fig tree and to learn it's lesson. When it puts out leaves, you know that summer is near. What did He m...

At ten o'clock in the morning of May 19, 1780, people in the Eastern Seaboard noticed a strange haze spreading across the sky. Then a thick darkness settled over the eastern part of the US. By noon, schools were dismissed, candles lit, and torches set in the streets. Birds went to roost. By one o'clock in the afternoon, fear had turned into panic as the "premature nightfall" continued. Thousands c...

Belgium is called "the cockpit of Europe" because it has been the site of more European battles than any other country—such as the battles of Oudernarde, Ramillies, Fontenoy, Fleurus, Jemmapes, Ligny, Waterloo, etc. The plain of Megiddo was also the scene of many decisive battles in Israel's history. Here Gideon defeated Midian (Judg. 6:33). Here Saul died on Mount Gilboa (1 Sam. 31:1). Here Josia...