ON THE WAY with Matias Toivainen

A conversation with Matthew McCluskey, an international missions leader with many insights from along the way in the fields of academia, politics, Bible schools, missions and business. We discuss the nature of so-called "Kingdom business", money in general and the opportunities it can open up for the people of God, as well as the topic of unity and the body of Christ.

In this episode, we explore some roadblocks in Christian dating and I encourage you to approach it with an attitude of openness and to keep pressures much lower than they typically are.

Does God determine who we are supposed to end up with and does He speak to us about that? Or is He involved in our selection of a partner at all? In this episode, we explore this question from biblical foundations and real-world experience.

I explore some foundational questions of singleness and marriage, and why I myself see value in finding and committing to a partner. In part two we will get to an even much more confusing topic; dating in the Christian world.

In this episode, I shed light on a prophetic word from 2019 about this decade, and I share about how I believe the coming years will continue and what we should do about it.

Jesus promises His followers two things: eternal life, and a cross. You don't have to spend more than a few minutes in the New Testament to discover this, but sometimes it's good to hear it spoken out loud again to remind ourselves of the narrow path He calls us to walk. He does not exist for us, we exist for Him.

Today I sit down for a cup of tea with Hannu Lahtinen, the C.E.O. of Voice of the Martyrs Finland. He has followed Jesus with radical obedience for decades and has been a role model for me ever since I decided to follow Christ myself. He shares stories of sharing the good news in some of the most difficult places in the world, his experience of being imprisoned in the Middle East, and about what l...

ALL THE TOP REASONS for why YOU should somehow involve yourself in the missionary task. Perhaps the easiest thing I've ever had to explain.

Today, I sit down with the national director for House of Hope in Ukraine; Michael Schmid. He has been on the frontlines of the war for over 400 days, provided humanitarian aid for hundreds of thousands of people, prepared evacuation for tens of thousands of civilians in terrible circumstances, and has created spaces for the gospel of Jesus to touch the hearts of tens of thousands of people in the...

Do you hear the voice of God? What does it sound like, and how can you know if it's Him? Hearing God's voice is the birthright of every believer, and in this episode I introduce you to some of the ways in which He speaks, discerning that and what it CAN look like to live a life of adventure led by His Spirit.

Do modern Christians get to live with power too? Can a Christian have a demon? How do I cast out a demon from a person? This episode is not primarily a theological dive into doctrines regarding demons and deliverance. Instead, it is more of a practical walkthrough for excercising the God-given authority of normal believers over the powers of the enemy. At the end of the episode, you will also list...

A sermon on endurance from Dnipro, Ukraine in December 2023 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, an...

I introduce you to the nature and purpose of the podcast and give you a taste of what is to come.