Onward in the Faith

Join my monthly supporters: www. Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations: PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/OnwardintheFaith?locale.x=en_US Venmo https://account.venmo.com/u/Ray-Burns-6   How will you endure for Jesus? Where do we get spiritual strength and maturity? Why would a loving God discipline His children, and what does that actually mean? This sermon looks at the difficult te...

You're not crazy, I accidentally released these out of order. Join my monthly supporters: www. Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations: PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/OnwardintheFaith?locale.x=en_US Venmo https://account.venmo.com/u/Ray-Burns-6   Living for Jesus requires Christians to know what is good, but also to be aware of what is evil. Yet as we learn more about Satan, we see...

Get caught up with the series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhAgDhmgBNM&list=PL5oAvNLE5030_XWDG9oWCKfB4aMbXMUbh&index=1&t=0s   Join my monthly supporters: www. Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/OnwardintheFaith Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/Ray-Burns-6   We did it! This rounds out my lengthy discussion on who Satan really i...

Why Churches Must Avoid Music from Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation : https://onwardinthefaith.com/why-churches-must-avoid-music-from-bethel-hillsong-and-elevation-exploring-the-worship-music-debate-part-2/ Why Churches Can Sing Music from Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation : https://onwardinthefaith.com/why-churches-can-sing-music-from-bethel-hillsong-and-elevation-exploring-the-worship-music-debate-...

You do theology every day, even if you believe God doesn't exist. What we believe about God affects how we live. Check out how what we believe is true about God, and HOW we know it's true, impacts every area of our lives. Remember, it's not a question of IF you do theology, but if you're doing it well.   Join my monthly supporters: www. Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations:  PayPal or V...

Should Christians study theology? What is theology? Isn't it better to be Spirit-led than waste time with other things? This video looks at the many hesitations and misunderstandings Christians have about theology, then I briefly discuss what theology MUST mean for Christians.   Join my monthly supporters: www. Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations:  PayPal or Venmo   Get my books from A...

We understand the enemy. We know his goals and how he accomplishes them. Now it's time to look inward to understand how we, as Christians, do spiritual warfare against an enemy who wants to limit the gospel and weaken Christians worldwide. This episode looks at what spiritual warfare really looks like.   Join my monthly supporters: www. Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations:  PayPal or V...

Galatians 3:28 seems to imply that God doesn't care about gender. If so, we can argue that LGBTQ issues can't be sinful if God doesn't see genders in a relationship or as part of our biology. But is that really what Paul is saying in this verse? Come check out what Galatians 3:28 is really talking about.   Join my monthly supporters: www. Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations:  PayPal or...

Watch this episode on YouTube! We know what Satan can do. We know how he does it. The big question, of course, is why. Why does Satan focus so much on worldliness? What is he hoping to gain? This video looks at why Satan and his angels would do anything to delay the second coming of Jesus Christ.   My article/podcast about Hell: https://onwardinthefaith.com/is-hell-forever/   Get my books from Ama...

Watch this episode on YouTube What are Satan's methods? How do fallen angels fit into his plans? What is Satan's greatest weapon against us? In part 2 of this series, we'll see that Satan's attacks aren't what we assume because they're far, far worse.   If you've struggled with a recurring sin or temptation, this episode will also help you examine your life to see where your temptation comes from....

Why does James say a sick person should call an elder to anoint them with oil? Does God promise healing after faithful prayer? How does all of this forgive our sins? Come check out what James 5:14-15 is really talking about.   Join my monthly supporters: www. Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations:  PayPal or Venmo Get my books from Amazon! 40 Moments From Christ's Final Days: https://a.c...

Watch this episode on YouTube (and make sure you subscribe!)   This episode revisits last week's topic, digging deeper to really see what the Bible reveals about Satan's powers and limitations. This will also be the start of a multi-part series where we examine who what Satan is, what he can do, how he carries out his plans, and what his motivation seems to be.   Get my books from Amazon! 40 Momen...

Why are we tempted? Can we blame Satan or his demons for implanting thoughts and desires? Is he responsible for our sinful choices? This episode digs into a simple truth from James 1. However, before that truth can make sense to us as it did to his original audience, we have to be careful not to assume things about Satan that the Bible either doesn't say or completely contradicts. When we understa...

The Asbury Revival received national attention. Christians are sharing and talking about it all over the internet. Churches and Christian leaders have even tried to carry on the revivals in their own cities. This episode is a deep, thorough dive into everything surrounding the revivals and asks an important question: Is God the only, or even the most likely, explanation for what we've seen?   Get...

God saved us. Now what? Hebrews 10 reminds us to think about what Jesus did, and who we are in Him, so that we can live holy lives for the few short years we're on this earth. If we choose rebellion after Christ has forgiven our sins, God promises us that He will discipline us like the good and perfect father that He is. As Christians, we are left with two choices - we can face God's discipline, e...

Context is king. When we don't understand what the author and his audience understood, thought about, and believed, it's nearly impossible to understand what's really being said. This episode is a teaching I did in Hebrews 9 where I dig in to what this Jewish audience believed about the old covenant, tabernacle, high priest, and blood offerings made every day. By understanding why these things wer...

We all have family routines. When we're around the same people day after day, year after year, we get into a familiar groove of living and interacting with them. For too many of us, one of those common routines involves giving our families the worst side of us. We are patient, tolerant, and even enjoyable with friends, coworkers, and people at church, but behind closed doors we put our sin natures...

"The church is a hospital, not a country club." This episode uses this metaphor to help us better appreciate one of the purposes of our pastors and the local church. However, I also look at treating the church as a hospital that brings healing, rather than a hospice where we have no hope of recovery.   Join my monthly supporters: www. Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations:  PayPal or Ven...

When we hear the call to salvation, it's easy for us to assume that's talking to other people; visitors, people struggling with sin, or those who have simply never heard the gospel before. This episode is from my teaching in Hebrews 4, which calls all of us, even people who assume they've been saved for decades, to examine what we trust for salvation.   Link to the video: GCR - Hebrews Chapter 4  ...

Is the choice between attending church or keeping our Christmas tradition as difficult as it seems? Does one unfortunate conflict on our calendar really matter? In this episode I discuss why Christ made church vital for His followers, then equip us to understand how our time commitments, struggles, and compromises reveal our true priorities. This is by no means an easy episode, but it will be valu...

We know why we have our current 66 books of the Bible, but what about all the others? This episode provides a high overview of some of the most popular books included in the Roman Catholic or King James 1611 Bibles, explains why they were rejected, and gets a bit more specific about the book of 1 Enoch.   Join my monthly supporters: www. Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations:  PayPal or...

Can we trust the 66 books of our Bible? How do we know we aren't missing other books? What about the claim that people manipulated the formation of the Bible to fit their agenda? This episode gives a high overview of where we get the 39 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New Testament.   Join my monthly supporters: www. Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations:  PayPal or Ve...

What did Paul mean by itching ears? How do we surround ourselves with people who will tell us what we want the Bible to say? And, more importantly, how do we protect ourselves from seeking them out? This challenging episode digs into 2 Timothy 4:1-9 and exposes the difference between choosing to pursue truth and choosing our preferred truth.   Join my monthly supporters: www. Patreon.com/Onwardint...

For some, prayer can be as difficult as it is important. We know we should do it more, but without a good understanding of what prayer is and why we do it, we're unlikely to see much success in doing it regularly.   This episode digs into what is commonly called "The Lord's Prayer," looking at the things Christ modeled and why He may have chosen those specific things. In the end, the goal of this...

If we look beyond the duck-billed platypus, do we have any evidence that God has a sense of humor? Join me for an absurdly thorough look at what God has revealed about Himself to see if we can glimpse this aspect of His perfect character.   Join my monthly supporters: www. Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations:  PayPal or Venmo   You can find this episode's original article here .   Scri...