Our Father's Heart

In this lesson, we connect the dots in the gospel of John to discern the prophetic emphasis of the gift of God, the Living Water, the promise of the Father, the Holy Spirit given to those that believe in Him. Jesus confronts and deals with our sin first, so repentance is required from us. We also discuss the spiritual meaning and significance of eating His flesh and drinking His blood in order to...

Whether we are young or old, we are all infected with this alien presence… it’s evil, and it’s not the devil. It’s sin. It’s infected all our conscious and visible aspects, body and mind. We are wholly not worthy! There is nothing in us that is valuable, we are corrupt, within ourselves there is this constant bickering, fighting, disagreement, second-guessing, uncertainty, and insecurity. Day by d...

This episode is an elaborate, more in-depth study of the word inheritance or inherit and how it is tied to the word "possession". We take a look at how it applies to the Levites of the Old Covenant and the Church in the New Covenant. We also consider how it applies to God and His own inheritance, and how it applies to the holy relationship of marriage. "Message Our Father's Hear...

A simple lesson from Psalm 106: a warning to us about the downward spiral of falling away and how to avoid it. "Message Our Father's Heart a Question or Response" Support the show Thank you so much for listening and sharing with others! We would very much appreciate you continuing to FOLLOW, SUBSCRIBE, and LIKE us through any of the following platforms: Substack: htt​ps://ourfathersh...

Essential to being a wise man is teachability, correctability and humility. He is a life-long learner. A lone ranger he is not, because he understands and is humble enough to recognize that he does not know everything… he doesn’t see everything… he doesn’t hear everything… he doesn’t discern everything. Another distinguishing characteristic of his is that he has the reigns of his tongue and exhibi...

In this last episode of 2022, we take a brief look, for new listeners, at all the podcasts that were released this year, giving a short synopsis of a certain few that were notable to us. We also count down the top 10 podcasts downloaded from 2022 and notable mentions, including devices used and locations worldwide that have listened to Our Father's Heart. My wife and I share some things the L...

This biblical lesson is on the principle of submission. Regardless of what we see in our experience, God is absolutely sovereign. Sometimes, it is difficult to swallow some scriptures on subjecting ourselves to governing authorities and so we address some of the following questions like: How do we conduct ourselves in relation to governing authorities?  How is the principle applied, even when thos...

This particular teaching comes from the well-known book of Ruth. However, in my humble opinion, the focus is really on Naomi, the mother-in-law of Ruth, and the ramifications of the decision Ruth made to remain with Naomi. Nevertheless, the poignant story of these two women is one of the few accounts of the scriptures that focuses on women and how the Lord Sees (El Roi) their bitter plight in life...

We close out our series by addressing how the removal of God from our lives continues to lead to increasing numbers of mental health issues. Also, rather than seeing the influence of the Church on the world, we are now seeing a greater degree of influence of the world on the Church because the world and many saints are succumbing to the seductress, the immoral woman who tempts all the world to sin...

We start to close out this series with the last 3 topics here. Insecurities come from comparisons, yet Wisdom says to us, "For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise." Social media, for young people, can amplify our insecurities because of our...

As we continue talking about these topics, we come to the subject of smoking and drinking. For the Christian, we must keep in mind the following truth... our lives are not our own. We have been bought with a price we can never repay and our only reasonable service is to present ourselves daily to the Lord as a holy and acceptable living sacrifice. The overarching principle of all these topics is t...

This episode starts off by briefly recapping where we have come from thus far in this series, but before we get back to our series and share our conversation on divorce, I wanted to take the liberty of using the first part of this episode to share with you some interesting information that I came across lately that I feel was important to share about marriage and family. I also wanted to share my...

In this episode, we continue the conversation on relationships. We discuss the "dating of the world" today and how it contrasts with the complete lack of dating found in the scriptures. Since this is true, we discuss what biblical principles are found in the Word concerning holy relationships and explain how to properly apply them to our relationships, especially with respect to finding...

In this episode of Our Father's Heart, our special guests share their testimonies in regard to relationships, dating and courtship, pornography, and masturbation. What do you do to avoid falling? What do you do when you have fallen? Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. (Pro 4:23) We pray that you will also find wisdom in our exchanges on how to apply th...

In this episode, we address the sacred golden cow of our youth - music. As our special guests share their differing experiences and upbringings, giving testimony of what the Lord has shown them over the years, we look at the persuasiveness of music in our society. We also delve into scriptures that illuminate why music is so powerfully influential and why we need to be very watchful and alert in r...

Today starts of a multi-part series on different topics for young adults. We have some special guests that will be joining us for this special 2-month, 8-part series and we are hoping that you the listener will be able to use our conversations to help open the door to these conversations in your own home. The scriptures tell us in Proverbs that, "Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get w...

Every member in the body must recognize the value, the gifts, the anointing of God in other members of the body. We must find ways to edify one another so that we can all come to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, mature in Him. Growth in the body does not happen exclusively and altogether independently of the surrounding parts of the body. Every aspect o...

The study is focused on the book of Galatians and what it teaches us regarding the works of the law vs walking in the Spirit. We are not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified (Gal 2:16). The law does not supersede the promise, the Spirit of God. Please visit Our Father's Heart for more information and if you wo...

It's important that at various times in our life we do a spiritual "check up". We must always guard our heart from the tares the enemy is trying to sow in us. It is an honorable thing that we wrestle against doubt and unbelief. Admit it. It’s a sign that you are fighting the good fight of faith & working out your own salvation with fear and trembling. A sign that your are not gr...

The dead are all around us. In our culture, the dead are called zombies. Hollywood portrays them as being unable to recognize how hideous, decrepit, and wicked they are and they are always out to get the living to turn them into the walking dead. However, Jesus said, "the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live." Now i...

You would think that the opposite of the wise and faithful servant is the unwise/foolish and faithless servant. However, when Jesus spoke of this servant, he contrasted it with the evil servant. If you don't know the will of the Lord, by default, you will most likely not be doing the will of the Lord. So, understanding the will of the Lord is vital to giving one the opportunity to make the de...

In the conclusion of this four-part series, we look at miracles while driving... behind slow-pokes, Marie's miracle while driving home, driving home from a tent revival meeting and being taken care of by "angels" from nowhere who would not accept repayment. Elder Rayford also explains what is meant by, "I am fully aware that God will do nothing in the earth except by the word o...

In the third of this four-part series, we look at Jane Fonda's impact on Elder Rayford Strange's return home to the states. We also hear of what he learned in regards to the operation of faith in his ministry over the years, the continued miracles he witnessed and experienced, the lesson to never tempt God, and walking by faith in a practical sense in the midst of the dark unknown before...

In the second of this four-part series, we look at Elder Rayford and his mother and father's impact spiritually on his faith and life. He and his wife also share of the miracle of the death and resurrection of Marie Strange in 1976 and the appearance of Jesus, the Great Physician. They also share of the miracle of health insurance and of peanut brittle. Click on the following link to order Ra...

In this four part series, we look at what it is like to live life in the supernatural, in the life of Rayford and Marie Strange. We introduce you to Elder Rayford, an octogenarian, as he shares the testimonies of Jesus in his life. He also shares his wisdom and the many things he has learned over his 8 decade walk with the Lord, his God, Jesus. In this episode, Elder Rayford honors his late pastor...