pastorbytes with Pastor Jason Bruns

Have you ever been in a difficult relationship with someone? Do you ever wonder why some people are easier to love than others? Listen to this episode and discover what a biblical attachment style looks like. 

Have you ever served God out of obligation rather than gratitude? Have you doubted yourself because of failure or weaknesses? Have you tried to help people but cannot seem to motivate them to change? Listen to this episode and find out how to prevent being caught in these traps that satan has set before us.  

What does success look like to you? Solomon is one of the first examples of wisdom and success that we hear about in the church. Listen to this episode to learn some modern misconceptions we have about the success of Solomon. 

Have you ever known anyone that was irresponsible? Responsibility avoidance is an epidemic in america. Listen to this episode and learn practical-biblical steps in helping yourself, or others overcome this roadblock in life.      

Why did God allow evil? Why doesn't God stop people from hurting others? Where is this loving God? Listen to this episode and hear some practical advice on how to answer these questions; and how God, in his infinite wisdom will actually use these "evil" things for our good.  

Do you want to know God more? Have you ever struggled with "how to relate" to God? In this episode hear some reasons people struggle with relating to God and 3 ways to encounter God deeper.  

Do you know your enemy? One of the greatest mistakes we make is not knowing how to defeat or greatest enemy. Listen to this episode and understand the biblical model of overcoming our "greatest enemy" which is outlined in the book of Esther. 

Learn the first steps in a Christian holistic approach to helping people through struggles, disorders, and life issues. Sometimes it is hard to know where to start when someone asks us to help them with personal problems. In this episode you will learn one way to approach the "whole" person in helping with a problem. SPEC is a wonderful acronym to remember when helping people. You will also be abl...

All of us are prone to pain. In this episode listen to some practical advice on overcoming hurts, wounds, and scars.  

Did you ever wonder where to start investing, saving, and giving? Listen to this episode and hear biblical advice on where to start. Special bonus track "Forever Mine" by Chad Boney. "We should never give up His love because He has never given up on us! He has been there for us time after time. He has promised to be ours forever!" Chad Boney  

Listen to our guest- Pastor Joplin Emberson explain how to navigate in ministry-and church ideology in the 21st century. Pastor Joplin is the Senior Pastor of The Well Worship Center in Derby Ks. Pastor Joplin has traveled around the world being involved in missions and preaching, he has been a Gideon keynote speaker for over 10 years. You will be blessed by this man of God. 

Moral relativism is one of the greatest schemes satan has ever used. America is losing faith fast as we are attempting to adopt this tragic reasoning. As Christians we are called to speak the truth regardless of the cost. Listen to the epic consequences of Moral Relativism.     

One of Americas self help fads is the "Enneagram" personality assessment. These kinds of assessments: Myers-Briggs, aptitude career test(Gary Smalley) have been around for a long time and have been called: progressive, necessary, useless, and even satanic. What should Christians think about these assessments? In this podcast you will hear advantages and disadvantages to these personality tests. 

Have you ever wondered, where am I going? What is the goal in the Christian life? What is spiritual growth? In this episode, you will learn the answers to these questions and be able to identify what spiritual growth looks like. 

Anxiety is a term our society has thrown around loosely. In this episode you will learn some practical steps to help yourself and others overcome anxiety. 5 steps: Identify,don't suppress, address, make a decision, and remembering what grandmother said can all be helpful tools in overcoming anxiety. Listen to this episode and learn these 5 steps.   

This episode gives a basic understanding of how men and women communicate. Listen close and hear some common pit falls that we can fall into when communicating with one another. 

In this final episode you will hear some practical advice on overcoming depression. 

This is the second podcast of a 2 part series. Pastor Jason digs a little deeper into some of the causes of depression.   

Depression is a very real struggle in our society. In this episode (Part 1 of 3) Pastor Jason will discuss some personal and social causes to this epidemic. 

The question was asked "How come people say that "nature" or the "earth" has been good to me?" This podcast confronts multiple theories in opposition to Christianity. Pastor Jason gives an overview of multiple theories that contradict the bible.

Addictions effect everyone, and the bible has the answer. In this podcast you will hear the bible model and recovery steps to help overcome addictive behavior. 

The ability to think and reason was God's gift to us, and separates from all other living things. In this podcast you will hear the biblical view of thinking.  

Are you tired of the chaos and hurting. Listen to this podcast and start on your journey of putting some function in your dysfunction.  

"I can't understand the Bible" is a common statement as among believers.  This 6 min podcast gives insight to understanding the bible.  

Brief explanation behind this series of podcasts