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Send us Fan Mail Meekness vs Weakness Part 3 Summary In Episode Three of Meekness or Weakness , we defined meekness biblically by examining the Greek word praus in Matthew 5:5 . We discovered that meekness does not mean weakness, but strength under control. Using the illustration of a trained stallion, we saw that meekness is not the loss of power, but the direction of it. We distinguished between...

Send us Fan Mail Meekness vs Weakness Part 2 Summary In Episode Two of Meekness or Weakness , we confronted one of the most common misunderstandings in the Christian life: the idea that meekness equals weakness. We examined the life of Jesus, who called Himself meek in Matthew 11:29 , yet demonstrated unmatched authority, courage, and strength throughout His ministry. We looked at Moses, described...

Send us Fan Mail Meekness vs Weakness Part 1 Summary In this first episode, we laid the foundation for everything that follows by defining what Jesus meant when He said, “Blessed are the meek” in Matthew 5:5 . Before we could understand meekness, we had to understand blessedness. We saw that blessedness is not surface happiness that depends on circumstances, but a deep, settled condition of being...

Send us Fan Mail Perception vs Reality (Part 5) Summary In this episode, we explore how spiritual warfare often targets perception rather than circumstances. The enemy rarely changes reality outright; instead, he seeks to distort how we interpret God’s Word, our identity, and our situations. From Genesis to the present, the battle has centered on subtle shifts in thinking that reshape belief and r...

Send us Fan Mail Perception vs Reality Finale Summary In this episode, we examine what ultimately defines reality in the life of a believer. If feelings and circumstances are not the authority, then what is? Scripture teaches that faith, rooted in the unchanging Word of God, must become the lens through which we interpret everything around us. Faith does not deny hardship or silence emotion, but i...

Send us Fan Mail Perception vs Reality Part 3 Summary In this episode, we explore how unchecked perception can quietly damage relationships and create unnecessary conflict. Many tensions are not rooted in verified truth, but in assumptions, misread motives, and emotional reactions that feel real but are not fully accurate. Scripture calls believers to slow down, seek clarity, and respond with disc...

Send us Fan Mail Perception vs Reality Part 2 Summary In this episode, we examine the danger of allowing feelings to speak louder than truth. Emotions are powerful and persuasive, especially in seasons of pain, confusion, or waiting, but they were never meant to define reality. Drawing from Scripture, we see how perception can distort our view of God, ourselves, and our circumstances when it goes...

Send us Fan Mail Perception vs Reality (Part 1) Summary In this episode, we explore the crucial difference between perception and reality and why that distinction matters so deeply in the Christian life. Feelings are real, but they are not always true. When perception becomes the foundation of our faith, confusion, conflict, and instability soon follow. Scripture calls believers to walk by faith,...

Send us Fan Mail The Dangers of Comparison (Part 6) Summary After exploring the dangers of comparison, condemnation, fear of failure, and competition, this episode refocuses the Christian life on what real growth actually looks like. Scripture reveals that God works with His people one step at a time, not through pressure, performance, or unrealistic expectations. This episode encourages listeners...

Send us Fan Mail The Dangers of Comparison (Part 5) Summary Driven personalities often bring a competitive mindset into their walk with God without realizing the damage it can cause. In this episode, we examine why the Christian life was never meant to be a competition and how comparison turns faith into performance. Scripture reminds us that believers are called to run the race set before them, n...

Send us Fan Mail The Dangers of Comparison (Part 4) Summary In a culture shaped by constant visibility, many believers are quietly struggling under the weight of comparison fueled by social media and public expressions of faith. This episode examines the danger of what can be called “highlight reel faith,” where carefully curated moments distort reality and reshape how Christians measure spiritual...

Send us Fan Mail The Danger of Comparison (Part 3) Summary Many believers struggle not because they lack faith, but because they are trying to live someone else’s walk with God. In this episode, we address the damaging assumption that there is only one “right” way to be a Christian and examine how comparison distorts God’s design for individual calling and growth. Scripture reminds us that God wor...

Send us Fan Mail The Dangers of Comparison (Part 2) Summary Comparison often does more than discourage believers. Over time, it quietly turns into condemnation. In this episode, we explore the crucial difference between the Holy Spirit’s conviction and the enemy’s accusation, and why so many Christians confuse the two. Condemnation leaves believers feeling unworthy, disqualified, and hesitant to d...

Send us Fan Mail The Dangers of Comparison (Part 1) Summary Comparison is one of the most common yet least acknowledged struggles in the Christian life. Many believers love God deeply, yet quietly measure their walk against others and come away feeling discouraged, inadequate, or spiritually behind. In this episode, we examine the subtle danger of comparison from a biblical perspective and why Scr...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2: Compassion Without Compromise In Part 2, we continue the conversation by focusing on biblical compassion and why it must always walk hand in hand with truth. Compassion is often misunderstood as silence, avoidance, or minimizing pain, but Scripture presents it differently. True compassion does not deny what happened, excuse sin, or bypass accountability. It speaks truth ca...

Send us Fan Mail A Minor Adjustment With each of our channels/platforms growing so rapidly, we are making a few adjustments to keep things clear and easy to find. Our Seeking Approval Podcast will be reserved for  APPLICATION DEVOTIONS  and a few minor Bible Doctrine lessons. If you are searching the continuing classroom lessons on  Debunking Calvinism, you can find them here (Sermon Audio) or her...

Send us Fan Mail Anger, Bitterness, and Compassion (Part 1) Summary Anger and hurt do not usually begin with hatred. They begin with pain that was never properly dealt with. In this episode, we take a biblical look at how unresolved anger turns into bitterness, how unforgiveness disguises itself as self protection, and why forgiveness and reconciliation are not the same thing. Scripture is allowed...

Send us Fan Mail Part 4: Failure as a Tool, How God Uses Weakness to Build Warriors In this episode, we confront the truth that God does not merely tolerate our weakness, He uses it. Failure is not evidence that God has rejected us, but proof that He is refining us. Scripture shows that weakness is the very platform where God’s grace shines brightest, humility is formed, dependence is learned, dis...

Send us Fan Mail Part One: The Authority of God’s Word In this opening session, we lay the foundation for everything that follows by settling the question of authority. Before interpretation, doctrine, or application can begin, we must first answer why the Bible has the right to speak with final authority at all. Scripture presents itself not as man’s thoughts about God, but as God’s own Word give...

Send us Fan Mail In this session, we examine how God makes Himself known and why revelation is essential to true faith. Creation, conscience, and the order of the world clearly testify that God exists and that man is accountable, yet these forms of general revelation are limited. They reveal God’s power and authority but cannot explain sin, grace, or salvation. Human attempts to reason their way t...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary – Part 3: Romans 8, The Declaration of the Winner In Part 3 of the Fear of Failure mini series, we turn to one of the most triumphant chapters in all of Scripture, Romans 8. This episode proclaims that the believer’s victory is not something to be earned, but something already declared by God through Jesus Christ. From “no condemnation” to “no separation,” Romans 8...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary – Part 2: The Conqueror Mindset, Thinking Like a Winner in a World of Loss In Part 3 of the Fear of Failure mini series, we turn our attention to the mindset every believer must develop if they are going to live victoriously in a fallen world. Scripture calls believers conquerors, not because of confidence in self, but because of confidence in Christ. Drawing heavi...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary – Prayer and the Divine Will This episode carefully addresses one of the most personal and difficult tensions believers face: if God has eternally decreed all things, why should we pray, and does prayer truly matter. Rather than softening God’s sovereignty or offering shallow comfort, this session shows from Scripture that prayer is one of the ordained means by whi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we turn from who God is to how God governs, examining the biblical doctrines of God’s decree and providence. Scripture reveals a God who is not reacting to history but ruling over it, eternally purposing all things and actively sustaining, directing, and governing every moment in time. We explore how God works through real human choices and secondary causes withou...

Send us Fan Mail Part 1: When Failure Stops Being the Enemy In this opening episode of the Fear of Failure mini series, we confront one of the most misunderstood words in the Christian life: failure. Scripture never presents failure as final, shameful, or disqualifying. Instead, it reveals failure as one of God’s most effective classrooms for growth, humility, and dependence on grace. Drawing from...