Spirit Power & Grace

Matt Judkins sits down with Andrew on this episode of Spirit Power & Grace to talk about the "problem areas" of charismatic spirituality. What happens when spiritual gifts are not exercised well? Should you test prophecy? And how should pastoral leadership be held accountable to the church? Matt is the pastor of Renewal Church of McAlester, OK, and he shares his perspectives on what...

Spirit Power & Grace kicks off Season 2 with Kyle Westfall sharing the story about his recent encounter with the Holy Spirit. Kyle joins Andrew to discuss what it means to "cross the threshold" into a new spiritual reality in his life. Their conversation turns to what it means to have a fire kindled inside so that new spiritual fruits begin to emerge.

Andrew sits down with Jen to look back on the first year of Spirit Power & Grace. They talk about how the podcast began, and how it has evolved over the past twelve months. They also look forward to where they believe the Holy Spirit is leading the podcast in the year ahead---as SPG prepares to launch into its second season!

“I’m just a 20-year old girl from Dayton, Ohio, who’s following Jesus.” That statement from Emma Winchester is true, but she is much more than that. At a certain point in her life, Emma realized that there was more to life with God and that she didn't want to settle for less. "I had this hunger and desire for something more, but I didn't know how to get it," she said. On this e...

Matt Reynolds has a passion for sharing Christ in our culture and equipping other people to do the same. On this episode, Andrew sits down with Matt to talk about how the Lord called him into a ministry to equip a global movement of local churches to become empowered by the Spirit, rooted in the truth, and mobilized for the mission. Matt also tells the story of how he was led to found the Spirit &...

There is a biblical concept that goes by a number of different names: "entire sanctification" and "full salvation" are two of the ways it is often described. Another one (and the most controversial) is "Christian perfection." Many Christian theologians and evangelists have insisted that it is possible to “be made perfect in love in this life.” John Wesley believed tha...

Healing prayer is found in places all over the New Testament, from the healing stories of Jesus to the instruction in James 5:14-16 for believers to pray for one another that they may be healed. Matt Judkins joins Andrew on this episode to talk about healing prayer and the way that believers can receive and practice the spiritual gift of healing in their own lives.

"As you continue to mature in faith, you just keep pouring what you knew to be true about God into a bigger vessel so you can experience more and learn more about Him and go deeper in Him," Nichole Nordeman says. On this episode of Spirit Power & Grace, Andrew and Nichole talk about prayer, leading worship, the spirituality of songwriting, and how the Lord meets us in the places of o...

"I was able to hear and discern the voice of God because I believe that God speaks," Jen Ryerson says. "The first requirement necessary for us to hear God's voice is to know and believe that our Father in heaven is still speaking to us." On this episode, Andrew and Jen talk about the amazing reality that God speaks to His children. They discuss ways that we can hear the vo...

"I haven't been able to look away from God," Jacob Odom says about the role of faith over the course of his life. "And I do view that as a miracle." On this episode of Spirit Power & Grace, Andrew and Jacob talk about what it means to sustain faith over the course of a lifetime and the importance of Christian courage in the present age.

Connie begins this episode with a description of what it means to experience the promptings of the Holy Spirit in daily life. Connie and Andrew then discuss the ministry of spiritual direction. Connie shares about spiritual direction from her own experience as a spiritual director. They explore the idea of spiritual direction as hearing the Holy Spirit and responding in faith in order to walk more...

On this episode, Andrew sits down with Brad Camp to talk about faith formation with children and youth. Brad draws on his own experience of coming to faith as a teenager to talk about the importance of investing in the lives of kids. As a longtime leader of Confirmation ministry, Brad gives deep insight into the way parents can have an impact on the faith of their children.

Andrew sits down with Yvonne Buchanan to talk about how she came to understand that being filled with the Holy Spirit is meant to be the normal Christian life. She describes how she came to receive the gift of healing, and how she grew in her comfortability with the ministry of the Spirit in her daily life.

Andrew sits down with Matt Judkins to talk about what it means to receive and practice the gifts of the Holy Spirit. They discuss the power of spiritual gifts, including prophecy and words of knowledge.  Matt also shares stories about his recent evangelistic trip to Brazil and some of the fruits of that ministry.

In Part III of our series on mission in Antigua, Guatemala, Andrew talks with Kelly Junk and her 8-year old granddaughter Margot. Kelly and Margot embody the "family" nature of the recent trip to Guatemala, where parents/grandparents and their children/grandchildren were a major feature of the mission team. Both Kelly and Margot share about how important the ministry with the Escuela Int...

In Part II of our series on mission in Antigua, Guatemala, Andrew sits down with Shelli Pleasant. Shelli led the family mission team to Guatemala in June 2023, and she reflects back on the many years she has traveled to do work with the Escuela Integrada in Antigua. Shelli also shares a great deal on her relationship with the Holy Spirit: "The Holy Spirit is my guide, my life, my best friend...

In Part I of our series on mission in Antigua, Guatemala, Andrew sits down with his 12-year old daughter Alice Thompson. They talk about their recent mission trip to work with the Escuela Integrada, a school that services underprivileged children in the city of Antigua. Alice shares what it was like to go on her first mission and her first trip out of the United States. She offers advice to other...

How can God's grace make us more forgiving people? That was a question of great interest to John Wesley. In fact, he wrote to other people about the topic of forgiveness and considered it essential to what it meant to live a faithful life. For Wesley, being able to forgive others was dependent on knowing ourselves as forgiven by Christ Jesus. “Forgiveness is the beginning of redemption, as th...

"We're being freed for obedience, for a new start ... freed for the opportunity to be in an ongoing relationship with the creator of the universe, the Lord God Almighty, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit," Kevin Watson tells us. Andrew sits down with Kevin for a wide-ranging conversation on the nature of the Holy Spirit and what being open to the full power of God can mean in a belie...

"I'm not afraid to die now because of what I experienced," Kellye said. "I want to be in that place.” On this episode of Spirit Power & Grace, Steve and Kellye Smith share with Andrew their remarkable experience of being called to mission ... and finding the Holy Spirit in the process.

On this episode of Spirit Power & Grace, Matthew Johnson reflects on how the believer's life is meant to be shaped by prayer: through petition and intercession, and through healing prayer and praying in the Spirit. Prayer is the central act that causes us to abide with God, and God with us. As he shares with Andrew, the best advice for someone who wants to deepen his prayer life is simple...

On this episode of Spirit Power & Grace, Andrew talks with David Watson about the work of mission and the rhythm of repentance & revival in the Christian church. “The re-evangelization of the West is going to be a movement that begins with prayer and repentance," David says. "And when we become prayerful and repentant, we are going to see God move in power in ways that are going...

Andrew sits down with Todd Lovell on this episode of Spirit Power & Grace to talk about the Bible. They discuss how to approach the study of Scripture, as well as how to preach and teach it---including the way in which the word of God is meant to transform our hearts and lives.

John Wesley was fascinated by the lives of holy women in the early Methodist revival. He often used the phrase, "a pattern to the flock" to describe women who served as witnesses of faithfulness to the people around them. On this episode, Andrew looks at the lives of two of those women and explores how John Wesley's description of them helps us understand the nature of grace and the...

On this episode, Andrew tells the story of the way the Methodist revival reached Newcastle in England. The work of the Spirit in the neighborhood of Sandgate ("the poorest and most contemptible part of the town") offers a witness for how evangelism can work in the 21st century church.