The All Things Faith and Family Podcast with Reginald Reaves

Our faith is forged in the fiery trials of life. Just like gold is purified by the intense heat of fire, likewise God burns out of us impurities and sins. In this episode Pastor Reg reminds us that our trials are the tests that God uses to make our faith strong.

A head with scrambled thoughts, a heart filled with commotion, and home filled with chaos, is a recipe for a disastrous life. But God wants us to have peace through Him. In this episode Pastor Reg talks about how to have that peace and how we can be peacemakers and manifest a peaceful presence wherever we go.

Pastor Reg shares a timely message about trusting God when life doesn’t make sense. Making decisions based on how things appear, our feelings, or our emotions, often leads to painful consequences. This episode will encourage you to trust God through your troubles.

We are in spiritual warfare! We can’t afford to be soft. Life keeps coming at us whether we are ready or not. God is calling us to battle our way through life with the strength He provides. In this episode Pastor Reg challenges us to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

The relationship that matters the most is the one that we have with the Lord. Being at peace with God contributes to us being able to have healthy relationships. When we make the Lord the priority, preferring Him above everyone including ourselves, our relationship with Him is strengthened. In this episode Pastor Reg talks about the importance of loving God.

Smiling when you really want to cry. Living with your pain and hurt for so long that you convince yourself it will always be this way. Many go through great lengths to conceal the pain they’re dealing with inside from things in their past or what they’re currently experiencing. In this episode Pastor Reg talks about the healing that God desires to give to those that are hurting.

It’s 2025. What will the new year bring? It’s important to realize that a change on a calendar doesn’t mean a change in life. In this first episode of the year, Pastor Reg shares a message to inspire us to make the Lord our focus as we go through the year. Don’t let 2025 be the same ole, same ole.

We set an example for our children and the generations that follow us. The question is, what are they learning from us? Like a baton that a runner passes to the next runner in a relay race, we handoff to them a legacy of faithfulness to God or we fumble the baton. In this message Pastor Reg encourages us to run our leg of the race of life alongside our children, handing off to them a strong founda...

What’s done is done! You can’t change your past, but you can learn from it. As we move forward in life, we often have to emerge from the rubble and ruins of drama and adversity. God offers us the chance to shift our focus from our past to the promise of all that He has in store for us. Pastor Reg delivered this message to the New Covenant church family.

Our past has a way of haunting us if we don’t understand the grace of God. God’s grace is greater than all of our sins. Our sins make us realize that we are unworthy of even the attention God gives us, but His grace causes us to appreciate His love all the more. From the life of Saul who was known as Paul the apostle, Pastor Reg preaches a message we all need to hear.

As a reflex, when someone hurts you, you want to get them back. There are many that are filled with anger, desiring to get revenge on people that have hurt them. In this episode Pastor Reg takes a complex subject and processes it through God’s word.

Bad choices and disobedience to God’s word cause self inflicted harm. Life presents many challenges already and we don’t need to make it more difficult for ourselves. In this episode Pastor Reg emphasizes the importance of having the Lord as the focal point of our lives.

We often need help in life and it’s important that we don’t allow pride to prevent us from acknowledging when we do. This episode explores how the issues and struggles of life can only be overcome by the help of God. Pastor Reg shares powerful truths about the Lord’s awareness of our inabilities and His desire to help us. 

The importance of our mindset can’t be ignored. Having a healthy thought life translates to a healthy life. We can become new in the Lord as we allow Him to change the way we process and view the world around us. In this episode Pastor Reg highlights  key verses to encourage us to surrender our heart and mind to the Lord.

Moments matter. A moment of weakness can result in us facing consequences that can last for years, even for the rest of our lives. Through God’s help, we can turn our vulnerabilities into victories. In this episode Pastor Reg talks about the need to be mindful of our weaknesses and to present them to the Lord. For God’s strength is made perfect in our weakness.

The Olympics features athletes that have trained with intensity and discipline. Even if they don’t make the platform to receive a medal, instead of being discouraged, they are motivated to come back better. Their focus is an example of how we should be locked in to the ONE THING that matters most, which is to be in pursuit of God and His purpose and plan for our lives. This episode was taken from...

The ability to endure your hard times is rooted in your faith in God. In this episode Pastor Reg discusses the process where God wants to produce faith in us to wait on Him as He brings us through our tests and trials.

Take a break; take some time off. Enjoy some down time. Why? To refresh yourself to continue running your race with pace. In this episode Pastor Reg talks about the importance of knowing how and when to take time to care for yourself. In helping others don’t forget about your own mental, physical health and spiritual wellbeing.

In this episode Pastor Reg encourages us to surrender our lives to God, committing our past, present, and future into His hands. Even though you may feel like your life is crumbling into pieces and falling apart, we are safely held in God’s grip. 

You can make it through your hard times. You can make it through your challenges and adversity. In this episode Pastor Reg encourages us to do life God’s way and shares from the Word how to do it.

In this episode Pastor Reg digs into the mission of Christ and how He came to minister to the poor, brokenhearted, bruised, and everyone that is being held captive to sin and satan. 

The people we are around and have let into our lives says a lot about us and who we are. In this episode Pastor Reg addresses the challenges of having to disconnect from people when God wants us to move on and the danger of being in the company of fools.

A recent LinkedIn essay states that on average, women look in the mirror about 34 times a day while men look in a mirror around 27 times a day. We would probably all admit that we never leave our homes without first looking in the mirror. In this episode Pastor Reg talks about the importance of looking into the “perfect law of liberty” which is the Word of God to give us the true reflection of who...

The impact and influence of a father’s life can be felt for a lifetime. In this episode Pastor Reg talks about the dynamics of a father and his relationship with his children.

Many feel like they’re running on fumes and their tank is empty. The battles and struggles of life can leave you feeling defeated and depleted. In this episode Pastor Reg reminds us that God can fill us with His Spirit and revive in us an excitement about living our best life in Him.