The Cross in the Desert

"The Cross in the Desert."

Religion EN ↓ 149 episodes

A voice of hope and freedom for Iranians.

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The Cross in the Desert

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Religion

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Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 49 - "Trump to the Ayatollah, "No Nukes!" 19.04.2025

President Trump is very emphatic to the Iranian Regime, "You will not have a nuclear weapon!" He made sure of that in his first term, but what about now? Will Trump stand firm without compromising to world pressure?

Episode 48 - "Jesus, Our Sinless Substitute." 16.04.2025

The doctrine of penal substitution is under heavy attack today. The Progressive Christian Movement rejects the wrath and holiness of God and replaces it with a "God of love" created in their own image. My latest podcast addresses this unbiblical movement and demonstrates that penal substitution is exactly what Scripture teaches.

Episode 47 - "Revisiting the Woman, life, Freedom Movement." 13.04.2025

They were tough, brave, and unwilling to bow to a dictatorship government. Many of them died out on the streets defending their right to choose. My latest podcast revisits the incredible Woman, life, freedom Movement more than two years later!

Episode 46 - "The Resurrection of Christ: Fact or Fable?" 08.04.2025

Skeptics refuse to believe in miracles and instead place their confidence in the claims of science. However, the Christian can have assurance that the resurrection of Christ is not a fable but a fact. The evidence is overwhelming! Former atheist and Christian author Lee Strobel provides a powerful apologetic demonstrating the truth claim of the resurrection.

Episode 45- "Persecution and Revival in Iran's underground church." 04.04.2025

Mosques are closing and Islam is dying in Iran. Yet hungry and thirsty Muslims are finding their hope and freedom in Jesus. God is bringing revival and awakening to Iran amidst persecution causing them to be the fastest growing underground church in the world.

Episode 44 - "Rule Breakers," Roya Mahboob's incredible vision for Afghan women." 31.03.2025

The movie, "Rule Breakers" is an incredible film featuring the courage of Afghanistan's all-girls Robotics team that made history in 2017.

Episode 43 - The Beatitudes, "Blessed are the persecuted." 30.03.2025

Jesus promises us that the world will persecute us for being his disciple. However, when we endure and remain faithful, Jesus also promises that great will be our reward in heaven.

Episode 42 - The Beatitudes, "Blessed are the peacemakers." 26.03.2025

In a culture filled with conflict, hatred, and revenge, Jesus calls us to be peacemakers. What exactly is a peacemaker and what is he or she called to do? Find out by listening to my latest teaching in my podcast series on The Beatitudes.

Episode 41 - The Beatitudes, "Blessed are the pure in heart." 23.03.2025

The Beatitudes as taught by Jesus challenges us to live contrary to the ungodly values of the culture all around us. "Happy are the pure in heart" causes us to confront the sins of our heart and adopt a lifestyle of purity.

Episode 40 The Beatitudes: "Blessed are the merciful." 20.03.2025

Mercy is who God is. He displayed his greatest act of mercy toward us at the cross of Christ, when Jesus took our shame and guilt upon himself. God extends his undeserved mercy towards us and expects us in return to show that same mercy to others. Instead of retribution, we are to display mercy to a hostile and evil world. Jesus teaches us in this fifth beatitude to be merciful just as he was.

Episode 39 - The Beatitudes: "Blessed are the Hungry." 14.03.2025

What are you passionate about? What are you hungry and thirsty for? In this fourth beatitude, Jesus promises to satisfy the person who is craving for something more in his or her life. He promises to meet the longing of your heart and draw you closer to Himself. This is Part 4 of my series, The Beatitudes, "Keys to successful Christian living."

Episode 38 - The Beatitudes: "Blessed are the meek." 12.03.2025

Meekness is definitely not a quality that our culture celebrates. Meekness is seen as weakness, but not according to Jesus. Meekness equals strength under control. My series, The Beatitudes: Keys to Kingdom living" will challenge you to become more like Christ and less like the cultural icons.

Episode 37 - "Sarina Esmailzadeh, A beautiful life cut short." 08.03.2025

Sarina was a passionate and beautiful young Iranian girl who loved to teach cooking and just be herself on YouTube, telling funny stories to her many viewers. She went out on September 22, 2022 with her friends to join the protests in Karaj and was brutally murdered by security forces. This podcast is dedicated to Sarina on International Women's Day.

Episode 36 - The Beatitudes: "Blessed are the mounful." 07.03.2025

In his famous sermon on the mount, Jesus reveals to his disciples what true happiness is in contrast to the world. We are blessed and happy if we mourn over our sins, because God will comfort us. This is part 2 of my series, The Beatitudes: "Keys to successful Christian living."

Episode 35 - The Beatitudes: "Blessed are the poor in spirit." 04.03.2025

The key to true happiness and contentment is found in the life transforming teachings of Jesus. In his most famous sermon on the mount, Jesus introduces us to eight declarations or beatitudes that are the keys to successful kingdom living. In the first beatitude, Jesus declares that "Happy is the one who is poor in spirit." Part one of my series on the Beatitudes explains what it means to be "poor...

Episode 34 - Laodecia, "The Lukewarm Church." 27.02.2025

The Church at Laodecia received the sternest rebuke from Jesus for being "lukewarm" in their relationship with him. They were blind to their true spiritual condition and Jesus urged them to repent and have an authentic relationship with him.

Episode 33 - "Philadelphia: The Faithful Church with the open door." 24.02.2025

Jesus had nothing but praise for the faithful church at Philadelphia and because of their faithfulness, He promised to deliver them from the time of great tribulation that was about to come on the whole earth.

Episode 32 - "Sardis, the Church that was dead." 21.02.2025

From the outside appearances, the church at Sardis looked beautiful, but Jesus confronted them and declared that they were dead. Sardis was a church filled with spiritually dead so-called Christians who had a form of godliness but denied the power of God.

Episode 31 - "The Church at Thyatira: The Church of Jezebel." 18.02.2025

The Church at Thyatira had greatly compromised their faith. They had allowed a false prophetess to seduce them with false teaching and an immoral lifestyle. Jesus urges them to repent or face certain judgment.

Episode 30 - The Church at Pergamum: The Compromising Church." 12.02.2025

In part three of my seven part series on the letters to the churches in the Book of Revelation, Jesus rebukes the compromising Church at Pergamum to separate themselves from the dangerous philosophies of their culture and return to Him.

Episode 29 - "Maryam and Marziyeh: A beautiful fragrance of Jesus." 09.02.2025

Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh are two young courageous Iranian women who were arrested and sentenced to death for distributing Bibles all over Iran. For 259 days, God transformed their prison cell into a church. This is their incredible story!

Episode 28 - "The Church in Smyrna: Suffering for the Glory of God." 07.02.2025

The Church in Smryna refused to bow their knee to the Roman Emperor and also refused to worship the local pagan deities. Their refusal resulted in great persecution . Jesus commends the believers in Smryna for their faithfulness in this second short letter to the seven churches in the Book of Revelation.

Episode 27 - The Church at Ephesus: "Return to your First Love." 04.02.2025

The letters to the seven churches in the Book of Revelation are vital for the Bride of Christ Today. Jesus is still crying out to his bride to repent and return to their First Love. The Church at Ephesus is a perfect model for us to learn from today. We need to wake up and stop going through the religious motions and rekindle our love for Christ again!

Episode 26 - "Jesus, the tender and compassionate Good Shepherd." 03.02.2025

The Bible paints a beautiful image of Jesus, the tender and compassionate Good Shepherd. Come with me on a beautiful journey to discover the true image of who Jesus really is and find your rest in His unconditional love.

Episode 25 - "The Believer's Authority in Christ." 02.02.2025

The day you and I were born again, a target was painted across our chest and everyday the enemy of our souls harrases and torments us. However, the Bible teaches that we've been given authority by Christ and are seated with him in heavenly places. My podcast teaches you how to use your authority and live victorious with your foot firmly planted on Satan's neck!

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