The Dick Schroeder Podcast

This is part 4 of a 7* part series Dick entitled How to Minister Effectively at the Altar which will be shortened to Altar Ministry. Pam Western is a guest speaker on this series and teachings about Discernment. She instructs believers to pursue actively listening to The Lord for encouragement, instruction, and ministry opportunities. Pam teaches principles used in the process of discerning God’s...

This is part 3 of a 7* part series Dick entitled How to Minister Effectively at the Altar which will be shortened to Altar Ministry. Dick teaches how God wants his followers to reflect on our own short-comings, especially before being critical of others. Dick impressed that God’s desire is to meet his followers with grace and compassion to help them to change. Dick points to the story of King Davi...

This is part 2 of a 7* part series Dick entitled How to Minister Effectively at the Altar which will be shortened to Altar Ministry. Dick teaches that in order to minister effectively God comes to us to deal with our hearts first. Dick challenges self-righteous attitudes that ignore God and others in order to justify one’s heart and behavior. Dick impresses God’s desire for purity of heart in His...

This is part 1 of a 7* part series Dick entitled How to Minister Effectively at the Altar which will be shortened to Altar Ministry. Dick teaches how Jesus' relationship with Father God is the model for disciples to emulate. Dick lays out how this model of ministry is based on intimacy rather than performance. God’s grace to give revelation is how a disciple comes to greater intimacy, and a discip...

This is part 2 of 2 of How to Love People taught by Joy Schroeder. Joy teaches a group of high school students about God’s love for people. Joy shares more stories of moving towards other people with love. Joy teaches through her stories of being humbly used by God in order to care for the lost, lonely, and those in need of hope. Joy instructs the students to pray and trust the Holy Spirit to help...

This is part 1 of 2 of How to Love People taught by Joy Schroeder. Joy teaches a group of high school students about God’s love for people. Joy shares how she has been led by The Lord to love others, both believers and non-believers. Joy shares stories of love, humor, and confession that have flowed out of a life lived towards others. She teaches important attitudes and perceptions that are useful...

Dick preaches this sermon on the scripture of Hebrews 12:1-3. How do we cast off those sins and desires that entangle us? Where do we find strength through pains and seasons of hopelessness? He shares his own life and challenges of following the Lord through repentance and obedience. Dick encourages his listeners to reflect on God’s character and His eagerness to show His abundant love.   For more...

Dick shares a message about what it means to live by “walking in the light.” Dick points to God's character as a fair judge and will expose every secret to the light. Dick notes how this “light” is a relational concept that God has given to His creation.  Dick shares that God’s heart is a heart wanting to know His creation and wanting His creation to know Him and therefore desires to help reveal t...

Dick shares about his time and experience going to a revival happening at a Vineyard church in Toronto, Canada. His testimony captures the principles of yielding, humility, freedom, and partnership with God. Dick invites two friends to give testimony during this teaching. How might this testimony affect your view of the Holy Spirit and your approach to engagement?   For more resources and legacy p...

Revelation of God Dick teaches about the idea of revelation of God through the scriptures. Dick teaches how revelation is different from intellectual knowledge of God and that it is more gifted rather than obtained with effort. Dick encourages his listeners to eagerly desire revelation from God and to add a prayer of request for revelation to their spiritual discipline.   For more resources and le...

Dick shares at Bozeman Christian Center church his testimony from a mission trip he took to Albania. Dick shares how he partnered with Youth With a Mission (YWAM) at one of their Discipleship Training Schools (DTS). We hope that Dick’s testimony of those hearing and responding to the gospel message encourages your faith.   For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartmin...

Dick teaches at Campus Minister’s Conference, which is Chi Alpha’s summer conference for campus missionaries. Dick shares on how to cultivate a life that is directed by God’s vision. Dick uses personal stories to show how God had shaped his life and the life of students that were in his ministry. Dick teaches how if Christians are humble, pure, and faithful to God then God can redeem and resurrect...

Growing in knowing God’s Voice - Confessions of a Modern Christian Mystic Part 4 This is part 4 of a 4 part series on Modern Christian Mysticism. Dick wraps up this series by exhorting the believer to spend time listening for God’s voice. He gives principles that pursuing God’s voice comes after the believer understands His character through what is revealed in the Bible. Dick shares that God is p...

This is part 3 of a 4 part series on Modern Christian Mysticism. Dick instructs the Christian believer to pursue an intentional practice of Christian meditation. Dick shares personal stories of how his own discipline has led him to deeper understandings of truth. Dick shows how King David was instructed and disciplined himself to meditate on the scriptures and how from that had wisdom and guidance...

This is part 2 of a 4 part series on Modern Christian Mysticism. Dick teaches on the disciplines of listening and solitude in relationship with God. He shares how God desires to speak to His people and yet the noise, business, and urgency distract mankind from entering into a dedicated time of quiet. Dick shares several stories of Christian mystics that pursued relationship with God through the or...

This is part 1 of a 4 part series on Modern Christian Mysticism. Dick is teaching a series at a Chi Alpha SALT Conference. Dick teaches how the Bible shows people of faith spend time pursuing the knowledge and relationship with God. Dick sets up the foundation of how we are to evaluate ourselves and humbly pursue intimacy with God instead of performing for others or clout.    For more resources an...

This is part 4 of a 4 part series on being an Effective Spiritual Fighter. Dick finishes covering some principles of the armor of God and then proceeds to teach about principles of being offensive in the spiritual realm.    Editor’s Note: At approximately 39 minutes there is lost audio that could not be recovered and therefore has an abrupt and awkward transition.   For more resources and legacy p...

This is part 3 of a 4 part series on being an Effective Spiritual Fighter. The students engage Dick in a question and answer time about principles for understanding the spiritual realm. Dick teaches and names several spiritual practices that a Christian would avoid. Dick touches on how to understand the armor of God with this teaching. Dick humbly answers the majority of students' questions and sh...

This is part 2 of a 4 part series on being an Effective Spiritual Fighter. Dick draws out principles from the life and story of Job as well as the armor of God. Dick focuses on some spiritual principles about how the believer operates to defend themselves and this world from spiritual forces of evil.   For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out...

This is part 1 of a 4 part series on being an Effective Spiritual Fighter. Dick discusses how we are to recognize and integrate a Biblical understanding of the spiritual realm into our life. He compares and contrasts the natural and seen world versus the supernatural and unseen world.    For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s disciple...

This is part 10 of a 10 part series titled Theology 101. Dick summarizes the teachings he has done on the character of God. Dick shares the discernment of knowing and paying attention to God’s character to understand His ways. When believers choose not to trust their own wisdom and rely on God’s wisdom and His character then they will participate in bringing forth the fruit of the Kingdom of Heave...

This is part 9 of a 10 part series titled Theology 101. How are we to understand the character of God’s anger? Did God’s anger change after Jesus died and resurrected? Dick teaches when Christian’s deserve God’s anger even in the new covenant with the Lord. Dick’s teaching hedges in the common misunderstanding around anger and its volatility by giving a holistic approach to understanding God’s cha...

This is part 8 of a 10 part series titled Theology 101. Dick points to the covenants in the Bible as a marker of God’s willingness to be connected and faithful to humankind. How are we to understand God’s faithfulness? What does it provoke in followers of God? And what type of testimony does it give to those who do not believe? Dick shares how God’s faithfulness surpasses our vantage point to stre...

This is part 7 of a 10 part series titled Theology 101. Dick teaches why the idea of Hell exists. He responds to people’s criticisms of Hell and what misunderstandings there can be in how we perceive God. Dick gives honor to God’s character, the sanctity of free choice, and the dignity of man through this teaching. What does Hell reveal about our world, about our choices, and about God?   For more...

This is part 6 of a 10 part series titled Theology 101. Following the teaching from part 5, Dick jumps into how the believer is taught to respond to the holiness of God. What does it mean to be consecrated? What is the effect of God’s holiness on the world or the believer? Dick explores how God’s holiness creates response in the audience and how believers can partner with His holy light.   For mor...