The Faith of the Father(s) w/ Karl Gessler

Send us Fan Mail Sam Young's step father was a minister in public and very admired and respected. But the man Sam knew at home, behind closed doors, was very different. In this week's podcast, Susie Gessler will interview Sam as she shares her moving story of abuse, salvation, forgiveness, and healing. This is a story of redemption out of deep pain and darkness. "For my father and m...

Send us Fan Mail Eugene Bach is a retired Marine Special Forces officer, an author and a dedicated missionary working alongside the Chinese House Church movement among some of the most unreached people groups in the world. In this week's podcast, Eugene shares with us some of the vision behind the Back to Jerusalem movement as well as some of the warnings and challenges facing the Western Chu...

Send us Fan Mail "Does God love everyone or just the elect?" This week, Karl Gessler is a guest on David Arthur's (The Alphabet Man) show to answer questions regarding the doctrines of election, limited atonement and predestination. This is a quick synopsis of some very difficult topics which spring from a very dense text of Romans 9.Check out David Arthur's show:https://www.yo...

Send us Fan Mail What do you need to be qualified to be used by God? Enoc Solano joins Karl Gessler on the podcast this week to share his story of coming to surrender his life to Jesus and about the amazing thing that happened soon after! Plus, Karl will be facing the question " Do you need to have a Bible in order to grow in your faith in Jesus?"Breaking Free from LGBThttps://soundcloud...

Send us Fan Mail He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said to him, "No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit." Acts 19:2. There are many things about Jesus which we may have never heard, even if we grew up in the Church. Nancy Worley grew up in church, but it wasn't until college that someone asked her if she knew...

Send us Fan Mail How do you speak in tongues? Why would anyone want to do it? This week, Karl and Susie Gessler will share their stories and thoughts on the book of Acts chapter 2, speaking in tongues, and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Plus, Karl shares about his recent confrontation with a mayor about the Kingdom of God and the notion of the "separation of Church and State." Follow me...

Send us Fan Mail The Day of Pentecost was celebrated long before Jesus' disciples had their strange experience described in Acts chapter 2 and even longer before Western Christians argued over whether or not Christians can or should "speak in tongues." But what was the Day of Pentecost? Is it significant that Jesus' disciple's life-altering spiritual experience took place...

Send us Fan Mail He grew up with a Muslim father and a Hindu mother, but his grandmother was a Christian. How did these different worlds live together? Can these world-views coexist? Arun Kumar joins Karl Gessler for this week's podcast to share his story of growing up in India with millions of gods and goddesses and how he discovered the only way to real life. Leave a Comment, ask a question...

Send us Fan Mail What is "the Kingdom of Israel"? Why did the disciples ask Jesus if He was going to restore the Kingdom of Israel? In this week's podcast, Karl and Susie Gessler discuss the Kingdom of Israel, why the disciples replaced Judas, and how the disciples discerned the will of God. Plus we will hear from Sabina Wurmbrand who described her time in a Communist prison camp as...

Send us Fan Mail Buddhism in the West in various forms is fairly popular at the moment. Spiritual practices found within Buddhism such as Yoga, meditation, detachment from materialism, etc. are seen by Westerners to be very positive and helpful resources. But is there another side to Buddhism? According to one former Tibetan Monk, there is. In this week's podcast, Karl Gessler sits down with...

Send us Fan Mail Where did Jesus go when He ascended into heaven? Where is Jesus now? What were the disciples doing while they waited for the Holy Spirit? What the disciples expect the Holy Spirit to do once He came? Who wrote the book of Acts? What does it mean to "repent of your way of doing the kingdom?" Karl and Susie Gessler discuss these questions and more in this week's Gospe...

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to be righteous according to the Bible? When Westerners talk about someone possessing righteousness, we usually mean that someone is what is considered universally moral, such as never breaking one of the Ten Commandments. However, the priority of the question of moral spotlessness is a Western value and not necessarily the focus of the Biblical authors. This wee...

Send us Fan Mail Imputation and atonement are big theological words with which we may not be that familiar. Nevertheless, the things that we have been taught at a popular level about these subjects have oozed their way into our minds one way or another. Atonement is a word used to try to explain what Christ has accomplished on the cross. Imputation is a word that is used to try to explain how Chri...

Send us Fan Mail What kind of emotions does the word perfection evoke in you? If we are talking about food, it might be a very exciting, complimentary word. But if we are talking about our moral, mental, or physical presence, it is a very overbearing word. The understanding that God is perfect is both intimidating as well as alienating. We don't even really know what perfection is though we f...

Send us Fan Mail Did Jesus die to make me righteous? If He did, what does that mean exactly? As important as this question seems to be to us as Western Christians, it is remarkable that the subject of our "righteousness" in the sense of the sum total of our personal morality, is hardly commented on by Jesus. Jesus never asked anyone if they knew where they would go when they died or if t...

Send us Fan Mail In Luke's account of the Easter story, Luke tells us about two disciples who were walking home to Emmaus on the first day of the week. They had heard the story of the women at the tomb who claimed that the tomb was empty and that they had seen a vision of angels who claimed that Jesus was alive. But they didn't know what to make of it. Should they believe it? And if they...

Send us Fan Mail There is a lot of confusion around the question "What is the Kingdom God?" Is it a physical kingdom or a spiritual kingdom? Personally, I am not sure what a spiritual "kingdom" actually is. I believe that the kingdom of God is nothing if not physical and in this week's discussion with my wife, Susie, I will give some reasons why I believe this. Leave your...

Send us Fan Mail I did not plan to watch the movie "Unplanned." I am already a pro-life activist. I have already seen a live (note the irony) abortion video and I never wanted to see one again. But this week, the guest sharing her testimony on our podcast, Elizabeth Harris, really wanted to talk about the movie on the podcast as it ties in well with her testimony. So, of course, I needed...

Send us Fan Mail The God of the Bible has always been known as the creator God. As a creator myself, I know that creators love to create something new and the Hebrew people who gave us the Bible always anticipated that the Creator of the Universe would do a new thing within His creation to renew it. The world is a beautiful and good place but it is also scary and violent at times. The creator God...

Send us Fan Mail The gospel is good news about a change in government for the whole world. In other words, the gospel is about a kingdom. But that is not how I thought of it for many years. I used to think that the gospel was about avoiding Hell and gaining Paradise, but I have since discovered that Jesus did NOT come to show us the way to heaven. Jesus came to bring heaven to earth. In this week&...

Send us Fan Mail Everybody loves a good holiday, but what makes a holiday good? What makes it a holy-day? Saint Patrick's day is celebrated with wearing green, pub-crawls, leprechauns, and all things Irish. But what do all these things have to do with Saint Patrick? What did Saint Patrick do that he should be celebrated over 1,500 years later? Should the life of Saint Patrick be celebrated to...

Send us Fan Mail Patrick Henry's declaration "Give me liberty or give me death!" was the heart-cry of the American revolution of 1776. Since that time, American's fiery passion for liberty as cooled and morphed into a passion for the "right" do what I want, when I want, with whom I want, without paying for it. But today's passion for true liberty, the true spirit...

Send us Fan Mail Is the whole world a power-game, or is there something we can call "love"? Where love exists, cynicism disappears. Steve Ward and Ricky Rector join us in the studio to share their story. Through the life and deeds of Steve Ward, God's love pursued Ricky until it finally broke through the cynicism. Exclusive Podcast VIDEO: http://bit.ly/THEGOSPELFORPLANETEARTH Get ou...

Send us Fan Mail Do you have trouble sharing your faith? Have you ever told someone about Jesus? The last commandment Jesus gave His followers at His ascension was a command to preach the Gospel in all the world. But statistics say that hardly any Western Christians practice this. What is going on? Why can't we obey this simple instruction? In this week's podcast, Karl and Susie Gessler...

Send us Fan Mail What motivated Judas to betray Jesus? Did Judas have a disposition more prone to evil and greed than other human beings? Did Judas really betray Jesus for money? If Jesus is such a great guy, why would anyone want to betray Him? This week, Karl and Susie will face these questions and other similar questions associated with Luke 22. Plus, Joe Harrell joins us in the studio to share...