The Life Touch Ministries Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Every follower of Jesus has been given a job description, and it is simpler than most people realize. In Acts 1:8, Jesus told His disciples they would receive power from the Holy Spirit and would be His witnesses, starting in Jerusalem and reaching to the ends of the earth. A witness is not asked to be a lawyer or a theologian. A witness is simply asked to tell what they personall...

Send us Fan Mail Love is the foundation the church was built on, and it remains the clearest proof that someone has truly passed from death to life. Drawing from 1 John 3:11-18, the command to love one another is not new. Jesus gave it at the Last Supper and declared that the world would recognize His disciples not by their titles or their religious activity, but by the way they loved each other....

Send us Fan Mail The supreme reason God gave you spiritual gifts is for His glory, not to create hierarchy or make you feel special. As Peter teaches, we are stewards of God's manifold grace, meaning our gifts belong to God and we're accountable for how we use them. This understanding destroys any pride we might have, since we received these gifts rather than earning them through our own...

Send us Fan Mail The gift of helps stands as one of the most misunderstood and undervalued spiritual gifts in the modern church, yet it may be the very foundation upon which every great move of God throughout history has depended. This supernatural endowment goes far beyond simple volunteer work or church maintenance tasks. The Greek word antilēpsis reveals its true nature - to come alongside some...

Send us Fan Mail The church today needs believers who understand and exercise the communication gifts God has placed within His body. These three gifts - prophecy, teaching, and encouragement - serve as the voice of the church, working alongside the power gifts to create a complete and effective ministry. The prophetic gift involves forthtelling God's truth into present situations, providing...

Send us Fan Mail Leadership in the church is often misunderstood as being about positions and titles, but biblical leadership is fundamentally about influence, stewardship, and serving others for God's purposes. The Greek word for leadership means to stand before, manage, and have oversight - focusing on function rather than hierarchy. Anyone with influence, whether in their home, workplace,...

Send us Fan Mail The authentic character of a believer is revealed not in comfortable church settings, but when pressure comes and the world challenges our values. As new creatures in Christ, we receive the fruit of the Spirit as evidence of our transformation - these aren't optional qualities but critical demonstrations of who we've become. Long-suffering, or patience, comes from the Gr...

Send us Fan Mail The Christian life centers not on perfection but on who controls our lives. While many believers focus on spiritual gifts and talents, God prioritizes character development through the final three fruits of the Spirit: faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. These fruits uniquely govern our relationship with ourselves, which then impacts every other relationship we have. Faith...

Send us Fan Mail God has uniquely gifted every believer with spiritual gifts designed to serve and strengthen the body of Christ. Many Christians struggle to understand the distinction between spiritual fruit and spiritual gifts - fruit represents who you are in Christ (your character and maturity), while gifts represent what you are equipped to do for others. The fruit of the Spirit includes love...

Send us Fan Mail The fruit of the Spirit represents the character of Christ developed in believers through the Holy Spirit's work, not through human performance or religious activities. God is more concerned with who you are becoming than what you are doing. Many believers live performance-driven lives, focusing on service while neglecting character development, but spiritual fruit is proof o...

Send us Fan Mail In our performance-driven culture, we often measure spiritual maturity by the wrong standards, focusing on supernatural demonstrations and ministry platforms rather than character development. This creates a dangerous spiritual condition where someone can be highly gifted yet spiritually immature. Paul addresses this in 1 Corinthians 13, explaining that even extraordinary abilitie...

Send us Fan Mail The parable of the sower provides a blueprint for spiritual productivity, showing that any soil can be transformed into good soil capable of producing an abundant harvest. Good soil represents believers who hear God's Word and understand it, receiving it with noble hearts, keeping it under pressure, and bearing fruit with patience. This creates five essential characteristics:...

Send us Fan Mail The phenomenon of believers who start with incredible spiritual enthusiasm only to disappear within months is more common than many churches want to admit. Jesus addresses this directly through His parable of the rocky ground believer in Matthew 13. These individuals receive God's word with immediate joy and excitement, looking identical to genuine converts in their initial r...

Send us Fan Mail The phenomenon of believers who start with incredible spiritual enthusiasm only to disappear within months is more common than many churches want to admit. Jesus addresses this directly through His parable of the rocky ground believer in Matthew 13. These individuals receive God's word with immediate joy and excitement, looking identical to genuine converts in their initial r...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus identified the Parable of the Sower as the foundational teaching for understanding all other Kingdom principles, making it essential for every believer to grasp. The parable reveals that while every Christian has access to the same powerful seed—God's Word—the results vary dramatically depending on the condition of their heart soil. The four heart conditions represent d...

Send us Fan Mail Life has a way of presenting unexpected challenges that can leave us questioning God's love and purpose. During these difficult seasons, our natural tendency is to disconnect from the very source that sustains us. However, Jesus teaches us through the powerful illustration of the vine and branches in John 15 that spiritual fruitfulness depends entirely on staying connected to...

Send us Fan Mail Understanding divine pruning transforms how we view life's difficulties and losses. God operates as a master gardener who strategically removes branches from our lives to increase spiritual fruitfulness. This isn't punishment for failure, but preparation for greater success. According to John 15:1-2, God prunes fruit-bearing branches specifically because they're alr...

Send us Fan Mail Spiritual growth often stalls not because of obvious sin, but because of dead weight we unknowingly carry. Just as marathon runners strip away every unnecessary ounce to run effectively, believers must identify and remove spiritual obstacles that hinder their progress. Hebrews 12:1 distinguishes between sin and weights, showing that even good things can become hindrances if they&a...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt frustrated that your prayers seem unanswered despite positioning yourself in God's word and weathering life's storms? The key to understanding this lies in recognizing God's divine timing through spiritual seasons. Just as orange trees require years of underground root development before producing abundant fruit, believers must navigate four disti...

Send us Fan Mail In a culture that often promotes the idea that following Jesus guarantees a problem-free life, we must confront the biblical reality that storms are an inevitable part of every believer's journey. The question isn't whether trials will come, but whether we have developed the spiritual depth necessary to remain standing when they arrive. The story of two palm trees during...

Send us Fan Mail Many believers position themselves near God's Word through church and Bible studies, but still struggle spiritually because they're not drinking deep from Scripture. The difference lies in how we absorb information: like a sponge that takes in everything indiscriminately, or like a tree's root system that selectively draws nutrients while filtering out toxins. Bibli...

Send us Fan Mail Where you position yourself spiritually determines your spiritual harvest. Many believers struggle not because God has abandoned them, but because they've planted themselves in spiritually hostile environments. Like a gardener who chooses location over convenience, believers must position themselves by the streams of living water through daily Bible reading, corporate worship...

Send us Fan Mail God cannot take you forward from where you are pretending to be - only from where you actually are. Are you ready to stop camping in yesterday and start pressing toward what God has prepared for you? The apostle Paul shows us how to move forward spiritually, even when the past feels too heavy to leave behind. What would change if you focused on just one thing this year instead of...

Send us Fan Mail Last week, we saw how joy came down to shepherds—ordinary people going about their ordinary lives. But today's story is different. The Magi weren't passive recipients waiting in a field. They were active seekers on a journey that would cost them everything—time, treasure, comfort, and certainty. Think about the last time you really wanted something. Maybe it was a job, a...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine you're watching a movie. The hero faces impossible odds—betrayal, loss, suffering. The middle of the story is dark, painful, and uncertain. But you've read the Book. You know how it ends. You know the hero wins. You know justice prevails. You know love conquers all. That knowledge doesn't erase the tension of the difficult scenes, but it changes how you expe...