The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count

This One Leadership Skill Changes Everything (Most People Miss It) What if your future success came down to one simple—but overlooked—skill? In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob shares a powerful leadership principle that impacts everything: 👉 Your ability to recognize and recruit the right people. Through a personal story that starts with an unexpected phone call during COVID, Rob un...

📝  The Hardest Battle You'll Ever Fight (And Why It Matters Most) The fiercest battle you'll ever face isn't external… 👉 It's internal. In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob dives into one of the most important—and often overlooked—truths of the Christian life: The battle to conquer yourself. Sharing a powerful personal story from his early days as a Christian, Rob describes a definin...

📝  They're Planting a Church in Sioux Falls (And It Starts This Summer) What does it look like to say yes to God when the path ahead is uncertain? In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob talks with Braxton and Jinky Kieft about their exciting decision to help plant a new church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota . After years of ministry experience in places like Guam, Phoenix, and Northwest I...

📝 A Divided Heart Will Cost You Everything (Don't Miss This) What if the biggest threat to your faith isn't obvious… but subtle? In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob shares a powerful personal story from his teenage years that reveals a timeless spiritual truth: 👉 You cannot give your heart fully to two things at the same time. After finally getting the car he always wanted, Rob slow...

📝  The Hidden Reason You Feel Spiritually Weak (Check Your "Fuel") What you put into your life determines what comes out of it. In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob shares a powerful and memorable lesson using a real-life story of a high-performance car that completely broke down—not because it lacked power, but because it was filled with the wrong fuel. The same is true spiritually....

  God Is Moving in Barbados: Baptisms, Breakthroughs, and Bold Faith with Dwayne Blai What happens when a church begins to pray boldly—and God starts answering in real time? In this powerful missionary update, Dwayne Blai shares what God is doing right now in Bridgetown, Barbados—and it's nothing short of remarkable. From unexpected financial provision across the globe… to multiple baptisms led by...

📝 Why You Feel Out of Place (It Might Mean You're Doing It Right) In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob explores a powerful truth that many Christians experience but don't always understand: 👉 What if feeling out of place is actually a sign you're living the right way? Drawing from his personal experience of living in Japan for 10 years—where he constantly felt like an outsider—Rob sh...

📝 Focus Opens Doors: The Discipline That Will Change Your Life In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob shares a powerful and personal story about how learning to focus completely transformed his life. From a mediocre high school student with no clear direction… to earning acceptance into UC Berkeley, Rob walks through the moment everything changed—and the lesson that still applies today:...

📝  Why It's So Hard to Make Friends as an Adult (And How Jesus Did It Right) Why is it so hard to make real friends as an adult? If you've ever felt isolated, overlooked, or disconnected—even in church—you're not alone. In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob tackles a challenge almost everyone faces: building meaningful friendships in adulthood. Friendships used to happen naturally. But...

Keep Your Heart on Course: The Hidden Drift That Weakens Your Faith How do you stay faithful—not just for a season, but for a lifetime? In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob dives into a powerful truth from Proverbs 23: "Keep your heart on the right course." The greatest challenge in the Christian life isn't starting strong—it's staying strong. Over time, many believers don't walk away f...

📝 4 Questions That Will Transform Your Faith This Week (10X Christian Mindset) What if your entire spiritual life could change… just by asking better questions? In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob shares four powerful weekly questions that can completely transform your faith, your impact, and your effectiveness as a disciple. Too many Christians drift through their weeks—busy, distrac...

What happens when you go 7.5 days without food? In this episode, Rob Skinner shares his personal experience with an extended fast—why he did it, what he learned, and how it impacted his faith, mindset, and daily life. Faced with situations beyond his control—including a loved one returning to God, a high-stakes Bible study, and a close friend recovering from serious illness—Rob turned to fasting a...

Who Are You Becoming? (Part 3): The Power of Focus That Transforms Your Life What if the most important question in your life isn't what you're doing… but who you're becoming? In this final episode of his 3-part series on the power of focus , Rob Skinner shares a powerful message from a recent sermon in Boston about how your attention shapes your character—and ultimately your life. Most people foc...

Your Life Follows Your Focus (Part 2): Fix Your Eyes on Jesus In a world where everyone is competing for your attention, learning to focus may be one of the most important spiritual disciplines a disciple can develop. In this second episode in his Power of Focus series , Rob Skinner shares a powerful message from a recent sermon in Boston about why disciples of Jesus must intentionally direct thei...

Your Life Follows Your Focus: The Secret to Spiritual Transformation What you focus on shapes the person you become. In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob shares a powerful lesson from Hebrews 12 about the importance of fixing our eyes on Jesus. Drawing from a recent sermon in Boston, Rob explains how attention is one of the most important forces shaping our spiritual lives. Your mind,...

What Is Your Rock? The Danger of Trusting Wealth Instead of God What is your rock? In a world where investments, real estate, and retirement accounts are rising faster than ever, it's easy for our hearts to slowly shift from trusting God to trusting our wealth. In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob explores the powerful warning from Psalm 62:10 : "Though your riches increase, do not set...

📝 Freedom in Christ — Why Christian Passivity Is So Dangerous What does it really mean to be free in Christ ? In Galatians 5:13, Paul writes: "You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love." In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob explores the powerful truth behind Christian freedom and the...

📝 What made Jesus such a powerful communicator and teacher? One simple habit: He asked great questions. In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob explores how Jesus used questions not just to gather information—but to bring revelation . Questions like: "Why are you so afraid?" "Do you want to get well?" "Who do you say that I am?" Each question helped people uncover what was really going o...

One Day You Will Stand Before Jesus — Live With the End in Mind What if you lived today knowing that one day you will look Jesus Christ in the eye ? Not metaphorically. Not poetically. Literally. In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob explores the powerful truth found in 2 Corinthians 5:10 — that every one of us will stand before the judgment seat of Christ and give an account of our liv...

Are you living for God's approval… or people's applause? Most of us enjoy recognition. We like being noticed, appreciated, and affirmed. Even when we serve God, there can be a quiet craving underneath — the desire to be seen. But Jesus said something that cuts completely against our natural instincts: "I am not seeking glory for myself." — John 8:50 In this episode, Rob explores the subtle trap of...

Don't Bury Your Gift: The Silent Drift That Kills Your Calling Episode Description: What if the greatest danger to your faith isn't open rebellion… but quiet drift? In this episode, Rob challenges us to examine something subtle but dangerous — spiritual passivity. We don't renounce our faith. We don't walk away from God. We just slowly sideline our calling. We get busy. We get successful. We get c...

📝 What If You Could Truly Please God? (John 8:29 Explained) What if you could honestly say, "I always do what pleases God"? In this episode of The Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob explores one of the most powerful statements Jesus ever made: "I always do what pleases Him." — John 8:29 Only Jesus could say those words perfectly — and that's exactly why He qualifies to be our Savior. But what does this me...

Holy Distress: How One Man Shook an Entire City Have you ever walked into a city—or even a room—and felt something stir deep inside you? Not anger. Not annoyance. But a holy distress. In this episode, Rob Skinner takes us to Acts 17 and walks with Paul into Athens—the intellectual capital of the ancient world. One man. One city. One burning conviction. Paul wasn't impressed by Athens' architecture...

Berlin Mission Update: Raising Kids, Learning German, and Watching God Move In this episode of The Rob Skinner Podcast , Rob sits down with Austen and Sara Bolves , missionaries serving the church in Berlin, Germany , for an honest, inspiring update on life and ministry overseas. Austen and Sara share how they became Christians, how they met in the campus ministry at the University of Washington,...

What if the greatest battle you're facing right now isn't your circumstances… but what you're believing? From the Garden of Eden until today, the enemy has used the same strategy— casting doubt on God's Word. "Did God really say…?" In this powerful episode, Rob Skinner unpacks the explosive truth of Hebrews 6:18 : "It is impossible for God to lie." Not unlikely. Not rare. Impossible. If you've eve...