Time of Grace With Pastor Mike Novotny

You hear these words all Christmas season, but what do they ACTUALLY mean?  Pastor Mike and Dr. Bruce Becker dissect these four Christmas buzzwords. And in the process, we learn which classic Christmas movies Pastor Mike has never seen (and probably never will), how the Bible defines love, and what Pastor Mike would say to those going through some emotional and mental health challenges this season...

For people living with constant pain, it's tempting to believe the lie that God is not good. Pastor Mike shares a verse from Jesus' brother James that gives us three things to remember in order to resist believing that deception. Get your 365-day devotional, "Life to the Full: Devotions to Help You Seek God Every Day," at https://bit.ly/3cLoAk4 Check out our newest podcast, "The Nonmicrowaved Trut...

When tragedy strikes, like it did at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, many of us are left wondering, “Why?” As Pastor Mike explains, instead of focusing on the “why,” we should focus on the “who.”

To be grateful for the hard times in your life is difficult. Pastor Mike asks: Do you think it’s possible that you could only get to certain places spiritually if you had first passed through the difficulties of pain, suffering, and hardship? The apostle Paul, a guy who was incredibly grateful and went through an incredible amount of suffering, is going to help us thank God even when we hurt. Chec...

Listen to the entire devotional series from this week as Pastor Mike teaches us what true joy and peace looks like. This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional podcast! Check out our newest podcast, The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside! Search for it on your favorite podcast app. To stay rooted in Jesus, subscribe to our daily email! htt...

Peace isn’t a perfect life. What it is might surprise you. And you can have it at all times. This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional podcast! Check out our newest podcast, The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside! Search for it on your favorite podcast app. To stay rooted in Jesus, subscribe to our daily email! https://timeofgrace.org/su...

There will always be something that threatens our peace—a diagnosis, financial stress, or relationship struggles. But peace isn’t just about being trouble-free. Pastor Mike shares a simple technique that will help you remember how to get true peace. This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional podcast! Check out our newest podcast, The Nonmicrow...

There’s a special joy that never ends. And the good news, Pastor Mike says, is that you can have that kind of joy right now. This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional podcast! Check out our newest podcast, The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside! Search for it on your favorite podcast app. To stay rooted in Jesus, subscribe to our daily e...

How do we find the good kind of joy that God gives us? It doesn’t have to be hard if we just do this, Pastor Mike says. This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional podcast! Check out our newest podcast, The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside! Search for it on your favorite podcast app. To stay rooted in Jesus, subscribe to our daily email!...

Why is it that some of the things that are bad for us can make us so happy in the moment? Even the Bible admits there’s a joy that comes from sin, Pastor Mike says. So how do we know if the joy we have is good or bad? This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional podcast! Check out our newest podcast, The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside!...

If you struggle with gratitude, Pastor Mike says to read and chew on this 202-word sentence from the apostle Paul. Because it will remind you that you already have everything. Check out our newest podcast, "The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside." Search for it wherever you get your podcasts! Sign up for our daily email that keeps you rooted in Jesus! https://timeofgrace.org/subscribe/ Follow...

When God takes away your health or your security or the life you long for, it feels like you have more reason to grumble than to be thankful. How can you be grateful when so many things go wrong? Today’s message has the apostle Paul’s powerful answer. Check out our newest podcast, "The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside." Search for it wherever you get your podcasts! Sign up for our daily ema...

How do we avoid the constant temptation to grumble and gripe, especially as we get closer to Thanksgiving? Pastor Mike is joined again by Amber Albee Swenson—Time of Grace blogger, writer, and podcaster—as they give us a preview of November's TV message series, "Choose Gratitude Over Grumbling." Listen and learn how we can keep our perspective of God in the right place, how to prove that we're not...

What do you do, what do you think, and how do you deal with Jesus when you don't agree with him? Pastor Mike gives two reasons why when you disagree with Jesus, you should give up the seat of authority and willingly die to trying to have the last word.

You're not the best, the strongest, the fastest, the most patient, or the most loving. But God isn't waiting for that day or that year when you finally start winning a few victories. It's when you feel stuck and at your weakest when you see God's glory.

Listen to the entire series from this past week as Pastor Mike answers more tough questions from viewers like you. This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional podcast! Check out our newest podcast, The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside! Search for it on your favorite podcast app. To stay rooted in Jesus, subscribe to our daily email! http...

What does generosity look like? Pastor Mike flips this issue on its head and warns us not to give TOO much. This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional podcast! Check out our newest podcast, The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside! Search for it on your favorite podcast app. To stay rooted in Jesus, subscribe to our daily email! https://tim...

Are you like Pastor Mike and sometimes get nervous of others' reactions when you tell people you're a Christian? It feels like the world is against Christians. What can you do? This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional podcast! Check out our newest podcast, The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside! Search for it on your favorite podcast ap...

Was Jesus just a really good teacher? or prophet? Or are there clues in the Bible that show Jesus is God? This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional podcast! Check out our newest podcast, The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside! Search for it on your favorite podcast app. To stay rooted in Jesus, subscribe to our daily email! https://timeo...

How do we keep believing in Jesus in the midst of unspeakable horrors being committed against Christians every day? This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional podcast! Check out our newest podcast, The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside! Search for it on your favorite podcast app. To stay rooted in Jesus, subscribe to our daily email! htt...

Do you have to confess to others in order to be forgiven? Pastor Mike challenges us to think of this question in a different way: SHOULD you confess? This week's devotional series by Pastor Mike is also featured on our Grace Talks Daily Devotional podcast! Check out our newest podcast, The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside! Search for it on your favorite podcast app. To stay rooted in Jesus,...

"Let my people go," God said 3,500 years ago to the king of Egypt who enslaved God's people. God fought to set his people free. And though he no longer uses frogs or flies like he did back then, God still fights for us today. Pastor Mike shares two of those ways in today's message.

When life gets messy and complicated, we find ourselves wanting to tap out, give up, and object to God. But God doesn't give up on us. Pastor Mike shows us three things God does to overcome our objections and arguments with him while providing for us during our time of need.

God certainly can do miracles. But he normally doesn't. Instead, he works through the most natural people and natural means. Pastor Mike explores the story of Moses to uncover three ways God works through ordinary people like us. Check out our newest podcast, "The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside." Search for it wherever you get your podcasts! Sign up for our daily email that keeps you root...

God uses ordinary people just like you. Need some evidence? Just open the Bible! Pastor Mike and Amber Albee Swenson talk about her book, "Chosen for More," and how God uses people right where they're at. Amber talks about how her book walks us through people in the Bible who were pretty ordinary but God used them anyway. Get Amber's book as part of our October package! You'll also get "Gifted for...