Taking Your Next Step In Following Jesus Christ

How should we respond when God doesn't answer our prayers? We see in Scripture that even Jesus had a prayer that God did not answer. Understanding this, we share some thoughts to help us think through when God either does not answer or answers no.   

Fasting is a tough spiritual discipline to practice. What makes it so tough and what are some practical ways that we can implement fasting into our lives?

Jesus is with James, John, and Peter while the other nine disciples are trying to cast out a demon. They had done it successfully many times before but now they are unable to. Jesus comes and takes care of the situation and then the disciples ask why they were unable to do what they had been doing. He replied that this kind can come forth by nothing but by prayer and fasting. He linked fasting with prayer in order to accomplish greater obstacles in our lives. 

Jesus teaches us a powerful truth about a motivation in prayer. Once we realize that we have nothing to offer, only then will we truly pursue God for our request. The power of nothing motivates us to pray like we normally wouldn't. 

Paul uses four different words to describe prayer. He challenges us that it will take more than "just a prayer" to make it through our Christian life. We will discover what Paul meant by each word for prayer and how we should implement these in our lives.  

Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to all believers. The Holy Spirit is all we need to live a victorious Christian life! On this episode, we examine the works of the Holy Spirit and how these relate to us in our every day lives. 

Repetition is the key to learning. Jesus repeats the phrase to "love one another" many times in John chapter 13-17. Why did he feel the need to repeat this phrase so many times to His disciples? What does it really mean to love other people?

One of the most common questions and thought processes I have gotten over the years is that of whether a person can lose their salvation. This question comes in many different forms and may not be asked outright. We will look at 5 biblical reasons why a person cannot lose their salvation. This episode will be a tremendous help if you have wondered for yourself or as you need to answer to this question.

One of the most common questions and thought processes I have gotten over the years is that of whether a person can lose their salvation. This question comes in many different forms and may not be asked outright. We will look at 5 biblical reasons why a person cannot lose their salvation. This episode will be a tremendous help if you have wondered for yourself or as you need to answer to this question.

There are a few differing views people take from John 15 as it relates to the types of branches and what Jesus says happens to them. Some think it means you can lose your salvation while others don’t. What do each of the branches represent and what happens to each in the end?

Friendship is a vital relationship that we need in our lives. We are created by a relational God to have relationships. It is amazing to hear what Jesus, the Creator God of the universe, says to us about being friends with Him. This is such an encouraging and exciting truth!

What are your dreams and goals in life? We all have goals that we are working towards to accomplish. Many of these are excellent goals and dreams. In pursuing these, we must not confuse these goals with THE goal of life. Our main goal is to abide in Jesus Christ. On this episode, we examine what is means to and how we can abide in Jesus.

Do you desire to be successful? Simply put, success is doing what you were created to do. Success is you simply doing God’s will in your life. The results are up to Him. If we are going to be successful in life then we need to know and do God’s will. The great thing is God’s will is fully open and knowable by anyone. 

When you tell yourself…

• I am not loved.
• I cannot overcome that addiction.
• I am nothing. I have no value.
• I am ugly. I am a failure. I am so stupid.
• I am absolutely amazing. I am the better than everyone.

Whose thoughts are these? Who is doing the talking? It is not God or the Holy Spirit. These are all lies that come from Satan. On this episode, we look at where these thoughts come from and how we must get out of our own head by speaking truth back to ourselves. 

Everything is created with a purpose is mind. When you were created God had a specific purpose in mind for you. Your were created as a masterpiece therefore you were created to function as a masterpiece to fulfill a specific purpose in God’s kingdom. You have a kingdom purpose.