Taking Your Next Step In Following Jesus Christ

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.

Identity theft is a major issue today. In the blink of an eye, everything you have can be gone. Just the same Satan is working hard to steal your identity in Jesus Christ. He desires to distort and destroy your identity so you can never discover who you really are. While Satan seeks to steal our identity, God works to give us our identity. 

When you look at yourself what do you see? Too often we only see our flaws, our imperfections, or what we lack We don’t see what God sees. We don’t see what God wants us to see. Too often we have an unbiblical view of ourselves. On this episode we learn the truth about ourselves based on what God says.

We have studied in detail the 9 fruit of the Spirit. How do we practically live each fruit out in our everyday lives? Paul gives us three instructions on how to produce the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.

Self-control is an area we all struggle with. Many of the issues or sins we struggle with all boil down to self-control or our lack of it. On this episode, we look at the importance of self-control and some ways to help us to practice it. 

Christians are to be meek because Jesus was meek. Meekness is not weakness rather it is strength under control. It is the perfect balance between anger and apathy. On this episode, we examine the fruit of meekness and see how we can live it out in our lives today. 

One of the necessary characteristics of a friend is faithfulness or loyalty. We understand faithfulness because the Bible tells us that God is faithful. It is who He is not just something He does. Since God is faithful we are to be faithful to others.