Taking Your Next Step In Following Jesus Christ

It is interesting to see that it was the Holy Spirit that led Jesus into the wilderness for the express purpose of being tempted by Satan. There are times that God leads us to the wilderness, times that we lead ourselves, and times when other's actions force us there. Regardless of how we get to the wilderness, God is working and there is a purpose in it.

God gives us victory over the flesh by commanding us to walk in the Spirit. What does this mean and how can we do it? 

We all experience the inner battle of doing what is right versus what is wrong. We all constantly battle following the Spirit or following the flesh. How can we make sure the flesh does not win? We will talk about the promise God gives us of walking in the Spirit and what that does to the flesh. 

We have an enemy that is out to destroy us. Peter describes our enemy as a vicious lion walking around looking for people he can intentionally hurt. Peter also gives us insight into how our enemy works and then gives us practical tools we can use to defend ourselves against Satan's attacks. 

We have an enemy that is out to destroy us. Peter describes our enemy as a vicious lion walking around looking for people he can intentionally hurt. Peter also gives us insight into how our enemy works and then gives us practical tools we can use to defend ourselves against Satan's attacks. 

What is the role of the pastor? What is the role of the church member? What happens when we lift the pastor up on a pedestal? What happens when a church member will not be led biblically be the pastor? On this episode, we examine what Peter teaches about the relationship between the pastor and the church member.

Suffering comes into our lives in various ways. Some are trials from God while others are trials that we bring on ourselves. Other suffering can come from the insults and ridicule we receive from identifying with Jesus Christ especially in our increasing secular culture today. What is the purpose of the suffering and what is God doing in and through it? How are we to respond in the suffering we experience?

As the end draws closer, evil men and seducers will get worse and worse. Many false teachers will rise up intentionally trying to lead people away from the truth. The Bible says the deception will be so powerful that even strong Christians can be led away. What are we to do? How are we to live knowing the end is near? 

There should be a change in a person’s life after a person has called on Jesus Christ to save them.There should be a noticeable difference both inside and out. On this episode, we examine what type of attitude we should have towards sin and how suffering can actually help us to stop sinning. We also look at what a changed life preaches and how it produces judgment in other people's lives.   

Christians talk much about the death of Jesus Christ and His resurrection from the grave. We understand His death accomplished the gift of salvation but did his death accomplish anything else? Peter shares with us three truths that the death of Jesus accomplished in our lives today beyond that of salvation.

The world talks much about unity and love. How important is it for Christians to be united? Is it even possible for so many different people from such diverse backgrounds and cultures to be united? If so, what is the common denominator that beings people together and how can we work personally at unity? We examine these questions on this episode and listen to what Peter is teaching us on this important issue. 

Jesus is our great example! If we are wondering how we should live our everyday lives then we should look to Jesus and focus on mastering living just like Him. Peter provides us with four areas of life that we should follow in the steps of Jesus. 

An often used accusation against Christians and why unbelievers want nothing to do with Jesus or the church is hypocrisy. This reveals that how we live our life is extremely important. Peter gets very practical and shares with us some areas of life that are vitally important for us to live like Jesus. 

The Bible has the most manuscript evidence of any book from antiquity and this by an extremely large margin. There is obviously something very unique and different about the Bible compared to other books. Peter teaches us three valuable truths about what the Bible produces in our lives today. 

Man has tried for years to take care of his/her problem with evil and sin. People have tried to either pay or work their way into fixing their sin problem but neither of these have worked. Peter shares with us the purpose of God's redemption plan and how His plan is perfect compared to man's plan.