Living paycheck to paycheck can be a sign that something needs to change in your financial handling. Following God's financial principles can bring welcome relief from worrying about money. Understanding and believing in biblical truth is essential, and the first principle you need to grasp is that God owns it all. By putting principle into practice, you can develop a spending plan and manage God's money as his steward or manager of the resources he's temporarily entrusted to you. [... more]

Barbara Rainey shares her personal journey of disappointment with God and how journaling has helped her process her emotions and deepen her relationship with Him. She encourages listeners to be truthful with God, expressing their complaints and disappointment, and to read the Psalms for biblical insights and guidance. [... more]

Pastor Greg Laurie shares a powerful message about the importance of prayer and faith in a Christian's life. He explains how prayer can energize our faith and how faith can energize our prayers. He also shares a story from the Bible about Peter's imprisonment and how the church prayed for his deliverance, and how God answered their prayers in a miraculous way. [... more]

The faith is a term in the New Testament referring to the body of Christian truth as given in the New Testament, the body of Christian truth. We are called to build the truth, fight for the truth, and fight with the truth, confronting error with truth and declaring the truth. However, there are those who are deceitful, ungodly, and manipulators of grace, denying Christ and turning the grace of God into lewdness. [... more]

Jesus teaches his disciples about the importance of prioritizing their relationship with him, accepting ridicule and rejection, anticipating the cost of their commitment, and assuming their expectations will change along the journey. He emphasizes the need to renounce all that hinders their relationship with him and to be willing to say farewell to anything that might matter more than Jesus. [... more]

Jesus teaches his followers to prioritize their love for him above all else, even family relationships, and to accept ridicule and rejection as they follow him on the path to Jerusalem, where he will face humiliation and death. [... more]

Submission to God is the outworking of a truly humble heart, and it involves aligning oneself under the authority of another, not just in a formal posture of conformity, but in a joyful, happy abandonment to the will of God. Active allegiance to God also involves sustained resistance to the devil, which can be achieved by resisting him humbly, confidently, and biblically, using the weapons provided by God, such as the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, and prayer. [... more]

Managing money according to God's principles can deepen your fellowship with Christ and improve your spiritual life. Rob West discusses biblical money management, financial stewardship, and the importance of giving as a way to grow closer to God. He answers listener questions on topics such as employee retention credits, mortgage payments, and retirement accounts, providing practical advice and biblical wisdom for living well. [... more]

The Pentecostalization of Christian worship has led to a shift in the way churches approach worship and music, with some arguing that it has compromised the accuracy of Scripture and the saving gospel. David DeBrain, pastor of New Covenant Baptist Church in Johannesburg, South Africa, discusses the issue of spiritual gifts and the charismatic movement, and how it has affected the evangelical church. He also addresses the topic of music and worship style, and how it can be a distraction from the true worship of God. [... more]

The Pharisees' love of money and self-justification led them to ridicule Jesus, but He revealed that the love of money is the root of all evil and that the kingdom of God is not a casual affair. Jesus taught that the law and prophets were until John, and since then, the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it. The Pharisees' teachings on marriage and divorce undermined the sacred institution, and their antinomian views led them to reject the law of God. [... more]

The concept of revival is explored through biblical and historical examples, including the Reformation, the Puritan era, and the Great Awakenings. Jeremy Walker, pastor and writer of the documentary film Revival, The Work of God, discusses the importance of preaching the Word of God and the gospel in revival. The film covers periods of revival over the past 500 years in the UK and the US, featuring well-known and lesser-known people and places. The discussion also touches on the current purported revival at Asbury University in Kentucky, with Jeremy Walker offering a balanced and discerning biblical perspective on the event. [... more]

Developing spiritual discernment allows believers to see things from God's viewpoint, understand His will, and make wise decisions in life. The Holy Spirit plays a vital role in guiding and directing believers, but spiritual discernment is not automatic and must be sought through study and submission to God's Word. [... more]

The power of prayer is unleashed through unity and perseverance, as shown in the story of Peter's deliverance from prison. Pastor Greg Laurie teaches that prayer can energize faith, and faith can energize prayer, leading to powerful results. He emphasizes the importance of praying with passion and persistence, and how God answers prayer in three ways: yes, no, and wait. [... more]

God has given believers spiritual eyes to see and spiritual ears to hear, allowing them to speak and reveal truth to others, bringing blessings out of darkness. [... more]

Jacob's life-changing encounter with God in Genesis 28 sets him on a path of spiritual growth and awakening, leading him to develop a daily quiet time and morning routine that propels him forward in his faith journey. As he seeks to honor and worship God, Jacob's life is transformed, and he becomes a vessel for God's blessings and purposes. [... more]

The importance of prayer in securing daily victory and advancing God's mission on earth is discussed. Pastor J.D. Greer outlines God's battle plan for prayer, emphasizing the need to pray with persistence and boldness, like a child asking their parent, and to use prayer as a wartime walkie-talkie to further God's mission. [... more]

Pastor J.D. Greer teaches on the importance of prayer in a Christian's life, using the book of Acts to illustrate the power of persistent prayer. He explains that prayer is not just about asking God for things, but about coming to God with shameless persistence, like a child asking their parent for something. He shares a story from Acts 12 where Peter is imprisoned, but the church prays for him and God answers their prayers, showing that prayer can bring about miraculous results. [... more]

Jude writes to Christians, urging them to contend earnestly for the faith, which is under attack by false teachers. He provides instructions on how to do this, including building up on the most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keeping oneself in the love of God, and looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. [... more]