Answers with Bayless Conley

Answers with Bayless Conley

Bayless is the founding pastor of Cottonwood Church in California. He is known for his clear presentation of the gospel and the way he applies the life-changing truth of God‘s Word to everyday life. It‘s this same truth that radically turned his life around many years ago. Today, Answers with Bayless Conley is impacting lives around the world in many languages on TV and online.

Episodes

April 25, 2025 29 mins

Before Jesus went to the cross, the crowds were given the choice to either release Him, or the notorious prisoner, Barabbas. They chose Barabbas, and the guilty was set free while the innocent was punished.

In his message “Jesus and Barabbas,” Pastor Bayless shines light on this short but important exchange, sharing how Barabbas is actually a picture of all of us—deserving death but set free in place of a substitute, Jesus.

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The resurrection is the most important event in history. The news of Jesus’ rising from the dead was the glue that held the faith of the early church together, and still does for us today.

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April 11, 2025 29 mins

Every one of us has a God-shaped hole in our hearts. We’re meant to walk and talk with our Creator. And it’s in that relationship that we both please God and experience God’s pleasure ourselves.

That’s the subject of part four of Pastor Bayless’ message, “Aiming to Please God.” In it, you’ll discover how to fill that “missing piece” in your life so you can experience abundant, faith-filled living every day.

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April 4, 2025 29 mins

Pleasing God is about much more than just making Him happy. It’s in pleasing Him that we experience more of His abundance and blessing in our lives.

In part three of “Aiming to Please God,” Pastor Bayless shares how when you have your priorities in order, God can and will add more to your life and prosper you in ways you never thought possible.

Listen in and discover the key to unlocking God’s blessing!

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March 28, 2025 29 mins

What brings pleasure to God’s heart?

In part two of “Aiming to Please God,” Pastor Bayless shares from Scripture how you can please God by choosing to live a life of faith—and how God responds when you do.

Listen today and discover how your faith can fill God’s heart with joy.

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March 21, 2025 29 mins

How can your life please God?

In part one of “Aiming to Please God,” Pastor Bayless shares the main ingredient you need to live a life that puts a smile on God’s face and opens the door to His blessings.

Listen today and discover why pleasing God should be the number one goal of your life.

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March 14, 2025 29 mins

The hallmark of every revival in history has been a call to repentance.

And in Harrison Conley’s message, “A Call to Repentance,” you’ll discover how repentance paves the way for a pouring out of God’s Spirit in your own life…and in the world.

Get ready to answer the call when you listen to this message today.

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March 7, 2025 29 mins

How do you know if you’re walking in God’s will?

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February 28, 2025 29 mins

God wants to use you to bless those in need. He is looking for someone who will be sensitive enough to hear His call and obey when He speaks. Are you ready?

In part one of “How to Walk in God’s Will,” Pastor Bayless shares from the book of Acts how you can make yourself available to God’s plans—and step out faithfully to wherever and to whomever He sends you.

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February 21, 2025 29 mins

Marriage was created to be a lifelong commitment—and a great marriage is the closest thing to heaven on earth.

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February 14, 2025 28 mins

Every marriage has room for growth—and God’s Word contains some key principles to help your marriage and relationships fire on all cylinders.

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February 7, 2025 29 mins

The most important relationship next to your relationship with God is with your spouse—so it’s important to make your marriage the healthiest it can be. 

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No one is a stranger to pain, but we can take comfort in the fact that no suffering is wasted—that God is using it to develop an unshakeable faith in you.

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January 24, 2025 29 mins

Jesus performed many miracles throughout His ministry, but raising Lazarus from the dead marked a pivotal moment.

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January 17, 2025 29 mins

One of Jesus’ greatest miracles apart from the resurrection was the raising of Lazarus from the dead. But what did that miracle mean? And why was it so important?

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January 10, 2025 29 mins

It is the work of God’s grace that makes us willing and able to give toward His purposes, an...

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January 3, 2025 28 mins

The gospel is free to everyone, but the pipeline to get it to a world that needs to hear it ...

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December 27, 2024 29 mins

God desires to bless His people. Throughout the Bible, we see again and again His intention to lead His followers into shalom, a perfect, God-centered peace.

In his message “The Blessin...

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December 20, 2024 28 mins

Jesus Christ is God’s Christmas gift to the world. Yet so many wrap this gift up in religiou...

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December 13, 2024 29 mins

Everything changed when Jesus was born. It was an event unlike any other in history—one that shook both the friends and enemies of God to their very core.

In “News of a New King” part 2, Pastor Bayless shares how the message of Jesus’ birth all those years ago brought everyone face-to-face with the single most important decision they’d eve...

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