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In this episode (remastered) we conclude our study through James. We examine James 5:19-20 about rescuing those who have strayed from the truth—calling believers to examine evidence of genuine faith, reach out in love, and bring sinners back to salvation.
The lesson emphasizes personal responsibility in the ministry of reconciliation, the danger of spiritual drifting, and the eternal stakes of saving a soul from death.
This episode walks through Mark 5:1–20, recounting Jesus’ encounter with the demon-possessed man known as "Legion," His authority over evil spirits, and power to change the man’s mind, body and spirit.
The message highlights Christ’s compassion, the community’s reaction, and how the healed man becomes a powerful witness, showing how one testimony can spread the gospel.
This (remastered) episode walks through James 5:13–18, explaining how prayer, openness, and the ministry within the Lord's Churches brings spiritual restoration and refreshment to believers.
Using Elijah as an example, this message emphasizes earnest, faithful intercession, the cultural meaning of anointing with oil, and the importance of mutual honesty and prayer within the church for renewal and strength.
Welcome to School of Ministry Podcast where we examine 1 Samuel 23 and Psalm 27 about David’s darkest days, his flight from Saul, and the timely encouragement Jonathan brings. The episode explores how Biblical encouragement strengthens faith, points hearts to God, and empowers people to face fear and hardship.
Listeners are shown how David learned to "strengthen his hand in the Lord," how true friends like Jonathan and Barnabas mod...
Welcome to School of Ministry Podcast where we now examine (remastered) James 5:12 about honesty in speech: Christians should avoid swearing by heaven, earth, or other oaths and simply let their "yes" be yes and their "no" be no. The episode explains the historical and Biblical background of oaths, examples from Scripture, and Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5.
The message calls listeners to examine their hearts and speech as a test of ...
The Apostle Paul’s brief greeting in Philippians 1:2 opens a powerful lesson: God’s unmerited, abounding grace comes first and produces true peace with Christ. The episode contrasts fleeting happiness with deep, Christ‑rooted joy, explains grace as God’s undeserved favor, and shows peace as the reconciliation secured by Christ’s sacrifice.
Through stories like John Newton’s transformation and biblical examples, the teaching emphasi...
Welcome to School of Ministry where today we examine James 5:7–11 (remastered), on how believers should endure suffering by anticipating Christ’s return, remembering God’s judgment, and following the example of the prophets and Job.
The episode outlines practical reasons for patience—hope in the Lord, fear of judgment, the model of faithful servants, promised blessing for endurance, God’s refining purpose in trials, and the compass...
The Apostle Paul along with Timothy writes to the Church in Philippi from prison, recalling the unlikely beginning of the Church— with Lydia, a wealthy merchant, a former demon-possessed slave girl, and a converted jailer—and the ways God united them.
The episode explores Philippians 1:1, focusing on Paul’s identity as a bondservant of Christ, the Biblical meaning of “saints,” and the roles of pastors and deacons. We see the practi...
Hello and welcome — you’ve tuned in to the School of Ministry Podcast. In this episode we examine James 4:13–17, warning against planning and boasting without God, exposing pride, presumption, and sins of omission. God's Word explains the brevity of life—"you are a vapor"—and urges believers to make God central in their plans by saying, "If the Lord wills."
This episode also outlines practical steps for living God’s will: receivi...
This episode walks through Genesis 24, recounting Abraham’s servant’s journey to find a wife for Isaac, Rebekah’s response at the well, and their eventual marriage.
Along the way the lesson highlights key themes of faith, prayer, obedience, and God’s guidance, and draws practical application for trusting God and acting promptly when He leads.
Hello and welcome. You've tuned in to the School of Ministry podcast. In this episode we unfold the parable of the wedding feast from Matthew 22:1–14, explaining its historical setting, the rejection of Israel, God’s judgment, the gathering of new guests, and the necessity of Christ’s righteousness.
This episode walks through the parable’s scenes—invitation, rebellion, re-invitation to all people, and the warning about coming witho...
Welcome to the School of Ministry podcast, where, in this remastered message from James 4:11 and 12, we examine how we have a love problem when we chose sin. Our love problem is evident in our daily life, when we think we know better than God's Word. This episode looks at the problem of slander and its harmful effects.
The message also considers the 10 Commandments through the lens of our love for God. When we follow God's Wor...
Welcome to School of Ministry podcast where we examine 2 Peter 2:4-9 and Genesis 18–19 to warn Christians about becoming "used to the dark" in this remastered message. Using Lot and Sodom as examples, we are called, as believers to resist cultural compromise, protect their families from ungodly influence, and shine the light of Christ in increasingly dark times.
The episode contrasts Lot's compromised faith with Christ's truth an...
Welcome to the School of Ministry podcast where we walk through James 4:7–10 (in this remastered episode), unpacking the ten imperative commands that call listeners to examine their faith, repent of pride and worldliness, and receive God’s abundant grace.
The episode contrasts proud professors with humble possessors of faith, explains the steps of submission and repentance, and encourages both seekers and believers to draw near to ...
Welcome to the School of Ministry podcast where we examine 1 Chronicles 12:32 and Matthew 16 to teach how to discern the times. This message contrasts the Pharisees' legalism and the Sadducees' modernism, and pointing to the sign of Jonah as the essential message of Christ’s death and resurrection.
The episode urges spiritual discernment, practical application of Scripture, and a call to live by grace, reminding listeners that now...
Welcome to part 2 as we explore Psalms 22–24, (in this reworked message), showing Christ’s work from sacrifice to intercession to coronation. We see Psalm 23 as the Good Shepherd who provides, restores, and protects, and Psalm 24 as the triumphant King of glory.
This episode highlights God’s daily care, new life through Christ, and the promise of eternal fellowship for His children, while inviting listeners to reflect on the Lord’s...
Welcome to the School of Ministry podcast where we walk listeners through Psalms 22–24 as a single unit, showing in this first part, how Psalm 22 prophetically describes Christ’s suffering, crucifixion, and ultimate victory. The episode highlights themes of abandonment, scorn, solitude, spiritual assault, bodily suffering, and the shift from prayer to praise at the resurrection.
The lesson connects ancient prophecy to the New Testa...
Welcome to the School of Ministry podcast where we explore Psalm 131. Consider how David teaches how humility and childlike trust, accompanied with surrender of our lives will help overcome pride, unhealthy ambition, and attitudes of our heart.
The episode encourages believers to hope in the Lord, grow in spiritual maturity, and trust God’s timing and purposes.
Welcome to the School of Ministry podcast, where we now examine James chapter 4, verse 1-6, which shows how worldly desires—lust, envy and pride—fuel internal battles, church conflicts, and separation from God. James explains that friendship with the world leads to turmoil both within the person and among believers.
The episode urges listeners to examine their hearts, repent, ask God with humble motives, and rely on God’s grace to ...
Welcome to the School of Ministry episode (remastered), on the life of Thomas, often mislabeled "Doubting Thomas," showing him instead as a deeply loyal, grieving disciple. From John's Gospel, chapters 10–20, the episode retells the raising of Lazarus, Thomas’s despair at Christ’s death, his honest demand for proof, and his moving confession, "My Lord and my God."
The message emphasizes Jesus’s patient restoration, Thomas’s later ...
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