That They May All Be One Podcast

This discipleship episode deals with a soap box topic of mine.   I hear this so much it is just plain irresponsible for a believer to act this way, especially if they claim to love the LORD JESUS.

You might think from the title I don’t like books.  You would be wrong.  Granted I don’t’t have as much time to devote to reading other materials.  Nor do I posses the reading ability of my wife.  However, there are several autho...

A couple of videos ago I did the topic of Church Membership. I looked at is it Scriptural to have membership in a local congregation based on a formal process which has at its core an individual (s) sign a document stating they adhere to the polity of that congregation and/or denomination.

What we found, by Scripture alone, is there is nowhere where a formal process is required or even necessary.  Indeed, the setting up of...

Sadly, I had to change my original video/podcast discipleship video to a current issue which I have no choice but to talk about.

I try to avoid the current gossip or latest, “did you hear” issues that surround pastors of the faith.  I believe it unwise and unfruitful to speak on matters which you may not have all the information.  However, in this situation, I have too as it involves United In Christ Jesus and its relation...

I recently asked a friend, Brett, what he had been thinking about regarding his faith. Responding, he told me he had been thinking about abiding in the SPIRIT and how we can only bear fruit being in the SPIRIT. This immediately started my mind running through the Scriptures with them conforming what Brett had shared. Over the next day I had asked several other people what they would like to see discussed. After spending time in pra...

Recently, I had a discussion with a brother regarding church membership. Before we ever began the discussion (he being for and I saying its not mandated by Scripture) I told him, “your going to say to me at some point something to the effect, ‘I see what your saying and your right, but that is just the way we do things.’” As we engaged further and we talked about what the Scriptures said he eventually said what I said he would say....

Here it is a new year - 2024. Perhaps you are one of the many, who with good intent, make new years resolutions and/or goals. We see areas in our life that we need to address like health, eating or other areas we just know we need to work on. The vast majority of people who set these goals with good intentions fail to do one important thing - plan. This is the same with following CHRIST JESUS. Christians can fall into this same tra...

The first podcast, of 2024, season six and the topic from United In Christ Jesus are two very important topics: Fallen Will and Personal Holiness. Understanding the one and pursuit of the other is absolutely necessary to walking in a manner worthy of the LORD and HIS glorious gospel.

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Here we are the final episode of season five.  This is the shortest season we have had.  But, I believe it is possible the most important for believers.  This season we have examined the importance of discernment and why it is necessary in the daily life of a believer.  This last episode we will look at the final piece and perhaps the one most people fear.  Also, this episode will be our Thanksgiving Holiday episode.   Truly, we as...

Here we are our fourth episode in season five.  We have and are discussing discernment.  One of the most important aspects of a Christian is having proper discernment.   Episode one we focused on defining discernment and what is necessary to have as a foundation in applying godly Christian discernment.  We also discussed three pillars which GOD has shown us in HIS Word, that will aid in our having and applying discernment.

When we think about discernment our minds usually go to how we are viewing current events surrounding us.  Seldom do we take a few minutes to evaluate the foundation by which we discern.  We know everything should filter through the Word of GOD and if it does not align with that to take appropriate steps.  But, how do we apply the Word?  In what manner is it brought to bear on circumstances?  There are three main pillars GOD calls ...

We continue of examination of discernment and why it is of utmost need in the church today.  This episode we look at the three places we are to have our eyes focused on...and then the foremost of those three.  A simple question to ask any Christian to see where they are at discernment wise, "where do you have your eyes/heart focused?"  Sometimes people use this statement to give an indication they are mature real Christia...

Charles Spurgeon said about discernment:

Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong.
It is knowing the difference between right and almost right.

Men go after novel and false doctrines because they do not really know the truth.

Satan knows very well that if he comes in black he will be discovered, but if he puts on the garb of an angel of light, then men will think he comes from...

Here we are at the end of season four.  What a journey it has been as we have examined lost truths of the Christian Faith.  This last episode we examine, what I believe to be, the culmination of all the other episodes - are you and old man?  When we neglect all the other lost truths and not earnestly seek to walk in a manner worthy of the LORD'S calling and gospel - we forget we are a new creation - a new man and we are to wal...

Here we are the next to last podcast for season 4.  This episode especially hits hard and home for myself.  We are looking at "die to self daily."  Talk about a lost truth!  Talk about something that goes against the fabric of society, especially in the western church - just mention put your hopes and dreams to the side so that GOD may have HIS way.  While it may have outward acceptance in practicality we/I fall so very v...

Have you ever heard the phrase, "they are a casual Christian" or "they are a carnal Christian"?  I bet you have.  I have as well. But, interestingly, there is no where in Scripture where this is shown in a positive lite.  This type of life is actually depicted of a person lost or having gone so far off the path they are indistinguishable from the world.  Join with us now as we engaged the lost truth about being ...

I'm not sure we would call soul winning a lost truth, rather a neglected truth.  However, it is included for this reason - as a whole, we have stopped talking about the LOVER of our soul.  When the LORD JESUS says the world will hate you because it has hated HIM - we flee.  We have left our first love and, by and large, stopped talking about HIM as HE has revealed HIMSELF in HIS Word.  It's a bit like the country song tha...

When we think about lost truths of the Christian faith the one which would seem like it should not belong is - JESUS is coming.  But, that is particularly why it is on the list.  We talk about JESUS and HIS return one day.  But we don't really think about, share and encourage each other that today could be that day.  We don't spend enough time thinking and meditating on the return of CHRIST.

The very realization ...

In this third episode of season 4 we are looking at one of the most, if not the most, difficult aspects of discipleship and preaching the gospel - counting the cost.  Throughout the western church (gathering of people in a building), not the called out ones, something which seems largely absent is the teaching of following CHRIST JESUS the LORD will cost you!

29      For to you it has been granted for Christ’s sake, not on...

Have you ever heard a group of Christians talking about another believer in this manner, "That person is sold out for JESUS." it is spoken in a manner that identifies this person as someone special from the rest of the believers they are associated with.  Have you also heard this statement, "Don't be so heavenly minded that you cannot be of any earthly good."?  These are statements I have, unfortunately, he...