Taking Your Next Step In Following Jesus Christ

This episode guides you through small, practical steps to begin a healthy habit of reading and studying the Bible. You will discover the struggle and the solution: breaking bad habits, forming new ones in 21 days, and discovering how reading, meditating, and writing transform knowledge into worship and action. As you do it will turn God’s Word into the daily fuel that shapes your choices, equips you for good works, and leads ...

Step into a story of promise turned to regret: God hand-selects Saul, a man with vast potential, only to watch him unravel through tiny compromises. This episode follows Saul from anointed king to a man undone by lies, excuses, and blame—small decisions that pull him farther from God's dream for his life.

Saul justifies his half-obedience, convinces himself of comforting falsehoods, and shifts responsibility to others. The co...

In this episode, we take a look at Saul who was a man chosen and crowned, whose partial obedience and creeping pride unravel the very future God had dreamed for him. It is our small compromises and a desire to take credit that can cost us what God ordained for our lives.

Listen as this episode challenges you to examine the choices that shape your story, to recognize God’s bigger dream for your life, and to act with wholeheart...

In this episode, we follow Asaph as he walks back from the brink—almost undone by doubt and weariness, only to be caught by God’s restraining hand and brought into restoring fellowship. Listen as he weighs his weakness against God’s faithfulness, rediscovers continual communion, the counsel of God, and the sufficiency of God’s presence. This is a story of falling, being held, and rising to declare the goodne...

In this episode, we walk beside Asaph in his moment of doubt — a trusted believer who nearly stumbles but is gently kept by God’s hand. Through honest questions, sharp reminders, and the quiet work of grace, he learns to speak truth back to his wandering mind and to rediscover the goodness of God. Listen as the story unfolds: the walls of confusion give way to renewed communion, God’s counsel steadies his steps, a...

Asaph stood at the edge of giving up. He was jealous, hurt, and convinced the world was winning. Asaph’s faith began to stumble as he questioned God’s goodness, and for a moment he nearly walked away, unaware of who would follow in his steps.

Then Asaph had a life changing realization: his choices could cause children and seekers to stumble. That truth pulled him back into the sanctuary, where the church’s presenc...

As we step into the shoes of Asaph as he stands on the brink—faith shaken, comparing his quiet struggle to the loud success of the ungodly. His perspective warps reality and almost drives him away from God.

Through honest questions, a moment of accusation, and the sting of temptation, this episode traces how unrealistic perspectives breed destructive conclusions—and how the gospel cuts through the deception.

We examine ...

When life feels like a cliffside road, this episode walks you into a living room of voices—mentors, friends, and the church—who refused to let a young believer travel alone. Through honest stories and a fresh look at Proverbs 11:14, you’ll hear how timely advice changed one life, prevented costly mistakes, and became the guardrails that kept him moving forward.

Listen as we trace the arc from pride and isolation t...

Through storytelling and Scripture (John 16 and Ephesians 5), this episode reframes the gift of the Spirit: not a distant miracle, but a daily power that shows up when we sing, give thanks, and submit to one another in reverent love. Listen as the host weaves personal insight and pastoral challenge, revealing how unity, mercy, and forgiveness unlock the Spirit’s influence in our relationships.

Be prepared to answer hard quest...

Through a candid, story-driven message, we move from the hard truth that our minds naturally drift negative (up to 70–85% of our thoughts) to a practical habit that changes everything: daily thanksgiving. Hear a real family practice—sharing one thing they’re thankful for each night—and a tense hospital episode with their child that reframed fear into recognition of God’s presence. These moments model h...

Hey there friends, welcome to the Taking Your Next Step podcast from Collegians for Christ. Through each episode, we will journey together, focusing on knowing what you believe and why you believe it. If you are eager, like I am, to strengthen your faith, then take your next step now by joining us in today's episode.

In this episode the host pulls you into a vivid, personal story—from a past shaped by rap culture and risky ch...

Through a vivid contrast—Spirit-filled living versus the control of alcohol—we uncover what it means to be filled with the Spirit, why it’s a daily, practical command, and how surrendering control reshapes your thoughts, words, and actions.

Join us as we trace the biblical evidences and simple steps to choose the Spirit’s control, so you can step into the victorious, faith-filled life God has prepared for yo...

Imagine life as a journey that begins as a curious child learning to walk and speaks—a path full of wonder, mistakes, and choices. In this episode the host becomes our guide through Scripture, using vivid images and personal invitation to show how knowledge, understanding, and wisdom mark the trail we walk.

We follow Solomon’s voice in Proverbs as he reveals the surprising foundation of all true learning: the fear of th...

Step into a cave with Jaxson Austin, an intern from Collegians for Christ, as he retells a turning moment from Psalm 57. Hunted, exiled, and marked for death, David should be broken — yet he chooses a fixed heart. Through vivid storytelling, Jaxson paints the fear, the solitude, and the bold decision to praise in the darkest hour.

This episode follows a young teacher finding his voice: waking up when despair tempts him to hid...

In this episode we stand with the disciples as Jesus prepares to leave and promises a Helper who will do what He could not do while walking beside them: expose sin, reveal righteousness, and call the world to account. The story unfolds like a courtroom drama and a rescue mission rolled into one: the Holy Spirit points out the wrong road, shows the right road, and lays out the stakes.

We trace how judgment was met at the cross and h...

We trace how the Spirit exposes the root of every brokenness—unbelief—and how that same voice lives within believers to expose sin, redirect our steps, and invite us into trusted action. You’ll hear why belief is more than knowing; it’s a risky, real trust that changes how we live and pray.

Whether you’re asking for faith, wrestling with doubt, or longing to hear God’s voice more clearly, this ep...