Spiritualgrowth Episodes

Selected verses from James 2. It’s important to have faith in God. But faith alone isn’t enough. It must be proven by the works you do. The works either prove your faith to be true, or prove your faith to be false. Faith without works is dead.

Matthew 14:22-32. Here, we read the account of Peter walking on water towards Jesus. All was fine until Peter took his eyes off of Jesus and looked at what was going on around him. He then sunk. That happens to all of us when we focus on things...

Hebrews 12:1-3. So that we have the endurance to run the race that God has set out for us, we need to keep focused on Jesus. What are you focused on today?

Selected verses from Exodus 3-4. God laid out His calling and task for Mosses. Yet, Moses still doubted, questioned and made excuses for why he was not the man for the job. If God has called you into something, He will equip you to do what He has...

Psalm 46:10, 1 Kings 19:11-12. When it seems like everything around you is falling apart, be still. When it seems that your world is crashing down around you, be still. God is your strength, He is your refuge, He is your help in times of trouble, be...

James 4:10, Psalm 40:1-3. This is, arguably, the most important step of them all. If you are not willing to humble yourself before the Lord, you will never accomplish the rest of the steps to draw near to God. Are you willing to humble yourself today?

James 4:8. We need to draw nigh to God. We do that when we live in and do His will, when we study and apply the Bible to our lives, when we pray and seek Him.

Romans 12:17-21. In these verses, Pau is urging us to live out the Christian life. How? By repaying evil with good. by helping those who don’t like us.

1 Peter 2:9-10. We are called to be different than the world. How is the world going to know it needs Jesus if the church lives so much like the world?

Psalm 51:10-13. When David was confronted with his sin with Bathsheba, he confessed his sin to God, and sought God’s forgiveness. That is what we need to do when we realize the sin in our lives.

Selected verses from John 9. Please read the entire chapter to get the complete story, as I just give the highlights in this episode. Basically, Jesus healed a man born blind, and healed him on the Sabbath. Of course, that set the Pharisees off and...

Selected Verses from the Gospels. Not much is written about Mary Magdalene. There is much speculation about her involvement with other Gospel accounts. This morning, I present the facts of Scripture about Mary Magdalene and her faithfulness to her...

Luke 19:1-10. Today we are studying Zaccheus. This man was a publican (tax collector) and probably one of the most hated people in the city. Yet, Jesus still abode at his house. As a result, Zaccheus was converted, and his conversion was proven by his...

Ephesians 4:21-24. In these passages of Scripture, it is clear that there must be a change in our lives if we have given our lives to Jesus. The rest of the week, we will look at real life examples of people that had a encounter with Jesus, and walked...

Selected verses from 1 Kings 18 & 19. The devil may have a big, nasty bark. But, for the Christian, he has no bite. Don’t let the devil keep you from doing the work God has for you.

Psalm 139:23-24 and selected verses. In Psalm 139, we see a prayer that we need to incorporate into our lives. It’s a difficult prayer, and one that might bring pain, but is beneficial so we can get things right with God.

Selected verses. Salvation is a gift from God, discipleship is what we are called to. Is the faith you claim to have a faith that can move you to do what God has called, or one that can’t move you out of your seat?

Matthew 25:31-46. In these passages, we get a glimpse into the Judgment, the end of time. We will ALL stand before the Lord. That is not the time to find out you were on the wrong track, the wrong path. Take time today, I plead with you, to make sure...

Ephesians 6:10, Acts 19:11-16. We can only stand up to the snares of satan when we stand strong in our faith in God. Without God, we are no match for the devil.

Matthew 10:6. This verse is part of the model prayer that Jesus was teaching us to use. We need to, not only pray for the will of God, but put into practice in our lives the will of God.

2 Corinthians 10:5. Whether you know it, or admit it, we are in a spiritual battle each and every day of our lives. In today’s Bible reading, Paul gives us some things we must do if we want to win the battle. This is important, you may want to jot...

Nehemiah 6:16. I tells a lot about someone the way they react to changes someone is trying to make. We need to support one other and encourage on another as we go through this life day by day. Who can you encourage today?

Mark 10:46-52. A couple weeks ago, I did a broadcast about how important your friends are. Today, we are tightening a bit and discovering that those around us have an impact on our lives as well.

Mark 9:14-29. I am sure many of us has been in the shoes of this father. Only wanting a healing that seems to be impossible for his child. Oftentimes, the answer to our prayers depends on the faith we have. Is your faith strong enough to do the...