You’d think people who claim to be Christians would all agree on the same doctrine that was given to us, that being the doctrine of Jesus Christ, to recognize and acknowledge our sinful nature, thereby needing a Savior to save us, provided we surrender ourselves to Jesus.

But the problem is, not all Christians see eye-to-eye on not just how we see/understand Jesus, but how we view our life styles being Christ-like or not. Why? Because of the ever-increasing amount of “Christians” searching for a doctrine specific to their individual desires and/or ideologies - i.e. sin, all to satisfy their itching ears.

In today’s episode, I’m going to highlight 2 Timothy 4:3-4 and heavily discuss two examples of false teachings/false doctrines that are rapidly spreading within the Christian community creating a massive division of not just mere differences of opinions, but hateful speech accompanied with threats.

Please note that this is my personal interpretation of the scripture to the best of my current knowledge and understanding. I encourage anyone to please check and verify as the scripture encourages believers to do so. There may be times where I have overlooked and/or misunderstood information by mistake which is why verifying is important if you feel lead by the Holy Spirit to do so.

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How often has something happened to us and we call upon the Lord but nothing comes of it. And because nothing took place to make us feel like the Lord hears us, we feel like - well, I guess Jesus doesn't care. The thing is, that's what Satan wants us to think and believe, but God wants us to live in expectation of Him coming through, only He never says how or even when.

In today's message, I'm going to discuss the gospel of John 11:17-44, a time when Jesus's closest friends were depending on Him. So much so, that it was a matter of life and death, yet Jesus seemed unbothered by their urgent request, or like He didn't love them as much since He didn't budge. But what we tend to dismiss is that He did care, it's just that we don't like the fact scripture says He only takes the council of His will, not ours. That said, He didn't have to run it by the two sisters who wrote to Him about how He was gonna handle it, or when. He just wanted them to trust that they'd experience a wait-for-it moment that was gonna blow their mind beyond any miracle He ever performed, just as we're to do the same and asks us the same question He asked one of the sisters, do you believe?

Please note that this is my personal interpretation of the scripture to the best of my current knowledge and understanding. I encourage anyone to please check and verify as the scripture encourages believers to do so. There may be times where I have overlooked and/or misunderstood information by mistake which is why verifying is important if you feel lead by the Holy Spirit to do so.

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Imagine Pink Floyd singing 'Money' as you hear the constant sound of the cha-ching in the background. Then as the song progresses, you hear things mentioned like “a new car, caviar, four-star daydream, I think I'll buy me a football team,” or “hi-class fidelity first class traveling set,” and “I think I need a Learjet” and so on and so forth.

Unfortunately, that's the mindset of most people these days, no longer satisfied with the beautiful sound of nickels, nickels, nickels as the Peanuts character Lucy would say, but ever-growing amounts of money. So much so, that it becomes their mindset, their identity, their true love. In today's message, I'm going to discuss the Gospel of Mark 10:17-22 where it talks about a man and his money who was feeling unrest. But not the kind of unrest where he felt like he needed more money, rather something more than that, specifically eternal life. The only problem is, he wasn't sure how to get what he didn't have. He came to the right source seeking it out but left disappointed since he wasn't willing to lose everything in order to gain what money can't buy.

Please note that this is my personal interpretation of the scripture to the best of my current knowledge and understanding. I encourage anyone to please check and verify as the scripture encourages believers to do so. There may be times where I have overlooked and/or misunderstood information by mistake which is why verifying is important if you feel lead by the Holy Spirit to do so.

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General conversations typically include everything except God and Government. Or if they are a part of the conversation, it's not common to talk about them at the same time because heated debates are usually the outcome, or worse, relationships ending.

In this episode, I'm going to highlight Matthew's gospel 22:15-22 where Jesus finds Himself in the same situation talking about what most people avoid, that being religion and politics. However in this instance, certain people went out of the way to bring these topics up, and at the same time too, in order to trap Jesus in His words in which they were so sure would be the cause to His own demise. Only to their surprise and utter disappointment, Jesus masterfully answers them that instantly fizzles out any hope of bringing Him to "justice."

Please note that this is my personal interpretation of the scripture to the best of my current knowledge and understanding. I encourage anyone to please check and verify as the scripture encourages believers to do so. There may be times where I have overlooked and/or misunderstood information by mistake which is why verifying is important if you feel lead by the Holy Spirit to do so.

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Have you ever thought that God would prefer to use someone else to advance His Kingdom simply because that particular person you may have in mind lives a better life than you, or made better choices than you? I once thought that because my past is nothing shy of vile, disgraceful and pathetic to say the least.

In today's episode, I'm going to discuss a woman named Rahab noted in the book of Joshua 2:1-21 who in her time, was considered to be unredeemable due to her pagan culture so hell-bent on the pursuit of everything evil that God absolutely despises. Yet God radically transformed her, making her go from filth to faith which ultimately placed her in the Biblical Hall of Fame. That tells us God can use what we think is waste and use it for His glory no matter the depths of our sin.

- End of season 2, season 2 to begin late February/early March -

Please note that this is my personal interpretation of the scripture to the best of my current knowledge and understanding. I encourage anyone to please check and verify as the scripture encourages believers to do so. There may be times where I have overlooked and/or misunderstood information by mistake which is why verifying is important if you feel lead by the Holy Spirit to do so.

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When it comes to training, we typically think of work, sport, or skill-related stuff. But more often than not, we don't factor in the one kind of training necessary to be the best version of ourselves that Jesus wants us to be.

In today's message, I'm going to highlight what Paul wrote in 1 Timothy 4:6-10 where he talks about training. He used this word because it's a word most people associated, or connected to the Ithmus/Olympic games of that time. However he wanted to make sure bodily training, a practice that does in-fact have value, was not the main focus since he goes out of the way to emphasize that spiritual training, or training in godliness, actually holds more value than bodily training. Why? because the earthly benefits and rewards greatly differ than heavenly benefits and rewards.

Please note that this is my personal interpretation of the scripture to the best of my current knowledge and understanding. I encourage anyone to please check and verify as the scripture encourages believers to do so. There may be times where I have overlooked and/or misunderstood information by mistake which is why verifying is important if you feel lead by the Holy Spirit to do so.

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Obedience is a hands-down key element in our Christian walk, yes? The only thing is, often times - and usually without realizing it - we'll do what is asked, but only if we know it will go our way or that we'll get some kind of benefit out of it, thus we want to approve what we're getting into before we act in that "obedience."

In today's episode, I'm going to discuss what true obedience looks like, giving various examples throughout the Bible that come from the Gospel of Luke, Genesis, Daniel, and Isaiah. This is to serve as a major wake-up call in our spiritual lives that will also hopefully lead others to live more faithfully in uncomfortable obedience. And I say that because many of us aren't actually obedient the way we think we are, thus it could ultimately cost our eternal life, especially if we haven't been saved.

Please note that this is my personal interpretation of the scripture to the best of my current knowledge and understanding. I encourage anyone to please check and verify as the scripture encourages believers to do so. There may be times where I have overlooked and/or misunderstood information by mistake which is why verifying is important if you feel lead by the Holy Spirit to do so.

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Worrying is unfortunately something everyone does, some more than others, which of course invites a number of mental, even health problems, yet we still do it. Jesus knows not only the physical side effects of it, but more than that, how it keeps us from trusting God to provide for us even the most minimum of needs.

In today's message, I'm going to discuss the Gospel of Matthew 6:25-34, a portion of Jesus's sermon on the mount, where He addresses the very topic everyone struggles with which is to not be anxious. He also points out how little faith we have. And to boost our faith, He provides some examples to compare our value to other creations so that we would better understand that if they don't go without, then why would we? Moreover, that the material concerns of life should be second to spiritual concerns. That said, when we prioritize these concerns as such, all these things we needlessly worry over, are automatically added to us which also increase our trust and faith.

Please note that this is to the best of my current knowledge and understanding. I encourage anyone to please check and verify as the scripture encourages believers to do so. There may be times where I have overlooked and/or misunderstood information by mistake which is why verifying is important if you feel lead by the Holy Spirit to do so.

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