Episodes

What does the word “church” mean? Is there a false church and a true church? Did it exist in the Old Testament? When was it first mentioned? Jesus claimed “the gates of Hades will not prevail” against the church. Is this just a corporate or an individual impartation of superior authority? This episode may open your eyes to some very important issues, impact your life right now, and help to propel you forward into your destiny.

If you are “in Christ,” the “automatic download” you receive is out of this world (literally). Key biblical phrases like “in Him,” “in Christ,” and “in the Lord” indicate the benefits you receive the moment you become a child of God under the Lordship of Jesus. Ephesians 1:11 declares “in Him we have obtained an inheritance.” But you can’t partake of an inheritance until you are aware of it. Let’s lay claim to it today together and start living a more victorious life! www.shreveministries.org

Great mysteries of the kingdom of heaven are revealed through “The Parable of the Sower." It is so foundational, Jesus implied if we don't understand this parable, we won't be able to understand any other parables He shared. In it, God’s chosen ones are described as “Good Ground.” Why would God compare His beloved sons and daughters to mere patch of dirt, an earthen plot? Find out and it will stir your soul!

Most believers view the resurrection through a historical lens: celebrating the great victory Jesus won almost 2,000 years ago. However, there is an overflow of power from the empty tomb that is still rushing through this world like a mighty river, carrying those who believe in the current of God's purpose to a place of total victory. Learn the seven present-tense benefits given to “children of the resurrection”—right here, right now! www.shreveministries.org

The Bible depicts the bride of Christ as “God’s Garden.” You may think your past disqualifies you for such an attractive symbol, but salvation has beautified you. In a world that often denies God, the church is a peaceful and fruitful, garden-like haven for His holy presence. In a world that disappoints, defiles, and damages people, the church is a garden-like sanctuary of healing. www.shreveministries.org

Once you receive God’s grace, you’re called to pour it out to other people (even your enemies) and back to God Himself (pretty amazing, right?!?!). First Peter 4:10 challenges us to be “good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (the word “manifold” means manifesting in many different and unique ways). Your daily challenge is to flow in your gift (the unique way grace has manifested in your life). Get ready to be empowered! www.shreveministries.org

Discover mysteries in the original Hebrew and Greek words translated “grace”! Find out the first mention of grace in the Bible. Learn the two main things Moses claimed prove that God’s grace is with us. What are the two means by which God supernaturally introduces grace into our lives? Powerful answers await.

When did you first receive grace? You may be amazed by the answer. What is the most misinterpreted scripture concerning grace? The secular world especially gets it wrong. What are the two erroneous extremes to which people take the message of grace? Why is grace God’s “one-way-or-the-other” plan? The answers are so powerful! www.shreveministries.org

The spectacular GRACE OF GOD is one of the most powerful biblical insights to be discovered in God's Word. The Most High even calls His people HEIRS OF THE GRACE OF LIFE. The Greek word translated "life" is zoe, meaning divine life (the life of God). That indwelling “divine life” rescues us from the death-dealing influences that surround us in this world. This is our inheritance from God, something we need to comprehend to successfully lay hold to it.

In one of His mysterious kingdom parables, Jesus described His beloved bride as “the pearl of great price.” A pearl is encased in an oyster shell, which frankly is one of the ugliest shells in the sea. Yet it contains a sought-after jewel of great beauty and value. What a heartwarming revelation of the identity and nature of God's people and the pearl-producing-process preparing us for our eternal destiny. www.shreveministries.org

Jesus became a curse to redeem His people from the curse of the Law. Through His crucifixion and resurrection, He redeemed us from enemies stronger than us, things we never could have conquered on our own. This redemption is intended to be a constant resource during our earthly sojourn and a completed plan on the “day of redemption” when God will manifest the redemption of our bodies. www.shreveministries.org

Old Covenant redemption laws amazingly foreshadowed what Jesus came to accomplish in the New Covenant. The same Hebrew word translated “redeemer” is also rendered “nearest kinsman” and “avenger” of blood. How are these related and what’s it got to do with redemption? Equally intriguing, why is the “year of Jubilee” also called the “year of God’s redeemed”? Life-changing revelation in this teaching!

The first mention of redemption in the Bible unveils such mysteries and such powerful revelation. Learning to “say so”—to confess your redemption rights is an important part of seizing what is rightfully yours. Learn God’s perfect will, that even as it was with Jacob, God intends to redeem you from “all evil.” One of the most life-changing teachings you will ever hear. www.shreveministries.org

The solution for the fallen condition of the human race is not rehabilitation; it’s recreation! Only in Christianity is this offered. “If anyone is in Christ, he is A NEW CREATION”! In the New Covenant, God gives His offspring “a new spirit” and a “new heart.” From that point forward the “inward man” is “renewed” (made new all over again) every moment of every day. Wow! You will never be the same after you listen to this!!! www.shreveministries.org

Ambassadors are representatives, messengers sent on a specific mission, those who speak, not their own minds, but the mind and will of those nations or rulers who are being represented. This episode will open your eyes to the heart God has toward those who are of the world, deceived, and defiled: how He pleads through His ambassadors for erring sinners to be reconciled to Him. A powerful truth.

In the book of the Revelation, the seven churches of Asia are symbolized by seven menorah lampstands, similar to the lampstands that lit the holy place in the temple of God. There are five parts of a lampstand and each one represents an important spiritual, prophetic truth: the vessel, the oil, the wick, the fire, and the light. A beautiful parable concerning your new identity in Christ!

God’s people are called “sons of the mighty” in Psalm 89:6. Our Father is the Almighty (the all-powerful, all-sufficient God). The Holy Spirit is the “Spirit of might” who dwells within us, strengthening us with “might” in the inner man. We have weapons of warfare that are “mighty through God.” No weapon formed against can prosper! Overcoming this world and its darkness is simply part of our spiritual DNA. Powerful revelation! www.shreveministries.org

One of the great mysteries of the kingdom of God is this: that only by admitting your great lack in the flesh can you gain God’s abundance spiritually, only by seeing yourself bankrupt “in Adam” can you inherit the unsearchable riches residing “in Christ.” Only those who say, “Without Him I can do nothing,” can go on to say, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” This revelation will help you immensely. www.shreveministries.org

Wonderful names and titles were bestowed on the Son of God at His entrance into this world that powerfully revealed His nature and purpose. Amazingly, as His identity unfolded in the beginning, the identity of His future sons and daughters in the coming kingdom also unfolded. Let’s explore this inspiring revelation together and rejoice in God’s gift to fallen humanity, that lifted us from degradation to elevation—restoring us to the image of God. www.shreveministries.org

Wonderful names and titles were bestowed on the Son of God at His entrance into this world that powerfully revealed His nature and purpose. Amazingly, as His identity unfolded in the beginning, the identity of His future sons and daughters in the coming kingdom also unfolded. Let’s explore this inspiring revelation together and rejoice in God’s gift to fallen humanity, that lifted us from degradation to elevation—restoring us to the image of God. www.shreveministries.org

You know that you have received gifts from God; but did you realize you have also become a gift to God? This is one of your God-given names! (Num. 18:6). When Jesus “ascended on high,” He gave “gifts to men”—like faith, peace, joy, righteousness, the Holy Spirit, and eternal life (Ps. 68:13 KJV). Once these gifts are deposited in your life, you become a gift, both to God and to others.

“THE CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN” is a name given to New Covenant sons and daughters in Hebrews 12:23. That means the church in which every member is considered a firstborn son. We are all equally loved by the Father, and we have all received a double-portion inheritance, for time and for eternity. You will also see, it means every child of God is a “king, priest, and prophet” in the sight of heaven. Amazing! www.shreveministries.org

The disciples pled with Jesus, “Increase our faith.” Instead of working some spectacular miracle, in answering their request, the Son of God simply spoke two mini-parables. Surprisingly, one of them seems it could actually be destructive to faith—until the deeper, hidden meaning is unveiled. Powerful insights for those who are called to be “the household of faith” (Galatians 6:10). www.shreveministries.org

One of the most remarkable and recognizable characteristics of the family of God is the gift of faith that resides within us. This wondrous ability to believe creates an unbreakable bond—that binds us to God and to each other. For this reason, we are called “the household of faith” or as one translation puts it, “the family of believers.” No matter what comes our way in life, “this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” (1 John 5:4) www.shreveministries.org