Episodes
March 9, 2021
This Generation: What God Will Do
The most important thing that we can understand in any generation is the answer to the question, “What is God presently doing?” Throughout the history of the Church, God has always had a remnant of people who cared deeply to ...
March 4, 2021
Can We Love Our Bibles Too Much?
Don't be shocked, but the answer is YES. We can actually love our bibles too much. Jesus is actually the one who taught us this startling truth. The two extremes that seem to mark the American church is 1) those who have litt...
March 2, 2021
Second Coming: Instructions & Preparations
We are in trouble if we ever lose our awareness that all of the commands, instructions and practical counsel of Scripture is given to us in the context of being ready for the return of Jesus. When God tells us how to live, it...
Feb. 23, 2021
Nadab & Abihu - Why Supernatural Encounter is Not Enough
What if you were handpicked by God and invited to ascend up a mountain to meet with Him in personal, visible supernatural encounter? You would be overwhelmed with that kind of immeasurable honor, right? Well, we would like to...
Feb. 18, 2021
Where Did the Prophets Go?
We should thank God for pastors and teachers who ground us in the Word and lead us as the flock of God. We should rejoice when apostolic mantles become evident on those in the Kingdom who will take new territory for the Kingd...
Feb. 11, 2021
Understanding Identity & Assignment
Do we still believe that God calls people to significant purposes in our generation? If so, do we consider that one of those people whom He is calling is… you? So many people have believed the lies and accusations fed them fr...
Feb. 9, 2021
CHANGES: Swapping Out Your Saul for David
God doesn’t have to ask permission. God doesn’t have to wait on an invitation. God never puts His sovereign plans on pause until we are comfortable. If you are living in the Kingdom, you are living under the promise of regula...
Feb. 4, 2021
Upsizing Your View of the Kingdom
If we only grasped the intense difference between a little-k & big-K view of God’s Kingdom, we would never settle for the lesser version of Christianity. What does it mean to upsize your understanding of God’s Kingdom? As lon...
Feb. 2, 2021
How should a Christian Voice Political Dissent?
The Church in America has a love/hate relationship with politics. We love when our candidate wins and the other one loses. We want our politicians to express and advance our spiritual, philosophical and cultural values. It is...
Jan. 28, 2021
The Kingdom of God Is Not What You Think
When the new year found us on the calendar, many of us made a resolution to… shrink . We wanted to drop a few pounds and lose a few inches. The holidays brought meals, sweets and treats and the bathroom scale told us that we ...
Jan. 26, 2021
How to Receive the Gift of Prophecy
In this final episode in the series on Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Jeff Lyle release practical counsel based on scriptural wisdom about how all of us can pursue the gift of prophecy. While nowhere in Scripture is there listed a...
Jan. 21, 2021
Can A True Prophet Get It Wrong?
"Houston, we have a problem!" Those famous words from decades in the past are often used by us in modern days to indicate that there is a significant issue which needs to be addressed. Church, we have a problem! The issue of ...
Jan. 19, 2021
Is There a Difference Between Old Testament Prophecy and New Testament Prophecy?
The controversy over prophetic ministry is nothing new. In fact, the early Church, in order to keep the gift of prophecy from being recklessly used, employed a means of testing and confirming prophetic words. Prophecy was not...
Jan. 12, 2021
PROPHECY: What Exactly Is This Gift?
2020 was, for many, the year where an ugly spotlight fell on prophetic ministry. So many voices in the Charismatic Church boldly declared that Donald Trump would win the election and have another four years in the Oval Office...
Jan. 7, 2021
Tongues: Heavenly Passion & Humble Precision
God did not send the gifts of the Spirit so that Christians could argue about them. These gifts are ministry tools to advance the Gospel and edify believers. If we are spending more time debating them than actually pursuing t...
Dec. 31, 2020
TONGUES: Avoiding Two Extremes
How did the gift of tongues become so controversial? Why is it that things can get awkward (or even heated!) when this topic arises among sincere Christians who view tongues differently than one another. One segment of the Bo...
Dec. 29, 2020
TONGUES: Uses, Misuses & Abuses
The most theological man found in all of the Bible was the Apostle Paul. He was an intellectual genius. His mind was unparalleled. He was biblically informed and deeply disciplined. And, according to his own testimony, Paul p...
Dec. 22, 2020
TONGUES: The Orbit of the Controversy
Finally! We get to dive into the ever-controversial gift of Tongues. In this first session about tongues, we explore the three times tongues are mentioned in the Book of Acts. Many who struggle with the gifts of the Holy Spir...
Dec. 17, 2020
Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Speaking Gifts & Serving Gifts
The Apostle Paul was not the only writer who addressed the gifts of the Spirit. In his first letter, the Apostle Peter laid out some important, yet simple, spiritual guidance about the charismata (Holy Spirit gifts). Peter br...
Dec. 10, 2020
Practical Guidance for Using Your Spiritual Gifts
All of the gifts of the Holy Spirit are supernatural giftings. They are not the same as natural talents or learned skills. While talent and skill can be used by God, they are never a substitute for the charismata (grace gifts...
Dec. 8, 2020
What Are the Specific Gifts & How Do We Use Them?
Most of those listening to this podcast series on the gifts of the Spirit will be familiar with terms such as word of knowledge, word of wisdom, prophecy, healings, tongues, interpretation of tongues, healings and discerning ...
Dec. 3, 2020
Spiritual Gifts: Blueprints for the Body
When the Holy Spirit comes to live inside of a person, He comes bearing gifts. The book of 1st Corinthians has much to say about these gifts and how important it is that Christians understand what is taught about them. How ma...
Nov. 26, 2020
Spiritual Gifts: Green Lights & Guardrails
God gives the Church the gifts of the Holy Spirit for the purpose of building up others in the faith. The gifts are ministry tools, not ministry tricks. We not only need to seek, receive and use the gifts of the Holy Spirit, ...
Nov. 24, 2020
Debunking the Myth of Cessationism
Did you know that the Bible teaches that there will be a time when the gifts of the Holy Spirit completely cease? Tongues will vanish. Prophecy will pass off the scene. Revelatory knowledge will no longer be an active ministr...