Delight in Thorns

How to Survive Flood Season

When trials descend upon our lives, it can often feel like flood waters are rushing in and we are simply doing everything we can to stay afloat. In this episode, we will take a look at the story of Noah's ark to see how flooding can accomplish God's good will in our sanctification, as well as go through four tips on how to trust the Lord when it won't stop raining.

Treading Open Water

Have you ever wondered what God’s will is for your life? Have you ever asked this and immediately come up with nothing? Although it seems like a question that sends us straight into the ocean to tread open water, there is a very clear answer provided in the Bible. In today’s episode, we will be going over the difference between the preceptive and decretive will of God, as well discussing five ways we can truly follow His will in our daily walk.

Delight in Thorns

In this episode we will be diving into 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 in order to understand the infamous "thorn in the flesh" that was given to Paul the Apostle. We will observe the context of this ailment to uncover how this "thorn" applies to us all when we experience trials and allow the Lord to be glorified in our weakness.

The Seared Conscience

In this episode, we will be discussing the phenomenon of the human nature that details that the conscience is easily influenced by a variety of different stimuli. Exploring text from 1 Timothy, we will expand on the idea that the conscience is malleable and can become seared due to the repeated application of sin. After providing a definition of the seared conscience, we will look at five steps to healing our consciences so they can once again become sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit.

Hall of Faith

As a continuation of last week’s exposition of verses often taken out of context, this episode reviews Hebrews chapter 11 in order to demonstrate the full meaning of the classic call to endurance in Hebrews 12:1-2. This installment of the podcast will review the concept of faith, detail the triumphs of the heroes of faith recorded in Hebrews 11, and demonstrate the incredible advantage we have as believers who have the full revelation of Jesus Christ. Finally, this episode properly explains what the author of Hebrews intended when they  called the followers of Christ to persevere through their daily life.