THE ADVERSARY IN THE HOUSE- WHEAT, TARES, AND THE FIRE OF DISCERNMENT

“When the King Multiplies- Stepping Into Matthew 10”

Matthew 10 is the moment Jesus turns movement into multiplication. After revealing the burden of the harvest in Matthew 9, the King calls the Twelve, gives them His authority, and sends them into the work He Himself began. In this episode, we explore how the same principles Jesus formed in the Twelve — courage, clarity, mission, dependence, and discernment — are the principles He forms in every disciple He sends. Through Scripture and a parable‑like picture of Kingdom instinct, we see what it looks like to carry the heart of the King into real moments with real people. Matthew 10 is not a chapter to study — it’s a chapter to step into.  LISTENER TAKEAWAY You are not just hearing the commission — you are being called into it.

When the King Keeps Moving- Discipleship in Matthew 9

In Matthew 9, Jesus doesn’t slow down for crowds, critics, or expectations — and everyone He encounters is forced to decide whether they will move with Him. This episode walks through every moment of the chapter, revealing how Jesus forms disciples through movement, mercy, identity, faith, and compassion. From the paralyzed man to Matthew at the tax booth, from the bleeding woman to the blind men and the mute man, Matthew 9 shows that discipleship is not passive — it is responsive. It is rising, leaving, reaching, believing, speaking, and stepping into the harvest. If Matthew 8 shows the King invading enemy territory, Matthew 9 shows Him reclaiming the people trapped inside it — and calling His disciples to join Him. LISTENER TAKEAWAY Disciples don’t stay still when the King is on the move.

The Invasion Continues- A Disciple’s Blueprint from Matthew 8

Matthew 8 is not a miracle chapter — it is the first offensive strike of the Kingdom. After declaring His Kingdom in Matthew 5–7 and expanding it in Matthew 9, Jesus steps into enemy‑held territory and confronts impurity, authority, divided loyalty, storms, strongholds, and territorial spirits. This episode reveals Matthew’s military progression and shows that the invasion Jesus began is the invasion He hands to His disciples. With clarity, discernment, and authority, we explore how every believer has a leper to touch, a storm to rebuke, a loyalty to settle, a stronghold to break, and a territory to reclaim. Matthew 8 is not just what Jesus did — it is what He trains His disciples to do. The King is advancing, and His disciples advance with Him. Listener Takeaway: The invasion Jesus began is the invasion you continue — confront what He confronted, reclaim what He reclaimed, and advance into the territory the enemy said you could not have.

MATTHEW 7 — “THE STANDARD FOR THE SONS”

In this follow‑up to the previous episode on the wheat and the tares, Raymond brings listeners into the heart of Matthew 7 — not as a cliché, not as a shield against accountability, but as the standard Jesus set for His sons. This message dismantles the misuse of “judge not,” defines what a true brother is, and lays out a Spirit‑led framework for righteous judgment rooted in humility, covenant, and discernment. With clarity and conviction, Raymond exposes the difference between correction and condemnation, fruit and feelings, tares and brothers, appearance and obedience. If you’ve ever wrestled with how to confront, how to restore, or how to discern the voices around you, this episode will anchor you in the fire that forms sons and the narrow road that leads to life. LISTENER TAKEAWAY A true son judges with righteousness, corrects with compassion, and walks the narrow road with obedience and discernment.

THE ADVERSARY IN THE HOUSE- WHEAT, TARES, AND THE FIRE OF DISCERNMENT

In this uncompromising episode of By What Authority, Raymond exposes the adversary Jesus, John, Paul, and David all confronted — not the world, but the religious spirit hiding inside the house of God. Through Scripture‑anchored clarity, he reveals why false brethren must remain until the day, why tares look like wheat, why dull blades cannot sharpen disciples, and why Jesus commanded, “Let them alone.” This episode equips believers to discern the difference between true spiritual authority and the voices that weaponize Scripture while denying its power. If the church is going to make real disciples, then the people of God must learn to recognize the adversary, refuse religious darkness, and submit only to the fire that forges true iron. LISTENER TAKEAWAY A true disciple cannot grow without discernment — learn to recognize the adversary, refuse false authority, and stand in the fire that forges real iron.