The More Excellent Way: Faith

Deliverance in Children

Can children experience spiritual strongholds? If so, what role do parents play in helping them find freedom? In this episode, Pastor Mike Dean and Seth Dean discuss one of the most overlooked topics in modern Christianity: ministering freedom and spiritual protection to children. Drawing from decades of ministry experience and personal testimonies, Pastor Mike explains how parents can exercise their God-given authority to pray for their children, identify spiritual strongholds, and create a healthy spiritual environment in the home. The conversation explores how fear, anger, rebellion, and other struggles can sometimes have deeper spiritual roots, why discernment is essential for Christian parents, and how cultural influences—from media and entertainment to occult themes—can impact the next generation. Most importantly, this episode offers hope. Parents are not powerless, and children are not beyond God's reach. Through prayer, truth, and the authority of Jesus Christ, families can walk in greater freedom and healing. If you're a parent, grandparent, pastor, or anyone who cares about the spiritual well-being of children, this is an episode you won't want to miss. Questions? Email us at: info@smallvoiceministries.com [info@smallvoiceministries.com] Visit our website: smallvoiceministries.com

Deliverance from Witchcraft and the Occult

Do you know a witch? Or someone who is dabbling in the occult knowingly or unknowingly? Have you ever wondered how you could minister to them? Do you, as a Christian believer, have the ability to set them free? Or is that a scary thought?In this episode, Pastor Mike discusses the foundational truths behind ministering to those trapped in spiritual bondage through experiences with the occult, witchcraft, yoga, homosexuality, and other demonic practices, so that you can help set them free by the authority and power of Jesus Christ. This is one you won't want to miss!Do you have any questions? Email us: info@smallvoiceministries.comor visit our website: smallvoiceministries.com

Authority, Law, and the Power of Sin

Why did God give the law if the law could never save us? In this episode, Pastor Mike Dean and Seth Dean explore the deeper spiritual purpose of God’s law and how Scripture reveals the true problem facing humanity: the authority of sin and death. Rather than presenting Christianity as behavior management or religious performance, this conversation examines how sin operates as a dominating spiritual authority that affects every area of life — from identity and thinking to relationships and understanding God Himself. Pastor Mike explains why the law exposes humanity’s condition but cannot free mankind from bondage, and why Jesus Christ came not merely to improve behavior, but to break sin’s dominion completely. This episode explores: * Why the law was given in Scripture  * The difference between external religion and spiritual transformation  * How sin and death exercise authority over humanity  * Why behavior modification cannot produce true freedom  * The relationship between truth, authority, and spiritual clarity  * How Christ frees believers from the dominion of sin  * Why modern Christianity often focuses on preference instead of truth  * The law reveals bondage. * Christ reveals freedom. Questions or need guidance?Email: info@smallvoiceministries.com

The More Excellent Way: Love

What kind of love was the Apostle Paul describing in 1 Corinthians 13? In this episode, Pastor Mike Dean concludes the series on Faith, Hope, and Love by exploring the greatest of the three: love — specifically, the divine love Scripture calls agape. This is not sentimental emotion, self-affirmation, or conditional affection. Agape love is the unconditional love of God revealed through Jesus Christ — a love that restores, corrects, heals, and transforms. Pastor Mike and Seth discuss how God’s love reshapes identity, restores broken relationships, and teaches believers how to love others rightly in marriage, parenting, friendship, and everyday life. The conversation also addresses modern cultural ideas of “self-love” and contrasts them with the life-giving love of Christ. This episode explores: - The meaning of agape love in Scripture- Why God’s love does not end when believers fail- The difference between conditional and covenant love- How love operates in parenting, marriage, and discipleship- Why biblical love is powerful — not passive- The danger of self-centered definitions of love- How love gives meaning to faith, hope, and spiritual gifts Faith gives authority.Hope gives endurance.But love gives life to both. Questions or need guidance? Email: info@smallvoiceministries.com

The More Excellent Way: Hope

What does the Bible really mean when it talks about hope? In this episode, Pastor Mike Dean continues exploring what the Apostle Paul called “a more excellent way” in 1 Corinthians 12–13 by focusing on the second pillar of the Christian life: hope. Biblical hope is not wishful thinking or emotional optimism. It is a confident expectation rooted in the character and promises of God. When a person comes to Christ, hope replaces despair and gives believers the ability to see beyond present circumstances. In this conversation, Pastor Mike explains how sin and brokenness distort our understanding of God, ourselves, and our future—and how the truth of Scripture restores what was lost. When hope is grounded in the promises of God, it begins to rebuild identity, courage, and spiritual strength. This episode explores: * The difference between biblical hope and worldly optimism * Why true hope is only found in Christ * How God’s promises rebuild a believer’s life * The connection between hope, faith, and spiritual transformation * How hope restores what sin and despair have damaged When faith and hope work together, believers gain the strength to trust God even when the future cannot yet be seen. Next episode: Love — The Greatest of These