Jesus said we are, among other things, the light of the world. That's such an appropriate term today because we live in a spiritually dark world. The devil is the prince of the powers of darkness. And people who are in darkness need light. And Jesus says we are the light of the world.

In Paul’s second letter to the church at Thessalonica, he wrote to the church members to underscore the importance of being good examples of Christian behavior.  He wrote, “Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us” (2 Thess. 3:6, KJV).

Perhaps, to some Christians today, advice such as this—to withdraw from all disorderly believers-- would seem extremely harsh. But Paul was writing under apostolic authority in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ saying we command you to do this in the name of our Lord Jesus.

In Paul’s epistle, he specifically addresses the problem of Christians in the church who refused to work, but the point is applicable to every area of our life. For instance, as Christians, we should be good examples in our homes as parents, in our neighborhood, on our job as employees or employers, etc.

Frank King says this message is not about salvation by works. We know we can’t do enough good to earn salvation. Jesus has already done it all at Calvary. But this is about believers being good examples of Christian behavior. This in turn is how we become the light of this dark world.

The indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit is one of the most phenomenal aspects of the Christian life. In the book of Acts, we see how radically the lives of the disciples were changed through the infilling of the Holy Spirit. In this episode, Frank King argues that the transformation and empowerment the disciples experienced through the work of the Holy Spirit was not for them only, but it is for us as well.

After Jesus had risen from the dead and before returning to His father, He ordained His disciples to carry on the work of spreading the gospel. “Behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high,” He said (Acts 24:49. KJV).

Jesus was saying, in effect, I am sending you to be my witnesses, but first you must tarry in Jerusalem until you receive the Holy Spirit to empower you for this work. Think about how profound Jesus’ words were. These disciples had followed Him His entire ministry. They heard His teachings and preaching. They saw Him cast out demons and heal the sick. Still, Jesus told them they were not ready until their lives were empowered by the Holy Spirit. Similarly, God has given us the Holy Spirit because it's not an option but a must for our lives to be empowered by the same to advance the message of the Kingdom.

Frank reminds us that God does not want His people to live a comfortable Christian life; rather, He wants us to live a bold and supernatural life. It is to this end that after we accepted Christ as our Savior, we were indwelt by this phenomenal person called the Holy Spirit.

Though we have been born again and we have the character of Christ, none of us has yet arrived. Every one of us is a good work in progress. In Phil. 1:6, Paul the apostle writes, “He which has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” (KJV).

 In the OT, the high priest was the people’s representative before God. In the NT, Jesus as our High Priest, is our representative before God. First John, 2:1 calls Him our Advocate with the Father.

 About Jesus, the author of the book of Hebrews writes, “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15, KJV).

Our infirmities, mentioned in the verse, refer to our weaknesses and shortcomings. Every one of us has them. The reason Jesus can relate to our struggles and weaknesses is because He was tempted in all points as we were. He knows what it is to live for God daily in an ungodly world and to be tempted on every level. He came down and did exactly that—yet without sin.

If Jesus had succumbed to temptation and had sinned, He would have been no better than the high priests of the OT. They had to offer sacrifices for their own sins. This would have disqualified Jesus from being our great High Priest.

The writer says we should come boldly to the throne of grace so we can find help in time of need. It is there that Jesus Christ our Advocate sits at the Father’s right hand. The good news is that wherever you are in life, the grace of God is available for you, and it is sufficient for you to find help in your time of need.  

Except one be born again, he cannot see or enter the Kingdom of God, Jesus said (John 3:3,5). But some misconceptions about what it means to be born again exist.  Or should we say there is a side of the story that we are not telling.

Accordingly, some new converts can have expectations that are not met. Some things they expected to be true about their experience after they became born again did not turn out to be so. As a result, some may question whether or not they had a genuine born-again experience with the Lord. In this episode, Frank King teaches on the truth about being born again.

Consider these words from Paul the apostle in his letter to the church at Galatia: “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16, KJV). First, let’s focus on the last part of that verse. It talks about the lust of the flesh or the desires of the flesh. Now Paul is writing to the believers in the churches at Galatia. The point is that even after you have become born again, you will still have wrong desires of the flesh.

So, after a person becomes born again, that man or woman can still struggle with being tempted by the opposite sex. If you were an uncontrollable eater at the dinner table before you became born again, you can still be a glutton after your salvation experience. If you loved to gossip and couldn’t stay out of other people’s business before you were born again, that’s can still be true about you after you become born again. 

But according to the verse above, bona fide Christians don’t have to obey these wrong or sinful desires. They can choose to walk in the Spirit instead. This simply means to discern the “voice” of the Spirit, to obey His voice, to discern his will for your life, and to follow His lead.

The bottom line is that being born again does not necessarily eliminate your wrong desires of the flesh. Being born again does not make you do the right thing. Rather, it empowers you to do so.

We live in turbulent times, but that in no way changes the message of the gospel. God still wants us to faithfully serve Him. In this episode, Frank King addresses how we can walk with God today.

According to the Scriptures, Noah walked with God (Gen. 6:9). One thing that stands out about the fact that Noah walked with God is the time in which He did. “God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (verse 5, KJV).

Frank says the biblical term for walking with God is "fellowship" with Him. Fellowship occurs when we have common interests with someone else, and we interact with that person accordingly. The more two people have in common, the more they like talking to each other. Communication flows freely when that is the case.

Accordingly, the more we like the things God likes and the more we dislike the things He dislikes, as revealed in the Scriptures, the more intimate our relationship with Him will become. We will have lots to talk about and conversation will flow freely. 

Some people don’t spend much time in prayer because they don’t share common interests with God.  That means they lack fellowship with Him.   According to 1 John 1:6, if we say we have fellowship with God and we walk in darkness, that is a lie and not the truth.    

God wants us to walk with Him in these last days.   If Noah did it in his day when the world had become so wicked that God destroyed it, we can do the same in our day.

At times during His public ministry, Jesus affirmed the authority of the Law. “For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled,” He said (Matt. 5:18, KJV).

At other times, Jesus spoke about eternal life through faith in Him. For instance, in John 3:16, He says God so loved the world that He have His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting love.

The truth is that nobody can make it into heaven through obedience to the Law. The good news is that Jesus came to establish a new and far better way to heaven through His death. That way is grace through faith in His work on the cross.

So many people today are trying to make it to heaven by keeping the commandments of the Law. But they can’t attend church enough, can’t pray enough, can’t read the Bible enough, can’t live good enough to do so. As Paul writes, “Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight” (Romans 3:19, KJV).

The reason for making such a big deal about the difficulty of the Law is because it helps us to appreciate the message of grace through faith in Christ. According to Frank King, the better we understand the impossibility of being right with God through the Law, the more we will appreciate the good news of the grace of God.

By and large, success in life is not happenstance. There may be a few cases that seem to be exceptions to this rule. But if so, that’s the exception and not the rule. Generally, people who win in life determine beforehand that they are going to succeed in life.  So, with 2026 before us, Frank King shares some biblical pointers for success in this new year.

Frank draws four practical points from chapter 9 of Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth. One thing he stresses is the importance of temperance or self-control. Things won’t always go the way we want them to. We must not, however, become frustrated and throw in the towel. Rather, we must maintain self-control and diligently work toward our goals.

A modern definition for insanity is repeatedly doing the same things but hoping for different results. Sad but true, that’s exactly what some people will do this new year. They will go into this New Year doing the same things they did in the old year and wonder why the New Year feels just like the old year. But application of the points shared in this episode will chart a different path for success in 2026.

On the first Christmas Day, God gave us the greatest gift we will ever receive. That gift was His only Son, Jesus Christ. John 3:16 is one of the best-known verses in the Bible. It reads, “For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. That one verse sums up the Christmas story like no other single verse does.

But the subject of Christmas is not that simple. It means different things to different people. People celebrate Christmas for different reasons. People have different expectations during Christmastime.

Those of us who follow Christ represent one side of Christmas. It’s one of our favorite times of the year if not the most favorite time. We know the real meaning of Christmas. We rejoice in the birth of Christ because He is our personal Savior.

But that’s not everybody’s Christmas story. Because of the dominant role of today’s consumer culture during Christmastime, some people dread this time of the year. Some are saddest and most depressed this time of the year. That’s the other side of Christmas. In this episode, Frank King addresses what he refers to as the two sides of Christmas.

Numerous reasons exist why Christmas is not a good time of the year for many people. For some people, they get depressed at Christmas and even angry because of the excessive commercialization of Christmas, with the focus on gifts and the emphasis on "perfect" social activities.

Some dread Christmas because of the pressure to spend lots of money on gifts and incur increasing debt.

Many people feel very lonely at Christmas, because they have suffered the loss of loved ones or their job. The constant reminders of other people’s happy seasons can serve as a painful reminder of the happiness and love that’s lacking in their own lives due to family conflict, loss, break ups, divorce, loneliness, etc.

The truth is that none of the reasons just stated have anything to do with the real meaning of Christmas. One reason many people are sad and depressed during Christmastime is because they have bought into a false narrative of what Christmas is all about. Frank reminds us that Christ came to give us peace in spite of our external circumstances.

Being a Christian does not shield you from being tested. It does not exclude you from suffering at times. What’s clear throughout the Scriptures is that God allows suffering among His people, sometimes in extreme ways. In this episode, Frank King addresses the subject of suffering as a Christian.

In 1 Peter 4:12, Peter writes, “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial that is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you” (KJV). In different Bible versions, this verse is translated somewhat differently. For instance, the KJV refers to “the trial which is to try you.” The NASB says, “concerning the fiery trial among you” as if it was happening at the time of Peter’s writing. The ESV renders, “the fiery trial when it comes upon you.”

The bottom line is that Peter was writing to those whom he wrote about fiery trials and telling them not to regard them as being strange. All three of the Bible versions mentioned above reveal that the purpose of the trial is to try us or to test us or to prove us.

Those of us living in the Western World tend to have a different view of suffering than those in other places. Real suffering as a Christian happens when you are a Christian living in Communist or Islamic territory. And you are asked to either renounce your faith or die. And you choose to die for your faith. We happen to be blessed to live in a country that’s still somewhat friendly to Christians. At least that’s true now.

 Accordingly, it’s easier for us in the US to become numb to the idea of real suffering for Christ. In many churches today, we preach more about prosperity and blessings than we do about being faithful to Christ. But God wants us to boldly live out our faith even when it costs us some suffering to do so.

During His public ministry, Jesus called on the first twelve disciples to give up everything and to follow Him. And during His teachings to the multitudes as He went from place to place, He called on His followers to lose their life for His sake. In this episode, Frank King’s message is a challenge to believers to be all in for Christ. By that he means to be fully committed to following Christ.

Perhaps we all would agree that Paul the apostle was a man who was all in for Christ. In his letter to the church at Philippi, he writes this about his commitment to following Christ: “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death” (Phil. 3:10, KJV). Anyone with such a conviction as Paul’s is one who is all in for Christ.

Still, Paul was never content with where he was in Christ. He was always pressing forward in his walk with the Lord. He writes, “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus” (verse 12).

To apprehend means to get a hold of.  In effect, Paul was saying that his goal in life was to get a hold of what Christ had gotten a hold of him for. God had a specific purpose for Paul’s life, and he has a purpose for each of us. The question is, are we committed to getting a hold of what Christ has gotten a hold of us for.