Chad Giddens Podcast

How do we know whether the love we give—and the love we receive—is truly love? Our feelings, expectations, and past experiences can influence what we believe love looks like.

In Is This Love, Chad Giddens explores why understanding love begins with a personal relationship with God. Through John 1:4, the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5, and Jesus’ teaching on the greatest commandment, he explains how God’s Word and the Holy Spirit can reveal our motives and help us grow in love.

Chad encourages listeners to begin with what they can genuinely give to God, receive His love personally, and put that love into action toward others. This episode is an invitation to keep learning, keep asking God for understanding, and let His love shape your everyday relationships.

In this episode:
• Why feelings, knowledge, and experience can leave gaps in our understanding of love
• How a personal relationship with God brings light to our motives
• What it means to grow in love as a fruit of the Spirit
• Why receiving God’s love personally matters to the way we love others
• How the greatest commandment provides a practical starting point
• Why you can begin with imperfect prayers and small steps
• How receiving love and putting it into action work together over time

Key Scriptures:
John 1:4; Galatians 5:22–25; Matthew 22:35–39.

Scripture reference correction: The fruit-of-the-Spirit passage mentioned as Galatians chapter 6 in the recording is Galatians 5:22–25.

Chapters:
00:00 Is This Love?
02:41 Why We Need Help Understanding Love
05:28 Love Understood Through Revelation
07:45 A Personal Connection with God
09:47 God’s Life Shines Light on Our Motives
12:47 Why We Misunderstand Love
17:04 Love Is a Fruit of the Spirit
19:52 Growing in Love Is a Process
25:16 Receiving God’s Love Personally
27:57 How to Develop Correct Love in Ourselves
29:28 Start with the Love You Have
32:12 Receive God’s Love and Give It to Others
36:24 Make Your Walk with God Personal

Put it into practice:
Read John 1:4, Galatians 5:22–25, or Matthew 22:35–39. Ask God to help you recognize His love for you and examine one motive in the way you treat others. Choose one practical way to express love today, then keep bringing that relationship and your response to Him in prayer.

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Prayer can change more than the circumstances around us—it can change the way we see people.

In Prayer Changes Us, Chad Giddens examines how past experiences, pride, and a critical attitude can shape our relationships. Through Romans 12:5 and the call to pray for all people in 1 Timothy 2:1, he explores why our connections with others matter and how prayer can bring our hearts into agreement with God’s love.

Sharing his own struggle with judgmental thinking, Chad describes how praying and giving thanks for others helped him recognize their value. This episode offers a practical invitation to pray for the people around you, speak words that give grace, and become a source of encouragement in your church, family, and everyday life.

In this episode:
• How past experiences influence the way we interpret others’ behavior
• The difference between appropriate boundaries and a critical heart
• Why being right about someone’s fault does not excuse a judgmental attitude
• How believers give and receive help through their connections with one another
• How prayer and thanksgiving changed Chad’s view of people
• Scriptures to pray for others and practical ways to speak grace

Key Scriptures:
Romans 12:5; John 3:16–17; 1 John 2:10–11; Ephesians 4:16–18; Ephesians 6:18; 1 Timothy 2:1; Ephesians 1:17–18; Ephesians 3:16–19; Ephesians 4:29–32.

Chapters:
00:00 Prayer Changes Us
01:52 Our Hearts Shape How We Treat Others
04:02 When Experience Defines Our View of People
06:12 Recognizing Unfair Biases
09:12 Setting Boundaries Without a Critical Heart
11:27 Love Instead of Condemnation
14:43 The Life God Supplies Through Others
18:19 We All Depend on God’s Mercy
21:09 How Do We Change Our Hearts?
22:43 Pray and Give Thanks for Everyone
24:52 Learning to See the Value in People
28:54 Praying God’s Heart for Others
29:48 Scriptures to Pray for People
30:54 Words That Give Grace
32:52 Become a Source of Life

Put it into practice:
Think of one person you find difficult to appreciate. Pray for their good using Ephesians 1:17–18 or Ephesians 3:16–19. Before your next church service, pray for those attending and serving, then look for one way to encourage someone.

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It can be easier to believe God will help someone else than to trust Him with the needs in our own lives. What happens when we believe His promises are true, but feel too weak, unqualified, or limited to receive them?

In Peace for Every Deficit, Chad Giddens explores the gap between what God promises and what we believe is possible for ourselves. Beginning with Romans 15:13, he explains how fear, condemnation, and self-reliance can shape our expectations—and how faith in God’s Word can begin to change them.

Through Scripture and personal examples, Chad encourages listeners to bring their sense of inadequacy to God, depend on the Holy Spirit, and put the Word into practice.

In this episode:
• Why we can trust God for others but struggle to trust Him for ourselves
• How our beliefs shape our expectations
• What it means to mix faith with God’s Word
• Why God’s promises depend on His power rather than our ability
• How to respond when our hearts condemn us
• Practical steps for putting Scripture into practice

Key Scriptures:
Romans 15:13; Hebrews 4:2; Zechariah 4:6; Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Isaiah 41:10; Philippians 2:13.

Chapters:
00:00 Peace for Every Deficit
01:32 The God of Hope
03:25 Why We Struggle
07:13 The One Thing That Shapes Our Expectation
11:32 Mixing Faith with the Word
16:09 When We Measure Faith by Our Ability
17:53 Not by Might, but by His Spirit
20:20 God Supplies the Joy, Peace, and Power
23:17 God’s Love Answers Our Inadequacy
25:40 Putting Scripture into Practice
27:01 When Your Heart Condemns You
29:57 Moving Beyond Limiting Beliefs
32:59 Let God’s Love Become Your Foundation

Put it into practice:
Choose one area where you readily trust God for someone else but hesitate to trust Him for yourself. Identify the belief behind that hesitation. Read a relevant passage in context, bring that belief to God in prayer, and consider how you can respond in faith today.

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