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It’s Witness Wednesday! A sharp history student, Cole, wrestles with the resurrection, truth, and his own conscience—then a Hebrew Roots believer named Carlos questions Easter, church tradition, and the name “Jesus.”

Segment 1

• A thoughtful agnostic history major explores the reliability of Scripture and the resurrection.

• Todd walks him through manuscript evidence and eyewitness testimony.

• Can Christianity stand the test of history?

Segment 2

• The conversation turns from intellect to conscience—lying, lust, blasphemy, and guilt before God.

• Justice and mercy collide at the cross as Todd explains how forgiveness is possible.

• Will Cole see his need for grace?

Segment 3

• The tension rises: evidence vs. surrender.

• Todd reminds Cole that the Christian faith is intellectual, but it’s not JUST intellectual.

• Todd urges Cole to respond before it’s too late.

Segment 4

• A self-described believer rejects “Easter,” insists on “Yeshua,” and blends Hebrew roots with Christian faith.

• Todd probes what’s behind the name debate and where saving faith truly rests.

• Can focusing on details make us miss the gospel itself?

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Welcome to episode #245! ️ Pure Victory Podcast: What Appetites Are You Creating?

What are you feeding your heart and mind every day? Because whatever you feed — grows.

In this episode, Braden unpacks how our spiritual and emotional appetites are formed not by accident, but by what we consistently take in. From social media habits to what we watch or listen to, our daily choices quietly shape what we crave — for better or worse.

Key Points:

• Our appetites are learned. Just like we develop a taste for coffee or sugar, we also develop cravings for what we continually consume spiritually and emotionally.
• Temptation starts with attention. (James 1:14) Before sin grows, something first catches our eye or mind — what we focus on shapes what we desire.
• Not everything that looks good is good. Eve’s story shows how subtle, attractive things can redirect our appetites away from God.
• Appetites can change. When you start “feeding” yourself with God’s Word, prayer, and truth, unhealthy cravings lose their pull.
• Freedom isn’t about willpower. It’s not saying, “I won’t crave that anymore,” but choosing to replace it with something better.
• What you feed grows. What you starve dies. That’s as true spiritually as it is physically.

Practical Steps:

Want to reshape your appetites this week? Try this:

1. Take stock. Ask, “What am I feeding my heart and mind daily?” Think about your media, conversations, and routines.
2. Discern the direction. Are those things drawing you closer to God or feeding unhealthy appetites like comparison, lust, or discontentment?
3. Make one swap. Replace one unhealthy input with something nourishing — a worship playlist, a devotional, or quiet time in Scripture.
4. Be patient. Just like cutting sugar, your cravings will change over time. Stay consistent.
5. Pray for awareness. Ask God to reveal the subtle things that shape your heart. Remember: awareness is curative.

Scripture Highlights:

• James 1:14 — “Each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own desires and enticed.”
• Genesis 3:6 — “When the woman saw that the fruit… was pleasing to the eye…”
• Psalm 34:8 — “Taste and see that the Lord is good.”

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Jesus declared he would not eat the Passover again until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God. Dr. John explores this final Passover meal, unpacking the symbolism of the four cups, unleavened bread, and bitter herbs that point forward to the marriage supper of the Lamb. He reveals why Jesus had overwhelming passion for this meal—it was both the last before his suffering and a preview of the greatest celebration to come, yet shadowed by Judas' betrayal.

The End of the Age: Our desire to see into the future is more than curiosity. We want to know what will happen so we can be prepared. If we know what the weather will be, what the stock market will do or how our job interview will turn out, we can adjust accordingly. In this 10-message series, Dr. John Neufeld teaches on Jesus' words and actions from Luke 21-22. Jesus points to the end of the age and describes what will be. While He doesn't answer our question of "When?", Jesus tells believers how to be ready. If we live as prepared people, the timing of Jesus' return will not catch us off guard.

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On this episode of Practice Makes Parent, Dr. Danny Huerta and Rebecca St. James, welcome Brandon and David Lindell to discuss the challenges and responsibilities of modern fatherhood. We'll talk about the importance of self-awareness, character, and heart formation in men and their sons. It highlights the pressures men face today, such as isolation, economic stress, and toxic online influences, and emphasizes that true strength lies in vulnerability and emotional engagement.

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Explore with Pastor Chuck Swindoll the steps Christians need to take to be ready morally and spiritually for Christ’s return.

From the Series: Romans: The Christian’s Constitution

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Sometimes when things don’t go our way we get upset. Changing our perspective on the situation may be all we need to calm down.

Rosie Makinney discovered her husband’s pornography addiction during their honeymoon. This was a devastating revelation, yet she also knew the porn had to stop and boldly challenged her husband to choose to save their marriage. As a result, Rosie’s husband began a recovery process with a support group, accountability and fellowship. Rosie formed her own group for wives of porn addicts. In this interview, Rosie will offer a Bible-based strategy for wives who want to rescue their marriages from their husband’s pornography addiction. Rosie also addresses how a growing number of women and girls are now becoming addicted to pornography.

On a visit to the home area where my wife grew up, she took me to this picturesque spot along the beautiful river there. When she was a little girl, she and her whole family went swimming there with the pastor of their church and his wife. That little patch of river became the scene of a dramatic rescue that afternoon. The pastor almost drowned and my father-in-law jumped in and literally saved this pastor's life. I learned recently that that pastor was one of four people that my father-in-law saved from drowning in his life. He got very serious about that when he told me the reason why. He told me about a time when he was a boy, and he literally watched two young girls drown in a river before he even knew how to swim. Immediately after that he learned to swim and to rescue drowning people. You know what motivated him? I'll tell you what, in his own words, he said, "I saw someone I couldn't rescue and I decided, right then, that it would never happen again."

I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "Rescue Ready."

Our word for today from the Word of God, 1 Peter 3:15 - "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have." Did you get those words? "Always be prepared!" to explain that hope that you found in Jesus. So, do you feel prepared to do that, always?

Why is it so important? Because of God's command. Proverbs 24:11 says, "Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering towards slaughter." If you know Jesus, you know those about-to-die people it's talking about. You know who they are. Listen to Jesus' words in John 3:36 - "Whoever believes in the Son (that's Him) has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life." That's people you know, and it says about them, "God's wrath remains on him."

My father-in-law saw dying people he couldn't rescue, so he made up his mind, in his words, "to never let that happen again." He did what he had to do to learn how to be a rescuer, and he saved four lives as a result. People who are spiritually lost don't know they're dying, but you know it if you believe what Jesus said about heaven and hell. How many times have you felt like you should have said something about your Savior but you just weren't ready and another spiritually drowning person slipped beyond your grasp?

You can't do anything about those missed opportunities, and we all have a lot of those. I do. But you can make up your mind that you're going to do what you have to do to be ready for rescuing from now on. "Like what?" you say. Like thinking through how you would explain what Jesus did in the kind of non-religious words that a lost person would understand. Talk about life's most important relationship, not a religion!

I encourage people to present Christ this way. There's a relationship you're created to have. Colossians 1:16 - "All things were created by Him and for Him." But it's a relationship you don't have because of your sin; you running your life instead of God running it. Isaiah 59:2, "Your sins have separated you from your God." But it's a relationship you can have because of what Jesus did on the cross by paying the death penalty. And 1 Peter 3:18 talks about Him dying in your place.

And it's a relationship you must choose. That's all in John 3:16 - "God loved the world so much He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life." But put their name in that verse.

You also get ready for rescue when you think through your personal Jesus-story - your Hope Story. How is your life different because of Jesus? They want to know what the difference is that Jesus makes.

Finally, pray daily for God to give you a natural opportunity to talk about your relationship with Jesus. Get yourself ready. We've let enough drowni