Deeper Christian Podcast

Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 114

Jesus tells us that we are commanded to bear much fruit (John 15:8).

But if fruit is to come from our lives, we must ask what kind of fruit is it and how are we going to produce it.

In this episode, we examine the life of a Christian and what it means to bear much fruit—and in so doing reveal the biblical secret that Jesus tells us is required if we desire to have the Christian life and produce fruit.

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 113

There is something life-changing about traveling through Israel—not as a tourist, but as a Christian who longs to know God and His Word more. 

Passages begin to make more sense when you see them in their geological setting—when you walk the streets, climb the mountains, and swim in the waters, you see the Bible in its historical, cultural, and geographical context in a fresh and exciting way. 

We still have a few spaces left for the next Israel Study Tour this August and would love for you to join me for an adventure of a lifetime as we study God’s Word in the place where it happened. I promise your walk with Christ will grow deeper and you’ll never be able to read or study the Bible the same way again.

The registration deadline for the trip is quickly approaching (Monday, May 6), so sign up soon! 

Learn more at http://deeperchristian.com/israel

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 112

The Gospel proclaims that the redemptive work of Jesus upon the Cross was truly extravagant. 

How has God loved you? … extravagantly!

How has God forgiven you? … extravagantly!

Paul builds upon this concept in Ephesians 4:32 and writes, "forgive one another, even as God in Christ forgave you." 

So how are you called to love others? … extravagantly!

How are you to forgive others? … extravagantly!

In this episode, we build upon the previous four weeks as we've discussed David's downfall into sin, his conviction and repentance, and then where we find the power to forgive and reconcile. 

Using a clip from a recent teaching I gave, we examine what God's extravagant love and forgiveness looks like and how we are called to demonstrate that same love and forgiveness to the world around us.

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 111

Over the previous few episodes, we have talked about

• the sin and the downfall of David
• David’s conviction and repentance
• The Power to Forgive

Not only is the topic of forgiveness crucial as we deal with sin and repentance, but we must also take it a step further and work to reconcile our relationships that have been broken due to sin and hurt (either that we have caused or from someone who has hurt us).

In this episode, we continue our mini-series on sin, repentance, and forgiveness by listening to a sermon by Eric Ludy about what reconciliation is and how we should go about doing it biblically.

Though this episode is rather long, its message is critically important as we seek to walk in freedom, forgiveness, peace, and triumph in Christ.

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 110

Over the last two episodes, we have talked about sin and the downfall of David as well as his conviction and repentance.

A follow-up topic to sin and repentance is forgiveness and the call of God upon our lives to forgive others as He has forgiven us. In short, we are called to live lives of forgiveness—not a human born variety (like Dr. Phil would suggest) but what the Bible actually says about true, spirit-born forgiveness.

If we fail to live in forgiveness we will soon find unforgiveness, bitterness, and resentment entangling our lives and choking our spiritual vitality.

In this episode, we continue our mini-series on sin, repentance, and forgiveness by listening to a sermon by Eric Ludy about the importance of forgiveness and where we receive the power to forgive others comes from. 

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 109

In the last episode, we examined the downfall of David as he committed sin. In this episode, we continue to examine King David's life but as he is confronted for the sin by the prophet Nathan and David's repentance and restoration.

Using 2 Samuel 12 and Psalm 51 as the basis of our investigation, you will be reminded of the significance and travesty of sin but also of God's extravagant willingness to forgive, restore, redeem, and enable you to walk in triumph.

For those who have struggled with forgiveness or are harboring a secret sin or habitual addition or sin, this message will stir you to come before the Cross of Christ in repentance and faith and to walk in freedom, triumph, and victory. 

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 108

In our modern culture, we take sin extremely lightly. "It's no big deal!" we proclaim! "It was just one time!"

But Biblically, sin isn't something to trifle with, rather it is something that must be exposed and rooted from our lives.

Using the life of King David, looking specifically at his downfall into sin (recorded in 2 Samuel 11), this episode exposes the danger of sin and how quickly it is to cover it up (only leading to a greater tragedy and more sin).

David's life is a great picture of a man of God who (even if it was only once) decided to live out of his flesh and his own perspective and do whatever he wanted to do. And David's life is a reminder that we must not harden our hearts to God's conviction in our lives, but rather turn in repentance toward the only One who can forgive sins and bring forth life.

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 107

1 Kings 15:5 gives a tragic summary of David's life saying that David always did what was right in the eyes of God … except one time with Uriah the Hittite (speaking of his sin with Bathsheba).

How quickly a man of righteousness who had sweet intimacy with God fell to dreadful depths of sin and depravity.

While we can quickly write it off as one more leader who had moral failure, we must allow God to remind us that we too are susceptible to sin and we too can quickly fall, if we turn our gaze from Christ. We are not to have open windows or doors to sin in our lives, allowing the blizzard of sin to creep into our souls.

Using the changing of weather as an illustration, we briefly discuss David's downfall and our desperate need for Jesus every moment of every day.

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 106

Names in Scripture reveal the life, character, nature, and reputation of the person. In the last episode, we discussed the significance of the Name of God and how understanding His Names will change our lives. In this episode, we meditate upon the majestic and beautiful names of Jesus Christ.

All throughout Scripture, names and descriptions are given for Jesus Christ. In this rich meditation, we declare the Names of Jesus which beckons us unto greater intimacy, relationship, and oneness with Him.

Stand in awe of the majesty and glory of the King of kings and Lord of lords.

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 105

Shakespeare wrote in Romeo and Juliet: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”

While that may be true for the flower, it isn't true for names in the Bible.

Throughout Scripture, names of places and people hold tremendous significance … and perhaps one of the greatest discoveries is that God Himself reveals His Names. But more than a casual title, such names declare His character, nature, life, and reputation.

In this episode, we discuss the significance of names throughout Scripture (and I share one of my favorite and funny stories in the Old Testament) and show how understanding names can deepen your perspective on Scripture as well as change your life.

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