Further Faith Podcast

The apostles have been ordered to stop speaking about Jesus, but their answer is growing bolder. Clint and Michael explore how the Holy Spirit stands with this vulnerable community as an active witness, how God works through human weakness, and why the promise of forgiveness can unsettle established power. Along the way, an accusation about Jesus’ blood raises a surprising possibility: could words intended to assign guilt also point toward the grace offered to everyone?

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Why would God open a prison door only to send the apostles back to the place where they were arrested? In Acts 5:12-26, Clint and Michael explore a church where healing, generosity, and courageous teaching belong together, and where freedom carries an invitation to keep sharing the good news. From neighbors carrying the sick to the surprising work of God in dark places, this conversation asks what we might notice if we expected God to interrupt our familiar routines.

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What happens when the desire to look generous overtakes the desire to live honestly? Clint and Michael explore the unsettling story of Ananias and Sapphira, Peter's reminder that the couple remained free to use their own money, and the deception that brought fear upon the early church. Join a candid conversation about faith, reputation, and what it means to bring our real selves before God and one another.

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What would people call you if they named you by the way you live your faith? Clint and Michael explore the church in Acts 4:32-37, where shared life, resurrection hope, and grace become practical care for neighbors, and Barnabas becomes known as an encourager whose giving costs him something. From meals and everyday help to the resources we hold most closely, this conversation invites us to imagine a community where everyone has a part in generosity and no one's needs are forgotten.

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What would you pray for after being warned to stop speaking about Jesus? In Acts 4:23-31, the gathered church asks for boldness, and its prayer opens a conversation about God's care, the risks of faithful witness, and the Spirit's renewing presence. Join Clint and Michael as they explore a room shaken by prayer, the church's responsibility to remember believers facing persecution, and the moments of encouragement that help us take our next faithful step together.

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What gives ordinary people the courage to speak when powerful voices tell them to stop? In Acts 4:13–22, Peter and John stand beside a man whose healing cannot be denied, and their answer begins with what they have seen and heard. Join Clint and Michael as they explore the Spirit's work through everyday people, the real risks of the early church's witness, and the possibility that sharing faith can start with an honest account of what God is doing in your life.

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What if salvation reaches further into daily life than we usually imagine? As Peter and John answer for a man's healing, Clint and Michael explore rescue, reconciliation, and the courage to tell the same story in front of a crowd or a council. Their conversation turns a daunting idea like being a witness into an invitation for ordinary people: speak honestly about what you have experienced, and let following Jesus shape the things you do and say.

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What happens when a call to repent also becomes a promise of refreshment? As Peter closes his temple proclamation, Clint and Michael follow the thread from forgiveness to the restoration of creation, from Abraham's covenant to a blessing that reaches beyond what the early church can yet imagine. Even people Peter has confronted over their opposition to Jesus receive an invitation to turn toward God, raising a searching question about how wide our own communities are willing to open the door.

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A crowd gathers around a healed man, but Peter refuses to become the center of the story: the power belongs to the risen Jesus. In Acts 3:11–16, Clint and Michael explore the apostle's surprising humility, the difficult words he speaks to this particular crowd, and the confidence behind his witness. Discover how a miracle becomes an invitation for the church to share what it has seen of God's grace and to make that grace visible through acts of blessing.

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Before the crowd sees a miracle, Peter and John see a person: a man asking for help at the Beautiful Gate. This conversation follows the movement from attentive compassion to healing, gratitude, and public wonder, asking how the Spirit continues the work of Jesus through the church. Clint and Michael make room for the extraordinary without blaming those who remain unhealed, and invite us to notice the grace already at work through ordinary care, shared life, and eyes open to our neighbors.

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