Hardwired with Jeff Wickwire

Moses could have spent his entire life without giving a single thought to the plight of his fellow Israelites. He lived the life of a prince and had access to all of the riches in Egypt. While you and I probably didn’t grow up in royalty, we similarly have the opportunity to live for worldly things. But Pastor Jeff teaches us today that to live a truly fulfilling life, we need to reject the riches of this world! When we leave all that behind to obey the Lord, we establish a place for ourselves in His eternal Kingdom!

Everyone knows that a boomerang is supposed to come back to you when you throw it, but have you actually tried it for yourself? It turns out that it takes some practice to properly throw that boomerang without it crashing to the ground. Today, Pastor Jeff teaches you about the story of Moses and how his life began with a giant act of faith! His mother placed her newborn son in a basket on the Nile River, entrusting him to God, and was soon rewarded as Pharaoh’s daughter enlisted her to care for her own son!

If you’ve ever been in a large community, you’ve probably noticed people naturally congregate in smaller groups and form their own little cliques within the larger group. We see this a lot in high schools, but it can happen anywhere, even in the Body of Christ! In today’s message, Pastor Jeff reminds us not to show favoritism in the body of Christ. All of us are designed to fulfill a specific purpose, and that means we are all important and valuable! No believer is worth more than their brother or sister.

We don’t always get to know how our actions will affect future generations of believers. Even in the small tasks we do to serve the Lord every day, He is planting seeds around us that can grow to produce fantastic fruit! In today’s message, Pastor Jeff teaches us about Phoebe and how Paul sent her to the Roman church with the letter that became the book of Romans. Without Phoebe’s faithful journey, one of the most important theological books of the New Testament might never have been written!

One of the greatest evangelists of all time was Billy Graham. He held his first crusade in 1947, and his final crusade was in 2005. That’s nearly sixty years of ministry! And even after his retirement, God still used Billy Graham to further the Gospel to all corners of the Earth. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff reminds you that the work of the Gospel is never done, and as long as you have breath, there is something that you can do for God’s Kingdom! The harvest is great, but the workers are few.

When you start to learn how to cook, you may rely on a few recipes and follow them to the letter to cook tasty and nutritious food. But after a few repetitions, you may not need to rely on those recipes as much, and soon enough, cooking will feel like second nature to you! In today’s message, Pastor Jeff reminds you that you won’t become strong in your walk with Christ if you aren’t spending time in God’s Word, learning more about Him! You need to get to the point where obeying God comes naturally to you.

The Bible teaches us to be careful as we walk with God, making sure that we don’t stumble and fall into temptation along the way. However, we aren’t just responsible for our own lives! In today’s message, Pastor Jeff reminds us that we should also avoid becoming stumbling blocks for our fellow believers. If we engage in behavior that could cause a brother or sister in Christ to stumble, the most loving thing we can do for that person is not expose them to something that would cause them to struggle.

In the documentary Free Solo, a rock climber named Alex Honnold performs the first-ever free solo climb of El Capitan, a three-thousand-foot-tall rock in Yosemite National Park. He has to have complete certainty of his abilities because he has no tools or helpers to assist him on his climb. Pastor Jeff teaches you today that Abraham had to have an even greater level of faith in God! He had faith that even though he was climbing a mountain to sacrifice his son to the Lord, he would not be returning alone.

In C.S. Lewis’ book The Screwtape Letters, the demon Screwtape gives instructions to his nephew, Wormwood, on how to make a Christian man lose his faith. Wormwood is told to use subtle methods to undermine the man’s faith in God, so that it crumbles from the inside out. Pastor Jeff teaches you today that Satan will employ those very tactics against you! He places trials and obstacles in your life to attack your faith in God, but you can resist him by choosing to trust in God, despite your struggles. 

If you ever go on a missions trip to another country, you may be surprised by some of the customs in their worship services that you’re not used to at your home church! Maybe the songs they sing are different, or the people dress differently than you’re used to. But in today’s message, Pastor Jeff reminds you that to be unified as the body of Christ, you must recognize that one size does not fit all. As long as you are reading and believing in God’s Word, those small differences should not divide the body!