Heart Check Podcast

What if you can know the Bible… and still not know God?

In John 5:31–47, Jesus confronts religious leaders who searched the Scriptures, studied God’s Word, and knew the text—but completely missed the Person the Scriptures were pointing to: Jesus.

In this episode, Pastor Los unpacks the three witnesses Jesus gives to testify about who He is: John the Baptist, Jesus’ own teachings and miracles, and God the Father Himself. But Jesus takes it even deeper when He says, “You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!”

This is a heart check for all of us.

Are we coming to God’s Word with a humble heart that is willing to be changed and transformed? Or are we searching Scripture simply to prove our opinions, defend our positions, or find arguments for what we already believe?

Because there’s a difference between knowing the Word of God and knowing the God of the Word.

In this episode, Pastor Los challenges us to stop simply searching the Scriptures—and allow the Scriptures to search us.

Are you reading God’s Word to know Him—or just to support what you already believe?

My prayer is that we would come to Scripture with humble hearts, allowing God’s Word to correct us, convict us, transform us, and make us more like Jesus.

Let’s search the Word so we can know the God of the Word.

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Are you desperate for Jesus—or are you just around Him?

In Mark 5, we meet a woman who had been suffering for 12 years. She had spent everything she had searching for healing, but nothing worked. Then she heard about Jesus. In the middle of a crowd, she fought her way through just to touch His robe, believing that if she could only reach Jesus, everything could change.

But there’s a deeper question in this story: Are we actually reaching for Jesus, or are we just part of the crowd?

In this episode, Pastor Los shares a vulnerable part of his own story of walking through deep grief, desperation, and loss—and realizing that in his pain, he was reaching for things that could never give him what only Jesus could.

Sometimes desperation isn't the worst place to be. Sometimes it's the place where we finally realize how badly we need Jesus.

Maybe you've been holding onto bitterness, grief, sin, control, temporary pleasures, or something else that's keeping you from reaching for Him. Maybe you've been around Jesus for a long time, but you've never truly surrendered to Him.

This is your heart check:

Are you a spectator of Jesus, or are you reaching for Jesus?

Because the robe didn't heal the woman. Her faith in the One wearing the robe did.

If you're hurting, searching, or feeling desperate right now, press play and listen to this episode all the way through. Let this message challenge you to identify what you've been reaching for instead of Jesus—and take a moment to surrender it to Him.

Then share this episode with someone who needs the reminder that Jesus is still worth reaching for. You never know who might be walking through a season of desperation and needs to hear this message today.

Who is Jesus really? A prophet? A teacher? The Messiah? Or is He God in the flesh?

In this episode of Heart Check Podcast, Pastor Los continues through the Gospel of John and teaches through John 5:16–30, where Jesus makes some powerful statements about His relationship with God the Father.

When the religious leaders confront Jesus for healing on the Sabbath, Jesus tells them:

“My Father is always working, and so am I.” — John 5:17 (NLT)

That statement wasn't just controversial—it was a direct claim about who Jesus is. Jesus goes on to speak about His authority to give life, His authority to judge, His unity with the Father, and the honor He deserves.

In this episode, we’ll unpack what Scripture teaches about Jesus being fully God and fully human, His willingness to submit to the Father's will, and why knowing who Jesus truly is isn't just a theological debate—it is foundational to our faith.

Pastor Los also connects John 5 to Philippians 2, Colossians 1, Hebrews 1, Genesis 15, and other passages to show the bigger story of God's plan to redeem humanity through Jesus. 

Jesus is the giver of life.
Jesus is the sustainer of life.
Jesus is the judge.
Jesus is the truth.
Jesus is the way.
Jesus is the life.

And one day, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

This episode is a reminder to check our hearts against God's Word—not against what culture says, not against what people in the comments say, but against the truth revealed in Scripture.

Heart Check Questions:

• Do I truly know who Jesus is?
• Is my view of Jesus based on Scripture or what I've been told?
• Am I fully trusting in Jesus as Lord?
• Am I willing to submit my life to the Father's will like Jesus modeled for us?

Jesus is not just part of the Gospel message—He is the message.

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What if Jesus looked directly at the place where you’ve been stuck and asked you a simple question: “Would you like to get well?”

In Episode 35 of Heart Check Podcast, Pastor Los continues through the Gospel of John and dives into one of Jesus’ most powerful miracles—healing a man who had been sick for 38 years at the Pool of Bethesda.

But this story is about so much more than physical healing.

Jesus speaks directly to the heart of this man—and to ours. Sometimes we become so comfortable in our sin, our pain, our insecurity, or our old way of living that we begin to make excuses for why we can’t change. We keep looking toward the “pool” for our healing when Jesus, the Great Physician, is standing right in front of us.

Pastor Los challenges us to ask:

What are the “mats” we’ve left behind? What old habits, sins, relationships, coping mechanisms, or worldly things are we still holding onto—even after Jesus has changed our lives?

Jesus doesn’t just call us to be healed. He calls us to walk differently because we’ve been healed.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why Jesus asks, “Would you like to get well?”
• How excuses can keep us stuck in sin
• What it means to pick up your mat and walk
• Leaving behind the things we once depended on
• The difference between religion and knowing the heart of God
• Why faith requires action
• What it looks like to actually live transformed by Jesus
• How to stay rooted in Christ so we don't drift back to who we used to be

If Jesus has healed you, restored you, and saved you, don’t keep living like you’re still sick.

Pick up your mat.
Leave the old life behind.
Fix your eyes on Jesus.
And walk.

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What happens when something we know so well becomes something we no longer appreciate?

In this episode of Heart Check Podcast, Pastor Los continues through the Gospel of John in John 4:39–54, picking up right after Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman.

The Samaritan woman encounters Jesus, realizes that He truly knows her and loves her, and immediately runs to tell others about Him. The people of her town eventually encounter Jesus for themselves and declare that He is “the Savior of the world.”

But when Jesus returns to Galilee, we’re reminded that familiarity can sometimes keep us from recognizing who Jesus truly is. And if we’re not careful, the same thing can happen to us.

We can grow up hearing the Gospel, going to church, reading our Bibles, and talking about Jesus so often that we allow the greatest story ever told to become just another story. Jesus can become so familiar that we lose our awe, our reverence, and our hunger for Him.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Jesus knows you—and He loves you.
• The Gospel is for everyone.
• Your testimony can point people toward Jesus.
• Don’t get discouraged when someone doesn’t immediately believe.
• Don’t let familiarity with Jesus rob you of your awe of Jesus.
• Are you following Jesus because of who He is—or only because of what He can do?
• Our faith should radically transform the way we live.

The question for all of us is simple:

Have I become too familiar with Jesus?

Jesus isn’t just another person. He isn’t just a Sunday morning routine. He isn’t just someone we run to when we need a miracle.

He is the Savior of the world. He is our Lord. He is our King. And He is worthy of our first and our best.

My prayer is that we would never let the Gospel become mundane, but that every day we would encounter Jesus with fresh awe, surrender, and worship.

What happens when Jesus meets you in the middle of your brokenness—and knows everything about you?

In this episode of Heart Check Podcast, Pastor Los continues through the Gospel of John and dives into one of the most powerful stories in Scripture: Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well.

In John 4, Jesus intentionally travels through Samaria—a place most Jewish people would avoid—and begins a conversation with a Samaritan woman. She was an outsider. She was carrying a complicated past. She was trying to avoid people.

But Jesus was waiting for her.

“But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” — John 4:14 (NLT)

This woman came to the well looking for physical water, but Jesus offered her something so much greater: Living Water.

Throughout their conversation, Jesus doesn't ignore her past or avoid the truth about her life. He brings it into the light. Not to shame her. Not to condemn her. But to reveal who He is and what He came to do.

Jesus meets us where we are, but He loves us too much to leave us there.

Pastor Los breaks down the powerful cultural and biblical context behind this story and explores what it means to truly be satisfied in Jesus. Because the truth is, we can keep going back to the wells of this world—relationships, success, sex, money, validation, and temporary pleasures—but eventually, we will become thirsty again.

Only Jesus can satisfy the deepest thirst of our souls.

This episode also dives into Jesus' call to worship the Father in Spirit and in truth. We don't have to choose between the truth of God's Word and the power of the Holy Spirit.

We need both.

And after the Samaritan woman encounters Jesus, everything changes. She leaves her water jar behind and runs back to her village to tell everyone about the man who knew everything she had ever done.

That's what happens when you truly encounter Jesus. You can't keep the Good News to yourself.

Jesus reminds His disciples that the fields are already ripe for harvest, and we have the opportunity to participate in God's mission by sharing the Gospel, making disciples, and helping people come to know Him.

The Samaritan woman came to the well carrying her past. But she left knowing the Messiah.

What are you continuing to go back to for satisfaction that only Jesus can truly provide? And are you willing to let Jesus speak truth into the areas of my life that need healing, repentance, and transformation?

Jesus knows everything about you.
Jesus sees every part of your story.
And He still invites you to come to Him.

If this episode encouraged you, share it with someone who needs the reminder that Jesus can meet them right where they are—and give them the Living Water their soul has been searching for.

What happens when we stop making it about us and start making it all about Jesus?

In this episode of Heart Check Podcast, Pastor Los dives into one of the most powerful and challenging verses in the Gospel of John:

“He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.” — John 3:30 (NLT)

John the Baptist’s disciples were concerned because more people were following Jesus than John. But John understood something that every follower of Jesus—and especially every Christian leader—needs to remember: the goal was never to build our platform. The goal is to point people to Jesus.

Pastor Los gets real about his own journey into ministry, wrestling with feelings of inadequacy, his past, his failures, and the question, “Who am I to do this?” Through 1 Corinthians 1:26–31, we’re reminded that God doesn’t call us because we have everything figured out. He chooses ordinary, unlikely, and imperfect people so that He gets the glory.

This episode is a reminder that “less of me” doesn’t mean thinking less of yourself. It means recognizing who lives inside of you.

The power isn’t in our strength, our intelligence, our abilities, our platform, or our accomplishments.

It’s Jesus in us.

So whether you’re leading a ministry, walking through a season of singleness, questioning your calling, struggling with your past, or simply trying to follow Jesus faithfully, this episode is an invitation to surrender again:

Jesus, become greater and greater in me, and let me become less and less.

Are you becoming more focused on yourself, your platform, your success, and what people think of you—or are you becoming more focused on Jesus?

He must become greater.
I must become less.

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“You must not murder.” - Exodus 20:13

At first glance, the sixth commandment seems pretty straightforward. Most of us hear it and think, “Well, I haven't murdered anybody, so I'm good.”

But when Jesus teaches on this commandment in Matthew 5, He raises the bar. Jesus shows us that God isn't only concerned with our outward actions—He's concerned with what's happening inside our hearts.

In this episode of Heart Check Podcast, Pastor Los dives into the sixth commandment and asks a question that might make all of us uncomfortable:

Who am I murdering in my heart?

What does it look like to carry contempt, bitterness, resentment, unforgiveness, pride, or a cold shoulder toward someone? And what happens when we allow those things to take root in our hearts?

As followers of Jesus, we're called to something higher. We're called to love God and love others, to see people as image-bearers of God, and to reflect Jesus everywhere we go.

Jesus doesn't just want us to look holy on the outside. He wants to transform us from the inside out.

This episode is an invitation to slow down, examine your heart, and ask the Holy Spirit:

“God, is there anyone I'm holding anger, bitterness, or contempt toward that I need to surrender to You?”

Because when Jesus has our hearts, His love should overflow into the way we treat the people around us.

Heart Check:
Are there people you're treating differently because of what's happening in your heart toward them? Have you surrendered that hurt, anger, bitterness, or unforgiveness to Jesus?

Jesus raises the bar. It's not just about what we do on the outside. It's about who we are on the inside. 

Many people believe in Jesus because of what He can do—but have they truly surrendered to who He is?

In Episode 30 of Heart Check Podcast, Pastor Los dives into one of the most life-changing conversations in all of Scripture: Jesus' encounter with Nicodemus. While John 3:16 may be one of the most recognized verses in the Bible, it's often separated from the conversation that gives it its full meaning.

Jesus wasn't speaking to an atheist or someone far from God—He was speaking to one of the most religious men in Israel. Through this powerful conversation, Jesus reveals that salvation isn't found in religion, good works, church attendance, family heritage, or follow the Law. It's found in being born again through faith in Him.

Together we'll unpack:

• Why Jesus doesn't just want fans—He desires true followers.


• The difference between religion and a real relationship with Jesus.


• What it actually means to be born again.


• Why salvation is received by grace through faith—not earned by our efforts.


• The significance of the bronze serpent and how it points directly to Jesus.


• The deeper meaning behind John 3:16 and God's incredible love for the world.


• Why people often run from the Light—and how true healing begins when we bring everything into Christ's presence.

This passage reminds us that Jesus didn't come to make bad people behave better—He came to make spiritually dead people spiritually alive. He isn't offering a slightly improved life; He's offering an entirely new one.

Are you trusting in religion, your good works, or your church attendance… or have you truly been born again through faith in Jesus? Do you simply love what Jesus can do for you, or do you love Him for who He is?

Grab your Bible, your journal, and let's continue walking verse-by-verse through the Gospel of John as we discover the life-changing truth of the Gospel together.

Who are you... really?

In a world that constantly tells us to find our identity in our careers, relationships, achievements, appearance, or the opinions of others, it's easy to lose sight of who God says we are. But the truth is, if your identity is built on things that change, your confidence will always be unstable.

In this episode of Heart Check Podcast, Pastor Los let’s God’s Word lead you to discover the life-changing truth that our identity isn't something we earn—it's something we receive through Jesus Christ.

Together, we'll unpack what it means to be a new creation, a child of God, God's masterpiece, and an ambassador for Christ. We'll also talk honestly about the struggle of carrying shame from our past, believing the lies of the enemy, and learning to truly accept the identity God has already given us through His Son.

In this episode, we'll explore:

• Why your past no longer defines you—Jesus does.
• The difference between knowing your identity and actually accepting it.
• How God's grace frees us from striving for His approval.
• What it looks like to live as Christ's ambassador every single day.

No matter what you've done, what you've been called, or what you've believed about yourself, God's Word has the final say.

When you know who you are in Christ, you stop chasing who the world says you should be.