Jesus Changes People

The guys are spending a couple of their holiday season episodes with a New Year’s focus on the power of yes, no, and maybe. In this episode, Ken and Mike conclude their holiday season with the power of maybe. They discuss waiting on God, who God is to us in the waiting, the anxiety in waiting and how we handle it, waiting with pain and hardship, and what weakness produces in us during waiting. A listener asks the guys to explain what the word liturgical means in relation to Christianity. What’s the significance of the Gutenberg Bible? And the guys make 2025 predictions. How many would you predict they get right?

Passages: Isaiah 40:28-31, Isaiah 26:3, Philippians 4:4-9, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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The guys are spending a couple of their holiday season episodes with a New Year’s focus on the power of yes, no, and maybe. In this episode, Mike and Ken explore the power of no. They discuss how we say no, what we say no to, who helps us say no, discipleship, denying versus getting rid of self, where we are and are not given more than we can handle, and how we deal with temptation. A listener wants to know what the guys think are some of the most returned gifts after Christmas. What’s an arky, arky and how does it find it’s way into this episode? And the guys predict what different celebrities opened as Christmas gifts on Christmas day.

Passages: Titus 2:11-13, Luke 9:23-25, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Matthew 6:13

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The guys shift in their holiday season from the Christmas focus of God with us to a New Year’s focus on the power of yes, no, and maybe. Ken and Mike will spend the three remaining episodes in this season on yes, no, and maybe. In this episode, Mike and Ken explore the power of yes. They discuss how the temporary versus the eternal plays into our yeses, counting the cost of saying yes, and how we say yes by obeying out of love. A listener wants to know if New Year’s Resolutions are helpful, harmful, or useless and if there is any Biblical foundation for them. Other than the New Year, what else is celebrated on the first of the year? And is it something Ken will refuse to comment on?

Passages: John 14:23, Luke 14:25-33, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, 5:7

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The fifth and final episode in the God with us portion of the third Jesus Changes People holiday season. Mike and Ken’s focus this season comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Mike and Ken will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Christmas events. In this episode, they focus on the Shepherds and discuss the idea that we are able to know God because He is with us. They discuss God’s invitation, how He makes Himself known, our response, and what life with God is like. A listener wants to know ways they can reconnect with the meaning of Christmas. Wait, Jesus’ birthday isn’t December the 25th? Also, the guys have a special gift at the end of the episode for their listeners.

Passage: Luke 2:1-20

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The fourth episode in the God with us portion of the third Jesus Changes People holiday season. Ken and Mike’s focus this season comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Ken and Mike will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Christmas events. In this episode, they focus on Mary and discuss the idea that nothing is impossible because God is with us. They discuss how we wrestle out, come to terms with, and apply nothing being impossible with God in our spirit, soul, and body. A listener seeks the guys help for white elephant gift exchange ideas. How did we end up with the word Christmas and is Xmas a no no? Also, if you’ve waited to the last minute to shop, the guys have you covered with some great last-minute gift ideas.

Passage: Luke 1:26-56

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The third episode in the God with us Christmas season. Mike and Ken’s focus this season comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Ken and Mike will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Christmas events. In this episode, they focus on Zachariah and Elizabeth and discuss the idea that we can be tempted to think God is not with us. They discuss when God is silent; when He hasn’t answered prayers; when we only consider our resources; think we’ve done it all right; and when He isn’t working the way we expect or think He should. A listener wants to know if the guys are list makers or if they shoot from the hip when making Christmas gift lists. Also, how do Santa Claus and patron saints find their way into the episode?

Passage: Luke 1:5-25, 57-80

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Ken and Mike continue with their third Christmas season. Their focus in this season comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Mike and Ken will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Christmas events. In this episode, they focus on the Wisemen and discuss the idea that God is always with us even if we can’t sense Him. They discuss how we can know God is with us because of His word, the church, Christian history, creation, circumstances, and signs. They also discuss how we know God is with us, even if nothing else confirms it. A listener wants the guy’s opinion on real or fake Christmas trees? Also, Christmas canceled? But why?

Passage: Matthew 2:1-12

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Mike and Ken kick-off season 9 with their third Christmas season. In this season, their focus comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Ken and Mike will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Christmas events. In this episode, they focus on Joseph and discuss the idea that because God is with us, we’re never outside His care. Their conversation revolves around God’s care when the unexpected happens, when people and circumstances are against us, and when we are redirected. A listener wants to know what are the guy’s favorite things about fall? Also, what Christmas record was broken that sends the guys down another bunny trail?

Passage: Matthew 1:18-25, 2:13-23

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Ken and Mike release another Best of Did You Knows. The Did You Know segments of Jesus Changes People is the time in the show when the guys share facts about the Bible, Christian History, and Christian Oddities. Some of the Did You Knows in this volume are focused on the holiday of Thanksgiving. The others have some element linking them to Thanksgiving or giving thanks. Join Mike and Ken, as they share these facts with us again. The 6 Did You Knows came from these 6 episodes:

Season 1 - Episode 45 - November 07, 2022 - Breakfast With Jesus
Season 1 - Episode 46 - November 14, 2022 - Restoring Peter
Season 1 - Episode 47 - November 21, 2022 - Putting It Into Practice | John 1-21
Season 3 - Episode 60 - February 20, 2023 - Spiritual Fullness in Jesus
Season 6 - Episode 99 - November 20, 2023 - Victory and a Feast
Season 4 - Episode 81 - July 17, 2023 - David’s Source of Power

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Mike and Ken review some of the key elements from season 8’s trip through the book of Galatians. They discuss what we’ve learned in Galatians through the lense of three types of people: the pre-Christian, the fleshly Christian, and the spiritual Christian. With each, they delve into freedom, bondage, grace, law, flesh, and Spirit. A newer listener wants to know about the history of Jesus Chages People. Test taking can be nerve-wracking. How did the guys handle their preparations? And a 10 plagues child’s toy, seriously?

Passage: Galatians 1-6

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