Live the Bible with Wayne Stiles

Trying to figure out someone's reasons for what they do is tough business.

Often we think we know, but more often, we're guessing. Trying to figure out our own motives isn't much easier.

Of course, as Christians, we want to do all we do for the glory of God. That's great. But our walk with God can come to a standstill when (in truth) we chase our own interests in the name of Jesus.

In this episode of the podcast, Live the Bible, Jesus teaches His disciples (and us) that our Christian life is not about personal ambition, but it's about something far more satisfying.

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Have you seen the carrot and stick routine? It’s how you get a mule to keep moving by dangling a carrot two inches from his face. Always moving but never getting there. Sounds like us sometimes, doesn’t it? 

We chase our dream of what we’d like life to be (now), but it so often never comes. Why is that? 

In this episode of Live the Bible, Jesus helps His disciples make sense of what they’re chasing. He gives them a literal mountaintop experience to remind them what’s for now and what’s for later. We need that same reminder right where we are today.  

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There is always a next step in your relationship with Jesus Christ. But how do you know what step to take? Thankfully, Jesus tells us. 

In this episode of Live the Bible, Jesus reveals that no matter how well we know Him, He still has much to teach us about Himself. Here's how He wants us to grow. 

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Why do you do what you do? Our motives are the fuel in our tanks. That’s why, when some in Jesus’ day did things with false motives, He warned them of the dangers of hypocrisy.  

In this episode of Live the Bible, we’ll look at two questions that can help us avoid the dangers of hypocrisy in our personal lives— and help us have motives that honor God.  

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Your Christian life isn’t hard. It’s impossible. So impossible, in fact, you cannot do it on your own. But that’s okay.  

In this episode of Live the Bible, Jesus gave His disciples some impossible commands, and then taught them (and us) how to do them with His help. One of the miracles Jesus performs is the only miracle included in all four gospels, except for the resurrection. Its application for us is that important.  

God’s greatest work in your life is not what He does through you— but what He does in you.  

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God’s grace makes it safe to see ourselves as we really are. Why? Because we know that regardless of what we see, God will never reject us.  

This helps us listen to God. But how?  

In this episode of Live the Bible, we’re going to discover how to hear from God. But honestly, it’s not about the source as much as it is about how we choose to listen.  

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If you ever wonder why God seems to work in everybody else's life, but yours, I have good news. Whatever it is you’re struggling with today, Jesus hasn’t forgotten you. 

When we listen to the answered prayers of others, or we hear someone share their good news, it’s easy to think, That's great, but why doesn't that happen in my life?

This episode of Live the Bible introduces us to three people who interacted with Christ, and one of them will speak directly to whatever you’re struggling with right now.  

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I don’t know much about your life. But then again, I do.

You and I both are struggling to trust God for something that feels urgent. And often, we find ourselves feeling swamped. Stuck in a raging storm.

In this episode of Live the Bible, Jesus shows us what to do in the storm— how to find a calm we never knew existed. 

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Let’s be honest, sometimes it seems like the wheels are coming off—both in the world and in our lives. What is God doing?  

In this episode of Live the Bible, Jesus will tell us what God is doing when nothing is happening. Frankly, it’s great to know that if God plants potatoes, then potatoes will grow? (I explain that more in the podcast.)  

God’s plan hasn’t skipped a beat in the world or in our lives.  

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With God, your life can make an amazing difference. That’s right, your life. In this episode of Live the Bible, Jesus shows us that no matter where you are or what you've done, you can always come to God and start fresh—and bear fruit for Him. 

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