Michael Ott's Podcast

Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. He made it so easy to bear fruit just by staying connected. Listen and be encouraged by these words.

Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah when He said "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,To preach the acceptable year of the Lord."

The same Holy Spirit is upon us and for the same reason. Listen and be encouraged by this message.

Jesus and the disciples were in a boat when a storm arose. Jesus rebuked the storms and stilled the sea. The storms and troubles in our world are not sent from God. Our loving Father wants us to learn how to rule over the storms and calamities of the earth. Listen and be encouraged and learn how to Stop the Storm.

You may wonder what all these things have in common. They are all in one chapter of the bible in Luke Chapter Fifteen. Listen and be encouraged by the love that our Great Shepherd has for each of us.

Jesus paid the ultimate price to set us free from the law of sin and death. Maybe it's time we understood what true grace is for and learn to Live in Grace.

This is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us. Everything He does is anchored deep in his love for us. We should love each other the same. Listen and be encouraged about how much you are loved.

Peter found out that one day with Jesus on your boat can change everything. Listen and be encouraged by this more than a fish story.

The bible tells us that many are called but few are chosen. It's simple, God is calling and if you answer you are chosen. I have many people ask me how to know if you are called? If you will seek the Lord with serious prayer and alone time he will show you who you are and what you are called to do. Here is the example of my own calling. Listen and be encouraged.

Religion tells us what we must do to please God. The gospel tells us what Jesus did for us. When we hear what wonderful things Jesus did for us we fall in love with him and do things out of love that we could never do out of religion. It's not about what we do. It's about what Jesus did. Listen and be encouraged.

The church was built on the foundation of God's love for us and our love for him and each other. It's time to get back to our roots.