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It seems fitting to think that if we are to have fellowship with God, we need to know what it is so we can see if we are experiencing it or not. In this episode, Michael Durham defines fellowship with the Almighty from several key New Testament passages. 

Fellowship with God can occur on two different levels. One level is not experiential, and the other is. Do you long to draw closer to Christ? Then this is one episode you do not want to miss. 

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We all know that the death of Christ is essential to being right with God. However, it is also the basis of our ongoing fellowship with the Lord. Christ's death plays a considerable role in our communion with the triune God. Listen as Michael Durham explains.

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We are looking at how to walk and maintain fellowship with God. In last week’s episode, we opened up 1 John 1 and heard the Apostle John say that we can have the same kind of fellowship with God as he and the other apostles enjoyed. 

The accessibility of God is an overlooked topic. Fellowship with God is not held out and is only open to God’s elite. No, it is available to you at any time you desire. The way John states it, it should be a continual experience. Fellowship with God need never be interrupted. But there are biblical conditions for enjoying the Lord and fellowshipping with Him. Listen as Michael Durham explains.

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Is it possible for a person to consistently walk with God? Can they maintain a relationship with God and never lose fellowship with Him? Most answer no because such seems impossible, but it isn't as difficult as it sounds. Christ has removed the impossibility, and He extends to all His followers true friendship and genuine camaraderie. 

This episode is the first in a series of shows that teach from 1 John how any Christian can have heavenly fellowship with God. 

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In this episode, George Müller gives an interview, sort of, where he explains his faith and how any believer can grow in faith. Actually, Michael Durham reads a portion from Müller's biography that shares excellent remarks concerning faith. So share this episode with others and listen for yourself.

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We have learned that there are two kinds of faith, the grace of faith and the gift of faith. However, today, we are going to hear that for the grace of faith, there are three degrees or levels of it. No one starts with a complete faith that rests fully in the Lord. Faith must be tested and stressed for it to grow. The disciples were in the school of faith, and it was their Instructor's task to help their faith to rise from the lowest grade to the highest grade of faith. And that is the Lord's work in us as well. 

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How do you know that you trust God? Is there any way to gauge faith, to be sure that you trust Him? There are many biblical examples of people who thought they had faith in God when in the end, it proved that they didn’t. Peter is an example of this. With all of his heart, he believed that he really had faith in Christ and would follow the Lord even to death. But, as most of us know, Peter didn’t trust as much as he thought he did. He folded and denied knowing Jesus, not once but three times.

 So, how do you know you trust God? Listen as Michael Durham explains how you can know your faith is in the Lord.

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In last week’s podcast, we began a discussion of the fight of faith. The fight of faith is the battle to believe what God has revealed objectively and subjectively. Using Abraham’s Genesis 17 encounter with God, the first two stages of the fight of faith were explained. 

In this episode, Michael Durham continues by showing through the significant test of Abraham’s faith the last two stages of the fight of faith and teaches how we can wage this battle of faith. No matter the present challenges to your faith, you can overcome them. And in the end, know and experience the Lord more deeply. 

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Does faith make life easy, comfortable, and prosperous? If you have faith, does that mean you will be able to defeat all antagonists and put down all difficulties quickly? And if you should struggle to believe God does that mean you are unbelieving? The answer to these questions is the same. The answer is, no, not at all. There are times when our faith seems to ride high and lift us above all that would bring us down. However, there are other times when faith does not do that, and you will have to learn how to fight to believe. You will, of necessity, fight the fight of faith. 

In this episode, Michael Durham uses a significant test of Abraham's faith to demonstrate the fight of faith and to teach how we can wage this battle of faith. Please join us and learn how the Bible intersects with real life as we begin part one of the Fight of Faith. 

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How does faith increase if it does increase? Every Christian is genuinely concerned that their faith is vital and vibrant. If it is impossible to please God without faith, then it is a serious concern that our faith is healthy. However, faith is a living thing, and therefore it is not like a product that can be manufactured and spit out of an assembly line. We are not faith factories. In this episode, how faith is strengthened is examined and explained. If you have any interest in cultivating your faith, please listen.