Real Truth Matters Podcast

In this second message on faith, we explore the components of faith. These components are the building blocks of faith. Without these four components, faith in God does not exist. But what many do not know is that if one does not have faith in God, he or she has faith in something. These four building blocks are working synergistically in all people as all men exercise faith daily even if it is not in God.

Peter believed he believed. He told the Lord Jesus that he would not deny Him but stand with Him. But in the hour of testing he did something differently and denied Christ. Faith sees and acts, but Peter was motivated by a faith that was not in Jesus but in himself. In this message, Michael Durham defines faith and shows how it works.

In this message, Michael Durham, pastor of Oak Grove Baptist Church for the last 23 years, shares that his ministry is changing in focus and direction. Pastor Durham will after January 2017 be stepping down as senior pastor of OGBC and entering full-time evangelism/revival work. RTM has chosen to let you hear exactly what he shared with the church.

Christians rejoice that there is one Savior who is more than sufficient to make us right with God. The story of the Gospel is real and its power is real. There is no other message sent from heaven. This is the true good news that must be proclaimed if men and women are to be saved and have eternal life.

How do we arrive at a better self? The Apostle Paul outlines his desire to press on to perfection through the knowing of Christ. How do we know Christ better so that we can be better? We pray as you listen, you will discover the way to a more intimate relationship with Christ.

When Jesus saw the blind man of John chapter 9, He was drawn to him. A series of events began that changed the blind man. Jesus was attracted to the need the man had. He’s attracted to us for many reasons, but one is our need of His love and mercy. When a person truly learns that God gravitates to needy people whose only trust is in Him, he or she will see God’s activity.

One of the most important questions is how does one become a Christian. What is a Christian and what makes someone a Christian must be answered biblically. Too much is at stake with this question. Please listen, and discover what happens when one becomes a follower of Christ.

All Christians are familiar with the word grace, but how many of us understand grace? What it is? How does it work? The biggest question is does the grace of God eliminate our effort or does it enable effort? American Christianity has put such an emphasis on justification by grace through faith that many do not know that the grace that justifies is also the grace that sanctifies. The grace that sanctifies enables good works, "which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”

The death of Ezekiel’s wife is a puzzlement to many. How could a good God not only take Ezekiel’s wife in death but commanded that Ezekiel could not publicly mourn the loss of his wife? This message explains how we need to approach the unexplainable moments of life.

When we are physically showing symptoms of illness we usually resort to the medicine cabinet. No one likes being sick. But when it comes to our spiritual condition, we often neglect our spiritual health. This message, if you let it, will work like a physician's examination. We need to take spiritual inventory on a regular basis to maintain spiritual health.