Spirit Power & Grace

Joanny Moses is a pastor and missionary from Vijayawada, India. Her father Rev. Joseph Moses founded Gospel Torch Ministries in the 1990s, which has now grown into a network of more than 50 congregations and pastors in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Since her father's death in 2021, Joanny has led the ministry and continued its remarkable growth. She is an anointed evangelist and minister of the gospel. Joanny tells the story of Gospel Torch Ministries and her own calling into ministry on this episode.

What should a family of faith today look like? What does the church in the New Testament look like? How can the young learn from the old, and how can the old mentor the young? Those are all questions that Andrew and Lydia take up with Hannah Wells in this episode of SPG.

Lydia and Andrew welcome Matthew Johnson to talk about all the exciting details around the upcoming Holy Spirit Conference. They look at the way that Jesus promises the Holy Spirit to be poured out in power so that believers can act as his witnesses throughout the whole world. Then they talk about some of the fantastic speakers who will be featured at the conference: Kim Maas, Matt Reynolds, Ian Dunn, Guillermo León, and more!

Several years into his professional career as an architect, Gary Sparks received a message from God. "Use architecture as a ministry, and I'll take care of the rest," God told him. Gary obeyed, and soon after that his career began to change dramatically. He eventually went on to design the major renovations to both Gallagher-Iba Arena and Boone Pickens Stadium at Oklahoma State University. He tells the story of career to Andrew in this second half of their conversation.

Gary Sparks has one of the most compelling stories you'll ever hear. He and his family moved around the country 39 times before he graduated from high school. His first job was working as a janitor in an office building. But God led him eventually to study architecture and to use his profession as a ministry to show others how to follow Jesus. His story of perseverance in the face of great odds is inspiring.

Lydia and Andrew talk about Andrew's new Advent devotional, "Watching from the Walls." They dive into the meaning of the season of Advent and the calling of Scripture for us to be active players in the Christmas story. The expanded and revised edition of Watching from the Walls is now available on Amazon.

Donald Ryan grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and began playing the piano in his home church at the age of 3 years old. He tells the story of how surrendering his life to Christ led to him overcoming "death by quarter note" and learning to love music as the passion of his life. Donald's career has led him to play in England, France, Germany, Austria, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, the islands of Jamaica, Montserrat, and Barbados in the Caribbean. He has also performed in Guyana in South America. He sits down with Lydia and Andrew on this episode to share his remarkable story.

Lydia and Andrew sit down on this year's Thanksgiving Special to talk turkey, pie, and virtue ethics. Thanksgiving is the only holiday that could bring together the perennial questions: "What makes a great pie?" and "What makes a great person?" Sit back and enjoy this year's Thanksgiving Special, and have a great Turkey Day.

Tony Miltenberger is a pastor, podcaster, coach, and writer. He is the host of the Follow2Lead podcast and author of "Wisdom in the Wound: How God Uses Your Past to Shape Who You're Becoming." Tony recently sat down with Lydia and Andrew to talk about his new book and how we can find new insight and inspiration from the wounds that we have suffered in our lives. You can find out more about his book at wisdominthewoundbook.com.

Mike Hutchings joins Lydia and Andrew to talk about the power of forgiveness in the Christian life. While we often treat forgiveness as if it is an issue of having the right feeling towards someone who has wronged us, Mike helps us to understand that forgiveness is actually an act of obedience to Jesus. With forgiveness comes freedom and healing and new life through the Holy Spirit.