There is a biblical concept that goes by a number of different names: "entire sanctification" and "full salvation" are two of the ways it is often described. Another one (and the most controversial) is "Christian perfection." Many Christian theologians and evangelists have insisted that it is possible to “be made perfect in love in this life.” John Wesley believed that spreading this teaching was the most important reason God had raised up the Methodist movement! But is that really true that people can be made perfect? On this episode of Spirit Power and Grace, we look at the concept of perfection and explore whether it can become a reality in the life of the believer.

Healing prayer is found in places all over the New Testament, from the healing stories of Jesus to the instruction in James 5:14-16 for believers to pray for one another that they may be healed. Matt Judkins joins Andrew on this episode to talk about healing prayer and the way that believers can receive and practice the spiritual gift of healing in their own lives.

"As you continue to mature in faith, you just keep pouring what you knew to be true about God into a bigger vessel so you can experience more and learn more about Him and go deeper in Him," Nichole Nordeman says. On this episode of Spirit Power & Grace, Andrew and Nichole talk about prayer, leading worship, the spirituality of songwriting, and how the Lord meets us in the places of our spiritual hunger.

"I was able to hear and discern the voice of God because I believe that God speaks," Jen Ryerson says. "The first requirement necessary for us to hear God's voice is to know and believe that our Father in heaven is still speaking to us." On this episode, Andrew and Jen talk about the amazing reality that God speaks to His children. They discuss ways that we can hear the voice of God: through Holy Scripture, through the direct intervention of the Holy Spirit, through other people (including spiritual fathers and mothers), and through specific situations.

"I haven't been able to look away from God," Jacob Odom says about the role of faith over the course of his life. "And I do view that as a miracle." On this episode of Spirit Power & Grace, Andrew and Jacob talk about what it means to sustain faith over the course of a lifetime and the importance of Christian courage in the present age.

Connie begins this episode with a description of what it means to experience the promptings of the Holy Spirit in daily life. Connie and Andrew then discuss the ministry of spiritual direction. Connie shares about spiritual direction from her own experience as a spiritual director. They explore the idea of spiritual direction as hearing the Holy Spirit and responding in faith in order to walk more closely with Christ Jesus.

On this episode, Andrew sits down with Brad Camp to talk about faith formation with children and youth. Brad draws on his own experience of coming to faith as a teenager to talk about the importance of investing in the lives of kids. As a longtime leader of Confirmation ministry, Brad gives deep insight into the way parents can have an impact on the faith of their children.

Andrew sits down with Yvonne Buchanan to talk about how she came to understand that being filled with the Holy Spirit is meant to be the normal Christian life. She describes how she came to receive the gift of healing, and how she grew in her comfortability with the ministry of the Spirit in her daily life.

Andrew sits down with Matt Judkins to talk about what it means to receive and practice the gifts of the Holy Spirit. They discuss the power of spiritual gifts, including prophecy and words of knowledge.  Matt also shares stories about his recent evangelistic trip to Brazil and some of the fruits of that ministry.

In Part III of our series on mission in Antigua, Guatemala, Andrew talks with Kelly Junk and her 8-year old granddaughter Margot. Kelly and Margot embody the "family" nature of the recent trip to Guatemala, where parents/grandparents and their children/grandchildren were a major feature of the mission team. Both Kelly and Margot share about how important the ministry with the Escuela Integrada is to them, as well as their sense of calling to the work of international mission.