Steve Pinto Podcast

Steve Pinto Podcast

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Steve Pinto Podcast episodes

  • Answer The Call Part 2: The Servant’s Entrance

    Everyone who has become part of the family of Christ, who has been born into the kingdom of God, who is now a Christian, and who has accepted Jesus has been “called” to salvation!

    But there is another sense in which all Christians are “appointed” to fulfill special responsibilities and ministries set forth in Scripture on which the life and order of the church directly depend.

    In other words, now that you have been called to salvation, God calls you to your life’s purpose.

    But there is another sense in which all Christians are “appointed” to fulfill special responsibilities and ministries set forth in Scripture on which the life and order of the church directly depend.

    Further, I think that sometimes God calls us into different seasons. The Spirit can call us into the wilderness as he did with Jesus. God can call us into a season of suffering, or a season in the valley.

    Not only that, but I also think that God’s call is both a decision and a process. There is a time and place where we say yes and pledge or promise, but there is also the daily commitment to follow through.

    We answer the call to salvation, but we answer the call to carry the cross on a daily basis.

    In other words, now that you have been called to salvation, God calls you to God’s purpose in your life.

    You were created with a customized appointment. Nobody has your appointment but you!

    48 min
  • Answer The Call Part 1: The Servant’s Entrance

    Everyone who has become part of the family of Christ, who has been born into the kingdom of God, who is now a Christian, and who has accepted Jesus has been “called” to salvation!

    But there is another sense in which all Christians are “appointed” to fulfill special responsibilities and ministries set forth in Scripture on which the life and order of the church directly depend.

    In other words, now that you have been called to salvation, God calls you to your life’s purpose.

    You were created with a customized appointment. Nobody has your appointment but you!

    47 min
  • The Essentials: Phenomena, Philosophy, or Preaching?

    SERMON

    In Steve's message, we’ll learn about an area of division in the Corinthian Church. The division today deals with our manner of emphasis or our approach to understanding God. Perhaps we can call it our personal preference on methodology and perspective on understanding God.


    44 min
  • Consumers or Servants?

    DEVOTIONAL

    Consumers or Servants?

    It is crucial to consider the role that social media, gaming, and technology play in our lives. It is all designed for our entertainment. Its airbrushed photos, edited videos, pleasurable movies, binge-worthy shows, and even our newscasts are all designed for our consumption.

    Today, we are inundated with far more entertainment and information than we can cope with. And we have believed the lie that the world revolves around us, and in the process, we have become self-absorbed and unaware of the world around us.

    But today I would like to remind you…
    You were made not just to consume, but you were made to create.
    You were not just merely created to be entertained but to have a relationship.
    You were are called not only to be saved, but you are called to serve.

    This year, I want to encourage you to create and serve others, extending from a loving relationship with Jesus. I want to remind you that you were created for so much more than entertainment consumption; you were created to partner with God to serve and inspire others.

    You were created to be great. In Luke 22:27, Jesus said, “For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.”

    Greatness is found in service.

    6 min
  • Desensitized

    DEVOTIONAL

    In 1 Cor. 5:1-5, Paul addresses the lack of a correct emotional response to sin. It seemed as if the Corinthians had become desensitized to immoral behavior. Sadly, God’s people can (are becoming, already are) desensitized to sin. Sin is not a popular word in our culture today. We may even cringe hearing it. But we can’t avoid sin, and we must deal with it properly.


    In this devotional, I outline how Paul deals with the desensitized Corinthians. Immoral behavior had become normalized in the Corinthian church; therefore, Paul encourages the church to (1) define the problem, (2) deal with the sin, (3) grieve the sin, and (4) follow the Biblical steps.

    More practically: Seek to live a life that aligns to truth over tolerance. Conviction over convenience. Fact over feelings.

    30 min
  • Worshippers By Nature

    DEVOTIONAL

    Worshipers by Nature:

    There is a sense in which we become what we worship. We become what we idolize. We are shaped and fashioned by what we love and who we follow.

    Our attention often runs to what’s important to us. And the things we run to tend to be the things we worship. Our distractions reveal who we worship and what we love!

    Chasing after the latest trend or influence often leaves us empty and tired of life. But remember this, you were not created to be entertained, or to be influenced, you were created to worship God and to have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

    So, as you go this week, let me encourage you to be careful with the things you fall in love with. Remember, our attention often runs to what’s important to us. And the things we run to tend to be the things we worship. And what we worship has a way of shaping who we are.

    7 min
  • Soul & Role

    DEVOTIONAL

    Believe it or not, the Bible actually has a lot to say about our work.


    So often we think of worship as something we do on Sunday and work as something we do on Monday. Today, I want to encourage you to live a whole life. A life that is whole—where “soul and role” are aligned.

    It’s time to break down the divide between the sacred and the secular, between the church and the world, between your spiritual life and the ‘rest of our life.’

    Remove the Sunday-Monday Gap. Connect your Sunday faith to Monday work! Do it all as an act of worship and for the Glory of God!

    Most Christians think of worship as something they do inside the church. But remember, you can do your job faithfully as an act of worship to God. What we do each and every day is an integral part of our worship to God and our contribution to the work of God in this world.

    That is why Paul penned these words to the first century church of Colossae in Colossians 3:23-24, “23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” (NIV)

    It doesn’t matter what Job you may have, wherever you may go this week, view your job as worship and do it as unto the Lord.

    Your work is helping someone, and you are meeting someone’s need… and there can be a certain pleasure in that. Almost every job can bring Glory to God because it’s a service to someone in need.

    Work is not primarily about economic exchange, financial compensation, or a pathway to the American Dream, but about God-honoring human creativity and contribution.

    Can I encourage you to take your faith wherever you go—it is given to you, not just for ministry, but also for mission—to make a difference in your everyday world.

    8 min
  • Deciphering Enigma

    DEVOTIONAL

    Wouldn’t it be nice if every issue were black and white—crystal clear? Every single issue. Every subject. Every day. It would undoubtedly simplify decision-making, conscience issues, controversies and might even prevent some discord. But we don’t live in simple times. Life is not simple. We live in a complex world.


    I think we have lost our ability to think deeply through individual issues, and instead, we have adopted blanket ideologies that represent contradictory views.

    We don’t have the luxury of functioning under faulty assumptions and
    superficial influence. We stand and fight for righteousness in one area
    while we neglect and undervalue others. It doesn’t have to be that way. We can stand for biblical truth in all areas.

    We are living in a time of “enigma.” An enigma is a puzzle, something hard to understand.

    It is in this sense that we need the spirit of Daniel, who was able to decipher enigma. Daniel had “an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding,” and he was able to “interpret dreams, solve riddles, and explain enigmas.” (Daniel 5:12; NKJV)

    Additionally, we live in a time of biblical illiteracy and are unsure of what God’s moral standards are.

    It is in this sense that I think we need the diligence of Timothy. Paul encouraged Timothy with these words, “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 NKJ)

    So, how do we deal with the complexities and faulty assumptions of our day? Through the tension and the fog—we need to more and more—be able to decipher enigma by rightly diving the Word of Truth.

    You will never be able to get rid of the tension, but you can learn to navigate it. Let’s start by being more like Daniel and Timothy.

    28 min

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This podcast contains the Sermons, Lectures, and Devotionals of pastor Steve Pinto.