STFI Podcast

Teacher: Dan Gallagher

Anyone who oversees others is taking care of God’s most valuable possession, His people. As such we must recognize that there are four major responsibilities that every godly leader has – to be a provider, protector, prophet, and priest. In this teaching, Dan explores various aspects of each of these four roles and how they relate to everyone, both those who lead and those who are being led by others. This teaching includes various biblical references and examples, as well as, examples from Dan’s personal life. This teaching closes with Dan showing how Jesus Christ gave us a clear example of each of these roles in his personal life and ministry as he epitomized the role of a servant-leader.

Teacher: John Schoenheit

Understanding the dispensations, or administrations, in the Bible is essential to understanding the Bible itself. God has always related to the world as His household, and just as in any household, from time to time the rules change. That is why, for example, God’s commands concerning the food we eat have changed in Scripture. If we understand the administrations, we can better understand God’s changing of the rules, which ones to obey and which have been made obsolete by newer rules.

Teacher: Dan Gallagher

Despite the benefits that we all can receive from godly confrontation, most people hate the very idea of being confronted, and either avoid it altogether or fail miserably when they finally do it. Conflict is an ever-present relational reality, and godly confrontation is the mechanism we all can learn to employ to resolve it. When done properly, confrontation is a very effective tool for promoting peace and helping us grow in pure-heartedness. In this teaching Dan Gallagher provides the biblical basis for godly confrontation as well as providing valuable insights on how to be more effective in developing this necessary relational tool. This teaching is a must for all who seek to grow in godliness and to help others do the same.

Teacher: John Schoenheit

Many people do not take their time on earth very seriously. Although we have many opportunities to serve God, we sometimes fail to plan to serve God, and end up not serving Him. In this teaching, John Schoenheit lays out the Biblical Warfare and the Wisdom models of belief, and shows how they are particularly important if we are to think correctly about the important roles we play in serving God. John builds on these and discusses three things that are important for success: having a vision for our life, working with good teachers/pastors/leaders, and getting rid of those things that drag us down.

Teacher: Dan Gallagher

In comparison to Biblical times, nowadays many people do not realize the spiritual impact of their actions or words. In this teaching, Dan Gallagher takes us through the Bible and shows how curses are a mechanism that often times opens the door for demons to gain influence into a person’s life, the lives of their family, their children, and even future generations. Dan provides the listener with a basic understanding on three types of curses: curses resulting from a person’s actions, curses from words, and curses from the sins of their ancestors. Curses are one of the weapons that Satan relies on to interfere with the blessings God has for His people. The information in this teaching is an essential understanding for anyone who desires to wage a successful defense in the spiritual battle.

Teacher: John Schoenheit

In this teaching, John Schoenheit expounds the Parable of the Sower, in which Jesus describes four different kinds of soil and what happens when the seed of the Word of God is sown upon them. We know that this parable contains a very important lesson because both at the beginning and the end of the parable, Jesus tells us to listen to what he is saying. The major key to understanding the parable is to realize that we are in control of what kind of soil we are. Some people are like the hard soil of the path; they do not understand the Word when they hear it. But a person knows when he does not understand something, and each of us has a moral obligation to put forth the time and energy to understand the things of God. Some people are like shallow soil in rocky ground, and the seed grows into plants that do not develop deep roots. No one is born with deep roots in the Word; growing deep roots is a matter of time and commitment, and God deserves that commitment from us. And so it is with the rest of the soils— each of us, by our thoughts and deeds, determines the kind of soil we are, and each of us has the opportunity to be the good soil that produces much fruit.

Teacher: Dan Gallagher

Jesus made it clear that the only way to have a relationship with the Father was through him. In order to really know God, we must develop a true and intimate relationship with the His son, Jesus. Many recognize this truth but lack a clear understanding of how they can really “know” Jesus Christ. For centuries Christians have attempted to know him in variety of ways and through a myriad of practices. In this teaching Dan Gallagher solidly demonstrates how we can “know Christ” through three unmistakable ways; the Word of God, the Body of Christ, and through personal spiritual practices. Knowing Jesus is the key to growing in devotion to him and to the Father. We believe this teaching will greatly enhance your spiritual growth by helping you on your journey of growing closer to Christ.

Teacher: Dan Gallagher

The Word of God tells us that when Moses was born “he was no ordinary child.” While this is certainly true of Moses, from God’s perspective it is also true that no one ever born is considered ordinary. Sadly, despite such potential for being “extraordinary,” far too many people die as “ordinary.” What happens to cause people to be turned from the “extraordinary” into the plain, the mundane, and the ordinary? In this teaching Dan Gallagher exposes the diabolical methods Satan uses to attack men and women through the seven basic desires of the heart. This teaching has the potential to provide you with personal insights and encouragement in your walk with Christ.

Teacher: John Schoenheit

Water baptism has been a subject of debate ever since the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2) when Jesus first poured out the gift of holy spirit upon those people who had faith in him. For the Jews, washing and baptism ceremonies started when the Law was given to Moses, and in many cases, such as in the cleansing of a leper, the full cleansing ceremony involved animal sacrifice.

When Nebuchadnezzar burned the Temple down in 586 BC and carried the Jews away from Israel, baptismal ceremonies took on a new importance, and continued to grow in importance even after the Temple was rebuilt. John and Jesus both baptized people in water (although Jesus’ disciples did the actual baptism). However, like animal sacrifice, water baptism was symbolic, and pointed to a greater reality. Animal sacrifice pointed to the greater reality of Jesus’ sacrifice of himself, and water baptism pointed to the greater reality of the baptism in holy spirit, which the Old Testament prophets as well as John and Jesus foretold.

When the reality of the baptism of the holy spirit came on Pentecost, water baptism was no longer needed as a symbol, and could have stopped. This is why Ephesians 4:5 says there is only “one baptism” for the Church. However, it was such a well established tradition that it has continued to this day. In this teaching, John Schoenheit covers the history and tradition of water baptism, and shows why the “one baptism” for the Christian Church is in holy spirit, not water.