When God Refuses to Remove Your Weakness
We need to realize that our usefulness in the cause of Christ is not measured by good health, but rather by our dependence on God to work in and through us for his own glory.
Healing
April 21, 2026
Questions in this episode: – Does Jeremiah 29:11 apply to Christians today? – What are the biblical grounds for divorce? – What does it mean that gold and silver will not perish in 1 Peter 1:18? – I’m in extreme pain and I don’t want to go on living and just stop eating, is that …
June 25, 2025
Questions in this episode: – I was studying to be a Roman Catholic priest and I realized that during my studies it didn’t jibe with Scripture. – Could you explain what’s going on with Jesus healing the man born blind in John 9:39-41? – Should we have different types of being nice or should we …
June 3, 2025
Questions in this episode: – Did God know before the beginning of time who would accept Jesus? – Should I pray to God and expect healing? – What is Dispensationalism? – What are your thoughts regarding the rapture? – What are your thoughts on Hebrews 6:4-6? – Do I have to speak in tongues to …
May 8, 2025
Questions in this episode: – What’s Jesus meaning regarding his comments about getting baptized? – Could you shed some light on the Trinity and how it’s still monotheism? – When Peter died was he in Rome or in Babylon? – What should we think about the new Pope and how does the Catholic church say …
May 1, 2025
Questions in this episode: – How do you find a new church? – Can you remarry after a divorce and, if so, what are the biblical parameters? – Were Adam and Eve the only people in Eden, I’ve heard there were more? – If all believers will one day worship together why do we assume …
April 23, 2025
Questions in this episode: – Is there a discrepancy in Bible passages about who was with David when he ate the show bread and is this different from the disciples eating grain on the Sabbath? – In Nehemiah 2:1 the year Artaxerxes begins to reign does this align with the 70 weeks of Daniel and …
April 2, 2025
Questions in this episode: – Why did God require a perfect sacrifice to satisfy the penalty of sin? – When do we stop believing doctors and start believing God will heal? – What does it mean that pastors, leaders, husbands, etc. will be judged more harshly? – How do we respond to a pastor that …
January 15, 2025
Questions in this episode: – Regarding Deuteronomy 14:28, how should we view our tithes and who we give to? – Who is the author of the Book of Revelation? – Why don’t more pastors get involved in social/political issues? – Can a Christian participate in mixed martial arts? – If the Spirit moves in the …
January 8, 2025
Questions in this episode: – When did Mary & Joseph get married? – Why did Luke not cover the trip to Egypt? – Do you have book recommendations for resolving difficulties in the Bible? – Before Christ was incarnate, what form did he take? – How can a person be sure they don’t take the …
Well Wielded Words
At mealtime a parent may comfortably give their toddler a spoon, but never a knife. Eventually the child’s place setting will include one, but not until there is the maturity and self-control to safely employ its use. Perhaps this restrictive image is one we should recall when we consider God’s warning that “rash words are like…
September 17, 2024
Questions in this episode: – Is there extra biblical text on Paul’s early life and on his parents as in Acts 22:28, and how did Paul obtain his Roman citizenship? – What does it mean in Mark 9:40 when Jesus tells John, those who are not for us are against us? – What are your …
April 30, 2024
Questions in this episode: – What age was Ahaziah when he began his reign? The text in 2 Chronicles 22 says differs depending on the translation. – In Acts 14 there is a man who could never walk. Paul sees that he has faith and heals him. Does that mean that you need to …
February 27, 2024
Questions in this episode: – Do Christians go to heaven twice, once after we die and once during the rapture? – What caused Lucifer to rebel? Was his sin the sin of pride, and if so, is pride the root cause of all disobedience? Could it be because the angels had freewill and gave …
February 13, 2024
Questions in this episode: – Is taking the Lord’s Supper for divine healing? – How do you get divine healing? – Why was Paul forbidden from going into Asia? – The Bible says that no one has seen God and lived, but Jacob said he saw God face to face and lived, so what …
January 16, 2024
Questions in this episode: – How do I know if the church I am attending is the right church to go to? – How should Christians react when they lose someone? – Is horse racing wrong? What does the Bible say about gambling? – Is taking the Lord’s Supper for physical healing? Text LIVE …
November 2, 2023
Questions in this episode: – Am I lacking faith in God’s will if I am praying for things specifically to happen, for example, healing of someone who is sick? – When does the marriage supper of the lamb take place? – How can I concisely explain the concept of being born again? – When …
Questions & Answers 2022-Part 3
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: Is it a sin for professing Christians to not read the Bible? Is belief in the sign gifts a secondary issue in the Christian life or is it salvific? How do we navigate friendship versus a dating relationship between Christian men …
City of Lydda: Amazed by God’s Power
Repentance requires a discernment of and submission to God’s incomparable power.
Pain and Suffering
Like any good parent, there are times when God brings difficulty, pain and loss to the lives of his children. The biblical reasons vary, but the hurt is always real. And when those times come it is good to remember
Telling the Truth
We must be careful in our evangelism to be painfully honest about the universal problem of human rebellion against God always keeping the focus on Christ and his power and not ourselves.
Proclaiming Christ’s Power
We must be more attuned to the effects of sin in our world and boldly proclaim the power of a Savior who will not only instantaneously forgive our transgressions, but will one day reverse all the systemic consequences of sin.
Christ’s Life-Changing Power
Realizing our desperate need, we ought to trust the omnipotent Christ for salvation, willing to follow him in this life knowing that soon he will take his great power and begin to reign over all things.
Loving God’s Undeserved Mercy
We must identify and thank God for his many acts of mercy toward us, remembering that these are small foretastes of the ultimate mercy of the eradication of our debt of sin by his cross.
Suffering in a Broken World
Even as regenerate children of God we should not be surprised at the pain and suffering in our lives because we live in a fallen world, which thankfully will one day be made perfect by the exercise of Christ’s power.
Anticipating the Defeat of Disease
Christ at his first coming displayed his credentials as the King of the coming Kingdom by healing some people of their illnesses, in part to remind us that he will one day vanquish all disease.
Questions & Answers 2013-Part 1
Pastor Mike answers questions on the Bible, God and Christianity Questions in this service: How will God reassemble his people in the last days and will the temple be used to bring Jewish people to Christ? What is going on with the risen saints during the millennium? How do you approach a family that is …
Jesus as Deliverer
Christ’s compassionate acts of supernatural healing proved that he was God’s credentialed Deliverer sent to free us from our ultimate problem with sin.