80. Greg Willmott – How to Make Bivocational Ministry Work

Today we invited Greg Willmott back on to the podcast to talk to us about how to make bivocational ministry work. We know a lot of you who follow the podcast serve at your local church but you also have a secular career. In today’s show, we’re going to look at ways that we can […]

Judges: A Book of Warning

I know what you are thinking. Of all the blog topics that exist, why in the world would I choose to write about this? Don’t I know how dark the book of Judges is? The answer is simple. The book of Judges contains a very important warning that I believe the church needs to realize […]

60. Ben Finn – Conspiracy Theories and the Christian

In today’s episode, we are blessed to be joined by Ben Finn for the second time! He is an Assistant Pastor of The Pentecostals of Sydney and if you want to hear his story you can find that on Episode 29. I invited him back on the podcast to cover a topic we had planned […]

47. Sam Rainima – Called to Make an Impact

In today’s episode, we are joined by Sam Rainima. He is a Minister and Evangelist with the UPCA, along with that he serves on the Home Missions Committee. He is a wonderful preacher and is a man who is led by the Spirit. In our conversation, we talk about his amazing story, how you can […]

29. Ben Finn – Leading With Humility

In today’s episode, we are joined by Ben Finn. He is an Assistant Pastor of The Pentecostals of Sydney in Sydney, Australia. He also served for a number of years as the Youth Pastor of the POS and has ministered throughout Australia, the South Pacific, and Asia. In our conversation, we talk about his journey […]

Practical Christianity: Influence Someone

The word influence means “the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.” The Apostle Paul said it this way in 2 Timothy 2:2: “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will […]

Christian Character: Love

“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho…” Thus begins what is probably the most famous parable in the entire ministry of Jesus. The Parable of the Good Samaritan teaches us so many things, but above everything else it teaches us what love really looks like. It teaches us that how you treat your […]

Christian Character: Self-Sacrifice

Genesis 44 contains a story that every Christian should read and apply. I know. We typically don’t look at Old Testament stories as examples of Christian character, and for good reason. They contain no stories about Christ Himself. Yet, if we truly believe that Jesus was both God and man then it makes sense to […]

Setting Goals In 2019

Have you set goals for yourself this year? If not, I encourage you to do so. You may not be able to reach every goal but setting them will challenge you to, at the minimum, strive for them. The importance of planning and setting goals is addressed many times throughout the Bible, here is one […]

Why Forgive?

There are certain words in Christianity that make us cringe. Words and phrases like “sacrifice” or “love your enemies” are things that we don’t really like to talk about. The word “forgiveness” is also one of these words. But just because we don’t like to talk about them doesn’t mean they are not important. Usually […]