Claim OwnershipTaking Your Next Step In Following Jesus Christ
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This is a Bible study podcast focused on helping you grow in your Christian walk. Each episode will cultivate a love for God and His Word and challenge you to follow Jesus Christ unashamedly in today’s world. We want to equip and encourage you to know what you believe and why you believe it. Brand new episodes each Tuesday. Sponsored by Collegians for Christ Campus Ministry.
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Imagine a simple kitchen sponge — curled, hard, and useless until it meets water. In this episode we follow that sponge as a living image of your soul: when you soak in Scripture, you become pliable, useful, and overflowing with life. Through Deuteronomy and Jesus’ teaching, we trace the promise behind saturation — fear of the Lord, a lasting legacy, prolonged days, and a life that truly goes well. in this lesson you’ll hear a clear call to be intentional: soak, practice, and share God’s Word so it moves from your head to your hands and into the world.
Through vivid storytelling—Eve’s hesitation, Adam’s silence, and the serpent’s cunning—you’ll trace two deceptive tactics that still shape culture today: twisting God’s words and weaving small lies into the truth. The episode moves from the garden to modern sound bites, revealing how subtle distortions steer hearts away from the truth.
Tune in to learn how to recognize these deceptions, reclaim the reasons behind your beliefs, and take your next step as a follower of Jesus—armed with clarity, community, and courage.
Imagine following a friend into the unknown—every turn, every pace set by them—and realize that following Jesus asks the same unwavering trust. In this episode we wrestle with the temptation to treat Jesus like a label to wear and instead discover the transformative power of surrender: a story of love that compels us, frees us from self, and re-centers our life around the One who gave everything.
Drawing from Acts 4, the story becomes urgent and personal: Jesus Christ of Nazareth is presented as the chief cornerstone—crucified and raised—the single foundation that holds a life together. Salvation is framed as a free gift you must take, not earn, and a single call to Jesus can change everything.
With vivid imagery, personal stories, and practical building blocks—salvation and surrender, Scripture and prayer, fellowship and evangelism, wrapped in obedience—we trace a clear blueprint for a faith that won’t crumble. You’ll hear about the cost of neglect, the warning of great ruin, and the hope of renovation: it’s never too late to rebuild on the rock.
Through a narrative journey into Matthew 16, the we will see Jesus’ repeated, personal invitation to "Follow me," showing how following Christ is not just belief but a daily choice to deny yourself, carry your cross, and your life sacrificially for Him and for others.
Listen as the episode reveals the paradox of the Christian life — that losing your life for Jesus is the only path to truly finding it — and confronts the temptation to trade your eternal soul for temporary gain. You will be challenged to move from distant admiration to the close, intentional discipleship of Jesus Christ.
Step into a powerful retelling of Jesus' parable: a nobleman departs, leaving a certain number of pounds in the hands of his servants, and the true test begins. You’ll meet faithful stewards who trade boldly and reap unexpected rewards, and a cautious servant who buries his pound in fear. As the story unfolds, the episode reveals how stewardship—over time, ability, and truth—becomes the measure of our faith and the mirror of how we view God.
By the close, you’ll feel the urgency and hope of a simple command: occupy until He comes. This episode challenges you to stop hiding the gospel, to choose the best over the good enough, and to live as a faithful steward today.
In this episode we tell the story of leadership through vivid Biblical portraits:
Moses - the reluctant shepherd shaped by God’s presence.
Paul - the driven scholar-turned-missionary forged by training and trial.
Timothy - the young disciple molded by mentorship.
Every narrative peels back each account of inspiring greatness and reveals how influence, humility, and a teachable spirit transform ordinary people into leaders.
Listen in as we blend scripture, real-life application, and encouragement to show that leadership is both a calling you’re born to and a journey you’re made through — and how God can shape you far beyond your own abilities.
On this episode, we are reminded to adopt the mind of Christ which was His choice to empty himself and serve sacrificially. This episode reveals that true serving is not easy and true service costs something — sometimes everything — and how love, not convenience, must fuel the choice to serve. Listeners are invited to examine their identity, trade selfishness for a servant’s heart, and discover the unexpected joy and peace that come from giving rather than taking.
As we conclude our study on who God is and how He introduces Himself, we flip the question around to: Who are you? Using Paul’s simple, powerful introduction in Romans, we follow a journey from name and vocation to the heart—discovering what it means to be bought, called, and separated for Jesus.
This episode challenges you to put Jesus first in how you introduce yourself, to recognize the cost and the value of your identity, and to live unashamed as a servant.
What does it mean that God's name is Jealous and that He is Jealous? We discover that His jealousy is not in a petty way, but in a fierce, righteous love that guards His name and reputation. We see righteous jealously in vivid everyday images — a faithful husband protecting his wife and a mother protecting her child — to reframe jealousy as divine commitment, not envy.
Through story and Scripture we trace how misplaced idols, distorted images of God, and careless words can steal His identity and wound the world. The urgent call: know God so you can rightly represent Him, and learn why worship and truth about His name matter more than you think.
On this episode we want to examine a sharp question: does God punish children for the sins of their parents? Through practical truths and a vivid example in Numbers 14 of Moses’ urgent intercession, the story unfolds to reveal that God never condemns the innocent but consequences do ripple through generations.
Listen as mercy and justice collide: God’s long-suffering compassion pardons, yet His justice still demands accountability. This episode will help guide listeners to the cross as the place where chains are broken and a new family pattern can begin. Join us and discover how you can be the change your family needs.
On this episode, the tension builds as we see the weight of sin and the certainty of justice, but the narrative pivots on a breathtaking truth: mercy does not cancel justice — it meets it. Through vivid examples and faithful scripture, the episode traces how God’s overflowing love and unshakable truth converge in the cross, offering forgiveness to the repentant and warning to the unrepentant.
God invites us to understand better the God who forgives, the God who is just, and the God who longs for his people to turn and be restored.
In this episode, God begins to reveal just how He is or what He is like. He proclaims His name and His heart: merciful, gracious, and long‑suffering.
Listen as we unpack what it means to carry God’s name well, why the law can be an act of compassion, and how divine patience reshapes our idea of justice. This is a powerful account of shattered tablets, gracious restoration, and a faithful God who loves us into fresh starts—an invitation to reflect, repent, and be changed.
On this episode, we follow real people crushed by fear, guilt and sorrow. Specifically, we trace Elijah’s fall from triumph on the mountain to a desolate juniper tree where he begged God to take his life. We experience the raw emotions of panic from a single message, the slow slide into isolation, the numbing pull of comparison and defeat.
Then the account take a turn! Angels bring food, a still small voice breaks through the noise, and God invites Elijah back into purpose. This is more than ancient history—it’s a conversational, urgent call to hear God amid anxiety, to refuse secrecy, to step out of isolation and into community. Listen is to be reminded that you are not alone, you are never too far gone, and there is hope waiting in the next step toward God.
In this episode we follow the progression of Scripture as God starts with the title "God" and moves to a description of this title with "God Almighty." Next, He reveals what His name actually is, "I AM THAT I AM" which is translated as Jehovah or Yahweh. Uncovering God's name reveals the personal relationship He desires with us. He wants to know and to be known.
Our culture is filled with busyness and noise. On today's episode, we talk about how to step out of the relentless noise and into a scriptural truth about how a simple pause can change everything.
We will draw on Psalm 46, Elijah’s mountaintop encounter, and Jesus’ steady rhythm of retreat and return. We trace the journey from frantic busyness to restful presence, showing how solitude becomes the place where God is known experientially, where the still, small voice of God can be heard, and where your mission is renewed.
Tune in to learn how to silence the noise, practice the spiritual pause, and discover the life-changing power of being still and knowing God.
On today's episode, we lay out five practical, gospel-rooted steps to forgive: pray, forgive inwardly, don't avoid them, pursue reconciliation + restitution, and do everything in love.
If you’re tired of struggling to forgive or carrying the weight of unforgiveness listen in. This episode invites you to take the next step toward healing and to practice forgiveness that transforms relationships and restores hope.
In today's episode, we step into a story that refuses to leave you unchanged: a king, an impossible debt, and a servant who learns — the hard way — what it means to be forgiven. Against the backdrop of a world quick to cancel and slow to heal, this episode peels back the layers of anger, justice, and the radical mercy Jesus calls us to.
We trace how the cross meets justice, why true forgiveness costs us something, and how withholding mercy builds prisons of our own making.
Listen as scripture turns into a mirror and a map: a mirror to reveal where unforgiveness has taken root in your life, and a map forward toward restoration, freedom, and the costly grace that heals families, churches, and hearts.
In this episode, we walk into God's courtroom where He as Judge declares a messed up life ‘not guilty’—not because the person became perfect, but because Jesus paid the price. We can be forgiven and declared sinless because of the great Bible truth of forgiveness. It is why God’s forgiveness covers past, present, and future sins.
God's forgiveness moves us from the darkness of guilt to the sunshine of peace! Justification is a completed, legal transaction that gives us access to God and a new standing. We’re challenged not to abuse this gift, but to live in the freedom it creates, striving to be more like Jesus. This freedom of forgiveness allows us hold our heads up and live in victory.
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