Claim OwnershipThe Kingdom Is For Everyone
Subscribed: 7Played: 18
Subscribe
© Matthew Hester
Description
The Kingdom Is For Everyone, with Dr. Matthew Hester, is your home to discuss all things Righteousness, Peace and Joy. This podcast will cover a wide range of topics with the goal to seek out the manifestation of the Kingdom of God at every level. We will also have exciting guests join us from time to time on this journey. New episodes are available every Tuesday.
169 Episodes
Reverse
Why does the Bible sometimes look so violent?Why are there wars? Why are there stories where God appears to command destruction? Why are there moments where divine judgment seems severe? If Jesus reveals the Father, what do we do with those passages?That’s what we’re unpacking today.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
This series is not about ignoring the hard passages of Scripture. It’s not about pretending the Bible doesn’t contain violence. And it’s certainly not about softening the radical call of Jesus. This series is about something much deeper. It’s about asking one question that every Christian eventually has to wrestle with: What is God actually like?Let's unpack this!Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
Living from union means:You obey because you trust.You love because you’re secure.You serve because you’re full.Not because you’re afraid of losing God.That takes courage.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
It’s one thing to talk about Christ in you.It’s another thing to talk about Christ in the people you love.But what about the people you struggle with?What about the people who vote differently? Believe differently? Live differently? Offend you? Trigger you?Oppose you?What about the people you quietly categorize as “other”?What happens when Christ shows up in them?Let’s go there.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
The early church spoke about transformation as awakening.Modern contemplatives like Thomas Merton called it the difference between the false self and the true self.Today, we’re going to unpack that — and discover how the Christ-Self within us gently dismantles the false one.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
According to the New Testament, transformation doesn’t begin with becoming something new —It begins with waking up to what has already been given.You are not on a spiritual ladder trying to climb higher.You are already standing in union — learning how to live from it.Let’s unpack that.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
Nothing can separate us from the love of God. Not even sin.Let me say that slowly: Sin can blind you, confuse you, torment you — but it cannot separate you.Sin doesn’t break union.It breaks awareness.Let's dig in!Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
Jesus didn’t come just to be near us. He came to bring humanity and divinity together in an inseparable union.And Paul says, “Now it’s revealed.”That revelation is not just theology. It’s transformation.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
Join us on a recap of 2025 and hear some of the upcoming opportunities that are in front of us. Thank you so much for being a listener and supporter of all we do here. The best is yet to come! Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
Join us for the final episode of 2025!In this special on-location conversation from Managua, Nicaragua, I sit down with my dear friend Bishop Carlos Garcia. Together we dive into the heartbeat of the Kingdom of God—what it looks like in real communities, how family shapes formation, the gift of spiritual fathering, and so much more.This episode carries the warmth, wisdom, and fire of our time in Nicaragua. Get ready to receive!Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
Some of us were taught that the Gospel is “offensive” because it tells people how bad they are.But here’s the real scandal: The Gospel isn’t offensive because it condemns. It’s offensive because it includes.It disrupts our boundaries. It welcomes the wrong people.It tears down the fences we built to keep ourselves “special” and others “out.”The early church was crucified, not for being exclusive —But for being far too inclusive for the world to handle.Let’s talk about it.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
We are deep into our series The Gospel We Missed, and today we’re going to zoom way out — beyond personal sin, beyond heaven and hell, beyond individual salvation — and look at the Gospel the way the early church and the apostles preached it.Because here’s the truth:If your Gospel is only about your personal afterlife,then it’s not the Gospel of Jesus Christ.The early church didn’t just preach salvation from something — they preached salvation for all things.Let’s stretch our imagination and rediscover just how cosmic this Good News really is.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
Because let’s be honest: Most of us inherited a version of the Gospel shaped more by Western legalism, medieval fear, and Reformation-era debates than by the faith of the early church.So what did the earliest followers of Jesus — those closest to the source — actually proclaim?The answer might surprise you.It might even liberate you.Let’s dive in.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
For a lot of us, repentance was a transaction.A religious bargaining tool.We were told: “You sinned. God’s angry. Say sorry — and mean it — and maybe He’ll forgive you.”Repentance was framed as an emotional negotiation with a short-tempered God. But what if repentance was never about appeasing God — but about awakening to God?Let’s dig in.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
Most of us were given a “deal-based” gospel:God is holy and angry. You are sinful and guilty. Jesus pays your bill. If you accept the deal, you’re safe.That’s a transaction.That’s an exchange.That’s a conditional agreement between two parties.But the Gospel — the one Paul preached, the early church protected, and Jesus embodied — was never a transaction.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
For many of us, the Gospel we were handed sounds like this:“You’re a sinner. God is holy and angry. Jesus takes your punishment. If you believe the right things, you get to go to heaven when you die.”That sounds familiar.But here’s the real question:Is that the Gospel the early church preached?Because the Gospel didn’t begin in the 1500s with Martin Luther.It didn’t begin with penal substitution.It didn’t begin with the Sinner’s Prayer or the altar call.The Gospel began with Christ — and the early church preached something far more cosmic, relational, and restorative than many of us have heard.Let’s recover it together.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
How do we live with hope when the headlines scream death, violence, assassination, and cancel culture? 🤯This message dives into the tension we all feel: the chaos of the world vs. the confidence of the gospel. We’ll explore why the good news of Jesus still outshines every outrage, every culture war, and every “urgent” debate—and why keeping Christ at the center is the most radical thing we can do.👉 If you’ve ever wondered how to process current events without losing your faith, your peace, or your voice, this one is for you.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
Most of us were taught to live for God — striving, performing, trying to please a distant deity. But what if the gospel invites us to live from God — from within the eternal dance of Father, Son, and Spirit?In this episode, we explore what it means to live from the divine communion that already includes us. The Trinity isn’t a doctrine to memorize; it’s the atmosphere of our existence. This is where prayer becomes participation, work becomes worship, and love becomes the rhythm of our being.We’ll talk about union, belonging, and the daily practice of divine flow — not as something we chase, but something we awaken to.You’re not trying to get into God. You’re already home.👉 Listen now and discover how living from Trinity transforms the way you see yourself, others, and the world around you.Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
Join us, the Hester's, as we share a completely unscripted (two part) conversation with our dear friends Pastors Johnny & Rachel Ova. We take time to have a conversation around candid questions like: What was the major turning point in your marriage? How have you navigated the journey of keeping intimacy—emotional and physical—alive in your marriage? And much more!Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
Join us, the Hester's, as we share a completely unscripted conversation with our dear friends Pastors Johnny & Rachel Ova. We take time to have a conversation around candid questions like: What was the silliest argument you ever had as a couple? How do you balance public ministry with private family boundaries and much more! Hester MinistriesPresent Truth Academy The Rorschach God
Comments
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States