Kingdom Cross Roads Podcast

TS WrightHelping Believers Apply Biblical Truth by Connecting Scripture, Prophecy, and Church History with Practical Spiritual Insight.Host | Podcast & Broadcast Strategist | Teacher | Author | Keynote Speaker | CoachGod Centered ConceptGod Centered ConceptTS Wright LinkedInBook TS - Spiritual/Ministerial/Life CoachingBook TS - Podcast/TV Show Coaching/MentorshipJesus Said TV - TS WrightBest Editor of Audio and Video Recordings for Podcasters and TV ShowsKingdom Cross Roads PodcastBook: Embracing the Truth - TS WrightDo You Want to Become a Speaker? God Centered Concept AcademyThe Best Calendar/Booking SystemALL IN ONE to Automate All Your ProcessesRev. Stu Woods joins TS Wright on the Kingdom Cross Roads Podcast for the second message in his teaching series through the Gospel of John.The discussion centers on John 2:1–11, where Jesus attends a wedding in Cana of Galilee with His mother and disciples. When the wedding celebration runs out of wine, what appears to be an embarrassing social crisis becomes the setting for Jesus’ first recorded miraculous sign.Rev. Woods examines the historical and cultural background of first-century Jewish weddings and explains how serious running out of wine could have been for the bridegroom and his family. Mary recognizes the problem and brings it to Jesus.From this account, Rev. Woods identifies three major truths:1. Take all your problems to Jesus—but resist telling Him what to do.Mary presents the problem to Jesus without prescribing the solution. This becomes an important lesson concerning prayer. God knows how to answer according to His purposes, timing, wisdom, and greater plan.Not every prayer is answered exactly as we anticipate, but believers can place their concerns before Christ and trust His wisdom.2. Jesus is generous, not stingy.Jesus does not simply provide enough wine to barely resolve the crisis. Six large stone water jars are filled to the brim, and the water is transformed into exceptionally good wine.The master of the banquet declares that the best wine has been saved until last.The miracle reveals something about the character of Christ: Jesus is not a miser or a minimalist. His provision demonstrates generosity and grace.3. Jesus is Master Over Matter.John 1:3 declares that all things were made through Jesus.At Cana, the Creator demonstrates His authority over creation itself. Water becomes wine through the command and power of Christ.The miracle therefore serves a greater purpose than simply meeting the needs of a wedding celebration. It is a sign pointing toward the identity of Jesus Christ.John records that through this sign Jesus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.Rev. Woods also examines the significance of Jesus performing His first sign at a wedding. Scripture later presents Christ as the Bridegroom and His people as His bride, pointing ultimately toward Jesus giving His life for those He came to redeem.The episode connects the miracle at Cana with the larger purpose of the Gospel of John:Jesus performed signs so that people might believe that He is the Messiah, the Son of God, and through believing receive life in His name.Scriptures DiscussedJohn 1:3John 1:14John 2:1–11John 3:16–17John 20:30–31Exodus 20:12Psalm 104:15Ephesians 5:18Key TakeawaysBring every problem—large or small—to Jesus.Trust Christ’s wisdom instead of attempting to dictate how God must answer prayer.Jesus’ miracles are signs revealing His identity, authority, and glory.Christ is generous and gracious in His provision.The miracle at Cana demonstrates Jesus’ authority over the physical creation.Jesus came for a purpose far greater than solving temporary problems: He came to save.The Gospel of John calls every person to examine the evidence concerning Jesus and respond in faith.Closing ChallengeDo not merely marvel at what Jesus did at Cana.Recognize what the miracle reveals about who Jesus is.Surrender your concerns, hopes, future, and life to Jesus Christ—the One who created all things and remains Master Over Matter.And as TS Wright declares at the conclusion of the program:Go forth in total surrender to the One who owns and reigns over all creation—and let the Great Harvest begin. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

TS WrightHelping Believers Apply Biblical Truth by Connecting Scripture, Prophecy, and Church History with Practical Spiritual Insight.Host | Podcast & Broadcast Strategist | Teacher | Author | Keynote Speaker | CoachGod Centered ConceptGod Centered ConceptTS Wright LinkedInBook TS - Spiritual/Ministerial/Life CoachingBook TS - Podcast/TV Show Coaching/MentorshipJesus Said TV - TS WrightBest Editor of Audio and Video Recordings for Podcasters and TV ShowsKingdom Cross Roads PodcastBook: Embracing the Truth - TS WrightDo You Want to Become a Speaker? God Centered Concept AcademyThe Best Calendar/Booking SystemALL IN ONE to Automate All Your ProcessesIn this Kingdom Cross Roads conversation, TS Wright interviews Pat Domangue about her testimony, her ministry to women, her Bible studies, and her passion for helping believers move beyond surface-level Christianity into a deeper relationship with God through His Word.Pat describes growing up immersed in church but later rebelling and distancing herself from the Lord. After years away, God began drawing her back through her children and through Christian women whose personal relationships with Jesus demonstrated something Pat knew she was missing.One simple reminder from Proverbs—that a child trained in the way he should go will not ultimately depart from it—became a turning point. Pat describes this as one of her first profound encounters with the power of God’s Word and the Holy Spirit.Pat also introduces My Maker and Me: Becoming God’s Beautiful Vessel, a six-week Bible study inspired by Isaiah 64:8: “We are the clay, and You our potter.”After observing a master potter work with clay, Pat began seeing powerful spiritual parallels. Clay must be prepared. Impurities must be worked out. The clay must be properly centered. The foundation must be secure. The potter’s hands must remain involved throughout the process. And finally, the vessel must endure the fire in order to become strong and lasting.Those lessons became the framework for helping believers understand how God shapes and transforms His people.Pat and TS also discuss the importance of moving beyond simply reading a short devotional and learning how to personally study Scripture. Pat shares the heart behind another of her Bible studies, Digging Into God’s Word, which teaches women how to study the Bible while actually leading them through Bible study.The conversation culminates in Pat’s central message about identity in Christ. Instead of continually defining ourselves by past sins, failures, weaknesses, and mistakes, believers must learn to see themselves according to what Christ has accomplished for them.Pat particularly encourages believers to spend time in Ephesians 1, where Scripture reveals what it means to be forgiven, blessed, accepted in the Beloved, adopted into God’s family, and given a new identity through Jesus Christ.Scriptures discussed: Isaiah 64:8, Isaiah 55:11, Proverbs 22:6, and Ephesians 1.Learn more about Pat Domangue, her Bible studies, teaching resources, and On Fire Ministries at:www.onfire-ministries.orgLook for Pat’s Bible study:My Maker and Me: Becoming God’s Beautiful VesselAnd remember the Kingdom Cross Roads call:Go forth in total surrender to the One who owns and reigns over all creation—and let the Great Harvest begin. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

TS WrightHelping Believers Apply Biblical Truth by Connecting Scripture, Prophecy, and Church History with Practical Spiritual Insight.Host | Podcast & Broadcast Strategist | Teacher | Author | Keynote Speaker | CoachGod Centered ConceptGod Centered ConceptTS Wright LinkedInBook TS - Spiritual/Ministerial/Life CoachingBook TS - Podcast/TV Show Coaching/MentorshipJesus Said TV - TS WrightBest Editor of Audio and Video Recordings for Podcasters and TV ShowsKingdom Cross Roads PodcastBook: Embracing the Truth - TS WrightDo You Want to Become a Speaker? God Centered Concept AcademyThe Best Calendar/Booking SystemALL IN ONE to Automate All Your Processes“The struggle might be real, but the good news is that every struggle has a free gift called a lesson.” — Jordan MendozaAdversity is unavoidable—but what we do with adversity can change the direction of our lives.In this inspirational episode of The Kingdom Cross Roads Podcast, TS Wright welcomes Jordan Mendoza, whom TS calls a “Trailblazer,” for a candid conversation about overcoming difficult circumstances, extracting lessons from the past, and allowing God to transform tests into testimonies.Jordan begins by sharing the story of his mother, who lived for decades with only one lung despite being told early in life that she would not live to adulthood or have children. She ultimately raised five sons and became one of the greatest sources of encouragement in Jordan’s life.Jordan also discusses his relationship with his father, his difficult childhood environment, and the redemption he has witnessed within his family.Then the conversation turns to one of the defining moments of Jordan’s life.While traveling across the country in 2000, Jordan was involved in a devastating rollover accident on Interstate 80 in Wyoming. The truck rolled at highway speed, leaving Jordan with severe injuries and significant blood loss. Doctors warned that he might never walk again.Jordan refused to allow that prognosis to define his future.Through determination, recovery, and the grace of God, he progressed from a walker to a cane and crutches and ultimately experienced a full recovery.That experience helped form a message Jordan now carries around the world:You cannot always avoid adversity. Sometimes the only way forward is through it.TS and Jordan discuss the spiritual importance of changing the way we view our past. Instead of allowing bitterness, regret, failure, grief, or disappointment to imprison us, believers can look back through the lens of God’s redemptive purpose and ask:What did God teach me through this?Jordan explains that this principle became foundational to his book, The Life Changing Power of Adversity. The goal is not to pretend painful events never happened. It is to change our relationship with those events and recognize that God can use even our hardest seasons for His purposes.The discussion also explores Jordan’s Blaze Your Own Trail movement. Jordan launched the Blaze Your Own Trail podcast in 2020 and eventually realized that interviewing trailblazers was challenging him to blaze his own trail as well. That realization led to the launch of Blaze Your Own Trail Consulting, through which he works with entrepreneurs, business owners, leaders, and creatives.IN THIS EPISODE00:00 — Welcome to Kingdom Cross RoadsTS introduces Jordan Mendoza and the central theme of overcoming adversity through faith and obedience to God.01:41 — Jordan’s Story BeginsJordan shares the remarkable story of his mother, his upbringing, his father’s journey, difficult family circumstances, and examples of redemption.03:58 — Losing His MotherJordan discusses his mother’s death, the grief and depression that followed, and how that season forced him to reflect on his own story.06:55 — The Accident That Changed EverythingJordan recounts the devastating 2000 rollover accident in Wyoming that nearly took his life.12:07 — “You May Not Be Able to Walk Again”Jordan describes the prognosis he received and his determination to recover.13:49 — The Life Changing Power of AdversityTS and Jordan discuss Jordan’s book and his mission to help people discover hope and purpose through their struggles.15:36 — Seeing Adversity Through God’s LensTS challenges listeners to reconsider the painful experiences of their past and recognize how God brought them through.16:34 — Your Test Can Become Your TestimonyJordan explains why changing our relationship with adversity can transform the way we approach the future.19:10 — Blaze Your Own TrailJordan shares the story behind the Blaze Your Own Trail podcast, consulting company, coaching, speaking, and Trailblazer Ecosystem.21:32 — The Lesson Inside the StruggleJordan delivers his closing message: the past does not have to define you—it can teach you.KEY TAKEAWAYSAdversity is part of life, but it does not have to determine your destiny.Your test can become your testimony, and your burden can become a blessing when you allow God to redeem what you have experienced.The past should be examined for wisdom—not inhabited as a permanent residence.Rather than dwelling on yesterday, believers can reflect, extract the lesson, and use what they have learned to move toward the purpose God has placed before them.Failure, pain, loss, and disappointment do not automatically disqualify you. God can use every chapter of your story.As Jordan reminds us:The past does not define us. The past is a teacher.CONNECT WITH JORDAN MENDOZALearn more about Jordan Mendoza, his speaking, coaching, book, podcast, and consulting:JordanJMendoza.comExplore Jordan’s community for entrepreneurs and creatives:TrailblazerEcosystem.comLook for Jordan’s book:The Life Changing Power of AdversityListen to:Blaze Your Own Trail PodcastABOUT KINGDOM CROSS ROADSThe Kingdom Cross Roads Podcast with TS Wright brings together biblical truth, testimony, faith, history, prophecy, leadership, and conversations designed to equip believers to recognize what God is doing and faithfully walk in His purpose.Go forth in total surrender to the One who owns and reigns over all creation—and let the Great Harvest begin. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

TS WrightHelping Believers Apply Biblical Truth by Connecting Scripture, Prophecy, and Church History with Practical Spiritual Insight.Host | Podcast & Broadcast Strategist | Teacher | Author | Keynote Speaker | CoachGod Centered ConceptGod Centered ConceptTS Wright LinkedInBook TS - Spiritual/Ministerial/Life CoachingBook TS - Podcast/TV Show Coaching/MentorshipJesus Said TV - TS WrightBest Editor of Audio and Video Recordings for Podcasters and TV ShowsKingdom Cross Roads PodcastBook: Embracing the Truth - TS WrightDo You Want to Become a Speaker? God Centered Concept AcademyThe Best Calendar/Booking SystemALL IN ONE to Automate All Your ProcessesIn this episode of Kingdom Cross Roads Podcast with TS Wright, Jolie Vogliardo returns for a deeper conversation about the message behind her book, America, the Sleeping Giant and Her Slumbering Church.Jolie describes being raised in an atheist household before coming to faith in Jesus Christ at age 18. The opposition she experienced following her conversion drove her deeper into Scripture and helped develop the passion for Christ and ministry that continues to shape her life today.America, the Sleeping Giant and Her Slumbering ChurchJolie explains that the concept behind her book developed while studying Ezekiel 16. As she considered God's dealings with ancient Israel—His blessings, Israel's departure from Him, divine correction, repentance, and restoration—she began recognizing what she believes are important parallels with the spiritual history and present condition of America.America has exercised tremendous economic, political, cultural, and international influence, but Jolie argues that the nation has increasingly forgotten the source of its blessings.At the same time, she believes much of the American Church has become spiritually drowsy.The question becomes:Can America awaken if the Church itself remains asleep?The Danger of Spiritual DistractionTS and Jolie discuss how believers can gradually become distracted from God by careers, responsibilities, entertainment, personal ambitions, cultural pressures, and the ordinary busyness of life.Not every distraction is inherently sinful. The danger comes when legitimate things begin replacing Christ as the believer's highest priority.Jesus said:“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.”When God moves from first place to third, fourth, or fifth place, spiritual compromise can slowly follow.The Laodicean ProblemTS connects the discussion with Revelation 3:14–22 and Jesus' warning to the Church of Laodicea.Laodicea believed it was rich, prosperous, and in need of nothing, yet Christ described its true spiritual condition very differently.That creates one of the central questions of this conversation:What happens when our perception of our spiritual condition is different from God's perception of it?Prosperity can create the illusion of independence. When people believe they need nothing, they can eventually begin living as though they do not need God.Lessons from Ancient IsraelJolie points to the recurring biblical pattern found in Israel's history.God blessed His people.They became comfortable.They drifted away.Their blessings were threatened or removed.They cried out to God.God raised up deliverance.The cycle eventually began again.This biblical pattern raises a sobering question for the modern Church:Could hardship become one of the instruments God uses to awaken His people to their dependence upon Him?The Church Must Lead Rather Than FollowTS and Jolie discuss the Church's responsibility to influence culture rather than simply imitate it.The Church is called to proclaim truth, make disciples, model biblical values, strengthen families, pray for communities, and serve as a spiritual watchman.When the Church loses that identity, compromise can spread from individuals into families, congregations, communities, and ultimately an entire culture.Jolie compares this process to an infection spreading throughout a body.The answer is not simply another program.The Church needs the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.Prayer Must Become ActionOne of Jolie's strongest challenges is that Christians must go beyond merely recognizing the problem.Believers should pray:“Lord, what can I do?”How can we reach our neighborhoods?How can we influence our schools and communities?How can we serve people around us?How can we become the tangible hands and feet of Jesus?Every believer has an opportunity to participate in what God is doing.You Were Born for This TimeJolie closes with a message of encouragement.You were born during this moment in history for a reason.God has a purpose for your life.Your wounds, failures, struggles, and past do not have to determine your future. God desires to heal, restore, deliver, and awaken His people so they can become everything He created them to be.Revival does not begin somewhere else.It begins when individual believers surrender themselves completely to God.A Prayer for AmericaTS concludes the conversation with prayer for the United States—praying for repentance, revival, fertile hearts, renewed devotion to Jesus Christ, fulfillment of the Great Commission, and a nationwide movement of the Holy Spirit.The cry is simple:Repentance and revival.May the Church awaken.May America turn its eyes toward Jesus.May believers fulfill the Great Commission.And let the Great Harvest begin. FEATURED GUESTJolie VogliardoAuthor of:America, the Sleeping Giant and Her Slumbering ChurchThe book is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other major book retailers.Jolie shares during the interview that the book received the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association Golden Scroll Award for Nonfiction Book of the Year. SCRIPTURES & BIBLICAL THEMES DISCUSSEDEzekiel 16Revelation 3:14–22Matthew 22:37–39Matthew 6:33The Great CommandmentThe Great CommissionAncient Israel and national repentanceSpiritual warfareRevival and awakeningChristian discipleshipThe Church and cultureDependence upon GodThe work of the Holy Spirit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. 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TS WrightHelping Believers Apply Biblical Truth by Connecting Scripture, Prophecy, and Church History with Practical Spiritual Insight.Host | Podcast & Broadcast Strategist | Teacher | Author | Keynote Speaker | CoachGod Centered ConceptGod Centered ConceptTS Wright LinkedInBook TS - Spiritual/Ministerial/Life CoachingBook TS - Podcast/TV Show Coaching/MentorshipJesus Said TV - TS WrightBest Editor of Audio and Video Recordings for Podcasters and TV ShowsKingdom Cross Roads PodcastBook: Embracing the Truth - TS WrightDo You Want to Become a Speaker? God Centered Concept AcademyThe Best Calendar/Booking SystemALL IN ONE to Automate All Your ProcessesAre You Aware? The Dangerous Deception of Spiritual BlindnessThe Kingdom Cross Roads PodcastTeaching Series: Are U? The Questions of CallingEpisode: Lesson 1, Are You Aware?Duration: Approximately 20 minutesAre You Spiritually Aware?What if everything you believe about your spiritual condition is wrong?What if you are doing all the right religious things, yet missing the very purpose for which Jesus called you?In this thought-provoking teaching, we confront the danger of spiritual self-deception and examine what it truly means to surrender our lives to Jesus Christ.The rich young ruler believed he had kept God's commandments, but Jesus revealed that his possessions had become a competing loyalty. Similarly, the church of Laodicea declared itself rich and in need of nothing, while Jesus described its true condition as spiritually poor, blind, and naked.Both reveal a sobering truth: It is possible to believe you are spiritually healthy while remaining unaware of how desperately you need Jesus.In This Episode, You Will Discover:The Power of Your Thinking: Why transformation begins with renewing your mind according to Romans 12:2.The Danger of Religious Performance: How the rich young ruler confused keeping commandments with complete surrender to God.The Hidden Nature of Idolatry: How possessions, success, accomplishments, and personal ambitions can compete with Jesus for control of your heart.The Battle for Your Mind: Why 2 Corinthians 10:5 instructs believers to take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ.The Laodicean Warning: How a church could believe it needed nothing while remaining blind to its true spiritual condition.The Call to Follow Jesus: Why genuine discipleship is not about living life on our own terms, but surrendering to the lordship of Jesus Christ.Key ScripturesRomans 12:2: Transformation through renewing the mind.James 1:14-15: The progression from temptation and desire to sin.Matthew 19:16-26: Jesus and the rich young ruler.Romans 14:23: The relationship between faith and our actions.2 Corinthians 10:5: Taking every thought captive.1 John 4:1-6: Testing spiritual influences and discerning truth.Revelation 3:14-22: Jesus' warning and invitation to the church of Laodicea.The Central TeachingWhat you choose to think about will become your focus. Your focus will become your actions. And your actions will become your reality.Your thinking determines how you perceive your life, your priorities, your spiritual condition, and ultimately your relationship with Jesus.The rich young ruler believed he was doing everything right, but Jesus exposed the one thing he was unwilling to surrender.The Laodiceans believed they were prosperous and secure, but Jesus revealed their spiritual poverty.Their common problem was a failure to recognize their true spiritual condition.Questions for Personal ReflectionHow hungry are you for God's Word?How much do you desire to spend time with Jesus?Are you allowing thoughts into your mind that should be brought into obedience to Christ?Have you allowed success, possessions, or religious performance to become substitutes for genuine discipleship?Is there anything in your life you are unwilling to surrender if Jesus asks you to let it go?Does your perception of your spiritual condition agree with what Jesus sees?Your Call to ActionThis week, intentionally evaluate what occupies your thoughts, influences your decisions, and determines your priorities.Ask yourself:Is this drawing me closer to Jesus, or is it pulling me away from Him?Commit to renewing your mind through Scripture, taking your thoughts captive, and surrendering every competing loyalty to Jesus Christ.Remember, faith must be lived out, and it begins in your mind.Final ThoughtThe rich young ruler was confronted with the invitation, "Come, follow Me."That same invitation confronts every believer.Your response will reveal your priorities, expose your loyalties, and shape the direction of your life.Nothing in all creation is more important than our need for Jesus Christ.Are you aware of how desperately you need Him?Listen, reflect, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear this message.The Kingdom Cross Roads PodcastAre U? 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