The UnLearn

Buckle up! We're in for a turbulent ride, but stay with me...I promise a smooth landing.The prosperity gospel has caused major damage in the Body of Christ by shifting our focus from surrender to selfish-gain. It promises blessings without obedience, prosperity without repentance and favor without faithfulness. We've even presented salvation as a fast food happy meal..."Get your salvation here with a wing and a prayer! Quick and easy. No real commitment required. No need for exchange. Just confess with your mouth and believe in your heart, and BOOM! you're saved.With all due respect, the seriousness of the moment of salvation has been greatly minimalized and the church desperately needs C.P.R. - an emergency soul-saving exchange!

The Christian life is not about extremes - it's about balance, obedience, and reverence for God. When I grew up, being a Christian was extreme; we feared the Lord and we at least tried to live holy. Now, everything goes! No reverence. No respect. No honor. No fear. No consequences...or so we think. Yes. God is loving, patient, merciful and kind, but He is also a God of judgment and you will reap what you sow. God is not glorified by our extreme, and often misguided loyalties, but He honors and rewards our obedience and reverence.

The spirit of arrogance rules our culture today and often hides behind strong opinions and emotional reasoning. We feel entitled not only to speak but to be right. Opinions have become the new authority of the world. It’s no longer about what is true, but about how we feel and what we think. We’ve blurred the lines between personal opinion and absolute truth and elevated our opinions and preferences above the authority of God's Word, which IMAO is the only opinion that truly matters!

One of the greatest dangers to our walk with God is to forget who we are and whose we are. Many of us allow the cares of this world, cultural pressures, and self-ambition to cause us to slowly drift into living as though we belong to ourselves. We must go back to First Base – the foundation of our faith and remember the Lord our God - for it is He who has made us and not we ourselves!

text here

Well, Fam.  We’ve come to the end of a chapter, and I don’t know if this is the final chapter or just a pause of this series. But it has been an incredible journey challenging you to Unlearn everything you thought you knew about God and to learn him all over again.I pray this experience has given you cause to get to know God for yourself on an intimate level, one-on-one. When you do that, an unshakeable trust in Him will develop that NO one can take away.Beloved, we must be convinced that there is absolutely nothing can separate us from the love of God! He loves you. He’s got you. All of you. No matter what.Thank you for taking this ride with me. Until next time...

Today, I’d like to speak a word of encouragement to you and remind you to relax.Many of us who were raised ‘old school’ grew up in the church living in fear, condemnation, and guilt and always conscious of our sins, wondering if God really loved you and if he was pleased with you.  We were taught that you had to work hard and toil for salvation when the only thing God asked of us is to simply Believe.  Everything else we need flows from our belief in Him. We rest in Him because His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Relax. When you rest, God works!

On today's episode of the Unlearn, we are discussing the certain reality of change. We know that life is a constant series of change and nothing stays the same. As God's children we sometimes tend to think God will always do things the same way. We should never get so familiar or comfortable with God that we think we know Him like that! Yes, He's the same yesterday, today and forever, but the way He does things may change.God is a progressive God...always moving. And our ability to hear his voice and obey what He says is critical. We must pay close attention to what God is saying and be ready to move at His command!Feel free to donate if this has helped you at all, Thank You! CashApp: $Arigato416

I can't seem to get away from the garden! On today's episode we will share final thoughts on the importance of guarding your heart and why it's really impossible to do so without Help. Let me explain. The self-help movement has taken us by storm, empowering us to become our best selves. There's nothing wrong with wanting to better ourselves, but let's be clear, there is no enduring self-help without Jesus! Feel free to donate if this has helped you at all, Thank You! CashApp: $Arigato416

Last week's episode is still on my mind! So much so that I decided to go deeper with Pt. 2. Our minds are constantly being bombarded with thoughts, suggestions, and imaginations daily. We must guard the gateways through which seeds are planted in the garden of our heart so we're not growing weeds, but producing good seeds that bear good fruit pleasing to God.Feel free to donate if this has helped you at all, Thank You! CashApp: $Arigato416

On today’s episode, we are talking about the importance of Minding your Garden and our responsibility to guard our hearts so we can experience a fruitful life.Feel free to donate if this has helped you at all, Thank You! CashApp: $Arigato416

Welcome Back! I am still abuzz from the latest miracle from God in my life.In our last episode we mentioned heavenly places in Christ Jesus, and I’d like to stay there for a minute because I think it’s imperative that we understand just how important it is to be seated in that heavenly place. Feel free to donate if this has helped you at all, Thank You! CashApp: $Arigato416

We continue today's episode with Part II of Come Inside. Feel free to donate if this has helped you at all, Thank You! CashApp: $Arigato416

In today’s episode, I want to take you back down memory lane and make it relevant for this present time and what it truly means to "Come Inside." t’s time to keep a constant watch over our souls. It’s time to pray without ceasing. My brothers and my sisters, it’s time to come inside!Feel free to donate if this has helped you at all, Thank You! CashApp: $Arigato416

On today’s episode, I’m going a bit off script, but not really because we know God does everything for a purpose. It’s testimony time!Revelation 12:11 says, “And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony.” If God has done anything for you, Testify!Feel free to donate if this has helped you at all, Thank You! CashApp: $Arigato416

In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about the most important form of communication for a Believer: Spirit-to-Spirit.If you are going to walk in health, prosperity, and victory, you must understand it’s an inside job. God has deposited in your spirit everything you need to live a successful and prosperous life. You have direct access Spirit-to-Spirit.Feel free to donate if this has helped you at all, Thank You! CashApp: $Arigato416

As we continue our very colorful conversation on the family, today’s podcast might trigger some of you because we’re going to be talking about submission. But if you can lean into what I'm about to share with you, you will walk away with a deeper revelation and understanding that submission is a good thing!Feel free to donate if this has helped you at all, Thank You! CashApp: $Arigato416

It’s a family affair! Remember that song by Sly and the Family Stone? Today, I want to talk about family and what it means to be adopted into the Royal Family of God.I need you. You need me. We’re all part of God’s family!Feel free to donate if this has helped you at all, Thank You! CashApp: $Arigato416

Some of my most profound memories of personal encounters with God occurred in my childhood. I spent the summers with my grandparents on their farm in South Georgia and the most powerful and profound of all my experiences was the day of my first encounter with Jesus! Stay tuned. Feel free to donate if this has helped you at all, Thank You! CashApp: $Arigato416

In today’s episode I want to discuss something dear to my heart: The practicality and wisdom of Jesus and the gospel. Jesus used practical things to teach spiritual things. Hope you enjoy our discussion. Feel free to donate if this has helped you at all, Thank You! CashApp: $Arigato416