Truth Planters Podcast

In episode one, David explains the pattern God uses when He wants to achieve something on the earth and how He empowers and then uses people like us to fulfill His purposes. David encourages us never to limit the plan of God for our lives to what we can achieve in our natural ability because we serve a God who glorifies Himself by enabling us to live beyond our natural ability.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

In episode two, David explains how Jesus operated when He was on the earth. Jesus was FULL of the Holy Spirit, LED by the Holy Spirit and operated in the POWER of the Holy Spirit. David highlights the importance of being FULL of the Holy Spirit in this episode and covers being LED by the Spirit in episode 6 and operating IN THE POWER of the Spirit in episode 7.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

The first step to fulfilling your calling is to receive genuine salvation. In a time when many are preaching a false gospel, we need to ask ourselves, “Am I truly saved?”. In this episode, David explains what the Bible says about salvation and gives you an opportunity to receive true salvation and the baptism of the Holy Spirit.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

In episode four, David explains the three-part framework that enables us to fulfill our calling. All of us have a part to play in God’s work on the earth and therefore He calls us, gifts us and opens doors for us to serve Him.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

Even if you’re not 100% sure what your personal calling is yet, you can start by learning what God’s calling on all believers is. In episode 5, David challenges us all to live the way God has called every Christian to live – loving others, fulfilling the Great Commission, refusing to complain and more.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

One of the greatest keys to fulfilling your personal calling is learning how to be led by the Holy Spirit in every decision. In episode six, David explains how we can be led by the Holy Spirit and also protect ourselves from going into deception.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

In order to fulfill your calling, you will need to learn how to operate in the power of the Holy Spirit. This means living in such a way that God's power is working through you on a daily basis. This usually happens through using the gifts of the Spirit. In episode seven, David explains some of the things we can do to cause our gifts to work more effectively.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

It is vital that we learn how to overcome the things that could hold us back from fulfilling our calling. In episode eight, David explains what some of those things are (e.g. fear, pride, addictions, idolatry, pain from your past) and how God wants to do a great work of bringing healing and freedom into our lives.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

If you are looking for new freedom in your life and healing from the wounds of the past, this episode is for you! It is incredibly difficult to fulfill your calling while carrying pain from your past. In episode nine, David explains what forgiveness is and what it isn't, giving you valuable keys to walking in the incredible healing and freedom God wants for your life. Don't let your past define your future.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

God's grace is much more powerful than you probably realise. In episode ten, David explains how God's grace is not a license for immorality but it's the power we need to overcome sin and human weakness on a daily basis. This revelation has the power to change your life.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

Do you want your faith to be unshakeable? Trials, challenges and difficulties are part of life. In episode eleven, David explains that rather than holding you back, these things can actually enable you to fulfill your calling more effectively. When we understand the purpose of trials and we learn how to persevere, we will consider our trials as pure joy, as James chapter one teaches us, and we will become mature, complete and lacking nothing.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

What equips us for service in God's Kingdom? Is it our education, the number of followers we have on social media, or how much money we have in our bank accounts? Actually it's none of the above.  In the final episode of the series, David tells us the three primary things that qualify a person to serve God - Intimacy with Jesus, the Word of God and the Empowerment of the Holy Spirit.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

Is it possible to raise small children and fulfill your calling at the same time? Raising small children can be challenging, and we can sometimes feel like we are being distracted from God's calling on our lives. In this bonus episode, David and Hannah Steele share some encouraging words and tips for those who want to serve God and at the same time honour Him by being great, godly parents to their children who reflect the heart of the Father to them.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

Increase your wisdom. Speak with new power. Change the world.How effective are your words in bringing powerful change into the lives of others? Prepare to have your heart and your words radically changed as you listen to this series and get ready to become WAY MORE EFFECTIVE for God's Kingdom.In episode one, David Steele explains how God spoke to him and made it so clear that He wants His children to hear this particular message at such a time as this. David then goes on to share two incredible testimonies of people whose lives were destroyed by words, and then radically changed and restored by words. You see, although God could have chosen ANY METHOD by which to reveal Himself to us, He often uses words.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

Imagine being able to speak flawlessly, with words perfectly crafted for every situation. Each one of us has been given complete freedom by God to use whatever words we desire. We can choose to speak truth or lies, words that hurt or words that heal. We can use our words to encourage and build others up, or to hurt and tear them down. Jesus said that every one of us will have to give account on the day of judgement for every empty word we have spoken. How seriously are you taking your words?Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

In episode three David explains where our words come from and how we can change the way we speak. Jesus made it clear that our mouths speak what our hearts are full of, so it's impossible to fix your mouth without addressing the issues of your heart. Allow your heart to be deeply challenged as you discover how to remove the poison that is affecting the way you speak, and how to freely love and forgive the people who have hurt you the most.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

In one of the most eye-opening episodes of this series, David tackles two of the most destructive things a believer can ever choose to do with their mouths. Gossip and slander destroy relationships, undermine trust, and destroy the unity of the Spirit that God desires us to have in the church. When we choose to gossip and slander, we are using our mouths to do the work of the enemy. Let this episode open your eyes, change your heart and cause you to speak in a way that honours God by honouring every human being that He has created.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

Learning how to speak wisely is like an art. In episode 5 David talks about one of the most important skills a Christian can ever learn - the art of discretion. The wise person speaks with discretion, and those who want to become wise must consciously work at improving the way they speak. The Bible teaches that those who learn the art of discretion enjoy many benefits, some of which may really surprise you!Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

Has anybody ever slandered you? Have they spread lies about you or spoken about you in a way that has damaged your reputation? Perhaps you felt the need to try to stop them or to defend yourself? Beware, slander is a trap. If you don't know how to deal with it, it will cause you a lot of pain and has the potential to distract you from fulfilling your God-given calling. Listen as David unpacks what the Bible teaches us to do when somebody slanders us so that we can avoid the traps and walk in wonderful freedom.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters

Do you have somebody in your life who loves you enough to speak the truth to you, even when you don't want to hear it? Do you sometimes struggle to know when or how to correct another person? Perhaps you've tried in the past and been rejected, and you're worried that the same thing will happen again.In our society, speaking the truth in love is not a popular thing to do, but the Bible makes it clear that only by speaking the truth in love will we be able to grow into maturity in Christ. In this episode David speaks very practically about how we can speak the truth in love in a way that honours God and serves others.Support the showWatch Truth Planters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/truthplanters