But What Did GOD Say?™

What if some of the deepest work God does in us happens where no one else can see?

Jesus didn’t just teach His disciples what to pray. He showed them where prayer begins—with the door closed, the distractions quieted, and the heart turned toward the Father who already sees and knows us.

In this final episode of the Prayer According to Jesus series, we step away from public expressions and into the private place where we’re known, heard, and changed. Because when Jesus said, “When you pray,” He was inviting us into more than...

In this episode of Prayer According to Jesus: Commissioning Disciples, we look again at the Great Commission — not only as something Jesus commanded, but as something He covered in prayer.

Before the disciples ever went out, Jesus prayed. Before they spoke boldly, they waited. Before they became witnesses, they received power from the Holy Spirit. And through it all, Jesus was teaching them how to remain connected to the One who sent them.

Together, we’ll walk through the authority of Jesus, the call to go, the words we carry, and the power we n...

In “Commissioning Disciples,” the second episode in our Prayer According to Jesus series, we explore what it means to pray as commissioned disciples—people who share in Christ’s life, position, victory, and mission.

This episode encourages us to move beyond feelings of being unqualified and begin praying with a settled confidence in who we are in Christ and what He has entrusted to us.

All Scripture references mentioned in this episode are listed in the show notes, so we can continue reading, meditating on, and praying through these truths throughout the week...

In this opening series of “Prayer According to Jesus,” we explore what prayer looks like when it flows from The Father’s Heart—from relationship, trust, and the goodness He has revealed in His Word.

As disciples, we are learning to see God as He truly is: a Father whose heart is for salvation, repentance, and restoration.

In this episode of “The Heart of the Father,” we discover from Scripture:

In this final episode of “Faith According to Jesus,” we sit with one piercing question from Luke 18: “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” In a world flooded with fear, division, and constant noise, we explore what it means to carry a persevering, praying, justice-seeking faith that refuses to give up. This is a heart-level reflection, not a recap. If your faith has grown tired or quiet, stay with this episode to the end and join in a guided prayer of repentance, surrender, and renewed trust.

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In our continuing “Faith According to Jesus” series, this episode looks at “Faith That Strengthens Others.” We follow Peter from Jesus’ words in Luke 22—“I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren”—into the book of Acts, where the same Peter who wept over his denial now stands up to preach Jesus, lifts a lame man at the Beautiful Gate, and encourages a church under pressure. Along the way, we talk honestly about our own stories of failing and returning to the Lord, and how the Holy Spiri...

In our continuing “Faith According to Jesus” series, we walk through Luke 7:36–50, where Simon the Pharisee hosts Jesus for dinner, and a woman with a shattered reputation comes in and falls at His feet. Jesus tells a story about two debtors, exposes the quiet pride in Simon’s heart, and then turns to this woman and says, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” In this episode, we hold both people in view—the careful, calculating host and the weeping woman at His feet—and ask what a “Faith That Saves” really means for us today: coming as we are, letting J...

In our “Faith According to Jesus” series, this episode walks through Luke 5:17–26 (with the parallel in Mark 2:1–12), where four friends carry a paralyzed man, break through the crowd, and lower him through the roof to Jesus. We sit with the phrase “When He saw their faith” and watch how Jesus goes to the deepest need first—calling the man “Son” and forgiving his sins—before healing his body in front of everyone. Along the way, we look for where we are in this story—sometimes on the bed needing to be carried, sometimes as the friends holding the mat—and what it me...

In this episode of our “Faith According to Jesus” series, we look at two encounters with Jesus: the woman in Mark 5:25-34 who had suffered for twelve years, and the one leper in Luke 17:11-19 who returned to give thanks after being cleansed. Both stories show us that wholeness is deeper than relief. The woman reaches for Jesus with the last strength in her body, and the Samaritan returns to Jesus with gratitude in his heart. Together, these passages help us see that faith that makes whole reaches for Jesus, receives from Jesus, and returns to J...

What happens when our faith is shaken to the core, and we fail God in the very area we thought we were strong? In this episode of “Faith According to Jesus,” we walk with Peter through Luke 22:31–32, 54–62. We listen as Jesus warns Peter about Satan’s sifting, prays that his faith will not fail, and then watches Peter deny Him three times—and we see the bitter tears of repentance that Jesus had already prayed for in advance.

If you’ve ever felt like your faith has been sifted or wondered if God is finished with you after...

In this episode, we explore the sober side of “faith according to Jesus”: what He referred to as "no faith". First, we go to Nazareth, where the people who knew Jesus best were “offended” at Him, and He marveled at their unbelief, doing only a few miracles there because their hearts were closed. 

Then we walk into the valley of Mark 9, where a desperate father brings his demon‑tormented son, the disciples cannot help, and Jesus calls out a “faithless generation” even as the father cries, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.” Along the way, we’ll see...

In this episode, we return to the moment that led Jesus to say, “Have faith in God.” This wasn’t a random slogan about faith—it was a response to a real situation the disciples had just witnessed. They saw the fig tree wither and had to wrestle with what Jesus said and did in that moment.

We walk through the kind of faith Jesus was actually talking about in Mark 11:20–25—how it acts, how it is activated, and how it brings glory to the Father. We also pay attention to what Jesus refused to separate fro...

In this episode, we return to Matthew 8:23–27 to sit with Jesus and His disciples in the middle of a great storm. We walk through three key observations from the scene in the boat and then zoom out to notice what the disciples had already seen Jesus do before the storm ever hit. Along the way, we explore what Jesus meant by “little faith,” how easily we forget our history with God in a new crisis, and how remembering His words and works can steady us in our own storms today. If you are facing waves in your life r...

 In this first episode of the ‘Faith According to Jesus’ series, we slow down with Matthew 8:5–13 and listen to how Jesus responds to a Roman centurion. Jesus says He has not found such great faith, not even in Israel. What did He see in this man? We look at three simple marks of this ‘great faith’: coming to Jesus on behalf of another, believing what we have heard about Him enough to seek Him, and trusting His word and authority without needing to see first. I also share a real area where I am learning to practice this kind of faith in...

In this episode of “But What Did GOD Say?”, we confront the anxiety around the rumored claim about Social Security being changed to “federal benefit payments” and ask a deeper question: Who has really been our Source all along? We talk honestly about why so many of us who have worked 20–40 years feel dismissed, renamed, and at risk, then bring that tension under the light of God’s Word to rediscover what He says about our labor, our identity, and our provision. We close with a focused, scripture-based prayer over us as retirees, those of us on fixed incomes, and all of u...

In this episode of But What Did God Say?, we dive into Matthew 28:16-20 and unpack the phrase, “teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you.” What does it really mean to observe the words of Jesus? Is it just about hearing, or is it about guarding, keeping, and obeying what He said?

This message came from a fresh look at the Great Commission and a powerful reminder that discipleship is not just about going — it is about teaching others to live by the sayings of Christ. If we have truly heard Him, then His words...

In this episode, we slow down with one loaded verse—Acts 10:38—and let it redefine what an “anointed life” really is. We see Jesus as the One the Father anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil. From there, we explore four simple but deep movements: being rooted in relationship, revealing His goodness in everyday life, standing against oppression in Christ’s victory, and resting in God’s presence. Along the way, I ask an honest question for the “ladies in the back”: after hearing what Jesus was a...

In this episode, a simple moment of making the bed and humming a song became a divine setup for God to talk about filters—the unseen lenses that shape how we hear Him, see ourselves, and respond to others. In this episode, we unpack how fear, comparison, performance, and self can clog our spiritual filters, and how the Holy Spirit invites us not just to “clean up,” but to let Him change the filter completely.

If you’ve ever held back your voice or your worship because of what others might think, this episode will help you step out...

In this episode of “But What Did GOD Say?” we dive into Psalm 107 and the call: “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so.” We trace the four portraits in the psalm—the wanderer, the prisoner, the sick, and the sailor in the storm—and see the same pattern in each story: they cried, God heard, and He rescued. From there, we explore what redemption really is, not as self‑improvement, but as deliverance from enemies we could never defeat on our own—sin, death, and the powers of darkness—through the blood of Jesus.

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In this episode, we talk about learning to live in the awareness of God’s holy presence in the middle of ordinary life. Our focus often settles horizontally—on people, opinions, circumstances, and even ourselves—and our inner lens starts to cloud. What begins as worship can drift into evaluation, and what begins with Jesus can quietly become all about what others are doing or how we feel.

Through Scripture, we see how judgment, comparison, and self-focus disturb our peace, and how looking unto Jesus renews our minds and clears our vision. As we turn our gaze back t...

In a season where so many of us are carrying real pressure—health concerns, family strain, financial stress, hard decisions, long waiting seasons, and deep weariness—Hebrews gives us a steady anchor: “We are not of those who draw back.” In this episode, we read Hebrews 10:38–39 in context and walk through what it means to live by faith, what “draw back” looks like in real life, and what “unto perdition” and “to the saving of the soul” actually mean. Then we connect the passage to our victory in Christ: Jesus has o...

What did Jesus mean when He said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6)? In this episode, we explore how that hunger and thirst is ultimately for Jesus—the Bread of Life and the Living Water (John 6:35; John 4:14). We also clarify what “righteousness” is: not self-made goodness, but right standing with God that we receive in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21). Then we bring it into everyday life—what it looks like to seek God’s Word, choose integrity, forgive, and stop feeding on what leaves us spiritually...

In a world that rewards hustle and speed, many of us are building nonstop—and still feel unsteady. So we start where Scripture starts: “Unless the LORD builds the house…” (Psalm 127:1). That verse doesn’t condemn work—it exposes the difference between labor that lasts and labor that becomes vain.

From there, we listen to Jesus as the Builder in Matthew 16, and we follow what the Word shows about what He builds, how it grows strong, and what our part looks like as we yield to His Word and His Spirit. If you’ve been striving to ho...

There are many conversations about Jesus — opinions, assumptions, and competing claims. But in Matthew 16:13–17, Jesus did not ask His disciples what others were saying. He asked them directly: “But who do you say that I am?”

In this episode, we walk through that passage carefully and let Scripture interpret Scripture. We examine Peter’s confession that Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of the living God,” and we follow how the Bible defines those truths — from the Spirit’s role in revealing Christ (John 16:13–14; John 15:26), to the testimony of Scripture that Jesus is Creator and Sustainer (Colossians 1:15–17).

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In this gentle, story-style guided prayer, we step away from pressure, worry, and striving — and into a peaceful picture of surrender. Through the imagery of an open gate, a strong stone table, and a quiet path forward, this episode helps listeners release what they’ve been carrying and rediscover the strength found in trust.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or worn down, this is an invitation to pause, breathe, and remember: you were never meant to carry it all alone.

Come lay it down.
Come find rest.

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