Bible Stories

TORCHBEARERS: Pressing in for the Voice of God

God’s voice does not come to add to Scripture but to give specific instruction, direction, correction, and encouragement for our lives. In this episode, Jake shares a sermon about the importance of the voice of God in the life of a believer and how we should press in to hear His voice in a greater way.

TORCHBEARERS: Ways that God Speaks

Throughout the Bible, we see that God is a God who speaks. In this episode, Jake shares some of the main ways that God speaks to us. As we grow in our relationship with the Lord, we can become more sensitive to His voice and how to be led by Him!

Truth Teachers

The purpose of Paul’s instruction and Timothy’s teaching was to teach what is pure, clear, and genuine.

Praise and Anxiety

Whatever your situation today, bring your sacrifice of praise to Jesus, recognizing as David did His lovingkindness, grace, and faithfulness.

TORCHBEARERS: How to Test Prophetic Words

Using biblical teaching and modern examples, he shares principles that give believers a foundation to weigh prophetic words. As we grow in discernment, we can learn to receive words from the Lord and reject words that are not from Him!

The Power of Our History With God

The enemies of God will be defeated by a HOLY and HUMBLE people who have demonstrated the rule of God through their lives and practices.

Arousing Hell

Whenever Jesus is preached as Lord, Savior, and Deliverer, His presence will interfere with the plans of evil.

A Marked People

Our alignment with Jesus will be met by threats from hell that want to destroy our faith in Him, and at times, even our lives.

Escaping a Weakened Faith

Today we see similar deceptions taking place, preaching these lies from pulpits and expressing them across the platforms of social media.

Reassessing the Wind

Instead of chasing after the winds of human success and status, we are called to chase after the wind of God’s Spirit.

Would You Recognize Him?

If we saw the evidence of His return, would we notice or would we pass it off as that radical Christianity stuff?

Joyful at Christmas?

The cross invalidated the devil’s work and annulled his power so completely as to destroy him. 

Mission Creep

One purpose of the early creeds of the Church was to hold people to the foundational truths of their faith.

The Peril of a Tidy Faith

If we get too tidy and limiting in our expression of faith, we will not expect the power of God to come.

Lessons From the Christmas Story

We can have peace knowing that the One who guided the star will guide us, no matter our circumstances, to inner peace and a glorious ending.

TORCHBEARERS: How Thanksgiving and Prayer Work Together

In this episode, Jake teaches the connection between giving thanks and making petitions to God. Using biblical and real-life examples, he shows how thanksgiving and prayer work together and bring powerful results. Without thanksgiving, prayer is incomplete!

Our Day of Decision

At some point, our faith in the Lord must have a moment of decision when we choose to call upon the Lord and surrender our lives to Him. 

The Heart of Joy

Your heart can become an explosion of joy because of the birth of a Baby over 2,000 years ago.

TORCHBEARERS: Only One Gave Thanks

In this episode, Jake shares why thanksgiving is so important to God and encourages believers to live a lifestyle of giving thanks. Let’s be a people who give thanks and glory to God!

Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing

With a little trickle of deception here or there mixed with truth, they say something that’s false smoothly, and the audience starts nodding their head.

TORCHBEARERS: A Supernatural Showdown

God is supernatural, but not everything supernatural is of God. We must learn the difference between what is of God and what is not and walk in God’s power to see the kingdom of darkness pushed back!

TORCHBEARERS: What Happens When We See Jesus Clearly

In this episode, Jake teaches about what happens when we see Jesus clearly. As we get a revelation of Jesus, we also get a greater revelation of our own identity and calling, the church, and the Kingdom of God!

Fan Into Flame

That boldness that we need to step out in faith does not come from inside us, it comes from a supernatural indwelling of The Holy Spirit.

Teach Us to Pray

He wants to encourage you to continue in your prayer, making room for the possibility of delay.

TORCHBEARERS: No More Hype!

In church or ministry settings, we must be careful not to fall into the trap of using hype or exaggeration. Such methods highlight immaturity, impurity, and the absence of God’s presence in our midst.

Be Rich in Good Deeds

Wealth in and of itself is not a sin, but where does our heart lie? Where does our treasure lie?

Breaking Bad

Joy comes from trust—but despair comes from doubt.

TORCHBEARERS: Is God’s Will Automatic?

Jake helps define what it means that God is sovereign, how God designed things to function on earth, and the believer’s responsibility to cooperate with Him in fulfilling His purposes.

The System

All unredeemed people are living under the influence of a system of unbelief driven by an anti-Christ spirit.

Many Samaritans Believe

This woman got to meet the creator of the universe and hear how God would use her to tell others about Him.

Starting Over

Both the crushing and rebuilding are expressions of God’s merciful love.

Kingdom Saboteurs

Kingdom saboteurs will hamper evil goals by expressing God’s goodness in contrast to an attempt to control people’s behavior.

When Sorrow Comes

Job’s most significant choice in his troubles was to worship God when it appeared there was nothing to worship Him about.

Let’s Walk Like Enoch

May we, like Enoch, spend quality time daily in God’s presence, with His Word, listening to His Holy Spirit.

TORCHBEARERS: Are the Gifts of the Spirit for Today?

In this episode, Jake shares some of the factors and flawed arguments that lead to the doctrine that the gifts have ceased, and he shows that the gifts of the Spirit are in fact for today. Let’s embrace the fullness of the Spirit and all of His gifts!