Bread of Life Church of Fresno
71 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago -Welcome to the Bread of Life Church Podcast! This podcast seeks to bring the Bible to life through teaching and sharing what God has given us in His word. The goal of these messages is to obtain a functional spirituality that is worked out on a daily basis through the love and power of God.
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The Love of God | Part 2 | BoLCF.org
June 20, 2023 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBSalvation is the love of God - love made salvation possible. Love also made the ability to know the truth possible. God’s truth defines our reality. Love Initiated Initiated Truth - John 1:6-18 Love and truth are inseparable. God’s love binds us to the truth. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Because the Love of God is rooted in God’s truth, we are separated from the world. - The world does not know God’s love. Because God’s love is rooted in truth and the whole world is in darkness, God’s love sepa...
The Love of God | Part 1 | BoLCF.org
June 18, 2023 17:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBGod Governs the Universe by Love as the highest order of God’s attributes, and He imparts it to us. Loving God, Loving People, Serving Both. Love has to create the authenticity of what makes this church. John 13:35: “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” Love is the highest. 1 Cor. 13:8-13 Love is the highest order of gifts and governs everything God does and who God is to us. Every motivation that is in God and everything that emanates fro...
Facing The Nature of Evil | Roe Vs Wade
June 26, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MB63,000,000 - that is more than the combined population of every US state that touches the Pacific Ocean and just under the people of every state west of the Rockie Mountains. It is also a conservative estimate of the number of legalized abortions since the Roe vs. Wade ruling in 1973. What does the Bible say about life, and how are nations held to account for how they value it? Support the show
Facing The Nature of Evil | Uvalde Texas
May 29, 2022 18:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBWhat is evil, and from where does it come? Tragedies like the one in Uvalde, Texas, force us to face harsh realities and ask hard questions. There is comfort and clarity in God’s word regarding the nature and source of evil. Support the show
How Do We Make War? Part 2
March 22, 2022 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBAs we conclude our Spiritual Warfare series, we look at the armor and weapons God has provided to his people to make war. Listen in as we learn to live in full armor in everyday life. Support the show
How Do We Make War? Part 1
March 15, 2022 02:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBWe’ve seen the schemes the enemy uses against us. Now we look at how we fight – what are our battle strategies? In Part 1, we learn that, although we are still in the battle, the outcome has been decided, the victory won in Christ. Support the show
How Does The Enemy Make War?
March 08, 2022 03:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBThe Apostle Paul said that satan wages war against us with “schemes” and exhorts us to prepare to stand against them. Follow along as we look at six of these schemes, or strategies, that we will encounter in spiritual warfare. Support the show
What Are We Fighting For? Part 2
March 01, 2022 03:00 - 13 minutes - 9.04 MBIn Part 1 of this lesson, we learned that we are fighting a spiritual battle to live in God's presence and for God's glory to come from heaven to earth. Listen in as we see that we're also fighting for the salvation of souls. Support the show
What Are We Fighting For Part? 1
February 22, 2022 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBEvery war is fought with an end goal in mind. As Christians, we must understand why we are waging a spiritual battle. Otherwise, we will not engage in the fight. Listen along as we examine what we, as believers, are fighting for. Support the show
Spiritual Warfare Part 2 | Who Are We Fighting Against?
February 16, 2022 03:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBIn our series on Spiritual Warfare teaching, we look at what The Bible says about an actual enemy. While we often struggle in human relationships, The Bible is clear that people are not our enemy. Instead, our enemies are non-human spiritual entities in satan and the demonic hoard. Listen along as we discover who the enemy is and how to overcome him. Support the show
Spiritual Warfare Part 1 | We Are In A War
February 09, 2022 03:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBThe Bible teaches that the spiritual world is real. That means to those who follow Jesus that they become aware of spiritual things through being born again. The Bible also teaches that there is a terrible battle being waged spiritually against the child of God and that we are in a real spiritual war. Listen along as we learn how to face that war and prevail through faith in God. Support the show
Hearing God's Voice Part 3
January 18, 2022 03:00 - 11 minutes - 8.08 MBThe goal of hearing the voice of God is to do what He says! If we listen to Him, we will follow Him. One of the simplest ways to measure how much we hear the voice of Jesus is to examine the level of obedience to what we know that He has said to us. Follow along in this message, where we learn the blessing of following Jesus as He speaks to us. Support the show
Unity and Division | Part 2
January 16, 2022 18:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this two-part message, we examine the biblical call to unity in the body of Christ. While it seems pretty challenging, it is the will of God nevertheless and must be our aim as Christians. As we look at Matthew 10:34-36, we see Jesus saying that He would not bring peace but would bring a sword that divides. How does the call to unity coincide with the work of division? As we will discover, they are the same and serve the same purpose. Support the show
Hearing God's Voice Part 2
January 11, 2022 03:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBThe beauty of having a relationship with God is that we can actually know Him and not just know about Him. What is wonderful about knowing God is that He knows us; intimately. Whether He speaks to us through the scripture, circumstances, or even the natural world, we walk with God in faith that He will talk to us and that we will hear Him. He also speaks to us inside by ministering to our hearts and leading us by discernment. May the faith to hear the voice of Jesus by the Holy Spirit speaki...
Unity and Division | Part 1
January 09, 2022 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBIn this two-part message, we examine the biblical call to unity in the body of Christ. While it seems pretty challenging, it is the will of God nevertheless and must be our aim as Christians. As we look at 1 Corinthians chapter 1, we see the Apostle Paul exhorting the church not to have divisions since that is unspiritual and carnal. This setback occurred when they had added the current philosophies of their day to their gospel. We must avoid the same deception in our current era. Support th...
Hearing God's Voice Part 1
January 04, 2022 03:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBOne of the greatest gifts to the person who knows Jesus is to hear His voice. In John 10:27, Jesus proclaimed that His sheep (followers) would and could hear His voice! Not only is this a fantastic blessing, but it is also a promise. Our job is to listen and discern what He says to us as we learn to walk with Him. May this message encourage us to live in the divine blessing of the voice of God. Support the show
Resting In Faith
November 28, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBIn this message, we learn what the Bible says about rest. For those of us who live in a busy and fast-paced world of multitasking and innumerable options of activity and entertainment, the idea of rest often gets sidelined for what seems to be "more important" things to do with our time. Yet, the biblical command stands without change in both testaments. May we learn that we cannot break the boundaries God has set for man and embrace the walk of faith the includes choosing to rest. Support t...
If My People Part 3
October 19, 2021 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBIn this third message from the Old Testament book of 2nd Chronicles 7:14, we look again at the covenant promise of God that if the people that belong to Him and who are called by His name will humble themselves and pray, His forgiveness and healing will come to us. The need to humble ourselves is necessary for God to hear us as He opposes the proud (James 4:6). The prayer that heaven hears comes from a humble heart and is consistent in its petition. Support the show
If My People Part 2
October 12, 2021 02:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBContinuing with this series from the Old Testament book of 2nd Chronicles 7:14, we learn that God has offered Himself graciously to the earth in a covenant relationship. In these verses, which almost reads like a contract, God promises that if His people, the only ones on the earth who can access this covenant, will call upon His name, that He will hear, forgive, and heal. We can trust Him and receive forgiveness and grace when we sin or miss the mark in life. May we have the humility to tur...
If My People Part 1
October 05, 2021 02:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIn the Old Testament book of 2nd Chronicles 7:14, we find one of the biblical centerpieces of what kind of prayer God is waiting to hear and respond to according to scripture. As we look at that text, we learn that God is patiently looking for His people to stop and consider the grace and forgiveness He extends to a struggling world. Sin and failure do not have to destroy people's lives. God is graciously looking to hear, forgive, and heal if His people only pray. Support the show
God Is Our Source Part 2
August 31, 2021 02:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBIn this lesson, we continue with the theme of learning to depend upon God as our source. We know that God leads us and guides us towards provision for our lives. The issue for us often does not come down to where or not He will provide, but how He will provide and when. While God is faithful to His Word, the way He cares for us is often not determined by our standards or desires. Like the apostle Paul in Philippians 4:8-19. we learn the secret of being what he describes as "content." Paul kn...
God Is Our Source Part 1
August 24, 2021 02:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBIn Philippians 4:1-7, the apostle Paul teaches that God can provide peace to our troubled hearts and minds. He states that the source of this peace is from God Himself and does not rely on the condition of the world around us or our circumstances in it. From this, we learn to surrender mental pressure in prayer to God. We are blessed to discover that no matter what situations we find ourselves in, there is a place of peace and refuge in the presence of God when we have a prayer life. Support...
Spiritual Prayer
August 17, 2021 02:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBThe Bible declares in 1st Corinthians 2:1-14 that the apostle Paul relied solely upon the power of the Holy Spirit to accomplish his ministry. In this lesson, we examine this famous passage and seek to understand the spiritual nature of prayer. We learn that prayer is not an exercise of the human mind or will. We learn that like the apostle Paul, we must relay on the leading and power of the Holy Spirit to pray effectively and purposely. Support the show
Growing In Your Faith
July 25, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBOur dear friends J.B. and Mama Joy Masinde from Deliverance Church in Nairobi, Kenya, came to see us and shared a powerful message to develop our faith. Using Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments, J.B. shows us how God responds to faith, not our human needs or desires. We learned that our faith would increase when we learn to believe God's word and speak it over our lives and circumstances. Support the show
Listen | Freedom
March 07, 2021 19:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this third message in Listen series, we learn that listening to God's word and to His voice when He is speaking to us guides us into His Kingdom and away from the kingdom of darkness. There are only two kingdoms on this earth. There is the Kingdom of God where Jesus is Lord and the kingdom of darkness ruled over by the devil and his host. When we are saved, we are delivered from the devil's kingdom and transferred to the Kingdom of God. After that transfer has happened through being born ...
Listen | Provision
February 21, 2021 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this message Jason Guenther teaches us that God understands that we need to be provision in our lives. In order for us to do His will and represent His kingdom in the earth, we will need Him to sustain us. In order for us to receive His provision, we need to resist the temptation to take things into our own hands and fully listen obey His word and listen to His voice. Follow along as we learn how to face the challenges of trusting God in the face of temptation to do things on our own. Su...
Obedience and Faith Part 3
February 14, 2021 19:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this third message on obedience and faith, we learn that the children of Israel failed to believe God's promise for a promised land. As a result, they took forty year wilderness journey as God waited patiently for the next generation to rise up and fulfill His plan. Upon that generation's transition into the promised land, they were told to stand in front of two mountains as to the blessings upon obedience and curses that comes upon disobedience were read out loud. (Duet. 28) We are remin...
Obedience and Faith Part 2
February 07, 2021 19:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this second message on obedience and faith, we examine the Old Testament where the patriarchs encountered God and were given great promises concerning the future of God's people. When the moment came in world history for those promises to be fulfilled, the very people who called to receive them lost them through unbelief. Their lack of faith resulted in an unwillingness to obey what God was leading them into and they faced terrible consequences because of it. Today we face the same battle...
Obedience and Faith Part 1
January 31, 2021 19:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBIn this first message on the subject of Obedience and Faith, we examine the lives of Abraham and Moses where we learn that obedience to God held great promises of deliverance for many. These examples teach us that we can look at our own struggles of faith in the midst of challenging circumstances and find confidence in God. We desire to remain obedient to His word and to His voice even when it seems impossible. By studying the scriptures, we grow in faith to be able to submit to the will of ...
Obedience and Salvation
January 24, 2021 19:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBIn this message we examine the subject of obedience in The Bible. We learn that the ability to obey God's word is given as a gift in salvation through Jesus Christ. The scripture declares that all human beings are born with a disobedient nature and the only way to to be free from that disobedience is to surrender our lives to God. In return, God fills us with His Holy Spirit who helps us surrender the inability to obey God's word as we take on the nature of God through His power working in ...
The Stewardship of Hope
December 08, 2020 05:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBWhenever we think of the idea of hope, it is often in terms of a feeling or a human emotion. However, in the Bible, hope is a substance that translates to a real expression in how we live our lives. At a fundamental level, what we do with our time, talent, and treasure is an outworking of hope, or a lack of hope. If we have hope, it will be known based upon the decisions we make with the limited time we have during our life on earth. Listen along as we learn the value of hope and grow the st...
Have Hope | Share Hope
November 29, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBHope, Eternal Hope is the hallmark of disciples of Jesus. It is more than a wish or a good vibe. It is not based in the circumstances of this life. Hope in Christ is never disappointed and comes because of the Love of God that is poured into our hearts. In a hopeless world, those who trust in Jesus can HAVE and SHARE authentic Hope! Lamentations 3:21-24, Romans 5:1-5, 12:19-13 Support the show
Feasting and Rest
November 22, 2020 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn this message Daniel Dunn shares with us from the Old Testament book of Leviticus that the idea of rest and feasting as an annual event was created by God. As we struggle with the era of Covid-19, we are learning to make the most of life outdoors by seeing it through a lens of being thankful and a heart of worship. Follow along as we learn how to walk with God in every season of life regardless of the circumstances. Support the show
Stay with me part 4
November 15, 2020 20:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBIn this message we continue with the passage from John 15 where Jesus teaches His disciples the true meaning of staying in relationship with Him. In verses 12-17, Jesus explains that remaining in relationship with Him means that we truly love one another. He states further that when we do that, we are His friends and that we live in a special relationship of knowing Him and His will in the earth. For Jesus, this is the only way our lives can have eternal reward. Support the show
Stay with me part 3
November 08, 2020 20:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBIn light of the recent presidential elections, we take a look at the what the Bible teaches about how one should view political parties and movements. For the children of God, our identity is not in human organizations but in the Kingdom of God. Follow along with us as we read from Romans 8:18-25 and John 15:9-11. Support the show
Stay with me Part 2
November 01, 2020 19:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBThe only thing that separates true Christianity from every other religion and human philosophy is the presence and power of God. In John 15, Jesus promised that if we would abide with Him, and stay in His word, we would be able to pray the will of God and it would come to pass. He went on to say that the ability to pray and the see the power of God manifested in the world, would cause people to know that we are truly His disciples. May the power of God reach us deeply and create in us a dyna...
Stay with me part 1
October 25, 2020 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBAs we begin this series in the Gospel of John chapter 15, we look at what it means to be joined into Jesus like a branch being joined to a vine. In this teaching parable, Jesus tells us what our relationship with Him will look like when we choose Him. While these words carry great weight and cause us to fear God, we also see that Jesus offers us a deep love with the promise of Joy. Support the show
Praying Church | Sharing Church
October 18, 2020 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBIn the book of Acts, the first four chapters reveal an amazing culture of prayer that translates into a great culture of generosity. We learn from the early church that the power of God they encountered in their prayer life caused them to have a deep love for one another. This made sharing their resources a celebrated practice. For the church in our day, these chapters give us more than a history lesson. They teach us the pattern of heaven for the community of disciples in our local church...
The Lifestyle of Prayer
October 11, 2020 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBDoug Kreighbaum teaches on the subject of prayer as a lifestyle. While there are seasons of focus for praying through national events and world developments, prayer itself is to be a constant call and discipline in the church. If we follow the lifestyle and teachings of Jesus, we see that he both modeled and taught that prayer is essential to a relationship with God. We also see this truth in the book of Acts where prayer was a constant that became the genesis of supernatural God events. Lis...
Qualified Through Christ
August 11, 2020 21:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBWhat are the requirements necessary to tell others about Jesus? Do we have to be trained preachers? Do we have to be Christians for a long time before we can properly tell others what God has done for us? We answer these questions as we look at Ephesians 2:1-7 where the apostle Paul describes what happened to us when we met God in salvation. We will learn that belonging to God, and the new life that has sprung forth gives us the power and qualification to tell others about Jesus. Support the...
Made New - The Church - Life in the Church
August 09, 2020 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBSupport the show
Invaluable - BoLCF July 19, 2020
July 19, 2020 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBThe Bible is clear that followers of Jesus are part of His body, The Church, and are invaluable to it. We encourage you to find your place In the Body of Christ! The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12 NLT Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear sa...
Made New: Who is the Church?
July 18, 2020 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBWelcome to Made New this week Danny and Jeff dive deeper into our current focus “The Church" This week we’ll focus on who makes up in the church family God modeled the family in the garden after himself (his image) and so we reflect the community that is the trinitarian God of the Bible. Because of that, His Church reflects his nature as well and it is a family. The Members of the church are not like members of a gym but more like members or parts of the body. The church is made up of conf...
Made New: The Church
July 14, 2020 05:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBToday we begin a brand new series focused on the church. Jesus is the center of His Church and He sets people (you and me/members) into His body as he sees fit. That is why any look at what it means to be Made New has to include a look at Jesus’ Bride, the city set on a hill, the church. This week we’ll focus on the “what” of the church. In the following weeks, we’ll dive into the how of the church as well. Ephesians 5:25 - Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. Support the show
Devoted To Prayer
June 16, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this message, we look at the prayer culture of the New Testament church found in the book of Acts. In chapters 1-2, we read that Jesus ordered the apostles to wait and to pray, until they received the promise of the Holy Spirit. Having obeyed the instruction of Jesus, the Holy Spirit fell upon the early church on the day of Pentecost enabling them to fulfill the mandate of preaching the gospel. In the same manner, we also need to learn how to wait on God in prayer as we receive the power ...
Belief | Faith for Tomorrow
April 23, 2020 03:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this series on belief, we look at the Old Testament scripture in Jeremiah 29:11 where we read the declaration of God's fixed intention for our future. He states that our future has has peace and prosperity, and not calamity. These words were written to a people forced to live in a place called Babylon, which translates as "confusion." Like the recipients of this letter, we often can find our lives in moments of confusion and distress while we are waiting upon the provision of the Lord. Je...
Courage | Be at Peace
April 22, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBWe continue our series on courage as we study John 16:33 where Jesus declared that we could remain strong when facing the trials of this world. As He was preparing to embrace the cross, He told His disciples that The Holy Spirit would come after His departure and that we would receive what Jesus called "the helper." The helper is the Holy Spirit who leads us into truth and makes us strong in the midst of struggle. Support the show
Belief | Dependency
April 04, 2020 06:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBWhen we surrender our lives to Jesus, there is an immediate development of Biblical faith. Salvation is the transfer from the kingdom of darkness, to the Kingdom of God, where Jesus becomes Lord. In that surrender, we no longer live as we chose, following selfish desires, and worldly pursuits. Instead, we learn to transfer the care and substance of our lives to Him, refusing to take things into our own hands. Dependency is the place of belief where we trust God above all. Click Here For Not...
Courage | Be Strong
April 01, 2020 20:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBIn the Bible, people turned towards God to find strength and courage. The Old Testament book of Psalms tells us to “Be strong and let your heart take courage.” Today, we learn from these words that were written to sustain future generations who would also face times of trial. In our generation, we too choose to believe in God and to be strong. Follow along in this message, as learn to take courage knowing that God is with us. Support the show