Faith Community Podcast
2,273 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 287 ratingsHoly Spirit inspired content to grow your faith so you can achieve all that God has called you to do. This podcast is from Faith Community. We are a community of believers from around the world that helps each other know God, follow Jesus, find freedom, discover purpose, and make a difference.
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Taking credit for your success is dangerous
September 26, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 15 MBDaily Word - One of our biggest challenges as entrepreneurs is success. This is a challenge because it is a test of authority. If we contribute our success to ourselves and our own actions, then we are challenging God's authority in our lives. Listen to today's Word Training and discover why taking credit for your success is dangerous. Links - Join, Partner
Set God goals not personal goals
September 25, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 11.4 MBDaily Word - We aren’t achieving our goals because we are setting goals without input from God. Setting a goal without a word from God equals trying to throw a rock at the moon. Allow God to set your goals, and watch your goal achievement rate dramatically increase to almost 100%. Links - Join, Partner
Mistakes will be made in your calling
September 24, 2021 04:00 - 10 minutes - 12 MBDaily Word - We all make mistakes as we are implementing the calling that God has given us. In fact, when He called us, He knew we would make mistakes and prepared provisions for those times. Therefore, we should not allow the fear of making a mistake to hold us back from moving forward in our calling. Links - Join, Partner
Don't mistake mercy for faith
September 23, 2021 18:56 - 56 minutes - 53.8 MBOpen Forum — We discussed that some of the faith testimonies we have heard may have been God's mercy, not faith; therefore, we need to grow in faith instead of always needing God's mercy. We also discussed how to learn how to hear God instead of needing a prophetic voice to tell us what God is saying about our life, how we needed to create intentional margins in our life so we can be free of distraction to hear God, and a few other interesting topics. Links — Join, Partner
Share your mission not your vision
September 23, 2021 04:00 - 8 minutes - 10.5 MBDaily Word - The vision statement usually provides the future goals of your business or organization, whereas the mission statement communicates how you serve your customers or clients and the outcomes they can expect. Understanding this critical difference will help you communicate better with your customers or clients. Instead of sharing your vision with them, share your mission. Links - Join, Partner
The Bible is a finite wrapper for the infinite Word of God
September 22, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 12.4 MBDaily Word - Human language has only a fraction of the communication power as God's spiritual language. Therefore, God's word cannot be directly represented in a one-to-one representation of human words because our words are limited. His words are spirit and our words are natural. To hear the spirit words behind the human words in the Bible, we must meditate the words in the Bible until our spiritual ears hear God's true revelation. Links - Join, Partner
Believe beyond belief
September 21, 2021 16:50 - 48 minutes - 45 MBOpen Forum - We discussed that we should not over reach and call it faith. Several people gave testimonies of God doing great things in their life and calling. We prayed for and discussed divine healing. Links - Join, Partner
Let go of what you think to receive from God
September 21, 2021 04:00 - 10 minutes - 11.7 MBDaily Word - If we desire to receive God's blessings, then we must let go of our preconceived thoughts of how God is going to do it. Our perception of the way God should bring us His blessings is like a spiritual blindfold that binds us to God's unique blueprint on our lives to receive our blessings. Links - Join, Partner
The Vision for the Atlanta Church Campus
September 20, 2021 21:21 - 7 minutes - 8.75 MBAtlanta Campus - Pastor Stephen and myself are discussing the vision for the Atlanta church campus. In about 2 weeks we will start having interest meetings and seeing who is being led to attend our campus in Atlanta. Take a listen and let me know what you think about the vision. Links - Join, Partner
Endurance produces godly maturity
September 20, 2021 00:20 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBSunday Service - God has given all of us a vision to achieve. However, that vision will be challenged by obstacles from the outside, self-doubt from the inside, and consequences from our mistakes. If we can endure these challenges to our vision, our reward is godly maturity. Links - Join, Partner
The promises of God are not conditional
September 18, 2021 04:00 - 8 minutes - 9.91 MBDaily Word - Receiving the promises of God is not conditional on you perfectly following God. When you make small or major mistakes, don't condemn yourself because God is not condemning you or disqualifying you from success. Links - Join, Partner
Heaven is the safety net of life for believers
September 17, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 15.3 MBDaily Word - As we are engaging our entrepreneurial calling throughout our life, it is unavoidable that we will experience the deaths of loved ones. In those times, a deep sense of loss and depression can rush over us and cause us to stop pursuing our calling. Therefore, it is important and comforting in times of loss to see death from God's perspective. Let's discover that because God sees heaven as the safety net of life for believers, the death of a believer may be sad to us, but not a te...
We need to give some friends and family a severance package
September 16, 2021 16:29 - 48 minutes - 40.8 MBOpen Forum - We discussed that we need to surround ourselves with people who can encourage us in our calling and remove people who discourage us. We also discussed that faith looks like stubbornness, and whether you should take care of an aging parent. We wrapped up by discussing how God saved us because He loved us, not because we did anything to deserve it. Links - Join, Partner
Focus is the secret sauce to success
September 16, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 11.9 MBDaily Word - Lack of talent or anointing is not the reason many believers are unsuccessful in their calling. The real culprit is a lack of focus. Without focus, success is slow at best and nowhere to be found at worst. Links - Join, Partner
Local campus in Atlanta, Ga
September 15, 2021 14:25 - 2 minutes - 3.37 MBAnnouncement - In January 2022, Church for Entrepreneurs is opening a local church campus in Atlanta, Ga. Watch this video to hear more about it. Links - Join, Partner
Faith versus foolishness
September 14, 2021 17:27 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBOpen Forum - We discussed the difference between faith and foolishness and a blessing and a mistake. We also discussed how if we are mature Christians, we can trust our feelings to show us God's will. As we closed, we examined the idea that we are not fighting a war against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces, which requires us to become a prayer warrior using our heavenly prayer language. Links - Join, Partner
Program your mind to think like God
September 14, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 13.8 MBDaily Word - The results we reap are a direct product of the thoughts we think. Our minds are the engines that drive our success; therefore, we have to intentionally program how we think. If we allow worldly thinking to program our minds, then we will reap success mired with sorrows and pain. If our minds have a mixture of worldly and godly programming, then we will be unsuccessful and frustrated. However, if we program our minds to think like God, then we will have success without the hustl...
Don’t limit your calling based on Jesus’ calling
September 13, 2021 04:00 - 7 minutes - 9.25 MBDaily Word - God gave Jesus a very specific and powerful calling while He lived on the earth. Jesus’ calling sets the tone for all of our callings, but more than likely your calling will look different than Jesus’ calling. When you study all the things Jesus did, you can learn from them, but you might not find your exact calling in the things Jesus did on earth. Therefore, don’t limit what you are called to do just because you did not see Jesus do it. Links - Join, Partner
Prove to yourself
September 13, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBSunday Service - God has given all of us a vision to accomplish in our lives. However, you have to prove to yourself the vision God has given you. Another way to say it is that you have to convince yourself of what God has called you to do. If you don’t, you won't have the required faith to succeed in your vision. Links - Join, Partner
Can a woman be a Pastor?
September 12, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 13.3 MBDaily Word - Traditionally, pastors have been male; however, can a woman be a pastor? God calls women in all other aspects of life and leadership but the concept of a female pastor is highly contested in the body of Christ. In today's message, we examine this issue from a biblical perspective. Links - Join, Partner
Go forward and don't hold back
September 10, 2021 04:00 - 7 minutes - 9.05 MBDaily Word - Yes, wait on God for direction when you are unsure about your path. However, if God has given you direction, go forward and don't hold back on your calling. Too many believers are tiptoeing down the road of their calling because they are afraid of making a mistake, or fearful they are being greedy. This timidness hinders or slows down success and reduces the magnitude of success. Links - Join, Partner
Why do men hate church?
September 09, 2021 16:44 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBOpen Forum - We explored the issue of why men don't go to church, which led us into a discussion about why men are stepping back from leading in society and their families. We also discussed overcoming bitterness, divorce, finding your ideal client, and a few other interesting topics. Links - Join, Partner
Receiving instructions is a major purpose of prayer
September 09, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 13.5 MBDaily Word - Praying to God has many purposes. One purpose that is often underutilized, however, is receiving instructions. In Jesus' life, when He prayed, He was not really requesting healing for people or asking for financial miracles; He was seeking and receiving instructions. Listen to today's message and learn more about this important application of prayer, so you can receive the instructions you need for your calling. Also, at the end, a few steps to guide your prayer time have been p...
Happiness comes from two main activities
September 08, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 14.1 MBDaily Word - If you are a married entrepreneur, there are two main things you should do consistently to be happy. First, implement your calling, and second, please your spouse. Doing these two things consistently will bring excitement and happiness to your life. Links - Join, Partner
The vision comes from God
September 07, 2021 16:52 - 51 minutes - 43.5 MBOpen Forum - We discussed not stressing out over the work that needs to be done, should you get a side job in the meantime, and a few other interesting things. Links - Join, Partner
The key to knowing your calling
September 06, 2021 00:41 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBSunday Service - Most believers ask the question, "how do I know what I am called to do." Well, the simple answer is that God has to tell you. However, the not so simple part is "how do you hear God speaking to you." In today's service we are going to learn that the key to knowing your calling by hearing God speak to you is to renew your mind to think like God. Links - Join, Partner
Neither opened nor closed doors indicates the will of God for your life
September 05, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 14.9 MBDaily Word - Believers will often say, "If God wants me to go this way, then He will open a door of opportunity," or, "this door closed because God has something better for me." God can open and close doors of opportunity, but the state of the door (aka opportunity) doesn't indicate the will of God for your life. Watching doors open and close can mislead you and put you in a state of confusion. Links - Join, Partner
Starting with partial details
September 03, 2021 19:19 - 4 minutes - 5.24 MBPartnership Friday - Each week I have a partnership discussion to encourage people to check their spirit to see if God is calling them to partner with us. In today's partnership discussion, I am examining the concept of starting your vision with partial details. Links - Join, Partner
Don’t let someone else not getting healed affect your healing
September 03, 2021 04:00 - 8 minutes - 10.2 MBDaily Word - When you see another believer fail to receive their healing, especially when they have been praying for it, it can really cause you to doubt. However, we don’t really know why they didn’t receive healing, and we can’t allow their failure to receive it to derail our faith in divine healing. Links - Join, Partner
Every believer should sow into one or more ministries
September 01, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 14.6 MBDaily Word - The enemy is trying hard to destabilize God’s system of preaching the gospel on Earth by attacking its financial system. His strategy is to have Christians argue over tithing and giving, debate what preachers should or shouldn’t spend money on, and making it a choice between giving to the poor verse giving to ministry. For God’s system of preaching the gospel to function correctly, every believer (including ministers) should sow into one or more ministries. Links - Join, Partner
Christian dating has its challenges
September 01, 2021 01:01 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBOpen Forum - We discussed Christian dating and some of the challenges with it. We also looked at the characteristics that make for a good spouse, casting out cares on God, waiting on God is not a waste of time, and other interesting topics. Links - Join, Partner
A few basic principles to interpret dreams and visions
August 31, 2021 04:00 - 13 minutes - 17.2 MBDaily Word - God speaks to us mainly through His written word. However, He is also in the business of giving us dreams and/or visions as part of our toolkit for direction for our entrepreneurial calling. A simple distinction I use between them is that dreams happen when you are asleep and visions happen when you are awake. In today's podcast I am providing a few basic principles to interpret dreams and visions. This is by no means a complete study on the topic, but it is a great starting poi...
Counsel from unbelievers is dangerous business
August 30, 2021 04:00 - 8 minutes - 11.1 MBDaily Word - In today's guru culture, people are flocking to programs, masterminds, and VIP coaching packages, seeking advice on how to be successful in their entrepreneurial endeavors. Seeking advice is a wise thing to do; however, as believers, we have to be careful about the sources of advice. Counsel from unbelievers can be a dangerous business that leads you into a pit of failure. Links - Join, Partner
Criticizing another Christian can derail your success
August 28, 2021 04:00 - 10 minutes - 13 MBDaily Word - It is very tempting to criticize another Christian when we see them doing something that goes against our understanding of scripture. For example, you see a pastor asking her followers to sow into her ministry, so she can purchase a private jet. Perhaps you see a Christian music artist starting to sing secular music. Maybe a Christian entrepreneur is operating his business differently than you would expect of a Christian. And the list can go on and on. Here's the problem: when y...
Downgrading the vision to fit your comfort zone
August 27, 2021 10:00 - 4 minutes - 5.55 MBPartnership Friday - Each week I have a partnership discussion to encourage people to check their spirit to see if God is calling them to partner with us. In today's partnership discussion, I am talking about the tendency to downgrade our vision to fit our comfort zone. Links - Join, Partner
The best is yet to come
August 26, 2021 16:30 - 56 minutes - 54.7 MBOpen Forum - We discussed that we shouldn't allow our age to cause us to be impatient and rush success. We also talk about can we expect a financial seed to produce a harvest of finances, can we pray for healing for others, is tithing required as new covenant believers, and a few other interesting topics. Links - Join, Partner
A three stage process to go from idea to launch
August 26, 2021 04:00 - 10 minutes - 13.8 MBDaily Word - As an entrepreneur, the Lord is constantly speaking to your spirit ideas to either start something new or take what you're currently doing to the next level. However, how do you hear these ideas from God and how do you take them from your from spirit to launching them in the marketplace? Learn a three stage process to go from idea to launch. Links - Join, Partner
Walking in the gray spaces
August 24, 2021 17:57 - 59 minutes - 56.9 MBOpen Forum - We discussed that faith is required in the gray spaces of your calling. We talked about praying for your adult children, moving to a new state without a plan, hiring virtual assistants, and other interesting topics. Links - Join, Partner
What’s the Love of Money
August 24, 2021 04:00 - 10 minutes - 11.8 MBDaily Word - The Bible teaches us that the love of money is the root of all evil, but what does that really mean? Does it mean we should give all our money away and live a very modest life? Does it mean we shouldn't devise plans to make money from our businesses? Well, we need to find out, because our understanding of this Bible concept affects our entire life and success in our calling. Links - Join, Partner
God's words in the Bible are seeds
August 23, 2021 04:00 - 10 minutes - 13 MBDaily Word - God's words in the Bible are powerless if they are not planted and watered in your heart. For example, an apple seed is useless until it is planted in the ground and watered properly with rain, then it can produce an apple tree. In the same way, God's words are seeds that need to be planted and watered in the ground of your heart. Once planted and watered, the word-seed's harvest is faith. Links - Join, Partner
Quit the details not the vision
August 21, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 11.5 MBDaily Word - There are many times along your entrepreneurial journey where you need to quit certain activities to gain more success. These times occur because you either misheard God, or the seasons for those activities have ended. In those times, you need to quit the details, but not the vision, and allow God to course correct or course update. Links - Join, Partner
Embrace the slow walk to success
August 20, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 4.46 MBPartnership Friday - Each week I have a partnership discussion to encourage people to check their spirit to see if God is calling them to partner with us. In today's partnership discussion, I am talking about embracing the slow walk to success. Links - Join, Partner
How much should you charge
August 19, 2021 18:49 - 56 minutes - 54 MBOpen Forum - We discussed how to determine the price of your products or services, marketing your products to a retail store, should you use debt to fund your business, was Jesus rich or poor, and a few other interesting topics. Links - Join, Partner
Say no to every great idea outside of our calling
August 18, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 11.3 MBDaily Word - As entrepreneurs, it is very tempting to see a need and start something to fill that need. We have no shortage of money-making ideas or desires to start new ministries to fix various societal ills. However, we need to execute a lot of self-control in this area because great ideas will break our focus and cause us to fail at what God has really called us to do. It may be hard, but we need to say no to every great idea outside of our calling. Links - Join, Partner
Why bad things are happening to you
August 17, 2021 04:00 - 10 minutes - 11.8 MBDaily Word - Is God punishing me? Have I done something to make God mad? Have I been disobedient to His Word? These are just a few questions we ask ourselves when bad things happen to us. However, these are actually the wrong questions to ask. In today's message, we examine why bad things happen to us, and how we can avoid them or stop many of them from happening in the first place. Links - Join, Partner
Is God saying quit your job and start your business?
August 16, 2021 14:07 - 3 minutes - 3.67 MBPastoral Chat - In entrepreneurship culture it is a badge of honor to quit your job and start your business. However, is God calling you to follow this method. Links - Join, Partner
“God Said” is the only credibility you need
August 14, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 14.5 MBDaily Word - Our society is obsessed with credibility and credentials. If you are a chef, they want to know what culinary school you went to. If you’re a business coach, they want to know what successful business you have personally made a million dollars from. If you say you are starting a ministry, people want to know what theology school you got your ministry degree from. These questions are basically trying to judge or challenge your credibility. However, the only credibility you need is...
Can money keep you out of the kingdom
August 12, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 13.9 MBDaily Word - Some Christians believe that seeking and having money will keep you out of the Kingdom of God. They hold this belief, because in the Bible Jesus told a rich, young ruler to sell all he had and give it to poor, and then he could have eternal life. Based on this Bible passage, many have drawn a negative connection between having money and entering the Kingdom of God. So is this true? Well, in today’s message, we examine this concept through the Word of God to make a determination....
False faith creates false goals
August 10, 2021 21:32 - 57 minutes - 49.8 MBOpen Forum - We discussed that setting goals without a word from God is using your faith incorrectly. The goal will not be achieved because there is no power for success without a word from God. We also discussed the following topics: there is no anointing in a copy; allow your kids to walk in faith; you don't need to qualify your desires or plans; and a few other interesting topics. Links - Join, Partner
Don't complicate the vision
August 09, 2021 16:52 - 2 minutes - 3.85 MBPastoral Chat - The vision God has given you is simple. Don't make it complicated. Links - Join, Partner