Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
469 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago -Join Jonathan Williams, the teacher for Word of God, Speak, and storyteller for the epic program, Stories of the Master, as he unpacks the meaning of Scripture and applies it to life today.
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No Socialism! No Selfishness! Generosity!
November 08, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 12.3 MBIn a presidential campaign years ago, signs were sprouting up in people’s yards. Some screamed “No Socialism!” Other signs yelled back, “No Selfishness!” Both had a point to make, but both missed the mark.
57 Cents that Changed the World
November 06, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes - 12.2 MBIs it really possible that a gift of 57 cents could start a chain reaction that would change a church, a city, and the world? Listen today to a story of giving that will inspire you!
The Formula for Abundant Giving
November 03, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 12.8 MBWe think that good times + abundant wealth = rich generosity. But that’s not the case. Today, we’re going to learn the formula for abundant giving, and it may surprise you.
The Heart of Paul to Help the Poor
November 01, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 12.7 MBPeter gave Paul and Barnabas one parting word when they finished their meeting, one exhortation they must not forget as they preached the gospel in the world – remember the poor!
The Blessings of the Kingdom - Isaiah 58-66
October 30, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 12.9 MBEven though Christ has come, even though He has inaugurated His kingdom, even though He has died for our sins, risen from the dead, been enthroned as Lord, and poured out His Spirit much work remains to be done.
The Suffering Servant of the Lord - Isaiah 49-57
October 27, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes - 12.6 MBThis is the paradox of God. To go up you must go down. To be exalted you must be humble. To be great you must be the servant. The prophecy of the Suffering Servant teaches this lesson the best.
God's Purposes Will Prevail - Isa 40-48
October 25, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 12.8 MBHow do we know God will prevail? We know it because God’s word has declared it so and God’s word, God’s purposes, never fail.
Isaiah 36-39 - Because You Prayed
October 23, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes - 12.5 MBWhat happens in our world when we pray? We may not know all the results until we get to eternity. But we can know this, when God’s people pray, God acts.
Isaiah 28-35 - The Five Woes of Isaiah
October 20, 2022 04:00 - 17 minutes - 13.8 MBWhich will it be for us? Will we continue to make alliances with ungodly practices and incur the discipline of the Lord? Or will we humble ourselves before our God, knowing that He waits on high to have compassion on us? Isaiah presents five judgments, but ends with a great prophecy of the salvation of the kingdom of God.
Isaiah 24-27 - The City of Chaos vs The City of God
October 18, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 12.7 MBEven though God’s people fail, become weak, cannot live up to their great purpose that God has given, and diem yet God will still bring deliverance. In this prophecy, the nations will fall, but God's people will prevail.
Isaiah 13-23 - God Warns the Nations
October 16, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 12.7 MBThe problem of humanity has been that we want to be in charge. We don’t want to submit to God. And God’s magnificent work of grace is to humble us to show us that he, not us, is the ultimate authority.
Isaiah 7-12 - The Sermon of the Son
October 13, 2022 04:00 - 18 minutes - 15.1 MBDo you know anyone who is so deep into sin that even when trouble comes, he doesn’t want the help of God? This was the case with King Ahaz of Judah. Yet, despite his hardness of heart, God helped and gave amazing prophecies of the Messiah.
Isaiah 5 - Judgment is Coming
October 11, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBDo we understand the holiness of God? Do we understand that God does judge? This is not a popular subject today. We prefer to speak of the love of God, but it is also true that God judges.
Isaiah 2-4, Words of Hope to a Sinful People
October 09, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 12.5 MBGod did not choose Israel and exalt them for their sake. He chose them because He loved the world and wanted to use them to point the nations to the Creator. In this message we will see one of the great prophecies of the nations coming to the Messiah.
Isaiah 1 - Which Way Will You Go?
October 06, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 11.6 MBThe people were faithful in their temple attendance. They were faithful with their sacrifices. They said all the right prayers. They went to all the required festivals. Yet there was still something wrong. No one put God’s Word into practice!
Isaiah 6 - So You Want to See God?
October 04, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 13.1 MBDo you want to see God? I hope so. For when you see God in His glory every idol will perish from your life. Everything you thought was important but really isn’t important will no longer matter. In this message, I share Isaiah's experience in seeing God.
Phil 61 Four Final Words
October 02, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBI want to talk with you today about the glory of God, about unity in the body of Christ, about how God can take terrible circumstances and turn them around for the progress of the Gospel, and about his grace. Are you ready?
Phil 60 We Can Never Outgive God
September 29, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBWhat kind of God is this who encourages us to give and says the more you give the more you will get back! It is a generous God and we can never outgive Him!
Phil 59 The Secret of Contentment 2
September 27, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBOne day, someone asked an extremely rich man how much money was enough to be content and he answered, “Just a little bit more.”
Phil 58 The Secret of Contentment 1
September 25, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 15 MBPaul didn’t quit. He learned the secret of contentment in Jesus. Paul would not want you or me to quit and he wants us to learn the secret of being content in Jesus.
Phil 57 Think on These Things 2
September 22, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 15.1 MBPaul says the God of peace will be with you. In 4:7 he said the peace of God would guard your heart and mind, but Paul says here that the God of peace Himself will be with you. And that’s what we want – the presence of God in our lives.
Phil 56 Think on These Things 1
September 20, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 15.3 MBIt is so important that we hold to these truths about God because there is a law God has built into the universe – we will become like what we worship. We will become like whatever is most important in our lives.
Phil 55 Be Anxious for Nothing Part 2
September 18, 2022 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16.7 MBWhen you have worries you must make a choice – are you just going to brood upon them and let them send you into a downward spiral or are you going to take those worries to God and let God know how you feel?
Phil 54 Be Anxious for Nothing 1
September 15, 2022 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MBWe want to be ready when the attacks come, and the way to prepare ourselves against those attacks is to hurl our anxieties upon the Lord knowing that He deeply cares for us and will work all things out for our good.
53 Phil - Let Your Gentle Spirit Be Made Known
September 13, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBWe must let our voices be heard in the marketplace of ideas, but we must ask God to give us grace to do so, not as militants, but as mercy-bearers, not as violent aggressors but as peace-makers, not as radical revolutionaries but as servants who only want to help others find the truth about our God who loves them.
52 Phil Rejoice in the Lord Always 2
September 11, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 15.1 MBLet me ask you, when you hear reports of others who come to Christ, does that bring you joy? When you hear reports of God’s people making progress in their lives, does that bring you joy?
51 Phil Rejoice in the Lord Always 1
September 08, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBI looked up every place in the New Testament where the word joy or rejoice is used and I refreshed myself through what I read. Let me pass on these thoughts to you.
50 The Struggle for the Gospel
September 06, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBIf we have our weapons turned inward toward one another, they will not be turned outward toward the enemy. We are not the enemy. The enemy is the forces of spiritual darkness that enslave the world, and God has called us to unite to push back the darkness.
49 Working Through Conflict
September 04, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBPaul told Euodia and Syntyche, live in harmony in the Lord. Be of the same mind in the Lord. You and I have the same opportunity to show Christ-like love and humility. Let’s bring joy to our Father’s heart and be men and women of harmony and peace.
48 Good Citizens of the Kingdom
September 01, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBOur faith in Christ is unique. Every other religion is about escaping the earth and going off to heavenly realms forever and ever. The Bible has a very different picture. When God sent Christ into the world it was with this goal in mind – to renew all things.
47 Phil Their God is Their Appetite
August 30, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBWhat is the result of this kind of life, the kind of life where one lives by the physical appetites, the kind of life where one boasts in shameful things, the kind of life where people live only for the moment? Paul says, “their end is destruction.”
46 Phil Imitate Me!
August 28, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 15.2 MBThe Christian life is not just passing on what we believe but passing on how we live. It is not just orthodoxy, what we believe, but orthopraxy – how we live.
45 Reaching for the Prize
August 25, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBIf you have a river constantly overflowing its banks you’ll get a swamp. But if you channel that river, focus it, and dam it up at certain places, you’ll get power. What kind of person do you want to be, a swampy person or a powerful person?
44 Phil Forget What Lies Behind
August 23, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.9 MBDoes your personal history propel you to the future or imprison you in the past?
43 Phil Laying Hold of God's Purposes
August 21, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBThe irony of following Christ is that we ascend by descending. We go up by going down. We become exalted as we humble ourselves. We prepare for kingship by learning to be a servant.
42 Phil I Have Not Yet Become Perfect
August 18, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes - 14 MBIn Paul, we see a man with a mission, a man who lived by priority, a man who did a million things, yet who could say, “I do one thing.”
41 Phil - Living Examples of Philippians 3 - Part 2
August 16, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes - 13 MBThe second part of a 2-part interview with Pastor Doug Brown who talks about living examples of Philippians 3, Christians who suffer for their faith in a closed country.
40 Phil - Living Examples of Philippians 3
August 14, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBThe first part of a 2-part interview with Pastor Doug Brown who talks about believers in a closed country who are living examples of Philippians 3:7-11.
39 Phil The Surpassing Value
August 11, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 16.1 MBPaul lived as he did because he knew how to evaluate things. He was like an expert jeweler with a special eyeglass who would look closely at diamonds placed in front of him and say, “this one is a piece of rubbish” but “this one is priceless”.
38 Phil - I Count All Things Loss
August 09, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBHow could Paul live the way he lived? Did he take pleasure in it? I think not. Paul considered all things loss and did indeed suffer the loss of all things because of two things. Today, we will find out what they are!
37 Phil - Gain for Us is Loss for Christ
August 07, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBHe is no fool who gives what he cannot keep in order to gain what he cannot lose. Are you a fool or wise?
36 Phil - Paul's Best Was Not Good Enough
August 04, 2022 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBDo you boast in Christ Jesus? Or do you have a tendency to boast in yourself? It’s so easy to slip into self-boasting and to forget that our glory is in the Lord.
35 Phil - Your Identity in Christ is Your Greatest Weapon
August 02, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBFrom time to time I have people from a certain cult who come knocking on my door offering me literature and a way to find peace through Jehovah. Do you know how much enticement that is to me? Zero! None! They have no pull on me because I know who Christ is! You can know who Christ is also!
34 Phil - Beware!
July 31, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 15.3 MBPaul had a warning for the church in Philippi. Paul had a warning for the church today. Beware of those who corrupt the Gospel. Stand firm for the truth of the gospel of the grace of God for all people equally.
33 Phil - Surveying the Battlefield
July 28, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes - 14.1 MBA great man once said, “Paul had enough morality to keep himself out of trouble, but not enough righteousness to get himself into heaven!” What about you?
32 Phil - The Example of Epaphroditus
July 26, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBIt’s so easy to follow Christ when the crowds are watching and the deeds are noble and heroic. But what about when no one is watching and the works we do are small – like mowing the lawn, setting up the coffee, sweeping the floor, or collecting the offering? Nothing is small or insignificant if it is done for Jesus.
31 Phil - The Example of Timothy
July 24, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MBAre you a Philippians 1:21 Christian or a Philippians 2:21 Christian? What’s the difference? Listen today and find out. It may change your life!
30 Phil - The Example of Paul
July 21, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBGod wants to show you off to the world. He wants to say, “look at my children. These are my children that I have purchased.”
29 Phil - God's Work in You
July 19, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBThe one who flung galaxies into existence, the one whose holiness causes angels to cover their faces and prophets to fall on their faces, is the one who is at work within us.
28 Phil - Work Out Your Salvation
July 17, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MB“The Christian life is not a series of ups and downs. Rather it is ins and outs. God works in and we work out.”