One of the most common reasons people cite for leaving the Church or having nothing to do with organized Christianity is the reality that there are hypocrites in the Church. While it is undeniable that there exist many people in the Church who intentionally seek to appear outwardly something better than what they are inwardly, these individuals do not actually exist in the vast numbers people seem to believe they do. Part of the problem is that people do not understand what hypocrisy truly is. They assume that, because a Christian sins or fails, then that Christian is nothing more than a hypocrite. But is this a biblical reality? What if those citing hypocrisy in the Church as a valid reason to leave the Church…are actually living as hypocrites themselves? This Truth Shot episode will offer an opportunity to learn what hypocrisy truly is, and another opportunity to learn if we ourselves are guilty of it.
Addressing Hypocrisy in the Church
Matthew 7:1-5
January 16, 2024 • Jeff Lyle • Matthew 7:1–5
The Silence of God
May 28, 2024 • Jeff Lyle
One of the greatest challenges for believers occurs when we find ourselves in a season where we cannot hear God’s voice. We read His written Word, and we know He speaks there, but Jesus did not merely say we would have His book. He said that His sheep would hear His voice. We pray and it seems that God does not respond. We plead for answers and they do not come. We feel we have endured and waited long enough but Heaven’s silence causes or despair. We begin to believe that nobody else has ever gone through the silence of God and made it out whole. What is the Christian to do in seasons of God’s silence? Today’s podcast will help us see that this experience is common among Christians and that there a few simple instructions available to us when we are waiting for God to speak.
The God of Overflow
May 21, 2024 • Jeff Lyle • Jeremiah 29:11–14
Theology is essential but theology is not enough on its own. God created man for the purpose of interactive experience with Himself. He is a glorious being who delights in pouring out His goodness into the lives of His people. For some reason, many in the Church are reluctant not only to believe this, butter also reluctant to live and pursue this truth. Is it spiritual to not pursue God's blessing? Are people who live with a poverty spirit somehow more mature than those who desire all that God may have for them? This Truth Shot dares the listener to first recognize that God is a rewarder of those who seek Him, and then to pursue Him as their foremost priority. Those who do so are in position to experience the blessings of the Father through the fullness of the Spirit. Theology teaches us that God is good. Personal pursuit of Him teaches us that God is good TO US.
The Forerunner's Fire
May 14, 2024 • Jeff Lyle • John 1:29–36
John the Baptizer appeared out of nowhere to break a 400 year long prophetic silence in Israel. God used John to shake a nation out of spiritual slumber so that they would be awake when Jesus the Messiah came behind John. The messaging of the Baptizer is similar to what Holy Spirit is releasing today in the Church. Messengers are being called and dispatched to prepare this generation for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ in a manner similar to how John prepared his audience for the first coming of Jesus. Prepare for messengers with direct hits, zero polish, and intense calls for hearts to bow in holy faith and submission to the coming King.