God's Word for Life
As a companion to our Word Aflame Adult Level Curriculum, this podcast serves to encourage adult disciples to think deeply about God’s Word, further develop their personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and make a greater commitment to the purpose and plan of God for their lives.
Episodes
God's church was growing and picking up steam, but by the time they arrived in Acts 15, Jewish and Gentile Christians could not get along. The Jews were preaching that the Gentiles needed to keep the Jewish law first; the Gentiles were preaching the gospel was enough. Would the church splinter into a Jewish Christian church and Gentile Christian church, or would they listen to the Holy Spirit and each other to work ...
Only God could have put these two men together: a Roman centurion hungry to know God and a Jewish Christian preacher willing to preach the gospel. From that unlikely encounter, God opened wide the door to the rest of the world to know and follow Him. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Acts 10 to hear the story.
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His is one of the most dramatic testimonies in the history of the New Testament church. Saul went from being the chief persecutor against Christians to being a chief preacher for Christians. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Acts 9 to hear the story.
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The church in Jerusalem was growing by the day, but persecution drove the Spirit-filled Jesus followers out of the city and into the surrounding countrysides. As they fled Jerusalem, they spread the gospel everywhere they went, even into Samaria. And God showed up in Samaria just as He showed up in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Acts 8 to hear the story.
The day finally dawned. But it wasn't just the Day of Pentecost for that particular year. It was the day God had waited nearly four thousand years to pour out His Spirit upon humanity and enter into a new covenant with us. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Acts 2 to hear the story.
Find an Apostolic church that preaches this glorious gospel and our response at UPCI.org
This episode is produced by the P...
As Jesus ascended, He promised His followers that they would receive power to be witnesses unto Him in Jerusalem, Judea, even Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Jesus was establishing an unchanging principle: Disciples make disciples. And the Spirit gives us the power to make disciples. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Acts 1 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Summer 2026...
The Roman soldiers stood guard, guarding the tomb that was sealed with the indomitable Roman seal. They were ready to keep the disciples from trying to break in and steal Jesus' body from the tomb. They could not have conceived that they would need a guard inside the tomb. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Matthew 28 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Spring 2026, Adult Lesso...
The Jews who cried "crucify Him" and the Romans who heard that cry and crucified Him did not know that Jesus was dying, not for His crimes, but for ours. And these crimes were crimes against God, not just against humanity. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Matthew 27 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Spring 2026, Adult Lesson Guide entitled, "The Cross" (May 24, 2026).
Jesus was surrounded by twelve disciples most of His ministry. But this night, one of them walked away from Him, He walked away from eight of them, took three of them further, and then fell on His face and prayed. On that night, Jesus warred for our souls. He prayed the hardest prayer to pray: "Nevertheless, not my will but thine be done." Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Luke 22 to hear the story.
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Jesus brought His sometimes faithless, sometimes faithful followers to a second-story room for the Passover meal. Four thousand years of human history have been building toward this night: This night, Jesus would introduce the new covenant He was making with them—and us. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Luke 22 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Spring 2026, Adult Less...
Jesus came but not like everyone expected. He rode into Jerusalem in a one-float parade, on a colt that had never been ridden. People came from all corners of the world, plucked palm branches, doffed coats and cloaks, and worshiped Jesus as the Son of David: the Messiah. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Luke 19 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Spring 2026, Adult Lesson Gui...
Lazarus was sick. Jesus healed the sick. It was the perfect situation. Mary and Martha would pray for Jesus to come to the house, Jesus would come to the house, and Lazarus would be playing pickleball by the afternoon. But that's not what happened at all. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to John 11 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Spring 2026, Adult Lesson Guide entitled, "Ra...
An unlikely crowd gathered together around Jesus: self-righteous Pharisees and publicans and sinners. They all waited to hear Jesus' words, and Jesus shared three parables of a lost sheep, coin, and son. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Luke 15 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Spring 2026, Adult Lesson Guide entitled, "The Lost Sheep, Coin, and Son" (April 19, 2026).
After seeing Jesus work wonders and walk on water, Simon Peter boldly declared, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." But days later, he denied he ever met Jesus, even though he walked with Him for three years—once on water. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Matthew 16 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Spring 2026, Adult Lesson Guide entitled, "Peter's Confe...
After Jesus had sent out the Twelve to work wonders, Jesus sent out another group of seventy—mostly unnamed to work wonders in His name. They were surprised and overjoyed that Jesus worked the same wonders through them He had worked Himself. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Mark 6 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Spring 2026, Adult Lesson Guide entitled, "Disciples C...
In just two chapters, Jesus demonstrated authority over nature, the devil, disease, and death itself. And for Jesus, it was just another day at the office. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Mark 5 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Spring 2026, Adult Lesson Guide entitled, "The Miracles of Mark 4 and 5" (March 29, 2026).
Four friends shocked everyone, except Jesus, when they began ripping apart a roof to get their friend in front of Jesus. But Jesus' response was even more surprising. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Mark 2 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Spring 2026, Adult Lesson Guide entitled, "Jesus Forgave Sins" (March 22, 2026).
What was He doing talking to her? She's a Samaritan. She's a Samaritan woman. She's that Samaritan woman. He's a Jew. He's a Jewish man. He's a Jewish holy man. He's that Jewish holy man. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to John 4 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Spring 2026, Adult Lesson Guide entitled, "The Woman at the Well" (March 15, 2026).
Jesus and Nicodemus met late one night to talk through the Word of God. Nicodemus opened up the conversation with a sincere compliment, and Jesus responded by rocking him back on his heels. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to John 3 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Winter 2025–2026, Adult Lesson Guide entitled, "A Conversation with Nicodemus" (March 8, 2026).
After Jesus' popularity grew all around the region, He climbed a mountain, took a seat, and began to teach. His powerful message is recorded in three chapters in Matthew's gospel. Pick up your Bible or device, and turn to Matthew 5 to hear the story.
This episode is based on the God's Word for Life, Winter 2025–2026, Adult Lesson Guide entitled, "Jesus' Sermon on the Mount" (March 1, 2026).
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