Jesus Changes People

The guys are spending a couple of their holiday season episodes with a New Year’s focus on the power of yes, no, and maybe. In this episode, Ken and Mike conclude their holiday season with the power of maybe. They discuss waiting on God, who God is to us in the waiting, the anxiety in waiting and how we handle it, waiting with pain and hardship, and what weakness produces in us during waiting. A listener asks the guys to explain wh...

The guys are spending a couple of their holiday season episodes with a New Year’s focus on the power of yes, no, and maybe. In this episode, Mike and Ken explore the power of no. They discuss how we say no, what we say no to, who helps us say no, discipleship, denying versus getting rid of self, where we are and are not given more than we can handle, and how we deal with temptation. A listener wants to know what the guys think are ...

The guys shift in their holiday season from the Christmas focus of God with us to a New Year’s focus on the power of yes, no, and maybe. Ken and Mike will spend the three remaining episodes in this season on yes, no, and maybe. In this episode, Mike and Ken explore the power of yes. They discuss how the temporary versus the eternal plays into our yeses, counting the cost of saying yes, and how we say yes by obeying out of love. A l...

The fifth and final episode in the God with us portion of the third Jesus Changes People holiday season. Mike and Ken’s focus this season comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Mike and Ken will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Christmas events. In this ep...

The fourth episode in the God with us portion of the third Jesus Changes People holiday season. Ken and Mike’s focus this season comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Ken and Mike will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Christmas events. In this episode, th...

The third episode in the God with us Christmas season. Mike and Ken’s focus this season comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Ken and Mike will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Christmas events. In this episode, they focus on Zachariah and Elizabeth and d...

Ken and Mike continue with their third Christmas season. Their focus in this season comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Mike and Ken will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Christmas events. In this episode, they focus on the Wisemen and discuss the idea ...

Mike and Ken kick-off season 9 with their third Christmas season. In this season, their focus comes from a verse in the Christmas story, Matthew 1:23, that tells us they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us. What does it mean for God to be with us in our hear and now? Ken and Mike will explore this through prominent characters in the accounts of the Christmas events. In this episode, they focus on Joseph and discuss the ...

Ken and Mike release another Best of Did You Knows. The Did You Know segments of Jesus Changes People is the time in the show when the guys share facts about the Bible, Christian History, and Christian Oddities. Some of the Did You Knows in this volume are focused on the holiday of Thanksgiving. The others have some element linking them to Thanksgiving or giving thanks. Join Mike and Ken, as they share these facts with us again. Th...

Mike and Ken review some of the key elements from season 8’s trip through the book of Galatians. They discuss what we’ve learned in Galatians through the lense of three types of people: the pre-Christian, the fleshly Christian, and the spiritual Christian. With each, they delve into freedom, bondage, grace, law, flesh, and Spirit. A newer listener wants to know about the history of Jesus Chages People. Test taking can be nerve-wrac...

Mike and Ken have reached the last three verses of the book of Galatians. These are Paul’s closing sentences of the letter he wrote himself. As with all of his letters, these aren’t just pleasantries. Ken and Mike discuss the rule, Israel, where peace and mercy come from, the price Paul paid, what marks us as ones owned by Jesus, grace, spirit, all Christians are brothers and sisters, and speaking blessing to others. What’s a kremó...

Ken and Mike downshift and only tackle two verses in this episode. Paul packs some important elements in these verses, and the guys wanted to spend the necessary time to discuss them in detail. What are these items? The cross and the new creation. Mike and Ken discuss each of these and then draw applications for them in our lives. A listener wants to know if the guys have ever bobbed for apples? And what other things people might b...

In this next section, Paul wants us to know it’s him writing, so he points out the size of the letters he’s using. He also wants us to know what a legalist looks like, and he’ll give us the clearest picture he has in this letter in verses 12 and 13. Mike and Ken discuss Paul’s large writing. They also discuss the elements Paul uses to describe legalists, uniformity, personal safety, and pride in their identity. A listener asks the ...

Paul’s next section of writing in Galatians is straightforward and covers three distinct areas: the care of those who teach, the principal that what is reaped comes from what one sows, and doing good. Mike and Ken discuss the value of preaching and why to support it; sowing and reaping to the flesh and to the Spirit; and why it is worthwhile to not weary in doing good to everyone. A listener wants Ken and Mike to settle the debate ...

Chapter 6 continues Paul’s thought at the end of chapter 5, which was focused on the interactions Christians have between each other. He talks about how to handle someone caught in wrongdoing, bearing each other’s burdens, and bearing our own load. Ken and Mike discuss helping those who stumble, what it means to carry ours and others’ burdens, self awareness, and personal responsibility. A listener asks the guys if they should go o...

Ken and Mike’s sophomore release of Best of Did You Knows. The Did You Know segments of Jesus Changes People is the time in the show when the guys share facts about the Bible, Christian History, and Christian Oddities. The Did You Knows in this volume are all focused on Christian based theme parks and mini golf establishments. Join Mike and Ken, as they share these facts with us again. The 6 Did You Knows came from these 6 episodes...

The last 5 verses of chapter 5 describe what it means to live and walk in the Spirit. This is a breath of fresh air following the works of the flesh. Mike and Ken discuss the fruit of the Spirit in contrast to the works of the flesh and that there is no law against them. They also talk about what we are to do with the flesh, how we keep in step with the Spirit, and why they think Paul added the sentence that is in verse 26. A liste...

Following the description of the war between the flesh and the Spirit, Paul transitions to a list of the acts of the flesh. This list isn’t to be kept legalistically, but to understand what kind of life the flesh produces. It’s important to understand the flesh, because it is one of the major enemies of the Christian. Ken and Mike define the flesh along with where it comes from in scripture. They discuss the specific types listed i...

In 2 short verses, Paul succinctly describes the interplay between the flesh and the Spirit. He follows that up by once again describing the either or relationship between living by the Spirit and living under the law. Follow along with Mike and Ken as they discuss the enemies that affect Christians, what it is to live by the Spirit, the battle between flesh and Spirit, why the flesh requires restraint, and how we are led by the Sp...