The Ed Newton Podcast

You were not saved to sit. You were saved to be sent. In Matthew 28, Jesus doesn't suggest the Great Commission — He commands it. 

Matthew 28:18-20, Luke 24:49-50, Acts 1:8

From promise to prophecy, from broken bread to burning hearts, a true encounter with the living Jesus changes absolutely everything. Are you open?

Luke 24:25-35

No matter where you are, His voice is still calling, and His invitation still stands.

John 21:1-19

Thomas wasn't shamed for his doubt; he was met by Jesus in the middle of it. In John 20:24-31, we discover that doubt often grows from isolation and sorrow, but Jesus pursues us anyway, offering peace and patience. Don't doubt in the dark what God showed you in the light.

The empty tomb isn't just a moment in history. It's proof that Jesus is exactly who He said He is. In "Easter Matters," we'll discover how the resurrection validates His promises, vindicates us from sin and shame, and verifies that death does not get the final word. Because Jesus is alive, hope is alive. We're not waiting on a miracle. We're invited into one that already happened. Mark 16:6

The crowd welcomed Jesus as King, expecting a conqueror. He arrived on a donkey. While some worshiped and others rejected Him, Jesus chose humility over power, the cross over a crown, so we could receive salvation.

Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 1:1-11, Luke 19:28-40, John 12:12-19

When a child walks away, the story isn't over. Release them to God, reject shame and bitterness, and keep the door open with truth and grace. Fight for them in prayer. Wait with faith. Never give up on God, and never give up on your child. He specializes in homecoming stories.

Proverbs 22:6

What happens when following Jesus creates tension in your relationships? Rooted in 1 Peter 3:1–2, this message reminds us that you are not being rejected, you are being refined.

Ten virgins. Same lamps, same expectation. Only five were ready. The difference was oil. The oil represents the Holy Spirit, and it cannot be borrowed at the last moment. Familiarity with faith is not the same as belonging to Christ. When the door shut, eternity began. Our responsibility is not to know when Jesus is coming, but to be ready when He does.

Matthew 25:1-13

The world produces madness. The flesh steals joy through performance, comparison, and craving. But the Spirit produces lasting gladness. True joy doesn't rise and fall with circumstances. It flows from abiding in Christ and walking in step with the Holy Spirit. Get your gladness back.

Hebrews 1:9

Jesus lived every moment of His life in full dependence on the Holy Spirit, and Scripture makes clear He never acted independently from the Spirit. Rooted in 2 Corinthians 1:21–22, the message is simple: what Christ lived by, we must live in. A life of faith is not self-powered. It is Spirit-led, Spirit-filled, and Spirit-empowered.

Jesus turned a legal question into a call to compassionate action. The priest and Levite passed by. The Samaritan moved toward the wounded man, bound his wounds, stayed with him, and covered the cost of his recovery. The wine points to Christ's cleansing blood, the oil to the work of the Holy Spirit. Bandages cover wounds. Only the Gospel heals them.

Luke 10:34

In 2 Kings 4, a widow brings God nothing but a small jar of oil. What feels insufficient becomes the starting point for a miracle. The oil flows as long as there is room. The miracle stops not because God runs out, but because capacity does. When obedience creates space, God brings overflow.

The Marking of the Oil in your life guarantees you have everything you need to do what God has

called you to do. You've got the Holy Spirit; you just need to be stirred.

1 Samuel 16:1-13

The oil was never the source of the anointing; it just revealed it.

Genesis 28:18